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VOL. 42. No. 38. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, Mar. 27, 1940 . Price per copy 15*
Army & Navy Release U. S. Warplanes To Allies
Canadian Liberal Government Victorious at Foils
ALLIES SEND APPEASERS
Emissaries from British and French governments, Frank Ashton
Gwatkin (left) and Charles Rist, are shewn as they arrived in
New York on the way to Washington. They will attempt to allay j
friction caused by the Allied Blockade of Germany.
United States Grants Unimpeded
Access Of Latest U.S. Warplanes
To Great Britain and France
UNDATED, March 26 (/P)—The
snail’s pace European war reach
ed a new low of inactivity though
twm developments in the western
world, the Canadian general el
ection and the release by the
United States of warplanes to
the allies, are of great potential
importance to Europe. Britain
and France gained virtually un
impeded access to the latest Am
erican planes when the army and
navy reached an agreement on
an export policy without supply
and any of the secret defense de
vices with the planes.
American authorities hoped
that this step would be a spur
to the United States aircraft in
dustry. bringing perhaps a bil
lion dollars worh of orders.
Canada’s general election posed
the issue of confidence in the
war program of Premier MacKen
zie King’s liberal government
which was dissolves two months
ago when his opponents accused
him of failure to prepare Canada
adequately. Principal opposition
v.ras from conservative leader Ro
bert Manion, at the head of the
national government group. At
the last Parliament the liberals
controlled 176 seats and the con
servatives 33. The week-end bliz
zards were expected to effect the
voting in some rural districts;
where MaoKenzie King gained
strength in the past.
The British admiralty announc
ed for the first time since the
war started that a week passed
without the loss of a British or
French merchant ship although 8
neutrals which were not in con
voys were sunk.
Britain’s home political front
heard recurrent reports that
Chamberlain would revise the
government with a five-man cab
inet. The war cabinet now is
composed of nine men.
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MacKenzie King’s Govt.
Sweeps Into Office
OTTAWA, March 26 {/?)—Scor
ing a smashing victory, compar
able to the 1935 sweep, the Liber
al government of Prime Minister
W. L. MacKenzie King tonight
was given another five-year term
in the Dominion elections which
endorsed the Dominion’s war ef
forts.
Doctor R. J. Manion, leader of
the Conservative opposition and
the National government men,
suffered a personal defeat in his
home city of Fdrt William, On
tario, losing his Parliament seat
to Liberal Don Mclvor.
At midnight, 154 liberals were
elected, 29 Nationals. 15 of other
parties, and 4G were doubtful.
DAWSON, Y. T„ March 27 (JP)
—The Yukon seat in the Canad
ian House of Commons at Ot
tawa remains in the Black fam
ily. George, one-time Speaker of
the House was elected as a Na
tional government member yes
terday, succeeding his wife who
sat as an independent conservat
ive in the last house.
He served as speaker in the con
servative administration of R. B.
Bennett. Before the 1935 election
ill health forced him out of the
campaign and his wife took up
the burden and was elected and
served until the House recently
dissolved.
France Requests Recall Of
Russian Ambassador Paris
No Replacement lieId Likely
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UNDATED. March 27 (VP) —• A
nearly complete rupture of rela
tions between France and Soviet
Russia was highlighted in the in
ternational scene. While no im
mediate indications w.ri appar
ent that the countries might en
ter a formal state of war Russia’s
ambassador JakGb Surits was
ordered back to Moscow at
French request. It was held un
likely that France would approve
of any replacement. The French
ambassador to Russia. Paul Nag
giar has been absent from Mos
cow since February 3rd on “sick”
leave. Tass, the Russian news
agency, said the French request
resuited from Surits’ attempt to
telegraph felicitation to Stalin
on the conclusion of the Finnish
war, which he called a success
against the “British and French,
warmongers.”
Sir William Seeds, Britain’s am
bassador to Moscow has been ab
sent on leave for several months.
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The British reported they were
con -ntraing on a tighter block
: d1 of Germany in an effort to
■t p G rman imports of ore from
S' i’ dinavia. Neutral observers
; ! the British would welcome
a y Gc rman attempt to keep
the trade route open with war
hips, for this would give oppor
t.unity f r the long-desired naval
bat.ie. The British aircraft was
reported as assigned a big part
of combating any increase in Ger
man submarine attacks.
The Finnish government under
Premier Ryti, which made the
capitulation to peace with Mos
c: w, reorganized, Ryti retaining
the premiership.
The war policies of the Liberal
♦government of Canada got a re
sounding endorsement at the
po.ls with MacKenzie King's gov
ernment retaining an overwhelm
ing majority.
Labor Unions
Subject Sherman
Anti-Trust Act
WASHINGTON, March 26 i/P)
—Justice Peotan Gordon, Feder
al District Court judge ruled that
labor unions are subject to crim
inal conspiracy prosecution un
der the Sherman anti-trust Act,
in an action in which A F of L
teamster union officials sought to
be excluded from prosecution on
an indictment charging restraint
of trade.
In the jurisdictional d:sprite
the complaint charged that the
union tried to induce companies
to employ union members and us
ed coercive measures. Govern
ment attorney hailed the ruling
as an important victory in their
anti-trust campaign in the build
ing industry.
Major George
Ordered to Fbnks.
WASHINGTON, March 27 f/P>
— Major Edward M. George of
the Quartermaster Corps at Fort
Mason, California, was ordered
transferred to Fairbanks.
Short Revolt
in Brazil Is Put
Hawn Bloodless]y
LA PAZ, Bolivia, March 26 (JP)
— The government put down a
sh rt-livod revolt by two thou
sand men, a regiment of carabin
eros who are the national police,
which the government spokes
man ..aid was due to discontent
over th outcome of the recent
presidential election. The suppres
sion was bloodless. General Pen
arada, former army head, was el
ect) d president.
Upper N. Y. State
Is Stormbound
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UNDATED, March 26 UP)—Al-i
ba, y and five upper New York
State cities and many smaller
communities are virtually snow
un.l by a storm described as
the worst in some sections since
the 18t>3 blizzard. State and local
police barred highway traffic out
of Utica, Rochester and Rome,
and Malone is almost without ve
hicular outlets. Hundreds of auto
mobiles are snow-trapped and
the railroads battled to keep the
trains going.
Mine Profils 1939
Over $300,000
SAN FRANCISCO. March 27
(JP) The T. ■ idv -Yukon Cor I
poration reported this year’s
mine or rating profit at $352,052
as compared with $224,777, the
previous year’s earnings. The
earnings amounted to about five
cents per share.
Announce Two
German Planes
Downed Trance
LONDON, March 27 UP) — The
Air Ministry announced that two
German aircraft were shot down
in flames yesterday in a fight
with the British near Metz,
France. The announcement said
one British fighter plane was
shot down but the flier escaped
by parachute, and described the
aerial activity in that area as
showing a “marked increase.’’
ALASKA TIN MINES
EXEMPT WAGES, HOURS ACT
WASHINGTON, March 24 —
The Wage and Hour Administra
tion made a preliminary finding
in the open-cut or surface min
ing of placer tin in Alaska as a
seasonal industry, and is entire
ly partial to exemption from the
wage and hour lalv.
Unless objections are filed the
order will be final Ln 15 days,
permitting men to work 56 hours
weekly for a maximum of 14
weeks without overtime.
GIANT BRITISH SHIPS SLIP
OUT OF N. Y. HARBOR
NEW YORK, March 25 UP) —
The SS Queen Mary sailed at
8:20 a.m., 12 hours after the SS
Mauretania slipped away to sea
toward destina' ns known only
to their commanders who sailed
under sealed orders.
Both were painted in drab cam
ouflaged grey, windows blacken
ed and all signs of identity blot
ted out and are presumably to
be on dangerous missions as
troop ships.
Later the Queen Mary was
sighted five mi'es off shore from
Long Beach, N. Y., southerly
bound.
THREE LARGEST MERCHANT SHIPS IN WORLD REST SIDE I3Y SIDE
The three largest merchant ships in the world rest at adjoining piers in the Hudson River far from the dangers of arri.u ' l
submarine and with them is a fourth liner important in Atlantic trade. Front to rear: the Queen Elizabeth large t; next ’
ship the Queen Mary third largest: the French liner Normandie second largest; and the British liner Mauretania; Missing i
men fourth largest which several months ago dashed away from the pier aL which the Mauretania is docked.