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Last evening an Australian broadcast
ing station was heard transmitting a
program during which announcements
were made as to the prowess of the Roy
al Australian Navy, citing the lone-wolf
part it played in turning the tide of bat
tle away from the northern shores of
that great continent down under.
The announcement said that the Royal
Australian Navy was greatly responsi
ble for the stopping of the Japanese ad
vancing forces, which were aiming at
using Australia as a springboard from
which to attack America.
These and similar statements will do
more to undermine and nullify the ef
forts of the United Nations for a perma
nent peace.
A greater feeling of comradeship will
be continued throughout the world if all
nations, tongues and creeds would go in
more for collective reasoning and take
credit for being a member of the world
rather than as an individual.
Some toot their horns too loudly,
while others go about their work using !
the same energy to advantage.
The Australians did not win the war.
Nor did the British, Russians or Ameri
cans win the war single-handed. That
kind of thinking will certainly breed an
other war to destroy the world.
If peace is to continue on the earth,
individual boasts such as the one men
tioned, cannot be tolerated.
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All nations who were united in the
cause of freedom are equally responsi
ble for the victorious conclusion of the
war. No matter how little or how
great the part played, each was in it
one hundred percent for freedom.
As in war we were united, we must
more than ever plan the future for peace
as the weapons of war can surely des
troy the entire world.
Friendship and cooperation will have
to be the by-words of the future, along
with tolerance and understanding of the
other fellow’s problems. You may be
sure that it will be difficult at times to
see the other side of the question but it
must surely be done to insure world
peace.
To make it possible for all the peoples
of the world to enjoy being free from
hunger, want, fear, and war, there must
be a cooperative effort on the part of
all concerned to plan collectively in
peace as we have done in war. That
is the only logical conclusion.
The job ahead is ope in which the ef
forts of the entire world will have to be
united in order to obtain the desired re
sults. The ultimate goal of the world
is peace and liberty for all nations, peo- I
pies, tongues and creeds, therefore it is
a collective job.
PLEASANT DREAMS !
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WASHINGTON
NEWS-LETTER
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
Secretary to L L (Bob) Bartlett.
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SECRETARY ICKES RULES
ON INDIAN CLAIMS
Ruling by the Secretary of the
Interior on petitions involving an
cestral possessory rights of Indi
ans of Hydaburg, Kake and Kla
wock in southeastern Alaska rec
ognizes their right to approxim
ately eight percent of the land
area claimed, and denies exclu
sive rights to the use of certain
open ocean areas where salmon
fisheries constitute a valuable in
dustry.
The decision of Secretary Ickes,
made public on July 29, in large
measure agrees with that of Judge
Richard H. Hanna,' of New Mex
ico, appointed by the Secretary,
who held hearings in Alaska and
Seattle, Washington in 1944 on the
aboriginal rights petitions, the
first of which were filed in 1942.
The natives of Hydaburg, Kake
and Klawock claimed aproximate
ly 3,339,000 acres in the petitions
acted upon, and the decision of
the Secretary gave recognition to
those rights in the total of 273,000
acres, eight percent of the total
land area claimed. It* i# under
stood that the recognized valid
claims approximate 190 acres for
each petitioner and comprise the
areas adjacent to the three vil
lages which, since 1884, have been
the actual exclusive property of
those villages.
The 273,000 acres embrace 101,
000 acres for Hydaburg Indians,
95.000 acres for Klawock and
77.000 acres for Kaka.
Secretary Ickes’ ruling agrees
that the Indians have the right to
fish, trap and hunt in common
with other Alaska citizens in the
greater portion of the claimed
area of 3,339,000 acres while those
areas remain as public lands.
The opinion also recognizes as
lawful Indian occupancy in cer
tain beaches, submerged lands,
inland waters and bays adjacent
to the eight percent of land rec
ognized as valid Indian claims, if
that occupancy has been continu
ous and exclusive.
The decision of the Secretary in
no way affects the proposed suits
in the Court of Claims of the
Tlingit and Haida Indians against
the United States for lands or
other tribal community property
taken from them without compen
sation.
INCREASED RURAL ELECTRI
FICATION FOR ALASKA
TO BE STUDIED
Arangements have been made
to make a preliminary survey for
further rural electrification de
velopment in Alaska, according to
information received by Delegate
Bartlett’s office from the Rural
Electrification Administration.
Mr. Alfred C. Fox, Special As
sisant of REA, will leave for Alas
ka the middle of August to exam
ine the field looking toward mod
ern electric service for an increas
ed number of farming communi
ties in the Territory.
During the hottest weather it
may be 'more than five degrees
cooler in the woods, according to
Encyclopaedia Britannica. The air
is also somewhat cooler above the
trees, too, and this cooling influ
ence may extend as high as 5,000!
feet above forested areas.
Adm. Fletcher
Lauds Alaska
Servicemen
ADAK, Aug. 15— (JP) —Vice
Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher, com
mander in the North Pacific, sai<
today in a victory statement “Wei
done, all officers and men of th<
i North Pacific Alaskan Sea Fron
* tier. I assure your families a
home of your part in bringing
Japan to her knees has been ai
Important one. Ours has not beei
a spectacular job, but those wh<
helped drive the invaders fron
the Aleutians and hammerec
from the sea and air at his Ku*
riles’ outposts worked in the wil
lawaws to prepare for future
blows, now happily not needed,
can well be proud of the partici
pants in this victory.
“Let us celebrate this day, not
in triumph, but with thanksgiving
and gratitude. Let us not forget
our comrades who cannot share
it. The world is now at peace. Let
us face the problems that will
confront us with the same spirit
which won this terrible war.”
Seven Million Back
To Civil Life In
Twelve Months
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17—^)—
At least seven million men in the
armed services will be returned
to civilian life within the next
twelve months, reconversion di
rector Snyder said. He predicted
within the next several months
the demobilization rate will be
stepped up to a half million men
a month. The current rate is «ne
hundred seventy thousand per
month.
Army demobilization, Snyder
said, will be on the same basis as
formerly, which means the men
released first will be those with
the longest combat service and the
greatest number of dependents.
“The Navy plans to demobilize
some of its personnel almost im
mediately,” Snyder said.
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