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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, ISTtV._
Nome, Alaska, Friday, November 19, 1948
A NEW “BALANCE OF FEAR” IS WHAT WE NEED
(The Denver Post)
When Hector McNeil, British delegate, told the United
Nations the western powers would keep their atomic se
crets because “We all fear Russia,” he put his finger on
the key to the European crisis.
But what is this fear? Why should the 270 million
highly civilized and technically proficient people of
western Europe and the 150 million equally civilized
and talented people of America fear Russia? With our
skills, our immense industry and, particularly, with the
high development of our military science, surely we are
not afraid of defeat.
No, we are not so much afraid of losing a war to an
opponent whose science and technical energies are
shackled by a despotic system of government. What we
are afraid of is war itself.
Only the Japanese of Hiroshima and Nagasaki know
so well as do we holders of the atomic bomb the terrible
Tury of an atomic war. In such a war, we, with out bomb
stockpile and with our vast atomic industry, would hold
the blue chips.
But, even if the atomic bomb is actually an absolute
weapon—one which would end a war against an “atom
less” enemy in a few months time—such a conflict
would be unspeakably horrible. More than three years
after a “conventional” war, we are still seeking to* re
pair the human, social and material wreckage. We know
that the damage of an atomic war would be immeasur^
ably greater. We know that even the victors would be
losers.
We don’t want war. And especially the people of Eu
rope, whose home cities would be the likeliest atomic
battleground, don’t want war. There lies the fearful di
lemma of the western peoples.
For while we have this deep aversion to new blood
shed and terror, even though we are confident of our
strength if war should come, this same feeling does not
appear to be shared by our enemy in the “cold war.”
Russia, piling provocation upon provocation, acts care
lessly indifferent to the consequences.
The Berlin blockade and the aerial heckling of our
lifeline planes by the Russians are not the acts of a coun
try which wishes to avoid war. This is what scares us:
This machinelike imperviousness of the Kremlin to a
prospect which fills the rest of the world with the deep
est foreboding.
It raises a variety of questions. Does Stalin, for exam
ple, judge that our fear of war is such that we will tol
erate an unceasing parade of aggressions? Does he think
Russia and her foreign fifth columns are so strong that
they can safely face the possibility of war if by some
miscalculation he should step too far? Or is Stalin actu
ally seeking to provoke us into war?
These are grave possibilities, and must be taken into
account in the development of western policy. They in
volve, at bottom, two things: First, our own aversion to
war, second, a serious misjudgment of our position by
Russia.
We have protested to the Russians their repeated vio
lations of other people’s rights and we have warned them
of the limit to our patience. This apparently fias been
unavailing. We must take far stronger action and for
tunately this is now assuming shape in the military
union of the western European countries, backed by the
promise of American aid.
What we are aiming at is to establish such a balance
of power—a greatly neglected expression which is com
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ing once more into its own— that the Communists may
no longer doubt the strength of our determination. Per
haps we should call it a new “balance of fear.”
But the vital factor is time. Until we can achieve an
unquestionable preponderance of power on our side
which the Kremlin may no longer doubt, then there will
remain the danger that Russia will push too far. We
need to instill in Russia a fear of war—the certain
knowledge that if war comes she will be the loser.
RESENTMENT AGAINST HIGH PRICES
(Rocky Mountain News)
There is a quiet movement afoot am^ng Congressmen
to tackle the high cost of living next January by short
ening the props under farm prices next year, instead of
waiting until 1950 when the so-called Aiken Plan goes
into effect, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Under the plan proposed by Senator George D. Aiken
(R.-Vt.), a series of flexible price supports would be set
up, ranging generally from 60 to 90 per cent of parity,
depending on the supply of a particular crop. The pres
ent support level is a mandatory 90 per cent for most
important crops.
It is evident now that the government stands to lose
millions of dollars this year and next by supporting
farm prices—and keeping the cost of living high.
An estimated 15 million dollars will be sp°nt bolster
ing this year’s egg crop, and several times that amount
will be eaten up bv the potato-support program. Hun
dreds of millions will be tied up in loans on wheat, corn
and roHon, which could turn :nto big losses for thQ tax
payers.
* Prseident Truman did not submit this problem to the
| special session of Congress, and there was no disoosi
i tion on the part of Congressional leaders to tackle.it on
j their own initiative. The reason, of course, was that both
j the Democrats and Republicans were courting the farm
vote. »
But there seems to be a chance for some remedial ac
tion in January since even some farm organization lead
ers are becoming concerned. They fear that the reaction
against high prices may result in the loss of some of the
government-aid gains farmers have made in recent
years.
It may be recalled that organized labor got out of
hand and had to be brought under control. The organ
ized farmers have high priority for the next major op
eration.
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LEWIS HILARITY
“They gall me,” said John L. Lewis to the United Mine
Workers, “a bitter, disappointed old man.”
“I’m not disappointed about anything. I just do my
• laughing privately.”
Lewis didn’t disclose what he laughs at privately, but
that, we fear, is just the thing that so often threatens to
make the rest of us bitter, disappointed old men.
CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday—
Masses at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
At the Base Chapel at 4:30 pjn.
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 pm - Chil
dren’s Miracle Book Club.
Thursday - 7:30 p.m. - Prayer*
Meeting.
FEDERATED CHURCH
Sunday
10:00 a.m. Sunday School.
11:00 a.m.—Special Thanksgiving
program for parents and friends
at eleven o’clock.
Thursday—10:30 a.m.
S p e c ial Community Service.
Rev. H. R. Amundsen, speaker;
Chaplain A. R. Darling in charge
of music. Everyone is invited to
attend this service.
PENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF
GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Capener
Sunday—
Sunday School.10:30 a.m..
Evening service .7:45 p.m.
Wednesday—
Bible Study .1.7:45 pm.
EVERYONE* WELCOME
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
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Third and Division
Pastor—Lewis I. Hudgins
“Think and thank on Thanks
giving Day.”
10:00 a.m. Singspiration and Sun
day School classes.
11:00 a.m. Morning message.
7:00 p.m. Young People’s Meeting.
Special Thanksgiving Service.
7:30 p.m. Singspiration and special
music.
8:00 p.m. Evening message.
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Melody and
Prayer.
You are ever welcome to attend
these services.
Come and bring your Bible.
. 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:
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Bible Club for
Boys and Girls.
Friday:
7:30 p.m. Bible Study.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
SERVICES
at
Pastor's Residence, corner of B St.
between 3rd and 4th Ave.
Sabbath School—10 a.m. Saturday
Morning Worship—11 a.m.
Visitors welcomed.
Fred H. Wagner, Pastor
Indians living near the Catskill
Moun'ains before the coming of 1
the white man believed them to be
the dwelling place of the Great
Spirit