Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-27

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from the Presi-
dents kilograms to
Hitler and Musso- M
lini, wherein he ~
made an offer to -
call a world peace
conference if they =
would pledge -
themselves not to 1zZNN
attack 81 specified
countries during period of 10 to rs
years. Naturally, the recipients will
view any peace move by Roosevelt
with suspicion because he has shown
on too many occasions that he is
hostile to them, as witness his extra
ordinary statement at Warm Springs,
his Pan-American address, and order
ing the American fleet back into the
Pacific.
During the past week have spoken
to several Americans who have been
in Europe within the past few weeks
and without exception they stated
that there is much more war talk in
America than there is in Europe. Our
ambassadors to England and France
should be recalled without delay.
They are a pair of biased meddlers
who are doing their utmost to foster
anti-American sentiments in many
parts of Europe.
If their actions are directed from
Washington we can only draw the
conclusion that the administration
wants to bring on war, with Amer
lean participation, in order to cover
up its numerous failures to solve
domestic problems. Then, too, there
is a general suspicion that New Deal
leaders feel that war is essential to
their continuance in office after jan
uary l, 1941.
AS matters now stand it would be
impossible for the administration to
get Congress to declare war but we
have seen in the past how quickly
and effectively propaganda mills can
operate so what may be true today
may not be the situation three or six
months hence. All we can do is to
hope for the best, also that the Pres
ident will calm down.
Extend Money Powers.
BY a vote of 225 to lib the House
Friday refused to recommit the bill
to extend the Presidents power to
revalue the gold content of the dol
lar and continue the treasury's $2,O00,-
100000 sterilization fund. The pres
ent law would haxe expired on June
80, but under the new lease of life
the President will continue to en-
joy his extraordinary power over our
money system until June 80, 1941.
The measure passed by the House
also continues the Presidents power
to buy newly mined domestic silver
above world prices.
The debate on the measure was
interesting and informative One of
the best analysis of the bill was that
of Representative Andersen, of our
state. When the bill was up for
amendment the Republicans made a
united effort to have incorporated a
provision that would have directed
the Comptroller General to audit the
books of the sterilization fund semi
annually, but that proposal also was
voted down on strict party vote.
The measure now goes to the Sen
ate where it will probably have a
little rougher Shedding, although it is
sure to pass that body also.
Fruits of Reciprocity.
The New Deal free traders lose no
opportunity to point with pride to
the accomplishments of their recipro-
cal trade program, and many speeches
have they delivered in their attempt
to sell the American people on the
| idea that we must increase our pur-
chases from other countries if we
would attain "the more abundant
life; and that in order to bring about
that happy goal all tariff barriers
must be swept aside.
am very curious to see how Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Hull
will explain the removal of the plant
of the U. S. Engineering and Foun-
dry Company from Wooster, Ohio, to
Japan, which will throw 800 Amer
leans out of work. This concern,
which is engaged in the manufacture
of steel mill equipment, has a num-
Der of plants in the East, and is the
largest manufacturer of its kind in
this country. The president of the
company states that it is necessary
for them to move their activities to
Japan, where labor is paid but a
small fraction of the American wage
scale for similar work, because COM
petitive imports from Japan are slow
ly driving the company out of the
American market. The company is
transferring its activities to Nippon
so as to be on an equal footing with
their Japanese competitors in wages
and hours.
1t would seem that the time has
come when we should revive the pro-
tective tariff and give such protec-
ton to American agriculture and in
dustry as will enable them to at
least compete with their foreign COM
petitors on even terms in our home
market. AS a result of compulsory