The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-07

wilderness. That Is no longer the
case. The late great governor,
Floyd b. Olson, gave Minnesota's
liberal movement national recogni-
ton.
There are several matters of in
terest to the farm population upon
which you should memorabilia Con-
gress:
Passage Of the Frazier-Lemke re-
financing bill; guarantee Of cost Of
production to the farmer; crop in
surance; elimination of the specu-
letive marketing system; extension
of government credit to farmers,
merchants and cooperatives, and
laws to assist tenants to become
farm owners.
Farmers often must dispose of
their crops during periods when
markets are extremely unfavorable
to them. You should memorabilia
Congress to establish facilities
through the Farm Credit Admins
tration which will permit farmers
to borrow money on crops stored
on their farms.
Congress should be urged to
adopt a strong neutrality policy;
prohibit sale and delivery of war
contraband or the making of loans
to nations engaged in any foreign
war; take over and operate all num-
itions plants; conscript wealth in
time of war, and make it GRIMM
al offense to spread false propa-
ganda designed to bring our nation
into war.
I urge that you memorabilia Con-
gress on the passage of the Amer
lear Youth Act; the Frazier-Lun-
deem social security bill; pensions
for widows and orphans of war
veterans; passage of the Pettengill
Long and Short Haul Clause Re-
peal bill; prevention of the M. and
st. L. dismembrant; giving Con-
gress the exclusive and constitu-
tional power to coin money and to
regulate the value thereof; govern
ment ownership and control of the
federal reserve banks and ratifica-
ton of the proposed treaty with
Canada for building of the st. Law
rence-Great Lakes waterway.
I recommend also that you petit
ton Congress to submit constitu-
tional amendment which would re-
move from the Supreme Court it's
assumed power to declare uncon-
stitutional laws passed by Congress
pertaining to child labor, regulat-
ing working conditions in industry
and agricultural and industrial pro-
duction, providing security against
old age, unemployment and sick
ness and social legislation general
ly. Progressive America stands
helpless to enact needed social and
economic reforms while a reaction.
airy Supreme Court has usurped au-
tocratic powers never intended by
the trainers Of our Constitution.
And now I shall turn to matters
which you as legislators can deal
with directly.
Civil Liberties
One need be no pessimist to view
with alarm the dangers threatening
our civil liberties.
It is true that we are in this
country enjoying liberties of speech
and assembly which are denied cit
liens of many other countries. Yet
this should not give us false sense
o. security. There, are powerful
groups ever ready to support the
Liberties of one class at the expense
Of the liberties of another; some,
like the misnamed American Lib
erty League, take on the cloak Of
democracy and responsibility. We
must be on guard against this de-
ception. Secret, subversive organi-
zetions like the Black Legion, the
Silver Shirts and the Ku Klux Khan
present a constant threat to our
freedom. And there are mighty
leaders Of industry who do not hes
itate to ask autocratic control over
the lives and liberties of their
workers.
1t rests upon you who make the
lows of this state to guard our
American heritage.
We can do something in that dir
ection by repeating one of the most
vicious laws upon our statute books
the Criminal Syndicalist law.
The law defines criminal syndi-
calism as "the doctrine which ad-
vocates crime, sabotage, violence
Or other unlawful methods of ter
rorism as a means of accomplish
ing industrial or political ends"
Laws of this kind are frequently
used as spear with which to des-
troy the trade union, farmers, and
liberal political movements.
General Legislation
The outstanding success of Min
nesota's Bureau of Criminal Appre-
hension is an admitted fact. The
facilities Of the Bureau should be
enlarged. One of the most potent
weapons in the apprehension of
criminals Is the radio. The Bureau
now functions with only one radio
station. For a complete coverage of
the state, five stations should be
added.
The number Of traffic deaths is
still appalling, although in Mime
sofa we have done better safety
job than elsewhere. But our high
ways will be made. safe and the
number killed and injured each
year greatly reduced only when we
enact more effective motor vehicle
LEWIS and give our enforcement
agencies additional power in en-
forcing them. The habitual careless
driver and offender should be pre-
vented from operating on the
streets or highways. urge that full
consideration be given to the adop-
ton of standard drivers license