The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21

come the opportunity to contribute
generously to a country that has
at all times paid her obligations
promptly and in full.
Should Abrogate Treaty
When this government recog-
nized the Soviet government back
in 1888 we were assured that Rus
STA would Immediately stop her
propaganda work in this country.
The Dies Committee, which is in
vestigating subversive activities in
this country, has found that today
Russia Is more active than ever in
spreading the poisonous doctrine of
Communism in the United States.
Russia has broken her contract
with the American people and the
Administration should immediately
abrogate the treaty of 1888 and
impose rigid embargo on COM
merce of all kinds between the two
countries. Nothing is to be gained
by continuing the present arrang-
ement.
No Politics-Oh,N No!
am in receipt Of a letter from
the Better Government Association
Of Illinois, accompanied by photo
graphic copy of a letter written by
Congressman Arthur w. Mitchell
(DemocraD. of Illinois, which
reads as follows:
November 8, 1889.
''Mr. Joseph Parvis,
1900 Calumet Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois.
My Dear Mr.. Parvis:
am in receipt of your letter Of
November LIST, and in reply 1 write
to say that shall be very glad to
take your case up with the Work
Projects Administration If you will
get a letter from your Ward Com
mitteeman requesting me to handle
this matter for you.
It is an unbroken rule of the
Democratic Organization in Chi
cago, that each person seeking help
from his Congressman must first
get letter from his Ward Com
mitteeman requesting the Congress
man to take care of the matter.
I must, therefore, insist that you
get a letter from your Committee
man first, and then I shall be very
glad to do everything in my power
to help you.
With very best wishes, I am,
Cordially and sincerely yours,
(Signed) Arthur w. Mitchell"
WPA in Minnesota has been sing
ularly free from politics but in Il
linois, Louisiana, Missouri, and a
number of other states applications
for WPA jobs must be favorably
acted upon by the local Democratic
organizations before the applicant
will be certified. There is no poll
tics in WPA. Oh, no!
Down in Missouri Federal grand
jury is investigating former State
Director of W.P.A. who bought a
tract Of swamp land consisting of
something over 5000 acres which
he Immediately proceeded to fill,
using W.P.A. labor and equipment.
1T is said that he succeeded in in
creasing its value many times.
A Hopeful Sign
With unanimity that would in
dictate official approval the British
press is enlarging upon the decision
to pool Anglo-French economic
operations with view to making
them permanent after the war.
This would seem to be the first step
toward confederation of states in
Europe. Such a confederation was
the dream CT BRAND, Lloyd George,
and Streseman. At first, probably
it would consist of a customs union
which would gradually evolve into
a political confederation. Now that
the radio is in universal use such a
contamination is not beyond at
tainment.
The 1910 Census
Next year an army of census
takers, numbering many thousands,
will go forth to take the census.
They will visit homes, factories,
business firms, quarries, and mines
in every county in the land.
On April LIST another army will go
forth to gather statistics on popu-
lation, agriculture and other peril
nent subjects. All tcld, there will
be more than 121, 900 of these enum-
orators. When they get through we
will have a composite picture of the
entire country. We will even know
how many are working and how
many are idle; how many young
people have jobs and how many
have never had job. All in all, it
will probably be the most important
and interesting census ever taken
by the federal government. Brain
erd and st. Cloud will be the census
HEADQUARTERS for the Sixth District