Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-07
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was shooting, there was arsony, plum.
dering, and there were many other
crimes committed by an infuriateC
mob which did not understand what
had happened. Most of the three
thousand European and American res
idents of the city found shelter in the
British legation compound where they
were heavily guarded, but before they
reached that haven, several Euro
peans and one American woman had
been killed.
Soon thereafter the Italian legions
marched into Adds Ababa. From a
purely military viewpoint, the capture
of that city did not mean so very
much, but considered as symbol it
meant the end of the rope-for the
Philippians. Although the Italians
had triumphed, they may yet have to
face long-lasting and bloody fights be-
fore they can establish firm. foothold
on the conquered territory, for the
scattered tribes and their princes
throughout the land may not be in a
mood to accept Italian rule without
some sort of opposition.
What's Next!
Some weeks back it sounded almost
like a CHASTITY joke that the League
of Nations council decided to do moth
ing further about stopping the Italo-
Ethiopian war until its next meeting
on May II. The League diplomats
knew, as did the rest of the world
that by May II there would be nc
Ethiopia.
And now the problem is: What is
going to happen? Italy will, of course
attempt to retain what it has cap
tured, and will, without doubt, final
ly crush whatever tribal opposition
may be offered.
But that isn't all. There is still
that irksome secret treaty of 1906 by
which Italy, Great Britain and France
put themselves under obligation to di-
vide their sOcalled ethiopian spheres
of interest when the proper time
came. Will-that's the question right
now-Great Britain and France calm
ly acluiesce in Italy's absorption of the
entire country? Don't they want to be
taken into consideration when the
spoils are to be divided? And-that
may be a less impertinent question
than it sounds-dOes not that treaty
explain with a horrifying complete
ness the vapid Indifference of Great
Britain and France to the despoil-
ment of one weak League member by
neutrality-suspicious. member?
At the present moment, fascism, in
international affairs, has won vic
tory which in Rome is classified as
glorious
Defeat of Fascism.
But in another country the prin-
ciples of fascism went down to defeat
last Sunday when the final election
of members to the French chamber
of deputies took place.
All the liberal, the radical and the
various shades of the sOcialistic par
ties and groups had united for the one
purpose of defeating rightist conserv-
atism which, in France as in some
other countries, is identical with the
fascism now flourishing in Italy and
Germany.
And these groups won so over
whelmingly that they will have the
majority in the chamber when it
meets on June 1. That may mean a
great deal in connection with the
international position of France, and
it may mean, too, that an attempt will
be made to patch up in a friendly and
peaceful way the differences with
Germany.
Nationalist Victory.
Immediately following the funeral
of King Fuad the First of Egypt a
few days ago the citizens of that coun-
try went to the polls voting for mem
bers of a new parliament. All re-
turns available at the time of writing
indicate that the nationalistic ele-