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EDITORIAL I
mUJl>H LABORERS FOR l'Ro
TEcxiox
More one million majori'j
for i miction to goods made In
E: gl;>c 1 was the vote registered bj
the Trades L'aiou congress W^ict
u:vt 3t Birmingham, England, tht
o< September 6th. This
cougrt-ss represented 2,500,00t
workers. aud the resolution, adopt
od by such, a huge majority calls
icr " the adoption o£ methods foi
i i ring or preventing the itnp>.r
ta'iju of cheai> manufactured gool
1> recur <1 at lower rates of wages
under wars© labor* conditions
than i-ttvail in this (England]
country." What is this but .h<
R'pubiim^ protective idea, "undi
luttd?"
Tile action taken by the Trado
Uuicn Congress, following the ~e
comucLdatioa made the first o
the y«st by the British Board o
Trade that England should re
turn immediately 10 thg protectiv*
;>oi. y. has been an. awful wallop t(
the "te trade disciDles of Woo.1
TOW Wilson, and the tariff-for rev
tnueoyly school of Senator Luder
weed. For over half a century "i<
Democrats have pointed to Greai
Britain as the model free-trade na
tioj.
1*5 'o 1S46 the industries o:
Great Britain were fostered b:
protective tariffs. I'nder the Dro
tective iiolicy England became lu
dustrlUly pre-eminent. "The pol
icy of protection," eays Georg<
GB. Curtiss, •"had 1'eea practica.
for the purpose of building up thi
industr es of England and makinf
her the greatest manufacturing cen
tvr in 'he world. This had. beei
accomplished.'j But while Eng
land was perfecting her machinery
increasing her factories, and edu
catiug ter artisans to the potn
\vLtJr she could manufacture f®1
the whole world, the I nltect State;
and ;ne nations of Europe wer<
build : ^ up rival industries undsi
the protective poli-v. In 1S46
England, believing herself to be in
vincible in the industrial arena, en
terec ii to a campaign to demolisl
the orotective walls of her rivals
The leader of this movement waj
Ricnar'l Cobden, and that the ar
gamen't, of the C6fcden school migh
prevail, England divested hersei
of 'he protective nolicy. "Nothing
but the aid derived from restrict
lye regulations and prohibition
win be effectual to prevent the to
tai des'ruction. of their establish
mc-nts In the countries where the:
are s?t up," said J. R. McCulloch
in hl« Commercial Dictionary pub
lished In 1S47. And hundreds oi
dollars were placed at the dl*
posal ct the Cobdenites to effer
the repeal of these regulations it
the United States and Europeai
countries «
The arguments of Cobden a'
first made an appeal to the Ger
mans. Operating under the Zoll
verila Iot nearly h»lf a cditury
that empire had become unified
but from 1S65 to 1S79 Germany .-«y
erateu undr free trade. The re
sult3 were disastrous. In ISTi
the Great Bismarck effected th<
return of Germany to the protect
ive iiollcy. "Writing from his pos1
i:i Dusseldorl in 1SS4, the Britlst
consul said: "These provinces! nc>i
only now supply their own and <*><
requirements of Germany with pro
ducts end manufactures, • whlct
somo few years ago were imports
fr^m England or elsewhere, but ex
vort the^ very products and rnaau
iacturcs not 10 uiw vi ^
ithe world in competition trith; Eng- i
land, but to? England; Itself." Tho 1
1 jseoa wktchl Oormaay teamed 1865
79 has kept h»r under the pro
tec hr* policy] erei*" slncn. The
situation reported by the BrltUh
coasul la 1884 had become so ag
gravating to England by 1914 that
she wgerly seized, thq opportunity
to crusa har great commercial ri
val. But England now realizes tha*
while Germany may possibly bo de
feated oa the battleflM, German
Industries will remain Intact and
German post-war competition^ trill
to keener than eVer. Hence the
reason for the return Of Great
Britain to the policy; of x>rota(tlos.
The wage scale of England prior
to the war was about ,aae>-h.*lf, and
of Germany less than oae-thlrd that
of the United State*. Wages af
ter the war will be lower, not
hihger In those countries Don't
the laboring men of *hg United
States think It would be a pretty
goo*' Dlan to follow tho example of
tho British workmen and vote
for urotection? "Wilson to a free
trader. Hughes la a protectionist.
Tho development lasue of the Al
aska Daily Empire la a£f the press
and In the hands of its many read
ers It coyers 'is field o< realism
a..4 touches upon the great field
of possibilities which are lying Jn
tie Territory. Leading men of Ju
u~au and other cities hare received
d .-e share of glory and prajsq in the
.publication. Editor Troy* la toi be
I congratulated oa the Issue.
HI* Kick.
"I understand Brown Is taking tea
sons from n memory toashw."
"He ought to. The h»t time I ptafed
golf 'with him he forgot shoot twenty
strokes that he took."—Detroit Free
Press. •" '
Qenlua and Mediocrity,
Cornellla did not speak wiiwjtf tbe
language of which be waa aocb a Bat
ter. Descartes was sBeot h» fitxwS
society. Themlstwles, when asted t»
play on a lute, sn+4 "I oahoit' S3d!f.
bnt 1 can make a little riRaiie hst* a
gre«t city." Addison was ttnUi te
converse In company. Vergfl was heavy
colloquially. La Fontaine was coarse
and stupid when surrounded by men
The Countess of Pembroke bad been
jften heurd to say of Chaucer that his
silence was more agreeable to her than
his conversation. Socrates, eafebrated
for his written orations, was so timid
that he never ventured to apeak t»
public, ilonce It has bees remarked.
'Mediocrity can talk; It Is for genius
to observe."
The Louis Styles.
It was the Trench-Kins Loots XL
who Invented gold lace, and It was
Louts XIV who orden>4 all the allk
upholsteries of tSe palace done is
white with figure* ofti&M aiai" bh»
and a touch of red. The teuWfce dftfcs
are named after Mra, -awf itf the
French kings of the tsatae «f hernia
have had I heir names brrogbt dow*
to posterity through the lprentton of
■some article of dress. whether 5 be •
Louis Qulnze heel or a "Louts* Seise
•oat. while to Louis Qualorze belongs
the honor of a cuff and a hat—london,
Telegraph.
High Tribute.
"Don't you think Miss SweetthlBg4*
•omplexlon Is perfectly lonelyf In
luired the Infatuated youth.
"I do. Indeed.'" replied the eyatral
voung womau. "In faet. t hare R>W
her several times that that shade bar
motilzes best with the preseat «rter ftf
her hair."—Richmond TTmes-Dlapatch
Falling Leaves.
When leaves fall they are actually
cut off from the stems by a layec
cork that forms across the base of
their stalks. No nourishment "la left
In the dead leaf, but crrty the waste
products of vitality, of which tbt tree
Is well rid.
oooooooooooooooooo
o " ' •• 0
O PRACTICAL HEALTH HIHT. t
O 0
0 Acute Rheumatism, 0
o The remedies of most' avail la o
o acute muscular rheumatism, ae- o
O cording to Dr. Wtlliass rttOh 6
o Cheney of Stanford tJaWiSHy 6
o In an address "reported" M'TIle 6
0 New Tork Medical Journal, a»e: o
o First—Rest Nature usufily 0
o enforces this meftofl 3 5Mraiji^ ®
o ment If the attack Is saffleteBtly ®
o acute. i
o Second.—Beat Beat is always b
o grateful and gives relief. * It ©
a may be applied ti"* vfcrlaty Of ®
o ways. * • ' » » ©
o Third.—Purgation. It may ba O
o admitted that there l» no sctrn- 0
o tlfic reason why purgation should O
o atd. but the fact remains tbat tt ©
o does. ' ' * » ■ " §
O Fourth. - Sa tlcy letee. Tfcey Co 6
o mitigate the pain. ttBd tbey are 0
o trustworthy agents to use afioi* 0
o the Initial purgation. 0
o Fifth.—Opiates. Ordinary all 0
o opiates are out of place because o
o they have in general bad effecti 0
o that outweigh' th£
o ternally the old established lead 9
o and opium wash. kpptteA.lro^ is 0
o a most valuable aid in removing 0
o pain. ®
o Massage, vibratory treatment. 0
o hydrotherapy and eoontirlitjta- 0
o tion also hare some valui1 o
o 9
oooooooooooooooooo
POLITICAL NEWS!
AT WASHINGTON
WASKTNTGTON, D. C., Sept. 27
—ClalmB that President Wilson lias
"Ket>t us out of war," are so ridicu
iouslv uatrue that it Is amusing to
taoee who kuorw the facts, declar
ed Representative Charles F. Cur
ry, Ci California, in a statement
a'm today.
"HU refusal to recognlzq Heurta
aj, the da facto president of Mexi
co, tut waa done by European na
tions. encouraged bandit chiefs to
continue their guerilla | warfare.
Since then, his vacillating policy,
putting on embargoes on© day and
lifting them the ne^t, supporting
one faction today and another to
morrow, dictating who Bhould not
be a candidate for the presidency el
Mexico, and his meddlesome mud
dling generally, caused, by hisi per
sonal antipathy; to> Hueita, based
on an uncomplimentary , remark
a_ut him by Huer*a, prolonged the
revolutions.
"President Wilson, committed two
acts of war agalns* Mexico. Oue
punitive expedition was for the
avowed purpose of compelling HueB»
ta to fire a, salute of twenty-one
to our flag; a number of American
Marines and. Mexicans were killed
at Vera Crue; supply of note
paper a* the White House was ex
hausted, but the salute was not
fired. The second punitive, expe
diMps was after the raid on Colum
bus an<* was to 'get Villa dead or
alive.' Villa s'ill lives and: la at
liberty.
'"The President called for a con-^
ference of Mexican factions to
establish a do facto government but
■aid he w'ould not recognize the
leader of any faction that faileed
to attend. Ca^rnza was the only ,
leader that refused to pay atten
tion to the conference and Presi
dent Wilson recognized him.
"la handling the Mexican; situa
tion tie Wilson, administration has
lavariably 'done those thtings it
ougb» not to have done and left un
done things it ought toi have done.'
"The President has( reiterated
aad hla mouthpieces liavo claimed
so often that he is entitled to the
credit oX 'keeping us out of the
European war' that many, persons
accept the statements as true.
Nei'her the Allies nor the Central
Pc-vers want the United States to
become involved In the conflict.
"Nothing can involve us in that
•oallict unless we deliberately coas^
to maintain Strict neutrality and
blunder Into It.. "The United
Starts is three thousand miles away
from the European conflict. Den
mark Holland, Sweden, Norway and
Switzerland are right at the doors
of tee- warring nationsi and yet
these little countries are. not in
volved. It is absurd for thq Presi
dent's partisans to claim that 'he
ha* kept us out of war.'
"The people) have not. forgotten,
taat after a conference with the
President on diolomatiqj complica
tions of an acute nature between
our government and one of the
EuropenH belligerents distinguished
mfmbers of the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee, told Senators
aad Representatives and even stat
ed to newspajpermn that the Presi
de a4 had become very much1 excit
ed during the conference.and in a
vehement manner had said in effect
'It might not be a bad thinig for
civilization and would hasten the
end of the United States! would en
ter the war on the side of the Al
liei.* *
"Early In his administration; the.
President was 'too proud to fight,'
»ves In defense of national honor;
later he was looking for an oppor
tunity to break into thepvar; today
hfc claims to be entirely neutral;
what blfl attitude will be tomorrow
nobody kno^ws."
A Moneyless Man.
A nan without money Is a body with
out a toul, u walking death, a specter
that frighteuB every one. His counte
fiance !a sorrowful and his conversa
Hob langnlshlng and tedious. If he
calls npon an acquaintance lie never
find* him at home, and If he opens his
month to apeak he is Interrupted every
momoat 90 that he may not have a
chance to flnlsh his discourse, which It
is feared may end with his asking for
money. He Is avoided like a person
Infected with disease and is regarded
•4 a» Incumbrance to the earth. Want
trak«a him up in the morning, and mis
airy accompanies him to bed at night
Ijhe ladies discover that he Is an awk
ward booby, landlords-believe that he
ifres npon air, and If he wants any
thing from a tradesman he is asked
tor cash before delivery. — Bruno's
Weekly.
Vi
Blessed Ignorance.
"How much does it cost yo.u to run
tj»is yacht, old chap 5"
'"If I knew I wouldn't do It"— Life.
♦ fraternal orders
® Arctic Brotherhood. —
Canip Bkagwav No. 1.
A. B. motta every sec
ond uadi foimthj Tues
day (jveiiilnjj at 8:30 P
m. sriiitp. Visiting brothers eoidial
ly wi Vcane. \V. L. Stevemsow, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Hocc rder.
Fm.teiiua O.d.r
Skagwayt Aoiiq
Ji'o. 25, Frater
nal Order of
In gres meets uicj nrst auu tniru
WeductWiiy night of each lnonjthj ut
ttifir hall oi^ Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cwdiajly iirvitcjrt to
attend. Ij. E. Hudson, W. 1*., J.
K. McAlisfcer, Secretary.
F. & A. M.
Whltei Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2il and 4th
Frl. Kv'gs, of each
moiuE. visiiiug protners are wel
come.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
Address all communications to
the Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets ever/
1st and 3d Thurs
day at 8:30 p. m.
Vlnitlng broU
henry friedenthal, e. r
F. J. VAis DEWALL, Secretary
Pioneer of Ala/ska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* In A. B. Hall first Monday in
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Vlilting Brothers cordially wel
come.
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