The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-26
PROCLAMATION FOR FLAG DAY
 IS ISSUED NOW

The following proclamation on Flag Day has been issued by the office of Gov Ernest Gruening, at- tested to by E. L. Bartlett, Secre- tary of Alaska:
 WHEREAS, the President of the United States has by virtue of proclamation established June IA as Flag Day in the following terms
 June IA has for many years been set aside as Flag Day in honor of the emblem of our na- tional strength and unity This year the Stars and Stripes is a battle emblem flying in the deserts and jungles and over arctic snows It flies with our men in Africa Australia, New Zealand, China Burma, and the Aleutians, and in fastnesses of the world so remote that the American flag has never been seen there before. In the Coral Sea and the Atlantic ano Pacific, it is a mark of hope tc our allies and of despair to oui enemies. Our colors have founc their way to the heart of the enemy over Berlin and Tokyo.
 We know that our flag is mol fighting alone. This year the flag: of thirty-two United Nations art marching together, borne forward by the bravery of free men. To gether they are the emblem of ( gathering offensive that shall lib. crate the world. As brothers ir arms, we of the United Nations have pledged to one another oul mutual strength until total victory is won and peace assured.
 Our armies, our navies, and oul air forces are now perfecting the teamwork with our allies whicf shall, under God, bring victory ir this great cause to which freedom loving mankind has dedicated it. self. Made strcng by our common bonds. we shall face the future with resolution and rededicate our selves to the achievement of per manent collaboration among na- tions and security for all men. Fol o,,11, l1t, tao t,,uto,.Iy oay, uya xrtit, tto war and establish a lasting peace.
 NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANK LIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, dc hereby ask that on Flag Day, June IA, 1943, the people of our Nation honor the peoples of the United Kingdom of Great Britain an Northern Ireland, the Union of So- viet Socialist Republics, China, Aus tralia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czecho- slovakia, the Dominican Republic Fl Salvador, Ethiopia, Greece, Qua temala, Haiti, Honduras, India Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicara- qua, Norway, Panama, the Con- monwealth of the Philippines, Po- land, the Union of South Africa and Yugoslayia
 T direct the officials of the Fed eral Government, and request the officials of the state and local governments, to have our colors dis played on all Government build- Ings on Flag Day, and I urge the people of the United States on that day to fly the American flag from their homes and to arrange, where feasible, for joint displays of the emblems of the freedom-loving na- tionS."
 NOW, THEREFORE, I, ERNEST GRUENING, Governor of Alaska call the attention of the people oi Alaska to this proclamation of oui President and urge compliance with the request made therein, and ] request all newspapers to give pulp licity to this proclamation, and al radio stations to broadcast it SC that it may come to the attention of all Alaskans.
 ERNEST GRUENING,
 Governor of Alaska.