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EDITORIAL PAGE
"AMERICA FIRST"
The president la one of the best
phrase maker In American politics,
today, says the Boston Advertiser.
That 13 an accomplishment that
counts for a good deal, In the long
tun. It has been one of his strong
assets ia popularity. He is not
naturally a magnetic man. Personal
ly he has not moved nnd touched
people with a feeling of passionate
devotion such as Mr Bryan exerts
among his own following or which
Colonel Roosevelt has achieved. But
the president has the knack of
s-eec>-making, or i>hra»ing fact3
with ('lstinctive titles, and his new
slogan of "America first" represents
■j very striking example of that
Sift.
In his speech to the members of
the Associated press, President Wil
son did not say anything remarkably
in thj sense that be presented any
very new ideas. He said that the
I'nited States had determined upon
the policy of neutrality, not through
;i merely selfish motive, but be
ta use it was the only policy that
this nation could follow, if it was
to kejjp its Belf resvect. In a
way, this is President Wilson's an
swer to the recent attack by Count
von Berstorff, as yet unofficially
before the government at Washing
ion. It is the president's reply to
the appsals from Belgium and the
allies, that the United States enter
;■ protest against some of the Ger
man tactics in this war.
in suoswnce iae ycmacui sa;o
.hat this war will not last forever,
but that the hatred and the jealous
ies and the recriminations' follow
ing the war may last for genera
tions afterwards. While the hostili
ties last, Mr. Wilson, sa^s, we
must so conduct oureelves as to
r stain as far as possible, the re
spect of the great nations which
nave been drawn into the maelstrom
After the war is ove>, there will
come the time when the United
.-'tates will loom prominently in the
readjustment of af.'aire. Apparently
the president believee that when
the war is over, ail Europe willl
turn with one .accord and beseech
the United States to be the arbitra
tor. the pacificator of the world,
intimations to that effect have been
common enough in this country, of
late, and undoubtedly the White
House has been the meajis of in
spiring a widespread belief of the
sort.
Frankly, we are by no means
convinced. In our own minds, that
this is going to happen. It may
be deliciougly soothing to the Am- !
erlcan temperament in a period
which has been one of continued
stress and strain ever since the
war cloud buret In that midsummer |
diluge of last year, to think that I
when the olouds vanish, and the!
dove of peace shoulJ reappear, bear-!
i.t? the olive branch, the first fig- |
ure out of the ark would be the j
l":'.n, gaunt simulacrum of Uncle j
.-•am, as the arbiter of the destinies j
of the whole civilized world. Nor
^lave intimations been wanting from
thi neutral figures of Europe, tc
the- same effect. So of late it has
hc»rn taken for granted, very widely.
this country, that the United
St ttes is certain to mediate between
the warring nations, anU that the
^overoment at Washington will pre
f i.'e over the peace negotiations.
It is worth some notice, however,
that no Intimations to that end
pave come from the principals in
t iis great war. Neither Germans
nor the allies have had many mes
sages, of late, save those of criti
cism of the American policy in
>arious details. As a matter of hu
man nature, what Interest have the .
combatants in waiving their own de
mands, and in agreeing to allow the
United States, which has so studi
ously kept out of the struggle, to
„tcp in at the end and to reap
whatever advantages there may
arise from the situation?'" True,,we
in this country have a high and in
spiring consciousness that there is
no self-seeking in the American at
titude; but the warring powers in
Europe show a very lamentable bub
pieion to the contrary. If one reads
between the lines of some of their
latest diplomatic messages to Wasli
h gten. This suspicion may be wholly
baseless, and abolutely unjustifi
able; but unfortunately it Beems
to exist, very patently.
It is possible, of course, that if
both sides are reduced to such a
pitch of exhaustion that they can
no longer carry on the war, the
first step towards peace may be
a request that the United States,
with possibly some of the neutral
powers of Europe, arrange f»r a
peace conference between the repre
sentatives of the allies, with those
of the Teutonic league. But even
in that case it seems almost cer
tain that the combatants them
selves will insist upon arranging
their own terms of peace. The very
existence of the warring races is
possibly involved in this struggle;
and the issues at stake a'-e too vi
tal to admit of much chance that
the public sentimeait of the peoples
Involved will admit of any arrange
ment which will entrust the peace
negotiations to the hands of any
but their own representatives.
If, howevr, the war is not to end
as a drawn battle. If one side or
the other wins, there will be still
less likelihood that the victors will
allow any but their own rulers to
dictate the terms of peace. They
have poured out blood and treasure
In an agonizing effort to achieve vie
tory. There is no great probability
that they will have paid such a
cost, merely to allow others to
step in and limit their winnings.
+ qualifications *
* _—+_— ❖
* There beir.j a diffwence of +
•> opinion iu Skagway as to who +
+ are to be etuuive rated as quail- ❖
* fied votere at the election, to +
■J be held her-., on May 2-lth to +
+ decide as to whether or not +
+ retail liquor licenses shall be *
+ granted for the ensuing year, ♦
* the Daily Alaskan represent*- ♦
•> tire called on Commissioner +
+ Martin Conway this morning +
+ and asked for his intrpreta- ❖
+ tion of the law in relation <•
•> thereto and of the instructions +
+ sent to him by Judge K. W. *
+ Jennings of the district court, +
* published in the; columns of 4
+ this paper on Monday, May 3d. *
* The Commissioner stated that +
* any CITIZEN of the United <•
* States, whose intention it is *
* to become a resident of Skag- +
•> way, la qualified to vote, re- +
* gardless of the length of time *
"5* he has resided here prior to *
+ the <)ay of election, and that +
"4* aliens, who had only taken out +
* their first naturalization pa- +
<♦ pers, are disqualified for eith- +
••• er enumeration or voting. In ♦
+ order to fortify himself thor- <■
* oughly Commissioner Conway ❖
+ sent the following telegram to *
+ Judge R. \V. Jennings this +
* morning: <•
* Skagway, May 3, 1915 +
* To Judge It- Wi Jennings, *
+ Juneau, Alaska, +
+ Can residents with only •*
+ first naturalization pa pel's *>
* vote at thi9 election? *
* MARTIN' CONWAY +
*• Early this afternoon he re- *
* ceived a reply from Judge <•
* Jennings, the answer being <*
* "So." +
»♦ + + + + + ♦* + + *+ + +
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(be had a sense of humor.—Kansas
2lty Journal.
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Agent
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cles. Your druggist will
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25c and 50c Spsclfy "PUJRGfci.'*
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Special Sale
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White Pom Lodgi
I V // (XXS P. ft A. M. No. lis
I /V^^V meet* an<* ^
* Fri. Er'ga of each
I mouth. visiting brothers are wal
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmor L. Wheeler, W. M
B. P. O. ELKS
Bkagway Lodge
Va 481. B. P. O.
B. meet* «V«ry
Thursday eT«n
Ug at 8 I'tM.
Via! tin/ brother*
cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL. Secretary.
Fraternal Orda
Skafwsy Aori«
No. 85, YnXar
| -gr W v Bal 0rdir ot
Eagles msets the fiat ant tilrd
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth a-ranuo. yiattlng
brothers cordially isvltet to attend.
Ihon C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prlt
chett, Secretary.
Arctlo Brotherhoods—
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1. B. meeta erery Tuea.
day erealag at 8:00 p
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neau. Alaska.
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In Territory «f Alaska.
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Vancouver, Prince Rupert 1
Juneau, Pcteriburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
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And every eleven days fol kmlng. Modem mmtiorUble ship*,
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FOR SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELBb, SAN DIEGO.
Through ticket* *oM and baggage checked to all point* In
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addreee V. A. PETERSON, Agent
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
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NORTHWESTERN, Hay 5-23
Passengers will be transferred to Vamcover or Victoria
without extra charge.
XELEI'HONE NO. 6B.
E J. 8BAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
Twin Screw S. S.
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Will leave Skagway for
Prince Rnpert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
May 15-26
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