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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-08
Civilians Wanted in
 U. }. Navy
Certain Qualified Men Are Required as Reserve
 Officers

SEATTLE, July 8 = An urgent need for more officers to keep pace with the Navy's rapidly expanding program demands that scores of additional civilians be commissioned as rapidly as possible, Capt. w. J. Giles, director of naval officer pro- curement for the Thirteenth Naval District, said here.
 Though we have handled hund- reds of applications in this district, we feel there are many high calibre men who have not yet been con- | tacted-men who are sorely needed to help push the war effort to a succ essful conclusion Captain Giles said We hope that every man in the Thirteenth Naval District who is qualified to serve in the Navy as a reserve officer will con- tact our office"
 He emphasized that the Navy has not lowered it's requirements for a commission in any form, but said more officer material is needed in number of branches. A college education is necessary to meet re- serve officer requirements, he added with preference given to men under 40 years of age.
 Especially needed, he said, are graduate radio, electrical, mechan- ical diesel and aeronautical engin- eers, but there are also many open ings available for men with execu- tive and administrative and admin istrative experience-men who now hold responsible positions in pri- vate industry.
 Many successful applicants will be assigned to duties similar to those for which they were trained in private life, he added, but all will be given additional schooling and training at government expense.
 All commissions in the Thirteenth Naval District, which comprises Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Mon- tana, Wyoming and Alaska, are handled at the Seattle office, IF Marion St., in the Exchange Build ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-08
GREAT PUSH FOR RUBBER
 TOMORROW
Pacific Coast Service Sta lions Take Six.Hours
 Off for Drive

LOS ANGELES, Calf. July B. P. E. Allan, Chairman of the Gov- ernment'S rubber drive here, an- nounces that every Pacific Coast service station will close for six hours while 3O00O managers and operators will go on a last minute hunt to add to the growing stock piles.
 Allan said instructions came from William Humphreys, of San Fran cisco, Chairman of five western states having charge of the rubber campaign.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-08
NEWDRAFT BILL READ
 IN CANADA
Measure Would Mean Un- restricted Military
 Consuipfion

OTTAWA, Canada, July 8-Ap- proval of the principle of unre- stricted military conscription was given by the House of Commons last night when it advanced to a sec- ond reading, bill permitting the government to draft men into ser vice anywhere.
 The bill will next be discussed clause by clause, by a committee and then will be given a third reading, making it law.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-08
SWIMMING RACES
 SET FOR FRIDAY

The swimming races which were scheduled for last Sunday in the Evergreen Bowl pool, and which were postponed on account of the weather, have been set for Friday afterno cn at o'clock, weather per- hitting.
 Children will compete in 12 events and will be awarded cash prizes. The public is invited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-08
NOTICE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing air route from Seattle to Nome, on sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-08
NOTICE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing ir route from Seattle to Nome. on sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv.
Evening star., 1942-02-09

The Republican die-hard view
point might succeed. In this
case we would have a Congress
divided on the major issues of
the war, and repetition of the
situation that confronted Wood
row Wilson.
The viewpoint of Mr.. Roose-
velt-and Wendell Willkie-might
succeed. In this case, we would
be protecting the two-party
system by choosing from among
Republicans and Democrats
those loyal to the national pro-
gram, whose opposition would be
positive, constructive, and di-
rected toward winning the war,
instead of negative, disruptive
and leading toward stalemate
and paralysis.
What are the functions Of elec-
tions in a healthy democracy?
They are to elect representatives
to govern in accordance with the
popular will and their own sense
of responsibility.
The popular will is to win this
war and make a great, construc-
tive peace. In order to succeed
We must have leadership and CO.
operation all along the line.
Cooperation does not mean SER
Witty, nor a Congress that is
merely rubber stamp. 1t means
a Congress that can actively con-
tribute to winning the war by
using its brains, not merely one
that doesn't hamper the admin
istration. Mr.. Flynn wants a
subservient Congress. He wants
to be sure the members are all
Democrats who will follow the
party line.
Exploitation for Party Machinery.
This means the supremacy of
the party apparatus, which gives
superiority to the party leaders.
1t is to be deplored in normal
times, but is destructive in war
times, for it means that the Ma
ton is exploited for the party
machinery. and it brings about
a false identif1cation-of loyalty
with party orthodoxy. In such
a case the opposition is either
broken, or pushed outside the
Nation, and, without RESPONSE
bility for the conduct of the war,
can function only by opposition
for the sake of opposition.
The President realizes this. He
asks that men be elected not &C
cording to party, but according
to their stand on the main issue
before the country. He wants
National Government and a ma
tional Congress, with the great
est possible distribution of re-
sponsibility.
This is Mr.. Wilkes viewpoint.
too, and it Is statesmanlike. For
Mr.. Willkie sees that the Re-
publican party will not recover
by its power to divide and de-
stroy. but by its proven record Of
superior leadership In a life and
death crisis.
Every intelligent and patriotic
opposition has certain advan-
Evening star., 1942-02-09

are sweating dreadfully over the Sit
uation.
Other Pension Plans.
And 1t is not lessening their dis
comfort that this pension vote in
their own interests has centered
public attention more strongly upon
other acts which disregard the de-
clared policy Of the President that
war expenditures necessitate rigid
reduction in normal expenditures.
Instead, one branch Of Congress or
the other has passed bills which in
volve SO profligate a use of the pub
lie funds as to endanger the credit
OF the country and threaten to
nullify every effort to maintain even
semblance Of financial equilibrium.
For example, there is the proposal
to pension all civilian workers-or
their widows-who were engaged in
construction OF the Panama Canal
~ years ago. This would add close
to two million year to the pension
load. Through insistence of Senator
Pepper of Florida 1t was damned
through the Senate and now goes to
the House. But, previously, the
House had passed two pension bills
for widows, children and parents of
World War veterans, without regard
to cause of the veterans death"
These bills are now under Senate
consideration. If passed they will
ultimately add billions OF dollars to
the pension load and wipe out the
last vestige of the pension reduc-
tions Of 1888. Various other pro-
posals involving free war insurance
for civilians as we'll as soldiers. free
mail privileges and reduced railroad
rates for all members OF the armed
forces, ETC., etc. are in the offing.
In brief, the trend of Congress is
toward an expenditure of the public
funds along pension lines so unre-
strained as to threaten financial
chaos. There is no surer way to
weaken our war effort and aid our
enemies than unchecked continu-
alton in this direction. The popular
resentment over the self -pensioning
vote is in the national interest. And
1t is in the national interest that
this resentment should not subside.
Members Of Congress, whether
Democrats or Republicans, who by
support Of these proposals are throw
ing Federal finances wholly out of
control. deserve to be beaten when
they come up for denomination and
election this year.
tCopyriEht. lp42)
Evening star., 1942-02-09

one Of the editorial writers of the
New York Times, Henry Hazlett,
has just written a long article in
that newspaper advocating that
Americas system of government be
revised to give the American people
the power to recall public officials
who have made mistakes. More of
this will be heard as the defects of
the rigid tenure of our system are
exhibited to view. With traditions
and precedents going by the boards,
with America facing the most criti-
cal war In its whole history, 1t Is not
surprising that critics are getting
down to fundamentals and asking
searching questions.
All this could be mitigated If those
intrusted with power were frankly
to acknowledge their mistakes, elm
mate the boondoggling and trifling
with civilian defense measures in
Washington, convert the peacetime
agencies of government into war
work, and give the American people
at least the same amount of in
Evening star., 1942-02-09
This Changing World
Ships With Food for French Morocco
Granted Safe Possoqe in AtIontic Z.

and another set Of politicians
who are on hand both In Paris
and Vichy-wiu be put in their
places.
French Fleet Getting Ready.
Confidential information re-
ceived in Washington indicates
that the French fleet is getting
ready for sea duty and neither
the British nor our own Navy
men will be surprised If they hear
In the near future that the MA
rine Nationale," rejuvenated with
new personnel which was hand
picked and trained by Vichy
French naval offlcers-all of
whom are imbued with hatred
for the British and not much
sympathy for the United States
has Joined the Axis forces.
This union of French and Nazi
naval strength may not occur in
actual feet formation. From re-
ports received here and in Lon
don it appears the French will
start by patrolling their own
stretches of the Mediterranean
and prevent any British inter-
ference with shipping between
French and North African ports.
This in itself appears fairly
harmless and should not cause
any misgivings. But the British
are firmly convinced that the
army of Field Marshal Erwin
Rommel in Libya, which has been
heavily battered in the last two
months, all of a sudden gained
offensive power. This must have
come from somewhere in Europe
and since the British are salts
fed that only a small percentage
of transports going from Italy to
Libya have escaped their subma-
rines and surface ships. they feel
sure that fresh German troops,
new tanks and ammunition
Evening star., 1942-02-09

conversations between Washing
ton and London. The British
government was not particularly
anxious to have food supplies go
to the French North African
colonial empire. London's con-
tention was that the people Of
Morocco and Algiers, both native
and European. are not as hard up
as those living on the famine
ravaged European mainland,
with the exception of the Nazis.
Large quantities of wheat, fruits
and vegetables are still being
grown in the French African
territories and, while there is an
unquestionable dearth of some
commodities, the people in those
regions are much better off than
in most other parts of the world.
Furthermore, the British point
ed out that there is no positive
guarantee that If the Nazis need
some of the foodstuffs shipped to
Morocco they will not have it
shipped across the Mediterranean
to French ports and thence to the
Reich.
Petain Believed Free Agent.
American official circles have
adopted different attitude, how
ever, in regard to France. In
these quarters there still is a
strong belief that Marshal Petain.
Vichy chief Of state, is more or
less free agent and that by
complying with some of his pleas
to feed his starving children"
we may postpone the evil moment
OF complete Nazi-French military
and political cooperation.
Britain's military and naval
authorities feel certain that
when the time comes for Hitler
to exact from France full par
ticipation in this total war,
neither Marshal Petain nor his
Vice Premier, Admiral Darlan,
will be able to resist the demands.
If they do they will be forced out
Evening star., 1942-02-09
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
Ships loaded with sugar, food
stuffs and other civilian necessi-
ties are sailing from New York
with British and German navi-
certs, which make them immune
to attack by German submarines
and confiscation by the British
blockade patrol.
The destination OF these ships
is Casablanca, the principal port
OF French Morocco. This is one
Of the few times that vessels
leaving an American port in war
time have been given safe con-
duct by the enemy.
The sending of these food ships
was decided on after protracted
Evening star., 1942-02-09

formation about our losses that the
Japanese and German governments
possess. For the airplane photo to-
day records in detail the damage
done and the cameras of submarine
commanders, make records, too. The
people Of America would respond to
the stimulus Of bad news with good
news. But thus far suppression
seems to be the order of the day.
Evening star., 1942-02-09

have reached Marshal Rommel
through Algeria and Tunisia.
The British point out that last
year when Gen. Sir Archibald P.
Wavell made his first successful
offensive in Libya, destroying the
army of Marshal GraZiani. it was
through Tunisia that the Axis
rushed the reinforcements which
enabled their troops to push back
the British and imperial forces.
In spite Of all these indications
of French collaboration with the
Nazis, the British government
yielded to Washington's formal
requests and agreed that some"
food ships might be sent to Mo-
rocco, it still contends, however,
that some of the supplies eventu-
ally will find their way to the
Reich.
Evening star., 1942-02-09
Dr.. SIuvin to Speak

DR.. Robert Slavin, o. p, associate
professor of philosophy at Catholic
University, will lecture on the work
of Elizabeth Monroe at 8:15 o'clock
tonight under auspices Of the Lay
mems Forum of Washington. The
Hotel.
Evening star., 1942-02-09

tives in Wash =
ington. For the
past eight years
1t has seemed
that n o t h l n g
could pier C e
their indifer-
ence; that those
in a u t h o r / t y
could break al
most any prece-
dent and violate
with impunity
the most ele-
mental laws Of
propriety,
Evening star., 1942-02-09

False pretense, broken promises.
blatant demagoguery all went un-
rebuked. So completely had New
Deal policies anesthetized the people
that there seemed no limit to what
could be done. All of which makes
the more encouraging the popular
resentment manifested in various
parts of the country over the recent
action Of Congress in voting retire
ment pensions to its own member
ship. This, considering the period,
was, Of course, shocking thing to
do. but for while it appeared that,
like so many other shameless per-
formances. after the usual denun-
Citations, 1t would be accepted, too.
However, it has not turned out
quite that way No sooner had the
President signed the bill than the
people began to wake up. Ridicule as
well as abuse began to pour in on
members Of Congress. Out in Spo-
kane. Wash, the Athletic Round
Table started its Bundles for Con-
greSs" movement. Whatever hap
pens, said the club president, "our
ailing Congressman must be made
comfortable" Other organizations
made themselves heard from and a
bill for repeal was introduced in the
House. The County Offlcers' Associ-
alton of the State Of New York
passed resolution denouncing the
congressional action and favoring
the repeal.
May Be Political Liability.
Representative Smith of Ohio,
who introduced the repeal bill, has
now presented petition for House
vote on his proposal. This is direct
reflection Of public resentment and
is an exceedingly healthy sign. This
summer and fall every member of
the House and one third of the
Senate come up for denomination
and election. A record Of having
voted for or acquiesced in this con-
gressional pension proposal is likely
to be a real political liability. A con-
siderable number Of Congressman,
looking forward to fights in close
districts, are anxious to rid them
selves Of this weakness.
The average Congressman has no
desire to present his opponent in
either primary or general election
an opportunity to make the charge
that in the midst of a great national
crisis, when every non-war expendi-
ture should be "cut to the bone" he
voted himself pension. Clearly,
that will not be an easy charge to
handle when pressed by q vigorous
opponent who, as he is sure to do,
tells the voters that If they send
him to Congress instead of the
cringing incumbent he will vote to
repeal this indefensible act. Visual
izing this kind Of attack it is not
strange the repeal movement should
find favor with many sitting mem
bers.
The thing that puts them in
particularly vulnerable position in
this matter is the effort to sneak it
through without a roll call. They
succeeded in doing this in the House,
and would have done so in the SEN
ate but for Senator Byrd Of Viz
ginia, who made a protest and de-
manded roll call. He was sup
ported by Senator Norris of Ne
braska and number of others, but
the vote showed At for the pensions
and only "a against. OF course, pop
ular feeling may evaporate. The
whole thing, like many others, may
be forgotten In a short time and the
repeal proposal be abandoned. But
at the moment members of Congress
Evening star., 1942-02-09
librory Group to Meet

Mrs. Dorothy J. Orchard will
speak at a meeting of the District
chapter. Special Libraries Associa-
tion, at o'clock tomorrow night in
the Agriculture Department audi
forum. South building. Her topic,
Some Aspects of British Indian
economy" will be illustrated bv mo-
tlon pictures she took in India.
Evening star., 1942-02-09

There re
three possible
outcomes.
Mr.. Flynn's
v i e W p Of n t
m / 6 h t sue
C e d. Mr..
Flynn wants
a unified Con-
gresS through
the triumph
of the Demo-
cratic party,
which means
an approach
to a single
party system.
Evening star., 1942-02-09

prising q sub
stantial part of
t he American
Fleet may not be
revealed till the
war is over.
Decision h a s
been made to
S u ppress the
facts. Admiral
K i m m el and
Gen. Short are
about to be re-
tired without
cOurt-m a r t ial
and the admin
Evening star., 1942-02-09

" h htch opened
the Washington
social ssaso n
with q ne "
d an ce, I'll .
Eleanor Glide. "
1t was named
in honor Of Mrs.
Roosevelt, who,
II the clippings
I dug out Of .
n e " 5 p q p Q r
library are not
up to some TOM
foolery, has been
Evening star., 1942-02-09
In Coming Election Both Parties Must
Campaign on Single Issue Of Winning War

tage, which 1t can use for its
own future. Every administration
makes mistakes-such is life. And
it is human for administrations
to defend their own mistakes,
instead of publicizing them. That
follows the law of self-preserva-
tion, and anyhow, self-criticism is
a rare quality.
A loyal opposition becomes.
therefore. the conscience of the
Nation, and its watchdog. 1t
profits by watching for mistakes
and insisting that they be cor
rected. and by developing supe-
rior ideas as to how to avoid and
overcome error.
But there Is another opposition
however-the diehard opposition,
which, in the war, is copper
head opposition. And 1t Is laying
plans which, should they succeed,
can wreck the Nation.
This opposition Is not even
Republican. 1t is an opposition
that plans to use the Republican
machinery. There are many party
Democrats in 1t, and there are
Fascist circles behind 1t. 1t has
a press-the Hearst, Mccormick,
Patterson DAILY News press. 1t
has pamphlets and minor epapers
that reach the rabble: Social JUS
tice, Roll Call, news letters and
innumerable other means of
spreading pro-Fascist propa-
ganda. 1t has a plan: To secure
the reelection of the kill-Roose-
welt crowd and of all the isola-
tionists. 1t intends to create a
solid and active minority whose
purpose will be to paralyze all
action and to use every internal
confusion and external defeat to
render the country incapable of
an active pursuit of the war.
Policy of Intimidation.
1t hopes to build up a CANA
rilla around Roosevelt, to make
him their prisoner-as a similar
camarilla made Wilson its pris-
oner-and to intimidate men,
bers of the administration,
especially the permanent career
civil service, by the threat that
they will lose their jobs when
the temper of the country turns,
as they predict it will.
1t has an external policy: to
divide the United States from
her Allies, and prevent United
Nations conduct Of the war, by
demanding an exclusively Amer
lean control Of the war, which
seems to be very patriotic, but
would be disastrous. And they
wish this American control in
order to control the disposition
of the United Nations armed
forces.
Their slogan is: Defeat Japan
and let Hitler have his way in
Europe. They are so blinded by
their rancor and so stubborn in
their hates that they cannot see
the war in global terms, nor Dec-
ognize our mutual dependency
on the British, the Dutch, and
eventually probably the Russians
in the Far East. They would
even welcome partial defeats II
those defeats would bring them
into power.
1t Is difficult to think there are
such Americans. But the grim
reality is that there are. Their
prototypes helped destroy France,
which was also a deeply patriotic
nation unwilling to believe that
there were such goings-on
amongst their "out" politicians.
The American people in these
elections must think. And the
election campaign must be a
campaign on the single issue Of
how to win the war, and any one
unwilling to come clean on this
issue should be voted into OBJ
livion.
released By the Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1942-02-09
BY FRANK r. KENT.

Much has been written about the
lost capacity for indignation Of the
American people concerning the
conduct Of their elected representa-
Evening star., 1942-02-09

HE opinions OF the writes this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars effort to gtue all sides of questions Of interest to its
although opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-02-09
McLemore-
Duncers O. G. D. Job
Lompooned Again
BY HENRY MeLEMORE.

LOS ANGELES-In December Of
1888 In the East Room at the White
House, Miss Mayris Chaney climaxed
the entertainment at the party
Evening star., 1942-02-09
Pearl Hurbor
Inquiry Still
Delayed
CompIoeent Attitude
On War Seen Only
In Washington
Ry DAVID LAWRENCE,

The true story Of what happened
at Pearl Harbor and what happened
in Washington that permitted the
Japanese a concentrated target COM
Evening star., 1942-02-09
On the Record

BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.
The forthcoming congressional
elections will be most i'm
portant event in American his
tnrv
Evening star., 1942-02-09
The Great Game of Politics
PubIie's Capacity for indignation, Believed
Lost, Revived by Congress Pension Plan
Other Pension Plans.

are sweating dreadfully over the sit
uation.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-03-26
Social and Club NewS
ofthe Glasgow Section


Laurence Larsen, son of Mrs. Nels
Larsen of Glasgow, and Miss Gladys
Rasmussen of Glasgow were married
Sunday morning at 9 at the FIRST
Methodist church in Great FAILS
The Rev. Cecil Ristow offlclateo'
Attendants we're Mr.. and Mrs. ROD
ert Larsen of Glasgow.
The bride wore a tan tailored
suit with accessories OF rose n
brown and a corsage of violets. Mrs.
Larsen wore a dusty rose wool dress
with black accessories and a corsage
Of pink and orchid sweet peas. Alter
the ceremony the wedding party
drove to bingham where they were
guests for dinner at the nome OF
MIR. and Mrs. Jesse Lyon, parents OF
Mrs. Robert Larsen.
The bride was graduated from
high school at Medicine Hat, Alta;
and from the nurses training school
at Gait Hospital, Lethbridge, Alta.
She was superintendent Of the a
lev county hospital. Mrs. Larsen was
graduated from Glasgow high school
in 1886 and is employed by n
Kelley : How Thompson company.
They are at home in the Stevens
apartments at Second avenue south
and Ninth street.