The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 4, 1934, Page 7

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1934. - 7 ; BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLU |/ cooaLE - bis 1S SUCH A NIZE DAY~ I, TINK YO! Today and Tomorrow eeereeeea By WALTER LIPPMANN - The Reconstruction of the N. R. A. Copyright, 1933, New York Tribune Inc. Much the most ~fundamental criticism of N. R. A. that has yet been offered is to be found in the report of the Federal Trade Com- mission on the steel code. It is, in substance, that the code has authorized a system of price fix- ing ‘in - which . the United States Steel 'Corporation and Bethlehem have a dominant position. The ef- fect, says the Commission, has been to.rvaise. prices, give advan- tages to certain large consume: and create an artificial price struc- ture which favor some and handi< caps ~other industries and locali- 1 1 have not seen the answer her of the steel companies nor of the N. R. A. to these complaints. But it is not open to doubt that the steel code raises in its most far-reaching implications are fun- damental questions as to whether this country is to preserve the competitive principle in its indus- trial organization or is to move steadily towards centralized mon- cpoly ‘under- government control. For nobody cam suppose that the country - will permanently agree to a basic product like steel be mms”ed by centralized monopoly | under private control. PR ) The real issue has been much confused by the current talk about rugged individualsm on the one hand and a planned collectivism on the other. Neither of these catch- words correctly describes the real cituation in the steel industry. In to prices, which is, after all, the crucial point, the steel in- dustry is and has for many ye: been, a quasi-monopolistic com- bination. The N. R. A. code adopt- ed last summer recognized for all practical purposes the monopolisti practice which the government had for many years tried, on the whole ineffectively, to stop. Having rec- ognized a system of price-fixing, the N. R. A. did not, probably be- respect cause it could not, do anything to; regulate that price-fixing in the interests of the consumer. The President did make a personal bar- gain with the steel companies, in which he persuaded them to re- duce the price of rails. It appears that the Michigan automobile companies also made their bar- gain with the meonopolistic power. But th exceptional and inci- dental rzains merely demon- strate general fact that the pended th2 anti-trust t establishing an ef- itute for them. Tiis 1 not old ths is is simply our which Las to Bbe ther the government to resiore competition ;ner it will approve combin- must lead inevitably and direstly to regulation as com- 3 as that Iimposea on other monopolies like the railroads and the public uti The trade sion unmistakaoly prefers a to competition, and without much doubt the mass of the peopl uld prefer it if the choices . wi clearly presented. The stez] companies would natural- 1y like Lo fix prices without gov- ernment regulation. And those who Lave enthusiasm for a col- lectivist order would like the mon- opoly to exist but to tramsfer its control to the government. There is thus a triangle conflict of old- fashioned trust busters, old-fash- joned private monopolistic and new-fangled collectivist planners., now e In this conflict N. R. A, does not geem to know where it stands and what it thinks. It is impossible to find out' definitely where the Ad-! ministration stands. When the Recovery Act was before Congress last spring, Senator Borah tried to find out by raising the issue gquarely as to whether it was pro- posed to resist or to tolerate mon- opolistic combination. From Sen- ator Wagner, who undertook .to answer him, he got well-meani but vague assurances which indi cated clearly that the matter had| not been thought through to aj conclusion. When the bill becamm law, both the President and Gen- eral Johnson issued sincere ap- peals to industries not to exploit their new right of combination te raise prices. The N. R. A has continued intermittently to growl about the rising prices of manu-| " | made { which the N. R. A. | conusumers faced with monopolies. |in the discontent, which is voiced Wi SUGGESTED THIS - © 1934. Kine Features Svndicate, Ine.. Great Beitaid 1ighs rescived Section 10B of the law and set in| motion the machinery of the anti-| trust laws. If anything will p duce a code which is complied with that will, and this, I believe, | was the opinion of the authors or the act. As for the general mass of mnmr codes, the best thing to do would be to regard them as temporary, and due to expire in the near fu-| ture, except where an industry can prove that it really needs a‘ code, really wishes a code, and| means to comply with the social| ideals of N. R. A. A code should| sumers them growl. But the principle had not been | thought out. Then the Adminis- tration became possessed with the idea that recovery depended upon hustling everybody into a code. There began a mass production of- codes. In the heat of the Washington summer, with every- body over worked and nervous, hundreds of codes were put togeth- er slapdish somehow, Speeches, regulations, statements, personal assurances followed one another in a torrent of excited good will. The price of all this hurry was that there was no time to settle the | vital issues, no time to work out what the labor sectios ought to mean, no time to work out the basic problems of competition and monopoly. which permits to government in return for the ac- ceptance of certain public s!.illd~§ ards, not something imposed on| the unwilling who have no incen- tive to comply with it. It is by some such strategic con» centration on the things that mat-| ter most that N. R. A. is most like- | to prove its usefulness and perpet- | uate its pmpnse Church State Teil Dutch ‘ to Shun Holland Fascism AMSTERDAM, April 4. — TheI arch-bishop of Utrecht has warn- ed Roman Catholics throughout Holland not to join the Dutch fas- cist party. | | The warning was conveyed in, |2 letter read in all Catholic church | services. Holders of office in the| church were expressly forbidden to | join the movement. ! it was not the original intention to proceed in this fashion. The original idea was to work codes for a few industries, like coal, oil textiles, steel, to work them out] carefully and with a recognition that as the conditlons are radic-| The government likewise has for- ally different, the codes must be|bidden all state employees to be- radically different. To have made!come members of the party which half a dozen good codes would|is headed by M. Mussert, a Ut-| | have been a great comtribution to|recht engineer. reconstruction. But the N. R. A.| - had to have several hundred codes | LUTHERAN DIN\ER right away on the theory that it Church Parlors—April 12. was promoting recovery. It was e t desire to do the thing whole- OTICE TO CREDITORS sale and in a hurry which i the | pauine peen appointed adminis- oot of the trouble.’ It is at the|p..yy ith the will annexed of oot of the whole problem of com- \Lhe estate of Andrew J. Millison, pliance. For the N. R. A. has)... by the Commissioner for more rules for more People ;o merritory of Alaska, sitting in than ' it can possibly remember,|p a6 in Juneau Precinet, in the much less enforce. It is at the Pirst Divis oreof, by order | oot of the labor problem. For in- |First Division thereof, by fead of working out & method of | Ued March 1, 1834, all collective bargaining in a fow in.|1SVIE claims against the estate dustries, the N. R, A. has promised of said decedent are hereby notifie 1 e . to present them, duly verified as | collective bargaining to everybody |, .. ieq by law, within six months immediately, and it cannot make s . Y 3 from the issuance of said order, to| |good its promise. It is at the -t s | o i M the undersigned administratrix at root of the enormously disturbing | '* ' 0 peSssbirinlall - | interference with the natural or-|[e" 85 2% PP pimy i s der in the reflation of prices of |\t Juneau, Alaska, or v, is in part thmH B. Le Fevre, at No. 181 South i ' Front Street in said Juneau. caus te: ause and m‘par‘t th.e pretext. i ANNIE McLEESE KEENY, Administratrix with the will | annexed of the estate ofl Andrew J.Millison, deceased. | First publication, March 7, 1934. Last publication, April 4, 1934. | | | adv. | i It is not pleasant to have to| criticize men who have worked as hard, as distinterestedly, and with | such fervor as General Johnson and his aids. They have performed ! miracles of organization and dip- lomatic negotiation, and General Johnson particularly has a vitality, a rough good humor, and a capa- city for getting a result which are altogether extraordinary. Prob- ably no other man could have done what he has done, and though it has seemed to me ever since the Blue Eagle campaign was started last summer, that the N. R. A, is distorted in its execu- tion, for General Johnson as & person and as a public figure it is imposstble not to have the ubmolt respect and admiration. He has proved himself to be a field officer of genius. He has not been, T think, a wise staff officer. He is in grave danger of losing the war. I do not mean the war against depression. For that was nhever more than a minor part of the task of N. R. A. I mean the war against industrial anarchy which it was and is the task of N. R. A. to win by working out a system of constitutional govern- ment in the basic industries. By failing to concentrate on a few in- dustries and working out the proh- lem thoroughly there, the N. R. A. has scattered its emergies all over the place, and has raised more troublesome issues than it has set- tled. This will provoke against it a most formidable opposition; from labor which is bound to be disap- pointed, from employers in rebel- lion against bureaucracy, from NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL | ACCOUNT The undersigned having on the 9th day of March, 1934, filed her final account as administratrix of the estate of Gerald I. Protzman, deceased, in the Probate Court of Juneau Precinet, Territory of Al- aska, notice is hereby given to all heirs, creditors and other persons interested in said estate, that Wednesday, May 9, 1934, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the office of the United States Commissioner, in the Federal and Territorial - Building, in the City and Precinct of Juneau, Territory of Alaska, is the time and place set for the hearing of said ac- count, objections thereto and the settlement thereof. EMILY PROTZMAN, Administratrix of the estate of Gerald 1. Protzman, deceased. First publication, March 14, 1934. Last publication April 11, 1934. NOTICE OF HEARING ON FIN. ACCOUNT In the Commissioner's Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Number One. Before J. F. MULLEN, Commis- sioner and ex-Officio Probate Judge, Juneau Precinct. In the Matter of the Estate of ISMEAL CHARLEBOIS, deceased. | NOTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN, That Gyda Torkelsen, executrix of the estate of Ismeal Charlebois, de- ceased, has filed herein and render- ed for settlement her final account of her administration of the es- tate, and that a hearing will be had upon the final account before the undersigned at Juneau, Alaska, at 10 o'clock am. on May 29, 1934, at which time and place all persons interested in the estate of deceased The portents are already here in the strikes, in the solidifging of the resistance of business men, and by men like Senator Borah and Senator Nye, and now fortified by the ' Federal ’nmde Comml.man become a privilege granted by the! 2 ! The sensihc Y.hlng to do would |be to start a new chapter in the administration of N. R. A. Con- | centrate on the steel code and a few other important ones. Try to revive them with a view to re- storing competition, within the limits of a code of fair practice, and to establish a system of col= lective bargaining. If it turns out factured goods, and it has even set up representations for the con- to be impracticable to do this, can- eel the code in accordance with may appear and file objections in wriling to the final account of the exeeutrix and contest the same. WITNESS my hand the seal of the Probate Court above mentioned, this 27th day of March, 1934 (Seal) J. F. MULLEN, U. S. Commissioner and ex- Officio Probate Judge, Juneau Precinct. First publication, March 28, 1934. By BILLE DE BECK ( A STRANGE AUTOMOBILE ! QuUICK ! TELL PRESIDENTE LOS NOVEDADES TO COME UP HERE - ! THIS DAME'S GOT_SUMP'N UP HER SLEEVE- T BET SHE WANTS TO GET A SQUINT AT THE AMMUNITION GOMEZ'S GOT TUCKED AWAY IN THESE HILLS" Daily Cross-word Puzzle Solution ofYesterday's Puzzle Elli AR [TERSTHIY] BEEB / E] 11. Become less formal or stift . General fight . 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P. 0. ELKS Past Exalted Rulers’ Wednesday, April 4. | open. ‘Two pioneers here—those who live on and lonely fox islands, on isolated min-| But Left ss 000 Hoard mds of every sort were scattered eral claims; and one woman even Meeting, | Initiation. ploneering of women | Lunch. Refreshments. Nominations countries. —adv. ' years ago, women were forced to wear the veil and remain in se- clusion. ed a limited franchise and per- sired. Today in Turkey, women are sole pursuit of men, medicine, law, aviation. In Foreign Countries In Austria and Germany, the women are fighting for organiza- tion. In Russia, the “women | has ability and initiative can go to @ high position. Unmarried women may work if they wish. One woman is a captain in the army, a field of pioneering we have not touched at ail. There is much opportunity for intelligent pioneering today, | averred Mrs. Ferguson, who espe- i cially stressed the need of more | DOUGLAS !;:fm:etter radio educational pro- NEWS A E GOETZ IS CHISENMAYOR iwa.s given by the first and sec- )ond grade boys, “O, Where Has My Sey, Logen and Granberg Little Dog Gone?” Those who k i | Are Elected Councilmen | PARR N AT, Aichy | Spah, | Melvin Shudshift, Rudy Krusal, —Franchise Vote | Obert Havdahl, Billy Krim, Doug- ‘lfls Gross, Clayton Fleek and Wil- fred Rice. Miss Fraser coached DA fl Goetz ::5 ““C'-“: 'g“‘.’;";l:[‘lhe;e numbers. Her room won the oui as yester rylgtyer 7 o] ~ | attendance picture for last month. ,son by a vote of to | Johnny Niemi played two ac- The following is the vote for| cordeon solos. Genev: | a Feero, ac- councilmen, the three highest be-| companied ' by Tiss Pimperton ing elected: James Sey 138, Hans| o, My Rosar “ Loken 132, A. F. Granberg 124-\M€1€Jdv y gl Joe Riedi 105 and Adolph Hurst 68.| | Mrs. Richard McCormick WaS| gne May meeting, the last of| elected member of the School|the year, will be held M ay 16, to Beard by one vote over W. E.|cgincide with: the School Exhibit | Feero. Mrs. McCormick polled 86 whichy s planned for that night. votes and Mr, Feero 85 votes. The | pigs Bimperton, Miss Margaret | -t’hix‘d clangldz:'& tR"b‘?" Bonner,) pearce and Mrs. Charles Fox were T., Teceive votes. appointed on the program commit- | By a vote of 155 to 29 the C\!y | tee. In the absence of Mrs. Lang- . voted favorably on the bond issue mech at . the polls, Mrs. Guerin, Walter H. Bacon won the bUs yice.president, -occupied the chair franchise, the vote being 122 10|1ast night. 51 against the North Grey Line, 28 to T7. The City Council meets tonight| o SenvAsIe B0 4 g Mr: Wentland ‘énd his Civil | Government class went to Juneau MRS. LANGSETH ELECTED ‘ .‘On the 9:30 o'clock ferry fl'lisl HEAD OF DOUGLAS P.-TA.|morning to spend the day at the | broadcasts. In the United States | these programs are so mixed up that it is difficult to know when they are on the air. Other Entertainment On the program, Helen Edwards ’played two plano solos, “Spanish ‘Dancn and “Etude Arabesque.” ; The primary room gave two num- ]b(‘ri a drill, “Little Cooks Are We” with Evelyn Spain, Doris Balog Theresa Doogan and Flor- May Meeting e STUDENTS ATTEND COURT In 1923 they were gram»l mitted to drop the veil if they de- | going into all fields formerly the| are on equality with men and t)xei peasant ‘woman in' the fields who [~ women must work and married| In Europe there are regu-! |lar hours set aside for educational | ‘m, Glenn Edwards, Lloyd Guerin, Jessie Fraser, Bernhart Savikko |and Mary Pearce. R WARNING dollars reward | Five is offered -‘for information leading to the ar- rest and conviction of breaking city street lamps. CHAS. SCHRAMM, City Marshal, Douglas. >eo Shop in Juneau anyone —adv. UNITED STATES | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. December 18, 1933. Notice is hereby given that J. D. Roop, has made application for a trade and manufacturing site, An- chorage 07524, for a tract of land |embraced in U. S. Survey No. 1996, sltuate on the north shore of Ten- akee Inlet on Chichagoff Island, containing 14.17 acres, and it is now in the files of the U. 8. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office within the period of publica- tion or thirty days thereafter, any person claiming adversely will be barred by the Statutes. J. LINDLEY GREEN, Register. First Publication, Jan. 31, 1934. Last publication, April 4, 1934. | PIONEER CAFE J. K. Paul “THE HOME OF | GOOD EATS” IIIIIHII!lIIIIIlIIlIHIIIIIIIIIlIHIIIIII"Il;I CAPITAL Beer Parlors and Ball Room Nufsed Federal Court. Those making the trip were: Alice Sey, Myrtle Fee- DANCE WEDNESDAYS SATURDAYS Mandarin Ball Room Revelers Mrs. J. R. Langseth was again elected president of the P.-T. A. for the 1934-1935 team, at the reg- ular meeting of the organization last night. Other officers are: Mrs, J. R. Guerin and Miss Pep- oon, re-elected vice-president and secretary; and Mrs. Mike Pusic, treasurer. Mrs. Hazel James Ferguson gme an instructive and entertaining talk on ‘‘Pioneer Women." She explained that there is only one i frontier left, Alaska, for pioneer-| ~,ing and there are really. women RO RE OO | handles a cannery. The teachers who go to remote Mrs. Ferguson, act as nurses, doc- | tors, preachers, and are laying seed | for the state of Alaska by teaching ‘good citizenship. 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