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. THE NENANA DAIL Y NEWS
VOL. II. lOBfBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1919.
NO. 136
• COMMITTEEMEN DISFIGURE COVENANT
. AUSTRIAN TREATY SIGNED BY REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT DECLARES ISSUE IS ONE OF WAR OR PEACE
KODAK, Sept. 10.—The Griggs
scientific party, which visited the
crater of Mt. Katrnai this summer
for the purpose St conducting in
® vestigations in the “Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes,” has returned to
this place from the mountain, bring
ing a report of most successful re
search. The members of the party
will leave for the East immediately
to prepare their report for publica
tion. Mrs. Griggs, wife of Pro
fessor Griggs, spent the summer
here while her husband visited the
crater.
MECCA FOR TOURISTS.
CORDOVA. — Completion of a
projected automobile road of 18
miles up the beds of "painted
streams” is expected to open to
tourists from all parts of the world
the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes,
in the Mount Katmai region of
Alaska, about 80 miles north of
Kodiak island.
Enterprising motion picture pro
ducers, following scientific expedi
tions into the strange valley, have
returned here with films of the
myriad "smokes” and with reports
of a shorter and easier route into
the district.
* When the Katmai volcano erupt
ed in 1912 and covered thousands
of square miles with ash and pum
ice. killing all vegetation and game
and wiping out more than one set
tlement, it was regarded as a great
calamity. But the eruption uncov
ered a strange formation vthich is
1 declared to be one of the wonders !
of the world.
The "smokes,” literally thousands 1
of them, are clouds or jets of steam
under various pressures, emitted
from holes and remarkably colored
caverns in the solidified volcanic
f clay. The entire valley, which is
shaped somewhat like a clover leaf,
seems to be gradually solidifying.
The Indian who recently guided a
motion picture party said many
square miles, covered with semi
liquid hot mud a year ago. are now
^ crossed without difficulty.
In one of the three arms of the
valley is a "live” glacier, at the
foot of which is a beautiful cobalt
blue lake of hot water. In another
arm is the Falling Mountain, down j
whose face roll continually huge
boulders broken off near the snow
capped peaks by variations of tem
perature.
Besides the scenic possibilities the
valley is said to possess vast de
posits of virtually pure sulphur,
arsenic and other chemicals. Black
sand was found in many of the
streams, indicating possibilities of
gold.
The atmosphere resulting from
the unique association of steam, hot
mud and the eternal snow-s which
ring the valley is reported to be
remarkably bracing. There is no
wood in the valley, but visitors
have easily cooked beans, meats,
and even baked bread by lowering
cooking vessels into the steam holes.
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY
REPORT PEACE TREATY
I
GLASGOW, Sept. 10.—Delegaes
to the Trade Union congress, now
in session in this city, with repre
■ sentatives from every part of the
British Isles, are overwhelmingly in
favor ot the nationalization of the
coal mines of the country.
The question was one of the im
portant propositions brought to the
attention of the delegates, and the
resolutions proposing nationalization
received practically the unanimous
support of the congress.
The next several days, it is ex
pected, will be taken up with the
consideration of wage scales and
hours of labor, and drastic action
doubtless will be taken to bring
about _ an early improvement of
working conditions throughout the
country.
The high cost of living also will
be one of the big problems consid
ered.
PRISONERS OF WAR
WILL BE 0U1 SOON
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 10.
—Advices received from the Ameri
can headquarters in France state
that all prisoners of war now held
by the Allies will be repatriated
probably before the end of the
present month.
This includes also the prisoners
held by the British.
—
INDEPENDENCE NOW
' PARIS, Sept. 10.—Agitation in
Albania in favor of independence
is growing stronger steadily in that
country, reports indicating that it
is planned to send a peace delega
tion to Paris demanding autonomy.
Reports indicate a continuance of
anti-Italian disturbances, fully 300
j Italian soldiers having been anni
hilated in various parts of Albania
recently.
—
HOUSE CONFERS RANK
OF ADMIRAL ON BENSON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 10.
—A bill conferring the rank of
Admiral on Benson and Sims was
approved by the lower house of
Congress yesterday, and referred to
the senate for final action.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 10.
—The German peace treaty, which
has been under consideration before
the senate foreign relations com
mittee during the past several
weeks, was formally reported to the
senate this morning in a form much
changed from that in which it was
transmitted to the senators by the
state department. Attached to the
treaty were forty-five amendments
and four reservations.
The League of Nations covenant
was characterized by the commit
teemen as an alliance rather than
a league, one which will treed wars
rather than insure peace. The ma
jority report, which was signed by
all the Republican members of the
committee with the exception of
Senator McCumber, explained that
the reservations had been governed
j by a single purpose—to guard Am
jerican rights and sovereignty, the
invasion of which would stimulate
breaches of faith, encourage con
'flict and generate wars.
!
The Reservation*.
The reservations propose, first,
unconditional right to withdraw
from the league; second, declination
to assume any of the obligations
enumerated in Article 10, except by
act of Congress; third, reserving to
the United States the right to de
cide what questions are within its
own domestic jurisdiction; fourth,
absolute reservation of the Monroe
Doctrine to the agreement of Am
erica alone.
The principal amendments provide
for equal voting power of America
with England in the league assem
bly; restoration of Shantung to
China; relieving America from hav
ing representatives on commissions
deciding matters in which America
has no concern.
The' report declare*- that "other
nations will take us on our own
I terms, for, without us, their league
i is wrecked and all their gains from
:war imperiled.”
Debate on the treaty question, it
is expected, will start in the senate
;on Monday.
LEAGUE MEANS PEACE
DECLARES PRESIDENT
BISMARK. X. D., Sept. 10.—In
j his address to the people of this city
this afternoon. President Wilson in
formed the large audience that the
great question confronting the Unit
ed States at this time, the question
which caused him to cross the con
itinent on a speaking tour, is that
| of war or peace.
I Peace, he declared, can be main
.tained in the world only by a con
jcert of nations such as is proposed
in the League of Nations. Should
this movement for world concert
fail, he pointed out, the heart of
mankind will be overwhelmed by
despair, which would result in
' chaos. Men in despair, he con
tinued, do not construct govero
! ment—they destroy it.
"If we stay out of the league or
qualify our acceptance of the cov
enant,” the President concluded,
"the world will say there can be no
peace.”
Bu*y Shaking Hands.
President Wilson spent a busy
day today shaking hands with peo
ple at the small stations at which
the presidential train stopped en
: route to this city. The arrival of
the train here ended the longest
:jump scheduled on the Western
journey.
AUSTRIANS ACCEPT TREATY
I
ST. GEQMAIN, Sept. 10.—The
j Austrian peace treaty was formally
accepted this morning when Karl
Renner, head of the Austrian peace
delegation, signed his name to the
document in the presence of a dis
tinguished assemblage, including
j Austrian notables and representa
tives of the various Allied nations.
The meeting was presided over
by Premier Clemenceau, whose voice
*was not harsh when he announced
| the purpose of the gathering and
j asked the Austrian delegates if they
jwere ready to accept the terms of
peace proposed by the victorious
Allied nations.
Renner smiled as he answered in
the affirmative and approached the
table where the treaty lay awaiting
the signatures. W. H. Folk signed
the document for the United States.
Neither Premier Lloyd George nor
Colonel House was present at the
signing.
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ST. LOUS. Sept. 10.—Five hun
dred fur buyers from all parts of
the world were present at the open- j
ing of the International Fur Ex-1
|change annual fall sale here today,!
j and there is promise of spirited j
j bidding for the many pelts to be!
! offered. It is confidently believed \
!that the sales will aggregate fully
five million dollars.
r
! The sale will include the auc
jtioning of 500 Aaskan sea! pelts1
|and G67 blue fox for the Govern-'
ment, and a great number of other
pelts for individuals. The sale is
scheduled to extend over a period j
of ten days.
It is not considered probable that i
the price of furs will be lowered as j
a result of the sale.
PARADE IS HALTED
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—The big j
parade which was arranged in honor
of the return of General Pershing,
and in which the general occupied i
a prominent place at the head of
ihis own regiment of six-footers, i
■ came to a sudden halt when the i
general spied Cardinal Mercier. who
I was reviewing the procession from
'a position in front of St. Patrick's!
cathedral. General Pershing left:
jhis place to clasp the hand of the]
beloved man of Belgium.
The appearange of General Per- \
^hing in a box at the Hippodrome
i last night almost broke up the show.
| When the crowd spied him, there i
was a great tumult, which did not'
i subside until the general stepped to
| the front of the box and acknowl
edged the greetings.
GERMAN TO AWARD
| NEW IRON CROSSES
| COBLENZ, Sept. 10.—The Ger
jman government has arranged for
'a new issue of iron crosses for sol
diers and returned prisoners. Some
of the decorations are intended for
the volunteers serving at present
on the Eastern front.
CANADA INVITES KING
TO PAY NORTH VISIT
OTTAWA, Sept. 10.—King Albert
of the Belgians has been invited
to visit Canada after he has made
the rounds of the United States.
E
BOSTON, Sept. 10.—Lawlessness
bordering on anarchy is rampant
in this city as a result of the po
licemen's strike. The situation
reached an acute stage last night
and conditions are worse today, the
city being overrun by a lawless ele
ment, with no adequate protection
available. Volunteer police are try
ing to restore order, but their ef
forts thus far have been without
success. Banks and stores are em
ploying special guards for the pro
tection of their property, and tights
are frequent between them and the
rioters. Many of the smaller stores
have been looted and partially
wrecked.
Members of the city fire depart
ment are talking of striking today,
and if they do, the city will be
: wholly at the mercy of the mobs.
CHINKS LOSE LIVES
WHEN BOILER BURSES
_
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10 —
The second engineer and five Chi
nese firemen employed on the steam
ship Melville are reported to have
lost their lives while er.route from
Shanghai to Manila, as the result
'of the bursting of a boiler. The
accident occurred on September 4th.
NEW LEAGUE FORMED
10 PROTECT MEXICO
_
WASHINGTON', D. C., Sept. 10.
j—The senate foreign relations com
mittee had learned of the existence
of organized propaganda in the
jUnited States to prevent an armed
j in vision of Mexico by American
[troops.
An organization known as the
i League of Free Nations association
[is sending out literature intended
to create sentiment against inter
vention, claiming that the oil com
panies are responsible for interven
tion agitation.
KIEV NOW CLEARED
OF BOLSHEVIK I FOE
GENEVA, Sept. 10.—-Advices re
ceived in this city state that the
[city of Kiev has been entirely
j cleared of Bolsneviki soldiers. A
large force of Ukrainians are now
pursuing the Reds 30 miles north
of the city, along the river Dnieper.
PARIS MANAGERS ARE
READY TO REOPEN NOW
PARIS. Sept. 10.—Announcement
has been made by local theatrical
managers that an agreement has
been reached with the striking ac
tors and that the show houses will
reopen tonight with full casts.
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