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PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire EMPI HIEL DORO SUBSCRIPTION RATES su and Douglas for $1.50 per month; six months, S8.00 [ ABOR LEGISLATION r N of Ketchikan earlier view members of the re spent toc grindir politician: several good their piece I which was a measure pr to the Waorkmen's Comper indefinitely postponed by the House Bill No. 1 1 amendment certa ior Ac ¢ Walker, w H because the Governor of Al the author of the bill, Rep. Curtis Shattuck Walter a measure that would be as we as did not or C y ouse missioner of Labor Sharpe to get an, for the reaching and as liberal a. Touse Bill No. 1 Governor sees fit ‘M the law than he Legislatur “passage of this measure said Wa ve his views on wi the to as an expert in hi Peoy himself It included everything ivocated in a Workmen tion Law everal steps further and provided such a ‘Second Injury Fund’ which is one tc was in reality a more liberal advocated in his message to the not 1at he Compens but it went liberal features of the features for the benefit of those crippled vet- after this wa ns who will be on the labor m: would overcome the ved wol It reluctance of many employers to hire handic for the hill bein ers hastily drawn and obviously defective the green book) to s bill that was drawn with much care the U. S. Department of Labor. Tt from the I Standards early of last organizations (which was what Governor said in hi we cannot agree h a picture of a by the experts in s bill was received bhor in April and was sent to all labor (Most answers year for orable.} In his report, the Governor said that one attorney found things wrong with the bill. This, of course was from the as Walker points out, the was concerned not with the new bill but with the old their comuments. were fav- employer’s and major part of the attorney viewpoint, y's criticism law which had been in force for many yes Walker further points out that the same attorney could believe that of the happiest me -Washinqlon Merry- Go-Round e (Continued jrom Page One) PHILADE One thing every national conferenc ymbol, something can understand Charles Evans Hug entrance is that she will want Korea and Manchuria, and will stir up the northern Chinese armies to fight against Chiang Kai-Shek in the south. This is probably true. Unquestionably political complica- tions will result from Russia’s com- ing into the Pacific; unque ably Russia will want a hand the Far Eastern peace However, against question of wasting American lives in And there is no doubt how the boys who have to do the fighting nd the dying feel about it. Also re is probably no doubt what President Truman, whose final de- cision it is, will decide about it Note—The Russians can back the Chinese Northern Armies against Chiang Kai-Shek anyway if they want to whether they come into the Jap war or not when he ged Arms Conference However, the Sar , though far vital to ferenc far more fears of future ma deficient in approy For this reason the in the more this i a lo a lo r o war headquarters of the be grouped arour ful study Philpdelphia an Hall were the scer same kind of deba ing at San Franc of the Continer draw up a frame the 13 loose-jointes tant colonies coul in peace. Philadelp out the same id | which has harasse | the voting streng states versus the L But entirely asid larity of the probl and Independence symbol all Philade which iving LINGUIST VANDENBERG Michigan's energet ator Van- denberg, who the of the San Francisco Confere pped anti-Russian stories rtain newsmen, i better h a start ce, much fact they friend: the quest { recognizing 10 the «d always car- hig come a fairne world wa seemed to be excell When Russia cs to At born of independenc which its because bors ume up the Senate voted vited to pines support neighbors and hi chip or shoulder of he has now { Russian, while rds of learned t Mc to those neigh Furt of Europe able the Chan: mo: Molotov's and “Allrighty nounces with end. Vandenber and to be United which has y, to a jan Vice- with these The Mic learned to gatsia,” which Delegation Russian word “khoroshaw Vi( chuckled when Van hard-won nugget ported to have replied ce considere Senatc tack Americ: y Dele- 'E mear m is intrigue. of not E there i wrope big trouble-spot for ally atmosphe when it « London se, to pessimist UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL State in 1921, was ¢ Hall in Philadelphia is worth care- the become ations rivy home of the Lea {spent the afternoon in the Senate taking the proposed | inu-ume- tax law to pieces, “finding as many flaws in| that law and admitted mistakes by the draftsman” but the calls the proposed incom cpertly drafted” which just goes to view this case evidently depends upon your prejudice Oue bill was wanted very much by the Governor, other apparently was not. Both were killed | manner—by indefinite postponement. | the income tax bill, which with the big the Territory compromised by the Gov- allowance of certain concessions would the worker, the Senate is Governor. But for killing the ation Act, House is praised Yovernor, in his report n excellent income tax bill, e that tax bill show your in d the same killing ts ir ernor have the load o1 the Compen: benefit of lavor who were out that Rep. Chri Hope, moved to postpone men’s Compe ation Act, voting with Harry Badger, A. B Cross Krause ar r point Hennings, | onded by Rep. Andrew and Cain Peratrovich ar '|‘ bill, the tion bill which oner of | had Rep. Almer Peters: oduce also bor Sharpe hich finally Governor, of lauded by the Commissioner Labor Racist Reaction gton Post) to understand, and nan behavior if we the expression of a culture rated within the doctrine of racial to rs per eir rationale in the To Nazi minds it was all right to starve, Russians and Poles and French- because these were inferior peo- is a melancholy paradox indeed that Am- selves should now begin to interpret these al te We belie our own fundamental fs when we do s0. There is, for example 1erican the case of Representative California, who is an authority on Germany irtue of having been a prisoner of war there 27 His own experience of German brutality, Post reporter, has taught him that these atrocities cannot be laid solely at the door of the azi system or of Hitler. Rather, he said, they are the result of something innate in the German people. Now year he teld a . Congressman intended it or not, is | ¢ rampant - 1. If brutality is an innate ‘amd peculiarly German characteristic then it must be present, of course, in all the persons of German bll"lh and ancestry who have taken up residence in Americ and contributed rather significantly to this country’s culture well as to its material progress Con to have adopted | ¢ the pattern of racist re Having viewed the horrors of Buchenwald, she W moved to wonder if there can be “any good in any German’—as though, | like Mr. Tzac, she supposed the bad in Germans to be innate ar therefore «ineradicable. Mrs. Luce said something else which struck us as rather contradictory According to the United Press account of her visit | to the concentation camp, she repeated again and again, “It could happen to us in another 20 years.” | Did she mean, we wonder, that Americans, too, might descend to such bestiality if they were to f values and principles of their civilization? fearful that she was quite right. It is d sobering thought S and the fostered the qualitie: crime of the Gern here, whether tI somewhat in all men. ystematica And are elements that they German people ns as a whole is that they accepted this leadership, renouncing the civilization of which they were once a part. They are products of their cultural environment—not any peculiar biologic inheritance. ) recognize this is to take the first essential step toward solution of the problem they m zis i in the The crime of of present I would be one They don't move fast enough. They n in the world.” can’t mobilize public opinion as| we can in this country. And since the U. & to be called upon contribute heavily if and when the next war is to be prevented, it would seem| appropriate that the headquarters of the United Nations be in the ‘City of Brotherly Love,” founded by the famous believer in peace, | William- Penn. LP} ure to successful inte: e needs is a which the public and visualize hes, Secretary of master at this the Washington OUTSMARTING STETTINIUS | The American Delegation to the Security Conference is going to| have to sit up later at night if it! wants to get ahead of the Russians. | When it comes to adriot diplomatic n Francisco Con- more important the hopes and nkind, has been priate symbolism » proposal of the Philadelphia Record that the future maneuvering, the boys from MoscoW 1 ammunition. United Nations |simply run circles around Stet- that s leading nations of tk eral de | that | career, the will be sturdy and energetic. may I the Argentine debate, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA * HAPPY BIRTHDAY . May 16, 1945 Allan McKenzie Leora Clark Thomas E. Taylor Edwin Hildre Robert L." Brown Fred A. Sorri Katherine Nelson Ray Clernents R. T. Anders ~ HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” THURSDAY, MAY 11 . pranetary influencs 1ning of this day but the under benefic aspe HEART AND HOME is a favorable date for im- portant decisions, 8 fally for those that affect. the family wel fare. Firm discipline is most im perative in regard to half-grow: bt and girls. Return to old-timec manners and morals is presaged in the postwar world Parents must ifternoon is ts This set good examples BUSIN AFFAIRS There is a sign of ill omen affect- ing the relations of capital and labor Warning is given that while holde of Government contracts will r imme profits workers will cen- tinue to demand their share of the w garnered in the time of na- tional crisi: ATIONAL ISSUES United States must be careful 1se alth ‘The to sweep its own doorstep clean be- fore nation omic presaged it dictates to any neighboring Comprehensive social, econ- and educational reforms are INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS France continues under a sway ms to indicate protracted ffort in readjustment as one of the world. Gen- » is subject to aspects severe crises in his Gaul produce Persons whose birthdate it is have augury of a year of problems hat will test character and judg-| rent. Success in financial matters ' is foretold. Children born on this day probably | Thes of Sign of the Bull If-willed but able to wdrk 1 subjects be ut unu careers. Conyright 1913) tinius, et al. | It has now become as plain s the nose on your face what Molp- tov was up to when he forced the | public debate on admitting Arg tina. Everyone—including himselff— knew in advance that he could r win. But he went ahead with the debate anyway. | Reason tight he wanted an ;1&‘-' demonstration of the fact! that Latin Americans vote with | the United States as a bloc. O’ei of the big things the Russians want | out of this conferenge is that the)" will not be outvoted. That is the reason for the veto power, by which one big nation by votibg | “no” can stop action against an] aggressor nation. i The smaller nations want to| change this voting balance favoring | Russia and the big nations. And | from the point of view of keeping | the peace, it should be changed. For big nations, not little ones, make wa Howev Molotov, by shrewdly outsmarting Stettinius and staging has shown the world that Russia would al- ways be outvoted by 21 American Republics. If Stettinius had been adriot enough to have delayed Ar- | gentina’s admission, he would have robbed Molotov of his most power- | (Copyright, 1915, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) \d Independence d 1e of almost te now pr isco—the debate al Congress to ork upon which d and then d ld live together hia also threshed jentical * problem d San Francisco, | 1 th of the little hig state e from the simi- em, Philadelpt Hall have be- freedom and nations of the Iphia nati it e V;Criisswqrd Puzzle st ? ACROSS 1. Part of :E loco- e (lh’ll:.’:,“\h Powerful Straight Australia bird Cylindrical ynoun s of the frog txtend n away Jlish n bea ing rock 13 kish decree 14 er Ocean More ignchle Pertaining to heat Groove sod Before of Wine casks 10 m m (> | |m WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1945 20 YEARS AGO T3's smeire ) MAY 16, 1925 The Elks and Moose were scheduled to clash the next day Bernhofer to hurl fer the Antlered Tribe and Koski, mainstay slabber for the Legion champions during the season of 1924, going on the mound with for the Paps. Six auto drivers had been arrested and given warning to observe the speed laws of the city. The Senior Ball given the previous night in the Elks Hall was a well attended affair. The tennis court on Gold Street at Fifth was to be closed for several ys to allow painters to work on the floor. The exterior of the new home of the Morris Construction Company at » corner of Third and Franklin was to be raised the next afternoon and after completion of tue work L. F. Mo was to be host at a chicken dinner at Joe's place to the employees doing the job. The first petit jury under the new Dimond Law was drawn from voters’ box. Under the law, persons unable to read, write and speak gland language understandingly, would be subject to challenge for the the cause WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not s ay, “I saw him ABOUT Christmas.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Irreparable. Pronounce i-rep-a-ra-b'l, T as in IT, E as in LET, both A's unstressed, and accent second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Fate (destiny). Fete (a festival). SYNONYMS: Admissible, permissible, allowable, suitable, right. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocahulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: SY: excessive joy; rapture; enthusiastic delight. “This is the very Shakespeare., Weather report: High, 71; low, 58; partly cloudy. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbon e S ‘I saw him around Christ- mas ecstasy of love. | MODERN ETIQUETTE ** ROBERTA LEE 0 Q. When-talking with some one who does not know one’s religious faith, what should one do if this person speaks disparagingly of one’s church. A. Change the subject do this. Q. Is it good form for the wife”? A. Nos should Mary"”, depending up Q. Is it customs A. It is a very thoughtless person who would a man to refer to his wife as “the Mrs.” or he refer to her “Mrs. Smith”, “my wife”, or the person with whom he is talking. to seat all the guests at a home wedding? No; a few seats are usually provided for the elderly guests, but the others stand quietly around the room 100K and LEARN % A. C. GORDON 1. Would it be possible that a deposit of soot in a manufacturing town, in one year, could average 960 tons per square mile? 2. TIs a misncmer a synonym for maiden name, a misspelled name, l'or a name wrongly applied? 3 4 wealth, 5 What is plagiarism? Is social distinction in the United States based mostly on (a) (b) birth, (c) cultural attainments? Who was the boy who would not grow up? ANSWERS: Yes. In Oldham, England, for the year ending March 1915. A name wrongly applied. The theft and passing off as one’s own of the ideas, words, writ- ings, ete., of another. 4. Wealth. 5. Peter Pan. There is no substitute for new e ———————————————— DR.A. W. STEWART as a paid-up subscriner 0o THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING. Present this coupon o the box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: "ATLANTIC CITY" JFederal 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! Sy .M > m7puenm Solution Of Yesterday’s Puzzle Present time 67. Half score Human race DOWN . 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