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GOVERNOR ISSUES PROCi.AMAT.lON
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WHEREAS, American troops ere now engaged In hostilities In Asin, and
WHERE*. S, war or the threat cf a general war is of direct concern to Alaska as it is
to every other part cf the United States, and
WHEREAS, Alaska's vulnerable position, geographically and logistlcnlly, suggests the
possibility of its direct involvement in any major foreseeable war, and
WHEREAS, ..laskans generally, mindful cf such circumstances and alert to such possi
bilities, and. conscious of their responsibilities as citizens of a free nation,
should, fc r their mutual protection and well-being, organize themselves against any
threat to their security, health or welfare:
NOW THEREFORE, I, ERNEST GRUENING, Governor of Alaska, do, pursuant to national policy
and in the discharge of my official responsibilities, hereby direct that the Director
of Civilian Defense for Alaska, establish and organize Civilian Defense facilities rn
a Territorial-wide bcsls, and. that ho cooperate -.vlth the various communities in
A If sko in promoting similar preparedness and organization within their boundaries.
And I hereby commend to the several comnunltites the desirability of preparedness
for any eventuality and. urge that they avail themselves cf whatever facilities may
be procurable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto sub
scribed my hand and caused the Seal of
the Territory of Alaska to be affixed*
Done at Juneau, the Capital, this 20th
day cf July in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and fifty.
Ernest Gruenlng
Governor of Alaska
JAPANS CO-OPS GROW RAPIDLY
In Japan, just across a strip of sea from where new war has broken out in Korea,
peaceful cooperation is growing vigorously out of the aftermath of a war now past.
This is the hopeful news brought to the United States by a Japanese, the Reverend
K. Cgav.a, wno is here on a dual mission: to see about opening up cooperative trade
with tl is country and to make advance arrangements for n lecture tour by Dr.
Tcyohiko r.e^awa, recognized Christian and cooperative leader of Japan.
Ogawa visited Consumers Cooperative Association in Kansas City, Mo., June 27, in the
interest of obtaining co-op fuels and lubricating oil for his country, especially
for the boats of Japanese fishermen.
Nearly all of Japan's six million farmers now belong to democratically managed co
operatives through which they market most of their- crops and buy many of their sup
plies, he said. The old feudal system was swept away by the war end most of the
farmers now own their land. They also have a cooperative credit system, with a
central, semi-governmental co-operative bank.
The fisherman, who under the old system were exploited even more than were the
farmers, also are now members of cooperatives, Ogawa said. And fishing is an im
portant industry--25 per cent of the country's anticipated petroleum Import of
1,860,000 barrels for the July-August-September qu-rter is earmarked for the fish
ing Industry.
Ogawa represents the Cooperative League of Japan and is secretary to Dr. Kagawa,
who expects to arrive in New York July 14 for a 5-1/2 month lecture tour in this
country and Canada._ _ _