The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 20, 1948, Page 2

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Watson, Chairman cf the Reception Committee. ) Wirepheto. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA WITNESSES - SUMMONED ~ INJUNEAU : Quick Atfiomaring Takes Place by Investigat- ing Congressmen | (contmued from page one) good, or they might be bad. Kersten asked which it was, and | Zukoff answered, “I'll say it's bad.” “Alaska is in a stratggic area as lfar as protection is concerned,” . Kersten said, “with the mounting tension with Russia and with Al- uska a potential base for military {zpemtions with that in mind, ,do you feel t Communist mem- rkars in this area might be danger- ous?” Zuboff agreed dangerous. Andersen On Stand Anderson took the stand next that he was not at this time a member of a union but that he had at one time been sec- | retary of Local Industrial Union, CIO organization which has cince been dissolved. that it could be Abel After a brief questioning on ac- tivities ot the above union Ker- sten asked Anderson what he thought of Communist ,in unions. “Hayw: jvery bad.” said Anderson. “Bad | “Have you ever been a member | Kertsen | {of the Communist party,” iasked. | “No,” Anderson answered. i Lannen Testifies Lannen, executive secre- tary the Cordova fishermen’s upicn, who, with “Red"” Chester Carlson, flew here for the hearing| |was sworn in next by Kersten.| | Kersten began questions with a; {a direct approach. “ Q. “Are you familiar with West- | m Alaska Fisheries?” A—"Yes. I am a delegate.” John Wiese is the head?”| Yes.” | ‘When Wiese testified in An- chorage, he took the position in 'regard to Communist activitles, | (that he did not believe it wise {to bar Communists from office. Do ycu agree?” A~—"No. If a Commie applied lior a union job, T'd see to it that {he didn't get it.” | | Lannen then asked to make | statements regarding activities of ithe Westward = Alaska Fisheries | Council. J. of WAFC Birth | | “The original intention of the| | WAFC wasn't dreamed up by Kibre ! lund Jurich,” Lannen said. “My| [nrg;\n\zzxtiun is largely responsible {for the birth of WAFC. One of the main objectives of the organization was to bring fishery groups to- |gether . . . to even price structure. i1t is still young and hasn't ac- | complished much.” | Lannen centinued, “At least as !far as Alaska is concerned, in re- jgard to IFAWA, it is only a mail- | ing address, strictly a paper organ- ization. Our major objection has been that it is not effective, no tne does anything.” Kersten interrupted to continue his line of questioning. “There is nothing wrong with the WAFC as such,” he said, “but organizations with such leadership . I think you should read over Mr. Wiese's testimony that he gave at the Anchorage hearing.” Not Ccmmunistic Front Lannen finished his testimony by saying that the WAFC was not established as a Communist Front organization. “We have been for many years scattered groups of unions,” Lan- nen said, “while the canned salmon industries are highly organized. We have attempted to coordinate union activities in the same manner that the industry has coordinated for its own objectives.” “Are there any party members around Cordova?” Kersten asked. “No.” answered Lannen, “but we have a lot of radicals, left wing- ers who don't like the way things are going. They are not Commun- ist party members.” “Red” Chester Carlson, member of the Cordova fishermen’s union, took the stand next to testify regarding the WAFC. “Fishermen in Alaska are widely separated,” Carlson said, “with no facilities to get together.~ The WAFC is an attempt to bring the unions together for yarious pur- pos Political Acticn Carison said that political ac- tion was one of the objectives of the Council, and that supplying statisties was another objective. Rep. Kersten said: “The last man in his speech set out many things !} which you refer to as objectives. The most active people in setting up the Council were Kibre, who ac- cording to California records is a member of the Cemmunist party, and Wiese, who in testimony in Anchorage said he doesn't object to Communist infiltration into un- { ions.” | Kersten went on to say that in view of the above facts wouldn't it be true that “certainly some- thing will have to be done to take : { care of” the leadership of WAFC ( Carlson said he had not been influence wware of any Communistic ings of WAFC leaders, but if such were the case, he felt that “some- thing should be done about it.” Benson Testifi Henry Benson, Territorial Com- missioner of Lahor, took the stand following Lannen and was ques- Ilimved after Investigator Kersten and Rep. Fisher hurriedly agreed that the Labor Commissioner would not have to be sworn in Digging for specific instances of the effect of the maritime strike on Alaskan economy, Kerstdn and Fisher asked about increase in price | »f living, whether industries have Leen shut down in the Territory, if private and military have been curtailed Rep. Fisher said he had been informed the local sawmill had been closed as a result of the mari- | time strike and asked Commissioner Benson if this were true Benson's response indicated that the closure of the local sawmill! had nothing to do with the mari- [ time strike, but that the mill was |closed by a jurisdictional fight | between unions and the matter is presently being determined by the Naticnal Lahor Relations Board. | Switching 1rom Alaska's economy ) leadership in the maritime un-| n, Investigator Kersten asked if were not true that as long as! v Bridges is the principle fig- in the West Coast maritime jeups that strikes will continue.! Benson reglied that the more you the longshore situation the n it becomes evident that there ! no one principle fizu in the difficulties, but that the whole in-! istry is sick. Opmion of Bridges Do jas the ked again As long you dominant regard him (Bridges) figure?” Kersten as he is president of he Interr 1al,” Benson answer- d, “he will have the support of| he rank and file.” : “Don’t you agree,” Rep. Fisher wsked Benson, “thap the effect of the strike will have a serious ef- {fect on the economy of Alaska?" “Don't you agree,” Fisher added, that lack of responsibility on the part of labor union leaders is of serious damage to Alaska’s econ- omy?" Benson 1 e i I agreed, adding that there is no feeling of responsi- bility on the part of either the operators or the labor unions to- ward resumption of service to Al-' aska.” The group of Congressional in- vestigators came here from a simi- lar hearing in Anchorage Mon- day and an investigatory trip Fairbanks and Nome. Also attach- ed to the committee are Charles | Mac Arthur, New Jersey, and How- are expected | George W. Folta will return later, !well in time for the convening of ard Rushmore, New York City. The party left Juneau this morn- ing, refueling at Annette, to fly direct to San Francisco to con- tinue the investigation, ZUBOFF'S COMMENT i Commenting on the hearing, Cyril ¥ J. Zutoff, Grand President of the ! Alaska Native Brotherhood, said: “I feel that the made by the House Committee on Education and Laber has been of benefit to Alaska and I appreciate the courtesy shown by Representa- tives Kersten and Fisher and the | cpportunity to appear before that committes. | “The Alaska Native Brotherhood, jcomposed of Indians, Aleuts, and | Eskimos, is a patriotic organiza- tion whose members take an oath| 'lo support and detend the consti-| tution of the United States. Our | paople have distinguished them- | selves in war service when our coun- | iry was under attack. “We realize that our fight for abolition of tish traps and conser- | vation of the fisheries carried on| for 25 years has brought us the snmity of special interest groups, who have made derogatory remarks | coneerning the aims and purposes; of the ANB leadership. The investi- | gation by the House committee has ! exposed these enemies of Alaska as either fascists or misinformers. | 1 believe the Committee will recoz-| nize the calibre of the people who! brought the false charges against| us, just as the voters recognized | them in the referendum vote on the fish trap. “The ANB will continue to guard | Alaska against all subversives both in labor and management who| would use Alaska’s people and re- | sources for their own greed.” H CHAMBER (OMMERCE T0 MEET ON THURSDAY The Chamber of Commerce will nold the regular weekly meeting tomorrow ncon in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel. A routine business session is. scheduled. e SEATTLE MAN HERE : | t d I Here from Seattle and register- ed at the Baranof are B. R. Scott, | 'singer Sewing Machine Co. rep- resentative, and Walter P. Sharpe. it | The New Jersty city of Elizabeth !was mamed after the wife of Sir George Carterct, one of the,men who received a grant of the whole province. e e WASHINGTON—®—U. 8. offi- | cials estimate that 5 percent of U. S. World War II dead in for- eign countries will be permanenfly-} buried in foreign cemeteries. gt R I S Between 1939 and 1947, the aver- age weekly wage af American fac- tory employeeS was doubled. construction | releas dent returned to the capital from | i his South. again where he That's 1 er DISTRICT COURT AT kan to par Leivers Mildred Maynard, investigation 23 DEWEY OPENS NEW YORK {Truman Tak—es Rest Until Saturday-Gov. fo Speak Herald Tribune Forum (By Goy. Thomas (the final, big city vote hunt today with a New York speech as Presi- dent Teuman halted his campaign travels until Saturday. The Republican Presidential can- didate is booked for a major talk tonight on the New York Heral Tribune Forum. He is due to! speak again in New York tomor- row night at a memorial dinner henoring the late Alfred E. Smith, | Mr. Truman meanwhile received Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Sup-| port in his drive to retain the! White House lease for four more| ears. { “I am unqualifiedly for you the Democratic candidate for the Presidency,” the lormer first lady wrote from Paris, where she'is at- tending the United Naticns Asscm-; The Associated Press) Her letter, «141(751 October 4, w d- shortly ufter the Pre: flying visit to two-day the! | Mr. Truman plans to take off’ Saturday for Pittsburgh, opens his stretch drive cr the big vote stakes in north-| rm metropolitan areas. Cautioning against.*‘wasted Dem- seratic votes,” he told a State Fair crowd in Raleigh, N. C., yes- rday: “Today big-money Republicanism s on the march, and to beat it we have all got to stand together. where we Democrats be- cng—tog2ther—shoulder to should- KETCHIKAN ADJOURNS With District Court in Kelehi- adjourning today, the court ty will return to Juneau. J. W. clerk of the court, and court reporter, ck tomorrow. Judge he District Court here on Thurs- {ay, October 28, at 2 p.m. H - D s Tests on heartwood from trees hat have stood for as long as 15 ears after being killed by fire or nsects have demonstrated that this {wood was as sound and strong the wood from the live three. CAMPAIGN E. Dewey leads off| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1948 IKIWANIS ANNOUNCES " OPENING OF TB DRIVE Kiwanis members meeting for | luncheon at the Baranof Hotel! | today heard Dr. Henry Harris an- Inounce opening of the TB Car !mas Seal solicitation drive Satur- | day morning. Committee members who will {assist Dr. Harris in the Kiwanis- { sponsored local TB drive are D | John Clements and James McClel- lan. Plans are for a rapid-fire i solicitation, Harris said, with 20 covering the town in nine men | days. é Pretident Gene Vuille 12 threz-man nominatir tee to prepare a ballot for club ‘("3('l!l:ll the first week in Novem- i Nemed to the committee | were Gus Brown, Fred Dunn and Wallace George. appointed commit- N week’s program will be a Navy Day program, Larry Park- er told members. Arrangements have been made for a Navy speak- ¢r, and Navy moving pictures. Winding up the meeting were two reels of ski movies taken sev- €ral years ago by Elmer Benedict on the Douglas Ski Trail. Guests included Glen Wilder, executive director of Alaska Hous- ing Authority of Anchorage and Ted Heyder, new manager of the Capitol Theatre. The housing ' director left today Pacific Northern Airlines to to return to authority headquarters offices in Anchorage. 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