The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-07
pORMAN BAKER-AN APPRECIATION

army or the Onlteu otdteS Is Dol Hld1 DaNoi our Linotype operator. Dorm" has been with The Citizen nearly four years, and has helped in the publishing of the Daily Citizen since the first issue came out, two years and three days before he left his place at the keyboard To say that we will miss him IS putting it mildly, for it is difficult to ex- press our esteem and appreciation of this young man and the work that he has so faithfully performed during his entire term of employment on this staff.
 For "Dorm' never shirked, never com plained when the copy came to him thick and fast Quite to the contrary, he liked the hard work and was best pleased when there was the most of it to be done He was always cheerful, and usually accompanied the rattle of the machine with whistled obligato as he ground out the morning news and made the editors hustle to keep up with him.
 It will be hard to fill his place for he is prince of fellow and master hand at the machine, making the work of the entire staff easier because of his own efficiency and accur- acy The place that he occupied both in our affections and at the machine seem empty indeed now that he has gone from our midst
 There is only this consolation-what a prove him to be of the calibre which makes The sterling qualities which have endeared him to us and made him factor to be counted with in the business of The Citizen prove him to be of the calibre which makes the best of the fighting men which Uncle Sam can produce. The same characteristics of industry patience and cheerfuness, coupled with an indefatigable willingness to work, will take him far in the new life which he is about to enter, and will make him esteemed ond respected by his colleagues wherever his Nt may throw him.
 We will miss him, and we are sorry that l1e Las to go, but we can wish for Uncle Sam nothing better in the way of soldier. We Wish that we could fttingly express the thoughts and feelings in our hearts as we bid him farewell and God speed. May the best 0, luck go with you, Dorm, and may the thoughts that we are behind you and that you' place is always waiting for you here, help to keep up your courage if the way ever grows dark and weary. We will miss you beyond our power to give it utterance, but we wish you God speed from the bottom of olr hearts and may you return to us safe and sound and soon.
 WHAT SHALL WE DO ABOUT IT?,
 An example of real patriotism that amounts to more than standing on the cor ner and shouting "Hurrah" is shown by the Loyal Leagues of Ruby and Long City. .
 These two groups of Alaskans which probably include nearly all the residents of the two places, were greatly aroused when two neutral declarants in each place claimed ex- emption from military service by becoming men without country Ruby and Long have tion as well as their money to help win the Thoir- h,1 Il, ( and have volunteered, giving evidence of the feelings of loyalty and love for country which holds sway over the majority of the citizens in the two camps.
 And it was because of this that they were SO incensed over the fact that these men would put this blot upon the honor of the con- munity. The two leagues were not content merely to condemn these men and give them the contempt which they so richly deserve, they went still farther and took definite ac- tion against them. They both passed resolu- t;pns the sentiment of which is that the men \question should be run out of camp.
 And indeed their contention is well talk
 They say in these resolutions that the E-tions of these men are blot upon the gen. fral reputation and patriotism of the com ''1nity and is an injustice to the millions of ,oys who are fighting for this country and he right. They say further that the mem- ers of the leagues will do everything that can e lawfully done to force the men from the immunity and to prohibit them from exploit '0 the public domain. They brand them un- 1estionably as undesirable citizens and as Fc,,l they will be treated
 It is presumable that they are miners and
 such they have no moral right to literally B riches from the land which they repudi- 6. They should not be allowed to live off