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Sitka's Home-Owned Newspaper
Interpreting News
by J. M. Roberts
A. P. News Analyst
(Moscow is likely to applaud
the latest statement of Pierre
MendesFrance on the cold war
It may go iflar toward dampen
ing the ardor of those Ameri
cans who have looked on the
former premier as the answer
to France’s prayers.
There seems to 'be a sugges
tion in the statement, that Men
des-France has noted the role
olf India’s Nehru in Asia and
has seen great possibilities for
similar ventures into neutral
ism in Europe.
Mendes-CFrance, ibaT.tlimg for
political power i n France,
criticized the NATO Council for
describing Soviet taeties in the
Middle East and Asia as a chal
lenge to the free world.
The Russians, ihe said, were
simply using their produo ive
capacity the same way the west
did in the last century, and
there Was no reason to increase
western ai^ns beause oif i.his.
Soviet activity, he said, was al
so simply a reply to the west’s
■Baghdad Pact linking the Mid
dle East’s northern 'tier to Paki
stan in the east and NATO in
the west.
All this seems to indicate
thak MendesFrance, if he rises
to power in the Jan. 2 French
elections, will pursue a policy
olf concilia! ion of the Russians
in the hope that Soviet policy
will permit nations to concen
trate on domestic problems, of
which France has many.
In short, he seems to believe
like Nehru, that the cold war
is essentially a power struggle
bellween the United States and
the Soviet Union, and that oth
er nations can benefit most by
looking in from the sidelines.
Mendes-France became pre
mier at the time of the 1954
Geneva foreign ministers con
ference and executived the
deal by which half of Indo
Ohinia fell behind the Iron Cur
tain. But he did not remain in
office long enough for further
fruits of Ithe Soviet “new look”
to take effect.
If Moscow hiad made its move
to unblock Austrian indepen
dence sooner — or if Mendes
Franee had remained in office
long enough — it seems likely
he would have i aken it as a ges
ture permitting a French pol
icy off accord with the Soviet
Union.
He had indicated all along
this was his hope. As matters
3 ood, however, there was little
he could have done except go
along with the idea that Soviet
actions made a certain amount
of defense preparation neces
sary for the Western allies.
As far hack as 1949 Mendes
France was at best a lukewarm
supporter of the Atlantic alli
ance. His statements also point
ed ito a desire to recognize the
permanent division of Germany
But although his statements
hinted he was anxious for the
gesture from Moscow that could
delay German rearmament, the
move did not come in time.
I Mendes-'France had no choice
| but to support the Paris (treaties ’
Now Mentes-Prance appears
to be swinging back to his
earlier stand. The proper reply
I to the Soviet moves, he said in
his newspaper Tuesday, is not
more arms but a “wide transfer
| of our efforts to the economic
! and social field.”
It will take more than econ-'
ornic and social measures to de-!
feat the communis: program.
The communists insist the West
must retreat from its policy of
strengl h (before tensions can be
eased. There is no suggestion
in the communist world, how
ever, that, the Soviet Union re
treat from its policy 6f S reng
th, dramatically displayed on
many fronts.
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<1955 CHRISTMAS
! GREETINGS 1955
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COMIVINUITY SING SET
FOR FRIDAY EVENING
Sitka’s annual Christmas
community sinig will be held
Friday evening, Dec. 23, ra her
than on Christmas eve this year
Everyone in the community
is invited to attend at six o’
clock outside St. Michael’s
Cathedral Michael Ossoilgin
and the Mt. Edgecuimibe Chorus
will be on hand to lead the sing
ing of familiar and traditional
Christmas airs.
The community sing is spon
sored fey Beta Sigma Phi soror
ity.
WENDELL A BELL’S TO
STATES SUNDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Abell
lefl. Sunday by plane for Seat
tle, where Mrs. Abell, who has
been ill, will seek medical ex
amination and treatment.
Both are employed at Mt. Ed
gecumibe school.
FIRE SIRENS PROVE
false ALARMS
Twice lastt evening the fire
siren at M . Edgecumbe sound
ed. Each time it was a false a
larm caused, apparently, by
frozen cables.
An alarm in the early eve
ning hours in Sitka — suppos
edly on Park Street —■ also
proved to he a false alarm, al
though a fire had been report
ed by telephone. Firemen were
unable *o locate any blaze.
JOHN GOECKLER FAMILY
SOUTH TODAY
Enroute .to Seattle todav by
plane are Dr. and Mrs. John
Goeckler and daughters, Diane
Margaret and Elaine.
After completing his six
months residency in orthoped
ic surgery at Mt. Edgecumbe
hospital. Dr. Goeckfler returns
now to the University of Wash
ington medical school.
W. W. KNIGHT HOME
FROM FAIRBANKS
W. W. Knight, a local dele
gate to the Constitui ional Con
vention, arrived home yester
day ifrom Fairbanks to remain
through the recess period of
the convention.
He is a partner in Sitka
Men’s Store here.
During his stay he will hold
a public hearing.
MT. EDGECUMBE
HOSPITAL ROSTER
Mary Ann Perkins of Sitka
and Virginia Ellis of t'he girls
dorm were admitted Tuesday to
Mt. Edgeoumbe hospital. Nan
cy Getman and inlfant son were
discharged to Mt. Edigecumbe.
ALASKA COASTAL PLANE
PASSENGER LIST
Arriving Wednesday: ,
Bill Knight, C. Hoilmes, El
win Scott, Agnes Larine, Mrs.
M. Pederson, Allen Pederson,.
Barry Morey, M .F. Borders,
3 Pueisbmen and C. Stediman
’rom Juneau.
Leaving Wednesday:
Charles Bennett, Shirley
Moor, Christine Lukin, Mr.
md Mrs. Clyde Franks, and
laughter, Ruth, Joe Taylor,
lick Peers, Leo Kunnutk,
Milford Wilcox, Phil Martin,
Don nd Lilia Brostoy for Jun
iau.
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SECOND SON BORN TO
ALFRED G. PERKINS’
A second son, as yef unnam
ed, wlas born Tuesday at Mt. Ed
gecumibe hospital! to Mr. and
'Mrs. Alfred George Perkins of
Sitka.
The lad, who weighed eight
pounds, five and one-half oun
ces, joins a brother, Kelly Way
ne, aged one.
Mr. Perkins is a local fisher
man.
RETURNS TO KETCHIKAN
Lloyd Tilson left this morn
ing for Ketchikan, after spend
ing1 five days here. He is a pi
lot for Ellis Airlines.
Taxpayer's suit
arguments heard
in Juneau
JUNEAU (JP) Judge WiaI.er
Hodge Tuesday took under ad
viseanent legal arguments on a
j motion to dismiss a taxpayer’s
suit to prevent expenditure of
public funds for the transpor
tation of parochial school chil
dren in Alaska.
The suit was brought alga inst
the territory by Woodrow W.
Reynolds, Doulgilas fisherman
He is being represented by Hen
ry C. Clausen, a San Francisco
attorney, and Howard Stabler
oil Juneau.
Assisfanl attorney general
Edward Merdes, in his argu
ment to dismiss, challenged the
right of the plaintiff to sue on
the grounds that Reynold’s can
no) show injury not shared by
all taxpayers. Merdes cited sev
eral federal cases setting pre
cedents which establish the rule
that taxpayers have no right to
Challenge the expenditure of
public funds.
The plaintiff resisted the dis
missal motion mainly on ,prece
dent* sei: in territorial,’state and
the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico cases, which establish the
[ rule that <a taxpayer does have
an interest in the “unlawful
expenditure” of public funds
other than federal monies.
Reynolds stated in his brief
he Was challenging the consti- *
tutionialiy off the law on behalf,
of himself “and others similar
ly situated.” He argues that the!
several hundred thousand dol- i
lars spent in transDortini? non
public school children is unlaw
ful.
Judse Hodqe grave the terri
tory 10 days to file an answer
ing brief.
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TWO SITKANS BECOME f*
CITIZENS AT JUNEAU
Severin S. Toruim and D/Lal
fred F. Soley, nationals ext Nor
way, became citizens of the Un
ited States alt a ceremony in
district court on Monday.
Not good eating
CHICAGO (/P) A three-year
old girl, enchanted by the glis
tening ornaments on the new
ly decorated Christmas .tree in
her home laid night, plucked
one off a branch and tried to
eat it.
The little girl, Dorothy Zad
ravaz, selected a large green
| ornament and was mumchinlg
j it when her mother, Elizabeth,
25, entered the room.
She was taken to a hospital
by police. After the broken
glass was removed, she was
reated for scratches in her
throat and taken home.
Basketball
er, and Santa Clara’s Rich
Montgomery and Gary Gill
tnor.
At Tempe, Ariz., the tour
ing California Bears took con
trol in the last four minutes
for a 64-0® victory over Ari
zona State: Guard Dave Gray
hill got 17; California’s Earl
Robinson hit 1>5.
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