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MONDAY, OCTOBER 26. 1914.
TURCOS, THE BLACK WARRIORS.
If Germany wins, France stands to
lose an empire which for a half cen
tury she has been silently building
up in Africa, says Walter S. Hiatt
in Collier’s.
We who live on this side of the
water know little of the Immense fer
tility of this African continent’ and
of France’s loot held there. We do
not realize that France is mistress
of nearly SO per cent, of a continent
which comprises one-filth of the land
of the globe; that she holds nearly
one-half of tin area larger than the
North American continent by just 2,
(100,000 square miles. Her actual
holding in Africa take in a rich area
nearly twice as large as that of con
tiental United States. They reach
from the banks of the Congo river to
the shores of the Mediterranean, and
from tin1 Atlantic seaboard to the fer
tile valley of the Nile.
The newspapers here are raving
over the expenses ol' this European
war. The money spent in it is a
mere bagatelle to the wealthy empire
that may be won or lost by it.
England almost went to war with
France sixteen years ago because the
latter was too rapidly absorbing the
African continent. When Capt. Mar
chand took the territory covering the
water sources of the Nile, with the
ultimate possibility of diverting them
into tlie Sahara desert, the Pashoda
incident was created. England de
manded his retreat with war as an
alternative. France withdrew Mar
t-hand, but the incident left a bitter
feeling. The truth is that the con
tinent of Africa, some thirty years
ago, was stolen and divided like a big
luscious pie among various European
nations, and Germany came late at
the cutting. Worse yet, France hav
ing seen the pie lirst, got the big
gest share.
•‘When the English occupy a coun
try.'' runs an international saying,
•‘they build a customhouse; the Ger
mans a fort: the French a road.” To
day the French have (i.tlOO miles of
railway, 25,000 miles of telegraph, and
10,000 miles of telephone in Africa.
Trees, grass, .cattle, oats, wheat,
dates, wine, grapes, olives, potatoes
and beans are grown in abundance.
The fisheries of the coast country
have been made productive.
Whether France will be tricked out
of her African possessions—to which,
incidentally, may be added the huge
island of Madagascar on the south
east coast—as France has of so many
of her colonial possessions—is yet to
be seen. It is well worth Germany's
time any money to try it.
Rut in the present war what Ger
many has long feared has come to
pass. France is using her black
army! Two years ago Gen. Fried
rich von Rernhardi of the German
army wrote: "If the French succeed
in making a large African army avail
able for a European theater, the esti
mate of the French army as compared
to ours will be quite different.”
The finality of these troops is ex
cellent. Hardy by nature, the best
of training has been given them.
The example is set by the regiments
of wild white troops known as the
legion etrangere and the battalion des
joyeux. These troops, made up for
the most part of Frenchmen too wild
to serve in home regiments, have the
reputation of fearing neither God nor
man. Their battle cry is: "11 y a
lie la goutte a boire la haut!”
(There’s something to drink up
there!) The African troops, made up
of Arabs, Berbers, and other races,
led by French officers, are apt pupils
for war. They obey an order even
better than white men, and have nev
er been known to shirk their share
of a light.
In the initial mobilization of French
troops, an army corps of these troops
were thrown across the Mediterran
ean, protected by the powerful French
fleet at Toulon. With war undeclared
at the end of July, by August eighth
black troops were leading bayonet
charges at Altkirch and Muelhausen
on German frontiers.—Ex.
ITALY’S STRANGE PREDICAMENT.
If Italy shall abandon her attitude
of neutrality not the king or his min
isters will be responsible for the de
cision, but the populace and the J
press. The war agitation is gather
ing momentum; even pro-war riots
have been reported. The radicals
and the Socialists, who ought to be
stanch friends of peace, are report
ed as encouraging and participating
in these demonstrations.
In the newspapers, it appears, the
position of the government is ridicul
ed and caricatured. The ministry is
asked whether it is not posing for
a Nobel peace prize; it is reminded
of the fact that if Italy remains neu
tral to the end none of the good
things , that will be distributed among
the victors and their friends will fall
into her lap.
To Americans all this is almost in
comprehensible. Are not the people
of Italy sufficiently Impressed and op
pressed by the carnage and ruin of
the war to be content to stay out of
it? In the teeth of all that has tak
en place, can they seriously believe
that the true interests of the coun
try demand that they leap into the
bloody arena? It is true that they
hate Austria, but until yesterday they
were the allies of that power. The
tiermans they do not hate and have
no reason to hate. Their sympathy
with England and France is deep and
natural, but those belligerents would
not ask Italy to join them; her neu
trality has been a great advantage
and service to them and they will
be disposed to reward it liberally for
that If they dictate peace as victors.
If Turkey should commit the blunder
of declaring war on the allleB, Italy
would be drawn into the fight along
with the Balkan states, but that con
tingency seems more remote now
than it was a month or a fortnight
ago.
Are the intelligent and solid ele
ments of Italy desirous of entering
the war? If they are not, the street
populace may fall to force the hands
of the government. But where is the
influence of industry, finance, com
merce. and culture on the press? —
Chicago Tribune.
Delegate Wickersham telegraphs
from Seward that he did not intro
duce the bill postponing assessments
on mining claims in Alaska. It will
be remembered that the telegraphic
dispatch published in the last issue
of The Citizen, from Juneau, did not
accuse Mr. Wickersham of introduc
ing the bill, but of being its author.
Representative Johnson, of Washing
ton, was the man who introduced the
bill, but Mr. Johnson is quoted as
having said that although he intro
duced the bill, it was really prepared
by Mr. Wickersham. Why doesn’t
Mr. Wickersham deny having framed
the bill, which would result, if pass
ed, in a material saving for himself?
—Fairbanks Citizen.
There Is one thing that the most
sincere friends of Mr. Wickersham
must admit if they are absolutely
truthful, and that is that he will al
low personal prejudices to interfere
with his official duties. It is well
known that the reason Mr. Wicker
sham never secured a bridge for Fair
banks was his dislike for Col. Rich
ardson, head of the Alaska road com
mission, who would have directed the
building of the structure. If Mr.
Wickersham is returned to congress
it can be expected that he will not
go out of his way to aid the road
commission to get the local petition
for the bridge approved.—Fairbanks
Citizen.
There are just three more weeks
before election day. If Mr. Bunnell
makes as big gains in popularity in
the next thrc'e weeks as he has in
the last three, he will make his op
ponent look sick when the votes are
counted.—Fairbanks Citizen.
Wonder if Judge Wlckersham has
mellowed any toward “po’ white
trash” from the Gulf states?
Maybe Judge Wlckersham didn’t
like the Cale-Waskey plan for home
rule because it had no fishlines at
tached to prevent it from meddling
with the big canners. •
When did Judge Wickersham quit
writing letters to Hoggatt and Birch
telling them he was with them or
wanted to be? Must have been soon
after he didn’t get that job as gen
eral counsel for the Morganheims.
Rules Governing Dancing Contest.
The following rules will govern
the prize waltz at Everyman’s Club
dance Wednesday, October 28, 1914:
. 1. Position. 2. Grace. 3. Time.
4. Gentleman not to back his lady.
5. Heels off the floor at all times.
A violation of any of the above
rules forfeits the prize by any con
testant.
In case of a close decision the
judges will chalk the heels of the
dancers and also chalk the floor in
eight foot blocks, every person danc
ing to reverse in each alternate
square.
The prize will be awarded absolute
ly on the merits of the contestants
without favor. (Signed.)
JACK BLAKE.
HARRY MOORE.
GEORGE SWAN.
"Highbrow** Portraiture.
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The Sitter—But surely my eyebrow
Is not blue?
The futurist Portrait Painter—That’s
not your eyebrow: that’s your cbarac
te-'— Philadelphia Press.
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President Woodrow Wilson
ALASKA as a storehouse, should be
unlocked. One key to it is a sys
tem of railways. These the govern
ment should itself build and adminis
ter, and the ports and terminals it
should itself control in the interest of
all who wish to use them for the ser
vice and development of the country
and its people.
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
C. E. Bunnell
THE policy of President Wilson’s
■ administration toward Alaska has
been one of magnificent constructive
development.
Support the Administration by voting
for
C. E. BUNNELL
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THOS. C. PRICE
of Cordova.
Democratic candidate for Senator.
Believes in government con
trol and immediate development
of the resources of Alaska.
If elected will work in harmony
with the National Democratic Ad
ministration in its attempt to open
up Alaska. A vote for him is a
vote in support of President Wil
son.
For Representative
Thomas H. Holland
of Chitina.
Democratic Candidate.
Has lived In Alaska since 1902.
Knows Alaska, knows the needs
of Alaska and If elected will work
for Alaska.
A vote for him is a vote in sup
port of Woodrow Wilson in his
attempt to develop Alaska.
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JOHN LYONS
Independent candidate
for Representative in
Alaska Legislature.
Resided in Alaska since
1897. Resided in Valdez
since 1901. Believes in
opening up Alaska for
this generation, and that
such a course is best for
all future generations.
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