Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-05-06

When Mr.. Moley came out in a
New York paper last week with the
statement that the only remedy for
the present bad White House Admin
istration is to get new President in
1944-that was something new. When
-the-bottle New Dealer
like Raymond Moley advocates a
change he must consider the situa-
ton serious
Of course, l have felt for years
that Mr.. Roosevelt must be replaced
if the country is to be saved socially
and economically. Then, too, l feel
it would be much better for our war
effort if we had a man in the White
House who would base his decisions
on the country's needs rather than
on political expediency. Throughout
his Administration, Mr.. Roosevelt has
surrounded himself with ''yes men"
who only give him the bright side
of everything. 1t is much more i'm
portant that the Chief Executive of
great nation like this be given the
dark side as well.
The Presidents loyalty to his
friends is proverbial. 1t is an excel
lent trait that one cannot help but
admire but it is most dangerous
trait in one who holds the destiny
of 1872 100000 people in his hands,
not to mention the lives of the mil
lions who are in uniform.
AS this is being written, Washing
ton is being rocked to its foundation
by the feud between Rubber Car
LETTERS and the War and Navy de-
partments. This feud has now
reached point where it will be nee
essary for the Congress to step in if
our war effort is not to be seriously
hindered and impaired
Then, too, there is considerable
criticism of Mr.. Roosevelt'S failure
to give to China that degree of help
essential to winning the war in the
Orient. 1t is only few weeks ago
that General MacArthur's right-hand
man came to Washington supposedly
for the express purpose of pleading
for more planes and other war equip
ment Madame Chang Kai-shek
came to this country for the specific
purpose of presenting to the Presi-
dent the seriousness of China's mill
tary situation.
Newspapers tell us that the ports
of entry to Russia are simply clut-
tered with war supplies that are ar
irving in greater volume than their
distribution system can handle. Why
not divert further supplies to Cen
eral Macarthur and to China, at
least until such time as Russia has
succeeded in clearing up her
wharves? 1t is an unacceptable fact,
so military men say, that if Japan
once succeeds in consolidating her
territorial gains, many of which are
rich in rubber, tin, iron, chrome and
other strategic materials, she will
be able to withstand us indefinitely.
That must not be permitted. Brit
ain and Russia should be able to
take care of the situation in Europe
and Africa while we devote our
selves to hopping up Japan.
Star Boarders.
Under the leadership of Wiscon-
sin, there is growing movement in
states of the union against encroach-
ments of Federal bureaus which
| usurp state functions and destroy
taxable assets within the states. The
development of the Federal govern
ment's great socialized power author
| tiles, now we'll established in every
section of the country, is bringing to
a head this issue of centralized Fed
eral control over local affairs.
These vast bureaucratic business
agencies of government enjoy the
privilege of doing business without
assuming the cost of government
which other industry must bear.
They pay no Federal income tax.
They pay no state income taxes.
They pay no state property tax.
They pay no taxes to maintain roads,
schools or other functions of local
government. Some of them make
contributions" in lieu of local taxes,
but not on any basis of equality with
other taxpayers. They do not come
under the jurisdiction of state regu-
latory bodies as to rates or matters
affecting all other endeavors. Their
main allegiance is to centralized au-
thority in Washington, rather than
to localities wherein they maintain
their operations, derive their rev.
enue and destroy taxable assets by
discouraging or preventing private
power developments.
These subsidized government agen-
cies surround themselves with privi-
leges and exemptions which make
them masters rather than servants
of the communities they invade
Could you, Mr. Butcher, Mr.. Bak-
er, or Mr. Candlestick Maker, long
expect to meet competitor who was
financed with public funds which
your taxes helped provide, who was
exempt from the taxes which you
must pay, and who was not subject
to the multitudinous state and Fed