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It was on the twenty-seventh
of last May that the President
declared that a national emer
gency existed, and called upon
all citizens to aid in speeding up
national defense preparations.
Since that date, there have been
three seizures of industrial plants
in which the spirit of the Exec
utive order was not being carried
out. In one instance, at Kearney,
New Jersey, army aid was un
necessary. A California case call
ed for more drasic handling. The
Bendix. N. J. mater presented a
peculiar aspect. The non-strikers
struck because the strikers were
to be taken back, the result be
ing that the original strikers wol
» corned the taking over of the
plant by the government.
The country was startled and
shocked when it learned that Mr.
Lewis intended to call a strike,
dnfense or no defense. There was,
however, a reaction along a dif
ferent line, namely that “there
ought to be law.” Editorial com
iront is marked by a similarity of
opinion, at least along broad
lines. It is said that Congress has
talked a great deal, but has failed
to saw wood in the form of ap
propriate legislation. The White
House is charged with failure to
establish a fixed policy. The Wag
nor Act needs an overhauling,
and a law which makes for the
control of wages is needed. In
some or all of those plans, the
remedy is allaged to reside.
A bill under condsideration by
Congress, and intended to ward
off inflation, provides for a ceil
ing limit on prices in connection
with selected commodities. The
House committee having the mea
sure in charge voted down an
amendment making the limit ap
plicable to all goods. What the
House as a whole would do if
given an opportunity, is a matter
of conjecture, but a three-to-one
turn-down in committee gave
general price fixing a hard blow
in the first round.
In the matter of mere defense,
Russia is doing beter than was
expected, but to say the least,
there is no certainty at this date
that Hitler ultimately will be ex
pelled. With Russia out of the
runnfhg, Japan would have no
powerful neighbor to keep an
eye on her. The United States
has reasons other than an aspira
tion to put down Hitler, for deir
ing Russian success in the pre
sent conflict. With Russi^i sub
dued, the task of preventing the
Pacific from becoming a Nippon
ese ocean woulld rest, in practic
al entirety, on American shoul
ders.
Mr. Lindbergh and his associat
es continue to carry on along a
line which is too well known to
need identification. There is no
thing essentially immoral in ar
gfiuing against war, either gener
ally or in specific instances; yet
the feeling is widespread that
Mr. Lindbergh like Mr. Lewis, is
out of step. The Colonel is quot
ed as saying that there is no dan
ger to this nation from without,
the only danger being from with
in. As Horace Greeley was wont
to remark: “This is imoprtant if
true.” If the United States has
nothing to fear from those out
; sid e its borders, the land certain
| Iv is in a condition of security
for which history furnishes no
! parallel.
Wihout going into details, and
with no intimation that he had
, established a precedent, the Sec
retary of the Navy has released a
statement about the shooting-up
of the United States warship
Kearny. It -apupars that there
was not one Nazi submarine on
hand but many. Moreover, the
Kearny had assisting company.
The phrase “running battle” is
used in print, though without
clarity as to whether or not Sec
retary Knox expressed himself
in precisely that way. The sink
ing of the Reuben James forms
still more recent news. It may be
assumed that the govrnment did
not deliberately make mountains
out of molehills, and it looks as
though we were in the war al
ready. If that is the case, noth
ing remains but to make the very
best out of an unfortunate sit
uation.
Some time ago Mr. Churchill
said that the people of this coun
try must be prepared to endure
sacrifices. It now appears that the
I British think that we are too
, loose-mouthed about defense and
kindred affairs. It is hard to
; please everybody, and perhaps
England should be thankful for
past and present benefits and let
it go at that. Aong with a feel
ing of goodwill toward England
there goes the’ sentiment that
there is virtue in keeping on’s
nose out of other folks' business.
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Defense Soon
First logs in Alaska’s new de
fense industry will move out of
Alaska December 1 under the
present schedule, Russell Anna
bel said as he left Anchorage to
return to the logging camp at
Montana on the Alaska Railroad.
Mr. Annabel said the contract
to furnish peeler birch to Can
adian interests for use in air
| plane and naval b&at construc
tion, is so large that difficulty is
being experienced finding con
| tractors able to handle the work.
, Roads and skidways are being
built at Montana for handling the
1 timber. The Alaska Railroad will
biuld a 16-car siding. Most of the
development work is well under
way so that cutting can be start
ed soon, he said.
It is hoped that thee opera
tions can be organized by Nov
emiber with the view of speeding
delivery of the birch to the fac
tory in New Westminster, B. C.
Joe Hardy, birch expert of the
Pacific Veneer Company is plan
ning to remain indefinitely in Al
aska to supervise this work.
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WAR ZONE SAILORS
ASK $275 MONTHLY
SEATTLE, Nov. — The Sailors’
Union of the Pacific asked salar
ies of $275 a month for each of
the eight men who will man the
sailing schooner Commodore on
its trip to South Africa, India
and Australia.
Game Board
fs To Meet
!n Washington
The current c mtrcversy over
is-u.ng resident Alaska hunting
licenses to Army and Navy per
sonnel and other transient work
ers in the Territory is due to be
aired in Washington, D. C., dur
ing January, when the four-man
Alaska Game Commission holds
its annual meeting at the nation
al capital it was revealed by
Frank Dufresne, executive officer
of the commission.
The meeting will be the first
session of the Alaska Game Com
mission held outside of the Terri
tory in the history of the game
board, Dufresne said. The meet
ing will get under way January
11 and is expected to last 15 days.
The commission ordinarily meets
in Juneau on the years when the
Territorial Legislature is in ses
sion and in other cities through
out the Territory on other years.
The Washington, D. C.. session
is bring called because of many j
problems which have been pre-,
sented in game law enforcement
due to the influx of newcomers
brought to Alaska by national
defense work, Dufresne said.
There is a need for revamping of
the present Alaska game law
structure, he declared.
Draft Amendments
At the national capital the
game commissioners will work
closely with Delegate Anthony J.
Dimond, Dufresne said. Aided by
Dimond. they are expected to pre ,
pare amendments to the Alaska
game laws and present them to
Congress for approval. The com
mission will also testify before
budget and other congressional
committees with a view toward
increasing the scope of game op
erations in the Territory, it is
understood.
In regard to the issuance of
hunting licenses, Dufresne said
tho commission will probably
draw up an amendment seeking
less restrictive working in the
definition of the term “resident"
under the law which now exclud
es army and navy personnel and
temporary workers in the Terri
tory from obtaining resident
hunting licenses. The commission
i ers will ask an amendment to
permit these persons to hunt un
der a resident license after con
| tinuous residence in the Terri
tory for a year, Dufresne believ
es.
Protect Big Game
At the same time, he pointed
| out, the commissioners hope to
provide more protection in the
future for some of the “larger
and none too plentiful game'
i Additional protection must be
provided for moose, mountain
: sheep, mountain goats and cari
, bou Dufresne said.
The Alaska Game Commission
is headed by Earl N. Ohmer of
Petersburg, and includes Frank
P. Williams to St. Michael; An
drew P. Simons, Lakeview; and
John Hajdukovich of Tanacross.
They are appointees of the Sec
retary of the Interior, serving
staggered four-year terms. All
four members of the present
board are serving their second
terms.
All the game commissioners
are long-time resident in the
Territory. Latest comer is Ohmer
who has been here 25 years. Wil
liams has been in Alaska 44 '
years., Simons 35 years and Haj-\
dukovich 36 years.
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The four-masted windjammer -
will sail out of Grays Harbor!
late this month with a million;
and a half feet of lumber aboard.
She will return with a load of
manganese ore.
The union said it demanded
high wages because the Commo
dore will pass through danger
ous waters and because the cfew
members will be forced to work
12 hours a day and put up with
poorer living conditions than
men on steamers.
BRITISH TANKS SENT TO RUSSIA
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These tanks are being haded aboard ship at an undisclosed British port lor movement l Ru • iv.
British sources said. The pit*.ure was cabled to New York from Louden.
GERMAN TROOPS IN UKRAINE WIND AND SNOW
German troops move through snow and wind in t .3 l kraine, a-<o cling to German sources. Pictu e
radioed from Berlin to New York.
•Pamm.v’ I,eaves Hospital
Five-year-old Pamela Holling
worth waved as she left a Lowell,
Mass., hospital to go home. She
had nearly recovered from the
effects of her experience of be
ing lost eight days on Mt. Cho
cura near Conway, N. II.
DOUG FAIRBANKS, JR., IN NAVY
Lieut. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (right) reports for active duty with
the U. S. Navy in Boston to C'apt. Howard G. Copeland (center),
personnel officer for the first naval district, while Fairbanks’
friend Ensign Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., looks on. Fairbanks •' 1
serve m the public relations division.