The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 22, 1946, Page 4

alternating threats and pressures of workers and em- ployers, foregetful of the fact that their responsibility {is to neither of those groups. It is to the whole body of citizens. . The position is more critical than outward ap- pearances may suggest. For most of us, life goes on without material change. There are inconveniences. There are shrunken incomes. But there is no dramatic crisis. Instead, there is a creeping paralysis in our eco- nomy, which reflects a dangerous stalemate in our political life. In every country where democracy has broken down in modern times the chief cause has been the capture of government by irreconciliable economic | blocs. And that is precisely what has happened to the | American Government. It is an ominous sign. Daily Alaska Empi Pubnq'f):mm evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Streets, Juneau, Alaska - President Vice-President Editor ana Manager Managing Ecitor Business Manager HELEN TROY MONS! DOROTHY TROY LINGO WILLIAM R. CARTER ELMER A. FRIEND ALFRED ZENGEI Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month; six months, $8.00; one year, $15.00 | By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: One vear, in advance, $15.00; six months, in sdvance, $7.50; ith, in advance, $1.50. e R ecribers will confer n favor If they will promptly netify ess Office of any faflure or frregularity ic the delivery € their papers. Telephones wetivered by ca News Office, 602; Business Office, 374, % MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Press is exclusively entitled to the use for news dispatches credited to it o not other- | paper and also the local news published The epublicat wise credited herein Debt Limit, Spending Limit NATIONAL REPR Pourth /venue Bl Alaska Newspapers, 1411 RSENTATIVES - Beattle, Wash (New York Times) The action of the Senate Finance Committee, in | unanimously reperting with Administration approval a | bill to reduce the public debt limit from $300,000,000,000 | to $275,000,000,000, is encouraging as far as it goes. But | the action is merely symbolic. It will acquire real meaning only if it is followed by actual steps to reduce | expenditures and to balance the budget. i Secretary Vinson declares that the public debt has | been reduced by $4,800,000,000 since March 1, and that reductions will total $7,000,000,00 by May 1. But these reductions are technical. The Government had prev- !jously borrowed more than it needed to spend; it is| | paying off the excess borrowings with the accumulated | cash that they brought in. There has been a reduction {of the Government's gross debt, but not of its net debt; the latter has, in fact, continued to increase. | Secretary Vinson is certainly optimistic in declaring | that the Government’s debt is “in good shape” and | that “we are managing well.” If a debt that ap- | after the war ended, it ' proximates $274,300,000,000, with a huge amount of it ir s shortiterm obligations held by the banks, is in “good shape,” what sort of situation would be required to| make Mr. Vinson think that the debt was in bad | shape? There is no room for complacency about the Gov—i ernment’s fiscal affairs, moreover, as long as the:’ President still officially estimates a deficit of the | magnitude of more than $4,000,000,000 even for the| fiscal year 1947. The first steép that should now be taken is a completely new set of official estimates balancing or more than balancing the budget of 1947. The President and Mr. Vinson have put their emphasis on “the importance of maintaining a strong tax structure” in order to move toward a balanced budget and to pay off debt. The heavy tax burden that the country now supports must unfortunately be continued in the present emergency. But the real emphasis must be on cutting the huge expenditures that are being made and being planned. The Presi- dent’s budget for 1947 called for spending more than $35,000,000,000 in that fiscal year. This is more than four times the average annual expenditures of the years 1936 to 1940. It is more than seven times the average annual revenues of these prewar years. No one considered that the tax burden in incomes and business was neglible at that time. A bi-partisan group of members of Congress from both Houses issued a statement recently in favor of a balanced budget for the Federal Government in the fiscal year 1947. This week the Governors of twenty- six States also made a bi-partisan appeal for a bal- anced budget in 1947. The Citizens National Com- mittee recently tried to show, by separate classifica- tions, that of the more than $35,000,000,000 proposed to be spent in 1947, at least $11,000,000,000 was “open to challenge.” There is plenty of room to cut if there is a will to' cut. Of all the forces making for inflation today the state of the Federal finances is the most important. There is a great deal to be done in demonetizing the public debt, or at least in preventing its further monetization. But before steps can be taken in this direction with any assurance that th®y are going to count in the long run, the country must be confident that Federal deficit financing has come to an end. This, not price control, which deals merely with symptoms, is the crucial front where the battle against inflation will be won or lost. ACTION NEEDED Six months ago, shortly was already obvious that a wave of industrial stoppage: was in prospect. Far from taking vigorous action to protect the public interest, Congress ignored the nation’s greatest domestic problem. President Truman made matters worse by his support of wage increases hce of the revival of the flow of consumer Tardily recognizing his mistake, the President asked for legislation to combat those strikes which seriously damage the national welfare. His proposals were rejected. The House finally approved a bill which at least tries to restore some balance in the relation- ship of employ and workers, and ,which recognizes the superior interest of the general public. The Senate, as was predicted at the time, did nothing. For a time the inaction of Congress was “justified” on the ground that industrial stoppages were just the growing pains of our postwar economy, that they would soon be over. The absurdity of this position is now apparent. We have had a record strike in the largest auto motive industry. We have had total paralysis of the steel industry. Public utilities have been shut down ' % number of cities. Other essential industries, such as meat packing, have been prostrated by needless quafrels. Today we are watching the creeping paralysis of bur entire national economy, because of the willfu! refusal of the head of the coal miners even to discuss the issues of the strike he called. The new breakdown of rail negotiations brings up the grim prospect of a nationwide strike on the railway network which constitutes the blood stream of the nation’s economical life, Coal and rail transport are the most basic of our industries, They are enterprises so deeply affected with a public interest that a govern- ment with apy sense of responsibility would not tolerate any interruption to their operations. . Unfortunately, we do not have today a government ‘with a sense of responsibility, Neither the President nor the House, and least of all the Senate, has shown any real willingness to act for the protection of the American people. They are buffeted about by the The Washinglon Merry-Go-Round ICommuedi;rrch_Page One) Building. The brick plant did not interfere with the Pentagon build- ing itself, only with fhe ornate,! { modern highway system. So Groves { decreed that the plant be moved. This meant that hun- |dred thousand dollars’ worth of of seizing upon personalities con- ' pnjghly critical materials would have nected with historic events and |t pe diverted from the rest of the making them heroes. They are in-| war program for new construction terviewed on the radio, played Up|of the brick plant at another lo- in the magazines, thelr faces cation. It meant structural steel, flashed on every movie screen in|gtee] rails, reinforcing steel, alloy the country. Overnight and out of stee], lumber, electrical eqtipment, the unknown, they become grealiprick cryer cars, rubber conveyor men. ! belts, dryer fans, heating equip- X .| ment, etc. It also meant overbur-! g::t h::mf::!dening the railroads by hauling 1 inevlmblexz'mo car-miles of brick per day i¥- | to Washington to replace the brick S68 the syntietic hero attempts to) 08ing made by the West Brothers.} ‘ving these same Pentagon tactics to dcminating the future control of the atom—a future which affects the life of every man, woman, and | child in America. several THE BATTLE OF OPA Mail clerks on Capitol Hill say that the biggest deluge of letters ever to hit the Senate and House of Rep::sentatives poured in just after the House gutted the Price | Control Bill. A total of 600,000 ar- rived in one week, being about 10 to 1 in favor to OPA. Mail clerks had to work in three-hour shifts to handle them. The mail made a lot of Congress- men sore, especially Senator East- land of Mississippi. But after his Sometimes, af course, that the real heroes claim. This, however, and not particularly dangerous un- from THE EMPIRE S 20 YEARS AGO MAY 22, 1926 The Alaskan Forget-Me-Not Club was recently organized in Seattle, \ MAY 22 H. R, VanderLeest Mrs. Patricia G. Grove Mrs. Arne Shudshift Mrs. J. W. Leivers Mrs. Ray Hagerup Roy Brown Dora Treffers Gladys Walker Emm ®!dent. Mrs. Anna Snow was elected Vice-President. o % iyesm’da,\n coming in from Funter Bay. . o | Helmi Bach were planning to spend the summer in the States. * o ; ! | I s AR T 1 H 0 R 0 S C 0 P E stated at the Chamber of Commerce meeting that “Alaska was the driest “The stars incline ‘ Steamer Queen, Capt. Enquist, was due to arrive late this night with but do not compel” { | four days mail and 171 tons of freight from the south. seecoeocseece ispot in the Union.” The budget for the school year 1926-27 was submitted to ‘the City ! Gruncil, and called for an expenditure of $42,000. Salaries were listed + £33,022.52 for superintendent and teachers; janitors, $3,035; secretary, and substitute teachers, $160. THURSDAY, MAY 23 HEART AND HOME | Women of all ages should bene- $240, {fit from the planetary influences s 10208 (5 today, which are stimulating but! The Coliseum Theatre Orchestra announced a dance at Moose soothing. Those made unhappy by |Hall, with old-fashioned as well as modern dances specialized. separation are alsn under friend-| ly stars. BUSINESS AFFAIRS i R Careful . examination shoud be made of claims soon to be heard that the public interest would bej ed by permitting all forms of transportation to pool their facil ries and cop-rate under rate agree- i aily Lessons in English % 1. GORDON | B e nents. % the public better than plovers in this matte: Say, may serve cooperation of the kird contempiat~ | employers in this matter.” 2 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Tornado. inot as in AH. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Mercenary; ARY, not ERY. SYNONYMS: Falsity, falseness, falsehood, untruth, lie, mendacity. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Teday’s word: Weather: Highest, 55; lowest, 49; clear. Pronounce the A as in ATE NATIONAL ISSUES Leaders of the major political parties will find it increasingly dif-| ficult to command support of th2 voters purely on party lines. nized groups with spe sts are more concerned with the @ principles than with party align- ideas of a gloomy nature. “To live alone fosters morbidness.” ments. | e INTERNATICNAL AFFAIRS ‘ MODERN E'”OUE'I’TE by Public interest in Spain will ROBERTA LEE fluctuate through the coming months, depending on the publicity - ——d given the subject by the press. | Many will oppose any action solely (pat has a “no tipping” on the ground that Russia’s inter-| tendered? est in the matter is suspect. i Persons whose birthdate this is A. Not when “no tipping” is requested. are promised by the stars: A year “Thank you very much for your kindness. of vigorous activity and many pexsii. Q. Should cne ever feel justified in critic sonal achievements. playing of cards? Children born today will be, as A. No; it is children, emotional and sensitive, but in later years they will- keep their feelings under control. Their opportunities are practically unlim- ited. However, one may say ill-nature. Q. Should a wife talk about or quote her husband continually? A. No: this becomes very tiresome to everybody but the wife. Pt it . L LOOK and LEARN % o corbon (Copyright, 1946) secretary told him that many of ! the letters were signed by veterans i with serial numbers attached, the gentleman from Mississippi cooled down. Zie decided that this was mail he had better answer. |ione of While this pro-OPA mail was:i . 2 largely spontaneous, inspired by 3. indignation over House scuttling of OPA, a new type of mail has been arriving lately. This new mail is anti-OPA and appears to be arti- ficially inspired. Moreover it is not{ nearly so large in volunie. i Whether it carries much weight | with Congressmen remains to be! seen. However, housewives and her legs had been amputated? Is coral a vegetable, mineral, or animal? What, were the five principal virtues urged by Confucius? What Biblical king went mad and ate grass? ‘What does the German word “meerschaum” literally mean? ANSWERS: Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923). Animal. Kindness, uprightness, decorum, wisdom, and truth. Nebuchadnezzar. “Sea-foam.” On his yacht Winnifred II, Gilbert Skinner, General Manager of P | the Sunny Point Packing Company, and Mrs. Skinner, visited in Juneau All the Douglas teachers with the exception of Miss I. Aalto and Mrs. Dr. H. C. DeVighne, Territorial Health Commissioner, just returned trip to the States, during which he' erossed the country twice, WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “We must back our em-} ‘We must UPHOLD (or SUPPORT) our Let us MORBIDNESS; state of being abnormally impressionable, especially by Q. Wouldn't it be all right to insist upon giving a tip in a restaurant rule, when some special service has be!fi! zing another person’s bad taste to do so. One may occasionally give a friendly suggestion, if it can be done tactfully and without displaying the least — | ‘What great French actress appeared on the American stage after DR. E. H. KASER DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 56 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. o | with the founder, Mrs. Elizabeth Hazelton, formerly of Juneau, Presi- The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery PHONE 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478 — PHONES — 371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices Jones-Sievens Shop LADIES’—~MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third Don'’s Radio Service Electrical and Radio Repair (We pick up and deliver) Phone 659 909 West 12th Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musicsl Instruments and Supplier Phone 206 Second and Seward [t itk HEINKE GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Welding, Plumbing, Oil Burner Blacksmith Work GENERAL REPAIR WORK Phone 204 929 W. 12th St. “The Store for Men" SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. | | Warfield's Drug Sfore "I | (Formerly Guy L. smith Drugs) | NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S, DANISH ICE CREAM HUTCHINGS ECONOMY MARKET Choice Meats At All Times Locat=d in George Bros. Store PHONES 553—92—85 €) B.P.0. ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 p. m, Visiting brothers welcome. E. C. REYNOLDS, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. M. L. MacSPADDEN, others who want price control con- | tinued had best not let down their guard. o Note — One result of the first deluge of OPA mail was that Sen- ator Hawkes of New Jersey, form- er President of the U. S. Chamber¥ of Commerce, and vigorous enemy of OPA, now says he isn't quite sure how he will vote. Another | e OPA cpponent, Congressman Auch- incloss of New Jersey, has been® apologizing to constituents for his vote, says he didn't understand the Wolcott amendment. (COPYRIGHT, EELL SYNDICATE, INC. 1946) BRONZE SHAFTING — STERN BEARINGS — PROPELLORS GRAY MARINE ENGINES SALES and SERVICE Juneau Welding and Machine Shop Baranof Turkish Bath and Massage Hours 9 A. M. to 6 P. M.—Open Evenings by Appointment BARANOF HOTEL—Lower Level PHONE 753 stay on the scene and use the The ‘Wa.r Production Board, ! g s " | therefore, reccmmended that the glamor of his overnight build-up to{, . & . Ak influence unduly the American| brick, plant: remain.. where 1¢ WS public. = . until after the war, and one of the X !roads detour slightly to go around Such an ac al hero was!it. Colonel Groves, however, said made when an historic bomb was|no. | dyopped over liroshima. Overnicht,| the man who threugh pure luck BEAUTY BEFORE WAR Wwas a; d e constiue.don of + Reports Herbert J. Weber, then preduce. n facidities for the atomic of the War Production Board: “I bomb becam.: a hero. The scientists | myself, visited Colonel Groves. I working out the!pointed out to him that the only m, the men who'product of condemning the brick the Army and|plant would be a decorative ap- y took their idea to!preach to the Pentagon building, Roosevelt, were given publicity | which would not have the slightest back seats, while one hero, Gen.|relationship to the prosecution of Leslie R. Groves, strutted across|the war. T showed him the charts the stage |of detours around the brick plant No one would begruage General which would bring the approach Groves his moment of swaggering roads to the Pentagon just as ef- splendor if he had taken his bow fectively as would the route and passed on. However, he has lhruugh_ the brick plant, albeit less remained to hog the stage; re-| decoratively ACROSS . Cover . Horse of a cer- tain gait . Wild sheep of India 31. Be defeated 32, Composition for two Mineral spring Leave 5. Musical Instru- ment 38, Conjunction . South Ameri- . Southern con- stellation . Over 14. Tooth of a gear wheel . Head covering . Masculine name . Fish eggs Hard glossy paint 0. Discount 2. Triangular pieces . Base . Encourages Fishing boat can Indian 1. Vipers Was carried 44, {lelr' . . Having less ‘:muxumuon 41. Trouble . Defled ihost Yorth wind tener man N until ove Officeholders | Wear away . Before mained to pose as a great expert, whispering in Senators’ ears, try- ing to tell them what laws to pa: and now dominating Bernard Bar- uch's study of atomic energy. In the files the War Produc- ticn Beoard (File No. 19095) is one small sample of the overrated effi- ciency of Leslie R. Groves. Then a Cclonel, Groves was in charge of building the much-discussed Pen- tagon building, giant home of the War Department. Near the site of the builaing was the West Brothers Brick Company. then en- gaged in making brick, considered cssential for war plant construc- tion. However, the brick plant was in the path of a clover-leaf series of highways which Colonel Groves Jlanned around his pet Pentagon ' » | showed “I might just as well have talk- ed to a brick wall. Colonel Groves himself totally devoid of interest in subordinating every other consideration to the prose- cution of the war. He showed him- self incapable of patriotic moti- vation B “In this matter, Colonel Groves— new the allegedly great General Groves—did, in fact, materially and knowingly retard the prosecution of the war. The War Production Board had to allow the diversion of highly critical materials. 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