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AFTERMATH OF S-4
As a consequence of the sinking of the submarine
S-4 the United States Navy is again under fire, with
charges of incompetency and negligence being hurled at
Secretary Wilbur and others in high command.
It iSsreasonable to suppose that some of the criticisms
being heard are in a measure unjust but one undisputed
fact stands out which seriously reflects upon the judg
ment of those responsible for submarine operations. It
is the fact "that a submarine was permitted to maneuver
# submerged in a lane of traffic to prevent collision upon
rising to the surface.
The Coast Guard ship Paulding which rammed and
sank the S-4 probably had no means of knowing that the
submarine was in the vicinity. The commander of the S-4
<iid not know that the Paulding or any other ship was
near when he gave the order to rise. But he must have
known that there was a possibility of meeting one, just
as actually happened.
Submarines are supposed to be equipped with micro
phones whereby the presence of a vessel in its vicinity
may be detected. If the S-4 was not so equipped, or if
the equipment was out of order, or if on one was stand
ing by to hear the warning while the vessel was submerg
ed~-in either event there was criminal negligence on the
part of somebody.
An investigation is now underway, but* it will not
mean anything to the 43 men who perished through the
manifest stupidity of whoever was responsible for the
disaaster. The exercise of a moderate amount of com
mon sense to prevent such deplorable accidents would
be worth more than a dozen investigations after one oc
curs.
When the government maintains a special yacht for
file President of the United States what is th e idea of
sending him to the Pan-American Convention aboard the
biggest battleship the U. S. has?
Some fellows who think they ought to be elected tc
office display much originality of thought.
Slogan for suppressing a Latin American revolution:
“Shoot the generals and you shoot all.”
Those new prohibition agents’ finger-prints may in
dicate whether bootleggers’ money is likely to stick to
their fingers.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. (/P)-nBaron
Tanaka, Japanese Foreign Minister,
in a speech before the diet says; “I j
regret that the question of discrimi
nating legislation against imigration
pending for several years remains j
unsolved. However, mutual under
standing between American and Jap
anese people, which is essential to
the solutijD'n of isuch Questions, is
gradually growing.”
He insisted that Japan take proper
measures such as are necessary to
insure the rights and interests and
property of Nationals in China.
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VISIT OF PRESIDENT
COSGROVE OF IRELAND
ONE OF "GOOD WILL
NEW - YORK, Jan. 24.. (/^—Presi
dent Cosgrave of the Irish Free State
who arrived Saturday in America on
a goodi will visit, was met with a rous- '
ing welcome. Three thousand police
were stationed along the line of
march from the Battery to” the City
Hall, prepared to handle unfriendly
demonstrations which did not occur.
Mayor Walker greeted the visitor in
the name of “Our 6,000,000 people; a
large proportion of 'whom are from
the Emerald Isle.”
Three men and one woman carrying
opposition placards were ejected from
Battery Park before President Cos
grove arrived.
Big crowds lined the streets but
there was little disturbance. Cosgrove
called on Cardinal Hayes and then
entrained for Chicago.
UNCONFIRMED REPORT
' EFFECT LOCAL POWER
PUNT WILL BE SOLO
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The Alaska Weekly, published at
i Seattle, in the January 6 issue says
| that one of the large power compa
nies in Seattle, probably the Stone
j & Webster concern, is understood to
1 have taken an option to purchase
i the power and light plants in Sew
j aid, Ketchikan, Juneau and Cordova.
The paper continues, saying that
negotiations are now under way and
auditors, representing the big Seat
tle concern, are busily engaged in
checking up the business of the res
pective plants held under option.
S. M. Graff, owner of the Seward
plant is now in the States and noth
ing authentic can be learned locally.
ATTENTION PUBLIC
The mail clerk on the Admiral
Watson, McGee, was taken seriously
ill and was removed from the boat at
Ketchikan. As the result, Chas. Shel
don, Seward postmaster, stated to
day that no letters should be mailed
at the boat, either for the Westward
or* for the South, but should be mail
ed in the Seward postoffice in good
time before the departure of the boat
FRESH KILLED CHICKENS FROM
LONGS RANCH, AT FRYE BRUHN.
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established market of Carstens the
better you will like it.
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