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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-18
ROTARY CLUB
 ELECTS BOARD
 FOR NEW YEAR

Main order of business today at the noon luncheon of Rotary Club, in the Gold Room of the Baranof, was election of six members to the Beard of Directors for the coming Rotary year, 1950-51
 Out of fourteen names, nomin- ated by the outgoing Board, the following were chosen Hank Har- mon with 30 votes; Ellis Reynolds, 30; Bill Ellis, 28; the Rev. Sam McPhetres, 25; Floyd Guertin, 24 and Monte Grisham, 24. They will serve as the new Board and meet to appoint other officers of the club for the coming term. Bill Leivers, Tom Dyer and Frank Naghel were assigned as judges to count the votes.
 Bob Akervick presided over to- days meeting and appointed John Durney as sergeant-at-arms to re- place Dr. Vim. Whitehead who is out of town.
 Ellwood Johnson and Norman Wigutoff, of Ketchikan were in troduced as visiting Rotarians and John Moves as Junior Rotarian of the week. Other visitors, guests of Rotarians, were: Freedom" Schultz, R. J. Carlson, Harris Mag nuson and John Dassow.
 In reports of committees Harmon invited all Rotarians. as well as the general public. to attend the High School band concert to be held at the school gym Friday night. Admission is free. In this connection the Rev. Hillerman an- nounced that the basketball play off between the Rotary-sponsored Dens of Scouts would be held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week at the grade school gym, instead of Thursday and Fri day as first planned in order to avoid conflict with the band con- cert. The games will start at 2 pm, and admission will be free. The public is invited.
 Howard Stabler, recently returned from Seattle, said he had talked with District Governor Jim Whif- ford while south and Whifford in- dicated that Juneau could be the location of the 1851 Rotary con- vention if work was started on it. His announcement brought ap- plause from the members.
 pr. Earl Albrecht, chairman of the Variety Show committee, said tickets had been distributed f0f sale for the show to be given May 4 at 2oth Century Theater. Local talent, both in individuals and groups will be featured.
 Bill ELS informed the group that bulletins reporting the acti- yities of the United Nations were available, the Juneau League of Women Voters to pay half of the expense, and asked if Rotary mem bers would be willing to pay the balance. President Akervick, after an assenting vote of the gathering, ordered a 20 cent each collection to make up the $10 necessary for Rotary's share. These bulletins will be placed in the lobby of the Hotel weekly, by courtesy of W. R. Hughes, hotel manager, and afterward forwarded to the high school for use of its students.
 Ellis Reynolds, in charge of the Rotary-sponsored Soap Box Derby, announced the first meeting of his committee would be held the first of next week to formulate plans. He said a large turnout of boys is expected and explained that, contrary to last year, steering gear
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-18
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof from Seattle scheduled to arrive at 10 o'clock tonight and sails for westward at am. tomor- row.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sal from Vancouver, pm, tomorrow. Denali scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-18

HERE FROM HOLLYWOOD
 Donna Ruus and Blanche Bange, both registered from Hollywood, Calif., are registered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-18

In World War II 98 percent of Marine officers and 89 percent of Marine enlisted men served over- seas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-18
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
souARE DANCING THURsDA1

SQUARE DANCING THURSDAY
 Thursday, April 20 will be square dance night for the Taku Trav- elers beginning at 8 o'clock. Those practicing the calls should be on hand by 7:30 o'clock according to the officers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-18
APPLICATION

SCOTT-FARNUM APPLICATION
 Edward F. Scott, 57-year- old Petersburg fisherman, and Anne M. Farnum, AT, of Fanshaw, made out application for a marriage I- cense this morning before U. S.. Commissioner Gordon Gray.
Evening star., 1950-02-07

overall look at national security
Senator Tydings, Chairman of
Armed Services and a member of
Foreign Relations and Atomic En-
lergy.
AS Senator Tydings concluded,
the new Republican statement of
principles was released. 1t does
not mention atomic energy.
Position of Senator Lodge.
Senator Lodge, Massachusetts,
Republican, and member of For
eign Relations, suggested to the
drafters that it was a little risky
to call for reduction of Federal ex-
penditures when the new atomic
news means we may have to triple
our defense expenditures. But he
found. as may be true elsewhere
in America, that their ears are
not yet attuned to the world
shaking events of the past week.
Senator Lodge had apparently
read the Congressional Record and
caught the little-noted colloquy
which helps to form the back
ground of Senator Tydings' dis
armament push.
The chairman of Armed Serv-
ices was seeking swift approval OF
a $5o.000 appropriation for the
Aeronautical Research Council
which researched the Norder
Evening star., 1950-02-07

EldStCI UllIlQS "eh nHehets'
presumed to be working whole
heartedly with us in our effort
to achieve that kind of security.
He is charged with having be-
trayed to the enemy some part
at least of our secret operations,
a sufficient part. perhaps, to make
what seemed to be security yes
terday, no security at all today
Natural Reaction.
The first and natural reaction
on our part has been a demand
for a further Tightening" of our
security controls. Our scientific
laboratories and industrial plants,
where men labor to produce the
ultimate in human. destruction,
must be made proof against even
the leaking of whisper. The
same must be done with our
military and diplomatic establish
ments. No man may be con-
sidered above suspicion.
There is no other course for
us to take, if our security is to
depend on the possession OF Sc
crets.
But even when the utmost is
achieved in this direction the
foundations of our security will
still be very shaky. 1t isn't easy
to keep a secret. 1t is especially
hard to keep a scientific secret,
since scientists tell us there really
isn't any such thing. Anything
we may know. they say, others are
bound to know sooner or later.
Meantime, however. we have to
Evening star., 1950-02-07
This Changing World
Number of Spectacular Arrests May
Follow as Result of Fuchs Spy Case

warmly to the British government
as the foremost authority on that
subject. Fuchs contacts with
Soviet espionage were undetected.
Behavior Beyond Reproach.
Only a cursory security ex-
animation was made by the Brit
ish counterintelligence, since the
man was vouched for by some of
the most prominent people in
Britain. His behavior in the
United States was beyond re-
proach. Our security organi-
cations did not bother with him
to any extent, since he had been
fully cleared by their British
counterpart.
1t was the result only of a chain
of minor incidents, which are
being kept strictly secret, that
the FBI's attention became TO-
cussed on that highly trained
physicist, who allegedly served
his masters far better than all the
other famous spies in history.
That he had confederates-not
only in this. country but also in
Britain and France is beyond
doubt.
Since before World War II the
FBI has been. working in close
cooperation with similar organ
izations such as Scotland Yard in
London and the Surete Rationale
in Paris. This cooperation was
further strengthened during the
war years and continues today.
Through these daily contacts it
is now possible-provided there
is no interference from higher
Quarters-to track down the move
ment OF spies while they are in
Western countries. One of the
chief difficulties encountered by
the security agencies is that some
OF the men involved in actual
espionage sometimes are so highly
placed that it requires long time
to gather absolutely irrefutable
proof to bring these persons to
book.
In the United States particu-
larly, where such activities as
wire tapping are not accepted in
court, it frequently happens that
the FBI agents, and not the ac-
cused, appear to be the defend
ants.
Scientists particularly are held
in high esteem by the public. It
seems preposterous to the average
citizen that a man who has de-
voted his life to the good of
humanity can become the worst
imaginable criminal - a spy
Iagainst his own country. Hence,
whenever there is even a routine
investigation of a person who en-
joys high reputation in scientific
circles there is a hue and cry
against the police methods" of
the national security agents.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
On the Other Hand
Real Security, if Ever Achieved,
Will Not Be Based on Secrecy
Ichiieved,

do the best we can. We will pro-
tect everything we consider a Sec
ret from the enemy's secret agents
and spur our own secret agents
on to learn all they can of the
enemy's secrets. It is revealing no
secret, of course. to mention our
secret agents. If we didn't have
them we probably wouldn't know
about Russia's atomic bomb or
about the so or 10 Russian sub
marines, which, according to Ad-
miral Sherman, are now infesting
the waters of the Western Pacific.
And no doubt a lot of other things
we are not telling.
Must Take Hold of Ideas.
So, while our scientists are
working on bomb big enough to
blow up the whole city of New
York-and probably dreaming of
one big enough to blow up the
whole State of New York-why
not? 1t is just a matter of de-
gree, just matter of amount OF
the suns energy we can release
While we are doing this. we must
rely On our ability to avoid, wit
tingly or otherwise. giving away
any of our secrets" We must
unless
Unless we cen take hold of one
of the ideas now being pressed by
various of our statesmen and make
it work. For example, the Nc
Mahon Plan, whose author electri-
fed his fellow Senators last week
when he offered it in a speech
made eloquent by his sincerity and
his special knowledge, derived as
chairman of the Joint Committee
on Atomic Energy. 1t was in effect
a new bid for the cooperation OF
Russia in turning the atoms
energy to the development of the
world rather than it's destruction
1t would be costly in terms OF
money. but far less costly than
our present program Of national
defense.
F. Or the proposal of Senator
Douglas for an international police
force not subject to the veto OF
any nation.
Or the renewed campaign for an
effective world government in
which 20 members of the Senate
have joined.
Or any other idea not founded
on the fallacious notion that frail
humans can keep secret.
Evening star., 1950-02-07


France, following it, built the
greatest trench of all times called
the Maginot Line. But World
War II wasn't that kind of war.
1t was a war of movement, fought
with smashing, highly mechan-
lied armies. advancing swiftly
under heavy air coverage, and a
total" war of destruction from
the air. directed at the oblitera-
tion of the enemy's industries, the
disruption of his communications,
the leveling of his cities, and the
terrorization of his populations.
In such a war the Maginot Line
was a net loss.
Soviet Type of Warfare.
Were the pattern of World
War II to be repeated, the num-
ber and quality OF. atomic and
other air conducted weapons
might be decisive. But World
War III is not repaatinr -
pattern. I say 'is" not. For World
War III is already on, and in it
many ancient states have already
fallen to the enemy, and al
ways under circumstances where
neither A nor H-bombs could be
used.
This war is fought by political
aggressions, n1aneuvers, putsches
and propaganda; by fifth COL
umns. undermining morale, Great
ing guilt and self doubt, and con-
Quoting economic sabotage in the
countries to be victimized; and by
military aid to bandit armies.
The model. is the Partisan war,
carried on during World War II
behind, in support Of, or in spite
of, regular armies, all without
conventional aggressions. Such
civil wars cancel out great bomb
ing expeditions. and circumvent
A or H-bombs.
BY such warfare the Soviet
Union has completely reduced
China-which the Japanese by
conventional warfare were unable
to do. In Southeast Asia this
warfare will be unremitting. Pre-
cisely when the situation in
French o-China was beginning
to stabilize itself-according to
the rather optimistic speech of
Malcolm Macdonald, British
| Commissioner for Southeast Asia
at the Colombo Conference.-The
Evening star., 1950-02-07
On the Record
American Thinking on H.Bomb Likened
TO That of French on Masinot Line

Soviet Union has recognized the
Communist partisan, Ho Chi Mimi,
and the Chinese Red armies will
certainly give his bandit armies
military support. Undoubtedly a
systematic plan has been worked
out in Moscow for the step-by-step
reduction of the whole of South
east Asia. including the Philip
pines. But in opposing this type
Of aggression A or H bombs are
perfectly useless.
The same tactics-they are mill
tary tactics. though unconven-
tional-are pursued in Europe.
There Russian possession Of the
A-bomb holds a terror threat over
every European, not at all allevi-
ated by the knowledge that the
United States may have an H
bomb. This is particularly true
OF, Germany, which is not even
decisively covered by the Atlantic
Pact. although that can also not
operate against internal uprisings.
U. S. Policies Contributory.l
To all this the policies of United
States leaders have been con-
tributory, including the decision
to have the U. N. situated in New
York, to provide a most effective
sounding board (and cover for
Communist agents. in the very
heart of the anti Communist
world-with the bourgeois press
hanging on every utterance of Mr..
Vlshinsky and capitalist news
agencies purveying his propa-
ganda throughout the earth.
/ To win World War III, we need,
| first. a political policy, which
presently simply does not exist,
under which to open a political
offensive. How can communism
be. defeated when it enjoys full
legal status in every country of the
West? When In France and Italy
1t controls large parts of organ
lied labor, and when the director
OF the, French Atomic Commission
is a. member. of the Communist
Party? How can it be defeated in
Germany, where the economic
situation in the West is alarmingly
deteriorating, the bitter conu.tion
of millions of refugees in mass
camps is creating explosive foci
OF violence, and no policy what
ever aims at the unification and
defense of the nation?
The defeat of communism re-
quires worldwide resistance
movement, as implacable as the
Communists, which will take
open and secret political action.
It requires the total reputation
Of Yalta and Potsdam by Con-
gress, under the pressure of the
American people, who have sue
cumbed to pure dictatorship in
matters Of life and death.
One can think of half a dozen
political actions which, If taken
by our leadership and people.
would have a more devastating
effect on Soviet morale than the
H-bomb. But we will never take
them as long as the atomic stock
pile and sthe H-bomb constitute
a Maginot Line OF the mind.
(Released By the Bell Syndicate, ins.)
Evening star., 1950-02-07

fuCnS was ar ShAn"e "0""'
raigned in London Friday.
The Fuchs case, it is said in in
formed quarters, is different from
that of the Canadian scientist
three years ago and from that of
Alger Hiss and Judith Coplon.
The latter two were dragged into
the Soviet net because of their
Iideologies or emotional manifes-
tations.
Intellectually Brilliant.
Fuchs, it is said, was actually a
paid spy. He was selected by the
Soviet intelligence services long
before the war as their agent for
England because of his intellectual
brilliance. He was sent to the
United Kindom as a refugee from
Nazi oppression. There he amazed
British physicists with his unusual
grasp of problems which men far
more experienced and advanced in
years than himself could not mas
ter.
Fuchs endeared himself to Brit
iSh professors and scientists with
his lack of intellectual arrogance
and his Difference to them. But
throughout his apprenticeship in
Britain, it is reported, he contin-
ued to be Moscow agent. When
the atomic project developed suf-
f1ciently to be applied in the
United States, Fuchs had more
knowledge than his British SEN
iors.
The Russians took good care
through the network in Germany
to keep him posted on the prog
reSs Of atomic work in the Reich.
The Germans theoretically were
more advanced in the study of
atom splitting than the other
Western nations. -
When the British government
was invited to send a mission to
assist us in making the super
destructive bomb Fuchs had be-
come the logical man to go on
that mission. His professors and
associates recommended him
Evening star., 1950-02-07

thought I did when was eight
cen.
If You Ask Them Why?
Women do peculiar things, !
have found; and If you ask them
why they did them you are apt
to get peculiar answers, too. For
instance:
On train trip that the lady
(whose name I bear) and I re-
Gently took she ordered celery
and olives Zone dollar hard
earned cash) with every lunch
and dinner. We always have a
twenty seven cent jar of olives
and an eleven-cent bunch of
celery in the house and she
scarcely ever touches them.
When I demanded, in my grand
old ringing baritone, to know the
meaning Of such goings on she
simply said that rain-jiggled
olives and celery tasted much bet
ter than the still ones served at
home.
Another thing. Frequently Jean
will telephone friend in the
neighborhood and ask her to
come over Immediately to have
lunch with us as we have "tons
and tons" of left-overs. Then
they'll settle down on the phone
to good long chat about what
do you think Of this and did YOU
hear about that2" When I say
1 think that's a lot of two-way
stupidity as Liz will be here in a
few minutes anyway, I get the
answer that telephone conversa-
tlonS are very exhilarating be-
cause you can always pretend that
you are talking long distance and
then every second seems very i'm
portant.
What's the Difference?
Yeah, and what is the difference
between taking off your socks
very neatly and throwing them
under the bed or taking them off
very neatly and throwing them
in the laundry bag? The lady of
the house has an answer, of
course. IF they continue to be
hurled under your bed," says she,
mo one else is going to remove
them and finally your bed will be
lifted up SO high on socks that
you will have to use a ladder to
get into it and you'll probably
smother when there isn't room
enough between the bed and the
ceiling for you to breathe.
"An apt epitaph would be, He
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Issue of Survival
Tydings Leads Group Seeking to Force
Peace Offensive on President

bombsight, rockets and other
weapons. When Senators refused
to take his word for it's impor-
tance, he exploded. ...
They had heard of the hydrogen
bomb. He suggested, that it was
"a pretty big bomb" He then al
but said bluntly that the money
was needed to help the research
scientists determine whether we
now had planes big enough te
carry it. The bill passed.
Quantity Need Likely.
1t is understood that Genera,
Omar Bradley, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, has raised
this question on the hill. Ap.
parently it is : problem about
which there is considerable doubt
There is unfortunately no doubt
possible about what it will cost
to build planes bigger thar
the B-36;;' if they are needed in
any quantity present deficits will
pale >into insigniflcance.
So far there are no indications
that President Truman is ready tc
commit his administration to the
peace crusade which Chairman
Mcmahon of Atomic Energy cou-
rageously initiated. He could be
pardoned a somewhat sardonic
smile over the pressure that is
being applied; the politicians OF
his party in 1948 veered away in
alarm when he suggested sending
Chief Justice Vinson to Moscow to
talk with Stain about atomic
peace.
Four years ago, Senator Tydings
asked the President to call dis
armament conference. The Presi-
dent replied that he agreed in
principle but the time was not
ripe. 1t seems to the Senator that
the time could hardly be more
ripe than now.
Republicans expect their state
ment Of principles to constitute
in effect, a platform for thei,
candidates next fall. Democrats
who hope that echoes of the Nc
Mahon- -Tydings pleas will be
heard around the world, think
peace would make a fine, strons
platform for their candidates il
1850,
Evening star., 1950-02-07

I e II S ! V e upon
President Tru-
man is growing
among Demo-
Gratis.
One of the
most articulate
voices in the
Senate has now
d e m a n d e d a
d is ar mament
C o n f e r e n C e.
T h a t voice
happens to be-
long to the one
m e m b er who
gets the best,
Evening star., 1950-02-07

just socked himself to his re-
ward"
I don't understand, either, why
woman's place still isn't in the
home, as it used to be. Some
times it make me so mad when
I see Jean standing on the front
Evening star., 1950-02-07

l can see,
p e RS o n ally.
what it will be
W o r t h. I t
seems to me
that our lead
ers. like the
F e nch after
World War I.
are preparing
to fight the last
W a r S in C e
World War !
was a war of
p o S i t i o n ,
f o u 6 h t / n
Evening star., 1950-02-07

Simple pFeCdu-
ton of Destroy
ing any news
p a p rs. in
W h ! C h j e a n
(MrS. H e mr. y
cLemore to
m e. m ! g h t
come aero S S
this column.
The fact is
t h a t I'm be-
6 i n ming to
think til a t I
d on t under
ctorl ry,o0ao~
quite as we'll as
Evening star., 1950-02-07

lawn instead of in the home,
where her place is, that I don't
say one word of criticism to her.
as I trudge in from long hard
day at the golf course. (You can
see what I mean about not want
ing her to read this.)
Distributed by McNaught syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star., 1950-02-07

lSh naturalized
German scien-
tist, DR.. Klaus
Fuchs.
T h e F B I,
which has been
principally in
strumental / n
developing the
charges against
the top-ranking
S C / e n t | S t, / S
awaiting t h e
go-ahead signal
f r o m t h e
Administration.
Evening star., 1950-02-07

American peo-
Pile, or of man
kind for that
matter, on our
ability to solve
t he so-called
secrets of sci
ence and keep
t he solutions
buttoned up,
We have just
been painfully
reminded OF
this by the ar
rest in England
of one of the
~--4N~ .-l.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
By LoweH MeHeft

Any scheme of national security
that can be upset by the venality
or weakness of one man isn't
good enough. .s
We cannot rest the fate of the
Evening star., 1950-02-07
By Constantine Bro,cn

A number of spectacular ar
rests are expected to be made
as a direct result of the atomic
espionage case against the Brit
Evening star., 1950-02-07
By Dorofhr THOMPSON

1t has been decided. amidst the
acclaim OF national leaders, that
we will go on with the manufac-
ture Of the H-pomb.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
McLemore-
No Man Is Afraid
Of His Wife
By Henry McLemore

Naturally no man is afraid of
his wife and neither am I, so
there!
| However, I'm going to take the
Evening star., 1950-02-07
By Doris Hees0n

Because they feel that the
atomic arms race makes survival
the one issue of our times, a de-
termination to force a peace Of
Smyrna times., 1950-02-09
REV. LESTER
AT LIONS MEET
Clayton Lions Vote $50 To
March of Dimes Campaign
at Recent Meet
TO HOLD TWO DANCES

The Clayton Lions Club voted
$50 to the March of Dimes cam
paign at recent meeting presided
over by Ernest Mattiford, presi-
dent. A talk on Success" was CIV
en- by the Rev. G. e. Leister, pas
tor of Ewell's-St. Paul Methodist
Church, Clayton. William Friggle
from the Delmar Lions Club was a
visitor and he hopes to be trans
ferred to the local club since his
work has brought him to Clayton.
Lion Robert Douglas, chairman of
the finance committee reported
that two dances will be held, one
on April 81 and the other on May
26. Lions Julian Dunning and
George E. Wootten will put on a
short skit for the benefit revue for
the Smyrna Youth Center, cooper
ating with the Smyrna Lions Club.
William Torbert, Jr. urged the club
to support the school building pro-
ject by voting on February IL.