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VOL. 11.
NOMI, ALASKA,
j WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1918.
NO. 2459.
WILSON STARTLES CONGRESS
PRESIDENT EXPLAINS
AIMS OF ALLIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8.—
Like a bolt out of a blue sky a
war message reached Congress from
the Presidont today.
President Wilson in even more
than his usual painstaking and
studious way made it c'.ear that
the principal cause, rather than
roason, of the continuance of the
war is the wr.r itself. He pro
nounced himself as believing that
but for the battle arary of the vast
armiss and military systems in
volved, the militaristic clash and
readiness of the armies of the belli
gesrant nations the objects of the
gTeat international disagreements
■would be peaceably adjusted.
He particularly made clear that
the allies cannot in the nature of
things make less qualified terms
and war aim3 than those expressed.
The President stated that the com
pelling reason for no further retrac
tion from the previously outlined
position of the allies was the pros
trate and helpless condition of Rus
sia before the aggrandizement of
the Prussian Military establishment
and that the slightest relaxation
from the struggle on the part of the
western peoples would be the sig
nal for the grim German military
machine to over ride Russia and
again menace the world.
Long and continued applause
greated the President’s endorse
ment of the view presented by the
British Premier Lloyd George in re
gard to France. He amplified the
grave historical wrong done to
France in the matter of Al3ace Lor
raine which he stated had under
mined tho peace of the world for
fifty years ar.d as he avowed that
it should be righted the entire
chamber arete and cheered like
mad.
Continuing with a show of mark
ed fooling tho President declared
that Belgium must be evacuated
without attempt to limit hero sov
ereignty. -
The President disclaimed that
America has any jealousy toward
German greatness and that we
grudge her no achievement or dis
tinction, nor of her admitted learn
ing or of any of her enterprises in j
peace. The address on the whole
proved intensely pleasing to all ele
ments of the national law making
body. Ho concluded by stating
that if Germany could content her
self with taking her place along'
the lending nations of tho world
on a basis of equality with them
thon she would be welcomed by all,
but that her mastery of tho rest
of the world was not to be thought
of.
The President expressed the con
fident believe that Russia will pres
ently resume her position with the
allies, since her people were well
known not to be subservient and
in time it would be bourne in upon
them that the only way to avoid
subjugation would be to defend
themselves agressively.
President Wilson’s message is of |
added interest because of the con
ference of German Socialists just
at this time, and because of the
failure of peaco negotiations on the
Eastern front.
AUSTRALIA REJECTS
CONSCRIPTION
LONDON, Jan. 8.—For the third
time the people of Australia, a de
pendency of Great Britain, have by
popular vote rejected compulsory
military service and it is believed
that no further efforts will be made
to fasten conscription upon military
eligribles of that country.
The continued failure of the
adoption of conscription is attribut
ed to a ceaseless propaganda of the
Industrial Workers of the World
which hes become extensively orga
nized throughout the common
wealth.
The activities of this organiza
tion amounted almost to a civil in
surrection in 1916 when a general
strike in all industries was threat
ened in the event it was attempted
io enforce conscription.
Directly following upon the re
sults of the recent electoin reject
ing the Ministry cabinet under
Premier Hughes has resigned, and
it is thought a labor leader will be
chosen to form a new cabinet.
LONDON, Jan. 8.—The fighting
on the western front in Europe con
tinues in half-spirited desultory
fashion, neither side showing its
former belllgerance, at any time
since the Christmas holidays.
LONDON, Jan. 8.—The Comtliu
tionof the now Labor Party which
lias just beer, adopted by referend
um has opened its books to the en
rollment of woman members which
is believed to prcscago the early en
actment of suffrage legislation.
Subscribe now for the Worker
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CONTAGION AT
UNALAKLEET
Thomas A Power, writing most
interestingly from Unalakleet ad
vises friends of the prevalence in
thet community of Blood Poisoning
Grippe and Measles.
The houses are quarantined for
measles and fifty cases of La Grippe
have boon treated by Mrs. Evans,
the nurse at the Bureau of Educa
tion.
Mrs. Whulebuck, well known to
many mushers from Nome, is dead
from blood poisoning caused from
the bite of a dog. It is supposed
that the dog had just eaten some
infected food. Mrs. Evans, the
Nurse hero was notified and made
ihe twenty six mile run but the poi
son had advanced so far thst relief
could not be afforded, deatn result
ing.
One of the persons, measle vic
tims breaking the quarantine, and
failing to make satisfactory oxplan
ation to the United States court is
doing thrily days in the St. Mi
chaels bastilo.
Sammy Lugarak, convicted of
statutory offense with consent has
been taken to the Federal Jail at
Nome by Marshal Jordan.
A cave-in of an old mine has re
vealed a vein of lignite of substan
tial proportions, and when burned
leaves a clean white ash and is
fairly combustible.
It is said that a pocket of lignite
was worked out in the same local
ity some years ago.
Unalakleet was visited by a sev
ere wind storm which unrooped a
number of camps and did miscellan
eous damage.
Reasonable prices, and first class
I workmanship at the Nome Tailoring
Company,
EAGLES INSTALL, OFFICERS.
i
Tho Fraternal Order of Eagles
held their Annual installation of
officers last night, as follows:
Gilbert A. Adams,, Junior Past
Worthy President.
C. H. Fr-,st, Worthy Pres.
F. W. Lilly, Vice Worthy Pres.
H. J. Lyle, Worthy Chai.l.
Jas. J. Stokes, Sec’y.
Louis Stndie, Troas.
W. C. M’Guire, Worthy Conductor
Geo. E. Huff, Inner Guard.
Ed Hyman, Outer Guard.
W. D’Arcy Chace, Airia Physician
A. F. Wright, Wm. Stipek, and
G. A. Adams, Trustees.
After the installation refresh
ments were served and a very en
joyable time was spent.
Fur garments made and repaiiod
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
ATTENTION PIONEERS.
The Pioneers of Alaska will give
a card party at their Igloo Wednes
day evening, beginning at 8 o’clock
sharp.
Bring your forfeiture notice* to tb«
Industrial Worker
LABOR AFTER SCALP
P. M. GENERAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8.—
Organized labor is succeeding in
making it understood most empha
tically that its co-operation and
support of the Wiloon administra
tion is contingent upon a continu
artca of a square deal policy to
ward labor ia a reciprocal sense
from all the departments alike.
From Organized Labor sources
firm and insistent pressure is being
brought to bear to have Post
master General Burleson removed.
Burleson’s homo town is Austin
Texas, and strongly denunciatory
resolutions have reached the Sen
ate from th~t city demanding his
removal, and it is shown. that he
lias been in politics almost exclu
sively lor twenty five years and
that ho has accumulated a fortune
far in excess of the gross sum cf
his income oven if he fcr.d enjoyed,
his present salary for all his life.
Beginning as a poor mar. and in
offico moot of tlio time he is now
the owner of a princely estate.
Labor’3 direct charge is that
Burleson is autocratically using his
position to prevent the organization
of postal employes and that he is
sacrificing efficiency in order to
make a record for economy for hia
department. Protests havo been
reaching the administration regard
ing tbo Postmaster General's arbi
trary denial of the mails to many
labor and socialist publications.
KAISER’S RULE
ABOUT TO FALL
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 8.—The fate
of the throne of the Hohenzollerns
is plainly hanging in the balance
not from any immediate dangers
from without the empiro but be
cause of tremendous new political
alignments from within the em
pire.
Dispatches reaching here convoy
the intimation that never before
did so great a crisis confront Ger
many in her entire history. At war
with the world which she has suc
ceeded in embattling against her,
her only hope was recognized by
the Kaiser himself to be in the po
litical solidarity of the people.
The Gorman constituency how
ever appears now to bo fairly well
divided into three general groups:
these who represent the Deutsch
land Uber Alles ideas and this is
the military party insisting upon
a fight to a finish or a conquest of
the world.
There is a powerful second
group who are supporting the in
creasingly popular policy of “No
annexations” and a per.ce settle
mcnt on the status quo ante basis.
This group are believed to have en
listed tho Kalnor’s aid. At any
rate the Kaiser is known to have
i ejected the peace program ot the
Pan Germans and the Junkers.
Tho largest single group but still
not equalling the total of tho other
combinations, are the Socialists who
are insisting upon an acceptance
of tho Russian peace proposals as
regards Russia, the same to form
the basis for final peace adjust
ments with the other enemy pow
ers.
In support of the Socialist posi
tion there arp increasingly threat
ening hints of an industrial upris
ing in rebellion against the contin
uanco of the war. In short the Ger
man working population itself is
feeling the influence of tho Bolshe
vikl program.
The main general division which
is complicating the position of the
Kaiser is a conflict between the
high command of the Army, literal
ly the Prussian military autocracy
on the one hand and the political
government on the other. Between
these two the Kaiser walks a tight
rope and it is believed that the
day when he must choose between
them is near at hand, and that ho
mu3t then hazard his rule with,
with the fortunes of the one or the
other of these elements or face a
dethronement.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 8.—Verified
dispatches have arrived here to the
effect that the Russian envoys from
the Bolshevik! regime have arrived
at Brest Litovsk for a resumption
of tho Gorman-Russian negotiations
for a permanent separate peace.
For a time it appeared issues and
differences between the conferees
wor so pronounced that little or no
nothing could be accomplished, but
recent occurences and rumors aris
ing in Germany are believed io
have greatly modified the German
attitude.
AVIATORS BOMBARD
GERMAN AIRDOME
PARIS, Jan. 8.—French aviators
yo3lerday bombarded the city of
Ludwigsiiafcn ar.d the German air
dome at Neu Brisonech.
A severe battle was fought in
the iar between the French and
German aviators. Twenty six Ger
19 CHAPTER OF THE
IRON CLAW TONIGHT.
At the Dream tonight Pathe’s
great Serial photoplay “The Iron
Claw” is on the bill under title
"The Caro of Despair” this most
interesting story is nearing the end
will reach the final climax tomor
row night in "Tho Triumph of the
Laughing Mask”. A most interact
ing and instructive scenic “Sos Am
erica” and a laughable Comedy
with Billio Armstrong in “Sawdust
Lovo” conclude tho program. Next
Sunday night Theda Bara in “The
Eternal Sapho.”
I
man machines were destroyed as
against twenty of the French.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8.—
Socretary of War Baker has asked
Congress f oran appropriation of
six hundred and seventy six thou
| sand dollars with which to provide
seige guns. Tho request is believed
to indicate that American troops
will go to Italy.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jen. 8.—
A feeling of expectancy pervades
the offices of high government
and war officials and the embassies
of our allies regarding the opening
of a new Gorman offensive on the
western front. While the very few
American troops who have been
sent to France are ready for the ac
tual work of war the confident be
lief is expressed here that tho val
iant French and English armies
will be able to hold their own.
Secretary Baker In reviewing the
war for the period of the last year
points out that the success of Brit
ish forces alone had been almost
uniformly been successful for ihe
time named.
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