The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17

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'Alaska's white population is es
timated at 10000 to $4,000"
THE sinking of the Lusitania will
have the effect of making many
Americans stay at home. where they
belong
FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT i.
winning more popular favor now
than he formerly enjoyed it seems
for he is showing his good Judgment
by endorsing the neutral policies OF
President Wilson.
THE man who is willing to work
!owgrade ground when nothing bet
ter presents itself, has the best
nance of finding the paystreak
in the end The same rule applies
to all vocations in life.
\ GERMAN diplomat Will prob
ably be deported on account of his
criticism of American policies. The
most essential qualifications of a
diplomat is to be able to know
what to say and when to say it.
WITH the sailing of the steamer
Delta yesterday, the navigation sea
son formally opened here The in
coming boats with their loads of
railroad surveyors, mining experts
md visitors should enliven things
here soon.
THE playground plans of the Wo
man S Civic club are proving to be
extremely popular. Here in Alaska
children seem to have more consid-
GRAFTON than in other places, and
anything that promises the little
people pleasure is certain to get
plenty of hackers.
IN England they are talking OF
segregating foreigners in order to
protect them. In the United States
a movement should be started to
have those fellows segregated who
are wanting us to go to war, for
their elimination would probably aid
in preventing the flow of American
blood in a useless cause.
COUNCILMEN are opposed to en-
forcing curfew law in the sum
mer time They seem to think that
child,en's vitality and health should
not be conserved simply because it
does not get dark and there is no
school in session. 1t seems that the
women asking for the curfew have
better Judgment in this matter than
have the cOuncilmen.
WHEN man gets too positive in
his assertions in regard to how the
war in Europe will end, he should
be reminded that the news received
on this side of the Atlantic is col
ored to suit the nation from whence
it is sent, and that no one at this
great distance is in position to say
with any assurance who is getting
the best Of the great conflict
COLONEL ROOSEVELT is of
German descent, but still he is
wanting the United States to fight
Germany But, then Roosevelt at
one time was quoted as wanting
us to fight the allies, and previously
he wanted US to go to war with
Mexico. So it may be assumed that
it is only an excuse for war that
the former President wants, or, per
haps more properly, an excuse to
criticise President Wilson.
IN case the members of the Wo-
mans Civic club decide to take over
the library, they will endeavor to
put it on self-supporting basis.
That is, they will try not to ask
for public subscriptions, though pub
lie entertainments may be held to
meet a part of the expenses. Ger
tainly the ladies will earn much
public appreciation by the way they
are planning to improve social con-
dtions.
PEOPLE at Victoria. B. c., were
SO aroused over the sinking of the
Lusitania that they raided German
stores, and destroyed property of
people that in no way had anything
to do with the war German people
would probably have done the same
thing, had they been aroused in a
like manner. 1t is unfortunate, how
ever. that people should lose their
heads to the extent of wanting to
punish one man for what another
does.
THE town of Tanana had $50 as
surplus fund to its credit when
its new council took hold of the
towns affairs. And that was in the
face Of the fact that property in
Tanana is not taxed. This is quite
a contrast to the situation in Fair
banks where the new council had
to take over a debt of 100000. OF
course. there is a difference in the
size of the two places, but certainly
the Tanana council could have spent
all its money if the members had
not been economical and conserva-
tive.
DIFFERENCES between China and
Japan have been settled by the
former agreeing. under protest. to
meet the demands OF the latter.
The trouble between the two coun-