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EDITORIAL
Less Than
Our Best
“We want England to win
but—
“We must not be involved in
the war; we must not convoy
ships; there must be no further
disrupting of domestic industry;
the outcome of the war is a mat
ter of indifference to us.”
Letters to American newspap
ers. protesting against the all-out
aid to Britain policy to which
this nation is committed usually
conclude in the fishicn indicated
above. They come from persons
who profess th.ir friendliness
for the British cause, but are op
posed to every proposal involv
ing further assistance. Without
exception, they would resent the
charge that their philosophy is
helpful to th: Axis, but it is true
in fuller measure than they re
alize.
From a reader who suggests
that President Roosevelt pro
claim a state of national emer
gency com s the declaration that
the disunity born of the milk
warm support so many favor is
responsible for our inability to
produce goods quickly and t ffic
iently, and to make decisions
quickly and courageously. For
months now the g vernment at
Washington has been waiting for
public opinion to catch up with
its policy, but while it Wait
production lags, a great d.al of
business proceeds as usual, and
the nation does a good deal less
than its best either for it own
defense or for aid to the Alins.
Developing further his thought
that proclamation. of national
emergency would be helpful at
this time our correspondent con
tinues;
"We are not yet arrived at the
realization that our private aims
and ambitions should b second
ary to the national effort. Just
the reverse. There are those on
both sides of our industrial dis
putes who regard the present
crisis as a heaven-s n opportun
lty to improve their strategic po
sition. This unpatriotic attitude
stems from the mental complac
ency of a great many Americans
for whom national danger is still
to remote as to be not worth
considering.”
It is doubtless the failure of
our leadership to convince the
American public that the out
come of the war is a matter o‘
very grave concern to use, and
that speed will be required if we
ar going to supply Britain with
needed materials and supplies,
that accounts for this complac
ency.
There are the best reasons in
the world for believing that our
national security is imperiled ful
ly as much as it was wh n we
entered the World War in 1917.
but, because many have persuad
ed themselves that we must stay
out of this war at all cost, it has
been impossible up to this time
to get our d fense program in
high gear.
As the weeks pass and the for
tunes of the war run against
Britain and her Allies, the import
■ance of arousing the American
public to realization of our dan
ger and of our responsibility be
comes more apparent, and Lin
coln’s observation that "with
public sentiment, nothing can
fail; without it, nothing can suc
ceed” becomes pertinent in ever
higher degree to our national sit
uation.
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More On
Censorship
Most newspaper men of th
country have been giving a good
deal of thought lately to the sub
ject of censorship. The other day
the Juneau Empire had some
thing to say on Navy censorship.
Th-. Washington Merry - Go -
Round column has started a ser
ies of articles contrasting Navy
and Army public relations prac
tices. Meanwhile, the most sens
ible statement on the whole ques
tion which has come to our not
ice is that of Major G neral Rob
ert Charlwood Richardson, new
Army press chief, who says:
"As far as the War Depart
ment is concerned, we have no
intention of establishing or ask
ing for censorship in any form
as long as we are at p ace.
“If we go to war, the only cen
sorship we will impose is cen
sorship of international com
munications. As far as domestic
communications are concerned,
we desire no form of censor
: ship.
"Our bureau was stablished
not with the idea of propaganda,
but with the idea of telling th'e
truth about the Army and telling
it accurately, not only about our
accomplishments but about our
mistakes.
"All we expect from the Ameri
can press is a fair br ak. We
don’t want some small incident
magnified out of all proportion
n such a way as to destroy pub
lic confidence in what we are do
ing."
In our opinion, that is a sound
and sensible statement. A fair
break is asked: The press will
double that. There is no sugges
tion that the press maintain a
ridiculous silence upon facts
which thousands of people know.
| There is no hint that editors
should be expected to compete
with each other in suppr ssing
; news to which the public has a
right.
Instead, there is recognition
that knowledge b gets confidence
that a fully-informed public is a
far better backbone for a gr at
fighting force than a public fed
on rumor, suspicion and fear.
That is triply true in a democ
racy such as ours.
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dimensions of the other two are 22
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end table or bookcase designs may
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units are added literally scores of
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North Star
Back From
Far South
BOSTON. May — ReDorts that
Germans a”d Japanes have
been in the Antarctic a"d British
Naval forces have blown up a
Norwegian whaler repair ship at
DecepMon Bay to prevent its u'e
by the Germans, is brought back
from Little Am rica bv members
of the United S ates Antarctic Ex
{■edition returned aboard the
North Star.
One expedition officer report*
ed rumors rf German operations
near Dae -ption Island. 500 miles
south of South America had
come to them.
Rear Admiral Richard Byrd.
Commander of the expedition, re
iterated former statements, that
Palmer Peninsula could b used
as a base for U. S. vessels “should
Panama Canal be destroyed.”
Capt. Lystad, of the North
j Star, said before his ship left the
Antarctic, Japanese whaling ves
sels of the "Kill t boat type”
were maneuvering off where the
' expedition was forced to leave be
hind stores and valuable scien
' t fir quipment and other sup
plies. He said he had seen no
'sign of the mother ship.
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Styles for women’s suits for the 1941 spring and summer months will be
distinguished by a straighler silhouette. The shoulder line will be more
normal; collars are of varying height but prettied up. Waistlines are a
bit lower but less pinched than last year’s style. Jackets of 25 inch
length lead in popularity, although shorter or longer versions, particu
larly in costume suits, are correct. Wool crepes or smooth surfaced fabric
are favored while soft textured tweeds in subtle monotones or clear light
patterns that match and blend are in good taste for fashion suits. The
cape at the left is sewed on jacket to assure smooth shoulder line.
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Generally cloudy tonight and Tuesday with an occasional sprin
kle of rain. Slightly warmer Tuesday.
Data for 24 Hours Ending 1:00 p. m. Today
Highest t rnp — 48 Lowest temp — 33 Precipitation — T
Total precip this month — 0.0- Total since Jan. 1, 1941 — 1.58
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight - - --. 36 94 E 2 Raining1
Sam . .... . . 37 93 SE 8 Raining
12:30 p m...... 40 80 E 11 Raining
Highest temp—50 Lowest te mp — 36 Precipitation — 0
One Year Ago Today
Tomorrow: Sunrise 2;50 a. m. Sunset 9:09 p. m.
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WITH
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Bill of Sale
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