The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 1, 1942, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Published evers evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD for Indian freedom English India ‘m: for 40 years, promises of freedom are long overdue. In 1917 promised by Montague, then Secretary for India, ‘progre: realization n~|mn~|l)]0 |government in India’ After contributing 1,500,000 e to the Allies, ie., contributing than all men the British Dominions combined, to the last and was of ive of a more Vice-President and Business Mandger Entered In the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RA' Delivered by carrier in Junean and D By mail, postage pald, at the one month, in advance, $1 Subscribers will confer Uvery of their papers. Telephones: ollowing 3 One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in sdvance, $7.50; 25, favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. War, India was rewarded with the Amristar Massacre in 1919, in which, according to the English version, about 450 were killed and twice that number wound- ed, and according to the Nationalist version, twice that number killed and wounded. Now, I mention this only because it helps us to understand why In- a for §1.50 per month. | MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS | The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or mot other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published berel "TALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 \merjcan Bullding, Seattle, Wash, dians seem both impatient and incredulous of English promises. ‘In 1938 Conference Ramsay MacDonald told words: ‘T hope that period of months rather than years there I refer to India’ What becam: promises that are 20 years old? Churchill's record is equally clear. He the Labor in these within will be new dominion of those was the Joudest in protesting against negotiating with the Indian Congress leaders as beneath the of an imperial Britain . he declared last September that the Atlantic Charter was not supposed to apply | to India | “If justice is not given to India now, the world refuse to believe that justice will be world in our peace conference dignity will the given to ass the Coffee, Pleas (Cincinnati Enquirer) “Will you have your tablespoon of coffee with your dessert?” The polite hostess, after now or midnight, November 28, WHAT ABOUT Lin Yutang, one of the very who have been successful in and thoughts of Chinese into given Americans a better lions of Allies in China, ‘Unfortungtely, the issue of India alone. It does not matter whether or also for herself. morale of looking on the South Americans and one billion the trophe of the first magnitude. fighting for empire. I know percent of the Americans and a of American soldiers would lose their enthusiasm for the war if they should ever have reason to suspect that we are fighting for empire. merely the shooting of a few hundred Hindus; effect is worse than the sinking of a hundred war- ships and the loss of all the airplane because it takes the heart out of the fight of Allies, most of our allies “And yet we say, India is of us, dangerous. The as the only western democracy have some faith left " "Gandhi and the Congress msllmvm Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) about 1,500,000 men, some 60,000 to 80,000 would be sent back to the colleges to get more training to become officers. Now, however, it is being urged INDIA? few Chinese translating English understanding recently spoke out on India We believe that his words are worth reprinting issue of India It is the issue of our war England is fighting for the liberation of countries subjected by Hitler only the liberation of countries subjected What matters is how it affects the fighting Asiatics and If it only appears to the Asiatics and people of countries subjected by the Axis that we are fighting for em- pire and not for liberty, the effect is already a catas At least, as an aver- age Asiatic, I know that I am totally uninterested in that This attitude is nol only stupid; 390,000,000 Hindus have lost in England, but they still have some faith in America in which they still | When that faith is lost, I do not know what will happen to the future of Asia Party have been hlhl- that instead of keeping this small | group of 60-80,000 men in the col- Jeges, the entire 1,500,000 be given a tough military, semi-educational training, using the physical equip- ment of the colleges and perhaps some of the high schools. At present the colieges and uni-} versities face a serious crisis. The 20, 21 and 22-year-old men have left, and now without the 18 and 19-year-olds the colleges will be al- most empty, except, for women. Therefore, it has been proposed that the colleges be used in the same manner the Air Corps is us- ing hotels in Miami, Chicago and other cities. Housing an army is one of its biggest problems. New buildings require strategic materi- als, labor, and part of the Army’s own personnel. The fewer men re»: quired for housekeeping, the more effective an army is. That is why the physical equipment of the col- leges, now partially unused, could | eéfféct such a great saving One plan would be to make each college virtually a short-term West Point, in which the 18-19 year olds would get a possible would training as This mean not only improving this age! but also ! preparing the next generation for| group for actual combat, bettér leadership after the war. NAZI ARMY TRAINING ‘The period of training proposed | by some Army leaders is one year. should But #f a crisis in the war arise before that time, whereby the men were needed at thé front, the miniatire West Point coursé could - términate Those who propose this far-sight- ed plan probably are in minority among Arfy leadérs at present Some of the more conservative gen- erals favor throwing the boys into e ranks more or less indiscrimin- ately. However, it has been pointed out | that thére is nothing more demor- alizing than bringing men into the Army, then keeping them marking time, never getting ul thorough military | training, plus as much academic ! | sters can help win the war sooner may ask that of her guests can go that far, shé'll have to invite fetch along his ration card. On the basis of the pound-per-each-five-week basis, the average American this winter will receive enough coffee to brew about a cup each day for him- self and members of the family over the age of 15 That will be plenty for the coffee-for-breakfast-only drinker; but for the consumer who has been in the habit of taking two or more cups with each meal, the reduction will be drastic. And that consumer, remember, is the fellow who will miss it most. There are hundreds of thousands of Americans | who drink coffee not at all. To them the rationing | system offers only an invitation to purchase a pro- | duct which suddénly has become scarce and, for that reason, precious. ome of them, of course, will | be glad to share their beverage-wealth with friends jor neighbors to whom the drink is important | part of the daily diet. The coffee rationing plan seems to have been | badly handled. In the first place, it was unfortunate that the talk of a coffee shortage was stressed as it was. The discussions led to much hoarding, which cut down the supply available to the average con- sumer. It was unfortunate, too, that rationing of the product wasn't started just as soon as it became apparent that an actual shortage was imminent. The ration of a cup per day will cut the na- tional consumption of coffee only about 20 percent per year, according to Leon Henderson. Prior to 1941, Mr. Henderson's office says, the average per capita consumption of the beverage was about 13 pounds per person per year. The ration will cut this to an estimated 105 pounds per person pei year. On that basis, the reduction is not a drastic one. | But when individual cases are considered, it must be admitted that the rationing plan will work consid- erable hardship on some people, and no hardship at all on others. This, it seems to us, is the essential weakness of the program. And before she éven each diner to writers the lives which has of our mil- is not the aims | by others who are an probably eighty hundred percent The efféct is not the carriers of the no importance to it is positively faith chance to fight, and with no clear | picture of what the ®ar is all about. If not handled carefully the 18-19 year olds may fall into this category. Meanwhile, it is urged by. Army training specialists that the young- over the country made the race. “If I hadn’'t run again,” says Norris, “I never would have known what people thought of me” Senator Tom Connally of Texas diagnoses the recent | elec- tion this way: “The Domoclats who opposed Roosevelt got re-elected. | And the Republicans who support»| ed Roosevelt got re-elected. It must pay to be independent” . . Senator Jim Mead of New York| complains to colleagues: “I was the President’s fall guy when he | wanted me to run for governor of New York, though I didn't want to run. And now he lets LeongHender- son appoint a Republican as OPA director in Buffalo, my ¢wn home town.” ’ ' ' Ambassador Joe Davies and wife will go out to Hollywood to start the screening of his book “Mission to Moscow” by Warner Brothers. Walter Huston will play he is glad he if they have been given the same kind of thorough training received by the bulk of the German army. For the average German sergeant during the first year of the war was better trained than the aver- age lieutenant in the British or American armies CAPITAL CHAFF Tears streamed down the face of crusading Senator George Norris when he was defeated after forty years in Congress. But now that he has been reading the flood of com- Dlimentary letters received from all Elm PRIc Crossword Puzzle xisted So: Scotch Sewer . Put on 40. Dressed ACROSS . Insect | Sheds feathers . Strike vio- lently . Inlet of the sea Cognizant Y. . Caper 44, Northwestern state: abbr. 5. Small cross stroke on a letter . Holdings 49. Old measures of Jength Nerve net- " work . Enrage '5. Singing voice . Correlative of neither . Feminine name 64. 61 anle Tom's ale . Part to hgld other parts in place Skull p tuberance . Disfigure . Derision . Brief and compact River mud ucy Give up hope Sum . Small fish 32. Gastropod mollusk DOWN . Captures Scandinavian discoverer Ornament with raised work . The continent pet 3 l‘em.\le deer The pick . gmal] fish i . Sent_paymen . Word ol, sorrow . Deep mud , sau wuh the Lorflga bird capacity . Lighthearted 38 Number . Seasoning L cal " eolo 53. Ml:i.;'l"?' fil.?«’%flll .////flll o S . Suhasitant of: Wide Warld Features - Rt ol State | | Wworld | 7 L Yy | | { | { | | that emotional instability | men THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ( HAPPY BIRTHDAY DECEMBER 1 P i 3 Harry G. Peterson Einar L. Olson Harry T. Simpson Mrs. Luella Bush Sidney F. Smith Laura O. Jones Dotrothy T. Oldham Mrs. R. F. Richman John F. Barrett e HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel’ Rac | E £ 2 DECEMBER WEDNESDAY, Benefic aspects dominate today It is fortunate for beéginnings and promising for whatever is con- structive. HEART AND HOME should be an uplift of spirit un(lm’f this configuration which stimulates There | |estimates for the Alaskh Railroad, Col 20 YEARS AGO ¥ gupire DECEMBER 1, 1922 Pronounced the most successful dance ever given by thej Shrine Club in Juneau, the Thanksgiving Eve dance held in A. B. Hall was attended by more-than 117 couples. The hall was ablaze with lights which set off to advantage the many Shrine emblems which decorated the hall. | The conventional dress of the Shriners and guests and beautiful gowns of the women added to the colorful atmosphere. Committee in charge of the affair was made up of L. L. Harding, C. E. Naghel and R. G. Day Capt. J. H. Cann, Mrs. Cann and T. D. White, official of the El Nido Mine, came to Juneau to spend Thanksgiving and planned to return to the mine on Lisianski Inlet on the company boat, Apex No. 1 Members of the Juneau Mothers' Club had organized a crew of workers among the school children to spend the day at the skating pond, clearing it of logs and debris in anticipation of winter skating. Coffee and sandwiches supplied by members of the club were served to the workers. school Amalga, Miss Lillian Oja, who was at Juneau to spend the Thanksgiving vacation with her parents teaching Walter Parnamarkoff left the on the Estebeth for Sitka. previous evening On his way to Washington to confer with Secretary Fall and prob- ably appear before the Congressional committee in support of the annual Frederick Mears was a passenger Scott C. Bone while on the Alameda for Seattle. He conferred with Gov in Juneau. activities and encourages optimism Changes in households may be perplexing due to war condmmv»‘ but this is a time to make the homé charming in new ways. Ex- | tension of hospitalities to men m; uniform will bring to families much | of interest but warning is given | may in-| spire hasty romances. Marriages on short dequaintance will lead to| the many divorces presaged for xlz(-f next few years. BUSINESS AFFAIRS!: Thl‘ should be a profitable sway for merchants. Demand for wooien | ‘lothing and for furs will be insis- | tent even though costs may be| high. Holiday shopping will show | 1 trend toward what is useful aud | :xpensive. Dealers in cigarettes will profit as never in the past and sonsumptjon of alcoholic beverages | will be so great as to give 4mpe to prohibition agitation. It is indi cated that in 1943 restrictions on | the sale of liquor will be legalized. NATIONAL ISSUES: Peace sug- | zestions inspired by Hitler will be | widely discussed as a prelude to | the most terrible conflict in all| history for the stars presage for 1943 war on a scale never previ- ously attained. Rejection of all! treacherous overtures will be nn- animous, despite fifth column cf- forts. The stars are read as warn- ing that there must be no compro- mise. Complete victory for the| United Nations is prognosticatec | but again the seers emphasize that | the price will be tremendous. i INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| Through this month there will be| a feeling of suspense. As if the| world felt the imminence of su-| preme crisis, the new year will be awaited with extreme anxiety by | friend and foe alike. Changes in administration in both the British and United States governments will | be made and the desire for shift- ing leaders will extend to the armed | forces. The Emperor of Japan and | the King of Belgium both come under evil portents this month. Persons whose birthdate it is| have the augury of a year of un- asual experiences. Good fortune for! those in the military, engineering, aviation and secret services is forecast. Children born on this day prob- ably will have positive characters and unusual talents. Much good fortune may be expected. (Copyright, 1942, the part of Ambassador Davies, and Warners would like to have statu- esque Mrs. Davies play the part of U.S. POST OFFICE IN AFRICA Uncle Sam’s army is leaving nothing undone to see that the mail man makes deliveries to U.S. forces abroad. Believe it or not, but when the U.S. African Expedi- tionary Force landed, a unit of the Army postal corps was right ml the vanguard. Immediately it got ashore, it set | up facilities for handling mail. As the troops fanned out toward Tu- nis, the postal corps fanned out| with them, and will be augmented by more men later. So you can be- gin writing to the men overseas right now. This is the first time in history that a postal service has gone ashore with landing troops. The service was organized from post recommended to Gen. Jim Ulio by Postmaster General Frank Walker. Brig. Gen. Clayton Adams is the guiding genius. (Copyright, 1942, by United Fea- turé Syndicate, Inc.) WADE DUE HOME S00N " FROM EASTERN TRIP After attendance as the Alaska representative at an all-regional directors’ conference of Social Se- curity Boards held in Washington, D. ©, Hugh J. Wade is expected back in town shortly. While in Washington Mr. Wade conferred with the board and with the War Manpower Commis- slon on matter's affecting the Ter- ritory. I | severations look not more suspicious than strained sanctity. 'may he alw An old-fashioned spelling bee was to be the entertainment feature of the Christian Endeavor Society social held in the evening at the | Congregational Church in Douglas. There was also to be a program of songs, and talks with refreshments concluding the evening. held in the, Douglas Elsie Edmis- solo; Ragnar “Jingle Bells,” school. A program commemorating Thanksgiving Day | School the afternoon preceding the holiday, was as follows | ton, recitation; Gordon y, reading; Mamie Feusi, pis Kromquist, reading; Mrs. H. H talk; song school; Douglas Gray, recitation; sung by 10 McEvoy, “*Amer] Weather was generally fair with a maximum temperature of 40 and {2 minimum of 37 ettt e e e e Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbon S WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “We must go now have work to do.” Say, “BECAUSE we have work to do.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Belles-lettres. Pronounce bel-let-r, E's as in BELL, principal accent on second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Balloon; two L’s SYNONYMS: Adapt, apply, adjust, arrange put in place. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it i increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. ASSEVERATION; act-of affirming positively or earnestly. we both conform, fit, set right, you Let us Today's word: -Zimmer- man. L e MODERN ETIQUETTE * roprrra reE N et Q. Should a man always rise to acknowledge an introduction? A. Yes, regardless of whether he is being introduced to a man or a | woman, old or young. Q. What is a good toast to offer to a guest of honor? A. “Here's to our guest of honor. He deserves what he gets, and get what he deserves.” Q. What is the correct pronunciation of ADIEU? A. Pronounce a-du, A as in ASK unstressed, U as EW in FEW, inot DO. e LOOK and I.EARNA C. GORDON e ] 1. Which is generally considered the easiest musical instrument to master? 2. What noted member of the House of Representatives was hm- iliarly known as “Uncle Joe"? 3. What causes a dog to smell “ 4. What is a “soiree”? 5. What is the approximate density of population in Canada? ANSWERS: The ukulele. Joseph G. Cannon (1836-1926). . Eating too much meat. 4. An evening party. (Pronounce swa-ry, first Aas in AH, accent last syllable). 5. Three people per square mile. doggey”? Duck, Boys, Here’s Another' Water cascades over the bow of this sturdy little U, S. Navy pat=-! boat as it plows through a heavy sea while on the lookout for enemy subs. Sailors seek what little protection the bridge has to offer, in the foreground, as they try to duck behind the canvas to escape the gianv waves. Such boats are contributing ]xeltly to overcoming the sub msengce along U, S, coastlines, This is an official U, S. Navy piaka. ] Violent as-| TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, | Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building Phone 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bidg Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Frankiin Sts. 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