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\ hint to someone
The prospective coalition of the national naval forces into one
great fleet which will be permanently stationed in Pacific waters and form
the most powerful fighting force in the world; if it possesses no other sig
nificance, is apparently aimed at producing some change in the attitude or
policies of others with respect to the Pacific situation prior to the interna
tional conference on disarmament. The inauguration of such a policy is
so for removed from all previous proceedure and so opposed to traditional
custom that there can be little doubt that the administration is moved by
considerations of far greater moment than the general public are aware of
fn uniting the two powerful naval fleets into one great fighting unit
Plainly someone is to be impressed by this contemplated vast show
ing of naval power. Some one is to he given a hint that America is ready
to do things in the event that certain conditions develop. The welding of
the two fleets does not necessarily mean that war is impending, either now
or in the near future. Indeed there is no reason to suspect that there is
any immediate prospect of the United States being involved in war with anv
onq., War may ultimately come to us in the future, unless the coming
conference succeeds in making international strife obsolete. But. al
though there is some open animosity and not a little scarce concealed rancor
and hatred against the United States on the part of certain of our tarns
Paeific neighbors, there is no danger that we will either attack or he at
tacked for some time to come unless the present world situation changes
with amazing rapidity.
It is clear, however, that the demonstration of American naval might
is aimed at producing some effect beyond the mere unification of the fleets
and th** one power at which it would seem such demonstration i- likely to
be aimed is the one which was previously mentioned as covertly hostile to
the United States and also the one nation that is plainly reluctant to enter
the disarmament conference on a basis of fairness and good will toward the
proposals which the conference is scheduled to discuss.
Japan, the nation in question, has betrayed all too clearly that she
looks upon a free discussion of Pacific questions with hostility and has little
teal sympathy with the aims and purposes of the disarmament conference.
Japan has also been at odds with the United States for some time over the
Island of Yap and although the difficulty has been temporarily adjusted it i
by no means settled and may again become a source of serious dispute.
The samM power is also at variance with America over other Pacific mat
ters which she is plainly much adverse to discussing at an open conference.
In view of these facts it appears a reasonable inference that the assembling
of the entire naval strength of the United States on the Pacific coast is in
the nature of a gentle intimation to someone that this country is not only
prepared to defend her rights but also intends to be in complete readiness to
exert her strength with the least possible loss of time in case it becomes
necessary.
I, O V A L T V II K F I N I T I O X N K E I) K l>
Complications over the question of patriotism did not by any means
end with the war and a definition of just what constitutes the demarcation
line between loyalty and disloyalty might well be written into t.he law of the
land. According to the Minneapolis News, a very interesting test case on
how far the rights of free speech go and what constitutes disloyalty is/being
fought out in Montana and the final decision may provide a much seeded
basis by which patriotism may be measured in terms of law.
The American Legion has called upon the state board of education
to remove on© Arthur Fischer from the position of professor in the law
school of the state university because he holds the view that an individual
“has the right to aid or to refuse .to aid in war. ”
The case raises two points of vital importance, the first of which is
What is the legal status of the ‘‘conscientious objector." in this country?
and. What is the official court of censorship?
The truth.of the matter is that these grave questions, which in their
final analysis are seen to bear directly on the very foundation of national
safety, have never been determined on any authority, permanent or uniform
basis They have beer left purely to accident, as the government, neither
by official ruling or in any other manner, has taken final or official stal'd
with respect to either one of them.
Sooner or later such an act will be. inevitable, unless the coming dis
JiiYnarnent conference settles the whole thing by putting war out of the
'question
VO P It O O F O P K A I L U Ft R
Noticably wide publicity is being given in the Outside press to the
so called failure of the pool formed by the Northwestern Wheat Grower*
Association, which handled approximately three million bushels of Pacific
.-lope wheat last year.
The growers who sold their wheat through the pool received an av
• rage of $1.04 to $1.06, while other growers who sold through private
I agencies received an average of $1.53.
; This disparity in price may seem at first glance to indicate a failure
I of thc pooling or cooperative selling system, but if proves only that coopera
! tive selling in the Spokane area was not successful in 1920. That i< all
i I* does not by any means prove that sm-h si lling is a permanent failure any
more than the occasional bankruptcy of ;* commission firm proves privat
I brokerage a failure.
j The result does demonstrate, however, that a cooperative selling
I project is just as much subject to ordinary business rules as any privately
operated business. There is no magic attributes which relieve cooperation
fr->; i the necessity of careful planning :nd exact administration. And i'
must be realized furthermore that if i! has *h»-—* thi:. < <»>»p«-ra* ion must,
still win its way against comj>‘*»iri*>u .
Cooperative movements undertaken with a clear and full real;/.a*
non of the requirements and designed to render a positive -n . j.e hav« is
fair a chance to succeed as a privately operated business On th,. other
band the cooperative movement that is prompted by politic*- or a grudg is
marked for a hard time at the moment of its birth.
I PROHIBITION' l..\\\ >11 ST
UK KXFOltf >;i»
significant statement recently that
very clearly conveys the attitude of
the persent administration on law
enforcement in the territory lie
particularly declares that ‘ virtually
and aggressiveness" will be practice*!
in the enforcement of th“ porhibf
tion laws The Governor says:
"I have read with much "ratifica
tion an interview with Arthur Shoup.
the new United States Attorney of
the First division, in which h*> an
nounces his intention to go after
| bootleggers vigorously and aggres
i sively and use every means in his
| power to enforce the prohibition
law. He does not under-estimate the
j difficulties. They are many and not
I easily surmounted. Hut the will of
fearless duty-doing will make the
way. and the saute spirit of law en
! forcement. 1 fully believe, will be
j shown by all other federal officials
in Alaska For the Territorial offi
cials. I promise and guarantee the.
some vigilance and aggressiveness
Otherwise they will be quickK re
placed by men who appreciate the
meaning of their oaths of office.
"The Governor of Alaska is spe
cifically charged with the duty
seeing that all laws are enforced
J He pledges himself to that service
i when he assumes office and cannot,
if he would. evade his respon-ibili* \
in the premises. His duty cannot be
shirked. It will not be.
"Conditions in this division a- -
] shameful, as Attorney Shoup avs.
Megger has grown bolder with '!•••
j failure in so many cases of the law
to reach and punish him. It has !)•*
| come a reproach to the Territory- a
burning disgrace. Juneau has seen
the effects of it in a recent tragedy,
traceable to law violation, at rur
very doors. All right-minded citixi n
support the officers of tin* law. fed
eral and local in the duty-doin',
work give,, th in to do. The inui'i' .
perform which they cannot dodge o»*
f “Respect for law on the part of
the public is an essential prerequi
site to successful law enforcement.
Cnhappily a wholesome public seiii.
ment with respect to the prohibi
tion law has been lacking hitherto.
This has hampered and handicapped
the law officers in the work they
have undertaken. I bespeak a
change of sentiment and an attitude
of co-operation on the public's par*.
The law as it stands on the statute
books is of the people's making.
Clearly it is there to stay. Ala ka
was foremost in demanding the etc
aotinent . Hence there, is all the
greater reason for acquiescence in re
spect for and obedience to the law.
“Law enforcement calls for no hys
teria or speetacularfsm or fanatfsm.
It calls for simple, unafraid duty-do
ing. That is all. T have the full
est confidence that the evils beset
ting the territory, especially in South
eastern Alaska, will he stamped out,
because I have the fullest confidence
that all the law officers like Mr.
Shoup. are determined to do their
duty fearlessly and aggressively.
; Vtul the Governor is going to be
right behind them, and with all his
might, in the duty-doing work given
them to do.- Juneau Sunday Capital.
SWA l.\ I. 1GKNTS
.ARK RKlMi I FT OCT
The Fairbanks office of tin* bureau
of investigation, department of jus
tice. established about two years auo
j along with similar offices in Juneau
! and Valdez, has been closed, says
t he Juneau Capital.
Special Agent Roy A. Darling an
nounces by telegram to X If Castle,
in charge of the Juneau office, that
| it was closed by order of \V J Burns,
, whom it is expected will become
chief or the bureau of investigation.
, .Mr. Castle said no Word had been re
ceived concerning the Juneau office.
• Th,. Valdez office is in charge of Spe
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