BARTLETT REFUTES -EDITOR IA L
From an editorial in the April ZZvd
i8sue of the Dally A laska Empire, the
following quotes hfw*e been * lifted* s
’’With obvious reluoja.aoe, 'Delegate
Bartlett is finally .*f .u-T. od r to' a Jria
truth atout proppsod ovd fer Alaska
which the Daily Alaska Empire'has? riahod
time and again for years—that btatehoed .-.■
has nothing to do. with the national do
fenae nor with the defense of this Terri
toryy
...’’For years in public, office Bartlett
has been one of the leaders of a flag
waving faction attempting to mislead, peo
ple into a belief that th-is Territory*s
military security is in jeopardy if; it is
not granted immediato statehood, ”0...
»c»"In the faoo of such authoritative
opinion, it is unlikely that the State
hood clique will try any longer to foist
tho *military necessity* hoaz as an argu
ment for.immodiato statehood/1,,.
In refutation to this editorial. Dele
gate Bartlett has written a letter to
The Beacon in which is found the following
excerpts:
’’Always 1 have said that doubtless tho
Federal Government would defend tlio Nation
liy defending Alaska regardless of state
hood# But always I havo added that if
history moans anything« it moans that
8 tatehood would bring, to A la ska iroro
population, moro bu Jm e and mono indus
try, and those would ij A. pi u. to tho
military# Likewise", 1 havo Gaid-timo- aftor
time that the presence of xv/o Senators
and a voting Representative in Vfashington
who had a specific instead of a general
intorest in the defenses of Alaska and
the power to express that interest could
not but b© helpful to the military# These
views are not changed#
"Under Secretary Douglas * testimony
was, in effect, that the Dept# of Defense
did not care about Alaska statehood but
stated without qualification that it was
for Hawaii statehood# Road into thisF what
you will##.#Mr# Douglas did say#,»"It
seems clear to me that a larger populatioi
a strong community, would be of military
interest to the United States#
• .."Happily there is another witness
on record regarding Alaska statehood# Ho
is one of our most distinguished military
leaders.....General Nathan F# Twining#
Of Alaska statehood in reference to de
fense, General Twining said, TX feel
statehood for Alaska would help the mili
tary.* When asked directly if he thought
statehood for Alaska would hechp defense?
plans, he made the unqualified replyr>
‘Yes..* This was in 1950 and at the
game £ime the Dept* of Defense, itself
supporting Alaska statehood, had this
to say* * Statehood for.Ale.ske and Hawaii
would undoubtedly give a considerable
added measure of strength to the over-all
defense of both areas in event of emer
gency,"
Barbra Bea Spears celebrated her
Birthday on the afternoon of May 25th,at
a Cowgirl Get-tobgether Party given in.
her honor by her’sister Jaequlyn# Bingl
and other,prize winning games were played
before the many lovely presents were
opened and cake and iee cream became the
center of attention#
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