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NOME. ALASKA, MAY 10. 1915.
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A WANTON ACT.
The sinking of the great trims-Atlan
tic liner Lusitania lias probably been
the mightest factor yet developed dur
ing the course of tin- great European
conflict in bringing home to the world
at large a more comprehensive know
ledge of the true magnitude, the awful
horror, of that dreadful thing called
war. which is now again writing its
record in lurid letters on the scroll of
human history, in the sinking of this
proud ship through the agency of sub
marine torpedoes nearly two thousand
human lives, a greater number than
perished in the sinking of the ill-fated
Titanic, were wantonly offered as a
sacrifice to man's lust for dominion and
for no reason other than that levath
ion of the seas was a factor in the em
ploy of one nation which threatened
the existence and well being of another,
ft mattered not that aboard that fated
ship were thousands whose existence
could in no way be construed as a
menace to the nation whose minions
loosed the deadly agencies which sent
the giant steamship reeling to the
oooan depths To them it was nothing
lhat weak women and little1 children
formed a portion of the cargo carried
on that fatnl voyage. War recks not
of such things as helpless hahes and
cringing womanhood. Such are but
flotsam on the surging tide nf conflict,
for power and strength alone appeal to
the carnage maddened god of war.
Neither did it matter that the destruc
tion of that ship with its human cargo
was not a vital blow at the activities
of the nation to which she belonged;
was in fact but a trifle, a regretable,
though not a vital, incident in the long
scries of incidents which preforce fol
low the resort to arms. Again, war
considers not these tilings in other
aspec t than that it is on a multiplicity
of such incidents that wars arc- won and
lost. Regardless of whether the de
struction of tlie vessel involved also
the possible destruction of a hundred
score of innocent human lives or not,
it were the same—it was a blow at the
enemy and that reason alone sufficed.
The primary object of war, it may tie
tritely suggested, is the destruction of
the enemy and this rule also applies to
any and all things which may give
him aid. From the German point of
view the Lusitania was a means
through which liritain was enabled to
maintain an immense advantage over
her opponents, in the matter of supply
ing the needs of her people and her
army. Britain bereft of her commer
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jcial fleet becomes a helpless, starving
thing, little fitted for offense Germany
this and knows also that evert act
| which may hinder or destroy ttie com
merce of her rival is a benefit to her
j self Thus it has come about that by
’way of retaliation for the blockade of
! her own shores by the British fleet
(Germany has Instituted the now fam
!nus submarine blockade of the British
Isles, after notifying the world of the
extension of the war zone to embrace
the waters adjacent to the British
roasts. Tt Is manifest that In Inau
gurating this course of proeeedure
Germany was plainly not exceeding her
lights as a belligerent, but at the same
time the enforcing of this measure,
while in perfect accord with the ac
cepted rules of war. tended to Jeopar
dize the lives of manv who could in no
sense lie accused of aiding or wishing
to aid Germany’s enemies. It may he
submitted that having been forewarn
ed of danger all such were assuming
a personal liability when they ventured
into the forbidden waters and such
assertion is technically true But. at
the same time, ttie strict enforcement
of tlie rule made Germany liable to a
I harge of the grossest inhumanity if
her vessels failed to give further warn
ing to ships carrying neutrals or non
combatants before completing their
work of destruction While In the
main the Germans apparently avoided
directly endangering the lives of the
j assengers and crews of the numerous
vessels which have fallen victims to
thvir deadly torpedoes, in the ease of
lie Lusitania it appears that no warn
i*v was given and the rending crash
of the bursting torpedoes was the first
Intimation given that the great ves
sel had met her fate. The proof of
Ibis seems clear when it is remem
bered that the thousand odd souls com
I 'Sing the passenger list were seated
u luncheon when the fatal bolls were
filed It is Inconceivable that people
would, is main at the table when the
vessel rn which thev were embarked
i j was knowingly about to he destroyed,
i 1 Germany may regret this action In
• | the most extreme degree but at the
11 same time belated contrition will not
relieve her from the charge of hnv
i ' tng committed an to t which can In no
11 degree tie held as justly warranted
(even under the prescribed rules of war.
It matters not that the vessel may
hive hern transporting war contraband
or that the ship itself was the property
of British owners or even that owing
to the great speed "f the Lusitania it
i w as impossible for the submarines to
jive warning and still achieve their
purpose All and ativ excuses in such
I in umstunees seem hardlv adequate to
| relieve Germany of the charge of wan
ton destruction of Innocent lives. Rven
,111c possession of absolute knowledge
j that the Lusitania was loaded with
powder and shot to he used later
against the German troops does not
seem an ample justification for the in
human act of wrecking v> ngence for
the real or alleged faults of Britain, on
women and children and unoffending
citizens nf neutral nations. While it
is admitted that in t lie* last analysis
war owns no law and acknowledges
nn rights save those of might it is
none the less apparent that a nation
which claims the iitmust advancement
in culture and progress among the na
tions of the earth can reflect hut little
credit on iier cause by nets of such
reprehensible nature In the eyes of all
right thinking people Germany, through
the sinking of the Lusitania, stands
convicted of an utter disregard of all
humane feeling and niav even bo ac
cused of wanton and brutal murder.
Germany may 'eel herself justified
in this heartless course, by the ethics
of war, but it is hardly to he expected
that such acts can have other effect
than to arouse in the mind of humanity
0 feeling of repulsion and resentment.
ALASKA ~
NOTES
{From «.ur Kxchanges
II'N’K.M A memorial to Congress,
asking premission to vote on prohibi
tion at the next Territorial election.
November 4. 1S1K. was introduced In
th» House recently t>\ Representative
c l\ Snow, of Ruhv On the question
of reference, a lively tilt ensued and by
a vote of s to fi the opinion of the chair,
that tlie memorial go to the committee
on education, public health and morals
I Was sustained. Chairman Held, of the
judiciary committee, declared tin* me
morial should not he referred to his
committee. Chairman Britt likewise
contended that tlie education commit
tee should not tie given the memorial.
Tlie author of the memorial replied
with a marked degree of spirit, that
1 e would spend the whole session, if
necessary, to a discussion of the me
morial. in committee.
Captain Frank Kleinschmidt. form
erlv of Nome, is now' a war eorres
pendent fur a Berlin paper and is with
General Hinderiburg’s forces in Po
land. It will tie remembered that
Kleinschmidt made a fortune taking
moving pictures In tlie Arctic and on
the Siberian and Alaska coasts. He
sold the films to a London syndicate
for $7'i0.non Louts Lane, who claimed
to he a partner in the enterprise, hasl
started suit in New York for liis share
of tlie money. Kleinschmidt is a son
in law of Rev S Hall Young, the well
know n Maskan Presbyterian mission
ary Douglas News.
Ii is now known that 14,000.000 was
tl< final price asked for bv ttie bond -
h dders of the Alaska Northern A
nhvsicnl examination of that road was
made last summer under the direction
(if engineer Underwood, a brother of
Senator Oscar Underwood. He report
id it as worth ?3.fi0n,000, as practically
nil the work would have to be done
O', it. and that some of the grading was
Hi.. the only valuable asset - Kx
I Airtl’.ANKS -That Mike Susan,
forinerh a member of the Union Min
ing company operating several years
ago on number 1“ Goldstream, is a
victim of the Kuropenn war. is the
word contained in a letter received
lier recently by Peter Zernieh, from
Mrs. John Susan. The totter does not
State just when the former Uairbanksan
was killed, merely slating that lie died
lighting for his country, on one of the
battlefields of Kn stern Austria.
The announcement is made that the
I'.icifli Coast Steamship Company will
immediate!' purchase a vessel to take
the place of the lost Delhi
Professor Frank Garfield Davis, prin
cipal of the Valdez schools, and Miss
I less Kstella Carnal!, assistant princi
pal. were married . on Feb. 6 at the
episcopal church at Valdez.
Verna ohis, of Cordova, was convict
ed of cruelty to his dogs by beating
them with clubs and chains, and was
fined $65 and costs, making a total of
$100. In default of payment h« was
(remanded to jail and will serve it out
| at the rate of $2 per day.
Emil Alfred Norman, the man picked
up in a starving condition on an Island
near Ketchikan, has been found to be
I mentally unbalanced, and will be de
1 ported l.n the Immigration service. lie
hails from Prince Rupert.
It is reported from Valdez that Dis
trict Attorney Spense Is to appoint
Senator O. IV Hubbard as assistant
district attorney, to succeed fitly C.
Brubaker This is a position which
Judge Hubbard formerly occupied at
Valdez.
TWO NATIONS CONSIDER WAR
LONDON.—1The advance by Austria
into Servla is creating uneasiness in
Bulgaria as to tlte future of the Bal
kan States. The question as to whether!
Bulgaria should remain neutral or
throw in its lot with the allies was dis
cussed today in the Sohranje
Bale also has 1 cen affected by the
Austrian advance and its ambassadors |
at the European capitals have been cM- ;
ed home to confer with the cabinet
GIRL. 19, A POSTMISTRESS
El.BIND. KAS. Miss Ethel Melendv j
19 years old, has been named postmis
tress here to replace her father. E V
Melendv who has held the office eighl
years
WEATHER REPORT.
Nome, Alaska, May 7. 1915.
Temperature Max. 35. Mill. 22.
Barometer 30.11 inches.
Weather—Plea r.
Wind -West 4 miles per hour
Precipitation— None
Nome. Alaska, May 3, 1915.
Temperature—Max. 31. Min. 15.
Rarometer—29.99 inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind South. 5 miles per hour.
Nome, Alaska, aMv 9. 1915.
Temperature—Max. 33, Min 29
Rarometer—29 73 Inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—West. 11 miles por hour.
Precipitation half inch snow, .04
Inch water
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TENTH COUNT. MAY 8. 1915. .
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