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CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1915
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COLONEL HARVEY LANDS BROADSIDE ON
SECRETARY OF NAVY JOSEPHUS DANIELS
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IN the April North American Review- EditorCol. Harvey
levels his 42-centimeter pen at Josephus Daniels, secretary
of the navy, reviling him as the chief of all naval incoinpe
tents and ridiculing him as a counterpart of Sir Joseph Por
ter, K. C. H., of “Pinafore” fame, who “polished up the han
dle’of the big front door.” Hays the Colonel, whose support of
President Wilson has been cordial enough since the Treaty
of Last F all, or whenever it was:
It Is, Indeed, a question whether the most Important and most popular
arm of the service itself has not suffered seriously in public estimation both
at home and abroad in consequence of his persistent blundering and insa
tiable craving for notoriety. To smile at the childish vanity which prompts
the wearing of a naval cap with a civilian costume—and such a costume!—
is easy and natural, but however unimportant in seeming, it is not a laugh
ing matter. If the head of the navy can thus not only disregard a uni
versal custom, but also flout a strict and specific naval regulation, what is
there to be said of his example to officers and men? And how can be
gauged the effect upon a body, supposed to be disciplined to the highest
point, of the unbecoming comportment of a secretary of the navy whose vis
its are awaited by captains with trepidation and whose likeness is hissed
by enlisted men? But it is as unnecescary as it is disagreeable to dwell fur
ther upon the demoralisation inevitably wrought by a chief who Is regarded
by his subordinates as "temperamentally and mentally incapable of ad
ministering the service.”
Then the Colonel quotes Edward’ S. Martin, “a keen and
Competent observer,” to the effect that not more than six per
sons out of 100,000 would fail to heave a sigh of relief if Jo
sephus should resign, and says he has “forfeited the confidence
of the country.” Pretty bad—if he ever had it, Col. Harvey
continues:
His repeated declarations, notably at the recent launching of the Penn
sylvania, that the navy is fully prepared for battle, in the face of testimony
to the contrary by every admiral who has been questioned, and of the bold
but patriotic assertion of the president of the war college that “war Is one
thing for which no arrangement is made,” have become to be regarded as
ho more than the puerile chatter of an Incompetent official fatuously at
tempting self justification. These words, though not so intended, sound bit
ter, bua, alas! they are true—only too sadly true at a time such as this, when
palliation or silence would be little short of criminal.
Setting forth as a defense the somewhat noted amiability
of the secretary, the colonel says, is irrelevant and immaterial.
“A genial disposition is not invariably allied with either com
prehension or judgment.” Readers should remember that for
the next city and county campaign. Continues the vitriolic
colonel:
We cheerfully accord to Mr. Daniels whatever credit there may lie In a
lack of comprehension of the magnitude of his handicap to the administration,
ut we are no less strongly convinced that the fullest understanding would
convey to his conscience no sense of obligation to relieve the president to
whom he is so immoderately indebted of a burden which would break the
back of any but an extraordinary administration.
tho }Tmrh r C<f Harvey haH the h«bit of bringing home
the hide when he a-huntmg goes, this is a guess that Josephus
is not long going to keep his. 1
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HAS CHRISTIANITY FAILED? FINDS
ITS ANSWER IN THE EUROPEAN WAR
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A great deal has been written since the war began to the
effect that Christianity has failed—proof being found in
the cataclysm that has engulfed so large a share of
the human race. One magazine asks, “Has the church, in win
ning the world, lost its own soul?” and ministers everywhere
are doing their best to defend the church.
Dr. Elliott, president emeritus of Harvard', sometime ago
said the conflict was not prevented because the church had paid
too much attention to dogmas mid formalities and had neglect
ed the simple teachings of Christ.
It is conceded that if the people of Europe had loved
their neighbors as themselves, and had known the wonderful
power of that precept “Bless them that curse you, do good to
them that hate you, pray for them that despitefully use you
and persecute you,” the war never would have come.
The agony and woe that the war already has caused and
that will continue to cast a blight to many generations consti
tute the mightiest vindication that Christianity could possibly
have had. For does not the Sermon on the Mount, that much
neglected but nevertheless inexorable code of life, conclude
with the significant passage concerning the foolish man who
built his house upon the sand, and whose house fell, and great
was the fall thereof? The teacher added that warning to
those who heeded not these sayings.
The frightful tumbling of houses in Europe, literally and
figuratively, is the tremendous answer to the question, “Has
Christianity failed?’ The calamity demonstrates the peril
of attempting to live without the simple rules that form the
heart of Christianity.
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An observing exchange discovers that “few good spenders
carry purses. ”
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“Violating Mexican neutrality” is the latest joke, accord
ing to Rear Admiral Pond, commanding the Pacific reserve
fleet at San Diego. It there is anything left in Mexico that
hasn’t been violated' it must be her neutrality.
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When Virginia delayed in seceding from the Union some
54 years ago, Edmund Ruffin, then 60 years of age, angrily
trooped off to South Carolina, declaring that lie wonld not live
in such a state. When a Charleston committee went to Fort
Johnson to instruct the commandant to fire the first shot of the
Civil war at Fort Sumpter, Ruffin was given the honor of pull
ing the lanyard. letter, after Virginia had seceded, Ruffin
returned to Virginia, and' lie was living only a few miles from
where Pee surrendered to Grant. Utterly disgusted and an
gered, the old fellow put a bullet through his brain, declaring
he could not submit to Northern arms. Thus it has been said
he fired the first and last shot of the great conflict.
Perhaps we are now able to get a glint of illumination npon
the reasons why Chairman Walsh of the federal industrial re
lations commission lias been wading into the Rockefeller foun
dations with vaudevillian gusto. He said, in a Kansas City
interview:
The power of the foundation’s money Is being used to compete with the
United States government in the Investigation of the questions being Inves
tigated by the Industrial relations commission. The government is expend
ing *400,000 In Its inquiry. The Rockefeller foundation. If It will, can spend
*5,000,000 a year.
Well, why not let it compete? From what we can see of
tlie Walsh commission we verily believe it needs help. Gov
ernment commissions are not always infallible. They are, ns
a rule, not even industrious. If Uncle John wants to spend his
j savings on investigations let’s let him sjiend it that way. We
I don’t have to accept any of his verdicts. And we find relief in
j the fact that we don’t have to accept the verdicts of Mr.
Valsh’s ubiquitous commission, either.
UK. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calla may be left at Cordova
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DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
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DR. 0. L. HALE
D E N T I 8 T
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E. F. MEDLEY
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Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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ikan. Wrangell. Juneau. Skagway. Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Kenal
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Regular freight service ror Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
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This company reserve* the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town offlcs Alaaka Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not bs received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
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ALASKA PACIFIC S. 8. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will bs
ADMIRAL EVANS, April 15
ADMIRAL WATSON, April 25
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook fnlet polnta and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle San Franelaco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Porta.
Schedule subjeot to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., l»cai Agents
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| EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1915. \\
Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- i!
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;; Chitina for Kennecott— ;;
;; Tuesdays and Fridays 11
;; Kennecott for Chitina— ! 1
!; Wednesdays and Saturdays ■ •
I! Chitina for Cordova— ■ -
1! Tuesdays and Fridays ;;
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Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. ;;
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