Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-04-06

powers. This matter was later passed
on to President Roosevelt, and the
State Banks were included In the
banking bill, before the banks were
allowed to reopen again. Conse-
quently the most of our state banks
were able to reopen when national
banks were opened.
Our Farmer-LabOr congressman de-
serve credit for seeing what Wall
Street is pulling over the peoples
eyes. Why deprive the ex-service
men and the federal employees to the
extent of four million dollars, when
they let such men as former secre-
tary Mellon and his gang who have
been lodging income tax for so long.
If the general public thinks that the
economy bill will relieve the present
depression they are badly mistaken.
and as far as the taxes are concerned
it is not going to reduce them as
much as one penny as far as your
state, county and local taxes are con-
cerned But there is possibility
that by making this cut in the vet
Grams compensation, that the burden
of taxation for the care OF the vet
Grams will be shifted from federal
income taxes to general property
taxes. OF course one thing the bill
will do is that it will relieve those
wealthy income taxpayers. and won't
that be a great consolation. Praise
instead of blame is due the congress
men voting against the economy bill.
The rules governing the veterans re-
duction will not be completed for
some time yet and they can't take
effect under the law until three
months from now, or by July first.
Why didn't the president work out
scale of recommended cuts first and
then present them to congress for
approval? Oh. no. that would permit
the people to see what the Wall
Street, Chamber of Commerce and the
National Economy league, all three
representing the ten per cent of the
people who possess 80 per cent of the
nations wealth. were up to.
Confidence of the men who fought
against the recommendation of a
Democrat president and the order OF a
Democrat congress is shaken just be-
cause of haste, and their fear for the
future is intense. 1t is life and death
for many of them. You say they
won't be affected; don't be too sure.
Here is another one that the gov
eminent should look into, rather than
cutting wages and just compensation:
Losses by Federal Farm Board placed
at $3.50, 900, so says the new chair
man of the Federal Farm Board.
What became of all this money?
Such money as that and of the ones
Mr.. Buck wrote about last week sure
ly would go long way toward bal
ancing the federal budget.
Just a few more lines in regard to
cutting salaries President Roosevelt
is now going to carry out his program
of more equal distribution of wealth
by creating jobs for 100000 men, and
limiting the pay to $50 a month Will
some one please explain to me how
this is going to help the depression
In order that the banks and railroads
might continue to pay their pres1-
dents hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, the government loaned them
hundreds of millions of dollars. But
when it comes to paying a living
wage to the laborer-that is a diff
ferent thing. We are not going tt
bring back prosperity by paying 6
dollar a day. 1t simply can't be done
a man is certainly worth his hire
and if the work is worth doing it is
certainly worth paying for. And II
it isn't going to give these men buy
ing power. just what will it give
them? And as Mr., Buck said In last
weeks issue, THE farmer is inter.
ested in obtaining a higher price fol
his products and this he certainly de-
serves, but the farmer must realize
that his best customer is the Amer
lean workman, and only when he has
the buying power can the farmer eX'
pect to realize that higher price,
HANS CHRISTENSEN.
kerrick, MINI.