The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 21, 1944, Page 1

THE LIBRARY Of CONGRESS SERIAL RECORD AUG 12 1944 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” GIFT i VOL. XLIL, NO. 9709. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1944 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS - ] PRICE IE_I:J CENT3 AMERICAN FORCES LAND ON GUAM ILE Battle Raging Now Over Nominated for Fourth Term MAVERICK HERE ON WAR TRIP| Says Alaska Has Big Post| War Future, Praises North Scenery WALLACE IS GAINING AT CONVENTION Texas Demos Stage Walk- out-Hold Southern Meeting BULLETIN—CHICAGO, July 21.—The name of Senator Harry Truman was placed for nomina- tion for Vice - President this afternoon by Senator Champ Clark of Missouri, who said Tru- main has done more to help win the war than any civilian except the President. The name of Vice-President Wallace was placed for nomina- tion by Richard Mitchell, former Chief Justice of the Jowa Su- preme Court. A 10-minute dem- onstration followed. Clark said Roosevelt had writ- ten a letter saying he would be glad to run with Truman and “believes he will add real | | | possibilities for the post-war period |and stressing the intricate value of | the Territory’s hydroelectric facil- | ities, Maury Maverick Chairman and General Manager of the Smaller War Plant Corporation, in an in- | terview today with a reporter of | The Empire, outlined a “five-point | plan” which he recommended would | be of material value to the Terri- | tory’s expansion plan after. the term- ination of the war. The plan as outlined by the form- |er Texas Congressman and formre | Mayor of San Antonio, included: 1. Unification of the West toward | one program which all can work | | together vigorously and harmon- | Declaring that Alaska has untold | strength to the ticket.” | iously | 2. Development of hydroelectric CHICAGO, July 21—Vice Presi-| oyer and its dirivitates. dent Henry A. Wallace gained = 3 peyelopment of new stream- strength today, and Senator Harry jined homes to accommodate work- Truman is fighting to overhaul ers and their families who will| migrate to Alaska after the war.| | Mr. Maverick pointed to the possi-| (Continued on Page Three) The Washington‘ Merry - Go- Roun By DREW PEARSON (Lt. Col. Robert B. Allen now on active service with the Army.) | WASHINGTON — Frenchmen who talked privately with staid,| straight General de Gaulle after his talks with Roosevelt got the| impression that the difficulties be- | tween them were partially patch- ed up. De Gaulle warmed up consider- ably toward the man who has kept him from being the official Presi- dent of France. FDR appeared to warm up but still has his fingers crossed. The President is not al- ways a yielding man when he gets “the old Dutch up.” | One of the little known facts ac- counting for the frigid relationship between the two had to do with certain smear stories about de Gaulle which he heard were coming from the White House. He blamed | them largely on Admiral Leahy, Roosevélt’s personal chief of staff, who sétved as U. S. Ambassador to Vichy France. Stories about de Gaulle’s arrogance, about his re- bilities of returning doughboys after the war, many of whom would | probably settle in the Territory. He said that the GI bill passed by Con- | gress which entitled returning men | of the armed forces fo borrow $2500 | from their Uncle Sam — that this | money would be used by many of | the men to engage in some small enterprise. 1 4. The development of little busi- | ness generally. 5. The development of the tourist trade. Praises Scenery “I knew,” said Mr. Maverick, “that | before I ever came to Alaska that the tourist trace should be developed to the 'nth degree; now my opinion | in this respect has been confirmed. | SPEAKER AT CONVENT ION e The scenery between Seattle and | Juneau on the ‘Inside Passage’ is| far superior to anything that I have seen and they tell me I haven't| seen anything as yet.” Capture of distance, explained the | former Congressman, is Alaska’s| greatest problem. With the modern use of scientific inventions, par-. ticularly radar and hundreds of others, he pointed out, Alaska could ' be more greatly developed. H On the subject of foreign trade,| Mr. Maverick said: “The Philippine Islands may well | resume their pre-war levels of for- eign trade. This will depend upon what tariff policies we adopt toward the islands after they gain their fusal to aid in the invasion, and other yarns designed to hamper recognition were credited by de Gaulle to Admiral Leahy. independence in 1946. Postwar trade with Alaska might expand if it re- tains some of its wartime increases, and further permanent settlement He was also suspicious of ex- Ambassador Bill Bullitt; also of | Assistant Secretary of State Adolf Berle, reputed to be a member of| " gine Territory,” said. the the anti-de Gaulle cabal. Finally,| .o “ro oo Goongressman, “is de Gaulle heard that Congressional | 1 7 want 1o make it possible that Librarian Archibald MacLeish h’f}msska can develop economically as given Library of Congress jobs 'O |pyych as it is able to develop.” He Alexis Leger and other French eX-|said that he and his party which iles and that they were feeding un-|consists of Paul Jordan, Director of favorable information through | nformation of the Smaller War MacLeish to the White House. | Plant Corporation, and Willlam However, inside fact is that none | Castleton, Regional Manager of the of the above was nearly as respon- | organization, would visit virtually here is encouraged. Purpose of Trip “One of my chief purposes in sible for the President’s attitude as was de Gaulle himself when he refused to let FDR serve as peace- | maker between him and General | Giraud at Casablanca. The Presi- | dent prides himself on his ability | to win friends and influence peo- | ple. But at Casablanca, de Gaulle | flatly refused to be influenced. All| of the famous Rooseveltian charm failed to budge him. | NOTE — De Gaulle’s friends say | he believes in principles rather than in people, and that he stood for |every important city in the Terri- tory for the purpose of making a| survey of business conditions. “The | chief purpose of this visit,” declared Mr. Maverick, “is to assist war and civil production.” Calling attention as to what the West Coast could expect in the way of post-war conditions, Mr. Maverick said: Can’t Ignore Problems “The end of the war may be a long time off; in any event it will probably go on longer on the West Coast than in other areas of the the principles of a new France| . ntrv 1t is imy Y. perative, however, while General Giraud stood for the | gha¢ while our energies are centered old France. Now Giraud is out, de | girst on war production and winning Gaulle is in. O’DANIEL’'S NEWSPRINT the war we cannot ignore necessary adjustments in ou reconomy during the war. Nor can we blind ourselves Democrats at the Chicago con- vention last night heard a great speech made by Mrs. Helen Gahagan Douglas of Los An- geles. A star of stage and opera, wife of Capt. Melvyn Douglas, Mrs. Douglas is regarded as one of the party's foremost women. ROBOT BOMBS ARE FALLING, BRIT. CAPITAL Explosions Occur Over So., England-Mothers Are Urged fo Evacuate LONDON, July 21. — Salvos nt_ |flying bombs exploded during Lhe‘ night and today in Leondon, also over South England. |then determine whether they want lexperienced and immature hand: FDR MAKES SPEECH TO (ONVENTION | Accepts Fourth Term Nom- ination from Pacific Naval Base | | | BULLETIN — LONDON, July 21.—Two German divisions are reported to have revolted in Russian-besieged East Prussia ‘and a full bloom purge of generals is apparently proceed- ing in Germany as the after- math of what Hitler called a traitorous attempt to assassin- ate him and pave the way to surrender. With broken com- munications masking what per- haps is a civil war or mutiny in the Reich, the Berlin radio announced that Col. Gen. Lud- wig Bech, former Chief of the German General Staff, is “no longer living,” presumably shot. It is also stated a bomb ex- ploded a little over six feet from Hitler. | CHICAGO, July 21.—From a Pa-‘ eific Coast naval base, President Roosevelt last night accepted a fourth term nomination, telling the wartime Democratic National Con-| vention delegates that Americans can take a look at the record and to entrust a worldwide job to “in-i 3! The familiar voice came by radio to the vast stadium where dele- gates were embroiled in a stirring scrap over the selection of a run- ning mate for Roosevelt. | Roosevelt received 1,086 out of| 1,176 votes, with Senator Harry, | nounced is confronted by a major internal crisis if not a widespread revolt against the Nazi regime. In a six-minute address, in which his voice ranged to icy anger and shaking with frenzy, Hitler an- he had appointed the dreaded Gestapo Chief, Henrich Himmler, Commander-in-Chief in- side Germany to | usurpers.” A subsequent German announce- ment said the man who planted the bomb, Col. Count Von Stauffenberg, had been shot, and ringleaders of the plot had been executed or had “committed suicide,” but Hitler’s Reich Marshal Goering and Grand Marshal Admiral Doenitz, who also spoke, made it clear that despite the bombings all protestations or revolt would be put down. Goering accused the plotters with “exterminate | Vice- President Hitler Declares Attempl " Made fo Assassinate Him; Plotfers Are Killed; Great German Revolt Indicated FARPACIFIC 0UTPOST IS NOW INVADED | Marines, Ifilry Swarm Ashore Under Pulveriz- ing Bombardment PACIFIC FLEET HEAD- QUARTERS IN PEARL HAR- BOR, July 21.—United States Marines and infantry are pour- ing ashore on Guam Island, the first American territory the Japs seized. The landing forces are fight- ing their way inland under cover of a pulverizing aerial and warship bombardment, Ad- miral Chester W. Nimitz an- nounces, The landing was a quick fol- lowup on the great victory at Saipan, and started yesterday morning and “is continuing against moderate ground oppo- sition.” % ;Byrd of Virginia receiving 89 and ione being cast for Roosevelt's es- LONDON, July 21.—Adolf Hitler was slightly bruised and burned by tranged one-time political issuing false orders to the troops and the setting up of a new government and also declaring that Hitler was | The communigque also said “the enemy defenses are being heavily bombed and shelled at FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT | | | 2, fo -~ DEMOCRAT PLATFORM IS SHORT Promises Victory, Peace by Force and Prosperity CHICAGO, July 21.— Convention Democrats wooed an’ electorate platform today calling for a fourth term based on Roosevelt’s record “in peace and in war,” and a prom- ise to seek military backing to prevent another bloodbath conflict. The road ahead, however, s ally,| o bomb explosion, he declared today, James A. Farley. | by a group of German officers who A complete victory in the next| failed Thursday in an attempt to four years seems likely, the Presi-| assassinate him and prepare for dent said in his address, indicating| surrender “as in 1918,” but he and that if elected again this fall he other speakers in an unprecedented broadcast made it obvious Germany dead. Goering stressed the armed forces were not affected by what he called | “mad generals” and only a “small clique of stupid generals,” including a “former general,” were involved. close range,” following 17 days of the most terrific warship and plane blasting on any in- vaded Pacific island. There is no indication of the landing places. (would not seek a fifth term but| would “retire to private life.” I Outlines Program | He added, “at any event, new| hands would then have a full op- portunity to realize the ideals we seek.” { Apparently epitomizing his own personal platform in the battle to keep Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York out of the White Hous Roosevelt outlined a three-point | world-wide program for 1944. | 1. “To win the war and win it} as fast as it can be won, and as| overpoweringly.” | 2. “To form a world-wide in- ternational organization to arrange for the use of armed forces by sovereign nations of the world and | to make another world war im-| possible within the foreseeable fu-| ture.” \ 3. “To build an economy for re- | turning veterans and all Americans which will provide employment and | decent standards of living.” GOP Vote Bid | He implied in his address a bid | for the Republicans to string along | with the Democrats in the No-| vember election, saying that in the | last three elections the American' |people “transcended party affilia- tions.” | Promising not to campaign in the About Just Gen. Charles DeGaulle REVOLUTION NOW NEARS IN GERMANY Broadcasts of Various Kinds Come from Ber- lin and "“Atlantic” (By Associated Press) Prolotoi Géls Kicked Rear Admiral Richard Con- olly, Commander of the am- phibious forces in Sicily and Salerno, and directed the con- quest of Roi Namur, directed the amphibious operations on Guam, and Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger, Marine Corps Com- mander, is commanding the expeditionary forces. Guam, the far Pacific outpost of the United States before its seiz- ure by the Japs the day after Pearl Harbor, is 30 miles in length and about six miles wide. fo Please By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, July 21.—Insofar | as the State Department is con- | cerned, protocol is “the rules pre-| seribing etiquette in ceremonies of | state” or in social functions attended by tepresentatives of other countries | to this nation. It's important, too; so important that the department has a division | of experts, headed by Stanley Wood- | ward, whose responsibility it is to figure out everything from who gets | the first glass of grape punch to how many guns are fired for visit- ing dignitaries. This may seem silly to a lot of folks who think international rela- tions would move forward faster if negotiators would < take off their coats, slip down their galluses and | forget about how far from the head of the table they were seated. | | | | TOKYO SILENT NEW YORK, July 21.—Listening government monitors report the Japanese radios are silent on the Guam landing. e ee—— TROOPS MAKE BIG GAINS IN CAEN SECTOR |paved with party dissension over |the racial issue, which is an object |of the bitter southern revolt over a plank which ignores definite com- The War Production Board mys-|to the serious difficulties in sus- tery over where Senator “Pappy"",uming prosperity after victory. It O'Daniel got the newsprint for his;is what the professors call ‘the eco- (Continued on Page Four) (Continued on Page Two) Home Security Minister Morrison, lin a grave speech and alsc broad- British Capital City and other dan- ger zones: cast, urged fnothers to evacuate the | | andtmanding officers’ headquarters. {mittments on “white supremacy.” The Democratic Party stands on record to speed victory, establish jand maintain peace and to guar- |antee full employmen and provide prosperity. That is its platform. The platform is contained in a 1,500-word statement, which as- serted it does not detail scores of | planks, but “cites action.,” It pic- tured Roosevelt as the “champion of human liberty and dignity.” - FORT RILEY WAS WILD, WOOLY IN EARLY DAYS | DODGE CITY, Kas—Air Corps | | {officers found a military order in Fort Riley files, 1842, which read: “l. Members of this command will, when shooting at buffaloes on | the parade ground, be careful not| to fire in the direction of the com- dated Oct. 25,! 'DOWNFALL usual sense, but reserving the rlgm‘ The “Atlantic” radio, supposedly to “correct any misrepresentations,” operating inside Germany, declared he said he was at a Pacific Coast|“a revolution is near and may bust naval station in the performance out in force in Germany and that of his duties under the Constitu- |Dart of the eastern army is deserting tion. and returning from the front.” “War waits for no elections,” he| AD Allied propagandist, bombard- sald, “decisions must be made, plans |08 the Reich with broadcasts, is 1aisid sfrategy carried out, They|UT6ing the Germans todeal s desth blow to the Hitler regime. do not concern merely a party % group but affect the daily lives of New bits of information said that Americans for generations to come.” a man, fatally injured in Hitler's e “ | circle, was a press photographer. Z The German radio instructed the German army newspapers to issue a special Hitler edition stressing “un- shakeable faithfulness in all men to- ward Hitler.” United States monitors heard a broadcast order for a picture layout to include photographs of Hitler, Himmler and the newly appointed | Chief of Staff, General Heinz Gud- | erian. ( British Foreign Minister Anthony | Eden was besieged with questions on | OF REICH LOOMING Germany Back in Sepfem- | ber, 1918-Togo’s Fall Means Smashup House of Commons convened, but | replied that he had no information | beyond that in the possession of all | members. | The Berlin newspapers issued spe- | cial editions with the full text of | Hitler's speech and the public re- However, protocol has its uses, and some of them are vital, indeed, in the relations of one country with another. No better example exists than in the visit here of Gen. Charles de Gaulle. Officially Gen. de Gaulle is just another Free Frenchman as far as the United States is concerned. His National Committee of Liberation had not been recognized as even the interim government of liberated France. He couldn’t possibly be recognized as & head of state. But in the case of Gen. de Gaulle, the State Department virtually threw the protocol book out the window. The 17 guns that saluted him on arrival were four short of the 21 fired for the head of a state, but that was about the only instance in which de Gaulle did not get full honors . Immediately after his arrival, the dent. He stayed at comfortable Blair House, the historic mansion which is now the official boarding house for kings, quens, presidents and prime ministers who come to call, Allied lnfam Takes Vil- lages, Territory Sur- * rounding Caen STAFF HEADQUARTERS OF }THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION- |ARY FORCES, July 21. — British |and Canadian infantry, taking over (from the armored forces the bur- | den of attack in the Caen offen- |sive, have expanded the deepest ishan advance to eight miles. The ‘onginal jump-off spots were widen- {ed at the shallowest points to five miles.” The deepest penetration of |German defenses are directly east jof Caen, where British Tommies, {bypassing Troarn to the north, drove within 1,000 yards of the |village Bures, on the Dives Riwer, |which the enemy flooded in an jattempt to block the coastal route |to the great port of Le Havre. the German situation when thej ....) was welcomed by the Presi-| Canadian troops, advancing a {mile, captured St. Martin Defon- |tenay, five miles south of Caen. f It is apparent that Montgomery's advance, while making gains, has |failed thus far in its main objective |to bring the main German battle to the German sector. “ LONDON, July 21.—The London |Star, commenting editorially on the | “2, The troop officer having the attempt on Hitler's life said today: best-trained mount for this year, “Our enemy is back in Septem- will be awarded ohe barrel of rye ber, 1918, and well knows it.” whiskey. Morning newspapers interpreted “3. Student officers will discon-|Tojo's fall as signs of an approach- tinue the practice of roping and|ing final smash-up, although it is riding buffaloes.” admitted Japan will not fall easily. mained calm after a hrief prelim- | inary flurry of excitement, the| Treansocean News Agency said in | a Berlin broadcast. | —el MABEL KABBINKE HERE Mabel Kibbinke is a recent Ju- neau arrival and has registered at| the Gastineau Hotel. The State Department tossed him The War Department, NSy ¥ a banquet. assisted in a measure by the Navy, gave him another sumptuous dinner. In addition to his talks with de Gaulle, the President, himself, plan- |ned a luncheon. Except for those four guns, no (Continued on Page Four) | SYDNEY, Australia — A four- | month-old lion, born in Sydney Zoo,. is devoted to his women keepers. ALL FOR THE LADIES He plays with them and meows like a cat if neglected but he will have nothing to do with men.