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CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATU RDAY, JANUARY 5 1918.
DO THEY SEE THE LIGHT?
The president’s message lias
had the desired effect in at
least one particular. The Ger
man press is now ready to ad
mit that they have a mighty
foe in the United States, one
that is preparing to see the
tight through to the bitter end.
As one paper put it: “They
(the American people) support
him (President Wilson) even
when he asks congress to de
clare war on Germany’s allies
in order to help Italy. They
will grant him more men and
more money to continue the
war, and only when we (Ger
many) are victorious in Eur
ope will war enthusiasm in the
United States weaken.” This
is a far cry from the arrogant
claim of three year’s standing
that America would not fight
in defense of her rights At
last they have acquired a
wholesome respect for our abil
ity and a fair appreciation of
our intentions.
Put flic German press errs
in this particular: “If by any
chance, flu* enemy succeeds in
conquering Europe, America
will not weaken. Then she will
tight ns she nev£r fought be
fore. Xot for flit* establishment
of Anglo-Saxon supremacy, as
the war lords would have their
benighted people believe, but
for the establishment of Amer
ican ideals. There will be no
supreme contest for racial su
premacy unless the Prussians
are able to ride rough-shod
fight. Then tlmv will find, as
every other people have found
who persisted in forcing the is
sue of the survival of the fit
test, that upon whatever soil
the Anglo Saxon sets his foot,
of that soil he becomes the mas
ter or there finds his grave.”
It is to be Imped, however, that
long before such an issue arises
the German people will have
become disabused of their fears
and realize that America has
no desire to destroy their race
or appropriate their father
land.
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PROPAGANDA OF TRUTH.
The United States is using a
new and subtle weapon in war
ring against Germany—a pro
pa mm da of truth.
Xigthly, there is a battle in
1he air—a struggle of huge
wireless apparatus, centering
at Sayvilie, U. ]., Xauen, Ger
many. and Lyons, France,
while at the same time cables
hU/.7. will messages intended
for foreign consumption.
Fonn<" !v, it was the Xauen
station that spread misleading
propaganda as to Teuton pur
poses. Xow, the Sayville sta
tion undev American control is
shooting forth truthful mes
sages to offset this insidious
matter, sending to France for
relay to Russia and elsewhere.
Finding that Germany was
outmanenveriug all the allies
and the United States in malic
ious propaganda, this govern
ment determined on a definite
campaign of education, and to
date has labored chiefly in con
verting Russia, Rumania, A us
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tria ,and Switzerland to Am
erica’s side.
Perhaps the most startling
attempt of any—though not so
labelled—was the president’s
message to congress. In this,
llie president sought to wean
Austria from the German side,1
as officials viewed it today,
while at the same time he ap
pealed to German liberals to
overturn Hohenzollemism.
The government has enlisted
the aid of banished Germans in
Switzerland, men who favor a
republic, to help spread this
doctrine into Germany, while
as in the past allied fliers will
drop copies in German over the
Teuton trenches.
Mith the Russian situation,
the administration has diffi-'
cultv in communication, inas-1
much as the Bolsheviki control
the main arteries out of Mos
cow and Petrograd. However,'
constant news matter showing
the American viewpoint is be
ing sent to Russia via France,
and is being distributed as best
it may. The American military
attaches, apparently acting un
der Ambassador Francis’ indi
vidual instructions have under
taken independent propaganda
there, but apparently with
boomerang results.
Switzerland, a hotbed of
German propaganda was being
flooded with evil tales about
American intentions, but this
has been offset by an official
communication to Switzerland
showing there will be no over
manning of Swiss neutrality.
1'^rfrlmi^r^y^prmnisesTjf^Ai'm
erican aid and actual contribu-1
tions in the way of loans.
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GRATIFYING WORDS.
It sounds good to hear.
French and English officers on
duty at Camp Lewis say the
American army, when it is
trained, will be the finest body
of fighting men under the sun.
It pleases because the for
eign officers have been in the
war and they know somethingj
of war material when they sis*
it.
They are here to help train\
American troops, not to flatter
them.
Because we believe that the
average American is a higher
type than the average citizen of
any other country. We have al
ways contended that American
soldiers, properly trained, are
better than any other soldiers.
Americans do not beleve this
because they are self-satisfied
and over-confident.
They base their contention
on a hundred and fifty years
of history and on the unpreju
diced decision of observers
from other nations.
The kaiser is the only man
who has expressed adverse
criticism of the potential abil
ity of an American army, and
his opinion is subject to early
revision.
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Women conductors in New
York are such a novelty that
traffic on tin cars has increas
ed since they took up the work.
Mayor Gill may yet be sorry
that opportunity knocked at
1:; door a second time.
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FUEL SUPPLY SHORT.
The fuel supply is short am
cars to bring in additional con
and wood are scarce.
The same reports come fror
every section of the countn
The war has called foi such gi
gantic work that the ordinal'
channels of trad * are throw;
out of gear.
Tf the people of the nation
are to keep warm this wintei
they must be saving with tli
fuel they burn.
Tin* less fuei a nsuifi*‘d tli
more freight cars vil) he avail
able to ship munitions towau
France, and the more coal wil
be available for plants that ar
making arms of warfare fo
our soldiers.—Tacoma News.
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Her press agents say Ann
Held got her remarkabl
beauty from taking milk batln
But conservation of food am
25-cent milk will not permi
many of our local beauties t<
add to their charms in thi
way.
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Mass singing is being tangh
in all national aimy canton
incuts. The army heads figun
that if the soldiers can learn t<
bit the high notes in unisoi
they can go on up over the toj
together.
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The government will discov
er, in tabulating the question
naires sent out to registered
men, that only a minority oj
the people aspire to the lippei
class.
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Kingdom Gould, of the mill
ionaire family, has been made
i sergeant. Will not some
friend of us common pec-pul
now come forward and say his
wealth won the place for him!
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Our problem is to make tlie
world safe for democracy and
the problem of the kaiser is
?oing to be to make Germany
sate for the I lohepzollerns.
—-'p.M'iniigpff A badge
of honor. Trank Vanderlip
New York banker, says a shab
by' coat is one.
The New Yorker who named
the Tombs in New York had
someridea as to the fitness ol
things. But what of Sing Sing
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