The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-12
COMMUNICATION

To the Editor, Juneau, Alaska,
jan 12-It was with much interest
that I read the timely communica-
ton from Mr.. H. L. Faulkner APP
pearing In the January 2 issue of the
Daily Alaska Empire on the subject
of the appointment of an assistant
administrator to promote the sale of
defense bonds in Alaska.
1t has been reported through a
reliable source that the position
carries salary of $4,000 per year,
liberal travelling expenses and $500
a year for stenographer.
We can all rest assured that there
will be much traveling-all the cities
and villages will have to be visited
and Alaska will have added another
tourist to its now long list of
bureaucratic travellers.
But it is not that which makes us
stop and think In these days Of
bureaucratic tax experts, planning
experts, colonizers, ETC., we have be-
come used to our tourists" at gov
eminent expense.
Today our country is threatened
as to it's very existence, to live as a
happy and peace-loving nation. War
has been brought to our very shores
and all that is America today is
being threatened by the marauding
hordes of ruthless outlaw bandit ma
lions. This war is no longer war
of sanctions and boycotts. 1t is in
deed no longer a war between two
military armed forces. We are today
fighting a peoples war. 1t is the
war of every man, women and child
The battlefield has no boundaries
Women and children are being
bombed.
Yes, we are all faced with a duty
we dare not fail in doing. We have
job to do. And do it we must
To meet this duty we today as in
1918 are gladly and willingly making
many sacrifices and we will be asked
to make more.
In Washington, d. c., Labor
Management conference was held
and national board set up includ-
ing leaders of both groups of labor
and of management. Today there
are no strikes or lockouts by man.
agement nor by labor All matters
are to be settled by arbitration in
all defense industries. And the speed
up necessary is urged and being
carried out throughout the nation.
The American Federation of Labor
has taken the lead and shown the
way to all of it's affiliates by pur-
chasing $4,000 of defense bonds. It
has urged all of its affiliated inter-
national unions and locals to pur-
chase defense bonds when possible.
The purchases of defense bonds
have also been made by the CLIO and
many Of its affiliates have followed
lsuit. ~ ~
Labor asked for no Super-duper
promoter at a fat salary to promote
those sales. There was a national
duty to fulfill and it was done with
the least possible cost to our govern
ment, leaving the full amount of the
purchase price of the bonds go to the
defeat Of the international pirates
and murderers. And am sure that
all of labor feels better knowing that
no part of the money they have
given to the purchase of defense
bonds will be used to pay super
duper political appointee.
We had no such appointed guard
Iians of the people here in the last
great war It was the duty of every
patriotic American to sacrifice at
home while the boys at the front
sacrificed their lives. And a pro-
gram for selling bonds was organ
lied and put on by the people of all
communities without cost to the de-
Tense effort.
| Today, when war threatens at the
door of every home in America, it is
hard for one to believe that we now
Ispell patriotism by $ay-triotism.
I'm sure that there are enough
believers in democracy in Alaska to
put over program that no one
Iperson in Alaska, regardless of his
abilities, could ever hope to compete
with, and enough to keep this pro-
gram going. And this without any
reward but knowing that there was
la job to be done, that it was done
and done well.
Mr. Editor, we have heard much
of bottlenecks. strikes, tie-ups, lock-
outs and Of many saboteurs in our
national defense program. But, Mr..
Editor, there is nothing and no one
who is so repugnant as the politician
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