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The last in a series. Part III
was in the Nugget of Jan 31.
By DR. DONALD R. MOBERG
Assoc. Prof, of Polit. Science
Universiiy of Alaska
PART «F
The Conslilutional Convenliewa
And the Bill lo Call It Info Being
What of the constitutional con
vention itself? Why should Alas
kans be called upon to hav« oue
at present? Why not wait until
the federal government approves
an act for bur admission to the
Union and then hold the conven
tion in compliance with the provi
sions of that statehood act?
The answer was supplied in the
preface to this series—that it will
prove a big boon in convincing
the American public and Ameri
can government that we are capa
ble of assuming our political re
sponsibilities for statehood. This
view is even more valid especially
in light of President Eisenhower’s
continued refusal to support im
mediate statehood for Alaska, as
expressed in his State of the
Union message to Congress on
January 6, 1955.
Some of the details about call
ing a constitutional convention
are important to consider. The
public’s suggestions to the legis
lators at Juneau will be most
helpful to them, since this is a
new experience for all of us.
1. How many delegates should
attend? The federal statehood
bills require a small number,
around 26 to 29. Is that too few
to represent all Alaskan interest
groups? Of course, too large a
group would prove unwieldy. One
point should be clear, however,
that the delegates should not be
all lawyers and/or politicians, but
should include housewives, busi
nessmen, labor men, educators,
religious leaders, etc.
2. From what size electoral
districts should the delegates be
chosen? Should the territorial
legislature use the present four
divisional basis or subdivide the
territory into some other manner
that might prove an experiment
for later use in the state constitu
tion? How many delegates should
be chosen at-large to ensure that
several eminent figures respected
by all Alaskans whose services
would be invaluable be present at
the convention?
3. When should the convention
meet? Would the delegates or the
machinerv for the convention be
ready by the fall of 1955? Or
would the beginning of 1956 <a
non-legislative year) before the
full employment season opens bt
a more fitting time?
4. Mow many days should the
delegates have to frame the con
stitution—45, ©0, ?5, W, or
should n© deadline be placed ©n
them?
S,. What provisions, if anv,
should 'be in the bill to prevent
any partisan politics or any pres
sure groups from operating to in
fluence the delegates?
1 Should the sessions of the
delegates be secret or public? If
secret, should any press releases
be made during \ht convention?
Or should all this be left to the
discretion of the delegates?
7. Should, the delegates be al
lowed to call in witnesses to testi
fy as experts on any special topic?
Or should this be left to their de
cision?
#. What provisions should be
made for submission to and ratifi
cation by the citizens of the terri
tory? How soon after the conven
tion completes its work? What ex
planatory materia] should accom
pany the constitution itself?
9. Will adequate funds be ap
propriated to keep full, minutes
and to allow for the future publi
cation of them?
10. Should the bill calling the
convention contain some adequate
provision for furnishing study
aids to the delegates and/or per
mit hiring of experts from Out
side to advise the delegates?
These have been only -some of
the definite questions that the leg
islators must decide upon as they
draft and steer through the com
ing session this all-important bill.
In conclusion, the idea expressed
recently by Senator John Butro
vich is worthy of wider dissemin
ation. He suggested that the terri
torial legislature have this con
vention bill labeled Bill No. 1 for
the 1955 session and also to push
it through so that it would be the
first bill passed and handed to the
governor to sign. This would have
had a good psychological effect
both within the territory and on
the national government.
About 4M> million U.S. children
between the ages of 5 and 17 are
not enrolled in any school.
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Reds Don’t Hamper
Tachen Evacuation
By U.S. 7th Meet
By FRED HAMPSON
TAIPEH, Formosa, {&—Tachen
Islanders carrying fishing nets
and a few treasured belongings
streamed aboard Nationalist land
ing craft and U.S. transports yes
terday from rock beaches under
protection of a mighty American
naval and air armada.
Vice Adm. Alfred M. Pride,
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander, mes
saged that the evacuation of civ
ilians from North Tachen Island
had been completed. Evacuation
of South Tachen Island, he said,
would continue through the night.
Warships of the U.S. 7th Fleet
were under orders not to drop
anchor or steam at slow speeds in
darkness to avoid possible torpedo
attack.
There was no sign of interfere
ence from Communist artillery on
nearby Yikiangshan or from the
hundreds of Russian-built jets
based within close range on the
Red China mainland.
American jets swooshed over
head and U.S. 7th Fleet warships
plowed through the choppy wat
ers of the East China Sea off the
Tachens as the Nationalist evacu
ation moved into high gear.
Civilians were given first prior
ity. Women and children plodded
through the mud of their villages,
past cackling fowl, down to the
rocky, tide-swept beaches of low
er Tachen.
Although the Reds made no
direct move to interfere with the
evacuation, it was plain they were
manning their guns around the |
clock.
Yesterday they fired at three |
carrier-based U.S. planes which j
ventured too close to their batter
ies. One plane, which Vice Adm.
Alfred M. Pride said “inadvert
ently came within range of a
small Communist island” got
three small holes in one wing.
Gen. McAuliffe Named
Commander of United
States Army in Europe
WASHINGTON, (JV-President
Eisenhower Tuesday nominated
Lt. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe,
a hero of the Battle of the Bulge,
to be commander of the United
States Army in Europe.
McAuliffe, won fame in that
World War II battle with his one J
word reply, “Nuts,” to a German \
demand that he surrender at Bas
togne, Belgium.
McAuliffe’s new appointment
will advance him to rank of full!
general. He will succeed Gen. j
William M. Moge, who retired on j
Jan. 31.
Eisenhower also sent to the!
Senate Tuesday the nomination
of Julius C. Holmes to be ambas- I
sador to Iran.
i No Increase in Salmon
Pack Expected This Year;
May Take 2 to 5 Years
WASHINGTON, —Alaska’s
salmon pack may be on increase
again but the improvement may
not showr up this year, says the
chief of the Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice's Alaska Fisheries Branch.
The official. Set-on Thompson,'
told a Senate subcommittee yes
terday, "I think vta’ve turned the
corner” on the decreasing salmon
pack. (
He noted that last year's pack,'
although low, was slightly im*j
proved over that of 1953.
But he added he is "afraid this
year won’t be any better than last
year because of conservation
measures imposed against the in
dustry” in an effort to revive the
salmon runs.
Because of the movement of
salmon in cycles, he said it would
take from two to five years for
the industry to benefit from the
conservation steps which have
been taken.
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B-36 Bomber Explodes,
Killing |, Injuring 18
FORT WORTH, Texas, UP)—A
giant intercontinental battle pla-ne
—cne ©f the Air Force’s B-86
to-mhers—exploded and burned
last night, tilling two men aaad
injuring 18, four seriously.
The plane burst into flames
mom after its landing gear touched
soft earth at the end of a Carswell
Air Force Base runaway.
a ions followed.
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