ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE;
J. F. A. STRONG
Telephone No. 3-7-4
Entered an ?econd-claa? matter November 7, 1912 at the postofflce at Ju
neau. Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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SI* months, by mail ! 5.00
Per month, delivered 1.00
JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1913.
BLEEDING MEXICO
PRESIDENT MADERO, of Mexico, who with his Cabinet yes
terday, was a fugitive, driven out by General Felix Diaz, is
today again in the national palace. But so uncertain are
conditions in suffering Mexico that one may expect to hear that
almost anything has happened. It is gather from the dispatch
es that Mexico has now two presidents, Diaz having proclaimed
himself such. Diaz, yesterday a prisoner, under sentence of
death, today the President of Mexico is a quick transformation,
and one which could occur nowhere else, save among the Latin
people and their descendants in America.
No country in the world has ever equaled Mexico in the
suddenness with which it changes its rulers. In half a century
it has had some forty or fifty revolutions and when it is con
sidered that President Profirio Diaz held the country in his grip
for thirty years, one cannot help but admit that at least he knew
how to handle the Mexican people and insure what is called "sta
ble government" in his country. But in order to maintain his
rule the deaths of thirty thousand Mexicans are laid at his door.
He put down rebellion with the sword, and those who escaped
death in battle or skirmish found it lined up against a dead-wall,
with a platoon of soldiers as their executioners.
Franceso Madero waged a war upon President Diaz, and the
latter was forced to flee his country, and now it is Madero's fate
to be forced to flee before the grandson of the former President. I
A stormy time has Madero had. Rebellion has been rife, first |
in one section of Mexico, then in another, ever since the Mex
ican people formally elected him their President.
Troublous times are still in store for that unhappy country.
How best to govern it, and govern it right, is a problem that the
Mexican people themselves must solve, even if they must first
destroy the country and decimate its people. Perhaps in the
course of time a system of real government for its people will
be evolved from the wreck that now threatens it.
THE FATE OF CAPTAIN SCOTT
ANOTHER dark page has been added to the history of Arc
tic and Antarctic exploration, by the death of Captain
Scott and his intrepid companions. How many have paid
the death toll in the icy wilderness of the Antarctic is not yet
known, but at least seven have perished. And the question again
forces itself to the front: Is the knowledge gained of the Arc
tic regions worth what it has cost in human lives? Certainly
those lands have not added to the material happiness or pros
perity of mankind. True, our geographical knowledge has been
enriched, but in the last analysis we now know only what wej
were certain, of long before Peary discovered the North Pole, or
Amundsen had reached the southern extremity. We knew that
both were desolate regions of perpetual ice without the vestige
of life of any kind. Small wonder that Captain Amundsen says
that the North Pole, having been once discovered, it is not worth
while to try to reach it again. Assuredly it is not. Regions of
more equable climate offer much greater opportunities to explor
ers than do those of the Arctics. Yet, we suppose, adventur
ous men will find reasons for their investigations for many years
to come. But, is it worth while?
Governor Blease will not let South Carolina troops attend
the inauguration for fear they will have to march behind negro
soldiers. Victims of one form of mental obsession always "see
red." Is "seeing black" a similar symptom?
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ALL
THERE is exultation in Cordova over the report of the Alas
ka Railroad Commission, and the special message which
President Taft sent to Congress, putting his seal of approv
al upon the railroad building in Alaska?Cordova to reap the first
fruits of the building. We have not yet heard from Seward or
Valdez, but we do not think that either need be despairful. Prom
ise of future consideration is held out to both, and though these
ambitious towns may not become at once important railroad
terminals, soon or late they will. And in the meantime it is
noted that the country tributary to both is being developed and
both are rich in promise.
The Matanuska coal fields, we believe, will be developed and
a railroad to transport the product will be provided. As a mat
ter of fact the building of three trunk railroads to open up the
great interior country is a potential possibility, and, in the not
distant future?one with Cordova as its coast terminal, one from
Seward and another from Valdez. And besides there is the im
portant region that a railroad to the interior from Haines, on
Lynn Canal, would open to development. And none of these sec
tions would be tributary to the other, for each would occupy an
independent field.
In saying this The Empire is actuated by the belief that the
day of Alaska's stagnation has ended; the time of its eman
cipation is here. Alaska is such an illimitable country, its nat
ural resources are so rich and extensive that the interests of one
should not conflict with another. There is plenty of room for
the building of railroads and there are coast terminals for all.
The report of the postal official's that practical jokers have
already quit sending packages by parcel post is an evidence of
how quickly a joke gets stale in this country unless canned for
stage use.
PROGRESSIVES AND THE PRESS
ARTHUR D. HILL, Chairman of the Legislative Committee
of the Progressive party, has filed a bill in the Massachu
setts Legislature authorizing the appointment of a com
mittee of five to supervise newspapers and to conduct investiga
tions into "the conduct of newspapers or periodicals relative tc
the performance of their public duty fairly and impartially to
ascertain and disseminate true information concerning public
affairs, news events and current opinions."
This is not a new propaganda of the Progressives. Their
chieftain, when President, undertook a national regulation of
newspapers as his official prerogative. His theory was that they
might be punished for lese-majesty under criminal prosecutions
by the Government whenever a President felt himself aggrieved.
Later on, the same chieftain, being a candidate for the Presiden
cy, complained that the press did not report his speeches nor
give sufficiently ample attention to his travels and his inter
views.
Some similar motive may prompt the new demand. A com
mittee of five is to decide what a newspaper shall print and how
much space shall be given to each item. Under Progressive rule
the committee would have easy work allotting the space, but
the task would soon become monotonous. And what would be
done to an editor that rebelled?
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The organization of Igloo. No. 6,}
Pioneers of Alaska, revealed the fact
that there are many trail blazers, lit
erally or figuratively, in this town of
Ruby. Over one hundred and twenty
five joined on organization night, and
there are many others still to be heard
from.?Ruby Record-Citizen.
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The coming administration can
spread bread upon the waters, as it
were, by opening up the coal fields in
Alaska, and it would be returned an
hundredfold?and buttered bread at
that.?Cordova Alaskan.
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People apparently do not like re
cent Judicial decisions, they blame the
judges. They fail to recognize that
what is objectionable is the class
made law which class conscious Judges
interpret. But the latter have no op
tion?nor would there be any under
the recall.?Nome Industrial Worker.
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Saturday, Feb. 1. the Skagway Dally
Alaskan closed the fifteenth year of
its existence and entered that lovable
age known as sweet sixteen. The
Daily Alaskan is the oldest daily news
paper in Alaska, older by several
months than any any other one now
being published.?Skagway Alaskan.
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There won't be any flood of sorrow
over the decrease of business of the
express companies due to the compe
tition of the parcel post. These com
panies have been among the biggest
dividend payers in the country for
many years and the lemons they slice
almost puts to shame the Standard
Oil Company.?Ketchikan Miner
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Fifty drinks of Scotch whiskey a
day for 12 years Is the record of a
certain roadhouse man in the Daw
son neighborhood, according to per
sons who kept tab on him. No won
der the fellow was "bugs" on the
steamer Casca, on which he was a
passenger on the last trip of the boat
up the river. Forty drinks per day
is enough for any man who would dis
tinguish between respectable intoxica
tion and beastly drunkenness. The fel
low might have known that those ex
tra 10 drinks per day would eventual
ly land him.?Iditarod Pioneer.
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All in favor of the good old days
when we had to pay 50 cents each ||
for our letters and were governed by
good old miners' laws and justice < >
will please hold up their hands. We 0
got what we paid for then and don't ^
now.?Fairbanks Citizen. < ?
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100 VARIETIES OF "
ALASKA STRAWBERRIES <1
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More than 100 varieties of straw- o
berries now grow in Alaska, accord
ing to the annual report of Alaska ag
rlcultural experimental stations of the o
department of agriculture, made pub- <,
lie recently.
Because of the ciimatical conditions o
In Alaska it was a hard problem at o
first to get strawberries to thrive, but \ [
by hybridizing cultivated varieties <>
with pollen from the wild native Alas- o
ka strawberry of the coast region
splendid results were obtained. The iy
most remarkable feature about these o
hybrid plants is that they were de- < \
cidedly more vigorous than either par
, ent, yielding more, growing larger, and < ?
seeming suited to almost any climate
in the Territory. ^
In connection with the growing of
apples the experts in Alaska wrote <>
that only trees with crab apple blood ^
produced fruit. An apple is being <'
made to hybridize the crab apple in < >
! hopes of getting a fruit that will stand < >
. the climate and be acceptable to good
table use. *'
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SEAL SHIPT OYSTERS?Fresh at X
? the local agency?CHAS. GOLDSTEIN ^
IRONS HAS SOME MONEY j
Game Warden Irons is the proud
possessor of some Alaska coin of
the realm: it is neither gold, silver
or copper, but it stands for tender
in the district from which it comes
and thereby hangs a tale. The money
is of three denominations, a dollar
J a half dollar, and a quarter-dollar;
the first bears the profile of a bear,
and the last that of a beaver. The
money comes from Munson's post, on
the Salcha, says the Fairbanks Citl
| zen.
In dealing with the natives Mun
son has occasion to use considerable
j change, which can only be secured
by making trips to Fairbanks, putting
him to a great loss of time. What
change he brought to the post had the
habit of disappearing, which only en
tailed another trip to the city. He re
solved to change matters so that it
would not put him out so much or
cause the natives to be deprived of
their means of barter. Accordingly
he had struck off from aluminum met
al the denominations of the different
coins used in this section of Alaska,
and as a result everyone is satisfied
with the arrangement and he now has
no difficulty in making change.
A complete line of tobacco iars and
pipe racks at BURFQRDS.
The Juneau Steamship Co.
U. S. Mail Steamer
GEORGIA
Juneau-Sitka Route ? Leaves
Juneau for Hoonah, Gypsum,
Tenakee, Killisnoo and Sitka?
8:00 a. m., Nov. 5. 11, 17. 23, 29,
Dec. 5, 11, 17. 23, 29. Jan. 4, 10,
16. 22, 28, Feb. 3, 9, 15. 21, 27,
March 5, 11. 17, 23 and 29.
Leaves Juneau for Funter and
Chatham, 8:00 a. m.?Nov. 17,
Dec. 11, Jan. 4, 28, Feb. 21,
iMarch 17.
j Leaves Juneau for Tyee, 8:00
i a. m.?Nov. 23, Dec. 23, Jan. 22,
. Feb. 21. March 23.
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Eagle River, Yankee Cove, Sen
tinel Light Station, Juaiin, El
dred Rock Light Station. Com
et, Haines, Skagway,, 8:00 a. m.
?Nov. 3, 9, 15. 21, 27. Dec. 3,
9. 15. 21, 27. Jan. 2, 8. 14. 20,
26, Feb. 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, March
3, 9, 15, 21, 27.
Returning leaves Skagway the
following day at 8:00 a. m.
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