The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 11, 1940, Page 4

. come extremely popular. He is Pan American Petroleum, a sub- Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the E ’n:n:km Tt | other det ata provided in a daily newspaper, | Not one person in a hundred could spare.the d be required to follow such a pro- ke sure he was getting all the news MPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. HELEN TROY BENDER s Laeiil® R. L. BERNARD - time that w President r im Let's make another supposition. Suppose the s that be do not suppress the newspapers or erely subject them to censorship. ation that exists in most of the today. In some respects. this condition is worse than if all information were denied. The people have no means of knowing which statements are true, which are colored and which are wholly alse Under such circumstances any people are sutty in the hands of those who control the avenues information. American tradition of a free press is even an the United States government. Freedom civil rights were the demands -of They - Vice-President and Business Manager | ¢hq¢ {fice in Juneau as Second Class Matter <UBSCRIPTION RATES: advance, $6.00 they will promptly notif exularity In the uess Office, 374, thi P MBI OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ively entitled to the use fo: ted to it or not oth published ArT ion and lonists almost from the outset and pre ther basie righ There has never been any serious threal of a wurtailment of the freedom of the press in the United he to obtain BE LARGER BLICATION Newspape s B tes—and a free press has usually been effective 3 i1 preventing infringement of other liberties. r : Y lbert A, Wellington, 1011 These are some of the things we think about— that we believe all Americans should consider—as America observes National Newspaper Week and as ess fortunate peoples in other lands suffer loss of iverty, conquest and death, | Alaska Development, Basic Needs ‘ | (Fairbanks News-Miner) | | With Alaska in the national spotlight because |of many defense and other federal and individual projects—involving the expenditure of millions of | dollars—comes the realization of all devoting serious | thought to the situation that the collective under- | taking involves many basic problems. | What does Alaska need to justify all this expen-| | diture and assure her future. Unless she is to| recede or stand still, Alaska must develop. | To develop Alaska must open her dormant re- sources. To open those resources she must have more extensive means of transportation, especially for the Interior. This means more highways, a net- work of highways, if you please. She must have them to gain access to mineral deposits—to haul in supplies and haul out ore—to expand tourist, agri- cultural and other activities. She must have them to create tonnage and every form of travel and trsr-i fic, to say nothing of service for military purposes. And along with these land services Alaska needs more extensive aviation service, and all the auxiliary services. All this involves more liberal allowances for geo-| logical surveys, to encourage the fundamental in-| dustry of the Interior—mining. It involves more‘ generous grants in every branch of public service. WJAT’S DUNN GONE AND DONE? The Dunn poll (anybody ever hear of it?) fore- tells the election of Wendell Willkie with a minimum of 334 electoral votes. Or such at any rate is the breathless information released by the Republican National Committee, disseminated by the Ubited Press and given front page prominence in a local newspaper. Most readers would connect this “Dunn poll” with the old reliable statistical and market informa- tion bureau, Dunn and Bradstreet; and there may be some connection. But the newspaper account goes on from the| unbelievable (in view of overwhelming Roosevelt sentiment reflected in the scientific and highly re- liable Gallup and Fortune polls) to the fantastic. High costs of operation in every field of industry It says the “Dunn poll” has been tested in 36 presi- | and enterprise must come down and economic con- a1 dliais. T Anenlt Ray whiat all those teets | Stions 10" Alagka. made comparsile; o {icee in ithe | western states. show as to the reliability of the poll, but leaves the| So long as Alaska labors in isolation and without hazy impression that of course it was right in all| .y the aidgs and facilities now enjoyed by the west- | of them. ern states she will remain a frontier. | Let’s see, This nation has held a presidential The Rocky Mountain areas of America were once election every four years. Thirty-six presidential|as isolated and cut off from the nation’s great cen-| elections would take us back 144 years to the cam- | ters of supply and population as is Alaska of today. | paign of 1796, when John Adams after two terms as Give Alaska the great arteries of traffic and Vice President, was elected to succeed George Wash-|other aids essential to penetrating every section oi} ington. Starting then, if we are to believe the story, the rggion and she will attract capital, stout hearted | the “Dunn poll” surveyed public opinion every rOm.‘Amencltm' sons and daughters that will enn_b]e her years to forecast the election of President. It lsiT:;ur;er‘;;z]:;kfu;onlz:;sm:):';mc-‘“::: ']‘:;“)Oi:g”:z; remarkable indeed that ths_ verxerab_le poll has bee_"‘.smture—-and a prosperous people building for perm-‘ in existence so long, that it thought of the public| gpency. opinion poll idea a century before anybody else did, and still that nobody has ever heard of it. That is, it would be remarkable if true. don't believe it. i Democracy ‘at Work | (Philadelphia Record) | The case of Joseph E. McWilliams in New York shows that democracy can take care of its enemies | just as effectively as Fascism, and by democratic neans. McWilliams, s running for the Republican nomination for Con- NEWSPAPER ‘Week YOuT ends today. By way those who read this leader of the Christian Mobilizers, : i 2 A ? ‘; orld "h"q‘gress on a platform of anti-Semitism, Fascism and d b ew 1 ral intolerance. He wasn’t lynched—in fact, ne 1 ai 1d cover (he news field. | police were sent to guard him—and he wasn't sent| Or nswer to this is that any power capable of{to a concentration camp. putting all newspa it of business would like- But the voters last week silenced him effectively. W nuif « R But suppose a dictator decreed !7® was defeated by a vote of 2,573 to 674, nearly t 1 1 should be abolished. | four to one. And this was in the Yorkville section, o a cursory| '0Me of many German-born voters. After the 3 a biief visit to the| © cction, because of erratic actions thateled to his | il ‘ e arrest on a disorderly conduct charge, and not be- | 2 of commentary Which' .0 of his beliefs, he was sent to a mental hospital iiel the o sts of the press. for observation. Nc '<}"‘ program could hope to duplicate the‘ It may take a little longer, but we prefer demo- f veneral local news, social and club news, | cratic means for dealing with enemies of democracy. | riod: Washinéi?n Merry- ally. He doesn’t bother too much with secretaries. | Also Knudsen has become power- | ful. Congressmen like and trust X | him. When national defense ques- fifi Qound | tions are before congressional com- — \mm,ees, frequently their members (Continued from Page One) ask: “Well, what does Knudsen LA ——_____ |tnink?” His opinion is so respected Motors, and gave Ford the battle that next to the President and of his life with the low cost Chev-| Jesse Jones he has become the most rolet. This battle took Knudsen up! powerful figure in Washington. to the top of General Motors with| This power is important. For at a salary of $300,000—which he has|the moment Bill Knudsen stands at now surrendered for $1 a year. | a crossroads. He can use his power It was as head of General Motors | either for big business or for the two years ago that Knudsen came | public. to grips with the Michigan sit-down | dent of the Chase National Bank| and a director of Patino tin mines, is serving on the commission at a time when it wants to buy and smelt large quantities of tin. And| perhaps by pure coincidence, the Defense Commission has maneuver- ed to swing the U. S. tin deal to Patino, despite efforts by the State| Department in the opposite di- rection. These are able men and their experience is essential for national defense, However, their slant is pro-business rather than pro-pub- lic. For instance, .the Government is paying cash to certain com- panies to build airplane and mu- strikers, and probably reached the CITADEL OF REACTION nitions plants; also paying for the acme of his opposition to Roose-| To understand this, you have 10| machinery inside them. Certain Na- velt and New Deal encouragement understand that the National De-| tional Defense Commissioners con- of labor. | fense Commission has brought back| tend that after the emergency is Knudsen is a production man, most of the high-powered legaland| over, private industry should have not a banker. Most of his life has financial crew who ran the NRA,|the right to buy these plants from been spent handling men and ma-| and who ran it into the ground. the Government. chines. He let Alfred P. Sloan,| As young Courtlandt Barnes,son-| However, the War and Navy De- chairman of General Motors, worry in-law.of Ruth Hanna McCormick partments contend that they may about dividends and bond issues, Simms, once bluntly expressed it:!med the plants for another emer- while he concentrated on the speed “Through this Defense Commis-| gency, that they cannot afford, and efficiency of production. Knud- sion we plan to win back all the| pext time, to be caught short-hand- sen can read a blue-print of a complicated machine with more fa- things Roosevelt took away from|ed. Therefore, they want the Gov- us in the early days of the New|ernment, rather than business, to cility than most people read the Deal.” | have the first option regarding the comics, | And judging by the personnel of gisposition of the plants. Therefore, when Roosevelt was the Defense Commission, they have| 1n this dispute, Bill Knudsen's looking around for a man to speed national defense last summer, he, called on Knudsen. | a pretty good' chance, Most of the| word is important, More and more, members have spent their Jives recently, it has been thrown against working for the business firms| jndustry which he once ruled, and which now are producing goods| with the New Deal which he once POPULAR AND POWERFUL for the national defense. For in-|opposed. In Washington, Knudsen has be-| stance, Robert E. Wilson, head of MORGENTHAU'S ADVICE Henry Morgenthau had a talk with Knudsen not long. ago re: garding the big business lobbies which operate with such smooth- ness in Washington. % the shoulder, com-|sidiary of Standard Oil (Indiana), of fol-de-rol. When is the Defense Commission’s ad- him he says: “This| viser on oil. And the Commission he says hell has recommended vigorously ormation you've| against the Justice Department's telephone | prosecuting the oil companies. straight from THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, OCT. 11, 1940 vital statistics, shipping news, and| THAPPY BIRTHDAY | OCTOBER 11 Charles W. Carter Andrew Nelson Farris Notterstad Lawrence Carlson’ Alexander Miller Thomas Dull A. F. Knights M. Ernest Powers Andrew Sutton Alyce E. Feln Mis 1 it LSO ' HOROSCOPE but do not compel” | - | ‘ “The stars incline AP SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Benefic aspects strongly domin- ate today. It is| a fortunate day for those who hold high place and most promising to the President of the United States who will gain special legislation or other of his heart’s desires under this con- figuration. Heart and Home: Under this rule of the stars women may be ner- vous and excitable, inclined to bor- row trouble and to express dis- couragement. All destructive or de- pressing thoughts should be stern- ly banished, for household har- mony is imperative, in view of sudden national exigencies which will call boys and girls into public service. Girls should concentrate on study and training for future re- sponsibilities. Business Affairs: Labor is under the best possible direction of the stars today. Cooperation in Govern- ment work) will be effective and whole-hearted through some sud- den speeding up of defense efforts. Union organizations will gain in harmony and wise administration, but there may be a sensational crisis affecting a national leader. Demonstration of American ability to perform wonders will be made} in manufactuting plants. | National Issues: Registration. of4 aliens may be used by fifth col- umnists as a pivot for subversive measures of serious possibilities, Absorption of refugees by the nas tion will be fortunate in the end, but will arouse opposition in quar- ters where selfish ends are sought: Aid to war victims will assume new. forms as needs multiply: and hus| man life is sacrificed. International Affairs: As victory | or defeat have the same threaten-| ing portents in economic fields,| European war sufferers will 1ook, tp| the United States for aid which cannot be fully extended. The vast- ness of foreign needs will affect, this country seriously through pers jods of necessary financial reads justments. Recognition of univer- sal brotherhood will be demon- strated in splendid relief projects, however great the difficulties be- Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of fairx& good fortune, but there willy minor losses or financial limita- tions. Children born on this day prob- ably will be clever and original. These Libra natives may have ar- tistic talents that appear to he inspired. L (Copyright, 1940) here, Bill,” said the Secretary of the Treasury, “the more you'll find that if these pressure groups once get you on the run, there's nostop- ping them. They'll push you. fur- ther and further, and get more and more out of you. The only thing they understand is a flat NO—and at the very start.” So Bill Knudsen is getting to be a NO man when it comes to busi- | ness pressure inside the National Defense Commission. And his phil- osophy regarding his adopted coun- try, as he expresses it, is: “America has done a lot for me and I have American grandchil- dren. I am working for ‘America and for them.” SPY CENTER The large Japanese fishing col- ony on Terminal Island in Los An- geles harbor ‘is soon due for 'a clean-up by Uncle Sam, This colony has long been under suspicion as a nerve center of for- eign -espionage on the West Coast. More than one of the “fishing” vessels is radio-equipped, and In- telligence officials have evidence that some of the colony’s sea-going denizens double in brass as spies. No action has been taken up to now, chiefly because of State De- partment qualms about kicking up an international ruckus. The sus- | pects were kept under scrutiny but nothing was done to get rid’ cf them. But with Japan taking. M in its teeth in Indo-China afid) showmg Signs of ' further ‘adven- “The more you've 'been around back person-| Also Joseph Rovensky, vice presi- OCTOBER 11, 1920 The Cleveland Indians, winners of the Amerjcan League pennant, were the baseball champions of the world. The Indians annexed the title when they defeated the Brooklyn Nationals 3 to 0 in the seventh game of the World Series. Previously they had won four games against Brook- |lyn's two. Interior Alaska for the first time in its history was so dry its hoops were falling off because of the activity of recently arrived Federal Secret Service agents. Stills, which Fairbanks officers found impossible to 1locate had been uncovered easily by the Federal men, three being un- masked and seized within four days. After a busy season in which slightly over 5,000,000 feet of lumber was cut, the Juneau Lumber Mills stopped sawing this day. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Stocker, accompanied by their niece, Miss Anna Nordale of Fairbanks, left on the Spokane for Seattle. H. E. Fournier, an efployee of the Perseverance mine, was returning on the Princess Alice accompanied by his bride. M. C. Rugg, on a business trip to Ketchikan, was accompanying Mrs. Rugg and two children who were enroute to Seattle. They were passengers on the Spokane. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Weinstein and daughter Shirley, left on the Spo- kane for Sitka. Weather: Highest, 44.0; lowest, 37.0; cloudy. o e Daily Lessons in English %. . corbon - D D1 D D O O ) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I was there some five years ago.” Say, “I was there ABOUT five years ago.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Contractor. Preferred pronunciation is with accent on second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Octopus; TO, not TA. SYNONYMS: Serviceable, useful, helpful, practical, beneficial. 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 : APOTHEOSIS; exaltation, as of a person or ideal. (Pronounce a-poth- e-o0-sis, first O as in OF, second O as in NO, principal accent on fourth syllable). “He had entitled the story ‘Adventure,’ and it was the apoth- eosis of adventure.”—Jack London. o DD O . 8 MODERN ETIQUETTE *” goperTa LEE - - - - < - D ) TS O Q. Should a man “talk shop” at a dinner party? A. Never: nor at any other kind of party or social gathering. The man who does is invariably considered a bore. Q. When invited for a week-end visit and you are not sure what kind of clothes to take, what should you do? A. Ask your hostess what clothes you will require. Q. Should a bridegroom give a wedding gift to his bride? A. Yes; this is customary o - A S T > R il 28 1 - D D A 0 s S S o 1. How many enlisted men are there in a fully recruited United States infantry regiment? 2. What Biblical character was famed for his patience? 3. Is coral an animal, vegetable, or mineral? 4. Does the Western Union keep the original telegrams on file? 5. What United States city represents nearly every language spoken in the world? ANSWERS: 1. 3,652 2. Job. 3. An animal 4. For one year. 5. San Francisco. and Los Angeles officials, the fish- tions of public buildings and busi- ing village will be dispersed. ness structures have unquestionably All property leases held by Jap-|obtained "beneficial results for the anese will be canceled. This will| community and similar results are be relatively simple since most of|to be derived from the home in- the leases run for only three|spection campaign. months. Today fire fighting is a profes- There doubtless will be a few|sion. Physical fitness and the cases where innocent Japanese will| ability to carry out the manual suffer. But Federal authorities have| work involved in extinguishing a decided they no longer can take|fire are still essentials of the serv- any chances. The Navy recently|ice, but equal emphasis is given to|’ was given $19,750,000 for enlarging | obtaining knowledge of fires, their Reeves airfield on Terminal Island, | extinction and prevention, from the and several hundred acres of land | theoretical standpoint. already have been condemned for| Schools of training- for firemen this purpose. as part of the vocational education- With the air base a strategic linkjal ‘program. are now general in naval Pacific operations and|throughout the country, the likelihood of a submarine base| Fire department operations have being established on the island|been benefited by the almost gen- soon, authorities have no desire to|erdl adoption of salvage operations, have a questionable foreign “fish-|the development and use of gas ing” colony as a close neighbor. masks, oxygen breathing appara- The plan also has the whole-;tus, special material for oil fires, hearted approval of the Defensejand nozzles for powerful streams. Commission. The area adjacent to' Curiously, the holocaust now rag- Terminal Island is becoming one|ing in Europe is making the im- of the most active defense indus-;portance of fire departments moie trial centers in the country. With-| evident. The use of incendiary in a radius of 25 miles are two!bombs in war has developed a shipbuilding yards, four plane|series of new problems for fire plants, and three auto factories, all, fighters and thorough study will working on defense contracts. Large| have to be made of these problems quantities of oil and other essen- to provide adequate measures for tial military supplies are stored in|defense. Modern warfare makes the area, firemen just about as important as NOTE—Very active in pressing|soldiers in checking the offensive the Japanese evacuation is Repre-|of the enemy. ‘ | HELP AN |.ALASKAN | | | | (Copyright, 1940, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) cludes Los Angeles harbor. 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