THE IDITAROD PIONEER
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PRESIDENT’S REPLY TO PEACE NOTE
While the German chancellor denies the assump
tion that the pope’s peace proposal originated in
Berlin, it is quite generally believed that it was
known to be satisfactory to Germany before being
put forth by the pontiff. Indeed, although Germany
has loudly declared that she has previously offered
peace terms, this proposal emanating from the Vati
can is the first definite announcement of Germany s
terms.
It was to be expected that the head of the Roman
Catholic hierarchy, as the spiritual leader of many
millions of people in the belligerent countries, would
feel it his bounden duty to make peace proposals at
any time when they might stand a chance of consid
eration. That they are not at present acceptable to
the peoples combatting German militarism will in
no sense reflect upon the motives of the Vatican.
President Wilson’s reply to the pope’s proposal
will meet the approbation of his countrymen and
will be taken as the keynote to the replies of the
various powers arrayed against Germany. That he
has taken considerable time to prepare this reply is
no indication of uncertainty as to its tenor, but
merely an acknowledgment of the stupendous re
sponsibility attached to his action. He has made it
clear once more that an enduring peace is sought,
and that no assurance of such a peace can be ex
pected so long as German autocracy is undefeated.
IMPRACTICAL AND ILLOGICAL
W. D. Haywood, general secretary of the Indus
trial Workers of the World, recently gave an inter
view to the New York Tribune, of which the follow
ing are excerpts:
They can't stop us. Mo matter what they do we will go on
and on until we—the roughnecks of this world—will take control
of all production end work when we please and how much we
please. The man who makes the wagon will ride in it himself.
. . . . We are not thinking of the war at all in these strikes.
In that respect we don’t know there is a war. What we are doing
is trying to-improve the conditions of our boys—their living and
working conditions. If it is to their advantage to call a strike now
they will call it without any regard to the war. There may be a
few members of German descent, but the Industrial Workers do
not think of geographical lines or races. They have their eyes
fixed only on the ultimate goal—the placing of all labor and means
of production in the hands of the men who do the actual labor.”
There speaks the impractical, illogical and irre
sponsible demagogue. Conceive if you can of the
industries of this country controlled by men pledged
to “work when we please and how much we please.”
“The man who makes the wagon will ride in it him
self,” says this “leader.” If such were the case men
of Haywood’s stamp would be compelled to walk
to their own funerals. For he has been unacquainted
with work for a quarter of a century, during which
time he has lived off the labor of his dupes. A born
agitator, he has been the leader of other lost causes
than the I. W. W. When he and men of his ilk de
serted the Western Federation of Miners, which they
had brought into ill repute, and which had saved his
neck from the noose by a lavish use of funds, he
identified himself with the Western Labor Union, de
signed to destroy the American Federation of Labor
in the West. When the more radical I. W. W. was
organized it dovetailed with his plans to wrest a liv
ing from the toilers without manual labor. He
attached himself to the organization like a leech, and
will no doubt hang on until the last drop of blood
has been sucked. When that time comes there will
be other dreamers and irresponsibles willing to form
some other organization whose sole purpose is to
provide an easy existence for such unscrupulous
demagogues and charlatans.
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DRAFTING ALIENS
A recent announcement from Washington was to
the effect that the senate foreign relations commit
tee was considering treaty changes whereby sub
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EDUCATOR SHOES
The human foot should be allowed to grow naturally. To shape it to the changing fashion
is to force the soft, pliable, growing bones, cords and muscles into unnatural, deformed
shapes.
The foot, thus pinched from its natural shape, is often a source of suffering in later life.
To make a nation of men and women to whom walking will be a pleasure, and with whom
perfect feet will be the rule rather than the exception, is the mission of the EDUCATOR
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jects and citizens of allied nations may be made
eligible to the draft regulations governing the for
mation of the new army. It is understood that sen
timent among the committeemen favors such action.
Discussing this interesting problem, the Portland Ore
gonian says:
A novel and intricate situation is presented by the effort made
in congress to enler into diplomatic negotiations with the govern
ments of our allies for the inclusion of their subjects in the coming
draft for our own army. Representative Rogers of Massachusetts,
author of the resolution having this purpose in view, estimates
that there are perhaps 1,000,000 of these men. of military age, in
(he country, who undoubtedly would be subject to duty if they
were at home, and who are at present enjoying the protection of
the American flag. They are not now subject to service of any
kind, but will step into positions made vacant by American citi
zens who go to war to fight for the principles held in common by
their countries and ours.
The legal status of these aliens is dependent upon the consent
of their own governments to their inclusion in our own fighting
forces. Some of our allies—as Italy—do not recognize the right
of their citizens to expatriate themselves, and hold them forever
bound to their obligations to the fatherland. It is believed, how
ever, that these governments would be willing to waive control
over them in the larger interests of the war, without abandoning
the basic principle. Permission to recruit them openly for for
eign service would probably be given in any event.
Representative Rogers says that “it makes no difference
whether these aliens ‘do their bit’ in their own countries or in the
United States,” but that it is intolerable that they should escape
scot-free. The importance of the projected negotiations lies in
(he fact that if all the aliens of allied origin who registered but
are now exempt were made subject to the call, they would reduce I
the liability of the individual registered American by about 10 |
per cent. And they would make good soldiers, almost without ex
ception.
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ARRAYED AGAINST GERMANY
With the completion of three years of conflict,
Germany and her allies find arrayed against them, in
addition to the ten states which went to war with her
early in the conflict, eleven others, great
and small, including the United States and Brazil:
while six others, in consequence of submarine oper
ations, severed relations with her and at times
seemed about ready to declare war, and three more
declared themselves in a state of benevolent neu
trality toward the United States. The following is
a list of the three classes:
At War with Germany - Serbia, Montenegro, Russia, France,
Belgium, Great Britain, Japan, Portugal, Italy, Arabia (Hejaz),
San Marino, Roumania, Monaco, United States, Brazil, Cuba.
Panama. Bolivia, Greece, China and Siam.
Relations with Germany Severed—Liberia, Haiti, Honduras.
Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Benevolently Neutral Toward the United States—Chile, Uru
guay and Argentina.
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The truth contained in the following paragraph from the
Nome Industrial Worker api lies with equal force to others than
the Socialists. Says the Nome newspaper: “Those Socialists who
bitterly resent the charge that their anti-militarism and anti-war
propaganda has been inspired by pro-German sympathies can
hardly deny the fact that were thir views to become generally
accepted it would be the very best tiling that could happen for the
Central Powers in Europe. There is no getting over this fact, and
because those others—Russel!, Spnrgo, Walling, Stokes. Sinclair
and the rest--realized this, they found themselves seated on the
horns of a dilemma which made them take the tumble which they
did.”
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The idea of conscription of wealth as well as manhood seems
to be gaining ground. It i.- no more than right that the owners
of large fortunes should be made to pay a large proportion of the
cost of the war. K-peei; Ily is this true where these fortunes have
been and are being created by war conditions.
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Those who are inclined to fret at the tardiness of the allied
troops ill the near East are reminded that it took Moses forty
years to Hiring his band through the same strip of territory.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
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The wheat crop is short, but the corn crop is the largest ever
known. America will not starve so long as “corn pone” is to
be procured.
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One reason why the kaiser doesn’t hanker for peace drafted
upon the status quo is because it would mean for him the status
quit.—New York Telegraph.
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“Why do we fight in Europe?” a«ks an inquirer in the Phila
delphia North American. Well, Germany is in Europe.—Louisville
Courier-Journal.
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The Frankfurter Zeitung calls Dr. Michaelis “a Prussian in the
best sense of the word.” But just what is the best sense of the
word?”—New York W’orld.
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If German submarines are getting bigger they should furnish
better targets for American gunners.-- New York World.
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Chinese imperialism based on the status queue ante didn’t last
; long.—New York Telegraph.
THE KENNECOTT STRIKE
McCarthy, Alaska, Aug. 11.
Editor Iditarod Pioneer: Reports have
been printed in some Alaska papers saying
that the striking miners at Kennecott re
turned to work pending government arbi
tration. Hardly any of them have given
an accurate account of the settlement of
ths strike; perhaps yours is included. So
kindly publish the following, which is cor
rect, as I was spokesman for the miners:
The company officials broke off negotia
tions with the strikers July 3, and July 8
brought in the first, carload of strike-break
ers. Fifty-eight of the millmen walked out,
refusing to work with “scabs,” and later all
but four of the slrike-breakers followed suit,
having been misinformed as to the nature
of their work.
Later efforts to break the strike met with
better success, and in the course of the
next three weeks the company imported 150
Greek railroad laborer- from Anchorage and
10U others from the coast towns. These,
with fifty men remaining at the mill and
a dozen millmen who returned to work,
brought the force back to 90 per cent nor
mal, numerically, although only half the
output was maintained.
Through the efforts of Charles T. Con
nell, government conciliator, negotiations
were opened July 31. The company offi
cials presented a wage scale even less fa
vorable than the one offered July 3, and
offered to take back thirty or forty mechan
ics and miners provided their past record
was acceptable. As the strikers were nearly i
at the end of their resources, the strike hav- j
ing lasted forty-five days, they voted to
leave the valley.
So the Kennecott Copper Corporation
broke the strike, and insured a continua
tion of the Bireh-Guggenheim policy in
Alaska. The strikers had demanded a fixed
wage of $3 and $3.50 and board until cop
per reached 18 cents, then $4 and $4.50.
The company’s wage scale is the same as
before—$2.50 and $3 and board, with a
bonus of from 25 cents to $1.50 while the
present* abnormal prices of copper prevail.
The men struck for improved living and
working conditions and a wage scale worthy
of the “Copper Klondike.” The company’s
best offer was a repetition of their hack
neyed promises and a wage scale equal to
Butte and Biebee. They evidently think
Alaskans should work for a States wage
scale. HAROLD JOHNSON,
Formerly Jumbo Mine, Kennecott.
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THE GERMAN-AMERiCAN PRESS
By tel#per and tradition the people of
the United States are easy-going end toler
ant.' We believe in that temper and we
rspect that tradition. And likewise we
believe in and respect the great body of
American citizens of German inheritance.
But in the matter before u = we confront a
ituatii 11 where tolerance is defeating its
own ends. Here in America we beer with
the publication of newspapers in the enemy
language, thoug 1 in Europe such forbear
ance is unknown and almost inconceivable.
But now these papers, unmindful of their
privilege, trade upon our patience. The
bulk of the German-American press in this
country consists- frankly of enemy papers.
Enemy papers, printed in the enemy lan
guage, protected by our laws and admitted
to the privileges of the mails! That is
coddling sedition with a vengeance.
The remedy is a sane wartime censorship
upon enemy propaganda, and a substantial
wartime tax on the printed use cf the
enemy language. Statements which would
in t be tolerated in American newspapers
must not find immunity in the thin dis
guise of German type, and the publication
of newspapers in the German language is
a privilege which should be paid for. We
have singled out the German press as the
sub:ect for the.- e remarks because here, as
in Europe, it is German thinking which is
the chief offender, and fortunately because
it is with Germany alone that we are at
war.
Since the 6th day of April the German
language press of the United States has
been pursuing the new propaganda. It has
done its best to help Germany by throwing
stumbling blocks in the way of an effective
prosecution of the war by the United States.
It has gloated in six-column heads over Ger
man victories and allied defeats. It has
consistently refused to believe allied and
American reports, when such conflicted with
those emanating from Berlin. Since the
Gth day of April it has done all these things,
and many of them it has been doing since
the beginning of the war. The cumulative
effect of such propaganda can hardly be
overestimated. If it is also remembered
that the dozen largest papers are read by
more than 1.000,000 people, it will be seen
that we have here a force worthy of notice
a force that congratulates LaFollette and
his like for their courage and denounces
anti-government agitations in Germany as
conspiracies.- Atlantic Monthly.
CANADIAN SENDS GREETINGS
IN BASEBALL VERNACULAR
A soldier of the Second Canadian division
at the front in France, one W. G. Clarkson,
contributes the following by way of greet
ing to the American soldiers. The greeting
appears in Blighty, a magazine published
in London especially for the men in the
trenches:
“And so Uncle Sam is in the line-up
against Germany. Atta boy!
“The news will be candy to all the peoples
of the allied nations, and especially to those
of us, which means many, who did not
misunderstand President Wilson on his
notes, but rather appreciated his moral
courage and his handlnig of a most diffi
cult task. Americans all, the Canadians
will be tickled to death to see your Stet
sons and gaiters among our tin lids and
puttees. Man, oh man! Think of the con
versational Marathon that will ensue when
you and Tommy Atkins have given each
other the ‘once over.’ Think of the yarns
to sway. The tall ones, the short ones,
the fishy ones, and the true ones. Imag
nation working open shop hours. And
maybe you think that your high school
French is the real goods.
“Pack a spare think or two in your kit,
for that tongue will surely get your Angora.
American is ‘understood’ by the French
people, and Tommy, I believe, will add it
to his other studies, and if he does the
result will be gayety in large chunks.
“We know you and we like you. The
fight is for liberty and freedom. So ‘kick
in,’ and with you in the game the enemy s
chances will be those of a lame canary at
a cat show. All aboard for the ball park,
fellows, Uncle Sam’s to bat.”
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SOME TIMELY INFORMATION
REGARDING MILITARY TERMS
The following terras have been adopted
by the war department and at the present
time in general use:
A corps is Iwo or more divisions, com
manded by a major general.
A division is composed of two or more
brigades, also commanded by a major gen
eral.
A brigade, commanded by a brigadier gen
eral, is composed of two or more regiments
and independent companies or battalions.
A regiment of infantry consists of twelve
line companies and three additional com
panies. It is commanded by a colonel, with
the following additional officers: One lieu
tenant colonel, three majors, fifteen captains
as company commanders, three of them also
being members of the colonel’s staff as ad
jutant, quartermaster and commissary; two
lieutenants to each company, one lieutenant
acting on each of the three majors’ staffs.
A battalion is made up of four companies
and is commanded by a major.
A company of infantry consists of about
150 men, divided into two platoons; pla
toons are divided into squads; a platoon is
commanded by a lieutenant—a commis
sioned officer; two or more squads are com
manded by a sergeant; a squad is com
manded by a corporal and comprises seven
men besides the corporal.
A company of cavalry is called a troop
and a battalion of cavalry is called a squad
ron.
A company of artillery is called a bat
tery. It is divided into sections, and there
may be different numbers of gun-, accord
ing to the kind of artillery.
Three batteries of artillery make a bat
talion.
The words company, 'troop or “oat
tery” should not be used before the letter,
as “Company B.” It would be the same as
to say “Street Jackson.” The latter comes
first, just as the numeral comes before the
word “regiment”: “Second regiment," ml
“Regiment Second.”
Troops are either “federals,” regular or
national guard. Every male citizen of the
United States between the ages of 18 and
45 is a member of the militia. Never use
the word when referring to organized bodies
of troops.
There are no such things as “militia offi
cii Is” or “army officials” in military par
lance. They are national guard and army
officers.
A skirmish, engagement, brush, fight or
encounter is not a battle.
A battle is an engagement for the posses
sion of a certain point and is general in its
character. Large bodies of troops are en
gaged more than a brigade. Otherwise the
light i. an engagement, a skirmish or an
encounter.
Never say “Captain Jones and his soldiers
of Company A." Say “A company, com
manded by Captain Jones,” did so and so.
Any irregular body of troops less than
a company or troop is called a detachment,
unless- it is a platoi n, or squad, or a section
of artillery. Never say “Lieutenant Jc nos
and a number of men” from such and such
an organization.” Say “a detachment from
A company, commanded by Lieutenant
Jones.”
Ammunition is spoken of in terms of
rounds. “Fifty rounds” means fifty cart
iidge- fifty shots.
Never sav muskets. There are not any.
Artillerymen carry pistol-', and no; revolvers.
Troops generally move in columns (the
usual column is four men abreast- two
ranks comprising a squad, with the cor
poral a? the man bn the left in the rear
rank i. They go into the firing line in “ex
tender order'' sometimes referred to a
skirmish line. Troops arc sent into battle
or engagement a» the tiring line, the sup
port and the reserve. The tactical unit in
line of battle or engagement is the bat
talion.
A picket, consists of several men—gener
ally a squad. One of a picket is a sentinel
or sentry. In front and on the Hanks of
all troops in ctmp are outposts—pickets.
All troops doing guard duty, picket duty,
outpost duty, etc., are commanded by “the
officers of the day.” so designated for a
period of twenty-four hours, as are the
troops on guard duty.
A cavalryman is called a “trooper.”
A recruit is not a “rookie” unless you
want to use slang. The phrase, “new re
cruit,” is redundant.
Troops arp “mustered” into service and
out. Also they are “mustered” each month
for the benefit of the paymaster—that he
may know whether dead men are drawing
pay.
The insignia of United States officers des
ignating rank are as follows:
Second lieutenant- -Brown braid on cuffs,
gold-black hat braid, U. S. on collar, leather
leggings.
First lieutenant—One bar on shoulder.
other insignia corresponding to second lieu
tenant.
Captain—Two bars on shoulder.
Major—Gold leaf on shoulder.
Lieutenant colonel—Silver leaf on shoid
der.
Colonel—Silver eagle on shoulder.
Brigadier general—One silver star on
shoulder.
Major general—Two silver stars on shoul
der.
Lieutenant general—Three silver stars on
shoulder.
Full general—Four silver stars on shoul
der.
All grades wear brown braid on cuffs,
gold-black cord on hats, leather leggings anil
U. S. on collar.
The insignia worn by the various branches
of the service are as follows:
Infantry Two crossed rifles.
Cavalry Two crossed sabers.
Artillery Two crossed cannon.
Medical Mercury wand with entwined
snakes.
The designating colors for each branch
srp: Infantry, blue; cavalry, yellow; ar
tillery, red; medical corps, maroon.
SON FOR WELL-KNOWN COUPLE
At an early hour this morning an eight*
pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Geraghty of Eighth avenue. Mother and
son i;re doing nicely, Dr. M. F. Hall, the
attending physician, reports. This is the
fir.'t child born in Fairbanks to a native
daughter of the Golden North. Mrs. Ger
aghty, who before her marriage was Miss
Nugget Johnson, was born in the Dawson
country, and has spent all of her life in
the North. She was one of the organizers
of the Native Sons and Daughters of the
Golden North, anil its secretary for -everal
years. Fairbanks News-Miner, Aug. lf>.
Professional
Michigan, 188 1 .Mask*. 1910
Kentucky. 189 1
George Woodruff Albrecht
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