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FRIDAY, JUNE 2«. 1917
OUTSPOKEN GERMAN EDITOR
A dispatch from Copenhagen shows
that Maximilian Marden, described as
the German "enfant terrible,” has not
materially altered his attitude toward
the United States even though this
country has declared war against Ger
many. In the latest issue of his Die
Zukunft, he writes another daringly
frank article exposing to his German
readers the "shams, pretenses and
mistakes” of their government poli
cies.
The article the dispatch says, is de
voted to the entry of the United
States into the war, which Herr Har
den warns the people must be taken
most seriously. He declares with a
daring to which probably no other
German publicist is equal, that Ger
many's peace overtures were put for
ward only as a bridge over which Ger
many could pass to relentless war
fare.
Consistent with his earlier attitude,
Herr Harden has only words of high
praise for President Wilson and his
policy, and reaveals in various pas
sages a slighting opinion of Dr. Al
fred Zimmermaim, which he did not
conceal at the time of Zimmermann’s
elevation to ministerial rank.
Another article by Herr Harden
culminates in an appeal to Germany
to put the interior of her house in
order to introduce democratic condi
tions which the writer says is the
only sure basis for future peace.
Scarcely less noteworthy than his
scathing criticism of German diplo
macy (hut not that of Count von
Bernstorff, former ambassador to the
United States, whose work he praises)
in Herr Harden's justification to Ger
man readers of America’s attitude
during the war and his demolition,
for example, of the favorite pan-Ger
man arguments that the United States
was inspired solely by dollar chasing
and looked upon war only as a source
for enormous profits front munitions
supplies.
The United States, Herr Harden de
clares. could have continued to amass
unmeasured riches, not from muni
tion contracts from which only a min
ute part of its income was derived,
but as a world's source of supply. In
stead, he adds, the United States
chose for an ideal to reject a con
tinuance of its profitable neutrality,
to load itself with a burden of ex
penditures which no other country
could safely bear. Those who would
profit, he tells his readers, can be
sought nearer home, in the ranks of
those wanting to retain Belgium, the
Briey iron district, and Courtland Li
vonia.
Incidentally, the appearance of this
article shows that, even in autocratic
Germany, the censorship is not so ir
onclad as to prevent the most tren
j chant criticism of the government.
RUSSIA WEATHERING STORM
It is significant—and from our na
tional viewpoint encouraging—that
; while internal dissension undoubted
| ly is spreading in several of the mon
! archies of Europe, notably Germany
and Austria, reports regarding the
{interior situation in Russia are san
jguine for the provisional government.
And inasmuch as Russia holds the
fate of the world in its hands today,
j whatever happens in that mighty
j country is of tremendous interest to
jthe world.
It is too much to expect that the in
creasing dissatisfaction in the central
powers will crystallize in the same
way as the liberal feeling crystallized
in Russia when czarism was over
thrown. Kor a time it appeared that
the food strikes might assume such
proportions that the kaiser would be
forced to abdicate government, but
the opinion prevails in high allied
quarters that the likelihood of a revo
lution in the near future is remote.
The central empires may be forced
to grant far-reaching reforms, and in
fact may ultimately fall before the
sweep of progressivism, but if the an
ticipated May Day storm is weathered,
it is probably that revolutionary sen
timent will subside in the face of the
government’s threats regarding the
mailed fist.
But there has been nothing so far
to indicate that it would bring an era
of danger to the new Russian govern
ment, notwithstanding the fact that
friends of Russia have felt deep con
cern over the after-effects of the re
volution. The provisional government
is in the hands of men of great vision
and understanding, and that is its
strength; indeed, only a calamitous
aftermath could have followed the re
volution if the government had been
in the control of the extremists among
the element which has long been un
dermining the rule of the Romanoffs.
It now develops that the handful of
red socialists who are clamoring for
a separate peace is vastly in the min
ority a"nd their activities are looked
upon as inimical to true Russia hard
ly less than those of the pro-German
group which fastened itself upon the
czar. The army has shown no signs
of mutiny, although it has demanded
certain drastic reforms, which, in a
measure, probably will be granted.
In fact, viewing the situation in a
broad light; the surprise today is that
the country is so well united and so
likely to ignore the pleas of enemies
from within and without.
TOO FAR AND TOO FAST
The American disposition is to car
ry everything too far. In no other
country in the world are there so
many foolish ideas being followed.
Anybody can get up an excitment on
any street corner. The soap box ora
tor is the man of the hour, everybody
listening to him and too many be
lieving what he says. We go too far
and too fast.
Because other nations in the throes
of war and with their ports blockad
ed are on short rations, some of our
good* friends are trying to make the
American people believe mat they are
facing starvation. In times of stress,
we ought to be more thrifty and more
economical than usual, but why go
to^pxtremes, compelling such a pub
lic Warning as Chairman Coffin has
given to those predicting hard times,
and as the Dry Goods Economist has
given to the women of the country
who are beginning to tighten their
purses too tight.
\V'e shall have enough to eat, to
drink and to wear and sufficient to
help feed our allies, too, from a har
vest of a grand country like our own
covering every zone, and with mil
lions ot acres being made productive
for the first time. We shall not only
have enough for ourselves, but also
sufficient to supply the pressing wants
ot others.
Within the past few months we wit
nessed a wild scramble to “stock up”
with groceries, shoes, dry goods, su
gar auu ail necessities of life, yet
President Babst of the American Su
gar Iteiining Company tells us that
the panic prices of many of our com
modities are due to the competitive
bidding of our allies for our products.
Speaking with knowledge of the real
situation he says that there will be an
abundance of sugar not only for do
mestic but also for other demands.
He tells housewives not to overbuy
at high prices. This is good advice
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
in reference to sugar and all other
food supplies.
The government is borrowing bil
lions, but all this money will stay at
borne. It will be used for war pur
poses. It will keep our workshops
busy, our miners employed, our oil
producers working to capacity, and it
must lead to the same inflation that
always results from increased pros
perity. Let everybody prudently do his
bit to help carry the burden of war,
but let none of us feel that we shallj
go hungry or unclad.—Leslie’s.
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THKHK IS NO HOI'K
The day before Registration Day
there was a wedding ceremony per
formed at New York’s City Hall every
three minutes. Whether the grooms i
were all slackers or not is' a matter
of conjecture. The assumption is that
many of them were. They will not
so easily evade the draft; for the au- [
thorities have made it known that
marriages contracted since the de-|
claration of war will not operate as a|
bar to service in the ranks. Conse
quently, the swift rate of a wedding
every three minutes is not equal to
that other record of a sucker everyi
minute. "
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VALDEZ GIRL
DEW ALASKA
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POPULAR YOUNG TEACHER
WRITES OK VALDEZ j
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Miss Lucy Hon, of Fort Smith, Arkan
sas, Gives Interesting Interview to
Paper of that City—Alaskans Patri
otic and Read Much.
Returning from far off Alaska, the
land of the midnight sun, reaching
her home in this city, Saturday at
r.oon. Miss Lucy Hon, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Hon, 622 North 19th
tells a remarkable story of the patri
otic spirit being displayed by the peo- j
pie in that American Territory and
the loyalty to the government in time;
of war.
“Men in Alaska are ready to fight i
for America and are volunteeringj
their services,” said Miss Hon. “Con
scription has not been extended to
Alaska, on account of that country]
being a territory. As a matter of fact j
the United States government is not I
anxious for the fine manhood of that]
country to join the ranks and enter1
the trenches, but prefer their ser
vices in unearthing copper and gold i
to keep the wheels of industry and thei
financial centers at war strength. ]
“Men are not being denied an op- j
portunity to enlist, however, and vol
unteer stations have been established!
in various parts of the territory. ]
Many have enlisted and when the Uni-|
ted States army goes to the European ;
battle fields Alaska will be well rep
resented.
“Yes, food preparedness is popular
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CORDOVA ALASKA.
LINOLEUMS a line of
nicely assorted patterns in print
ed and inlaid linoleum, 6 foot
widths.
RUGS a few riew rugs just
in, 9x12 Tapestry ami 27x54 inch
Velvet Throw.
I
Durable and Economical
stands for Shenvin-AVilliams Paint, the most dur
able and economical made—costs less per job and
wears longer than any other. Made in 011V* quality only and the
very best. S. W. P. enjoys a higher reputation and wider sale
than any-other paint on the market.
This store has the selling agency here for S. W. P. and have
on hand a representative stock of finishes for all work. Inside
and outside paint, ground color, varnishes, stains, enamels, floor
and deck paint, also plenty of lead, oil and turps.
S BLUM & CO. Inc.
GOOD GOODS
Phones 12 and 13
and planting is now in progress. Seed
for gardens in Alaska are sown about
June 1, and the crops mature very
rapidly, in fact, as early as August.
Men, women and children are new
engaged in establishing community
gardens and Alaska will produce
more foodstuffs this year than in its
history.”
“All vegetables are shipped from ]
Washington, but if Alaska is cut off!
from the rest of the world, she could I
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feed herself on wheat, bearmeat, fish
and birds.
Miss Hon has been instructor in
the schools at Valdez, the past year.
There are two schools, the high school
which employs two instructors and a
public school which has three teach
ers. The schools for the Indians in
that country are provided by the gov
ernment. A great work has been done
by the teachers in improving the san-;
ilary conditions of the schools. The1
high school is accredited to the Cali-1
fornia university, and other universi- j
ties in the west. F. G. Davis is the!
superintendent of schools and Mrs
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Davis was before her marriage, Missj
Bess Cornell, of Fort Smith.
"The people of Alaska are very
much as the people of the United
States in their social tendencies. They
are an intellectual people, this is due
in a measure, to the fact that during ;
the long hours of-darkness and cold
they read. They are well-read and .
have traveled extensively,” said Miss
Hon. Since the ships are cut off from
Europe, Alaska has developed as a
great place for tourists.
The heavy snows begin to fall in
early October and last until the last j
of May. When the snow gets heavy !
the wheels are taken off the wagons
and even from the baby carriages and
runners substituted. No traveling is
done during this time exeept by boat,
as people are afraid to brave the gla
cial wind. In going out in one of
these heavy snow storms it is neees- j
sary to keep to the beaten path. Dur
ing the winter the moon rises at 4
o'clock in the afternoon and electric
lights are kept burning during the
day. When a person has lived in that
far away country to see the ice come
and go he is dubbed by the natives
a "sourdough” that being the name
applied to a native Alaskan.
“Valdez has a number of beauti
ful club houses, among them being
the Alaskan Moose and the Tillieum,”
said Miss Hon. “Beautiful parties and
dances are given at these club houses
and lodges. Alaska is different, how
ever, in that when citizens go visiting
they go to the United States and nev
er think of going from one city to
another in Alaska.
“My return trip was made in six
days, ordinarily it is made in five,
but owing to a washout in Montana
my train was delayed 36 hours. ” The
entire trip was made in inside pas
sage with the exception of two days
which was made in open sea. While
on board the Alameda, I made the ac
quaintance of Bleack Beaver and Lit
tle Hell, prominent characters in Re"
Beache’s stories.
"I am much delighted with that
country, its people, their customs of
living and the efforts they are mak
ing to better themselves.”—Fort
Smith, <Ark.) Herald.
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
WE PAY
C ast Iron $25 per ton.
Wrought Iron $18 per ton. . ...
C'opper $26 per ton.
Brasa $18 per ton.
lead 8 Vic per pound.
Rubber 7Me per pound.
Qt. Beer Bottles 27 Me per doz.
Pint Beer Bottles 17H j>er doz.
Rags $2.50 per 100 pounds.
Paper $1.00 per 100 pounds.
Manila Rope 4 He per pound.
P. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
Launch Patsy
for Charter Anwyhere on
VALDEZ BAY
At any Time Day or Night
J. D. Jefferson
VALDEZ, ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
SO l«8
Free end Accepted Muon
Regular Communications first Wed
tiesday In each month In McKinley
Hall Visitors always welcome
F. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary.
LAUNCH
PATHFINDER
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
Sailing weekly out of Valdez
will deliver passengers, mail, ex
press and fast freight at any
point on Prince William Sound.
PATES REASONABLE
Periodical service by agree
ment to outlying camps a spe
cialty.
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
VALDEZ, ALASKA
A. M. DIERINGER j
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genet al Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
Tillikum Club.
Pboae '15 tlrKkovry Street
Contract Surgeon, 0. S. Army
A. > Surgeon. U S. Public Health Sere.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Grdatte Aatloaal I'alyeraliy,
Waebtagtoa, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez'Since 189S
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & D1MOND
ATTORNEY 8-AT-LAW
Odre Opposite Coart Hoaae
Pboae St VAI.DEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LTOSB a B RITCH1B
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
OBeei Is stslltg Bulldlag
Phone 101 valdez. Alaska
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted 1/enses Ground
VALDEZ HOSPITAL j
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN. Pk C.. M. D. Prop.
Jos. A. L ilverman Ph. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office bourt--l to 4 p. m —7 to 8 p. m.
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 176 Office Tel. 19 !
Hoyle Block Valdez ]
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
W. M, CONLEY President,
Valdes Alaska. *
GEORGE M. BARRY Secretary.
Valdes Alaska.
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