The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-26
GOV. 6RuENING
/ IS SPEAKER AT
CHAMBER TODAY
Describes Flight 10 New
zedIdnd-C0mmitfees
Make Reports

HIS recent 1llgHJI 10 new LedidtIu
was described by Gov. Ernest
Gruening today in a talk before
the Juneau Chamber of Commerce.
The Governor was invited on the
trip because of the part he played
in 1887 in the acquisition of Can
ton Island, now the second stop on
the new route.
The Governor said he was struck
by the tremendous change which
in less than three years time had
converted a sandy waste into IL
thriving community with new
Pan American Always Hotel and
a population of "A.
CGlCnial Revolt
At Numea, New Caledonia, where
the passengers waited four days
fer flying weather, the Governor
witnessed the declaration of the
French islands in favor of the
De Gaulle government and against
the Petain government. This re
volt" the Governor said, was ac-
ccmpanied by a number Of whim-
steal incidents which might have
taken place in Gilbert and Sui
Ivan musical
The Governor of New Caledonia
was asked by the Council to re-
sign and go home to Vichy; the
commander of a French gunboat
in the harbor notified the town
that he would prevent a declara-
ton in favor of the De Gaulle gov
eminent; the crew of the gunboat
notified the commander they were
De Gaulle sympathizers and would
prevent him from preventing the
revolt; a japanese mystery ship =
with powerful radio hove into
port; Sir Harry Luke, British High
Commissioner of Fiji, arrived; the
Clipper Waied in the harbor; a
yacht with American college boys
and girls making scientific investi-
cations for the American Museum
of Natural History came into port
from the South Pacific.
California Wine
Gov Gruening said Numea was
very much concerned about its
communications with France hav-
ing been cut off and the prospect
of a dry summer when the wine
supply ran out But fortunately
the President of the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce was a pas
senger on the Clipper and did a
stroke of business for the Califor-
MIA wine industry.
The Governor said New Zealan-
ders showed great enthusiasm over
the arrival of the Clipper linking
their country with the United
States. He said he was impressed
during his stay there with evil
dences of the very close tie which
binds us with our cousins under
the Union Jack"
Council Talk Postponed
Next week DR.. W. w. Council
will speak on public health prob
lens in connection with the ma
tional defense effort.
Guests at the meeting included
Stacy Norman and Herbert H. Ar
lowe of the Federal Communica-
tionc Commission
A telegram from Delegate An
thony j. Dimond informed tn e
Chamber no part of a recent ap-
preparation for National Guard
barracks will be available for ar
mories.
Nail Campaign
John Jones, Chairman of the
Civic improvement Committee, re-
ported he had interviewed Mayer
Harry I. Lucas regarding COM
plants over old nails in the
streets, and said Chief of Police
Dan Ralston had visited wreckers
here and asked them to exercise
care in tearing down old buildings
so that the nails would not be
scattered.
Frank Garnick of the Mining
Committee read a letter he had
written to Delegate Dimond urg-
ing publication of Geological Sur
vey reports on strategic mineral
Investigations in Alaska.
DR.. r. H. Williams reported on
the formation of the National
Guard, describing the members
as a 'fine-looking cross-section"
of the young men of Juneau.
LayOffs Discussed
Joseph T. Flakne, Director of the
Alaska Territorial Employment
Service, suggested that to prevent