Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-02-06
THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT
By CONG. JOHN PAUL KVALE

Much more than a newspaper col
umn might be written this week in
comment on and in explanation OF
events that have TRANSFERRED in the
last few days, both legislatively and
politically. The campaign for the
Presidency has opened with a bang
through the political utterances Of
men like AL Smith, his old running
mate, Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
Governor Talmadge of Georgia and
Landon of Kansas, former Secretary
cambridge Colby. Senator Borah and
others. Those speeches naturally
have made all political commentators
and observers conscious Of the ap-
preaching elections. and every address
has been subject to its own interpre-
tation. The writer will leave that to
others. however.
AS for legislation and administra
tive developments in Washington.
again it can be said that much has
happened If it were all to be
summed in single paragraph, there
would he need to recite the repercus-
sions in Congress of the Supreme
Court order that all processing taxes
which have been held up under court
order be refunded to the professors;
enc would have to recount the after
effects Of the successful fight to over
ride the Presidents bonus" in which
the CONGRESS still is faced with the
task of determining how to meet the
costs that have been authorized; the
Frazier-T emke farm bill would have
IT'S rightful share of dramatic atten-
of Congressman would deserve their
news spot: the rebuff administered
to the Townsend plan leader in tie
House in connection with his assault
on the Indian Affairs Bureau and on
liberals generally would rate more
than line; the back-tracking Of Sem
ator Nye's critics in the Senate who
first sought to stifle his munitions
Investigation would merit extended
comment, for they unanimously voted
to let him have the funds that he
considered necessary to conclude his
inquiry and file his report.
Those are the high lights only. If
the writer had nothing else to do but
write this column, and if space was
unlimited, 1t would be delight to eX-
pand on each of these significant sub
iects. But, because these columns
must always he prepared. with the
usual unacceptable Interruptions. on a
Saturday afternoon at the end of a
firing week, only the following can
be added today:
Minnesotans, whether farmers or
bankers, whether laborers or profess
SIGNALS. whether wealthy or reduced
for the time to accepting relief, are
watching the struggle to get the Fra
Zier-Lemke farm mortgage refnanc-
ing bill to test vote in the House.
Without daring at this time to pre-
dict it's fate in the House or subse-
quently in the Senate or at the White
House if it should pass House and
Senate. the writer does now state that
the bill is closer to a vote in the
House than it has ever been in the
history of the entire fight to gain
recognition of this principle.
Yesterday (Friday) for instance. it
was only due to the fact that two
members were absent who have prom
ised to sign the petition that the is
sue was not forced. These two mem
bers have been willing to sign as long
as the efforts fell short of the goal,
for they stated that their names
would not help if the administration
leaders promptly persuaded others to
remove their names, as they are per-
mitted to do under the rule as long
as the required number is not
reached. But when within two of the
necessary number last night, they
were not to be found, and Congress-
man O'Connor of New York. sensing
the imminence of Lemke's victory,
summarily moved adjournment of the