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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914.
THE AMERICAN EXAMPLE
'A dispatch from Toronto contrast
ing the 3,000 miles of unguarded
frontier that divide the United S*ates
from the British possession of Can
ada with the bristling frontiers of
Europe suggests the real reason why
the United States has for a century
maintained peace with Great Britain.
The arrangement concluded in Ap
ril, 1817, between Richard Bush, act
ing Secretary of State, and Charles
Bagot, Great Britain’s Envoy Extra
ordinary, limited the naval force up
on the Great Lakes to one vessel of
not over 100 tons burden on Lake
Ontario, armed with one eighteen
pound cannon; on the upper lakes to
two similar vessels, and on Lake
Champlain to one such vessel. These
vessels, needless to say, were not for
war, hut as a provision against
smugglers. The few antiquated brick
forts along the great boundary are
about as strong as sheepfolds.
The disarming of the American
frontier disarmed suspicions. The
fortifying of European boundaries has
invited suspicion and attack, and the
elaborate European preparations as
“insurance” against war have made
war inevitable. The hundred mil
lions of people this side the Cana
dian border do not molest the eight
millions on that side, not because oc
casions for international jealousy
have not arisen, but because in the
absence of brute force reason has in
variably prevailed. Americans did
not readily forget the burning of
Washington by the British in 1814.
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Canadians felt that the Ashburton
treaty of 1842 permitted the state
of Maine to encroach on their terri
tory, and they caviled over the boun
dary question on the Pacific coast.
Then there was the report of the
Alaska Boundary Commission, so un
satisfactory to the Dominion. In
1864, when the federal government
was suspected of entertaining de
signs of invading Canada, and lat
er during the revival of distrust ov
er the Alabanui incident, one of the
deciding factors for the continu
ance of peace was this mutually un
guarded frontier. Both countries had
prepared for nothing hut peace, and,
in the words of the late Prof. Sum
ner, what we prepare for that we
shall get.—Ex._
Reply To Challenge for Debate of Rev.
Chas. S. Price To Socialist Local.
The majority of Socialists do not
claim that “the principles of Social
ism and of Christianity are identi
cal,” hence there can be no issue
taken on that subject. The follow
ing definition from the Encyclopedia
Britannica is generally accepted by
Socialists and those who have studied
the subject, viz: “Ethics of Social
ism and the ethics of Christianity are
identical. The general tendency is
to regard Socialistic any interference
undertaken by society in behalf of
the poor. In general it may be de
scribed as that movement which
seeks, by economic changes, to de
stroy the existing inequalities of the
world’s social conditions.”
It is doubtless some such state
ment that Mr. Price has taken ex
ception to, but when it comes to de
finitions we are willing to letfte it
to any standard dictionary, without
debate. CHAS. G. GANTY,
Secretary Local Valdez, S. P. A.
BIG PROGRESSIVE
LOSS IN MAINE
Following is the official vote of
the state of Maine at the recent elec
tion. It shows that both old parties
gained heavily at the expense of the
bull moose outfit over the presiden
tial vote of 1912:
President. Governor.
1912. 1914.
Republican .26,545 57,662
Democratic .51,113 61-.245
Progressive .48,493 17,443
Moose Dance.
The regular Saturday night dance
given by the Moose will be given at
Moose hall. Fine music and excel
lent lunch served at midnight.
Vote For
George R. Goshaw
To the Voters of the Third Division:
As it is impossible for me at this time, owing to the close
of the mining and business season at this placer camp, to
come before you in person, I find it necessary to make
this announcement through the medium of the press.
I desire your vote for Senator to the Territorial
legislature, from the Third Division, at the
Election on Tuesday, November the Third.
My friends have not urged me to seek this office, nor
does the office seek me, I SEEK THE OFFICE, and I want
your support and vote.
I am solely responsible for my candidacy, and have
made no pledges or promises to any individual, party or
concern, and if elected will go to Juneau, absolutely unham
pered with ties of any kind; to do that which will advance
the interests of the whole people of Alaska:—not to go there
and vote “aye and nay” during the session, but to work
with a will and a knowledge of affairs, gained from a con
siderable experience, especially in this Division, and con
tinue such work, throughout the year and the entire term
of office.
If-you feel that you can NOT honestly and sincerely
cast your ballot for any of the other candidates for this
office, THEN VOTE FOR ME. Yours very truly,
Chisana, Alaska, Sept. 1, 1914. GEORGE R. GOSHAW.
For Senator
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MEXICAN FIGHT
FIRST BUTTLE
New Rebellion Starts With Victory
for General Villa—Troops Com
manded By Gen. Maytorena.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Sept. 26.—The
first battle of the new revolution
against the Mexican provisional gov
ernment headed by Carranza, was
fought yesterday between the army
commanded by General Hill, who fa
vors Carranza and the troops of Gov
ernor Maytorena, the Villa governor
of Sonora. The battle resulted in
a victory for General Maytorena.
Villa Starts for Torreon.
EL PASO, Tex., Sept. J6.—Gener
al Villa and a force of 40.000 men with
field artillery is now marching on
Torreson, which city he will capture
and use as a base of operations
against Mexico City.
Washington Mexican Communications
Cgt.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—All com
munication between this city and
Mexico City has been cut. The de
partment, however, is in constant
communication with General Funston
by cable and wireless but can receive
no idea of conditions in Mexico City.
During all previous rebellions in
Mexico the foreign powers had large
numbers of legation guards in Mex
ico for the defense of the foreigners,
but Germany, France, England and
Japan have withdrawn all troops who
were in civilian clothes at different
hotels waiting for trouble, and the
foreigners must depend upon them
selves for safety.
/VERA CRUZ, Sept. 26.—Constitu
tional troops stationed near here were
liar, who is marching on Vera Cruz
sent north last night to meet the
troops commanded by General Agu
to take the city from the American
troops. The Constitutionalists fear a
clash with the United States and will
make every effort to prevent the
clash of American and Mexican
troops.
VIRGINIA JOINS
THEORY STATES
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 26.This
state went dry at the recent state
election. The majority against the
liquor element was surprisingly
large. The saloon men admit de
feat and will close up their places
of busines when the law becomes ef
fective.
CHARGE INDIANS FOR
LONG AGO CRIME
Murder is one crime that is never
outlawed by time. Justice is relent
less and tireless and timeless in its
pursuit of the murderer and practi
cally all of them sooner or later come
to grief.
In this instance justice is repre
sented by the United States district
attorney’s office, which secured in
dictments at Ruby directed against
two well known Indian bad men of the
Yukon, Old Toby and Old Jimmie,
both of whom were arrested a day
or two ago by Deputy Marshal Berg
at Nulato and are at present Jailed
at Ruby. They are accused of hav
ing murdered two white men whose
names cannot' be given now, many
years ago, shortly after the discov
ery of Fairbanks. One of these men,
who was found murdered in June,
1904, was carrying the mail when the
crime was committed and $1,000 was
taken from his mail sack. He was
killed along the trail near Louden,
which is between Ruby and the
mouth of the Koyukuk river.
The other murdered man was a
prospector, whose body was found in
August, 1905, near Koyukuk station,
which is in the same general district.
For many years the government has
been working on these cases in a
silent yet effective manner and at
last the web of evidence became so
strong as to warrant taking the two
Indians inne custody at least and
giving them a trial. The natives are
feared by the better class of natives
all along the Yukon, it is said, and
have established reputations as bud
men.
They will not be tried for some
time yet, it is stated by District At
torney Crossley today, as many of the
important witnesses have to be sub
poenaed from a distance.—Fairbanks
News-Miner.
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Stockholders Meeting.
The annual stockholders meeting of
the Sealey-Davis Mining Company
will be held at the office of the com
pany at -Valdez, Alaska, on the 6th
day of October, 1914, at the hour of
2:00 p. m., at which meeting aboard
of five directors will be elected for
the ensuing year and such other bus
iness will be transacted as may prop
erly come before said meeting.
H. F. SUESSDORF,
k Oct. 7 Secretary.
Notice.
Judge F. M. Brown will conduct
a class in shorthand at the Valdez
high school during evenings this win
ter. The class will commence about
November 1 and the tuition will be
free. All who wish to join tho class
should give their names to Miss Car
nall or Professor Davis of the high
school.
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.Civil Engineer end
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Valdez, Alaska.
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Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land
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Formerly Surveyor Alaska Boundary Survey
Valdez, Alaska. !*• 0. BOX 274
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