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Askov American., 1943-10-28
What Is A Thousand?

The daily press informed us that
Wendell Willkie paid the hall rent
and other expenses himself at the
recent St. Louis meeting - about a
thousand dollars.
If it is true that he paid the eX-
penses out of his own pocket and
that the bill eventually is not to be
paid by the House of Morgan, no one
need feel sorry for the corporation
attorney.
In reporting about meeting Will
kie had with the Republican state
central committee in California, Drew
Pearson in his column puts it thus:
"Then Willkie told little of his
own life history; how he left Elwood
to make $4,000 so he could settle
down and be a free man; how max
ing $5O,00O was mere 'whipstitch'
and how he Immediately wanted
more. Finally when he had made
half million he found that wealth
did not beget freedom"
Askov American., 1943-10-28

termination of all people with the
right to their own form of govern
ment. This is, in my opinion, sound
and correct attitude and carries with
in itself the only promise for peace
full future, in contrast to the Bullitt
idea of "the carrot and the club, the
substance of which was, that if the
carrot failed to make the mule pull,
the club would.
I can well picture the effect of
someone shaking club at his neigh
Dor and exclaiming, "Now you get
along with me - or else"
The demands, territorial and other
wise, of Russia as we'll as of other
nations will, I believe, depend large
ly upon what kind of collective secur-
ity against future wars we can set
up; in other words, a Russia sur
rounded by a coalition of hostile ma
tions will make demands that will
be hard to meet within the frame
work of the ideals for which we
profess to fight; while if the two
imam doSoIioiio III Jul uloSOooloil Gail
be solved at the peace table in the
same manner as we solved them in
our humble way, 1 have confidence
that all obstacles can be overcome,
and that is the direction, it looks to
me, in which the conference in Mos
cow is going now.
LARS P. JENSEN.
ASkOV MINI
Askov American., 1943-10-28

would be excluded for a period of
years. The twelfth contingent would
be international, composed of all the
small nations of the world, like Swe-
den and Denmark, for example. These
national contingents, and the interna-
tional contingent, would keep a
standing army, and stock all the
heavy weapons of war such as tanks,
airplanes, and the like. The United
States would constitute 20 per cent
of the force, Russia Is per cent, Great
Britain Is per cent, and the other
eight leading nations, smaller per-
centages. The international contin-
gent would constitute % per cent of
the force. In case any nation started
a war of aggression, the international
contingent would serve as shock
troops, and move in on the aggressor.
The national contingents would be
called in as needed.
Mr.. Culbertson feels that this is a
feasible plan for enduring peace, in
aSmuch as disarmament has proved
a failure.
The story is told of little girl
who was bothering her father so
much that he took a map of the
world, and tearing it into small
pieces, gave it to her in the hope
that it would keep her busy for some
time. In two minutes she was back
with the completed map. He ques-
toned her as to how she did it so
rapidly. She said, Daddy, there was
a picture of man on the other side
of the map. AS soon as had the man
put together right, it was no trick at
all to make the world right" Per-
haps the key to world peace lies in
this approach.
KENNETH E. ANDERSON.
Ac1y
Askov American., 1943-10-28
Ouch!

The five senators who recently re-
turned from visits to battle fronts
around the world seem to have stirred
up a hornets nest concerning oil,
lend-lease, the work of the Office of
War Information, Russian participa-
ton in the war against Japan after
Germany is defeated, and other sub
jects.
True, there can be too much talk
about future military strategy for
our own good, especially if such
frankness may benefit the enemy,
but the elected senators must have
been Every bad" when in writing
about them and others who may agree
with them, words and phrases such
as these are used: Stupid, crazy,
lunatics," and "nasty and irresponsi-
BILE little troublemakers."
The senators must have stepped
on somebody's toes. They must have
told things that the American public
was not supposed to know about.
The all-wise always feel that there
are certain things they should be
permitted to talk about exclusively.
And this does not refer to militarists,
but big business and their spokesmen.
Askov American., 1943-10-28
Money Was Made To Be

Some folks spend money faster than
they earn it, others are frugal and
lay something aside for a rainy day,
and then there are those who do not
appreciate the fact that money was
made to be used, not to be boarded.
The happy medium of course is the
best
Talk about free or excessive spend
ing, it reminds us of the newly mar
ried couple who surely were not
pinchers and who had not yet come
to a realization of life's ups and
downs. The parent of one said: "They
make a good couple for if the one
says, Let us spend dollar the
other says, No, let us make it two y
The extreme opposite came to light
the other day in Minneapolis when
a recluse, Alfred Bernard Johnson
died at the age of IT. Going through
his belongings, in a third story room
the coroner found cash in the amount
of S8,376.95. Old large size bills, gold
certificates, and SIS gold pieces were
hidden in clothing, books, magazines
pamphlets, and other places. He lived
on 20 cents day for food and gave
25 cents each Sunday at the taber-
nacle where he attended religious
services. No known relatives have
thus far been discovered.
Certainly he was not loose spend
er, but the question is: Did the money
do him any good?
Probably contributing fact tc
his miserliness was lack of family
connections. This case emphasizes
the need for appreciating and keeping
alive friendly family relations and
the Strengthening of the family unit.
Askov American., 1943-10-28
Early Religious
Training Needed

every American boy and girl in
Sunday school or church school,"
This was the cry suggested for
"America's moral crisis" by Dr. Wal
ter A. Maier, professor at Concordia
Theological Seminary, Saint Louis,
on an international broadcast over
the Lutheran Hour devoted to the
spiritual needs of Americas war
time youth.
During the last months, the speak
er said, the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation has for the first time in
its history issued repeated and fire.
quent warnings showing the rise of
juvenile crime in our country. While
this war has helped to bring many
OF the young men and women in the
armed forces closer to God, it has
helped drive many from the church,
especially through the easy money of
an artificial prosperity.
Maintaining that the supreme need
for Americas youth is not mind
building schools, bodybuilding rec
reation, but the soul-building trust
in Christ, DR.. Maier appealed to the
churches to forget certain modern
Sunday school methods and asked
them to concentrate on teaching the
child the Bible, the catechism and
the treasures of Christian hymns
Askov American., 1943-10-28
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page II


ican and Australian vigilance. and in
spite of bombings day and night, the
japanese are still able to land rein
forcements and supplies on New
Guinea and other islands in that re-
mote part of the world This does
not mean that they will be able to
entrench themselves there as solidly
as they did year and a half ago,
but is does mean that they have not
yet been sufficiently weakened. From
the southwest Pacific, through a lot
of occupied islands and mainland
territories, there is still a long way
back to the Philippines - and, for
the japanese, to Tokyo.
So that, summing up the general
military situation, there is still need
for increasingly powerful Allied ag-
gressiveness, and for exact evalu-
alton of the enemy's strength.
Diplomatic Front.
The center of the wars diplomatic
front for some days has been Mos
cow, Russia's capital city. Here, in
the kremlin, a conference was start
ed about ten days ago between
American Secretary of State Cordeu
Hull, British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden, and Russian Foreign
Commissar V. Molotov.
The approximate importance of
the negotiations is indicated by
the fact that they are enveloped
in alright secrecy. Not one def
mite announcement has, at the
moment of writing, come out of
the conference, and what is said
about it, is, therefore, mostly
guesswOrk.
1t was known beforehand, however.
that advantage would be taken of the
opportunity to discuss a series of
problems; whether they were to be of
strictly military nature or would
concern postwar political arrange
ments, was not said.
Possibilities.
The fact that the principal partici-
pants in the conference are civilians
has led to the suggestion that. per-
haps, much of the talk concerns from
tier readjustments after the war, es-
pecially those of Russia itself.
On the other hand, the Soviet gov
ernment through its press let it be
known, before the opening of the
conference, that it was not interested
in political issues just now - mere
ly in the desire to have an Anglo
American Second front established
in western Europe.
Most likely, both of these problems
are being considered. But no
body knows
Askov American., 1943-10-28
POOLING NO ONE
iitor Askov American:

Editor ASkov American:
Hardly week passes but one can
read in the newspapers of some ma
tional organization, committee, or
community holding a conference to
plan for postwar employment. We
never hear of any specific or con-
crete program of lasting value being
brought forth by these various con-
ferences. Invariably they all adjourn
with announcing that some sort of
a public work program has been
agreed upon. ''Public work program
being the dignified name now applied
to our old friend, WPA. However,
this is fooling no one.
Two very important factors are
always conspicuous by their absence
in these postwar public work pro-
grams, namely, who will be forced to
accept these unstable jobs and, can
American free enterprise survive
their ultimate financial and political
strain? 40 -.:-.
After 10 years of costly experience
with government control, alphabetical
soup, etc., - call it what you will -
it is hard to conceive of an easier
or surer way into complete national
socialism than to continue these an
tiquated methods into our new post
war world.
The only sound program offered to
date that will provide ample employ
ment and still preserve our free en-
terprise system in postwar America,
is the scientific market-creating prin-
ciples embodied in the Townsend Ma
tional Recovery plan.
CHARLES F. MARTIN.
MinneapOliS Mimi
Askov American., 1943-10-28
On Its Own

The great west coast shipbuilder
Henry J. Kaiser, says that an Amer
lean merchant marine can be operated
successfully in peacetime without
government subsidies.
"It will be my personal endeavor,' y
he told the Propeller clubs national
meeting in New York, "to operate a
company on this basis in the post
war world"
The shipbuilder further stated that
he hoped to operate self-sustaining
merchant fleet by paying workers on
each ship "a minimum wage, with
the participation in earnings of the
operation of that ship"
That sounds like business. and COM
ing from man of experience and
ability, it is refreshing. That kind
of American enterprise is what we
need and should have more Of
Kaiser is man who can make things
hum when there are potential Gus
toners.
Askov American., 1943-10-28

America is $4,000, 900, but as DR..
Cuneo and other speakers said, there
are SO, 1000, 600 sick and diseased. Some
live in abject poverty and there is
much work to be done in social
way as well as materially. The two
must go hand in hand. Three races
predominate-the Indians, Europeans
and Negroes.
DR.. Cuneo, who is from Argentina,
said that the Negroes were freed from
slavery in Latin America before they
were given freedom in the United
States, and in speaking of the Good
Neighbor Policy and advocating its
continuation and expansion, he said,
nevertheless, that his country is not
telling the United States what to do
in internal affairs nor should Uncle
Sam tell other countries what to do
in their homelands. What is wanted
is unity - not uniformity, added the
speaker.
The Spanish professor drew smiles
from his audience when he said that
in the main Latin-AmericanS do not
set out to be millionaires, that when
they have accumulated $4,000 to
$4,000 they retire, take things easy,
read, travel, enjoy their friends, and
give others a chance to make lit
tie. He advocated continued friend
ship between the Americas, and that
with many of the ideas, experience,
technique, and equipment of the
United States, the standard of living
can be raised in Latin America.
Askov American., 1943-10-28

Mr.. Terrell who represents the
Western Policy Committee, and knows
South America, said that the meat
packing industry of the United States
went to Latin America to control,
adding that agricultural and COM
mercial representatives, attaches and
diplomats were building up for big
business. Our history down there
has not been too good.
Speaking particularly of Argentina
with population of 100000, the
Des Moines man said that the people
in the Andes highlands should be
helped at the station where they are.
''They must climb gradually; let us
not send tractors when they need
spades and hoes. We must 60 back
to where people are, and appeal to
human values. They cannot be lift
ed over night, when the average il
literacy in Latin America is about
80 per cent" said the speaker.
Mr.. Terrell was outspoken in his
desire for us to be good neighborS
to Latin America, not to practice ex-
ploitation, to be helpful in raising
their standard of living, and then he
prophesied they will be good GUS
toners of Uncle Sam. Speaking of
monopolies, he said, "the products of
which the world is short in this war
are the monopoly products of tin,
ouinine and rubber"
Askov American., 1943-10-28
A Bet With Finesse

Excitement over athletic events
often runs high - sometimes too
high. The home town fans usually
like to see their baseball or football
team victorious, and it is only nat
ural that they should root for the
home team. The true sportsman, how
ever, is more interested in seeing a
good exhibition of the sport - win
or lose.
Talking about excitement over a
contest, remember when feeling ran
high between the Iowa and Mime
sofa football teams eight years ago?
An Iowa player had been injured
When Minnesota was to play the re-
turn game there was much talk about
retaliation and "giving it" to Mime
sofa, unfavorable press comments
etc. The Iowa governor, in the heat
of excitement threatened to have the
militia in readiness if the Minnesota
boys got rough.
Minnesota at that time had an able
chief executive with a sense OF
humor. Governor Floyd B. Olson Of
fered to bet the Iowa governor tub
of butter or something against an
Iowa corn-fed hog that Minnesota
would win. The Iowa governor smil-
ingly accepted and the tenseness
melted. Minnesota won, there were
no casualties, no rough stuff, and the
clever Floyd, as he was known to
his friends, got the hog. The later
trophy, known as Floyd of Rose
dale, was passed on to the winner
of the annual tilt.
Since that time Governors Stasser
and Thye have been trying to initiate
Gov. Olson by betting butter ano
hogs with others on various occasions
only to get their names and faces
into print. There was some purpose
and finesse to the Olson bet. 1t avert
ed embarrassment to Governor
Herring, vanished the tenseness
amicable relations were restored be-
tween the two universities, and it hao
everybody happy.
Not all can be as clever as Floyc
Olson but if Stassen and Thye want
to try to initiate let it be in the way
of legislation, and not cheap publicity
stunts.
Askov American., 1943-10-28
POSTWAR PROBLEMS
Editor Askov American:


Regardless of differences of opin-
ions expressed at the Parent-Teach-
ers meeting in Askov last Thursday
night I believe discussions of this
kind are constructive and should be
continued.
l respectfully submit few sug-
gestions for consideration which, in
my opinion, would be helpful in con-
ducting future discussions of this
kind.
The moderator undoubtedly under
stood the questions the way they
were formulated and in their respec-
tive order they made sense to him,
but too many other people were con-
fused and this became an obstacle to
an intelligent discussion of the prob
lem as a whole. I therefore suggest
that in future discussions of this
kind at least three persons, if posi-
BILE, of different opinions, (Which
should be an easy problem), to-
gether formulate the question or
questions to be discussed.
It will perhaps be long time be-
fore I again will be able to attend
such a meeting, but I will state that
1 enjoyed it very much. I want to
apologize if anyone construed my
remarks as being personal; such was
not my intention and I was very
surprised at being called on it by
the moderator.
In these times of confusion we too
often make the mistake of getting
our wires crossed so the message
which was sent does not reach its
destination in the form it was sent,
or in other words, what we really
mean and what the other fellow reg
listers are two different things.
AS to the questions discussed, two
stand out as most important and both
were adhered to by the majority.
We believe peace conferences and
postwar planning should include all
nations and we believe in self-de-
Askov American., 1943-10-28
Wins AskOy Race
Continued from Page u

ing order: Hawkinson, North Branch:
Hattenberg, Moose Lake; Nelson,
North Branch; Sellman, Taylors Falls;
Marman, Taylors Falls; Piette, Moose
Lake; Ausmus, Hinckley; Dick Bart
ley, Taylors Falls; Don BARLEY, Tay-
lors Falls; Jurek, Moose Lake; De-
don, Taylors Falls; Ward Pine City;
Drannen, Barnum; Long, Barnum;
ChmieleWski, Willow River; Smith,
Barnum; Blake, Pine City; Koslosky,
Willow River; Olean, Willow River;
Johnson, North Branch; Talhberg,
North Branch; Katchmark, Willow
River; Jebe, Sandstone; Lundorf,
Sandstone; Wahlberg, Sandstone;
Frederiksen, Askov; Swarts, Willow
River; Kirk, Moose Lake; Weser.
Hinckley; Waldoff, North Branch;
Blade, Askov; Kachimske, Moose
Lake; Shoberg, Pine City; johnson,
Askov; Numela, Barnum; Stoffel, Pine
City; McCubbin, Hinckley; Stevens,
Pine City; Beach, Rush City; Nell,
Rush City; Brandt, Hinckley; Lund-
blade, Sandstone; Jensen, Askov;
Felt, Rush City; Nelson, Rush City;
Petersen, Rush City; Perso, Sand
stone; Biebl, Barnum; Eagle, Hinck-
ley, and Abrahamsen, Askov.
Askov American., 1943-10-28
OUTLINES PEACE PLAN.
Editor ASkOv American:

Editor ASkOV American:
Although Ely Culbertson is best
known for his system of contract
bridge, he is also famous in interna-
tional circles as an economist and
student of world affairs. In address,
ing the teachers of Central Minnesota
Division of M. E. A., at st. Cloud re-
Gently, he outlined his peace plan to
very receptive audience. Although
there are points in this plan which
need further development, the basic
idea seems to be sound. He feels that
any peace plan must possess two
characteristics: 1t must be politically
acceptable, and it must be effective
In setting up a peace plan, all
nations must agree that the sovereign
ty of each nation must not be dis
turbed. No nation should be allowed
to conduct a war of aggression, and
retain equal rights with other ma
tions.
Mr.. Culbertson would set up an
international police force, supervised
by board of trustees. This board
would have only one duty: To pre-
vent war, by use of the military police.
Most peace plans incorporate dis
armament. The United States and
the other nations involved in this war
do not intend to diSarm. How can
we have peace, if the world is still
to be an armed camp?
Mr.. Culbertson states that under
his plan no nation need disarm. The
international police force would be
composed of twelve contingents.
Eleven of these would be the eleven
leading nations. Germany and Japan
Askov American., 1943-10-28

DR.. James Cuneo, instructor in
Spanish at the University of Mime
sofa, who was one of the principal
speakers at an Inter-American At
fairs Institute at Hamline University,
st. Paul, said that Asia lives in the
past, Europe in the present, and the
Americas in the future. Latin Amer
lea (South America) is still unde-
veloped but the possibilities there
are many, and with its great natural
resources it became known by Span
ish explorers in the 10th century as
Ell Dorado - the land of gold.
The population of all of South
Askov American., 1943-10-28
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters Oh topics of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the 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., 1943-10-28
Money and Peace

That all the talk about happy in
ternational relations and peace is
not without monetary considerations
is evidenced by this quotation from
Columnist Ernest Lindley:
eff we are going to keep our eyes
turned outward - if we are going
to take part commensurate with our
strength in enforcing the peace of
the world - obviously we are going
to insist upon getting the business
opportunities which go with this
role"
Askov American., 1943-10-28
"1943 Ambitious Willows"

son:
"1943 Ambitious willows"
In the spring of nineteen hundred and
forty-three
The Ambitious Willows all agreed
To have a club of small renoun
With team and work as our crown
Florence A. Jones, our county leader
Did her best to set the meter
In the line of demonstrations
But you should have seen our frus-
trationS
Marvin's trained chickens did perform
Scandalous but true to form
Joan's pudding would not set
The day Miss Schenck was here to
judge the best
But our picnic at Sturgeon Lake
Our lunch and fun was not fake
For we swan and ate home made ice
cream
Till we felt we were in crazy dream
Prizes we won this happy fall
Every club member will recall
At the Achievement Day and Fair
And to you our friends we dare
To stop us in our aim
To succeed in this All game.
Askov American., 1943-10-28

On the return of a couple from
their honeymoon, the new father-in-
law said to the bridegroom, 81 am
glad to note, Hezekiah, that you did
not ask me for help in furnishing
your new home" ooh, that's all
right" said the young man, ''The in
stallment on the furniture isn't due
until next month"
Askov American., 1943-10-28
Helpfulness Not Exploi'
tatiOn and Monopoly

"We must deal realistically with
problems, said Harry E. Terrell of
Des Moines, at the Inter-American
Affairs Institute at Hamline Univer-
sity. - sts
Askov American., 1943-10-28

Truth is the secret of eloquence
and of virture, the basis of moral
authority; it is the highest summit
of art and of life.-Henri-Fred
Amiel.
Askov American., 1943-10-28

Creditors have better memories
than debtors; and creditors are
superstitious sect, great observers of
set days and times.-Franklin.
Askov American., 1943-10-28

And as it is appointed unto men
once to die, but after this the judg-
ment. Hebrews 9:27.
Askov American., 1943-10-28
Wisdom From The Bible
Bv Walter Carlson

Let my heart be sound in Thy
statutes; that I be not ashamed.
Psalm 1880.
Askov American., 1943-10-28

This is the last week for the
county club leaders services in Pine
county for 1913.
She reports most enjoyable year
spent with Pine county residents and
particularly thanks each person for
the cooperation and cordial hospital
ity extended to her.
She sincerely hopes that each club
will continue to hold its regular meet
ings during the winter months and
carry out well-planned program of
work. BY so doing extensive reorgan-
ization will not be necessary in the
spring. Every club will be able to
launch a complete project program
and thus contribute full measure to
the war effort.
Askov American., 1943-10-28

Members of the Fast Freighters All
Club held basket social and dance
at the town hall on October 20 and
very satisfactory financial returns
were reported.
This is club serving the commun-
ity in a very fine manner. Mrs. Aims
ley Robinson and Mrs. Ernest Hinze
are the adult leaders.
Askov American., 1943-10-28

The following poem was given at
Recognition day by Bobby Thomp-
son: