The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-07-28
Observations
from Washington
by Congressman Harold Knutson
Tenored DOCTOR Morgan

by CONGRESSMAN Harold Knutson
Ignored Doctor Morgan
In testifying before the Con-
gressional Committee investigating
the IVA Doctor Arthur E. Nor
gan, deposed chairman Of the Com
mission, charged that the famed
yardsticl1 rates put out by the iva
were established and published
without his knowledge, although
he was Chairman Of the Commits
SIGN. Doctor Morgan claimed that
he first learned about them from
the newspapers.
The government has already
spent several hundred million dol
lars for power development in the
Tennessee Valley with the under
standing that the power generated
at the several dams constructed at
public expense was to be untitled
in the manufacture of fertilizers
for American agriculture and for
the benefit of the urban and rural
communities in that area. Instead
of utilizing the power generated as
Congress intended the IVA Com
mission has contracted 80 per cent
of the power to mcnopolies such as
the Aluminium Trust, the Arkansas
Power and Light Company, and
otker large concerns. have re-
peatedly charged both en- the floor
of Congress and in my weekly let
tiers that the price fixed by the
IVA Commission in the sale of the
power was below cost of product
ion and if my memory Is not at
fault Doctor Morgan has made the
same charge. 1t is encumbent upon
the investigating committee to
ascertain and make public whether
such is the case.
No Bumper Crop
In my travels about find little
evidence of bumper crops. While
the straw is heavy the grain, as a
rule, is not up to normal. Even the
rye crop will not be what was anti
cipated a month or six weeks ago
so it would seem that it is in order
to stop talking about bumper crops
and face conditions as they exist.
the crop yield is not
fair to the producer because it
tends to lower the price he re-
ceives.
1 fail to find any justification
for the action of the AAA in order
ing substantial reductions in hard
red wheat acreage for next year.
American millers import each year
a large amount of this particular
variety CT wheat from Canada for
milling purposes. Why should the
American farmer be asked to re-
duce production of any grain of
which there is substantial short
age each year? It simply doesn't
make sense.
Urged To Call Conference
The American government has
been asked by several European
countries, notably Italy, to call
disarmament conference in the
near future but the President and
Secretary CT State do not seem to
take kindly to the idea. More than
a year ago I urged that such a
conference be called by this
government. No country in Europe
is situated so as to call enc be-
cause of the hates, suspicious, and
misunderstanding that exist
among the nations over there. We
are more or less free from these
handicaps and are, therefore, in
much better situation to inaugur-
ate movement for a reduction in
ornaments. It is my information
that practically all the great pow
ers would attend such a conference
which would give much greater
promise of success at this time
than was the case a few years
back. BY all means let conference
be called before we shall have
spent the two thousand million dol
lars that Congress SO foolishly vot-
ed for preparedness a few months
back. There are many better ways
In which this money can be spent.
Wants eyes" Men
In several of the speeches made
by the President on his Western
trip he made it clear that he wants
Eyes" men in all public offices, in
Guiding the judiciary. Mr.. Roosevelt
tells us that he does not wish to
become dictator but he wants a
government made up Of individuals
who will do as he tells them lust
like they now have in Russia, Ger
many, and Italy. There the govern
ment Is also made up Of Eyes"
men, and as a result the people
have NO freedom. The President
has expressed contempt for Eyes,
but" men. He does not want any
one around him who says Eyes, but
the laws says that it cannot be
done in that way" Mr.. Roosevelt
has on number of occasions
shown utter disregard for the con-
stitution and law and that makes
many wonder just what his object
ives are.
"Only Way OUT
Under the above caption the st.
Cloud Times-Journal had an edi-
torial few days ago that struck
me as being SO full of good horse
sense that I want to incorporate a
portion Of it at this point. It reads,
If We are to get out of this de.
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