Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-28

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who, contrary to law, were charged
with soliciting enlistments for the
Loyalist army in Spain, and that the
arrests were made in the early hours
of the morning.
What are the facts? Mr.. Hoover
has consistently opposed wire-tap-
ping. The arrests in Detroit were
made upon the order of his chief
former Attorney General Murphy.
should say that the early hours of the
morning would be the best time tc
gather in any stable group because
they would be at home at that time
and there would be less opportunity
for them to tip each other off.
The F. B. l. has done great work
They broke up kidnapping, which
only few years ago had assumed
dangerous proportions. Hoover has
been severe with those who would
destroy this government Personally
am strong for the Federal Bureau
of Investigation. Of course. l realize
that it should be kept within bounds
but that does not mean that it should
be hamStrung or abolished
Talked Out of Turn.
James H. R. Cromwell, American
Minister to Canada, opened his mouth
and put his foot in it while address
ing a gathering at Toronto one day last
week, when he publicly denounced
the totalitarian governments of Eu-
rope. Mr.. Cromwell is rich, young
and inexperienced This is his first
diplomatic job. His wife doris
Duke) the tobacco heiress, is rated as
one of the richest women in the
country. He has been a heavy con-
tributor to New Deal campaigns as
have others of our foreign represen-
tatives-Bullitt in Paris and Kennedy
in London, among them.
These rich but inexperienced diplo-
mats who overlook no opportunity
to talk out of turn, should be recalled
and replaced with men of experience
and sagacity. So long as we are rep
resented abroad by these immature
and inexperienced diplomats, we are
in constant danger of being drawn
into the war We all remember the
disastrous result of our having been
represented in London by Walter
Hines Page back in 1915-16-17. He
was openly pro-Ally. Documents
made public since the armistice
proved conclusively that he lied to-
and deceived President Wilson on a
number of important occasions in
order to involve us in the war, and
he finally succeeded in doing so.
Secretary of State Hull has admin
istered singing rebuke to Cromwell
but he should have recalled him be-
cause he is dangerous in his present
position. There are rumors that he
will shortly resign to become can
didate for the United States Senate
from New Jersey. There he will be
able to spout to his hearts content
without doing any particular damage
How Many Idle?
There are two major verbal bat
ties being fought in Washington these
days. One has to do with questions
that are to be propounded by the
census enumerators. The other is
on the number of jobless.
A short time ago Dorothy Thomp-
son, the well known commentator,
placed the present number of unem-
ployed at around two million, instead
of the commonly accepted figure Gin
Guiding WPA) at between nine and
eleven million. Dorothy claims that
the New Dealers and labor unions
have been initiating the unemploy-
ment figures in order to justify waste
full spending and that Republicans
have been initiating them to show
what a mess the New Deal has made
of providing jobs.
The National Industrial Conference
Board of New York, is considered one
of the leading economic statistical
agencies in the country. This group
has no connection with either the
government or organized labor. It is
an independent, fact-finding body
that devotes itself to a continuous
study of the general economic condi-
tons of the country and is privately