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NOME, ALASKA, DEC. 17, 1915.
The prospect of un open rupture with
Austria over the Ancona affair la dally
growing stronger and it is plainly in
dicated that the government does not
intend to temporise as it did in the
case of Germany, over like issues.
Just what will be the effect of thh
policy remains to be seen but tliut it
is pregnant witli numerous possibili
ties affecting our future must neces
sarily be admitted. There Is little
probability of the rupture extending to
the point of actual belligerency as
neither one country or the other are
n a position to come to blows and we
may, therefore, have little apprehen
sion as to the safety of the nation.
Austria would probably not be inclined
to actual hostilities, even in the event
that she was not hedged about with
a numerous foe, simply because of the
almost overwhelming difficulties at
tending such an enterprise In the mat
ter of transporting a sufficient army
to our shores even though it could be
adequately protected by her, by no
means unformidable, war fleet. Under
present conditions It is, of course, Im
possible for her to break through the
encircling ring of steel thrown about
her by the allies so we are doubtless
safe enough from aggression. How
ever, a complete severance of relations
will relieve Austria of the necessity
of recognizing us as a neutral powei
and she will be under no obligation
to respect either our commerce or the
lives of our citizens, should she chance
to encounter either. Being already in
what may be described as a belliger
ent state toward ourselves, she prob
ably would not hesitate to do all pos
sible damage to the vessels of our
commercial fleet and there would als?
be a total absence of regard for the
lives of our citizens. Therein lies oui
danger of becoming involved to the
point of hostilities for in this dlrecton
alone can Austria, unassisted by hei
allies, strike at us effectively. Should;
such become the ultimate result of the
present difficulties, Austria would
probably sink any and all American
vessels which might he encountered
by her submarines. Uor reprisals foi
tills and for the lives of those citi
zens who might be killed during such
action, either against our own vessels
or those of some other nation, we
.would have no recourse save through
"* direct hostilities.
Beyond the seizure of a few Am
erican owned vessels which are ly
ing interned in American ports then
are practically no other means for
securing satisfaction aside from a di
rect resort to arms. Such action, how
< ver. w ould probably affect the condi
tion of Austria In but a trifling degree
as we are already doing that nation
practically all tne harm that is pos
sible for us to do through assisting
its enemies with the full resources ol
the country in the way of supplies
end monitions of war.
1 his Is not done officially, of course,
That is, the American government does
not officially endorse such action, but
'he mere stamp of official approval
would not affect the present situation
in a great degree. Even a declaration
of war against Austria would amount
to little more than extending open
sanction to actions which hold every
I topect of beihgeiency except the ac
j -uai .‘iiiKing oi oiow*. 'l »»i8 i8 not
hi' le-uaiiiKcu iliiSi p.eLin.uii Uut it
.9, ini ci 9g, me actual iruili ol
-,*c tuuiwi'. . tius lit scouting retries.,
-at 9uctt uaiti,.ee as in.gut ittoua Hunt
.lie activities ot Ausliiu we would be
-ulveil to war in older to runner carn
age mat country, .nuw, as tirere is
•Uhu piuoaumiy mat wo vvomu oo ante
.o-scriu au eirectiv e army to Europe,
■to would nave to coiuont ourselves
•vitlt straining every postHuie resource,
at tue nation iu tlie support ol tue
-iKenie powers, .vs we ure pintetieal
.) uomg tins at present in uu unol
uciai way. tlie cuui.ge irolu an elbica.
neutrality to an actual belligerency
.could, in reality ailect Austriu veiy
.rule, i ne situation would change but
lie effects ul mat cliu.ige would be
..cgiigible at beat. iuua tlie silua
ion stands, lliat, laying aside tlie
possibility oi Germany sid,ng with hit
ally, Austria can do us but little dam
age and in no degree the equivalent ot
.nut which we ure already doing her.
oho can accomplish no more than the
■leslructlun ot a small portion of our
I commerce and tue lives of a few of
j ,ur citizens while we in turn are also
.liable to do Austria but little more
I .larm than we are already doing,
should Germany take a hand In the
flair, the situation will at once us
ume a different aspect us that na
ton, having a somewhat more wider
ange of action than her ally, is in a
position to do us a vusl amount ul
lumag e.
As long as matters are confined to
lie United States und Austria, neither
uie would be affeett 4 in a consider
ble degree by Hie open hostility of
he other, but with Germany in the
-ame, we would unquestionably be
oned to light abroad and, if the ap
i.treni inclinations of something like
iKlit or ten millions of our foreign
urn citizens are to be accepted as in
kutiuiis of their probable action un
,er such circumstances, we would also
ml ourselves forced to face an even
n titer difficulty at home.
I
iFrom «.ur exchanges.)
According to figures given out by
ulleclor of Customs John F. Pugh,
.hipments of Alaska products to the
nited States for September amounted
o $9,254,333. exceeding the shipments
or September of last year by $1,200,
000.
It is asserted that gambling is going
in under the shadows of the federal
itiilding. If the reports are true the
e h ra! building should be torn down,
.ts shadows should not be allowed tc
oe used for the purpose—Fairbanks,
Citizen.
The question of who is to be groom
ed for the next delegate race on the
democratic ticket is being given con
siderable thought by these in the know
ind feelers aro being thrown out in
very direction to get a line on any
j i-.d ail who may have aspirations in
i that direction.—Fairbanks Citizen. |
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Since arriving in Fairbanks, the na
ive witnesses, who are testifying in
the Old Toble case have paid daily
visits to Garden island to see the train
lepart each morning. The train is
something new to many of them. One
native said yesterday that he had seen
motion pictures of trains at Ruby, but
he never saw' one in actual operation
before. He talked of tho coming of
.lie government railroad, and said
nut he understood mat when the new
.no was completed, lie wilt see trains
s large us in tne pictures.—fairoaim
times.
\ uluez—Thousands of tons of cop"
ei is being held in me bunkers of tile
mining companies operating In Prince
Winiam sound because of thA lack 01
hip* with which to take the lore from
.he mines to the smeltei at Tacoma
1 ne Latouclie bunkers ure filled, us1
<ue the big bunkers ut Ellamar, the
Dickey property and the Fidalgo Cop
per Company operating In the Fidalgo
oay section. The companies have been
rushing work on the mines in ordei
to take advantage of the high prices
of copper, but the transportation com
panies are unable to haudle the ore,'
and us a result many of the properties
will be forced to close down for the
winter.
—
Mining interests In the new Tolovana
district of Central Alaska are summon
ing J. W McCord, engineer and miner, j
tack to the north. McCord went out
side in July, his first visit In ten years
in order to see the fair at kan Fran
cisco and spend a few weeks In his
boyhood haunts In Iowa. He was one
of the first men to make a stake in
the Tolovana diggings. "Alaska Is a1
different country from what it was five!
years ago," said Mr. McCord. “It Is
opldly assuming a more permanent
state. The day of bonanza gold strikes
is past and the day of real develop
ment has only started. When the rail
road is finished the country will be
flooded with settlers, and it won't be
many years before Alaska becomes a
state.”
The seaworthiness of the ordinary,
codflshlng dory was given a new dem
onstration with the • arrival in Sun
Francisco on the evening of August
16. of Thomas R. Thompson and John
Abrams after a trip of 1800 miles from
Fnga. Alaska, In such a boat. Their
first stop was at Casper, on the Men
docino coast, where they put in three
lays for repairs after colliding with
t log. Their boat was one regarded
is too old for codflshlng, and they
bought it at Fnga for $5. Putting on
> canvas deck, they left Fnga July 3
Three severe gales were weathered in
afety and a badly needed supply of
fresh water and food was secured
from the steamer Esquimau on the
way down.—Pacific Fisherman.
After going Into Fortymlle in 1887.1
'here he remained five years, coming'
nt for one season and then going in i
until the present time, FVank Brand-'
ham, a real Alaska pioneer recently)
reached Seattle on his way to the ex-1
position. Mr. Brandham is also going i
to visit his former hoir.^ in New Or-1
leans, but as he has not seen It for
fifty-four years he doesn't expect tc
be able to recognize much of the coun- I
try. On his first trip out twenty three I
years ago Mr. Brandham poled up the
Yukon 400 miles and then came out
through the Chilkoot pas9, the only
feasible way in those days. His sec
ond trip “outside” was somewhat eas
ier. Despite his long sojourn in Al
aska and his desires to get acquainted
with the United States again, Mr.
Brandham expects to go north again
this winter.
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