The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 21, 1940, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEW S ALL THE TIME” — VOL. LVL, NO. 8446. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1940 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICF TEN CENT3 HITLERIN CHIEF ROLE OF CAREER Complete (fiulafion De- manded-Remarkable Scene Reenacted BULLETIN — BERLIN, June 21—A German wireless from Geneva said diplomatic quar- ters believed the French Cham- ber of Deputies and Senate were being convoked to vote on ae- ceptance or rejection of the German armistice terms. BULLETIN — BORDEAUX, June 21.—French Premier Pe- tain and former Premier Rey- naud are conferring on the ar- mistce terms. It is said they may be accepted although con- sidered unreasonably - harsh, Tt is reported the French forces e still resisting the Nazis armies, (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) Fuehrer Adolf Hitler crowned his | hour of triumph today by person- | ally meeting France's peace-seeking | envoys. The meeting took place in a shell-torn Compiegene For- est, the scene of the signing of the| World War Armisttce. tice, Hitler met the French plenipo- tentiaries in the same historic rail- | way car in which Mayshal Foch dic- tated the terms by which the| Kaiser's armies laid down their| arms. Col, Gen. Wilhelm Keitel, Chief of the Nazi Command, first read | the preamble to the present armis- | tice conditions, Hitler remaining sitting silent nearby. Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop ,nnl Col. Gen. Walther von Brauch- ch, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army, were also present. The meeting took place-at 3:32, p.m. Germany Redeemed | The official German news agency “Today's action in the Compiegne Forest wipes out the wrongs done the German military honor and dignity. The action toward the enemy, honorably defeated, stands in contrast to the eternal hate and sowing of monuments in this place where the Gallic baseness once shamed an undefeated German army.” Immediately after the reading of the preamble Hitler departed amid strains of - the “Deutschland Uber Alles.” The preamble asserted the Allies of the World War, supported by American troops “ did not success- fully, in any way, conquer the Ger- man Army, Navy or Air Forces.” Reaches Peak of Career Hitler reached the highest point in his meteoric career in the his- toric Compiegne Forest when he personally received the French En- voys and handed them the armis- tice terms there. Hitler, flanked by his highest military chieftains and civil offici- als, faced the four-man French delegation, which was composed of Gen. Charles Huntziger, Ambassa- dor Leon WNoel, Vice Admiral Lelnc and Aviation Gen. Bergeret. Short Ceremony The ceremony of presenting the terms lasted only 10 minutes. Hitler said he did not believe Col. Gen, Keitel was humiliating Prance. When the preamble was read, Hitler stepped down from the his toric car and saluted stiffly. His visit-to the Compiegne For- est was conducted with military precision. Hitler inspected with interest the railway car which had been' moved out of a special building wherc the: French had enshrined it to uke exact spot where it stood when Foch dictated the World War ar- mistice terms. % Inside, Hitler occupied the same seat occupied by Foch. As he looked out of the car window, Hitler could see the nearby marble bust of Foch. e SOLDIERS COMING TO DEFEND AIR BASES Armistice Terms Handed To French Envoys e e e 00 0 0 0 00 ARMISTICE TERMS (By Associated Press) The three aims in the man armistice terms announc- ed are as follows: One—To prevent continu- ance of the war, France must apparently complete demili- tarization of the French. Two—Obtain full guarantees “necessary for continuance of the war against Great Britain.” (This indicates French indus tries, materials and wealth will be taken over by Germany to fight England.) Three—Produce “pre-condi- o tions” for a new European e peace. . ® o0 0000000 00 WHITE WINS RECOGNITION FROMG.0.P. Delegationfiealed After Hearing Before Na- tional Commitfee PHILADELPHIA, June 21.— The Republican National Com- mittee today decided in favor of a three-member delegation from Alaska headed by Albert White. The decision to seat the White delegation came on a rising vote after White and his counsel suc- cessfuly contended that in se- lecting their delegates by a recognized party governing com- mittee they abided by the rules of the National Committee in calling the convention here, Ger- ec0ecccecccccsccccce, e000ecccscsccccscsse, ENGSTROM INFORMED | A telegram from Albert White with the news of the seating of his dele- gation to the ocnvention was re- ceived this afternoon by Elton Eng- strom, Secretary of the Republican A rival delegation, which will not be recognized, is either in Philadel- phia or enroute there. It consists of Cash Cole and R. E. Robertson of Juneau and Jack Clawson of Cordova. GUARDING ENGLANDIS TAKEN UP Parliament Holds Secret Session - More Air Raids Made LONDON, June 21.—Both Houses of Parliament recessed last- night after holding secret sessions to de- bate the gquestion of home defense. The secret debate took place after the second night of heavy Germar bombing raids over Britain in whicn eight more civilians were added to the death toll and another 60 in- jured. At the same time Britain’s de- fense forces were strengthened by the arrival of thousands of New Zealand and Australian troops. The reinforcements from “down under” were the sons of the famous Anzacs of the World War. While more than one hundred German bombers were raiding Brit- ish industrial areas, huge squadrons of Royal Air Force bombers were sweeping ' over Northwest Germany and the rich industrial area of the Ruhr in a series of raids on munition plants, fuel storage tanks and communication lines. German air bases in The Nether- lands and in Northern France also were raided. At Rouen, the Air Ministry sald a score of German planes had been damaged in a series of daylight raids in which the British fliers swooped low and machine-gunned When Hitler left the car, the French envoys were left behind w (Continued on Page Two) Junkers transport and dive bomber planes in a 20-minute air raid on the air field at Rouen. BIG FLYING BOAT TAXIES " INTOHARBOR (Over 22,000 Letters Are Stamped Here for Refurn Flight South f" Clipper Pan American Airways, to whom giant flying boats like the Alaska Clipper are commonplace, call such flights as yesterday's inaugural trip from Seattle to Juneau with mail and passengers ‘“routine,’ but to Juneauites, including those who had seen the ship beforé, the sightl of that great plane taxiing past| the Alaska Juneau rock dump and on beneath the Douglas bridge to an anchorage at Norway Point was/ something of an adventure. From Seattle to Grand Island, 15 miles south of Juneau in Stephen | Passage, flying weather was fine,| passengers said, and when unusu- ally thick weather was encountered in Gastineau Channel, the clipper | was set down and taxiied in. E Greeting plans were temporarily | disrupted, with everyone expecting the ship to come through to Auk Bay, but radio reports received at| the terminal at the bay advised the | | waiting crowd in ample time for | them to return to town and witness the disembarking of passengers and | crew. | Passengers and crew from the clipper were ‘transferred tw the gas- boat Wanderer, and yacht Hyak, with Elroy Ninnis’ small speedboat, then brought to Femmer's float to| be greeted by a large crowd of wel- | coming Juneauites while flashlight pictures punctured the growing| | darkness. | The clipper was to be flown Lo Auk Bay today, or tomorrow morn- ‘ ing and the return trip takeoff is| heduled from there. Weather con- | itions today made the trip inad- visable and passengers found time to take in Juneau attractions. | Postal clerks were swamped last night handling thousands of first flight covers coming in aboard the clipper, and in turn were in the process of stamping what was thought to be the last of over 22,000 letters posted here for the return flight. Because of the plane’s change of departure schedule until tomorrow morning, business air mail will be received until five in the morning | and souvenir mail until closing time | this evening. Capt. S. E. Robbins flew the Al- aska Clipper in yesterday, and Capt. Jerry Jones is scheduled to take command on the return trip. e, FIRST FLIGHT COVERS (OME FROM INTERIOR FAIRBANKS, Alaska, June 21.— Nine thousand first flight air mail letters from Fairbanks and far-| flung interior Alaska points from Fortymile to Nome and other points, left here yesterday morning by the PAA Electra to swell the Alaska Clipper’s first southbound air mail volume from Juneau for the States. One-third of the first flight air mail letters were from outlying| districts, The dispatch yesterday supple- ments the large interior lot previ- ously forwarded to Juneau for the initial clipper flight. Cachets from the outlying sections in yesterday’s mail was as large as non-holiday air mail dispatches. e Diane Hunsbedt Will Visit in Petersburg Miss Diane Hunsbedt, daughter of Mrs. B. Hunsbedt of this city, will sail today for Petersburg on the steamer North Sea. She plans to spend the mext two weeks visiting with Rdoth Dawes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Harcld Dawes of Petersburg. - e Dry air consists of 78 peroem Seatfle-Juneau Air Mail Inaugurated The Alaska Clipper makes a graceful landing. Flying time is now just seven hours ont of Seatlle, decimat- ing the distance between the States and Alaska. Interior arrangement of the Clipper plane is shown in this cut-away drawing. the Clipper, gives passengers ch Appointments of the Clipper are designed to put passengers at their ease. duplimted in a de Illxe railroad car or in the lounge of a steamer. NAVAL BASES OF BRITISH RAIDED BY ITALIAN FORCE ROME, June 21.—The Italian High Command announced today that Italian planes bombed the British naval base at Mersa Matruh on the Northern Egyptian Coast, and start- ed a major fire. Italy’s bombing planes also raid- ed the French base at Bizerte in Tunis. The Italian High Command said | that British land attacks on the Italian lines in Libya are weak, and the Italian lines are holding nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen and | 1 percent other gases, firm, Large and commodious, re to stretch their legs enroute. This interior view might be Economu Trade Bloc Advocated WASHINGTON, June 21.—Presi- | dent Roosevelt has approved plans for the formation of a gigantic ec- Advo‘a'ed onomic bloc to supervise the for- KHgn trade of all nations of the WASHINGTON, June 21.—Demo- | yociern hemisphere. cratic Senator Burke of Nebraska,| qpne plan was prepared by the has asked the Senate to authorize | gaoretaries of State, Treasury, Com- President Roosevelt to summon for | horca and Agriculture, It will now peacetime military training all men 'y guphmitted to the governments between the ages of 21 and 35. The ]ol‘ Latin American republics. order would exempt only high fed- — cral officials, including cnnxxes:w | men, certain classes of diplomatic | In the last ten years, the num- | representatives and persons already ber of autoists brought into court enrolled in reserve and regular de- in California on liguor charges | fense services. has risen from 1,075 to 18,321, IMili Iary {of planes. Only a little over 100 Wake Upto Save Nafion, Say Visitors Distinguished Passengers of Clipper Discuss U.S. Defenses A stirring challenge to the na- tion and Alaska to awaken to im- minent peril of destruction before it is too late was sounded last night by speakers at a Juneau Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Baranof Hotel, arranged to honor the passengers on the first flight of the Alaska Clipper. Those who came to salute the arrival of the Clipper stayed on to talk national defense until 2 o'- clock this morning, so revealing and engrossing were the messages of the Clipper's distinguished pas- sengers. England Next Thomas H. Beck, President of Colliers Weekly, made the out- standing address in an evening of outstanding addresses. He spoke of a visit to England a month before the war began, of the amazing state of unpreparedness of the English, of 100,000 parachute troops now in Norway awaiting the sig- nal to conquer England. Beck said that two months ago he predicted the fall of the Re- public of France and the disipte- gration of the British Empire. “I repeat that prediction here and now,” he declared emphatically, adding that it was already too late to talk of helping the Allies and warning that we must move quickly to save our own naticr. “We have to organize and arm with the effectiveness of u dictator- ship, and we have a long way to g0,” Beck said. Million Men He pointed ou. thay more than a million trained men, fliers and mechanics, will be needed to manr the 50,000 planes we propose to build. He said that we would need ten times the number of airficlds we now have available for train- ing purposes, We haven't the guns we ne.d, nor any of the rest of the equip- ment necessary to repel invasion, sald Beck. He remarked that Ger- many's large new tanks are pow- ered with diesel engines of 1250 horsepower, while the largest land diesel engines now made in this country generate only 125 horse- power. An entirely new design will be necessary, he said, for our Am- erican manufacturers agree that diesel engines powerful enough to propel such tanks would take upj so much room, there would be no room for the breech of the tank cannon, let alone for instruments and crew. We Can Do It Germany’s triumphs o/ design and manufacture must be, and can be, surpassed in this country, Beck said, but it will take a lot of doing, and it must start now. He said the German air force at the start of the war was known to have more than 400 squadrons of those squadrons have been icen- tified in combat in all the cam- paigns so far, leaving hundreds in reserve, He said that the airport at Oslo was captured in five min- utes by a single German plme[ which came down out of bad weather, unloaded two small tanks and cleaned out the defenders. Within a few minutes thereafter,| German transports had unloaded troops which had been packed to-| gether in the planes so tightly that | they couldn’'t even sway from side to side. This large force of infan-| try moved immediately upon Oslo’s | rear, while the bombardment pro-| ceeded in front of the City. “If we mean what we say whea we say we love democracy and will defend democracy,” Beck declared, “we've got to get busy, and busy at once. We've got to go into this thing on a colossal scale.” America has the men, the money | and the materials which make her the only people left who can “shave that Charlie Chaplin moustache,” | Will Carry MOVEMENT OF TROOPS IS STARTED Largest Bo&y_Ground Sol- diers in History Com- ing fo Alaska FORT LEWIS, Wash., June 21. —The United States Army has dispatched the largest body of ground seoldiers in history to the Territory of Alaska “to provide protection for new air bases now being established in the Terri- tory.” One battalion of infantry and one battery of field artillery troovs left here at 8 o’clock this morning for Seattle where they will board the Army transport St. Mihiel. ‘One company of engineers from Fort Lawton will join them and the ship is scheduled to sail for Anchorage tomorrow. The Territorial force comprises 570 officers and enlisted men as- signed to air bases at Anchorage, Unalaska, Kodiak and Fair- banks. Major General Walter Sween- ey, Commandant of Fort Lewis, Third Division, said: “This is the largest single group we have ever sent to Alaska. Only a few soldiers have been up there since 98, The bulwark of the new Al- aska force Is made Gp by the First Battalion of the Fourth In- fantry, previously stationed at Fort Missoula, Montana. These troops arrived Wednes- day. A three-mile long queune of trucks filed out of Fort Lewis today fer Seattle, In addition to scores of truck- loads of waving men. the column included motorcycles, reconnais- sance cars and trucks loaded with field equipment and sup- plies. LS S5 Fascist Planes AtWork NICE, June 21.—The official com- munique of the Italian High Com- mand says that Italian forces have captured a number of tanks and quantities of war materials. The dispatch says: “We made steady advances on the enemy front on the course of which we captured 40 tanks and a large quantity of war mater- ials and provisions in suitable con- dition for immediate use by our troops. We successfully bombed Marsa Matyh airdrome and our ob- servers report that direct hits were made on an oil storage system. The flames from the burning oil spread to other buildings and were appar- ently raging unchecked. “In East Africa in the course of bombing effected by the Briish air forces, we shot down two enemy planes. It is noticeable that the enemy has reduced his bombings of northern Italy. Last night only one bomb was reported to have been dropped by enemy planes.” b7 e OnFighfing For France ‘French For(and Fleef in Mediterranean Will Not Give Up CAIRO, June 21.—Reliable quar- ters here assert the French forces and fleet now in the eastern Med- Beck said. He called for national unity, say- (Continued on Page Eight) iterranean zone have resolved to carry on the war “whatever the outcome of -the French negotia~ tions.”