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NOME, ALASKA. FEB. 26. 1916.
The unnouneeed intention of the
president to agree to no legislation
designed to prevent American citizens
from traveling on the ships of belli
gerent natlonss, regardless of whether
they are armed or not, and that he
will continue to insist that Germany
shall agree to observe the internation
al law as applied to neutrals In the
conduct of her new submarine cam
paign. is without doubt the most far
reaching decision that so far been
arrived at with regard to the situa
tions created by the war. In fact ii
would seem at first glance that In
taking this stand the president is
committing the United States to a
course of action that Is inevitably
bound to bring us into conflict with
the central powers sooner or latei
unless they shall renounce their In
tention of sinking all armed ships of
the enemy nations without warning
To many it will probably appear that
the executive is really inviting trou
ble by flying in the face of providence.
Liy his decision the president has
practically denied the right of congress
to adopt legislative means of prevent
ing Americans from being jeodardlzed
through traveling on the armed ves
sels of belligerent nations and at same
time has placed himself on record as
Intending to force the issue with Ger
many with respect to the rights of
neutrals to travel the high seas with
out being placed in undue Jeopardy
through the action of belligerents.
Thus ou the one hand he shuts off
the only practicable preventative meas
ure which can be adopted to prevent
possibilities of the most calamitous
character; ou the other he decides
upon a course that will tend to enhance
those possibilities In an extreme de
gree In taking this stand the presi
dent Is undoubtedly firmly intrenched
behind the international law. There
is no question that Americans or other
neutrals are privileged to travel upon
the merchant ships of the belligerents
without being placed in undue jeo
pardy. It is true that under the or
dinary conditions of warfare they
would, even under the terms of inter
national law, be subject to capture
and detention but In no case are they
to be placed in positions of undue
danger save iu the event of resistance
by the vessel upon which they are
embarked. It is therefore plain that
Germany, In announcing her Intention
to sink without warning all vessels
of enemy nations in the event that
they are armed. Is preparing to defy
the accepted principle of international
law and custom.
In this she Is unquestionably wrong,
despite her protestations that the con
ditions are such that she has no other
alternative than to adopt the announc
ed n urse of action, and the president,
in his self constituted capacity of
champion of the rights of neutrals, is
preparing to dispute the queatlon.
What this will lead to is, of course,
a matter that no one can forsee. By
his action in refusing to consider leg
islation designed to prevent Americans
from traveling on vessels that are
liable to be attacked by the German
submarine, be has preotlaaHy pre
vented congress from taking what
would appear to be the most sensible
course under the circumstances. If
Americans are restrained from trav
eling on ships that are liable to be
attacked there Is little chance that we
would have any trouble with Germany
over the submarine question. As it
19. if the president clings to his un
compromising attitude, every American
woh sails on an armed ship belonging
to a belligerent power is a possible
cause of war. Considering the possi
bilities. we repeat that Mr. WII90U
has made the most important and far
reaching decision of the war period
and one that is unquestionably fraught
with grave danger to the nation.
What he is going to do about it in
the event that Germany boldly defies
him, one cannot guess. To all ap
pearances he has decided upon a
course of action that will ultimately
lead us Into a moss unless his diplo
matic powers and resources are of
far greater potency than his earlier
triumphs would suggest. The Lusi
tania sinking brought U9 to tho very
verge of war and war seems the inevl
tlble result of the continuance of the
present policy, whether it be right or
wrong.
PHILIPPINE INDEPTNDENCE
(Dayton News.)
The Filipinos do not want lnde
pendente to the same extent now that
they did a year ago. They are not
holding so many mass meetings, and
they are not plotting and planning
and conspiring to obtain It as was the
case only a short time ago The rea
son'’ Oh. the same reason that Is used
now in connection wfith everything,
iood or bad—the war.
The Filipinos are watching the war.
They are reading about It and talking
about it They know exactly what 1*
going on In the world. They are ac
quainted with the fate of Belgium
They understand the situation in
Serbia. They are familiar with the
wrangle In Greece. They appreciate
the danger to a little country when
It gets between two big countries And
they are coming to the conclusion thut
It Is a mighty good thing to rest for
tho present under the wing of a big
uncle .even if he does reside across the
sea.
There nevr has been any considera
ble trouble with the Filipino people
themselves. The trouble has been
with the politicians. The ‘‘leaders,” or
as we would call them In this country
the "ward bosses”-—those are the fel
lows who have paln(e8 for the Fili
pinos such pictures <£ glory In the
event they struck fof lndepndence.
that there was discontent with Amer
ican dominion over the islands
PERORATION ON
ALASKA A CLASSIC
William D. Boyce, publisher of the
Saturday Blade of Chicago, was a
member of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce excursion to Seattle two
years ago, and Immediately following
his tour of the great northern terri
tory he published a book setting forth,
in realistic manner his impressions
and views of Alaska. The following
is what might be termed the perora
tion and it is prcfdl?ed herewith be
cause It is entitled fo rank among the
classics:
"And now reluctantly my pen and
Alaska part, but not forever. How
can I forget this big poor, rich terri
tory? So long os I can secure the
public ear through my pen and voice
will l try to help Alaska to her own,
so long will I advocate the making
of Alaska a colony of the United
States Instead of a territory. This
country of contradictions with the
Arctic ocean on one side and the warm
Japan current on the other; this far
north country of perpetual spring and
winter; this country of glaciers anl
strawberries; this land of the mi i
nlght sun and sunless midday; this
country of highest mountains and
deepest sea; this country of longest
livers and fairest flowers; this country
■ wildest animals and tamest seals
this country where the reindeer gets
fatter In the winter than In the sums
mer; this country of richest mines
and poorest transportation; this coun
ry of bravest men and lowest outcasts
—may you some day be intrusted to
work out your own salvation as you
alone can do it, with Uncle Sam lend
ing you a helping hand.”
Order your nailing cards for the New
ALASKA NOTES
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The people of Fairbanks are so
anxious for their parcel post mail that
they have raised sufficient funds by
private subscription to take it over
the winter road from Chitina. They
have wired the postmaster at Cordova
as to the number of sacks and the
weight of mail address to Fairbanks
so that an estimate could be made as
to how much It would coat to deliver
the entire shipment.
Whitehorse Star: In the absence of
law prohibiting such unnatural and
unholy alliances as that consummated
at this place last Sunday—the marri
age of a white man and a negress.
and a prostitute at that—ministers of
the gospel and others commissioned to
perform such ceremony should, out
of regard for common decency and
the welfare of the human race, refuse
to exercise their vested authority.
It is announced that a 50-ton mill
will be installed on the Dunton Gold
mine property at Hollis, Prince of
Wales Island, early next spring. The
property Is owned by Los Angeles
capitalists. M. M Reese, formerly of
Valdex, is superintendent and Is mak
ing a real mine of it. Another Al
askan, J. H. Rodgers, now a resident
of Los Angeles, is one of the heaviest
stockholders in the Dunton company
Teachers’ permits were Issued by
the governor to the teachers In the
Falrbank public schools as follows:
F. J. Karrer, Ralph D. Matthews
Daphne I. Moody, lone Jones, Mrs
Josephine Tupper Anna M. Karrer and
Florence Gertrude Smith. A permit
was also issued to Miss Eleanor Hilda
Clark, who will shortly take charge of
the Blackburn school at Kenneoott
succeeding Miss Marie Dennis, re
signed
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany, In publishing a review of the Al
tska business for the year 1915 states
:hat the tourits travel to the territory
nas been greater than in any previous
il
year. It is stated that all Indications
point to an even more successful sea
son next year as Alaska Is receiving
favorable advertising in the eastern
states by tourists who made the trip
this year.
Mrs. Koowi Johnson, who has a
homestead In the Matanuska valley,
believes that domesticated strawberries
can be successfully praised (or the
market there and may decide to try
the experiment next summer. She has
been In other parts of the territory
but says that the Matanuska valley
Is the garden spot of the north. Her
place is at Matanuska landing, where
she is conducting a roadhouse during
the winter.
NEW PAY 18 FOUND
IN RUBY DISTRICT
According to advices received from
Ruby, says the Fairbanks Times of
January 24, new pay has been found
In that district. The lower river mall
brought the news of the new strike
to Fairbanks. The report states that
the pans obtained are good ones and
that the creek Is now entitled to be
numbered among those that will pro
duce next summer.
On the Smokehouse association C.
K. Snow and Hugh McCray have three
holed down about 80 feet, with pay in
all of them. None of the holes were
bedrocked. yet pans run 16 and 20
cents and the dirt was getting better
with depth.
• Next below the Smokehouse associa
tion. Fred Swanson and partner have
two or three holes showing practical
ly the same values as those obtained
by Snow and McCray.
Both the parties had been keeping
the find quiet until after the first of
the year.
Fourth of July creek is a tributary
of the Salatna river, next above Spruce
the creek which has been put In the
pay class last summer. There has
been no adequate prospecting on
Fourth of July creek until last fall.
The creex Is approximately seven
miles long. The fine showing made
will undoubtedly bo tne means of
starting a great deal of active pros
pecting m that aactlon.
NOTICI
Call er nag Main 41 whan yeu have
jeb print leg to ha dene. The Nugget
has mart aamptata ataah tap all
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