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END OF WAR OUR PERIL.
(New York An dean.)
The most serious problems to con
front the United States will come
after the conclusion of European peace.
Though often brought to the point of
embroilment In the present struggle,
the fixed determination of the Ameri
can people to keep out has averted that
calamity.
llut as Congressman Mann points
out:
"While we are adopting means and
measures for our trade and lndustral
development, let us also. In view of
the conditions in foreign lands, put
our house in order to defend and pro
tect ourselves again any foreign na
tion or nations. Our wealth will soon
excite the enevy, if not the cupidity of
the outside world."
The war is costing Europe $60,000,000
a day. It has cost the nations involv
ed not less than seventeen billions for
its first year, according to a group
of Europe’s most eminent stitlsticians.
The property loss incurred exceeds fifty
billions ^
The war is now being, and for some
time has been, fought on credit. The
interest on the bonds like those now
being placed in the United States must
b • met by the producing industries of
the indebted nations. The property
destroyed must be replaced. Industry
will stagger under the load thus piled
upon It ''
New markets will be sought. What
aie more attractive than that of the
United States? But how can European
industry crippled with interest charges*
and debt, compete with our free labor?
Tlie contest will be unequal, and the
study of every European government
will be to equalize it. One way. the
obvious way, to attain equality will be
to force us into a war which will bur
den our people with taxes as those of
1 ingle nd, France and Germany will be
burdened. A short, sharp war would
leave < ur country, defeated in the field,
still financially strong enough to pay a
war indemnity that would put the con
queror on Its feet again.
This is no vain imagining It Is the
obvious course for the nations now at
war—any of them—to pursue. But if
cur people awake to the necessity of
complete preparedness such a sequel
to Europe’s war may be averted.
COURAGE.
(Kansas City Star.)
Men should be bolder and freer be
cause of this war. Idealism should
take a big boom.
Here are men going up against
cannon, through barbed wire fences for
their patriotism or other ideals. Many,
many of them are doing that thing
for other men’s faith. All are giving
"the last full measure of devotion.’’
Compared to such sacrifice what
have the rest of us to lose in standing
true to what we believe in? With
such examples to emulate will fear of
losing a Job. fear of the party boss, fear
of smaller profltB. fear of any of the lit
tle penalties of peace, still run their
accustomed bluff on moral courage?
The world is bound to experience a
certain spiritual bath. "The courage
of convictions,” is certain to become
more of an accepted order. Men are
going to be ashamed to stand for a
wrong thing because to put in a right
thing may add $2 to a yearly tax bill.
Men will be shamed of the thrift that
follows fawning when so many other
men are courting death Itself for the
honor that goes with death.
Cowardice ought to fly out of men s
rn now. Selfishness should take on
nt least the finer aspect of being truer
to self. Vision should come, and with
it heroism to make men see and tackle
the duties right at home.
BULGARIA’8 P08ITION.
(Boston Record.)
Bulgaria’s position Is one of the most
dramatic as well as one of the most
melancholy Incidents since the begin
ning of the war; and it is peculiarly
impressive in leading back to mo
ment’s issue to the scenes about Ser
bia. where the first spark of actual hos
tility was struck. Just what is the
popular sentiment of the Bulgarian
people is In some doubt. We find it
difficulty to believe that there can be
any general Bulgarian friendliness to
ward the Turk, and enmity against
Russia. Bulgarian memory can hard
ly be so short as to forget what Russia
has done for the Slavic cause, or the
hatred and oppression projected at
Bulgaria by the Turk. That Ferdinand
is Austrian explains much, but not
all. Are the Bulgarian people actually
lef into hysteria by glittering prom
ises which could never be fulfilled, so
that they would take up arm9 against
their own people and ally themselves
with their traditional foe the Turk?
HOW ABOUUT ARMENIA?
(Collier’s.)
Germany is the land of the Christ
mas tree, and Wilhelm II has long
been noted for his piety and sermons.
Get many is in alliance with Turkey
and the kaiser's officers are In com
mand of the forces there. One of the
largest Christian elements in Turkey
's the Armenian, and these people are
being robbed and murdered with the
nost Infernal cruelty. It Is high time
‘he German government told the rest
f the world what pressure is being
brought to bear on Turkey to save
'hese Innocent and helpless people.
They are just as good Christians as
Vilhelm’s Prussians.
PARTNERS AND PARTNERS.
" /
(Seattle Star.)
Young Rockefeller has wiped his face
on a Colorado roller towel, has gone
down into mine pits, has eaten soggy
beans, and has foregathered at fire
sides to which that great moral Insti
tution, the American bath, is almost
unknown. Silly women are calling him
hero and the kept newspapers are
slobbering all over him. And this Is
one thing he tried to pull over thp eyes
of the miners:
“If any one has told you we are
•nemies, that person Is mistaken. Part
ners can't be enemies.’’
It’s false. Partners can be the worst
enemies possible. Any partnership
wherein one partner oppresses the
other and robs him of his just portion
of profits is invariably productive of
enmity. A friendly partnership cannot
be based on anything save equality,
'ustice and sincere co-operation.
Rockefeller talks partnership with
miners when in Colorado. Ret the min
ers withhold their applause until they
see what Rockefellers talks to his real
partners back In Wall street.
WHY SOCIALISTS ARE FIGHTING.
(Yale Hevlew.)
The socialist are Internationalists
In the sense that they recognize the
Identity of human Interests, preach
[he solidarity of the workers of all coun
tries in their common struggle for
economic emancipation and ardently
believe in the ultimate federation or
-ireanic union of all nations.
But they cannot dose their eyes to
the existence of the national unit and
ts importance in the economy of mod
ern civilization. It is in and through
the separate countries that the battle
■f socialism must be fought, and It
Is only by national victories of social
ism that the ideal International broth
erhood of man can be realized.
A nation under a foreign yoke can
never, of course, be tree and demo
!<■ internally, and It Is because the
socialistls of most of the belligerent
countries believe their fatherlands are
threatened by a foreign yoke that they
are fighting In this war—Morris HUl
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AL ACCOUNT.
In the United States Commissioner's
Court, Council City Precinct, Second
Division, District of Alaska. In pro
bate.
In the matter of the estate of E. R.
Patton, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that under
llrectlon of an order issued in the pro
bate court for said precinct in the
tbove entitled matter, that the hearing
m the final account of the undersign
ed as administrator of the estate of E.
R. Patton, deceased, is set for the hour
of 11 o'clock a. m. on the 16th day of
January, 116, to be held In the office
of the United States Commissioner in
Council, Council City Precinct, Dis
trict of Alaska.
Said account is now on file in the
office of the Probate Judge in said
Precinct, where satne may be exam
ined.
Objections, if any to be made, to be
in writing, and filed at or prior to date
of hearing.
Dated at Council, Alaska, this 16th
day of October, 1916.
JOHN J. STICH,
Administrator of estate of E. R. Pat
ton. deceased.
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