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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05

son in the banking department, using
the Leader to play up Benson and
play down Magnus.
obviously" continues TIE fg a n,
many of the Farmer-LabOrites hold
ing positions under the state admin
istration are among the most active
of party workers. 1t was in recOgni-
ton of their service to the movements
as well as on account of their quail
fications that these Farmer-Labor
workers were named to positions in
the several state departments. To de-
prive these good workers of places OF
responsibility in the organization is
to deprive the movement of their
services. The suggestion is entirely
untenable. In fact it is plain folly.
LET there be the greatest possible
democracy in the affairs of the Farm
er-Labor movement. The limitations
of Fascism have no place in our
party organization"
Those who have been "propagan-
diZing the FL. membership against
the Influence Of state employees he
terms "self-seekers within the party
and the Opposition press" If the
Meeker County News and other vet
eran dyed-in-wool Farmer-L b o r
newspapers are the Opposition press"
we are willing to let the FL. men,
bership decide that. And if Magnus
and Hjalmar, leaders of the All-Party
purge, are "self-seekers,' we are sure
, they will be willing to let the mem
bership judge that also. The real
Farmer-Laborites know differently.
When Mr.. Teigan talks about self
seekers on this issue, he must do so
with his tongue in his cheek, for it
is the nepotism he is defending that
Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Petersen wish
to cut out of the Farmer-Labor or
ganization to make it more demo-
cratic and stronger. If these good
Farmer-Labor workers" of whom he
speaks are so good, are they not will
ling to contribute their aid to the
party even after they attain state
of the game as we'll? If not, why not?
Perhaps it is because they are not
such good Farmer-Laborites after all.
We feel that state officials with
great appointive powers, etc., have
enough reward from the party. 1t
is not necessary to also reward them
with positions on important party
boards, such as has been done with
the FL. newspaper board. Let them
resign from such boards as soon as
they are appointed to office, but let
them continue to make available to
the members Of such boards the in
formation they may acquire through
their work. But do not allow them
actual votes in determining policies
by these boards.
If the movement is in any way de
prived of their services" it is their
fault, not that of the organization.
There are plenty of capable and sim
cere FarmerLaborites throughout the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05
SHOULD AMEND CONSTITUTION

Editor Askov American:
What amuses me more than any
thing else lately is the contention of
the American Liberty League and
their ilk that the Constitution pro-
tects the rights of the weak, that the
strong do not need any protection.
These people for long time, at least
three years, have been preaching
representative government and that
the powers of Congress making it a
rubber stamp, etc. Now they seem
to be in favor of government by the
judicial branch of the government
just because the Supreme Court has
favored them lately. If the powers
decision from the courts-they would
change their colors again. The fact
that two hundred million dollars were
handed the rich millers and packers
to which they have no moral right,
whatsoever, makes Wall Street loud
in their praise of the courts at the
present time.
After all this talk about the strong,
let us see who the strong really are.
According to the orthodox the strong
are those who have power, but in my
opinion these supposed strong are
those who are lucky and inherited
power. The rich and powerful of
course set themselves up as the
strong, even if they have never done
one stroke of honest work or made
one honest dollar they figure them
selves the strong. This is supposed to
be a country where everyone is born
free and equal. l fail to see the
equality in a society where the many
are born in hopeless poverty and a
few in secured wealth and luxury
The really strong are those, however
who can secure independence and get
out of hopeless poverty through their
own efforts. During ages the really
strong have managed to overcome
their handicaps and have risen to po-
sitions of power through ceaseless
effort and natural ability. But men
who are able to do these things are
rare and far between. From an eco
nomic point of view in order to have
stable government the welfare OF
the many is paramount; the interest
of the minority is secondary.
The subsidized press takes great de
light in telling about our forefathers
how strong they were, how they pio
neered this country and made it wha
it is. Strange to say the people
have heard praising the pioneers
telling about how nice pioneer lift
was, have never done any pioneering
themselves. Those of us who actual!
have done pioneering and know thu
misery and suffering connected will
pioneer life, surely would not wan
our own children to go through th'
same thing. 1t is different to rea'
about life of the pioneer in book
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05
POLITICAL INCONSISTENCY
(The Minneapolis JournaD

Congressman Clifford r. Hope of
Kansas is ranking Republican mem
Der of the House Committee on Agri-
culture, but he seems to be able to
view the farm problem without much
partisan bias. In debate last week he
poked fun at both parties for their
backing and filling on the question Of
farm legislation.
The Democrats came in for the
President Hoover's Federal Farm
Board, and the Democratic platform
of 1882, which condemned the Farm
Board for being a speculator in farm
products and for "the unsOund poll
cies of restricting agricultural pro-
duction to the demands of domestic
markets."
Then came a Democratic Admin
istration and the AAA, which made
loans on farm products at prices
above the market, just as the Farm
Board had done, and contrived to ere
strict agricultural production" Then,
said Mr.. Hope, Republicans began to
condemn the Roosevelt Administra-
ton for policies which Democrats had
attacked when Republicans were re-
sponsible for them.
AS Mr.. Hope pointed out, programs
of soil conservation had been urged
by several leading Republicans, in
Guiding Frank o. Lowden, Herbert
Hoover, Frank Knox, Governor Lam
don and Senator Dickinson, but when
the Democrats brought in their soil
conservation bill, lot of Republicans
in the East began to condemn the
very idea that their own leaders had
advanced
There is much truth in this crit
icism of men on both sides of the
political fence. 1t is the misfortune
of the farmer that measures vital
to his welfare have been considered
by so many political partisans on a
purely political basis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05
ASKS UNITY
)r ASkOy American

Editor Askov American:
l take the pleasure to write a few
lines in your column again after be-
ing on the side lines for some time
with this terrible cold spell that we
had and the snow that we are now
digging ourselves out of to get to the
top to get a breathing spell. There
are lot of things going on in this
country of ours, that some people
don't give thought to, which would
of course be of great help to the
farmers and to the nation as well and
business in general. May l call your
attention with my humble effort to
that most important piece of legisla-
ton, the Frazier-Lemke Refinancing
bill, which is now pending to come
before Congress most any day.
In the year 1892 l took part in this
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05
FOR DEMOCRACY

Only so long as leaders in polit-
ical party represent and adhere to
the wishes of the constituency will
there be peace and harmony within
that party. Whenever self-expression
and control on the part of the rank
and file are brushed aside and few
selfish individuals start debating we
begin to hear talk from the socalled
leaders on how to maintain harmony.
1t is not unusual to find that indi-
viduals who shout loudest for har-
mony are themselves at the root OF
the trouble. They personify them
selves as pacifiers while they go about
trying to put damper on any express
sion of dissatisfaction with party
policies, urging the people to forget
grievances, to let things go along
as they are, and to maintain harmony
at any price.
If their interests are unselfish and
their reiterations of for the good of
the cause" are sincere they will stop
talking and begin practicing by max
ing an effort to find out why there
is dissatisfaction, and just wherein
the good of the party Lies.
To bring forth the best in polit-
ical party it is natural that every
district group in the state must have
free voice in drafting the party plat
form and in formulating policies
The time and place for that is at the
state convention. 1t should be done
without pressure from concerned in.
dividuals who stand in fear of the
mandate of the rank and file.
There should be no smoke screen
talk of harmony" and the party
spirit to keep the convention from
making known it's wishes in such
manner that there will be no doub
in the minds of endorsed candidate:
as to the policies the membership
favors and wants put into effect after
election.
Going to the root of any mess OF
evil will make for the kind of party
unity and solidarity that the ranl
and file of a good political party de-
sire. If some state job holders were
suddenly relieved of their appointive
positions it would provide good test
of their party loyalty. 1t would be
a showdown on whether it is party
principles or patronage in which they
are mostly concerned. Without doubt
it would reveal some malignant cases
of .'patronites."
The American way is government
top down. Elected officials are serv.
ants of the citizens and kingmakins
was discarded by our forefathers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05

state to compose these party govern
ing groups outside of state employees.
AS it stands now we have the worst
feature of corporation holding COM
panies through series of political
"interlocking directorates."
Yes, Mr.. Teigan, we want no Fas-
cism, but the greatest possible democ-
racy in the Farmer-Labor movement.
All that your boys have to do to
achieve this democracy is to resign
their state jobs or else their FL.
board positions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05

worthy cause and obtained 145 signers
in my neighborhood for the Frazier
Lemke Refinancing bill which if it
would have passed, will serve its pur-
pose. 1t would give the farmers more
buying power and business would get
started.
The Farmers Union and Farmers
Holiday Association are sponsoring an
active legislative program with it's
committees down in Washington, D.
c., making an effort to put this bill
over the top. So 1 believe the bust
ness man and the farmers and the
veterans of the World war should get
behind this bill and write their SEN
ators and representatives in Wash
ington. Let us put it over just like
the veterans bonus bill. After all,
we all are just the common people
and why not work together; it will be
benefit for all of us. All the pro-
gressive farmers organizations were
for the veterans bonus bill, and farm
ers and veterans worked side by side
during the World war (veterans were
dom; farmers had to till the soil to
provide for the country and society,".
Those were the days we should be
thinking of; one for all and all for
one. The farmers are not asking for
bonus. ALI we want is to get our
loans at cheaper rate of interest so
we can at least exist. Now, let us
all join hands for this worthy cause
and put this FrazierLemke Refinanc-
ing bill over.
There is lots to be done yet. Agri-
cultural output can not be quickly
adjusted to meet market changes
without legislative aid. Farmers can
changes and volume of any crop they
produce. We therefore must appeal
to Americas business men and others
to recognize these fundamental diff
ferences and to join us in general
and permanent program designed to
establish genuine equality for agri-
culture.
In reply to Mr.. James Slaven, l do
not know If Mr.. Slaven is farmer or
not, but 25 years experience as a farm
err shows me that we don't need coun-
ty agent. AS a collector for the corn
hog money we here in Pine county
have our officials of the Farmers HOl-
iday Association to look after that
part of the affair. AS for the farm
ing part of it, l think that by this
time we have all learned how to pro-
duce. What troubles us most is the
prices. Give the farmers the prices
and they will produce without coun-
ty agent.
Our forefathers farmed before our
days and without a county agent, so
it seems to me it is only additional
expense to the county and l believe
that we can use that money to better
advantage for some other purpose
such as blowing out the roads in the
winter time so people can get to town,
which will be a benefit for all.
So here is hoping that we all work
together for the better things in life.
BENJAMIN E. VODRAZKA.
Brook Park, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05
NOT so BAD

To be sure crime should be
lessened and if possible wiped
out entirely in any community.
Only recently the Chicago Tri-
bune with plenty of filth in it's
own back yard tried to give Min
neapolis black eye by picturing
it as crime center. OF course
there was politics in the attack
by the reactionary Windy City
newspaper Now we have federal
statistics to show that compare
lively speaking the Mill City
community is not nearly so bad
as some outsiders would like to
have us believe, though of course
bad enough.
Under the caption, mot So Bad,
for A Sink Hole" the Minneapolis
Journal published the following
editorial:
What's this, Minneapolis with a low
crime record? After all the unfavor-
able advertising given to this City by
reason of two unsolved murders, the
Federal Department Of Justice comes
along with statistics putting Mime
apolis in a lily white category, com
pared with other cities of similar
size.
Police crime statistics are not con
elusive because of varied methods o.
keeping the books. The federal fig
ures, however, list all crimes known
to the police" in 1895. Eleven cities
in the class from 100000 to 50O,OO(
population are compared. In tota
crimes, Minneapolis ranks ninth ou
of the eleven. The two cities with ;
smaller number of crimes also have
a smaller population.
One of these cities, New Orleans
leads the entire eleven in homicides
In view of the Minneapolis publicit.
of late, it is rather surprising to fin
that the homicide rate of this Cit,
is lowest of all, on a population basis
Only two of the eleven cities in tn
Minneapolis class had fewer homi
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05

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OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writer's Opfn-
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05
RESPECTING ARBITRATION
(The NatiOn)

The federal court in Minneapolis
which censured Governor Olson, May
or Latimer, and the National Guard
took extraordinary action to meet an
extraordinary situation. 1t is not
often that the state militia in it's
Evening star., 1936-11-15
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Evening star., 1936-11-15
FEATURES OF THE 1887 FORD V.8 CARS

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Evening star., 1936-11-15

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Evening star., 1936-11-15

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The Washington times., 1936-03-16
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Evening star., 1936-04-21

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Evening star., 1936-04-21
Fire Ravages Managua.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 20 up.
An entire block of the central busi-
ness section Of Managua was destroyed
by fire yesterday, which did damage
estimated at 250.000 cordorbas Zap
proximately $250,000).
Evening star., 1936-04-21
Legislators Association Elects.

CHICAGO, April 20 R.-State Sen
ator Henry Parkman, jr. of Boston,
Mass, was elected president of the
American Legislators Association yes
terday.
Two vice president were named
Senator T. v. Smith Of Chicago and
Senator George Woodward of Phila-
delphia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-12-31
NOTICE TO
DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
To all delinquent taxpayers that
if the taxes now due and in ar
rear are not paid on or before
the LIST day of January, 1887,
next, this Office will proceed to
collect according to law.
You are respectfully referred
to Section so of Chapter 566!
Acts of the General Assembly o.
Maryland, which provides as fol
lows:
Section so. The Treasurer thai
during the first week in December \
each and every year give notice
all delinquent taxpayers Of said couhI
ty by advertisement in two neWspl
pers published in said county and
handbills posted in five of the mG]
public places in each Election III
trict of said county, and at the CON
House door, warning them that
payment of all taxes then in arrs
will be enforced by advertisement a
sale unless the same be paid beta
the first day of January next fOllS'
ing.
JESSE ]. ASHBY, JR,
Treasurer of Garrett County, No