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Entered as second e'a<> matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice at
Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Monday, December 17, 1945
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INDEPENDENT ALASKA
(By CHAS. D. WATKINS)
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president emeritus of
Columbia University, suggests that Alaska, the Hawa
iian Islands and Puerto Rico be made independent, self
governing democracies under U. S. protection.
He made the suggestion in a letter to Representative
Peterson, Democrat of Florida, member of the House
Territories Committee.
Peterson inserted the letter in the Congressional
Record, saying it was most important that the United
States formulate definite policies on the subject.
“In my judgment,” wrote Butler, “other territories
which are or may become subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States—such as Alaska, the Hawaiian Is
lands and Puerto Rico—should be set up by our gov
ernment as independent self-governing democracies un
der the protection but not the control of the govern
ment of the United States. There should be two limita
tions upon their complete independence—first their re
lations to foreign powers should be subject to the ap
proval of the President of the United States, and sec
ond litigants in these communities should have the
right, if they so desire, of final appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States.”
By adopting this plan, Butler said, the American peo
ple would exert a “very substantial influence over the
outlying islands and territories” but they would not
become part of the United States itself.
“In my judgment,” he continued, “this is vital for
our future.”
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Commercial air lines have been given an Army con
tract to fly 25,000 veterans monthly from Newark to
West Coast demobilization centers. Five cooperating
air lines have been allotted 68 new C-47s and five Con-j
stellations—a 30 percent increase in equipment—and
are taking on 750 new pilots, mostly discharged fliers. •
—Nation’s Business
A fellow has to keep wide awake nowadays to make
liis dreams come true.
WITH REMAP** FROM TVit JURWADW_
By GEORGE S BENSON
TVesident of Harding College
Searcy. Arkansas
— . ——
ALL TO GAIN
Strikes in the automobile indus
try since V-J Day have cost the
nation half a billion dollars in
purchasing power already this
year . . . and none of the big
threatened strikes have occurred:
This is the substance of a state
ment made to the nress late in Oc
tober by George Romney of the
Automobile Manufacturers Asso
ciation.’ in a position to speak foi;
the whole industry.
In his supporting statements,
Mr. Romney quoted figures which
he is able to get in advance of any
other news source. He declared
that, on account of strikes in the
plants of suppliers and makers of
automobile parts, 350.000 fewer
cars will be sold this year. Any
body old enough to drive a car
knows this means 350 million dol
lars less money spent for cars this'
year.
Everybody Hurt
Cars on the road are a symbol
of money in circulation: neople,
going places and spending. Hotels, j
health resorts, oil stations and |
motor maintenance shops are hav-,
ing business turned away from!
them by disputes. Prosperity fol-;
lows the production of things use
ful and desirable for people who
buy. Probably no useful thing en-i
joys a greater popular demand to
day than the automobile.
The strike, during the progress
of America’s worst war, actually
retarded military production. Our
generals said it hindered the de
livery of machines and munitions
to help America’s fighting men
win battles. And now it is inter
fering with the chances of those
same men for getting steady jobs
at good pay after they have fin
ished winning the war. This is the
road to economic ruin.
Let Wages Advance
Speedy recovery is more im
portant to the American people
now than any money considera
tion or any point of pride being
contended. I am a man of rela-1
tively small earning and I believe i
I can speak for millions of Amer-1
icans who don’t care how high i
wages go so long as they don’t up- j
set the national economy. More
‘over my faith in working men *
makes me believe they want no
wage scale that will destroy jobs.
Ever since the automobile busi
ness grew out of its awkward age,
it has operated on sound Ameri-1
can* principles: (1) Large invest
ments in equipment, (2) more out
put per worker on account of the i
investment, (3) lower prices per j
car because of the big output, (4) j
rrtore sales because of the low j
prices, (5) bigger profits because;
of the volume sales, and (6) higher!
wages made possible by more'
profits.
Minutes Matter Now
The demand for automobiles is
such today that car production
per worker might exceed all rec
ords and still not satisfy the pub
lic appetitie for new rolling stock.
Until production rates dwarf all
previous records, there is no visi
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Protons (positive electric charges) in the nucleus hold electrons
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The number of protons in natural atoms range from 1 to 92
and determine what the substance is: gold, lead, uranium, etc.
A nucleus also contains neutrons, which have neither a positive
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They are the key to the mystery of the atomic universes which
are so small that millions of them are needed to make a speck
of matter.
ble limit to the earning power of
a skilled automobile worker. But
there is the rub! An enemy inter
venes. The strike has thrown a
brake on production.
A war-impoverished world is
looking to the United States to
win a hard game. Uncle Sam has
passed the ball to Detroit, and it
is down — on the second yard
line. Investments, yes; production,
no! The opposition’s squabble
play can defeat us. America has
everything it takes to win but
team-work. Why not produce now
to meet the needs of a desperate
public, with the disputes to be
settled later?
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Victory Bond Sales
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ty thousand dollars in E Bonds,
and the sales through December
8, total seven thousand, four hun
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bonds so we can win the peace!
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