THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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UNRESTFUL EUROPE.
In intimate view of conditions
in Eastern Europe is given by an
American official who recently re
turned to Paris from a tour through
Poland, Czecho-Slovakia, Austria,
and later a visit to the Hungarian
capital at Budapest.
"It seems inevitable," he said to
an Associated Press correspondent,
“that changes must occur in the
governments of all thesa new states
of Europe. None of them is stable.
Everywhere is the intrigue and
struggle for power and place on
the part of cliques and individuals,
and beneath is the unrest and dis
content of the masses. National in
dependence has not brought Utopia,
and constitutions do not furnish
bread.
“In Poland a strong opposition to
-Mr. Paderewski has developed. Be
sides this, Poland will suffer from
acute hunger this winter. Her peo
ple are supporting an army out of
all proportion to the population to
guard her frontiers, and any inci
dent may bring a clash with the
Czechs or Germans. The Teschen
question is acute and both countries
are aflame. I doubt if a plebiscite
will settle it satisfactorily or per
manently.
“In Czecho - Slovakia there is
strong opposition to the present gov
ernment. which lacks strength in its
personnel. The danger there lies,
however, more in the growing jeal
ousy of the Slavs. They have been
very thoroughly subordinated and re
sent the arrogant attitude of the
Bohemians proper. Again, the dras
tic anti-German policy of the gov
ernment is a source of danger.
Czecho-Slovakia. in a physical sense,
is better off than any other country
over here. She has ample food and
fuel and is thus in a commanding
position. Her industries can resume
with little outside help. With a
strong government that country
should survive and prosper. Her
danger seem- to lie in probable
racial antagonisms with resulting
political confusion.
"As for Hungary, few people here
believe it will survive as an inde
pendent country. Eventual union
with Rumania seems now inevitable,
either with its own king as vassal,
or simply as part of the empire.
"The Rumanians were quick to
see the powerlessness of the Allies,
amp simply disregarded the com
munications from Paris. The so
called Inter-Allied military mission,
unbacked by anything real, is a
farce. ' The other day a letter was
sent to the Rumanian commander
by this mission, written in English,
and he handed it back with the
remark to communicate with him in
a language understood by civilized
people. Another Rumanian person
age remarked that the Paris con
ference had sent them a very im
polite note, to which they were
forced to reply in kind. These are
merely illustrative of the conditions
there.
“Hungary will starve this winter.
It is beginning to starve now. The
Rumanians have stripped it utterly,
from seed wheat to the printing
presses. They control and censor
the mails and wires, and are in fact
j and deed conquerors.
“Among’ men gdth whom I talked
! in Budapest, there is a conviction
, that if Hungary survives it will be
jonly under a monarchy. The peas
antry want a king and the old reac
jtionary crowd is powerful, acute and
| busy. The great landowners are
■ still the great power, and with the
1 church, form a powerful organiza
tion. Recently one of the great]
: dignitaries of the church approached
I the Inter-Allied mission with a pro
posal to place a certain duke on
the throne of Hungary. In fact,
there are any number of royal can
didates in the offing waiting to see
what will happen.
“As for Austria, every province j
and every district is a separate gov-!
eminent by itself, acting independ- j
ently and often in defiance of the
Vienna government, which is actu
ally controlled, as far as any control
goes, by these workmen and soldiers’
councils. Neither the Christian So
cialists nor the Social Democrats
have a majority in the assembly, so
that the All-German party with its
membership of about 39 has a bal
ance of power and throws its vote
to suit its own ends. There must
be terrible suffering this winter. The
country will be practically without j
fuel, and it is a rigorous winter j
climate. Food already is scarce and i
poor and daily increases in price, i
The hospitals are still without sup
plies, the death rate is high, and i
the streets are literally filled with ]
begging men, women and children. 1
Highway Jobbery is prevalent, smug
gling rampant, and there are signs J
of revolution unless conditions mend I
quickly.
"lhece, too. the body of the peo
ple seem to want a monarchy. They
have had enough of republicanism.
Well-informed people say a coup
d'etat is not impossible. It would
not take much to place a king back,
if he were a strong man with quality
of leadership. In any event, the
reactionary element is strong and
growing stronger in the absence of
leadership, in the present govern
ment.
"The Austrians are hopeless re
garding their future and see only
a union with Italy or Czecho-Slo
vakia if they are to survive. The
country is bankrupt, stripped of its
resources by the peace settlement,
and the people are too worn out to
fight. In spite of the treaty, there
is a feeling that some way will be
tried to bring about union with
Germany.”
SUNDAY AT SARAJEVO.
Sunday is observed three times a j
week in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
Because there are 35,000 Turks!
in the city, Friday is the first Sun-1
day. Then all the Turkish stores '■
close and one goes twice a day to'
some of the hundred mosques whose'
; slender minarets gleam white against
the green background of the hills.
Because two hundred years ago
la group of Spanish Jews settled in
: Bosnia, Saturday is Sunday for I
many Sarajevans. Then all the
Jewish stores are closed and the
Jews of the city crowd the big yel
low synagogue of the main street.
Because all the rest of the 54,000
I inhabitants of Sarajevo and hun
dreds of peasants from the hills
around are Serbs and Bosnians, fol
lowing- both the Roman Catholic
and the Greek Orthodox beliefs, the
Sunday Sabbath is the biggest holy
day of all in Sarajevo. All the
stores except the Turkish are closed.
The churches are crowded with peo
ple dressed in every style from the
latest Belgrade fashions to home
Ispun trousers for both men and
I women, with huge beaded shoes and
'woolen turbans. After that, modern
! Sarajevo walks about the modern
quarters, and old-fashioned Sarajevo
dances the “Kolo” in the big square
of the crowded Turkish bazaar.
Woodbury's Facial Soap and other
j standard toilet soaps. Fowler &
I Morris.
BERLIN'.—American cotton must
be bought by Germans at any cost,
in the opinion of German textile
experts, though they groan when
they think of the prices. These ex
perts estimate that American cotton
will cost in Germany about nine
ana one-half marks for the German
pound, which is somewhat heavier
than the American. This price is
in part owing to the low exchange
value of the German mark, which
before the war was normally worth
about 24 cents.
Some little American cotton has
been landed at Bremen, especially
since it has become possible to send
orders by wireless and thus avoid
delay of five days or more in cabling
by the way of England. Experts
say the Americans are anxious to do
business directly with Germany and
to avoid any interference by the
British, but the German regulation
limiting bills of exchange is a seri
ous handicap, for its prevents the
importation of much cotton from
American through fear of losses by
exchange.
Nevertheless, the trade writers
point out that English factories al
ready are producing cotton goods
in the occupied district of Germany,
and they agree that if Germany is
not to be overwhelmed by expensive
English goods, which thus would
obtain an opening foothold in Ger
man markets. Germany must have
American cotton, no matter what it
has to pay. '
Fur Coats, Robes and Caps Reno
vated or made. Cleaning and press
ing Suits a Specialty.
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I FOR SALE—-One horse, with two
horse outfit—sleigh, wagon, two
| sets harness. Inquire Tony Hanoffi,
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jGOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
Koland, 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 gomer lot. One
of the most desirable parts of
town. Inquire at News office.
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|“MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY"
the Big 10-Reel Feature Film made
from Ambassador Gerard's Book,
is coming to the Coliseum Saturday
NOTICE.
This is to certify that I have this
day disposed of my interests in the
Nenana Steam Laundry to Mr.
George Rich, and that the business
will be conducted henceforth by Mr.
Rich and Mr. J. L. Bennett, under
the firm name of Rich & Bennett,
who will make all collections due
the laundry' and pay all bills owed
by the laundry.
Dated at Nenana, Nov. 19, 1919.
MRS. CLARA ALLRED.
Se« J. A. Slrppera for new rates
on subscriptions and renewals of all
leading magazines and periodicals.
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Groceries, Clothing and Footwear
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AH Necessities for Trail and Camp
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NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trams.
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 N'enana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
1 p. m.
T
The following is the schedule be
tween North N'enana and Fairbanks,
subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. in
arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m .
arrive Fairbanks, o:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make their
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
Dr. i. R. BOWEN
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Prices Moit Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
Birth Announcement Cards at the
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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 fur3 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