The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04


they are firing" federal officials
who are supporting Senator w. F..
George for reelection. Senator
George has not been very enthus-
iastic for the New Deal. Perhaps
the most sizzling charges come
from Kentucky where both sides
charge gross Irregularities. All in
all should say that the Senate
Committee is going to be fairly
busy between now and November
but it is doubtful If much will be
accomplished as in most cases
neither side can go into court with
clean hands.
An Unjust Criticism
Secretary Ickes was badly advis-
ed and poorly informed, when he
made his baseless charges against
the village Of Cass Lake. For him
to say that women were not safe on
the streets Of that little city after
dark Is comparable to a statement
that the moon is made Of green
cheese. AS matter Of fact, there
Is no more law abiding community
in the nation that is Cass Lake,
which Is annually visited by thou
sands Of tourists who come from
nearly every state in the Union and
many of whom have been going to
Cass Lake year after year to spend
their summer vacations. The least
that Secretary Ickes can do is to
apologize to the citizens Of Cass
Lake and admit that he did not
know what he was talking about,
but knowing Mr.. Ickes as we do we
will wager that he will not do so.
A BOuntiful Santa Claus
There is nothing small a b on t
Uncle Sam and certainly he cannot
be accused Of being a piker when it
comes to spending, according to a
report recently made in Washing
ton relating to- the number of per-
sons who received federal checks in
one way or another as part of the
government plan to distribute re-
lief and assistance.
Back in 1888, before the federal
government had gone so extensive
ly into all forms of relief, the total
number of checks issued to benefici-
aries was about two million but
that number of checks steadily grew
until an all time high of II million
was reached in the fall of 1896. This
number will be exceeded this fall
when it is expected that IS million
checks will be issued. Where and
when Is it going to stop? It cannot
continue indefinitely without result
ing in national bankruptcy. Many
are surprised that President Roose-
welt does not concern himself more
with solving the unemployment
problem and less with fishing.
Sometimes I fear he does not fully
realize the serious condition of the
country.
A Timely Movement
A letter just received from my
old friend, Fred Brenckman, WASH
ington Representative of the Ma
tional Grange, calls my attention to
the launching of movement that
Is to be known as National Re-
dedication, the purposes Of which
are:
To rekindle the public mind to
the splendor Of Americas free in
situations and to offer an opportun.
| ity for personal re-dedication to the
principles Of civil and religious
liberty; to popularize the Bill of
Rights, which is contained in the
Constitution Of the United States;
to proclaim again the power Of the
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divergent races and creeds; to re-
assert the demands which the in
stitutions of a republic make on the
large-mindedness of the individual,
and to stimulate that faith which
has been the nations strength
faith in liberty, faith in man, faith
in America and faith In God.
This is a non-partisan and nom
Sectarian movement in support Of
liberty and democracy, and is be-
ing directed by various representa-
tive organizations, most of them
national in scope and including the
following: The American Fedora
ton of Labor, the National Grange,
the United States Flag Association,
the Federal Council Of Churches,
the Jewish Welfare Board. the
Roosevelt Memorial Association.
the Workers Education Bureau Of
America, various Catholic organiza-
tons of men and women, together
with the Boy and Girl Scouts. Other
organizations will be added as the
movement gets under way and its
aim and purposes are brought to
the attention Of the people.
1t is high time that we are
brought to realization Of the many
blessings that go with American
citizenship, also to the insidious
dangers of fascism and communism
both of which are alien to the spirit
of America and should be stamped
out like so many rattle snakes. We
have no room for any ism" save
Americanism.
Office At The Lake
For the past two weeks I have
had branch Of my office in COM
Portable little cottage on White
Fish Lake in Crow Wing County. I
cannot recall when I have had a
more enjoyable outing and I hope
that from new on 1t will be possible
for me to spend a week or two each
summer in the Land OLakes. It
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