The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-23
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre. MINI.


gress can put them back en- their
feet by enacting the program
above outlined. l shall vote against
adjournment until the Pettengill
bill is passed.
Another Omission
Due to opposition of the Admin
istration to Congress giving con-
sideration to the several general
welfare bills that have been intro
duced we will probably adjourn
without having done anything
along that line, and more is the
pity. It Is estimated that the
government, under the Social Sec
urity Act, will by the end Of the
fiscal year 1889 have taken from
the American laborer in pay roll
taxes twelve hundred million
dollars, which has virtually been
confiscated by the government be-
cause 1t Is taken from the wage
earner's pay envelope and turned
into the general fund to be spent
by the Administration as it sees
fit.
For the same period, 1937-38-39
but one hundred million dollars
will be paid out in benefits which
means that eleven hundred million
dollars will be spent for. other pur-
poses. Had this not been a rub
Der stamp" Congress such a sit
uation would have been remedied
and there would now be on the
statute books social security law
to which we could point with salts
faction. As the law now operates
it is merely a nuisance tax that
involves much bookkeeping, and
causes confusion and resentment.
I prophesy that the demand for
the revision of the Social Security
law, to make it what Congress
really intended it should be, will
continue to- grow until it can no
longer be ignored. Also in this
instance will I oppose adjourn
ment until Congress has taken
action.
Would Relieve Flood Areas
The spring floods wrought con-
siderable damage in certain areas
of the state and the situation was
particularly called to my attention
by County Agent A r. Rollin OF
Aitkin County, who, in a letter re.
ceived a week ago, stated that
practically all the alfalfa, clover
and timothy fields have beer
drowned out in many sections OF
that country. At his request con
tacted Administrator Tolley of the
AAA and suggested to him thai
those who had signed up for croI
control be permitted to pillow w
the damaged fields and plant then
to oats and corn, to be used fol
roughage next winter. I am mo-
overly hopeful that permission will
be granted as he told me that they
have had number of similar re
quests from various parts of tn,
! country where they have either
been visited by drouths or flood.
the past spring and to date they
have net been able to see their way
clear to permit such an arrange
ment to be made.
Most OF the people who havt
been affected by floods owe tn,
government fer feed and seek
loans. If they are not permitted
to raise enough roughage to carr.
their herds through next white
they will be compelled to marke
them, which will cut off thei
cream checks and at the sam
time depress an already heavy cat
tie market. In the end it woul,
mean many recruits to the relic
rolls.
| Uncle Sam is a hard man t,
understand. On one hand h
throws money to the winds and OF
the other adopts a rigid, indefen
sible policy that works great hard
ships upon many. The more I Sc,
of government in business the les
I think of it.
Wage and Hour Bill to Conference
AS this is written the conferee
of the two Houses are struggling
with the Wage and Hour bill ant
many believe it will not be possibl,