The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-20

and Pine Counties. Cass and Hub
bard Counties are serviced from
the Bemidji office located at 302
Third Street. Meeker County is
serviced from the Willmar Office,
$40 Fourth Street. Residents of
Wright County should register at
2944 Seventeenth Avenue South,
Minneapolis.
In addition to the above full time
offices, the following itinerant SER
vice is offered once each week:
Aitkin County-Itinerant service
$3.50 A. M. Mondays) at the Court
House in Aitkin.
Cass County-Itinerant service
(10:00 A. M. Thursdays) at the
Court House in Walker.
Crow Wing County = Itinerant
service 600 A. M. Tuesdays) at
the Fire Hall in Crosby.
Hubbard County-Itinerant SER
vice 600 P. M. Thursdays) at the
Court House in Park Rapids.
Meeker County-Itinerant service
$3.50 A. M. Wednesdays at the
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Mile Laos County-Itinerant SER
vice (10:00 A. M. Thursdays) at the
Court House in Milaca.
Morrison County-Itinerant SER
vice (9:30 A. M. Wednesdays) in
the Village Hall at Pierz.
Pine County-Itinerant service
(10:00 A. M. Wednesdays at the
Court House in Pine City.
Sherburne County-Itinerant SER
vice (10:00 A. M. Tuesdays) at the
City Hall in Elk River.
Todd County-Itinerant service
(9:30 A. M. Fridays) at the Court
House in Long Prairie.
Wadena County-Itinerant ser
ice (9:30 A. M. Fridays) at the
Court House in Wadena.
Explanations in Order
The President has repeatedly
urged the American aircraft in
dustry to speed up it's production
for British as well as for our owr
use. Time after time the countr,
has been told how desperate Is
Britain's need for more planes
and it has been suggested tina
manufacture of commercial air
planes be prohibited so that
American factories may devote al
facilities to war craft. Indeed, II
has even been suggested that com.
merical airlines be restricted, to.
ward the same end. Now comes
word that the English are manu-,
featuring and selling commercial
planes abroad, more particularly in
South America; also that they are
expanding their commercial air,
ways which, of course, will require
more and more commercial planes
as expansion proceeds.
Why should we, who are not al
war, put stop to the manufacture
and sale of commercial planes and
also restrict operation of our com.
merical airways when England
who is at war, is able to manu-.
facture commercial planes for ex.
port sales and at the same time
expand her commercial airways?
To me it just doesn't make sense
A short time ago the American
grain trade, from patriotic motives
turned down a chance to sell fol
cash seven million bushels Of
wheat (of which we have anormus
surplus) to Japan. Thereupor
Japan turned around and made the
purchase on credit from Argentine
at Soc bushel, which was less thar
the price they offered to pay us.
It is not so long ago that Spair
tried to buy a large quantity Of
aforementioned cotton, TO,
which cash would have been paid
The offer was also turned down
Spain then filled her cotton needs
in South America, where she was
able to buy on credit.
Frankly, T cannot make head OF
tail Of these episodes. If we are tc
creep within our shell and refuse
to have commerce with other non
belligerent countries, 1t will be g
case Of committing commercial
suicide so far as our foreign trade
is concerned. Strangely enough
l, the wheat and cotton deals referr
ed to were ultimately financed by
OUR ENport-Import Bank which
has, from time to time, made large
cash advances to the selling count
ries. In other words, we financed
the deals for competing countries
What indefensible stupidity! Nc
wonder the nations Of the worl6
play us for saps and boobs, because
that is precisely what we are.
Shifts Strength To Pacific
Our naval and military strength IL
rapidly being diverted to the
Pacific Far East, and many OBJ
servers believe that this move Is ir
fulfillment Of an agreement with
Britain that the United Estates IL
to take over the defense of the
British and Dutch holdings in thai
part Of the world, including Sing.
apore. Clearly, the move Is direct
ed against Japan, and it is quite
conceivable that it may result ir
war with that country.
The Japanese government re.
Gently announced a policy Of "Asis
for Asiatics", thereby following the
principle laid down by President
Monroe in the famous doctine that
bears his name, America for A.
mericans."
Just why we should deliberately
seek war with Japan is difficult for
one to understand. For many
years Japan has been one of oul
hast custopnare for cotton grain