The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-16
(By Thomas W. Gregord

The sporadic activities of d few agi- tators who, led by good or bad mo- tives seek to hamper our work in the war, justify me as the chief law officer of the executive branch of the govern ment in calling attention to the duties, moral and legal, of all persons owing temporary or permanent allegiance to the United States.
 The German government began this war by contemptuous breach of it's formally plighted faith made in solemn treaty and from the beginning until now has more than made good this ominous earnest of it's intentions and temper The President has shown us how one by one, as opportunity off cred, the safeguards which civilization has been able during the centuries to throw around neutrals and the non fighting people of warning nations were ruthlessly torn down; how pat tent and long suffering remonstrances and requests were met by fair words, and fairer promises only to be broken.
 We all know as but sober fact, plainly stated, that the Imperial Gov ernment has allowed no rule of war no principle of civilization, no con sideration of humanity, no teachings of Christianity to stand between it and the working out of it's illegal pur- poses. For half century that Gov ornment has schcmed and prepared 10 dominate the world by blood and iron" For half century the officials of the Imeprial Government, from the Kaiser down, including even the teachers of their children, have pros titutcd the minds of their youth until the whole people have been led to d toleration, if not approval of the hid eous outrages and barbarities practic- ed by that government in this war While yet we were neutral. struggling to keep free from the conflict the representatives of that government in this country planned to destroy our factories and our railroads. forged our public papers, deceived Us when con venient, violated our hospitality and our sovereignty. while they plotted against our territorial integrity; they deliberately and with malice and af- fronting forewarning drowned our helpless women and babies and de- clared public holiday that their own children might celebrate the murder.
 They have bombarded unfortifed towns and bombed the unprotected homes of their foe, taking their toll of wounded and dead from the aged and infirm, the young and the helpless. They have made barren deserts of the garden spots of the earth: they have neellessly pillaged and willfully burn cd towns; they have reduced to slave ry men, women and children; they have wrecked and torn asunder fami- lies with a system diabolical in its efficiency; they have wantonly defiled and destroyed the temples of God They have done all of these things that they might strike terror into the hearts of men so as more easily tc conquer and rule them.
 As war has gone on, the ultimate aim of the Imperial government haf become more and more clear Drunl with the sense of Its own power ant its asserted superiority, it has pro. posed to secure the dominating posi- ton for itself and for Its system ovel the entire world Nowhere yielding tC the people their rightful powers, ant everywhere seeking to uphold autoc racy and depotism, it has shown it! intentions to perpetuate absolute gov ernment of which it admittedly Is tho head and front. It's "kultur" is avow cd to be the acme of human goodnes! and endeavor. and 1t is to boast tht rulership of the world, gained by force and arms.
 The world must fight to preserv, itself. Of this there can he no doubt
 Hitherto, save in rare cases; wa has been fight between armies; bu this war, because of the initial pre- paration for it by an autocracy whicl prostitutes a whole mighty nation t it's purpose is a contest between people themselves It is correspondingly in tense and relentless. The march o events shows that it is now war 0 systems-kings against peoples. I our enemy wins, kings will dominat the world, because no democracy fight