The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 1, 1942, Page 1

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LVIIL, NO. 8920. “ALL THE NEW'S JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY I, ALL THE TIME” = 1942 Ml:MBI;R ASSOCIAT ED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS JAP WAR MAY SPREAD T0 PACIFIC COAST AIRDROMES IN GREECE HIT BY RAF New Massin—g—of Germanf Air Power May Indicate Mediterranean Atfack REDS RECAPTURE IMPOI!TMH ary, Brigade of Hiflers Elite ard, Flown from Kra- | ow, Meets Destruction (By Associated Press) Britain’s Middle Eastern air force appeared today to have struck | heavily for the first time at a potential new Axis offensive in the Mediterranaan Tegion with 1aids | on war- industries, submarire bases | and airdromes in Greece and Crete.| The raids, carried out Tuesday night, were reported in a Cairo communique which/ also told of fresh air assaults on Britain’s mid- | | | i | Sirice the Germans started their | !.regt from Russia there have been ' signs Hitler was preparing (Continued on Page e Siv WASHINGTON — Two men put over the labor-management no- strike-or-lockout agreement. One was President Roosevelt. The | other was Senator Elbert Thomas of Utah, former university professor | and Chairman of the Senate Labor Committee. i For four days the 12 employer | and 12 AFL and CIO representatives deadlocked on the closed shop issue. The industrial group demanded that existing shop conditions be frozen for the duration of the war. The union delegation insisted that the closed shop be subject to arbitration the same way as any other con- troversy. Feeling between the two groups became so tense in the secret delib- erations that on one occasion CIO President Phil Murray moved that industry be called on to give up all its war profits. On this challenge the’ two factions split squarely. Al | the employers voted no; all the laborites, yes. Throughout the four days of wrangling, Thomas, participating as Assistant Moderator, listened pa- tiently without ing a word. His only observation was a pointed re- mark during a recess that he “hoped the conference would not be dis- rupted by meddling lawyers.” Thomas’s crack was aimed at John C. Gall, counsel of the National Manufacturers Association. Repeat- edly during the deadlock the em- ployers had asked time out to cau- cus. During these private pow-wows they were counselled by Gall, who was not a delegate and whose pres- ence around the conference chamber was viewed with open hostility by the government representatives and laborites. Finally, when an agreement ap- peared hopeless, Thomas quietly pro- posed a three-point formula: (1) no- strike, no-lockout guarantee; (2) all issues to be arbitrated, with both sides pledged to abide by decisions; | Allies Beat Japs to Punch Here ’B 16 BATTLE View of the island of Timor as seen across the bay of Dili Fearing the Japanese might attempt a landing on the Portuguese island of Timor, located at the eastern tip of the Netherlands East Indies and only about 450 miles Australian forces have occupied from Darwin, Australia, Dutch and the Portuguese half of the island. (The other half already was Dutch.) *The island is important to the defense of the Netherlands Indies and Auntralia. (Zueen, Not of Roses HN Selected as Queen of the Tourna- ment of Roses festival, highlight | of the Rose Bowl game festivities in Pasadena, Cal., Dolores Jeanne Brubach now rules as queen of the “Tournament of Vietory” drive, replacing the Rose Bowl festivities since the game was tranferred to Durham, N. C., be- cause of the war. The drive will be staged to rise funds for na- tional defense. The game is' on today between Oregon State and Duke. LEVEL DOWN LOUISVILE, Ky, Jan. 1—A let- ter-to-the-editor made this unusual request: “Will you please ask to send someone out to level the high spots between the holes on Whitney Ave- nue? The reason I suggest this is | |Hall Nation's " Income fo Go To War Effort Republ ica—nsfiand Demo-| crats Enthusiastic in Sup- port of F.D.R.'s Views WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. — Con- icnal leaders today agreed en- stically to the President’s program of channelling half of the| national income into the war ef- fort in the next fiscal year. Democrats and Republicans alike | declared trere is not the slightest doubt that Congress will honor every qualified request for funds to build up the nation’s fighting power, the only question that bothered any of them being wheth- er the machines and manpower are available to absorb the 50-odd bil- lions of dollars to be poured into | the industrial machine. The President told his press con-‘ ference that military expenditurt-n | will reach 27 percent of the na-| NEAR MANILA | INPROGRESS No Word as fo Fate of Phil-| ippine Island Capital This Morning 3 HAWAIIAN PORTS INo Lives Lost, Little Dam- | age, from Guns of Enemy U-Boats | 1. — The| WASHINGTON, Jan War Department reported today| that a major battle is in progress north of Manila and that Philip-| pine defense forces are inflicting | = heavy losses on the invaders. Another communique announced at the same time that three is- |lands in the Hawailan group have been’ shelled by enemy submarines |but that no casuglties and virtu- | attacks. ‘The Philippine communlque re- | |ported developments up to 6:30 ‘a.m. Pacific Standard Time, /to- |day. in less than 50 words ‘and falled to disclose whether Manila still stood. In the Hawaiian communique, it | |was announced that the points shcllcd were Hilo, on the island of | ,Huv\au, the harbor of Kahului, on | the island of Maji; and the shore- | {line near Lihue, on the island of | {Kaual. At Hilo, second largest Ha- ‘waiian city, slight damage was re-| !ported done to a wharf. | | JAP SUBS SHELL I {ally no damage wsultcd (rom Lhc" (rulser Allanla Joms Umled Slal_es Navy The new U. 8. cruiser Atlanta knifed through the se: when this view was made by the Navy. The 6,000~ ton Atlanta, capablg of speeding more than 50 miles an hour, was commissioned at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Air Heroes: They Downed Nine Jap Planes At a press conference this morn- ing, Secretary of War Stimson! praised General MacArthur's de-| .Iense of the Philippines as “mas-' 'terly.” At the same time he com- | mented that the invaders are hard- fighting, veteran soldiers, ably led. Suppressed | Celebration InN.Y. City tional income by the close of the| fiscal year, June 30, 1942, and that present plans are contemplated for | increasing the outlaysto 50 percent in the ensuing year. UseofTinls ~ Restrided ByNewlaw Governmenl—l;;ohlblts Use; of Vital Metal in 29 Articles WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. — 'I'hc government today prohibited the ‘uge after March 31 of tin in 29 different products, including mus cal instruments, tinfoil, toys, house- | hold furnishings, jewelry, buckles and various novelties. Also ordered was an immediate 150 percent reduction of tin used for isuch purposes. NEW YORK, Jan. 1—The Great Metropelis of the Nation celebrated |the arrival of the New Year with |suppressed hilarity, supressed to the extent that throngs were not [permitted and even crowds of 50, Nine Japanese planes were shot dewn in the attack on Oahu, Hawaii, by these five American fliers (left to right), Second Lt. Harry W. Brown, one plane; Second Lt. Philip M. Rasmussen, one plane; Second Lt. Kenneth M. Taylor, two planes; Sccond Lt. George 8. Welch, four planes, and First Lt. Lewis M. Sanders, Lts. Wl.“l‘h and Taylor were to rzcelve D"llngulshtd Service Crosses. Many Great Mistakes ALASKA TO HAVE NEW | Writien in Past Year; Here'sSome Bouquels GUARD UNIT By JACK STINNETT a bouquet should go to the afore- WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—I menticned on this occasion. if there ever was a year in Wash- To Rep. Joe Martin, Repub- | ington that wasn't full of mistakes lican leader of the House, whose | one plane. | \ | I | President %s Bill Pro- viding for Replacement | doubt WARNING 1S GIVENOUT BY ADMIRAL 'New Comm;rfier of Fleet Makes Statement Aboard Sub at Pearl Harbor PHILIPPINES MAY FALL, SAYS NIMITZ i Hawaii Ma'fie Attacked Again-American Cifies May Be Shelled . The United States, this New Year's Day, gravely foresaw the possibility that the Philippines will be swept under by the Japanese tide of war. Through the eyes of the commander of the Pacific fleet, it was visualized that the Pacific war may, roll back in full force to the Hawaiian Is- lands. It was also warned that there may be possible -shelling of American cities on the west coast by Japanese submarines. Tall, smiling Texan Admiral Chester W. Nimitz met report- ers today aboard a big new submarine in Pearl Harbor, three hours after he had as sumed command of the fleet. MAY SHELL WEST COAST Asked about the chances of an assault on the Hawaiian Is- lands if the Japanese take Ma- nila and the Philippines, Ad- miral Nimitz sald: “An attack on these islands is always possible. We will do our utmost to keep them from falling into enemy hands. It is relatively safe and simple for a submarine to arise to the surface near some port and throw a few shells into the city. It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that Jap- anese submarines operating off the west coast of the ‘United States may attempt to lay shells into cities before they leave ‘those waters.” LITTLE HOPE FOR MANILA Meanwhile, hopes that Phil- ippine forces might stave off the Japanese drive on Manila dwindled hour by hour as the nation awaited word from the hard-pressed defenders of the Philippine Capital. * Latest official report from Manila, through Washington, was yesterday afternoon’s War and the year just ended, because or more gathered on the streets of the size of the .job, has had brief but tensely dramatic lit- Department communique tell- ing of the removal of wounded of National Guard tle speech before the declara- ‘ tion of war on Japan served | | {were asked to break up. [some that will be written large on | Over 2,000 extra policemen were|the pages gf history. That side of notice to the world that there WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. — Presi- lon special duty from 9 o'clock lust the picture I'm going to leave to was to be no such thing as | dent Roosevelt today approved ‘night unt}l early this morning. (history, but it’s not to early to partisanship in America’s fight | legislation authorizing an Alaska | Night clubs were limited to seat- toss out a few bouquets to some on totalitarianism. | Territorial Guard to replace the To Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, who | National Guar d units already could bury all his hitter isolation- | brought into active military serv-| ism in the simple observation that ice. g our only job is “to lick hell out ol | | ing arrangements and all seatwwhose foresight and effort make ir ewetaken, many having been re-(the job ahead a little easier. For served for weeks. | example— On the streets people were per-| g the Federal Bureau of In- ’::’t::z:dt‘:obe Bay but crowds were | iesiigation which, within a few prevent any trouble in'g,y - after war was declared had ‘em. American and Filipino soldiers to the hespital ship Mactan, bound for Australia. The only note added, per- taining to the military situa- tion, was the terse statement that: “American and Philippine forces are continuing their stubborn resistance according to prearranged defense plans.” an emErgencv BOMBER IN CRASH; FIVE MEN KILLED 1.— A MINEOLA, N. Y., Jan. ??wln—engmed Army bomber crashed in a gravel pit at the Garden City | foreign-born | careful {story in itself and readers will get aliens of was |arrested more than 3,000 without angering our millions residents. This the result of nearly ten months of preparation. It deserves a it here just as soon as it can told. ) AN | To Sen. Tom Connally and Rep.| Sol Bloom; to the respective Sen-| ate and House Foreign Affairs| committees of which they are| nhairmr-n; and to Congress for the| speed with which they slapped back av the Axis powers in our declarations of war; proving that democracy can move as fast as | To Rep. Jennings Randolph be- | cause on April 28 he offered l resolution calling for practice| blackouts and air raid drills in the | District of Columbia. He was mm-y ally jeered down. Yet, when the| early Washington blackouts turned {out to be pitiful sophomoric duds, | he was too busy trying to plan legislation to straighten out Lhr-; mess to say: “I told you so. | To the handful of U. 8. Marines on those pinpoinis in the Pacific, Wake and Midway islands, whu{ revived the nation’s confidence !n‘ fighting forces immediately | * after the first serious blow had fallen, And to one of their com- its BRITISH AGAIN | “™™ RAID LOFOTEN PRISON RIOT Y TAKES LIVES OF 3 GUARDS ty today announced that Britain’s “Commandes,” specially trained in- vasion unite, has executed a second raid on Lofoten Island, off the northern coast of German-held BRIDGEWATER, Mass, Jan. 1. . Norway. —Three guards were slain here tod day by rioting delinquents, con= fined to the prison department of Bridgewater State Farm. The rioters also fired at least This time, the *announcement one building, sending flames rag- said, the raiders spent several days on the island, using one harbor for a fueling base. Some German weie prisoners dictators. Onmly those who Kknow y.nding officers here in Washing- (3) creation of an arbitration |because there are so many holes ! - agency. that it will be much easier to level; The current herring catch is so Park, Long Island, this afternoon much better than for many years and five men were killed instantly. NOTE: Punning on Gall’s name, Joe Curran, scrappy left-wing head of the CIO seamen, wisecracked —— (Confinued on rour) the street down than try to build, it up.” - BUY DEFENSE BONDS ‘-lcng Swedish coast that old time | fishermen believed naval war oper- lltk;ns helped drive this fish to- iward shore, ; captured without a fight. The raid- how hard it is for congressmen (0 ing force, including Polish and Free The plane struck a high tension ton who said, in effect: “Quit ing through the structure. The rioters surrendered, the prison of- wire and crashed. - BUY DEFENSE STAMPS | retrain flag-waving which this opportu- _ from the windy, verbal nity presented can realize how big ., blowing them up as heroes. They “Continued on Page Three) fice reported, after state police had Norwegian units, also sank a Ger- used tear gas, man patrol vessel,