Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-15
DID NOT TRUST HITLER
Editor ASkov American:


Before Hitler started real war in
Europe, he always had it on his lips
that the government of Russia should
be crushed, but then he kept still for
some time so that Russia would for
get. After that he became friendly
to Russia apd would make friend
ship and commercial treaty with her
and exchange goods for goods.
Russia was willing to make such a
treaty and it went into operation.
But, when Hitler started war, Russia
lost confidence in him and thought it
would be best to prepare for defense
against the new good friend, so Rus
STA asked Esthonia, Latvia and Lith-
uania for permission to build a de-
tense line along the Baltic sea. AS
that would be defense for them too,
they had no objection.
But then there is the Finnish bay
running in near Petrograd and there
an adequate defense was also needed,
so Russia asked Finland for defense
there and offered to pay for the land
it would take, or give them other land
next to Finland in exchange. Fin
land said no, though it would be a
defense for them also. Finland did
not want Russia to have protection
as Communism had started in Fin
land. Two-ffths of the people are
Communists and three-ffths are for
capitalistic government, so they are
in the majority.
SO Finland went to war against
Russia. The capitalist nations were
giving voluntary aid, so probably they
were the originators of the war.
1t seemed impossible that Finland
she could win in war against Rus
STA, depending on her own strength
alone. There must have been some
thing up between her and other ma
tons, that Finland should refuse Rus
STA the right to build forts on hel
shore. That refusal would make Rus.
STA angry and make a little trouble sc
there would be an excuse (not rea-
sony to start war, so that would
lead other nations to step in ano
get into real war to down the Com.
munists.
That was as it looked to me at thai
time, but the other nations hac
enough to do then so could not agree
to stop their own war to fight Russia
That can be done later on.
7 on, NOT or orJ Io~,
think it would work we'll here in thu
United States where the most of thu
people are egoists. Where that il
the case it must be enforced by die.
tation, and we would not be willing
to have our Constitution amended
so to get dictatorship.
The best way to work against Com.
munism is to govern the country 81
everyone will have good living a.
long as enough can be produced
However, it can easily be obtained
when circumstances are such that thu
government has to pay many millions
of dollars every year to producers t.
produce less.
Millions of people are in need O.
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buying power, and other people art
holding too much buying power (pro.
fit) which they have no use for. Thi!
excess income should be distributed
to the unfortunate people who by ne
fault of their own are in need. Their
the goods could be sold and not lie
as an overproduction with the gov.
eminent paying to have less produced
Then Communism would die a nat.
ural death. 1t is new order in so.
ciety and is established in one of the
largest nations, so 1 think it should
be allowed to be tried out there wher
no other countries are harmed by it
No one should stick his nose into
others business.
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd, MINNEAPOLIS