The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 11, 1950, Page 4

FAGE FOUR THE DATLY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASEA THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1950 Daily Alaska Empire Publishied every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main' Streets, Juneau, Alaska HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - President DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - - Vice-President ELMER A. FRIEND = = = = Managing Editor ALFRED ZENGER - - - - Business Manager Entered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RAT! Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douclas for §1.50 per month; six months, $8.00; one year, §15.00 By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; one month, in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS 374, The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- B credited in this paper and also the local news published erein. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Pourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash. AN ALASKAN CAN ANSWER THE PRESIDENT ON STATEHOOD There is little in President Truman’s letter on statehood addressed to Senator O’Mahoney, and pub- lished in The Empire early this week, with which an informed opponent of statehood cannot take issue. After some very fine general statements regardin the welfare and development of the Territories that will follow statehood the President rests his case for statehood “on both moral and legal grounds.” In this statement President Truman skips com- pletely the fiscal grounds necessary to operate a state or any other business. There are many things to which each and every individual is entitled on moral and legal grounds; his home or shelter; food for his table, a job. But these things are all governed by the indi- vidual's personal circumstances. His ability to pay for hisihome, to earn money to buy food for his table: by willingness and capacity for work and ability to hold a job. Maybe the President is correct. We may have moral and legal grounds for statehood. But does he not overlook the practical details of paying for it. Where we are going to find the $10,000,000 or so a year that it will require to support statehood—over the present cost of the Territory, we don't know. Our population is small. Under the provision of H.R. 331, the state would have little land of its own to help pay for its existence. Certainly our small population could not support the additional cost of statehood, nor could our few industries pay the necessary additional taxes. igure it out. One hundred thousand people, a fisheries Industry, the liquor business and the present building for the military . . .somehow, among them, they would have to pay the cost of statehood. Gold mining is, at least for the present, virtually a thing of the past. Aside from some logging and small saw- mill operation what industry, other than fishing, do we have in Alaska? How are the fisheries going to stand more taxes? In fact, how are the fishermen, the loggers, the busi- | attention he deserves, he will find it of interest— ness men going to be able to produce enough additional taxes to support a state—that extra $10,000,000 or so a year. Even if HR. 331 were a good bill—at the present time it seems to us that the cost of statehood is pro- hibitive. 1 And it is the question of cost that everyone— including the President, completely skips. One of the best statements opposing statehood now that has come to our attention is that of Allen Shattuck, Juneau businessman and former Territorial legislator. His statement was prepared for presen- tation to the Senate Interior Department’s hearing on statehood for Alaska. About former Delegate Anthony J. Dimond’s state- ment that statehood . .. “will make Alaska. “We have the potentialities of supporting millions and not just hundreds of thousands,” Mr. Shattuck says: ! “We have been hearing such statements for many | years. It has been repeated so often by people de- Qslrmg to make the headlines that the people of the | States can hardly be blamed for believing it. Yet, vexcem for our timber resources, and for our fishing | resources, which latter are near maximum develop- ment, there is not the slightest justification for such statements. Nor does anyone making the statements offer any justification for making them. Such state- ments are ridiculous and anyone making them should.‘ on a moment’s reflection, realize it. I am not saying we do not have undeveloped resources. I am only | saying that if we do have them, they have not been | i discovered and people should not be deceived regard- | ing them by those who presume to speak With author-“ ity. Nor will they stimulate settlement or produce | tax revenue unless someone finds and develops them.” | About gold mining, Mr. Shattuck says, “Gold} mining has dropped to less than half what it was pre- | war. Formerly it was one of our chief sources of terri- [ torial tax revenue. It is impossible to say how long a time will be required to reopen mining full scale to attain the stage of production which had been attained prior to 1942. This may require several years | and it may never result, for it is impossible to say at | relation to its purchasing power.” As for statehood status increasing population, Mr. Shattuck says, here also have been advanced many spurious contentions. “Permanent population increase will take place when there is industry to support it and not until then. I am unable to visualize what we would | do with ten or fifteen thousand additional people right | now. The flow of people to the Western and Pacific | Coast States has no relation, in my opinion, to the| political status of those States.” : Regarding Alaska’s population and the population of other territories at the time they were admitted as states, Mr. Shattuck says: “Another statement repeated by many which has but little bearing on the | question is that Alaska has a population of 100,000 (estimate) while many of our territories, upon bemg! admitted as States did not have that number: Colo- | rado and Montana, among others. To complete the| comparison, so that-it makes sense, you must bring | the comparative costs of government into the picture. While I cannot do this in each instance, I can point to a few instances to support this contention. | “We in Alaska now require $10,000,000 per year for running the territory. “According to the Year Book and Register 1869, Colorado’s income was $23,765 and Montana’s $56,620. | Tt costs Alaska three hundred times as much to operate her government as it did the one and one hundred and seventy-seven times as much-as the other.” (Colo-‘ rado’s Organic Act was passed in 1861; Montana’'s in | 1864. They became states in 1876 and 1889.) There are other arguments in Mr. Shattuck’s state- | ment that are as sound as the general statements in | favor of statehood are unsound . .. and as true as most of the pro-statehood statements are untrue. | We hope Mr. Shattuck’s statement reaches Mr. | Truman. We think, if the President gives it the unless he is taken in by the glib tongues and careless | statements of a lot of newcomers to Alaska, instead of the forthright statement of a man who has lived | here for more. than fifty years. Speech Backfired The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Continued from Page One) now putting his policies before the public, while Brewster has been busy lining up speakers to refute him. He has already lined up ‘Taft for a speech in Chicago, Wherry in Nebraska, Hickenlooper in Iowa, Morse in Oregon, and Congressman Keefe in Wisconsin. Brewster says the battle, hatched over the dinner table at the Carl- ton Hotel, will continue until No- 'vember. Acheson’s Big Problem Before Secretary of State Ache- son left for the Big Three Con- ference, he had a report from the Orient indicating that French Indo-China was the most vital area in preventing the spread of Communism. The report came from Ed Dick- inson, ace trouble-shooter for ECA administratop Paul Hoffman. State Department officials concur with Dickinson’s views. They believe that if Communism once takes over Indo-China, then Burma, the Malays, Siam, India and Indonesia will also fall, mak- ing all of the Orient a Russian sphere -of influence. Furthermore, it is believed that this is' Moscow’s chief goal. For the Red Army today lacks oil, gasoline, tin and rubber. All these things are to be obtained in the wealthy area lying south of French Indo-China. However, saving Indo-China will be one of the toughest jobs the ‘West ever tackled. It is also Ache- son’s thorniest diplomatic problem at London. Here are some of the factors making it. tough: 1. The U. S. Senate Is Hot And Bothered About China, but not In- do-China. This may be because of the well-heeled Kuomintang lobby which has spent thousands In Washington influencing Congress. Whatever the cause, when Acheson publicly proposed aid to Indo-China, he was rebuked next day by Sen- ator George of Georgia who want- ed to know who was going to vote the money, 2. The French Are A Handicap French Administration of Indo- China in the past has been ineffi- cient, corrupt, imperialistic. The natives don't like them, shoot down French troops at night if they stray a mile or so outside of towns. 3. Indo-China Is Split Among Various Factions. There is nc love for Emperor Bao Dai, one- time Paris playboy, whom the French have set up as ruler. Therc is also bitter hatred for guerrille leader Ho Chi Minh and his scor- ched-earth policy. " Possibly the United States could handle the sftuation better with- out the French. But that would alienate “one of our oldest allies Thus Acheson has the Senate tc buck on one hand, the French on the other and the Communists all around him. A Minnesota farmer may lose out in becoming Undersecretary of Agriculture, because he tried too hard to drum up an audience for his boss. The eager beaver is Charles W. Stickney, Minnesota . . L MAY 11 . . . . Mary Kathlene Miller [ . Dr. Robert Simpson L e Mrs. Karl Ashenbrenner © . Jackson Marsh L] . Mrs. Charles W. Carter . . A. B. Morgan . Agnes Dantorth © Vermont Republican. Aiken promp- ly raised such a howl that the general accounting office is now investigating to see if an improper use of government funds is In- volved. However, here is another after- math. Until recently, Stickney was all’set to succeed Al Loveland as Undersecretary of Agriculture. Now he isn't. Note—when Secretary Brannan found that the’St. Paul audience was getting $8 a day each for expenses, he changed his speech to a non-political farm discourse. Coal Operators Union Big coal operators are quietly planning to form a virtual union of their own, thereby giving Harry Moses, Boss of the U. S. Steel- owned H. C. Frick Coke Company, the same dictatorial powers over northern operators that John L. g | the present just what the future of gold will be in|yewic wields over the miners. Under the proposed new setup, scheduled to take effect early in July, Moses will be top man of an executive committee that can force all northern operators, big and little, to sign contracts with Lewis whether they like them or not. In other words, U. S. Steel, which already has a monopolistic grip on the steel industry, also will control thé coal industry. Note — southern operators and many independents are griping. JOINT INSTALLATION RAINBOW GIRLS AND DEMOLAY, SATURDAY Saturday evening at the Scottish Rite Temple at 8 o'clock, the Or- der of Rainbow for Girls and the Order of DeMolay will each install | their newly elected and appointed officers for the ensuing term. This is the first joint installation of the two Orders since before the war. Relatives and friends of the two Orders are most cordially in- vited to witness “these imprefsité services. ¢ Preceding the ceremonies, Raim- bow and DeMolay members plan to meet at 6 o'clock in the dining hall to enjoy a pot luck dinner. The girls are reminded to attend installation practices set for Fri- day after school and Saturday af- ternoon at 2 o'clock. N.L. SUNDAY SCHOOL TO GIVE PROGRAM DAY AT EARLY MORN SERVICE A special Program Day service will be held Sunday in the Northern Light Presbyterian Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. The program will in- clude much of the work done by the boys and girls during the past year. The Junior Choir will sing several numbers. Each grade will, present special phases of their work, and ””".“_"m"e chairman for the Dro-1,wards will be made to those who duction and marketing administra- | have earned them. The parents and tion. Stickney wanted to be suré Sec- retary of Agriculture Charlie Bran- nan had a full house when | friends of the boys and girls are invited and urged to attend. This occasion marks a special feature for he | the year but in no wise marks the came to St. Paul on April 4, so he | conclusion of the year’s work. Sun- passed the word that 8,000 Minne- sota farmer committeemen could collect $8 a day expenses for listen- ing. Word of this, back to Enemy No. 1 of the Bran- however, leaked nan plan, Sen. George Aiken, the SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN'S day School will be conducted each Sunday during the summer. FIBBER McGEE CLOSET SALE Dugout—May 13—1 to 5 p.m. +John L. Lewis Purge ACROSS 30. Dine John L. Lewis, Republican, has| L Estimates on 31 Surklal thread been busy backstage trying to purge | o Bu‘gl:”:u‘;]“‘ 34 Was aware < ¢ g 36, Renegade a Democrat, Rep. Anthony Caval-| o part of a curve 38. Scent cante of Pennsylvania, Lewis is| 12 Biblical judge 40. Regarded sore because Cavaleante demanded| - Site of the = i CirEot e that District Four of the United) 4. Turkish number governor 45. Calmest Mine Workers have local autonomy| 1s. Pnur'on fiamt 47, Towantl the . i i , sailors ‘mou dnc_l the right to elect their own| 4¢ 1.4ftle. Fonte §0. American officers. Cavalante used to be a 13 l_ilma) nunul»r member of this local, has 8n €X-| 3 Konh rabro T- opiace cellent record in Congress, and fi Intellect 2. Antitoxins will be supported by many rank- and-file *miners. However, Lewis’ strong-arm men are doing their best to elect Edward Dumbault, Caval- ante’s opponent, New England Slump The President’s council of econ- omic advisers, while pleased with the recent unemployment drop, are still deeply concerned over the sit- uation in the New England area. Throughout the nation unemploy- ment now averages 5': per cent, but in New England it averages around 12 per cent. As a result, the council will soon set up a task force of prominent business- men and economists with instruc- tions to make a thorough and in- tensive study of the causes and cures of New England’s semi-de- pression. This will be the first step in the government’s plan to help industrial New England get back on its feet. . Places rubbed ou 26. Greenland settlement Crossword Puzzle r» [4[m[x|n[c4 LOED F &l Z] ol Nl el E] [z [a[o/ £l Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle Wi slngswu 3. Rule - o 4. Breathes 2. Sick "heavily in sleep 8. Mountain lake 6. Gone by ~° 7. Conditional stipulations 8. Glossy fabrio 8. Brother of ain 10. Nerve network 11. Closed sac 17. Deposit of metal 19. Burden 21 Vegetable 22, Persia 23, Measuring instrument 25, Fragrant | Ragxe 28.\Opposite of aweather 29, Difficult 32, Fiddling tvrant 35. Made cloth 37. Branched 39, Masculine name 41. Emperor 42. Interpret: archaic 44, Cease 46. Female sainty abbr. 48. Southern cone stellation 49. Hold back 43. God of war . 20 YEARS AGO #%'e murine MAY 11, 1930 ? Large numbers of visitors were shown through St. Ann's Hospital in observance of National Hospital Day. In order, Dot to conflict, the Government Hospital planned its open house the next day. On the program at St. Ann's were the Bishop J. R. Crimont, Gov. George A. Parks, Judge James Wickersham, Dr. H. C. DeVighne, Mrs. L. Norton, Miss Muriel Jarman, Mr and Mrs. Max Pitshmann, Mrs. Frank Du- fresne, Mrs. H. Sperling and Dr. W. J. B. McAuliffe, head of the Govern- ment Hospital. In a dramatic presentation, a supposedly injured man was rushed into the room, and a doctor and two nurses gave a realistic first aid demonstration. The Virginia IV, Capt. Matt Nordness, arrived from Chatham Straits, and loaded box shooks for the Superior Fisheries at Tenakee. In “one of the classiest first-of-the-season ball games perhaps ever played in the City League in Juneau,” the American Legion, after trail- ing for three innings, put over six runs in the fourth, and won from the Elks by 7-2 for a thrilling season-opener. On her first voyage of the summer schedule, the Princess Louise, Capt. A. Slater, arrived at 7:45 p.m. with a large passenger list for Juneau. The Northland, Capt. Leonard Williams, also had arrived. S. Zynda, proprietor of the Zynda Hotel, was a passenger on the Louise, coming home after spendinz the winter in Seattle to benefit his health. He had been a patient in several sanitariums in that area, and said he felt much better. Mrs. Henry Meier and her daughter, Erna, returned on the Louise after spending several months in Washington and Calitornia. Weather: High, 61; low, 41; slightly cloudy.' et Daily Lessons in English 3. .. corpon et et e} WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I have found that it's an actual fact.” Omit ACTUAL. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Sonorous. second syllable, not the first. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Fricassee; observe the two S's and two E's. SYNONYMS: Reprove, rebuke, reprimand, chide, scold, admonish. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: IMPEL; to urge forward; give an impulse to. “I feel impelled by duty to do this.” MODERN ETIQUETTE % perra LE Pronounce with accent on 4 Q. Can you suggest a good toast to propose to an anniversary party? " _A. “May all your fondest hopes crystallize long before your crystal anniversary.” Or, “May your anniversary presents include fond recollec- tions of happiness; fervent reiterations of love; bright renewals of iyouth.” Q. Where should a woman sit in a public conveyance when she is companied by two men? A: Between the two men. Q. Is it permissible for a dinner guest to ask for a second helping of any dish? A. No; a second helping may be taken only when it is offered. LOOK and LEARN 1. What, in mathematics, are improper fractions? ‘What vertebrate animal lives the longest? 3. What is the legal definition of infant? 4. How many signs of the zodiac are there? 5. What famous exiled Russian was assassinated near Mexico City in 1940? ANSWERS: 1. Those fractions in which the numerator is larger than the de- nominator? 2. The giant tortoise, some of which live to be 300 years old. by A. C. GORDON 3. A person under full age; a minor. 4. Twelve. 5. Leon Trotsky. E.J. COREY as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING Present this coupon to the box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: “THE OUTRIDERS" Federal Tax—12c Paid by the Theatre Phone 14—YELLOW CAB C0.—Phone 22 and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our complim.:ntl. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! ; . Oldest Bank in Alaska | i 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1950' Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL - SAVINGS There is no substitute for Newspapef Advertising! Weatheral Alaska Poinls Weather conditlons and temper- atures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 am., 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau are as follows: Anchorage ... Annette Island . 39—Partly Cloudy 49—Rain Barrow 16—Fog Bethel .. 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