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Entered in the Anchorage Postottice June 5, 1915, as second c’.as; matter
under the Act of of March 3. 1873.
For President—Charles Evans Hughes.
For Delegate to Congress—Janies Wickersham
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 191b.
THE LONGSHOREMEN’S STRIKE.
The strike of the longshoremen at Seattle has raised havoc
with business firms, the mining element and other' engaged in
various industries and enterprises in this, as in other parts of
Alaska, due to the failure to get shipments of freight long-since j
ordered and much-needed.
About the merits of the controversy between the kmg- j
shoremen and the transportation lines, we have no knowledge
whatever on which to base an opinion. We do believe, how- j
ever, that if both sides to this difference could have gotten to- j
getlier, and in a spirit of comity and good feeling, discussed 1
the situation, the whole matter could have been adjusted with-;
in a few hours. As in most similar cases, however, it appears.
to take just so long for the contending factions to reach the
point where they are willing to act and talk reasonably. Now,;
the dispatches tell us that committees representing the long-1
shoremen and the tra: sportation men are in conference at Se
attle, with every indication that an agreement will be reached, i
As usual, the public is tlie sufferer from these long-drawn-,
out strikes. Anchorage has been short, as to some necessities,
and very little green stuffs have been shipped in. One of the
big mining men in the (.’ache creek country has practically
lost the entire season through failure to receive mining ma
chinery long-since ordered. A firm running a mercantile es
tablishment at Lake creek has lost business to the amount of
$20,000 through failure to receive stocks. There is not a bus
iness firm in Alaska, in all probability, that lias not suffered
through lack of stock shipments.
The point we wish to make is. that if these contending;
factions can settle their differences now, why would it not
have been possible to reach an agreement on similar terms a
few hours after the strike was called.'
The refusal of the republican divisional convention in the
First judicial district of Alaska to nominate, or to even en
dorse the past efforts and achievements of Delegate das. W ick
ersham, will cut no figure in the result of the delegate election.
The incumbent will win, as he has in all former occasions. And
the bigger the effort of Boss Shackleford and his minions to de
feat the delegate, the larger the vote that he will receive at the
hands of the people. Boss Shackleford cuts a very small figure
indeed with the voters of Alaska. The people are wise to the
fact that the Shackleford crowd is seeking to control the fed
eral patronage in Alaska, in the event of the election of the re
publican candidate for president. But the Shackleford crowd
is doomed to a bitter disappointment. An ambitious would-be
office-holder dubbed with the Shackleford brand will receive
little consideration at the hands of the republican candidate
who will enter the white house on the fourth day of next
March.
Some newspapers adopt the policy of never correcting an
error, even though that error may do serious injustice to the
injured party. Humanity is prone to err. It is one of the dif
ferences between the finite and the infinite. And the bigger
the man, the more willingly does he correct mistakes or change
his policies, if he finds he is in error. As a newspaper is mere
ly a man-made thing, there is no reason why it should not be
governed by the same rule of conduct.
Someone remarked that there were more concrete build
ings in Anchorage than in any town in Alaska. Strictly speak
ing this is not true, as there are only several buildings made
entirely of concrete. However, there ai-e probably more build
ings here into which concrete has entered in the course of con
struction than in any other Alaskan city. Perhaps this is be
cause of the fact that the builder finds both sand and gravel
ready for use by merely digging out his basement. The num
ber of permanent and substantial buildings already built and
in the process of construction speaks volumes for the faith
the citizens have in Anchorage, the coming metropolis of
Alaska.
Dr. Alfred Hulse Brooks, head of the U. S. Geological
Survey work in Alaska, who is en route to this part of the ter
ritory, told a Seattle reporter that he was neither a doctor of
medicine nor a doctor of law; that the title which he bears was
given him by the people of Alaska, and that he values it more
highly than any degree that could be conferred by a university.
Dr. Brooks is a typical sourdough. Alaska lias no firmer
friend than this highly efficient official. Mining men in Alas
ka have learned to regard the opinion of Dr. Brooks above
that of any other geologist in the country.
The town will appreciate the early installation of the
electric light and power system. We trust that at least the
main street of Anchorage will be lighted, so that a person may
get about during the hours of darkness with some degree of
comfort, as well as safety.
It is worthy of note and commendation that the first
group of railway laborers—three hundred in number—import
ed by the Alaskan Engineering Commission for work on the
railway project are American citizens.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1916.
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