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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-28
SENATE CONTINUES DEBATING 0PA BILL
Aftident in Atomic p|ant Causing Death
 Of 1 Man Explained

LOS ALAMOS, N. M., June 28.- "'It was like you were standing near an arc welder when he struck the arc.'"
 Thus did the army today describe the atomic chain reaction set uE last May 21 when Dr. Louis B. Slot tin, 35, Winnipeg, Canada. was burned fatally during an experi- ment at the Los Alamos atomic lab oratory.
 The report also disclosed that the accident that cost the life of an other scientist, Harry K. Daglian "A, New London, Conn.,, in Septem- Der, was almost identical"
 In both cases equipment slipped allowing fashionable materials oi the type used in atom bombs tc come together swiftly instead of un- der control as had been done safe ly many times at the laboratory.
 Seven others working with Slot- in were burned, but recovered. Dag lin was working alone.
 De escription of Accident
 The army gave this description of the accident:
 An accident occurred when piee of equipment slipped. This brought the material swiftly to- gether beyond the critical point This resulted in tremendous en- ergy released within millionths of g second, which was evidenced to the persons present through a sensa- tion of heat and visual perception of blue glow around the material
 Tn the words of one of the men present, It was like you were standing near an arc welder wher he struck the arc
 ''The blue glow resulted from tht ionization of air particles by radia- tion emanating from the fissionable material. There was no explosion in the sense that there were no me chanical effects. no debris, nc noise"
 In Flash Time
 "In the millionths of a second in which this occurred, the i'm mediate area and all in it were bombarded by intense high energy gama rays and netrons of al energies fast, intermediate ane slow. There were no Beta and nc Alpha recitation .
 "Dr. Slotin, at the instant of the mishap, knocked the equipment apart, thus halting the intensity ing radiation and averting serious consequences, possibly death to hi companions. He was grasping part of the equipment with his left hand at the time of the accident
 The report told of immediate re- moval to the Los Alamos hospita of the eight men, and the wait o1 several days before effects of radia- ton were apparent. Slotin dieo in nine days.
 "The medical men began to trea' the accident victims as soon a. they were admitted to the hospital, the report said. This treatment in general, consisted of many trans fusions of whole blood and plasms and fluids, principally glucose ane suline."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-28
MOTHER E DYING,
 OSMUMD ST0pLE IS
 FLYING TO NORWAY

Notified that his mother is dy- ing, Osmund Stople, local halibut fisherman, left by Pan American Airways yesterday for Sandied, Sta vanger, Norway, to be at her bed side. He expects to fly all the way in hopes of arriving home while his mother is still alive.
 MT. Stople will return for the fishing season next spring. He has been fishing on the Cross Sound with Captain Sieyert Anderson.
 A group of his Scandinavian friends gathered at dinner party Wednesday night to wish him Bon Voyage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-28
SPANISH SUB E
 SUNK, COLLISION;
 46 MEN ARE LOST

MADRID, June 28.-The Spanish submarine CA sank yesterday near the Balearic Islands with the loss of 46 men after being struck by the destroyer Lepanto, the Navy announced today.
 The accident occurred during maneuvers of the second destroyer squadron and submarine flotilla. The submarine sank almost immed- lately with all aboard.
 The 1856 ton Lepanto was dam aged but reached Puerto De Soller on the west coast of Mallorca Is- lands without loss of life.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-28
LuM SEE RITES

Pallbearers for Lum See. whose funeral was held at 3 pm. today in the Charles w. Carter Mortuary Chapel. were Henry Kueken, John Burbridge, Frank Wilson and Willis Peters.
 See, a pioneer Juneau resident, was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-28
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Louise, from the south scheduled to arrive tomorrow af- ternoon or evening.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver g pm. tomorrow
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Se- attle July 6.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-28
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June 28.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 8ss. Alleghany Cor poraticn 6A. American Can 99ts, Anaconda Al, Commonwealth and Southern 5ss. Curtiss-W Wright 7ss. International Harvester s7ls, Ken necott 56h, New York Central 26, Northern Pacific 3lA, United Cor pcration SIS. U. s. Steel 90i., Pound $403ta.
 Sales today were 1.10l. 900 shares.
 Dow. Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 205.62, rails 65.8l. utilities 42.10.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-28
BARED VICTORY

OMAHA, Nebr. = Marty Kaplan, 13, was leading on the last lap of a swimming race, headed for an upset victory over the fayorite.
 His final efforts were such that he swam right out of his swim pants, and finished an embarrassed second.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-28
Ho5pITAl NOTES

St. Ann's Hospital has discharg- ed Carl Lind. medical patient, and Mrs. Carl Bernick. surgical patient.
 The Government Hospital ad- mitted Ethel Edwards of Yakutat and Charles James of Angoor There were no discharges.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-28

Forty-three percent of the U. s. population lives in communities Of less than 2,s00 persons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-28

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Evening star., 1946-01-03

genuine worry in the War Depart
naent over the prospes. =. ...,v nav
ing tha r:i..:mum forces essential to
occupational and other vital post
victory tasks.
This prospect is the more worri-
some because of the uncertain
tenure of the draft. The subject is
one calling for the prompt atten-
ton of Congress when it recon-
venes. It is understandable that
there has been strong popular
pressure for the discharge of vet
Grams and that there is a DISPOSE
ton to defer as many young men as
possible from selective service. But
the fact remains that it is of first
Importance that our Army do a
good job in Europe and Asia dur
ing the months Immediately
ahead. In one way or another,
enough manpoWer must be made
available. Without it, in this vital
transitional period, American infiu-
ence on the character of the peace
may be seriously weakened. Ger
tainly, our foreign policy and
prestige in relation to the world at
large will not be served if we fail,
for want of adequate forces, to
meet our responsibilities abroad as
fully and as efficiently as the other
major victorS.
Evening star., 1946-01-03
Politics in 1916
Bp Walker S. Buel

With this sort Of contest ahead, the
question arises whether either party will
think it the better part of strategy to
take bold, strong stand on perplexing
problems which will confront Congress
upon its return after the holiday re-
cess, or will prefer to pussyfoot until
after the election.
Some of the most troublesome ques-
tions Congress has faced in years await
its resumption of sessions January IA.
They include e65-cents-an-hour minimum
wage, full employment, questions of ra-
cial discrimination involved in FEPC and
abolition of the poll tax, socialized medi-
cine and hospital care, fact-finding
boards to stave off strikes and huge for
eign loans.
There is almost no phase of contro-
versial American domestic and foreign
policy which will not be at issue before
Congress when it meets again, with
primary campaigns only a few months
away, and the election set for next No
vember s.
The first important political pro-
nouncement of the new year will be
President Truman's broadcast to the
Nation tonight. In this address Mr.
Truman will discuss his overall legis-
lative program and will set the sights
for the new congressional session.
In effect, the broadcast will mark the
opening Of the first congressional cam
paign of the Truman administration and
will indicate the course which the Demo-
cratic party will pursue in attempting to
regain control of Congress in 1916 and
OF the White House in 1948.
North American Nexsnsner AI.a1.ceA
Evening star., 1946-01-03

opportunity to unk for Ge1.. MscArtnur's
reactions.
In Moscow, Soviet Commissar Molotov
insisted on finel settlement of the Far
Eastern question Mr. Molotov was
strongly supported in his demand by
Britain's Foreign Secretary Bevin, who
was expressing the views not Of Britain
alone but of the whole empire. And since
diplomatic codes are no longer safe, Mr..
Byrnes decided to make final agree
ment without further consulting the
chief enforcement officer in Tokyo.
Many high-ranking officials in the
State Department feel that Gen. Mac
Arthur may not remain in Japan for
long. Some who have opposed him for
several months expected f1are-up from
him when an unauthorized" announce
ment was made in Washington last
Sunday to the effect that he had been
kept fully informed of the Moscow dis
cussions and had approved them.
But, according to information from his
headquarters, 1t is unlikely that Gen.
Macarthur will do anything RASH He
will attempt to enforce the policies of the
Allies, as in the past, until their direc-
tives interfere with the pledges given at
Potsdam or with the smooth running of
the organization he has established. in
Japan.
Most observers in Washington believe
that there is heavy weather" ahead for
the Allied supreme commander.
The Russian officers who have worked
with him in Tokyo appear to hold him in
high esteem. The Russian press which
always forecasts future developments of
its government, has been silent so far
on the Macarthur situation" But its
subsidiaries" in the United States have
already started a campaign against the
general, whose removal they are de-
manding because "he has disqualified
himself for any further service to Japan
by his arrogant attitude toward the
Moscow agreement
Similar outbursts of the Communist or
liberal organs in the United States
preceded the "slapping down" of Gen.
Macarthur by Undersecretary of State
Dean Acheson last September after he
announced the length of the military
occupation in Japan might be reduced
and the number of American forces of
occupation might be diminished to 200,-
900 men.
Unquestionably Secretary Byrnes was
sincere in his belief that the Moscow
agreement would not interfere with the
authority of the American commander.
But many official observers believe that
a combination of pressure from the
inside" and request for major change
in the structure of Japan from the out
side will bring about clash which will
end in the withdrawal of Gen. Mac
Arthur from the field of his present
activities.
Evening star., 1946-01-03
The Job Needs Men

Since the end of the war in August,
the Army has been asking for $4,000
young inductees a month from Sc
lective service. In each of the last
four months, however, this quota
has been far from filled, the deficits
ranging from 10000. to as high as
10000. In view of the all-important
military responsibilities still to be
discharged in Europe and Asia, there
can be no doubt that this situation,
if it is not corrected. can lead to
serious consequences. The substance
of the matter is that the Army has
a very big job to do but that it ap-
parently cannot do it adequately
with the number of men now being
drafted, nor is there any prospect
that the rate of voluntary enlist
ments will increase sufficiently to
take care of the deficiency.
A complex of factors is involved
in the problem. Veterans are being
demobilized with extraordinary
speed; -enlistments are taking
place on a relatively small scale;
draft liability has been sharply mar
rowed down; fathers are no longer
subject to induction; deferments are
being granted more literally: with
the war over local boards naturally
tend to be more lenient. Over and
above that. with inductions limited
to the 18-through-25 age group, and
with a substantial number of IT.
year-olds enlisting in the Navy, Sc
lective service actually does not have
a very great naanpower pool from
which to draw to meet the Army's
needs. The. result is that there is
Evening star., 1946-01-03

Another Nation-W wide campaign year
has been born. Nineteen forty-six will
challenge all the best intelligence of the
two major parties as to the most effee-
tive means of assuring control of Con-
gress. with the implication of control
, of the White House two years later.
For the first time since 1882, this will
be an election without the overshadow-
ing personality of Franklin D. Roose-
velt to dominate 1t. In the Roosevelt
New Deal era, even in the off years of
congressional elections when the presi-
dency was not at stake, the policy of
Mr.. Roosevelt was a more important
factor than any other consideration in
determining the results at the polls.
4 The 1916 congressional elections will
provide first test of President Tru-
mans policies. The entire House mem
bership of 435, and 80 Senators, one
third of the Senate membership of 96,
are to be elected
The present composition of the Sen
ate is SIS Democrats, 40 Republicans and
one Progressive, and continued Demo-
cratic control of that branch is not
expected to be seriously threatened in
this campaign.
In the House, however, where at pres
ent there are 241 Democrats 1870 Re
publicans and 4 minor party members
plus vacancies. there is a real chance
in Republican estimation, to capture
control from the Democrats. This
would be generally hailed as forerun-
ner Of probable Republican success in
1943, in the presidential election.
Evening star., 1946-01-03
This Changing World
By Constantine Brown

The controversy between the State
Department ana Gen. Macarthur over
the Moscow agreements, particularly
on the matter of whether he gave
his tacit agreement to the injection of
other powers in the administration of
Japan, has now entered the smouldering
phase
While 1t is true that the Allied su-
preme commander is not a policy
framer in the strict sense Of the word,
his advice and reaction to the "Byrnes
plan" was asked last October
Secretary Byrnes sent Gen. MacAr-
thur cable outlining what he intended
to propose to the Russians about Japan
in order to bring them back on the
road of international cooperation. Gen
Macarthur considered the dispatch as
a courtesy extended to him and did not
reply.
A few days later he received mes
sage from the Joint Chiefs of Staff
saying the Secretary of State wanted
his reaction to the plan. Gen. Mac
Arthur answered through the Joint
Chiefs and expressed his opinion that
the plan would retard rather than has
ten the reconstruction of Japan on
a democratic basis. He objected par
ticularly to the veto power which Mr..
Byrnes intended to give the Big Four
of the Far Eastern Commission. He
thought the veto would create state of
confusion because of the principal pow
ers' diverse interests In Japanese af-
fairs.
Gen. Macarthur also emphasized that
the present system has worked so eff
GENTLY and satisfactorily that no change
was necessary.
These comments were submitted in
writing to the Secretary of State late
in october. From that time on, there
have been no communications what
ever between the policy trainers in the
State Department and Gen. Macarthur,
who while not a policy framer himself
is the principal enforcement agent of
the policies of the Allies in Japan
Unlike some of Mr.. Byrnes' principal
advisers, who have secret aversion to-
ward the Allied supreme commander
in Japan, the Secretary is said to ap-
preciate the generals work. The Secre-
tary has kept Gen. Macarthur in the
dark about what happened in Moscow
not because of any lack of confidence
in him or resentment of his frank criti-
cism of the original plan, but because
when he left Washington he himself
did not think anything definite would
be concluded at Moscow in regard to
the Far East.
Mr.. Byrnes is reliably reported to
have believed that the foreign ministers
of the Big Three would explore the situ-
alton, discuss various methods for getting
together on the japanese question and
leave final decisions for later date. Had
this occurred, he would have had ample
Evening star., 1946-01-03

OF cold and starvation. or are saved
70 see the sun of next spring break
through the clouds at last 1t is I'D to
us whether generation of Europe's
children shall live or die.
UNRRA is beginning to function much
better than it has ever done before
The Red Cross and other private aeen-
cles are doing what they can. The
churches are aiding in the collection of
clothing and canned food. But the sue
cess or failure of all these efforts checks
back at last to the individual Amer
lcan. UNRRA needs funds-your men,
pers OF Congress should hear from you
about this. The Red Cross needs money.
TOO, and is dependent on private con-
trloutlons If it is to do its work. The
clothing and food collections depend on
your generosity.
Don't listen to those who will tell
you tnat you are being a sucker, that
the Europeans expect us to help them
and always have their hands out.
Remember, these people who are suf-
1erlng and dying are our friends. They
fought the Germans as best they could
They are the people with whom we hope
10 work and make the world safe
against another war. The Germans de-
hoerately planned to leave them weak
and helpless so that even a defeated
Germany would eventually rise supe-
nor TO them by reason of the fact that
the Germans hoped to get along a little
better on looted supplies Let the Ger
mans face the consequences of their
war, however terrible, but do not let
them triumph by default
we alone can save the people who
have suffered so much and who must,
however great our help, suffer yet more
before they can begin to rebuild their
shattered lives and homes
Let US make this our first order of
business IN the new year-our first New
Year resolution: They shall not die!
Copyright 1946)
Evening star., 1946-01-03
Needs of the Liberated
By Maj. George Fieidina Eliot

According to recent survey of con-
ditions in Europe. 500, 900, 900 people are
living on wartime food rations, well
below decent standards; between 40,O00,-
600 and $4,000 900 people are homeless,
living in caves, in holes dug in rubble,
or in the woods; millions of children
are barefooted.
Only the most desperate efforts of
medical men and the widespread use
of modern drugs and Serums have STAYED
off-for the moment-the spread of
typhus and typhoid But tuberculosis,
scabies venereal diseases are increasing.
With cold weather, influenza and pneu-
monia will begin to take larger tolls
Worst of all, millions are without
hope.
They looked to America-rich, warm,
comfortable, powerful America-when
our Armies struck down the German
tyrants. They believed that having
liberated them, we would help them get
on their feet and get back to work We
did help-a little, and slowly-but not
enough, not nearly enough.
I'm not thinking of the Germans.
Frankly and honestly, don't care very
much what happens to the Germans.
They asked for it, however bad their
fate may be. They were willing enough
to fatten on the rest of Europe. They
were willing enough to work their neigh
bors to death as slaves. They were
willing enough to treat those neigh
bors as "subhumans" and to see them
slaughtered like animals in their death
camps and patent crematories.
II they have to suffer for these crimes
maybe the example will do the rest of
the world good. Maybe it will serve as
deterrent the next time some insane
megalomaniac comes along and asks
the German people to follow him to war
At any rate, the Germans are certainly
the last people we should think Of
They should sit at the bottom of the
table, or on the floor and let the scraps
be thrown to then-if there are any
scraps.
But the rest-the peoples the Ger
mans have tortured, ravaged and de-
spoiled for six dreadful years-they are
our responsibility through this postwar
winter. Why ours? Because we alone
have the resources to help them; be-
cause we alone have food in our lard
ers, spare clothing in our closets, and
the means to transport and distribute
these things. We alone have a little
money to spend in helping these mil
lions get through until spring.
The British will scrape along, though
they are having their worst shortages
since the war began The Russians can
manage for themselves. But neither
has anything at all to spare, The
Swedes and the Swiss came through in
fair shape, but>they are small countries.
1t is up to us whether millions perish
Evening star., 1946-01-03
Park Safeguards

1t is gratifying to learn that Irving
C. Root, superintendent of National
Capital Parks, intends to erect safe
guards against recurrence of the
accident which resulted in serious
injury to two children when they
fell forty feet into an abandoned
quarry in the Georgetown area Of
Rock Creek Park last Tuesday.
A spokesman for the park police
yesterday took the view that moth
ing much could be done" to decrease
the hazard, and the inference was
that nothing much, or possibly moth
ing at all, would be done. But Mr..
Root says that something will be
done. Warning signs and appropri-
ate barriers will be placed at the
top of the cliff, where the children
fell into the quarry after humping
into tree or log while running
along a trail which borders the
hazard
It Is true, of course, that even with
safeguards of this sort there can be
no absolute guarantee that some one
else will not fall into the quarry.
But If the barriers which Mr.. Root
proposes to put there had been in
place the chances are that Tuesdays
mishap would not have occurred.
And If the barriers do no more than
prevent another accident of the
same sort, they will be well worth
the trouble and minor expense
involved in erecting them.
Evening star., 1946-01-03
An Unscientific Structure
From the Vancouver Province.

From tne vancouver PfoV1nce.
The (taxation) system Is much too
complicated and the costs to the tax
payer are, as a consequence, higher than
they should be. The taxpayer never
knows when he is paid up, for the de-
partment can go back for years and
review assessments, enaking the tax
payer pay penalties even for the de-
partment's mistakes And the interest
of 8 per cent charged on taxes in ar
rears is outrageous in these days of low
interest rates. The taxation system, as
a matter of fact, needs re-examining
and rebuilding from the ground up. 1t
is an unscientific STRUCTURE created prin-
cipally out of the Necessities of a de-
preston and two wars.
Evening star., 1946-01-03
TeIevisinq Congress

Fully as epOchal as the first ma
ton wide" radio broadcast by a
President of the United States in
1923 would be the proposed televis-
ing of President Truman in the act
of delivering his state-of-the-Union
message to Congress on January Is.
When President Harding stood be-
fore microphone in St. Louis on
June 81, 1928. and spoke on the
WoIld Court, his voice was carried
to listeners in several Midwestern
States. Only the inadequacy of the
radio sets of that day prevented
thousands of other listeners in the
East and far West from hearing the
speech. Radio has come long way
in the ensuing years, so that it
should cause no great surprise today
to learn that President Truman may
soon be seen as we'll as heard by
means of electronic devices. Yet the
televising of Mr.. Truman at the
Capitol would be a truly historic
event, not only because it would
mark the first time that television
has invaded the sacred portals Of
Congress, but because the plan pos
sibly heralds new era in which
television will bring Congress closer
to the people than ever before,
Whereas only one local station, the
newly established W3XWT, and sew
eral New York and other stations
are arranging to televise Mr.. Tru-
man if he decides to deliver his mes
sage in person, the advances being
made in the field of television are so
rapid and so reaching that the
time may not be far distant when
most up-to-date homes will have
television receivers. When that day
comes it will be commonplace to
watch as we'll as hear our Presidents
being inaugurated and our public
officials conducting the momentous
affairs of government. President
Coolidge was the first President to
be heard by radio taking the oath of
office as President, but every inaugu-
raj ceremony since then has been
broadcast. When television becomes
as popular as ordinary radio-as it
no doubt will-millions of persons
will see and hear inaugurals of the