The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-19
An Interesting Letter
From Major Strong

P'oN'ue revenue LOT the expenses OF
government al the same TINE re-
He'ihs the country OF some OF the
many "''e'' taxes no" levied. We
must MAINTAIN our supremacy as
sea power ana the only way we
can 10 II Is by seeing to 1t that
OF" navy 'eaus me world. Our
present government seems to be
.' ~ ""N'""S TO Keep hSeH III oil
nee IMAM 10 guard against possi-
''t '''"'N by some foreign power.
anu 'iIls pIlilss us 10 the TACT
""' many E"siiSiileh' oil all class
tSS' see OF prefer TO see, general
european war "ithIh the immediate
future. Germany Is hnglands bette
"of'' Tue lily III the BRUSH ONT
"leiI Win "hich Johh Buli Is
'ss' 'o"t'oH''u' 'oucHeu Ill MS most
sensitive poiht-his commercial bus
mess II he mus mat German in
roads ana lhcHFSiehs INTO new com
h'eF'ial territory to which Great
britain thought she had prescrip-
I'VE ''sH'' nave uScfeaSed BRUSH
""ue' anu IeSSened BRUSH profits.
more 'hah a century ago Ma
po'eo" S"'d we were nation oil
SHophecPeFs' an English manufae-
'"'' sal" 10 me ana the statement
was true 'Heh' ana us truth has
peeH ace eii'ua'ed since mat time
fHsiahu must MAINTAIN her pre-
e"'i'4eA'e DIS manufacturing ana
coiiliheFcial nation or she must
'"P's mo lhIru-ra'e european
power ne tunes are penIous and
'"e o"'io"h gloomy. ms ex-
ae'lS expresses 'he teeIihg through
o"' ''e ha'!oh' DOUBT ana I'M
certainty DIS 70 the future are found
vi al SUES "reat britain Is I'M
"'' so'"s process OF evolution, but
me hritoh 5 lafth III his lnstitu-
'loHS Is sun profound although he
PI'Ihi! Tears mat disaster may over
''
i'e'ce'
nome RUE lor ireland Will be the
PlIHeipal measure which the par
i'"IieiI' VIII CONSIDER at Its forth
COMING session. but another import
AM matter VIII be the extension Of
the suffrage, ana 1t Is quite posi-
oie ti"' 'he vote may be gwen to
Nol'ieH' lHoSd George the nerYy
NIUE "elshlhah' chancellor OF the
eA'hequer III the Asqulth cabinet,
ana OFF Ed"ard Grey the foreign
secretary FAVOR It. yet the govern
i'iehl VIII NOT incorporate a female
'"'IiaSe clduse III It's Dill, but, II
auuod' the proposal VIII have to
'"Ne IT'S ciidHce OF adoption, In
o'"ei virus the government Will
not make party measure of the
woman suffrage question, The gov
eminent however, VIII stand or
IAN of the nome rule proposition,
anu DIS mas Deeh indicated above,
i"'4Hs SAFE working majority
WIN lIe dIu Oh the IRISH Nation
"iStS ana the laDorltes IN parlia-
'nei'' nome rule Ter ireland, within
couple OF years. may be set down
as an accomplished TACT, ana once
again tHe lIlSh parliament VIII Sit
III DUoilH. ne measure VIII not
'e passed however without fierce
opPos4'ioH' po'h III England and in
me hoIlh OF ireland where organic
gu opposition is ne" being rapidly
ellec'eu. win ireland given
ho'iie rule' tHe EhgIlshman sees that
o'o'lahu ana Wales Will follow in
ile'dhu footsteps and demand
me boon. ana they Will get il.
Inc erect OF recent legislation
eSpeclaIly the national Insurance
ia"-ih charlty mas been the text
u many ai OeleS Ill newspapers dur
ING the monday season. The COM
paint IS maze that every year it
pecoiilte hl're difficult to raise
money lot the support OF those noble
voluntary institutions which in this
country nave relieved the state of a
vast burden OF responsibility. The
SpIeiulu Flgor OF british charitable