The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-10

silent stars keep holy vigil above tired
world. But to mountains and sea and
stars men turn forever IN unWearled
homage And thus with Lincoln. For
he was mountain in grandeur OF soul,
he was sea in deep undervoice OF mystic
loneliness, he was star in steadfast
purity of purpose and of service. And
he abides. '-Ihe Hon. Homer HocF' Feoru-
arg IL, 1928.
AT FIRST GLANCE MOST OF US
who are in favor of peace might feel that
President Roosevelt had little ground to
stand on in his opposition to the war refer
endum amendment, which provided that this
nation could not declare war without re-
ferendum vote of the people.
The Citizen man himself, at first, felt
that there was scarcely a valid argument
against this amendment, which looked val
liable as peace move. But we are begin
ming to see few reasons why 1t might not
work out so well.
First of all, the very fact that refer
endum vote was called might be construed
by nation as an act of war, and might lead
them to declare war. Then, too, acts OF war
sometimes come very suddenly, and the ma
ton that goes to war would be seriously
handicapped by delay.
ferendum act would be to always take care
to elect men to the presidency and to con-
gress that we are sure are not war minded
and would plunge this nation into war only
as very last resort Window Citizen.
CERTAIN JACKSON BUSINESS
places were purged of all gambling devices
recently, according to rules of semi-occaSiOn-
al house-cleanings. Just how long the purge
will continue is problematic.- jackson Pilot.
DEAN CARL ACKERMAN OF COL
umbia University, has made an exceptional
ly interesting map, showing how censorship
of the press has spread throughout the
world. In practically all of the Far East,
freedom of the press is unknown-Russia,
China, Japan, Turkey, Arabia, Egypt and
other countries rigidly control periodicals,
West Africa, there is some measure of gov
eminent control. In Europe a truly free
press is enjoyed only by the inhabitants of
England, France, Sweden, Norway and Fin
land. On this continent, the press is COM
pletely free in the United States, Mexico,
Canada Except for the province of Quebec)
and part of South America.-ex.
THERE IS NO STIGMA ATTACHED
to any one who really needs aid. There is
no reason in the world why there should be
any objection by the taxpayer anyway, to
the publishing of not only poor bills but it
has been abundantly proven that the public
airing of all public expenditures leads to
economy while the suppression of the facts
as to expenditures tends to more extrava-
CANT spending, something we are not in need
of at the present writing.
SHOCKED SHIVERS AND SHUD-
ders greet the news pictures and films from
war-ravaged China. The man-in-the-street
piously turns his eyes from the ugly evidence
of ASiatics gone berserk for their war ma
chimes.
But right here in America are thous-
ands of daily cases of surprise slaughter and
manning just as horrible as the Panay Incl
dent. Done, too, by men as insensate as
their machines.
A total of almost 10000 deaths by auto
mobile in 1887 demands remedial action If
the present year is not to find that frightful
figure exceeded.
More stringent motor vehicle laws
might help reduce the casualties. But they
often go unenforced.
Compulsory liability insurance, or pre-
MUM reductions to safe drivers, might ac-
complish a great deal in cutting down the
inexcusable death toll.
But in the final analysis this horror at
home can best be banned by the man be-
hind the wheel, upon whom must always
rest the ultimate responsibility.
Americas motorists, before deploring
the evil of war and the crime of mass muir
der, should give heed to their own pitiable
failure to place proper evaluation upon hui
man life and limb.-Faribault News.
THE MODERN VERSION OF THE
.sThree Little Pigs" is different from the old
nursery tale. In the modern version, the
two little pigs who spent their time playing
and making ''whoopee," instead of being de-
voured by the wolf, went on government
relief and gave the merry laugh to the in
dustrious little pig who now had to support
them Window Reporter.