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FTVK VKAKS AGO THK WOJtLI* WAR B1WED
ARMISTICE DAY IS again with us. or will be tomorrow morning,
and with it comes the memory of that day five years ago wb»tb. whole
©f the Coiled States was thrown into a wild celebration upo < * eipt of
the news that the war was over.
Five years is a long time in the average trend oftb- hu;/i:in life
and the heros of maniy bank's are scattered over the face o* n*- globe
pursuing the.ir daily habits of life, but there are still otb‘- who are
either confined to an invalids bed or are receiving treatment govern
ment hospital, those of us who were fortunate enough to pc - ’hni the
war without the terrible handicap of becoming a eripph 'ifa_ will
never realize the great sacrifice made by those who came • invalids
and w'W, thru no fault of their own. thrown dependent-* upo the .Gov
ernment for a livlihood and treatment for the wounds tha- r<- received
defending their Nation’s honor. These greet United St:. - of America
can never do too much for those who gave the best ;pa•• .f the.ir life
to make this nation safe from Autocracy. Much has be«- -aid and little
done when one stops to meditate upon what the sacrifice a - o a young
man to be deprived of all the good things of life by being r pple tor the
remainder of his life. Our Government at Washington ha- loubt done,
and will do more, all that a Nation could do under the pr> sent, circum
stances. but there are a few remaining things that cm
no doubt will be done for those who will -never know wni.
to enjoy the privileges of a life without the handicap of b
One of the greatest curses that can be visited upo
just recently been unearthed at our Nation's Capitol, tha
graft among officials designated to look after the welfare of
soldiers. Those responsible tor the conditions that are said to ex:s
among the government hospitals at present are guilty of a crime fa
greater in magnitude than any crime ever committed and should am
probably will be punished for the great injustice perpetrated against thus
who so willingly offered themselves that the world might remain saf
for Democracy.
Armistice Day will always call to our mind that day when th.
sunshine of peace settled .again over the world after over four ijears o
the most terrible conflict ever participated in by mankind
Some men can’t live up i
live down to their reputations.
their oppor
they have
Evenybody sometimes is wronged; everything some day may be righted.
SHOIID TAKK I 'KMSI'S OF NOME
Something that would be •!' vain*- to the community at lurg.
would lx* the taking of a CKNSls ..t th** inhabitants of Nt nuv Kverv
person who receives mail at the Nun- Post office is (•••unted a resident of
Nome, and the inhabitants in th city as welt as people in other parts
of Alaska and the States would be surprised at the large number of
people residing In our fair city a’ -his time. |r would be a commendab! •
act if some one would suggest th- above at the next Council meeting and
have that body order the census of the city taken immediately. It could
be done at a very little cost an' would be received with much interest
by many.
I AN OIM'OIITINITV Kill THE \ I HI IMKTH ATH >\ TO H KI.I* AlOSk V
(lovernor Scott C. Hone ; ■ 1 Delegate Dan Sutherland "hs^r^unu^
taken something that will result in something ultimately good for the
territory in the near future w thout a doubt. The proposed transfer
of the Alaska roads activities from lh»* War Department to the Bureau
of Public Roads, a division of the Departments of Agriculture and In
terior. will no doubt open a way for a systematic plan of road construction
thruout. the Territory. It is generally understood that the officials at
Washington are desirous of doing something for the development of this
vast Territory, and front what has passed in th«* last few months, there
is nor an official in Washington who would knowingly do Alaska an in
jury. this is being proven more so by the quick action taken in th*- pro
blem of better roads for the Territory.
Once the needs of the Territory are made plain in the Nation’s
Capitol, and facts shown officials, much good will result, and the (lovernor
and the Territory’s Delegate to Congress has evidently succeeded in
making ii plain to the officials «' the National Capitol that what Alaska
needs more than anything else at present is MORE ROADS AND BET
TER ROADS.
With the possibility of one- million dollars In-inn available for road
work in Alaska, and »t|>on the receipt of the Territory’s subscribed sum. 1
the development of the country should no ahead with a new impetuous
never before witnessed in Alaska.
What Alaska needs and hn« needed for many years is roads con
necting the outlying districts, thus making it possible for miners and pros
pectors to transport material to and from their locations. The develop
ment of this district alone has been retarded many years bv the almost
impossible means of transportation. It has been proven many times
over once fair means of transportation is prevalent in this locality, min
ing operations and other industries will double and treble in no time.
With road building and maintenance placed on a systematic basis
in Alaska, there should he very few obstacles in the way of having roads -
that can be travelled over by any make of modern vehicle.
Nome will profit more by the advent of good roads than anything
else that might occur at this time Phere is mining ground adjacent
t.» Nome that will become Invaluable with the proper roads connecting
it with Nome. Men coming in from the "Serpentine section” state that .
there is pay dirt in that Vicinity which could he taken out in paying
quantities if it were possible to pet mining material arid provisions into
that part of the country at any price near reasonable, and that is only
| one of many localities which are practically isolated thru inaccessible j
I roads, and the absence of any roads what ever.
The investment of one million dollars per year in more and better j
roads in this territory by the Federal Government will not alone be of
value to Alaska but the Federal Government will share in the results 1
■ *n a much larger scale than any. investment made in this Territory here-j
to-fore by the Government. This move will be of benefit to the entire
Territory and will not be confined to the portions of Southeastern Alaska. •
as was the case in the construction of the Government Railroad. While
we realize the Railroad has been a benefit t>> the whole of Alaska. South- .
*rn Alaska, was and is still, the recipient of the majority of the benefit
derived from the railroad. Northern Alaska’s development depends
more on this one subject than anything else that could possibly arise.
If speech making would settle the Reparations controversy j
European statesmen would Ik- credited with settling the debt long before}
We some time wonder ,t Europe considers the 1'uited States with !
the same feeling that th- head of the h..us. iloes any other ordinary j
We wonder if the scenes enacted in New York lately by Irish !
sympathizers made Lloyd (i-oorge feel at h*>nn
If you can't be married to your wife and your work at the same '
time, you will have to get a divorce from <me of them.
A girl may say her heart is broken, but so long as she is interested
in her complexion and the curl ..f her hair, don't believe it.
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