The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 17, 1948, Page 4

PAGE FOUR X F ¥ Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Jun Alasks HELEN TROY MONSEN President | DOROTHY TROY LINGO Vice-President WILLIAM R. CARTER Editor and Manager Managing Editor ELMER A, FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER Business Manager Sntered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. 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The action was to be expected of any group of Alaskans claiming affiliation with the Republican Party. The hope that the next President will be a Re- publican should be too bright at this point to permit a GOP-controlled Senate to give serious consideration to this appointment of a Democrat to an important office such as the governorship of Alaska. If confirmed, Gruening would serve through the through most of the next Presi- next four years or gential term. But there are many other compelling reasons— outside the realm of partisan politics—which should give the Senators pause in their consideration of the Gruening nomination. The basic consideration, well-being of Alaska ; In the final analysis, personalities can have little meaning for those who have devoted their lives to the Territory. Since 1939 Ernest Gruening has had more than an ample opportunity to prove himself as governor of Alaska. He has had many opp legislative program for the on each occasion. He has been governor during five legislature; namely, those of 1941, 1943, and 1047 At each of these, he has tried to promote tax legislation which was not acceptable to the members, | wish the result that the Territory’s finances are now | as near complete disorganization as they have been since the passage of the Organic Act. Blame for current fiscal mess in which Alaska | finds itself has been heaped upon the legislature by Gruening and his spokesmen. - Nowhere has there been an official acknowledg- ment that bureaucratic authority in the Territorial | administration might be curtailed, | No proposals for government economies have been manifest in this crisis to provide funds for such vital purposes as the operation of the University of Alaska. | No official has yet offered to explain that there were valid and constructive reasons why a tax pro- gram was not enacted at the last legislative session. A net income tax measure which was proposed was declared by most competent authorities to be unconstitutional and open to court attack. A property tax measure was drawn so as to in- clude only outlving areas. Legislative critics immedi- of course, should be the| ortunities to foster a sound Territory but he has failed sessions of the 1945, 1946, ; T ately noted that the cost of appraisal and Fo]l(‘(‘[lml[ than the | under this law would have been greater potential tax yield. Under similar circumstances, a controversy volving the tax on gold mined in the Territory demon- strated that the legislators could acceptable tax legislation. The two houses passed a net-tax bill on gold to corr inequalities in the gross tax. But this was | contrary to Gruening's wishes. He vetoed the measure. The legislature promptly enacted it over his objection. Few citizens will quarrel with the many arguments in favor of a reorganized tax system for the Territory including levies on income as well as on real property. But the system must consist of equitable tax laws, and there must be guarantees that the funds thereby added to the treasury will not be wasted. The biennial appropriations for support of the Territorial government have increased from $3,511,510 n the 1939-40 spending period, the last before Gruen- ng took office, to a record $8,476,309 apptopriation by | the last session In view of these figures, which do not include | nany special appropriations, the reluctance of the seople’s representatives to pour increased revenue in the Alaska treasury is perhaps the more understand- ible Gruening’s continual controversies with the lek- islature cannot be ascribed to party politics.® In each | session, except the last, the composition of the leg- slature was overwhelmingly Democratic. In the 1941 legislature, for example, there were| only two Republican members. Nor can the governor claim that his failures were due solely to the opposition of a small group within his own party. A comparison will show that the omplexion of the legislature has undergone an almost omplete turnover since he took office. The plain explanation is that the governor has insisted on HIS program and no other—as in the case | of the Consolidated School District Bill, vetoed at the and of the 1945 session. The people of Alaska now find themselves caught in the stalemate between Gruening and lawmakers who refuse him the unques- tioning obedience which he demands. In his relations with the legislators, the governor has ignored the fact that they are the elected rep- resentatives of the people and, until proven otherwise, must be presumed to be carrying out the wishes of the voters who placed them in office. It has been his practice to praise the actions and | motives only. of those members who supported his|that he —the correspondent precepts while denouncing bitterly those who opposed him. . The conclusion is inescapable that Gruening has tried to use the power and prestige of his office and the resources of the Federal government to transfer to himself the initiative and law-making powers of the citizens. It is the hallmark of all New Dealers And the governor has achieved no more success in his dealings with the commercial enterprises upon whom the Territory must depend at this period in its history for the bulk of its investment capital and payrolls needed to support the inhabitants. There can be no doubt that his demands for steadily increasing taxes on the enterprises already in the Territory and his attempts to stir the people against “absentee’ owners have had their costly effect in discouraging the risking of new capital in Alaska. Absentee ownership is not new in the history of the development of United States Territories. De- troit, Chicago, Cleveland and entire Midwestern areas were financed by Eastern banks for years before they earned control of their own financial destinies. The Far West and the Pacific Coast depended upon fi- | nancing from institutions further east in their early stages. Alaska, if it is to grow, must have new capital and new enterprises. It must have a governor who | has the foresight to appreciate this necessity and who is able to inspire the confidence that will draw | the added commerce to the Territory. Gruening has made an issue of Statehood for Alaska. Like most Alaskans, we are for statehood at the proper time. But we recognize that statehood will not provide an automatic cure-all for all the Terri- tory’s ills. We believe that before we consider assuming the tremendous responsibility and financial burden which statehood will entail, we must set our Territorial house in order. As the first move in so doing, we suggest that the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs reject without undue delay President Truman's nomination of Ernest Gruening for another term as governor of Alaska. —AUSTIN E. LATHROP The Washington Merry-Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Continued from Page *One) | tiations ' for wool | purts. classified. ; gotiations, the purges, economic | decentralization, reparations, indus- | trial rehabilitation plans and nego- Even information concern- ing attempts by the Japanese obstruet the occupation Correspondents ible into dollars. The Army has reported to Congress the amount cf the deficit, but reiuses to reveal what measures are being employ- ed to reduce this deficit. This secrecy has given rise to unhealthy conjecture among Army and occu- pation personnel. Again there Is and cotton im- to has been who in- | THE - = = \. and would enact | MARCH 17 Di. Joyce D. Smith Suzanne Stevenson R. W. McCrary John H. Walmer Mrs. John E. Turner Marye Berne Ehler Mrs. Frenk Sedar Krestin Lindquist James Stewart Charles Bland o0 o o e e o 0 is this information being with- held? | “A correspondent who reported a discussion concerning the econ- omic purge was summoned by the | Deputy Chief of Staff, was requir-| ed to listen to a reading of the Articles of War and was informed | that he had been called as a wit»‘ ness in an investigation of an ‘in- formation leak.’ The correspondent vulge the source of his informa- | tion with the implicit warning that he could be court-martialed | under the Articles of War for | withholding such information. He said that that he could mnot communicate | with his employers nor divulge ‘any- | thing that has transpired in this room’ and that he was not entitled o advice of legal counsel.” NEWSMAN'S HOME RIFLED i till another corresponuent, who' | had written stories which occupa- tion officials considered critical, | revealed that his home had been | raided by the Army’s CID and was and | | | | | subjected to | threats. | “Informaticn supplied to a cor- | respondent by one headquarters | section is oiten considered secret | by another. | ““For example, the government { section actively encouraged corres- | pondents to expose misappropr ! tion any Japanese muliary | supplies. G-1 and G-4, which had classified information relating to | the matter, tcok exception to the resulting stories and efforts at re- | prisals were taken against at wast one correspondent. “Stories on the purge, including | many facts supplied by G-2, diplo- matic section and ESS, ‘eaused their authors to be branded per- soually by General MacArthur as tne ‘must dangerous men Japan.' ecurity in this theatre has been further utilized as a pretext for seeking removal or exclusion, from vapan of correspondents wno have stories consiered critical ou2 or' another oificial.* O1ii- juial letters are known to: have | ween senv to the employers of at | least mnine correspondents, seek- ing to embarrass the correspondent i his relations with his employ- er and in a number of instances .equesting Temoval of the corres- wondent. Lonciusion: Various acts pass- -d by Congress last year indicated uat state Ol WAr win Japan was -naed. Yet, the wartime concept of ALIALY SECUrILY interrogation of wilien Colubiues W pie= «y, and has been extended to _mprace polllical, aduulusialive, -conomic and cultural subjects to- .ally unreluted O Nliliialy Secur- . The protest is signed by Tom ~ambert of the Associated Press, surton Crane of the New York rimes, George Thomas Folster of ~BC, Joseph Fromm cof Worid Re- sort and Carl Mydans of Time ind Life Magazines. | reported that he Was BSKed t0 di- | b oo e he further was warned accent second syllable. DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA | 20 YEARS A0 s ewpine MARCH 17, 1928 The Douglas High School girl cagers left for Ketchikan to play one game with the Ketchikan girls to decide the championship of Southeast Alaska, and the Juneau Hilltoppers left for ‘Wrangell where they were to meet Petersburg for a title match, best two out of three games. The Douglas Volunteer Fire Department announced the date of April 14 for the annual dance The Juneau Fire Department was called to the Clarence Geddes residence, Second and Gold, to extinguish a blaze started by an over- heated chimmey. J. W. Leivers was elected President of the Juneau Garden Club, Miss Ann Coleman, Secretary-Treasurer. Jack Burford, Earle Hunter, Jr, and William Biggs were in charge of the St. Patrick’s Day dance given this night by the Elks Weather: High, 40; low, 37; rain. ———— PO e I Daily Lessons in English %, 1. corpon | | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I wish that it was true Say, “I wish that it WERE true.” WERE is required after WISH. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Daguerreotype. Pronounce da-ger-o- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1948 Meets first and third Fridays. Post Hall, Sew- ard St. Visiting Com- rades Welcome. H. 8. GRUENING, Com- mander; WILLIAM 1/, SHERLOCK, Adjutant. You'll Always Get a Better Deal | in Fur Styles and Values at Marfin Victor Furs, Inc. Swedish Fur Craftsmen for Three Generations H. C. Murphy, Ph.D. Physical Therapy—all types STEAM BATHS 10th and E Phone Blue 650 s The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery PHONE 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE CALIFORNIA Grozery and Meat Market tip, A as in ASK unstressed, E as in BET, O as in NO, I as in TIE, OFTEN MISSPELLED: Illicit; two L's. Elicit; one L. ' SYNONYMS: Majestic, magnifcent, stately, imposing, regal. | SYNONYMS: Majestic, magnificent, stately, imposing, regal. | WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us VOLUNTARY; produced in or by an act of choice. “Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.”—SEneca. | - PRI } MODERN FTIQUETTE ®%pprra s invitation? A. No; while it is not obligatory, it is courteous thing to do, and probably will avoid a misunderstanding and resent- 3 B ry thau 4 person state his reason for declining an oftentimes a ment. Brown? A. Say, “Mrs. Brown, may I present Miss Smith?” Or, “Mrs. Brown, Miss Smith’ Alwa present the unmarried woman to the married one. Q. Is it permissible to greet a friend if cne catches his eye while in church? A. Merely smile; to speak or bow is unnecessary. T o How many square miles are there in the United States? Why were the Americar: red men called “Indians”? in what year did Woodrow Wilson become President? ‘What part of a lead pencil is lead? Which is the largest State east of the Mississippi Ri ANSWERS: 3,026,789 square miles. Because Columbus thought that he had reached India. In 1913. No part; the writing material is graphite Georgia; ,265 square miles var? NORTHLAND SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau, Haines, Skagway and Sitka) S. S. ALASKA-—THURSDAYS, MARCH 25 and APRIL 8 M. S. SQUARE SINNET—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 and 31 HENRY GREEN ——~—— AGENT NORTHLAND TRANSPORTA SERYING SOUTHIASTERN WD ABLY Q. 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Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OIL —~ | have inquired into such attempts the question: Wny and from whom} Baker at that time agreed to pre-| pare a statement of General Mac- Arthur's policy concerning the sta- | tus of correspondents assigned m[ his headquarters. Despite repeat- ed subsequent requests, allied cor- respondents in Japan have yet to receive these statements. “The apparent intent of this de- vice has been to withhold informa- tion of an economic, political and social character—information which we believe the readers of the allied press are entitled to receive and which the representatives of the allied press were sent to Japan to obtain, “Commencing in Octobear, 1946, every conversation between SCAP officials (Supreme Commander, Al- lied Powers) and Japanese author- ities was classified as secret or higher. Thus correspondents who subsequently published or obtained such information, which obviously was in the possession of the ‘en- .emy’ were under threat of pros cution “Commencing in July, 1946, dis- cussion of any SCAP project which was ‘still in the works’ was classi- fled. The effect of this restric- tion was to curtail and if possible to prevent discussion of the think- ing leading to important decisions in governmental and economic fields; and to present the peoples of the United Nations with faite accomplis. This interpretation was substantiated by Mr. Frayne Baker, PIO, when: he explained to cor- respondents: ‘Frem now on you will get your news of the occupation from PRO press releases.’ EVEN JAFANESE CRIME CENEORED I this maofinersthe shroud o gecurity haby: been thrown such’ subjects as..Japanese crime, rationing statistics, dollar loan ne- s over or who have published such infor- mation have: been threatened fre- quently with investigation or prose- cution for security violations. “A correspondent who requested coal proauction statistics from the! natural resources section reported that he was told that these figures were classified. Subsequently he secured the information from a Japanese publication. Later, Mr. | Baker told correspondents that publication of the figures theoreti- cally violated security regulations and that the correspondent con- ceivably could be court-martialed. ‘A letter which General Mac- Arthur sent to former Premier Shigeru Yoshida was transmitted to his publication by a correspondent beiore it had been made public through official channels. The correspondent was threatened with investigation.” ! In the United Statesitisa long- standing rule that any newspaper has the right to all figures regard- ing government expenditures. The theory is that the taxpayers have a right to know how their money is spent. But under MacArthur it is different. “A correspondent who requested from the Army's fiscal director's office information concerning sup- plies and property returned to the Japanese government was told that the information was ‘secret.’| These statistics were in the pns—l' session of the Japanese. The ques- | tion therefore arises: From whom | were occupation oificials atlempt~| ing to withhold such non-military information? | The fiscal dire office alo | refuses greunds of seeurity to| divulge rmation concepning ’,he' deficit sustained by the Aymy dur- | ing the first ten months of the| occupation when yen was converts | Crossword Puzzle Sanction Seaweed . Two-toed sloth Korean coln Purchase 2. Breathing loudly 10 sleep . Conjunction 45. Crockery . Relieve Lasso . Deprive of sensation 3 Past . Object ot devotion Masculine name: abbr, Scarlet Willow Female sheep DOWN Stinging insect . Wide-mouthed far ACROSS . Sorrow . Gaels Bustle Bntirely . Aslatic sheep . Title of a baroriet . Water gate . Armor for the wild . Entrances Collage degree |l|l|§l stitchings . Masculine ckpame 26. Appen i Handle 2’ Chum . Bri 3 ERE" nest 34, Landed property 35. Had mercy on 36. Scotch cake Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzie 1. City 1in Washington 3. Slightin remarks 9. Donkey 10, Hold to be untrue . 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