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The Great Game of Politics.

just Is not being managed. Except
in the case Of Chester Davis, who
was most shabbily treated by the
President, food management has
never been in the hands Of men
who understand food mechanism or
food fiow.
The laudable effort of the admin
istration is to hold down the prices
Of food, but the manner in which it
is doing this creates bottlenecks in
the flow of food. And, as has been
pointed out, you can't eat prices and
you must eat food.
Perhaps the new Meat Board,
which appears to be not only in
earnest but. justifiably alarmed. may
find a way to get the beef to the
people and check the growth Of
what promises to be an unprece-
denied illegitimate activity in which
a multitude of usually law-abiding
people will be involved.
Prompts Action by Byrnes.
Perhaps, also, the steps which
James r. Byrnes, disturbed by the
developments, has taken recently
will inject some common sense into
the whole business Of food rationing
and distribution. At his request. a
study Of the situation is being made
by an experienced man.
But, unless drastic reorganization
In food management Is effected and
full power given the Food Admins
traitor. things will not get better
they will get worse.
Even If he had full power. Marvin
Jones, successor to Mr.. Davis, is not
we'll equipped to formulate and exc
cute a sound food policy. Very
clearly. If that is done it will have
to be done for him. However. II he
were the ideal man for the job, the
manner In which the young radicals
in the key positions who lean
strongly toward total Government
operation of the Nations food sup
ply, are putting in their oars would
badly handicap him.
Needs Authority.
With complete authority and prop
erly advised, perhaps Judge Jones
could do the job. Without the au-
thority land he has not been given
it any more than Mr.. Davis was
given it, he cannot do it. Neither
can any one else.
The most discouraging aspect is
the degree to which politics enters
in. The price Of food is going up,
and the President, urged by the
fourth-term strategists. is preparing
to put the blame on Congress. The
retort of Congress will be that Mr.
Roosevelt has 'fumbled the food
problem, refused to take advice or
heed warnings because they came
from men like Herbert Hoover,
whom he personally and politically
dislikes.
Certainly these recriminations,
however justified, will not improve
matters. This is 4 very serious bust
ness and the time has come when
further trifling is dangerous. The
hopeful sign is that there Is now
at last-among some Of the men
most influential with Mr. Roosevelt,
q complete realization of the facts.
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Its lack OF q 1000 policy.
Normally we consume about $50
pounds Of meat per capita annually.
Oficial estimates (Which are con-
stantly being revised downward
place the amount available now for
civilian consumption, after feeding
our armies and our allies, at only
124 pounds, or q little less than az
pounds per week per person. And
not many consumers are able to buy
even that limited ration, though we
have more food animals than ever
In our history.
The fact that We do not have
enough feed to keep all these food
animals ought to mean a full supply
Of meat for everybody. Yet there is
anything but full supply. There is,
in fact, very inadequate supply,
which promises to become more
inadequate in the next six months.
Black Market Rises.
The blame hes in the mismanage-
ment Of food by the governmental
agencies. Management OF food
ought to be the most competent of
all administration activities, because
food is basic. Actually, food man
agement Is the least competent OF
the war functions undertaken by the
Government.
Out OF this Encouragement in
meat there has arisen the black
market. Daily applying poultices to
this boil instead Of killing the ger
minating forces. the administration
blames the black market as the
cause instead of the effect.
The OPA descriptions of the mar
ket are lurid and frightening and
the black marketeer" is depicted
as a villain Of the deepest dye. But
men recognized as authorities insist
that the licensing methods of OPA
are turning millions Of farmers In
the United States into potential
black market butchers.
Reckoning from the Tanners
Statistics Of hides produced from
uninspected slaughter (the so-called
country hides, one competent au-
thority conservatively estimates that
40, 000, 900 pounds OF beef a week are
being illegitimately slaughtered and
that sll of this is selling from 10 to
20 cents a pound above the ceilings
Given Novice Handling.
This situation, which Is provable
by figures, makes a farce out OF our
food management and is the reason
for the apprehensions which most
thoughtful men feel about the fu-
ture. The plain fact is that food
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This Changing World

ton yielded good results. The
Italians. from generals down to
the buck private. seem to have
caught the spirit Of our argu-
ments, which proved, among
other things. that they were
going to be killed by the thou
sand in order to make Mussolini
and Hitler comfortable.
The fact that 80 many sicilians
knew about the land Of plenty
the United States-where 50
many Of their friends and rela-
tives live prosperously and peace
ably was an important factor.
Arguments Effective.
When our first contingents
landed in the key island Of the
Mediterranean there was . nat
ural reluctance on the part Of
those responsible for the invasion
to accept ut face value reports
that these arguments had been
effective.
The subsequent engagements
proved, however, that the reports
had not been exaggerated and
that today the only real obstacle
to the conquest of Sicily Is the
Nazi force supported by probably
not more than one or two Ital-
ian divisions from Northern Italy
which still have some fight left.
In many instances. the civilian
population has been most CO.
operative. This applies not only
to the civilians in the occupied
areas but also to those behind
the lines. This is due to the fact
that the Sicilians are sensitive to
power and they saw plenty Of
power and efficiency among the
Allied forces.
Moreover, Mussolini and Fas-
cism have never been In great
favor with the islands natives,
who regarded the arrival Of the
Allies as a welcome occasion to
get rid Of the "pompous gentle
men from Rome" as the over
bearing young Fascist officials
were called behind their back.
Operation Risky.
At the same time, they fore
saw in the end a long period Of
starvation and suffering caused
by a war from which the Sicilians
could get no benefit.
It Is admitted in the most re-
sponsible quarters in Washington
that the Sicilian operation was
one OF the most delicate and
risky operations we have under
taken so far. A determined force
Of 10000 men could have caused
the Allies q real bloody nose.
AS things are shaping up, the
risks appear to be greatly dimin-
ihed and while 1t is too early to
shout victory, there is every indi-
cation that the occupation Of
that bastion OF the European
fortress will be q quicker and
less-costly operation than at first
was anticipated.
The only unpleasant surprise
which might be in the dining may
come from the Nazi side. But
even this Is being discounted now.
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meat. No one
disputes this
para d oxical
statement, even
in the admin
istration. T h e
recently created
War Meat Board
confirmed 1t at
Its meeting last
week in Chicago.
Y ct 1t com =
pletely indicts
the administra-
tons food pol
icy or rather
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neutral. Its people don't want to
throw away their wealth on war.
Recently I saw some apartment
houses In Stockholm where the
state subsidies tenants by reduc-
ing a family's rent 10 per cent
for each child under Is years. The
mother OF one OF these subsidized
families received SIS maternity
benefits from public funds each
time she had a child. A neigh
Dor was receiving 80 crowns a
month from the state Is alimony
which her divorced husband was
supposed to pay bnt was not pay
ing. Care from the cradle to the
grave is an established fact In
Sweden.
Hospitals Subsidized.
On the edge Of Stockholm is a
beautiful group of hospital build
ings known as Karolinska Sjuk-
huset. It has 1000 beds. Only
l2o Of them are ir private rooms.
The rest are subsidized by the
state. 1t costs the hospital 81 a
day to care for each patient The
price for those Who benefit from
the subsidy is less than $l.25 a
day.
A fourth of Swedens popula-
ton belongs to sickness funds.
Almost a sixth Of the population
belongs to the central trade
union, the Landsorganisationen.
The greatest retailer in Sweden
is the Kooperativa Forbundet.
State housing. collective bargain
ing. cooperative buying, public
child care in good day nurseries,
old-aee pensions and unemploy-
ment insurance provide Swedes
with a high average of comfort.
Domestic tranquility as we'll as
a distaste for war comes out Of
this practical application Of the
sort Of program Sir William Bev-
eridge has been pressing in Eng
land and, lately, advertising over
here. Sweden once was q country
OF deep social unrest. The intro
duction of industrialism less than
a hundred years ago first caused
a large scale emigration to the
United States and then a series
of violent strikes. Emigration
and major strikes are now past
history.
Would Expand Program.
swedens Labor government
hopes to expand the social well
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Sweden Guards Its Riches

fare program after the war. Un-
der the pressure Of financing an
armament program that has
brought about q tenth Of the
population Of 6,oo0, 900 into uni
form. the government has been
able to keep the welfare budget
at its prewar level. Communism
Is no factor In the country's so
cial or political life. Economic
dissatisfaction on which Com
munism could feed Is absent.
Swedes Of high and low de-
gree dress welt. The appalling
differences in costume notice.
able in some European countries
is absent from the neutral Scam
dinavian country. The income
level would be considered pretty
low in the United States. Ten
thousand crowns. or $2,5o0 a year.
is pretty large for family by the
Swedish standard. But by the
same token the cost Of living, in
ordinary times, Is adjusted to the
income level.
swedes can buy cheaply at
their cooperative stores. To In
crease the savings Of its men,
bers. the Kooperativa Forbundet
has become = manufacturer. It
has . margarine factory. . vege-
table-oil mill, = tire and rubber
shoe factory Cat q standstill for
the present), . cell-wool plant, q
pottery and = shoe factory. Since
the wars outbreak 1t has estab-
lished 4 charcoal-burning plant.
Sells TO Retailers.
K. F. makes matches and
paper. 1t manufactures ONCE
furniture. 1t is so sure Of its
strength and position that, in
order to increase its income and
decrease the buying costs of its
members, 1t sells furniture and
store fixtures to retail rivals like
the N. K, privately owned de-
partment store In Stockholm.
Sweden's labor unions also are
sure Of themselves. The unions
and the Federation OF Swedish
Employers jointly gave banquet
for q group of visiting American
newspapermen In which I was
included. Collective bargaining
is as much a part Of Swedish life
today as the sunshine. and the
rain.
Sweden enjoys special natural
advantages which help along the
security program. In the first
place, 1t is a rich country-rich
In natural resources and rich in
the human ingenuity that makes
1t possible to get the most out OF
those resources. It has wood for
paper and matches, iron for steel,
good harbors for shipbuilding.
In the second place. 1t has a
small population. Sweden turned
around would stretch far into
Italy. 1t is . large country in
area As European countries 60.
The riches are distributed among
4 few. Sweden at the moment Is
engaged in 4 campaign to in
crease the size Of Its population
and 1t may be that this highly
civilized part Of the globe will be
able. with a much larger number
Of men and women residing in it,
to continue setting an example
Of security and peacefulness.
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Washing t o n
as the most
encourag n 6
informal / o n
we have so
far received
fro tn .
battle front.
While some
comp e I e n Z
observers still
are keeping
their fingers
crossed, the
consensus IN
- 1 L L - ~
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with . complete
picture Of his
outpost, ut Least
one representa-
tive Of Elmer
Davis Once OF
War Informas
ton.
II it's . neu.
trail country. as
Fire happens to
be, he also dis.
covers Owls OPP
position - from
GERMANY. Italy
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NLRB can still disestablish a COM
pany union even If it is party to the
contract, but since this would be
tantamount to breaking down the
contract by destroying one of the
parties, it is hardly likely that the
courts would validate such q step
In any event, 1t would be a matter OF
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They have no
martial spirit.
Sweden is
rich. BY an
ella b orat z
system Of So
cial security
1t has man.
aged to pro-
vide a large
segment Of
the popula-
ton with 4
high stand
ard Of living.
S " z en- is
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before its recess.
The trend Is
toward stability
because the au-
thority of law
has been intro
duced and be-
cause President
Roosevelt is be-
ginning to per-
ceive that, in
wartime espe =
c tally, there
must be an even
balance as be-
tween manage
ment. and labor
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prolonged litigation and probably
not be settled till after the war. so
the advantage Of introducing such a
novel Interpretation may be consid-
cred doubtful and hence the action
unlikely. The trend is toward
stability.
Reproduction Rights Reserved,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
BY FRANK r. KENT.

Despite the rigid rationing pro-
gram and the record-breaking live
stock herds In the country, there is
today . very definite shortage Of
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BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The half hearted fight the
italian forces are putting up
against the Allies in Sicily is con-
sidered in responsible quarters In
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by BLAIR BOLLES.
Fourth Of a Series. J

:" VW7 wv VI y DVT sVU1
If Sweden is q good example,
countries that are free from
want"-in President Roosevelt's
phrase-try to stay out Of wars.
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HE opinions OF the writers this their not
necessarily Stars opinions presented IN The
Stars effort to gue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although opinions may be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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Laws Aid
Stability
In Labor
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

A trend toward stability Of labor
conditions may be foreseen in some
recent developments, including the
constructive steps taken by Congress
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|McLemore
owl Is Swapping
Enemy in Fire
Nv HENRY McLEMORE.

DUBLIN-An American news
paperman who lands In any for
eign country in this year OF war
soon discovers on the scene. armed
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-28
RELENTLESS
AIR ATTACK
CONTINUED
Flying FortresSes Cover
Wide Area in LAT
eSi Sweeps

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 49, Flying
Fortresses blasted the important
railroad yards at Suloma, 100 miles
east Of Rome for the first time.
At the same time B-25s pounded
the congested freight yards and
locomotive works at Benevento,
near Naples
American B-26s and Maurauders
bombed the rail yards at Caserta,
also in the vicinity OF Naples.
British warships continue Smelling
towns on the southern heel of the
Italian Peninsula and on the east
coast.
Reconnaissance filters report Pc
culiar ground activity in the north
ern part of Italy but whether 1t is
German forces moving in or out,
is not known.
Southern Italy's railroad system
in entirety is now disorganized by
the relentless bombing OF the Allied
Air Forces and train traffic has
been brought almost to complete
standstill, the official communique
states.
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REDARMY IS
HALFWAY TO
POLISH Line
Drive 500 Miles from Stall.
ingrad Since Winter
Sevsk Captured

MOSCOW, Aug. 28.-The Rus
slams westward drive across the
Ukraine has pushed the Germans
back another Is miles and have
reached the Psel River, tributary
of the Dneiper a hundred miles
west of Kharkov, Red Star official
Soviet army newspaper, disclosed.
This places the troops Is miles
west of Zenkov, the farthest point
previously announced as gained only
a few hours ago.
The earlier communique an
nounced that Russian forces had
struck west in a new sector over
whelming the German defenses at
Seysk, midway between Orel and
Belgorod.
These advances place the Rus
slams almost 500 miles from Stain
grad where last winters far-reach-
ing drive began, also more than
half way from Stalingrad to the
Polish border
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-28
NUREMBERG
BOMBED BY
Raj PLANES
Thiriy-fhree Bombers Lost
According 10 Nazi
Radio Reports

LONDON, Aug. 28.-Immense for
nations OF British bombers, said by
coastal observers to be the greatest
force ever sent over Germany, BASH
ed Nuremberg last night, throwing
down hundreds of tons OF explosives
on the southern German industrial
city and center OF Nazidom.
The air ministry called it very
heavy attack which meant the
British threw in an assault intended
to virtually obliterate targets in the
night wide operations.
Mosquito attacks in the Ruhr
were fighter intruder sweeps
against the railways and Axis air.
fields in France and the low coun-
tries.
Thirty three bombers were lost,
the zi-controlled Vicny raaio
said
The Raj was over northern
France again this morning.
The Nuremberg attack by the
Raj was the second major assault
OF the week. Berlin was blasted
Monday in the first bursting Of
steel.
Last nights raid was answered in
a declaration by the Nazi labor
chief, Robert Ley, owing to its for
midable position, Nuremberg was
well protected"
The round-trip flight of about
LOO miles operation with such ire
mendous force, stirred the whole
of England, particularly the coastal
watchers who heard the unbroken,
muted growl of the bomber engines
for more than two hours.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-28
SUPER GAS
PRODUCED,
is REPORT

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. % Am
erica can now produce super-gas to
boost airplane engine power.
The super-gas can be blended
with the usual 100 oetane before
it can take the fuel undiluted.
DR.. Gustav Egloff, president Of
the American Institute Of Chemists
made public the discovery Of the
new production process
He is director Of the Universal
Oil Products Co. OF Chicago.
The first gallon cost 100000. Now
small pilot plant has been turning
it out at cost Of 81 gallon and
it is hoped to get the cost down to
90 cents
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-28
BAIR0k0
HARB0R
DESERTED
Nippons Flee Before Allied
Forces : SaIdmaua
Climax Near

NAILED HEAD
QUARTERS IN THE SOUTH PA
CIFIC, Aug. 28.-The conquest oil
New Georgia Island is now COM
pleted. This occurred near the end
of the second month in the Pacific
offensive which opened June 80.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Aug.
28.-The japanese resistance on
New Georgia Island where the Japs
have been clinging to a foothold
at Bairoko Harbor, has ceased &C
cording to an official communique
issued Saturday morning by Gen.
Douglas Macarthur Headquarters.
The Jap garrison IL miles north
of captured Munda has apparently
evacuated across Kula Gulf to kol-
ombangara.
An earlier communique today an
nounced a climax is near in the
battle for Salamaua as the Allied
ground troops have advanced to
the outer edge of the aifbase field.
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WILL OPEN
new BRIDGE
ON MONDAY
Senate Committee Inspect.
ing Highway 10 Be
on Hand

EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug 28.-
Members of the United States Sen
ate subcommittee investigating the
construction of the Alaska Highway
will attend the official opening of
the 2,0O0-foot bridge across Peace
River near Fort st. John Monday.
The group is headed by Sen. James
G.. Scrugham, Democrat. from Ne
vada
The party intends to visit Juneau
early in September before continuing
back to Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-28
MYSTERY JUkE5
LAND IN BRITAIN

A UNITED STATES BOMBER
BASE IN BRITAIN-Fortress boys
here cut the rug to 1--WE from their
own American juke boxes fed by
real American nickels.
The outfit claims to possess the
only homegrown jukes over here.
But how the juke boxes got here
is something of mystery, for it
isn't regulation to be hauling them
across the ocean. Maybe" said one
CT Joe, somebody made a mistake
and marked them motors"
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JAP LEADER
CITED FOR
ATTUSTAND
(By Associated Press

The late Col. Yauyo Yamazaki,
commander of the Jap garrison
wiped out in the suicide stand at
Attu, was cited posthumously for
his +dauntless spirit and absolute
loyalty to the throne" by the Jap
government
A broadcast from Japan said he
was the paragon OF the Nipponese
soldier and defended Attu without
asking for reinforcement by single
soldier or for a single bullet, lead
ing the final charge on May 20 to
avoid the ignominy Of being taken
prisoner His men We're also cited.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-28

Arthur Grant, spokesman for the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.,
sponsor OF the test, said he had the
approval Of Rubber Director William
M. Jeffers, and the test was the first
OF a series of public demonstrations
in which 36 tires will be used in
tests here, at Pixies Peak, Bonnie
vile Flats, Chicago streets and
cross-country drives.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-28
JUNEAU BOYS BACK
FROM WORK TO WEST

A number of Juneau boys who
have been employed to the west
ward during the summer, returned
to their homes today Among the
number were Robert Detman, Mar
lin Feero, Delbert Kinney, John
Lowell, John Newmarker, Donald
Pegues, Nathan Skinner, Chester
zenger, Rodney Nordling and Frank
Dufresne,
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DRAFT EVADERS
ARE ARRESTED

Two men were arrested yesterday
on boat in Ketchikan on warrants
issued in Juneau on charges of fail
ing to report for induction. They
are Rogers Russell Mccormick ana
William Joseph Dimond.
Dimond is wanted by authorities
in The States.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-28

TIRES ARE
TRIED OUT
First Test Carried Out al
indianapolis Speed
way Today

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. %. - In
what was described as the first pub
lie test of synthetic rubber tires, a
test began on speedway here as
an auto started a 500-mile cruise
around the oval at a steady speed of
35 miles an hour,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-28
JAPAN MUST
BE OCCUPIED;
TOTAL DEFEAT
ile-AdmiraI 6reenslade
Declares Nipponese
MustBe Disdrmed

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Aug. %.
Absolute occupation of Japan pro-
per to destroy completely any Nip
ponese ability to rearm, is advocated
by Vice Admiral John w. Green
slade.
Total defeat must be made on
Japan to embrace total disability
to wage war again" the Comman-
dant of the Twelfth Naval District
asserted.
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ATTEMPT TO
TABLETOP
KING BORIS
No Details Given : Report
Only Says He Is
Seriously III

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug. 28.-The
Bulgarian radio announces that
King Boris is seriously i'll" and
circumstances led some to the be-
lief the King is a victim of an
assassination attempt.
No details were given on the
radio,