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VOL. 41. NO. 2. 'lOME. ALASKA. Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1939. Price per Copy 164
Shake-up Japan Over China Policy
Presidents Speech Covers Trend of World Affairs
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Highlights
President’s
Message
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (/P)
President Roosevelt told Con
gress that world peace has not.
been “assured,” as Munich
''storms from abroad” a direct
challenge to American demo
cracy, addressing a joint session
of rhe Senate and the House, be
fore a packed chamber.
The President asserted that
‘'undeclared wars, deadly arm
aments, and now aggression"
threaten the three institutions in
dispensable to Americans: Re
ligion. Democracy, and Interna
tional Good Faith." He added,
that only through our nation be
ang united, both physically and
spiritually can these storms be
kept from American shores. “Tlx1
•war which threatened to envoi-’
iop the world, flamed but was
averted, but it becomes increas-’
■ngly clear that peace is not as-1
sured,” Roosevelt said.
Without mentioning by name
•the Munich pact, nor did he
name any foreign nation, the
President referred to “events” in
Europe, Africa, Asia and other,
places, where Czechoslovakia'
was dismembered, when Italy
conquered Etheopia, while Jap
an invades China, “all abou t us
rage undeclared war and mili
tary and economic conditions all
about us grow more deadly with
armaments and threats, military!
•and economic,” he said.
Dems & GOPs
Differ Over
Pres. Message
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4 (JP) —
Representative Martin of Massa
chussets, House Republican lead
er, commenting on the President’s
message said he was sorry “there
wasn’t something constructive!
offered in the message which;
would give hope to the ten mil-|
lion unemployed.”
RepresentatiVe Rayburn Housej
Democratic Leader called the ad- j
dress “a masterful setting forth i
of world affairs a/nd trends." j
Political
Unrest j
In Japan
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UNDATED. Jan. 3 (&)— Be
neath outward calm, Tokyo’s
new year holiday ran a current
of political unrest with the so
called liberal forces contending
over policies in China. It was
believed that cabinet reorganiz
ation would be possible whatev
er the outcome of the struggle
over the new China policy. The
appointment of Lieut. General
Otoza Yamada was presaged, as
eammander of the Japanese forc
es in China. It is expected that
stress will be laid on consolidat
ing control of the territory with
in the Japanese lines.
II i r o h i t o
Orders A
New Cabinet
TOKYO, Jan. 4 (A1)—Emperor
Hirohito commanded Baron H'.ra
numa, aged seventy three, Fas
cist inclined, president of the
privy council to form a new cab
i.net to succeed comparatively
1‘beral Prince Konoye, who re
signed with the declaration that
the war in China had come to a
stage where new policies “un
der a new cabinet” should be
formulated.
The Konoye cabinet fell before'
the strong military party who de
manded reorganization at home
and abroad and asked for renew
ed efforts to fasten Japan’s will
on east Asia. The Fascist minded
elements want a single political
party in Japan, more rigid con
trol of economic life, and a new j
administrative policy for China.
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Odd Fellows Hall
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PITY AN UMPIRE at times like this, when lie’s beset by
Columbia and by Cornell’s Holland and Eichler (with ball).
Resume Of
New Year
“Bowl” Games
PASADENA, Jan. 2 (/P)—The
mighty Trojans of Southern Cal
ifornia rode to the peak of the
comeback trail with a sixtv-one
yard drive and touchdown in the
last thirty seconds of the Rose
Bowl game and defeated Duke
University seven to three before
a crowd of 91,000 spectators.
A substitute, story-book, half
back, Doyle by name, made
three out of 4 consecutive passes
but A1 Kreuger of Duke, inter
cepted the fourth pass a good
eighteen yards in the end
zone just a few seconds before
the game ended.
It was a great battle for three
quarters with Eric Tipton,
Duke’s one-man offensive threat,
consistently kicking California in
to the hole.
Duke was stubborn and strong
as shown by its past feat of re
maining undefeated, untied and
unscored in the past season. The
Southerners lone score in the 4th
quarter was made by Tony Ruffa,
•star plaeekicker who booted a
fhid goal from the twenty three
yard line.
Duke thought they had the
game won when they repulsed
the Trojans on their nine yard
line, but failed to capitalize
on a pair of blocked Trojan
punts.
U. S. C. gained a hundred and
thirty five yards, rushing Duke
for six out of eight first downs.
Duke threw fifty three for
ward passes and the Trojans 84.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2 UP) —
The little gridiron giant Davy
O’Blien, all-American player un
cocked his famous right arm and
forward passed Texas Christian
to truimph in the last half over
Carnegie Tech, in the Sugar
Bowl classic, the wildest game of
today, before a crowd of fifty
thousand spectators. Tech led 7
to 6 at half time.
EL PASO, Jan. 2 UP) — Utah
rolled over the University of
New Mexico in the Sun Bowl.
The Utes had been heralded in
pregame forecasts as having an
even chance, but they showed
power early and kept New Mex
ico on the defensive.
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Walker For
Pres. Senate
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JUNEAU, Jan. 3 t/Pi—The 14th
Alaska Territorial Legislature
< pens next Monday, January 9,
with all senators and represent
atives with the exception of rep
resentative Jessie Landers of the
Fourth Division now present in
Juneau.
It was admitted that liquor con
rol will be the hottest issue with
the change in gold tax next. Ap
propriations will also be in heavy
demand. Legislators admitted
they have many requests for
funds, ind i-dati ng that there is
a big demand for public money.
Incidentally, Treasurer Oscar
O'son reported today that the
Territory's bank balance at the
end of the year was $990,009.00,
the highest mark in six years,
and two hundred thousand over
last year.
It was rumored that Senator
N. R. Walker of the First Div
ision will have the presidency' of
the Senate, otherwise it will fall
to Henry Roden of the First Div
; ision, if Walker declines. The
Third Division had the presiden
cy last session and the Fourth
Division in 1935. Walker and Ro
den hold the spot in the point of
( service, although O. D. Cochran
I of the Second Division served
1 last session.
Speakership talk points toward
Howard Lyng of the Second Div
ision, also that Karl Drager of
the Third Division, the only law
yer in the House is slated to
head the judiciary committee.
Sentiment is also for J. V. Davis
of the First Division to head the
Appropriations Committee.
NOTICE
Mrs. “Peggy" Lyle, Deputy
Collector of Internal Revenue,
j will be located at room 101 Fed
eral Building for the next 10 or
12 days. Anyone desiring inform
at ion regarding Social Security
and Income Tax matters are re
quested to call on her, between
t the hours of 9 am. and 5 p.m.
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Daladier Touring
Territories That
Italy Wants
UNDATED, Jon 3 VP)
France's touring premier won an
ovation in Tunisia on his Med
iterranean trip, underscoring the
French intention of defending
her territory from Italian aspir
ations. While the war in Spain
and China took on new complex
ities, Daladier fresh from a tri
umphal visit to the island of Cor
sica assured Tunis, French pro
tectorate in North Africa that it
would be defended even if it
meant war, since Italy’s ambi
tions to control Corsica and Tun
isia has been voiced by the Fas
cist press for the past month.
The Bank of France lowered
its discount rate from two and
one-half per cent to two per
cent, the second cut since it
was raised to three per cent in
the Ccechslovakian crisis.
With the 1939 budget safely
passed in Paris by parliament
before adjournment, supporters
of the Daladier government hail
ed this rate, the lowest in two
years as evidence of progress to
ward recovery.
Rebels Bomb
Two Train
loads Refugees
BARCELONA, Jan. 4 (/P)— At
least forty were killed and thirty
wounded in Taragona when in
surgent planes rained heavy
bombs on two passenger- trains
loaded with refugees from the
frontline area. While rescuers
surgent planes circles the city
port area, twenty five more in
surgent planes circles the city
for several hours dropping bomb
after bomb in one of the war’s
worst attacks behind the lines.
The extent of the city’s casual
I ties are not fully known.
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SINCINC FOR THEIR SUPPER would be nice
work, if (bey crct it, decided New York debutantes from the social
register, I rederica Barker (left) and Angelica Van Rensselaer
tales, being coached by Reed Lawton for supper-club singing.
Territorial Legislature to Convene Next Monday
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