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NOME, ALASKA, APRIL 27, 1917.
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GOOD AMERICANISM.
Typical of the attitude of so many
Americans of German blood Mr. r\
Muller, of Honolulu, writes the Star
Bulletm that he blames no Gcrman
American for sympathizing with the
land of his fathers in the European
war issues, but now that questions
are pending between Germany and
the United States "it is up to every
man in this country, every one who
calls himself an American, to back
up this government in the hour of
need.” Mr. Muller does not like the
attitude of criticism that a few of his
friends of German blood evince.
But all of Mr. Muller’s letter reads
very well. Addressing Americans of
German blood who recently held a
meeting in Honolulu and criticised
the attitude of this government in Its
deaings with the kaiser, he writes:
"What has the kaiser done for you
in the past years? Nothing. But
still when this country is in trouble
and needs the support of every man,
you are turning against it.
"Have you forgotten the oath you
took when first you entered this
country, to fight any enemy of this
country whenever needs be? Well, if
you have, well and good, so please
stop and save us a lot of pain.
”X am true, and I know thefo are
a lot of others who will fight for
the adopted country to the last. Any
of you would-be Americans who do
not like the style of this government’s
doings, quit and get out or shut jour
mouths forever.
”1 have home ties, brothers, sistirs,
nephews and nieces who are in i1 e
old country and who are nwr and
dear to me ,tjut now I have to atop,
for the countrj- which I adopted as
my future home needs the support
of everj' true citizen, and therefore
It is up to us to do our best and not
criticize the government which is
feeding us, for who dares bite the
hand that’s feeding him? l^oi-get the
home ties until this eilsis has passed
and show yourselves as men.”
We commend the patriotic spirit of
Professional Cards
Dr. A. F. Heimlich
OVER HILL’S DRUG STORE.
Hours 2 ta 5 and 7 to 8 p. m.
Phona Main 7
this letter to those who fear that
j German-American loyalty is not all
! that it should be in this crisis.—Se
attle l’.-I.
PRIVATE PREPAREDNESS.
Private preparedess in this coun
try has been Immeasurably in ud
vanee of public prepareduess. Manu
facture plants ail over the country
are prepared to turn out munitions
of war in unlimited quantities; the
railroads are preparing schemes for
mobilizing all of the transportation
resources of the country, so that there
may be a comprehensive plan ready
when the occasion comes for the
moving of large bodies of men. The
banks of the country are prepared to
tluence the government to an un
limited amount and have arrange
ments perfected through which to
float any loans required.
A further instance of private pre
paredness is seen in the statements
of fhe magazines published in the
interest of motor boating that during
the year 191ti 75 per cent of all the
express cruisers launched on the At
lantic seaboard were built in accord
ance with the specifications of the
navy department and are equipped to
mount guns and to act as patrols of
the toast in case of emergency.
Those boats, ostensibly pleasure
craft, have been constructed by pri
vate individuals at a cost of from
$S,U00 to $-5,UUU each. All have great
speed and relatively large steaming
radius and ail are seaworthy and til
for duty off the coast. The obvious
intent and purpose of their construc
tion was that they, together with the
services of their owners and crews,
should be ready for governmental
uses.
As a contrast to this private pre
paredness we have the spectacle pre
sented by congress of what a mili
tary officer styles, Appropriately,
■"get-rich-quick" preparedness. Con
gress appropriated vast sums, but up
to the present dine has passed no
measure providing for a body of
trained soldiers tip to the needs which
will develop should we have war.
There me fewer men in the army
than there were four years ago and
a* few more in the navy.
AMERICAN PREPARATION. \
The United States government now [
realizes no doubt how tardy it has
been in the matter of preparedness
for armed conflict. With war on all
hands and in danger of being drawn
ito the maelstrom at any moment,
the majority of its statesmen, sup
port <1 by public sentiment, were sat
isfied to dally along the printorse
path. Now the nation faces red
handed Mars without army or navy
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of consequence.
True, the Amerfcans in the last
congress voted for a large fleet and
some new plans of army enlargement
and training, but the scheme con
templated n0 rush order. Secretary
Daniels dosed contracts recently for
four , new battleships and twenty
nine new submarines, a mere baga
telle compared to what Britain and
Germany have In service and are
turning out. Three years were allow
ed for building ttie new navy, which
of course included a good many mort |
vessels than the four battleships and j
twenty-nine submarines.
Now the Americans find Immediate
and crying demand for many more
craft than they contemplated build
ing. That they must accelerate their
speed if they wish to exert any forco
that will count in this war Is beyond
question.
One thing is in favor of the Ameri
cans. They are a resourceful people.
They have the wealth, the material
an! men, and a genius for quick and
concentrated action when put to the
test. Even with this they have yet
to experience anything in the way of
mobilization on a vast scale such as j
Britain has accomplished.
The Yankee cousins to do well in
organizing an army will- speed up to
the splendid pace set by Canada. The
dominion set a mark of 500,000 men.
If America sets the same proportion
ale mark with her popuplation of
[00,000,000 she should look for 6,333,
000 men, and at the speed at which
Canada recruited the first army,
should raise, comparative sizes of the
nations being considered, about
twelve times as many as the domin
ion, or 360,000 to 400,000 in a few
months. Whether the spirit prevails
among the mixed population of Am
erica as in Canada with its heavy
percentage of male population from
the United Kingdom remains to he
seen.
The measure to which the Ameri
cans and other neutral nations will
participate in the conflict is also to
develop. Should the several sympa
thetic neutrals Join the allies whole
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COMPARATIVE
TEMPERATURES
Following are We low'est recorded
temperatures for this year and last
on the days leaignated. The minus
sign before a number moans below
icro.
U. S. Weather Bureau.
1916 1917
April 1 . 10 18
April 2 .. 0 18
April 3 .' 0 24
April 4 . 8 21
April 5.....30 12
April 8...:. 28 8
April 7. 30 10
April 9 .... . 16 4
April 10. 6 2
April 11 7 —1
April 12.;... 15 —12
April 13. 2 —9
April 14.—6 16
April 15.5 20
April 16 .8 25
April 17. 8 22
April 18. —1 9
April 19.— 8 0
April. 20. —10 —1
April 21. —4 2
April 22. —8 0
April 23. 0 4
April 24 . 14 8
April 25 . 23 10
April 26 . 28 12
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