The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 15, 1945, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—-JUNEAU, ALASKA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1945 FACTUAL TALKS MADE T0 ALASKA LABOR WLB CHIEF ADDRESSES ~ DELAYS HIT ATFL MEET BY PETERSON Guestions Advice fo Labor Represeniahve Talks fo. to Enter Political ATFL Convention | F,e|d Wednesday Dr. Charles T. B.mm War Labor Delegates to the Alaska Territor- | Board chief for Alaska and the man 18l Federation of Labor Convention | who is charged with the task of heard charges again yesterday M-i keeping wages down, bearded the ternoon that “sev ”a: members of la- lion In his den yesterday afternoon PO Organizations when he delivered an address to|'0 hold up the passage of the two| the delegates to the Alaska Terri- SO-called labor bills in an address torial Federation of Labor Conven- delivered by Rep. Almer J. Peter- tion, the men and women who are <O of Anchorage more interested ordinarily in kee Pcterson sponsored the wage col- ing' wages up. lection bill which passed the House ' kpieneknt \eaterdm'. He said that he introduced the bill, Dr. Battin, who identitied himself prepared by Territorial Commission-. §8 110 Soopec —— DUTAU- ' or of Labor Walter Sharpe, the first crat”, (‘a bureaucral’s motto is Pass gy of ‘the session and it should the buck, shoot the bull, get & T y.00 jicon nacced-long ago, ceipt and make seven copies”) drew “About a week or ;(,"“du the serious attention of his audience as one of the first of the Conven- guest speakers divorced from he added, sions of so-called labor committee e £ meetings, a party attending thatg erritorial politics and not asking poeting advised the members pres- for vote: . ent that any bill that I introduced, In challenging labor to assume the pegardless of its merit, 'should not responsibiliti which come With yo"y010q o control of power he quest advisability politics med the “f of labor's entering into that is con tterment of la tent with the or conditions, I and willing to quit assist- Am reac w - n advise o > Sharpe You have been advised to enter jng japor in any legislation, but I ; politics,” he said, “but for what pur- g5 jot think that it is with the fembers of the pose? To determine who YOUr coneent of the rank and file of la- friends are and to destroy anyone o pup merely the personal atti- ial Attorney General who is not your friend. Such advice tude of some of the labor leaders would have you develop intc POW= who want better and feather p cn of the bill, erful pressure. group to insure that you dig your hands deeper into Uncle ‘Sam’'s pocket. It implies that the government is the giver of all good things and that to get your ghare you must exercise pressure labor bills, and: power* politics, said, “taxes the income of the lahor- To Melp Labor ing people to a greater proportion “The politician comes always with than that of corporations,” and “ac- beautiful phrases and bright prom- © to the statements of the tax i8es and loud protestations of how © brought to the Territory for e loves labor on the one hand and the purpose of drafting this b abks for labor's vote on the other. they admitted that there was To help labor? Perhaps. To pro- POssibility of the Territory mote his own ends — most qgrtain- $1€0.000 during the 1y." stead of gaining anything.” "(On' the cpening day of the con- He asked: “Should the members of vention, Gov. Ernest Gruening hac the Legislature satisfy the whims of stated *“labor should and must take ©€rtein individuals to create new an active interest.n politics - and find out who its friends are and who dfe not friends . . . when you Peterson said that the find a man who invariably votes that be” against every measure designed to P€rls (o draft bills for help Jabor, you will find he is a re- actionary in every field and pretty much against all programs ana pol- icies for the improvement of the Territory.”) Dr. Battin told the delegates that in' America today labor is stronger| than it has ever been in history. “Labor is now in the saddle,” he sald, “it is in control economically and politically.” 3 Responsibility their own nest at the working people,” Peterson stated. He also noted that the convention had endorsed the income tax bill losing cal debts?” haven't imported any ex- labor. AFL policy of not playing politics. higher wages his cl Labor, he said, has looked out for “labor’s interest to the exclusion of anything else. must be changed.” He urged labor to assume the re- |sponsibility of government for all “But,” he added, “such power en-!of the people. tails responsibility. This power and/ Serve The People responsibility offers the greatest' “I dare you to do-more,” he said, challenge in all history to labor |“you have the power, you have the leadership.” ;.ood honest to God American spirit. Among problems facing labor, he Then why not use it—not to elect said, is the multiplicity of jurisdic- politiclans—but to elect men from tions and jurisdictional disputes among yourselves. Not for the pur- which tend to lessen the confidence pose of kicking the employer in the of the public in the ability of labor pants, but in order that we may to meet the challenge of leadership. have a government of all the people, He urged the development of ade- | for all the people. quate machinery of internal controll “We the too prone to bewitch for delegating authority and fixing ourselves with a charming voice, a responsibility within the labor or- facile mind, and a flood of dreamy ganization to make it impossible for promises.” “‘unscrupulous and selfish mdm-; Dr. Battin listed a group of bur- duals to seize power and build a|eaus, including his own, which are racket within the organization.” ime “politician’s idea of service to In the past, Dr. Battin pointed'labor” but in reality are jobs and out in urging an expansion of the power for the politician. He said purpose of labor leadership, a labor that “one out of every three persons man elected to office or appointed in Juneau is living off income s expected by all to spend all his from some Federal bureau.” “time and energy squawking for Before the war, Dr. Battin was a B e e S ———— professor of economics and a statis- tician, and expects to go back to this when the war is over. After the talk he answered ques- {tions from the floor relating to wage problems and received a vote of nks from the gelegate: Delegate Bartlett Iniro- duces Measure-Also One Other Bill - Chape!adles fo Meef on Tuesday | Mrs. Frank Mulll‘ will enter- |tain the Chapelaides at her home next Tuesday, February 20. The ng will begin at 8 o'clock. e — PETERSBURG JURY DECIDES AXSON KILLED CAVANAGUH WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—Alaska Delegate E. L. Bartlett has ir United States Marshal William duced a House measure to Mahoney received word this after- Alaska residents of 18 ye s or over noon from Petersburg that a cor- to vote. ‘This is the re of the oner’s jury found that Richard memorial passed by t Leg- | Cavanaugh came to his death at islature at the pr last Monday at the hands of Bartlett has also trodficed _a Charlie Axson measure in the House to authc Axson will probably be held on appropriations needed for construc- an alleged charge of murder tion, under supervision of the Of- - S fice of Indian Affairs, roads anc Before the American mwlulmn[ trails and other transportation aids _Philadelphia was the second largufl in Alaska city in the British Empire ‘ I expense of you D Committee on cffered biennium in- moment bureaus for the repayment of politi-'a serious and shorter hours for o g well realize epresentative Joe Krause of Ket- chairman of the House Lg last nig the handling by that committee of introduced | session against the criticism b; of Labor | chikan, | bor Committee, bills labor torial Commi ter Sharne. mi A . T.F. of L Ciring his fit to severely Lu:rn ittee BllI No. 1 “Being Chairman the facts “On January 22 of session House Bill No. duced by Representative Shattuck. The the uit of that De, s in length. requirements. arpe appeared the nature. or re-write this bill. hours for the typists alone, to say during this afterncon’s session We might sent word that if he could not speak harpe just why or who at a later date he would send a |written mexsage to be read “Our Labor Committee is working Its membership is composed largely of men who are themselves of the labor group. They only tco the importance of a re- vision in the Workmen’s Compensa- tion Law. them to investigate carefully legis- lation proposed by the present head of the Department of Labor to de- termine if the measure does in fact assist the working class. not yet forgotten that when Sharpe was called upon for assis- tance, in labor legislation in 1943, at SYRUP oner on Labhor tment However, LABOR BILL erl(rause j In Defense Of Actions of Committee of the House, ancl as I} ¢ was attacked by Mr. Sharpe, T feel 19 obligated to reply and g ful and accurate pr,.nnlatmn bill proposes a fon or the present Worken's Com- w, a need long recos 4 The Territorial De :riment of Labor claims that this! two y committee s mitted the measure to the Territor- now on and got assistance and advice in an inter-|ter with the U, which is 44! vice which is under WMC jurisdic- 2 At a glance the Attorney General informed us that fully their work histories. it was improperly drawn as to form.| In spite of the two years' *ime spentspoke briefly from before endorsing either of the two by Mr. Sharpe we found that he had |answer to a query concerning why The income tax bill, he failed to draw the bill according to 'more I 2 We found that!c amendment would be re the Hous2 could consider the|recent meeting in a subsequent meeting of thelers fo PFebruary and two major amendments, One dent w Department claims months of careful work He ended the talk by questioning nothing of the expense. the departure from the established now ask Mr. S| did delay this bill. MANY OLD FRIENDS are back in stock don't you drop in and shop around? LA FRANCE, Limit FLAKES, 2 for - BABY FOOD BOSCO Chocolate Fresh F r oz e PeasandCarrois Succolash FOODS ' WMC HEADS the Territorial Com- Labor, have attempted gharpe, addressed delegates of thé on various subjects sourse Mr. Sharpe saw criticise of the Terri- rial Legislature for delaying House | of {the Alaska Territorial .'the 1 desperately that it cannot be proved that resi- head non re- ‘members of the unions to work' to- sulting in a perfect conclusion and wards correcting this situation ' so the next moment he confess still many disere, It might pointed out that it takes some six was also to address the ATFL Con- “powers thousand sheets of paper to amend vention today, was unable to do so takes 18 without being absent from the Hous2 t that wt : pended on good behavior. DOUGLAS DELIVERY 10 A.M. TWO DELIVERIES DAILY - ert s [l A | the last session of the Legislature, he was found to be too busy prose- cuting a man proven to be sympa- | | thetic to labor, namely, the former | Labor Commissioner, “I strongly condemn Mr. Sharpe for his unwarranted and untruthful critcism of laboring people, I ask that Mis Department work for the | beneiit of labor as the Legislators intended it should, and not to the detriment of labor as he is now con- ducting the Department of Labor.” Krause's talk was relivered over the radio last night, and tonight at 8:15 o'clock the station has offered time to Sharpe if he care to answed. B Sen Walker Is Sustained OnProcedure Attorney General Holds Against Rules Commit- tee Interprefation | “Very humole this morning,” Al- aska's Attorney Gencral Henry Roden declared himself to the a sembled Territorial Senators, as he appeared to about-face on his pos tion taken yesterday with regard to | the “point of order” that has rumpled the usually smooth surface of the Senate during the past two SPEAK AT ATFL MEET Ernest Lincoln, assisiant director .o yesterday the Attorney General the War Manpower COMmISSIOn gpong the darking hours poring over addressed niembers . of mes of Congressional precedent, | deration of 1g an answer to the question Labor this afternoon on the work- «ghen is a motion. to indefinitely | ings of the War Manpower Commis- poqtnone allowed to fie?” | o He declared himself unable to dis- After tracing the history of the . where the issue had ever come agency, he stated that his office had up in Congress, but from his ow recelved excellent cooperation from g.aied reflections was able to labor, management and government oygye gn answer satisfactory to his agencies in carrying out programs chain of logic. for Alaska, aimed at fromoting the war effort Here's Question Employment ceilings have worked wrpo prineipal question before the oUt ety el body” when & measure is brought up bt IecIubdng [or eyt “‘_'”‘ for second reading, Mr. Roden de- for Ala outside of Alaska will be- creed, is “Shall the bill be read the second time?” This question is im- ed; not formally put. The sub- ry motion, “To indefinitely post- one,” though rating low among the | group of “privileged” motions, does, however, take precedence over the main question and is therefore in order before completion of the read- | ing of the bill. So stated the Attorney General,! and so was Senator N. R. Walker’s contention in the matter tained, and so did a red flush arise to the $ faces of the members of the Senate auotas for resldent NOrk” Rules Comnittee, which had held | o lul:t...;';\ to the contrary w P Senator Walker, all flags flying full, then asked unanimous permis- sien to' strike from Tuesday's Jour- | nal all sections relating to the dis-| cussion and rulings on his point of | order. me increasingly difficult from Lincoln urged all workers to regis- S. Employment Ser- tion, and when doing so, to state WMC Director Arthur Hedges also the ‘flcor in sident help is not hired by He stated that he was able, at a Seattle, to in- ase the the coming ses ison these are not k as dependable ds urged s are nt workers. He are set next year will be higher. Rep. Stanley McCutcheon, Senate Action No objection was raised; so now the Senate has never, officially, heard of the matter at all. i Measures received as passed by | the House of Representatives alang with committee report occupied most of the remainder of the Sen-| ate’s time this forenoon. To the | Judiciary and Federal Relations | | Committee were referred House Bills | Nos. 34, 36, 37 and Substitute for| Two (ASES HEARD IN | House Bill No. 3. :Hoqse Bill No. llw’ pou(E (OURI TODAY ‘ was sent to the Committee on Labor and Commerce. — House Bill No. 14, the much-de- Two cases came before the City bated “Equal Rights" measure, with Magistrate's Court this morning. El- the Senate's amendment reducing mer Peterson was sentenced to 30 the maximum jail sentence for vios days in jail on a drunk and disor- lators, concurred in by the House, derly conduct charge, sentence sus- | was received and signed by Senate | President Edward D. Coffey. It is John Sipkovsky was fined $25 on ' now ready for the action of Gov- a drunk and disorderly conduct ernor Ernest Gruening. charge. | The Elections Committee gave “do | who and Wh 15¢ Dozen $1.08 £5« BRILLO SOAP-PADS limit - ' 25¢ COMPLETE STOCKS Fruits and Vegetables 29 C DILL PICKLES Large Jar - Strawberries, Corn-on-Cob, and Many Others! MINIMUM DELIVERY—§2.50 < 10:15A.M., 2:15P. M. | the recommendations | further | second reading. | rupted his remarks and he was to ;mss recommendations to Senate | Bill No. 22, Substitute for House Bill | from that body which were not in | No. 23 and Senate Bill No. 5; the last with one amendment proposed which would require only those in- | cumbent Territorial officers who are generally elected to file their can- didacies one month prior to regular filing date. Officers elected within Judicial Divisions still would | not have to file to succeed them- | selves until the day set for all other candidates. Approval Given The Eduaction Committee put its | approval on Senate Bill No. 23. then passed it along to the Finance group, as the measure carries an appropriation. Senator Frank but gave “no recommendation.” the | 'CHAMBER OF . HERE | Members of the Alaska Game | D E F E R M ENTS IN Commission and the Fish and| ter of bills having been received NATURALIZATION PETITIONS MUST BE FILED NOW Final papers or petitions for ’mlumhznnon must be filed with | the Clerk of the Court tomorrow, Sam:da,\' or Monday. uraliza- tion hearings will take place on Tuesday. correct form, as provided by Joint Rule No. 27. Senator Joe Green re- marked that also on frequent oc- casions the Senators’ de had not been furnished with corrected copies of House bxll.s ALASKA GAME COM. 'MEMBERS GUESTS OF Whaley did not concur in the report, .Wfld“fe Service were guests of the | 4 | Juneau Chamber of Commerce to-| | Senator Walker, as Chairman of 98y as members heard the Cham- the Committee on Education, Pub- lic Health and Morals, handed back the Grand Jury Report which was turned over to him yesterday. He declared that he had read it, noted for better law nforcement, had no time or facil- ities for giving the matter proper attention: therefore requested that his committee be excused from duties with regard to the report and that it be filed by the Secretary of the Senate. There was no objection The Senate Committee on En- ment and E correctly 1 11 and 13 Joint Memorial No. 1. rollment reported entered Senate and Senate Housing Talk Just shortly before the nooh re- | cess, Stanley A. Furman was called to the stand by Senator Walker. He stated his position as Regzional Counsel for the Federal, Public Heusing Authority and commenced an explanation of Senate Bill No. 21, which was then before the body for The recess inter- continue when the Senate came to- again at 1:30 o'clock this on. Procedure in the House of Repre- | Senator O. D. Cochran on the mat- Fresh Peas Broccoli Spinach Sprouts Squash Cauliflower Parsnips Cabbage Red Cabbage “Tangerines Grapes | wildlife | commission | Fish and Wildlife Service. | that body; | University ntatives was called to account by | VEGETABLESW Sweet Potatoes Bananas, golden ripe Sweet Navel Oranges AND MANY OTHER ITEMS! ber's proposed bill to set up an)| Alaska Development Board for the Territory. * The bill proposed by the Chamber | will be discussed at next week’s meeting. celving draft deferments because Charles Carter introduced W. E. of their employment has more Crouch of the Fish and Wildlife than doubled since last year, Con- Service from Chicago, who in turn gress was told by Gen. Lewis introduced Game Commission mem- Hershey. 2 bers, including the following: His report Jack O'Connor, Game Manage- ment Jjob-holders ment Supervisor; Dan Ralston, military service, were deferred agenf; Frank Williams, as of December 1, 1944, Figures for member from St. men between 18 and 38 are Alaska, Michael; Andy Simons, member |454; Washington State, 9,379. from Seward; Gordon Sprix wb“.. - - Beats, manager trom e Ao, 2 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED THIS WEEK J. P. Willlams of the and James Leekly, biologist forthe Alaska Territorial Guard intro- | Two building permite, total value, duced his son, Cpl. Donald Wil- | 4300, were issued by the City En- liams of the U. S. Marines, home ' gineer ice this week. The Meth- on furlough after two years over- | odist Church obtained a permit to seas. build a staircase to the third story Other guests included Paul Win- |as an estimated cost of $250. I. G. eren, Ketchikan grocer and former . Fulton was named contractor. President of the Ketchikan Cham-| pg Berg took out a permit to make ber, who brought greetings from repairs to doors and windows in a Lorin T. Oldroyd, of the house at 1012 W. Twelfth St., at an of Alaska, and Bud cstimated cost of $50. the National Grocery - Telleyrand, French diplomat of apoleonic era, was for a time a flour salesman in Philadelphia. REACH TOTAL 454 WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 — The number of Federal workers re- said 265,000 govern- qualified for Lt. Col. Phelps of Company. New members A. F. Knight and the Ng Erwin were | Marshall introduced. Apples Texas Pink Grapefruit Green Onions Radishes Leeks Parsley Lettuce = * Green Peppe{f ' Celery Bunch Carrots Rhubarb Avocados ‘ Tomatoes Endive PHONE 704 Juneau Deliveries—10 A. M. and 2P, | M. { Douglas Delivery—10 A. M. Boat Orders Delivered Anytime! i