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SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1919.
WICKERSHAM — “QUITTER,” NOT
“SCRAPPER”
Wickersham, who had already dis
appointed practically all classes of his
one-time supporters, has finally dis
appointed that class of them who, ad
mitting that he was a trouble-maker,
unfair, vindicative, selfish and never
steadfast for any principle or policy,
were still for him because they said
he was a “fighter.” They would de
claim at every opportunity that "Our
Jim” would “scrap” anyhow. But he
left Alaska on the City of Seattle the
worst discredited “quitter” who has
ever played a part in Alaskan political
history.
Wickersham came near runing a tie
with Delegate Sulzer last fall because
so many Alaskan voters were away
from the territory in the war service
of their country. Since then he
launched a carefully planned attack on
Secrtary Lane and the Alaska rail
road, and thereby created an issue
that is of vital importance to the peo
ple of this territory.
The atatck was designed to set the
territory and the people of the coun
try by the ears. It was worked out ac
cording to the approved Wickersham
political methods. His letter—a letter
bo long that it took the Seattle Post
Intelligencer four days to print it—
was written early in January. Copies
of It were planted with his friends in
various parts of Alaska for publication
when he should touch the wires. The
signal to explode the mines was given
last March, and forthwith the nonde
script Wickite press flamed from Seat
tle to Nome.
The sober, earnest, developing pop
ulation of Alaska resented the attack,
and Republican organizations through
out the territory announced that never
again would they support Wicker
sham.
Then came the death of Delegate
Sulzer and the call for a special elec
tion. This would have been a signal
to a real “fighter” to go before the
people most concerned and fight to a
decision the issue that had been
created. A red-blooded , American
would have welcomed the opportunity
to make good his attack on the cabi
net officer. Particularly would he have
sought this opportunity to prove that
he was right at this time because of
the circumstances that so many Alas
kans who were not here in the terri
tory to participate in the very close
contest last fall are now here and
anxious to vote upon the question as
to whom shall represent them in con
gress.
Instead of meeting the issues he had
created and facing the people whom
he seeks to represent in congress, Wick
stealthily combed the territory for
technicalities upon which to hang a
claim to a salary for representing a
people whom he knows does not want
him as their spokesman, and then he
sneaked away without having taken
the people into his confidence or con
sulting them on anything.
And to make matters worse, Mr.
Grigsby, the nominee of a convention
of the Democratic party, the party of
Secretary Lane whom WickerBham
had attacked and the administration
which Is In control of the country,
challenged Wlckersham to battle be
fore the people of Alaska. He dared
him to submit his charges and proofs
and claims to support to those whose
Interests are involved. He double
dared him to let the people of Alaska
decide as to which of them they
wanted to represent them in congress.
The alleged “fighter” swallowed the
challenge. He remained silent. He said
never a word in defense of his posi
tion. He qulelty packed his grip and
deserted the territory, in which he has
spent no time esoept as an office
seeker for ten yearn, and its Issues.
Let us hear no more of "Fighting
Jim." Evermore let him be “Jim, the
Quitter.’’—Juneau Empire.^ *
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MONUMENT TO
LOCAL HEROES
IS DEDICATED
Cordova yesterday paid a substan
tial and fitting tribute to the memories
of boys from this section who sacri
deed their lives for their country in a
juBt cause, by unveiling a concrete
monument on Flag Hill, containing
the names of those who have fallen
either "over there” or “over here,”
which are to be engraved upon a
bronze tablet.
The exercises took place at 2:30
o’clock in the afternoon, as soon as
the service men in town had arrived
in full uniform. Attorney F. H. Foster
delivered the dedicatory speech and
after the monument had been unveiled
by Miss Thelma MacConnell, it
was accepted by Mayor A. J. Adams
on behalf of the city. Reverend
E. P. Zeigler then introduced Mrs. A,
J. MacConnell who read an appro
priate and pathetic poem of her own
composition, entitled “Lest We For
get.” A number of children deposited
doral offerings on the memorial and
the exercises closed by Bugler Burns
sounding the taps.
Attorney Foster’s Dedicatory Speech
Ladies and gentlemen:
We meet here today to do homage
to our honored dead. Dead in the
body, but yet alive in the loving mem
ory of us who but a short year ago
grasped these heroes by the hand and
bade them God-speed as answering
the call of their country, they em
barked on the great adventure full of
enhusiasm, patriotism and the joy of
living, with the wine of life free flow
ing in every vein, they pressed for
ward fearless until in the words of
Tennyson, “God’s hand touched them
and they slept.” Glorious was the
death of him who surrounded by a hail
of shrapnel, wounded, bleeding, dying,
carried on intrepidly against the foe
until the Grim Reaper overtook him;
and not less gloriously did he die who
willing to risk all for an ideal, was
taken by the ravages of disease.
But, Are they dead? The spark of
life is gone, under a white cross in
Flanders Fields the discarded husk
reposes while Spring has covered the
rows of somber earth with a carpet ol
living green and bright wild flowers.
Are they dead? The dust has returned
to dust from whence it came. But the
soul which is life itself is not dead.
We glory in the death of our heroes.
We mourn the loss of their friend
ship, of their sweet companionship.
We sorrow over our own loss. Not
over theirs for the memory of those
we have lost will last until the human
race shall cease to exist. Their deeds
of heroism shall endure as long as the
spirit of liberty shall remain in the
breast of man. Their sacrifice was not
in vein; not a useless thing their
suffering; for the holy fire which
burned within the forefathers of those
we honor. Which led them to cross the
sea in search of freedom in religion
and politics, freedom to govern them
selves, freedom to worship in the way
they believed right according to the
dictates of conscience. This holy fire
burned in the hearts and souls of our
dead soldiers and the flame kindled
and fed through their supreme sacri
fice shall burn more and more
brightly until all the nations of the
world shall be free and equal. May
the great cataclysm of war through
which we have passed, be the final
one. May this be the last necessity
for the shedding of the blood of our
young men that the greed of some de
generate monarch of a misguided peo
ple may be satiated.
And now, as a fitting tribute of our
respect and reverence, of our love
and veneration to the memory of
those who have died that we might be
free, we dedicate this monument, the
gift of the people of the Copper river
valley, to be a token unto our children
and our children’s children Lest We
Forget.
Mayor Adam’s Accepts the Memorial
Friends:
Nearly five years ago the skies of
Europe were darkened by the clouds
of war, which clouds rapidly spread
and increased in blackness until two
years ago they had covered practically
the entire face of the earth, and this
country was forced to take up arms in
defense of liberty and in the cause of
humanity.
Although we mourn for those who
hiave so nobly sacrificed their lives,
and we grieve with thoee 'who have
lost their relatives and friends, yet we
rejoice that the great conflict for
right and justice Is, we, hop* and trust,
ended. We rejoice that the losses we
have had to mourn are comparatively
few. Belgium, France and Bngland
have infinitely more losses to mourn
than this country, and our sympathies
go out to those distressed countries.
A few weeks ago I participated in
the exercises of a certain fraternal or
ganization held in honor of its mem
bers who had been called to assist in
the conflict for right and justice. Upon
the call of the Honor Roll answer was
made to each name as it was called.
Soon this answer came to a name that
was called, “Fell in the service.”
Farther down the list another name—
Answer “Fell in the service,” and
again "Fell in the service.” Those
names are among those inscribed) on
this tablet. What a world of meaning
that phrase "Fell in the service” con
tains, when applied to our noble boys
who died as heroes die. What does
it mean to me? What does it mean to
you? What does it mean to every
liberty loving person on the fac* of
the earth “Fell in the service.”
It is certainly fitting that a lasting
monument be dedicated to the mem
ory of our brave boys who passed on
to the unknown while striving to up
hold their country’s honor, and may
that flag which they so bravely de
fended and. that now waves over this
monument continue to wave until
time shall be no more. The good ac
complished by the aid of those men
whose names are Inscribed on this
tablet will live long after this monu
ment will have crumbled into its na
tive dust.
In behalf of the city of Cordova, as
its mayor, I gladly accept this token
of love and now dedicate it to the
memory of those noble men whose
names are inscribed thereon.
Lest We Forget
We are met today to remember
And to honor our hero dead.
For all who are gathered here today
Their valiant blood was shed!
Leaving their loved one behind
They sailed across the sea.
Then on to fight at the battle's front
In defense of world-wide democracy!
All too soon the great Reaper
Gathered our heroes in;
They made their last great sacrifice
And now they live in Him!
As we think today of our soldier dead,
Slain e’re the battle scarce began,
We realize they died for us,
No greater love hath any man!
Of all the heroes throughout the
world
Who died midst the battle's fray,
None died more nobly, more bra^Jy,
Than those we mourn here todafr.'
They gave their lives that posterity
Might live in liberty,
So let us never forget these dead,
Who died for the flag and the home
of the free!
As we pass this spot from day to day
Where rests this tablet and stone,
Let us honor and never cease to regret
These heroes who fought and never
came home!
As long as the years roll on,
May we ever deserve their trust,
And let every heart pay tribute,
E’en when this stone shall have
crumbled to dust!
NEW MAIL BOAT FOR
THE RUN FROM KODIAK
TO BRISTOL BAY PORTS
SEATTLE, May 31 (by Associated
Press).—Dr. Smith, of Portland, has
purchased the steamer Bergen to re
place the Dora on the mail run from
Kodiak, for which place she has sailed
and will proceed from there to Bristol
bay. The Bergen is a ship of 130 tons
burden net.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS
FOR CORDOVA WITH
SEVENTY PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, May 31 (by Associated
Press).—The steamer Northwestern
sailed from here on Thursday morning
at 9 o'clock. Passengers for Cordova
were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Jones, Mrs. C. J.
Sellander, Carilia Sellander, Maxwell
Pierce, M. J. Bloom,' B. B. Games, J.
B. Ball, B. T. Lottsfeldt, Thomas M.
Deucher, P. S. Point and 88 steerage.
PROF. DYMONT RETURNS
TO UIOTERSTTY OREGON
SEATTLE, May 81 (by Associated
Press). — Lieutenant Colin Dymont,
head of the Journalism department,
at the University of Washington, has
resign^ to return to the University of
Oregon.
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WILL EXPLORE
ARCTIC WITH
AN AIRSHIP
PORTLAND, Me., May 31 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Donald McMillan, ex
plorer, says an aeroplane trip to the
north pole is impracticable and that
a dirigible would be a better means of
transportation. An aeroplane trip to
the pole would cost $1,000,000. It is
reported that Stefansson is dickering
with Wright Brothers regarding an
airship for Arctic work.
GEN. FREMONT’S AGED
DAUGHTER IS DEAD
LOS ANGELES, May 31 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Elizabeth Benton Fre
mont, aged seventy years and daugh
ter of General Fremont, died at her
home here on Thursday.
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