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Just One Moment
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Just a thoughtful moment at
the graveside of those who paid
the supreme sacrifice to perpet
uate the institutions of freedom
set forth in the Declaration of
Independence and Constitution
of these United States. The grave
may be that of men of the coi
lonial times, of the days of re
bellion against the injustices
under the government of King
George III; it may be that of the
man who wore the Blue or the
Gray when father fought against
son and the house was divided
one against the other, or it may
be the grave of the man who
helped take Texas from the
Mexicans, or it may be the grave
of the Spanish American War
veteran and again it might be
one who paid the penalty for the
greeds and averaciousness of
the world in the late World War.
All those men paid a price for
the perpetuation of a demo
cracy with principles of freedom
as is promised by no other na
tion.
We shed a tear for those men
who gave their very life blood in
defense of those institutions and
we shed still another tear for the
institutions of freedom and de
mocracy which have been lost by
this government.
In Flanders Fields the poppies
grow red for shame at the wrongs
and injustices and greed of the
' y/orld. So “Lord God of Hosts,
Be with us yet, lest we forget,
lest we forget.”
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A POPPY IN MEMORY
Contributed
May 27 and 28 will be Poppy
Day in thousands of cities and
towns throughout the United
States. On that day the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary will take its
bright red poppies, made by the
hands of disabled men, out on
the streets and offer them to the
public to be worn in memory of
the men who gave their lives for
America in the World War. On
that day funds to carry forward
the Auxiliary’s vast program of
relief and rehabilitation during
the next twelve months will be
raised.
The wearing of the poppies is
a touching tribute to the World
War dead. It is the individual
act of homage to .the individual
men who gave their lives for
their country in 1917 and 1913.
There is no finer way to keep
alive the spirit of rememberance
than to ask every American to
wear a poppy once each year.
The poppy sale, too means
work for disabled veterans who
could not possibly find other
means of supporting themselves
and families. It gives them in
teresting worthwhile occupation
with which to pass the long
hospital hours and it gives them
money for the many things the
government does not provide,
money to send home to strug
gling families made destitute by
their illness. The poppies sold in
Petersburg this year have been
made at the Walla Walla hospi
tal. i
Finally, the poppy sale fills the
rehabilitation and relief funds
of the Auxiliary Units and De
partments and enables the Aux
iliary to carry on its vast pro
gram for the benefit of the war
•sufferers and child welfare.
Fvery little flower sold on Poppy
I>ay means that the Auxiliary
will be able to do just that much
more for unfortunate veterans
and their families in the year to
€ome. The need for tbe poppy
funds is greater this year than:
ever before. Let us each one help
to make Poppy Day in Peters
burg a generous day of gratitude
for services well done.
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QUIT YELPING
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The capitalistic pi ess and
sympathizers are up in arms
against the full payment of the
adjusted compensation. This
paid-up compensation is an ob
ligation that the government
has undertaken to meet in 1945.
There is no denial that it is a
legal debt and that it will have
to be met sometime.
| During the World War over
four million citizens were draft
ed into war service—whether
they would go or not. They had
to leave lucrative position, com
forts of home life and ease to
enjoy the dirty muck, the lousy
stinking life in the trenches with
but little shelter. They enjoyed
the munificent sum of $30
American service and $33
foreign service. From which they
deducted (if married) $15 for j
dependents, $2.50 to $7.50 for
insurance and the balance they
divided up between laundry,
smokes and what have you for
nothing.
The pay-triotic citizens who
remained at home were employ
ed at wages that soon brought
automobiles and other means of
locomotion to and from work.
The hiring corporations pay
triotically under took contracts
with the government at “cost
plus 10 per cent” and they were
darned sure they got their ten
per cent after making the gov
ernment pay plenty for its
supplies.
General Spruce
Capt. Disque, retired army
officer was placed in charge of
the spruce division. The staff of
this division had 110 touring
cars and it spent $47,255 in pub
lishing a “History of the Spruce
Production Division.”
In the air service the govern
ment spent more than one bil
lion dollars and sent not one.
single air plane to the front—
not one. We ordered Liberty
Motors from the Packard Com
pany and they developed a fine
8-cylinder machine. This “was
not suitable” so a 12-cylinder
machine was ordered. New ma
chinery was installed and after
ten months, our patriotic offi
cials called for the 8-cylinder
machine again. “Between Sep
tember 4, 1917 and February 9,
1918, the Packard Company, in
taking the new motor through
its growing pains, made over one
thousand changes, and the Ford
Company, by March 21, 1918.
nearly a thousand.” And if you
believe that these pay-triotic
companies paid for these
changes in equipment to turn
out war products, just go jump
into the lake.
War Debts
Since 1914 the obligations of
the United States have exceeded
26 billions of dollars, Seventeen
billions of which were obliga
tions of the government to its
citizens in order that the allies
might be given assistance. Fol
lowing the war the United States
forgot all of the pre-war obliga
tions of the Allies and since the
war these same nations have ob
tained 11 billions of dollars and
this they are asking a vacation
from paying with no end to the
vacation.
All of which leads up to the
declaration that the claims of
the drafted soldier—the man
who went to war not because of
love at war or excitement but
because if he refuted to go or
evaded service, he became a
deserter, and was dealt with as a
criminal—such are certainly en
titled to decent compensation
for their services.
Is there something in the Con
stitution about “involuntary ser
vitude?” Seems like there were
several million who were made
slaves during the war period
and to obviate the stygma it
would be well for the govern
nent to pay its obligations just
as willingly as it gave its “cost
plus ten per cent” to the money
bags. As compared to the cost
plus ten per cent, the demands
of the war slaves is a mere bag
atelle.
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BRING ’EM IN \
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It is not long since Governor
George A. Parl:s issued a state
ment through the Associated
Press asking citizens of the
states not to come to Alaska and
to keep their money to spend in
their own territory. Added to
which we have the salmon in
dustry importing labor, “union”
fishermen, peons, whiteslaves,
and what not. The resident labor
is invited to go to hell.
The man or men who come to
Alaska at this time will not be
the type that comes just to get
a nice easy vacation. They will
be men who will be coming witn
the determination to go through
the woods and over the ragged
hills, panning their ways up
stream and gorge always look
for the illusive gold They Will
be men who can go into the
woods with a blanket, a gun ar.ci
ammunition, a bit of salt, tea
a.id sugar and live off the lend
And they will come out with ;i
bit of gold to pay for more sup
plies for another drive af ter the
illusive metal.
Bona fide settlers are nevei
objected to even though the
times be most trying. Imported
labor, labor which comes and
takes the cream of the season
and return only to spend theii
earnings are most undesireable
in A^ka. Those should be in
vited not to come to Alaska and
to stay out. Others, men of will
and determination who will de
velop the resources are men
worth going after. They should
not be discouraged by any offi
cial or any other person.
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AND WHAT’LL YOU HAVE?
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Junius B. Wood, a newspaper
correspondent of reputation and
integrity reported in a recent
issue that he had found liquor
openly offered for sale in the
large eastern cities. In New York,
he said, and the restaurant was
above reproach, he seated him
self at table in full view of th-^
passing thousands. The manag
er, unaware of his identity, and
uncaring, came to him as he
read the menu.
“Would you like wine, brandy,
cordial, anything with your
meal?” inquired the manager.
We know that these things are
true. Everybody knows that they
are true. Why immunity should
bo conceded in cities which have
no patience with prohibition we
do not know, but we can guess.
And nobody cares particularly.
It is such instances as this, flag
rant, notorious and unrebuked
that make a farce of the cap
ture and conviction of the minor
bootlegger, and that reproach
our American justice and the
spirit fair play. We know that
Capone was and is the scandal
ous fact. We know that the pow
er of Capone continues in Chica
go while the big shot himself is
ir> jail. We know that the federal
government did not convict him
for violations of the federal
prohibition law, which made fer
him his blood-stained millions,
but for neglect of the income
tax. And yet some of us insist
that prohibition is still the noble
experiment, and that it is trea
son to country and tc conscience
to declare otherwise.
Are we a nation of liars and
double-crossers, who dare notjj
let the left hand know what the
right hand does? Are we a land
of sanctimonious pretenders to
rectitude? Yonder are the facts. <
They accuse us. We cannot con- I
siaer the liquor problem to be
settled, and our dignity as a
people to have been regained,
until we determine whether we
are dry in theory or in fact —
Portland Oregonian.
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HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?
From every direction in South
east Alaska comes the pliant
“What will we do this summer
to prepare for the winter?” And
no one seems able to offer any
plan to cope with the situation.
The laborers, the business men
are all developing long faces and
a pessimistic attitude all of
which does not make any bright -
er prospects.
For more than ten years, the
Alaska Native Brotherhood has
offered the plan that would have
prevented the present economic
distress and which would have
allowed Alaskans to enjoy the
■ present era of hard times with
Jout any attendant lack of even
; the ordinary pleasures of life,
j For during the past several
; years that organization has urg
ed the complete, absolute abol
ishment of the fish trap system,
the employment of resident fish
ermen and labor and a curtail
ment of the salmon pack. The
abolishment of the trap system
would have allowed the employ
ment of at least 30,000 fishermen
end as many resident laborers
in place of the imported oriental
problem. Curtailment of the pack
would have insured adequate es
capement of salmon to the
spawning grounds without all
t h e attendant discriminatory
rules and regulations promulgat
ed by the Bureau of Fisheries.
The problem of the fisheries
is not only the conservation of
the salmon but the conservation
of residential population. With
out labor market for the labor of
Alaska there is nothing to stay
in the territory for. There is no
inducement for newcomers for
without labor or other oppor
tunity to secure even a modest
living migration is from rather
than to Alaska.
During these several year1',
while the chambers of commerce
appreciate the truth of the con
tentions of this organization an i
Us mouthpieces, they have pre
fered to sit by indifferent to
the pleas. They have done noth
ing to aid in the solution of the
problem.
They will pay a very high
Sales FORD Service
Hardware -.General Supplies
Draying
Haines - - Alaska
Erick Oslund - - Proprietor
Carl Bjornstad
General Merchandise
Groceries
Shoes - Gents' Furnishings
Haines - - Alaska
Hollywood & Beach
SHEET METAL - HEATING
PLUMBING - STOVE REPAIR]
Sitka - Alaska
H. J. H<>dg,Hs
Dentist
Sitka - Alaska
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price for their indifference and
as conditions become worse and
the demands of the wholesalers
become more strict they will pay \
a higher price for their indif- 1
ference. In the end the natives 1
of Alaska will live off the land
and with a little aid from the i
government, they will get j
through while the burden upon ]
others, laborer and business, will ]
become greater. ;
It is time that the business 1
men learned that gainfully em- 1
ployed laborers are a greater
asset to Alaska than the unpro
ductive fish-trap system and im
ported cheap oriental labor. Too
late, perhaps they will learn.
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PAYING TAXES
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A school tax collector was
asked “How are you making out
this year” and he replied, “Mak
ing out? How can anyone make
cut with the men without money
to pay their taxes?”
Be it remembered that since
inception of the tax law the
territory has collected more than
$850,000. And this year the great
majority are unable to get hold
of the necessary $5 to pay the
taxes. So what is the territory
going to do about it?
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Haines Camp A. N. S. ^
President, Mrs. D. Klanot
Secretary, Mrs. D. Perrin
Meets every Saturday, 1 p. m.^
Visiting members welcome
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Haines Camp A. N. B. *:*
President, Judson L Brown *jj*
Secretary, Joseph Jackson !j>
Meets every Monday
Visiting members welcome *{•
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Alaska Native Sisterhood V
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*:* Visiting members welcome,
JOOTLEGGER IS
OWN ACCUSED
Harry Johnson, Indianopolis,
>roved to be the easiest arrest
nade by local police for a liquor
aw offense.
“I’ve been selling liquor and I
vant to be arrested,” Johnson
laid as he appeared at police
leadquarters. “My wife and I
lave had trouble over the liquor
).nd I am disgusted with the
msiness. It’s not the right place
,o raise my four children and I
vant to stop it.”
Police found alcohol, beer,
vine and whiskey at Johnson’s
home, then arrested him on a
liquor sharge.
SAXMAN Camp. 16 A. N. S.
Pres. Mrs. Peter McKay
Sec. Mrs. Martha John
Meets every Monday 1 p. m.
Visiting Members Welcome
Angoon Camp No. 7
Alaska Native Brotherhood
Regular Meeting, Monday
Visiting Brothers Welcome
Jimmie George, President
Andrew J. Davis, Secretary
Angoon - Alaska
Klukwan Camp No. 8 *
Alaska Native Brotherhood '*
Meets every Saturday \
7:30 p. m.
Edward Warne, President
John Willard, Secretary
All Visitors are W’elcome
CAMP 13
X Alaska Native Sisterhood
Meets twice a month.
Mondays, 2: o’clock
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\\ Visitors are always Welcomes
Pres. Susie Abraham
Sec.
Helen Bremner \
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Alaska Native Brotherhood
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0> meetings and lets see whats^
$ what, where, who, when and'*
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Jack Ellis, President £
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