Hungary limits Jewish economics

Hungary, a country that less than twenty years ago, was united with Austria as an Empire, has passed a new law against Jews. Yesterday, a law reduced the amount Jews could contribute to the economy is 20%. This law meets with much skepticism amongst the International Community. It isn't apparent how Hungary's government plans to implement such a measure against its Jewry.

Hitler announces that he will take Czechoslovakia

Hitler has announced that he will "smash Czechoslovakia" before October 1st. It is unclear what the League of Nations will do in response, if anything can be done. Great Britain and France have not responded to Hitler's latest declaration.

Japan arrests Communists

It has been reported that 1300 alleged Communists have been arrested. Japan is appears hopes to rein in any oppositional political parties as its war with mainland Asia increases.

Germany increases building

In response to the messages from Great Britain and France concerning Czechoslovakia, Hitler has ordered for increase in Naval Ship building beyond the Internationally imposed limits. It also appears that Hitler is now even more certain of the course of action he feels Germany must make to protect its Eastern flank from attack.

Nuremberg Laws in effect in Austria

Germany's Nurembeg Laws went into effect yesterday. This means Jews will not have citizenship under Germany and marriages between Jews and non-Jews are voided.

Of particular interest in Austria, any books written by Jews are going to be removed, likely destroyed. In addition, any anti-Nazi literature is meeting the same fate.

Czechoslovakia stirs

Czechoslovakia continues to feel the pressure of its over 3 million Germans clamor for union with Germany. The Sudetenland has become a contentious territory in the western portion of the country. Adolf Hitler of Germany has demanded that the Sudetenland be handed over to Germany.

In reponse, Great Britain and France have rejected these demands. Germany has begun to build up its military installations along its shared border with Czechoslovakia. This apparent aggression has alarmed many with the Chezhoslovakian government. They are now mobilizing in an effort for defense should that need arise.

US Congress votes for rearmament

Despite the amount of time it took for the United States to join in the Great War and its isolationist politics, the Congress has voted to begin rearmament. Navies are particularly slow to build up and the legislature gave its authorization to the Navy to begin expansion.

Chemical Weapons Ban

The League of Nations adopted a resolution today against the use of chemical weapons as used by Japan in its Chinese campaign. The resolution backs up Article 171 of the Treaty of Versailles and Article V of the Treaty in Relation to the Use of Submarines and Noxious Gases in Warfare. It has recently come to attention that the Japanese have used poison gas against the Chinese in Northern China.