The Nome Nugget
Geo. S. Maynard, Editor and Publisher
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LBT'N GET 1U SY AND
CiET THE ARMY PRANKS
TO FRY TO NOME
Considerable time lias elapsed
now since the announcement of
the proposed flight of ten Martin
bombers of the IT. S. Army. Nome
was not included in the itinerary
of that (light. Instead the planes
were reported to be flying only as
far as Fairbanks.
With the Territory of Alaska as
air-minded as It Is today, follow
ing the Inauguration of flying in
the norfhland, by commercial com
panies. it would seem ridiculous
indeed, to allow a large flight like
the one' proposed, to come into
Alaska, with flying equipment
which is supposed to be the acme
■of development, and then immed
iately about-face and return to
Washington, D. 0.. without having
seen Nome.
Nome has been the biggest news
spot before the eyes of the world
for many years. When things
happen in the day's news, Nome is
right there. When apy big ex
pedition started for the Arctic
Ocean. Nome was in the spotlight
of the news. The whole World
knew what. was going on. When
aviation came to this country, anil
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memorable flights were made
around the world, and to the Or
ient from the North American
continent, Nome was in the news:
Why? ^Because t hey all came
through Nome. Nome Is situatf
ed strategically and logically on
the proposed commercial route
around the world. It Is import
ant to HjttvK'nited States. Why?
Because of that fact that it is on
this route.
How would any foreign power
attempt to gain a foothold on the
continent? Not by any direct
thrust at a center of poulatiop
like the Pacific Coast. "That
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CALL THE
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BASES AT NOME AND CANDLE
would be suicide, especially con- |
sidering how that Coast is fort- 1
tiled & rapidity with which whole
armibs and defenses can be moved
today. No; any nation would
know better than that. They 1
would look .tor some place where
they could entrench themselves?
from which it would be extremely
hard to evict them. Alaska seqnis
to be that place. There are no
forlfications in Alaska today. It
Is entirely vulnerable from the
northern tip of its coastline, to
the Panhandle of Alaska, which1
is but a short' distance from the
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United States proper.
With the progress of aviation
during the past twenty-five years.
Show easy it would be for an As
iatic power tp fly into Alaska and
base their supplies and fighting
I unitS and then proceed to over
run the country, until they had
accomplished a mark of setting up
fortifications and defenses from
which the “old dbvil” himself
could not budge them. Hut where
would they likely attempt such .an
'overt. move? Certainly where
[it would be the easiest to estab
lish. And Nome incidently, hap
pens to be a very good location
I for such a move.
i Sew, let's not waste any more
itime "kidding" ourselves, and say
ing: "Let George do it.” Let’s get
down to business and get those
;Army planes to fly to Nome, when
(they come to Alaska. It is im
'perative that the Army be fully
cognizant of tbe terrible fact, that
the United States is neglecting one
of their most valuable possessions,
that tho United States must be en
lightened to the donger which is
no longer aodream, but an Actual
reality. Everyope will admit, that
som«> dajr the government will base
aircraft in Alaska for protective
measures. But why wait: Am-1
nrlcans have never been known to j
wait until they were down and I
out. -Let us get busy and present j
our information and needs to our
government and force the issue
before the eyes of those who cry
that It is a waste of money when
jt is spent in Alaska.
The day is over &hen you can ;
sit quietly by and let the rest of |
the world go by. Alaska is not |
far removed from the United Stat- .
r? Onlv a couple hundred miles.
But defensively It might ns well
he .as far away as the Philippine'
Islands, for all the good it can
do now.
The only answer Js to ncqua'nt
the Army with the conditions
here, nnd then press the matter
for the establishment of protect
ive agencies in our Territory. We
cannot acquaint’ anvonP with the
conditions of our country unless
we get them here and show them.
So let's eet busy. (let those army
planes to come to .Nome.
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