THE NENANA DAJL Y NEWS
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TAFT AND THE LEAGUE.
The thief purpose of the League
of Nations, recently wrote William
H. Taft, former president of the
United States, in an article con
tributed to The Railway Conductor,
i= to keep the world* in a state of
peace. Another way of expressing
it. he explains, is to say that the
League is designed to prevent wars.
We have just finished the great
est. which is to say the most hor- ■
rible. of all conflicts between na
tions. We have won a glorious 1
victory.# But that victory will be '
wasted unless this war has made
the nations ready to put aside their
differences and co-operate to end
war forever.
It is not enough, however, to pro
vide for the prevention of wars ar.d
i
the settlement of disputes after they
have arisen. We must foresee caus
ts of trouble and remove them be
fore they have reached an acute
stage. Hence there must be provi
sion for frequent consultation of i
members of the League for ex- '
change of information, for agree- j
ment on common policies, and for;
the gradual formation of rule; of j
international law which at present!
are uncertain and incomplete.
The representatives of the great ■
free nations which won the war.
have met at Paris and. after long
consultation, have drawn an agree- ;
ment which they believe will ac
complish these ends. At the very '
least it will set in motion gTeat
changes which will result in uni
versal benefit to all mankind. This
.
agreement is called the Covenant j
of the League of Nations and it is i
a part of the peace treaty.
There will be no League worth
talking about, however, unless the
United States is a member. The
decision as to whether the United
States shall join rests with our sen
ate. The senators, chosen by the
people, will in the end vote as the
pteople desire. For this reason the
people themselves will decide wheth
er or not the United States will
join the League. In this question
every citizen should have a voice:
He or she can express opinion,
either by writing direct to senators,
by letters to the newspapers, by
speeches in his lodge or local union,
or with conversation with friends.
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WHERE SHALL THE YELLOW
'■ RACES EXPAND?
Siberia, the last “Great West” yet
to be settled up and occupied by
civilization, promises to be a bone
of contention between the white and
yellow races for possession, believes
the Raymond (Wash.) Herald. Shall
this vast and hitherto unoccupied
territory be invaded and held for
the white race, while the millions
of yellow peoples are seeking an
outlet for expansion in Mexico, Can
ada, and South America? Why
would it not be the part of wisdom
for the European nations and Amer
ica to encourage the Japanese to
make peaceful penetration of East
ern Siberia, and subdue that vast
■wilderness, rather than fight them
out of Siberia—fight them out of a
concession in China and then bz
compelled to compete with them in
Mexico and South America?
The American senate is taking j
exact!}- the course that will bring J
us trouble with the yellow races.
We acquiesced in the German con-1
cession in China, because the Ger- i
mans were white men, and held a .
concession from the Chinese, a yei-!
low race. We start trouble when :
Japan seizes this concession from !
Germany, solely because Japan is ]
yellow. We do not want the Jap-i
anese here. Their standards of liv- I
ing are so entirely different from I
ours. We do not want them to
dominate Mexico, or South America,
or Canada. Why not grant their
right to settle up Eastern Siberia?
Why not encourage the Chinese to j
spread northward and occupy the i
Manchurian wilds instead of cross- j
ing the ocean to settle in the West- |
em continent? The senators who j
want to “put the President in a j
hole" would better think twice be- j
fore attacking that portion of the;
treat}* w*h;ch will have a tendency !
to shut the Asiatic out of Asia, and I
thus direct their vast hordes of im- {
migrants toward the Western con- j
tinent.
TEUTONIC HUMOR.
Now we are to know who was re
sponsible for the war. The German j1
national assembly lately named a j
special committee to investigate and j
to report to the world after it has '
found out all about it.
To be sure, says the Tacoma ;
Ledger, the world was fairly well
-ptisfied that it already knew how j
the war was started. There was a
general belief that the Hohenzollern :
kaiser, working with and influenced [
by the jingoes and junkers of the ;
Prussian ruling caste, devised the
war and carried it through. Proofj
has been piled on proof where proof j
was scarcely needed at all. But!
this is not sufficient for the Ger-■
man national assembly. That weighty ■
body will take nobody’s word for!
anything. It must do its own prov- !
ing.
It may be venturesome to hazard j
a guess as to the findings of the |
assembly's committee. But a sue- ■
mise will nevertheless be based on
the general knowledge of the Ger
man mental habits. It will not be
confidently expected that the com
mittee's verdict will agree with the
majority verdict of civilization. It
will be. probably, something in the
nature of a minority report. Al
though republican Germany has os
tensibly and ostentatiously repudi
ated Prussian imperialism, the Ger
mans cannot forget that for long
years they were complacent autom
atons directed by the master hand
of their “God-given” rulers. A find
ing that placed the guilt on these
rulers would, therefore, be highly
uncomplimentary to the discernment
and intelligence of the German peo
ple.
We may expect, therefore, a ver
dict that will place the war blame
on French vengefulness, on British
arrogance, on Serbian aggrandize
ment. on Belgian knavery, on Italian
and Rumanian opportunism, and on
the general scoundrelism of the
United States of America. The
committeemen, in their heavy way.
will doubtless chuckle over their
findings, while the German people,'
with straight faces, will solemnly;
maintain that the verdict settles the
matter beyond cavil or contradic
tion.
It is a part of the German tem
perament to believe what is agree
able and utterly to deny facts that
are disagreeable. The German na
tion, including the war critics, posi
tively denied that there was a "bat- i
tie of the Marne" in 1914, and kept
on referring to this epochal en
gagement as a myth until after the
second battle of the Marne in 191S. !
And the same nation, after last No
vember. declined to admit that it
had lost the war till the actual
terms of the peace treaty were
stuffed down its throat. Such a
nation of hardheads may continue
indefinitely to hold to the consola
tion of injured innocence. One
may suspect, however, that there are
a few Germans who appreciate how’
ridiculous such assumptions are. It
is hard to imagine a nation utterly
devoid of humor.
Storm Windows and Glass at An
derson Bros, dc Nerland.
HAWAII THREATENED
WTTH RICE SHORTAGE
HONOLULU, T. H. — Japanese
and Chinese of Honolulu have, tem
porarily at least, found the Shan
tung controversy overshadowed by
a new issue, the rice supply. Be
cause of an embargo on the ex
portation of Japanese rice. Hawaii
is threatened with a grave shortage
af this Oriental food staple. Hoard
ing and profiteering, it is said, are
adding to the gravity of the situa
tion. Japanese and Chinese agree
an this point, but each charge the
athers with doing the hoarding and
arofiteeiing.
Let Anderson B-t»s. & Nerland
:nne your pictures. New Moldings
just received.
Captain Depue. Engineer Trout,
he assistant engineer and the pilot
>f the Government transport Cen
tral Jacobs are enroute to the State?
Tom the lower river, baaing made
he trip from Tanana to* Fairbanks
an the Allard & O’Farrel stage.
R.s. McDonald
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WANT ADS
GOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
Koland. Thin! 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.
FOR SALE OR RENT—High-grade
player piano. Inquire Simson’s
Store.
FOR SALE—Rocking chairs, beds,
springs, mattresses, dressers. Sim
son’s Store.
FOR SALE—Piano and complete
household furniture; also set of
mink furs. Inquire of Mrs.
Duke. 10-28
FOR SALE—Small Lang range, with
kitchen outfit complete; couch
springs, mattress and bedding. In
quire Skof House.
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
FOR SALE—Lady's pony fur coat
and muff. Apply Mrs. R. S. Mc
Donald.
ENGLISH MINERS FOLLOW
EXAMPLE OF AMERICANS
MANCHESTER, Eng. — The re
peated statement by trade authori
ties that the pre-eminence of the
United States in the coal trade of
the world is due to mining machin
ery. has awakened the coal opera
tors and miners of the Manchester
and Bolton districts. Electrical and
compressed air coal cutting ma
chinery. called “iron men" by the
miners, is being introduced very
jenerally, one big plant having re
cently installed an elaborate power
plant in connection with the innova
tion.
leaua Where Belle and Jtivere Meet
Dr. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Price* Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
was,
NR?. SAVINGS 5T4MFS
iisuet cr t::'
VNITES STaTE-S
G0VE3KMENT
YOU
CAN
BUY
WAR
SAVINGS
STAMPS
NOW
FRESH STOCKI
Groceries, Clothing and Footwear t *
SAVE TIME AND MONEY \
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All Necessities for Trail and Camp j
GO TO
I FOWLER & MORRIS $
A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Ice Cream W. c. GAGNON
You’ll Say It’s Good UNION HALL
Chop Suey, Noodles
AND
Homo-Made Bakery
Northern Cafe
GEORGE TANAKA, Prop.
DR. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
ARCTIC HOTEL
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Tuesdays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER.
Secretory Dictator.
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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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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
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 Wednessdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
Camp 415 (North Xenana), Tues
days and Fridays, at 8 a. m.
No tickets wdl be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav- ^
el to Fairbanks must make the:
own arrangements for reaching
North Xenana. The Commission will
continue its ferry service, with skirf.
as long as the river is passable, and
every endeavor will be made to help »
passengers across. The ferryman
will be on duty from 7 a. m. on
the Xenana side, and will help pass
engers from the north upon their
arrival in the evening; but this
service may have to be discon
tinued any day.
Passengers taking trains for Fair
banks on any other days than Tues
days and Fridays are liable to be
held up en route. No through con
nections are assured except on these
days. This schedule is subject to
change on short notice (or without
notice) upon completion of steel lay- t
ing between North Nenana and Fair
banks.