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NOME. ALASKA, MAY 14. 1915.
THE CURSE OF DISCRETION.
There arc probably many Americans!
who can in no sense be accused of jin
goistic tendencies who are ready to co
incide with the views of Colonel Roose
velt concerning the peace policies of the
present administration licit, while It
must he admitted that at times the
Wilsonian method of upholding the
dignity of these United States, hath, in
all conscience, a most strange aspect,
at the same time it also has advantages
which cannot be discredited in the eyes
of the people by even the bombastic
and martially inclined Teddy.
When the irrepressible Colonel emit
ted that whoop of scorn and derision
icnent the government, at Syracuse the
other day, it is not believed for a mom
ent that it found response in the hearts
of the great mass of the- American peo
ple for the very simple reason that the
people of the I'nited States despite their
excessive ardor in "whooping it up"
for “the Grand Old Rag” on all possible
oceassions, have come to the view that
war is a mighty serious thing and, in
the words of Taft “one not to he lightly
undertaken.” While the policy of so
called “watchful waiting” adopted by
the administration in regard to the
Mexican imbroglio resulted in no little
criticism and much denunciation, time
has proven the wisdom of the course
pursued and, while it is doubtless true
that many inoffensive Americans were
ruthlessly slaughtered during the long
period of brigandage following the un
seating of Mexico’s autocratic ruler
Diaz, time and investigation has dis
closed that in many cases the Ameri
cans themselves were largely to blame
for their untimely end. it has been
conclusively demonstrated in a consi
derable number of instances, that
Americans, and other foreign residents,
who lost ttieir lives in Mexico had been
guilty of an unwarranted interference
in Mexican politics, with a total disre
gard of wisdom and discretion and in
so doing not only brought about a
termination of their own existence but
also added further to ttiat spirit of in
tense dislike toward Americans which
has been a heiritage to the Mexican
people since the days of Buena Vesta
and Chapulteper. Vet, each and every
one of the eases in which Americans
lost their lives would have furnished a
reasonable pretext for an American in
vasion as in nearly every case it was
months before the true facts came to
light.
With a Roosevelt or other hot headed
leader at the helm of our national af
fairs, it is more than probable that we
should have long ago heen plunged into
a costly war from which we would
probably have emerged victorious but
with little credit beyond the vindica
tion of that much abused term, "our
national dignity.”
Whether President Wilson was guid
ed by an excessive caution or a deeper
insight into the true facts concerning
the culpability of American residents
in the Southern Republic than the
Amercan public were aware of has not
been determined, but at the same time
all circumstances and conditions consi
dered it is clear that his was the way
of discretion and good judgment, a fact
which we believe the bulk of the Amer
ican people recognizes at its true value.
In the matter of the present European
situation it is beyond doubt true, as
Roosevelt insists, that the United
States should take immediate action in
regard to the sinking of American ves
sels and the destruction of American
lives in the German war zone, yet, with
al it may be submitted that even in
this respect the President cannot be
justly condemned for the failure to
"make the Eagle scream" before the
sinking of the l.usitania made appar
ent the intention of Germany to give
no consideration to the rights of neu
tral subjects In the war zone operations
of that nation In the matter of the
several offenses committed previous to
the l.usitania disaster Germany was
always ready with the excuse of
"doubtful identitv" which, while in
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itself allowing considerable doubt as to
the sincerity of Germany, at the same
time placed the administration in it
position where definite action was ex
tremely difficult owing to the possibility
that Germany might be right and that
the several attacks on American ves
sels were in all reality mistaken Iden
tity. Until it had been clearly demon
strated that Germany did not exercise
due caution or failed altogether to re
| gat'd the rights of neutrals, it was
plainly the part of discretion for the'
President to proceed slowly in the mat-1
> ter of making demands which might !
i lead to vital extremes And, in his de- ;
termination to adopt that course, it is^
, believed that the Executive had the;
hearty endorsement of the great body
of the American people.
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A FRENCH PACIFIST’S
PREDICTION
The assumption, more general proh
I ably in tiie 1’nited States than in
Europe, that the present war will cure
! ihe world of the war desease is most i
assured among extreme pacifists who
make use of it to attack all measures
"f national defense. The contrary opin
ion is set down as militarism, the paci
fist of this group being unable to sep
erate beliefs from desires. It is inter
esting. therefore, by way of contrast,
in read the views of a French pacifist,
whose zeal for peace seems not to have
mastered his mental processes. In an
article translated for the New York
Times, assuming the triumph of the
allies as is natural for a man of France,
this pacifist, M. Bohier, writes: “After
the collapse of the German empire, and
the dismemberment of the Austro
Hungarian empire the booty will he
richer, the participants therein more
numerous, the difficulties more inex-1
tricable. While the great congress of,
1915 or 1916 works for the reorganiza
tion of Europe, of Africa, and of a part
of Asia on new basis, the combatants
of the day before will not lay down
their arms for good; perhaps they will
take them up again with greater fury.
"Within each country formidable dis
orders will arise. Several millions of
men will return home to their hearths
with new souls. Their sufferings and
perils will have given them other de
sires, other ideals, other manners.
They will not dread violence as yes
treaty they dreaded it, and they will
not have the same respect for human
life: thov will have seem death from
too near by. and will have marched
over the corpses of friends or enemies.
“Now they will find, in their respec
tive countries, political life, economic
life, social life, all turned topsy turvy.
they will expect to regulate it anew,
but their Ideas will not he in concord
and harmony.
"Actually one wishes no longer to
jrecognize parties or cliques. Common
peril reconciles adversaries, as common
j hatred of Germany had reconciled the
French and the English, the English
and the Russians. Rut these recon
cilations are hut conditional. They
will last as long ns the ordeal lusts that
determines them On the morrow of
the peace England will find herself
face to face with Russia, and the Soc
ialists face to face with the conserva
tive parties, the anti-clericals face to
faco with the Catholics, and political
coteries face to face with their rivals.
"To stun up. 1 foresee a long battle
between the Germanic block and the
allies, followed by arduous difficulties
among tbe allies themselves, before tin
territorial, economic, anil dyastie re
organization of Europe and Its depend
encies: thereafter, social disorders of
great violence."
Prophecy is a perilous indulgence,
and we may reasonably hold that this
pacifist’s pessimistic expectations max
lie as extreme and Improbable as the
vislonarx optimism of those xvho be
lieve the present war will end war.
Rut if there is any value in experience
xx e must expect after the seismic dis
turbances of this war a period of un
stable equilibrium in both the interna
tional and domestic spheres. Defeats
in foreign wars sometimes brought
'about the downfall of dynasties or,
I forms of government and sometimes
J i hey have intrenched authority. Ris
jturbnnces of this nature in Europe are
not Improbable, though they are by no
i means certain.
As to international relations, wars
are likelx to remake them radically,
Weakening one power, strengthing an
other, relieving pressure at one point,
increasing it at another.
In America just now are many men
and women who are lightly organiz
ing world federations in blissful ignor
ance of tiie staggering complexity of
tbe European problem. Any “educated
person” with a stieet of xvhite paper
and pen and ink can work out a beauti
ful scheme for universal peace. All
that is necessary is to leave out human
nature or transform it. Rut those who
have any comprehension "f what civili
zation in Europe means, its network
of interests, beliefs, traditions,
judiees, do not expect a millennial
peace in out' days, however anxiously
they may hope for a period of compar
ative rest after the exhausting violence
of the present struggle Chicago Tri
bune.
WEATHER REPORT.
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Nome, Alaska, May 13, 1915.
Temperature—Max. 35, Min. 3S.
Barometer 3013 inches
| Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—South ti miles per hour aver
age 5 miles per hour. •
I ’ereipitation—Trace snow,
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Strictly fresh eggs $1.25 per dozen
i at Prosser’s Harness Shop. Prone
Black 5.
GERMANY CALLS
FOR U. $. TUTORS
The European war has presented an
unusual opportunity to American
teachers who want to study in German
universities. Hundreds of English
teachers in the schools and tutors in
the homes have hern dismissed by the
Germans since the war started in their
effort to get rid of everything that is
English.
Germany now wants these places
filled with Americans, for whom they
have a high regard, according to the
report of Consul Henry O. Seltzer at
llreslnu which has just been received.
"The European crisis has opened a
most unusual opportunity for nmhi
tious American teachers in German."
Consul Baker reports. “For years
| England has supplied almost all of the
I English speaking teachers and tutors
in the homes of tlie wealthier classes
and the nobility. The work consists in
instructing German children and adults
in the diluents of English anil in at
tending the large universities them
selves.
"in most eases board and lodging is
provided for them. These teachers al
ways have been shown the highest re
gard and respect and have associated I
with the best families in Germany.
"Applicants for these positions must 1
i be able to teach English grnmmer. lit-!
erature, and compositions from Gor
| man- English textbooks.”
U. S. NAVY IS
UNFIT FOR WAR
—
NEW YORK.—The creation of a
I council of national defense, for which
a bill is before congress, and the estab
lishment of a division of strategy and
operations in the navy department
were advocated by Rear Admiral Aus
tin M. Knight, president of the Naval
War college at Newport, R. I., in an
address before the Efficiency club re
cently.
“There can he no question that the
existing organization of the navy de
partment Is inadequated and would
break down under the strain of war,"
the rear admiral said. "A navy has one
excuse for existing, and only one—that
it should always lie ready to strike on
tlie minute and with every element of j
powi r concentrated behind its blow for
the defense of the country .
“It is a singular fact tliat the organi- i
zatlon of tlie navy department takes
no account of this relation of the navy 1
to war. War is one thing for which no |
arrangement is made. There are seven |
bureaus in the department, each with I
clearly dedeflnate duties, but in all tlie
elaborate legislature creating these
bureaus and defining their duties there
is not a word about the duty of keep
ing the navy in readiness for war or
preparing plans for war or conducting
war after it begins.”
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SPECIAL SALE
Dried Beef per whole am per pound.Sic
>ried Beef per pound s iced .40r
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Pork and Beans 3 lb. tins.3 for ,60c
Shad (better than salmon) .3 cans ,50c
Boneless Boiled Ham per ham par pound.371/6c
Boneless Boiled Ham pel lb. sliced.40c
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STANDING OF CONTESTANTS.
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11TH COUNT. MAY 12, 1915.
Rowena Lewis.230,973
Ruby Martin.231,920
Katie Rongard.134,9*3
Helen Allan.102,891
Mrs. Rorry Moore.59,350
Mary Fox.55,095
Mrs. .1. l\ Jones.37,605
Mrs. Johanna Hansen.30,240
Mrs. Mary Smith.21,190
Mrs. Denny O.Brien.19,480 !
Klondy Nelson.8,965
Mrs. Oscar Carlson.8,244
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