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CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, LH7.
THE CALL FOR CASH.
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A preponderance of men, munitions
and money is essential to the success
ful prosecution of the war against Ger
many. This nation has alj three of
these prime requisites in abundance
if it can only get them into action. The
ways are open to obtain the necessary
support«- If (’fill sail for volunteer ser
vice and Contributions, and, this fail
ing, it can resort to confiscation and
conscription. When the call for vol
unteers failed to fill the ranks of the
great army to he mobilized, the gov
ernment did not hestitato {0 eattacrlb*
'a Million moil Into the service, and
fever.V other able bodied man in the
country stands liable for similar ser
vice Ih his turn. Had the manufactur
ers of America shown any disposition
to play the part of slackers, the gov
ernment would have confiscated their
plants without ceremony, but it will
stand to the enduring credit of the
captains of American industry that
they met the call of their country
promptly and with a full apprecia
tion of their manifest duty under the
circumstances. It remains to be seen
whether the government's call for
cash will be met with a similar re
sponse front the civilians.
The nation needs money — billions
of money — and the citizens have
been asked to subscribe to a three bil
lion dollar bond issue immediately The
issue is designated as the second Lib
erty loan. The bonds will draw four
per cent interest, and Will be issued
against the credit of the wealthiest na
tion in the world. Of all investments
open at the present time, this is far
the most attractive and, aside from
sentimental aspects, should make a
strong appeal to the prospective in
vestor who gauges such transactions
by the cold-hlooded rule of pecuniary
profit. The man with money should
bear uppermost in mind that the gov
ernment needs his spare cash and that
it will get it one way or another. Just
now its proposition is to borrow the
money on gilt edge security and pay
him four per cent for the use of it.
This failing, the alternative will be
to take hiK morn?}' away from him in
the form of taxes. a
It ought not be necessary to play
upoji the sentiments of the people to
sell these bonds. They should sell
themselves on their own merits and
without appeal to patriotic impulses.
The prevailing fear that the purchase
of Liberty bonds will work a hardship
on the respective purchasers and re
sult in a general financial stringency
is based on !a flimsy foundation. These
negotiations will 'Simply involve a
shifting of Credits; the money will all
remain in the country and will speed
ily be put into circulation, and it will
eventually come back to the original
investor with substantial interest. In
the meantime, the country will have
materially benefited through its use.
But if the loan is to he a success
and these results realized, there must
he a general distribution of the bonds.
The case of France reminds us tbs
fthe wealth of the eommort people is
a great reservoir, and that no country
has ever succeeded In sounding its
depths. When the indemnity of the
Franco-Prussian war was assessed
against her, she was supposed to be a
bankrupt nation. Yet she raised five
billion franks, almost in a day, and the
payment of it did not interrupt her na
tional prosperity, This wonderful eeo
"nomlc achievement waa Sheeted
through the utilization of the small
savings of small people — besides
which all the money of millionaires Is
as a molehill to a mountain. If Ameri
ca meets the gall for cash as did
France — each citizen subscribing his
share — it will have performed a stu
pendous patriotic duty, without risk
of causing even the slightest paralysis
to the industries of the country. Also,
it will have substantially contributed
to the moral as well as the material
support of the administration and the
armed forces of the nation.
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GOVERNMENT’S HANDS FREE
FOR PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
The German chancellor's declaration
that "the imperial government's hands
are free for eventual peace negotia
tions,” and that "this also refers to
Belgium” is at variance with the story
which came to us the other day that
Germany had intimated to the pope
the conditions on which it would be
ready to evacuate Belgium. But it
would probably attribute more mean
ing than the chancellor Intended to
regard it as a denial of that story. Di
plomacy, and particularly German di
plomacy, is not so averse to equivoca
tions and tergiversations as to justify
one in supposing that Germany wishes
| its enemies to disregard that story.
What the chancellor's present dis
claimer probably signifies is that the
military and pan-Harman parties have
seized on the report of Germany's
readiness to evacuate Belgium as the
occasion for a demonstration of oppo
sition. It is to these opponents at
home, rather than to the enemies of
Germany, that the chancellor’s dis
claimer is addressed in all likelihood.
His is probably the rather delicate
task of saying something which will
Receive them without deceiving the
allies. 1' 1?} t ■** .Vik
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A PUZZLING SENSE OF SHAME.
It would be humiliating to the
fatherland to negotiate for peace along
the lines proposed by President Wil
son. So the people of Germany and
Germans ot the United States have
teen telling ns. They would have us
understand that they are a very proud
people, and that they wlU nAver toler?
ate humiliation of their country. By
their simplicity and naivette the Ger
mans are every day making their psy
chology dipre perplexing. While ap
parently humiliation is what they
most dread, they have yet to perceive
that exposure of their country’s in
famy is a continuous performance on
twhich the curtain will not lie rung '
down until their official representa
tives have been removed from the
public eye.
What a peculiar sense of humilia
tion Is theirs! To mortification they
are immune, else they would surely
throw up their hands and hasten the
closing of all accounts wherein are
to be found the records of their diplo
macy. Notwithstanding Bernstorff
and Bopp and all the cold-blooded as
sassins of German diplomacy who have
been doing the bidding of the German
foreign office for years the people o(
Germany, whom we have generously
assumed to be superior to their gov
ernment, are bugging their kaiser to
their hearts and protesting that they
will never suffer themselves to be
humiliated at his expense. It is in
deed a difficult task to save the Get"
mans from themselves.
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Some of those 166 I. W. W. indicted
at Chicago are now getting what they
wanted — free board and lodging. But
their opportunities for meanness have |
been circumscribed, and thn/ makes
them unhappy.
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An obscure German general has]
been retired from service and accused
of having been responsible for the fail
ure of the crown prince to capture
Verdun, It is line to be a crown prince.
It has just about got so that every
time Senator Lafollette opens his
mouth Colonel Roosevelt puts his fist
in it. m
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The Texas cotton crop Is three
weeks late, which will enable the
members of the legislature to help j
pick it when they come home.
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Sometimes it looks as if Andrew
Carnegie is doing his bit by saving
newspaper Fpace.
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Another thing—does the food dic
tator put a man in jail for spilling the
beans?
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Mexico is restricting the export of I
gold ore. Get your gold ore early.
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Heather wool mix knittijg yarn for
warm jumbo ovftrcoj^fc4flR*rsj non
shrinkable, inconspicuous colors for
Red Cross Army work; 5, 10, 25, 50,
100 pound bales, $2 a pound postpaid
or express; Grays and khakis, $2 to
$3 a pound. Societies and dealers
supplied. Becker, Amsterdam, N. Y.
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For light taxi work telephone the
Alaskan Hotel.
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CORDOVA. ALASKA
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in the near future.
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Box 991. Juneau, Alaska.
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WINES, LIQUORS AND
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Phone 197.
EVERY SOLDIER IS TO HAVE A BIBLE
Photo by American Press Association.
Here Is a small part of the 1,000,000 khaki pocket New Testaments for American aoldier* and sailor* at the
front which are to be furnished by the national war work council of the Y. M. 0. A.
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Hie Secretary ol the Treasury has requested all banks
throughout the United States to assist the Government |
in selling the new issue of Liberty Bonds.
; ^5 understand that the rate of 4 per cent, will be paid. i
I , is our opinion that you will have no trouble in selling
I die Bonds after the war shoulu you wish to do so.
\iLtni v for America will advance civilization. You must assist
and do your bit. All you need pay r.ow is 2 per cent, on the
amount you wish to purchase or you can deposit the entire amout,
I You Must Act Quickly for the
I Sale ends this Month
Bank of Alaska
HARDWARE CROCKERY
You’ll Have to Hurry
Ti‘ there’s a leakage somewhere in your fuel
supply: if your coal bill is higher than it ought
to be, you’d better take quick steps to stop it. i
V ou might as well have a hole in the coal bucket ,
as to use a heater that shoots three-fourths of
the heat straight up the crimney. Ten to one
that’s just what your stove is doing. Now, here
is a stove that’s built on a different principle.
•Just say I. X. L. Heater to us, and we will put
you in possession of some facts that will put
dollars in your pocket.
New AHKortment of Tungsten and
NItro Electric Globes just arrived,
sizes 25-40 yO-75 watt.
Northwestern
Hardware Company
CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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Where You Get
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And the Rates Are Right.
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BEST GRADES OF STANDARD •
BRANDS OF CIGARS.
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LOGGERS, ATTENTION!
We pay $10 per thousand for
spruce logs and $1) for hemlock,
delivered.
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