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EDITORIAL PAGE
THE MEXICAN M.YSS.YCRE
The blood of these jiea.cea.ble and
deserving Americans, who shoulil
have been welcomed us an ion 5 the
real iuvkn-s of Mexico's prostrated
industries, is upon the administra
tion of President Wilson. It was
President Wilson who led these
men, as he has been trying to lead
the Amei lean people generally, to
believe that the trouble is over in
Mexico. It was he who accepted
Carrauz.-t, the gasconading "first
chief who has profiled by the
works of bandits like Villa and
Rodriguez only to repudiate all re
sponsibility for Jieci when he suc
ceeded ill getting a little way along.
How tar the mere bluff of Car- j
ranza's government could shelter
Americans in Mexico we see uow.
To whom dv*s the responsibility
for such a massacre belong? To j
whom, indeed, if not to the muu
who said, in his addresB to con- I
gress on Aug. 27, ISIS:
"We should let everyone who as-1
fiumts to exercise authority in any
part of Mexico kuow in the most
unequivocal way that we shall vig
ilantly watch the fortunes of thosv
Americans who canuot get away, j
aud sli-li hold those rosponsibb
for their sufferings at.d losses to
a defiu-.te reckoning. That can
and will be made piaiu beyond the
oocSibJlitv of a misitaueretunding."
—Bosron Transcript.
THE TKAtiEDY OF MUXTKXEUHO
»
There is tragedy i:i tlu< announce
ment that Montenegro has sur- j
rendered to Austria, for it is the I
first confession of defeat by the j
no-surrender Serbs. When the |
medievSerb empire was over
thrown by the Turks at Kossoya j
in J3S3 a remnant of the defeated
army retired to the Black Moun
tains, which frown down upon th>.*
Adriatic, and there maintained a
refuge icr those of their race who
refused to bow to the Turkish yoke.
For more than 500 years they have
hurltd back every attacking army.
Always threatened, often hard
pressed, they have never until
now confessed defeat.
The fate of Montenegro is the
more tragic because the quarrel in
which she dies was none of hers
except as every quarrel of Serb
with Teuton or Turk is hers. \VT*ea
Austria attacked Serbia in July,
1914, Montenegro went to the sis
ter kingdom's aid because sh© had
always been the rallying point of
Serb independence and because she
could not resist the tie of blood
brct-herhtod. in 1S7G, when Serbia
defied Turkey, Monteugero stood
beside her. In 1912 Montenegro
was first of the Balkan allies to
attack Turkey and forced the fight
iasr. In 1913, after having won
the long-coveted fortress of Scutari
by the sacrifice of brave thou
sands, the Black Mountain poo
pie were forced to surrender It in
a vain effort to placate Austria
Reccnlly they regained it only to
lose it again and with it the inde
pendence which they have so gal
lantly maintained for so many
centuries.
Unaided and with flanks ex
posed bv the conquest of Serbia,
Montenegro-had no hope. Modern
artillery- and science have sounded
the knell of these littl« nations
whicli rely on the obstacles, of na
ture 10 preserve their independence.
The sime means -would, have enabled
Uudolph of Hapsbuxg to overpower
the Swiss, as a century ago they
enabled Napoleon to subdue the
dauntless Tyroleee led by Andrew
Hofer. .No small nation, can pre
serve its identity when a. great
empire covets its territory, for
modern science has put personal
valor st a discount.
Montenegro deserved better of
the allies than thus to have been
left to her fate. She never flinched
af averwhelming odds. She took at
their face value the promises to
fight the battles of the small na
tions, bu» the aid that was sent in
tho shapes of artillery and supplies
were meagre and inadequate. Had
France and Britain landed aji arniy
in Montenegro or Albania mouths
ago, there might have been a dif
ferent story to tell of both Monten
egro and Serbia, also of Greece,
Rumania and Bulgaria. Italy, hav
ing only the Adriatic to cross,
should have been able to succor
the littlo mountain people. but
centered hear attention on her own
war, giving direct help to no ally,
bi<» or little.
Should Austria permanently re
tain Montenegro, the dual mon
archy will add to ito coast on tho
Ardlatic and 'will relieve its port
of CaUaro from the constant men
are of Mount Lovchen. Austria ma
go on to occupy Albania, where
the remnant of the Serb army has
taken refuge, and to extend her
frontier to join that of Greece.
But the ultimate fate of Montene
gro and Albania has not been de
cided by tho battles in the Black
Mountains. It will be decided by
the battles in France and Russia,
Macedonia, Thrace nd Mesopotamia.
The -.jeuoral result of the -war will
id i ide whether Montenegro shall
become extinct as a nation or shall
rist- ag:'in, perhaps to be united
with a newly-risen Serbia.—Oreg'n
ian.
MB. WILSON'S TOUR
11 is much to be regretted that
President Wilson's speaking tour
iu behalf or national defense
must necessarily have a political
aspect. He is a candidate for nomi
nation and re-eleotion. The cam
paign is on foot. And the ques
tion of preparedness is one into
which politics should not enter.
Doubtless Mr. Wilson realizes
the political advantage of making
a direct appeal to the people at this
I'me on the question of armament.
He is too astute to be oblivious to
that fact. Yet he is confronted by
a situation which demands such an
ilewi , Sli#
T tl» |ia{ter will b©
it v Is <u leait one
i euca ha»
ibj.. I » our i*i a!! !!-» U'-S. and •I.at t9
Catarrh. tia-i's cV « Cure is the only
positive cure !»«« : til*? medical
ipaternity. Cnlurr!: l>« constitutional
Jiscase. require t • agonal treat*
nrfet Hair- C... is taken i.i
•••rnally. aeti:i« wpon the blood
snd mucous surfai « se sys eic, tneie
b\ destroying the f.'i l:on Oi the dis
ease. and giving tin; •"•nt s;reneth by
building up the coi:stlr noil ami assisliiK
nntuie in dolns its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in Its ccrrUlve pow
.rs that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any caw that It foils to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address: F. J CIIKXEY .* CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold bv all DrucRlsts. 75c.
Take Halls Family Plll» for constipation.
The main question iu society cir
cles is: Have you started getting
your costume ready for the Eagles
masquerade, Feb. 6.
i
ipDeal re£ardki;; cI Ms own politi
cal fortunes.
There can bo >>o doubt that the
country appreciate fully the need
ot preparing itself against possible
foreign invasion -and the necessity
01' being ready to enforce its rights
if they are violated by a foreign
nation. Yet there is a Btrong ele
ment in the democratic party, led
by Mr. Bryan, which is blindly and
obslinately opposed to this. That
element is powerfully represented
in congress aud it has already ar
rayed itsolf against any sort of
prepaa-edntss worthy of tho name.
The enly way to reach these
perverse members of congress
whether they are wrong-headed or
demagogical, is through tho people.
What President Wilson says on the
subject of preparedness during his
forthcoming tour will really be di
rected at thom, its ttier defendants
in the case, with the American peo
ple sitting as the Jury.—Cleveland
Bllj OIL MKIWjIEK IX
MEXICO IS THE l'LAN
OF EASTERN CAPITAL
New York, Feb. 2—Details - for
the formation of a $150,000,000
oil merger, headed by the Mexican
Petroleum Company, have been
virtually completed. This 19 one
of the largest oil consolidations
affected since the original Standard
Oil company consolidated The As
sociated Oil Company and tho Un
ion Oil company will Join the merg
er at onco and several of the
smaller concerns are being consid
ered by the organizers. The Cali
fornia Petroleum company will not
be included at presen but they
may join later on. it is believed
that ultimately, Ij 2 or more in
To Ci'i'i si Cc
•fake LAXATIVE
r ablets. Stop the '
und work off the Cc
Uioney if it fails tc .
gi_;natur. s on U
uc Day
QUININE
1 Headache
gists refund
W. Grove's
3 cents.
1897 — 1916
Esti-blisht \ ears
PHIL ABRAHAMS
INSURANCE
REA1.TY
COLLEC riONS
G-EN'L AGENT
NOTARY Public
in office
4th Avenue. Skagway
"I'm So
Dizzy"
(See next page.)
Zenith Oil for clocks, watclies
and typewriters. Thin in body it
quickly reaches the finest parts of
these delicate mechanisms, lubricat
j lng them correctly w ithout gum
ming: cleaning those parts and
preventing rust. 10c, 25c 50c bot
> ties. Keller Drcs., Sols Skagway
Agents.
dependent on companies operating
lu California and along the coast
1,111 loin. The new company will
bo known as the Pan-American Pe
troleum & Transit company. Of
$125,000,000 estimated to bo need
ed to put through the merger,
560,000,000 i"will be required at
once an-3 the remaining $65,000,
000 will be bapplied by a [strong
syudicato.
Zenith Oil keeps musical Instru
ments, such as Cornets and Trom
bo:iM> In the very beat of conldtion
at all times, 10c, 25c, 50c bottles.
Keller Bros. Solo Skngway Agent*.
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* *
❖ PROFESSIONAL CARDS +
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OK. L. d. KIXLJ2R.
DntM.
Mo«t Modern Methods.
Opea BvssUga.
Office Hours: 9-12 a m 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Bulldlag - Broadway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. U.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in the treatment of
'Im-ums and deformities of the cjt
• r, i)i»e throat.
Office Ooidsteia Bulldlag, .•• :
..eau Alaska
__ I
W. B. STOl'T
i I I o > » • f At Law.
PrmevW la all court*
!a "wrttory of Alaska
Halsit Alaska
PIANO TUNER
Geo. Andereon, piano expert and
factory representative for high
grade pianos will be in Skagway In
the near future.. Pianos for sale
and rent. Homo address, Boot J
991, Juneau, Alaska. Pullen
House, Skagway. *2-17.
fraternal okders
t . * m.
WMto Pa* Lodg*
r. k A. M. No. 118 j
ineeia 2d a&»l 4tb
fM. BT'ga of eaci
jiomii v it.uoi, brothers are v,«;
<>m»* HbJi A'.rahama, Secretary
ElniMr L. WhaeW, W. M
B. r. O. launuo
8kagway Lodg®
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meeta eTery
Thursday avenlog
at 8:00 o'clock.
Tt&i SnSX' VlBlung uruu»
ers cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL, Secretary
Esglw—
Skagwaj Aeria
No. 26, Frater
nal Order of
Wednesday night ol each month at
f-helr hall oh Fifth ayonue. Vl*itlng
brothers cordially iaYitei to attend.
J-. |E. H ndson, W. P., J. K. Me
Alister, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:09 p.
Visiting brothers cordial
ly woleome. J. M. Keller, V. Arc-1
tic Chief, W. R. Hillery, Arctic |
Recorder.
Whitehorse- \
Kluane Stage j
Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves vVhitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Cbampaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
H.CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
Region Holel :: WhilcKorie, f T
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»LL I)i:e».«.IST.
Seattle, l acoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rnpert
Juneau, PctcrHburt;. Wrangcll, and Ketchikan
Leave Skaguuay
S. S. SPOKANE, Jan. 23 Feb. 3
Comaeci* *1 g—till wtth through passon £(t stewnon,
OONGRSM, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
. Sajtblg Tuesday and Friday at 11 •. bu
FOB HAS KiANCISOO, LOS ANGELHs, BAN DIEGO.
Through ti^ftie aoid sad baggage cbccked to all potato la
Cntted St*tea (ad Canada. For foldw* aad full particular*,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agcat
H. BRANDT, «. A. P. D. Phone 50. 8 K AG WAT
M8 Second Atcu, Seattle, Waaft.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROfl SKAQWAY
SOUTHBOUND
5. 5. JEFFER50N
Feb. 12=22 Mar. 3=13
Passengers will be transitu cd to Vancover or Victoria
without extra charge.
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Winter Season
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Feb. 9-23 Mat. 8-19-29
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