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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
Russia haIIenged 10
 End Korean War; Charge Then Made Against U. }.

BULLETIN - WASHINGTON, Nov. 8-1Rt-Russia's quick re- jection of the new western dis armament plan apparently slam med the coor today on all pros poets for any early easing of ten sions between the western powers and the Soviet Union.
 Only 12 hours after President Truman outlined the proposal to the nation in a radio and tele- vision address and appealed to the Kremlin to accept 1t, he got an answer from Soviet Foreign Minister vishinsky.
 Speaking to the United Nations Assembly in Paris, Vishinsky ridi- culed the arms reduction plan as "trifling" and spurious" and countered with Soviet proposal keyed to call for world dis armament conference by next June l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
Old Administration
 Board Releases Funds for Veterans

The Board of Administration of Alaska, meeting Wednesday after noon in Gov. Gruening's office, ap- proved the release of $650, 1000 to the office of the Commissioner of vet- erans Affairs off use by veterans on loans for homes and businesses.
 The money had been held in the Territorial treasury as a balance of an appropriation made for a Vet erans Affairs for use by veterans frozen since June, 1949. Other funds were also released from the freeze order.
 The money released for veterans loan purposes was at the request of the Commissioner of Veterans Af- fairs. Floyd Guertin. Guertin ap- peared before the board in support of his request.
 This action was taken by the old Board of Administration in ratifi- cation of previous action by the Board created under the reorgani- zation bill. Legality of the new Board has been questioned. The new Board had approved the release of the funds at its meeting Aug. 30
 Four of six members of the old Board who met yesterday were: Gov. Gruening. Henry Roden, trea- surer; Neil Moore, auditor; and Frank Metcalf, highway engineer.
 Clarence Hoffman was approved to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Frank B. Linn on the Alaska Soil Conservation Board. The Board gave it's sanction to blanket travel authorization for off, ficial business outside of Alaska for the Adjutant General of the Alaska National Guard and for the Terri torial Director of Civilian Defense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
By STANLEY JOHNSON

PARIS, Nov. 8-tR-U.S. Secre- tary of State Dean Acheson chal- lenged Russia today to end the Korean war and work sincerely for peace. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky denounced the appeal in blistering speech which showed no signs of conciliation.
 Acheson's speech formally intro duced before the United Nations Assembly a western power proposal for step-by-step disarmament and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
5totk Quotations

NEW YORK, Nov. 8-tR Closing quotation of American Can today is 106A. American Tel. and Tel. 156M, Anaconda 48A, Douglas Air craft STA. General Electric 55A General Motors 40. Goodyear 42ls. Kennecott 83A. Libby McNeill and Libby 8h, Northern Pacific 53%. Standard Oil of California 49, Twen- tieth Century Fox 2lA, US. Steel 40. Pound $2.797s. Canadian Ex- change 95.93A.
 Sales today were l.4l0.000 shares
 Averages today were as follows: industrials 257.l4, rails 7S.7s. util- ities 46.08.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
The W ashington Merry Go Round
tCopy-.ght. 1851. by Bell Syndicate. Incl
 By DREW PEARSON

w WASHINGTON-Two of Eisen- hower's stanchest Republican boost- CTS have just had a significant heart-to-heart talk
 Both are Pennsylvanians, but neither has been mutually cooper ative in the promotion of Ike for President. The other day, however, Congressman Hugh Scott, Jr.. of Philadelphia, who devotes all his spare time to beating the bushes for Eisenhower, walked across the capitol plaza to see Sen. Jim Duff, ex-Governor of Pennsylvania, and nominal leader of the Eisenhower forces.
 T think we're hurting our own cause pushing the general and de- manding he tell us he is a Republi- can and a candidate" Scott laid
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
BUCK WEAVER MAKES NUGGET-STUDDED BELT

A fancy nugget-studded leather belt went out yesterday to Howard Munger, president of the Paymaster Corp. of Chicago. The $150-belt was made by Buck Weaver. on spec ial order. Juneau leather artisan who gets many unusual orders.
 Beginning with an ounce nugget at center front, the nuggets taper in size each way to the sides.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
Big Runlpus Is Raised Politically
Truman Denies Publish ed Report He Has 0ffer- ed to Back Eisenhower

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8-tR-Pre- sident Truman said today there is no truth to a published report that he had offered to back Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as a Presidential candidate next year.
 The New York Times in an art icle by it's Washington Correspon- dent, Arthur Krock, reported the offer was made during Eisenhower visit here earlier this week Krock added the report likely would be denied.
 There's not a word of truth in it-that's the only comment I've gOt," MT. Truman told reporters at the airport just before leaving for a Florida vacation. He added:
 "If Walter Winchell or Walter Trohan had written that, there wouldn't be anything to it but I never thought Arthur Krock would do it."
 Winchell is a columnist-com- entator. Trohan is chief of the Chicago Tribune's Washington Bu- reau and consistent critic of the Truman Administration.
 Krock's story said MT. Truman made the offer at his private lunch con with Eisenhower at the Blair House last Monday.
 Purely Fictionar'
 Officers at Eisenhower's head quarters in Paris also described the Times report as purely fictional.
 Krock wrote that categorical statements were likely to result from his story but that the qualifications of his source were such as to merit publication.
 Krock noted that the reported Truman offer of support .'necessar- fly concerned only the Democratic nomination"
 The offer, Krock said, repeated "a similar offer with respect to 1948; which Mir Truman made to Eisenhower at the Potsdam confer ence in 1945.
 Double DeniaIS
 The published account was denied early today by the White House. Asked for comment, Presidential Press Secretary Joseph Short said the dispatch lis not true" Short declined to elaborate.
 Officers at Eisenhower's head quarters outside Paris said today the report of an offer of support by MT. Truman was purely fic- tional." One officer said Eisenhower made it clear in his remarks to the press both in the United States and in Paris that he did not discuss politics with the President. The of ficers said there would be no com- ment on the report from Eisen- hover personally.
 Eisenhower's Rejection"
 Krock's story said Eisenhower strongly implied" rejection of the offer "by suggesting that great difficulties were presented by his fundamental disagreement with the Administration on labor policies. proposed amendments to the Taft Hartley Act and other policies and programs in the domestic field that have been sponsored by MT. Truman.
 Taking into account several pos- sible developments in both parties, Krock said that eventually Eisen- hover might just possibly be able to make platform accommodation with the Democrats" Krock wrote that he was assured yesterday by person whom he believes to be thoroughly reliable and informed" that "such was the exchange between the two and that the matter was left in status" Krock mentioned the possibilities that Eisenhower might be the Re- publican candidate for President, or might support Sen. Robert A. .~-<x sxxr.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
STORK FLIES IN WITH HEAVY BUNDLE FOR
MIR. AND MRS. JESSE JONES

MIR. AND MRS. JESSE JONES
 A daughter weighing in at ten pounds was born to MT. and Mrs. Jesse Jones on Wednesday after noon at St. Ann's Hospital. The new arrival joins one brother. MT. Jones is an employee of the CAA and the family resides at Auke Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
Ship Movements

Denali scheduled to sail from &c., attle tomorrow.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail Saturday night from Vancouver on last trip of season.
 Baranof from west scheduled to arrive southbound sometime Sun
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
BIxBY GETS BUCK

A. F. Bixby, local fisherman, is one of the good hunters. He bagged six-point buck at Funter Bay. It is at the Juneau Cold Storage Go.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
FROM SEATTLE

Fred Gleason of Seattle is regist- cred at the Paranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
CORDOvA MAN HERE

Walter H. Hodge. Cordova at- torney, is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
WEATHER REPORT (U. s. WEATHER BUREAU At Airport: Maximum, 43; Minimum, 41.
F o R E c A s T

F o R E c A s T
 (Juneau and Vicinity
 Rain tonight with lowest temperature near 36 degrees. Mostly cloudy with occasional rain showers Friday. Highest temperature Friday around AZ degrees.
 PRE- CIP I T As11eON (Past 24 hours ending 7:3o am. today At Airport = 0.10 inches; from July 1-1.36 inches.
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Evening star., 1951-03-12
Henry McLen1ore:
Greeks Blame Ron0nne|
For Water SHORTAGE

for Americans, and their will
ingness to fight on our side at
the drop of a drop of olive oil.
the Greeks haven't let these
feelings blind their admiration
for the negotiable green rug
called the dollar bill. The
tourist wallet is still a skin they
love to touch, be it alligator. pin
seal. ostrich. or pigskin.
Unless you know Athens well
enough to eat in the little places,
and stay in the hotels around
the corner. you'll find yourself
going broke at Man O. War
clip. This despite the fact that
for about $66 you can be a mil
lionaire-in drachmas. The ex-
change is $4,000 to 1900 drach-
mas to a buck. but the prices
they tag on in drachma will all
but break your bachma.
I'VE had lucky break here
inasmuch as an old friend from
the States. Socrates Chakales, is
head of the Associated Press.
Soc has been here since 1943
and knows Athens as well as
Pericles ever did. Soc, a North
Carolinian from Asheville, speaks
American with a Southern ac-
cent as thick as hominy grits.
He rattles away in Greek, too,
and l can't help but wonder if
he throws in a few "you-alls"
and honey chiles" in that Ian
guage.
Having given up Greek after
my first two years in kindergar-
ten, all I have been able to say
to Greek acquaintance is Hello,
Sigma Nu." and How are you
this morning. Delta Delta Delta"
and II hope you are feeling very
Sigma Alpha Epsilon today"
distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
Evening star., 1951-03-12
Constontine Brown:
What TR Would Have Done
Lowmoker Tells Colleagues Teddy Roo
Would Have Got Rid of Chicken Hearts

ammunition as well as the re-
inforced American sea power.
"And if his Secretary of State
had objected to such actions
because some Of our allies did
not like them, he would have
looked for a more manly Sec
retary of State"
This is what Teddy Roose-
velt would have done, said the
legislator, but unfortunately,
he added, there is no Teddy
in the White House today.
Those attending this mill
tary-political get-together, one
OF many which now occur in
Washington, had on hand some
pertinent information from the
Far East. Letters from Ameri-
can observers in several sensi-
tive Asiatic spots expressed con-
cern over the growth of Com
muniSt influence. Moscow's
agents. they wrote, are exploit
ing the reluctance of the Amer
ican Government to take stern
steps against the Chinese Com
munistS.
This passive diplomatic atti-
tude not only weakens our pres
tige but increases that of the
Asiatic Communists who claim
to be invincible because they
have the full backing of the
strongest and most aggressive
nation in the world - the
Evening star., 1951-03-12
Constantine Brown:

A group of worried officials
and congressman got together
the other day to discuss in
formally the difficulties con-
fronting the Nation. Less en-
phasis was placed on the nat
ural royal pastel mink coats of
White House stenographers and
on methods of obtaining RFC
loans than on the international
situation which is far more ur-
gent and difficult to remedy.
One of the officials asked:
What would Teddy Roosevelt
have done under similar cir
cumstances? How would he
have acted?
The answer came quickly
from a legislator known during
the war as an "interventionist"
and strong supporter of an all
out effort to defeat the Nazi
aggressors: "He would have
played along with the United
Nations. But when the striped
pants from all over the world
had shown that they merely
wanted to talk and not act, he
would have instructed his Sec
retary of State to tell our chief
delegate at the United Nations
that American sons are not to
be used as cannon fodder.
"He would have told our allies
and friends, soon after the Chi
nese Communists joined the
battle in North Korea, that
since the Peiping government
had decided to go to war against
us we will accept the challenge
even If the other members of
the United Nations are reluctant
to follow us.
"He would have asked the ma
tions which shared his views to
join us. Those who did not
would have been invited to with
draw the handful of troops they
had engaged in the police ac-
ton and would have assured
them that there would be no
hard feeling against them. The
heart of nation is not bigger
than that of its leaders, and the
fewer chicken hearts participate
in a just defense, the better for
all concerned.
Then, after serving due no
tice to our allies and associates
that he accepted Mao TIE
tung's challenge, he would have
ordered Macarthur to use his
best judgment in dealing with
the enemy, assuring him at the
same time of the fullest sup
port from the homeland.
HE would have approved a
thorough bombing of the en-
emy's lines of communications
and industrial facilities in Man
churia and would have accepted
with open arms the plan of the
supreme commander to start
major harassing actions in
Southern China by Chinese Ma
tionalist troops. whom he would
have supported with arms and
Evening star., 1951-03-12
Dovd Lowrence
Korea Is q Lesson, Anyway
y. S. Troops Are Receiving Combat Training
While People Are Awakened to Defense

The general feeling is that a
defense line will be stabilized
either somewhat north of the
38th Parallel or not far from it
on the south side. The public
prediction by Gen. Macarthur
recently that only a "stalemate"
can be expected has more sig
nificance than was attached to
it at the time it was made.
1t will be noted that the SUI
preme commander went to the
Korean front and there released
mis- prepared statement. He
made it clear that unless U. N.
troops. were permitted to bomb
Manchurian bases there was no
sense in attempting any further
offensive on a large scale to try
to drive the enemy back to the
Yalu River. He did point out,
on the other hand, that the
U. N. forces were exacting a
terrible toll and that the enemy
could not go along indefinitely
with heavier and heavier losses
and useless destruction of hu-
man life.
What the General was limiting
at perhaps was the need for
some further move to cause the
Red Chinese and the Russians
to reappraise the situation and
prepare to accede to U. N. terms.
These must necessarily include
the liberation of all Korea and
the payment of an indemnity or
some other form of penalty for
the aggression itself. Gen. Mac
Arthur himself carefully refrains
from commenting on what he
regards as political" or policy"
decisions, being content merely
to point out that the Korean
war can go on as it is without
Evening star., 1951-03-12
Doris Fleeson:
Truman aces F arm Revolt

temporary and urged agricul-
ture to get its own people into
the mobilization program quick
ly. Mr.. Fleming was ready with
nominees, including Dean Myers
OF Cornell. Jesse Tapp of the
Bank of America, and Chester
Davis, a veteran of the Roose-
velt farm agencies who is now
with the Ford Foundation in
California.
Mr.. Stong of the Farmers
Union, which has strong Fair
Deal ties, refused to make
nominations and Withdrew. He
later informed his hosts, the
FPS Committee, that he had
attended the meeting to discuss
farm supplies but that it had
in his opinion developed into
an effort to outflank Secretary
Brannan.
1t is a fair guess that he
limited as much to Mr.. Bran
nan. In any case the Secre-
tary of Agriculture is Fastening
to bolster his own position as
agriculture's policy-maker in
mobilization. His plan is to ap-
point special assistants to him
self to cooperate with Chief
Mobilizer Wilson.
The farm groups asked Mr..
Wilson to appoint such advisers
himself. Having been burned
by labor's revolt. Mr.. Wilson is
understood to be accepting
some political guidance about
solving this problem.
Evening star., 1951-03-12
Bronnon Applying Himself to Means
Of Assuoging Mobilization Critics

fast lest he be euchred out of
representing agriculture. in the
mobilization effort, as happened
to his opposite number in la
Dor, Secretary Tobin.
In the wings. squirting on the
farmers. are such tried and
tested Brannan-haters as the
American Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton, its aggressive president,
Allen Kline-who is a promi-
nent Iowa Republican-and the
National Grange. In a recent
meeting here this group tried
out the idea that farmers
should name their own deputy
administrators tn the Office of
Defense Mobilization. the Eco
nomic Sterilization Agency and
the National Production Ad-
ministration.
Those esent included
Messrs. Fleming of the Farm
Bureau, Tabor of the Grange,
Stong of the Farmers Union,
Davis of the Council of Farmer
Co-operatives, and Peer and
Simms of the Committee on
Farm Production Supplies.
Mr.. Fleming opened the
meeting with declaration that
what is really needed to stabil-
ize the economy is not price
ceilings but an increase in in
terest rates and withdrawal of
Government support of United
States bond prices at par.
Mr.. Davis repeatedly agreed
that price controls should be
Evening star., 1951-03-12
Doris FIeeson:

President Truman has a
touchy farm situation on his
hands which could make his
labor troubles look like Sun
day school picnic.
When labor revolts against
the President. it gets little of
anything from the Congress, in
Guiding sympathy. When farm
ers complain, Congress bends
both ears to the grass roots and
acts obediently on what it
learns.
All this is perfectly clear to
Mr.. Truman's politically minded
Secretary of Agriculture, Mr..
Brannan, who is energetically
applying himself to ways of as
suaging farmers complaints
against mobilization. These are
principally that not sufficient
weight is being given to agricul-
ture and the ALLEGATION of mate
rails for farm supplies.
Potentially even more trouble
some is the cotton bloc's threat
to legislate a ban of price con-
.trols on cotton at the farm level.
The present ceiling is more than
125 per cent of parity. The
threat comes in the midst of
growing tension between the city
consumer, squeezed by high
prices. and the farmer, who
feels he is unjustly blamed for it.
President Truman of course is
squarely in the middle of the
contending factions.
Mr.. Brannan has to work
Evening star., 1951-03-12

Soviet Union. The observers let
ters mention the new mass de-
portations and executions or
dered by the Peiping govern
ment, drastic measures which
cause a measure of restlessness
and discomfort we fail to use
to our advantage. In the opin-
ion of these observers the Mao
regime is more shaky today
than ever before. The Chinese
know about the terrific casual
ties suffered by their armies in
Korea. There are no casualty
lists available for the people.
Families don't know where their
sons and fathers are. They
have gone ito the army" for
such a long time that the lack
of any news from them is not
worrying those who have re-
manned behind.
But the new taxes, COLLECTIVE
zation of the land-even for
those who own only a few acres
and more recently the mass
arrests and deportation of men
and women of all ages to un-
known parts have helped create
an unprecedented spirit Of re-
bellion. And neither we, nor
the other nations which are
willing to fight for freedom.
are taking the slightest steps
to exploit the existing condi-
tions in Macs land.
Evening star., 1951-03-12

achieving any particular mill
tary objective unless on some
other level the diplomats can
persuade the Communists that
the adventure is hopeless and
might as well be ended now.
From the viewpoint of our
military leaders, Korea has been
valuable in teaching all branches
of the armed services some much
needed lessons. 1t has furnished
combat training for many new
officers and troops who did not
see service in World War II. 1t
has awakened the American
people to the neglected state of
their defenSes. It has served
notice on Russia that aggression
will be resisted anywhere in the
world as an obligation of the
United Nations Charter. 1t has
emphasized, too, that while
American resources were drained
somewhat in the Far East, so
also can the Communists be sub
jected to heavy drain in ma
terials and supplies-something
they cannot as readily afford as
can the other members Of the
u. N.
If the coming offensive should
be turned back by midsummer
with heavy losses or if the enemy
succeeds in pushing our forces
back only a few miles and then
finds itself stymied until better
weather enables U. N. forces to
press back the enemy, the hour
of decision on a policy basis will
be at hand. Again it is far more
likely that the Communists will
stick it out and that the Korean
war will go on indefinitely. AS
one officer remarked the other
day: "It's another SPAIN"
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ATHENS.-NoteS written on a
Grecian urn: You'd be safe in
making bet that when Holly
wood releases the film it is max
ing of the life of Gen. Rommel
it won't pack any theaters in
Athens. The Athenians have a
word for the Desert Fox and it
isn't "Hallelujahi"
The water shortage in Athens
is many, many times as acute as
it ever was in New York, and
it's all the fault of Rommel.
The great Marathon Dam, built
near the scene of one of his
tory's most decisive battles, is
Athens sole water supply and 1t
was drained to the bottom by
Rommel to keep the canteens of
his Afrika Corps filed. Big tank
ships hauled the water from
Greece to Africa.
AS a result, water flows
through the pipes of Athens only
on alternate days. and then only
from 6 am. to 8 am. With
Greece's scanty rainfall it is
doubtful If the Marathon Dam
ever gets back anywhere close to
normal.
Gen. Rommel may be a hero
at Hollywood and Vine but he's
a bum in Athens Constitution
Square.
With water so short. Athen-
ians are drinking more and
more Of their favorite wine
and they're welcome to it. I
say this because their favorite
wine is one that is heavily resi-
mated and, to the uninitiated,
tastes like soothing swig of
turpentine. The bouquet is the
same as the one you get In a
naval store warehouse, but the
Greeks consider it nectar At
for the gods and goddesses.
OF all the peoples we have
aided since the finish of World
War II. the Greeks undoubt-
edly like us the most and are
most grateful for American aid.
They say fatty we saved the
country in the early months Of
1947 when, with the country
starving and ready to be taken
over by the Commies, the United
States diverted grain ships at
sea and sent them here. Too,
Greece has a tremendous blood
tie with America. The some 8
million Greeks have over a mil
lion relations in the United
States and Canada. That's a
lot of relatives, as you we'll
know If you have ever had as
many as two visiting you at
one time.
Notwithstanding their love