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NOME, ALASKA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 10, 1018
THE KAISER
The report wholly unconfirmed
’that came from Germany to the effect
that the Kaiser and the whole Hoh
enzollern dynastw abdicated or would
Oo so, is doubtless untrue. It is pos
sibly a case of the wish being father
to the thot and in any event as an
ticipations usually are, inevitably pre
mature.
The Kaiser is a real monarch. He
is hedged in by no circumscribing
constitutional limits such as George
of England is compelled to endure.
His power is very great, but no doubt
it too is limited by the very neces
sity of his imperial existence and that
■existence obtains just as long as it
suits the nobility and the financial
und commercial princelets of modern
Germany.
It would be absurd to think that
it is because the Prussian system of
government which has assimilated all
of Germany, is obnoxious to neigh
boring nations, it has therefore been
unsuited to the well being of the su
preme classes in the German confed
eration. On the contrary the growth
and progress these have made under
? he system has been sufficiently mar
vellous and sufficiently beneficient to
those supreme classes within Ger
vnany as to make it precious to such
•classes.
It is because it has been favoyable
to the prosperity of the wealthy and
the powerful in,Germany and because
those are a self centered people, the
view is held that German kultur was
'beneficient and ought to be precious
to the world.
We find an analogy to this mental
condition, this class psychology in
many countries, and as in Germany,
laws which press heavily on the mass
es and which result in privilege to the
classes, are considered beneficient
and admirable for all.
It would be impossible for any per
son surrounded by the same environ
ment. subjected to th" same heredi
tary influences and learned in the
same terrible school to possess a
mentality different to that of the
Kaiser and it is only because he has
been endowed with more than usual
force of character those nations not
under the hypnotizing effects of Ger
> mn kultur see him the detested and
loathsome incarnation of frightful
ness, not a bit the less horrible be
cause he manifests none of that men
tal weakness so often identified with
•sovereigns of kingdoms wherein the
sovereign's power is supreme. The
bureaucrats in Petrograd furnished
• \n excuse for the imbecile cruelties
cd Tzar Nicholas. But the Kaiser of
'Germany can turn to no such rulers
of rulers within his own domain to
excuse his brutal exercise of force to
prove that might is right. At least
not in the popular estimation. But
we can understand the situation bet
ter when we understand fully that
the Kaiser is no more than Nicholas
an absolute monarch and while he
may claim to be King and Emperor
thru the Grace of God, nevertheless
it is thru the favor of those noble or
semi-royal classes which govern the
•economic realm in Germany.
The Kaiser is more detestable as a
symbol than for what he is. He stands
for the personification of tyranny and
because he does those nations which
•experience his power and which are
menaced by his ambition, are deter
mined that eventually that power
Jfnust. go.
Vet it is wey to understand that
it is within Germany that German
reaction must be overcome. The
Germans themselves must be brought
to view the actual menace is the am
bition of the Kaiser and his junkers,
the German people must be brot to re
' ing claim to have a divine mission,
or to be of the Lord’s annointed, rule
the rest, there can be no peace.
Nor will the world be bettered much
if the very conception that agrees to
extend power to one man or set of
men, to exercise it over the lives of
another set, regardless of national or
international relations which may be
involved, still exists.
German militarism is detestable
because it embodies the right of one
class to dictate to the other class
what they shall do, and it is because
Kaiserisnt conveys the very same idea,
it too is reckoned detestable and ab
horrent. It has come to this today
that the war resolves itself into a
question of whether or not the people
shall rule, or be ruled. Whether men
shall depend for their rights upon the
say-so of any other individual man.
It is somewhat unconsciously and
very indistinctly recognized that
when we come down to brass tacks,
it is a question whether or not the
individual within society may order
his life independently of the rest only
within the limits that his actions will
not seriously affect adversely the lives
of the rest. It is this the final con
ception of democracy that is now
rising within the minds and inspiring
the heart-beats of triumphant man.
He wants no rulers. He wants neith
er kings nor kaisers. He wants
reiihr-r an industrir.. nor a territorial
autocrat. He would be free. He de
sires to be the slave of no man, and
will willingly permit no man to deny
him access to the means of subsis
tence. The life of each dependent
upon the life of the rest, may and
will give an accounting of its relative
responsibility; but no person may as
sume the dictatorship of the Centur
ion who said to his subordinate “go
and he goeth. come and he cometh."
The world is generously prolific of
food. Human genius has increased the
generosity of nature, overcome the
obstacles to production, spanned the
great distances and shortened the in
tervening wastes. Into each unfor
giving minute it has crammed an
abundance of activity that returns
products a thousand fold from its
energetic application to the means of
production. There is enuff of all and
for all men. Socialized production
defies famine and guarantees security
of existence. No man need lack for!
mind or body, for humanity has
reached that stage w-hen production
overcomes in peace the necessities of
consumption.
Men want, men suffer, men destroy
merely because of the existence of
Kaisers and junkers. Men become
as beasts because upon them the
Kaisers and the junkers have placed
the mark of the beast. But they are
beginning to understand and they are
beginning to realize the reason for
Armageddon, and the way of the Kai
sers and Junkers thruout the world
must pass away, even if they were to
be extirpated and utterly destroyed
The wish may be father of the thot,
but in this instance the thot merely
anticipates the process of history.
LOCAL NEWS
A no true bill was returned by the
Grand Jury in the case of Kouricoff.
Cathcart and Stiedman who have
been exploring for the Geological
Survey the tin deposits of the Port
Clarence section are Dack in Nome
after performing important work In
the tin districts of this division.
The Polar Bear is now over at St j
Micks where it is being overhauled
and repaired with a view to its go
ing outside to Seattle. It is proposed
to call at the various ports on the
PAID ADVERTISEMENTS
WASHINGTON STATE
FEDERATION OF LABOR
EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
EVERETTE, WASH. Sept, 9th, 1916.
To Trade Unionists of Alaska,
Greeting.
Ordinarily we would not think of making any sugges
tions to you concerning political candidacies in your Territory
but in the present situation we feel justified in doing so. The
interests of labor in the entire northwestern group of states
and particularly Washington, is closely allied with the interest
of labor in Alaska. We have watched with growing concern
the efforts of large corporate aggregations to tighten their
hold upon the wealth of your country and have watched the
splendid fight waged in Congress by your Delegate Mr Wick
ersham.
It is because we believe Mr Wickersham is fighting in
Congress against the exploitation of labor and the great nat
ural wealth of Alaska by powerful private interests, that we
are taking the liebrty of urging our fellow unionists in Alaska
to rally to his support in his campaign for re-election.
Knowing that you will accept this communication in the
spirit in which it is written and assuring you the continued co
operation and good will of your fellow trade unionists, we beg
leave to remain, i ^
Bi 'f ' Fraternally Yours,
gSjBB.Jti'W ;wn !'—• ^ • E. P. MJiRSH
President Washington State Federation of Labor.
CHAS, R. CASE
Chairman Legislative Committee, Seattle Central Labor Council.
% J. G BROWN
President International Shingle Weavers’ Union of America.
WILLIAM SHORT
See.-Treas. Dist. No. 10, United Mine Workers of America.
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
HON.'CHAS. A. SULZER
(Democrat)
ELECTION, NOVEMBER, 5, 1918 rj*
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ALMER (Slim) RYDEEN
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ELECTION NOV. 5tli, 1918.
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SECOND DIVISION
BARNEY QIBNEY
(DEMOCRAT)
ELECTION, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5, 1918
FOR TERRITORIAL ROAD COMMISSIONER
AL WINKLER
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1918.
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