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NO Mb, ALASKA, SEPT. 22, 1915.
rile ueelaraliou of Editor Late loung
mat tne peculiar neutrality of me Lin
led States Is nut pleasing to either the
uermaus or the uinea, is fouuded on u
long experience on the war trouts 01
Europe where he was enabled to learn
me tone of pupulur sentiment. loung
nas come to this conclusion after long
observation and a careful investigation
of the attitude of those with whom he
came in contact and his opinion may
therefore be looked upon in a great de
gree as authoritative. Further he has
had the opportunity of meeting both
sides and hearing the opinion of each
so that his judgment is based not upon
the attitude of the one or the other but
upon that of both. Both sides, he as
serts, look upon the United States at
an unknown quantity, as a natioi
which cannot be classed as either friend
or foe and one which is willing to gc
to either right or left, according to tht
dictates of policy. In other words, both
look upon America as a distinctly mer
cenary nation; one that is ready to lent,
its services and the strength of its
powerful resources to whosoever is j
willing to pay a sufficient price.
While the origin of this sentiment
probably lies in the traditional view
that the American nation is the essence
of commercialism, it is doubtless augu
mented greatly by the attitude of the
government in dealing with matters
directly affecting the European wai
situation. Throughout the entire wai
period we have displayed no particu
lar policy beyond the insistence thai
Germany must follow a certain line ol
conduct in the matter of the subma
rine war. While the attitude of the
government has unquestionably beer
guided by the principle that peace was
the great deslteratum and every effort
lias been put forth to the end that
trouble should be avoided if possible, it
is painfully clear that there has been
an undue amount of vacillation and a
seeming lack of purpose In all our deal
ings with the belligerents. Whilt
maintaining an outwardly neutral as
pect We have preserved uu altitude o.
inflexible rigidity toward the operations
of one side wheie they affected our
selves while betraying but little oui
v.mil concern iowards liiose of llie op
posing powers. In the view of Urcut
Lriluin we have done very little to up
hold our neutrality because of out
saiiure to bring Germany up with .
rouzufr turn when that nation has given
us cause for serious offense, in ths
view of Germany we have equally fail
ed in our neutral obligations when wt
permit Britain to walk rough shod over
the very laws that we so insistently
attempt to enforce upon herself
Throughout the entire history of uui
dealings with both sides we have be
trayed anything but a desire to con
form to the strict letter of neutra
obligations. Judged from the stand
point of either side we have appearev.
jto overlook matters which constitutes
neutral violations. This has occurrei
so often that we cannot conscientiously
blame them for feeling that American
neutrality is of rather a doubtful na
ture.
DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT.
i ue snowing of uie present war will
go uu' tuwaru Kuocaiug out Uie meor.ei
or secretary darnels that the govern
ment snould manufacture all of its am
munition, construct all of its warships
nod nave ns own plant for the manu
facture of all armor plate needed foi
me naval vessels. The war has shown
.nal the must important defeusiv e ap
puvances of any government, maintain
. u at the minimum of expense to the
public treasury, are the private plants
equipped or which can readily be equip
ped to turn out all of these articles, ant.
. a large force of trained mechanics
always at work.
The estimated capacity of the gov- j
element's plants for the manufacture
of powder, for example is 3,000,000
pounds a year. Any one of the largei
governments now engaged in the pres
ent war is burning up one hundred
times this much in the course of a year
If this country were involved in a wai
and became dependent upon the gov
ernment workshops for Its munitions
it would be short of muterlal within 8
week, and no ability to secure addl
i.mal supply.
The private shipyards of the country
which have taken and filled battleshti
contracts and equipped themselves ft
> work of this class, are additional
navy yards, equipped to turn out In - j
finitely greater quantities of such work j
Mian the government yards. They are
M ^refore maintained at no cost what
e\er to the government. In time ol
war they would be of inestimable value
to the country. Deprived of all gov
ernment work, they would scrap such
portions of their material as are not
of use In merchant shipbuilding, and
the defenses of the country would be
crippled to that extent. So with the
nrivate companies making ammunition
or artillery o rother material for use
by the army. These private plants are
* essential a part of the defensive
preparations of the country as its fleet
or its soldiers.—P.I.
THENEWTARIFF!
Voices from the east tell us of a new
thrift in America, and evidence from
local authorities sustain the claim, in
dicating the broadness of the movement .
And in truth it has been long overdue
We, as a people, have been wasteful
and improvident of our resources, pub
lic and private. What other nation:
would have gathered permanent wealth
from we have often scattered and dissi
pated in careless living.
High cost of living, the aged issue
having declined to capitulate to moral
itiaslon, the public is now taking coer
cive measures against it. Produce
loalers of the city, and the gro
cers and meat dealers tell us that the
chlic is avoiding food values that have
fancy prices attached. The luxuries ol
the table, the early novelties of the
market, ure sedulously avoided. The
imblic has the money and is using It
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in the purchase of staples and ordinary
wholesome, every-day fare, to the ex
clusion of dietetic frills. And the
strange feature of It is that the family
savings are going Into the banks and
into the hands of agents for investment
Educators are proposing now thal
thrift shall be taught in the schools
It is a wise suggestion. The cardinal
virtues are in thrift: a nation bullded
upon It Is a nation of clean, healthful
wise, prudent living. There are many
virtures that go with thrift, and the
nations that endure are those that prac
tice its obligations
War has imposed many penalties
upon this country an asset of great
value In Its Invitation to thrift.
DISAPPOINTED
!N BOTH SIDES
i ne Limed cuus uus uuuiiuaui pru\ -
uc.inou tor eiupuauc protest uguinsi
uuui Germany aim uieai Britain. Ger
many Uaa v luiaieu iUlel'nuuonui 'aw
aim so lias ureat Linuin wun respect
tu American commerce. ueimany nut
aimed iu ims unease me murder 01
.rmeucan citizens, auo has ruuseo
against ner by ner own wanton acts u
imgiuy indignation in America and hai
lorieilcd a large uegree of sympatny
Muicn sue niigiil nave bad on tUe part
ui many ut our Citizens. Germany is
i,Killing mm a courage mat eualieuges
me udmnauon ui llie wuriu, and will
.i i uinieasuess Ural smiies civilizauoi.
w..u uoirur auo aiiuusl wim uespair
tic uaa I'lgiU lu expect mure ot Uu
•liaimy irum Germany aim mure uf im
itative aim Ueieimiueu luilllary aidui
Hum me antes. tu can but wonilei
Unit tlie nuruunelies have noi been
iiuceo oeiure tins; inai tiie rvtei cana
uiiS iiui oeen attacked; mai me long
uui man line in Llie west lias not been
i.oken wmie Germany nas been driving
buck the Russians in the east, that tht
magnificent navy ut Great Griluin Hugs
ner shores, shivering with fear uf tile
Hi a-bite uf Germany 's submarines, u
si,mi, tiial with aii liieir resources on
iniiii and sea llie allies liave not tie
fealed Die Germans long ago. We re
peat, if they cannoL do it they do
. ,. deserve tu do iL And it is for them
iu do it, nol for us. No talk of iht
..chi of the allies for the principles^oi
humanity, no cries of shame against
Us .is money-lovers, can Justify us in
in caking into the European madhuust
and demanding lhal American shal
have a padded cell adjoining those oi
tne nations in Europe.
v\ e are not craven. We could nghi
if it were right for us to fight. The
world needs one great nation that shal
stay lit peace until this horror is over
The severest test of a soldier in battle
is not that of facing the Are of the
enemy with answering fire or a bayo
net charge, but of lying still under fire
America can show more moral courage
by keeping out of war than by getting
into one.
MOTION PICTURES
Although it has been several years
of hard work and ceaseless effort on
the part of the men who have had
faith in the ultimate success of motion
rdeture shows, the motion picture in
lustry is establishing itself on a firm
financial basis, and now is, according
;o the census bureau, the fifth largest
nanufacturing industry in the United
States. From January to December 31,
1914, $20,000,000 was spent in the mak
ng of motion picture negatives. It is
estimated that at least 10,000.000 per
sons dally go to photoplay theaters in
this country.
Producers of plays at regular theaters
and theater owners and managers were
loath at first to embark in the moving
picture business; but times are chang
ing, and among the most successful
moving picture producers, actors and
directors may be seen those who for
merly were connected with the theater
They have come to realize that moving
pictures have opened an entirely differ
ent field.
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I One of the principal reasons for the
|success of moving picture dramas is
it is a cheap form of amusement
which appeals to all classes of people
Also, tlie moving picture theaters give
a continuance performance, afternoot
and evening, and persons who have
an hour or two to spare naturally turn
to them.
1 he standard constantly is being
ibleed. The public ie demanding a bet
ter and higher class of tllms, and the
producers are spending more money
and more time in their production. In
raising the standard of the Alms the
producers have been offering attractive
salaries and obtaining leading stars
ol tiie stage to appear In the principal
roles, one of the pioneer companies
is making pluns to take over more than
tuO (i! theaters in the United States and
curope to run photoplays which are
planned to surpass anything yet at
lempted, and to cost from (5,000 tc
.lOu.uuO for each Aim.
WE CAN 0O IT
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