Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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as long as the TWO ASlatlc HdlloHS
maintain the doctrine that they are
not officially at war, the American
neutrality law of recent origin does
not apply; to all intents and pur-
poses China and Japan are still peace
able in their mutual relations, and
for that reason the United States
government does not feel that it can
declare any definite policy at this
moment. If it does, the tendency
would seem to favor Japan-because
that country is more extensive I'M
porter of American industrial pro-
ducts than is China. And, in poll
tics and diplomacy as well as eco
nOmics-"money talks"
Russia Speaks.
While the Spanish civil war goes
on, outside nations are still at odds
concerning the problem of non-inter-
vention; there is sitting in London
socalled international neutrality
committee consisting of the ambas-
sailors and ministers of 27 nations,
and they have been considering a
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staying away from the Spanish trou-
BILE. One difficulty is that there are
so many thousands of foreign VOL
unteers in the armies of the Madrid
Valencia government and the fascist
rebels, and few days ago the gov
eminent of Soviet Russia insisted that
any neutrality agreement must be
predicated on the departure of these
volunteers before an international
understanding be arrived at; the diff
ficulty arises from the fact that Ger
many and Italy-so far-have de-
clared they will not summon home
their nationals fighting in the rebel
armies. AS far as is known there
are now very few Russians and
French fighting in the loyalist ranks,
but there are thousands and thou
sands of Italians, Germans and Portu-
guese on the other side.
Palestine Problem.
AS reported in these columns, a
royal British commission a short time
ago recommended to the London gov
eminent that Palestine be trisected;
one part was to be assigned to the
Jews, another to the Arabians, the
third to remain under British SOW
ereignty. The plan displeased Jews
as we'll as ArabianS, and this week it
was up for discussion at the interna-
tional Zionist congress at Geneva;
the prevailing opinion there seems
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the commission plan, but that, of
course, is not decisive; the Zionist
congress could only express an opin-
ion, had no authority to act, and it
seems possible that the final decision
will be made by the League of Ma
tons next month since British au-
thority in Palestine derives from the
League.
LitvinOv Under Suspicion.
The fear of espionage in Soviet
Russia in recent months has become
very widespread, and almost every
day one hears news of executions be-
cause of counter-revolutiona activ-
tiles. The name most recently linked
up with suspicious maneuverS is
that of Maxim Litvinov, foreign COM
issar (minister) of the United Soviet
Republics; he is, apparently, under
suspicion and may have to face trial
Another diplomat in the same cate
cory is Alexander Troyanovsky, Sow
let ambassador to the United States
who about three weeks ago went home
to Moscow, OStensibly on a leave OF
absence; there is a rumor that he
is under suspicion as an adherent
of the exiled Leon Trotzky, and that
he is not coming back to his post
in Washington. So far, nothing defin-
lite about Troyanovsky's possible fate
is known in this country, and his
government has not notified Washing
ton in regard to any possible change
in the ambassadorship.
HulPs Statement.
About a month ago Secretary OF
State Cordell Hull addressed to all
countries note in which he expressed
the hope of the United States gov
eminent that they so modify their
foreign policies as not to endanger the
peace of the world; during the last
few days he has received replies
from about forty of the governments
to which he appealed, and they have
all expressed themselves in favor of
the plan to maintain peace.
Silent were Spain where a civil war
is raging, Germany and Italy where
fascist doctrines prevail, and China
and Japan-now at war.
POpe's Appeal.
While the messages in response to
Washington's appeal were coming in,
Pope Plus XII, in addressing a group
of Belgian pilgrims at his summer