Askov American., 1942-12-31
TROUBLE MAKERS
Editor Askov American:

AShOV
The 25 years that elapsed between
the two wars, were great years in
industrial and scientific advance
ments. But, in the realm of correct
thought and conduct the period was
not all what could be expected. Many
fallacies and illusions were exploited
to the advantage of the indolent and
parasitic to the disadvantage of the
constructive and honest. 1t was a
period of silly idealism and hypo-
crisy and cumulated into complete
breakdown. Many frauds and hum
bugs were given great credence and
these humbugs were not reluctant to
attack the deserving.
The deserving groups, who OF
course comprise the vast majority of
the people at different times, were
attacked by the wanton; the veter-
ans, the farmers and the laborers at
various times were attacked by the
so-called "best minds" and other
parasites who through manipulations
and conniving gained prominence.
It is only necessary to read the
newspapers and listen to the wind
bags on the radio to know that the
villification of the deserving still goes
on. These people who attack the
farmers and labor and during peace
time the veterans, know enough to
not attack all three at the same time.
They cleverly play one against an
other, as opportunity seems to per-
nit.
While there are few families in
this state or any other state, who do
not have members in the armed
forces, working as laborers or on the
farms, still a few trouble makers have
managed to imply that: One or two
of these groups are getting the better
of the other or the other two. Day
in and day out they are busy lam
basting labor, insinuating that the
laborers get too much money. They
leave the inference that the veterans,
when they return, will resent this,
just as any veterans would resent
his father or brother or some other
close relative having few dollars
to tide over on after the war. Who
are all these veterans making his
tory in heroism and valor on many
fronts, except the boys of the farmers
and laborers and the common man?
Most of these trouble makers make
their living advertising some product,
patent medicine, soap, cosmetics and
many other products bought largely
by the very people whom they pan.
People should resent this campaign of
SANDER and insolence and make the
sponsors of the many trouble makers
understand that their stuff has played
out. The thing has been going on
long enough the way it is.
While a few elected officials from
the more backward states, join in
this campaign, it must be said that
they are in the minority. Thirty
years ago, they Jared very well, but
the liberal movements in the more
progressive states have put crimp
in their sails. They are in way
throw-backs from days of darkness,
the return of which we are fighting
war to prevent. Like carnival
barker always feints goodwill, so their
counterparts parade under the BAN
ner of patriotism and other virtues
of which they know not.
Besides disposing of Hitler and
what he stands for, which is the same
as our trouble makers really hope
for, it is hoped that this war will
create a condition of thought among
the people, where professional trou-
BILE makers will find it impossible to
survive. The world probably al