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Wednesday, April 3, 1946
CLEANSING PROCESS
During the war an ingredient called Napalm was em
ployed in flame throwers to scorch embattled Japs. Now
it is being made into soap so gentle that it is used on hos
pital patients. Every United Nations delegate should be
required to bathe daily with Napalm as a reminder that
what was done destructively in combat can and should
be done constructively today.
BIGGER THAN IRAN
(Rocky Mountain News)
The issue raised by Russia's effort fo postpone the
United Nations Security Council meeting goes beyond
Iran, or the fight for oil, or even control of the strategic
* Middle East.
The life of the world organization itself is involved.
That is why the United States and Britain reacted so
quickly and firmly to Moscow’s move.
If Russia can set aside the security machinery now,
she can do so again and again at her pleasure, and other j
powers can do likewise. Emergency machinery which
will not work in an emergency is worthless.
In this case, however, the fault would not be with the
machinery, but with those who operate it. The United
Nations, regardless of charter pledges, can do no better
than the character of the powers that control the organ
ization, no stronger than their allegiance to it, no more
enduring than their will to enforce it.
The difficulty now, as from the start, is that Russia
does not want a world organization which would inter
fere with her expansion and dictatorship over weaker
neighbors. This is the record:
She delayed the calling of the Dumbarton Oaks Con
ference and then deadlocked it. She would not attend
the San Francisco Conference until she was bribed to do i
so by the Yalta secret agreements. Once at the Golden 1
Gate, she used every method of stall and trickery to
block an effective charter. When it was clear that a
charter would be adopted without her if necessary, she
remained to get crippling provisions into the charter.
During the months between her signature of the char
ter and the first United Nations meeting in London, she
acted in defiance of her sworn obligations. At the Lon
don sessions she tried to set herself above the world
body, and since then she has continued to break treaties
in Iran and Manchuria.
There is one difference now, however. Since San
Francisco, she has gained much in territory and in
power over her neighbors. If she is permitted to keep
those gains, she may change her policy and remain in
the United Nations. Or, she may continue on the march,
as so many fear. Nobody outside the Kremlin really
knows.
In any event, Russian defiance has created a situation
in which the Security Council must begin to function
soon—or fail, permanently.
BARAUCH AND THE ATOM
President Truman has named Bernard M. Baruch as
the American member of the United Nations Commis
sion on Atomic Energy.
He could not have made a better selection. Mr. Bar
uch’s wisdom has served the American people long and
well, and few men in our times have so completely en
joyed their confidence.
They know, now, that their representative on the vi
tally important international commission will be vigil
ant to protect their interests and diligent in his efforts
to make atomic energy the useful servant, not the de
structive master of mankind.—Rocky Mountain News.
they've met before
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STARVATION^
DON'T HELP FRANCO-SPAIN
(Rocky Mountain News)
United Action by the United States, Britain and
France in withdrawing support from Franco-Spain is
long overdue.
Paris has been appealing for such action for many
weeks. Now she is asking again. But Britain is unwilling
to move, our government hitherto has been unable to
make up its mind.
Britain wants to restore the monarchy under Juan,
along so-called constitutional lines. She hopes thereby
ot achieve a stable and pro-British Spain, at a time
when Russia is threatening her Mediterranean lifeline.
Actually, however, attempts to re-establish the mon
archy may precipitate the very civil war that the Brit
ish and all friends of Spain want to avoid.
Nobody claims that a majority of Spaniards want
Franco, the dictator. He is able to hang on only because
his opponents are divided and because the big powers
go on giving him economic support. If Britain and the
United States joined France in breaking all relations
with that dictator, he could not survive.
Franco-Spain already has been outlawed by the
United Nations because of it spro-Axis record. Our own
government has announced it soon will publish docu
ments showing Franco’s tie-up with Hitler and Musso
lini.
In the circumstances, Britain’s pro-monarchist policy
is certainly nothing for us to rubber-stamp. If we con
tinue to support Franco, while waiting for a Fascist
monarchist deal, we shall weaken and isolate the repub
lican moderates of both Spain and France. That will
strengthen the Communists.
If that happens, it will do no good to curse Russia—
we will have our own stupidity to blame.
NEWS LETTER
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
Secretary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett* Delegate to Congress from Alaska
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FEDERAL AID
AIRPORT ACT
•
Special benefits are authorized
for Alaska over the States, Hawaii
and Puerto Rico for federal aid in
the development, construction, im
provement and repair of public
airports as the result of a confer
ence between the House and Sen- j
ate on the Federal Aid Airport
Act, S. 2. 1
Annual appropriations totalling
$20,000,000 for a seven-year peri
od are authorized for carrying out
airport projects in Alaska, Hawaii
and Puerto Rico, 50 per cent of
which will be available for grants
to Alaska, 25 per cent to Hawaii
and 25 per cent to Puerto Rico.
The federal government’s share
in projects in the United States,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico cannot
exceed 50 percent of the total pro
ject cost, but in the case of pro
jects in Alaska the bill provides
*
for federal grants up to 75 p,
,)f the total cost.
Federal agencies jyill be a
ed to make project applieatic
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto
but not in the States.
The bill as passed by the S(
sometime ago made no prov
for the territories, but this
corrected by the House folio
conferences between Dele
Bartlett and members of
House Committee on Inters
and Foreign Commerce.
JONES ACT
Canadian vessels will be pen
ted to carry passengers betv
Skagway and other points
Alaska until June 30, 1946, foil
ing action by the Treasury
partment in continuing waives
the Jones Act beyond March 3
Under the Second War Pov
Act, which is in effect thro
June 30 of this year, the Treat
Department has been able
waive certain compliance v
the provisions of the Jones
which, as applied to Alaska, f
hibits carriage of passengers i
freight between Alaska ports
foreign vessels.
It is expected that if the Secc
War Powers Act is extended
yond June 30 of this year, anc
the facilities of the Alaska sh
are not increased it will be pos
ble to obtain continued waiver
the Jones Act as it affects carria
of passengers between Skagw
and other ports.
VETERANS ADMINISTRATE]
REGIONAL OFFICE
The regional office of the V(
erans Administration in Alas!
will have the full status of a r
gional office in the States, accori
ing to information given Delega
Bartlett by General Bradley, At
ministrator.
The establishment of the offit
at Juneau was approved late i
December, and Anthony E. Karne
formerly Special Representativ
for the Veterans Administration i
the Territory, was appointed mar
ager of the regional office.
The new office will receive an
adjudicate claims, render out-pa
tient medical and dental treat
ment, make examinations for anc
authorize hospitalization, handlt
guarantee of loans and handle al
matters concerning vocational re
habilitation, education and train
ing, which comprise the same
functions as carried on by an of
fice in the States. ^
FEDERAL WORKS
AGENCY GRANTS
Grants totalling $9,850.00 have
been recently made to. Juneau and
Seward by the Federal WorkdJ
Agency for planning public works.
The $4,950 grant to Juneau will
be used to plan recreation facili
ties estimated to cost $200,000. The
other two projects are planned for
Seward, and federal funds have
been granted in the amount of
$4,900, $2,900 to plan alterations
to convert the old U. S. O. build
ing into a public building for the
use of the town at a total cost of
$58,000, and $2,000 to plan class
room additions and improvements
to the existing grade school at a
total cost of $62,000.
SECRETARY KRUG
The new Secretary of the Inte
rior, Julius A. Krug, hopes to
make a trip to Alaska late this
summer.
This information was conveyed
to Delegate Bartlett during his re
cent conference with the Secretary
, on Alaskan matters.