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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-09-17
SEEK TO HEAL BREACH
Between FEpC and
NATIONAL COUNCIL
Bu Ernest E.. Johnson

WASHINGTON, Sept. II (ANP)
Differences between the National
Council for Permanent FEPC and
the committee itself are going to
have to be ironed out shortly if the
drive to secure passage of the legis-
lation in either chamber is to be
successful, it is learned here.
Last week the problem was laid
before A. Philip Randolph, co-chair-
man of the council, in an effort to
have him intercede with the COM
mittee with the objective in mind
of arriving at an answer to the ques-
tion of respective roles.
The conflict between the two
groups began sometime ago but was
never allowed to reach the surface
primarily because to do so might
have jeopardized the fights being
made last spring and early summer
first to get the Norton bill out Of
the house rules committee, and Sec
ond to secure an appropriation for
the committee
In essence it is this: the nationa'
council has reserved to itself the
primary = though not exclusive
necessarily-role of developing and
executing strategy with regard to
the legislation. This is the job it set
out to do in 1943 and the one it is
diligently prosecuting now. 1t has
preferred to leave to the committee
the responsibility of directing the
annual struggles for the appropria-
ton.
Because these two distinct areas
of operation have not always been
mutually observed, individuals from
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-09-17

both sides have been frowning at
each other with some real feeling
behind it all.
Legally the FEPC has no right to
interfere with the course of pend
ing legislation, except when invited
by congress, and ethically ought not
inject itself into the picture where
it might appear that it is trying to
perpetuate itself. On the other hand,
this is a very sound project for any
outside, non-governmental group
such as the council to undertake.
Late in 1914 when it was appar-
ent that the 18th congress would
end without passing a permanent
FEPC bill, the national council
busted itself with plans for reintro-
lucing it's bill in the next session and
for pressing it's drive.
Quite unbeknowing to the council,
however, will Maslow, formerly di-
rector of field operations with the
FEPC, drafted bill and handed it
to Mrs. Mary Norton CD of New
Jersey and chairman of the house
labor committee. The bill was suf-
ficiently different to permit the op-
position members of the committee
20 insist upon new public hearing.
However, a number of bills were
presented, all in the councils ver-
sion, and in the compromise worked
out a new hearing was avoided and
a satisfactory measure was allowed
to be reported to congress.
Another source of the dispute is
the fact that staff members of the
committee have been lobbying on
the bill among some congressman
without checking with the national
council which feels that this is it's
particular job.
Officials of the council recognize
that the experience of the commit
tee. can be useful to the fight it is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
PRESIDENT
 TRUMAN I5
 BACK HOME
Will Broadcast Report 10 Nation Tomorrow
 or Friday

WASHINGTON, Aug 8.-Presi- dent Truman returned to his White House desk today hopeful the new atomic bomb will bring Japan to her knees and nearly ready to re- port on his Big Three meeting.
 Home from 10,000-mile, 32-day land, sea and air trip that took him to Germany and England, MT. Tru- man began applying finishing touch es to the radio address he expects to broadcast to the nation tomorrow night, or Friday. Now shaping up as a 30-minute speech, it will be his longest since he assumed the Pres idency.
 Topping all his tasks, however, is the personal command MT. Truman is assuming over the atomic bomE campaign against Japan.
 While the High Command is hope full the terrifying new device may accomplish unconditional surrender plans are going forward for a lano invasion of the island empire. AS result the Army is standing firm by it's estimates that it will need 10000 men in uniform to complete the job.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
LAWMAKERS
 IN HEARING
 IN JUNEAU
Congressional Party Will Sit in EIks Hall
 Tomorrow

The House of Representatives Territories Committee is scheduled to arrive in Juneau on an Army vessel at 6 D. m. today and will hold a public hearing tomorrow morning at o'clock in the Elks Hall. This hearing was originally scheduled for Friday.
 A reception is being staged this evening by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce in the Gold Room of tl,l Baranof Hotel to which all members are invited. It will start at p. m.
 Alaska Delegate E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, who is accompanying the party, is scheduled to speak at the Chamber of Commerce meeting to- morrow noon in the Gold Room of the Baranof and tie Congress- men will be guests.
 Rep Hugh Peterson of Georgia is chairman of the committee. and members making the trip include Reps. J. w. Robinson of Utah, A. B. Kelley of Pennsylvania, John s. Gibson of Georgia, EIenry Lar cade, Jr., of Louisiana, James P. Geelan of Connecticut, Homer An gell of Oregon, Paul Cunningham of Iowa, Arthur L. Miller of Ne braska. Marion T. Bennett of Mis- souri, and Harold Hagen of Min nesota.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
kYU5HU0NE
 TARGET FOR
 1 BIG PLANES
Fifty Other B-29s Drop Ex-
 pIosives on Nakdjimd War Plant
By MurIin Spencer Press War Correspondent


 EUAM, Aug. The growing fleet of Superfortresses struck for the third straight day at the heart of the Japanese Empire today with their multiple blows landing on Y&wata, the Pittsburgh of Japan, !" the once-great Tokyo arsenal and the Nakajima Mush;notama Air craft factory just outside the capi- tai.
 They struck as Admiral Halsey's mighty Third Fleet returned to Japanese waters for new attacks after having ridden out typhoon -the only effective defense against it's savage bombardment of the home islands.
 A flight of 225 fighter escorted B-29's assaulted Yawata with 1,500 tons of demolition bombs, starting hsige fires in the great north western Kyushu steel center
 Fifty other Superfortresse e S smashed for the twelfth time at the great Nakajima Aircraft plant, which once turned out 75 per cent of Nippon's combat engines. When heavy weather closed over the plant another small group turned from that target to plaster the Tokyo arsenal with heavy demo- lition bombs.
 Returning pilots reported en- countering heavy flax over both the arsenal and the aircraft plant, but of seeing no enemy planes
 Other B-29's mined the en- frances to the important harbors of Shimonoseki, Mausuru and Sakai on Honshu and Rashin on northern Korea.
 Still more of the Superforts moved closer to Japan for new strikes as the first of the giants under the Eighth Air Force com mand of It. Gen. James Doolittle landed at their new Okinawa base. ready to coordinate their blows with those of the Twentieth Air Force and the Army and Navy.
 Admiral Nimitz today reported carrier pilots had swept vengefully over Wake Island Monday and had hammered shipping off the China coast for three successive days, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
 Far East Air Forces planes from Okinawa struck heavily at Kyushu again Monday, Gen. Macarthur re- ported today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
pETAIN AID TO ALLIES
 DISCLOSED
French Secret Agents Furn-
 ished Information 10 British

PARIS, Aug. 8-Gen. Jean Ber- geret, former Vichy air minister, tes- tified today that French secret agents furnished the RAF with de- tails of German air force activities and were paid from budget sci up by Marshal Petain, now on trial for his life.
 "Petain gave me the necessary funds in secret" said the defense witness on this fifteenth day oi the marshal's trial on charges ol intelligence with the enemy and plotting against the security oi France.
 Bergeret said the Germans in 1941 demanded air bases in Syria in the Middle East and asked French fight CTS to defend Paris, but "Petain re- fused both demands and, because of him, they never were carried out. He said French forces were reor- ganized in secret after the armistice to resume the fight against Ger many, adding:
 Marshal Petain knew and approv- cd all of this"
 He sad Petain personally retired two French air generals who clam orsd for collaboration.
 The witness said because of his work, financed and sanctioned by Petain, 27 French air groups totalling 190O0 men returned to the war against Germany in it's final stages
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
Destroyer Gun Grew |nTroubIe Bufkeeps
 Firing af Jap island
By Olen Clements Associated Press War CorrespondenD

ADAK, Binding, chok- ing fumes filled the destroyer's number four gun turrent.
 The gun captain gasped and blink ed his burnisg eyes. Keep 'em go- ing - keep 'em going!" he shouted
 Five-inch shells were pouring from the gun at the rate of one every few seconds, into the Japanese fish ing port and air base of Suribachi on Paramushiro Island. Something had gone wrong in number four turrent after the first round. A mechanical failure caused the powder fumes and smoke to fill the turrent.
 The guns rate of fire Jagged. A gunner's mate, Eugene F. Er-
 penbeck, of Lakewood, Ohio, at a 0-millimeter gun-post on the open deck, noted the lag. He crawled into the turrent to help.
 On the bridge, It. Comdr. John
 Francis Duckey, Jr., the destroyers skipper, also noted the lag. But he was busy keeping his ship in position. The responsibility there fell on the shoulders of youth | ful Bennie Mack Glover, the gun captain. He wanted, above all else,
 that his gun should fire its quota of shells. Keep 'em going!" he shouted.
 Choking, gasping, wiping then streaming eyes, the men kept feeding the gun. They threw in the shells
 closed the breach and fired Again and again! Fifteen minutes of this strangling, groping effort seemed endless.
 Glover and John E. Bobel, another gunner, collapsed into unconscious ness. They were pushed out of the turrent into helping hands. The gun kept firing, for the full 20 minutes of the bombardment, al- though two more gunners were also overcome by the fumes Out of the smoke-filled turrent at the end, stumbled James R. Mill Ter, James w. Robertson, Robert L. Allebaugh and James A. Huey. Last of all came Erpenbeck, the man who had left his non-active 40-millimeter post to help the five inch crew.
 It. H. F. Chandler said Erpenbeck had done the work of three men in the closing minutes of the lombard ment July p. The destroyer's doctorI reported that all of the men had recovered and would suffer no lasting effects.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
The W ashington
 Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON It. Col. Robert s. Allen now on active service with the Army.)

SHIN ON Ever since Franklin Roosevelt died, some of his most ardent Senate followers have talked about organizing to carry on his left-of center pro- gram. Finally, encouraged by the British elections and worried over what would happen to our do- mestic economy if the war ended overnight. IT Democratic Senators gathered at a private luncheon last week
 Practically every Senator present was a personal friend and booster of President Truman. Yet behind their luncheon was a yelled threat that if Truman became too much influenced by the reactionary wing of the Democratic Party, he would have trouble-real trouble from the liberals.
 The luncheon was called by Sen ators Pepper of Florida and Kill gore, of West Virginia. They brought with them a mimeographed fiyespage document labelled Full Employment Objective of Do- nestle Policy" In this carefully written document, they proceeded to point out that:
 American economy has never provided stable full employment under modern conditions of high labor productivity and mass pro- duction. A review of economic con ditions between World War and World War II makes this clear In 1880, though we reached the production level of 1929, there were 7,O0OD00 more unemployed.
 There are some of short mem ory,e the survey continued, "who today urge on the Federal Gov ernment a do nothing policy to- ward ensuring full employment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
US. Warfare Cruel Says
 Tokyo Radio
Japanese Compare Amer. itdn Bombing with
 Genghis Khan
tBy The Associated Press)

The Tokyo radio quoted Japa- nese commentator today as saying that the methods the United States is employing in the war against Japan have exceeded in horrible cruelty" the atrocities perpetrated by Genghis Kahn in India and Afghanistan
 The present form of indiscrimi- nate bombing by the American air force upon. Japanese cities are un- like Japan's careful and thoughtful methods of air raids on Shanghai and Nanking," said the commen- tator, identified by the broadcast as Toyohiko Kagawa. a noted re- ligious leader.
 The fact that America has adopted such methods shows that she already is morally defeated" added the broadcast, which was recorded by the Associated Press.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
HIROSHIMA DISASTROUS
 SAYS TOKYO
One Explosion Destroys Four Square Miles
 of Big Town
By MCrrie Landsberg Associated Press War Correspendent)

GUAM, Aug. 8-The ooliterating blast of a single atomic bomb dropped by a lone Superfort de- stroyed GO per cent of the import ant Japanese city of Hiroshima and today Tokyo admitted that practically nothing escaped death in it's scorching path.
 Those outdoors burned to death, while those indoors were killed by indescribable pressure and heat, reported Tokyo. It said the city was in disastrous ruin" and that houses and buildings were crushed"
 The newspaper Ashai Shimbun appealed to the people to remain calm under the 'inhuman" bomb- ing and pledge to fight through until the last" The editorial de- clared the Japanese mind had been trained for just such an occasion as this
 Gen Spaatz warned the enemy that more B-29's are ready to drop more of the worlds most destruct- i've explosives on the island cities if resistance continues.
 Targets Destroyed
 The strategic air forces com mander said that 4l square miles of Hroshima's built-up area of 6.s square miles were wiped out. Five military targets were destroyed by the one bomb.
 Grim details of what happened on the ground came only from Tokyo. The enemy broadcast re- vealed that the blast was so ter rible that the dead could not be distinguished from the injured.
 Spaatz based his communique on photographs from the sky. They showed the heart of the city devas- tated with awful thoroughness-as if a giant bulldozer had swept up buildings and houses and dumped them into river.
 Reconnaissance disclosed that the harbor area of HiroShima-popula tion' of about 343 3,000-was barely touched by the tremendous blast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
SAY TRUMAN MADE DEAL
 AT p0T5DAM
Official Says Groundwork Laid by Roosevelt
 dt YdIta

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.--A gov ernment official in position to know told newsmen today that agreement for Russia's entry into the Japanese. war was concluded at the Big Three meeting at Potsdam.
 This official, who declined use of his name. recalled that the Russians were said authoritatively to have agreed at the Yalta conference that they would enter the war in due course.
 There was no decision at Yalta however, it was said, on the timing
 Some surprise was expressed that the Russians had decided co fight the Japanese at such an early date But there have been persistent re- ports. lacking official confirmation that Russia would enter the Japa- nese war 90 days after the collapse of Germany The Germans surren- dered May 8.
 Belief that Russias war declara- ton could force an unconditional Japanese surrender in few days, was expressed by some ranking mili- tary and naval authorities.
 Filling one sensational development .l another, these officials consioe4' the Soviet action coming after the atomic bomb attack has supplied the enemy warlords with every excuse they need to quit and save face with the explanation that further fight ing is useless because the entire world is against them.
 Should the warlords determine to hold out, then the combination of pressures may be enough to break the will of the Japanese people and pitch the country into panic and revolution which would end the present militarist leadership and produce equalization.
 Beyond these two possibilities, persons familiar with Japan say that if the Japanese do not give up now, they must be expected to con- tinue until their country is destroy ed by atomic bombs and their islands are invaded and conquered-some- thing which would take months to accomplish.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. g - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine stock today is 67s. American Can 96A, Anaconda 32A, Curtiss- Wright 6A, International Harvester 821s Kennecott 367s, New. York Central 25A, Northern Pacific 27h, U. S Steel 67ss, Pound S402s..
 Sales today totaled 100000 shares
 Dow. Jones averages today are as follows Industrials, 16l83; rails 56.40; utilities. 32.05.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
LUz0N JAp5 CONTINUING
 RESISTANCE

BAGUIO, P. l., Aug. 8.-American and Filipino troops fought an in tensified mop-up battle with the strong Japanese garrison defending the northwestern approach to the Agno River valley of northern Luzon Island, Monday-and for the third day, gains were measured in yards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
TOM ALIENS HAVE GUESTS

MT. and Mrs. Stanley Shoultes, of Everett. Wash, arrived last eve- ming on the Princess Norah to be house guests of Mir. and Mrs Thomas Allen for the coming two weeks. MT. Shoultes is the brother of Mrs. Allen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08

The disclosure that the Soviet union at last had pitted its enor- nous might alcngsidc Britain and the United states against the Pa- cific enemy had not been unex- pected v
 When it would come, however. had been n matter of conjecture for months.
 Official Washington tt once took this development, along with the unieashing of atomic bombing against the Pacific enemy. as q sure sign that Japan can not long continue to resist.
 The President sat behind his desk for minute until the 90 or so correspondents all were gath cred around him. Then he arose. flanked on the right by Admiral of the Fleet William Leahy. his personal Chief of Staff. and on the left by Secretary of State James F. Byrnes.
 He explained that he had no in- tenticn of holding news con- ference but this matter was so important he felt that if couldn't wait.
 ONE SENTENCE
 Mir. Truman then made the simple one-sentcnce announcement of Ru sia's declaration of war. lie added that was all lie had to say.
 The short announcement brought gasp from reporters who had rushed to the White House in . stream Of taxicabs and an exclaMa- ton of My God" from some.
 A number of Naval aides and State Department attaches were present when tRc announcement was made.
 The Presidents usual smile was absent az he made the grave dis closure.
 Whether the arrangements for Russian entry into the war on Japan were fashioned at PotsdaM. was not disclosed
 The Chief Executive may throw light cn that tomorrow in report to be broadcast to the nation .. , p. m., Pacific War Time.
 A communique signed by him. self, Generalissimo Stalin and Prime Minister Attiee. released when the Potsdam meeting ended, made no specific mention of Japan. But 1t carried the significant state ment that Chiefs of Staff had studied military matters "of mu- tual interest"
 EARLIER HINTS
 There had been multiple hints that the Soyiets would align them selves with the Western Allies In crushing the NippOnese.
 Perhaps the most pointed was Russia's renunciation months ago of it's aggression pact with Japan.
 Even as White Russia and 49 other nations were striving to per- feet plan for ultimate. lasting peace at San Francisco, there were signs that Rusfia might strike in the Pacific.
 Guarded indications pointed to the fact that the Soviet delegation would not return to Moscow by way of Siberia. as they came. Mem bers of the Russian party with
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
DECLARES WAR ON LAPS
PRESIDENT TRUMAN MAKES DRAMATIC ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING AFTER
 RETURN FROM BIG THREE CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-Russia has declared wal upon Japan.
 The declaration, announced 10 the Unified Siaies first by President Truman, and followed by report on The Mostow radio. was effective al pM. Juneau time.
 The first reatiion in Washington, unanimous and unequivota, was that Russia's entry, coupled with lhe atomic bomb means an early end of ihe Japanese war;
 MT. Truman made The momenious announce menf 10 hurredIY summoned news gathering.
 He said he had only simple statement 10 make but fl was 50 important he could mol delay it. Then he dedared:
 Russia has just declared war on Japan.
 That iS all.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
DECLARATION IS EFFECTIVE
 1 p. M. TODAY
Soviet Union Alfs AfteI Nippons Reject Pots-
 dam Offer

Russia declared war on Japan
 today effective at midnight,
 q p. m, Juneau Time).
 The Moscow radio announce
 ment of the entry of power
 full Russia into the Pacific war
 said Japan previously had ap-
 pealed to the Soviet Union to
 mediate in the conflict.
 Japan rejected the Potsdam
 ultimatum of July 26 by the
 United States, Britain and
 China demanding unconditional
 surrender, however, and thus
 Japan's request for mediation
 loses all basis,s the announce
 ment said.
 The announcement, quoting a statement from Foreign Commissar Molotov, said the Allies then had requested Russia to join in the war against the Japanese.
 The Moscow declaration followed by two days President Truman's announcement that the first atomic bomb had been cast upon Japan.
 The midnight headline is 3 D. m., Pacific War Time.
 Molotov's statement, as broadcast by Moscow, said:
 "On August the Peoples Com missar for Foreign Affairs of the U.S.S.R. Molotov received the Japa- nese Ambassador. MT. Sato, and gave him, on behalf of the Soviet Government, the following for transmission to tEr Japanese Gov ernment:
 After the defeat and capitula- tion of Hitlerite Germany. Japan became the only great power that still stood for the continuation of the war
 "'The demand of the three powers. the United States, Great Britain and China on July 26 on the unconditional surrender of the Japanese armed forces was re- jected by Japan, and thus tlr pro- posal of the Japanese Government to the Soviet Union on mediation in the war in the Far East loses all basis
 Taking Into consideration the refusal of Japan to capitulate, the Allies submitted tfr proposal to the Soviet Govefnment to join the war against Japanese aggression, and thus shorten the duration of the war, reduce the number of victims and facilitate the speedy restoration of universal peace.
 "The Soviet Government con- siders that this policy is the only means able to bring peace nearer, free the people from further sac- rifice and suffering and give the people the possibility of avoiding the dangers and destruc- tion suffered by Germany after their refusal to capitulate uncondi- tionally.
 Tn view of the above. the Soviet Government declares that from to- morrow, that is from Aug. 9, the Soviet Government will consider itself to be at war with Japan"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
l.. PHILPoTT ARRIVES

Lon Philpott flew in from White horse, yesterday. via Pan American World Airways, and is guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
MRS. DAY HERE

Mrs. Ray Day, prominent club woman from Wrangell, arrived last evening on the Princess Norah and is guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
MRS. sHERARD. SON. HERE

Mrs. Francis Sherard and son, James. flew to Juneau on Pan American World Airways Clipper from Seattle yesterday. and are guests at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
wEsCHENFELDERs HERE

Mir. and Mrs. E. E. Weschcn- fielder, of Anchorage, arrived in Juneau few days ago and are guests at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08
O'BRIEN ARRIVES

James J. O'Brien, of New York. has arrived in Juneau and is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-08

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