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Flying Cargo
(Juneau Empire)
The story of the heavy but nec
essarv piece of machinery arriv
ing at some remote mining camp
in Alaska bv plane is now an old
one. Air freighting has been a
boon to the T rritory. saving pro
cious days and weeks out of the
limited season on many occasions.
But a more general use of this
mode of transportation is certain
in the future.
Looking ahead to the problem
of using aircraft manufacturing
facilities wh n the demands of re
armament have been met. four of
the major domestic airlines—Am
erican. Eastern, TWA. and Unit
ed —'have firmed a corporation
for the study of air express and
air freight as distinct from th
passenger-carrying business.
Many students of aviation have
long believed that eventually the
mainstay of civil air transport
would be the carriage of cargo.
Tlie Air Transport Association,
of which the four airlines arc
members, holds that after the
war the flying of freight will be
come a far larger industry than
at present. Ind? d, the associa
tion’s president points out that
the war it- i!f has prepared the
way for this indu-'ry and created
its r ■■ orttinls. The manufacture
of huge bombing planes with
very high load capacities and
ranges and the transportation of
tons of bombs undm all s-rts of
weather conditions, clearly indie
ates the physical possibility 3 of
transporting cargo by air.
Already the holds of airliner
in the States are crammed to cap
acity with goods destined for fac
tories at work on war materials.
Time savings that range from sev
eral days to a week or more are
effected by air rather than sur
face shipment. The constantly
expanding list of goods for or
dinary commerce now carried by
wings is capable of much greater
enlargement.
Plans ar under consideration
f•>>«, airre Tts to be d voted' to
cargo planes, including a large
terminus at Jersey City, where
the proximity of eight railroad
and good docking facilities would
a-sur-> ease of transshipment.
The action of the “big four” air
!in '.s in undertaking this survey
points ahead to an important de
velopment for air transport i:
the days of peace.
A\ L v Not Go
To Alaska?
(Seattle Times)
Governor Gruenintg of Alaska
has what seems to be a good idea.
He is very much interested in the
proposed highway from “the Stat
es” through Canada and on into
Alaska. It is a natural interest
shared by all Alaskans, since the
highway is intended primarily tc
serve the Territory and expedite
development. It is an interest
lately intensified by the aspect ol
the highway as a military neces
sity.
Governor Gruening suggests
that it may be well for the Am
erican and Canadian Alaska High
way Commission to go to Alaska
and have a look. The Commission
has held meeting in Washington.
D. C., Ottawa and Victoria. Some
of the Commissioners have con
ferred in Seattle.
A meeting in Alaska should
afford opportunity for more first
hand information than is likely
to be gathered at the distances.
^Thie Governor also suggests a
Commission flight over the tenta
tive route. That, too,’would be
helpful. Hearing no objections,
let us hope it will be so ordered
'
Current Comments
From Washington
i
Like the rest of the world,
Congress is concerned chiefly
with “wars and commotions,” and
with a state of affairs in which
“nation shall rise against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom":
vet now and then something of a
diff rent sort comes up for ac
tion and attention.
The Farm Bill has passed the
Senate by a vote of 61 to 9, and
next will go to conference, in
view of changes made by the up
per body. The measure candes an
appropriation approaching a bil
lion and a half dollars. In some
instances, the amounts allotted
to certain items exceed White
House estimates, and have not as
vvt received the approval of the
Presid1 :nt. It is alleged that a
part of the proposed outlay can
not be considered to be in the na
tur° of relief, since it applies to
agriculturalists indiscriminately,
J rich and poor alike.
1 Although the President has ex
press :d himself to the effect that
anti-strike legislation is not
needed, and that the Mediation
Board has the situation under
control, Congress is inclined to
search for first hand information,
and perhaps to go farther. It is
said that there exists a wide*
spread d mand for a Congres
droal stand? against strikes which
nd to cripple defense plans.
A f?r reaching investigation
along the line under discussion
has been proposed in both the
Senate and the House. Whil the
country clearly is irked about
strikes, it is realized that in the
»
control of them, legislation may
overstep the boundaries within
which the right of petition and
remonstrance should b - supreme
So it comes about that the Dem
ocratic leader in the House has
spoken a word of warning ag
ainst putting labor wholesale un
der condemnation. He holds to
the opinion that the President
has both the pow t and the in
tention to restrain striking to the
extent that the Constitution will
support him.
The President by proclamation
has set a seven day period, bo
b' ginning May 4, as National Job
Week. Special emphasis is laid on
th condition of the rrrn over
40 and v.'thout work. Veterans
of f-w first World War, averag
i ; 48 years of age, receive part
im ar notice. Mr. Roosevelt is
cnnfrii -t-d with a strange task,
embody in® dual and conflicting
r -ponsibilities. He must find
work for those who have none
and want it, and look out for the
we fare of those who have work
and do not want it “as is,” the
last remark being no reflection
on persons who have a justly
grounded desire to better th m
selves.
Along with the songs of the mi
grating birds of spring, the voice
of the tax collecter is heard in
the land. The Treasury, the
Hous and the Senate have their
heads together over a defense
levy which is intended to yield
at least a billion dollars. It is
possible that in view of defense
demands, the President may lay
aside for he time being, the wish
to extend Social Security that
has been attributed to him.
The ways and means of tax
collection, remain in abeyance to
a large extent. Offhand, a sales
tax looks like a practical thing,
since the man who is able to buy
the most would pay the most;
but for some reason, the sales
Fight On
Convoys Is
Postponed
WASHINGTON, April 21 —
Avoiding an immediate show
down on the convoy issue, th' |
Senate Foreign Relations enmmi' j
ten agreed unanimously to delay
until April 30 anv consideration
of the resolution forbidding use of
American Naval vess Is to con
voy purposes.
Th members of the committc |
reported an anti-convov resolu- \
tin forbidding use of American |
N ival vessels to convoy purposes. ‘
The members of the committee
reported an anti-convov r .solution
proposed by Senator Charles W.
Toby, Republican of New Hamp
shire, has been made the “prin
cipal order of business for Anril
30 and in the interim, the State
Department has been ask1 d to cx
press views on the proposed
ban.”
Senator Tobey told the news
men he will keep working to
line up support for his proposal.
T^P T) \ t-ro» - ,T T ’ n
?evor^l formic f pr»r*t *7f7 blank
^r*r vmir convAn r^rp4*4-»
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tax gets the cuffs and sharp
words that are supposed to be
accorded a stepchild. The selected
method of tax collection may b ■
mi’d or drastic. but there is!
ground for fearing the worst: the
name of the Assistant Secretary!
of the Treasury, in charge of tax j
affairs, is John L. Sullivan.
Having commit' d itself to the,
policy of furnishing supplies to
England, the United States logic
ally enough considers the ques
tion of getting them there. The
convoy system is a hot potato,
which nobody seems to want to
handle much or hold long. T’m
desir :s of the White House ar~
not known. British and Ameri
can experts are talking matters
. over, and the Navy is reported
to be formulating its own plans,
simply on the ground that a
good navy should be ready for
any duty that it may be call 'd
upon to perform. Laymen content
themselves with the simple view
that when convoying by the Unit
ed States starts, the trouble will
really begin.
Father Hubbard
Favors New Bases
j
SAN JOSE, Calif.. April —The
;nt:'d Ar tie explorer. Father Bar
-i;n\1 Hubbard, the "Glacier
'5':rst," of Santa Clara Univer
y, Calif., said that fortification
r Gr enland will add to the in
nirance of the United States ag
ainst invasion.
Fa'her Hubbard said that the
d, fen-e bases in Greenland will
orove as important to the east
-.'Ft of America as those of Al
- .a are to the west coast.
fvi O D E—A nosegay of camel
lias, front bustle draping of her
skirt, diamond,- pearl and em
erald jewels, and a wide smile—
sli these were worn by lika !
Chase at a Washington party.
SEASIDE TRAININ C—Traces of past sailings are chip*
ped away by Bruno Osti (left) and Raphael Lupardo, two lads
learning a seaman’s trade at the National Youth Administration's
work experience center in West New Brighton, N. Y. Some 700
youths are busy in the center’s three floating drydocks and shops,
training for jobs that may be vital to the national defense.
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