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NOME. ALASKA, APRIL 20, 1915.
The word Jap, us designating the
little brown man of the Mikado’s realm,
Is fast becoming bugaboo in this land
of the free arid so sedulously is the sup
posed hostility of the Nipponese culti
vated by the Jingo press of America
that it is rapidly becoming a national
obsession. To mention the Jap is to
conjure up in the mitui of the average
Person a direful prospect of disturban
ces of some Indefinite kind, .lust what
the nature of the anticipated trouble
consists of few have even the slightest
notion except that it is something to
lie dreaded and is interwoven with vast
possibilities of ultimate disaster to the
country. This attitude is not lost on
the thoroughly wideawake and sensa
tion loving press who are ever ready to
siene upon the slightest hint of any
thing that may be woven into a fan
tastic tale; and the more it is fantastic
the better they like it for it means
flaming headlines and increased sales.
While it is not to bo doubted that the
rapid rise of the Japanese in the scale
of world powers is pregnant with cer
tain possibilities of ultimate conflict
with ourselves, there is no active reason
for believing that Japan is a greater
menace to our immediate future than
are several other nations, all of which
are far more capable of coping with the
armed power of the United States than
is Japan and have equally as good ex
cuses for assuming an aggressive policy
toward this country. What the possi
bilities in this direction are may be
surmised from the statements made
shortly after the outbreak of the pre
sent war, relative to the possibilities of
a conflict between Germany and the
United States.
it will be remembered that four or
five years was the ultimate of the
period given before the United States
would be compelled to lock horns with
the Teuton over the agressions of tire
latter within thq sphere of American
influence and the experts were careful
to point out that we were only spared
this dire probability through the atten
tion of Germany being diverted by the
Kuropean disturbance. This probability
was doubtless known to the sensa
tional press just as well before the war
began as it was afterward but it is a
somewhat significant fact that at no
time have they displayed the least in
clination to play the story up on the
front page under glaring headlines. The
reason doubtless was that it wouldn't
pay. The public could not conceive
of a probability of that nature, were in
no sense in sympathy with the notion
that a thing of that nature could hap
pen and as a consequence it did not
appeal. Yet k was vouched for by
those competent to judge and founded
upon deductions equally as valuable
as are those put forward as the basis
of thp supposition that the l'niteri
States and Japan will ultimately come
to blows. As before stated, the pro
bability of war with Germany did not
appeal to the American people and the
fact was speedily recognized by the
jingos who thereupon let it drop, no
doubt with considerable reluctance. In
thp case of Japan, however, the situa
tion was different. Here was racial
antipathy and prejudice to lie worked
upon; the natural dislike and distrust
of the white race for the brow, black or
yellow
With this natural groundwork upon
which to employ their efforts it was
an eas\ matter to keep the game go
ing by constantly keeping the possi
bility of tho Japanese becoming a
menace before thp eves of tile public.
Thus it ts that the American people
have been led to believe that the Jap
anese are unfriendly and are only
awaiting an opportunity to come into
conflict. Whether the supposition is
founded in fact cannot be said with
certainty, hut it is somewhat signifi
cant that every story concerning tile
•reported encoar hments of the Japanese
has generally been found to tie baseless,
exactly as in the case of tile lately re
ported naval base supposed ip have
been surreptitionsly established at Tur
tle Ray.
HINTS BRITISH GOVERNMENT
MAY TURN TO CONSCRIPTION.
LONDON. A hint that the British
government contemplates the introduc
tion of conscription for Increasing the
army and navy was dropped hy Thomas
.1 MacNamara. parliamentary secretary
to the admiralty, while speaking at the
Ill-owning settlement this afternoon.
Deferring to the fact that there were
many thousands of young men in the
United Kingdom without dependents
who had not answered the call to the
colors, Mr. MacNamara said:
If they think the\ are going to enjoy
a life of freedom at the other fellow’s
expense, they won't enjoy it much
longer.”
The recruiting boom which commen
ced after the holidays, continues. As
the result of six open air meetings at
Cardiff, addressed hy wounded soldiers. J
there was an extraordinary rush to the
recruiting offices. At one meeting j
alone ti.OUU men bared their heads when
the national anthems of the allies were
placed
VON SPEE FATE FORETOLD
BERLIN—fount Von Hohenshroech
recalls in the Tapes Zeitung, an utter
ance of Admiral Count Von Spee before
his departure for the Orient two years
ago to command tin* cruiser squadron,
relative to what he should do in case
of war.
Admiral Von Spec was in command
of the German squadron, four vessels
of which were sunk hy the British
warships under Vice Admiral Sir Fred -
erick Sturdeo, in the South Atlantic.
In reply to the query, Count Von Spee
said:
"I hope I may meet many Englishmen
at the bottom of the sea."
WE CAN OO IT.
For first crass work and prompt de
livery phone Main 151 and the People’s
Steam Laundry will call and get your
laundry.
_W. J. WILLIAMSON. Prop...
(From e-ur Exchanges )
The Admiral l.ine has discontinued
its Skagwaj agency.
The delinquent tax list fur 1314, at
Wrangell, amounts to $133.83.
It is hard to keep a good town down.
Wrangell has the fastest basketball
team in Alaska, says the Sentinel.
The White Pass Co. will operate live
boats on the upper Yukon this summer,
the i'asea, Whitehorse. Dawson. Selk
irk and one other.
Major V. T Wood, assistant commis
sioner in the Royal X W. M. P.. with
headquarters at Regina, died in Ash
\ illc, North Carolina, on Ian. lath.
The old steamer Al-Kl has again
changed owners, and now ploughs the
waters of Southeastern Alaska under
the flag of the Itorder l.ine Transpor
tation ('ompanv
The past winter has been the mildest
in ttie history of Fairbanks as far back
ns records have been kept. I!ut little
snow lias fallen and only a few days of
extreme rold weather have been re
corded.
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Eric Erickson has applied for per- j
mission from the forest service to build
n saw mill on Freshwater bsy near j
Tenakee He plans to operate a mill of
about twenty thousand a day capacity.
There is considerable timber In the
region lie has selected, so the mill
should lie a success.
Because of an advance in charges
which Vice President K. W. Baxter
says would approximately double t he
cost of the service, the Alaska Steam
ship Company has thrown the gauntlet
to the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co.
arid in the future will attempt to obey
tin* government laws pertaining to
safeti at sen with independently owned
l apparatus and its own employes
C. 11. Colwell, who went south re
cently. took with him thirty-seven blue
foxes, throe cross foxes and three mink,
oil alive and representing a value of
a pproximatelj $.'.000. The animals wore |
from the Aleutian islands and from the:
largest Shipment taken out from that
in -uaskii i it js season. The blue!
foxes were consigned to tile Fund' Fox’
Company's great fox farm in New i
Brunswick, while the cross foxes and
the mink will he placed in a St .lohn
park.
The Dawson Da i l\ News modestly
suggests to the merchants of the town
that it is supplying thorn with a super
ior news ser vice, which is the truth, hut
if that service is to be continued, they,
tile merchants, must come across with
more patronage in Hie way of advertis
ing. Never have the newspapers of
Canada experienced "hard Sleding" as
at present
The Cordova newspapers have been
carrying on a wordy warfare in which
the officials of Cordova mixed with ap
parent willingness. Their readers have
evidently grown tired of tile Kilkenny
sport, and now conies a citizen who is
willing to pay good money for an ad
vertisement a foot long telling the
editors where to head in He says it is
Hind form or something like that. It is
a.I, _.. j
|called “Slttliehkeit” in German.
One nf the musicians of t'nmpum A.
of the 14th I'. S. infantry at l-’ort Sew
ard is in custody nnd will lie treated by
[the military authorities for a mild
form of insanity. For several dnys the
musician stood in front of Oeputy .Mar
shal Harding's office looking intently
at hhe sky. In reply to questions as to
what he was doing there the soldier
said his principle study was philosophy
and that he would soon take possession:
of the sky
AT THE NEW EAGLE.
Old Lewis Hunter Rys and the Fa
mous Atherton Bourbon whiakoys. Dis
tilled spring 1904-1905, bought in bond
and reduced to 90 per cent, by U. 8.
government by the bottle or gallon.
Vistinq Cards at the Nugget Office
ELITE HOTEL AND BATHS
THE SPRING CLEANUP J
1 is now on t
FOUR BATHS FOR $1.00
■ at the Elite Baths i
Steam and large shower hath 1
> room ia connection. Rest water t
i also the most modern hotel in ,,
j town. \
Cor. Front and B Streets
J. M. MONOHAN, Prop. !
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ROSE
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Miss Josephine Simdliack lias
her Massaqe and Mam- .J
curing parlor over Mrs. Neibling
t'ufe. Especial attention given , ’
to scalp treatment and shampoo- 'J
mg. Appointments tan he made
by Phoning White 28. <[
i; Miss Josephine Sundhack j:
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J the up-to-date laundry. Rougn ►
J dry work our specialty. Give us £
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APPLES
ARKANSAS BLACKS
Selected,large and fancy
Per. Box $2.35
Fresh Oranges
Per. doz. 75c
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FIFTH COUNT, APRIL 17th. 1915.
Rutty Martin.69,593 ;
Rowena TjPwis.52,556
Katio Bonnard.40,195
Mrs. Perry Moore.36,385 i
Mrs. Johanna Hansen.27,215 j
Mrs, J. P. Jones.20,030 |
Miss Helen Allan.17,466 |
Mrs. Mary Smith.17,375
Miss Mary Fox.16,805 j
Miss Carry Stipek.10,055 j
Mrs. O'Brien.8,565 f
Norman Rawel.6,695
Klondy Nelson.....5,715
Katio Ginn Ivan.5,115
Mrs. Osenr Carlson.4.926
Mrs Bartlett.4,600
Mrs R. B. Ilolden.2,370
Airs. Goss.2,080
Inez Miller.1,565
Mrs Kettcrer.1,295
Mrs Nelson.1,025
Ipolets Stores I
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Alaska Banking and
Sale Deposit (ompany
Paid-Up (dpitdj *125,000
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Chas. W. Reed j
Machinist ft Blacksmith
tiasoline Engine*, hoists
Koilers, Pipe and Pipe
Hitting*
No. 5 Front St. j
Miners & Merdiants
Bank of Alaska
ALASKA
Capital * - $100,000
(inld Dust I'lircliased
and Assayed
\ BOARD of TRADE i|
| Restaurant jj
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J! F. A. Daniels, Prop. J
Cafe
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;; Next Door to Pacific Cold < -
* Storage Market ”
jj GOLDEN GATE HOTEL jj
i; STEAM HEATED AND ELECTRIC LIGHTED ;3
3; Host Commodious Hotel in Alaska ;!
jj ROOMS S15 PER MONTH AND OP jj
33 Dining Room in Connection ;!
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