The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-30

The Empire has been requested to print the f owing article from the Spiker, published by the Fig eenth Railway Engineers flor the folks at home md there is so much of merit in it that it is he 'eproduced
 Samuel J. Kirkwood Secretary of the Inter- for in the cabinets of Presidents Garfield and Arthur, while War Governor of Iowa. in the year 1861, made a speech from the steps of the old, Capitol Building in which he said in sub stance:
 These are troublesome times and there traitors and spies in midst who would de- stroy this Union. If man in this State is traitor insults the flag. shoot him in the act in the uttering of the word. l am the Governor; your pardon awaits you"
 What the United States needs at the present time is forty-eight War Governors like Samuel J. Krkwood.
 As a people we have too much ego in our cosmos. We do big thing in a big way but frequently neglect the details. Just the biggest job the world has known, and it is up to to get down to the material istc and utilitarian.
 We who in France and those who to follow have fear for the months of toll and battle that lie before us-but we do not want to know that spies and traitors who seeking to block avenues of supplies and munitions shall not succeed.
 Alien enemies should be watched and counted for. For three nights the writer with French patrol in one of the largest cities in France that made the rounds from 1O:3O p. m to 200 a. m Different patrols started in different directions from a central base and literally fine combed the city. Sleepers in the parks were routed out, hotels and lodging houses were invaded pedestrians were held up and each was made civilian and soldier alike, to show his credentials In ceners of population this is the rule in France. France is original and efficient in her methods.
 For years Germany has peremated the earth with her spies-both military and commercial who preach German efficiency, and take obser- vatons the side.
 Germany pioneers in nothing but robbery, murder, rape, arson-and Kultur.
 France gave the world Pasteur who laid the foundation for modern science, and ever since Germany has been giving the bugs merry chase-and calling it German efficiency.
 Italy gave the world the wireless and from the day the first word jared the virgin cons of the atmosphere, Germany has been setting up great wireless stations alien shores for the avowed purpose of destroying democracy
 The United States gave the world Edison wizard with thousand wonders. Holland with the first submarine (which Germany fused to buy, but stole outright the Wright Brothers the first pioneers of the air Ger many took up the wondrous deeds of these and other great men, dressed them up in German clothes. and said to the world Behold we are the effcient-and said it often the world came to believe it. She hired newspapers to propagate our culture and pave the way for what happened
 And. Folks at Home keep your eyes ever and anon on the newspapers and who before the war favored the German cause
 "The jingle of the dollar helps the hurt that honor feels. ."-"The voice was the voice of Ja- cob, but the hand the hand of Esau"
 mother in Belgium a German approach ing her home She hid the children. The Ger man demanded supper, lodging and breakfast His wants were satisfied. In the morning. to the surprise of the good woman, he paid her. She said: How strange-I thought all Ger mans were bad am pleased to know that you are gentleman. Do you know that when I first you l hid my children?"
 "So?' replied the German. "I too have chil. dren. Let yours"
 Whereup the fond mother called up the treasures of her heart from the cellar only to see them both shot dead at her feet
 In fho hatn nf hnro rfafy yha toll4 to her neighbors-but now she tells it to the bars of her window in madhouse
 This number of "The Spker' will go to many of you Folks at Home" Take it to the local paper of your town and ask to have the article reprinted together with the of the man