Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15

and frightening the work week with
out providing for corresponding wage
raises. Daladier thus has it pretty
much his own way, and that was
what he wanted.
There is in present-day France a
situation not alike that existing in
England, that is: While the people
at least at this distance-appears to
be opposed to some of the cardinal
points of the policies of their govern
ments, the majorities in the parlia-
ments provide a solid conservative
backing for the governments.
Tunis Not Settled.
The pending controversy between
Italy and France concerning Tunis
in North Africa has not been settled.
1t is still replete with potential dan
ger, as has become apparent from
the fact that anti-French demonstra-
tons, some of them rather serious,
have taken place in number of cities.
Italy insists that Tunis must be
coded by France to the Mussolini
government on the ground that France
has not respected its treaty with Italy
to give Italians in Tunis certain rights
For that reason Italy must take over
this North African possession.
But there is something queer about
it, for the government at Rome has
not made any formal demand-has
not made any, for that matter
the ceding of Tunis. On the other
hand, it permits the newspapers, 9TH
erwise rigidly controlled, to press the
Tunis demands and to direct rather
ferocious attacks on France.
AS the situation has developed, it
is likely that the matter will remain
undecided for some time while the
Italian press is permitted to build up
popular sentiment" and when
that has crystallized, Mussolini will
be in position to say that "the people
wants Tunis."
1t is thought that one reason why
the head of the Italian government
moves so quietly just now is the fact
that expected assurances of German
support have not been forthcoming.
The Americas.
At Lima, the capital of the South
American republic of Peru, delegates
of 81 American countries are gath
cred for the purpose of discussing
matters of mutual and common in
terest. From all that has developed
to date it appears that a feeling of
solidarity is asserting itself as rarely
before, and that the Latin-American
states are greatly encouraged by the
statement that the United States will
help them in their efforts to keep
away European and other foreign in
fluences from their shores.
Eventually, this will serve as an
excuse for the big-navy people of
the United States to arm to the very
limit, for the slogan just now is
Intentionally becoming a declaration
to the effect that the United States
must arm not merely to protect itself
but also to protect all the Americas.
If this plan goes through, it will mean
a pretty big expense to the people of
this country-a staggering one, in fact
and it will also mean that the
United States definitely has aban-
doned its traditional aloofness from
foreign affairs. For even though the
American nations are closely tied to-
gether, the fact cannot be denied
that South and Central America really
are foreign countries, in exactly the
same sense that European nations are.
The present administration in Wash
ington appears to be on the verge
of making commitments the farthest
consequences of which cannot be
calmly guessed at.
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