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Entered a3 second class matter Feb
26, 1907, at the post office at Nome,
Alaska, under the Act of Congress of
March 1878.
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NOME. ALASKA, JAN. 4, 1917.
The old newspaper truism that a
community is more interested in a
hi—„e .n a local ne.i-iiou„e tlian in a
tea m.lUon uollar conflagration a
thousand miles away is often illustra.
ea here when the whole town is heard
talk.ng about a trageoy in the back
country with hardy a word of comment
on 3ome big development in the war.
Any one who has read with care
such dispatches as have been received
here for the past three weeks or so
does not have to be particularly as'.u.e
to know that a movement of tre
mendous import is afoot in Europe.
The German ober of p ace, the Wil
son note, and the Lansing interview
all may be considered highly signi -
flaunt from at least one angle1. Un
the other side have been the prompt
refusal to accept peace on the terms
embrac d in the German proposal.
And yesterday comes the amazing
news that Germany expected the en
tente to refuse the peace offer and
had prepared, in such eventuality, to
make war without regard to the Dec
larations of London, or Paris, or any
tribunal of international law what
ever. Germany is to attempt, accord
ing to the Chicago American, to cut
ff England'3, and in fact all the nl
„eo, commerce by means of mines,
suLmarines. Zeppelins, aeroplanes, aud
->er naval forces. In this promised
olockade of all allied ports and es
pecially of England which is the heart
of the entente alliance, Germany is go
ing to respect no flag, neutral or other
wise, and is going to ignore all prom
ises made to the United States to g,ve
warning, to make visit and search, nd
to allow reasonable time for escape.
This is a remarkable pronouncement.
If true. Now what are the chances
that the American is correct in its
prognostication as to the German
plans? For a number of reasons they
seem very good. Let It be supposed
tht-t the plan as stated is substan’vil
1> what Germany purposes to do mil
that publication of this was desired
in an unofficial manner to see what
effect it would have. In that cse
there can be little doubt that the
Hearst papers would be the medium
chosen. They have been the German
medium for reaching the American
public many times. Before the fall of
Lb-ge Hearst's Boston paper printed
the first of the famous Musterhmg
interviews. If Germany were volun
tarily to give out to the workl
through the press any such mom I’.t
ous warning, she would certainly fix
on the Ilearst publications as the
mediums. So it appears from this
point of view that the news has some
color of authenticity. Let anothei
point of view he assembled. Suppose
that the llearst editors had become
convinced that a great game U nfool
■among the diplomats. Many inter
views between Gerard and Holtweg and
between B rns.orff and Lansing had
convinced them of the existence of
lug news possibilities behind the di
plomatic screen of secrecy. In this
Case who other than Hearst would
give a fabulous sum to bribe some at
tache to make known to his papers
exclusively the main facts? More
than this the London Times fore
casted two months ago just such a
i li ve on the part of Germany ns is
ow being made. This conservative
an.I well informed Journal declared
that Germany wa3 soon to present
peace plans which it well knew the
all cs would not accept. Then, using
the refusal as an excuse, Germany
\ uuld uttempt to exonerate herself in
c ey.s of the neutrals for the merci
less submarine warfare she thinks is
one bes; move to cause her strongest
.'■v\ England, the most suffering. The
Times went even further and stated
that the British were well informed
. 3 to the construction of hundreds of
ubmar n s and flying craft by the
Germans.
These and other significant consid
ctatior.s le. d to the conclusion that the
- .-called premature statement of Cer
n . ny's plans may have excellent basis
in fac*. Viewed from another angle,
coi roboratlon of the Amerlcan'3 story
may be had. Germany as long ago
ar last summer made preliminary
overturnes for peace. And yet by
ibe testimony of the London Times
she went right on with an exteo3've
program for the construction of rub
muriaes, Zeppelins, and airplanes. She
would hardly have continued to spend
nunpy on these war craft if she had
h< pe that the allies uould accept th.
pi ace offer A reasonable deduction
from such factS*as are at hand is that
Gr’•many fully intends to attempt a
complete blockade of England'3 ports.
C'< rroboraticn cf this conclusion came
o I:ght yesterday when passengers on
a Holland I ner told in New York of
;he mines and submarines in British
waters and the new r gulations which
arc to govern British shipping. These
> ulos indicate that the admiralty
guarding against sm-peril as it has
not done so far during the war. It
would appear that the German activity
hac considerably int rfered with Brit
ish shipping or it is considered ns
about to do so.
If there conclusions be accepted ten
tatively pendi g the actual outcome,
what will be the part played by 'he
t'r.ited Stab s in the great drama
whose climax is so rapidly approach
ing? The most obvious answer would
appear to be that this country would
hr ve to make war against Germany.
She would be forced into this by Ger
I i—.—. ... in
tally's destruction of neutral ship,
i hout warning, her threatened ptk
g of the lives of non-combatants,
.u for her refusal to respect th.
..rs and Strip, s. If this he a corre.
.jess, how cnn the recent efforts o*
i sid. nt W,ls< n to second the Go:
.an peace proposals ba account!
.or? A simple answer woul i be t1’.
they should be accepted as Mr. Wil
son’s earnest efforts to avoid such a
contingency. That he should work
with Germany to avoid conditions
which are almost sure to involve this
| country in the war is no more than
! natural and proper. It is possible thai
Germany in confidence made known
her plans in case peace could not b
obtained and used them to get the
support of America in the peace
movements. Possibly, ns was hinted
at the time. Mr. Gerard was the ex
pcsiter of the German views on his
recent visit to this country.
However, while the mind cann
te'p trying to probe the future, it i.
n almost futile exercise except tlin
: sometimes throws light «n half-un
ei stood developments of today The
ages of fate will unroll before u
lay by day and doubtless many thing
will turn out contrary to our expectat
ions, and to our hopes as wel)
Whatever is to happen will surely oc
cur.
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