The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-05-23

protection Of a document in which
they do not believe.
OF course, the Department Of JUS
tice cannot investigate a Congress
ional Committee, which is crea-
ture Of Congress. Where the De-
partment Of Justice to perform its
| duty it would not be necessary for
Congress to set up committees to
look into un-American and subver-
sive activities but so lons as our
government bureaus are shot thru
and thru with 'leftists" 1t will
probably be necessary for these
committees to continue to function.
The Dies Committee is doing a
good work and I am for giving it
every dollar needed to carry on.
A Super Super-Highway
The future of high-speed toll
highways may be largely determin-
ed by the success of a super high
way that will be made available to
automobiles this year. This road,
16O miles long with no intersections,
stop signs, speed limits or grades,
is being constructed on the aban-
doned right-of-way of a railroad
projected between Pittsburgh and
Harrisburg sixty years ago.
1t will consist of four lanes and
will cost about sixty-five million
dollars. Tolls ranging from SLIPS
for passenger cars to a maximum
of $40 for trucks will be collected
until the project is paid for at
which time the road will become
a part of the Pennsylvania High
way System.
This project should be very pop
ular with motorists for it will sup
plant system of narrow, curving,
mountainous roads. The savings
in fuel and oil is expected to about
equal the toll charge.
Emma Goldman Dies
The name Emma Goldman will
have little meaning for my younger
readers. She was one of the world
most famous anarchists so years
ago and continued her activities
for the destruction of our form of
government until she was deported
to her native land (Russia) in 1920,
after she had served two years in
prison for conspiracy to urge the
people of draft age not to enlist"
After a few years residence over
there she wrote a book entitled
1.-The DISBURSEMENT of Russia
and at the same time began an
active campaign to be permitted
to return to this country. She
bombarded Members of Congress
with letters asking them to inter
cede for her but we were all of
the opinion that it was a case of
good radiance as she had been an
inciter of strikes and fomenter OF
revolution during all the years that
this country provided her with a
haven. Miss Goldman managed to
get back to Toronto where she
spent the last years of her temp
estous life. It is said that she be-
came thoroughly sold on the Amer.
lean form of government in her
later years. At any rate, her resi-
dence in Russia cured her of her
communistic beliefs. I know OF
several individuals who would be,
come better Americans if they
could be persuaded to live in Rus
STA for a short time.
House Disapproves Reorganization
On Wednesday Of last week thu
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jected the fourth government reor
ganization plan submitted by thu
President. Under the President
plan the Air Safety Board woult
be abolished and the Civil Aeron
autics Authority placed under thu
Department of Commerce.
Since it's creation the Food anc
Drug Board has been a part o.
the Department of Agriculture
where it has been operated witt
efficiency and general satisfaction
to the public. The President would
transfer that activity to the Fed
eral Security Board, although it il
not clear just what connection
there can possibly be between thu
administration of the Food ant
Drug Act and Federal Security.
The President would also trans
fer the Weather Bureau from Agri
culture to the Department of Com
merce. None of thes changes me
with the approval of a majority O.
the House members. Sometime agt
the President was all set to trans
fer the Forestry Service from Agri
culture to the Interior Department
The proposal evoked so much op
position throughout the countr.
that he decided not to submit thu
plan to Congress-.
The fourth reorganization plar
has gone to the Senate. Unles!
that body rejects the proposal i
will go into effect in 60 days a!
provided by law. Personally,
hope that the Senate will follow
the lead of the House in this in
stance. I cannot see where any
of the changes proposed will make
for greater efficiency and savings
Farm Credit Legislation Stalled
The Jones bill, which would com
pletely change the Farm Credi
Administration, is yet in the Com
mittee on Agriculture. Its opopn
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