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NOME, ALASKA, MAY 8, 1917. j
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HOLLANDS DESPERATE PLIGHT. ‘
The destruction by submarines of
seven Dutch steamships in a single
day, in the western approaches to the
English channel, must have been a
stunning blow to the people of the lit
tle neutral country.
The Netherlands are in a truly des- 1
perate pight. The German "barred
zone" decree permits vessels to reach
Holland only through the North sea,;
along a narrow "open” lane roughly
paralleling the western coast of the
continent. Travel to Dutch ports
through the English channel is speci
fically forbidden by Berlin. The seven
ships sunk were in this “closed” zone.
Britain, on the other hand, has
warned all carriers that they must
call at a British port while en route
to any country, whence it would be
possible to export goods to its enemies.
Failure to do so will subject the ves
sels to capture and condemnation.
Hence, Dutch ships which obey
l.ondon's orders are liable to be sunk
by the divers, while those that keep
out of the "barred zone” at Germany's
direction are liable to seizure by
British warcraft.
The innocent Hollander, therefore,
can navigate European waters only
at the risk of his life and his prop
erty, even when bound to his own
ports with goods intended exclusively
for home consumption.
THE WAR'S BJGGEST MYSTERY.
There is one phase of the submarine
campaign concerning which there is
\ery limited data, but which is just
as important as the number of ships
destroyed by the submersible raiders.
It concerns the number of divers that
fallen victims to the defensive meas
ures of their foes and, in particular,
Great Britain.
In the bouse of lords a day or two
ago, Admiral Baron Bcresford ex
pressed his confident belief that in six
weeks or so Great Britain would have
the submarine really in hand. The
Earl of Lytton supplemented this state
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ment with the declaration that Admiral
Jellicoe and his associates "were not
dissatisfied with tho number of Ger
man submarines that would never re
turn to their own shores.”
However, this is vague information,
at best. The Earl of Lytton. admitting
the extreme slenderness of the report
he had to offer, frankly said that it
would be Impossible for the British
government to take the public into
its confidence because of the danger of
imparting information valuable to the
enemy. With grim definiteness, he
said the ministry desired that the
German should get all the data com
ing into their possession from exper
ience and not through questions in
parliament.
The secrecy with which London sur
rounds the success or failure Of its
antisubmarine campaign is paralleled
by the secrecy that surrounds the
means by which It is waging war upon
its foe. There has been little gossip
recently concerning the use of nets in
this connection. Whether the nets ever
were successful, or, if successful at
first, were countered by later German
devices, still Is a question.
It is known that the British naval
authorities have been employing
mines, torpedo boat destroyers and
swift motor boats in their operations
against the underwater craft. Which
of these is most efficient and to what ^
degree is a matter of doubt outside of
the inner circle of English admiralty j
experts.
It is reasonable to presume that sub- ;
marines, possibly many of them, are j
falling victims to the unresting vigi- i
lance of the British commanders. Lord
Lytton's statement is proof that high j
authorities In the Islands regard the ^
situation with a distinct measure of
calm confidence. However, the
grounds upon which that confidence is
based have been concealed, tip to this
time, not only from the neutral world,
but from the Uiltish public as well.—
Ex.
SOUTH AMERICAN SOLIDARITY. :
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The official suggestion of the repub- j
11c of Ecuador that all new world na
tions meet in joint convention to take
up measures for their mutual defense,
may strike citizens ..r the United
States ns somewhat fantastic, but will
fall upon responsive ears in South
Amerca. It is in line with the poli
cies which have dominated the state
craft of the southern countries for a
The Lnlin-Arnei'n <n states nave
been trying to "get together” for a
number of years. With n breadth of
vision that should be more appreciated
in the United States, they have de- j
liberately essayed to remove the
causes rsponsible for earlier friction.
Arbitration and conciliation are popu
Millll!—LULL
lar policies. Tho peace of the conti
nent has become a real and tremend
ous fact with them Influening all their
! dealings with one another.
The result 1ms been a gradual one
ness of sentiment, of policy and of
public opinion which probably is with
I out parallel in history. Looking back
over the history of South Amerea for
the past generation, an observer must
be impressed by the continent’s free
dom from wars. Revolutions there
have been, on occasion—although
these • have grown Infrequent—but
clashes between the great southern
states have been conspicuous by their
absence.
Without in any wise surrendering
home interests, the thought of the
ruling class has become so broad as to
take in all the other Latin-Amerlcan
states on the continent. The spirit
of internationalism, in so far as It
applies to South America, has come
.to run a close second to the spirit of
nationalism, ltcnce, the logic of
Ecuador's suggestion that the propos
ed new world conference should be
held in Uruguay. Instead of claiming
the honor of entertaining the con
vention, by virtue of having advanc
ed the idea, Ecuador generously tend- |
u s the honor to a sister republic. The ,
place of the meeting, in other words,
is of minor importance; the main
thing is the accomplishing of the de
sired end.
it may not be advisable for tin
American republics to get together in
the manner indicated. For reasons I
that it accounts good and sufficient,1
the United States may not feel .hat j
this is the time for such a meeting. ^
That is a matter v hieh can be <e*er- ,
mined only by the president and those I
high in his confidence.
However, the incident is significant
and deserves more then passing atten
tion from thoughtful citizens of this
country, for it is a stiaw pointing the
way of public opinion in the great
nations of South Amerea, with which
the United States hopes to be and
should be more clos.ly united by poli
tical and commercial ties.—Seattle
Times.
THREATS TO PEDESTRIANS.
General Braneker, director of air
organization of the British army, sug
gests that more people should take
up flying for travel and recreation. The
taking up of flying as a means to
qualify for rendering important ser
vices to the country in time of war
ik ut-aiiauiu, ig to be hoped that
not too many people will take the
hint and go to flying for travel and
recreation.
The man whose means do not per
mit him the luxury of owning an au
tomobile, who has few friends owning
such vehicles and inviting him to their
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use, and whose prejudices prevent him
from making enlarged uso of the Jtt- ,
neys, has troubles enough now. When '
he crosses a street he has to cast a j
wary eye up and down, and If his ■
caution is fully developed ho also ,
looks behind him to note whether rome J
driver is contemplating turning that j
corner at high speed. j
If, adijed to this, ho is to bo compell- ,
ed to cast feverish glances skyward at '
frequent Intervals and, wherever the j
I prospect of dropping something on him, i
may be, to see whether any airship ,
is passing directly overhead, with J
the nervous tension threatens to be- '
come acute. i
There is probability, of course, that
travel through the air will become
relatively as common as automobile
travel is today and that the pedestrian C
will have all of these additional perils g
to watch for and to provide against C
But why should any one seriously at- g
tempt to hasten that dreadful day by C
uring more people to take up avia- g
tion?—P. I. ‘ 9
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COMPARATIVE
TEMPERATURES;
Following are me lowest recorded
temperatures for this year and last
on the days lestgnated. The minus
sign before a number moans below i
zero.
U. S Weather Bureau.
1916 1917
May 1 . 23 22
May 2 . 28 30
May 3 . 23 22
May 4 . 16 6
May 5 . 18 4
May 6 S 8
May 7.14 12
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