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MONDAY, APRIL 28. 1-913. |
THE GERMAN EFFORT.
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Our Berlin ami Paris dispat
ches picture two nations making
unheard-of sacrifices to prepare
for war—Germany because her
ruler realizes, somewhat tardily,
that the, primacy his army held
six months ago is no longer un
disputed, and France because shej
feejls forced to meet the danger j
involved in the action of Germ- ;
any.
The reasoning of Hie states-j
rnen of Germany is fairly clear, j
A very powelTI aulliancc has j
sprung up unexpectedly in Ihe;
Balkan Peninsula and the islands
of the Aegean. Its future atti
tude toward the Triple Alliance,
of which Germany is the head, is
entirely absence. For the pres
ent its relations lo Austria are
marked by distrust and resent
ment. That, perhaps, was un
avoidable, for at the outset Aus
tria has an immensely important
and difficult part to play. She
has long stood as the guardian
of western and central Europe
against what her rulers and those
of Germany regarded as the “Slav
Peril,” the aggression and ulti
mate .domination in Europe of
Itussia, with an organized follow
ing' of Slav slates and Slav peo
ples in Austria and in the Bal
kans. In that role Austria set
out at the start of the Balkan
rpntljcl to limit the spoils of
war that, in case of . success,
should fall to her neighbor, Ser
via. She succeeded in getting
Sei'via lo abandon her claim lo
a military and naval stronghold
on Ihe Adriatic, and to accept
certain not clearly defined rights j
of transit to an outlet on Ihe wa
|,cr. And to Ibis Itussia srtems
to have assented.
Plainly <i«*rmany u«m*s inn n»
pan) | In- underslanding Unis
reached as complete or stable.
If she did silo would mil resold
to an extreme and almost desper
ate increase of her armies. Her
rulers musl think that possible
danger is far greater, or lliey
would mil strain every nerve lo
prepare for it. And I hey must
Ihiniv that, llieir own pari in
meeting I hat danger is likely to
be ninrli greater and more ardu
ous. They are arming because
they believe either I.hal llieir al
lies can not give the aid I hey
were once relied on to give, or
that, new sources of menace have
arisen which will demand more
force than I hey and llieir allies
now have at llieir disposal. Prob
ably they have reasoned along
both lines. II Is obvious I hat
Austria in ease of a Slav combi
nation under the lead of Hussia
would be relatively weaker Ilian a
year ago. It is possible. I hough
by no mi'll us eerl a in. I hal I he
Balkan allies. Slav In part, and
with strong' Slav sympathies, may
enter -im'Ii a eomliiuaI ion. and
I Ii;i| Hussia is prepared lo lead
it. On ! In nl her hand. : lie exact
deg ... alt ia nee < icrmauy can
place upii.u Italy is md clear. I lie
pi• ssi• s-ii*11 11f Tripoli, which was
ill'll I na 11> |i!;i 11 lie, I si r< • 11 l: l ili'ii
I in' Tci|iii' \11 in lire ill I lie e;lsi eI'll
Al eil i I e‘i*r:i !}e;i u. Ill: i > prn\e ;i
si in ree 11 ( weakness, i I A11 ~f i ia
eaani>f en-nperalc will) llal>. ami
il js even rnlieeiv aide I ll.lt Hilly
nii^liI seek an umlerslamliny vvilli
Falkland and ITauce, deserl iu^1
I lie Triple Alliance allnycl tier.
Tlicsc a re I he new element s in
I lie sil mil imi llinl, ma> lie sup
posed In influence (iermany in
her new and iilipreeeilenled ell'nrl
In s| renyl Ill'll herself. ■ III view
nl' llicni Ihe Herman pnvernmenl.
will claim llial il is ael inp vvludly
and sincerely mi Ihe defensive,
Ilia|, Ihe sui'csl— practically Jhe
only—way to prevent allaek will
he to prepare In make attack
hopeless. Nor is I his reasoning
without .justification in reason
and in precedent Hermany is
doing with her army, only on a
larger scale, what France has
been doing for forty years, and is
noyv doing wilh energy propor
tioned lo that of Germany, and
what England has -bden doing
with her navy. She is doing what
Russia has been doing since the
morrow of the Japanese war.
Are we to conclude that I ho
reasoning of the German rulers
is based on fuel, and that the
wild struggle in I he Balkans is
only Ihe prelude lo a general con
flict? II is possible, but if is not
necessarily so. The policy of
Germany is nol yel carried oul.
II, is mil (•crlain I hat it can he.
Il involves grievous distress for
ihe Herman people, and a serious
cheek In Herman industrial ex
pansion. Thai, expansion has
been marvelous, and in if.way il
has been undoubtedly substantial.
Hut il has been carried out by
credit, by loans almost, wholly de
rived from the two countries with
which ultimate war is frankly cal
culated. There are those in
Herman.' who say with brutal
candor I hat if peace is broken
English and French debts will be
repudiated. Hut repudiation
means stagnation and disaster.
The Hermans cannot go into gen
eral bankruptcy and continue in
business. They cannot stop bus
iness and continue to meet Ihe
extreme taxation a great war im
plies. Tlu> silent forces of com
merce are working for peace, and
they are very powerful and en
during.--Ex.
IDLENESS AND CRIME.
Idleness, menial and physical,
now. as nf old, is tin* cause of
much mischief in the world.
Confessing participation in a
number of murders and other
crimes of violence, William B.
Jennings said In a Boston courl:
‘‘I never did a day's work in my
lire."
The man who earns his bread
by I he sweat of his brow has no
time In meditate murder.
The stress of the struggle for
insistence in a peaceful order is
enough to keep the man’s mind on
his task. The toiler thinks of
what he is doing and so avoids
the pitfalls which everywhere are
se| for men who spend their lives
in idle-iess.
Junnings may be mentally or
physically unfortunate; he may
be afflicted with a homicidal ma
nia, an uncontrollable desire to
take human life; in such circum
stances he would be pitied by
Ihoughtful men and women.
But work would have1 helped
Jennings to hold in check his
homicidal impulse. Many per
sons burdened by this same hid
eous impulse have overcome it lo
some extent by devoting their
lime lo useful and profitable ser
vice of some sorl.
i The idle mind is si ill (lie dev
il's workshop. Husy minds have
no I ime lo think of devill ry.
And any man who has the phy
sical strength necessary lo en
able him lo kill a fellow-being,
and mind enough l.o plan and ex
ecute the crime, has in him at
least a possible mental and phy
sical elTieieney which would en
able him l.o weed his own row.
Society's problem is to develop
an use this latent elTieieney of
men of the Jennings type and to
save such men from criminal ca
reers.
The salvation is in tin* kind of
work such men are best fitted to
do.--Ex.
See I he line line of new silk
dresses at Harvey’s Toggery.
They will he sold for 815 for a
few days only.
Talk about yotn bargains a I'
Adler’s.
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OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMAS- J
TER, Fort Liscum, Alaska,
January 20, 1913.
Schedule lor the launch Lieut, j
C. V. Donaldson, daily, Saturday j
and Sunday excepted: j
Leave Fort Liscum 8:15 a. in.,,
1:15 p. m.
Leave Valdez 9:30 a. in., 5:30 p.
m.
SPECIAL TRIPS.
Tuesday, Leave Ft. Liscum 5 p.
in. Leave Valdez 2:30 p. m.
Saturday, leave Ft. Liscum 1:15 p.
in. and 7 p. m. Leave Valdez
i p. m. and 9:30 p. m.
Sundays such trips as may be
ordered. There will be no trips
for the launch on the second and
fourth Fridays each month, those
days being used to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
abov* will be made without no
tice only to meet the exigencies
of the service.
By order of Lieut. Col. O’Neil.
L. A. KUNZIG,
First Lieut. 30th Infantry, Quar
termaster.
Ingram & Bush Dealers.
Just arrived direct from the factories,
a large shipment of
INTEGR1DAD, Rex, Regels. EL SIDELO, Senators, Millionaires,
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico. BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENT A, Medio, Full Value, Madrid.
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price to the Trade
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rough Dry 10c lb.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO.
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENTS FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
FOR SALE
V
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
A BARGAIN
Keystone Dock Valdez Iron Works
We are showing a new line of men’s fine
RUBBER COATS
in many different styles and shades.
CRVANETTES, RAIN COATS,
SLIP-ONS.
Priced from $5.00 to $25.00.
Come in and look them over
, « » ' l *.
Geo. f. white
The Appayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
MILK—MILK—MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone order* to Phone 187
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
THE SALESMAH
makes more sales and
makes them with greater
facility if his work is re
enforced by Electric Light.
It shows his goods to the
best advantage,and colors
may be readily matched
under its rays.
A b r i 11 ia r. t electrically
lighted store stamps a
merchant as a hustler.
And trade foliov/s light.
A. W. L. & T. Co.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and passengers to all partt
of the interior. General Trucking
kid. Wood, - Proprietor
MeKinicy St, Valdes
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good ynr niirrrT G<M>d
Goods I nt DUrrCI Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and f f T1UIQ17D and Budding
Puget Sound LiUlVlOllilX Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
We do a
general
Banking
Business
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Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
I We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on lime Certificates at Deposit.