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WHAT, EXACTLY,
IS ALL THIS TO US?
It is a hard-boiled wor d. Nev
er within the memory of living
men have the nations so com
pletely discarded the mask of
principle to stare forth with the
naked face of self-interest.
Self-interest has always gov
erned the policies of nations.
That is inevitable. Bue we had
com? to hope that bare self-inter
est, in the sense that the tiger is
true to his self-interest when he
springs on his helpless prey, had
been subjected to at least some
civilized restraint.
Never before in history Iras a
bloodless conquest of whole na
tions been seen. The only reason
it is seen now is that aQl the peo
ples who bled in the World War
are still gun-shy. They still re
member, and they will not fight
again except in defense of vital
national interests, their very na
tional lives—and not even then
unless there is a chance to wan. It
is not for us to blame them.
When will Britain fight? She \
will fight when she is convinced i
that German advances havej
•reached a point where another;
step willl endanger the empire, j
But will she fight for abstract i
democracy?
When will France fight? She •
will fight when a demand is j
made which, if granted, would
mean the end of France as a
great nation. But she will not!
fight for abstract democracy.
When will Russia fight? She
will fight when an effort is made
to take Russian territory whose
hiss would endanger the Soviet
Union. But she will not fight for
abstract democracy.
These countries are realistic, as
Germany is realistic. They are
thinking in terms of stark, ufl
t. mate necesities. The United
Stales must learn to think that
way, too, and not merely sway
with every “crisis psychology.”
V,’, fell, in terms of morality, but
th other countries think, in cold
tc ms of advantage.
The British belatedly cry
'■R:lly to save democracy!” But
ts it democracy they wish to save
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or England?
The French toss even their lib
erty on the altar of democracy
and cry ‘‘See! Can you do less?”
But is it democracy they wish to
save, or France?
The Russians, recent converts
to the battle-cry of democracy,
have ardent partisans who would
march beside them at the drop
of the hat. But is it democracy
they wish to save, or the Soviet
Union?
Our crusade of 1917-1918 has
yielded strange fruit, 20 years af
terward. Those who took part in
it will think twice, three times,
before embarking on another.
Even those who do not remem
ber it can see before them the
unforeseen results.
Perhaps Europe may in time
endanger America’s self-interest,
her liberties, her opportunity to
live in the world in the free man
ner she loves. When that time
comes our self-interest will be
affected so plainly that we will
recognize it, as European coun
tries recognize theirs.
But we owe it to ourselves to
go to war another time only for
imperative reasons of self-inter
est and not for a slogan, however
exalted. —Exchange
EMPIRE HAS
REINFORCED DEFENSES
LONDON, April — The War
Office announced the First Bat
talion of Welsh Guards has rein
forced Gibraltar as of April 2.
The announcement coincided
with the reported anxiety felt
over Italian concentrations in
Morocco and Spanish concentra
tions near Gibraltar rocks. The
defense booms were swung into
position and new barricades have
been erected on the roads leading
to Gibralter.
The Empire’s other defenses
have been hurried variously; at
Kenya troop« have been reinforc
ed; at Malaya, the local! govern
ment voted £ 1,000,900 for addi
tional defense for Hongkong and
decreed concentration campjs,
without trial, for alien suspects;
in South Africa a registration
scheme makes all under 45
years available for defense duyt.
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Returnin'; Miners
Attend Chamber
Luneheon
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The regular luncheon meeting
of the Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce yesterday
at the Nevada Grill!, was called
to order by chairman Gerry Har
ney. All officers and members
were present with the exception
of directors Seidenverg and Mil
ler. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved,
i The following returning Al
i askans were present and wel
i corned by Chairman Harney—J.
i J. Keenan, Joe Sullivan, A. L.
Watkins, Stanley Whistler, J. A.
j Folger and Aben Shallit.
Secretary Polet read a com
munication from the Alaska Min
ers Association at Fairbanks, in
which the activities of the As
sociation were summed up, show
ing that the following were ej
ected to the Board of Directors,
representing the Nome section:
Frank Wnaley, Joseph Sullivan,
W. A. Castleton, and George
Hellerich.
Vice president Ralph Lomen
was asked by the chairman to
explain the publicity campaign
under taken by the Chamber to;
combat the article published in
the last November issue of the
I Cosmopolitan. Mr. Lomen pre-1
sented the last letter printed by
the Nom! Nugget and which is,
now being used to answer the
letters that do not require per
sonal dictated letters.
Chairman Harney in a dignifi-1
ed manner called on the invited
guests for a few remarks, point- j
ing out that we are closed in
during the winter and are anx-!
ious to hear outside doings and
what good news that is in store!
| the coming summer.
He first called on J. J. Keenan,,
who responded at length, express,
ing his pleasure on again being
among his friends in Nome and
home. He pointed out big devel
| opments in store for the next
summer and expects the gold
production to exceed last year’s
: production. He forcibly called at
| tention of the Chamber to the
i necessity of the Chamber to ex
| ert its utmost to help reod con
struction and landing fields and j
stressed immediate necessity of i
enlarging the Taylor landing
field to permit large planes with
heavy ioads to land safely.
Mr. Keenan urged the assist
ance of maintenance of the Dav
idson Landing road for the im
mediate benefit derived and hop
ed that the intention and present
plans of the Alaska Road Com
mission to push to immediate com
pietion of the Bunker Hill-Taylor
Road be earnestly carried out to
assist the miners of his section in
the development of the many
mines now in the process of de
velopment.
He also suggested that the Al
aska Road Commission could
very well double their efforts
and accelerate the completion by
working from the Taylor end to
ward Bunker Hill, therefore, tak
ing advantage of ten or more
milles of tailings available for sur
faceing and building roads. Mr.
Keenan was emphatic in his
statement that in his opinion the
success and failures of the Kou
garok are due largely to the de
gree of help instituted by road
building and strongly urged the
Chamber to use every means to
| work diligently toward that end.
Messrs. Watkins and Whistler,1
; both miners in the same section,!
j ^ their remarks endorsed heart
; ily the expressions of Mr. Kee- '<
nan, and both voiced the senti
j ments that this conning season
i will prove successful and added
I their voices in urging that the
! merchants of Nome and miners
of the Kougarok cooperate to the
fullest extent to bring about the
desired improvements.
J. A. Folger expressed his plea
sure to be back and referring to
remarks that he made last Aug
ust when he praised the weather,
he wished to recall said state
ment saying his experiences com
ing in were far from being
pleasant. He called the attention
of the Chamber to the necessity
of a cross field at Golovin and
believed it would be of immeas
surable value during southeaster
ly weather to land at Golovin
when it would be impossible to
come to Nome.
Joe Sullivan, who is on his,
way to Bluff to visit his field
of mining activity, expressed his I
delight of Handing in a fish camp
but he said it was not bad. There
was a stove and wood and a ra-!
tion box in the plane.
In referring to his operations,
he stated that his son had phoned
him that over 12.000 yards had
been hoisted so far and work
was progressing satisfactorily.
Mr. Shallit, Nome assayer, re
counted his experiences on his
recent trip. He visited and re
lieved the other assay officers in
Ketchikan and Fairbanks and al
so during the legislature was in
the office of the Territorial Min
ing Bureau assisting Mr. Stewart
compiling data as required by the
legislature. He briefly called at
tention of the work of his de-1
partment, saying while the work!
is of a kind that is quasi public,
stilM it cannot divulge informa
tion only to the prinmiple involv
ed. He was glad to be back and
declared that his office is now;
open and ready to receive sam-|
pies and to assist in every way
in carrying out his duties.
Secretary A. Polet responded
to the many remarks called at
tention of the Chamber endeav-!
ors during the last Legislature1
stating-that the program of the'
Chamber went over almost 100% J
and if any thing was overlooked ;
it was not the Chamber’s fault, j
The Chamber requires informa
tion and facts and the citizens j
and miners that have these facts
should make same known to the
Chamber, in that way the collec-!
tive and active cooperation can
be best obtained.
He called attention to his com
ing visit to Juneau to attend the,
meeting of the Alaska P anning
Council, and urged all present
and any one in the Peninsula
having facts or sugggestions toj
please present same to him for1
his guidance in the future plan- j
ning for the future development'
of all industries in Northwestern j
Alaska.
Chairman Taggart, on the La!
dies Day luncheon committee, re
ported that plans are being made
to entertain a large attendance
and hoped every one will attend
and bring his wife or sweetheart.
MOST BEAUTIFUL LEGS
BELONG TO ATHLETIC COED
TUCSON, Ariz. — The most
beautiful legs on any campus be
long to the athletic minded coed.
A survey made at the Univer-1
sity of Arizona by senior majors!
in physical education for women
determined the most appealing
nether extremities that stroll the
campus often are adorned with
a low-heeled sport shoe, not a
pump.
The girls in the physical! ed
ucation major decided the coed
athletes either had better formed
legs to begin with or they devel
oped them in athletic activity.
They also decided the majority
of nonathletically inclined coeds,
were either bow-legged or knock
kneed.
FEMININE PAJAMAS
ARE BARRED AS
TAVERN UNIFORMS
OMAHA, Neb., </P) —City wel
fare inspector Tom Knapp has
issued an order barring tavern
waitresses from wearing form
fitting lounging pajamas as “uni
forms."
He ordered two waitresses at
one tavern to change their
clothes, and they came back in
blue starched uniforms with high
collars.
“That,” said Knapp, “is more
like it."
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