GOP Sure Of La
Bill Passage
WASHINGTON, (>P) — Republi-,
can leaders made an informal poll
of the House today and concluded
they have the votes to pass their ■
general labor bill by well over a
two-thirds majority.
The figure is important because
it takes a two-thirds majority to
pass a bill over a Presidential \ etc.
GOP leaders suspect President
Truman might veto the bill if it
should reach the White House in
substantially its present form.
Republicans—and some Demo
crats—are banking on rank and
file union members to back their
measure even though union leaders
oppose it. They point to a “bill of
rights” section which they say will
rid members of union “tyranny.”
In the Senate, some Republicans
and southern Democrats were siz
ing up the chances of toughening
up on the floor a milder bill that
was softened even more in the la
bor committee. i
The Senate expects to debate la
bor legislation next week.
ANTONIO POLET RETURNS
FROM STATES TRIP
Antonio Polet returned home
Monday evening with the P.A.A.
after spending two months Out
side. He proudly wears a Past
President’s pin from the Grand Ig
loo of the Pioneers of Alaska,
which was presented at the con
i
vcntion in Juneau last month. He >
states that an interesting report of
the convention will be mailed to
all auxiliaries and igloos in the
Territory. ■
In answer to the question as to'
the future program of the Alaska
Development Board, Mr. Polet:
stated that there is $45,000.00 on
hand to carry on the next bienni
um. A definite policy has not been
formed as no meeting of hte Board
has been called due to the fact that
the Governor and manager are
now in Washington where they
were called by the Delegate to as
sist in the many bills pending in
Congress. The Statehood bill comes
up today, the new freight rate case,;
the sea wall, in fact the entire
Alaska program is due to come up
during the next month.
i Representatives irom an sec-1
tions of the Territory are arriving
daily in Washington. Mr. Poletwas
urgently requested to make the
trip to Washington, but owing to
the lateness of the season and the :
many pressing problems needing j
his attention here, found it neces- •
sary to forego the trip. However,
he did present his views in writ
ing.
He reports quite an interest is
being aroused in the Fair and
many are planning to arrive to
photograph pictures of the out
door events.
While in Juneau he ascertained
that Mr. H. Starling has been re
quested to represent the Alaska
Native Service at the Potlatch and
the Fair.
Mr. Polet predicts a very busy
summer season for the community.
CONTACT MADE
CHICAGO, (tfV-Mrs. James A.
Ruzek expressed genuine concern
to her husband that he might be
come involved in trouble if he re
ported for work yesterday at the
Hawthorne plant of the Western
Electric company which has been
picketed by striking telephone
workers because it manufacturers
telephone equipment.
After crossing the picket line at
the plant, Ruzek released the fam
ily’s pet homing pigeon with a note
saying "Entered plant. O.K. Don’t
worry.”
Denounce Germans
For Food Crisis
STUTTGART, Germany, {/P> —
Gen. Lucius D. Clay told German
leaders in the American zone today
“no: to except too much” from the
Moscow foreign ministers coun
cil and angrily denounced the Ger
man's methods of handling their
own food crisis.
Clay warned that the United
S.ates and Britain could not be ex
pected to continue importing food
into Germany if the Germans fail
ed to collect all possible produc
tion from the farmers.
VISITORS TO DELEGATE
BARTLETT'S OFFICE
Governor Ernest G-uening v3‘
arrived in Washington to confer
with government officials on Alas
ka matters.
George Sundborg, general man
ager of the Alaska Development
Board, has arrived in Washington
from Juneau. Mr. Sundborg is in
Washington to attend the S ate
hood for Alaska hearing to rvi
fer with officials of the Intr
and Agriculture department re
garding development problems o |
the Territory and to confer w h,
government officials on the s lip
ping problems of Alaska.
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