The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-08-04
IN ASSUMING THE POSITION OF


IN ASSUMING THE POSITION OF
chairman of the diamond jubilee here next
summer, Mike Lauterbach takes on task
beyond the comprehension of those OF us
who have not attempted to direct such
venture. One of the first to suggest the
celebration and prime mover in getting
work started, he must now be chief nurse
of the idea, select automatically and with
some coercion no doubt, his committees
walk the floor with them when some minor
disorder gets them down, foster and encour-
age them in their faltering ways-dreamlng
always of the day when the jubilee will ma
ture and for a short period of days hold a
place in the sun. Yes, he may have to pitch
in and help the committee charged with the
sober task of cleaning up the debris left by
festival crowds and carting it to final rest
ing place.
Mike was the logical choice for the job.
Something of pioneer himself, ne is a
booster not just in talk but in actions. While
you may not agree with him on numerous
topics, you know where he stands and re-
spect his position as honest.
We want to be one of the first to offer
our assistance in every way possible. Far
from wishing to discourage with our tabula-
ton of his problems, we seek rather to i'm
press upon those scheduled for the compar-
atively minor tasks requiring relatively lit
tie time and grief, the necessity of assuming
their roles willingly and of giving their best
efforts. This thing will require all the ideas,
efforts and encouragement available in the
community if it is to be made the success
we wish it to be.
STRIKE VIOLENCE, ONCE CONFIN-
ed to industrial centers and large cities, is
becoming more common in rural communi-
ties. Last week eight men ambushed a
Sioux City baking firm truck at the Iowa
line south Of Worthington, threatened the
driver and sent him dashing off across a
field while they set fire to his truck and COM
pletely destroyed it.
No matter what injustices an employer
may be guilty of, no good purpose is served
by the destruction of his property. Peace
full settlement is difficult in many disputes
but permanent peace hardly can be the re.
suit of such tactics. Loss of valuable pro-
perty makes it more difficult for the en-
ployer to meet demands. :, / . as-.1AaA.L..s s
Government is partly if not largely re-
sponsible in most such cases. Unwillingness
of officials to take a firm stand and adequate
precautions against violence and lack of
proper detection and prosecution after it
occurs tend to encourage lawlessness. The
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strong arm methods is so small and the
public reaction against them so vigorous,
it is strange that the politician-offcial does
not see that the way to votes is in prevent
ing them.
ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING
features of this newspaper in our opinion is
Backward Glances," that column of brief
items from the files of Gazettes of five, 10,
rs and so years ago. This week the five year
ago column carries the news" that 70 firms
of the city signed for and received their
"Blue Eagles" The Gazettes masthead
carried it's eagle, significant of compliance
with hour and wage scales acceptable to the
code of the industry.
A noble experiment, NRA failed not
because of the supreme court but because
of the maze of complicati, MS which innum-
cradle boards and codes got us into. Public
sentiment had cooled before the supreme
court cleared the desks for a new start.
Some regulation of hours and wages is
warranted. One hears all too frequently Of
injustices on the part of employers. But it
should not be system with thousand sep
arate setups and exceptions and it cannot
be allowed to wreck concerns by drastic
overnight changes. The wages and hours bill
administrators could profit much by study
ing the brief but colorful life of the eagle.
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THE OLD HIGH SCHOOL SITE, ON
which the board of education has failed to
get bid in two advertised calls, should not
be sold according to one resident of the west
side of the city who advances a very practic-
al use for the site. The city at present has
but one playground for young children, well
toward the east side of the city and some
distance from great many homes. Having
entertained many of the neighborhood chill
dren on his lawn and seen them play on
other lawns and in the streets, this citizen
recommends that the property be developed
for playground. If it ever is wanted for
a hospital site, another frequent suggestion,
or some other public building, it will still be
in possession of the city, he points out. The
idea strikes this family man, also of the
west part of the city, as an excellent one.
WHAT A BRIEF, FLEETING THING
is fame. Rev. H. ]. Rasmussen was inter-
ested in learning the name of the present
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