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The Alaska Weekly Post
Published Daily, Except Sundays and Holdiays
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GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY, (Inc.)
Elmer A. Friend. Editor R .. . ^
Harry V. Hoben, President *rank Ba,,alne* S^*
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Shower baths are all right, ami most everybody en
joys them in a proper place and proper atmosphere, blit
the showe’’ bath one gets al mg the Third avenue bridge
from several sprays from t' e water mains, makes one
ashamed ti> look a bath tub in the face. And the time and
place is also out of joint with, the conditions. s
Seward is coming up in fine shape in the Red Gross
Christmas roll call. There is not a man, women or child in
Sewai d who can afford to say they are not members. It on
ly takes a dollar, a little sacrifice and the great cause has
been helped and m> one can tell how far the dollar will go
towards al. iviating the conditions of the unfortunates.
Those who surrendered their first papers and re
nounced their intentions to I *come citizens of the United
States, in order to avoid military service, are going to rue
that action as long as they I've. When the general public
has time to breathe easier following the signing of the ar*
mistic and the slipping back into conditions of peace, there
will be such an arousal of public opinion against the sur
render- of the- first- panel*- slacker, that he will literally
be driven out by those of hi > <*wn people. Proposals to de
port all persons who surrendered their papers; proposal?
to settle with this class of cowards, as they should be dealt
with, are coming up in all cities.
In Seattle, several weeks ago the matter came up be
fore a public gather’ng and UlaVence L. Reames, special
assistant to the United States Attorney, made a mos'
thrilling talk about the deseiters. The Post Intelligence)
the next day printed several sages of names of those wh<
surrendered their first papa’s in that city. These name
are now being forwarded to \ 'ashington for action. Ever;
city in the country is doing i‘ie same. A radical step mu?'
be taken to oust the thing who is now without a country
District Attorney Reames, in his talk, among other
things said:
“These men, regarding whose status in the country
federal representatives are now investigating, have not
only surrendered their first papers, or applications to be
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come American citizens, but have placed themselves, with
Mil Knowledge of the conditions, in a class with aliens who
never can become citizens. As aliens they cannot hold pro
perty in this state, nor in any other state having sinulai
laws. They cannot obtain a license to do business, noi
hunt or fish. They cannot exercise any of the rights 01
privileges reserved for American citizens and lor those
who, obtaining all the benefits and sharing all the prosper
ity and protection of this country, have declared their in
tention of becoming full citizens.
‘‘As a further penalty it is possible that these men,
having resumed their allegiance to a foreign ruler or state,
will be deported- sent back to the country from which the\
came, as in the case of undesirable citizens who read
America's shores. Present laws do not authorize their de
portation, but it is understood that the naturalization of
ficers of the- department of justice at Washington will re
commend to congress that the necessary authority be giv
cn as soon as possible.”
Those who surrendered their papers in Seattle were
about evenly divided with natives of Sweden and Norwa>,
although there were two Russians and five Danes.
Remember, don’t talk about the weather, for you aii
know what happened over a week ago, when you began
naking remarks.
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Reports brought here from the westward by the Vi
king are that there has been no influenza epidemic west of
vodiak. This brings up the old adage, or something, but
gnorance being bliss, etc.
'fhe Editor likes to read the Alaska Railroad Record, |
the weekly paper issued by the Alaska Engineering Com
nission at Anchorage. This Record is supposed to be the
official report of what is doing on the railroad for it says
;o in black type right on the title page. Anchorage ap
pears to be the whole shooting match, however for there is
seldom any mention of Seward, Nenana, etc., so the editor j
has torn up all of his maps, for they are all wrong, for the
Anchorage goveniment railroad in Alaska starts at An-1
chorage, runs to Anchorage, taps the Anchorage country,
is financed by Anchorage, to Hades with the remainder
of the United States; only Anchorage men and women
work upon the railroad, extra tracks are being extended
from Anchorage twards little anchorages, etc., and then i
a couple of etes. Some Record, that should be made a boost ’
er for the entire country through which the Anchorage
People’s Railroda is supposed to traverse, in some sweet
day, some years hence, perhaps, maybe, if the United Stat
es Treasury does not go busted.
MANY DYING IN VIENNA DAILY
LONDON, Dec., 23— The continued food shortage in
Vienna has reduced the people to virtual living skeletons
with hones protruding, says the correspondent of the Lon-1
don Express in telegraphing conditions in the Austrian
capital to his paper.
Food is almost impossible to get and the people exist
chiefly on a thin soup, he declares. The suffering of the
people is terrible and hundreds are dying daily.
Wood is so scarce and so greatly needed for fuel that
paper coffins have replaced those of wood.
Even the clerks in the Spanish embassy are unable
to obtain food, asserts the correspondent, and are dying
of starvation.
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