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~~MONDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1944.
CONFUSION AGAIN
Perhaps it is merely coinsidental, and perhaps
unavoidable, but there has been a revival
of the uncertainty,, doubt and confusion over Sel
ective Service plans since approval of the act rees
tablishing General Lewis B. Kershey as chief ar
biter of the nation’s manpower controls
The new act. of course, created many mis
tonreptions. Some regarded it as a flat assur
ance that pre-Pearl Harbor fathers will not be
drafted. At best, it will merely delay the induc
tion of those in nondeferrable occupations.
If we may tender a suggestion to General Her
5hey, in the kindest of spirits, it is that he refrain
&s much as possible from public statements and
‘'explanations" regarding Selective Service plans
end regulations. Once that we know of, since
presidential approval of the new act, a statement
Of his has been the subject of widespread misin
terpretation—his comment on deferment by age
groups.
General Hershey also has indicated that many
fnore inductees may be found inthe group now j
Ol&ssified as 4-F, which he calls ‘‘a rich field." We
fear that he may be creating another misconcep- !
iion here Men examined for service and classi
fied 4-F are, in instances where there may be im
provement in their physical status, re-examined
periodically.
The only way in Which any considerable num
ber of inductees could be secured from among the
ranks of 4-F’s; would be to lower the Army and
Navy physical standards appreciably. In the long
ran. this might prove to be an expensive undertak
ing. More to the point however, it would be in
direct contradiction of the Army policy in which
all men were re-examined in recent months and
those not qualified for unlimited service were dis
charged—after a considerable amount of money
had been spent'for their training. Ther^’were at
lea.-t a mi! ion men thus. released from the Army.
If physical standards are lowered for the induction
of more irert from 4-F. would the greater part of
these men be called back into the Army again?
It seems to us that ’ v.e havfe had changes of
policy much too frequently in the Selective Ser
vice setun Perhaps the less talk of more changes,
the better—Cincinnati "Enquirer).
RANK DISCRIMINATION
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T IS doubtful if any group of men could have
beer, assembled superior in knowledge of Alas
ka. the needs of its industries and its citizenship.
End the character of its people than. the.group which
has beer, serving under the chairmanship of Gov.
Ernest Gruening as the Alaska War Council.. It is
equall/ certain that the patriotism, of this group
is as unassailable as is the’ sound character of its
judgment. * "• ' .. ;
While no publicity ha? been given the fact, it
is quite generally known that the Alaska War
Council has been urging with all the eloquence and
logic at its command the abolishment of the ab
surd restrictions on travel to and from and within
the Territory of Alaska as an opening step in re
lieving the Territory of the irksome military re
strictions resulting from its classification as a com
bat area.
Recently General Buckner of the Alaska De
fense Command issued a proclamation purporting
to alleviate travel control annoyance and, doubt
less with his tongue in his cheek, gave out press
releases stating that travel to and from and with
in Alaska would now be much easier.
As a matter of fact, the proclamation accom
plishes no such purpose but serves, instead, as one
more example of the tendency of those in whose
hands autocratic power has been placed to per
petuate that power long after the emergency re
sponsible for it having been granted has ceased
to exist.
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Not a single yard of the red tape which has
been harassing Alaskan businessmen, annoying all
those desirous of entering or leaving the Territory
and generally disrupting Alaskan travel, has been
unwound. So far as travel within the Territory
is concerned, a careful reading of this proclamation
reveals that in certain areas added restrictions have
been put in force.
There is no longer any defensible military
ground for such a situation, with regard to any
portion of the Territory fo Alaska this side of the
Aleutians. True, Alaska may yet be bombed by
a Japanese plane, or shelled by Japanese naval
craft. The same is true of Seattle. It is also true
that no one may guarantee that the moon may
not fall and obliterate the earth None of these
contingencies seem within the real of present pos
sibilities. and people come and go at will in the
Puget Sound area.
It is time that the large force of clerks, fin
ger print experts, photographers and stenographers
now engaged in making up a rogue’s glallery rec
ord of everyone who desires to enter or leave Alas
ka were aeleased for some activity which has to
do with winning a war. It is^ also time that the
husky lads in uniform who tell passengers aboard
Alaska ships whether or not they may come ashore
took their rifles and went looking for a Jap in
stead of being delegated to annoy the traveling
public for no discernible reason except the whim
■f an army officer
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With very little complaint and, in the main,
admirable restraint and patriotism, Alaskans have
submitted to such indignities as personal search,
examination of baggage, confiscation of liquor le
gally purchased, refusal of shore leave in Alaskan
ports, costly delays in necessary travel, the cen
sorship of their personal and business mail—in
hort. all the petty annoyances which could be de
I eised in the name of Alaska defense.
Much of it was indefensible from the begin
ning—all of it. is now an outrageous infringement
; on the rights and liberties of American citizens,
which is utterly unjustified by any demonstrable
I •unitary necessity.
If General Buckner can offer anything other
than such generalities as are applicable to the entire
Pacific coast in justification for stringent travel
•nn'rol and for the censorship of Alaska mail. Alas
>sns would like to have, and are entitled to have,
•ho benefit of his knowledge.
Insofar as any informed Alaskan knows, no part
, of the Territory this side of the Aleutians ranks as
e combat area in any larger measure than do the
States of the Pacific Coast, and the treatment ac
corded Alaska, therefore, constitutes rank discrim
• 'Alaska IVAoklyl
WILLKIE TO
FILE IN PRIMARY
OGDEN, Utah, Feb ’l.-(AP)—
Wendell Willkie "Announced that
he would enter - the Nebraska
Presidential primary, April 11* as
a candidate for republican presi
dential nomination, on" "his arrival
here for a “grass roots" Survey
of the political situation.
The 1940 presidential candidate
tolcj reporters he \yould enter the
contest to demonstrate the voting
strength of the Middle We#V
The. name of former Governor
Stassen of Minnesota, now a navy
lieutenant- commander, is already
entered. •, •<
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merly of Nome, flew to Anchorage
recently to visit his wife, Who is
in the Providence hospital for
treatment of a fractured leg. He
plans to return to McGrath short*
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NOME—With the assistance of
Capt. Julius A. Pratt,. U. S. Army
post chaplain, who hails from the
bayous of Louisiana, Nome will
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all the children, Eskimos and
white. Stockings will be filled
with oranges, apples and other
presents, and there is a Santa
Clausi in a sleigh pulled by a real
reindeer. Last Christmas Chap
lain Pratt was the Santa Claus.
“People remarked that it was
the first time they had ever known
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them this one was from the South
pole.”—(Alaska Weekly).
AIRWAYS
Wien Alaska Airlines
Frank Whaley made a mail trip
| to Igloo and Taylor and express
via Teller, bringing Jack Dowd
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Sig Wien was in Kotzebue Sat
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Pilot Weaver took Harry Cul-1
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Nut Stuffed Onions
4 large parboiled onions
1 cup fresh bread cubes
1-2 cup nuts
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1 tablespoon margarine or but
ter
1-4 teaspoon salt
Speck poultry seasoning
1-8 teaspoon pepper
1-2 cup boiling water
1 tablespoon catsup
Scoop out onion centers. (Re
serve for seasoning foods.) Ar j
range onion cases in shallow pan
and stuff with bread cubes mixed
with nuts and seasonings. Add
rest of ingredients, bake 25 min
utes in moderate oven. Baste 3
times.
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Creamy Surprise Pudding
1 cup Graham cracker crumbs
1-8 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons margarine or
butter (melted) ^
1-4 teaspoon salt
Mix ingredients, press firmly
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filling.
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