The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-09-25

material. FOR instance, an Ameri-
can citizen who is q skilled car
penter. but cannot produce a dues
paying card, is denied employment
while q jacknife carpenter who
hardly knows how to handle a saw
and hammer, but pays dues, has no
trouble in finding a job in defense
work at good wages. This is one
reason why the preparedness pro-
gram is costing us so much and is
so far behind its schedule.
In all sincerity, ask is this
democracy? Is one class of our
citizens to be given a preferred
status when 1t comes to employ
ment, because they pay dues to
a union, while others who may be
more competent but cannot pro-
duce such a card are denied the
right to work on defense projects.
Again, I ask, is that democracy and
Is 1t system we are prepared to
go to war to preserve?
The more I look into the picture
the more confusing it becomes.
For years Americans have believ-
ed that all American citizens are
equal before the law and so far
as their government is concerned
all are entitled to the same privi-
leges and consideration. The pres
ent arrangement Is un-American
in that it conflicts with the Bill
Of Rights. Also, it outrages our
sense Of fairness.
I have carried a union card for
a quarter of a century but it has
never occurred to me that an
American citizen, who is compel
ent to do a certain work, should
be held ineligible for government
employment until he comes across
with so much money at stated in.
tervals.
Has it occurred to my readers
that while we are so concerned
with the preservation of Demo.
cracy abroad we are fast losing IL
at home?
Expects Long War
In his second lend-lease request
the President asks for 6 thousand
million dollars to supplement the
z thousand million dollars which
was voted for that purpose last
March. This will make a total OF
10 thousand million dollars to be
advanced to the allied belligerents
in Europe. The money will be
spent for food, clothing and i'm.
plements Of war.
When the bill comes before the
House we are going to make ar
effort to attach a rider which will
make any country ineligible to its
benefits that tries to stop fooG
from going to the starving people
of Europe. 1t is my information
that the food situation in some Of
the occupied countries is desper
ate and that if early help is not
given, millions will die this winter
Now is a good time to find ou'
just how free the seas are to be
Advice Yet Good
When George Washington retir
ed from the Presidency in 1897 he
delivered to the American people
in a farewell address some SOUND
advice that for 125 years was oul
guiding star in foreign and domes
tic affairs. These were the bes
years of the Republic. Among 9th
er things, he strongly advised
against this country entering int
entangling alliances with foreign
countries. Said he, Europe ha!
a set of primary interests, which
to us have none, or a very remote
relation. Hence, she must be en-
gagged in frequent controversial.
(wars), the causes of which are
essentially foreign to our concerns
Hence, therefore, it must be I'm
wise in us to implicate ourselves
by artificial ties, in the ordinary
vicissitudes of her politics, or the
ordinary combinations and COLI
sions Of her friendships or en-
mites"
The words of Washington were
prophetic and his advice should bt
scrupulously followed by the Amer
lean people, as it has been in the
past. So long as we followed
Washington's advice we were able
to steer clear of all European wars
I have before me a list of thu
wars that have been fought dur
ing the past 40 years and the!
number 81 major conflicts. Will
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