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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
MARX-LENIN REVISED
Chicago Daily Tribune)

The tactics of the radicals and the
communists in American industries
present modification of the MARKHAM
dictatorship of the proletariat. The
communists e is appropriation
and liquidation. The bourgeois man.
agement is extinguished, private prop
erty is taken over, capitalism is de-
stroyed, and the control of the re-
sources, the productivity, and the
finance of the country put in the
hands of a dictator who heads a
small minority of the people adj
mitted into the party organization to
enforce the orders of the commits
sarS.
The modification of this which the
American radicals and communists
have made is to concede the present
impracticality of Selling property, de-
stroying the propertied classes, and
operating the country's plant. The
next best thing, in their view, is to
dominate the plant by imposing their
conditions upon the private man.
agement. The new dictatorship of
the proletariat as conceived by the
revolutionaries, who are doing the
best they can with existing condi-
tons, is rule by control of the man
agement.
If they succeed in this application
of revised methods the conditions in
which an industry operates will be
dictated by the persons who have
obtained control of the workers. A
class warfare has been fought at the
gates of many a plant to establish
such dictatorship and in part it
has succeeded.
The dictatorship is advancing more
rapidly in this fashion than it could
in any other and the communists may
well believe that they have made
an important advance and are ac-
tually penetrating into the control
of production and some forms of
transport.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
A REAL AMERICAN
(St. Cloud NeWS)

Est. Cloud NeWS)
Senator Wheeler received a threat
that he would take the consequences
if he talked at Rockford.
Personally we have always thought
Senator Wheeler to be real Ameri-
can, an American who thought we had
enough to do right at home, an
American who wants to live up to
the tradition of our forefathers of
staying out of European affairs. To-
day, since Senator Wheeler defied this
threat, we think only that much more
of him. He is man in high position,
truly chosen by his constituents,
probably well enough fixed financial
ly, that he could take the easy way
out, AS true American, however,
he stands on the platform he firmly
believes is right.
In the European countries high
government officials stay with their
people as long as the people are able
to fight for them, so that they may
exploit them, but when they notice
that their people are being subdued,
they flee the country and leave the
common people to shift for them
selves. A few years later they might
come back and with the backing of
some powerful groups try to regain
their former positions.
This certainly would be un-Ameri-
can. Senator Wheeler stays with the
people who elected him, and is will
ling to fight for his people, even in
the face of real danger. Such is
America, and why not keep it that
way. Senator Wheeler deserves to
be elevated to the high office of presi-
dent of the United States.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
IT'S PLAIN COMMON SENSE
(Montevideo News)

1t wasn't until last Thursday, listen
ing to a farm institute speaker, that
we became aware of how much of
pig is lard. He said FL per cent
of the animal is lard. That is an
average figure; fat hogs run higher.
The use More Lard" idea has
more local application when one starts
figuring how much lard there is on
farms in the tri-county region. 1t
would, of course, be the right gesture
for every housewife in town and in
the country to use lard for shorten
ing; and not to give a boot for any
substitute In addition it would be
good business, common sense. To
use lard is to be practical. 1t is patri-
otto, if you please, and part of the
preparedness program to use lard
thereby putting American farm COM
on a stronger economic
basis through greater use of products
grown on local soil.
AS has been pointed out, the lard
people have something to do in this
campaign. They must get wise to
merchandising m e t h d S.
Packaging must be attractive, the
product must be graded up, and the
customer must be told about lard
through advertising.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
SAME THING OVER
New Ulm JOurnaD

People talk as though what is hap
pening now never happened before.
The only difference is that we are
doing everything on bigger scale.
If you read Gibbons history of the
rise and fall of the Roman empire
you will find many similarities. The
people had their democracy, too, but
lost it. Before they lost it their lead
ers tried giving them free bread, then
free circuses; and when that didn't
work they took the peoples minds
off their troubles by going to war.
They had their dictators, too, who
nearly conquered the whole world,
but they got fat, lazy, extravagant
and shiftless and their empire
crumbled. History often repeats it.
self.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
HJALMAR PETERSEN.
Let's Pitch

Inc QedCQ Oh uVe-year OlQ Rlcn-
ard Kihlstrum of Minneapolis,
who was drowned in a water
filled excavation recently, should
serve as a warning to commune
ties elsewhere that they, too,
have a responsibility when it
comes to the protecting of their
children.
In almost every village and
city, Askov included, may be
found hazards dangerous to child
hood, to say nothing of being
eyesores, that could be elimi-
mated. True, one may argue that
the children may be trespassing
on private property by playing
on the potential danger spots,
but after someone has been seri-
ously hurt or killed, no amount of
discussion will ease the pain or
restore life. The best thing would
be to do something now.
Speaking along these lines
short, timely editorial which ap-
peared recently in the Minneapo-
lis Times, headed Lets Pitch,
drives home a few pertinent
facts. The article follows:
He was standing by water-filleo
street excavation. His pet spanie
slipped into the water. So Swear ole
Richard Kihlstrum ran to the excava-
TONS edge. 1t crumbled beneath him
And Richard drowned.
determinations cannot restore Rich
ard to his parents, for whom Mime
apolis feels deepest sympathy.
But there's tremendous lesson OF
community responsibility here.
Ponds, lakes, streams attract chill
dren as a lodestone draws steel. This
has been a rainy spring; ponds have
where dry holes used to
stand.
On the city-sponsored WPA project
where Richard died, water seeps con-
through peat which was being
removed for a roadway.
1t had two safeguards, now obvi-
ously not enough. A barricade, not
for children but motorists. And a
on duty at the time, but
assigned to a four-block area.
When projects are left so danger
ously, it's the city's job to take more
vigorous steps-fences, signs, appeals
to parents through all possible means
Parents share responsibility.
Perhaps there are other ugly dan
ger spots-old quarries, water-filled
Easements of demolished buildings.
Hennepin County Safety council Of
ficials are starting a preliminary
check of such liabilities. They ask
parents to inform them of places
a peculiar danger to
children, so something can be done tc
protect them.
It's everybody's job. Let's pitch.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
THE MIRACLE OF OIL
Little Falls Transcript

dis
In the petroleum business, it is
now possible to eat your cake and
still have it. This is one of the great
wonders of the oil industry.
When an oil field is exhausted,
they can take the condensed product
of gas wells in the same area, force
it down into the oil sands where it
came from, and let nature take its
course. AS the gas expands again
and seeks an exit, it brings up with
it new load of oil. 1t is said that
by this process the oil industry in a
couple of years will be getting a
million barrels of oil from wells
supposedly exhausted.
Dairy farmers are getting jealous
of this procedure and wondering if
they couldn't somehow use a similar
technique.
Petroleum is the most miraculous
of all our big industries. According
to the old prophecies, supplies should
be exhausted by this time. But fields
seem to be replenished like the scrip
tural widows cruise, and new fields
are still being discovered, and drillers
60 deeper and deeper, so that there
is probably more new oil in sight
now than there has ever been.
And this is one of our greatest
forms of national security. Petroleum
is probably the most valuable of war
materials, because it means transpor-
tation and many other things, and no
other country has anywhere near
our supply.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
STRONG QUOTES FROM
HERBERT HOOVER

Hate, once aroused by the suffer-
ing of civil populations, outlasts even
victory" "The freedom of men
comes only in peace" expert
ence proved that liberty, freedom and
democracy could not be imposed on
nations by battle" ut is easier
to regiment a people than to unregi-
ment them" peace must come
from the prosperity and from the
hearts of men," eff our faith in
democracy is held high amid the
storms of war economy we may yet
keep the lamp of liberty alight."-
The foregoing are selected from the
speech "The Question of Peace" de-
livered at New Haven, Conn.,, March
%, 1941.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

of this, but am willing to demon
strate and prove my statement to
anyone.
So 1 say-convoy. Convoy and
take the consequences. We cannot
eat our cake and have it too. It
will be unpleasant. 1t will be ex-
pensive. But it is necessary. If
only more of us could see how neces-
sary.
LEFT A. KTRKEGAARD.
New Rockford, North Dakota.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
or not , the wi. writer's opinions con
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective, but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used, it will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

ticklish issue.
Further international complications
will probably arise as the result of
Washington's insistence that twenty
seven American vessels, carrying sup
plies for the British, are to be sent
to the Red Sea despite a German
proclamation to the effect that that
body of water is a restricted war
zone; also, the fact that the United
States government, upon hearing of
the preliminary agreement between
Vichy and Berlin, decided to seize
all French ships in American ports,
will have no tendency to simplify
matters.
Aerial War.
And while the European war
gradually approaches the status of
what one may call the pan-conti-
mental war, German-British bomb
ings have been resumed, after a
lull of few days, with increased
violence.
There is no doubt that the Brit
ish bombers are becoming more and
more aggressive, and in the United
States it is suggested that one rea-
son for this may be the fact that a
considerable num- Der of modern
American bombing planes have ar
rived in England. Whatever the rea-
son may be, the fact is that the
British more and more are taking
the initiative away from the Ger
mans.
1t also seems to be a fact
seems, because no given facts
justify positive knOwledge-that
German cities lately have been
harder hit than have English
cities.
Cautious and slowly accommodating
statistics have been released by Lon
don showing that German bombs have
snuffed out altogether $4,000 civilian
lives since the outbreak of the war
That may be a conservative figure
The Germans issue no statements
concerning their losses as the result
of British bombings.
"Strange Interlude."
Not much is being said now about
one of the most battling episodes of
the wharf.-the flight of Nazi Leader
No. 3 Rudolf Hess from Augsburg
to the vicinity of Scotland. The
momentary silence concerning the
case may mean that some further
revelations may be due.
For the time being, however, the
world Is completely bewildered as
to the motives and the purposes of
the trip, and guesses range all the
way from the possibility that Hess
may have broken with Hitler to the
guess that Hitler may have sent him
to England as a spy.
BY this time the British au-
thOrities are likely to have found
out all they want to know about
the reasons back of the journey.
But they keep their lips tightly
shut until they think that the
correct hour for disclosures has
arrived.
The supposition that Hess came,
either as an emissary, or on his
personal responsibility, to pave the
way for Anglo-German peace ne
gotiations, is, perhaps not so far
fetched as it might seem at first
glance. But, as it is now, that world
which lies outside the British cabi-
net, has no absolute knowledge of
what is behind the astounding Hess
expedition.
The world will simply have to wait
for Qualification.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

But always the added drive comes
when people of farming community
realize that here is their chance to
do themselves some good by plugging
for a locally made product. Tell
your grocer or meat market that you
want good lard, not a substitute.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
CONFORM With the Opinions Of the
Askov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

He talks about risking his political
skin, when he talks before the voters.
But Joe is smart enough to know the
power of money and the press, and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

Inc Junior Senator from Mime
sofa asserted that Lindbergh and
Wheeler "are creating serious ma
tional disunity, which hampers our
defense efforts and threatens our
security"
That statement is not true. There
is no disunity on the question of
national defense. The division of
opinion that does exist is due to the
efforts. of Willkie and his crowd who
want us to become embroiled in an
other European war.
One of the men best informed on
international relations, is our only
living former president If Mr.. Ball
will read Mr. Hoover's speech of
May II, he may get himself straight
ened out on the causes of national
disunity.
Does Mr.. Ball mean to say that we
should abandon our democracy and
all fall in line the moment the war
minded shout danger? So long as we
are not at war and we have free
speech, this question should be
thoroughly dealt with, studying what
history has taught us, and the seri-
business and the costs of it all.
Mr.. Ball goes on to put words into
the mouths of Lindbergh and Wheel
er about their belief, as he put it,
''that Hitler is reasonable man and
we can make terms with him." When
did Lindbergh or Wheeler ever state
that Hitler is reasonable man.?
From all the information American
citizens have, Hitler represents a
ruthless policy, decidedly foreign to
American democracy. We abhor his
actions and would not tolerate that
kind of leadership here. But this
putting words into the mouths of
others is also to be resented. 1t is
a small political trick.
Should Hitler win and gain foot
hold in South America, that, Ball
said, "would be the first step toward
eventual conquest of this hemis-
phere," and he added Gin that case we
would fight and we would go to war.
We would fight alone" How does
Mr.. Ball know that we would fight
alone?
They have had revolutions in
France before. They are now under
the iron heel of Hitler, but they
don't like it, and it will not last.
There are others who love freedom
the peoples of Scandinavia, Bel
GUM, Holland, Greece, Czechoslova-
kia. Will Japan and Russia remain
friendly to Hitler? 1t would certainly
be strange if all the rest of the world
turned against America and all fought
on the side of Hitler against the one
remaining democracy, assuming that
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
Ball Makes 1t Political
But
Politics Won't Make Ball

In his speech at the Minneapolis
Auditorium, May II, before a group
celebrating Norway's Independence
Day, dating back from 1914, Senator
Joseph H. Ball defended his vote on
the lease-lend bill and his actions in
behalf of Americas all-out-aid to
Britain.
Mr.. Ball asks: "Shall we sit back
and try to stop Hitler at New York,
Baltimore, and Charleston, or shall
we help stop him at the cliffs of
Dover?"
The Senator did not state how we
are to help stop Hitler at Dover.
If we are to do that, and as Prime
Minister Churchill said, after passage
of the 1ease-lend bill, put the tools
in our hands"-deliver the tools to
England-it simply means outright
war between America and the Axis
powers.
Those who want to 60 ahead with
conveys and everything to help Brit
ain, and assume that if we don't, Hit
Ter will in time come to the shores
of the United States, are certainly
taking much for granted. If Hitler
wins he will have plenty of trouble
in Europe without taking on the
world.
Yes, it is true that Napoleon Bona
parte and other would-be dictators
in the past were stopped by force,
but without American participation.
Let us also remember that dictators
who build their empires by force
are always faced with the problem
of internal dissention. War economy
cannot continue to meet human needs.
Those who are concerned about Hit
Ter conquering the world should re-
mind themselves that "all they that
take the sword shall perish with the
sword
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

NEWS REVIEW

CONTINUED from Page II
the United States should immedi-
ately occupy Dakar. That, natur-
ally, would raise an exceedingly
tickliSh issue,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

what it can do in political campaigns.
He has seen it at work, he has been
right in the midst of it. Playing ball
with Stassen, Willkie, ct al, Ball has
no worries about campaign funds.
The House of Morgan wants poll
ticians who will run its errands, and
it chooses the like of Ball and Stassen.
If America gets into the foreign
war, and it continues beyond the
1912 election, that will be Balls only
chance, if he has any chance, of be-
ing elected to the high position he
now holds under appointment. If
America is at war in 1912, then we
will have little or no expression of
opposition opinion in this country.
Joe Ball having taken the position
of getting into the war, likely feels
that he will be on the winning side,
if he files and can be nominated. AS
is known to students of government,
when the country is at war and there
is an election during such war, the po-
litical party in power, and those who
helped them into the war, usually re-
main in office After the war the po-
litical party responsible for it, is
ousted by the voters. Joe Balls
chances for election in 1912, with the
possibility of war, therefore, are en-
HANGED by the stand he took for the
lease-lend, bill, and all-out-aid to
Britain at any cost to America. He
should talk about "risking his po-
litical skim"
After doing his press agent work
for the Governor here in Minnesota,
Joe Ball is continuing the work in
Washington, with the hope of max
ing his sponsor the President of the
United States. Stassen has about
as much chance of being President, as
he has of carrying South st. Paul and
Ramsey county in an election. And
Mr.. Balls only chance of being cleo
ted to the Senate in 1912, is Ameri-
cas- entry into the war.
Disregarding political considera-
tons, let us give our attention to
solving the problem of poverty here,
which will make America internally
strong and perfect our national de-
tense, so that she may be, not only
the home but the hope of democracy.
Let America stand out as beacon
light to suffering humanity, giving
aid and guidance to bewildered
world.
HJAIMAR PETERSEN
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
A Little Spice

The man who attempts to live by
his wits is first cousin to thief.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

Well, as most of us suspected, that
Nazi aviator who escaped from
Canadian concentration camp has
lamistered to Peru, FORGETTING the
$15,0O0 bail posted by the German
Consulate. This is good news, be-
cause the government officials will
henceforth crack down on them all,
and there will be no bail for any
of them However, the clever
aviator didn't have all the laughs
during his escape The first
week here he was taken to many of
the Broadway hot-spots In one
of them he got a double Mickey"
for talking too much and loud-and
when you've swallowed a Mickey"
(no less a double one) you can es-
cape all you like, but you will never
feel better than a dead duck .
Which is a lot better than feeling
like live Nazi who has swallowed
a double Mickey"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22
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II twNU Servcel
Private Papers
Of a Cub Reporter

The harassed attache of the Amer
lean Consul at Lisbon swears this
happened: A small, shy little man
leaned confidentially across his desk
and said: "Please, Mister, could you
tell me if there is any possibility that
I could get entrance to your won
derful country" The attache,
pressed by thousands of such re-
quests and haggard with sleepless
nights, roughly replied: Impossible
now. Come back in another ten
years."
The little refugee moved toward
the door, stopped, turned and asked,
with wan smile: Morning or aft
ernoon?"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

all those things that Ball talks about
did happen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

If you forgive your own mistakes,
extend the same courtesy to other
people.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-22

A recent postcard from truthful
vacationist at seashore resort read:
Having a wonderful time! Wish
could afford it,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-05
SYNOPSIS

On trial for the poison murder of
Mary Gerard, ElinOr Carlisle's
thoughts go back to the day the
trouble began-the day the anOny-
nous letter arrived, warning her that
someone was trying to do her and her
fiance, ROderick Welman, out of their
Aunt Laura Welman's money. ElinOr
believed the person referred to was
Mary Gerard, Mrs. Welman's lovely
young protegee and the daughter of
the old lady's lodgekeeper. Sincerely
fond of their invalid Aunt Laura, the
young couple decided to visit her and
also investigate matters. At Hunter
bury, the Welman estate, Nurse
O'Brien told District Nurse Hopkins
of an odd happening the night before.
Mrs. WeIman had asked for an old
fashioned picture of handsome
young man she kept in her dresser
drawer. Gazing at it, she murmered,
"Lewis-Lewisw Her late husbands
name was Henry. AS Nurse Hopkins
left, Mary Gerard overlook her and
said: 81 must talk TO you, I'm so wOr-
ried about everything"
ROddy and ElinOr arrived at Hun
terbury, the Welman estate. and were
welcomed by their aunt. Pleased to
learn of their engagement, Mrs. Wei
man asked ElinOr if she really loved
Roddy. 81 care for ROddy enough
but not too much" the girl answered,
afraid to reveal she was madly in love
with him because her main attraction
for Roddy was her alOOfness. At the
moment, the young man in question
strolIed in the garden, thinking of
EIinor and apparently satisfied with
his lot. Suddenly an odd residences
gripped him. Just then a beautiful,
golden-haired girl came towards him.