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Entered as second clas matter Oct >ber 14, 1943, at the postoffict
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.
Friday, April 16, 1948
WITHDRAWAL OF PUBLIC LANDS
DELEGATE BARTLETT AS A "matter of principle"
has informed Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug
of his objections to a recent notice which proposes
to withdraw all of Adak and Great Sitkin Islands,
portions of Amchitka, Atka.. Shemya, Umnak, Unal
aska Islands and land in Cold Bay area for the per-j
manent use of the Department of the Army and the
Air Force. The proposed withdrawal includes con
siderable additional land for permanent use by
the Navy Department such as Attu, Shemya, Amchit
ka, Adak, Aggatu, the group of islands controlling
the approaches to the naval base at Adak and part
of Kodiak Island and the area surrounding Dutch
Harbor.
Hearings on the matter are scheduled to be held
in the territorial legislative chambers at Juneau on
May 4, by William E. Warne, Assistant Secretary of
the Interior.
Part of Delegate Bartlett's reasons for protesting
the permanent withdrawal of these areas is pro
duced below:
"The acreage, although unknown to me presently,
must be simply immense. I cannot understand why
it should be necessary to ask for such huge with
drawals now that the Aleutians are surely of not
more than secondary importance militarily. I am
mindful of the fact that the federal government has
already through its various agencies withdrawn
nearly one-tlrrd of the immense land area of Alas
ka. If this sort of thing continues to go on it will be
idle talk of settling Alaska and developing Alaska,
because it will be only one vast reservation. Cer-'
kxinly, I should not interpose anv obiection if it were {
demonstrated to me that this is essential in the in- j
terest of national security. But it does seem that in
many cases defensive preparations can go forward
without the absolute and final withdrawal of so
much land. Our experience has always been that
once withdrawals are made it is difficult, and gen
erally downright impossible, ever to have with
drawn land restored to public domain even if the
need for its use in reservation status has passed."
BAITING THE TRAP ,
BY THE OBVIOUS DEVICE of seemingly giving
Finland somewhat better terms under the forcibly
imposed "mutual assistance" treaty between the two
countries than the Finns had any good reason to ex
pect, Soviet Russia has unquestionably and quite
shrewdly set and baited a tempting propaganda
trap for other European nations anxiously awaiting
their turn on the Red Facist time table.
The Finns themselves, of course, have no delu
sions about the failure of Russia to insist upon the
right to establish peacetime bases in Finland or a
bout other appearances of restraint.
The treaty itself admittedly could have imposed
and enforced any terms they desired, and if' they
have permitted the inclusion of some terms whicn
appear to be more to the interest and advantage of
Finland than was anticipated it does not reflect any
intention to observe them.
When the Russians deem it to their advantage to
have military bases in Finland they will have them
forthwith, regardless of the treaty which does not
give them that right.
When the Russians want any form or degree of
Finnish military assistance they will demand and
command it. even though the treaty absolves Fin
-IT MIGHT AS WELL BE A GOOD ONE
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land from the duty of compliance except in the ev
ent of actual war.
The government and people of Finland know
perfectly well how helplessly they entered into the
negotiations with Russia and how empty-handedly
they emerged from them.
But with so many other European nations expect
ing momentarily to be confronted by Russia with the
same demands for “mutual assistance" treaties that
were served on Finland, and with little more power
to resist the demands than Finland had, the appear
ance of Russian restraint in the case of Finland—de
lusory as that appearance may be—offers a tempt
ation.
It has to be remembered that in all these nations
and in much of Europe as a whole the intense des
ire to remain at peace with Rusia has reached the
stage of grasping at straws.
Hence the next nation or nations to be offered
such treaties with Russia may very well argue with
and persuade themselves that since Russia did not
require utter humiliation of Finland they might as
well avail and satisfy themselves with the same
sort of crumbs from the table.
It is surely an expertly set and baited trap, al
though there will be a few if any informed and com
petent statesmen in Europe who will fail to scent the
bait and discern the trap, and there was none in
Finland.
It is well known in all European nations, as it was
in Finland, that Russia is quite as notorious for the
non-observance of treaties respecting the interests of
other nations as for agressions without benefit of
treaty.
It has been no safeguard to any European nation
against the aggressions of Russia to have the
pledged word of Russia against aggression, for there
is no more honor in the word of Russia than there
is justice in her aggressions.
All of the once sovereign nations ruthlessly and
forcibly absorbed by Russia, many of them allies of
Russia in the recent war, have had treaties of other
assurances pledging respect and observance of their
rights and territories.
ut the more than 40 treaties to which Russia has
been committed during and since the war for the
respect and observance of the acknowledged rights
of other nations, not one has been held inviolate by
Russia, although there is no record of any act or
threat of violation by any other nation with intent
to injure Russia in any way or impair her sovereign
ty in any manner.
The treaty which Finland has made with Russia
is a blatant fraud, and has been negotiated by the
Finns with full knowledge of the fact. Any nation
which accepts association with Russia on such terms
is not achieving peace with Russia but only enslave
ment by Russia. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
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CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sat. Apr. 17th.
7:30 a.m. — Mass.
4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., — Con
fessions.
Sunday, Apr. G.h.
Masses 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
• Mass at the Base Chapel will be
at 4:30 p.rnd
Monday, Apr. 19th.
7:30 a.m. — Mass.
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastor - H. R. Amundsen
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. T Prayer
Meeting.
FEDERATED CHURCH
Murlin W. Day, Minister
Sunday
10 a.m.—Sunday School.
7:00 p.m.—
Young Peoples’ League.
Evening Worship—8 p.m. Sermon
“Wanted, a Christian Society”
Wednesday:
i Choir rehearsal, 8 p.m.
Trustees will meet Thursday
8:00 p.m. in the parsonage.
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PENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF
GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Capener
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; Sunday—
j 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
“Still water and still religion
freezes the quickest.”
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,
j Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Melody and
Prayer.
| Come and bring your Bible,
j You are ever welccme to attend
I hese services.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelisation Society
Rev. Vern Rimling, Pastor
Sunday:
2:00 p.m. Sunday School.
7:30 pjn. Gospel Service.
Tuesday:
7:30 p.m. Prayer and Testimony
Thursday:
3:30 pjn. “Vit*Em-In Childrens’
Bible Class.**
Friday:
7:30 p.m. “Know Your Bible
Class.” Verse by verse study
in Hebrews.
I You are invited—Everyone Is
welcome.
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I SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
j CHURCH
Fred H. Wagner, Pastor
All services now held in pastor's
residence located on Fourth Ave.
and Division St.
Sabbath School 11 a.m. Saturday.
Evangelistic Service, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday.
The Public is cordially Invited.