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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1920
ALASKA AND THE PHILIPPINES
Only when one carefully considers
the matter does it appear obvious that
there is a vast difference between the
federal government’s treatment of
Alaska and the Philippine isles, both
outlying possessions of the United
States. Since Alaska was purchased
from Russia, in the sixties, it has
been difficult to secure adequate gov
ernment recognition. Indeed, for
thirty years after its purchase Alaska
was left to drift along as best it could,
those in authority in governmental af
fairs knowing little and caring less
about it. During this period practi
cally nothing was done to find out
anything about the natural resources |
of the vast Northern domain. In the f
nineties the discovery of gold in the
Klondike, in the Yukon territory, led
many thousands of hardy, adventurous
spirits to enter Alaska in search of
the precious metal, founding settle
ments and mining camps throughout
the territory. Then the federal gov
ernment began to take reluctant no
tice of the potential possibilities in the
matter of resources in the precious
minerals, the valuable metals, coal and
oil, the fish and furs and other wealth-'
producing products native to the
Northland. Possessed of this knowl- j
edge, the government extended some
little aid to Alaska. But the aid has ’
been altogether too meager; alto
gether too inadequate.
How different is the situation in the
.
Philippine isles. This group of islands
came into possession of the United
States as a result of the Spanish-Amer-1
ican war. No sooner had we gained
possession of these islands, inhabited
Dy a people not oi our Kinu, man we
began to expend millions upon millions,
of dollars in development work, to
open the natural resources of that
country. Years before the government '
railway project was started in Alaska
the United States government had
completed the building of railways ag
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gregating a thousand miles of track
age in the Philippine islands. As j
feeders to the railway lines good 1
wagon roads were built. A construe- 1
tion program covering a period of ten 1
years was laid out by the road-build
ing department of the government in
the Philippines. Plenty of money was 5
available for the purpose. Indeed, the j
work was rushed to such an extent s
that the ten-year program was com- 1
pleted in six years. | (
How different in Alaska! In a coun- 1
try nearly as large in area as half 1
of the United States a paftrv $100,000
is appropriated each jgsar by the con
gress—about enough to keep hte Rich- 1
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ardson highway, leading from Valdez i 1
to Fairbanks, in a fair state of repair. I !
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There is no plan or program for road
or trail building in Alaska.
An intelligent, constructive policy j
was laid out with respect to the de- j
velopment of the natural resources of
the Philippine isles, and plenty of
money has been available for provid- i
ing adequate transportation facilities.
The government has never had a well
defined, constructive policy with re
spect to Alaska. Alaska has been the
object of enough policies such as the
“conservation” of its natural wealth
for future generations, timber re
serves, game reserves and the like,
but there has never been an applica
tion of the constructive policy that has
been adopted in the Philippine islands.
One would naturally suppose that
Uncle Sam would look with morp fa
vor upon Alaska, peopled by first-class
American citizens, than upon the Phil
ippine isles, inhabited by a people
with which we have nothing in com
mon. It is presumed that Uncle Sam
intends to hold on to Alaska, while it
is generally understood that the Phil
ippine isles will be turned over to the
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people of that country as soon as they
are able to govern themselves.
We believe Alaskans have a right
eous cause for complaint at the failure
of the federal government to adopt a
broad, constructive policy with respect
to Alaska. We are persuaded, in the
light of past consideration, or rather
lack of consideration, on the part of
the federal government, that Alaska
will never come into its own until
statehood shall be granted, in lieu of
the limited territorial form of govern
ment under which the territory is
struggling.—Ex.
Congress extended the scope of the
1920 census by providing that a census
of forestry and forest products should
be taken. These subjects were never
specifically covered by any past cen
sus act.
LET’S GO
Put one hundred men on an island
where fish is a staple article of sus
tenance. Twenty-five of the men catch
fish-. Twenty-five others clean the fish.
Twenty-five cook the fish. Twenty
five hunt fruit and vegetables. The
entire company eats what thus is gath
ered and prepared.
So long as everybody works there
is plenty. All hands are happy.
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Ten of the allotted fish catchers stop
catching fish.
Ten more dry and hide part of the
fish they catch.
Five continue to catch fish, but work
only part of the day at it.
Fewer fish go into the community
[\UC,UCylJ.
But the same number of men insist ]
upon having the same amount of fish
:o eat as they had before.
The fifty men who formerly cleaned
ind cooked the fish have less to do
nving to the undersupply of fish. But
hev continue to demand food.
Gradually greater burdens are laid
lpon the fruit and vegetable hunters,
these insist upon a larger share o
ish in return for their larger efforts
n gathering fruit and vegetables. It
s denied them and soon twenty of the
wentv-five quit gathering fruit and
vegetables.
But the entire one hundred men in
sist upon their right to eat.
The daily food supply gradually
shrinks. The man with two fish de
nands three bananas in exchange for
me of them. The man .with two ba
lanas refuses to part with one for
ewer than three fish.
Finally the ten men remaining at
vork quit in disgust. Everybody con
inues to eat. The hidden fish are
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mought to light and consumed. Comes
i day when there is no food of any
kind. Everybody on the island blames
everybody else.
What would seem to be the solu
tion? Exactly! We thought you
would guess it.
For we repeat that you can’t eat,
buy. s$?l, steal, give away, hoard, wear,
use, play with or gamble* with what
isnt’.—Chicago Herald.
A heavy concentration on ages end
ing in five and zero are always report
ed at a census. The census bureau
has made many efforts to overcome
this inaccurate tendency on the part
people when stating ages.
There were 6,361,502 farms reported
at the last decennial census, valued at
more than forty billions of dollars.
The 1920 census is expected to show
more than seven million farms.
Delicious mince pie at the City
Bakery. 13-tf
About 650 persons were engaged in
taking the first census of the United
States. The 1920 census will require
the services of 90,000.
The Daily Times 30b plant Is
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This monument in honor of tin? achievements of the tanks in the world war has been erected at tb- Grand
Palais, in Paris.
What Remains for Aviation, Now That
the Atlantic Has Been Crossed?
By HENRY WOODHOUSE, Aerial League of America
What does there remain to be done by the airplane now that the
Atlantic has been crossed? I should say that the magnificent flights of
the American and British aviators have just opened the tremendous pos
sibilities for aerial achievements. Here are a few of the things still to be
done:
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Cross the Atlantic by direct flights from the United States to Eng
land, France and Italy. Carry one thousand pounds of mail in a nonstop
direct flight from the United States to England, thereby demonstrating
the utilitarian value of transatlantic air lines.
Make a nonstop flight from New York to San Francisco first, then
carry a thousand pounds of mail or passengers on subsequent flights. Fly
from New York to San Francisco within one day’s daylight.
Cross the North pole from Cape Columbia to Cape Chelyuskin, as
proposed and planned by Capt. Robert A. Bartlett. Fly to Hawaii. Fly
to the Philippines. Fly across the Pacific.
Complete the aerial conquest of the Atlantic by flying it by each of
the following routes: (a) By way of the Azores, then to Madeira, then to
either Spain or Africa, (b) From South America to Barbados and across
to the Canaries, (c) From Cape Orange to Cape Yerde and then to the
African coast, (d) From Pernambuco to St. Paul islands, then either to
('ape erde or straight to the African coast, (e) By way of Greenland
and Iceland to the Faroe islands and from there to England.
fly to Australia and New Zealand. Fly across Alaska and demon
strate how aerial transportation will help that rich country. Fly from the
United States to Brazil and the Argentine and also from the United
States to Chile and Peru and other Latin-American countries and show
the marvelous possibilities of aerial transportation in South and Cen
tral America.
TAX NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
town taxes for the town of Cordova
for the year 1919 are now due and
payable to the undersigned at his of
fice. Taxes will be delinquent on
Monday, February 9, 1920, at 6 p. m.,
and thereafter a penalty of 5 per cent
will be added. THOS. S. SCOTT,
Town Treasurer.
Dec. 24, 1919—Jan. 7, 1920.
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After-dinner Coffees (Nippon
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CHILDREN’S NAZARETH
WAISTS
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Also a complete line of Bar- i
lington Hosiery.
Hand-crocheted Yokes.
Silk Underwear made t©
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WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop.
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Residence Phone 101-3
Shop Phone 182
Machine Work of all Kinds,
Blacksmithing, General Repair
| ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
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Office and Shop: City Dock i
CORDOVA, Alaska.
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