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EDITORIAL
NEUTRAL’S SAFETY
LIES IN STRENGTH
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
One more small neutral—Den
mark—has disappeared from the
list of independent nations. A sec
end neutral—Norway—apparent
ly had the choice of surrendering
or becoming a battlefield and is
snow the scene of bloody con
flict.
The cynical observation made
at the opening of the war, that
"major belligerents could hardly
be expected to come to grips so
long as the supply of neutrals
held out, again is proving true.
The United States, largest and
"wealthiest of the neutrals, owes
its relative safety to two facts—
the degree of military strength
which it has attained during the
last few years and the three thou
rsand miles of water which sep
arate this nation from Europe.
At this time, however, it must
fce noted that neither of these
elements of safety operates to the
same degree upon the Pacific.
Japan and Russia both hold
fortified positions whose distance
from Alaska is numbered, not in
thousands, but in hundreds of
miles.
President Roosevelt has recog
nized this vulnerability upon the
Pacific and has taken long steps
to correct it.
Naval air bases have been es
tablished at Sitka and Kodiak, an
experimental interior base, to
test the operations of army air
craft under frigid conditions, has
been provided at Fairbanks, and
first steps have been taken to
organize a National Guard in Al
These steps, important though
they are. should not deceive any
one imo thinking that Alaska’s
-safety has been assured.
Tne naval bases at Sitka and
Kodiak are planned not for com
La but for patrol plane opera
ti r.s.
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a ultimate need for proper
j protection of the North Pacific
i is a completely equipped naval
: base, probably well out in the
Aleutians, comparable to the
Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii,
which guards the South Pacific.
The immediate need is an army
air base, with planes capable of
beating off any attack that may
be anticipated in the near fu
ture.
It is encouraging to note that
at least two members of the Unit
ed States Senate are determined
that the issue of the safety for
Alaska shall not be forgotten.
Senators Lewis B. Schwellen
bach of Washington and Robert
R. Reynolds of North Carolina
are perhaps the best informed
members of the Senate upon the
defense needs of Alaska.
Their fight for the reconsidera
tion of this item deserves the vig
orous support, not merely of A1
askans and residents of the Pac
ific Northwest, but of all who
hope to see that shadow of war,
whether from the Atlantic or
Pacific, kept from American soil.
The mainland and islands of
Alaska can serve as outposts of
American defense — or as step
ping stones for an invading en
emy.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING
MADE SEND MISS ALASKA
ON TOUR OF THE STATES
Although final details are far
from being completed, it appears
' virtually certain that Minnie
I Motschman, "Miss Alaska” for
1940, will be given a trip to the
States as an additional honor to
those already heaped on her for
having been selected as Alaska’s
queen at the Ice Carnival of this
year.
Arrangements for the trip are
being worked out by the Dog
Derby and Ice Carnival officials
and the Service Motor Co. The
Service Motors undertook the or
iginal sponsorship of Miss Motsch
man in the Miss Fairbanks pre
liminary race, boosted her to the
top of the local contest and cheer
ed her on in the Miss Alaska con
test that followed.
No direct Carnival money is be,
ing used for the Miss Alaska tour
according to those sponsoring the
trip. The Carnival itself is report
ed to have paid all bills of this
year as well as those held over
from previous celebrations. .Any
funds left in the treasury will be
held as a start on next year’s
Carnival.
Nearly three hundred is on
hand, however, for Miss Alaska
to use on the tour. The money
was raised by the Carnival thru
the ice pool cards that were dis
tributed in town prior to the
close of the Nenana ice classic.
Other efforts are being made to
j raise additional funds for the
I trip.
For their part in the tour ar
rangements, the Service Motors
; is attempting to enlist the aid of
General Motors, asking them to
entertain Miss Alaska and to help
her out on the trip. Pictures,
newspaper clippings and other
material has been sent to the
Seattle office of General Motors,
offering them the opportunity of
utilizing the commercial public
ity that could result from the
trip.
Along with the other arrange
ments, the Carnival is negotiat
ing with transportation compan
ies for concessions that would
lighten the travel expense.
It is expected that Miss Motsch
man will leave Fairbanks early
in June, go east from Seattle to
Washington, D. C., and possibly
to New York. It is hoped that her
visit in Washington can be tied
in with that of the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce delegate who;
will be in the Capital City from i
June 19 to June 23.
From the East, Miss Motsch
man would return to San Fran-;
cisco for a few days visit at the
Treasure Island fair.
Former trips of Alaska’s
queens to the States have given
the Territory much publicity and
this year’s tour is expected to
greatly stimulate the interest and
knowledge of Alaska over a
broader part of the States. Form
er trips have taken in only the
West Coast.
If definite arrangements 'are j
made, the Carnival and Service
Motors will send Miss Motsch- ’
i mn on the trip charged with the
duty of publicizing Alaska, Fair
banks and particularly the Dog
Derby and particularly the Dog
Derby and Ice Carnival.
SATKO FAMILY CENTER OF
CIVIC FUROR IN TACOMA
DIRECTED AGAINST SEATTLE
SEATTLE — Court action and
a civic furor in Tacoma halted
temporarily the Paul Satko odys
sey and he is at liberty under $25
bail charged with resisting an
officer, six of his children are in
a detention home and the mother
and an older child are aboard
their boat, the Ark.
Satka, backed by a legal staff
provided by a "defense commit
tee” organized in Tacoma over
night, prepared to go to court to j
fight.
Captain Fox, an officer has
started a public subscription to,
finance steamship fares to Alas-'
ka for the whole family, and "if
they want the Ark up there we
will send it iby freight, if it is un
seaworthy and would imperil the
| lives of the children,” Fox said.
Satko, in a statement to the
press, said: “I am their father. I
| have been responsible for their I
[ well-being all their lives and
who are these people to step in
| and stick their nose in my person
al affairs.”
In an irate editorial the Tac
oma News Tribune attacked Seat
tie officials in this wise: "What
a chapter in Seattle’s famed hos
pitality. The Satkos are not with!
out friends and Tacoma will see j
them through. There are enough
crooks and grafters loose in Seat
tie to keep police courts busy j
without grabbing passersby from j
Tacoma.
The family, originally from Vir
ginia, hope to make their home
on a homestead at Homer on
Cook Inlet in southwestern Al
aska.
The Ark left Tacoma and was
grounded by tide the second
night out, near Seattle, where
the authorities took action.
SATKO AND CHILDREN ARE
RELEASED; JUDGE PRAISES
PIONEER SPIRIT OF FATHER
SEATTLE — Judge E. Long re
leased Paul Satko and his child
ren on the understanding they
would not go aboard the Ark un
til after a hearing on its sea-!
worthiness. Since it is their only
home Satko’s volunteer attor
neys. Will Beardslee and Milton
S. Scimon, will let them stay in!
the Juvenile home.
As Superior Judge Wilkins con !
eluded his ruling *’ith praise for
S&tko’s courage, Satko gave 21
dollar bills to the clerk as part |
payment of his $25 fine, spectat- j
ors quickly raised $3.25 which i
Satko accepted with thanks.
Judge Wilkins said: “This man
is possessed with the pioneer spir
it of the trail blazers of our past.
He really is an Ezra Meeker and
every one admires his courage. I
greatly admire him, but should
his boat sink, how would we
feel.”
Satko has received an offer to
appear at the San Francisco Fair
on Treasure Island.
i- rial view made from a British airplane shows according, to a British approved caption four seaplanes moored in the harbor 01
I h:g a Royal Air Force raid in this German-held Norweg.an city. The white blob at upper left is described as a falling bomu.
This picture was radioed from Londos to New York.
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MISS LIBERTY NO. 2—Homesick Yankees in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, haunt Belgrano park where this 20-foot replica
of the Statue of Liberty in New' York harbor stands on a wooded
knoll. New York's Liberty is 305 feet high.
Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Cloudy with occasional light rain tonight and Tuesday: Warmer to
night.
Data For 24 Hours Ending 1:00 pm Today
Highest temp — 44 Lowest temp — 29 Precipitation 0.00
Total precip this month 0.02 Total since Jan. 1, 1940 1.96
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight ...-. 34 80 S-4 Clear
8am . 36 86 N-2 Cloudy
12:30 p m . 43 79 SW-6 Cloudy
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — 31 Lowest temp — 11 Precipitation 0.00
Tomorrow: Sunrise 3:10 a. m. Sunset 8:45 p. m.
The Peninsula: Temp. Wind ..Weather
Deering ...-.— 32 E-10 Clear
Council .. .- —. 46 SE-10 Cloudy
Golovin . 42 NW-8 Cloudy
Kotzebue ..-.— 36 Calm Clear
Solomon .-.- 44 Calm Cloudy
Teller ____—. 30 Calm Clear
Wales _ ___ 31 Calm Clear
Weather Elsewhere: 1:00 am Nome Time ’
Temp. Wind Weather Precip.
Anchorage ........ •—«••• —•
Bethel ..-.--- 37 E-3 Clear 0.02
Cordova .- __ _ 43 E-3 Cloudy 0.17
Dutch Harbor... 40 NW-15 Rain 0.01
Fairbanks ___—. . 35 NE-3 Clear 0.01
Juneau ...—.- 40 SW-3 Clear 0.00
Pt. Barrow _ _-.— —
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