E*UMiil>«d 1898 Oldett Dr1f ia Alaska
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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America ror Americans
FOOD WINS THE WAR
DON'T WASTE IT
WHY UK ARK AT WAK WITH
(.KIOLYNY
liy
Kl'HKAI.M DOUGLASS ADAMS
Executive Head, History Deiuutnieni
J.olaml Slauj'ortl Junior 1'uivcrsity
DEMOCRACY
VK RSI'S
AUTOCRACY
It is c-oniiu-july said rhat this vvai
is one ;n which America was forced
to take part in order to "make the
world safe for democracy." Whal
do"? th,e phrase mean?
The theories and acts of the Ger
maa military autocracy defUiitelj
deny the right of the people to rult
themselves. The German PEOPLE
in spite of forms of government tha
make a pretense of popular con
trol, have no such, actual control
over their governors as exists in
i'e>mOcretic;vlly organized natons. in
those nations the governors CA.V HI
.REMOVED by a \\>te of the people
in » general election; in Germany
tha oeoi>le have not this power.
The artrstocracy of Germany un
tie rst and this difference, and are
afr*id of the ssread of democracy
in Germany. The whole, much-ad
mired "efficiency" of Germany is
primarily due to a desx>erate and
constant effort by Germany's rulers
to divert the German people from
thoughts of self-government, by
o'*"«ring them material prosperity.
And the rulers have succeeded. One
of the causes of this war was the ne
cesaity, by still further "glorious
acquisitions of territory," to hus<h
t'.e murmurings ot" political discon
tei t in Germany. Victory in war,
every so often, is a NECESSITY of
the German system. "It is for
SOCIAL as much as for national
and political reason^ that we must
fix our minds incessantly upon war.'
"Success is necessary to gain influ
euco over the masses," wrote Benu
hardi; and General Von Bissing,
just before his death, wrote a "Po
lit'cal Testament," since largely cir
culated in Germany ,iu jvhich he ar
gued for the retention of Belgium,
BECAUSE. UNLESS IT WERE AN
NEXED, THE PRESTIGE OF THE
MILITARY AUTOCRACY WOULD
RECEIVE A FATAL BLOW.
Are we—are' the Allies—then
fighting to IMPOSE upon Germany
a different system; is that the
meaning of "making the world safe
for democracy"?
Elihu Root says that American
democratic ideals include "liberty
■not for themselves alone but for all
■who are oppressed." Lloyd George
asserts that if all countries had been
democratically organized, this war
wguid act have t 'ken ^Ince; that
HE IS A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR
Philipp S. Page of BrooklJne, Mass., with Kopf, n German Red Cross dog
captured at Solssons. Kopf was trained to carry food and drtuk to the
wounded Germans in No Man's Land and he became a familiar figure to the
Poll us in the front line trenches. In a recent surprise engagement on a Ger
man trench Kopf was found in his kennel and made prisoner. Mr. Page, who
hns been driving an ambulance on the western front for some time, brought
Kopf over on his return to this country.
this war will determine not merely
international relations, but Will
affect the lives of peoples WITHIN
THEIR OWN NATIONS, for genera
tions to come; that thisi war is to
end iu "international democracy," i.
e.. in liOerty, equality, and fraterni
ty, BETWEEN nations, great and
sou 11. General Smuts, formerly a
soldier against Great Britain in
Sou'h Africa, stivs that the essence
of this war is the question whether
governments should be founded on
mil iary might or on "principles' of
equity, justice, fairness and equali
ty."
Various writers have depicted this
war as a TEST of democracy, to de
termine whether democracy can ad
jus* i'selr to an emergency iso that
by sheer efficiency it shall at least
-qua! the efficiency of a military
autocracy, and assert that an this
ground alone the future government
of all the nations of the world is
at stake. Will Crooks, the British
labor leader, says that the British
wix kuiau knows that this war "is
people's war. We are all in it,
the man at the village pump and in
the fields, the blacksmith, the car
penter and joiner, the shipwright
and the man of leisure. We are
s'pr.ding together BECAUSE; WE
ARE FIGHTING FOR LIBERTY."
Yes, this war is one In which
ideals of government, of individu
al liberty, of civilization itself are in
conflict. Democracy is lined up
agains* autocracy. The war is In
absolute fact a war of ideals. But
'vi are .NOT fighting to IMPOSE
our ideals upon any nation. What
we are fisrhting for, in "making the
world safe for democracy," is to
PREVENT A MILITARY AUTO
CRACY FROM IMPOSING ITS AU
THORITY AND ITS IDEALS UP
ON US We are ready to keep on
i m:,id;nsr our own business .and to
tof ether nations do the same. A
mll'tary autocracy that proposes to
I conquer the world MUST be defeat
J ed io the point where it renounces
meddling with other nations, great
or small, or there is no peace in
ilij world. That is the issue at
stake .and in it rests our safety and
the safety of the world.
PREDICTS GOOD
TOURIST SEASON
V." O. Powell, Skagway agent for
I the G. T. P., is getting ready for
the summer tourist season by thor
! cushly cleaning out the ir.side of
the " T. P. office. Both the in
side and outside of the building
I are to be freshly painted.
\lr. Powell statea that all thru
j the states and Canada people talk
| nothing- but war. Wherever they
: mi."', war is the immediate topic of
conversation. Most of the so
cial events have been given up, arid
people do not meet to p'.ay cajdsi or
da;ite nearly so much as tiiey used
to tlo. In Canada especially, long
ensuap.v lists have been felt in near
ly e\ery home, and the depression,
which l.as followed leads people to
nets.-osarily say, "I must take a
vav.'1'icn this summer and get away
from it all." Mr. Powell says Al
aska h the only place to which they
cm 'to, and for that reason he pre
dicts a good season.
That Tough Feeling.
What makes you feel so tough?
Well, there is no way of telling, nowa
days. A dentist will say It's your
teeth; a stomach specialist will say
It's your digestion; a Christian Scien
tist will lay it to a defective irental
attitude; an optometrist will find a
cure in double lenses, and a nerve spe
cialists will Invalidate you for three
i months. Do you smoke?—Kansas
Citv Star.
FLEEING WITH HER GOODS
JKDL*WDOO K
UHDtWJOD
| This white-haired grandmother, with
| her worldly goods stowed in a wheel
barrow, is making her way out of the
home of a lifetime, because the Ger
mans, driven from a French village,
turned their guns on the town, endan
gering the lives of all the Inhabitants.
The feeble old woman has to flee for
her life with as much of her belong
ings as possible.
Fresh-Air Tonic.
The person who Is not overstrong,
who complains about not having any
appetite, would have an altogether dif
ferent story to tell if he or she kept
out of doors as much as possible.
Fresh air and sparkling sunshine are
doing more and have done more to
keep humanity feeling fit than all the
tonics and elixirs in the world. Only
a very foolish woman will dread cold
weather, or disdain the joys It offers.
On the other hand, If she would "keep
up" and, incidentally, keep stronger
and younger looking, she will go out
every clear day, regardless of the V m
perature.
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NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
As provided by Ordinance No. 124
not.ci ie hereby given that a gen
eral municipal election will he held
ou Tuesday, April 2, 1918, for th*
election of a Mayor, three Council
meD, a City Treasurer, a City Clerk,
and & Director of the School Board.
The City Hall haa been designate
ed as the polling place and the polla
will ce op«n from 1 a. m. to 7 p. m
Anril 2, 1918.
The qualifications of voters for
councilmen and other officers ex
cept School Director, are as fol
lows: They shall be citizens of
the United States or those who have
declared their intentions to be
come citizens of the United States,
twenty-one years of age or over,
who have resided continuously on
year next preceding the election in
t"® District of Alaska and six
moeths next preceding the election
w.thln the limits of the City of
3ka?way, and shall haye duly regis
tered.
The qualifications of voters for
members of the School Board are
as follows:
t
All adults, male and female, who
are citizens of the United States
or wn<j have declared their inten
tion to become eoch and who are
bona fide residents o£ the Skagway
scuool district.
P. H. MoCLELLAND,
City Clerk.
March 11—April 1,
♦ FRATERNAL ORDERS ♦
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meets every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
ing trotters cordially welcome.
Edward A. Rasnrason, Arotld Chief.
William K. Gray, Arctic Recorder.
©
Fraternal Order
•Eagl ea
st"#^ ay Aerie,
No. 25, frater
nal Order of
«*■lueei me iij-st and tliml
W'-dnesday night of each month at
their hall oca Fifth Avenue. ViaM
in* brothers conliajly invited to
atleud.
John M. Keller, W. P.
J. M. Qriesbach, Secretary.
P. A A. M.
Whits Paa# Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d and 4th'
Saturday Evan 1 ntr«
oI aadi months. VlBiting Brethren,
&r» welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAilHS 'WALLACE, Secretary.
R.-P. a ELKS
8kayw*y Lodg«
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets erery
_ Tkuradajr at 8i30
^wtisajjr p. m. visiting
brothers cordially welcouje.
W. B. BATSON. E. R.
F. J. VANDEWAIlL, Secretary.
Plonker of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* in A. E Hall first Mon<l*j In
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brother! cordially wel
come.
3. C. WOOD, Pres.
P. H. Doree, Ree. Sec.
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
— FOR— u>
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SPOKANE March 12,23,
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY SPRING 1918
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March 29 April 10, 22. May 4
Passengera transferred to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma withou extra charge
BAILINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
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Apr. 10, 21. May 1, 12, 22. June 2
—FOR—
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ALSO TICKETS ISSUED TO ALL CALIFORNIA POINTS
VIA ANY DESIRED ROUTE
WHATEVER YOUR DESTINATION ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AND
CHECK BAGGAGE THROUGH SAVING MONEY AND TROUBLE
ALL INFORMATION FROM
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Phones 87 or 118 Juneau
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The "Prince Rupert" operates Skagway to Vancauver without change
and connects at Prince Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
"THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST"
Full Information cheerfully furnished by
W. G. Powell Skagway, Alaska
Agent Phone 43
The Totem Store
J. IKUTA Proprietor
Is temporarily closed, and dur
ing his absence from the city
the large
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