Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-02
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fleet to vancouver In the Atlah'iN
y, tho same distance from the Amer
lean coast as the American fleet now
is to operate from the ASlatlc! lhere
is a strong-a very strong Possibility
that a mighty protest would be heard
from these quarters.
Anyhow is all in the interest OF
peace. That's the claim.
That's the claim, too. In Europe
where France and Russia are now
making continued attempts to agree
about a military alliance treaty:
That was the claim, also, when
40 wears ago France and Russia did
agree on a treaty of alliance-that
socalled mutual security" pact which
in 1914 was principal cause OF the
outbreak of the World war.
German Arms.
Germany, too, increases her arms
in the interest of peace. There, at
least. it can be understood, for the
World war victors kept the German
ornaments down to a minimum level
while they themselves have strength
ened their own military and naval
forces as never before.
There is not now anything in sight
likely to stop German rearmament;
the League of Nations council con-
demned it-and that was all 1t could
do The German government rejected
the resolution of condemnation-and
went ON with its rearmament.
This week word comes from Paris
and London that the German prep
arations include not only the army,
but also an increased number OF
highly modern submarines. Germany
SAYS it isn't SO, but that even If it
were so, it would be consistent de-
velopment of the policy announced in
Berlin on March 16, when Adolf Hit
Ter, chief executive, bluntly declared
that the army was to be strengthened
and that CONSUMPTION was to be in
troduced. Hitler admits it was a vio-
lation of the Versailles treaty, but
adds that it was brought about by
the violations of the same treaty COM
mitted by those powers which COM
PEELED Germany to accept the humil-
since the German government openly
admitted disregard of the treaty in
one respect, it feels that it may as
well follow it up, and attack the other
military and naval clauses as we'll.
Hence it follows that if and when
Germany builds new submarines, no
new violation of the treaty will have
been committed according to the
Berlin viewpoint.
CONSERVATION.
Other European powers do not like
this business of rumored German sub
marine construction, and great con-
sternation is said to be prevalent, es-
pecially in London and Paris. Indeed
it is reported that a naval conference
to which Great Britain was contem-
plating inviting Germany, may not
now take place, at all.
For, as said before, it is perfectly
all right that the other powers arm
and expand their ornaments, in the
interest of peace, but it is not sc
good when Germany follows their ex-
ample-alsO in the interest of peace
There is an old saying about sauce
for the goose and sauce for the gan
der that might apply here. Only
It is not quoted by the powers that
dictated the Versailles treaty: the
same powers that are now putting 6
new set of teeth into the mouth o.
the goddess of peace.
Within German Borders.
1t has frequently been pointed out
here that while Hitler is playing &
shrewd game in the field Of foreign pol
icy. he Garnet be admired for some o.
the things he does-or permits to be
done-at home. Most civilized people
turn with horror from his govern
mentis systematic persecution of the
Jews; all the world was shocked ter
months ago when in burst Of suddeI
fury he ordered about seventy mer
summarily executed, without trial ant
sentence. and his ruthless stamping
out of the freedom of utterance ha:
made him no friends outside his owl
country.
For a long time the Hitler govern
ment has been at war with some o
the largest church groups in Ger
many, Catholic and Lutheran; the!
were told to teach the doctrines o
the national socialistic government
party, and refused on the ground tina
if they had obeyed. the church woult
become simply plant tool in tn,
hands of an arbitrary government.
Shutting Them Up.
1t was quite evident that Hitler los
the first rounds of this fight. But nov
he renewS it, for a few days ag,
orders were given by the chief o
his press control department to tn
effect that from now on no church
publications may be issued; the or
der specifies that papers and period
icals issued by Jews. other non
Aryans, and all church bodies are for
hidden.
At the same time the anti-religiou
movement in Germany is gainin
ground under the name of The Ger
man Faith Movement" largely,
seems, headed by General Eric Luden