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...which was colorful enough to make good copy, and small enough to afford a thrill without a menace. Before and after the turn of the century a rousing fight centered about the question of Imperialism, Dollar Diplomacy, and such, lapsing into obscurity only for a time, as the economic conquest of the sugar resources was completed and as we turned our eyes to more pressing affairs, here and in Europe. But now with the violent removal of Butcher Machado, the United States becomes once more amusedly interested in Cuba Libre. And it is likely to remain so, for Cuba...
...great fortune founding, drilling, equipping the Heimwehr that is now the backbone of the Dollfuss Government. Once a friend of Adolf Hitler, he fought beside him in the Munich "Beer Hall Putsch" of 1923, broke away when he suddenly realized that Handsome Adolf was committed not only to the conquest of Germany but the absorption of Austria. He is still titular head of the Heimwehr but the direction of it has been quietly taken out from under him by one of his own lieutenants, the Heimwehr commander of the Vienna district, Major Emil Fey, who is in addition Austria...
...Japan's budgetary expenditures for the coming year up to 2½ billion yen-almost twice the estimated budgetary receipts. As usual Japanese bankers and businessmen will be forced to "balance" the budget by absorbing a huge bond issue, while Japan's warriors extend their sphere of conquest. To give Tokyo patriots something concrete to think about all lights were suddenly switched out in the main section of the city at 9 p. m. one night last week. Sirens screeched an air raid alarm. For one hour a government plane flew around and around dropping fireworks and leaflets...
...conquest of inferiority can cut two ways as N. E. A. discovered last week after its convention had disposed of its outside enemies. Still full of fight, the Association's "inferior" members (i. e. classroom teachers) uprose against its "superior" members (i. e. principals and superintendents) who have long controlled its organization. Flayed was the influence of State superintendents, life directors and past presidents who sit ex officio on the N. E. A. assembly. Cried one critic: "We don't have ex-Presidents in the Congress . . . and. thank God. we don't have ex-Mayors...
...light of Japan's dazzling conquest in Manchuria who was right: the few Japanese statesmen and financiers who stood out against war or the youths who murdered them? In Tokyo last week 13 youths, Blood Brothers of the patriotic murder sect led by strapping Priest Nissho Inouye, were brought to trial with him. At his bidding they assassinated last year ex-Finance Minister Junnosuke Inouye (who argued that the Japanese budget could not support a war) and Japan's No. 1 financier, Baron Dr. Takuma Dan (convinced to the roots of his gentle soul that the Mitsui business...