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, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 19. 1944.
THE $128 QUESTION
MP. Harold S. Stewart, of Seattle, sends us the
most succinct argument we've yet heard
against subsidies. He says:
Subsidies are simply a direct grant, or govern- j
tnent purchase at one price and resale at a lower
J>rice They are the means of reducing the cost
of food on the home front by paying the difference
out of the federal Treasury, with borrowed money
This means that the public on the home front, ]
while receiving high wartime wages, would be
permitted to postpone part of their grocery bills
until after the war. at which time the millions of
our armed forces would be home and compelled
to pay a part of our grocery bills.
Mr. Stewart asks a tough question which, when
we’ve put it to subsidy supporters, elicits only a
hem and a haw—namely, can’t we. here at home
pay as we go. at least to the extent of our board
Bnd keep? (Nation’s Business)
TAKING A LOOK AHEAD
Elyria (Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram:
MOST of us believe, and with reason, that al
though much hard fighting lies ahead, the
fhd of the war is now dimly in sight. Part of this
belief rests on the parallel that is apparent between
this contest ane World War 1. Then the defeat
of Germany was preceeded by the desertion of
her allies. The collapse of the eimpire came sud
denly and the armistice was upon us before many
people realized it.
Now Germany has already been deserted by
Italy, her most important ally, and is becoming so
hemmed in that collapse sooner or later becomes
Inevitable.
Alaska And
The Nation
By ANTHONY J. DJMOND
Peiegote ic Congress from Alaska
(Foreword: In the letters of
news and comment for Alaska, o:
which this is one. nothing will be
written which is based on secret
or fconfidentlal sources, and noth
ing which can be considered ob
jectionable by military or other
censorship in Alaska.'
Fayment For Boats
It now appears that the delay
in making payment of fair com
pensation for boats requisitioned
by the Navy Department and the
War Shipping Administration is
at least m a fair way of . oeing
♦ nded. Most of the difficulty was
caused by the provisions of one
short clause in an Act of Con
gress which was possibly subject
to more than the reasonable in
terpretation and upon which the
comptroller general of the United
Mtat.es places an interpretation
which was completely distorted
and unreasonable. All the services
are now proceeding to make set
tlement upon the terms of the re
' port of the Advisory Board, con
sistmg of United" States Judges
Learned Hand, John J. Parket
and Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr., ap
pointed by the President. This
r board, very rustly and wisely,
!held that the owner of the boat
was entitled to “the price th
would probably result from fair
negotiations between an owner
! willing to sell and a purchaser d
| siring to. buy." Despite the use ir
the report of complimentary and
lanpeasing language, the board
virtually threw out the whndo'
the construction placed upon thf
i so-called "enhancement clause"
| by the comptroller general, a
consummation to be warmly prais
! ed by all fair-minded men.
Soldiers' Vote
Although congress will probably
take further action with respect
; to one or more of the several i
i measures proposed to afford an |
opportunity for our troops in the
field to vote, there seems little ;
likelihood that any act passed will .
residents of the Territory who are !
make adequate provision for the
in the armed services, and, there
fore. I have urgently recommend
ed to the governor the calling
a special session of the legislature
to make provision for voting by
the thousands of citizens of Alas
ka who are in various branches of
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the service in many parts of the
world, because otherwise these e i
izens probably will not have ,ap
opportunity in the coming elec- j
tion to exercise one of the high- ]
est rights of citizenship. I sug
gest that every member of the;
legislature should make the same
request of the governor, without
delay. If the legislature is con
vened and acts promptly, the
Alaskans who are in the armed
services will be able to vote in
the primary as well as iri the
general election of 1944.
Owing to constitutional limita- j
tions, even if congress passes some
general act to provide for a fed
eral ballot, it seems highly prob
able that ballot will be confined
to members of the senate and
house of representatives and eltc- ,
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Us so we can buy W AR BONDS!
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But the parallal may well end here After
the first war the boys came home quickly and we
seemed shortly on the way back to normalcy.
There is no evidence yet that this will happen
again Industry was not so badly dislocated
during the first war and production was not so
fully expended. Furthermore, our taxes were
negligible compared with the rate today and we
had a debt of less than $30 billions.
Now the conditions are different. War indus
tries are much greater now than then, as is em
ployment in war industries. Furthermore our
national debt will be $300 billions at the end of
this global contest—more than 10 times what it
was in 1919. Therefore, the post-war picture is
somewhat different and we want to take this into
' acount in post-war planning. Of course there is
j another difference. Defeat of Germany will not
J end the war this time as Japan is still to be taken
care of and the letdown will not be as complete
or immediate as it was after the first war This
may serve to cushion the shock to a certain ex
tent.
Still we canot blink at the $300 billions indebt
edness, which will call for interest of more than
$7 billions a year before we begin to figure on
veteran relief, social security, or other ordinary
Federal expenditures, to say nothing of State
and local taxes.
Many statesmen are declaring we can never
be prosperous again unless the whole world is
prosperous along with us. To get international
prosperity there will have to be a lot of. rehabil
itation (and (reconstruction abroad. How can
this be done? Is Uncle Sam to furnish the mon
ey to retain world good will? If so the ending
of the war will not be a return to normal' ex
penditures by the government and a-balancing
of the budget may not be possible. The situ
ation cals for sober thought It will not all be
over with the blowing of the armistice whistles;
Nearly 74 inches of snow fell in one Winter in
California, famed for its sunshine
Water is used in airplane engines to increase
speed. An injection device in combat planes shoots •
water into cylinders when bursts of speed are de
sired.
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Dogs were used extensively during World Mar 1,
by both sides, the French alone reporting 3.500 kill- j
ed and 1.500 missing.
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At full throttle, the Flying Fortress consumes
nearly 500 gallons of gasoline an hour, about
the consumption at cruising speed.
A 10T Of WATER MAS MEN ROT UNDER THAT ERID6E_ *
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tors for President and Vice Pres
ident of the United States. Up to
date, the representatives of the
War Department have strongly
opposed any attempt to make pro
vision for the territories, and even
if the territories should be in
cluded, it seems likely that the
federal ballot as to the territories
will he confined to candidates for
Delegate in Congress and would
not include candidates for other
territorial offices or for the ter
ritorial senate and house of rep
resentatives.
Alaska Travel Control and
Censorship'
Wastage of manpower even by
the departments of the govern
ment ip strikingly. illustrated in
the .continuance of censorship of
Communications..passing between
tl;e States and Alaska, and in the
new Alaska Travel Control, regu
lations. When the Japanese were j
finally expelled.from.the Aleutian
Islands and. qur forces were solid
ly established there, either for de- j
fense or attack, it seemed that i
censorship for Alaska and travel |
control for Alaska, except as to
the Aleutian Islands and possibly
a part of the Alaska Peninsula,
would be immediately terminated.
Without attempting to , speak au
thoritatively on the subject, it is
my understanding that the Alaska
War Council so recommended.
Recently, I again particularly
urged upon Mr. Byran Price, di
rector of censorship, that the em
ployment of any person in censor
ship of mail going between the
States and Alaska wat a complete
waste. Mr. Price said that he
would give the subject further
study and let me know the deci
i sion, and I have no doubt .hat he
i will do so. ^
It is understandable that as to
the Aleutian Islands and the
mainland immediately joining
there is sound reason for the mil
itary authorities to scrutinize and
to control all movement of per
sonnel. But as to the main body
of Alaska, which is included in
what is known as Zone A, under
the current travel regulations, the ^
ordinary Alaskan is unable to see
that any good end is served by
such control of movement. Alas
kans are only too eager to submit
to any restrictions which will ac
tually serve the war effort and
even in case of reasonable doubt
they make no complaint. With all
this in mind the current travel
control regulations for the main
body of Alaska appear to be just
as little necessary as would be
similar regulations for control of
travel between the states of •
Washington and Oregon.
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