The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 28, 1945, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Published every eve EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY A. FRIEND ZENGER otfice Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for §1.50 per month: six months, $8.00; one year, $15.00. B 4 4 paper News MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS epublication of all new Borein It is the opinion of the men at theje @ @ ¢ o @ @ 6- 6 ¢ 0 o T e e e they will get the new tank in |e from numbers w 1 it is no longer needed, i , when the | o e except Sunday by the numbers when it 1s o omger necact e, when e |+ g APPY BIRTHDAY it () YEARS AGO T empirE Streets, Juneau, Alaska. givings or hopes, depending upon the appr e o o APRIL 28, 1945 ® o L T . Cyelpredtdent |5t unwarranted. But,be that as it may, an inve ¢ Gk - ) S is thoroughly in order. It should take up the e Keith Reischl . APRIL 28, 1925 Ly e reasons for the long delay in getting the Pershing into | ¢ Gordon B. Oake . The House of the Legislature added $61,000 to the general appro- o Sita] dy et Ciaue MaMeel | oe e e should likewise find out why our tanks le Mrs. Robert Cowling @ |priation bill, making the total $1643601, then passed it by a vote of BSCRIPTION RATES: » inferior to the enemy The investigation is|e George Paul ®l12 to0 4 needed for the purpose of assessing responsibility. |e Alfred TAiHEGOH: R0 b e e % s would be no idle quest; the information is neces- e the tollowing rates: 3“\ ‘_“j_“"h‘i: ::l:_" Yt '_fi.j‘(’,‘j;"]'““‘,f:f_,“'.'h:"’“‘ ol 4 Mrs. P. Doyle . Victors of the fourth annual Southeast Alaska {l\tvx'—SC)]o?l Meet vor if they will promptly notify | 2djusted to the lessor | o o APRIL 1945 © ® ® by 36 points, the members of the Jum-»au Publklc bchuols. de.e:ntn?n day at 8:00 P. M. I O.O. F. HALL. aflure or irregularity in the Ge- | The situation with regard to our tanks may be e . o | returned on the steamers Alameda and Northwestern, Juneau's total was “Ottice, 602; Business Office, 374. | casily stated. When this war began, the Allies had [e Chester Zeriger | 233 points and Ketchikan 197, ————— | the best tank in the world, the ! on British Matilda, 'e Mrs. Edith Trobese o ———— ; A The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use m' and the Germans when they met it during t . Elsie Simmons .| Judge C. E. Bunnell, who had attending the legislative session, left dispatches credited to it or not other- | Blitzkrie France, are id to have so described the |e Mrs. Robert Gordon . 'd enroute to Fairbanks wise credited in this paper and also the local news published | ;o there were only 28 of them. From|e Ckires ¥ Atatiit ol AT v |Hien on the Germans leaped into firstplace, though, e * Mrs, Charles O. Burdick "8 ' Miss Marte Palldine, R, N, Field Nurse o8 (B2 I ERS Red |85 resuit of otz manihath {oEUEERERCRHARE % ® [ Gross, attached to the Juneau Chapter, left for New York to attend the —|the Germans could not match numbers with quality. |e e o o ® ® o © o e | T N 0 oo Child Welfare Committee of America. {161 o0od fortune that we got and vastly increased SR 3 | z the quantitative edge on the Germans. Of course, the | e R L ; HiTTene o UL | qualitative ed hould have been retained and im- |} Capt. John Newmarker left for Wrangell on a steamer inspection {proved as well. That this has not been the case is 3 H 0 R 0 S r 0 P E | tri | the overwhelming testimony of the men who have been | v } Ay et |in tank actions. Tt is their view that the Germans in ! “The stars incline | complimentary to the citizens of Juncau, member of the Territorial [the last two years of this war have been increasing B B e el i ey I the distance between their best and our best in tank ! Bbut do not compel!’ §fkesilature were to gve a danee I A, 8. (s BEHT PIOAIRLOR X & s e} The Cedar was in port with a crew of 12 men aboard to resume | - “Specifically the ;Panther audl the ek A SUNDAY, APRIL 29 |work on construction of the lighthouse and fog station at Cape | according to the fighting men, are far »‘m.‘u to ¢ Benefic aspects dominate md.w"s, hoer: Startal G provibhs Vear: [Shermans. It is sad that it takes three of oUr| po "o oy be fortunate for plan-| silcde L | Shermans to knock out a Tiger. Little is known about L NINE-GONSrugyive AOUBEe [ Mrs. William L. Paul left on the Admiral Rogers for Ketchikan. Daily Alaska Empire . the Russian tank, but eve |than ours, better even than the German, which has ~ |been improved to such an extent that, as the Baltic WHAT GAINS? tests proved, it is virtually a battleship on wheels {1t is scandalous that this lag should have been al- Governor Ernest Gruening's “Message to the |lowed s country prides itself on its incomparable People” which he is distributing throughout Alaska |industrial and engineering genius. ¥et it has con- at government expense as “part of my duty” con- |sistently fallen behind both our Russian ally and the lates the Legislature for its pas of @ suitable |Nazi enemy in arming the ground forces with their Department of Labor Act to replace the defective R8ic, Weapon i peissed” Lot 15 ago, . “reform. bt which: T | Where the vesponsibility lies, we do not profess A |to know. When we first began to criticize tank . | performance, on July 4, 1942, we felt that the problem What we have been trying to figure out s JUst ) g ¢ one of liaison. Close liaison is required between RIBEROOL R B the Ordnance Department and industry. Just as close According to a recent ruling by the Attorney |snouid be the liaison between the Ordnance Depart- General, the Commissioner of Labor still cannot |ment and the using arm in the field As to the former receive assignments from wage claimants and institute | requirement, we ntly ed that the rela- suits to collect wages without cost to the working |tion has been syeloping one; indus- man. {trialists in the automotive business were given gen- dang The bill was poor substitute for an original !“1 Is’ commissions and the Ordnance Department W : i i whioliieks Tihered ub. by 1abok pepLjecutitralised SUNOST, Sor (CORBRE ;S LY be, as Hanson W. Baldwin says in the New York Times, that i i ; indus amenable tions All the does is to raise the Commis- | g "h " Canance experts. OF it may the sl of 1a 90 days ahead of the other | oydnance Department has been hamstrung not from Territorial officers because part of the bill that was valid The Governor should remember that his chief 4 request for a change in the old acl was that he he oftrepeated claim of Gener ymervell and other wanted the job to be appointive and not elective Army hier: that our equipment is the best in the | ths United States Hingly, v orid is not the verdict of the men who use that Accordingly, we can't see why he is so pleased with | THE B PO BT Cplown up in their faces. e DLl St pasaed Griping, of course, is the special privilege of soldiers. It was a substitute for a bill originally designed | gyg the gr about the American tank in particular by the Commissioner of Labor to give that depart- | a5 become widespread and is fortified by such ment power to collect wage claims for workers. It|detail that » criticism can no lor r be ignored. finally came out as nothing but a bill to raise the | it seems to go to the heart of the military orgs aniza- Commiss! y. The in the Senate Senator H mittee of Labor but it might by the Finance Committ 1er’s sa by fol l)v Alh of a Myth (Washin A Bronx cheer Washmqlon Merry- (0-Round (Continued jrom Page One the world at large are watchi this Y ) final bill w gton Post) comes out of Germany the news l'u' the Pershing tank ha see whether history will reps That is why the evidence unearthed from the secret files of German Alien Property Custodian Caesar is so significant. It indicates that ®ven during the present war, the Paris branches of Chase and J. P. were quite willing and anxious to do business with the Germans — though British banks were more so. Dr. Caesar testified that “the protection afforded to Chase was justified on the ground that it had been active on behalf of Germany before the war in such 1 German ‘stand-still’ credi tions. “The “were Germans British bar he even more preferred than the brs Chase and Morgan. The C occupying authorities decreed British and Canadian banks 1 occupied zone of France longer be conside banks' These br long-term credits German war mac plied the Germans economic information through their ‘office France, and they W useful as depositorie man authorities But especially some of the lette Caesar's files. O the J Morga gone out with the the Mol had with Jews. One German - Bankin to s sist t. The obt 10CC ¢ partic parti to P azis by 1S nothi memo - Czar by Mr. Lecestre, a high off Morgan firm, read O tached sheet there is repre: some information relative to predecessors of Mr. J. P actual head of J P. Morg Co. Inc., New York. Foll tradition of his father never admitted Jews a of fellow workers “The Morgan House frequently found in its opposition to the banking houses in States, such as Kul: Co. As to Morgan and Co., the personnel, Loeb P, of the bank in 1868, has never cluded a Jew.” the up- eral ined pied Morg: and since the foundation pened to be one | industry but Whatever hould be reveale s introduced | ti which tI gone into mass | mander memo is dated January 15, more than a year after Ger- declared war on the United Another memo found in the German Alien Property dated May 5, 1941, is Berenberg-Gosler, Paris the Reichskredit- sselschaft It reads in part: ubject: Morgan & Cie, “During a dinner to which I was The 1943, many States files of the Custodian, signed by representative of invited by the French partner of this firm, Mr. Pesson-Did Mr. P. D. again spoke indignantly about the cligue in America which con- tinually attempts to draw the United States into an unjustifiable as well as ridiculous war. He told me that I would know from my stay in New York and Boston, the views of the partners of his firm and also how they hate Roosevelt— that Roosevelt is driving America toward a catastrophe by his eco- nomic and foreign policies. The de- ACROSS ropean Scotch ish queen Cecdingly ¥ 7. So._ American t al ending o on the of time Perio the Nation needs velopment represents voritism, tablished Anglo-Saxon, Swedish and | happiness for many persons, Ge its | ) wer terrible da, Je will follow. M tions with the biessing of the Front | which France paid |falls for * the, n this is over the last 30 years s a policy of racial fa insofar as the old es-| element to the For ti cal of war said to be better the facts that we know for sure is that sce perfected for the | will be by had to relinquish Polish, Jewish elements whict since 1900, Boston circles this development He hopes that one of these | profitable throughout the country. increased immigration of ! Demand for farms will be unpreced- such he 1 unleash Ar. Czech and immigrated New Yorx and is anti-semi- tism that a sudden turn-about will 2D, compares Roose- velt with Leon Blum and his ac- Populaire, for dearly. “He expressed the hope that the inter-European and particularly the inter-continental business will, after the settiement of the prese German-British conflict, e such | an upswing that his fim will be ina pusmun to t o o9, Was aware 71212 1#= /75 Je [T |8 R 1z 73 Z3 5 o 7 8. S an active part . Warming . Inten . Open vessel it device Urges versistently ded Intersection Above On the ocean . One who enthy 29. Monkey it ement of e earth's t | digit storious i . Mark indicat- ing a short pseudonym . Finished Afresh Put with . Writing fluld DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA HEART AND HOME worable Family heads are unde influences at this time; econcmic/ problems should be more easily ed than in the past. With wo- men as partners in wage earning, men will ve freedom from that enables them to venture money-making BUSIN AFFAIRS Relief from social inhibitions \\xll\ ble both men and women to en- & of the attention, | dssume an impor- | tance hitherto unrecognized. Tmm- ed hands will command big wages. NATIONAL ISSUES there is| sidered unwortt Manual labo According to the stars United Nanons': iner s warn against indulgence ining part 1 prejudices. Democrats and‘ Republicans are under l‘\roalenmg‘ rtents 1 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | The seers foretell that envy .md‘ jes will cause troubles within| liberated countries and criticism or[ Gratitude may} in certain places .as, theh p 8 be home as rarce rown food. Persons whose birthdate it is have the s of a year of unexpected | experiences whi should be ulti- mately fortunate ‘y]itl'f ChiiGren bern on this day probably | h ght, resourceful and am- H. McCutcheon’s Com- ponsibilities ad bitious. pay be stubborn but | ol el hAIBEER WrtteR The lesson, as we sec it, is that the using arm|thelr sclf-will may be helpful inj all labor got out of it, | Should be the decisive element in our Ordnance De- | promoting successful careers > P Even this emphasis would not, of course, be foolproof. The using arm, which is the Army MONDAY, APRIL 30 itself, must always keep in mind that modern war is | Gcod and bad omens are discerne a tant rack in the technological improvement of | in stoda aspects. The Op].‘ weapor An inquiry would show whether this has |shculd benefit from many blessings to greet | been the actuating consideration of our own com- |that presage peace conditions. s in this most techr HEART AND HOME 1 out, Cheering news from war {ror will stimulate men and women to, the highest endeavors. The stars smile on families and presage much chil BUSINESS AFFAIRS | Home building on a vast scale wiI],‘ be speeded this Summer, but it will| not interfere with usual rentals, it| is forecast. Housing projects will bei ented. s e in occupations previoysly con- |different analysis.” nounc wre discussed. The| MORBID; ‘ Miss or M The Snow White Loundry received a Chevrolet delivery truck. low, 37; r Weather report: High, 41; ain. i Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpox WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The men furnished ANALYSES is the plural form, last syllable pro- ced SEIZE. MISPRONOUNCED: Routine. 00 as OFTEN Proncunce reo-teen, in BOOT, E as in ME, accent last syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Bounteous. Observe the five vowels. SYNONYMS: Roll, revolve, rotate, turn. WORD STUDY jse a word three times and it is yours.” Let us ease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: abnormally impressionable, especially by gloomy ideas. “Dwell- on such things produces a morbid mind.” S e 2 MODERN ETIQUETTE *.oprara LEg Q. Should servants be addressed by their first or their last names? A. Maids are usually called by their first names, men by either r first or last names, a governess her last name, using the prefix . Should the hostess or her daughter pour at a formal tea? A. Neither. If the tea is formal, it is customary to have waiters orm this task. Q. Is it true that a few centuries ago it was c iered proper to eat with a knife? around the seventeenth century. A Yes, lOOK and I.EARNA C. GORDON 1. What would happen to a dive bomber if the pilot should black 2. What is probably the oldest science? 3. When she died, what Queen had thirty-seven dren? 4. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican? living grand- 5. What is the plural of genus? ANSWERS: 1. The Army Air Corps says there are devices on dive bombers to pull them out of a dive if the pilot blacks out. 2.. Astronomy. 3. Queen Victoria. * 4. Michelangelo. 5. Genera. NATIONAL ISSUES Too many clubs and organizations | will compete for memberships. Again astrologers foresee numerous pit»{ oiners”, for secret foes | will operate according to form. While there is strength in unions there chould be caution in selecting the right associations. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS When the history of this Spring of 1945 is written, its pages will be| emblazoned with such great events as the world never has known and| | marked by names of heroes more‘ daring than any of the past. Persons whose birthdate it 1s have | the augury of a year of surprising changes and pleasant associations. Women should be especially lucky. | Children born on this day pro- ibub y will be endowed with brilliant | minds and sterling characters. Many will be ambitious and practical, suc- CHARLES BATTIN as a paid-up subscriver to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING. Present this coupon to the box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE and reeeive TWO TICKETS to see: HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER" Federal Tax--11c per Person PHONE 14 — THE ROYAL BLUE CAB C0. and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! | cessful and even famous. | (Copyright, 1945) in the the developments through granting of reparation credits. “With respect to England, Mr. P. D. hopes that the Conservative Party under Sir Samuel Hoare and Lord Londonderry will get the upper hand over the Churchill clique one of tHese days, and that the worst may still be avoided for England. The principal culprit in this war is Roosevelt, who, by vague promises instigated by the criminal cligue surrounding him, driven England as well as nce into this war, against their “These remarks were made to me by Mr. P. D. privately, since in the States the Morgans are very friendly toward a firm for which I worked, namely Kidder, Peabody and Co., and they also know one of my distant relatives in Boston. Mr. P. D's remarks may well be taken to reflect the opinion of this international Aryan banking firm.” This one sample of the big business maneuvering which went on behind the scenes during -ond before this war, and which can lay the seeds for World War III. 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