The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCES

MEMORIAL DAY OBSERV ANCES
continue year after year not because we lay
men who owe most to our war dead are SUI
ficiently appreciative of the privileges they
defended to arrange and take part IN Sucn
programs but through the loyalty OF their
fellow soldiers who more fully appreciate the
hardships and risks they endured for their
country.
1t is unfortunately true that While we
cheered the men in uniform as they depart
ed for the battlefields, the enthusiasm was
largely lost with the signing of the ARMS
tice. What has been done for the disabled
can be attributed to the efforts, not OF non
combatants whose obligation they were, out
to veterans organizations.
In recent years there has been greater
interest shown in the subject OF world peace,
efforts toward disarmament and settlement
of troubles between nations through confer
ences. While results so far are dlsappolnt-
ing, it is encouraging that veterans organ
izations and their auxiliaries of wives, moth
ers and daughters are behind the movement
groups which know the real price OF war
and with a record of accomplishing things
Peace has recently become more popu-
lar theme at Memorial day observances
Surely it is an appropriate topic for the oc-
casion.
interest in the relief problem in recent years
has been the fact that it was good political
capital to be able to go before the voters,
many of whom had benefited, with the proud
boast that mo one has gone hungry
But the temper of the public changes
rapidly. Where huge relief expenditures
were popular few years ago, today, with
vast economic improvement, voters are an
xious to see the end of such tax-maklng ex-
penses. Raking leaves to provide jobs is not
popular when men are needed on farms and
in industry, at increased wages.
The result is the wish of the federal
government to get out of the relief business,
opposed by states and cities with no desire
to get into it any deeper than they now are.
Governors and mayors have trekked to
Washington to sing woeful tunes about the
inability of their states and cities to provide
for their unfortunates in local budgets.
While government projects have been
of inestimable value in the recovery job and
practically every community has benefited
directly as well as indirectly with new build
ings and other improvements, this drain on
public funds cannot go on indefinitely. If
the recovery is at all real, it should be posi-
BILE now to reduce the public debt and i'm
prove our ability to withstand the next
economic storm.
IF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
legislature is to accomplish anything beyond
a stubborn deadlock and perhaps last min
ute, poorly prepared compromise, it should
be apparent to the governor and senators
and representatives on both sides that poll
tcal by-play, personal antagonism and class
bitterness must be forgotten.
No tax measure which aims to make one
class of business pay more than its fair
share of state expense even deserves consld-
GRAFTON in a democracy. Likewise there is
no room for privileged groups.
Each new tax bill naturally brings a
storm of protest from those affected, some
times justiiable, often not, but it is the
legislatures duty to sift the counter claims
and work out fairly balanced system.
Lawmakers with other ideas in mind are off
to very poor start.
MEMS Clothes SAYS A SPOKES-
man for the trade rather graphically, ere
fleet the new philosophy of leisure" Would
this be the shine on the sit-down strikers
serge ?-Portland Oregonian.
Note to Determan: We glad to you are
auriting an occasional editorial noaD and compli-
naented to be the subject of of the first Clip
sheets are usually consistent you'll find the prob
lem of staying behind the fence more difficult as
the tpe,Driter diSpldces the scissors In your office.