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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1916.
AS TO OUR DUTY AS A NEUTRAL.
When (wo men engage in a street encounter, outsiders who
have no interest in either of the fighters, in the interest of
peace and the decencies of civilization, interpose and’ stop the
inad men.
The War beyond the Atlantic has been raging for the past
two years. Each day it seems to increase in vehemence and
implacable hate.
Brooding over the destruction of life and property, out of
the sorrow and despair no feeling is apparently awakened ex
cept a desire to charge all the wrong upon the enemy, and to
strike for revenge.
When the storm first broke upon a shocked world, our
country hastened to declare itself neutral. Since then discus
sion has been limited to the rights and duties of neutrals.
That is not what is done in case of a street fight. In that
case tin- assumption is that the fighters are temporarily beside
themselves through anger, and it is right to restrain them.
While that is impossible in a great war, the principle be
hind it is the same, and there is a way to interpose. It is our
belief that no nation of 100,000,000 free people, has a right to
confine its efforts to investigations, in a time like this, to find
whether this or that power has violated any of its rights as a
neutral. It should in every legitimate way be interposing to
try to stop the slaughter, the waste and’ the sorrow.
We think that President Wilson should, long ago, have
asked Congress to join him in calling a peace congress, eitlr ;
at The Hague or on our own soil—say in Washington, with tin
supreme court to steady it to discuss and if possible to (h-cid •
upon what new laws are needed to prevent if possible further
wars, and should have invited all nations, including those at
war, to send deb-gates to that congress. Further, that each of
0111 forty-eight states should have been invited to send their
vci v ablest men, regardless of party or creed, as delegates.
Such a congress might be a failure, but on the other hand it
might be a great success. It might formulate a code Unit tin
nations now at war might accept as a basis of settlement of
tln-ir own differences, ratlu-r than to go on as tlu-y now on
going on to utter exhaustion.
At least such a congress could draft a new international
code, which is much needed.
One branch of the present war is penetrating far into Asia,
close to tin- places where three thousand' years ago ambitious
and cruel rulers believed that through scientific warfare* they
might conquer and rule the world, and pursued that work until
its recoil finally destroyed them. Just beyond where they
fought and perished after making such desolation, that recii|»
eration has been in vain through centuries of waiting, there art
four hundred millions of people who are today ready to swarm
into a new life, and following the rule that has always pre
vailed. When they do swarm their way will be to the west.
This makes the present war in Europe, with its filled graves
and empty cradles all the more wicked', for every man in Eu
rope will be needed to oppose that wave when it is set in motion,
for when that war conies, enlightenment and Christianity itself
will hang in the awful balance.
And while what our country could do, if attacked is an
important and serious question, what we as a nation should In
duing now in the interest of peace and enlightenment and jus
tice, as becomes our place and’ the mercies that have been ex
tended to us is still a more grave and important question.
-:o:
Instead ot rising to repel me invaders me Mexicans in
Chihuahua are rising up as one man to scl 1 them things and
thus once more get a sight of real money.
-;o:
At least Delegate Wiekershani knows the difference be
tween our makeshift government and a “full” territorial form
of government. Flis full territorial form of government bill is
proof of that. It fails to confer on the people some of the
powers that others have enjoyed, but it confers some powers
that other territories have not had given to them. However,
"Washington territory exercised authority over the fisheries in
her territorial days. She also had control over her finances
and her schools and' the liquor question.
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While the Colonel is keeping very still since his rot uni
from the West Indies, there is doubtless a reason. He is pro
bably in the front yard, ear to the ground, listening for the call
of the heroic hordes for another Washington, another Lincoln,
such as he has described himself to be.
In spite of the verity of K1 l*aso news sources then; is one
man that is likely to know about it when Villa ,is-captured.
There will probably In* enough Mexicans in the'neighborhood
to impress the fact upon Villa.
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Our invading soldiers in Mexico are said' to have thrown
away their tooth brushes and razors in their desire to lighten
loads and speed their feet. It’s romantic, but it isn’t wholly
efficient. Imagine Germany permitting her soldiers to jettison
their tooth brushes!
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Alaskan Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
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ASA C. BALDWIN
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Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
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Fast and commodicus steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Kails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
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April 20. ALASKA .April 28 ^
Regular freight service Tor Ketcmkan, Juntau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
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or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
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WATSON.April 23
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Kata.'U, Cordova, Valdez. Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
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vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
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Effective October 4th, 1915.
Two trains every six days between Cordova and £
£ Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making £
£ connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving £
§: from Seattle. |i
:£*-Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue, £
£• Mondays and Thursdays.
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£ Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays. ^
£ Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays. £
£ The above schedule subject to change without notice. £
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be- £
£ tween Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 T\ M.
£ Tickets on sale .-it Depot or up town office, Alaska £
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