The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-15

ness war?
The statement made that Sweden
was pro-German before and during
the war between the United States
and the Hun is a lie, lie circulated
in America by no other people than
the German-Americans and Germans
in this country. who, finding them
selves despised and friendless
throughout the world, again invented
lie-a lie that the Swedish nation
sympathized with them and the Hohen-
zollerns-thus trying to make the
Americans believe that the highly
civilized Swedish people stood on the
side of the Hun and justified the Hun
cause. Like a drowning creature who
will try to catch hold of a straw, so
the Hun as many times during the
fierce struggle attempted to get
Sweden into the war, thus trying to
force civilized nation to join the
dirty gang known as the central
powers.
The Scandinavian-Americ have
fought. generously contributed to the
Red Cross. bought bonds and helped
Uncle Sam in every way, as Loyalty
as any other true Americans; but the
Seward Gateway is branding the Scan
dinavian as an enemy
What has the editor OF the Seward
Gateway, who is comparatively a
young man, or the ignorant party who
signed himself AN Alaskan" done to
help along the war? And what will
they do to help in the future? Enlist
or criticize? The Scandinavians have
proven themselves to be true friends
to Uncle Sam and to Alaska. but these
men who are so quick to brand all
Scandinavians as enemies will not
gain anything by such conduct among
those who know the true value Of the
Scandinavian as a citizen and home
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cole" has many friends the world
over, and we count the Alaska sour
!
way and An Alaskan" are worrying
needlessly about the soft job that
"Ole" always gets There is not an
ole in Alaska that has as soft a
snap as the editor of the Gateway.
cole" is ready to dig in and is not
afraid Of hard, tough or rough job.
Now. suppose that "Ole" and the
rest of the Scandinavians should get
tired of Alaska-give up the city for
its progress and welfare. and leave
for some other place where his work
and skill are more appreciated? How
would his going affect Alaska and the
Seward Gateway? A few facts will
be enough to prove that ole" is one
of Alaska's real live wires. At least
20 per cent of Aaskas citizens en-
gagged in the fishing trade on this
coast are of Scandinavian blood. and
ole has made the trade one of the
most furnishing industries of the ter.
ritory today. and stais Is known all
over the United States. The money
made by these fishermen around the
coast pays for much OF the bread and
butter the Gateway consumes and the
money also helps to pay the men from
Nippon or China mentioned in the
Seward Gateway a fair wage. "Ole"
is also No. | when we go to take a
look at Alaskas mining industry
About 60 per cent are Swedes. Nor
and work are appreciated by every
red-booded American in Alaska. We
could state a few more facts about
ole and his work, but it's known all
over the United States what part
"Ole" had and has in the making of
an industrious and prosperous country
out of once stubborn Alaska wilder
ness.
May we at least remember that so
per cent of the first Alaska drafted
boys for Uncle Sans service were
SCandinavians, and at the present
time there is about 80 per cent of
Scandinavians among the soldiers of
Fort Liscum. every man anxious to
show Uncle Sam as true loyalty as
the best American and the editor of
the Seward Gateway that the heart
of "Ole" never was or never will be
a yellow" heart. nor a towards heart
when it comes to protecting and fight
ing for the Stars and Stripes. or to
fighting for the civilization of the
world
Let us forget that we are Irish,
English, negroes, Jews or Swedes. Let
us be Americans! True Americans,
and always Americans Let us stand
= by Uncle Sam in every way and work
for the whole worlds civilization,
= freedom and liberty. Let's pray to
God that the new year may bring us
peace, and that He will help us to