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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17
CLARIFIES MAY BILL

Editor ASkov American:
For the purposes of Qualification
it should be stated that the "war
profits" bill now pending in Congress
is the May bill Oh. R. 96O4) The
purpose of this bill is declared as
follows: ito prevent profiteering in
time of war and to equalize the bur-
den of war and thus provide for the
national defense, and promote peace"
Actually, the bill contains only one
provision that deals with curbing war
profits, and this provision merely asks
the secretary of the treasury to pro-
pose a war profits tax bill to the
next session of Congress. According
to The Christian Century three eX-
service members of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee-Congress-
men Maverick, Kvale and Andersen
have stated in unmistakable terms
that the bill is outright dishonest in
that it takes absolutely no profits out
of war, equalizeS no burdens and does
not promote peace.
Note: l have been quoted in the
that the United States ranks first in
civil liberties among the democracies
of the world. My actual intention
was not to convey that we rank first
in this respect, but rather that we
are one of a group of democratic
nations in which civil liberties today
prevail. 1 should like to be able to
claim first rank, but would not feel
justified in doing so because of our
traditional treatment of the Negro,
because of the recent findings of Sen
ator LaFollette's committee on civil
liberties, etc.
The responsibility for this misquo-
tation does not rest with the editor
of the Askov American, because his
writeup was based upon written
summary of my speech which sub
mitted at his request. The wording
of my summary was no doubt too
brief and gave a wong impression.
OTTO G.. HOIBERG.
Askov, MINI.
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boost the oleomargarine industry at
the expense of the dairy farmers.
Not only that, but the butter sub
stitute, under the Senate amendment,
would be foisted upon the veterans
still suffering from World war dis
abilities, for the new provision tackled
on the Independent Offices Appro-
priation bill, would permit the serv-
ing of "oleo" at the tables in United
States Veterans hospitals
Congressman received violent pro-
tests. They point out that in 1887
393, 100000 pounds, the largest in the
history of the country, while butter
consumption for 1887 was 142,829,O 900
pounds less than in 1884.
The Veterans Administration item
previously had carried a provision
permitting use of oleomargarine for
cooking, and Congressman from the
dairying areas were quick to recog-
nize the insidious attempt to expand
its use. Having permitted it to be
used for cooking, an attempt now is
being made to put it on the menus
of Americas World war victims. Once
installed there, its supporters could
say: "You see, even government hos
pitfalls use our product" and by that
time the average restaurant patron
could hardly be sure what sort of
stuff he spread upon his bread.
1t is hardly likely that the oleo-
lobby will survive the re-
ception prepared for it in the House.
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INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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tria nearly as much as about her
ally, hO-Slovakia-and Germany
proudly announced to the treaty sign
ers that the matter now in process
Of settlement was really a domestic
one since it concerned only what was,
properly speaking, a German unit of
nations.
Italy was stunned; friendship be-
tween Hitler and Musolini had be-
come rather intense-and now Hitler
stole march on his southern COM
rade like this! Mussolini had to
waste an unknown number of human
lives and tremendous sums of money
to conquer Ethiopia-and here comes
Hitler marching into another country
and proclaiming it his own, without
resistance, without a single shot!
What fellow! So, after turning the
matter over in his mind for day or
two, Mussolini sent Hitler telegram
congratulating him on his success
in spite of the fact that Germany now
has become Italy's closest neighbor,
and in spite of the fact that German
soldiers stand sentinel at the Bremen
Pass, the door leading into Italy.
Over the weekend much wild talk
was heard about the nearneSS of
another great war Earnest students
of the situation do not think that
such a conflict is likely now or for
some time to come. Developments
had gradually come to point where
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what happened was inevitable. Lead
ing statesmen show by their inaction
that they accept that view.
~ French Crisis.
Under the heavy pressure exerted
by the German-AuStrian crisis it be-
came necessary to do something eff
fective in France where the Camille
Chautemps government resigned last
week; Immediately former Premier
Leon Blum was commissioned to form
new cabinet, but he encountered
strong difficulties, and it was only
as a result of Hitler'S action that
Blum finally succeeded in composing
government which, like that of
Great Britain, Justify proclaims to
the world that it is "ready to meet
force with force"-and does nothing
about it, for the simple and expedient
reason that the only thing which
could be done, would be to 60 to war
against Germany. Nobody wants O,
dares that just now. Let Hitler have
his way-just as he has always had
his way! That attitude Hitler knows
quite thoroughly before he ever makes
an important move.
Death by Shooting.
Almost overshadowed by the Gen.
trail European events was the great
spy and treason trial in Moscow
where Il men were accused before
the military "collegium" of the SUI
preme court. Confessions and revela-
tons emanating from the Kremlin
Hall of Mobiles in this connection
seemed almost incredible, but APP
parently the evidence gathered against
the accused was so strong that there
was no possible wriggling out of it.
While the rest of Europe was jittery
because of Hitler, the Moscow court
found the Fl men guilty of all charges
and decreed that 18 of them were to
be executed by shooting; three were
given penitentiary sentences varying
in length from Is to 80 years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17
GENERAL COXEY AND
GOOD ROADS
ditOr Askov American.

Editor ASkOV American:
On February %, nearly 1000 good
roads enthusiasts gathered at dinner
in Minneapolis to protest against
President Roosevelt's proposed cut in
federal road aid to states.
1 wish every one of these enthus-
lasts would familiarize themselves
with Coxey's plan of good roads
financing. Following the Money panic
of 1893, more than 100000 workers
lost their jobs and were unemployed.
After a march of 35 days from Mas
silon, Ohio, Coxey's army of unem-
ployed arrived in Washington on
May l, 1894.
General" Coxey had prepared a
plan for the financing and building
of good roads which he attempted to
present to Congress from the steps
of the capitol A Gordon of police
had been formed, and CoXey and
two of his aides were arrested, given
a mock trial and each sentenced to
20 days in Jail and to pay a fine of
SIS each, allegedly for having walked
on the grass.
Undaunted however, Coxey later
the same year, secured the introduce
ton in Congress of a bill providing
for the issuance of $500,000,000 in
greenbacks to be paid to labor, at the
rate of $1.50 per day of eight hours,
in the construction of good roads.
CoXey also secured the introduction
of another bill in Congress by which
states, counties, cities, townships and
school districts could issue non-in-
terest-bearing 25-year bonds to be
deposited with the United States
treasury as security for the issuance
of an equal amount of full legal ten
der money to be used in the payment
of their share of the cost of the good
roads building program.
Coxey has secured the introduction
of these bills in II different sessions
of Congress, but the manipulators of
the money monopoly have always
succeeded in defeating them.
Of all the enthusiastic talent pres
ent at this Minneapolis good roads
meeting, not one of the speakers made
mention of CoXey's, or any other
similar sensible plan of financing road
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DISAGREES WITH S. ].
SIMONSEN
Editor Askov American:

EullOI ASkOV AIIleIlCdil.
S. J. Simonsen, in his letter pub
lished in your paper dated March 3,
finds all kinds of difficulties which
he thinks inSurmountable if we had
an economic system based on produc-
tion-for-use instead of profit, which
apparently helps him forget entirely
the difficulties that our present pri-
vate profit system has brought us
the millions of folks on the verge
of starvation at a time when it is
possible to produce plenty for all.
l will forget the difficulties of the
existing economic system, proven
failure, too for the present and try
to answer the objections which MIR.
Simonsen advances to the production
for-use system. First Mr.. SimonSen
tells about the white man and the In
dian who went hunting, got three
ducks and three crows, the white
man did the dividing, so the Indian
got all the crows, and the white man
the ducks. Winding up that para
graph Mr.. Simonsen says: Generally
if you leave the dividing to the other
fellow he will take what is best and
leave you nothing"
That is just exactly what we are
doing now under the profit system.
The dividing is left to the other fell
low-the dominant economic class.
And the results are just as Mr.. Simon
sen predicts, the other fellow, the
dominant economic interests, are get
ting all the ducks, and the great
mass of the common people are get
ting deprivation and starvation.
The private profit" system which
Mr.. Simonsen defends does just eX-
actly that, gives the masses of us
nothing for the masses have nothing
to say under that system about what
is done with the wealth after it is
produced. Those who produce it do
not own it. Therefore, they cannot
say what is to become of it.
The production-for-use sy t e m
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would work just the opposite. Such
a system could not be established
without ownership by the people,
collective ownership. And it is just
Observation-Disclosures would give
the people the right to say how
the wealth is to be divided, and who
is to get it. Under such a system
they have chance to see that they
are properly and fairly treated. But
that is not true under the private
profit system.
Next Mr.. Simonsen says: "The
observation-disclosures system sounds
right, but who is going to do the
dirty work." l ask: Who does it
now? Have the common people any
thing to say about that? In fact, most
of them would be glad to get work
at all, any kind. People today are not
choice about the kind of work they
do. They would be glad to get
work of any kind.
Whereas, under the production-for-
use system it would be done just as
it is done by the many cooperatives
now operating around Askov. All
of those cooperatives are operating
under the observation-disclosures system,
not the private profit system. And
the members of those organizations
say who is going to do the dirty
work." ETC., nobody else, when at
their annual meetings they elect their
boards of directors, who hire the
managers, etc.
Next Mr. SimonSen says: "Who is
to divide the jobs, etc? Everybody
will want the good jobs, and nobody
the poor Ones" etc. Well just how
are the cooperatives around Askov
doing that now? Is there such a
tremendous fight over these things
that it makes an insurmountable bar
rier? Or is Mr.. Simonsen purposely
seeing these hobgobblins because he
is opposed to production-for-u in
stead of profit.
Next Mr.. Simonsen sees about four
cliques in every little town that it is
impossible to have peace, to get them
together, etc. 1t is our contention that
the private profit system is respon-
sible for these cliques, etc. The
brotherhood of man is impossible
under the private profit system Get
rid of it, and establish system based
on justice and equity, the production
for-use system, and we will come
pretty close to eliminating these
cliques, etc.
And now l am wondering what
other excuses Mr.. Simonsen can think
up-he'll have to find some new ones
if he wants to continue to refuse
to become a part of the only move
ment that can make abundance avail
able to the masses of this country's
people.
CHAS. D. EGLEY.
South st. Paul, Mimi, Mar. 4, 1888.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17

We already knew that there is a
worldwide variation of scenery in
our beautiful state. Let's see Min
nesota first! If one really wants to
feel that he is on the waves, he might
start out on a trip now while the
frost is heaving the pavement.
IT'S said that when the French
get control of country they build a
theatre; the British build a railroad
and the Dutch appoint tax collector.
MuSSolini gets control of a country
and Immediately sets to looking for
souvenirs. We Americans look around
for a place to loan some money and
Hitler wants back the countries the
rest Of us took away from Germany
Volta world! Volta world!
The French government broke UP
housekeeping one night this week as
its cabinet quit functioning, but the
Frenchmen are endeaVoring to get
their house in order again by getting
another cabinet. No alarm is felt
over that incident, however, because
the French are long overdue in get
ting a new cabinet. This one will
possibly be streamlined to suit the
times.
The Americans Hooverized in time
of war and liked it, but according to
re
Gently when Hoover gave him while
face to face some Hooverism about
Nazism. Hitler possibly felt that
the American gentleman should have
first convinced the American voters
that his ideas warranted more than
one term in the White House.
Well, Hitler wasn't talking through
his hat on the radio recently when
he intimated that he wanted the Ger
man colonies back again. The past
week saw triumphant march by the
German army when it took over Aus
tria, land of Hitler's birth, and made
it state of the German Reich I'll
bet the local papers in Austria con-
tanned headlines something like this,
Local Boy Makes Good" American
newspapers would probably enlarge
upon it to the effect that German
Boy Makes Good His Threat to En-
danger World Peace"
Over in Russia they should have
on Of E,.i,, Ic
are almost daily in target practice.
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iva Investigation

Any public agency or enter
prise which is being conducted
honestly and efficiently certainly
should have no objection to an
honest investigation. And espe-
cially should an investigation be
welcomed if that to be investi-
gated has been under criticism,
or fire so to speak.
Such a problem exists in the
IVA governmental power under
taking and the sooner an inves-
tigation is made the sooner the
project will move along more
efficiently. If the investigation
proves wrong-doing then the
sooner the mess is cleared up the
better, and likewise if the criti-
cism is of political nature then
justice will have been done to
the friends of the project.
The Minneapolis Tribune in
commenting in the following
manner does not get our complete
sanction in all its expressions,
lished for whatever information
it may contain:
Until Monday, Senator Norris had
insisted that any investigation of the
IVA be conducted by the federal
trade commission; now, however, he
has withdrawn his objections to a
congressional inquiry and one is vir-
tually assured. Why the Nebraskan
should have opposed congressional
investigation in the first place is not
quite clear, but that is water over
the dam; it is chiefly important now
that he has finally opened the way
to a thorough airing of the TWAS
affairs, and for that he must be warm
ly commended.
No one supposes, of course, that
congress will do a perfect job of it,
but it is plainly the logical investigat-
ing agency. Its hearings will COM
mand far greater public attention
than any the trade commission might
hold, and its findings carry much
greater weight There is no COM
mittee which can be named which
will be entirely free from prejudice;
that goes almost without saying. Nor
will any committee completely eschew
the temptation to make political cap
ital out of such an investigation. But
in the end congress can probably
be depended upon to establish the
truth or falsity of most of the charges
which are now rocking the Tennessee
Valley Authority to its foundations
Considering the nature of these
charges, this is urgently important
On one hand, Dr. Arthur E. Morgan
chairman of the IVA, is accused by
his two board associates of pursuing
policy of 'rule or ruin" On the
other, DR.. Morgan charges his col
leagues with 'evasion, intrigue and
sharp strategy and assigns them full
responsibility for the waste and mis-
management which he claims has
marked the boards administration to
a startling degree.
What congress uncoverS in the
course of an investigation may not be
pleasant to contemplate, but at least
it will not leave the IVA, where II
is today, in haze of unsubstantial
indictments. AS one of the staunch-
est defenders of the IVA, Senator
Norris no doubt keenly regrets the
controversy which threatens to dis
credit it; yet he is far too honest to
lend his influence to the concealmen1
of any evidence against it. In the
last analysis, of course, it is the
friends of the IVA who have the
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greater stake in thorough and i'm
partial investigation of the present
charges For until those charges are
disposed of, their very existence must
serve to undermine the public's faith
in this great new deal experiment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17
Opinions of Others

(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
form with those of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective. but if the writer does not
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17
WINDEMERE

Don't forget to come to the Blom-
skog Ladies' Aid meeting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Larson Sat-
urday afternoon, March 10. You are
cordially invited
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17

At last we have found out that
Minnesota's road system would reach
nearly five times around the world.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17
Would Say
By A. w. CONAWAY

one person was killed and II were
injured by an explosion in a New
York brewery. Just think how lucky
we motorists are that that brand did
not get out on the highways behind
steering wheel.
A former member of the Chicago
Stock Exchange was sentenced last
week to serve 10 years in prison for
embezzlement. He claimed, also, that
he had system for beating the mar
ket. Well, that fellow shouldn't have
been imprisoned, he should have been
permitted to come out among the
farmers of the Northwest to show
them how to beat it. They have been
trying for many generations to just
break even with it.
Headlines: 1.-TWO Villages Vanish
in Flood" That's one form of disaster,
but know of lot of villages which
are rapidly vanishing because resi-
dents are not civic minded enough to
trade at home.
'Dja ever hear a person complain
to a local merchant because he
charged dime or more pound for
candy or some other commodity of
good honest quality? Well, have
and | thought, also, how unapprecia-
tive is the human race when l heard
how lO-cent boxes of candy were sold
at a recent travelling show in this
section and they only contained from
four to eight pieces. Nary peep
out of the purchaser. IT'S funny, and
the Snowman does not help educate
our children either nor does he help
make our community better nor our
roads, nor our congenial fellowship
in the small town. Oh, Barnum, you
were right, there is ONE born every
minute.
Here in America, some of us feel
thankful that we do not have to live
under the Russian dictatorship; but
over there apparently some of them
feel how fortunate they are that they
do not live in America. Recently in
a purge trial in Moscow prosecutor
shouted that only in America do they
leave such men as the AL Capones
alive. And he thanked God Russia
is not America Well, I am glad
they are satisfied, want everybody
to be happy.
Of course one can be to a certain
degree happy, if he is in the drivers
seat. Possibly those who are doing
the purging in Russia have bit of
the blood of the old Spaniards who
enjoyed, immensely, bullfighting.
HaW! Mussolini has asked that Brit
ish newspapers quit attacking him.
Well, they say the truth hurts most.
know too, of a lot of Would-be die
tators among the politicians in this
country, who would have the news
papers play up just their good points
Newspapers are funny that way
1llCy OCllSlI III SAPOolilS " PSAOllS
view that which person would keep
hidden. That makes the best read
ing. Columnists get paid for what
they write, but know of cases where
some have been offered pay for some
thing not to be written. Well, by gum,
the best rule to follow is to not do
anything you would be ashamed to
have known; "Make the House Where
Gods May Dwell Beautiful, Entire
and Clean!"
At last we have found out that
Minnesota's road system would reach
nearly five times around the world.
building, or other useful permanent
public improvements.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17

One person was killed and II were
injured by an explosion in a New
York brewery. Just think how lucky
we motorists are that that brand did
not get out on the highways behind
steering wheel
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17

Over in Russia they should have
an efficient army The firing squads
are almost daily in target practice.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17

Of course one can be to a certain
degree happy, if he is in the drivers
seat. Possibly those who are doing
the purging in Russia have a bit of
the blood of the old Spaniards who
enjoyed, immensely, bullfghting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17

Haw! Mussolini has asked that Brit
ish newspapers quit attacking him.
Well, they say the truth hurts most
know too, of lot of would-be die
tators among the politicians in this
country, who would have the news
papers play up just their good points.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-17

Headlines: 1.-TWO Villages Vanish
in Flood" That's one form of disaster,
but l know of lot of villages which
are rapidly vanishing because resi-
dents are not civic minded enough to
trade at home.
Evening star., 1938-02-24

Ian, Billie Kellinger and Mary Agnes
Bier were cast prominently.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
Tarzan's Creator a RealiSt
About His Writing
Burroughs Thinks of Self as Simple
Spinner of Simple Stories.
Arsene Lupin Returning.
BY JAY CARMODY.

RICE BURROUGHS literary father Of Tarzan and
~ queny important the
newspapers and go to movies has artistic illusions Burroughs
- the big eais refuses fatty himself
estimation stories
what the public wants