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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20

thereby, leadership. It is democratic form, app- cable to similar government outside the range of the Scouting community.
 Each Boy Scout in Troop has the right to express himself and to achieve goals by his own initiative The structure of the Troop that right When boy enters Scouting he is accepted by his fellow Scents a member of a group-a Patrol-and all are alert take advantage of things for common good and the development of their own unit Each boy shares the duties of responsibility. In sharing he not only improves himself, his Patrol and Troop but also his community and Nation.
 Democratic form is maintained throughout the whole Boy Scout movement. Local councils are composed of representatives of institutions groups which sponsor troops or packs. The National Coun- cil is similarly democratic. It is composed in the of representatives from the local councils
 tribute to Boy Scout participation in an ef- fectve democracy was paid by President Roosevelt when he said:
 These boys, so full of promise for the future, are national asset and therefore should be regarded as national trust Ours is the duty to inculcate in the Scout mind those simple but fundamental which embrace strength of body, alertness of mind and above these and growing out of them the sense of moral responsibility which all sound character rests
 "In building up solid character are insuring Sooner than many of us realize the Boy Scouts of today will be full edged citizens to discharge for better or worse the civic duties upon which the happiness of the nation will in the days to come, rest"
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Hitler-and His People
Philadelphia Record)


 Not since the war started has statement in volving Allied aims raised so hectic contro- versy as Alfred Duff Coopers denunciation Of the whole German people" He said:
 "On the last occasion when we defeated the Germans in the field they came groveling and whining to us and protested that the fault not theirs but that of the princes who fled before the storm I hope we will not be deceived again"
 The London Times takes issue with Duff Cooper. So do many of the more liberal columnsts. For ourselves we think he is more right than wrong. Yet we do not mean by that, to condemn a whole people.
 Of course there are differences between Gov ernments and peoples. It is true that Governments can and do lead peoples into war without their will or consent It is no less true that the means of protest available to peaceful people have dwinded in potency with the merchandising of arms. With the tank and the machine gun, Governments today have weapons which are not available to the popu- lace and which in rare instances, cannot be obtained by insurrectionsts except by favor of a foreign Power Certainly the Czechs, valiant fight CTS and haters of the Nazs, would show more signs of revolt if the imbalance of arms did not leave them powerless.
 On the other hand, if the German people had the means of revolt there is little reason in opinion, to believe they would use it, especially at this stage of the war They didn't revolt last time until the Kaiser's army had been defeated in the field and his Government totterng of it's own weight
 Whether we like it or not Hitler is popular in Germany and always has been. That is why Duff Cooper is right in declaring:
 Tt was wshful and dangerous thinking to be- leye the Allies can drive wedge between the Ger man people,
 This is not to say. of course, that many Ger mans do not regret the war, hate Hitler and detest Nazism But they now in minority and so divided among themselves that it would be folly for any nation to base propaganda hopes military measures upon them
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20
HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 but do not cOmpeW
TUESDAY. MAY 21

Good aspects and adverse influ- ences contend today. There may be much unrest and anxiety under this configuration. Disturbing news from both Asia and Europe is predicted. There is likely to be an access of patriotic spirit in the United States.
 Heart and Home: This should be fairly favorable sway for domes- tic interests. The stars encourage initiative in feminine tasks and in- spire service, even sacrifice, for loved ones. A sense of gratitude for the advantages and safety afford ed American citizens should be prevalent College students are un- der a promising rule of the stars.
 Business Affairs: Comme c e should be good at this time when the products of American factories will be sought by foreigners. but hazards on the seas will be greater than usual In many States there will be increased activity in vari- ous lines of industry. Both mines and oil wells will produce gener- ously in coming months. Canada will contribute to our prosperity.
 International Affairs: There is a sign read as ominating trouble for the Pacific fleet. Japan is to enter into pacts of serious aspect for the United States which may pay heav- fly for lack of diplomatic fore sight. Internal troubles in both Russia and Germany are forecast. Surprising changes and develop ments may be expected during the summer.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of exact ing events. It is well to avoid changes and to make the most of existing conditions. Women should cultivate poise and patience.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be reliable in character, exceedingly bright in mind and vigorous in boddy. They may be reserved and difficult to under stand.
 Copyright, 1940)
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POPULAR SOVIET AUTHOR

Joseph Stan being the greatest and best everyhno ill Soviet Russia, he is naturally the best selling author. Since 1917 there have been sold 274 900 copies of his writings figure which might make even Margaret Mitchell look thoughtful Lenin did less than half as well Stalin with 27500000 copies.
 It is only fair to recall that the individual works" of these eminent Soviet authors are much shorter on an average than one of our own best-selling novels. It may often be a pamphlet or manifesto Even then that is a very good record for Stalin It shows that for success in Soviet literature it helps to be General Secretary of the All-Russan Communist Party.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20
BRITISH STEAMER VISITOR IN PORT
 OVER WEEKEND
One of Few Rem aininq Coal Burners Here
 from Canada

The Canadian Pacific freighter Gray, one of the few burning steamships still on the seas, was in port here for 12 hours, ending at 2 o'clock yesterday morning.
 The Gray, clearing from Prince Rupert under the command of Capt. E. B. Allen, was chartered by the Polaris-Taku mine to carry freight to Taku Inlet. Only one scow was available at the Inlet SD the Gray had to come to Juneau to transfer the remainder of its cargo to the Alaska Transportation Company bottom S.S. Taku. The Taku will unload at Taku after the scow has made a round trip to the mine.
 The Gray was built in England.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20
HOSPITAL NOTES

A baby girl weighing ' pounds 1 ounces was born this morning at St. Anns Hospital to MT. and Mrs. Fritz Johnson.
 Mrs. Mae Schuttpelz was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital this morning for surgical care.
 Mrs. R. Watson and her baby girl were dismissed from St. AnnS Hos pital this morning and are at then home.
 After receiving medical attention Miss M. Hightower was dismissed today from St. Ann's.
 Mort Truesdell was dismissed to- day from medical care at St. Ann's Hospital
 Young Gary Bach underwent a tonsilectomy at St. Ann's this morn- ing.
 E. H. Kohler was a medical admis- sion this morning at St. AnnS.
 Admitted to St. Ann's early this morning, Emil Heitala is receiving medical treatment.
 Mrs. Mabel Williams and her baby were dismissed from the Govern ment Hospital this morning.
 Emma Hopkins was admitted for medical care at the Government Hospital today.
 Mrs. Natalie Johnson and her baby were dismissed today from the Gov ernment Hospital
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20
WUU[kN LIIQUEIIL ROBERTA LEE

leaving hotel for an hour or two what should be the his room?
 left at the main desk then asked for when which the clerk knows whether or not he S n
 becoming girl with very fair complexion?
 becoming regardless of whether the grlha o dark hair
 the bouion be placed on the table? A. o the teaspoons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20
FAULKNER RETURNS
 FROM FAIRBANKS

H. L. Faulkner. Juneau attorney, returned by PAA plane from Fair banks Saturday after attending the Anchorage meeting of the Territorial Board of Education and delivering the commencement address at the University of Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20
LOOK and LEARN Sy c. GORDON

the telegraph? s "he home of the Creole? Polar illumination which corresponds to ne North Polar regions called? fi tried to walk water and failed?
 land referred to the ved
 ANSWERS: 1. 1791 -1872) 9. Louisiana. g. australis 4. 5. Africa.
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Daily Lessons in English v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: could of Cor would o) belned vou Say q could
 OFTEN Alien. Pronounce ayen as in ALI E in first syllable. g OFTEN MISSPELLED: observe the E.
 Main, mutiate disable injure cripple
 word three times and it is yours Let us Todays word shining brilliantly irous He espndent with
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20
AIR PILOT WEEDS

M. w. Sasseen, aviator of An chorage and Nome, and Miss Iris Hiatt, of St. Helens, Oregon, were recently married at Seward. The newlyweds will make their home in Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20
CANNERY BURNS

The Lockanok cannery of Libby, McNeill and Libby, was recently destroyed by flames, according to radio from Koggiung receive at Naknek.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20
RANKER WEEDS

Rodney Johnston, formerly of Skagway, but now on the staff of the Bank of Alaska at Anchorage, recently flew to Seward to meet Miss. Mildred Void, of Seattle, and they were married there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20

Although Joachim Ribbentrop neglected to mention it. take for granted that the Nazis also acted to head off invasion of Denmark by the Danes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20
ELKS NEW BAR

The Elks Club at Anchorage has a new bar now, complete and mod ern down to the last detail.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-20

It must be awful lonesome around the League of Nations headquarters these days with nothing to do but wait for somebody to deliver Hitler for that $1 100000 reward
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Today's news today in The Empire.
The people's voice., 1940-03-13

cient operation, and the effectiveness
of regulation"
The people's voice., 1940-03-13
Sales Tax Provide
Main Support
For Uncle Sam

Observation-Disclosures did
the money come from to pay federal
taxes last year and how much? Uncle
Sam has now completed the arithme-
tic and the results are somewhat sur
prising.
Despite the common assumption
that the bulk of the federal taxes are
paid by business. the results show
that actually hidden" taxes which
fall on the consumers account for
the lions share of the tax revenue.
These regressive consumer taxes, al
ready amounting to two-and-a-half
times as much as corporate profits
taxes, increased in 1889 even though
business and income taxes dropped
Corporation income taxes amounted
to only 954 million dollars in 1899,
drop of $40 billions or 2ST5 as COM
pared with last year. This sharp re-
duction in taxes on corporate profits
is particularly surprising in view of
the strong publicity campaign which
business conducted during the last
session of congress which forced tax
changes that will further cut revenues
from this source during 1910.
The people's voice., 1940-03-13
CAPITAL DESTROYS

and was not created for the gods
alone. Organized Capitol wants to
stop that kind of thinking. 1t is dan
gerous to the well being of their DOM
nance.
In touching on my article of jan
uary Gath. If Mr.. Larson will go back
and read the article as it is written
am sure he can perhaps straighten
himself out. l will set out a couple
of your questions. The article says
plainly that the Big Five who wrote
the League Covenant were Great Bri-
tain, France, Italy, Japan and the
United States and that they left out
of the League of Nations such coun-
tries as Russia, Germany, Mexico and
others, which would make it impos-
sible for world peace. The United
States recognized Russia during Roose-
velts administration and Russia was
in the League of Nations up to the
time that she and Great Britain could
MT come to terms as to Germany. Mr..
Larson can you see any good reason
why the nations of the world wouldn't
recognize Russia for nearly a quarter
of century? Russia belonged to the
Russian people and they were staying
within their own boundaries, and still
| know personally, American soldiers
that were in Russia to quelI the peo-
pie shortly after the Armistice. And
was there any good reason for out
side nations to invade Spain while
she was in a revolution of her own
and staying within her own borders?
expect we would have thought it
kind of tough if outside nations had
invaded the United States when we
were in revolutionary state, which
we have been in twice. In our war
with England and in the split between
the North and the South. The article
of the gath is too long to quote, but
If you go back and read it carefully
am sure you will see where you
misquoted me or else misread the ar
ticle.
still contend that English Imperial
ism is the forerunner of this war and
that England knows that if she doesn't
break all socialist movements, like the
one she helped to break in Spain, that
the English Imperialistic Rule is gone
with the wind. England's subjects are
restless Mahatma Gandhi is about
the only force that is holding India
under British rule today, and he is
fast losing control. All progressive
papers have been closed in Canada so
the people won't get anything but
British propaganda. England's own
people in the British Isles are not
taking kindly to this proposed war.
II. G. Wells, historian and novelist,
says that British Imperialist Rule is
doomed, that the people are sick and
tired of the dole, they are sick of war,
and sick of Chamberlain. And still
England forbids Finland to make
peace with Russia According to last
nights broadcast England says that
she can and will rule the seas with
her navy. Our loans to the warning
nations and our monetary tieup with
England will be a great deciding fac
tor as to whether or not we pull Eng
lands chestnuts from the fire.
The people's voice., 1940-03-13
What This Country
Needs Is Kindness,
Hart Declares

NEW YORK.-(FP)- It's kindness
that makes the world go round, says
Merwin X. Hart president of the New
York State Economic Council and a
man who has always spoken courte-
ously of Rep. Martin Dies and the
Rev. Gerald K. Smith, among others.
In letter to The New York Herald
Tribune of February 25, Hart attacked
school expenditures and teacher ten
ure because the schools aren't turning
out well-mannered youngsters.
Authenticated stories have come to
me in recent weeks of the poor ap-
pearance presented by many youths
who have graduated from our high
schools and applied to employers for
jobs,' he wrote. "Often they come to
the employers office with their hats
on, cigarets in their mouths, and with
Language so crude that any employer
would hesitate to take them on
Asked by Federated Press to give
authenticated examples, Hart ex-
planned that the man who knew about
them was Editor Tom R. Hutton of
The Binghamton IN Y.) Press. "The
only cases that I have knowledge of
are year or two old, and | don't
think they would do as well as Mr..
Hutton's," he said.
| Hart was asked whether he thought
that widespread unemployment and
insecurity had anything to do with the
failure of parents to teach their chill
dren to take off their hats to en-
ployers.
think what our ancestors went
through" he replied
Sometimes there have been COM
plants that policemen are not uni
formly courteous. Do you think that
if teachers went to work on them as
little boys they might be more polite
as men?"
training" he said. "It's just a ques-
ton of treating the other fellow with
common decency."
1t was pointed out to Hart that
there are authenticated stories of po-
licemen who has pushed pickets
around and even used their clubs.
81 have never seen anything like
that" he declared
Have you ever heard of anything
like that?"
Never"
Doubtless this was correct, for Hart |
travels in limited circles. A year ago
he attended a luncheon for Dies along |
with one or two other guests who are
now lunching every day as involun-
tary guests of New York state. One |
was Fritz Kuhn, nazi leader.
Hart's campaign for good manners
is evidently new development An |
early and constant admirer of Gen. |
Francisco Franco, in October 1897 he |
was inspired by Francois example to
call for revolt of "the people"
against such threats to our form of |
government as the Wagner act repre-
sented. He predicted that the poll
ticians wouldn't have "the CUTS" to |
put down the uprising, and added:
There is still time for such revolt |
to take place"
The people's voice., 1940-03-13
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were instructed to get in touch with
labor officials in their region who
might be willing to appear before the
Senate education and labor commit
tee and testify on behalf of the act.
| Also involved in the hearing were
charges by Toland that the NLRB had
gotten the Reconstruction Finance
CORPORATION and the procurement divi-
sion of the Treasury to withhold loans
and contracts from firms charged with
violating the labor relations act.
1t was brought out that Madden had
written the RFC informing them that
three firms had been found guilty OF
or were charged with violating the
labor relations act. In one OF the
three cases an RFC loan was withheld.
When Madden got chance to get
in a word during the course OF the
hearings he testified that it was the
RFC which had approached the NLRB
on the question of Withholding loans
from labor act violators.
"If we had made the first approach"
Madden said, 81 would not be ashamed
of it. | would be quite willing to
abide by it. The fact happens to be
that we did not"
First worker to appear before the
committee in it's more than three
months of hearings was Gerald L.
Gill, a trouble-shooter for the Con-
sumers Power Co. of Michigan and an
official of the International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers (AFL).
Gill said that the people he repre-
sented would "hate to see any change
in the Wagner act. Our trouble is
with the board" he said.
Gill related the circumstances sur
rounding the NLRB election at the
Michigan utility which resulted in
1,072 votes for the AFL union, 1,164
votes for the CIO Utility Workers
Organizing Committee and sos votes
for neither.
The people's voice., 1940-03-13
By BEN BUCKLEY

Well, so Mr.. Brandjord has found
a new way to raise the standard Of
living of the needy poor, the blind
and aged, without spending any more
money from the treasury OF the relief
funds When you get your check Mr.
Reliefer the first thing you must dc
is to pay your rent and then be sure
to buy your months supply of beans
If you should have couple OF dimes
left and you are not too brazen about
it you can get yourself bag or two
of Bull Durham tobacco. But you
will have to be careful because Mr..
Brandjord doesn't smoke nor does he
approve of his victims on relief using
the weed. But then don't worry about
the tobacco any because I know when
| was bucking Brandjords extra board
if l paid my rent or part of it /
couldn't eat and if | bought my quota
of beans I couldn't pay anything on
my rent. l was always skipping one
or the other Now if you are sum-
mer time smoker it isn't so bad. If
you keep your eyes open around al
most any town, you can find snipes
and sometimes you can find nice long
ones SO take it all around it is not
so hard on the smoker. But those
that masticate their weed are not go
ing to be so lucky as these plutocrats
have bad habit of squeezing all
the juice from their guilds before they
discard them.
| don't see what difference it should
make to Brandjord if relief client
can buy a couple bottles OF whiskey
and can exist on it for month. 1t
doesn't cost Mr.. Brandjord any more
money But perhaps the governor is
afraid that he is going to run short
Of course that is quite a worry for
a drinking man like our governor and
l think group of statisticians should
wait on our governor and assure him
that the whiskey supply in the state
of Montana is quite ample and that
there is no danger of shortage
understand that the governor has
enough whiskey stored in his base
ment and garage to float the battle
ship Helena and that it never cost him
a dime. l wonder if the relief clients
could get theirs for nothing if Mr..
Brandiord would mind or has he gone
in for moral uplift of the poor peo-
pies souls If that should be the
case then Mr.. Brandjord is surely do
ing a noble piece of work and should
be commended.
An editorial in the Indepedent on
March 18th says that the relief recip-
tents that use their relief funds for
drinking and gambling must be
stopped as it is an injustice to the
taxpayers. That if you earn your
money by the sweat of your brow then
of course you have the right to do |
with it as you see fit. Now I am sur
prised that smart writer that is
paid by the kept press would put his
bosses in a hole of that kind Ii they |
are going to have to close the liquor
stores as most of the trade will be |
gone, and that will put further hard
ship on the people. Just think, Mr..
Brandjord, of what that will mean.
Look at all of the men that it will
throw out of employment. Liquor
store operators and bartenders will be
so thick on the streets you will have
to. have squad car to get through
The people's voice., 1940-03-13
Fourteen Percent of
Nations S Families
Live on Dollar Food

DES MONIES, R)-Fourteen
percent of the nations families have
annual incomes of less than 1912 and
can spend only 81 per person per
week for food, Milo Perkins, president
of the Federal Surplus Commodities
Corporation told the National Farm
Institute He adds that these families
cannot afford even this amount since
they are actually spending about so
percent more for all purposes" in
Guiding food, than they received.
Another AZ percent of the nations
families receive between 1912 and
$758 per year; and their weekly food
expenditures amount to weekly aver
age of $1.62 per person. Perkins said,
"If all families getting less than 800
per month had been able overnight
to increase their incomes to that level,
this would have meant an increase in
expenditures for food of approximately
1.9 billion dollars"
Perkins saw no possibility that the
war will cure the surplus problem and
remarked, Before it's over, the Amer
ican farmer is likely to get badly
burned in the process" He said of
England, "She is buying large amounts
of agricultural products in countries
which normally sell to Germany, and
she is doing it vigorously as a part
of her economic offensive"
r. M. Evans, AAA administrator,
and Gerald Thorne, economist for Will
son and Co., also told the Institute
that the European war would not ex-
pand farm markets Evans said, "Ex-
perience has taught us that war
abroad has been the cause Of serious
surplus trouble"