THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana. Alaska,
for en^ry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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SHIPS ARE NEEDED.
One of the greatest needs of the
South American republics today is
an immense increase of merchant
shipping, says Sir Ismaei Tocornal,
head of the Chilean mission which
was recently in England.
“We lack ships for the trade of
Europe,” Senor Tocornal asserted.
"We need ships in abundance if we
are to reach the full plenitude of
our mercantile power. We are anx
ious to expand our trade with Eng
land and with Europe in general.
WTith America we have had im
portant commercial associations and
much machinery in Chile is of Am
erican or German manufacture.
“To turn to political matters, the
recent references to the Republic of
Per uin connection with Chile in
the European press have perhaps
left unexplained the actual state of
affairs, or. rather, the origin of the
question. There is a treaty which
must be fulfilled, and the Chilean
government is ready to meet all
its obligations. After our war with
Peru and Bolivia, 1679-1883, we
received the province of Karapaca
as an indemnity. For frontier pur
poses. we were given possession of
Tacna and Arica for a period of
ten years, at the expiration of
which a plebiscite was to be taken,
and whichever country was chosen
by the voters was to pay a sum of
money to the country which lost or.
the plebiscite. Up to the present
t’me, no plebiscite has been taker,
owing to the intransigent attitude
of Peru as to who shall have the
vote. Chile wishes everybody to be
given the rizht to vote, but Peru is
not in accord with us about thi-e
That is, shortly, the root of the
question. There is no danger of
war between the two countries.
however.
“We are on very good terms
with the other two ABC powers;
the frontier difficulties with the Ar
gentine have been satisfactorily set
tled. of course. Chile was the first
South American nation to submit
to arbitration, in 1903. whan we
accepted King Edward’s solution of
the difficulties with the United
States.
“The Monroe Doctrine* of which
the world hears so much from time
to time, means a continental policy
for America, N'orth and South. It
originated, it is said, in the brain
of the English statesman, George
Canning. At the time of the Holy
Alliance in Europe he instructed
the British minister at Washington
to suggest it to the American Gov
ernment. An exchange of letter?
followed between Monroe, Jtffer
son, and Madison in 1823. The
Monroe Doctrine was the outcome.
“With regard to the League of
Xations, Chile approved of the
scheme without discussion. W£ fully
appreciated the noble intentions oi
the statesmen who conceived the
measure. If it helps, even if only
for a time, to make the world tran
quil, it will be of enormous utility.
Today we cannot judge it; we must
await results. What we can do is
to appreciate the spirit which ani
mated those who brought it intc
being.”
KILLING THE MARK.
“German capita! has deserted the
flar,” says the Berlin Vorwaerts in
a bitter comment on the decline in
value of the German mark.
Numberless cases are occurring
in which the German sellers do not
allow payment for their wares in
Germany, but establish accounts
abroad which are exempt from tax
ation, declares the paper. To the
damage of the German rate of ex
change, continues the Vorwaerts.
the German beggar sells his rags
in the world market at what prices
he can get, and ignores the oppor
tunities to get foreign money into
Germany and thereby raise the
mark.
Capitalists who find tax evasion
profitable refer to the German eco
nomic crisis with a shrug of the
shoulders and lay the blame to the
government and financial polities.
The Vorwaerts states that Ger
man leather especially has been sold
abroad at prices less than in Ger
many. and with no other object
than to transfer the producer’s for
tune to a place where it will not be
■taxed.
“For their own sakes several thou
sand illegal traders and capitalists
are robbing their country and com
imitting a theft of food by driving
iprices upward," the paper charges.
“Through pressure on the rate
of exchange German war bonds can
be bought in Switzerland for ten
marks, and the loan is bought up
in quantities by those who realize
the Germany must ultimately be
given help and that the mark will
rise.
"The purchaser of war loans will
then make fifty percent instead of
.five percent on the investment."
The newspaper declares that some
means must be found for preventing
the exportation of goods to foreign
; countries. It concludes with the
-tatement that while the government
is painstakingly spending forty or
fifty million marks for oils and
fats, four hundred million marks'
worth of French perfumes, soaps
and modes have arrived. The En
tente. says the paper, must realize
that it is encouraging German in
ternational illicit trade at a cost of
German economic life.
GET USED TO BIG TAX
IS REMEDY SUGGESTED
LONDON.—‘‘The extent to which
a tax is felt by the taxpayer is
dependent very much on its new
ness, and just as a man become?
what doctors call ‘tolerant’ to a
drug and requires increasing doses
,to affect him. so a taxpayer becomes
■‘tolerant’ in time to larger doses oi
tax,” said Dr. J. C. Stamp, the
economist, in a lecture at Universi
ty college.
; He added that there ought to be
written up in every revenue office.
I “Please don’t say you would be
| pleased to pay the tax if you only
got the income, because you would
jn’t.”
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Woodbury’s Facial Soap and other
I standard toilet soaps. Fowler A
i Morris.
JAPANESE WORKERS
ROAST GOVERNMENT
TOKIO. — Three thousand wage
earners, including printers, miners,
tram workers, and tailors, recently
adopted a resolution declaring that
the Japanese government, in the
present crisis caused by the high
cost of living, is merely making ef
forts for the protection of capital
ists and limited circles of society.
This, the wage earners asserted, was
done at the expense of the general
public, whose welfare and interests
are entirely neglected. They charg
ed that the cabinet has no under
standing of the welfare of the na
tion, of labor problems, and the
food question, which “are threaten
ing the lives and safety of millions
throughout the empire.” They de
manded that the cabinet should r<4
sign.
A delegation called at the
mier's residence after the meeting
and handed the resolution to a sec
re tarv.
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STRIKES CAUSE DECLINE
IN ARGENTINE COMMERCE
BUENOS AIRES.—A falling otf
in Argentina’s foreign commerce
during the first quarter of 1919. as
revealed by the report of the direc
tor general of national statistics to j
the finance minister, is attributed j
by business interests to labor trou-!
bles and social disquiet which pre- j
vailed in the country during that :
period.
It is held that a decline of near-,
ly 50,000,000 pesos gold in the j
value of the experts compared with
the first quarter of 1918 was at
least partially due to the port strike
in Buenos Aires. There was also a
falling off in the tonnage of im- ,
ports, although an increase in “real '
values” of 12,000,000 pesos.
Satisfaction is expressed that, 1
notwithstanding these handicaps, the j
report shows a trade balance of '
more than 60,000.000 pesos in favor j
of Argentina. There has been a 1
marked increase in exports during!
the last two or three months and
it was expected that the loss for
the first quarter would be more
than . made up by the end of the
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rusburg
entertained at dinner yesterday in !
honor of Mrs. A. L. Dickinson, who
expects to r<^urn to her home at
the logjam on Friday. Those pres
ent in addition to the guest of
honor and the hosts were Mr. and
Mrs. M. V. Taylor and Gaylord Pe
terson. the entire party forming a
box party later at the Coliseum.
The city council of Juneau re
cently installed lights at a skating
pond near town. The local com
pany agreed to furnish juice free
of charge if the city would pav for
putting in the lights.
Dr. F. M. Boyle was elected presi
dent of the Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce at a recent meeting.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
■In the Probate Court for Xenana
Precinct, Fourth Judicial Division,
I Territory of Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate of T. F.
s Murphy, Deceased.
! Notice is hereby given that the
I undersigned has been appointed ad
jministratrix of the above entitled
lestate and all persons having claims
[ against said estate are directed to
! present them to the undersigned at
(Xenana, Alaska, (which place is
j hereby designated as the place where
:the business of said estate will be
• transacted), within six months from
ithe date of the first publication of
I this notice.
! Xenana, Alaska, Dec. 9th, 1919.
| MRS. MATTHEW SWEENEY,
Administratrix.
Date of first publication, Dec. 10,
1919.
Date of last publication, Jan. 7,
1920.
Day of publication, Wednesday.
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ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA
The Royal Northwest Mounted po- ^
lice last summer established a camp
at the mouth of the Coppermine
river, which flows into the Arctic
■550 miles east of the Mackenzie
river. The new Coppermine station
is the farthest east station of the
western Arctic posts of the police
The new post will work with the i
station at Herschel island and also
with the post on the east side at!
Baker’s lake, on the Hudson bay
side of the Arctic reffion.
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At a recent session of the city j
council of Seward a resolution was j
passed suspending the rules and pro-'
viding for the publication and sale j
of properties upon which taxes are
delinquent.
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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 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.
Reguiar trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m.. and from
tamp 415 (North N'enanai. for
Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
1 p. m.
The following is the schedule be
tween North Xenana and Fairbanks,
j subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m
arrive North Xenana, 11:30 a. m
Leave North Xenana 1 :UU p. m
arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
^the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make the r
,ov. n arrangements for reaching
j North Xenana.
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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 s>ctions of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connection?, 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