Japan & Germany sign Anti-Comintern Pact

Yestersay, Japan and German diplomats have signed a pact against the Communism International. The treaty stipulates that should either nation become belligerents in a conflict with the Soviet Union, they will consult the other for which measures they should employ. It does not necessitate that the other nation needs to come to the other nation's aid.

With Japan's increasing activity in China, Germany felt a need to establish some parameters with Japan. This treaty also seems to cut any support Germany might have given China in continuing military movements on mainland Asia. The pact is interesting considering Germany's historic alliance with China.

The Pact was to be originally introduced in late November 1935 with invitations for Britain, Italy, China and Poland to join. However, concerns by the German Foreign Minister Baron Konstantin von Neurath and War Minister Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg that the pact might damage Chinese-German relations plus political disarray in Tokyo following the failed military coup of February 26, 1936 led to the Pact's being shelved for a year.

It was signed by Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler's Foreign Affairs Advisor and Ambassador Viscount Kintomo Mushakoji of Japan.

Roosevelt wins by Landslide!

Franklin Delano Roosevelt won his second term as President of the United States of America last night. A close race was predicted by many in the press and experts but Roosevelt went won the greatest electoral landslide since the beginning of the current two-party system in the 1850s. George Gallup, who conducted a poll, predicted that Roosevelt would win re-election.

Conversely, Literary Digest, was not correct. Recently, the magazine released its prediction. They believed Landon, the Republican Candidate would win with 370 electoral votes. They based this on the responses of 2 million readers of their magazine. Until this ellection, Literary Digest has been accurate for 5 elections in a row.

He carried all but 8 electoral votes. Roosevelt carried every state except Maine and Vermont. By winning 523 electoral votes, Roosevelt received 98.49% of the electoral vote, the highest percentage since 1820.

Here's a breakdown of the votes:

Presidential candidate	Party	Popular vote		Electoral vote
		Count	Pct
Franklin D. Roosevelt	Democratic	27,752,648	60.80%	523
Alfred Mossman Landon	Republican	16,681,862	36.50%	8
William Lemke	Union	892,378	2.00%	0
Norman Thomas	Socialist	187,910	0.40%	0
Earl Browder	Communist	79,315	0.20%	0

The country broke down this way with much of the Republican vote coming from the Northeast.



In accordance with the 20th Amendment, Roosevelt's second term will begin January 20th of next year with his inauguration.

Governor Landon has indicated that he will return to Kansas and complete his Gubernatorial term.