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_DEVOTED to the interests of moose pass and KENAI PENINSULA -
Vol. 1.
Moose Pass. Alaska - September 4, 1939
No. 29
WAR
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Said France's premier Daladier Friday
morning following Hitler's radio speech
Thursday nighti "It has started." Today
France, England, Australia, Czechoslovakia,
Egypt and New Zealand are allied to save
Poland. (Hurrah for the Czechs). Hitler
had counted upon the population of Austria,
Czechoslovakia and Memel to labor in the
fields and factories of the Reich, thus
freeing many more millions of native Ger
mans for front line service which would
have multiplied Germany's man power of the
la6t war by nearly two.
This morning Poland is fighting on Ger
man territory in magnificent effort to keep
the war away from their women and children.
Yesterday (Sunday) morning the French
captured the German fast liner Bremen with
out blood shed. Up until 5 p.m.Sunday no
shot had been fired by the allied coun
tries. Sunday afternoon (our time) the
Germans torpedoed the Cunard-White Star
liner of the British passenger fleet - off
the horthwest coast of Scotland - the S.S.
Athenia. It was bound for Canada with
1400 passengers aboard - 300 Americans on
the passenger list.
The French freighter Corbet was obliged
to run to cover in the Port of San Juan,
Porto Rico, for protection from a Gehman
pursuer.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM HITLER'S
SPEECH THURSDAY NIGHT
Reported by Jorene Smith
"I warned them time and time again and
only a few weeks ago notified England and
told them Poland could not continue.
"One must be careful not to mistake the
present Germany for the former Germany.
"I have tried to accept a British propo
sal, but Great Britain orders us to take
up this matter directly with Poland.
"In answer to my last proposal a general
mobilization was ordered in Poland.
"I have, therefore, decided to speak to
Poland in the same language that they are
speaking to us.
"I will take the necessary action but I
do not want to fight a war against women
and children.
"I have notified my war force to go by
this, but if our opponents take advantage
of this, they will receive unmerciful
treatment at our hands.
"I will carry on this fight until the
rights of the Reich have been received,
"I have built up German forces and 19
million marks have been spent,
"Nothing can stop me for one second
from fulfilling my duty.
"We shall solve this problem ourselves
and the Central States said that they would
be allied in neutrality.
"If anyone shall break this neutrality,
we shall act accordingly, (Next column)
MIKE CONNOLLY BURIED AT SUNRISE
Th.e funeral of Mike Connolly, the fine
old-timer who was accidentally drowned on
Thursday of last week, was held Monday,
August 28. It was largely attended, both
at the Catholic church at Seward and at
Sunrise where his body was laid to rest in
historical old Point Comfort cemetery,his
relatives and friends being united in think
ing that that would be his desire.
Mr. Connolly, who was 78 years old, had
lived for 43 years in Alaska, at Seward
and at Sunrise. He has never been back
to the States since coming to Alaska from
Seattle in 1896. He was born on St. Ed
ward Island, off New Brunswick province
of East Canada. He is survived by a sis
ter, Miss Margaret A. Connolly of Dorches
ter, Mass.
His drowning occurred when with Gordon
McCann he was paying out a cable from a
boat with the object of rigging a ferry
across Six Mile river. When, thru some
mischance, the boat overturned and both
men were thrown into the river, Mr. Connol*
ly's body did not rise to the surface and
when his body was recovered, it was with
the heavy coil of cable wire still around
his legs. Mr. McCann was carried several
hundred feet by the rapidly running river
and barely escaped with his life.
"I wish to state here that this decis
ion is of great importance and a turning
point in History.
"Russia and Germany fought together in
the world war and suffered} but this will
not happen a second time,
"This agreement has been recorded in
Moscow as well as in Berlin.
"If anything should happen to me in this
war then my successor) Goering) will take
my place.
"One word I have never learned and that
word is capitulation.
"I will tell you that November 11f 1918,
will never repeat itself in German history.
"The various items of this motion will
make Danzig a part of the German Reich."
Hitler demand^’:
1. - If Poland fights, her complete parti
tion.
2. - if Poland yields, establishment of a
German procterate over Poland.
3. - In any case Hitler demands Danzig.
Pity the poor German people thrust into
a war by a man who can only express him
self in "I-s." It would require an ad
ding machine to count the I-s he used in
his radio address. Only the German boys
who have grown up since 1918 are his ad
herents from choice. The remainder are
acting under compulsion and the result
may be indeed "a turning point in German
history,"