The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-06-26
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1929.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1929.
TT is sometimes said pessimstically that we
did not gain anything out of the war. And
4 vet it is evident that at least we have for
the past decade been growing slowly away from
the consciousness of foreign attachment Few
people of foreign extraction think of themselves
today as being anything other than American.
And that is great gain. We probably will new
er again have group division based on racial in
heritance as we had it few years ago. A visit
or in New York school in speaking to the chill
dren said: LET every German child stand up"
Not one arose. He then said: "Let every Scand-
inavian child stand up" and no one stood He
proceeded to name several other nationalities,
and no pupil arose. Finally he said: Let all
American children stand up" and the entire
school arose. We shall see more and more of
this.
We are getting conscious of the fact that
we are really Americans, as distinct from all
other races. And this process goes on without
any lessening of affection in any mans heart
for the land of his ancestors This is surely
great gain. If we can finally diminish our sense
of other group separations; if we can forget that
we are Fasteners or Westerners or Southern
ers, but just Americans, that will mark another
important step. The years do enlarge our Wis
ion and America grows toward finer idealsm,
based upon finer co-operation.-Laurence
Hodgson, in his st. Paul Bulletin
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EDITOR-IC SUCCESSION?
Political writer's in twin city dailies in spec
ulating probable entries in the scramble for
the governors office next year to succeed Theo-
ChriSfianCnr hox,o cd lo1e 81;
tors of country newspapers as being "among
those mentioned" In that connection the ques-
ton has been raised as to whether an editor-ic
succession has been established in the North
Star state since a majority of the voters have
acquired the habit in the last three elections of
marking their ballots for country editor, Min
nesota's present governor having obtained his
preliminary training in the office of the Dawson
Sentinel
This recalls what Governor Adam McMulen
OF Nebraska told newspaper men when he retired
from office last winter to the effect that "every
governor should take course in a newspaper
o1nce, for its mighty good training for pub
lie life"
commenting on this statement an Iowa ex-
cnange SAID, The governor might have gone
1urther and suggested period of newspaper
training for all citizens-compulsorv training
similar to the universal military service per-
war Germany required of citizens If the aver
age citizen could be put through the grind and
training that falls to the lot of reporters. he
would emerge wiser and more tolerant person.
he would soon part with those fetishes certain
ties and taboos which compose the mental bap
gage OF SO many citizens. Reporters soon learn
the fundamental similarity which exists between
persons of all stations Of life He discounts ex
ternals, and acquires horror of sham and pre
tense from too frequent contact with them. If
the newspaper man is usually short of worldly
soods' ne is pentifuly endowed with a tolerant
philosophy which makes life more liveable. That
is philosophy sadly lacking in too many Ameri-
can cltizens."-Northfield News.
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READY FOR ACTION
The farm relief bill is now law, with the
oeoenture plan eliminated after the Senate had
ueiayeo passage Tor several weeks in its foolish
same OF pohtcs. The bill as finally passed pro-
woes Tor farm board of eight members. and
President Hoover is now engaged in selectino
these members
Owing to the delay in the Senate in the
well organized fight over the debenture nlan. +
seems impossible for the new board to bep;n
iuhceioning IN time to be of much aid to the
farmers In the marketing of this years cron
AN lmmeasurable amount of work is necessary
De1ore the board can get into action This would
De true even if plans Of action were all FORMED
and only organization work remained. But az
matters stand, the board, when organized. must
hrst carefully study conditions in the numerous
branches of agriculture, then decide what ac-
ton is necessary and possible, and then organize
to put their plans into effect. All of this would
require much time, even if the new board was
not being launched on an uncharted sea.
But the important fact remains that after
eight years of futile effort to do something for
fho rol;of of acriculture the vUov :. ro,,, .lo.,