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Editorial
By JOE E. BROWN
(Ladd Field Midnight Sun)
We have a tough job ahead of us to win this war, but
we can do it and have a lot of fun while we are doing
it. I think there are ways that we can have a good
time while finishing up this grim business and I’m
going to talk about some of them in the following para
graphs.
Of course it’s fun having fellows like me here and
I hope that I will be the first of a number of enter
tainers who will come from the states to help you
keep your chin up with a grin. However, most of the
fun must come from yourselves.
One of the principal ways to enjoy yourselves while
completing your job is to do that job so well that
you get from it the pride and satisfaction that comes
from a job well done, no matter whether it’s making
an audience laugh or firing a perfect score with a ma
chine gun.
* So my advice is “keep smiling,” find all the fun
you can in everything you do. Then you’ll like vour
job and do a better job of it. You see it’s an endless
chain. When you do a good job of it you’ll be happy
about that. Now' a wmrd about persistence. Success—
and we must be successful in our job of soldiering—
isn’t w'on over night. You’ve heard of people becom
ing stars in Hollywood almost over night but unless
they have prepared themselves well they don’t last.
That is because they haven’t learned their background
and after a picture or two have nothing more upon
w'hich to draw. This applies to any other job exactly
the same way. To enjoy yourselves as a good soldiers
you’ll have to learn the fundamentals.
In this war we are fighting we must put all the ef
fort we can, not just once but for the duration. When
I went to Toronto to help in the sale of Canadian
bonds we received pledges for one hundred and sixteen
million dollars after one broadcast and I was amazed
when 1 realized that this was a pledge to be conduct
ed for the duration of the war, not for just one year
but every year until the war is won. Each person
pledging surrenders a portion of his salary for these
bonds until the war is over and I believe tht these
people have been hit a little harder than most of us.
Of course in saying ail these things I’m only echoing
the thoughts and washes of every American, I’m not
trying to teach or preach to you. I’m only repeating
what we all know if we think about it, because in our
hearts if we are Americans we all have the right angle.
Those who have forgotten for the minute may think
the other fellow should carry on for him but that isn’t
fair, and that isn’t the way we play the game. Each
American carries his own load, from the youngsters
to the older generation and we all have one to carry.
We’re not afraid. We’ll each do it in our owm way
and now' in closing I w-ant to pay tribute to the fine
men in the Army and Navy w’hom I have met on this
trip, from the highest officer to the private in the third
row. You have all been exceedingly nice to me and
have shown me a wonderful time. I’ll never forget
my trip to Alaska and mv visit to the men of Ladd
Field.
Thank you.
JOE E. BROWN DAY AT GAMBELL,
To the Eskimos of St. Lawrence Island Joe E. Brown
was just another visitor when he arrived. Not a one
of them had ever seen one of his movies and it is
doubtful if any of them had ever heard of him. How
ever, because of his magnetic personality and his fac
ility for making those about him happy, the village
council of Gamble issued the following proclamation
which speaks for itself:
March 19, 1942
We the council of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, say
and make rule that every March 18 must be holiday
called Mr. Joe E. Brown day, because he make happy
this day. All work should stop and school empty and
we think about March 18, 1942, when Joe E. Brown
and many very good men come to this island.
(signed)
Ben Booshu, Pres.;
Warren Koozaata, Vice Pres.,
Paul Silook, Sec.;
Robert Tungiyan, Treas.;
Homer Apatiki;
Eddie Ungatt;
Wallace Unguiluk;
Walunga.
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Japan Holds I p Her End of The Axis
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By HENRY C. WOLFE
Americans are asking questions
about Berlin-Tokyo relations. Is
it true that the Nazis and Nip
' ponese are double-crossing each
j other? Is it true that Gentians
] and Japanese are not cooperat
! ing? Is it true that neither of
J these Axis members would care
j if the other lost the war? In short
is it true that the Axis is a
myth? These questions have a
bearing on the whole direction of
the war.
Historically the Germans and
Japanese are not friends. There
, is little historical justification for
, their present alliance. More often
: they have opposed each other
than cooperated. In the final de
cade of the nineteenth century
Germany joined France and Rus
sia in the “tripartite interven
tion” to keep Japan from gaining
control of the Liaotung Penin
sula. ceded by China to Japan in
; the Treaty of Shimonoski.
Kaiser’s Attitude
Kaiser Wilhelm II repeatedly
! showed his animosity toward the
I Japanese. He inveighed again A
' the “Yellow Peril.” On one occa
sion he drew a cartoon showing
the European powers leagued
, against the “Yellow Peril.”
When the British began to
show uneasiness over the Reich’s
rapidly increasing naval power,
the Kaiser expained that “Ger
many must be prepared for any
eventualities in the East.” He
| oointod with alarm to the grow
i ing Japanese Navy and admon
i ished the Brtish that they should
; he glad to see a rising German
| "wt
Move By Japan
The outbreak of World War I
gave Japan an opportunity to
I -^ize Germany’s possessions in
1 the Far East. Nippon declared
war on the Reich on Aug. 23,
1914. Japanese participation in
that conflict was largely confin
ed to the successful siege1 of the
■ German-held port of Kiao-Chau
and the seizure of islands in the
Pacific.
After the war there was little
to ind'mte a community of Ger
j man and Japanese political and
j military interest. Even after Hit
ler came to power there was no
early noteworthy change. It was
not until Nov 25, 1936, that Ber
lin and Tokyo joined in signing
j 'he anti-Comintern pact .which
i bound both parties to “take strict
| measures against those who, at
home or abroad, directly or in
■ directly, are active in the service
I of the Communist International
i or lend a helping hand in its dis
t ruptive work."
Ostensibly this pact was direct
. ed at the Comintern not at the
: Soviet Government. Every in
l formed observer knew, however,
that, it was aimed directly at the
i U.S-S.R. Not only was it a plan
i to threaten the Soviet simultan
eously from west and east, it was
also a confession of the isolation
of both pact partners. It did not
' reflect German - Japanese mutual
; trustor friendship. It was merely
an instrument of power politics.
Nazis Offended
The following year Japan plun
ged into the “China incident.”
The anti-Comintern pact gave
i her greater freedom of action in
| Asia. It helped protect her right
flank from Soviet intervention on
; behalf _of China. The Nazis did
{ not like this Japanese action. For
j one thing they had their own
l^mbitions in China. For another,
I the war sapped Japan’s strength
and made her less valuable as a
threat to Russia. Indeed, the
j Nazis considered Japan’s China
| policy a betrayal of the Berlin
Tokyo anti-Soviet deal.
Two years later, in the sum
i mer of 1939, I was in Moscow. It
was the eve of the Nazi-Soviet
non-aggression pact. The Nazis
i did not give the Japanese an ink
j ling of the impending diplomatic
i stroke that was to be the signal
j for World War II The pact
| caught Japan completoy unawar
j es. The Nipponese were furious.
1 About a year ago Japan’s pro
1 Axis Foreign Minister, Yosuke
i Matsuoka, made an official jour
j ney to Berlin and Rome. On the
way back to Tokyo he stopped in
i Moscow. On April 13 he and
Stalin came to an agreement for
a non-aggression pact. Matsuoka
; returned triumphantly to Japan
| with pictures of himself locked
arm in arm with the Soviet dic
i tator.
The Moscow-Tokyo agreement
promised to protect Japan’s back
j while she struck to the south.
I Moreover, it seemed to assure a
continuation of Russia’s role as a
bridge between the Nazi and Jap [
anese allies. Matsuoka obviously
made the pact on the assumption
that Hitler was going to strike
i southward, not eastward. Indeed,
| last .June, right up to Hitler’s as
' sault on the U.S.S.R., the usually
well-informed Japanese were say
ing to me: “When Suez falls, the
British Empire will break up.”
They were waiting for Ger
l many’s expected all-out attack*
on Egypt. Instead, the Fuehrer
struck at Russia. One of the cas- J
ualties of the Rech invasion of
the Soviet Union was Matsuoka.
Hitler made a goat of him.
Axis a Reality
These double-crossings within
the German-Japanese alignment
have influenced some observers,
to state that the Axis is a myth.;
Germany and Japan, so these
writers maintain, are going sep
arate ways. A concerted Rerlin
Tokyo war policy, it is claimed,
is only a huge bluff. But there is
an Axis. It is unfortunately, no!
myth. It is the product of Ger- j
man-Japanese Realpolitik. It hasi
nothing to do with sentment, ra-j
cial differences or cultural back- j
ground. It is solidly rooted in i
power politics.
The days of pre-war political;
manoeuvering within the Fascist1
International are over. Germany!
and Japan are both at war with
the United Nations. It is to the'
advantage of each totalitarian,
partner that the other should be'
able to wage successful warfare, i
The Axis members cannot now
afford to double-cross each other'
as they did before Pearl Harbor.
Their fortunes are linked for the
duration of the conflict. Each con
tinues to follow its own policies
n a subordinate respect. As yet,
for example, Japan has not join
erf Germany in war with Russia.
But knowing that there is a Ber
lin-Tokyo Axis, the Soviet keeps
troops in Eastern Siberia that
would otherwise be available for
service against the Reich.
German-Japanese relations boil
down to this: there is more loot
to be divided between the gang
sters if they stick together.
Hard-boied Realpolitikers in
Berlin and Tokyo know that in
some spheres their empire-build
ing programs have been compet
it:ve. But they believe that a
German-Japanese showdown can
he postponed as long as there are
“decadent democracies” to plun
der. The Ax s is a plunderbund.
In Hong Kong a few months
ago a British intelligence officer
put the situation to me this way:
"As long as there are any mission
. arjps left, the German and Jap
1 anese cannibals will ribt have to
eat each other.”
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( OFFICIAL PUBLICATION )
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE
Miners and Merchants Hank of Alaska
Located at Nome, Alaska, Territory of Alaska, at the close of
business on the 31st day of Maruh, 1942.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts ... $ 309,563.49
Loans on real estate 83,108.88
Overdrafts 222.69
United States bond and securities 271,855.31
Other bonds and warrants ... 176.417.13
Stocks, Securities, judgements, claims, etc.
Banking house, furniture and fixtures .. . 45,041.05
Other real estate owned 2,908.29
Due from other banks 200,762.31
Checks on other banks and other cash items 6,128.03
Exchanges for Clearing house .
Cash on hand . 131,729.90
Expense® in excess of earnings .
Gold bullion on hand 559.05
TOTAL $ 1,228,296,13
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in .... $100,000.00
Surplus fund ......... 25,000 00
Reserves ..
Undivided profits less expenses paid 08,796.95
Dividends declared but unpaid .......
Due to other banks . . .. .
Demand deposits 662,846.67
Time deposits ... 341,652.51
Cashier’s and certified checks ..
Notes and bills rediscounted .....
Bills payaole (including certificates of deposit) for .
money borrowed ......
„ TOTAL . $ 1,228,296*13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
Territory of Alaska, : ss:
Second Division. )
I, H. G. GABRIELSON, Cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the beet
of my knowledge and belief..
H. G. GABRIELSON. Cashier
( NOTORIAL SEAL ) ( CORRECT ATTEST ) 1
Subscribed and sworn to before me this G. R. JACKSON
1st day of April. 1942. H. G. GABRIELSON
Directors
JEANNE C. MOZEE, Notary Public
in and for the Territory of Alaska.
My commission expires Sept. 24, 1943.
CHAS.^^1
Carrying an Assortment
of Fine Liquors, Win
es, and Beers.
FRONT STREET, NOME
BREAKUP GUESSING
ENDS APRIL 4TH
With only three days re
maining before all official
guessing ceases in the 1942
Nenana Ice Classic, Manag
er Mike Cooney today an
nounced he has stretched
the timer’s wire from the
tripod on the Tanana to
the tower on the shore
which houses the clock
which tells the tale.
Aviators were warned to
beware of the wire on river
landings before Nenana.
All other Alaskans were
advised to beware of the
closing date when guesses
will be accepted on the
breakup date, April 4.
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DELIVERY
SPRING WATER
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GOOD FRIDAY MUSIC AT
FEDERATED CHURCH
The recorded sacred Cantata,
Stainer’s “The Crucifixion’’ will
be played in the auditorium of
the Federated Church Friday
night commencing promptly at
8:00 p.m The music is perform
ed by Richard Crooks, tenor;
Lawrence Tibbett, baritone;
Mark Andrews, organist; and the
Trinity Choir. Copiea of the
words of the cantata will be in
the hands of the people so that
they can follow the musio
throughout.
This program is sponsored by
the Federated Drama Club. There
will be no charge for the evening.
Ladies Aid Footl Sale will be
held Saturday, April 4th, at
Lehmann’s Store.
I Buy Defense Bonds and Stamp*
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