Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-11-03

Washington representatives OF the
Farm Bureau, Farmers National
Grain Corporation. the Grange. and
the Farmers Dairy Union have
written Congressman Harold knutson
of st. Cloud, and his friends, EXPIRES
sing the hope that he would be one
of the winners in the forthcoming
election
Mr.. Knutson, as ranking member
of the Insular committee of the
House, has devoted much of his time
to furthering the cause of Philippine
| independence. He takes the position
that the free entry of copra and
vegetable oils from the Islands works
a hardship on the dairy and livestock
man, in that they displace butter and
animal fats produced in the United
| States. That his efforts along this
and other lines of agricultural relief
representative of agric allure is
| shown by letters recently received
expressing hope of his reelection.
Extract from letter to 4. w. Zeis. Al
bany, by Chester ii. Gray, Washing ton
Representative, American Farm Bureau
| FederatfOn:
| considering Congressman Knutson's
record for a period of many years l
know you will agree with me that it
| is one which deserves the commenda-
| ton of the farmers of your state. In
the session which adjourned last July
we find Con gresham KnutSOn voting
against the manufacturers excise tax
| in favor of refnancing private drainage
districts such as are provided for in the
Glenn-Smith bill. and in favor of Philip
pine independence. He was particularly
| interested in securing proper protection
| for dairy and poultry products, but did
not neglect the interest of the livestock
and grain. as well as the fruit ana
vegetable producers of the State.
| NJ. w. Thatcher of the Farmers National
Grain Corporation and formerly head
of the Farmers Union i'm Minnesota,
writes as follows:
| II have been coming down here dur
| ing several sessions and have had many
| Occa SiOnS to call upon you to aid US
| in our agricultural work and my ex-
perience has been that no member of
| Con greSS has been more anxious and
| vigorous in an effort to cooperate with
| us and help us in all of our under
| takings than l have found you to be-
|
| This From A. NJ. LoOmis, Secretary of
the National Dairy Union:
| 81 am writing this because 1 think IL
| is a matter of public interest in Min
| neSota to know how highly the repre-
| sentatives of the dairy and agricultural
| organizations here in Washington re-
| gard your work in Congress, and an.
| taking the liberty of sending copy OK
| this letter to some of our active Dairy
Union members in your state so tnat
| they may also know how highly your
| services are regarded
And this letter from Fred Brenekman.
| Washington Representative of the Ma
| tiOnal Grange:
| az note that all the Minnesota candi-
dates for Congress are running on
State wide ticket this year Whlcn HednS
strenuous campaigning. Your record
as a member of the House is a good
one. and for the good of agriculture
| and the country as a Whoe 'iuoI you
Fmay be reelected.
| This from John N. Barthelemy, prOmi-
| nent Stearns County farmer:
"Harold Knutson has been repeatedly
elected to Congress through support or
| F'armer-L abor and Democratic voters as
| well as Republicans and 1T is upon the
| effective service in behalf of those he
has so ably represented that we urge
his reelection to Congress. Mr.. Knut-
sons work in behalf of the producer is
not yet finished and his reelection is
of the utmost Importance to all of u.s.
Harold KnutsOn has 100 per cent
| record for strict economy in the OPP
GRAFTON of the government and pledges
himself to work untiringly for fur
Their necessary reductions in all gov
ernmental expenditures.