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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14
THE DOOR is LOCKED-NOW
THAT THE HORSE is STOLEN
Park Region Echo)


At last we have a Manpower Com
mission. The door is finally locked,
now that the horse is stolen. Just
how Manpower Commissioner McNutt
is going to solve the farm labor
problem has not been announced, and
it is safe bet that most farmers are
not holding their breath waiting for
the opinion to come out of Washing
ton. It is our opinion that the farm
labor shortage problem, if it is re-
lieved at all, will be solved locally,
by the farmers themselves and with
the help of businessmen and other
groups who are closely allied with the
farmer and his interests. The idea of
drafting labor and sending it forcibly
to the farms may sound impressive,
but it will never solve the problem.
Most farmers would rather carry on
without help than. be forced to put
up with total inexperienced, unwill-
ing and totally incompetent labor
drafted from cities. Just how the
Manpower Commission can apply the
compulsory ldDOT lued OH TIE ldIIIl
is a mystery. Freezing labor on the
farms can be done, but the most bene-
fetal action would be to get all local
draft boards on a standard basis re-
garding exemption of farm workers.
Some boards still don't seem to know
a farm worker from city worker,
according to reports over the coun-
try and some are still refusing to
show any consideration to farm work.
ers coming up for selective service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14

Sponsors of these plans insisted that
the boys coming out of college were
not exposed to such influences and
they should be similarly protected in
camp.
Where those sponsors have been
we don't know. For colleges are not
located at Shangri-la. They are in or
near cities, usually large cities, where
the students can, if they so choose,
obtain liquor without difficulty.
Many, of course, in their first freedom
from home try their wings with not
too happy results, but the majority
there, as anywhere else, are not in
terested and most of those who do
try it out decide there's not much
to it, once they find they can make
their own choice
No parents can eternally shield
their boys or girls. Young people
are bound, sooner or later, to come
in contact with liquor as with other
things that exist in everyday life.
The way to protect them is not to
try to keep such things out of their
lives entirely, but to train them from
childhood to have good judgment and
the self-respect not to want to make
fools Of themselves. Then those young
people will be prepared to meet in a
sane manner, any temptations of life
when they meet them.
And the Owl report indicates that
in spite of the fears of some Con-
gressmen and some parents, most
American boys have been brought up
with ideals and standards of self re-
spect which make them mighty
good sort.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14
SHOULD RIDE FREE
Editor ASkov American:

AIOltOl fAohoS <AillCl NSdi.
Isn't it wonderful to live in Amer
lea, land so prosperous that COM
mon labor receives 500 week in an
aforementioned factory to guard his
health and the boys who risk their
lives to protect this man receive $50
a month? And if they are so for
tunate so as to receive short fur
Tough they pay almost as much train
or bus fare as he does.
This is America and all in it are
supposed to be American citizens.
But perhaps it would do no harm to
invoice your personal rating in a
mirror and if you see yourself as
others do you could do like my goat
when he saw his reflection in new
car, back up and take a poke at it.
Even though the railroads do not
borrow any government money, it is
my opinion the soldier boys should
ride free of charge or should the
boys pay their transportation going
away also and boost the laborer's
wages of $3.50 week? What's your
opinion?
R. L. RIEHM.
Kerrick, Mimi
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14
GET RID OF WAR MONGERS
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
Only by general disarmament is
future peace possible. That means
of course diSarming the aggresor ma
tons, Germany, Italy and Japan first
After their entire navies and armies
have been scrapped and they dis
armed down to pairing knives, the
Allied Nations can disarm down to
reason. Probably, the best proven
tative would be an international
force.
Militarism grows gradually on q
nation, but no large military force
way out of proportion to national
defense has ever prevented war, blu,
is the means for getting into war
Germany, Italy, Japan and France
were armed to the teeth, destroying
their domestic economy to maintain
armed forces. This could only lead
to war.
That war must be curbed is only a
matter of self-preservation for the
human race. Far too much valuable
material, iron, copper and other ire
placeable metals, are being sunk in
the ocean and buried in the ground
This is a real crime against posterity
and means must be taken to prevent
such depletions of the worlds re-
sources. Nations which after being
given fair notice and who still insist
on the doctrine of force and aggres-
sion, must be physically decimated
until they desist or are utterly de-
stroyed.
To rely on any treaty or good faith
of those who repeatedly have re-
sorted to wars of aggression is utter
folly. No matter what happens, the
criminals, who started this war, Ger
many, Italy and Japan, must be dis
posed of, they simply cannot be toll
Grated on the face of the earth. II
these countries could be rid of their
war-mongers, we would be doing
them, the people of these countries
real service. They could then use
their natural talents to produce things
they need, instead of robbing other
people. The leniency of Grant to-
wards Lee will not answer the situa-
tion-severe punishment must be ex-
acted
S. j. SIMONSEN.
Pease, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14
THE owl ASSURES PARENTS

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The recent report of the Office OF
War Information that American SOL
diers in the camps are not drinking
excessively-that they are, if any
thing, drinking a good deal less than
the average American citizen and that
most of them prefer milk and soft
drinks even to beer, should be relief
to many parents of young soldiers
who have been worried by other
reports.
There is some excessive drinking
among soldiers, yes. So is there
drinking in the civilian population
and those who used hard liquor and
beer, sometimes to excess, in civilian
life probably haven't changed their
habits with their uniform.
1t is true that near the larger cities
where soldiers come on their time
off, startled citizens have seen a good
many tipsy soldiers, but perhaps they
are forgetting that they notice SOL
diers and sailors particularly because
of their uniforms-and that they for
get how many perfectly sober service
men they saw at the same time.
The number of arrests of drunken
service men on trains by M. P.'s has
been very low-very, very low-ir
comparison to the thousands who
have ridden those trains.
The Owl report indicates that per-
haps one of the reasons why the re-
port is so good, is that during this
war beer has been sold in the camps
and this sale appears to have halted
the bootlegging which went on in
the first World war when camps were
officially, bone dry.
We are reminded of the cry that
went up, when the 18-19-year-old
draft was proposed, to make the
camps "dry" and to prohibit the sale
of liquor or beer in or near them
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14
STATE SHOULD DO SOMETHING
Duluth Free Press)

In the past ore shipping season
record high was established in the
movement Of ore, large part of il
coming from the Minnesota mines
The nation is fortunate in having
these easily-mined ore bodies.
Next year an even greater ship
ment is predicted. And so on until
the tremendous needs of war are
met.
The gloomy side of this picture is
that Minnesota's deposits of high
grade ore are disappearing like snow
in an April sun. Men who know
their business predict that within a
very few years no more high grade
ore will remain Which will leave the
Iron Ranges here without much ex-
cuse for existence.
Minnesota has untold millions of
tons of lower-grade iron ore-ore
that must be processed to be COM
mercially disable. Hope has been
held that pilot plants would be set up
here by the government to develop
on large scale the laboratory pro-
cesses already worked out for these
ore deposits. The federal govern
ment seems to have turned thumbs
down on the plans.
It's about time for the state to step
into the picture Some large sur
pluses are available in the state treas
ury, some of which could be used
If that is not legally possible, the in
coming legislature could appropriate
funds. Or some of the rehabilitation
fund that was set up for Range re-
Mobilization and which is now being
dribbled away should be used.
There is no one thing more i'm
portant to northern Minnesota than
that these low-grade ores be utilized.
Even if several millions of state funds
were used, it would be cheap, for
with the exhaustion of known high
grade deposits, the main reason for
Range settlement is gone The thriv-
ing cities and villages there will face
the danger of becoming ghost towns,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14
PUBLIC SENTIMENT CHANGES

Editor ASkov American:
It seems that the public learns to
know that helping others is helping
ourselves.
We even do not see that ugly Com
muniSt any more with his uncombed
hair, long bristles and dagger behind
his back, regardless of the Russians
using that dagger more than ever
before.
The Socialistic ideas are advanc-
ing. Henry Wallace's speech on Will
sons day is proof of that and don't
forget WILKES trip to Russia.
Still there is and always has been
great misunderstanding of social
istic ideas even amongst college pro-
fessors. Many learned persons looked
upon the New Deal as being social
istic castor oil. That is why Mr.
Roosevelt, speaking to the students
of Columbia college, wanted to make
it clear 81 am not eating capitalists
for breakfast, l still believe in capt.
talism." The students might have
had a wrong conception of the New
Deal, but Mr.. Roosevelt's compari-
son was wrong conception of So
cialism. Nothing despises Socialist
more than to eat anything soaked
with Capitalism.
The world would be all right if the
Capitalist would not eat the break
fast other people worked for and
needed themselves.
1t is a lucky sign in all parties
that they remodel their programs
The Wallace speech and the Atlantic
Charter promises to give all nations
a square deal.
All the wheels of industry are in
motion Laborers' and farmers in
come is in most cases sufficient
There are some articles we can not
get, even if we have the money tc
buy, but as far as rationing is con-
cerned, it hurts the well-to-do more
than it does the laborer and farmer
for people in the lower brackets OF
income have practiced rationing fol
many years.
If Socialism would only be prac-
ticed in peace times, if people who
are living in ease would consider al
what price they get that comfort in
peace times, they certainly would moi
begrudge a laborer or farmer making
an extra easy dollar today. They
would forget all about negro water
carrier earning $35 per week or Of
two carpenters going for one 2x4 al
$1.5O per hour, union racketeers get
ting from $4,000 to $4,000 per year
Compare all this income to that Of
the Molocks of industry. Sure, the
labor union racketeer gets his income
out of the wages of labor, but where
does the income come from that Gen.
eral Motors managers receive? Why
after a strike is the price OF cars
increased ten times more than the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14

dedicated to supplying the needs of a
scanty agricultural hinterland and a
dwindling timber industry. Either
that, or remain inhabited by popu-
lation living on postwar WPA.
The incoming legislature and Gov
ernor-to-be Thye would do well to
take some action on this serious prob
lem. 1t will probably take years to
work out, and time is getting short.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page u

velopS further, there is no word OBJ
tainable about the fleeing Nazi Cen
eral Field Marshal Rommel who had
to give up his attempt to conquer
Egypt, and who now is retreating
westward through Libya. 1t is not
known-that is, not known by the
public-where he and his retreating
troops are, but the very silence gives
a strong hint that they are not able
to do much fighting back, and that,
probably, we will soon be told that
they have fled out of Africa alto
gether, or surrendered
japanese Inertia.
In Russia and in Libya the Nazis
are fleeing; those two facts emerge
from out the mass of bulletins COM
ing over cables and through the air
from day to day. In Africa, the
prospects still need the Qualification
which subsequent events will bring
about, and as far as the Japanese
allies of the NaZiS are concerned.
there is not much more to say than
that they are being held in check on
practically all fronts. That, in itself,
is very reasSuring.
During the last few days the Jap
anese once more tried to land rein
forcementS on the island of New
Guinea, but the attempt was fru-
strated by alert American forces.
On Guadalcanal and other Sol
ONION Islands in the southwest
Pacific there are still few scat
tered Japanese positions, but
Americans have isolated them
from new supplies as we'll as from
achievements. They are simply
bottled up, and can make no move
of any kind, although once in a
while they make feeble attempts
to resist the Americans. One may
say, Judging from official re-
ports, that the situation is, gem
orally speaking, well in hand.
In China, no doubt the japanese
continue their warfare, but it is SO
Intellectual and of so insignificant a
nature that almost nothing is said
about it in the dispatches.
Changed Tactics.
On the whole, the statement made
in these columns few weeks ago, to
the effect that the United Nations
have changed their tactics and are
now wagering an offensive war, re-
mains true. This gives them an i'm
mense advantage over the enemy,
who has held that privilege too long,
and there is reason to believe that
the offensive will be continued with
increasing force until all Axis SOL
diers have been driven out of the
countries where they do not belong
this applying to Europe as well as to
Asia
The world is still waiting for the
final, concerted mass offensive against
Nazi-occupied Europe and japanese
occupied territories in the farthest
East, but there is far better and big
ger reasons for feeling sure it will
come, than there has been at any
time since the war began. There is
also more reason to believe that such
general offensives will spell disaster
to all enemies.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14
Opinions OF Others

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14

If these statements are true, then
the conclusion is unacceptable that it
is the Republicans who are to blame
because the world is now at war.
It isn't true, of course, as any
thinking and informed person knows.
Indeed, such a claim is all but alb
surd. Americas rejection of the
League was based on something a
good deal broader and more deep
seated than mere narrow, political
partisanship. 1t wasn't isolationism;
it wasn't unwillingness to assume re-
sponsibility.
To remember what it was, we
need to refresh our minds by look
ing back at what happened.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14

increase of cost of production caused
by the strike?
Equalization is the Atlantic Char
ter of Socialism. It means every one
on earth, including those who con-
troll and own it now.
JOHN NIEBOER.
Sandstone, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14
Fact And Opinion
Why America Rejected the League.
By E. c. Stengelsen.

We hear frequently, these days,
that it was the Republicans who
sabotaged the League of Nations in
that, because they prevented Amer
lean participation, it was left lacking
the force and strength needed to
give it effectiveness.
It is further claimed that had
America recognized its responsible
tiles and taken its proper place be-
side the other nations, there would
have been no second war.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14
MORE DEADLY THAN WAR

tuberculosis took more lives in
the United States in 1912 than the
total number that were killed,
wounded or missing among our armed
forces in the same period, a recent
Minnesota Public Health Association
bulletin states. The number of
United States casualties in the war
during 1912 was 58,307; while tuber-
culosis killed approximately $4,000
in the same time. Moreover, tuber-
culosis claims its victims just at the
age when they are most needed for
the fighting and production effort.
Early preventative measures is the
best method of fighting the tubercu-
losis menace.
How rare and how beautiful it is.
now and then, to have heard some
thing good said about you.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14

The end of the war came and Will
son went to Europe to sit in on the
peace conference. Britain, France and
the United States, as the three leading
allied nations, sat down to reorgan-
ize the war-torn world. The lesser
nations were represented as well.
But they were little more than spec
tators. 1t was Lloyd George, Glenn
enceau and Wilson who made the de-
ciSions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14

isolationist bloc. 1t was the European
nations themselves.
We had been led to expect great
things from the peace that was to
follow victory. Throughout the war,
we had it dinned constantly into us
that we were engaged in holy cru
SADIE against all that was evil in
tyranny and military despotism as
exemplified by our enemies. We
were fighting in the defense of democ-
racy, for the freedom of all mankind.
We were committed to the principle
OF self-determination for all people.
1t was Woodrow Wilson who pro-
claimed these lofty detectives. We,
as people, were Fundamentally be-
hind him. So were our allies. They
shouted AYE" and amen to every
thing he said
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14

1t was in reading the day-to-day
newspaper accounts of the peace con-
ference that America was awakened
from its idealistic dream
Our own behavior at the conference
proved amply the sincerity of the
idealism which had led us by sue
cessive steps into the war with Ger
many. We announced that we sought
neither advantages nor territory, and
to this we adhered.
Our erstwhile allies were appar-
emily handicapped by no such nice
feelings. Each scrambled to obtain
the largest possible share of the
spoils. The largest portion was taken
by Britain. France came next Italy
was disgruntled because she claimed
she had been doublecrossed In the
secret deal with Britain and France,
when she had been induced to break
with Germany and Austria Hungary
and go to war against her former
treaty partners, she had been prom
ised far more than she was finally
given. So, at least, she charged.
The principle of self-determination
for small nations was all but ignored.
Indeed, in one case, the people of an
area, who had voted by plebiscite to
join one nation, were arbitrarily
given to another.
Clemenceau and Lloyd George were
nl Nv,
ton only-not by the lofty idealism
of Wilson's fourteen points, but by
the desire to obtain the maximum
military and economic advantages
for their own countries.
OF course, we realized that the
stronger powers must, of necessity,
control the Leagues actions and
policies; but from what we had seen
at the peace conference, as our vic
torious allies bickered and squabbled
over the spoils, we knew that we
could entertain little hope that the
League would ever be anything other
than an instrument for the promo
ton of the self-interest of the lead
ing nations.
1t was not the Republicans who
were responsible for the rejection of
the League. It was the American
people as a whole. The performance
of the leading powers at the peace
conference soured them on Europe
and all it's works. What the Dean
of Canterbury openly admitted 20
years later, they were already sensing.
He abandoned the claim that it was
war in defense of democracy and
spoke of it as merely another "clash
of Europe's rival imperialisms."
Every bad habit we cultivate slows
us down, and puts irons on our wrists.
When you meet crook, be thank
full for all the straight people you
meet!
How tolerant are you? Are you
large enough to tolerate the person
who is intolerable?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14
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Editorial Comment From Other News
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Conform With the Opinions of the
ASkov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14

It wasn't the Republicans who
turned us against the League, nor an
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14

Every bad habit we cultivate slows
us down, and puts irons on our wrists
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14

When you meet crook, be thank
full for all the straight people you
meet
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-14

How tolerant are you? Are you
large enough to tolerate the person
who is intolerable?
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-08
20 Nazi Planes
Shot Down by
Yanks Over Paris

LONDON, April S - Up -
American gunners destroyed 10
German aircraft in Sunday :
daylight bombing of the Renaul.
Works near Paris and Mondays
raid on the Erla Aero Engine
Works at Antwerp, il was an
nounced officially today.
Forty seven German planes
were shot down in the Renault
raid. most of them from Reichs-
marshal hermann Goering {
crack squadrons of yellow-nosed
Focke-W fighters, the Eighth
us. Army Air Force headquar-
tiers said.
The following day. attacking
the Erla Works at Antwerp, the
American bombers destroyed 70
German fighters.
Escorting Raj. Allied and d.
niinion fighters shot down to-
tai of 10 more challenging fight
crs in both raids. pushing the
overall figure to 80.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-08
Cabby
Continued from PAGE II

Nohtihueu from fagS ID
Washington and soothes EN-
With symphony.
A psychologist of the streets
and sidewalks, Bill explained TO-
day that he read some place how
music was used to socthe discon-
tented cows into giving milk.
Thought he. If it suothes their
nerves, then why not the nerves
of Washington-where i'll real
iy needed?
1t became a game with him
diagnosing the musical needs of
each excited, upset fare in the
hurrying wartime capital.
A flustered woman war work
or filings herself into the cab.
swapping: What day! I'm 20
mad | could bite nails
Bill checks his watch for the
proper station. presses a button
on the radio-and the strains OF
Beethoven fill the cab. He
watches his fare through the
rear-view mirror. She signs and
slumps back, relaxed.
Symphony scores again.
Or drunk stumbles in, shout
ing and looking for trouble. Bill
switches from news to late mu-
sic hour. without answering him.
In a moment. there's silence
from the back seat.