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VOLUME XII. NUMBER 23V. ” " " &k#ARft ALASKA WEDNESDAY, Mirth S, 19197^ T&N CENTS P^R COpi'
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DEPARTMENTS
ALL CUT Off
FROM FUNDS
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Twelve United States Senators, ac- \
cording to yesterday’s Associated.
Press dispatches, two especially, Sen- j
ator Lawrence Y. Sherman, of Illinois. |
and Senator Robert M. LaKollettt*. of
Wisconsin, the known pro-German,
both Republicans, filibustered in th?
United States Senate Monday night
and yesterday morning, and prevented
the passage of every measure giving
money for the operation of all the var
ious departments of the United States
government for the next two years.
This the sum substance of the re
markable filibuster, the most remark
able since the word “filibuster" was
used in this sense.
Words fail to express contempt for
these Senators, who for spite work,
un-Americanism a desire to embarras?
the Democratic Administration and to
imperil the financial conditions of the
United States, talked against time
preventing the passage of nationa*
measures, in other words, completely
tying up the United States govern
ment, as far as operation is concerned,
a government of which they are sup
posed to have been a part thereof.
According to the dispatches receiv
ed by the Gateway from the Associat
ed Press, neither the deficiency bill
nor the Sundry Civil Rill, and many
others were passed, all killed by the
filibusters.
The Sundry Civil Bill contains the
appropriations for all departments of
the United States government, navy,
war, Interior, Commerce, labor , judic
ial. etc., $750,000,000.
Not one cent has been appropriat
ed for the*o various departments.
The Sundry Civil bill also includ
es the appropriation of $4,000,000 for
the Alaskan Engineering Commission
This appropriation like the remainder
of the large appropriation asked bv
the government, was killed by the fil
ibuster. In Seward, immediately this
word was parsed around, began the
44What are we to do?”
For the present, an appropriation
of $4,000,000 is uppermost in the
minds of the people of this and other
Alaska localities, through which the
government railroad project is passing
or is proposed. But the question of
$746,000,000 is also, for the time be
ing, uppermost in the minds of 110,
000.000 people in the states.
Does it seem possible that twelve
men United States Senators, can
block the wheels of the government,
for any length of time? The answer is
a most emphatic “no”.
Every Depat tment of the United
States government is paralysed, even
the fnancial condition of the country
threatened, momentarily, by the spite
acts of 12 United States Senators.
But, these twelve United State*
Senators have done it and what will
be the next move?
Those who have been reading close
ly the trend of congressional events,
know full well that the Republican/
have been working to embarrass th->
President and his administration, havo
been working for an extra session of
Congres. The extra session now seems
most certain, in fact seems absolute.
President Wilson sailed today for
Paris. Probably President Wilson will
wireless the call for the extra session.
Probably by this time all interests
have decried the twelve Senators, and
irged the President in view of the re
on <truction period, and to immediate
!y call the extra session. President
Wilson is alive to the importance of
•rhis matter, for a government as pow
erful a? the United States. financial!>
and in all other ways, must not b»
para! i zed.
When the extra call will come, is
not known at this writing, but it is
logically expected to come shortly as
the fiscal year ends on June 30th, and
on that date all Departments of th.?
United States will cease to operate,
because of the lack of funds.
Regarding the Alaska government
railroad bill— this measure carried
t?„r) 000.000, various sums to be appio
wiated by Congress* at each session,
intil the total amount had been an
>ropriated. That is the reason why the
emaining $4,000,000 should have been
acted upon by the past Congress, an 1
vhy the appropriation was included in
the Sundry Civil Bill. The measure
was so worded that the entire appro
priation vras not made available im
mediately upon passage of the act, but
was to be appropriated in certain
amounts, until used.
The Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion now has, or should have, suffic
!ent funds* from the previous appro
nriations, to operate as it now is. un
til the extra session of Congress is
-ailed and the Sundry Civil Bill pass
ed.
The idea , expressed in Seward to
day, that the country has gone to
smash , because of the spite acts of
I twelve Senators, is most irrational
These expressions are made by the
thoughtless and not the hardjr ones,
those who are easily rebuffed and not
by the “come-backers”; those who are
shallow in conceptions and not by
those of possessed of combativeness,
those who are here today and gone to
morrow. •
The local situation is minimized by
1 the national situation the situation is
mi that will be bridged before evjn
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any threatened paralysis can take
I place.
As near as can be learned from a
! cursory examination of the present
: remarkable situation It would seem to
! be best explained by the opinion held
that the re-actionary coterie or group
of wilful Senators was directed solely
J in an effort to compel the President
| to remain in his own country.
For the last few daya sentiment
j seems to have been crystalizing in the
I issue as to whether or not our Nation
[ should, in any manner, directly or in
: directly, become embroiled in the
i hotch-pot of European politics.
Our Nation has so long existed up
| on the platform of non-participation
in European affairs that, as the war
is ended, we should at once retire to
our own fireside, and refuse the en
tanglements, however seductive and j
alluring, of Old World alliances.
There will be some, perhaps who
: will inquire, as to the legality of Pres*
| ident Wilson calling an extra session,
by wireless or even from Paris. Le
gally, the transport George Washing
ton. is the property of the United
States government, the temporary |
abiding place of the Chief Executive:
the mansion used as the residence of!
the President in Paris, is property of
the United States government, recog
nized as the temporary home of the
President. Therefore, the Prsident £an
call, to all opinions, an extra session
on tin high seas or in Paris.
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 5— Will
iam Piggott, representing Seattle at
the Governor's and Mayor's confc
ence, declared today that there wa- n ■> i
excuse for the important legislation '
for reclamation projects, and for con
tinuance of construction of the Alaska
railroad being held up by Congress
because “the Senate f*’d<i!ed while i
Rome burned.”
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UNWORKED MEXICAN MINES
MAY NOW BE STARTED UP
MEXICO CITY, Mar., 6— J. W.
Kimpton, a London capitalist, has ar- i
! rived in Mexico City for the purpose
; of establishing a bank to provide
min\s long unworked with sufficient
cap t il to purchase machinery and
| pla^o themselves on a profitable basis.
1 It i; also stated that the British cap
| ita’ist is endeavoring to secure con
cesr ’on for constructing a railway be
tween Tabasco and Yucatan to facili
tate the movement of sisal and other
products of that ergion.
SOUTHEASTERN*NATIVES
ESTABLISH CITIZENSHIP
Word comes from Juneau to the ef
fect. that the natives of Southeastern
Alaska are taking advantage of the
terrtorial act under which they may
| be r'iven the privilege of citizenship
unf^r certain conditions. More than
thirty applications of natives for cer
tifi \iteo to establish their citizenship
are *n file at the office of the federal
court clerk at Juneau.
Applications are made by the na
tive.!. signed by a government school
! teacher, who certifies that the native
I has passed examinations fitting him
for citizenship, and by six white citi
zen, who certify as to the native's
cjiartctcf.
WILSON OFF
FOR PARIS
NEW YORK, March, 5— President
Wilson sailed this forenoon aboard tli?
United States transport George Wash
ington, determined not to come hack
until “its over over there,” as he said
in a speech last right at the Metropol
I iton theatre, defending the principles
){ the League of Nations.
The departure today of President
.Vilson was marked by simplicity con
trasting to the noisy demonstration
.vhen he sailed the first time. Owing
to the early hour, there was only a
■>mall crowd at the Pier and the Pre*d
tent, hat in hand, waved his farewell
as the band played the “Star Spangled
Banner.”
As the transport steamed down the
harbor, escorted by destroyers, t\\n
Presidential salute of 21 guns boom' d
fortn.
President Wilson spent the night
aboard the Transport.
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PALMER APPOINTED
WASHINGTON, March f>— Pro*
dent Wilson yesterday gave a recess.-,
appointment to A. Mitchell Palmer, as
United States Attorney General.
CLEMENCY EXTENDED
WASHINGTON. March, 5— Presi
dent Wilson granted clemency to fifty
three cases of convictions under the
espionage act and a full pardon to
Frederick Krafft, of Newaik, Secr"
tary of the New Jersey Socialist
party.
ALASKAN APPOINTMENTS
SEATTLE, March 5— Confirma
tion of Judge Bunnell and United
States District Attorney Roth, of the
Fourth Judicial District are believed
to have been held-up by the filibuster
of Congress. Recess appointments will
likely be made as in the case Qf others
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RECLAMATION BILL LOST
SEATTLE, March, 5— Secretary
of the Interior Lane’s soldiers reclam
ation bill was also lost in yesterday’s
Congressional filibuster.
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KING EMANUEL GRANTS
ANNESTY TO SOLDIERS
FOR VARIOUS OFFENSES
ROME, Mar. , 5— By A. P.-~
King Emanuel has granted annesty to
soldiers and their families who have
been sentenced for politictl and econ
omic offenses. Treason and specula
tion have been excluded however and
those convicted of these offenses must
serve their sentences.
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PASTRIES AGAIN ARE
BEING SOLD IN PARIS
PARIS, Mar., 5— Pastries have
come back to Paris. French pastries
are famous. No Parisian woman shops
of an afternoon without indulging in
a cake. Not until the last summer of
the war did the privations it brought
drive pastries entirely out. And they
have promptly reappeared with the
coming of peace.
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PARIS, March 5— A Russian Jew,
by the name of Kneller fired two re
volver shots from the Palais de Le
fysee, towards President Poincaire’s
residence. The bullets fell harmlessly
into the court. KneMer win arrested
and declared that he desired to make u
protest against Allied inte.'vention in
Russia.
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UNEMPLOYED
INCREASING
BY THOUSANDS
WASHINGTON, March f>— The un
employed situation is increasing in the
New England states, New York, Pen
nsylvania and New Jersey. The unem
ployed in these sections is estimated
at not les-; than 365,000. It is stated
that Ohio also has 110 000 unemploy
ed.
SPARTACANS
TO DE AIDED
DY THE BOLS
BERLIN, March, 5— An official
statement says that the Spartacans
iave inaugurated a movement to seize
Koenisberg, East Prussia, and open a
•outo to Moscow so that the Bolsheviki
army can come to assist the Sparta
•an^ and their government in Ger
many.
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GOVERNMENT TAKES
OVER BIG AVIATION HELD
CAPE MAY, N. J., Mar5— Three
lund.od and forty1 nine acres at this
esort, the ground on which are erect
'd the Naval Air station and the Sub
marine base buildings and barracks,
’iave been taken over by the govern
ment.
Commander J. B. Patton, in charge
of land for the Fourth Naval District
’ias notified the municipality to re
move all its property from the reser
•»at»on.
Tbo price the government is to pay
•vill be fixed by an appraisal board, if
no agreement is reached between the
M.o.vy Department and the owners.
About $4,000,000 is said to be the sum
the owners ask, -
4v Aatociated Prow*
PARIS, March 5— A Zurich dia
patch says that at a meeting of the
German cabinet Monday, which was
attended by party leaders and ship
owners, it was- decided that Germany
could not submit to coercion from the
Entente Powers, either in the armis
tice negotiations or peace parleys. The
men assembled declared that the de
mand regarding the requisition jf
j ships was held absolutely inacceptable.
Already a press campaign has been
started against the armistice and the
preliminary' peace terms.
PROGRAM OF
! LABORITFS IS
MADE PUBLIC
(By H. E. Bectol)
PARIS, Mar., 5— Delegates of the
five big nations which dominate the
peace congress are thoroughly awake
to the necessity for putting through
a board international labor program.
The committee which has been as
signed to this phase of the work of
*;he peace congress is confident that
the peace treaty will contain these de
clarations:
For eight-hour day.
Free assemblage and free speech.
That human labor is not an article
>f commerce.
Seamen’s right to leave vessels.
Against child labor.
They expect the congress will call
for a great international convention
with in a few months , with labor, em
ployers and the governments repre
sented which will work out solutions,
\Vhether covered by the peace congress
or not, and write the intenational la
bor conventions.
They propose the establishment of
a permanent labor bureau within the
league of nations, with inspectors and
courts to expose, and perhaps penalize
through the league every violation cf
the conventions.
The plan presupposes the rcspor
sHjilitv of each nation for any viola
tion by an employer or worker sub
ject to that nation.
British laborites are emphasizing
the permanent bureau idea and are
busv on a constitution.
The Gompers delegation is stres
sing the necessity for a declaration of
labor principles in the treaty.
The world-wide restlessness of la
bor has roused the peace delegates to
the urgency of the situation.
GIVE BACK~OLD JOBS
WASHINGTON, March 5— Naval
stations have received instructions to
give old jobs back to the men who left
to QAter the fighting branch**
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