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NOME, ALASKA, FEB. 2*. 191S
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The attitude of Mr. Wilson toward
the congressional Inclination to warn
Americans to keep away from armed
merchant vessels of the belligerents Is
not only rather hard to un
dertand but also leads to
some decidedly interesting infer
ences. The most outstanding of these
is that appearances are decidedly in
favor of the view that the president
has little or no regard for the lives
of Americans In general and particu
larly those who would be placed in
danger as a result of traveling on
armed belligerent ships, another is
that he has so little concern for the
future that he Is willing to stake the
peace and safety of the country and
Us citizens on his own ability to force
the Germans to observe a certain
method of procedure, with nothing at
all to back him up but the doubtful
terms of a code that Is given little
or no regard by any of the belliger
ents—sAve in so far as Its rules are
beneficial to their own Interests. Both
uie of a decidedly disquieting nature
and, further,, if considered in the light
of past events, are sufficiently sup
ported by facts to make them seem
almost realities.
Such a view is admittedly at wide
variance with the presidential utter
ances, which have at all times par
taken of the loftiest regard for the
welfare of humanity and the peace
and prosperity of the nation over
which he rules, but w-hen we search
the records of past performances there
seems a considerable discrepancy be
tween the profession and the deed. In
Mexico, for example, Mr. Wilson be
trayed neither haste nor inclination to
stop the murder of Americans although
the records of the period were filled
with numberless Irrefutable evidences
that dozens, nay hundreds, were being
slaughtered by the various contending
factions, it will also be remembered
that the remorseless killing of Amer
icans wajp openly discussed in the
halls of congress and liberal denuncia
tions offered the careles attitude of
the administration. If we remembei
rightly It was Senator Kern who of
fered to present to the Inspection oi
congress affidavits concerning the
slaughter of something like two hun
dred American citizens and further
stated that he could produce as many
more showing that the killing of Am
ericans was apparently a sportive
amusement In the lower republic. Mr
Wilson paid no attention to either the
denunciations of congress or the rec
ords of slaughter printed In countless
numbers in the press of the country.
The wanton killing of Americans, and
also of those of alien races to whom
this government practically guarantees
protection of life and property under
the terms of the Monroe doctrine, was
apparently a very small matter in the
view of the president, judging from
the ease with which he disregarded
the testimony showing conclusively
that the foulest crimes were being
perpetrated against the lives and per
sons of the citizens of the country
whose directing head he was. It Is
true that Mr. Wilson Issued a warning
t# AftterlOAdA la to forsake
their property and depart from threat
ening danger but at the same time
it is submitted that this is no defence
against the Inference that the president
was deliberately disregardful of both
the rigid s and safety of American citi
zens.
It may Justly be asked if It were
advisable to warn Americans away
from threatened dangers in Mexico,
why la It noj equally advisable to
warn them away from possible dan
gers in Europe? Ia not the life of an
American equally precious In the one
situation ag In the other? Why should
the president be willing to let Am
ericans be killed in either case when
it was possible to prevent it? It is
probably true that war would have
resulted had the United States at
tempted to invade the Mexican terri
tory to protect the lives of its citizens
but is not there some considerable
danger of our being Involved with a
far more powerful adversary if Am
ericcns are to be allowed to place
themselves in positions of danger, ever
though It be with the express wish
and consent of the chief executive'.
Is there such infallibility In the Inter
national law that the president can
afford to stake the safety of the coun
try and the Uvea of its citizens on
his ability to hold others, and unwilling
others—to its terms and dictates Yet
that is exactly what is is doing
srivo to dtsgulss the fact as we will j
fhe international law says certain
things with relation to the rights ol I
neutrals and non combatants. It alsi
sets certain limitations to the con
duct of naval warfare, all of which
i have received the endorsement of tht
very' nations which are today breaking
its terms both in spirit adn fact. Thi
pronouncement is therefore of ex
I :eedlngly doubful value. The preslden
may be wlUlng to accept the Interna
tional law as the gospel rule of th
nations but It is plain that the warring
powers neither desire nor intend ic
abide by Its dictates, save as the
may And the terms thereof compatibh
with their own desires and purposes
Yet the president insists that in th<
pursuance of his desire to coerce them
into observing what they openly dis
avow, the Ives of Americans, who i
n.-’.y ho so bold as to accept his dictum
may be ueedlessly Jeopardized, merels |
because he cares not to listen to th<
dictates of discretion by refusing t< I
allow congress to warn them agalns
going into dangerous situations. 'r
refusing to allow congress to place b
beyond the power of the citizens ci
the nation to create dangerous situa j
tlons for themselves and their countr
through warning them to refrain from
going where every dictate of reason
and good Judgment says they shoulo
not go, the president is displaying a
seeming perfect willingness that Am
erican lives may be sacrlAced while ht
is busy trying to convert the nations i
to a so-called law that has little honov
at best.
PAN AMERICANISM.
Beattie P. I.
Pan-Americanism, the encourage
ment of a neighborly and co-operative
sentiment between the peoples oi
North and South America, has gone
torward very rapidly in recent months
Under the leadership of John Barrett,
the Pan American bureau, formed foi
the encouragement of friendly rels
tions, has carried on its work foi
many years, with headquarters a»
Washington and branches in various
South American states. It began Its
work at a time when the United Statet
had little thought of it* neighbors,
and the latter were suspicious of oui
motives and altogether resentful ot
our assumptions of superiority ihrougn
the declarations of the Monroe doc
trine.
Our present relations with South
American nations are a pleasant con
trast to the old conditions. Our re
lations with Cuba. Mexico and Haiti
have shown our southern neighbors
that we have no ambitions of empire
or dreams of territorial aggrandisement.
The people of the two continents have
been made better acquainted through
the activities of the Pan-American
bureau, and In recent days the Euro
pean war has brought them closer to
gether in the new bonds of trade and
of commercial life.
War in Europe has driven the peo
ple of North and South American into
the close relationship of a comomt)
protective Interest. There are many
reasons why the peoples of both Am
ericas should be one in defending their
continental Interests, and there are
indications that this will be the ultl*
mate attitude. The president voiced
this necessity in a recent message, and
here will be found widespread senti
ment for it. There will ultimately be
an assumption of the obligations of
the Monroe doctrine by all of the
nations of the continent, In these
mutual bonds, commerce and a closer
acquaintance will follow as a matter
ot owraa Tbs of CHwmUW#
planted so many years ago Is ripening,
and its fruition will bring greut ad
vantages and great opportunities for
good to all Americas,
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January 8 . 1 6
February 3 . 6 3
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February 6 .—13 17
February t .—18 18
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February 8 .8 —1
February 9 . 10 —6
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January 11.—2 —18
February 12. 7 —10J
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February 14 .—24 —19
February 16.—25 —25
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February 18 .81 —9
February 19 .82 4
February 20 . 36 8
February 21.34 v 6
February 2.33 « 6
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