Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-23
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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Polish capital General Hermann Goer-
ing. his most trusted. his most en-
thusiaStic, adviser with speclhc IN
structions to sound out Pierre Laval.
French foreign minister, VINO, ike
Goering. was present at the funeral
services for Field Marshal Josef Pill
sudski. They met at Cracau for con-
fidential conference. Also. there was
circumstance which did not escape the
attention of observers, namely the
Berlin visit of Henri Petain, former
French minister of war. who was
rather effusively received by the head
of the standing German army, Reich
swehr Chief Won Reichenau.
throughout the rest Of the world
such indications were Interpreted as
indications of one of two things: Eth
er Hitler confessed himself already
beaten by the steel and iron ring
forged by the nations around him. or
he was prompted by a sincere wish
for peace to seek reconciliation with
the most stubborn of all Germany's
past and potential enemies France.
League Council Meets.
While Hitler's power has become
a modern world wonder. he has en-
gendered fear as we'll as surprised ad-
miration. But there is no hiding the
fact that his colleague in Rome, the
Italian Prime Minister Benito Musso-
lini, causes more immediate nervous
ness in Europe
At the present moment Italy-Mus-
solini's Italy, If you please-is ac-
lively and theoretically preparing for
a war against the last of the SOW
ereign African nations, Abyssinia.
The emperor Of that country has re-
peatedly complained to the League OF
Nations that Italy was threatening
the security of his country by con-
centrating vast masses of troops in
territory very close to his border.
The League did not show any con-
spicuous interest in the matter In
spite of the very obvious fact that
both the complainant and the de
PENDANT" are League members.
At last, however, it was decided to
summon the League council which is
meeting at Geneva, Switzerland, this
week, for the purpose of listening to
the Abyssinian tale of woes.
At the moment that this is being
written nothing can be known about
the final attitude of the council, but
this much is a well-eStabliShed fact
that neither Great Britain nor France
shows any convincing willingness to
dispose of the case through the agency
of the League.
Division Scheme.
There is an old agreement between
Italy, France and Great Britain tt
the effect that when the time is ripe
Abyssinia is to be divided among
them Right now there is some fear
articulated especially by the French
that if Italy succeeds single handed!
in making herself the master of Abys
sinia. Great Britain and France vii
be left holding the bag. They dom
want to be found in that humiliatin.
position. They want to be in on thu
spOils-if any there be. SO they arr
not likely to suggest anything yer!
decisive at the council meeting, a
least, nothing very favorable to Abys
sinia.
Also there is the strongly hinte'
possibility that If Great Britain am
France do anything which Rome con
siders adverse, Italy may WITHDRAW
from the League of Nations.
To complete the picture of the Gen
eva sitting, one need but recall tina
Great Britain. France and Italy-al
three of them-are permanent mem
bers of the League council. Wha
these three agree about. is prett
sure to be binding upon the rest @
the council even though Maxim Lit
vinov. foreign minister of Soviet Rus
STA. is the president of the presen
session.
Russian Air Calamity.
Russia, by the way. last Saturda
faced what is now described as tn
greatest heavier-than-air disaster |
the history Of the world. for her big
gest land airplane, the largest an!
where. crashed to the ground nea
Moscow, causing the instant death {
40 persons A small training plan'
indulging in stunt flying despite go'
eminent regulations. collided with tn
giant filler. Maxim Gorky." whic
fell to the ground like a rock. carr.
ing with it forty-eight persons-man
of them women and children-tO IL
Simultaneous death The forty-nint
victim of the disaster was the pill
of the small training plane.
With characteristic contempt II
momentary tragedies the Russian go
eminent Immediately announced plal
for the construction of three new al
planes-larger than the MAXI
Gorky."
Crisis RumOrS I'm England.
At the other edge of Europe thel
were many rumors Of a cabinet shak
up in London. Supposedly well-i-
formed observers believe that ear
in June ]. Ramsay Macdonald will r
tire from his post of prime minist'
to be relieved by Stanley Baldwi
former prime minister and now sc
ond to Macdonald in power. As f
Macdonald he is likely TO be rel