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The Nome nugget., 1947-06-09
Free Press In Russia
Cincinnati EnQuirer)

(Clnclnnat Enqurer)
 IN A REGENT INTERVIEW with Harold Stassen Premier Stan declared that Russia is 'unabe to lift the censorship ban on newspaper articles emanating from his sountry Stalins announcement made verba- tim by the former Minnesota Governor occasions little surprise There have been indications that the Krem lin had any intention to comply with the free press requests made by other democratic nations.
 It is difficult-perhaps mpossible-for leaders of many foreign ands particularly those long under dic- atorshps to understand either the values of the son for free press in the United States know it. To the dictator free speech is dangerous free discussion something to be feared. The individual who rules by force rather than by popular will constantly be on guard lest the of his people learn the whole truth either about his administration the adminstr- ton of democratic nations
 Nor it probable that the people of nation long un- der rule would be able to comprehend the meaning of
 free press For years and years they have looked upon the press instrument of government They expect to find, in their newspapers government propaganda rather than facual truths Experenceand experience alonecan teach them that real truths freely circuat ed give the public the full information on which good government must be founded
 Democracy is not precept which can be handed to people complete and ready for operation It must from the people themselves They must built it grad ually; must educate themselves in its methods and structure free press, instrument of democracy also must have gradual growth It would be impossi ble to install nstanter, free press within dictator ship it would be to pass camel through the proverb ial needles eve
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-09
tBY Lawrence Martini

Harry Truman is sending John Smith big package, c. O. D. The bill comes to 400 million dollars. Wrapped up in the package is a large chunk of foreign policy which Harry and John are buying for the 400 millions. It is tagged
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-09

tilc ocpdtc IS choCo, JuSs Wudt thCy are getting in this expensive pack age from their friend Harry. Now that the Truman policy" of aid to Greece and Turkey is John Smiths policy by right of pur- chase, John has a right to look into the package to see whether it contains some of the things he has been told are in it.
 For instance: Does this policy mean war with Russia?
 Sure it does-but not a shooting war. It is, in fact, shot fired in a war in which we are already en- gagged. This is fight to the finish against the idea that any nation or ! government has the right to tell any other nation or people that : they must have a certain kind of government. On that, Harry Tru- man and John Smith have already been at war with Russia for months. For the Soviet rulers are trying, by means more foul than fair, both openly and covertly, to impose Communist regimes on the people of other countries. They have already put this over on Es- thonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Yugo- slavia, Romania, Hungary and now Bulgaria, and to some extent Poland. They are trying to do it in Iran and Iraq, in Greece and Tur- key.
 Truman and Smith are in favor of letting inc Russians who live in Russia have a Communist. collee- twist socialist. totalitarian stafe if ! they want if. But they are dead sci against having the Russians make other people fake that kind of fhing and like if. Truman and Smith believe. as all Americans do. that every nation must be free 10 select ifs own kind of govern ment and way of life. That is inc war between democracy and total italitarianism. and ifs that John Smith buys into with his aid 10 Greece and Turkey.
 Further examining his 400-mil- lion-dollar package, Mir. Smith wants to- know:
 Does it contain any assurance that Greece and Turkey will not go Communist"
 1t does not. 1t is intended to strengthen those countries to resist aggressors who would tell them: "You must have Communism" or "You cannot have Communism" That's really the bargain. Greece and Turkey are to be freed from any threat to their freedom of choice. We are betting 400 million dollars they will never choose Communism. Democracy was born and cradled in ancient Greece: the battle between tyranny and indi- vidual liberty was fought in Ath- ems 500 years before Christ. De- mocracy has not always won in i Greece. but it is part of every Greeks heritage.
 1 Smith knows, from the earnest ness with which Truman urged this aid, that edibles and wear ables for Greek men. women and children are sorely needed. But
 why, John asks, is so much of the money to go for guns and muni- tions of war? Nearly half of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
BIG STRIKE
 AT TRIESTE
 CALLED

TRIESTE, Sept. 25.-tR-A gen eral strike which paralyzed shipping in Trieste's port for "A hours was brought to an end today.
 The Allied Military Government of the new free territory announced that an agreement to call off the strike had been reached at a mid night conference attended by AMG officials; leaders of the Sindacati Unici, which ordered the work stop page; and of the Moderate, non Communist Camera del Lavoro, which refused to participate.
 Both unions claimed a moral victory" and military government officials made no effort to conceal their pleasure at having the strike ended The British-American AMG had feared that the work stoppage might embroil in an East West political struggle with the leftist labor movement. About 12,000 work CTS were idle during the strike.
 The military government an- nouncement said that under the agreement to end the strike AMG 'provisionally' would release nine Sindacati Unici members arrested cary Wednesday under accusations that sney molested workers who re- fused to participate in the strike They are to be brought to trial with in 48 hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25

All pointed to traps as ma jor cause of depletion and sug- gestions for regulating traps rang ed from outright elimination to shortened leads and removal from bay entrances, with prohibition of night fishing and emptying of spillers at weekly closing were also recommended.
 Also suggested was a tripartite panel composed of fishermen, canneryman and a EVIL official to set regulations and determine season extensions.
 A uniform season for all South east Alaska and earlier opening of the fan seine season was urg- ed by James Young, representing the seine boat captains of the west coast of Prince of Wales Island suggesting October for the op- ening of fall fishing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
pr. vannevaF Bush 10 Head
 US. Research
President Also N a mes } 10 Fill Out New De-
 parfmenf of Air

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25-IR- President Truman today completed the top leadership of the new national defense organization by naming Dr. Vannevar Bush, noted scientist, as chairman of the re- search and development board.
 He also filled positions in the new Department of Air with these appointments:
 Arthur s. Barrows, Chicago, H., to be UnGersecretary of the De- partment, which is headed by Sec retary w. Stuart Symington.
 Eugene M zuckert and Cornell jus Vanderbilt Whitney to be Assis- tant Secretaries for Air.
 zukert has been special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of War for Air. Whitney, an officer in both world wars, is President of numbering company in northern New York state and head of live stock properties in New York and Kentucky.
 Gen. Carl Spaatz was appointed Chief of Army for the Air De- partment. He has been chief of the Army Air Force.
 The board which Dr. Bush Will head is designed to keep America in the forefront of scientific de- velopments and in obtaining new weapons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
GROUP PROTESTING
 "5ECRET POLICIES"
 ON PACIFIC FISHING

SEATTLE, Sept 25-+R- Chair nian Miller Freeman Of the Pacific Fisheries conference has named a fip2-man group to carry to Con- gress and the Department of State protests of the Pacific Coast fish ing industry against the Depart ment's secrecy policy in the planned peace treaty with Japan.
 Tke conference, meeting at San Francisco this month, asked that portions of the treaty affecting fisheries be made public to permit open discussion
 The committee will be headed by T. F. Sandoz, Columbia River Packers Association, Astoria, rep resenting the salmon industry, Freeman said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
MRS. TAFT
 TALk50UT
 IN SPEECH
Lampoons Demo Admini- stration, Labor Leaders
 Senator in Tacoma

SEATTLE, Sept. 5.-tR-Senator Taft (R.-Ohio) chose the middle of the road on foreign policy questions today as he carried to Tacoma Re- publican vote-seeking campaign en- livened by his wife's happening speech against the Democratic ad- ministration and labor leaders.
 The Ohio Senator was prepared to resume the center of the stage wicn an important foreign affairs address in Tacoma tonight after lowing gracefully out of the Seattle spot light in favor of Mrs Martha Taft, who provided the oratorical fireworks of the day
 Although he has kept his foreign policy ideas largely in the back ground in the past because of the COP responsibility assumed in that field by Senator Vandenberg (R.- MichD, Taft was prepared to say that he agrees with neither the ex- treme "isolationist" or information alist" viewpoint.
 He told group of Washington State Young Republicans in an 'in- formal conference that he classes himself as being lin the middle of the road"
 Two Extremes
 There are two extremes" he said Those on one side want to shut the door against the rest of the world and, those on the other want to give everything we have away to foreign nations. I can't go along with either. I am in the middle of the road"
 The Senator mentioned the foreign aid issue briefly in speech to the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
Given Free Ride
 From Alaska, Youth Turns on Benefattor

SEATTLE, Sept c5.-lR-An l8- year-old Seattle youth, accused of stealing a ship-to-shore radio off the fishing boat Rolling Wave on a trip from Ketchikan to Belling- ham and selling it here for $40, has been turned over to Bellingham police for prosecution.
 Detective C. L. Harriott said he signed statement admitting the theft and involving another youth. The two were given a free ride south because they did not have the fare, Harriott said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
STATE DEPT.
 TO A(T FOR
 (APTIvEGI'S
YugosIav Government to Answer for Gunpoinf
 Capture of Soldiers

WASHINGTON, Sept 25.-lR
 The State Department announced today it will take up immediate ly" with the Yueoslav government the case of three American sol diers seized and held captive by Yugoslav troops along the Trieste frontier.
 Press Officer Michael McDer- mott told a news conference that a protest by Maj Gen. T. s. Airey Commander of the British -Ameri- can forces at the Free Territory at Trieste, has produced mo re- suits
 Headquarters of the American forces in Trieste announced Tues day that an American officer and two enlisted men had been forced across the frontier at gunpoint'' by the Yugoslavs in rugged ter rain between the boundary.
 News dispatches have identified the three as First It. William Var Atten of East Orange, N J., Pfc Earl G. Hendrick, Jr., of Arling- ton. Va, and Pfc. Glen A. Myer. of Edgely, N. D.
 Undersecrtary of State Lovet, disclosed yesterday the United States had warned the Yugoslavs to stop immediately the 'irrespon- sihle" practice of serving ultima tums on American troops along the border in an effort to obtain min- or frontier alterations in their favor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
Davis Is
 Sworn In


 WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-tR- James P. Davis was sworn in to- day as Director of the Divisions of Territories and Insular Posses sions of tke Interior Department at ceremonies in the office of Secretary of Interior Krug.
 The oath was administered by Floyd E. Dotson, chief clerk of the Department.
 Davis, formerly OPA Adminis- trator for thes Territories and Pos sessions, said he is in full agree ment with the Departments policy favoring admission of Alaska to the Union.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Square Slnnet scheGu.ed to leave Seattle today.
 Glove Hitch scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver p. m. Sat- urday.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle September 30.
 Princess Norah scheduled to ar rive from Skagway at 5;30 Friday morning, and sails south at 8 a. m.
 Aleutian scheduled southbound from west next Sunday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
BUTTER PRICES IN
 SLIDE AT SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Sept 25-4R-Butter prices slid some more today at the wholesale level, each of the two top grades easing off cent a pound.
 Grade A dropped to 83 cents and Grade A to 82 Grades B and c remained unchanged at 78 and 75.
 Retail prices are usually six to eight cents higher.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Sept. 25-iR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is As. American Can 82ai. Anaconda 34is. Curtiss- Wright 5is, International Harvester 847s. Kennecott A, New York Gen. tral i4la. Northern Pacific l9Fi, U. $. Steel 64a. Pound $4.03A
 Sales today were 770.000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows; h. dustrials. l75.30: rails. 47.54: utili- ties. 3406.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
Craiq Area Fishermen
 Make Suggestions for
 Regulations on Fishing

CRAIG, Alaska, Sept. 25-With very few exceptions, fishermen in the Craig area, at a hearing here on the 1948 fishing regulations, request a long open season in outside waters from Cape Spencer south, with inside water closed to comm ercial salmon taking, in- cluding trap lishing.
 Craig fishermen take the view that boats are being forced to fish off the coast by progressive ly poorer fishing recent years in inside waters
 They contend that the better fishermen are combined in bigger crews on those large seine boats and are capable of fishing in out side waters and would be able to make more money than by fishing in small boats inside. It is also claimed that fish taken off the coast at earlier dates wouldn't in terfere with Southeast Alaska es- exponent, as they say salmon running there in large numbers mainly sockeye-are migration fish, heading for Canadian spawn ing areas
 This general view IS accepted by Canneryman Eigil Buschmann, Nakat Packing Co., general sup erintendent who suggests outside fishing season opening July or 10 extending to the end of the month.
 However Buschmann opposes the closing of the inside areas, and resuses to accept the general "pessimistic view of pink salmon conditions.
 He cited poor seasons experience ed before the present intensive fishing with subsequent natural comeback of salmon. The general proposal of those wanting the out side season is that the inside fishing be closed for five or ten years, with gradual reopening as Notifications would be the closure of inside waters each season un- til after stream escapement is assured, with much later opening dates than now.
 August g, openeing date pro- posed by the EVIL for next season in all Southeast Alaska, is ac- ceptable to fishermen here, though they mainly want established clos ing dates. Seiner Joe Demmert voiced the belief that extensions at the end of the season have been ''overdone' and fishermen would favor closing down at the end of the regular season.
 Fish and Wildlife Alaska Fish cries Chief Seton Thompson said in answer to inquiry, that the Service proposes no change in the closing dates of regular seasons from those of this year. A num- Der of fishermen here also recom- mend the removal of protective regulations over what they termed fish enemies. listing seagulls, sea- lions, Dolly Warden trout and mergansers. They also lay part of the tlame for depletions on creek robbing by fox farmers, by halibut fishermen for bait and by side riggers and lead seiners,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
Hopes Emergency Aid Can Be Met Without Spec
 idI Session Congress
RETURN OF WARTIME
 CONTROLS MENTIONED
Must Combat Hunger and Communism in Europe
 Committees Named

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-lRl- President Truman asked Americans today to save food for Europe's hungry and said he still hopes emergency aid can be met without a special session of Congress.
 In news conference, MT Tru- man left open, however, the possi- bility that the legislators may be summoned into an emergency ses- sion. That is question to be explored at conference he will have Monday with Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders.
 Asked whether he thinks re- turn of rationing and price con- trcls might be necessary. he re- piled that those are matters for Congress to decide.
 Will Help Budgets
 In appealing for food conser- vation. the President observed that 1t would help budgets of Ameri- can families as well as providing food to combat hunger in Europe.
 His 20-minute talk with report CTS ranged over wide field of the problems involved i'll helping Flu rope get through the winter and back on it's feet, economically speaking.
 MT Truman said:
 l. A decision on a special ses- sion of Congress for emergency aid for Europe will flow from a meeting he has scheduled Monday with Congressional leaders of both parties. He hopes a special ses- sion can be avoided and has an open mind on the suhject
 2. On the long-range Marshall Plan for helping European coun- tries which help themselves and each other, careful study will pre- ceda any action and the govern ment will move cautiously
 Conservation Effort
 3. A special committee of citi- zens has been named to consider the immediate food problem and advise "on ways and means of carrying out the necessary con- servation effort"
 A. Other committee have been assigned the responsibility of study ing the report drawn up by l6 na- tions in Paris, outlining their needs under the Marshall Plan. MT. Truman refrained from terming. as voluntary rationing his immediate plan to save food. Re- peatedly, he said. it calls for sav- ing food, for not wasting food.
 MT Truman said he has been advised that Americans waste the equivalent of 70.O00.000 bushels of wheat. Presumably he means TO- 100000 bushels year
 The proposal for conserving foods 'stemmed directly from a recom- mendation of committee of Cab inet members who have been study ing world food programs. This committee is headed by Secretary of Agriculture Anderson and in- cludes Secretary of State Marshall and Secretary of Commerce Harri- man.
 MT Truman released tfeir re- port, plus statement of his own on it and on the Marshall Plan
 Twofold Purpose
 MT Truman said.
 The Cabinet food) committee made it clear that definite steps to conserve on use of food stuffs at home and reduce the
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
JUDGE FOLTA RETURNS

District Judge George w. Folta who recently returned from vaca- ton in the Stikine River, will pre- side over the U. s. District Court in Juneau from today until Saturday
 He will leave Sunday to open the fall court term at Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
WEATHER REPORT

Temperature for 24-Hour Period Ending 7:30 O'Clock
 This Morning
 In Juneau-Maximum, 58; minimum, 45.
 At Airport-Maximum, 57; minimum, A.
 WEATHER FORECAST
 (Juneau and Vicinity Mosty cloudy with some light rain tonight and Fri day. Not much change in temperature.
 PRECIPITATION tPast 24 hours ending 7:3o a m. today) In Juneau none, since Sept. l, 1404 inches; since July 1, 2726 inches.
 At Airport trace; since Sept 1, g inches; since July l, 1882 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
J. II. CLOUGH HERE

James H. Clough, Assistant Timber Manager for the Prince William Sound Division of the U. S. Forest Service, is visiting regional officials this week before returning to his headararters at Cordova.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-25
The W aShinqto Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON A two mil lion dollar kitty will be voted at , the San Francisco convention of the American Federation of Labor Oct. to launch the AFL's cam paign to defeat members of Con- gress who supported the Taft Hartley labor bill
 ! Question troubling AFL leaders is how to spend the money with out violating the Taft-Hartley act which prohibits a lahor union from using union dues for political ac- tivity. Here is how AFL moguls plan to do it:
 The two million dollars will be spent in so-called press and radio educational program" to acquaint the American public with the great strides made by labor and industry under the Wagner Act, now supplanted by the re- strictive Taft-Hartley Act.
 Meanwhile, augmenting this na- tional publicity drive, the AFL Eill sent speakers into the districts f of every congressman who sup ported the Taft-Hartley bill to stump against him for reelection. The expenses of these stump speak CTS will be financed entirely by voluntary collections taken up at meetings where the speakers ap- pear
 U. S. WORRIES OVER ITALY
 Behind Secretary Marshall's ur- gent demands that a special ses- sion of Congress be called to vote relief funds for Europe are some triple urgent cables received from his ambassador in Rome, James c. Dunn, warning that Commun- ist revolt is imminent.
 The De Gasperi government in Italy was formed with no Com munists represented in the Cabi- met. And although it was kept a strict diplomatic secret, this was done on the specific recommends ton of the American embassy Because of this the entire prestige of the United States is staked on keeping the De Gasperi gov ernment in power.
 Meanwhile, a top secret U. s. Army Intelligence report gives startling details of the Commun- list plan to seize Italy. For some Itime, U. S. Intelligence agents have been working to ferret out the underground network of Com munists which the Russians have
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Evening star., 1947-04-09

ito keep them from reaching The
Congress. at least until the latest,
|hAnd-picked group headed b. Dr.
Ernest u. Hopkins, sent out by the
Navy with Whitewash buckets, could
file its report defending the dicta-
torial naval rule Of these two Amer
lean possessions.
Representative P0ulson has intro
sduced into the House 4 bill granting
to the Guamanians many basic lib
critics and rights that they have
never enjoyed IN their almost SO
years under autocratic naval rule.
Among these are the right Of trial
BY jury, m end to taxation without
representation, universal suffrage
and the abolition Of the naval gov-
ernor's power Of absolute veto.
Secretaries Forrestal and Patter-
son, to say nothing Of President
Truman, eloquently profess their de-
sire to maintain democratic institu-
tions" In Greece and Turkey, even
II 1t costs the American people
$400, ,000, 900 to begin with. Il Is DIM
cult to understand why such
champions should continue to over
look naval despotism In Guam and
American Samoa.
(Ccpyright, 1o47)
Evening star., 1947-04-09

assurance that it viii now reach the
Congress. He also acknowledges the
adopting by the General Fono Of
American Samoa Of . resolution
requesting American citizenship and
an organic act and gives assurances
that the resolution win also reach
the Congress : ="
Believes Navy Knew Of Action.
There can be no doubt that the
Navy had knowledge Of the action
on January 4 Of the Guamanian
Congress. Moreover, 1t Is difficult to
credit Secretary Forrestals state
ment that the peoples OF American
Samoa had not requested . change
In their form Of government. They
did so In 1945, thus reDeating Z re-
quest that they have been pressing
for many years.
The conclusion cannot be escaped
that the Navy knew Of these petit
tions, and was desperately anxious