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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1937
Page
3
A safety warning advises not running motors in closed garages to warm cars in cold weather. Ventilate by opening windows and doors fully, as CO is invisible odorless and deadly after short exposure. Also notes a county meeting in Winneshiek County on Tuesday October 26 for farmers to discuss farm legislation.
Fred Biermann reports from Paris on the International Parliamentary Union and League of Nations visit. He notes unity across Norwegian Irish English and American delegates, shared pacifist goals, and social exchanges. The piece details the Geneva League building, its cost, running expenses, and its broad war prevention work amid unresolved conflicts.
A speaker discusses international health and crime issues handled beyond national reach. He cites U S cooperation in action against trafficking and drugs, and notes four Americans in the League secretariat. He says no immediate move for U S entry, but supports joining humane activities as public opinion allows.
In Geneva I attended a committee discussion on perfecting the League's principles. Ambassador Edwards of Chile urged universal membership, while Viscount Cawborn argued outsiders could be invited but progress is already substantial. The city worries about a new world war amid China Italy and Spain tensions as nations look to the League.
The writer argues that while it cannot prevent a general war, it provides the tools and methods to bring together people who want to stop a future catastrophe like the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914. Fraternally, FRED BIERMANN.
The American Legion Auxiliary outlines a 1935 agenda focused on expanding service work for disabled World War I veterans, funding a $25,000 national rehabilitation program, and boosting child welfare with nearly 400,000 children aided on a $3.25 million effort. It also calls for enhanced national defense, larger armed forces, air and naval programs, and mobilization plans.
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