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Statehood Proposals Introduced in !
House of Representatives Thursday
WASHINGTON, UP—S everal
statehood proposals were intro
duced in the House Thursday.
Two Republicans, Reps. Saylor
of Pennsylvania and Mack of
Washington, proposed legislation
to admit Alaska as did the terri
tory’s Democratic delegate, E.L.
(Bob) Bartlett.
Mack’s proposal was a single
bill urging admission of both ter
ritories, while Saylor also dropped
in a bill for Hawaii as did Dele
gate Elizabeth Farrington, Hawaii
Republican.
Commenting on the President’s
reference to Alaska in his State of
the Union message, Delegate Bart
lett told a newsman:
“It has long been obvious that
the complex problems of Alaska
can be resolved only by the grant
of statehood. Therefore, I hope
the administration will endorse a
measure identical or substantially
identical with that passed by the
Senate in the 83rd Congress.
“More than anything else ap
proval of statehood will allow our
many resources to be put to con
structive use and will provide the
framework for the greatest devel
opment which lies ahead for Alas
ka as a state of the Union.’’
Chairman Engle (D-Calif) of the
House Interior Committee said he
agrees with the President on Ha
waii statehood, but he believes
“the fastest way to solve Alaska’s
problems is to give its people two
United States senators and a vot
ing member of the House.”
Engle, who joined Delegate Far
rington (R-Hawaii) in introducing
an Hawaii statehood bill Wednes
day, said the bill is the same as
that passed by the House in the
preceding Congress, and similar
to measures also approved by the
House on two previous occasions.
“I do not see any need for plow
ing the same field four times,” he
asserted. “In other words, I do
not see any need for long and ex
tensive hearings in committee.
That, of course, does not preclude
some discussion of the issues.”
As to Alaska, Engle said “We’re
for Alaska too.”
Mrs. Farrington said she sure
the people of Hawaii rejoice that
the President again expressed un
qualified support of immediate
statehood for Hawaii.
“His concise statement is char
acteristic of a great leader, who,
with sympathetic understanding,
is determined to carry forward
the banner of American freedom,”
she said.
Bartlett’s bill would provide for
land grants to the proposed state
of 103,350,000 acres, including
mineral rights, and would include
various financial grants for capi
tal improvements.
As they pertain to Alaska, all
three measures generally follow
the details of the Alaska section
of the joint statehood bill
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President Asks
Hawaii Statehood,
Delay for Alaska
WASHINGTON, (A*)— President
Eisenhower renewed Thursday his
plea that Congress grant state
hood to Hawaii and delay similar
action affecting Alaska.
The House approved Hawaiian
statehood last year but the Sen
ate, largely on the votes of its
Democratic members, insisted on
combining both territories in one
statehood bill. The measure died
when the House Rules Committee
refused to approve a Senate
House conference to seek com
promise.
In the lace of Democratic con
trol of the new Congress, the Pres
ident in his State of the Union
address called again for statehood
for normally Republican Hawaii
without normally Democratic Al
aska. He said:
“As the complex problems of
Alaska are resolved, that territory
should expect to achieve state
hood. In the meantime, there is no
justification for deferring the ad
mission to statehood of Hawaii. I
again urge approval of this meas
ure.”
Both territories have long been
working for statehood but various
factors have delayed congression
al approval.
In addition to Democratic fears
that admission of Hawaii alone
might add two Republicans to the
Senate strength, various members
have said that both of the areas,
far from the mainland, would be
harder to defend; that neither is
ready for nor can afford the added
expense of full self-government;
and that Hawaii is infiltrated with
Communists.
In the face of the political his
tory back of the statehood argu
ment, Democrats won control of
the Hawaii legislature in last No
vember’s election for the first time
in its 54-year history. The Repub
lican delegate to Congress, Mrs.
Elizabeth P. Farrington, won re
election but only by a hair.
Alaska, in what amounted to
a landslide, extended it's Demo
cratic record.
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Nome Directory
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Ben Young, Pres.
Joe Kroninger, Secy.
Thursday Luncheon
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Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Comerce
Meets Every Tuesday Noon
BOYD HARWOOD, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Meets the 3rd Monday of each month.
Beverly Morgan
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
Secretary
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
488 First Ave. West. Nome. Alaska
10 to 12 a.m. 1 to 5 pan.
Phone Main 82 — P.O. Box 208
nANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Charles F. Lewis, W.M.
Norvin W. Lewis, Secy.
Meets 1st and 3rt* Thursday each month.