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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
Puerto Rico

Next year will be the 50th since we gave
Spain $20,000,0OO for its claims to a mis-
Ierable, poverty stricken, overpopulated
trolled it through five decades, during
which the American standard of living has
become the envy of the world.
But Puerto Rico has not shared in our
countrys amazing progress. 1t remains
what it was when we took it from Spain
miserable, backward, degraded, poverty
stricken, and even more densely over-pop-
ulated than before.
| The job that we did in preparing the
Philippines for independence is one of
which we are justly proud. Our success
there makes even more tragic our utter
failure in Puerto Rico.
| We have extended public education be-
lyond the capital city of San Juan, but SO
poorly that for practical purposes most
Puerto Rieans are illiterate. We have i'm
proved medical facilities and saved lives,
but we have left those we kept alive in a
cesspool of filth, immortality and malnu-
triton.
They have become so miserable that
hundreds of thousands Of bare-footed ji-
baros, hearing of the great mother-land,
have staked every penny they could raise
on charter plane fare to New York. A few
settle in smaller cities or on farms. but
most arrive with from $40 to $40 in their
pockets, stop at a public welfare station
to register for relief and flock into New
York's most congested slums.
The problems they bring to New York
are New Yorks. The Puerto Rican degrada-
ton from which they flee is a national pro-
blem and national disgrace.
There is no simple, easy cure for the
terrible conditions we have permitted to
continue and worsen in our Caribbean de-
tendency.
In feeble ineffective way we have
meant well. We have poured considerable
relief money in, and spent more on war
time defense projects. We have exempted
Puerto Rico from the federal income tax,
to give the insular legislature more leewsy,
and we permit the island to retain its own
customs receipts. It has full benefit of Gus
tems-free export to the States, of course.
But these things are only mustard plast-
ers, We haven't done anything curative.
Because Puerto Rico Is off in the Carib-
bean, where few Americans see its slurns
and its disease-ridden people, we haven't let
it worry us.
| Now they are bringing their misery,
their poverty and their diseases to our
home shores. And it is no use blaming
them; they have perfect right to come
It's no use blaming the charter plane oper'
ators; they have perfect right to bring
them. We have nobody to blame but our
selves, as a nation, for letting Puerto Rice
and its people get into the circumstances
they are in.
We let the chickens run loose. Now
they're coming home to roost-tubercular
lhook-wormy, syphilitic, with touch of ty
lphoid and more than touch Of dysentery
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
Why A Marshall Plan?

withstand Soviet pressures Oh
Europe.
The Marshall Plan is m'
most promising strategy aVsr
able for preventing Russian
domination of Western EuToE
for keeping Communist lnl%
ence off the shores of the n,
lantic, for preserving WeSfeID
Europe as a trading area u
which economic laws instead u
political dictates will deternlln
the flow of trade and the o'
velopment of industry.
This is a plan to help rsDa.
an international community II
which American ideals W. ",
have the freest possible play
The alternative is to let Ro's, -,
rebuild that community IN p'
0OVlet image.
Even under the best Of eD
cumstances this comnTF
will not be a "perfect world
Reports of wasteful hoardln5 -
American aid in Greece, Of "
stacles to private shipments :,
materials to A m erlcSD
owned factories in other Gov"
tries, of graft and ingratituo.'', e,
these are diverting AmefltastI
attention from the main poII"
That point is that aid to o. o,
rope is first of all in AmeEN'
own interest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
Keeping It Simple
BY PETER EDsON

WASHINGTON-If a bunch of
lawyers and a batch of econo-
mists were cast away on a
desert island, it would be even
money which group would talk
the other to death. The odds
should probably be given to the
economists, though, because
lawyers eventually come to the
point. Economists, however,
ramble all over the lot, take
twice as many words as neces-
|sary to say anything, and final
ly hedge around with ifs, may
bes and on-the-other-hands.
This observation is made aft
er taking one look and then
running fast from Volume II of
the Marshall Plan report from
the donation Committee of Eu-
ropean Economic Co operation,
drawn up at Paris.
When Under Secretary of
State R-o b ert A. Lovett re-
marked the other day that the
Marshall Plan twas now con-
fused by an excessive amount
of figures" he said a rnouthful
and he wasn't kidding.
At first, he said, they didn't
have enough figures to make
any intelligent decisions on how
much aid was needed Or how
much the U. S. could give. But
now, ''they have 50 much stuff
it's indigestible."
Secretary Lovett hopes that,
eventually, the European Re-
covery Plan can be set up
simply. It will have to stay out
of what he calls ''the miasma
of statistcis," where it is today.
There are now four volumes
of studies on the Marshall Plan.
A fifth, from Secretary Of Com
merce Harriman's Committee
of 10 big-shet businessmen, is
|yet to come. And Congress, with
its millions Of words of reports
and hearings and reans Of de-
bate, is still to be heard from.
The infant Marshall Plan runs
the risk of being suffocated by
it's own swaddling clothes Of ex=
position nd eratory before it
even gets born.
Volume four in this documerl-
tation is the Presidents Council
of Economic Advisers report.
It was released under the snap
py little title of 1.-THE Impact
| of Foreign Aid Upon the Do
mestic Economy" It's about as
simple as these things can prob
ably be made. This seems to
be what the Council OF Eco
nonic Advisers say:
The purpose Of the Marshall
Plan is to lay the foundations
for a stable world economy.
Any aid given to Europe will
be less than the war and post
war programs. It should there
fore be . reduced strain on the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
Time Out

'pncerning the British withdrawal from
American tobacco market and the ad-
istration's position in supporting tobac-
Pt a fixed price, Time magazine in its
fent issue exonerates Spectators of all
possibility for higher prices, declaring
"in tobacco, as in most commodities,
william was demand"
is interesting to note the trend Of this
she-ground comment by a magazine
ch must form its opinions by hearsay.
Time:
70 save dollars, Britain, the biggese for
buyer Of U. S. flue-cured tobacco (54
cent of all flue- cured exports last year,
Fptly Cancelled $25 million of scheduled
rhases. The price, which had already
n after earlier cancellations, began to
roach the level at which the Govern
I is required to support it. Tobacco
kets shut down while Washington made
Us mind what to do. Then Washington
ved why anyone who CANDLES in COM
ities has the odds-and the Government,
his side.
pnder the parity program, the Depart.
of Agriculture was already commit
TO support tobacco at $3.50 lb. 1t had
Anced $50 million in loans to tobacco
hers who needed cash, but did not wan
ell their crop. (They hoped the price
BIT 60 higher) When the British with
y, the Administration went further L
bort tobacco prices.
ecretary of Agriculture Anderson an
bced that the Commodity Credit Corp
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

Paris. This occupied Interestingly
enough, after the Czechs had
been assured that Poland wouId
do likewise by a visiting group
from Warsaw, including influen.
tial Communists members of tb,
Polish government.
AS every one now Knows. tho
Czechs learned their error from
Stain in person. At Moscow
Gottwald had his heac washed
by the Generalissimo. Under the
implied threat of ruptur of the
Czech-Soviet alliance, thu whol.
cabinet voted unanimousl to re.
verse its previous unani.
NOUS vote. In the strets Of
Prague, people talked of "the
new Munish. The incident how.
ed the Czechs how far the in.
dependence was impaired. That
was far more important, it also
showed Moscow that some sirt
of independence remained at Ia.
que. The order is now knoWno
have gone out at once, "Put lie
screws on" The screws are 4
today. The major manifestatit
of this fact so far has been tn
arrest of a large numbe
of members of the Slovak demo
cratic party on charges Of COL
labor alton with "Fascist refugee
wreckers.
The atmosphere of terror is
already tangible. Already lead
ing non-Communist Czechs are
known to be considering flight
And this is only the beginning Of
the story. All competent authorl'
ties here, foreign and Czech,
have privately agreed that tn.
end will come with the open sup
preston of Czechoslovakiai
hardly re-won independence, un'
less those who love their Ibef'
ties act in the interval in SELF
defense. They must do so 0t,
fore next spring, the time
the elections for which the pres
ent terror is intended to pre-
pare.
COPYRIGHT, 1947 NEW YOHa
HERALD TRIBUNE INC.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

|illiterate, immoral, without the slightest
conception of the rudest sanitation.
If we don't like what they bring us, it's
high time we tackled cleanup job in
Puerto Rico.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
GOOD MORNING

Who foils to grieve when just occa-
calls or grieves too much, deserves
to be blcst: inhuman, or effeminate,
heart.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

We shall have most regretfullv to +e1
our American friends ssNo dollars ~
films. Sir Stafford Cripps. British mir =,
lister Of economic affairs. ''-A A'''''
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

World War III lies dead ahead miles.
the American epople drop their business
as-usual attitude. - Robert P. Paftersor,
former secretary Of war. '- 'o''
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

I'm pretty happy as I am. But no m q.
in political life could refuse a norninatio
for the presidency.-Rep. J. W. Marti
Jr. (R) of Mass. VI
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

II the total program Of the men in power
today is advice to eat 1ess-we shall ca,
less and less and less as initiation increases
and q depression is made inevitable. -
Henry A. Wallace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
Quotat tions s

The atomic activities Of the U. S. under
mine the faith Of people in UN declara-
tions-Andrei vishinsky, USSR delegate ia
UN.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
MRS. PAUL RECEIVES C0MMENDLTIQN FROM
 INDlAN OFFICE HEAD

Mrs Wlliam L. Paul, ST, of Jul neau has received through Superin- tendent Don Foster of the Alaska Native Service a letter from Acting Commissioner of the Office of h. dian Affairs William Zimmerman, Jr., commenting her and her son, William L. Paul, Jr., fer their work in helping to compile material and pictures for a booklet designed to help Alaskans in the self care of tuberculosis.
 The booklet is a picture script published by the OLA at Haskell Institute and financed substantial Iy by the Alaska Tuberculosis As sociation and the Territorial De- partment of Health The photos are designed to help persons who can not enter hospitals in the self care of tuberculosis in their own homes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15

Catholic Church to get her re- leased on her recognizance at ap- proximately 400 a m, then we believe it is time for the citizens of this community to demand the expulsion of this member of the local law enforcement agency. This is not a matter of what the law is nor a matter of how it is enforced, but a matter of whether or not an officer Of the law is a deity or a person that can be approached and talked to without dangers of Icing placed in the To- cal bastile fer your efforts to to straighten, out matter that was trivial to begin with.
 Yours very sincerely,
 " M. Metcahe
 Mrs. V. M Metcalfe
 V. W. Metcalfe
 Mrs. J. K. McAlister
 Frank Doogan
 James Maha,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
3 PASSENGERS ARE
 FlOWNHEaEBY BYpAA; 5 ARE FLOWN OUT

The Pan American Airways flew 5l passengers to Seattle and one to Ketchikan on Saturdays flights On the trip from Seattls to Ju- neau nine passengers were brought here.
 From Juneau to Seattle, pas sengers were: Virginia Shattuck Jannette Macomber. Pat Becker John Jcnes, Ruth Jones, Leland Links, Doris Sim and infant Don na, Lucille Zatloukal and infant Jeanette.
 George Pearce, Ruth Pearce, Rob- ert Goldstein, John Miller. FredriC Ihorne, Helen Van Hemert, Davl Brown. John Kazzimer, Lee Lipp saturnino Mendoza, Gil Peterson Allen Johns, John Bavard.
 Robert T, Keller, Norman Lurie Peter Papas, Stanley Biehn, Rob- cit Baade, Tom Oswald, George Peterson, Bill Forrest, Ing Rund- quist, James W. Hays, Robert M Leyene. Paul F. Lind.
 Alfred Adams, Henry A Rube Aryid L. Rasmussen, Douglas Ap- plegate, G. Alfred Carlson, Clifford Hickok, Robert Walker, Lewis Thomas, Fred Heather, James Knutson, Sofus Eilertson, George Fosmo. Adam Woodruff, IS. Gun ilde Hube, Bonnie Hube, Gerald inc Hube.
 George Moore, Mary Moore, John sudholm, John Norman, Gilbert Maxwell, Glen Reed.
 Juneau to Ketchikan. Al Smith
 Seattle to Juneau: William Mott, Mrie Jensen, Ragh Prasad Allan Engstrom, Hazel Baker ano infant Marilee, Michael Baker George Hull, John Gerwels.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
FISH LANDINGS

J V Cole on the ccWer earge Midas lanlca G5,00G pcund5 of gill ~et caugh, echoes a. rhc Juneau Cold Storagc yesterday from the Sitka River District. The fish were bought by Sebastian-Stuart.
 Jiin Hickey broug'lt in 3,0oJ ponds ol salmon trom \ r Bay by rick over the weekend, fol Alaska Coast Fisheries. The pack er Soph c under Tim Sharpe, land cd 4C.c pounds s9r Sebastian Stuart, and the troller Hobo II sgiypsrcd by Al Schre.Eal. brought n 1.5t0 pounds, also Tor Sebastian Sltart
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
WANT ADS
MURPHY & MURPHY

l-Bdr. Home, fully furn., immed- fate occupancy. Terms. Marine
 view.
 LEASE Cafe good bus, opp. center city. Moderate price PETERSON and GUTTORMSON homes, loia mi. Glacier High way. Terms
 BEDNAR home Auke Bay. BEAUTIFUL Home, large acreage, near Glacier HOMES, Fritz Cove Road. II ACRE pat land, ? houses, elec-
 tricity, compl furn., good water
 in house. Bus line. Glacier High way Terms.
 THE DECKER Bldg Apts., store
 space rentals. Splendid income.
 Terms.
 3-BEDROOM home. Good neigh
 borhood 3 baths. Can be single
 hcme or home and apt Full
 furn., work shop laundry, garage,
 e,ec kitchen, etc. APEX No. l, 48-ft packer; Troller
 3IA36, Polaris. .-.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
BEREAVED

We, the undersigned, wish tc make known our deep regret ano 3orroW over the loss of our very lear friend and frater Dr. Sidney .E. Stoves. Words are insufficient to ex- press our profound lamentation Tor this great loss to the chiro- pody profession. Signed. Doctors:
 Wm. T. Riley,
 David M. Riley,
 Louella A. Risen, Hazel E. Grace,
 Bertin Leland,
 Alfred Blaustein,
 Isaac H. Blae,
 George Martin and Maudrie M Malloy. Moses M. Beach.
 MEMBERS
 ALASKA
 CHIROPODISTS
 ASSOCIATION
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Sunday night between Post Office and Capitol Theatre, mans Contex wristWatch with gold wrist band. Reward. Return to Empire. 82 It LADIES Gold Waltham Wrist watch with black wrist band. Reward Douglas 322. 0l St LOST-Last Thursday between Grade School and Belle's, Jade setting about size of dime. Slight
 ly oval shaped. Finder please call 502 Baranof. Reward. 680 2t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
VETERANS GUIDE
 Ru MA I0P TH0MAS M MAI

Andover, Mass. I'm a disahlec veteran, looking for place to live My father owns a house which is rented to a third party, not a vet eran. Is there any way we car evict the tenant Cwho won't get o,lt)? {? Do I have any special rights as a wounded veteran"
 Under federal rent laws, now enforced by the Office of the Housing Expeditor, the only party who car evict another party from rented dwelling is the owrer of the dwelling himself And he can do so only if he plans to live in it himself However, there may be special state laws which might apply in your case. Go to the local office of the rent control people and inquire.
 Query from ED, Ocean Drive, Calf: My son was killed in an airplane accident off the Coast of California. He served three years in the Navy. Am I entitle to apply for his Victory Medal?"
 Yes, the next of kin is allowed to do that.
 Question from J. H., Greenville, s. C.: "Is it true that re- enlistment furlough is counted when computing terminal leave pay?"
 Yes, it certainly is counted, just like any other leave.
 Query from F T. Seattle. T am carried veteran taking on-the- job training under the CT Bill. Do suffer a reduction in subsistence allowance at the point when my wages plus my allowance equal the pay of a fully-trained work CT, or journeyman, even if that total is less than the s2o0 cell ing?"
 Yes. You are subject to which ever limit is reached first
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15

The question is--does the wife of a veteran, or the child of { veteran, or any other dependen of a veteran get any medical cart from the Veterans Administra- ton?
 The answer is-No
 The only people VA doctors carC for are ex-seryice people. There not a chance in the world for 2 veteran to get free medical carC for his wife or sick child.
 Widows of veterans Of the Glo- ltal War want to know why they don't get the same consideration
 as widows of World War I vet erans. They're referring to wid- ow's pensions.
 Unless the veteran had ser vice connected disability at the time of death a World War II widow does not rate a pension. But a World War widow is eligible for a pension even though her husband died with no service connected disability, provided her income is lower than a certain amount.
 Letters from widows whose hus- bands died from causes not con- inected with their service want to know why the qualifications for pensions differ.
 Just because Congress hasn't yet gotten around to making them the same. That's the only reason. There was pressure the last s2s- sion of Congress to make all wid- ows of World War II veterans entitled to pensions, just as all widows of World War I veterans are provided outside income does not exceed certain specific amounts. But this pressure was not strong enough to get anything done about it.
 Question from R. T., Oklahoma City: How can I get hold of my Victory Medal? I was discharged honorably from the Army two years ago"
 They're being given out by Army posts and installations all over the country Don't write to Wash ington to get it. Write the Com manding General of the nearest Army camp. Watch the local press and radio for announcements as tc just how to apply. Distribution of these medals has just started
 Question from M. J. K. of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
PRINCESS N0nAH
 BRINGS EIGHT HERE

The Princess Norah arrived from Vancouver, on Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Listed for Juneau were the following eight passen- gers: MT. and Mrs. Clarence Guil- lory, Clifford Guillory, Joseph H Scherr, Ross A. Wheeler, Niela E Krag, Solon Dore and William H Dore.
 The steamer sailed for Skagway at Il o'clock Saturday night anc is scheduled to arrive here tomor. TOW morning at 7:30 o'clock, sail. south at 8.:30 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
Pays Taxes Years
 On County Properly

SACRAMENTO, Calf, -tR-The housing problem hadn't bothered Manual P Raimundo for 20 years until he discovered his home site, on which he'd paid taxes all those years, actually belonged to the county. It is part of road right of way.
 Distlict Attorney E. L. Means said the country would try to figure out some solution.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
FUR RENT

FURNISHED Rooms, near business section. 326 2nd St. Phone Black 354 6Sl If ROOMS FOR REM Down town location. Inquire at Darnell's. 657-tt CLEAN steamheatea rooms, clean beds. 3l5 Gold St. 656-tf. ? OFFICES for rent in Simpson Bldg. 624-tf ROOM-kitchen privileges = Home Hotel. Phone 886.
 NICE CLEAN ROOMS, by dey or week. Colonial Hotel. rh. lG7
 546-2t ROOMS privileges tionr . Hotel-Ph e86.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15

At the New York auto show in 1900, electric automobiles far out numbered steam and gasoline powered cars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15

NEW ST. CLAIR Deluxe oil range S195 New 30 gal Deluxe Elec- tric water heater $110. New on- O-Matic oil burner with controla SITS New Century oil burner with controls SITS. Prices include de- livery in city. Installation extra
 Phone 676. 662-tf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
FROM SAxMAN

The Rev. and Mrs James Seller! of SaXman are staying at the Hote Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15

TWO BEDROOM modern unfurn-
 ished house, 534 E. 5th St. Call Blue 297. 660-tf.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15

APT. HOUSE, ten apts. Phone 423
 6l3-tf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-15
MISCELLANEOUS

DAVE CLARK, please cali at En-
 pire Office dh
Evening star., 1947-08-17
Silver Spring Pupil
Has Vacation Fun at
Montgomery Camp
By Jerry Coming. II
St MichoeI's School

When school let out, I wasn't
looking forward to my summer va
cation with any great expectancy
Last year, I had gone to camp, but
that was out for this summer. re-
membered from other vacations how
bored was after the first few days
My mother suggested that I en-
roll in the summer recreation pro-
gram which Is put on in Montgom-
cry County, Md. I wasn't too en-
thusiastic, but agreed to try it.
went down. to Montgomery Blail
High Schoo! on the opening day
The first few days, I wasn't inter-
ested, but soon the program got
under way and began to like it.
There is always something to dc
and plenty of other kids to play
with. On Wednesdays, we are all
loaded into a big bus and taken to
the Takoma pool to swim. On
Thursdays we make things out OF
gimp, which is fun to work with.
On Fridays, we have arts and crafts,
and I like to make such things as
belts, change purses, candleholders
and ash trays. Next week we are
going to make coasters.
The program at Montgomery Blair
is directed by Coach Continetti, and
he is a regular guy. He arranges
baseball and volley ball games-in
fact, any sport in which enough
kids are interested. There Is some
thing for every age group.
So, you see, there are lots Of
things to do and the summer is
going by quickly-and I am having
lots of fun.
Evening star., 1947-08-17
By Arthur n. koonce
Star Stoff Correspondent

ST. GEORGE. Bermuda.-Getting
back in earnest to her great prewar
MISUNDERSTANDING to tourists
Bermuda is developing facilities to
make the most Of her opportunities
without excessively undermining the
charm Of her leisurely way of life.
Extensive construction underway
at the British colonial resort and
reopening of prewar hotels and
guest houses soon will nearly double
the islands present accommodations
for 1000 visitors at one time.
Several elaborate new clubhouses
with cottage colonies and cabanas
will be ready before the peak of the
season. Private housing under con-
struction also dots the hillsides of
this sprawling community of some
$4,000 population. All are con-
structed largely in the Bermudian
manner OF coral blocks sawed from
the island formations.
In line with the added housing
Evening star., 1947-08-17
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