The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-02

JUNE 2, 1898
would be an enrolment increase but no pro-
gram to absorb other districts was even
whispered, if in fact it was thought of. The
fact that the building will accommodate an
enrolment, according to officials, 800 larg-
er than at present was foresighted effort
to prepare for the day when state aid will be
available for junior colleges.
Immediately upon the completion of the
new building, however, the school board had
overtures from school authorities and pat
rons in two towns of the county concerning
the matter of transporting high school pu-
pills. Quite naturally these overtures were
appreciated and welcoming hand extended
The school board would have earned the con-
domination of the district by any other
course. When one school decided to send it's
pupils here and the superintendent of that
school applied for position on the faculty
which was vacant and which he was ably
qualified to fill, it was natural to offer the
position to him. Certainly this considera-
ton can not be construed as unethical.
Whether other districts decide to meet
state requirements in their own schools or
to transport here or to some other school is
obviously the problem of the voters of each
district. Redwood Falls must continue the
policy of the good neighbour, willing to share
our facilities where transporting here is
favored by the voters of any district but
avoiding interference and even the suspicion
of interference in the solution of this prob
lem in the individual districts.
EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO
make Victor Christgau appear unfriendly to
the farmers few weeks ago when he block
ed the WPA weed control project but the real
reason for his removal as WPA administra-
tor is clearly explained by Governor Benson
who says he was continually besieged by
complaints from labor bodies as to Christ
gaus anti-labor attitude
The facts are that the WPA admins
traitor looked on work relief as a necessary
stop-gap while other employment was not
available He had no intention of making
WPA so attractive as to hours, wages and
work, that the unemployed would pre-
fer government employment to positions on
private payrolls. He had the idea that farm
ers, for instance, should be able to hire
hands when needed at wages they could af-
ford to pay.
Politicians, recognizing the size of the
relief vote, have different idea. A man in
private employment is free to vote as he
pleases and in the past has been notably in
dependent. The man on relief, if kept hap
py, can almost be counted upon to vote as
desired.
THE CHRIsTGAU CUSTER IS AN
other example of the reckless political gen.
eralship of the Benson administration which
is driving more persons onto the Hjalmar
Petersen bandwagon every day. Christgau
has big following in the first district where
he was a member of the original farm bloc
in congress. The WPA weed pulling project
which he killed almost single handed never
was popular in farming sections and his
stand has been respected even more general
ly since the WPA barbary bush hunt got
underway in this section. The fact that
Farmer-Labor opposition could drive him
out without one specific charge against him
is evidence of the continued tie-up between
the Farmer-Labor and Democratic parties.
The election of Petersen would definitely
! prevent any future sell-outs.
THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF A CIVIL
service law in a nutshell, as I see it, is to
gain for the state and it's taxpayers, good
dependable service on the part of the en-
that they may have tenure of office and
security against the ravages of vicious
spoils system.-Hjalmar Petersen.
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MANY A MAN HAS BEEN ELECTED
to office because he was willing to be
J Charlie Mccarthy for machine boss. That's
why civil service bill is popular at cam
paign time but doesn't get far after election.
MEMORIAL DAY THOUGHT: AFTER
the next war there may be more graves than
persons to decorate them, graves of women
and children killed behind the lines as well
as soldiers helpless against new war devices.
.
THE FIRST FELLOW WHO RE-
marks Friday "Well, suppose you haven't
anything to do now that the paper is OUT
may get Drained. Moving newspaper press
es isn't light work.
BUSINESS MEN CALL 1T A QUIET