THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
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VOLUME FOUR
Ketchikan, Alaska, Thursday, February G, 1919
Number 98
AIDED COUNCIL PROPOSES
TO LOOSEN BLOCKADE AND
ALLOW GERMANY GET FOOD
Small Nations Embarrass Representatives Of
Five Allied Powers With Demands For
More Priveleges In Peace Congress
PARIS. Feb. 6:—The Allied blockade council today decided to
materially loosen the blockade on Germany so as to permit that
country to secure a limited amount of food supplies from neut
ral nations.
The decision was made after an investigation of the conditions
reported by Minister of the Interior Auer, describing the Bava
rian food situation, where it is said peop’e are suffering.
President Will Have to Return
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6:—It was announced from the
White House today that President Wilson will be on his way
hack to Paris within a month from his arrival home unless an
effective League of Nations is soundly established in the mean
time. He expects to sail for America about the middle of the
month.
Embarrasing Demands Pressed.
PARIS, Feb. 6:—The demands of the representatives of the
smaller nations at this morning’s meetings for more priveleges,
have greatly embarrassed the allied delegates who are dominat
ing the peace conference proceedings. This situation will great
ly retard the work of the conference and the forination of the
1 eague of Nations.
It is estimated that the total number on strike is about sixty
five thousand.
PARIS, Feb. fi:—An announcement was made today that the
delegates of the peace conference have finally all agreed in the
constitution for the League of Nations.
LIEUTENANT FONCK
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Frenchman Discuses
Future Aviat;on as
Peace Preserver
(The accomrpnying article was
written bv Lieutenant Fonck, famous
ac- of the F-eneh flyinq »orees. Und
er the title, "What Will Be the Fut
ure of French Aviation?” The trans
lation orinted here was made by Ed
mond P. Dav:d, ex-cadet of the Unit
ed States School of Military Aero
nautics. Urbana. II] )
Everyone considers himself inform
ed upon the progress of aviation since
the outbreak of the war, but Lieuten
ant Fonck. whom we recently met,
made the follow'nq statement:
"No. you do not know it. Had the
war das*ed a few weeks lon'te". then
you would have understood. It would
have been oiven to the world to wit
ness entirp cities bu'ned raved and
turned unside down. We were ready
Our enemies were ready as well per
haps. Armistice was declared So
much the hetter for the innumerable
lives soared.
"After the armistice w„ will h’ve
peace. Commercial aviation will be do
veloned. Aircraft will carry mail.
Da*>sen'r»rs and me-chondjse The-e
will be nations whos^ eoverument0
wHI do nothina. w!M suend notbjna.
and who wpl check ind:vH"al endeav
ors. Others will m»ke mi»htv efforts
as if their lives defended noon it.
Large airolanes w:1l be built ca'ry:ng
heavy loads and ftvinq great distance.
The heavens of their countries will be
dotted with them, while the skies of
nations without aviation will be em
pty.
Denter Lurks In Th« Air.
"Peace will re'an on the wo'ld.
Armaments will limped or svo
pressed, berhans. Everyone will con
sider himself safe from brutal aa?r«s.
sions for it would take time so they
4u.
“Notwithstanding this, the sky
would bp full of aircraft capable of
carrying heavy burdens and flying a
far. Commercial airplanes!
“And who is going to prevent a
nat'on Governed by a set of ruffians
•- „0„,ont,a»e during a cool and glad
some night, their aerial fleet upon
their enemy’s capital city in order to
end a discussion?
“Who is to prevent them from load
i*.i ’t w:»h inauq*ri!>| dainties, feath
ered for the occasion, filled with ex
plosives manufactured from regular
industrial products or compressed
as-hviatino gases, or just gasoline?
“In a single night tt'e capital would
be no more. The next day a similar
r*t" would await other cities, fac
tories and transportation centers.
“If't were not for the armistice this
o« ves»erdav would come true
!n b"t tew weeks from now, let it be
known.
“And in a few vears henc. wdl not
oommorc!ai airn’anes oossss the
ideal Dualities of bombing nlanes lift
in b!q loads and flving or°at distances
Great Alp Fleet D-si-ahle
“Th„ ey*ent of the reta|iat:na dam
“ne w*-ioh th- en^mu’s fleet, instantly
j;s-'a*rhe^ erom every corner of the
-p"olrv rrtild infiint is tho only fac
»nr —“ieh wnuM prevent etich an at
tempt. It is essen+ial that this reiHoro
pal rrenare he great and almost eaua]
•f mm aeniai fleet Is to occuoy the un
*o-t’>nat- rank of o“r commercial s»a
flept who kn"ws if this menace would
b“ sufficient?
“Let us apt busv or w» will have to
submit to the inevitable.
“No matter what the limitations of
armaments or the minuteness of con
trot a-B he. the men- hostile pres
ence of this danger will be as odious
as *he nres»nce of the Ge'man army at
has b"“n during the past
fortv-eioht years.
“Let us net to wo'k. The blood we
have shed has freed us from anxietv
=*nd has r»oained for us our historical
rank W-> m"R<- not lose it during the
e.-inri of peace th'0"oh carelessness
or J,aiittre to "nap-stand.
“i »t i.s -paij»e that not only our
orrsNee and our wealth, but also our
d»-.nd imon the superiority of
0"r aviation in times of Peace.
“W« mu«t make the neressarv ef
forts An air m'nlsfry should be c'eat
ed similar to that of Poland with a
romeefent everufive in chara- having
*••11 pp<»e r<3 and amole r*80"rees. It
should assist Inventors, sunnort air
craft Industr’es. oav bounties to the
t-anmortation companies flvinq great
distances, and finally develop the pro
gram of war aviation and peace avia
tion which are inseoarable from one
mother.
“When demobillratlrn takes nlace it
houid not break uo our admirable
-viation personnel, consisting of tech
■ iroi pjiots and mechanics No school
o fhewor'H will ever again gather to
j tether similar ones no matter how
SS, Admiral Rodman
Sails with Supplies
SEATTLE, Feb. 6:—The Admiral
; Rodman sailed for the north last even
[ ing at five o'clock, carrying no passen
gers but a full cargo of cannery sup
plies for Ketchikan, Yes Bay and
Chomley.
LONDON, Feb. 6;—Travelers reach
, ing Copenhagen and Bergen from
northern Russia, according to advices
received here, say that the Bolshe
viki are attempting an army of two
million for a campaign in south Rus
sia in the spring.
WONDER CLOCK IS
RECOVERED BY FRENCH
LONDON.—With the occupation of
Strassbourg by American troops,
France again came into possession of
what for generations has been known
as the world’s wonderful clock.
The cathedral clock was built in
1514, but was reconstructed in 1842.
The clock's face is not so large as
to be remrakable. But the mechanism
works all sorts of wonders. For in
stance when anhour strikes a cock
crows—just as the cock crew for St.
Peter—and the saint, in effigy, with
the other apostles, make their appear
ance and walk around.
BRITAIN’S FLEET
Figures made public on the growth
of the British navy during the war
show that the fleet, including auxil
iaries. increased from 2,500,000 tons
displacement to 6.500,000 tens, iR I the
personnel from 146,000 to 406,000.
Since the outbreak of the war 21,
500,000 soldiers have Leen transport
ed by sea’ of which 4391 were lost.
For the requirements of the British
naval and military forces more than
86 000,000 tons of stores were trans
shipped, while more than 2,4^400,000
tons were taken overseas for Great
Britain’s allies. Transportation also
was provided for 2,000,000 animals.
The organization of convoys, due'
to German submarine warfare, has
been an important part of the work
of the British navy since March. 1917,
from which time there have been 55,
921 sailings, with the losses number
ing only r. few hundred vessels.
HUNTERS TAKING UP
COLLECTION TO
PURCHASE SEED
A movement has been on foot of
late among the hunters and sportsmen
of Ketchikan, which may make the
Ketchikan district one of the best
gam-> sections of the north.
The plan under discussion is the
nurchase and planting of wild rice
seed on the flats and marshes, along
the beaches and elsewhere where
this bird food is apt to grow success
fully. thus providing the necessary'
feeding grounds for the birds on their
northbound flights in the soring.
As it is now, the best duck hunting
grounds are the Wrangell flats,
where there is an abundance of wild
r'ce, which is reported to have been
nlanted years ago.
It has now been decided to raise a
fund among soortslovt-rs! here to buy
♦he seed, and contributions to the
fund will be received by Mr. Stanley
Adams, at J. R. Heckman Si <Co.. and
Mr. H. M. Stackpole, of the Jno. R.
Peegle & Company office.
W. J. PE ARSON DOWN
WITH PNEUMONIA
W. J. Pearson, veteran Lighthouse
keeper, who has been attacheed to
the local depot for the past two years,
was taken to the hospital this week
suffering from pneumonia. He is re
ported no worse today.
Mr. Pearson has been in the service
for many years, coming originally
from Astoria where he was stationed
aboard one of the lighthouse ships.
: Coming north he was apponted keep
er at several lighthouses, Cape Sara
chef being the last station on which
he served before coming to Ketchikan.
TAKE LIBE FLAT
Mr. and Mrs. Johnstone Van Marter
who have been occupying the G. E.
Lingerfelt home for the past three
months moved again this week to
the l-ibe flats across from the Cath
olic church.
.
much money be spent. The personnel
is formed and Is ready to live for avia
tion. for the love of the air is a matter
of habit. Let us make it worth thejr
while to remain uutll such time as
I peace aviation has been created.
BAKER SAYS
EVERY MAN
WILLGETJOB
Appeals to American Bus
iness Men to help the
Government find
Jobs for Men
NEW YORK, Feb. 6:—Secretary
Baker of the War Department who is
paying short visit ito the metropolis
declared in an address to the Nation
al Rivers and Harbors Commission
that, “every United States soldier
will have a job if be wants one,” ana
made anappeal to American business
men all over the country to aid the
government in this connection.
COBLENZ; —Seventeen American
aviators were decorated here today
for deeds of heroism, some of which
were performedin the fighting around
Chateau-Thierry. in ,July. The French
army authorities took advantage of
the opportunity to bestow the medals
they had awarded.
GOVERNMENT
FORCES AT
BREMEN
Spartacans Try To Cause
Trouble at Weimar where
Assembly Convenes
WEIMAR, Germany, Feb. 6:—Spar
tacan troops* here today attempted to
occupy the telegraph offices but after
a short decisive scuffle, were driven
back by the Government forces and
put to flight. They were endeavoring
to check the work of the National As
sembly convening here today.
BERLIN, Feb. 6: —Government
troops today managed to break down
the last lines of defense surrounding
the port of Bremen and after hard
fighting, occupied the town. Bremen
was the stronghold of the Reds.
BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 6.—The
signing of a seven-day armistice of
the Silesian front between the Ger
mans and Poles, ends another of the
independent war which has been
threatening the peace of Europe.
TEW-MCKENZIE WEDDING
A pretty quist home wedding took
place at the home of Mr. and Mrs*
Dale W. Hunt last evening at eight
o'clock wnen Mrs. Thelma Christine
Tew became the bride of Angus Mc
Kenzie, engineer for the Sunny Point
Packing Company. Rev. C. M. Van
Marter officiated. Miss Amy Hunt
was brides maid, and Mr. Dale Hunt
supported the groom.
The bride was very charming in an
exquisite gown of cream silk poplin
with overdress of flesh-colored crepe
trimmed with hand embroidery. Mrs.
Tew has made her home in Ketchi
kan for the past two years with her
son, and has been in the dressmak
ing business. She is well known and
very popular with her many friends
and businessi acquaintances.
Mr. McKenzie has been in the em
ploy of the Sunny Point Packing com
pany for a number of yeais and has
been working on the trapsite with
Mr. Dale Hunt in the capacity of en
gineer of the gasboat Leonine. He
is a native of Great Brito'n where
all his relatives are, but i: an Alas
kan by choice, and is web liked and
respected by all his frienic.
After the wedding an informal buf
fet supper was served the wedding
party at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Forest J. Hunt, where the evening
was spent.
Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie will be at
home to their friends sho ‘y in their
fiat above the Henrickson plumbing
shop,
MOVEMENTS OF BOATS
o' utli bound
Alameda, 7th.
Northbound
Alaska, 7th.
City of Seattle, Friday night.
REVENUE BILL
GOES TO HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6:—
The Ways and Means Committee to
day submitted the conference report
on the Five and a half billion dollar
revenue bill for 1920 to the house
this afternoon.
LONDON, Feb. 6;—When the arm
istice was signed there were many
American soldiers in British hospitals
| but they have been removed rapidly
| to the chiefAmerlcan hospitals at
Tottenham, Darford, Paignton and
Portsmouth, whence they are being
sent home.
HOTEL SORRENTO
HELD UP TODAY
SEATTLE, Feb. 6:—The Hotel Sor
i rento, at Terry and Maddison streets,
! a fashionable family hotel was held
| up thisi morning and all the guests
I robbed of their valuables and money.
LONDON;—During the war 5,610
old boys of the Eton schools have
been on active service, of whom 773
were killed inaction, 17 died of wounds
and 135 from other causes, while 1,068
i were wounded.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
A LOGICAL GROWTH
Mr. Frederick Rene Coudert, author
of the following article is a brother
of Mrs. Thos. Riggs, Jr., and wife of
Alaska’s Governor. Ha is a well known
Lawyer cf New York and the son of
the late Frederick R. Coudert, inter
national lawyer who represented the
United States in the Behring Sea ar
bitration treaty in Paris.
Many reasonably intelligent people
both in and out of congress, assume
that the League of Nations idea is ra
ther a counsel of perfection or a mil
lennial hope than the culmination of a
orocess that has been going on in in
ternational relations for a century.
Such oeoDlp look upon themselves as
"realists” andbelieve that the Presi
dent's plan, while well intended, is
unworkable and valuable only as an
unobtainable ideal about which to
discourse.
It is interring to find that two of
the leading figures of the nineteenth
century, one-pre-eminent for half a
rentury in the world of French litera
ture and learning, the other one of
England’s master statesmen during
more than a generation, were in ac
cord withthe view that the only so
lution is to be found in confederative
action among the civilized nations in
■>870. during th-» Franco-Prussian war,
Ernest Renan, whose political writings
were of a very high order of ability
and in some instances reflected pro
phetic vis'on as the events of the last
thirty years have shown, said:
“The orinc'ole of indeoendent na
‘ianalities is not one calculated as
manv think, to deliver the human race
from the scorge of war; on the con
trary I hav» alwavs feared that the
“rincinle of the right of nationalities,
■substituted for the gentle and pater
nal symbol of leaitimacy, would cause
‘h* conflict of nations to deqenerate
!nto an extermination of races and
H-ivn out international law those con
•■•ntional modifications and civilities
which were permitted by the little
nolitical and dynastic warsi of former
years. We shall see, the end of war
only when to th > principle of nationa
>itv is added that principle which is its
rorrective: that of a Eurdoean feder
ation superior to at£ nationalities;
when problems of democracy the
counterpart of the questions of mere
politics and diplomacy, will resume
their importance.
Aqain in the same article he said:
“On the whole the immense majority
of th- human race has a horror of
war. ideas of kindnesa of justice, of
■roo'tness will more and more conquer
the world. The bellieos > spirit no long
er lives, except among professional
soldiers in the nobility of Norther
fSermany and in Russia. Democracy
Hoes not want and does not underst
and war. The progress of democracy
w’-ll b • the end of the reiqn of these
men of iron, survivals of another acre
which our century has witnessed with
terror coming out of th„> bowels of
the old Germanic world. Whatever
may be the issue of this war, that
natty will be vanauinhed in Germany
democracy has numbered its days. I
,* - -• rtain apprehensions regarding
tendencies of democracy, as I
• always ea'd with r,lnc»citv. but
.sly If democracy can limit Itself to
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SUB. DESTROYERS
PATROLLING PORT
! OF SEATTLE TOD A.
SEATTLE, Feb. (i:—The Central Labor Council last midnight
ratified and formally called for a general strike effective this
morning atten o'clock.
The resolution calling for the seizure by the strikers and the
taking over ofallof Seattle’s industries, actually debated, was
lost by a close vote at the meeting of the Central Council dur
ing the night. It is reported that the fear of immediate mar
tial law was the only thing which prevented its passage.
Destroyers Are On The Watch
Submarine destroyers from the navy yards at Bremerton,
all laden with machine guns and plenty of ammunition are cruis
ing up and down the harbor keeping an alert eye on the docks and
ships as well as the shipyards.
Business As Usual, Nearly
The general strike, the first real strike in the history of the na
tion. was eneacted promptly at ten o’clock this morning. Thous
ands of civilians, in no way participants, lined the business streets
standing silent at the significant spectacle. Business houses in
various branches, did not suspend operation to the chagrin of the
i strikers. The street car system, save the municipal lines, is dead,
, with not a traction company car running. Many high class res
| taurants are closed, but all the big department stores and fur
nishing houses are still open.
The lighting systems, both municipal and private, are still oper
ating. All the schools are open.
800 Soldiers Arrive On Scene.
SEATTLE, Feb. 6:—Eight hundred troops from Camp Lewis,
under the command of Major General John L. Hayden, arrived
this afternoon at 3:40. Hayden is to have his headquarters in
the lT. S. Marshal’s office in the Federal building. Earlier in the
afternoon General Leitch, commander of Camp Lewis by long
distance telephone confirmed the despatch of troops for Seattle.
Major General Hayden, formerly made his home in Seattle.
2:30 p. n>.—The Seattle Daily Times is the only naner "®* !«
| suing today. All linotype men, printers and pressmen are not
striking. Up to three this afternoon there has been but little
violence. The best test of the lighting will come this evening.
Thousands of automobiles are operating throughout the city
and all transportation is badly crippled. All railways, interur
bans, trains and boats,however, are running as usual.
TACOMA, Feb. 6:—The Central Labor Council’s call for a
general strike has been gennerally disregarded here.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6:—Desperate efforts are being made
to precipitate the shipyards workers to strike in sympathy with
!hc Seattle srikers.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6:—Chairman Piez, of the Emergency
Fleet corporation, again announced this afternoon that he will
not deal with any Pacific Coast strikers until they return to
work.
Seattle Situation to be Probed
WASHINGTON, Feb., The Senate Committee on propagan
da today laid the ground work for a sweeping nation-wide invest
igation of the Bolsheviki propaganda in the United States, and
principally the Seattle situation said to be the result of Bolshe
vism, and is to be thoroughly probed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. (>:—The Department of Labor
has "nnounced that no immediate steps will be taken in regard
10 the Seattle generalstrike.
TACOMA, Feb. 6:—Only a few scattering unions stopped
work on the general strike order here.
OAKLAND, Feb. 6:—Twenty-five hundred boilermaker.- walk
ed out this morning in sympathy with the Seattle general strike.
Textile Workers Strike in East
LAWRENCE, Mass., Feb., 6:—A large number of strikers
were seriously injured in a riot which occurred here today, the
result of a strike proclaimed by two textile workers unions. The
police made a large number of arrests on both sides.
British Workmen Strike
Today for Forty-Hour Week
Railway Service Paralized
LONDON, Feb., 6:—The threatened strike of all the trade
unions here ' ective this morning, unless the government met
their deo.inu i *r a forty-hour week, went into effect on schedule
time today. As a result, all the subways of the city are comple
tely tied up and it is expected that the situation will gradually
grow more serious as the day grows older.
The London and the Southwestern railway service is said to be
completely parali/ed already.
The forty-hour week is demanded on the ground that when the
army is demobilized there will be not enough work to go around
if normal working hours are maintained.
The strike is also the result of the continued refusal on the part
; of the government to recognize the national police union. The
! government’s contention is that representative boards exist in
F.ondon and many provincial districts where the men may make
collective representation. . This sssue is recognized as important
as if the union is recognized the police will be subject to two au
thorities, the law and union, the question is, what might happen
I in the latter calling for a sympathetic strike