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Evening star., 1947-07-03
Senate Unit Indicates
Approval Of M-Hour
Week for Firemen

The Beall bill to give District
firemen a 60-hour, five-day week
has cleared its first Senate hurdle
and indications are it will be re-
ported favorably to the District
Committee. The House already has
approved the bill.
A ne-day hearing yesterday COM
pleted testimony on the measure
before the Public Service subcom-
mittee of the Senate District unit.
Senator McGrath, Democrat, of
Rhode Island, chairman of the sub
committee, told Commissioner John
Russell Young yesterday There
ought to be something on the books
to permit you to get the money"
for the shorter work week.
$473,939 Needed.
Mr.. Young had explained that
appropriations committees would
not allow the $473,939 needed the
first year the shorter week would
be in effect. BY the same token, he
said, authorization of the shorter
week has been held up in the past
because there was no appropriation
to put 1t in effect.
The present bill gets around this
situation by postponing the effective
date until July l, 1948.
An executive subcommittee meet
ing to discuss the measure now must
be held before a report to the fuu
committee is made.
Now Average IL Hours.
Firemen now average u hours
per six-day week. Night shift men
work "a hours, while day shift men
work 60. Cost to the District of
the 60-hour, t1ve-day week In the
first five years of operation Is esti-
mated at $538, ,286.
Mr.. Young and Fire Chief Glenn
ent Murphy testified yesterday for
shortening the flremen's work week,
but are not in favor of doing it at
this time because the District is
short of funds.
George j. Richardson, executive
secretary, and John P. Redmond,
president of the National Associa-
ton of Firefighters, as well as Horace
w. Lineburg, of the American
Legion Police and Fire Post, and
Capt. John w. Conroy, of No. 10
Engine Co., president of Firemen's
Association Local SO, also testified
in favor of the measure.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Girls PIoy!et Nets $22
For ChiIdren's Hospital

A playlet promoted, produced and
acted by three small girls Of the
1900 block of Tuckerman street NV.
today had brought in $22 for the
Chiidren's Hospital fund.
Linda Lichtman, g.; Sandra Ham,
burger, 10, and Marilyn Ridden. 10.
originated the Idea of a playlet
for the fund, then proceeded to OBJ
tain costumes and props, and last
night, with the aid of two addi-
tional playmates, presented Han
sci and Gretel" to an audience
which packed the back yard of
Sandra'S home.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
IteeIworkers Vote
10 Ignore New Law,
But Honor Contracts
By the Associofsd Press

PITTSBURGH, July 3.-The
United Steelworkers' Union, largest
IN the CIO, has voted, in effect, to
lgnore the new Taft-Hartley Labor
Act passed by Congress over Presi-
dent Truman's veto.
In triple-pronged action, the
unions 42-man Executive Board
yesterday agreed:
/. Not to recognize the new labor
board to be set up under the law. but
to seek to resolve all issues between
bur union and the employers through
bona fide collective bargaining and
other peaceful means wherever pos
sible."
2. That the union will not commit
itself ito no-strike obligations
enforceable by harassing law suits"
3. To follow the international CIO
policy, adopted last week, of refusing
to comply with unconstitutional
limitations of political activity which
are written into the Taft-Hartley
bill"
Electrical Union to Avoid Board.
The General Executive Board of
the CIO United Electrical, Radio
and Machine Workers Of America, in
New York, advised its local unions,
representing more than 100000
workers in 1900 plants, Ito submit
no issue" to the new labor board.
The 23-member board said in a
statement that lit shall be UE pol
icy to submit no issue to the de-
termination of the Taft-Hartley
board, nor in any other manner
upon union initiative, to step among
the snares and pitfalls that the
NAM National Association OF
Manufacturers. authors of the law
have spread for labor's feet"
Follows Murray Instructions.
The Steelworker action was in line
with the instructions of CIO Presi-
dent Philip Murray, who had an
nounced the parent labor body
would leave it up to it's international
unions and their local units whether
to resort to the new labor board.
Mr.. Murray, who also is president
Of the SteelWorkers, did not attend
the Executive Board meeting.
David j. Mcdonald, secretary
treasurer of the union, said the
steelworkers would live up to Lose
existing contracts containing two
year no-strike clauses. These con-
tracts are with steel firms and are
patterned after the United States
Steel Corp. agreement signed last
April.
New Law Condemned.
Mr.. Mcdonald said, however, such
provisions would be eliminated ir
450-odd stin-to-be-negotiated con-
tracts, mainly with small fabri.
Gators.
The union condemned the Taft
Hartley law and the new labor
board as instruments clearly de-
signed to oppress unions and to de.
stroy the living standards of Amer
lean workers"
The resolution declared "the right
to strike In event of dispute must
be preserved or our freedom shall
be lost"
Mr.. Mcdonald said the union
could obtain the services of nu-
merous Independent organizations
for future bargaining elections.
Evening star., 1947-07-03

celed its contract with the FAA, but
later offered to reinstate it as it
stood for 1947. The union, demand
ing number of changes in the 1916
contract, declined this offer.
The company concluded its memo
randum with the promise to the
union foremen that mo discrimina-
ton has been, or will be, shown be-
cause of participation in the strike"
Evening star., 1947-07-03
1uqwen Probe Asked
In Puerto Riean House
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July g.
The insular House Of Representa-
tives had before it today a request
by Representative Celestino Iriarte
for investigation Of charges that
Rexford Guy Tugwell took to the
United States $4,000 worth OF furni-
ture which is the property of the
government of Puerto Rico"
Mr.. Tugwell, the Columbia Uni
versity professor who was one of
President Roosevelt's original brain
trusters," formerly was governor of
the island and chancellor of the
University of Puerto Rico. He re-
Gently took position at the Uni
versity of Chicago.
The records of the House of
Representatives said:
"On the night of June u, Iriarte
said he had heard that Tugwell on
returning to the United States after
having lived luxuriously at the resi-
dence Of the University OF Puerto
Rico left the house empty of all
furniture Iriarte continued:
"'I have been told these things
and I believe 1t my duty to come
here and request an investigation.
We have heard from Gov-
ernmen employees that this furniture
was made Of native mahogany and
cost the Government some $4,000.
Newspapers say Tugwell took IA
tons away from Puerto Rico"
Jaime Benitez, chancellor of the
island university, asserted the
charges were false and calumni-
ous." Mr.. Benitez asserted that Mr..
Tugwell had completely furnished
his house in New York before COM
ing here and shipped furniture to
Puerto Rico
Maj Abercrombie. department
transportation officer at Fort Bu-
chanan, said Mr.. Tugwell shipped
13,80o pounds of household goods to
the United States on March 18 by
Army transport.
Mr.. Tugwell. informed of the
request while visiting at the Wilson
IN. " home of his father, c. H.
Tugwell, said:
Il think Benitez answered 1t COM
pletely. There should be no need
of further comment"
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Peru's Foreign Minister
Will Visit Wushinoton
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

LIMA, Peru, July 3.-The gov
ernment announced today that For
eign Minister Enrique Garcia Sayan
would depart for Washington later
this week as a guest of the United
States Government. He expects to
remain in the American capital
from July 7 to 10, the announce
ment said.
Evening star., 1947-07-03

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by advertising in The Star.
Call National 5000. Open 8
am, to II pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
SITKA COUPLE HERE

MT. and Mrs. H. G. Brown from Sitka arrived in Juneau Sunday by Alaska Coastal Airways and are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
MICHIGAN COUPLE VISIT

MT. nd Mrs. Harry Parker, from Petosky, Michigan, registered at the Baranof Hotel after arriving here Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
CANADA SEEKING
 AIR ROUTES OVER
 SECTIONS OF J. S.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-Avia- tion officials said today that Can- ada las asked the United States to aut ori7e 15 domestic routes for Canadian air and cargo traffic.
 The officials pointed out that during the current negotiations with the United States for bi- lateral air agreement some Of the p opcssd routes may be dropped.
 The principal Canadian route proposals were given as fellows:
 From Montreal to New York; Montreal to Boston and Bermuda;
 oronto to New York; Vancouver to 7an Francisco: Honolulu and be- yond Montreal and: or Toronto via Miami or Jacksonville and Nassau or Cuba to the British West h. dies; Toronto to Mexico via Hous- on: Montreal via New Orleans and Central America to the Canal Zone; Toronto via New Orleans and Gen. tral America to the Canal Zone;
 Vancouver via San Francisco and Los Angeles to Mexico City and be- yond; Vancouver via Anchorage and the Aleutians to Singapore; Edmonton via Fairbanks or Anch- craze to the Aleutians or beyond.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28

Armed Services send their rionthly supp. ios 10 the Territory by con- mercial vessels at the regular tariff rates and that the maritime com authorize emergency ad-
 uetr ent of t@e present tariff rates
 t eskod that the law giving the maritime commission a0thoiity to
 rp,c cge magimun rate charges be
 oa3ened to permit it to set nahl- F nm rates. It proposed that the
 ipipg ccmpanies now serving
 ska he eiYsn sole right to con- inra {. at service to the trade they
 erVed before the war.
 he commission proposed that the maritime commission and the
 rcrafors make a thorough study of tNe Alaskan rate situation start ing immediately so that no com r odity shall stand more than it's fair share of t'-e' cost of trans portation. It would require that after the carriers resume indepen- 9ent service they be required to furnish adequate and within their power, satisfactory service in re- turn for the right to have the usiness exclusively
 The commission said that Vhe Alaskan trade appears to have "al- ways been a poor mans trade" and said tbere was no prospect of inn proved tonnage for the shipping lines from the Territory at this tire. It said the carriers contend ed that in the first half of l946 the loss on the Alaskan service was sl ,o50,o0
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
Joanne Howell Is Engaged 10
 Don H. Peguas

! MT. and Mrs. George c. Puring- ton, at charming tea Sunday af- ternoon at their home, announced the engagement of Mis- Joanne Nowell to MT. Donald II. Pegues of Juneau.
 Pouring st the beautifully ap- pointed table, with yellow candles and yellow flowers, were the Mes danes Paul Adams, John McCor- mick, Mildred R. Hermann, Earl McGinty, Ralph Williams and Laurene Knowles.
 Serving were the Misses Lynn Hynes, Marilyn Jewett, Edna O'Connor, Mary Avoian, Betty Lou Hared, Bsrnice Milligan, Lilly Ann Maurstad and Harriet Stonehouse.
 No date has been set for the wedding Miss Novel; plans to visit her grandparents in the East after her graduation from Juneau High School in May, and will re- turn to Alaska in the fall to join her parents in Anchorage.
 Mrs. Burlington is leaving Ju- reau next week for Anchorage to join her husband, M-Sgt. Puring- on, who is stationed at Ft. Rich ardson.
 Miss Novel; has lived in Juneau for the past three years, having
 ov7d here from East Orange, N. J, with her mother when the alter was transferred to the Ju- neau Office of Price Administra- ion
 MT Pegues was born and raised in Juneau, a member of pioneer Alaskan family. He is 8 graduate of Juneau High School, and served in the U. s. Army until his dis charge in November. At present he is chief announcer at radio station KINY.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
CAPTAIN KIDD'IS AT CAPITOL, LAST
 SHOWING TONIGHT

Captain Kidd" Is on the screen at the Capitol for the last times tonight and thoea who want q good red-blooded story oi the early sea-going pirating days, will surely get it. Charles Laughton. Ran do,ph Scott and Barhara Britton have the leading rc,as in this pro- duction supported by other good de- lineatcrs of swash-buckling sword play.
 Coming Wednesday and Thursday is Sing Your Way Hone" said to he sure-fire entertainment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
BAD CKECk MAN, BOTTLE WiEEDFp
 UNDER ARREST

Two arrests were made yesterday afternoon by the U. s. MarshaPs officc. Dorsey V. Kenne was book ed on larceny charges resulting from the signing Of bad checks and his bond was placed st S750 psnd- ing he19iag in the ). z ~ummis- sioner's court.
 Charles Gurdray, a mulatto, was err sted on areged assault and battery charoes filed by Mrs Ralph Young. The complaint accused Gurdrav of str'kng her over the head with a bottle. He is being held on default of $500 hond set hy U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
TRADE MONOPOLY RECON|N. ENDED bY
 zEUSLER'S GROUP
Canadian Sh p ExtlIsion, Adjusted Tariffs Are
 Also Favored

Continued trcn. P1te OneJ
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28

vestigate the Alaskan shipping sit uation.
 Operators Have Plan
 Jack O. said he understoo the shipping operators have plan to propose that would k2ep tAe Al skan shipping in operation, but added that unless they did the service would have to step, for the gov ernment has no funds with which to continue the service.
 The commission reviewed the trade possibilities in Alaska and it's huge production of gold. silver fish and furs since 1867 when the United States purchased it from Russia.
 "without intending to discount the hopeful claims ot Alaska to support large popula on" t sai1 "any carrier planning to serve an area must look realistically a5 the actual trade possible and at the probable trade prospects
 It said that the present fleet5 serving the Territory were old and must be replaced, with the only possible place of getting new ships being the government war con- structed vessels It said only some of these were fit for Alaskan ger- vice ard said that new pass anger vessels would lave to he built. It recommended that new parsenger vessels no be constructed at this time.
 Eliminate Independents
 "Alaska,' t continred, need transportation service oa per manent, resular. dependable basi by operators v.ao are in the trad2 10 stay on an obligated basis. Un- controlled operations of inderen- dents should be eliminated
 It said there was tendency in Alaska to blame "everything on the high freight rates' and that it had been suggested the law pro'7ib iting foreign vessels from carry ing passengers and freights be- tween the United States and Alaska be repealed. It recommended that this not be done as the Territory would be at the mercy of uncon- trolled Canadian vessels which could give or refuse to give ade- quate service.
 It recommended that the govern ment and operators agree on the latters' carrying on the service for one year, with operators participat- ing on profit and loss basis, with the profit limited to "a sonable return on their inveetment.
 Urge Service Cargoes
 It also recommended that the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
HOSPITAL NOTES

St. Ann's Hospital admitted Glen Clark, Jack Warren, Mrs. Frank Heinke and Frank Persich for medical attention yesterday. Mrs. James Hanna was admitted, and at 10:07 D. m. a six pound, eight ounce baby girl was born.
 Discharged were Mrs. Alfred Zenger, Sr, Mrs Anton Bartness, Thomas Newell, Chris West and Err nest Burnett.
 Government Hospital had neither new patients nor discharges to re- port for yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
L(DfiGEKS

LOGGERS with logs fer sole. Contact Juneau Lumber Mills. Will buy from 100 900 It
 to 10000 900 feet For further particulars see Juneau Lumber Mills. 433-ti
Evening star., 1947-05-05
This Changing W orld
Senate Opponents to Italian Treaty
Believe They'll Be Able to Kill It

when she Is unable to restore her
economy. The State Department is
preparing to support sizable loan
without which, it is said, Italy will
not be able to survive.
It is strange, say Senators who
oppose ratification, that on the one
hand the American Senate should
approve the terms of reparations-
which VIII go principally to Russia
and Yugos1avia-and on the other
that the United States should sup-
port italy economically when q por-
ton Of her production Is paid out In
reparations. The logical interpreta-
tion Of such policy is that the
United States, In the final analysis,
Is paying, In part at least, for Italy's
reparations to the Slavic bloc.
The question Of Italy's territorial
losses Is academic. The division Of
her fleet between the victorious
powers Is a matter Of our keeping
an implied pledge given when the
arnistice was signed. But The ques-
ton OF reparations out of current
production directly concerns the
American taxpayer.
Policy Is Seen Inconsistent.
Moreover, at time when this
country Is getting ready to rush to
Greece and Turkey materials to en-
able them to resist Russian pressure,
1t seems incongruous to the anti
treaty group in the Senate that We
should ratify q document which
would render italy SO weak that her
territory would be laid open to at
tack by Marshal Tito and that the
Communists under Palmiro Togli-
att would be given free play.
The failure to reach any kind Of
agreement at the last Moscow con-
ference is interpreted by many SEN
ators to mean that the U. S. S. r.
wishes to keep the pot boiling in
those portions of Europe which are
outside the iron curtain. Italy is
the ideal ground for such activity.
American assistance to Greece and
Turkey has more q strategic-politi-
cal than an economic flavor. 1t was
this implication which led q large
of the Senate to support
the measure requested by President
Truman and strongly backed by the
State Department.
II present American policy Is to
be consistent, anti-treaty Senators
feel, we should not ratify treaty
which Is based largely on appease-
ment and, at the same time, assert
openly our determination to stop
Russia" In the strategic areas of the
Near East.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Bill of Rights Is Seen Implying Obligation
To Protect Liberty and Beliefs of Others

that will keep us in spiritual health
Our spiritual health is a personal
matter, although. by speaking help
full words and doing friendly deeds,
we can both strengthen ourselves
and encourage others. We can
stimulate our will to resist the
threat to our civil liberties that
is becoming more dangerous every
day.
We have 1t In our power to be
men Of good will, free men who
love liberty, not only for ourselves.
but for others. We should realize
that there is no time to lose If
we are to protect ourselves and
others against excesses on the part
of those who go a-riding in the
dark of the moon on broom. sticks,
spying out what they, in their
bilious humor, may decide is 'un-
American" or non-Aryan, or I'M
Russian, depending on place and
circumstance.
(copyright. 1947.)
Evening star., 1947-05-05

brought to the floor again during the
remainder Of the 8oth Congress.
Opposition to the treaty has
sprung from a number of Senators
who do not believe In the policy of
carrying water on both shoulders.
That is TO say, they see definite
contradiction between the present
stop Russian expansion" policy, as
expressed in the loans to Turkey and
Greece, and the pressing request of
the administration leaders to get the
italian treaty out of the way as soon
as possible.
Former Secretary Of State Byrnes,
other prominent members OF the
State Department and the support
ers of the treaty-Senators Vanden-
burg and Conally-have asserted re-
peatedly that while the treaty with
Italy is not ideal, it was the best
that could be obtained.
Treaty Harder Than Armistice.
Close analysis of the treaty shows
that it contains harder political and
economic terms than were contained
in the armistice Of 1943, when Italy
Surrendered to the Allies and OBJ
tanned the status OF a co-belligerent.
The treaty, which was the prod
uct of long deliberations among the
Big -Four and was approved by the
other fighting members Of the
United Nations, deprives italy of
important territories, both on its
western and eastern frontiers, calls
for division of her fleet among the
Allies and imposes harsh economic
penalties which must be paid out
Of current production at a time
Evening star., 1947-05-05
The Great Gameof Politics
President Is Seen Unable to Justify
Veto of Legislation Curbing Labor

/ any bill at all Is SO silly that one
would think Senator Morse would
be embarrassed to make the charge,
In what way. for example, could
such a course possibly profit Mr..
Taft politically? Already, he has
the intense hostility of the CIO
bosses and all the professional lib
erals. He is their shining target
and will continue to be. Should,
because OF offensive" Taft amend
ments, MIR. Truman kill the bill with
his veto. it might endear Mr.. Tru-
man to this element but certainly
| not Mr.. Taft.
To Mr.. Taft 1t would mean fiat
| failure. He .yould at least be par
TALLY blamed for not getting the
bill through and the great bulk OF
1.-THE American people who want pro-
lection against the abuses Of q labor
monopoly would be deeply disap-
pointed. II that is the way Mr.
Taft plays politics" he should have
his head examined.
Taft Seeks Fair Bill.
| OF course, he is doing nothing
OF the kind. What he very clearly
is trying to do is pass a bill which
will satisfy the public demand and
lyet avoid extremes that might JUS
tify veto on the grounds of un-
fairness.
If he succeeds, that will be very
good politics not only for him bu1
for the country. Moreover, If HI
succeeds in passing an effective bill
which, despite CIO and radica.
pressure, Mr.. Truman approves, tllt
President will share In the credit
So, what's wrong with that? Where
does that leave Senator Morse arlt
his angry charge that Mr.. Taft /.
playing politics.?
II the forecasts OF Democratic
National Committee strategists ant
lleft-wing, pro-CIO journalists ar,
true that Mr.. Truman intends tt
veto any bill offensive to the labol
bosses (Which means any bill witt
so much as one tooth, it will b,
VERY easy to make out case o
Iplaying politics against Mr.. Truman
The very simple reason is tina
unless one takes the sheer CIe
view and mouths the drastic" ant
punitive jargon, 1t will be ex'
tremely difficult to think OF an,
other reason.
With full knowledge Of publ,
sentiment on this question of labo,
abuses and in view of his own ex,
periences with labor bosses like Mr.
Lewis of the United Coal Miner,
and Mr.. Whitney Of the Railroad
Brotherhoods, who so frequently
threaten the Nation with economic
strangulation, Mr.. Truman will bs
hard put to 1t to justify to thu
country as a whole the veto of s
bill viewed as drastic" and "puni.
tive" only by the labor bosses, ths
professional liberals and their jour.
nalistic r1outhpieces. It Is sure tx
seem politics to a great rnany-ane
very shortsighted politics at that.