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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

deemed with That currency is cir
culatlng as money without objection
from the people. That is proof
that money can be made of paper
without being redeemable with coin,
as the repudiated bills is the only
money we are allowed to have now.
The government can issue some
better currency by leaving out that it
Twill be paid in coin to bearer" when
it is not so, and put on it only,
"This certificate is legal tender for
all debts, public and private" Com
mon sense will tell us that when
repudiated bills by law can be made
a dependable legal tender, then there
is no need of having gold or silver
to secure it; it is not secured now
unless it is for special class or
selected people. I have been thinking
that it is for our capitalists to do
business with in foreign countries.
Money is only a medium of ex-
change, instead of exchanging goods
for goods, and as long as that ma
ton which issued it takes it back
at its face value for goods, then it is
good in foreign countries and at
home as long as the government re-
cognizes it; but if it is issued as a
bill of Indebtedness and the maker
of it refuses or can not pay it, then it
is the same with that as with a per-
sonal note; in such case it is no
good.
Many countries have issued such
paper money that was no good; and
the oppositionists of legal tender cur
rency use this in arguments against
good sound currency and most of the
people can not understand the differ
ence
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd, Minneapolis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16
MAILING A YARN AGAINST
PETERSEN
To the Editor of the Journal:

To the Editor of the Journal:
Some one has his stories mixed,
regarding Hjalmar Petersen's for
mer stenographer, Lillian Schwartz.
In 1884 and in 1885 Leo TURF was
state organizer of the Young Com
munistS League. Lillian Schwartz
was not even member then. She
did not become a member until HAL
mar Petersen became Governor to
finish out the unexpired term of Floyd
Olson.
She became member after Carl
Ross became state organizer, succeed
ing Leo TURF. That was done as one
of the devious schemes, which were
used by the Communists to corrupt
Hjalmar Petersen, and win him over
to the side of the Mexican generals, ~
which they failed to do.
AS for Mr. Petersen wanting to re-
hire her when he became State Rail-
road and Warehouse Commissioner
that is joke. That sounds as if Lii
was too highbrow to accept such
a small job as secretary to the State
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioner AS matter of fact, she be-
came secretary to Mrs. Seestrom at
the Hennepin County Farmer-Labor
headquarters.
RUTH KITTOCK.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16
RUTH KITTOCK
FIGHTING WINDMILLS
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV American:
One of the amusing sidelights of
the so-called regular (sic) Farm
Labor Janisaries is that they do not
talk the same language, for instance
A. I. Harris is OVERRIDING himself in
telling the people of Minnesota how
wonderful conditions are here, that
business conditions are good, and that
it is simply not true that the Benson
regime has business scared to death
for fear of punitive taxes and lack
of stability in state government. To
hear him tell it we are ten times
as well off here in Minnesota as are
people of other states.
And while we are getting this
fairy tale from Harris, Benson him.
self is running around the state i'm
paling certain Senate leaders for cut
ting his requested relief appropria-
ton. According to Benson the suf-
fering of the poor people of Mime
sofa is crime against humanity in
general, and our wicked Senate lead
ers should be retired to private life.
According to Harris conditions here
are exceptionally good, which of
course should mean we do not need
relief appropriations of any kind.
This suggests that the editors of the
Leader and Benson should get to-
gether and talk things over. Surely
one of these parties must be wrong.
Our guess is that they are both
wrong, and that conditions are not
so good as Harris would have us be-
lieve or quite so bad as Benson tells
it when he is after our Senate leaders.
Minnesota is Liberal-minded
state. One of the encouraging things
in this era of confusion and illusion
is that we have a candidate for office
in Hjalmar Petersen who is talking
about progress along constitutional
lines. This is something we have not
heard here in Minnesota for some
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

disapproval, and apparently wishing
to displease no one, they issued an
order to pick up the posters and re-
place them with new ones that would
meet approval.
1t was when the distributors
returned to Cokato to pick up
the posters, that the source was
learned.
The man who distributed and col
lected them in Cokato was an en-
ploye of the state highway depart
ment. He voluntarily contributed the
information that nine highway main
tenance men had distributed the post
ers in Wright and adjoining counties
81 have travelled more than
40 miles hanging them up and
taking them down." said the
highway maintenance man who
visited Cokato, land I am not
through yet. When l get back I
will have to go out and hang up
the new ones now being printed"
he added.
The posters had been ordered by
Farmer-Labor association officers anc
turned over to the nine highway en-
ployes for distribution.
81 could just as well have put
up candidates cards at the same
time," said the state employee,
''but we didn't have any cards on
hand"
The most humorous part of the
whole story was his chagrin when he
learned he had been telling his story
to a Wright county newspaper man
Hurrying back he added:
''What 1 have been telling you
is just between us. We don't want
anything about this in the
papers,"
Perhaps we are a bit old fashioned
but we had always thought that
highway maintenance men were paic
to maintain the highways
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16
HJALMAR PETERSEN AND THE
COMMUNISTS

Editor Askov American:
The State Capitol crowd is attempt
ing to meet Hjalmar Petersen's at
tack on its hook-up with Commun-
lists by insinuating in various ways
that Mr.. Petersen is tarred with the
same stick.
But the critical thing for us to con-
slider in 1888 is that when the issue
was clearly presented and acute, Mr..
Petersen took a definite stand against
these dupes of the Russian set-up
while Mr.. Benson made them brothers
in arms.
The latter, like so many who ac-
quire evil companions, has found a
master too. He does not direct his
Communist allies; they put the pres
sure on him. The appearance of
Earle Browder, boss of the national
Communist clique, in the state after
the Duluth convention to put his
brand on our Governor and promote
war feeling, was not friendly to Mr..
Benson. The insolence of it and what
it implies should scare any thoughtful
citizen.
Roger Rutchick, secretary to the
Governor, is by common report the
watch dog at the capitol for ex-
tremist unions of New York city
which put real money into the 1886
state campaign, and like Shylock de-
mand their pound of flesh. New
Workers have been imported to work
on the state payroll, some disguised
with Scandinavian names.
A letter over the name of Miss
c. Murphy purporting to show Mr..
Petersen also hiring Communist
has been widely circulated and be-
low is reply published in The Min
neapolis Journal on June 4. If this
Murphy letter was sent to you and
used, it would be only fair to use this
reply. 1t would also be service
to truth to use it if the insinuations
have been circulated in your COM
munity.
l withdrew from the Farmer-Labor
party in 1924 over the Communist
issue and 1 satisfied my own mind
on the matter before deciding to do
what 1 could to help Mr.. Petersen.
A. B. GILBERT.
Mound, Minnesota.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

Father, will be honored in many
places throughout the nation Sunday,
June 10, on one of the very few
Fathers days that we have celebrated.
It isn't even designated on the calen-
dar nor in the almanac, but father
will be honored just the same, mother
will see to that Father is pictured
as a strong character in the house.
hold but he suffers many unknown
heartaches that his family knows
nothing about.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16
but DON'T PRINT 1T"
(The Cokato Enterprise)


The "best story" of the present
political campaign originated in Co.
kato last week. And unlike many
political campaign stories that cir
culate, this one is based on fact.
1t all started with the scheduled
appearance of Governor Benson on
the program of the Finnish Della
ware festival at Cokato. The Gov
ernor, as member of the state Della
ware committee was invited to give
a non-political speech and dedicate
the Delaware memorial in the local
park.
The Governor did appear, and
gave talk that was reasonably free
from politics; however this story
really doesn't concern the Governors
speech, but more of what is generally
called the machine"
The Cokato committee had pre-
pared posters for the event and had
them well circulated when suddenly
new batch of posters made their
appearance. The local committee
was baffled, since they had not or
dered these new posters-posters they
considered out of harmony with the
spirit of the occasion. Hear Cover
nor Benson at Cokato, $3.50 p. m.,''
said the poster in glaring type. Little
mention was made of the purpose of
the gathering, which actually started
at IL noon.
The distributors of the new poster
learned that the poster had met with
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16
Individualislll
Deluxe

An item in this weeks Industrial
News Review certainly halls one back
to the days of the doctrine of rugged
individualiSm. The item deals with
politics down on the farm" and tells
of politicians at campaign time COM
ing around with ''crackpot proposals"
and promises that are seldom car
ried out and if they are, seldom work
for the good of the farmer. The
Review makes the outmoded state
ment: God Helps Those Who Help
Themselves" is as applicable to farm
ing as to any other enterprise. Sure,
that phrase still holds good in many
ways and we cannot expect to loaf
and still make a living, but neither
can the farmer milk cows all day
and all night helping themselves"
and still make living with 26-cent
butterfat
The Review item does, however,
have one statement of worth in the
advice and that is its advice to farm
panaceas and more trust in their own
efforts and their cooperative mar
keting organizations. The coopera-
tive creameries in this section are
examples of what can be done by the
farmer for himself. For if it were
not for his creamery he would be
taking many cents less per pound
for his butterfat as they are out
through the Dakotas and other places
where they deal only with central
iZers.
God helps those who help them
selves, all right, but when conditions
are such that the farmer cannot get
rid of the products of his toll at a
price which will give him cost of
production, how can he stay in bust
ness any more than could the In
dustrial News Review be issued if
the revenue derived therefrom did
not pay the postage?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

Soft words sung in a lullaby will
put a babe to sleep. Excited words
will stir mob to violence. Eloquent
words will send armies marching
into the face of death. Encouraging
words will fan to flame the genius
of a Rembrandt or Lincoln. Pow
erful words will mold the public
mind as the sculptor molds his clay.
Words, spoken or written, are a dy-
manic, creative force.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

You know, women come in handy
whether you men who insist on COM
ing home late at night will admit
it or not. Hasn't Mrs. Roosevelt given
great help on the stump to her hus-
band in his battle against the de-
preston? Now Nine. Chang Kai-
shek, American educated wife of
China's generalissimo, has taken to
the printed pages to aid her husband
and her country in their fight with
Japan. She places in no uncertain
language, her indictment on unde-
clared war and offers her thoughts
toward an international law against
such.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

have degraded to the extent that they
now wage war on women and chill
dren, just the same as 'big DULLES"
take candy from the baby in the
cradle
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

Just to vote for one man on the
Consolidated ballot and then fold it
up and call it day is going to be
pretty hard for some to do but they
are going to do it. You know, the
situation will resemble the fishing
trip which once went on. After had
caught an eight FOUNDER, l folded
up my pole, wound up my line and
went home What was the differ
ence? 1 had fish which was equal
to some strings of three or four.
That's the way your "x" mark for
Petersen will be this year-equal to
three or four, say Republican and
Democratic admirers of Hjalmar.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16
Opinions of Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
form with those of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective, but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16
nuisance, if you will but look into
the mirror while you are at it.

You know folks, as we have said
before and as perhaps every news
paper in the state has said, you cannot
split your ballot next Monday at the
primary election. If you are going
to vote for Hjalmar Petersen, and
1 am sure many of you have just that
in mind, then you will have to stay
in his column. know it may be hard
for some of you to do, but that's what
has to be done if you want your ballot
to count. Many, many voters who have
never voted the Farmer-Labor ticket
before, are going to the polls and just
mark cross after the name of HAL
mar Petersen and then go home and
"slop the pigs"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

Keep your fears to yourself, but
share your courage with others, said
Stevenson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16
| Would Say
BY A. w. CONAWAY

I wonder what Arthur N. Jacobs
of the State News, and one of the
mexican Generals" will use for
streamer headline after Monday, June
20. For the past few issues he has
had something about Benson as being
an easy winner at the primaries His
last issue contained the Streamer,
Benson Nomination in FL. Primary
Assured" You know Art, in making
such statement, is about like the
little boy, who whistles when he goes
by graveyard.
Folks, was in Minneapolis Thurs
day and in driving along l came to
an intersection which was being
crossed by man who seemed per-
fectly oblivious to his surroundings;
or at least he must have been for
he was walking right against the red
light. Of course like lot of others
who are caught in predicament, he
began to 60 backward and forward
until I took pity on the poor cuss
and went by him. When I passed
he said words which sounded con-
siderably like he was praying only he
didn't use that tone of voice. Well,
you know when a fellow walks into
traffic as that fellow did, he should
be able to know who to call on in
case of danger. Of course 1 didn't
come anyways near him, but that
wasn't his fault. You find at least one
like him in every community.
When are we going to do some
thing about snowplowing? You know
it isn't showing now but you can't
do anything about it after the roads
are all plugged" You know this
business of snowplowing is just like
board meeting, one has to talk a
lot to get anything done. Did you
ever fix well in the winter time and
on the coolest day of the year? Well,
l have and that's the time the darned
thing always breaks. It would be
much nicer to fix the we'll in the
oSAiiAiiCl, OoI IL oOCSil iiCCO II tIlSll
We can, however, get a snowplowing
system started in the summer time
You know when a roof leaks, we
neglect to fix it when it isn't rain
ing, for it does not leak then, and
when it is raining we can't fix it.
Roosevelt can sell Iowa now for
that state went against the New Deal
in the recent election. 'Sno use to
keep those states that vote agin yuh.
That's downright unappreciative
Why, if the New Deal had known that
it could have sent all of the WPA
money to Minnesota.
Some boys, tits said, in a nearby
village are fond of shooting auto
windshields with BIB guns or marking
up the car paint with chalk after it's
nicely cleaned. Shucks, anyone can
hit windshields and mark up paint
with chalk, why don't you boys go
out and expend your injury shooting
at little stones or take mirror and
aim at the little pest you see in there
Furthermore you can use the chalk
to draw a most real picture of a
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

The greatest of faults is to be
conscious of none.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

A mans true wealth is the good
he does in the world.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

Roosevelt can sell Iowa now for
that state went against the New Deal
in the recent election. 'Sno use to
keep those states that vote agin yuh.
That's downright unappreciative
Why, if the New Deal had known that
it could have sent all of the WPA
money to Minnesota.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

You know when roof leaks, we
neglect to fix it when it isn't rain
ing, for it does not leak then, and
when it is raining we can't fix it.
The Washington times., 1938-09-27
The BRIGHTER Side ByDamonRunyon

The late Bozeman Bulger, former companion
in baseball writing coops, then major OF the
Seventy,seventh, was with us that day, and PROB
ably Tom Johnston was too. Tom was then with
the Evening Sun and we were always hooking up
with him on news sorties because we were not
in press competition. Tom Johnston was then
serious:minded young fellow of appalling indus
try, and he has since written number Of books
on the war. including a great history, in col
laboration with Fletcher Pratt of the Seventy
seventh.
A FTER WE INTERVIEWED Captain McMurtry
Al in that dressing station, which was in an
old church, as we remember, we went with
Buger and other correspondents and interviewed
Gen. Robert Alexander, who commanded the
Seventy-seventh.
We found him in dugout at headquarters
and he drew us diagrams with his explanation
of what happened to '"The Lost Battalion" He
said the battalion had been sent to a certain
objective, to hold on there until support came up
and had reached the objective and that was all
there was to it.
Monument to "HdrUard Eddie"
THERE IS little monument to Harvard
l. Eddie" at the Polo Grounds though probably
few of the thousands who pass it pause now to
read what it says, and probably fewer still
appreciate its significance.
Major Whittlesey died suicide after the war.
Captain McMurtry still lives and is in good
health, and probably much better spirits than
the day we saw him in that dressing station in
the Argonne.
Meantime, the other surviving members Of
"The Lost Battalion are getting much attention
in the public prints as the twentieth anniversary
Of their exploit rolls around, and no one will say
they do not deserve it.
The Washington times., 1938-09-27
To Expldin Court Rules

The new rules of civil procedure
for Federal courts will be ex-
planned to lawyers of the District
of Columbia, Virginia and Mary
land by host of prominent speak
ers at a three-day institute here
Oct. 6, Z and 8.
Four members of the U. S. Su-
preme Court Advisory Committee,
which drafted the rules, are
among the speakers. The sessions
will be in the Chamber of Com
merce auditorium, 1918 H st. N. w.
A similar institute held recently
in Cleveland was attended by 500
attorneys from all sections of the
country. Like the Washington in
stitute, it was sponsored by the
American Bar Association.
Speakers will include: Dean
Charles E. Clark of the Yale Law
The Washington times., 1938-09-27
Saws BOake Carter

the pages Of Time. Might is right" was served
by the Babylonians 5000 years ago. They coveted
They pillaged. They made war. They con-
quered. They were defeated by yet stronger
people, and they died. Was it not so with the
Grecians, the Medes, the Persians, the Romans,
Norsemen, the Huns. the Gauls, the Vandals.
the spaniards, the French. the English. the Prus-
slams, the Japanese, the Americans?
TNHE TEN COMMANDMENTS is the greatest
treatise on the principle of collective security
written since the world began. How well do we
observe those commandments in QUE own every
day lives? We lie. We covet. We hate. We
kill If we do these things as individuals, how
then can any thoughtful, honest person imagine
great masses Of people, emotionally nflamed, will
not behave likewise?
Had Divine Providence felt that in the subse-
quent thousands of years to come, man would
live in spiritual peace and harmony one with
another, He never would have composed the Ten
Commandments They would have been super
fluouS, needless.
Did we observe those commandments we would
live under the principle Of collective security"
We would not be human beings but divinities
ourselves.
Copyright Ledger syndicate)
(Boake Carter's opinions are his oUn and not
necessarily those OF The Washington TimeSJ
The Washington times., 1938-09-27

reporter for the advisory
committee: Edgar Bronson Tol.
man of Chicago, Robert G. Dodge,
Boston, and Judge George Don
worth of Seattle, members of the
Committee.
Judge John J. Parker, of the
Circuit Court of Appeals for the
Fourth Federal Judicial Circuit,
which includes Virginia; Judge
Calvin Chestnut, of the United
States District Court in Balti-
more; Judge Oscar B. Luhring, of
the U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia, and Pro
fessor William w. Dawson, of the
Western Reserve University Law
School.
Former Attorney General Will
liam D. Mitchell, of New York, is
scheduled to lecture if his engage
ments will permit.