Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-11-26

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ployes. Montgom- Is
cry Ward had z&s S&
proceedings before the War Labor
board and when ordered to do so by
that body refused, saying that they
would only inaugurate the closed
shop upon the command of the Pres
ident. The order from the President
came promptly. 1t is interesting to
read the Presidents language which
is as follows:
GAS Commander and Chief in time
of war l expect all employers, in
Guiding Montgomery Ward and Com
pany, and all labor groups to comply
with the provisions of the Executive
Order No. 9017 as supplemented by
Executive Order No. $3.50. I, there
fore, direct Montgomery Ward and
Company to comply without further
delay, with the boards directive or
der of November 5, 1912. consider
such a course of action essential in
the interest of our war effort"
Under the Presidents order Mont
gomery Ward now becomes a closed
shop and the company will hereafter
deduct union dues from the employees
pay checks. It also means that those
employees who do not wish to belong
to the union must join the union if
they want to hold their jobs and that
the dues will be deducted from their
pay checks by the company regard
less of their personal feelings.
Each day it becomes clearer and
clearer that the New Deal Admins
tration is a labor government and
that the President is prepared to
trample over Constitutional rights in
order to meet the wishes of labor
leaders. In this instance he uses the
war as an excuse for doing so.
Farm Labor Classified.
On Tuesday of last week the Sc
lective Service national headquar-
tiers issued an order which went out
to all local boards directing defer
ment from the draft of every reg
istrant found by the local board (sub-
ject to the right to appeal to Board
of Appeals) to be necessary to and
regularly engaged in an agricultural
occupation or agricultural endeavor
essential to the war effort, so long as
he remains so engaged and until such
time as satisfactory replacement
can be obtained. The order further
provides that should any such reg
istrant leave such occupation or en-
deavor, the local board shall re-
classify such registrant in class
Immediately available for military
service unless he first requests of and
obtains from his local board, a de-
termination that it is in the best in
terests of the war effort for him to
leave such occupation or endeavor
for other work.
Not Helpful Now.
With the shortening of daylight
hours, daylight saving time becomes
increasingly unpopular. That is espe-
cially true on our farms where it is
necessary to get the children up,
dressed, fed and off to school before
daylight. In the northern states it
is almost dusk when school is dis
missed in the afternoon so there can
be little or no saving in any respect.
Many farmers wives have written
me and one and all declare that OPP
Grating under daylight saving during
the winter months is not only futile
so far as economy goes but it is
also a very great nuisance. In order
to give the mothers on the farms at
least small degree of relief, l have
introduced bill to restore standard
time during the months of January,
February, November and December.
Goods for Small Stores.
Last week a series of meetings
were held in New York and Chicago
between merchants and government
officials on the subject of inventory
CONTROL" the purpose being to assure
small and independent merchants
fair share in the output in consumer
goods, including processed foods.
Even before Pearl Harbor large
mercantile establishments began lay
ing in stocks far in excess of their
normal needs while the smaller mer-
chants, lacking the financial resources
of their competitors, were obliged to
supply current needs in a rising and
contracting market. This placed the
small businessman at great dis
advantage and doubtless many were
forced to suspend business as re-
suit. Everything possible should be
done to suspend business as result.
Everything possible should be done to
tide the small businessman over this
critical period. He and the farmers
are the backbone of the country. 1t
is their tax money that supports our
schools and churches and the bulk
of the cost of local improvements in
variably fall upon them.