THE NOME NUGGET
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Canada’s View of Alaska
(From The Peterborough [Canada] Examiner^
Alaska is a foreign territory at Canada’s door
which is governed from Washington. It is not yet legal
ly one of the states of the American Union. Both the
Democrats and the Republicans are pledged to give
Alaska full statehood, the former immediately, the
latter “eventually.”
This year the people of Alaska, represented by 55
delegates, have been drawing up a constitution which
will be put to popular vote on April 24. They held a
75-day conference for the purpose and it seems that
Alaska will demand direct, elected representation in
Washington, even if statehood is not granted this year.
What interests us is that all this constitutional
palaver is occurring right under the noses of Canadians
without a quiver of public outcry or even interest in
this country.
Where else on this earth’s surface could a vast
territory of 200,000 people change a political, constitu
tional course without even a .reference to the nation
that it does not recognize the fact that a colony of a
foreign country occupies not only half its Pacific coast
line but also the northwest continental peninsula which
by nature would rightfully be hers?
Self-determination is a worthy national political
principle, but let us not get soft about it. What right of
self-determination did inhabitants of Alaska have when
the United States bought the territory from Russia
in 1867 for $7,200,000?
If Canada had been united that March and her
proper interests strongly represented, the United States
could not as readily have got away with such brigandry.
And now, this Alaska is on the way to full incorporation
with the United States, and no protest is heard from
Canada.
Further in this matter of self-determination, what
tests have been made of Alaskans’ opinion as regards
complete independence or the possibility of their join
ing Canada? It is obvious from the deliberations at
Fairbanks that not all the people—Americans, Indians,
Eskimos and white wanderers—want union with the
U.S. and its tax rates and conscription.
Has Canada made any overtures at all towards
Alaska? It could become a rich eleventh province and
give the natives as well as the whites the Canadian
baby bonus. Most important, from a geopolitical point
of view, Alaska-in-Canada would clear up the anomaly
of having an American state where Canada’s flag
Should fly.
We advance these questions without rancor and
with no expectation that the Stars and Stripes will ever
be removed from Alaska. We wish only to point out
how acquiescent Canada has become as regards this
formerly disputed territory, and how mild, in a friendly
fashion, towards American political consolidation.
WHO IS HIT HARDEST?
The federal income tax begins at 20 percent, on
the lowest taxable incomes. From there on it rises fast
until it reaches 91 percent in the high brackets.
You might logically judge from this that people
of large means, because of progressive taxation, pay
most of the tax bill. But they don’t. Eighty-four percent
of all individual income taxes collected come from the
basic 20 percent rate—and only 16 percent from the
surtaxes. As Graham Pgtterson puts it in Town Journal,
“So the high rates are actually more destructive of
income than productive of revenue.”
Excessively costly government hits everyone—
and it hits people of moderate means hardest. There
aren’t enough rich people to carry the load.
Constitutions
Presented at
School Ceremony
An impressive ceremony at the
Nome School Friday evening was
held for the purpose of presenting
original, signed copies of the Al
aska Constitution to the Nome
School and the Kegoayah Kozga
Library.
The presentation to the school
was by M. J. Walsh, Constitution
al Convention delegate, who re
called a similar event 40 years ago
when Alaska was granted terri
torial status. Presentation to the
Kegoayah Kozga Library was
made by Mayor Steffen Andersen
to the president of the group, Mrs.
Robert Heath.
The program was well coordin
ated by Master of Ceremonies
John McNees, who told the audi
ence many of the events during
the convention which now are
history.
In presenting the speaker of the
evening, Judge Walter Hodge,
Jim von der Heydt paid tribute to
him for his work as a jurist
throughout the territory and ex
pressed his own admiration of the ;
way he has conducted his office.
Von der Heydt also voiced the
opinion that the Second Division
will gain more than any other
part of Alaska by the step forward
when statehood is attained. It is
his belief that the fact we are now
the retarded area with the great
est potential on North America,
moans that we will make the
greatest strides when we are no
longer controlled from Washing
ton.
Judge Hodge gave a fine ad
dress on the several phases of the
constitution, called special atten
tion to the fact that it is one of
the shortest state constitutions,
and yet is vei\v complete.
The special Vnusic provided by
the Nome School Band under Rob
| ert Heath and the singing of “Al
| aska’s Flag” by the High School
Chorus under Mrs. W. Cameron
was enjoyed by all.
Women of Italy Gave
200 Pounds of Their Hair
For Wigs for ‘Quo Vadis
■ When M-G-M’s giant Technicol
or production of “Quo Vadis" was
filmed in Rome, the women of
Italy gave up their hair for the
movies!
Not only did the spectacular
film, starring Robert Taylor and
Deborah Kerr and coming soon to
The Theater in Nome, make use
of more actors, more sets, more
costumes and more props than
any other motion picture ever
made, it also used more hair.
An estimated 3,000 wigs were
fashioned from several dozen
bales of hair weighing a total of
200 pounds. And all to adorn the
heads of the actors and acresses
who portray ancient Romans in
the thrilling story of the birth of
Christianity in a pagan world.
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Dulles, Back From Far East, Says
US. Must Meet New Communist
Tactics W ith Foreign Aid Program
WASHINGTON, W>—Secretary
of State Dulles said Friday night
new Communist economic tactics
in Asia “are a danger” which the
United States must challenge thru
its own program of aiding free
nations.
Dulles told the American people
he was “encouraged” about the
future of Asia but believes that
“if we wish to see the free world
preserved and enlarged, we must
help, or forces of despotism will
take control."
He thus left in doubt that the
administration plans an all-out
fight for its embattled foreign aid
program as a “vital” weapon in
the new conflict with Commu
nism.
Dulles reported to the American
people by radio and television on
his first-hand impressions of con
ditions in Asia where he visited
10 countries during the past three
weeks.
His report generally was an op
timistic one. He said he was “en
couraged” about the future of
Asia even though "Soviet and
Chinese economic tactics are a
danger.”
The one spot in the Far East
where “conflict most threatens,”
he said, is in the area of Formosa, I
the Nationalist Chinese stronghold !
long sought by the Chinese Reds.
He noted the United States is
working “patiently and persist
ently” to obtain agreement with
the Communists on a reunification
of force there.
Dulles said he came back from
his trip “more than ever con
vinced of the vital importance” of
American foreign aid, both past
and future.
But he said this country has no
desire to dominate other nations,
and “does not seek ties of mutual
defense with any country whatso
ever” unless that country wants
such ties. It wants only the inde
pendence and improvement of the
free nations, he added.
His speech thus was designed
in part as an appeal for American
support of administration foreign
policy—particularly the fore.gn
aid program now in Congress—
and in part as a reassurance to
the Asian peoples of American re
spect for their aims and their way
of life.
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MORE Easter Dresses
Arriving this week for those who didn’t get
down in time for a selection last week.