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_Wednesday, August 1, 1945
NEWS FROM THE ISLES
(New York Times)
Many will await with keen interest
further reports from the isles of Jersey
and Guernsey. These two small bits of
land off the French coast are the world
famous homes of two of our most popu
lar dairy breecfs, Jerseys and Guernseys.
For generations cattle from these is
lands have been exported to the United
States. Many of the prominent herds in
this country have been founded directly
on bloodlines from famous breeders on
the islands. Agricultural experts fear
that the Germans have slaughtered
many of the breeding animals and thus
destroyed the results of long years of
breeding.
They are especially concerned to learn
whether the Gormans have brought out
side cattle to the two islands. The Chan
nel island herds have always been free
of tuberculosis, a unique and valuable
consideration to purchasers from many
countries of the world. If the wartime
conquerers introduced this disease, it
will pose a grave problem for the inhab
itants, whose animal husbandry has
been famous among breeders every
where. British dairymen in particular
have a big stake in the situation. Brit
ain’s dairy industry is in a serious situa
tion so far as disease is concerned, and
the islands constitute a vital source of
supply. Farm leaders hope that enough
“seed cattle” are left to restore the
breeding operations, but admittedly fear
that German ruthlessness has perman
ently injured two of the world’s unique
farming areas.
SUICIDAL STUPIDITY
(Anchorage Times)
The Jap war machine teaches a young
student the rudiments of flying, seals
him in a plane and sends him on a sui
cide mission against American ships. It
hops up a young soldier with crackpot
patriotism, straps his body with explo
sives, and sends him hurtling into the
American lines. This country, on the
other hand, is constantly improving
equipment with a view toward saving
more lives and planes and ships.
The Jap suicide pilots cause serious
damage—when they hit. The suicide in
fantrymen do likewise — when they
reach our lines. But whether they suc
ceed or fail a life is expended in both in
stances and, in the first, a plane is lost
as well.
American pilots sink ships, too. Amer
ican infantrymen have wiped out half
dozens and dozens of Japs single-handed.
And in the majority of such cases they
have lived to fly and fight another day.
The Jap is not only inhuman, he is
also inefficient. *
Germs or no germs, kissing must be fully as dan
gerous as they make it out to be; it has put an end
to a lot of bachelors.
CASm IN SPAIN [
~UHITt9 HMmT
WASHINGTON
IN WARTIME
By JACKSON S. ELLIOTT
WASHINGTON—From the sun
ny beaches of Hawaii and the
storied snows of Alaska have
come demands for statehood.
Each territory asks for Sena
tors, Representatives, votes in
Copgress. The pleas bring up ar
guments bo;h for and against the
action.
There is one shin.ng argument
in favor of statehood—more is
done for states whose votes can
be used in serious bargaining on
legislation.
* * *
In consideration of statehood for
Hawaii, three main arguments
are advanced against it:
1. Geographical location. Ha
waii is not a contiguous part of
the United States or even of the
continent.
2. Some sentiment has been ex
pressed against probable repre
sentation in Congress by persons
of Japanese blood, although the
Hawaiian Japenese have a laud
able record for loyalty to the
United States.
3. The third argument—never
publicly expressed — is that the
Navy, remembering Pearl Harbor,
reportedly would like to reduce
the independent powers of Hawaii
and place it more under naval
jurisdiction as a protective mea
sure.
* * *
One resolution has been intro
duced in Congress recommending
transfer of supervision of the gov
ernment of Hawaii ot the Navy.
It now rests with the Interior De
parment.
With A’.aska, it is an entirely
different question. Opinion has
not crystallized. Ninety per cen’
cf Alaska is public land. Those
who ask statehood also ask that
control and rights to all natural
resources be tyrned over to the
state if one is formed. This is in
direct opposition to the policy of
the United States. Control of pub
lic ifnd in'the states rests with
the federal government.
The division™of opm’on is fur
ther highlighted by diffe ences in
viewpoints as to whether burdens
which Alaska would have to as
sume under statehood would not
overbalance the advaiiUf.es.
* * *
Actively opposing the state
hood question have been certain
mining interests. These feel that,
as a state, Alaska would impose
land taxes not now being levied.
Canning interests also do not pay
levies which would be probable
under statehood.
it would be necessarv for the
state to bulk up its income since’
it nd longer would be au!e to rely
so heavily on the U. S. govern
ment.
Secretary Ickes has said that
the United States has no colonial
po 'ry. He has indicated, however,
in the instances of Puerto Rico
and the Philippines, that if they
want and can exist with freedom
they should have it.
This attitude is expressed by
othei\ insular affairs officials in
Washington in connection with
the Hawaii-Alaska pleas. If they
; really want it, they say, statehood
I should never be refused without
’ eason.
Proclamation Of
Coast Guard Week
July 30 to August 4,1945
WHEREAS. The Coast Guard, as
♦he former U. S. Revenue Marine
founded on August 4, 1790, by
Alexander Hamilton, is the oldest
of America’s seagoing fighting
services, and
WHEREAS: Its Cutters operated
; w'th the Navy in the undeclared
! war against France in 1797, and
1 have fought in every other war in
which our nation participated, and
WHEREAS: When Alaska was
purchased ;n 1867 the Cutter Lin
| coin was the first U. S. ship
placed on patrol in these waters
, for inspection, survey and provi
! sion of medical, dental and judi
I cial aid to isolated communities,
and
WHEREAS: The present-day
j Coast Guard, which is part of the
! Navy in this second world war,
has performed a great variety of
duties, both within the United
States and abroad as part of the
* •
naval combaiant forces as well as
in furtherance of normal Coast
Guard funct'ons, and
WHEREAS: In carrying out its
^unction of life saving, the Coast
Guard has undertaken the task of
developing improved methods and
devices for rendering emergency
assistance to aircraft and surface
craft in distress and to rescue all
survivors, whether military or
civilian, and
WHEREAS: Members of the
Coast Guard Women’s Reserve,
the SPARS, are now serving with
male personnel in the Territory of
Alaska in order to free men for
combat duty
THEREFORE: The week of
July 30 to August 4, inclusive, is
hereby proclaimed U. S. Coast
Guard Week in observance of the
155th Anniversary of this fighting
service.
Date: July 30, 1945.
Signed:
EDWARD M. SEIDENVERG,
Mayor of Nome, Alaska.
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