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PRESIDENT HOOVER
SOUNDS WARNING
“In Lincoln’s day,” said Presi
dent Hoover, speaking through
ihe radio chains of America “the
dominant problem turned on the
issue cf state’s rights. The domi
nant problem today turns to a
large degree on the issue of re
lationship of federal, state and
local government. Responsibili
ties of the federal government
are increasing and if it continues
to assume new responsibilities it
will lead to a super-state where
every man will be a servant and
the state of libei*ty will be lost.
Such was not the government
Lincoln sought to build.”
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NEVER INITIATIVE
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We started to say that the fed
eral officers are never the ones
to initiate any progressive de
velopment of lands or resources
but we remembered that NEVER
is a long time. But a careful
scanning of virtually every pro
ject, reclamation of lands, has
been of local origin Most of the
lands which have been made to
yield Highest might never have
been deevloped if left to the in
itiative of federal bureaus or
or pointces. The steam behind
the big projects has been ,first
sectional which then secured
■ : ’te and then national recogni
tion. Most of the effort of the
bureaus and appointees has been
to feather their own nests anc
to remain secure in their jobs.
T’mse deductions are well to
be remembered in the develop
ment of Alaska. The pioneering
will not be done by bureaus nor
f°deral officials. The timber re
source of Alaska will be devel
oped by private interests, de
s’-Ate the bureaus which have re
tarded. development. But that
t evelonment will not come unti’
Alaskans show a solidarity that
refuses fo kiss the heel of every
little bureaucrat who comes up
Alaska with the idea that he
is God and Alaskans must go’
down on their knees to do soirr
real praying in order to secure
benefits enjoyed by citizens of
’ he states.
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PEACH THEM THE MEANING
Framed copies of the Decla
ration of Independence-and the
Constitution of the United
st.ves have been presented t
ih.n Juneau Schools by the Ju
nean Chamber of Commerce.
It will be quite fitting to sug
gest that the children, and the
Timeau Chamber of Commerce
be taught thoroughly the mean
ings of those great documents
which seemingly have but little
place in Alaska.
.. PERMIT CROOKED VOTING
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The Shattuck bill which cre
ates a system of absentee voting
is a bill to insure domination of
Alaska’s political affairs by the
r.emo-federal gang. Under the
terms of the bill, a voter may
present himself before a dark
of the court or deputy, 40 days
prior to election, obtain and de
1 osit with him his official ballot
io be unsealed and counted af
ter the election.
Immediately after depositing
}■ is ballot, the voter may then
proceed to the Sunny south for
six months or forever. But his
- )te remains to be counted.
In past elections this migra
tory vote has been a total loss
to the gangster politicians. But
now they will make Alaska safe
for Democracy.
The ALASKAN suggests that
svuq iiu Jion^uqg loquuo
. own and withdraw all restric
tions in order that the voters of
the Fifth Division may all par
ticipate in Alaska’s government
without even being required to
Jive in Alaska.
We point to the large migra-J
lion from Alaska towns to the!
states in September, October j
and November and the tide ofi
immigration which again be •
gins in March and April. May
oe some Alaskans can be fooled
as to the intent of this bill. Its
Ultimate effect will be evident if
passed.
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NOBODY HURT
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The McCutcheon memorial ■
for land grants to Alaska war
veterans nas the appioval ci
the legislature. Inasmuch as
he Forest Department and the
’gricultuaral Departments have
control of the benefits to be de
rived from the request, the war
veterans can go on and than*
the legislature for its kindly,
'(hough tardy recognition of ser
vices rendered as far back as
fourteen years ago.
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RAISE IN PAY
Funny, Senator Dimond neve”
thought of raising the pay 01
[Pob Sommers whilst he was eu
gineer for the Territory. The
good senator now thinks that
| the pay of Territorial engineer
phould be raised from four to
^ve tnousand dollars a year.
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BEING CONSISTENT
Representative Fred Johnston
s asking for an increase in the
ax on mines. An increase of one
per cent on net incomes of $500,
000, with a additional sliding
scale of taxes. The mining op
erators are opposing the meas
ure.
The canning company pays a
Lax on its pack WHETHER OR
NOT IT MAKES A PROFIT. The
.-pining operator pays ONLY IF
he makes a net profit over a cer
tain amount.
In fairness to the canning in
dustry the tax cn mines should
'e equitably equalized or the
.aiming industry placed on i
' per cent net profit basis in ex
ess of $500,000.
The miners cannot declare
hat they have been unfairly
reated. And at the same time,!
they should be Falling to treat *
"he Territory fairly.
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A BOTTLE OF BOOZE
Jin Fozard,. former clever
nanager of Kennecott mines,'
ought this °ame measure once
aefore in Juneau. The bill was
n a fair way to become a law j
\ certain room in a certain ho-1
<el was the key to the situation.
Fozard with certain lobbying
» ewsmen beat the tax increase
with a bottle of booze. A pretty
cheap sell-out. One bottle o
•'ooze cost the Territory many
thousands of dollars in taxes.
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DANGEROUS MEDDLING
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Representative Foster hopes
to meet the increased cost of,
pensions and indigency relief by'
doubling the present head tax—j
School tax plus $5. He proposes
to eliminate the Indian and Es-I
kimo from payment of this tax!
and at the same time eliminate!
him from participation in bene
fits derived from distribution
of the funds.
Any law which tends to dis
criminate against or in favor any!
special class of citizen is noJ
constitutional and will not hold!
water in a test before the courts, j
Mr. Foster hopes to get around j
i-his by declaring that no “wards’1
of the government may parti-j
cipate in the benefits. The next j
thing that Mr. Foster will have
to do is define the term “ward.”
Ts a man declared by the courc:
to be a citizen, a ward? Refer
ence is made to the case of U.S. j
versus Charles Jones, an Indian,
District Court of Alaska, First!
Division. This was a test case
Lo establish the status of citi
zenship and Judge Reed in his ‘,
instruction to the Jury that'
Jones, being born in American
Territory under the American
flag was a citizen and entitled
to all the benefits of citizen
ship. Now the Foster bill would
negate this decision and create
an intolerable situation by this
discriminatory act.
It is time that the Territory
really began w assume its ow 1
responsibilit/. Instead of cl tal
lying the stauu* of the Aias<\
Indian citizen the Foster i» ’
makes it mor • of a .nuddle. And
it further endangers the appro
priations for the \ ension an '
indigent funds. i
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FAIR ENOUGH
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The town of Wrangell has had
di.n.afly in floating its bond is
sue to take care of their new
school house The legislature
o reposes to purchase $40,000
worth of these bonds. Not a bad
idea at al, at all.
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HERRING OUTLOOK NOT SO
GOOD
The herring outlook for this
year is not so good. Market con
ditions are not the best and the
intensive production of fisn
meal and oil has not aided the
propagation to any extent. The
cry “depletion” of the past sev
eral years is becoming more of
a reality as time goes on. Unless
production is curtailed in the
immediate future, it will not be
many years when this fine food
fish will be scarce enough to sefl
by the pound.
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DEFINITIONS
“Loyalty” and “Patriotism”
are euphonious words. They
slide off the end of one’s tongue
is easily as mercury on a piere
of naoer. And we have often
wondered, just how many people
really have any understanding
of the words they so glibly use.
Alright, give your definition and
see how it is lived up to. Perhaps
you will notice that the other
reflows ronception of it is all
your obligation.
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SKUNK WRECK CAR
While driving near The Dalles.
Oregon, Richard D. Forrest no
ticed a skunk standing in the
road. He swerved his car to
avoid the animal and the ma
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chine plunged over the embank
ment. The car was demolished
and Forrest sold the remains for
S5. The day before, he had paid
$250 for the machine. The skunk
was not hurt.
We make the observation that
the skunks do no get hurt in car
accidents as much as those who
are less odeferous to society.
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