davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Askov American., 1942-04-23
slipped over the Eighteenth
amendment"


amendment"
If the voters of this nation had any
idea that something like that was in
the wind now, one wouldn't hear so
much poo-pooing of Hjalmar Peter
sens suggestion that every man in
the service be given an opportunity
to vote without having to pay for the
privilege.
The country is now faced with is
sues far more grave than the Eigh-
teenth amendment-issuest that vitality
affect every American citizen-in-
Guiding the men in Uncle Sans
army, navy and marines-and gener-
ations yet unborn.
If another Volstead threat was
contained in the coming election the
soldiers would get the vote-if we
had to employ the navy to convoy
the ballots safely to this country.
Think it over folks-Hjalmar' idea
is not as far fetched or impractical
as his political opponents would have
one believe.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
Shall We Remain
Silent
BY Harold FOrciea.

CIn Minnesota Legionnaire).
Visit the hospitals,
See the men there,
Who fought the last war,
See how they fare.
Now the kids we love,
And must to war send,
May the same awful price,
To the victory lend.
They face death and torture that we
may be free,
But with us-it's up with the prices
and double the fee;
Up this and up that-e'en their shells
must cost more,
For the bills don't come due until
after the war.
We let profteers steal as though we
were blind,
They fatten on blood and the torture
they find;
They rob and they cheat-they laugh
at our dead
And we stand by in silence with not
WOrQ SdlQ.
It's double-time here and it's triple
time there,
For the fat labor buzzard must each
have his share;
With Mas help-and strikes-and
lockouts they graft,
And we lack even the nerve to take
them in the draft.
Aye pile up the bills that the kids
have to pay,
If they're still alive-on some future
day;
Let warriors be swindled! Let thieves
with JOY crying
Defile the proud temple for which our
sons are dying.
Then visit the hospitals,
See the men there;
Think of your own kids,
The fate that they dare.
Think then of robbing them!
Don't ask who's to blame,
For you know and I know,
That ours is the shame
Askov American., 1942-04-23
HJALMAR PETERSEN

The Chicago Tribune published an
excellent editorial concerning the pro-
posal to give the vote to all men in
military service, stating that "No one
has higher claim to the ballot"
The editorial goes on to explain
that the vote of those in military
service will be brought about through
cooperation of federal government
departments with states as proposed
in the bill. The Secretaries of War
and Navy are to furnish governors
of each state with lists of service
men.
Absentee voting laws that exist in
some states, like Minnesota and
Illinois, were designed primarily to
give the vote to citizens who might
be away from home temporarily at
the time of election, but the law is
not comprehensive enough in case of
war when so many thousands are in
camps here and there over the coun-
try and in foreign lands. Special
sessions of State Legislatures will be
required to provide the vote this
year on account of the war, and the
Tribune adds that it will be worth
it,"
On March IA, wrote a letter to
the Governor of Minnesota, advocat-
ing special session of the Legis-
lature so that all Minnesota men
in military service may have the
vote and without cost to them. Gov.
Stassen made no direct reply to the
proposal. 1t would seem that pub
lie proposal, such as giving the vote
to all soldiers, sailors, marines and
nurses, should stand or fall on its
merit, and not be cast aside by the
governor with mere retort of "play-
ing politics"
The soldiers vote issue has been
much discussed, pro and con, in the
press of the state and by citizens
generally. State legislators in the
main are for giving the vote to the
men in military service, who are
fighting for democracy and self-gov-
'ernment, which certainly embodies a
free vote to all citizens.
Some newspapers have discussed
the question of whether or not it
would be practical to arrange for the
soldiers vote in foreign countries.
That question, it appears, will be
cleared up through federal action
and cooperation by the War and
Navy Departments with the COVER
nors of the various states.
Thus far no one has argued against
eliminating the 80 cent charge for
absentee voting on the part of men
and women in military service.
Herewith follows the editorial
from the Tribune of April 18th:
Askov American., 1942-04-23

NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page u

lCOntlnueO rom rage ~
If Russia did not fear Japanese man.
oeuvers, it would, obviously, have
been pointless to issue an official
warning.
Actually, Russia has reason to
be wary, for the chasing out Of
her German invaders is not pro-
crossing as speedily or as effec-
lively as it had been planned.
There are ever increasing signs
that the nazi resistance is stiff
fleming, and has been strengthened
by-prObably m m n e-rein-
fOrcements.
That's why the Moscow bulletins
say little or nothing about gains of
territory-they generally state merely
the number of enemy soldiers alleged
to have been killed, the number of
nazi planes shot down.
British Offensive.
In order to help Russia, the British
Royal Air Force for number Of
days and nights has been bombarding
places where Hitler has heaped up
war supplies for his eastern front,
that of the Soviet republics
But the terrific British bomb
ings may have far wider pur-
pose, for they are, probably, the
beginning of a general offensive
against Hitler on the European
continent.
There are ever so many indica-
tions that this may be the case, and
they seem to have made Herr Hitler
So years old last Monday, by the
way-a little jittery.
Laval In Again.
He showed his fears by compelling
Marshal Petain, head of the Vichy
government of unoccupied France, to
take into his cabinet again Pierre
Laval-"le Quisling de la France"
as his disgusted fellow-countrymen
stigmatize him-that same Laval
whom Petain more than year ago
threw out of his cabinet because he
was too pro-nazi. Now that Hitler,
fearing an allied onslaught on the
territory which he has taken, is be-
coming really worried, it is matter
of supreme importance to him to
obtain the use of the mighty French
battle fleet, and that is one reason
why the United States government
in various messages has protested
against the change at Vichy, and de-
clared that it will have nothing to
do with Laval who now is the actual
head of the government of unoccu-
pied France.
There are strong indications that
before this week is out, all diplomatic
communication between Washington
and Vichy will have ceased, and thus
new chapter in the history of the
war may be climaxed by open hos
tilities between America and France
Askov American., 1942-04-23
State Office Building,
st. Paul, Mimi,
April 20, 1912.

HON. JOS. w. MARTIN, JR.,
Chairman Republican National Com
mittee,
La Sale Hotel, Chicago.
I commend your patriotic action
through introduction of a bill in
Congress to enable our men in mill
tary service to vote in coming elec-
tionS.
This is. an all important right for
which our boys are fighting and dying.
It is an American right guaranteed
by state and federal constitutions.
fully agree with you that the
three million men in our fighting
forces should have the opportunity
to vote, principle which 1 have
advocated in Minnesota
Askov American., 1942-04-23
THE NATION is FIRST
Duluth Herald)

Nobody except the adventurer likes
to 60 to war, but the country must
meet the emergency that threatens
and the right-minded, eligible young
men are called upon to bear the bur-
den. The nations safety comes first.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
A Little Spice

Revenge builds fire to scorch 9TH
ers, and gets itself singed.
Forgive others their faults, but be
a stern judge of your own.
The Scotch have this saying: "Get
your spindle and distaff ready and
God will send you the flax"
Askov American., 1942-04-23
Opinions Of Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
form with those of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more ef.
fective, but IL the writer does not
wish to have his name used. 1t will
be withheld).
Askov American., 1942-04-23
SOLDIERS VOTE WAS BIG ISSUE
AFTER LAST WAR
(Brainerd Journal PreSS)

(Bralnerd JOurnaI FreSS1
One of the many yammers one
used to hear in the old Volstead days,
when tipplers were wont to congre-
gate and weep crocodile tears into
their spiked near beer, went some
thing like this:
'Them prohibition people
waited until most all of the young
guys was over in France and
couldn't vote and then they
Askov American., 1942-04-23
Government Issues
BY Hjamar Petersen.
Soldiers Vote Up In
Congress

A bill has been introduced in the
House of Representatives by Jos. w.
Martin, Jr, to the end that all men
in military service from any of the
48 states may have the privilege of
voting in coming elections.
Herewith is a telegram sent Mon
day to Mr.. Martin, who was then
meeting with the National Republican
Committee:
Askov American., 1942-04-23
Why Join the Church
By Daniel A. Polling

I ought to belong to the church be-
cause ought to be better than I
am. Henry Ward Beecher once said,
"The church is not gallery for the
exhibition of eminent Christians,
but school for the education Of
imperfect ones"
Askov American., 1942-04-23
PICKING WHILE GOOD

(Mille Laos County Times)
Now just what job would Senator
Ball like in the army or navy? He
may have use for it after the next
election.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
The Martin Bill
Chicago, Tribune)

Every one comedies that the men
who are fighting to preserve our
American form of government should
participate in the elections of that
government while they are in serv-
Askov American., 1942-04-23

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Aslxov American.
Askov American., 1942-04-23

Owners of big auto-carrying trucks
in North Carolina are planning to
convert them into passenger vehicles
for the duration.
Askov American., 1942-04-23

The Republican party has an op-
portunity today that it has never had
before. It must become the avowed
champion of free enterprise and must
fight any move to weaken its founda-
ton. It must resist regimentation
wherever it is threatened.
But at the same time it much zeal
ously prevent abuse of the privileges
inherent in free enterprise. 1t must
put the welfare of the many ahead
of the welfare of the few. It must, in
short, be progressive.
Askov American., 1942-04-23

What a man gains by a lie win
sooner or later burn his fingers.
Askov American., 1942-04-23

The Republican party needs to re-
ject the reactionary element. This
small group represents itself only.
1t is by no means representative of
Republicanism as whole. The un-
fortunate circumstance that this
clique has, in the past, had far too
much to say in the management of
the party's affairs is the chief reason
that Republicanism fell into disre-
pute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-23
Now Is Time to Look TO Future.
Planner Advises Downtown Assn.

ent II the automobile I'D been
foreseen when the city was
built. warned that now IL the
time TO be planning for the
great future development Of
both passenger and freight air
transportation.
Auto parking viii continue 70
Be a greater problem as the city
grows. Mcvoy told the Downtown
group. and he predicted that Ia
coma will grow into a large city.
A constant detraction 10 the city ;
development. though.
win be the steep Tacoma hills. he
said. He gave assurance that the
Tacoma Narrows bridge viii prove
a postwar economic necessity be-
cause Of development Of the olym-
pic peninsula.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-23

Members Of the Tacoma Down
town association were given a
glimpse INTO the future q their
city. or At least the future il
might have. at their weekly meet
ing Wednesday Al the Tacoma
hotel.
Arthur D. Mcvov. city planning
engineer for the National Re
sources Planning board. who has
been working in the city hall with
city officials for the past three
months. spoke about problems pc
culiar 10 Tacoma and displayed
maps which outline the city's pos
sible future progress.
Recalling for the business
men that Tacoma planning
might have been much differ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-23

legislature. Many members have
gene into the armed forces.
Hepburn said Re chose Conant
- his successor : year ago AZ =
meeting q his cabinet but was
prevailed upon TO lead the gov
eminent through the last session
Of the legislature.
He and his liberal supporters
were reported, however. to have
split because Hepburn chsmpioned
the cause Of Buck and other Com
munist leaders who recently sur
rendered to face interment orders
outstanding for more than two
years
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-23
Resignation Of Premier Hepburn Of Ontario
Laid 10 His Support Of Canadian Communist
Gbe 6aecma 6imes

Hepburn interceded for them
with Minister o. Justice Louis 81.
Laurent II Ottawa, also pleading
that the ban on the Communist
party BE lifted. The Communists
were released conditionaIly. but
the ban was not rescinded.
Hepburn. IS. had been premier
since 1854. His resignation auto
matically dissolved his cabinet.
but conant was expected To In
clude most members in his cabi-
net.
You help yourself when you buy
u. s. War Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-23

" type ef s~estsr you'd wenti sos
,oI siipover s~esfers With sasere- or
Sires - 70 90 in red.
We. rose. brown and beige. Also cotton
es-styies with long sleeves. peteh pockets
yellow OF rose. Cotton slip-ons With
ctr sleeves in brown o. beige. Sizes s-M-L.
Rhodes
La gaceta., 1942-06-13
n A TRES A
nos POR EVADIR LA LEY
DE RECUUTAMIENTO

Memphir, Tenn, JUNO 10
Luis Jordan, de 40 amos, espOsa-
do Y amordazado, fu6 condena-
do aqui a tres amos por evadir
la ley del servicio militar obi
gatorio. Jordan gritaba de tai
mOdo, diciendo que el no Sc GO
bernaba por las leyes de los HON
bres, que hubo necesidad de ca
liarlo a la fuerza. "Vayan a pc
lear los ladrones y asesinos', gri
taba. "Ahi viene Hitler.
Cuando el iuez Boyd lie pre-
gunt6 que 81 Sc habia inscripto
para ell servicio militar, el hom-
bre replica: "Yo SOY un hombre
libre para el servicio militar, ell
hombre replica: "Yo soy un
hombre libre Y no tengo que re-
gistrarme. Las leyes los hom-
bres no me gobiernan. JESUS ha-
ce las ieyes'.
La gaceta., 1942-06-13
Otro gIorioso gesto de Mexico
La guerra contra ell Eje y SUI "hispanidad"
(PoR Ell GENERAL JOSE ASENSIo)

servicio del mundo de dos pue-
bios fronter0s, hOnrando la
p0litica delHOnorable Presi-
dente Franklin ID. Roosevelt
la del Buen Vecino, y demostran
do que Ia teoria hitleriana de la
HiSpanidad solo servia para a.
gredir a TRACTION y rasgar ell no
nor de Mexico, que su pueblo de-
sea revindicar. Els la primera
vez que las dos naciones Sc unen
Y c0mbaten juntas y IS ell gran
escal6n para que America game
Ia victoria Unanimemente ell Sc
nado Y el Congress-, respOndie-
ron al discurso Gle "a minutes
del joven Presidente, diciendo
"puesto que hab6is hechO TODD 10
possible para evitar que la que
ira llogase a nuestras costas, y
apeyar ne clio los piratas del
mar han llegado, el pueblo ente-
70 re1palda la decision del Co
bierno Y tojos unidos luchare-
mos contra Il agresor.
III Eje, por su propaganda de
radio, recIbi6 q noble gcsto Y
muy viril actitud m~exicana, con
inIifcrencia Y Sc manifesto
"desinteresad0' del hecho. Las
Naeioncs Unidas escucharon
complacidas y Sc sumarOn, pOr
medic de Ia preseucia de sus di-
plomaticos, al acto de declara-
ci6n de guerra, en- que un Gene
raj de "A amos, Manuel Avila Ca
macho, frente a las banderas de
las Guerras del siglo pasado con
ira Estados Unidos y Francla,
rocorria la lista de agresiones
totalitarias contra el Manchu-
kuo Y Ethiopia, pasando luego a
relatar 10 ocurrido durante los
30 meses de heroica r~eslstcncia
del pueblo espahoI contra militia
res rebeldes apOyddOs pOr Ejer-
citos Alemanes e Itallanos envla
dos por los Dictadores. Fue la
o de un Jefe de Estado, nues-
tro hermano, que por primera
vez ha dicho philharmonic que
esta guerra antss que en- Che
La gaceta., 1942-06-13
Las tropas rojas contraatacaron de
nuevo en- ell sector de Kharkov
Destruidos en- Sebastopol SO tanques de los teu-
tones. Sostienen las guerrillas sovieticas esta-
clones de radio y Observation-Disclosures los nazis
los morteros que generan la locura y la PARALYSIS

ma bora o dos antes de empe-
Ear ell programa.
Tales poblaciones tienen sus
propios ejercitos para resistir
los ataques de las tropas ale
manas de segunda Inca, Y fire
cuentemente son sometidas a
prueba.
En- la region de Bryansk tres
regimientos hdngaros operan
contra las guerrillas, I'm Off
cial de una guerrilla lego a la
varlyuar1ia rusa. En- lugar de
la barba sin afeitar que podia
suponerse, estaba bien afeita-
do y l%impiamente vestido. Lie
vaba sus ropas de noche en- u
ma maleta, luego de atravesar
Is millas de territorio aleman,
y traia con el un prisionero.
Los alemanes estan usando
en- Sebastopol sus tan anuncia-
dos morteros de % centime-
tros, cuyos proyectiles, segdn
Sc dice. generan la locura y la
PARALYSIS en- un radio de 400
yardas. La escuadra rusa domi
ma ell mar y por este conducto
siguen llegando refuerzos,
Artillerfa pesada Sc utiliza
por las dos parties, pero los ru-
SOS tienen la ventaja de que
sus canones estan bajo terra,
donde no pueden alcanzarlos
los aeroplanos de picada y tam
POGO los proyectiles enemigos.
Los nazis usan lanzadores de
llamas del tipo que con 6xito
emplearon en- Belgica, en- 1910
La gaceta., 1942-06-13
SERA ~PERSECUIDO BAJO
LAS LEYES DEL PALS Ell
COBRADOR DEL RIO

La directiva del Centre AS
turiano inform6 anoche a la
Junta General, en- session cele-
brada en- ell p~alacio de la ave-
nida de Nebra ka, del desfal-
co de S3,2S1.00 cometido por
ell eobradOr Sr. De Rio.
AL mismo tempo hizo saber
ell cuerpo director, que Sc pro-
pone pedir Ell castigo del delin
cuente.
La actitud de la Directiva,
p%residida por el ioven Jose A..
Gonzalez, es muy aplaudida
en- nuestros circulos sociales.
Deben ser castigados todos
los que no hacen honor a la
confianza en- ellos depositadas
por sus coasociados y amigos.
rs de mil pesos la fianza
que ell cobrador tenia prestada
La gaceta., 1942-06-13
MASARYK PIDE QUE VA
RIAS ALDEAS LEN
SEAN ~DESTRUIDAS

Washington, JUNO BE,
viceprimer ministro y ministrc
de Estado de Checoeslovaquia,
Jan Masaryk, pidi6 hoy Que Sc
conteste a la destruction de la
aldea de Lidice, arrasada por
los nazis, con ell bombardeo y
destruction de varias aldeas
alemanas.
Los habitantes de Lidice, con
la exception de nihos y mule
res, fueron asesinados porque
alguie ndi6 albergue a los dos
hombres que mataron al asesi-
no numero 2 de la Gestapo,
Reinhard Heydrich.
Masaryk agradece los men
safes enviados por los amigos
dsl pueblo checoeslOvaco Y reci-
bidos por Ell, pero dice que ell
condenar un crimen no es sufi-
ciente ."Diez dientes deben sa
carse por cada diente y diez
ojos por cada ojo." FL bombar-
dao de Cologne di6 a los ale
names una lecci6n, pero 10 a.
guardaban. Debemos ser tan
rudos e implacables como ellos
son."
La gaceta., 1942-06-13
~LIEGARON "A DA
MAS TROPAS AMERICANS
Los ho7SpcteS tVeeroR escoltd-
dos por buQuoS de guerra

lrlanda del Norte, JUNO 10
In convoy americana, con mi
les de soldados, arrib6 hoy a un
puerto del Norte de Irlanda. Los
transporteS hicieron ell viaje
custodiados por buques de que
IRA.
La mayor parte de las tropas
proceden de los estados de New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Georgia, West Virginia,
Kentucky, California e India
ma,
Tanques de % toneladas fue-
ron sacados de las bodegas de
los barcoS. Tan pronto los hon.
bres desembarcaron, incluyendo
un destacamento de sOIdados
.e la raza negra, fueron lleva-
dos al c~ampamento que Sc les
habia ~preparado.
La gaceta., 1942-06-13
ESTA Ell SIR.
MAXIMILIANO GIL

Sigue mejorando de una en-
fermedad que lie oblig6 a guar
dar CANA por varias semanas,
el conocido ciudadano y fabri-
cante de tabacos, Sr. Maximi.
liano Gil.
Muchas personals Sc intere-
saron por su salud en- los Glti-
mos diaS,
Una hija del Sr. Gil, la culta
Y simpatica profesora, tambien
estuvo enferma. pero va Sc en-
cuentra restablecida por COM
pleto.
Hacemos votos porque pueda
regrsar muy pronto a sus fac
mas ell estimado caballero.
La gaceta., 1942-06-13

Bajo una lluvia de flores ell
ilustre Presidente de la Repu-
blica Azteca, General Manuel
Avila Camacho, Sc diriji6 a la
Asamblea de las Camaras reu
midas para expresar ell grave
momento que viva ell pals y la
transcendental MEDIA que
era necesaria tomar para vi
vir con honra, declarar la que
IRA al Eje y vengar la sangre
mexicana vertida por traido-
ras agresiones de los piratas
en- ell Mar Caribe, sumandose
asi a la lucha de las Naciones
Unidas.
FL entusiasmo en- las GALES,
confundiendose en- abigarrada
manifestation campesinos Y
empleados, comerciantes e in
d~ustriales y todas las razas
que pueblan ell pals, daba la
impression de que era una pc
tici6n popular, sentida y desa-
tada por ell pueblo mas libre
y liberal de la terra. Los colo
res de esta manifestation ha-
clan juego con ell rojo, blanco
y verde de la bandera tricolor
con ell aguila azteca y los inn
ponentes sones del himno ma
cional mexicano bonaban en-
este ambiente como ell himno
de la victoria, en- la bora me-
morable de la RepGblica Mexi
cana sumarse a las Naciones
Unidas en- su declaration de
unidos para la guerra Q insepa
rabies para la paz, FL pueblo
espahol, exiliado en- Mexico,
Sc sumaba al acto y en- ell dolor
de su derrota Y apartamiento
de la lucha veia, en- las justas
palabras del General Avila Ca
macho, Ia esperanto de su vic
torla en- servicio de Ia llbertad.
La fecha del % de MAYO
quedara grabada en- Ell libro
de ORC de las relaciones Pan.
Americans, como ell acto de
eonfratsrnidad mas gFande en-
La gaceta., 1942-06-13
Los Torpedos Amencanos
Hundieron ell Lexington
Ataque a un portaviones y varios cruceros japo-
neses. Batallas del mar de Coral y Midway.

Washington, JUNO l3.-El je
fe de una eScuadrilla de aviones
de picada, teniente comandante
Nv. L. Hamilton, declare hoy
que el portavioneS Lexington
fue hundido por torpedos anne
ricanoS para evitar mayor per-
dida de vidas luego de que ell a
taque japon6s habia p~roducido
~eNplosiones internas Y Ell incen-
.dio.
Hamilton, que estaba en- ell
Lexington, asegura que la or
den de hundirlo fu6 dada por ell
captain Frederick Sherman,
quien salv6 asi muchas vidas IL
tiles.
"F1otaria aun 81 no lie hubble
semos torpedeado'.
Los aparatos del pOrtaavio-
nes atacaron EN- 81 Mar de CO.
raj, ell dia Z de mayo, a una fuer
"a enemiga integrada por va
rios cruceros y un portaviones.
Los aeroplanOs torpederos a
tacaron al portaViones Y AFRO
jaron bombas s0bre su puente.
"Estabamos ocultos por el
sol. Yo lance la primera bomba
y do EN- el centric del puente.
Los demas aparatos descendie-
ron deSpu6s. La mitad del puen-
te qued6 envuelta en- llamas.
TorpedOs y bombas cayeron
cerca de la proa. Cinco bOmbas
de gran tamanO cayeron en- ell
mismo lugar, en- el puente. Una
gran columna estaba tornado
detras del barco. Sc retorcia el
portaviones del enemigo y dio
una vuelta para evadirnos, pero
antes de que completara la vuel-
ia sc hundio. Sc 10 trag6 el mar
La gaceta., 1942-06-13
CRITICA LA ACTITUD DEL
PUEBLO AMERICANA

San Francisco, JUNO l3.-El
coronel Geo. Sheppard Clarke,
cue logr6 escapar de Bataan. di-
jo aver en- esta ciudad que no
puede entender la @ctitud del
pueblo.
para mi la cosa mas asom-
brosa es la actitud que yo en-
cuentro en- San Francisco2au-
tom6viles a toda velocidad, lucos
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clubs nocturnos.
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