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OUR FLAG
EDITORIAL
HAPPY .NEW VEAK
Ttit, United States Signal stations
ol>servine holiday hours tomorrow, I
thug preventing uninterrupted
eaole service to the I>aily Alaskan
there will >be no issue, of this pa- j
per.
tak$ this opportunity of
thaoJUng all our subscribers and
advertisers for their patronage dur
ing tie pa§t year, and trust we may
wariant a continuance during the
year 1919.
It is our wish that all our friends
may D© Messed abujMiantajijr, tem
t>orally and- spiritually through, the
coming year and ail the years to
tome.
Here we are on the brin^c of aa-1
other year. .What a glorious spread I
o' £cod things opens to our view.
F,rst—fop the whole world the
Dove of Peace is s^tling down, and j
our mighty men are planning things
tha. will insure to mortals a peace
'hat shall t>e everlasting.
second—through th.e teachings Pf
the Red Cross, we have a feeling
of pity- -nid mercy, tempered with
kindness towards tho^e in suffer"
i'»g and in grief and in want, and
the world will see to it, through
irs various chants of distrbibution,
that those seeking succor will t>©
attendant upon great i tattles on
succored.
Second"—mere is little thought
lau(j and sen-, for we feel that we
have 110 cause for anxiety for those
whom axe still away, meeting with
harm at the hands of the enemy.
And' then we come home to skag
way—
"VVe have an unlimited 3:»read of
good things opened to our vision.
Heatlh and wealth, happiness and
good fellowship.
Is there one case of destitution
in oar midst? There is not.
Have we bboen afflicted with the
ravages of the scourge which has
swept over the entire globe? We
•hay^ not.
Is there one amongst us who is
sorrowing? We know of no such
person.
Ij there bloody strife staining
th^ fair soil of our valley? It Is all
peaceful and QuieC
Let us therefor^ welcome the
Year as a little stranger, free
from all error, and let us keep It
pure and mould >t to our own life
JD«r and betterment.
tiOHEN*ZOULERN* TJAMe tS PUZ
ZLING THE EN'TIKE WORLD
What Jj Bill Hohenzollern's ganuB
Is he paloning a counter-revolu
tion in Germany when he thinks the
right moment has arrived?
Ihese ar« questions that allied
Europe ig asking ns details of the
former kaiser's moves filter thru
i from Holland and Germany.
h It has !>e«n stated? from several
source that the kaiser considers
himself "temporarily interned" in
Holland.
| Doubtless he Is; because sooner
o- later the allies are expected to
put him on trial. But ig that what
he understands by "temporary
internment?"
Europe la wondering whether he
seriously abdicated, or whether his
aDdicatiOn wa^ just an easy way
of "awaiting events" — namely, a
chance to attempt a comeback.
Not that there's a chance of that
either. The allies think that before
many months have passed tihe kais
er is likely to want a home almost
anywhere »ave in Germany.
But at any rate the German revo
lutionists, especially near the bor
der, where they hear of his doings,
are said to-be extremely nervous
over what he may have up his
sleeve.
They don't Ikie the wey he etrutd
about Holland, not only in civilian
clothes such as a back-number
should W'ear. but also in full official
i«S»lia. Why does he parade in
uniform if he considres himself
plaiu "Citizen" Hohenaollern?
Holland dispatches Bay Wilhelm's
attitude is that hi'a future *'ill "de
pend on events."
Allied. Europe doesn't like that
spirit. Demands &rg being renewed
for swifter action toward the for
mation of a grand court of the al"
lies to "decid© his future" for him.
The British section of th© court
is iaready iu existence—busy on in*
veuligations antf assembling of evi*
dence.
It is possibel that the ex-kaiser
may get his -wish (if he wants to
go back to Cermany) at the hands
o' the grand Court.
On© section of Allied opinion
lran8 to the i belief that he should
be tried by the allies, that the
allies should make known to the
world ©very step in his crimes, sen
tence him and then turn him over
to the Germany people for carrying
ou» the pronounced sentence. Ad
vocates of such a plan say it
would prevent any "martyr busi
ness" and they think that /by that
time the Germans would proably
c«rrv out any sentence imposed with
fervor.
Detailed stories from Germany as
to scenes at Spa when the armistice
terms were received, may throw
further light on the kaiser's de
cision to abdicate.
He is said to have tead the terms
and raved. Hindenourg advised lm
mediate acceptance end the kaiser
answered*. "Never!" Then he
changed his mind, but abused Hin
denurg for not telling him of the
scricusnesa of the situation.
And it wa« after the decision to
accent th© armistice, according to
the reports, that he decided cn the
trip to Holland' to get "temporarily
interned." It may be rec&urd that
he took no official leave of the
army or the people. But the rapid
ity of the revolutionary movement
at that time may have hM some
thing to do with the speed with
which he eot over the borde.r
•Ihere is much) dissatisfaction with
Holland for harboring him, and
Host Bentinck is about as popular
as his guest,
PADDLES AND PILOTS
Euphonious phrases invariably
please people through a port
subtle appeal to the Bense of hear
ing, f
Toat old adage about) "paddling
your own canoe'' seldom fails to
bring a thrill when used at the
psychological moment.
An<j it is a fine policy to preach
even if it does not work out ia prac
tice in a literal sense. Aa a matter
of fact, the independent, paddle
my-own-canoe fellotf ultimately
finds that he Jg still subject to the
Law of Interci<ependency.
No one man is strong enough to
"ko't alone" successfully. He may
tn'uK he is out in reality he guides
ills steps and adjusts his Hfe Dy
the experience of others.
And this is true with all of us.
If ws think we are "paddling our
ov n canoe" We are merely deluding
ourselves. As a matter of fact, we
are sailing 6eag fully charted by
the accumulated experiences of
our forefathers—those gcod souls
who were broad of vision and al
truistic in spirit sufficent to share
with Us the lessons they learned.
And the more varied thos0 experi
ences of theirs and the broader
viewpoint, the easier is made our
footsteps and the smo-ther our
path.
Ue, in turn, must give in
like measuta of our experience,!
passing them down from generation
to generation for the benefit of
those yet to be.
An attitude of self-sufficiency and
independence maay sound well but
it is harmful and destructive, both
to him who holds it ajid to those
wiHi whom he comes in contact.
"Every thought w© think and
every act we perform, either adds
to or subtracts from the sum total
of Good iu the world,- it be
hooves us, therefore, to see
our though's aud acts are construct
ive, uplifting and helpful.
Yes. be independent to the ex
tent of not leaning on another as
a staff but while you "paddl© your
own canoe" be sure to recognize
your IN'TE R- DEPENDENCY and' be
willing to chart the shoals and
breakers which you find, for the
oenefit of any craft that may fol
io*.
Snare your experiences ««'c naP"
piness with others if you expect to
enjoy life to the fullest. You will
theu reap the blessings which cotne
from a practical application of
The Golden Rule.
\ XKWSY LETTER PROM
FORMER SKAGWAY BOY
I
•
The last mail brought a newsy
letter from Ralph Pedersen, who
was formerly with the Daily Alas*1
kan. and' who resided in Sk&jway1
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. L,.
H. Pedenceu for several years.
Ine leter was written from Seat*
tie and states that Rev. Pedersen
is a Y. M. C. A. secretary, and as
auch wears the uniform of that of
fice. Ralpn say® that it amuses bis
father immensely to have a "iv>oklo"
mistake him for "Black jack" Persh
ing, or Marshal Foch, and «>ming
to attention, give him the military
salu*©.
Mr. Pedersen states that condi
tions in Seattle are already begin
ning to undergo a change from the
frst and Jurioup days of way. He
mentions his position in the Y. M.
C. A. and states that this gives bim
an opportunity of comir» in co\
tact with discharged sobers. '
sailors who are seeking] employment,
and they are becoming more numer
ous daily. "While there Is a great
deal of work in the shipyards still,
this cannot last long and the dis
charged army men will look e'se
where for opportunities," he Bays.
Continuing, Ralph writes, "In
this connection many Break of Al
aska. in fact, among all the
Alaskans whom I have met in Seat
He and elsewhere, and they are
numerous, there ig not one that d-oea,
r t Dlan to return to the north.
This speaks well for A'aska the
coming year."
The writer gays that f°r days lie
will see thousands on the streets
of Seattle, and will look longingly
for a familiar face, but he finds
none. Another day he will meet
with several. He mentions Mrs.
.Blanchard and her grandson, Fred,
who are living in Mt. Baker park,
The Landsbeixjughs, Airs. "Cook,
and Miss Cook, who are at Alki
Point, Emerson Rogers, at U. of W.
in the U. S. A. T. C., Gordon Powell
end wife, Paul McCleiand, whom
iie states chases uy and down Sec
<ai avenue a« ir he were Seattle's
mayor," and the Liddfe-oats, the
Friedenthals and biggeet of all "is
the Pederseu family, who are living
near the Franklin High, to which
institution Jo<j and Ruth are in
daily attendance.
Mr. Pedersen state® that the In
fluenza epidemic is well under con
trol.
He closes "by wishing to be re
niemered to his many friends.
HAS A LARGE NUGGET
Among the interior t>eopie who
came over from Anchorage to take
the Victoria, sayg the Sewar(i sat
urday Poei for Nov. 30, wag Cecil
Barlow who h»s with him a $750
nugget which he found in the Idi"
tarod. Mr, Barlow is making the
first trip to the outside in 21 years
ai'd the other boys from the inter
ior .b&ve a halter around his neok
ao that he will not Stampede at
the new noises he might encounter.
(Subsrrlbw ror the Daily Ala»kan)
UM- jom AmnedyforinfMtion.
AgJl of tin urinary tract.
B f» ralim Painlr®, aco-poisoooaj
M Mlltt- Vi n : id will not Mrk'tare
l ruOieresin ] to 5 days.
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