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j'Ph’PPVA, ALASKA. MOXD AY, DECEMBER 31,1917.
DO YOUR PART.
In Cordova tlie Teritorial
Council for National Defense
petitioned Governor Strong to
suspend for the duration of the
Avar the operation of the so
called Alaska eight-hour lawJ
Th s action of the Cordova
members of the council Avas
presumably taken after ma
ture consideration.
< hi the face of the returns of
the last territorial election,
when the vote for the passage
of such a measure Avas over
Avhelminglv favorable, it Avould
seem at first glance that the
request for suspension repres
ents the minority view. But
we believe that this is not the
case. We are convinced that
the great majority of Alaskans
would hearitly approve of such
action, and that nearly every
one is convinced that it would
be for the best interests of the
country at large, and for the
territory especially.
We are aware that this state
ment does not jibe with the
seemingly contrary sentiment
expressed by the voters in the
last (lection. Tn reality, it ex
presses the same idea, and in
volves the same principle. The'
voters asked for the eight-hour
day because they A\rere comdnc
ed that it Avas to the best inter
ests of the majority of Alas-1
kans. But conditions have un
dergone radical changes since
that time. From being an inte
gral part of a peaceful nation,
we have become a unit in a na
tion at Avar, and involved in a
struggle Avithout parallel in the
history of the world. It is the
conditions produced bv this
transformation Avhicli make
the Avisdom of enforcing our
eight-hour minimum day seem
doubtful.
Alaska is primarily a mining
country, and especially so in
the interior of Alaska. In his
first proclamation after the en-'
t’-anec nf 1 he United States into
the conflict, President Wilson,1
address'’><>- in particular the
miner, declared it to be tlv* pa
triotic duty of this class to in
crease the output of the nines.1
The mineral resources of the
naion must be fully utilized,
in common with all other re
sources, for America to do her
part. I
We lmli^ve that it is the con
s°nrus of opinion that if the
eight-hour law is enforced
here, onr '»old and other miner
al production will he material
ly reduced. There is not suf
ficient labor now in the terri
tory Pi work all industries,
even if P>e old hours are re
tained. If the new ones are
enforced, the shortage of labor
will become critical. The gov
ernment needs every ounce of
void, and every ton of tung
sten, copper and other miner
als which can possibly he pro
cured.
If we of Alaska can, by per
sonal sacrifice, insure a larger
amount of these metals, wo are
convinced that it is our patri
otic duty to do so. And we
think that the great majority
of patriotic Alaskans will
agree with us.—Fairbanks
Daily Citizen
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ECONOMY NECESSARY.
To practice a rigorous econ
omy in the use of all foodstuffs
still remains one of the most
important and imperative obli
gations of patriotism. It does
not exaggerate to say that a
failure to do this will very ma
terially imperil our soldiers
and the cause which they and
their comrades of other flags
are fighting for. Taking the
case in its totality, the world
has no chance of harvesting ab
normally large crops of food
stuifs. There is a certainty, on
the contrary, that the harvests
have been and will be less than
normal. \\ hen one considers
that in connection with the
further fact that the require
ments will be far above normal,
one must see that conservation
of foodstuffs is one of the most
important problems of the war,
and one whose solution is the
most doubtful; not that it is in
soluble, but that there is no cer
tainty of bringing about that
huge concert of effort which
alone will have a perceptible
effect. Mr. Hoover has recruit
ed a huge army. One has only
to note the prevalence of those
artistic cards of enlistment
that hang so becomingly in the
windows to feel the immense
potential power of his army.
But, after all, these evidence
only recruitment. They afford
no prooi uicu a consiueranie
part of this army is making ac
tual warfare on the specter of
scarcity, which stands visibly
in the background as an ally of
Germany.
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The railroads of the nation
have refused the request of the
brotherhoods for another in
crease in wages—a forty per
cent advance—and the “buck”
has been passed by them to
Uncle Sam as the government
has taken control of the rail
roads and will operate them as
a war measure. The outcome is
awaited with much interest. Ts
it reasonable to assume that
the government could consist
ently and safely continue to
pay the average trainmen three
or four times the wages of the
men who are fighting in the
trenches? A general shake-up
all along the line is looked for.
and according to our press dis
patches the high-salaried offi
cials will be the first to suffer
a cut.
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The millennium approches!
But a few more hours of grace
remain in Alaska for the sinner
to look upon tin1 wine when it
is red. When the clock strikes
the midnight hour tonight it
will toll the death knell of old
John Barleycorn. Booze will
become an outlaw by the edict
of the royal will of the people
and will be forever banished
from the territory.
-♦—Ws
The American soldiers in
France want pumps. This con
firms the popular idea that the
French drink nothing but wine
and hence have no need for
pumps.
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Mauv Cordovans will see out
the old and usher in the new
year by attending the fire
man’s mask ball tonight.
Cordova is proud of its first
reinforced concrete building,
which has been built and is to
day occupied by the First Bank
of Cordova. It is a most im
posing structure and a sub
stantial improvement to the
town.
—
Now we expect to see some
iconoclast come along and
deny that that wise old bird,
the great snowy owl of Alaska,
knows when a hard winter is
coming. But it is to be hoped
that no such controversy will
be raised as the prophecies of
Pilchuck Julia stirred up- Ex.
T-*
I A New ork baby has been
given $18,000 a year by the
court for its living expenses.!
fhe ordinary man can not even
imagine how so much money
could be spent on a child too
young to eat pork and too
small to wear shoes made of
leather.
1 lie editor of the Appeal to
Reason seems to be tired of
hearing it called the Appeal to
Treason
:-♦
How about that New Year’s
resolution? You still have time
to formulate one* or more good
, resolves before 1917 passes in
to history.
ARE YOU PREPARED, IF NOT?
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The progressive firm of Finkelstein'j
& Sapiro with the view of helping to!
make the FIREMAN’S MASK BALL aP
success have had shipped up from|
Seattle about thirty-five suits (ladies!
and gent’s) for rental and the same
will be on display Monday, Decem
ber 24th. You had better hurry for |
there is every indication that they
will go fast.
--♦
Don't miss seeing our shoe line. We J
have a full line of them, as smart as
any made, Clayson, The Clothier.
.
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MOST EVERY CONCERN AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL
WILL WISH YOU A
Happy New Year
1 WE HEARTILY WISH YOU HAPPINESS, AND MORE
WE WISH YOU HEALTH AND SUCCESS DURING 1918
WE BELIEVE THAT STARTING THE NEW YEAR WITH
Hank of Vlaska
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WILL GIVE YOU A “HEAD START’'IN WINNING SUC ^
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