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TUESDAY, MARCH 12. 1918.
WHERE BAKER FALLS DOWN
it was during the stirring campaign
for the presidency in 1856 that one of
the Forty-niners remarked of General
John C. Fremont, the Republican can
didate, that he “was a millionaire who
never made a dollar, a general who
never fought a battle, and a statesman
who enever made a speech." This pic
turesque appraisal of his character
was given wide circulation by the ene
mies of “Tne Pathfinder,” and did
more damage to his chances for elec
tion than all the other issues of the
campaign combined.
Is it not possible that the suave sec
retary of war makes a similar impres
sion upon the country? Certain it is
mat there is no well-defined prejudice
against Mr. Baker. His fellow citizens
like him after a fashion; they take him
to be clean, conscientious and high
minded, but they just can't seem to
work up any enthusiasm over his ad
ministration. Perhaps it is because
Secretary Baker does not impress the
country as being fundamentally a fight
ing man. Even the extreme patience
*ind politeness—both admirable vir
tues—which he manifested towards
his critics during the recent investiga
tion, did not appeal to those who
'heard ’him, or to the popular fancy.
Right or wrong in his position, the
American people expected their secre
tary of war to stand by his guns and
.fight his critics in a manner becoming
any red-blooded man under fire. In
our opinion Mr. Baker overlooked a
splendid opportunity to show a sign of
fighting blood in his make-up that
would have struck fire in the popular
imagination had he dared to show his
teeth to the committee.
The American people want a fight
ing man in that position. When they
think of what their secretary of wrar
should be they unconsciously call to
mind Lincoln’s great war secretary,
Edwin M. Stanton. He was a head
strong, hard-fisted erecutive—a veri
table human dynamo who did things
while others were dreaming of them.
It was Stanton who supplied the chief
driving force of the federal govern
ment in its conduct of the civil war.
Lincoln appreciated his peculiar fit
ness for the job and seemed content
to give him a clear track and a loose
rein. Can anyone fancy the strenuous
Stanton amiably subjecting himself to
the caustic criticisms of a senate in
vestigating committee, and conducting
himself as though the whole affair wras
merely a friendly contest of wits to be
played in parlor fashion? Not much.
Had Stanton been in Baker’s place the
chances are that he would have thrower
away all policy to the winds anc
fought his critics every inch of the
way. Also, he would have indulged ir
the most picturesque and pugnacious
flow of cuss words imaginable. Anc
when the investigation came to an enc
the probabilities are that Stantor
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; would have had all the senator
, meekly eating out of his hand. If not
* then they would at least respect th<
j fighting qualities of the man.
They say at Washington that Sect11
) tary Baker is quite fond of comparin,
) himself to the grext Stanton in a
i least one particular; that It is hi;
* habit to point to a bust of his illus
trious predecessor and say that he is
as adamant in the flesh as Stanton is
' in the bronze. Good for Baker! How
’ ever, he would make a better hit witl
’ the American people if, instead of at
1 tempting to assume the cold com
i posure of a piece of statuary, he woult
cut loose some day and exhibit him
i seif in hot blood. Suppose for in
stance, that some morning at the
breakfast table we should read how
Secretary Baker lost his temper the
i day before, indulged in a physical al
j tercation with some troublesome visit
j or. and after having soundly thrashed
i him, had kicked Him out of the office
j in the old-fashioned American man
ner, what a pleasant surprise ft would
be. And the chances are that we
would all be then tempted to warm up
a little closer to the man whose high
1 position, at least, commands our re
i spect.
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- LOOK WHO’S HERE!'
The great American.' game is on.
; Politics again comes to the front, and
politicians are already waylaying the
retiring voter, and if said voter can't
be waylaid, he is being tracked to his
lair, and the whvs and wherefores'
slipped to him by the painless (?) gas
method.
And gas method is correct. If some
of the boys should happen to forget
the gas, it would be merely another
case of September Morn for them.
Don’t be caught unaware. The events
of past years have proved the wisdom
of preparedness. So while- the getting
is good, and before the rush sets in.
Mr. Voter, get yourself a gas mask
and wear it in a convenient position,
for in the next thirty days there is
going to he enough gas (heaps of it,
obnoxious, too) expended right here
in our midst to supply the American
gas battalions In France with all the
ammunition needed for at least one ex
tensive campaign.
In fact, from all indications, the!
present Alaska political campaign! is
likely to have introduced into it all
the improved arts of war. The neces
sary and highly instructive and protec
tive art of “camouflage” will certainly
be a prominent feature, although by
no means a novel one, as most of us
are familiar with it under the com
mon and garden name of “bull." News
papers have recently been filled with
inquiries and speculations on machine
guns. We predict that Alaskans are
now about to become more familiar
with another, and different, machine,
almost as deadly as the former, and
commonly termed machine politics.
Yes, Suh. the bearings are in the
process of being oiled, and soon, Mr.
Voter, you will have the opportunity
of seeing this deadly (?) weapon being
piloted by its daring driver over the
prostrate bodies of its foes.
Yes, it's a great life if we don’t
weaken, and a large part of it is poli
ties. There is politics and politics,
and both kinds will he on tap soon.
Got your seat in the grandstand? NO.
Well, better get it early and inspect
the field. The runners are out of the'
paddock and on the field. Four of
them for the main 'event. Names:
i Sulzer, Maloney, Wickersham and' Ctm
! nally. Look them over carefully and
size up the jockeys, for, believe us,
jockeys are going to be among- those
mentioned before the judges pin blue
ribbons on the winner.—Fairbanks
Citizen.
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The idea of community singing, as
shown at Friday’s patriotic rail)
of the school children, meets with
the same difficulty in Cordova tha1
it has met with at other places—thf
people cannot sing the old songs “be
cause they do not know the words.'
Someone has remarked that when i
i comes to public singing of our nationa
anthem we are a nation of “tum-te-um
turners.” It is surprising how few o
us know the words of “The Star
- Spangled Ranner," for example, „n(j ag
for the other well-known songs, there
■ is no pretense at knowledge of the
■ words.
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, Cordova's "Two Rits a hay" dub,
the members of which buy a quarter's
'.worth of thrift sfamps every day ,>
constantly Increasing in membership,
thus helping to raise war funds. “Two
I bits" is the old terra, dating back to
j the earfy days of the country, fo,- a
j quarter of a dollar, and is still used
in the South. West and Alaska. Every
' patriotic American now wantR “t0 do
. his bit”; aii'd the membwts of these
! clubs are carrying out thisr idea finely
I in doing their “two bits” every day.
ft is hoped that "Two Rtf* a nay"
| clubs will be formed all over the
.country in the great war-saving* oam.
j paign
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The song “Over There" was --.ud re
cently by one music publisher to an
other for $25,000. If anybody ' says
j the price Is due to fibe war, for tc< e
J we'II believe it.
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I WAUGH
EXPLAINS A V
FOREST F S
Captain Vi FT. Wawgh. j>r*snfent of
the> Alaska mud cianimisstnn stated
that no money will! be expended on
road work in Alaska by the4 forestry
service from the funds provided by
congress until’ the Misting [it .vn are
changed and until' wan conditions are
more4 settled. This will not interfere
wlt.fi the road orork being done tty the
territory or the war department
“There are three things whic h m
tribute to the decision not to do «wk
in Alaska tins' year;" said' tVpt.
Waugh, “in thee'first place the oust
ing tows of the territory do isot altow
the territorial boards to expend money
through the road" eomnjission. (Tmiier
the laws of congress tlfe forestry fond
must fie expended’undler the direction
and supervision ot the- road cominis
sioti and the territory must expend an
equal' sum through th* same4 source.
Until' the law allbws the territos^i
board' to expend moirey through! us
there will lie no way iir whici? the'for
estry fund can fie expended.
“Another factor ifc-. the- dlffiirtrfty
in securing labor to work on (He-roods,
the high wages demanded and'the ex
cessive cost ot'supplies, A third fac
tor is the facr that none of our pro
jects will advance tt&e- cause' of the
United States ih the present was In
fact, too much road’ work' will take
men from other work which is- ol
more advantage tc» the country at
large.
“Until these three coaditiims are
corrected tile forestry money will be
held, in the treasury and! will not be
spent. At the present titne Alaska
has a credit of $43*000 iir the forestry
fund which w-as to have Been expended
this year. On July 1, this year, $fi4.(K>0
more will be added and $#if,000 per
year from now on for a period of ten
years. The money will Be expended in
time but not at present.
1 “The- appropriation for road work
j in Alaska for the road commission has |
j not been made yet and ive do not know
how much money we wfil have, but
we are assured' of as much as we have
received in other years, in addition
the money, appropriated by the last
legislature, which will mean plenty
of work this season.
“While In the south I tried to se
cure two tractors for use in the {fan
banks section but do not know wheth
er I succeeded or not. A11 the tractor
manufacturers are selling their pro
ducts in- ear load lots, cash paid before
they leave the factory. They almost
l refused to talk to me at all, but fin
- ally I made a deal whch will result ft*
: the purchase ot two machines for our
- use," he said.
I Is Everybody Awake?
Most everyone must be by this time, for the needs of the
nation have been steadily placed before you. Everyone must
save for the additional burdens that will be placed upon us.
The Third Liberty Loan will soon be announced. War Stamps
are still on sale. War taxes will not be reduced for some time.
Your personal needs beyond these necessities should prompt you
to carry a substantial bank account. Start an account this week
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