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

Daily Alaska Empi o p Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER R. L. BERNARD President Vice-President and Business Manager Entered in the Post Office in Juseau as Second Class Matter. | SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for §1.25 per month. e paid, at the following rates: nce, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, $1.25 Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER RUBLICATION. Alaska Newspapers, 1011 HAS FINLAND LET DEMOCRACY DOWN? Has democratic Finland turned totalitarian by lining up beside the Nazi war machine in the battle against Russia? This often askedd question is being vehemently denied these days by Finnish patriots in this country, and certainly a recital of the ‘“ordeal by peace” through which the Finns passed after their first war with the Russians seems to bear out the fact that they had ample reason for taking this oppor- tunity for a reprisal blow against the Red Bear. Russia stopped shooting at Finland on March 13, 1940, but the attack never ceased. It was trans- ferred to an all-out economic, political and diplo- matic aggresSion calculated to reduce Finland to a state of vass without expensive military war- alage fare. The Russians ceased to make demands for concessions which had not been granted them in the peace terms. The Soviet State insisted that her “diplomats” be allowed to roam at will through restricted areas. Russians further persisted in mov- ing land troops back and forth across Finland to the leased naval base at Hanko. This passage of Soviet troops set a precedent for the widely publi- cized movement of German troops to the Northwest corner of Finland. The Finns were unable to refuse Germany a right which had been forced to grant Russia One of the most striking examples of Finnish sturdiness came in the defense of a British interest, which had been granted a concession in the valuable Petsamo nickel mines. The Finns resisted every political and diplomatic threat in refusing to break the British agreement. At a crucial stage in the negotiations, fivé trainloads of grain enroute to Finland from Russia under trade agreements were stopped pending settlement. At that time, starva- tion threatened in Finland. Rations, according to the American Red Cross survey, were only 70 per cent of the minimum required. With that grain needed so desperately, the Finns still held their ground regarding British ownership in the nickel mines. Unable to appeal anywhere for aid, the Finns were forced to pay indemnities not provided in the peace treaty. They had to hand over personal property bearing no relation to the war, including such household goods as bathtubs and rugs. They were prevented from fulfilling solemn international obligations to defend the Aaland Islands. They were forced to surrender invaluable electric power rights, and they stood fast in the face of 190 mili- tary, naval and air violations of Finnish borders. In Finland today, the people say they are fight- ing only for the right to maintain Finnish indepen- never she dence free from fear. In an editorial from the leading Finnish paper, early in September, all Nazi sympathies were denied in the following manner: “The fact that in the present war our people are fighting on the same front as the mighty German Army has not altered in the slightest degree the ideals of our people re- garding the nature of political liberty and inward self-determination of the nation. “Assertions that we are prepared for the kind of inward orientation represented, for | houses and store praétically no food and a hard | 'lows fly out at Jones Beach 's party in Nor- way, do not conform to reality. “Parliament, the President and the gov- ernment have repeatedly stressed that our war is intended as a defense precisely of that democratic community, in the shelter of which we have become a self-respecting nation. by deeds.” Birds and Hard Winters (New York Times) Many of us cherish the belief that birds, musk- rats, beavers and certain kinds of trees are able to predict the wedther much further ahead, and| better, than the United States Weather Bureau. So| it was no doubt an honest, if wishful, bit of |hink-i ing that led one of this newspaper's correspondents | to note that migratory birds were coming down the Hudson ahead of time, and to ascribe to Mr. William H. Carr, Director of the Bear Mountain Trailside | Museums, the opinion that this presaged a long, hard winter. And now comes Mr. Carr, gently but firmly reproachful, to state that he holds no such opinion. To quote from his letter: “It so happens that we do not believe it is pos- sible for any one to predict the weather for more | than several days ahead. There is no scientist any- | where who would have anything to say about the months that lie ahead. We know that beavers some- times build thick houses and -store a great deal of | winter food when a mild winter follows. There have been other occasions when the animals build flimsy | winter follows, * * * Incidentally, we saw tree swal- last January fifth. There must have been something wrong somewhere.” | We are glad to put Mr. Carr right with our readers. If a bird could,predict weather we wouldn't | need a Weather Bureau. Birds and beavers make mistakes just as.the rest of us do. Tree swallows ought to be in South Carolina, or further down the | line, in January—not on Jones Beach. Not even | Mr. Moses can change that. A swallow may like Jones Beach, but he shouldn’t risk his health to stay there out of season, unless Mr. Moses is willing | to provide him with goloshes, a fur coat and mittens. ! If our readers wish to go further into the subject of natural history we don't know any better and | pleasanter spots for them to visit than the Bear Mountain Trailside Museums. They may come away still believing that some birds and beavers are smarter than some human beings, but they can’t say that Mr. Carr and his staff told them so. Everyone Should Have a Role (Cincinnati Enquirer) The civilian defense program, headed by the redoubtable Mayor F. H. La Guardia of New York, seems badly in need of a practical program of action. This is not to imply that some good has not come of the Office of Civilian Defense, because there has | been some worth-while activity—for example, the drive to collect unused aluminum, in which local |agencies cooperated with considerable success. | However, the fact remains that there is a much wider field of usefulness which the Office of Civilian | Defense should explore. There are mnumerablel citizens who are willing to be of help, if they are| provided with useful tasks to perform. And thelr4 aid has not yet been taken advantage of, largelyJ because of the lack of a practical agenda. Under Mayor La Guardia’s bustling leadership (he commutes to Washington three days a week) the Office of Civilian Defense has stressed mainly | civilian activities of a semimilitary nature, particu- larly air-raid precautions. Many people question the necessity of such activities, believing there is only {the remotest of possibilities that American cmesi | will be subject to air attack, come what may. Con- | sequently, they say, all of the air-raid precautions | activity is nonsense, calculated to frighten the | American people into war. Few such critics explain |how a people can be frightened into war, but the comment is general nevertheless. In fairness to the civilian defense program, it should be pointed out that air-raid precautions in | the coastal cities of the nation may have real point. The cities on the seaboard may never be subjected to concentrated air attack on the European scale, |but the danger is very great indeed that they will | be attacked if war comes' with Germany. No one \who has watched the development of long-range /night bombing should doubt its possibility. And, as HOng as the possibility exists, the civilian defense program is very wise to encourage some training and planning in air-raid precautions. In the case of inland cities, naturally, less inter- est attaches to activity of this type. In fact, one is very likely to encounter apathy even among those who were organizing squads to shoot Nazi parachute troops in case they landed in their gardens 12 or 15 months ago. But there is much needed work to be done: Nurse training, better civilian support for and cooperation with the army training program, greater effort to aid conservation of defense materi- als, more auxiliary activities connected with national defense production, and wider support for defense bond and stamp sales. Everyone should have a role in the defense of America. Washinglon Merry- in the throes of a complete reorien-|th tation of their foreign trade. man, Italian and Japanese elements are being eliminated and buyers e worst bureaucratic bottlenecks in Washington, made a strenuous undercover effort to get control of ECA, but was rebuffed by the White House. Ger- And we should defend our freedom H | will awaken to the PBirthday 4 OCTOBER 8 Mrs. A, F. McKinnon Doris Irene Cahill Russell McGee Mrs. O. H. Hatch W. B. Kirk Gloria Gudbranson Mrs. Walter Swensen T. F. W. Fulton <~7foroscope “The stars incline but do not compel” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 Adverse planetary aspects dom- inate today, but benefic influences are active. Labor is subject to evil omens read as warning a serious mpasse. fact that they have been long preoccupied with ambition to be physically beautiful troubles and varied sacrifices. Re- turn to simpler modes of living and to careful methods of spend- ing money will begin to interest tificial and trivial will be discard- !ed. Devotion to home interests will be emphasized BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Heads of big corporations will demonstrate their patriotism in practical ways industrial world real the many labor as it becomes plain how tre- the most prosperous of all tions. As the horrible tides of war have come closer to the United States the prosperity of the past will be transmuted imto amazing power. This month will bring to the public many revelations of coming responsibilities and inevi- table war tasks. NATIONAL ISSUES: True de- mocracy is to be established by defense efforts. Removal of many distinctions of wealth or station will take place in the Navy, Army and air forces while in civilian outlook upon the future will en- able many to make ready for a new order of life. H INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Events are to become more and more spectacular each week. Mars is in a place encouraging to mili~ tant leadership in the United, States. Saturn is adverse to ship- serious conditions for the British, but there are promising signs for democracy. Jupiter is in an aspect most promising for the United States and its ultimate success in assuring victory for the Allies. Persons whose birthdate it Is have the augury of -a year of some good fortune, but there will be anngyances due to changes. Y Children born on this day may be impetuous and independent in thought and action. They will have positive ideas that may cause criti< cism and disillusionment, 1 General Motors and is a leading figure in the duPont organizations, owns a big farm on the HEART AND HOME: Women | and attractive. They will turn| away from material interests as war brings to them serious young and old. Much that is ar-| of supreme value to the nation. In| ping and naval matters, indicating | Go-Round (Continued trom Page One) suit, the event immediately aroused the curiosity of the newsmen “Snappy suit, you got there, Mr. Secretary,” remarked a correspond- ent. “Yes, it's pretty nice, isn’t it?"” replied Jones. “And it was a bar- gain. T waited until the end of sum- mer when prices are cheap before buying it.” GOOD NEWS Here is good news for the Amer- icas. One week after Brig. Geén. Rus- sell Maxwell was removed as head of the Export Controy Administra- tion and the redtape-stymied agency was placed under the con- trol of Vice President Wallace's Economic Defense Board, more than one-third of $170,000,000 worth of Latin-American orders were cleared for shipment. For personal reasons there has been no public announcement of this action, but it is one of the most important developments in a long time in the furtherance of Good Neighbor relations. South American countries are now | are increasingly turning to the U. |S. for goods. This makes the | prompt filling of orders of utmost importance. | control and endless irritations. leisurely certificates. fiddled with | sit |the two-fisted direction of | principal assistants, Executive- | Director Milo Perkins and Lieut. Col. Royal B. Lord, brilliant Army engineer, things began to move fast and furious. Working day and night, they are rushing through hundreds of certificates, clearing more than $60,000,000 worth in one week. Reams of export applications, which under Maxwell had been pretemporarily rubber stamped “li- cense refused,” and approved. The decks are not cleared yet, but Perkins and Lord have made a good start at getting them cleared up very soon. of New Mexican land, forcing NOTE—The State Department, | hundreds of small farmers to join whose Munitions Control bureau ' the vast army of migrant workers. under Joseph C. Green is one of! \ MERRY-GO-. \ A few days after the Germans in- But under Maxwell, the Export'vaded Russia, a State Department Administration became a oOfficial bet that the Nazis would .not bottleneck of long-drawn-out delays take Moscow before August 15. | More than|After he had won that bet, he made $170,000,000 worth of Latin-Amer- 'another, with October 1 as the date. |ican business booked by U. S. firms, Now he has won that bet, and is was stalled on docks while the EGA | betting that Moscow will not be clearance taken beforé spring, if at all . . . . | Several high-up public servants are But once Wallace took over, the“wearlng little gold boxing gloves uation changed overnight. Under'lpresented them by public-spirited his| Dr. John A. Ross of Detroit. has given them to Henry Wallace, Bob Jackson, J. Edgar Hoover and several others as a token of their championing Wendell Willkie, ROUND the cause of the public. RASKOB’S 100,000 ACRES The biggest current land purchase in the United States is now being |negotiated by John J. Raskob, of the Democratic Na- tional Committe¢ when Al Smith Ironically, chairman were recon.s\d"edftried to defeat Hoover. his associate in the deal is Tom one of Hoover's close Campbell, friends. He Shore of Maryland. But recently bition to run for the Senate from New Mexico, a Bronson Cutting, wealthy New Yorker, to the Senate, and where ex-Secretary of War Pat Hurley also is making political medicine. Tom Campbell, who is hel) Raskob, is probably the world's big- gest wheat 'farmer, operating 95,000 acres in Montana. He also was iorganize its mass-production wheat farming on ten million acres. Raskob and Campbell now plan the same type of mass-production agriculture in New Mexico. They already own 216,000 acres and are getting 100,000 acres more in - a manner which has brought harsh criticism from the U. S. Agriculs ture Department. 'S Raskob Acres, in Taos County, is populated by the descendants of the original Spanish settlers, living on a grant which New Mexico knows as Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ). Although squatters, they had lived on the land for generations, tol- erated by a development company which agreed that they could live It is a deal involving 100,000 acres!adjacent to the rivers. U. 8. KEPT OUT he has been credited with an am- state which, sent| hired by the Soviet Governmeny to This company, however, became Raskob, who helped build up‘delmquem. in taxes, and at this OCTOBE ‘lOn the lawmakers team were R. E. Parks and M. S. Whittier. | | Mrs. W. E. Cahill gave a whist Mrs. Mary Kemmerling, mothe | Northwestern as freight clerk | . (oot | | | 20 YEARS AGO S e e ] from THE EMPIRE R 8, 1921 Teams were chosen for the bowling tournament of the Elks Lodge. Robertson, H. L. Faulkner and M. L./ | Burton. On the U. S. Government team were Frank A. Boyle, George A. party in her Douglas home, Mrs. A. Garn taking top honors and Mrs. William Jarman winning second. r of Mrs, D. ,B. Femmer and Mrs. Lloyd Ritter, was on her way north for a visit here. Dave Doran, formerly purser on the Cordova, was transferred to the Ray Hagerup was to perform balancing feats on the program ar- ranged for a meeting of the Douglas Parent-Teachers Association. Weather: High, 50; low, 40; rain 1 Daily Lessons in English %% 1. corpox size boxes.” Say, “different SIZED sizes.” | first A as in MAN, second A as in | second syllable. | i WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “We had to use different | | OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Mandamus. 3 boxes,” or better, “boxes of different Pronounce man-da-mus, HAY, U as in US unstressed, accent OFTEN MISSPELLED: Correspondent (one with whom intercourse |is carried on by letters); two Rs in a divorce suit); one R. SYNONYMS: Outcast, pariah, WORD STUDY: “Use a word t Q. Is it an act of refinement t A. No person of refinement is own home. A quiet voice is a mai the benefit | relations with army and navy peopl A. The necessity of recognizing Q. When asking a girl for a | | A No; the man should select restaurant - { LOOK and LEARN Corespondent (a joint respondent, as castaway, expatriate. hree times and it is yours.” Let us | increase cur vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: | ACCOUTERMENTS; articles of apparel; equipment. “How gay with !all the accouterments of war.”—A. Philips. [ e DU, | MODERN ETIQUETTE * ropgrra LR L e e e e A o talk loudly in a public place? ever guilty of this—not even in his rk of good breeding. To speak for of other people in street cars, buses, theatres, elevators, | stores, on the street, is considered the height of vulgarity. Q. What is an important thing for civilians to remember in social le? the rank of all offfcers. date for the first time, should the heroes will wear the uniforms of | man ask her where she would like to eat? the restaurant, for the girl will not mendous a task must devolve upon know whether he wants to lake her to an expensive or an inexpensive na- | by A. C. GORDON R e e P | 1. What American irame as a writer? humorist 2. What is the average normal | 3. Which is the longest river in | to poets? | 5. life a leveling of financial holcl-‘cm”e u;‘;g;\‘;gz;‘“‘“g chewing gum ings will be accomplished through) ¢ taxation. Women will engage in 1. Mark Twain. varied movements for the safe- 2. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. guarding of children and the pro- 3. The Volga, 2325 mies. tection of the aged and unfortu- 4. Pegasus. nate. As the month ends, a clear 5. Mexico. attained the greatest international temperature of the human body? Europe? . | 4. A ride on the back of what winged steed is said to give inspiration What country produces three-fourths of the world’s supply of ? point Tom Campbell stepped in on behalf of Raskob. There are not many places in the U. S. A. where clip, and Campbell is a shrewd buyer. To prevent competitive bidders, he is arranging for the development company to pay up its delinquent taxes and then turn |over the land to him. Under the law, the owner has the first right to redeem his land, and this arrangement of paying up taxes first has kept the property from being hoosted in price by open bidding. Even more important, it has ‘prevented the U. S. Gov- you can buy 100,000 acres at one| crnment from stepping in, for | the settlers had asked the Farm Security Administration to make them a loan with which they could have taken over part of the land. Farm Security is still trying to make a deal with Campbell, while Senator Chavez of New Mexico, for humanitarian as well as political motives, is trying to prevent the eviction, 3 But meanwhile Campbell has called for bids to build a fence | round the Sangre de Cristo grant. (Copyright, 1941, by United Fea- { ture Syndicate, Inc.) 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