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Askov American., 1943-11-11
CAN LEARN FROM RUSSIA
Editor ASkOV American:

The conference at Moscow was
very important in way. 1t showed
the change that can take place with
in a few years. If anyone three years
ago had had the gall to say such a
thing was possible, he would most
certainly have been called fool, but
times change. Furthermore, it is a
good thing, because Russia in my
opinion can teach us whole lot, as
to what is really wrong and what
should be done to remedy it. Surely
Italy, France, Spain and Germany
have nothing to contribute and as
long as we must cooperate we got the
right partner.
But. the course of human events
is not controlled by conferences by
treaties or combinations of powerful
nations. Unless the findings are
based on reason all this will come to
naught There are people, and they
include most of the vocal intellect
uals, who actually think that all
hinges on one little thing like treaty
or a conference. Let them by all
means have there way, because they
won't last long. The slave state,
after all, is the most permanent, but
it was overthrown because it was
not justice and justice is reason and
reason is nature and anything that is
not natural cannot survive.
The course of human events will
take it's natural trend in the long
run. Debutantes, running around
with quiz cards, may influence them
slightly, temporarily. But, that is
like a car passing over little dirt
in the road, it soon settles down.
Imagine Stain or Churchill being
greatly disturbed about these little
things and our various polls, whose
results are largaly controlled by their
sponsors. All this is so thin that it
hardly deserves comment.
Great wars really have taken place
before, but few nations ever dis
appeared. Even now, the Greeks and
the Balkan people and others take
time off to fight each other, when
they are not busy with the Huns.
Things after all don't change much.
S. j. Simonsen.
Pease, Minnesota.
Askov American., 1943-11-11
THE ROLE OF TEACHERS.

The paradox of the teaching profess
sion is that teachers make their most
direct contributions to an era in the
decade or two preceding it. This fact
takes on terrible significance as we
face the reality that the teachers
greatest and most effective efforts to-
ward the outcome of this war were
made since the early 1905. How
and what we taught (or failed to
teach) during the depression years
are being indelibly recorded in the
history of this conflict: The number
of years it will take to win, the
length of casualty lists, etc. What
teachers of the children of depres-
sion" forsaw that the security they
provided, the critical thinking they
challenged, the interpretations they
taught, the healthful and creative
growth they nurtured, and the intell-
igent devotion to and practice-in-
participation-of democratic way of
life they guaranteed would grid our
American warriors and workers with
the physical, emotional, and mental
Askov American., 1943-11-11

This condition is already badly affect
ing all of Pine county, and will grow
rapidly worse. This can be pre-
vented, however, by getting court
rulings or new legislation that will
''freeze" the proportionate share of
the bonded debts to each piece of
land, and provide 30-year amortized
payment plan, about the same as the
old drainage ditch liens. This would
prevent the impossible levies now
found in some areas.
Pine county needs a canning fac
tory. On the Wisconsin side of the
Saint Croix river there is a chain of
canning factories. These provide en-
ployment for youth and handle cash
crops. On this side of the river we
have no such factory from the Twin
Cities to Duluth. Pine county is
logical location. Offer free factory
site and bring one here.
Let us reserve some of our delin-
quent lands for reforestration pro-
jects for school districts, townships
and villages. This plan was success
fully worked out in Norway, Sweden,
Denmark and Germany. Wisconsin
has made a good start in some Sec
tions of the state. There is Mime
sofa law that permits this. In Pine
county there is an excellent chance
to work it and in another 20 years
our county, township, village and
school taxes could be cut to zero.
We heard that Arna township mark
ville) has already started the plan.
Why not? In the postwar world to
come, our fast growing wood pro-
ducts will help to supply materials
for the making of cloth, synthetic
gasoline, etc. Let's start now the
community forests to benefit all.
Our worthy and well-meaning
Township Officers Association and
other good civic organizations could
no doubt find it worth while and
very profitable for Pine county, to
spend considerable time and effort
along these lines mentioned above
for a greater good to all of Pine
county and to posterity, and no harm
to any one. Everyone should work
together for these future benefits and
improvements for our excellent
county. We all like our Pine county
and that is one reason we wish to
make it better.
ARTHUR E. GUSTAFSON.
Pine City, MINI.
Askov American., 1943-11-11
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED

Editor Askov American:
During the past six or eight years
many of us have widely recommended
for the good of all of Pine county
the following improvements:
The full and direct benefits of all
the proceeds of our statewide net
income taxes to help to maintain
the schools of the state as was orig
inally intended. Not only to pay
the $40 per child, but also the bal
ance of the state net income tax
money to be used to pay all of the
other state aids in full. This year
we have almost reached this aim.
This can and should continue.
A change in the state tax levy laws
should be made so as to prevent the
shifting of the township bonds from
the tax delinquent lands to the few
remaining taxpayers in many of our
townships. This procedure drives out
most of the remaining taxpayers and
home owners, and prevents many
others from coming to this county.
Askov American., 1943-11-11
WHY MINNESOTA SHOULD LEAD
Minneapolis Labor Review

minneapolis Labor Review
1t is most appropriate and logical
that the Minnesota Federation should
take the lead in establishing Public
Relations department to inform the
public and particularly the workers
of the farms and rural communities
of the truth regarding the trade union
movement.
Here in Minnesota under the Stas-
sen Republican administration was
passed the slave act that binds and
restrains the organized workers in
the exercise of their rights while
aiding and assisting the employers.
Indeed it apepars that the model
for the Smith-Conally slave law was
to a considerable degree the Stassen
slave law. Had the facts of the stu
alton been gotten to the rural COM
murities the Minnesota slave law
would have been repealed and the
Republican national slave law would
not have been considered.
Askov American., 1943-11-11
Ration Reminders

SUGAR-Sugar stamp % in war ra-
ton book No. good for five pounds
valid through January Is.
MEAT, BUTTER, CHEESE, OILS
Brown stamps &c" and "H'' and
"J'' book No. 8 valid through Dec
4. Brown stamp "K" valid from
November IA through December
CANNED GOODS-Blue stamps 'X"
''Y" and 81" in book No. valid
through November 20. Gre n
stamps "A' "B" and &C" in book
No. 4 valid through December 20.
SHOES-Stamp No. 18 in book No. l
valid for pair of shoes. Valid
ity date extended indefinitely. Air
plane stamp No. in book No. 3
valid for one pair of shoes.
FUEL OIL-Period one unit coupons
in fuel oil ration books, good for
10 gallons for each unit, valid for
deliveries through Jan. 8. Period
2 unit coupons valid Nov. 80.
GASOLINE-''A" coupons No. good
for three gallons are valid through
Nov. 81. Only "B" and &C" new
type coupons with words mileage
ration" printed on the face are
valid for supplemental gasoline
purchase at the rate of two gallons
each.
TIRE INSPECTIONS "a" drivers
must have their next tire inspec-
ton by midnight, March 31,1944.
"B" drivers next tire inspection
must be obtained by Feb. %, 1914.
&C" drivers must have their next
tire inspection by midnight, Nov.
80.
STOVES - Applications for purchase
certificates on all gas, oil and wood
or coal heating and cooking stoves
must be made to local war price
and rationing boards.
Askov American., 1943-11-11
WHY NOT LET EXCESS WAR
PROFITS PAY A GOOD
SHARE OF TAXES
(Springfield Advance Press

(Sprlng1lelQ ADVANCE FreSS.)
No one is supposed to make any
money out of the war but millions
are doing so. Perhaps a sales tax
would recover some of the excess
earnings, the spending of which is
the basis for the present initiation.
Excess earnings-aye, there's the
rub. Perhaps, better than a sales
tax would be tax on excess earn
ings-a good stiff tax on what per-
son is earning now over and above
what he earned before the war. Such
tax would certainly be deflation-
ary.
A general sales tax would certainly
be a general nuisance, and would be
difficult to levy if it were to be super
imposed upon the sales tax now mas
querading as excise taxes.
Perhaps a tax on excess earnings
should be pushed into the limelight
for general discussion.-Morrs Tri-
bune.
There is sound logic in the above
suggestion If by reason of the war
some people are getting much higher
wages and larger profits, why should
Mt they pay on an excess income
basis J? For years the public has
been agreeing that in the next war
there must be no profiteering. To
most people war means sacrifice.
Then why should some do the sac
rificino while others reap the profits?
Uncle Sam has been squeezed for
excessive costs of all war necessities,
food, munitions, transportation. Wages
have gone to unheard of figures. Men
and women who could barely make
living in peacetime, some of whom
were on relief, are pulling down high
wages Uncle Sam is the goat. He
needs more money because things
cost so much. Why not complete the
vicious circle and let it end there,
extra taxes on extra profits :?
Askov American., 1943-11-11
THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR AGAIN

History repeats itself. Here we are
again discussing war profits. The
rs per cent forgiveness of taxes for
either 1912 or 1943, big war profit
years, has already been accomplished
through the Ruml tax plan, which
big business and their legislative
representatives choose to call the
pay-as-you-go plan rather than tax
forgiveness. Now the scheme is to
do away with renegotiations on war
contracts and establish a sales tax,
to further lessen the cost for those
who are in the millions and thus sad
die more of the war burden on the
masses. Take the profit out of war
and one of the chief causes of war
will be removed.
Askov American., 1943-11-11

In the foregoing has been ex-
pressed views by various individuals
that bear upon the future course of
our nation and the world. There is
no denying the fact that the daily
work and behavior of all of us have
bearings upon the course the world
takes.
Our family circles, our COM
munity, state and nation - our
man to man dealings - are
more important than all the reso-
lutions that can be adopted, and
yet the Connally resolution is
important.
AS before stated, it emphasizes and
represents the sentiments, the hopes,
and the desires of the American peo-
pie for permanent peace.
The Senate, through the resolution,
extends to and invites the coopera-
ton of the people the world over to
usher in new era in world rela-
tionships. Because men tend to favor
their hopes, the fact that the resolution
was adopted with an overwhelming
majority vote gives added encou-
ragement. But it is also well that
there were few dissenting votes SO
that the dangers lurking ahead might
better be pointed out and so that
the experiences of the past be re-
called for guidance. Following the
war, peace proposals in the final
analysis, are to be ratified by two
thirds vote of the Senate.
Let us hope that this cooperation
seeking step taken by our Senate will
help to promote just settlement and
that the peace may endure.
Askov American., 1943-11-11
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on 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., 1943-11-11
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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British progress is not as fast or as
gigantic as is that of the Russians.
But each day, nevertheless,
brings it's victory for the Allied
forces; town after town is being
wrested away from the Germans,
and at this writing the American
Fifth and the British Eighth
Army are more than half way to
Rome, counting Salerno as the
beginning of the present-day op-
eratiOnS.
It is still thought that as the war
moves farther north, Nazi oppositions
will become stiffer, but the posi-
bility has been mentioned during
the last few days that German morale
under the heavy pressure of the new
Russian defeats will become so low
that collapse may suddenly take
place-on all the fronts where the
Nazis are fighting This is some
thing that, of course, can not be pre-
dicted with any degree of certainty,
but many observers have mentioned
it as one of those possibilities, which
should cause no surprise.
In the meantime, the Americans
and the British, completely disre-
garding guesses and prophecies, fight
on, always making the Germans re-
treat farther north.
Pacific Front.
On the Pacific front, the Japanese
base at Rabaul on the island of New
Britain has become a center of war
activities.
Americans, landing on the
Solomon island of Bougainville
short time ago, are planning to
use this as base of final opera
tiOns against Rabaul, but it is
said that there are still about
forty thousand Japanese soldiers
who must be eliminated from
their Bougainville positions.
That Japan is intent on making a
supreme effort to hold Rabaul, be-
comes evident from the fact that new
fleets are constantly being sent in
that direction. Yet, one does not
1ledI dUOul lllG actual dlIlE dl Ol dIly
of the vessels, for American and
Australian bombers are on the job
and sink on sight any enemy vessel
headed for Rabaul The plan is not
only to destroy the japanese forces
on the islands in this part of the world
but also to prevent them from re-
ceiving reinforcements or new sup
plies.
Conference.
In Chungking, American, British
and Chinese generals have held
conference for the purpose of dis
cussing further plans of war against
Japan, mostly, it seems, with Burma
and India as bases of operations.
It had been thought the new CAM
paign, under the British Lord Mount
batten would have started some time
ago. It didn't. 1t may now-pretty
soon.
Askov American., 1943-11-11

So while there should be Public
Relations departments by Labor on a
national scale, Minnesota should take
the lead in this because the workers
of this state have been among the
first to suffer, and suffer the most,
through the failure of the people to
be properly informed regarding La
Dor.
1t is probable too that no other
state is cursed with daily press so
hostile to Labor as the Cowles swim
die sheets. And it has the disadvan-
tage of so-called Farm Leaders who
lead their organizations to the tune
of the exploiters of Labor and against
the best interests of the farmers.
Askov American., 1943-11-11

Ira Wolfert, journalist, after being
on the battle fields at Guadalcanal
in the Southwest Pacific, wrote in
the Common Sense magazine:
There is one thought that is COM
mon to almost all men who put on a
uniform and get into war. realized
that very distinctly as walked among
the graves. The thought is very SIM
pie. 1t is that there should not and
must not ever again be another
war.
"There are many soldiers in this
war who fought in the last war and
many, many, many thousands en-
gagged in the home operations of this
war who fought in the last war.
Most of them can't see that we have
made our inch of progress, the tech
nique of human advancement now
we'll and comfortably established in
both the conservative and liberal
mind. Most of the younger soldiers
can't see it either. But the inch for
ward is plain to see and easy to
measure. In 1918, there was a war
going on to end war. Now nobody
says that anymore. There were suck
ers, to use the CT term for them, who
actually believed the last war was
going to end war. There are no suck
ers anymore. That's an inch Of prog
reSS.
"That's progress because now
we all seem to realize that you
cannot end war on battlefield.
Victory on the battlefield merely
wins for you a chance and the
authority to solve the problems
that cause war;"
Askov American., 1943-11-11
From Exchanges
Pine City, MINI.

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
ASkov American.
Askov American., 1943-11-11

Every old hat has the remains of
a few regrets sticking to it.
Askov American., 1943-11-11

They who disappoint others will
reap harvest of disappointments.
Askov American., 1943-11-11

Baths before battles are mandatory
in the U. S. navy. They reduce dan
ger of infection.
Askov American., 1943-11-11

Please bear in mind that the next
regular town meeting, November 27,
is the last town meeting this year.
c. FLINT, Town Clerk.
Askov American., 1943-11-11
PARTRIDGE TOWN
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
October 80, 1943.

October 80, 1943.
Regular town meeting in Askov
on this day. All members present.
The meeting was called to order
by the chairman.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved as read.
The clerk was instructed to write
to the Minnesota Highway depart
ment about plowing snow off some
of the township roads this winter
as there is a possibility the county
outfit will not be able to do it, on
account of not being able to get re-
pairs for broken down machinery.
Bills allowed and paid numbered
from 936 to $50 inclusive. The next
and last town meeting this year will
be on Saturday, November 27 at
p. m.
Bills paid are as follows:
Jens K Christensen, dragging S 4.40
Warmer O. C1aIISen GRADING
Askov American., 1943-11-11

A Chinese legend says that Chinese
used compasses as early as 1854 B. c.
Askov American., 1943-11-11
Commenting on the cold shOul-
der given the proposed amend
ment the Progressive of WiscOn-

"This refusal of the Senate to ap-
prove the type of amendment pro-
posed by Sen. Danaher and others
confirms the melancholy impression
of a great many Americans that the
collective security bloc in Congress
is more interested in binding the
United States to enforce, through a
world police force, whatever peace
settlement may be reached, however
harsh and reactionary it may be, than
it is in dealing head-on with some
of the major global Embellishments
which lead to war;"
Askov American., 1943-11-11

Fred Rodell, professor of law at
Askov American., 1943-11-11

Yale University, writes in the Pro-
gressive that cit would be folly not
to recognize that out of this war will
likely come some sort of world police
scheme, and that it may even be
backed by some so-called world gov
ernment. If so, the government will
be at most weak confederation, and
as such will be wholly dominated by
the U. S., Britain, Russia, and maybe
China.
"But these powers, if they would
keep the peace, cannot depend on
police to do it. They cannot, for in
stance, afford to duck the big world
problems that lead to war - interna-
tional trade and tariffs, population
trends and immigration, the develop
ment or exploitation of backward
countries, worldwide cartelS.
Toward the self-respecting resur-
gence of the defeated nations deli
cate course will have to be Steered
between two equally dangerous eX-
tremes. True, these nations cannot
venge as certain British and
French statesmen deliberately let
Germany rearm once before. But
neither can they be trodden under
the heel of ruthless occupying gov
ernment so as to kindle the sort Of
resentment that still smolders in the
Southern states today, four score
years after the Civil war"
MIR. ROdell also contends that
"The simple squelching of armed
aggression, uncoupled with any
real effort to solve the problems
that cause aggression, amounts
to freezing the glObal status quo"
Askov American., 1943-11-11

as a helper of imperialism, but as
nation which knows that its own
peace, security and future welfare
lie in the existence of peaceful
world built on the solid rock of free
dom and equal opportunity for all
peoples and nations"
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
1900 Japs Die
|nChineseBattIe

CHUNGKING, Jan. IA (UP) -
Chinese troops, checking a major
enemy campaign in the Honan-
Anhwei-Hupeh border triangle,
have killed at least 1900 japanese
in the heaviest fighting in ocCu-
pied China of the last six months.
a military spokesman said today
The official war communique
announced Chinese forces had cap
tured the town of LoShan, about
go miles east of Sinyang in South
ern Honan Province.
In eastern Burma, however. Jap
anese troops continued 10 advance
north from Keng-Tung, the conf
munique said.
Advancing Chinese and Japa-
nese columns, supported by artil-
lery. converged on Sinyang in
southern Honan province and
turned the city into "sea of
flames" during a fierce battle re-
ported still raging, the spokesman
said.
The battle within Sinyang, al
ready nearly so hours old, found
the Chinese clinging tenaciouSly
to a position inside the city's west
gate and repulSing attacks by rein
forced Japanese columns.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
British Bombers
RdidHugeKrupp
Works al Essen
100 Tons Of Explosives
Rained on Steel City;
Other Assaults Heavy

LONDON, Jan. IA GNS).-
Heavy British bomberS last night
blasted the German steel city. of
Essen. home of the huge Krupp
armamentS works, with 100 tons
of high explosive and incendiary
bombs, the air ministry announced
today.
All the bombs were unloaded
on the Ruhr war production cen
ter in II minutes.
II was the second bombardment
Of Essen within a week. the third
consecutive raid on the Ruhr Val
ley and the eighth against the
Reich in IL days.
Four of the huge British bomb
ers, some capable of carrying
bombs weighing four tons, were
lost in the raid. ---
Planes of the British fighter
command carried out intruder
operations over France and Hol-
land to keep 'NaZi fighter planes
on the ground during the Essen
assault.
Hudson bombers attacked ar
Axis convoy off the Dutch coast
hitting two supply vessels.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Employees 10 Vote
AT Edison, Fruehauf

National Labor Relations BoarC
elections will be held at two De.
troit firms this month.
Approximately TOO Detroit Edi.
son Company employees working
IN the Sub-Station department vii
vote January u and 2S They
will choose between the Uuhty
Workers Organizing Committee
(CIO) and no union"
At the FTeuhauf Trailer Com.
pany, about so plant protection
workers will vote January TO. They
will choose between UAW-CIC
and "no union"
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
B, HENRY SHtPiRO
mtrd i.rcss SIar CorrespOndcni

NJ OS { COW, Jan. IA Russian
tanks with tommy gunneTS cling
ing 10 their sides ripped through
hcrcely resisting German infantry
IN the Caucasus during the night
and captured a concentration camp
deep ia the enemy rear, where
herded Russian civilians and Red
army prisoners joyfully greeted
them
In another swift night attack on
the lower Don. Russian shock
troops tore through the German
defense line and. tanning out be-
hind the enemy main positions,
captured several villages, wiped
out many German troops, captured
war materials and took prisoners.
Storm groups in Stalingrad,
where the Russian attack has
penetrated 10 the western OUT
skirts. captured ~ gun emplace-
ments and pillboXeS and beat back
counter-attacks. Night raiding
Red army planes swept down on
an airdrome outside the city To
destroy five grounded planes and
shoot down seven fighters which
tried 10 intercept them.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15

terday when he discovered that
Wayne County contributing more
than a thid of All tax revenue, did
not have one member on the Sen
ate finance committee, which de-
tcrmineS how tax money shall be
spent.
Carpenter resigned from the
finance committee and asked that
his place be given to Senator Leo
j. WllkowSki of Detroit, Demo
crat WilkowSki got the appoint
ment only because Carpenter
asked that he get A.
Most outState Republicans would
freeze IN that well known place
before they would help = Dctroiter
especially { Democratic De
trolteT.