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Evening star., 1947-01-06
Increase Of Strikes
In Japan Disclosed
In Macarthur Report
by the As.oeia,sd Press

TOKYO, Jan. 6.-JapaneSe labor's
October offensive" /" loudly supported
by the Communists and hearth,
denounced by government cfdcials
resulted in the most widespread
strike activity in Japan since the
surrender, Gen. Macarthur reported
today in his monthly summary Of
the occupation.
Strikes In mines, newspapers, steel
mills, public utilities, radio and elec.
trical factories attracted "vocifer-
ous' support of the Communists
who admitted political motives
while conservative politicians said II
was intended to embarrass the
Yoshida government" the October
review stated.
Premier Shigeru Yoshida himseli
declared that any labor attempt "te
advance sinister political purposes,
was an abuse of the right to strike.
Union Politics Assailed.
Another cabinet Official asserted
that political activity was outside
the scope Of proper trade union
functions, view contradicted re.
Gently by the Far Eastern Commits
sion in Washington, which outline!
policy for the occupation.
Gen. Macarthur report noted tina
during October there was an abun-
dant rice harvest, increased f1sf
catches and good crops OF potatoes
and barley, but warned OF possible
food shortages by next summer.
His record of distribution Of i'm
ported food was the lowest since ths
food crisis became acute, and thu
report noted that release OF Sucf
imports would be discontinued 'unti
the next critical food period, June
October, 1947."
Constitution Adopted.
During the month the japanese
Diet finally adopted the new consti-
tuition, which occupation authorities
had a hand in preparing. Gen
Macarthur remarked that the Die
showed promise of becoming =
genuine agency of popular govern.
ment."
The rural land reform bill also
became law during the month. Oc.
cupation experts have said it woule
result in redistribution of Japant
crowded acres but would not solve
her food problems.
Raw material shortages continued
to hamper manufactures. The report
said "stockpiles of ordinary steel ar.
adequate for six months to one veal
but supplies of coal, coke, specia
steels and other materials are ex.
tremely limited"
These stockpiles are so limited. ir
fact, that American specialists have
been predicting an economic col
lapse of Japan in the spring.
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serious questions of (a) the suit
ability of his appointment and (b)
the propriety of his acceptance OF
it. Certainly his tenure Of office has
been constantly harmful to the pres
tige of the President.
Many have long deplored the un-
considerable facility with which mer
have accepted appointments, either
to advertise their availability fol
more lucrative connections with pri.
vate business or to acquire, in as
brief a time as possible, a technical
experience that would qualify them
for private business on a high ap-
pointment and salary level.
If it be true that Mr.. Allen &C.
cepted appointment to the RFC or
the understanding that he would re-
tain office for only one year, tEen
on this count alone, Mr.. Allen may
be gravely criticized. In setting uI
the RFC, the Congress apparentl,
had in mind that continued service
over a number of years was neces.
sary, If the members OF the boare
were to be worth their salt, or If ths
board itself were to be capable ol
performing the responsible public
duties laid upon it.
President Open for Criticism.
And if President Truman, in ap'
pointing Mr.. Allen, understood thai
he would resign at the end of year
which may be doubted, then he can
not escape criticism. 1t would be
strange indeed, If the appointment
had been made and accepted or
the basis Of service for one year
that there never was any public
intimation of such limitation
Perhaps both the President and Mr.
Allen are protesting too much.
There are probably those who be-
/ lieve that Mr.. Allen, in deciding tG
resign. for whatever reason, felt that
some explanation was due a long
suffering people and that therefore
ne persuaded himself, and supse-
quently the President, that he had
yielded to the opportunities of the
President on the understanding that
he would resign at the end of q
year.
But this does not carry convic-
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ton, even If 1t serves again TO en-
lphasize the easy-going complacence
with which President Truman is
willing to advance the interests OF
/ his cronies, either as public servants
or as private citizens. by the kaleido-I
scope use OF public Office and in-I
huence. As is wen pointed out in
| a recent editorial in the New York
Herald Tribune: "If Mr.. Allen was
selected with the knowledge that he
would only serve year, Mr.. Tru-l
man made a considerable invest
ment for prestige for a not very
considerable return. The Allen ap-
lpointment, however amusing to the
Senate, was one of those inept
actions which do SO much to weaken
his hold on the American people. y
The explanation given by Mr.. Al
len, and the easy acceptance OF 1t
by a President who is probably .not
relying upon his own certain MEM
ory but on the insistent don't you
remember?" OF his appointee, lacks
plausibility. After all. one may be-
llieve that the hasty exit Of Mr.. Allen
was from ship that he believed to-
be sinking.
| Refers to Reluctance" to Serve.
Mr.. Aliens first and most cher
ished loyalty has always been to Mr..
Allen. So there may be something
to the charge that has been made
that Mr.. Alien is already insinuatingI
his long and sensitive nose under
another political tent that he re-
CARDS as holding out greater possi-
biiities for him In the future than
does President Truman's.
In Mr.. Aliens letter Of resigna-
ton he refers to my fthen) re-
| luctance to enter public life." and
takes inordinate credit to himself
by saying that I'VE have moved a
long way since WI Day on the road
to free peacetime economy" Mr..
Allen thus again demonstrates that
he has more than one way to elicit a
belly laugh.
He concludes with the expression
that has become a Washington
cliche: II shall continue to be
available for any service which I
can render for you" To which the
Presidents reply was, as might have
been expected: "You know without
any formal word from me ESQ why
utter that formal word?) that /
shall feel free, as the occasion may
arise, to call upon you for counsel" :"
which counsel, Of course, would be
dear at any price. The President
has already paid too high a. price
for his court jester, Mr.. Allen. He
owes it to the country as well as
to himself to write 'finis" to an un-
fortunate episode.
AS to the country itself, 1t might
we'll say: Whats your hurry,
George? Here's your hat"
| Copyright. 194T
Evening star., 1947-01-06

ONCE that called for training and
abilities which the record nowhere
shows that Mr.. Allen possesses. Now
he is free to offer his wares in the
Evening star., 1947-01-06
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


@. Does the sap in a tree ever
freeze in winter?-T. Y.
A. It happens frequently when
very low temperatures prevail. The
freezing causes expansion which
sometimes ruptures the tissue with
loud report, severely damaging
the tree.
@. Who was the first Negro to
graduate from a college in this
country?-U. G. B.
A. John Russworm was the first
Negro college graduate. He re-
ceived q degree from Bowdoin in
1928.
@. What makes q person stretch?
|-R. D. M.
A. The necessity or desire to
stretch comes because certain parts
of the body are not receiving the
proper amount OF blood circulation
and stretching is an instructive
action to accelerate the circulation.
@. How many peoples were sub
ject to ancient Rome?-H. H. L.
A. Gibbon estimates that all races
and nations which obeyed imperial
Rome numbered 100 millions.
@. What famous painter never
completed a picture?-M. r.
A. Leonardo da Vinci cannot be said
ever to have completed a painting.
Besides being a painter, he was a
sculptor, architect, musician, engi-
neer and natural philosopher.
@. Is there real town named
Podunk?-B. B. E.
A. The United States Postal
Guide does not list a town by this
name. However, village in Massa-
chusetts ands a neighborhood in
Connecticut bear the name Podunk
@. Where is the Khyber Pass?-
P. w. E.
A. 1t connects india with Afghan
istan and is probably the most i'm
portant strategic pass in the world
The Khyber Pass route, one of the
chief trade routes to India, extends
from Kabul to Peshawar, a distance
of 210 miles.
@. Immediately after the death
of Henry v. where did his body
rest?-W. s. p.
A. Henry v died in France at the
age Of 49, For time his body was
in Rouen Cathedral, later it was
taken with great pomp to West
minister Abbey.
@. What is the average size of
the States of the Union and which
one most nearly approaches the
average size?-N. I. M.
A. The average size is 63,057
square miles. Georgia comes closest
to this average area.
@. OF what church was Ralph
Waldo Emerson a pastor2-E. McB
A. He was assistant and pastor in
the Second Unitarian Church in
Boston from 1929 to 1882.
G. What is the present consensus
of historians in regard to which
is the older civilization, the Egyp-
tian or the Babyionian- Sumerian?
Il. G.
| A. The Smithsonian institution
says that the question as to the
priority of the Egyptian or the
Babylonian Sumerian civilization
cannot be answer conclusively. Ac-
cording to present evidence, both
are of very considerable antiquity
and predate the period for which
we have a reliable chronology.
Evening star., 1947-01-06

is not dead? That is not very good
reason but 1t is dificult, II not i'm
possible, to think Of any other. None
of the usual reasons for waiting until
Evening star., 1947-01-06

shall never surrender. And even If,
which do not for moment be-
lieve, this island or large part OF
1t were subjected and starving, then
our empire beyond the seas. armed
and guarded by the British feet,
will carry on the struggle until in
Gods good time the new world with
all its power and might sets forth
to the liberation and rescue OF the
old"
Evening star., 1947-01-06

market place on
the presumption
that the White
House is still
open to him via
the back door.
h Quite asid e
from the inap-
propriateness o.
this appoin t.
naent from the
very beginning.
Mr.. Aliens ten
ure Of office,
considering all
of the circum-
stances, con-
Evening star., 1947-01-06
DR.. Worth Daniels to Tulk

DR.. Worth Daniels, professor of
medicine at Georgetown University.
will speak at the monthly staff meet
ing of Mount Alto Veterans Hos
pital at 8 o'clock tonight in the hos
pital's recreation hall, 1850 Wiscon-
sin avenue NV. He will discuss
"Meningococcic Infection" The
meeting will be open to all Washing
ton area physicians.
Evening star., 1947-01-06

Mr.. Churchill's
death wv h ! C h
most perso n S
hope W Ill b e
m a ny y a r S
hence) to erect
q memorial to
him seem sound.
The ones t h a t
are sometimes
cited against.
memorials to the
living a p p e a T
slightly foolish
when applied to
him.
They are, first,
AL
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to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by writing The Evening
star Information Bureau, 3I6 street
NE. Washington 2. d C. Please In
close 8 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Harold +. Ickes
Man to Man
Aliens RIG Resignation Seen Welcome,
But Wisdom of His Selection Still Is Hit

Dregarng the publicly assigned for the resignation
LOT George Of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation country rid him. Thoughtful
along believed that the Nation paying
price telling and poker
playng fortouS high Government
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Frauk r. Kent
The Great Game of Politics
Monument to Churchill in This Country
Seen as Fitting Tribute to War Leader

correspondent writes to ask why the move OF British citizens
through voluntary subscription to erect over there statue 20
the memory of the Roosevelt should not awaken
among citizens of country for similar action in
respect to Mr.. winston Churchill = !,
because Mr. Roosevelt Is dead and Mr. Chlrchl
Evening star., 1947-05-25

A stondby in every ssmnes
wordrobe is the simple yet snort
two -pieeer which takes Q minimsm
Of core and aiwoys looks fresh and
cool. This one is Fashioned OF
eoatros.ins fobr;es. with o pert
color and bow tie. Gona lynn
Of Paramount Pictures models the
dress. Picture Pottern Of the Week
No. 3O34 comes in sizes III, " IS,
n, Is oad 10. Moteriol require.
ments for size " ore: skirt, w
words: joeket. ~ yards. both Of
S. OF 80 inch moteriol;; " yo'd
ribbon for the bow.
Evening star., 1947-05-25

Art feoture Of the week OF the Noono Gallery Of Art IS
"The Holy Trinity English sculpture Of the iote 18th
tuy (Kress CoIIecton It will be the subject Of brief toI
through Saturday. at lz4o and lo pm and
Sundoy at 2:3O and $50 pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-17
NEWS ITEMS
 FROM SITkA
Special Correspondence)


 SITKA, Alaska, June Il. = The Teen -agers this week started a drive for toys, magazines and cash con- tributions for the patients of the Japcnski Island Orthopedic Hospital and Alice Island Sanatorium. Radio Station KEW, whose owners We sus- pect of inspiring the drive, gave three hours of the stations time to i the Teen-age during the week for appeals to the public while the Re- liable Transfer and Service Transfer 1 furnished trucks for gathering the donations as people phoned in. Dal Simmons offered his work shop for the Teen-agers to use in repairing l toys, etc.
 As both hospitals are so new and already full to capacity, recreational facilities are pathetically inadequate. The Teen-agers plan to carry on their campaign for recreational equipment from time to time. Dur ing their first weeks drive they raised over $50 in cash as well as large assortment of toys, books, games, magazines, etc. People are urged to send in anything that might be used by the patients. Either the Reliable or Service trans fers will call for anything one might have that could be useful
 The Elks held their annual Flag Day Services this evening at the USO. The program follows: Star Spangled Banner, City Band; intro ductory exercises, Exalted Ruler and Offices; prayer, Chaplain; musical selection, City Band; history of the Flag, Walt Welch, accompanied by T. F. Jones; altar service, Esquire and Officers; musical selection, City Band; address, Lloyd Ripley; Am erica, audience.
 The Boy Scouts assisted during the services, acting as flag bearers during the reading of the history of the Flag.
 The City OUu,,.l met Tuesday evening at their chambers at the Fire Hall with only Councilman Forbes absent. The resignation of Claude Rhoades, who has left town, was accepted and Dick Marshall, President of the ANB, was appointed to the vaca..cy and sworn in by U. s. Commissioner Ernest Dennis.
 After the reading of letter from Sitka Charlie claiming inability to pay his paving assessment from his relief pay, Marshall was appointed to work in cooperation with the ANB on the delinquent taxes prob- lem in the village
 The visit of HNIS Kenya from August 26 to 29 was reported. The British ship, 556 feet long with 49 officers and 600 men will be under
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-17
WASHINGTON VISITORS
 GALL ON DEL. BARTLETT

Dr. Charles E. sBunnell, President of the University of Alaska, has called on Delegate Bartlett while in the capital.
 MT. and Mrs. Leslie w. Almquist and their two children, Mary Ann and Bob, reached Washington on their tour of the United States and called on Delegate Bartlett. MT Almquist is manager of the hard ware department of Northern Con- mercial Company at Fairbanks. The family does not expect to return to Alaska until the end of summer when they hope to go home over the Alaska Highway.
 Gen. James G. Steese, at one time President of the Alaska Road Con- mission when it was under the jurisdiction of the War Department, has informed Delegate Barrett on a recent visit that he plans to take a trip to Alaska the early part of July. Gen. Steese, who left AL aska officially in 1927 and whose last trip to the Territory was made in 1888, has just returned to the States after spending six years in Panama and South and Central America. The highway running north of Fair banks bear his name.
 On his first visit to Washington since 1924, George B. Grigsby now a practicing attorney in Anchorage, finds the capital has changed much since he was last here MT. Grigsby served as Delegate in Congress from 1919 to 1921. Here on legal busi- ness, he is also visiting his brother, John T. Grigsby, attorney with the Department of Justice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-17

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That on June 9th, 1947, in the U. S. Commissioner Court for Juneau Precinct, at Juneau, Alaska, Howard D. Stabler was appointed admins trator for the administration of the ancillary estate of IRA E. TUCKER deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them, with verified vouchers as required by law, to said admins trator at his office in the Shattuck Building, Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice
 HOWARD D. STABLER,
 Administrator. First publication, June 10, 1947 Last publication, July l, 1947.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-17

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That Olaf H. Aase. administrator of the estate of Harold c. Aase, deceased, has filed his final account and report of his administration of said estate, and his petition for dis tribution thereof, il the United States Commissioner Court for Ju- neau Precinct, at Juneau, Alaska :; that 10 o'clock A. M, August 9th, l947, has been fixed as the time and said court the place for hearing same; and that all persons con- cerned therein are hereby notified to appear at said time and place and file their objections, if any, to said final account and petition for settlement and distribution thereof i; and that the court at such hearing viii adjudicate and decree who the heirs and distributes of the de- ceased person are.
 Dated: Juneau, Alaska, June 3rd, 1947.
 OLAF H. AASE, Administrator. First publication, June 3, 1947. Last publication, June "A, 1947.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-17

weeks vacation in the States. Dur ing her absence the Well Baby Gen. ference have been conducted by Mrs. Al Dietz, head of the Salvation Army Home Hospital.
 Michael Hennessy, new son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Hennessy, was out of his incubator today and taken home. having attained the magnificent weight of four pounds, four ounces at the age of six weeks.
 The Boys Scouts returned Friday aboard the SIPS II from the Scout Camp at Eagle River. They were given a royal welcome for having won tAe Glass A award-with Larry Calvin winning top award for all around camp ability.
 Mrs. Harold Donnelly with her young son and daughter returned from Haines aboard the SIS II, having left Sitka on Memorial Day for brief visit with relatives.
 Jack Conway flew to Juneau this morning to meet his wife and three children who were expected to ar rive from Seattle where they have spent the winter. Arriving with Mrs. Conway from Seattle where Mary Jane and Wally Ganty who have been attending Bush and Lake side schools in Seattle during the winter. They were met in Juneau by their mother, Mrs. P. s. Ganty, and taken to Hoonah for the sum- mer.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Nelson with their young son left by plane Sat urday for Seattle and from there will go to the Shumagin Islands, where MT. Nelson will work on the new cold storage plant being built by William Semar. The Nelson home on B Street is up for sale as the Nelsons expect to be gone for at least five years
 Len Peterson, fC- years manager of the Sitka Cold Storage Company, has been working all winter on plans for the Shumagin cold storage plant and is expected to spend most of his time from now on at the new plant.
 Tony Herman, son of Zsek Her man. returned this week from a winters absence in the States.
 Jack Comery returned to Sitka this week after two years absence in the States. At present Mir. Com cry is a guest at the home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Calvin and is em- ployed at the Columbia Lumber Company.
 Lloyd Larson returned this week to fish out of Sitka after being gone for about year. Like MT. Comery, MT Larson is also a one time Sitka High School student.
 The Women of the Moose are holding a picnic for their husbands Monday evening at the Pentecostal Orphanage where the men will spend the evening constructing fence for the safety of the young orphans. The Women of the Moose are pro- viding the lumber-their husbands the labor
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-17
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-17

the command of Captain l.. A. K Boswell, R.N., D.S.O. Plans for tn entertainment of the officers ant crew will be arranged at a late date.
 Council formally approved th new proposed site for the Librar! which is to be built to the rear O the Fire Hall-with the stipulation that the Library Board agree tha ownership of the addition be ac. kowledged to be the City's. As tht present fuel oil tank would inter fere with the new addition, tn; Council approved the building of 8 concrete underground fuel tank fol the building.
 j Also approved was the additional expenditure of S1962 by the schools beyond the 1946-47 school budget due to extra rent for an annex-an additional teacher, extra books, etc
 Second reading of Ordinance 1l9, covering salaries, vacations, sick leave, etc, of city employees, was approved.
 The request of the Westfall Log ging Camp for the use of the city scraper was refused on the grounds that city equipment is not permitted out of town.
 The program for the Fourth of July was discussed and E. M. God dard was appointed chairman of the committee in charge. to work with representative of all the local or ganizations.
 After approving bills totaling $907.l8, Council adjourned.
 E. M Goddard, Chairman, Joel Campbell, Secretary, and Harvey Brown, Treasurer, of the Fourth of July Committee called meeting of all representatives of local organiza- tiols for the Fourth of July cele- bration, at the Sitka Cafe for lunch today. Something special may be expected for this years celebration.
 MT. and Frs. Shabo and infant son arrived by plane from Ketchikan Thursday to visit Mrs. Shabo's par ents, MT. and Mrs. Clarence Bands.
 Al Spears left by plane for Juneau to meet his sister who was a pas senger north on the Princess Louis enroute to Skagway and Whitehorse. Spears returned and expects his sister to visit him here for few days on her return trip. Spears is an owner of the Anchor Bar
 Fowler Martin, representative of the Pacific National Bank of Seat tie, arrived by plane Monday on a goodwill tour. On Monday evening Mir Martin gave dinner at the Sitka Cafe for members of the Bank Board and their wives and bank employees and their wives and husbands.
 Frank Loekridge has arrived in town after a long abesnce, with new troller equipped with all mod ern conveniences, including a show CT The new ship is reported to be worth a special trip to the water front-just for look.
 Sharon Sunde, daughter of MT and Mrs. Ole Sunde, returned Thursday from a winters vacation spent with her aunt, Mrs. Garda Dreshcher, in Coronado, Calf. Be- fore her trip south Miss Sunde had been confined to her bed for a year with rheumatic fever but is now completely recovered.
 Frank Wright, Jr., Manager of the Pyramid Fisheries, left Saturday aboard the cannery tender Sham rock for fishing trip to Sitko Bay His guests included Dr. Harry J. Hodgins, Ted Kettleson, Pete Haul gin. Howard Bradshaw and Frank Carls. The party is expected back late Sunday evening.
 Miss Verna Huge, Public Health Nurse, returned Thursday from six