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NOME, ALASKA, DEC 20, 1915.
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A ext to national preparedness, the
question of whether or not wo snoulu
totiunue to defend the Monroe Doc
i Hue, is undoubtedly Uie most vital
mutter before tiie American nation at
present, unU is one mat by all rules
of reason uemunds on early set
titinent. t uuei me terms of the la
n.ooa pronouncement of President
Moaioe we aie lieu to eoiueuiiug Uae
a uozeu countries, none of winch are
cupame of ueieuuing themselves
against the armeu encroachments ot
an aggiessive power, and tne uuty or
protecting mem mus tans upon uui
setvce £>„ouid any one of me Souti,
or Central Ameiicaus states become
i-nibioned with one of the European
poweis to the extent that such powei
-iiiempted reprlsa,s by means whicn
fpoungered tneintegrltyand sovereign
ty of our American neighbor, It is the
manifest duty of the L ijited States
to defend it with the full strength ot
tne nation. This responsibility rests
"ii us alone. No other nation Is In
i lie slightest degree called upon to aid
nr assist. Even the country over which
...rUcuitiea arose is i.ot obliged to lift
a hand In Its own defense, unless It
so desired, but as long as the Monroe
Doctrine stands we are irrevocably
bound to be its shield and defense.
Further we are called upon to protect
them against their own ignorance and
folly, In the degree that we must keep
them from inviting foreign aggres
sion by quarreling or fighting among
themselves, as far as can be con
sistently done without actually mix
ing ourselves up in their Internal af
fairs. Should it come to the worst we
are even called upon to protect them
even against their own wishes. The
landing of American marines in Haiti
and Guymas during the past few
weeks, while seemingly for the sole ,
purpose of protecting a humanitarian
principle by safe guarding the lives
and property of foreign citizens, was
roally promptly by the decrees ot this
doctrine. Such action is really the
most significant indication that the
Monroe Doctrine Is existent for that
the underlying reason for It is the
prevention of possible interference
from other sources. All such occur
rences admittedly contain great pos
sibilities of trouble and are in every
way most positive evidences of our
responsibilities. The United States
must not only act as a sword and
shield to its weaker neighbors but must
also be a policeman within their own
domain, when circumstances warrant.
It Is a big program we have set for
ourselves in thus becoming the buffer
between a large number of unsettled
and partly organized and developed
states and possible troubles, both from .
within and without. We are called '
up"ii to assume a responsibility of the
most grave character and one that Is
fraught with potential possibilities of
grave harm to ourselvos. The quoa
iictn Is should we assume such chances
d becoming Involved In ltnmo-.suroa
ble trouble for the mere reason that
we do not desire to extension of for
eign systems of government to the
western hemisphere. By Insisting up
on the terms of the Monroe Doctrine
we are daily inviting possibilities of
the most grave order and are set
ting up a rule, the preservation of
wmcn may result in ultimate disaster'
iium causes for wnicn we, ourselves,'
are in no degree responsible.
'1 here is no tumbling tlie large liu
.nanliarianism involved in the main- i
.eiiance ol the Monroe Doctrine nor ol j
,ne broad constructive and civilizing
miluonces set in motion by Us enforce-'
meat, but, at the same time. It must
be remembered ttiat our first duty ts;
to ourselves, regardless of the Inter
ests of others. By clinging to the
| principles of the doctrine we are pos
sibly preventing a deal of trouble but
we are also invoking a great deal for
the reason that each and every state
coming under Its protective lnfiuence
is a menace to our own peace and se
curity. I
COS8ACK PASSING.
(Seattle P.-l.j
Another generation and the pictures
que Cossack will no longer speed his
spurless dash through the Imagina
tion. He is not scientific, and, there
fore, his hour has struck.
At best a survival of medievalism
q new Russia will rise above him, he
will he his own problem, but it will
oe a problem of farm and harvest and
not of ruthless oldiering. glittering
Horsemanship and invincible prestige.
The Cossack fulfills his highest
purpose as a peculiarly rigorous and
mastic policeman, to whom the rem
edy for all human ills and failings,
funded or provoked, is death and pun
.shment, punishment and death—these
iwo in truth the torch and sword, pur
.tying a pitiful people as the furnace
.nelts the metal. \\ herein all shape is
tost, and nought remains but a fiat,
useless, indistinguishable mass.
No more is the Cossack the terror
ol' Russia's foes. The Cossack is the
(aider par excellence, the inspired
freebooter, the dauntless desperado of
ihe most far-fiying imagination. But
u here iaids the raider against the
modern steel-shod battle front? Where
nines the twirling horseman, the'
snatching of a life from the grass
while steed whirls madly on, the ]
ihousand master tricks of adaredevll j
.oik—where shine these things in th*l
nory breath of distant, hidden cannon?|
ihe glamor becomes a fiarelight and!
..is craft a circus.
Brave, yes. But bravery in terms ]
oi millions becomes the universal vir- j
-ue. and as between Cossack and!
Uliurka, Bavarian and Slav, who shall I
judge, when all play heroes' parts?
1 he Cossack belongs to the dark ]
ikes of mob repression. Aa the new ]
iawn pales Russia's melancholy nights,'
ills attributes will slink away with the!
shadows and his awesome prowess be- ]
oine a legend, precious in the telling f
Thermo bottles and leather carrying
oases for Chrietmae gifte. Lomen Phar- '
maoy. I
NEGLIGENCE IS
RESPONSIBLE EOR .
MARIPOSA WRECK
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A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Dec. IS.—The govern
ment Inspectors who have been con
ducting the investigation of the wreck
of the steamship Mariposa rendered s
decision this morning declaring the
destruction of the Alaska steamer was
due to negligence on the part of Pilot
John F Wall and the mate of tht
steamer The report declares that
the pilot was guilty of evident care
lessness and Hie mate of neglecting his
duty. By way of punishment the li
censes of both were suspended until
January- 11.
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MINERAL DISTRIBUTION.
(Mining and Scientific Press.)
The waters of mineral springs have
usually been studied by chemical
anaylsis alone. Jacques Bardet, a
French scientist, thinking that spec
troscopic analysis would enable him
to find traces of metals that had es
caped analytical chemist have ex
amined the waters of 64 springs from
34 health resorts In France. He found
that the waters always contained lead,
that silver and tin were usually pres
ent, and that molydbenum and cop
per were frequent. He also found
bismuth, zinc and glucinium, and two
metals that are considered extremely
rare, namely, germanium and gallium.
He also detected, but less commonly
antimony, cobalt, chromium, mercury,
nickel, gold thallium titanium van
adium, and tungsten These results
may account for the healing power of
, various mineral springs and may form
a basis for theorlec of ore deposition.
They certainly prove that some rare
metals are more widely spread than
has hitherto been supposed
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