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NOME, ALASKA, DEC. 1, 1916.
one of the largest problems that our
gov el ament will he called on to face in
tue not very distant future is that of
devising methods for inaugurating a
social insurance for the benefit and
protection of the masses, who form the
substance, the backbone, the strength,
of the nation.
By social insurance is meant insur
ance against sickness, injury, unem
. i.j ruent and old age. That this form
piutective insurance will ultimately
oecome a national demand, unless
mere should occur by some unforseen
chance, a radical change in the exist
ing older of tilings, is patent to all
who aie inclined to open their eyes
to the lntiuences and effects of pres
ent day conditions.
.nueed, nothing has been more clear
ly demon^tiated than the necessity for
laws of that nature—laws that will
giant a measure of protection to those
vvuose labors are the primal factor in
tue progress and prosperity of the na
tion.
mat feasible legislation of this char
acter is not a Utopian dream, an idle
speculation, has long ago been demon
strated to be not only feasible but also
practical. Several countries have al
leudy inaugurated social insurance
systems on a limited scale with emi
nent success. Three or four countries
have displayed a strong tendency to
ward the enactment of legislation tend
ed to relieve the masses from distress
caused by physical disability, unem
ployment and old age and in nearly
every case where laws of such nature
have been provided they have proven
not omy a benefit to the individual but
oo to industry. This is particularly
true in Germany where the unemploy
ment insurance system has been thor
oughly tested and found a vast relief
tiom many of the inhibittve features
of modern industrialism. New Zea
land has also adopted a variety of laws J
of eifual or kindred nature and has
bi ought about a marvelous change in
economic and industrial conditions and
at tne same time has abolished the
oread line and the poorhouse.
We, ourselves have already taken
the initial steps in the direction of
social insurance In our workmen's
compensation acts, mothers pensions
and, in a less direct sense, in our em
ployers liability acts, all of which are
trending toward broader and mort
oompiehensive laws which will ulti
mately become national.
t significant of all the many in
dications that this form of government
paternalism will shortly become a na
tional issue is that the republican par
vy has already brought the social In
surance (juestion Into the field of prac
tical politics in such manner that it
may possibly exert an Important influ
ence on the coming campaign.
It is fast becoming a matter of active
realization that there is a duty owed
to the toiling masses of the nation
-pen whom is cast the burden of sus
i: inlng the government and the na
tion; who are depended upon to per
form the labor upon which Is based all
industrial progress—which alone in
ures the progress and well being of
a nation.
It Is beginning to be understood that
those who labor at the plow and wheel.
in me neui ana in me unit, me more
uuu oiure, inti bowels irliu spilt He**
. ue u.wila Or IVUvU itbU iuOulull.ld ut
..aur uie iu« ones ,o wuuui me liuilutl
.oust iuuk tor ns supyoi r, its pi ogres*
•mil well being. Aiso. uiiuerautuums
.a growing mat tbese are not mere
■nttciilno*. coid aim inseiisaie tlnngo
1 iron or steel, to be neglected when
lo longer ol service through sickness
or disability or when economic con
ditions uie such thut they cannot help
themselves—not to be relegated to the
imp heap like a worn out tool when
ns edge la hopelessly dulled by the
giindlng tear of labor.
It ts being realized by the masses
tnat the government was created for
1 .0 Individual, not the Individual for
i e government, and, also, that those
■„ ho compose the fabrlce of natlonul
i nity and government are entitled to
I the support and cure that it may lie
. ithin the power of the tuition to ex
tend when conditions are such thut
they are not able to continue their
: ccustomed functions In the national j
economy. The nation and the Indi- |
> idual are both commencing to realize
uch facts and tire also commencing
to accept the view that the first duty
f the government is to look after the
welfare of Its citizens regardless of
.ass or station—not because of hu
onitarlan principles or philanthrop
• Inclinations, but because it is a duty;
lat it is returning interest for capital,
ood for good received; that It is jus
ee—and nothing more.
ALASKA
NOTES
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Prospectors returning from the Kai
.. uh range lower Yukon, report noth- j
uig worth while.
Charles Lindstrom, of Chatanika, j
committed suicide at Fairbanks by
.owing his head off.
Charles K. Davidson, secretary of
.laska, reports that vital statistics are
oming into his office in better form
.an formerly. He also states that the
,rth returns for GasUneau for the
.uonths of July and August shows
.oirteen girls to six boys.
Victor Peterson, a member of the
. ew of the steamship Dolphin, was
u>ven a fine gold watch, In token of j
■*e appreciation of his bravery in sav
ug the life of Miss Helen Kepner, <
f Denver, Col., who fell off the wharf
. t Haines on August 7 and was rescu
ed from the water by Peterson.
Seward—James C. Murray has with- 1
crawn his application for an electric
ght and power franchise and has so
otlfled the members of the city coun
.1. The withdrawal is due to the fact
..iat Mr. Murray, fatr having examined
..ito matters, found that there is no
eld at present for two such com
panies.
According to P. H. McCue, of the
. .orthwestem Fisheries, the Alaska
ssociation and their company have in
everal instances united in the catch
ig of salmon. They both owned the
raps and divided the catch. If one
' annery has a a larger catch than the
i ther the difference was paid In cash.
he saving from adopting this plan
..lone at the cannery at Chignik, Mr.
•XcCue estimates was about $40,000 this
summer.
Mike Norton and his partner, Pen
t.ergast, have reported a discovery of
untimony at the Narrows on Kenai !
ake. Samples sent In have been val
.ed at $350 a ton. A recent quota
ion from New York quotes a price
f 52 cents a pound on antimony that
is free from arsenic. Antimony is
used extensively in the manufacture
i f shrapnel. The ore will be calcined
before It is sent out.
The territorial revenue law is work
ng better than its authors believed
,iat it would, accorlng to Territorial
ounael J. H. Cobb. That It will pro
duce more money than the legislature
ppropri&ted Is the belief of both Mr.
obb and Territorial Treasurer Wal
cein Q. Smith. Mr. Cobb says the
arrltorlal Income from taxes will
mount this year to $200,000 or $250,
J0, which will probably be from $50,
00 to $75,000 In excess of the ependi
turee.
That lumber Is about the scarcest
article In the necessity line In the Tolo
v man country at the present time. Is
ie statement contained in a letter re
ceived from the new camp by the Al
iska Citizen. All of the lumber cut
luring the summer and fall months is
,now practically used up in the exten
sive construction work being done at
Brooks, and the mills are working
overtime to supply the demand and are
successful ai that, now that the trails
are good and the commodity can be
nauied without excessive cost, before
i -i>e freest up tiie puce for hauling a
.oud of lumber from VVtsUork to
•Jrooks was 340, as teams could tint b
secured for any less amount. And
ney could only make one trip per day.
„. however, everybody is busily
stigagou in hauling • lumber.
| \ultlez.--it hus boon learned that tiie
mill buildings were Slightly damaged
by tiie explosion ut tiie Uranlte mine
at Hobo bay. One and a half tons of
powder were exploded. The man ur
rested Is named Duiuensie. He was
discharged jesteruttj morning by Su
perintendent Milliard. He is said to
.live made several threats bet.tuse of
..is discharge and lie was drinking
heavily. He will receive a preliminary
nearing today or tomorrow. No one
was injured by the explosion.
Either in a til of despondency, or
while temporarily insane, Charles Skof
uind committed suicide in the Califor
u.u saloon in Fairbanks recently by
snooting himself through the head with
a SN-caliber revolver. Why he commit
ted the rash act no one knows, as he
icft nothing, so far as is known, to
indicate that he had any troubles.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
bullet passed through his head and
..bout 28 feet from his body. Skofland
lived over two hours.
Skofland was about 33 sears of age,
j a native of Mon dal Amt, Norway.
That the natives along the Tatiana
river are fast becoming civilized, and
j ambitious to better their conditions is
evident from a report brought recently
uom Wood river. Louis Johnson, the
trader, who has been there for some
I years, built a sawmill during the sum
mer. installing a 60-higsepower boil, r
. and an up-to-date plant. Since that
j lime he has been busy supplying tiie
■ natives with lumber for homes which
.hey are building. No more are they 1
j atisfied to dwell in log huts, or tents, ‘
,nd now the ambition of every native I
.it that vicinity is to have a frame j
uuse of his own.
Anchoruge.—One insane Chinaman
arrived in town the other day In charge
of the deputy United States marshal
aaid Chinaman sails under the nuni
of Arthur V. James. This unusual
name for a Chinaman is due to his
calling Tacoma his hometown. He has !
been working in Kenai at the canner;
and for some unknown reason decide*
that people of questionable character J
and war spies were after him. so th J
jury in Judge David's court adjudged j
him of unbalanced mind, and order ! j
that one “blue ticket’’ for the outside ;
be given him so that h1? wrotfld have
proper care at the hospital for the in
sane at Morningslde, Oregon.—Cook
Inlet Pioneer.
E. J. HaOkett, one of the owners of ^
the steamer Shusana, arrived here Sat
urday evening from the Tolovana coun
try says the Alaska Citizen. He re
ports that he and his partners suc
ceeded in raising the Shusana from the
bottom of tho Tolovana river with but
ery little trouble. The hole in the 1 *
hull was repaired and the boat started j ’
(.own stream under her own steam, j '
at she was frozen in before she went i <
many miles and will consequently have | !
to remain in the Tolovana until the | ‘
breakup. She will, however, be ready 1
to take her run again next spring. ■
Large assortment of late records re- !'
ceived on the Victoria. Lomen Bros.
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