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The article provides world news briefs for the week ending May 19, 1941. Germany's third top Nazi, Rudolph Hess, is reported to have flown alone in a Messerschmitt fighter and landed in Scotland with identification papers and heart medicine. Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover stated the U.S. shouldn't enter the war because the country is disunited and instead should supply England with tools of war. Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke has come to the U.S. for diplomatic talks.

This article focuses on various political and social issues around the world. The formal announcement made through the financial agents of Japan in this country, that the Japanese government has decided on a drastic cut in its military and naval outlay, need cause no surprise. Germany has explained that when she let loose her latest Moroccan thunderbolt, she was merely offering advice, but French journalists when discussing German policy with regard to Morocco will continue to use the favorite adjective, brutal. The Kentish hop-growers are having a hard year. A few months ago they were complaining so bitterly on the "dumping," of American hops on the English market that a select committee was appointed to report on the industry. A striking difference may be pointed out between the Roman Catholic Church and the average young person who writes verses for the magazines.

This article focuses on the international relations between various countries. The Axis-Japan pact has been called everything from a bluff to the blueprint of a new totalitarian world order. In fact it is a typical Nazi maneuver, and so it combines some elements of both. But Hitler has always used failure as a stepping-stone for new advances, and while it is legitimate to take satisfaction at the stubborn courage which has ended the hope of an autumn invasion of England, wise observers will not discount the importance of Hitler's grandiose substitute scheme. The pact with Japan has been treated, of course, as a resounding diplomatic triumph, and no doubt it will be accepted as such by the bemused masses of Germany and Italy.

Presents socio-political and economic news from the world. Report that the visit of French Premier Pierre Laval to Berlin, Germany, was important because it symbolized the desideratum of European recovery and stability--Franco-German rapprochement; Report that the Scandinavian countries which have followed Great Britain off the gold standard have done so primarily because they were in a similar situation; Report that the principal loss which Great Britain suffers as a result of the abandonment of the gold standard arises, not from the fall, but from the fluctuation in the exchange value of the pound; Efforts to bring peace and conciliation between Japan and China in the wake of the war in Manchuria, China; Cancellation of the biennial meeting of the Institute of Pacific Relations due to the Manchurian episode; Profiles U.S. educator and ichthyologist, David Starr Jordan; Speculation on Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Lancashire, England; Report that for many weeks, the civil authorities of Harlan, Kentucky, who are openly allied with the coals mine owners against the striking miners, have exercised a press censorship; Economic situation of Detroit, Michigan and its consequences on public; Criticism of Governor of California for putting the district attorney Charles M. Fickert, on the state pay roll; Criticism of the cutting of trees in the U.S. for constructions on land.

The article focuses international relation. Confidential dispatches were received at the U.S. State Department, which are said to confirm the general tone of the forecasts of the German reply to the American note cabled by correspondents from Berlin, Germany. Whether the relaxation of activity by German submarines during the past two weeks represents the normal period of respite, respite from Nepenthe, which succeeds strenuous days. It indicates an intention on the part of Germany to moderate her submarine warfare. Dispatches from China on Monday revealed the fact that in the middle of May, during the crisis between China and Japan, an identical warning had been conveyed to both countries that the United States would not recognize any agreement, which impaired American rights in China or endangered the policy of the open door.

The article offers news briefs related to trade of various countries. Quebec Province planned to make administrative and taxation changes to improve the credit of Montreal, Quebec. Germany took firm measures to find skilled workers who might be transferred to munitions plants from non-essentials industries, in which they considered it to be helpful in fighting against Great Britain. Japan undergone privations and hardships because of their desire for the New Order launched in East Asia.

Presents news briefs, related to various social and political issues. Action of the United Textile Workers in calling off the strike in the cotton mills; Declaration of martial law by Governor Eugene Talmadge in Georgia; Suspension of the inquiry by a committee of the United States Senate into the munitions business; Investigation about the kidnap and murder of the baby of U.S. aviator Charles Lindbergh by German man Richard Hauptman; Efforts of Germany to suppress the identity of Hauptman; Press campaign held for praising the police for catching Hauptman; Approval of American socialist and political candidate Upton Sinclair's "Epic" plan, in the Democratic Convention of California; Chances of wining the elections for Sinclair; Dispute between Russia and Japan-Manchukuo over the sale of the Chinese Eastern Railway; Price for the Eastern Railway demanded by the Soviet Union; Topic of health insurance to be discussed in the report of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Cabinet Committee on "Economic Security"; Reasons for the strike of lettuce trimmers and pickers in the Salinas Valley, California; Labor unions involved in the strike; Demands of the strikers to increase wages; Efforts of German dictator Adolf Hitler and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, to take all women out of the industry.

The article provides world news briefs for the week ending September 22, 1941. The United States is pressuring Japan to break relations with other Axis nations with the threats of a blockade if she refuses. German fighting at the Russian city of Leningrad intensified, while a Russian counter-attack toward Smolensk has regained considerable territory. The Argentine Chamber of Deputies approved a resolution censuring the German Ambassador for abusing diplomatic privileges.

The article provides world news briefs for the week ending August 11, 1941. German advances have been halted on the old Soviet-Polish frontier with the only significant German advance being the encirclement of Smolensk. Moscow reports that two German spies were arrested at a Russian railroad station after explaining they had government work at the city of Viatka, which hasn't existed in seven years. The U.S. is suffering a shortage of silk now that silk supplies from Japan have been cut off.

The article provides world news briefs for the week ending August 4, 1941. German gains in the Soviet Union were the smallest recorded in any week since Germany crossed over the Russian border; German communiques report vigorous counter-attacks. A bill authorizing U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to indefinitely extend service periods for draftees and National Guardsmen is coming up before the U.S. Senate. President Roosevelt admitted that the policy of appeasement for Japan has not worked.

Focuses on the socio-political and economic news from the world. Information on the Hessian Day Rally; Profiles Justice Louis D. Brandeis; Announcements by Spanish Premier Juan Negrin and General Jose Miaja that the Spanish republic will fight on; Announcement of a national Crusade for God in Government by the Right Reverend Joseph Corrigan, rector of the Catholic University of America; Controversy over the audit reports of Price Waterhouse and Co.; Criticism of Herbert Hoover, the Republican Party headline speaker for election campaign of 1940 and ex-President of the U.S.; Information on the Japanese attacks on the Soviet Union; Speculation on the supply of Russian oil to Italy and Germany; Controversy on the appointment of the federal court judges in the U.S.; Information on the session of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor; Results of the 1936 survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows that the consumers cooperation has increased; Message of U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt on the need for initiating at once an extra Works Progress Administration appropriation for $150,000,000; Report that last week 4,000 women lined up to apply for just twelve jobs in the laboratories of the New York Health Department; Information on the exhibition of the paintings of painter Robert Hallowell at the Paul Reinhardt Galleries in the New York City, beginning February 20, 1939; Worry of Switzerland of German dictator Adolf Hitler's conception of neutrality; Permission given to German Jews to earn a living in Germany; Introduction of a legislation to permit the entry of 20,000 German refugees children fourteen years old or younger into the U.S. during this year and 1940 by Senator Robert F. Wagner; Information on the first showings of the semi-official documentary film "Spain Fights On," in the New York City; Charges of the Dean of Columbia Teachers' College that the Communists paid young people $3 a day to pose as students at Columbia and agitate.

The article reports and comments on news events taking place during the week of May 18, 1938. A number of items are covered including the visit of the German dictator Adolph Hitler to Rome, Italy and the military action taken by Japan against Chinese forces. The article also condemns the treatment of Ethiopia at the hands of the League of Nations.

This section offers news briefs on world business. The German foreign trade has been affected by the U.S.-Brazil trade deal. The Japanese government decided to officially devalue its gold holdings in order to meet international payments. The U.S-Brazil trade deal involving gold standards will benefit Brazil because the Brazillian currency will be pegged to the dollar.

This section offers business-related news briefs from around the world. The devaluation of lira to its one-time parity of 5 and 1/4 centavos has restored Italy's ties to the dollar and gave important political support to the monetary triumvirate. Japan has boosted its 4-year ship building program with the construction of two liners for the Nippon Yusen Kaishas Pacific service, with the help of a 22,000,000 Japanese yen government subsidy. Meanwhile, food and raw material shortage in Germany is growing worst.

Presents the views of Major Alexander T. De Seversky on the effects of atomic bomb. Statement that necessity for pressing schemes of world agreement in the face of potential destruction by the bomb; Comments on the atomic attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan; Methods of using the atom bomb to cause massive destruction; Effects of aerial bombing during the war on Great Britain and Germany;.

Focuses on various political developments in the world with emphasis on the political condition in the U.S. Danger of permanent military occupation of Rhineland by France; Suggestion by U.S. secretary of the treasury Andrew William Mellon on reduction of super-tax; Difficulty in collecting income tax due to war time fiscal policy in the U.S.; View of U.S. President Warren Gamaliel Harding regarding the long interval which elapses between the election of a Congress and its first session; Hearing on a bill toward economic justice and practical stability before the U.S. Committee on Banking and Currency; Demilitarization of the Dardanelles; Capture of Tsingtao and surrounding territory by Chinese bandits; Disclosure of information about supply of arms just before Japanese were to leave Siberia; Civil war execution of Richard Barrett, Joseph McKelvey, Liam Mellowes and Rory O'Connor by the Irish government.

The article presents an update on the business conditions in several countries as of November 1932. Foreign exchange barriers or ban on imports in the form of quotas were implemented in Europe, while there were no developments in foreign trade in France. In Germany, there was an improvement to the operations of cotton and woolen mills. Japan is cited as the focus of business news in the Far East.

Focuses on the fight of Allied forces against Germany in the World War II. Comments on the German attack against Russia in the World War II. Failure of the Allied forces to check German and Japanese forces in Africa and Asia; Consequences of a possible German-Russian and Japanese-Chinese peace; Possibility of invasion of western Europe by the fascist forces; Discussion of the anti-communist feelings in England.

Focuses on military alliance between Japan and the Axis and threats offered by its' occupation of northern Indo-China. Political interests shared by Germany and Japan; Prospects for Japan in Far East; Threat of a Japanese attack on Poland; Effect of the Japanese war in China on its economy; Need for a Anglo-American-Soviet front in the Far East to avoid a war with Japan.

Focuses on the opinion of German geopoliticians about the military policies adopted by the Soviet Union and Germany. Reports the arrest of the author and editor Karl Haushofer; Reference to geopolitician Ewald Banse's publication "Raum und Volk im Weltkrieg," in which he suggested the penetration of the Maginot Line, France; Proposal to neutralize Japan in the war; View Haushofer's Geopolitical Institute at Munich as a propaganda bureau as well as the core of the best military intelligence service in the world.

The article presents news briefs concerning U.S. and international politics for the week of October 28, 1940. The political and military goals of Japan in the Eastern and Pacific theaters are discussed. The ideological nature of the war against fascism is mentioned, pointing out the need to mentally separate the German people from their rulers. Legal challenges to examples of conscientious objectors to the draft are outlined.

The article reports that Germany and Italy have made a barter deal with Japan. Both Germany and Italy have agreed to accept soy beans from Japan in exchange of equipment and technical assistance. Germany and Japan have negotiated to set up an aircraft firm and establishment of Kokusai Kogyo that manufactures motor cars, aircraft, and firearms with the involvement of Italy and Manchukuan. German armament manufacturer Knupp director Franz Schneider has negotiated with the Japanese government to form the Nippon Diesel Engineering Co.

The article reports on the latest business developments and activities outside of the U.S. as of December 26, 1936. It claims that the global business climate is strong, with solid performance in such countries as Chile, Great Britain and Japan. It cites that the only major threat to the booming economy is the possibility of war as shown in the public threat of Germany against the Soviet Union and the volatile situation in China. The situations in the global mining and agricultural industries, among others, are also cited.

This section offers business-related news briefs from around the world. The participation of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt in the Inter-American Conference is an indication of the start of a planned program of leadership in world business recovery. Germany is concerned over international reaction to its pact with Japan, keeping a close watch on Great Britain which is said to be affected by the new accord. England's business activity index for October 1936 was 8.5 percent higher than in the same month in 1935.

Presents letters to the editor about world politics. Controversies surrounding the Watergate crisis in the U.S.; Dispute over the territorial limits of Bay of Fundy; Factors associated with economic vitality in postwar Germany and Japan.

This article focuses on the final phases of the World War II against Japan. As they did against Germany, the Allies are moving in upon Japan from several directions. The spearpoint of their advance, and also the spearpoint of America's great industrial and military power, is at present imbedded in the restricted area of Okinawa, where the fighting is at its bloodiest. There is a further extension of that American power over the key cities of Japan, making itself felt in high-explosive and incendiary bombs. Life at Okinawa has been more dangerous off shore than it has been on the island.

The article reports on worldwide electricity production between 1936 to 1943. Several countries have boosted their electricity production even before the World War II including Japan, Germany and Italy in 1936. Specifically, both Germany and Japan have made their expansion and production for about 40 million kilowatts.

Focuses on the foreign policy of the Soviet Union after its losses in the World War II. Account of death and misery caused by the war; Steps taken by Soviet President Joseph Stalin for a lasting peace and for security measures to prevent their country from becoming a battle ground; Suggestion that Germany should be stripped of the means of making war, both by territorial losses and industrial disarmament; Alliance of East and West against a recurrence of German aggression; Statement that Japan should be controlled by a multi-nation council similar to the one in Berlin, Germany.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Reflections on an editorial related to the Tokyo, Japan disaster; Comment on an editorial related to German property in the United States that appeared in the September 19, 1923 issue; View that coal is a natural deposit, a gift of God or Nature to all mankind and no more subject to private ownership than a human being; Letter written by American minister Reverend August Redeker; Modification of the present prohibition law could not be had except by repealing the Eighteenth Amendment; Interest shown by a group of people in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to open a cooperative cafeteria; Appeal made by writer Hertha Krauss at the recent conference of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, for reading matter for the people of Germany.

The article offers information on the problems being faced by Japan since its trade agreement with the U.S. lapsed on January 26, 1940. As stated, the Japanese government is resenting the loan of 20,000,000 dollars provided to China from the U.S. Export-Import Bank. Moreover, Germany's trade with China has led to another set back for Japan as the German machinery is no longer available to it.

Focuses on the condition of the U.S. and British forces during the World War II. Loss of Libya and Toburk by Great Britain to German field marshal Erwin Rommel; Efforts of the Nazis to take control of Sevastopol in Ukraine; Information on the Japanese attacks on China; Effect of bombing of German cities on German ruler Adolf Hitler; Description of the strategies of the Nazis in North Africa; Consequences of Japanese movement towards India; Differences between the effectiveness of war equipment of Great Britain and that of Rommel; Effects of the sinking of several submarines of the United Nations; Role of Vichy, France in getting military supplies to Rommel.

Focuses on the possibility of war in Europe. Statement that Italy would press her Mediterranean claims against France, Germany her desired hegemony over Rumania and Hungary in preparation for an advance on the Ukraine, and Japan her demand for the maritime provinces of Siberia; Claim that Germany is beginning a new mobilization, which will be completed early in March; View that without Germany's help Italy certainly would not attack France and Japan would hesitate to attack the Soviet Union; Discussion of the status of the German economy under Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler; Details of the war preparations of Germany; Focus on opposite inferences as to Germany's future war policy; Statement that Germany's striking power is being deliberately raised to a peak which could not be excelled and could hardly be maintained, in time of war itself; Notion that Germany can go on with arms expansion and raise the standard of living at the same time.