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NOME, ALASKA, AUGUST 11, 1915.
Now that Secretary Lansing has an
nounced the formation of a “very de
finite” Mexican policy, with the help
of the South American stntes. it will
he interesting to watch what may be
the result of a departure from the
Inehidnsical, dilly-dallying of the past
several years. By all odds the most
distinguishing feature of the policy
displayed during the years of blood
shed, pillage and rapine following the
abdication of lilaz has been the en
tire absence of anything even remotely
suggestive of a definite purpose. Dur
ing all of the long period following the
unseating of the stern, old autocrat,
the attitude of the administration has
resembled nothing so much as that
displayed by fondly doting mothers
who are forever threatening to lick
their impish Willies into obedience,
without even the remotest intention of
so doing. Admonitions, remonstrances
and threats have been hurled at the
heads of the contending factions in
countless profusion between periods of
watchful waiting and ail have been de
void of definite result in so far as set
tling the troubles of Mexico is
concerned. Admonitions and remon
strances have proven equally as inef
fective in procuring results as the
most somnolent periods of the so-call
ed watchful waiting; while the threats
have had no other result than to cause
a temporary Hurry of haste to fore
stall any action which might, by some
remote contingency or circumstance,
tend to disturb the little game so mani
fest iy enjoyed hv both the leaders and
their men. This has gone on for so
long that it is hardly fo he doubted
that the Mexicans have come to look
on the attitude of the United States as
a bluff, pure and simple, which, al
though containing the elements of
danger, was hardly likely to develop!
seriously threatening aspects unless
matters were carried with a too high
hand. And Indications are not want
ing that the Mexicans knew just about
how far they could go and were care
ful to keep just Within the danger line.
The warm hearted aphroism of Villa
that the United States might go to
Tophet, delivered In his address to the
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business men of Chihauhuo, In all pro
bability faithfully reflect* the attitude
of both the Mexican leaders and the
people generally, regardless of the
faction they represent. That this at
titude toward so mighty a nation as
the United Stntos exists may be at
tributed, without any special stretch
of the imagination, largely to the "four
flushing" policy which Is forever hold
ing up the rod but never using It. As
in the case of the little Willies referred
to, the Mexicans have become more or
lees used to threats and scolding; and
the sight of the punishing rod, taken
from behind the door occasionally In
order to emphasize some particularly
forcible threat, results In little more
than contemptuous indifference for
that they have grown well used to the
sight of it, long since. We do not, by
any means, advocate the application of
force in the case of Mexico, feeling
that the time Is long passed when the
dignity of the United States could tie
upheld by so doing. At the present
time, the Mexicans are injuring noth
ing aside from themselves, who*
happens, unless it be the pocket books
of those who are not cltlst ms and have
no other interest in the country beyond
Its profitable exploitation. As long as
the blows are fnlling on the hides of
no one but the Mexicans themselves, It
seems In every way best that they
should he left alone to fight it out
among themselves, as long as it has
been let go so long already. We sub
mit. however, that the government
should do one thing or the other,
either go in once and for all and settle
the matter, at whatever cost may be
entailed, or cease forever the vacillat
ing “backing and filling" which has
distinguished the American attitude
for so long a period that it has become
nothing short of disgusting. The re
current cry that the Monroe doctrine
demands that the United States step
in and pacify the country before some
other power intervenes Is more or less
rubbish. There are mighty few for
eign subjects left in Mexico at present
whose mistreatment by the Mexicans
could be made the pretext for foreign
intervention and the fact that the cit
izens of foreign nations have a few
millions invested in the resources of
the country will doubtless count for
but little In the eyes of their govern
ment if the United States should say
to that government: "Stand off." If it is
feared that the injury to the few re
maining foreigners might he made the
excuse for some power to step in, itj
wore a most sensible variety of inter
vention. and far less costly, for the
United States to step Into the country
with the consent of the Mexicans and,
if accessary, seize and deport all for
eigners to a place of safety and then
stand aside and let the Mexicans fight
It out in their own way while the
United States holds the watch and
keeps a wary eye to see that no out
sider mixes into teh game. This would
he Infinitely bet ter in every way than
to attempt to whip the whole of Mex
ico in order to protect a few dozen
people who would, in all probability,
not he in the war distracted country if
it were not exceedingly profitable to
stay. It is one of the most certain of
certainties that the intervention of the
United States will not solve the pro
blems of the Mexicans. That result
mav he achieved only by the Mexicans
scrapping it out among themselves:
and if we can serve no other purpose ,
in sacrificing our troops and treasure (
than to protect the profits of those
who have little businesses in the eoun- ,
try during n period of war. by all .
means let us stay out and uphold the',
dignity of the country in a more cred
itable manner than by Inflicting fur- .
ther punishments on the Mexicans,
through insisting, even to blows, on !
non-interference on the part of others. ,
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Prosser ehan. Black 5.
The Daily Nugget, $2.00 per month.
A shining example of the necessity
of some different method of handling
road work in Alaska will be found in
the - McCarty-Nlalna trail, a short
stretch of ten miles of pack trail in
such condition that traffic is alrrfost
blocked to the rich Nlzlna and Chisana
placer fields.
There is a strong possibility that a
new paper will be started In Seward In
a short time. The Gateway has got in
bad with some of the local people there
and arrangements have been made to
p'art an opposition journal. A repre
sent itltp \. ent outside on one of the
ItontR to purchase a printing plant.
Cordova. Alaska, will contribute $25,
000,000 worth of copper to the world’a
supply of the metal by the end of the
present year, according to If. O. Steel,
publisher, editor and owner of the. Cor
dova Dally Times, who Is a Seattle vis
itor. Mr. Steel sees a bright future
ahead for the Alaskan port, and be
lieves that it will only be a tpiestlnn of
time until huge smelters are establish
ed at Cordova to handle the ore.
Probably the largest shipment of
furs that ever passed through Skag
way, was recently shipped on the train
from Whitehorse. It consisted of 100
bales, valued at approximately $50,000.
The furs came from Rampart, Fair
banks. Ft. Yukon and other bower
Yukon river points and are consigned
through Wells, Fargo * Co. to New
York dealers.
T. H. Jeter, n homesteader at An
chorage, has filed suit against the en
gineering corps which has been em
ployed at Anchorage. Tt seems as if
the engineers wanted the land claimed
by Jeter as a site or their office
buildings and forthwith helped them
selves. The court granted a temporary
restraining order against Jeter enjoin
ing him from interfering with the en
gineers.
An immense volume of smoke has
appeared in the heavens in and around
the Alaska range of mountains. The
general opinion is that Mt. Wrangell
has become active again, as there is
quite a quanlty of light ash falling,
apparently from the direction of
Wrangell mountains The smoke be
came so dense on the 12th as to cause
the sun, which was high at the time,
to look like n hall of fire. Large puffs
of smoke, tinged with red, were dis
cernible above the range of mountains
some 100 miles from Kennecott. About
seven years ago Mt. Wrangell was ac
tive and threw out just such ash as is
falling now. The volcano is 14,000 feet
high.
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