MOOSE
PASS
MINER
By L, H. Allen
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ON THE SIDE OF PREPAREDNESS
From The Alaska Weekly -
The greatest arguiaent in favor of pre
paredness that the world has seen since
Napoleon taught the French the beauty of
artillery fire, and had the guns made to
equip his armies is being shown in Europe
this spring.
So far, Germany is winning the current
war and for just one reason - she has pre
pared for war, While the Allies, togeth
er with a group of little countries, back
ed and filled and consoled one another
with the thought that "Hitler would not
dare,” the Germans figured what they want
ed, figured on the price they would have
to pay for it and went to work getting the
price ready for the time when they would
need it.
They built a navy - not a big one, to
be sure,but what they built, they built
with German thoroughness, and it was good.
Naval experts scoff at the "pocket battle
ships." Well, the few Germany built cer
tainly cost the Allies enough before they
were finally run to earth, and if they had
been manned by crews worthy of such craft,
the price would have been higher. As it
was, it took an entire British squadron to
wipe out one ship and it took the well
known German navy order to "Stand by to
scuttle ship" to give them victory.
German submarines, unless bottled up,
will drive Allied shipping off the seas
within another year. The Allies do not
seem to be able to cope with the under
water craft of the Teutons, and in the air,
Germany is and has been the aggressor. If
one can sift out the truth from the many
conflicting stories coming from both sides,
the Germans have had the best of it so far.
Germany has taken the territory that
she wants, and is now taking over the Scan
dinavian Peninsula. Germany is able to
do this.for the simple reason
that, in time of peace, her rulers prepar
ed for war.
While it is to be hoped that the United
States will never wage a war of aggression,
we well may learn a lesson from the fate
of the nations who are suffering today be
cause of their unpreparedness. Let's get
ready NOW.
Elbert Hubbard wrote? "There is no fail
ure except in no longer trying. There is
no defeat except from within, no really
insurmountable barrier save our own inher
ent weakness of purpose."
LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. Howard Romig of Anchorage, came*
to Moose Pass Monday night and is the
house guest of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Nel
son. Mrs. Romig cane to select the site
on their newly acquired acreage near Coop
er's Landing, to build their summer home.
Mr. Nelson took her to Cooper's Lancing
on Tuesday. Work on their new home will
immediately be started.
Work on the Victor Creek bridge is gal
loping to a finish. Ray Stafford, Jake
Laubscher,Harry Conkey, are Moose Pass
men at work on the bridge.
Lewis Tulare is improving his residence
property, having hauled some 18 or 20
truckloads of gravel and applied it where
it does the most good. He has built an
attractive retaining wall along the over
flow ditch which runs in front of his
hone3ite.
Last Sunday, Roy Luckies, Senior and
Junior, saw three moose while driving on
the Moose Pass to Hope highway. Later
they saw another moose near Salt Lick at
Cooper’s Landing. A week or more ago
they sighted a big Brownie near Mile 40.
They fired six shots at him but failed to
down him and the bear went over the moun
tain etc.
John L. Nelson has purchased the Charles
Ebing cottage which was occupied until re
cently by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams.
A number of Moose Pass residents attend
ed the play,"Night Of January 16th" in
Seward last Friday evening. They pro
nounce it super-excellent. Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Neil, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cillis and
Verne Whitmarsh attended from Lawing.