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EDITORIAL
THE ANSWER FROM
M A TANl'SK A
Last month the colonists at
Palmer were given a contract to
supply 25,009 pounds of potatoes
to the soldi.rs at Elmendorf
Field during October. They are
so well established, they have
learned so much about agricul
ture in the North that they were
able to compete with Seattle pric
es on potatoes, as they had to
meet the Army specifications. Ex
pansion of production to meet
the new demands*of the Alaska
Army posts has been the first
aim at Matanuska for some time
now. Every month the Army
post at Anchorage alone is going
to want 12,000 pounds of beef,
3.000 pounds of bacon, 1,680
pounds of butter: 3,750 dozen
eggs; 1,500 pounds of ham, 100
pounds of liver; 3,300 pounds of
pork and 1,300 pounds of pork
sausage; 1.800 pounds of turkey;
25.000 pounds of potatoes and
vast quantities of other produce
which can be grown as well in
Alaska as anywhere else in the
world. In filling this bill the Mat
anuska farmers are contributing
vitally to the defense of Alaska.
At the same time they are build
ing an agricultural industry
which will benefit the entire
Territory.
Is Matanuska a success? ’ We
think so; but ask us again 20
years from now. — Juneau Em
pire.
William Lane Auston, Director
of the Census: “We don’t have
enough babies and we are not
building up with immigration
from abroad.”
Robert D. Fr nch, professor,
Yale University: "For the United
States any dream of isolation
from the affairs of the world is
shattered forever.”
The
Washington
c
Merry-Go-Round
By Drew Pearson and
Robert S. Allen
WASHINGTON—A furious be
fiind-the-scenes struggle preced
ed the publication of that joint
statement by 15 outstanding citi
zens assailing Herbert Hoover’s
plan to feed Nazi-conquered Eu
rope. The ex-President made a
terrific effort to squelch it.
The statement was initiated by
Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, presi
dent of Union Theological Sem
inary, to counter Hoover's .fforts
to U: e up influential clerygmen
for his scheme—.a scheme whidh
he is pushing without the approv
al of either the U. S. or British
governments.
Tii statement was distributed
in advance for publication in
Sunday morning papers, and
Hoover, in some way got wind of
it. Whereupon he literally moved
heaven and earth to stop it.
He first bombarded the 15 sign
ers by telephone and telegram to
get them to withdraw their nam
es. When this failed he contact
ed several newspapers, and press
associations with protests against
the d claration.
One New York morning paper
called up Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Catt, a signer, and said they had
been informed her name was un
authorized. Mrs. Catt indignant
ly denied this.
Dr. James B. Conant, Presi
dent of Harvard University, re
ceived a *imilar inquiry, which
he repudiated. In one way or an
other every one of the 15 signers
had his name challenged and all
stood firm. Dr. Coffin was so
aroused by these tactics that he
sent Hoover a sizzling letter
which concluded as follows:
"While you say in your tele
gram that your proposal is ‘con
ditional upon such safeguards as
would be no injury to the British
cause,' I 'happen to know from
the highest sources that this is
apparently not the way in which
: the British government views
this. Inasmuch as Britain is in
my judgement fighting our bat
tles, I think we owe it to them
not to do anything to embarrass
them.”
NOTE—-Hoover’s plan is to set
up U. S. corporatjons to buy
food with the funds of the con
(quered countries on deposit here
I and transport the supplies in Am
| erica.n ships. American exports
estimate that there is ample food
I in Europe to feed everybody this
winter, provided it is equitably
distributed by the Nazis — who,
however have requisitioned ■ev
erything they could lay their
hands on and shipped it to Ger
many.
GERMAN OCCUPATION
Intelligence reports from Eu
rope indicate that it is not the
German army but civilians in
France w'ho are causing trouble.
These reports state that the Nazis
already have begun to create
their vaunted unification of Eu
rope and their reduction of
France to a mere agricultural
state. '
Following the conquering Nazi
armies, there came German civ
ilians in numbers almost as great
They settled down in evacuated
French homes and began to oper
ate abandoned French shops and
factories—and to take over oth
ers which had not been abandon
ed. All this in the vital industrial
aria of north France.
Reports about the conduct of
Germans in France make a sharp
distinction’ between the German
military and civilians elements.
Little complaint was heard of
the conduct of the German mili
tary. but when the Gestapo and
the Brown Shirts followed, to
gether with civilian groups for
the management of industry, real
friction developed.
British victory over Germany
would require not only success
in staving off invasion but also
driving the Germans out of the
Low Countries and France—and
this means not only the German
soldiers but the hordes of civil
j ians who have taken over man
agement of French industry as if
it were their own.
CAPITOL CHAFF
Pressure by the State Depart
ment has caused the National De
f nse Commission to order a sup
ply of diamonds from Brazil.
This will be part of the “stock
pile’’ of emergency materials to
be accumulated in this country
in case of war, since diamonds
are essential for drills and ma
chine tools. The Def nse Commis
sion wanted to buy them from
South Africa, but the State De
partment intervened in favor of
a Pan-American neighbor . . .
Congressman Jack Dempsey, de
feated in the race to become
Senator from New Mexico, is ang
ling for the job of WPA Adminis
trator, replacing Nathan Straus,
who never could get along on
Capitol Hill.
•'HINTING BLANKS CARRIED
The Nome Daily Nugget carries
everal forms of printing blanks
for your convenience — Dredge
Logs, thawing and drill reports,
Mining Deeds, r lacer and Lode
Location Notice;'. Vouchers,
The Washington
By Jack Stinnett
WASHINGTON — ’S funny
thing how the big government
contracts bring out the racket
eers.
This is a true story, but don’t
ask me names or places, because
it's off the record and I can go
only so far.
Three men'—two from Boston,
I one from Providence, R. I.—are
scouring the land, knocking on
the doors of those manufacturers
I who MIGHT get government con
tracts. These men have made no
mistake about it, either.
They check up in advance on
needs and possible supplies They
have found what way the con
tract wind is blowing. Here is a
sample of how they work:
"How do you do Mr. X. It’s a
pleasure. It really is a marvel
ous plant you have here. Why,
you could produce things you
never dreamed of Mr. X. Did you
ever think of getting a govern
j ment contract.
"Well, here's how it is, Mr. X
in Washington we exercise a
great deal of influence. We have
connections.
"Would you like to see our
passports? Ha-Ha! Of course they
aren't passports, Mr. X. They are
just—well—what you might call
‘calling cards.'
"Here is a bona fide member
ship card in the Blank-Blank
Club. Of course you know what
that means, Mr. X.
"Then here’s my card to the
Capitol Writers’ Club—And the
Association of White House
punks—And the Congress Green
Room . . .”
Get To The Point
The men finally explain what
they are up to: How would you
with your fine factory, like a con
i tract for defense materials? We
can fix it. And it won’t cost you
a penny more than 2 per cent of
your gross contract!
Nine times out of ten, the fac- j
tory owner will say: All right,'
Pal. But there’s nothing dishon
est about it, is there?”
"Dishonest?” Why, my d ar fel
low, you don’t think we would
be doing anything like that, sure
ly.
"Why, we are simply brokers
and surely you know that there
are brokers in every business.
Do you know of any business
that pays lsss than 2 per cent
for getting their contracts? Cer
tainly not! What do you pay
your own salesmen? Ten per
cent? Fifteen per cent? Well,
there you are.”
And so the mm go out of the
factory with a contract.
And what happens? The manu
facturers may, within a few days
or few weeks, get an order from
Washington to produce ten thou
sand pairs of woolen socks, a mil
lion leggins. 40.000 radio dials, or
500 tanks. And the manufactur
er may pay his 2 per cmt and
figure himself well off.
The Old ‘Con’ Game
This racket which is being
worked all over the United Stat
es today, is nothing more than
a variation on an ancient con
game.
The defense commission isn’t
paying commissions to anybody.
No manufacturer has to pay one
penny for Washington influence,
because if there were any such
thing and the F1BI found out
about it, somebody would be in
the hoosegow right away.
But these defense grafters
check up on factories which
might possibly get government
contracts, beat the government
man to the door and sell NO
THING for 2 per cent of the
gross contract.
Over at the defense commis
sion, they are gnashing their }
teeth. The FBI is just as mad.
If you know of an example of
this shell game, notify your lo
cal police or the FBI.
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( OFFICIAL PUBLICATION )
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE
Miners and Merchants Bank of Alaska
Located at Nome, Alaska, Territory of Alaska, at the close of
business on the 31st day of October, 1940.
RESOURCES
—-—
Loans and discounts . $ 290,001.06
Loans on real estate . . 93,971.09
Overdrafts . . .. 1,270.30
United States bonds owned ... 105.555.32
Otiher bonds and warrants owned . . 212.283.88
Banking house, furniture, and fixtures ... .. 48,682.10
Other real estate owned.v.. 3,130.98
I
Checks on other banks and other cash items . 2,645.95
Exchanges for Clearing house . i.
Cash on hand and due from banks . 718,965.33
Other resources, judgements, claims, etc....
Expenses in excess of earnings .
Gold bullion on hand .. 3,091.26
Fuel oil ... 591.20
... .. .
TOTAL . $1,560,188.47 I
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in .-._..._... $100,000.00
Surplus fund ........._.. 25,000.00
Undivided profits less expenses paid . 118.843.34
Dividends declared but unpaid ._....._...
Due to other banks—deposits ._.
Due to other banks—overdrafts ........
Individual and savings d posits . 859,984.31
Demand and time certificates of deposit . 455,810.82
Cashier’s and certified ahecks . 550.00
Notes and bills rediscounted .....-.. .
Bills payaole (including certificates of deposit) for _
money borrowed ......
TOTAL . $1,560,188.47
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 best
of my knowledge and belief.. j !
H. G. GABRIELSON, Cashier
( NOTORIAL SEAL ) ( CORRECT ATTEST )
Subscribed and sworn to before me this H. G. GABRIELSON ,
| 1st day of November, 1940. G. R. JACKSON
Directors
JEANNE C. MOZEE
Notary Public in and for the Territory of
Alaska. My commission expires Sept. 24, 1943.
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