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Monday, August 27, 1951
A LESSON IN SOCIALISM
With schools In Juneau and throughout the
country about to start another year it seems appro
priate that we pass along to you "A Lesson In Social
ism" as told in a letter from Thomas J. Shelly, teacher j
of Economics and History at Yonkers High School, I
New York. •
Copies of the letter were distributed in Juneau I
by the Shattuck Agency, always alert to problems
affecting Alaska and the nation.
Mr. Shelly’s letter follows:
‘As i teacher in the public schools, I find that the
socialist-communist idea of taking 'from each accord-,
ing to liis ability,’ and giving ‘to each according to his |
need’ Is now generally accepted without question by
most of our pupils. In an effort to explain the fallacy
in this theory, I sometimes try this approach with my
pupils:
"When one of the brighter or harder-working i
pupils makes a grade of 95 in a test, I suggest that
I take away 20 points and give them to a student
who has made only 55 points on his test. Thus each
would contribute according to his ability and since
both would have a passing mark—each would receive
according to his need. After I have juggled the grades
of all the other pupils in this fashion, the result Is
usually a ’common ownership’ grade of between 75 and
80—the minimum needed for passing, or for survival.
Then I speculate with the pupils as to the probable
results if I actually used the socialistic theory for
grading papers.
"First, the highly productive pupils—and they are
always a minority in school as well as in life—would
soon lose all incentive, for yoduemg. Why strive to
make a high grade if part of It is taken from you
by ‘authority’ and given to someone else?
"Second, the less productive pupils — a majority
in school as elsewhere — would, for a time, be re
lieved of the necessity to study or to produce. This
socialist-communist system would continue until the
high producers had sunk — or had been driven down
—to the level of the low producers . At that point, in
order for anyone to survive, the ‘authority' would
have no alternative but to begin a system of. com
pulsory labor and punishments against even the low |
producers. They, of course, would then complain bit
terly, but without understanding.
"Finally X return the discussion to the ideas of
freedom and enterprise—the market economy—where
each person has freedom of choice, and is responsible
for his own decisions and welfare.
“Gratifying enough, most ol my pupils then
understand what I mean when I explain that social
ism—even in a democracy—will eventually result in
a living-death for all except the 'authorities' and a
few of their favorite lackeys.”
VIEWS AND REVIEWS
What They Say Whether Right or Wrong
James A. Van Fleet, U.N. Commander in Korea:
“Although armistice negotiations are being dis
cussed the Eighth Army will maintain its constant
vigilance.”
[Jordon Dean, head of Atomic Energy Commission,
asked, to tell of progress on hydrogen bomb:
"Not today!”
Herbert Morrison, British Foreign Secretary, referring
to differences between Israel and the Arab states:
“No settlement can be imposed from the outside
md peace must be freely and willingly negotiated."
Tom Connally, U. S. Senator from Texas: 4
“Congress intended to cut off the E. C. A. after
it finished its mission in Europe.”
Dean Acheson, Secretary of State:
"We are in great danger, greater perhaps than
many Americans now appreciate."
Thomas D. Cabot, official. State Department:
“There is not much point in ‘getting tough’ with
a turnip simply because it refuses to become a blood
donor.”
Bernard M. Baruch, industrialist, in London:
“There is -no price tag on freedom. If we lose
that, we lose all."
Frank Carlson, U. S. Senator from Kansas:
"You pay as much to get the food marketed and
distributed as you do to the farmer who produces it."
Jawaharial Nehru. Prime Minister of India:
“In all matters affecting Pakistan relations, In
dia’s stand and policies have been right and Pakistan’s
have been wrong."
Dwight D. Eisenhowter, General of the Army, now or
ganizing Free Europe:
“We must work together or we are lost.”
Harry S. Truman: '**■ •*
“The dangers in other parts of the world are just
as great as they are in Korea.”
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
by the Soviet at the Berlin youth
rally, or to the letter of friendship
to President Truman sent by the
Soviet presidium, or to Russia's
acceptance of the invitation .to at
tend the San Francisco Japanese
treaty-signing.
Or if he does admit the possib
ility of war, he is quite frank in
saying he will not fight. This is
especially true of Germans. It Is
also true of many Frenchmen,
many Dutch, Belgians and even
Englishmen.
"The United States now has its
spe6ial alliance with Franco,” is
one frequent reaction. “It is ob
vious you don't intend to defend
Europe until the Russians get to
the Pyrennees. Why should we
have out cities bombed and beaten
up again? Why should we get our
selves caught in the middle?”
This, it should be noted, is not
the reaction of government leaders
who definitely would try to swing
their countrles*into battle on the
side of the United States. But it
is the reaction of the average man
in the street.
Of course, this is no answer to
the question of whether there will
be peace or war. But it is import
ant—for two reasons:
1: It shows how successfully
Moscow has sold the idea that it is
the champion of peace. And inci
dentally it also shows hew badly
we have lagged behind in the war
of ideas—thanks in part to Con
gressional penny-pinching.
2 It might encourage the Krem
lin to make war now—at a time
when western Europe is listless
and unprepared.
Will Red Army March?
oT get down to the real question
of whether the Red army will
march this year, my own consid
ered prediction is that it will not.
Many experts will tell you that
the Kremlin does plan to move
in September—just as the crops
are in—with Tito as the first tar
get. And they may be right.
Jt is always risky to predict re
garding these things. I happened
to hit it right on the nose before
Pearl Harbor by predicting on
Dep. 5, 1941, that we would be at
war with Japan in two weeks.
At that time, Japan was going
through some phony peace moves
which fooled some diplomats. To
day Russia is going through the
same peace overtures. They are
phony to be sure, but I don't think
they are a blind for an immediate
attack. I diagnose them as a blind
for a long-range buildup for pos
sible war several years irom now.
There are two reasons for this
conclusion:
1. Unrest is so rife in the satel
lite countries just behind the Iron
Curtain that the Kremlin could
not make war without widespread
defections and revolution among
her own people.
2. By peace propaganda which
may lull the world to sleep—in
cluding U. S. Isolationists — the.
Kremlin might take over the west- j
ern world without w'ar. This was ,
Moscow’s hope immediately after
V-E Day, and there are signs this
hope, is being revived.
Lulling the U.S.A.
I have already covered in earl
ier columns the unrest inside the
satellite countries. This was one
reason for timing the balloon op
eration into Czechoslovakia and |
one other country at this time. It
is also one reason why the State
Department's funds for waging
the war of ideas must not be cut
at this time.
Point 2, however, may be an
even more important factor in the
Kremlin’s strategy—namely, lull
ing the western world into a state j
of complacency and, evenutally, i
depression so that it falls like a
ripe plum into Russia’s lap five
or ten years hence.
Let’s consider carefully and re
alistically the situation in w’hich
the rulers of the Soviet find them- 1
selves today. Here are some ABC’s j
of Soviet strategy:
A. They know that in East Ger- 1
many, Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
Poland, and even some parts ol
Russia the ‘older generation is not
with them. Furthermore, they will
never be with them. That is why
they are wooing the younger gen
eration. That is the reason for the
tremendous Berlin youth rally. In
ten years these boys will be dom
inating large parts of eastern Eur
ope.
That is one stake in the long
range plan of the Kremlin.
B. The leaders of the Kremlin
know that the United States can
not or at least will not support in
definitely the Marshall plan and
arms to Europe. To know this all
they have to do is to read the
newspapers.
They also know what almost
every American economist has said,
at least privately, that without
the Marshall plan and our huge
uupaid-for exports to Europe, the
western world long ago would have
faced depression. Western Europe
probably would have gone Com
munist, and the United States j
would have large-scale unemploy
ment.
The Marshall plan prevented
this. It served as the pump-prim
ing equivalent to Roosevelt’s WPA
PWA days. It substituted for the j
huge bond issues we passed out to
Europe in Coolidge's and Hoover's
day. The inescapable fact is that
we have continued to subsidize
Europe with pump-priming, one
way or another, ever since 1914.
And this subsidy has also affected
the prosperity of the U.S.A.
But the Kremlin figures this
cannot continue indefinitely. And
judging from current reactions in
the Senate, the Kremlin may be
right.
However, without getting into a
discussion of our own domestic
politics, by own ocnclusion is that
because of unrest behind the Iron
Curtain and because of a long
range Soviet plan to win over the
next generation and lull us into
giving up aid to Europe, there
will be no war in the immediate
future.
Note-—This long-range battle of
ideas and economy may put an
even greater burden on American
patience, American farsightedness
and American leadership.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR FLORA LAI TH
ARE SET FOR TUESDAY
Funeral services will be held to
morrow afternoon at 2 p.m. in the
Carter Chapel for Flora Latfth,
who died at the Alaska Native
Hospital last Tuesday. The Rev.
Paul Prouty will officiate. Burial
will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tures at various Alaska points also
on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 p.m.,
120th Meridian Time, and released
by the Weather Bureau are as
follows:
Anchorage .. 54—Drizzle
Annette Island .55—Cloudy
Barrow . 35—Cloudy
Bethel 54 Rain and Drizzle
Cordova . 48—Cloudy
Dawson 49—Partly Cloudy
Edmonton 30—Partly Cloudy
Fairbanks .: 53—Rain
Haines .. .... 50—Cloudy
Havre . 51—Cloudy
Juneau Airport . 43—Cloudy
Kodiak . 53—Fog
Kctzebue . 49—Fog
McGrath . 60—Rain
Nome . 51—Cloudy
Northway . 50—Fog
Petersburg . 44—Clear
Portland . 52—Cloudy
Prince George 41—Partly Cloudy
Seattle . .. 51—Fog
Whitehorse . 41—Fog
Yakutat . 51—Fog
Aug. 27, 1951
Editor, The Empire:
The great day when the Mem
orial I ibrary building is ready for
use — the fulfillment of a dream
of 20 years — will soon be here,
possibly in late September. To the
many who have contributed in
money or time to its establish
ment the event will be especially
pleasing.
When dedication day arrives,
the Library Board earnestly hopes
that it can meet fully the balance
due on its share of the construc
tion cost. To do so, we need help:
first, in the form of payment bjs
that time of balances due .on
pledges: secondly, additional conr.
tributions to cover the cost of
some construction items which
could not be forseen when the
contract was let, and w'hich have
greatly increased the usefulness
and sightliness of the property.
The additional sum required is
between three and four thousand
dollars.
We are appealing for this addi
tional money especially to those
who have not yet contributed to
this fine community project. Since
the building has been erected,
everyone is better able to see how
the library adds to the beauty of
the city, and to visualize how its
facilities — * books, educational
films, phonograph albums for
children, and meeting rooms for
civic societies — will enhance the
pleasure of living in our commun
ity.
If you have not yet contributed,
or if you are agreeable to adding
to an earlier donation, please send
a cash donation to John Durney,
Treasurer of the Board, Behrends
Bank.
B. Frank Heintzleman
Chairman of the Board
AT THE GASTIXEAU
Mr. and-Mrs. James Camp are
stepping at the Gastineau Hotel
after a trip Outside.
JUNEAU WOMAN’S CLUB TEA
Annual Juneau Woman's Club
Tea Wednesday, 2 to 5:30 p.m.
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The Ladies Auxiliary of Douglas Aerie 117, F. O. E. entertained
at a public card party August 24. Eight tables were filled. Prize
winners were: For bridge, Mrs. A. R. Edwards and A. Shudshift, high
score; Bernice Edwards and Douglas Gray the consolation. For whist:
Mrs. John Feusi and Alex Russell, high; Mrs. Joe Reidi and James
Edmiston, lows. Refreshments were enjoyed after card playing.
The Yukon left Juneau at 5:15 yesterday afternoon with the fol
lowing delegates to the American Legion convention which will be held
in Petersburg: C. H. Helgeson, James Lennon, Mrs. Edith Sheelor,
Mrs. John Walmer. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Petrich, Mrs R. T. Kaufmann.
Lanora Kaufmann. G. H. Walmsley, Mrs. E. M. Policy, Mrs. George
Baggen, Mrs. G. H. Nordling, Mrs. Charles Seelye, Wesley Seelye, M. S.
Jorgensen, R. R. Hermann, N. L. Freeman.
With “1932—A Democratic Year” for its rallying cry, more than
50 Juneau Democrats met last night to lay the groundwork for a suc
cessful campaign in next year’s election. Senator Allen Shattuck was
unanimously elected president of a temporary organization, with plans
to form a Democratic Club. J. E. Pegues was elected temporary
secretary.
U. S. Marshal Albert White left today aboard the Helmar for a
four-day inspection trip to smaller communities and canneries.
Gertrude and Norma Kubley, daugthers of L. H. Kubley of Ketchi
kan, are house guests in Juneau of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bernard in the
Empire Apartments.
Mrs. Tom Cashen and her mother, Mrs. Alice King, of Douglas, have
returned from a two months’ trip to Seattle.
For a final outing before school opens, a group of Douglas young
girls left yesterday to spend two weeks camping. They are Elsa and
Phyllis Lundell, Rosie and Stephanie Africh, Bernice Edwards, Vera
Kirkham.
Weather: High, 56; low, 50; cloudy.
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Daily Lessons in English w. l. Gordon !
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say. "I have no other samples
except these to show you.’ ’ Say, “I have no other samples THAN these
to show you.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Belles-lettres (aesthetic literaturei
Pronounce bcl-let-r, both E's as in BELL, principal accent on second
syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Loath (adjective). Loathe (verb).
SYNONYMS: Adapt, apply, adjust, arrange, contorm. tit, set right
put in place.
WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let U'
increase our vocabulary bv mastering one word each day. Today’s word
ASSEVERATION; act of affirming positively or earnestly. “Violent
asseverations sometimes inspire suspicion.”
J MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE j
i-——^-—-—-—- - -
Q. If one has received a wedding invitation, and becaust of illnes;
or absence, has not been able to send a wedding gift, is it all right t<
send this after the wedding?
A. Yes. And it would be nice to send a short note, too, giving the
reason for the delay.
Q. If grapefruit is to be served as the fruit course for a luncheon
how should it be prepared?
A. Cut across in half, cut the sections free and remove the dividing
skin and seeds, then put sugar into it and allow to stand for an hou:
or so.
Q. Is it proper for two women, when they are introduced, to shake
hands?
A. Usually they do not, but there is nothing improper about it.
LOOK and LEARN hl.c.cordon
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1. What are the six important natural wonders of the Unitec
States?
2. Who was the only woman to command an entire air force in time
of w’ar?
3. Which is the most malleable of all metals?
4. How many feet are there in a rod?
5. What animals are referred to by the following adjectives—bovine
canine, feline and equine?
ANSWERS:
1. Niagara Falls, Yellowtsone Park, giant redwood trees, Grand
Canyon. Rocky Mountains, and the Hudson River Palisades.
2. Madame Chiang Kai-shek of China.
3. Gold.
4. There are 16 feet.
5. Cow, dog, cat and horse, respectively.
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
L Long narrov
opening
6. Chum
8. Headland
12. Heart
13. First
15. Soon
16. Wander about
17. Resume
19. Harden
20. Spanish hero
21. Marked weight
allowance
23. Greek letter
24. Turn to the
right
27. Electrified
particle
28. Commonplace
30. Niche
32. Fur-bearing
animal
83. Feminine
name
34. Moving wagon
35. English letter
36. Disease of
sheep
37. Argentine
ruler
39. Fold over
40. Grown boys
41. Grand
45. Caused by
virus
43. Armor
49. Nerve disease
50. God of war
51. Party
62. Spread to dry
53. Take a meal
Solution of Saturday'* Puzzle
DOWN
L Mark of a
wound
2. Solitary
8. Metal
4. Article of
belief
5. Seed container
6. Ascended
7. Resided
8. Dress stone
with a
hammer
9. Having power
to enact
10. Gluts
11. Winter vehicle
14. Channel from
shore inland
18. Forego
22. Fish eggs
23. Age
24. Idle talk
2.">. Splendor
26. Apparent path
of the sun
28. Mortise Joint
29. Bitter vetch
31. Antique
32. Tribunal
34. City in Italy
37. Small
38. Wanderer
39. Minus
40. Came together
42. Province in
Italy
43. Claim
44. Other
46. Head covering
47. Bounder
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