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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18

private individuals to create money
by making loans of credit and de-
stroying money by collecting money
on such loans.
Joe Stain could get the same
productive results with a free money
system and yet have free enterprise.
So could Germany. They could get
about production (Which is the
secret of their powers), by making
the state the dictator of money, not
that of all enterprise. ....s.
This indicates two roads open to
US. We can back-peddle and hedge
until some kind of ism .{native or
foreign, Nazism or Communism) },
overtakes us, and thus have totali-
tarianism from the top, or the bot
tom, as the case may be-
Or, we can free private enterprise
from private money control and thus
enter the field of democracy in BUSH
ness, with opportunities for all and
monopolies for none. Such system
will give full production, full en-
ployment, free markets in peace and
all power in war. To do this the
state must get out of the production
field and private enterprise must
get out of the money-creating
money-cireulating, money-regulation
field.
O. M. THOMSON.
Willernie, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18
SHALL THEY STARVE?
Editor Askov American:


Writing in the Christian Century
Oswald Garrison Willard points out
that the food situation in the occu-
pied countries is getting steadily
worse. He thinks that from the mill
tary point of view we ought to be
putting food into Europe, not only
for the children, but also the adults
so that when we land an army there
we can have strong men to help US
The Swedes are sending food to
Greece without benefiting Germany
and they are willing to send food
also to Norway, Holland, Belgium
and Poland They have the ships
and can get the food in South Amer
lea. About the only thing in the way
is the British blockade.
We should send letters to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and our Congressman,
urging them to use their influence
with the British government. We
are sending food to England and
should have right to ask that the
others be fed also.
JENS KRABBE.
Askov, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18
MORE FOOD TO GREECE
New Ulm Daily JournaD

Ex-President Herbert Hoover and
Hugh Gibson, former ambassador to
Belgium, writing in Golfers maya
zine, urge that we send more food to
Greece. Some is already getting in,
but more is necessary eff that gallant
nation is to be saved"
They say we must also decide
and soon-what we are going to do
for 100000 starving people, in
Guiding 100000 children, in Bel
GUM, Holland, Norway and Poland.
The consequences if we do not
make ourselves our brothers keep
ers in respect to those nations will
be dire. Says Hoover:
eff we take the wrong turning, we
shall come one day to find a strange
Europe in which our defeated enc
mics alone have health and SIAM
ina, in which our friends are weak
ened in health and character-and
perhaps embittered"
These are moderate and reason
able words-but they express a Sit
uation which is far from being mod
crate or reasonable. Food is indeed
weapon, and that weapon must be
put in the hands of our friends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18
BACKS PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
Editor Askov American:

Now that Joe Stain is landing right
and left uppercut haymakers on the
mug of one Adolf there are squeaks
of terror from certain respectable
quarters of the world. Fully two
thirds of the people of this country
tremble and start cold sweat at the
thought of what may happen if Joe
puts Adolf to the mat before the rest
of US get our gloves laced up. Il
mean the glove with the horseshoe
in it, intended for whichever side
went too far).
What most respectable" people
have really hoped for is not knock
out by either Joe or Adolf, but a
draw, with Joe getting little the
worst of it, but Adolf getting so
badly bunged up that he'd have to
spend several years licking his
wounds and getting ready for an
other try-e1se what would the NUM-
tion-makers do?
But since Joe doesn't seem in
tending to wait much longer there is
now, SO it is rumored, great trimmings
to and fro, frantic pulling of wires,
secret missions to here and there
and glove-handed feelers darling like
shadows between certain world cap
itals. Blood-freezing fear steals like
cold fog across the lands, the fear
that communism may break its
bounds and 60 spreading over
Europe, Asia, the Far East, the Near
East and "other places"
Well, that is a possibility. Cap
italism (mis-called free enterprise),
which is pretty groggy on its feet,
could never have stopped top-totali-
tarianism, such as Adolf leads, with
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18
MAY PROLONG THE WAR
(The Faribault Journal)

(The Faribault JournaD
Many of our internationalists,
seemingly believing that victory is
just in the offing, are urging that the
German people be exterminated.
Cedric Foster, Mutual radio news
commentator, is typical. He would
in some bloody manner do away
with the Germans as people.
Such attitude is not only inhuman
but Wen find that it will be an
extender of the war.
If they were to be treated with
their own medicine, Hitler and his
whole crowd Of Nazis would be ex-
ecuted, but there's vast chasm be-
tween that crowd and the German
people.
The fact is that the German peo-
pie were not for war; the fact is that
the majority of them never have been
for Hitler. But like the common
people of every nation under war
desiring rulers since the beginning
of time, what could they do against
those demons who controlled the
government with its power?
What for instance would these ex-
ecutioners of ours do with Rev. Mar
tin Niemoller of the Lutheran
Church, or with the Bishops of the
Roman Catholic Church and their
respective flocks whose members
run into maybe a majority of the
millions within the German state?
Hitler has kept Rev. Niemoller in
Jail and he would jail or. execute the
Catholic Bishops If he didn't fear an
uprising from the Reich's Catholics
who number over 20,000,000.
President Roosevelt, stressing the
fact that we are after the elimina-
ton of the Hitler gang and not that
of the whole German people, will
eventually shorten the war. If our
would-be German exterminators di-
rected our policies, thousands upon
thousands of additional American
boys would lose their lives in a much
longer war.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18
GET RID OF PARASITES
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV American:
Most people of all countries un-
doubtedly sincerely want reform, a
better utilization of the good things
of life and less war and destruction
But, few really understand what
stands in the way of these detectives
and what is necessary to attain a
better society.
Russia is shining example of re-
form brought about by revolution
While few Americans want to SUBJ
stitute our system for theirs, the
Russians nevertheless have made
great advancements during the two
decades the present system has been
in power.
Two decades ago only a few Rus
slams could read and write and the
masses were kept in abject ignor-
ance and superstition by their lead
ers and priesthood, which had be-
come hopelessly corrupt through
centuries of corruption and mis-
rule. The leaders of the reform knew
that it was absolutely futile to init
ate reform as long as these people
were allowed to exert their influ-
ences. In all revolutions, brutal as
it may seem, the first step is to rid
the countries of men, who in fact
have ceased to be men, but have
degenerated into hopeless parasites
and are totally devoid of the natural
human instincts. OF all endeavors
none are more futile than to attempt
to reform corrupt aristocracy.
I believe this is the trouble with
Germany. Their leaders, spiritually,
morally, professionally and indus
trially, stand in the way of better
Germany No matter what the
world organization may be, these
people win watch for their chance
to re-establish the system which has
caused so much misery. Unless the
criminal-minded of Germany are
liquidated new chaos and travail will
most certainly be the result.
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18
DISAGREES WITH KNUTsON
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV American.
Our Congressman, Harold Knut-
son, seems to have but one measure
of value that he uses That is the
almighty dollar. We will grant that
education and preparation of these
young men and women he refers
to in the issue of the Askov Amer
lean of March 4, will cost great sums
of money and we hope that their
services will never be needed. That
being the case it is waste. Will
these men and women have no
peacetime value?
On the other hand, supposing this
war isn't over as quickly as we hope.
Will we set down and compute the
dollar value of these men and women
when they take their places as doc
tors and nurses in our armed forces
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18

a few years from now? Isn't the very
preparation we are making safe
guard for the future? The same
holds for the WAACs. Are they
not to relieve men for combat duty?
In regards to the AAA, Mr.. Knut-
son says, eve want all the produc-
ton we can get" This is true. Then
he turns around and recommends
scrapping the one organization that
is in position to really help the
farmer with this production.
wonder if Mr.. Knutson doesn't
know that the AAA is in no way
attempting to limit production of any
product, but is trying to point the
way to increased production of those
things most necessary to our war
program.
I believe Mr.. Knutson received
letters from farmers as he stated
but does he believe these are repre-
sentative of all farmers, or are
they not rather, minority group
that while in the past taking benefits
of government loans and support
of prices still squawk because they
were not permitted to 60 ahead with
out production restrictions, when
that would have defeated the whole
purpose of the program, mainly
stabiliZing prices and production?
The small per cent of farmers who
have written to Mr.. Knutson are
the disgruntled ones. The greater
portion have been satisfied that the
program was good and have had no
reason to complain to Mr.. Knutson
or to anyone else.
Knutson stands on the questions of
incentive payments and the feed
wheat. can imagine he is very
much opposed to both, as they will
cost money. But, we farmers know
they will bring results. There is
proof of that in eggs to be had. Just
look up the record in those grain
shortage areas of the wheat sales.
Then contact farmers that have been
feeding it and get their sentiments
for the future. / believe the in
centive payments on special crops
will work out the same way.
L. don't think any of our boys are
going to ask how much it cost to
train and educate the doctors and
nurses who attend them when that
time comes, as it will to thousands |
of them, when they need that care
nor are they going to ask how much
the butter and meat and other sup
plies they use cost. But if they had |
to lay without care because they
have no trained nurses and doctors
they would have every cause to ques-
ton the sincerity Of those claiming
to be in the war effort 100 per cent
On one hand and yelling their heads
off about cost on the other.
All the wealth of this world can
not in reality pay for the loss of one
Of these young lives except in as
much as it helps to assure us of
the perpetuation of the free life for
those that are left back home.
.,.. ,-... -. EARL JONES.
Cloverton, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
CONTINUED from Page II

Continued from Page ~ ~.
The chief purpose of the fierce
Anglo-American bombings during the
first half of March is to destroy, at
the source, war equipment which
Hitler plans to use on the Russian
and other fronts. .I
Krupp.
Relentless have been the most re-
cent bombings of the city Of Essen
for the obvious reason that here Hit
Ter has in the Krupp factories his
main supply of arms and munitions
But many other cities, especially in
the heavily industrialized Rhine
land, have been targets for the Brit
ish and American bombers, and in
northern France Lorient, St. Nazaire,
and Brest have once more been sub,
jected to merciless attacks from the
air, for here Hitler keeps fleets of
submarines in readiness for piracy
cruises on the Atlantic.
The more war equipment, the
more submarines the bombers can
destroy, the sooner Hitler viii lose
whatever strength he possesses, for
these objects are his greatest, his
most valuable, his most indispens-
able assets.
African Front. :.
With the exception of the Russian
capture of Vyazma and the effec-.
tiveness of the Anglo-American air
attacks on continental Europe, the
United Nations have not for some
time registered any notable triumph.
Even in Tunisia the Anglo-Amer-
ican-French campaign is proceeding
at slow pace, for the situation
here is the same as on some other
fronts-this, namely, that the strength
of the enemy has: been, to some ex-
tent, underestimate.
But of Importance is the fact
that the aggressiyeness of the
Nazi general, Roanmel, is less
now than it was some time ago,
and equally important IS the re-
port that the German general ::
in the northern part of Tunisia,
Juergen Won Arnim, also is being
slowed mp.
It is clear that the two Nazi gen
erals have made a number of at
tempts to start offensives on the
grand scale, but each one has been
beaten back, and there is probably
now under development plan of
starting major battle, the import
ant prizes of which will be the cities
of Bizerte and Tunis. When they
have fallen to the United Nations.
the coast-literally speaking-will be
clear for the actual invasion of Hit
ler-held continental Europe.
It is generally known that many
impatient persons had looked for this
final African victory sooner than
it is likely to come, but one should
recall that there are tremendous diff
ficulties to overcome, and also that
each hour of each day efforts to
conquer them are being made by
the Americans and the British
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18

If every housewife in the United
States saved four ounces of waste
cooking fats in week, it would pro-
duce enough glycerine for the re-
quirements of Is million pounds of
double base powder, used as high
explosive.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18
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. 1t will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18
Fact And Opinion
The Farmers Problem.
BY E. C. Stengelsen.

Whether an army of the size advo-
Gated by the large-arrny group (be-
tween 10 and IL million men) is
necessary for victory, is something
nobody, even our leaders, is in g
position to say with certainty. They
can advance certain arguments in
support of their contentious, but
even so, most of these are REPUTABLE
or at least debatable.
What we do know, however, is
that even now, with only partial
mobilization, we are facing the threat
of serious shortage in foods.
And it is not being unfair to say
that the Administration itself is large
ly responsible. It's planning with
respect to agricultural production has
been about as sloppy and makeshift
as anything we'll could be.
Not only has it deprived the farm
er of a chance to keep himself prop
erly equipped with machinery, but
it has taken his experienced help
away from MN.
Much of the fault is directly
chargeable to Mr.. Roosevelt himself
He has never taken the farm help
problem very seriously, but has
brushed it aside as something which
lends itself to fairly easy solution.
He thinks the answer is cOmmun-
ity cooperation. He believes that
when the pinch comes, the COM
munities will cooperate, both in
planting and harvesting.
He likes to sit back in his chair
and tell how Californians were able
to complete the prune harvest des-
pite the shortage of help. 1t was done
through community cooperation. The
women and children and available
men in the cities and villages went
out and helped the farmers gather
the crop.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18

But, farming isn't puttering, which
is about the only kind of work elderly
city men, housewives or children can
do. Nearly all farm work requires
either skill or physical strength.
They might be useful for potato
picking, fruit-gathering, hoeing or
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18
Pease, MINI.

It is estimated that one cent added
to the price of every barrel of crude
oil would add IA million year to
the nations fuel bill.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
ASkov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18

Most city jewellers seem to think
that farming consists largely of sit
ting on tractor, handling levers and
switches. They believe that any city
punk, who has driven his fathers
auto and tinkered with it, knows all
about tractor.
Any farmer knows that this isn't
true. He'll be likely to hesitate turn
ing such an expensive piece of ire
placeable machinery over to high
school lad to operate. If he's wise,
he'll drive it himself.
For that matter, tractor driving is
only a small part of farm work.
Usually it is job set apart for the
skilled and experienced
Farm machinery isn't something
that most anybody can handle, par
ticularly in these times when repairs
are hard to get and requirements
impossible to obtain. To keep it
in running order, constant care is
required. If it gets out of order,
the operator must know how to fix
it. can imagine how the average
city dweller would scratch his head
if he found himself faced with the
problem of dealing with a binder
whose binding mechanism suddenly
went on a strike He'd see before
him an intricate mass of moving
parts which, to him, would look
about as simple as the inside of an
adding machine looks to me. 1t
might be a dull knife, it might be
worn knotter, it might be a loose
bolt, it might be improper tensions.
An experienced farmer or farm hand
would know what to do. They are
used to farm machinery and know
how to handle it. The city dweller
would be stuck.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18

unimportant puttering tasks, but for
little else.
In the dairying sections, one of
the chief needs today is skilled and
competent mixers. But good milk
er isn't made over night. It takes
long practice and experience.
Nor is driving horse-drawn ma
chinery task for the inexperienced
or unskilled. Most farmers who
think anything of their horses would
hesitate to trust them into the hands
of an amateur from the city. l once
saw an inexperienced driver ruin
horse through improper adjustment
of the collar, which resulted in gall
sores that proved impossible of last
ing cure.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
More Wildcat
Wells Urged
By PAW

DENVER Expanded validating in
1913 is urged by the District Produc-
tion Committee in a statement just is
sued, and the District PAW Materials
Division at the same time assured every
assistance in securing equipment and
supplies for exploratory wells.
30. d. Donnell, chairman of the Ma
tional Production Committee, and w. B.
Heroy, PAW National Director Of Re
serves, are looking to the Rocky Noun
tain area for a substantial increase in
discovery of new reserves" R. s. Shan
non, chairman of the District Produc-
tion Committee and president of the
Minnelusa Oil Corporation, Denver,
said. District 4, embracing Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming,
contains more potential land to be ex-
plored than any other district with the
exception of District which includes
Texas"
Shannon called attention to the in
creased demands of Canadian refineries
for crude oil, the Alcan highway for
petroleum products and the probable
call of the Pacific Northwest area upon
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
Active Montana Wildcats


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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
Gibson Moves Up
In Shell Cornpony

Blaine c. Gibson, division manager Of
Shell Oil Co., at Spokane, who is well
known in Montana, has been promoted
to the cOmpany's San Francisco office
as manager Of sales of gasoline and
light oils for the Pacific Coast. He be-
came manager Of the Spokane division
seven years ago.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03

Cole Greek, LaBarxe, Midway Dome. Dutton
Greek, Iron Greek, Lost Soldier, and Teapot
fields in Wyoming. and the Moffat field In
Colorado crude oil prices follow the Salt Greek
posting. The East Mahoney crude price Is
based Zoe below the Salt Greek posting. and
the Wertx and Mahoney prices are By Emerson
WardeIl which had been based zoe below the
Salt Greek posting.
LsBarge follows Midcontinent prices (Ec
above Salt Creek). Il fs derived from the aver
age of the prices posted by Standard OH and
Texas In MidconEinent. Since Standard posts
20. the average prices apply 10 LaBarEe crude
Yellow 20 gravity
Medicine Bow. effective a. m. May 90. 1s41
Gravity after
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03

District 4 for supplies Of gasoline, fuel
oils and other products. "These are
factors that should Immediately stimu-
late validating in District 4 and the
increased Canadian demands" he con
tinued, should be a real and an imme-
diate stimulus to validating in north
ern Montana"
Valentine NJ Kirk, independent oil
man and member of the committee, said
give been in the drilling business for
% years and Pve never passed up any
thing that looks at all likely / intend
to do some more validating this year,
and l am sure the same spirit prevails
among most operators" Kirk discov-
cred the Frannie oil field in northern
Wyoming and is president Of the Kirk
Oil Company which in addition to its
holdings at Frannie has production in
the Oregon Basin field and in other
Wyoming areas.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
ALBERTA OIL NEWS

Franco Oils, Ltd, with headquarters
in Winnipeg and vermiiOn, has
selected George II. Mccarthy Of Los
Angeles as general manager Of its
Canadian operations. Mccarthy was
formerly manager Of production and
lands for Sunset Oil Co. He takes with
him his assistant, ]. J. O'Brien, geolo-
gist, who viii serve Franco Oils
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
Rocky Mountain
Posted Prices
For Crude Oil

Following the current prices 2or eruSs
oil per barrel IA posted By she principal pur-
chasers Ia various fields Of the Rocky Noun
tain Division with the effective date 81 ~
price. by states and fields:
MONTANA
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03

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