The Nenana news., 1918-03-23
ALASKANS AND THE WAR


 realization of the seriousness of the war. Reports coming 10 Alaska cer- 'ainly indicate that the public has not been aroused greatly and this mus, be d2e 70 failure "a realize the seriousness of the struggle in which We are engaged And the strange thing about II iS that in the East, where the government is most y engaged n war preparations, the war spirit iS not nearly So much in evidence as II is in the Western part of the United States. where both recruits and money are being sup piled 10 ttie government beyond the allotted proportion of the various states and cities,
 AlaSkanS have responded uobly to ne cal for funds for various pari- o1ic uses and the number of volun- Iary en!lsCne1J> recorded throughout the territory ,S a further evidence - the loyalty Q: Nertkerne-s. Yet T. :s doubtful, | cEe Alaskan in len realizes how very much at war we are or how long We may be at war before ehe struggle for liberty iS won
 To rza,.z= ehe magnitude ot he world struggle and the important pa-r which .he United States iS a. ready taking IT !. one must see the vast1eSS - the preparations which are being made and come 1T close co-cac. win the various departments which have ghe war wo-k ia hand. II c1.s great distance fron -he scenes ot activity. the situation looms less largely tstore uS and the need If sacrifice l> less deeply engraved upon cur minds We have ceSponde6 -o the calls for money and men anI too3 conservation becauSe we be- .ieve6 President WilSo. yvtu.G ra, s>E for sacrifices unless thsy were necessary -e cEe success = the war We have accepted the conditions a< . r2ac,sC ot c~lr<e. as the naE1ra, gar. loyal citizens are expee:s5 .o axe 1T nations war work. We may 1~"e- come s3 2 tll. realisation ct me danger which l-rAS beyond f1v waters - -ae Atlantic. but we te-.evs ,-s government safely can esnS oZ -1e 3aya. support of Alzs- aa1s jr any emergency. -5 u,a-ter how <r@s- Esv 1e -E@ Sa--...:csS re- q25-e5. -.
 h a .@tcar recently written co rE5 Nena1a Cor1nsart:a. c.4c. M-. Ri--S emphasizes ne Importance e: con serving wheat flour. which re.s- srag1it G5<pa,ehe< frequently -er,.-,. uS u,&y be- tze means af virai2e z1s war, In our qaieg- l5,tls cou.- -21El-y i- Alaska" wrote che com missioner. '-we have To :Eea ot -he SeTio1S2rSS ot Z1e military. situation !. may sven mean ra.: tbs war nay las. fer many years, and ! under stand Eha: -he WAT department lS planning for a continuation cf hos El-.-i-S for eight years. This. of course. is maximum period and has probably been worked oa; from an economic standpoint.
 Since coming here, ! have realized aS never before. how absolutely nee esSary it 5S for the country to stand 2s an unbroken unit 1T this great conflict We have all got go suffer aS never before. and am taking thlS occasion 10 request she Nenana Commercial club 10 use their in fluenee with the people ot Nenana in the interest of food conservation. particularly wheat and salt porks. The wheat situation .s serious and a successful outcome of the war de bends largely upon what the United States can furnish in she way of this cereal We all ear corn bread here. and II we have light bread. # Is made or al least twenty Der cent oatmeal or some other flour Suhssi- ] suSes"
 That Is the message to Alaskans from an Alaskan who knows much . more about the war now than he did . before he left AlaskA-from an Alaskan who realizes that we have ] 2 hard fight on our hands and that ] We must save and work together 10 ! insure success And we know that We must strive the harder so save after having read the message, for even though we may not realize the gravity of the situation. we know that Americans must win the war ard that yTF~-ory ssSr-nf l.. xx-ar rx-,.A E.