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Harr? V. Hoben. P Frank L. Ballalna. Sec. Erich Lucas. Treat.
EnUred at aecond-clata matter September, 2. 1916, at the poatofflce at Seward. Alaaka, |
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Onk Ykah. in advance.110.00
Thic Alaska Wkkkly Post, by mail $ 3.00
i’kk month, active reu.• ..tiau
Advkktising Katkn on application.
GAINING A NOTCH
Among the most important decisions of the supreme
court yesterday were those upholding the workingmen’s
insurance and compensation acts of Washington, New
York and Iowa. These acts bring the standing of labor
up a step on the ladder of life, for they tend to bind more
closely the interests of employer and employee, at the
same time making unnecessary much litigation in cases
of injury or ill health resulting from the service rendered
by the latter to the former.
With all our backward slips the old world gains a
notch every now and then.
And it cannot be denied
It’s a good place to reside.
NO PLACE FOR SAILING SHIPS
—
The wreck of the Harold Blekum at Eagle harbor is
a strong indictment against sending sailing ships into Al
askan waters in winter. By the able way in which he
handled his vessel after being dropped off Cape Ommaney
by the power boat which was towing her to Seward, the
skipper of the Blekum proved himself a master mariner.
He was able to get her into port and out again on this
rock bound coast without the aid of a tug; but not at
Kodiak.
Early Russian history of Alaska concerning expedi
tions from Siberia looks like a page from the disaster lists
of Lloyds. Only one of every five managed to return home
without being shipwrecked.
THE APPAM CASE
Germany will prbably complain against the United
States on the final decision of our supreme court in regard
to the Appam case. The Appam was captured upon the
high seas, and the prize crew rather than risk the lives
of the passengers in the dash for Germany, successfully
made later by the raider Moewe, which effected the cap
ture and still later by the prize ship Yarrowdale, decided
to make for an American port. The decision of the court
returns the Appam to her previous owners.
In view of this decision it is probable that in event of
future raids, when a desirable passenger ship is captured,
the passengers will be put off in small boats or sent be
low’ decks while the prize crew tries to sneak her through
the mine bestrew n North sea to a home port.
BETTER THAN MANY VOLUMES
Future historians will probably chronicle the “mov
ing picture” as the greatest step in present civilization.
By no other means can knowdedge be imparted so thor
oughly and in so short a space of time.
Volumes have been written on the social evil, and
world w’ide campaigns have been made against it in an
effort to eradicate the dreaded attendant diseases, but
nothing ever produced from the pen of man could so vivid
ly or truthfully set forth the warning in the space of time
taken to exhibit the seven reels of “Damaged Goods.”
TOLD WHERE TO GO
What the loyal American constituents of “the
twelve,” who defied their colleagues, the president and
the country', in refusing to allow the senate to vote him
power to arm American merchantmen as a protection
against unrestricted sub warfare, will have to say may
be seen by the reception in his home state of Senator,
Work’s speech in which he charged the United States and
American citizens with being unneutral toward Germany,
an attitude which he said made the break with Germany
inevitable.
The Los Angeles city council by unanimous vote, de
nounced Senator Works for his attitude, and character
ized his attack upon the president as “uncalled for and un
timely and at variance with the spirit of true American
ism.” The resolution assured the president that Los An
geles and all California “thoroughly dissent from the un
patriotic opinions of the senator.” Further, the president
was assured by the council “of our hearty support of his
policy.” The resolution was adopted without comment,
but after its passage cheers rang through the council
chamber.
But it remained for the Los Angeles Times to deliver
the hardest blow at Senator Works from his own town.
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IF HE HAD ONLY QUIT SWEARING INSTEAD OF SM0KIN61 I
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—Donahey in Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Commenting upon his speech editorially the limes said:
‘‘It is to be hoped, but not expected, that when the
senatorial term of John D. Works expires, twenty days
hence, he will not return to this city but go to Germany or
hell. He misrepresents California, and in his old age the
creditable record he has made in many things, by protest
ing against the action of the president in severing diplo
matic relations with Germany. And he slanders his coun
try in saying that the United States has not been neutral
as a nation.”
Cheer Up Folks
THKRK’y MORE IN THE KITCIIKN
Opposites
YYfigg—I suppose we should all
marry our opposites. YY’agg—^ es,
but there is no reason why a man with
a future should marry a woman with
a past.—Philadelphia Record.
Rays and Raise
“Everybody emits rays. An angry
man emits violet rays; a contented
person emits pinkish rays.*'
“Sounds interesting. I wonder if
I
my boss would emit a ten dollar raise
( of mv salary!”—Exchange.
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Radium
Radium casts a glow that gives a
I violet tinge to glass and porcelain
| and a yellow hue to pure white paper.
The chains which cramp us most
j are those which weigh on us least.
Fifty-four students at the Univer
j sity of Washington are from Kitsap
| county.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
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Alaska . March 30
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