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MONDAY, AHirST 2(>. 1012.
OUR NEW DECLARATION.
II is a new deelaralinn of in.
dcpi»ndcnce I lial is made by I hi
SenaIe of lh«' Cnilcd Stales it
serving notice upon Crcat Hritain
and incidentally upon all othei
ualions of earth thai these Unit
ed Stairs an? abundantly ablo hi
lake ran1 «• f Iht'ir own affairs ami
'lial the 111 «'i |« 11 i ii of fori1 n na
tions will not lii« tolerated. The
ib'claral ion has most to ilo with
III"' rub's for the operation of lb."
Panama canal, lnil when laken in
coiiui'cl ion with the tvccnl declar
ation of iIm* Si'nali' thai I In* ac
quisition of \ asl | racIs of land
J>\ fori-is:n yovernmenls or for
• i:-:n corporations at points upon
'lie Ano'i'ican continent when*
thi'\ nii^hl menace llic safi'ly of
our country would not be perniil
l**d, I Is •' declaration is vastly si^r
>1 iticanl.
Tin- notice served incidenlally
upon .Japan, hut generally upon
the world, that this nation would
\ icw with suspiciou and alarm any
nllempf al foreign control of
Magdalcna bay or any other point
upon the continent, is practically
a reaffirmation of tlie lime-hon
ored Monroe doctrine which Eu..
7 ope, particularly (ierinany, had
heprun to regard as obsolete, but
differing from the now famous
warning issued by President
Cleveland in the Venezuelan case,
the warning does not come from
the Sta1«' department or from ihe
administration but directly from
Ihe representaeives of Ihe people
in Ihe Senate. This actually
means more than if (lie declara
tion had conic from Ihe Stal • de
pareinent for I here would in the
latter case have been a possibil
ity that Ihe executive action might
have been overruled by Congress,
the court of last resort, while in
tin* present instance there is no
power that may set aside the de
cision of Congress.
Xot only doe* Ibis lalcsl warn
ing lo Europe and Asia llial Amer
ica proposes to do as it pleases
with ils own properly, declare for
our rifihl lo adinil our ships cn
Kapcil in coastwise trade to lb:
canal free of lolls, hut it goes lo
Ihe extreme of declaring that
should Congress deem it wise, the
canal will lie made free lo every
ship llial lloals the American flag.
To accentuale the declaration of
independence, the Senate has vot
ed to abrogate Ihe rules of Amer
ican registry |o the end thai lliey
may IIv the American ting in times
of peace ;111 d to assist in Ihe de
fence of the nation in limes of
war.
This i> nut a «h*«*l<irsil j«»ii of war
against Kii^hiiiil. Japan «n* (ier
many, in fad il is mho of I In1
tilings which will most strongly
make fur p.•arc. We simply serve
notice upon ih)1 world llial we pro
pose 1 f» conduct our own affairs
ami | ha I we are strong enough to
lake care of our own interests.
To admit of foreign interference
would he to lie our own h(IIwis SO
llial in I he event of a combination
of England. Russia and Japan un
der the offensive and defensive ol
liant'e entered into between Ihosr
nations, we would not he deprived
of ability to defend ourselves at
the very onset of trouble.
There of course is no reason to
apprehend that any nation has ul
terior motives in demanding n
share in the control of the Pan
ama canal, hut it. is obvious thai
in the event of hostilities and oui
seaconsls would be much mnn
vulnerable than they have beer
before the construelion of the en
nal.
The English press is exlretuelj
dissatisfied with Ihe action of lh»
Senate f»f Ihe United Wale* upor
the matter of permitting Amcri
can ships engaged in coastwise
trad.* to paws through an Amcri.
can canal free of tolls and il ex
presses the hope that the presi
dent will safeguard the honor ol
His Qpuoiiy b$,overturning t<He ac
tion of the.jSenat^, •. , ,
It, ,was, >»ot, hpped or.even ex
pected that the:. British press
would be highly pleased at the new
declaration of independence, and
il is t<> he doubted whether any
•senator was actuated by any de
sire other than to please his own
people through a measure of jus
tire and right. It should also be
remembered that, the English
pres«. jealous of the authority ol
its own eountry, seriously object
ed !«• an investigation of the Ti
tanic disaster in which more than
a thousand Americans l*»-t their
lives, because of the fact that the
Titanic was a British ship sail
ing under the British Hag, and
that an investigation by the Unit
ed States Senate was tantamount
jo an interference with a uiat
!ter that was peculiarly British.
! of course an assumption thai
I America must not. interfere with
!matters • • f British control while
i Great Britain may dip its hands
into all'airs peculiarly American
does not appear to be consistent,
but as a matter of fact the av
erage British newspaper never
has been noted for ultra-consist
ency.
The suggestion that the presi
jdent of the United States can in
Jlerfere with congressional action
• in such a matter will cause ji
|smile upon Ibis part "I the bin
j pond where everynue knows just
[what the Senate would do to the
'president it" he mixed up in the
! matter, is clearly understood by
' e\ «ry school boy.
I The State department will not
lie called upon to answer the Brit -
|i>h protest against American rub
{of an American waterway becau.-e
[Congress has taken the whole
I mat ter out of the hands of the ad
ministration, and the action of
(Congress in the matter is all Ih«*
notice to the world that is deem
ed necessary.
• • *
In this same connection it may
I be said that considerable indig
nation has been expressed by Ca
jnadiaus of Congress' action fa
jvoring American ships by the
[provision for free tolls amounts!
Ito When, our Canadian friends
'consider the situation calmly and
[dispassionately, it will be easy for
them to see that the remedy lies
entirely within their own hands.
The government of the United
Stales waives the collection of|
tolls on American ships and
stands the |oss in revenue itself.I
[The government of Canada or]
|the government of Great Britain
'or any other country could do
!identically the same thing-make,
1 provision for paying the tolls of|
iils ships out of the slate trcas
'ury.
i The talk of violation of treaty,
'rights has no sound or subslan-j
; I iaI basis.. The government of
ilhis country is under no treaty
'obligation which denies il the
1 right to remit any payments due
!il from any source, or to grant di-l
'reel money subsidies, should il
{elect to do so, to any American
i ships in any lilide. Thai is a
'matter purely of domestic con
' cern.
I lie Sill'/ f'anal Is open Iii I!lr»
vessels of all nations on identical
terms, but lhat fart. docs nol pre
vent any country which elects l<>
«ln so from paying the lolls im
posed upon ils merchant ships
{which use Ilia! canal. There is
land I here can he no question lhat
11 he United Stales has a perfccl
• right lo pay I lie lolls of ils ships
j using I he Sin'/, canal, if il sliouhl
:lo <|u si). The government of
Idreal Britain, which is (lie prin
jcipal owner of I In; Sue/ canal
slock, and which has bound ilself
I by Irealy lo see thai lliere is no
discrimination against llie ships
,of any nalion in Ihe use of Ilia!
highway, repays to ils merchant lie
I marine llic-lolls paid for passing
through llie canal; Austria and
other countries do likewise.
Notice of Annual Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that Ihe
regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of Ihe Mayfleld Hold
Mining Company will be held at
the fTice of the company. Wall
direct, Valdez, Alaska, on Monday,
Ihe 2nd day of September, at the
(hour of 2 p. m. for the purpose
of electing a board of directors
lo serve the ensuing year, and the
transaction of such olher busi
1 iicbs as may come before the
meeting.
The transfer books will close
on Saturday, August 17, 1912, at
! the hour of 3 o'clock p. in.
1 k S3 F. C. WEBER, Sec'y.
i Closing out suits, coats and ev
ening gowns at half price at liar.
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One patron writes: "Wo arc nslnjr
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nverage of 10 tons of ore per 24-Iiour
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Information obtainable by address
ing or calling on
Seattle Construction & Drydock Company
Dept. S Seattle, U. S. A.
THE MAJESTIC
II. e. DA V J s
Complete Change of Pro
gram Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday
Ore Show WtreL Days - - 8 P. M.
Tv/o Shows Sundays 8 an;'- 9:15 P. M.
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to* Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
► Ciipt. D. E. MORIUS. City Dock
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SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
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Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
men Appreciate Mjr Service#.
Private bath room for ladies.
Corns Removed, Without Paip, $1.00
8ENORITA MENDEZ
Phone 185 Wall St.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. B. M.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Rerortb on Mines
Patent Surveys
Qbnkbai. Mining E nqinkkrino
Phone No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Kes IMionc. ira
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet cvVry Tuesday evening nt f o'clock in
Kiivtc Hull All members r«*<|ii« st:<1at
tend Oil. Sff.KKM. Artie Chief
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free i»nd Aofcrptcd Masons
Regular Communication (I first Wednesday in
each month in MoKloley Hall. Visl'ors always
wclcornc.
, James H. ratten M
C. C- Reynolds. Sec
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iO.F.
VlMtln* and local Odd Fellows arc re
quested W>rejf later tfieir name with the
valder. Odd Fe11o%a" dob. Regular
meetings. first and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HT7NT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDKZ AERIK No. 1971
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