The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 8, 1940, Page 4

i 7 ; . Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main ereeu Vunvsu Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER - President R L. BERNARD - - Vice Pmlaem and’ Business Manager Fterea n the Post Office 1n Juneau as Second Class Matéer. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in I and Douglas for §1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid. at the following rates: One sear, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.25 Subscribers will confer a favor if they the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- very of their papers Telephones: News MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republicatfon of all new patches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein Office, 602; Business Office, 37s. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER l’l’HLlCAnON National Newspaper Representa- Portland, RGE D. CLOSE, Inc., vith offices in_San Prancisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Boston pves, Beattle. SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE- Gllbert A. Wellington, 1011 American Bank Buflding TREND TO CONSCRIPTION In the exists, evidence as blindly face of such overwhelming now the hyster partisan will deny that the gre: are in favor of compulsory military The The poll shows that 67 percent of scription principle for an increase from 64 percent in June and onls ly pacifist or training evidence is-indisputable national defense, Jate in May. Late in 1938, after the Munich agr ment but before the war was recognized as a cer- tainty, the percentage was only 37. The only other general poll of opinion on this question made by accurate methods is that of Life and Fortune magazines. That survey, just reported It shows a slightly milit in Life, confirms the Gallup poll higher percentage favorable to compulsory 707 percent, to be training precise. Against such uncontradictable evidence as these two polls together afford, one cannot seriously con- sider purely local polls made by random inquiri without any scientific basis. Neither can one “meas ure” public opinion by weighing the mail of mem- bers of Congress or counting the letters written to ditors. Such indications reflect the fanatical opin- ion’ of Hpecid) interest groups, They may even rep- resent the deliberate proj 1da of Nazis and Com- munists, the most active groups in the fight against compulsory military training Congress is to vote on the conscription bill in a few days. Its members should know and most of them undoubtedly do krfow that more than two- thirds of the American people definitely and with their eyes open want the sort of national defen which only be had by compulsory milita; training Prompt mended to the Affairs Committee which voted two can of the measure was recom- yester by its Military to 3 in favor of enactment Senate the bill. The Senate began consideration of the legislation today, guided by a Committee recom- mendation which ‘says emphatically: “Reasonable prudence demands &n immediate substantial increase in our armed forces. It would be criminal to give this nation a false sense of security by the mere possession of defensive armaments with a corres- ponding lack of trained men.” The statement of Brigadier General William E. Shedd, Assistant Chief of Staff of the United States | Army, that “never in time of peace” will the Army 4|llIlIIIllIIIIIIIIIlIlIlIIIIIIIIlllIIIIIllIII||III|l|lIIIHIIIIlIIIIlII GOOD PRINTING. . .. and builds respect for your business. An original print job, showing crafts- manship, reflects the policy and product of your firm. Therefore, you cannot risk the possibility of wrong impres- sions because of .inferior printing. Empire guarantees more than satis- factory ptrinting—at a fair price! The Baily Alaska Empire 602—Phones—374 will promptly notity | bulk of Americans latest Gallup | citizens favor the con-| This _is | 50 percent | draft men with dependents, should .reassure those who feared that compulsory military training would result in wives and children being left without proper support for eight months or a year, The object of the compulsory military training program is hot to train all of the adult male popu- lation for warfare or home defense, though this is the impression sought to be created by those who for reasons best known to themselves are opposed o “total defense” plans for the United States. This, obviously, would disrupt industry, paralyze busines: and in general hamstring both normal commerce and the rearmament program. In addition, it would be prohibitively expensive, The purpose of the Burke-Wadsworth bill provide for a military census of the nation’s<avail-| able man power and to establish an intelligent basis| jof selection for training of perhaps 1,600,000 or 2,000,000 men—as many as are deemed mecessary in plans. The companion phase defense is not intended to civilian life is to national defense for home hardship upon the of training impose any The legislation would insure proper training of the men who would be first called to the colors under any wartime draft plan: Physically fit men without dependents who are not engaged in “essen- tial” tasks, By no means all of the men in this category would be called—their chances of selection| would be determined by lot 1t is important to realize that the trainees under the selective training program would mostly be the men called in the first draft of war regardless of whether Congress approves the so-called “peacetime conscription.” The difference would be that, with- out the (muqu these men would enter war as green soldiers, among whom the casualties would be perhaps five times as numerous as among men who| have been trained how to fight safely. This would | | be quite as foolish, quite as criminal, as to expect| them to fight without proper weapons. In the last war American casualties were di proportionately high because of insufficient training And in the next war we would not have allies to hold the front line while we cast about for men to shoulder rifles. This is now widely appreciated, and accounts for the fact that the American public pre- ponderantly favors compulsory military training. Poisoning the News Stream (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Unbiased news is the life blood of free govern- ment. Unless the public has ready access to the facts its judgment will be warped. The men who rule Germany have long recognized this fact and have devoted great energy to withholding the facts| from their own people and from the world with the aim of warping public opinion in the direction they wished. Propaganda became an instrument of gov- ernment, Now that Germany has fastened its iron grip on | western Europe one of the first steps in the wake | of conquest is control of the news. The world should keep this fact in mind when reading stories with Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam or Oslo date lines. Every scrap of news coming from Nazi-dominated nations, | whatever the city of origin, passes either through the hands of German censors or is transmitted through Berlin itself. The countries of western Europe, particularly the Scandinavian nations and the Nétherlands, before the blitzkrieg, boasted of a press as free as that in the United States and Britain. In those countries ;a man could rely on his newspaper. He could tune his radio to any station in the world and listen to whatever point of view on public questions he chose. Today, in those countries, as in Germany itself, it is a criminal offense to tune in to foreign stations. Newspapers from free countries are not admitted. What the Third Reich is doing is a duplication of what Dr. Goebbels' propaganda ministry did in Germany from the time of Hitler's advent—poisoning the minds of those it rules in order to make thenr| more submissive and amenable to Nazi desires. It is part and parcel of the Nazi philosphy of regimen- tation which aims at the minds of the people as well as their physical affairs. If the Fascists don't want to get into real trouble they had better stop calling Mr, Roosevelt names. | That is the exclusive privilege of Republicans and | Democrats. Hitler should not get so wrought up about the | American radio stations that cut off his speech. l’l'hey Jjust mistook it for static. IIIIlIIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIII|Il|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|||[I| HERE'S WHY ® The Empire has modern equipment for economical production The Empire's printing staff is composed of men who are craftsman in their own specialized field The Empire has a com- plete and varied stock of printing papers tes The "Empire’s prices are fair and service prompt— ask our customers The Large or Small Jobs Handled Quickly and Efficiently e Wi o | experts in | building, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, AUG. 8, 1940. THAPPY BIRTHDAY AUGUST 8 Mrs, Harry Sturrock John J. Cashen Martin J. Lynch Dorothy J. Cameron Arthur L. Pederson Linn A, Forrest ey P HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” + »— FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 Adverse aspects are active today of contracts or for an expansion| of business. Women are well di- | rected Heart and Home: The stars en- courage domestic pursuits today. Housewives should engage in pre- | paring well-stocked cupboards for the coming winter. Fruits and| vegetables should be preserved. Sur-| plus possessions of every sort| should be bestowed upon the un- fortunate war victims, Thrift should | be practiced persistently as gen- erous Red Cross contributions are made possible. Business Affairs: As the autumn draws near there will be mucn‘ prosperity marked by plans for‘ development and expansion of| many manufacturing plants, Un-‘ employment will be greatly re-| duced, but there will be demon- stration of decreased efficiency among long idle workers. Train- ing of apprentices will be impera- tive in numerous trades. Machin- ts now will be in demand, also certain branches of National Issues: Patriotism will be widespread as the need for| sacrifice in maintaining the ideal. of democracy is recognized.” Relief | for war sufferers will engross at-| tention and there will be generous contributions to the Red Cross| and other relief agencies. International Affairs: Canmwm benefit in many ways and will at- | tract many British immigrants as it strengthens its ties to the Unit. ed States. Because of the chunges on the European chessboard at this time the Dominion will become a haven for distinguished visitors.| Naval movements will fix world| attention as commerce is menaced| from new angles. Persons whose birthdate it is| have the augury of a year of ups} and downs. Alteration in the usual| program of business and sucial‘ life is indicated. } Children born on this day prob-| ably will be genial in nature, gen-| erous and artistic. They may have talent for music. (Copyrighl 1940) " Johnny Get Your Gun"; Do If Now (Contlnued from Page Orne* will not have to register at pres-| ent. Of the estimated 12,000,000 men between 21 and 31, one out of 30 will be called to the colors for 12 months’ service, around the last of September. The idea is to call 400,000 more men come spring, and 600,000 more in the fall of 1941. The bill states as strongly as Congress can that all should be given their jobs back when they return from duty. In the case of businesses not involved in interstate commerce, all Congress can do is urge. YOU CAN SIT IT OUT, TOO Exemptions will include men em- ployed in agriculture or other oc- cupations necessary 1o national health, safety or interest; men with dependents, and men mentally, physically or morally unfit. Selection will be made by lot- tery. “Draft dodgers” (men filing false returns) will be subject to five years in the hoosegow or $10,- 000 fine. It's called the Burke-Wads- worth bill and the White House hasn't given its official nod to the measure. It may not go through but whether this one does or doesn’t, Johnny, you'll get your fun. Unless, of course, a Spitfire should squat in the lap of Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin & Co. (the & Co. being mostly Japan’s war party) . in which event I guess, Joan- ny, we could just go on about gu: business. .. It is not favorable for the signing| e e o o o 20 YEARS AGO #%'% mumrire e o e s ] AUGUST 8, 1920 e A. E. Watts, Eastern M arrived here on the Jefferson from Skagway and was shown over the plant of the Juneau Cold Storage Company by W. G. Johnson, Chair- man of the Local Industries Committee of the Juneau Commercial Asso- and Charles Goldstein. ciation, one of the principal owners of the Chi- Alaska and was to leave on of Tacoma, arrived on the W. R. Rust, chagoff Mining Company, | the Ambassador to inspect the property. Thomas G. McDonald, scout engineer for the Treadwell Company, who was directing the prospecting and development work in the Tread- well propeérties near Shakan, and Mrs. McDonald left for the properties on the Spokane. Word had been received by the local naval radio station that Lieut. H' M. Mack, District Communications Superintendent of Alaska, had left Cordova and was enroute to Juneau to make his headquarter:. Miss Kenna Campbell returned to Juneau after spending several weeks visiting in Seattle. Smith left on the Alaska for a Territorial Treasurer Walstein G. agway on official business. short trip to S Mrs. D'Arcy Chase and her son Bill, arrived in Juneau from Seattle on the Alaska and were at the Gastineau Hotel Chris Larson, well known fisherman, was to leave for Seattle on the Northwestern Weather: Highest, 67; lowest, 56; clear e ) {7 Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpox s e 0 e e} “The building was razed to as RAZE means to WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, the ground.” TO THE GROUND is tautological, level to the ground. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Four. Pronounce the O as NO, not as in OR. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Hawthorn (shrub). Hawthorne (American novelist). SYNONYMS: Labyrinth, maze, intricacy, perplexity. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: VACILLATE; to move one way and the other; to waver. (Pronounce first syllable VAS, A as in AT). “A spheroid is always liable to shift and vacillate from one axis to another.”—Paley. e - ) -0 ) ) ) ] 4 ] MODERN ETIQUETTE ™ noprrra ree | s s e e e - o ) ) s s ) Q. What should a girl do, when a young man whom she does not like, persicts in trying to win her friendship? A. All she can do is also persist in her indifference to his attentions, politely but plainly. Q. Is it all right to address 2 Pullman porter as “George, | heard? A. No. If you do nol know his name and wish to attract his atten- tion, call him “Porter.” . Q. Is it all right to smoke during the progress of a meal? A. Tt is better to wait until dessert and coffee are served. so often e e o 3y s LOOK and LEAR s ) ) ) 2 ) by A. C. GORDON ramoams 1. What was the origin of adoption of stars and stripes for the Am- erican flag? 2. What little field animal has no external ear? 3. How much does a gallon of water weigh? 4. For what invention is James Watt most famous? 5. Where is the hottest region in the world? ANSWERS: Washington's coat of arms. The mole. About 8 1/3 pounds. Steam engine. 5. The African Desert, = SIGNS FOR PEACE e = where the temperature often reaches 150 Secretary of State Hull signed an agreement of 21 American foreign ministers designed to protect foreign possessions in- this hemisphere PASSES AWAY Mrs, Nellie Choquette, aged 66, born at Telegraph, Canada, recent- ly passed away at the home of her. daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Porter, in Peters- remains were taken to for burial. from aggression. Hull embarked from Havana, Cuba, for home after an ll-dny Pan-American conference. There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising ¢ of the New England Fish Company,| ™ Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel Directory B. P, 0. ELKS meet every second and fourth ‘Wednesday at 8 p. m. Drs. Kaser and Visiting brothers wel- Freeburger come. H. E. SIMMONS, DENTISTS Exalted Ruler; M. 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