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UNIFIED EFFORT SURE TO WIN
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Organization of a Supreme War Council by the
26 Allied nations, as announced at Washington, makes
certain not only that the Axis poAver will be defeated, I
but also that their defeat will be effected sooner than i
if their opposing forces were waging separate cam
paigns along different lines of strategy.
When Hitler first started his march as a marauder,
lack of cooperation among the European nations that
he has subjugated was a chief factor in their downfall.
One by one, they were invaded and occupied.
Under the Supreme Council, there will be co-or
dination in the making and dstributing of implements,
of war; there will be assignment of forces on land and |
sea and in the air where they are most needed and
where they can be most effectiv. Cooperation on as
sembly lines and on fighting fronts will make for ec
onomy in production and efficacy in combat.
As Churchill said the other day, the Allies will
give immediate attention to output of weapons—guns,,
tanks, ships and planes. With adequate equipment,
and soldiers trained to use it the countries that are
determined to make safe the democratic way of life
Avill take the offensive on all fronts and maintain it,
unceasingly to the end.
Before the end of the year, just now beginning
the arsenals of democracy will have a sufficiency, even
an abundance, of arms for all branches of service.
Next year, the Allies will be moving constantly for
ward in every theater of conflict.
Naturally the war in the Pacific commands para
mount attention in Alaska. Most of the Northland’s
far-flung shores are lapped by the oldest and biggest
body of water on earth.
This Territory might well be the object of attack :
and occupation if Allied bastions in the far reaches of
the Pacific should fall to the Japanese.
With a Supreme War Council to coordinate act
ivities in the homelands of the Allies and on all their
battlefronts, no success that has been or may be ajuev
ed by the foe can be anything more than temporary.
It is not the burst of speed at the start, but rather
the sustained endurance through to the finish line,
that wins.
MORE FISH
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.And speaking of fish, there’s a new development
rumored in scientfic circles fhich even beats Alaska’s
new vitamin fishing industry for novelty.
As in the case of the processing fish livers into,
vitamin oils and capsules to supply needed elements i
in diets, this new wrinkle has to do with health, too.
Where the vitamins would help our physical sys
tems fight off disease and generate pep and energy
for day-to-day living, the new development threatens
to put life insurance companies out of business.
It seems that a London doctor has announced a
new discovery whereby he can use a fish product to
prolong life. He even says this mystic new fish pro
duct will make average humans live 200 years.
We hope the London medico isn’t shell-shocked
by the Nazi bombing raids. He says he intends to build
a laboratory for the production of this new fish pro
duct, immediately after the war is over. We might
suggest that it’s a shame to wait.—Juneau Empire.
YOUr: HOME MERCHANTS
ASK YOU TO "BUY AT HOME"
Congressman Wari
Of Washington,
International H
(Continued from last issue).
Bear in mind a war on the Pac
ific and the danger to a’l ocean
tonnage. It is some 1.400 miles
from Seattle to Reward, the pre
sent terminus of the Alaska Rail
road. Sh:ps must take to the open
ocean and would be a prey to
raiders and submarines. A great
deal of th's menace could be off
set bv the transport of material
to Prince Ruoert in British Co’
umbia, at the end of the National
Railways of Canada. From
Prince Rupert it is about 450
miles to Skagwav, Alaska.
Freighters or barges could, with
in a day or two, land at Rkag
wav. The whole route would be
within the inside passage. The m
side nassage could be patrolled
by planes from the air bases at
Anette Island and from Sitka.
Only a few destroyers wou’d be
needed for convoy. Then, from
Whitehorse, a large part of slow
freight could be carried bv river
steamers to Fairbanks during the
5-month season of open naviga
tion. The highway would be open
all the year around. There is not
more than a maximum of two
feet of snow on the ground at
any one time. There are no high
passes on this section of the road
to be battled by snow removal
equipment. Trappers complain
about the lack of snow. One hun
dred and fifty horses turned
loose in the winter around Klu
ane came out in good shape in
the .spring. The International
Boundary Commission ranged
their stock here in past years. So
Whitehorse fills all requirements
as a central objective.
Rcute Simple
The President has voiced his
desire for further surveys. No
further surveys are needed in A1
aska itself, provided construc
tion is turned over to the Al
aska Road Commission. The
route to the boundary is simple.
Location parties precede construe
tion by on’y a few miles. There
is only one way to go. In the
section from the boundary to
Whitehorse there is an existant
wagon road, although a very
poor one extending from Kluane
to White horse. There should be
some further investigation of
routes from the boundary, as pee j
pie familiar with the country!
point out two possible locations,
either via Lake Kluane or along1
the Nisling River. A practical
reconnaissance can be procured
from aerial photographs. This in
vestigation can be quickly done.
There is no doubt in our minds1
that this road section should be
promptly built and built at a
cost equaling that of about one
destroyer. We favor prompt con
struction of the entire highway
but particularly this one short
stretch of 515 miles.
The Army is constructing an
airfield not far from the bound
ary. It is only a few miles away
from the proposed highway. At
present it is not connected with
any ground transport system.
Everything must be flown in, ce
ment for the runways, building
material, and so forth. The
freight costs alone would have
gone a long way toward build
FLYING WING’ READY FOR TEST FLIGHT
Moye W. Stephens, test pilot and secretary of Northrop Aviation Company of Hawthorne, Calif.,
site in the cockpit of the company’s “flying wing," before a test flight over the Mojave desert. Two
.submerged engines with pusher-type propelfors power the radically different plane, which gets
along without *he conventional fuselage and tail.
i
eii G. Magnuson
Gives Views On
[ighway to Alaska
ing the Alaska section of the
highway and a connecting road.
Unless a read is built the field
must continue to be serviced by
air.
Anchorage can be served from
Fairbanks by the Government
owned Alaska Railroad. In Brit
ish Columbia a road can be built
down the Taku River to tide
water or even to Juneau. The
Navy and Army base at Sitka
i could be served with a minimum
amount of water to be traversed.
Activities of Commission
In June, 1941, the entire Amer
can personnel of the Commis
sion flew from Juneau to Fair
banks. The Commission consists
of three well-known engineers,
the Governor of Alaska, and my
self. Enroute we stopped at Klu
ane Lake and procured much in
formation from the trappers and
guides there regarding the best
routes to the boundary. In Fair
banks many of the residents
were interviewed and a confer
ence held with hte chief engin
eer of the A'aska Road Commis
sion regarding routes and meth
ods of consrtuction. A possible
branch route from Atlin, British
Columbia, was flown over, and
maps and charts studied for a
possible ingress to Juneau.
Mr. Thomas Riggs. Commis
sioner of the International Bound
ary Commission, United States,!
Alaska, and Canada, and I dis
cussed the highway with Assist
ant Secretary of State Adolph
Berle, who is who’eheartedly in1
favor of construction. We dis
cussed the matter with Mayor!
LeGuardia of the Joint Defense
Committee who was also impress
ed. Early in August we eonferr
ed with Canadian Under Secre
tary of State for External Af
fairs, other Canadian officials,
and our Minister to Canada.
Would Delay
In Canada we found an under
standable sentiment for delay
due to the military demands up
on all men and materials. Canada
in the far north is not as vulner- j
able as is Alaska. However. Can
ada will not interpose an objec
tion should the Joint Defense
Committee decide as to its de
sirability.
Army officers stationed in the’
interior of Alaska recognize the
necessity for a highway and ad-;
vocate constructon. Army officers
with only an academic know
ledge of the Territory have in- (
terposed objections. They say the j
war should be over before the i
road could be constructed. This
was a year ago. The war still
goes on and the Pacific menace
becomes greater. The road should
be built now and not wait until
the incident occurs.
Estimates as to costs of neces
sity vary, as intensive ground
surveys are lacking. Estimates
run from $25,000,000 to $40,000,
030. Eve the maximum estimate
is less than the cost of one bat
tleship and might save several
battleships if all of the sea lanes
are to be kept open. This coun
try cannot afford not to take ev
ery safeguard.
Finances
Who is going to pay for the
highway? We have found no evi
dence that Canada is willing to
defray part of the expense even
though Alaska is the principal
beneficiary. Even if the United
States must bear the greater
share, it will be money well
spent and an outlay which in the
future will pay dividends in the
form of safety and, when peace
settles one more on the earth,
will go far toward opening up a
country for the hardy pioneers
of the United States and Canada.
CHAS. CAVEY
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The Japanese drive (arrow) apparently had completed occupa
tion of Kowloon Peninsula, with the British forces withdrawn
into Hongkong Island to meet an expected assault across mile
wide Victoria Harbor. Reports said an artillery duel was being
waged across the strait. Tokyo said spotters hidden along the
mainland waterfront directed fire of Japanese batteries in the
hills of the peninsula and that Japanese planes bombed the la
land heavily.
Abandonment—just before Christmas—was the lot of these child-*
ripn, confuting themselves in a Chicago orphanage. Orphanag*
officials said Susan (left), 3-months old, was NOT related to Jo*
sephne (right), 18-months old, who was found with a six-year*
old sister in a rooming bouse.
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