THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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R. G. Southworth.Editor and Manager
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HOLD OUR LIBERTY BONDS !
BONDS.
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One who subscribes for a Liberty:
Bond and gets credit at a patriot j
for doing so is not acting patrioti-1
cally if he immediately sells that
bond, that is, unless he imperatively
needs the money, says Secretary
McAdoo. It is not the mere sub
scription that helps the Government,
it is the actual loan; shifting the
bond to some one else does not help.
The same objection lies in ex
changing Liberty Loan bonds in
trade. Merchants offering to take
Liberty Loan bonds in exchange for
merchandise are doubtlessly actuated
by patriotic motives, but such tran
sactions tend to defeat a primary
object of the bond sale, the en
couraging of thrift and the discour
aging of expenditures. Bonds so
exchanged are in most cases immedi
ately sold on the open market which
tend to depress the market price
and affects adversely the sales of
future issues.
Secretary McAdoo expressly states |
that there is no desire on the part;
of the Government to prevent or j
interfere with legitimate trading, in j
good faith, in Liberty Bonds.
It is one of the great objects of j
the treasury department to have;
these bonds held as permanent in-1
vestments by the people and paid |
for out of savings, thus at once j
providing funds for the Government i
and conserving labor and material. I
Ther? are the soundest reasons i
for holding Liberty Bonds. Their!
quotations under par on the stock j
exchange means a loss only to those j
who sell. The financial history of j
the United States shows that in j
times of peace all of its bonds have j
gone above par, some as high as j
139. The tremendous growth of:
our resources and of our trade, our
domestic trade alone having in-!
creased from $30,000,000,000 to!
$64,003,000,000 in the last four
years, warrants the belief that our
Government bonds are the soundest ,
investments in the world and with j
the restoration of peace conditions j
will command a handsome premium |
in the market.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE
CHANCELLOR
President Wilson, in his address
to congress on Februray 11 said:
“The method of the German chan
cellor proposes is the method of the
congress of Vienna. We can not and
will not return to that. Is it pos
sible that Count von Hertling does
not see that, does not grasp it, is
in fact living in his though in a
world dead and gone?”
Count Von Hertling in his address
to the reichstag on February 26 re
torts as follows:
“President Wilson, who reproach
es the German chancellor with a
certain amount of backwardness,
seems to me in his view of ideas to
have hurried far in advance of exist
ing realities.”
These two quotations illustrate the
difference between the American
and the German standpoints.
America does demand something
beyond the existing realities that
Germany has created—demands a
better day, the observance of the
rules of civilization, an honorable
rule of national conduct, freedom
and justice to small nations, to all
peoples, which do not exist today
because of German kultur.
Germany insists upon a return to
the perpetuation of fraud and ty
ranny and ruthlessness, a disregard
for justice to small nations, indeed
to . all nations and peoples, a con
scienceless rule of international con
duct- These things may not yet be
“dead and gone” but they will be
"dead and gone” when this wrar is j
ended.
The difference between the two
positions is the difference between
a future safe and free and just, and
a past cruel, unjust, treacherous and
tyrannous, the difference between
American ideals and practice and J
German kultur and atrocities.
A BADGE OF HONOR
A Liberty Loan button is a badge j
of honor. Rightfully obtained it:
marks the wearer as one who has
performed a distinct, definite ser
vice to the country.
Not all can fight, not all can ;
work directly for the Government;'
but in buying a Liberty Loan bond,j
or War Savings stamps, every Amer- j
ican renders some service to the <
nation. It has been put within the
reach and power of every citizen
to aid the United States financially;
it is a poor American who with
holds support from the Government
from our soldiers and sailors front-1
ing death on battlefields and oceans. I
Iron crosses to German soldiers,'
and diamond orders exchanged be
tween Turkish and German sov
ereigns may be but the honors of
atrocity. But a Liberty Loan but-!
ton, simple as it is, signifies a
patriotic duty done and is an in- j
signia of honor.
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PRODUCE METALS
IS LANE SLOGAN !
LEI SHIPS FREE
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A plan whereby the immediate
j crying need of ships, ships, and more
ships to take food and supplies *o
our men in France, can in a degree
be piet without waiting upon the con
struction of new ships, has beer, out
lined by Secretary of the Interior
Lane. With a ton of shipping more
valuable than perhaps can be calcu
i lated in the present emergency, See
i retary Lane proposes that American
j mines be developed to their fullest
I capacity at once, especially in the
i production of those minerals essen
1 tial to war making, and that ships
! that have been bringing to these
l shores 2,000,000 tons of these min
erals be released at once for taking
food and supplies to France.
Can Supply War Materials
American mines, in the opinion of'
Secretary Lane, can supply all these
, essential war minerals if they are
■ given the proper opportunity and
assistance by the Federal Govern
ment.
“At the present time,” said Sec
retary Lane, “every ship that can
be spared is badly needed to extend
jour military operations in France,
j The minerals which we can supply
I and which are imported came from
1 many distant sources, involving long
| voyages and delays in loading. These
minerals represent an import of about
2,000,000 long tons per year, three
! fourths of which can be eliminated
in case of extreme necessity. Every
additional day spent in the submarine
zone is not only dangerous but un
necessary. In addition to the sacri
fice of ships, the importation of
bulky minerals congests our ports
and exhausts our credit in the pur
chase of supplies abroad.
“The importation of these min-!
erals involves not only the diversion
of ship tonnage from military ser
vice, but also requires that this coun
try furnish fuel, equipment, and sup
plies to the foreign mines producing
these minerals and also the trans
portation to those countries of other
products which they demand in re
turn for their minerals.
Minerals Most Ncoded.
“The minerals to which I refer are |
the most important materials for the
manufacture of munitions. In fact, i
their importance is far greater than j
either their tonnage value would in
dicate- The two fundamental ma
terials in the production of all mod
ern high-power explosives are nitrate
chiefly as nitric acid, and concen- j
trated sulphuric acid made from j
pyrite or sulphur. Manganese is the [
most essential alloy for high-grade j
steel for munitions and important j
industrial uses. Flaked graphite is!
used for crucibles required in the
production of brass and crucible
steel. Tin is required for tinplate
for utensils and cans for preserving
food and bearing mineral. Mercury
is used as a fulminate to explode
cartridges and shells, and is essen
tial for the safe and effective use of
all high explosives. Potash is chief- i
ly used for fertilizer with smaller j
amounts for explosives, soap, glass
and chemicals. Tungsten is an es- j
sential alloy for high-speed tool j
steel. Antimony is required for!
hardening lead and bullets. Chro- j
mite is used to make an alloy for;
steel going into armor-plate, armor
piercing projectiles, tool steel, and
as a refractory lining in open-hearth
steel furnaces. Magnesite is used
as a refractory in metallurgical
plants. Mica is indispensable as an i
insulating material in the manufac
ture of electrical apparatus.
Aid Asked of Congress
“American mines can produce all
of these minerals provided they are
given the necessary assitance of the
Federal Government. I have, there
fore, asked congress to make a spe
cial appropriation so that a large
force of metallurgists can be set to
work immediately on the necessary
changes in practice to use lower
grade manganese ores. Fibld par
ties of enginers and geologists must
take samples for quick concentra
tion tests to improve the quality
of the domestic materials. Many
new mines must be developed at
once and if these mines are to sur
vive after war conditions and be
come permanent industries they
must be able to operate efficiently
and take advantage of the most im
proved methods. With this object in
view technical investigations sug
gested will inform the new opera
tors of the best practice in their [
operations and will undertake to i
secure a technical solution of the i
difficulties which will make their
products as desirable as that which j
was formerly imported. The de-j
velopment of new deposits, of better
methods, and of substitute materials 1
| gives assurance that a large part of i
this new development may be per-*
manent and thus make us less de-j
pendent on foreign supplies for,
essential minerals.”
ON SOUTH SHORE;
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Construction Materials Moved Aq-oss
the River for Use on Fairbanks
Neviana Line.
To guard against a possible short
age which may arise in the event of
an early breakup, a considerable
quantity of construction material and
supplies are being sent across the
Tanana river for storage in one of ]
the buildings of old Camp 6.
This camp is situated at the foot!
of the bluff where the grade on the ;
j N’enana-Fairbanks line commences.:
The supplies are intended principally i
for the use of Camp 51, situated on;
Little Goldstream, about nine miles |
from N'enana.
THELIN STAGE IN
FROM UPPER TOWN'
I
i
Stage Man Arrive* With String of
Double Endert, Loaded With
Late Freight.
The Thelin stage outfit, consist- j
ing of several double enders, arrived ;
from Fairbanks last evening, having
covered the distance in two days, '
over soft and sidling trails. The I
outfit will return to the upper town '
but whether or not another round
trip will be attempted will depend
entirely upon trail conditions at the
end of a couple of days. .'
Thelin brought a quantity of
freight for local merchants, some
express and three passengers. The
passengers were Mrs. C. D. Mc
Cauly, who made the trip to Nenana
to enter the Government hospital;
F. B. McDonald and Dan McCabe.
The stage did not bring any mail.
The Malamute Kid is in Fair
banks, not having left that town for
Xenana up to noon today. It is not
known when he will start down river.
Bob Sheldon and Axel Carlsten
are planning to start for Fairbanks
the first night that the trails show
signs of hardening. They are ready
to leave tonight, if the conditions
are favorable.
FAIRBANKS YARN FUND
IS MOUNTING STEADILY
Reports from Fairbanks state that
the Yarn fund is growing steadily,
the sum of $2700 now being avail
able for the purchase of the yarn
needed to carry the town over the 1
coming year. A total of $5000 is 1
needed.
Miss Doris Jacobsen has left the 1
Government hospital and will make 1
her home with Mrs. Robert E. Burns <
until navigation opens, enabling to <
return to Fairbanks. ■
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AT COLISEUM SUNDAY
Henry TValthal and Josephine j
Crowell will be seen to advantage
tomorrow night in an unusual Tri-j
angle feature, entitled “Pillars of
Society,” a five-act story which
brings out in a forcible manner the
real difference between hypocrites
and the spirits of Truth and Free
dom, Truth being the unflinching
recognition of Facts, however, un
welcome those Facts may be.
The feature will be preceded by
one of those intersting Pathe Pic- j
torials, with a good picture of Teddy
Roosevelt and a glimpse of some of
the coast defenses which guard our
nation.
Dr. Malcolm E. Smith will address
the audience during the last inter
mission, in a four-minute talk.
The price of admission will be
fifty cents, with a quarter extra for
reserved seats. The show will start
at 8:30.
LOCOMOTIVE SOON RERAILED
The rerailing of locomotive 270
was affected in quick time and she
was able to run into the yard here,
pick up her train which was brought
in by the "Five-Spot” and resume !
her journey to end of track at 3:30
this afternoon.
The Brown hoist, the “Five-Spot”
and a crew of men were engaged in
this work. i
A1 F. Raynor, formerly in the em
ploy of the Alaskan Engineering
commission,;has accepted a position
as steward on the steamer Tanana
and is now on duty on the boat, a
crew of men having recently been
dispatched to get the steamer ready
for service.
r. s. McDonald
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