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...already cordial U.S.Russian relations. The trouble was that the U.S. showed little appetite for the gift-even though the Russians asked only $7,200,000 for the territory. In the end, the U.S. bought Alaska with the feeling that it was doing a favor for a friend, taking some worthless real estate off Russia's hands...
...ironies did not end with cession. Russia was kept waiting 15 months for its money while the U.S. House of Representatives-informed by the Foreign Affairs Committee that Alaska's bountiful resources were worthless and the land itself "unfit for civilized men"-overcame its feeling that the price was excessive. Instead of the full rights of citizenship promised by the U.S., the Russians in Alaska got military occupation by U.S. troops, who looted their churches and raped their women. For the next 17 years, Alaska was operated as a U.S. customs district, without government or laws. By then...
...sets the "normal" payoff as 10% of whatever money informers bring in, but district tax collectors can pay whatever a tip is worth. Moreover, "no unauthorized person shall be advised of the identity of the informant"-a provision which protected the 3,672 informers whose information proved to be worthless last year. Wrongly accused tax evaders have only one recourse: if he succeeds in uncovering the name of the erring tattler, the taxpayer may have a claim for defamation...
...Exams Worthless...
Economic considerations will help maintain the lecture system, but no excuse remains for retaining the present examination system. As an educational device, the exam is worthless. A long term paper, or several shorter papers, would ensure learning far more effectively and might encourage original thinking. It a policing mechanism is desired, short quizzes are far more efficient than a three hour exam...