The Cordova Daily Times
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER <5, 1917.
NORTHCLIFFE’S NERVE.
Whatever else may he said
about the intrepid English
publicist and patriot, it can
not be charge that he lacks
the courage of his convictions
and the daring to express
them. Lord Northcliffe is not
given to indirection, either in
word or deed. He goes straight
to the point. He has the rare
faculty of hewing to the line,
regardless of where the chips
fall. When he has something
to sav, he says it. He will not
sacrifice a truth to* save a
(friend. The winning of the
war has become a strictly im
personal matter with him In
the face of the grave danger
fir ^ confronting his country;
and her allies—dangers such
as no living man comprehends
more clearly than he—all per
sonal friends and foes look
alike to him. So has he raised
himself above the level of pet
ty politics and internationalj
prejudices until he stands out,
today, a superb international
statesman—the highest type
that the war has yet developed.'
And so it was not surprising
that he should speak his mind
plainly to Lloyd George con
cerning the short-comics of
the prosecution of Britain’s
war program. The prime min
ister is his personal friends.
He, more than any other man,
was responsible for the rise of
the present regime. To accom
plish this, he shook staid old
England until she shivered.
That was just a short year ago.
His enemies charged him with
seeking to wreak vengeance
upon the war ministry for cen
soring his publications. He
Avas also charged with playing
politics. Their opposition did
not deter him a particle. He
dared the British lion in his
den and cowed him into sub
mitting to his Avar program.
Then lit* handed the reigns of
government ever to Lloyd
George. Now he refuses point
blank to associate himself Avith
the war ministry and holds the
premier to an open accounting
for muddling up the war
moves. He still says that he
is the friend of his protege, but
personal friendship does not
count to the extent of covering
up blunders. He wants re
sults.
If he were simply playing
politics, he would assume a
certain degree of responsibil
ity for his friend’s alleged fail
ures and wield the whitewash
brush to excellent advantage.
Also, he might be moved to
join the war cabinet and by
sitting close by the prime min
ister’s side, steer him clear of
pitfalls in the future. But that
is not Northcliffe’s style. He
prefers to paddle his own can
oe and he wants the other fel
low to paddle his. Moreover,
he believes in pitiless publicity
and lie puts it into practice.
Censorship has no terrors for
him; neither does he tremble
in the presence of the insolence
of office. Tie bends his knee
to no dignitary and does not
turn aside for time-honored
tradition. Princes and prime
ministers are only spokes in
the wheel in his scheme of
things, and when they have
served their purpose he would
unceremoniously set them
aside. This is the people’s
war, as he sees it, and he be
lieves . in keeping them in
formed.
Nortlicliffe is essentially a
man after our own heart. He
appeals to Americans as does
no other Englishman of his
generation. He understands
our ways and his utter fear
lessness and frankness inspire
confidence. Our leaders. ill
do well to pattern after him.
So far, he has seen fit *o slm
ply compliment our attitude
and activities But between
the lines of his stirring criti
cism of his own couhtrv’s
course we think that we can
read much that applies 4o us.
Perhaps not; but he has given
us something to. think about
We Are
Prepared!
TO 1)0 YOUR PRINTING
AND DO IT RIGHT!—IN A
WAY THAT WILL PLEASE
THE EYE AND A PRICE
THAT WILL SUIT THE
POCKET-B( X )K.
GIVE US A TRIAL AND WE
WILL PROVE IT TO YOU.
“NufSed”
CORDOVA TIMES
Job Printing Debt.
(By Associated Press)
BERNE, Switzerland, Dec. 6.—To
conserve the diminishing supply of
clothing in Germany the German
government has imposed regulations
requiring that, for all articles of lin
en or personal wear to be purchased,
three similar worn articles must be!
returned. This increases the scope I
aigor of the clothing cards introduc
ed less than a year ago.
The regulation applies to cotton
stockings, gloves, collars, table Un
til and cloth materials for various
household purposes. For every suit
or overcoat too well worn or one in
good condition must be surrendered.
The only articles of ordinary wear or
use that are exempted from card reg
ulation are wooden shoes and silk
things.
More than a year ago there was
much talk in Germany of reducing the
consumption of cloth by inducing pa
triotic minded women to return to the
old but fashionable tight skirt. The
maximum quantity of material in me
ters, which should be used for a dress
was even stipulated. The economy
was not successfully accomplished
however, for the German women,
though they shortened their skirts
appreciably, wore them wide and full.
Now therefore, there is pending a
rigid specification limiting the num
ber of yards of cloth which may be
devoted to any garment of given pro
portions—depending upon the size of,
the prospective wearer. And if the!
wearer needs -linen and othe gar!
ments than outer clothes, she must
turn in three corresponding, worn-out
pieces of lingerie.
The strict rules and regulations
that are growing stricter each month
have led naturally to an increased i
amount of deception and couiC^n,*.
attempts by those who possess stocks
of clothing to evade the card system
by selling at abnormally high prices!
to those who cannot procure cards.
The latest reports from Berlin tell of;
the arrest of a woman who was found
to have cancelled a stock of 1500 doz
en pairs of stockings. These she was
peddling in little cafes and . resorts
where there was a minimum danger
of her discovery and at utterly dispro
portionate prices.
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ANCHORAGE NOW WANTS
INTERIOR MAIL ROUTE
At a meeting of the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce recently it was
agreed to take every available means
to divert the mail route from the
Fairbanks trail to the government
railroad. In view of the fact that
mail could be in Fairbanks via Cor
dova or Valdez before it would reach
Anchorage, it is not believed that
there is much danger of any change.
FIRE!
A resident of Cordova had a
■mall fire in his house the other
day. It was extinguished by the
family at a loss of $150.00. The
next day he insured through us.
The cost of his insurance for
three years was less than his
loss at this trifling fire. Are
you, Mr. Property Owner, going
to wait until you have had a fire
before protecting yourself from
loss?
Any person wishing to build
can secure a fine residential or
business lot in Cordova from us
on exceptionally liberal term*.
Five hundred lots listed.
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