The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 24, 1944, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire b4 e Ay Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. CELEN TROY MONSEN President Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Yelivered by earrier in Junesu and Douslas for $1.50 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: ¥ One year, in advance, §15.00; six months, in sdvance, $7.80; one month. In advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer & favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSGCIATED 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 berein. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — ka Newspapers, 1411 ®ourth Avenue Bldg., Seaitle, Wash, GOVERNMENT BY DEFAULT “Government by the people” can be a reality only | if the people participate in the business of governing. We know well enough that even in major national elections large segments of the elecorate fail to exercise the right or to observe the obligation of citi- zenship. Many who do vote do so perfunctorily and | close their concern with the democratic process by the | simple act of casting a ballot. How largely this is frue is indicated in a survey conducted recently by the Denver Universiuy National Opinion Research | Center. Only one out of every three persons inter- viewed in a Netion-wide poll was able to name correctly the two Senators who represent his State | in Washington. ago the New York Herald Tribune asked a cross-section of New Yorkers to identify their Congressman and found that 85 per cent were unable to do so. An even more shocking ignorance of demo- cratic institutions was revealed in another National Opinion Research Center survey conducted not long ago. About a third of the American public expressed hostility or apathy to the doctrine of freedom of speech and of the press—even in time of peace. The | questions, as is so often the case in surveys of this kind, were ambiguous and perhaps tended to elicit negative responses. Nevertheless so widespread a lack ‘ of fervor for the most fundamental of American institutons cannot fail to have ominous implications The Denver University study is bolstered by a small- scale inquiry conducted by the Bulletin, publication of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. The Waihfnfilol Merry- Go-Round e (Continuea 1rom Page One) But those days peace in the same men who Ve an unready world cation of public any advance pre] You can dance ful music, see the most beautiful | women, lie on the beach or, stripped FUTURE OF X to the waist, sit at little tables| I am just a bit drinking beer or scotch and soda.! Mr. A few blocks off, boys are drilling, sonal marching down the streets, getting ready to go across to a r not of peace—one it, as a drink wa their own making, from which they | of golf; not realizi the boys who are f{ighting may never return. And just a stone’s throw away from their drill- ing, exists the maddest dance of synthetic prosperity ever to be seen new sons into the since the fall of Rome. At night, the crowds gather in the night clubs and linger until five in the morning over roulette and baccarat. Hundred-dollar bills dot the tables. And between games, the talk is of the latest race at elbow. Mr. But ther they—your win in the feature. {must not be years Aside from these things, there are same heartac only two other subjects of conver-l b g 7R sation: Taxes, and who can de- feat Franklin Roosevelt. He is | hated, with an undying hate as the | chief barrier blocking the return of | low taxes, the untrammeled pyra- miding of fortunes, plus all the other things that went with the Coolidge bull market. | There is no thought of what may happen after the war—what may happen to those who do not have! racing bles or do not spend their | evenings at the roulette tables. Es- | pecially, there is no thought about | how this war can be made the last | war. It just doesn't cross anybody’s | mind ACROSS . Old card game Razor sharpener Animal’s foot Selt i, Waithful . Luzon native Limb i. Change Inclinie head the rank | Mohammedan CAUTIOUS MR. HULL | Up in Palm Beach, sits Sumner Welles, writing a book. It will be| a good book for those who will read | it, but its, reader circle will be| small. It deals with the tragic mis- takes we made after the last \\';n',‘ and ‘bow, step by step, we drifted | into the present war, with our so- called statesmen knowing what was | Cordell Hull is tired. sat round the table at sailles—a peace carved out in secret and handed on a platter to to the most beauti- over a reluctant Senate. EW Hull thinks of until he gets round to negotiating there, and their wi and the mothers who are bringing !much greater stake in future peace than Mr. Hull—and may jostle his Hull has seventy-three dis- tinguished years to look back on son and all mothers’ sons—have seventy Tropieal, and why Sun Again didn't | years to look forward to. And they Bulletin’s conclusion was that no more than half the men and women interviewed had a reasonable under- standing of and belief in a free press To explain findings such as these we must examine the educational system through which Americans learn of our institutions and of our political tech- niques. Plainly it is falling down in the quintessential portion of its job. No doubt the press itself bem's‘l heavy responsibility for the popular indifference to its freedom and for the failure to evoke in the public a warmer and wider interest in public affairs. The fact is ,in any case, that we face here a condition the remedying of which is vital to our pri rvation as a People who do not care about or under- stand the processes under which they live are not free people. They are the soil out of which depotism springs. What confronts us here is nothing less than decay at the roots of American culture. We need urgently to give those roots strength and replenish- free society ment. . In Juneau today some sense an air of rejuvena- tion in the interests of a more activ part by the people in their government. We have two elections | coming up--the city election on April 4 and the Ter ritorial election on April 25. The vote cast in these elections will measure our participation o~ | 0il for Franco (Washington Post) For a brief period the Department of State man- aged to create the illusion that it was treading on the | toes of Generalissimo Franco of Spain. In point of | fact, of course, it did nothing so indecorous. Tk mbargo on shipments of oil to the home of the | falange, announced a week ago, wasn't really an embargo, after all. It was merely a suspension of | Spanish tanker loadings in the Caribbean area response to a disclosure by the Philadelphia Record, | the State Department has now acknowledged that outstanding licenses for packaged petroieum goods | have not been nceled. The wheels of falangist collaboration with the Axis will continue to bs | lubricated frem this side of the Atlantic It is nice to know that our diplomats are not hot-headed. The present through the falange, has furnished a transmi belt for Axis propaganda and espionage activities in the Western Hemisphere. It has supplied German; with essential war materials, wolfram for example It has interned Italian warships. of Spanish troops to fight against our Russian allies jon the Eastern front. And its caudillo has publicly | and spectacularly thumbed his nose at democracy, the | American variety in particular. But our State De- partment has never lost its temper, has never been thin-skinned enough to take umbrage of these acts. | When the State Department announced on Jan- |uary 28 what we mistakenly assumed to be an | embargo, it stated explicitly that “the loadings of | Spanish tankers with petroleum products for Spain | have been suspended, through action of the State | Department, pending a reconsideration of trade and | general relations between Spain and the United | States in the light of trends in Spanish policy.” We ! take this fo mean that the State Department would | | like to bring about a reversal of these trends. It | hasn't succeeded in doing so through the methods of | conciliation it has employed to date. Perhaps Gen- | eralissimo Franco doesn't understand its language. | Perhaps gestures are inadequate. Perhaps a genuine, ]lhorou&hfimnsu unqualified and outright shutdown of oil shipments would have more meaning —now that strength is on the side of morality—worth a try. ion | are over. Today He thinks of terms as the four elder statesmen handed on to us. | This, I realize, is not the kind of | letter one should write to the mother of a new-born son. But Ij have a hunch that the mothers of | America would rather face these| problems now, when they can be colved, than wait until it is too late. Also, 1 have a hunch that the| boys who are drilling just a stone’s| throw from the gilded night-life of Miami may have a lot to say, may do more than mere elbow-jostling, when they come back when it's over over there. With much love to all your fine family, without any edu- opinion, without paration to win GENERATION fearful also that peace as a per- which can wait its after a game ing, perhaps, that over ives and children, Your brother, Drew. (Copyright, 1944, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) e e | CARD OF THANKS | We wish to thank all those who | were so kind and thoughtful during | the illness and loss of our beloved mother and sister: also for the many beautiful floral offerings. | MRS. CLIFFORD MASON, { ROY OSBORN H, P. BURROUGHS. e world, have a the crowded with the | | { | | 1 | anding Hackneyed Weight Secarcer. Water bottle Parts worked with the feet | | | | { letter y clump opean dormouse Roman house- hold god Individual Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzle DOWN . Chiet 2. Mythical monst . Order . Stone writing t s Masonic iriceeper . Un reme Ou the highest point Walk in water coming, but staring glassy-eyed at| the approaching debacle, powerless | Pertaining to oil to prevent it or else unwilling to endanger their own political pres- Automoblle Playhouse tige by taking heroic measures to stop the catastrophe. i Not, far from Sumner Welles in OQutward Palm Beach, Cordell Hull, the man who kicked Welles out of offic putting on the golf course 73 years old, and tired. His tious strokes on the golf course re- sembled his tired diplomacy. There| was a time in the House of Rep- resentatives when I knew a fiery,| courageous, young Tennesseean who ! dared to fly in the teeth of the big | pressure lobbies and the Smoot-| Hawley tariff with its economic bar- riers which contributed to this war. | government of Spumuk It has sent a division |, from i THE EMPIRE 20 YEARS AGO MARCH 24, 1924 the biggest in the history of st ce he had become acquainted ager ¥. H. Knickerbocker of the Alaska ited friends here this day while the North- s enroute Cordova and was expected to other towns in the Westward before returning South. Mr. Knicker- ccker stated that the company was making every effort to take care of business and with the addition of the new steamer Yukon, said that ; would have a first class fleet on the r \ \ \ { § 3 Elaine Arnold nd Thomas White e Goldstein The approaching season was to be ka's tourist industry, wi cording to Gener Steamship Company, who v stern was in port. He Wi at to E ) N ) \ { | HOROSCOPE “The stars mcline but do not compel” The annual congregational meeting of the Northern Light Presby- jan Church was held in the church parlors following the annual .r which was served by the Martha Society. The following officials elected during the meeti J. W. Leivers, re-elected Treasurer; B. Cook and J. D. Van Atta, re-elected Trustees for three-year terms James Drake and R. C. Mize were newly eclected as Trustees. H. L. ulkner wgs elected to the Board of Church Elders to fill the vacancy ulting from the resignation of M. S. Sur had gone South SATURDAY, MARCH 25 Benefic aspe 1 absolutely to- ,;d day. except o Neptune is in control. The morning is a fortun- ate time for conferences and de- cisions. HEART AND HOME: This week- | end may not be favorable for home nmers, w Chairman Frank Metcalf of the special committee appointed by he Juneau Parent-Teachers Association, was making plans for hespitalities. Friendships will be | ducting a big dance at the A. B, Hall for the benefit of the Inter-School more numerous than love affairs <t which was to be held at Ketchikan soon. Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, Returning soldiers will be cautious jairman of the special committee which was to give a public card regarding responsibilities. for the benefit of the School Meet, was also arranging plans f BUSINESS AFFAIRS: The stock | arket may be jittery through oming weeks Reports of a crop shortage may be unduly pessimistic, but losses through floods or bad weather may be sustained. Trade chould be active, for plentiful money will tempt Spring shoppers, ______ ’ Daily Lessons in English %. .. corpox | NATIONAL ISSUES: Heavy con- at affair. Miss Esther Chshen, of Douglas, had accepted a position as saleslady he Peerless Bakery in Juneau. Weather report: High, 52 , 387 cloudy. xes and war bond drives will drain bank accounts but even the ast serious persons will realize the | ed of giving. Events are fore- st which will effectually overcome premature American optimism. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| he recent conjunction of Saturn| d Mars presa new misunder- standings between Russia and Po- land. The Balkans may become the center of wc > disputes. bitter is WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: “Do not say, “I am going to consult the binion of Mr, Smith.” Say, “I am going To consult Mi. Smith,” SECURE the opinion of Mr. Smith.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Candelabra scofid A as in LAY, final A as in ASK unstressed, principal accent on \ Pronounce kan-de-la-bra, third syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Defendant; ANT, not ENT, SYNONYMS: Peacemaker. mediator, intercessor i “Use a word three times and it is your Let us i each day. Today's word ible remedy.” tering one W infa by ms it is have Chis expanded far and 1s an the augury of a year of activity. Men will women will meet ex eriences Children born on this probably be excepiionally fortunate | all their live They may be emo- talented and ambitious. ! (Copyright, 1944) - friends. YESTERDAY WITH | "% " 55 PASSENGERS <" (et e | LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corvo | PSRRI 4L+ © © © ) day will MODERN ETIQUETTE ¥ topprra vem | ) ) ) \ ] [PSUSURSPRSSSESEE A S S S 2 ESssaaaaa tional one address her by her given name? way to eat an apple at the table if a small rters and eat it with the fingers. he do with The napkin should be left unfolded beside the plate last evening a 1 dock=p ed here from the south with the} following passenge arriving from | Seattle—Mrs. Margaret George, Mrs. | F. W. Naff, Frank L. Holmes, David Hill, Mrs. Wilma Hayes, Mrs. Nellie May Scovill, Mrs. Adaring C. Has- | 1. Before the war, what percentage the lett, Reginald H. Haslett, Ivan A.lin the United States was consumed by farmers? Marinovich, Robert E .Scott 2. What is the American Bill of Rights? Howe Vance, Mrs. Catherine W.| '3 what is a polygiot? Benson, Miss Alvera Clifford, Misog. <4 what is the mountain range that divides northeastern Europe Silva A. Zenger, Leonard Johnson, | Jobn C. Thomas, Mrs. Thomas, Lawrence Flahart, Louisa Flahart, Mrs. Mary Flahs M Venetta J. Corey, Waldro E. Numm.’ Mrs. Audrey F. Baldwin, Wallace! D. Baldwin | Jack W. Murphy, Harold E. Booth, | Ralph E. Baker, Lee Ronald Bar- rans, Aagard A. Olsen, Mrs. Flova! ¢ Fulton, Richard L. Kelly, Robert| —=——— Kelly, Mrs. Stella B. Kelly, Mrs.| Margaret L. Wiley, Harold T. Wiley, |, CARL LINDSTR“M Frances Whizin, Benjamin D. Stew- | | art, Mrs. Ethel H. Craft, Sharon| as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE Craft, Beverly Craft, Edward Craft, | | is invited to present this coupon this evening and Madelon Craft. ‘»i at the box office of the—— i lwm ]:nnce Rupert—Samuel A ;' HEA BE Nelson, Mrs. Ruth B. Nelson, San dra K. Nelson, Shiéla R. Nelson, and | { CAPITOL T T James W. Huston. } and receive TWO TICKETS to see: From Ketchikan—C. B. Finnegan, ! Iz 29 = = ia’’ J. Zaravinoff, and C. Johnson. | After Mldmghi With Boston Blackie From Wrangell—-Mr. and Mrs. W. Tamaree, H. M. Olsen, Mrs. J. 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Jive. 2;00--News Rebroadcast. 2:15—Harry James. 2:30—Boston Symphony. 3:30—Alaska Evangelization. 3:45—Marching Along. 4:00—News Rebroadcast. 4:15—-Sports Interview. 4:30—Program Resume. 4:45--Vesper Service. 5:00—News Rebroadcast. 5:15- Mystery Melodies. 5:30—Pre-Sabbath Program. 45-~Behind the Headlines. 6:30—Easy Listening. 6:45—Cocz Cola Show. 7:00—Talking Drums. 7:15- Standard Oil News. 7:30—Fibber McGee and Molly. 8:00-Hits of Today. 8:15—Fred Waring. —Hit Parade 9:00-~National Barn Dance. 9:15~National Barn Dance. 9:45--Alaska Line News. of motor fuel consumed In what part of America did the Pilgrims fitst land? ANSWERS: 25 per cent. The term applies to the first ten amendments to the Constitution. A person who speaks or writ veral languages. ‘The Urals. ’ Provincetown, Mass. | K DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED against low W8 ¢ maximum of $5,000 First National Bank MOER ':D(lal DEPOSIT lHSU:ANC! 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