THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVIE NO. 58. TKLEpnQNE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRIwE 26 CENTS
WILSON’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
SAYS WE MUST PREPARE FOB THE NEAR FUTURE
FRUSTRATE CONSPIRACY
TO ASSASSINATE THE
PRESIDENT TODAY
International News Service.
NEW YORK, March 5.—Secret ser
vice men say that they have un
covered and foiled a conspiracy to as
slssinate President Wilson tit Wash
ington today. The plot went wrong
tills morning and the secret service
men at the capital who were waiting
for the plot to be carried to a cer
tain stage before making their ar
rests sent word to seize and close up
the headquarters of the gang.
Acting under thsee Instructions the
government detectives at Hoboken
broke into the room of Richard Kalb
and confiscated a large quantity of
dynamite bombs, picric acid and ni
' <oglyceilne.
Kalb io said by the officers to have
brcn implictaed in the great explo
sion last summer in New York har
bor which rocked the entire east.
Kalb weakened at once when tak
en into custody and has agreed to
give the names of all the men asso
ciated with him in the plot to assas
sinate the president at Washington.
Tlie names and details of the con
spiracy when made public are expect
ed make a great sensation.
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BULGARIA TO BREAK
OFF U. S. RELATIONS
ACCORDING TO RUMOR
In'c national News Service.
LONDON March 5.—A dispatch say;
that Bulgaria Is to follow Germany’s
example and break off diplomatic re
lations with the United States. The
effect to such action Is admitted only
moral but it will serve to indicate
to the Unted States the loyalty of tha
central powers to one another. A
further expectation is that such Bul
gurs as are in the United States will
by this action be alngnod against that
country and will naturally do all
things possible to hinder and thwart
America In any movement agafnst
Germany.
WASHINGTON, March 5—No of
ficial news had been received of a
break with Bulgaria. The press re
port from I-ondon has been noted by
the state departmen tbut no statement
concerning it is forthcoming.
Unofficial comment is to the effect
that it does not matter much one way
or the other whut Bulgaria does.
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JUNEAU MANDAMUS
PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED
UNTIL TUESDAY
Pacifio News Service.
JUNEAUU, March 6.—The tempor
ary writ of mandamus which was is
sued on Friday to restrain the can
vassing board from declaring Wlck
ersham elected and to compel the
board to show cause why a certflcate
should not be issued to Charles Sul
zer was made returnable In the dis
trict court on Saturday at 2 o’clock.
At that time Judge Jenning’s post
Joned the hearing until Tuesday at
the same hour
This was done to allow the board
an opportunity to secure counsel.
This duty would techlncally devolve
on Attorney General Grigsby but as
h's advice to the board that the Aub
1 ralan ballot was mandatory It 1b un
derstood that has services were not
obtainable District Attorney Smlzer
who hud been retained by the board
announced that he was not qualified
to appear.
It is possible that the board will
obtain the services of former attor
ney general Cobb or some other law
yer wth no official rating. The party
feeling is running high.
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COAST GUARDSMEN
PHISH III SHF
International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Morch B.—Eleven
men of the coast guard servlec from
the winter quarters shoal on the Vir
ginia coast are missing today. They
put out In a small boat of the coast
guard service to give relief to the
•trended tanker Louisiana of the
Standard Oil Company and the boat
upset In the heavy surf rolling on the
shoals.
It 'is believed that they were
drowned as their boat came ashore
without occupants.
WILSON RENAMES CABINET,
ii.lornational New* Service.
WASHINGTON, March 6.—Presi
dent Wilson renamed the present
members of his cabinet as his ad
visers in the future.
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PRESIDENT WILSON USES STRONG
LANGUAGE IN DENOUNCING MEN WHO
FILIBUSTERED AGAINST MEASURES
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, March 5—The
words of President Wilson fittingly
express the views of the administra
tion and of all official Washington.
He said yesterday after taking the
oath of office as his own successor, “A
little group of men representing no
opinion but their own have rendered
the great government of tlie United
Slates helpless and contemptible in I
tlie eyes of the world."
The president spoke feelingly. He
was plainly deeply chagrined. His I
labor of weeks had been brought to
nought by men of his own party chief- i
ly. Nearly all the republicans were I
sobdly with him at lust after weeks ]
of opposition and there scented good
reasons for believing that the powers
he had asked for would be granted
by congress before the session ad
journed at midnight on Saturday.
The lilibuster in the senate was led
by LaFollette of Wseonsin and Stoue
of Missouri and was participated in
by nine others They talked continu
ously during the late afternoon and
entire evening session and by the rules
of the senate could not be stopped.
Their talking was for tho purpose of
preventing the passage of the bill giv
ing the president power to deal ade
quately with the situation which im
pends.
The above quoted words of tho
president were used to describe tho
effect of the filibustering tactics.
The president Went on to say that
Europe cannot understand the condi
tions under which this refusal was
made Foreigners do not understand
the rules governing the senate pro
cedure and their Inference will be that
a majority of the senators refused to
sustain the government in this crisis.
In the eyes of those with whom we
are having difficulty we now must
uppear contemptible and friendly
powers cun only regard the United
States as helpless in its hours of dan
ger.
The president said that an extra
session will do no good because theso
some men will filibuster again.
He announced finally that he cannot
act wthout the apprvoal of the sen
ate a3 was hoped at first as the old
law permits arming only against pi
rates.
ARMED NEUTRALITY MEASURES
AND OTHER BILLS TALKED TO DEATH
BY LA FOLLETTE, STONE, AND 9 OTHERS
li.,»rnational News Service.
WASHINGTON, March 5.—All but
eleven members of th esenatc favon
the passage on Saturday of the arm
ed neutrality measures and other bills
of a similar nature but because of the
filibustering tactics of these eleven
.his legislation was stopped. By talk
ing all night they prevented the pas
sage o fthese proposed measures an . 1
much other legislation that was urg
ently needed.
In addition to the armed neutrality
measures that were halted there were
the following bills which failed to pass
,i — ,. -— n
because they did not come to a vote:
The bill Increasing the number of
members of the interstate commerce
commission; the conservation bill re
leasing certain mineral resources for
Immediate use under prescribed regu
lations; the civil estimate: the gov
ernment military academy at West
l'oint; the general dcflcflency bill and
many others.
The appropriation bill carrying
three million dollars for the construc
tion of the government railroad in A1
aska was passed.
The lust hours of the senate session
wire strenuous. All known tricks
to rid the floor of the speakers who
were dotermiend to talk the armed
neutrality bill to death were employ
id by both democratic and republi
can leaders The majoritly were an
gry, disgusted and humiliated by
turns.
lty the rules and senatoral courtesy
as it hus been called there was no
wry to squelch the spouting senators
tiut it was freely predicted that pro
cedure In the senate will be altered
so that another national crisis will
not let the majority lose.
laiFolleUe u his action was conBlst
| ent as he has always been opposed
to preparedn ss or to any action that
would precipitate war. Stone of the
senate foreign relations committee,
however, Indulge i In filibustering
because of personal piuue because
some of the demands of lata have
not been yielded to by the president.
He thought that his committee should
be apprised of how the Zimmerman
note was obtained a nd of other Im
portant matters which the adminis
tration prefers to keep secret for the
present.
PRESIDENT’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
SAYS WE MUST STAND FIRM FOR
ARMING TO GET OUR RIGHTS
International News Servlo*.
WASHINGTON, March 6.—Not
since Lincoln when Inaugurated as
president, kissed the Bible has a
president been inguaurated under such
extreme political tension.
At twenty minutes to one today
Wilson gave his inaugural address. In
epitome his speech follows: The pres
ent is not a time for retrospect but
rather our thoughts and purposes must
be of the immediate future.
It was inevitable from the first that
the war should set its mark upon
our minds, industries commerce, poli
tics, and social action.
Wo have been deeply wronged upon
the seas but we have not wished to
do wrong in return.
We have been obliged to arm our
selves to make good our claim to a
certain minimum of right of freedom
of action. We stand firm for armed
neutrality since it means that in no j
other way can we demand what wo
insist upon.
It ia destiaed by fute that we are
piovinclals no longer. Wr must play
our purt In world politics. There can
i f no turning ba ,'k Our fortune as
< nation Is invlot ed with the fate of
all other nations whether we would
have it or not.
The seas should he equally free to
all peoples accordn f to lules set up ;
' by common agreement and consent.
A nation’s armament should be
; limited to the necessities of national
order and dom°stlc safety.
It is imperative that as a people
we should stand together In the pres
ent crisis. Wo are being forged Into a
new unity by th • fires now blazing
throughout the wjud. In their ard
ent heat we ahail m Ood’a provi
dence let us hope be purged of fac
tii ns und sectionalism.
I believe that the shadows now
dark upon out path will soon be dis
pelled and wo shall walk with the
light about us if we be but true to
ourselves.
SPECIAL SESSION FOR TOMORROW
I _
V.tcrnational News Service.
WASHINGTON. March 5.—A spe
cal session has been callde for to
morrow. Appointments will be con
firmed and the only other business
now planned i3 a consideration of the
rules of procedure in the senate.
Senators are now caucusing in small
groups to figure out some way In
wh'ch a law may be agreed on to make
unlimited debate Impossible.
It is not desired to have a strict
closure rule as now prevails In the
house but some restraint la being
Bought on speaking beyond a reason
able limit and for the purpose of de
feating the rule of the majority.
Senators are Jealous of their pre
rogatives and do not propose to part
with them as it is often by their ex
ercise that they have been able to
bring the chief executive to reason
able terms on some occasions But it
is the opinion of the majority now
that some measuer should be adopted
to prevent the recurrence of such pro
ceedngs as last night.
WASHINGTON, March 6.—Attor
ncy3 whose specialty is international
law say that the president can act In
the matter of arming merchantmen
without authorization by congress.
They say that the law providing for
arming against pirates may be con
strued so that it applies In the pres
ent Instance.
The matter is now being studied by
many officials of the government and
ry senators and representatives, and
others who aro offering to submit
briefs to the state department. The
question will be well thrashed out J
before night.
WASHINGTON, March 5.—Admin
istration supporters say that Senator
Stone betrayed government aecret9 in
his speeches Saturday on arming
merchant vessels and then and there
showed the excellent reasons the gov
ernment has for not telling h'm how
the Zimmerman note was obtained.
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