The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25

accomplish this aim: (1) economic
reconstruction; (2) adherence to in
ternational law; (3) observance of
treaties and their orderly modifica-
ton when necessary; (4) abstention
from use of force; (5) non-interven-
ton with other nations internal at
fairs; (6) disarmament; CD collab-
Grafton for culture.
To America, Mr.. Hull's speech
was a warning that U. S. isolation
is no longer possible. To European
chancellories it was intended to be
a pep talk for internationalism. But
as comment drifted back home next
day from London, Berlin, Paris,
Rome and Tokyo, it appeared Mr..
Hull had only made his friends dear
er, made his enemies stronger.
Berlin spoke of his narrow men,
tai horizon" Rome called him
''idealistic and impracticable," To-
kyo said his speech was "repeti-
ton of his idealistic diplomacy
which contains nothing not included
in recent announcements" But
from ally-hungry Paris and London
came only praise.
Two days later Franklin Roose-
welt found occasion to make another
official U. S. utterance on Democ-
racy VS.. Dictatorship. At Ontario's
Queens university, where he got an
honorary degree, the President ID
extended the Monroe doctrine to
Canada by promising that "the peo-
pie of the U. S. will not stand idly
by if domination of Canadian soil
is threatened by another EMPIRE"
and (2) took a slap at Hitler, Mus
solini, ct al, by remarking: 1--WE
cannot prevent our people from hav-
ing an opinion in regard to wanton
brutality . undemocratic regi-
mentation f. misery inflicted on
helpless peoples" To France this
was proof that "the democracies of
the world are standing together"
Foreign
Last February 20, dapper Anthony
Eden resigned as Britain's foreign
secretary because he didn't believe
in consorting with dictators. But
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
set out to make friends with Adolf
Hitler and Benito Mussolini. APP
pointed as Eden's successor was
Viscount Halifax.
Next came conversations at Ber-
lin and Rome, a British-Italian
friendship pact, plan to take for
eigners out of the Spanish war, an
avowal of peace from Hitler. Until
last fortnight Neville Chamberlain
was a success at winning friends
and influencing people.
But few days later his house
of cards collapsed. Italy began anti
British propaganda despite her
friendship agreement. Hitler
massed 100000 men for war
maneuvers despite his peace avow-
al. Generalissimo Francisco Fran
CO, Spain's rebel commander,
baked at eliminating foreign fight
ers, presumably on advice from
Berlin and Rome.
What was still more disheartening,
Viscount Halifax met secretly with
opinionated Anthony Eden and was
reported ready to resign. Some
thought Neville Chamberlain might
also resign, placing weather-beaten
Sir Samuel Hoare in line for the
premiership.
Q At Cologne an anti-aircraft gun
was planted in front of the u. S.
consulate, barking every 20 minutes
at an imaginary enemy in the sky.
Throughout Germany, troop trains
pulled reserves to the borders of
France, Poland and Czechoslovakia
for Adolf Hitler's 15-day war
maneuvers. From many points,
foreign observers sent word of
wholesale rebellion among workers
drafted for estate tasks"
Nowhere was this Nazi show of
power more keenly felt than in little
Czechoslovakia, where 400, 1000
troops were secretly modified to
forestall a sudden invasion move