Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
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\SOHtinucu 1TOIl rage -
and has never before held an cleo
tive office; he was appointed head of
the government chiefly because of his
unusual qualifications as an expert
economist. His defeated opponent is
sued a statement to the effect that
the fight will begin all over tomor-
ow." But even some of his own
prominent adherents admitted that
the Rexist cause had received an al
most staggering blow.
Baldwin to Quit.
1t has long been what is politically
and automatically known as an open
secret that Stanley Baldwin intended
o leave his post as British prime
minister soon after the coronation OF
King George vi; few days ago he
made the announcement himself al
though he set no date for his resigna-
ton: he is 50 years old and feels, he
laid. that it is better to go while
people still think of me as not wholly
incompetent than to remain until
they begin to think of me as not COM
petent."
In London it is thought that Neville
Chamberlain will succeed Baldwin as
| head of the British government, thus
insuring it's position as cOnserva-
tive one.
Paris and Moscow.
From London, essentially the listen
| ing post of Europe. comes word that
Ill is not we'll between France AMI
the Soviet Republics. In Moscow it
| is felt that the FrancO-Russian alli-
ance of last year does not provide ade-
auately for military aid in case OF
war. and Furthermore, there is among
| the leaders of the Soviet armies a
tendency to prefer cooperation with
German generals to collaboration with
the French. This, in spite of the fact
| that last summer OratOlical thunder
bolts were hurled in the direction OF
Moscow by violent speakers at the
German National Socialist general
meeting at Nuremberg.
London has heard, too. that there
| is evident a desire in both Moscow
and Berlin for a mutual approach.
and it is said that confidential talks
between military men and economists
of both countries have taken place
for some time. Whether this is so.
and whittier such talks may lead, is
wholly a matter of conjecture.
1t is thought that should some sort
of understanding be arrived at be-
tween the two powers, it will have to
be predicated upon mutual cOnces-
sions: the SOviets would insist that
Germany retire from its friendship
agreement with Japan, and Germany,
on the other hand, would demand that
the SOviets either abrogate or mod
| ify their treaty with France. Much
of this talk is speculation, but there
are said to be some fundamental facts
| behind it.
| Moscow and Toxic.
At the same time there is appar-
ent evidence that the Soviets and
Japan may arrive at some friendly
understanding. An indirect invitation
to the Soviet Republics to discuss arm
| ament limitation is seen in a speech
given the other day by the Japanese
minister of war, General Sugiyama.
who. before an audience of army di
vision commanders, stated that Japan
did not aim at any military super
iority over the Soviets in the Far
East, but would prefer to maintain
a balance of ornaments. This was
a new nOte-and it is possible that
| its reverberations were instantly
heard in Moscow where the Soviet
ambassador to Japan. Constantine
Yuruneff. was in conference with
Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinoff;
as far as is known, the ambassador
discussed with his chief the new
trend of Japan's foreign policy, and
soon thereafter set out for his post.
Recognizing A Fact.
While the United States has never
officially recognized defeated Ethiopia
as an Italian colony. it has done so
in fact-and there wasn't much else
that could be done, under the circum-
stances; few days ago the American
legation at Adds Ababa was closed
| forever, and the consul in charge
handed over the keys of the building
to the Italian military command. 1t
is understood that Governor-General
GrazzianO will make use of the struc-
ture-One of the finest in the erst-
while Ethiopian capital-for colonial
government purposes. But otherwise.
as far as the American government
is concerned, an Independent Ethiopia
still exists. theoretically-lets say.
very theoretically.