THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for CDzry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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NO DIFFERENCE.
Kaiserdom as the expression of
Prussian kultur is, for the time
being, crushed, but autocracy in the
human mind is not destroyed, says
the Christian Science Monitor. It
is already raising its head in Labor
circles, and there the essentially
immoral, though peculiarly human,
threat is again being uttered: “Our
time now!” A class struggle is no
better than a political one, and the
proof of this may he seen in the
fact that class consciousness in Ger
many became a national conscious
ness for the prosecution of the
great war. whilst the International
was revealed only as an organiza
tion for the dissemination of kultur
and propaganda. The curtain has
beeu rung down on the first act
of Armageddon, but it is up on the
second. A new set of characters
has been added to the cast, but the
motif is still the same. The kaiser
and his generals have made their
exit, but Lenine and Trotsky hold
the stage. The battle is no longer
for the supremacy of Junkerdom
and kultur, but for that of the pro-'
letariat. and Bolshevism.
Bolshevism, it need scarcely be
said, is not going to win its battle
any more than kultur won its. But
whatever there is of kultur or Bol
shevism that is in accord with Prin
ciple, that, if it exists, is indestructi
ble. because it is true. This is a
fact which many people have yet to
learn. The day of autocracy, wheth
er religious or social, economic or
political, is past.
SUGAR.
The administration, as usual, had
its head in altruistic clouds while
England. France, and Italy were
buying up the Cuban sugar cron,
complains the Seattle Post-Intelli
gencer. Xow that there is a short
age of sugar, the administration
will make a great fuss about It,
make no end of threats and prom
ises, work diligently to blame the
profiteer; but in the meantime this
country will have to cut down its
sugar ration and pay a high price
for the little it manages to get.
The President at any time couid
have extended federal control to the
crop that is just now being put on
the market and thereby protected
the American consumer The sugar
equalization board recommended
that this action be taken, but the
President is more interested in
Galicia and Fiume than in sugar;
he imagines that the heart of the
world is breaking for his covenant,
and has no thought of the stomach
of the world, which is now clamor
ing for sugar. Voices everywhere
will soon be demanding sugar, with
out the slightest regard for Arti
cle X.
Our present predicament is simi
lar to that in which we found our
selves during the war, when the
administration allowed England to
gobble up the world's supply of
sugar. The Britisher had to have
his jam in order to fight, and we
allowed him to have it. Now, after
the war is over, the royal commis
sion, representing England, France,
and Italy, has bought up the Cuban
!crop and we are left holding: the
! empty sack. And, to make the busi
| ness more profitable, they probably '■
| bought this sugar with our money.
There is no profit in lamenting
over spilled milk or vanishing sugar,
and we must make the best of a
, bad and wholly unnecessary' situa
tion. One of the first points to be
determined is to place the greatest
i burden of restrictions on the sugar
luxuries. If the soft drink and
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.kindred industries are consuming
large quantities of sugar, as the
sugar experts say, it is here that
the first and heaviest economies
must be made. It is much more
important to have the sugar in the
cupboard than in the soft-drink es
tablishment.
We are not unmindful of the fact J
that the soft-drink industry’ and
kindred businesses will be compelled
to undergo hardships, but it is a
question of making a selection of
evils, and common sense dictates
that we choose the lesser. We are
quite certain that the people will
not bear the present sugar shortage
[with the same patience that they
displayed during the war, and there
is admittedly no reason why they
j should. The war shortage was a
!necessity; the present shortage is a
blunder, which will hardly be cov
ered up by any official proclama
tions, threats of prosecution, seizure,
!ete. It appears from the present
|state of affairs that we will need a
dague of rations before we need a
deague of nations.
EMIGRATING EUROPEANS.
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Statistics gathered by the com
jmittee on immigration of the house
! of representatives show that ten
| million Germans plan to emigrate
from that country. They are look
ing toward the United States and
’South America as first choice of
|residence, though the Scandinavian
countries are also regarded with
j favor. The figures also show' that
t there are two million Austrians-—
jsix million, if we include the coun
tries that formerly comprised the
empire of Austria-Hungary — who
plan to leave for pastures new.
| These figures, believes the Juneau
Empire, lead to the conclusion that
| many more millions will seek to
■ leave Russia at the first oppor
tunity. Representative Albert John
son of Washington, chairman of
jthe committee on immigration, has
asked for more stringent laws that
the number of these proposed im
migrants to the United States may
■ be limited and the individual im
migrants may be more carefully se
ilected. He does not believe the
| United States wants more Germans
; and Austrians at this time.
; Mr. Johnson has pointed out that
! Sweden and Argentina do not want
a large German immigration, and
each country has passed rigid laws
restricting immigration. Other
countries are preparing to do like
wise.
Figures show a larger immigra
tion is coming from the British
countries than lor a long time. Par
ticularly marked is the immigration
from England and Canada. No at
tempt to curtail this immigration
is proposed. Rather the disposition
is to welcome English speaking and
educated people.
Tax-ridden conditions and social
and political unrest is given as the
cause for the desire of the people
to leave Europe. In Germany and
Austria and Hungary and Russia, it
is said, the loss of national pride
as a result of the disastrous war
is a potent cause which impels peo
ple to desire to go away.
ONE ISSUE—AMERICANISM.
There is but one issue before the j
people of Seattle—in fact, the en
tire nation—today. That issue, says
the Seattle Times, is Americanism!
Americanism means government
by the majority of the people for
the greatest good of the greatest
number. Neither organized labor
nor organized capital can be per
mitted to control our government.
No class may impose its will upon
the United States.
The greatest menace this country
has ever faced has been the deter
mined efforts, during the year 19IS, \
on the part of certain radical ele
ments to seize control of the gov
ernment. using the strike—a wea
pon with which to paralyze the life
of the nation—either as a means
to accomplish their purpose or as
a means to enforce punishment in
case of failure.
It is neither the employer, nor
yet the so-called capitalist (who
must provide the means by which
the country shall live, just as the
heart keeps alive the human body),
who is punished, overriden, oppress
ed by the labor disturbances foment
ed by the radicals. Instead, it is
The greatest majority of people who
are neither employers, capitalists,
nor organized labor unionists, who
are the chief victims of radical ac
tivity.
Yet, unfortunately, it is this same
majority that habitually fails to ex
press its will and might at the
polls. These people must vote at
the coming elections—port, school,
and city. No candidate should dare
to come before them on any party
or class platform.
There can be but one issue— "
| AMERICANISM!
Our candidates must be Ameri
cans. We, as Americans, must per
form our civic duties and vote
against revolution, against anarchy,
against class rule, and for—
AMERICANISM!
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The following: are the steamer
sailing's from Seward for the South:
Alameda—Dee. 6.
Northwestern—Dec. 17.
i Alameda—Dec. 26.
Northwestern—-Ian. 6.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Man's clipped bearskin
coat, medium size, full cut, $25.
Inquire Miss D’Orsay’s Tailor
Shop.
FOR SALE—One horse, with two
horse outfit—sleigh, wagon, two
sets harness. Inquire Tony HanotT,
Skof House. k25
ROADHOUSE FOR SALE—Inquire
News Office. 11-29
SOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
Roland, Third and C streets.
FOR SALE—Furnished house of five
rooms, attic, large basement and
winter cellar for vegetables. Heat
ed by furnace. Winter supply of
vegetables. Full corner lot. One
of the most desirable parts of
town. Inquire at News office.
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
Dr. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
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NENANA HOUSE
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NENANA LODGE No. 1193
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MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
j Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
. Secretary Dictator.
DR. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
ARCTIC HOTEL
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
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NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains.
: Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is in
; the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building,
| Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
|at Camp 415 (North Xenana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
jtime during office hours, and can be
1 purchased in sufficient time before
(the departure of the trains.
, Regular trains for the south leave
! the foot of A street on Wednesdays
land Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
I Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
(Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
i 1 P- m
The following is the schedule be
tween North Nenana and Fairbanks
subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a m ;
arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m ;
(arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
jthe river. Those intending to trav
jel to Fairbanks must make their
jown arrangements for reaching
j North Nenana.
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Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
During the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North and are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar
antee top prices.
Make us a trial shipment. If our price does not suit you, the
goods will be returned charges prepaid.
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
at more reasonable rates than can be obtained Outside. At present
we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, and want a good year-around job, com
municate with us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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