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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
TREND IN RIGHT DIRECTION

Editor ASkov American:
The ground work is now being laid
for an economic system such as was
visualized by the Non-Partkan
League and the Farmer-Labor party.
In viewing the entire world and the
many systems being tried none would
seem closer within the realm of pos
sibility. The movement now going
on in Europe is still in the revolution
airy stage But, the trend towards
large and self-sufficient countries and
units is trend in the right direc-
ton.
The liberal movement in Minnesota
reached its greatest height in the
early thirties It's basic principles
and reforms were: Monetary reform,
collective security and production for
use based on the proposition that
good economic conditions makes the
ideal possible. In other words, pros
perity begins at its source and that
a prosperous and contented people
keep the best in thought. The atti-
tude towards war was that war settles
nothing and should be used only as
an instrument of self defense. Self
defense does not mean European wars
and occupying bases in Africa and
China or the moon.
While the Farmer-Labor party
never attained national power, still
the New Deal for the first six years
or so of it's existence used the prin-
ciples and policies generally advo-
Gated by the liberal movement of the
northwest. However, as eastern and
southern elements gradually assumed
control the liberals of the northwest
dropped out.
The Farmer-Labor party also was
handicapped by honky-tonk ele-
ment, whose support and ideas came
largely from the east. Smart alexis
superseded the rugged people of the
northwest and the movement went
into allegiance. These smart alexis
thought they knew more than the
founders of the party-the same as
some children think they know more
than their parents. Great possibili-
ties lie ahead.
S. j. SIMONSEN.
Pease, Mimi, June 81, 1941.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
Hinckley

Mrs. Barlow was a business caller
in Hinckley on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shoberg and
daughter returned to Hinckley. re-
Gently after spending the winter in
the south.
Arnold Kinde was business caller
in Duluth Wednesday of last week.
Pat Healy returned home from
Hastings Friday evening. He at
tended the Odd Fellow convention
there.
Joe Irlbeck is suffering with blood
poison in his hand
Mike Robertson of Minneapolis,
spent Sunday with his family here.
The Robertsons plan to move to
Minneapolis within the next few
weeks.
Mrs. Len. Freeman was ill the last
part of the week, but is getting along
nicely at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Atkins were
supper guests at the Oscar Lennox
home Wednesday of last week.
Miss Philis McGoon is now en-
ployed at the N. P. lunch room, dur
ing the absence of Miss Olga San
burg, who is visiting her sister Mabel
in California. Her sister Alice &C
companied her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Cyrs and
daughter have moved to the Cities
where Victor is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Johnson have
moved to the John Patrick house,
the Deliver Pearson family having
moved into the Fullerton Lumber
yard house.
DR.. and Mrs. Kelsey returned home
last Tuesday evening from Minot,
N. D., where they have been visiting
their son Chauncey and family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
ATTACKING A FREE PRESS
(Fairmont Daily Sentinel)


Any jackass who has some jack
assical idea of a law he wants can
always get some legislative jackass
to introduce it. s.
Instance: S. F. s7S would have re-
stricted small loan companies (36
per cent bandits) in their advertise
ments, only let 'em give the name and
address and the amount of interest
charged.
While no small loan concern can
buy space to promote its lousy bust
ness in this paper, they are author
lied and supported by law and so
long as that is true they should be as
free as anyone else to include all that
is fit and proper in their advertis-
ing.
The approach to dictatorship is well
advanced when legislature starts
debating what may, or may not be
printed by supposedly "free'' press.
It's but step from regulating adj
vertising copy by law to regulating
editorial and news copy by law.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
AGE AND ACHIEVEMENT
(From the Argonaut)

We have long been of the opinion
that the usefulness of men-the value
of their service to society-is deter
mined, not by their age, but by their
mental outlook, the degree of their
enthusiasm, and their desire for work.
Whether man is young or old is of
little consequence if for him living
and working have purpose. There
are countless men in the business
life of America in industry, science,
medicine, the professions, and the
arts who are old only in the number
of their years, for their ability is as
great and their spirit is as lively as
ever. At this very moment, as
America faces the most serious crisis
of it's history, it is revealing to find
that older men have been called upon
to assume the leadership of many
of the nations most important in
dustries and that they. responded
nobly
Even a swift glance at the records
of history shows us outstanding
achievements by men past 40, so, 60,
70 and even past 80. Pilgrims Prog
ress was written by Bunyan when he
was past So; Robinson Crusoe by De-
foe when he was So; and Paradise
Lost by Milton at the same age. At
IS Washington Irving was a busy
writer, and Oliver Wendell Holmes
was best seller at 80. Dryden did
his very best poem at 80, and William
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
Fleming

Miss Nina Papenfuss from Wis
consin, visited at her home Friday.
Roy Papenfuss and Miss Everanon
of Wisconsin visited at the Papen-
fuss home Wednesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanford Perdue and
a friend, Mr.. Wagner, visited at the
Papenfuss home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Monette and
children were visiting in the Twin
Cities over the weekend. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alec Knapp did chores for
them while they were away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Sorensen of
Minneapolis, were visiting here over
the weekend.
Leon Beavens and Carl Johnson
of Bruno, put a new roof on Ed
Beavens' house last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
Lake View Ripples

Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Pearson, MIR. and
Mrs. w. F. Borchard and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. DePover were Friday eve
ming visitors at the Henry Borchard
home
MIR. and Mrs. Peder Loftness, Muir
tbs and Myrtle and Mr.. and Mrs. Ivar
Rostberg and Melvin and Irwin San
der spent Sunday at Hector attending
birthday party.
The Misses Clara and Lucille Crap
per of Prior Lake, are making an in
definite visit at the home of their
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Borchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lick and son
David and Roy Johnson of Kroschel,
were Tuesday evening visitors at the
Sylverton Loftness home.
Arthur Borchard and Mildred Sta
cy of Minneapolis, spent Fathers day
at the w. F. Borchard home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylverton Loftness
and Mrs. Harold Rabe and son Loren,
called on Miss Mary Paul Sunday.
Miss Paul recently returned home
from California for a two weeks
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs Anton Peterson of
Lake Eleven, were Friday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Pear
son.
Mr.. and Mrs William Foss and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rabe
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry john
son and daughter and Kenneth Kro-
Schel of Kroschel, Mr.. and Mrs. Syl-
verton Loftness and Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Foss and son were Fathers
day visitors at the Peder Loftness
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Pearson spent
Sunday evening at the c. F. Bor-
chard home.
MIR. and Mrs. SXlverton Loftness
were Fathers day evening visitors
at the w. F. Borchard home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylverton Loftness
spent Tuesday evening at the Roy
johnson home at Kroschel.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
WHY MEN LOSE FAITH
New Ulm JOurnaD

Now that people are turning to the
Bible to find some verse which will
bear out their private predictions and
others are going to spiritualists and
fortune tellers for the inside bunch
on when Adolf Hitler is going to stub
his toe, we are reminded how easily
a man can lose his faith in such
crystal gazers. There was the Nor
wegian who went to a spiritualist
meeting and talked with his grand
father: Suddenly on the way home
he stopped and shouted:
cts all a dam fake. Grandpa
never could talk anything but Nor
wegian and at the spiritualist meet
ing he talked English better than I
do"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
THEIR VIEWS DO COUNT
civilian Chaplin in the st. Paul
DiSpatch.)


In their column on June 4, Pear
son and Allen stated that since letters
protesting the Presidents last ''fire-
side chat" are evidently written by
members of peace organizations, they
are worthless as far as representing
true public opinion. The fact that a
person joins an organized drive to
prevent war and push forward iso-
lationist ideas, doesn't mean that his
opinion is any worse than that of
anyone supporting the Presidents
policy. Pearson and Allen say these
people are not sincere, but if these
people are willing to spend their
time and energy by helping peace
organization, doesn't this prove their
sincerity? Furthermore, they are
probably more sincere than many of
the people who put Mr.. Roosevelt
into office, although vote for his
Republican opponent would not have
been much better.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
Banks Make $4,000
Loans In Six Months

Forty-three per cent of the banks
in Minnesota made more than 472, 900
loans totaling $400,O0O,000 to bust
ness firms and individuals through
out the state during the second half
of 1910, according to the semi-annu-
al survey of bank lending activity
made by the research council of the
American Bankers Association.
The A. B. A. loan survey was
participated in by 291 Minnesota
banks, or 43.1 per cent of the CTS
banks in the state.
These 291 banks reported that they
made between July l and December
81, 1910: 344,959 new loans totaling
1884 ,074 1902, 4,387 renewals of loans
totaling $135, 877, 1895 and 1869 new
mortgage loans totaling S10,940,361,
or 472,915 loans totaling $400,893, 1853.
The survey showed that business
firms in the state used only a third
of the confirmed open lines of credit"
maintained for their use on the books
of banks. A total of AZ banks in the
gel SClitCIS VI lliC StdIC ICPOl ISO
that they carried on their books $167,-
840,996 in 'open lines of credit" Of
fered to and kept available for regu-
lar borrowers for use as needed by
them. Of this amount $685. 1854 or
1919 per cent was used.
The average number of new loans
made per bank during the six months
period under review was 1,190 and
the average size of loan was $737.
The average number of loans re-
newed per bank was 429 and the
average renewal was for $1,092.
The average number of new mort
gage loans made per bank was IL
and the average new mortgage made
was for $3,065.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
Name 1t

Is this case of straddling the fence,
being everything to everybody, or
what is it?
The governor was making recon-
mendations' to Washington, at meet
ing near Ely of few Republican state
chairmen called by his own man.
M. w. Halloran of the Minneapo-
lis Star Journal reports it thus:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26

Dean Howells produced his best essay
at 81. David Starr Jordan won the
peace prize when he was IS. Lyman
Abbott was leading editor at Sc.
Charles w. Elliot was ranked well at
81. Grotius is said to have done his
best work when past 80. Gladstone
was Prime Minister at 80. Jefferson
was President at &c. Marshal Petain
is an active patriot at "a. DR.. Doug
las Hyde is President of Fire and
more than 80. Elihu Root and
Clemenceau were doing a full days
work when four score and more
Tennyson wrote Crossing the Bar
when 80. Endlessly we could record
the accomplishments of hundreds of
men whose youth was but memory.
In this vein, we may quote to adj
vantage these lines from Longfellow's
Morituri Salutamus, poem read on
the fiftieth anniversary of the poets
graduation from Bowdoin College,
and which expresses eloquently this
very thought:
"* II nothing is too late
Till the tired heart shall cease to
palpitate;
Cato learned Greek at eighty, Sophie
cleS
Wrote his grand Oedipus and Simon
ides
Bore off the prize of verse from his
compeerS
When each had numbered more than
four score years;
And Theophrastus at four score and
ten
Had but begun his characters of men.
Chaucer at Woodstock, with nightin-
gales
At sixty wrote the Canterbury Tales;
Goethe, at Weimar, toiling to the last,
Completed Faust when eighty years
had past"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
Effect Of The Peoples
Voice

During one of his several talks in
Minneapolis, over the weekend,
Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Da-
kota, stated that the hope for keep
ing America out of the European war
was at a low ebb following passage
of the lend-lease bill by Congress, a
few months ago.
Up to that time and for some weeks
thereafter, citizens out over the coun-
try had been writing to their repre-
sentatives and senators in Congress
concerning their desires on national
legislation with reference to foreign
affairs. The people were not writ
ing much to the President, but men,
bers of the cabinet and others, clos
est advisors to the President, were
telling him that America must get
into the war. Those who wanted war
wrote to the White House, because
that is where the foreign policy is
being framed.
But as Col. Lindbergh, and other
leaders opposed to Americas entry
into the European conflict, travelled
out over the country, speaking here
and there, people became aroused,
took on new hope, and battled against
intervention. Then letters and tele-
grams from the people took another
course-instead of being directed to
members of Congress, they were adj
dressed to the White House where
the change of attitude was most
needed. The President heard from
the people, with truckloads of mail
daily.
AS Senator Nye pointed out in Min
neapolis, there was a marked change
of attitude in the White House. The
date of the last fireside chat was
postponed while this avalanche of
mail was coming from the people.
1t was evident when the fireside chat
was finally given over the air, that
the President was not firm in his
convictions. He had heard from the
people.
In his press conference the day fol-
lowing, when asked if he meant that
America was now to convoy cargo
shipments to England, the President
said "No".
What a marked change in the
course of a few months! Where it
appeared that after passage of the
lend-lease bill, America had perhaps
only one chance in hundred to re-
main out of the European war, Sena-
tor Nye said that we now have a
fifty-fifty chance to stay out and save
our country.
1t is a well known fact that the
President has his ear close to the
ground. Cabinet members are used
as sounding boards The President
does not like to 60 contrary to the
will of the majority and that may be
a redeeming feature in this situation.
He likes to break precedents as for
instance the third term. He does
not like to lose Another World war
would be gamble. He would not
want to 60 down in history as the
first United States President to get
us into a war that we lost-and that
is a possibility he realizes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
form with those of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page II

tContlnued from Page II
Vichy government had given these
allies run for their lives Sudden
ly, luck turned in favor of the Brit
ish and the Free-French, but, it must
be realized, the capture of Damascus
does not yet mean the end of the
war in that part of the world.
There is still the menace of a
possible German parachute at
tack-sOmething like what hap
pened in Crete a short time ago.
Syria has very definite, very
prominent, place in the conquest
plans of Hitler, and he is not likely
to sacrifice this rich prize
Turkey Talks.
On the Syrian campaign the Turk
ish situation may, after a while, ex-
ert considerable influence, for, aft
er all, Asia Minor is the gateway to
Asia and North Africa-including the
Suez canal.
A few days ago the Turks signed
a friendship and commerce treaty
with Germany, whereupon the An
kara government feverishly and fran
tically informed the world that it
still stood by it's alliance with Britain
This matter of maintaining friendship
with Germany and an alliance with
the English is one of extreme delica-
cy, and calls for almost supernatural
balancing ability.
Bombs and Ships.
In Libya, the North African forces
of the British army succeeded in an
offensive against the Germans for
day or so, but then, suddenly, luck
was reversed, and the British were
driven back
They had far better luck-the
British-with their bombing attacks
on German industrial centers and
ports in German-occupied parts of
the European continent Here, the
British bombers really event to
the Germans don't even dare whisper
about it.
That was brighter side of the
British picture; a darker one was
presented by the admiralty in Lon
don when it announced that May had
been the most disastrous of all war
months to British shipping. The
losses were simply enormous. and it
was added that the German subma-
rine danger in the Atlantic was be-
coming worse and worse
U. S. and War.
While things happened in Europe,
the United States prepared for events
which-nay take place, and which,
it seems, high quarters in Washing
ton want to take place. There was
an unprecedently outspoken execu-
tive attack on Germany in the form
of message from President Roose-
welt to the Congress on the matter
of the sinking of the American steam
er, Robin Moor. There was the freez-
ing of German assets and credits in
this country. There was an order
to close all German and Italian con-
Sulates here. There was a prohi-
bition against Germans leaving the
United States.
There was, at the same time. dis
cernible more and more intensely
crystallizing popular American opin-
ion against going to war; Whether
that or the tendency in an opposite
direction will win out, we'll, ladies
and gentlemen, that is in the lap of
the gods
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26

plan and that means brains, leader
ship, and courage. With the advent
of improved machinery, mass pro-
duction, and other changes there has
been lack of national planning the
last three or four decades. Lack of
fair distribution and the piling up of
debts makes for bad economic con-
ditions and, makes it easier for the
war-minded to propagandize the peo-
pie to war.
There will be no war profits, ma
tional leaders tell us. But how much
has been done to prevent it? Cost
plus 10 per cent in the manufacture
of war materials may sound all right,
and we heard it in the last war, but
certainly it did not stop at 10 per
cent.
Legislation could have been enacted
by Congress during these past few
years when the war clouds were
lowering over Europe, to make it
Improbable and undesirable for any
of our citizens to have America en-
ter the wholesale murder.
An example of what is coming
again was noted in the Minneapolis
Tribune Monday. Ray Tucker, writ
ing from Washington about the war
monger, Senator Claude Pepper of
Florida, who is always shouting
patriotism, says that he INSISTS on
making patriotism pay political divi-
dends He is holding up construc-
ton of homes for officers and troops
at three fields with his demand that
the building contract be awarded to
friendly Florida contractors"
The Tribune article reports further
that Senator Pepper forced the use
of a Florida concerns asphalt, al
though the air corps preferred con-
crete, insisting that preference be
given to his crowd which resulted
in a three months delay. Soldiers
had to live in tents during winter
months.
Beware of the 100 per cent patri-
OTIS and peerless statesmen" like
Senator Pepper.
Let us not build up another $4,000
millionaires We do not have to be
leftists to realize that that is wrong.
Plain common sense and judgment
tell us it spells ruin.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26

There has been too much peddling
of fear. We cannot defeat Hitler by
initiating Hitler's m e h o d S. That
course will eventually bring Hitler
ism here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26

"The governor demanded wedding
out of Communists and fifth column
lists, but at the same time insisted
tolerance of all points of view must
be maintained"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26

Workers in factory, office, store and
farm, together with their families,
today own SO per cent of all life
insurance policies in force, their
share of ordinary, industrial and
group policies or certificates being
117,0OO,OOO
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26

Major: "What is a maneuver?"
Recruit: Something you put on
grass to make it green, SIR"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26

On the above the Fairmont Senti-
mel commented: Cali this is of no
moment in Minnesota public life to-
day where it is held that one dodders
at IS, is all done and washed up at
49,"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-26
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Askov American.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
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Evening star., 1941-09-27
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Sunday.
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BOATS.

FOR SALE, 1S-ft. cupboard cruiser II
h.p.. EVinrude. practically new: S425. Call
Wilcox. jr.. Dupont 1868.
16-FT. OLD TOWN mahogany runabout.
steering wheel, lights. l2-h.p. Evinrude;
500, Chestnut 6442 2as
CABIN CRUISER, brand-new. fully
equipped. 27 foot, $500. Call HO. 03S4
after am. Monday morning.
AUXILIARY FRIENDSHIP SLOOP,
Completely equipped for cruising in Chesa-
peake. MAY be seen at Hartge'S Boat Yard,
Galesville; Md, or phone Elmwood 657 for
full details.