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CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY. .IANTAKY 4, 1i>1S.
Patience and Cowardice.
(By Cardinal Gibbons)
As an evidence of the right
eousness of America’s cause in
the war, I would point to the
patience of our President and
congress under the long series
of grave injuries and broken
pledges endured by the United
States dining the time that
Germany was professing its
friendship for us. We were
shocked to see our property un
justly destroyed in vast quan
titv, but what was immeasur
ably more serious, to read of
our men, women, and children
killed in violation of the uni-'
versallv accepted customs of
the sea. When at length not
onlv American citizens but
neutrals everywhere suffered
appallingly under the cruelties
of a nation which hesitated not
to disregard international law
we learned that patience was
being construed as cowardice,
and that it was folly to hope
that wiser counsels would pre
vail among our enemies to
bring about a change in their
lawless policy. Then we took
the only course open to us, the
defense of our sovereign rights
as a nation and the upholding
tof the ideals of truth and jus
tice in tin* hearts of all peoples.1
We have entered into the
struggle with a clean consci
ence,, seeking no territorial or
financial gain, but the peace of
the world, the liberty of its
people, and the security of all
nations.
WHY WE ARE AT WAR.
(Bv Father John Cavanaugh)
The militaristic spirit in Ger
many must perish or America
can not survive. When the
lion and the lamb lie down to
gether the lamb is always in
side the lion, and a peace-lov
ing commercial nation can nev
er be safe so long as a militar
b'ti'v vw^verfnl. and aggressive
nation |i'<w within striking dis
tance ami eager to strike.
Fet not the gentle-mannered
think that we can have no pro
per concern about tin* thoughts
and the internal organization
of neighboring nations. Where
these things are merely mat
ters of f-«ste we have, indeed,
no rh-ht to interfere; but when
any strom- nation avows a pol
iev tbo+ involves the destruc
tion of o"r country we should
he h>ss than reasonable, we
shonhl 1>'> insane, if we permit
ted that nation to build up a
monstrous machine for carry
ing out its purpose while we
barter' d and played. Tt does
not T.-ooiote the happiness of
a kindiv fat man to know that
a burglar nr a murderer is ly
ing in wait for him with a club
as he goes his peaceful way on
a dark night. That was pre
cisely the situation of our peo
ple h >fore the war began.
We rhapsodize over the men
of Washington’s time and the
stalwarts of Lincoln’s day, but
W us not forget to acclaim tbe
heroes of this critical hour. Of
what avail was it that the Rev
olutionnrv patriots created
America, and the Civil War
'•••triote unified America, if pa
triots of today do not conserve
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America? This war is as sac
red as either of the other great
American wars, and every man
and every dollar within the
bounds of our country must
help to win the fight. Whoever
shirks or shrinks is construc
tively a traitor. This is a war'
against war, and pacifists
themselves, if they were wise,
would see in American victory
the only hope of the triumph
of their cause. This war is to
purchase permanent peace and
it must not end till the spirit of
militaristic aggression perishes
from the earth. Tt will require
the exertion of all our people’s
gigantic might to see this con-1
flict through, and any Ameri-J
can who for any reason what-'
soever is cold or backward in
this war is unworthy of his
sacred inheritance.
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HOUSING GIRL CLERKS. |
Mothers of young girls who
have gone to Washington to at*-'
cept positions as stenographers'
or clerks in the great govern-1
meat war emergency crisis will
be interested to know that
plans are being made in the dif-'
ferent departments at Wash
ington to take care of them.
These clerks and stenograph
ers ire coming from all parts
of the United States.
The following statement
comes from the ordnance de
partment: |’
Realizing that contentment
is a large factor in esprit de
corps, the gun division of the
oninanco corps, war uepart-j
merit, lias undertaken on a
large scale welfare work, in-'
eluding housing arrangements,^
for the benefit of its 1500 em-|
ployees, the majority of whom
are young women, and even ar-!
ranging social affairs for them, i
As newcomers, especially,
young women, an* at a disad-j
vantage in finding accommoda-j
tions in crowded Washington,1
tin* division has made its own
housing arrangements, witlij
such success that none of its
members is now looking for
rooms. A volunteer committee
of wives of the army officers
connected with the division
prepared a list of rooms which
was thoroughly investigated
by the two experienced welfare
workers on the rolls of the div
-ision, Mrs. Mary C. D. John
son and Mrs L. H. Printup.
Practically all of these were in
private homes, few of them be
ing in boarding houses. The
division maintains a trained
nurse who renders first aid to
the force, and who has been
prompt in informing the Dis
trict of Columbia health an- j
thorities of any cases of indis- ;
position likely to develop into
contagious disease.
Believing that social life is
necessary to the maintenance j
of morale, the welfare workers
have arranged for the employ
ees all sorts of social affairs, j
and have not neglected to on- !
ist the enthusiasm of the girls j
in war work. Knitting and sew- i
ing classes to work for the en- j
listed men of the ordnance j
corps have been formed. A ;
large dance is being arranged 1
for next week, in the prepara- j
Lion of which every one con- !
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nected with the division is tak
ing part. The musical talent
among 135 colored messengers
lias volunteered to act as an
orchestra for the occasion,
while the colored charwomen
will act as maids and coat
checkers. The colored messen
gers’ orchestra is also planning
to give a minstrel show for the
benefit of the soldiers in
France. The messengers are
looking for quarters for a club
house.
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BARON MONCHEUR
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Baron Moneheor, head of the Bel
gian mieeion to the United State* and
former Belgian minister at Washing
ton.
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