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EDITORIAL
ALASKA THE FORTRESS
With an Alaskan National
Guard formed one day and a new
Alaska sector of the Navy cre
ated the next, with a contract
for a new naval airbase at Dutch
Harbor awarded before work is
much more than started on sim
iar bases at Sitka and Kodiak,
with 950 Army and CCC men be
ing moved to Alaska to begin
work on an Air Corps field at
Metlakatla, with wave after wave
•of Congressmen coming to in
spect progress on the Army bas
es at Anchorage and Fairbanks
•and to look over the sites for
still other bases, with the de
fense of Alaska being publicized
in national magazines, with the
chief of the United States Air
Corps flying to Alaska to have a
look at work which was viewed
just a few weeks earlier by the
Commander of the Fourth Army
on a “secret” bomber flight, with
troops coming north regularly on
Army transports and with new
appropriations almost every day
in Congress, the total nationa de
fense picture in the Territory at
the present time is too large for
anybody to see clearly.
From the dim outlines of the
situation emerges one important!
fact. The nation has awakened to
the strategic importance of Al
aska. There are eager ears at
last for the story which Alaskans
have been trying to tell for
years, that Delegate Dimond has
been reiteratipg in Congress ses
sion after sesion.
Alaska was the Achilles heel of
North America. It is becoming
the nation's strong fortress in
the north. For further details see
your daily newspaper.
HEADQUARTERS OF
NATIONAL GUARD JUNEAU
An order creating an Alaska
National Guard was signed by
Gov. Ernest Gruening shortly be
fore he lef. on the Coast Guard
Cutter Haida for the Westward
to organize National Guard com
panies at Anchorage and Fair
banks.
Juneau is to be Battalion head
quarters for the Alaska National
Guard, with an Adjutant-General
tnere in command of the military
frees under the Governor, it
was disclosed by Major Jesse T.
Graham, Army officer who has
been assisting the Governor in
organizing the National Guard.
Major Graham left on the Haida
witLi tLie Governor.
• Medical Detachment
A Headquarters Detachment
•and Medical Detachment are to
be set up at the Capital. Juneau,
in addition, will be the base of
one of the four Infantry Com
panies tentatively planned for
the Territory. Others will be at
Ketchikan, Fairbanks and An
chorage.
Major Graham disclosed that
William Walther, employee of
the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining
Company had been appointed
Captain of the local company.
One medical officer with the
grade of Captain is to be station
ed with each company as are al
so a First Lieutenant and Second
Lieutenant.
The Adjutant-General has not
yet received his appointment,
Major Graham said.
One Heavy Weapons Company
Three of the Alaska companies
are to be rifle companies, Major
Graham disclosed, and the fourth
a heavy weapons company. The
last w-ill probably be based at j
either Fairbanks or Anchorage,.
he said.
Governor Gruening said that
authority was also being sought!
to organize a National Guard Air
Squadron with one flight based
at Nome.
All of the National Guard of
ficers in Alaska will be part
time employees of the Govern-:
ment, carrying on the National
Guard work in addition to their
regular civilian pursuits.
The expense of maintaining the I
National Guard will be borne by ;
the Federal Government, except
for the constructing of armories,
which will be a Territorial res
ponsibility. The Governor has
written to legislative candidates
asking their support for an ap
propriation for four armories
costing $150,000 apiece.
TOP SIDE R—Rear Admiral
John H. Towers (above) is chief
of the bureau of naval aeronau
tics and shoulders responsibility
for expanding the Navy’s air
fighting arm under the United
States' new billion dollar na
tional defense program.
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I PLATFORM OF DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF ALASKA
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The Platform of the Democratic Party of Alaska, adopted at the
Territorial Convention held at Juneau on Jan. 13, 1940, is the plat
form on which every Democratic candidate runs for Territorial
office until the next Territorial convention to be held early in 1944.
It consists of 17 planks which we herewith publish in numeri
cal order as space permits:
(Continued from last issue)
8. (a) We recommend the pas
I sage of suitable highway laws, in
eluding measures for their en
forcement.
(b) We urge liberal appropria
tions for the public schools and
for the University of Alaska, in
cluding transportation of pupils
to and from public schools.
(9) In connection with a pro
posed Federal policy to force
population increase in Alaska, we
urge that encouraging new cap
ital investments and private en
j terprises will accomplish the pur
poses, as population will follow
jobs. Accordingly, we oppose the
'crowding of refugees economic
; and political, both American and
! foreign, into Alaska before
means of their making a livli
j hood are available.
10. (a) We condemn the pro
posed Federal leasing of mining
'ground in the Territoy of Alaska,
to replace the present system of
claim staking.
(b) We believe that reserva
tions and the system of reserv
ing natural resources have done
untold damage to Alaska and
handicapped its natural develop
ment. we vigorously oppose and
denounce any further reserva
tions being created in the Terri
j tory by any Federal agency.
| 11. We advocate an investiga
tion of the Alaska Railroad, its
rates, equipment, and all other
features of its operation, also an
investigation of rates of all steam
ship lines to the end that lowest
I possible passenger and freight
rates be established, and that all
tolls on highways be abolished in
an. effort to reduce the high cost
of transportation in Alaska.
12. We urge increased appro
priations for extending the work
of the U. S. Geological Survey
and Geodetic Survey, the U. S.
Coast Guard and Lighthouse Ser
vice in the Territory, and Fed
eral aid for enlarging the scope
of the Territorial department of
Mines.
13. Regarding the liquor ques
tion, we favor abiding by the
outcome of the general referen
dum to be voted upon at the
September 10th, 1940, general el
ection.
14. We favor the encourage
ment of agriculture and fur farm
ing industries, and to that end
urge enactment of such laws as
are necessary to assist them, and
the enactment of herd and graz
ing laws to suit the conditions ex
isting in the various sections of
the Territory.
(Continued in Next Issue)
Firm in the realization that the Democratic Party
j is dedicated to the principle of representive self gov
ernment, and that its political creed makes it a true
party of the people, we the undersigned Democratic
candidates for Territorial office, ask your support in
the forthcoming general election September 10th :
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
ANTHONY J DIMOND
ATTORNEY GENERAL
HENRY RODEN
TERRITORIAL AUDITOR
FRANK A. BOYLE
HIGHWAY ENGINEER
Wm. A. HESSE
TERRITORIAL SENATOR
- 0. D. COCHRAN
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ELIZABETH M. CROSS
HOWARD LYNG
W. LEONARD SMITH
FRANK H. WHALEY
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NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
RESERVISTS WILL NOW
BE ORDERED MOBILIZED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 — The
Senate has passed and sent to
the White House the legislation
empowering President Roosevelt
to order the National Guard and
Army Reserves into active mili
i tary duty for a period of 12
' months.
The vote was 71 to 7.
The measure was advocated by
President Roosevelt as a “vitally
essential step in our program for
adequate preparedness.”
The measure authorizes mobil
ization of the following:
National Guardsmen, 227,000.
Reserve Officers, 116,000.
Reserve enlisted men, about
38,000.
Retired officers, 3,700.
Retired enlisted men, 12,000.
It is announced that the War
Department will, however, call
for immediate mobilization of 4
Divisions and among them will
be the 41st Division from the
Pacific Northwest.
Just before the legislation was
passed, a provision was written
in to permit resignations of Na
tional Guardsmen and Reservists
with families dependent on their
earnings.
U. S. ARMY IS TO
BUILD LAND SHIPS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 — The
Army has decided to build mon
ster land battleships like the 70
ton German tanks which have
generally been given much credit
for breaking through the French
and Belgian fortifications.
The National Defense Commis
sion has awarded a $5,689,000
contract to the Baldwin Loco
motive Works, Philadelphia for
the monsters.
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