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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-25
CARDS BEAT
 CUBS AGAIN
tBy Associated Press)

Ted Wnks got his tenth straight victory yesterday as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs to l and handing the Bruins their thirteenth defeat in lS games. Wilks allowed but three hits.
 The Cards runs came in the third inning with two men out. Augie Bergamo walked and was singled to second by Stan NTusial. Walker Cooper singled, Bergamo scoring, when Phil Cavarretta fumb- led Musial also scored.
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NOTICE

Juneau Welfare Office formerly in City Hall now located in the Kraft Bldg, entrance Franklin St. Division of Social Service, Alaska Dept. of Public Welfare formerly in' Kraft Bldg. now located 206 Ter ritorial Bldg.
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SAVE THE PIECES

Of your brcXen lenses and send hem to Box 468, Ketchikan, Alaska. They will be replaced promptly in UT large and wellsequipped labor atory. c. M. and R. L. Carlson.
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TIDES TOMORROW

A statue of Ponce de Leon in Puerto Rico was cast in bronze obtained by melting the cannon from the Dutch in their attack on San Juan in 1925.
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The only two States with capitol buildings dating from before the Revolution are Maryland and Mas sachusetts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-25

The swastika, generally inter preted as a sun symbol, is one of the most ancient ornamental forms. used by early peoples in both hem ispheres.
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Congress granted a charter to the Red Cross in 1905.
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PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

Have a portrait artist take your picture. Hamersley Studio. Opposite Federal Building, Phone 294. adv
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FOR SALE (Coniinued)

21 jewel Waltham pocket watch, 2O- year gold case, ruby jewels Van gard model; in perfect shape Price $50 Thompson Optical Co, 214 2nd Street.
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One round solid oak dining room table; one double bed couch. Ph. Black l19.
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33 Winchester rifle, lever action, with shells; price $25. Thompson Optical Co.,, 214 End Street.
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MISCELLANEOUS

I will not be responsible for any bills except those authorized by myself.
 ISNAEL VOSOTROS.
Evening star., 1944-10-19
Truman Says Nafion
Cant Take Chance
On New Regime Now. !.
yy the Associated Press.


PORTLAND, Greg, Oct. l9.-Say-
Ing that I'VE can't afford to install
new commander in chief at this
stage Of the game" Senator Tru-
man told a Democratic rally here
last night that I'VE don't want to
take a chance on losing the life of
single one Of or 100000 fight
ing young men unnecessarily"
The Democratic vice presidential
candidate spoke at a dinner ar
ranged by the Democratic State
Committee at which Edgar w. Smith
and Willis Mahopey, Democratic
senatorial candidates. predicted VIC
tory for the party in Oregon.
Senator Truman told a press con-
ference shortly after his arrival here
from San Francisco that most of
the Republican minority in Con-
gress voted against every measure
to prepare this country for war"
The Senator told crowd which
met his special car at Eugene, Greg,
that Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Re-
publican candidate, represented
himself as a liberal" in the North
west while telling the "Old Guard"
In the East "he is going to repeal all
the liberal laws"
Il am in the home of the liberals
In Oregon" Senator Truman as
serted, and there is only one place
Tor the liberals to go-that is for
the President of the United States.
The Old Guard is still running the
Republican party"
Evening star., 1944-10-19
D. {. Bridge Championship
Will Open Tomorrow

The 14th annual District bridge
championships will be conducted by
the American Bridge League tomor-
row, Saturday and Sunday at the
Shoreham Hotel
A special pair game will be held
at S pm. Sunday for nonqualifers
and any other pairs who wish to
play.
In addition to four championships,
the Metropolitan pair event will be
run off at 11:30 am. and $50 pm.
Sunday. At stake in this event is
The Evening Star Trophy for which
any players who have not hereto
fore won the event or who have
never held more than 10 national
master points may compete.
The tournament will be directed
by Maj. Russell J. Baldwin and Paul
E. Golden. The Tournament Com
mittee is headed by DR.. w. H.
GOrtOn.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18
THE WATCHTOWER By ROY WILKINS

American commanders didn't want" Negro
fighters
Mr.. Stmson never answered one question asked
him by Mr.. Fish. II was, why Is the crack Gath
infantry. sent to the Pacific twenty-one months
ago, engaged in stevedore work In the South Sea
islands,"
This raises the question OF the whereabouts and
duties of the famous 10th cavalry, and of the 9th
cavalry. and the 25th infantry.
Mr. Stimson L. either confused or his depart.
msnt gave him q letter TO sign which he did moi
read The day before he wrote the letter TO Fish
the War Department had just announced that Il
was shutting down Ito student training program
because Of the necessity Of maintaining existing
combat units. II they need combat units why m
they breaking UP Negro combat troops and turn
ing them into labor battalonsf
Moreover, II Negroes are unable 10 master mod
ern weapons, how Il It that the only two types Of
Negro fighters now overseas are combat aviatori
and anti aircraft menu
The truth of the matter Is, Of course, that there
IS policy in the War Department to concentrate
Negroes in service units. There IS policy to
keep them out of combat with the enemy. There
IS a policy on Negro officers. The War Depart
ment does not know what the hell to do with
Negroes above the rank OF first lieutenant II II
had spent as mitch time on general strategy as II
has on circumventing the Negro combat troops
and Negro colonies, majors, and captains. we
would be farther along with the war. These old
national guard regiments had high Negro officers
The brass hats did not want these Negro colonies
in camps with other troops, or in theatres OF war
where rank would have commanded privileges
and courtesies. They shipped the 36sth New
York to Hawaii. They broke up the old 9th Hi
nois The 372nd is on guard duty in New York
and the department is currently chewing Its fn-
gernails over the 366th
Mr. Stimson has insulted Negro Americans. In
dications are that he also has provided major
political campaign issue for November
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Public Health Notes
Bv CLEMENT SCOTT

that persons were hired II the physician in charge
Of examination were convinced that the applicant
was employable IL he were merely warm.
larly around Detroit, has equaled IL not exceeded
the demand To corroborate this fact, It is notice
able that better physical standards are being In
voked and the old employment criterion OF good"
rather than bad" tests in the blood examinations
Is beginning to be used again.
1t has to be granted that diseases OF all kinds
are more prevalent among groups OF low living
and economic standards. These groups must rec
ognize the fact that q failure to pass the blood
test ereditably will menace the keeping Of Job
unless treatment Ii promptly undertaken.
Sometimes such findings are used to exclude
persons from employment Right or wrong. the
fact remains that IL is to ones best interest to have
test and IL It isn't good" test, medical treat
ment should be started at once
II Is some trouble and medical expense to
change positive" or bad" blood test to mega
tive" or good" test, but II Is time some thought
was put to the importance Of such step.
There will come q time when employment will
such an employment handicap must be removed
This cannot be done solely by group pressure II Is
a personal problem and must be met as such. Since
the problem is personal this discussion cannot be
aimed solely at the working man.
II is a problem to be met by every one regard
less of present condition or antecedent. A blood
test is too easy and cheap thing to purchase, tc
be Ignored.
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about the resolution Is It's bald
plagiarization OF the phrase. I'VE
.solemnly pledge our lives and our
sacred honor" from that basic
American document. the Declare
ton Of Independence. which un-
equivocably declared a. a self-evi-
dent truth that -all men are Gre
ated equall'
What sacred honor" irnpels men
TO persist in degrading members Of
their own race-the human race?
What sacred honor" impels them
to violate the two American char
tiers Of liberty-the Declaration Of
Independence and the Constitu-
ton? What Is sacred" about the
denial to a substantial part Of our
citizenry Of equal rights and equal
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to all by
the American creed?
What Is this white supremacy"
OF which the South Carolina Legis-
iators pirate? How was il "estab-
lished" in the South? II Is founded
on no scientific fact - biological.
meteorological or historical. 1t has
no basis in the fundamental Amer
lean credo. II was established on no
logic but that Of crude force. II is
fiction. a myth maintained by
might instead Of right, by the same
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
sy clAReNcs ANDERSON

ONE of the most encouraging developments on
" the race relations scene Is the awakening Of
American churches to their responsibilities. Too
often In the past have churchmen acted as II q
beautiful and expensive building were sufficient
proof that Gods work was being carried out In
accordance with His wishes. Too often has the
church neglected its real cause of brotherhood,
kindness, and justice,--the cause of all men that
face of the earth"
The church cannot, however, survive In the long
run II it divorces itself from problems which are
part and parcel of the daily lives Of all of our
citizens. Although the mark of religion Is Its pri-
mary concern with God, religion has additionally
concerned itself with the social relations Of men.
Most of the ten commandments have to do with
regulating our behavior in relation TO our fellows
If lying stealing numbering, coveting our
neighbours wife, and so forth include human be-
havor with which the church is rghtfully con.
cerned, it may also bring to bear its gospel of love
and its rules Of justice upon inequitable ghetto
housing, upon unjust. immoral, or unhealthful in
fuences wherever they exist, upon unfair and
discriminatory labor practices. upon enforced
segregation, and upon host of other problems
which affct men.
The gospel Of Jesus was not intended for the
enrichment of the few but for daily happiness
and harmony Of the many. 1t was not intended to
perpetuate prejudices and to set group against
group. Instead it is a gospel Of fair play and
brotherly love-
This fact upon which our churches were founded
has been reassertng itself during this century of
turmoil In 1919 when no one else cared about
fair play in the great steel strike rroup of church.
men publicly exposed the intolerable working
conditions at issue. A few years later, organiza.
tons of Catholic bishops, American rabbis. and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18

illegal and terroristlc methods
whereby Hitler imposes the myth
Of "Arysn supremacy" on q de-
fenseless minority. II has no sane
ton In science, religion or morality.
rs only legal appeal Is 10 the law
of the jungle.
The real question on the floor,
Gentlemen, Is not whether damned
agitators OF the North" seek TO i'm
pose the national will on the South
ern rscists, but whether the over
whelming majority OF the Nation
shall continue to let the small poll
tax minority in the South impose
on them its peculiar institution"
which first made slaves OF the Ne
sroes and now would freeze them
in q status Of second-class citizen
ship. That has been happening on
An alarming scale.
The disturbing truth Is that the
poll-tax bigots have succeeded In
imposing their undemocratic dog
mas on the Nation TO an alarming
extent They forced q Jim-Crow
setup on our 10000. 000-man mill
tary service. Jim Crow dominates
the army camps. North as we'll as
South, abroad as well as at home.
When the vital need Of national
unity dictates policy OF equal OPP
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(Hygisns Day Observed. Feb. ~

(Hyoisns Day Observed. feos ~
nURING the month of February, special en-
~ phasis was placed upon venereal diseases
snecial day was designated as Social Hygiene Day
and wa, observed on Feb t. On that particular
day, nation wide publicity was provided by RADIO
newspapers and local speakers.
This emphasis was due to the Increase IN the
occurrence OF venereal disease all over the coun-
try. incidentally, the past year has shown pos
sible CT per cent rise in the incidence OF syphilis
IN Michigan. The cause of this condition Is too
obvious to discuss in detail. TWO factors are
paramount: the large aggregation OF young men IN
army camps-the majority OF whom are single; the
sudden wartime prosperity Of civilian groups
mainly among those who have had little expe-
rience In managing pocket full Of money.
War Workers Endangered
Despite the threat to public health there Is
greater menace to the sociologic and economic
welfare of the public at large, which strikes par
ticularly the industrial worker group. OF course
there Is the fact that the latter stages OF syphilis
may physically ncapacitate workers Is or 20 years
from the time OF Infection making them charges OF
our welfare or hospital agencies.
But in addition there is problem that Will
arise much sooner. Since the beginning OF the
war there has been quite laxity in enforcement
OF health standards upon applicants for employ
ment. since workers have been in such demand
and factories have outgrown suddenly their ex-
perienced executive personnel.
In many factories 1t was almost literally true
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18

Protestant clergymen each formulated programs
OF Justice In labor relations That the fortnight
stand then taken by these clersymen contributed
10 the recent progress Of unionsm with ts better
nent of working conditions must not be over
looked.
Hence. II is encouraging to see clergymen who
represent one Of the most powerful opinion-form-
ing groups In America tackle the problems of race
relations II Is encouraging not only TO colored
Americans but to all who hope for better world
In which the principles Of Jesus and the demo-
cratic way of life may be realized.
During ls43, for example, the Federal Council
of Churches of Christ In America, Of which the
Detroit Council is member warned that we may
win the war but forfeit the peace "unless we
weave nterracial respect and cooperation into the
fabric of our thought and life." In similar vein
the General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church,
the Central Conference Of American Rabbs, and
the Catholic Hierarchy, each during l943 admitted
their responsibility for present racial injustices.
All of these groups unequivocally committed
themselves to work for the realization of the
rights OF Negroes.
Is this mere lip service? You've heard this be-
fore you say So has your columnist. But in this
case I think progress il being made. We need
the help Of the churches Obviously the powerful
statements Of the leaders do not yet represent the
sentiments Of millions of their white members
But give them time. For their own preservation
the temples Of God In America must fight for
justice for all Of Gods children.
The many ways in which they have already
gone into action I shall discuss at some future
date. The adoption Of an Interracial Code by
the Board Of the Detroit Council of Churches
without single dissenting vote you have already
heard about The extent to which each church
puts the Boards recommendations into practice
will be carefully watched.
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Education For Democracy


tinued: That viii b your sentence
until the ship reaches il home port
and then you win get OF the
ship"
At this point The Negro brother
got UP and said that he didn't want
to be the cause Of the man spend.
ing the trip In the brig. that No
doubt the msn was . product Of
faulty education.
The lieutenant-commsnder asked
the corpsman where his home waa
The man answered: South Caro-.
lima"
1T makes no difference" the Of.
ficer said. We are in the middle
of . war. We are arguing win Hit
Ter with guns. Some people can
only learn the hard way. The san.
tence stands. "-James Cannon, San
Francisco.
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ty-five years ago they understood how to fight
Does Stmson mean that Chicagoans have learned
nothing, but gone backward, In the last quarter
century?
But there is more, much more, to the Stimson
letter than sur on Chicago Negroes. 1t is slam
der on the entire Negro population Since Mr..
Stimson has opened up the subject, it might be
we'll for the whole smelly business OF the official
treatment of the Negro soldier to be brought out
An an authoritative investigation.
The War Department has never explained why.
IN the first World War, the four Regular army
Negro regiments containing veteran. hnely-train-
ed professional soldiers were never used in battle
The oath and 25th infantry units, and the 9th and
10th cavalry regiments never fred shot at the
Germans
The War Department has never explained why
the Negro combat units sent TO France IN 1918
never served with the American army, but fought
Is part Of the French army. The story is that
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(Reprinted from New NIaDss)

NRCY1 hneC0 AHVE9 WV Neob
This Is . little story Of q quiet
incident In the war against fascisn.
No guns spoke. A fellow human be-
ing was simply restored to the
dignity Of a free man.
Crew members Of . large trans
port were gathered on q small por-
ton Of an after deck. reserved for
their special use. one afternoon
when one Of the navy hospital
corpsmen walked over to q Negro
member OF the merchant marine
crew and said hastily: Get off the
deck. -. Only white folk can
come UP here" The colored boy
naturally leapt TO attack his per-
secutor, but what might have de-
veloped into q minor race riot was
prevented when q few cool heads
separated them. The corps man was
taken bodily to his quarters
Upon learning Of the incident the
delegate OF the union to which the
colored boy belonged issued . call
for q membership meeting and
asked the navy doctor under whom
the corpsman worked, to attend.
Al the meeting the delegate
quietly read the clause in the clause
in the unions constitution which
forbade discrimination against any
member because Of race. religion
or color. He then explained TO the
doctor, who held the rank Of leu
tenant-commander. that while the
union had jurisdiction only over
its own members Il Is determined
to do everything in it, power "a
prevent discrimination against IL,
members by outsiders In fact II
feels % strongly about this issue
that IL will use whatever power il
has 10 stop discrimination even II
its own members are not involved
He then related the incident o,
the afternoon. When he had fin
ished the acknowledgements
whose suppressed anger was not.
iceable In the color Of his face
sent for the corpsman. When the
man came he was placed facing
the meeting and asked whether OF
not he had made the offendinl
remark. He mumbled that IL wa,
true and offered TO make IN apol
ogy.
The lieutenant-commander ther
lashed out against discrimination
y know. as a doctor and as q nav,
man. how base the idea OF dis
elimination is. Disease doesn't dis
criminate, nor do bullets. We ar,
all here on this ship together ans
when TOTO sends Us one OF his silvei
fish It's not going 10 pick and choos,
on the color line. or any other line
I'm no nag wSver, but Il is my un
| Outstanding that we are fishtinI
war against faseisrn and 10 seems I,
NE that We have had q bad exampl,
Of fsscisni right here on this shiI
this afternoon. And AZ long ~
have anything TO say on this shiI
there will be no discrimination
here. Navy rules forbid me from
putting q man in the brig for
I period longer than Ten days, bu
there is nothing in the rules TIA
says can't put a man In for tei
days, let him out for a day and the
put him back in again"
! Turning TO The eorpsman he con
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Bv SHELTON HALE BISHOP

one delegate. lay or clerical or
both. to every General convention
held north or south. Stop now cir.
cumscribing the choice Of candi.
dates for the ministry to any one
segregated seminary by withhold.
ing financial help from them unless
they accept the choise Of their di.
ocesan. Open every church confer.
ence for young people In the South
now to Negroes and solicit their
attendance even to the extent Of
completely financing their adven.
ture. Offer scholarships in every
Episcopal school for boys and for
girls and the co-educational ones
too so that At least two qualified
Negroes can attend.
At every point possible, cultivate
fellowship on persou.with.person
basis, not q Negro-white basis, a.
the demonstration Of strategy for
which these particular times call
Churches and small groups Of
church people must initiate or par.
ticipate in interracial committees
and interracial movements that give
the slightest promise Of better I'm.
Outstanding. The church itself must
initiate more fundamental pro-
grams Of specific social action.
There II q new world a-coming."
We all know il II we are aware Of
any social, economic and political
trends. Do We mean any reality in
this racial area Of brotherhood
when We sing.
Dear Saviour. enter, enter.
And leave u nevermore,"
or has the emotional focus and rep
etition Of those words begun and
ended with . weak and narrow
mystic Qualityf The door II open
"Thsre SAAu % enc 1old ana On,
-
u u1shap II soo1eg C ~ IA11lpfb n
: espa1 eAufsA = unE3sR - 1nsYul
J Negro Ep1DesDal shursh - q
= country.
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II is confined 10 the Negro-white
problem IN America. The Negroes
are only thirteen millions as against
the almost unnumbered millions In
Asia and Africa. It Is said that they
are watching what happens to
American Negroes in this crucial
period of their history. presumably
in the hope that We may prove
to be the index for 'colored" peo.
Piles across the earth. Negroes sense
that with q collective intuition.
White people sense Il too and for
the most part dangle, in the hope
that fortune will not smile too ia
vorably upon "the '.arker brother"
The church must begin to be
fortnight again on-this gospel
theme as II was once some IS or
more years ago. The church did
much then to turn the tide. ADOLF
tionists and aides to the under
ground railroad were largely Chris
tian. Negroes must be welcomed into
every church in which they wish
membership. Churches in mixed
nei ghborhoods must have bi-racial
membership. encouraged openly
and nurtured naturally. In large
parishes where mixed congregations
appear as 4 possibility. let consid.
Grafton be given to q mixed staff
Use the normal procedure Of bring.
ing children freely into the church
school. Of having mixed choirs frs
Of youn gsters, then Of adults. Abol'
ish Immediately as q wartime
anomaly. since there u no emer
gency. all separate conversations
conventions, diocesan and nationa
church meetings that are in an.
way segregated or -misrepresenta
tive" Be sure that Negroes &C
eoedinS - Q fAir estimate Of al
naes ora ~1oe4sA - 80 Aloanon
board It least In every dioeese Ia
has any fair representation q N
/ gro churches: and where The nun
Der Of communicates in any dioces
is large, the deliberate election {