Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-26

ed as it will APP
pear when the to- 80 R'sssEa u
talitarian states get through with us.
All states from the Mississippi river
east to the Atlantic and from Maine
down to Georgia, including the north
ern two-thirds of Minnesota and all
of North Dakota and Montana was
designated as territory that Germany
will claim. Japan will claim the
states of Washington, Oregon and
California. Fascist Spain may"
claim Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
and Oklahoma while Italy will claim
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisi-
ana, Arkansas and the Ozark section
of Missouri.
The Justice department should in
vestigate a matter of this kind and
ascertain who is financing it. To the
unthinking and chicken-hearted such
an advertisement might inspire fear
might start a wave of hysteria that
would sweep over the country, al
though 1 doubt it. Either this propa-
ganda is inspired by the third term
ers or some European power. We
should know the facts, and once the
facts are ascertained suitable steps
should be taken to prevent its repe-
tition. No other country in the world
would permit such propaganda to
be carried on. To say the least, it
is un-American and a reflection on
our intelligence.
Very Thoughtful.
A United Press story from London
d ated September 10, which was
prominently displayed in the New
York Herald Tribune for that date,
carried thi S amazing information:
"The British government is prepared
to provide every opportunity for dis
cussion' of any far-reaching scheme
which might be offered for a power
full union of the United States and the
British Empire, the House of Com
mons was told today.
'The statement was made by Ma
jor Clement R. Attlee, Laborite lead
er and Lord Privy Seal in the Church.
i'll Cabinet, after several references
in recent weeks on the floor of Com
mons to the possibility of such I'M
ion, bringing together more than 500
million people and their vast re-
sources. Major Attlee made his
statement in response to a question
made by Richard Stokes, Laborite,
but there was no indication during
the Commons discussion that any
such scheme had been put forward"
So much for the Herald Tribune
story from London.
When Andrew Carnegie, the great
steel magnate, died he bequeathed
to the Carnegie Foundation an enor-
nous sum of money to be used in
bringing about a reunion of the United
States with the British Empire. I'm
til the outbreak of the present war
very little progress had been made
in that direction but I am satisfied
that there are other forces beside
the Carnegie Foundation and the Will
liam Allen White committee work.
ing to have the United States in
corporated into the British Empire.
Unfortunately, most of our channels
of publicity are controlled by in
fluenceS that are more concerned over
what is going on in Europe than what
is happening in America. Some day
the American people are going to be-
come thoroughly aroused and when
that time comes this un-American
element is going to be driven out of
the country.
Has Gone Too Far.
In this connection 1 would like to
quote from a speech delivered by
Merwin K. Hart, President of the
New York State Economic Council,
before the Union League Club last
Thursday afternoon, wherein he de-
cried the excitement among Ameri-
cans which, he said made them label
as "appeaser," 'pro-Nazi" or Fifth
Columnist" anyone daring to stress
the interests of the United States
a bove those of other countries.
"Smearing has become the popular
amusement of the day, but in my
opinion propaganda to involve us in
the war has gone too far"
Mr.. Hart paid particular attention
to the vehement campaign of propa-
ganda" of the Committee to Defend
America by Aiding the Allies, headed
by William Allen White.
Although Mr.. Hart conceded that
public opinion in America is almost
unanimous in wanting Britain to win,
he cautioned: ''Now is the very
time to keep our feet on the ground.
It would be unwise in the extreme for
us not to realize that Britain is using
every kind of propaganda to get us
involved. If we become involved, it
will be the certain end of the Ameri-
can republic"
Citing the part the White commit
tee played in the transfer of so over
age destroyers to Britain, Mr.. Hart
suggested that 'there is reason to
fear that Britains rather than Ameri-
cas- need determined the matter" He
also suggested that Admiral Harold