The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-12
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| DUNG H THEMSELVES
Senator Schwellenbah's testy re-
joinder to the protest of DR.. Glenn
Frank, chairman of the Republican
program committee, that I'VE don't
intend to let you turn this hearing
into a forum for the Republican
party" is no credit to the intelligence
or fairness of the Senate Lobby In
vestigating Committee.
DIR. Frank had right to be
heard and his charge that the hear
ing is part of carefully-laid cam
paign of terror and intimidation
against the newspapers and maya
zines of the country which dare
criticize, or even to discuss objec-
lively, the policies and activities of
the New Deal" takes on added sig
nificance from Senator Schwellen-
bach's rebuff.
The committee may be within its
legal right-though this may be dis
puted-in questioning Maurice ".
Reynolds, publisher of Rural Pro-
gress, Chicago, on the source of the
alleged propaganda against the
New Deal which appears in it's pag-
es. But the action coming after
Senator Minton, chairman Of the
committee, dropped his press gag"
bill like hot potato certainly adds
substance to DR.. Franks charge.
1t seems strange to find such
liberals" as these New Deal sena-
tors so anxious to choke off the free
speech they profess to uphold. Can
it be that the propaganda" they
seek to trace is so effective the
New Deal can not stand it!
If the committees investigation
is to command public respect, it
must be kept open to all in order
to get both sides Of the story. Not
DR.. Frank but the New Deal sena-
tors are turning the inquiry into a
forum for the Republican party"
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
THE GREATEST DANGER
Today about one half Of the peo-
pie of the nation are getting some
thing directly from government.
Some are in public service. Others
are engaged in public works. Some
get subsidies and benefits from the
agricultural policies of government
Others get relief of one kind or an
other. All told, half the people of
the nation are under some direct
obligation to governmental activ-
tiles or charity. Therein lies the
greatest danger that the United
States has faced for many a decade.
If those who benefit from govern
ment take over it's control to get
further benefits there is but one
end-that is complete bankruptcy
of the government.-Grand Rapids
Herald-Review.
GET RID OF THIS
DEPRESSION MAKER"
Get rid CT the capital gains
tax and we'll get rid of one of
the principal obstacles to the de-
velopment Of industry and the re-
employment of labor!
So Icing as we keep tax that
places punitive financial penalties
against capital increases that are
made from investment, new en-
deavors and new business of all
kinds, over and above taxes and
all other taxes, capital will largely
keep in hiding. And the capital
gains tax does all of that. The
man who takes a chance and
risks his money in some venture
that provides jobs and opportunit-
les must absorb the entire loss If
it fails but If it succeeds the
government takes an extortionate
amount Of his profits.
That's why some Of the coun-
try's best economists are calling
the capital gains tax JOB Killer
Number T. and why they are
pointing out that it has to be re-
pealed II we are to have the CAPT.
tai investment that will bring
good times to the United States.
-TndaIsf riol Nouo