Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-16
MASS MEETING.
AT THE CAPITOL.
National Farmers Holiday
Association Will Ask
Legislation.
State President of Organi-
cation Urges Orderly At
tendance March %.

The National Farmers Holiday body
VIII stage a mass meeting before a
ioiat session of the Minnesota legisla-
ture in the state capitol in st. Paul
Wednesday, March %. at which it is
expected that representatives from the
various county units all over the state
VII take part. Pine county under
the leadership of Charles Beckman of
Rsck Creek, chairman, and Hjalmer
Sanden of Hinckley, secretary, are
planning for a delegation to be pres
ent. The Holiday Association in Pine
county now has about 900 members.
Bosch Gives Statement
In regards to the mass meeting to
be held and legislation which the
Halliday Association favors, John H.
Bosch. state president gives out the
following statement:
"The State Legislature has now
been In session since January and
has had ample time to enact legisla-
tisn in the interest of human welfare.
Legislation pertaining to boxing
and beer apparently is uppermost In
the minds of some of our legislators.
The Minnesota Division of the Hol-
iday Association in convention in
Wfllmar on January 10, formulated
legislative program that has been sub
mitted to the legislature. This pro-
gram includes: A graduated income
tax to be used as a replacement tax.
a tax on oleomargarine; mortorium
on penalties and interest on delin-
quent taxes; reduction of penalties
and interest on delinquent taxes in
future; retention of Rural Credits Blu
reau until better financing facilities
are available; moratorium on fore
closures and evictions; reduction Of
minimum auto license tax; abolish
ment of deficiency judgments. Exemp-
ton of property from taxation to ex-
tent of mortgage. Graduated tax and
special license on chain institutions,
and State Banking.
I'VE are prepared to back any leg
islative demands made by labor for
their protection.
I'VE believe that those legislators
who have labored earnestly in the be-
half of the people should be given
moral and visible support.
I'VE desire that the mass demon
stration be orderly-any person not
willing to conform to this request
should not attend this demonstration.
THE Executive order issued by
Governor Olson restricting foreclosure
sales is the result of the Farm Holt
day Association. We should now sup
pert the Governor in his effort to
secure legislation protecting property
holders from dispossession and evic-
ton.
Therefore, the directors of the
Minnesota Division of Holiday Asso-
citation are instructing each county
unit of the Holiday association to
Immediately call a mass meeting in
their respective counties for the pur-
pose OF organizing as large delega-
tion as possible.
Some counties have agreed to send
1000 delegates. We expect every
county to send at least 500. Counties
being adjacent to the Twin Cities
should send larger delegations if pos
sible.
I've have spent many thousands of
dollars in electing our legislators;
Now let us spend a few dollars and a
little time in getting them to do what
We want them to do.
THE time for talking has passed
we must now have action"