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• AMERCANIZING" ISLANDS IN
PACIFIC HELD DIFFICULT
By WILLARD D. EBERITART
United Press Staff Correspondent
HONOLULU (UP)—Leonard D.
Mason, an expert on Micronesia,
has warned the U. S .Navy to go
slow in trying to bring the na
tives ol the former Japanese
mandated islands to the American
way of life.
Mason is associate professor of
anthropology at the University of
Hawaii. He is the scientist chos
en by thi' Navy to tell it what
to do about the 165 natives trans
feree.7 from. Bikini, site of the
1946 atomic bomb tests, to barren
Rongerik t.toll.
In a piper written for the Insti
lute- of Pacific Relations, Mason
asked: IIow can such standards
as the American way of life de
mands be achieved in an area as
poor as Micronesia?
He said a Congressional sub
committee revealed two common
blind spots in recommending re
cently that "the natives of these
‘stands should he inn’oetrinated to
the American way of life as soon
as possible without infringing up
on theri customs and institutions."
Two Blind Spots
The first of the blind spots, he
said, was insufficient understand- i
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ing of the complexit;es of cultures
and gcopraphy of the islands ma
lt ng up the trust territory of the
Pacific.
The second, he said, is "imper
fect understanding of the proccs
es by which customs are altered
under the impact of western icvi
lization."
He pointed out that the trust
territory is composed of the Mar
shalls, the Carolinas and the Mar
ianas, other than Guam. There
are 2,174 islands scattered over
2.000.000 square miles of Pacific
Ocean.
Some, like Saipan Ponape ana'
Jaluit, have been in close contact
for years with Japanese or Amer
cans and have grown away from
traditional customs.
Some Untouched
Hundreds of others, such as Ka
pingamarangi, _ between the Caro
lines and the Solomons, have
been left untouched.
Some arc lush in resources; oth
ers are little more than coral out
croppings. Some have been feud
alists for centuries; others have
tried a communal economy.
No one yardstick can apply,
Mason emphasized, and the indi
vidual needs in each local group
must be considered.
"In certain groups," he said, “a
tendency in the direction of iso
lation may prove the happiest
course of action: in other groups
the pendulum of change has al
ready swung too far in the oth
er direction.
Problem Stated
‘‘Considering the inevitability of
culture change, our problem in
the trust territory would seem to
be:
1. To know the freely expressed
wishes of Micronesians as to the
speed and directions of that
change.
2. To aid the native populations
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There have been so many fights
in local night, spots lately that
one club is thinking seriously of
taxing patrons for the added en
tertainment. Sunset Strip should
be calico' Cauliflower Row.
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We were on the “Easter Par
: ade” set at MGM the other day.
They were shooting a crowded
street scene in which horse-drawn
buggies and old-time motor and
electric autos were being used.
And everyone got quite a laugh
watching those old cars. They ran
on their own power but every
once in awhile, one would cough
balk and ole in its tracks. Then
| set. men would rush in and push
it out ol' the scene.
THIS AND THAT—The City
{Council passed an ordinance mak
| mg it a misdemeanor to drink at
football games . . . past conduct
: brought it about . . . New Look
is the name of a wrestler cavort
| ing hereabouts . . . and not look
ing too impressive . . . the cam
paign to keep unescorted women
out of bars is still going on . . .
| the opening wedge to bring pro
hibition back ... a special cens
us of Los Angeles is going to
cost the city over $200,000 . . .
the survey will take 21 weeks . .
. people are moving in so fast
they can start a new survey right
after that . . . because of drunk
driving. 24.478 chauffeurs’ and op
erators' licenses were revoked or
suspended in California last year
. . . from the number of accidents
not enough have been revoked
. . . your chances of becoming a
movie star are about one in a
half-million . . .which doesn’t dis
courage youngsters from trying.
You may remember the Traci-]
or Horn” film that was made j
>ears ago Harry Carey played the!
role of “Tracer” Horn. Well, the,
real “Trader" Horn, the one the
film was based on, arrived at
New Orleans from Africa last De
cember with a cargo of 80 wild !
animals. New he’s getting ready
td r turn to the jungles on anoth
er hunting trip and he’s taking
quite a party with him. Horn,
who is 65 years old has been
trading and hunting in Africa for
50 years.
AROUND TOWN LAST WEEK
—You can't trust a crook even in
jail . . . that’s what one man
found out the other day . . . i
complaining to police, the man I
said that he visited a friend in j
city jail and while there, of all
things . . . his wallet was stolen. I
Officers arrested a 24-year-old ]
found with two marihuana cigar- '
ettes . . . enroute to the police •
station, the young man snatched:
the cigarettes and swallowed
them, figuring without evidence!
he couldn’t be held . . . hut the !
officers simply headed for the j
hospital . . . where a stomach j
pump produced the cigarettes . . .
and a jail term. Another young1
man stopped his car to pick up a !
woman who seemed to be in dis- 1
tress . . . they rode a short dis- j
tance and then the lady got out,
explaining that she was trying j
to get away from her husband 1
because he couldn’t be trusted
. . . continuing on his way, the i
young man later discovered that ;
the lady had taken his wallet j
containing $300.
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1918, May 11, 9:33 a.m. $1,500
! 9 I 9, May3, 2:33 p.m. 3,500
1920, May 11, 10:4(5 a.m. 5.900
1921, May 11, (5:24 a.m. 9,900
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1.923, May 9, 2:00 p.m. 34,(500
i 924, May 11, 3:10 p.m. 40,900
1 925, May 7. 6:32 p.m. 45,750
5 92(5, Apr. 26, 4:03 p.m. 51,680
1927, May 13, 5:42 a.m. 57,500
1928, May 6. 4:25 p.m. 59,000
1929, May 5. 3:41 p.m. 62,000
1931, May 10, 9:23 a.m. 60,000
1932 May 1, 10:15 a.m. 59,000
1-933, May 8, 7:20 p.m. 56,000
1934, Apr. 30, 2:07 p.m. 56,000
1935, May 15, 1:32 p.m. 61,100
1936, Apr. 30. 12:5S p.m. 70,000
1937, May 12, 8:04 p.m. 75,000
1938, May 6, 8:14 p.m. 90,000
1 939, Apr. 29, 1:26 p.m. 100,006
1 940, Apr. 20, 3:27 p.m. 80,000
1941. May 3, 1:50 a.m. 95,000
1942, Apr. 30. 1 :28 p.m.
1943, Apr. 28, 7:22 p.m. 80,000
1944. May 4, 2:08 p.m. 1 25,000
1 945, May 16, 9:41 a.m. $105,000
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