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SATURDAY, APRIL, 3rd, 1920
POPULAR LOCAL SLOGAN
Everybody is wrong but me.
ONE VIRTUE ANYWAY
Some folks complain that we “don’t boost." Well, jye don’t "knock
either. If we did it is likely we might Justly critize some of the shady
things we see pulled ofT by some of the leading members of the anvil chorus—
and scene of our "highly esteemed" might be too busy hunting alabi’s to find
time to yapp at our alleged omissions.
OUR W/ORST ENEMIES
However much we may argue that steamship rates and other extran
eous influences are the principal deterrents to local development and progress,
•t requires no more than ordinary discernment to see that one of the most
potent factOhi in holding back development in this section Is the regretablo
penchant for bickering and fault finding among ourselves.
Instead of pulling together like sensible, level headed people, those who
should have the largest Interest in promoting the development of the district
are divided Into self seeking factions, devoted more to venting petty Jealousies
and political and personal axe grinding than the welfare of the community, and
hopelessly at odds with everything but themselves. .
The community cannot prosper under such conditions. From of old it
is written the'house divided against itself is doomed to fall. Until we con
sent to leave off this attitude of mutual Jealously and distrust, stop our petty
fault finding and cast aside some of the bumptious egotism which imbues
many of our leading citizens with the fatuous Idea that they know it all. Just
so long will we find development languishing and the town going to rot.
We have immense resources awaiting exploitation in our hills and
valleys and the sea but it Is idle to expect them to develop into productive
industries whe^ those who should be taking a leading part in Making them
profitable are jangling and quarreling with the abandon of a brace of town
We are our own worst enemies but most of US are too filled with sell
conceit to see it.
THE WAR E^IRDEN
An exchange reports that the estimated budget appropriations asked 1
for by the various governmental departments aggregate $4,865,410,031.
'Phis is by far the largest amount ever asked for at a time when the
toverftraent was not actually engaged in war and shows to a great extent
Uie volume of the extra financial burden laid on the nation by the war.
The annual Interest outlay on the war. debt. $1,017,500,000 is alone
^greater than all appropriations for all purposes made by any Congress in any
year of peace since the nation was founded.
According to a December statement of government finances a sum far
greater than this interest charge, namely $7,043,000,000, has been paid out
by the Treasury Department within the past year and a half to retire out
standing Liberty Bonds. Ah there are many billions of liberty Bonds still
to be retired at about the same annual ratio, it la clear that we will be ex
posed to heavy taxation for a long tlmq to comb to liquidate that form of in
debtedness alone.
THE *001.0 PRODUCTION DECLINE
The Effect of high prices on the gold industry is illuntinatingly por
trayed In recently published statistics showing that the output of the country
has declined from $101,035,000 in 1915 to f6y;000,00O in 1919. But for tho
fact that we possess such n great surplus of gold an a result of the Euorpean
war. such an Immense falling off In our annual production would undoubtedly
be vldwed wkh considerable alarm. As it Is, there is every prospect that
a v#ar or two more of lessened production will create a sltuatlo'n which may
seriodsly affect our .financial status. The gold we accumulated during tho
war will soon be returning to its fonner holders In ever increasing amounts
and, in addition, immense sums are being taken out of circulation for use In
the arts. It has been estimated that the consumption of gold in the arts In
!•» afohe exceeded 60 millions—a sum practically equal to our entire pro
duction.
It 1* clear ‘that something will have to be done soon to either increase
production or reduce the diversion of gold to the arts. As the latter would be
no more than a temporary palliative at best, we may expect some dec!
action tdward increasing production before a great while.
It was recehtly proposed that the immense diversion of gold in the
ai'ts be made the source of a fund for adding to the purchase value of rtew
mined fold, by placing a tax of 50 cents per pennyweight on gold used for
other then coinage purposes, bint whether or not this ettn be effected remains
to be seen. Any effort to Induce congress to pass legislation along this line Is
certain to provoke Immense opposition from the Jewelry trade and other “pow
erful Interests, Including many wealthy mining concerns that hope to ab
eoid> additional mining .properties which cannot operate profitably under present
conditions. Companies planning to gobble up small mine owners will
tur&Uy not view with relish any development which tends to enhance the value
of the properties they seek to ieedre or enable their owners to operate at r
profit; hence many at them, possibly some of our own Alaska companies in
oluddd. w4tt probably be found lending all their Influence against gold in
create proposals.
AMERICA’S PART IN THE GREAT WAR
Ths only war in history in which the casualty rate approximated that
of th. was the Crimean war. In that historic struggle the British
lost II of every 1«0 men en«o«ed. the French SI. the Turk, 17. ond the Hua
nene M More than fourth Mth. of then, wefe, however, due to dleenee,
white in the Ute .tru«le the dl.enee death, were Inoon.ldemhle :u> compared
^ThitlTd-i.. The force, ensured In the Crimean war were, moreover.
battle tenth, of all nation. In tU. War were dealer than all
the deaths in all the wars in the previous 100 years. From 1793 to 1911 total
baths In war may be safely estimated at something under 6 million. Battle
1 oaths from 1914 to 1918 totaled about 7,450,000. In the (treat War Russia
sustained the heaviest losses, despite the fact that she withdrew from the
ifter the fall of 1917. Her losses in tsitUe numbered approximately 1,700,000
ini! were 34 times us heavy as those of the United States. (Jennaji losses
were 32 timqp hs great as our own, those of France 2S times and of the British
18 times as large as the American losses. That American losses were n<n
more' severe was due to the fact that our armies were only in heavy lighting
for 200 days.
Of every 100 American soldiers and sailors who served in the war with
Germany, two were killed or died of disease during the period of hostilities.
The number of American lives lost was 122,500, of which about 10,000 wen
in the navy and the rest in the army and the Marines attached to it. The
casualty rate was higher in the infantry than any other service, and th.v
for officers was higher than for enlisted men.
For every man killed in bottle seven were wounded. Five out of
every six men sent to hospitals on account of wounds were cured and r -
turned to duty. In the expeditionary forces battle losses were twice as large
us deaths from disease. In this war the death rate from disease was lower
und the death rate from battle higher than in any previous American war.
Innoculation, olestn camps and safe drinking water, practically elimi
nated typhoid fever among our troops. I’ncumonia killed more soldiers than
were killed in battle. Meningitis was the next most.serious disease. (.real
success was achieved in the control of venereal diseases:* <»f each 100 ease*,
recorded in the United States 9G were contracted before entering the army
and only 4 afterward. At the beginning of September 1918 there was less
than one venereal patient among e«ch 1000 men of the oversells forces. This
was a reduction of 75 from the number found among each 10,000 men in No
vember. 1917.
To be continued
POST THE SLACKERS
(From the American legion Weekly)
Alien nluckt^pg who renounced their American cltizenslni> rather than
fight are looking overseas for help. The Norwegian and Swedish governments
have prostested to the state department against deportations, which the legion
demands.
This protest followed the disclosure made by the American Legion |
Weekly in its issue, of October 24. 1919. as to the number and location of these
first-paper slackers. This record, which has not previously been given the
public, was read from the Weekly Into the congressional records and resulted
in stimulating favorable action on the Lufkin bill, providing deportation.
The protesting governments pleaded treaty rights. But it is clearly
tin* right of our government to deport persons who are "inimical to the public
welfare,” which designation fits the first-paper slacker like a glove.
Protests must bo heeded. The first-paper slacker must go. In
taking that action we may well sympathize with the protesting governments.
Under similar circumstances we would protest against such cattle being ship
ped back to our shores.
While alien slackers who renounced their American citizenship to
escape military service have been listed and classified and their deportation
will bo insisted upon by the American legion, other varieties of alien slackers
must not be lost sight of. It possibly is not practicable to deport them all.
Their numbers reach into the tens of thousands, and in many instances they
are protected by treaty rights. Since they never swore allegiance to the
United States their conduct wds somewhat less reprehensible than «un own
American slackers. Certainly they are not to he compared with the first
pautr slackers, who are the most undesirable class io-xt to alien enemies—
But there is a stigma upon the whole tribe of alien slackers. In de
porting the first-paper slackers we must mete out proportionate punishment
to the others.
The Lufkin bill (H. It. 9416) now In-fore congress, in addition to de
porting the first-paper slackers, would deny citizenship to the other-! for a
period of five years This is inadequate. So long as they are permitted
to enjoy the benefits of living in America, withholding of citizenship would
concern them very little. The law should provide that their names l.i
listed anil the lists published and posted in the comm unities wh*;i#;n they
live; and they should be totally disqualified for citizenship. TM* as ■ mini
mmr. penalty. The lerflon'g views in this respect have been transmitted
to congress through the legislative comanittee.
MONDAY
ALLIES WILL NOT TRY KAISER
l/ondon. March 29—It \' :s officially
< stablished today that the proposed
trial of the former (Jerman kaiser will
not take place. Questioned regarding
the matter in the House of Commons
today. Premier Lloyd George stated
that it would be futile to hold the
trial with the Kaiser absent and ther
appeared no present way in which to
bring him from Holland.
DECLARED IRELAND IN
STATE OF REVOLT
London, March -9—“The gravest
crisis in the whole history --f Ireland."
is the description applied to tic pres
ent situation by the Dublin corre
spondent of the London Times, in re
iterating that Ireland is fast drifting
Into anarchy. In part he says: "Pub
lic officials every where live under
the shadow of murder. Some of them
are unable to leave their homes either
day or night. Murder societies are
completely organized and are appar
ently aware of every movement "f .ill
officials.
CYCLONE DEVASTATES NORTH
CENTRAL STATES—
MANY KILLED
Chicago, March 29—Sixty were kill
ed and everal hundred injured and
(i property loss of five or six millions
has resulted from devastating cyclones
which swept over Illinois, Indiana and
Wisconsin yesterday. Four were kill
ed and injured and damage amounting
to several million occurred in Elgin
Illinois, which was the worst sufferer
of any of the towns. Two churches
and several blocks of business housei
were wrecked there. The congrega
tions left the two churches hut a few
minutes before they were -l.-in■■!I
BOLSHEVIKI CAPTURE
DENAKINE’S LAST
STRONGHOLD I
\’o v--ros.si.sk, Russia. March 29 Tit
occupation by the Bolshoviki fore s.
of this center occurred, Thursday
Mon.' of the Denakine volunteer sol
diers wont over to the Soviet army,
arid most of the remainder went on
hoard ships and departed f--r the Cri
mea with Denakine. The occupation
deprives Denakine »>r his last base in
lids section.
led southeastern Alaska on a pleus
trip. Mr I!
'BERLIN ORDERS ARREST OF ALL
RUSSIANS IN GERMANY
I Merlin. March 29—With the Red
I menace of Russian leadership becom -
jins daily more threatening to ttie arm
ies in the Ruhr basin and in the gen
eral Spartlcan uprising n the inter
ior provinces, the government has is
sued orders for the arrest of all Rus
sians found in Germany. It is dcfl
Inllely known that over a hundred
Russian officers have been sent to
|Germany by la-nine since the Kapp
j revolt. They have been assigned to
! commands in the operations of the
1 Spartican army operating before
! We.sel. The workers have now taken
over tiio Krupp works at Kssen and
arc* being well supplied with materials
I of war from that, source.
' Ruhr Workers Confiscate Banks
say the workers eommijritee of tlie
Ruhr district have declared the con
fiscation of all banks and deposits of
unrationed food.
Peace Prospects Appear in Ruh
Kssen, .March 29- -Prospects of
speedy peace in the revolutionary
workmens movement in the Ruhr sec
tion seem bright tonight, following a
[conference between the Merlin trades
.unions and the Communist chiefs.
There are signs of discord in the work
men’s army and there is also a con
flict between their civil and military
leaders. The conference has declar
ed strongly for the supremacy of the
political leaders and is opposed to mili
tary dictatorship.
Heavy Fighting Near Dutch Borde
Tlu; Hague. March 29—Government
reinforcements hav>- reached Wesel
and heavy fighting is now in progress
near the Dutch border between the
German government troops and the
Communists army, according to ad
German Troops Enter Occupied Zone
Without Allied Consent
Maris. March 29—Absolute confir
of regular German army troops into
the Ruhr district on the edge of the
Allied zone of occupation, without
permission from the Allies, was re
SEATTLE HOCKEY TEAM WINS
HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
Oltowa, March 29—Seattle has met
mil defeated the famous Ottow.i
itors, winning the world hockey chain
ALASKANS CALLING EACH OTHEfl
NAMES IN WASHINGTON
Washington, March 29—Alaska m
In Washington are making' many u'-jl•
charges against one another at the
hearings before the Senate Com
merce committee. Alaska Shipping
Commissioner Semmcs charged at thf
hearings Saturday that former Alask ■
Delegate James WSckersham is hen
representing Canadian shipping inter
ests. Lcehy, of the Territorial Ship
ping Board also told of an assertion
made to him by a Grand Trunk Pacific
official to the effect that the Cunudlan
corporation proposes to secure the truf
fle of Alaska—and had Influence
enough at Washington to block any
legislation which wduld prevent il
from taking part of the Alaska trade.
Lieehy said he was given to under
stand that Wickersham was included
among those representing the Canad
ian interests. “I understand," said
Leehy. "that Wickersham and Bal
laine reported to Secretary Payne that
I tun retained by the Qufcgenhe'tms.'
Leehy then declared that the state
ment that he was connected with the
Guggenheims was false: "I never made
any such a statement," interjected
Judge Wickersham from the ringside.
“You have been hearing things," thf
former delegate added. Turning tc
Wickersham, Senator Jones, of Wash
ington, said: "Lt has been stated here
by Mr Semmes that he believes you
to be representing Canadian interests."
"That is untrue.” declared Wicker
sham explosively: 'It Is untrue as a
statement and untrue in fact,” he de
clared, adding, “He does not believe
It himself."
HUNDREDS KILLED AND INJURED
IN SOUTHERN TORNADO
Atlanta, March 29—Seventy eight
persons are known to have been killed
and several hundred are injured, with
many thousand others homeless, a.~
a result of a devasting tornado which
iwept over Georgia and Alabama yes
terday .
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