Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23

ing out how it was born with the
late Chas. Lndbergh, former con-
gresham, as the first candidate for
governor back in 1918. The able
Farmer-Labor editor said that he was
more for building up third party in
neighboring states before launching
nationwide drive for the presidency,
and especially if Governor Roosevelt
of New York state, is the nominee of
the Democrats in 1882. That man
will have an appeal to thousands and
millions of people, said Mr.. Teigan.
With Roosevelt on the Democratic
ticket a national third party move
ment might be disastrous to the Far
mer-Labor party in Minnesota. Such
LaFollette, Nye, and Frazier who
have been elected on the old party
tickets and are doing good work are
reluctant about jumping into new
national party before the party has
been built up in several states and
won some state elections. was the
opinion Of Mr.. Teigan. For instance,
he added, in 1928 Nye campaigned
openly in North Dakota for Hoover
because they were on the same ballot.
With a Farmer-Labor party in the
field as in Minnesota it would not be
necessary for progressive like Nye
to campaign for Hoover.
o. E. Thompson of Duluth, said it
is a sham battle between the two old
parties. Racial, religious. and wet
and dry issues are used to divide the
common people instead of getting at
the fundamentals. Going on Mr..
Thompson said that eventually we
must have a national third party but
questioned if this was the right time.
He pleaded for strong Farmer-Labor
party in the state and the election of
more members to the legislature who
are with that party so that it might
have the majority of members and
thus cooperate and work hand in
hand with the governor on his pro-
gram. He closed by saying that it
is not over-production but under-con-
sumption that is troubling this coun-
try today.
williams Speaks.
Howard Y. Williams, former pastor
of the Peoples church in st. Paul,
but now executive secretary of the
League for Independent Political Ac-
ton, with headquarters in New York
City, told of how the league was or
ganized in 1929. He said that many
OF Americas gre attest leaders
amongst them educators, writers.
lawyers, doctors, churchmen, and 9TH
ers-came to the conclusion after the
campaign of 1928 that even if Smith
had been elected big business would
bring such tremendous pressure that
he could not carry through a program
in behalf of the masses. Therefore
the League for Independent Political
Action was organized and branches
of this league are being formed all
over the country. Mr.. Williams stated
that in the year and half that
| he has been executive secretary he
has travelled and worked in 40 states,
and finds the economic conditions
Tic SCllc dll ONCl llC SouiiIi
Mr.. Williams briefly described the
four months strike amongst the tex
tile workers in Danville, the in
human treatments that they were sub
jected to, and how that effects the
farmers when laboring conditions are
not good. The same thing. is going
or in the coal fields, he said. The
ability of farmers and laborers to
produce is being constantly increased
through modern machinery but their
income and ability to buy is being
reduced right along and the gap be-
tween production and consumption
of the masses is growing bigger and
bigger. This gap must be closed up
if we are to have prosperity and con-
tentment, said the speaker.
The Tariff Bungle.
Hoover promised an extra session
of congress to enact farm relief when