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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
BAERlNG DOWN Oh T-E NEWS:
From .NOW Or
BY ARTHUR "BUGS" BAER

In certain spo, THIS week I saw one Of our super
duperanks that Will ooh You UP telephone books and
throw rocks you
After the viii use on FOR city halls during
reform administrations
This is one time we viii not sfrap cub army navy apd
enough TO pour soup III an iron kettle
From aow thcse aI he aai.a s.f csoty ~. wears
as regular q drip lnde. TIC t.ghcn sius
And when He have whipped everybody Hu fight the
ehlmpanzccs and J vii probably be SPY.
Dsrt-ssa b. I-'srustaesl sss' tsvre,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27

NiIH hostile guntre being
W heard of this coast, the
co m muUitY remains calm
though on every side prepara-
touS are going on for tho pro-
lection al The civilian population.
distraction of civilians on
what 30 do i'm the event of air
raids IS probably more general
n Los Angeles than anywhere
else In tho United States
II j., said that upward, OF
5000 citizens are now being
trained as AIR Warden> and
10000 more are wanted Tor this
service.
The Los Angelo, police depart
ment has charge of enrolling the
air raid wardcnS though their
instruction is supplied by the
Red Cross the fire department
and the army.
The applicants muStIbe able ~
spafc ~ least sin hours per
Wcck from them outside duties
and 'hc training includes in-
-'HICtiou m "a, and fire bomb
drien2l first and and general
organization OF air RAID service.
\-
nNE point that Is emphasized
~ 10 the instruction IS that the
air raid wardenS must set an
example OF GOODNESS and eff
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
TO THE EDITOR

WOULD some one please en-
W tighten me about 50 many
healthy, husky looking young
men that are inhabiting night
clubs. shows, etc, driving eN-
penSive cars?
l suppose he is the So-called
defense worker, While thousands
Of men with families are out Of
work know there arc some
skilled men on defense but he IS
not the man l have in mind.
II must give the soldier a Won
dertul feeling 10 come home
from camp and see his friends
living in the lap of luxury
l thought we had equality for
all. Well. maybe I'm Just dumb
and don't get H.
MRS. l.. r. CARR,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
War Needs MoDey-Y0URS!

This war calls for every ounce
Of energy, every dime and dollar
we can muster for-ships-and
planes--and guns.
Hit the enemy with a SIS
Bond. Hurt him with a $50
Bond. Help to blow him sky
high with 500 or $1,000 Bond
Don't delay - every hour
counts. Buy United States
Defense Bonds and Stamps
TO-DAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27

WE HAVE seen Just one regu-
w lar bomb shelter in Los
Angeles. II has been built on
corner lot in NelroSe avenue IN
Hollywood and seems 10 be
sort of commercial sample.
It - m0und-lilfc structure
of steel covered with Garth and
reminds US OF the old-tjmo Cy-
clone cellars out I'm Kansas.
A sign on the bomb shelter
indicates that any householder
can have one built on his
premises forthwith and we
understand that the firm max
ing the shelter is getting some
orders.
The interior Of the shelter is
reasonably commediouS and the
manufacturers suggest the added
induCemcnt that il can be used
as a "rumpuS room when not
being utilized as a refuge from
bombs
We are informed that 4 Young
lady movie star had the first
private bomb shelter in these
parts constructed at her home
even before this nation got IN
tho war
She was practically clalryoy-
ant ON this point. though at tho
time announcement was made
of her bomb shelter there was
considerable iiblng
The possibility Of bomb shell
ict, being required m Los
Angeles was then Con~ dcrcd
mighty remote
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18

mind you, more prunes than they can
sell. He said they will have to de-
stroy or store or give away those
prunes.
And millions of people will not
taste prune. What kind of mad
ness is this? What has happened to
our brains? What do we use our
heads for?
But that isn't ALL This same Sena-
tor-Senator Downey-said that our
farm surplus will be greater next
January /, than it was last Janu-
airy l, even after all we "give" to
England. He says there's no lack
of milk, meat, vegetables, fruits and
grain. Not only is there going to be
surplus" of prunes but also a
surplus of apples, raisins, oranges,
grapefruit.
Tons and tons of these will be left
on the ground to rot. The hungry
tramp will not be permitted to climb
through the fence and get one to eat.
Twice as much butter has gone
into cold storage this year as went
there last year. 1t is going in there
against the "emergency"-and to jack
the price up. And the price is up
now, and going higher. The specu-
lator is getting so per cent of that
higher price, the manufacturer and
middlemen A per cent and the dairy
man six per cent.
Farmers are being urged to pro-
duce more. Stockmen have been saw
ing their she stock. Acreage of most
crops will be increased. There are
no prospects of a shortage of food
in this country. The shortage is in
distributed purchasing power. Pro-
vide the ten million needy aged, and
the 35 million needy I'M and half
employed with buying power and not
prune, not an orange, not grape
fruit, not raisin would 60 to waste.
And yet As million people in the
United States are ill-fed. They will
continue to be ill-fed, ill-clothed and
ill-housed, throughout this ''emergen-
cy", and after it.
Can the monkeys in the jungle
imagine such a thing happening to
human beings? If they can imagine
it they certainly have strong imagin-
atoms.
Would monkeys starve in the midst
of acres of cocoanuts? Not if men
would let them have their way.
Would the fool-hen famish in a
swamp of wild rice? Would the
Dodo have become extinct if man
had never discovered it?
Man is the last word in dumbness.
o. M. THOMSON.
Willernie, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
(The Faribault JournaD

The President has talked much of
freedom of the seas.
He has talked of this because we,
the people, are rather an easy lot
Actually, in war time there has
never been freedom of the seas.
In the recent war in Spain, Eng
land lost numberless ships trying to
run Frances blockade. In World
war 1, the Scandinavian countries
lost ships totalling well up in the
hundreds. No declaration of war
came out of these losses in either
case.
However, Mr.. Roosevelt evidently
believes that as long as he leads, we
are privileged people and England
a sacred belligerent. Hitler is sup
posed to allow our boats to carry all
kinds of war supplies to England.
If Hitler doesn't allow this, then Mr..
Roosevelt is going to have our boys
fight his raiders.
If Mr.. Roosevelt does this, the
country shouldn't become alarmed;
it will be done, if at all, at his order
only to purposely involve U.s. We
shouldn't fall for it. Our ships have
no business going into the war zones.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
Norman Township

Mrs. L. H. Kowitz spent Wednes-
day forenoon with Mrs. Joe Mari
hart.
Mrs. Steve Purull spent last Thurs
day and Friday with Mrs. Elmer
Berg.
Mrs. VIM. Bonnin and daughter
Bernice and Mrs. Earl Bonnin viSi-
ted with Mrs. L. H. Kowitz last
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Florence Purull spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs. Ell
mer Berg.
Miss Peggy Brown missed school
several days recently on account of
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Berg motored
to Braham Friday to spend the day
with relatives.
Benny Kowitz and Lloyd Gray
spent last Thursday evening at the
Steve Purull home.
Frank Purull motored here from
Pengilla Saturday evening to spend
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Steve Purull, and family and
Mrs. Elmer Berg and Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius Waletzko, returning to Pen
gilla Sunday evening.
The dinner given at the home of
Mrs. Elmer Berg Sunday was well
attended in spite of the rain and
bad roads.
Mr.. and Mrs Steve Purull and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Waletz-
ko and Mr.. and Mrs. L. Chicos and
family spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Elmer Berg and Frank Purull.
Mrs. Walter Berg and Mrs. Art
Sangrene called on Mrs. Elmer Berg
Sunday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
ment, and then blames the commun-

ment, and then blames the commun-
lists for it.
We can not blame the people liv-
ing now for what their ancestors
have done, but if they are doing the
like things, then we can blame them
for following it up as a national rule,
such as when the Germans started
their aggressive wars with the war
against Denmark in 1864, and now
they are in the sixth aggressive war.
It shows that it is national habit
and desire to rob other nations.
Hitler has told us that he intends
to conquer the world, and by that
make everybody happy. He is work.
ing in that direction Systematically,
so we know what we can expect,
and his friends do not want us to
disturb him in it. They want us to
wait and let the Germans come to
us, as it is so terrible to get into war
Wait until Hitler is done fighting
the rest of the world so he has all
of that to draw from with which to
fight us.
According to Hitler's actions we
are bound to get into the war some
time, but Hitler and his friends do
not want us in any way to disturb
him now when he is so busy with
Russia and others. If we don't help
the victims of Hitler's tyrannical &C
tons with supplies) then Hitler
may win the war and then get ready
for us.
The problem is not what previous
generations and governments have
done to each other as E. E. S. is
dishing up for us, but what the pres
ent generation and governments have
done and are doing.
We all know or should know, that
Russia voted together with the small
nations for disarmament, and used
all their energy in building up their
industry, until Hitler made it plain
that he would do away with Russian
communism. Then Russia started to
make war materials and trained SOL
diers. Some time before Hitler started
the war he kept silent about down.
ing Russia, so Stain should forget
all about it; then he went to Stain
like fox, shameless of all his talk
about downing Russia, pretending to
be good friend of Stain and would
make friendship and non-aggres-
sive treaty with Stain which he was
willing to, as he was not prepared
and would not have war if he possibly
could be saved from war, but the
robber came there.
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd,
Minneapolis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
MUST GET IN STEP
Editor Askov American:

fAShON fAlIlCllC
We the people of the United States
-know-nothings, appeasers, copper
heads, anti-warmongers, pro Ameri-
cans-must get in step with the great
democracies, Britain and Russia.
Britain under King George, Queen
Elizabeth, Queen Mother Mary, Prin-
cess Royal What's-her-name, Lord
Halifax, Lord Beaverbrook, Lord As
ter, Lord Knows, Boss Churchill, the
Duke of Windsor, the Duke of Kent,
the Duke of the Loop, etc., etc.
Russia under una friend" Comrade
Stain, who impartially and with per-
feet democracy and for all four free
doms murders Christians, rich, poor,
great and small alike.
And the United States under three
term Franklin, My Day Eleanor, Ma
Perkins, Queen Dorothy, Captain
Jimmy, Elliott, Franklin and John,
1--WE the Observation-Disclosures
dumb" Harry Hopkins, 'three carr
Harold Ickes, Brain Trusters Frank
furter, Rosenman, Hillman, Hender-
son, Mayor LaGuardia, Bugle Callers
Clapper, Lippman, Pearson and Allen,
Cousin campaign oratory" Wendell
Willkie, Wall Street poor people"
Morgenthau, Kuhn-Loeb, Morgan,
friend Barney, "36 per cent" Stassen
and old folks friend Senator Ball.
Liberty will now be spread through
out the world, and how!
VALENTINE McSHAYNE.
North Mankato, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18

S. by Editor & Publisher: TOT per
cent opposed.
Poll of every tenth voter in New
York State by New York Daily News:
70.5 per cent opposed.
Poll of every tenth voter in ILL
nois by Chicago Tribune: 80.79 per
cent opposed.
Poll of his district by Representa-
tive Knute Hill, Washington: 85.2 per
cent opposed.
Poll of his district by Representa-
tive Lewis D. Thrill, Wisconsin: 92.57
per cent opposed.
Poll by Indianapolis News: IS per
cent opposed.
Poll by Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune:
95.65 per cent opposed.
Nationwide poll of women by Ma
tional Committee to Keep the United
States Out of War: $40 per cent OPP
posed.
National poll under sampling sys-
tenn by DR.. Robert M. Hutchins and
distinguished group of educators
and clergymen: TAT per cent opposed.
Poll of adult residents of Boule-
ward Gardens, private housing de-
velopment of 900 families at Wood
side, Long Island: 1913 per cent OPP
posed.
Gallup poll, released August Is:
SO per cent opposed.
We are not at war today because
of this opposition. If, in spite of it,
we should get into the war, repres-
sion and RECOMMENDATION such as the
world has seldom seen would be
necessary. The resentment of the
people, who have been told again and
again and again that they would not
be sent to war, would seethe in a
frustrated undercurrent, likely to
break loose on the slightest provoca-
ton in outbursts against some scape-
goat.
If we are close to war today, it is
because the minority does the shout
ing. The majority hasn't started to
shout out its opinions loudly enough.
1t can and must do so-at meetings,
on street corners, on the radio, in let
tiers to Congressman and editors, in
private conversations, on the tele-
phone, in parades and demonstra-
tons. AS Abraham Lincoln said,
with public opinion, you must sue
coed; without it, you must fail"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
A Consistent Labor Editor

Because of difference of opinion
with the Bergen County IN. J.) In
dustrial Union Council on the war
issue, James Peck has resigned as
editor of the Bergen Labor News.
81 firmly believe that war has
never benefited unions, and that the
cause of organized labor in the United
States can best be advanced by stay
ing out of war;" he stated in his
letter of resignation. arguments
advanced by progressive labor lead
ers a short time ago, that all-out
aid leads to war and that labor's
rights over here would be eliminated
if the United States entered the war,
are as true today as they were then.
SIN the last war, labor needed the
patriotic pleas of big business for
about aid. Thousands of unionists
were killed and disabled on Euro
pean battlefields. When the postwar
depression came, business was in a
position to crack down on labor and
did. Anti-union terrorism reached
a new peak, and the A. F. of L.,
which had supported the war, lost
half of its membership within two
years. This was labor's reward for
fighting for the new freedom. Do
you think that labor's reward for
fighting for the -four freedoms will
be any different"
AS is we'll known to sincere labor
leaders and thinkers the workers and
tillers of the soil-the masses-suffer
most from war.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
NO COMPARISON
,ditor Askov American:

Editor AskOv American:
Some time ago an anonymous
writer using E. E. S. instead of
name says that I (Andrew Rasmus-
sony asks: "What has Russia done
comparable to what Hitler has done
to Europe?"
Such must have been done to
several countries (if done) to be
comparable, but instead of answer
ing that, E. E. S. tells us about some
of the internal affairs in Russia, at,
and shortly after, the end of the
World war. But that can not be
used as comparison, as it concerned
no other nations. He can not tell us
about any cruel actions performed
by the Russian communistic govern
ment against other nations, to come
up to that which Hitler has done.
E. E. S. goes back to what Russia
has done several generations back
when under the Kaiser's govern
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
Received Worlds
Gratitude

The people do not want war, real
izing the terrible consequences, and
leaders freely admit that the people
do not want war. Therefore it would
be well to have more state and ma
tional leaders who not only admit that
people do not want war but who will
actually labor to prevent it.
Back in 1905 President Theodore
Roosevelt labored to stop the Russo
Jap war, to make peace between the
two nations. Herewith is an article
reprinted from the Chicago Tribune
referring to that big move:
president Theodore Roosevelt pro-
NOTED a negotiated peace between
Russia and Japan (Great Britain's
ally), bringing to an end the bloody
Russo-Japanese war. He won the
blessings of the whole world and re-
ceived the Nobel peace prize. This
negotiated peace has endured SO years
much longer than the dictated peace
of Versailles.
president Franklin Roosevelt now
has the opportunity of promoting a
negotiated peace between Great Brit
ain and Germany. 1t may be the
surest means of saving the British
empire. 1t certainly would save
America from a disastrous war at
great military disadvantage, a war
in which we have everything to lose
and nothing to gain.
"The President would win the i'm
mortal gratitude of all humanity"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
CROCODILE TEARS
Editor AskOv American:

Editor ASkOV American:
In the Land O'Lakes News of Aug
ust, 1941, I read a report of a two
day meeting of the National Co.
operative Milk Producers Federation
held at Chicago August 18 and 10.
Several dairy and other agricul-
tural organizations were present and
made resolutions to give Congress
something to do to benefit CD farm
ers, especially dairy farmers.
At that meeting very little was
said on which I would put the o. K.
The only thing with which agree
is parity with industry and labor.
AS a dairyman for many years
I am ready to enjoy and suffer all
we have to meet in sound economi-
cal setup; do not wish for ceiling
or floor or price setting on any
thing, commodities or labor.
Too bad that those gentlemen did
not 60 any deeper in their disturb
ance resolution" but tried to pro-
tect a few "old. fashioned non-pro-
gressive farmers" and cooperative
creameries, who are floating on their
backs down stream.
That those creameries lack the
initiative to buy skim milk at price
that used to be paid for whole milk
is too bad. That these creameries
cannot stand the competition and
have to 60 out of existence is nothing
to cry about.
Yes sir, evaporated milk and cheese
goes to England to fight Hitler and
we dairy farmers do not suffer for
that. Furthermore, that the big ur-
ban milk distribution plants are not
now dumping their over-supply of
milk into the butterfat market helps
our butterfat prices.
Last but not least, that our en-
ployes in our cooperative butterfat
producing creameries do not wish for
more work by handling whole milk.
I can understand that.
The busy season in these cream
cries is only for two months of the
year. That's why the overhead ex-
penses run so high in those small
units. I also believe that those who
do not milk, or receive cream or
milk checks shed the most tears in
that resolution, No. 6.
JOHN NIEBOER.
Sandstone, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
Fact And Opinion
BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVE?
PHOOEY!
By E. C. Stengelsen.

The interventionists lead uncom-
Portable lives. They're in a con-
slant state of filters. Like Hoover's
prosperity, disaster is always just
around the corner. They hop from
one emergency to the other like
Eliza crossing the ice. Most of the
time, they're shivering with appre-
hension till the pants is nigh fall
ing off 'em.
That we're still in business is due
to the British and the blessed fact
that they've been protecting us. 1t
is particularly their navy that has
Tended off disaster. We Americans
are vaguely aware that we do have
two-bit navy ourselves somewhere;
but propaganda has instilled into us
the impression that we'd be only a
bite for the little guy with the mus
tache if the large-hearted British
were not looking after us.
Here are figures, compiled as of
last fall, giving the relative strength
of the British and American navies.
Since then, the gap has widened
still more, in that we have provided
for huge further additions, while the
British have not only been unable
to keep up their building program
but have suffered substantial losses.
AS of last fall, each of the two
nations had, finished or in course of
construction, the following:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
LET HIM DO 1T THE
AMERICAN WAY
(The Faribault Journal)

(The Farlbault JOurnal)
President Roosevelt and his war
makers are very much disappointed
that their efforts to arouse the peo-
pie to approve actual entry into the
war have failed.
The President has used every trick
and artifice to line up the people
behind him in his march towards the
conflict.
However, everything has failed;
probably 80 per cent of our people
want nothing to do with Europe's
conflagration.
Many of the Presidents trusted
warmakers are urging the point that
we won't get excited for war until
our boys engage in the shooting;
therefore he ought to start that.
The President has done all that
he could to get some of our boys
into the line of shot and shell. Ice
land, after all, is war territory, be-
cause the British soldiers are still
there and intend to remain there
Our President, then, in occupying
Iceland, placed our troops right out
there where they might actually get
shot at. 1t would certainly be per-
fectly legitimate for Hitler to bomb
them there, for it is British held
territory.
Our people are beginning to quite
clearly understand all of this and
they will not go hell bent for war
even if some of our boys in such out
posts are bombed or even if some of
our ships, as he sends them into the
war zones, are torpedoed.
Instead of thus periling our forces,
let Mr.. Roosevelt go before Congress
in the good American way and ask
for declaration of war. His war
provoking acts haven't been in keep
ing with the Constitution. (But what
is the Constitution between the Presi-
dent, his New Dealers, and his SUI
preme Court?)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
LOOSENING AND TIGHTENING
OUR BELTS
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV American:
Man is a slave to the philosophy
of scarcity. Daily the radio and
newspapers scream at us to tighten
our belts and prepare to tighten them
some more. Not only must we deny
ourselves during the emergency, but
both before and after it.
Men get up at groaning banquet
tables, with the wreckage of half
eaten portions of food piled on their
plates and warn us to get ready for
self-denial. They loosen their belts
and tell us to tighten ours.
But the facts leak out. A Sena-
tor got up in Congress the other
day (Cong. Record Sep, S, page 7497)
and said that this year California
will produce 100000 tons, TONS,