THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14. 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome. Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.
Friday, July 30, 1948.
MR. MARSHALL STANDS FIRM
Mr. Churchill has been accused by sharp-tongued
opponents of standing with one foot in the Middle Ages
and the other in the United States. With more charity,
one might adapt the statement and say that Secretary
Marshall stands—resolute, dignified, immovable—with
one foot in Berlin and the other in democratic tradition.
His reply to a Soviet protest against a “warmonger
ing” article in an American magazine reiterated firmly
the democcratic principle of free speech. Far from be
ing warmongering, he declared, the article in question
confined itself to speculation on American defense
measures if—merely if—the United States were at
tacked. But even if it had been warmongering, the
United States Government would be powerless under
the Constitution to “suppress articles of this type ap
pearing in the public press.”
Here is something which the Russians seem almost
incapable of grasping—as do those Americans who'
clamor for the suppression of Communists, fellow trav
elers, pacifists, New Dealers, Henry Wallace, and dem
ocratic self-criticism. Here is the faith that “warmong
ers” and “appeasers” alike have the right to battle in
the public press for the minds of free men.
This democratic faith is needed to bolster Mr. Mar
shall’s equally resolute and more momentous statement
that the United States will stay in Berlin. For while a
parallel British firmness and increasing British help
in the gigantic task of flying food into Berlin are hope
ful factors, the chief hope must still lie in Soviet un
willingness to inflame German opinion against Soviet’s
own actions. The battle is still for the minds of men.
Unsparing efforts to get the true facts to the German
people—and so strip away the camouflage of propa
ganda from Russian aims in Berlin—may be labeled
warmongering by Communists. But when the Germans
realize the truth, they will know who the warmongers
are—and so decrease the danger of war.
POLITICS AND THE ATOM
(Christian Science Monitor)
Political tampering with the Atomic Energy Com
mission is only less dangerous than political tampering
with the Supreme Court. Regardless of personalities or
parties, the American people should insist that the con
trol and development of this national resource be
placed in a position of independence, continuity, and
responsibility resembling that which has made their
highest court such a grand guardan of orderly progress.
This necessity is underscored by the controversy
that has arisen over the bill revising the Atomic Ener
gy Act of 1947. This bill discards the Act’s provision
for staggered appointments of the Commission’s mem
bers, running from one to five years. It provides instead
for an extension of all terms for two years. Politics has
been injected into the situation through objections in
Congress to the President’s naming Chairman Lilien
thal for the five-year term and by Mr. Truman’s insist
ence on this course.
The upshot is that Congress has given the President
the choice between signing the two-year bill and ex
tending the terms by recess appontments. These would
only be good until Congress met, and would have the
same bad effect of ending all appointments at the same
time. Therefore we trust Truman will sign the two-year
extension. It at least promises stability for two years.
The new bill wil give the next President a chance to
name a whole new commission. He would have had four
appointments under the Act as it stood. The chief dif
ference is that the new plan permits a complete change;
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including the chairmanship.
There have been repeated suggestions that various
interests desire a fundamental change in national pol
icy on atomic energy. Powerful circles in the Army
have never been reconciled to the placing of control in
civilian hands. It is reported that three-fourths of the
$2,000,000 a day being expended on atomic develop
ment goes into weapon making. So some military chiefs
argue they should have more than an advisory role.
There have also been reports that one reason for
Congressional changes in the 1947 Act was a desire to
give private enterprise a larger share in atomic devel
opment. As it stands national policy gi^es the Govern
ment charge of this development. But most of the work
for the Government is done by private firms. So far as
evidence is available this arrangement appears to be
efficient and satisfactory. It may be that the possibility
of a bigger role for private initiative should be restud
ied. But the necessities of military use and security—
if nothing more—seem to require close Government
supervision.
In comparing the Atomic Energy Commission with
the Supreme Court we do not mean to suggest that it
should be beyond the reach of the people acting consti
tutionally through Congress and President. It should
not be subject to every shift of partisan winds. One rea
son Germany did not develop the bomb was Nazi pre
judice against Jewish physicists who made the early
atomic researches. Another was military regimentation.
Mr. Lilienthal has rightly pointed out that “science
does not flourish under terrorism or political or mili
tary domination.”
The American people will do well to plant them
selves firmly on this fact and insist that the control of
| this tremendous new power be kept out of politics.
THE LADY FROM MAINE
(New York Times)
The Senate of the Eighty-first Congress that convenes
next January is going to have a “New Look.” Margaret
Chase Smith will be there. We are sure we are not being
premature in conceding the election of Maine’s Repub
lican candidate in November. Winning elections is an
old Smith custom. Her late husband never was defeated
in 48 assorted candidacies in Main and she is complet
ing her fourth consecutive term as a Representative
from Mr. Smith’s old district.
In her twelve years in Washington as her husband’s
secretary and then as Representative, Mrs. Smith has
won the admiration of her fellow-members of Congress.
She has voted with the Republicans often enough not to
be termed a maverick, but was an outspoken supporter
of much of the Roosevelt Administration’s social and la
bor legislation, and is now and has been a member of the
internationalist wing of her party. One of her Democrat
ic friends said of her that if she had been born in any
other State except Maine “she’d be a Democrat.”
Mrs. Smith will be no rubber stamp in the Senate.
She has a mind of her own and uses it.
CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Saturday 1:30 p.m. Catechism
Class.
Sunday:
Masses at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
At Base 4:30 p.m.
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastors - Rev. H. R. Amundsen
and Rev. Theran McGrew
Sunday:
11:00 a.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Evening Service.
Wednesday - 3:30 p.m. - Chil
dren’s Miracle Book Club.
Thursday - 7:30 p.m. - Prayer
Meeting.
FEDERATED CHURCH •
Sunday •
10:00 a.m. Sunday School.
11:00 Worship Service.
Rev. G. E. Knight of Anchor
age, Alaska, will hold the services.
FENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF
GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Capener
•Sunday—
I Sunday School.,.10:30 a.m.
Evening service .7:45 p.m.
Wednesday—
Bible Study .7:45 pm.
EVERYONE WELCOME
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Corner of Third and Division
Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins, Pastor
Mr. Moody, the great evangel
ist, used to say that if God had
revealed anything more concern
ing Heaven we would be so home
sick to go there that we could not
attend to our everyday dutes on
earth.
10:00 a.m. Singspiration and Sun
day School Classes.
11:00 a.m. Morning message.
7:30 p.m. Singspiration and spe
cial music.
8:00 p.m. Evening message.
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Melody and
Prayer.
Come and bring your Bible.
You are ever welcome to attend
these services.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelization Society
Rev. Vern Rimling, Pastor
Sunday:
2:00 p.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Gospel Service.
Tuesday:
7:30 p.m. Prayer and Testimony
Thursday:
Sabbath School 11 a.m. Saturday.
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Bible Club foh
Boys and Girls.
Friday:
7:30 p.m. Bible Study.
REV. KNIGHT ARRIVES
FOR FEDERATED CHURCH
Rev. G. E. Knight, Methodist
minister of Anchorage, arrived
Friday from Anchorage and
will hold services in the Feder
ated Church here on Sunday. The
services will be at 10:00 a.m. for
Sunday School, and 11:00 a.m.
for Worship Service.
Rev. Knight is regularly sta
tioned at the Anchorage parish.
BILL LAWS MOVES TO
KOTZEBUE FOR WIENS
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Laws, for
merly at Point Barrow, have
moved to Kotzebue for the Wien
Alaska Airlines. Mr. Laws is a
mechanic with the company, and
had been stationed at Barrow the
past two years.