Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-17
HITLER NEEDS SUPPLIES

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HITLER NEEDS SUPPLIES
Editor Askov American:
In your paper of June 26 is an
article under the headline: "At last
they are at war;. That article is
framed in with the Kerrick adver-
tisement without giving the name of
the writer, but whoever it is, will
use the word che.
He does not mention nations, but
it is plain that it is Germany and
Russia. He says: 'It could not be
otherwise. They had to clash" He
doesn't state the reason why. He
is trying to put an equal blame on
each of the two.
To come out with the plain truth
he should have said: cit could not
be otherwise, because Germany needs
the Russian foodstuffs, oil and other
things, and she could not buy it, so
she had to take it by robbery if she
can, the same as she has done in all
the other countries" And when Rus
STA was the nearest; it was her turn to
be made happy, as Hitler calls it.
1t may be our turn next.
If Hitler can add the Russian
strength to the strength he has now,
by having all the robbed countries
to draw from, he can better handle
the United States. 1t would be
strange if he could not if he gets
all Europe. =
We should not be blind or uncon-
cerned for Hitler's plan. We must
judge from what he has said he will
do, and is doing. So
We can be sure that Hitler would
not like to get into war with us now
while he has so much to do in Russia.
Sinking our ships we should not take
as insulting, as Hitler thinks and
says that he has the right to do that
as it is not an action of war. But
to me it looks too cruel to be sport.
1t would be bad to get into war, but
how can we avoid it? No one has
been able to explain that so far. The
only salvation for us, and the rest
of the world is, if Germany can be
downed and kept down, or we will
have it sooner or later when she
gets ready for it. What would then
be the worst for us-to be at it now
when Hitler is busy in Russia, or
wait until he can draw from Russia
supplies with which to fight us?
The writer of the mentioned ar
ticle says that Germany is the more
powerful, so he must expect her to
win over Russia, and he says: "Let
them be at it." The meaning of that
must be without interference by
others. And he says Germany is no
worse than Russia. But what has
the present Russian government done
against other nations to be compared
with that which Germany has done
to Europe?
Then come the Germans friends
with all that they know about it and
say: Russia made war on Finland"
But that is so little in proportion it
is not worth mentioning, but let us
look at it.
The Finnish war must have been
instigated by some people in some of
the capitalist governed countries, as
the Finnish government would not be
foolish enough to think that it could
win in a war against Russia. And
the great help the Finnish were get
ting from such countries strengthen
such an opinion. read in the papers
at that time, that Germany probably
would discontinue her war against
the other countries and help to down
Russia, as Hitler for long time had
said that that should be done.
AS 1 understand it the Finnish army
was first on the boarder, but who
shot first I never could find out. AS
1 understand it the Finnish war was
started to down Communism, with a
faint hope that Hitler would join,
and quit the war against the Allies,
as l read in some paper at that time.
Hitler's plan was not known and
understood at that time, and when
the other nations found that they
would have all they could do with
Hitler, they let Finland do it as she
best could, and she was done.
Communism would be an impossi-
bility here in the United States as
long as it would have to come in
conformity with the Constitution, as it
can not be done by confscation.
Russia has been peaceable to the
rest of the world, so it should be
nobody's concern what kind of gov
eminent they have. For one thing
they would not have militarism.
Then we know Russia would not do
robbery war.
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd,
Minneapolis.
Studies by the Department of Con-
seryation indicates that insect de-