The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-19

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chimes. And no one has succeeded
In working out a plan to control
those southeast winds.-Blue Earth
County Enterprise.
1t has never been just clear how
the owl earned its reputation for
wisdom. The only accomplishments
we have ever heard Of that were
attributed to the owl are that he
stays out all night and sleeps all
day. We know several young men
addicted to the same practices, but
no one would think Of calling them
wise.-Park Rapids Enterprise.
Government assistance Is given
and needed for employment; gov
eminent aid Is needed for relief;
government aid is advanced to Dol
ster industries and projects. 1t
looks very much as If the appela-
ton Of Uncle" Sam should give
way to a more appropriate cogno-
men, that of Father" Sam. Are we
making any progress to strengthen
and widen the opportunities for in
dependent individuals and business
men? The theory, and a sound one
in many respects, has been advan-
ced that the United States would
fare much better if 80 per cent of
its entire business were conducted
within its own boundaries. That be-
ing the case it is logical to assume
that something should be done so
that each individual city and COM
munity would do most of it's bust
ness within its own area. Prosper
ity and progress begins at home
Eveleth Clarion.
1t Can't Happen Here
CAN'T not? Well, it has. A Senate
investigating committee, without
due process of law, has seized CO.
pies of millions of kilograms that
passed between Washington and
various communities in other parts
Of the country. No doubt there are
those who applaud such lawless,
ruthless disregard for law, but the
that we are on the threshold Of alb
solutism, where the rights of the
individual will count for naught.
Who would have thought 1t posi-
BILE a few years ago that the Unit
ed States Of America would come
to such pass, and all due to the
supiness of our own people? We
can thank the Almighty that a new
and more courageous generation Is
about to take charge. The present
generation will go down in history
as the most hopeless and spineless
in our national Observation-Disclosures
Pioneer-Journal.
Is Communism or Fasclsm Near?
1--WE are racing toward dictator
ship! Communism or Fascism will
be our lot if something isn't DONE
This is the warning given to Am
erican workmen by Matthew Vol,
vice president of the American
Federation of Labor, in the Liberty
Magazine. In making his own case,
Mr.. Woll makes the case for every
ism" in this country, nor any
form of dictatorship.
Whether we admit it or not, we
Americans are rushing toward gov
ernmentalism, or a form Of state
socialism," Mr.. Vol says. "We are
turning our backs on individual
rights, contract rights. property
rights, even state rights.
I'VE are setting up a new form
of society"
Building his case step by step,
Mr.. Woll points out that zone by
one, under the stress of emergen-
cy, the great towers of democractic
strength in this country have gone
down and towers of dictatorial
strength have arisen in their places.
This is invariably the first step to-
ward a socialistic state, whether of
the Communist, or the Fascist or
Nazi type"
Government is already moving
rapidly toward the full control of
industry. The trend toward dicta-
torship is no longer a trend; it Is a
race. True it has been slowed down
here and there by judicial oppos-
ition. But it is only matter Of
time before courts, no matter how
august, change in personnel until
they reflect the will of the power
which appoints them. Judicial OPP
position alone will not permanent
ly protect u.s."
In those few words Mr.. Woll
makes as fine a case for mainten-
ance Of the American system as
has been made. He speaks for Or
agnized labor, but he sees plainly
that property rights and human
rights are the same. The fall of lib
erty means the fall Of our entire
structure. = Alexandria Citizen
News.
The Smartest of the Lot
Hitler's move to occupy the de-
militarized zone of the Rhineland,
and at the same time denounce the
Versailles Treaty, and the Locarno
peace pact, is without parallel in
modern diplomacy for its daring.
Since ascending to power three or
four years ago he has by successive
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