Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-03
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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Chamber of Deputies, he emerged tri-
umphant with a vote of confidence
given him by 439 against 2 votes.
That meant that even extreme French
democracy was willing to enter into
bargaining with Italy about the recog-
milton of that country's African con-
quest-and all that it implied
Ring up another profit on the fas-
cist cash register!
And, just for good measure, add
the fact that on Monday of this week
Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria and Rou-
mania decided that Mussolini was
justified in extending his power and
his authority to Ethiopia!
If one might still be hesitant about
admitting fascist victories on the dip
lomatic front, reluctance may van
ish when one finds that Anthony
Eden, quitting his post for the sake
of sacred principle, the other day,
addressing his constituents at Learn
ington, declared that he was not going
to oppose the Chamberlain govern
ment. He didn't exactly say that he
sanctioned its actions, but he did
state that he would not work against
it, and, most important, would not
as had been thought-be instrumental
in forming a new party to oppose
the government.
In view of the fact that absence of
opposition in matters such as these
really is synonymous with passive
support, the fascist powers were in
position to record still another vic
tory, although a tacit one
Austrian Unrest.
On the other hand, the German
branch of fascism has suffered what
so far looks like bit of a setback
1t will be recalled that on February
IL, Chancellor Kurt Schusschnigg of
Austria had an eleven-hour confer
ence with Adolf Hitler, chief execu-
tive of the German government, and
that the immediate result of it was
the appointment of new Austrian
cabinet members of distinctly nazist
type-that is, favorable to Germany
and to Hitler
Schusschnigg, of course, had to JUS
tify his action. Had he been "selling
out" his country to Germany? That
was the question about which the
enlightened
A few days ago he appeared be-
fore that body and explained that
Hitler had definitely promised to re-
spect Austrian Independence; what
he did not explain was that nazist
men had been appointed members of
his cabinet.
Nazists are numerous in Austria,
and very large number of them
are found in the old Steyr-or Syria
province, with the city of Graz as
their center. Here there were threats
of rebellion against the Vienna gov
eminent because it had emphasized
Austrian independence of Germany
as major point, and on Sunday var
ious nazist groups decided to or
ganize a march toward the capital
in order to compel the government
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But Schusschnigg was too quick
on the trigger for them, for he in
stantly sent army detachments-ar-
tillery, tanks, airplanes, ETC., to Graz
and vicinity and thus nullifed the
marching plans. He evidently had
made up his mind that he and his
government would not, under any
circumstances, tolerate any attempt
at German domination.
But he still failed to explain why
he had taken the first step-taken
it when he acquiesced in the Ger
man demands for a strong nazist
representation in Austria's govern
ment, all the more remarkable in
view of the fact that Germany less
than two years ago solemnly, by
treaty, obligated itself to respect Aus
trian independence and to refrain
from interfering with Austrian af-
fairs.
CzechO- SlOvakia's Worries.
In the face of the complete or par
tial fascist victories recently scored,
no country is more worried and nerv-
Gus than is Czecho-Slovakia. 1t is