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NOME, ALASKA, NOV. 22, 1915.
What is probably tho most sensible
suggestion so far forthcoming in con
nection with the present defense ugi
tation is that of Secretary Wingiield
Jones of the National Defense Deague
thut the South and Central American
republics engage themselves to share
with the United*States the defense of
the principles of the .Vlonroe Doctrine.
While the ideu which was ottered
by Jones at the conference of the Na
tional Defense Deague at Washington
in early October is not exactly a new
one in that the suggestion in varying
forms has been offered at intervals
every since the Monroe Doctrine was
promulgated, it is only just becoming
lecognised thut it is one of the strong
est defensive measures that could pos
sibly be devised for both the North and
b>outh American states.
Stronger than the strongest arma
ment that could be piled up for the
defense of the famous pronouncement
known as the Monroe Doctrine would
be an alliance of all of the various
states which come directly under its
protective influence.
A treaty uniting all of the Fan-Am
erican powers for the one purpose
of maintaining tlie principles promul
gated by President Monroe would, if
put into effect, form an offensive and
defensive alliance of great strength and
power and would also bring about the
political and military solidarity of the
entire Western hemisphere.
While the Monroe Doctrine forbids
any European power from acquiring
territory in Western hemisphere, or from
interfering with the affairs of any of
the independent states thereof, at the
same time it throws no responsibility
for its maintenance on any of the
states other than the United States.
Also it takes no account of the chang
ed world conditions of today caused by
the European war, in that it offers no
provision for naval or military assist
tance from any of the Pan-American
republics in the event that the United
States should be forced Into war In
order to protect one or more of them.
It Is thus more of a menace than a ben
efit to the United States.
Any one of the South or Central
American states can at any time bring
the i'nlted States Into difficulties
through an attempt of one of more of
the European powers to obtain a food
hold through forcible entry, under the
terms of the Monroe Doctrine, the
United States is in duty bound to
undertake measures to insure Its In
tegrity. In the majority of cases this
would mean nothing less than war for
the reason that any nation making
such an attempt in the face of the
Monroe doctrine would be prepared
to go to any length to obtain the de
sired object. The nation from which
a contingency arose need not strike
a blow in Its own defense and the
situation would still be the same—the
United States would have to bear the
affect of whatever might result alone
and unassisted.
A possibility of this nature cannot
he viewed as other than alarming, as
a situation wherein the United States
might have to cvppose half or all of the
armed strength of Europe Is by no
means improbable.
The only possibility of adequately
guarding against an eventuality of this
character, In the opinion of Jonas, la
0 form an alliance of all of the in
1 ependant states of North and South
Vmerioa under a new doctrine to be
inown as the Pan-American doctrine
ind which would practically supercade
he Monroe Doctrine.
Among the many powerful argu
ments offered by .lones In support of
the proposed measure is this:
'If the United States should be forced
in the future to pour out blood and
treasure In maintaining the Monroe
Doctrine, it would be equitable that
all Pan-American countries engag# to
assist the United States with their
full naval and military strength as the
Interest of one is the Interest of all
in maintaining the political Integrity
of a s'ngle one of these republics. The
new Pan-American doctrine would not
only expand the Monroe Doctrine far
beyonc. its original meaning but would
also supersede it for something far
better and stronger.
Not only would an alliance of the
Norll and South American states for
pver rrsure the independence and in
tegrity of all the Pan-American coun
tries from foreign agression but It
would also assure permanent peace
among these countries themselves,
which has not always been the case,
and between them and the United
States. Kvery Pan-American power,
no matter how weak, would then have
behind its national existence the com
bined power of the United States and
all its neighbors.”
Mr. Jones asserts mat an amanuo
of this nature is eminently desirable
to the United States, especially at the
present time when we are In a mis
erably weak state and will be In no
position to defend ourselves for sev
eral years, because it would at one
stroke practically double the military
strength of the nation. "The com
bined naval and military power of the
countries of the Western hemisphere
«nys he," is strong enough to win In a
war against any possible coilltion of
the other powers of the world. As al
lies of the United States and of them
selves. the South and Central Amer
ican countries could bring In
a war for the defense of any
country of the western hemisphere
nearly one hundred warships, and
twenty-eight thousand seamen and a
military strength of more than seven
million men when alt of service age
were under arms. With such allies,
the United States with Its boundless
wealth and resources, its one hundred
million population and Its present and
potential military and naval strength
could emerge victorious in any war
1 gainst any combination of powers. The
''nited States is not the arbiter
>f Its own destiny. We have no friends
in Europe. Our logical friends are our
neighbors in Uan-America, who have
is we have, a vital interest in main
taining the republican institutions and
the freedom of the Western world."
“Therefore we should by all means
negotiate treaties providing for these
alliances as speedily as possible and
it would be desirable that It should be
before the end of the European war.”
ALASKA
“NOTES
Valdez—Chickenpox has appeared In
he public school In a mild form, some
lozen cases having been reported. It
is probable that the school will have
to be closed until the epidemic has
run its course.
That itinerant merchants are not
wanted at Cordova is evident from a
recent ordinace passed by the city
ouncil there, making the license for
tinerants 150 per day. All along the
oast the itinerant merchant question
has been giving some trouble and the
merchants have been waging a cam
paign to protect their interests.
In the district court at Iditarod Mrs.
M. H. Murston brought two suits,
igalnst her husband on September 11,
isking judgment to the extent of tyO,
000 and seeking to compel the defen
dant to transfer to the plaintiff a one
ixty-fourth interest in the Otter creek
issociation placer mining claim. She
ilso asks for attorneys fees and for
.he costs of the suit.
Tiie complaint in one of the suits sets
forth that prior to 1909 the plaintiff
md defendant were co-partners in the
roadhouse and mercantile business on
Fairbanks creek, in the Fairbanks pre
cinct.
In a petition addressed to the presi
dent of the United States, the friends
of lloris M. Rakocevich, who was sen
tenced from Fairbanks, to serve a life
sentence in the penitentiary, ask that
he be pardoned or that his sentence
be commuted to a short period. The
petition sets forth that the prisoner
always bore an excellent reputation
up to the time that he got Into the
trouble which resuled in his being sent
to the penitentiary for life.
Some four years ago, Rakecovich, af
ter a quarelr with Fred Sellers, over a
card game, shot the latter and killed
him. The trial lasted but a short
time and upon being found guilty of
murder, the court Inflicted the life
penalty.
Rt. Rev. Feter Trimble Rowe, one
of the li st beloved men in Ylaska, is
bt ing congratulated S turday by sur
prised and delighted f^^tds, as the re
sult of his marriage Friday to Miss
Rose Fullerton, a He'tile nurse, says
the Seattle Star of October 28.
Bishop Rowe has been here from
Alaska only since Wednesday, and the
wedding came ns a complete surprise.
Miss Fullerton worked for three
years in a missionary hospital at Ketch
ikan. Hite was ut the home ot Bishop
and Mrs. Rowe ofton, and she tv as
nurse and companion for Mrs. Rowe
until the latter died, in May, 11)14.
ltishop Rowe and his bribe will be
at home several days at Richmond
Highlands, after which they will tour
tlie I'nited States. aftdKvard returning
to Alaska. ^
The bishop is known throughout Al
aska. He travels thousands of miles
behind a dog team over barret, snow
wastes annually, to reach lonely Esk
imo igloos and Indian villages,- where
lie is always welcome. He is recog
nized first as a big brother and second
as a missionary.
Final rceipt has been issued by the
United States land office at Juneau to
Otto Hergstrom for 320 acres of land
near Mile 3 on the line of the Alaska
Northern railway. Bergstrom first
settled on the land in the month of
April, 1904. and after eleven years of
residence and cultivation secures final
certificate.
This is believed to be the first final
certificate issued since the government
made its own surveys of the various
homestead tracts in and about Seward
and in the Matanuska valley.
Since 1910 Senator Ray has repre
sented Bergstrom: in 1913 the Com
mercial Club and Rev. Mr. Pedersen
| shortly after Bergstrom nearly lost his
life by an attack made upon him by
a "conservation" brown bear, sent
photographs and made a special appeal
to Secretary Bane on behalf of Mr.
Hergstrom. but nothing could be done
until the office work connected with the
government survey of 1910 could be
completed. The late General Distin.
os surveyor general of the territory,
took an active part in an effort to
hurry along the delayed surveys and
the approved surveys were being for
warded to him on the ill-fated State
I of California. This wrerlfenecaasltat
ed the duplication of the work and
resulted in further delay. Receiver
Hoyle and Register Walker of the land
office. Mr. Ray states, have done all in
their power to facilitate matters in
their office relative to Mr. Bergstrom's
application and entry.
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