The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06


send the Gold Star Mothers to
France and that he voted Ito give
billions of dollars In contracts to
the makers Of munitions and other
war supplies"
The appropriation for the Gold
Star Mothers trip to France was
voted March I, 1929, and the pro-
ceedings are foun0 on page 1854 OF
the Congressional Record. The APP
preparation was passed without a
roll call, Congressman Knutson vot-
ing for the appropriation.
Congressman Knutson voted for
the soldiers bonus nine times, in
Guiding the final vote in 1888 when
the bonus was paid.
The Button4Ryan combination is
equally mistaken in their charge
that Congressman Knutson has |
voted for large contracts to NUM-
tions makers" There are no such
votes in congress. Members of con-
gress have nothing to do with max
ing contracts for war material Of
any kind. Such contracts are made
by the War and Navy department.
as a result Of competitive bidding.
Shipping letters of this sort, some
times written by Ryan supporter
and again by Mr.. Ryan himself,
have appeared frequently of late in
the Minneapolis papers. They have
been characterized by the same un-
fairness and Misrepresentation as
this last letter. The honest citizen
ry of the district, regardless of par
ty, will resent such tactics.
Congress has been forced out in
the open and must take a vote on
whether American people shall be
given the right to vote before Con-
gress can declare war. The Ludlow
bill providing for that has been
buried in committee long time,
but enough signers were secured
this week to a petition to take it
away from the committee and
bring it onto the floor. The NUM-
ton makers will put out a big pro-
paganda campaign against 1t, ar
guing that no nation declares war
nowadays and we may be attacked
and overrun while we are takingl
such a vote. But that is nonsense.
It is our business to prepare in time
of peace a defense that will protect
our seacoasts against a surprise at
tack. If we can't do that, what diff
ference will it make If we take
time for vote. What the American
people want Is protection against
their government being pushed into
a foreign war like the last one. The
Ludlow bill will do that.-Park Re
gion Echo.
The Township Is Modern
Those who recommend that town.
ship government be abolished fail
to give that lowly unit Of admins
tration the credit to which it Is en-
titled for past and present perfor-
nance.
The little old township is not a
horse and buggy relic. 1t still func-
tons effectively. AS a matter of
fact it is assuming a place OF
greater Importance in the scheme
of things than it has had since the
first days of local government.
There is a direct line now from
Washington to townships, and back
again.
Township officials Of various
kinds, new-style township commit
tees to handle the grass roots appli-
cation of new form regulatory laws,
are busy. It can be safely said they
are economical in their personal
handling Of public funds.
In the changing picture Of pub
lie administration it Is the state
that is being showed aside. If the
tend continues, with one strong
central government in Washington
dealing directly with local units
like townships and counties, the
state administration will be the or
namental but not useful, and al
ways expensive, relic from other
days. Experts who make reports on
how to simplify the governmental
machine may well consider looping
off lot of spare parts that can be
found around state capitols.-Mon-
tevideo News.
Labor Must Gust Racketeers
We are somewhat interested in
the story from New York City, tell
ing how labor racketeers threw
loaded electric light bulbs against
the newly succeed walls Of phys
ician's residence, leaving twelve
huge spots of red aniline dye upon
the re-decorated house.
It seems that an unidentified per-
son telephoned the physicians wife.
demanding that non-union painters
be discharged lest something" hap
pens. The lady explained that all
persons employed were receiving
the union scale Of wages, and that
all Of them needed their jobs.
Soon after daylight the next
morning, the owners Of the house
discovered the vandalism. OF course
no one knows who threw the smear
bulbs but the inference Is that the
barrage was the work Of some
group which expected to profit
from such terrorism. We do not like
to believe that responsible labor
leaders would sponsor such vandal-
ism. At the same time, it Is COM
monty reported that the labor
movement in some sections Is in
the hands Of racketeers who have
'muscled in"
The Staples World gives It's SYM
pathy to the labor movement unre-