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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1918.
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THE BURNING QUESTION
What gives us pause to utter our
honest convictions in these trouble
somesome times? Why do the free!
men of America fear to talk out in
the open as did their illustrious fore
fathers of the old town-meeting days?
What fool philosophy have we all ac
cepted that we unreservedly dis
posses ourselves of the dearest birth
right that belongs to us; the heritage
that has come down to us from the
good old days of independent think
ing and free speech? These are
thoughts that are of deep concernment
to the profound minds of America,
and the feeling is growing that we
are rapidly becoming contemptible in I
our own sight, because of our mani-j
test cowardice. It is indeed a sad'
commentary on our times.
We plead no alibi for ourselves.
The press, perhaps, is largely respon
sible for this sory state of affairs
And knowing this, still we hesitate.
Our own cowardice confounds us. All
v.e seem able to do is to cry for men
—men who have the courage to do
and say the things that we fear to do
and say ourselves. As one of the most
gifted writers of America puts it:
“To criticize, or not to criticize, that
is the question. Whether ’tls more
patriotic to see an error in the gov
ernment and keep silence, or to voice
The fault openly and have it corrected. !
Remember that silence is sometimes a,
greater falsifier than speech. When
a genuine patriot arises In our midst,
one who seeks a real wrong and gives
it the publicity that means its death,
it is amazing that he should be re
proached for his want of patriotism
or be dubbed a traitor. We need men
of patriotic aggression; we have al
ways needed them. If ever the coun- i
try was in sore straits for a Chamber-'
lain to discover the serious obstruc-j
tion and to remove it so that the Ship
of Fate may slip from the inaction of
the ways down into the sea of inter
national activity it is this very day
and hour. We may well join with the |
poet who cried, ‘God gives us men!’ ”
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CLEMENCEAU
It was many years ago that some
one said of the present Premier of
France that he was “the conscience of
France in print.” That, we think, is
the outstanding characteristic of the
remarkable man who recently, for
the second time, assumed control of
the French government. But strange
as it may seem, Clemenceau through
out his tempestuous career managed
to preserve his conscience without im
pairing his courage. That is why they
call him “The Tiger." Unlike his
contemporaries on both sides of the
Atlantic, his conscience and courage
have flamed together a fever heat,
whereas they might truthfully con
fess: it'Our conscience does make
cowards of us all.”
True to his profession, the first act
of the Premier when he took office
was to abolish the political censor
ship. He will permit everybody to
say and write whatever they please
about his administration and himself
personally. It is his pronounced pol
icy to allow the French people to in
dulge in honest and well-meaning
criticism to their heart’s content, but
he draws the line on traitors and
their kind. This reversal of the rule
has already had a splendid effect on
the morale of the citizens and prom
ises to work wonders with those sen
timental people. It might be well for
our own authorities to watch the plan
work out. It may be that some of us
will yet be converted to the idea that
it pays to take the people into th
confidence of their government.
Clemeneeau is a daring type of man
also he is resourceful. He has e:
perienced so many ups and down
through life that it matters little wha
men say about him. He never m
quired the habit of courting popula
favor and regards high office as prett
much of an ordinary job. In man
respects he reminds one of the cel<
i brated {Tlysses, of whom it was said
.“He was a man of many devices.
Hut that we refer to his extraordinar;
resourcefulness; but the famou
Greek was. in keeping with his da;
| and age. inclined to be tricky, wherea
Clemeneeau will not stoop to conquei
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THE HUN IS SQUEALING. '
The case is proven that the onl;
way to deal with the Hun is to giv«
him an overdose of his own mediciri'1
The Germans are now trying to in
duce their enemies to agree to forbk
the use of poison gas for the remain
der of the war. A propaganda ha:
been begun to induce the allies tf
sign such an agreement.
The use of poison gas was pronibit
ed by every rule of civilized warfart
when this conflict began. The Ger
mans first used it at Ypres in 1915 on
French and English troops. These
troops were not prepared for an at
tack of the sort, and hundreds of them
were killed with the poison and a con
siderable retreat was nece°=ary. The
English and French then devised ga;
masks, and manufactured various
gases that they threw in front of their
trenches to absorb the poison gas
when the Germans resorted to that
kind Qf an attack.
i_,ater tne antes put tneir cnemsts
to work to make poison gases to com
bat the Huns. They found more dead
ly compounds than the Germans had
ever used, and their defenses against
gases are m%-e perfect than the Ger
man.
The Hun is now “out-gassed.” The
method of uncvilized warfare that he
devised has been turned against him
to his own loss and he has begun to
squeal. He is crying that he has
enough.
The allies should take this for a
lesson. The way to combat Ger
many is to give in kind. The Hun likes
terror until it is turned against hint.
Give him a little more of it. It will
do him good and make him have a
kinder regard for the rules of war
fare in the future.
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Cupid has become tired firing at the
horny-handed miners of Juneau, and
is now using his darts upon the na
tives of that section with gratifying
results. Six couples recently applied
to the commissioner of that place for
a license to wed, and were made man
and wife according to the law of the
white men, which is much better
than the aboriginal customs, as it al
lows them the blessing of divorce.
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Andrew Dreher was recently tried
at Haines on the charge of selling
liquor to the Natives in violation of
twolaws. The case is still on.
RICHARD A. BLOUNT
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> Richard Allen Blount, son of R. E.
j Blount of North Carolina, who cap
tured 30 Germans single-handed while
fighting with the foreign legion at Vcr
; dun. Young Blount jdfned the foreign
■ legion over a year ago and has seen
j heavy fighting.
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Secretary of SVar Xewton r» Rafcei
| recently approved the recoram enda
| 'ion of Gen. W. P. Richardson |or an
I appropriation of $100,000 for Alaska
| roads. This sum is in addition to that
apportioned in 1917. This will enable
the commission to accomplish con
siderably more work than was noun
last year as. the fund's on band are
more.
Miss Ann Honkamen, geiierarrv rec
ognized as one of the most competent
nurses In the territory, left for the
States recently, her intention being to
go to France with the Twentieth en
gineers, her brother being a member
i of the Seventh Battalion of that corps,
j She has been employed in the hospi
tals in Southeastern Alaska aiwl is a
general favorite.
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I 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 neecssities should prompt you
to carry a substantial bank account. Start an account this week
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