The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20

its war making powers to the
President.
IL. To give the right to the
American people to vote in a ma
tional referendum as to whether
American citizens should be- con-
scripted for service outside the
Western Hemisphere to fight on
foreign soil. Not to be confused
with the Ludlow Amendment, pro-
vivding for a national war refer
endum.)
II. To preserve our American
system and constitutional govern
ments, and to devote our energies
to solving our own economic prob
lens, restoring confidence and
providing employment for the Am
erican people.
The presidents radio talk on
! foreign affairs last Friday was not
reassuring. 1t breathed the same
old spirit of hate and passion that
Today the propaganda mills are
again running overtime, spewing
forth their poisonous doctrines.
Il will be back in the fall if we
don't have war;" said President
Roosevelt, smiling. waving an airy
farewell from his private car leav-
ing Warm Springs, Ga Who does
the President mean by i've? Does
he mean the American people?
Certainly. Otherwise, he would
have said, IF they don't have
war"
To me it is both alarming and
shocking that the President of the
United States should talk of war
when we are at peace with every
country in the world and wish to
remain so.
The people are thoroughly alarm
ed and so am I. My mail is filled
with letters and petitions asking
me to stand with the American
people rather than with the coun-
tries of Europe" have already
received SO many letters and petit
tons against war that it will be
necessary for me to use a form
letter in replying to them.
Twenty-Five years ago there
were only six Senators and fifty
Congressman who voted against |
war. am firmly convinced that |
today a majority of both Houses |
would vote against war because
they realize what another war
would mean. The only letters to !
come to my desk that approve of |
Roosevelt's foreign policy are from
individuals too old to bear arms It |
does not require a great deal of |
courage to advocate a war that |
must be fought by someone else,
and I say that in all kindness.
At this point I want to quote from
clipping which Walter Winchell
sent me the other day which he
wrote for his column. It reads:
Once again Europe is rolling
the loaded dice of Destiny. Once
again her miserable diplomats are
pointing down the One-Way Street
to war-as the only Avenue to
Peace. And, once again Amer
lea is asked to play her role of the
great International Sucker.
THE time has come for us to
pause and consider. If we must
have another Unknown Soldier,
let us not ask him to die for an
unknown reason. And just what
will be accomplished by dying in
the mud?. He will net increase
Americas resources; the last war
nearly ruined the Great Plains
He will not increase Americas |
wealth. In the last war, we loan
ed our gold and were gold-bricked
in return. He will not increase
our liberties-for no man may pro-
test slaughter after it starts!
The truth is that external disaster
never solved internal trouble.
We must develop our Youth-not
sacrifice it! America must
learn that her sons abroad will
bring monuments to her glory
but her sons at home are a monu-
ment to Americas common-sense
. The future of American Youth
is on top of American Soil-not I'M
derneath European dirt"
I hope my readers will forgive
my devoting so much space to this
subject but feel so strongly about
it that 1 cannot do otherwise