Of SEWARD, ALASKA
Established August 19, 1904
Published Daily Except Sunday by Gateway Publishing Co.
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HAVE PATIENCE
New officers for the ensuing year will be
nominated at the Chamber of Commerce meeting
tomorrow. It is of vital interest to every citizen
that live, energetic men be placed at the head of
the chamber. During the past year, under the
guidance of Mr. C. C. Ilinde, president of the
chamber, it has accomplished more direct results
than at any time in its hsitory* The attendance
at meetings has been larger and a better spirit
of citizenship has been manifested. Seward is
gradually emerging from her captious, querulous
mood of former years, and much of this is due
to the meetings of the chamber once a week where
over the cup which cheers but does not inebriate, a
spirit of good fellowship is foistered. Secretary
Hannon has also made a good officer, keeping up
with his voluminous correspondence besides spend
ing many hours gathering data for the statistical
department. These officers carry considerable
home with them, but also cause considerable work.
Be on hand tomorrow and watch Seward grow in
1925,
PRAISE FOR GATEWAY
Subscribers universally are praising the Gate
way in its new form. From every hand come ex
pressions of gratification over the faith the owners
have in the ultimate growth of Seward, and nation
al advertisers have already expressed their appre
ciation by sending in some good orders for the
coming year. While the new Gateway is in the
nature of an experiment and depends upon the
amount of patronage received we will never go back
to the old style. We believe the Gateway to be the
best advestising medium in Alaska today, when one
cohsiders its circulation to the westward, and to the
northward along the railroad. While we do not
desire to hold up our advertisers for more advertis
ing than they can afford, we do ask them to give
us all they can spare. We believe the money will
be returned to them in a greater volume by patron
izing the Gateway, instead of scattering it in papers
and magazines published outside the city. Money
spent at home invariably returns to the spender.
When spent outside it is gone forever, and general
ly the goods are of cheaper quality than sold by
local merchants. With the extensive stocks carried
by town merchants one can get anything needed
at home. And lest we fsrget the Gateway would
make a nice Christmas present for friends outside.
The donor will be remembered 52 times each year,
and greater interest aroused in your home town.
SOMETHING TO TIIINK ABOUT
Chairman William M. Butler will continue at
the head of the Republican National Committee af
ter he has taken his seat in the Senate. That news
will be a welcome reassurance to all those who Lave
the best interests of the party at heart/ It means
that the Butler methods that so impressively won
the election will be continued throughout the next
two years in preparation for the election of 1926
when members of the Senate and House, will be chos
en. How important that is may be realized from
the fact that the republicans have practically no
hope of gaining any seats in the Senate two years
lienee because all the Democratic Senators whose
terms expire at that time come from the south
where they cannot be disturbed. That means that
the Democratic organization will concentrate its en
tire strength in states where there seems a chance
of unseating a Republican Senator. The best de
fense of which Republicans are capable must be call
ed into play if the party is to avoid a loss in the
Upper House. *
The sound of the snow* shovel was heard in the
land this morning a six inch snow having fallen
yesterday and last night. Winter may be here,
but if it is there are no indications of it.
THE POLISH REFUND
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An agreement for the refunding of the Polish
war debt to the United States, amounting to about
$179,000,000, has been reached by the Foreign Debt
Refunding Commission and the Polish delegates. It
remains io be ratified bv Congress, but it will prob
ably receive the approval of that body. This makes
the fourth nation to enter into such an agreement,
and the Republican Administration is nq,w conduct
ing negotiations with others. With the stability
of Europe restored through the Dawes plan, it
seems probable that the next four years will see
debt settlements with practically all the debtor na
tions, and the money of our taxpayers being re
stored to them in regular installments.
NO APOLOGY
The Soviet government demands an apology
from Great Britain for imputing to it the circula
ting of propaganda for the overthrow of British in
stitutions. This reminds us of the indignant de
nial that came from Moscow when Secretary Hughes
charged the soviet government with the circulation
of communistic literature in the United States. In
stead of recanting, Mr. Hughes produced documen
tary proof of his indictment. There will be no
apology from Great Britain, but instead there will
be a further tightening of British defenses against
the insidious bolshevik influence.
THE OTHER SIDE
Now that various branches of organized labor
have entered the capitalistic field they are begin
ning to see the other side of disputes .between labor
and capital. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers purchased a West Virginia coal mine, and
promptly came in collision with the United Mine
Workers. At the American Federation of Labor
convention at El Paso the Mine Workers presented
a formal complaint that the Brotherhood had been
discharging miners “for exercising their constitu
tional rights of affiliating with the union of their
craft.” The secret of the matter is said to be that
the Brotherhood found that it could not mine coal
profitably on union miners’ wages, so a cut was an
nounced and trouble began forthwith. It is for
tunate for business in general that our more pros-!
perous unions are making investments of their sur
plus funds. The controversies that ensue are of
very material aid in bringing about a more sympa
thetic understanding between capital and labor.
Edison says four hours sleep is enough for any
body and most babies seem to think parents need
even less.
A PROMINENT visitor from Fairbanks ’yes
terday expressed his gratification at the spirit of
optimism prevailing among our citizens, with but
few exceptions. We believe this to be the proper,
spirit. The stranger who enters our gates and hears
its citizens finding fault with everything has little
confidence in the town. But expressions of faith
on every hand are bound to bring faith in return.
Dr. Coue’s precepts can be practiced to good ad
vantage in causing the growth of the city.
A BILL authorizing doctors to take life has
been presented to the Danish parliament. How
useless.
THE FAIRBANKS News-Miner advises resi
dents of Alaska to not become excited over the de
developments in that district and start a stampede,
as there are plenty of men there to do the work.
WHEN YOU THINK Christmas think Gate
way advertisers. The man whose stock is not worth
advertising has but little to sell.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE has done
some good work this year. Have you helped it in
its duties? If you are not a member why not join
the coming year. The benefits of a membership
are numerous, and you will at least meet a bunch of
good fellows once a week at the luncheons.
Los Angeles Times—In spite of our war burden
the State and local levies in this country consume
the major portion of the taxpayer’s money. The
general government is indicating a thrift and eco
nomical policy that should furnish an inspiration
for the cities.
Minneapolis Tribune—Secretary Hughes has
held that the Soviet government to date has been
unworthy of American recognition, first, because
it repudiated the common conception of property
rights, and because * if it did not encourage, it at
least did not discourage, communist propaganda hos
tile to the institutions of this country.
A PERFECTLY COORDINATED
EXECUTIVE
When many of his friends urged
him to take a vacation, President C.
Coolidge calmly declined. He says
he does not need it, and is probably
r,ight. A man of habits cf mind
and body seldom needs a vacation.
Although he is a hard and tireless
worker, he does not permit his work
to get the better of him. He makes
it a practice to clear his desk every
day. To keep physically fit he takes
a walk every morning. His philos
ophy of life enables him to take
events calmly, and, therefore, he is
mot worn out by worry. He never
goes into hysterics, from which some
men need a vacation in order to re
cover.
President Coolidge made only a
few speeches during the recent cam
pign, but a review of those speech
es will show that they covered a
wider range of subjects, more thoro
ughly covered, than did the speech
es of his .opponents. It is true that
Davis and LaFollette were making
several speeches every day, but they
were practically delivering the same
speech over and over. President
j Coolidge did not waste his energies
rehashing his views from day to day
but took the trouble to set forth his
ideas on each subject with perfect
clearness and then left the people
to form their judgment. Thus it
was that Coolidge contributed more
to the discussion of the real issue of
the campaign than did his adversar
ies, notwithstanding the fact that
they were devoting to their task
more noise and physical exertion.
Economy is one of the elements in
the Coolidge character, and economy
of time and strength enables him to
accomplish much with relatively lit
the expenditure of his mental and
physcial resources. Since he does
not wear himself out with needless
BUDDY KEEPS HIS BALANCE
“Possibly I have no business try
ing to write editorial comment in
praise of World War Veterans, but I
am going to anyway. I am one of
them and I believe that notwith
standing that fact, they should be
praised for their mental attitudes to
wards matters political. Politics is
not discussed in the American Le
gion meetings and the officers of the
Legion dare not be candidate or hold
ers of elective or appointive public
places, though the Legion did all it
could towards advancing the non-par
tisan idea of ‘getting out the vote.’
“Coolidge vetoed the bonus bill, fol
lowing Harding’s similar action. Then
you know, the bill passed over the
Coolidge veto. Did the Legion boys
hold spite, and work tooth and nail
against Coolidge? They did not.
But if they had, there would have
’been a vastly different result in the
election. An absolutely united ex
service man’s vote and influential
vote would total at least fifteen - mil
lion in the United States. Think it
over.
“The ex-service men voted for
whom they thought would be the
best man. There was no turning
away from Coolidge just on account
of his veto. Many ex-service men
still believe he made a mistake, but
on the other hand that he made a
good president, generally speaking,
and millions of the ‘doughboys’ voted
for Cal as though nothing distaste
ful had happened. To me that is a
very healthful sign for the future of
the American Legion. It is too big
and its ideals too noble to be sway
ed by prejudice and spitework. It
wrill be heard from in the future even
more than in its glorious past.”
exertion, he does not need the va
cation that most other men take.
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EXPULSION OF JAPANESE
FROM ALL RUSS. TERRITORY
TOKIO, Dec. 8.—The expulsion of
all Japanese socialists from Russian
Territory is the latest move reported
according to information reaching
Tokio.
WILL LOOK INTO NAVAL
AGREEMENTS NEAR FUTURE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 8.—
It was announced by the State de
partment today that Congress will
probe the naval status power to
determine how the United States,
Great Britain, Japan, France and
Italy are living up to their disarma
ment obligations under the Washing
ton treaty.
STORM SWEEPS ENGLAND
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LONDON, Dec. 8.—A severe storm '
swept the South and East coasts of
England yesterday and the freighter
Hartley sank off Portland with a
crew of seventeen aboard.
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six o’clock please phone us and one
will be sent by special messenger.
We HAVE the Root
/ Grate Your Own Horseradish
' Also
Marblehead Squash, Quince,
Crabapples and Cranberries
The FLOWERS GROCERY
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