The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 27, 1933, Page 4

" THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, OCT. 27, 1933. Daily Alaska E mpire ROBERT W. BENDER - - GENERAL MANAGER Sunday by _the g _except Published _every even FEMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Second Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska " Entered in the Post Office in Junes Second Class matter. TSUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per_month. the following rates: By mail, postage paid y_mail, p paid, One r, in_advance, $ months, in advance, £6.0 ne month, in advance, } B bers will confer a favor if they will promptly Business O ) any failure or irregularity ry of their papers. Editorial and Business Offices, 37 phone for M MBERlOF A et SSOCIATED PRESS. 35 exclusively entitled to the all news digpatches credited to ed in this and per also the ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION WASHINGTON DOES NOT TAX ALASKA SALMON. Lately there has been some criticism in certain Alaska newspapers on a tax said to be imposed by the State of Washington on king and cohoe salmon shipped into or through it from Alaska. It was editorially asserted that the State Legislature last Spring passed a law “to tax imports from another State or Territory which enter the State of ‘Wash- ington for trans-shipment or local consumption.” In support of this contention the Secretary of State was quoted as ruling that “fresh or frozen salmon brought into Washington from British Co- lumbia or Alaska will be obliged to pay a tax to the State of Washington even though it was taken from non-contiguous waters and is handled in Seattle only in transit to other countries.” This is entirely incorrect, The Empire has been advised by C. C. Garland, Chairman of the Alaska Committee of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. The complaint of the Alaska press came to his attention. In keeping with the policy of the organization he represents of promoting friendly relations between the Evergreen State and Alaska, he at once took up the matter with Otto A. Case, State Treasurer. A copy of that official's reply, which follows, is convincing that no such tax is in effect. Mr. Case said: Through some error or misunderstand- ing, information was circulated that the State would collect a tax on salmon shipped from Alaska. There is nothing in the statutes making provision for such collection and. I -assure -you -that .ii. was not the in- tention of this office to- atfempt such a thing. The Alaska packers were so notified and I am of the opinion that they understand the situation. Your information must have been obtained from an issue of one of the Alaska papers of sometime ago, as we have see nothing regarding this for several weeks and inasmuch as many cargoes are arriving from Alaska and this office making no at- tempt to collect a tax, it is no doubt, well known to the packers and shippers that no tax is to be collected. That ought to settle the matter to the satis- faction of every ome concerned. Washington State, at least just now, is not going to go out of its way to penalize Alaskdn packers and shippers, who are its best customers, for the sake of collecting a few paltry thousands of dollars in taxes. PUBLIC OPINION AND WAR DEBTS. The question of war debts, now engaging the attention of British and American officials at Wash- ington, is a highly technical one. Because of its technical nature and because of its extreme import- ance for the economic life of both nations, it ought to be dealt with calmly, scientifically and as a purely economic issue. It ought not to be made the football of emotions. Probably it would be better solved if public opinion had nothing to do with the settlement. But public opinion is going to figure in the final decisions reached at Washington. This is to be expected, especially when the negotia- tions are between two democragically governed coun- tries, as in this case. It has been taken for granted that public opin- ion in America favors the collecton of war debts in full, and that public opinion in England favors cancellation of those debts. But it is doubtful whether this is entirely the case. After 14 years America has learned something about international debts, and the British have learned something. We realze today that the United States would profit in the long run by reduction of the debts in line with the current purchasing power of money, and that we would benefit greatly through increased exports if the debts were reduced still more. Likewise the British have had a taste of repudia- tion in the recalcitrant position of Australia, which owes vast sums to British citizens. With the realiza- tion they are creditors even more than debtors, the British have found some strong arguments for prompt and willing payment of government obliga- tions. In this fashion public opinion has moved steadily toward a reasonable atttude. Just what the nego- tiators at Washington ought to do with debts is a highly technical problem, and they are welcome to it. But it can be said they need no longer hesitate to sanction a settlement on sound economic lines, no matter what apparent sacrifices that entails. The public opinion of both countries is calm enough to permit the experts in charge of the negotiations to consider the debts as an economic question and adjust them in terms of the best interests of both countries. ‘While there is still time some of the Academies of Natural Science ought to obtain and preserve in alcohol a specimen of the genus Prohibition agent. Soon it will be as extinct as the dodo.- Nothing has illustrated more clearly the mean- ing of NRA than Gen. Johnson’s blunt statement: | “The NRA is designed on the simple principle that 100 men earning $10 will spend more money than one man earning $1,000 and 99 earning nothing.” Some of the hundreds of thousands of tourists who have vacationed in Canada during the past 14 years ought to be able to give Congress a tip on how to control liquor traffic Progress. (Daily Journal of Commerce, Seattle.) It is claimed that the NRA will provide Amer- ican business with a constitution under which it may operate with fairness to all—that the old hit- or-miss procedure will be no more—that integrity of character and real quality in products will re- ceive their due—that sharpshooting and dishonesty can and will be checked. If these things can be brought about, the fear of Government in business need not cause excessive alarm. Practices in most lines of business, during the last two decades es- pecially, warrant drastic change. High-pressure methods based largely on deception had reached a point where no one was safe in business. High- pressure salesmen composed the advance guard of the army of racketeers that was forming, but which is being scattered by the sudden assault of the NRA. There was surely need for Government in un- governed business. The public was entitled to a new deal. Before those of the old school of business express themselves too loudly in condemnation of the NRA, it would be well for them to consider just where they were headed had not the Government placed a restraining hand on one of the most ensnaried muddles that the history of business has ever re- corded—a tangle that was becoming more involved and hopeless each day. The NRA may not do all that some of us desire, but already a great deal has been accomplished. When the record is written—when we can observe the work accomplished from a more distant vantage point—we may be agreeably surprised, and those who come after us much more so. One “hard- headed” old business man remarked the other day, y“l don’t know where we are headed under the NRA, but I didn't know where we were headed before. If it provides us with a constitution gov- erning business conduct under its codes of fair practice, that will be real progress. From a moral and social standpoint it has already done what la half-centuty of strenuous effort on the part of unselfish business men could not do—it has wiped out child labor—and I am for the NRA!” Bears are reported to be moving from Canada to Maine. With both bears and beer these should be happy days up in the big woods.—(Boston Transeript.) In case of repeal, the stock of old whiskey is so limited it would have to be cut and blended, it is one of the circumstances that alter cases—(De- troit News.) Americanism—Deciding to risk no unnecessary spending until recovery is assured; denouncing the firm that doesn't cooperate with NRA.—(Los Angeles Times.) Some profess Eagle. But wait Courier-Express.) to have no fear of the Blue till they hear it scream.—(Buffalo e Today and Tomorrow By WALTER LIPPMANN The President’s Task Tammany, McKee and Fusion Copyright, 1933, New York Tribune Inc. named Walker in 1925. after Governor Smith's defeat in the national election, they seized| The three-cornered political struggle in New York City is & chapter in a story which began eight years ago. Mr. John F. 8y- Jan had been Mayor for two term: control of the Democracy, and and had been beaten, had opposed Mr. Lehman at Albany and had been beaten, the domination of New York City by the junta of district leaders went unchallenged. In 1932, without, any resistance from regular Democrats, they nom- inated and elected their own crea- ture, Mayor John P. O'Brien, and in 1933 they renominated him. Sixty days ago there was still a general belief that in spite of everything, in spite of the Walker disgrace and the impairment of the city’s credit, they would win once more. So settled was the idea In 1929, New York City elected one of default on their pay rolls. And everybody had forgotten to take sufficiently into account how strong is the popular impulse everywhere to turn out the Ins and have some kind of New Deal v e The awakening came with the returns from the September pri- maries. In the Republican party, the old boss and political assoclate of Tammany, Mr. Koenig, was overthrown. But what was even more significant, in the Demo- cratic primarics the Tammany candidate for Compiroller was de- feated by Mr. Prial, who may be described as the walking delegate of the civil service employees. This was immensely important, for it showed that the shock troops of revolt. In New York City poli- tics the victory of Prial was like the revolt of Machado's army ih Cuba; it forecast the certain end of the existing political control. Almost immediately thereafter the evidence began to come in that the rebellion had spread to the voters. All the reliable test polls showed that LaGuardia and Fu- sion were destined to sweep the city. It was then that certain of the| shrewder, abler and more reputable | regular Democratic politicians de- cided to act. The McKee move- ment was organized by the Roose- velt Democrats and the semi- Roosevelt Democrats who had been excluded from, or had too much conscicnce to participate in, the| Curry-McCooey district leader con- trol. They decided to have im-| mediately the revolution within the Democratic party instead of wait- ing until after the party had been defeated at the polls. It was a well | calculated coup, and, on the whole, | it may be said that, after noting| the conspicuous absence of Al| Smith, the men who carried it off represent actively or potentially/ those who have the best title to! control the Democratic party in| New York City. They have a good title and great strength. They | already control the Federal and| state patronage; if they elect Mc- Kee they will control the munici- pal patronage, and with this much power they can and would un- doubtedly substitute themselves’ for | the junta of district leaders which | has dominated the Walker and| O'Brien administrations. PR | But their coup has been badly timed. It came too late to be con- vincing that hostility to the abuses| of Tammany is their chief motive. | It came too early to promise thor- ough reform. They are frying to; give the regular Democratic or-| ganization another lease of power, to be sure, under different leadcr-? ship. But what- that organization; needs first of all is to be defeated, | to be driven out of its entrench-| ments, and separated for many years from the public payroll. That | alone will give the younger liberal | 1 fronted with the possibility of a| dis the Curry-McCooey regime were in| st anize and then reform the party which he represents. What- ever he may promise now, he is inevitably bound to compromise with the existing organization, and therefore, though there is no need to suppose that he has made any pledges, the district leaders who have joined his movement are un- doubtedly right in thinking that as between McRee and LaGuardia, their man is McKee. If the choice lay between O'Brien and McKee, there would was preferable. But it happens that there is also LaGuardia and Fusion, which, whatever may be its deficiencies, is in this campalg‘n! beno question a5 to which man|ypgpesses shown by the people the only uncompromising enemy of the Tammany system. It is not ne-| to argue that the mora!l is of the Fusionists are higher than the standards of Mc-, Kee's ckers. The important point‘l is- that Fusion has everything to| gain and nothing to lose by strik-/ ing at the roots of the existing| abuses. For it is not entangled in| the system as are McKee and his| SPONSOrS. /hen one fealizes that Fusion has an excellent prospect of sweep-, ing the city, it seems to me that it would be a great mistake for the independent voters not to seize 50 an opportunity to bring about a drastic change. In voting for McKee they must gamble on how much machine politicians may be ng to risk in order to re- form the machine to which they belong. In voting for Fusion they cortain to put the existing ma- chine out of business for four years. —,———— RECEIVED TOO LATE | for Summer trade, a large ship- mer f ESKIMO MADE BASKETS ially beautiful patterns and espe } Half price for a short time.! YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS B NOW. —a THE NUGGET SHOP. e University of Utah officials ac- cepted a gold nugget found by 2 17-year-old girl as part payment on her tuition. PAINS in BACK, UNREST At NIGHT \ HEN kidneys V are in bad con- dition with pains across back, swollen ankles, or other dis- | tressing _symptoms, try Dr. Pierce’s Anuric. Mrs. W. L. Imus_of 2506 State t., Everett, Wash,, s in my bac t turn over , frequent ar it completely wore me out, and I and tired all the would puff a ell in Dr. Pierce Anuric terrible kidney pain and swel perfectly well s ing Democrats a chance to purge the party. . The question presented to the voters is whether a change o control at the top is emough. Cer- tainly it would be an improvement. But is it likely that the new con- drawn battle. The district leaders Pesor. Governor Bmith had to _they ndmed was James J. ‘Walker. in his policy he represented the views of Mr. Hearst and in the disposal of patronage he represent- ed the Tammany organization. Gov-’ ernor Smith was then very near the peak of his popularity and his power and he assumed the Jeadership of the movement among ‘his own supporfers to break up the Hearst-Hylan-Tammany control of the Democratic Party in New York City by denying Mayor Hylan an- other nomination. The baitle was fought in the primaries. Tt was a to drop Mayor Hylan, they could name his suc- submit to their terms. The man Tfilwmbegmnmgo!am rod in the history of Tammany: which. is most accurately of domination not 1 themselves, Mr. John F. Curry, the leader of Tammany Hall. Thus !hei Junta of Democratic leaders be-| came supreme in local affairs. Mayor Walker was its creature. The Al Smith Democrats were ousted from the inner councils of the Democratic Party, and the jun- ta proceeded to govern New York for the profit of the district lead- ers and their henchmen. P They had no doubt that they were invincible, They certainly appeared o be. For nobody within the Democratic Party dared to challenge them. Governor Smith acquiesced. Governor Roosevelt ac- quiesced. The Seabury investiga- tha; Tammany could not be beafen that in organizing the anti-Tam- many Fusion ticket, no prominent Democrat could be induced to head it. The nomination went to Ma- jor La-Guardia, an insurgent Re- publican, only after it had been made plain that no one represent- ing the independent or the Al 8mith Democrats had any stom- ach for the fight. The politicians had all of them misjudged the depth and the extent of the popu- lar revolt against the existing po- litical regime. Last summer al- most nobody realized that a popu- lar uprising was in the making, and when Fusion took the field few observers would have con- tion which led to the forced resig- nation of Mayor Walker received, to state the case conservatively, no encouragement from any im- portant element of the regular vDemocrauc Party in New_ York te. Even when Tammany had opposed Mr., Roosevelt at Chicago ceded that it had better than an even chance of victory. Nobody had adequately appreciated the re- sentment of the taxpayers, par- ticularly among the small home owners. Nobody had appreciated mlr.me'nny the anxiety of the great army of city employees con- « trol could or would strike at the roots of the favoritism and privi- Jege and racketeering by which Tammany is fed? I doubt it. T do not myself believe that a party,i while it is in power, can effective- | 1y reform itself from within. There is always the next election to be | considered and the danger of alienating this local leader or that one. It seems to me that the practical experience of party gov- ernment shows clearly that a sys- | tem like Tammany will not be radically reformed by men who have shown themselves to be as careful, as prudent, and as con- ciliatory to Tammany as those! who sponsor the McKee candidacy. They have too much to 10s¢ Ty a deep reform. Al Smith reformed the state government. He has never been willing to undertake the reform of the city. Why? Because at Albany he was a Democrat decaptitating Republicans and uprooting Re- publican abuses. In the city he would have had to decapitate old | friends. For myself, I do not be-’ lieve that what Al Smith has not | been willing to try to do, Joseph V. McKee will be able to do. At- tractive and well-intentioned as he | is, T see nothing in Mr. McK record which indicates that h possesses the extraordinary cour-) age and perseverance required to | Not Because We Are Cheaper | BUT BETTER ‘ RICE & AHLERS CO. PLUMBING = HEATING SHEET METAL “We tell you in advance what Job will cost” The money you spend on a washwoman 52 times a year; the cost of soap and wash- ing utensils that have to be {requently replaced; the wear and tear on clothes far greater by home methods; the possible illness due to unsanitary processes or over- taxing of your own vitality . . . just add these up and then compare the result with our low-priced laundry serv- E dlaska Laundry S e t PROFESSIONAL | i 20 YEARS AGO § From The Empire L SR P S o OCTOBER 27, 1913. Thomas Blankenhorn2, a sutviv- or of the State of California wreck, was to leave for the south on the next trip of the Spokane. Mr. Blankenhorne wished to expresse his | sincere appreciation for the many | | | of Juneau during his confinement at St. Ann’s Hospital, to the Sis- ters of the hospital and to Dr. L. O. Sloane. He was the most 1 Helene W. L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics, | 307 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 | DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER DENTISTS Seghers Council No. 1760. Blomgren Building % PHONE 56 l Meetings second and last Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. seriously injured of all the surviv- " ors of the wrecked vessel and had been confined to the hosupital Dr. C. P. Jenne since his arrival on June 18. DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine The new Bergman Hotzl was Building practically finished and was to be| | Telephone 176 opened as soon as the furniture, | l——" ——~f——! then on its way to Juneau, could be installed. It was expected that everything would be in readiness so that guests could be received by the first week in November. James R. Whipple, who had been | confined to his room for several Phone 321 | y 7 ~ days, with a slight attack of bron- |1’ chitis was sufficiehtly recovered to be down town. Mrs. Winifred Jones and Miss Fllen S. Anderson, both of Fair- panks, were opening a ladies' fur- nishing store to be known as the apashion.” It was to be located K \ | Dr. J. W. Bayne DENTIST Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. Ofice hours, 9 am. to 5 pm. Evenings by appointment. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 am. to 6 pm. | SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469, Res. 11 Phone 276 in the Guffey Building and the opening date was set for Novem- ber 1. Mrs. Jones had been in New York City for the last month buying a complete line of the lat- est styles in women's wear. There had been a reorganization of the Alaska Soda Bottling Works — — — —— T ARt | Dr. Richard Williams 1 DENTIST ! OFFICE AND RESIDENCE | Gastineau Building, Phone 481 . with a change of management to go into effect on November 1. James Latimer Gray was to be- come manager, succeeding Claude E. Erickson, who was retiring. — L Robert Simpson D B. P. O. ELKS meets ¢ every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. | ed Ruler. M.H.Sides, | Secretary. KNIGHTS OF COLUMEUS Monday at 7:30 p. m. | Transient brothers urg~ ed to attend. Councll | Chambers, Fifth Strecd. JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K. H. J. TURNER, Secretary AR e s SO £ Geialiy Our trucks go any place any | time. A tank for Diesel Ofl | and a tank for crude oll save ' PHONE 149. NIGHT 148 | | RELIABLE TRANSFER s % Wise to Call 48 Juneau Transfer v Co. when in need of MOVING or STORAGE Fuel 0Oil ! i 1 \ % burner trouble. | —— t { Coal Transfer Sreduate Angeles g"l' | ; Mrs. Thomas Ashby passed away | lege of Optometry an: K [} a few days previously after an ill- Onthalmology Onnerup 8 ness of three months. Besides her | | Glasses Fitted, Lenses Gronnd. | husband she was survived by four | B = \ chfidren,.Tres, | ‘Chavies, Bdwayd | Ui i Tl g MORE for LESS | and Dorothy; also a sister, Mrs. || DR. R. E. SOUTHWELL Trene Peterson, widow of Capt. 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