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NOME. ALASKA. APRIL 10, 1915.
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EFFICIENCY THE DESIDERATUM.
j
With the present prospect that the
incoming council will be compelled to
inaugurate a policy of strict retrench
ment in view, it is desirable to call
their attention to the necessity of exer
cising a most careful discretion as to
the methods to he pursued in order to
keep the expenses within the bounds
of the limited income. It is understood
that the council-elect arc already . on
siderlng the ndvisibility of making
sundry and divers changes in the sev
eral city departments, all of which un
doubtedly are and will be necessitated
by the debilitated finances. While it
is agreed that such changes are nec
essary, that tho city is being run on
far too expensive a plan at present and ,
that there arc plenty of opportunities
for judicious curtailment of expense,
it is also apparent that such reductions
should not he brought about at the
expense of efficiency. Whatever
changes are contemplated this idea
should bo the primary consideration,
hut it is not a matter for hasty judg
ment or action. Thepruning of the
civic tree does not mean merely the
lopping off a branch here or a spray
there. A promlscous cutting without
due regard for tho necessary require
ments of the particular department
can result in no little harm and there
fore, this possibility should he avoided
as far as possible, by a careful consid
eration of just what is necessary and
what is not. Efficiency should he the
keynote to every move. Every em
ployee of the city government should
be chosen or retained solely and purely
on the strength of his abilities, and not
because of wire pulling or political
reasons. Such changes as are admit
tedly necessary should be onade in
both the school and fire departments.
In the former there is clearly room for
a considerable reduction which will not
necessitate an impairment of efficiency.
.School matters can be reduced to a
more comprehensive system which, ac
cording to competent authority, will
result in the cutting off of at least one
teacher and that alone is an item of
considerable importance when the pre
sent financial circumstances are con- I
sidered. While we have, every regard
for the personnel of the fire depart
ment and hold that that branch of the
civic institutions should be the last to
feel the axe, it is nevertheless submit
ted that it is too large and costly by
far. Cordova, for instance, lias a ■
thoroughly efficient lire department
and has but two paid men on the ros
ter The comparison is not suggested
with the idea that the Nome fire de
partment can be reduced to an equal
degree, but it is clearly possible to
bring about sotrla retrenchment in that j
deportment also which will not re- !
duee the present efficiency. While the
school and fire departments are men
tioned. because of the fact that they
are the most expensive branches of
the city government, there is also room
for reductions in the various other
branches of the local government
which, although perhaps small, will all
help to pull the city through the period
of financial stress with which we are
confronted Every effort at curtail
ment, however, should be given careful
study and every city employee should
he fully competent to handle his par
ticular task to the best advantage If
tlie* city help 1« to be reduced in number
or if new employees are to be chosen,
by all means let it be with the idea
thut efficiency is the primnrv necessity.
THE PURPOSES OF FRANCE.
The French premier’s statement lie
fore the chamber of deputies is one of
it lie most significant utterances since
the war began, it should be considered
in the light of the studied moderation
which has characterized the official de
clarations of the French government
| since tlie war began There lias been
'a striking departure in litis respect
from the traditional florid rhetoric of
imperial and military France, from the
heroics of Napoleon the Great and Na
poleon the Little and from what Anglo
I Saxtons expect from the Latin. No
commander has less of the Gascon than
■loffre, and the reports of the French
war office have had little more color
titan a catalogue. There have been
f''W facts of the war more impressive
lain the quiet with which the French
have met their crisis, keeping their
■ terve under the staggering blows de
'ivered upon them bv the world’s
greatest war machine. git ing way
without rout, lighting doggedly, keep
ng their confidence intact, their eves
oi ultimate consequences, not often
ti showy, immediate results
Premier Vivianl's words thus gain a
! wight which might not have been felt
jin them before France had revealedi
her new mood of determined retieence.
i’nquestlonahly he spoke the solemn
nd considered purpose ..f the French
government when he said: "France,
a ting in accord with her allies, will
t sheathe her arms until after taking
| ciigea.nce for outraged right: until she
; is united for all time to the French
•atherland the provinces ravished from
I her by force: restored heroic Belgium
i " th« fullness .,f her material life and
j her political independence, and until
' ’russian militarism has been crushed.
• a the end that it be possible to recon
struct on a basis of justice a Europe
j regenerated.”
This is the utterance of a practical
! statesman outlining what are at this
! time the purposes of the French gov
ernment. It should lie read and pou
dered especially by those amiable
friends of peace in America who urge
that we "do something" about the war,
| that we thrust our mediation upon the
belligerents, that we begin at once to
disarm and to arrange a federation of
. ilic world which shall inaugurate per-(
petufll peace There is no hint of this
jin Premier Viviani’s war blast There
j is lht> flat declaration that Alsace and
i Lorraine arc to lie taken back, and
j there is no suggestion that a plebiscite
will be granted to ascertain whether
| the Alsatians and Lorrainers of this
day wish to join France or remain in
Germany, Prussianized or un-Prus
sianized. The reference to the crush
ing of Prussian militarism and the re
construction on a basis of justice of
Europe regenerated can hardly fail to
he head with reference to this omission
and the expression of a determination
to take vengeance.
The declaration indicates that the
French government, at least, is moved
b> emotions, motives, and ambitions
that are human and familiar in the his
i. of men and nations, rather than*
it pian and millennial.
Cruel as the continued expenditure'
ol' life is and desirable as a cessation of j
j destruction seems to us in America.!
the fact remains that peace at this i
|stage is impossible, and that unless a
profound modification of the respective
i purposes of the combatants is bv
some unforseea factor brought about, i
peace will come only after one side or'
tlie other or both are prostrate.
1 And then' How secure, and how
long secure, will remain that "peace |
based on justice” toward which the
French premier looks over the groves
of legions'’ The horror of this coins-I
troplie has raised the cry that this war j
shall end war. Tint how? Nrot certain - |
1> as Vivian! indicates
To destroy Prussia by war. if that
were possible In Christendom, is not
to destroy war To redistribute the
plunder with which Imperial ambition!
has played the game is not to destroy
the game. It does not even change the]
game It may change tlie players and!
the stakes. The game goes on.—Ex.
—
TAFT URGES MORE POWER
BE VESTED IN PRESIDENT
DETROIT.—Former President Win.
II Taft speaking before the Detroit
Rankers' Club, urged economy in the1
administration of affairs of the fed- 1
oral government
"More power." he declared, "should
11,1 vested in ihe president to keep his
hands upon the expenditure of money
in Hie various departments."
With economy and efficiency of gov -
eminent sn object, Mr Taft said: I
"There are three great instrumentali
ties that ought to i.e created: First — j
Machinery for the reorganization of
Ihe executive departments of the gov
ernment so as to eliminate duplica
tions and overlaps Second A bureau
directly responsible to the president, to
"port to him a comparative statement
of economy and eflh ienev in each dr-j
pitrtment. Third-a plan for bringing:
the executive and legislative depart -j
incuts closer together and the prepara j
lion of an annual budget up i which.
congress can intelligently act."
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I WOMEN ARE NOT NUMEROUS
ALONG BIGCHENA RIVER
i For thr-p years Mrs. A. Van Purler
has been the only woman on the middle
j fork of the Big Chcna river, and during
I that time she lias never seen anybody
(but men. and but few of them. Mrs.
Van Curler writes that another woman
[ it to locate at Palmer creek, to act as
I cook for a camp there, and she is look
ling forward to the first visit with her
new neighbor. Not having seen a sis
ter of flip fair sex for such a long time,
she fears that she will have stage
fright and flee to the hills.
Van Curler is reported to be sinking
boles on ids mining properly on the!
middle fork of the Big Phena, but lie is
having considerable trouble with water
It keeps one man busy keeping the
water out of the shaft while lie is
sinking.
On Palmer creek. Fred Struthers and
partners are busy preparing for Mum
mer operations. During the winter
they have built a bunkhotise, mess- j
house and a boiler house. They have
prospected liie ground thoroughly and j
ev erything looks bright for a prosper- |
oils season
Owing to conditions along the upper
river. Mr. Van Curler does not expert
to come to Fairbanks this spring, as
has been his custom for several years.
FORTS ALONG PANAMA CANAL
COULD DEFEAT ANY ATTACK.
WASHINGTON, I> C—Three offi
cers of (lie I'nited Stales army t• >«l»i\
testified before the bouse committee on
appropriations that the Panama canal
is adequnteH fortified and that it would
be impossible for a hostile Meet to lies
troy the works on either end
This testlmom whs given by Col.
jGoethals, the builder of the canal, Gen
I Weaver, chief of the const artillery,
and Gen. Crazier, chief of ordnance. H
was brought out that the government
has expended $12,000,000 In the fortifi
cations of the canal and that $2,000,000
more will be expended in the fiscal
year beginning July 1.
It was brought out that the defenses
of Panama consists of fourteen inch,
twelve inch, and six inch guns, and one
sixteen inch gun. which soon will in
ready for action.
Col. Gnethals went over the esti
mates, aggregating $ IS.000,000. needed
for completing and maintaining fortifi
cations and constructing public works'
in the canal zone during the next ffs ail
year. lie Raid the problem of earth
slides had proved to he much more
serious than was first supposed. i in 1
the original estimates, lie said. the j
engineers expected to have to remove
1,000,000 cubic yards of earth, hut ul- ;
ready 1,500,000 yards laid been removed J
Without clearing the channel.
it's a long long way to Candle so,
help the dogs along by going to the
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LIBBY VIENNA SAUSAGE, PER DOZEN J1.90
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STANDING OF CONTESTANTS. 1
Third count April 10th 191.". 1
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Rowena T.ewis.33,281
.fohanna. Hanson.21,133
Mrs. Perry Moore.21,550
Mrs. .T. p. .Tones.io,980
•Mrs Mary Smith.16,763
Helen Allan.16,161
Katie Bongard.14,475
Mary Fox.13,03.-,
Carrie stipek.0,993
Mrs. I). O’Brien.8,565
Norman Rawel.6,590
Katie Ginivan.5.115
Ktondy Nelson.4,895
Mrs, oscar Carlson.4,655
Mrs. Bartlett.4,600
Mrs. R. B. Holden.2,260
Mrs. Goss.4,1180
Don Brown.1.373
Inez Miller.l,34o
Mrs R. s. Horn. 1,100
Mrs Ketierer.1,025
Mrs. a. Nelson.1,025
Mrs J. it. jourden..1,000
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