Secret Harbor on Alaskan Island Draws Navy Attention
A Washington dispatch notes Japan pressed for no fortification of Alaskan islands after the 1922 naval treaty. Kiska, near the Japanese reach, hosts a secret harbor and has drawn Navy interest, with observers visiting and the Portland returning. The article discusses Kiska's strategic defensive role and its place on the Pacific defense line toward Hawaii, Samoa, and the U.S. West Coast.
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Preston Grover Washington
United States
Japan
England
Alaskan
Alaska
Pa Vk
Kiska
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Great Harbor
Culebra
Panama Canal
Subic Bay
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Kiska Harbor
Navy Department
Tokyo
Navy
Department
Weather Bureau
Portland
Seattle
Orient
Pacific
Samoa
Protests Prompt Quick Japanese Return of Launched Vessel
In Shanghai the United States protests over the seizure of an American launch by Japanese sailors prompted the Japanese Navy to return the craft and two American ensigns to the China Foreign Steamship Company with apologies. US Consul General Clarence Gauss reported the flags were simply handed to an adjacent launch, a claim later supported by US officials. Two Italian craft seized were also returned, per Page Two.
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Shanghai
United States
Clarence Gauss
China Foreign Steamship Company
Whangpoo
Crop Control Bill Sought In Practical Farm Policy
December 1 article reports Department of Agriculture officials want a workable crop control program and urge caution against rushed legislation. They say the farm bill should be finished before the 1938 planting season and emphasize a solid, usable bill over speed.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Smith Attacks Tax System Over Capital Flow
Alfred E. Smith criticizes U S taxation as the cause of capital drying up for industry. Speaking at the Insurance Commissioners Convention in New York he compares the current industrial climate to a roulette wheel where a $100 stake could win only $10 or nothing.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
Insurance Commissioners Convention
Bill Aimed Against Japan Fishers Faces Congress
Delegate A J Dimond introduced House bill H R 8344 to protect Alaska salmon. It asserts Alaska spawned salmon are U S property and may be taken under Commerce Secretary rules. US jurisdiction reaches waters off Alaska to shield the Bering Sea fishery and the U S Soviet boundary. A preamble cites the fishery’s national economic importance and 25000 seasonal jobs.
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J. J. Eckles
Dimond
Washington
Bristol Bay
A. J. Dimond
Congress
Alaska
Schwellenbach
United States
Secretary of Commerce
Bering Sea
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ford Motor Co. faces NLRB charges in St Louis plant
In St Louis a National Labor Relations Board complaint accuses Ford Motor Co of unfair labor practices at its St Louis assembly plant. The UAW alleges the company interfered with employee rights to self organization. A hearing is set for December 16 as the plant operates with about two thirds of workers still on the job.
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ST. Louis
United Auto Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Company
Auto Union
Demo Majority in New York City Council
New York December 1The Democratic Party is assured of a two vote majority in the New York City Council after the final ballot count from the recent city election.
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N. Y
New York
New York City
Adjournment Date For Congress Set
Washington reports the Steering Committees of the House and Senate Democrats agree December 22 as the adjournment date for Congress after the special session.
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Congress
Washington
House Democrats
Senate
Labor Leaders Meet to Seek AFL CTO Peace Accord
Washington December 1 William Green AFL president and John L Lewis CIO organizer take charge of tomorrow's labor peace talks. They will represent AFL and CIO aiming to reunite factions, with five key issues including industry adoption, organizational type, CIO status, constitution, and delegation to the AFL convention.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Committee of Industrial Organization
Organized Labor
AFL
CTO
Labor
Phillip Murray
CIO
Green
Lewis
Murray
George Harrison
Dimond calls Admiralty Island park plan “crazy”
Washington December 1 Delegate Anthony J Dimond declared a proposal to make Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska a national park as one hundred percent crazy He said department officials largely share that view and noted Forest Service management and strict game regulations already control the area Dimond questioned why development should be blocked by park designation and cited a suggestion about the island related to brown bear slaughter as fueling the idea.
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Washington
Anthony J. Dimond
Admiralty Island
Alaska
Department
Dimond
O'Day
New York
Forest Service
AB Js Ncultural Department
Baat
Murray urges immediate Works Progress expansion in Montana
United States Senator James E. Murray of Montana urges immediate expansion of the Works Progress program focusing on water conservation and flood control projects. He says the increased WPA activity will offset rising unemployment.
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Montana
Washington
United States
James E. Murray
Murray
Navy Patrol Squadron VP-17 heads to Seattle from Sitka
Navy Patrol Squadron VP-17 under Commander John Perry departed Sitka at 8:50 am for Seattle after two months ashore. The group plans an overnight refuel at Kendrick Bay Cape Chacon aboard USS Lapwing before completing the flight to Sand Point. VP-19 under Commander Alten flies nonstop from Sand Point to Sitka today for two months of duty here.
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Sitka
Alaska
Navy
VP-17
John Perry
Seattle
Naval Air Base
Kendrick Bay
Cape Chacon
USS
Lapwing
Sand Point
VP-19
Alten
la Sitka
President Roosevelt Fishes Near Key West Aboard The Potomac
President Franklin D Roosevelt enjoys fishing near the Dry Tortugas and has ordered the Potomac to anchor overnight to troll these waters again. Reports from the ship indicate his tooth infection is improving.
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Miami
Florida
Roosevelt
Key West
Potomac
Justice Dept Charges Western Union and Postal Telegraph
Department of Justice petitions filed in the Southern District of New York charge Western Union and Postal Telegraph with violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. Attorney General Cummings signs the petitions seeking an injunction to prevent monopolization of interstate trade in commerce and telegraphic communications.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Southern Federal District Court of
New York
Western Union
Posta
Cummings
Une
Regional Planning Proposed by President in 75th Congress
The President urged coordinated planning for natural resources in his Nov 15 message, criticising past hit or miss spending and proposing a specialized planning machinery. Local knowledge would seed regional and then national plans, with Alaska's Territorial Planning Council playing a lead role before regional and national review.
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J.J. Eckles
Dimond
Washington
Congress
Alaska
Alaska Planning Council
Northwest
Vandenberg Not Candidate for President Says Senator
United States Senator Arthur D. Vandenberg of Michigan says he is not a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination and should not be placed in a false position. He tells friends in Kansas City that his campaign should be kept impersonal to avoid friction while the party rebuilds toward victory.
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Kansas City
United States
Arthur D. Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Chiles
France dispatches cruisers to oriental zone
Paris reports France has ordered its most modern cruisers to Shanghai on an endurance cruise after Tokyo warned Japan might try to seize the French Concession. The Navy Ministry said the ships are ready if action is needed in the Far East war zone.
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Paris
France
Shanghai
Far East
Tokyo
Japan
Navy Ministry
Simmons Makes Early Takeoff From Harbor
Sheldon Simmons flies from Jean's harbor at 6 30 A M aboard an Alaska Air Transport Lockheed to Kake to transport Dr Aranson of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to Juneau. A short time later he stops at Bake with De W W Cornell for Hirst Mrs Haunsey for Hirst Ed Reeves for Chichuyyt C M Christoffel for Hirst and Walna Laakso also for Hirst.
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Sheldon Simmons
Jean
Alaska Air Transport
Lockheed
Kake
Dr Aranson
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Juneau
Simmons
Bake
de W. W. Cornell
Hirst
Mrs Haunsey
Ed Reeves
C. M. Christoffel
Walna
Laakso
Mussolini Advises China On Peace Mediation
Milan report from Popolo di Italia notes an editorial attributed to Benito Mussolini advising China to seek peace terms with Japan. It suggests China may view mediation as possible and hints at American involvement at a European conference, linking Roosevelt’s Chicago speech to the Brussels talks on the Japan China clash.
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Milan
Benito Minaio
Link
Italy
Chicago
Roosevelt
Japan
China
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America
Stars and Stripes
Stair Cordell Hull
Agriculture Department
Katherine Rawls
William Starr
Daytona Beach
Fla
William Jennin
Bryan Rawls
Katherine
Ford CO
Labor Chiefs
Admiralty Park
Kerman
Calif
Fresno
Severi
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