Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-04-13
FOR ECONOMY PLAN
Editor Askov American:

Editor AskOv American:
Would like to make a few comments
on Mr. Bucks article entitled,
Straight From the Shoulder Hav-
ing been away from home for several
months my reply may seem somewhat
late. | will try and not cover too
much space as | realize there may be
others who may want to express their
opinions also. Mr.. Buck seems to be
much interested in the new deal for
the forgotten man. Well, in the past
we have heard a lot Of talk about the
forgotten man. Six months or year
ago Mr.. Bucks article would have
been considered more logical than at
this time, we were then virtually at
standstill and no remedy in sight.
Today there is great hope for a
comeback. Not by cOnscripting the
| wealth and by government operation
of key industries if necessary, as he
quotes Governor Olson as saying, but
| by the simple process of letting the
| forgotten man make his contribution
to the country as we all are doing
|
| fees.
| We have the greatest respect for
our veterans, they served their coun-
try with honor to themselves. But our
country is badly in the red and dras-
tic economy must be reSOrted to. But
how would Mr.. Buck balance the bud
get? Would he do it after the Olson
Grams cut, and put a still further
burden on the people. The president
is perfectly willing to care and pro-
vide for disabled veterans who can
prove their disability as a result of
the war Thousands of men have re-
ceived compensation and training
since the war, who never were right
fully entitled to it, Hundreds Of mil
lions have been spent and wasted
through the efforts of cOngressmeE
who were bidding for the veterans
votes. This economy program has but
one purpose and that is to balance
the budget and relieve the people to
some extent from that overwhelming
burden of taxation.
How would Mr.. Buck raise that
half billion dollars that the President
has put through? | wish he would
tell the people through the Askoy
American. He refers to Mellon and
his two assistants and Ogden Mills
and the S220,000.000 refunded to the
steamship lines and other large items
and subsidies for carrying the mail
Admitting all this to be true, then he
should blame the Hoover administra-
ton under whom all these evils came
to pass. Hoover did not cut or re-
| duce veterans pay nor did he balance
the budget Mr.. Buck admits theil
failure. On the other hand it die
not take President Roosevelt very Ions
: to prove to the people that the budget
could be balanced without furthel
taxes on the people. All in spite o.
the protests of Governor Olson anC
some of our congressman.
Some will advance the idea thai
, only high wages can bring back pros
4 perity. We disagree. Organized labo
= under the leadership of Presiden
!, Green could drive wages up out of al
2 proportions to all other branches o
trade, and make building and expan
4 sion of industries unsound. Every
| thing must work together. The farm
| er could not improve his conditions
by simply paying higher wages, III
1 must have some assurance of higher
+ prices. Business and manufacturer
2 must see better prospects for the flu
+ ture. Labor leaders and politician
E will hOller about the American stan
dard of living. Well, we are all en-
y titled to that standard of living, bu