The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 15, 1945, Page 4

PAGE FOUR y Alaska Empire Publ EMPIRE PRINT! COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska BELEN TROY MONSEN - it DOROTHY TROY LINGO - & WILLIAM R. CARTER - ‘ ELMER A. FRIEND - a A GER President - Viee-President Editor and Manager Managing Edit e Post Office in Juneau SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month; 0 Entered in t the following rates: six months, in advance, $7.50; confer a favor if they will promptly notify livery of their Telephone Office, 602; Business Office, 374. i MBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Press is exclusively entitled to the use for news dispatches credited to it or not other. his paper and also the local news published Alaska Newspapers, 1411 ALASKANS CAN TAKE HEART AT OPINION VOICED 20 YEARS AGO Many Alaskans probably feel a little down- hearted after reading yesterday’s report which quoted Representative Jed Johnson and John Rooney to the effect that Alaskans are so ignorant they aren’t cap- able of governing themselves and are allowing absentee owners of the fishing and mining industries to ruin their Territory. So for those who are a little bit gloomy, we offer the following: Twenty years ago Rep. Arthur Free of California was in Juneau part of another congressional committee touring Alaska, The congressmen of that day paid their own exper at least the members of this committee did—so they weren’t just on a pleasure junket “I must confess that T was agreeably surprised as The Wa Merry - Go-Round (Continued from Page One) shington s« | Otherwise they ~ | it was argued, Snyder told Truman flatly that|American lives unless something was done imme-| T diately, the nation might have as appealed many as 20,000,000 unemployed nn; its hands within 12 month: | Perhaps realizing that Japanese surrender. was imminent, Snyder reported that the situation was so bad that sudden peace with Japan might paralyze the entire civilian economy. The War Mobilizer that he had been called inaction, but said it we to act unless he had backing to overrule to ANT Dean hand, argued had stood for quest which had part of Asia, nently identified complained a man of impossible sufficient him or it the of any failure or irregularity in the de- | without the Emperor. But the most | ditficulties, effective argument was that Hiro- | Japan. order ‘Munrhlnm, China, Singapore and|broached the question to Stalin the Dutch East Indies to surrender. might | guerrilla warfare for months. This, would President MPEROR GROUP Acheson, that that and we could not be identified with Acheson democratic movements inside Japan, labor and farm groups, should | Army-Navy | be given a chance to work out a THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—]JUNEAU, ALASKA | at the high class of citizenship T have found every- where in Alaska,” he said. “This was found true of Alaskans in every walk of life “Alaskans,” he continued, “measure up even above the ge standard of many communities in the States, av let make you believe set of highbinders. Mr. Free went on to say that Alaska is a land of mistaken policies. “T don't say this as a criticism of Alaskans,” he pointed out. “You do not determipe Alaskan policie ever anyone you are a These are determined for you by Congress.’ If there has “measure of This, of course, is still true today abuse of the so-called which Alaskans are supposed to exercise this has been not the fault of Alaskans but the fault of not only Congress but the numerous Federal which continued to exercise almost complete control over Alaska through appointive Fed- eral who speak words about home rule be expected scuttle behind our !been any great home rule new agencies have officials encouraging that may such moves new measures of momentarily—and | backs. Representative Free said some other things that still holds true today. “The thing most needed in Alaska is capital,” he said. “Nothing is done in the North in a small way. Whether it be the establishment of a new cannery, opening a new mine, erecting pulp mills or opening any new undertaking it takes considerable money. “But it hasn’t s been made easy for capital | to come and the capital already here has not always | been kindly regarded.” Mr. Free went on to say that some people in | Alaska have “denounced the canners and the mines alike as robbing Alaskans of their birthright and described them to the outside world as pirates. “Wherever capital gets a foothold up goes the cry of thy licals, condemning it as strangling the Territor The same attitude being voiced today cropped up in the condemnation of the fishing industry it is and by Rep. Rooney yesterday. | The same Interior Department official who pre- | tends to be all for the development of Alaska stabs Alaska in the back by creating an unstable condition | | for the investment of capital by establishing huge | reserves of the best landsites for Indians only and | setting aside the rest in vast Federal reserves from | which prospectors are barred. And in Alaska, where Interior Department satellites wine and dine the visit- congressmen, congressional minds are poisoned iinst the industries which have been the backbone of Alaska’s development. Russia would fight i Jap troops in| So at Yalta, Roosevelt again ‘This time, Stalin made a flat and unequivocar commitment that at an early date after Germany’s de- many i feat, Russia would fight Japan. The | conversations at Yalta on the po- be fighting, | save latter argument especially | litical aspects of the Far Eastern| Truman, | situation were fairly detailed. How- " | eve !Eastern military experts to Yalta But he did agree that immediately after V-E Day, the “Big Thr would meet again and hold detailed staff conversations to decide on final blows against Japan. on the other the Emperor ystem of con- enslaved a large he was perma- with this tem it would take three transfer large numbers of the Red Army to the Far felt that the Germany, he had constructed 30,000 brass hats. Next morning Truman ¥ asked him how bad the situation was. Kilgore reported that it was terrible and likely to break wide open any moment. He also told the President that Army-Navy man- power hoarding was the crux of the matter. Truman asked Kilgore to get to work at once on passage of the legislative program which Kilgore long has advocated. Meanwhile, piled up in the White House is a stack of indignant re- ports from businessmen Truman how the entire reconver- sicn picture was being wrecked. Meanwhile, also, some of Tru- man’s best friends in the Demo- cratic Party say privately that his chances of re-election are sure to receive a severe jolt as a result of recenversion delays. They point out that as chairman of his old Tru- man Committee, he was perhaps more familiar than anyone else with the inefficiency of the Army and Navy in planning for supplies, and that since he kept the brass hats in office, ne cannot dodge responsibility. (Note—Republican been puttzig uneir heads together to make the most of post- cconomic dislocation when it com to the 1946 and 1948 election cam- paigns.) aders have KEEPING HIROHITO Inside fact is that the question of whether we should permit Emperor Hirohito to stay an the throne was attended by weeks of backstage discussion, dating back to before President Truman went to Potsdam Spearhead of the Hirohito clique inside the State Department was led by Under Secretary Joe Grew, for many years U. S. Ambassador to Japan, and the man who cap- vinced Roosevelt we should con- tinue sending scrap iron and oil to Japan. Chief opposition to Grew the State Department was Assistant Secreta Dean Acheson Acheson, however, fought losing battle. Grew convinced Secretary of War Stimson and retary of the Navy Forrestal that he was right. He drew up a formul later used as the basis for the Potsdam Declaration, in which Hirchito was not. mentioned, Grew's argument was that Hiro- hito could be used as a puppet by the Allies, just as the Jap Fascist had used him. It was also argued that there would be chass in Japan vital inside led by tily | could not summoned his good friend Senator | peror on the throne and that unless | Harley Kilgore of West Virginia,|Japan had a new governmental can telling } | Grew theory of using the Emperor same | new type of government, that they do this with the Em- miles oI new raliroaa tracks to the Russian Far East, despite the heavy drain on transportation for the war in the west. Thus, while President Truman !and Churchill were en route to the Potsdam Conference, hundreds of thousands of Red Army men were moving toward the Eastern Front. And when Truman made his pro- posal that Russia join Stalin was prepared. He did point out to Truman that the Japanese were about ready to collapse, but in the end the Allied destruction (Copyrigat, system we might have to fight an- other war in future years. Finally, in order to convince Truman, Acheson asked him to| discuss the matter with Owen Lat- | timore, one of the foremost Ameri- authorities on China and former adviser to Chiang Kai-shek. | Lattimore talked to Truman for | 30 minutes just two days before ! he departed for Potsdam. The President listened most carefully but made no comment. It appeared, however, that he leaned toward the strategy for the of Japan y Bell cate, Inc.) .- as an American (Note—Lattimore is chiefly fa-| mous for having been an adviser to puppet . McCARTY HERE guest at the Gastineau Hotel. Stalin did not bring his Far| | the augury of a year in which grad-| | indicated. "duulny. HAPPY BIRTHDAY 1945 {20 YEARS AGO 7™ cumpire S Mrs. Lucretia Botsford, clerk in the office of the U. S. District At- @ | torney, returned from a vacation trip down the Yukon River to Nenana ® | and Fairbanks. o ® August 15, o o . . . é . . Peter Warner Al J. Holmquist May Jernberg P. R. Bergman Dick Clithero Barbara Rands W. E. Wall . Pauline Hudon \ pa Glen Oakes and his Alaskans promised one of their best dance programs of the season for the dance at the A. B. Hall. The steamer Yukon had arrived iu port with about 400 southbound engers, . e®0ceeccccscccce, e o000 000 00 oo o > it | HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” | | | Juncau's first one-way street for vehicles was named at a special | Council meeting the night before. It was the narrow street from Sixth | and East streets to the top of the roadway, terminating at the Juneau | Water Company tanks above Seventh Strect. [ W. D. Gross was registered at the Atwood Hotel in Seattle. Getchell was named by the directors of the Southeastern manage the carnival to be staged in THURSDAY, AUGU | Georg | Alaska Fair | September. 16 Association to Adverse aspects today contend | i with powerful Jupiter influences. Tt! is a time when the Government and | Army and Navy commanders meet great problems. Hearv An The Admiral Watson was in port the evening before, with 42 northbound passengers, and the Admiral Evans arrived during the after- noon from the Westward. The Ev. was remaining in port until 11 e {o'clock to allow the tourists an opportunity to visit local points of s and ap- | interest onfiguration, | peeeeerrersrres rr e s otk Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbon prehensive under this S ze weariness | which seems to empha ! due to summer weather under war-; time conditions. There may be news, of delays in returning Servicemen to their homes i WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “However did you manage 2" Say, “HOW did you manage it?” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Inventory. second. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Pseudonym. Observe the PSEU. SYNONYMS: Proposal, proposition, offer, overture, bid. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us National lssues | increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each aay. Today’s word: The importance of national unity | DISCREDIT; lack of reputation. “I have found nothing whatever to his will be more and more evident \ls!dw redit.” postwar plans are formulated. | e International Affairs Celestial vibrations affecting Lis-| bon and Madrid seem to diplomatic and political Spain is to offer prolonged diffi-| &= culties in postwar Enrope where Q. Is it all right for the mother of the bridegroom to determine there will be serious problems fOF ;0w many attendants the bride shall have and also select them? United Nations members {0 solve. |* o = No: this is the privilege of the bride, and the groom’s mother Bl huve! would be interfering in matters that do not concern her. Q. In what way can one overcome lisping? A. Dramatic recitations and reading aloud, if persisted usually overcome the fault. Q. Is it wise to become intimate with new acquaintances? A. No; it is impolite, unwise, and often brings regrets. LOOK and LEARN ¢ goupon Is a laconic speaker one who is sparing of words, long-winded, DOUGEAS What does the musical term “lento” mean? | | 5 | { 3. What is an Alasto | | Business Affairs it Certain inflatior trends are | indicated by the stars. Merchants and manufacturers who are tempt-! h¢ ed to encourage buying should re- alize that profits today may be fol-| lowed by losses tomorrow { Accent first syllable, not MODERN ETIQUETT by ROBERTA LEE ual return to normal life will be en-| 5 joyed. Good financial prospects are| in, will Children born on this day probably | will be restless and difficult to guide, for they are likely to have| decided talents and strong indivi- (Copyright 1945) Does “chauffer” mean the same as “chauffeur”? What Old Testament prophet denounced King David for his sins? Stalin pointed out, however, um} Douglas Re t after Gers|ending of the war in Japan. The many was defeated. He also re-|post Office and Drug Store will} ' vealed that during the war with|gpgerve Sunday hours, both today | facilities | the war, | agreed completely to| final | B. L. McCarty, of Seattle, is a|and are guests at the Gasmwuui | Hotel. | | wedding WAR' ANSWERS: Parlors and months t0 | the Trading Post will be closed all | day today in celebration of the A relentless evenging diety or spirit. No; “chauffer” is a kind of smail portable stove or furnace. Nathan. There is no substitute for newspaper advertising! and tomorrow. Grocery stores are open today, but will remain ulum«l‘ tomorrow. | Mike's Place and Douglas Recrea- | tion Parlors will follow the lead of whatever Juneau recreation parlors decide to do. H HARRI MACHINE SHOP Plumbing — Heating — 0il Burners HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES PHONE 319 and Mrs. August Aalto, pio- Douglas residents, last Sun- celebrated their fifty-second anniversary. In honor of the event, they were guests on a | boating trip and picnic to Marmion Island, on the boat “Pal.” [ | | | neer day A.N. EIDE as a pald-up susscriver to THX DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING. Present this coupon to the box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: - SEATTLE MEN TOWN Charles Karl and Lester Hansen, | of Seattle, have arrived in Juneau Chiang Kai-shek. He lived in China and all his work has been closely identified with China. But he and Grew were in the House anteroom waiting see Truman, Grew remarked: “How long since you were in Japan, Mr Lattimore?” while White to ACROSS 1. Tear 4. liluminating B devices ‘9. Cut short AND STALIN Sick Hawallan salutation 14, Aflirmative Charge . Golf club 17. Stcep Lifts up 20. Verse . While Hastened . Coarse hominy 7. Warmed again . Devoured 32. Genus of the peacock . Greater amount 4. In favor of 5. Music drama 37, Chum 3y, City in Okla- homa Flowering plant Greek letter . Goes over again System of welghts . Roman poet . Toward . Floor covering . Resistance. of an electric current 64. Troplcal bird . Lasso 57. Mire . Jewel 59, Aslatic antelope 40. ROOSEVELT There has been a lot of talk about how Russia was argued into the Japanese war at Potsdam. The | real fact, however, is that Stalin made his initial commitment to President Roosevelt at Teheran. | The details of what happened can | now be revealed for the first time. At Teheran, the “Big Three” held their first get-together. The at- mosphere warmed very slowly. | Roosevelt had never met Stalin before, but they got along very Age . Female sheep . Park in the Rockles Furlive [s ! i Crossword Puzzle [ | "BRAZIL" Federal Tax-~—11c per Person | PHONE 14— THE ROYAL BLUE CAB CO. and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzle DOWN 1. Prevalent 2. Holly supplication Endures 6. Swiss moun- tains 6. Sound ot cattle 7. Nonmetalllo element 3. 4. well. Stalin and Churchill, how- e |7 ever, were almost at daggers’ point . River In South Carolina . Farm bulld- Roosevelt was unable to bring up the subject of Japan while ing . Cuurll crier's | Churchill was present; but in sev eral private discussions, he em ca . Greek letter phasized the point that Rus entry into the war would terially shorten the Far ma Eastern . Circult . First man Disunited . Less dangers ous ot DEPOSITS contlict Stalin - not only agreed, but Make amends, xcellence . Voraclous out that Japan, nation, was a being natural pointed a ‘ascist appetites . Habitual IN THIS BANK enemy of the Soviet all the Allied anii-Fascist powers, | Union and of drinker . One of the Muses ARE He begged off from detailed dis- . Postpone Italian river . Exist cussions, however, on the ground that Russia had only then begun Fall 4. Unwilling INSURED to push the Nazis from the vicinity of Moscow. . Male cat 3 2 However, Stalin’s uch especially sided with Stalin regarding the Second Front through France that when Roosevelt returned from Teheran Conference, he was certain that barring unpredictable | assurances were after Roosevelt the . Afresh 9. Hoarfrost . Amerlcan Indian . Book of the Bible 2. Sea bird Whirlpool . Skill First National Bank . Animal en- closure of JUNEAU, ALASKA FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1945 TRIPLETTE & KRUSE BUILDING CONTRACTORS EXPERT CABINET WORK OF ALL KINDS 20TH CENTURY MARKET BUILDING SHOP PHONE 96 Silver Bow Lodge @Nm A2,1O0.0.F. Meets each Tues- day at 8:00 P. M. I. O. O. F. HALL. Visiting Brothers Welcome GEORGE CLARK, Noble Grand | Warfields’ Drug Stoze (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE CREAM — The Sewing Baskel BABY HEADQUARTERS Infant and Children’s Wear 139 8. Franklin Juneau, Alaska [ DR.E.H.KASER | DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 56 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Dr. A. W. 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