The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-16
GREAT AS IS OUR CHALLENGE TO

promote peace on the one hand and to keep
Tree from the problems of Europe on the
other, we find that even greater is our duty
to preserve liberty, freedom and opportunl-
ty here in these United States. Our inherit
ance is valuable beyond the dreams OF men.
We dare not forget that nation in modern
warfare must, il it succeeds, suspend all the
guarantees OF liberty. The gigantic organ
lZation necessary, the fearful destruction OF
life and property, the need for preparedness
and national unltication, because OF modern
instruments of war are such that while any
nation is thus engaged the last vestige OF
liberty and freedom must pass away. This
makes even greater our duty to avoid en-
tanglements. 1t is apparent to all that should
our nation unhappily be drawn into the af-
fairs of Europe under some such slogan as
2.Preserving Democracy" or Helping the
Oppressed" we should lose our own indie
pendence.
1t is our responsibility and our duty TO
re-analyze the greater blessings that are ours
and then reSolutely set about with definite
program for preserving the freedom of the
individual, the protection of enterprise, the
development of human rights and human
personality. All of this leads directly to the
great opportunity of helping democracy
junction at home, and making America an
example to all mankind as a republic that
Cdl cure us IdIH pIoOlcIilS, ease IT'S uHcIll-
ployment, balance It's budget, and face the
tasks of changing world-and: do it all
within the framework of the greatest con-
stitution ever devised by the mind Of man..
From the speech by Louis j. Tabor, mast
er, before the National Grange convention
Wednesday,
A REPUBLICAN PUBLICITY RE-
lease received this week speaks very highly,
naturally, of the administration OF Cover
nor Stassen and cites savings, large and
small, made through efficient, honest gov
eminent
The language is convincing and appar-
emily much has been accomplished, much
credit merited.
But there is one slip in the story. It
points with particular pride to the highway
department and says, they have given a
blacktop treatment to more miles OF high
ways than last year."
Few taxpayers out this way -enthuSe
very much over blacktopped roads. We have
the stock example of the Morton to Willmar
sector of highway H., budget breaker to
maintain and seldom, if ever, actually in
good condition. We are familiar with the
blacktopped sections of the New Ulm to
Mankato highway and the Sleepy Eye to
Fairfax rOad-in fact we haven't seen many
Minnesota blacktops that were any different
Minnesota motorists have watched their
highway department fool around with SUBJ
stItutes long enough. They would like to
see some permanent construction undertake
en-.
WITH Is DEATHS ON MINNESOTA
streets and highways, October was the Sec
ond month of 1889 to fall below the same
month in 1888 in traffic safety ratings. Five
more persons were killed in October this
year than last. May was also disappointing
to safety campaigners, with ten additional
deaths.
There is encouragement, however, in
these figures. Traffic deaths for the first
ten months of this year were 9.6 per
100000 gallons of gasoline consumed as
compared to 11.3 for the same months of
1888 and the 1913 average for the previous
three years.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE WOMAN
among the 1872 persons who had their driv-
er's licenses revoked in Minnesota during
October, five among the 172 whose permits
were suspended. 1t may not follow that wo-
men are the safest drivers but it appears
that they certainly aren't the most danger
Gus.