The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 8, 1941, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the PRINTING G COMP, Second and Mdin Streets, Juneau, Alasks, ENDER EELEN TROY B! Lo e et R. L. BERNARD Vice-President and Business ‘Mntered in the Post Office in Juneau as Sécond Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RA’ s Jeliversd by earrier in Juneau Douglas for S1.25 per month. By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00, one month, In advance, §1.25. Subscribers will confer & favor if they will promptly Dotity \he Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- of their papers. i’ 4 ustneds Office, 374 President Manager Telephones: News Office, 603; PRESS MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED Associgted Press is exclusively entitled to the use for repubbeation of all news dispatthes credited 0 1t o Bot other- wike credited in this paper and also the local news published narein. TION GUARANTEED TO IER CIRCULA’ BE THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICA' i GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc, National Newspaper Representa- Mves, with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Boa! Chicago, Yerk and Boston. SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE American Bank Building. — Prank J. Dunning, 1011 OUR NEW MAJOR-GENERAL The promotion of an army officer at Fort Richardson this week bore mute testimony of the rapid ‘growth in military importance which has taken place in Alaska during the past twelve months. A year ago, when the Territory was just begin- ning to realize the part which national defense might play in development of air routes, communi- | cations and military bases, the top ranking officer in Alaska was a Lieutenant-Colonel at Chilkoot Barracks. About a year ago, Col. Simon Buckner was sent to the Territory. It was early this week that word reached Alaskans to the effect that President Roose- velt had nominated Buckner for a temporary ap- pointment as Major-General, Commander of Alaska defense forces. Thus Alaska gains a Major-General and Major- General Buckner gains a promotion which possibly came to him much more rapidly because of his transfer into a territory where plans for military expansion were in their infancy. What the future holds for Alaska in the line of national defense plans probably will be dictated to a large extent by the action of the slant-eyed boys acrogs the Pacific. It is a safe prophesy, however, that Alaskans have seen but & beginning to development of the Territory by army, navy and marine corps agencies, backed by billions in federal funds. Juneau “strip” fishermen who tell of the big ones that got away may be interested in a big hali- but landed recently at Astoria, Oregon. Largest of | the flat fish handled by the Columbia River Packers’ Association cold storage station there, the halibut weighed 199 pounds. Here's a poem a Bristol Bay canneryman sent to a fishing trade paper some time ago. Those who have put in seasons in that red salmon canning dis- trict may or may not agree with the sentiments: “Take me back to the Ugashik; All the salmon there are red; But don't be in any hurry— Take me back there when I'm dead.” An Appalling Loss (The Cincinnati Enquirer) 5 Strikes in plants engaged in working on defense contracts, and on War Department and defense in- dustry construction projects totaled 187, with a loss of almost 2,500,000 man-days in the first six months of 1941, War Department records reveal. This rep- resents an appalling loss of man power during a period when it was greatly needed. It indicates, further, the need of legislation to prevent similar stoppages in the future, even if thé labor ‘picture now is temporarily brighter. g According to the record, the present decline in serious labor disputes began approximately one month ago. It was this decline that was a major factor in cooling the earlier determination in Congress to enact anti-strike legislation. The result is that to- day no anti-strike legislaton is on the books. The only legal obstacle to additional crippling strikes is the power of the Chief Executive as Commander in Chief, under his own proclamation of unlimited na- tional emergency. This power, however, is only {uasi-legal. It is no substitute for a clearly enunciated policy prevent- ing stoppages in defense industries—a policy which should be formulated by Congress. The national in- terest demands such a policy. It can, and should, be framed in terms that will not interfere with any group'’s proper civil liberties, as these exist in emer- gency periods, but also will make impossible tieups that obstruct the defense effort. The basic provision of such legislation should be that all disputes must be turned over to the National Defense Mediation Board for amicable settlement, with the provision that existing conditions be frozen pending negotiations. .If a settlement cannot be reached further mediation should be attempted be- fore some special tribunal designated by both parties. Under such procedure, given good will and a sense of patriotism on each side, virtually every dispute will be settled without the necessity of recourse to strikes. If not, the greater public interest, which demands uninterrupted production, must be given precedence over the private interests of any special group. Any group which fails to avail itself of the full use of existing mediation facilities, or which calls a wildcat strike or lockout must be penalized. Con- gress should enact legislation making such stoppages illegal. This is the proper public policy, and should officially be so designated by Congress. Switzerland’s Anniversary (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Recently Switzerland celebrated 650 years of na- tional existence. A citizen of Swiss birth suggests it would be a good opportunity to comment upon the nation’s early battles for liberty and the comparative peace it has enjoyed in recent years. It was on August 1, 1291, that representatives of three cantons met and drew up an “everlasting pact” of mutual defense. Their oppressors at that time were the counts of Hapsburg. In succeeding years and centuries the confedera- tion grew. The Swiss were forced to battle French, Germans and Italians, as well as Austrians. In the course of their struggles they succeeded, not merely in maintaining national independence, but in estab- lishing themselves as the best soldiers in Europe. As shrewd a judge as Machiavelli once hazarded the guess that they might rule Italy. The success of the Swiss in maintaining national existence and in establishing an even more direct form of democracy than that prevailing in the Unit- ed States is the more remarkable in view of the fact that sharp cleavages in language and religion exist. The citizens variously speak German, Italian or French. They worship at different shrines. They | are one in defense of Switzerland. That fierce devotion to country undoubtedly saved Switzerland from invasion during World War I and thus far during World War II. It would, however, be too much tc hope that either the national existénce of Switzerland or the personal liberties enjoyed by its citizens could be maintained in a Nazi dominated Europe. Swiss rifle- men might face German tanks bravely but patriotism could provide no effective defense against the eco- nomic pressure that a dominant Hitler could muster. A democratic island is not apt to last long in a totalitarian sea, a fact that must be evident to friends of Switzerland everywhere, on this anniver-| sary date. A London bride-to-be, handicapped through | clothes rationing regulations from obtaining a trous- seau, was saved when her family pooled 76 clothes coupons. The most important fur-animal enterprise in the United States is silver-fox farming, which yielded 6,000 pelts in 1923 and increased the output to 350,000 pelts by 1940. Thirteen members of the 1941 graduating class of 179 of the Sherman Institute, Riverside, Cal, Indian School, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Oil, seeping from the ground, was used by the Indians as salve and medicine. Pioneer whites in Pennsylvania paid as much as $20 a quart for it. W;_h_inulon war because you armed forces to pieces by your vote | 7 never explain losing ground in the|Int. Ft. Scriven, Ga.” This is one of the names Secretary of War Stimson originally cited to show have torn our {heated debates in Congress. 1(The | Merry- Go-Round S your job, but boy! take an old man’s (Continued from Page One) advice: When the folks know that fulminations against labor reforms.|{YoU Want your jobs worse than you |love your country, youw'll lose your Following the outbreak of the leftist-led outlaw strikes in key de- |0PS fense industries, the Senate over- whelmingly inserted an amendment | “W. AW in the bill authorizing the discharge| There was no affection in the of selectees over the age of 2.1vrreceplmn of the Kansas GOP con- empowering the taking over of de- | Bressmen to Bill White's advice fense plants when closed by labor | 1€ boys were burned up. They when war was threatened. "It is all right to be good Repub- “Yours in affection, licans and it is all right to hold| disputes. The provision was squarely in line with the labor policies long advocated by the House GOP. But when the proposal came be- fore the House the Republicans voted solidly against it on the ground that it gave too much power to the President. A REPUBLICAN BLAST Such GOP antics drew a wither- nig blast from one of the most rev ered figures in the party—William Allen White, the crusading sage of Kansas. In an editorial in his Emporia QGazette, titled “To Kansas Con- gressmen,” Mr. White read his fel- | low Republicans a scorching lecture on patriotism and concluded with the blunt warning that if they didn’t mend their ways the voters will do it for them. The following are some of Mr. White’s pointed remarks. “Dear Boys: You have been play- ing the game, the partisan Repub- lican game, on the foreign policy of this country now for three or four years, Nearly every vote has been a minority voté. Come to your senses! You have gone as far as you can on the Quisling route. Watch out for a.record vote which you ean sputtered all over the Republican lobby in sizzling wrath. | But their ire was really funny, | because while fuming in the private | recesses of the cloakroom, not one |dared give public voice to his anger. To a man they were afraid to re- | Fly to Editor White’s scorching cas- | tigation, | NOTE: Only member of the Kan- | !sas congressmen to whom White's | | blast did not apply is Representa- iuve ‘_Iflck Houston, Democrat from | Wichita, a militant non-isolationist. WHEELER’S POST CARDS Emil Hurja, partly one-time stat- istician for the Democratic National Committee, is boasting how he sup- ‘pned the list by which Senator | Wheeler sent out a million Ppost- “f:);;ic; against Roosevelt’s foreign Since Hurja quarreled with Jim Farley and left the Democratic National Committee, he has been busy buying up old magazines and trying to revive them. Of Finnish |descent, he has also been a leader io;;! hfi:ni.sh relief—a movement which has boom s eranged a bit rec- Emil carries in his pocket a sam- ple of the list he suplied Wheeler. It reads: “White, W. L., Co. C 8. r that Wheeler was trying to sway the minds of soldiers. But Hurja claims that both he and Wheeler were innocent in send- ing the mail to army camps and that he can prove it in terms of rose bushes. For under the name, printed above, appear these symbols: “A4BWS9—3Audl.” Hurja explains that “3Audl” means W. L. White took a three | year subscription to the magazine $Womnn‘.s World to expire Aug. 3, 1941. The symbols mean that in return for taking a three-year sub- scription he received a bonus of three rose bushes. Hurja had purchased the sub- scription list of the defunct Wo- man’s World with the idea of re- | viving it, and had lent the list to Wheeler. “BOMBSHELL” SPEACH The little man upon the stair who wasn’t there has nothing on Representative Bernard J. Gehr- mann of Wisconsin, German-born foe of the President’s defense and anti-Axis policies, in the imagina- tive fictionizing of Otis Bouma, editor of the Townsend “Flash”, weekly bulletin sheet of the old- age pension organization. Lead story of a recent issue of the “Flash” was a stirring ac- count of a speech it reported Gehr- mann had made in the House, which flailed the Ways and Means com- mittee for refusing to cons.der the Townsend pension bill, H. R. 1036. Under a smash headline, “Con- gressman Hurls Bombshell at Com- mittee,” the story stated: Ghermann, speaking from the well of the House, called a spade a spade. In ng un- certain language, he branded °the actions of the Ways and Means committee as dilatory.” - - bim, HAPPY BIRTHDAY s o e e s e o< AUGUST 8 Linn A. Forrest Mrs. Harry Sturrock Sarah J. Cameron Henry Roden i John J. Cashen Arthur L. Pederson Martin J. Lynch —— % 'HOROSCOPE “The stars incline - but do not compel” [ S — SATURDAY, AUGUST 9§ Benefic aspects rule the early morning, which is most auspicious for the work of women. Later in the day adverse influences may af- fect both men and women. Heart and Home: There is a promising sign for household ,in- terests and it is favorable for ‘or- pitalities there are kindly influ- ences, but evening parties may be disappointing. Simplification of modes of life now will be wise, for reduction of expenditures will be evidence of foresight which will be | justified in the future. This is a fortunate wedding date if the cere- mony is performed before noon.| Marriages will be numerous as young folk grasp present day cer-| der and harmony. For daytimeé hos- | 20 YEARS AGO 7% empire AUGUST 8, 1921 Frank A. Metcalf, Deputy U. S. Mineral Surveyor, left for Chichagof | to do some surveying for the Chichagoff Mining Company. Mrs. N. B. Cook and daughter left on the Pheasant for a month’s stay at Windham where Mr. Cook was engaged in hydraulic mining. { Mrs. Harley J. Turner and two sons, Lincoln and Robert, were re- | turning on the City of Seattle. They had been visiting in California and ‘Washington. Renee Guerin, Gladys Naghel, Jeanette Stewart and John§tewart played a two plano selection at a local piano recital. 3 The Libby, McNeill and Libby cannery at Taku Harbor was to close for the season by the end of the week. ‘Weather: High, 60; low, 52; rain. e - e e - - S e S 4 Daily L in English % aily Lessons In ENGIISN w. .. GORDON \ e 2 e e s o) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The people greeted each other.” Say, “The people greeted ONE ANOTHER.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Cognomen. Promnounce kog-no-men, first O as in ON, second O as in NO, E as in END, accent on second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Idle (inactive). 1 Idyl (a poem). ‘: SYNONYMS: Honorable, aristocratic, dignified, eminent. | 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: Idol (an image of worship). INDOLENCE; laziness. “Lives spent in indolence, and therefore sad.” —Cowper. MODERN ETIQUETTE * roprrra LEE Is it all right to remove the inside of a baked potato with a Q. knife? A. No; break the potato into halves with the fingers, season, and remove the inside with a fork, never with a knife. The skin is placed at one side of the plate. Q. What must a host pay for when he invites guests on a golfing tainties. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Relocation | of trade channels will continue to| affect commerce, but business will| flourish as manufacturing and mer- | chandising reach new heights of| attainment. Agitation regarding the | indirect methods by which unscru-, pulous persons sell to hostile: na- tions materials of first impertance | to the United States will: cause, be slow in legislative mills will action. National Issues: Speed 'in’ sup- | plying Britain with needed war ma- terials will be each day more ur-| gent. Lack of complete ‘coortina- tion of Government agenciéd in production and distribution’ “will | cause desperate exigencies, The stars presage demand for executives of super ability as war dangers mul- | tiply. Astrologers have foretold that | there is an evil omen read as pres-' aging loss of American lives, prob- ably in the sinking of another bat- tleship. | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Peace trends reported in July will be forgotten as this month ad- vances. The United States is to face the most overwhelming respon- sibilities which will increase with Russian developments. Intense ac- tivity will be necessary in the re- armament program, for the United States is to need all that pertains to the mechanical equipment and to the development of man power. In other words, it is inevitable, ac- cording to the stars, that the great- est of democracies should fight for freedom. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of good luck, but they should curb large expenditures. Their money will be needed in the future. Children born on this day will be fortunate through life, but they should be taught the value of the dollar. Inclination toward selfish- ness must be overcome if a success- ful career is attained. (Copyright, 1941) At this point Editor Bouma must have been carried away by his im- agination for he continues in this gripping vein: « “A hush fell over the House as he (Gehrmann) began speaking. Sel- dom is a major committee arraigned for failing in its duties, but Mr. Gehrmann was determined that the truth be known, Relentlessly’ and tersely he drove home the facts to his colleagues. At first 'spéaking quietly, his voice rose as he charged. . . ” i $1 a throw for the “Flash”) probably | were duly impressed by the vividness of his report, but what they don’t know is that he overlooked one rather important detail. Gehrmann did not make speech. He inserted it in the Congressional Record. The Congressional Record of July 23, the day he was reported to have delivered his “bombshell” speech, reveals the following on Page 6404, Column 3: “Mr. Gehrmann: Mr. Speaker, I the | in Washington? Q. In what denominations are the Treasury Department’s Tax Savings | Notes issued? A. There are two series, A and B. Series A notes are issued in denom- inations of $25, $50, and $100 each. Series B notes are issued in denominations of $100, $500, $1,000, $10,000, and $100,000 each. Q. Do these Tax Savings Notes earn interest? A. Yes, provided they are used to jray income taxes. Q. How much interest do these notes earn? A. Series A earn about 192 percent a year; Series B notes about 048 Editor Bouma’s readers: (who 'pay party? A. He must pay for the balls, caddies, and the refreshments. Q. Is it necessary that both husband and wife write to a hostess thanking her for a week-end visit? : A. No; when the wife writes she does so for herself and her husband, and should include the host in her thanks. e e e e e i e LOOK and LEARN ¥ A. C. GORDON 1. Who was the first President of the United States to be inaugurated 2. What bird’s egg weighs nearly three pounds? 3. What is a facade? 4. Which is the world’s greatest river? 5. Why is Stratford on Avon famous? ANSWERS: 1. Thomas Jefferson. 2. Ostrich. 3. The front or principal face of a building. 4. The Amazon, of South America; 3,900 miles long. 5. As the birthplace of Shakespeare. 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