The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-14
THE WORLD TODAY
BY Arthur Brisbane
FIRST WAR, THEN BILLIONS.
PLATINUM IN ALASKA.
DANGEROUS TAXATIONS.
THOUGHT, NOT NOISE,
THOUGHT, NOT NOISE.


eminent before jumping into the game, will perhaps
turn back to the cost of late war; Figures pub
!ished show that the relief of veterans costs the
country thousand million dollars a year. Two
billions more called for by the pending bonus bill
The veterans relief consumed Al per cent of the
1881 income tax and will consume more than all of
the income tax of 1892 AS years pass the cost will
increase Veterans relief will amount to
year ten years from 1t costs taxpayers today
more than the army and navy combined.
Every dollar that the government the vet
Grams should be paid Loyalty.
But veteran relief bills should be borne in mind
when the next comes
On the Kodiak island, off the coast of Alaska
live the Kodiak bears. biggest in the world. few
go to shoot them and have the pleasure of telling
Southwest of Kodiak island lies Chirikoff island,
and if from there is verified thousands will rush
to Chirikof for one going to Kodiak.
Jack McCord is believed to have discovered on
Chirikof deposits of platinum more precious than
gold.
It was a fortunate day for the United States
when Seward bought Alaska for $SO00O00 Russian
was tired of the place, having killed off the OF
tiers that supplied the finest fur for Russian noble
mems coats.
There is no knowing how many hundreds of
times we may get back 100000 from Alaskas
treasures, besides adding great empire to ter
ritory.
Money must come from somewhere and it seems
ungracious to attack any of the good ideas" that
congressman dig up It may seem especially strange
to utter anything but praise of taxes Wall Street
transaction, since many have idea that Wall
Street gambling is largely responsible for our
troubles.
Nevertheless there is doubt that the peace of
mind OF millions, and, what is far more important,
the values of bonds and other securities by
ngs banks and life insurance companies depend a
great deal the prices at which securities quot
ed on the stock exchange
The threat Of taxation there has caused values
to fall off about $SoOOoOOOoO already that situa-
ton is really as dangerous is alleged Mr.. Mills,
head of the treasury, will know how to make the
facts clear to congressman.
Several hundred young Columbia students went
strike because the editor of the college paper
expelled. Fists and eggs flew. Young and
women carried signs Strike for free press" "a
liberal university" One young gentleman carried
is the thinking. The loudness is less important
The difficulty is that there is good deal of
noise not very much thinking.
The rich, if we have any left, grieved by the
suggestion that three quarters of all their income be
taken from them in the way of taxation, might find
comfort in reading some details of the French revo-
luton in the Puyde-Dome section A certain ardent
revoutonist named Meyrand chad the audacity to
suggest to the judges that he knew no law which
made it necessary to condemn citizen to death be-
cause he rich"
Meyrand was considered good sans-culotte by
revoutonists generally but he Immediately put
in Jail because he objected to sentencing citizen to
death because he rich.
We haven't reached that stage in the United
States yet. So let the rich cheer up.
A little while ago Marconi managed to send a.
faint signal across the Atlantic ocean, Now he and
everybody else can talk around the world. Tele-
vision interests him today. He says
'T expect soon to be able to see my family in
New York while speak with them by wireless tele-
phone.