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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
TELEPHONE SERVICE I5
 pARALYzED
Operators Are Off Jobs- Coast 10 Coast and
 Border to Border
cpy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

tBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 Telephone workers from coast to coast walked off their jobs to- day crippling service in the na- tion's vast telephone industry.
 Still unaffected were dial tele- phones, which serve about SO per cent of the nations telephone us- CTS. and leased wire service to press and radio
 Supervisory employees stepped in to provide emergency service where long distance and local services were affected.
 An estimated 40,000 workers, de- manding SIP week pay increas- es and other contract changes made the walkout nationwide at 9 a. m (EST) when employees of the Pacific Telephone and Tele- graph Company quit in Los An geles.
 The strike, first nationwide tele- phone walkout in American his tory, began in the east shortly before a. m ECT--the official headline and spread westward for three hours as the headline march, ed across the nation.
 The familiar question. Number please?' faded out across the country today.
 Beginning at six o'clock this morning on the Atlantic Coast, the hello girls stopped asking it. And tteir silence travelled west ward with the rising sun until it extended from coast to coast, from border to border Pointing this up are the long lines of pickets in front of the exchanges, with pla- cards bearing such legends as:
 The girl with tEe smile is gone for a while
 WASHINGTON. April 7.-IR-- The Labor Department reported at 2:50 D. m. tEST today some progress" in negotiations on the long distance lines part Of the oss-country telephone strike.
 The Departments statement was the first hopeful sign since the Walkout hegan at 6 a. m., in each time zone, cutting long distance service to 20 percent of normal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
FIFTH AVE. PARADE
 C0LCRFUL ONE IN
 N. Y. CITY SUNDAY
lRy rnE AssocIArEp pREssl

fBy HE ASoCCiAIE ELI fiNEaool
 SncW, rain and high winds spoil cd a large number of Easter par adcs in the nation Sunday, but the sun smiled upon the number one attraction, Fifth Avenue in New York As the radio broadcast the familiar strains of "The Easter Parade" all over the country, the real parade was under way on Fifth Avenue and more than one million persons crowded the av- enue and adjacent streets. And the costumes lived up to the dis cription in the famous song-the avenue was riot of color provided by the costumes of the women, and their hates were gaily trimmed with flowers and ostrich plumes.
 But most of the nation was not like Fifth Avenue. The most yio- lent weather was centered over northern Michigan and storm warnings told of high winds over the whole Great Lakes area. Floods drove more than a thousand per sons from their homes in the Chicago area, and property dam age was high throughout a wind swept section from northern Mis- souri through southeastern Iowa southern Wisconsin, northern Illin- ois and Michigan
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
POLICY OF
 RUSSIANS
 GIVEN OUT
Gromyko Makes Long De- Iayed Speech Western
 Powers Attacked

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Apri T. iP@ Andrei A. Gromyko, today re- newed Russia's demand that the United States scrap it's atomic bombs immediately. The Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister declared that such a step plus a general slash in arma- ments would remove mutual sus- picion and lack of confidence . throughout the world
 Delivering the long g-aWaited So- viet policy speech to the United Ma tions Commission on Conventional Almaments, Gromyko ripped into assertions of the western powers that iron-clad international security measures must precede actual dis 
 The Soviet delegate to the U. s. also rejected American and British contentious that disarming must be on establishment of safeguards.
 He said the General Assembly resolution of last December calling for arms reduction did not directly or indirectly" indicate any necessity for such safeguards.
 Tn asking again for a convention to outlaw atomic weapons now, Gromyko said:
 The conclusion of such conven- ton would present a serious con- tribution to the strengthening of International peace and security. It would bring an increase in mutual confidence between the peoples of the world and would strengthen the faith of the people in the U. N.
 Gromyko then indicated that Rus sia was not ready to compromise on the long-fought atomic issue as he said sharply: Without such con- Vention that would forbid the use of atomic weapons it would be diff cult and perhaps it would be impos- sible to successfully solve the ques- ton of establishing international control of atomic energy"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
DE GAULLE DEMANDING
 NEW PARTY
French Leader Calls for Support 10 Avert Di1ia-
 torship in France

STRASBOURG, France, April T. -tR-Gen. Charles De Gualle call ed on the French people today to organize themselves into what would amount to political par ty supporting him and his ideas. He said' this would prevent a dic- tatorship, anarchy or overthrow of the independence of the State. '
 It was the former provisional Presidents frankest bid for return to political power, and came a day after he had declared that, should a new tyranny menace the world, "the United States and France will stand together in opposing it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
Republicans
 To Disregard
 Truman'splea
Senator Tdfi Says Congress Will Cut Taxes, Also
 Govt. Expenses
By JACK BELL

WASHINGTON, April 7.-lR- Senator Taft of Ohio declared to- day that the Republican, controlled Congress will disregard President Trumans political timing" and cut both taxes and government ex- penses this year
 Taft, who heads the Senate Re- publican policy committee, told a reporter he regards as a purely political statement" the Presidents assertion in his Saturday night Jefferson Day address that the Republicans are headed toward false economy"
 MT. Truman told his audience of Democratic party members he recognized frankly that the present tax burden is too heavy to be considered permanent, adding.
 At the proper time will sup port tax reduction and tax read justment designed to reduce the burCen and to adjust the burden to the needs of a peacetime econ omy."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
ANCHORAGE TO BE LION{(0NvENTI0N
 CITY IN LATE JUNE

In the absence of Lion President Blackerby, Vice President pr. J. o. Rude presided over todays meeting of the Lions Club in the Baranof's Gold Room
 Secretary Joe Werner read letter receiver from the Anchor age Lions Club setting the date of the Lions International Con- vention in that city as June 2l, 22 and 23
 Val Poor reminded members of the box social to be held April l9 in Douglas and stated that trans portation would be furnished to all members. their ladies and friends.
 At the last meeting of the exc cutive Board President Blackerby suggested that the Lions sponsor an annual outstanding citizens award. Each year a committee which would include members of the other service clubs, would designate some individual in the Gastineau Channel area for this award. Selection would be based on leadership. contribution to CIV ic improvement, and character.
 Guests at todays luncheon were visiting Lions Ed Knight of An chorage, Roy Seltridge and Nor man E. Sommers both of Ketch- ilyof n
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
PRODUCTION OF
 GOAL PARTIALLY
 RESUMED TODAY

PITTSBURGH, April 7-:- Needing demands of union leaders to stay away from mines until safety conditions improve, about half the nations 100000 bitum- inous miners remained idle to- day after elapse of the six-day mourning period for the Central ia, H., mine tragedy.
 The situation was roughly 200,- GOO miners idle and 100000 back at work.
 In the vital Pittsburgh prcduc- ton district coal output was but 25 percent of normal
 Production is likewise low ir other big coal areas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
The W ashington Merry -Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON The first Ath" ems flash on King Georges death made some State Department offi- cials believe momentarily that di- vine providence had gone to the rescue of the Greek loan program. King George, notorious reaction ary, had been serious obstacle to the Truman program.
 When the first news of Georges death reached the State Depart ment, therefore, Near Eastern offi- cials proposed making diplo- matic suggestion to the Greek Government that the throne be declared temporarily vacant. Had inc Greek accepted this, the prospects for forming new, more democratic government would have been greatly enhanced. So would the chances for passig the loan. The State Department planned to urge restoration of the regen- cv under Archbishop 'Damasklnos, and WAS dlSO COllSlAiSi AiAe5 bAAS sibility of placing liberal-minded Greek Prince Pierre on the throne if the Greeks insisted on keep ing their monarchy.
 However, word came that George's brother, Prince Paul. hao been swiftly seated on the throne In fact. it later leaked out that the royal family husEed up the news of Georges death so as to give time to Paul to take the oath
 The new king is even more thoroughly hated in democratic circles than his brother Paufs ascension now gives Greece German Queen. Frederick, who made no bones about her split loy- alties during the war. Two of her
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
JEEp PLANES ON LONG TRIP FROM ALASKA
Two Liaison Graft Start on Overland Flight from
 Fairbanks, Fl. Ord

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April IT, tR-TWo liaison planes. of the Army's Task Force Frigid have started an eight-day. 3,l00-mile flight to California--a trip the army said was one of the first by these small-type aircraft ever undertaken from Alaska to the United States.
 The two L-5 type planes, small two-place high wing monoplanes, left here yesterday piloted by lst Lieut. L. Isidor s. Valdez, 1407 Columbia, Lawton, Okla. and 1st It. Robert V. Stokes, Route 3, Ar lington, Texas. Riding with It. Valdez was a mechanic. T-3 Her bert J. Lindgren. 787 E. Montana St., St. Paul, Minn.
 The scheduled eight-day trip, over some of the most rugged ter rain in North America, will include stops at Whitehorse, Watson Lake, Fort Nelson, Fort s. John. Grand Prairie, Edmonton and Calgary in Canada; Great Calls, Mont, Walla Walla. Wash. Klamath Falls, Ore, and Ford Ord, Calf.
 The actual air travel time is expected to be 3l hours. and all the flying will be in daytime. The army said the flight may open experimentation which will in- crease the range of small aircraft normally used for artillery spotting
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
PRELlPITATION
SOLDIER E INDICTED
 FOR pILFERING MAIL

Pfc. J. F. Rohinett has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury at Anchorage on a charge of theft from the U. s. Mails. Robinett is accused of stealing merchandise from parcel in the mail at Whittier last December. The sol- dier had been assigned as mail guard from the MP detachment at Fort Richardson.
 Local Postal Inspectors state that there is an indication that some pilfering of parcel post pack ages has been occurring at Alas kan ports and that steps have Teen taken to apprehend and bring to justice all persons guilty of pilfering the mails.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
} STEAMER LINES ARE
 10 SIGN Up
Will Cover Proposed Interim Plan
 Ships Are Al|oGated

SEATTLE, April T, Assigning of the agreement covering the pro- rosed interim plan for continuing steamship service to and from Alas ka is expected within the next few days, steamship companies have been notified by representatives at Washington, D. c.
 The agreement will go into ef- feet 30 days after signing by the Alaska Steamship Co.,, The North land Transportation Co.,, and the Alaska Transportation Co.,, operat- ing as agents of the United States Maritime Commission.
 The Santa Ana Steamship Co, has not operated as. an agent or the Government but has indicated the possibility of resumption of It's single-ship service to the Kuskok- vim River area. It did not take part in the negotiations for an interim period of operation.
 The following allocation of ships is contained in the agreement
 Alaska Steamship Co.,: l6 vessels compared with a prewar total of IT, including four passenger vessels, the Alaska, Aleutian, Baranot ana the Denali, and one cargo ship, the Victoria, all company y-owned. To these would be added two VC-2s with the right reserved to the Mar time Commission to substitute two Z-EC-2's or EC-S's; eight C1-MAV- l's; and one trooper with the Com mission reversing the right to sup stitute a trooper for the steamship Young America.
 Northland Transportation Co.,: 7 C-1-MAV-1's and two R-1-MAV-3s, The Company was to have had one passenger ship, the Company own ed North Sea, but she was lost in British Columbia waters. An other passenger ship may be sub stituted.
 The Alaska Transportation Co.,: assigned one Company owned yes sel, the Tongass, with the right to require substitution of one C-l- MAV-1, or one N-3 as is; one R. 1M-MAV-3; and one C-1-MAV-l'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
NLR ACT lS UPHELD
 BY HIGHEST COURT


 WASHINGTON, April 7.-tR- The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the National Labor Relations Act surersedes simila: state acts. The to decision was made on a case in which the New York State Labor Relations Board contended it had the auth ority to require two steel con- panies 10 recognize foremen's un- ions. The court upheld the claim of the companies Bethlehem Steel and Allegheny Ludlum Steel-that they are engaged in interstate commerce and subject only to the national authority,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
NEW LABOR LAW Up FOR
 DISCUSSION
Senator Taft Outlines Bill Which He Terms Only
 'Tenfafive" 7.

WASHINGTON, April ', R-Sen- ator Robert Taft has given the public a peek at the preliminary draft of general c,bor bill his Senate Labor Committee, is writ ing.
 The measure, as it now stands, is highlighted by a provision de signed to avert National paraly- sis" strikes by court injunction. It would also outlaw the closed shop, restrict union shop agreements, ban secondary boycots and jurisdictional strikes, and curtail industry wide bargaining in some cases.
 Taft discussed the bill at a news conference The Ohio Sena- tor described the measure as lit erally and completely tentative.
 Here is how that section aimed at national paralysis strikes would work
 When the Attorney General de- cided a threatened strike would imperil the anational health or safety, he would petition for a 6O-day injunction to block the strike
 If there were still not settle ment at the end of that time the workers would hold a secret ballot election to determine whether to go on strike. If they decided to strike, the injunction would be dissolved and the Presi- dent would report to Congress on the situation.
 It then would be up to Congress to take whatever action it saw fit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April ', lP Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5, American Can 92al, Anaconda 39l2, Curtiss-W Wright 5i2, International Harvester 85l. Kennecott 46h, New York Central l6a, Northern Pacific l57s, U. s. Steel TIE, Pound s402A.
 Sales today were 630,000 shares.
 Merrill-Lynch averages today are as follows: Industrials 175.39, Rails 4790, Utilities 35.74.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Northern Voyager, from Seattle duo April g.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver April g.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle April 9, calling at Ketchi- kan, Juneau, Yakutat, Cordova Valdez and Seward.
 Tongass scheduled to sail from Seattle April II.
 Alaska, from west, scheduled Southbound about 1:30 o'clock or Tuesday afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07

 Goes 10 Jail

NEW YORK, April 7.--LP-Alvin J. Paris, convicted in January Of attempting to bribe two New York Giants professional football play CTS to throw their Dec Is champ ionship game with the Chicago Bears, was sentenced today to one year in the city penitentiary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
NORTH STAR IN PORT

The North Star Alaska Native Service boat, left here over the weekend with supplies Tor the re- construction of the school at Yaku- tat. The school was recently des- troyed by fire
 From Yakutat. the North Star will go to the Aleutian Islands to take on War Surplus property which is being turned over to the Alaska Native Service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
COUPLE FROM NEW YORK

MT. and Mrs. Malcom Mitchell from New York, NY, have arrived in Juneau and registered as guests of the Baranof Hotel. MT. Mitchell is representing w T Borin and Company of New York City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
RED CROSS OFFICIAL HERE

Tom w. Read, with the American Red Cross, arrived in Juneau sun day from Seattle on Pan American Airways, and is registered at the Baranof Hotel,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
B JULIE ! 1 N S

WASHINGTON = Senate leaders sought today an agreement for vote tomorrow on the nomination of David E. Lilienthal as chair man of the atomic energy commls- sion.
 SANTIAGO, Chile Commun- ists have made strong gains in the Chilean city elections. The right wing still holds majority of the municipal council seats. But the lsftists have more than doubled their representation in the l7B cit ies where official returns have been counted.
 BUENOS AIRES-A news black out in Paraguay makes the reyolu- tionary situation there obscure There are reports at Buenos Aires that government naval units have joined the rebels.
 ELMSFORD, New York Four children were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home in Elmsford in Westchester Coun- l ty, New York.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07

Rio de Janeiro is A hours by scheduled air service from Lon don and 28 hours from New York.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07

Yenan, Chinas Communist cap ital, is 450 miles from the nearest Seacoast,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07

The ancient Phoenicians were the first great sea traders,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07

LLANDUDNO, Wales The Co operative party which customarlly reflects non-trade union rank and file sentiment in the British La hor party today approved a resolu- tion condemning President Tru- mans stop Communism program as "a menace to world peace.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
 WEATHER REPORT Temperatures fo.' 24-Hour Period Ending 7:ou O'Clock This Morning.

In Juneau-MaXimum, 42; minimum, 34 At Airport-Maximum, AZ; ) minimum, 29..
 WEATHER FORECAST tJuneau and Vicinity } Cloudy with rain showers and little change in temper } ature tonight and Tuesday. PRECIPITATION !, (Past 24 hours ending 7:3o a.a.. today , In Juneau or inches; } since April l, .33 inches; :. since July l, 1881 inches. At Airport .02 inches; since April 1, IT inches; since July l, 50.25 inches.
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Evening star., 1947-04-17

ture. Thus. II Father Tfso be ex-
ecuted. he viii probably be con-.
sidered q martyr by many Slovaks,
while even Z communication to life
imprisonment would presumably
leave hard feelings.
while the Czech lands are un-
doubtedly the more wealthy and
progressive, the Czechs themselves
number only 100000 as against
5000, 900 Slovaks. The wholesale ex-
puIsion of several million Germans
and Magyars from Czechoslovakia.
however, automatically renders the
Slovak element relatively more i'm
portant In the country as a whole,
How to weld the two groups together
in genuine harmony remains vital
problem of national craftsmanship.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Get 1t Out for Debute

Chairman Buck of the Senate
District Committee and the five
Senators who voted with him to
report the "home rule bill" for the
District are to be commended. They
are putting on the Senate calendar
q measure which will evoke discus
sion of the disgraceful condition
here under which American citizens
are taxed without representation.
In itself that is a good thing, re-
gardless OF the fate OF this particular
bill.
As for the bill itself, 1t does not
grant home rule in any form. It
merely creates a commission to
recommend a charter which would
define powers to be granted to a
locally-elected Government. Ap-
proval of the charter must come
from Congress and the people of
Washington. If the committees
report OF the bill yesterday is first
step, therefore, it is easy to under
stand the number of steps remain
ing to be taken before even the
limited form of suffrage contem-
plated in this measure could become
effective.
One of our great handicaps in
Washington has been to get any
form Of proposed suffrage for Wash
ington to the floor of House or
Senate. We need and surely deserve
to have the question debated on the
record. The men who oppose it,
and in The Stars opinion the num-
Der is diminishing each year, should
stand up and be counted. The Nc
Carran measure has its defects but
the principle at stake is OF para
mount Importance and any approval
Of that principle Is encouraging.
Evening star., 1947-04-17

In the early 1906 the disease was
identified in this country and had spread
widely through the Northeastern States.
It has infected 250-nile ring Of terri
tory around New York.
It's spread toward Washington Is be-
neved to have started in the Cumberland
area by beetles dropping on log ship
ments going West by rail.
The Agriculture Department Is doing
everything it can both to control the
disease and to develop q strain Of elms
immune to 1t. But to show how effec-
tive killer it Is, 1t took $4,000 elms to
develop two trees which stood up under
inoculations OF the disease.
It would take at least half century,
experts say, to grow large numbers Of
such elms and another half century for
them to mature-a full century in which
one of Americas most cherished trees
would all but disappear in mature form
II nothing were done but plant resistant
trees.
Money Needed Now.
The only way the disease can be con-
trolled is by controlling the beetles. And
the only way yet found to control the
beetles Is to remove dead and dying elrns,
prune dead or weak wood from elm trees
and conduct all-out DDT spraying pro-
grams
This Is why the men who attended last
weeks meeting sounded warning
which all Washington should heed.
Money to remove all dead wood and
spray Washington's elns must be forth
coming. Now is the time to start work,
not wait until thousands Of the trees are
infected
Mr.. Roots Office already has an extra
$45 900 In the 1948 budget to pr1lne and
spray the park elms Mr.. Batson hopes
to get $4,000 program added to the
budget estimate for street trees now
before Congress.
The District and the park Office esti-
mate they have 10000 planted elm trees
on public property. But these are only
part of the problem. There are the
trees on private land and wild trees in
the parks and other wooded sections to
consider.
Public agencies themselves cannot do
the job. The owners Of elms on private
land must also dig down in their own
pockets to prune and spray their trees.
Most of the wild elms will have to take
their chances.
There can be no question that the
amounts Of money needed for pruning
and spraying are justified.
Pruning and spraying on such scale
may sound costly, but the cost Is nothing
when compared to that of removing
dead elms later on when they become a
menace to public safety-or the cost Of
losing this great asset Of the city.
Springfield, Mass, for instance, esti-
mates its 27500 elms are worth $4,000, 600.
But the real value of Washington's
elms can no more be stated in dollars
and cents than can the value Of the
Potomac River.
The Nations Capital could never and
would never forgive itself for not taking
q stitch in time.