The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 2, 1939, Page 4

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Ltd.. with Chicago, Hall Co d, Seattlc Boedbescnica nation the Fenge e3 dn San Francisco, Lo 'd Boston NATIONAL DEFENSE § As congress this of the major problems which is drawing that of national defense, a subject which is bound to get a fairly thorough ad- journs Louis As week attention convenes one is analysis before the session A member Johnson sistant Secretary of War and only the Administration except the President who has yet given any hint of the scope of the impending program, had made it amply on several occasions that although both the and the navy needed strengthening chief emphasis was to be placed on our aerial defense. Increased attention also was to be paid to industrial mobiliza- tion on the “home front.” But opposition to some features of this program, particularly the part ofe those who have no need for a tremendous efpansion of our aerial arm, has mounted, and the President at his press conference last week indicated that he had revised some of his earlier estimates afid now does not agree with Mr. Jehnson that ade considerably béhind in the race for air power. But regardless of what form the Administration’s defense program eventually takes, it appears likely that the President’s recommendations will lead to a complete analysis by Congress of our entire nation- ak, defense problem. The new program which fin- emerges from the Congressional mangle will ax the greatest armaments effort the United tes has ever made in time peace—an effort ich started more than five rs ago when Presi- t Rooscwll took office, in+the New Fork “Times recently, Hanson out some of the things which d in connection with the defense pro- of army on en a we of In the 5(‘( fiscal years from 1934 to 1939 (both in (;fl\er expenditures and appropriations, direct and irect (the latter includes funds- allocated from A, CWA, PWA and WPA funds) for the military blishments have totaled about $5,455,000,000. Since’ March 1, 1933, ‘the construction of 146 new mgn-of-war has been undertaken and at least 240 Iftve been authorized. Seventy of these vessels have en commissioned to date (twenty-five in the past Ichnl yvear); seventy-six more are under construc- ttm; ten more are about to be laid down. In the same period the army has been increased f’lm an enlisted strength of 116,000 men in 1933 to 1630()0 now, and very considerable progress has been nfade in re- equipping it with modern arms. Our air forces of the army and creased in number by perhaps 500 combat planes, have retained their qualitative lead over the rest of the world and have been modernized. But strength of armaments is relative; be compared with that of other an absolute sense we navy have in- While in stronger than we were five nations. are years ago. in a relative sense we are probably weaker, | for the armaments efforts of Germany and England, and possibly of Italy and Japan has in speed and intensity. Thus today, while our fleet in efficiency training and in general fighting strength tainly inferior to none, it has not yet attained the complete equality with Britain envisaged for it by the naval treaties. In total tonnages, in vessels appropriated for of the five principal categories, (eapital ships, carriers, cruisers, destroyers and sub- marines). Britain leads the world, with about 1904.- 000 tens, and the United States is second with about 1,620,000 tens. The Japanese and Russian programs f closely guarded secrets; to a lesser extent the ,gme thing is true of Germany and Italy. #.. We have been gradually falling behind in the race sea»'pouq largely because of the delays in our ab#lding program. Expansion of our shipbuilding ~and modification of . the organization and of. the navy’s shore establishment are nec- surpassed ours in is cer- built, ? ZFhe army requires particularly reorganization and re-equipment with modern arms to enable the “Pro- tective Mobilization Force" of the regular army and National Guard to function guickly and efficiently | the oquuak of war, Qur trgops today are bagly ! W,M moderfi war, There 8 not W single | - i anti-tank ginr in the army; there are not mow ougb‘ anti-aircraft gunsito defend any single Ameri- city. We are having preduction trouble with our w Semi-automatic rifle, designed to replace the old Springfield. There is not enough ammunition in re- gerve to fight another battle lixe the Meuse-Argonne, §d incertain critical items, like bombs and bomb sights and -gas-mask canisters. woefully de- ficient. + Our aircraft production rate calls for an increase a progressive but orderly fashion On the “Home Front” our > preparations are,aided by the greatest industrial capacity in the WOl Our industrial mobilization planes are fairly well advanced, but there have been bottlenecks: par- ticularly in the manufacture of some fifty-five criti- | cps, and there is sfill much work, fo be done | we are defen: | ready month plain | are | it must | building and ! THE in.the letting of «d\u.\l.lonnl orders,” the ammng of blueprints, the design of tools, etc., befor !.he, st machine behind the fighting services m completely to spin with smooth precision lhc Bill of Rmhix (New York Times) hundred and forty-seven years ago December 15, the Bill of Rights became a part the Constitution of the United States. In these lays, when men and women are harried and oppressed n many quarters of a troubled world, it is useful to ead again the simple words which guarantee berties we cherish | ARTICLE I Congress shall make no law respecting an estab- | lishinent of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise (hereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the or the right of the people peaceably to assemble o petition the government for a redress of srievances, One this | nonth € ARITIC A well-regulated militia being necessary Lo the ecurity of a free State the right of the people to scep and bear arms shall not be infringed ARTICLE IIT No soldier stall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in ime of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law. ARTICLE IV people to be secure in their per- and effects, against unreason- 11 The right of the sons, houses, papers, | able searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and ! ! no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, sup- ported by oath or affirmation and the persons or the | and particularly des- | DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JHHoroscope “The stars incline but do not compel" | .MONDAY JAN 2 | YEARS AGO From THE EMPIRE JANUARY 2, 1919 H. Smith, of the Juneau Dairy, |who had been ill with influenza was up for the first time in two weeks. L. TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1939 Benefic aspects are strong ‘4oday, although adverse planetary,, influ- | ences are aetive, according {0 8g- | The morning is most favers able to workers whose minds may he |in harmony with employers. Under this configuration counsel of older persons is helpful. This should be advantager ous in Congress as well as in:busi: ness Bty At the start of 1939 conservativs trends may be apparent, but hbvr&l ideals will dominate in many deg lative acts. Reforms rather th revolutions are indicated in mifhy parts of the world 17 Confidence and good (ncw. {encouraged by the rule of the’st! | today. Business will benefit as oo Idial trade relations with foreign na- tions are maintained. Lloyd G. Hill, who had been in Eastern Canada and Eastern Amer- |ican cities for nearly a year on ”wlbnsmoss matters, returned to Ju- most|Bfau_on the Princess Mary, and Was to remain here. David OCharles, who conducted a |store at Hoomah; ‘Was to return home on the Estebeth after a short business trip to tHis ecity. Martin Damourctte, with E. Davey and T. B. Cosgrove of Seat- .. tle, left. to inspect Dr. Damour- ette’'s mining pxupml Capt. James V. D(n(s left on the | Princess Mz for Victoria to be a It is wise to postpone the sign- Witness at the investigation of the ing of contracts until Mercury is in|Wreck of the Princ Sophia, b | kindly sway. This is a time to plan, fore the Canadian Wreck Commis }awaiting important events that will sioner. change commercial policies. Speech should be measured and criticism avoided, for many scan- Dr. tendent of the Berner's Bay mine, cribing the place to be searched things to be seized ARTICLE V No person shall be held to answer for a capital | or other infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a nd jury, except in cases arising | in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service, in time of war or public danger; no: shall any person L ubject for the same offense to be | twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be | compelled in any criminal case to be witness agminst himself, ncr be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor shall private proper be taken for public use without just compensation ARTICLE Vi prosecutions, the accused shall | right to a speedy and public trial, by an the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall | have been previol ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense. In all enjoy the impartial jury of criminal ARTICLE VII In suits at common law, where the value in con- shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States than according to the rules 'l( the common law. troversy trial by ARTICLE VIII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor A-ersi\'v fines imposed, mor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. ARTICLE IX The enumeration in the Constitution of ce rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. ARTICLE X | The pewers not delégated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, | are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. Here, in fewer than 500 words, is affirmed the whole American doctrine that the State is made for man, and not man for the State; that the rights of a free people are superior to the powers of their Government. Here is the time-honored of our high regard for individuzl opinion and dignity of human life. Here is our answer to challenge of upstart dictatorships. We need again (o refresh our faith in these fun- damental liberties of the American people. We need to remember that we can conserve these liberties only %oy a strict observance of the responsibilities which they entail in the routine of our daily life. We need to remember that we can protect the right of free ! speech for the whole American people only by insisting upon the right of free speech for these with whom we disagree most violently, the ‘radicals,” the “reds, the natics,” whose opinions we may least respect We need to remember that exercise of the right to worship as we please demands full tclerance for the faith of those who worship in another way than ours according to the dictates of their own conscience. We need to remember that “the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States,” are in fact reserved to the States or to the people, and that swift-moving plans which eek a short cut to the aggrandizement of Federal authority without a specific mandate from the Ameri- can electorate are in the American tradition. The Bill of Rigl faithfully observed and deeply cherished, is our guarantee that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth the the A minister announced as his topic last Sunday: “What'’s Wrong With the World?” In a day or two we intend to inquire if he’s still talking. “Jungle pclish for red” is what women'’s t fingernails. ey call a new shade of Quick, Janet, our | The “jitterbug” wave has struck the South Sea Islands, according to a news report. It's beginning to | ook as if our last resort will be an igloo, stracized” by Europe. She must be in | a bad wa) if even Hitler isn’t speaking to her. 3 3 B S The medal for long-range political hopes shoult | undoubtedly go to the young man in Ecuador who | wants to be restored as Emperor of the Incas. Oswald Pirow, defense minister South ' Africa, predicts a European war next spvln qu; the trenches b» Easter! a 'Iho Tiext British Who's Who promotes: Hitler from five lines to 29, in recogniticn pessibly of his increased 1isance vaiue. & aRiE A news s ays: United States to purchasc $10,000,000 w I,h 0( fruit for poor. Let's hope the purchase won't turn out to be a lemon. . The English Government is luokmg for a small brown atteche case which was lost during the recent 'risis, Could it have been full of ])ru.stige'! Add Definition: waste any words on t man with good sense.” Senator Cal!u Glass didn’t is one: “A conservalive is a ‘Toledo Blade. The attitude of this country toward Germany might be described as "wawhlul baiting. "-Indianapo- llis star. 3 n | statement | of tike Union of and recently superintendent of the coal and Mrs. Neiding had moved from (Carbondale to Jerome, Arizona, ac- |cording to word received by Mrs | Neiding’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H R. Shepard. dals will be circulated by press and |people. Revelations of graft in city |governments will awaken reseni- ‘n\ent but will produce little ™ im- {provement in civic affairs. | A London astrologer predicts tiat | aconomic factors will emperil péace, | laccording to the interpretation of | _——— Ithe “solar square to the place of! To replace the trout previously Mercury in figure set for the planted, which were washed out by in 1842, a di- the Gold Creek flood in Septem- last great mutation rection likely to operate to the dis- ber. A. G. Sprague of the Fish and Game Club, assisted advantage of gold as a means of exchange.” Walter Bathe and other Persons whose is;of the club, planted 20,000 |have the augu |through hard work and assistance {from friends. Hasty changes and |speculation should be avoided. | | Children born on this day pro- bably will be serious, but quick- witted, ingenious and industrious. These subjects of Capricorn may achieve lasting success. Josiah Wedgwood, famous potter, was born on this day 1730, Others |who have celebrated it as a birth- day include Johann von Muller, {Swiss historian, 17 Herbert Mor- rison, British politician, 1888. ‘C')p\'n"hl 1939) -oe EX- FIlM MAGAZINE | PUBLISHER DIES | members birthdate it Colora- sin at Gold Creek Weather: rain. highest 40; e | b | ) NEW YORK. Jan. 2.--Eugene Valentine Brewster, 67, pionegs, in | the motion picture magazine field that netted him a fortune, died to- |day of heart disease. Three years |ago he began living in a furnished room in Brooklyn seeking'to regain his lost fortune by writing. He had been married four times. Je $15,000 for an Eye Nan Honeyman President Roosevelt has many callers at the White House these day: Among them, the capital camera sights Nan Honeyman, _eongresswoman from Oregon. DYNAMITE TAKEN ON WILD DRIVE HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. Jan. 2— State highway patrolman Gray Sal- ter saw an automobile weaving along a highway. He halted the driver, looked into the back seat of the car and shuddered. Fifteen sticks of dynamite had been jost- ling around. The driver was fined $150 for drunken driving. - D High quality roughage is the safest feed for the dairy cow. It builds health by supplying the needed pro- teins, minerals, vitamins and bulk. I,, Andrea Shaw, 10, is pictured in |New York City court after thel Court of Appeals assured her she | would receive = $15,000 damages’ from the city and a constru | company for the loss of her right eye in a skating accident. The acci- i dent occurred on city property on which a picket fence had been erected. & COME IN and SEE the NEW STROMBERG-CAR! N RADIOS J. B. Burford & Co. “Our doorstep is worn by Satisfied Customers” ding to one authority on inter m(mnal‘ The B. M . Behrends COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS ] R. B. Neiding, formerly superin- mine at Carbonado, Wash., | Alaska | by | of a year of gain|do Brook Trout in the Boston Ba-| lowest 38; | White House Visitor 1939. JHappy Birthday | The Empire extends congratula- tions and best wishes today, their birthday anniversarr .o the follow- ing: JANUARY 2 Arthur Burke Eva Wilson Hattie Stanton Helen Hansen W. E. Cahill R. E. Ellis Myna Lynn Butler William J. Koshak G. R. Isaak Beverly Jane Hall MODERN ETIQUETTE L4 By Roberta Les Q. How many cards should a caller leave when the hostess is not at home? A. A card should be left for each woman in the home. Q. How should one answer an invitation for a visit at a friend's | home? A. By an informal, intimate let- |ter in the same form as the invi- tation was given | Q When a girl wears a street | 'length dress for dancing at night, | | should she wear A. Yes. R a hat? [LOOK and LEARN * By A. C. Gordon 1. In what opera does the “An- vil Chorus occur? 2. In what river was Jesus bap- tized? 3. When “wet"? is the moon | 4 Who were the first people to | . worship one God? | 5. In whose possession ‘Rock Gibraltar? ANSWERS 1. “Il Trovatore.” 2. The River Jordan. 3. According if both horns of the new crescent moon point up, it and is a sign of rain. 4. Hebrews. 5. Great Britain - DAILY LESSONS || IN ENGLISH By W. L. Cordon is the 1 | Words Often Misused: “He i apt to be here soon.” “He is likely to be here soon.” | implies natural tendency; means probable, Often Mispronounced: Ecru. Pro- neunce ek-roo, e as in neck, 0o as in too, or a-kroo, a as in ate; accent first syllable. Often Misspelled: Chief; ie, not ei. . Synonyms: Noiscless, still, silent, quiet, soundless. | Word Study ' times and it is yours.” Do not s Say, Apt “Use a word three Let us in- one word each day. Today’s word: | Axiomatic; self-evident. “This is an axiomatic truth.” — e - The oldest container of preserved’ soup in° America is said to be a 77-} year-old flask of veal broth sealed by Louls Pasteur. BEGIN 1939 with a running start DINE AT THE Royal Cafe SPECIAL TURKEY FEAST TIMELY CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH . SHOES STETSON HATS QUALITY WORK CLOTHING [ ] FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter for Men KRAFFT’S Mnfg. & Building Co., Ine. 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