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Of SEWARD, ALASKA
Established August 19, 1904
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CANADA AND ITS AND OUR BOOZE
The public's attention lias been drawn irresisti
bly in the past few weeks to the extensive rum-run
ning operations in the Pacific Northwest. It is no
secret that most of the liquor afloat in the IJnited
Slates comes from Canada. The dominion bureau
of statistics at Ottawa recently disclosed that in
the last twelve months 298,813 gallons of whiskey
had been exported to the United States from Can
ada. These exports were legally cleared from Can
adian ports,” and their destination in the United
States, though not the name of shippers or pur
chasers, were revealed.
The value of all Canadian liquors imported was
$9,834,705. Whiskey worth $4,700,000 was import
ed, while beer imports were given as 3,000,000 gal
lons. In October alone the total value of the trade
in beverages—ales, beers, and whiskies,—was $1,
218,000. Whiskey imports for the preceding twelve
months were only 144,184 gallons, or less than half
the total for the ensuing year.
It is evident that, in spite of the assertions of
“dry” organizations in the United States and pro
hibition enforcement officers, that the liquor traf
fic is gradually being stamped out, success is far
in the future. It is evident, too, that one of the
greatest, if not the greatest problem the United
States faces is that of raising a real barrier against
liquor importations from Canada. Something of a
hopeful note is observed in the Canadian newspa
pers that are interested in maintaining friendly re
lations between Canada and the United States. Some
of the leading journals of the dominion are demand
ing that more effective cooperation with the United
States government be manifested by Canadian of
ficials. One of these is the Vancouver Province,
which has had much to say on the subject. Its com
ments are so much to the point that excerpts from
a recent editorial should be of interest to any per
son:
We have, adjoining us, a friendly nation which
has decided, deliberately and by due process of law,
that it is undesirable that the sale of intoxicating
liquor to her people should continue. As a nation,
we have other views on this particular question.
We allow the sale of liquor to our citizens, under
certain conditions, and we provide facilities where
by liquor is sold to the people of the neighboring
republic.
.At the dequest of Washington, we have, it is
true, done something to hamper the operations of
those who are defying the American authorities.
But we have done nothing really effective. As a
nation, we are jealous of our sovereignty. We in
sist that what we do within our borders is the
business of nobody but ourselves, and we should
resent any attempt on the part of an outside nation
to interfere with our dicisions. The same liberty
of action we claim for ourselves we must accord to
the people of the United States. They have de -
cided they do not want liquor, either of their own
manufacture or imported from abroad. It is noth
ing to us whether the decision is wise or foolish.
It is their decision and we should respect it. It
is, therefore, neither a friendly nor a neighborly
action on our part to allow the activities of those
who would violate the expressed wishes of the Am
erican people.
To put it shortly, the situation amounts to this:
The United States is engaged in a struggle with
the liquor traffic. It is a species of warfare, a
contest of wits and resources. Our friends have
not asked us for help. But they expect that we
shall at lea§t be neutral. In affording facilities
for a traffic, which to us is legal, but to them is
illicit, we are, in effect, giving shelter to guerilla
bands which are levying war on a friendly power.
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Coming down to the mere question of self-inter
est, it is doubtful if we can afford to continue to
give countenance to the rum-running business. As
a people, we get nothing out of it but offensive no
toriety and thoroughly bad advertising. Through
the prosecutions now under way in San Francisco,
Vancouver is being placarded all over the United
State§ as the center of a lawless business and the
home of law-breakers and organized liquor gangs.
We are acquiring an evil reputation which will not
assist us in our bid for tourist business and for
capital to develop our industries.
In countenancing the liquor export business,
too, we are making it more difficult to enforce our
own liquor laws. No one believes that all the
liquor cleared from Vancouver for ports in Mex
ico or Central America reaches port in foreign
lands. A proportion of it, at least, finds its way
back to British Columbia, where, because it has
paid no duty, it can be sold in competition with
the liquor on the shelves of the government stores.
It has been stated many times that British Colum
bia bootleggers do a liquor business almost as large
as that of the government. Their activity is the
principal thing that stands in the way of effective
control by the provincial authorities, and the curb
ing of liquor export would go a very long toward
meeting the situation.
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The neighborly thing, the sensible thing, from
an international point of view, the wise thing view
ed even from the plane of self-interest, is for Cana
da to end this farce of allowing rum ships to clear
from her ports for Mexico, Central America and the
West Indies when she believes that their cargoes
are to be landed on American shores or are to be
returned for illicit sale of her own people. British
Columbia’s large registration fee for export houses
and the Dominion regulation refusing to allow
small boats to clear for points beyond Cape Flat
tery have only served to consolidate the traffic and
place it in a few hands, instead of in many. This
international bootlegging is bad for our morals, our
friedships and our pockets. We should end it.
THE LAW OF AVERAGES.
Did you ever stop to figure out that you get
just vliat you pay for in this world. This has
been drummed into buyers ever since the world first
started, and the Neanderthals drew pictures on walls
with pigments and boars’ hair brushes. Many peo
ple still imagine they can beat the game but little
tricks of trade, not realizing that there is nothing
new under the sun, and that the law of averages
holds one down close to a balance. Every time you
thing a mean thought about a rival in business it is
impressed upon your individuality until in time con
tinuous thinkng marks the features until they can
be read as one runs. Have you ever seen a man,
with greed, passion, lust, fear or avarice plainly de
picted upon his countenance? How many thots
of the kind did it take to place the ineradicable
brand before the public? How can the brand of
Cain be distinguished, save by the thoughts of the
murderer, reproduced upon his face.
One can harbor ill thought about one’s neighbor
until their actions are guided by their thoughts.
They can allow small thing to so dominate their
ideas that the larger ones are hid. A small man
can never hold large ideas, any more than a pint
measure can hold a quart. The man who plays
his own horn so loudly invariably misses the melody
of others, and to the blind all things look black.
The world is full of trimmers today who put on
just enough front to get by. They have a certain
amount of respect from those who are casual ac
quaintances. There is no such thing as luck in
securing the esteem and respect of one’s neighbor.
It is the rebound qf what is given. To secure es
teem one must first give it. To secure friendship
one must give it.
If you can’t buy mother an axe get her a coal
shovel. Show her your heart’s in the right place.
There will be no paper issued tomorrow. Lest
you forget, it is Christmas.
We wish all our readers a Merrie Christmas.
If you don’t read the Gateway, form a new
habit next Thursday.
This is the day we get a ten cent necktie for a
diamond stickpin.
It is supposed to be more blessed to give than
to receive, but it is hard to convince the Christmas
shopper.
Between blowing up new battleships and retir
ing ancient rear admirals, the United States may
soon be running Switzerland a close second for the
naval booby prize.
There is no weather of any kind on the moon.
So the population just naturally died off for want
of something to talk about.
The big difference between Opportunity and
some of our friends is that Opportunity knocks but
once.
The two largest gas plants in the country are
now christened Los Angeles.
One of the niceest things about spooning on the
old-fashioned sofa is that it never heads for the near
est telegraph pole every time you try to kiss her.
Astonishing assertions: “I offer a reward of $10
for the return of my wife.”—Kansas City husband.
LIBERTY
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