The Nome nugget., 1942-02-25
Talk Inauguratins Bomber Campaign Delivered by Hon. k. L. Bartlett, Over Radio Station kINY On Feb. ,. I942

the smoke of defense that screens the ouposts of dem ocracy and the smoke of burning courage that feeds the steadily advancing flame of victory all this originates in the smokesacks of American industry. It pours in clouds from factories where eighteen men labor to maintain each soldier in the field where draftsmens pencils scratch out bombers where welderS' torches knit the seams of battleshipS where proving grounds test tanks and heavy artillery where, in short, World War II is being won - behind the lines.
 America is at We are engaged in fight to oVerWhelm and forever eradicate the forces of total itariansm which have swept across more than one half of the earths surface. We have undertaken this tremendous effort not a grandose gesture of altruism to pull somebody's chesnuts out of the fire but because the future of beloved country is at stake America is strainng every and muscle of its production capacity to become strong enough to maintain and preserve it's way of life, well to preserve its identity as nation.
 No thoughtful American doubt the ultimate su- premacy of our nation and its subsequent powers cementing peaceful world. But Peace is not gift. It is the result of hard work and sacrifices of the n divdua in the qaultn of effort that creates Peace We must devote all of energleS-tnancal moral Splr tual and intellectual energies-to the rebuilding of world fit to live in and civilization fit to live for and die for, civilization more in step with fundamental and eternal laws
 To do this in world at war requires more than just oratory or expressed declarations of purpose or the alltofrequent and premedated eloeuence of the pro- fessiona patriot and fag-Waver. It requires among other things that make available to the Gov ernment of the United States as much of our own per s0nal funds spare beyond the expenses in- eident to the bare necessities of living It means that must lend the GoVrnment, through tn purchase of United States Defense Bonds the major bulk of the vast monies necessary to the successful conduct of this
 The Defense Savings Bond program is designed to appeal to every class-to every man. woman and child. It provides for the purchase of the ten-cent savings stamp as well as the fifty thousand dollar investment 1t offers to every person. regardless of age color igious creed equal opportunity to become part in the greatest enterprise in the WorId-AMERICA. | gives each of a responsibility as partners in Am erica to do everything he to defeat enemies.
 This war the military experts tell us, will be jn the air and though there still may be carp ing critics who doubt the efficiency of the arplane a major offensive Weapon there can be little doubt among the majority of us-Who not hidebOund by outmoded traditon-as to the deadly effectiveness of air power One has only to take stock of the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor to find the answer to any ex pressed doubt the subject Further it will be noted the most outstanding factor in the Presidents VctoryI program as outlined January G. that of military and naval plane production, in unprecedented plan which calls for the building of 60000 planes this year and l25000 in l943.
 What has plane production part of the Victory Program to do with Alaska and it's purchase of De- fense Bonds? you ask Just this: Alaska is going to buy heavy bomber. As matter of fact Alaska purchases of Defense Bonds will unquesonably buy many heavy bombers before this war is over, but during the month from Feb. to March g. the people o this Territory going to subscribe $350000 for al Flying Fortress which will be christened the Spirit of Alaska'-a plane which may carry the pioneer spirit 10 the Far East to the southwestern Pacific to the Middle East or even to Berlin itself
 The United States heavy bomber is sometimes carl- ed flying battleship winged artillery It costs ap proXimately $350,OO0 and can be built in period of between 12 and IS months whereas batteShip costs $9O 100000 and takes five years to build The bomber carries of nine, instead of the batteships 500. but it carry ten tons of bombs one ton more than the total weight of the proectes fired in broad side of the l6-nch guns a batteship
 In size and effectiveness, the U. S. Army's Flying Foresses has rival anywhere except the huge four