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. EDITORIAL
The following editorial is re
printed from the March issue of
the “Alaska Sportsman”. It has
that foresight for which the mag
azine is recognized and points a
policy which applies throughout
Alaska—an aim which Alaskans
everywhere should adopt,
One of the rarest faculties in
the world is vision—vision to see
into the future. Fortunes have
been made by men of vision;
frontiers have been opened and
empires have been founded by
men with foresight enough to see
the needs of the future and the
opportunities of the present and
who had the courage to “go to
work on them.”
The West was just a great
wilderness when men broke
boundaries to seek their fortun
es in the undeveloped frontier.
There were no jobs—no ready
made homes or city convenienc
es. There were no industries. If
the people had waited for them
there would not be millions en
joying life in “Sunny California”
or the “Evergreen playground’
and other parts of the great West
today.
However the resources were
there. The opportunities were
there and what was needed were
pioneers builders and capitalists.
All had to be men of vision to
see the future possibilities of the
bare plains the forests the
streams and the mountains. If
they had merely said—“There’s
nothing there, You can’t find a
job. The gold is restricted to just
a few spots. The Indians will
kill you. The summer sun will
burn you up.”—If they had mere
ly seen the present and had no
vision to look into the future
and see the West as it is today—
the Indians would still be in
possession of the land.
Still vision is not enough. They
had to believe in what they saw
and to put forth effort to build
with what they had. To grasp
an opportunity was not enough—
they had to hold on to it when
failure threatened and when it
appeared that all their plans
would fall apart.
Men of vision are at work in
Alaska today and more of the
type of men who built the West
•are needed. The work is slow
and the odds are great but Al
aska has the resources the plains
the forests the streams and the
mountains,
It may be argued that the pro
ducts that can be developed
from Alaska’s resources are not
needed in the world today. That
not men are needed, but capital,
that there are no ready-made jobs
before greater population can be
and that industries must come
achieved. That a man cannot
“live off the country” in Alaska
as he could in the early days of
the West. Tha/t Alaska is not an
agricultural country! This is no
doubt true to a great extent.
But in Alaska a man can start j
in a small way and grow up
with the country. There are cer
tain opportunities here that can i
be grasped by men of vision will
ing to work hard and to wait
while the Territory “grows up”.
It surely is growing and 1940
will see the greatest growth in
three decades. The question may
rightly be asked “what then is
just ONE such opportunity?”
What appears to be a most
pressing need and one which
seems to offer a great opportun
ity for men of vision and capital
in Alaska this year is accomo
dations for tourists sportsmen
and vacationists. All indications
point to an unprecedented travel
to Alaska this spring and sum
mer.. Travelers unable to visit
Asia or Europe will flock to Al
aska.
Alaska is unquestionably a
I land of outstanding recreational
advantages. The fact that it is
the last truly frontier region un
der the control of the United Stat
es is of itself a matter of great
appeal to most Americans. Its
intricate network of fjords great
glaciers, lofty mountains, active
volcanoes, forested hills, tundra
areas, distinctive big game and
excellent sport fishing offer more
of variety and interest in its
wild state to the lover of nature
than perhaps any other part of
the United States. Here is a re
source that men of vision and
men of capital can work on
RIGHT NOW!
The Washington
Day-Book
By Preston Grover
WASHINGTON — So hard did
Secretary of State Hull trample
on the toes of Russia’s Ambassa
dor Constantine Oumansky at
their recent conference that al
most any sort of a howl might
have been expected.
Neither Ambassador Oumansky
nor Secretary Hull said any
thing officially after the confer
ence. But it was a hot session
authoritative sources report.
This is the story as it is being
I told here—
Oumansky had plenty to kick
about on behalf of his country
and probably had been told pret
i ty forcefully to do some kicking.
This country has not even tried
! to hide its hope that Finland will
knock Stalin’s legions into the
Volga..
But the “kick-off” incident
! seems to have been a speech by
Assistant Secretary of War Louis
Johnson in New York before the
state bankers’ association. He re
ferred to Finland as an “outpost
of modern civilization”. Presum
ably beyond Finland was only
barbarism.
''Again” said Johnson in the
speech “the world beholds the
proof of the age-old axiom that
a free man is worth at least a
dozen serfs”. He referred to Fin
land’s foes as the “forces of big
otry and oppression" where “pol
itics and purges stymie the offi
cers in command and blind sub
mission dominates the men in the
ranks"
White House Approval
With such stinging phrases in
his mind the smallish trimly
built Oumansky swept into the
state department. Doubtless he
knew as all Washington knows
that important speeches by Louis
Johnson and other members of
the cabinet are usually passed on
by the White House before de
livery. That added to the sting.
Hull had a caller so Ouman
sky had to wait 15 minutes. Fur
ther indignity.
At last into the Secretary’s
office he strode.
Hull as usual the polite south
ern gentleman first the hard voic
ed diplomat second arose and
asked Oumansky to sit down.
I will not sit down” said Ou- i
mansky icily. “This is not a so- i
cial call. I am here on business,
I have come to protest..”
“To be sure” said Hull sitting |
down to await the blast.
We have been insulted” snap!
ped Oumansky whose perfect En ,
glish according to some accounts i
wavered at points. j
"We are a civilized nation. We
are not serfs. We are a free peo
ple. I protest at these insults,
We’ll Pigeon-Hole It
Hull whose soft brown eyes
conceal a Tennessee crust as hard
as Russia’s best tank armor list
j ened to the outburst then follow
j ed with one of his own in words
| parallel to the following:
“Mr Ambassador ever since
Russia was recognized by this
| country in 1933 this country has
| filed protest after protest with
your country.” (We have it that
he did not name them but hot in
j his mind no doubt was recollec
I tion of the cavalier treatment of
i U S Ambassador Steinhart when
. he sought to gain information of
the vessel City of Flint held at
I Murmansk)
“Your country Mr Ambassador
seems to have a pigeon-hole as
big as a wastebasket into which
these protests go for we never
receive a reply from you.
"Well this country is going to
start a pigeon-hole of its own—
a big red pigeon-hole. And this
protest is the first thing to go in
to it.”
That ended the interview
What further Oumansky said has
not come to us, Oumansky left
the office told reporters he had
come only to discuss current ev
ents with Secretary Hull. The
Secretary asked if the interview
had been “satisfactory” declined
to comment. But reports in offi
cial circles indicate he thought
it was satisfactory—very satis
factory.
INCOME TAX RETURNS
DUE BY MARCH 15th
Filing of a duplicate of the
federal income tax return is
necessary O S Sullivan deputy
collector of internal revenue em
phasizes.
Mr Sullivan who will remain
in Fairbanks until March 9th
j points out that there is a $5 fine
I for individuals and a $10 fine for
| corporations or partnerships for
failure to observe the rule.
“Such copy must be a complete
! duplicate of the return” the de
puty collector said “except that
the affidavit on the duplicate
form need not be filled in.”
The deputy explained that in
j accordance with law the dup
| licate may be inspected by an
official body or commission law
: fully charged with the admini
j stration of state or territorial
j law” providing the inspection is
i for the purpose of obtaining in
formation to be furnished local
j taxing authorities.
The state does not authorize
the inspection of duplicate re
turns by the public however.
The time for filing income tax
returns expires March 15.
MUST REMAIN ON THE LAND
PARIS Feb 29 UP) — France
requisitioned seven million far
mers and ordered them to remain
on the land and not seek city
jobs until spring planting is
done.
A government order shifted
control of farmers from private
employers to government and
now farmers will be able to es
cape the edict only by action of
special tribunals.
MORE PLANES AND GUNS
NEEDED AT PANAMA SAYS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Aboard the Cruiser Lang Feb
29 </P>—President Roosevelt said
at a press conference doubling
the number of planes and guns
defending the Panama Canal is
necessary for long-range defense
and told reporters the defense
program contemplates possible
actions through Central America
as far south as Peru Colombia
and Venezuela,
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YANKEE TO THE COR E—Ch. Meadow Lark Drafts
man, beagle owned by Mr. and Mrs. William duF'ont, Jr., (above)
lias been acclaimed the outstanding American-bred specimen of
all breeds of pure-bred dogs shown in 1939. The American Kennel
club announced selection of the beagle who collected 107 points in
hound groups at 35 member-club shows.
‘LEAP YEAR’ IN D 0 C D O M -Played by two grey
hounds, Belgrave Prince (on top) and Sawtry, this must be “leap
dog” instead of "leap frog.” The pair was racing at Wembley
stadium, London, before thrilled dog-race fans.