Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-27
Peace Plank Is
Adopted In FL.
Party Platform
No Candidate En- d Ors e.
ments; Townsend Plan
Also Favored.

The tWo-day Farmer-LabOr state
convention in Brainerd adjourned
Saturday Immediately following
two-hour debate on the stand to be
taken on the platform regarding war
and preparedness. A 301 to $50 vic
tory was won by the right wingers
when the No. platform plank was
adopted. It reads as follows:
1.-The Farmer-Labor Association de-
mands the fullest defense provision
against invasion of our country or the
subversion of its political institution.
1--WE are unalterably opposed to any
imperialiSt wars, or designs, and to
sending of our men across the ocean
or elsewhere to participate in such
wars.
u. S. Must Prepare.
''At time when dictatorial govern
ments invade democracies and peace
full nations and are imposing the yoke
of Tyranny on the free people, it
behooves the United States to fortify
itself against the blighting hand of
despotism and imperialism from eX-
ternal or internal attacks and the
members of the Farmer-Labor asso-
citation are pledged to combat such
dangers by supporting adequate de-
tense measures based upon the prin-
ciples of genuine social security and
real political and industrial democ-
racy in order to unite our people to
keep all invaders out of the United
States"
No Endorsements.
A proposal recommended by the
nominating committee that the Farm
er-Labor party endorse candidates
for all Offices except those of gov
ernor and United States senator was
turned down by the convention.
The Townsend plan also came in
for consideration and the final action
taken on this was that the party back
an old age pension system patterned
after the Townsend act, with present
laws meanwhile being iberalized to
increase grants, and the state to pay
the counties share.
Iron Ore Royalty Discussed.
Regarding.the iron ore royalty pro-
position the plank, in part, reads:
''We demand that lessees of state
owned iron ore lands pay the fullest
royalty on all ore from state-owned
mines commensurate with the public
interest and resale and market values
thereof and in no event shall the roy
alties paid be less than those paid at
private SALE" A proposal for state
operation of iron mines was defeated
800 to 173. The proposal was that
in the event the mining companies
refused to work the mines because
of the tax, the state was to take
charge of mine operations.
FavOrs Repeal of Lien Law.
The Farmer-Labor platform also
recommends re-enactment of the
Accent gas tax; higher income and
inheritance taxes in the upper brack-
cts and reduced taxes in the lower;
payment of state aid to schools in
full; shifting relief burden to state
and Federal government, relieving
local units; repeating the SO per cent
small loan law and the homestead
lien law.
AS to agricultural measures the
platform is in favor of refinancing
the farm debt at a'rate of not more
than 3 per cent; aiding of tenant
farmers; enactment of graduated land
tax on large holdings; cancellation
or adjustment of feed and seed loans;
extension of the REA program; tax
alton of oleomargarine; and the fixa-
ton of prices of farm produce to
assure cost of production.