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NOME, ALASKA, OCT. 15, 1915. J
Hie announcement that President
Wilson nas aennneiy aecided to place
me country in a state of security will
uouutiess be received with approba
tion by every true American citizen
regaruiess of ciass. The disclosure of
Hie piuiul weakness of this great na
tion, in me mutter of military defenses
has not been lost and. If the signs are
an accurate indication of the real feel
ing, me American public are thor
ougnly awake to the fact that they are
daliy facing a danger which cannot be
over come by either passive waiting
or pacitie inclinations. The develop
ments of the past year have disclosed
plainly enough that ethics are hut the
flimsiest bulwark of defence in the face
of a rapacious power. We have wit
nessed the spectacle of great and sup
posedly honorable nations trampling
their most sacred obligations Into the
mire of dishonesty and double
dealing under the plea that
others are responsible and
have also found that deliberate lies
are the principal stock in trade of
those whom we have been accustomed
to respect and honor. All this has
been most convincing proof that na
tional safety lies only In the possession
of power; in the ability to meet with
brand and truncheon the aggressions
of any foe that may threaten safety.
In the midst of savage ruthlessness
naught but the possession of strength
can secure Immunity from harm;
the sword and gun are the only things
that command respect. All this has
been sufficiently ImpreBssd upon us that
we cannot but realize to the full that
only In the maintenance of sufficient
strength may we look for safety. The !
argument of your worthy pacificist 1
that the possession of a mighty mili
tary engine Is the surest guarantee of
trouble through lessening the Inclina
tion to preserve peace, Is doubtless
true In a great degree but at the same
time It has been disclosed that a lack
of military power Is no guarantee of
Immunity from unjpstiflable aggres
sion. The weak nation is little re
-pected for its weakness and the fact
that it is weak is not a restraining
influence to nations which are con
trolled by greed and rapacity and
I which accept the view that that all
things are yours that you can take and
, keep. Neither honor nor compassion
’ for a weaker neighbor will restrain
I the nation possessing sufficient power
from taking what It wants. We may
j prate all we will of civilization, of ad
vancement and culture but the world
old law that the fittest shall alone sur
vive is still dominating the human
race and finds expression In all hu
man relations. We may seek to hide
the fact from even ourselves but that
the Idea is with us, Is unconsciously
a part of our very being, Is Illustrated
all to clearly in our dally lives to be
consistently denied. In social, busi
ness and national life we unconscious
ly assume the view that to the strong
belongs the power and the preroga
tives and that weakness must give
ptace lo nngut. 'inis is human nature
and uouuuesd the view will not be era -
mealed H um man s being by ten thou
sand centuries of civilization or cul
ture. it lias been bred into us by
uiuusanus of years of struggling for
existence and we are uo less free from
me unconscious belief that »« must
subject the weak to our desires in
order iliut we may ourselves survive
Hiun were our primeval forebears
wnose only hope of existence lay in
their ability to tight and conquer. We
may seek to hide tile fact from our
selves but it cannot be concealed that
despite the veneer of civilization man
.s still much the same ruthless barbar
ian us in the day when he fought with
I savage fury over the carcass of some
liailcn prey taken by another, without
regard for right or ownership. The
oauie view, mat tne strung are Justi
neu, obtains luuay and is tne dominant
\ lew of me majority ot national en
tities. w nat you can take is yours is
suit a motto planted deep in the heart
ui humanity althuugn perhaps un
guossed and unrecognized, in the face
vi tins fact we can hardly view with
cquinammity me deplorable weakness
ot tbe country in which we abide.
America, one of the richest nations
uf earth, is one of the most pitifully
ueak; is in fact helpless it beset by
xuy one uf a bait dozen powers, all
oinalier than herself. Knowing thlB
we cannot fail to approve of the ex
pressed inclination of the guiding
powers to place us in a position where
we can at least defend ourselves ade
quately in case we are attacked. In
matters of defense we can never hope
10 be on a plane of equality with the
powers of Europe but we can at least
be provided with the means to save
ourselves from falling an easy prey
to the first nation that happens to
take a notion that it wants something
that belongs to us. This is exactly our
situation at the present time. We, are
scarcely able to defend ourselves
against even a fourth rate power.
\\ hat would happen to us if beset by
one of the greater nations cannot be
conjectured save that it is certain that
we could hope for nothing but the
deepest humiliation even if we were
lucky enough to maintain our national
| integrity.
THE DEPRESSING NEWS.
Pittsburg Gazette-Times.)
"There Is one morning in the week
'when I don’t enjoy reading my news
paper," remarked a bright woman ac
tively interested in everything that is
going on about her. “That is Monday.
1 always know beforehand that It will
contain an unusual number of distres
sing items, reports of automobile ac
alenls, boating disasters and swim
ming fatalities.”
The late Charles A. Dana said he
was willing to print whatever an omni
potent diety allowed to happen. This
■ ile is subject, at least, to judicious
'iiting. and no respectable newspa
|i r takes delight In spreading before
Its readers the Inevitable un
pleasant occurrences of the day
>r dwelling unduly upon their
letatls But in the performance of its
'my It must print the reports of ac
lents as news and also as warnings
rhere Is a lesson In every disaster
for those who read with understand
ing. it should be remembered by those
wtio seem by implication to criticise
the newspapers for chronicling unto
ward events that the papers don't
make the news, they merely record it.
A San Francisco editor, taken to task
for printing details of crime he thought
should be published, was told: "By
publishing these facts you seem to ap
prove of them." He replied: “We re
ported the earthquake, but we didn't
approve of It." The newspapers would
be as happy as anybody if increasing
prudence on the part of the public oc
casioned a decrease in the accident
statistics.
ALASKA
JOTES
Juneau will put a tax on the movies.
Petersburg will take another vote on
the wet and dry questiou next Satur
day.
The official count of the vote at
Ketchikan showed a whoDome ma
jority for the weta
The report comes from Wangell of
the drowning there last week of two
fishermen, Harry Cooney and E. Jos
Sild.
Mike Piper, a Montenegrin, was kill
ed at the Engineer mine, near Atlin
on September 1, as a result of drilling
into a missed hole.
The Southeastern Alaska excursion
season is over for 1915. The travel
was without doubt the greatest In the
history of the country.
The contract for the construction of
tlie Juneau government hospital for
natives has been let to Emil Pohi, a
Seattle contractor.
Suits have been filed In the superior
court of King county, Washington, by
creditors of the defunct Washington
Alaska bank of Fairbanks.
Skagway’s fourth annual horticul
tural fair and industrial exposition
was held on Saturday, September 4,
one week earlier than previously an
no unc*d.
John Zug, assistant engineer for the
government road commission of Alas
ka, is quoted as having said that the
bridge across Mendenhall river will be
built this fall.
Captain Greely at the authorization
(i the war department recently visited
sell to make an investigation of
the proposed survey and dredging of
i !>ry strait*.
Hes E. Davidson, secretary ot
Alaska, reports that vital statistics are
coming into his office in better form
than formerly. He also states that the
birth returns for Gaustineau for the
months of July and August show thir
teen girl* to six boy*.
Victor Peterson, a member of the
'crew of the steamship Dolphin, wa*
given a Ane gold watch, in token of
the appreciation of his bravery in sav
ing the life of Mias Helen Kepner, of
Denver, Col., who fell off the wharf
a Haines on August 7, and was res
cued from the water by Peterson.
Ward H. Gartner. 17 years old, bug
ler on the revenue cutter Manning,
was drowned in Bering sea August 12,
Toung Gartner was a native of Seattle
and attended th* West Seattle school.
He Joined the United States revenue
cutter service in July and was assigned
to theMannlng. H* sailed on his first
voyage July 6, so he had been In the
service less than two months.
Imitation Is the sincerest flattery
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Pacific advertise an excursion trip as
being "almost as good as Alaska."
Dr. Keller hag been fishing over In
Atlin country and has caught the big
gest trout there was In the lake and
has sent the Dally Alaskan a photo
graph of himself with the fish, which
establishes his claims beyond ques
tion. Any one knowing the doctor’s
weight would Judge from the picture
that the trout weighed about 60 pounds
Most any body c&n tell a good fish
story, but It lent’ everybody that can
prove one.—Alaskan.
Walter E. Cochran, for six years
agent for the United States bureau of
education at Mountain Village, Alas
ka. 100 miles from the mouth of the
Yukon river Is touring the states with
an Alaska lecture. Illustrated with
lantern slides. He expects to Interest
eastern congressmen In the appropria
tion of more money for educational
work In Alaska. According to Mr.
Cochran, there are only men north of
”62." Women from one of the great
needs of the country.
Cordovo Times: Col. A. M. Dewey,
trustee for the investors In the new
Utkins Copper mines near Strelna, is
very optimistic as to the future of this
section of Alaska. His company Is
getting ready to ship high grade cop
per ore from the Laklnaw mines to
the smelter at Tacoma. The ore Is to
be hauled with motor trucks from
the mines to the Copper river railway
at Long Lake station, whence It will i
be shipped by rail and steamship to I
Tacoma. It Is announced that ship- !
ments will commence In October of i
this year.
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tilled spring 1904-1909, bought in bone
and reduced to 90 por oenL by II. 9
government by th# bot**e or gallon.
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