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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-07

ter stroke for Downing Street.
In those days another power
held a position not unlike ia
pans today. That power was
Germany, a land of 100000
people, highly industrialized,
highly militarized and haughtily
determined to stand second to
none, not even Proud Albion, in
the matter of colonies. trade or
sea power.
England had to pay the price
of straining relations with the
United States, but she figured
that such was not too much to
guard against German en-
croachments in the East. Two
years later, in 1904, Japan de-
feated Russia and took over
Korea-a virtual annexation.
The Japan of today is a ma
ton of so million people, highly
industriaized and highly mill
tarized. She is flooding the
markets of the world with her
products and is the one nation
alone showing remarkable eco
nomic progress in the midst of
the great depression.
Strong Position
For the past three years the
textile manufacturers of Eng
land have seen their markets
slipping away, but, despite their
clamoring, the diplomats put
off the evil day and tried by
negotiations to stave off a trade
war.
Tokyo is not altogether out on
a limb, with the other nations
shooting away at her. If they
cut down her exports, then she
will retaliate by placing dis
criminatory tariffs on her i'm
ports.
Consider the case of Austria
liza, which sold wool, valued at
$50, 100000, to Japan last year
and, in return, imported but
$4,000, 900 of Japanese manufac-
tured products. Under such
favorable trade circumstances,
it is hardly likely that Australia
will rush to carry standard in
Britain's trade war.
The United States has been
affected to Sizeable degree by
Japan's expansion, especially in
South American markets, and
yet Japan is a large buyer of
our cotton and other raw mate
rails. What steps we are to
take, If any, remains to be seen.
However, the gentlemen in
Washington are not apt to rush
headlong after England in this
instance. They must remember
how, only two years ago, that
country took the Japanese in
vasion of China and the sepa.
ration of Manchukuo quite
calmly, while our Mr.. StimSon
was left to carry the white mans
burden alone.
Copyright. 1894, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
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Blu John Snure, Jr.

When making the Memorial
Day address at Gettysburg,
President Roosevelt said:
washington and Jefferson
and Jackson and Lincoln and
Theodore Roosevelt and Wood
row Wilson sought and worked
for a consolidated nation. You
and 1 have it in our power to
attain that great ideal. We can
do this by following the peace
full methods prescribed under
the broad and resilient powers
of the Constitution Of the
United States"
The Presidents use of the
word resilient" in connection
with the powers of the ConSti-
tuition has aroused considerable
comment.
The Supreme Court has ad-
journed until october. In it's
recent session it only touched
in an indirect way on the con-
Stitutionality of the Presidents
recovery program. It did not
determine just how resilient"
its powers are to be construed.
Bearing on the recovery pro-
gram, however, were the courts
decisions in the Minnesota mora
forum case and the Arkansas
case, the latter concerning the
exemption of proceeds of life
insurance policies from liens.
It upheld the moratorium and
declined to uphold the Arkansas
case, pointing out that there
was definite distinction be-
tween emergency legislation and
legislation not emergency in
nature.
The definite recovery leg
islatiOn of the President, how
ever, was not brought to the
court for Interpretation.
When the court again con-
venes it will be called upon to
rule upon much of the New
Deal legislation.
Until that time none can say
just how far the Constitution
can be stretched.
On the Eastern seacoast the
fleet has concluded its maneu-
verS, staged as a demonstration
of the wartime strength of the
United States on the seas.
The Presidents review of the
fleet and it's exhibition of power
was intended to provoke a IA
vorable attitude on the part of
the people toward it so that it
might be adequately maintained
and built up in the future.
To make its demonstration,
however, the fleet was trans
ferred to Atlantic waters from
the Pacific.
Before many months the fleet
will again sail for Pacific waters.
All ships probably will not go
to the coast at the same time
but eventually they will be Or
dered to the Pacific.
The maneuvers in the Allan
tic were executed with skill and
at their conclusion the Presi-
dent said:
"WeII DONE"
There are those people that
trust that the Chief Executive
will be of the same opinion
when the fleet returns to the
Pacific.
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Japan protested through its
press when the fleet was con-
centrated in the Pacific before.
Its press will probably protest
again when the ships again sail
for the coast, particularly if or
derS are to cOnfine most of the
fleet around the Hawaiia n
Islands.
The Japanese press speaks for
the war party in power. Its
statements influence the feel
ings of the japanese people.
Perhaps, the President and
others will believe, some say,
that it would have been better
to have had the review in Pa
cific waters and kept the fleet
there rather than take a chance
on further melting the i'll will
of the japanese.
Great Britain defaults on her
debt and partially attributes her
refusal to pay to the johnson
law which forbids defaulting
countries to iloat securities in
this country.
Senator Hiram Johnson, Of
California, author of the law.
rightly contends that his legiS-
lation did not affect the default.
Neither the johnson law nor
any other law caused the Brit
ish refusal to pay the just obi
cations of it's government. The
johnson law was adopted to pre-
vent the American public from
being mulcted again by foreign
nations that already have re-
vealed their unwillingness to
pay their debts.
The refusal of the British
government and others to pay
can be traced to a group of pa
triOtic gentlemen known as i'll
ternatiOnal bankers.
Since the conclusion of the
World War they have been &C.
lively seeking cancellation of
the debts in order that their
own pocketbooks might suffer
no loss. They have been and
always will be ready to sacrifice
the life savings of American peo-
pie who bought foreign securi
ties if their personal Golfers can
be filled and kept overlooking.
They have been the ones who
sought the ears of Americans in
power to protest that the gov
ernments of the world were ur-
able to pay their obligations.
They were the ones who advo-
Gated mOratoriumS and redu-
tons on obligations.
Their interests abroad were
their chief interests. They did
not care for the plight of Amer
leans who bought securities
from governments who needed
help and now refuse to pay.
Finland. that tiny country, is
the only one to pay its obliga-
tions in full. Her people and
government should be COM
mended for not following the
path of larger nations.
Early in American history,
Benedict Arnold was branded
as a traitor for selling out to
the British.
American men who sell out
to the British and other. ma
tions today are termed inter
national bankers.
copyright. 1894. by The Washington
Times Col.
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In the midst of the Great
War, there came out of Eng
land under the title of Ordeal
by Battle" a book by Frederick
Scott Oliver, which Theodore
Roosevelt read and highly COM
mended to his countrymen for
their reading.
In the last chapter of this
book, the author says:
"As we look back over our
cOuntry's history we find that
it was those men who told the
people the whole truth-Or what,
at least, they themselves hon.
estly believed to be the whole
truth-whO most often sue
ceeded in carrying their pro-
posals through. In these mat
tiers which touched the very
life and soul of the nation, all
artifice is out of place."
Certainly all artifice is con-
spicuous by its absence from
the scholarly brief submitted
by former Ambassador j. Reu-
ben Clark, jr., for the guidance
of the Committee on Foreign
Relations in it's consideration of
the League Court protocol.
OF this ably drawn brief, the
New York Sun has truly said:
Its impreSSiveneSS is en-
HANGED by the standing of its
author as a man Of great ex-
perience in diplomacy, in prob
lens of arbitration and in nu-
merOus technical branches Of
international relations.
Nobody else has made it SO
clear that adhesion would
merely mean entrance into the
League of Nations by a back
door. Nobody has demonstrated
so thoroughly that the sO-called
Protocol of Accession is legally
unresr.onsive to the reservations
adopted by the Senate on Janu-
ary p, 1926, as indispensable
conditions of American adher-
ence."
1920 Vote Was Mandate
After weighing carefully and
refuting conclusively the various
arguments advanced in favor Of
the ENHANCEMENT of the United
States in the League Court,
Ambassador Clark advances sew
eral all-important objections to
American membership in this
League tribunal:
adherence to the Protocol of
Signature he reveals, would
under the existing constitution
and relationships Of that court
constitute membership not only
in the court but in the League
ITSELF"
Such an association would, of
course, violate the mandate of
the people of the United States
against our joining the League"
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earliest possible moment, even
if it is at quarter past eleven
on the morning of the day
when you find you do have
enough money. Then will be
time enough to pay proper
attention to your health. What
is lie sense of being in gooa
health If -ou have to work?
Articles by Robert Benchley
appear each Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday.
Copyright, 1884, King Features
Syndicate, lnc.)
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A rather horrible bit of
news has just come to this
desk. We are informed that
the eminent surgeon, DR.. G. w.
Grille, has gone on record as
saying that with proper at
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Northwest Washington D. O.
j. editor
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-11

Frank Ramsdell. 1t has not been
learned yet which member Of the
committee will entertain at the next
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheridan Greig en-
tertained large number of guests
from Sandstone Friday evening at a
fish dinner at their home. Those
from Ogema community who were
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Han
sen and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ryan
and family.
Friends of Miss Dorothy Kramer
will be interested to learn of her mar
riage to John Jansen which took
place at Galena, ILL.,. about two
months ago. They will make their
home at Cloves, Iowa, where Mr.. jan
sen is connected with the mercantile
business and is also postmaster. The
wishes for happy journey through
life goes to the happy couple from
her friends in Ogema.
Miss Eldean Hallberg returned Sat
urday to her school work at Mime
apolis, after spending her holiday va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
August Hallberg.
Mrs. F.. l.. Sacre was a caller at
the DeMoss home Saturday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-11
WEST ROCK

Rovella Ffegi spent last Thursday
at the George Studt home.
Miss Eva Blost was taken to the
Grantsburg hospital last Thursday
morning. She had her tonsils removed
there and returned home Friday! :.
Martin Rypkema of Sandstone, was
"a Tuesday supper guest at the Theo-
dore Thompson home.
Norma and Viola Carlson spent last
Thursday at the Gust Grell home at
Clint.
Nels Waldo. Mr.. Murphy, Mrs.
Chas. Swanson and Charlene left
Monday morning for Carney. Mich.
Mrs. Swanson and Charlene will visit
there with her folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Thompson
and Wesley and Robert were callers
in North Branch last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Carlson and
children were Tuesday afternoon Wis
itors at the Emil Olson home near
Beroun.
Miss Myrtle Johnson visited Sunday
at the Rev. Swanson home.
Kenneth and Viola Carlson called
at the Ernest Rohlf home Wednesday
evening of last week.
A telephone meeting was held at
the West Rock school Monday evening.
Miss Doris Thompson visited with
Mrs. George Anderson last Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Thompson
and family were supper guests at the
Rev. Swanson home Saturday.
Leona Carlson visited at Hamlet
Johnson's Saturday afternoon.
Kenneth Carlson, accompanied by
Mrs. Bessie YOungquist and daughter,
Audrey. spent the weekend in Ffnlay-
son and CloQuet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Martinson and
junior of east Rock Creek, and Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Thompson and
family were Sunday dinner guests at
the F.. Oscar Peterson home, east of
Rock Creek.
A birthday party was held on Har-
vey Carlson Last Thursday evening
and on Bernice Johnson Sunday eve
ming.
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Willow River School Notes

Friday afternoon, Dec. %, the high
school. the grades. and visitors as
sembled in the gymnasium for the
annual Christmas program. Practi-
ecally every class in school was rep
resented. Several grade pupils gave
recitations or dialogues. The girls
glee club sang several songs, and the
freshmen gave a short Christmas play.
After the program the grades returned
to their respective rooms for their
parties and the high school gathered
In the assembly for the exchange of
gifts. Each pupil also received can
dy-supposedly from the faculty, al
though there was no card attached
After much waiting on the part of
the seniors. their rings have at last
arrived and the seniors are the proud
wearers of either rings or pins.
The juniors and seniors have been
given grammar tests to determine
their knowledge of grammar. A salts
factory score must be obtained by
each student before he will be eli
gible for a six-weeks grade.
a very busy time for our janitor, Mr..
Larson. Some remOdeling has been
done in the home economics room.
The girls who are taking home eco
nomics are grateful to Mr.. Larson for
the new drop-leaf table that has been
placed in their room to supply more
space. The girls made some very
practical articles for their Christmas
projects.
Friday evening, Dec. %, the Willow
River boys basketball team defeated
the Finlayson boys team by a score
of % to 8. This game was played
for the possession of the Little
Brown Jug" which originated some
years ago between FinlaysOn and Will
low River. The Little Brown jug"
which our boys gained possession of
last March, is still retained by Willow
River Prior to the big game, the
freshman and sophomore girls team
played the junior-senior girls team.
The junior-senior team was defeated
by score of IS to 6.
Our high school attendance is
greatly handicapped by poor roads.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-11
OGEMA

Mrs. M. J. Gordon of GAINESVILLE,
passed away and was buried the day
before Christmas. She had visited
here many times and had made many
friends who will miss her.
Ire Swan and Elder Bostrom took
a truck load of wood to Hinckley the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Ryan and son.
Thomas. called at the Swan and Bo-
strom homes Sunday.
Miss Beatrice Swan gave card
party at her home here last Thurs
day evening.
The road crew finished cutting
brush on the highway Friday after
noon.
Walter Kaegbine of Danbury, visi-
ted at the VIM. Miller home Friday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huntley are entertain
ing company from the city this week.
Miss Ethel Kingbloom spent the
weekend at the Joe Beaufeaux home
Miss Edna Schauer spent the week.
end at the Sacre home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-11
KERRICK

New Years visitors at the G. l..
Wahlquist home were Clara and Leo
nard Wahlberg of Dell Grove.
Donovan Hogan brought up new
Ford truck Monday; also one last Fri
day.
The locating crew of the Highway
Department with Mr.. Odegard in
charge, moved in Tuesday of this
week. They will be here for about
two months and will make location
of the new highway No. 1876 (now re-
named No. 23) from AskOv to Fond
du Lac. There is a crew of about IL
men.
Mrs. Marie Lund entertained few
relatives from Duluth Sunday.
The John johnson and G. l.. VAIL
quist families and Leonard Wahlberg
were New Years dinner guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Berg
lund.
w. P. Hogan drove to the cities Sun
day, returning Tuesday.
School started again Monday with
Arthur Larson of Sandstone as super
intendent.
Parking your car or truck on the
highway or partly out on the highway
at night without lights is not only
exceedingly dangerous but is a vio-
lation of the law and subjects you to
trouble. 1t is not fair to your fellow
driver to do it. Such things have
been the cause of serious accidents.
You would hate to be responsible for
some ones death.
Philip McGrath, who has been en-
ployed in a C. c. c. camp at Ely, was
given the position of clerk and book
keeper in the Canteen, with raise
in wages shortly after his return to
the camp at Thanksgiving.
Reider Edison, who has improved
the appearance of the town at various
homes and business houses, returned
to Duluth last week. Under his clev-
er hand, a new storm front took form
at the front door of the bank. He
also rejuvenated the ]. A. Ferguson
home, which had been the scene of
basement fire recently.
S. A. Halverson came from Mime
apolis last Friday to load car of
sand.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-11
BRUNO

A branch CWA project will be put
on at Bruno beginning Thursday, Mrs.
John Stafford in charge. Anyone may
register from to 4 at the school
house. Any lady who has not regis
tered with Mrs. John Stafford will
have the opportunity to register with
Mrs. C. Boo. who will be at the school
house Friday from 1 to p. m.
Miss Lorraine Howey returned to
Crystal Lake Sunday to begin school
Monday.
Oscar Eklund had painful acct
dent Tuesday morning. AS he was
building fire the gas exploded and
his face was blown full of hot ashes.
His eyes were not injured but are
very painful.
Miss Edna Zern enjoyed visit with
her niece from Brook Park last week.
Mrs. o. F.. Peterson had as guest
last week, a nephew from Zion City.
Miss Signie Eklund returned to Du-
luth Sunday.
Mr.. Kay of Barnum, was a guest at
the Harrington home from Sunday
/ night till Tuesday.
Mrs. Gault, who has been in the
Weber hospital in Duluth is now
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Forsyth. She is very i'll.
Mr.. Keuhn has started to work on
the section again and more may be
put on soon.
Messrs. Fairchild, Jap Hill, Rev
David Harrington, Mr.. Kay. Morris
Anderson, and Mrs. John Stafford
were in Pine City Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Pearson were
in Pine City Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kile gave a party
Saturday evening to twelve OF the
high school boys and girls in honor
of their daughter, Maud's birthday
A fine lunch was served and after the
games they had sleigh ride.
Mrs. Ed Rupp and Albert Oster.
kamp went to Minneapolis Tuesday
afternoon to see Mr.. Rupp.
Mrs. John Stafford and Carlton and
Mary Rose spent Friday in Pine City
and Sandstone.
! Karl Won Schenk spent from Satur-
day to Monday in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Pearson, Miss
Menike. Miss Dorothy Berglund, Miss
Astrid Gas, and Miss Lorraine Howey
attended the basketball game between
Bruno and Willow River at Willow
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgenson are the
proud parents of a girl born Wednes-
day.
Fred Murphy returned to Wilmar to
resume his school duties Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-11
(From Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Mackenzie
were callers at the d. d. Bryson home
Tuesday of last week.
Due to several cases of sickness
among the school children of Dist.
1913, school will not open till Jan. Is.
Miss Nellie Hansen spent from last
Thursday till Saturday as a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Grove at Danbury.
Mrs. F. H. Thayer attended installa-
ton of officers of the NRA camp at
Webster, Wis, Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Mackenzie
were Sunday afternoon visitors at the
H. j. Kramer home.
Mrs. Alma Sundstrom and little
niece have returned to their home in
st. Paul. after spending several weeks
here with Mrs. Lena Bergen.
Howard Utley Of Minneapolis. ar
rived here last Thursday to spend a
month with relatives. He is grand
son of Mrs. j. C. Utley.
Lloyd Cannon returned Sunday to
Minneapolis, after a two weeks vaca-
ton spent at the j. c. Beaufeaux
home.
Mrs. E. T. Irons of Glover township,
spent Wednesday of last week at the
L. T. Irons home lending them as
sistance. Mr.. Irons is still i'm a quite
serious condition, but all are hoping
for his speedy recovery. Curtis Lyon
spent Saturday night attending Mr..
Irons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Soens were We'd
nesday evening callers last week at
the Peter Stulen home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elder Bostrom and son, Earl, called
there Tuesday evening.
A toboggan sliding party is slated
for next Saturday night by the young
people. The tobogganing will be on
Thayer's hill at Lake Lena. Ladies
are requested to bring sandwiches
and gents a nickle each.
Sheridan Greig has purchased the
timber stumpage on Section Is known
as the Ward property and is having it
cut. Darrell Waggoner, Con. Ed, and
Emmett Linehan and Norman and Ar
thur Ryan, Jr., are doing the cutting.
The card party and dance given at
Ogema hall Saturday evening was not
very well attended due to a great
deal of illness throughout the COM
munity. However those in attendance
had very pleasant time. The usual
lunch was served at midnight.
Miss Edna Schauer was caller
Saturday at the Curtis Lyon, H. J.
Kramer and Donald Mackenzie homes.
Due to the low attendance at the
last club meeting which was held at
the home of Mrs. Fred Golf, no bust
ness was transacted. The members
Of the serving committee for the next
meeting Of the club are Mrs. Hilda
Swan. Mrs. Elder Bostrom, and Mrs.
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PARK CENTER
The George Kalafut home was plea

The George Kalafut home was pleas
antly surprised Saturday night when
some of the young folks gathered at
their home. Those present we're
Woodrow and Charles Livers, Ruth,
Frank. and Walter Berg. Envy and
Einar Nelson. Goldie. Clarence, and
Harry Sway. Bernice and John Ze-
brasky, Joe Slater, and Paul Kvas-
nicka. The evening was spent in
dancing and good time was had by
all.
Callers at the John Sway home Sat-
urday evening were Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Berg and Axel Berg.
Bernice Zabrasky. Goldie, Clarence
and Harry Sway, Ruth Frank and
Walter Berg, Envy, Einar, Henry. and
Lawrence Nelson visited at the Louis
Livers home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Tietz and
daughter. Mrs. Walter Hiatt and son
and Albert Tietz were dinner guests
at the N. G. Nelson home Friday.
Mrs. Walter Hiatt and son, and AL
bert Tietz of Minneapolis, were spend
ing a week with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Tietz. They returned to their home
Sunday.
John Sway and Arthur Tietz made
a trip to Willow River Monday.
Mrs. T. B. Thomson and Vera were
Sunday callers at the John Sway
home.
Sigfred Olson called at the Joe
Slater home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Martinez and
son, Hubert, were callers at the Frank
Martinez. ST., home Sunday.
Word has been received from st.
Paul of the marriage Of Godfrey Nell
son to Miss Betty O'Brien. Mr.. Mel
son is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. N. H.
Nelson of Kerrick.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Matykiewicz. Mrs. Maty-
kiewicz will be remembered as Mar
garet Martinez. Congratulations!