The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 28, 1951, Page 1

_ONGRESSIONAL '} _IBRARY F| 7ASHINGTON, D. O THE DAILY/ ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” { JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1951 VOL. LXXVIIL, NO. 11,847 Armistice In Korean War Proposed e ————————— Ih'i rst_ Tank? BRISTOL BAY CANNERIES OPERATING | Partial Wo?k_Reporled in Seattle; Situation is Complicated By Associated Press An Industry spokesman in Seattle said today that most of the Bristol Bay area canneries are operating despite a strike by the Bering Sea Fishermen's Union (Ind). He reported seven or eight started handling the red salmon catch this week, but that the two canneries scheduled to operate in the Nusha- gak river vicinity and a Libby lel",(d‘ on the Kvichak have not opened: The Nushagak vicinity is the most | populous in the area and includes Dillingham, the striking union’s headquarters. It also is the area in which cannery workers and most flshermesl'afe local" residents. The strike was called to enforce a de- mand for recognition of the Bering Sea union, which split from the _ Alaska Fishermen’s union. Red Salmon Run The Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc., spokesman said there was a good showing of the red salmon run at the Egegik river, where the run usually starts first. Jim Downey, chairman of the Berinf Sea union’s negotiating com- mittee at Dillingham, described the strike as “still solid despite con- certed efforts of the Alaska Fish- ermen’s union (Ind) and the Alas- ka Salmon Industry. We seek close to parity on fish prices with all areas of Alaska.” Charge Made Downey contended that com- pany set netters in Cook Inlet get 75 cents for red salmon and that the ASI “is attempting to put over” a price of about 35 cents at Bris- tol Bay. The Industry spokesman -replied that there is no basis for compari- son between Cook Inlet and Bristol Bay prices because at Bristol Bay the Industry provides the fishing boats and nets and feeds the fish- ermen. He said government agen- cles have held that in Cook Inlet the fishermen are not company em- ployes as they are on Bristol Bay. He said fishermen at Bristol alsc get “run money” of $225. Price References He also said he couldn’t under- stand the basis of the 35-cent ref- erence “because the price we signed with the AFU for is 40 cents.” Downey's statement en the situ- ation also said: “We are offered $1.10 fo.b. Anchorage and Kenai canneries for Bristol Bay red sal- mon. The floaters Alaska Queen, Eva, Sea Venture and Loon have signed agreements with us and ad- vice from Naknek indicates the freezer Campbella and others are | willing to sign for what we ask. So it’s the Industry’s move.” The situation is complicated by union election demands and delays and the Bering Sea union’s unfair labor practices charge against the Industry. The Washington Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, Dy Bell ynaicate, Inc. ASHINGTON. y- The secret debate over price rollbacks in the ' House Banking and Currency Com- mittee revealed a lot of things housewives should know about. One of them ,was that Congressman John Kluczynski, Ilinois Democrat, who represents the Chicago stock- yards district, voted against the housewife though his district is one of the poorest in Chicago. Furthermore, he brazenly admit- ted in the secret debate that he had been approached lfy the big meat- packers. “I talked it over with them, and they approved it,” he shrugged, ex- plaining why he voted for the high price of meat. “Why wouldn't they?” snorted Congressman Richard Bolling, Mis- souri Democrat. “They will get a ten per cent rollback on the price (Continued on Page Four) This British Centurian tank resembles an elephant drinking water as it stands at a crazy angle, i{s gun barrel sticking in a water-hole along a Korean roadside north of Seoul. Working on the vehicles to salvage its usable parts are Lance Corp. Douglas Bone (left), Basings, Hampshire, Eng., and Trooper Ronald ‘Rodda, Sunderland, County, Durham, Eng. (P Wirephoto.) ENTHUSIASTIC TAKU REPORT-GIVIN 10- JUNEAU CHAMBER Three members of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce reported on their “discovery” of the Taku coun- try at a regular meeting of the chamber at the Baranof hotel Thursday noon. Joseph McLean, Robert Booch- ever and Thomas Stewart made a river boat trip last week to the headwaters of the Taku watershed to fish and also look over the coun- | try from a standpoint of a road loeation. talk illustrating distances blackboard map. He stated that he believed a road built to follow the easy grades of the Indian trails would be feasible and not too diffi- cult. The problem, as he saw it, is to get the Candian government in- terested in building that part of the road which would run through British Columbia to Atlin. He pointed out the importance of Juneau having its own road link to | the Alaska highway and to the states. Boochever described the fishing, ! dollies and rainbows from 16 to 26 inches, and the spectacular beauty of the 1000-foot waterfalls, glaciers, rugged mountains, and the wildlife. The Juneau Chamber has been working on this road project for the past two years. Stewart will give a talk to the group when colored slides he took on +| the trip are returned. Secretary F. O. Eastaugh read a letter from Brig. Gen. O. E. Walsh, division engineer of the Corps of Engineers at Portland, in which Walsh said he would be in Juneau the latter part of July and would be glad to meet with representatives of Juneau and Douglas regarding proposed small boat harbor develop- ment for the two towns.' It was announced that a Juneau representative had been invited to attend a meeting of the Associated Boards of Trade of Central British Columbia at Prince Rupert on Sept. 5, 6 and. 7. W. A. Carson, president of the Carson Construction Co. and a new member of the Juneau chamber, was present and gave a short talk. He said that he regarded the new Alaska office building as a most important addition to Juneau. His company has the construction con- tract. With the revisions to stay within funds available, readjust- ments in plans had to be made and the fourth and fifth floors will re- main unfinished for the present, he (Continued on Page Two) McLean gave the main | with a New Threal In Shipping Along Coast SAN FRANCISCO, June 28 —(®— Leaders of two of the West Coast’s biggest maritime unions today threaten to disrupt the week-old! peace on the waterfront. Harry Lundeberg, head of the AFL Sailors’ Union of the Pacific, said his men will strike shipping on the entire coast if the SUP is not given cargo work on steam schooners. Lundeberg didn’t amplify. But waterfront observers interpreted it as an answer to Harry Bridges' In- ternational Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union drive to win | all cargo rights on the schooners. The ILWU executive. board an- nounced it was prepared to use posi- tive action to secure the cargo rights. In the past, Lundeberg’s men worked one cargo hold on the lum- ber-carrying schooners and Bridges’ stevedores the others. Meanwhile, the ILWU voiced a new threat. Its executive board said disapproval by the Wage Stabiliza- {tion Board of newly-negotiated l\luage increases would be “the sig- inal for simultaneous stop-work meetings.” The executive board, ending a two-day meeting here, called for ap- proval by the WSB of ILWU wage agreements on the West Coast and Hawail. FROM ANCHORAGE Mrs. George W. Roland of PNA from Anchorage is stopping at' the Baranof Hotel. WEATHER FORECAST Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau — Maximum, 58; minimum, 50. At Airport — 52; minimum, 48. Maxinfum, FORECAST Mostly cloudy with oc- sional very light rain tonight and Friday. Lowest tonight near 48 degrees and highest Friday about 62. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — -10 inches; Since June 1 — 6.01 inches; Since July, 1 — 78.20 inches. At Airport — .04 inches; Since June 1 — 3.82 inches; Since July 1 — 45.23 inches. o o0 00 0 0.0 0 0 0000000000000 000000000000 PRESIDENT DISCUSSES — ] MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS e Reludance—SR\;m in Def‘ ' nite Statement in Pre- , sent Delicafe Stage - WASHINGTON, June 28 —i President Truman said today hopes Russia’s cease-fire smut::% is a Korean peace opportunity woi exp)ormg . Truman made that cautlom cmnmcnt at a news conference i response to questions, He was obviously reluctant to exy press himself on the matter in it pre<ent delicate stage. 3 When a reporter asked what might be the next step, Mr. Truman re- plied that he couldn't transact busi- ness of that kind in public. Asked if the government wig sk~ ing any effort to bring about a peaceful settlement, he said he's| been trying to get a settlement of the Korean situation ever e the fighting started June 2, xfl Limit War to Korea Mr. Truman offered the addi-] tional tomment, however, that he That policy has beeh to try %0 limit the war to Korea with the ex- pectation that the Cflmunuu' The President said, too, that 1_ there should be a slowdown in arm! expansion in the event of a truce ‘m 15 ‘Would e ore of the-mos 1 disastrous things that could happen , to the country. ¥y More Optimism Elsewhere there were signs of more optimism that peace was onj the way to Korea. In New York, a selling wave hit stock market. Some leading is- | lsues fell as much as $3 a shari selling sprang from belief a Korean settlement would bring a tempor- ary unsettlement of business. | A dispatch from Nat Polowetzky, lan AP war correspondent in Korea, said optimism was evident in the mood of many men at U.S.8th Army headquarters. Hours before Mr. Truman’s con- ference, the State Department had made public a summary report from U. S. Ambassador Alan G. Kirk of his talk yesterday in Moscow with Andrei Gromyko, Russian deputy foreign minister. SATURDAY HIKE WEATHER PERMITTING The dedication of Mt. Troy hike by the Ship, Shank and Shutter Club will depend on weather, Dr. 1. J. Montgomery said today. “If we can see the top of Mt. Troy, the hike will be on, leaving from in front of the high school building at 8 am. If it is not vis- ible, the hike will be postponed,” he said. RETURNS TO WASHINGTON Ernest Metropole, electrical engi- neer with the Alaska Public Works here has left for Washington, D. C., where he has been called to go with another branch of the government. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 28 — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 110%, American Tel. and Tel. 163%, Anaconda 38%, Douglas Aircraft 43%, General Electric 53', General Motors 46%, Goodyear 70%, Kenne- mtt 69%, Libby, McNeill and Libby , Northern Pacific 36%, Standard ¢ Oll of California, 44%, Twentieth Century Fox 17%, U. S. Steel 38%, Pound $2.80%, Canadian Exchange 93.68% . Sales today were 1,940,000 shares. Averages today were as follows: Industrials 244.00, rails 73.65, ubill- ties 42.22, SELLING WAVE NEW YORK, June 28 —(®— The Stock Market was hit by a selling wave today in the final hour of trading and prices broke by as much 2§ $3 a share among leading issues. The rush to sell started soon after the State Department disclosed de- tails of the Russian proposal for & cease-fire in Korea, A flame-thrower goes into “action” against an enemy Mountain deep in the woods of Ne wJersey. indoctrination course for the draftees who charge up the shell- Battle lessons like lhh one may mean the difference between life and death in aetual combat. tion. » Wi lrfllh(rm. UPPING OF TAXATION | X uman. Hninislrafien “Asks Senate fo Make Hike ' fo House Measure | WASHINGTON, June 28 —(@—| 1 The. Truman ‘administration asked | e. Thg,me Senate today to add about $3,- )ooomoooo more to the House-ap- proved boost in individual income and excise (sales) taxes. Secretary of the Treasury Snyder told the Senate Finance committee the $7,200,000,000 tax hike voted by the House is insufficient, it threatens to put the government in the red and add ‘to inflationary pressures, Backing up his plea, Snyder said the government already has started borrowing money again to make ends meet and will have to borrow “sev- eral billion dollars” in the next six months. It is the first time in nearly a year that the government has had to resort to deficit financing. Congress, he insisted, should pro- vide at least the roughly $10,000,000,~ 000 in extra taxes asked by President Truman originally — and should aim chiefly at individual income and excise taxes for the $3,000,000,000 addition to the House tax bill. The House measure would raise individual income taxes by 12': per cent to provide an extra $2847,000,- 000 in yearly revenues. Excise taxes on gasoline, tobacco and many other items would be boosted by varying amounts to bring in $1,252,000,000 more annually. Snyder was the leadoff witness as the Senate committee opened hearings on higher tgxes, using the House bill as the cornerstone of its deliberations. LOSE FIGHT INOUSTING OF ACHESON WASHINGTON, June 28 —/#— By @ slim margin, House Republi- cans today lost the first round in a fight aimed at forcing out Secretary of State Acheson. They failed, by a roll-call vote of 196 to 192, to open for amendment an emergenecy resolution providing stopgap funds for all government agencies, including the State De- partment, for the month of July Republicans had hoped to amend | the measure to curtail, if not with- | hold, State Department funds until | Acheson quits, REQUESTED. Flery lesson This realistic “burning ou Home Builders Choose Wmner ey — because | * New Mexico Home Builders had an exposition the other day. They picked Kay Neil, 19, as their queen. Maybe they just showed they were good pickers or build- ers or something. Allied Inferprefer Breaks in Line, Answers Red Pleas SOMEWHERE IN KOREA, (De- layed by censors) June 28 —(#— An Allied interpreter with the UN forces today tuned in on a North Korean radio circuit and answered some questions for a Communist line com- pany. “We need 150 replacements,” the North Koreans said, thinking they were talking to their own people “Replacements are unavailable,” the Allied interpreter answered, “We are short on food,” the North Koreans said. “Can you send some?” “You will get food in five days, no sooner,” the interpreter replied. “When can we get some supporting (artillery) fire?” the discouraged Communists asked. “It’s firing on another mission,” the interpreter said. Then he broke the circuit. He didn't want to overdo it. PROM SITKA Ben Bilbo of Sjtka is stopping at {the Baranof Hotel. | ) foxhole during { | saw the daily “battle” of Taylor’s t” of the enemy is part of a battle rred hill under fire of “live” ammuni- CHINESE ATTACKS SMASHED Warning Giverbatest Red Moves May be Prepa- rations New Offensive By Associated Press Thundering Allied artillery today smashed a series of Chinese att: which Lt. Gen. James A, Van Fleet warned may be forerunners of a new Regd offensive in Korea. The UN ground commander fore- no “major thrust immediately.” But, he said on a tour of the fight- ing fronts, “the Chinese appear to, be building up for another effort to overrun UN lines. Neither Van Fleet nor the su- i preme Allied headquarters of Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway would discuss a Russian cease fire proposal. Van Fleet said he knew nothing about it. “Of course, want peace,” Van Fleet said. we won't let up on the enemy.” Sharp Fighting Sharp fighting flared all across the Central front as opposing armies cqntinually probed enemy lines. Heaviest action was near Kumh- wa, where a Red battalion attacked a UN division last night. Allied ar- tillery broke up the attack in the early morning hours. in our hearts, we all “But light. All were smashed. Stubborn Red Defense In the adjoining Kumsong sector, two other Red battalions beat back Allied efforts to probe defenses in that Red buildup area. The Reds are “continuing to de- fend stubbornly all across the front,” Van Fleet commented. “This stub- born defensive attitude shows that they do not want us to go farther north.” And, he added, it “could be screen- ing an attack buildup.” Prince George from Vancouver due about 3 p.m. tomorrow. Alaska from Seattle due sometime Saturday Princess Louise from Vancouver due Saturday afternoon. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday. Chilcotin scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 p.m. Saturday. Princess Kathleen scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 p.m. Saturday. Princess Norah scheduled to arri from Skagway 8 am. Friday sail- ing south one hour later at 9 am. Aleutian from Westward scheduled to arrive sometime Sunday south- bound, 7 [ Other attacks followed until day- [ Russia MILITARY QUESTIONS ONLY, HINT | Some Clarification is Given in That Cease-Fire Plan of Soviefs WASHINGTON, June 28 —(P— The State Department announced today that Russia has proposed tte United Nations, North Korean and Red Chinese commanders negotiate a Korean armistice. The Soviet Union suggested ar- mistice terms limited “to strictly military questions The proposal was made yesterday to Ambassador Alan G. Kirk by Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Gromyko in Moscow, Gromyko, the department said, “Indicated that it would be for the military representatives of the uni- fied command and of the Korean Republic command on one hand and the military representatives of the North Korean command and of the ‘Chinese Volunteer Units' on the other to negotiate the armistice en- visaged in Mr. Malik’s statement.” Jacob Malik, Soviet delegate to the UN, put forward the original cease- fire suggestion in a speech Satur- day. Clarification Sought Kirk, on instructions from Secre- tary of State Acheson, .called on Gromyko yesterday to seek a clarifi- cation of Malik's speech. ‘The State Department announce- men said: . “The armistice, Mr." Gromyko pointed out, would include a cease fire and would be limited to strict- litary questions without involv~ ing any political or territorial mat- ters; the military representatives would discuss quesions of assurance against the resumption of hostili= ties, Armistice — Then What? “Beyond the conclusion of an ar- mistice the Soviet government had no specific steps in mind looking toward the peaceful settlement to which Mr. Malik referred. Mr. Gromyko indicated, however, that it would be up to parties in Korea to decide what subsequent special arrangements would have to be made for a political and territorial settlement, “He said that the Soviet govern- ment was not aware of the views of the Chinese Communist regime in Mr. Malik’s statement. Implications Studied “The implcations of Mr. Gromy- ko's observations are being studied. The Department of State is consult- ing with the representatives of other countries having armed forces in Korea under the unified command.” At the time of the department’s announcement, Assistant Secretary of State John D. Hickerson was en- gaged in a serles of conferences with diplomats representing many of the countries fighting in Korea. Announced as scheduled to see Hickerson were representatives of Turkey, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, Colombia, the Philippines, Ethiopia and Norway. American officials were described as encouraged over Russia’s re- sponse* to their first request for clarification of Jacob A. Malik’s cease fire suggestion. THREE RAIL UNIONS REJECT RAILROADS PAY BOOST OFFER WASHINGTON, June 28, — (® — Three operating rail unions today unanimously rejected the latest contract offer of the nation’s rail- roads. Notice was prepared immediately to advise the mediation board of the action of the three unions— the firemen, engineers and conduc- tors. A fourth’ operating union, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, accepted a similar offer on May 25 and signed a new three-year agree- ment. The railroads have offered to boost the pay of yard service em- ployes 33 cents an hour and road service workers 18': cents.