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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-07
Strikes Against the People
washington STAR

washington starr
In submitting his four-pont program for settle
ment Of the petroleum strike, Secretary of Labor
SchWelenbach makes perfectly clear that the people
of the country and not the employers the real
victims when any important segment of industry is
shut down by labor dispute.
There are only few thousand actually
involved this strike and if the walkout should
be extended its leaders threaten the strikers still
would constitute but tiny fraction of the population
Nevertheless, Mr. Schwellenbach is entirely right in
saying that its prolongation and extension would put
in Jeopardy the very life blood of American economy
would shut down basic industries, make re-
conversion and employment impossible and leave the
people to go cold and hungry.
This power over the economic life of the nation
has been placed in the hands of minorities by the
Federal government, through series of laws enacted
in recent years The supposton that labor needed
this favored legislative treatment to give it equality
of bargaining power with management, and at the
time there basis for this belief. Yet what we
have especially in the key industries is not an
equality of bargaining power with employers, but
power over the very life of the nation and a power
which is being flagrantly and defiantly abused.
Mr. Schwellenbach, with his four-point plan which
amounts to a demand for compulsory arbitration OF
this dispute may succeed in settling the petroleum
strike. But that will be solution of the problem
Last week saw CLIO pickets throw blockade around
a big refinery in Indiana. These strikers did not
represent the employees in the plant who wanted to
stay their jobs They did not even work there
Yet they surrounded the plant with their automo-
bles, parked bumper to- bumper, and armed with
clubs beat up employees who tried to 60 to work and
held the plant in state of siege until the State
Guard modified. In Texas, about 140 employees
of the Lower Colorado River Authority have staged
surprise attack, cutting off electric power for
Of communities and 100000 people Lacking power
these people without water and without means
of refrigeration which leaves them at the mercy of
l40 strikers These not exceptional but typical
of the consequences of strikes aimed at key points
in industry And Mr.. Schwellenbach. however good
his intentions settle them all through personal
and individual intervention
The remedy if there is to be remedy, lies in
comprehensive and intelligent legislative approach to
the problem with a view to deprivng labor of the
right to abuse its power at the expense of the
country. This does not mean that any legitimate
labor interest should be sacrificed cuTtaed 1t
does mean however that the American people as
whole also have rights which should be protected
against the excuses Of irresponsible minorties and
clearly the duty Of the President his Secretary
of Labor and Congress to to it that this is done
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semblance many times-''in fact, the
President is really a little bit vain
about it,"
Friends, I have no message for
you tonight" continued the Ala
bama Congressman. I'm fact, l am
perhaps the only member of the
House of Representative and the
Senate Of the United States to APP
pear before you with no message.
My colleagues all have messages.
For instance, Sol Bloom has a
great message-the message Of the
Constitution. Carl Vinson, Chair
man of the Naval Affairs Commit
tee, has his message about the
defense and security of our great
country, which of course depend
upon a great Navy
John Rankin has his message
that the security and safety of our
country result only from the
majesty of pure Anglo-Saxon blood.
Finally" concluded the gentle
man from Alabama, 1.-THE lady from
Connecticut-Cl Claire Boothe Luce
has a great message for us. Her
message is-Claire Boothe Luce
Copyright, 1945, BY Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
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NIMITZ ON STRENGTH

To-day our frontiers are the entire world"
Our first line of defense must be pushed back
from our own shores and across the seas which sur
round and protect US
Il believe I am firmly convinced that only as
long maintain strength, only that long
shall we continue to remain free"
If Admiral Nimitz had said these things six or
seven years ago, instead of saying them he did in
his addresses in Washington d. c. recently he would
have been denounced far and wide as a warmonger.
But today after the terrible blood letting in
history and with the appalling reality of the atomic
bomb still fresh in every ones mind, there be
little disposition to question his basic judgment.
Admiral Nimitz of course, is not alone in what
he says. We have heard pretty much the thing
from other great leaders and strategsts in this
They all are convinced that America must remain
vigilant and strong and they convinced of it
because they know that if ever aggressors should
strike again and unpreparedas we have always
been in the pas-the probability is that shall be
defeated and destroyed before we have chance TO
fight In other words, it will not be as after Pearl
Harbor, there will be no time granted US bought
for us by the blood of allies, enable to
from the shock of sudden attack The first shock will
be the last, and it will be fatal.
In the sense that genuine security thus
longer be found in geographical positions, Admiral
Nmitz is altogether right when he says frontiers
are the entire world. Indeed, in an age in which it
win be possible send from any part of the earth to
any part Of the earth atomic rockets of supersonic
speed and great accuracy, the same holds true for
other powers as we'll Accordingly, until be
absolutely sure that peace is here to stay, must
as the admiral solemnly warns, keep our armed
strength "far ahead of any potential enemy in the
fields of science and technology"
The Ninitz thesis naturally revolves around the
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MODERN ETIQUETTE



precede vingoom the older
the younger people?
pecede, following
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when social a office?
of
for this purpose
When night whose place it to suggest
retiring
A hostess privilege
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Daily Lessons in English ~ |. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN NdIsUSED L all alone
you alone better Il
you
not
OFTEN M1ssPE1IED: Wave up
SYNONYMS Hazard chance contingency jeopardy peril
risk venture
WORD STUDY three times and it is yours Let us
Todays word:
SEDATE undsurbed excitement He has seda mind
(or temperl'
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TRUMAN's DEMOCRATIC PALS

Just one morning after President
Truman criticized the House Com
mittee on Executive Expenditures
for stalling on the Full Employ
ment Bill, its chairman, Carter
Manasco of Alabama, let the White
House down with big thump
First he harangued Secretary of
the Treasury Vinson with walls
that the Presidents accusation was
unjustified. Truman could do every
thing the Full Employment Bill
does without legislation, he main
tanned
That's an awfully big mouthful,
Carter" drawled back the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, who served
in Congress for years.
Next, Manasco implied that the
Full Employment Bill would give
the Chief Executive power to re-
duce the value of stocks and bonds.
Il Just can't read that into it"
shot back Vinson.
Manassas next move was TO
argue that strikes caused unem-
ployment, and the Administration
ought TO do something about
strikes before bothering the COM
mittee.
We'll, if we had full employ
ment as under this bill" replied
Vinson, "the causes of agitation
would fall off,.
Finally, Manasco turned the
Secretary Of the Treasury over TO
Clare Hoffman of Michigan, one
OF the most reactionary and isola-
zionist members of Congress.
Il worked for SO a week during
the Grover Cleveland depression,
stormed Hoffman, and l got along
all right without a Full Employ
ment Bill"
Hoffman then proceeded tc
pummel Vinson verbally. All during
this questioning, the Democrats on
the committee sat silent. They gave
no help to their former colleague
from Kentucky
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TRUMAN'S DOUBLE

Dynamic Congressman Luther
Patrick of Birmingham stole the
show at a meeting Of the Arkansas
State Society recently. Patrick was
introduced to the audience as a
man with a remarkable resembl-
ance to President Truman which
is true. So Patrick began his adj
dress by saying: 1.-The President
and I have remarked upon that re-
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BUSINESS AFFAIRS

Foresight at this time is urged by
astrologers who read in the stars
certain threatening portents. While
prosperity will continue for some
time, peril is apparent in the pos
sible revival of methods tending to
control some manufactured products
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-07

Democratic leaders say privately
that the House in its own sweet
time will pass the Senate version
of the Full Employment Bill, and
will authorize some boost in en-
Urgency unemployment. compensa-
ton, but will not go as high as
the S25 top advocated by Truman.
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HEART AND HOME

Although many stars frown on this
date Venus smiles on women who
should make the most of their OPP
portunities 1t is a lucky wedding
day. Marriage engagements are UNI
der a happy sway which seems to
preSage good fortune.
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south of France" Churchill con-
fessed. They treated me well there.
I painted several pictures and they
fed me some wonderful food. But
still I couldn't get over this idea OF
no cables coming in and no cables
going out. Each morning l fretted
when I read the papers. But
finally one morning I felt better
1t suddenly dawned on me that l
wasn't Prime Minister any more
and it wasn't my worry, and I've
felt better ever since"
(Note-Churchill's health is touch
and go. His doctor has ordered him
to cut down on his food and drink
ing9
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without having to raise prices more
than about seven and one-half per
cent?" Biemiller persisted.
you are approximately right
Baruch agreed. Il believe the figure
you may have heard is actually
eight and one-third per cent"
Baruch also told his guests that
he felt we were making a mistake
in speeding manpower demobiliza-
ton. With the world in its present
situation he said, cit seems TO me
it would be wiser to proceed slowly
with rehabilitation, in order that
we not weaken ourselves at a time
when power is apparently stif en
important thins."
He agreed ,-,s5 "a
posed By o. q &l5 !
kefau'or of C't4t. ,aoC q. il "c
cab. l.. N ga other l. sh
C4Htis.s b. c. f., or Of
Con \, T tsn b. ques-
ticneC - G ,.--men Such a
plaoi,t we'd male for much
gres cs )craticn between the
Exc nd Legislative depart
NJ :, Uch said
IL addition to Biemiller
ala I-elauyer we're Representatives
Albert Gore and Percy Priest of
Tennessee, John Sparkman of
Alabama, Mike Mansfield of Mon
tana, Henry Jackson OF Washing
ton. Jerry Voorhis and Chef Holt
field Of California, Bob Skies of
Florida, Mike Monroney of Okla
homa, Bob Ramspeck Of Georgia,
and Jamie Written and Arthur
Winstead Of Mississippi.
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20 YEARS AGO t fMr EMPIRE
NOVEMBER 7. 1925

z,
meeting Of the City Council the Juneau Water Company made
expenditures by the from 1916
matters Of the company
franchise should be renewed or the
purchase the next city election
meeting Clerk instructed to secure
operating management system and to
inquiry which they work and
attitude the of this system
completed Finance Chairman Frank
Chamber OF Commerce had IN
be able to announce total OF ESQ
following
and business man was returning on the
spending weeks in the States
Highest lowest, 43; rain.
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NATIONAL ISSUES

Housing for Negro and Japanese
citizens of the United States will
bring complicated real estate prob
lens from now on. In leading
American cities attempting segre-
cation race consciousness will he
aroused to a danger point.
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Italy continues under aspects in
dicating transition to established
good government. This winter may
ee a period of difficulties preceding
stable policies in which democratic
principles gain wide acceptance.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of year of steady pro-
gress toward long dreamed of goals.
Children born on this day will be
exceptionally bright and individual.
They will require wise direction
which assures the development of
unusual talents.
Copyright, 1945)
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CHURCHILL IN DEFEAT

Winston Churchill recently told
friends how he felt after his defeat
in the British elections. The first
few days after his defeat were
terrible, Churchill confessed. The
very next morning he arose and
tretted because there were no
diplomatic cables to read. Through
the war, his first morning chore
was TO read the top-secret military
and diplomatic cables from all over
the Empire; and he paced up and
down internationally for days, fret
ting because there were no cables
coming III and because, though he
felt things were going wrong, there
was no one to whom he could send
cables to straighten things out.
Finally I went down to the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-07
LOOK and LEARN ss {, GORDON

Who the Emperor of Ethiopia during the invasion?
Which usually intelligent wild animals?
g. In what State Daniel Boone born?
invented the Thermometer Fahrenheit Calico de Laval?
many strings has q violin?
ANSWERS:
l Seasse
9 Domescated animals.
8 Pennsylvania.
A. Calico.
s. Four c. D, A, E.
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HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
but do not compel"
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Adverse planetary aspects doml-
nate today 1t is a date unfavor-
able to constructive thought or ac-
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The W ashington
Merry Go Round

Continued from Page OneJ
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DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21
Army Trucks Up for Sole For Farmers
 112 Available
 In Neor Future
 In New EngIond

Used Army trucks--112 of them will be made immediately available for use on New England farms ac- cording to the announcement made today by the Department of Com merce, Office of Surplus Property This is the disposal agency's second spot sale of Army trucks and will be held August 9 at 10:30 a. m. at 600 Washington street, Boston. Sales will be made to registered auton1o- tive dealers only in specified critical farming areas in Maine, New Hamp- shire, Connecticut and Massactiti- setts. Resale of these specially see lected trucks is restricted to farmers in those areas.
 The number and kind of trucks of- fered is based upon the recommen- dation of the Department of Agri- culture, whose local representatives are in close contact with the farn1- CTS needs. Catalogs have been mail. ed to about two hundred dealers in the following localities: Massachu- etts; Hampton, Franklin. Berkshire, Hampshire Counties. Connecticut: Holland, New Haven, Middlesex Counties. Maine: Piscataquis, Som- erset, Waldo, Penobscot, Aroostook Counties. New Hampshire: Hills borough, Merrimack, Rockingham Counties.
 These . heavy duty trucks have been set aside for this sale by Auto.
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4
 Property Retention Suit Basis
 Meriden Couple
 Buy Home : but
 Cont Move in

Failure to vacate Cheshire prop perty they had sold to EllsWorth and Helen Mundy of Cheshire is the basis of a $500 civil action filed in common Pleas Court today against nouis and Helen Jacob oi Meriden.
 The Mundy couple claims they bought the propertly, located on Flagler avenue, on Feb. s, with the understanding 1t would be vacated by the occupants by Feb. 28. Their lease on the Cheshire apartment expired March 1, and they bought the new home as result, the plaintiffs claim.
 The defendants failed to move out until the latter part of May and meanwhile the plaintiffs had tc put their household furnishings irl storage, had to rent furnished rooms, and had to board a family pet outside, the writ states. They had bought the property only fol the purpose of having a place to move to, the plaintiffs state, adding that they were deprived of the use of the premises for three months at great expense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21

motive Division cfaelais of llae Do. paftment Of Commerce from surplus ct whittemore Service Command Depot. Aver. Mas. They may hs lnspected prior to the sAIe.
 TO meet the special needs Of specie f1c locations where potato. tobaCcc and truck farming are intensive, the trucks have been classified as follows:
 6l Standard cargo i i-3 ton.
 4-L0ns cargo 1 i-s ton.
 s-Speciai cargo stake platform 1 1-2 ton.
 l7--Cargo equipped with winch- 1 1-2 ton.
 0---Miscellaneous assortment iTl- cluding cargo stake platform and dump. l-2 to [ ton. Especially adaptable for Connecticut farmers.
 1s-GMC cargo trucks. 2 Ia ton, 6x6 drive. Especially adaptable to potato country and will be sold to Maine dealers only.
 The spot sale method of bidding will be followed. Bids are made on standard form bid cards, awards
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21
.Von Nuys Is Ideal own
 For Wounded
Ry ED RARLOW

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Van Nuys, Cal, Aug. 2l-R Residents of Purple Heart town, U. s. A., show not the slightest pity for the old youngsters who have become regular visitors to It's streets.
 And that's as 1t should be, for pity is the one thing which can further wound these men of Bir- mingharn General Hospital.
 Van Nuys was typical quiet San Fernando Valley town before the advent of Birmingham. Now it's malt shops, tiny USO, two second-run theaters, scattered cafes and bars are crowded with men wearing rib- bons and oft-times crutches.
 The fact that Van Nuys exhibits no "poor deah boy" attitude to- wards these men is having a steadying psychological and thera- peutic effect on >.the recovering wounded.
 To the patients at Birmingham who are well enough to visit 1t, Van Nuys is home" that mythical place they dreamed of in the mud f1ecked blood of the foxholes or the flak-tortured skies.
 "Back Home" Stressed
 They stand and stare at furni- ture store windows, sit in restau- rants and "just feel good to be back" talk to the unaffected local merchants and townspeople.
 And the people of Van Nuys are doing their best to keep this feel- ing of home" intact. They would probably rise inI mass indignation if someone with psychology for the returning veteran" or worse yet a Sympathetic Susy, were to enter their plans.
 Mayor" Andy Devine of Van Nuys and unofacial governor" of San Fernando Valley Edward Ev- erett Hortoi have helped to spark the film and radio participation in this non-pity campaign.
 Their fellow workers make, regu- lar visits to the wards, taking and joking with the men who scan't get away. Bob Hope, Frances Langford, Randolph Scott, Claudette Colbert, Dinah Shore, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Ida Lupino and Ann Sher- idan are among the regulars. :" Jinx Falkenberg poses for art class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21

es at the hospital when she is not on tour.
 But perhaps the outstanding job has been done by the wives of mo- vie directors, writers, executives and actors and by the actresses. They compose the membership of the vACS-the Voluntee Amy Canteen Service.
 On the list of officers and direc- tors of the VACS are Mrs. Louis B. Mayer, Mrs. Edwin Knopf, Mrs. William Goetz, Mrs. Jack Benny (Mary Livingstone), Mrs. Charles Boyer, Mrs. Adolphe Menjou, Mrs. Alexander Hall, Claudette Colbert, Mrs. Gary Cooper, Anita Louise, Barbara Stanwyck. Mrs. Arthur Rubenstein and many more.
 The VACS distribute free cigar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21

cites, candy and chewing gum to patients from small waist trays, pro- vide free phone calls home, arrange movie premieres, write letters, oper- ate the hospitals gleaming soda fountain, supply books and games and projects to help while away dreary convalescent hours.
 Other Purple Heart Town resi- dents provided the recreational fa- cilities for ambulatory cases. Ping pong tables, badminton and volley- ball courts, exercising bicycles, bil- Hard tables, a four Jane bowling al- ley, baseball and track equipment for a full league. of teams were all provided through their efforts.
 Van Nuys merchants determined not to make the wounded GIs feel they are charity or sympathy cases,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21
nv 1OUIg r. KEEnFLE

 gInitea Press Stan CorrespondentD
 Despite a Japanese protest that chinese forces of the Central gov- eknment at Chungking and those nf the rival Communist faction are rushing unwarrantedly and with out discipline into Chinese terri- tory held by the Japanese" the Stampede is likely to continue.
 Afaotse-T -Tnng, leader of the Chi H1ese Communists, has shown no hint that he will accept Generalis- siin0 Chiang Kai-shek's second ap- peal to go to Chungking for con- ference.
 Both apparently are grabbing ev- ervthing within reach to establish the best possible bargaining posi- tion if negotiations ever begin be- tween the two factions. Chiang's repetition of his invitation clearly issa consequence of Allied pressure upon him to settle China's turbulent domestic situation.
 Chungking forces also are pre- pafing to move hastily into Formosa and the Pescadore Islands, which Japan surrendered under the Pots- dam formula, at the same time tfey rush substantial forces into Nanking, Shanghai and Peiping.
 SThis speedy occupation Is made necessary by the treat of Con- si1lnist field commander General Gnu Teh to send his guerilla forces to occupy Nanking and the other cities given up by the Japanese.
 Chiang's new invitation to Mao < Tse-Tting Is expected to neutrali7e the Communists demand that they share in any surrender negotiations with the enemy. Chiang has ar- ranged for the formal surrender of the Japanese to take place this week at Chihkiang, in western Human province.
 Receive China's Terms
 General Yasuji Okamura is send ing his peace emissaries by plane today to Chihkiang, where they will receive Chiang's terms through his regional field commander, General Ho Ying- Chin. There are no in ciications that Chiang intends to heed the Communists demands that they be present at the surrender. There are no sizeable Communist forces within 1000 miles of Chih- kiang.
 Tn speeding up protective occupa- tion of the key cities, Chiang is using the underground" forces who waged relentless warfare against the Japanese during eight years of the Sino- Japanese war. Those under ground forces have already estab- lished Kuomintang headquarters in Peiping. But with transport fa- cilities shattered and with Com- munist obstruction certain to in- crease, 1t may take several months for Chiang to complete his elimen- tary operational movements.
 Impasse
 The diplomatic impasse surround ing Hong Kong is of considerable importance. Chtngking insists that Hong Kong must return to Chinese sovereignty just as all other con- sessions granted by China when she was helpless to refuse. London IS adamant that Hong Kong is Q crown colony and that, having been acquired more than a century ago, in l04i, Is an integral part of the