The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-03-13
ComunniCatiOn

It is with great interest I'm read
ing voar paper.
But have been looking in vain for
The editorial on the current public
question which : wcll-managed news
paper always should maintain. Now
YOU might say that the Star is, not a
national paper, but a local, and as
such, wouldn't care to make any COM
ment on national questions.
However, notice that you are al
ways ready to devote space to praise
the Democratic administration now
in power for any and all measures
which the present administration have
enacted or caused to be enacted. and
never did / see any criticism.
In the last issue of the Star you
again make comments on all the good
laws and measures enacted by the
present administration, for instance
you say the new tariff law has lifted
staggering burden from the back Of
I5the unknown poor.
Now, Mr.. Editor, / would like to
ask you ;. rew questions, which hope
You will consider and give satisfactory
answers to the readers Of the Star.
But remember that in SO doing you
! must give fact and figure to prove
VO1lr ~, SWAPS fa ha oOrrpcf
The first question is:
Who is the unknown poor from
whose back the new tariff law have
caused the staggering burden to be
lifted? Is it the manufacturers
wholesaler or perhaps the retailer OF
the country that have had burden
lifted or do you think / and you
should be put into the class of these
fortunate unknown poor?
Now come on and be polite and give
this little information TO the STAR
I readers, but want you to prove your
contention by fact and figure, and not
only give q. hearsay
Isn't that a fact that all staple pro.
ducts which the CONSUMING public noe,
for keeping bod and soul together ar,
just as high as they ever were, or can
] you prove it 10 be otherwise?
| Now there Ii certain sother ques-
tions that would Ike to ask and
| which I'm sure the public is very
/ ,nucn interested IL. hit bo. frank and
answer according to your belief and
! patriotism as = citizen.
Do you commend the a5ministra,
tons Mexican policy? DO you no
think that it is q disgrace to this M.
/ ticn to have it's citizen and other for.
/ eigners FOR which we are responsible
murdered by Mexican bandits, ant
Il their women submitted to maltreat
L.ent. Have you read the statement.
! in the daily press to the effect that
! the real condition in Mexico is lidde,
4 from public view, pigeonholded in the
state department at Wasningtor anf
I finally do you think the people OF this
nation is in accord with such policy
! Don't you think Lincoln would turr
in his grave il he. knew OF the NAL
treatments accorded American citi
zens across the Rio Grande?
Have you ever stopped to consider
these matters, il not, please do, and
answer in your paper?
And at last I wish to ask a few
questions regarding the Panama tol
question.
Do you commend the administration
for its efforts to have the free to-.
i clause repealed? DO YOU renembel
/ if Mr. Wilson advocated the same
4 policy when he was begging for votes
Please enlighten the readers Of tn.
Star with your personal opinion.
Why not give an editorial on eact
issue on all current questions?
These is the first of a series of aucs
/ tions / intend to ask and l hope thai
4 YOU will reserve space IN the Slai
for these series.
/ will eagerly be waiting for ans
wers in the next issue of the Star.
Sincerely yours,
THEO. A. SKATTEsTAD.
The above communication we re
ceived this week and we are pleasel
with same as il goes to show tha
Eour readers are anxious to make Th
Star up-to-date, and the suggestio,
of Mr.. Skottestad will be complies
with in the future, and further, w'
will endeavor to reply to his articl
in our next issue.