for them to be employed . . . They
are living off the enterprise and
productivity of the rest of the peo
ple. Their incentive is dulled, their
energy is stifled, their initiative is
warped. They are drones in a free
society.” When the drones are too
numerous to be supported by the
workers, Mr, Sensing continues,
the government takes over and the
society is no longer free.
“If minimum wages fixed by the
law are to make us prosperous, we
might as well set the figure at one
dollar per hour or two dollars per
hour or five dollars per hour . . .
In a democracy the requirement
must always be that the individ
ual shall earn his wage, whether
it be ten cents per hour or ten
dollars per hour; moreover, that it
shall be fixed by free enterprise
in a competitive economy. Our
whole history has shown this to be
the road to prosperity.”
Vandenberg Gives
Control Plan
For Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON. (/P) — Senator
Vandenberg (R.-Mich.) made pub
lic Saturday a new plan for hand
ling the multi-billion dollar Euro
pean recovery prgoram “under a
single administrator of cabinet
status” in a new agency virtually
free of any state department con
trols.
The plan was prepared by the
Brookings Institute and chairman
Vandenberg asked members of
his foreign relations committee to
give it careful study, referring to
the proposal as a “highly import
ant service.”
Chairman Vandenberg did not
immediately indicate his accept
ance of the Brookings proposals
although the plan was formulated
at his request.
Sum marizing its provisions,
Vandenberg said the administra
tors would have full control both
in this country and abroad, sub
ject only to reversal by the Presi
dent.
Secretary of state Marshall
would have the right to ask for
information or question decisior
but President Truman would um
pire all disputes.
Secretary Marshall and other
state department leaders have
asked for the right to control and
supervise all operations of the re
covery program but suggested a
separate administrator.
The new operating plan was
handed to Senators as Paul Porter
former price control administra
tor, predicted that the United
States will be forced to control
wages, prices, credit, meat and Es
sential materials as part of the
European aid plan.
Johnson Urges
Larger Air Force
DENVER, (IP) — Senator John
son (D.-Colo), urged last night that
the United States bring its air
forces “up to a standard in ad
vance of anything else in the
world.”
He said he believed this could
be accomplished through a bill he
recently introducde to spend two
billion dollars each this year and
next.
“Not only will it give us some
more airplanes but it will give
the aviation business a chance to
survive,” Johnson said.
“The next war is going to be
fought in the air. Likely it will
be fought over the north pole.”
He said compulsory military
training “wouldn’t add one iota of
strength to this country—it is a
weakness.”
DR. BAUER. FORMER
KOTZEBUE MAN. DIES
Dr. H. O. Bauer, well known
for his work in Alaska, died in
Port Angeles, Wash., on December
14, of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Especially well known in the
Seward Peninsula area, Dr. Bauer
was at one time in charge of the
hospital at Kotzebue and during
the war was with the Indian Serv
ice, aiding greatly in evacuation
of natives.
Dr. Bauer was established in
Seattle as an eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist and was in Port
Angeles to open up another office
at the time of his death.
U. N. Deadlocked
Over Governor
For Trieste
LAKE SUCCESS, (^)—The se
curity council Saturday resumed
its year-long quest for a governor
to run the free territory of Tri
este, the Adriatic trouble spot
which was internatlionalized by
the Italian peace treaty.
After hearing officially that
Italy and Yugoslavia have been
unable to agree on a man in di
rect talks, the 11 delegates take
up where they left off several
months ago—in complete dead
lock. The problem had been re-1
ferred to the two governments af- >
ter the earlier stalemate.
The United States hinted it will
advance no new candidates in
view of a series of rebuffs from
Russia in last year’s council dis
cussions. The American delegation
was reported to have taken the
position that it would accept only
a “strong man.”
Russia was understood still to
be plugging for Auguste Buisseret
former Belgian minister of interior
who already has been rejected by
Goat Cart Takes
Australian Tour
GLADSTONE, Australia, OP)—
Ranji Last has started on a pro
jected two-year tour around Aus
tralia driving a team of two goats
pulling a cart. He built his own
cart and bred the goats for the
trip, which he expects to extend
to 13,000 miles.
the western powers. The U. S. and
Britain have submitted at least a
dozen names. Russia turned them
all down.
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That in effect was the finding of the examiners in the recent rate hearing as
indicated by their recommendation that “The Commission should find that the rates,
fares, charges, regulations, and practices of” the Alaska steamship companies "have not
been shown to be unjust and unreasonable or otherwise unlawful.”
Each side had full opportunity to present its case before the impartial examiners in
open hearing in a democratic fashion. The examiners, after taking ample time for con
sideration of the evidence involved, have issued their report.
We are naturally pleased with the returns because we feel that they should have the
effect of restoring relations with our patrons—all Alaskans—from an unsettled to a
friendly basis. It is the desire of the Alaska Steamship Company that these relations should
always be friendly, and we are going to do our utmost to make this possible.
We know there are features of our service that can stand improvement, and we are
exerting our efforts to this end. The present company reorganization is intended to facili
tate such accomplishments. The progress already realized during the last half of 1947
in the occupation of the finest terminal facilities on the coast—the Alaska Terminal—the
installation of radar equipment on our ships—the promotion of the improved packaging
campaign—indicates our attitude and the direction of our energy.
You, of course, are interested when rates will be reduced, and we assure you that
reductions will be instituted as soon as that is economically possible. In the meantime we
are endeavoring to effect every possible economy to bring this aim to realization.
We feel that an atmosphere of cooperation and understanding is most essential to
further progress in coping with the problems of transportation and we wish to go on
record as fully favoring action that will stimulate such an atmosphere. We also feel that
most Alaskans are in full accord with such a program and will help to promote it.
The rate hearing is past; the examiners’ report rendered; but Alaska still has its trans
portation problems. Now let us unite our efforts to solve them.
Sincerely,
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
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