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CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, ()CT( U’.l,R :). 1!>17. ~
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
A foreign military expert expresses
great surprise that General Pershing
should manifest a strong preference
for young men as commanders of the
American expeditionary forces in
France. This, in his opinion, is a
grave mistake, and a decided reversal
of the rule. .Military genius Is much
like old wine, we are told—it ripens
with age. Then he cites history to
show that all the great chieftains of
the world were well advanced in years
at the time of their successes.
We are reminded that Prince Bluch
er was near eighty when he joined
iorces with Wellington at Waterloo to
accomplish the defeat of Napoleon;
that the great field marshal, von Molt
he, was in his seventies when he won
the Franco-Prussian war; and that
Lord Roberts was seventy when he
was sent to South Africa to retrieve
the losses sustained by the British and
turn the tide against the Boers. Also
that in the present war Field Marshal
von Hindenburg was called out of re
tirement and is now in his seventieth
year directing the gigantic operations
of all the German armies: that Field
Alarshal Joffre was an old man when
he turned the Germans back at the
Atarne; and that the brilliant Italian
commander, Cadorna, just recently
celebrated his seventieth birthday.
All this is quite true, but it tells
only one side of the story. Has Gen
eral Pershing’s critic forgotten that
Napoleon marched clear across Eu
rope while yet in his thirties? And
if he had taken the trouble to scan
American history he would have dis
covered the fact that all of our great
chieftains were comparatively young
in years. AVashington was only forty
three years of age when he assumed
command of the Continental army.
Jackson was forty-six when he fought
the battle of New Orleans. Grant was
Appointed commander in chief of all
the Union armies at forty-two. Sher
man was forty-four when he made his
famous march to the sea. and Sheri
dan was only thirty-three when he
waged his remarkable campaign in
the Shenandoah valley. General Lee
was just past fifty when he assumed
command of the Confederate armies
and Stonewall Jackson was but thirty
nine when he lost his life at Chancel
lorsville.
•* Does all this mean that military
genius matures earlier in the Ameri
can soldier than is the rule elsewhere?
The answer to the question affords
most interesting speculation. But cer
tain it is that our friends across the
water need entertain no fear lest our
young commanders fail in the crisis.
In times past we have relied upon
young blood to meet the emergency,
and ft has never failed to measure up
to expectations. And so it is that
General Pershing — who is still far
from being an old man himself — is
but holding true to American tradi
tions when he ,pins his faith to. the
youth of the land.
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LOYALTY IN 1863 AND 1917.
President Wilson has his troubles.
They are similar to those that tried
the soul of the patient Lincoln during
the dark days of ’63. The anti-draft
sentiment existed then as now, al
though more pronounced, and there
was plotting and rioting that threat
ened to shake the Union to pieces.
The differences between what took
place then and when is taking place
now, however, lies in the origin of
the propaganda to hamper the govern
ment.. The anti-draft conspirators of
the Civil war period were limited, al
most to a man, to the bitter political
opponents of Lincoln. Thus it. was
that the dastardly movement was fos
tered to harrass the president and pre
vent the free use of the man power
of the nation to preserve the govern
ment.
In this respect. President Wilson is
to b^ congratulated. He enjoys the
unqualified support of his erstwhile
political opponents. It is to the glory
of the nation and the credit of Ameri
can politics that Republicans are
standing behind the administration.
Lafollette is no exception, for he has
long since passed outside the pale of
respectable politics. The opposition
■to the military draft proceeds directly
from a potpourri of Socialists, I. W. \V.
and other pirates who prey upon so
ciety whenever the opportunity pre
sents itself. At heart, they are as
traitorous to the government in times
of peace as in war, and should he so
dealt with. In undertaking to rid the
country of this seditious element, it
goes without saying that the president
can count on the same solid support
from the Republican party that he is
getting in the prosecution of his war
program.
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KAISER OVERLOOKED A BET.
Many silly attempts have been made
to fix the original cause of the war,
but the most asinine argument of all is
that advanced by the London Satur
day Review. This contemporary de
clares that " as long as there is money
and as long as there are women to
spend it men will fight with one an
other, and when groups of men or na
tions fight there is war.” The idea is
so original and far-fetched that one
wonders perforce, why the kaiser did '
not think of it first. Since it is a
matter of record that the original sin
was charged to a woman, and through
all the ages that have followed the
troubles of men have been ascribed
^to the daughters of Eve, how was it
that his imperial majesty happened
to overlook this well established alibi? !
But this English editor really takes
himself most seriously in his endea
vor to fix the blame for the awful con
flict upon the women. He suggests '
the adoption of "two measures which
would do more to prevent war than
all the leagues of money and treaties ,
imaginable, namely, the prohibition
of the loaning of money by one nation
to another, and the enactment of a
universal sumptuary law, forbidding
women to wear precious stones, cost
ly furs, expensive laces and other
filmy fabrics, restricting them exclu
sively to a garb of either cotton or
wool.” What a dreary old world it
would be, and what a price we would
Hot’o tn rvOlT
We quite agree that the greed of
financiers has had much to do with ^
the waging of wars. It requires little
imagination to see how money mad
ness sometimes finds full expression 1
in military machines that threaten to 1
shake the earth asunder, and that the
spirit which moves some armies is the j
greed for gold and commercial con
quest. But heaven help us if all we
have to fight for is the luxuries of our
women. The very thought of this is
a contemptible reflection on the mil
lions and millions of brave hearted
women in this land and every other,
who are standing shoulder to shoulder
with the men ana sharing every sacri
fice. Men are fighting for their wo
men — yes, and for luxuries, too —
but not those luxuries that only money
can buy. They are fighting for the
luxury of a true woman’s love, a hap- '
py.home and a peaceful contented life
that freemen should of right enjoy.
And when these blessings are assailed
they rise in their might, heap all their '
gold and the treasure that gold will ■
buy on the altars of a common sacri
fice, and then, if need be, seal this
offering with their life blood — all
for the land that harbors their loved
ones, living and to come. If this be
luxury, then we have gone to war for
luxury.
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New Yorkers are all upset over the
news that the Order of Bath recently
conferred upon Ambassador Gerard
by King Georgy of England does pot
carry with it the customary title. They
|had all but decided to name him "Sir
Jimmy” when the shock came. But
since they insist upon being familiar
with the erstwhile dignitary, why not
call him "Uncle Jimmy” and be done
with it?
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Tomorrow’s Daily Times will con
tain the standing of the candidates In
the subscription contest, and it is
believed that some surprises are in
store, as all of the contestants have
been busy the past few days and have
rustled a great many votes. Today a
week will be the last opportunity to
take advantage of the extraordinary
bonus offer.
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GREECE
(By Associated Press)
ATHENS, Oct. 8. — American agri
•ultural machinery is to be used or
i huge scale to develop the rich agri
cultural resources of Macedonia and
rhessalay, which have lain for ages
in an undeveloped state. One of the
largest orders ever given by Greece
lias just been placed with the United
States concerns, and the first shlp
nents of 200 farm tractors, 1500 auto
■akes and a whole shipload of other
arge implements left New York on
:he first of the Greek liners to sail
tince the entente blockade was
•nisei'.
A company with $8,000,000 capital
las just, been founded to carry on this
ievelopinent of Macedonia and Thes
saly. It iR chiefly Greek money, with
some French and American. But part
>f the plan called for utilizing modern
American methods, by which farming
s conducted in the western states on
t huge scale. The ancient methods of
sloughing and harvesting still prevail
n Thessaly and lower Greece, and this
will be the first time that the big
steam farm tractors have been oper
ited here on a large scale. Even the
srlmitive wooden plough is used by
nany peasants, but at Volo, in Thes
saly, iron and steel ploughs have been
urned out for some time now.
This development of the Balkan
tranaries on a large scale is one of the
lecessitles forced on Europe by the
var. All of the countries have sud
lenly realized that they could not
eed themselves in the pinch of war.
'.recce alone has bought about $15,
100,000 worth of grain every year from !
he United States, Russia and Bui
I
;aria. With these countries cut off
iy submarines and war conditions,
Ireece is now trying to get wheat
rom India. The other Balkan states
ire in the same condition. They have
ots of land but are feeding themselves
rom America and beyond seas.
The formation of this new company
tas resulted from this determination,
mcouraged by the government, to de
velop the fertile Balkan regions so
hat Greece and the other Balkan
■ountries may hope to self support
ng and even contribute to the grain
lupply of the rest of Europe. Mace
lonia virtually is a virgin soil, very
ich and capable of large crops. The
Macedonian tobacco already com
nands high prices in the world's mar
;ets. it trebled in value the last year. '
Thessaly is the region where the
'rench high commissioner, M. Jon
art, introduced intensive farming the
iast summer in order to meet the
iressing needs of Greece. It is one
f the best wheat regions, and even
vith primitive methods it produced
ast year 6,000.000 bushels of wheat,
ats, barley and rye, 10,000,000 pounds
f tobacco, and much cotton and rice.
With the large consignments of Am
rican machinery now on the way, and
ibundant capital available, it is ex
tected that these products of Mace
lonia and Thessaly will be enormous
y increased, and that the hope will be
it last realized of making it one of
he great granaries of Eastern Europe.
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John R. Beegle, one of the best
mown men of the Ketchikan section,
vas recently appointed by Governor
Strong to succeed J. R. Heckman, a
nember of the territorial fish hateh
:ry board.
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