Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-12

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GOOD LEADERSHIP ESSENTIAL
Editor Askov American:
In the past year l have become
interestd in tie science of astrOlOyy
and have been surprised to learn
how many great financeers and sthol-
ars subscribe to it. l think perhaps
your readers will be interested in the
Prediction for 1886 by Sydney Bennett
of New York, and will quote a part
of it that is common-sensible for any
one whether he believes or derides
the subject of planet influences.
Quote: THAT 1886 will be highly
eventful requires no second sight nor
technical skill to foresee. With
enough ammunition on hand to blow
the entire continent of Eur0pe out of
the water and with ten million ner-
vous soldiers playing with as many
triggers, it doesn't look like pleas
ant lawn party over at Grandma's.
Dental election with issues that will
turn our emotions inside out. espe-
cially when our pockets are the same
way. 1t is easy to see, astrologically,
that practically all of us will become
pretty unbalanced, angry, temporarily
patriotic, unless we understand in ad-
vance what will be quite difficult to
he Inf
we will actually pull the trigger,
knowing better. is not practicable.
We can get into a war or stay out of
it as we choose.
1895 is the year of the great Oppo-
sition of Saturn to Neptune-the ruler
of man-made governments against the
secret and emotional misuses of pow
er by those who represent the dying
age of materialistic control.
(Here follows technical matter which
| will omit).
Continuing: 1.-The world will either
face and solve this problem or the
next fifteen years will be wasted.
We will now think our way out Of
a minor and merely economic set OF
problems, or we will shoot our way
into major idiocy that nothing can
help. We are actually in grave dan
ger of stretching this phase of the
human cycle beyond it's elastic capa-
city to return to normal. Other civ
ilizations have destroyed themselves.
will it be possible for the U. S.
to remain neutral if Eur pc falls
into the pit of competitive insanity?
No. We would eventually be dragged
inland 1886 is a year of terrific tests
of our national self control. The
reason / say this is because there
are as yet no signs that we want to
be neutral despite the enactment OF
a neutrality stand by Congress and
it's announced enforcement by the
president.
ITO remain neutral we would have
to refuse all help, directly or indi-
rectly, to any nation engaged In a
war. This would include clothing,
food, autos, all raw materials.-nOt
merely the munitions for actual con-
flict Unless we are willing to stop
dealing with nations at war, we shall
not be truly neutral, regardless Of
what we choose to call our pOsiti IN.
And if we do stop dealing with war
ring nations, we must be prepared
to see our streets piled high with
useless cotton. our wheat fields rot
ting while our warehouses are filled
with unstable food, our factories
closed, our banks full of money with
no one Borrowing it, our people unac-
tive, unhappy. anarchistic.
Can we stand the strain Of real
neutrality? Nothing to indi ate that
we are so prepared has yet shown
itself prominently.
1.-The only alternative to the suf-
fering we would have through real
neutrality is some sort of participa-
ton in TIE wars of other nations.
We would probably start easily, grad
ually; in fact we probably already
have. 1t is nonsense to consider that
we don't belong in the League of Ma
lions. We are a part of it except in
name. And by being in it actively
we might do much to forestall the
threatened holocaust. We want peace.
We are not going to get it by preach
ing holy platitudes at the front dor
and at the same time handing out
sandwiches to criminals who call at
the back door. =.
THE voice of the heavens is plain
Mars takes important positions
too frequently all through 1886. OF
course Mars can be used construc-
lively instead of destructively, but it
takes more enli ghtenment than your
astrologer is willing to grant to the
present state of mine-run humans
d. Mars will be prominent and crit
ical from Nov. %. 1885, to January
90, and from June % to November
9. 1896. 1t was thus at the outbreak
of the war of 1914. And several times
since but without the other configura-
tions which | have here described
(These are left out as they are very
tech nj all These are dangerous per
iods trat call for cool leadership
everywhere"
There is much more to this that
| may send in later il it seems t
be interesting to others.
NJ G. NEWMAN