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The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-11
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
NOR Olson has made

ri ltEltc
Governor Olson has made a
complete about-face in reference
70 freedom of speech. This has
been inspired by his yen to reach
the u. S. senate with a vehicle
attempting destruction Of the
power of the Supreme Court
through his attacks upon the acts
of it's members. There should
be, he thinks now, no restraint
upon his ambition to rip to shreds
the records of those public off,
Gals.
Time was, however, and not
long since, when Olson sought
refuge in restraining freedom of
speech when it was sought to ex-
pose his own official conduct as
Hennepin county attorney, a rec
ord which he had not the small
est desire to have exposed to the
light of day. He seized that
refuge by invoking the notorious
Minnesota gag law" enjoining
the Saturday Press from exer-
cising freedom of speech, or any
speech. He stifled it SO COM
pletely that it was not allowed
to 60 to press at all. It's voice
was completely stilled.
But, thanks to the backing of
American Newspaper Publishers
Association and thanks to that
u. S. Supreme Court which held
the gag law" UNCONSTITUTIONAL,
it is no longer possible to prevent
an American newspaper from
placing the records of public Of
fcials out in plain sight, records
which are the property of the
public.
Before that Supreme Court
Olson argued that the State
should have, under its police
power, authority to suppress free
dom of speech, and on the other
side of the argument was Tom
Latimer (since developed into
an Olson bedfellow) who con-
tended that only corrupt govern
ments would attempt to stife free
comments upon itself.
Having acquired the notion
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-11
Townsend Bubble PriCked

tee is probing the disbursements
of that money.
A major political angle of the
Townsend movement appeared
eight months ago; in July of last
year when R. E. Clements, the
real boss of the Townend organ
ization, contacted the late Huey
P. Long. Long stated emphati-
cally that he did not believe in
Townsend's plan, but that since
he was out to bust" Roosevelt
at any cost, he'd trade with
Clements.
The trade never came about, for
six weeks later the Kingfsh of
the United States senate was
dead. Clements then preached
the idea that the Townsend move
ment should be used as a basis
for a Third Party, with himself
as the successor to Huey Long,
and the idea was agreed to. So
far, DR.. Townsend hadn't been
let in on this little secret, but
later, after the Townsend con
vention in Chicago-which one
of the Townsend chiselers named
Christenberry was paid a thou
sand dollars week to manage
DR.. Townsend was let in on the
secret but not the part of it which
touched Clements wish to be
successor to Huey Long. And
now, just recently, knowing that
the Towsend bubble would be
pricked by the congressional
committee, Clements quit the
Townsend movement, leaving DR..
Townsend and some million 9TH
er suckers holding the bag.
But whether the def1ation of
the Townsend bubble will teach
its supporters a lesson, is de-
cidedly uncertain. They say,
once a sucker always a sucker.
And as for future Townsendites
there's one born every minute.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-11

to be shot at sunrise. And if,
during a strike, the employer
hires men to keep his business
going, he is painted as a money
tyrant who is taking the bread
from the mouths of the workers.
Whereas the truth of the matter
is that the incompetent labor lead
ers are the ones who bring ruin
and misery to the workers. The
funds contributed by union men,
bers, instead of being used ex--
clusively for the purpose of sup
porting the run-of-the-mill union
members while they are ont of
work. is handed out in large
punches to professional peace
full pickets." The 574 band of
professional thugs do not barge
into strikes not connected with
their own union for the love of
their brother workers.
There is nothing truer than that
a person who has more than he'll
ever need to fill his stomach with
out having to work for 1t is the
type who fits easily into that clas-
sifcation of "reactionaryism,"
while the person who is buffeted
to and fro by life's winds of mis-
chance, hardly ever knowing
from one week to the next
whether he'll have three regular
meals in a row for himself, is the
type who turns easily to radical
ism, with the proper amount of
urging and propaganda.
And there is nothing truer
than that a man will fight TO de-
fend what he has earned. Any
one who won't is regarded as a
misht, sucker. We doubt that
there are any-even the so-called
"labor-hating BOSSES = who
deny to the workman the right to
fight for what are his rights, or
what he thinks are his rights. We
have never read any reaction
airy" newsorgan which would
deny a workman that right but
can any ONE name q single labor
Paper or group of radicals sOho
give employers that same right
No one can, because there are
none! Where the average work.
man would tacitly concede the
same rights to the employer that
he expects for himself, the lead
ers of that average workman, the
communists who help influence
his thoughts and actions, never
would! Why? Because it is
not their policy; it is not in their
creed. Their battle cry is, Down
with employersp
They've been crying that here
in Minneapolis for the last three
years-and they are succeeding.
Minneapolis employers have
come to the point where they can
no longer hire and fire employees
according to their own wishes
and the needs of their businesses.
Labor is Growing, We've got
the employers lickedp
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-11
BY McMann

The state Farmer-Labor con-
vention is over-without the pre-
dicted split. Governor Floyd B.
Olson has been Endorsed for
u. S. senator, and Senator FL
mer Benson has been indorsed
for governor.
For a time prior to the con-
vention it appeared more than
likely that the selection of either
Benson of Lieutenant Governor
Hjalmar Petersen as an FL can
didate for governor would project
internecine strife, resulting in a
party split, with Petersen and
Benson camps opposing.
1t seemed like that nothing but
a miracle could avert ia mir
acle, man-made and politically
manufactured occurred. The
man responsible was Governor
Floyd B. Olson, but even his "sil-
yer tongue" and powers Of per-
suasion could never, have sue
ceeded in persuading Petersen to
to drop his, candidacy without the
promise of a succulent political
morsel to back him up.
But in the end Olson won, and
Lieutenant Governor Petersen
took the convention floor after
his name had been mentioned for
nomination and declined in ia
vor of Benson, whose nomination
he seconded. Petersen was
nominated for Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioner.
There's more to this than the
blasting of FL party-split pre-
dictions. 1t means that the
Farmer-Labor party will present
a strong political front to the
enemy at the hustings, and the
enemy, the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties, will be fighting
not only their common enemy,
the Elites, but each other.
which would seem to insure FL
victory in nearly all the impor-
tant offices. There is only one
way to guarantee victory to the
old parties in the battle for the
governorship and the seats in the
U. S. senate and that is for them
to nominate candidates on a fu-
sion ticket: one party to have its
favorites in the state capitol, the
other to have its favorites in the
national congress-an even-ste-
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-11
Elections To Decide Fate
OF Minnesota And Of Old Parties

ven affair. It's the best chance
Of the old parties, and would pre-
vent Elites turning the state
upside-down with their danger
Gus coop plans, and establish
ing St. Paul as a second Moscow.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-11

that it will be a popular cam
paign issue for him to spew IT,
rades against our most elevated
public officials and having es-
poused communism in a rather
lame fashion, we find him at this
stage delivering to his party con-
vention a confession that the
Supreme Court was right in rul-
ing that his use of the infamous
"gag law" was unconstitutional.
1t was also damnable.
Consistency and expediency
There's almost an immortal diff
ference between them in the
hands of radical politicians.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-11

THE MOST POWERFUL
MAN IN AMERICA
Who is he?
You and I.
Our friends.
Our neighbors.
All who malCe up the non
radical element of society.
In other words, Mr.. Average
Citizen.
The only trouble is, he too
frequently fails to realize his own
strength. He SO often allows
himself to be bullied, led, and
tricked, and when he realizes it,
is inclined to say: "But what can
I do about it?"
The Boston Tea Party boys
supplied a fair sort of answer.
How about United Action ?"
Credit to World
Peacetoays.
Evening star., 1936-03-24
DRIVER FINED $164
FOR 20 VIOLATIONS
Dice Game Winner Fails to Win
Enough and Gets 164 Days
in Jail.

George c. Jones, 35, colored, Of 1921
Third street, was assessed fines aggre-
eating $164 when he was arraigned
before Judge John P. Mcmahon yes
terday on 20 charges of traffic viola
ton.
Jones was fined $25 for speeding,
SIS each for driving through six red
lights, $40 for each of two failures to
observe stop sign, 50 each for failure
to give nine hand signals and 81 for
leaving an alley without stopping.
Officers B. F. Howe and H. T. Grier
of the second precinct testified Jones
drove 65 miles an hour on Fourth
street near Howard University after
they had chased him for several
blocks through streets and an alley
from Six-and-a-half and N streets.
Jones told the court he won some
money in ardice game last night and
when he saw the police car, he
thought he was going to be held up
and robbed.
He did not win enough money, how
ever, to pay the fines and was COM
mitted for l64 days by Judge Nc
Mahous
Evening star., 1936-03-24
Day in Congress
TODAY,

IODAY.
Senate:
Debates agricultural appropriation
bill.
Commerce Subcommittee receives
testimony on stream pollution.
Agriculture Subcommittee considers
bills to develop the Mississippi and
Columbia River Valleys.
House:
Resumes consideration of railroad
long and short haul bill.
Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
meets on motion picture block booking
Ways and Means Subcommittee a.
10 am. on tax legislation.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Debate on packers and stockyards
measure or agriculture appropriation
bill
Subcommittee on District appro-
priations continues executive hearings
on local supply bill.
Commerce subcommittee holds
further hearings on Lonergan stream
pollution bill.
Judiciary subcommittee continues
hearings on price discrimination bills.
House:
Begins general debate on State,
Justice, Commerce and Labor appro-
priation bills.
District Committee meets. 1890 am.
Indian Affairs Committee meets,
1880 an.
Evening star., 1936-03-24

Continued From First Page)
major points in proposed new cor
poration tax and "windfall" levies on
professors who successfully fought the
collection Of the old A. A. A. taxes.
The Hill group will recommend to
the full Ways and Means Committee
"windfall' levy OF 80 per cent on
that portion Of professors income
which resulted from non-payment or
refunds Of the old processing tax.
This is estimated to yield 500 600 900
and upward
The legislators also have decided to
comes Of corporations. These rates,
replacing certain existing corporate IN
come levies. would be graduated ac-
cording to the amount OF net income
which a corporation placed in its re-
serve rather than distributed as divi-
dends. This tax is estimated 10 yield
1891 600, 900 annually.
1t is somewhat different from Presi-
dent Roosevelt's suggestion for tax
on undistributed income OF corpora
tionS. estimated to result in a $620.-
600 900 yield, but committeeman said
the effect is much the same. Both
proposals aim to force large propor-
ton of corporation income into the
hands OF the stockholders, where the
money will be subject to individual in
come taxes.
Continue Capital Stock Tax.
Another departure from the admin
iStration program was a subcommittee
decision to continue excess profits and
capital stock levies temporarily. thus
raising about sS3 900. 900 not contem-
plated in the Roosevelt plan.
The capital stock tax would be con-
tinued through next June 80. with the
rate reduced from sl40 to 70 cents per
$1,000. After that it would be repealed.
The excess profits tax. which varies
for individual corporations. would be
continued through the present calen-
dar year and then scrapped.
The subcommittee plan, which
makes no provision as yet for new
processing levies, Is estimated to raise
a total of s774.O00,000 only sl8,0O0,-
900 short of the administration pro-
gram. This led some legislators to
hope they could dispense with process
ing levies this year.
Evening star., 1936-03-24
CITIZENS |ND0RSE
COPELAND'S BILL
Mid City Group Favors Plan
to Elect Delegates to
Party Conventions.

The Copeland bill, setting up a reg
ular primary system to elect delegates
to represent the District at national
political conventions, was Endorsed by
the Mid-City Citizens Association at
meeting last night in the Thomson
School.
Under the present arrangement
here, it was pointed out, delegates are
selected "haphazardly" at committee
meetings or at local conventions.
The association also approved the
40-hOur week bill for women and
proposal for compulsory semi-annual
inspection of motor vehicles in the
District.
Fail to Approve One Section.
In voting on the latter plan. the
group withheld approval Of the section
of the bill which would make the in
spection free for Federal and District
vehicles while private owners would
be forced to pay 81.
Opposition was expressed to amend
ing the District liquor regulations to
permit the sale of drinks on Sundays
from midnight Saturday until 2 am.
and from l pm. until midnight.
George w. Offutt. member Of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, who
attended the meeting. commended the
association on its stand.
After considerable debate the aSso-
citation deferred action on the Sisson
bill to repeal the red rider" which
forbids the teaching Of communism
in the public schools.
Police Precinct Sought.
A. J. Driscoll president of the asso-
citation: Frank B. Hoffman and w.
w. Stout were nominated to attend
a meeting of the Senate Subcommit-
tee on Appropriations 70 seek resto-
ration OF the old second police pre-
cinct on Fifth street The precinct Is
now used as the Woman's Bureau.
Other action taken by the associa-
ton included a request for a classi-
fled post office and junior high
school in the MidCity community.
The secretary was instructed to
communicate with the traffic direc-
tors Office to seek restoration Of
traffic lights at Sixth and K streets.
Speaking on the functions of the
Board Of Indeterminate Sentence and
Parole, Offutt told the association the
board does more harm than good"
He said second offenders should not
be eligible for parole.
Musical entertainment was fur
niShed by Ray Baine Of the Estelle
Wentworth Opera Co, accompanied
by Mrs. Wentworth.
Evening star., 1936-03-24
RANDOLPH URGES
POTOMAC DAMS
Outlines "Most Effective"
Flood Control Method to
House Group.

| The most effective way to protect
| Washington from floods would be to
erect dams in the upper reaches Of
the Potomac, above Harpers Ferry,
Representative Jennings Randolph,
Democrat of West Virginia declared
at a conference of House members
from flood stricken States in the
House Office Building yesterday after
noon.
He made the statement after Chair
man Riley J. Wilson of the House
Flood Control Committee had pointed
out that an omnibus food control
measure now awaiting Senate action
provides for levees and similar works
opposite the National Capital and
also at Cumberland, Md; Harpers
Ferry and Ridgeley. w. Va. Under
the Senate bill the work at Washing
ton would cost s571 900. at Cumber-
land STAB 400 and in West Virginia
about s206, 900.
Suggests Two Dams.
Randolph did not oppose these
items. but contended the only way to
get effective control of the Potomac
is to go to the headwaters and build
dams. He suggested \ 81 500, 900 dam
at Piedmont, w. Va, about $50 miles
above Washington, and another at
Harpers Ferry. He also urged refor-
estation as a flood-control measure,
and favored adding 100000 acres to
the Monongahela National Forest, in
West Virginia.
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
of Mississippi Endorsed the theory of
building high dams on rivers gen.
orally as the solution to flood control,
coupled with hydroelectric power de-
velopment, and said he would like to
see the Government embark on pro-
grams similar to the Tennessee River
project on other rivers.
Immediate Aid Discussed.
The conference discussed both the
need for immediate aid in flooded
areas and how to expedite permanent
flood od-prevention projects. Chairman
Wilson suggested that any new prof.
ects brought to light recently should
be added as Senate amendments to
the flood-control measure which has
passed the House. Chairman Cope
land of the Senate Commerce Com
mittee sent the bill to the Army En-
gineers a few days ago for revision,
preparatory to seeking Senate action.
Representative Wilson also called
attention to another bill that has
been reported to the House seeking
TO have the President allocate part
of the remainder Of the 1885 emer-
gency relief appropriation for flood
control work. Wilson suggested that
If between $300,000,000 to 100000
900 could be allocated, with authority
for the engineers to proceed on ap-
proved projects. it would expedite per-
manent flood prevention.
Evening star., 1936-03-24
FLOOD DAMAGE
SURVEY ORDERED
IckeS Wires P. W. A. Direc.
tors in 20 States to
Make Report.
BY the Associated Press.

L
Secretary Ickes today ordered public
works directors in 20 States to survey
flood damage to P. w. A. projects and
other public property.
The P. W. A. head explained at a
press conference that P. w. A. had
practically no money for additional
allotments. but said he had talked
with two House members who plan
to introduce bill appropriating addi-
tional funds to P. w. A. He did not
name them.
Asked whether he would favor such
legislation. Ickes said that If Congress
decided to give P w. A the money
Il will very cheerfully administer this
fund"
L certainly think" Ickes added,
we ought to make it possible-if We
can-to complete projects underway"
His telegram said
Please make a survey and report
to me damages caused by the recent
floods to P. w. A. projects in your
State and approximate amount of
funds required to repair the damages,
particularly bridges. roads and public
buildings; also other flood damage
which would seem appropriate P. w.
A. participate in rehabilitation. Ex-
pedite reply"
TelegramS were sent to State direc-
tors and State engineer inspectors in
New York. Pennsylvania, Maryland,
DeleWare, Connecticut. Rhode Island,
New Hampshire. Vermont. Maine,
Ohio, New Jersey, Virginia. West Vir-
ginia. Massachusetts. Tennessee. Ken
lucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and
Missouri
Meanwhile six Works Progress Ad-
ministration officials, including As
Sistant Administrator Lawrence West
brock, began a firSt-hand inspection
ern States, and members of Congress
from Is States were planning a COM
prehensive flood control program to be
enacted at the present session.
Westbrook was designated by w. P.
A. Administrator Harry L. Hopkins,
who had intended making a personal
visit to the devastated areas but was
kept here by the press of official busi-
ness.
The congressional group yesterday
voted to seek appointment of a joint
Senate and House committee to draw
up the flood control program for ac-
tion before the end of the session.
The w. P. A. officials headed by
Westbrook were to start their survey
of Federal relief and rehabilitation
activities at hard-struck Hartford,
Conn. to determine ''the most expedi-
tious manner in which the resources of
the w. P. A. can be brought to bear
on the task Of rehabilitation" Presi-
dent Roosevelt last Saturday set aside
100000 for flood relief, of which
$25 100000 will be used to restore
bridges, highways, public buildings and
utilities and the remainder to fighting
disease
Evening star., 1936-03-24
president SILENT
ION HAGOOD ACTION
Embarks for Cruise After
Talking to Disciplined
General.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI. Fla. March 24.-Aboard
one of Uncle Sans new destroyers.
the U. S. S. Monaghan. President
Roosevelt cut across the Gulf Stream
today bound for the far eastern side
Of the Bahama Islands to begin two
weeks fishing cruise.
The happy sea-going President
showed of last evening from Port
Everglades after settling the incident
of the disciplining of Maj. Gen. John
son Hagood.
Gen. Hagood Silent.
The veteran Army oficer. who was
relieved of command of the 9th Corps
Area for referring to W. P. A. funds as
stage money" left unusually silent
from a two-hour interview with the
Commander-in-C Chief.
Marvin H. Mcintyre a secretary to
Mr.. Roosevelt, then issued the follow
ing statement:
The President and Gen. Hagood
talked on the train this afternoon.
1tIl. hdBOOO Will Jdke Jnree mOntnS'
leave Of absence and his future assign
ment to duty will be determined in the
meantime"
The President declined TO discuss
the case any further.
To Board Potomac.
Late today or early tomorrow the
destroyer carrying the presidential
party will meet the new presidential
ship, the U. S. S. Potomac, and Mr..
Roosevelt and his five fishing COM
panions will board this smaller vessel
for the remainder of the cruise.
He is heading directly to the
Bahamas and to a goal almost at the
Island Of Haiti, whence he will begin
fishing on leisurely return route.
The President was accompanied
aboard the Monaghan by his eldest
son, James, and his uncle, Frederic A.
Delano.
NEW YORK POST HINTED.
Evening star., 1936-03-24

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