Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-05

like all of you, friends of the truth.
But nevertheless we must admit that
these alibies are fragile and danger
Gus to express nowadays. l recogI lied
it year ago when l received by mail
an invitation to come to Paul Hend-
ricks' church in Hinckley to hear DR..
Patmont speak about conditions in
Russia. That man opened up a can
of soup imported from Russia, whic h
had very bad odor. l still have the
stencil of it in my nose. A year later
that same man came to AskOv and
opened the can again. l was there,
not to get another nose full of this
sinking rot, but l wanted to ask him
if he really could prove that that was
Russian soup; l had bunch he made
it himself. After the meeting he said
it was Russian made soup, but Of the
lowest quality; they had better grades
but that was only for the stockholders
in the company and he was not cling
to advertise that for the interest of
his competitors.
At this meeting he used a nice (?)
salesman trick to check up on his Gus
toners by offering song. Was that
a substitute for marking doorposts to
let the angels (?) of damage know
who they had to butcher if called
upon?
DR.. Patmont was very liberal by Of
fering those who thought his con-
Germs soup was not so very good, a
single fare to go to hell (Russia)
what he thought was worse than hell.
l never read that Christ would send
anybody, friend or foe. to- place
where it is no good. That is the bad
odOr l have in my nose now, caused
by his soup. l am sure there are bet
ter grades of soup for both parties
than the kind he gives us sniff Of.
l hope you don't consider this writ
ing an opinion, because that's some
thing a foreigner is supposed not to
have. If l can keep it secret, will
try next to write sentences without
novels. l was just going to show Mr..
Harry Hendricks "old Americanism'
as started with the coming of the
"Mayflower." Now l am going to tell
him that we can not make better men
by using better guns, for this will
lead US to mob rule and savagery.
BY using these things on our own peo-
pie it will make an endless story.
The next generation will go on In
revenge and many boy will say. I
wish our fathers had never started it.
Further, furnishing 900 Of our men
with modern ammunition will wipe
out our protection of state patrol and
game and fish wardens. They all get
their jobs by the law of the ballet
like Governor Olson. Will Mr.. Hend-
ricks obey them for that reason,
whether right or wrong? Better
bring your old nag of a warhorse in
the barn, not trying to become noble
or famous in that way.
Hitler terrorism is caused bv Com
munism. What is the cause at Com
munism, Hohenzollerns?
The witchcraft hunters blame all
that goes wrong with the carftalistic
system to prohibition and Communism
and try to remedy with Kaiser Viii
helm tricks. Anybody not satisfied in
Germany better leave the country.
Let him go out so | will have moth
ing else than contented people and If
those Social Democrats in the Reichs-
tag become more powerful | will order
my best regiment of cavalry to chase
him out. And If any of these social
democrats attack the proposal of the
Kaiser. to have the navy and army
increased. The Kaiser's friends used
scoundrels' tactics by putting a mo-
ton for "Hoch de Kaizer" for them in
honor to him everybody had to raise
from his seat; this was compulsory.
The whole affair here in Pine COM
ty is similar to the act of a couple of
men, off in their minds. that | have
known in the old country. The one
got out of his bed, took a chair and
accordion, walked knee-deep in the
canal, set himself down and played
the accordion, woke up his neighbors
who had to bring him to bed again
The other took the bible, climbed or
the roof of the house and started
reading sermons to convert the other
fool from his bad doings.
Why wake your neighbor, who likes
to sleep, with rambling noises and
getting your feet wet. and why elevate
yourself so high risking to break your
neck. l hope we can find a better
way to solve problems. without the
use of weapons or inquiSition Toll.
erance is what we need first. | hop
to live long enough to see the day OF
freedom. to be allowed to say tomor-
row what was denied us yesterday
What we have today is the result Of
yesterday and predicts how it will be
tomorrow.
J. NIEBOER.
HinnL1ou