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NOME, ALASKA MAR. 3, 1916.
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The prospect of an early settle
ment of the submarine question
through the action of the presi
dent in agreeing that the mattei
be decided once for all by a test
vote on the McLemore resolu
tion warning Americans to keep
away from armed ships of the
belligerent nations, will probabh
lie received with pleasure by the
rank and file of the American
people, many of whom doubtless
believe that the matter is finalh
taking exactly the proper course
at last. As the president sug
gested in his message to Chair
man Flood yesterday: “The coun
try would like to know just where
congress stands.” The country
already knows just where the
president stands and it is proba
bly no bad guess to say that the
nation realizes that the attiudeof
the chief executive is one that
is not only very much against the
spirit of democratic government,
m that it savors mightily of oni
man rule, but also that it threat
ens to place the country in a sit
uation of the most critical char
acter with war as a possible re
sult.
With a prospect of this kind in
view it would seem that it would
be the height of disdom for the
president to submit the settle
ment of the whole matter to con
gress instead of relying on his
own ideas of what may be the
wish and desire of the American
people. Instead we find him set
ting himself in stubborn opposi
tion to the congressional body
and openly denying their right
and privilege of saying how far
the country may be led into dan
ger. The president’s insistence
that Americans have an absolute
right to travel where and how
they please regardless of the con
sequences is doubtless well taken
if we are willing to accept the in
ternational law upon which he
bases his contention as the final
word in international procedure
If tins flimsy code were something
more than a mere bundle of doubt
ful interprettions of certain forms
nf conduct backed up by nothing
at all save a tentative agreement
that is really no agreement at all
when you come right down to
facts, the nation would doubtless
be perfectly willing to abide by
its dictates and stand pat on any
and every action taken by the
president under its provisions.
But, the present struggle is dis
closing plainly enough that the
so-called law' is a law only when
it happens to fit the views of the
nations, especially those who are
in a positon to disregard its pro
visions. Germany and Austria
have broken it repeatedly; Eng
land grants it regard only when it
does not conflict w'ith her inter
ests and it is doubtless a fact that
it would be equally disregarded
by anv of the other nations if it
shouldhappentoconflictwith their
desires. Yst it is ovar such s dubi
->us things as this that president
is willing to stake the peace and
security of the nation and the
lives of its citizens. There is no
doubting that the international
law is founded on a spirt of strict
and impartial justice but this fact
Joes not stand in the way of its
being disregarded or broken
whenever it shall 3uit the purpose
of any of those nations that are
strong enough to defy the criti
cism which such action begets.
And that is about all the punish
ment that follows even the most
serious infraction of its principles;
criticism. Considering the alto
gether dubious character of the
law it assuredly seems that com
mon sense would lead the presi
lent to heed the inclination of
:ongress to disregard its provis
ions entirely by proceeding to
uch lengths as would make it
mpossible for the country to be
/lunged into the horrors and de
vastations of war merely because
hat doubtful code grants certain
pnvileges which are apparently
irivileges only so long as no one
ob’Vets. Regardless of the terms
if international law it would
seem to be the part of discretion)
for the president to heed the in- j
terests of ninety-nine million of;
people rather than the interests)
of a few hundreds who might
ecklessly insist on their right to
'ravel on the armed ships of bel
igerent nations, even though the;
knew that such action would tern
i place their own country in
danger.
{25.00 FOR
HERRING
The herring fishing industry of
Canada has great opportunities
oefore it just now. The North sea,
die main source of herring supply
.or Great Britain, is practically
closed to fishermen, and in that
tact lies the chance for the Do
minion to furnish the needs of
those whose supply has been cut
off. Canada has the richest herring
fisheries in the world. These facts
were brought out by Prof. E. E.
Prince, of the marine and fisheries
department at Ottawa recently
ho said that the Canadian her
ring is quite as good as the Scotch
fish, yet Scotch herring were sold
from $10 to $15 a barrel, compar
ed with Canada’s $2.50 a barrel,
The herring is also as nutritious
as beef steak and so makes excel
lent food.
"Recently," said Mr. Prince, “an
American firm offered, through
ihe government, to purchase fifty
thousand barrels of maritime her
.ing, provided that quality' equal
to the Scotch product could be
guaranteed at the unprecedented
price of $25 a barrel. This order
alone amounts to a million and
1 quarter dollars."
A WIDE JURISDICTION
The “magnificent" distances of
Alaska are shown in the follow
ing from the Seattle Post-Intelli
gencer: Frederic Brown, United
States district judge for the Third
Alaska district, with headquarters
at Valdez, is a guest at the Frye
on his way to Los Angeles to re
join Mrs. Brown, who went there
two months ago for her health.
Judge Brown’s position is un
usual inasmuch as he exercises
judicial sway over about a fifth
of the circumference of the earth
or a 5,000 mile strip east and west,
jurisdiction extends as far west
as the 180th meridian, or nearly
to Japanese watery. Needless to
say he does not hold court at
either extreme, but during the
summer months he comes close
to it, as he then embarks on the
revenue cutter McCulloch and
holds a floating court all along
the Alaskan coast and among the
Aleutian islands, . His work is
varied, as many problems arise
among the thousands of foreigners
at the various canneries along the
ci 't st. "This cutter McCulloch is
an interesting vessel in an inter
esting work,” said Judge Brown.
"The McCulloch was C^dmiral
Dewey’s dispatch boat alxManilS
bay and fired the first shoLin that
morning's battle. Now sne is a
sort of floating courthouse during
'.be summer months.” r
WEATHER RECORD
The following table snows the av
••rage temperature for each day for the
,lie following years:
1816. 191P
March i . 26 —14
March 2 . 18 < —18
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NOTICE TO PUBLIC.
On and after March first a deposit
jf ten cents per bottle will be required
of all customers purchasing milk at
ihe local business houses. Money will
be refunded upon return of bottles.
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March, so we get get them on the first
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