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JUDGE, JURY WITNESS
“I am convinced that Thomas is
the man who assaulted Mrs. Allen
on Tuesday night.” Again, “If you
had gone thru the experiences with
me that night, you would also be
convinced of his (Thomas’) ‘guilt.’’
So declares the Justice who is to
sit in the hearing which will de
termine whether or not Jamas
Thomas will be held to appear be
fore the grand jury for assault to
commit robbery, rape or murder.
The witness. Commissioner Claus
een according to his own statement
in his office, ha3 been active in se
curing evidence to corroborate his
idea of what took place on the night
of the alleged assault.
The jury. Listening to the evi
dence which will be presented, the
Commissioner will determine in his
mind what he has already decided
and declaered—the guilt of Thom
as. “I am sure he (Thomas) has
b^en led to do this act by reason of
reading trashy novels’’ said the
Judge. So, what chance has the boy
when the judge is convinced of the
guilt before even a hearing?
Thomas with his young bride of
a couple, months of course, must
pay. The criminal must be brought
to justice and it might as well be
Thomas as any other so long as
JUSTICE is satisfied. We have
stated before that it was our belief
that old lady Justice was blind and
cockeyed, and now we might add.
a little hard of hearing.
COMMUNICATION
frinted in Ketchikan Chronicle
The primary election is over and
as the smoke of battle raises, our
v’.3ion can more clearly discern the
situation, and reason from cause
to effect. First, I want to thank
the comparatively few who main
tained faith enough—or was it
sympathy—to support me, and to as
sure those who supported a competi
tor, that no rancor abides with me
as the result. This however, does
not mean that I do not resent the
vituperation and viscious misrepre
sentations made, for purely person
al reasons, against me during and
prior to the campaign.. When 1
filed for re-nomination, I did so
with a conscience free from any
guilt of public trust betrayed or vi
olated. My duties were performed
in a spirit of fidelity to the public
and my political responsibilities,
free from personal malice, but I
had offended a member of the
House who aspires to great political
power, in consequence of which he
in a true Christian (?) spirit of re
venge, set to work to secure my de
feat by inducing another to file
against me to line up a complete
ticked under his banner. Thi3 sit
uation gave hope to others who had
not wholly approved of my political
attitude to place a candidate in the
field and win a three-cornered fight.
The result is now known. After an
active campaign, especially among
the native settlements the Paul tick
et won. I made no campaign exeept
by circulation of some printed mat
ter (which will look best charged up
to “advertising”), and I feel that I
can modestly retire from the field of
active politics to my home duties
and business with financial profit to
myself and, perhaps, more free from
political contamination. The Indian
vote is a factor which has thus far
been guided and almost wholly con
trolled by one man whose methods
and purposes are open to grave sus
picion and whose hand is strengthen
ed by every unsavory and unfair al
lusion to the Alaska natives. I
have lived here for the pa3t 20
years and am compelled to state
that the advancement of the Indian
of Southeastern Alaska has been
marvelous during that time, but the
being generally assembled in com
munities far distant from white
settlements, they have been almost
wholly taught and directed by one
person capitalizing his native blood
—whose selfish aims are as bound
less as his methods are unscrupulous
This is a free democracy and we can
not hope for respect and support
from those whom we denounce or
wo aid coerce. The Indians are
free American citizens, with the elec
tive franchise extended to all, in
Alaska, who can read and write and
otherwise qualify, the same as otii
er citizens of the United States
which is as it should be; they are
citizens by birthright, who have
been too long exploited, debauched
arid plundered by designing and un
sciupulous white men; their only
means of protection being that of
force which always resulted in the
dofeat of the Indians and the loss
of many innocent lives on both sides
and deep-seated distrust of the
white man’s methods and schemes.
Some talk of the alignment of the
whiles against the natives. This is
absoiutlely unthinkable and can be
prompted only be a desire to coerce.
This is a republic and “land of the
free,” where absolute dictation has
no place. The Indians are entitle!
to their freedom, and their rights
No self-designing person can long
control the native vote if genuine
interest in their welfare is shown
and they are treated fairly. Mis
representation can at times score
a temporary victory but “Truth
dashed to earth will rise again.” The
eternal years of God are hers. But
terror wounded writhes with pain
and dies among its worshippers. Co
ercive methods cannot long control,
in this country, with any class of
Alaska’s citizens. The primary law
is the protection of democratic gov
ernment. The result of the last pri
mary election should convince the
corporation and federal forces, of
this division, of the futility of trying
to control ibe elections. Had those
who are opposed to a dangerous
“one-mon” power, kept their candi
date out of the field, the result
might have been different, but my
candidacy v is not entirely satisfact
ory to the special interest support
ers, hence the action and the “Paul ’
ticket” .von and I was made the
“goat.” One thing is proven.
The people of Alaska are going to
control ibe tlections. Are the cor
porate interests willing to cooper
ate in the interest of a real Alaskan
government or is it to be a contin
ued fight for foreign mastery?
Having retired from the life oi
an active politician, I present the
case as an interested citizen.
FOREST J. HUNT.
WE DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION
In his communication to the
Chronicle, Forest J. Hunt makes
the assertion that “The Indian vote
is a factor which has thus far, been
guided and almost wholly controlled
by one man, whose methods and
purposes are open to grave suspi
cion.”
If Mr. Hunt has any faet3 to pre
sent to back his charge of wrong
or illegal methods used by Mr. Paul
or any other citizen, it is his duty
as a decent, upstanding American
citizen to present hi3 facts and de
mand that the District Attorney
take action forthwith to stop any
further abuse of the ballot box.
As an official organ of the Alaska
Native Brotherhood we demand that
Mr. Hunt present his facts or re
tract and repudiate his allegations j
a*3 being without foundation of fact, j
Ii retrospection—it is but a short j
time since Mr. Hunt was too glad i
to receive the support of Mr. Paul
and now it appears rather to the
discredit of the election of Senator
Hunt that he cast reflection upon
the manner in which he was elected.
Tf the methods of electing the 30
cailed “Paul Ticket" are all wrong
today, and they are no different to
day from four years ago, then the
manner in which Senator Hunt was
elected was all wrong and “grave
suspicion" may be cast upon that
election” according to the Senator,
because of “unscrupulous methods"
of election.
Aside from these allegations, we
remark that a great many truths
are told and lessons that might
be taken to heart and made use of.
The old Indian law is the old Mo
saic law—an eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth . Kindness is ap
preciated and returned In kind and
an injury is not soon forgotten nov
forgiven.
Damning the Indian, hurting his
pride and honor and integrity and
sincerity of purpose never will make
of him a friend; nor will sham
friendship for the purpose of glean
ing a few votes. Therefore the on
ly thing to do in this Territory is
to *ry to understand his motive and
his problems and to aid him in his
attempt to solve those problems of
home life, industry and schooling.
His reaction will be natural and as
it is done unto him.
IF NOT WAR—WHAT IS IT?
| Secretary of War Wilbur stated
before the Senate that estimated
cost of maintaining the army of
marines in Nicaragua was $1,608,
1000 to date; that 21 marines had
been killed and 45 wounded. On
the Nicaraguan side he believed
that 202 were dead but he did not
estimate the number of wounded
! Senator Blaine said: “It is admit
ted that this report does not ac
count for all the loss of life in
Nicaragua. The report does not
state HOW MANY WOMEU AND
CHILDREN HAVE BEEN KILLED,
and at least the children, the babes
in arms, could not have been en
gaged in any hostile activity.”
The Indian's are described as
inhuman warriors with no pity for
women or children.” The Germans
a few short years ago were damned
for certain alleged unspeakable at
rocities but we hear naught of the
valiant warfare on the women and
children of Nicaragua. Leave It to
the “pay-triotic” citizens to cover
up their oun crimes in the name of
civilization.
LABORS DIVIDENDS
Under this arresting headline The
New Leader, the socialist weekly of
New York, prints regularly the cas
ualties suffered by wage earners in
the pursuits of everyday labor—a
great deal of which is perpetually
fraught with physical danger.
Recoiling from the horrible dis
aster off Provincetown, made doub
ly hideous because of the stupidity
manifested by humanity in allowing
submarines to exist at all, one’s
mind reverts to these labor disast
ers. But miners fighting for life
against the gradual approach of suf
focation, deep in the blackness un
derground, do not receive pages on
pages in the press. At the very
time when the forty unfortunates of
the S-4 were dead beyond the most
desperate hope, and the papers wer9
still running columns on the story
”teily, the bodies of four miners
were being removed from lethal cav
erns at Marion, Illinois, and a strug
gle on to save three still thought
to be alive. The miners got a grudg
ing inch or two. Not so many of
them—in this instance—and a bit
less dramatic in stark tragedy. But
every year in this country some 2,
300 coal miners are killed on the
job. Since 1869 there have been 22
major coal mine disasters. Not to
mention other labor losses.
You recall the S-51; but do you
know anything about the catastro
phes at Benwood, West Virginia,
and Castle Gate, Utah, in which 119
and 171 were killed, respectively
many after long-drawn-out agony?
The men in the submarines brave
ly face danger to learn how to help 3
to kill other men. The miners mere
ly run risks to turn the wheels of
your industries and warm the radi
ators in your homes.—The World
Tomorrow.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT UP IN
OREGON
. .The voters of Oregon will have
opportunity in the November elec
tion to express themselves on the
question of capital punishment. Re
ports say that an initiative measure
abolishing the death penalty is be
ing prepared.
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