The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 24, 1928, Page 4

Dai JOEN W. Bntered i matter. Delivered b; By ma One yea $6.00; one Subscriber notify the I in the deliv [ Ass el t The use for it or not local news ALASKA CI THAN |time Christmas before. Their early holiday fes- Itival seasons tcgether were in Australia The Boulder Dam is now out of the way. | Next comes the Kellogg treaty against war| and the 15-cruiser bill, They will keep Congress| busy for a while Capt. Wilkins and Ben Eielson have found a 2o dozen new Antarctic islands. What will they do| There will be no issue of The Empire tomor-| 0 "y oy row—Christmas Day 5 TP AL . SSTAE | T HNE O TR | Again The Empire wishes its readers and all WILL BRITAIiN vLEAD FOR | Alagkans a happier happy Christmas, and a mer- DISARMAMENT. |vier, than they have ever before experienced.| e grorRey |And may the New Year mark a mew record| The Manchester Guardian, one of the really |y W5 0 0 great newspapers of the world, says the World L War was fought because BEuropean countries i 2 % were so0 well armed and evenly matched in military | Nansen’s Arctic Expedition. strength that each country feared annihiliation (Naw D & L if the other got in the first blow They feared The great dirigible Count Zeppelin will crufse EERSL 1o than. they feared each. other. lin the North polar regions nnldvr the leader-! If there had heen previous disarmament t0|g. of Dr Nansen and perhaps be navigated | the extent that no country had been prepared|py pr, Eckener. The Norwegian explorer pro- for offensive war there would have been no war posed such an expedition to the German Aero- because the differences would have bean adjustedArctic Society some time ago, and it was then| before any country could have prepared itself |obvious that the only airship available would I vade another. be the Count Zeppelin nl \\_v‘as built ]‘]'r““'l'v‘::f,l yular subscriptions, and it ocecurred to t been a time when universal limitation of arms the ship into the North polar réglons. His con- was as easy of accomplishment as mow, and itf o "0 Tl o TUn L Nansen's relations with calls upon Great Britain to take the lead in|¢pa (o0 oty were so friendly, and it had such bringing it about. It says: a high regard for his reputation as an explorer, Although the danger of a general war that it was assumed he would be asked to lead still exists, it is not as immediate as the expedition. | it was in 1914. Conventions that were At the meeting in Berlin on Tuesday, at- hardly dreamt of then have since come tended by Minister of Commerce Guerand, Major into existence. The inviolability of Brandenburg, Director of Aviation; Dr. Hugo the often violated frontier between Eckener, and Dr. Nansen himself, it was decided France and Germany is guaranteed by that thé airship should make a flight to the| Great Britain and Italy. The League | North polar regions in April, 1930, the Govern- of Natjons is a more general guarantee |ment sanctioning the enterprise but giving no 4 that, imperfect as it is, would prob- (subsidy. The command was offered to Dr.| ’ ably have averted war in 1914 had it Nansen ! i existed then. Tsarist Russia, the most It is said that the cruise will be made by ruthessly aggressive power of modern way of Leningrad and across the polar basin to times, has foundered, and the new Nome, Alaska, and that on the return voyage, Russia has been so weakened by wars, .{as no doubt cn the outward run, unexplored revolutions, famines,. and theories that regions will be traversed. The plan is tentative. ‘@ ¥ could not be aggressive even if it | Dr. Nansen has more than a year to decide what i wished to be. Imperial Germany, the |the area of exloration shall be. It is the view greatest military power ever known, of Peter Freuchen, the Danish scientist, who has become a republic with a fleet {may be a member of Dr. Nansen's party, that that fs.little more than a coast patrol there are no large bodies of land to be dis- and an army that is little more than covered in the Arctic. He seems to accept the a constabulary, while the great moral |conclusions of Amundsen and Wilkins. But the influence of Germany is now all in favor polar basin is yet to be charted, and islands of @f daisarmament. The. United States considerable size may be found in regions not have built up a formidable na in hitherto penetrated If Nansen should be lucky little more than a decade, but they have enough to have fine weather for days at a time, used their Influence against the growth he would doubtless cover the whole of the polar of armaments. i TSR e L UG S e chen believes that the depth of the ocean could that is warlike in its words but has be measured from the airship, hombs being em- no obstacle to disarmament Indeed ploved to break the surface ice. Moreover, he BEAT s sl alont. HeeneNiine to maintains that men, tents and rations could be cept an limitation, however drastic lowered for purposes of scientific observation. B S il nck ikl v ekihe Phae, Arctic waters have their fishery problems, and any single continental power. = Japan attention could be given to them. i8 remote and almost immune from at- It behooves the Germans and Scandinavians B e ity st eve) to make good use of their opportunities in the power with warlike traditions, and yet Aero-Arctic expedition of 1930, for if Freuchen no power has been more willing to con- sider schemes of limitation than she has. of the future. Had Count Nobile not delayed his 4 But what of France and Great Bri- start for Spitzenbergen he might have escaped tain? France cannot forget that she lAllfl:\s((xr, But Dr. Nansen knows that y April i has been three times invaded by Ger- |is the halecyon period for airship exploration 3 At nrmids She: Skl Kears: Gesmany in the Arctic. Then the winds are likely to | and sees her own safety in the m lu-» gentle and ll\(.* skies clear. The Count Zep- § tary preponderance of herself and her pelin is several times larger than the Italia, is lliss” Her condeption of Desce s that stancher, and has accommodations for scientists of the armed peace. That belng so, ‘uml navigating officers which tha Italia lacked. there is little chance that she will 7 take the lead in promoting universal The Neighborhood Store. disarmament The lead can be taken by Great Britain alone. Her status a§ (Chicago News.) a world-wide imperial power, her posi- There are still 1,328,000 small retail dealers tion between the Old World and the (n the United States, eo that it is rather wild New, aloof from Europe and yet close for one to predict the disappearance of the neigh- « to FEurope, her immense moral author- borhood merchant. He has a place and a func- ity, and her greatness as an economic, tion in modern society. While he cannot afford military, and ngval power give her (in to minimize the influence of chain-store compe- the world as it 18 now) an opportunitd tition, he need not despair or abdicate. To meet for leadership such as no nation ever that competition, as Dr. Klein says, he needs re- had Like others, she is in honor sourcefulness, enterprise, originality and cutiva- pledged by the League Covenant and by tion of the personal and the human element in the Treaty of Versailles to promote dis- trade. The small shop has its own advantages armament. Disarmament is also in her and can retain them and even increase them. jures her as it injures all, while the preferenc it can play évoluton of naval and aerial wavfare the nelghborhood, and it may, in time, expose her to defeat by more freely and at less risk. A any power with suitable bases and e q enough aeroplanes, fast cruisers, and Keep It Up, Jud, { N '8, o e. _submarines. Thus honbr and interest en__p, A disarm ~ alone Cin e Telephone own interests, for even victorious war in- urge her to promote disarmament even and those who were neutral iy the war, mecessary. FALLACIOUS RE THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, DEC. 24 Y . [bill is a very strong reason why it ought |n||l—————-——-—u ly Alaska Empire |.." .. wiv, ‘ . GG fact 1s that the most of the world wants to see I o ol MANA.GER disarmament and in many parts 8f the world the| | DETOUR : LR SRy S s | U St expected to lend the movement 'z. By SAM HILL . |teward that end. It may be that this country & il S thé Post OF ) | as Second Class|needs fif more modern cruisers of large sise| o . L. oL keoiings Anyway |and that t building ought to begin at t:ll‘_ When you a cold have caught, SUBSCRIPTION RATES. [but the circumstance that the other countries| ., gone or nurse it DESERAE I Junsay, Douuiag Treadwell and ;. 1ot want us to build them is not a 800d|your only sure relief, 1. postag ! the following rates: = |reason for doing so. Rather it makes it more| g just to roundly curse it. N g1, o e AN AGVARCE] | ar that we should nmot build them unless there! s s will confur @ favor it they will promBUY| ;v very practical reasons for their construction.| S Or Al i % 3 . 3 When mother was a young lady Ba ) and u; Offinett e While the Department of Justice has an-|it didn’t make any difference what EMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. nounced that there will be no more Christmas|kind of kings she had on when R ilioktion of ail riews e teaiolpardons fssued to those serving penitentiary|she went to have her picture tak- herwise ited in 3 sentences, former Congressman Langley’s pardon | €D Akt 'e Wt a time that will make a happy Christ-| s FTHAT OF ANY Oniearion TR Imas for him and his wife, who_succeeded him ; P_“\_VE"E‘\:,'I""”"Am e [in Congress and has remained there ever since| o oo ot 0 | his conviction First Flivv: “Huh, no wonder pdhes | you look like a nervous wreck.” r. and Mrs. Hoover glorious | & | Christmas celebration down th i1, And Musings of a Marcied Man | both of them have had experiences with summer-| No husband can fill the bill it Italy is a great military is right the Russians will It can pay more attention (Seattle Post-In M idealism does not. Any power stand- Here is a short educationa c! ing in the way of progressive limita- should be broadcast on all wuu-l Ir-l:::::;e Y.nw tion would drift inte an isolation that Charles. P. Moriarty speaking as he Dm;ses a‘fne would in time grow intolerable. No tence of forty-five days in jail upon a t‘ul(i. other powers could resist a scheme of who stands before him: e naval disarmament agreed to between Prison sentences only can curb Great Britain, the United States, and drunken drivers, every one of whom i Japan. With the help of the United a potential killer. ¥ Btates, Japan, the defeated countries, If every man who drinks and drives could be sure he would face th ament on land could at least be- stop drinking, but he wo as 8 uld let :;n.mllu! lthese }llhlugs will not come do the driving. AR Dyt emselves, they cannot be done Stern judgements will 8 en without leadership, and Great Britain street murder. 2 i A can give the leadership that is Another widow is like band in Congress, quite a fad.—(Cincinnati NIN cinnati Enquirer thinks the simple fact National Apple Week is not a foreign country that wants As for Applesance Week, States to pass the naval wm"ucuonlv(l)etrolt Free Press.) basin. With improved sounding instruments Freu- this one from Arkansas. o o SRR S OO be the Arctic explorers to individual tastes and a part in building up can diversity its stock ntelligencer.) is Judge, he might not ly to succeed her hus- It's Enquirer.) has come and gone. that goes on forever, he can’t make enough to pay 'em. It's the Up that Spoils the Down Alack! Down payments get To be a “bitter cup,” ‘When those that follow they Demand you keep paid up! When the Alimony Is Late A grass widow's never gr but now and then you run a one who is blue. - 8 Matrimonial— A neglected fire goes out So does A neglected husband Maybe She Wouid 3it It Out— (Line from a Cold Cure Ad) “Won't dance with a sneezer. Musings of a Radio Fan If he gets static like 1 do, one thing I know, Is that Al would have called It worse than radio! Proverb Solomon Overlocked Better banana peel on the banana than two on the sidewalk. | What'a Difference Middle age that time you reach when instead of getting a kick out of your meals you begin kicking about ‘em. Hamlet Not So Good Without The,; Dane. There ought to be some provis- || fon in the Volstead law that would permit it to be legally broken at this time 'a year just long enough to allow mince meat to be made| properly. Interesting Information Osee B. Swindler became bride of C. H. Foster, City, last wedk. the. of Kansagd Modern Version Little drops of airplanes Make aviators dizzy, And when they're bigger they Keep undertakers busy. Old Stuff for Him Blinks: “I see where some doc- tor says these diets are all wrong.” Jinks: “Huh! 1 told my wife they were bunk when she first put the family on one she could | reduce.” 80 A Real Miracle (Zanesville Ttem in Newark Advocate.) UL Ellsworth Ryan and Peter How. ard were arrested Tuesday night charged with disturbing the peace. The affidavits were filed by Iva Miracle The Other Kind jars are great providing Family this things at they are season, well filled with mincemeat and safely sealed until wanted.—Ed. Pointer, in Boston Globe. And after the whole family gets indigestion from eating it the fam- ily jars something else again, Fairy Tale Once upon a time there was a columnist who wrote things about the ladies and his wife didn't ac- cuse him of getting personal. More Or Less True After he has been married so long a man knows when his wife meets him at the door it is to bawl him out, not to kiss him. A new fur coat on a woman of- ten means some poor sucker has another big bill that is keeping him awake nights, About the time parents can quit worrying because their children are so slow at school they have to start worrying because they are 80 “fast” out in the world. e We Wish All Our Friends and Cus- tomers a ‘Merry Christmas * and a Happy New Year 1928. The reason fam dis- [ nnmnnmn card the budget after t have triéd it awhile is because father PL}\CE YOUR ORDERS most ies isn't able to earn the six salaries NOW FOR or needed to make it work N ¢ . Another optimist is the father DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER Gastineau Channel who thinks when daughter goes to . DENTISTS AT S i work she’ll contribute a little of Chr[stmas 301-303 Goldstein Bldg. what she makes toward the up- PHONE 56 o . keep of the family instead of using P Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. June::l; bLlom it all t uy just that much more| F v finery for herself. ruit 0 5,05 R LGS W N | tiner; « Meets every Wes » ! A ‘ucky husband is one whose C k ]l}———-—*———g: nesday at 12-38 wite learned all she knows about ares o'clock. o 4 from her mother, who did Dr. Charles P. Jenne ||i..ter™b. Henderson, Presidess 3 not know anymore about vitamines . DENTIST H. L. gshater, Secy-T) and calories thane the ftood sne| Plain and Decorated o 47 5 S ) P ! Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine 0. ELKS cooked did about astronomy Building ’ Meoting ever m‘flr“ ty may e the spice of lite —-— | B irkt vy I [ednesday even it we reckon a man is Soon con- —ilpy g Ll vinced by the things his second or JUNEAU BAKERY o r= H. Messerschmidt third wife tells him that as far 1 D A WS L M!:‘].‘,nr: l(!ulvr_ as auny change is concerned he| Phone 577 We Deliver r. A. W. 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