The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-02
Reads Like Hun Propagan' da for Which Other Papers Were Paid
 by Germany.
SEEMS TO LIKE "SUBS."
Man Who Attempted to Submarine" Britt Liked Kaiser's LuSitania
 Submarining.

Since he has raised the question of patriotism in this campaign, let us look for a moment into the war record" of Ed. c. Russell, self-nom- mated Wickite candidate for Terri torial Senator, Wickersham spokes
 man here and candidate for the Re
 publican bosship of Alaska.
 MT. Russell is the owner of the Dispatch, and directs its policies. An examination of the files of his
 paper will disclose that he editorially condoned the sinking of the Lusi- tania; condemned the United States Government for permitting the sale of
 war material to the Allies, notwith
 standing that practically all of the supplies used by Spain in the war against the United States were pur- chased in Germany; opposed Presi-
 dent Wilson's preparedness plans, notwithstanding that he had pre- viously used lack of preparation as good excuse for our not resenting the murder of our citizens; accused the United States of unfriendliness to Germany, and blamed our Gov ernment for preventing German victory in the war by not stopping the traffic in firearms. It placed Senator Robert M. La Toilette on a roll of honor for voting and speak ing in favor of Germany. It gen erally opposed President Wilson's European policies.
 . The attitude of the Dispatch dur ing the first two years of the war was exactly that of those papers which it has been proved were sub sidized by the German propagandists. It was proved that Germany approp- riated $3O,OO0,O0O at one time for this very sort of propaganda in the United Statesi The Empire does not accuse the Dispatch of getting any of this money. It knows nothing about that. It might be that it was for Germany through conviction. However, here is something from the record, a brief review:
 May 16, 1915, (The Lusitania was sunk May z, 191O-The Dispatch, commenting on a headline in the Ia coma Tribune which said "This Means War;" said Was there ever more criminal piffle. The sink ing of the Lusitania cannot be looked upon as an affront to America" "It was a British ship flying the British flag" "Ameri cans on board were warned" There will be worse outrages than this be- fore the war is over," and America is not going to become involved, be- cause it has nothing to be involved over." And then followed the cow ardly plea that the United States is not prepared for war. Later, when President Wilson urged that the coun- try prepare for war that she could properly resent further murder of American women and children, the Dispatch opposed preparedness and abused President Wilson for favor ing it.
 Goes After Roosevelt
 May 22, 1915-The Dispatch aM proved a German reply which = sented former President R0osevelts characterization of the sinking of the Lusitania as a piratical act. The re ply to Roosevelt, which the Disaptch approved, among other things, said of Roosevelt He insulted without excuse men who fearless of death discharged their duty to the Father land in the hour of need without hope of booty" (These fearless men were they who torpedoed the Lusitania and caused the death of hundreds of American citizens, many of them women and children. on passenger ship, pursuing her legiti- mate course in lawful way.
 Wanted Germany To Win
 The Dispatch evidently wanted Ger many to win the war in Europe, for