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To the Editor of the Nome Nug
get
Dear Sir:- Those of you who are
frequent readers of outside mag
azines, periodicals and newspapers
have become more or less dam
iliar with the national, political
and economic situation. I have
attempted in <my somewhat lim
ited way in former letters to ex
plain. briefly the essence of the
President’s New Deal.
It is a peculiar thing but it
seems that as long as human be
ings walk the earth, just so Jong
do we have to be ever watchful
and vigilant. There is a certain
breed that, irrespective of the
pitiful depths of squalor and pov
erty into which our great middle
and working classes have sunk,
still think it to be thleir right to
rule.
A man who w.'M stand beside
Lincoln and Washington in the
years to come as one of our great
est presidents arose from the wel
ter of suffering humanity like
another Moses, to give to us who
were about to succumb in a mor
ass of greed and gain, another
book of rules based on the school
book maxim that you all know—
the golden rule. He likened us
to one big family and asked us to
live and let live; to be neighbor
ly; to give the finer instincts that
exist in all of us a chance to
function; to uplift the down-trod
' their proper
of the life,
‘liberty and happiness on which
our constitution was founded.
And what do we see?
Cheeping insidiously into these
magazines, periodicals and news
papers from time to time is the
cry that our president is swerv
- ing from democracy and embrac
ing social sm; that he is surround
ed by a group of professorial ad
visors who are foisting their soc
ialistic theories on the citizens of
our republic through their domin
ation of the president—and so on.
My friends, I will quote you some
figures Issued by the Departments
of Commerce and Labor, that
were comp led during the Repub
lican administration. From 1923
to 1929 industrial production in
the United States increased nine
billion dollars. During this per
iod wages increased but four hun
hundred thousand. For every
eighteen dollars this industrial
machine received labor was per
mitted to keep one dollar. In
1929 the net income of five hun
dred and fouir men in our republic
was more than the combined In
come of^ two million three hun
dred thousand farmers who raised
all the wheat and cotton of the
nation. In 1921 salaried workers
and wage earners received fifty
five percent of the national in
come. By 1928 th's bad shrank
to thirty-six percent of the nation
al income. The enormous differ
ence between the returns to the
few and the returns to the many
was one of the major reasons for
- the depression of the past four
years. If correcting a condition
of this kind be socialism, then
■let’s have more of it. Senatoi
Borah of Idaho pointed out that
the wealth of this nation might
be compared to five apples and
the population to one hundred
people. As currently distributed,
four very rich people have one
apple apiece, while the remaining
ninety-six ' people hare one apple
amongst the ninety six. This Is
approximately the percentage of
the former distribution of wealth
and what wealth stands for —
power.
For generations so-called big
business has controlled the United
States not only commercially but
po.ltlcally through their political
ofT-shoot, the Republican party.
We have been taught from school
days to emulate our great...captains
of industry, our financial;, indus
trial and polltioal leaders. When
the great depression plunged uh
into an abyss of Idleness and pov
erty we looked to them to lead us
out of the darkness of despair in
to the sunshine of a better day;
and what happened? Less than
nothing, until finalHy over thirteen
mlVlion me^ were out of employ
ment, their means of 'livlihood sud
denly taken from them to become
objects of the dole and the bread
line.
The cry has been sounded that
the (New Deal seeks to do away
with the profit system. It is true j
that the New Deal is interferring J
with certain phases of profit; the j
kind that Is wrung from child la- {
bor; the kind that is taken from !
the public purse under the guise !
of defaulting bonds; the kind
that has been filched from the
people by so-called high finance,
or in plain language, by booking
skull-duggery. Don’t let them
fool you. The profit system is
still a part of our business-1 life and
wilt so remain, but not in the
hands of a handful of bankers and
politicians. . I am sure that most
of you realize that these crafty
lnuendoes against the president
and his policies are nothing more
nor less than good odd Republican 1
propaganda. They have nothing
constructive to offor toward the j
rebuilding of our national wel
fare and being, so content them
selves with throwing out a smoke i
screen under the guise of critic
ism in an effort to befog the Is
sue. (Again I say, don’t let them
fool you. The government, thru
the New Deal, is only trying to
assist the American people in the
performance of the social duties
that they took upon themselves
when this Republic was establish
ed. Mistakes are being made and
will be made, but only in detail,
not in principle, because the prin
ciples aTe sound. In a nation
that produces an abundance of ev
erything we cannot longer submit
to business and political practices
that result in lack of employment,
bHinger and despair for the great
masses of our people. Surely
there is something radically wrong
with a political and economic sy
stem that dooms millions to pov
erty in the midst of plenty.>
Howard Lyn-g
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nientx In Weekly Nugget muni be ta
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.1 ohn J. H n t k e,
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WALES
(Special Muscat Correspondence!
March 8, 1934
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Alaska.
Feb. 14, a little babj^ girl was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Bob To
kenna. Both mother and baby are
doing fine.
Feb. IS, The mailman and a
travelling nurse as passenger ar
rived from Shismaref. Also Louis
Tungwenuk came back from Shis
maref. Edward Natongok left for
Teller this morning to do some
trading there.
Feb. 18, Pete Olson left for
Teller yesterday. Dwight Tevuk's
little girl, Nellie, died early this
morning. Yesterday Miss Keaton
the travelling nurse was called to
Dwight's home immediately when
the little girl took sick Miss
Keaton did all she could to save
the child.
Feb. 19, Winton Weapuk and
his family arrived from Metlltavik
where he was trapping all win
ter. He says that foxes are gett
ing scarce up that way but that
they caught qu'te a few flounders
in the channel.
March 4, some of the Wales
men who went to Teller a few
days ago came back. They report
ed that everything was fine do\rn
at Teller. '
March 6, Pete Olson arrived
here from Nome and went right
on for Metlitavik. Some reindeer
herders left today to make a big
roundup. Everybody was Invited
to a party by the teachers and the
nurse. The party started at sev
ien in the even'ng. Songs of all
kinds were sung, Mr. Hemsing
leading. Then games were play
jed by the boys. After the games
were over, delicious rice pudding
and tea were served. The even
ing was enjoyed by everyone pres
ent. We were hoqing to have Mr.
Robinson at the party who was
expected for some t'nie, but for
some reason or other he did not
show up.
March. 7, Mr. Robinson and
Eddie Jones as driver arrived this
afternoon from Shismaref. Miss
Keaton, the travelling nurse was
very busy examining everybody
and doing dental work since she
arrived here. We appreciate her
very much and hope that she will
like it here.
Robert Mayo
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I copy of The Nome Niigzet on plane
If readers of Alaska newspapers
see more news concerning the
Territory from this city, the cre
dit is due H. C. Hunter, staff
writer for the Associated Press.
Mr. Hunter, who came here from
the Associated Press staff at Seat
tle, covers capital new for the
Pac'flc Northwest and Alaska and,
judging from the way he is hand
ling the Alaska, news. Is doing a
most competent job of it.
— Mr. and Mrs. Harvey K. Car
lisle of Fairbanks, who are tour
ing the States on a * vacation,
reached Washington yesterday.
Mr. Carlisle is special agent for
the office of investigations, depart
ment of Interior. He and Mra
Carlisle will remain here several
days before continuing their Jour
ney.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that, bgr
order of the Probate Court in and
for the Cape Nome Precinct, Alas
ka Khe undersigned has been ap
pointed Administrator of the estate
of Henry c. Conrad, deceased. All
persona having alaim against sa'ld
estate should present them with,
proper vouchers attached, within
etx months from the date of the
first publication hereof, to the un
dersigned administrator at Nome,
Alaska.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, March
31, 1934.
CHARLES D. JONES,
Administrator.
LEROY M. SULLIVAN,
Attorney for Administrator.
Publish March 31, April 7, 14,
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I "UP THE RIVER"
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The adage that "clothes make
the man was forcibly brot home
jto many of the principal# to "Up
jThe River" during the Aiming of
this hilarious comedy of jail
breaking and romance.
With nearly every member of
the cast wearing > penitentiary
garb at one tlme or another,
many of them dhose to drees at
home and drive to and from the
studio in costume.
This would have been very well
except fur the presence of a
county road camp some few miles
away where hundreds pf prison
ers from the Los Angeles County
jail were serving out their sen
tences. The results of this unfor
tunate juxtaposition were that
•members of the troupe were halt
ed more than once by officious
motorcycle patrolmen, who assum
ed the players were escaped con
victs from the camp.
"Up The 'River,” said to be one
of the funniest screen offerings
ever made, comes to the Dream
Theatre next Friday.
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NKRLAND 18 MADE
CHIEF OF PIONEERS
Grand Igloo Select* Juneau Am
Next Meeting Place A ter &
Adopting Resolutions
Andrew Norland of Fairbanks
was elected Grand President of
the Grand Igloo of the Pioneers
of Alaska at the concluding ses
sion recently of the organiza
tion’e annual convention In An
chorage, an Associated Press dis
patch to the News-Miner says.
Other officers are:
Grand Vice President, Thomas
McCroskey of Anchorage and Ar- „
thur PJnkus of Cordova.
Grand Secretary, George Love
of Valdez.
Grand Treasurer, John Reck of
Juneau.
Grand Sergeant at Arms, Jos
eph McMahon of Anchorage.
Grand Trustees, Ludvig Larasen
of Seward, Clarence Ovey of Ket
chikan, Mrs. Lottie Spickett of Ju
neau, Mrs. Corinne Call of Nome
and David Brown of Flat.
Juneau was chosen as the meet
ing place of the next convention
of the Grand Ig<lo<o and the time
for the convention will be simul
taneous with the meeting of the
Legislature.
The convention adopted a rit
ual for Alaska Log Cabins, whose
members are composed of eons
and daughters«,of Pioneers. , The
ritual was prepared by Dr. WU
i Ham Chase, Mayor of Cordova,
i Resoultlon were adopted con
taining the following recommends
Mona:
That the federal government
through its agencies stimulate and
a'd gold mining and prospecting
In Alaska.
That the permanent value of
(gold be fixed at not below $35 an
; ounce.
] Remonitlzatlon of silver,
j Early construction of the Inter
i national Highway between Seattle
land Fairbanks.
Establishments of Army and
jNuvy arplane training bases in
! Alaska.
I Continuance of grants for main
tenance of the government assay
■office at , the Alaska Agricultural
•College and School of Mines, and
(reduction of assay fees. ■**
Purchase by the government of
Alaska products entirely for all
government purposes In Alaska if
the needed products are obtain
able.
j Early erectlo^ of federal office
tbuild'ngs at Ketchikan amd An
chorage.
i Pensions for persons who have
; resided in Alaska 20 years.
Establishment of a women’s
! ward in the Pioneer Home at
Sitka.
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