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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
STRIKE COST
 IN pNW AREA
 UNESTIMATED
Wide Divergence in 0pin- ions Expressed by Labor,
 Business Spokesman

SEATTLE, Sept. 18.-Opinions as to the extent of loss inflicted on Pacific Northwest business by the maritime strikes varied today and no one would venture a dollars and cents guess.
 Here are comments:
 R. D. Brown Seattle manager of the West Coast Lumbermens $ Association; There have been de- lays in boat shipments, but no markets have been lost, because of the tremendous demand for lum- Der. No mills have shut down Ther9 is nothing measurable as to losses. The East Coast now only takes about one-fourth of the lum- Der by water that it did before the war, and California water borne shipments are also much lower.
 A fruit industry representative The embargo on rail shipments be- cause of the strike will affect the fruit industry adversely Ware houses and storage facilities will be overloaded, with the peach and peal crops winding up and the big apple crop coming on.
 Ira Bedle, vice president of the National Bank of Commerce. No doubt losses are very heavy to business concerns and private in dustrial plants directly affected, as well as for the men laid off by the strike. Banks feel deeply concern ed because their business customers are involved.
 Ed Coester, agent of the AFL- Sailors Union of the Pacific, who directed the sailors strike in this area Our men spent money while ashore during the strike which they would not have spent on ship. Over 1,2C0 men were on the beach here eight days, and there's no telling how much money they spent.
 M. G. Ringenberg, manager of the Waterfront Employers of Wash ington: The losses have been tre- mendous, affecting numbering, the salmon industry and flour mills particularly hard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
The W ashing ion
 Merry Co., Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON = Many of the State, War and Navy advisers close 10 President Truman were amazed at the approval he gave to Henry sNallace's controversial New York speech without consulting them
 The secret of this Presidential O. K. was largely personal and highly confidential letter which Wallace wrote Truman. The two men had several talks together, but the Wallace letter probably count cd more than the talks. After studying Wallace's arguments. Tru- man began to wonder whether Wallace might not be right, and he finally concluded that it would be vorti while to have Wallace's ideas set before the public so the public could judge for itself.
 This column has now obtained a copy of the confidential Wallace letter, and because of its import ance, hereby publishes it in large part:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
SEN. ANDREWS PASSES AWAY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-Sena- tor Charles o. Andrews, 69-year-old Florida Democrat who had served in the Senate since 1886, died of a heart attack early today at Naval hospital.
 Andrews had been in poor health for several months.
 Andrews was appointed to the Senate in 1886 to serve an unex- pired term. He was elected four years later to a term which was due to expire next January.
 He did not see renomination in .his years primaries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
36,OOO BUTCHER
 MARkETS CLOSED

WASHINGTON, Sept. IS. - The lack of fresh meat since retail price controls were restored ten days ago has forced the closing of at least 36, ,O00 of the nations butcher shops. That's the estimate of the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers.
 A spokesman for the Association says further that the situation will recome progressively worse. A Ma tional Association of Meat Dealers who sell only to hotels ana res taurants declares that it's 300 mem hers are virtually out of business, And the American Hospital Asso- citation has asked the Department of Agriculture and the OPA to find | way to supply hospitals with meat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
CEILING PRICES ON
 MEAT IN ALA5kATO BE ON BY SEPT. E

The Alaska OPA today announc- ed details of it's restored meat con- trcl program, to take effect in most of Alaska on September 25 Upon this recommendation this effective date, Is days later than that set for retailers in the States, was es- tablished in consideration of Alaska meat dealers problem of moving stock of higher cost meat billed and shipped to them since June 30 and prior to Sept. when whole sale prices reverted to OPA con- trols.
 Alaska consumers should not ex- pect meat prices to return to their June 30 levels, however, as the re- calculated ceilings must reflect price increases at all levels caused by recent removal of feeder and producer subsidies and rising par ity requirements, OPA said.
 Specific Prices
 The new OPA specific prices on Grade A and Grade A beef will allow increases ranging from three to nine cents per pound for the various retail cuts, while Grade B and lower will return to June 30 levels, as no price change has been made at wholesale for these lower grades.
 Pork and lamb will also cost proportionately more under their new ceilings than they did prior to June 30, OPA explained. due to similar price adjustments made at the producer and other distributive levels.
 Nome and other points in the Boring Sea and Bristol Bay area are left out from under the reim- posed meat controls until January l, due to their present and custo- mary heavy inventories of meat on hand at this time of the year which were bought in advance at uncontrolled wholesale prices.
 These new retail price schedules are now being forwarded to all meat dealers in the Territory, OPA said, and may be obtained by consumers at the local OPA office,
 September Is is the effective date when reindeer meat goes back un- der control and at June 30 prices, in this instance, as no subsidies or parity factors are involved, nor is any delivery time lag necessary as for other meats sold in Alaska, OPA added,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
OF GREECE SAID
 7 DAYS OFF
Greek Government Depre- cafes Threat as Part of
 War of Nerves"

ATHENS, Sept. 18.-A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense said today that reports and rumors that Greece was threatened by invasion were part of war of nerves.
 Information compiled by the in telligence service of the high com mand, the spokesman said, has re- vealed nothing to indicate that Greece is facing imminent attack. A qualified Allied source had said last night that he had received infor- nation that an invasion may be expected within 1.-two days The source of this information was not divulged
 (American correspondents a t Athens reported the Greek army along the northern frontier was ,ittery and fearful of an invasion. he correspondents said Greek commanders reported they were outnumbered and lacked equip ment)
 An authoritative informant said the Greek government was prepar- ing to present charges to the Unit ed Nations that armed leftist bands operating in northern Greece were being supplied by northern neigh bors of Greece. Three countries border Greece on the north, Alhan- ia, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria,
 Evidence to back up such charg- es is being compiled, the source said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
PANEL FACES DECISION ON
 DAIRY STUFF
0PA Porter Demands Price ShaekIes Be Restored
 on Buffer, Eggs

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-Facing a thick stack of conflicting argu- mentS the Price Decontrol Board met today to decide whether to order price lids returned to cheese, butter and possibly all other dairy products.
 A staff member for the independ- ent panel said the three members might delay a decision until Friday to permit thorough examination of letters, telegrams and other data submitted in response to the Boards invitation. The sessions will be closed to the public
 At the time of it's meat recontrol decision last August 20. the Board allowed dairy products to remain free of the price curbs that had expired June 30 along with OPA. The panel ruled that: CD while milk and other dairy products were in short supply and: @ while price controls could be enforced: (3 dairy prices had not climbed un- reasonably, hence the industry should be given an additional trial free from ceilings.
 OPA Chief Paul Porter today urged the Price Decontrol Board to restore price ceilings to all dairy products, saying such action lis es- sential to the stabilization pro- gram"
 The figures show, Porter told the Board, that dairy product prices are HOW generally above the level of former June 30 ceilings. plus sub Sidies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
RESTAURANTS ARE TO FIGHT 0pA ROLL BACK, MEAT AVENUES

WASHINGTON. Sept 18.-Hotel and restaurant associations are pre- pairing to carry their fight to the courts to test the right of the OPA to roll back meat menu prices to June 30 levels.
 A spokesman for the hotel and restaurant men declares that res- taurants already have been forced to close in some parts of the na- ton and he insists that other eat ing places may shut down soon be- cause of the OPA action.
 Restaurant associations in var ious parts of the country have join ed in the complaint that OPA is discriminating against the restaur- ant business in it's price policies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
Hearings Ordered
 On ! Applications On Alaska projeti,

SEATTLE, Sept. 18-The Dis trict Army Engineers office an- nounced today it would receive ob- jections until September 30 on the following applications:
 Steers Wholesale Agency, 35x80- foot wharf and l0x70-foot float in Tongass Narrows, northwest of Ed ward Wire Works, Ketchikan.
 Alaska Metals & Power Co, 30x50- foot gridiron, trestle approach and dolphins in Eastern Passage. at the mouth of Mill Creek. mainland north of Wrangell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
STRIKERS, SHIP OPERATORS SIT TIGHT
STR0NGEST ARAB
 ARMY NOW LINED
 TO BATTLE JEWS

JERUSALEM, Sept. Is. - Arab sources today said Najada, the most powerful of the three private Arab armies in Palestine, had placed it. self at the disposal of the Arab executive for direction in combat ing Jewish terrorism
 There was no official confirma- ton.
 Five Arabs were killed or fatally wounded in a raid by Jewish band last Friday on the Ottoman Bank in the all-Arab city of Jaffa.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
JAP GIRL
 kIDNApED

YOKOHAMA, Sept 18.-Twelve- year-old Kuniko Sumitomo, eldest daughter of an immensely wealthy Zaibatsu family, was kidnapped yes terday as she walked home from school.
 Two companions told police a man asked if she was Kichizaemon Sumitomo's daughter, said T am from the police" and told her her father was in trouble. He took her in the direction of Kamakura, a fashionable seaside resort.
 Police said the family had not receiver a ransom note.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
PLANES GOING 10 FLY ON
 ALEUTIAN CHAIN

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. = The Army Airforces disclosed today a plan to fly B-29 weather recon naissance planes daily over the length of the Aleutian chain, which juts out into the north Pa ciiic.
 The flights will begin in about a month.
 Similar flights by the big bomb- CTS, converted to handle variety of meteorological equipment, are being made daily over a 2,462-mile route from Merced, Calf, to An chorage, Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
FLA5H-z0WIE

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 18.-- H. c. Clemens lost the shirt off his back-and $1,059 besides.
 Clemons, produce merchant, said shirt and money went up in flames as he struck match to light a cigaret while talking to a customer. The money was in a pocket of the wool shirt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
ONLY RIPPLE OF ACTIVITY
 ON ATLANTIC
West Coast Sill StaIemdi- ed = Auto Industry
 More Troubled
CBY THE ASSOCIATED pREss)


 | A ripple of activity stirred the nations waterfronts today due to release of AFL-manned ships and i foreign vessels from picketting by the CIO
 The situation in New York-the nations No. l port--was typical. The U. s. Maritime Commission ! said 432 ships were in port. Long, shoremen were at work on 82. Of 1 these, 22 were American and the others of foreign registry, Nearly 1000 French seamen, caught in the strike as they came to the United States to return a number of recently purchased Lib erty ships to France. announced 1 today they would not go to work un- til the National Maritime Union (CIO) wins it's wage demands for the same increases won by AFL un- ions.
 [ They are members of the World Federation of Trade Unions, which numbers the CIO among its affil- iates.
 Sitting Tight
 Both union leaders and ship own CTS appeared to be sitting tight, waiting for Washington to do some thing about arbitrating the dispute.
 NMU President Joseph Curran asked President Truman for help Sunday night. West Coast leaders appealed to the White House for re- lief from the stalemate yesterday
 Talks were broken off Sunday night when the operators demand ed that security watches be return ed to struck vessels. The NMU had withdrawn the watches earlier in the day
 On the West Coast, there also were no signs of conferences be- tween the operators and the strik- ing CIO marine cooks and stew ards union. and the independent marine firemen. oilers, wipers and water tenders. which struck with the NMU Friday at the end of the AFL stoppage to enforce demands for wage parity with AFL seamen.
 The operators have insisted the men return to work before resum- ing negotiations.
 Auto Industry Beset
 Growing labor trouble beset the automobile industry today as the first ships sailed from New York harbor since the maritime strike started two weeks ago.
 Nearly 58,000 automotive workers were idled by strikes. Most were in the Detroit area.
 Fifteen ships manned by AFL seamen sailed from New York, and thousands of trucks reopened the life lines of New York, partially ending the 18-day general trucking strike. Nearly 500 hauling com panies had signed new contracts with the AFL Teamsters, but two large trucking associations contin- ued to refuse union demands and said they would file suit for $l0,- o0000o strike damages against the union.
 At Houston, Tex, continuous meeting" of 2.30o telephone workers started in protest against the pro- motion of two telephone company employees. The meeting left the city without long distance. telc- phone repair and installation ser vices
 Peace Farley Called
 Michigan state labor mediators pressed, meanwhile, for settlement of two key strikes which have hampered auto production. A peace
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
Cargo of UNRRA k (Iogging Shanghai;
 Reporf k Given 0ui

SHANGHAI, Sept. 18. = U. S. delegate Donald S Gilpatrick told UNRRA's Far Eastern Council to- day that 25 percent of UNRRA cargo brought to China still is clog ging the port of Shanghai.
 He said that at the rate cargo is being sent inland, Is months would be required to discharge the ori- ginal UNRRA program which de- signated that 1.500.0O0 tons be brought here in addition to the 100000 tons already landed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver g tonight.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Sept. 2l.
 No sailings from Seattle to AL aska on account of strike.
 Esteheth scheduled to sail for Sitke tonight.
 Leota scheduled to sail from Aux Bay every Thursday at 9:l5 am. to connect with O'Harra Bus at Haines for Fairbanks and Anchor age.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
RUSSIAN COMMENT

BERLIN, Sept. 18-Russian-co trolled German newspapers. which are in the big majority here, printed long articles today on what they called a crisis in U. s. foreign policy as result of Secretary Wallace's New York speech"
 < These articles, credited to the official Soviet news bureau, sought to give Germans the impression that the United States and it's leaders were deeply divided on foreign policy-especially concern ing the Soviet Union-as it has been executed by Secretary of State James F. Byrnes.
 Bolivia won its freedom from CpaiY, ir, 1Q2E
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18
TOP SECRET

' The President
 The White House My dear MT. President
 s'T hope you will excuse this long letter. Personally I hate to write long letters, and I hate to receive them.
 My only excuse is that this sub jcct is very important one-pro- bably the most important in the world today. checked with you about this last Thursday and you suggested after the Cabinet meet ing on Friday that you would like to have my views.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-18

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Bolivia won its freedom from Spain in 1925.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-15
DrauU Line or,
Soviet Expansion

There have been long series Of
books by experts and others, telling
just what is wrong with our foreign
policy and what might have been
done or might be done to improve
it. William Bullitt tried in book
(already mentioned in these col
umns) to show that Russia's dreams
of empire are nothing new, that
the Soviets are merely taking up
where the Cars left off. More
recently Louis Fischer has come
along with his f"Great Challenge"
Edgar >Ansel Mowrer, reviewing
this book in the Saturday Review of
Literature, says that "if Henry Wal
lace had read and understood this
book, he would not ''push a
completely unrealistic policy of ap-
peasement of Soviet Russia" Now
rer probably would be the last per-
son to claim that he was prejudiced
in favor of the Soviet rule but he
is certainly familiar with his SUBJ
ject and his comment is worth con-
sideration. AS for Fischer, he laughs
Arizona sun., 1946-11-15
FAC:
u. S. Backs DOtUn

Having heartily endorsed a plan
of the United Nations Food and Ag-
riculture Organization at Copen-
hagen, Denmark, for distribution Of
food to needy countries at bargain
prices. the U. S. repudiated its posi-
ton as an FAC commission met in
Washington, D. c., to work out de-
tails of the project.
Under the plan, FAC would have
purchased food from surplus pro-
ducing countries out of a revolving
fund contributed by member ma
tions. When the world price for food
would have gone above a predeter-
mined level, then FAC would have
sold its reserves to needy buyers at
the lower figure.
In rejecting the plan, Undersec-
retary of Agriculture Norris E.
Dodd expressed doubt that FAC
could achieve its objective under
present conditions. Instead, Dodd
suggested that the problem of future
farm surpluses and marketings
could best be solved through a sys-
tenn of international commodity ar.
rangementS.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-15
LABOR:
Militant

Police were hard put to maintain
order at the Allis-C Chalmers tractor
plant at Milwaukee, Wis, as strik-
ing pickets of the CIO-United Auto
mobile Workers bucked a back to
work movement of over 5000 en-
ployees. AS violence mounted, the
number of returning workers was
cut in half.
AS militant pickets turned over
cars attempting to enter the plant,
clashed with returning workers
and hurled stones at company win
dows, county and suburban police
were compelled to appeal to Mil
waukee authorities for reinforce
ments. Over 200 of Milwaukee's fin
est were sent to the plant. but
even so the enlarged police detail
encountered difficulty holding the
strikers in check
Allis-C Chalmers remained adamant
against granting UAW closed shop
as the strike entered its seventh
month. While agreeing to check off
union dues with workers permission,
the company stood out against
compromise on compelling en-
ployeeS to join the UAW.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-15
FARM MACHINERY:
Huge Demand

Despite heavy production, farm
machinery manufacturers will not
be able to meet the big demand for
equipment for at least another year.
according to officials of the Nation
al Retail Farm Equipment associ-
alton meeting in Chicago.
With demand high, dealers have
been able to meet only 40 per cent
of their orders and manufa cturers
have not promised great improve
ment in 1947, it was said. Farmers
increased interest in equipment was
said to stem from wartime empha-
sis on more efficient operations and
large accumulation Of funds.
Indicative of the trend toward
mechanization, farmers were re-
ported to be seeking four-row, trac-
tor-drawn corn planters, to replace
the old two-row horse jobs; COM
bines for binders in harvesting small
grains; tractor-drawn corn pickers,
and new types of haying equipment
which reduce crews up to so per
cent.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-15

diately blocked. The question now
remains as to what line of approach
the Russians have decided upon, if
any. In the meeting of the assem-
bly, they tried to continue their
obstructionist tactics.
The real test will come in the for
eign ministers conclave at New
York.
There is a considerable element
in the United States, by no means
entirely composed of convinced
Communists or their more hesitant
fellow-travelers, which believes with
former Secretary of Commerce
Wallace that the United States can
pursue some middle-of-the-road pol
icy and that East and West can thus
move together without friction. There
is no question, however, that the
task that Secretary Byrnes has set
out for himself admits of no ap-
peaSement.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-15
WORLD TRADE:
Hit British Pact

The U. S. state and treasury de-
partments joined in objecting to the
recently concluded British-Argentine
trade pact, with American officials
feeling that provisions of the treaty
violated promises Britain made in
obtaining a 3.75 billion dollar loan
from this country
State department objections CEN
tered around Britain's agreement to
purchase 83 per cent of Argentine
beef the first year and 78 per cent
annually thereafter. Officials de-
clared that such provisions as in
corporated in trade pacts with Can
ada, New Zealand and Australia as
well as Argentina tended to restrict
world trade as advocated by the
U. S.
The treasury protested against the
clause restricting Argentina's use of
blocked sterling balances in world
trade. Blocked sterling balances
represent the credits owing Argen-
tina for goods and services provid-
ed Britain during the war. Britain
agreed to release some of Argen-
tinas sterling balances for use in
world trade only if she buys more
from the United Kingdom and asso-
ciated countries than she sells
them.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-15
SHOES:
Dec0ntrOLLed

Following upon the decontrol Of
meat and livestock and rising cattle
prices, Reconversion Director Steel
man ordered the removal of ceilings
on shoes, hides, skins and feathers
in the interests of higher produc-
ton.
The government action reversed
the position previously taken at the
time of decontrol of meat and live
stock that shoes and their compo-
nent materials would remain under
regulation because of their scarcity
and Importance in the cost of living.
AS a result of their decontrol, OPA
said that shoe prices could be ex-
pected to rise 20 and 80 per cent.
Under OPA, the annual shoe bill
amounted to billion dollars.
The decontrol order covered all
types of domestic and imported
skins and hides and processed leath-
er, including calf and cattle, kid,
goat and sheepskins, and all types
of mems, women's and children's
shoes, including dress and sports
wear, play shoes and slippers.