Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-27

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further credit will be extended when
this sum has been used up.
The British have consented to lift
ing the blockade to the extent of per-
hitting several large cargoes of grain
to enter unoccupied France. Whether
the threat of the French to use con-
voys on shipments if the blockade
were not lifted had anything to do
with the action, l do not know but
I suspect that it had. 1t will now be
in order to lift the blockade on the
other German occupied countries of
Europe. The food shortage in Bel
GUM is particularly acute and it is
my information that similar stu
alton will arise in Norway this spring
if food is not brought in from the
outside. It is understandable that
the British will not permit food to
be shipped into occupied territory
so long as there is danger of its be-
ing diverted to the use of the invader.
Herbert Hoover has solved that angle
of the question but he is being blocked
by our own government. Something
will have to be done The civilized
nations will not stand by and see
millions starve to death.
Aid to Britain.
The 1000 million dollar aid to
Britain and her allies bill passed
the House on Wednesday by vote
of 336 to SIS. The Minnesota dele
CATION split five for the bill and four
against. The money will be spent
primarily for war materials in this
country.
Four Billions for Uncle Sam.
Late Friday afternoon the House,
with but one dissenting vote, passed
the 1000 million dollar authorization
bill for home defense. This brings
the total appropriations for this ifs
cal year up to about 10000 million
dollars The limit on the national
debt of 5000 million dollars is rapid
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Congress adjourns it will be neces-
sary to hike it for the third time.
The American people should get
set for shock when the new tax bill
comes out. 1t is my guess that ex-
emptions will be materially lowered
and practically everyone will feel its
effects. The bulk of the needed reve-
nues will be raised from the smaller
corporations and those individuals
who have incomes aging from
SIS, 900 to S25, 900. If Congress had the
courage it would bring out bill that
would produce an additional 5000
million dollars, but 1 doubt that this
will be done because there are too
many voters in the lower brackets.
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mad spending and that is by making
everyone tax conscious.
Full Time Weather Service.
Members of the Minnesota delega-
ton are working on a proposal to
have the Minneapolis Weather Bureau
office made regional headquarters,
which would give the northwest "a
hour weather reporting service. Had
full time service been in effect two
weeks ago it is doubtful that but
few of the many who lost their lives
in the blizzard would have been
caught away from home as ample
warning could have been given over
the radio. l can think of no greater
service that we can render our sec
ton of the country than to have
Minneapolis designated as a full time
office.
Appoints Mediation Board.
Before leaving on his fishing trip
last week the President announced
the personnel of the new National De-
Tense Mediation board, which is to
act in conjunction with the Mediation
board already in existence. The new
board is made up of high grade gen.
tlemen and it is to be hoped that
they will be able to bring an end to
the innumerable labor disputes that
now afflict the defense industries. No
doubt some of these disputes are
valid but Chairman Dies says that his
committee has information to the eff
feet that a number of them have
been instigated by Communists.
know of no other country that would
tolerate such a situation. It should
have been dealt with long ago.
DOllar-a-Year Men.
The most expensive luxury that
we had during the World war were
the "dollar-a-year" men. 1t has never
been definitely determined just how
much they cost the American peo-
pie but it is safe to say that the
amount ran into several billions.
There is move on by the Senate
to investigate the Dollar-a-Year men
now in the service of the government.
1t is claimed that number of them
are affiliated with concerns that have
large war contracts. Such situation
is little short of disgraceful, if true.
Did not Help Business.
Commerce Commissioner Sloan of
New York city has reported to Mayor
LaGuardia that it did not help the
Christmas business to move Thanks
giving ahead one week. Mr.. Sloan
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