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The Public and Alaska
Some critics attacked the recent congressional visits
to Alaska as “junkets.” It is evident that these critics
were misinformed. Alaska is no tourist paradise this
year, nor can it be while the war is on. On the con
trary. Alaska promises to become an area of increasing
strategic importance as the war develops.
The late General “Billy” Mitchell’s prophecy, that
control of Alaska means control of the world, is well
on its way to being proved in the empiric test of this
struggle.
But if the public at large cannot see for itself what
is happening in Alaska under war conditions, it deserv
es all the information that can be given without re
vealing military secrets. And the recent visits of Sen
ators and representatives will go far toward giving the
public at large a new sense of the importance of Alaska
and an assurance that the military forces fully realize
this importance.
The Post-Intelligencer has been pointing for years
to t.he strategic imprtance of Alaska and to the neces
sity for adequate military developments. There has
never been any doubt that President Roosevelt and
members of congress from the Pacific Northwest rec
ognized this need.
Now this recognition is becoming general. It is es
pecially interesting to see that Senator Burton of Ohio,
representing an Eastern viewpoint, is so outspoken as
to Alaska’s importance.
Equally heartening is the confidence expressed by
such men as Washington’s Senator Wallgren and Rep
resentative Magnuson. Mr. Wallgren in the past has
been a rather sharp critic of the Alaskan situation. Mr.
Magnuson brought to his vist the background of know
ledge ganed under war conditions.
It would be foolish to contend that everything in
Alaska is rosy while the Japanese are still roosting in
Attu and Kiska. What is becoming apparent is that
they are keeping it with some difficulty and that the
aim of our military forces is to make it as tough for
them as possible.
Neither Alaska nor the Pacific Northwest, by any
stretch of the imagination, can be called safe from all
danger of attack, however, it is much more likely to
start from Japan than from Kiska. And the attack on
the Solomons is a good portent that the navy is com
mitted to the policy of staging an offensive action as
soon as conditions are favorable for such an undertak
ing. The public at large has not had the information
required for a thoroughly comprehensive view of the
Alaska situation. In part this has been due to the nec
essities for military secrecy. In our view, the author
ities have often leaned over backwards in their efforts
In keep information from the enemy, with the result
that American thought their army and navy might be
idling in the North, or failing to give due attention to
what the Japs were doing. To some extent, at least,
this viel of secrecy is now being lifted.
There are still fogs over the Aleutians. But such
glimpses as we are able to get indicate that our mili
forces realize fully Alaska’s importance, and are deter
mined that both continental area and its outermost is
lands are to be our ramparts, and not our enenmy’s.
It is not imagination to suggest that the fate of the
nation depends upon the efforts of every American,
whether in the armed services or on the home front.
—Washington Star
The nation is spending plenty of money for war, but
it is better than saving our money and letting Hitler,
Hirotito and Co. take over the United States.
—Seattle Times
A bomb which fell in Britain during the current war
weighed 3,968 pounds, but failed to explode. When if
first hit, they must have thought that Goering had
landed without a parachute.
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Dear Fellow Patriot:
1 take this opportunity to greet you and to
quote the following thought from Voltaire: “I
wholly disapprove of what you say but will de
fend to the death your right to say it.’’
So today I say Buy War Bonds and Stamps
and help protect your right to say it and the
privilege to select your own leaders of your
own Government. I thank you. Sincerely,
Henry G. Miller
Republican Candidate fur Territorial Representative
With the People — By the People — Por the People
General Il’eetion : : : : : Sept. 8, 1942.
Hie Busy Little
Men Always
Come Baek
One of the United States
Army’s ablest officers told us this
(story about our enemies, the
Japs. It’s great as a story, price
less as a lession. You take it sir:
“This was peacetime, and my
wife and I were in Tokyo on a
S short vacation from Corregidor.
“We dined out at a fancy place
one night—a full Japanese din
ner, with the charcoal brazier on
the table and all that. There was
music, to which we didn't pay
much atention; we were interest
ed in the intricacies of the meal
and an occasional glass of saki.
“When we got our bill, we
found there was an extra $4.50
gold—on it for ‘music.’
'Well, I told the Japanese wo
man proprietor I didnt order the
music, and I wouldn’t pay for it.
Boy, did she argue! But I called
in a policeman. He upheld me.
“We taxied back to our hotel,
i alighted, and who do you think
popped out of the front seat,
where she’d been riding unob
served with the driver? The lady
proprietor! She said:
I want the money for the
music!’
"She followed us to the hotel
desk and finally was put out.
Next morning there was a knock
at my door.
“ ‘What can I do for you, sir’
I asked the Jap who stood there
in frock coat, silk hat and strip
ed pants. He was bowing and
showing all his teeth. He lisped:
‘I came to see about the
money for the music.’
"Well, I told him it had all
been threshed out, and he finally
bowed and smiled and left.
“Next afternoon I was sitting
at the bar with a pig Irish friend
of mine. I got a tap on the
shoulder. It was another differ
ent Jap, as impeccably dressed
as the first, bowing and scraping,
and putting on the same big
tooth act.
“ ‘I came to see about the mon
; ey for the music.’ he said.
"Well, my big Irish friend
could cuss to curl your hair. He
gave the Jap the works. The Jap
listened patiently, smilingly, and
left. Our holiday was nearly
over, so my wife and I went
down to Nagasaki — over 5001
miles -r- to catch our boat for
Manila There were some friends
seeing us off, and the usual leave
taking festivities were going on
in our stateroom.
"There was a polite knock.
"I opened the stateroom door <
and—you guessed it. Another Jap
A policeman this time. He hissed:
“ I c me to see about the i
, money lor the music.’
“ ‘Come in old boy.' 1 told him
‘and have a drink.’
“Well, you know how hard
liquor hits Japs. He got happy i
and sympathetic, and I gave him
a dollar, and he left just before
we sailed.
“We were glad to get away. 1
| forgot all about the ‘money for
1 the music' when I got. back to
Corregidor. because 1 was pretty
| busy.
“One day I got a letter from
| a friend of mine in Tokyo.
‘You know that money for
I the music'’’ the letter said. ‘Well,
I finally paid it. Of course, you
w&re absolutely right in refusing
I to settle for something you didn’t
' order. But they kept after me
» : and threatened to take it up with
: the United States Army in the
Philippines. I didn’t want you to
| be bothered or embarrassed. So
I gave them the $4.50 and you
I can send me a check or not, as
you like.’
I sent the check.” The story
teller sighed.
We were thinking about our
.enemies, the Japs, all the time
; uur friend the officer was tell-J
ing tun anecdote.
We were thinking about the,
diligent monkey-men on Attu, j
Kiska and Agattu.
We were remembering the J
early efforts of our navy depart
ment to minimize the importance
of this invasion of American soil.
We were recalling that these
“small scale landings” (navy de
partment communique of June
12) already have resulted in the
construction of airfields, from
one of which “shore-based Naka
ima-97 fighters rose to meet Am
erican aircraft” (dispatch of
Keth Wheeler, Chicago Times
correspondent with the Pacific
fleet, passed by navy censor- !
ship).
We were thinking, most part
i icularly, about the flippant wise- i
1 crack of a navy department
spokesman, June 10. concerning
reports of Jap aggression in the
Aleutians.
"None of our inhabited islands
are troubled with uninvited vis
itors up until this time.”
The murdered millions of
! China, t.he butchered men and ,
i raped women of Hongkong, the
Englishmen kicked into the filth
of Singapore’s gutters, the hope
less heroes of Bataan and Cor
regidor all testify you can’t af- 1
ford to be flippant, with the
persistent little half-men of Nip
; pon.
They always come back “to
see about the money for the
music.”
— New York Daily Mirror
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GENERAL ELECTION SEPT. 8, 1942.
The peoplejof Alaska have a Legislature. It
meets for 69 days every 2 years. It decides how
much shall he spent for our roads. It is respon
sible for our Public Schools. It provides for the
care of our needy children and our needy elder
ly men and women.
Because of the War the Territory and its
citizens must make many adjustments. It is more
important now than in times of Peace that we
choose carefully the men to be our members in
the Legislature. The limited powers we have in
our Government must be watched and preserved.
The next Legislature must have men in it
that will know what our part of Alaska needs;
men that will protect the rights of Alaskans. The
Republican candidates are those kind of men.
You will vote wisely on September 8, at the
General Election by voting for—
SENATOR
Stuart L. Stangroom
REPRESENTATIVES
Henry (i. Miller
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Walter Taylor
(1. Dudley Warner
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