New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-12-31

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out eitherlhis earth or its fullness to I
few mcnopolists.
! We Must Go Beck.
| Men now living can remember the
time when the rural community, with
its town center; was largely sufficient
unto itself and independent of the
outside world In the short space Q!
SO years we have gotten to place
where the rural community is sufaff.
Gent unto itself for practically nothing
It raises beef. and pork and yet its
beef and pork come in from cehters
generally hundreds Of miles away. II
imports wheat and corn products from
remote centers and for miles around
in the proper season we see the fields
OF waving grain Or corn tassels. The
grading and processing Of its products
are done far away, and even the fuel
consumed is no longer home product
Its savings are sent to Wall street and
Chicago for investment, and when it
needs a little money it must 60 to the
big money changers for it.
Every one will admit that we need
more division of labor than we had 60
years ago. The old self-suficiency was
costly because the community could
not supply some OF its needs econon2-
ically. But we ought to be abb to
see that the pendulum has swung too
| far It is time to go back to the middle
ground. 1t is time to end the artificial
concentration Of processing, trade and
banking in few centers.
One Of the things which has carried
us too far has been private ownership
Of railroads. The railroad profits grew
best when the hauls were longest. The
tactics were to build city at each end
Of the line and cut out the middle. Ano-
ther has been the trustifying Of our
essential industries Manipulation and
management of these giant industries
are made easier by concentration. Over
doing national advertising might be
considered as close third.
One of the most encouraging signs
on the horizon is the growth Of the
Nonpartisan league, with its strong
program Of local industries. Another
is the growth Of all kinds Of local CO
operation, which generally gives to the
community an industry or trade OF
| which it had been deprived
We can go a long way before we
reach the middle ground
An eastern paper has discovered the
final argument against labor particii-
patton in politics. a farmer-labor presi-
dent or vice president would insist or
union hours and the public work coulo
| not be done. The more leisurely the
leisure class is the more it seems to BIZ
afraid that the working classes vii
become lazy. For many years visitor:
in Washington have been surprised Al
I the absence Of congressman in congress
l sional meetings.
! Was Too Expensive.
Decision Of the allied council t,
abandon aid to Denekine and Kolchal
q is announced in the press. Whethe
the alright blockade will also be lift
ed is not stated. There is little prob
: ability that it will, for the, decision
Ito stop direct aid is. not prompted b,
u desire to make peace with Russia bu
elby the belief that aid to the Factions
q fighting in the field is like sticking
( money into the ground, and none Q
] the allies can afford this.
5 m Shortly after the petering out
i the attack On Petrograd came til
smashing defeat Of Kolchak, and no,
q Denekine is retreating with seven
] league boots. He IS also attacked ii
the rear rev citing peasants in Til
Caucasus And Eng gland alone has spen
& $47O, 600, 900 to. date on K chalk, d enc
kline and the north Russian fasco.
" Mesn bership ID the Nonpa artisan Leagu
!, has been raised from SIG to SIS, til
increase to become effective iinarne diatel,
S The membership fee viii henceforth i
portioned as follows: County organ
2 cation, 81 /; state rganization, 81 J, an
81 rational organization A featul
added to the bylaws at the annu;
! convention Eeld recently IS q. proyisio
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