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NOME. ALASKA, MAY 6. 1915.
THE WAR A LASTING BENEFIT.
There are not a few of the most pro- j1
fount] thinkers in the land who assert
that while the great European war j
has resulted in bringing about the most [
severe financial and industrial condi
tions in the history of the I'nited
States, it is none the less a blessing in
disguise and from the lessons il has
taught the nation will receive a benefit
and reap a profit of inestimible value
in tiie future. The deduction is not
based, be it noted, on the probability
that the war debilitated nations of
Europe will be compelled to look to
America for an extended period for a
great volume of tiie commodities of
life, with a resultant enourmous in
crease in the volume of American
trade, it is admitted that tiie wealth
of Europe will long flow in golden
streams into tiie coffers of America 1
with a resulting commercial and in
dustrial prosperity beyond compare,
hut, it is held by the far-seeing ones
that the immense wealth so brought
to our doors is hut a trifle to an enor
mous saving which will he effected by
the lessening of our imports with for
eign lands, due to tiie fact that the
war has stimulated or developed an
almost unbelieviably large number of
industries and manufactures hitherto
languishing or utterly unknown in
America, it is stated that the almost
complete paralysis of foreign manu
facturing industries, particularly of
Germany, has resulted in bringing into
being scores of manufactories of var
ious commodities for which we have
tong looked to foreign markets entirely.
Not because such commodities could
be more cheaply purchased in Europe
or for any other economic reason, or
that America was lacking in facilities
of production It was simply because
there was a market of supply already
created and wo therefore paid no at
tention to the possibilities of home
manufacture. In many lines we were
not even aware of the processes <*f
manufacture until the outbreak of the
war when the consequent restriction of
imports compelled us to devise ways
and means to produce a variety of
essentials which have hitherto been
Imported. And when we came to look
around it was found that there xvere
countless varieties of manufactured
products that could he cheaply and
easily produced at home it was with
astonishment and alarm that we learn
ed. shortly after the commencement of
tiie war. that we were entirely de
pendant on Germany for the largest
portions of our drugs, our dye stuffs
and also partially for an innumerable
list of textiles ami other products all
of which could lie readily produced in
the T’nited States. The raw material
was found to be at hand in plentiotis
quantity; it was evi n found that in
many rases Germany and others were
absolutely dependant on this country
for their own supply while we were
[looking to them for our entire needs.
These discoveries combined with the
fact that we were suddenly forced to
depend on our own resources has. and
is. making a wonderful change in the
list of our home manufactures Already
over a score of products for which wc
have paid out countless millions of
dollars, are being produced in the
T'nitcd States And further, such pro
duet ion has heen found equal in quality
and ns economical ns those hitherto
imported, tt is upon the possibilities
and as economical as those hitherto im
ported. It is upon the possibilities in this
and dindred directions that the wise
almost entirely upon our own resources
the war lias disclosed that we have
heen wasting bullions in purchasing and
rinving tallage to others when we had
every facility at hand to save instead
of spend. The impetus thus given to
domestic manufacture it is pointed out
will in time produce a wealth incnl
■ ulahie and compared to which the inm
medinte wealth derived from the crip
pling of Industry In Europe will lie as
nothing It is further pointed out that
there is hardly a thing which we have
been accustomed to purchase in for
eign markets that cannot he produced
St home at a cost not In excess of that
we have heen compelled to pay in for
eign markets and of a quality com
parable in every wav. The war has
taught tts the lesson and we cannot
fail to profit thereby. Though the
great object lesson thus afforded ns It
is pointed out that ultimate develop
ment of all onr possibilities in tills re
<licet will find us in the unique posi
tion of being compelled to send outside
of our own borders for practically lit
tle and in no ease for other than raw
products wlille at the same time the
larger portion of the world will lie ab
solutely compelled to look to us for in
ntimer.il necessary or vital produce.
When this period is aehlved the wot Ids
wealth will come to us We will he
sellers, not buyers and instead of pay
ing out millions to foreign lands, those
millions will he spent at home and
among our own people Aided in the
new "Made In America.” movement
this condition is hound to result and
with its development will come a time
■ f commercial and industrial prosper
ity almost inoonoievahle. From tltis
standpoint it is readily seen that the
statement given out is not by any
means a dream, or an idle speculation
but that is really a fact that the great
war is so far as America is concerned
i t indeed a blessing in disguise.
WICKERSHAM AND STATEHOOD
Delegate Wiekerslmtn is quoted in
a dispatch from Juneau as having
said that he will introduce a bill in
the next congress asking for statehood
for Alaska. It is hard to believe that
Mr Wickershatn is quoted correctly,
for there is not a school boy of any
judgment in Alaska that does not
know what would be the probable re
sult of such an act.
The tret of introducing a bill ask
ing for statehood for Alaska may be
a harmless thing in a way, but it
will certainly have the tendency to dis
courage the federal government in ap
propriating funds for the development
of the territorv. It is only by being a
territorv that we can get congress to
I pay for our development, and every
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body who keeps in touch with political
affairs knows that congress does not go
out of its way to aid the people who
do not appreciate such aid.
There are about fiO.OOO people In
Alaska , including the Indians who are
about half the entire population. This
leaves probably 30.000 white people in
the territory Theso white people do
pot own titles to land that ran tie taxed,
with tlie exception of the people who
live in incorporated towns, and these
are alreadv taxed to the fullest of their
eupneity to support such towns
\s soon as Masks becomes a state
the law will nrevent congress from
supnortlng our local governments
There will be no money sent here for
schools, no more for local courts, no
money for keeping up trails and roads ;
no more money for the federal yoverr
meet for the care of our insane and our
ie.ltyenf charges, no money for running'
down ordinary fugitives from lustier,,
a . money to nay the government or
other local officials, and. in short, there
w ill be “nothing doing." when It comes
to federal expenditure, with the excep
tion of maintaining probably one court,
which will handle only such eases as
iiiMilve federal laws.
.lust at present there is so much j
that Maska has to ask for from con
gress that it is not quite clear Why I
Delegate Wiekersham should weaken j
his own influence in congress and dis
courage the national government from
further aiding us by asking for such
tin impossible a thing as statehood,
where there are not enough sources of
rev enue in the whole of Alaska to sup- '
port a modest city government
< tne of the I heif concerns of I lie pres
ent session of tlie legislature was to
figure out how tlie revenues can lie in
creased in order to give the legislature I
money for carrying out its various pm- 1
jeets II was first decided to ask for
(lie revenues from the forest reserves
for building roads and trails, but as
much of this money already goes to tin*
territory, it seems that the plan was'
abandoned.
Since then bill* have been introduced
f..r taxing people in order to support
thi limited government we now have.
The polltax law is to he etiforced, il
seems from tho present indications,
a ,nl every kind of propertj that can l.e
| taxed will he forced to pay for the
|support of our present legislature
' When il is remembered that con
t gress already pays for all the necessarv
expenses of the territory, it is hard b
understand how the people will af«
I predate this proposed heavy taxation
Mortulnly tlie average taxpayer, or even
the man who must pay poll taxis in
order to support tlit' iilans of our law
makers. will not look kindly upon am
suggestion that tends to increase his
burdens.
Delegate Wiekersham and the .1 tin
ea u officials who are suggesting state
hood should center their energies in an
effort to aid the people of the territory
lather than to suggest placing on them
increased burdens, and at the same
tittle making congress believe that it
made a mistake when it appropriated
| $3.i,000,000 for building a road to de
velop this territory.
If this is ttti attempt on the part of
Air Wiekersham to “play to (he gal
leries." and temporarily place a few
(heap politicians in Juneau who want
a chance to spend the public funds
which arc not controlled by the fed
eral government, it will certainly do
him no permanent good, lie was elec
ted because the people thought he was
a conservative man of good political
judgment, and he should endeavor to
maintain that confidence of the pub
lic. — Kairhanks Alaska Citizen._
ALASKA NOTES
Jack Craig, eleven years old, was at-I
tacked by a maiamute dog near Pox |
City anil nearly killed. The hoy's face
arms and legs were terribly torn by the j
virions brute before his cries attracted
the proprietor of the rood house and
the dog drlvn away The owner of
tile dog has killed the brute and it will j
he subjected to examination to aseer- |
tain if it was affected with rabies.
Superintendent .Arthur O. Shonp, of
the Alaska Pioneers' home at Sitka, re
ports that there are i2 inmates of the]
home at the present time These In- j
males have come to the home from
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i \ erv part of Alaska and are men who
failed to make their stakes in the,
Northland and were overtaken by oi 1 j
age and sickness The home is bean
tifullv situated In the old marine hnr- j
racks, facing the parade grounds and
looking west over the Sitka sound
Everything possible is done for these
old trail blazers and their last days
are made comfortable as is possible
under the circumstances. That thq
home was a vital necessity for Alaska I
lias been proven hy the number of the
old pioneers who have been eared fori
and given a comfortable home 1 • \ tic
Territory.
Enrique Natituy. of Kenai. was re
cently fined $200 for stabbing a fellow
countryman Tin* wound is not sori- (
oas and the man is recovering. Nantuy
had no money and is serving out the
time.
The attempt of the government to,
cancel the P. S. patent granted nearly ,
seven years ago to \N’m. B. Poland, j
charging fraud, raises the question a-s
to whether soldier's additional script
rights attach to two contiguous parcels |
of land of )«o acres. Two patents!
w< re issued in the regular manner eaeli
covering 1fi0 acres: the government \
now seeks to avoid one of the patents
land to repudiate the ai ts of its olfhers
in so doing. A demurrer raised l ie
>question of tlie rigid of the govern
incut to institute such a suit, and
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Judge Brown has reserved his decision
The Director of Surveys, now at Ot
tawa. lias commissioned T. A Dickson j
to gather and compile all useful infor
mation of the south end of tile Terri
tory. preparatory to publishing a new
map of the whole territory. It is ttie
aim to have this map as replete with
| information as possible Mr. Dickson
1 asks the eo-operntion of the public! and
! invites anv and all Information, such
as new creeks, trails, location of home
steads, etr. The new map will also
show the post offices, public posts,
road houses, fox and mink ranches, and
all present wagon roads and trails.
Mrs. Kugeno S. Willard. G3 years old.
and one of the best known Alaskan
pioneers, dieil Fell, lil at her home in |
Chicago. Mrs. Willard was horn in
N’eweastle. I’a.. and with her husband
came to Alaska in 1SSI, where they
founded (lie first mission in the Cliil
kat country, at Haines. In 1SSG they
founded the first mission at Juneau
They stayed there 13 years and then
went to the outside to educate their
children. As the author of "Kinda
Slum's Wife," published in 1894, Mrs.
Willard attracted considerable atten
tion among ethnological experts, and
her book received the first prize at the!
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition us an
autliortative volume on the habits and
characteristics of the Alaskan Indians.
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STANDING OF CONTESTANTS.
NINTH COUNT. MAY 5, 1915.
Ruby .Martin.155,890
Itoivena T.ewis. 125,428
Katie Bongard.111.045 ■
Helen Allan.78,155
Mrs. Perry Moore. .57,045
Mery Fox.44,665 !
Mrs. ,1. P. Jones .34,025
Mrs. Jobannn Hansen.28,300
Mrs. Mary Smith.21,150
Mrs. Denny OTlrien.15,005
t'errlo Stipek.11.305
Klondie Nelson.8,780
Airs. Oscar Carlson.7,484
Mrs. It. n. Holden.3.660
Mrs. A. Nelson ... ..2,175
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