The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 28, 1941, Page 4

;. : i H ] . ” Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. HELEN TROY BENDER - - - - - President R. L. BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Manager Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matte SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid. at the following rates: One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $8.00, one month, in advance, $1.25 Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- Uvery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associgted Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited 0 it or not other- credited in this paper and also the local news published berein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc., Natlonal Newspaper Representa- | Mives, with offices in San Prancisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Beatile, Chicago, New York and Bosto BEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE American Bank Building. — Prank J. Dunning, 1011 UNLIMITED Because of the tremendous build-up which pre- ceded it, the President’s address last night fell on our ears softer and milder than would have been the case had its far-reaching commitments and its tone of firm decision come as surprises to the nation. Clearly the President realizes the terrible re- sponsibility which lies upon him. To stand up for the democracies two years ago when they were be- lieved to be invincible was one thing, but to pledge our determination now to pour all our resources— and make no mistake about it, this will mean men and arms if they are needed—into the fight to de- fend the world from totalitarian domination, is quite another. Now we are in the world struggle for keeps. We have had ample proof that the German threat is not a bluff, as so many of us believed it to be a few years back. We know that underwriting a democratic victory may very well mean war with the most powerful military force ever organized in the history of the world. Realizing the dangers ahead, as only the Presi- dent of the United States is in a position to realize them, Mr. Roosevelt tells the nation emphatically the course is still forward. The course is forward but the speed is increased to full speed ahead. From the beginning of the war, the virtually unanimous sentiment of the American people has been for the crushing of Hitler. At first many of us thought the task would be an easy one, with England and France doing the work while we shout- ed encouragement from the rear. Now that we know the task will be long and difficult and dangerous, and that we shall probably be called upon to take an active part in it, we are no less determined that Germany must be defeated. It is entirely within the realm of possibility that the President might have said last night that Eng- land was past our saving, that Hitler could not be beaten and that the best thing we could do would be to try to defend the hemisphere. His stirring call to greater efforts in assisting England and China is proof that such is not the case. With our help, the war can be won in Europe and in Asia. The English are not past saving. Nor are the Chinese. Hitler's armies, once American production can help | | tion finds the American people united, agreed they the demoerdcies to ae;ggq e ik Fefir they had in equipmént, cail e beate ¥ 2 It won't be easy. We are being asked—all of us—to sacrifice in order to make American power effective in this crisis. Labor is being asked in r’»j uncertain words to make national production and not social gains its first consideration. Capital is asked to produce and not to profiteer. ’ The new powers vested in the President under the state of unlimited national emergency, added | to the powers conferred by Congress under the lease- lend act, make him the most powerful individual in the history of our nation. That he will use his powers wisely and effectively and that he will give them back to the people after the emergency is over | no one seriously doubts. This day after the President’s historic declara- fodd et are doing what is right, confident they can do it effectively and eager to strike a blow for liberty. The President has demonstrated he is a leader. Now we will show he has a real army behind him. Refugee Problem (Cleveland Plain Dealer) No spirit of magnanimity motivates the German government in offering to release 450,000 “unde- sirables” under its control provided they can find 1 refuge in the United States. The State Depart- nent, surprised by this sudden suggestion which comes wholly from Berlin, does not know how to aandle it. The answer is comparatively simple. At least two ideas are back of it. For trans- oorting these’ people from Germany and occupied countries to Lisbon where they are supposed to em-| sark on United States Line ships, the German rail-| ways want $425 in gold each. For the trans-Atlantic | rossing the steamship company would receive only | 5200.. Thus the first motive is gold. It is also a| celling commentary on the economic state of affairs | ‘nside Germany. These people would be admitted to the United | States, should” this government agree, 500 at a time. Thus some measure of control over their identity | could be maintained, it is said. But refugees have been shown to be Nazi agents from time to time. The collapse of France stands as testimony to the|courages them to pursue their lofti-| in soft-hearted leniency of the Third Republic. Many of those who wrecked France, once the blitzkrieg had | started, were poor, supplicating refugees a few | months before. The question of humanity arises to plague this problem. Many organizations in this country, dedi- cated to the welfare of the really oppressed peoples under the Nazis, have been negotiating with Ber- | lin. Their aims are commendahble. . This country,! traditionally a haven for the down-trodden of the earth, must search its conscience on this matter. But apprised of the unscrupulous tactics of the Nazi gov- ernment, it has a primary duty to perform: the pro- tection of itself against saboteurs, alien agents and fifth columnists. | If any of these people are admitted it must be ndividually after a thorough canvass of their past. Many of them—thousands of them—are worthy of reception and would become good Americans. We have, in the past, admitted some whose qualifica- tions for residence are not as valid as many of these. We have made mistakes. Henceforth we must be on guard, realizing that the Germans are not mak- ing this from humanitarian motives, but with a definite aim in mind that will benefit them. | | Rearmament Program? (Philadelphia Record) It seems only yesterday that we were reading of the Ethiopians using hungry lions and civet cats (like | skunks, only bigger) against the Italians. Now, six years later, we read of a new secret weapon, used to rout the Italians from Ethiopia. | According to reports from London, the new Ethio- pian “secret weapon” consists of swarms of bees, let loose on Italian camps. While the Italians swat- ted, the Ethiopians swiped their weapons. We are looking ahead to new and better Ethio-| pian secret weapons. Now that they have started to rearm in a small way with bees, we'll be waiting for something big—say, giraffes instructed in anti- aircraft activity or ostriches taught to look for land mines, Merry- Go-Round (Oondnued from Page Oue) | moved. sent word to London that he would not be another King Leopold of Belgium to the British. But time passed. The English were necessarily busy defending the British Isles from imminent in- vasion. A new commander was ap- pointed in Syria, tall, fat, flabby | General Dentz, hen-pecked by an amitious wife, and picked by Vichy because he would obey orders. And today, the French Army in Syria is passively cooperating with the Nazi invasion of Iraq. All of the once coveted war mater- ial of General Weygand in Syria is now being loaded on the Istanbul- Bagdad Railway for use by German- Iraq troops against the British. In other words, in both Dakar and Syria, the Vichy Government had time to replace pro-British com- manders — all because the British procrastinated. personal Dakota, Nevada, tion operators. that Midwestern BULLITT'S MISTAKE convoys, he One other factor played in Hitler's hands. It was Willlam Christian Bullitt, delightful raconteur, charm- | boy friend of FDR's, an ex-Ambas- | sador to France. Bullitt came back from Paris after the fall of France, and an- | nounced upon his arrival in New | York that the Vichy Government | of Marshal Petain was a great gov- | ernment and should be supported by the United States. Previously he | had also cabled Washington urging | recognition of the Petain Govern- ment. This is the government which Secretary Hull now calls “brigands.” | Bullitt's recommendation and Roosevelts subsequent recognition took the wind completely out of the pro-British groups in Dakar, Syria and other parts of the French em- pire. Historians will brand it one of the major mistakes in American policy since the war started. Before' France fell, reams were | written about the powerful army of General Weygand in Syria, how it to the bottom. not now?” Anything can, Red tion rent the air. tographer’s flash standstill wafllinmfll | creating a second front to divert | the attention of the Germans. But | months passed and Weygand never | The French and British | never could get together on a plan | with Greece and Yugoslavia. | Today, Greece and Yugoslavia are | gone; and General Weygand’s sup- | plies are being shipped from Syria to Irag—all through indecision. NOTE: The United 'States also faces certain situations where it will be too late to move if there is much more vacillation in Washington. T MIDWEST SENTIMENT President Roosevelt has just had |a private poll taken of Midwestern | sentiment on the question of inter- | vention in the war. Not satisfied with the confused and conflicting reports he was getting, FDR sent a representative to seven States to see what the people really thought, and he has just returned from Illinois, Towa, Nebraska, South Utah, where he listened to farmers. editors, business men and gas sta- ‘The White House aide has brought back a report which says in effect largely a myth. On the question of found hard-headed farmers saying they wanted to see American farm products delivered safely to the other side, not sunk Roadside sentiment seemed to be, |“What are we waiting for? This thing has got to be settled. Why BANG, BANG, BANG does, happen at a Dies Committee hearing, and the opening session on influences in the American Peace Mobilization was no excep- Hardly had testimony begun in the large caucus room of the House Office Building when a loud bang It was only a pho- but everyone jerked in his seat as if a gun had been fired The hearing came to an abrupt Acting Chairman Joe Starnes of Alabama interrupted his questiohing of a committee i | tigator to glare at the photographer; g could move into Salonika, thereby |busy extracting glass from his face. ‘ Instead, Alcoa buys power from-the | The proceedings had hardly got | under way again when there was another, louder crash on the ap-i posite side of the room. The wind | had blown shut the huge oaken doors. When the tension once more sub- sided, Starnes, by this time grinning broadly, shattered the quiet with a loud bang of his gavel as he called for order. MERRY-GO-ROUND For weeks, the U. S. diplomatic office in Paris has been completely isolated, with no communication possible from Washington or Vichy. . . . Harry Hopkins’ health is still poor. He got up from a recent White House dinner at the end of the second course and retired to his room upstairs. . . . The dinner began with a Martini cocktail, and there was sherry with the fish and white wine later. . The new appease- ment policy with Tokyo found col- orful expression at the latest White House reception. The south grounds were illuminated with Japanese lanterns. . . . Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles habitually re- mains at his desk until 7 or 8 in the evening. He is carrying the prin- cipal burden in the State Depart- ment. Colorado, and isolationism is POWER FOR ALUMINUM If it does not rain bucketsful in the Tennessee Valley immediately, the Governments famous TVA proj- ect is going to face such a serious shortage of power that a battleship may be moved into Mobile to pump 130,000 additional kilowatts of cur- rent into the TVA system. This emergency is the result not merely of the drought, but of faulty planning by the Aluminum Corpora- tion of America. What happened is this. The Ten- nessee Valley Authority has estimat- ed its power needs on the basis of the worst drought in the past 60 years. And while this year's drought will be bad, it will not disturb the contracts which TVA has signed with 113 municipalities and cooper- atives in the Southeast. They have contracted for power and they will get it. and frequently bulb exploding, | educational | plant to supply its needs. But Alcoa i THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, MAY. 28, 1941. FIAPPY BIRTHDAY. MAY 28 ¥ “ Sandy Holden i Maris Nelson Prank Weiberg Joanne Erwin Mrs. T. F. Tomlinson .« Sigurd Livakther Virginia Mullen Mrs. A. A. Ingram — HOROSCOPE | “The stars incline | but do not compel” — THURSDAY, MAY 29 | Although this is not an impor- tant day in planetary direction it has certain strong benefic aspects which are active. There is a for-| tunate sign late in the afternoon for labor. Heart and Home: This is an aus-| picious day for executive work. It is a time to complete neglected tasks and to put one’s house in| order. Women are under a Kkindly direction of the stars which en-| est aims. It is a date of promise| for girls whose love affairs will| flourish if inspired by high ldea]s,% Actresses and singers are under| friendly stars. All who present, something of the beauty of life should benefit. Business Affairs: Heads of big| business, bankers and financiers of 1 the United States will devote their| talents and experience unselfishly to the promotion of the nation's best interests. While factories are performing miracles, wage-earners’ will continue to enjoy generous; payment for their services. Plenty of money will continue to circu-, late, so that merchants will profit. Labor troubles should diminish un-! der this configuration. 3 National Issues: Although the partisan spirit may have been posi- tive in local elections thtough the spring, patriotism will erase all po-‘ litical differences in national fis- tions which concern the best r-‘ ests of the people. There may be much muddled thinking despite the/ work of newspapers and radios, but union of purpose! will control all loyal citizens em-| ployed in defense work. Women are | to prove their ability to assume| heavy responsibilities and to per-| form technical tasks in labora-| tories and factories. International Affairs: The Unit- ed States Army is subject today to benefic aspects which seem . to| presage orders of great significance. A surprise move on the chessboard of -war is forecast for President Roosevelt who will be compelled to make historic decisions througn coming weeks. Japanese plans of | campaign in the Far East will change as unrest spreads in . the Empire and companion Axis powers use the doublecross. | Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of success and progress. The young will receive support in ambitious plans. Children born on this day prob- ably will be fond of change and adventure. They have the prognos- tication of success and even fame. (Copyright, 1841) | TVA on a day-to-day basis, and any day that the Tennessee Valley Authority wishes, it could cut the power off. N However, the Aluminum Corpora- tion knows all too well that the U. S. Government, needing aluminum more than anything else in the de- fense program, is not going to cut ! off its nose to spite its face. More than a year ago, able TVA Director David Lilienthal asked Alcoa to sign a definite power con- tract so, that TVA could build a new refused. And today it is using the trémendous total of 1,500 kilowatts of TVA power every day. Result is that the TVA directors are making a frantic scram to find more power, while certain De- . fense chiefs want legislation rushed through Congress giving them. the | right to issue priorities over power | and decide whether the Aluminum Corporation or the municipalities and cooperatives of the Tennessee Valley should lose their power first. TEA-KETTLES AND SHIPS Probably neither will lose out. For the TVA is now engaged in a pain- staking research for more power, It has used all the old “tea-kettles,” as | it calls them, or steam plants once belonging to Wendell willkie’s Commonwealth and Southern, and is charging the high rate of 12 mills per kilowatt for certain users. The TVA has also surveyed the possibility of using the French liner Normandie at Mobile. It could gen- erate plenty of power, but the ship has a French power cycle which does not correspond with the-FVA es- | However, the Al n - tion. me'%W cycle. The airplane carrier Lexing~ ton, .however, would be practicable,” and ‘once was. used at MAY 28, 1921 W. B. Heisel, Special Agent of the General Land Office, was to leave for Haines on official business in connection with an. investigation of claims for Indian allotments near Wells e MPIRE" Mrs. E. F. Elmore, sister of Gov. Thomas Riggs, was hostess to an excursion party to Taku Glacier made on the Cordelia D., Capt. Trevor Davis. Mr. and Mrs Thomas G. MacDonald returned from a trip to the North where Mr. MacDonald was on a business trip. Mrs. L. B. Adslt, who had been south for several months on a vacation trip, returned here on the Spokane. Mrs. R. E. Cowden and daughter, who had been on an extended visit to the States, were to arrive on the steamer. Spokane. Professional’ Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel Drs. Kaser and B — ) Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Grtice Phone 469 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month Freeburger in Scotn Rite Temple ning at 7:30 p. m. w?,nn'.'mnm“ VERGNE L. HOKE, PHONE 56 Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. Juneau’s Own Store Tke Taylor, formerly with the Alaskan Engineering Commission, was to arrive here on the steamer Spokane to accept a position with the Alaska Road Commission. Mrs. B. F. Weyand, wife of R. F. Weyand of the Carlson cannery at Auk Bay, was to arrive on the Alameda from Seattle. J. W. Gucker, a traveling man who made his headquarters in Juneau, came in from the Westward on the gasboat Island. Weather: Highest 49; lowest, 44; cloudy. e e e, Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon e e 2 e S £ B > ) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Either the father or his sons owns the house.” Say, “OWN the house.” The subject parts differ in number, and the verb agrees with the noun nearest it, i.e., SONS. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Caramel. Pronounce kar-a-mel, and not kar-mul; first A as in AN, second A as in ASK unstressed, E as SET, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Elusive (baffling). Illusive (unreal). SYNONYMS: Follower, disciple, adherent, partisan. 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: GLUTTONY; excess in eating. “Their sumptuous gluttonies, and gor- geous feasts.”—Milton. ot e T e 4 s 1 D e - - { MODERN ETIQUETTE * ROBERTA LEE e e e e s e e e S o Q. Is it always necessary to have ourselves announced when calling on someone who is staying in a hotel? A. Yes, we must always announce our presence or be announced by one of the attendants. Do not take the liberty of going to a room without, this formality. Q. What should one do in conversation, when the person to whom one is talking persists in arguing? A. Say, pleasantly, “Let’s talk about something else.” Q. Is it ever permissible, when drinking coffee that is unusually hot, to blow on it to cool it? A. No. There is nothing to do but to be patient, and it will soon cool. by LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON e - D D < e S S 1. What four State capitals begin with the letter “B"? 2. What grand opera is Biblical in its theme? 3. What is the difference in meaning between the words EMINENT and IMMINENT? 4. Does coral belong to the vegetable, animal or mineral kingdom? 5. How often do triplets occur in white races? ANSWERS: 1. 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Other possibilities are for muni- cipalities to cut down on power on Sundays, or for the Duke Power Company to send some of its cur- rent over the Alleghanies into the Tennessee Valley. . Meanwhile some of the cynics are wondering what would have hap- pened if the President hadn't been | far-sighted enough to set up the| Tennessee Valley Authority years ago. (Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) Stores fo Be Closed On Friday Housewives should remember that on Friday, Memorial Day, stores will be closed and orders must be placed tomorrow for the holiday period. Then on Saturday, there will be another two-day ordering for Saturday and Sunday. DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; ""The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. ' [Post Office Substation. NOW LOCATED AT | HARRY RACE | DRUGGIST | “The Squibb Stores of Alaska® | “The Stere for Men™ SABIN’S l Front St.—Triangle Bldg. 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