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I It E I. A N 1> F It K K
WITH THE RATIFICATION of the Anglo-Irish ticaty by Dnil
Eireann, Ireland has ;it last achieved the century old dream of her patriots
and will shortly enter upon a new phase of national existence as a free
state. This happy culmination is one that should please the Irish people
as it does the world at large.
To just what extent Ireland will be actually free under the new
dispensation is as yet unknown in this remote corner of the world; but
we may safely assume that the measure of freedom granted her under
the London treaty is at least comparable to that of Canada and Australia,
both of which to all intents and purposes are free agents in the control of
their personal affairs. Such ties as bind them to the mother country
are more voluntary than imposed and there is little of anything in their
relations savoring of domination or foreign control.
Having achieved this much of their long sought independence, and
possibly more, it may reasonably be expected that the bulk of the Irish
people will appreciate the new situation at its true value ami resolve to
make the most of what is undoubtedly a vast step toward that complete
freedom for which they have struggled so long and tenaciously. By
taking advantage of the opportunities for national benefit afforded by
her changed situation and avoiding as far as possible internal differences
tending to inter-racial discord. Ireland may develop her nationalistic ideals
without restraint and ultimately find her own place in the sun. The
measure of freedom that has been granted her is undoubtedly the most that
could be expected at this time. To yield to the demands of her overlv
ardent patriots by insisting upon more would be the height of folly and
il persisted in. would have no other effect than to alienate much of the
warm sympathy extended by other races which has had a by no means
inconsequent effect in inducing Great Britain to make concessions. in
deed it may be said with slight fear of contradiction that it was this
world sympathy more than the struggles of the Irish that brought about
the situation in which Ireland now finds herself. Twenty, or even ten
years ago. such a denouement would hardly have occurred, tho the Irish
sacrificed themselves by thousands, for the reason that both the British
people and the world were but slightly concerned in the situation of Ireland
and possessed little or no knowledge of either the Irish grievances or as
pirations. In granting the present autonomy, it appears that England
has yielded not alone to the pressure of world opinion but also to the
voice of the British public, which had come to recognize, although belat
edly. the justice of Ireland's claims to the right of self government.
LEGISLATIVE
OUTLOOK.
WHEN THE DOCTORS disagree the patient usually gets the
'worst of it; hence the average Alaskan finds in the disagreement between
the respective chairmen of the Senate and House Territorial Committee's
over the Alaska legislative program an outlook for federal aid to Alaska,
that, if not actually discouraging, is at least somewhat depressing. Sen
ator New’, according to recent press dispatches, wants to delay action on
Alaska legislation until after President Harding has visited the Territory
rext summer; Senator Curry wants immediate action. Senator New !»ts
postponed hearings on his bill, which has the support of the administration:
Curry has announced that he will call his committee at once and endeavor
to secure, passage of his own particular bill at the earliest possible mo
S “ent. The latter measure differs from the first named in the degree
that it places all authority and direction of federal administration of
territorial affairs in the hands of the president; whereas the New bill
invests control in the Department of the Interior, In other respects both
measures are practically the same and are aimed at the same object:
namely, to co-ordinate federal control of the territory/
As far as the average Alaskan is concerned one measure is as good
as the other. Both mean an ostensible improvement in. present condi
tions and relief from numerous>hindrances to Alaska development. To
his mind the question is not so much a matter of methods as of securing
as soon as possible the benefits which may be expected from such legisla
tion. Recognizing that federal aid in* this'direction is imperatively
needed if the Territory is to escape the industrial doldrums into which
it has fallen, largely as a result of federal inhibitions, it is his earnest
desire that something be done as soon as possible to relieve the situation
In other words he feels that, now that Congress has at last come to see
the necessity for federal assistance, there should be action instead of wait
ing; business instead of philandering and delays; earnest, intelligent and
progressive effort instead of opposition and disagreement over particular
times. Knowing that the much desired improvement^of present condi
tions is dependent almost entirely on congressional action, it Is not only
depressing but also a trifle disgusting to blmVto And those who are leaders
in the movement to help the territory opposing each other over unessential
\ 1
views while the country remains bound and shackled in the mesh of official
led tape which conflicting authorities have wound about it and which
more than anything else has brought it to its present state of industrial
stagnation.
AMERICAN
LEGION
(Thr Observation Post)
A certain educational authority
in the States recently made the an
nouncement that the American His
tory for school study should be re
vised. He is credited with having
said that “it was an affront to tin
real mistress of the seas (meacing
England) to have John Paul Jones
and Oliver Hazard Perry proclaimed
as superior to the British admirals
of that period." He also wishes
other victorious points in our War
of independence blunted so as not
to reflect too greatly on the prowess
of the British.
We wish to remind this propagan
dist that when John Paul Jones and
Oliver Hazard Perry sailed out t ;
meet their British foes, they were
handicapped with poorer vessels,
were numerically weaker, and had
only makeshift implements of war
fare-Vet they licked their
haughty contemporaries to a royal
frazzle. Wherein can the question
of superiority be raised? Oertain'y
the King's admirals were only too
glad to admit it.
Let us have friendly relations with
England; she is a mighty power and
are we. We ought to make
every effort to create harmony ami
p ralleiism of thought between the
two. hut let us not hide from our
school children the triumph of our
forefathers over despotism; the cost
of our liberty, or the quality of the
sturdy men who gave us America.
They have a right to know these
Kxtraonlinary.
There once was an actress returnin'.
(France—don’t forget.)
Much fame had she gained from in
terpretive dance.
(Interpretive. All set?)
She posed for her picture as sh<
(Posed—get this,right.)
And her skirt came below her beau
tiful knees.
{Relow! Good night!)
If you strike a thorn or rose
Keep a goin’!
Keep a goin’!
Taint no use to whine and fret
Whfn the fish aint in your net
Maybe barrels in the next set
Keep a goin’!
When the weather kills your crop
Keep a goin’!
When you tumble from the top
Keep a goin’!
S’pose you're out of your last dime
Gettin’ broke aint any crime
Tell the world you’re feelin’ fine
Keep a goin’!
When the paystreak's getting thin
Keep a goin’!
Every shaft is not a mint
Keep a Ruin'!
.Make that old dredge pound and
Keep that sluice-box wnshin’ dirt
With those number li’s dont shirk
Keep a Ruin’!
We’re Genua Keep a (join*. Too
The Legion seems to be finding
its work, for its injured fellows ami
for its country, more clearly as th<
days pass. With its work, it finds
when they are also enemies of its
country. Milwaukee Journal.
Lent le I tend nder.
■ The storm burst upon us so sud
denly we had no w.ruing of its ap
proach." related the tornado victim.
"In an instant the house was de
molished and scattered to the four
winds. How I escaped being torn
to pieces I do not know . " j
"Good Lord!” ejaculated little Mr. j
Meek. "That reminds me. F ! 1
most forgot to do an errand for my ,
• foregoing is mild <
whirlwind of
< Ibsen at ion.
and surprises that
region is preparing j
for That Washington-Lincoln Fron
tier Night in February can possibly
miss any of us. Sure looks like
turbulent evening fur every red
blooded Nomeite. The vortex of
the cyclone will probably he th<*
naming tables, hut you never can
tell —there’ll h.* a dozen counter!
attractions that may strike you
harder. Its going to bo a tough old
night for any gloomy, bilious. ;
moody. despondent. melancholy. ;
woe-begone, dejected, moping, long
laced joy-killer in Nome. We’re [
stirring up a dose of tincture of
mirth and sweet spirits of hoopla j
that will just make 'em grin and j
want to live in spite of themselves. '
OBSERVER—Frank Dufresne
Renewed Testimony
No one in Nome who suffers back-,
ac he, headache, or distressing uri-;
nary ills can afford to ignore this .
woman's twice-told story. It is;
confirmed testimony that no resident
.\lr. Emma Wilkinson, 1207 Main
St.. Oregon City, Ore., says: "I ,
used Doan’s Kidney Pills for hack j
and kidney trouble and received re-:
lief. I believe Doan’s are an ex-i
cellent kidney remedy and am glad j
to endorse and recommend them for [
the lasting relief that they gave me.”
(Statement given April 4. 1013.)
On April 20, 1920, Mrs.Wilkinson
said: ”1 gladly confirm all 1 said i
in favor of Doan's Kidney Pills.
Doan's helped me when I used them
and I know they are just as good as ■
represented. ”
Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get ,
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mrs. Wilkinson had. Foster-Mil- J
burn Co.. Ffrs.. Buffalo, N. Y
ALASKA BUREAU
NEWS LETTER
Seattle, Nov. 22 Hon. C II >!?ih
ion. Assistans Secretary of
merco. was the guest of th« execu
tive committee of the Alaska IJur* • i
at the Rainier flub. Thur-day even
ing. November 17. Mr. iiuston :i«
.Silled the committee «.;• the intentju .
of Secretary Hoover and the assis
tants of th“ Department of t'..m
merce to do their utmost toward*
making more efficient and more •
Department. Assistant Secret....
Huston has been attending a .1 p
siding over the Alaska Kisht ries (
hearings which have been coinin' '»<; ;
here for three days These nr. |
the first Alaska Fisheries hearing
that have been presided over by an j
Assistant Secretary of f nnmerce uni
indicate the desire of Secretary Hoo
ver and his assistants'to familari/.
themselves thoroughly with Ala-kat.
affairs. Tliis interest augurs w •• !
for the early adoption of the co-oper
ative measures of ti.e administration
towards doing away with much of
the needless "red tape" and facili
tates the development of Alaska
A thorough investigation of freight
rates on th. Alaska government rail
road will be conducted, federal oflic- ^
inis here announce. This commit-i
tee will prepare a comprehensive 1
This committee will make a study
of freight tariffs, schedules and !
classifications now in effect on th* j
Alaska government railroad They j
will also prepare a tabulated com- ;
parison of existing tariffs on the Al
aska railroad with tariffs of other .
railroads in Alaska . %
Oil has taken the place of gold in ,
the attention of Alaskans, according
to information reaching the Seattle |
Chamber of Commerce through the i
Alaska bureau. More than 6«M) ap-j
plications for oil leasing and pros-j
peeling permits have been Hied at j
Juneau, according to reports. These
affect in excess of 1.400.000 acres, j
Regions in which oil hunters are ac- i
tive stretch from Southwestern Al- [
aska to the Aniakchak River district j
<tii the Alaskan peninsula Almost
50 percent of iho total filings are on |
land in the Cold Hav region on th* .
Alaskan peninsula. Prospectors j
have located 275 claims in this field. ^
Indications are. according to reports,
that geologists have reported favor
ably upon proposed 'iterations in j
this vicinity and that, drilling will
start in the spring.
Forerunner of another rich indus
try for Anchorage, Alaska, tin* first
shipment of birch logs have been
made from that port to Seattle, and j
prospects for steady consignments
of this wood are excellent. The
shipment comprised 20,000 feet of
logs and was sent to the Alaska 1
Birch Co. of this city.
The sale of tin* steamer City of j
Seattle by the Admiral Line fore- j
casts the introduction of larger {
steamships on the triangle run to .
Alaska, with probably a curtailment j
of the southeast run in favor of‘an 1
run. Th*- steamship Que.-n will re
souiheast run, and it is believ-d the
Admiral Linn will eventually place
cliiknn. Wrangell. Petersburg, Jun
• ati and Sitka run. leaving Seattle
• very Saturday night, ami increase
the westward run via Juneau with
-•veral fust steamships »>f large pas
I'-i iive steps were taken by the Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce to offset
the campaign of misrepresentation
that has ltren conducted at Wash
ington. it. <’. for some time past,
directed against Seattle business
men The Seattle Chamber, thru
its Washington representative, .1. .J.
t'ndenvood put into tin record of
the Senate committee on territories
misleading testimony which has been
offered to the Committee by John F!
Ballaine to the effect that the Alaska
bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
was controlled by the (iuggenheim
interests. At the same time, Sena
tor New introduced in evidence the
telegrams he had received direct
from the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce and from the San Juan Fish
ing and Packing Co . denying other
portions of Ballaine’s testimony.
T'nderwood wired Christy Thomas,
• xecutive secretary of the Chamber,
that Ballaine has officially disclaim
ed the remarks he made before the
Senate territories committee when
he alleged that until recently the
fJuggenheims controlled, the Board
of Trustees of the Chamber. This,
action was taken after Senator If.
S. New of Indiana, chairman of the
Senate committee on territories, in
troduced into the record the follow
ing telegram from the Seattle Cham
ber’ “Statement of John K. Bal
laine before your committee as re
ported in the press, in which ho is
quoted as saying that until recently
fJuggenheims controlled the board of
trustees of the Chamber, is untruth
ful and without any basis of fact.
Mr. Ballaine does not represent
Seattle or tb^ Seattle people or as
far as we can learn any Alaskan lo
cality or group of Alaskans “
Alaska, within ten years, will be
a great oil producing: territory, is
the statement of the Associated Oil
Co. of California, as a result of sum
mer investigations carried on by
company experts in the west tield of
Cold Bay during the past season.
Reports reached Seattle during tho
week that the Associated had sent
nut tenders for supplies, transporta
tion. etc., in connection with drilling
i»n the Lee holdings at Cold Bay
next season. This verifies reports
earlier published in the Alaska Dis
patch. Indications now point to at
least a dozen rigs in the Alaska fields
next season, ( old Bay. Kamestak.
Yakataga and Katalla will be the
fields drilled.
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