The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03

OVER THE WEEKEND THE WRIT
er had opportunity to discuss the recent
strike riots with residents OF Albert Lea
and several farmers of the surrounding COM
munity. We concluded that labor only In
lures it's cause when leaders resort to such
methods as beating fellow workers and Of
ficials with clubs, breaking up furniture,
throwing typewriters through plate glass
windows and otherwise turning Vandals.
With very few exceptions, according to
witnesses, the rioters were not workers IN
the closed plant but recruits" from labor
organizations in surrounding cities who en-
ioyed Roman holiday at the expense of the
employer and employees whose disputes
were in process of arbitration.
More labor trouble is expected in Albert
Lea when 60 day truce arranged by Cover
nor Benson and his party, who freed the
riot ringleaders from jail, expires this
month. 1t will be no surprise to many in Al
bert Lea if the firm permanently closes It's
plant depriving hundreds of honest workers
of their jobs. At least, it will be years be-
fore the affair is forgotten not only in the
faction-torn city but among manufacturers
who might otherwise locate new plants or
enlarge present ones in Minnesota.
The incident makes poor political CAPT.
tai for the party in power. Several OF the
persons with whom we talked, while not
avowed Farmer-Laborites, were strong o.
son men. They feel he would not have
bungled the thing. Like good many others,
they would like to see a real leader arise In
this states political muddle and his party
affiliation would be minor consideration.
ON 5000 MILE MOTOR TRIP
L. l. lob uiync
of Delhi followed highway II to it's southern
end at the Mississippi river across from Ba-
ton Rouge, capital of Louisiana From Wade
ma, Minnesota to Kansas City, Missouri, our
highway II is part of the american High
way which from those points takes other
routes to Winnipeg and Mexico City. Except
for Minnesota sectors, the route is general
ly we'll improved.
Visitors in Louisiana still hear much
about the late Huey P. Long and all the COM
ments he heard were favorable, Mr.. Hines
said. Everywhere one sees highways,
bridges and buildings which were built in his
regime.
The Hines party was only few miles
from the Florida canal which congress
abandoned after several millions had been
spent on it but they missed visiting the big
ditch because they didn't realize how close
they were until later Mr.. Hines was not too
favorably impressed with Florida and said
he didn't see any place on the trip that chad
anything" on Delhi township.
ANOTHER TRAVELLED GENTLE
man who still calls Redwood Falls his home
was here last weekend Julius A. Schmahl
recently returned from the west coast with,
naturally, some ideas on state finances and
politics.
Mr.. Schmahl is firm believer in the
sales tax as the solution of taxation trou-
bles. Passing through several states where
sales taxes are in operation, he said he made
a point to inquire what people thought of
that method of paying advancing costs of
government and declared he found laboring
men, farmers and business men 100 per cent
for it. Visitors to California, he said, pay
a big part of the tax which would be true
also if Minnesota had such tax.
AS anyone familiar with Mr.. Schmahl
knows, he doesn't approve of the present
state administration and he doesn't think
the newspapers are militant enough about
it.
A REGULATION ANNOUNCED THIS
week by the state WPA office is likely to be
of material benefit in reducing the relief
load. For some time WPA workers, with
some justification, have been apprehensive
of accepting temporary private employment
believing they were impairing their status
on the WPA rolls after the job was over.
The new ruling promises preference at the
termination of such jobs to men who have
tried to earn their living on other than gov
eminent projects.