The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 10, 1941, Page 4

Datly Alaska Empzre Publis] rd d ever evening except Sunday by the PRINTING COMP Sfcund l\ud Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. RELEN TROY BENDER R. L BERNARD - - Entered in the Pnst Office in Juneau as Becond Class Matter. UBSCRIPTION RATE! Delivered by carrier Sin Junean snd Dou;ln “for §1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.26. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly nott President Vice-President and Business Manager the Business D%*ina of any fallure or (rregulsritr ‘m Jse de | livery of thelr papecs Telephones: News Uttice, 003, Busiucas Gnice, 374 MEMBER OF ASS(‘CIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use fot republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. "TALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED T0 BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION Natfonal Newspaper Representa- GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc., Les Angeles, Portland. tives, with offices in_San Francisco Beattle, Chicago, New York and Boston. " SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE—Gilbort A. Wellington, 1011 American Bank Bullding. AND AFTER THE WAR? Now, with the lease-lend bill newly passed and this nation taking an active part beside Britain in the world struggle, is the time for taking stock of exactly what we're fighting for and exactly what we're going to do if victorious. Full American aid to Britain, which the new legislation will implement, has been, and is being, attacked in this country by two opposing groups whose arguments tend to rebut each other. One group says that the British Empire is in fact as well as name imperialistic, that it is aristocratic and that it is therefore not worth saving. The other group is worried about the presence of men like Mr. Ernest Bevin in the British Cabinet, and fears that saving Britain from Hitler will be saving it for some form of socialism. On the evidence at our disposal, the facts of the matter are that one of these groups is just as mistaken as the other; that imperialistic and aristo- cratic Britain is giving way under the hammering of war to a more nearly complete democracy; and that this kind of democracy, far from resembling the socialism of Germany or Russia, is the antithesis of the brutal and swinish tyranny that prevails in those countries—a tyranny under which all liberties, all individualism, all encouragement to initiative and self-expression, all human dignity vanish. ‘We cannot hold out against all social and eco- nomic change, Change is the law of growth and of life. Today's “capitalistic system” is not yesterday’s. Tomorrow's will be different still. What we hope to save are certain values and certain freedoms. What we hope to gain is more well-being for the individual, not less; more opportunity for the indi- vidual, not less; more self-government, not less. All these things a Hitler victory would take away. We do not suppose that any one will charge The Times of London with a Marxian bias. That news- paper, taking a text from one of Mr. Churchill’s speeches, applauded the assignment of Arthur Green- wood, who had been the Labor Minister in charge of production, to fhe post of Minister in charge of reconstruction. Working in this same field is Sir John Reith, Conservative, who is making prepara- tions for the physical rebuilding of Britain. Says The Times: “The end of the war will be a call, not to return to idleness and complacency, but to undertake great things. Only in this way shall we avoid the re- proach of unused resources and chronic unemploy- ment. * * * In the interval between the armistice and the attempt to create the framework of a dur- able order—an interval which may, and perhaps should, extend over some years—the fundamental problem will be the same in all belligerent and in some of the non-belligerent countries, It will be the problem of relieving distress, of bridging the transition from war to peace, and of organizing that full employment of resources which alone can repah'\ the ravages of war and prevent grave social disorder. It is through practical cooperation between peoples in this necessary task of reconstruction that peac will be achieved by the methods of 1919 or by a| | repetition of the time-worn formulas of the past 20 years.” In this quoted al passage there is expressed greater degree of unity between the Conservative mnd the Labor viewpoints in Britain than would have been thought possible three years ago. It is sbviously a unity resting on the acceptance of change | nevitable, tempered by the resolve that it shalh Iy and intelligent change. | Our American skeptics are right if they surmise that you cannot fight a war for democracy, mobiliz- ing the entire population to labor, to suffer and to & wounds and death, without following—or ac- ompanying—this war with an earnest attempt to make democracy work better. But a perfected de- mocracy will not be revolutionary. It will not be arbitrary. It will not produce class war. The Brit- ish people are sncrificlng and dying for that dream. It is a half-hearted democrat and a cynical Ameri- can who fears for our welfare should we be infected with that noble cantagion. For there is but one choice before us: Hitler and the certainty of slavery; or a growing democ- racy, with the hope of greater justice and wider free- dom as the years go by, There are no shadings in this issue. One is either for Hitler with his whole heart or against him with his whole heart. Can any true American hesitate in the decision? The Airlines Are No Longer Mere Luxuries (Philadelphia Record) The airlines have decided w adopt a pay-by- the-month plan for fares higher than $50. The new plan will be of especial value to that growing number of Americans who use the airlines regularly, and who are sometimes inconvenienced by the necessity for finding large sums of cash to pay for unexpected trips. The installment plan system of paying for fares was adopted some months ago by the railroads. Ap- parently, it has been a success. The elaborate or- ganization of personal credit systems in this country makes such plans possible, and there is no more reason why they should not be applied to transpor- tation after their long success in the field of retail- ing. Aircraft travel is no longer a luxury for the free spenders. More and more salesmen, technical men and businessmen are using it in order to cut travel time, Up until last summer the growth of airplane travel had been markedly facilitated by the no-fatal- accident record that had lasted more than a year. The accidents since then have broken that record, bué¢ the airlines of the United States still have a safety record of which they can be proud. Airline safety continues to increase with technical improve- ments and with the greater number of passengers using planes. That makes possible better safety pre- cautions, more emergency landing fields, etc. Germany in Holland (New York Times) i It is now the turn of the Dutch to taste the full measure of Nazi oppression. They have remained obstinate and unbroken in their refusal to work for their new masters. Now “strikes and disorders” have vesulted in the killing of six civilians, the wounding of others and the arrest of a greater number “re- sponsible for disturbances or having participated therein.” This last group faces prison sentences, possibly execution. This news comes via Berlin, the only route that news out of Holland can take. Undoubtedly, it was| edited there and can be accepted as under rather han overstatement. Martial law has been pro- -laimed throughout North Holland, and “activity to| the fullest extent” in all public and private enter- prises has been ordered resumed immediately, Fail- ure to work for the Germans will be punishable by imprisonment up to 15 years or, if in connection with army needs, “to which all vital industries be-| long,” by death. That is the Nazi attitude toward all labor, even in Germany. The worker belongs to the state and must toil for it under such conditions and wages as the state (meaning the Nazi hier- archy) chooses to set. In Holland the traditional Nazi method has been followed to the letter. | HAPPY BIRTHDAY I =|r>n. and Wilbur Burford, Juneau. | Wathinglon ; Merry- ‘ Go-Round (Continued from Page Oue) somewhere else. The only effective | defense is total defense and the| only effective price control is total control.” WILLKIE CAN WEAR SHOES Much water has gone over the dam since Secretary of the Interior Ickes labeled Wendell Willkie a ‘barefoot Wall Street laywer.” All is sweetness and light now between Willkie and the New Deal—which includes Mr. Ickes—since Wendell's outspoken support of the lend-lease bill. However, one er at a recent Ickes press confer- inquisitive report- { plan for prefabricated homes. The CIO has been urging this for months as the solution to the hous- |ing log-jam—and getting nowhere with Defense moguls. The CIO as- serts that prefabricated units can be lpx-oduced by thousands each month, and that after emergency is over they could easily and cheaply be | moved to other areas where housing was needed. Impressed by the reports of his wife and uncle, the President got | | busy. He ordered the various hous- ing agencies to report to him weekly regarding progress; approved the purchase of several thousand trail- ers for emergency homes in the worst areas; and gave the go-ahead signal for a large-scale trial of pre- fabricated houses. As a result, prefabricated and trailer units have been earmarked by Defense Housing Co-Ordinator Charles F. Palmer for congested pro- | duction areas in Virginia, New Jer- sey, Indiana and California, and the ence wanted to be absolutely sure.| Public Buildings Administration is “In view of recent developments,” he queried, “do you still think Wen- dell Willkie is a Wall Street bare- foot boy?” Replied Ickes: ‘I think anybody has a right to wear shoes in Wall Street in this kind of weather.” ACTION ON HOSING Housing for civilian defense work- ers, one of the most muddled vhases of the defense program, now looks as if it is going somewhere—thanks to the quiet intervention of Mrs. Roosevelt and Frederiic A. Delano, uncle of the President and Chair- man of the National Resources Plan- ning Board. Both exerted their influence placing orders for 3,000 prefabricatec houses as part of the 17,000 units it must complete by spring. UNDEPORTABLE PRINCESS “Will anybody take a deported princess?” This, in effect, is the plea of Attorney General Jackson regard- ng Maria Waldenburg-Schillings- furst, Princess Stefanie Hohenlohe, a German who same here from Eng- ‘and on a Hungarian passport. The Department of Justice has ordered her deported, but has found, to its embarassment, that it’s im- possible to deport somebody when nobody will have her. Jackson has deported her by act of law, but can’t get her out of the country. through FDR, himself. The First| England won't have her. So she Lady told him of shocking housing | Will have to remain in San Fran- conditions among defense workers ¢isco unless Germany decides to take | which she had seen in several cities, | her back, in which case she mlBh'-I and warned that there would be ser- |get there by way of the Pacific jous consequences unless something and Vladivostok. was done quickly. Delano urged As a result the Justice Depart- Roosevelt to get behind the CIO's ment is drafting a bill for subiaw i Arthur Healey, of the Eighth— sion to Congress, whereby an un- desirable alien could be held in cus- tody, or restricted freedom, or par- ole—depending on the character of the person. GERRYMANDERING In several states which went Re- publican last November, but faied to oust all of the Democratic Con-| gressmen, the local GOP legislatures | are now planning to accomplish by gerrymandering what they failed to do with the ballot. In the redictrict- ing required by the 1940 census, they are out to oust the remaining Demo- crats. Unfortunately, this involves some of the most useful members of the House, who because of their out- standing records are difficult to beat at the polls. Here are some of the Democratic Congressmen who are on the spot because their states have lost populaton, hence lost one or more Congressional seats: John M. (Jack) Houston of the Fifth District of Kansas, hard-work- ing member of the Appropriations THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1941 1941 MARCH [ SoW TN | Toe [ web [wo "7 | - 5(6 10 12/13 17 19(20 i 26|27 S e 1941 MARCH 10 T. F. Butler 1 F. M. Chapman { M. J. Rich | Victor Rue | Doris Balog | Beatrice Guerin | Mrs, Robert F. Smith Mrs. C. J. Bergstrom Lucy H. Sinclair Maydelle George Lucille Fox | —_— | HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” — TUESDAY, MARCH 11 i Good and evil are indicated in| the horoscope for today. Under this| sway there may be much wrong- thinking and inclination to criti- | cize, despite news that is favor-| able for the United States in world affairs. | Heart and Home: Again womev\l should pursue routine tasks which| often include public service. Under| this configuration there should be| foresight which stimulates ccn-l structive plans for the future in 1‘ period of social and economic changes. Girls should give up friv- olous pursuits to engage in seri-| ous preparation for inevitable wage- earning or practical occupations.| This is an auspicious rule for clear understanding of friends and es- pecially of those who aspire to mar- riage. Business Affairs: There is a sign| presaging the rise of interest rates in the next few months. The a = f vance will be slow but sure. Since| the world has entered upon & mili-| tary era which may last 15 years, the United States, as protector of| the Western Hemisphere, may ex- pect a great expansion of the dur-| able goods | industry. This means| exploitation of material thurces, the seers warn, As our Sforeign trade shifts to the Amej there is reason to expect that ouf com-| merce will increase so tha§ Furo- pean losses will be mitigated, | National Issues: Differe s of copinion regarding aid to #Britain may be due to certain aspects of| Mercury and Neptune. These por-| tents will have a slight effeet, upon the progress of Administration plans, There will be, however, cases of war jitters among persons who | have limited vision regarding world affairs and the menace of the dic- {ators. Another expose,of suifversive influences may be expected, De- structive ideas may gain limited acceptance under the mask of pa-| triotism, | International Affairs: Supporters of the democratic form of govern-| ment will have encouragement, de-| sp'te evil portents that seem to| forecast the concentration of Hit- ler's power in acts of nppallxng‘ horror. Desperate measures may be expected in England before spring is far advanced. The urge for speed in sending aid to the Brit- ish is imperative. Losses of ships are prognosticated as our contri- butions to the brave defenders of London increase resentment among European foes. Persons whose blrthdabe it is have the augury of a year of varied fortunes. Happiness is foretold, but there may be numerous perplexities regarding business and family in- terests. Children born on this day prob- ably will be witty, intuitive and energetic. They may be extremely highstrung and temperameftal, as well as unusually talented, (Copyright, 1941) probably the latter—when it el- iminates one of the state's;11 Con- gressional Districts. Both rank among the ablest of House members, Healey having been elected to the Ways and Means Committee, highest in the House, /while Casey has shone on the Ap- | propriations and Dies Committees. (Copyright, 1941, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) Committee and foe of big insurance companies. In reducing Kansas Congressional districts from 7 to is the state’s only Democratic Re- presentative, and one of the most plan to torpedo Houston’s, since he popular figures it has sent to Con- gress in years. William Jacobsen of the Iowa Se- cond District, who was elected to succeed his father, the late Re: presentative Bernhard Jacobsen, in 1936. A leading light on the Naval Affairs Committee, Jacobsen has proved himself invincible in elec- tions, so the GOP-controlled Iowa legislature hopes to eliminate his| district. Republicans haven't shown their hand yet in the Massachusetts re- districting, but inside word is that | |the Legislature, which they con-| trol, will attempt to sandbag el*her! Joseph Casey, of the Third District {6, GOP bosses in the Legislature | NOMINATES " HUNTER AS WPA CHIEF WASHINGTON, March 19.—How- ard Hunter, who has been Acting! WPA Commissioner since the death of Col. Frank Harrington, was today nominated by President Roosevelt to be Oomnussioner Quinoa, a gmln virty un- known to the outside | headquarters from ! I MARCH . 10, 1921 A unique “Tour of Alaska” was given to members of the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce by the members of the Sourdough Club of the University of Washington, at a banquet tendered the club by the Alaska Bureau at the Rainier Club. = Alaskans taking part in. the program were Milton Daly, Ketchikan; Miss Helen Troy, Juneau; Miss wilma Carlson, Fairbanks; Oscar Gleason, Cordova; Miss Margaret Rogers, Douglas; Elmer Anderson, Fairbanks; Miss Helen Harmon, An- chorage; Miss Gertrude Nelson, Juneau; Miss Edith MeMurray, Wran- William L. Paul, a Wrangell lawyer, arrived here on the City of Seattle on a business trip. For a conference on educational matters, W. T. Lopp, Chief of the Bureau of Education for Alaska, arrived here on the City of Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. T. Duggan entertained with a dinner party at their home at Thane. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Alexander and daughter left on the Estebeth for Hoonah to spend the balance of the year. Col. J. G. Steese, President of the Alaska Road Commission, who had been in Washington, D. C., on official business, was returning to his in Juneau, a passenger on the steamer Northwestern enroute here. Glen Carrington, a traveling man who came from Western Alaska | a few days previous, left for Seattle on the City of Seattle. Weather: Highest, 22; lowest, 22; clear, e - S S SO S e Daily Lessons in English %, 1. corpon - S - O A0 O O e o) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “He is a small man, but | he is a good fighter at that.” Say, “but he is a good fighter NEVERTHE- | LESS.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED' Cheyenne, E as in MEN, accent last syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Scrimmage; two M's. SYNONYMS: Paramount, sypreme, dominant, rank. 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: OSTENTATION; unnecessary show; pretentious parade. “It was a coarse and glittering ostentation.” MODERN ETIQUETTE * ropErTa LEE Should a business man ask his secretary to get another business “Just a moment, please. Mr. Young Pronounce shi-en, I as in ICE, chief, highest in Q man on the phone and then s: wishes to speak to you"? A. This depends upon the status of the two men. eous to keep the second man waiting. Q. When a woman is busy every afternoon, isn't it all right for her to make an early morning social call? A. Not unless she is'a very close, ! woman. Q. If you know a servant in a friend’s home, should you speak to her when she opens the door? A. Certainly. Why not" It should be snobbish not to do so. Q-u-—..mm l LOOK and LEAR Which is the greater, the normal pulse of a woman or man? How many teeth has the normal human being? ‘What is the rearing and caring of birds called? ‘What is paleontology? Who was Portia? ANSWERS: Woman, 82; man, 78. Thirty-two. Aviculture. (Pronounce the A as in SAVE). The study of fossils, The heroine of Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice.” Prettymg Up for the War It is not court- intimate friend of the other A' C. GORDON Although they daily face the triple threat of submarines, mines and bombing planes, these sailors aboard a British patrol boat still can grin cheerfully as they watch one of their members give a shipmate & trimming. Vessels like this are m:u Brituin keep opeu har vital sea There is no substitute for the principal food crop South American hizmnw 1 mmm* | Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blr agren Building PHONE 56 L Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING { Clfice Phone 460 | Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTUR Drugless Physiclan Office h;m.rl _}p{;u- 145, 7-9 Rooms 2- a FHONE do1 Y Dr. John H. 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