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The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
FUNDS FOR ALASKA TOO OFTEN A SOP

Delegate Bartlett has been struggling in Washington on Alaska's behalf for almost two years. His testimony on this point is as follows: If' My observation after serv-- [ ing here since January. I945- is that all too frequently what is given us in the way of
 money; is given us as sop as
 1t were, and not because we
 are entitled to it or. because. ifs expenditure would. reflect
 advancement of the national, E interest.
 : Some might argue, in fact have argued, that Alaska's dele gation to Congress would be too small to affect, by its votes, the national decision in any matter. Alaska, these people point out, would have only two votes out of 98 or 100 in the Senate and one out of 436 or so in the House. Yet anyone acquainted with the life of our national gov ernment, as distinguished from it's mere form, knows that a vote in Congress is the most decisive force and the most convincing argument an area can possess.
 That congressional respect for AlaSka's needs would material. ize automatically with statehood Is indicated by the example of the present states, Nevada, Wyoming, Delaware and Yer mont have never had more than two votes apiece in the Senate and one in the House; yet their interests have never suffered in Congress. So it would be with Alaska, which would have ex- actly the same representation immediately upon admission.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
PUBLIC DOMAIN
 ACT EXCLUDED ALASKA

2. Late in the 1930's an appro- priation bill carried $200,00O,- 900 for roads on the public do- main. Despite all the efforts of the Alaska Delegate, the bene- fits of this appropriation were limited to the states. Judge Di- 1aond was able to have the ter ritoFieS included in the bill in a s nate amendment, but the amendment was lost in confer ence, and so once more Alaska was discriminated against by reason of its territorial status. Had Alaska been a state it could not have been left out of the bill.
 3. Under the formula cover ing forest highway alIotments, for the three-year postwar pc riod. Alaska's share should be $2,2i3,928 per year. Alaska was arbitrarily cut in this act to $1,- oOD,OOU a year, ana the differ- ence distributed among several of the states. For no other req son than that it is defenseless, Alaska thus is being deprived of a total of $2, 2,141, ,784. This is not an act of economy. The money, belonging to Alaska by every right, is being given to the states.
 4. With respect to appropria- tions for education of the h. dians and Eskimos of Alaska, as compared with the Indians of the States, Alaska is placed on a somewhat lower basis with re- spect to expenditures. Congress recognizes its obligation to treat the Natives of Alaska the same as the Natives of the states, but
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06

Such examples could be recit- ed almost without end.
 Tn e Legislative Reference Service of the Library of Con gress reports that, aside from the Federal Highway Aid Act, there are three other regular appropriations measures from which Alaska has been com pletely excluded. These are: the Mineral Lands Leasing Re ceipts Act of February 25, 1920; the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1888. and the Act of August 29, 1895, having to do with the cost of administering state for est lands. Delegate Bartlett now has before Congress a bill to cure the mineral lands leasing act omission, and hopes for en- actment at the next session.
 As Governor Ernest Gruening has said,
 It is a fact, of course, that
 by Superhuman effort. by
 fighting like the devil, we are
 able to overcome some of these
 determinations. but it means
 using all kinds of energies
 and efforts which should be
 utilized in helping Alaska to
 move forward, not fighting
 merely to hold our ground.
 To my mind, the intangibles
 are allrimportant- - the great
 advantages that would auto
 matically accrue to Alaska,
 when, as a state, it has two
 Senators and a Representative
 with a vote.
 Discrimination against Alaska is found first in what seems to be the eternal struggle to have the territories included in new money bills, and, second. and certainly equally as important, in receiving for the territories just appropriations. Then there are the discriminations which are not confined to the language of the law but which are to be discovered almost daily in the application of the law, to a cer- tain degree in Congress and more notably in the executive departments.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
ALASKANS DoN.S SIT ON FISHING BOAnD

i 20. On the International Fish cries Commission dealing with halibut caught off the coast of the two nations, but chiefly off the coast of Alaska, no Alaskan has ever been appointed. though there has been a nice balancing of appointments from British Columbia and the State of Wash ington, whose fisheries are fn- volved to lesser extent.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06

spoke with misgivings about six s new governmental charter.
 Alas, the end is not yet. While the people of Alaska have an elective delegate in the House of Representatives to speak for them, and an elective legislature to pass laws for their local necessi- ties, these representatives and
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
PULP AND PAPER DEVELOPMENT HURT

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 10. Years have been allowed to elapse without amendment of the act of Congress which gives the Secretary of Agriculture the final decision on stumpage rates in Southeast Alaska, nothwith- standing the protestations of pulp and paper interests that they will not start operations in Alaska until an appeal to the courts from such a decision is allowed. as it is elsewhere.
 Il. The case of the Anchorage bond issue is in point in this regard. In any of the states, the community which pays the bills has the right to determine how much money 1t should borrow. In Alaska, such a community must appeal all the way to Wash ington for special legislation from Congress, and endure seem ingly endless delays, before it can engage in a program of bet terment involving a bond issue. Rejecting the earnest request of Anchorage for permission to is- sue bonds in the amount the community considers reasonable and necessary, Congress has just reduced the authorization by one-third, reportedly because an eastern congressman, who knew nothing about Anchorage or Alaska, felt the original amount too large. This is a discrimina- ton against Alaska which is special and extremely recent, in fact contemporary.
 12. Two great areas set apart for more than a generation as Mount Mckinley National Park and Glacier Bay National Monu- ment have remained a m O S t wholly undeve1oped because Congress has repeatedly failed to pass appropriations requested for them. Nothing similar has happened in any state.
 There is another type of dis advantage which Alaska suffers because 1t is voteless in Con- greSS. All of the above are dis criminations on the part of the Congress itself. There is also 8 long list of observation-disclosures prac- ticed against Alaska by the ex- ecutive bureaus and agencies of the federal government. None of the following discriminations could conceivabiy be practiced against a state with two Sena- tors and one Representative yielding the leverage of a vote on all congressional matters, in- -cluding the power of life and death over most administrative agencies.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
HOW ALASKA GOT ITS GOVERNMENT

LMOST half century of struggle by the people of Alaska
 crowned with in 1912 when Congress passed act giving the territory legislature This Alaskas Organic Act the basis of the present territorial the hour of victory the then Delegate James Wick
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06

lamation projects in the State of Arizona because when Mon tana's turn comes they expect reciprocal generosity. And they get it. But when this process is all completed and we come to the territories, then the mem bers of Congress become states men and announce vigorously: This spending must stop; we have got to start balancing the budget" Alaskans have seen this happen through the years. Whenever an economy wave is on, it is the territories which get pinched the most. Through the years Alaska has been denied vast sums which, under the yardstick applied to the states, would have been hers. And these are appropriations desperately needed to build up the country.
 Numerous examples might be cited of the discriminations Alaska suffers for lack of voting representation in Congress.
 1. Probably the outstanding example is the Federal Highway Aid Act. This applies to all the states. Various calculations have been made of the sums Alaska would receive annually under this act. If only half the land area of the territory were used as a basis for calculation, Alas ka would have received some SIP, 100000 to S14. 100000 an nuRlly from the federal govern ment for road purposes. To be conservative let us say the amount would have been S10,- 100000 a year. Transfer of the Alaska Road Commission to the Interior Department took place about 1880. If the Federal Aid Highway Act had been effective since that time Alaska would have received a minimum of S16O, 900, ,000. By comparison, we have received from the Interior Department during that period total of S25, 5,51I,778. Of this amount. S2,198,805 came from the Alaska fund, which is really territorial tax money. So we have received one federal dol Ia for roads where under the Federal Highway Act, which ap- plies to all the states, we would have received more than six.
 Even admitting that Public Roads Administration construc- ton would not result in the same mileage of road, dollar for dollar. as that of the Alaska Road Commission, it is obvious that we would have been inf nitely better off with respect to roads than we now are. If there is one point on which all of us probably agree, no matter what position we take with respect to statehood, it is that the develop ment Of a pioneer country is in direct ratio to expansion of it's. roads.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06

powers are not constitutional representative powers, but are congressional, and therefore, subject to change by Congress by later acts passed by that body in conflict with them. And thus without repeating or even directly mentioning or amending the organic laws of Alaska territory, Congress has
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
FREIGHT RATE MOVE ALMOST SUCCEEDED

Is. Last November a certain highly placed member of the U. s. Maritime Commission at tempted to throw Alaska over board by trying to force War. Shipping Administration ships back into private operation with a doubling of freight rates, with out allowing a period for stabih- ration after the war. This was prevented only by the most strenuous efforts on the part of the Attorney General of Alaska and the Alaska Development Board. If Alasl1s were a state and had been a state through these years, it is highly unlikely the steamship companies would have gotten away with the exc crable service and high rates to which Alaskans have been sub ject.
 16. Failure of the Wage Sta bilization Board and the War Shipping Administration to ex- pedite authorization of the re- cent maritime wage settlement permitted tieup of Alaska ports and resulted in the unloading of rotten cargo into the bay. Noth- ing similar occurred in any port in the states.
 17. A instFative res ervations of land made for war time purposes are still in effect in dozenS0f cases, including the withdrawal of all land along the Alaska Highway If Alaska had the influence over the Interior Department which Votes in Con gress would confer, these reser- vations would have been Vacat- ed long since and reopened to settlement.
 19. Lacking influence in Wash ington, Atashs witnessed long delay in the loeattcnaof region al office of the Veterans Admin istration in the territory. al- though there were many press ing reasons why Alaska should be given such an office.
 19. Alaska's Governor was obliged to engage in 2 long struggle to obtain overseas credit toward discharge for Alaska boys who served in the Aleu- tians, though soldiers from the states obtained such credit au- tomatically.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
SPECIAL STATEHOOD SECTION

out in the first place, and the only excuse was that they were territories and had no political standing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06

gAAA " GAAAA AAdEGOua GaA all 1CAAAIAAA oRGA which Alaska must engage in a long range battle, which may or may not turn out favorably for the territory.
 ADAMS ACT FUNDS;
 ALASKA'S SHARE CUT
 6. Alaska has never had it's share of appropriations for agri- cultural development. A good example is the Adams Act. passed in 1906, and providing for support of agricultural ex- pertinent stations. For 30 years it was not extended to Alaska; then it was in 1886. But how? Instead of getting our share ac- cording to the formula specified in the act, which would have yielded $9O,0OO a year, Alaska received in the first year $5000; in the second year $7500, and there has been a progressive for mula by which in the next year, 1947, we will receive S37, 800, and then $45,000 thereafter. In other words, Alaska is never going to get more than half, as long as it is a territory.
 2. In the late 1930's Delegate Dimond was finally successful in obtaining enactment of a bill au- thorizing appropriations for Alaska under the Smith-Lever act having to do with the De partment of Agriculture. The authorization provided that the appropriations should be in- creased each year until they reached a certain figure and then should remain at that fig ure. But the Appropriations Committee of the House did not take the authorization act at its face value. They have in- creased the appropriations at a lower level than called for by the act. Last year the House re- ported the bill out with no in- crease whatever; in the Senate, Delegate Bartlett had the full amount restored, but in confer ence it was cut in two and the same thing occurred this year.
 This is because the chairman of the subcommittee handling this bill takes a very dim view of the possibilities of agriculture in Alaska. If Alaska had voting representation in Congre s, which might possibly include membership or the Appropria- tions Committee of the House, and much more likely would in- clude representation on the Alp propriations Committee of the Senate, there would be no doubt whatever that, the intent of that authorization act would be lived up to.
 8. When the act creating the Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion was first passed 1t covered only the states. Later it was nee essary for Alaska's Delegate to institute special legislation to embrace the territories.
 g. The act providing for guar antee of bank deposits in like manner was limited to the states. Delegate Dimond did his best which, as Alaskans know, was a great deal-to have the terri tories included and to that end appeared before the House Com mittee on Banking and Curren- cy and the Senate committee all so. He was assured that his views would have careful conSidera- ton, but when the bill was re- ported out and passed the terri tories were still on the outside. Later the act was amended and then it was only by offering an amendment on the floor of the House that the territories were brought in. The chairman of the committee was still not sym pathetic, but he did not oppose |
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-08-17
History of the U. 5. 5. Angler

The U.SJS. ANGLER constructed by the Electric Boat Co., Groon Connecticut and commissioned the 1943. Since that time the ANGLER has made patrols in the Pacific Ocean Areas six of which classified successful The Commanding Officer at the time of commissioning Lieut.. Comdr. R. OLSEN USN who retained command for the first three patrols.
 On her first patrol it appeared that the ANGLER going to be lucky submarine. It seemed that had the ANGLERS and gistenng bow been thrust through the reef at Midway Island than it the middle of the enemy encampnent. Before arriving patrol area enemy convoy sighted and in night surface at tack two ships sunk and two damaged not to mention fftyton fishing boat which had felt the bite of the ANGLERS guns few days earlier Because only half her topedoes remained after this attack the ANGLER returned Midway Island for load of presents for the Japs Just twentwo days out of port and satisfying successful patrol completed Three enemy craft sunk damaged and
 little brown-sknned prisoner to the marines.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-08-17
Emily Spiers to Run Again for City Council

New London, Conn, (Specik News Flash) Mrs. Emily Spier2 former City Councillor of New Lon- don, and stormy petrel of the City Council sessions in New London has filed a petition for a place on the ballot to run again for City Councillor this FaM.
 Mrs. Spiers voices herself as wanting just one more chance to be in a position to help the majority Of New London voters and taxpay- CTS. She asserts herself aS strong ly in favor of the annual publish ing of the CITY DEBT in order to discourage flighty disbursement ot the taxpayers funds.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-08-17
HOTEL LOSES NOTHING
 EXCEPT ALL ROOM KEYS

Centreville, Md. P)-This iowa of 2,000 inhabitants has a 20-room hotel without a single room key Hotel Owner A. J. Epstein says there had been key for each door until 1943, when he returned from the Army and found them all miss ing.
 Tt was difficult to have keys made at that time, and anyway it seemed silly" he explains. be- cause everybody Is honest in Gen. treville. Not a thing has been stolen"
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-08-17

ploughed ahead and finally shot from the other end of the strait without so much aS scratch to mar her camouflage.
 The rest of the sixth patrol pro- duced negative results, so the ANG- LER commenced the long trek back to San Francisco, the land of happiness and three-month over haul which was completed on May 18, 1945, at which time the ANG- LER departed for the Western Pacific to join the rest of the Sub- marines in continued depradationS of Nipponess shipping.
 In the latter part of June, the ANGLER departed Guam in com pany with seven other submarines, enroute to conduct anti-shipping sweeps in advance of the Third Fleet when they were proceeding into the coast for their famous bombardments. The sweeps were for the purpose of permitting the fleet to approach the coast of Hon. shu undetected.
 After completion of the anti shipping sweeps, the ANGLER pa trolled along the East Coast of Honshu. Only one target was sighted, a small coastal steamer which resented being used as a torpedo target, even though the torpedoes missed. After having such disgustingly poor luck, it was decided to give the ANGLERS guns chance to bark at the enemy. The target selected was radar and army installation on the island of Kinkasan, just a mile off the coast of HonSnu. It was very gratifying to watch the first shell go right in the front door of the administration building without even bothering to knock. The rest did considerable damage to the buildings, and, we hope, the natives. Reprisals were very light, the Nips sending out only four patrol boats which were easily eluded.
 After such remarkable success in the first boqnbardment, the second came more easily, and was much better target. After considerable discussion, 1t was decided that Tomal1omai, city of 30,O00 on the island of Hokkaido, would be the next spot to feel the blast of the ANGLERS gun. Fifty rounds were scattered through the manufactur- ing district, but results could not be observed because of heavy fog that had closed down on the shore line.
 Early in August the ANGLER made rendezvous with two other United States submarines, the THORNBACK and SEA POACH- FER, about one o'clock in the after noon. Plans for a joint lombard ment were formulated, so in the middle of the afternoon the resi- dents of several towns on the south ern coast of Hokkaido were rudely awakened by three submarines stimulating the actions of Admiral Halsey'S Third Fleet. Resistance was so trifling that even landing was considered, but having nothing to barter with the natives, 1t was
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-08-17

on back to Australia to have her scratches and bruises treated. It was at the end of this patrol that Lieut. Comdr. H. RESELL, JR, USNR, relieved Comdr. Hess as commanding officer. Comdr. BIS SELL was one of the first reserve officers to assume command of fleet-type submarine.
 While enroute to her patrol area in the South China Sea for the sixth war patrol, the ANGLER was informed that the BERGALL, an- other United States submarine, had been damaged during night sur face encounter with two Japanese cruisers, and was unable to sub merge The BERGALL was less than a hundred miles from Sing apore, and over a thousand miles from the nearest allied forces. The ANGLER was ordered to contact the BERGALL, remove her crew and torpedo her to prevent capture by enemy forces. On December 12, 1914, the ANGLER contacted the BERGALL and removed all but about thirty of her crew. The Com manding Officer, Commander HYDE, was against the ordered dis posal of his ship so decided to run the gauntlet of the Jap held is- lands with the ANGLER standing nxy in ooc0 nf In
 That memorable thousand mile journey will not be soon forgotten by those who were along. Never much more than out of sight of enemy held islands, through Karimata Strait. the Java Sea, Lom- bok Strait, and on down to Aus tralia, always fearful of spying eyes from enemy aircraft or surface ships. God was on our side, though, for the thousand mile speed run was completed, and nothing more than a few patrol boats were sighted, SO the BERGALL lived to sting the enemy again and again.
 One of the highHghtS in every submarine patrol from Western Australia was the passage through Lombok Strait, a long narrow pass between the islands of Bali and Lombok, with the small is- land of Nusa Besar thrown in as an added obstacle. After having delivered the BERGALL to Aus tralia, the ANGLER was once again enroute to her patrol area. It was Christmas Eve and the third Sun day night in succession that the ANGLER had gone through Lom- bok Strait This time it wasn't so healthy. A bright moon was shin ing and evidently the JapS were not celebrating the day of cheer, for just after entering the strait, the entire beach seemed to errupt as the shore batteries unleashed their fury at Us. AS though that wasn't enough, a patrol boat eased into our path and apparently de- cided his guns also needed exer- else. The plane that came zoom- ing in about this time was entire ly incidental and unnecessary. None of the guns seemed to have the range, however, so with 8 single ness of purpose, the ANGLER