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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A MAGNANAMOUS SOVEREIGN
If a native-born American proposed on the Fourth of
July that someone stand on the steps of the Capitol build
ing at Washington and sing “God Save the King” they’d
parcel his hide as souvenirs of an occasion for defending
the ‘‘land of the free and the home of the brave.”
Yet if the person happened to be an Alaskan, the sug
gestion would be eminently proper. Not that he had in
mind George V., King defender of the faith, etc. ,or any
other European monarch, but the monarch of the United
States, plus his fifty-seven varieties of bureaus as his ad
visers and counsellors.
The Alaskan would be just as much in “good form”
as would any Englishman within the British Dominions,
for he is, along with the Filipinos, Porto Ricans, Virgin
Islanders, Hawaiians and residents of Guam and other
American dependencies, as much a subject as any man
doing homage to a king. The proof:
EXECUTIVE ORDER
In accordance with a recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior
and the general manager of the Alaska Railroad, employees of the rail
road permanently residing in municipalities on the line of the railroad
are hereby permitted to become candidates for municipal office therein,
or may hold such office, provided the attention required by such employ
ment does not, in the judgment of the general manager, interfere with
the regular and efficient discharge of the duties of their positions under
the railroad. CALVIN COOLIDGE.
The White House, October 22, 1926. (No. 4527).
Here we have the interesting circumstance of more
than one thousand laborers, mechanics, clerks, etc., re
duced to the level of the subjects of any ordinary mon
archy, simply because they are employed by a Federal bu
reau, and one employing the largest number of men in the
Territory; men whose earnings have gone to build up the
towns along the railroad, whose surplus sustains one of
the largest banks in the Railroad Belt; who have invested
in mines and other ventures, yet must have special per
mission from the President of the United States on recom
mendation of the general manager of The Alaska Railroad
before they may sit on a city council and there have a voice
in the government of the cities of their homes. And this
dispensation only if it does not interfere with their labors!
As these employes are not political pap-suckers, but
are the backbone and sinew of the business and social life
of the Railroad Belt, holding their positions solely through
their merit as workmen capable of delivering a fair day’s
pay for a fair day’s wage, the situation gains interest.
Among these fellow-subjects of ours are men whc
breathed the hadean blasts of Chateau Thierry and car
ried the blood-sodden banner of freedom onto German soil
The fact that they felt the call of the great wide places anc
cast their lot with the sturdy pioneers who conquered th<
wilderness when only strong men could survive, thej
automatically surrender the primary principle of fra
government, the right to hold office, unless under dispensa
tion of the chief of a bureau!
Alaska is a dependency of the United States, hence
its people are subject to any rule, regulation or law im
posed by Congress and Hinze’s pickle number of bureaus
operating by divine sanction thereunder, and also subjeci
to the will of the sovereign. This sovereign may make ap
pointments to office in Alaska from the free and independ
ent people of the United States to rule over the subjects
situate in the dependency.
What other rights may be accorded by the Secretary
of the Interior and general manager of The Alaska Rail
road to white, free and independent railroad employes?
There are worse things than being a sourdough with
an ear frozen off. Think of being a millionaire tied tc
a Sheba who refuses to be shaken.
The only difference between “saxaphone” and “caca
phony” is one is played before a bridge game and the
other is the discussion of misplays afterward.
Initial steps to organize a brass
band for Seward, to be ready for con
certs on or about July 1, this year,
have been taken under the direction
of the commanding officer of Signal
troops here. Eight members, already
in training have been enrolled and in
sturments are on hand for a much
larger number of musinans, and
Lieut. Holmer W. Jones, is in charge
of organization; Pvt. Honeyman,
band master.
Ail persons,'. men or women who
are real musicians, or are talented
and desire to learn, are invited to re
port their names and choke of in
strument to Lieut. Jones, in person
or by telephoning Adams 150. The
main requirments at present is for
cornet, bass- horn, alto horn and
trombone players. Regular rehears
als will be held beginning next week
in the council chamber, City hall, the
exact date to be made known later.
Meanwhile local musicians are urged
to record their names and choice of
instruments without delay.
FAMOUS PAINTING IS
PURCHASED BY FflANGE
PARIS, Feb. 1. (/P)—Gale Turnbull,
formally of Brooklyn, is another
American artist honored by France.
His painting, “Les Oliviers”, painted
on the Riviera, has been bought at
auction by the French government
and will be hung in the Luxemburg
gallery.
The picture was given by Turnbull
to the Salon du Franc, to help the
French treasury. The artist is secre
tary of a newly formed group of
American painters and sculptors liv
ing in France.
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REFUSE COLLECT SURTAXES
PEKING, Feb. 1. (JP)—On the heels
of the British announcement not to
take the Chinese foreign minister’s
note seriously, the Peking authorities
summarily dismissed Sir Francis Agle.
British inspector general of Chinese
maritime customs for refusal to col
lect the surtaxes the Chinese govern
ment decreed.
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PREPARING TO SAIL
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1. (£>)—Evi-|
} dence that*, the Fourth regiment of
marines, recruited to full war strength
i will sail for the Orient within the
■ next 72 hours on the naval transport
, Chaumont was given in the active
[ preparations for embarkation. Truck- j
k loads of equipment for the expedition- j
r ary force began movnig out of the ma- j
j rine base to the municipal dock, and
. continued to haul tentage, ammunition
and field supplies throughout the
^ night.
PEKING, Feb. -The Northern
* and Southern governments are pre
' paring for the supreme struggle to de-1
■ termine the mastery of all China, and
■ began alligninjg their forces for a
» campaign in the basin of the Yangtse
river, with Hankow as the local point.
’ Marshal Wu Pei-Fu, -considered one
. of the ablest generals in China, re
ceived into the Northern alliance of the
warlords is expected to lead the North-\
l ern advance toward Hankow. The
i Cantonese, to meet the great force
rolling upon them from the north, are
concentrating their forces at Hankow.
Seattle chocolate and vanilla ice
cream. Schallerer’s Alaska Shop.
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O’CLOCK SHARP-TONIGHT ONLY
Something New
DOROTHY GISH
and LEON ERROL
In the great Eight-reel Comedy
‘Clothes Make The Pirate’
Here’s a special feature comedy that has jumped to
the top of screen fame •
THE YEAR’S BIGGEST COMEDY SENSATION
A Story Full of Satire, Farce, Thril^ng Sea Fights
and Romance
In the all-star cast are
NITA N ALDO — TULLY MARSHALL
and many other notables
Don’t pass up this laughter feature
AND A PATHE NEWS
NOTICE TO PARENTS—Because of the great number of com
plaints every week from our patrons, we are compelled to take dras
tic actio^i to put a stop to the unreasonaBle yelling and noisiness of
the children. We have talked to the children and some of the pa
rents in vain and so have to resort to other methods to cure a condi
tion that has become unbearable. As a first step, we reserve the
right to eject any child or youth who, in our opinion, makes any un
reasonable noise, and to forbid them entrance thereafter as long as we
deem necessary to secure their future behavior. We will uie the
greatest care to make no mistakes, but it is impossible to always
pick the exact guilty one, and so if you don’t want to run the chance
of having your child excluded in the balance of the noisy group you
will please keep them by your side....
THE MAMAGEMENT.
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