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NOME, ALASKA, OCT. 12, 115
.>ome no has predicted that It the
European tur ends In the defeat of
.tie militarist parties, it will bring
i i tli many and great reforms for the
. n. ill of humanity and the better
ment of many of the prevailing condi
mns tiaouKh ihe abolition of abuses
uiiiier which mankind has suffered
for centuries. Those things which
have heretofore defied all efforts to
t orreet or crush are the ones referred
to and in this way European humanity
ill gain in the end more than enough
to compensate it for all the heavy
1> sscs incurred in life and property.
As to this nothing can be said with
my degree of definite certainty at the
a ent time with the war still raging
and nothing determined—for the peace
' t nposals vaguely mentioned at inter
vals are recognized as hardly worthy
of consideration until matters have '
iched a more vital stage.
There have, however, been various
propositions advanced of importance
which are not likely to "down"
. mil settled and most of which we
m reasonably hope to see realized.
Take for instance the case of Poland.
Roth Germany and Russia have prom
ed to give that long bonded nation
some system of home rule and there
is little reason to doubt that tills will
ultimately lie done in some form or
ther although the grant may not bi
as complete as tile promises would in
dioote or as the Poles would like. In
■ is way there would come about some
measure of compensation for the fear
ful suffering those people have endur
ed in having the war fought over their
lands again and again; of seeing their
ancient cities destroyed, burned and
pillaged and their fertile farms tramp
led l.en ah the feet of warring armies
This is, of course, only one promise
mi of the war. but, if all that is
proposed by Russia is carried out, it
uld make the famed reforms of the
at Peter look insignificant. The
demands on the Russian duma to be
made, according to the proclamation
jf the czar, are; First, the granting
if automony for Poland: second, a
onclliatory policy for Finland; third,
amnesty for political and religious of
tenses not of a criminal character;
fourth, complete cessation of religious
persecution; fifth, the removal of all
restrictions on the Jews and also the
Recognition of the legality of trades
(unions If Russia grants all of these
-torms it will become not only an
entirely different country from what
it has ever been but it will also enter
j mto a period of industrial and com
mercial prosperity us a result of an
j increased spirit of aocord among Its
tpeople. This only applies to Russia.
! however, but it la almost certain that
in setting this example of concession
iftnd progress It will cause practically
| ail the other nations to follow suit in
(greater or less degree. In this way will
;come about an advancement that
would not have been achieved, for
many decades at least were It not for
!the present giant struggle. All this
prospect hinges largely on contln
j icncy, of course, but there Is almost
(every probability that reform will be
tone of the most outstanding develop
! nenta of the struggle and will be fol
lowed by a popular advance and prog
jress rather than by the reaction that
| is so often the fruit of war.
One of tne principal arguments
against the proposed snip-purchase
bill in the Iasi congress was the ob
- luus injury thui would be Imposed
upon existing American shipping in
terests by the competition of go vein
menl-ovvncd slaps and tile invasion b>
government, for gain, in fields occu
pied by private enterprise.
The Lai-ollelte law, the "seaman's
law," though not effective until next j
November, has ulready driven every j
American ship in the Pacific overseas (
trade out of business and is likely to (
have the same elfect upon the Atlan
tic trade, and this will pave the way,
opportunely, for a revival of the pro
posal to put the government into the
shipping business.
With American overseas shipping
driven out by the LaFollette law,
friends of the dead ship-purchase bill
are finding new hope. Obviously,
when the LaFollette law completes its
deadly work, there will be no private
enterprises for the proposed govern
ment ships to interfere with.
This question, then, will be one of
the big issues before the next congress
We must have American ships to
carry our overseas trade, and we art
t<> decide whether the government shall
operate them or help private enter
prise operate them. The interstate
commerce commission Is now inves
tigatlng the question of transportation
facilities and rates between the Uni
ted States and foreign countries and
there should be some dependable re
port for the guidance of congress.
Whether the government shall en
ter the shipping business direct, or
ahall subsidize American lines, will be
‘be alternatives likely to dominate the
new legislation. What would appear
*•> be needed is the repeal or amend
ment of the LaFollette law and the
subsidizing of American ships to an
amount that will place them on a
competitive basts with foreign lines. A
reasonable subsidy would, In all prob
■ billty, be much less expensive than
a snoulering of the losses that a gov
ernment-owned steamship line would
bp sure to suffer.—Seattle P.-S.
The Nugget Mining and Dredging
' Edition, ready about October 15, will
[ be larger and better than ever. Every
| item of Interest pertaining to Seward
Peninsula Is discussed Including the
! mines and minerals, the flora and
fnuna, and the possibilities In every
line of Industry. An Interesting chap
ter Is given to the Eskimo, their habits
and customs and the complete story
of the Stefansson expedition Is told.
In short the magazine covers every
thing of Interest In and to the terri
tory and Is probably the most com
plete exposition of Seward Peninsula
and Its resources every published In
the territory. A pleasing gift for your
friends on the outside. Price 50c per
copy, $5.00 per dozen. Mailed to any
address for five cents additional.
ALASKA
NOTES
Anchorage has a Masonic Club with
40 members.
A new chapel will be built at An
chorage by the Catholics and a hos
pital at Seward.
Skagway has two apple trees, of
which the city is immensely proud.
One is a crab apple.
J J Sullivan, of Philadelphia, and
sister. Miss R A Sullivan, are hunt
ing in the Kenai peninsula for big
game.
Tract A and tract B have been
itluirawn from homestead entry at
Seward, according to a departmental
ruling.
The application of George W. Wil
son for a homestead patent to and
including Chena hot springs, has been
denied.
employes on government roads In
the Seward-Susltna district receive
$3 50 for an eight hour day, and ar
charged $1 for board
\kasiiko. a Japanese employed
.it the cannery of Libby, McNeil a
Libby cannery, at Kenai, became vio
lently Insane recently and was taken
to the Mornlngslde asylum.
Shipping amounting to over 80,00“
giosB tonB calls at Seward In the past
two months since July 1, not including
vessels of the navy, coast guard and
ther government craft.
- - *r
Bill McPhee, of Fairbanks, was re
cently elected grand president of the !
grand Igloo of the Pioneers of Alas
ka, The order will publish an an
nual, which will be compiled by the j
ecretarles of all the lodges In the I
territory.
J B. Slater arrived from his cabin j
in the Moose Pass district with -N 1
ounces of gold, the result of a 15- I
any cleanup with an araster, after i
piospceting one of his claims. The |
total cleanup for is days amounted j
to 88 ounces. - ' * j
John Rolph, an old timer at Sew j
aid, who has been stationed at Snow
river bridge, became sleepy and lay
down on the trackq for a short nap
ijuick action on the part of the mo
torman was all that saved him from
awakening in a better climate than
Seward boasts of.
W. \V. Getchel, formerly of Nome
and well known as a placer miner, has
taken an option to buy the Quartz
Creek Mining Company's ground In
the Moose Pass district from W. M.
Fairman, the present owner. The
holdings involved on the deal Include
two miles of ground on Quartz creek.
fine hundred and fifty-eight lots
were sold at the second sale held at
Anchorage, and approximately $22,000
dd to Uncle Sam’s real estate agent
[during the two days sale. After.the
sale the agent informed the public that
those who had no lots upon which to
pitch tents were free to build on a
tract just outside of the townsite.
A shooting affray took place at a
point below Fort Yukon recently,
which fortunately did not result in In
jury to anyone. It appears that two
prospectors, “Argo Bill' Henderson
and a man named Brace had some
slight misunderstanding and Argo
called on Brace to apologizo for some
uncomplimentary remarks which re
flected upon Argo's ancestry. Brace
refused and Argo went for his heavy
artillery to bombard his enemy's cab
in. Brace waited until Argo'es supply
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| of ammunition was exhausted and
then took his howitzer away from
him and handed him over to the
authorities.
The steward Gateway says that a
iudv in that city wanted to go in
sw iminina recentlyp and taking off her
clothes mode a run and jump for the
water Judge of her surprise when
instead ol’ falling into the drink she
slipped and went half way across the !
pool on her back. You see the sal
mon trout were running so thickly she
could not sink, and hence hor embar
rassment.
R. H. Stretch, assistant secretary of
ihe Alaska bureau of the Seatfle
amber of Cemmerco, recently visited
utbenstern Alaska and was given a
w irm welcome by his old friends in
every town where he stopped o(T. He
was one of the staff of engineers dur
ing the building of the White Pass
railroad and the Copper river road,
and M. J. Heney. He is a talented
writer and knows and loves Alaska
and is delighted when he can come
north to again visit the scenes of his
ncitvlties.
WE CAN DO IT.
For first class work and prompt de
livery phone Main 151 and the People’s j
Steam Laundry will call and get your
laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON Prop.
AT THE NEW EAGLE
Old Lewis Hunter Rye and tne Fa
mous Atherton Bourbon whiskeys, Die
tilled spring 1904-1905, bought in bone
and reduced to 90 per cent, by U. 8
government by the bot*‘« «r gallon.
Trunks, suit cases, graniteware,),
crockery, hardware at Holt’s.
ORDER MINING EDITIONS
rhe forthcoming number of the Nome
Nugget Mining Edition is progressing
nicely It will undoubtedly be more
interesting than any previous editions
a.id will contain many subjects other
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p ctlng the entire peninsula. An in- j
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year and there will probably be enough
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