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THE LAST FILIBUSTER
Robert LaFollette has been suffering from "tiilibust
eritus” for a number of years, but his performance ot
Saturday night and Sunday will probably end that sport
so far as the United States senate is concerned.
On previous “filibusters’’ the big little man’ from
Wisconsin has made his tight on some subject of more or
less interest to the people meaning those ol average wealth,
or no wealth at all, against those possessing more than
the average amount of worldly goods. Such fights always;
arouse admiration and the senator has a strong following,
both in his own state and throughout the nation.
In this fight to prevent congress from giving to
President Wilson the right to arm merchant ships tor pur
poses of defense against “unrestricted” submarine war
fare by Germany, Robert was probably speaking the
opinion of every resident of this country, who has a great
er love for Germany than for the United States. He was
also speaking for the "pacificists and “peace-at-any
price” folks.
The last census of the United States shows that nearly
half of the two million, five hundred thousand German
born residents of the l nited States live in the northeast,
central states, which includes Wisconsin, and LaFollette’s
constituency.
He was the leader of “the twelve, who wdled that
this country should how the knee to the kaiser’s edict
closing a portioin of the high seas in which he said "this
far and no farther shall your ships go and into these ports
onlv mav thev travel, but as for over there, not once under1
peril of sudden death without warning.” Never before in
the historv of maritime commerce of this nation was such
a blockade established, other blockades being merely
threats to confiscate or destroy contraband goods, which
is within the right of any nation at war.
Comment from every part of the country following
the president’s break with Germany for this threat shows
that the United States has not degenerated Into the gold
seeking, gold hording state of spineless government, which
our enemies allege. And yet in the face of this “the twelve”
dared to raise their heads and with the aid of an old
fogy rule which prevents the majority of the senate from
voting except by permission of the minority, brazened it
out to the end of the (>4th Congress, leaving the president,
the congress and the country “helpless and contemptible.
Men have been hanged for less.
COME IN ANI) TAKE A LOOK
From time to time the truth or falsity of news is. a
topic of discussion among those vitally interested in some
phase of the world’s affairs.
Occasionally an error is made in supplying the con
necting words or interpreting the meaning of the skeleton
cables received by Alaska newspapers, but such errors are
usuallv discovered when additional news on the subject is
received the following day or at least within a week, and
are then corrected.
On ordinary world events the Alaska press bats very
close to a thousand per cent, and considering the number
of censors and nations involved, the news of the world
war has been told with remarkable accuracy so far, al
though it must be said that all the news is not printed.
Spac* does not permit, much of it is mere repetition and
some never gets through the censor.
The next time you get into a debate over whether
such and such an item of news came in over the wire, why
not settle it. All messages received are filed and you will
find the editor ready to produce sufficient evidence to de
cide the question.
NO HARD FEELINGS, PLEASE
We acknowledge receipt of a joint protest from the
A. I). S. P. society against the editorial appearing in these
columns yesterday concerning the chance for the dead
ones to get a new start in life by planting a few potatoes
this spring. Fortunately the membership of this illustri
ous society forms but a small minority of Seward’s vigor
ous population. Solo is a fair form of recreation after a
hard days’ work, but these players did not make the pro
test. It was from the “All Day Solo Players,” who neg
lect to do the day’s work, who sent the “hilly doo.” S’all
right fellows, if the shoe fits, by all means don’t go bare
footed.
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Cheer Up Folks
THERK’3 MORE IN THE KITCHEN
Kuhhing It In
Hob—Perhaps we had better forget
one another? Hess—Oh, I couldn’t do
1 that. I have so few things to laugh
about!—Puck.
If She Comes to Alaska, She’s Lost
Wichita, Kan.—The police of
Wichita, as upright a body of night
stick twiddlers as ever thrived in a
prohibition state, nervously are seek
ing Gertrude Smith, wife of James of
the ilk, who tied her bed and board in
the Smith mansion at Augusta, Kan.,
several days ago.
James wants her and the two chlid-j
ren she took with her to come back
home, and he has asked the eagle
eyed pavement pounders to find her.
There is but little, he admits, to dis
tinguish Gertrude from other femin
i ine Smiths exept one of her legs, on J
which in a moment of pride she had j
tatooed the initional “G.” James says
he is certain that if the good officers
of the law will but examine a few
lady Smith’s legs they will mn across]
a “G” and Gertrude.
In his plea to the police James ne
glected to give the exact latitude and
longitude of the initial. That’s the
most interesting topic of discussion
1 these quiet Wichita evenings around
police headquarters.—Valdez Pros
pector.
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ACREAGE ON EASY
TERMS
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If you are interested in the pur- j
chase of five or ten acre tracts, front- j
ing on the U. S. gov. railroad, and al-1
so on the beautiful Lake Kenai Boule-!
vard.
If you are seeking land that is par
ticularly suited for truck gardening, j
and at the same time an ideal loca
j tion for a suburban home within easy
reach of Seward, it will prove to your
interest to see me or call Red 147.—
J. A. STEWART.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
ALASKA Haas!: ®
Seattle Sailings
Alaska . March 9
Northwestern .. March HI
Alameda . March 2'\
Alaska . March *’.0
Dora sails westward after arrival of S. S. Alaska, due here about
March 9.
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