The Chitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
Entered as second-class matter, November 12, 1910, at the postoffice at
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CHITINA, ALASKA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1914.
JUDGE LYONS IS A CANDIDATE
Announcement comes this afternoon that Judge Lyons,
of Valdez, has consented to make the run for the House of
Representatives. This is pleasing news, for a few men of
ability and experience like Judge Lyons will certainly be
needed in the personnel of the forthcoming legislature. He is
a man well equipped to render valuable service to this
division and there should be no question as to his election. He
is a property owner in Cordova and has many friends here who
will take pleasure in working for his election. There may he
other good men elected from this division but we doubt if
any one more capable than Judge Lyons of assisting in the
enactment of beneficial laws for the territory will be sent to
Juneau.
ON THE EVE OF ADVANCEMENT
There is now every indication that the Alaska coal leasing
bill will be passed before Congress adjourns. Friends in the
Senate have undertaken to put the bill through and with the
assistance of President Wilson expect 10 see this done within
the next couple of weeks. And then things will begin to look
up about Cordova. For with the passage of the bill will
follow railroad building to the Bering River coal fields, the
establishment at Nelson of a naval coaling station, the
building of a drydock and the erection of a smelter in the
vicinity of Cordova. These developments that are sure to
come will bring growth and prosperity to Cordova. And they
can not now be much longer delayed.
DR. CHASE AS A CANDIDATE
The boom of Dr. W. H. Chase for election as a senator
from the Third Division was formally launched last night,
when he received the unanimous endorsement of the Cordova
Wiekersliam Club. It was maintained that with his wide
acquaintance throughout the division, his former activity in
political, social and public affairs, his long residence in the
territory and intimate knowledge of its needs, with a well
known persistence and activity in securing results, eminently
qualifies him as Legislative timber who has more than a
reasonable hope of election. As an independent candidate two
years ago, without any supporting alliances, Dr. Chase made
an exceptional good run for senator. He has always been a
strong political factor in Cordova, and has many friends among
all classes and shades of politics. He is also well known
throughout the division, either personally or by name, and will
have to be reckoned with as possibly the leading candidate now
in the field.
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OUR WAR POPULATION
American interest in the war is, of course, accentuated by
the presence among us of so large a proportion of residents
who were born in the countries at war and who have relatives
and friends engaged in the great struggle or directly affected i
by it. Of the 13,500,000 foreign born in the United States at
the recent census nearly ten millions came from the nations
now in death grip. This is about 10 per cent of our entire
continental population.
Of these the Germans number 2,500,000; the Austrians,
1.175.000, and Hungary, 495,000. Ireland has 1,350,000;
England, 875,000; Scotland. 260,000; Wales, 82,000, and
Canada, 1,000,000. France has 117,000, and Belgium nearly
48.000.
Classified by sex thei'e are probably a million and a half
of these foreign born residents who are unnaturalized and of
military age. Those from the Triple Entente and Belgium
number 792,000, and those froixi the Triple Alliance. 650,000,
the greater proportion being from Russia, 418,000, and Austro
Hungarv, 523,000.
SOME COUNTRY
In these days of “due to the war” explanations that do
not always explain, it is interesting to examine the facts as to
the ability of the United States to feed, clothe and shelter itself.
The figures are at hand in a summary just issued by the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce which show the
peculiai'ly fortunate position of this nation.
We produce two-thirds of the world’s production of corn,
one-fifth of the world’s wheat crop, one-fourth of the world’s
oat crop, more than half of the world’s cotton crop, 40 per cent
of the world’s coal output, two-thirds of the world’s petroleum
production, nearly half the world’s iron ore, a full half of the
world’s copper, one-fifth of the world’s gold product and 22
per cent of the world’s gold stock, 28 per cent of the world’s
silver output and 30 per cent of the world’s lead product.
Notwithstanding the decrease in cattle we have 15 per cent
of the world’s supply, twice as many as in Argentina or
Russia, and half as many as in India. Besides the 59,1X10,000
cattle, we have 60,000,000 swine, 50,000,000 sheep and
24.000. 000 horses. - ■ 1 *V t lll
BE FAIR-* TO ALL SECTIONS
Rumors are being circulated that the people of Valdez are
considering the advise.oility of presenting the name of Judge
Hubbard as a candidate for Senator in this division. It is
sincerely to be hoped that this will not be done. Two years
ago Colonel Millard, of Valdez, was elected as a Senator and
he drew the long term for four years. He still has two years
to serve, and it is generally conceded that at the expiration of
that time the town of Valdez may with all proprietv again
ask the election of a Senator from the largest town in the
division. But to have the full representation of the division in
one town is not reasonable, and it-is not probable that the
balance of the division would stand for such an inequality. And
! we don’t believe that the sense of justice of the good people
of Valdez would endorse any such proposition. Judge Hubbard
is a very pleasant and courteons gentleman, and did good
service for Valdez in pressing her claims before Congress and
the departments in Washington during the past year, and if
the people of Valdez wish to reward him there ought to be
some way other than at the expense of the rest of the division.
There has been a general desire to create a friendly feeling
among the residents of the various towns in this division, but
the candidacy of Judge Hubbard would hardly tend in that
direction.
THE PRAYER FOR PEACE
President Wilson issues a proclamation calling on tin
people of the United States in their churches on Sunday,
October d, to pray that the Almighty will restore to the
nations now afflicted by war “healing peace again and restore
once more that concord among men and nations without which
there can be neither happiness nor true friendship nor any
wholesome fruit of toil or thought in the world.”
This appeal to the religious sentiment of the nation, made
in accordance with the request of the churches, will meet with
a warm response from the churchgoing people of the land. No
sane man in the United States desires to see the war long
continued. The terrible destruction of life and limb has
reached a magnitude heretofore unknown to civilization. All
considerations, both of Christianity and of civilization, will
lead intelligent men to support this act of faith for the
restoration of peace to supplant the wholesale murder of war.
That the prayer the nation will be answered involves
another question. The President’s proclamation clearly recog
nizes the case as one requiring the interposition of Divine
Providence “overruling the counsel of men, setting straight
the things they cannot govern or alter, taking pity on the
nations now in the threes of conflict, in His mercy and
goodness showing the way where men can see none.” Certainly
human wisdom seems futile to deal with the awful condition.
The faithful can only appeal to the ruler of the universe.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
A telephone from Katalla late this afternoon informs us
that the patient but still up-to-date people over there have an
interest in those things that pertain to Alaska. A meeting was
held and the citizens declared themselves as opposed to the bill
introduced in Congress to exempt owners of mining claims
from doing their assessment work this year. And a committee
authorized the Daily Alaskan to say that if there is any
shortage of labor to do the necessary work that there are a few
men in Katalla who will be glad to get this occupation.
In the meantime the United States has on hand a
perfectly good inter-oceanic canal which can be used when
other nations sober up enough to enjoy it.
Some foreign owners of mining claims in Alaska wlio wish
to save themselves the money necessary to do the representa
tion work are trying to put something over on Alaska’s good
friends in Congress. The effort is being made to pass a bill
exempting this work for the year 1914. But it won’t go.
If there is any way by which $100,000,000 additional
“war” taxes can be levied so the ultimate consumer will not
feel it, he will be glad to have it demonstrated, but judging by
experience he does not believe it can be done. The burden is
always passed down.
It begins to look as though there might be some little
spirit injected in the Legislative tight in the Third division.
Candidates are beginning to appear from Valdez to the
Chisana, with Seward and the far westward yet to hear from.
With one senator and four representatives to elect there are
now three full fledged senatorial and at least half a dozen
representative candidates, with more to follow.
The man who is never deceived by his fellow man sees so
many human frailities that his own life is miserable.
Xo one should be bashful about asking for information.
Most people are anxious to display their knowledge.
Things are getting all mixed u?> these days, and there are
some things we can’t understand. Take for instance Alaska’s
Delegate to Congress. We could understand what it meant -
when he was first a Republican, then an Independent, then a
Bull Moose, then a Democi-at, then a Progressive Democrat, but
now he has us stumped. A contemporary quotes him as
declaring that he is not a Democrat, but a “Progressive
Independent.” Now what the deuce is that? Wick Is
certainly hard to keep xip with.
Food pi'ices in Germany are reported to be moderate, not
as a result of factionalism by sellers, but because of rigid
supervision and punishment of combiners. In the United
States, on the other hand, food prices are high. Perhaps a
following of the German policy would make a change.
Some of the high cost of living boosters have the nerve to
try to put the blame on the hoxxsewives laying in an extra
supply to avoid war prices. What the housewives have been
able to store away is not a drop in the bucket to what the
speculators have cornered.
Come to think of it, why didn’t Washington expand that
theory of selling battleships to Greece to promote peace bv
selling enough to the other powers to prevent all this?
The Washington officials who have to see that the warring
diplomats do not by chance clash together at the White House
or the State Department earn their money these days.
Why Not Invest?
'With the building of the government railroad from
Chitina to Fairbanks, the future of the Town of Chitina
is assured.
Lots are still offered at attractive prices and there
are many desirable ones remaining.
A few months later lots in Chtiina will be held at
largely increased values. Why not invest NOW?
GEO. C. HAZELET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
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