The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 9, 1945, Page 4

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SSOCIATED PRESS lusively entitled to the use for tches credited to it or not other- and also the local news published R m*rerxnu\ ': — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 AL { THE ONLY \0[ 'TH MOVEMENT he be ning ¢ These Yes f the celebration National Boy terday marked of Week ix days Cub: ut > next ought to mean much to Scouts and Gastineau Channel, for about two months of hard work the movement, after a two-year lapse, has been reinstated { only the th the Now back Dou youth movement that has in Juneau and stood the test of time; movement that has not sold out its members, hat has not given/boys a uniférm and a code me tools of a power-grabbing dictator. Today, we are fighting the products of another youth move- ment, the C 1an or Hitler Youth. These were fitted and regimented into world has to becon a uniform at arly the American boys with € soldiers age army the many of them former cruele ever seen, are dying Scouts to stop their depredations X Scout i . code of the ed on brotherly love, of the alled youth movements of while that other so is based on hate and the desire to mold the minds the the way of the dictator. founding of Scouting in 1810 in the much goed has been .accomplished | Since the formation'of the Hitler | to have » the United States through Scouting. 1t they will promptly notity | sold out | ,-»um.\ who we: y the “Supermen.’ HAPPY BIRTHDAY FEBRUARY 9 COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING At the recent annual meeting of the Association ! A | of American Colleges three ideas were expressed which Sharon Audrey Westby we believe to be typical of such opposition as-still E. Krause xists to the President’s proposal for post- r com- George Whyte pulsory mi y training. We do nQt question the A. R. Hared . | complete sincerity of those who hold these ideas, but | Mrs. Mabel Bertholl | we do believe that the ideas themselves are based on Erwin Gubser Rl Sophie Harris reasoning which can be shown to be fallacious if the | Bavniohi Binerdls argument is examined in each case { Mrs. M. P Tomiitess | The first idea is that military training is inef- | e fective, ¢ for the primary purpose for Which it is | peeeeeeeeesee—eo—oa—ooe proposed—namely the purpose of self-protection. As If univer: of pea 1 the most | one speaker at the recent meeting put it *{ HOROSCOPE | “The stars incline military training is ant urope should have compulsory be ceful place on earth during the last half century.” but do not compel” Obviou 1't. But let us ask whether there | { « D e e et | would really have been peace in Europe if France and |~ Russia iich wanted peace, had not had ary SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 raining t case the temptation to Germany Good and evil planetary mfluen-I ; 5 " i " lces are active today which may | to wage gressive war of conquest would merely g e 1 sietyof | the greater.. And ari sggressive war,|TinE news of ‘severe weathen il e el ¥ Ll AN an aggressive Wal |.ous along the war. fronts. once started, would have ended all the sooner in a| ppART AND HOME: In con-| German victory. Europe might indeed have had | trast to long-time interest in beau- peace but it would have been the peace of death, ty culture, young women who pre-| living will stress development, under the hobnailed boot of the conqueror. The real was that the nations which pare for mental and spiritual the seers.prophesy. postwar situation not strong enough to discourage ess in the wanted peace were 20 YEARS AGO % FEBRUARY 9, 1925 More antitoxin for Nome was being rushed to the Seward Peninsula metropolis. Dog teams had left Fairbanks with the serum that had ar- rived there by special train from Seward. An airplane was being tuned up at Fairbanks and might hop off with another shipment due there this day. HE EMPIRE i i} The American Legion announced a dance would be given February 23. C. W. Cheatham, Chief of the Bureau of Public Roads in Alaska, | returned to Juneau on the Admiral Watson from Seattle. ) Measles had broken out among the children in the Native village at Douglas. Rose McLaughlin had resigned’ from the staff of the Territorial Commissioner of Education and was to remain in Seattle, recovering from an appendicitis operation. Lulu M. Koskey had succeeded Miss McLaughlin in the education office here. Peterson,’ - . Lillian Oja had accepted a position in the B. M. Behrends Bank. The body of R. R. Brown, recovered following the wreck of the George, Jr., was to be taken to Victoria for burial. The members of the BUSINESS AE'FAIHS The stock market will focus attention and lhe; from making wa Post-war military ace- as powerful as the ggressor loving v on e i speculative spirit will strong as ill help to correct this situation {Spring draws near. Sharply in-| The second idea is that military training will be | creased trading is forecast. Fluctu-| X ated B'Illkl‘l S | good aspec armful to those who receive of con- scription may be long enough it; a ye taples is indi are unde that ation in s to regiment young boys |and br in the routine of a military system and tbhereby NATIONAL ISSU War \M‘*An» cripple them for life in a free society.” ness now will be manifest in a gen- Surely, in this connection the word “cripple” h“‘rml desire to.stabilize’ living gondi in ironic sound. ‘How many American boys are now { Lol and therésiiltibe SCribus SR ers in war industries. Again as- being crippled,. every day.the fighting lasts I)-rrnu\t' trologers warn that peace is Still to ag- If com- adequate measures were not taken prevent gressor nations from going.on the warpath? of ‘service and saerifice, pulsory military training strengthens the hand of the| INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: peace-lovinig nations to prevent war, it will be a lib-{In the great mu jcle 3 | erator rather than an oppressor of the young men who |is to continue f r it. | years, we are to discover the'perishi- % | ability of ‘our vast treasures-and to, third learn that power is exc wdfi,ug!y dan- gerou® as we exercise it in'acdord- far off. They predict prolongation receive 3 The that post-war training ds inconsistent with our present declarations in favor of a new era of lasting peace: “The estab-. 4jee with our postwar destiny. lishment of a policy of universal compulsory milita Persons whose birthdate it is have training would make our proposals toward peace and ' the r of great ac the world appear hypocritical and would | tivi ndicated. Su thwart our leadership in a world which is in financial matters is| perate need of the best America can give.” argument is military order in business or foreseen in des- Children born on this d probab- | But here, surely, the real situation is precisely 3 periif | he reverse of that stated. Sinee the great problem of |\¥ Wil be studious and serious, in- e € problem ot | 4, ¢ivious and reliable. Happy lives| the post-war years will be to prevent aggression, by |are prophesied the use of force if necessary, we cannot be charged | (Copyright, 1945) with “hypocrisy” if we prepare ourselves seriously to ! e e - do our proper share in helping other nations to main- tain law and aerder. The real hypocrisy would come if'we made large promises and did, nothing to support WALLACE ISSUE Jugend in the 1930s nothing but destruction of mind | them. | lEGlSlAIIoN IS | 77777 L R, Ryt . SR SRR £21 ol = ey 1 |crusty, hard-hitting Cabinet (ol-‘ 1 Washinglon D e Tl NEW SNOW ON STYMIED, HOUSE Ickes. Accompanied by hn assis | Go-R d Stettinius ‘and 'his team, after | Committee DoeS Not Know 0-Koun which. Stettinius said his new de- | Just What to D ‘ — partment would appreciate any IS SK' APPEA'_ us 0 Vo | (Continued from Page Ome) | yppestions, ideas and criticisms, » { |and he hoped Mr. Ickes would give | bOUI Bl” i the British Army half them the a century ago when it was mopping up the Indians in the Punjab, when it sent a conquering expedi- tion up the Nile, and waged war on the peaceful Dutch in mmh Bothathg, Africa, has demonstrated he can- | oo ™" i not divorce himself from that ulu» State Department. fashioned philosophy. He demon- |~ g (14 strated his philosophy when he |1 pondeq telegraphed Gen. Scobie to “treat | "ceiono"fo Athens as conquered city. he pulm-l»" But there is a new philesophy v on the part of the men who are had he given in tc fighting this war, both the GI Joes partment's demand of this country and the Tommies pe sold of Mr. Churchill’s Army. Churchill He told how F has seen wars, fought in . shipment of arms t and directed wars ever since ing the months a was 21, including the terrible Munich, sacre at Gallipoli. It i for ‘pest, him to conceive a which {o blogk the shipr might be warless. He cannot think scrap jron to Japa along those lines. His foreign office | New Undersecret does not even want to punish to the defense of Adolf Hitler. partment at this ‘Therefore, it comes to plained how he, writing the i let’s dilute our Tokyo, had elderly diplomacy with youth 7 benefit ¢ trained in Icke any Thereupon, | but : without how h the he mas- hard world when urged with the youths who have sacrl- japan, for fear of war. ficed, and who want to build a Ickes, however, stuck to his point world in which they can live peace- that it was an unwise policy to AGROSE fully. I don't propose discarding all appease dictator nations, and he| L Fossessed the wisdom of age. Keep some of was especially vigorous regarding ; i-,l:,(f:m.bd the old men at the e table, but Spain, 15 Wit moman give them the refreshing influence, “Where did you stand on the| 13, Aftersong at least one hard-hitting hard- question of lifting ing GI Joe as full-fledged arms to Spain, Mr. Dunn?” Ickes delegate at the peace conference ed of new Assistant Secret - James C. Dunn. Ickes, of cour GLAMOR BOY INIUS |knew where Dunn had stood. Dunn Vivacious Ed Stettinius seems to apeaq. . o Stared straight Consunction be spending almost more time try-| Pinally Ickes, still using dulcet necs . o780 DRERES ing to butter-up his public rela-tones, promised full - cooperation | der 2 & Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzle (frms than in being "w‘wru Yy of with the State Department, and DOWN 4. Refute State. He spent five days in New ha)i-jokingly continued: 63 lln..h vointed 3. Assistance 5. Armadillo York recently posing for a motion| “Buy our major gripe is that we . T 2. Declare 6. Wild animal picture on the State Department.|can never get you on the telephone. - T abode g. Strong attach- 7. Small fish He bired a hall and a brass band we call you time and again, And 55, Beheld ment . Articles of fure Lo introduce his new “team” to the aithough ~you etaries promise ol : ¥ Senat 10 we write you letters, but that (il fought confirmation of his team doesn't do any good either.” ; . Classifled in. gave a series of luncheons 0 that|in 4 new system on AnsWering mial Put into ahe his millionaire-assistants can mect tked Ickes for his criticism, EnTa other members of the Cabinet The new State Departm e 24. Sayings "“‘ After one such luncheon, Which'eat and listen g '\‘I“”“ Roman gar! lasted two hours with Secrelary of tion of Joe Grew, they e o) Betel palm War Stimson and IS ing in reply ; ; e of the War Departme NOTE—Stettinius ha Hhifes Undersecretary of W Abar Qe remarked: Neoan SRl “Two hours wasted which we ' {hem b 5 Hefore: prefix could have spent winning the war" human | e inine name Some of his Cabinet colleagues gyoid the aloof ootk Roman have observed priva it Stet-|old-time diplc FIRLIY oL tinius spent as muc . e ht, 1945, by Th proving U. S. foreign el % twitching Greecé, Italy, Belgium, 8 Ll gt Iu;x.u om be- did trying to improve his | FROM KANSAS CITY T&"k'd,'»"l"‘ relations, his press r ns woulc J B Bieaart e jan poet take care of themselve o R e Mo, However, you have to give AYIng 84 the aBr tinius credit for being willi M. G. SMITH HER listen to criticism. Most unique of Merle G. Smith -\,.‘Auu.w,, is all sessions was that with his registered at the Baranof Hotel ICKES TALKS TURKEY 5 o talked for about differences he: recalled what could have done w and how he despite the State Department as Ambassador not to cut off these materials from of his views Eighteen inches of new snow on the slalom course—wet snow that ASHINGTON, Feb. 9—Legisla-! should pack to s excellent sliding jon designed to insure Henry A. surface—was reportéd this after- wgjjace’s confirmation as Secre- noon by a skier returning from a {apy of Commerce; was stymied by 15 min. |marning of fine sport. the House Rules Committee after with the| It is expected that the Juneau 5 y5i5y debate, studded with |Ski Club will tomorrow announce .par of “horse trading.” :L’ .\lulo_ of activities to aid local mqpe committee failed to reach | slope-sliders to a big time Sunday. 5 conclusion whether to send to| ———-——— the House floor the Senate-passed George Bill divorcing the RFC HOSPIIAI_ NOTES from the Commerce Department {prior to the Senate vote for Wal- | Ralph W. Dagg has been dis- charged from St. Anns Hospital lace’s nomination as Commerce after receiving medical attention. Secreta Waller Thompson, a medical pa- tient, has been discharged from St.| Anns Hospital. | Edward Rodenberg has been dis- charged from St. Anns Hmpnal after receiving medical care. - BUY WAR BONDS frankl; or tabl very ancor e had opposed, sale of helium zeppelins, zmrli Germany | ith that helium ) the State Dv-[ that the helium | e opposed the 0 Germany dur- nd years before had done his e, — FROM KETCHIKAN 1 Helen Davis, Ketchikan, is stay- ing at the Baranof. ————— FROM WHANGELL 1 Mrs. L. F. Taylor, Wrangell, la guest at Lhc Baranof ‘Hotel. . ment of n. ary Grew the State point and oil and HER came De- ex- in President i the the embargo of iy li “ | the principal engine to effect i Juneau Volunteer Fire Department were to form an escort of honor to accompany the remains to the steamer dock. low, 2 B Weather report: e 1t Daily Lessons in English ¢ W, L. GORDON Www WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The boy almost fell out of fhe window.” Say, “The boy NEARLY fell out of the window.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Magnesia. Pronounce mag-ne-sha, first A as in AN, E as in SEE, second A as in ASK unsuessed accent second High, 32; syllable. " | OFTEN MISSPELLED: Delusion ¢a deception). Dilution (act of ting), _ “SYNONYMS" Caprice, humor, fancy, whimsey, quirw. : 2 WORD STUDY: “Use a wora wree times and. it is yours.” Let us ease our yocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's, word; shamefilly criminal. ' “No villainy or flagitious -action but that a lie was found to bé first or last —South. iner | FLAGITIOUS; was ever yet committed . . . . by MODERN ETIQUETTE *goperra LEE e e ] Q. TIs an unmarried woman presented to a married one when making an introduction? A. Yes, unless the single woman is considerably older than the married one. A bride of twenty years should be presented to a woman of fifty, regardléss of whether the latter is married or single. Q. How soon after a visit, should a house guest write a ;‘bread and butter” letter? A. Immediately upon arriving home, the same day if possxhle Under no circumstances should she delay this letter for a week or more. Q. In general conversation is it ever permissible to contradict a rson? % A. While flat contradiction is said to be always rude, in éxceptional instances a contradiction may be done tactfully. e ot e e it LOOK and LEAR A C. GORDON e e e e e i) 1. Before the war how did the first three grain crops of the United States rank, in number of bushels produced?* pe 2. How many men signed the Declaration of Independence? 3. What is the air pressure on the body of an'average adult? 4. Does oak wood or hickory weigh the heavier? 5. By what other name is holly known? ANSWERS: 1. First, corn; second, ‘oats; third, wheat. 2. Fifty-six. 3. About 15 tons. 4. Hickory. 5. 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