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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
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Nome, Alaska, Monday, November 28, 1949
PRINCES OF PROLUCTION
(By George Peck)
Have we now arrived at a point where an economic
fundamental that played a major role in America’s
climb to prosperity is to be thrown into the discard?
’Twould seem so, if the Administration is to have its
way.
Competition has heretofore been the sparkplug of our
Free Enterprise System. Individuals and corporations
who produced a better item at a better price prospered,
and in so doing, helped raise the standard of living of
all the American people. The entrepreneur starting his
little one-man business looked forward to the day when
increased business would force him to take on an em
ployee. That ambition having been achieved, his next
goal was still bigger business so that he would have to
put a second employee to work, then on to the third, the
fourth, etc. Thus little businesses evolved into big busi
nesses more and more jobs were opened up, more and
more and more wealth was created.
From these little business acorns came the mighty
business oaks that in time of peace have contributed so
much to the general welfare and in times of war have
furnished the materiel to enable us to prevail over our
enemies. Little businesses grew bigger and bigger, not
through hidden monopolistic practices, but in open
competition, thereby increasing the demand for their
product.
But now the Administration says this is all wrong,
that efficiency shall no longer be rewarded, in fact,
that outstanding exponents of efficiency shall be pun
ished. Last summer the United States Department of
Justice filed suit against the du Pont Company, General
Motors Corp. and others, alleging violation of the Sher
man and Clavton anti-trust laws. When the camouflage
of trumped-up violations is removed, the real intent of
the suit is revealed as an attack by the D. of J. against
these companies simply because they are big.
■At first blush this looked like smart politics—a ges
ture that could garner a lot of votes for the Fair Deal in
the 1950 and 1952 elections. It is part and parcel of the
Administration’s demagogic crusade on behalf of what
it terms the “Common Man.” How I detest that term
“Common Man.” In a republic there is no such thing as
a “Common Man”—in America every man is a king—it
is only in totalitarian slave states that the “Common
Man” is to be found.
The suit against these admittedly big companies is
part of. the general plot to beget envy and hatred in the
minds of the American voters for all business. The Ad- j
ministration has never made secret its antipathy tow
ards successful businessmen, whom it has frequently
described as “Princes of Privilege.” Not all successful
businessmen are paragons of virtue. There are some of
them who are not without sin, but most of them could
more accurately be described as “Princes of Production.”
It is my guess that the American people are not going
to be hoodwinked by this assaul on du Pont, General
Motors and the other companies. If editorial expression
reflects the opinion of the majority, and I believe it
does, then the Administration is doomed for a rude
awakening. Editors the country over have been practic
ally unanimous in caustic comment regarding this un
warranted, nonsensical attack on corporations whose
only crime is bigness—against corporations that have
contributed and are contributing so much to the national
welfare. If it has not already done so, it should soon
begin to dawn on the D. of J. that “big” business has a
host of friends among the “little” people.
Then, this Fall, adding insult to injury and heaping
asininity on folly, the D. of J. entered suit against the
Great Atlantic and Pacific Company. What is the basis
of this suit? Believe it or not, the D. of j. charges that
R< >OF GARDEN
HIGHLIGHTS
The beautiful, exquisite, rare
two-piece silver fox stole, (ready
to wear* is now on display at Po
let’s store. Mary Roell is indeed to
be congratulated for taste, care
and good judgment in making this
excellent selection. It meant hours
of modeling, scrupulous, meticu
lous examinations of more than
a dozen specimens before a choice
was finally made and approved.
The gold nugget on display has
already attracted considerable at
tention. Seeing it, you will be con
vinced that it is, perhaps, the most
unique specimen of its kind ever
offered as a prize in Nome. Tol
bert Scott, who has mined gold in
Alaska more than forty years, el
bowed his way among a group of
women admiring the fox stole, and
was heard to say: “I don’t know
much about furs, although these
look beautiful, but give me that
nugget. I am going to invest right
now” and he did. ,
The committee on program and
entertainment advises that all re
hearsals are progressing in high
gear without a hitch.
Charlie Jones was very emphat
. ic in his declaration that the Pio
neer Roof Garden will be, and
'"! lam" ()|)«‘rator
Aids CAP
SPOKANE. i/P) — When atmos
pherics knock the regular sig
nal corps radio circuits in Alaska,
“ham” operator Charles Lohnes
will be ready again to give Uncle
Sam an assist.
The Civil Air Patrol needed to
relay some important orders north
from Washington, D. C., Thurs
day. Weather conditions prevented
the Alaska Communications Sys
tem from getting through.
The CAP enlisted the aid of
Lohnes, who operates a high-pow
ered amateur radio station here.
With the aid of another “ham” in
Anchorage, Lohnes made it possi
ble for Col. David Mozes, Wash
ing State CAP wing commander,
to pass on orders via radio tele
phone to the wing commander in
Alaska.
always has been non-political.
Democrats, Republicans, Non-par
tisans, Townsendites, etc., will all1
co-mingle in the good old fash
ioned American way and partici
pate in an evening of rare enjoy
ment, characteristic of the fine
spirit always manifested under
the auspices of the Pioneers of
Alaska.
this grocery chain has been selling foodstuffs to the
American housewife too cheaply, and this is something
the bureaucratic mind just cannot fathom. One is led to
wonder what in the world has happened to the Admin
istration’s paternalistic concern for the wage earner
when it attacks an organization that is giving the house
wife a “break” on her foodstuff purchases.
. . . The next time Organized Labor attacks the Re
publican Party it will be met with a counter attack that
I will be difficult to beat off. The nanby-panby, lily-white
; campaign of Dewey will not be a repeater. The Demo
! crats taught the Republicans the lesson that what is
worth having is worth fighting for.
In the next national campaign there will be burrs un
der the saddles of both labor and the Democrats.
—Missoula, Mont., Times
. . . Long ago we recognized the evil of industrial and
financial monopolies, and the anti-trust laws were writ
ten to prevent them. Now a labor monopoly is the offen
der, and remedial action, in the public interest, is neces
sary. There is not a single defensible reason why labor
should not be bound by the same policies and regula
tions that control capital. One kind of monopoly is as
dangerous and destructive as the other.
—Surgeon Bay, Wise., Advocate
SEERS OF STARS
Daughters Pray
For Safe Keturn
Of Brownfield
SEQUIM, Wash. (/P>—'With qui
et dignity, and very solemnly, two
little heads bowed.
Kenny Lee Brownfield, 10, and
her brother, Francis Murl, 8, were
saying their prayers for daddy.
At the knee o f their grand
mother, Mrs. Murl Brownfield, in
the little white farmhouse near
here, the youngsters pleaded for
the safe return of their aviator
father, lost somewhere in the fro
zen wilds of Alaska. The father,
Francis Brownfield, 31, has been
missing in the Susitna River area
north of Anchorage since Septem
ber 5.
Jenny and young Francis
prayed not only that their lather
might live, but for the welfare of
their mother and four brothers
living in Anchorage. With Mrs.
Brownfield in the Alaskan town
are Thomas, 6; Jerry, 4; Keith,
lVfe; and Dennis, 6 months. An
other baby is expected in the
spring.
I’m kind of worried about dad
dy,” said Jenny, shyness masking
some of the tragedy in her eyes.
“But I think he’s safe in a cabin.
He can take care of himself.”
“I think daddy will come out
all right,” said Francis, with a
show of bravado. “I just do.”
Some of the searchers think so,
loo, and at last reports flyers lrom
the 10th rescue squadron of the
Air Force were awaiting im
proved weather for a further
search. Murl Brownfield, the
youngsters’ grandfather, fie* to
Anchorage as soon as he Jearned
his son was missing, and still is
leading air and ground parties.
In fact, Brownfield sold a little
house he owned in Sequirr to
raise money t o continue 1he
search.
West Coast Votes
To Assure Water
front Peaee
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stop-work meetings at 1 p.m. to
day to ratify the new agreement.
The shipowners withheld com
ment, but it was reported that the
Pacific Maritime Association
board of directors met Friday and
approved the proposed contract
provisions.
The sailors’ union will decide toy
vote today whether the contract
will run until September, 1950 or
September, 1951, Lundeberg said.
He said the shipowners prefer the
1951 date.
The AFL Masters, Mates and
Pilots contract runs to Sept. 30.
1951. The other west coast mari
time unions’ contracts run to June
15, 1951. All of the contracts are
reported to contain no-strike and
no-lockout clauses.
Lundeberg said the new con
tract grants:
1. A pension and welfare plan
financed by shipowners through
25 cents a day payments per man.
2. Penalty work payments aver
aging. Lundeberg estimated, $20 a
month to each SUP crew member.
Outright wage increase demands
were rejected.
3. “Ironclad protection” of sail
ors' rights on coastwise, Alaska
and deepsee vessels, including
certain painting and shipping jobs
in port. These previously had
been done by CIO shipecalers.
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