The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 29, 1945, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” \(JL LXV., NO. 9974 JUNEAU ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1945 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS YOKOHAMA BOMB U. §. T0 BE MEDIATOR OF NATIONS i | FRANCE FACES USE OF FORCE | IN LEVANT MIX Lost Prestige Seems Alter- native - Britain, U. . Seek Amicable Solution | MEMORIAL SERVICES TOMORROW Program Hononng Juneau frank Bid Made by Steftin- ius-Closer Relations with Soviet Union War Dead Begins with 10 A. M. Service (By The Associated Press) France apparently faced the un- happy choice today of standing firm in Syria and Lebanon even if it meant the use of force or of | In traditional reverence, Wednes- By John M. Hightower (Associated Press Diplomatic News Editor) SAN FRANCISCO, May 29 — A frank bid by Secretary of State! Stettinius for closer relations with tussin focused American foreign policy on Soviet issues today and swung the United States toward the role of mediator ameng the at powers, S nts abroad and blunt words here made even more clear that the suce of United Nations ef- forts to p erve world peace will depend largely on the ability of the big powers to work together. This would have to be under self- imposed restraints, nce the or- ganization being rafted by the United Nations Conference imposes few restraints upon the top powers. Defends Veto Voting Stettinius summed this up in a defense of the veto voting formula by which each of the “Big Five” nations could prevent a world se- curity council om using force against an aggressor. The question has been raised, he said, as to! what happens if one of the “Big Five"—Russia, the United States, China, Britain or France—embarks upon a course of aggression and refuses to recognize the machinery of the world organization? “In such an event,” Stettinius continued, “the answer is simple. Another world war has come, vote or no vote, and the world organiza- tion has failed.” “Iffy” Question added that is a kind of “iffy” question and “the five great nations have come here with the other United Nations to form an organization for peace—not to con- spire for war.” He predicted suc- cess in this endeavor. Stettinius spoke by night to Americans at home dnd med forces abroad. Even as d, reports came of armed clashes between French troops and Arabs in the former French man- date of Syria, now independent. But he radio last \ Six Chief Points The Sec: chief points: 1—Major considerations of Am- erican foreign policy are to render Germany and Japan forever harm- less, to extend Allied unity, to help establish international justice and fair dealing, to advance world social and economic conditions as essen- tials of peace, and firally to rea- lize that “we in America can never again turn our backs upon the world.” 2--The United States must main- tain its worldwide interests in its relations with the other great powers and “we must mediate be- tween them when their interests conflict among themselys.” 3—It is the American purpose to try constantly -for .greater uuuy among the powers. Stettipius added | pointedly, “we. have -the. right t | expect the .game spirit and the same approach.on the pa.rt of our great Allies.”, 4—In backing admxssion of Ar- gentina to the United Nations Con- ference—which Russia battled all| the way—the United States did not ! give “a blanket endorsement of the | policies of the Argentine Govern- ment with many of these policies both the Government and the people of the United States have no sympathy.” 5—For a solution of the Polish problem the United States intends “to exert all its influence, in col- laboration with the Soviet Union and Great Britain, toward fulfill- ment of the Yalta Agreement.” 6—Trusteeship arrangements for the supervision of dependent peoples under international control have) been-worked out so that they would assure to the United States control of strategic Pacific islands. SRR SGT. E. F. CLEMENTS IS ON DUTY IN ANCHORAGE | {winter. sgt. E. F. (Pete) Clements of Juneau arrived recently in Anchor-| age to join the ACS. staff in lhatl city. He has taken a room at the‘ Edward Coffey residence for the present. ® | withdrawing |city were nearly disrupted by ex- ‘Iire from those Levant|day, Memcrial Day, will be observed States and accepting a loss of pres- [in Juneau with music, the shuffle tige as an imperial power. of marching feet, and prayer, with ] . |Maj. Carl F. Scheibner in the ad- Both in London and Washington |qress of the day giving voice to the! diplemats were seeking an amicable | general hope for a continued, a last- solution and striving to mhummc {ing peace following the conclusion violence which might further dis-|of the Japanese struggle. turb the delicate balance in the| Made even more significant by Middle East. Backed by the Arab League,! Syria and Lebanon appeared to be ! forcing a show-down. The two countries want complete independ- ence and no closer ties with France, which has held mandate powers| there, than they are willing to! make voluntarily with other na- | when a group of songs will be pre-' tions sented by Gene Ewin, followed by The French, on the other hand,|Maj. Scheibner’s address and pray- desire to retain a paramount posi- ers offered by the Rev. Willis R. tion in the Levant such as that Booth, pastor of Northern Light enjoyed by Britain in Egypt, Iraq Presbyterian Church. and Palestine. The French Foreign| As the columns form, led by units' Office wants to safeguard special {rom the U. 8. Coast Guard and the interests deriving from long estab- Juneau Army Subport of Embarka- | lished financial and cultural con- ticn and joined by war veterans of nections. | Alford John Bradford Post No. 4, Fighting already has broken out' American Legion, they will Pmceed in Syria at Homs and Hama be- |t0 the Alaska Doc?. and Storage Co tween French forces and natives dock. There the coivrful rites of the protesting their presence, and S8 will take place, when a wreath Syria’s Acting Premier Jamil Mar-|Will be dropped on the water to dam Bey has expressed fears that DOROY those who have been lost at| a “general clash” might be near. (5ea in the servige of their country. It was estimated that more than ' L-¢ Rev. G. Herbert Hillerman, pas- 200 casualties had occurred at|YoF of Resurrection Lutheran Church Hama. will offer prayer, followed by a mili-| tary salute fired by squads from the | Ceast Guard and Subport. Leaving the dock, the line of march will be via Franklin Street to Fourth, past the Federal Build-| ing and out past the Governor's| house to 'Evergreen Cemetery, where decoration of veterans' graves will take place, a military salute will be given and taps will be sounded. The Rev. Robert S. ‘“rfeat, Methodist| land the blood and anguish it has cost, tomorrow’s exercises compel at- | tendance of every thoughtful Juneau {citizen, in the opinion of the pro-| gram organizers. Program of the day will open at 10 a. m. at the Capitol Theatre, oA The Washington Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Lt. Col. Robert S. Allen now on ac! service with the Army.) ve tion at the cemetery. The observance | WASHINGTON—Senator Langer pas peen arranged by the local! of North Dakota has written a american Legion Post, under direc-| scorching letter to Secretary of tjon of L. A. Sturm, Commander; War Stimson criticizing the Army's waine Hendrickson, Department secrecy in connection with Jap (ommander and Al Z’ngex balloons in the west and asking whether innocent persons have' been killed, and if so, whether this was what finally caused the War Department to lift its censorship ban, Last hator BUYBOND . URGED FOR TOMORROW Langer told wWASHINGTON, May 29.—Ameri- the Secretary of War, “has shown cans were asked today to buy an that the people, when aware of extra War Bond on Memorial Day—" any danger, are the first to help tomorrow—not only to remember the the armed services guard against dead but to care for the wounded. 1.2 | Ted R. Gamble, National War However, Stimson sent an officer ' Finance Director, said in a state- {to see Langer and pleaded Wwith ment that $45,000,000 will be spent by him not to say anything about the the Army during the 7th War Loan balloons. Langer finally yielded. |drive in treating and reconditioning | Langer now takes the view that its 100,000 sick and wounded men. the War Department’s policy of “No one” he said, “can quarrel |secrecy is mere face-saving, and over the cost.” |the public should have been warned | He pointed out that to raise $45,- long ago to look out for these 000,000 the Treasury must sell 2,400,- balloons. 000 bonds of $25 face value, wsungl “There is no need to tell the $18.75 each. ,enemy the " exact location where; Sales in the bond drive to date ehe balloons drop so that they can!are $2,529,000,000, including $1,543,-! measure the drift of air currents,” 000,000 in Series E Bonds. The goal Langer told Stimson five months is $14,000,000,000. The drive began| ago. “That can easily be kept quiet. May 14 and ends June 30. But it is important that the public be warned to look out for the balloons and reporu them to the proper authorities.” Meanwhile, all sorts of weird re- ports have spread through the west | as a result of these balloons; and| at one time the schools in one big KETCHIKAN, Alaska, May 29 — |Mrs. Kate Helgesen of Seattle and |{Gus Remseth, 63, a fisherman, !burned to death yesterday in a fire which heavily damaged the Helge- | January the North Dakota | addressed a letter to imson ca his attention to the arrival of Japanese balloons in the Northwest, and asking Stimson that the American public be no- tified in order to be on the alert regarding them. “Long experience,” St aggerated rumors. Actually, there is nothing very mysterious about the balloons. They are believed primarily aimed to set to western forests. Several ! months ago, when they first started coming over, it was rainy, and the rainy season has continued all the immediancy of the present war| | Church minister, will give benedic-| |New York Central 287%, Northern on behalf of the United States Gov- KNUDSEN LEAVING JOB AS TOP ARMY TROUBLE SHOOTER ProdudionEo.s—s Is Retiring i from War Department Post on June 1 WASHINGTON, May 29 Lt. Gen. William S. Knudsen is leav- ing governmental service on Friday | after five years devoted to spurr- ing the nation’s’ war production, the War Department announced to- day. Gen. Knudsen made no immedi- ate announcement on his tutmei plans. The War Department said simply that it was expected he would go to Detroit for a few | weeks' rest. Knudsen’s resignation ¢ as War Department director of production becomes effective June 1, five years|Its meaning was interpreted by Sec- to the day after he left the Presi- [retary of State Stettinius in his writ- _dency of General Motors Corpora- jten report to the nation last night on | tion at the request of President|D€ Work of the conference, although | Roosevelt to take on the job of | in d v the passage was omitted converting peacetime industry Lo‘u’ ave time. war needs and the building of hun- i edom of speech,” the Secretary | dreds of new plants. {said, “encompasses freedom of the| Knudsen, a civilian who became |Press. freedom of information and a three-star General in one Jump.‘"ec;(?,).m‘?lr COmmtl‘mllcgtions_" reached the Army retirement age seekr ’lf"‘_‘ ¥ s‘g"tn_lu-:i planned to of 64 two years ago, but stayed on ere a detailed agreement g the United Nations on prin- |active duty by request until Ger-| oo ! oghs ;’HC;:‘: wniydcfeate‘; Al Ger- | inles of news freedom. His advis- | lers had some thought that he might He was regarded as the Army’'s FREEDOM OF | NEWS PLAN PROPOSED WorId-widéScheme fo Be/| Submitted fo Frisco Conference SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.—The United States is planning new | moves to promote world-wide news| freedom, basing them in a generali free speech declaration slated for| adeption by the United Nations Conterence. Freedom of speech is one of the four freedoms from the Atlantic |Charter which is being written into the charter of a world organization. | l use the Pan-American resolution {No. 1 “troubleshooter” on the pro-|adopted at Mexioo City in March as duction front. !a basis for calling for a prompt end - {throughout the globe to wartime censorship, and pledging the Ameri- 'I‘rawler Blows u |can governments “to promote a free p' <exc‘rmnge of information among their peoples.” 3(rewm°n Mkm . Flans to have an equally detailed wntemant adopted here hit two s snags: (1) The United States delega- (Canadian Press) |tion decided the charter should be PORT ALBERNI, B. C., May 29 limited to general statements of |—Royal Canadian Navy divers to- principals rather than to exact iday pressed the hunt for three guarantees of specific rights. (2) crewmen of the Seattle Trawler The edelegation and its advisers also Summit which blew up in Russel doubted whether Russia would ac- Channel last Tuesday. jcept at this time any other than The body of only one of the \ague generalizations of the ex- ‘four men believed to be aboard change of news. has been recovered. It was identi- Steitinius set forth his personal fied by relatives Sunday as that Views earlier this month in a pub- or Lanson Moyer of Seattle. lic letter to a group of editors and| e foapl P R | writers. He said he hoped the conference would, as slated, order| STO(K ouo]' A"o“s creation of a Commission on Human | Rights to carry forward the work or‘ S expanding and winning adherencc NEW YORK, May 29 — Closing to the basic principles provided in quotation of Alaska-Juneau Mine the charter. stock today is 7%, American Cun “You may rest assured,” he wrote, 1103%, Curtiss-Wright 5%, Inter: “that when such a commission is I tional Harvester 88, Kennecott 39%, established, I would earnestly urge, Pacific 30%, U. S. Steel 67%. Sales crnment, that it should examlnc‘ today were 1,600,000 shares. means of promoting freedom of Dow, Jones averages today are as ccmmunications, freedom to travel follows: Industrials, 169.08; rails,'and freedom of access to sources of 58.53; utilities, 31.39. knrmledge and of mformauon e ISAAK WALTON, JR. Minard Mill, Jr, demonstrated his fishermen's luck when caught a 39-pound king salm off Marmion Island last Sunday. ——e e o o 0 0 0 | | WEATHER REPORT (U.§. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for 24-Hour Period Ending Clock This Morning e o o In Juneau—Maximum, 69; minimum, 49. At Airport—Maximum, 71 minimum, 42. %2 Pound Baby Gi I 1% Pound Baby Gir Nips Are Unable fo Move SIDES ON TRIP away from here for 10 days to two | for many months, a F‘ench officer |—for the first time since the Nation’s | due to be closed tomorrow, Memor- | HOLLYWOOD, May 29—A girl, Pound of Rice from Deputy Collector ‘of U. 8. Cus- weeks. who escaped from Indo-China in rntry into the war, it was revealed ial Day, however ® o Tomorrow’s Forécast ® © roachi summer, WiaL. Spprosivag sen Apartment here. Ramseth was a member of the Deep Sea Fisher- men’s Union, Mrs. Helgesen is survived by her husband, William, a halibut fisher- man now at Attu. (Continued on Page Four) — e Palladium is a metal always present to some extent in platinum ores. weighing seven and a half pounds, was born early today to Hedy La- Marr and her husband, John LOdEL\ Indo-China toms M. H. Sides was to leave the Juneau office today to fly to Fair-| PARIS, May 29—American sub- {banks on official business. On his marines have sealed off Indo-China March said Loday ‘MUSEUM OPEN- today by Edward Keithahn, Curator. | By special arrangement, the Fed-| cral Building stairway is to be left| MAIVI'IN HERE Fowler A. Martin, of Pacific at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. It | is their first child. xet,urn route to Juneau, he is to so effectively that the Japanese vnsn the Customs Port at Anchor- has not been able to move a pound | This evening will see the Terri- torial Museum open to greet tourists open while the ship is in port to | permit access by museum visitors to ® nesday. Continued warm. e |National Bank, in Seattle, has ar- ° e rived in Juneau and is a guest at | e ——— age. Deputy Sides expects to be of that country's rice crop to Japan | —off the Canadian Pacific steamer| the second floor. The Museum is| ® ¢ o o 0 ¢ o o o o o the Baranof Hotel Partly cloudy with occa- ® sional very light rain o showers tomight and Wed- | 900 Persons Stranded by Flood at Galena; Food Flownin by Navy Planes By ()lcn ( Irm(-nN (Associated Press War Correspondent) PRICE TEN CENTS D BY SUPERFORTS GREAT RAID " INDAYLIGHT - ONJAP CITY \First Big Sirike by Fire CALLS FOR REDUCTION, NoRiH PaciFIo ey 5-oe., Bombs on Nippon In- dustrial Center ) layed)—Six Navy search planes to- day were sent to the lower reaches | RAENNY By Leonard Milliman of ‘the overflowing Yukon River to| rescue some 900 persons stranded | BROADEN SSA for a broad expansion of unemploy- around = Galena, Alaska, by high ' water, | ARMY UNITS The big river began to flood when an ice jam broke, releasing millions of tons of water into its| [Congressman Wants| “py" piancstour engine crart Prompt Discharge of All Soldiers Over 35 used in the Pacific war to land on water and rescue Allied airmen and WASHINGTON, May 29—Chair-| man May (D, Ky., of the House( lscamen cast afloat-—were sent to |the stricken area. | Little information Military Committee, called today | for prompt’ discharge of all soldiers | over 35, except for key personnel. ‘:mtder;‘l.ood ro(;d washbeing flown “Now that our principal enemyw nto the area from other bases. RIS SRS has surrendered unmndmonally. there should be a more drastic re- | duction in the armed forces than the Army has yet made,” May de-‘ clared in an interview. dizing current operations or slow- ing the release of combat veterans| WASHINGTON, May 29 — War jdemands will turn loose 4,800,000 on the flood sumed the threatened 900 included military personnel stationed in the The Army last month aunounced plans to discharge enlisted men over- 42 and followed that action ! May 21 by lowering the age to 40.| It said at that time a further age | limit reduction was in prospect | but that it could not be put into | effect immediately without jeopar- | under the newly-installed point, system. iworkera and fighters in the next The group over 35, May said to- six months but fewer persons will day, should be released as soon as|be seeking jobs then than three possible because most of them have months from now. families and business obligations! WPB Chairman J. A. Krug made and are “the most costly to retain |these predictions today, estimating in the service because of vast sums | the decline in the number of work- of money being allocated to de-ers during June, July and August Al pendent wives and children.” | at 2,900,000, “The best figures available,” May | asserted, show that between 14,-| 000,000 and 14,500,000 men already have served in the arred forces during the present war, “and they to be released :frqm war produc- are still coming in at the rate of tion in the next three months will 70,000 a month.” | | continue or soon find employment Joblessness during that time, he said, will jump about 1,100,000 per- sons to around 1,900,000 Krug said about 700,000 of those |in plants shifting to civilian pro- CONGRESS T0 continued in his monthly report on munitions production, “the picture will have changed more sharply. The number of persons no longer required for war activities will have vlncrensed to 4,800,000. of May 12, Krug reported, the ‘lB4a munitions program had been | slashed by $7,000,000,000, leaving it |at $55, 000000000 President Has 5-point Pro- lORD HAW le gram for Unemployment | CAPTURED BY CompensahonExpansnon ALLIED TROOPS WASHINGTON, May 20—Presl-| wiTH THE BRITISH SECOND dent Truman has asked Congress spmMy, May 29.—William Joyce, Briton whose broadcasts over the German Radio won him the nick- ment compensation, financed with federal funds, as an emergency}m,me of “Lord Haw Haw,” has measure. > |bcen captured by Allled troops, it was Objections on the score of cost,iannounced officially today. and questions as to whether the, Joyce's wife was captured with states would stand for it, were|him, the announcement said. raised immediately by Congressmen. \ Joyce had been broadcasting Ger- Asserting that “we may not have 'man propaganda over the German time available” to delay the Lssuenadlo since April of 1939. One of his pending a general revision of the | last broadcasts was the English Social Security laws, the Preaident]tramlauon of Grand Adm. Karl spoke of reconversion problems as | Doenitz’s order reporting the death “the present emergency.” of Adolf Hitler, which he read over Specifically, he asked for: \the Hamburg radio. 1—Maximum weekly payments of | not less than $25. | LUENEBURG, Germany, May 20 2—Coverage for “every eligible —Scar-faced William Joyce, better worker” for 26 weeks in any one | {known as Lord Haw Haw, Goebbel's year. anti British mouthpiece, was shot | 3—Extension of the protection to "in the thigh and captured at the' federal employees, maritime work- ! Danish border near Flensburg yes- ers, *and workers in small estab- iterdny and his condition is reported | lishments. | eritical. 4—Federal appropriations to pay | A British soldier |for the extra benefits and the Joyce made a threatening move broader coverage. | with his hand in his pocket. 5—State administration. Joyce is being transferred to He said the government was in-|Lueneburg by ambulance, a senior' curring a “moral obligation' 'in mt.emgenct officer with the British |asking war production workers to, ! Second Army said. His wfle also was captured. - (JOEB WITH BURFORD CO. remain on war jobs “which they‘ ultimately must lose.” | ‘The President said present slale‘ | standards, most of them providing Marguerite P. Shaw has entered maximum payments of $15 to ua|the employ of the J. B. Burford a week, are “clearly inadequate toCompany. She was formerly Junior protect unemployed workers against | Accountant with the Unemploy- ruthless cuts in living standards, (ment Compensation Commission in particularly if they have families.”'Juneau. | was available here, but it was as- area along the Bering Sea. It was fired when| ‘ (Associated Press Wi tor) Approximately 500 fighter-escort- ;ed Superforts scorched Yokohama | today with 3,200 tons of fire bombs in their greatest -daylight r.H ‘made 24 hours after Japanese !cide planes wound up their Ipfl damaging attack on U. 8. shippihg around Okingwa Island. One light American ship - was sunk and 12 other fleet units wére damaged in the night-long Nip- ponese attack, © en morning. At least 77 Japanese planes were shot down. The enemy air strike didn’t ‘stop ' American divisions from making | sweeping advances on_both lof the sodden Okinawa front, giv- ’ln them confrol of two-thirds - | Naha and -haif-tnctreling SBuri, ’keyuane fortress. Unconflflned mom emmn\w Japanese: pnred to h- mulh.m ot Bfl- chow, former U, S. airbasé i sauth Ohlnl. a8 part of .an _ wal to' north China - m-y mem« evacuation' of T {and oll nroduflu hum in hn Duwhlnd!- %5t 46 A cm-u- Japlnue China have “laid &’ nm for laung! A geheral cod offensive,” to 'he wmfl General » ‘Chiang 3 American trajnied Sixth Am Development * of ~ Okinawa, miles south'of Jipan, as & ‘base, for assaulting J*fl of sald dore A. G. wt,«tflm déscribed it as “the biggest construction: Jjob ever attempted.in the war, inolud- ing Europe and ‘the Pacific.” Superfort strike’ against that ship- ping and center. Virtual- ug 1y the entire ‘eity, with its million inhabitants ‘#nd maze of indus- tries, docks snd rallway yards, ln' n the target srea. An Imperial .communique’ u,ld some of the attacking forces swept 16 miles northward to hit Tokyo and the intervi industrial town of Kawasaki. The Japanese adnilt- ted the raiders caused “consider- able damage. The enemy communique placed !the attacking force at “mme 500 B-29's and some 100 P-51's" Dis- | patches {rom ~Guam said there ' were “more than 450 B-29's.” ’l'he Imperial communique claim- 30 rajders were shot down and 40 dnml;ed 1,500-Mile - Sweep * Mustang fighters ih a 1.m-nne sweep yestepday from. Iwo Jims, over three Tokyo airdromes knocke ed out 42 M A single J.m platoon behind a road block composed of m was the only. eppesition m tered by Sixth Division Marines | surging through Nehs, eapital. of Okinawa, But’ ¥Ysnk patrols reach- mg-nm;ndtaheurborwofi driven off by wiachine-gun fire. - The Seventh Infantry Division 4n the east Okinawa flank wheeled nearly half way across the h!m 4 to enter two villages south of Shurl: ; | Stubborn Nipponese in Shuri fougit |off attacks by the Pirst Marine, ‘sevemy Seventh and Ninety-Sixth Divisions. In Phiippines Most Japanese withdrew from, Santa Fe In the Philippines as the \v S. Twenty-Fifth Division drove into the northern Luzon Island town on it§ 133rd day of continuous |action. To the south, in Manila’s | watershed, the Thirty-Eighth Di- | vision appeared on the verge of | seizing Wawa Dam. Australian gains were reportéd on Tarakan off the Borneo coast and on Bougainville in the Solo- mons. Indian troops in Burma fought off a concerted counter- |attack in onme sector and began wiping out enemy concentrations in another. TWO SUPERS LOST WASHINGTON, May 29 — Two " (Continued on Page Eight)