The Redwood gazette., 1939-03-02

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THURSDAY MARCH 2, 1889
DURING LATE DECEMBER WE COM
mented at some length on letter from Su-
detenland which rejoiced at the partition of
Czechoslovakia and the return to the Reich
of the predominantly German territory. Hit
Ter was hailed as a liberator, almost saint.
Since that time two very similar letters
have come to our attention, all from German
relatives of Redwood county families. All
take much the same attitude, bitterly cri-
ticising the Jews and Czechs "for years of
oppression and describing rapidly improved
conditions since the Munich peace.
While some will doubt that writer's of
these letters felt free to express their real
opinions, relatives receiving them have no
doubt of their authenticity and honesty. We
are left with the impression that while the
dramatic side of the reoccupation of this ter
rltory was described at length, too little in
formation was printed and spoken of the un-
derlying causes.
Another effort at carving up nation
to benefit other nations failed miserably, it
appears. In America we take men of all
creeds and through association, eventually
make Americans of most of them. But the
shifting of territories in Europe does not
make CZechs, Germans or Germans, Czechs,
denly become Canadians if Minnesota was
ceded to our northern neighbor.
Through the years Europe should have
learned this, but the lesson had not soaked
in at the end of the last war, and probably
will not have penetrated by the end of an
other.
THE TAX SHOE HAS BEGUN TO PINCH
the toes of the REA group Meetings are being
held at Madison at which speakers condemn the
high rate of taxation REA lines in the state of
Wisconsin.
What about the complaints Of the other cleo
trcal utilities during the past years? Has REA dis
covered something new? Or is the tax equit-
able tax, and is REA now trying to tighten the
burden on their shoulders only? Or does REA ex-
pect to produce pressure group aimed at getting
special legislation; lobbying, if you please?
| No matter what the decision will be on this
matter this is situation to give the hard-pressed
utility men of the state good hearty laugh. With
in the first year of operations REA attempts sthe
thing that put private utilities in wrong with the
public-attempting to coerce the legislature into
passing special legislation for personal benefit only
! What is sauce for the goose certainly should
be the sauce for the gander in this situation. If
the taxes are unjust for REA they are equally
just for other existing utilities. If REA plead
loss of income from sleet storms so the other
utilities.
The results of this complaint of REA groups
will be interesting to watch.-Spring Valley wis
consn) Sun.
Human nature being what it is, we wor
! ry little about taxes so long as the other fel-
/ low pays them-or we think he is paying
them. Most people are strong for income
and inheritance taxes, but let them get up
into the heavy earning class or get wind
fall from distant relative and the share
claimed by the government is Outrageous"
Business men never were very concerned
about the taxes on farm lands until a few of
them got enough money ahead to buy an
equity in farm. Social security taxes don't
mean thing now to the average farmer but
| let the government broaden the base so farm
hands are covered and you'll hear howl
We've even been accused of favoring high
gasoline taxes because we don't drive car 1!
1T is PROPOSED BY THE LEGISLA-
| ture that costs of the oil inspection depart
ment be taken out of highway department
| funds but the fees for inspection (Which
more than pays cost Of administration go
| into the general revenue fund. Just another
scheme to rob the highway department of
| funds which the state constitution provides
shall be spent for highway purposes only
Alexandria Echo
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN THEIR
regular state convention last week sent
recommendation to Governor Harold Stassen
to close the deer season until 1941 North
ern Minnesota residents protested the open
! ing OF the season the last two years and this
is In keeping with recommendations from
/ county commissioners from Beltrami county
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