The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-20

found with the law and not with the officials of the law.
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 Jus, al present We are Ill somewhat ul a diplomatic tangie win our very hrud trIends' the Japanese. who are Jusl good friends enough to be exertins every energy that they possess. and
 mat is no small amount. in getting
 lcauy to force us to take water on
 some of the questions that are now
 lrndinE between the two countries. Disguise il as they may under the snug smile If friendship. the Japs are adopts in the art of dissimulation, thc fact cannot be hidden that Japan is heartily and absolutely Jvo,..Y -s
 tiis country which has done more than
 any other country to pull her up out oi the slough of medieval darkness.
 We took Japan as a baby among the nations of the earth and We tended her
 ana taught her and gave her of our best and today there is not one of the little yellow people who would ack- w,r rd of thanks.
 In fact every move of the Island Elm pirc is made with a view of someday 1t mbling this great nation that lifted he. out of the cradle of ignorance and taught her how to walk Japan has f"rgotten her first feeble steps in tho arrogance of her rapid rise in imata tive learning and today. if she felt snong enough she would not hesitate to stick knife into our backs.
 She is looking for more territory. She must have more territory and she is an interruptions nation as her peo- pie are individually interruptions when there is an object to be attained.
 The west coast of the United States is today filled with spies of the Mid ado Alaska is filled with spies of the Mikado and they are SO openly spies that anyone who would take the trou- hle to keep an eye on their mail could not fail to grasp the fact. Still Japan is our very good friend.
 The Philippine Islands are full of Japanese spies. once in q while we find one flagrantly sketching our for tfications-and We let him go. Hawaii Is full of spies. and what is worse with perfectly good soldiers all ready and waiting to be used against us. And W" take no steps to protect ourselves bs cause Japan is our very good friend. |
 Every present move of the Japanese and strategists is made with | a view to possible war with this coun- try and the very first time that Japan | can get us when We are hard pressed | by some other country she will with | draw the hand of false friendship and l from under the kimona draw the knife | of cnmity that she has been sharpen ing.
 With such neishbor Alaska is not l safe. for in spite of her fancied secur- ity she could be invaded by Japan be- fore our own government woke up to the fact that war had been declared.
 And once in. it will not be an easy | matter to get the yellow men out.
 Very likely had We not given the hand of fellowship to Japan in the first place her civilization might havc been somewhat retarded. but 1t would only have been retarded for the imita- tive genius is so strong that they w uld have learned from someone else.
 Rut we have done enough for the ],