more cheaply ,was found “un
suitable” for the use of the U. S.
Navy and West Virginia coal
barons were able to defeat Alas
kan competition even on the Pa
cific Coast. But this defeat was
ihe cause of the resignations of
Secretary cf the Interior Lane
and Secretary of the Navy Den
by. And was further said to
have been the underlying cause
of the friction between Secre
tary of Agriculture Wallace and
Secretary of the Interior Fall.
And Alaskans have not for
gotten the executive order with
drawing all coal -and oil lands
from pre-emtion thus effectual
ly forestalling most of the pros
pective tonnage for the railroad
which had been built, as we
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supposed, especially to develop
that resource.
Each succeeding manager has
found himself shorn of author
ity 10 initiate reforms. Other
congressional investigators have
come and gone but Alaska with
all her hopes has remained but
a shuttlecock constantly in play
between contending financial
and political groups.
Meanwhile fifty or sixty thou
sand free-born citiens of Alas
have stood idle and helpless in
the midst of abundance, just
waiting and hoping, while thou
sands more have wandered else
where in search of opportunity.
But their demands cannot be
smothered much longer. Long
range bureaucratic government
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BRENNAN’S
| Cigars and Tobaccos of all kinds
and political trickery cannot
forever prevent this territory
from coming into its own.
Whether the present investiga
tors will be found to have the
courage and initiative and can
!dcr to report the actual facts
land make such honest recom
jmendations as Alaskans have
'long hoped for or whether they
in turn will And their ways
hedged up, remains to be seen.
So far, the only tangible re
sults of the investigation is an
order curtailing passenger train
service to one train per week
each way, and some pruning
down of the payroll—cutting out
jobs that are necessary only as
payment for political obliga
tions and which adds nothing to
the efficiency of the service.
Open Forum
Aboard a seineboat.
To The Alaskan.
A. N. B. Publishing Co.
Petersburg, Alaska.
Dear Editor Mr. Paul;
This might not be worth th(
paper it is written on, in a jour
nalist’s opinion, but I’m boilinp
over and I have to let out a little
steam for relief. So I’ll try to
explain myself in a crude, way
(what I mean is I’m crude and
uneducated) but will try to
make it plain enough so others
in the same boat as I may read
if they care to.
Yes, its about fish for one
thing. I’ve been on the West
Coast for two weeks. We went
down before O’Malley’s (who
bears a fine Irish name) sche
duled, timed, and what-not,
closed season and was there
after it closed and saw millions
of fish come in. ,
What are the fish coming for?
Just to die and rot by the mil
lions? If there were just a few
fish, those dried-up streams
could take care of their spawn,
but now there’s no chance, what
few fish, and few there’ll be
that win th°ir honeless battle
to get their spawn buried. Their
roawn will just be kicked up
swirled around end destroyed by
the others—thousands of fish
that’s pecked in those creeks.
I don’t believe one egg in a
billion (or make it a trillion)
I that has spawned will produce
a salmon. Of course you knew
this long before I could ever
tell you. But you and your
brother Bill have fought so long
for your rights, your people’
rights, the skin flints, and the
traitor’s rights, that your holler
is getting old to the disinterest
ed party; such as Congressmen
and the likes. They think its
the same old gag.
I think everyone has a right
to state his opinion of condi
tions, if he is not blind to them.
Well, I guess I can see the ex
ploitation of this country, our
country Alaska, we Alaskans
and residents who live here the
year around, we who have to dig
clams in the winter and cut
wood to get by--to barely exist,
dictators are laughing up their
sleeves at us Alaskans, residents,
legislature and the whole works
of us. Yea, what big saps we are
They don’t give a d—n about
this country; its number one
they are thinking of only. What1
they are thinking is “I want a
palatial house now, a fine lim
osine, and a tour of the world
and the sunny states. To h—1
with Alaska and the people that
live in it, and the future decen
dants.
Yea, they come up here, do the
dictating, make our laws, tell
us what to do and make us like
: it. How much longer is this go
: ing to last? How many more
;j years? Is there any way possible
; to stop this crime? Those crimi
nals within the law? Is there
: any way legally, illegally, or
otherwise to stop this hyena
trick they’re pulling off on us?
If there is a way, for the love
of Mike, let us get busy and do
something besides having A. N.
B. Conventions'and writing peti
tions. By the time there’s any
thing accomplished by that
route there won’t be any fish
t to write about. Lets do some
thing before the fish come again
next season. Now is the time
to plan on that.
Well, thats my opinion of the
works. It might sound dumb
and snappy but I say it sincere
ly. It comes right from my
heart—yes, I’ve got a heart and
its not iron or rock either. Ask
my two sons.
Sincerely
Subscriber
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HOPE OF FIRST DIVISION
LIES IN DEMOCRATS
backs on these principles and
broken faith with the voters
who made it possible for them
to be Republican nominees.
Must Turn to Democrats
“It is significant that, faced
with defeat in the general elec
tion by the reason of their pri
mary losses, the Indians did not
*urn to the Democratic party
for an alliance to save them
from a November disaster. Un
doubtedly they were aware that
mch an offer would have been
rejected. Our organization does
not differentiate between a
white vote and an Indian vote
from a racial standpoint. But
it does distinguish between a
vote that is bossed and directed
and one that is cast freely for
candidates of its own choosing
and with a clear understanding
of all the principles and issue:
involved.
Therefore to avert political
obliteration, they made over
tures to those men they had op
posed so bitterly in April and
brought about an alliance of
candidates under a specious plea
of ‘party harmony.’
“This, necessarily, leaves the
Democratic party and its can
didates the only hope for the
Division. T hese candidates, in
good faith, arc standing upon a
platform that is identical with
that upon which Messrs. Gard
ner and Scott made their pri
mary race, but which they have
abandoned in order to get “he
1,000 or more boss-ridden In
dian voters of the Division.
Ed. note: In next week’s is
sue ti e editor of this publicatii »
will analyze the above polit»'pi
statement published in the Ju
neau Empire which oublicati i
alleges it is from the mouth of
Connors the Democratic boss of
and for Alaska.
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WASTING MONEY
We see the Government thru
its Alaska Railroad making a
very expensive effort to operate
that road—spending money in a
manner as only this great gov
ernment can. Just to aid in the
development of the Territory.
We note that Henry O’Malley’s
Bureau of Fisheries is making
just as much effort with consid
erable expenditure of federal
money to drive out men who
are lured to Alaska by the prom
ise of quick money in its fisher
ies. We see men discouraged by
I the legalized blackmail system
wherein federal officials bar
gain with men to plead giulty
to charges of illegal fishing be
cause such a pleading will be the
less expensive. Men who were
absolutely innocent of law vio
lation are blackmailed and brow
beaten into submission in order
that the servants of the people
might make a record to further
make themselves secure in their
jobs.
We note the Forest Bureau
enforcing a maize of regulations
that have smothered the saw
mills and stifled the loggers sc
that they cannot operate; and
this same department which is
protecting the forests frorr
Alaskans eliminates Alaska’s
timber products from competi
tion with the States in local anc
foreign fields.
The salmon industry alons
if operated as in Canada shoulc
support a fishing population oi
39000 men; with families addec
there would be a permanent po
pulation of 60,000 people making
a competent livlihood from thal
industry instead of the 9,000.
The logging industry shoulc
add another three thousand t(
the permanent wage earners o:
the Territory.
The overflow from these in
dustries would gravitate to th(
agricultural centers along the
railroad and into the mining
areas. The impetus that the
[development of Alaska would
get would be permanent and it
would change the condition of
the railroad’s balance sheet con
siderably.
The obvious thing then to do
is to change the policies of the
departments so that they will
no longer be obstructive but
that they will work to conserve,
T roperly, .resources and man
power.
ALASKA HEARS PROMISE
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The special Senate Committee
appointed to investigate the rail
road and business conditions in
Western Alaska have completed
their hearings and are returning
to the States.
Senator Robert B. Howell, Ne
braska, chairman, declared dur
ing a session at Anchorage, that
the senators will get behind ma
or projects for development in
Alaska, now awaiting federal ac
tion, and that the committee’s
investigations should result in
benefit to the entire Territory.
The ccmmitte conducted hear
ings along the line of the Alas
ka railway, delving into business
and financial conditions, and has
reported that their tour was sat
isfactory “in every respect.”
Senators John B. Kendrick of
Wyoming, and John Thomas, of
Idaho are other members of the
committee.
WONDERFUL POTATO CROP
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Here is something the Sena
tors should see and if they don’t
cry like a child, thinking of
home, we’ll buy them a brand
new “stove-pipe.”
Francis Groth, who aside
from driving a grocery truck,
raise a family, teach school and
referee basketball games, nour
ishes a truck garden in his front
yard,smashed into The Gateway
office yesterday with a half-doz
en potatoes which, ‘we’ll tell the
whole world, are potatoes.”
Groth planted 12 rows June 3
each of which were 70 feet long.
Six sacks have been sold and
that number are still on hand;
jbut not for long.
I The “spuds” are on exhibition
in the beautiful display rooms
of The Gateway for “all to see
and for to admire.”
Then home to the family lar
der.
1 And thanks for the eats!—
—Seward Gateway.
| SHAME OF THE SCHOOLS
Any book that can go thru the
mails may be read or studied in
our public schools except the
Bible. The constitution of this
state prohibits this book. The su
preme court holds that credits
can not be given for its study
(out of school. This is allowed
in many states. The state super
intendent believes it should be
done in this state.
It would seem that this great
est of all books in moral train
ing, experiences of life and beau
ty of literature should be hon
ored by our schools. And there
is a greater reason than all of
these why it should be honored.
Many arguments have been
advanced for banning the Bible
in the schools, but they are only
excuses.—Exchange.
ONE FOR FATHER
The conscientious father ceas
ed chastising his son.
“And now, my boy, tell me why
I have punished you.”
The boy went on crying.
“That’s it,” he said, choking
with indignation. “First you
pound the life out of me and
then you don’t know what you’ve
done it for.”
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U. S. WAR DEBT REDUCED
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The war debt of the United
States which was more than
twenty-six and one half billion
dollars has been reduced more
than one half in 11 years, since
'the debt reached its peak in
'August 1919, is a statement is
sued by the Treasury Depart
ment.
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Capt. Rene Rugnet of the liner
Paris, from Europe to New York,
| told last week of a forty-flve
; foot wave which struck his ves
sel injuring 40 passengers.
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