The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-11-13

people are not taking kindly to the
way things are going. That was
proven In the elections last week
when the Republicans registered
major gains all along the line
save in the City of Cleveland. Even
the little Flower" in New York
had a few Of his petals pulled and
no one has a more ardent support
er Of the New Deeal than has the
mayor Of that city.
Defense Program Bogs Down
Criticism Of the Administrators
defense program Is daily becoming
more pronounced and, strange as
1t may seem, the most biting
criticisms come from individuals,
who are 100 per cent behind the
Presidents foreign policy. The
Kansas City Star has been pro-
nounced in its support Of the Pre-
sident but even that staunch cham
pion Of the Roosevelt foreign policy
is becoming restive, as witnessed
by the following excerpts from an
article that recently appeared in
that paper.
america today is not vet prepar-
ed for a shooting war which may
come in a week or month.
"The 'all-out' national defense
effort has become a scandal,
shameful in its proportions and
shocking in the manner in which
1t has been allowed to develop.
"On all sides there is evidence
that the arsenal Of democracy has
failed to produce-on time and
when needed-those tools of war
that will stop Hitler.
mot one social reform dreamer
in Washington has been sacrificed
to the hard realities of a world at
war. They remain there in plush
offices, obsessed with the import
ance Of their pet theories, wholly
oblivious to the act that not one of
their great ideas is worth any
thing If Hitler comes out on top"
Hull Threatens Finland
The reaction to Secretary Hull's
threat over that brave little coun-
try's opposition to Russia has not
met with favorable reaction by
either the press or along individ-
uals. The American people have
not forgotten how gallant Finland
was the only country who kept her
word and repaid when due, her
obligations to the United States.
When England, France, Italy and
other European countries an
nounced that they no longer to pay,
Finland promptly announced that
she would continue to pay her
debts regardless of what other ma
tions did.
Finland is not an ally Of Ger
many. It just happens that both
countries are fighting Russia, a
common enemy. Finland is fight
ing to recover lost provinces that
were stolen by Russia in the recent
war between the two countries. In
cidentally, these provinces contain
the richest agricultural parts Of
the little republic. In the process
Russia drove six hundred thous-
and Finnish men, women and
children from the homes they have
held for 500 years, not even per-
mitting them to take their bedding
along although 1t was in the dead
of winter. When Russia raped Fin
land none were more severe in their
denunciation than were President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State
Hull. Then, Russia was friend
Of Germany. Now that Russia has
deserted Germany and gone over to
the allies, she is being crowned
with a halo and held up to the
world by these same gentlemen as
a fine Christian nation that we
would do well to emulate, while
Finland all of sudden becomes a
monster and a threat to civiliza-
tion. It would be laughable were
it not so tragic.
What Is Wrong?
Since September of this year
there have been % crashes Of Army
and Navy planes in various parts of
our country bringing death to 95
young Americans. or and on we
have read in the newspapers
charges by flyers that certain types
of American military and naval
planes are death traps. There may
be something to these charges. At
any rate the matter should be in
vestigated by the Administration
and Congress with a view to finding
out just where the fault lies. The
losses that we have sustained in
the past two months, aside from
the great loss of life, will run into
millions Of dollars as some Of the
heavier bomber planes cost In ex-
cess of two hundred thousand dol