The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-06-27

that he approves of the Presi-
dents domestic policies 100% but
is unalterably opposed to the
Roosevelt foreign policy. Many
others have written me along the
same line. 1t took the Presidents
Charlottesville speech, which was
all but a declaration Of war, to
bring to our people a realization Of
the dangers that confronts us. Our
people can thank Almighty God
that they have sitting in Washing
ton Congress that will not plunge
us inc a foreign war. Billions for
defense. yes, but not a single
American boy for the slaughter
pens of Europe.
My heart is sick over the plight
Of brave France. Unfortunately for
her she placed her faith in the
same quarter as did Czechoslovak-
ia, Poland, Norway Holland, Den
mark, Belgium and Luxembourg.
The frightful carnage in Europe
will end some day and when that
time comes we must have Presi-
dent who will be invited to sit at
the council table and permitted to
urge moderation in the terms to
be imposed upon the vanquished.
After all, we must live together in
this world when it is all over. Harsh
peace terms will but breed flu
ture wars. 1t is most unfortunate
for all humanity that Mr.. Roose-
welt and his advisors have from
time to time INDUCED in remarks
so Incorporate and abusive as to
render him ineligible to sit at the
peace table.
Eft .Tu Brute
"And they took the thirty pieces
Of silver, the price on him that
was valued, whom they the child
rem of Israel did value"
President Roosevelt is by all
odds the most resourceful and a.
gile politician that I have ever
known or heard of. Up to the time
that he came out for the universal
compulsory military training, and
when he ratified the sword and all
but declared war in his Charlottes-
vile speech, the Presidents stock
as a candidate for the third term
was in the ascendancy. But those
two moves sent a SILVER Of fear
over the length and breadth Of our
land for the first time in many
months members of Congress were
flooded with letters from constitu-
ents demanding that they stay on
the job and not permit Roosevelt
to drag us into war. Mr.. Roose-
welt was ons Of the first to per-
ceive that he was on a political
toboggan that was gaining mo-
mentum every day. In order to
check the decline he did what
many Of us had foreseen for some
time-create a coalition cabinet
and appoint Republicans 60 as
Secretary of the Navy and Of War.
The Navy place was empty be-
cause of the resignation of Secre-
tary Edison. who is going back to
New Jersey to run for Governor.
He has been wanting to unload
Secretary of War Woodring for
many months because hir. Wood
ring is opposed to Americas par
ticipation in the war and therefore
didn't fit in with the presidents
program. He filled the vacancies
with two of Americas strongest
nterventionists- Colonel Knox Of
the Chicago News, and Henry L..
Stimson, former Secretary of
State. My readers will recall that
it was Mr.. Stimson who, while
secretary of state in the Hoover
cabinet back in 1881, invited Eng
land to join with us in driving
Japan out of Manchuria which, Of
course, would have meant war.
Both of these gentlemen "are al
so very active last fall in the cam
paign to lift the embargo on ship
ments of war material to belli-
gerent countries. Only one con-
struction can be placed upon their
appointment-the President Is
getting ready to do something.
America is woefully unprepared,
except for the Navy. Even our
Navy at the present time is not
prepared for offensive warfare and
the condition of our Army is al
most a national scandal, notwith-
standing that Congress has given
Mr.. Roosevelt 1000 million dollars
to spend for preparedness during
the past seven years.
Mr.. Roosevelt. who was assistant
Secretary of Navy in the Wilson
Administration, fancies himself a
great authority On national de-
tense. Forseeing the unavoidable
delays that will be encountered in
the speedy building up of our arm
ed strength he has provided him.
self with two shock absorbers-
both formerly Republicans When
the program boys down, as it
must, he can come before the coun-
try with an alibi, as fore told in my
letter of two weeks ago, and lay
all blame on the Republicans, in
the hope that 1t will react against
the Republican party in the No
vember election. That Is as plain
as the nose on ones face. But, /
do not believe he is going to be
able to fool the American people
much longer. After seven years
and four months they are catching
UP with him, and 1t is not beyond
the range of possibilities that Mr..
Roosevelt. or the Democratic party
foreseeing defeat in November,
may decide that two terms are
enough.
Messrs. Knox and Stimson have
been active members of the Repub-
lican Fifth column for sometime.