The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-04

model war planes that are being
built for the Army and Navy, also
to further relax sale on expert
mental craft. This number would
be an installment on several thous-
and which the allied mission has
on order or will order. 1t is under
stood that the manufacturers will
be required to guarantee that the
Army and Navy will receive better
aircraft by deferring delivery.
Great progress has been made in
airplane construction the past few
years. For instance, the Curtis
Wright people have developed a
pursuit plane that will climb vert
ically at the rate of mile a min
ute and, as in everything else,
further Improvements will be
made as production increases and
time passes. Let us hope that our
commerce in war material will not
rise to plague us sometime in the
future.
Welles Returns
Under Secretary of State Welles
returned to Washington last
Thursday from his exploration trip
to Europe and Immediately made
verbal report to the President
and Secretary Hull. Mr.. Welles is
an experienced diplomat who is
not given to going off half-cocked.
His report disclosed that there is
no immediate prospect for peace,
but when the time comes that the
belligerents are ready to talk bust
ness we will be in a better situa-
ton to offer our good offices in
bringing the war to a close. If it
continues into the next winter
belligerents and neutrals alike will
face national bankruptcy. We may
safely assume that the President
was given very complete state
ment on the situation in war-torn
Europe. What effect Mr.. Welles'
findings will have upon the polit-
ical situation or on our foreign
policy is unpredictable at this
time.
Economy Out
This session of Congress start
ed out with a very fine record for
economy but it was too good to
last. The Senate, several weeks ago,
was the first to kick over the
traces when it added 359 million
dollars to the Agricultural Appro-
priation bill. Last week the House
nobly followed the inspired example
OF the Senate by increasing the
budget estimates for CCC and NYA
by 81 million $50 thousand. AS
passed by the House 280 million
dollars is made available for the
former activity and 102 million $50
thousand dollars for the National
Youth movement. The economy
bloc in the House put up a good
fight but were out-voted 2O4 to ITO
on, one increase, and 221 to 157
on the other. I suppose it is too
much to expect economy in an
election year. The average legis-
lator is for cutting down expenses
but he does not want the opera
ton to begin in his home district.
He is great believer in saving
but he wants the other fellow to
set the example.
A Serious Situation
For the past year or two there
has been very considerable mi
grafton from the dust bowl section
in the Southwest to the west coast
states, especially to California. This
movement has resulted in a very
serious dislocation Of population
and the states in which the refu-
gees settled are now burdened with
a relief load that is 80 heavy that
it calls for further Federal assist
ance.
AS time passes on it becomes in
creasingly clear that the billions of
dollars spent by the Federal gov
eminent for relief has resulted in
no permanent improvement in the
lot of those whom we sought to
help. AS long as five years ago I
suggested that farms adjacent to
the larger centers of population be
acquired and sub-divided into five
acre plots upon which suitable
buildings should be erected, which
were to be sold at cost, payable ov-
err a long term of years and at a
low rate Of interest. Under such
an arrangement practically all,
with part time outside work, would
have become permanently self-sus-
tanning. What has anyone to show
for what has been spent under the
aimless policy that has been fol-
lowed?