The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01

an, NJ. Brown, II. M. Johnson, "A. &c
;, X. Kuefler, M. Arvig, J. Pangburn,
Citing Great Britain's 1939-4O de.
Tense budget of at least 2.94S mil.
lion dollars, the bank said that il
represented approximately IA pei
cent CT Britain's national income
Other countries in Europe are
spending sums proportionately
great.
We can be thankful that we have
a vast expanse of water on either
coast which separates us from
possible enemies and gives us Sc
curity unknown by any other
great power.
The unhappy condition in Europe
and Asia will probably continue IN
a more or less aggravated form un-
til the peoples of the various
countries take into their own
| hands the sole power to declare
| war, save in time of actual or
threatened invasion. Until that is
done we will continue to have
wars that could have been prevent
ed.
1t is not so long ago that the duel
was resorted to to settle personal
differences. It finally dawned up.
on us that it was much more sat
isfactory and less bloody to settle
our differences in lawfully consti-
tuted courts. Perhaps, when it is
too late we will discover that 1t
is better to settle the differences
between nations in the same man
ner. The world cannot long stand
the present drain which, If not
stopped, must end in universal
bankruptcy.
Bans Foreign Meats
The Senate attached a rider to
the Naval Appropriation bill for.
bidding the purchase of imported
canned beef by the Navy. and the
action was later approved by the
House, so that hereafter American
canned beef will be used exclusive
ly by the Navy.
When the State, Justice anG
Commerce appropriation bill wa.
before the House on last Friday ar
attempt was made to incorporate
a provision prohibiting govern
ment purchases CT foreign dairy
and other agricultural products
The motion was lost by a vote O.
lib to 1877, and was strictly alons
party lines.
During the consideration of thi.
appropriation bill the Roosevelt
reciprocal tariff program came IL
for some sharp criticism on thu
part Of the Republicans and sever
al members took occasion to raj
the President for having ordered
the acceptance Of the contract fol
Argentine canned beef for tn,
Navy. They objected particularly
to the Presidents statement that
Argentine canned beef is superior
and cheaper"
have before me a release from
the Commerce Department which
states that 1887 900 pounds O.
canned beef was imported into tn,
United States last year and 41,359,
600 pounds in 1897. The Depart
ment made a guess that 80 per cen
Of the canned beef used in thi!
country Is of foreign origin. Ever
United States Senators eat the i'm
ported beef. Is 1t any wonder tina
agricultural prices are on the to
boggan!
Would Curb Abuse
The abuse of the government
frank has reached alarming pro
portions. In four years, SS.5O0,O0'
pounds Of franked matter wen
through the mails which caused ,
loss to the Post Office Department
CT something like 120 million dol
lars. That does not include the cos
of the paper nor pay for the print
ing and handling which Is probabl,
almost as great. Congress has pu
a stop to this indefensible vast,
land that is all most Of it isl b,
writing into the Pest Office Appro
priation bill proviso that here
after government publicity MATES
shall be sent out only upon request
California Raisin Growers Hurt
Raisin growers out on the Yves
coast are registering sharp pro
tests against the reciprocal trad,
agreement between the Unite<
States and Turkey, signed on Apri
LIST, which they say threatens thei
ruin. In that agreement Turkey re
duced tariff rates on motor vehi
cles and parts, radios, electric re
frigerators, office appliances an,
other equipment. and the Unite,
States reduced the rates on ciga
rette leaf tobacco, high grade drie,
figs, seedless raisfns, pistachi,
nuts and shelled filberts.
Mere than a year ago, when tn
Turkish agreement was pending
the raisin growers Of Californi,
informed the State Department
that the consumption Of raisins Il
this country Is less that the pro
duction Of California alone. II tina
be true, what justification Is Their
for permitting raisins to be brough
in from other countries?
| According to the American Con
sui at Smyrna the average pay TO