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In the midst of the great '11 ‘1 that has been written for and against the
McFadden bill, which proposes a t.ix of $10 an ounce on all gold used for other
than monetary purposes, it is noticahle that no one h:is yet suggested any other
definite plan for helping the fast vanishing gold industry
As is generally understood, the -McBYulden bill purposes to pay gold
miners $10 an ounce out of the amount accruing from this tax to help cover!
^the greatly increased c«>st of production and also encourage gold mining, which
has been declining at a rapid mte—a|«proxixnate-ly "0 percent in the past four
>.-ars. The plan does not chiinge or interfere in any way with the standards
r*et our money or cnrrencv It simply Lmimses a tax on gold used foranan
ufacturing purposes which In turn is paid as a premium to producers of new
Miles of literature have In-on written on the subject, pro and con. but, as
remarked at the beginning of this article, not one contains a single clearly do
wned substitute for Representative McFadden’s plan, though there is no dearth
•f critics who condemn the proposal in t**U» from this, that or some other theo
retical standpoint.
The bulk of the opposition is of course cen’ered in the jewelry trade,
to which the proposed tax appears a dmelful menniie. despite the ftict that its
imposition will not actually increase more than a dollar or two the cost price
<<f DOper cent of all the manufactured articles the trade produces. In a big
majority of cases the increase in productive costs entailed will no* amount to
m* *-e than 25 cents on any article: and on many small products, notably, ring-,
brooches, pins and the like, t will not :uld more than ten or fifteen rents at the
outside. To all other lines in which gold is used as an essentia! of manu
facture the tax would nfmount to so little when applied to the individual article
that the incre.'ised cost would scare* ly be noticed by the purchasing public to
whom it would inevitably he passed on. To fancy as, these apposing ele
ments insist, that the tax will injure their ‘business by forcing an increase of
prices which the pub?:c'will be loath t-» pay is th- most veritable tonunyrot; but
it is nevertheless the basic argument of the most jmwerful influences aiTayed
against the McFadden bill and which have so far successfully prevented Its
enactment into law. In addition to the jewelry and arts trades, there are
other powerful elements at work against the bill. Kmonies are plentiful
eve n in the gold industry itself, for the reason that the bill will enhance the
value of gold mining properties and seriously interfere with the acquisitive
desires of many large mining aggregations which are seeking to gobble up
mining properties and smaller producers. Few of the larger gold mining con
c* ms have arrayed themselves on the -side of the bill, which doubtless accounts
for the sinister appearing fact that when the (measure first came up for hear
ing before the congressional committee to which it was referred there was
only one actual representative of the gold industry present to oppo«e the sundry
*rrny of representatives of the jewelry trade who appeared <in opposition.
The fact is clear, however, that the gold bonus plan is the only one. In
sight that presents any definite prospect of rescuing the gold industry fitwn
its present plight. Gold mining will soon be completely shut down unless
constructive aid Is provided without delay. No one can indefinitely operate a
business at a loss and if the gold standard Is to remain stationary for tnoackirj’
purposes it is apparent that some method must be devised which will enable
The gold producers to operate at a profit under present conditions Kvun
wi'h immediate relief provided, it will take years to develop a normal output
of gold at a much greater expense.
In permitting the opposition of a relative unessential industry like the
jewelry trade to close dov. n the nation’s gold mine*, the late Congress dis
played a disregard for national interests little short of reprehensible. Five
years of palaver and proposals have developed only one practical plan for
helping the 'industry so there ran Ik* tio reasonable excuse for the present
Congress failing to take speedy action either for or against the McFuddon bill
which offers the only immediate relief for the miner.
FOREIGN DEBT CANCELLATION IMPOSSIBLE
Sympathizers, with the suggestion, earning front chiefly foreign quart
ets. that the United States should cancel the foreign obligations it holds out
of sympathy for the sacrifices made by the Allies would do well to reflect a bit
before convincing themselves that such action is justified by conditions and
circumstances.
There is owed to the United .Staten -by foreign governments at present
over 10 billion dollars. This represents *«.jiproicvmately <2 per cent of the
total national debt of 24 billion. Could that stfnv, or a substantial part of it,
lie collected the effect on our present tax schedules would, needless to suggest,
be of a decidedly fundamental and beneficial character. The Interest on the
foreign debt amounts to approximately half a billion dollars a year and if this
alone coifld he collected promptly the interest charges on our own national
deb* could be reduced by that amount, with •beneflctol results with respect to
cuv annual tax burdens. IJp to May L5.1M*. according to competent author
ity. the interest on our cash advances Was paid in WU. but since that time prac
t'cally no Interest has been paid at all- This then In general terras. Is the
state of affairs with respect to -what is due. us.
Now as to She synrpathic side, of the matter. Some hold that the
United Ktaea should forgive these debts as part of Its contribution to the cost of
the war. In a spirit of orsnpasnion. to those who bore the brunt of the tremendous
task of subduing Germ.my. While it Is true that their terrific struggle was
beneficial to ourselves. It appears that the ‘Allies owe « debt of gratitude to
the United States for turning the tide of war In their favor when it was
threatening to overwhelm them in the mighty German onslaughts of IS IN
\vhloh more than offsets any similar debt due them by this country. The aid
wo rendered their cause in the crucial days of ISIS was never allowed by them
to obscure any opportunity which presented 4*seJf to extract nil the money thev
could out of the United States. Orest Britain made us pay substantial price i
for using her ships to send our armies to franco to bolster nv battle line.
Every ton of jjnplles vent our armiea on ftrltJdh ships was p.;i1 for In coin .it
dar time freight rates. Hard American dollars were paid for the America r
srrnv camps established In England in which a portion of our troops were train
ed Similar ‘mngnan-'mity was shown ms by France. who charged us larg*
rentals for the American army depots, camps and storages. It was sfVer
authoritatively In the Senate that in eonte instances we were even chargee
I for battle trenches. It is likewise Mated that fruit and other trees d;unaged
in battle were paid for by the Americans. It hjis oven boon charged ({half
i American soldiers were charged one price for commodities sold them individu
ally. while French soldiers paid lower prices for the same articles. Through- 1
I out our entire association with the Allies our relations wore placed by them on !
| a strictly business basis, with cent per cent, jus the primary consideration of
all dealings.
Exponents of this misplaced sympathy also urge the alleged struggle
of the Allies to rep:Ur the devastations of war as an additional reason for
wiping the shite dean. There may have Ibeen some ground for this argument
a short time after the armistice wa* signed hut when it is recalled that the
post war advances of the United Statin .to Europe amounted to three billion
dollars, in cash, in addition to more than three and a quarter billion in com
mercial credits, nearly one and ;i half billion in foreign loans floated in the
United States and in supplies furnished by the lied Cross and sales of army
supplies on credit. Combined with the direct loans to the Allies from the
United Suites Treasury, the latter loans bring the grand total owed to tJie
United States and its people to close to sixteen billion dollars.
Wo read a great deal jiibout the .territic task the Allies are facing in the
matter of reconstruction. Prance undoubtedly is finding some difllcultr
n this respect but as for England, from, whence comes the largest measure
| of the debt renunciation palaver, lit is evident that reconstruction coats are
| not so burdensome when one reads that for the fiscal year ending March 31.
11920, Great Britain appropriated more than $765,000,000 for her navy and
I li.96S.300.000 for the upkeep of her army. It is also stated on good authority
| that she loaned $50,000,000 to Argentina to “stimulate British trade with South
i America.” Meanwhile, however, she showed no disposition to pay the slightly
| more than 200 million dolars due an interest to the United Suites on the loans
advanced her during the war period.
Voice of the Alaska Press
(ARTICLES UNDER THIS CAPTION REPRESENT THE EXPRESSION
OF VIEW OF THE ALASKA PRESS ON CURRENT TOPICS)
PAENS TO ALASKA
(From. Valdez Miner)
| In the flood of departmental reports
| which are being turned loose at Wnsh
, ington. the universal suggestion of the
department heads whose activities
touch Alaska is the means of develop
ing the latent territory of the North
The secretary of the interior, the
secretary of commerce, the secretary
of agriculture—all of them sing paens !
to the vastness of the possibilities in
Alaska and their chorus is that capital
is ne.ded for development. The po
tential greatness of the territory' is in- i
deed well known. People are learning!
that it is not an icebox, and are gain
ing some conception of its bulk, of its
agricultural possibilties os well as its j
mineral, forest and fisheries resources, j
The various department chiefs are j
meeting with some success in bring
ing these, facts to the attention of j
Hut those who know' Alaska, who
know its problems and its needs find
little comfort in statistics dealing with
its boundless potential wealth. They
realise, too. that capital is needed for
development purposes. They know
that alUiough the territory has an area
sufficient to accommodate from 15,000,
000. to J0.000.000 people the white pop
ulation today is less than 30.000—just
about the same as the city of Retling
ham. And they do not have to be
told that there is a reason for this
lamentable situation or that the pri
mary reason is that Alaska has been
held in the shackles of a bureaucracy
so long that its development luu* come
about large in spite of and not be
cause of the activities of Washington
bureauemet whose policies have been
restrictive rather than generously en
couraging .
What Alaska wants is an opportun
ity. It is the Cinderella of the nation,
and the magic wand of constructive j
kindness would convert it into a popu- j
lous wonderland In a word, it wants!
not promises, but performance.
There is much merit in what the
Seattle Alaskan Dispatch says about
the Alaskan Kngineering Commission.
The suggestion of the Seattle publi
cation is in line with the argument
already advanced by The Nennna
News, that the Alaska railroad is not
a development project, as original';,
intended, for the reason that the men
who are building -1t are out of tune
with their work.
As the Dispatch points out. there
is too much dicipllne njid red tape,
w-ith an utter lack of interest in the
| upbuilding of the territory through
I which the railroad is being built.
Alaskans, who are genuinely inter
| ested In the development of the vast
resources of Alaska, should have a
hand in the future conduct of the com
mission. which still has a great deal
of evry important work beiorc it. The
building of tho trunk line from the
co;tst to navigable water ;n the Inter
ior is only a beginning. There will
be new lines to build and r.ew ent«r
prises to launch, all with a v'ew to th?
development of Interior resources
And for this work there must be *1
ask;ins at the helm—men who really
believe in Alaska and in development.
The News believes the Republicans
of the territory can wield an influence
along the lines suggested, and it is not
too early to formulate plans for ap
proaching the incoming administration
with a request for recognition.—Ne
THE FREIGHT MAIL GENERAL
<Fro«n Juneau Capital)
Of all the members of President
Wilson's cabinet possibly the one who
will share the general delight of the
public, because of his near retirement
from public service, is Czar Burleson.
I\>stm;isrter General. He has had a
tempt stuous career and has ruthless
ly gone his way without regard to the
demands of any individual or organi
zation in the country.
He H«mu to have hypnotized the
President, for tho latter has turned
a deaf ear to all the Importunities of
his party advisors, who have repeated
ly insisted that, if not for the good of
the country .at least for the welfare
of the Democratic party, the. distin
guished gentleman from Texas be sent
back to the range.
But few men ooutd. or would, have
withstood the repeated onslaughts that
General Burleson received. But 'tis
said that ho has wearied of the buttle
and is anxiously looking forward to
-March 4. when he officially dies. He
will long be remembered in Alaska for
retarding the efficiency of the postal
system in this Territory. One of his
decrees was that the mnils between
Alaska and the States should be car
re. I ;is freightl
Those of us who. In these perilous'
times, are sefely stowed away In Alas
ka. have much to be thankful for. We
have no strikes and lockouts to ter
mite trade and depress industries, we
have no labor disptes, no reign of ter
ror as a result of the activities of thugs
and gunmen; our women and children
are safe from (molestation; predatory
wealth has no claim on our resources;
we have no pestilences nor epldemice.
flood nor frost dismay us none what
ever; the old flour barrel is full and
tho isupboard groans with provender
for the year, boiled shirts and dickey
hats have no terror* for us; our credit
is always good for a meal, and when
j it becomes exhausted willing friends
and neighbors Rive u* of their Roods
to tide u» Iby.
There are no poor in Alaska—of the
kind ,of poverty that grinds jukI de
pnssea and saps the energy of the city
dweller and robs him of hie strength.
It is true we miss the shows and street
cars, the crowds and the clothes, the
chickens and champagne, the taxis and
teas, but our heart is at peace with all
the work! and our worries negligible.
We are in Alaska, of Alaskft and
withAJaskans.—Valdez Miner.
New and uptedsto legal forms for
Proof of Annual Aroeromrot Work
also Oil Leostkxi blanks. Dead blanks
for general uoa, Special and General
Power of Attorney forme, Placer and
Quartz Location forms new on sale
at Nugget Office. Pries IS cento each
or $1.00 per dozen.
For Sal*—Baby Buggy in good con*
dition. Price reasonable. Inquire et
Nugget Office.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Chas. Milot and J. Staeehy. your
heirs, successors and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned has ex
pended in tabor and Improvements
during oadh of the years 1*08, 1905,
1910. 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914. 1915 and
1916 the sum. of one hundred doHars
each year, on the I TINNY RIVER
GROUP situated on Penny River, in
the Cope Nome Recording Preeinct,
Territory of Alaska, notice of location
of whicSi is recorded in the records
of said Recording Precinct. Said
labor ami improvements having been
done on said ofaim for the purpose of
holding the same under the provisions
of Section 2324 Revised Statutes of
the United States and supplemental
legislation.
And you are hereby required to con
tribute your porportion of said expen
diture as co-owner to the undersigned,
within ninety days after the final pub
lication of this notice or your Interest
In said mining claim will be forfeited
and become the property of the under
signed. yonr Co-owner, as provided by
said section of the revised statutes.
Dated Nome, Alaska Jan. 8. 1921.
J. C. CORNELL.
Pubiuth-—-.Tan. 8, 15. 22. 29 Feb. 5. 12.
19. 26. Mar. 5. 12. 19. 26. Apr. 2. 1921.
MINERAL APPLICATION
U. S. IAND OFFICE
AT NOME. AI^ASKA
February tO. 1921.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
Andrspr Gunderson. of Ix»s Angeles.
California. has made application be
fore the United States Iwtnd Office,
at Nomr, Alaska, by his authorized
agent. Bern K. Gillette, whose address
Is Nam*. Alaska, for a United States
patent for tbe consolidated placer
claim, bearing placer gold, known as
the I. X. L. and FIXfflENCE placer*.
Httittte on Ptarmigan Gulch, about
7*4 miles East of the Town of Nome,
and % tmile North of Bering Sea. and
designated a* Mineral Survey No.
1266. in Che Cape Name Mining and
Recording District, Territory of Alas
ka. tbe exterior boundaries of srud
placer claim, according to the pla.t and
field notes of said survey, now on!
file in said land office (with a mag.
petit* variation of from 20 dng. »>5
mini to 20 deg. 35 inin. E.) is as
FLORENCE PLACER
Rerunning at corner. No. 1. a fir
post 4 ins. sq. 4 ft. long, in earth
mound scribed 1-1266.F, whence IT.
S. L. M. No. 335 heart N. 12 deg.
01 niin. W. 7308.5 ft.; thence S.
62 deg. 03 min. E. 1399.9 ft. to Cor.
No. 2: thence S 14 deg. 49 min. W.
628 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence N. 64
deg. 28 inln. W. 1296.5 ft. to Cor.
No. 4; thence N. 7 deg. 35 min. E.
710.6 ft. to Cor No. 1. place of be
ginning. containing 19.889 acres.
I. X. L. PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical
with Cor. No. 2 Florence Placer, this
survey, a fir post 4 ins. sq. 4 ft. long
In earth mound, scribed 1-2.1266-1. X.
L..-F, whence U. S. L. M. No 335
bears N. 19 deg. 28 min. W. 8277.6
ft.: thence S. 67 deg. SI min. E.
1237.4 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence S.
6 deg. 50 min. W. 706.2 ft. to Cor.
No. 3: thence N. 65 deg. 24 rain. W.
1344.8 ft. to Cor. No. 4. identical with
Cor No. 4 Florence Placer, this sur
vey; thence N. 14 deg. 49 min. E. 628
ft. to Cor. No. 1. place of beginning,
containing 19.227 acres.
Total area applied tor 39.116 acres.
^^Jjej^rttain^ctaAms^rejuwuwiy.
ed. and claimant unknown.
IT. S. Location Monument No. SSS
is a flr pent 6 ina. toq. 6 ft. above
ground, in earth mound, scribed V. S.
L. .M. No. 335, situated on the oast
sidi- of Nome River, on the divide be
tween head of Cunningham and Irene
Creeks; fn latitude 64 dog. 30 min. N.
Longitude 165 dog. to min. W.
THOS. McCJANN
Publish—Feb. 12. 19. 26. Mar. 5. t*.
19. 26. April 2. 9. 1921.
MINERAL APPLICATION
U. 8. LAND OmCF
AT NOMK AJ*ASKA.
February 10. 1021
NOTICE IS HKRBBY GrVNN. That
William Koenigs, whose poet offlee ad
dress is KatonvlDe. State of Washing
ton. has made application before the
U. S. Land Office at Nome. AlaMca.
through Kakonus Jensen, his duly au
thorised agent, whose post office od
dness Is Nome. Alaska, for a U. 8.
patent for the consolidated placer min
ing claim known as the BLMA and
SUNSET placer, being Mineral Surrey
No. 1267. in the Cfcpe Nome Mining
and Recording District, Territory of
Alaska. That the exterior boundaries
of mdd surrey (with a magnetic var
iation for from 20 deg. 36 min. to 21
deg. 06 min. E.) are as follows.
ELMA PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical
with the N. E. location corner, a dr
post 4 ft. long. 4 Ins. «q. in earth
mound, scribed 1-6-1287-E-S. whence
U. 8. L. M. No. 326 bears N. 60
deg. 26 min. E. 0060.8 ft.; theaoe
S. 20 deg. 51 min. W. 805 ft. to Cor.
No. 2; thence N. 86 dog. 24 min. W.
1440.5 ft. to Cor No. 3. identical
with Cor. No. 4, Surrey No. 11*1.
Massachusetts Association Placer;
thence N. 22 deg. 46 min.
setts Association; thence S. 69 deg.
68 min E. 1422.4 ft. to Cor. No. 1.
place of beginning. containing 18.427
SUNSET PLACER
| Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical
with Cor. No. 2. Survey No. 1131
| Massachusetts Association, a fir poet.
4 ins. aq. in earth mound, scribed
2-1131-MA-l -1267-8, whence XT. 3. T,.
M. No. 335 bears N. 19 deg. 41 min.
IK. 5979.7 ft-; thence S. 69 deg. 21
mitt. E. 151.7 ft. to Cor. No. 2,
thence S. 13 deg. 50 min. W. 647.1
ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence N. 75 deg.
i 09 nun. W 249.3 ft. to Cor. No. 4.
\ identical with Cor. No. 6. Survey
I No. 1131, NaMcutiunetts Association;
lthence N. 66 deg. 24 min. W. 1008.
|ft. to Cor. No. 5: identical with Cor.
No. 2 Efcmta Placer this surrey; thence
N. 20 deg. 51 min. K. 605 ft toC#r.
No. 6. identical with Cor. No. 1 Elrna
Placer, this survey; thence 8. 69 deg.
68 min. K. 1024.5 ft. to Cor. No. 1.
place of beginning, containing an nrert
of 17.856 acres.
The total area applied for is 38.283
Said c.omolMated claim is situated
on Willow Creek, about one-half mile
West of Cunningham Creek, and 6*4
miles Bast of the Town of Nome, in
said recording district and territory.
That the adjoining claims are, on
the North. South, and West, the Ma«s
:uihusett« Association Placer. Mineral
Survey- No. 1131. on the Bast, claims
unknown and tinmiWeyert.
U. S. 1 .oration Monument No. 335
Is a fir post 6 Ins. sq. in rarth mound,
scribed V. S. B. M. No. 335. and
situated on the east side of Nome
River, on the divide between Cunning
ham Creek and Irene Creek, in latitude
64 dfg. 29 min. X. Bnngitude 165
deg. 10 min. W
THD8. McOANN
Publish—Feb. 12. 19. 26. Mar. 6. 12.
19. 38. April 2. 9. 1921.
MINERAL APPLICATION
V. 8. I And Ofllco
At Nome. Alaska.
February 18. 1921
NOTICE LS HEREBY OVEN. That
William Koenigs, whose present poet
office address Ls Eatoirvllte in the
State af Washington, has. through
the consolidated placer mining claim
hearing placer gold, known as the
INDHI*HNnKNCE FRACTION and
SURPRISE BENCH, being Miner* I
tcry of Alaska. The exterior bound
aries of said ulirer mining ctaiin.
according to the plat and field notes,
now on file in sold land office being as
follows (with a variation of from 20
deg. 40 min. to 21 deg. 10 inin. E.)
SURPRISE 8ENCH
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a fir post
ft. long, 4 ins. sq in earth mound.
22 min. E. 355.1 ift. to Cor. No. ♦:
thence N 84 deg. 55 mtn. W. 1124.8
ft. to Cor. No. 5; thence N. 9 deg.
47 min. E. 598.2 ft. to Cor. No. 1.
place of beginning, containing 14.815
INDEPENDENCE FRACTION
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. a. Hr post
4 ft. long. 4 Inn. aq. In earth mouml.
scribed 1.1283-I-F whence U. S
L. M. No. 440 bears N. 14 deg 24
min. W. 1743.3 A.: nee N. IS deg.
2t min. B.424.4 ft. to Cor. No 3:
me S. 17 dor. t min. E. 1010.3
to Cor. No. 3: tbenre 8. 34 deg.
33 min. W. 823.1 ft to Cor. No.
Bendh Placer, this aimr thence N
6 deg. 10 min. R. 824.29 ft. to Car.
‘To. 1. place of beginning, containing
The total ana applied for to 29.171
la a Or poot 4 las. aq.
In mith monad.
chiaaM'U. 8. L. M. No. 444. mutated
on bill about three quarters of a mile
N. R of the month of Ndno Hirer
min. Latitude 44 deg. ft mta.
The foregoing Claims an situated
boat 3 antlae F. of of the Team of
Teane. and about H mile N. of Ber
ing Sea. Slid 1.004 ft. «. W. of <Ht*r
Creek. a tributary of Nome River, in
mld^roroidtog district. Territory *»?
Thera are no adjoining elstma to the-,
knowledge ef the applicant.
THD*. MOANV.
Pobtleb—Fgh. 1*. 10. 23.
!«. 29. April 2. 9. 1921.