The Alaska citizen., 1914-10-12

piness and civilized conditions to
the people Of the world"
THIS is the uneventful period that
usually comes between the navigation
season and the dog-team season.
PUBLIC interest seems to be pref
ty we'll divided now between the
final baseball series and the war in
Europe
IF Roosevelt We're Loyal Moose
instead of Bull Moose. he would
have far greater number of men
to affiliate with.
THIS increasingly cold weather
is bracing and healthful, but it is
hard on the pocket books that must
meet fuel expenses.
DID you ever notice that the man
who gets the habit of speaking well
of his neighbors and his town, seems
to create contentment for himself?
IF the reports about the mining
possibilities at Broad Pass are cor
rect, the new government railroad
should realize a profit from the
start.
SOMEBODY is evidently very busy
endeavoring to keep Mr. Crossley
in office But why should he have
a monopoly on the job? Why this
political schemng and activity?
IF Mr. Wickersham really is re-
sponsible for getting the railroad
bill passed. why did he thank Presi-
dent Wilson. in the name of the
people of Alaska, for having done
it?
IT is reported that the liquor
interests of the country will fight
the war tax Usually dealers don't
mind things of that sort, for all they
have to do is to increase prices
and make consumers pay the taxes.
1T would be interesting to know
if the Seattle correspondent of the
morning paper is a chicken fancier.
He insists on spelling General Won
Kluk's name Chuck, being the
nearest possible approach to "cluck."
THERE are just three more weeks
before election day If Mr.. Bunnell
makes as big gains in popularity in
the next three weeks as he has in
the last three, he will make his op-
ponent look sick when the votes
are counted.
IF cholera continues to spread
among the Austrian soldiers, it is
probable that the Russian armies
will be afraid to go near them. Per
haps the cholera report is only a
tactful way of intimidating the Rus
slams.
1T seems that the possibilities of
automobile traffic in Alaska is just
getting to be understood A year
ago but one machine had made the
trip from Fairbanks to the coast.
This year so many round trips have
been made, that it is even planned
now to attempt operating machines
along the trail during the winter.
1T would have been well if this
proposed new international language,
Esperanto, had been generally known
before the European war started.
for then, perhaps, there would not
be such a confusion in the matter of
names as there is at present. For
instance, the German possession in
China is referred to in press dis
patches as Tsing-Tau, Kiao-Chow
and Kau Chau. The latter, how
ever, is the most approved spelling
Then there is Cracow, Austria, which
is sometimes called Kracow or Kra-
kow in the war news. 1t is really
not surprising that much of the war
news in confusing.
THERE is one thing that the most
sincere friends of Mr.. Wickersham
must admit If they are absolutely
truthful, and that is that he will al
low personal prejudices to interfere
with his official duties. 1t is we'll
known that the reason Mr.. Wicker
sham never secured bridge for
Fairbanks was his dislike for Colonel
Richardson. head of the Alaska Road
commission, who would have direct
ed the building of the structure.
If Mr.. Wickersham is returned to
congress, it can be expected that
he will not go out of his way to
aid the Road commission to get the
local petition for the bridge APP
proved.
DELEGATE WICKERSHAM tele-
graphs from Seward that he did not
introduce the bill postponing assess
ments on mining claims in Alaska.
1t will be remembered that the tele-
graphic dispatch published in the
last issue of The Citizen. from
Juneau did not accuse Mr.. Wicker
sham of introducing the bill, but of
being it's author. Representative
Johnson of Washington was the
man who introduced the bill, but
Mr. Johnson is quoted as having
said that although he introduced the
bill, it was really prepared by Mr..
Wickersham Why doesn't Mr..
Wickersham deny having framed the
bill which would result, if passed,
in a material saving for himself?