TAKE YOUR
PICK - I
SAY NO!’
(Editor’s note: This article
• was contributed by one of our
young citizens, Paul McCarthy,
17 years of age, a Student of the
Nome High School, member of
the A. T. G., and scoutmaster for
the local Boy Scouts):
. “TAKE YOUR PICK—I
SAY NOP'
Should compulsory drafting of
men be continued after the war?
This is one of the major issues
of the time Its main object
would be to preserve, peace but
would it? We would have a
large, well-trained army and,
, because we would be so well
fortified, all the other countries
will be afraid of us and also
start rearming more. The re
sult would be a rearmament
race again and soon would fol
low another war, more drastic
than the present one.
One year’s drafting of men
*• would also have a psychological
effect on most men. They would
be taken at the age when they
are very vulnerable to theories
and ideas. They would develop
a military outlook on life and the
idea of war would always be be
fore them so that it wouldn’t be
too great a step to have actual
# war.
Hitler used the same method.
He made training in the army
compulsory only for a longer
time than we are intending to i
do. He also gained the achieve- j
ment he set out for. He got a
group of people very nationalistic
•and arrogant and ready for war
in a very militaristic spirit. DO
WE WANT THIS?
Although most people seem to
disregard this fact we are 300,
000,000,000 dollars in debt now
after five years of war. Now we 1
propose adding more to this un- i
heard of debt. In a few years
our money system would no
longer be of any value.
And how much good would it!
do for the health of the young
man of the nation, Once in the
army the ties of the community
are broken and no one cares
how he acts, so he is liable to
develop poor habits that would
harm him the rest of hi^ life.
Build a few good recreation
buildings and advertise good
health more and you would have
the same results at only a frac
tion of the cost of the other
method.
Then there is the Christian
viewpoint which is against
fighting and for brotherly love.
This conscription would be a
violation of both these princi
ples. In the first place you
would be preparing to fight and
in the second place you can’t
love a person very much if you
are preparing to fight him.
If the world was equal and all
people could get the same
amount of raw materials there
would be no need to fight to get
more land or even to fear other
people, because they would all
have an equal chance to get ma
terials, so there would be no
reason to fight.
I say, let the United States use
its money and young men to
build peace and good will among
men, but I say NO, to peacetime
conscription.—(Paul McCarthy)
AIRWAYS
Alaska Airlines
Capt. MacKenzie left for Mc
Grath with Marg. Simms and
son Ronald, who is enroute to
Anchorage. McKenzie will return
to Nome today.
Pan American Airways
Monday, a plane arrived with
mail and a passenger, Charles
West, for Nome. The plane de
parted with mail and Norman
Charles, for Fairbanks.
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A plane is due in this evening
from Fairbanks.
Wien Alaska Airlines
The Boeing made a round trip
to Gambel Monday with mail
and express, returning to Fair
banks Monday with Mrs. Mil
dred Well and son Ritchie.
"Around the World News in
Pictures" appears regularly in
The Nugget.
Split Japanese in Philippines
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PHILIPPINES — Soundphoto — This map shows how American
Tank Forces have split the Philippine Archipelago by landing on Min
doro Island, 150 miles from Manila. The six hundred mile overwater
invasion from Leyte bypassed the enemy held islands of Mmaanao
Bohol. Cebu. Negros, and Panay, where stars indicated that Guer la
action assisted our forces. Gen. MacArthur announced the Leyte
Samar campaign was closed except for the final mopping up opera
tions.
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