The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-25

ege, Alaska yesterday was: Is Governor Gruening getting ready to jump?
 The governor was leader of a long entourage of avowed Republicans to Fairbanks over the weeKeno' including the popular Republican Governor of Call forna, Earl Warren He succeeded so successfully Ill shepherding the visiting governor through the terri tory, that scarcely Republican with the excepUoh of carefully selected group travelling in the Alaska governors party) got in so much word with MT Warren.
 The obvious play to certain selected members of the Republican party to climax at pre-Com- mencement reception given at the Fairbanks Coli and Country Club for Governor Warren It was his first public appearance in Alaska since his arrival more than "A hours earlier.
 The affair at the country club had all the ear marks of a typical VIP reception wherein the stl1- ness of formality was soon to be broken by quida- ton of tongues and jawbones at the prednner finger ing before the bar Gradually the vIP atmosphere cleared the smoke from many cigarettes became heaV- fer and the conversation to the unnegible but coveted babble stage It was to be fine evening.
 Then came the speech making and it was Gov ernor Gruening's party again As master o1 cere- monies his select list of Republicans popped up all over the audience. newly appointed member oi the Board of Regents made the longest speech of the impromptu" program; a Republican editor was lntro- duced as the press of Alaska, the FAIR press oi Alaska" This despite the fact that there were at least three other Alaskan newspaper people in the audience and a resident member of the United PIeSs Association present.
 The political football that went into play with
 in Tho = urday when he was whisked to mansion in the! woods near Anchorage for a welcoming party, was tossed neatly from the backfeld to the ends and lineen deployed the far corners of the audlence
 The modest program of welcome planned by Mayor Hoopes and group of Fairbanksans was entirely overlooked
 The remarks of introduction in behalf of the guest of honor included nomination of Governor Warren to the presidency of the United States when Governor Gruening said that the tremendous popu- laritv of Mir Warren in his home state "can only lead us to believe that he deserves MUCH HIGHER POLITICAL OFFICE"
 The Governor of California then unknowingly stepped into the trap and in an anti-satehood falr banks where he was guest of it's University he de- speech on SCatenOOu IIldt Wdo PioANJ AAo- the notebook of the statehood committee.
 What was to have been delightful social alialr
 turned out an embarrassing political rally for state bood and the Governors fair haired favorites
 It was an imposition the good nature o1 greater leader when he used for such lowy ana purely selfish purpose.
 The rest of Alaska must surely be bowlng low Ill humble apology today for the untoward acton o us governor.
 Then under the head Warren Speaks out oi rrurn Sidney Charles of the Ketchikan News says
 We've been an admrer of Governor Earl warren of California However, his "parrot-like statement renorted hv the radio that Alaska must nave sVale hood to progress was quite et-down to our cohcep ton of the man.
 This statement made after he was "ineo anu dned in the Governor Gruenings mansion III Juileao. Now then what does this gentleman Know apou' A1aska and its conditions It is his flrst VsI eie Mr Warren may be somewhat excused, due to the foct he was met and herded about by pohocai faction which has been capalizng on proposed s'ate hood repardless of benefit or the reverse
 In declaring for statehood for HaWan ooV. W." ron may know what he is talking about Caiiioiiiia s closely associated with Hawaii, ndustrlahy anu otherwise Moreover Hawaii has the necessary ah Inc round industries to support statehooo.
 Rut the Governor spoke out of turn ana wi.iooo nouinp the conditions when he parroted the 1aih o his hosts.