The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 13, 1941, Page 4

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SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE — Frank J. Dunning, 1011 American Bank Bullding. s, Office, 602; Business Office, 374. POSITIVE ACTION ‘The hfitory of the war to date is in large part a record—for democratic peoples a tragic record— of opportunities missed, of hesitation to utilize stra- tegic chances, of reluctance to act while there was| time. The United States should learn from these errors of sister democracies, admitting that lethargy is the most common shortcoming of a democratic state, Norway was overrun because its leaders could not make up their minds soon enough to cast their lot with Britain. Britain likewise erred in failing to seize the evast of Norway while there was time. France erred in failing to take the initiative while Poland remaihed a useful ally. Holland and Belgium erred tragically in trusting to their “neutrality” in- stead of developing a close-knit military relationship with near-by democracies. Turkey has exposed herself to seizure by stand- ing listlessly aside while her neighbors have been attacked. Britain has made her own position im- mensely harder in the Near East by neglecting in months past to establish strong positions in Iraq and by politely respecting the ‘“neutrality” of Syria. Perhaps it will develop, in a few months, that Britain has made a strategic ‘blunder in respecting the shortsighted neutrality of Ireland. Certainly Germany in like positioh would not handicap herself by sedulously avoiding any use of Irish bases. Ger- many acts simply from military motives, based on military logic. That is a great element in her strength. Britain and her fallen Allies have acted from the scruples of civilized democracies that feel\ bound to.respect the wishes of other, neutral.nations.| The United States today confronts a very closely analogous problem. - It sees French possessions being turned over to Germany. It knows, or should know, that Germany’s long-range objective is to gain' com- mand of the Mediterranean and then the Atlantic by seizing the bases on shore that give such z‘,om-I mand of the waters. There are French islands and mainland colonies at our very door, ringing the further Caribbean— — e PP o | the-Mediterranean-Sea of our hemisphere—-We wai Daily Aiaska Em LI'@ | nopesully, knowing in our hearts that those French: (possgssions ‘witl be used to our detriment, sooner or later, We wait, just as Britain waited for Norway and still waits for Eire. We see Dakar swinging from neutrality toward active service in the Axis campaign. We know it is closer by a full day's sailing to Brazillan and Ar- gentine ports than our southernmost bases at Trini- dad—bases not yet finished. i We are waiting, because a democratic people is congenitally incapable of taking the strategic initia- tive. Or is it? Is it too much to expect that the American Government should consult its military leaders and then do—regardless of public opinion— what the future safety of the nation demands? 1 - - - - President Vice-President and Business Manager AIRWAYS GAIN centrating their attention of late on the military air- craft which this nation must produce in order to save democracy. While our back has been turned the other way, civil aviation has made vast strides. Quarterly operations statistics for the 16 domes- | tic airlines record a 26 percent increase over a year | ago in miles flown, 35 percent increase in passengers | carried and 42 percent increase in pounds of air express. Passenger-miles flown in the first three months of 1941 totaled 230,115514. This is about equivalent to flying one man around the world 10,000 times, Express-pound imiles flown totaled 1,930,495,066. g America is surely and rapidly taking wings. All Hands at Work (Cleveland Plain Dealer) A nation which would be the master of totali- tarian states must not only strongly organize its | military and industrial resources but public opinion | as well. So far the progress made in our training; | camps and on the assembly lines is well ahead of | | individual thinking. Proof of this is found in the }mdeclsxon on such a vital matter as convoys and| in the isolationist orations in full bloom in the west. Therefore, the creation of a governmental agency to be known as the Office of Civilian Defense, with | Mayor LaGuardia of New York as chairman, is a | step of prime importance in the rearmament effort. | LaGuardia, as president of the United States Conference of Mayors, was probably the logical man for this post, as his work involves for the present the launching of a three-fold program in cities all over | the land. The people of the United States have been con-| | pleasure-loving men and women. | ciety folk will be less general. Girls . THE DAILY , ALASKA-EMPIRE, FRIDAY, | JUNE .13, 1941. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SR b o | JUNE 13 J. P. Williams Elwell” Krause Frank Dufresne Joe Snow Mrs. W. S. Pullen Mrs. Lloyd Reid ' Alfred Zenger Jr. William A. Chipperfield Teresa Stewart - i . HOROSCOPE “The stars incling"' but do not compel” * Lol SATURDAY, JUNE: 14 Adverse aspects dominate today when Labor again comes undersin-] ister sway. There is a sign read| as presaging direction from the United States Government in a period of conflict between, employ- ers and employees. Heart and Home: As life appears more and more serious, persoms of all ages will return to careful con- duct from which are eliminated many customs recently accepted by 5 Drinking and smoking among so- will find it fashionable to be de- corous in words and manners, The far-reaching exigencies of' war will cast somber influences upon peo- " The thousands upon thousands of individuals| who at present have no direct connection with the, organization for defense will be assigned the parts ‘lhey are to play in emergency. While they are | learning their parts, which include such things as| | treatment of fire hazards, fire fighting, air raid pre- | cautions, protection of water systems, . volunteer | policing and the continued operation of utilities an | means of transportation, all hands will be turned to | a common cause and soon all hearts will beat in |unison. In this way public opinion Will be unified ! and public morale made strong. | The importance of LaGuardia’s position is indi- cated by the immediate consideration of the possi- | bility that he may be called upon in the near future | to resign as mayor so he may devote full time to | defense. In Great Britain the Ministry of Home | Defense, a post held by Herbert Morrison, is one of | the most influential in the cabinet. | | A reader writes a.medical column to inquire the | cal aiders, and another cause is having said that you admire Willkie in a room full of Wheelerites. The Atlanta Constitution is a little dismayed by the fact that a California savant is studying the earth’s interior, its nature and composition. We'd ) better, they think, save the surface first. organization. Wachington In fact, the inner command i | Solicitor General are doubtful. The Is| White House has been advised that use of rosy cheeks. ‘Well, one cause is having said |, S ged more and more it that you admire Lindbergh in a room full of all-out | re United States. sereguioe . thes| | | |and labor will assure better living| Merry- Go-Round sharply divided over the question he would have a lot of trouble of issuing a formal repudiation of being confirmed by the Senate. Bundist, Coughlinite, Communist And Roosevelt, needing every ounce and similar groups which have of Senate support he can get for been very prominent at America his foreign policy, is not going out First rallies. | of his way to start trouble there. (Contnued from Page Oue) clsive’ crossronds the” Uhited States has faced since the Civil War— yperhaps in all ourhistory. It is "the crossroads of whether to de- clare war. The seriousness of the British situation has been known for a long time. But never Has it been so graphically and so distressingly painted as by Ambassador Winant, who returned for the express pur-| pose of warning that the driblets of munitions we have been sending Britain would not save her; that speeches would not save her; that nothing would save her except the full force of the American fleet. “GIVE UP OR BE BOMBED OUT” ‘This is what causes such sleepless nights at the White House. The President kriows that the Ameri- can people do not want war. He knows that the country is: not yet John T. Flynn, financial writer| and a top America First man, has At the last Lindbergh meeting in Madison Square Garden, Flynn tried to keep large blocks of tickets, out of the hands of fascist ele-| ments. When this failed, Flynn took | the platform, denounced their pres- | ence and asked them lo leave. This brought down on his head the fury of Christian Mobilizer leaders, now gunning for his scalp. Big obstacle for Flynn and his supporters in their house-cleaning efforts is that they have been unable to get any help from any of the America First platform stars. Also, in several cities, America First branches are dominated by pro-Nazi elements, | Sepator Gerald Nye has talked! under fascistic auspices; ex-Gov- ernor Phil LaFollette has appeared | on the same platform with Father| prepared for war. Yet he also knows that probably nothing short of a declaration of war will stiffen British morale, give a sufficient shock to German morale, and elec- trify U. 8. labor and industry into patriotic defense production. He also knows, 4hat_ the “decistan |Edward Curran of Brooklyn, | Coughlinite leader; and Senator | Wheeler and ex-Colonel Lindbergh (have rebuffed repeated efforts to | persuade them to speak out against| :such groups. .. With these top guns either open- 1§ or.gavertly, playing ball with the must come soon. Because Hitler is|ism crowd, the strictly isolationist| out to administer the coup de grwe‘?acuon in America, First has made to. England within/'six weeks. Be-glittle headway in its purification cause after that American help demands. Whether the issue will may be too late. After that the lead to an open break remains to British fleet may be crippled r be seen. gone. After that the United States®’ " * may have the vast reaches of the AMBITIOUS CORCORAN Atlantic and the Pacific to guard’%¥Temmy Corcoran,” famous ex-- all by itself. After that, finally, brain truster, is angling for a high' the Monroe Doctrine will not be Justice: Department post. worth the paper it is written on. With Attorney General Bob! ‘That is the reason for the gloom Jackson appointed to the Supreme‘ in high places. Court, and Solicitor General Fran-| The squirrels may frolic on the cis Biddle slated for Jackson's White HouSe lawn. Lovers may place, Corcoran is out for Biddle’s bask in the moonlight along the job. Potomac. But over the White This is a change in plans for House hovers the grim realization Tommy, who has been out of the| that as far a bulwarking Great inner circle since Britain is concerned, it is now or when he quit the Government to! never. 4 practice law. Coreoran has had his| TR ¢ ye the vacant, post of Assistant o }mhm»s'r " cretary of the Navy for Ajr— Privately, some Amema.,‘ fl;fi.puch to the dismay of Navy {brass generalissimos aren’t happy about hats who don't like him. 1 last December! Also there is strong support in New Deal been demanding that this be done. Fahy, Biddle’s high-calibered assis-| tant. A World War ace and top-| notch lawyer, Fahy knows the work- ings of the Solicitor General's of- fice intimately and could take it over without a hitch. WINGED BLOKE A. R. Glancy, Lend-Lease official now in Londen, tells this story re- lated to him by a British Air Com- mission official. A British trawler shot down a German Messer- schmitt with an old fashioned Lew- is Browning gun made 25 years ago, after which the skipper reported to the Admiralty as follows: “At 11:06 I was fishing on a certain bank., My course was such- and-so, when all of a sudden I spied the dirty blokes acomin’ straight at us. I yells down the en- gine room for more smoke. Just then Charlie comes running for- ward yelling, ‘By cripes, I got the —' “He had. Resumed 11:20." fishing at. TRIVIA Six Presidents besides Lincoln were born in a log cabin: Jeffer- son, Jackson, Fillmore, Buchanan, Garfield and Arthur . . . Beer is sold in the House restaurant, but not in the Senate restaurant. There is no bar in the Capitol. The last bar was removed in 1903 . . . Only two Presidents were bachelors when elected, James Bucha'gn and Gro- ver Cleveland. The latter was mar- ried during his first term to Frances Folsom, sbut Buchanan never married and is therefore known as the Bachelor President. (Copyright, 1941, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) e ——— GEOLOGIST THROUGH Carl H. Beal, one of the most prominent geologists of the United States, arrived in Juneau from “At- lin last night with pilot Shell Sim. mons and left. for Seattle | southbound Lodestar “this ", certain elements attached to lhelrt Corcoran’s chances of becoming 4 quarters for Charles/ ples of all nations. Social as well| as property values will change.| Prosperity in the United States ap-| | pears assured for several years and it will be wisely enjoyed. . | Business Affairs: Marvelous in- ventions that appear to perform advantages. Adjustments that as-| sure cooperation between capital conditions for wage-earners~of all| ranks. According to the seers the‘: economic revolution, long in pro- cess of development, will reach its goal this year by means of wise diplomacy and intelligent ‘Govern- ment policies. | International Affairs: Because history in the making is different from that of the past, {element of ‘surprise will dominaté i com- ing months, as it has.in recent events. This is a time to analyze our own faults and weaknesses in appraising our enemies, the seers declare. Race prejudices and mem- | ories of ancient hurts should be overcome. Japan is' more valuable| as a friend than as an enemy. Ori-| ental pride and ambitions' should be weighed in the scales that meas- ure discrimination against an ex- panding population. There’ i§' a'sign read as presaging a decisive rniove- ment in the Orient before the end of 'the month. o Persons whose birthddte “jt 15 have the augury of a year ‘of ad- vancement and general well-being. There may be too much :}n-égress for. domestic tranquility, "} | | Children born on this 8ay will be talented, individual and ener- getic. They may be subject to many changes in the course of eventful careers, (Copyright, 1941) HELP AN I ALASKAN Telephone 713 or write The Alaska Territorial Employment Service for this qualified worker, OFFICE CLERK — Woman, age 23, single, college education. Exper- ienced in general office work, filing, receptionist, etc. One year of teach- ing experience. Call for ES 320. —_——a—ee INVITATION FOR BIDS Bids will be received by the City of Juneau at the office of the City Clerk in the City Hall, Juneau, Alaska, until 8 p.m., June 20, 1941, Workmen's Compensation Insyr- for renewal of the City of Juneaa| 20 YEARS AGO JUNE 13, 1921 After taking a cargo of oil to Haines and Skagway for the Alaska Road Commission, the freighter Chlopek, Capt. Jack Campbell, returned to Juneau. ' from THE EMPIRE Miss Kathleen McCormick and her brother Walter left for Chichagof to visit their sisters; Mrs. Edwin Hurlbut and Mrs. Herbert Schuman. Mr. and Mrs. William Craig won the grand prize at the waltz finals held at the A. B. Hall the previous evening. ‘L. W. Kilburn and W. D. G were among the passengers booked for Juneau on the Northwestern which sailed from Seattle: G. L. Rich and L. M. Carrigan, commercial travelers, left on the Estebeth for Haines. News correspondence from Tenakee stated that in honor of Miss Alberta Gallwas and Miss Jenne Hautila, visitors from Douglas, the Tenakee Needle Club had a picnic. The young ladies also were honored with a dance in Nelson Hall. The Mary B., tender for the George T. Myers cannery at Sitka Bay, was in port with Cannery Superintendent Walter Ramseyer on board. Weather: High, 70; low, 46; clear. || e e e -0 0 - 0 S B S S S S S S Daily Lessons in English %. 1. corbon e - - -l - S S WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Remember me to your folks.” Say, “Remember me to your FAMILY.” FOLKS used in the sense of friends or family is a colloquialism. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Because. ME unstressed, O as in ON, and not be-kuz. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Dual (twofold). persons). SYNONYMS: Include, comprise involve. 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: ACCOMPLICE; an associate in guilt. “The burglar was aided by two accomplices.” e - - MODERN ETIQUETTE *¥ l ROBERTA LEE j 0 - -0 -+ o ) Q. Is it proper to give an answer phone? A. Yes, if the invitation is extended by telephone. Q. Is it necessary for one to be at home to receive a call of condolence? Pronounce be-koz, E as in Duel (a combat between two to an informal invitation by tele q | miracles are prognosticated.. Won- A. No. Another member of the family may do this. ders as great as the radio and the| Q. Is it discourteous to refuse a dish offered at dinner? |ships of the air will be introduced A. Yes. successfully. Science also will take |the place of guess-work in many “ =seemeeceomsom practical quests for mineralsior the b” location of hidden springs of water. I_O 0 K d L E A R N - Chemistry is to comribg:te greatly a n A. C. GORDON to the knowledge and the welfare s i s A SO of the human race. Néw lines of| ¢| manufacture will bring fortunes to 1. What is a plagiarism? | enterprising businessmen. 2. Which. is larger, Texas or Alaska? National Issues: Realization! and 3. How many lines are there in a limerick? | application of the ideals of “libérty 4. What is a patella? and justice for all” will be:‘encour- 5. Who is referred to as the Captain in the poem “O Captain, My Captain”? ANSWERS: 1. A stealing or purloining and passing off as one’s own, the ideas, words, writings, etc., of another. 2. Alaska, being more than twice as large as Texas. 3. Five. 4. It is the anatomical term for kneecap. 5. Abraham Lincoln. JAPANESE ACCUSED Two Japanese, Torzichi Kono (center), 55, secretary and valet to Comedian Charlie Chaplin for 18 years, and Commander Itaru Tati- bana (right), 39, of the Japanese Navy, a registered foreign agent, were arrested in Los Angeles on espionage charges, together with Al ance, with Medical Aid. Details may be obtained at the office of City Clerk, Juneau, Alaska. ROBERT G, RICE, ‘ D. Blake, former U. S. Navy yeoman. At left is David Hayden, De- puty U. S. Marshal. The complaint charges Blake obtained reports on the results of target practice by the U. S. 8. Phoenix in Hawaiian waters February 13 and later met 'l‘ama_lu and Kono in Los Angeles. Code books and other documents were seized in a raid on Kono's -, . ‘ Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blr ngren, Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. 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