THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at N'enana, Alaska,
for enrry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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LEAGUE WILL BE AN ISSUE
IN 1920.
Regardless of the outcome in the
United States senate with reference
to action on the covenant of the
proposed League of Nations, it now
seems certain that the matter will
constitute one of the main issues
of the 1920 presidential campaign.
This will probably be true regard
less of whether the covenant is ap
proved without amendment or re
servation; or is approved with
amendments or reservations as a
part of the treaty; or is absolutely
separated from the treaty and radi
cally amended or entirely rejected.
For the covenant to be accepted as
it is, or with but slight amendments,
would be regarded, in political cir
cles at least, as a decided victory
for President Wilson and might
cause many to urge him to run
for a third term; while on the other
hand, the defeat of the covenant
would cause great pressure to be
brought to bear upon him to run
again and thus try the league issue
out in a popular election.
As regards the Republican party,
at present all elements seem to be
standing firmly together on the
plan of refusing to approve the
covenant without material amend
ments. and, unless there is some
break in this solid Republican anti
covenant front, the chances of an
early disposition "cf the league mat
ter in the senate are by no meat-'
encouraging. If by any chance
there should be a serious break on
this question there are signs that
a new Third party would be form
ed, made up of both Democrats
and Republicans, ar.d basing its
plea for support on unqualified
Americanism as distinguished from
internationalism. If there should
be any break, it is probable that
the remnant of the Republican
party favoring the League of Na
tions would nominate Mr. Taft be
cause of his strong stand -in favor
of the covenant; that the pro-cov
enant element of the Democratic
party would renominate Mr. Wilson;
and that the new Third party would
nominate Lodge, Borah, or John
son, or one of the numerous other
strenuous opponents of the League
of Nations plan.
CANADA’S LABOR TROUBLES
The spreading strike in Canada
had its origin in a dispate between
the metal trade unions and the em
ployers, regarding hours of work
and methods of collective bargain
ing. There has been also a general
antagonism between the radical ele
ments in the community and the
conservative government, and much
resentment - at the firm way in
which the government, during the
■war, put the quietus on radical
agitation. This quietus was en
forced much more stringently in
Canada than it was in this country
Troops sent to Siberia saw no
good reason for fighting and had
to be returned home. The I. W. W.
has done its share in stirring the
unions to more drastic action. Last
spring a convention of the Cana
dian unions voted to separate from
the American Federation of Labor
on account of what it termed the
“conservatism” of Mr. Gompers. It
declared for a general strike on
June first, a? a protest against what
it termed the “suppression of free
speech.” It also demanded the
freeing of political prisoners ard
a shorter working week to relieve
unemployment.
It is plain that the present unrest
in Canada is more far-reaching and
significant than any mere quibbling
! over a dollar more or less in pay
' or a few hours more or less in
I working time during the week.
! Senator Gideon Robertson, Cana
dian labor minister, declared re
; centlv that the strikes in Winnipeg
and other Canadian cities are part
;of a general move “to establish
Soviet rule in Canada.”
This statement of the labor min
ister appears to be an exaggeration
of the facts, as far as can be judged
at this distance. Last year the
labor situation in England was far
worse than it is in Canada now.
The “Big Four" threatened a
strike that would have completely
demoralized the whole country. Yet
a right attitude of conciliation on
the part of the British government
settled affairs to the satisfaction
of all concerned. Employers and
employees met and adopted resolu
tions which satisfied the workers
and did not make impossible de
mands on the employers. Would it
not be well for Canada if she fol
lowed the example of the mother
country before this unrest grows
into something far worse?
WAR AND MEDICINE
One of the greatest victories of
the war was the triumph of moderr
medicine in the control of acute
infectious diseases, but even greater
benefit will result from the fact
that the war also opened the eves
of the government, as well as the
people, to the great inroa J that J
chronic diseases are making n our
national economy. Dr. Daavid R.
Lyman said recently, at the r.nnual
meeting of the National Tuber
culosis association, at Atlantic City.
Dr. Lyman is president ot the
association.
As a result of the ravages of the
“White Plague” among America’s
manhood, startlingly revealed by
the draft board records. Dr. Lyman
predicted the immediate creation
of a division of tuberculosis in thr
United States public health service.
This, he said, undoubtedly would
be followed by the establisvment
; at Washington of a department of
health having equal rank with the
other great activities of the gov
ernment. instead of the nation’s i
health being considered of minor,
importance and cared for, as it is!
at present, as a side issue o' the
treasury department.
With the records showing ‘.oat
nearly 100,000 men were rejected
for the National army, because suf
fering from suspected tubercolosis.
Dr. Lyman urged greater co-cpera
tion between public and private
health authorities if preven.abie
disease is not to hamper the coun
try’s development during the re-1
construction years.
Government officials, as well as
helath authorities from every state
in the Union, are here to discuss
plans for a nation-wide campaign
against preventable disease.
Dr. Charles J. Hatfield, manag
ing director of the National ass »
ciation, pointed out, that although
tuberculosis causes 150,000 deaths
annually in this coutry, the burden
of the fight against the disease
was being borne by voluntary asso
ciations. Even their work, he said,
is greatly handicapped by inade
quate laws.
That the spread of tuberculosis
^in this country is due largely to’
patients who travel from one place
to another seeking a magical cli
mate that will cure them and who
[have not sufficent means to prop
erly care for themselves, was stated
by James H. Pershing, who real
the report on “Indigent Migratory
Consumptives.”
OFFICER COMPILES I
DETAILS OF DEATHS
OF “WILDWESr MEN
SEATTLE.—Sad details of the
deaths of the men of the 91st di
vision who did not return from
France are being mailed their near
est relatives by Lieutenant 'Colin
Dyment, Northwest newspaperman,
who went overseas with the division
as a Red Cross searcher and who re
mained with the Western men, in
battle and out, until they staiteil
for home.
Scores of letters from relatives
of the men killed in France are re
ceived by Lieutenant Dyment at bis
office in the Red Cross headquarters
here. Nearly all the letters come
from the western states, the homes
of the men of the “Wild West” di
vision.
“Did he leave any word for us?
How badly was he wounded? Were
his comrades with him when he
died? Did he say anything after he
was shot? Can we get any of his
personal belongings?” These and
many other questions are put up to
Lieutenant Dyment.
Answers for the questions are
taken by Lietenant Dyment from
a number of note books he filled
while on the Western front. These
books contain something regarding
nearly every death in the division.
Most of the facts were gained by
the lieutenant from the officers nd
men who came out of the battles
and told how their comrades died.
“It will take a million words of
dictation to answer all the letters
and write to the relatives TfhS do
not write for information,” Lieu
tenant Dyment said recently. Let
ters are welcomed by the lieutenant
and are answered as fully and a?
quickly as possible.
Some of the letters received come |
from relatives of men in other di- j
visions. Lieutenant Dyment has no j
record of other than the 91st di
vision deaths, therefore he cannjt
answer the others fully.
Lieutenant Dyment started his
work in Paris before he returned to
America. About two hundred let
ters were sent by him from the
French capital, advising relatives
of the details of the deaths.
Occasional “last straw" hopes are
blasted by the answers. Some
relatives may have some bit of in
formation that will lead them to
doubt the truth of the telegrams
sent them by the war department
telling that their boys were killed.
Often the relatives will have a let
ter from the soldier postmarked
after the soldier died. Others will j
know of some other soldier who
claims he saw- their relative after
the government reported he was !
killed. In nearly every case, bow- j
ever, the war department has been;
correct. Lieutenant Dyment thinks.
Most of the letters received ask'
if the writers can get some personal
belongings of the dead soldiers. To
one mother Lieutenant Dyment ■
wrote that her son was smoking i
a pipe when he was killed. The,
mother replied asking if she covld
get the pipe.
In cases where one shell kilied :
several men. Lieutenant Dyment j
bunches the deaths and describes I
all in one letter. Copies of the j
letter go to relatives of each of the
men.
No facts, no matter how bad, are 1
withheld. Recently the lieutenant'
had to write the Washington fattier j
of a boy who was so badly wounded ’
that his comrades did not dare1
move him and had to leave him be
hind to die when they changed their'
position. 1
Lieutenant Dyment estimates that J
the 91st division suffered about!
5,000 casualties. Of this number,
between 1,400 and 1,500 were |
fatalities.
With every letter. Lieutenant
Dyment sends a short sketch of the
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history of the fighting of the 91st,
so that those who have lost relatives
may, with the aid of a good map,
trace the principal movements of
the division.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
Notice is hereby given that the
copartnership heretofore existing be
tween Mrs. M. Bishop and Andy
Hoey, under the firm name of Bishop
& Hoey, owners The Terminal Cigar
Store, has this day been dissolved
by mutual consent.
All accounts owing the said firm
are payable to either Mrs. Bishop
or Andy Hoey, and all debts owed
by the said copartnership are paya
ble by Andy Hoey and Harry Davis,
successors to Bishop & Hoey, who
will conduct the business after this:
date.
Dated at Nenana, June 18, 1919. !
MRS. M. BISHOP.
ANDY HOEY.
HARRY DAVIS.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court for Nulato
Precinct, Fourth Division, Terri
tory of Alaska, before Thomas J.
DeVane, United States Commis- j
sioner and ex officio Probate:
Judge. No.-, in Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Peter
Johnson, deceased.
nelsons having claims against
the estate of Peter Johnson, de
ceased, are hereby notified that the
undersigned has been appointed ad-]
ministrator of said estate, and are
required to present their said claims
with proper vouchers to the under
signed at the office of E. Coke Hill.:
in Ruby, Alaska, within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated at Ruby, Alaska, this 24th 1
day of April, 1919.
CARL A. JOHNSON,
Administrator.
First publication, May 21.
Last publication, June 18.
Day of publication, Wednesday.
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