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A R M A M K S T f* E I> V C TION C E H T A 1 X
Great Britain's acceptance of the American disarmament pro
posals with respect to war vessels marks the second important step
toward the attainment of that great object for which President Harding
called the Armament congress into being. With Britain standing with
the United States there is now a very reasonable prospect that Japan
and the rest of the great powers will ultimately agree to the proposal.
France and Italy, the only other nations which possess naval armaments
of any consequence, are favorable to the proposal, and will undoubtedly
give it their heartiest endorsement. Japan is the only power participat
ing in the conference which has displayed the slightest disinclination to
vqard unqualified acceptance of the American plan. It is not to bo
inferred, however, that her attitude is one of open objection to the
Hughes plan or any part of it. Whatever may be her ideas, so far they
have been displayed only in efforts to obtain modifications of the proposal
which will enable her to retain a large percentage of her warships
However, with Gre.it Britain and the rest of the powers giving endorse
ment to the plan, the very pressure of world opinion will doubtless force
her to accept.
With all the world in favor of limiting and reducing armaments
as a step toward the ultimate goal of perpetuating peace. Japnn cannot
afford to proclaim herself as harboring inclinations for war. With all
the great naval powers reducing their armaments on an equitable basi*.
Japan has not the hardihood to refuse to give assent. To do so would
be in effect to brand herself as a criminal among the nations; a predatory
thing seeking her own advantage at the expense of others. With all
the nations disarming, not even the plea of defense can save her from the
stigma of refusing to join the others. World wide distrust can be the
only result of such action and Japan, who is no less astute than any
other nation will be quick to appreciate the fact and render assent, even
tho grudgingly.
As the London Times has suggested, the limitation of armaments
may be considered as good as accomplished.
I -
HOPE F V L O V TLOOK
In the midst of all the prophecies of "hard times" on the Outside
this winter it is cheerful to note a little touch of optimism, such as
appears in Dunn’s report at the end of the present summer. The report
is hopeful in tone, and is about the only hopeful thing bearing on the
outlook we have seen. But that is about all that can be said of it. for
its details are of a character hardly calculated to encourage, unless one
can deduce encouragement from what appears a somewhat gloomy situ •
It finds, first, that a slow' recovery of business and industry is
going on throughout the country; although it admits that the recovery
is quite slow and nothing to get excited about, Steel and iron are begin
ning to participate in the revival, it asserts, and in other lines, too. there
are signs of an upward tendency which suggest to it a general strengthen
ing or the industrial situation.
The report says on this point: “Nothing in the present situ.-itioii
suggests that sudden and general activity will follow the recent slow and
irregular improvement, but a stronger basis now exists for subsequent
betterment of conditions."
In other words, although things are not very bright now. there is
a happier day coming. This is at least much better than a prediction
running: "Cheer up. the worst is yet to come." such as is found in mos*
of the current comments. The report adds that, "after months of con
spicuous dullness in various channels, any change now' may conceivably
be in the right direction." This is also distinctly encouraging: at lea.tt
In the degree that it suggests that we have got down as far a* we can
go and any change that may develop must be upward.
The outstanding fact, however, is, that there appears very little
upon which to base hopes of increasing prosperity, and it is mighty
cheerful to come across some one who finds in the situation enough In
couragement to make them say. as the report does, that its "hopes are
strengthened."
"With every one yelping how "tough” things are and how bad
they are going to be, those cheering words of Dunn’s are good reading
to say the least of them.
FOOD FOR REFLECTION'.
It is surprising to note how near sighted some Nomeites re illy are.
Take tor instance their attitude toward the locak newspaper; hear them
damn and otherwise berate the sheet and the publisher. They never give
the paper support; don’t even take it—tho they all read it. Yet. by some
peculiar turn of egotism or selfishness they expect the Nugget to mention
them and their affairs when they want free advertising, but expect the
paper to remain silent when there is a prospect that the limelight may be
thrown upon them. It never seems to occur to these purblind people rhat
a newspaper, if so inclined, can often "break” them most effectually by
merely telling the truth. They forget that public policy many times
dictates that a newspaper follow the “absent treatment” method_no.' to
save the face of the guilty one’9, but'for the community good or the sake
of the innocent ones who may be involved in an attendant expose.
If these individuals would follow the same policy as is pursued
by the Nugget, a more cordial relationship could easily and speedilv^be
attained.
Get into line and help support an institution that stands fo- 'he
upbuilding of the community, even though you don’t like the editor, or
the paper is not up to your idea of what a newspaper should be.
Hundred per cent. Americanism means nothing less thiin tn«> golden
rule—“DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD THAT THEY TO UNTO
In conclusion, it may be said that this is not a threat or an attempt
to coerce anybody; it is simply a plain statement regarding obvious facts.
The Holiday season will shortly be with us, and it now behooves
our wide awake merchants to begin to plan their window displays and
arrange their advertising material, so that the busy housewife can mak >
her purchases to better advantage.
MORAl«—Thane wha Ml others hew to eeoceed. seldom do
Editorial Views of Alaska Newspapers
«\%N THEY (iO THE I)ISTAX(’K
From Fairbanks* New-Miner
He who runs and reads can have
I no doubt but that Alaska is most
I of the time in the minds of the new
I administration. Nobody who reads
'can doubt but that the administra
tion is aoine to start something in
I Alaska, and that they are working
| now for :i clear start. Whenever
and wherever the administration
leaders speak of Alaska, and that is
I in many places and much of the time.
| they evidence their intention. They
| differ little in details as to what »s
needed to "start" in Alaska, and the
statement of Secretary Fall made in
Seattle is the basis of all their state
ments—what they need is:
"Capital must be offered induce
| rnents that will get it into Alaska;
“Fifty-seven varieties of bureaus
cannot function—one-man rule must
be obtained;
"The laws relating to the territory
must be changed and liberalized if
capital is to get into Alaska."
Given one-man control of Alaska,
throwing the "bridle” off the laws
of Alaska, and capital will be ready
! to move in and do the rest. They
talk this talk so much that it is evi
dent they are going to put the pro-’
gram thru if the administration is
strong enough to do so. Maybe it
i No Alaskan with business sen?'- |
j would oppose one-man rule for Alas- ;
ka PROVIDED THAT AX ALASKAX j
| WAS NAMED AS THE MAN. Pew
| Alaskans, and few people anywhere, j
| wealth of the world) to have a
'stranger who did not know them or |
; their needs or desires take fall ■
charge of all their wealth and entat
and administer it without their ap- I
proval and without consulting the j
I original owner, especially with th. |
I laws that may now protect such vest - i
ed wealth so ''liberalized" that‘there I
| would be no protection for It. Th* |
I personal and territorial interest of
Secretary Fall in Alaska is lest in j
J dicated by the fact that to date h>-1
J has not answered a letter addressed
to him by Alaska bodies which an- j
striving for the upbuilding or Alaska |
He has never seen Alaska and pos-1
sibly never may. but he is ready to-,
day without experience or Knowledge!
to tell Alaska and the world just j
what Alaska needs and must have—- j
one-man rule, and tha» man's name
Albert Bacon Fall Few commerc-]
ial clubs would care to turn over!
their work to a man who will not
ters of business of th * territory.
They have already introduced three
bills along the one man rule line.
The first could not get by. the second
proved that it couldn’t with out fix
ing and the third, or "Hxiug" hill
is under consideration now. The
first demanded more than it could
hope to get, the second demanded a
little less, but "one-man rule” is
the unchanged demand in all of
them. The one-man would undoubt
edly be satisfied with his great pow
ers for good or ill for the territory
and its vast resources, hut the ques
tion with us is "Would Alaska he
satisfied?"
Frankly, we don't believe it would.
Also, we don’t believe that congress
will be allowed to give out such re
sponsibility and risk to any man in
j the United States.
ANCHORAGE LOSES A WORTHV
CITIZEN.
(Anchorage D.nily Times)
In Judge T. M. Reed's choice of
John H. Dunn, as clerk of the court
of the first division Anchorage loses
and Juneau gains: but from the
j fact that it is an advancement for
Mr. Dunn the people of Anchorage
generally rejoice with him in his
good fortune. In combing Alaskt
Judge Reed could not have made a'
more appropriate selection, and this
for many reasons. From Nome to
Anchorage the name of Just John
Dunn is synonymous with all that
honor and integrity implies, to say
nothing of the equally important
characteristic of supreme loyalty to
friends and faith. Further, Mr.
Dunn’s previous experience of ten
years in the capacity of clerk of the
court at Nome during the stirring
days adds to his qualifications for
the position.
Mr. Dunn's participation in An
chorage affairs included diligent and
conscientious work in every phase of
civic life, but particularly has be
been faithful to all patriotic move
ments. Mr. Dunn will be sore?v
missed in many local circles made up
by both men and women who find
solace only in the knowledge that
the appointment is deserved recog
nition of a splendid citizen whose
life is eminently worthy of emula
tion. We know he will be succasa
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S.VMK IN SKWAKI)—OM.V WOIISK
IHTTO \OMK.
The following Is an editorial clip
ped from the Skagway Alaskan,
which hits Seward about as well as
the channel town. Hy inserting tho
word “Seward" in place of “Ska-r
way." a fair example of the "Seward
Spirit" is shown.—Reward Gateway.
f In order for Nomeites to read
this intelligently, ail that is neees
sarv is to insert the w« rd “Nome"
in place of "Skagway or Seward." to
obtain a fair example of the "Nome ;
Spirit." Editor Nugget, i
l.<Mikini{ l'|> uiul Down.
In looking up the names of the
business men and residents of Skag
way, who are supporting tie- Alas
kan. and looking down the list of;
names of those who are not giving
any financial aid to the paper, we 1
find that there are about as many ■
people in the community, who ap- i
parontly do not care whether Skag- j
way is furnished with the latest
news of the world, as there are real- !
dents who wish to be furnished with 1
as good a newspaper as it is possible |
to publish in the community, and j
are willing to give their generous]
support that The Alaskan may !»«■ i
kept up to :i standard tli I will he ]
There are a goodly number of pen-:
pie in every community, who either’
prefer to borrow their neighbor's
paper, or to go to some public place. !
and salvage a copy that has been
paid for by some regular subscriber, j
but Ska gw av apparent ly can boast j
of tight listed citizens than any other’
affairs is true with some business j
men in the distribution of their ad- ;
verttsing support, except that they I
cannot borrow their neighbor's ad
vertising space.
If one cared to make a survey of
this class as a whole, an interesting ■
story as to the present condition in |
Skagway would be revealed without j
a doubt. In this class would be
found, the Sears Roebuck & Com- j
panv mail order customers. And. j
the non-Alaska element—the people j
who come to Alaska to make their j
money so that they may go outside I
and enjoy the pleasures along the I
White Way.
If Skag way is to survive and ad-1
vance as it slioudl. it is time that wo
take stock and SEE WHO IS WHO
in skagway. If the majority of the
residents fail to support their home
institutions and support business
firms in the States, and while in
Skagway. grip their dimes that t >ev
may spend them outside, we may]
look forward to no particular future
It is only by giving support to the j
home institution that a town can
survive and prosper. The non-Al
aska element do not care about the j
future of the community, but it is (
time that the businessmen and pro
perty owners should make a survey
and begin to build up a home town
spirit that will compel this class of j
slackers to either line up with the j
public spirited class or step across j
the street and be counted with the j
Sears Roebuck crowd and the foreign ,
class who never will be Alaskans. I
Every man in Skagway knows who
belongs to the two classes. ...Why not j
begin to number them now.—Skag- j
way Alaskan.
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THK NKW fill.
(From the Alaska Dispatch.)
Juneau, the capi’al city of Alaska
finds the commercial club member
ship divided over the merits of the
administration bill aimed at opei -
ing Alask resource-. The bill i«
known as the New bill, and was in
troduced by Senator New following
a conference attended by Senator
New. chairman of the senate commit
tee on territories; Congressman
Curry, chairman of house committee
on territories; Secretary of interior
Fall: Delegate Dan \ Sutherland
and Scott C. Hone, governor of the
territory. Ft was agreed the logic.11
way to open Alaska was to consoli
date till bureau dealings with the
territory in the Interior Department.
In the controversy in the Juneau
commercial < luh there was a smoke
screen thrown in the discussion.
Grave alarm was expressed that Die
two American steamship companies
would not build new steamships for
the Alaska run if the provision re
mained in the New bill allowing the
president of the United States to
order g'.vernment steamers on the
Alaska run. This wa declared to
tie a menace to private operation of
ocean transportation o Alaska.
NOTH K OF FORFEIT! RK
To Guy 15. Brubaker and Blanche
McGrath and your heirs and legal
representatives.
You and each of you are heivbv
notified that the undersigned as co
owner therein, has expended the sum
of one hundred dollars each year,
during >the years 1912. 1 ;♦ 1 1. 191 I.
1915. 191 f. and 192". in labor and
improvements on and for the ln-ne
Hit of the Jaunitn placer mining
claim on the left limit of Dry Creek,
opposite So. 1 3 below Discovery
in the Cape N’ome Recording Dis
trict. Alaska (notice of location
whereof is recorded iu Hook 91 at
page 425. of the records of said re
cording district.) as provided hv sec
tion 2324 Revised Statutes of the
T’nited States and supplemental leg
islation in order to hold said claim .
And you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure, according to your sev
eral interests in said claim to the un
dersigned coowner with you therein
within ninety days after the service
of this notice on you by the publi
cation thereof, or your interest in
said claim will become forfeited and
vest iu the undersigned as provided
by the said statute.
E E POWELL.
Publish—Sept . 3. 1". 17. 24. Oct
business
Opposed
little doubt ihe
government owi
: roads and steai. ship- (
; Bone appeared before the
! commercial club and
believe the Presldeu
. Fall believed in gov
ship He urged fav
! ation of the New bill
j discussion further co
i delayed.
1 The Alaska Dispatch, sonn
■uo editorially urged ver
Secretary
con side r
I after some
> support the
administration
ni*-rcin I r!.,b in Alaska
New bill if Alaska i
ed by the Harding
action will have to come at tin- De
cember session of congress. There
is now a disposition on the pan of
the administration to do much for
Alaska, but when the people of Al
aska become bewildered behind i
smoke screen of fear it is likely the
administration will become wiary
of trying to help those who do wt
appreciate help. Alaska iegi/lat.oii
may die.
The capMol c.ty of A t ka should
he the first to declare in favor of
the New bill. A public mass meet
ing should he called at Juneau t,>
take action.
VOTTCK OF FORFKITFItF
To Mary E. Searl. C (J Cowden
and Win. A Gilmore and your
heirs and legal representatives.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned as co
owner therein, has expended the sum
nf one hundred dollars each year,
during the years lft 12. 1ft 13. Iftl4.
1 ft 1 •>. lftlC and 1 ft 2 0, :a labor an.f
improvements on and for tie- benefit
of the Lucky Two placer mining
claim, on the left limit of Dry Creek,
second tier, in the Cape Nome Re
cording District. Alaska, (notice of
location whereof is recorded in Hook
86 at page 3 4. of the records of said
recording district.) in the perform
ance of the annual labor required
by section 2324 Revised Statutes of
the United States and supplemental
legislation, in order to hold said
And you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of st_
expenditure, according to your
eral interests in said claim to the
dersigned coowner with you the
within ninety days after the se
of this notice on you by the
cation thereof, or your inter*
said claim will become forfeite
vest in the undersigned as pro*
by the said statute.
Publish—Sept. 3, 10. 17. 2\
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