The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 7, 1947, Page 4

ily Alaska Empire o unday by the AGE FOUR Da P HELEN TROY MONSEN - President DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - Vice-President WILLIAM R_CARTER - Fditor and Manager ELMER A, FRIEND - - Managing Editor ALFRED ZENGER - - Business Manager Entercd in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Juncan and Douglas for S1.50 per month; » six months, $8.00; one year, K15.00 id, at the following rates: By mail. postake 00; six months, in advance, $7.50; One vear dvance. § me month Sabscribers will cont the Business Office of of their papers nes: News Office *602; Business Office, 374, in ad or 1f they will promptly notify re or irregularity in the delivery ASSOCIATED PRESS fvely entitied o the use for credited to it or nt other- cnd also the locc! news published MEMBER OF P 5 pap republication of all wise credited in th erein NATIONAL REPR fhurth Averue Bide NTATIVES — Alaska Newspape's, 1411 tle, Wash PORTAL PAY involving more than three billion dollars try, chiefly inst , and With suit dy filed against Am automobile and indication that commenced by unions s Supreme Court’s curious mcre than evidence of ar is finding this issue one of 1947 rican ind: rm equipme those legal king back pay the portal-to-portal” rulings are , the new Congress t compani actions a steel with no ready under lustiest babies Yesterday press dispatches revealed that two curbing measures already have been entered for con- sideration by the Congress. A bill introduccd by Senator Wiley, Wisconsin Republican, would bar all pending portal pay suits, while a measure presented by Republican Senator Capehart, of Indiana, would define the terms under which workers could qualify for portal pay. At this time it cannot be judged whether either of these measures offers a solution but it is definite that some legislative solution must be found and it is ing that our new Republican Congress 1s moving to grapple with the problem. The need evident for, under the decision of the Mount Clements », handed down some months ago by the s are entitled to present claims is Pottery ca: Supreme Court, worke for literally billions of dollars in back pay and damazes The econcmic consequences of these legalized raids well be disastrous unless some way is found to relieve companies of liabilities that many of them did not even suspect they had incurred. As a matter of fact, a reasonable interpretation of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 would have prevented the filing of such extravagant claims as are now being made by various union groups. The legel cemplications resulting from the in- idation of claims for back pay under the al-to-portal pay rulings call for For, the State to wage claims Act ¢ may ferential vi Supreme Court’s por prompt remedi legislative statutes of limitations which apply filed under the Fair Laber Standards spicuously lacking in uniformity In action. e con- on ate - Wyoming—the limit on suits for back pay is eight years; in a large number of States; six years; and in several instances, cnly a year or six months. In States with a six-month limit, the courts have held the laws to be an unconstitutional bar against claims for back pay and damages. More- it question whether the Supreme Court will uphold lower court rulings that State statutes determine tne length of time for which employers can be held liable for back pay. The Wage-Hour Division of the Department of Labor and employer groups are pressing for a uniform Federal statute to determine liability. The Wage-Hour istrator points out that under the varying State fare much better than can legally claim much attempts to limit suits for over, is an open adn standards, some employer others workers more than others. So far, back wages under Federal law have failed there is doubt whethe! uch legislation, if passed, would be constitutional since it would apply to claims that have already become recognized under and somne , and considerable existing Possibly a revision of the speiling out more clearly liabilities incurred by employers, might serve to bar claims for bavk pav. In event, the that has arisen emphasizes the need for legislation clearly defining what constitutes working , time to be paid for and in future protecting cmployers 'against extravagant’ portal-to-portal pay demands of the type now being made. AW Falr Labor Standards Act the nature of the excessive situation any + China’s Real Problem (New York Times) After a five months’ investigation on the spot American-Chinese agricultural mission has come to the important if rather grim conclusion that the fundamental problem facing China-the problem at the bottom of all her other troubles is overpopulation in relation to the available tillable land. The mission has by no means overlcoked the many other 1which are usually emphasized by political writers and which feed the Communist propaganda machines landlordism, tenantry, high rents, interest rates an taxes, and the feudal backwardn: of Chinese a culture in general. Indeed, it makes some detailed and constructive recommendations for coping with these problems. But Claude H. Hutchison, chief of the American section of the mission and dean of the College of Agriculture of California University, holds that overpopulation is more important than any of them, and the mission itself declares that unless the pressure of overpopulation can be eased, the benefits to be derived from carrying out its recommendations, and even from industralization, will be unable to im- prove the situation Accerding to the best figures available to the mission, China’s population now totals 457,000,000, of which 331,000,000 live cn the land. In terms of tillable land, there is only about half an acre available for each inhabitant, and only four-fifths of an acre for each farm inhabitant. This compared with approxi- mately eight acres for each inhabitant and more than thirty acres for each farm inhabitant in the United States, which is one reascn why Americans eat better than the Chinese. As a matter of fact, the*same problem confronts not only China but the entire Orient, especially India, and even Japan The mission recommends serious consideration by the Chinese Government of measures to deal with the population pressure, which can only mean birth con- trol. But that recommendation clashes head-on with the time-honored Chinese family cult, which developed in the early period of Chinese history, when large families were an econcmic asset in land cultivation, and which later received the sanction of ancestor | wership and Confucian doctrine that gave it religious force. However, birth control is by no means unknown in the Orient. The Japar . though they also fol- lowed Chinese ancestor worship, knew how to keep their population down during the period of their self- seclusion, when they had to depend on their own re- |sources. The only alternative to birth control facing IClmm appears to be continued misery, famine and the revolt of desperate men. an ills {ke Washington Merry-Go-Round (Continued rom I.,e (ne) Navy, has been| hands on foreign months Those with running the itching to get his policy for many who follow State Department af- fairs figure he would be the least qualified of the three—despite the general public sentiment against baving a military man at the helm of foreign policy Note—President much hoping that main on as Secret definitely Despite misunderstandings Byrnes and Truman have 1 come warm friends and tl dent es him full rein over eigi Truman very Brynes will re- ry of State in- personal is ome year licy SENATE probab Orezor vired the KINGMAKERS Senator Wayne Republican who name “kingmak- € his GOP col- leavues, Taft Vandenberg and White and their now successful ef-g foris to crown their own men as chairmen of Senate committees. Though Senat Reed (Kas.), Tchey (N.H), and Wilson (Ta) got most of the publicity for battl- ihg the kingmakers, it was legal- minded Morse of Oregon, former Dean of the C gon University Law Scheol who embarrassed them most His tripping-up tactics came dur- ing the secret debate of the GOP Commitie Committees after young Senator Catot Lodge Massachusetts, an of Se who defeated Lea of ations had b a member of the Relations Commit The kingmakers New J¢ t westerner, H as new members mittee This brought protest from Morse 1 consider it “that ycu have giv men {1 the relative E: one the Pacific Apparently you ignore the fact that we on the Pa c Coast face great problems with the Japar and Chinese, and that ir phase of the war fought our THE 1t Morse first 615 was on on the two of » Mid- Towa 1 com- nediate dee m Co not seat 10 ose portant from one was shores. f vou think that i bring harmony the the way to to Republican the gentleman ! from Oregon, “by ignoring one great segment of the party, then! I serve notice right now that I in- nd to stand up and fight for the ific Coast.” PROTESTS At this point, Senator Taft argu- ed that Lodge was entitled to a pest in the Foreign Relations Com- mittee since he had resigned from the Senate to go to war, thus los- ing his seniority rights “I want to make it clear,” re- plied Morse, “that I have no ob- jection to Mr. Lodge. I think he is eminently qualified to serve. But the time to have settled this was the meeting of the Steering Committee when Senator Tobey propesed resforing Mr. Lodge' rights. I was in complete 1ent with Senator Tebey, but was Mr. Lodg himself who irew his seniority claims and you gentlemen applauded his with- That decision should stand. not asking for the vacancy! my Morse concluded. “If any cther Western Republican has more | senfority, the post should go to him. Bul the West is entitled to representation.” However, the well-oiled kingmak- | wchine was functioning per- ! On a vote, the Oregon Sen- was overwhelmingly turned par continued Pa TAFT I'm v ers 1 fectly ater down After the vote, forthright king- maker Vandenburg, who is Chair-| 1 of the new Foreign Relations Committee, Tose half-apSlogetically to say I want was influenced the Committee's to explain my vote. It by the fact that report is already printed and has been circulated for some time. We can't change it now. However, I agree com- | pletely with the Senator from Ore- gen that a West Coast man should be on the Foreign Relations Com- mittee. I want to go on record that the next vacancy on the Com- | mittee should to the Pacific Coast 80 BACKSTAGE DEAL This brought smiles to the faces several anti-kingmakers. They | figured that this put Ohio’s Taft his Presidential ambitions in a hole. Obviously he didn't want to antagonize the West. Perhaps this was why he sought out Morse ! as soon as the secret meeting was | and in doing so inadvertently the cat out of the bag w let ayne, T just feel awful about | him this,” Taft said. “There should be a West Coast man on the Com- mittee. But I think Lodge did one of the most patriotic things I know when he left the Senate to go into the Army, and we just had to give a place on the Foreign Re- lations Committee.” The anti-kingmakers have now heard that this was the pay-off If Lodge had been given his full seniority as proposed by New Hampshire’s Tobey, he would have ranked right up with the king- makers. In fact he would have been Chairman of the Finance Committee instead of Millikin of Colorado, a streng Taft man, and a deputy kingmaker. So instead of giving Lodge full seniority, a deal was worked out wher he rossword Puzzle JR Orb of day a bird eat Lake arching inquiry . Oil of rose petals variant . Among . Conjunetion 81. 33 ACROSS . Milkstish . Outer garments Obstruct s by . Resume . Decd . Cutting machine Scandinavian navigator ;" prefiz THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA JANUARY 7 | Frank Allen Peratrovich J. T. Petrich Karl E. Ashenbrenner Mrs. Glenn Egan Ray Coleman. Hazel Emory Lotta Graves Mrs, Louis Herron Raymond McMillan Carl Steffan ecccoeescscese Sceecccsccccan e e v 0 . i | i | | was given a place on the vital] Foreign Relations Committee—a po- | pounds sition he has coveted ever since jfather was connected with the staff of the First National Bank, killed efforts t days his grandfather Woodrow Wilson's peace after World War I Note—Wonder what twist grand- son Lodge’s appointment will give to history and our future coopera- | tion for world peace? BOOKKEEPING LAPSE AIDS PAU Through an oversight in U. S Government bookkeeping, the Pan American Union will have roughly ' { $40,000 more in its 1947 budget than| . o o | it expected to receive. The quotas for the twenty-one! member countries c¢f the PAU are| determined on a population basis. ( the case includes all territories and posses- sions, making an annual contribu- | tion of just under $300,000. { When the Philippines gained full | independence, last July 4, this should have lopped 17,000,000 per- sons off the total population figures | on which the U. S. quota is com- ;s Z puted, reducing the assessment by i about $40,000. | However, this item was over-|increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: By the time | HISCERN; to understand; to detect. (Pronounce di-zurn, accent second looked until tco late. the Bureau of the Budget caught | up with it, the quota based on the | population of the Philippines ready had been paid (COPYRIGHT, 1947, BELL SYNDICATE. INC) al- 1 EISERu S EOE NG e o0 = . TIDE TABLE JANUARY 8 High tide 2:55 a.m,, Low tide 8:34 am, High tide 14:36 p.m., Low tide 21:13 p.m., e o0 o v 2 . i - ! Notice to Automobile Owners | IMPORTANT { City Ordinance Number 202, Sec: tions numbers 71, 72 and 92: Tran fers of Ownership and License Plates must be reported promp! to the City Clerk by both seller and purchaser, in order to insure proper ownership of the vehicle. A fee of one dollar is charged for this ser ice. Failure to do 5o subjects bolni parties to a fine of $100.00 or 30 de in jail or both. Don't let the othe: person’s wreck or accident be your responsibility. Remember that the Territorial law provides that in case of sale, license plates must remain on the | car for which issued. Under no cir- | cumstances may license plates be | transferred from one car to another without the proper authority of the City Clerk. i ! i | l 17.1 feet 26 feet 199 feet -39 feet | | ¥ on rolier skates by a score of 5 to 3 | ) of the United States, this | &o=eeeee | on last ! the second to know that which is true.”—Lactantius. | porreroerre e s '\ MODERN ETIQUETTE %% serra Lie e e o o ;when she presents it to each guest? L Every car must carry license plates | both front and rear. If you lose a plate turn in the other plate to the City Clerk and get a new set, at a cost of one dollar. permitted to operate with less than two plates, securely fastened. Penalties are provided for 'viola- tion of these rules, and your strict compliance therewith is urgently advised. . CITY CLERK. First publication, Jan. 1, 1947 Last publication, Jan. 7, 1947. 62. Constellation 65. 3. Serpent . . Ovules . Texas mission . Wheeled vehicle line s right . Neediework 9. Bleat . Increase by adhesion or i ST 7l Hd N alter for new use . Ruminant animaly . City in Paraguay . Part of an e . Armadillo bl . Involuntary wait . Open court Wings . Western state 56, Immerse . Spread to dry 12 ] wlid No car will be 20 YEARS AGO e et e ettt e} UARY 7, 1927 The Chamber cf Commerce was to soon start a fund drive for the budget of the current year—main items being $1,000 for Fourth of July celebration, $1,000 for advertising, $600 for Publicity Bureau, $600 for secretary, $250 for entertaining visitors, $150 for assistance to Bey Scouts and Campfire Girls. A special fer game between the Douglas and Juneau high schocl teams. The Juneau Fire Department presented a beautifully engraved clock to Mr. and Mrs. Waino Hendrickson, newlyweds. Steamer Border Queen arrived in port with a full cargo. A new banker arrived at midnight of the previous day, weighing eight 1d was the first born to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sadlier. The proud The Juneau rink hockey team defeated the Unalga sai in a game Radio telephone, service frem New York to Lendon was inaugurated this date. The Glacier Bay district, 1820 square miles, was made a sanctuary for wild life. Weather: High, 39; low, 37; cloudy | Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon ' - WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: “We had company for dinner” is col- ial. It is better to say, “We had GUESTS at dinner.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Ingenue. Prcnounce an-zha-nu, first A as in AN, second A as in ATE unstressed, U as in USE, principal accent syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Visual. Observe the S, though prouounced SYNONYMS: Gigantic, immense, enormous, huge, colossal WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times ahd it is yours.” Let us syllable). “The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false, ). { SR Q. It a woman? A. This is a custom which seems to have become obsolete. How- r, it is still the genilemanly act and a mark of good-breeding for n‘ man to give up his seat to a woman. Q. What is the proper way fer a maid to hold a dish of vegetables it proper for a man to offer his seat in a streetcar or bus to A. Flat on the palm cf the left hand, and if it is very hot, she uses a napkin under the dish. Q. How can persons who have been in mourning announce their return to society? A. By sending out their cards to friends and acquaintances. P e e | LOOK and LEARN e e as § by A. C. GORDON ; —— 1. In what year did the Parcel Post system in the United States become effective? What was the Volstead Act? What is cerography? What is the chief city of New England? In what opera by Wagner does a swan appear? ANSWERS: In 1913. 2. The act which enforced the Prohibition Amendment to the U. S. Censtitution, 3. The art of making characters cr designs in, upon, or with wax. 4. 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