The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-12-20

ers. But again the communist fall
ed in making it a violent strike.
There have been other strikes,
time forces me to omit the others,
but these examples gives you an
idea Of what the Communist hopes
to do.
They hope we are in for some
changes in our government and
they are here in numbers to strike
on every hand. They are attacking
our cultural front, getting hold of
our educators, establishing schools
for youth. There are over 500
schools in America where children
are taught communism. Time will
not permit my naming them. They
are organized on all our water
fronts. It Is their aim to have at
least two or three communists on
every important ship. Even the
Houston that carried President
Roosevelt on his trip had commun-
lists in its crew. They are working
particularly hard in our navy and
army. They are holding meetings
among our negroes in the South,
teaching them the government will
give them food and more money
for not working than they now earn
from their white Folks"
They send out literature regular
ly in large quantities and under all
kinds of names. Communists can
not remain members Of Moscow
international without agitating and
circulating literature.
SO today communism has it's
forces turned loose on us and in
the re-adjustment Of our govern
ment which way shall we turn.
Twenty years ago this question of
our liberty would not have been
raised, but today America Is prob
ably on the eve of change in gov
eminent, therefore, it Is Of supreme
Importance that we consider which
way we shall turn. Father Cough
lin in an address he delivered on
Armistice Day said, 1.-The old sys-
tenn of government is as dead as
Benedict Arnold" IF that be true,
and believe most Of us agree with
Father Coughlin, then, Is 1t not
important to consider a few Of the
isms we might get in exchange for
the old form. There are Nazism,
Facism, Socialism and Communism.
Remember Moscow had its eye
on Germany. Nazism or Hitlerism
beat the Communist there. Would
you like that? A revolutionary
method which Is supposed to be So
cialistic, but is exactly the opposite
it is the desire on the part of
one man to have brute strength,
glory, unwavering loyalty and a de-
mand for a forced national unity
by the suppression of all opposed.
In fact they promise anything to
get that power and never live up
to it.
Facism is much the same-exclu-
sive nationalism- The old idea of
one man wanting to be 'ft," and
Hitler and Mussolini got their pow
er and did away with everyone in
their paths, and nothing has been
done about the victims Of either
which is more revolving than the
cruelty practiced by the lynching
mobs in the United States.
Have we an American figure who
would like to be dictator? Is Huey
Long very much unlike Hitler in
his early days-not much except he
speaks with a Southern accent. He
has a convincing message and a
forceful delivery.
In regard to socialism this aims
at the ideal life for all by peaceful
cooperation in production with the
purpose of justice in distribution,
equality in toll, abolition Of poverty
and the end Of economic fear, but
here is their weakness. They are
confused among themselves as to
how they would operate or begin
such a policy. Here is another
weakness. Our economic system at
this time could not produce a lux
urious living for all, even If the
millions who produce little should
be given the surplus income Of the
rich. There are not enough capital
equipment and raw materials to
make an economy Of plenty. It is
true that families of livable wages
would become very poor If wealth
were divided. It is impractical and
impossible to enforce. One form OF
government that we will never see
in operation in its present state for
it simply will not operate. It is
we'll to remember that every Social
list who has had any power has for
gotten that part of his platform
when sworn into office.
Most thinking people Of America
feel sure that we will not follow
either Italys or Germany's examp-
lie, first Of all we are not bothered
with military pride and tradition
and we are not suffering from ma