Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-07-22
THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS

THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS
Editor Askov American:
believe that everything mentioned
here will happen within the next SO
years and some in much less time
as the need is so apparent.
Armament and Commerce - The
rockets will be developed so that one
with a good carrying capacity can
be started in New York to land at
any predetermined spot in London,
Paris or any other city without any
human aid enroute. The rockets
have led the answer in lisa. "A.
Nation shall not declare against ma
ton, neither shall they learn war
anymore" This has been the means
of taking all glamour out of war as
leaders of nations know that within
three minutes after the commence
ment of any war their own cities
could be bombed. The citizens of all
nations demanded a world court so
that all questions could be settled
amicably.
RailrOads-About one-half of the
present railroad mileage has been
taken up as being improbable to
operate. Much of the tonnage that
was formerly hauled by the railroads
is now transported by plane, truck
and pipeline.
LabOr-Labor takes into considera-
ton that it's work must be paid for
by users of their output. Hence if
they receive high wages they expect
to pay in proportion for what they
buy They have done away with
racketeer leaders. They conduct their
business as any other.
Primary ElectiOn-It is realized
that if you have material to vote
for at an election, there must be
material on the primary ballot. The
voters are alert to get names of can
didates fit for the office on the pri-
mary election ballot and not just
anyone who has the filing fee.
Old Age Benefits Apply to ALL
It is realized that the $195, 900 paid to
retired judges and supreme court
commissioner in the past II years,
together with half million dollars
voted or paid out by the state to only
one city's retirement fund, makes an
unjust burden on the taxpayer. All
payments to retired judges, city and
state retirement funds, have been
consolidated under the old age bene-
fit system. The taxpayer can now
share equally with all the others.
Judicial Appointments-All judges
are appointed by committee COM
posed as follows: Two persons are
elected, one each two years, from
each political party that polled a
substantial vote at the last general
election, in each judicial district.
The dean of the law school and the
president of the state university are
members of committee.
The judges are appointed for four
year terms and no judge is appointed
whose age will be over IS years at the
end of the term. This method has
done away with appointments to pay
political debts. The committee is
composed of all parties and held
strictly accountable to get the best
material.
If a judge becomes incapacitated
during the term, the committee can
remove him and appoint another.
In this way the calendar does not
get clogged as has happened many
times in the past under like condi-
tons Further the people always
have the control by reason of the
election and they never should re-
lease this authority to any one man.
A person can count on his fingers
all the men in history who did not
abuse power when they once had it.
Hence the gamble is too great to
leave the selection of judges to one
man.
A. P. RICKMIRE.
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