The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 19, 1940, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE . “ALL THE NEW ALL THE TIME” — VOL. LVL, NO. 8444, JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1940. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SURRENDER DEMAND Axis Chieftains Make Re SERVICE FOR AMERICAN YOUTHS IS HINT OF FDR; CONSCRIPTION PROGRAM He told a press conference that he envisioned a period of ahout one year of disciplined WASHINGTON, June 19. { | | training which will be good for | | | President Repeevelt disclosed today he is working on a huge for eventual Government e for all of America’s men, some fighting youth and promote National defense. President Roosevelt said he might have something defin- ite on the issue for Congress within the next four or six wecks, if Congress is still in session. in some in essential in- dustrics and others in conserva- tio 3 » President said the plan might even include young wo- men. Canada Reg ters Italians The Canadian caption accompanying this picture said it showed Montreal Italians being taken into provincial police headquarters by a detective (right-light hat), where they were to be fingerprinted and registerea. Unnaturalized Italians in Canada—estimated at 12,000— were to be fingerprinted and registered and in addition were to report to the police periodically. BIGNAVY 6 BILLION PLAN GETS ' FOR NAVAL APPROVAL ARMAMENTS | < House Committee Favors New Expansion Program Four Billion Dollar { fo Give U. S. Fleefs Program of Stark | in Both Oceans WASHINGTON, June 19. — "the | proved the $4,000,000,000 additional | sffairs Committee said today the Naval program proposed by Ad- g4000,000,000 Naval Expansion 8ill, miral Harold R. Stark, Chief of recommended by the committee, Naval Operations. 'had the President’s approval. The program, if put over, will| vyinson, appearing before the give the United States the largest|pgouse Rules Committee, said the fleet in the history of the world, pijj is designed to give the United ——————— ALASKA HARBORS 10 BE IMPROVED totaliing 738 combaf Siips: | States a two-ocean navy that will ‘program already under way, the | new bill will provide a total expen- TOKYO, June 19.—Tohokai. in- fluential political party, passed a Government has collapsed. 8 A lapproved the Rivers and Harbors The Party declared further that aythorization bill cortaining thir- WASHINGTON, June ls.—Chnlr-l House Naval' Committee has ap- | man Vinson of the House Naval| 4 ’Warring ~ Nations | Warned jBeIIigerenis Told Notf fo | Seek Spoils in Any ‘ Americas WASHINGTON, June 19, — The | House has passed and sent to the White House the 1esolution, previ- |ously approved by the Senate, a warning to European belligerents not to seek spoils of war ‘in the western hemispheze vote of 382 to 8. The resolution expresses the op- position of the United States to any attempt to transfer foreign- owned territories in the Americas to another foreign power. The warning upholds the Mon- roe Doctrine and in short is assertion that the United States ‘\\'m not countenance any European | ol | | interference with ownerships lands in the New World. England Is ~ On Guard fo MeflNazis ‘Home Defense Movements Start - BEF Reported Out of France LONDON, June 19.—Prime Minis- ter Winston Churchill claimed to- day that all of the British Expedi- | tionary Forces have now been with- drawn from France and the armies | will not devote movements to home | defense. About 1,250,000 soldiers are under arms to guard against the immi- nently expected Nazi invasion. This morning the last of the Brit- ish Expeditionary Force was brought | across the Channel to England. Many of the soldiers had existed on “iron” rations for the past sev- |eral days. All were weary to the | point of exhaustion, their uniforms | are torn and muddy and their shoe soles worn thin by miles of forced marches. [ A few hours after the last British soldier was evacuated the victorious hordes of a new conqueror were }Eflose-s(eppln(; through Brest, the | city where the A. E. F. landed in the last war. ,e Will Show " No Pity fo " Frenchmen ltaly Makes_R;ply fo Pope | . Who Asks for ‘ Generosity ROME, June 19—The Pope has appealed to the Italians to be gen- erous and spoke sorrowfully of the “forces of error and deception.” Fascist Editor Virgini Hayda, of- ten called Mussolini's mouthpiece, declared that Italy can see “no rea- |son to show pity on Prance in the i present case.” MISS SUNDQUIST S VISITING HERE | Miss Kathryn Sundquist, of Min- | neapolis, Minnesota, arrived here| flnl‘ BT |be equivalent to a fleet in the 8 Atlantic and a fleet in the Pa- n o. lna | cific. ’ Chairman Vinson said with the Sou h' 'or diture of $6,000,000,000 for naval ! ’ves:\els within the next seven years. By Nippons resolution today asking the Gov- ernment to carry out “protective” occupation of French Indo-China ywASHINGTON, June 19. — The on. the grounds. Shek. (Rg “"emmlSens.te Commerce Committee has this collapse leaves the area“ in question without effective - conirol and that it has;been an avenue of munitions supply to Ghina, 1 teen projects connected with Na- | last evening on the Princess Char- | tional Defense. | lotte. She will spend the summer Among the projects are the Sitka months visiting with .her brother, MINES LAID IN PACIFIC BY GERMANS Canadian-Australian Liner Strikes One Off New Lealand AUCKLAND, New June 19—~Primé Min Fraser told Parliame that an enemy mine s Canadian-Australian liner Nia- gara yesterday, 20 miles off the New Zealand coast. This is the firs tofficail indi- cation that German mines have been sown in Pacific waters. | As the Prime Minister spoke, | ships and planes were aiding 146 | passengers and 203 crewmen who | took to the boats after an “ex- | plesion” sunk the liner. | All passengers and crewmen ‘ are reported safe. | Zealand, ‘ BE SHUT UP | IN OAI(lANDl Merchants Make Threat fo! Bring Truck Drivers Strike fo Climax OAKLAND, Cal, June 18.—Oak- land merchants threatened to close their stores in a move to bring the Alameda County truck drivers strike to a climax. President Field of the Oakland plan, the city employers labor relations organization, said that the shutdowns will be necessary | unless the strike ends immediately Field said that dealers in heavier merchandise were particularly hard | hit, being unable to either receive goods or make deliveries. The truck drivers struck for increased wages more than a week ago. - Aircraft Factories Worklngfl)ay-flighi; & forces of Maly number 3,500,000 actives and 4,000,000 reserves, reports say. ltaly's 40,000 mechanized froops probably have 3,000 tanks. Experts say she couldn't support modern fighting force of more than 2,000,000. AIR force is manned by 8,000 pilots, 106,000 other actives, 102,000 reserves. She has 800 bombers, 980 pursuits, 400 reconnaissance planes, 5,500 obsolete warplanes. P! SEA cruisers, 45 destroyers, 65 torpedo boats, in 6 capital ships (two more are nea ower lies in 70,000 actives, 35,000 trained reserves, r completion), 22 150 mosquito boats, and 118 submarines. It may be world's largest sub fleet. Radio Operators Must | . Now Submit Proof They - Are (itizens o[ REPUBLICS OF AMERICA WILL HOLD SESSION | U, S, Spee‘dis”Up Meeting in Light of Current War Problems WASHINGTON, June 19. — The United States today initiated for- mal moves for an early session of the Pan American Republics to consider problems of the Western Hemisphere, growing out of the cur- rent war. Under Secretary of State Sumner ference that twenty other Americar Republics were advised Monday - e - — | [that the United States belleved | | present conditions make an immed- | iate session advisable. Brifishiay Buy Russian Tanks, Guns London Studying Possibil-| ity of Making Big War Purchases LONDON, June 19.—The British Government is studying the pos- | sibility of negotiating with Russia for the purchase of tanks, guns, airplanes, and other war weapons. This information was conveyed to the House of Commons today by Under Secretary in Foreign Af- fairs, Richard Butler. ————— DR. DICK APPOINTE T0 MEDICAL ISOAI!Di Dr. Noble Dick of Fairbanks has LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 19.— peen appointed a member of the Ter- | Aircraft factories in Southern Cali- ritorial Board of Medical Examiners, French Government announced to- U.5. A WASHINGTON, June 19. — Ap-| proximately 100,000 radio operators have been ordered by the Federal Communications Commission to sub- mit proof of citizenship The order applies to all operators, both amateurs and commercial The order calls on the radio op- erators to give proof of citizensniy | in the form of affidavits, finger- | prints and photos before August 15. | An order previously issued for- bade amateurs to communicate with foreign countries and sharply cur- tailed activities of mobile trans- | mitters and ordered ship and other "cpvrumrs to not carry on unneces- sary conversations. PACIFIC | Welles disclosed to his press con-| FlEET 'S | - TOSTAY 'No Visitation fo Porfs This| Year - Remains in Hawaiian Waters | HONOLULU, June 18—The Com- | | mander-in-Chief of the United | States Fleet, Admiral James Rich- ardscn, announces that the annual visit of the fleet to various Pacific | Coast ports has been cancelled on‘ this year. | Admiral Richardson said that| | present, plans call for the fleet to remain indefintely in Hawiian wa- ters because of the international| situation The presence of the fleet in the | mid-Pacific is generally considered to be a warning to Japan. It long has been the custom of the Navy to send the ships of the fleet to all principal Pacific Coast ports during the summer season. | S A 3 lfalian SEI_)s Sunk; BORDEAUX, June 19—The| fornia are rushing work day and it was announced today by the|day that three Italian submarines and. Kodiak Harbors, | Kenneth sundquist. turned over to the British, LTrrrlmry. night on war planes ordered by the Governor’s office. Dr. Dick succeeds | were sunk by French naval vessels French Government which may be Dr. A. R. Carter, who has left the|during action in the Mediterranean | Sea. | istry announced ply To Fra ( | | | | | NAZIBOMBS RAINDOWN, BRITISH SOIL Thames Wharves Attacked -RAF Replies with Raids Over Germany LONDON, June 19. — ary and the English East Coast from midnight to dawn today, dropping numerous bombs and kill- |ing at least 12 civilians, while 13 are known to have been injured. The Air Ministry said seven planes were shot down, two in full view of cheering thousapds. "Reports said the bombers, greei-| ed by interceptor fighters and anti-| aireraft fire, dropped many bombs | in Essex County and plunged high explosive and incendiary bombs on the Thames Estuary where wharves were heaped high with war sup-| plies: | At the same time, the Air Min- that Royal Alr| Force bombers had retaliated for| the German air blow by a smash- ing raid that demolished German factories, airdromes, railroad cen- ters and oil stations over a wide| area in the Reich. - > - GUN HONOLULU, June 19.—The Unit- ed States Army's Hawalian Divis- fon has begun surprise maneuvers| on the Island of Oahu on which are located Honolulu and the Navy's Pearl Harbor base. s i i Mexicans | To Train i | MEXICO CITY, June 19. — Ther Cabinet, with President mzaro} Cardenas presiding, has approved | a law providing for compulsory | | “axis peace” German | bombers raided the Thames Estu-| |ently Hitler’s brimstone ED IN PEACE TERMS 4 nce MUSSOLINI, HITLER IN FIRM PACT French Mlzcr,;\rrept or Re- ject Proposals Made- No Alfernative L4 THREAT 15 HURLED OUT FROM ITALIANS Battling Progressing-New Lines Are Reported ; fo Be Forming (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) | With France in bondage, stripped |of her gold, factories, and raw materials and with German and Italian armies camped on her soil, unconfirmed reports are that the terms, dictated by Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and Italian Premier Benito Mussolini, must be accepted or rejected as they stand. French request for an armistice. }The terms are the reply to the Capitulation The official Itallan news agency said Hitler has demanded capitula- tion “pure and simple,” apparent- ly meanings unconditional surren- der of all“French forces including the fleet. While negotiations remain a se- cret, Bordeaux reports that French and German negotiators will meet in Madrid at the residence of Gu-.. Francisco Franco. A French radio said Germany has notified France she will iis- close her peace.terms only to a |special plenipotentiary. French President Lebrun has ap- pointed an envoy to meet the axis negotiators. Warning Given Rome, it is claimed, has warned |the French Government that re- jection of the Munich terms will cause unleashing of a swift and “final assault by combined Ger- |man and Italian armies now near- ing a junction near the Swiss border to crush France to the ground.” Brimstone Promised Meanwhile, waves of German bombers roared over England last night and up to early this morn- ing, killing 12 civillans, and wound- ing 13. The widespread raids are appar- curtain- raiser reply to the “battle for Britain,” proclajmed yesterday. Reports from Berlin state the German troops ase driving past France's great trans-Atlantic port of Cherbourg and have reached within 32 miles of Brest. Many Captured Other Nazi columns are ‘reported to have caplure ancy, France's rich manufaet city and for- mer cupital of Lorraine province. ‘South of Metz the thrust spread- headed toward Lyon. The latter city is almost directly opposite the Italian-Swiss border and will af- ford a k unction with the The French con despite fierce sectors, the Germans made no im- portant new advance: during the night. Berlin however, insists that half of France is now in German hands | and the invading armies are rapid- ly fanning out in the south. | Late this afternoom, the German High Command smnounces that the Lunevill fortress, also Toul and Strabours have been occupied by German forces. Bankhead fo Sound Demotrill_t Keynole CHICAGO, June 19.—Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley military training and service for a| reported today both he and Presi- period of one year for all Mexi- dent Roosevelt favored Speaker can males between the ages of 13| Willilam B. Bankhead as keynoter and 45. at the Democratic convention.