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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
COMMERCIAL PHILANTHROPY

Editor AskOv American:
This article is dedicated upon Mr.
Greenwald's request to let the Pine
county commissioners know of all
chiselers on the relief rolls and to
satisfy some members of the Pine
County Taxpayers League.
When the unemployed people
stepped out of the farmers market,
over-production and low prices for
farm products stepped in.
These low prices could not do any
good to people without jobs and
money, but did give unnecessary saw
ings to people with sufficient income.
The second setback on farmers in
come was when commerce and in
dustry raised prices on agricultural
needs for the lack in their volume of
business.
The decline of net income amounted
for the average farm family all the
way from $500 and up per year.
After the government had taken
care of the most serious cases of
unemployment through setup of diff
ferent work program, Social Secur-
ity and an old age assistance scheme,
the "Well-to-do" and some of the
common people opposed to the Roose-
welt regime started to protest against
this-what they called extravagant
spending.
These critics went so low that they
considered people on relief were
either ours or chiselers, their attacks
on the poor took effect on the old age
assistance law which was changed by
putting a lien on the recipients prop
erty
1 think that people who pay and
work for their keep cannot be con-
sidered relief liabilities.
In my opinion the real chiselers
are people with sufficient income able
to pay normal prices for farm pro-
ducts but by the misery of others
are privileged to buy these products
at pauper's price. This loss to
the farmer cannot be recovered by
squeezing the vinegar out of the
sponge the government has put in
the mouth of people hanging on the
Cross for the sins of capital.
The losses of income of the farmer
has been a gain for the 'well-to-do"
and has offset more than what they
contributed for the help of the needy
In other words, the farmers paid the
bill.
VERITAS.
Hinckley, Mimi
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
With public indignation aroused

With public indignation aroused
to the extent that it is over the way
our government, state and county
business is conducted and knowing
from conversations with farmers and
business men that something is going
to happen about it in the near future,
| suggest, instead of fighting among
ourselves as the politicians intended
us to do, let's have taxpayers meet
ing. A number of men in this local
ity desire to discuss the situation.
Our intention is not to harm, but to
uphold the Constitution of the United
States, especially the sentence, Each
man is free and equal"
We agree that if we are not enough
100 percent American, that we can
not even run our township and county
affairs properly, that we have no
business stating our views of how
national and state affairs are man.
aged. 1t is necessary we start at
home and work upward. We may
find errors in our methods, but we
have right to investigate how our
tax money is being used. These rights
backed by members will go far. Be-
sides if one is afraid to start any,
thing for fear of errors, his measure
does not qualify for 100 percent
American citizen.
Personally, l am just a human
being like you, and you, and l dc
not wish to be misquoted as having
an over-abundance of gray matter
in my head, therefore l crave knoWl-
edge pertaining to why there is Sc
much dissatisfaction concerning the
management of some Pine county Of
fees, all branches of relief, the old
age pension and the rehabilitation
loan. Perhaps the managers are al
fault or public demands may be un-
just or it could be that it is managed
as well as possible.
L do not believe so much public
dissatisfaction could arise unless
something is amiss, and as citizens
and taxpayers l maintain it is nc
insult to anyone concerned that we
investigate the above mentioned Of
fees.
| desire to meet Mr.. Gravesen and
Mr.. Hendricks to discuss plans and
place for taxpayers meeting
would be glad to have DR.. Ehmke
of Willow River, there also and when
meeting is called l promise good
ly number of men to be present from
this territory. Men not with back
bones such as Johnnie described to
teacher: 'Your head sits on one end
and you sit on the other" but men
with backbones strong enough to hold
their heads upright and to be able to
voice their own opinions as any
American taxpayer should do.
r. L. RIEHM.
Kerrick, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
Hinckley, MINI.
WANTS INFORMATION

Editor Askov American:
1t is a pleaure to know that we
have two real Americans Mr. Grave
sens ideas, I think, are very good
common sense and Mr.. Hendrick's
idea of wanting to know where and
how his tax money is spent is his
privilege under the Constitution of
the United States, and his American
attitude of saying it, deserves credit
We should keep in mind the value
of the weekly paper, the "Askov
American" where we may express
our opinions. 1 believe l will ex-
press the sentiments of all its read
ers when l wish all connected with
large paper in a small town very
happy and prosperous New Year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
A PERFECT CAUSE FOR WAR
Editor Askov American:


After an armistice of 81 years the
countries of Europe are Eat it again"
and just like the windup of that
great battle for democracy" ended
in joint attack upon the new order
in Russia, so again the rulers of the
great powers are trying to lead the
workers to the slaughter against Rus
STA today, and so again the soil
of Europe is to be drenched with
the blood of the workers of the world.
After the great Armistice in 1918,
the armies of IL nations invaded
Soviet Russia in an effort to crush
the "Workers State" and make the
world safe for exploitation. An cpl
demic of subordination finally swept
through all the invading armies and
they were withdrawn in great haste.
General Graves led the United States
army of invasion operating in Siberia,
and it is significant that he was
forever after friend of the Soviet
Union.
And what is the slogan under which
we again shall send our boys across
to dance the dance of death?-Fin-
land-save Finland is the slogan!
But why Finland? Why not China,
Ethiopia, Spain or Czechoslovakia?
Perhaps because Finland paid its
installments on its debt to the United
States which was not World war
debt, but a debt accrued after that
war, when the rulers of Finland got
the idea that they could annex Russia
to little Finland
Now, don't get the idea that love
situation in which the Finnish
people are led to the slaughter! How
ever, it looks queer that it is given
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

so much publicity compared to
China's millions of dead and it should
not escape our attention that the
forces which are now sacrificing the
Finnish people in order to create
a war spirit against the Soviet I'm
ion, are people without a country,
without patriotism, ready at any min
ute to pack up their money and flee
the country when it gets too hot for
them.
1t would be well to ask ourselves
a few questions: Why did English
military experts supervise the build
ing of the so-called "Mannerheim
Line" and where did Finland, poor
country, get all the money for this
and the rest of its enormous war
preparations? What steps would the
United States take if England con-
structed strong Notifications across
from and within artillery range of the
city of Detroit, Michigan? Why the
inactivity of the English, French and
German armies? Would it not be
eXpedient to call that unpopular war
off and all go against the Soviet
Union? 1t is not only possible, but
almost a certainty!
Yes, the cards are dealt and there
is an empty place where Uncle Sam
is to sit; England is the dealer, Wall
Street is eager to pick up the cards,
but have the American people for
got? Would the same press which
led us into the last war by its lies
be liable to tell the truth now?
This is war within a war. A
war between countries and a war
against the working class in all coun-
tries. 1t is the hope of the exploiterS
that it will solve the unemployment
question and the contradictions with
in the capitalist system for yet a
little while. China, Ethiopia, Spain
and Czechoslovakia, let's forget the
murdered millions, but Finland
there we have the perfect cause for
war! Russia can't fight, the papers
say, so why not let Europe fight it
out themselves without our help.
LARS P. JENSEN.
Askov, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW FACTS

Editor Asllov American:
Harry Hendricks of district 90, has
written to some of the county papers
and asked them to 'please correct the
Rural School Notes" of October 16,
that referred to supplemental aids
for district SO. We hope the editors
will not take this request too SER
iously. 1t is Harry that needs cor
recting. 1t appears that every state
ment Harry has made in his public
letter of November 20, is in error
and he is either misinformed or has
Intentionally misstated the facts.
l. For example, Harry and all the
other voters present at our special
meeting held in August 1887, know
that the meeting was for the pur-
pose of deciding whether or not we
should vote the 80 mill levy so as to
qualify for supplemental aid 1t was
necessary to raise the levy made at
the July annual meeting four mills
which we did. This saved nearly
$1,000 for district SO. 1t was not a
20 mill increase as Harry now tries
to make people believe. Districts 90
and 1876 were together in one district
then
2. Harry was offered free trip
to St. Paul to make a check-up at
the State Department of Education
if he was in doubt on any of the
points. He refused to go, but now
chooses to publicly throw mud and
dirt at those who try to help.
8. District 1876 withdrew from 90
so we could take advantage of state
aids for crippled children, isolated
children, high school children and
supplemental aid as well as nine
months school. Furthermore 1875 is
not in the red as Harry claims. But,
how will SO be in another year?
Wait and see
4. Harry's letter is so full of i'm
proper or false statements and so
indefinite and misleading as we'll as
slanderous, that we wonder whether
or not he is trying to insult our men,
DRY and our intelligence as well as
insulting the public officials and the
state aid laws that are doing all they
can to help make educational oppor-
tunities more equal and the local
burden less.
5. The people of Pine county should
know the facts. We are glad for
our Rural News column written by
our hard working county superintend-
ent each week and the facts con-
tanned in this column. Somehow we
feel that all intelligent people in this
area east of Hinckley Gncluding
Harry himself) know and feel that
Harry's recent article to correct the
Rural News" is not only uncalled for
but is very much in error throughout.
Board members and former board
members district SO and 1876:
MADELINE NORWAY.
LORRAINE A. DRAKE.
GEO. FORD.
GRACE CAAUWE.
HARRY w. DRAKE.
MRS. F. L. SACRE.
F. J. BROWN.
Hinckley, Mimi, December, 1889.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE
PEOPLES OF ALL NATIONS

Editor Askov American:
The Communist criminals now in
control of Russia's government came
into power through the murder OF
the Car, the Czarina, their children
and scores of Russian government Of
ficials. They have remained in pow
err through the murder of hundreds
of liberty loving men and women who
openly defended the principals OF
justice and freedom our American
forefathers fought and died to pre-
serve.
One of the many heinous crimes
recently committed by the Commun-
list rulers of Russia's 170,000,000 is
their unprovoked and fiendish attack
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
nonhan

Sunday school will meet at 10
o'clock Everyone is invited. Wor-
ship service will be held at IL o'clock
Make an early good start" for the
new year, come to church. Announce
ment will be made later concerning
the week of prayer.
Windemere.
Our Sunday worship service will
be in the form of watch-night serv-
ice to be- held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Street. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
Sunday school will be discontinued
during the winter months pending
further announcement
J. ARTHUR DAHLSTRAND, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page u


violent Russian methods of attack: al
the time of writing there is no sigr
that it is about to break.
Humiliation.
Altogether, the Russian campaign
against Finland must fill the Sovie
leaders with a spirit of humiliation
and disappointment; after one month
of incessant warfare against nation
many, many times smaller than Rus
STA, no actual progress has been made
by the aggressor, and it is quite pos
sible that Hitler-Joseph Stalin's most
recent friends somewhat disap-
pointed with his achievements, fol
they have been of distinctly mega
tive kind, and should the day come
that Russia actually becomes the
military ally of Germany, there
doesn't seem to be much that can be
expected from the Soviets.
It took Hitler less than two weeks
to conquer his part of Poland, and
to crush resistance many times that
of the Firms, but Stain appears to
have made some serious miscalcula-
tons with regard to Finland, and the
effect of his executed generals also
begins to be felt. They, after all
had the master minds of the Russian
armies, and their successors would
seem to be-from what may be OBJ
served on the outside-rather in
ferior in ability.
Peace Moves.
Probably prompted by the benign
spirit of Christmas the two mightiest
neutrals, Pope Plus XII and President
Roosevelt, have once more launched
move for peace. In their plans is
comprised not merely the cessation
of the war between Germany, France
and Great Britain, but also of that
between Finland and Russia.
Both men took advantage of the
lull in fighting and of the general
holiday atmosphere to broadcast mes
sages suggesting that now the time
might have come for definite peace
Vancouver.
Inc DelllgerentS seem TO feel other
wise; they all want to go on fighting:
Germany until it is assured of a
dominating position in international
affairs; Great Britain and France
until Czechoslovakia and Poland have
been restored as independent states;
Finland until their Russian enemies
have been driven out, and Russia
until the Firms have been exter-
minated.
Nowhere may one detect a single
indication of the will to yield bit,
or any inclination toward a give and
take compromise.
Year of Surprises.
Now that the fateful year of 1899
is ebbing out, it may be of interest to
recall, briefly, some of the events
leading up to the present climax.
Every move and every event in
history have their roots in a compli-
Gated mass of things gone before
During 1889 Hitler began series
of surprises by, contrary to agree
ment, possessing himself of Czecho-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
Opinions OF Others

Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
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, it will
be withheld
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Lutheran, Moose LAX

Sunday worship, 9:45 a. M; Swed-
ish service on New Years day at
1920 a. m.
BlOmskOg Lutheran Church.
Sunday worship, Ills a. m.
Oak Hill and SWede Park.
The congregations will hold their
Sunday service at the Nordland Luth-
eran church at 2:30 p. m, Deem
Der 81.
OSCAR L. OLSON. Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

looked up Webster on that word
''chermurgy," and it isn't in the die
tionary, so therefore I'm afraid there
will be something wrong with the
plan. Of course, we are apt to be
too mistrusting of the Republicans,
since their farming has been so poor
in the past.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

Nearly three-fourths of the surface
of the globe is covered with salt
water.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

London, Berlin and Paris, respec-
lively, are Europe's three largest
cities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

Seventy-five percent of the output
of the fisheries along the Gulf of
Mexico consists of shrimp.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

'Tis said that Republican leaders
have called for public hearings by
their farm chermurgy subcommittee
note that word "chermurgy" .
l hope the hearings won't be as hazy
as the word
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

The newspaper item said that this
will be scientific attack on the farm
problem | was afraid of that
the Democrats have had SOME scien-
lists working over us for several
years now and look what we have
Even the horses have sleeping sick
ness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

l have tried, though, to explain to
them that the original meaning of
COP was "Grand Old Party" but that
many people, judging from past per-
Torrance, have come to believe that
it means, Great On Promises"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
c. Elmer Anderson would draw &
larger salary than Stassen.

A writer in the "Everybody's Ideas"
column of daily newspaper criti-
cizes the old age assistance law put
over by the Stassen administration.
Well, it does seem queer that instead
of the old people being able to lean
on the young fellers, the state must
lien on the old people.
Headlines: Santa Arrested on
Speed Count" Well, by golly, the
old boy should have done his travel
ing at Thanksgiving time the
sooner he would have arrived then,
the better
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

Those Republicans are still talking
farm plans" l wouldn't be at all
surprised if they all went back to
the farm after the coming election.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

A Washington columnist states that
some comment was heard among Re-
publican leaders that Stassen should
be the party keynoter at its 1910 con-
vention. By golly, does that Teller
have to 60 East again? Why, If Min
nesota followed the policy OF many
other states of requiring that their
lieutenant governors act as COVER
nors in the absence of their governors,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
St. Paul's Luth. Church, Willow River

L. r. Larson, pastor
Divine worship, 2 p. m. No Sum-
day school next Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid will meet January
IL, at the Myrdahl home
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

A newspaper item tells us of the
case of a California couple-Mr. and
Mrs. William R. Christmas-being
similar to the two Thanksgiving we
had. They spent their Christmas
apart, Mrs Christmas having sued
Mr.. Christmas for divorce, charg-
ing non-support however, the
president had no hand in the Christ
mas matter as he did the Thanksgiv-
ing deal.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

So many people have asked me
lately what the term "GOP" means
when talking of the Republicans. I
usually tell them that they have to
judge for themselves as to whether
the person who uses the term is mad
or not.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
[ You'd Saw
By A. w. CONAWAY

The Good Books teaching would
not have us laugh at misfortuneS of
others, but it was pretty difficult for
me the other day to live up to that
teaching when informed by former
subscriber that due to the fact that
he was not now taking the Askov
American he did not read the article
published two weeks ago advising
ex-service men to apply for their
bonus before Jan. l, 1910, or forever
lose the opportunity.
You know, that teller (and he
could afford it) wasn't even as well
off as was the non-subscriber farmer
who tipped over pail of cream while
attempting to get to his neighbor's
mailbox to read the Askov American
before he got it you just can't
get along without the bloomin' thing
and the staff is deliberately trying to
make it that way.
Better subscribe now, for it is not
only the bonus that you might miss
but your wife might even apply for a
divorce and you surely will want to
learn about it before she gets mar
ried again.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

l haven't been hard on women in
this column even if have two around
home who are hard on me at times.
In fact like to give women credit
for their moving force. A young lady
this week, battling for the welfare
of women, explained in fitting man.
ner to me woman's moving force.
She asked me what would happen
if there were no women. Of course
l wouldn't know what would happen
any more than l would know what
will happen if the Democrats are re-
elected. She answered her own ques-
ton, however, by saying that if there
were no women there would be a
'Stag-nation."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

Looking toward the new year, we
are sure that the Fourth of July will
hold nothing in store for us in the
way of excitement it will be
campaign year and we will have fire
works almost every day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28

violent Russian methods of attack; at
the time of writing there is no sign
that it is about to break.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
Un-Americun
Continued From First Page }

those appearing on the list, and made
the salary figures public with the
names.
Many of those whose names ap-
peared on the published list declined
to comment.
l.. G. Vass, an S. E. c. statistician,
one of the few commenting, said he
was not member Ito the best of my
knowledge" He had not the Slight
est idea." he declared, how his name
got on the list.
Sigmund Timberg, an S. E. c. at
torney, said that he was on the
leagues mailing list, but did not
know whether he was member.
Decision to make the list public
was reached by the committee in
executive session late YESTERDAY.
Mr.. Dempsey, who was absent, said
he filed a protest early today with
Chairman Dies and that promise
was made to delay release of the list
until the committee met at 1890
am.
I'm afraid" Mr.. Dempsey shout
ed, that in doing this we not only
release the names of some members,
but those who contributed to Span
ish refugees and are not members
of the league at all"
II want to protest this as most un-
American" he continued. Il don't
want to harm anybody who is inno-
cent. think it is most reprehensi-
bic for this committee to do this. AS
q member of this committee I want
to say that at no time am I going to
smear anybody. It is most damna-
bic thing"
Representative Mason, at whose
demand the list was made public,
looked at. Mr.. Dempsey and shouted:
Evening star., 1939-10-25

Mary, camouflaged q battleship
gray, and the 83,423-ton, 981-foot
Normandie, still Haunting her bright
red tunnels, are tied side by side in
their Hudson River berths. Both
ships have been retired from pas
senger service by the war. :
The mysterious tip to the Naval
Intelligence Department did not say
whether an attempt would be made
to blow up the vessels, scuttle them
or disable their engines.
High police officials were so dis
turbed by the report, however, they
made g. personal inspection of the
ships and assigned roaming squads
Of detectives to each.
Motorists and pedestrians also