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Monday, January 13, 1947
Jew Against Himself
(The Denver Post)
TERRORISM, long smoldering in Palestine, has brok
en out anew with a violence and general character
which amount almost to a war of rebellion. It is a trag
edy, for Jewish terrorism will be countered with mili
tary force by the British; and there may be only one
conclusion—the weakening of sympathy for Zionist as
pirations in the United States and Great Britain.
The strongest weapon the Jew has in his struggle for
the ancient homeland is the moral force of his position.
It is the recognition of this justice which gives the Jew
his great hope of victory.
At the same time the non-Jewish world, and thought
ful minds among the Jews themselves—recognize the
equities in the position of the other party to this long
and bitter controversy, the Arab. A lasting solution to
the Palestine problem must promise justice to both the
Jew and the Arab. The ancient antagonism of these two
races, and more important the conflict in their modern
interests, has prevented agreement. But the prospects
of a solution have been more hopeful recently than at!
any time in decades.
Zionists must reflect calmly on their obligation to the
British rulers of the Palestine mandate. The British are
now their particular object of hatred, but what are the
alternatives to British control during this tense period?
What would happen if the British had pulled out? It is
the surest thing in the world that Palestine would have
been plunged into a bloodbath of civil war between the
Arabs and the Jews. It is almost equally certain that
Russia, seeking to expand her influence in the middle
east, would have pressed into this power vacuum.
Never has the suffering of the Jew appealed morej
clearly to the world than in the late years of his oppres
sion. It has given him a reservoir of sympathy which,;
intelligently used, can lead him to his Promised Land.
But the Jew is not using this sympathy intelligently,
and he may lose it.
Speaker Martin's Speech
(Rocky Mountain News)
IT WAS A THOUGHTFUL and encouraging speech
that Congresman Martin of Massachusetts made when
he became Speaker of the House.
The Republicans, he said, were not disposed to gloat
over the victory that gave them control of Congress.
They are “prayerfully conscious” of their grave respon
sibility to this country and to the world. They realize,
the domestic danger of “economic suicide.” They know
that “only a strong, sound, solvent, free America” can
help to save other nations.
But they believe that the United States can achieve!
“a prosperity greater than we ever knew before.” And,;
to that end, they hope for the support of the people and I
seek, from the Democrats, a degree of co-operation “un-;
surpassed in the history of our nation.”
Seek a formula for industrial peace, under which la
bor and management can co-operate for higher produc
tion, lower prices and fair profits, without cutting wages
or lengthening working hours.
Reduce tax rates by extensive, but discriminating,
economies.
Hoot out Communists and other advocates of absolut
ism who hold “positions of trust or power” in the gov
ernment.
Free the economy of bureaucratic controls; restore
the principle that “competition is a better regulator of
prices and quality than all the governmental bureaus
NOT QUITE IN APPLE RE ORDER
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and departmental regulations which could be organ
ized and devised.”
There are many issues on which the speaker did not
touch. And fair promises are one thing, performance
another. The Republicans will be judged, not by what
they say, but by what they do. By whether, for instance,
Mr. Martin’s professed faith in competition is backed
up by Republican support for effective enforcement of
the laws against conspiracies to restrain competition.
But if the Republican majorities in Congress give
evidence of determination to go forward in the spirt of
Speaker Martin’s words, they will deserve the Demo
cratic co-operation and the public support for which he
asked.
One Man’s Opinion By Walter kiernan
WE ARE NOW resting quietly between peace and
conflict.. . testing the direction of the wind with a damp
finger. Hostilities have ended but until further notice
it is proper to say “Mhat’s-a-matta . . . don’t you know
there’s a war still on? The reasons for Mr. Truman’s
move still are a little vague . . . There is one story that
with the Republicans coming in, the former artillery
captain decided against war on two fronts. Admirable
in the organization of the new Congress was the speed
with which a minority whip and whipping boy were
selected . . . Bilbo winning the latter without contest.;
Taft’s leadership of the “bounce Bilbo bloc” created an
interesting situation . . . liberals who scorn Taft sud
denly found themselves warming up to him. Now for
the long winter season . . . curled up by the fireplace
with an apple and a good Congressional Record.
By MARY LEE" COUNCIL
Secretary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, Delegate to Congress from Alaska
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ALASKA BILLS «
IN 80th CONGRESS
On the opening day of the 80th
Congress Delegate Bartlett intro
duced 42 bills, including an enab
ling measure to bring statehood
to Alaska.
Included among the legislation
affecting Alaska are measures to
extend the Federal Aid and High
ways Acts to Alaska; to provide
for the election of the Governor of
the Territory by the qualified vot
ers of Alaska; to grant priority to
residents of Alaska in employ
ment in the fisheries; to provide
that the Governor of Alaska be a
resident; to authorize residents of
Alaska to vote upon attaining the
age of 18 instead of 21; to transfer
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the fisheries of Alaska to the Ter
ritory; to extinguish the Indian
title to lands in Alaska; to provide
for lifetime appointments of
judges of the district court; to au
thorize the Interior Secretary to
construct and operate a hospital
for the insane of Alaska in the
Territory; to provide increased re
tirement benefits for certain em
ployees of Teh Alaska Railroad in
cluding retirement at the age of 55
after 30 years’ service; to elimin
ate taxation of retirement funds
of the Alaska Railroad employees;
to abolish 80-rod shore space res
ervations in the national *forest
i land pertaining to tracts of land
I acquired under use-permit from
the Secretary of Agriculture; to
enlarge the area of mining in th^
beds and on shores of navigable '
streams in Alaska and to extend
the Farm Credit Act to the Terri
tory.
Several measures were mt o
duced for the purpose of grant, ng
public lands to various groups .r.
trie Teritory, namely to the Cat u
lic Church for use as a mi-s;on in
the Andreafsky River country; to
the Victory Bible Camp Ground
for use as a recreational camp at
Index Lake; to the city of Fair
banks the site of the old detention p
home for school purposes; and to
the town of Petersburg part of
block 90 for school purposes.
Among the bills are seven so
called private measures for the re
lief of various persons in Alaska
who are believed to have claims
against the federal government,
including a measure to return :o
veterans of World War II travel
money expended to return home
upon their discharge. 4
utner measures sponsored by
Delegate Bartlett embrace bills to
forbid seizure of boats nets or
seines of residents of Alaska for
violation of rules and regulations
until after the arrest, trial and
conviction in the Alaska courts of
the owner or operator; to make
workmen’s compensation laws of
the Territory applicable to land
and premises of the United States t
in Alaska; to provide that 37Y4°A
of all money received from sales,
bonuses, royalties and rentals of
public lands in Alaska under the
Mineral Leasing law shall revert
to Alaska for construction and
maintenance of public roads or for
the support of public schools; to
authoribe the Export-Import BanK
of Washington to aid in the financ
ing and facilitating of exports acj^
imports and the exchange of com
modities between the United States
and its territories and insular pos
sessions; to extend certain acts to
Alaska so that the Extension Serv
ice and the Experiment Stations in
Alaska may share in appropria
tions now alloted the States; to
allow employees of the federal
government in Alaska to be trans
ported on airplanes of the army
transport service, one round trip
during each two-year period of
employment; to allow Alaska to
share in benefits of an act provid-^
ing for promotion of vocational re
habilitation of disabled persons in
Alaska; to increase the compensa
tion of Governors of Alaska, Ha
waii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands to $15,00 a year; to elim
inate the requirements of manij
Tests and export declarations by
vesels engaged in fisheries in
Alaska; to extend the Federal
Declaratory Judgments Act to
Alaska; to grant issuance of citi
zenship certificates to Metlakatla
Indians who were made citizens
by the act of 1934; and to author
ize the Secretary of Agriculture
to sell land formerly occupied by
the Alaska Agricultural Experi
ment Station to the city of Sitka. ^
FISHERIES
UNDER STATEHOOD
Clarifying his stand on the con
trol of fisheries in Alaska under
statehood, Secretary Krug has
written to Governor Gruening, as
follows:
“While the comment in Seattle
attributed to me did stress the im
portance of salmon and its con
servation in hte national economy,
I certainly never intended to con- i
vey the impression that when
Alaska becomes a State, manag^
ment of the salmon resource should
not be transferred to Alaska to the
same extent as in other states. To
do otherwise would be an innova
ion in our constitutional prance