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THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1017 ~ j
WHY I OPPOSED THE PRESIDENT.
By William J. Stone.
In view of the indecent attacks to
which he has been subjected by the
Republican press Senator William
Joel Stone issued the following state
ment in the St. Louis Republic, the
leading Democratic paper of St.
Louis. The statement coming from
the Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations deserves the same
attention as a message from the Pres
idem of the United States or any oth
er high official. Mr. Stone is one of
1he foremost Democrats of the Middle
West, and is mentioned as a possible
candidate for the presidency in 1920.
it is a curious fact that of all the
papers in the country which bitterly
attacked him for his stand, not one
would publish his explanation. We
print the most important passages
from Senator Stone’s manifesto:
"I took no part in any filibuster.
These are the facts: On the morning!
of the day the President addressed the
joint session of Congress, February
20, 1 was called to the White House j
for consultation with the President 1
and was then informed of the Presi
dent’s intention to address the Con
gress that afternoon and to recom
mend the passage of the statute which
has been the subject of this contro- j
versy.
“According to our invariable cus
tom, the President and 1 discussed j
the subject with absolute frankness.
1 told him that, in my opinion, it
would be a serious blunder to take
that step, and gave him my reasons,
but evidently without convincing him.
1 felt convinced that such a law, if
enacted and enforced, would lead in
evitably to war, and I was opposed to
plunging this country into that hor
ror of horrors without greater provo
cation than we had so far experienc
ed. In addition, I was of the opinion
that such a law would be in direct
conflict with the plain letter of the
Constitution of the United States,
which Senators, as well as the Presi
dent, are sworn zealously to support
and defend.
•‘I parted ' from the President
weighted with ominous apprehension
but without any change in my per
sonal sentiments for him. He came,
as you know, to the Capitol that aft
ernoon and delivered his address.
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"When the Committee met the
next morning the bill, then in print,
was taken up and considered. Vari
ous amendments were offered. Some
of these amendments, for the most
part of minor importance, were agreed
to. I ofTered an amendment proving
in substance and effect that no Amer
ican merchant ship armed or convoy
ed by the United States should be
permitted to transport munitions of
war destined for delivery to the arm
ed forces of a belligerent Government
at war with another Government with
which the United States is at peace.
"The United States was then, and
is still at peace with all the Powers at
war, even with Germany. Diplomatic
relations have been severed with Ger
many. but the relations of the two
Governments are those of peace, not
of war. Practically all men. even the
President, agree to that. The trans
portation of war supplies to the En
tente powers by or through the aid ,
of any govermental agency would be i
indisputably a most offensive, unneu-1
tral act on our part, and would, in
law, be of itself an act of war. To!
transport such supplies, difectly or
indirectly, through any public agency
of the Government, would be often
s-ive in the highest degree, not. only to
Germany, but to all the other Central
Powers with whom our relations nf
amity have not been broken or dis
turbed. This would be true, because
munitions so transported and deliver
ed to the Allies would be used in com
mon against the armed forces of all
the opposing powers. It was to
;uard against this situation that I
proposed my amendment.
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“I did not at any time, by any ob
jection or otherwise obstruct the le
gitimate consideration of the bill or
stand in the way of a vote upon it. I
was, and am still, opposed to plung
ing this country into this horrible
war, if we can honorably keep out
of it. Both sides have ruthlessly vio
lated the rules of maritime warfare,
as heretofore understood and prac
ticed. Unhappily, it is a truth of his
tory that in great wars the belliger-,
cuts treat international law more as'
a fiction than as an authority, accord
ing to their interests and necessities.’'!
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GERMANY AND MEXICO.
The American people will deri\
little comfort from the report from
Mexico regarding the influence Ger-i'
many is wielding over Carranza and;!
his government. Just what our gov-j1
eminent knows of German operations;
in Mexico has not been disclosed but'
probably it is well informed. When
the administration gave out informs- j<
tion on the Zimmerman note it show-;,
ed It was not in the dark as to the;'
German influence over Carranza.
It may have been observed that
the president-elect has been peculiar
ly quiet about the Zimmermann let- 1
ter. The only official word on the 1
subject was a denial that it had been '
received by the Mexican government. (
There was no assurance of good will
toward the United States.
Information which is professedly
authentic, carried in an Associated
Press dispatch, says that Germany’s
diplomatic and financial affairs—in- j
ternal and external—are virtually be-1
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VALDEZ ALASKA
Ing dominated by the German lega
tion and the German bank at Mexico
City. It is reported that Germany
'and Mexico have been in wireless com
munication and that a wireless sta
tion was built at the capital by Ger
man engineers. How much credence
can be placed in these statements it
is difficult to say, but all the reports
regarding operations of Germans in
Mexico must be accepted as having
an important collateral bearing on the
main situation ns revealed by the
Zimmermann instructions.
One fact is known—and that is
that about 400 Germans are enter
ing Mexico from the United States
daily, and that many of them are re
servists. Possibly this circumstance
would hold but little interest in view
of the probability of our going to war
with Germany, but for the fact that
Teutons are welcomed in Mexico and
are given a haven of refuge by the
Carranza government, for which the
United States is responsible.
If Germany and the United States
become involved in war we may ex
pect Mexico to be the base of Ger
man operations in the Western hem
isphere, and it is one of the proba
bilities that a demand for the erad*
oation of the German influence will
be made upon the Carranza govern
ment.
THE news that the first shipment
of cannery machinery for the Valdez
Packing Company will reach here
early next week is good news to Val
dezans and marks an epoch in the
history of the development of this
city. The establishment of this vast
enterprise would not become an
eventuality but for the prompt and
public spirited action of our city
council in agreeing to Mr. Emel's con
ditions, and meeting him more than
half way in an effort to secure this
industry. With the cannery running
'tils summer there will be no neces
sity of our people risking the trip to
Anchorage to secure problematical
employment. Work can be securer
it home for all who desire it. The
ound of the whistle of the Valdez
i’acking Company means industrial
mancipation lor the citizens of Val
lez.
SEATTLE'E Auto Club, in a com
nunication to the Secretary of the
'hamber of Commerce, states that
ourist travel to the North will be
:eavier than for any year previous,
iome arrangement should be made
,y the city tending to the entertain
nent of these tourists. Pleasant trips
an be provided to the glacier and the
■anyon at a minimum expense, and
,ir clubs si. .id prepare to entertain
hem in every manner possible. Val
lez has always had a record for her
plendid hospitality. Her citizens will
ndeavor to surpass all previous ef
orts the coming year.
THE Seattle P.-I., of March 4, in
ommenting upon the decision of
ludge Jennings in the contest for del
gale, states that for the eminent jur
at to say that the provisions of the
dection law were directory and not
nandatory would be to deprive the
aw of its power to cure the evils that
t seeks to end; and that the official
iallots lawfully voted were thus the
inly ballots which could be considered
inder the ruling of Attorney General
Jrigsby.
IF you are unpopular there must
je a reason for it.
ONE thing about growing old is
hat a man grows so used to disap
pointments that he does not mind
hem any more.
THE man who brags that he is his
■wn master seldom exercises the priv
ilege of bossing himself.
EVER notice how mad the man
who has not set foot in his church
for ten years gets when somebody
knocks his church.
THEY say nobody loves a fat man
but there are more thin women and
men pungling up good hard cash fo
patent nostrums guaranteed to pro
duce fat than there are fat men try
ing to get thin.
IT IS a remarkable home that does
not need a Peace Conference every
now and then.
TO READ some of our exchanges
one would think it was a crime for
a person to desire peace.
THE worst form of ignorance is in
not knowing how to keep still.
The freighter Juneau arrived in
port about 1 o’clock this morning with
a cargo of powder for the Granbv
mine, and left about two hours later.
REVOLUTION TO INCREASE
U. 8.—RUSSIA TRADE
PETROGRAD, March 29.—A new
impetus to commercial intercourse
between ussia and America is a re
sult expected to grow out of the re
volution. It is thought the change in
government removes a stumbling
block which evisted under the old re
gime to the re-enactment of the com
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Good
Goods.
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Phone 12
Moderate
Prices .
In Our Delicatessen Department
today you will find
Jones’ Dairy Farm Sausage
SARATOGA CHIPS
KIPI'EREI) SALMON
SUMMER SAUSAGE
LIVER SAUSAGE
SALT MACKEREL
SALMON BELLIES
CHILE CHEESE
riMENTO CHEESE
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
received on last boat.
ORANGES
KI/OR1DA GRAPE FRUIT
LETTUCE
GREEN PEPPERS
KAIHKHKK
I'AKSLKY
RHUBARB
ONION SKTS
and a fine line of Staple Vegetables.
For Fresh Pies, Layer Cakes, Cookies, Rolls, Doughnuts,
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Bread of all kinds, try us
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
I'HONK 12 IN FORMER H. I*. KINO HL1)G.
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
A finely equipped institution
for the care and treatment of
cases of every character. Skill
ed nurses in attendance.
Private Rooms.
Terms Reasonable.
Jos. A. Silverman Ph. G. M. D.
Proprietor.
Boyle Block Yaltlc/.
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
mercial treaty. The impediment has
been the insistence of the Russian
government in applying to natural
ized American Jews the same restric
tions as those applied to Russian
Jews.
CHINA WOULD RESTORE
FORT ROWERS WRECKED
TIEN'-TSIN, China. March 29.—
Admiral Cheng Pi-kuang, the minister
of the navy, has revived the subject
of rebuilding the Taku forts, which
were destroyed by the allied forces
during the Boxer trouble in 1900.
The cabinet is considering the admir
al’s recommendation, and an effort
probably will be made in a short time
by the foreign office to gain permis
sion from foreign powers for the re
construction of the historic forts,
which stand at the mouth of the
Peiho river leading from Tientsin to
the sea. Under the protocol of 1901,
immediately following the Boxer
trouble. China is forbidden to for
tify the mouth of the Peiho.
Chief Clerk Alvah Karnes, of the
Railway mail service, was a through
passenger on the Alameda for An
chorage.
IN THE OVEN
AND OUT
RAISES THE
DOUGH
HOLD BY GROCERS
25c lb. Can.
ORESCENT MEG. OO.,
Seattle, Waab.
|L< lUIE’S CAFE i
• 0|ten Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office •
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
j All Kinds of Pastry for Sale. :
: EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr. j
Candy Kitchen I
E. W. HUNT—la Owl Dmf Star*. i
FOUNTAIN DRINKS i
HOT COLD j
WE PAY
28 cents |>er pound for t opper
18 cents per |»ound for Brass
8c lb. for Rubber Shoes.
7c lb. for 1/ead.
#20.00 per ton for cast iron.
#15 per ton Wrought Iron.
5c per lb. for Rope.
3}£c per pound for Rags.
$20.00 per ton for Paper.
27c per doz. Beer Bottles. «|ts.
17c doz. Beer Bottles, pints.
E. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
VALDEZ CAFE & BAKERY j
Cake*, Cookie* A Bn*, 15c per dozen.
Freaek, Bye aid Wkite Bread 12 1-2 |
ceat* per loaf. Order* takes for special -;
occasion*. J
BERGSTROM A ROGSTAD. Prop*. '<
PHONEJ17 - Thne doors below Owl Drs* j
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, prop
S i RICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth ATS, Seward. Alaska
Arctic Hotel
Is for tlie present closed.
Wateli for the Opening An
nouncement.
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRINC, Prop
for first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants' Cafe. tf
Downey's Box Candies at Muni's
Candy Kitchen. tf
Full line Koenig's Chocolates at
Keystone Produce Co. tf
A fresh lot of Haas' Candles receiv
ed on last boat, from 50 cents to $2
a box. Valdez Drug Co. tf
CITY EXPUESS. Phone 82; ready
to trunsfe. bu;,R..0<j for you. tf
PROFESSION.! I. CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
unices over \ ul.lejt Drug ('».
I’houe *13 McKinley Street
Contract Surge.*n. r. s. Army ^
A. A Surgeon. I.' X. Public llcaltfli Serv 1
(Marine Hospital) t
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JOS. A. SILVERMAN, PH. 6. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Over Owl Drug Co.
OFFICE HO'JUS:
1 to 4 P. M. 7 to 8 I’. M
Sunday by Appointment.
Res. Phone 176 Office Phone Hr
DR. H. COCKERILLE +'
Graduate National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
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DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOlitNEY’9-AT-LAYV
OBcf Opposite Court House
Phone S* VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS * K K1TCH:K /
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-S'!-LAW
Ofllees Is " h■>!!••£ Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D *
JVNKAl’, ALASKA
Idasse.s Kitted louses (•■omul
V.VLDKZ 1X>DGK
NO 108
|i'm aad *««»!«< Maaona
Regular Communication* nrsi Wed
nesday In each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 18$
Western Federation of Miner*
W. H. GARNER. President.
Granite Mine
GUST KRINC. Secretary.
Valdes Alaska.
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Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's
I Prices reasonable. •
A new line ot heaters priced right.
, at Mead's. tt