Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-20


Hoover administrations, how Coolidge
vetoed the farm legislation that could
have helped under existing condi-
tions, and how Hoover promising tar
iff parity between agriculture and in
dustry, gave the country the Grundy
tariff, sometimes called the Hawley-
Smoot act. Hoover also developed the
farm board.
During the past twenty years, said
the speaker, the agricultural depart
ment has spent a half billion dollars
to teach the people how to grow two
blades of grass, where one grew be-
fore and now comes the federal farm
board with it's self-pronounced farm
leaders and squanders money telling
us not to raise SO much, there is an
overproduction. Money is being spent
to unteach that for which good money
was spent to learn. You are glut-
ton for hard times if you vote for
Hoover on Nov. Sth, added the speak
err. Mention was made of some of the
salaries paid to the farm board APP
pointees such as $4,000 annually to
the head of the cotton growers CO.
operative. $4,000 to the head of the
wheat organization, $4,000 and $685.
600 to others. Legge, the first head
of the farm board, likely tried to
make success of it but gave up. The
farm board has proved to be flop.
To Lower Tariff Gradually.
The tariff is like dope, said the
speaker, it must be taken off gradu-
ally. 1t would kill a dope fiend to
take the dope away from him all at
once. The tariff likewise must be
taken down by degrees as advocated
by the Democratic party. The tariff
is not effective on surplus crops and
therefore the country must have some
benture plan or the McNary-Haugen
proposed legislation with it's equali-
Zation fee. When elected Roosevelt
will call the best minds together on
agriculture. What they decide is best
he will approve.
Under the constitution Congress has
the power to coin money and regulate
it's value. The federal reserve system
under the Wilson administration with
Carter Glass as secretary of the treas
ury, worked fine, said the speaker.
There is not so much need for new
legislation as for proper management.
There must be 1910 gold reserve,
but the federal reserve banks have
the power to lower or raise discount
rates. Money has about doubled in
value now because it is scarce, but
more money can be put into circula-
ton without an act of Congress. Mr..
Justesen advocated keeping money
even with the price level of about 100
important commodities. Money is
more matter of honest administra-
ton. The Democratic platform calls
for stringent laws against bad securi-
ties such as some of the bonds sold
in this country the last few years by
international bankers.
Differ on Power Question.
Garner included the Mississippi
river improvement in the bill that
was vetoed by President Hoover, said
the speaker, and as for the St. Law
renee deep Waterway, the difference
between Roosevelt and Hoover is the
matter of power to be developed in
this project. Hoover wants individual
Ownership of power while Roosevelt
is for keeping this natural resource in
the hands of all the people.
Mr.. Justesen stated that Norman
Thomas, Socialist candidate for pres
ident, had said on Tuesday that Gov
ernor Roosevelt will be elected presi-
dent on Nov. 9Th.
Representative Hjalmar Petersen
preceded Mr.. Justesen with a short
talk on the state income tax and
urged the voters to vote yes on
| amendment No. 1.
A RoOseve1t-Garner club was or
ganized for Brook Park following the
address of Mr.. Justesen. Stanley
Peterson was chosen chairman and