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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-27
Intervenciia V Grsiii AngIiii ne della susti

bi zagovarjalo njegovo postopa-
ME. Tudi v organih britanskepa
liberalizma, v casopisih delav-
ske ali liberalne stranke, ne uzi-
ziva nobene podpore.
z enim samim udarcem ie
Churchill pahnil britanski pre-
stiz v tako globino, ola je skoro
tako tragicno Nick kot je bill v
dneh predsednistva Stanleyia
Baldwin, ali Neville Chamber
laina. Kadar polemizira, govo-
ri S tonom razjarjenega Glove
ka, XII je nedostopen vsakemu
pametnemu argumentu in ie lie
proved zadovoljen $ tenn, ola mo
re zbornico . groznjami ukro-
It'll.
Dogodki zadnjih tednov so
pokazali, ola je Churchill, kliub
vsi svoji velicini vojnega vodi-
telja, pateticno nesposoben ure-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-27
IL omeriske zgodoyine
POSTA " ~KOLONIJALNI
D0RT

Ali veste, ola SO sc vse vesti,
porocila in informacije pc anne
riskih kolonijah Strife potion
kolonijalne postne uprave? l..
1892 je zakonodaja drzave Mas
sachusetts sprejela zakon POI
tom katerega SO Sc ustanovili To-
kalni postni uradi; temu cinu
SO sledile estate kolonije. Leta
1902 je bill ustanovljen medina
rodni postni sistem kot privat-
ma ustanova. 15 let pozneje 10
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-27
VOSclLO STAREGA
NAROCNIKA

Chicago, iii. Mic drugega
nimam omeniti kot to, ola vo-
scim osebju Proletarca in pa
vsem ~citateljem veselo novo le-
to. Narocnik sem cd pocetka.
Torej veste, ola nisem wee mlad.
Zelo sc mi dopadejo razgo-
vori Joskota Ovna in Sc poseb-
no cato, ker je predlagal usta-
novitev kluba dvestoterih.
Upajmo, ola DO Proletarec Sc
in Sc izhajal ter bodril In budil.
Srecno novo leto
Frank Pcterlin.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-27

J ~ b&Aa bGotA ANEia iIA~
me, XII me je izbicala in odlocila.
20 trudnem delu dneva ie
stala nekega vecera Liza izmu-
cena pr vratih. JAZZ sem bill gi-
MEN, glas sc mi je tresel, radost
mi je sijala 2 lie.
"Pridi dalje," sem dejal.
"Kaj maj delam pri vas?" je
toll MEN glas. "Dejala sem, da
mic wee ...'
"Odlocil sem Sc" sem Sc topil
v odvaznosti besede. "Porocim
TIC :"
Nj mi vcrjela. Top nasmeh je
Sci preko njenih ustnic in zopet
izginil.
Ia zeno tie vzamem Sc to
leto," sem ponovil q drugimi be-
sedami.
"Zakaj Sc norcujete IL me-
ne,?'
Prisegel sem il.
Sal ne DO res je j~ecljala.
Vso noe Sc je smejala med SOL
zami' 'Saj ne DO res"
5 tenn dnem je razdvojenost
V meni ponehala, zalost me ie
zapustila. Tel sc JIG pridruzila
skrb.
Liza JIG bila srecna, ko je vi
della, ola je moja beseda resna.
Sklepe sem izvrSeval magic, ka-
kor da Sc bojim, ola Sc ne bi pre-
mislil.
Nisem sc premislil. v sklepu
in v njegovi izvrsitvi sem nasel
cello obilico rafinirane mikavno-
sti, XII je blazila mole dusevno
stanje tistih dni. Laskalo mi lie,
ola 10 bonn resi- IL tiraniie Sc
sire, ki V svoji histericnosti nj
imela tloveske mere ljubezni
ali sovraStva do bliznjega.
Videl sem jo povzdignjeno
mad vaScane, kako Sc tho in ne
plodno zbirata srd in zavist in
istotako tho in brezplodno IL
ginjata. In kadar sem popledal
LILO in zmagoslavni sijaj ME-
mega obraza, me je objela radost
cloveka, XII JIG dvignil nekoga IL
MICA in ga postavil ma visoko
mesto, obdal ga $ sijajem in
castmi svojega stanu, ola Sc mu
vrti pred ocmi. ri nisi mic, Ia
pa, XII sedi poleg tebe in je mani
kot ii, sc zdi sam sebi sreGneiSi
kot bi bill kralj. Now svetovi Sc
mu odpirajo, nova cuda, do to-
daj neznana, mt slepe oci. III
pa gledas in uzivaS 2 njim vred,
lie ma drugaGen nacin.
Mnogo grde necimurnosti je
bio V teh moth mislih, poza
cloveka, XII della dobro in tiska
svoje ime. da vsi vidijo. Vendar
JIG bio tudi cistega yeselja mad
njenim veseljem mnogo V meni.
Ona sc je veselila zivljenja
in sc ga je bala, Kakor zagrnjen
oder je. bio pred MO, lie tn pa
tam Sc je potihoma zganilo "a
gubami zastora
Ma dnu mole dobrote in re-
selja radi veselja pa je lezal
Sc globlji vzrok: strah pred sra-
motto. Kakor je v Liziki stopilo
to cisto v ozadje, ker sc il JIG
barantanje 2 njenim telesom
posrecilo, tako JIG pr meni igra-
10 strasno veliko vlogo. Ce sem
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-27
FRANCE BEvK:
BEG PRED ENC
(Nadaljevanje.)

Kan mai ubezim? LOLA
nj ie pisala lepa pisma skoraj
ysak dan. Zdelo sc mi je, ola so
oisma lepsa, boil kot sc 2 misli-
10 oddaljujem cd ME. Ljubezen
IN upanje, popisano ma vseh sti-
rih straneh in Sc OBJ robeh /.
Liza me je pogledovala vsak
dan Z boil zalostnim poglcdom.
Nehote SC je moja misel morala
bayiti 4. MO. Teak problem je
lezaI pred menoj. Kako maj ga
zylienje razreSi?
Mexico mi ie dejala LOLA:
0Dye lett sem izgubila $ teboj."
Kot bi hotcla reel: "Kdo mi IL
plaza Ia izgubljeni cas-? Nisem
wee mlada." Videl pa sem tudi
Lizino, cd solz mokro lice: "Jaz
&c bonn morala ubiti -"
Ne bi sc morda ubila. Morda!
Vidcl pa sem 10 suznjo vsako-
oar, dninarico, XII SC plazi pc
niivah, OBJ lehah polegava dete
in Sc igra S prstjo in kamen-
Cki ,.,.
"Kaj maj storim?' mi je glo-
daIo skozi mozgane in nj priglo-
dalo do konca.
Tistc case mi je priSla v roke
! kniiga, XII je %govorila o zakonu
in otrocih Bila je debela knjiga,
tiskana ma svetlem papirju, ME
ne pIatnice so imele Flat fisk.
Danes voham v vseh takih
knjigah PUZZLE, zlate nauke, ta-
KRAFT Jill nisem dosti poznal.
Knjigo je spisala zenska. Ena
tStih severnjakinj s polmoskim
maCajem, XII so med stotimi sre-
tna izjema, da ne poznajo ero-
tke, ali so 10 zamorile v sebi.
Te 2enske imajo breZhibno W.
COLO in denar, slovniSko mamie
in cas-, da piSejo filozofske knji-
&c, XII so "a las podobne druga
drugi, in vedo o vsem zelo mno-
4 90, lc 0 2ivljenju malo ali mic.
Use so pisane tako, kakor ola
je YES sVct vzgojen V zavodih
OBJ bogatih denarnih sredstvih
in Stopa V zivljenje q nalozeno
1 gIavnico denarja in moralnih
naukov, Vsi ljudje en- predal-
eek, Use zenske rozo v lase in
naSmeh ma lica
Ia knjiga JIG vplivala name
u~nicevalno. Bral sem Dodge SEN
timentalne stvari o vaznosti POI
kIlca oceta in matere, o odgo-
]vornoSti roditeljev o poginu clio
ve$tva ...
Beside Sc me grabile v duSo
"a vSo mojo preteklost, Vrste SO
pleSale pred mojimi odmi. SUI
g%eStivno 50 me vlekla poglavja
"a seboj &C.,. Preprican sem bill
da Sc podre svet, &C nc Storm IT,
Slega, kar moran storiti. Prise
gel bl bill, da SC z mojim dcja-
mem prerodi cloveSka druzba,
EoI Je prerokovala knjiga.
Poleg tega sem videl tihoto
aruzlnskega zivljenja pred Sc
Ool Z~lvIienja IL romanov, v ka-
'erlh so zakonski pristani zlaga-
ma Sreca brez tuge, sauna radost
IN cvetje ... In SENECA, XII il nj
sem mogel ubezati, ne DO vec
Segla do meme
NlSem mislil mic wee. v tenn
uuSevnem stanju me je slednji
WIS upognil kot bilko v ncvihti.
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dit vprasanja, XII Sc porajajo IL
zatetkov miru. Njegovo ravna-
ME je spravilo splosne volitve
v mnogo vecjo blizino. Pokaza-
10 Sc je, ola je toliko bolt nespo-
soben soditi 0 ciljih, "a katere
smo Sc borili, elm blizje priha-
jamo zmagi.
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& POVESTNI DEL Il

sc potrkal po prsih, sem videl.
ola sem sc hotel ogniti mecu, XII
ie visel mad menoj -.
Raje niscm razmisljal 0 tenn.
Vendar 50 Sc mi ljudje posn,e-
hovali, kakor da vidijo sk,ozi
pajcolan mole naglice, s kate
70 sem Intel v zakon, pravi W.
rok
Lojzi sem pisal dolgo pismo
in sem 10 vabil v tuje mesto tez
noe. Med poljubi in objemi sem
il hotel razodeti, ola morava ma
razen. To mi je bio najtezje po-
vedati. Drugace nisem mogel.
Potakala me je ma kolodvoru
in mi povedala, ola ne more z
mcnoj, ker je bolna. Bila ie BILE
ola. Mem je bio tezko, ker sc je
podrl moi nacrt, zakaj pripravil
sem bill &c besedo "a besedo, hi
bi Jill V drugatnih okolscinah
ne mogel govoriti.
"Pojdiva k Soci!" je deiala.
sla sva. Bill sem vso pot mol
Gee. To molcecnost je p~ripisova-
la moji n~ejevolji.
me zameri nil mi je dejala.
"Pojdeva cez teden dni, ali po-
zneje, &C hoceS."
"Nikoli vec,'' sem dejal "a
molklo, beseda sc mi je tudno
ustavila v grlu.
LOLA je obstala sredi steze,
! njena visoka postava v crni OBJ
leki jc bila kot zugajoc prst,
bledi obraz pod valom crnih las
sc JIG zdel Sc boil bled.
"Kaj 81 dejal?" je zastokala
in sem sc skoro ustrasil svoiih
besed. Ia hip bi Jill ne bill vec
izpregovoril; bill sem vessel, da
so bile izrecene.
Ma Lojzo so vplivale bcsede
kot pozar. Siroko je razprla oci,
/ privila Sc je k meni in me GLE
dala v zenice. Spoznala je, ola
sem SC izpremenil. Bill sem mr.
eel, straSen zanjo.
"Povej, kaj ii je?"
"Ozenil sc bonn"
"Ozeni Sc. Dekla ii bonn"
me tako," sem pocasi odkri-
val besedo "a besedo. me tako
Ne morem welt tebe F"
Lojza je trepetala, kakor ola
stoji mad breznom. Z obema ro-
kama sc JIG prijela "a glavo. Bal
sem Sc, ola BIO zblaznela. Polago-
ma sc je pomirila.
"Cuj," JIG jecljala liz dina zacu-
denja in grenkega spoznanja, IL
globoke ponizanosti: "Cuj, po-
vel mi vse -"
In povedal sem il vse.
me hos srecen," je jeknila.
"Ona nj zate."
Mi nisem mogel verjeti. Ka-
ko maj ona govori resnico?
In dejal sem: Moran 10
vzeti!"
Razumela JIG. "Slutila sem.
Pc tvojih pismih, po tvojem OBJ
naSanju :"
Nato me je gledala vrsto dol
9Th trenutkov in nj prisla do
BESIDE. Zdel sem sc kakor ne
bogljen otrok pred MO. Cakal
sem obsodbe. Nj me obsodila. V
resnici, ola mi je bilo Ia hip zaf
zanjo. Nazaj nj bilo mogoce,
tudi &c hi Sc podiral svet. Zakai
JAZZ sem mislil, ola je Oresie We
soljnost ZANE in nj pedi zemlie
izven te gorske vasice.
me hos srecen. Ulovili so
te =.
Ia beseda "ulovili" JIG bila
strahovita, nj je mogel prenesti
moi ponos. In kakor ola je brala
misel V moth oceh, je dejala:
"Nikoli Ii ne bonn ocitala
Ii mi hos enako ljub. Poidiva
kamorkoli; JAZZ grem S teboj..."
Bill sem ~zakrknjen. Molce sem
Sci poleg ME, molce sem prena-
Sal tezo njenih objemov in be-
sed.
10 w sc locila proti polnoci,
sem obljubil, ola pridem drugo
jutro.
(Dalje prihodnjic.)
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"a nose vojoke yeIiko

p0STe
Ia ameriske vojake je prislo
v Anglijo 10000 vrec bozicnih
daril.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-27

Vedeti, kako svetovati, je umet-
most uccnja.-Amiel.
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-15
ROOKIE ISLE
CAPTURED BY
U. 5. FORCES
Get Control Of Two
Straits RabauI Again
Given Works

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Feb.
Island, in the center Of
vitiaz Strait between New Guinea
and New Britain, was occupied last
Saturday by American forces who
met no opposition, Gen. Douglas
Macarthur announced today.
On the same day, United States
Marines occupied the village OF
Gorissi, east of Cape Mensing, ex-
tending the area from the Cape
Gloucester landing.
The spokesman said Rookie Is
land, in conjunction with the long
island taken the day Cape Glou-
cester was invaded, gives the Al
lies control of both Vitiaz and
Dampier Straits.
Solomons based aircraft contin-
ued to pound Rabaul, pasting air.
dromes there with ITO tons of
bombs. More than 200 planes were
in the attack. The Allies shot down
seven enemy planes and lost three.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-15
WILLkIE IS
CANDIDATE,
PRESIDENCY
Official Announcement Is
Made Ralph Cake Be
Campaign Manager

PORTLAND, Feb. 15.-Wendell L.
Willkie last night formally an
bounced his candidacy for the Re-
publican Presidential nomination
and selected Ralph Cake, Oregon's
COP National Committeeman, for
his re-convention campaign man
ager.
The 1910 party nominee said at
press conference the Republicans
can win in the 1914 Presidential
election only by offering proof to
the electorate through its candidate
and platform, that, one, the United
States can more effectively fight the
war with a Republican instead of
Democratic chief executive; two,
that the Republican Party has a
more comprehensive understanding
than the Democrats of Americas
postwar social and economic adjust
ments and responsibilities, and
three, the COPS interest in and
understanding of the United States
role in world cooperation is stronger
and deeper than that of the Demo-
Gratis.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-15
u. ). PLANES
CONTROL AIR,
MARSHALL |.
Knox Says British Clamp
Embargo on Supplies
10 Germany

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Secre-
tary of the Navy Frank Knox re-
ported that the British have clamp
ed an embargo on shipping thought
to be a major step toward hating
completely any movement of SUD-
plies to Germany.
The Navy secretary also reported
that American carrier and land
based planes ARE operating at will"
in the Marshall Islands area, and
are, carrying out attacks on the
islands between the Marshalls and
Truk, major Jap naval base in the
south Pacific He said the islands
in the eastern group of the Mar
shalls are cut off from supplies oy
the American occupation of Kwa-
jalein and are facing serious prob
lens, and that the Jap garrisons
may face starvation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-15
A. H. zIEGLER
ARRIVES IN
TOWN TODAY
Democratic Candidate for
Delegate Plans
Wide Campaign

A. H. Zeigler, Democratic cam
didate for the job of Alaska's Dele
gate to Congress, arrived in Juneau
early this morning and will remain
here for about week. He said to-
day that he plans to make an ex-
tensive campaign throughout the
Territory before the April Primary
Election which will determine whe-
Their Ziegler, Henry Roden or E. l..
Bartlett will run against the top
Republican candidate in the Gener-
al Election next fall
torney, now 81 years old, was the
The well-known Ketchikan at
first to file for the delegate post,
throwing his hat into the political
ring after staying out of politics
for almost 10 years.
In 1929, 1881 and 1895 Ziegler
ran for the Territorial Legislature,
being elected to the House each
time and polling more votes than
any candidate on either ticket for
the First Division.
In 1882 he ran for delegate
against incumbent Anthony j. Di-
mond and George Grigsby ON the
Democratic ticket. Grigsby is now a
candidate on the Republican ticket.
Ziegler then carried the First Di-
vision in the primary, getting more
votes here than both Dimond and
Grigsby combined. After his defeat
in the primary, Ziegler supported
Dimond.
Ziegler first came to Alaska in
1918, setting up law business in
Juneau, but with the outbreak OF
war he enlisted in the Navy and
served during the war on the East
Coast. He returned to Alaska in
1919 and set up a law business in
Ketchikan, where he has remained
since that time. He was associated
in the law business with z. r.
Cheney, now dead. and later with
Judge Chester Gore.
Ziegler was mayor of Ketchikan
in 1888 and now is member Of
the Territorial School Board. He Is
married and has one son, Robert,
in the Army and stationed at pre-
sent in Pennsylvania.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-15
JUNEAUB0Y
IS KILLED IN
MAR5HALLS
LeRoYyesia| Among Those
Who PAID Supreme Pen
atty in Present War

Leroy Vestal, one of Juneau's
home boys, was killed in action at
Marshall Islands atoll, according
to a brief notice received this after
noon by his mother, Mrs. Hollis
Triplette, with the addition that a
letter would follow.
Young Vestal, thorough outdoor
boy, was a graduate of the Juneau
High School, prominent in Boy
Scout work and when the Juneau
unit of the Alaska National Guards
was organized, he Immediately join
ed. He took great interest in the
military life and soon became an
instructor in arms.
Young Vestal subsequently took
his place in the regular army at
Montana Creek, was later assigned
to Duck Creek and became a men,
Der of the And Engineers. He left
with that organization for the West
ward, going to Attu. He then join
ed the infantry veterans of the Attn
campaign as he wanted to get into
the thick of battle, was transferred
to Hawaii and from there, under
Mai. Gen. Charles Corlett, entered
the r.anks of the invaders of the
Marshalls.
Young Vestal was a grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray G. Day, former
pioneer residents of Juneau and now
in Skagway where Mr.. Day is in the
U. S. Customs Service.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-15
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
HAS SURRENDERED,
MANN ACT CHARGE

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb 15.-
Gaily dressed, but visibly nervous
and impressed by the seriousness of
the occasion. movie comedian
Charlie Chaplin surrendered to the
United States Marshal following
indictment by the grand jury
charging violation of the Mann Act
and conspiracy to defraud his for
mer protege Joan Berry of her civil
rights.
Chaplin was accompanied by his
lawyer Jerry Giesler, and walked
briskly to the Federal Building and
formally surrendered. He submitted
to fingerprinting. refused to pose
while the prints were taken, but
later consented while he was sign
ing the fingerprint records.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-15
NAILS MAKE
ATTEMPT TO
RESCUE UNITS
Soviets RepuIse All Move.
ments, Move Closer 10
Pskov Stronghold

MOSCOW, Feb. Is. - The Req
Army halted heavy tank attack
launched by the Germans northwest
of Zvenigorodka in an unsuccessful
attempt to rescue large Nazi forces
hopelessly trapped in the Cherkasy
pocket, the Army newspaper RED
Star said, while at the northern
end of the front two Soviet armies
are moving closer to the German
held stronghold of Pskov.
Red Star declared the German
tank attack in the northwest corner
of the upper Dnneper bend was
exceedingly fierce, Field Marshal
Won Mannstein being apparently I'M
mindful of the amount of men and
machines he is losing. 1t was hurled
against the narrow sector and stop
ped after a slight wedgelike pene-
tration.
The report added that the fight
ing is most violent northwest OF
Zvenigorodka and west of captured
Korsun, core of Nazi resistance In
the Cherkasy death ring. The ranks
of the enemy within the trap are
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-15
ALLIES MAKE
new ATTACKS,
ITALY FRONT
Chase Germans from MI.
Casino Fortress-Re-
pulse Assault

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
ALGIERS, Feb. 1.-two important
developments in the italian CAM
paign are revealed today.
Liberators and Fortresses, in q
powerful attack, hit enemy rail and
highway communications in North
ern Italy. Troops and supplies have
been pouring from Northern Italy
to the Rome sector and Anzio
bridgehead campaign. The bombings
hit at the triangular area between
Arezzo, south to Florence to Verona,
southern terminus of rail lines to
Germany through Bremen Pass.
The other development is the
bombing of the historic monastery
on Mount Casino which the Nazis
transformed into a fortress and is
the signal for an about offensive
to crack the German line.
The monastery, Benedictine Alb
hey was founded in 500, A. D. and
during the last several weeks had
been transformed into a fortress by
the Germans.
Infantry Crawis UP HIN
Allied Air Forces showered bombs
on the monastery in support Of the
Aerican infantry crawling on the
hill against machine gun and ar
tillery fire.
The monks and citizens atop
Mount Casino were warned to va
cate the Abbey previous to the
bombing from the air.
Down below In the valley dough-
boys are battling around Casino,
and late this afternoon it is UNI
officially reported one third of the
twon has been occupied after a
house to house fight.
Germans Thrown Back
On the invasion bridgehead to
the west, Allied troops threw back
the small German attack in the
Carroceto area and repulsed
Nazi attempt in the Custerna area.
In the Anzio sector. artillerymen
broke up German attempt to
bridge a stream 10 miles above
Anzio at vellemaldeta.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-15
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON
tMa,or Robert .. Allen on active dutyJ

wASHINGTON-The details are
being carefully withheld until the
program is fully worked out, but
the Northwest Congressional dele
cation. led by Senator Homer Bone
and Representative. John Coffee OF
Washington, got definite assurances
that there will be postwar re-
distribution of industry, when they
called on the President recently.
The President has no intention OF
leaving Western and Northwestern
States marooned after the war
without adequate basic-material IN
dustries such as steel and alumni
UNI, he informed Bone, Coffee, Rep
resentative Cecil r. King OF Cali
fornia and George E. Murphy,
representative of the Steel Iron
Corporation of Washington State.
One thing the President has In
mind is using the Smaller War
Plants Corporation to speed the in
dustrial development of Western
areas which, are rich in iron ore.
aluminium and other raw materials
but must depend upon the East for
processing them. Before the war,
this meant that steel was hauled
thousands of miles acrofs the
country from Eastern mills to be
used in Far West shipyafds and
other indutries.
"As far as I am able, I intend
to see the country economically and
industrially self-sufficient after the
war. This isn't promise, it's a
pledge" the President told his call
ers. He went on to say that he had
come out for decentralization of
American industry ten. years ago,
when he first entered the White
House. He added that he hadn't
changed his views lone iota."
His visitors brought out that the
redistribution program probably
would meet with opposition from
the railroads, which wouldn't re-
linquish, without fight. their
profitable transcontinental business
in hauling raw materials.
Roosevelt agreed and added that
the railroads also were opposing his
efforts to abolish North-South
freight rate differentials, which
were imposing hardships on the
South. AS an illustration, the Presi-
dent said that, some years ago, he
had sent box of trinkets to his
son Elliott at Fort Worth, Texas.
THE express bill was about $3.50,
as recall" said the President.
But Elliott didn't want the stuff
and reshipped it back from Fort
Worth to Hyde Park. This cost