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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1920
ENTITLED TO CONSIDERATION j
Today is the twelfth anniversary of
the signing of the bill by former Presi
dent Theodore Roosevelt giving the
entire navy of the United States a 10
per cent increase in wages. That was
on May 13, 1908, and although living
costs have since more than doubled,
these service men have received no
more pay, thus facing a serious eco
nomic problem.
The navy fought and bled to uphold
the Union, while slackers and stay-at
homes have had increases in pay dur
ing these stirring times. The Legion
of Honor are all voting again, and
thereby hope to obtain a bonus. What
are we doing to help the regular mili-!
tary organization to obtain a living j
■wage? Can not the law-makers of the;
country give us a heart-throbbing,
soul-stirring, dramatic picture of the
last-named people who have been say
ing nothing in the apparently vain hope
that everything comes to him who
waits—the weight which broke down
the bridge?
DEVELOPMENT ALONG SANE
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The government in its praiseworthy
effort of aiding in the development
of Alaska should carefully avoid
an attitude of dependency on govern
ment leadership and effort which
cannot be other than disastrous,
both to the individual and to the com
munity. Government aid will be
necessary in many ways in the devel
opment of Alaska but it must be
rationally applied from the standpoint
of credit, rather than as a gift or a
donation. It must be as a means to
enable and speed the individual to
increased activity and effort to do i
for himself and become a producer.
This policy applies not only to the
individual prospector and settler, but
to all pioneer industries. This policy
should be extended to all sections of
Alaska, rather than to any one sec
tion, and should provide for the co
ordinated development of all Alaskan
resources, it’s success be assured.
Permanent development in Alaska
is dependent upon the utilization of
its rich natural resources in creating
local industries and a permanent pop
ulation.
The basic industries of Alaska are j
its minerals and fisheries. The de
velopment of these great industries be
along lines that will build up allied
industries and encourage a perman- |
nent population. If this is done |
rationally, there is no question as to
the future prosperity of Alaska, but
any great influx in population, beyond
the requirements of these basic in
dustries and the allied activities that
may $>e created must inevitably re
sult in disappointment, loss, hardship
?nd an ultimate damage to Alaska
development far beyond any immedi
ate advantage. This has been evi
denced so manv times in the progress
of our west and of Alaska that no
word of warning should be necessary.
If the work of building local indus
tries and of populating Alaska is
carefully planned and efficiently ad
ministered, there is no question as to
its ultimate success. Alaska has a
wealth of resources that if rationally
developed, will assure a livelihood in
the Territory for a large and prosper
ous population. Care must be taken,
however, in not attracting to Alaska
the type of people unfitted to combat
Alaska conditions or a greater num
ber of people than her industrial
activities will assimilate. New de
velopment must be carefully planned
and agricultural settlement must not
be encouraged beyond the require
ments of local markets until provision
is made for profitable export and
marketing of products. Alaska will
be furnished adequate and economi
cal water transportation only through
adequate compensation for govern
ment services, the construction of the
imperatively needed aids to naviga
tion, and in government aid and en
couragement in all pioneer effort
toward the utilization of Alaska’s re
sources in creating local industries
and a permanent population from
which only can come the balanced
traffic necessary to economy in oper
ation and a corresponding reduction
of costs.
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS
If Secretary Payne depends on his
advice from federal bureau officials
for formulating a development policy
of Alaska, the government might as
well put up the “Keep off the grass”
sign in Alaska and make the whole
territory a reservation.—Juneau Cap
ital.
Personally, the average Alaska poli
tician is a fairly decent fellow. But
when it comes to going to the bat he
places his eye on first base and, re
gardless of feelings, umpire or opposi
tion. he is going to land. This makes
it rather disagreeable for the candi
dates who like to train for an election
at a ping-pong table. Elections Nor(th
are strenuous, and the crowd playing
the game are strenuous chaps.—Alaska
Dispatch.
Overalls and aprons are now the
fashion in many towns. The move
ment to wear these useful garments is
for the purpose of causing prices on
clothing to come down. All it has
done so far is to make the price of
overalls and aprons go up. We will
be able to afford a new pair of overalls
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when they have again gone out of style
and started to come down again.—
Douglas News.
Scarborough Pictures that please at
prioes that are right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
Delicious mince pie at the City
Bakery. 13-tf
Your eyes fltteG. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
Peyser’s new hat-blocking outfit is
in operation. Hats blocked, dyed and
repaired. Phone 188.
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GEORGE
ANDERSON
PIANO EXPERT
And Factory Representative
High-Grade Pianos
Will be in ordova in the near
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tobacco or cigar.
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Add eight.
Divide by two.
Subtract the number you
started wTith.
Multiply by three.
Add one.
Subtract six.
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if the man at the counter can
not tell you the correct answer
he will treat you to a cigar.
We are as certain of the su
perior quality of our cigars and
tobacco as we are of solving
this problem.
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