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H. B. HKLBY, Editor tad Proprietor.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday_
Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter,
July 23. 1912. at the postofhoe of Valdea.
Alaska, under act or March 3, 1379.
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MONDAY, IlKPKMnKR 31, 1017
SOMEWHERE. 80ME TIME.
IT is raining on ths riv**r. and the sky Is
low ami gray
It la raining In the limber. It a a die
mal aort of day
But a fellow ahouldn't holler, though
the day la dark and drear.
For It's alwaya raining somewhere. and it
happens to be here.
Somewhere elae the aun ia shining; some
where elae the world la glad;
Somewhere elae they're having weather of
the sort we wish we had
Some time, maybe right tomorrow, sun
will shine and skies will clear.
For It'a alwaya ahlnlng somewhere, it
may happen to be here!
-American Laimberman.
ENGLAND AND A SEPARATE
PEACE.
Even today the fear is voiced by
thoughtless or designing persons that
Great Britain may be expected to
make peace with Germany leaving
the United States to hold the sack.
This is the kind of stuff that is ped
dled by both pro-Germans and those
opposed to the entrance of America
into the war. and many intelligent
persons do not appear to be able
to see the transparency of its object.
The fact is that England is in the
same boat with all other allied na
tions. To quote Benjamin Franklin,
they “must all hang together or they
will hang separately." The point of
his argument applies to those allied
countries now inconflict with Ger
many. They all must fight with an
unshakeable determination to win the
war, or they will be saddled with
debt and disaster until the end of
time. England, more than any of
the majority of the nations in the
allied group, has interests at stake
which involve life and death.
To those who still cherish the in
herited dislike for England to such
an extent that they think that coun
try would sacrifice the United States
by making a separate peace, it might
be asked—why?
Certainly, there has not been the
remotest hint that such a step is in
contemplation. Wltneaa the wrath
of British officialdom at the Laae
down letter, the essence of which was
interpreted to be paciflstlc. No re
sponsible public man in England has
voiced a thought that would by any
possible stretch of the imagination,
be construed into receptiveness for a
separate peace. In the early days of
the war there was considerable talk
in England about crushing Germany
and apportioning her out to her ene
mies. This talk has vanished, but the
nation is unswervable in its resolve
to win the war, and thrust the bur
den of payment upon Germany. Only
recently Mr. Asquith, the premier at
the time war was declared, indorsed
the spirit and language of President
Wilson's message to congress in
which Mr. Wilson reiterated his state
ment that the present masters of Ger
many and Austria must be unhorsed,
but that no injustice would be im
posed upon the peoples of the van
quished nations.
The foreign minister oi urwu nu
tate, Mr. Balfour, stated in the house
of commons that the empire had re
ceived from Germany notice through
a neutral nation to the effect that she
would be glad to get into communi
cation with England in regard to
peace, and England replied non
committally that It was prepared to
receive any communication Germany
might make and discuss it with its
allies, the kaiser’s government re
turned no reply.
The fact is that Great Britain is
bound like France, Russia and the
other allied nations—although not
the United States—to make no sepa
rate peace, and one could imagine
what kind of a standing any country
which violated such a treaty would
have in the world. Russia, which is
in control of the anarchists, who
quibble that the treaty between the al
lies was made by the Czar without
the consent of the people and there
fore is not binding, has invited the
contempt of nations by breaking her
compact.
We may re6t assurea mm
as Germany holds Belgium and is a
constant menace to England's insular
existence, England will fight, for lt^
Is Just as well to realize that En
gland entered the war more to pro
tect herself and destroy Germany's
encroaching trade than for any other
reason. Besides, why should En
gland, rather than France or the
United States, be singled out by the
Doubting Thomases as the object of
suspicion.
At the beginning of the war many
pro-Germans and English hating per
sons said that England would fight to
the last Frenchman. In view of the
enormous losses sustained by the
sons of Britain and the gallants fight
they have put up on both land and
sea, that statement has been reversed.
It is said that the United States
will deliver the deciding blow which
will crush the Kaiser. Only a person
utterly biased can say that England
will not be gallantly fighting beside
us. _
WE WISH our subscribers a Happy
New Year, and those who are not sub
scribers may have one by subscribing.
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“HUNS" IK GERMANY
frequently it la asked, why are the
Germans called Huns? The answer
is that the all-highest war lord him
self Is the author of the appellation.
It was seventeen years ago and the in
cident is well remembered by most
students of modern history and hy
many persons who recall the details
of the Boxer troubles. On the occa
sion of his sending troops into China,
the kaiser said:
“As soon as you come to blows with
the enemy he will be beaten. No
mercy will be shown! No prisoners
taken! As the Huns, under King At
tila, made a name for themselves,
which is still mighty in traditions and
legends today, may the name of Ger
many be so fixed in China by your
deeds, that no Chinese shall ever dare
to look at a German askance. * * •
Open the way for kulture once for
all."
There It is in the kaiBer's own
words -such words as illustrate the
German military policy of frigbtful
ness which has been so frequently in
voked during the present war that hu
manity has shuddered.
Whether the emperor got his
schooling from Bernhardt and hia cult
is not known, but it la recalled that
Bernardhl said, "one cannot make
war in sentimental fashion; the more
pitiless the conduct of the war, the
more humane it is in reality, for it
will run its course all the sooner."
Likewise, General Hartmann held that
"whenever a national war breaks out,
terrorism becomes a necessary prin
ciple," and the late governor of Bel
gium, General von Blsslng, asserted
that “the innocent roust suffer with
the guilty.”
WHILE the coal shortage is rap
idly growing and has reached the stu
pendous figure of 50,000,000 tons.
Collier’s Weekly estimates that there
is enough coal in the ground to last
the nation 100 years. Last summer
Secretary Lane arranged for a price
on coal that would insure the pro
ducers a fair profit. The attitude of
the producers was such that Mr. Lane
praised them for their patriotic sac
rifice. When Secretary Baker learn
ed of the agreement he Immediately
denounced it as exorbitant and forced
the dealers to lower the price. What
the big producers said would happen
has happened. The small producers
with rising costs of labor and mate
rial, cannot run their mines at the
price finally fixed. And we wonder
now who was right—Lane or Baker?
ARTHUR LANG, clerk of the
district court, has been appointed food
conservator for Valdez, and has nam
ed a committee of patriotic gentle
men to help him. Mr. Lang suggests
that the womens’ clubB of Valdez take
charge of distributing the cards
among our citizens and securing the
pledges, which they will undoubtedly
do. While the government desires all
to sign these cards, it is not on ac
count of a belief prevailing that the
people are wasteful or that they need
supervision to prevent waste, but for
the purpose of crystallizing sentiment
and causing our citizens to work with
a solidity of purpose to help in the
prosecution of the war. When you are
asked to Bign one of these cards sign
it, without comment and with a cheer
ful spirit. By doing this you help the
ladies in a manifestly unpleasant
task, and also show your patriotism
and willingness to help the govern
ment.
THINGS are breaking rapidly for
Valdez. The local cannery 1b adding
another line to its plant, and several
other companies now have their eyes
upon the community as a desirable
place to erect a canning plant. If we
could only secure a box shook plant
and a tin can factory we would have
a payroll sufficient to make a large
city here on tbe bay.
A GOOD resolve for the New Year
would be to Join the Red Cross and
sign the Food Conservation cards.
TOMORROW is New Year’s day.
Will you swear off or will you go on
in the same self-satisfied way?
CITIZEN SHALL NOT KEEP
LIQUOR FOR PERSONAL USE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 31.—
With a decision upholding the Idaho
prohibition law, the supreme court
today gave an opinion which may be
one of the most far-reaching victories
for "bone-dry" prohibition yet record
ed.
It was held that a citizen has no
constitutional right to possess liquors
for his personal use if a state wishes
to forbid It.
Justice McReynolds, wbo gave the
court’s opinion, held that a state "has
power absolutely to prohibit manu
facture, gift, purchase, sale or trans
portation of Intoxicating liquors with
in its borders without violating the
constitution."
v"We further think," he added, “it
clearly follows from our numerous de
cisions upholding prohibition legisla
tion that the right to hold Intoxlcat
We Wish You
One And All
A
Happy And Prosperous
New Year
S.S-BLUM AND COMPANY
GOOD GOODS
ing liquors for personal use is not
one of those fundamental privileges
of a citizen of the United States which
no state may abridge. A contrary view
would be incompatible with these un
doubted powers to prevent manufac
ture, gift, sals, or transportation of
such articles—the only feasible way
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sion would necessarily imply some
adequate method to obtain not subject
to destruction at the will of the state.”
VALDEZ
The town of valdez
is situated at the head of
Prince William Sound,
and is a city of probably one thou
sand population. It is the center
of the mining industry on the
Sound, both copper and gold, and
is adjacent to and within easy
hauling distance of the salmon
grounds, many fresh water rivers
and streams in Valdez Bay bring
ing the fish in great numbers to
within sight of the town. The
city has one good cannery, which t
will operate two lines the coming
season, employing probably one
hundred and fifty persons.
The city oners good opportuni
ties for a fish saltery, a fertilizer
factory, a glue factory, a tin can
factory and a box shook factory,
all subsidiary to the fish packing
business. The-eity owns its own
wharf and the Valdez Dock Com
pany, which also owns a splendid
wharf is willing to give prospec
tive investors a chance for sites.
VALDEZ has a progressive
citizenry, with good high schools,
churches, free reading room and
library, good clubrooms and many
lodges and organizations. Rents
are very cheap, and living is but
little higher than in the States.
Many gold and copper mines
are contiguous to Valdez, making
this city their outfitting port, and
drawing from its reserve of labor.
The climate is very healthful, the
extremes of heat and cold being
rarely experienced. The mercury
rarely falls below —15 in the win
ter and 70 above is the highest
summer temperature. The sum
mers are delightful and the win
ters far better than those of the
Northern Central or Eastern
States.
VALDEZ is the coast terminal
of the government military high
way to the Interior. During the
summer months autos may reach
Fairbanks from Valdez in 36
hours running time, over a fine
road, through the most magnifi
cent scenery on the North Amer
ican continent. In winter teams
or do£ sleds may be had at all
times.
VALDEZ has a number of first
class hotels and restaurants, and
the traveler and miner can be as
sured of comfortable lodgings at
a minimum expense. Parties de
siring to outfit for mining or pros
pecting can do so at our stores
far cheaper than in the States,
with men of experience to help se
lect their outfits.
If you af% coming to Alaska
the Land of Opportunity, and de
sire a good home town among a
fine class of citizens, buy your
picket to
VALDEZ
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