The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 20, 1945, Page 1

- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JUL 181945 t | B i GIFT VOL. LXV., NO. 9993 JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1945 MEMB ER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS =" — | ANOTHER INVASION BY YANKD HINTED Alaska Problems Will Be Put To President U.S. S. Franklin Burns After Jap Attack ASK COMMITAL ON WEST LINK, ALASKA ROAD Gruening fo join Magnu- | son in Urging U.S.-Can- ada Special Envoys “ OLYMPIA, Wash, June 20.—| Problems of Alaska postwar develop- | ment and the Alaska Highway were laid before President Truman today. Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D.-| Wash.) joined the President and | Governor Wallgren here last night, | flying West, and Gov. Ernest Gruen- | ing of Alaska came Sbuth on a hurried trip from the Territory’s| capital. 3 | The Washington Senator was in- | tent on reaching definite commit- | ments about a western link to the | Alaska Highway. He told newsmen | he talked with the President last evening and it was agreed steps | would be taken on the matter upon | Gov. Gruening’s arrival. | “Gov. Gruening and I will pro-“ pose to Mr. Truman—and I under- stand the State Department will be in agreement—that the President appoint Mr. Gruening and me as| special envoys to Canada to work | out the highway connection,” he: said. “The plan calls for the Presi- dent to invite Mr. Mackenzie King to appoint two Canadian envoys to sit with us, and have the.power to reach positive "agreéments on the highway connection.” He said the United States has | $139,000,000 invested in the present Alaska Highway and will be unable | to maintain that portion in the| Dominion. But, he went on, a joint outlay of about $18,000,000 by the two governments could insure the new connection and permanent maintenance of the highway., It would be the commission’s duty to| prorate the $18,000,000 between the | (Continued ot Page Two) The Washington| Merry -Go - Round By DREW PEARSON | Lt. Col. Robert S. Alien now on active | service with the Army.) WASHINGTON — Harry Truman| has now been President of the| United States for a little over;gwo | months—two" of the ‘most’ histaric | months in the Nation's history.| These two months are sufficient to get a fairly accurate gauge of how the new President is going to func- tion for the rest of his term. | On the surface there is a new| atmosphere in the White House, when you walk into it these days. If, for instance, you drop in on]| White House Secretary Charlie ! Ross,; he s cordial, courteous, but brief. ‘There is no inyitation or in- clination;to -sit- dowh and gossip. This businesslike atmosphere pre- vails. throughout the entire White House staff. If- you go_on in to see Ross's boss, you get inl ‘on time. There are few waits, And the little man on the other side of the 'big broad shiny desk, listens intently. He wants to hear what his visitors baye to say. These are’ two definite innovations. Gone are the days when big shots calling on Roosevelt would fret and fume during an hour’s wait, then, after spending half an hour with him, go out and brag that they had spent an hour and a half “at the White House.” With Truman you are allotted a certain number of minutes, and he holds to that schedule. 8 Moreover, you can make the most of your allotted time. Truman is anxious to listen. Roosevelt on the other hand, did most of the talking himself. Visitors had to interrupt, forcefully to put across their jdeas. GOOD DOMESTIC ADMINIS- | TRATOR | Truman gives the impressien of | having a firm grasp on all domes- | tic problems. He knows them thor- oughly—undoubtedly better than Franklin Roosevelt during his lat- ~ White House Huddle | | » ] | | | | | TRUMAN IS ONHOLIDAY | : IN OlYMPIA’. Chief Executive Ready fo Go fo Frisco If Confer- ence Concludes OLYMPIA, Wash,, June 20.—Pres= ident Truman started a holiday to- day in the'Pacific Northwest but his thoughs were centered on the post- war security conference at San Francisco. v i Associates said the Chief Execuy- tive's plans for thz immediate future were predicted upon hope of quick actio non the final form of the pro- Jected internaional peace charter. A delay in the closing of the San $ Francisco meeting beyond this week,% With Russian relations doubtless the Truman huddles at his White House desk with Joseph E. Davies, former Ambassador to Mosgow; Fleet Adm, William D. Leahy, Presi- dential Chief of Staff, and Harry H Hopkins returned frcm a mission to (AP Wirephoto) NEWROAD T0 ALASKA - COMES UP Case for lamoule fo Be Placed Before West- ern Governors SEATTLE, June 20. — The case for a land route to Alaska from U Blackball | Nation Cannot Joint World ™ ¥« ™= {thy asserted, may force the rears’ | rangement of Mr. Triman's schedule * |for the period leading up to his de- | parture next month for his first | "Big Three” meeting, in Berlin, f | The President spent last night at’ the three-story Georgian home, which serves as the executive man-} |sion, with Gov. Mon C. Wallgren,' |a pal of old Senate days. He slipped out after dinner to lis- ten to a private organ recital at |the nearby capitol. The President established a preced- |ent by flying here yesterday from ; i"he nation’s capitol, the first air- [plune trip within the country ever y taken by a President. b P There was. no commnt from him (or his staff today on his recom- [] | .Io Spa l “ mendation to Congress that the ‘topic of conversation, President opkins (standing, left to right). Moscow for President Truman. Speaker of the House be designated as the next in line to the Presi- dency in the event of a vacancy in ency. TO SPEED UP CONFERENCE OLYMPIA, Wash, June 20.— President Truman sought today to League Under Present Fran(O Reglme | speed up the conclusion of the San | Francisco Security Conference as SAN FRANCISCO, June 20.—The | prospects for a windup this week nited States joined. 49 other na-|steadily diminished. (ONFERENCE Last of Big Issues Between j Smoke and flame billows from the March 19 while the warship was just off Japanese cdis Iyn Navy Yard undergoing repair. SPEEDING 10 “ CONCLUSION Great, Small Powers | B |1 | Being Taken Up By John M. Hightower (Associated Press Diplomatic News Editor) the Pacific Northwest will be pre-|tions today in a blunt notice that a sented before the Pacific Coast sec- | Franco regime in Spain cannot join tion of the Council of State Gov- | their werld league. ernments, meeting at Portland Fri-| They said, in plain words: Gen- day, by the Alaska Highway Com- | eralissimo Franco’s government mittee of the Governor’s Advisory’ would not be a fit companion be- Commission on progress. and in-|cause it was set up with the aid of dustry development, Kemper Free- |the Nazi-Fascist Axis. man, committee member, says. | Diplomats crowding this conference Reason why early construction of | city looked toward Madrid for pos- a road west of the Rockies to sible effects of their action. Alaska is important to all Pacific| The vote to blackball Spain so Coast states will be given by Don-‘lons as its present government re- ald MacDonald, committeeman and |mains in power was unanimous. It former Alaska member of the | chme last night to loud acclaim in Alaska International Highway Com- |an open meeting of the conference mission named by the late Presi- |commission handling the member- dent Roosevelt. |ship problem of the mew world or- The Northwest “took it on me[gflmzatlm- chin by not being united and on! It was touched off by tall, vig- the job when the Army Alcan route orous Luis Quintanilla of Mexico. was chosen,” Committee Chairman !His speech condemning Franco as a | Kirby Billindsley of Wenatchee, willing worker behind Hitler and said. “That is all the more rea- Mussolini drew supporting talks by | son why the Pacific Coast states France, Belgium, the Ukraine, and British Columbia should unite White Russia, Australia, Urugury,| for a genuine highway now.” {Chile, Guatemala and this state- lin complete accord with the state-! | New Legislation on frial ‘on.a .charge- of /Subversive victory” and that the accused men | Speaker of the House first in the PRGN {ment by James C, Dunn, U. 8./ /ment on interpretation by Mexico| NEW YORK, June 20.—An NBC| On Successor of activities behind Red Army lines. were no longer dangerous to the line of succession of President Tru- : | Assistant Secretary of State: land desires to assoclate itself wnh{ report from Moscow said today thel President Is Up \man are moving for early Congres- | ? The prosecutor, Maj. Gen. Nikolai | | “The United States delegation is No' To BE ASKED |that declaration.” Soviet prosecutor would not seek ! Afanasiev, was quoted as explaining| WASHINGTON, June 20.—Advo-| | ~ IN POLISH CASE the death pénalty for the 16 Pole: that" “tHese are the days of joyful|cates of legislation placing - the | U.S. 8. R. | —————— sional consideration of their propos- 1al; i SPEEDY ! In a message to Congress, Mr.| {Truman has ,expressed the belief| |that the Speaker is the official ANCHORAGE, Alaska—When Po- whose selection next to.that of the lice Chief Pete Kalamarides asked President and Vice President can be The President, resting here at the SAN FRANCISCO, June 20.—Con- ference leaders are striving to re- sole the last of the issues between the great and small powers today so that President Truman can keep his date to close this historic United Na- tions meeting next Saturday. With the President already on the West Coast at Olympia, Wash, and with time growing short to prepare for the projected Big Three meeting at Berlin next month, American delegates ~especially were hopeful |that it would not Le necessary to |delay the closing’ cession until early | He expects to fly the charter back €5t Week: |to Washington and ask its im-| But much depends on the remain- mediate consideration by the Sen- issue—over the extent of discuss {ate, which must ratify American t0 be allowed a United Nations Gen- participation in_the world peace- °ral Assembly. It was supposed to { enforcing organization. |have been settled yesterday and i Citation Made cfficials said there seemed no ques- The President presented the na- tion the timetable would be thrown tion’s highest honor, the Medal of off if it was not settled finally to- Honor, to Sgt. John Druse Hawk of | day. Bremerton, on the Capitol steps.| Russia is asking a stricter limi- The citation described how the tation of assembly debates than youth captured 500 Germans and | Australia, as leader of a group of though wounded helped break uxr‘;small nations, considers acceptable, two counter attacks in the Battle | Several efforts at a comptomise of the Bulge. have failed to produce agreement. —_—————— | Other conference work is speeding |toward conclusion. Principles for; TOIIIO"OW |$ |the projected security league of the Longest Day |wigrld organization were voted las Present Year Inight By a conference commission.! | This commission also agreed unani-| mously in a seaphrte declaration that Tomorrow is the longest day of this year. |the Pranco government of Spain, because of Axis support in cpming to power, should never be admitted . Sunrise is scheduled at 3:51 |to membership. | o'clock tomorrow morning and The United States, which like the sunset is at 10:08 tomorrow night. There will be slight change |many of the other nations, main- tains diplomatic relations with Gen- | in sunrises and sunsets how- ever for the next several days. eralissimo Francisco Franco, sup- STOCK QUOTATIONS ported the declaration after it was advanced by Mexico and- strongly backed up by France. Three other commission meetings, NEW YORK, June 20. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine|the Big Power veto voting formula stock today is 8, American Can 78, in a security council, for measures | Anaconda 35%, Curtiss-Wright 6'<, |9y which the council could seek to | Executive Mansion as a guest of Mon C. ‘Waligren, was known to have expressed his appointment to United States delegates over reports { the conference will extend over into ‘next week. | i At Frisco Tuesday | | The President was represented as ! still hopeful the International Peace | Charter can be worked out by the end of the week, but indications | were that he would make his San { Francisco appearance about Tues- | day. the largest number yet for a single day, were called for today to approve other charter sections providing for aircraft carrier, U. S. The craft lim (AP Wirepheto from U. S. Navy) i Having ‘fun on the sand, showing off a mew two-piece swim suit, is film actress Marguerite Chapman. a staff of translators and language | experts, it is trying to bring ',he1 pieces of the charter together into a completed document for signing. by | Friday afternoon. Battle Casualty Awar_d_ Proposgd WASHINGTON, June 20, — An| award of $10 a month to every battle casualty was proposed to-| day by Sen. Butler (R-Neh.) Butler introduced a bill to pro-| vide the award for any person in| the armed forces disabled, wound- ed, gassed or injured by an instru- | mentality of war in a zone of hos- tilities. SIGNS OF TIMES | NEW YORK-—Among signs thut' greeted Gen. Eisenhower as he, passed through New York's gar-, ment district, were: | S. Franklin, after attack by Jap suicide plane JAPS REPORT ACTIVITY OF Hundre dflnsports As- sembled Is Claim-Sur- renders on Okinawa By LEONARD. MILLIMAN (Associated Press War Editor) Tokyo broadcasts hinted today at another possible American invasion jof the Ryukyu Islands 200 miles ‘wuthweut of Okinawa, where Jap- anese troops jumped off the south- ern cliffs and surrendered by the hundreds, marking the virtual end of the campaign. { A hundred transports were con- - | centrated, Tokyo said, at U. 8. is- land bases near Okinawa, while two task forces, including five carriers and four battleships, moved toward | Miyako Island in the almost daily raided Sakishima group. Tokyo also reported Allied mine- iayers were sweeping a channel off Balikpapan, -South Pacific oil cen~ ter, for a third Australian invasion of Borneo. These reports were without con- firmation. In announced American naval activity a destroyer shelled and sank three Japanese vessels in the Bonin Islands, between Iwo Jima and Tokyo, while other sur- EISENHOWER NEXT FRIDAY ped into port and now is in Brook- Omurs Raided The enemy reported 30 fightér | planes from Okinawa raided Omura {in the Japanese homeland during | daylight today, following up dévas- | tating pre-dawn raids by 450 Super- {forts on three industrial cities and | three mine-laying expeditions by | 60 other B-29s, . | American ground forces in the Residents of Abilene, Kan- sas, Are Preparing Special Welcome | | Northern Philippines advanced so ABILENE, Kas, June 20.—Ike's rapidly it appeared the enemy home town on the broad Kansas might not have a chance to organ- wheatlands has prepared a welcome ize for the 'long-expected major for the General that won't approach battles of Cagayan Valley., | hour program and great parade is ' them will be his 83-year-old mother.? in magnitude those awarded him in| Japanese columns launched a world capitals, but it will warm!successful two-pronged offensive up his heart more than the acclaim the Hothong (Luichow) Peninsula- of the millions, for it will be from'of Southeast China. Approximately his homefolks. | 220 miles to the northwest Chung- Dwight D. Eisenhower returns. to king reported Chinese columns have his own people Friday and Kansas 9riven to within six miles of Liu- will honor in its own way—in pure- ¢how and ghree miles from the ly civilian fashion—the man who former U. 8. Liuchow alrbase. stands with Stalin, Roosevelt,' (Continued ‘on_Page Two) Ghurchill, Zhukov, King, MacArthur o v ol and Nimitz as saviors of the world from tyranny. | P A special train will bring General ap esse s Eisenhower and members of his ; party to Abilene Thursday evening/ trom Kansas City where a four- Eleventh Air Force Makes .General Sweep Along Nip Island Chain- - By OLEN CLEMENTS | (Assoclated Pross War Cortespondant) ELEVENTH AIR FORCE HEAD- QUARTERS, ALEUTIANS, Jung 19. —(Delayed)—Sweeps off the Japan- ese Kurile Islands by Eleventh Air (Force Liberators and Mitchells i 25 | Sunday and Monday sank three s small cargo ships, left another in flames and damaged three others. Two B-24s broke off from a Am'a pegs Wbbel ‘;(ormnuun bombing Suribachi Air- As One Time Swindler cu. s sinsn vien Cape, Shumushy, Sunday, when they sighted three small ships off | Paramushiro and went in at 200 feet to sink two of them. One Liberator was shot down. The following day, a Mitchell scheduled, Relatives of the General | will come from all parts of the country for the occasion. Amung? Mrs. Ida Eisenhower. | i Gov, Andrew Schoeppel of Kan- sas has proclaimed Friday as Eisen- hower Day and called on all citi-| 2ens to observe it “in such a man- ner as is fitting to honor so great' and illustrious a service to the| cause of human freedom.” ‘ Abilene, a town of about 5400 population, expects a crowd of 50,- 000, and as one of the reception officials put it: “No matter how many presidents come from Abilene in the fyture, this will be the big- gest day in the history of the town.” NEW YORK-— Paul Joseph Goeb- bels, former Nazi propaganda min- ister, was fired from an early job because he attempted to swindle his' employers, says Aneta, Dutch news agency. Il In 1929, the report goes, Goebbels obtained a job as bookkeeper in the well-known Sarasani circus, proved flight located four cargo vessels off Paramushiro and sank one, left another burning and severly dam- aged the remaining two. Fleet Air Wing toéur Harpoons Dog Catcher Monty Clinton why he wasn't catching many, Clinton re- plied: “You know, Chief, those dogs were getting awfully smart.! When I'd go after them, they'd run/ just beyond the city limits and| (Continued on Page Four) R e MRS. SHOEMAKER HERE Mrs. D. J. Shoemaker, of An- most accurately said to stem from |International Harvester 88, Kenne- ,the people themselves. cott 38%, New York Central 30 .. Northern Pacific 33%, U. S. Steel {70%. ' Sales today were 1,680,000 shares. Dow, Jones averages today are you know I haven’t any. authority chorage, is a guest at the Baranof as follows: industrials, 167.74; rails, there.” | Hotel. 62.10; utilities, 3272 enforce peace and for a system of international trusteeships for terri- tories, such as League of Nations mandates and various Pacific Is- lands, which may later be placed who pressed Union ' “Hail Eisenhower, the Nazis flat—Pressmens’ No. 60.” “Hail Eisenhower, who cut the !money than bombed shipping off Naga Cape in Paramushiro Strait on Monday by the director, Hans' instruments. Resplts were not ob- Stosh, was willing to pay him. served. The same day another For 18 months he successfully, flight of Navy Harpoons bombed “very intelligent,” but ran into trouble when he demanded more Nazis up—Cutters’ Union.” “Hail Eisezihower, who finished Hitler off—Finishers’ Union.” under it. Busiest of all perhaps is the co- ordination committee. Working with lswl‘ndl:d Sarasani, Aneta says, but Suribachi Airfield on Paramushiro, was discovered and fired. ,nlm with unobserved results.