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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
WHAT CONSTITUTES
NEUTRALITY
Editor ASkov American:

Editor ASkOV American:
What constitutes strict neutrality?
This momentous question is up be-
fore Congress now. The President
contends that the so-called "cash and
carry" plan will keep America out
OF war. Nevertheless, the fact re-
mains that leash and carry" is not
neutrality, because England and
France, controlling the seas, would
be the sole benefciaries of such an
act. And America would become
an ally of England and France and
a participant in mass murder.
Oh yes, someone will say: Look
at the war profits we could make.
Think of the war prosperity we would
have. Cash in hand for billions of
dollars in exports" In implements
for mass murder and destruction.
"Cash in hand" What sort of cash,
may ask? English pounds sterling?
printed on scraps of paper. French
francs, of the same type. England
and France owe us 100000 900
since the last war. After the World
war, the international b a k r S
flooded America with German marks,
printed on scraps of paper and then
deliberately made the marks worth
less. The English pound and the
French franc will undoubtedly meet
the same fate after this war. Espe-
cially if Uncle Sam plays the part
of sucker under the proposed leash
and carry" plan.
Oh yes, someone will say: "We will
demand gold" What good would
that do us? We have $17,OOO,OO0 900
in useless gold now, buried deep
down in the Kentucky hills. Through
the corruption of governments, gold
has been the means by which the
toiling masses of every so-called
civilized nation in the world have
been exploited and sold into economic
slavery. And American exploiters
are the peers of them ALL America
has everything to lose and nothing
to gain by a so-called "cash and
carry" plan. 1t is step that would
inevitably lead us into war. And
according to General Sherman, war
is h - =!
Roosevelt has had six years, seven
months trial. His judgment has been
mostly comedy of errors. Above
all, this is no time to trust his judg-
ment. Let us fight against leash and
carry" to the last ditch. Do your part
Write your Congressman and Sena-
tors. If they are right, they need
your support. If they are wrong,
they need your advice
S. o. SANDERSON.
Rochester, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

War should soon come to be consid-
cred impossible by all thinking people.
A woman from Chicago made the
statement recently that as warfare
is conducted now, it is mass murder,
no one can mistake it and place
halos on the men who are sent to
war only.
A preacher from England, who
spoke in one of the churches in our
eastern cities, said this in an address
lately: "You Americans are a little
too big to cover yourselves with sleek
neutrality, while we shed our blood"
Oh, if it were only such as he that
shed their blood, the world at large
would be better off.
But alas, it is the young men, and
the people on the farms and in the
cities with work to do, lives to live,
that are used as food for this mania
for power.
We who loath the thought of even
thinking of seeing our own sons go,
should think twice before we let those
over there have pound of steel or
lead even if they come and get it in
their own ships. We can more quiet
ly see and help them stop while stop
ping is possible.
The glory of war is gone forever.
1t is murder in its worst form
cold-blooded murder Shall we sup
port it to gain dollars and good times?
MRS. MARI STOTTRUP.
Askov, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

dlcated that no proposition OF peace
ION Hitler's terms" would be even
considered. If he meant to 60 ahead
let him go! The slogan was still
"Crush Hitlerism!"
Busy Days in Moscow.
There was that hint about Russia
and with a reason. For last week
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, Germany
foreign minister, paid second visit
to Moscow and signed with the lead
ers of that country's government a
treaty of friendship-and a treaty
which will mean that Germany will
have free access to all the Russian
raw materials she may need, and
from which she would be cut off
were the British naval blockade to
succeed. In informed circles the
agreement is considered practically
the same thing as treaty of alliance,
and if that is so-we don't know def
initely yeti will mean, that, of
course, the Russians will aid Germany
in anything undertaken against Great
Britain and France.
There were other negotiations in
progress in Moscow, for Josef Stain
and Prime and Foreign Minister
Molotov made it necessary for the
tiny republic of Estonia to give up
its sovereign rights-or, at least, some
of them, and to give Russia the priv
ilege of establishing naval and air
bases on Estonian territory. That job
completed, Russia sent for the foreign
minister of Latvia and presented a
somewhat similar proposition to him,
reinforcing it by placing strong Rus
sian army attachments along the
Latvian frontier
For Russia wants to control the
Baltic Sea and moves Systematically
toward that goal. The other day it
was Estonia, then Latvia, and soon
no doubt-Lithuania and Finland will
follow. There were even, early this
week, indications that Russia would
like to obtain control of the island
of Gotland, Swedish territory. 1t
isn't easy to be small neutral ma
ton on the shores of the Baltic these
days!
Turkish Predicament.
Shukru Saracoglu, foreign minister
of Turkey, also had been summoned
to Moscow; after conferences with
Stain and Molotov he was ready to
draw up a treaty closing the OAR
danelles to all nations hostile to the
Soviets, but just as this was an
nounced, word came that British
negotiations with Turkey had resulted
in an agreement which called for
mutual defense" That looked for
a few hours as though the British
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
LARGEST GUNS WIN
Editor ASkoV American:

Editor Askov American:
The present war in Europe resolves
itself into a war between the HAYES
and the have-nots Of course those
who have nothing-have nothing tc
lose and all to gain. Supposing Ger
many is defeated, all she has to say
is to tell Russia "come and get me-
No great Poland or Czechoslovakia
can possibly be re-established without
the consent of Russia and there is nc
chance of that.
If England and France refuse to
accept the peace offers, no matter
how humiliating, they virtually COM
NIT suicide. Lenin's contention was
''the capitalists are willing to commit
suicide for temporary gain" This
is not even a temporary gain, it is
merely temporary face-saving
England and France are far in debt
England alone has over $4,000, 000,-
900 of national debt-a long war will
probably double it. The English
pound is bound to 60 the way of the
franc or even the German mark.
1t is hard to follow Mr.. Churchills
reasoning when he says that things
look better than they did in 1914
At that time England was strong
Russia, Serbia, Roumania, Japan, Ire
land, as well as France, were on their
side to be followed with the great
help of the United States and several
other countries including Italy. Not
much help in sight for her now. The
German army is not handicapped with
deadwood as it was in 1914. Ger
many is young and virile, England
is old and stagnant, run by old men
who have stood still since the last
war.
The Russian army is we'll equipped
In 1914 they were equipped with ar
tillery and ammunition which did not
fit. Stain has made no such mis-
takes. Besides Russia is backing
Germany and will until England and
France is out of the way at least
When people start to kid themselves
the end is near The Goods of War;
favor those with the most and big
gest guns.
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, Mimi, Oct. 2, 1899.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

happened to think, "if we let it 60
he will keep on that way until Ger
many gets so large and powerful
so he can take any of U.S." I think
that was his plan, and that was the
way I was thinking about it.
I think this war will be fight
to finish; either democracy will win
or debating government will win
so the people shall have nothing to
say about government.
l am in favor of neutrality, but not
to such an extent, so I don't care
whether it be dictatorship or democ-
racy, I am in favor of the last.
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd, Minneapolis
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Editor ASkOV American:
Some time ago l noticed in the
Pine county school notes that nine
rural schools have been closed and
the pupils sent in to the town schools.
That means nine less jobs for Pine
county girls; nine local teachers who
must 60 away from their home county
for jobs. Nine districts where the
voters have lost local control of school
affairs.
Now 1 have been told that the
county superintendent salary was
based on the number of rural school
districts and that the closing of these
schools does not affect his salary.
In plain words, he still gets paid
for these nine schools that are closed
but does not have to visit them, SUI
pervise the work, nor correct the re-
ports. Am 1 right? Nice going, what!
PERPLEXED VOTER.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
PEOPLE SHOULD RULE
\skOV Americana:

Editor Askov American:
Hitler and his friends say there is
nothing more to fight about. But as
1 see it, there is the same as there
was at the time the fight started.
The fight is for the independence of
Poland, as that was guaranteed to
the Polish people by the settlement
of the World war.
1t is the wrong opinion of some
people when they think that France
and England thought they could go
to Poland and drive the Hitler army
out of there. They could not expect
that Hitler would let the Danish
waters be open for them, where it was
so easy for the Germans to blockade
it; and that is the only way to get
into the Baltic sea and by that to
Poland 1t is going as I expected and
said it would go. And that is to
fight Germany on land from the west.
l am sure that England and France
knew that, and did not expect to get
to Poland.
I think that nothing unexpected
has happened to England and France
so far; they know that German sub
marines are all over in the water,
and England, having so many ships,
would be bound to lose some of them.
There can not be any doubt about
that England and France are better
prepared than they were in 1914.
At that time there were no signs
of war except the German militarism,
but that was nothing new to the
world, so none of the other nations
were prepared. The little dispute
between Austria and Serbia would
have been settled by arbitration as
Austria was willing, but Kaiser Will
helm objected, even if it could not
concern him, because he could not
get any other excuse to get war.
I think that Hitler was not in favor
of getting this war, and it looks as if
he is tired of it, but he was getting
into the habit of taking with bluff
whatever territory he wanted for
Germany and he expected to take a
part of Poland the same way, but
when he failed in it, he must have
felt too proud to give it up and then
started war against the weak Poland
in hope that the other nations would
let it pass like they had done with all
the bluffs he had used.
It may be that the other nations
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

had stolen the Russian thunder, but
soon the situation was clarified when
it was learned that although Turkey
will-to the indicated externally
itself with Great Britain, it made the
reservation that it will not fight
against Russia. So, it looks, on the
face of it, as though the Russians
beat the British to it-this time, too
"Finis Potomac"
Poland exists no more. It was con-
quered by the Germans and the Rus
slams, and one day last week these
two powers divided the spoils. Ac-
cording to the articles of division Ger
many fares a little better than first
expected, for she gets about $4,000
square miles more than planned, but
Russia retains pretty close to three
fifths of the former country, and also
has cut Germany off from direct
contact with Roumania. Even con-
sidering Germany's triumph, it would
seem that Russia, at practically no
cost, got the best of the bargain.
AS announced here last week, War
saw capitulated, and a few days later
the peninsula of Hela-near Gdynia-
followed the example of the capital
after putting up a fight as futile as
it was heroic.
Although Poland has ceased to ex-
list as country, it still has govern
ment-a new one. President Mos
cicki, informed in Roumania, has re-
signed, and Vladyslav Raczkiewicz
former minister of the interior, has
been named as his successor. A "gov-
eminent" is to be set up in Paris or
London, but what good it can do re-
mains dark mystery, under the cir
cumstances. Usually governments
without country function as badly
as do countries without a govern
ment.
West Front.
There have been fights on the
west front, several air battles, too,
but, in the main, the situation re-
mains unchanged. No actual battle
has been fought, and the month
elapsed since the outbreak of the war
between England and Ger
many appears to have been spent
largely in bringing up reinforcements.
On the Sea.
German submarines have been
busy, torpedoeing number of neutral
chiefly Scandinavian-ships, one of
them being the Danish "Vendia,"
bound-empty-for Scotland to bring
back coal to Denmark; eleven men,
bers of the crew were killed.
Reports about battles between Ger
man airplanes and British warships
in the North Sea are to the effect
that the Germans destroyed the sec
ond of England's six aircraft car
riers; the British deny it.
When these lines are being writ
ten, there seems to be lull in the
European war, but when Hitler has
made his Reichstag speech, reporting
on what has been going on these last
few days, there is likely to be a de-
cided change-for better or for worse
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
OPINIONS OF ASKOV
COMMUNITY
Editor Askov American.

Editor ASkov American:
I know I am too old to have any
opinion, so I am not going to ex-
press any. However, if I did, I am
old enough not to say to the other
fellow: This is your opinion too, lest
you want to say that it is the opinion
of the Askov community.
presume there are different opin-
ions in this as well as in other COM
munities, even in the Congress on
the present question.
I suppose that the big manufac-
turers and coupon clippers would like
to have the embargo system as it is
However, don't let us have few
or one man to dictate the community
opinion.
S. CHR. DIXEN.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
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, 1t will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

Governor Stassen was talking be-
fore the National Association of Life
Underwriters when he made the
statement, but he said he had not
formulated his own position as yet.
Sunny our chief executive has not
formed his stand on the burning ques-
ton, especially since he seems to
make a practice of talking before
big fellows"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

Ironically enough right now when
our liberty and freedom is in danger
of being jeopardized, the Freedom
statue atop the dome of the National
Capitol is being repaired. The dam
age to the 19-foot statue was caused
by electrical storms shock as it
were, and our freedom might be
shocked beyond repair if we are not
on guard.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

I see where Governor Stassen de-
clares Minnesota is an isolationist.
He says indications are that the en-
tire state delegation to Congress is
against repeal of the Arms Embargo.
Well, by golly, that's in keeping with
our economic life we have been
about isolated insofar as Congress
legislation is concerned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
COLD-BLOODED MURDER

Editor Askov American:
I am glad that our paper last week
brought us a cross section of how
Askov people look at war profits.
It has helped many to see clearer
how they really stand themselves.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

Thousands of people throughout
the country mourn the death of
George Cardinal Mundelein, the Cath
Ole Church's first cardinal of the
west. His death, besides leaving a
void in the Church leadership difficult
to fill, causes two vacancies in the
college of cardinals in the United
States.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

Almost every day can look into
Congress doings and be reminded of
what Mark Twain once said: "The
politician thinks of the next election;
the statesman thinks of the next gen.
Grafton.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

where did you get your amazing
knowledge of social and economic
subjects concerning the whole
world?" asked one citizen of another
last week. From my daughters
graduation essay" was the proud re-
Spouse.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

"Well, the car is finally paid for"
said a man to his wife last week.
isn't it splendid" she explained,
'Now we can turn it in on a new one"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

There are regions in the United
States where the possible grow
ing season is less than 80 days per
year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

''You know that love you and
will be true to the last" said a girl
to her fellow. Eyes, but how long
will I be the last?" he inquired.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
From Exchanges

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, 1939-10-05

Heard at the armory: Doctor lex
aiming recruit): 'Say, ninety-nine
three times" Recruit: 1.-TWO hundred
and ninety-seven."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

England had been accused of cap
turing the boat, but the Bremen COM
mander must have preferred to brave
the Arctic blasts than one bunt from
John Bull.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

1 see where the postage stamp was
first introduced in Great Britain by
Scotchman e.. ah, ha, have often
wondered why the bloomin' thing
could be bought for three cents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

They say a bachelor is the man
who never makes the same mistake
once an old maid is a woman
who has never recognized mistakes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

The Republicans have many faults
The Denis have only two,
Everything they say
And everything they do.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

This one isn't original but thought
it was good The best reducing
exercise is to shake the head violently
from side to side when offered a
second helping.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

see where John D M. Hamilton
of the Republican national commit
tee, believes the preservation of the
two-party system is the "best safe
guard" of American democracy and
liberty. BY golly I'm glad to hear
that statement, for one wouldn't think
it during campaign year between the
two parties OF course in the last
campaign we just had the two-party
system in two of our states.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
| Would Say
BY A. w. CONAWAY

The Associated Press says they have
found the Bremen. The report is
unconfirmed, but so are many re-
ports coming from Europe today.
Well, anyway the story goes that the
German luxury liner of the seas
which left New York SO hours before
Hitler's army marched into Poland,
is said to have reached Murmansk,
Soviet Arctic port.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

United States Senator Ernest Lun-
deem, who is opposed to the Presi-
dents proposal that Congress repeal
the arms embargo act, has remarked
that the administrations neutrality
program is a perfect blueprint of the
road to war" BY golly, we Amer
lean people sure like professional men
in the presidents chair before
our present chief executive we had
a great engineer and now it seems
we have an architect.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

Now, it would appear to be safe
there for our own Admiral Byrd is
preparing to go to the South Pole
and all of our politicians are home
from their summers travel.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

It's awfully difficult to get any
thing newsy in newspaper nova
days. Everybody is watching war
developments. The Democrats are
not doing anything; the Republicans
never did, and the Farmer-Laborites,
1 reckon, did too much while they
were doing
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

Minneapolis Mayor Leach demands
that sales tax be enacted by spe-
cial session of the legislature as the
only solution of the relief problem
The mayor apparently is a believer
of the theory that if one wants any
thing done he must do it himself
Reliefers would help immeasurably
in supporting themselves if a sales
tax were enacted.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

Those two fellowship Mayor and
the Governor-haven't even learned
the fundamentals of being a good
Republican my party, right or
wrong.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page ~

dictated that no proposition of peace
ION Hitler's terms" would be even
considered. If he meant to go ahead
let him go! The slogan was still,
Crush HitleriSm!"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

I see where the U. S. Pacific fleet
engaged in battle practice. Approx
imately 100 ships and 400 fighting
planes took part. That's about the
number of Congressman who are now
tampering with the Arms Embargo
practicing for battle, as it were.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05

l wonder if the President can
pretty soon, draw plan of our eco
nomic structure so that all of our
unemployed can find work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
Bishop Lowe TO Present
Jubilee Sermon

Bishop Titus Lowe will preach
the golden jubilee sermon at Il 90
o'clock Sunday morning in Ep-
worth Methodist church. The
bishops sermon subject will be:
The Church and the Community
Special music will include the
choir anthem, My Faith Looks
Up 10 Thee. with violin ohligato
by Miss Dorothy Isaacs. and a
solo by Mrs. Marchell Stevens.
This service will be a major event
in the series Of special services
with which the church is celebrat-
ing its fiftieth anniversary. A
city-wide invitstio is extended TO
the public TO hear Bishop Lowe.
In continuing the popular old
fashioned services at 7:30 next
Sunday evening the gospel song
fest will be led by L. V. Haywood
with Mrs. Harry Tuell al the
piano and Miss Steelman at the
organ. The testimonies and the
sermon. by Rev. ". s. Cleiser.
Saved by the Broken Things"
will be in keeping with the spirit
OF the hour.
Both Epworth Leagues will meet
at $50 p. m.
On "Wednesday evening at 500
o'clock. the Concordia club viii
hold its March social and business
meeting.
The u1id-week service. the choir
rehearsal. and Ire Boy Scout nset-
ing viii all be held on THURSDAY
evening.