The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 26, 1945, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Dai Iy A laska Empire - - - President Vice-President and Manager ing Editor Manager HELEN TROY M DOROTHY TROY Editor Second Class Matter. N RATES Douglas for S1.50 per month; Delivered by carrier in J. six month: ane year, $15.00 By mail, postage puid ne following rates: One vear, in jee. $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; £1.50. if they will promptly notify slarity in the delivery o a favor f any failure or Business Office, 374, tfice, 602 to the use for s it or not other- e local news published Alaska Newspapers, 1411 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA tsems in every ‘State—a system which would permit | free choice of doctors. With proper encouragement, such systems should accomplish as much and more than the proposed Federal health insurance program. with none of the major dangers inherent in the latter. ! We say this with the hospital care programs in mind. ! They h irtual evolutionized public hospital care, 1nd medical care ams of ope should be comparably successful . similar s In our opinion, a cumbersome Federalized health|$ ® # December 26, 1945 ¢ ¢ & insurance program is something that should be adopted % Rodger Pegues . only as a last resort if it hufln‘n(‘s indisputably clear | W. F. Richardson . that other methods will not suffice. But this is a long | o W. G. Hellan . way from being proved. The established customs of | ¢ Esther McManus . [ the medical profession, including a considerablz vol- | e Mrs. William Foster . {ume of charitable work plus ‘the various free health!e Margaret Clark . services provided by cities, counties and States, sup-|® ~ Mrs. W. E. Hendrickson plement>d by voluntary medical care insurance pro-|® William Rhodes . grams, should approach a practical ideal in publt!® * /e ® @ o0 060 0 0 0 00 medical care. And we don't like to*tamper a| | - D system which has given us the best madical care in| with {HOROSCGPE ! “The stars incline but do not compel” THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 the world | The British Loan (Cincinnati Enquirer) | There was a time, a century and more ago, when | British money flowed into the United States in rather steady stream. Forgetting the quarrel which | ended in the independence of the American colonies a | few decades earlier and looking merely at opportunity | for sound investment in a new, prosperous and ex- | panding nation, British investors supplied a large part | of the money that built our canals, our early railroads | and many other enterprises so vital to our national | al nefic aspects dominate today which should be fortunate for adver- ising and introducing new projects. Banking is under a fair sway. et e e e st~ it oy { he was Christmas been visiting with Although mos enjoyed one of tk perature reached Chri: seve 5 were g mas D al mo ving and El e children’s party was to be the next night dinner and aftery advance ith his family. {20 YEARS AGO 7%'c emeire e e ol DECEMEER 26, 1025 y, formerly of Juneau and now of Anchorage where had arrived on the steamer Victoria to spend Mrs. Hurley and their three children had 1 her mother, Mrs. Anna Webster, since thé summer. t of the country had been hit by a cold wave, Juneau he mildest Christmas days on record here. The tem- um of 48 during the afternoon. a ma> ; was preceded by many church and school programs, were scheduled to take place cver the weekend. The children’s pa December 28, and the Moose Much home entertaining at marked Christmas Day here. their big 100n and evening varties s for the North Polar Flight planned from Point xt March by the Detroit Aviation Society, A. Malcolm Smith, wellknown oldtimer of the North, and Earl Rossman, photographer, were to be in Juneau al Watson t ly in Janu according to word received by Acting vernor Karl Theils ngell High School basketbail five arrived on the steamer his night, and games were scheduled to be played Mon- day and Tuesday nights, with Juneau and Douglas high school teams PUBLIC MEDICAL CARE With good cause, theé medical men of America are exceedingly cautious in their reaction to any govern- mental policy which heads in the ‘direction of wider that ber for fear ts, public health mouflaged road to socialized medicine. Therefore, as of “health the attitude -well-baked rather ward the expected e ne -ogram recently espoused by President Truman has ks too strongly of what doctors the mainspring of professional dvaneement, because if an all-inclusive Federal health nsurance plan did not of itself constitute socialized medicine, it would so completely intrude the functions in the medical profession that its resuits It sn ‘en unfriendly 1wow would destroy { bureaucra night be as aneful It is not enough, however, for the Doctors nyone else know the need and opportunity for greater It's up to them, there- oppose public health programs. ivancement cof public health. re, to say, “Here's a better w hey're doing. The officers of t their meeting in Chicago have mediate formation of volunta The Washington Werry - Go-Round Page One) State (Continued from he be dispute Iran, nor will the Soviet of northern able to adjust i Turkey. MILITARY SUSPICIOUS Meanwhile, military minds both in the United States and Great Britain feel that the Russians are doing exactly the same thing Hitler did between 1936 and 1939, when he graduaily edged into thé Rhine- land, then Austria, then Czecho- slovakia. This, of course, is the ultra- pessimistic - view, but it is held in some high Anglo-American coun- cils, so cannot be ignored. The military mind that Russia is taking Balkans, next Iran, later Turkey— all at a time when the western world is tired of war and when the weary American and British people take much the same attitude to- ward these distant areas that they did toward Austria and Czecho- slovakia in 1938. But instead of the give-'em-more- room-and-they’'ll-be-satisfied policy, there 18 a certain military school of thought which believes the time for a showdown is right now. The military argue that today we are strong, the Russians relatively weak. They argue that we have exactly one year and a half of points out over the time left. In one year and a half, the "Russians will have perfected the atom bomb. Probably they al- ready have the secret, but it will take 18 months to set up factories and produce i SURPRISE ATOM ATTACK After 1 mili- tary, the be 1wwdown with Ru:si the reason that we wi anything to show with. Ecr e'll wake up and find cur cwn cities atom-bombed and the ¢ SA destroyed in a single atternoon This, of course, is Vv plain talking. And it may offend some people’s feelings to read it inbla ck and white. But while this writer does not at all agree with the military thesis, he does believe that these problems have got to be discussed—openly. respect, certainly, the are rig The United royed by atom afternoon And among tk States could be bombs in a So also could Russia is what the extr Anglo-Ame to do. Th quite br that if we don’t do it while we can—then it will be done to us a year snd a half later Unfortunately, there is a inside Russia which probably pretty much the same way This is the crux of th cold, unfortunate problem fac Secretary Byrnes at Moscow. T is why I said earlier that his mis- sion is the most vital, the mo: portant of his long and career. It is much more than ti In his diplomatic talks with Molo- tov and Beviu arg wrapped up th single now varied Jt 018 e ceast 0 P a 3 | towth, - Not until 1918 did we cease to be a debtor | Pl g s o i s col ration prevails The shoe is on the other foot today. For many ,X‘fxl‘f”sntfi?:‘[' t‘f“l‘l“gl‘)‘:flm"f\ ‘:(m:,‘n reasons, chiefly sing from the two world wars, | . = oo N 3 { ¢ 1 f ' | Unfa usbands a wives will Great Britain has lost her capacity to finance other | Crioithful husbands and it is another the solvent, prospering profession insurance” volume of credits tion. It is well and trade barri profession merely tter than Mrugnt posal when it And that's what peace of the world for years to| come | ZAR'S ARMY— STALIN'S ARMY For unfortunately regain a sound international position as a trading na- Bretton Woods international monetary plan. though le time for careful stud comes before C have to be on our guard ment and misleading innue for equally constructive purposes of modernization and | betterment, so that Britain once more can become a, nation. | After a long period of delicate negotiations, the | terms of a $4,400,000,000 loan have been worked out. It is a colossal sum, undeniably. But it represents the actually needed by the British to within our mea. The loan as negotiated includes various provisions to insure that | the .money will be spent in the United States, that Britain will join with us in the reduction of tax-imi and that Britain will support the matter is, we should have and debate of this pro- | igress. But we shall | chievous argu- the AKSALA RETTELSWEN | IS SATURDAY EVENT | One feature of last Saturday | house discover that past thoughts and ac- nations and is obliged to seck financial assis Siorts Wi be revekiat HEie Sethuieh abroad. It is our turn to lend money acro: meldu-v Atlantic, not for car and railroads this time, but| " BUSINESS AFFAIRS Weather: Highest, 48; lowest, 38; rain W< s i s . | Daily L in English 2 | vany €ss0ns IN EnGilSN w. L. GORDON \ e ——r————— - WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “In that case I shall go.” / Say, “Under those conditions I shall go.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Valuable Pronounce val-u-a Temptation to speculate will be A in ASK unstressed, but four syllables, and not val-u-b'l OFTEN MISSPELLED: Cemetery; three E's strong in the new year. NATIUNAL ISSUES According to astrology displace- ment of many old officeholders will be inevitable under the Aquarian age. Efficiency in the transaction of the business of the nation will ke demanded as naver before. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Mexico continues under favorable planetary influences which seem to promise improvement in the general | standard of living and in expansion of trade. Pers the augury s whose birthdate it is have of year of gain in | business and general good fortune. medical societies In the long runm, it is unmistak: called for the im- tional interest to insure Britains survival as & thriving | Children born on this day prob- non-profit health-care commercial nation. This loan is necessary to that end. ! ably will be bright and intensely active. They are likely to be ser- ious and reliable. Many will have 1 careers (Copyright, 1945) - - WAIVER OF JONES unu; the Soviet military have increased in pres- Dight’s Christmas festivities was tige and power during the war the first annual Alaska Rettleswen At-[ SS Afixnp;{ffl) There have been some inti- €iven by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wood ARRUURLE Great Britain had their way, thére is no question in this writer's mind in the Baranof pe: were not able to attend, guests in- | cluded the Rglph Riv Ken | yal| s—always difficult to pin A [ n—that Molotov is more ans-| Guests mystified by the unusuall pooconoor travel between, pomts ir I'werable to them than to Stalin.|name on printed i ons tinally | oo iheast Alaska o ‘@nigdian It was the Czar's Army which ran #rfived at the fact that Alaska iy, .o g continue for sibree the Crar, and now may well be Rettleswen is Alaska Newsletter |, . pevong Dec, 31, ‘agearding that it is Stalin's Army which runs jSPelled backwards and that the |, "y, cormation received by Dele- Stalin party marked the change of that .. "po o ' 7 At any rate, if the military of | Publication from a business letter | ™ ooy piuation of the Jomes Act Russia and a certain military |0 weekly news magazine | waiver was urged by Delegate Bart- cligue in the United States and' Although some mvited friend: lett, and fnllowing’ his representa- tions the War Shipping Adminis- tration recommended such action what the outcome would be. The 2/ ‘ to the Treasury Department, which military are suspicious people. Sus- | O'Reillys, Huntington Gruenings,| i yndoubtedly act favorably. picion breeds suspicion, and sus-|Fred Tubbs, Henry Hogues, Len|p .yious deadline for such travel STy B vt | Bvans, Arthur Hedges, Jack Flet- | poq" poen “got at Dec. 31, Sometimes, however, it takes “‘“ig:,e:b' %fi:’if‘ ":“‘x“:‘““' “'(‘:‘;a?':'[? el abyss of pessimism and hopeless- : it ki A e 1o atouse people. 10 mew an | Howiett: B4 Nugent and Lou Levs. | HOSPITAL NOTES revolutionary measures. Actually, | | the situation is by no means hope-' s« ¢ @ @ « ¢ « ® ®» o o o o Mrs. Don Kirkendall, Tom Sand- less—unless it is left to the mili- o e | born, John Eisenbergh and Ose tary minds. . TIDE TABLE oy esorr were admitted to S_t. The atom is a revolutions ° Ann’s Hospital yesterday for medi- weapon, the most revolutionar | ® ® o December 27, 1945 o o ol(‘! attention all history. It needs revolutionary | ® e| Mrs. D. C. Langdon and baby diplomacy to combat it. Old-; ® Low 2:12a.m., 36 ft. o] girl were discharged. | fashioned talks between three or|e High 8:48a.m, 141 ft. e BRIy four diplomats, well-intentioned | ® Low 15:15 p.m., 4.2 ft. e Fresh prepared Lutefisk, 30c lb, and able as they may be, who sit,® High 21:18p.m., 118 ft. e 3t Swanson Bros. Grocery.(10151-t1L for a few days around a green P baize table and then issue brief|® ® ® ® ® ® = ® ® & & © o' Empire Wani-ags bring results! communiques to the public aimed =% o 3 = to cover up what they didn't ac- | complish, will not in my opinion | C d P zl ng ; Y o | YOSSWOr uzzie cure the gnawing suspicion, the | %5 e selfish ambition, the lust for pow(-r{‘ ACROSS 32 ook of the that breeds war. | 1. Bleat . Bible Only , diplomacy ,of the most| % Segend, highest 33. Symbol for revolutionary kind, based upon the | ean’ moun-’ g “pitlp St T Sermon on the Mount can coun-| g g.At 36. Marg Indicat- teract the revolutionary weapon of | i U puls {“ a Wu"” . | tter: abbr, the atom bomb. Many of us have 13. Turkish decree 37. m:mf:..; Y. “ forgotten that Christ was a revolu- 14 fish barbor tionary. Sometimes the world hasi |5 jjunanian coln §0. Masculine torgotten this just as woefully and | H “Ilum 40 Also completely as it has forgotten the | 4 Has U B s chia principles which He taught. | turn expusure (In one or two future columns, (g pefac 16 Tohaar Jargon I hope to discuss some of the 23. Coat with an Enight revolutionary principles which | s i ) fi‘;f.’,,fif'iq;{°° 5. O might be applied to our diplomacy | 24 Splashes $2. Bird of the o7, Vortieh fl Movtatul y Y1 27 Operatic soto cuckvo fem. . ek B Pe Cown with Russia. This s @ lot harder | 36 buwmyrs geim et N 1. Fastener to write about than finding out' T i ‘::"‘Y . 3. Eact reason- 59 Pull hard 2. Region what goes on in cabinet meetings I n ey 90. Former em- 3, Bottomiess and I don't feel particularly well 4. Privileges qualified to discuss it. Nevertheless 5. Motalliferous with the forebearance of editors puf#:'u..u' I am going to try.) b (Copyrizht, 1915, By Bell Syndlcate, Inc.) . Worships { DA . Of tater origin, | CHRISTMAS DAY Enrdnce. Entrance Optical glass ALL THAT IN JUNEAU oot e most enjoyable Christmas Day weather in .years was recorded Purpose. T in Juneau ye A bright sun Eskimo hut high temperature and plenty of the iy ranatle white made it a day long to be Firearm remembered 38, Speuking services in three periscily e Men, » d out standing room . Pries into oth- aud services yesterday Rl g® L n were also w nded painting - Semlitic god- TREETS SANDED smal) ple <t Two-toed sloth lgtiog Prevaricator Y Lamb’s pen P name 51. Require M. Place comb, . form -ee SYNONYMS: Agriculture, farming, tillage, gardening, horticulture . WORD STUDY: increase our vecabulary by mastering one word each day. DECLIVITY). &' descending ‘surfaee; slope. se a word three times and it is your channels for the passage of the waters."—Derham. \ \ ) L e e e e N Q. What is an appropriate toast to offer a bridegroom? A. “He to the health, wealth, and happiness of the bridegroom. | He is leaving us for a happier life, but we shall never leave him.” Q W censidered the most popular entertainment for young | people betwe A Q it all right for a man to give a woman an article of wearing ' apparel, as a gift? | A ot unless the woman is his mother, sister, or a close relative. MODERN ETIQUETTE . oprrra Leg e ages of sixteen and twenty? -b'l, second | cultivation, Let us ‘Today’s word: “Commodious declivities and P et s e e e e e et e g LOOK and LEARN ?\? C. GORDON 3. 4. 5. What is Zionism? ‘What is bagasse? What meant by “moonstruck”? ‘Who was the “Wizard of Menlo Park?” What is a Grecian nose? ANSWERS: Among mo B, Isewhere. Sugar cane as is comes crushed from the miil, Lunatic. Thomas A. Edison. 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