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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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COLONY OF MENNONITES OBJECTIONABLE
Announcement comes from the States that Jack Mc
Cord is promoting a colony of Mennonites for Southwest
ern Alaska. . The news will hardly be relished by those
who are familiar with the sect, and its usages.
The Mennonites are a religious sect originating in
Holland in the sixteenth century, and are purely com
munistic in their modes of life. They do not believe in
the American school or in theological teachings; they are
opposed to association or comingling with peoples of oth
er material or religious beliefs; they refuse to serve the
flag of any country in time of war. This led to the ex
pulsion of the sect from Canada at the outbreak of the
World war. Public opinion was the force which com
pelled them to migrate to the United States, where the
sect numbered 50,000 souls. When the United States en
tered the war, many of the sect moved into Mexico, to
remain until public opinion allowed them to return.
In point of communistic life the sect is like unto the1
Doukhabors of Canada, believing in living in greatest sim
plicity, turning their colony earnings into a common treas
ury , ruled by an hierarchy or high priest, who has power
of corporal punishment to enforce his rule; a sort of petty -
kingdom.
Declining to mingle with or blend into the general i
American scheme of life, foregoing the refinements and s
necessities of modern civilization, the cult is of no materi- 1
al benefit to the commerce of a country. Opposition to t
education as it is understood by the average American
makes them unfit for social intercourse. They demand j
sepai ate schools, not for the purpose of teaching religion I
solely, but to perpetuate their unprogressive doctrines.
Alaska should not be the dumping ground for this
sect. The country to be settled would become a commu
nistic colony as foreign to American ideals and usages as
are the people who compose it.
Alaska desires settlers, but it wants only people who 'i
aie Americans 01 who may be assitnilated into the Ameri-i^
can idea. This cannot be done by people who in sixteen d
centuries have clung to ideas which are the antithesis of J
progress. j
It cannot be denied that Gray is gallant. He appears
willing that Mrs. Snyder should be seated first.
Little Rock, Ark., citizens made short work of a rape
fiend. And since wre come to think of it we seldom receive
a. dispatch from that neck of the woods describing the ac
tivities of yegs and gun mobs.
An indignant citizen rises to remark that lynching is
not law. No, the law turns ’em loose.
A French dance hall favorite says she eats frogs’ legs
for her shape. Now we begin to understand the why of
some of the modern dances.
A dozen oranges a day keeps the wrinkles away.
Digging up the cash to buy ’em brings ’em back again.
If they keep extending those swimming marathons it
will not be long before a man will not be safe from his
wife with an ocean intervening.
A Willow Creek mining man wired into Seward for
a cook who does not drink, swear, smoke or tell the hired
help funny stories. A local restanranteur wired back:
“We are shipping the lady missionary up on the next re
frigerator car.”
The man who used to complain about friend wife’s!
persistence for more clothes now can’t tell wi ■■ she is
preparing for bed, to take a bath or attend a t party. ■
Governor A1 Smith says he dry. And think of such a "
situation when there’s so much of it in New York ? ]
AUTHORIZED TO ACT TOGETHER
IN ENDING CONTRACT SYS
TEM AT MORNINGSIDE
l
(Juneau Empire)
i
The four continuing Senators were
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authorized to confer and act with
i
Gov. George A. Parks in an effort to
bring about the end of the contract
| system of caring for the insane of
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the Territory. This action was tak
en at a joint committee meeting of
both branches at which Gov. Parks,
! at the request of the Legislature,
; presided.
At 1he very outset of the meeting
the Governor informed member? that
it would be futile to undertake to
bring about abrogation of the present
contract; that it could not be broken
and that it had until 1931 to run.
It was very generally agreed that
the present system is wrong in prin
cipal and that Alaskan insane per
sons should be cared for in institu
tions where the matter of profit
could not be made a factor. No
concrete suggestion was forthcoming
other than that the legislature from
time to time should continue to bring
tiie matter to the attention of Con
gress and the Interior Department.
Members who had visited the
Mo t'reside Sanita • ; recently had
‘ e criticism to ma.;* of conditions
•• i*nd there. One or two thought
Oie'e was reason believe not suf
ficient interest was shown in choos
ing medical men to supervise the in
stitution. but generally there was
little criticism adverse to the insti
tution.
EASY ID HUN TOWN
HUMBOLDT, Kas., May 4. (£>)—
The mayoralty of Humboldt is just
housekeeping on a large and not too
difficult scale, in the opinion of Miss
H. Louise Fussman, who is about to
resign after two terms. “I have
proven to my own and the city’s sat
isfaction,” she says, “that sex is not
the great barrier some say. I see
no reason why a woman cannot serve
as well as a man in municipal office.”
HEN’S CACKLE SWEET
MUSIC TO JAPANESE
TOKIO, May 4. (/P)—The cackling
.of the hen is music to the ears of
the Japanese, who. it is announced
consume more than 2,200,000,000 eggs
each year. The native poultry is
not able to supply the demand, and
approximately 600,000,000 eggs are
imported annually from China. Stat
istics show that more eggs are eaten
in the cities than in the country dis
tricts, Toklo leading the list with a
consumption of 260,000,000 in 1926.
Fresh Puretan Hams and Bacon at
Brown & Hawkins Corp.
Seattle ice Cream at Schallerer’s
Alaska Shop. tf
Give mother a gift box of
Helen Ardelle or Pig’n Whis
tle candy on Mother’s day,
May 8, as a symbol of your
love. Candy Cottage.
LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
THE CHARMING
Bebe
Daniels
in
“LOVERS IN
QUARANTINE”
A Tickling Tale in a Tangled Honeymoon
Pepped with Tabasco and Full of Fun
A Frothy Farce that Will Give You the Best Enter
tainment
With it there’s a Fable—A Reed of Jokes and a Fine
PATHE NEWS
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