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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

lie HlcIllDtTS vi Tic AIuItllC ASSO-
citation wish to express their appreci-
alton to all who, in some way, have
contributed to making this season a
success.
High Light Staff is Increased.
The Askov High Lights have. DUR
ing the past week, taken new men,
bers onto the staff. ALI students who
wished were asked to contribute ar
ticles for our column. BY the merits
of these contributions Dennis Feldt-
nose was chosen as the assistant
sports editor; Thyra Henriksen, en-
change editor; and Meta Nielsen and
Sigurd Buck, news reporters. The
purpose of this increase in our staff
The exchange items of interest from
other Pine county schools will be
published as well as our own school
news.
Courtesy Program Presented.
The assembly program Friday.
March 2, was sponsored by the group
of seniors who conducted the courtesy
week. Mildred. Sandager told some in
teresting facts about courtesy and ETH
quette in past ages. Short scenes
were presented showing how one can
and should be courteous in the home,
street, school and public places APP
prOpriate songs were sung between
each scene. New song books were
initiated at this program. Those who
were included in the program were
Helen Jensen, Gudrun Larsen, Ellen
Miller, Frances Petersen, Phyllis
Petersen, Mildred Sandager, Harry
Sorensen, and Edith Hansen, who
filled Ellen Smidt'S place.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

MISUNDERSTANDING of Gamble
Store agency at Hinckley. Tires,
4-ply. 29x440/21. $3.50; radio "B"
batteries $0.9S; headlight bulbs, 13c;
battery cables, 15c; % shells, 13c,
drivers license holders, 1Oc and 15c:
pie plates, sc; many other big
values.-Owned and operated by Ed
die Jackson, phone No. 3S.
50w26-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

Eager Playwright: l wish l could
think up big, strong situation that
would fill the audience with tears.
Theater Manager: I'm looking for
one that will fill the tiers with audi
ence.-BOStOn Transcript.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08
LOST, FOUND, STRAYED

LOST-At Fred Matthes' auction, Sat-
urday, March 3, brown bill fold con-
tanning $11 cash. Finder please
leave at American office for reward.
25w26-1tw
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ELECTION NOTICE

The annual election of Partridge
township will take place in the town
hall in Askov Tuesday, March 13.
The polls will be open from 8 a. m. to
5 p. m.
0D c. FLINT, Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

REED CANARY GRASS SEED-75c a
pound: Pine county alfalfa seed,
Ice pound; early seed corn, $1.75
bushel; Gopher oats, testing 40
pounds, 64c; in ordering, include
postage or other carrying charges.
Above prices good till March 49,
Madden Seed House, Pine City.
44W26-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

WANTED-A large crowd to play Pro-
gressive whist, sponsored by Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary in Legion
hail. Askov, March 16, at s %. m.
Admission 15c, including lunch.
Prizes given.-Com. 29w26-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALE+Alfalfa hay, $13 per ton;
also alfalfa seed.-Chas. A. Dosch,
Jr., FinlaySOn. 25w26-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR THE WEEK

This column is for free use by
churches, schools. societies. lodges
etc., for the purpose of announcing
meetings where no admission is to
be charged, such meetings as are
Held for social or educational pur-
noses and not for pecuniary gain.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

ON ACCOUNT of shortage of feed and
money, will sell 20 Shropshire ewes.
lambing now. Inquire Joseph Mas
koch, Route 2. Box "a, miles west
Willow River. 25W26-1 t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

WANT TO BUY-Eight White Leg
horn ROSTERS. Must be from good
pure strain of chickens. Like to
have them at once.-J. p. Madsen,
Askov. 25w26-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALEtGrade Guernsey bull. Is
months old.-Hans Jensen, miles
north ASkOv. 25w26-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08
WANTED

WANTED TO BUY-Early type De-
Laval mixer unit for two pipe line.
Chr. Morgensen, 1 mile west
ASkOv. 25W26-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

Gudstjeneste Sendag den II. Marts
Kl. 1920 a. m.
st. Peters Menighed i Minneapolis
indbyder Venner til 5O-aars Jubil8um
den II. MartS. A. e. Frost.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALE-One high grade Guern-
sey COW, fresh in April. 112 yard
all steel dump body, gravity dump.
for Ford or Chevrolet 1 or 1 - ton
truck. Inquire of Harvey Thrun,
Willow River. 35w25-2t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALE+A team of four year cid
horses, gentle and sound, also three
registered HOlstein bull calves, from
dams producing 60 to 20 pounds of
milk a day. and sired by 1000
pound BULL. P. Madsen, AskOv.
39w26-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALE-Two fresh cows Or 2 heif-
ers to freshen soon; 6 turkey hens
and 1 tom; children's beds. good
mattress; baby buggie. and poultry
wire, ~ inch.-Chris Guessing,
Willow River 25w26-1t#
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALEEThree bronze turkey
toms, or will trade for hens. Price
So for quick sale.-Arthur Kahn.
Moose Lake. 25w26-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08
qE@z@ g. ASkOv High
@W@2N
Ne&l Lights
VlSsySAg Edith Hansen Walter Krogh
Editor Asst Editor
Dennis Feldtmose. Asst Sports Editor
Thyra Henriksen, Exchange Editor
Meta Nielsen and Sigurd Buck. News Reporters
In Appreciation.

The. members of the Athletic AssO-
citation wish to express their appreci-
alton to all who, in some way, have
contributed to making this season a
cuccpSS
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALE-SOda fountain and show
cases. electric malted milk mixer,
priced right for cash, or will trade
for yearling cattle, sheep, or cedar
fence posts.-J. j. Madden, Pine
CITY. 32w26-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-One black mare, years
old weight 1850. j. Uher, Will
low River. 26w26-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALE+Gobbler one April
Matched Mammoth Bronze tom, or
will trade for a heavy young tur-
key hen.-Frank j. OkrOnglis,
Sturgeon Lake. 25W26-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALE-About three tons of wild
hay; also one boar pig. weight about
$50; will trade for small bull or
steer. Inquire American office.
25w26-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

English Lutheran services Sunday
March II, at p. ma. E. Frost.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

The pre-school child study group
p. m. at the home of Mrs. A. w. Con-
away. All those who are interested
are urged to attend.-COm.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALE-1OO bushels of good
Gopher oats at soc bushel-Dell
Wooster, miles west and 1 - miles
north of GrOningen. 25w26-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

Parent-teacher meeting at the school
house this evening Thursday, March
81 commencing at O'Clock. Repre-
sentative Mark Nolan of Gilbert, will
be the speaker.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

March IA, at the home of Mrs. Vernon
Anderson. Everybody welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALE-Two new boys suits. one
for II years, and one for 13 years.
Will sell very reasonably. Inquire
of Dannie Hoffman at Alex Shar-
lows Willow River. 25w26-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALE-GOOd wild and tame
baled hay. Will deliver.-Vern
Redenbaugh, Moose Lake. Phone
eF3 25w26-lt*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08
WANT ADS

RATE cent per word per insertion.
Minimum rs cents per Insertion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

FOR SALE+One bronze turkey Cobb
Ter, weight 26 pounds; fine bird
George c. H. Jensen, Rt 2. Box Is,
Askov. 25W26-1t"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

Copy for want ads must reach the
American office not later than Wednes-
day noon to insure insertion in that
weeks issue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-06
FORERJNNERS OF THE u. s. A.
WORKING CLASS PRESS

A.. and later reorgantsed a. the
New Yorker VOIkszeitung. Arising
directly out Of the 1. W. A Marx
list groups in Chicago was the
VerbOte, which was able to con-
tinue as daily until 1914. Among
the editors of these early MarxiSt
papers were people who then and
later played an important role in
the labor movement, such as F. A.
Serge, the father Of American
Socialism, and who during slavery
had published an anti-slavery paper
in Texas and who edited q large
number OF socialist papers in the
North.
A labor paper Of special interest
was The Socialist, founded in New
York on April Is, 1876. as the organ
OF the Social Democratic Labor
Party, one Of the founding organi-
zations together with the I. W. A.
of the Workingnen's Party Of the
United States, which in 1877
changed its name to the Socialist
Labor Party. This paper was per-
hapS the first English language
paper having definite Marxist views.
The paper changed its name to the
Labor Standard when 1t became the
organ Of the new party. Due to
It's tendency of pure trade-union-
ISM" it was disowned as the Of
fetal organ OF the 8. L. P. and
the short-ived National Socialist Of
Cincinnati took it's place as the
English organ of the Party. Never
theless, the Labor Standard played
positive role in bringing to the
attention of the American workers
the teachings of Karl Marx. Be-
sides running number OF articles
explaining these teachings, it pub
Rshed . series OF articles by Eng
els on the labor movement III
Europe. 1t has the honor of being,
to the best of our knowledge, the
first paper to print English trans
lations OF parts of the first volume
of Capital It ran these extracts
serially in 1877, nine years before
the first volume appeared IN trans
lation in England and 20 years be-
fore the American edition Of Capital
appeared.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-06

b c n e rat Of the
workers who are
members Of tn e
unions. You pick
up, say, an A. F.
# L. shoe union
paper, and you
:e ad, American
5 no e Machinery
Co., Modern Ma
;llinery for t h e
Shoe Industry.
You pick up the
Federationist, the
lavishly gotten-up
A. r. Of L. omcial
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-06
INFLUENCED BY
FIRST INTERNATIONAL

We have mentioned only . few
OF the most important labor papers
of the sixties and seventies. Many
OF the papers appearing during that
period had only a short existence,
but practically all d them arose
from the struggle At the workers
during the era when large-scale
modern industry was bean6 created
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-06
By JAMES S. ALLEN

~ the history Of the labor press
is it rare to find q daily paper
which has been able TO continue
publication for q ten-year period,
ssa alone retain 3 true working
class policy throughout. The Daily
Worker is one Of the few English
working class dailies in the whole
Aistory of American labor journal
axn which can claim such an honor.
And 1t is not surprising that this
honor should fan to the organ OF
sa1e Communist Party, for the
Communists better than anyone
else realize the need OF paper
mat Is distinctly working class,
which is weapon In the struggle
against capitalism.
This, however, must not be taken
20 mean that the American work
ing class did not make heroic eff
forts to launch and maintain its
own press. The rise and fall in the
labor press reflects the fortunes of
the labor movement itself, and par
ticulaTly of the most class conscious
section of it. To this section, par
ticularly, q labor press always
meant press which was anti
capitalist, which maintained a
staunch working class policy and
which gave battle on all the major
issues facing the workers. The
Daily Worker, therefore, has long
and rich tradition Of labor jour-
nalism to draw upon, just as the
workers who support It have rich
history of struggle.
BORN IN CIVIL WAR PERIOD
$ The modern labor movement dates
Rrom the Civil War decade and it
was during that period that modern
labor journalism was born. 1t did
not start from scratch, of course,
for during the thirtieS and forties
there had been o sizeable local
labor movement with a press Of
its own. The first labor paper in
AhiS country fiourished in the 1905
the Working Mans Advocate,
Rublished by the Evans brothers.
But with the recession in the labor
movement these early labor papers
disappeared only to be replaced by
many more during the tremendous
Wpsurge Of the workers In 1862
gHT7. These papers grew in eff
Sectiveness and influence with the
Else OF the National Labor Union,
formed in 1855. the first notable
aation-wide organisation OF labor.
These papers arose IN the course
q the class struggle. The Fincher's
Trades Weekly, issued in Phila-
delpfia from 1883 to 1866, was
among the most influential labor
papers of the period. It's publisher
was the secretary Of the Machinists'
and BIacksmithS' Union, the most
important national trade union Of
che time and one Of the first to
achieve national organization on
. more or less lasting basis. The
paper depended directly mon s''N-
ecriptions and donations from labor
unions, ignoring advertising COM
pletely, 1t started as a four page
paper with q circulation OF less
than 5000 copies
At the end of two and one-half
years it had doubled It's size, and
2fS circulation reached 1900, a
substantial number for the time.
II was circulated In 81 of the SO
states, the District of Columbia,
three provinces Of Canada, and 8
elites in England a really ma
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-06
BY n. HONG

ONE Of the first things worker
' notices when he picks up one
Of the Journals published by an
American Federation OF Labor union
IS the ads. The A. 2. OF T..
union periodicals are supposedly
gotten out for the benefit Of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-06

tional. and even, international
paper. AS between the advocates
Of independent political action and
those of pure trade unionism"-
q controversy which continued to
rage in the working class movement
here evez to the present day
Fincher's took the side OF the
latter, factor which doubtless con-
tributed heavily to its death for
the trend in the labor movement
OF the time was decidedly in the
opposite direction.
The Daily Evening Voice OF
Boston December, 1864, to october,
1850 was launched as a coopera-
tive venture by the Iocked-out
printers of Boston It achieved
large circulation in the New Eng
land States, as the official organ
Of the Workingmen's Assembly OF
Boston and Vicinity and was es-
pecially active In the struggle for
the 8-hour day. This movement,
whose outstanding leader was Ira
Stewart, had grown rapidly in the
period Immediately following the
Civil War and was able 60 force
the passage of 8-hour bills for gov
eminent employees in a number of
states and municipalities as well
as the national 3-hour bill which
was passed by Congress in 1867
This is among the first Of the daily
labor papers in the country. In
st. Louis, the Daily Press had even
shorter life, 1864-1S66.
The WorAingman's Advocate OF
Chicago is perhaps the most in
teresting Of the labor papers of
the time. Like most of the labor
journals, 1t Was started by striking
printers in 1854, and became the
official organ Of the Chicago
Trades Assembly and later of the
National Labor Union. It existed
Is years as weekly and was
edited during its entire existence
by Andrew G. Cameron, who WIS
the delegate Of the National Labor
Union to the Congress Of the In
ternational Workingmen's ASsoc6a~
ton CFirst internationally at Basic
in 1869. The paper agitated ef-
fectively for the principles OF the
National Labor Union. Although
1t partook to its own detriment,
and that Of the labor movement
as a whole, of harmful money re-
form illusions (Greenbackism), It
fought against the money
oligarchy," for the S-hOur day, sup
ported and led the workers In
struggle, and agitated for independ-
ent political action. It was q poll
teal working class newspaper,
although It's politics proved to be
confused and misleading.
Yet the paper effectively pointed
out to the workers that both the
Democratic and Republican Parties
were the tools Of the capitalists and
that 1t was necessary for the work
ing class to organize its own poll
tical party. The Advocate was very
friendly to the First international,
printing reports Of It's activities and
the proceedings Of It's gatherings.
Perhaps one Of the greatest meas
ures Of it's relatively high develop
nent was its support, soon after
the overthrow OF chattel slavery,
Of the struggle Of the Negro people
for their rights. At this early
period It called for solidarity be-
tween white and Negro workers.
fought against white chauMnisrn,
and helped in the organization Of
the Negroes.
GERMAN WORKERS ACTIVE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-06

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-06

monthly magazine. Ads from Stan
dard OIL; Such-and-Such Mining
Machinery Corp; ads from big tex
tile manufacturing and machinery
companies; from Wall Street invest
mert houses. The majority OF
thesc ads clearly are not intended
for workers. Workers buy neither
mining machinery nor raw steel.
These ads happen in almost ali
cases 10 he from the largest open
shop concerns In the country-and
they are brides given to the A. F..
Of l.. oflcialdom for keeping their
hands Of these industries.
The content OF a typical A. r of
L paper Is instructive. A good part
Of il will be canned publicity, for
the MIRA, or subtle company pub
Lefty, describing some product OF
the tndustry-such as a new loco
motive, in the case Of q railroad
organ, etc. For the rest, milk
and-water women'S page, with Mrs.
RooSevelt'S favorite Sunday menu
Tor example. And there win be q
page or more Of jokes OF the 1887
vintage.
The only material OF q political
nature win be the presidents page,
or something similar, with VEN
omouS broadside against the Com
nlunists or the Soviet Union.
CAPITALIST PROPAGANDA
Just like the movies, every inch
Of an A. r. OF l. publication is
saturated with the psychology Of
the capitalist system. Every article,
innocuouS as some OF them may
seem, Is capitalist propaganda, even
TO the articles on Babe Ruth, the
latest styles, and the like, for they
are there to take the workers
minds OF the need to struggle
against starvation. Starvation?
Looking through any A. F. OF L.
journal, you would stkll think we
we're living in the days before 1929;
rarely any reference to unemploy-
ment, wage cuts, etc. In short, as
corrupt q press as could be found
under capitalism.
Immediately before, and especial
ly following the founding of the
Trade Union Unity League In 1929,
a new virile trade union press be-
gan to appear on the scene. These
papers were born out of the strug-
gle. One of the earliest Of the revo-
lutionary trade union papers was
the Goal Digger" born out Of the
fighting Save the Union" days. 1t
was the organ oftthe National Min
ers Union. The miners, accus-
toned to the United Mine Workers
Journal found real meat here. In
the U.M.W.A. paper you could read
about John So-and-so being ex-
PEELED from the union for 80 years
(pages OF this sometimes); you
could get the latest In fashions;
you could get fire-eating attacks on
anybody who smacked Of militancy
in the union. In the Goal Digger"
you got letters from the workers
describing their conditions; you got
struggle news, and more struggle
news; you got organizationaI news
that breathed the life of a new
fighting union.
The development of the revolu-
asss gara ls~ q .sag n,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-06
GERMAN WORKERS ACTIVE

Precisely now when the German
workers in their native country as
well as in the United States are
called upon to take up the brllnt
Of the struggle against faScisn, 1t
is important to recall the tremen-
dous service rendered the American
working class by the German I'M
migrant workers In the middle Of
the last century. Many German
workers came to the United States
as refugees after the Revolution of
184S in Germany. hese '48-ers as
well as those who came in large
numbers later played an extremely
important role in. the American
labor movement. They organized
the first socialist groups in this
country, introduced the American
working class to the principles OF
scientiIc socialism as taught by
Karl Marx and Frederick EngelS,
and gave to the labor movement
here it's really first modern orien-
tation. Out OF the Communist Club
and the General German Labor Al
lance in New York there arose
Section One of the International
Workingmen's Association, the
leading and most active Section Of
the International on American soil,
which came to play an important
role In the labor movement as a
hole.
This forerunner Of the Commu-
MIST Party Of the q. s. A. pub
lished q large number Of papers in
many cities, most Of them in Ger
man. Among the most important
Of these were the Arbeiter- Union,
which was published In New York
as the organ of the German Labor
Alliance in 186S-1870 and the Ar
better Zeitung, New York, founded
in 1873 as the organ OF the I. w.