The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 1, 1951, Page 1

g,':‘fi@"‘h AR\ AN ot ONC Y»" VOL. LXXVIIIL, NO. 11,824 p—— THE DAILY “ALL THE N ASKA EMPIRE ALL THE TIME*® JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1951 MP..\II‘P R ASSOC I ATED PR l‘\’\ PRICE TEN CENTS — Red Resistance, Mud, Slows Allie:. Advance BIG STRIKE IN BRISTOL Jet Ace Welcomed BAY AREA]} Fourteen HMred\Mem- bers of Independent " Union Walkout SEATTLE, June 1 — (# — Some 1,400 members of the Bering Sea Fishermen's Union (Ind) went out on strike today in Bristol Bay, Alas- ka, in support of demands for unio recognition, an official repcrted by telegram. Jim Downey, union business agent wired from Dillingham, Alaska, that the strike against the Alaska Can-| ning Industry coincided with the ar- rival of the first cannery ship from Seattle. Downey said the Sailor's Splice reached Naknek today, and his un- ion would picket lighters and tend-| ers taking supplies to shore, ! The Bristol Bay fishing season opens June 25. There was no immediate repert whether members of the AFL Sail- ors’ Union of the Pacific would re-; fuse to unload cargo onto thej lighters and tenders in support of | the strike. The SUP mans the supply ship. supply Are Resident Alaskans The Bering Sea fishermen broke away from the Alaska Fishermen’s Union (Ind) in January and peti- tioned the National Labor Rela- tions Board for a collective bargain- ing election. All members of the striking union are resident Alaskans. In splitting from the AFU. mem- bers of the new union said they ob- Jected at moves aimed at bringing the AFU into the Harry Bridges-led International Longshoremen’s and ‘Warehousemen’s Union (Ind). The ILWU was expelled fast year from‘[ the CIO on grounds it was Com- munist dominated. No Decision by NLRB The NLRB held a hearing March 28 on the Bering Sea union’s elec- tion petition, but has made no de- cision. Meanwhile, the union filed unfair labor practice charges with| the NLRB on April 4 against the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc., for its recognition of theAFU. George Johansen, secretary-treas- urer of the AFU, said here today he had been informed that some resi- dent workers quit their jobs yester- day at canneries at Nushagak, near Dillingham, but had not established picket lines. 1 | Longshoremen Act In his telegram, Downey accused the NLRB of being unable to en- force the law last year when long- shoremen refused to load supplies for Alaska canneries. The longshore- men’s action was in support of de- mands by the ILWU to have its Local 7-C recognized by the Alaska Salmon Industry. “We will enforce the law this year by closing down the industry unti the NLRB moves,” Downey mes- saged. The Washingtor Merry - Go- Beund By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, by Bell Bynaisaie, Inc. ASHINGTON.—President Tru- man has been holding a series of confidential “fireside chats” with Congressional ~ leaders at Blair House in order to provide better cooperation hetwegn the White House and Capitol Hill. The meet- ings were suggested by Senate leader McFarland of Arizona, and they have been so secret that Dem.-. ocrats not yet invited don't even know they have been taking place However, those who attendec the last Blair House meeting were Senators Long of Louisiana, Kil- “gore of West Virginia, Frear ol Delaware, Benton of Connecticut and Pastore of Rhode Island; Con- gressmen Rocsevelt of New York Lesinski of Michigan, Baring of Nevada, Blatnik of Minneso O'Brien of Illinois; also tw dentigl assistants, Dave Stowe Aru ex-Congressman John Carroll of Denver. For close to three hours, Pres- dent Truman let his hair down and talked about his troubles run- - (Conunuvd o Page Four) Capt. James Jabara, worid’s first Jet ace, is shown being welcomed by his w\ile at Travis Air Foree Base from Korea. Birs, Jabara wears PRESIDE?H INTERVENES OIL CRISIS Truman Urges Iran’s Pre-|D mier fo Negotiate in "Explosive’ Sifuation TEHRAN, Iran, Jun President, Truman inter per- conally today in Iran’s oil crisis. He sent a letter to Premier Mohammed Mossadegh urging that negotiation be inStituted with Britain for vet- tlement of the present “explosive” situation. British Foreign Secretary Her! Morrison offered on May .19 to send a high diplomatic mission to nego- tiate all outstanding differences be- tween Iran and Britain — mainly ihe problems arising from Iran’s in- sistence upon nationalizing her oil resources, including the big Anglo- Iranian Oil Company. » President Truman’s letter was de- livered by U. S. Ambassador Henry F. Grady at Premier Mossadegh’s home this morning. Mossadegh re- portedly is sick in bed with a fever. Informants in Tehran said’ the iential note apparently was in- on from the d not by suggestions on the scene. This seems to emphasize the importance President Truman attaches to the oil situation. An earlier U. S. state- ment said the crisis is a threat to the unity of the whole free world. BART GIVEN JAIL TERM State » N ON CONTEMPT WASHINGTON, Philip B! the Daily sWorker, has been sent- enced .to three months in jail and fined $503 for contemnt The senience w eral Judge aftey she tur fon for party vho h June 1 Burnita 5. Matthews red down a plea for the I orga ard the convicted Bart contempt Mny 3 ticted for answer questions put to House Un-American Ac mittee during an inves his Communist activttes, e withou Y on eight ceunts of ALASKA (lAM PACK{S-QVER MILLION LBS. goers Will Collect Big; Sum for Work — Cafch of Reds Picking Up CORDOVA, Alaska, June 1 —¥ C represents 85 per cent of the total Coast domestic pack, wound 5 week with 1,500,000 pounds *ing taken from nearby beaches. Clamdiggers got a 20 per cent raise this year to 15 cents a pound, and collect, close to $250,000, the sh and Wildlife Service y workers, who got a 15 cent across-the-board increase, 110 will clean about $250,000. The FWS also said the red salmon is picking up with indica- tions of a fair season. Distribution among fishermen will be bad this year, however, as fhere was an un- usual influx of outside and other Alaska district fishermen. The Service estimated there was approximately 100 miles of nets on the fishing grounds, or more than double the normal amount. OFFICER IS CONVICTED, EMBEZILING WIESBADEN, Germany, June 1— (P— Capt. John J. de Angelis of | Nesquehoning, Pa., was convicted today of embezzling $75,837 of Fed- eral funds intended to buy marble headstones for U, S. soldiers’ graves ¢« A U.S. Air Force court martial entenced de Angelis to seven years mprisonment and fined him $10,- 000. If he fails to pay the fine, two years will be added to his sentence. -Hn was dismissed from the military { mili American Battle Monuments ion in Rome. FROM KETCHIKAN abel A. Jones of Ketchikan is rezistered at the Baranof Hotel H.' M. Sullivan of Seattle is at the Barancf Hotel, razor clam pack, which | ACHESONIS TESTIFYING. ATINQUIRY Question Re_g;rding Mak- ing Public Formosa Docu- ment Halts Hearing” WASHINGTON, June 1 — @ — Secretary of State Acheson took the witness chair today in the Senate’s MacArthur inquiry. But the first two hours brought only debate over whether to make public a 1949 State Department document dealing with Formosa. 'Then, without deciding the ques- tion, the senators ordered & recese for lunch. Acheson was told to come back at 1:30 p.m. Some members of the committe¢ have said the document indicated Formosa might fall to the Commun- ists and questioned its strategic value. Formosa is the.island where the Chinese Nationalist forces took | refuge after they were driven from their mainland by the Communists. “Confidential” Label b The State Department has kept a “confidential” label on the docu-} ment and doesn’t want it made pub- | lic. Senator Tobey (R-NH) told re- porters the committee would vote later on the questivn of releasing it. He said he would cast his hallo( | against making it public since the State Department contended “it is m the best interest of the coun:ryg b thnt it. remain confidential.” But Semator McOariby. (R-Wis) sald Ae rad Iktened (6 a Teading ll\e text at the closed door sessions of the inquiry panel. He told re- porters: “I don't think its release would endanger the security of the |} 'mnmtr) It might endanger the se- |u-nty of Acheson.” Formosa Problem | McCarthy is not a member of the ISemle panel inquiring into the dis- ]mmal of MacArthur and related puucv differences. However, all sen- ators are permnted to attend the | sessions by the ‘combined Armed Services and Foreign Relations com- mittees, McCarthy said the text of the doc- ument verified news stories about its contents, These indicated that Formosa might fall to the Commun- ists and questioned its strategic value. Since the present hearings be- gan, all the top'U. 8. military men have testified Formosa should not be allowed to fall into the hands of an enemy. Acheson Has Statement MacArthur, when before the com- mittees, contended that Formosa 1r Commuiist hands would pierce the whole Pacific defense line of the United States. At the start of the session, Chair- man Russell (D-Ga) of the com- bined Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees announcec Acheson had an 18-minute state- ment he wished to make. Russei said it dealt with over-ail policies and the dismissal of MacArthur. Most of the 26 members of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees were bn hand when Chairman Russell ordered the doors of the hearing room closed. It was the 24th day of hearings by the two committees. That Formosa Issue Secretary Acheson testified the State Department vetoed in 1949 a "Defense Department effert to send a military mission to Formosa. The group had voted 15 to 9 to take the secretary label off a 1946 State Department document saying that Formosa — island held by the Chinese Nationalist government — “has no special military signifi- cance.” Except for the veto in 1949 of the proposed military mission, Acheson said, there was no break in the “unanimous” American pol- jcy toward Formosa until the de- cision last June to go into Korea. Up to that time, he said, military and diplomatic leaders were agreed that no U. S. forces should be used to keep Formosa out of the hand: ‘ol the Communists. “Neutralize” Formosa President Truman ordered the Seventh Fleet to “neutralize” For- mosa last June, when he sent mili- tary forces into Korea. Acheson said’ that in the closing First units of the U the dock at the U. . Fourth Division to reach Germany port at Bremerhaven after debarking Fo.ur!h DIVISIOI’I Iroapsa Bi'emerhaven to bolster ckground). M W rplm(o by radio from Paris. - New World Rolary President Frank E. ) Wirephoto. Spain (left), Birmingham, Ala. attorney. newly elected president of Rotary International receives the gavel from retiriny president Arthur Lagueux. Quebec, Canada, at Atlantic City, N. J. MAY AVERT BIG STRIKE, PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, June 1 (P— James B, Carey, president of fhe CIO International Union of Electri- cal Workers, said today “lhere is & good likelihood”, of a compromise settlement which would avert a mid- June strike by more than 50,000 TUE members employed by Westing- house Electric Corp. Carey made the statement after meeting briefly with the confer e board of the union. The beard voted vesterday to strike June 11 if no agreement is reached by that time There was no immediate comment from Westinghouse official However, after last nigh a company spokesman ¢ made progress toward a set We al RETURNS FROM SKAGWAY Mrs. Leah Macchia, wife of chief radio electrician Macchia with the Coast. Guard here, returned from Skagway on the Princess Lo She had been teaching school during the past year. They are liv- ing at the Gastineau Hotel. Sam A. Miller of Ses istered at the Baranof Hotel. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle late today. {rom Vancouver June 6. Denali scheduled to arrive Sunday (Conunucd on Page 1:30t) & am, southbound, | ISTRIKE OF 10 | THOUSAND IN SEATTLE OFF SEATTLE, June 1 —(®— A strike | of 10,000 King County restaurant, hotel and tavern workers, set to begin at midnight last night, h.)\ been postponed two weeks. Union officials announced the postponement early today. Meantime, workers will consider a new employer propgsal offered at midnight last night. VISITOR FROM CANDLE Mrs. Henry Xavier of Candle is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. 3 came in on PAA from Fairbanks vesterday. PORTLAND VISITOR arles E. Sweet of Portland arrived from Seattle on PAA yes- terday and is at the Baranof Hotel STOCK OUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June quotation of American today 1is 110!, Anaconda . Douglas Aircraft 48%, General Elec- tric 53%, General Motors 49%, Good- 79, Kennecott 737%, Libby; Mc- and Libby 8%, Northern Pa- 41, Standard Oil of California Twentieth Century Fox 18%, Steel 41, Pound $2.80'%, Canad- 1 — Closin: Can year Ni cific 45 Princess Louise scheduled to un.l‘ change 93.50. today were 980,000 shares today were as follows: 219.33, rails 79.36, utilit ian E Sales Averages Industrial 42.50 from the U. & the Western defense line stand on . Transport General Patch (EAS_E FIRE NOWUPTO COMMIES UN Secrelary_lie Puts Fight | Issue Directly Up to Those Engaged OTTAWA, Clxhl(L\ June 1 United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie today called upon the Communists to say whether they would agree to a Korean cease-fire in the general vicinity of the 38th Parallel. At the same time, Lie warned that if the fighting continues, U. N, members would be expected to throw | in additional forces and battle with all the strength that can safely be committed to action. In a speech prepared for deliv- ery here before the UN Association of Canada, the UN chief said: “I believe that the time has come for a new effort to end the fighting in Korea. The UN forces there —| as things stand today — have re- pelled 'he aggression and thrown the aggressors back across the 38th Parallel. “If a cease-fire could be arranged | approximately along the 38th Par- 1, then the main purpose of the RED FORCES BOLSTERING ALL LINES Allied Pafrols Bitterly Op- posed-Brief Air Bat- fles Reported By Associated Press ' Chinese Cognmunists bolstered de- fenses today in ridge lines guarding their vital massing area in Red Korea. Mud hinders Allied advance also. An Allied tank patrol rumbled back into Yanggu at the eastern end of Hwachon Reservoir on the East- ern front Friday noon for the sec- ond straight day. It had fought its way in Thursday. Friday it met no opposition. Communist troops bitterly oppos- ed Allied patrols along the 125-mile Korean front except at the two ends of Hwachon Reservoir. Gains up to two miles were reported near Hwa- chon, Reds Digging In On the Western front, an Ameri- can staff officer said Chinese ap- | peared to be digging in to “resist any further Allied advance toward the Chorwon-Kumhwa-Pyonggang supply triangle.” Reds streamed into new positions north of the 38th Parallel to de- fend the concentration area, start- ing point of their ill-fated spring offensives. They filtered into new positions by groups of 50 to 500. Some dragged new artillery pleces through the mud and set them up facing UN positions. New Red Attacks An American offjcer said the ar- | tillery movement may indicate the Reds plan new attacks in an effort to break up the UN counteroffen~ sive. One purpose of the big Allied drive was to try to touch off a Red infantry attack prematurely. In the air three more Russian- type jets were shot down. Ths brought to six the number reported destroyed in 24 hours by swift Amer- jcan F-86 Sabre jets and a B-29 Superfort. One air fight flared near Pyongyang, North Korean capital and far south of the traditional jet battle scenes, ‘U, 8. Planes Crash Two American planes—an F-80 jet and an F-51 Mustang—crashed and burned Friday afternoon behind Red lies The Fifth Air Force said the pilots could not have survived. It did not say whether they were downed by air or ground fire. The Pyongyang radio said four Allied Grumman fighters were shot | down over Hamhung on the east coast. There was no such report from UN sources. Ameriean seaborne air bases were augmented by the arrival of the big U. 8, Carrier Bon Homme Rich- ard. She sent her fighters over Korea Thufsday for the first time. Pilots ecurity Council resolutions of June |25 and 27 and July 7 will be ful-| | filled, provided that the cease-: flri‘ is followed by the restor: mnn of | peace and security in the are: The 38th Parallel is the which separated the Republic Korea from the Communist-domi- nated North Korean regime before the Communists invaded South Korea last June 25 line | WINTIHERS HERE Mrs. Olaf Winther cf stopping at the Bar- I3 Mr. and Pelican are anof Hotel. “l ATHER REPORT 24-Hour Period this morning Juneau wum, 42, Airpo Maximum, minimum, 43 ( Maximum, €2; mi At 65; FORECAST Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Lowest tempera- ture tonight near 44 dégrees. Highest Saturday about 63. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — None; Since July 1 — 7186 inches At Airport — None Since July 1 — 4141 eeee®evecoe0000000°%,00 inches. reported excellent results in hitting | Red-held ridges near Hwachon.* 'SIX ARRIVE ON PNA; ; 14 FLY WESTWARD of | Twenty passengers flew with Pa- cific Northern Airlines yesterday with six arrivals from Anchorage: ht went to Anchorage and six | to Cordova. | From Anchorage: A. Sweet, Helen | Keenan, Lloyd Zimin, H. L." Moats, Stan McCutcheon, Sgt. Grabell. ‘ To Cordova: Nettie Hanson, P. | Corgatellt, K. F. Ulrickson, M. F. | Hudson, Lt. Samuel Taylor, James Derkin. To Anchorage: Anna Wilson, K Wilson, Don Bainter, R. W. Algeo, ‘Bob Landre, M. J. Lynch, Ray Richard. WRITE CI'AMBhR A first class machinist and a Au\.l class electrician addressed an | inquiry for employment to “Cham- ber of Commerce, Territory of Al- 1ska, North America” and it came |to the Juneau Chamber. The two | men seek to find employment and bring their families to settle in Al- as<a. Anyone interested can obtain the names of the two men by con- tacting F. O. Eastaugh, secretary. TO KETCHIKAN Dr. and Mrs, John Clements went to Ketchikan yesterday to attend a meeting of the Alaska Territorial | Medical Association.