Seward Seaport Record
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A free country, they say, is
known by the small number of
laws on its statute books. If i
this is true we are fast losing j
our freedom. I
Very few people realize it,
but federal aid to foreign coun
tries has cost every man, woman
and child in the U.S. nearly
$200.
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
Very little happens in Alaska
or elsewhere involving the eco
nomic conditions of a given area
that does not have some political j
significance. One wonders then,
just what is behind the surprisel
investigation of Alaska firms by
the Federal grand jury on |
charges of alleged violations of
the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
What prompted the investigation
at just this particular time
rather than six months ago or
even six months hence?
A number of possibilities pre-|
sent themselves to the thought-'
ful observer as reasons for the
timely, or untimely, expose of
what may prove to be the scan
dal of the year, a rotten mess, or
a tempest in a teapot. First seems
to be the question of statehood
coming before the Senate very
soon. Opponents of statehood for
Alaska may be trying to estab
lish a condition of economic in
stability in the Territory by!
charging that the greater part of;
business is controlled by firms
either in the Territory or in con
trol of it in violation of the Anti-i
Trust Act. Raising even a rumor!
of insecurity or imbalance in!
Alaska, is enough to disqualify,
the Territory for statehood with '
a number of the Senate, who
are on the fence and only wait
ing for a nudge to jump either
way.
The fate of the Alaska Public j
Works Act, as attacked by the'
House last week, can definitely
be affected by adverse public
sentiment in the States. There is
a Territorial election coming up
next month: what effect will an
investigation into the business
practices of prominent men in
either party have on the elec
tion? What effect, if any, will
this move have upon the mili
tary program for the defense of (
the northern hemisphere? Will j
further development of the Ter- j
ritory hinge upon military ap-:
proval of civilian improvements, i
which may be slowed down by!
lengthy litigation?
It has been public knowledge j
that a certain few individuals j
and firms, both in Alaska and i
the Pacific Northwest, have had'
a strangle hold on the economy !
of the Territory ever since its ex
istence as a U.S. possession, and
that a severence of that hold
must bring lower living costs
to the entire area. If the Anti
Trust Act is being violated, it is!
not a new or recent violation, j
but began many years ago. Why
was it not investigated before |
the country was milked dry by
a few firms? It still seems worth 1
observing that the unmasking
comes now at the most critical |
time in the history of the Terri- j
tory, and when, for the first
time, the American people have
begun to waken to the import
ance of Alaska for their security,
as well as to the rights of the
thousands of good American citi
zens who have staked their lives j
in defense of that security.
Only the future will prove
whether the choice of this par
ticular time for bringing a
charge of crooked business pro- (
cedure, will prove a benefit to
the ordinary citizen or become
a destructive force in the devel
opment of the Territory. Either
way, we, the little people, can
do nothing but watch and wait,
and hope for the best.
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Thursdays, 2-4 p.m., Methodist
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Tuesday, March 28
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Saturday, April 8
P-TA BAKE SALE
Scientists say atomic energy
may eventually control the wea
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bureaucrats we shudder to think
of what kind of weather to
expect.
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