The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08
Observations
from Washington
iva WHITEWASHED
By Congressman KnutsO'

members will give the project g
clean bill of health while the min.
ority report will show certain lax.
tiles and irregularities of a rather
serious nature. One of the things
that the investigation brought to
light is that the Authority, while
asking for an additional appropria-
ton, had failed to apprize Con-
gress that it had an unexpended
balance of $27,90O,OO0,, which sum
the Authority failed to include in
its annual statement to Congress.
From the very beginning the
Congressional investigators were
handicapped in their investigation
as every possible obstacle was
thrown in their way to prevent
them from getting at the true
facts. DR.. Morgan will probably
again be called as witness and it
may be that he will be able to en-
tighten the committee on certain
phases that are now shrouded in
mystery. I shall have something to
say upon this subject just as soon
as the report of the committee has
been printed.
ANOTHER TRADE TREATY
Last week the State Department
announced it's intention to negoti-
ate a supplementary reciprocal
trade agreement with Cuba which
will be supplemental in it's nature.
The new treaty will provide furth-
err concessions to Cuba on tobacco
and sugar. We are not advised as
to what concessions Cuba will
make to us in return.
l fear that we will continue
giving away the American market
until we have little left but our
tear ducts, so we will at least have
something to weep with.
How long will it take us to
reach the realization that we can
not restore prosperity to the
American farmer and working
men so long as the home market
is in the possession of the foreign
farmer and laborer? OF course,
foreign statesmen will continue to
din into our ears the theory that
the only way to build up inter-
national good will is to tear down
all tariff barriers, and of all
people we are the only ones who
are simple enough to swallow that
line of reasoning. We talk about
restoring the buying power Of our
people. How can buying power be
restored when the selling power is
in the hands of the foreigner? I
have yet to meet the first indivi-
dual who can explain that to me.
Unfortunately, we will have to
continue on this free road policy
for another two years until we
have a change in administration
Again I will venture the prophecy
that the big issue in the 1910 cam
paign will be protection and
full dinner pail for the American
producer" 1 have no doubt in my
mind as to how the A m r C
farmer, working man and manu-
facturer will vote on that issue
because am thoroughly convinced
that we have not yet taken leave
of our senses.
The other day the newspapers
announced that "the President has
abandoned his dream of balancing
the budget Well, I for one, never
at any time thought II was more
than dream. The policy of spend
ing and spending, and taxing and
taxing will continue with undated
vigor for another two years, but We
can be thankful that we are near
ing the end of the road.
THE NEXT CONGRESS
The next session of Congress,
which will convene on January 3,
promises to be protracted and will
probably run late into the summer.
do not look to see coalition be-
tween the Republican and cnser-
vative Democrats unless the
President should insist upon the
enactment of radical program.
There are several reasons why the
two forces will not join hands, the
main one being the presidential
election of 1910. Naturally, the
Democrats will want to keep their
eyes on that objective as will the
Republicans. It is to be hoped that
there will be no politics in the next
Congress. With between 10 and IL
million people out Of work, and
agriculture and industry stagnant,
all social and reform legislation
should be sidetracked and the full
attention Of the President and Con-
gress conferred on the task of re-
storing prosperity. The first re-
quisite of such program is to
assure all that there will be no |
more confiscatory tax legislation;
that the government will place only |
the most necessary restrictions up |
on business and that the American
market will be restored to the
American people as fast as exist |
ing trade treaties expire. The
President should also abandon his |
plan for super-preparedness which |
is proving disquieting and causing
considerable anxiety. Then, too.
all relief should be taken out of |,
politics and relief expenditures
confined to worthwhile projects.
A program along this line would
restore prosperity and put the un-
employed to work within the next
six months.
THE LIMA CONFERENCE
On the day this letter appears in
print representatives Of the Ameri-
can Republics will convene in Lima |
for the purpose of working out a
program to bring about a better
understanding and closer working
agreement between the nations OF
the western hemisphere. If properly
conducted the conference should