The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-17

Some day, unless all si8ns taii, tnis country of ours will be forced to
 fight Japan. It seems to be our des-
 tiny and while we may use every means in our power to sidestep 1t. the time will come when we can no long CT avoid the duty that seems to have been laid upon us.
 Perhaps 1t is nothing more than right that 1t should be our fate to show the chesty little country where she actually belongs in the assembly If nations. for we started her on the path from medeaval darkness to the fcar civilization which she has att tained today. It is largely our fault that Japan imagines that she is des- tined to be the most powerful nation in the world
 But just now Japan has suffered a sever blow. One dealt her by the greatest conquorer of the nations of the earth. Nature. and the cry of her stricken thousands has been heard across the waters of the ocean which will one day witness the struggle be- tween us for supremacy of the sea.
 Of course. when that struggle ce mes we will show the little yellow people where they actually stand as a world power. But just now. pros rt ctivc enemy tho she be. 1t is our duty to again extend the hand of friendship and to open the purse st rings of our generosity.
 The president of the United States. in his capacity as chief of the Red Cross. has asked for aid for the peo- p,c who have suffered by the terrible earthquake and volcano.
 It is enough. The people of the t'nited States are generous. open landed people. We know that here in Nome. for Nome gave grandiy. nobly, to San Francisco in her hour of need and the county responded galiantly when Nome was in need. and would have continued to give had rot the word gone forth that Nome needed no more.
 The prompt call sent forth by the president asking for help for Japan will be promptly and generously ans wefed and we will be the first to get to the people of Japan the financial ai,i that they need most.
 It is q magnanimous thing for the president to call for contributions for Japan. He knows as we'll as any man in the land the attitude of the selfcentcred. treacherous little people toward this country. and yet. 1t shows the bigness of tho United States to be ablc to come quickly to the assistance of one who longs to be our enemy and who envies and hates us.
 With most nations help In timc of need would do much to bridge the chasm of enmity. The people who give and who receive would be drawn into a closer bond of friendship. This will not he the case with Japan. She will take what we offer. as she took our learning and our inventions. and she will smile and bow with indrawn breath and humble her thanks. but inv ardly she will thank her gods that she is not as are the Yankee pigs ant she win continue to sharpen the two- handed sword of conquest and the dagger of treachery.
 Hut all of that matters not to us at the present instance. Japan is In need and we have plenty. Although we know that she means to put n knife In our back if ever the oppor- tunity offers, we should not hold back UT subscriptions for her relief.
 We have helped Japan much in the psst. We must help her now we will help her in the future # there is any, thing within reason that we can do.
 We lifted her out of tho darkness Into the light. We tauEht her to make the weapons and to use the weapons that shs will some day turn