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WHY WE ARE AT WAR
WITH GERMANY
LECTURE NUMBER SIX
A Series of Lectu-es By Ephraim Douglas Adams, Executive Head
of History Department, of Leland Stanford Junior University
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“The object of this war is to deliver the free peoples of the wort
from the menace and the actual power of a vast military establishmen
controlled by an irresponsible government, which, having secretly planner
to dominate the world, proceeded to carry out the plan without regari
either to the sacred obligations of treaty or the long-established practice
and long-cherished principles of international action and honor; . . Thi
power is not the German people. It is the ruthless master of the Germai
people. ... It is our business to see to it that the history of the rest o
the world is no longer left to its handling.’’—President Wilson, Augus
27, 1917.
THIS WAR IS ONE OF SERF PRESERVATION'
"Hen " says Eeenjmun, “was tin* Kaiserdom seeking work
domination and perilously near encompassing it unless tin
world united to repel liim.” Thus the radical land reformei
sees the issue. Is there* any one still blind to it?
Hut were we in America directly threatened? "li e were, nmi
ii'i ni'i tlireuh urd. A Herman book published in the Fnited
States in 11*14, and called “Truth About Germany," sought to
inflame us against England and France, and to persuade us
that America and Germany had common ideals, characteristics,
and methods, t May God save us!i It argued smoothly; "Two
nations united by such common inclinations and ideals, bold
ness of enterprise, far-sightedness, quickness o decision, ad
miration for intellectual achievements, can not help being
exceedingly congenial tj> each other." Pleasant words but
a lying tongue. Would Germany, once master of Europe, re
member our "congeniality," and be a (/««/ ueii/hhor in the
The Germans when writing for home consumption hold a
different language about world relations and "neighbors."
"Formerly German thought was shut up in her Gorman corner,
but now the world shall have its coat cut according to German
measure, and as far as our swords flash and German blood
Hows, the circle of the earth shall come under tin?, tutelage of
German activity." “A sturdy German egoism must character
ize all political action. . . The first principle of our policy, both
at home and abroad, must be that in everything that happens
the Germans should come off best, and the others should have
a bad time of it." A nice, congenial neighbor!
Hut Germany, when honest, directly avows her purpose,
ultimately, against America. We must "wake up," or we will
be the easy "next step" in her ambitions. “’Germany . . . may
in less than two centuries succeed in dominating the whole
globe ... if only it can in time strike out a ‘new course,’ and
definitely break with Anglo-American methods of government,
and with the state-destroying ideals of the Revolution.” She
is trying out her "new course" now. "One thing alone can
profit the German people: tin* a<-i|uisition of new territory. .
that alone can really promote the diffusion, the growth, and
the deepening <d Germanism." ISefore seeking to found a
Greater Germany in oilier continents, we must seek to create
a Greater Germany in Central Europe.” “We must . . . see
to it that the outcome of our next successful war must be the
acquisition ol colonies.’ “We must make room for an empire
of Germanic race which shall number 100,000,000 inhabitants,
in order that we may hold our own against masses such as
those of Russia and the Fnited States.”
Still further, it is no longer a secret that Germany, while
we wore still unprepared—were neutral—and while Germany
still ostensibly sought our friendship, secretly planned, when
victorious in Europe, to pick a quarrel with us and wring from
ns part of the costs of her European war.
It tin* American “easy chair” is still too comfortable for
serious thought of what Germany menus Id </o lo iis, then Amer
ica deserves the fate in store for her. This is the material side
of our peril, but. there is another and deeper side.
1 his war is our war, to secure* our purposes in national
and international development. If Germany should win. her
principles must triumph and force alone must rule tin* world,
with the strong exploiting the earth. If the war ends in a
tlraini bottle, with Germany unchanged in ideals and purposes,
all that is left of the world will be compelled to engage in the
race of military preparedness and the world w ill be forced to
adopt Germany's methods—now so hateful to us. A Germany
undefeated would force ns to destroy the very bases of our
government, our policy, our social and industrial life—to de
vote ourselves, capital and labor, persons and property to one
object a mighty militarism. Unless we win this war the
mightiest, most upsetting, most far-reaching change this nation
has ever known is upon us. We are fighting for liberty to eon- \
Unite in our accustomed line of progress. j
LUCKY TO BE TRIED
BY JURY ON MONDAY
Monday morning at ten o’clck. The
The trial of Harry Lucky, ac
cused of making seditous utterances
against the United States, will be
held in the commissioner's court on
trial will be by jury, Lucky having
desired one. J. Hampton Miles will
appear for the accused.
Are you looking for a heart?
There will be plently on “deck” Mon
day night at the Card Party.
CLUB PROTESTS;
CANNERY PLANS
MAY SLOP FISL
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IJ Local Organization Joina Fairbank
^ In Opposing Plant On Lower
Yukon River.
Fairbanks, Alaska. March 26, 191!
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At the request of the Fairbank
i Commerica lclub, the local Commer
_ | cial club has forwarded a wire b
Delegate Sulzer protesting agains
the establishment of a cannery "od
the Yukon river near Andreofsky, b;
the Carlisle Packing comapny. Th<
matter was brought to the attentioi
. of the local organization at the las
meeting and Secretary Joseph wa:
instructed to take immediate action
I It will also be noted, in the lettei
j from the Fairbanks club, that thi
t ; efforts of the Nenana Commercia
, club to promote co-operation be
: j tween the two organizations is bear
> j ing fruit, the Fairbanksans having
welcomed the opportunity to act
with Nenana in matters concerning
the development of the Interior
country.
The letter from the Fairbanks or
ganization is as fc\pws: „
Nenana Commercial Club, Nenanna,
Alaska.
"Gentlemen:—Your letter of Mar.
13th was received in due course, and
the executive board at its session
today instructed me to thank you for
the courtesies extended, and to say
that they look forward to that har
monious action that is so necessary
if we are to realize lasting benefits
from our endeavors for the public
good of Alaskka generally and the In
terior especially.
"Acting on your suggestion for
uniformity of action on subjects of
general interest, I am instructed to
call the following to your attention
and request action by your board if
it meets with your approval.
“We have this day sent the fol
lowing telegram to Hon. Charles A.
Sulzer:
“ ‘Representative Carlisle Packing
company here enroute lower Yukon
, river to establish cannery near
! Andreofsky. Strongly recommend
'abolishment this project and object
; thereby to establishing any cannery
on rivers Alaska thereby depleting
fish necessary maintenance popula
tion. Cite conditions natives Copper
River now being fed by government
account cannerys catching all fish
in this stream.’
“While perhaps the establishment
of one cannery on the lower Yukon
would not make much difference, it
necessarily follows if this cannery
is a success others will be built, and
eventually the salmon will be cleaned
out as they are coming up river to
spawn. The natives rely almost
wholly on the fish supply for main
tenance. A member of our club
who just came in over the trail,
talked with a government agent in
charge of supplying the natives of
Copper river with food, who told
him that the natives of that river
were unable to catch their accustom
ed supply of fish and had none for
themselves or their dogs, for the
reason that cannerys had been es
tablished near the mouth of the
stream and practically no fish got
by. We have sent telegrams to
Livengood and Tanana requesting
that action be taken and would be
glad if your club would join us and
send telegram to Sulzer, objecting
to cannerys.
“Yours truly,
“G. B. ERWIN,
“Sec. Fairbanks Com. Club.”
KOLAND LEFT FAIRBANKS
FOR NENANA TODAY
The Koland mail stage left Fair
banks for Nenana this morning with
a full load of mail and express.
The Thelin stage which left Fair
banks five days ago, has a load or
mail, but has not 'drived as yet. It
is due, however, some time this
evening.
BIG CROWD ATTENDS
EASTERN STAR BALL
Advices received from Fairbanks
state that the dance given by the
Eastern Star f°r the benefit of the
Y. M. C. A. yarn fund was attended
by more than one hundred couples
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TONIGHT
A HEARST PATHE NEWS AND THREE-REEL DRAMA FOR
THE PROGRAM TONIGHT
THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR EYES
Hearst Pathe News—Pictorial News
Showing the New Hope of France. The Inhabitant, of Reconquered
France Cheerfully Resume Their Normal Tasks, Heartened
By the Presence of the Stars and Stripes in Their Midst
Also Showing How Great Britain Is Rapidly Enlarging Her Trawler
Fleet to Guard the Steamship Lanes Against Undersea Craft.
SELIG SUBMITS KATHLYN WILLIAMS, LILLIAN HAYWARD.
GUY OLIVER AND BABY JEAN FRASER IN
The Devil, The Servant
and the Man
THREE-ACT FEATURE DRAMA OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW
NOTICE—Rev. Robert Joseph Diven, one of the
will address the audience tomorrow (Sunday)
last intermission, in regrads to the war.
rour-Minute Mer
night, during th
SHOW STARTS AT 8:00 O’CLOCK
GENERAL ADMISSION 25c RESERVED SEATS 50c
and netted a substantial sum for th
worthy cause. One hundred fift;
tickets were sold. A feature of th<
dance was the folk dances given b;
eighteen children, under the direc
tion of Mrs. L. B. Willson. Anothei
feature was the four-minute tall
made by Mrs. Frank B. Hall, th(
first four-minute women talker t(
address Fairbanks.
LADIES
NOTICE
WILL ARRIVE IN NENANA
ON SUNDAY AND OPEN
MONDAY
WITH A
BEAUTIFUL LINE
OF NEW
Spring Hats
Coats
Skirts
Dresses
In SILKS and SERGES
NEW SILK HOSE
SILK UNDERWEAR
Will Only Remain
2 Days
Don’t Fail to See
These Beautiful New
Creations, Personally
Selected by Mr. Gord*
on in New York.
OVER THE ICE
GARDEN SEED
NOW ON SALE AT
W. A. COGHILL
OPPOSITE COLISEUM.
HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR FUR
LID IS ON WAY
10 UPPER 101
Deputy Marshal Pete McMullen Left
This Morning With Prisoner
Lil I.und, who was convicted last
week on the charge of making sedi
tious utterances against the United
States, was taken to Fairbanks this
morning by Deputy Marshal Pete j
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McMullen, to serve his sentence in
the federal jail there.
Lund was sentenced to serve one
year in jail and to pay a fine of ^
one thousand dollars, the limit al
lowed by the law for the offense.
FOR SALE—Well matched Cross and
Red Fox Skins. Apply Simson's.
Walter Goyne, who left Nenana
on Thursday with Mrs. C. D. Ross,
Mrs. Theo. Brakke and C. A. Sho
nacker as passengers, reached Fair
banks yesterday afternoon shortly
before six o’clock. Goyne has a
team of 21 dogs.
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It’s Up To YOU
to do YOUR part. YOU must re
alize that YOUR help is needed.
Are YOU doing YOUR part or are
YOU “passing the buck” to some
body else? J
Subscribe now—TODAY—-to the
Third Liberty Loan. See Smith at
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
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