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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-12-06
Trojlistek zlodsjIG " Praze
napachal "a million kradezi.

Detektiv1m prazskeho bez-
pecnostn1ho oddelen1 sc poda-
I'll pekny dlovek.
Dostali do rukou zlodejskou
trojici, jejfz svedomf je obt1ze-
ma nepTehlednou radon krade-
Ii a to nejen v Praze, ale i ma
celem ceskem venkove. Sko-
da, kterou napachali, Sc odha-
duje ma million korun, trebas
nen1 jeste vysetrovan1 cinnosti
teto trojice zcela skonceno.
Hlavn1 %postavou troj1stku je
33lety Ladislav Polak, naroze-
ny 27. cervence 1907 Chlum-
ci mad Cidlinou a posledne by
dl1cl v BratTlnove u DobTlse.
Pracoval spolecne s 48letou
Mari1 Mackovou a jej1 dcerou,
svou milenkou, 19letou Jirinou
Mackovou.
Spoluprace troj1stku vypada-
la takto: Stara Mackova ma
b1zela sve sluzby jake pomoc-
nice v domacnosti. S pocatku
tam, kde il prijali, vykonavala
dobfe sve 1koly, ale jen do tie
chv1le, nez Sc naskytla pfilezi-
tost a nez Sc obeznamila s po-
merry a ten pfisel.
Postup kradezi byl vetsinou
shodny. Mackova ucinkovala
jake tykadlo a Polak, starry,
zkuseny zlodej, jake vykona-
vatel. Takto, jak Jim detekti-
vove nezvratne dokazali, wy
kradli byt Frantiska Vokace
v Zitne ulici Praze H., kde
jejich koTist cinila krone mno-
ha skvost1 stotTicet tisic ma no
%tovosti, dale byt st. Engela v
Dejvicfch, S korist1 rovnez veli-
kou, a mnoho dals1ch jinych
bytG.
Stopy jejich cinnosti bylo
mono sledovat take v Ceskych
Bud6joviclch, v Pardubicfch a
v dalsfch jinych mestech Czech.
Cast veci, pochazejlclch z
kradez1 dosud nevysetfenych a
k nimz Sc Polak nezna, policie
zabavila. Jsou ma policejnlm
reditelstvi a policiste hledaji k
MIN nyni prave majitele. Toto
vysetrovan1 potrva jeste neja-
ky cas- a zvysi asi vinu vsech til
zatcenych.
Polak vystupoval pod rdzny-
mi jmeny, jake Novak, stepan
a BGhvi jak jeste. Pc vysetro-
van1 81 oddechnou vsichni tri
hodne dlouho "a mT1zemi.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-12-06

Vyderac.

4Olety Rudolf Kaufman z
Cerhovice u Horovic mel u III
dovskeho obchodnfka Rudolfa
Benese v Plzni zvlastni funkci
Benes je chromy a hluchy.
Kaufman no tedy vozil denne
z bytu do obchodu a zpet "a
plat doset K. Letos cervnu
Kaufman postal Benesovi do
pis, napsany tezkou rukou. "a
dial v mem o dvacet tisic K a
hrozil udanim pro vyrok, pro-
neseny pry Benesem roku 1898.
Dostal cd trestniho soudu v
Plzni pro vyderacstv1 dvacet
dnG vezeni nepodm1nene.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-12-06
Io ckI1taGnG zulaStn1m

Je skutecne zvlastnlm, jak
nekdy stare vzpom1nky prihla-
81 Sc k cloveku, jake davny prl-
tel, ktereho jsme radu let ne
byli videli. Pc mnohych letech
zavftal jsem do Blatnice. Ma
hodou. Meskal jsem Sc svou
rodinou ma letn1m bytu nedale-
ko odtud, dozvedel jsem Sc, re
blatnicky ridicf ucitel pri SVEN
odchodu ma odpocinek byl Wy
znamenan zasluznym krlzem
"a vzorne ctyricetilete pGsobe-
nj, obec mu chystala slavnost a
k tie jsem tedy pfijel, abych
svemu byvalemu predstavene-
mu naposledy stiskl ruku. Sc
svou zenou a svymi detmi Easel
jsem k lesni kaplicce. Nenasel
jsem il. Zbyla z nj jen hroma-
da cihel a kamenl, porostla O.
struzinim a koprivami. Kdo
vi kan Sc podel mGj obraz, ma
kterem jsem kdysi tolik nedel
pracoval! Hostinska mne po-
znala. Byla z nj uz babicka,
ale ia uz mel take hezkou ra-
du let ma Sill. Ptal jsem Sc ma
Otilku. Ten jej1 bratranec stall
Sc skutecne brzy lesn1m, ale
nez 81 mohl Otilku witt, vysly
ma jevo nejake partyky, ktere
provadel s obchodniky dr1vlm,
byl propulsion a sci k financni
strait. Tim byl vysvetlen do
pis Otilcin We starem fasciklu
advokatn1 registratury. Ptal
.jsem Sc potion ma Lindu. Ma
10 kdo Sc uz ma stareho kroni-
kare pamatoval. TACT Tide jsou
zajlmavi jen "a sveho zivota.
Ale ia jsem 81 pri teto sve nav
steve capable vesnicky vzpom-
mel, co jsem kdysi staremu Lin
dow slfbil a slib svGj jsem spl-
nil, napsav pr1beh O lesn1 ka-
plicce, jak jsem no byl slysel a
jak Sc zachoval mych vzpo-
m1nkach z mlad1.
(KONEC.)
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-12-06

eS
val Sc take Mudra. Ably to tax
byl on! A byl to on skutecne,
jak jsem Sc zahy pfesvedcil pri
procitani soudn1ch spis1. Mad
lesni Mudra mel dim v nekte-
rem jihoceskem meste a odtud
uz jake pensista vedl process Sc
svym bartrem. Konecne padl
mi do oci dopis psany rukou
zenskou. Kdo vi, jak Sc tento
dopis dostal mezi soudnl spisy!
Dopis byl Otilcin. Psala svemu
stryckovi, jestli pry ten pan ma
vazny 1mysl, ona re by tedy
byla srozumena.
Mad tlmto dopisem jsem Sc
hluboce zamyslil. Otilka tedy
zGstala starou pannou? Nena-
sla tedy jake jej1 bahia sveho
Rihu, ktery by ucinil skutecno-
sti sen jeji prvnl lasky. Otilka
tedy byla nucena hledati zeni-
cha prostrednictvim sveho stry-
cka. Divine bylo mi u srdce pfi
ctenf toho dopisu. Otilka, KITE
"a mne mela jiste rada, srekla
Sc sve lasky Ike mne, protoze
byla zasnoubena Sc sym bra
trancem, a kdyz ten 81 il ne
wal, byla ochotna witt 81 ko-
hokoliv, jen ably Sc vdala. CT
lem takove dlvc1 lasky, jsou
vlastne jen vdavky. A ia, bla-
zen, myslel -. Ted vlastne uz
ami nev1m, CO jsem tehdy my
slel. Presvedcil jsem SEIZE jsem
chtel Office vzdorovati, ukaza-
ii j, re to mohu dotahnouti W.
Sc nez ma vrchnostenskeho u
rednika pri tom jsem promar-
nil nekolik let sveho zivota be-
1celne a il jsem mic nevyvzdo-
roval, protoze zGstala starou
pannou. Alespon o vdavkach
nenasel jsem mic We starem fas-
ciklu "Mudra contra Mudra"
ackoliv jsem no prostudova.
ddkladne, nez jsem zadanJ
rozsudek odnesl sefovi.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-12-06
Zabava.

V hostinci v Olomouci-Ho-
dolanech sc nekolik hosti bavi-
10 tim, re pc sobe hazeli pivnl-
mi sklenicemi. Jedna re skle-
mic zasahla do celia Viktora
HIlku a tezce no zranila.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-12-06
y Kaplicky.
OufDHA Napsal BEDRICH MORAVEC.
.cS~a ,mcdca fSNGssusfS sc
Napsal BEDRICH MORAVEC.

Sc,aure3Ssss suseScssuseSc,srs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
POULTRY ASSOCIATION
TO ELECT ON SATURDAY

Annual meeting for members of
Tacoma Poultry association will be
held Saturday at s p. m. in council
chambers at city hall. Reports of
committees will be heard. follow
ing which members will elect three
new directors. After directors
have been chosen. the board viii
name q president, vice president
and secretary to serve during the
balance of the year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
PUD CASE JURY
FINALLY PICKED

After two ana one half days,
during which a host Of prospective
jurors have entered the witness
box, only to be rejected, jury Of
IL persons, plus two alternates.
was selected in federal court FRI
day.
The jury will weigh evidence in
the condemnation case brought by
the Public Utility District No.
of Cowlitz county against the
Washington Gas & Electric Co.,
the Columbia Electrical Develop
ment Co., and the Chase National
bank of New York City.
Jury Will Decide
1t will be up to the jury to de-
eide upon the amount of money
which should be paid to the private
corporations by the Cowlitz county
PUD No. /. The amount has been
set variously at from $500, 900 to
$1,000, 900, depending upon which
ciuc liic dcSCSSOT 10 SillulS.
AS finally selected, the dozen
jurors include Sadie Olsen, 1915
No. Steele St; Gladys w. Derby,
ia No. Cushman ave-; Lee C.
DAVIDSON, 720 9Th ave.; Guy C.
Gleason. 1859 So. Tacoma ave-;
Violet G. Merritt, 1412 So. Yaki-
ma ave-; Malcolm e. Gunston, 3105
No. 10Th St; Orville L. Brown.
Summer; Janette Irene Drips, 3511
No. Washington ST.; Marie w. Har-
rington, 3114 9th ave-; Ruth Green,
2903 No. 18th st; Albert J. Nelson,
4103 No. 10th ST., and Albert Os-
borne, S02 So. l. st.
Two Alternates
Alternate jurors are Herbert ].
Benson, 1912 No. 25th St, and
Anna M. Evans. 1405 No. Fife st.
Judge Lloyd L. Black. shortly
before recess at noon, told the jury
that the trial probably would last
many weeks" 1t is expected that
the jury will be taken to Longview
Tuesday, where they will remain
overnight. returning Wednesday
evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
Former TGcOnldn
Dies In Florida

Egbert M. Badgerow. sc, for
mer Tacoma real estate man, died
Tuesday at Dsytons Beach, Fla.
Badgerow lived In Tacoma 40
years. prior to ten years ago when
he made his home in Sioux City,
Iowa. He leaves his wife. two
daughters. Miss Adella Badgerow
and Mrs. Mona Marie Bellairs and
one granddaughter. Interment viii
be in Sioux City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
MISSION RALLY
SUNDAY NIGHT

Recently returned from South
Africa where he participated in
preparations for the World Sunday
school convention to be held In
Durham this year. DR.. Robert M.
Hopkins. former general secretary
Of that organization and president
Of United tSstes Missionary So
ciety, viii address mission rally
and mass meeting Sunday evening
It 7:30. o'clock In First Christian
church.
Other Christian churches through
out the city and vicinity have been
invited to attend.
Other distinguished guests will
include DIR. and Mrs. c. L. Pickett,
former missionary to the Philippine
islands, and w. r. Turner superin-
tendent Of Christian missions IN
the state
Music win BE- furnished by the
chorus choir Of 10 voices. under
direction Of J. J. Normo.
Following his stay IN South
Africa, DR.. Hopkins went by way
Of Ceyion to Madras, India, where
he attended the decennial meeting
Of international Missionary coun-
Gil.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
9Th AVE. CLUB
PARTYFEB. 20
Organization Wants
Stop-Over Privi-
lege on Buses

A discussion of plans to increase
business In the 9Th ave. area viii
feature meeting of the Sixth Ave-
nue. Business Mems club to be held
Tuesday noon. according to P. w.
Bourgaize, president.
One proposal is exerting efforts
to obtain stop-over transfers for
passengers on buses operating In
the district. Other ideas will be
studied at the session.
The club is completing plans for
meeting to be held the night of
Feb. 20 in Warren hall. 2609lz 9Th
ave. Program features will last
until 10 p. m, following which
there viii be dancing. Guests at
the affair. which will start with q
dinner at $50. will include resi-
dents from the Peninsula district
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
DEMANDS NLRB
CHANGES SOON

WASHINGTON - Rep. Frank
Fries. D., H.. today called for house
labor committee action on amend
ments to the Wagner act, charging
that the committee has been sit
ting around doing nothing while
people are being murdered"
Fries made his statement to the
labor committee. Of which he u
a member. The committee is con-
sidering amendments TO the Wag-
ner act, while a special house COM
mittee is investigating conduct
of the National Labor Relations
board. which carries out the act.
I'VE have been having hear
ings here for a long time"
said Fries, land We have not
accomplished anything. Mean
while, we have been having
he'll In this country and con-
ditions are deplorable.
when people are being
murdered, our committee
should do something about It."
Fries made his remarks during
committee questioning of R. J.
Thomas, president of the Clio
United Auto Workers union. He
asserted 40 people had been killed
in conflict between United Mine
Workers union tCIO) and Pro-
gressive Miners (AFL).
I'll never cool off on this sub
ject," he said, I'm pretty hot
about it. I'm getting sick and
tired of this formality and sitting
around. All the hell exists and
we are doing nothing about it."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
Social Security
To Build Up West
Old Age Insurance Will Encourage
Recipients to Come to Pacific Coast

poration had been receiving a sal
airy Of more than 5000 q month
since the social security program
began. He decided to retire the
first Of the year, give somebody
else whack at his job. His pay
ments will approximate $40 4
month. and his wife will get an
other $40 or 10 when she reaches
IS soon.
TO DRAW CHECKS
A comparatively young woman
lost her husband early this month.
She was left with four children
under Is. She and the children
will be drawing federal checks
every month until the children
attain the age Of Is. This will
hold the family together. She
will not have to 60 to work or
re-marry. unless she desires. Her
benefits cease when none of the
children Ia under is, but will re-
commence when she reaches IS,
continuing until her death.
johnson also explained the case
Of a middle-aged bachelor mill
worker here, who died in January.
He had no known relatives. no
estate and no insurance. An ac-
quaintance paid the funeral ex-
penses. Because there were no
relatives to file claim, the friend
made application for a lump-sum
social security payment. which will
be sufficient to reimburse him for
the funeral bill.
OTHER CASES
There are numerous other in
teresting cases." johnson said, but
the interesting and touching thing,
to me. is that In most cases these
old people will have an opportu-
nifty to take their first vacation.
and have the feeling for the first
time that their income is assured.
Sometimes the vacation is In
voluntary--they lose their jobs at
65-but sometimes they choose to
retire themselves. In few cases
they are getting pensions either
from their former employers or
some other type of pension. such as
from the army. And that all helps"
johnson wants 1t made clear
that these government payments
are like insurance, based on the
taxes on wages paid by the en-
ployes and employers. and might
be compared with regular insur-
snce premiums. The need and
"other resources" are not consid-
cred, according TO Johnson. In
this respect, johnson said. lies the
chief difference between federal
old-age and survivors insurance
and state old-age assistance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
SpanalDay Youths
Held For Theft

Two Spanaway students. Ross
Miller. Is, and Cody Miller, 16,
were held in the Pierce county Jail
Thursday for investigation in con-
nection with thefts Of automobile
accessories during the past few
weeks. Undersheriff Clyde Knowles
said the boys were being accused
directly of theft of a spotlight and
fancy geer shift knob from a car
at Falkland two nights ago. They
live at Route /, Box 261E. Spana-
way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03

Edgar c. Wheeler will officiate.
Burial will follow in Tacoma GEM
etery.
Pallbearers will be A. o. Bur-
meister, r. A. Blundell, A. w.
Fry, George Neff, Henry Skram-
stad and w. L. Watt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
WOMAN KILLS HERSELF;
N ERROR, BROTHER, TOO

WEST sPRNGFIELD, Mnss.-
Mrs. Margaret Pierce, SS. COM
mitted suicide with carbon
monoxide fumes Friday. and. In
doing %. inadvertently killed her
brother.
A millxman found the woman's
body lying under the exhaust pipe
OF an automobile in the garage Of
her home. Police found her
brother. Donald Carlson. Is. dead
In q bed in . room over the garage.
Fumes had seeped through the
floor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
sumner Plans
new BUILDING
eroposal for SIS, 900
Counznsunity Hall
e Studied

UUnuoED-Tentnfiv plans fou
~ Hgw oommunity hail were out.
- 11ars1ay evening TO q group
- EoDenfing cluhs and organixa-
49, q Summer. Plans call for .
D1o1ag 70 oost about 81. 900,
- hzIl1lng win have gymnasium
- ofnEo facilities for school use
- - availahls fur large civic
- o11nng Rnrsy
- unnsr chapter. Order a De-
~. Win outortain friends at Q
- party II Paradise valley
nnee1vs Osagsn6uaatsaus
~. md Mn. Lynn walter II
5000 are parsnts Of = ~
md daughtsr. born At Tacoma
DetD1 ho1p1tnl Mr.. walters
- Doeznos1y vaneusa lGysrs. Mr..
- Nm. P. =. 1Gysn. matsrnal
mdparents. ars sharing n IL
- W1shos.
- - M s,sss sasurssy
Funeral services for Mrs.. Flor
pe Ir1e. n. who died Wednesday
Drning It hsr home east Of Sum-
=. yin Be held Saturday after
IN It : O'Clock from the Sum-
nHaAh~Sassk 1uns.~.h No. w
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
5 TACOMA STUDENTS
IN ROTC PROMOTED

Five Tacoma students, cadet
officers Of the University Of Wash
ington coast artillery unit. have
been promoted in rank. Col. Peter
II. ottosen. ROTC commander. an
nounced today. Advanced TO cap
tain are James L. Birch and Will
lam A. kunigk. Promoted to sec
ond lieutenant is Gordon l. Edris,
and new second heutenants are
Gerald J. Kelly and Donald Nc
CURE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
jlll OReANIST
FOR WISCONSIN

- tslsgrspAsd request from
~ epsnty. Wisoonsin. brought
1xzeGt a . grand larceny charge
1nnrsday sftsrnooa u John J.
LoRne. 31-ysar-old church organ
~ No has bssn living with .
o1okr It At 3. Boz 116. Tacoma.
~ chxrge, LaRne told arrest
- county offiosrs. involved m
oInogod maud in replotting =
ecInsGsry IN u Wisconsin COM
nnrnlty. He I'D h would waive
Gn1xadltion and 80 back willingly
= dear himself Of the accusation.
- that he even had offered to
trGcre, 4 ~ could obtain train
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
CHAS. A. E. NAUBERT
FUNERAL SATURDAY

Funeral services for Charles A.
z. Naubert, pioneer Tacoman and
veteran insurance underwater,
who died Thursday at his home,
will be held Saturday at 3 p. m.
from Lynn's chapel. The Rev.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE

Revival meetings are scheduled
TO continue at FUN Gospel Pente-
costal chapel. So. 25th and Ia
coma ave. nightly through next
week. with exception Of Monday.
Meetings will open at s O'Clock.
Mrs. f. r. Morris. gospel singer,
will be present at each service.
The public il invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
TWO CONVICTS ESCAPE

A statewide hunt was under
way Friday for two TRUSTEES who
escaped from the state prison at
walla Walla- They are Jack
Cooper, %, and Roland Walker.
rs, both sentenced in Spokane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03


In 40 they came in prairie
schooners and they were young,
strong and ambitious.
Beginning this year. 4 second
great westward movement Is an
ticipated. But this time, they'll
come in trains, their own autos,
and they'll be more than So years
old. seeking not adventure. but
comfort in their remaining years.
And they'll be first-ciass set
tiers, these recipients Of U. s. so
cial security insurance. They'll
be absolutely independent; they'll
ask nothing more than Z chance
to live peacefully.
WILL COME WEST
Nothing is more natural than
that these persons. working days
over. should migrate from severe
eastern and middle western cli-
mates to the milder chimes Of Cali
fornia and the Pacific Northwest.
Their future security Is assured
by monthly checks from the gov
eminent, which will range from
slightly more than $40 to as high
as $S5 q month. That isn't all
II they wish. they may start q
little business of their own. A
grocery store, = poultry farm
anything 30 long rs they are work
ing for themselves.
FIRST CHECKS ISSUED
First checks from Washington
d. c., have been received by q
few eligible persons in Pierce
county within the past two days
Many more undoubtedly will re-
ceive insurance payments for jan
uary. but not until later when
Uncle Sam has finished verifying
reports Of the claimants, accord.
ing to John H. johnson. manager
Of the federal social security board
office at sos Washington building
Checks were not to have beer
issued until 1912. but q new amend
ment advanced the date to Janu'
AIRY. 1910.
johnson, without mentioning
names, cited q number of specific
cases, each different. which illus
trate windy how the plan vii
benefit various persons.
EXPLAINS CASE
He told of one Tacoma man. whS
had been employed In a wholesale
house. He reached s. In 1888
and was then no longer covered
by the social security program
An amendment to the law. how
ever, enabled him again to com'
under its provisions BY Janu
AIRY Of this year he had workes
in covered employment" lonl
enough to qualify for insurance
PAYMENTS. He retired from worl
at the end Of the year and vii
draw a check for SIS each mont
for the rest Of his life. He ant
his wife expect to retire to thei
beach home and live on the fedora
payment, augmented by his owl
savings. In about three years hi
wife win become 65 and they vii
receive an additional s12.5o month
iy payment
SUFFERED INJURY
A second case concerns q maj
who was injured in an industris
accident more than q year age
He may never work again. Hi
/, employment during 1887 and 1885
however. was enough to quslif.
him for monthly payments whel
| he reached 65 q month or two age
The president of Tacoma cor
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
Finding Of Skull Starts
Odd Hobby For Ohio Girl

Chillicothe. o.. Dec. 24-UP -
Geraldine Lesco collects skulls for
hobby.
Some people save coins. stamps,
paper match covers and the like
but have skulls" she said II
don't think there's anything un-
usual or CHASTITY in the hobby"
The collection began when Harry
Pope, walking along the Sciota
River, found a skull on a gravel
bank. He gave 1t to police.
Miss Lesco. who is an assistant
to a doctor, asked for it and officials
gave 1t to her.
Then Sheriff Joseph Vincent pre-
scented her with a skull found by
two fishermen on river gravel bar
near a sand ana gravel plant. AS
other skull were found from time
to time, they were given to the
young woman.
city police. the sheriffs depart
ment and the coroner have prom.
ised to help build my collection by
turning over any loose skulls.which
come into their possession" Miss
Lesco said. Il hope some day to
have a really big and varied collec-
ton"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
of Finnish Refugees Urgent Problem

advantage OF solving not only the
refugee problem but also OF in
creasing the total or arabic land
which Is most essential from the
/ viewpoint OF national economy.
J Through the peace treaty, Finland
has become a food importing in
stead of food exporting country.
4 Cut off from most OF its former
markets, Finland depends now
more than ever on home production
of foodstuffs.
Thus from purely economic
view clearing Of new land in the
largest possible degree seems to be
the most reasonable course. On this
point all parties in the dispute are
agreed. Refugees who are strong
ly supported by the Agrarian party
which has great influence both in
the Parliament and in the govern
ment, argue that the Finnish ma.
ton has pledged itself to compen-
safe the refugees for what they
have lost when they were asked
10 leave their homes in the coded
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eyes OF the refugees means settle
ment on already cultivated land
and not clearing OF new land.
Double Burden Cited
Ii would be unjust, they point
out, to expect those who had to
suffer more than any other part
OF the population TO bear also the
main burden of the agricultural re-
construction. They neither want to
go as pioneers into the woods OF
central or northern Finland nor TO
wait for years in refugee homes
until their new farms are ready.
The government. in which
the Agrarian party which
supports the claims OF the
refugees is represented by three
ministers. has more or less accept
ed the refugees argument, and has
issued orders to start the division
and appropriation In part OF large
and medium sized estates and farms
in south and central Finland. This
has led TO a storm OF protest by
owners Of such estates and also by
farm workers who would lose their
Jobs through this form OF COLOMBIA
ton.
The argument Is all the more
bitter since a large proportion OF
the affected land owners and work
ers belong to the Swedish speaking
section OF the population. The Swed.
ish language papers criticize the
government severely for the way
the Quick Colonization Act is exc
cuted and express fears that IT is
being used to denationalize the pre-
dominantly Swedish speaking parts
OF the country.
Language Issue Resented
The latter argument In turn has
been taken up by the Agrarian
newspapers which express their
indignation that the question OF
language should be allowed to in
terfere with the solution OF a prob
lem of such national importance as
the resettlement Of the refugees.
Thus by argument and counter argu-
ment, the whole discussion assumed |
more political character which |
made 1t more difficult than ever to |