The Chitina leader., 1915-06-08
Late Telegraph News

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Alaska Steamship Company, in con-
nection with sailings for the far
North. The big freighter Edith led
the fleet to Berfng Sea crowded to
the guards with supplies. The
steamer Latouche followed this
morning. The big passenger liner
Victoria is now loading freight and
will sail on June 2 for Nome and st.
Michael with every berth taken, and
that means 81 passengers of all
classes. When the steamer Cordova
returns from the north she will also
make trip to Kotzebue Sound, sail
ing about June Is. The Pacific
Coast steamer Senator is due to
leave here tomorrow for Nome,
while the freighter Tampico will sail
about the same time from San Fran
cisco, having taken on part of her
cargo at Seattle
PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-On
June 1, the ancient and revered
independence Hall in this city will
for the second time in its history
resound with the words of men
raised in behalf of independence of
human beings. For, by special con-
cession of the municipal authorities
the Society to Eliminate Economic
Causes of War begins a conference
in the hall where 141 years ago the
public meeting was held that led 20
the signing of the Declaration of
independence. That was on June I !,
IVA, which led to the final meeting
of July 4, 1776 when the Declaration
was formally signed. And by re-
markable coincidence at the meeting
which convenes tomorrow there will
be Ii delegates from South Ameri-
can countries, which corresponds TO
the 13 representatives of the original
states that met in Independence Hall
But, unlike the meeting 139 years
ago which brought on war, this con-
ference is called together to consider
ways and means of preventing war in
the future. And, in place of
Declaration of Independence, the
delegates from the South American
states plan to draw up a Declaration
of Interdependence.
This pact which is called the Com
mercial Federation, will contain 4
clause binding all parties to it to
absolutely observe the neutrality of
the high seas. =
Second. it provides that no country
shall ch"nge it's tariff, shipping or
immigra ION laws without giving
other nations of the world due
notice, as such laws are of interna-
tional Importance and affect all man.
kind.
A third clause provides that when
man is himself out of the country
or sends his money out of the coun-
try that becomes an international
question and not local one.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 81
Among all the exhibits at the great
exposition now being held here none
is of greater Importance to the
country than the national conference
on child labor which closes here to-
day. The Conference is principally
concerned with the national aspects
of child labor. The defeat of the
Palmer-Owen bill last winter by the
vote of Senator Overman of North
Carolina after the House of Repre-
sentatives had passed it by an over
whelming vote will be followed up
by still more vigorous campaign in
the next Congress. DR.. Felix Adler,
chairman of the National Child
Labor Committee, Mrs Florence
Kelley, general secretary of the
National Consumers League, Sem
ator Robert L. Owen and Francis J.
Heney, all interested in the national
regulation of child labor, were
among the speakers in San Francisco
and will help to perfect the plans for
the coming campaign.
NEW YORK, June Baseball,
as the kingpin of national pasttimes,
is going to be crowded for honors in
very short time, if the tennis
"bug" keeps working at the speed
it has shown for the past couple of
years. Time was when tennis en-
thusiasts were supposed to be all
blue-blooded aristocrats who had
plenty of time and who were mostly
all club members. But such is far
from being the case now. The
''tired" business man is the greatest
booster for the net game. He finds
that tennis fits in better with his
mode of life than any other sport.
For golf he has to wend his way out
to some links that are far removed
from his home. And. then. he doesn't