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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
SENATOR CUTTINGS FUTURE
Albuquerque JournaD

Mr.. Philip F. La Toilette, former
governor of Wisconsin, brought home
to New Mexicans in his address in
Santa Fee Thursday night the fact
that Senator Bronson Cutting is a ma
tional figure and is needed in the
Senate in these perilous days, by the
nation as we'll as by New Mexico.
The point he made is not new, as
many New Mexico citizens have been
full aware of the fact, but he did
emphasize and bring out forcefully
that the Senator is wanted in that
greatest deliberative body by thou
sands in other states who have
gressive and liberal policies and for
the courage he has displayed in fight
ing for those things he deems essen
tial to the welfare of the country.
There are groups in this state,
mostly discredited political leaders.
who have long been accustomed to
exploiting the people for their own
personal gain, who do not think in
terms of public welfare and who are
still unwilling to accept the appraisal
of Mr.. La Toilette and scores of other
national leaders as to Mr.. Cuttings
value in the Senate. To these party
regularity, subservience to party die
tators and blind allegiance to party,
whether right or wrong, is the es-
sence of qualification for office. But
they are fast becoming more and
more in the minority.
New Mexico voters have shown in
past elections an independence that
is encouraging and is building a new
political fibre in this state. They are
learning to appraise their candidates
for their courage, vision, wisdom and
progressiveness. Party ties are mean
ing less. 1t is the man and the lead
ership he can display.
Senator Cutting has given no indi-
cation of his future course in this
state, politically. 1t is we'll known
that he has no great desire for polit-
ical honor or personal preferment, but
is intensely interested in public af-
fairs in this state and in the nation
as they concern the general public
welfare. Mr.. La Toilette undoubtedly
is aware of this and because of this
made his appeal that I'VE need him
as a great national leader"
The people of New Mexico may we'll
ponder on this. What do they think
and how far are they going in voicing
their desires against the old political
order and its futile, selfish leaders?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02

of an investment trust founded by
them for which they had paid S24,11O.
This amounted to profit of $3.50 for
every dollar invested. In another in
stance the firm bought stock at 20
cents a share, organized trust, and
cleaned up more than $7,O0O,OOO by
dumping the stock on the public at a
high price.
1t has also been revealed how $780,
100000 was extracted from the U. S.
treasury with the connivance of the
Shipping Board for the benefit of GER
tain steamship lines that padded their
payrolls to cover up loans made by
officials to a sen of the chairman OF
the shipping board. Government Of
ficials on the shipping board who at
tempted to protest such practices were
summarily dismissed.
BY various tactics big business is
able to make their gains by scaling
close to the edge of the law. In fact
most of the big gains are made tech
nically within the law. Our economic
system works that way, so there is
not much can or will be done about it
as long as the present system exists
1t is a system that has for its natural
corollary the beggaring CT huge
masses of the population in order that
few may live in luxury. No use
kicking on the fruits of the tree as
long as you believe in nourishing the
tree.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
kOSCIUZkO STAMP

The Polish people have offered some
good men in the building of this coun-
try and the government uses good
judgment in concentrating them.
Just recently when the 150th anniver-
sary of Gen. Thaddeus Kosciuzko's
becoming citizen arrived, the gov
eminent honored his memory by plac-
ing the picture of his statue on a new
five cent stamp. The stamp is of
light blue color and in the upper left
hand corner are the dates 17S3-1933.
The Polish leader arrived in the colo
mics in 1777 and was appointed en-
gineer with the rank of colonel and
afterward was named general of the
brigade under Washington. At the
end of the Revolutionary war he re-
ceived the commentator of congress
with the brevet of major-general.
The Polish people in the United
States and abroad might we'll feel
proud of their cOuntrymen who have
helped in the building of this United
States of ours. They have, many OF
them, lived up to the strain of their
race.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
PHUN'S POP-VALVE

Who has not heard of the Bermuda
eel? 1t first sees the light of day in
the warm shallow water surrounding
the Bermuda Islands. While it is
yet small it starts to swim northward
AS IL its nose were a magnet it is
pointed ever toward the land of the
aurora-borealis. 1t finally enters
Hudson Bay. From there it finds it's
way up the fresh icy waters of Can
adam rivers where it grows to matur-
ity. Then as if the magnet has shifted
to its tail it starts to swim southwark
until it again reaches the coral
strands of the Bermudas where it
spawns. A new family of cells is
Matched and starts on the long trek
The old eel finds shelf on the sunny
side of rock and quietly passes to
the great beyond.
l wonder how many of us who have
finished the active part of life's jour-
ney and are on the shelf in a warm
corner feel it is our duty to point
the way for the young fry" and tell
them where to head in. They have
as good a right to follow their own
nose as we had and if any of them
make bigger asses of themselves than
many of us did they are sure some
dumb. I do not envy them their in
ming neither do I pity them for hav-
ing to dig in.
HJUSTIN Plum.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
A WORLD PRECEDENT
(The Minnesota Daily

The calm acceptance of Norway OF
the decision made by the World Court
that Greenland belonged to Denmark
rather than Norway marks a distinct
advance in international relations
Without shedding drop of blood or
gold, the right of ownership of an
area one-fourth the size of the United
States has been decided.
Discovered almost a thousand years
ago by that intrepid Norseman, Erik
the Red, Greenland became one OF
the first real estate" projects in his
tory. This cold and snow-covered
country was given its attractive name
to lure settlers to its shores.
1t may be suggested that Greenland
is hardly worth fighting over, yet bat
ties have been waged over territories
far less important. Greenland, which
in 1880 had a population of $3.50, ex-
ports graphite, cryolite, copper, as
bestos, and some coal. Its main pro-
ducts are fish, blubber, and furs.
Never before in the history of man
kind has a problem of territorial di-
vision been accomplished without
blOOdShed. In Asia, Chinese and Jap
anese bodies are fertilizing the bleak
blizzard-swept Manchurian plateaus;
in South America blood is draining
into the Amazon river in a quarrel
over Leticia, point net even listed
on maps, while violence and malaria
are claiming still more human lives
in the swamps of the Gran Chaco.
The long standing Franco-German
feud over boundaries of these nations
was one of the causes of the Great
War. But the war to end war did not
solve the problem of territorial divi-
sion in Europe
Will the World Court be able to fol-
low up in Asia, South America, and
Europe, the salutary example it has
set in Greenland? Will the nations
which claim to be the most civilized
in the world now adopt civilized meth
DDS to settle national boundary dis
putes and questions of territory?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
WHOLESALE MARRIAGES

Evidently Mussolini is not afraid
of Italy becoming over-populated or
he may have plans Of expansion
more lands, more possessions-and
the placing of sons and daughters OF
Italy on other soils. Seven hundred
young couple from Rome and 1,8O0
from the central provinces were mar
ried simultaneously the other day In
celebration of a new fascist rite. "the
conservation of nuptuality." created
by Premier Benito Mussolini to en-
courage a larger population. Tne
newlyweds, preceded by bands play
ing wedding marches, marched
through crowded streets in Rome to
the fascist recreation organization
headquarters, where they were served
wedding breakfast.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
NRA CODE MAY BOOST
BINDER TWINE COST

| (The Capital Times, Madison, Wis.,
Farmers face the possibility of pay
ing 20 cents for binder Irvine next
year instead of five or six due to the
manufacturers code which declares it
unlawful to buy or sell prison-m ade
goods, Sen. B. j. Gehrmann, Mellen,
Wis, declares in an editorial in the
Equity News. Sen. Gehrmann is pres
ident of the Wisconsin Society of
Equity.
1t is pointed out that the code would
not only wipe out the state Irvine plant
at Waupun prison but also the ma
chinery and Irvine plants in Mime
sofa.
They tried to work that through
the legislature this last session under
the guise of unfairness to labor, but
did you ever hear the Cordage trust,
Lindsay brothers, Clauson of Horizon.
J. |. Case Co., International Harves-
ter Co., and the like being interested
in the cause of labor" the editorial
asks.
IF they are so anxiously concerned
about labor, why are they fighting so
hard to keep union labor from being
organized?
eff the code goes into effect it will
mean that we may never get prison
made Irvine because we must then
deal with the federal government in
stead of the state. We do not count
for much against the united manu-
facturers.
What has it been worth to Wiscon-
sin farmers to have that plant for
nearly 20 years? Figure it out. How
much Irvine do you use annually?
Then put the price at three times the
present and see how many years dues
you can pay from the saving?"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
WANTS LABOR RELIEF
Editor AskOv American:

EuItOT ASkOV Americans.
Now it looks like we are to have
National Farmer-Labor party, but
the question is: Will that party work
for labor relief to secure a living
for all wage workers whether there
is work for them or not? We know
that there can not be work for them
all on account of the machines, but
we also know that to make a market
with good prices for products they are
all needed as consumers, and why
shall they be in need of everything
when they are not needed to produce
when it is so easy to produce plenty
for everybody? To that comes this
objection: ~They are getting a liv-
ing just the same" Yes, a pauper's
living. l just read in a paper that
school children of families where whole
families are getting only SO cents a
day for all living expenses NRA
wants them to get a meal at school.
But think of it, so cents a day for
house rent, fuel, clothes, food and so
many other things. Whoever claims
that is enough should be forced to try
it themselves.
With such living many people are
slowly starved and frozen into weak
ness, sickness, and death. But such
is needed to make people think. For
to draw the wage workers to the new
party there must be agitated just as
hard for labor relief as there has been
for farm relief, or the wage workers
will stick to their old parties or to no
party. They and all of us know that
they are sidetracked and shall get
along to live on charity and mercy
only, instead of by law be entitled to
a standard living. Charity doesn't
amount to much where the selfish
nature rules. Those with good in
comes don't consider it their duty to
help to take care Of the idle workers
to such an extent so they can get a
standard living, so they can enjoy life
and by that help to make market for
the products. With all the good ma
chimes and willing workers there can
be made plenty for everybody if we
only can get such government elected
that will allow it to be done.
A party that will not work for
such humanity but to the contrary
claiming that too much of everything
is the cause of so many millions Of
people being in grave need of every
thing must be agitated against. But
that party and its adherents decline
to come out in debate and defend
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
A GOOD APPEAL

Governor Chas. w. Bryan of Nebras-
ka, has appealed to the citizens of
his state not to buy tax titles on homes
and lands hat will be offered for sale
in that state on Nov. 9th on account
of tax delinquencies. The governors
appeal is on the grounds that the
homes and farms should be saved for
the owners and especially now when
states and the federal government are
making efforts to have prices of farm
products raised. He feels that in 80
to 60 days prices will be so far adj
vanced that many debtors will be able
to pay their delinquent taxes. This is
a time for thinking and sound judg-
ment and the Nebraska governors
appeal should be needed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
ANOTHER PURPOSE OF FARMERS
STRIKE

Editor Askov American:
AS far as | have read the AskOv
American and other similar publica-
tions, must say there are some farm
ers that are doing their very best in
putting this strike through. But l
must also say that there are some
farmers who think they know every
thing and in the long run don't know
anything!
To explain myself a little more.
have learned that the purpose of this
strike is to bring back the production
cost to normal. But when a human
being with little or no sense can say
that butterfat is expected to be valued
at IS cents a pound, l must say in
behalf of all other sensible people
that something is wrong with him,
or else he is bothered by CHASTITY
Nightmares. And l can truthfully
say that no such statement was ever
made over the radio as this farmer
claimed and if by chance there was,
this individual was talking through
his hat"
Now, if this Percy man who was
in Willow River on October 80, can
give a good reason why he lost his
temper and can explain his wild UNI
dertaking all will be well (Maybe).
Is it a purpose of this farmers
strike for its presidents and other Of
ficers to ''fly off the handle" and act
as if they were turned loose from the
zoo somewhere in Africa, such as this
Percy did? Is it a purpose of this
strike to tear off a mans clothes
when he tells such men as this Per-
cey to do their fighting outside his
store and not inside?
Mr.. Jaglowski, can you state a good
reason why you brought this wild man
into that store Monday afternoon? You
never come in other days. Please
give your reason. 1t will be greatly
appreciated. If it's trouble you guys
are looking for, you'll get it mighty
quick.
If you civilized men would organize
yourselves and have some order,
such wild actions would not be neces-
sary.
Now, Mr.. Percy, any time you can
hit my father for telling you to get
out of his store and fight outside, be
prepared to pay expenses such as for
torn sweaters, shirts and so forth.
LYDIA GROSS.
Willow River, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02

right Of Congress to regulate inter-
state and foreign commerce. 1t for
babe the interstate shipment of ar
ticles produced in establishments
which employed children under four
teen years of age and which employed
children under sixteen years more
than eight hours a day or six days a
week.
The second law was passed on Feb
ruary "a, 1919, while President Wilson
was still in office. 1t was based on
the taxing power of Congress. The
Supreme Court, doubtless more con-
sentative then than now, decided that
neither the authority to regulate com
merce nor to impose taxes permitted
Congress to deal with child labor.
The amendment was written specifi-
cally to supply this authority. Actu-
ally for the moment child labor has
been swept out by indirectiOn. Under
| codes industry has agreed to do what
previously it could not be compelled
to do.
The pendulum swings and periods
Of progress are followed by times of
reaction. William Howard Taft, adj
mirable as Chief Justice but a con-
sentative President, succeeded the ad-
venturOus Theodore Roosevelt. The
Ohio gang came after Woodrow Will
son. When Franklin D. Roosevelt
leaves the White House he may be
| followed by a man of less generous
OIL Of
Ratification of the child labor
amendment has been made policy of
Franklin d. ROosevelt's Administra-
ton. Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary
of Labor summed up the Administra-
tion's views when she said:
1.-The move for ratification of the
child labor amendment must go on.
1t has been my experience that when
industry improves employment of chill
dren increases. We should guard
| against any possible return of such a
condition and we can best do that by
passing the federal amendment. This
is the time to make permanent,
through the amendment, beneficial
change in the standards so as to keep
boys and girls out of industry and give
them the chance in life to which they
| are entitled"
This is sound policy. Certainly
there is no shortage of workers which
would require us to call upon children
| for help. We can produce enough
for all without borrowing the strength
of children.
1t is equally certain that premature
employment is of no benefit to young
workers. Many fine men and women
have attained a full and happy life
despite their early employment in
factories and mills but, also, many
survive an attack of smallpox. From
the standpoint of education, health or
citizenship, the work of children in
factories is a sheer sacrifice of the
chances for normal growth and devel-
Opment.
Since the dawn of the factory age,
child labor has been a blight and a
curse. Let's end it forever and now.
We can do this by ratifying the child
labor amendment. Write it into the
Constitution.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
MODERN SELF.TORTURE
(FairmOnt SentineD

The religious cranks of old times,
tasted, covered themselves with ashes,
lived on bread and water, or secluded
themselves from society of man for
long periods, sometimes as self-punish-
ment, sometimes in hopes of securing
some sort of spiritual publication.
When the modern sinner feels the
need of publication by punishment
he turns on the radio and listens for
fifteen minutes to saXophone solos,
cowboy crooners or hog medicine ad-
vertising.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
HALLOWEEN

The night of COLLINS and witches
has passed once again and results OIL
the usual innocent pranks were IN
evidence Wednesday morning. Hal
lowe'en holds much mystery for the
young ones and good feature about
it is the fact that it draws the atteh-
ton of parents to the entertainment
of their children which in itself makes
the night worth its cost. Some OF me
happiest memories of an adult date
back to the childhood Hallowe'ens.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers, Which May or May Not
Conform with the Opinions
Of the AskOv American.)

Chisago County Press: The Muscle
Shoals project, called the 'yardstick'
of the government to measure the
worth of government owned utilities,
should be properly called the hickory
stick" because of the fact that it may
serve to beat into submission an in
dustry which seems to have been
singled out as an exception to the
current theories of fair competition.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
OUR GREAT PEACETIME ARMY
(HOkah Chief


AS you read the above heading, OF
course you think we mean. the new
conservation army now invading the
country with pick and shovel to re-
duce, if possible, the inroads of ero-
sion.
But we don't. Important as will
the work of this erosion army be,
If it is carried out as expected, what
is to be accomplished by it is but a
cipher compared with the work this
great peacetime army of which we
are about to mention is doing every
day in the year, and nobody seems to
appreciate its service or even to
realize the great work it is doing.
We refer to the great army of Uncle
Sans rural free delivery mail car
riers which starts out every weekday
morning, rain or shine, cold or hot,
to distribute its load of mail and mer-
chandise that another vast army of
Uncle Sans good people, the farmers
and all rural folk, may be serviced
equal to if not superior to the people
who live in cities.
Without any noise or buster, with
no attempt at currying public favor,
with no powerful lobby to represent
them and without a particularly
strong organization to emphasize its
wants, its needs and its desires, this
faithful army of rural carriers con-
tinues in its daily routine with
steadfastness that is marvellous and
devotion to duty which is the soul
of loyalty.
What does this great peacetime
army do? What is the service it is
rendering?
In our humble way let us tell
few of the many things this country
wide army is doing for the farmers,
and that means everybody, because
what helps the all-important cause
of agriculture benefits the whole ma
tion.
1t brings the news of the day to
the farmers door; it gives him quick
communication with his friends
abroad; it enables him to deal with
nearby or faroff business houses, to
pay for and receive the goods without
leaving his home; it gives him a
chance to send to town for a new part
for broken machine without STOP
ping work; it brings him groceries
and other goods from his home mer-
chant; it acts as his messenger at
times when the roads and weather
are in such condition he doesn't care
to go himself
When the roads are bad the farmer
may go; when the roads and weather
are bad, the rural carrier must 90
whether he wants to or not
Nor have we told it all. The great
army of rural carriers is an inspira-
ton to all people to carry on in spite
of trials. AS the farmer looks out and
sees his rural carrier coming up over
the hill, he is given heart to work
the harder; as the mail, the letters,
the papers, the merchandise are
brought to the farmer each day, a
closer relationship comes with it that
cements the ties of city and country
and helps to wipe out jealousy of the
one for the other and suspicion of
the other for the one which un-
happily seems to exist in spite of all
efforts to eradicate it.
Let US unite in giving due credit
to this great peacetime army of rural
carriers, and render to it all the
honor it so richly deserves. Let us
show this band of men that we, as
city dweller and ruralist alike, are
appreciative of the great work done
by the rural carriers, and want each
and every one of them to know it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
THE ADMIRABLE ABSTRACT
WASHINGTON Star)

Are you interested in these pro-
found mathematical calculations?"
Il admire Them" answered Dustin
Stax, though l don't understand
them. 1t is a relief to see a man
putting together a vast row of fig
ures without trying to erect a dollar
mark in front of it,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
TAX ~BAITINGn

Detroit Lakes Record: Conservative
financiers have long pointed out that
the practice of batting" cities, town.
ships and school districts with per-
was the one thing chiefly responsible
for the staggering debt and bankrupt
condition in which many of these sub
divisions now find themselves.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writer's opin-
. ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective but if the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-02
FRUIT OF AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Mile Laos County Times)

The senate Investigations into the
ramifications Of big business are still
going ON. and is revealing startling
figures in the way of profits for some
of the nations big financiers. Recent
ly it was disclosed that the firm of
Dillon, Read & Co, made profits of
$6.S19.270 on the sale of common stock