The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-20

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 Just al present. We arc m some""'' .,. A u.plo,,sallc ,anKie whn our very scod frlends'' the Japanese. "no aEr .us, good friends enough to be exertlng every energy that they possess anu ,nu, is no small amount. in getting re,,iy ,u force us to take waiter on some of the questions that are now pending between the two countries.
 Disguise 1t as they may under the snur smile of friendship. the Japs are adopts in the art of dissimuiat'on' tho fact cannot be hidden that Japan ia heartily and absolutely jealous Of ttis country which has done more than ,nv other country to pull her up out of the slough of medieval darkness.
 We took Japan as a baby among the nations of the earth and We tended her und taught her and gave her of our best and today there is not ono of the little yellow people who would ack- now ledge the .i~bl or render us one wcrd of thanks.
 In fact every move of the Island Elm pire Is made with view of someday h, mbling this great nation that lifted he.. out of the cradle of ignorance and taught her how to walk. Japan has forgotten her first feeble steps In th" arrogance of her rapid rise in imatn- tive learning and today, If she felt strong enough she would not hesitate to stick Q knife into our backs.
 She is looking for more territory. She must have more territory md shc Is an unscrupulous nation as her peo- nlc are individually interruptions whcn there fig an object to hc attained.
 The west coast of the Tinted States is today filled with spies of tho Mid ndo. Alaska is filled with spies of tho NTikado and they are so openly spies tlat anyone who would take tho trou- blc to keep an eye on their mail could not fail to grasp the fact Stiil Japan is our very good friend.
 The Philippine Islands are full Of Japanese spies Once in Q while we find one iagrantiy sketching our for tif,cations-and we let him go. Hawaii is full of spies. and what is worse with rcrfcctly good soldiers all ready and waiting to bc used against us. And w.. take .no steps to protect ourselves be cause Japan is our very good friend
 Every present move of tho Japanese statesmen and stratcgists is made with |. view to possible war with this coun- try md the very first time that Japan can get us when VIC are hard pressed hy some other country she will with draw the hand of false friendship md from under the kimona draw the knife of cnmity that she has bcen sharpen ing.
 with such neiGhbor Alaska is not safe. for in spite of her fancied sccur- Ity she could bc invaded by Japan be- fore our own government woke up to the fact that war had been declared.
 And once in. 1t will not be an easy matter 10 get the ycilow men out.
 . Very likely had We not given the hand of fellowship to Japan in the first piacc her civilization might have been somewhat retarded. but it would only have been retarded for tho imita- tlvc genius is so strong that they VI uId have learned from someone eise.
 rut we have done enough for tho