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EDITORIAL
OLD G LORY
".America For Americans"
FOOD WINS THE WAR
DON'T WASTE IT
WASTE I'AI'KR IX (iRKAT »E
MAM>
It has been suggested that lo
cal firms and homes save paper,
which is in great demand •in the
staffs and can be made over into
new pulp, and sell it for the belie
fs ot the Red Cross. The I>aily Al
askan gets quantities of pipers
which it would be glad to turn over
to the Red Cross if someone wiM
volunteer to handle the shipping of
the same. it is understood that
tratsoortatiou. com panes will handle
sjch freight free of charge.
Aiong this same line the C. W.
Young Company. of Juneau, has
ad pted a plan of saving waste pa- :
rer and does not permit a single
soraj to be thrown away.
Schcwl children, or anyone else,
who will volunteer to collect waste 1
paper say once a week, should, tell
the Red Cross or The Daily Alas
kai. Here is a chance to be of real
service.
HELPING Rl'SSIA
A Russian mission of ways of
communication is asking America
f«r help at a time when help is sad
ly needed by war-torn, revolution
torn Russia, and at a time when
some intelligent explanation of Rus
sia's erratic course is needed to
preserve American friendship. The
Slay people, potent in territory and
raau power, have "caved in" when
aggressive opposition to Germany
w>ul l havecontributtd to the early
endine of the war. I'nder ordin
ary circumstances some hostility to
Russia might be properly expected
here. Instead of that, there has
been both public and governmental
patience exhibited. The president
o' the I'nited States extenuates the
Russian defection and pleads for
time for a stricken people to regain
the-r poise and organize an intelli
gent government capable of protect
ing jts people and capable of taking
its | lace in, the council of civilized I
nations.
Now comes Prof. George V. I„o- |
moaossoff, head of the Russian mis- j
si««, and gives us an intimate view
of Slav conditions, the patriotic na
ture of the people, the yearning
for national solidarity and entity,
antic beyond that, their present pri
vations. lack of food and human ne
cesa'tfes. The situation accentu
ates the American sympathy that
Ms all along been felt for these peo«
pie who are our neighbors on the
far side of the Pacific.
With Germany on the west side
an' America on the e<*;t side, it is
■» question now which nation, sh3.ll
maVe its civilization felt in Russia;
wnUh nation shall secure its trade
air! assist in molding its future.
Prof I.omonossoff tel's tis that
by at £ in iljis crisis
we are forcing Russia into the lap
of Oeimany, and may well 1>e true.
Th-> Slavs must have help, and
lacking friends, may accept It at
the liauds o£ enemies.
Tlitre are indications that Russia
has reachedi the ultimate in irres
ponsible and crazy government. Ex
periment as It will, it can hardly
reach greater depth of Incapacity.
It does no' seem probable that 160,
000,000 hungry people can longer
trust Uieir destinies to men who are
so plainly incapable of the trust.
Then, too, the emergent needs of
the country are shaping events.
Commerce with Russia is beginning
to reassert itself. Men of brains
and of business are taking over a
situation that is passing out of the
hands of the Trotzkys and Lenines.
Russia is beginning just now a
period of economic regeneration,
forced by the necessities of the situ
ation. intimately Trotzsky and I<en
ine wil' be quietly eliminated from
the picture—over-ripe fruit of the
revolution, now but poisoning the
landscape. I >
There is pride that Seattle is to
have a large share in Russia's re
lief oiij regeneration. There is
perhaij* a closer commercial bond
b"tr,'een Vladivostok and Seattle
than with any other American port.
A fee' of Russsian merchant; vessels
ha.s already commenced to ply be
tween Vladivostok and Seattle; huge
stores of supplies and railroad
equipment are to go forward thru
this gateway. It is the beginning
of what ?eattleiteg and Americans
generally hope will be the stabiliz
ing and regeneration of Russia and
its recole —Seattle P.-I.
1 HOURL
ILLEGAL SAYS
From the Alaska Daily; Empire of J
February 2S:
Fairbanks, Feb. 2S.— (Special to|
Empire)—Federa-1 Judge Charles B
Buntiel' has sustained the demurrer
of the Northern Commercial Com
pany and rendered a decision, de
claring the Alaska eight-hour law
unconstitutional, as follows: .
"I am satisfied beyond all doubt I
tlia; Chapter 5.r>, Session Laws, 1917«
is ul'Unly and palpably beyond, all
question in violation of the Four-I
teeiitt; Amendment of the Constitu
tion ct the United States.
"[ am also of the opinion that |
it is class legislation and prohibited
by the Organic Act."
Tne findings have been repeated
to t^e Attorney General and will no
be wpMealed unless authorized.
Tne opinion rendered by the I
Judge is lengthy and wide in its!
scooe.
The present case calling for the,
decision was rendered in favor of!
tho plaintiff and the eight-hour up- j
heU before tne United States Com
mwsioner, and then was appealed
to t::e District Court.
DANGEROUS EYE STRAIN.
It Ha» Many Symptoms and M»y Af
fect the Whole System.
Chief amoug the symptoms of eye
strain are watering of the eye, a glu
ing together of the eyelids on awaken
ing in the morning, headache, the posi
tion and character of which vary with
each individual. It may be neuralgic
or It may be deeply seated.
The headache is often replaced by
an inflammation of the eyelids, espe
cially in young and healthy persons,
who also have a little conjunctivitis,
with a feeling of tension or fullnessln
the eyes which may become real pain
of a dull aching character, the eyeballs
being very tender on pressure.
Sometimes there are vertigo and sick
ness, with dyspepsia, palpitation and
even difficulty in breathing. Sleepless
ness Is a very frequent symptom, due
in part to the excessive flow of blood
to the brain and in part to the low
tone of the whde nervous system.
The symptoms of eye strain appear
sooner in those who lead a confined
and sedentary life, who follow occupa
tions which need a constant use of the
eyes in bad or unsuitable light and in
those who are debilitated from any
cause. The symptoms appear later In
those of coarser fiber, who pass much
of their time in the open air or who
follow occupations which do not need
a prolonged use of the eyes for close
work.—London Lancet.
Roving Rulers.
Lord Curzon's description of King
George as the most traveled sovereign
since the Emperor Hadrian is certain
ly Just. The difference between the
two is that, while King George did
most of his traveling before he came to
the throne, Hadrian made his extended
Journeys during his reign.
In thirteen years he covered most of
the world then accessible to a Roman
conqueror, and when he returned to
the capital it was but to spend bis de
clining years.—London C-'hroaJLcl*.
Help ing to Win
' the War
Mnot • t Aooicui BrtwM dx Aam
e( sad 21
BY GEORGE ADE
This is a letter to the fortunate ones
who, tea years ±rpui now, will be en
joyiug lilt? unicum
of what all future
histories will cull
the Great war.
You (the girls of
sweet sixteen and
slightly upward
and tlie boys who
i are getting ready
to vote) will know
| more about this
f war when you are
I>luiup and mlddle
11 aged than one can
. possibly know this ;
' year.
When the uust liasi ctearea away ami
the large events of the war can be j
seen from a distance \hen you will un- j
derstand that the Issues Involved had j
to be fought out, that the Cnlted States
had to take part, that the task we are |
now undertaking had to be accom- j
pushed.
Let us hope that each of you can
say, twenty years from now, "I was
young at the time but I knew what the
war meant, and I helped."
Not all of the heroes are In the
treuches.
To prove that brave men remain at
home, here am I, a case-hardened bach
elor, venturing to give advice to young
women, everyone of whom knows all
about the war or, at least, about one
young man who has marched out to
win the war.
No need to tell them to knit. They
are knitting.
Why whisper to them to beware of
"slackers." The poor "slacker" al
ready has felt the scorn of their
glances.
Perhaps some hints may be tabu
lated in the methodical style so dear
to professors.
Efficiency or soldiers at the front
and In the training camps Is dependent
upon:
""(a) Physical welfare, resulting from
comfortable garments and sensible at
tentions, provided by'young women
between the ages of sixteen and twen
ty-one.
(b) Mental calm, Induced by the
knowledge- that all the girls at home
will postpone definite arrangements
until the soldiers come back.
(c) Spiritual exaltation, encouraged
by the occasional receipt of letters
from young ladles between the ages of
sixteen and twenty-one.
From the above analysis It becomes
evident that the successful prosecution
of the "war is not dependent upon the
president and cabinet, or even upon
the council of national defense, but
upon Flora and Elsie and Agues and
Jessie.
LK>n t let anyone ten you mat war
Is strictly a business proposition.
We' can't win the war unless the
bands pluy and the girls wave their
handkerchiefs.
The French weep a little and kiss
one another on each cheek and slug
the "Marseillaise" and then they are
ready to capture some more trenches.
Repressed emotions' sometimes turn
sour. Dou't be ashamed to let your
enthusiasm float publicly to the breeze.
You never saw a football team ad
vance the ball unless It was getting
encouragement from the girls on the
side lines.
Now for the boys.
Perhaps you have heard about the
Working Reserve.
It has been carefully organized un
der government supervision. It bus re
ceived the official Indorsement of the
president. The whole plan la working
out successfully wherever It 19 under
stood.
The trouWe Is that some of the boys
and some- of the parents are still a
little doubtful regarding enlistment,
because they don't know how much of
an obligation Is assumed.
Here la the plan In a nutshell: Thou
sands of enlisted and selected men
have gone to the training camps. It
may be that' thousands more will go
next year. Ttreae men are being called ,
from factories and workshops and (
'arms. Every factory and every farm ,
must continue production If we are to
render full smite to our faithful al- ]
les during the war. How can we till ■
the places of the young men who have
;one away to fight? Wo must rely
apon the boys who are enough and '
lusky enough to work, but who are 1
itlll too young for military service. ]
So here Is a trumpet cull for all city
>oys and town boys between the ages
>f sixteen and twenty-one.
Prove your patriotism and help your !
:ountry by jumping in and doing the 1
vork of a soldier who has gone to the <
'ront.
Go to the recruiting officer and enlist
or the Boys' Working Reserve. Then,
vhen you are called upon, go and make '
;ood in the job assigned to you and
»'ln your medal and wear It and be
>roud of It.
Doesn't your common Bense and
■our knowledge of addition and sub
ractlon tell you that If we suddenly
ake 1,000.000 or more men right out
if the productive Industries of this
■ountry, we must either find a million
oen to take their places or else go
hort on production?
The boys between sixteen and twen
y-one can and will supply the short- 1
,ge of man-power. 1
There will be a loud call for tliem, (
a 1918 sma tbex must gnawer the call. 1 j
♦ FRATERNAL ORDERS ♦
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagfi-ay No. 1,
meelg every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
ing brothers cordially welcome.
Edward A. Rasmuson, Arctic) Chief.
William R. Gray, Arctic Recorder.
' ——
Fraternal Older
Eagles—
Skajjwaj- Aerie,
No. 25, Fratpr
nai Order of
Ei*vj«-8 meet the first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall ou PUth Avenue. Visit
to* brothers cordially invited to
atteud.
John M. Keller, W. P.
J. 31. (jrloslMcIi, Secretary.
F. iS A. M.
White Pas# Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meet# 2d and 4th
^ • oaiurcuiy Evan lugs
of oa^h mouths. Visltlug Brethren.
«r« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMK3 -WALLACE, Secretary.
B. - P. O. ELKS
Sk&4W«j Lod^«
No. 431, B. P. O.
K. maete every
Tkurtday at 8:30
■"af^3Tr£5"' p. m. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATBON. B. R.
F. J. YAtfDEWALL, Secjetary.
Pioneer of AlMkk Igloo, No. 12,
meet* hi A. B. Hall first Monday In
wry month at 8:80 p. m.
Vfcltliig Brother* cordially wel
come.
J. C. WOOD, Preo.
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