Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09

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that Uncle Sam is
now going into the timber game.
have been advised that the admin
istration will ask Congress for $780,
900 to be used by the United States
Forestry Service to begin logging OPP
erations in national forests. OF
course, that is only the beginning.
If this amount is granted the for
estry people will come back next
year for several times that amount,
and so on until the end of time.
Where is this socialistic program
going to end? We have long ac-
copied the doctrine of Thomas JEFF
ferson that governments are insti-
tuted to protect life, liberty and
property. But government in bust
ness is something that comes out of
Soviet Russia. 1, for one, do not
want to feel that future generations
will be merely cogS in a vast gov
ernmental machine. l grant there
are activities the government must
take over because of the inability of
the states and political subdivisions
to properly handle them, but 1 am
not willing to go so far as to con-
cede that the government should
enter into competition with its own
citizens. If there are any private
activities running wild ample provis-
ion can be made for their regulation.
But as for the government to enter
active competition with private &C
tivities--well, that is stretching the
Constitution to the breaking point
and this is good time to put stop
to it.
All government activities are fl
nanced out of the Federal treasury
and pay no taxes. How can any
private concern compete under those
conditions? l might also ask, what
opportunities are we leaving open
for the generations that are to fol-
low us?
Elect Peace Advocate.
Ordinarily the election of Pope
is primarily of interest to those who
belong to the Catholic church but in
matter of prime Importance to all
the human family because no other
individual can WELD so much influ-
ence toward preserving peace.
To me it was very gratifying that
the college of cardinals elected such
an outstanding apostle of peace and
good will among nations as Cardinal
Pacelli, whose election was announced
last Thursday evening. He has dedi-
Gated his reign to world peace. In a
short radio message to the world he
said,
Peace means mutual understand
ing and cordial collaboration in the
great human family for true pro-
gress and civilization. We hope for
peace, for that peace for which our
predecessor prayed and for which he
offered his life to God"
In these troubled times Pope Plus
XII will be a great force for the
preservation of peace, and it is to be
hoped that he will be able to influ-
ence the policies of those statesmen
whose continuance in power depends
largely upon armed force.
Must Find Remedy.
The other day my attention was
called to an editorial that recently
appeared in the Chicago Daily News
that treats with a subject in which
all are vitality interested.
Under the title "Why There is
Farm Problem" the editorial fol-
lowed:
There are sermons in stones, books
in the running brooks, tongues in
trees, and whole volumes of enlighten-
ment in the following table of figures,
submitted by member of the North.
Dakota legislature. The column on
the left shows the purchasing power
of a carload of wheat in 1910. The
column on the right shows the value
of the same amount of wheat, in
terms of things the farmer must buy
in 1888:
"Sale price of durum wheat, 1910,
1850 bushels at 70 cents per bushel,
Sligo.
"Sale price of durum wheat, 1888,
1850 bushels at 60 cents per buShel,
1896.
Purchases 1910 1888
Grain binder, horse
drawn -----S 145 800
Drill 1875 240
Wagon and grain tank 100 $50
Mower ------- SO 100
Rake - 30 As