Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-06-05

coming involved in foreign wars
Then, too, the President realizes
that the army is wholly unprepared
and, while our Navy is stronger than
ever, it is not strong enough to fight
in two oceans.
A number back home have written
me expressing disappointment that
he did not take a firmer position re-
garding strikes in defense industries
That is also my view.
Hillman Stimulated Strike.
An American Federation of Labor
official, Harvey Brown, president OF
the International Machinists' Union
in testifying before the Senate De-
tense Investigating committee recent
ly, charged that Sidney Hillman, CO.
director of the Office of Production
Management, had part in promoting
the strikes in the Vultee Aircraft
Manufacturing plant in California
last month. Hillman, born in Russia,
is former vice president of the Go
and is considered pretty radical.
1t will be difficult for loyal Am
orleans to understand why the Presi-
dent placed such a man in the most
important key position in our ma
tional defense program. If he is not
an out-and-out Communist, he is at
least as pink as a salmon.
The Senate Sneezes.
The United States Senate on last
Thursday refused to consider a reso-
luton by the peppery Pepper of
Florida, to give President Roose-
welt vote of confidence on the
foreign policy he announced two days
previously in his "fireside chat
Even Senator George, chairman OF
the Foreign Relations committee, op-
posed it. Pepper is an about ad-
vocate of Intervention. He lives and
breathes American participation. In
fact, he is 100 per cent intervention
ist. Young and in good physical con-
dition the Senator should betake him
self to Canada and enlist in the
Empire forces. Such as he have NO
business sitting in the nations law
making bodies.
The Public Pays.
The other day Representative
Jones of Ohio, told the House how
Howard o. Hunter, recently nomin-
ated to be administrator of the Works
Project Administration, had spent his
time for five and one-half years as
assistant administrator travelling at
government expense. Mr.. Jones said
that Mr.. Hunter had collected travel
ing expenses totaling $3.50 and had
spent $9,172 for transportation in ad-
dition to his salary.
It seems that brother Hunter never
misses anything in the way of sports.
During the time that he was as
sistant administrator he managed to
attend the New Orleans Mardi Gras
and the football games that were held
there. Also, he has always managed
to attend the annual Kentucky Derby
and to be in other places in the
United States when important sport
ing events took place. Mr.. Jones
report shows that Hunter spent 1,416
days as a traveller between August l,
1884 and January 81, 1941,-71 per
cent of his time.
Brother Hunter undoubtedly was
looking for the forgotten man" that
we have heard so much about the
past eight years, but according to last
reports he has not succeeded in find
ing him. Evidently he expects to find
him at race course or a football
game. Maybe he has something
there.
Leopard Can Change Spots.
Twenty-odd years ago none were
more opposed to Americas entrance
into the World War than Senator
George Norris of Nebraska. Today,
few are more insistent on interview
ton. We need not wonder over his
change of heart. The President calls
him George" and now George eats
out of his hand, which proves that
there is more than one way to skin
a cat.
1t Makes A Difference.
At one of her recent press con-
ferences, Mrs. Roosevelt was asked
why her son, Franklin Delano, Jr.,
had been assigned to the supply corps
of the Navy. To the inquiry she is
reported to have replied that Frank
lin, Jr., could not stand the idea of
killing human beings and was there
fore placed in a branch of the SER