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rourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle. Wash.
Monday, July 2, 1951
NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGE
The general public will utter a loud “Amen” to
the suggestion of a Senate subcommittee that a lot
of college and professional athletes now exempt from
military service should be drafted.
During World War II there were good-natured
jokes about draft boards accepting men who could
nurdly tell black from white or who had never done
any more strenuous work that totting up a column
of figures. However, there was also deep resentment
over the fact that many athletes were classified as
4-Fs while still good enough to earn handsome incomes
on baseball and football fields, golf courses and in box
ing rings.
This latest recomendation of a Senate committee
comes after a check of 16 Army, Navy, Air Force and
Marine training centers where 95,784 men and officers,
most of them "presumably” fit for front-line fighting
were found assigned to desk jobs.
"The day-to-day activities of these youths (pro
fessional and college athletes i belie the claim that
they are useless to the services,” the committee report
said. “The competitive sports in which they engage
usually require a much higher degree of physical
activity and exertion than perhaps 75 percent of the
members of the armed services experience.”
The Territory Enters Business
(Anchorage Times)
Entry of the Territorial government into the busi
ness of operating a ferry service between Juneau and
Haines introduces a new feature in the spreading
network of government activities.
The territory has undertaken the operation of the
ferry service because private enterprise failed. Tflf
operation would not pay for itself, despite the fact |
that the ferry provided the only link between the
capjlal city an<j the network of roads to Western
Alajka.
;The failure of private enterprise has been attri
bated to Coast Guard regulations which required a
crew of five men on the ferry. The ferry used by
the private operator was too small to carry a payload
large enough to meet the operating costs involved in
a five-man crew.
So rather than see the ferry service abandoned,
the territory has stepped into the picture. A larger
ocean-going ship has been purchased and will be oper
ated with funds collected under the territorial gasoline
tax law. The territory will also be required to comply
with the Coast Guard regulations that proved too
much for private operators. But there is a chance
that the larger ship may gross sufficient funds to
meet the expenses.
However, there can be no optimism that public
ownership is going to achieve what private enterpris ■
failed to do. The record of government is not good
when it has engaged in operations that ordinarily are
a private business.
Whether the Territory should undertake the terry
service is a question that has at least two sides.
Without the service, the capital city is cut off from
the beautiful highway system of interior Alaska. This
would deprive the interior of the benefits that accrue
from the visits of the Juneau motorists. It isolates
the capital in an undesirable way. It stifles growth
of the roadside installations which are vital to the
full development and use of the highway system.
More than that, it prevents the intermingling of
Alaskans, and perpetuates the undesirable character
istic found in too many Alaskan minds—sectionalism
and sectional interests. *
The intermingling of Alaskans is important in
bringing about a complete understanding of the
thoughts and problems of the various parts of the
territory. Isolation breeds selfishness and suspicion
in the segments of the population which are held apart t
by the barrier of distance and the lack of easy trans
portation.
Thus the ferry is an important service for all of
Alaska and might be considered an investment.
Entry of the territory into this operation is not
without precedent. The state of Washington arranj-ed
for the purchase cf ferry boats on Puget Sound when 1
private enterprise, i'ufed with elimination becaus of |
the bridge construction program, failed to render the |
service demanded.
But the other side of the question is not to be
ignored.
Is the new demand for public funds going to be an
investment which pays the dividends desired? Will
the operation be sufficiently economical to justify its
existence?
The territorial government is not noted for effi
ciency or economy in administration. The axiom
that “the public's business is nobody’s business" runs
rampant in territorial affairs too frequently. App >int
ments to responsible positions are often handed to
men incapable of carrying the responsibilities. Jobs
are often awarded to political hacks and faithful
friends who would not rate consideration for a position
in private enterprise.
Thus the administration of the ferry service is an
important factor in the final determination on the
feasibility of the ferry operation.
Will the busine-s handled by the new ocean-goino
ship purchased by the territory warrant the expensive
operations required under Coast Guard regulations?
Only time will tell. If the territory is going to operate
a Queen Mary to do a job that would not overload
a canoe, the whole thing will soon appear as ridiculous.
Thus administration and the volume of business
will loom large when the record of costs are compiled
and the public determines whether the new venture
was good or bad.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
taken vigorous action and has sus
pended the dummy trading cor
poration, set up by his former cabi
net colleague, from getting further
export licenses for a total of three
years.
It is significant that Louis John
son, when Secretary of Defense,
was the most ardent advocate of
sending American aid to the Chiang
Kai-Shek group on Formosa. In
various debates inside the cabinet
and with the State Department, he
consistently hammered home the
importance of Formosa. The StatP
Department disagreed and the Joint
Chiefs of Staff partially disagreed
with him.
At no time during these discus
sions, so far as can be ascertained,
did Johnson disclose that he or his
law firm acted as the attorney for
Chiang Kai-Shek relatives. Nor was
it ever disclosed that, at the very
time Johnson proposed aid to
Chiang, both Chiang's relatives and
Johnson's own partners were ship
ping strategic tin to Chiang's ene
mies, the Communists.
Johnson Didn't Know
Johnson has the excuse that he
did not know what the dummy cor
poration set up by his law firm
was doing, since in 1949 he had
become Secretary of Defense. How
ever, there appears to be no ex
cuse for Johnson having failed to
acquaint the public or his cabinet
colleagues with his firm's legal fees
from the Chiang family during the
occasions when he vigorously urged
aid to Chiang.
The corporation which shipped
the tin to Communist China L the
Yangtze Trading Corporation, and
its setup i.- extremely interesting.
It was incorporated by the John
son firm in 1943. long before John
son entered the cabinet and ap
pears to be one of the screen, lor
the financial operations ol Chiang'
brother-in-law, reported to be
among the wealthiest men in tilts
country.
The firm's manager is E. Y.
Soong, nephew of T. V. Soong, the
former Foreign Minister of China
and brother-in-law of Chiang Kui
Shek Its largest stockholder is L
K. Kung, son of Dr. H H
Kung, another Chiang brother-in
law. Soong is the brother of
Madame Chiang, while Dr. Kung
married Madame Chiang's sister.
Both Soong and Kune have lived
in the United States in recent years
and occupy palatial estates in
Westchester county outside New
York City.
E. Y. Soong, nephew of the for
mer Foreign Minister, and manager
of the Yangtze corporation, has
been officially charged by the
Commerce Department with switch
ing shipments of tinplate to con
[ signees, in China not authorized to
receive them. He is also charged
with permitting another company to
ship tin to Communist China un
der an export license issued by the
Yangtze corporation.
Soong Admits Guilt
Soong admitted the charges and
waived all rights to a hearing,
tantamount to an admission of
guilt.
In addition to Soong and Kung,
the other officers in the Yangtze
Trading Corporation are law part
ners of ex-Secretary Johnson.
Chairman of the Board is Chesney
M. Carney, a partner in Steptoe and
Johnson. President and Secretary
of the firm are George W. Mc
Quam and Kingsley R. Smith, at i
Johnson’s law partner
Together they own 555 hares of
stock, part of which was in pay
| ment for legal services. Largest
stockholder is L. K. Kung, on of
Chiang’s brother-in-law. who owns
925 shares, while C. H. Chao owns
870 shares.
A fourth Johnson partner, Don
ald Lincoln, is also a director in
three subsidiaries of the Yangtze
Trading Corporation, the Cosmo
politan Supply Co., the Metropolis :yi
Trading Corporation, and the Pan
Continental Trading Corporation.
The Yangtze Corporation is li: ted
with the New York Secretary of
State in Albany a. being a West
Virginia Corporation with offic' .
in the Union Bank B illdii.g at
Clarksburg, W. Va., and the Kana
wha Valley Building at Charleston,
W Va. The e two buildings are
also where the Louey Johnson law
iirrn has Its ofiici
The 123-ton .shipments of tin to
China arrived in Tientsin in Aug
ust and September 1949. eight
months after Tientsin fell into the
hands of the Comm uni t so there
could lie no possible plea of ignor
ance in making the shipment.
Furthermore the been e wa Invalid.
It wa. in November and Decem
ber 1949. that Johnson fu x began
battling inside tiie cabinet lor aid
to Formo a
The additional 9b tons which
went to Shanghai through a trick
license (leal, left New York in
March no A;,nl 1949 And
it takes- about two months for the
delivery of such cargo, and since
Shanghai fell to the Communists
on May 24. 1949, this 90 tons also
probtibly fell into Communist hands.
Johnson had become Secretary of
Defense in March 1949.
Secretary Sawyer’s office of Inter
national Trade, commenting on the
transaction, said:
“ . . . Respondents in effectuating
the exportations hereinabove de- I
scribed, made false representations |
and certifications on each of the |
shipper’s export declarations filed j
with and authenticated by the Col
lector of Customs at New York, as
to the identity of the purchaser
and ultimate consignee and that the
specified license named therein
authorized such exportation.
"In addition, it is alleged that
said respondents using and per
mitting the use of validated export
licenses, shipper's export declara
tions and oills of lading to effect
July 2
Charles Smith
Mrs. Ole Jackson
Rhoda Green
Mrs. Ida Nordenson
Eric Wnlh
Gene Gayland
Ada Jewell
Ralph Swift
T O 1) A T
At G:30 pm. — Second bassba!!
game of Fourth -series between a'
star teams.
At 6:30 p.m. — Douglas Lions hoi i
regular meeting.
At 7:30 p.m. — July Fourth conn it
tec meets in Baranof lobby.
At 7:30 p.m. — Creative Write. !
club faeets in office of KINY.
At 8 p.m. — Band for Fourth P
practice in grade school auditor -
ium.
At 8 p.m. — American Legion pc. I
meets at Dugout.
July 3
At 10 p.m. — Coronation bail in
Elks ballroom.
July 4
At 10 a.m. Parade.
A> 11:30 a.m. - Various sport • f ■ '
children at ball park.
At 1:30 p.m. — Filial playoff at bate
ball park.
At 3 p.m. — Boat races, water : port
At 8 p.m. — Finn Horse, pie-catin :
contest.
At 12 midnight - Awarding ol auto
at fun zone.
July 5
At noon — Chamber of Commerce
meets at Baranof.
At 6:30 p.m. Juneau Rifle and
Pistol club shooting on Menden
hall range.
At 8 p.m. — Women of Moose meets
at Moose club.
At 8 p.m. — City Council meet: in 1
regular session.
At 6:30 p.m. — Auk Bay Altar Soc
iety meets at home of Mrs. T. J.
McCaul.
exportations pursuant to collusive
agreement with another company,
without the authorization of the
Office of International Trade, con
stituted illegal trafficking in such
export control documents.”
Note—tin is now so scare in the
United States that brewers are
asked to use, beer bottles instead of
cans.
AGAINST U, S. IN
IRANIAN DISPUTE.
TEHRAN. Iran, June 20 i
Pro-Communist demonstrator--- gath-1
ered in Parliament Square tot:, y and
shouted ‘'death to Truman!” and
"death to Grady.”
A crowd estimated at 10.000 heard
peakers denounce American ap
peals for moderation in Iran’s oil
nationalization crisis as "the black
est and most disgustin; interfer
ence in our history.”
The Communist-front . mnl
Society to Fight, Imp: : Oi!
Companies” called the c : ^ra
tion. Speakers assailc-.: < Hurts
by U. S. Ambassador M Gr: -
dy and President Train.<u to per
suade Iran to follow a • . .
course in the oil national. n pn -
gram.
There was no interfr. from
the police.
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tense devotion
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9. Policemans
slan^
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13. Walking *ticl£
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overfull
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21. High mountain
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22. Bar of con
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color
33. Coats with an
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37. Winter precip
itation
28. Music drama J
40. Pinch
4'J. I>utch city
42. itefinue of
wives
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4 ;. T : :ihh name
47. Cliffs on the
Hudson
f-2. p, as flax
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64. Greater
65. J '• f
Cfi. Crimsons
67. Nuisance
Solution of Saturday's Puzzle
DOWN
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2. East Indian
split pulse
3. M' tal-bearingr
compound
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4. Northern
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8. Toll
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20 YEARS AGO th*e empire
JULY 1, 1931
The steamer Dorothy Alexander arrived in port frjjm Seattle via
nd Skagway. Disembarking here from Skagway were Charles E.
and Mr D. L. Stevenson. Booked south were Mrs. Knr} Thiele
: and Mr . B. W. Burke for Wrangell.
; . D. Stewart, acting Territorial Mining Engineer, returned from
. weeks survey of coal-bearing rocks on Admiralty Island.
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed at Roosevelt Field at 7:47 in the
i,: after completing a round-the-world flight in eight days, 15 hour
i minutes. Actual time in the air was four days, 10 hours and eight
New York gave them a wild welcome.
The Territorial treasury balance at the close of business on June 30,
sf3.847.74, according to the financial statement of W. G. Smith,
treasurer.
Mrs H. O. Adams. Louise Adams and Horace Adams, Jr., arrived
iv n. on the Alaska from Seattle.
Mr vnd Mrs. Lee Dolan were a honeymoon couple arriving in Juneau
■: wirek. The bride is the former Miss Bertha Maynlck, of Renton,
W and the groom is well known in Juneau as a matchmaker for
,.n; bouts put on by the American Legion.
Mi . Fred Henning, who has been visiting in the south, returned to
her home in Juneau.
Weather: high 74; low 51; fair.
I Daily Lessons in English
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by
W. L. GORDON
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: D •> not say, “George came near winning
the iv> •Say, "almost won the race.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Pro rata. Pronounce pro ra-ta, first
a as in ray, accent first syllable of second word.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Peaceable; observe cca, not peacable.
SYNONYMS'; Oration, address, speech, harangue.
WO! ID STUDY: “Use a word three timer; and it is yours.” Let us in
crease car vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word:
DEFI PENCE; courteous regard tor another's wishes. “The elderly man
was trusted with deference.”
MODERN EliOUETTE
by
ROBERTA
LEE
Q. When a woman stops at a restaurant table where a girl is dining
with some other friends, is it necessary for her to introduce this woman
to her companions?
A. Not if the woman stops for just a few exchanges of pleasantries,
as she^should do. If her stop lengthens out, however, it may be necessary
for the girl to introduce her to her friends.
Q. When an engagement, has been broken, is the girl entitled to
consider the gifts and engagement ring the man has given to her as
belonging to her?
A. No; she should return ail of them.
O. Should a guest unfold his napkin entirely when placing it on
his lap?
A. No; half unfolded is more proper.
LOOK and LEARN bA. c. GORDON i
t ___
1. what and where is the highest mountain peak in the Appalachian
System?
2. Under what branch of the U.S. Government is the Weather
Bureau?
3. What is considered the oldest and most scientific game in the
world?
4. What country was once called Gaul?
5. What color is fawn?
ANSWERS;
1. Mt. Mitchell, in North Carolina, 6,711 ft.
2. Department of Agriculture.
3. Chess.
4. France.
5. Light-yellowish brown.
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Oldest Benk in Alaska
1891—Over Half a Century of Banking—1951
The 15. M. ISelirends
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COMMERCIAL . SAVINGS
Weather conditions and temper- !
atures nt various Alaska points!
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:SU|
a.m., I20*h Meridian Time, anc
released by the Weather Buraau
rre as follows:
Anchorage. 48—Rain*
Annette Island . 55—Partly Cloudy
Barrow . 29—Cloudy |
Bethel .47—Cloudy j
Cordova .48—Partly Cloudy '
Dawson 49—Partly Cloudy
odmonton .45—Partly Cloudy
Fairbanks .53—Cloudy
Haines ....54—Cloudy
Havre .54—Rain ;
Juneau Airport.49— Cloudy ;
todiak ..51 Partly Cloudy!
Xctt'ebue ..52—Partly Cloudy
McGrath .46—Cloudy
some . 51—Partly Cloudy
\orthway.51—Rain
Petersburg . .53—Cloudy
Portland .58—Cloudy
V rince Gewpe.. 40— Partly Cloudy
-,,attle .54—Partly Cloudy
Whitehorse .47—Partly Cloudy ;
Yakut at . .50—Drizzle |
Kenneth Albertson, manager of j
the B. M. Bchrends department.
•tore here, returned Friday from
i vest coast buying trip. Ke re- |
ported the acquisition of several |
new lines.
In San Francisco he made ar- j
rangcments for the Lady Evelyn;
line of women’s Jarge size ready-1
to-wear. Twenty ;• ea r: ago Evelyn ;
Rogers, creator of the line who is I
v.1 mv.i. : t■> buy !
youthful line clothing so she tie-|
i red and made attractive coats,
suits dresses, formats, and : ports- .
wear for the “forgotten woman", j
She makes the : ame stylo gar- j
mi nts in sizes from 10 to 50. She, j
herself wears a 44. The line has.
proved popular, Albertson said.
He reports that he has several ;
new lines of coats, dresses and j
smart millinery for children—from
toddlers to teen-agers.
For women the accent will be on
fabrics and color this coming fall
! season with velvets and nylons and
j combinations popular. Grays andj
browns are predicted with the style
j c: lor being a rich plum in suits
and dressy dresses.
In . aits, the tailored type is al
ways good but- the trend is toward
'femininity with popular imported
-
; maker suit continues to hold its j
own.
Not forgetting the men, Albertson j
brought home the House of Wor
sted-tex, line of suits which is re
1 yarded as the No. 1 suit in America.
Plaids are being used with bright
plaids and colors in sports coats.
Albertson reported a good trip
but w.it glad to get home to Juneau.
TOWED TO JUNEAU
i The 57-foot fishing vessel, Good 1
Tidings, was being towed to Jun
eau today by the S3-foot Coast
Guard cutter, C.' G. headquarters
said this morning. The vessel’s
motor stalled this morning in
Chatham Straits across from Tena
kee Inlet and she was drifting with
12 persons aboard. The fishing ves
sels, St. Peter and Admiralty, stood
by until the cutter arrived. The
listed owner of the Good Tidings
is Samuel G. Johnson of Juneau. I
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