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Mildred Kirkpatrick
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BARTLETT REPORT
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the subcommittee hearing it
was pointed out that the hazard
of unloading explosives at Val
dez and Homer and trucking
them long distances over the
highways are probably much
greater than using existing fac
ilities at Seward.
Although the recommenda
tions given in connection with
the South Amboy explosion are
not binding on the Coast Guard,
they cannot properly be disre
garded. This accounts for the
effort being made to obtain com
mittee assent before granting a
waiver.
COST OF LIVING SURVEY
Another item of interest in
the Subcommittee 20 point re
port, is that on cost-of-living in
Alaska. “A cost-of-living index
should be established immed
iately and maintained . . . Labor
representatives appearing be
fore the subcommittee pointed
out that an aid to the solution
to the labor problems in Alaska
would be the existance of an
index of cost-of-living in Alaska
against which wage contracts
could be adjusted."
ECONOMY
' One trouble seems to be."
the report goes on, ‘'the fact
that much of the history of
Alaska has been one of exploi
tation by persons who have no
desire to become permanent
citizens of the Territory . . .
However, the subcommittee can
not ignore the fact that the a
mount of money that the gov
ernment has had to pour into
Alaska in all of its endeavors
within that territory has been
grossly increased by the appar
ent selfishness and sharp practi
ces of relatively small groups of
people. Present in this picture
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NEW AND MODERN
ACCOMMODATIONS
Carl F. Gulley, Owner
P.O. Box 8 Homer, Alaska
oi high costs seems to be the
fact that Alaska has been used
as a source of ready income lor
the northwestern part of the
United States, and in particular,
the port of Seattle.”
SLAP AT FREIGHT RATES
“Transportation costs ol ma
terials from Seattle to Alaska
are so great ns to require care
ful analysis, and the subcom
mittee believes that the rates,
even though approved by the
former United States Maritime
Commission should not stand
unchallenged."
DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES
“The subcommittee believes
that it is necessary for the fed-'
oral government to approach the
problem of the economy of
Alaska on a government-wide
basis and through every means
possible encourage private capi
tal to come into the Territory.
This might take the form of a
more favorable tax structure
for new industry, aids and
grants in connection with the,
development of power and util- j
ity projects, government finan-'
cing similar to the RFC ap
proach, and continued govern
ment interest in reducing the
over-all cost of living and labor
in the Territory, and many other;
broad approaches to the prob
lem.
"The subcommittee does not
believe it is within its purview
to attempt to recommend speci
fic courses of action. It does be
lieve. however, that there has
been entirely too little govern
ment-wide attention paid to
these problems and in conform
ity with its earlier comments
urges that special attention be
paid to this problem in order to
capitilize on the great value
that Alaska lias in relation to
the future of the U. S.. particu
larly at a time when the state-j
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
The matter of a strong civil
defense program is beginning j
to assume grave proportions in i
the minds of many Alaskans i
this week. Particularly so after!
the airing of what appears to |
be a difference of opinion be
tween the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and Congress over the defense!
or abandonment of certain parts
of the Territory in event of in i
vasion.
It lias been perfectly plain to '
residents of Seward and other j
parts *of the Peninsula that air
defense from Elmendorf could,
under some conditions, come too
late to prevent actual invasion
of this port from the sea. Ade
quate ground defense, however,
would necessitate a large mili
tary installation.
Residents of the Seward area
are grimly conscious that any
defense of the city and vicinity j
will have to depend largely!
upon a strong civilian contin
gent prepared and trained to:
augment the military. This was j
suggested by the Senate Armed
Services Committee report (to1
be found elsewhere in today's
issue.) It states, "It is believed
that such an isolated territory
should receive particular atten
tion from the standpoint of hav
ing persons available in the area
who could augment the regular
military forces in defending
that area. That the Navy or
Coast Guard should establish an
organized reserve unit so as to
insure personnel who arc ac
quainted with Alaskan waters
being immediately available for
anti-submarine control pending
the establishment of more for
mal methods by the Navy or
Coast Guard.”
That «. ither the Navy or Coast
Guard would ever relinquish
any degree of authority or re
sponsibility to a civilian organi
zation ol' fishermen and resident
seamen, is probably outside the
realm of possibility. Even
though those same seamen with
out doubt have a greater inti
mate knowledge of home waters
and shorelines than any military
group will ever have. Never
theless, a well organized reserve
of local fishermen who have
spent their lives in Alaskan
waters, would form a formid
able chain of defense and a bul
wark of strength in anti-subma
rine control, if kept under some
sort of intelligent control by
Navy or Coast Guard.
Residents of more than two
years wno have hunted, camped
or prospected in a given area,
as well us private flyers in tiie
same area, soon become so
familiar with the terrain that
they could put up an active de
fense or supply important in
formation to the military. One
out of every three homes in
Seward is a potential arsenal.
Homestead women are in a posi
tion to contribute to the defense
ot the Territory by continually
experimenting with preservation
and use of all edible native
plants, in case of a break in
the food supply line.
Rifle teams, skiers, hunters,
fishermen, housewives, teachers,
laborers—all can make their in
dividual and group contribution
to civil defense. Instead, we
have been waiting for word
from Washington, funds from
Congress. For many years, Al
aska was independent of finan
cial aid from Congress. Then
the period of development
began. It is ironical that with
"development” and civilization,
a rise in living standards, a
colony rapidly loses its self as
surance and becomes dependent
upon the benificence of the
mother country, and the more
that is done for it, the less it
can do for itself.
There is so much that each
little area can do for itself in
the way of defense. All it needs
is a competent leader and the
will to conform to a pattern.
Why wait for an indifferent
Congress to study the "problem”
of civil defense in Alaska? Co
ordination of the vast capabili
ties at hand can form Alaska's
own defense, thus relieving the
military of some responsibility,
and Congress of all "worry.”
The way some autos are
driven they should be consider
ed "weapons” instead of ‘‘ve
hicles.”
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United Brotherhood of
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Meetings at Medical Building
Affiliated With A. F. of L.
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Month
W. C. Knaak — President
Keith Cobban - Fin.-Sec. & Bus. Agt.
International Longshoremen's
and Warehousemen's Union
Local 39
Meets First Tuesday of Each Month
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President — John Rose