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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1943
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LET ALASKA ELECT ITS GOVERNOR
There wili be genera] approval of President Roose
velt’s action in recommending to congress that Puerto
Ricans be permitted to elect their own governor as “an
opportunity for the free execise of the powers of local
self government.”
We suggest again that the same argument is appli
cable to Alaskans.
It is an open question whether Alaska is ready for
complete statehood. That issue, perhaps-, should be left
to the postwar period.
The importance of the territory, recognized by most
Americans only as a result of the war, is not likely to be ;
forgotten when the war is over. The hectic activities of |
continental defense probably will give way to a more;
solid but no less vigorous program of permanent devel
opment.
Certainly Alaskans are capable of electing their own
governor.
An elected governor in personal attainments might
be either above or below an appointed governor. In
either case he would encourage Alaskans to develop and
exercise leadership and dissipate the feeling that Alaska
is only a stepchild in the national family.—Seattle Post
Intelligencer. . ,
NEW RIGHTS TO PUERTO RICANS
. President Roosevelt submitted,to congress recently a
bill which he said would give the Puerto Rican people
the right to elect their governor and “an opportunity
for the free exercise of the powers' of local self-govern
ment.”
The bill was drafted, for the guidance of congress,
by a committee under the chairmanship of Secretary of
the Interior Ickes.
The committee suggested:
Election by the island people not only of the governor
but also of a government secretary. The latter would
assume the gubernatorial duties in the event of the gov
ernor’s temporary absence, disability, or a vacancy in
the office. The government secretary would take over
the duties of the present executive secretary.
Procedure for impeaching civil officials, closely fol
lowing the American constitution on that point.
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DIMOND’S BILL—H. R. 2462
On April 12, 1943 Delegate Anthony Dimond intro
duced H. R. 2462 in the House of Representatives.
This bill calls for the election of a governor in Alaska,
by Alaska. The bill has been stalled by Secretary of the
Interior Ickes, who claims the Organic Act of Alaska
must first be changed, and as the said act is an act of
Congress, only Congress can make the change, and that
takes time.
Our Delegate, Mr. Dimond, does not agree with Mr.
Ickes in his reference to the act, and maintains that no
change is necessary. Both the governor and the secre
tary of the Territory of Alaska are now appointed by
the President of the United States, and receive their
salaries from the Department of Interior, which is un
der the jurisdiction of Mr. Ickes, the secretary of the
Interior.
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WOLVES IN IMURUK
BASIN AREA
By Neva Whaley
In the short space of two hours,
Pilot Frank Whaley of Wein
Alaska Airlines and his two pas
sengers on a trip from Nome to
Teller and vicinity on October
13, observed wolves (four-legged
ones), white whale reindeer
herds, ptarmigan by the thous
ands and even one unhappy Arc
tic hare. ,
The wolves took the limelight
in importance as they are not
often seen, in spite of their vast
numbers on the peninsula.
Seeing ptarmigan so thick they
were like snow flurries, was a
treat. Then in Grantley Harbor,
the Beluga whale were evidently
celebrating somethin or other
by playing follow the leader,
causing many “ohs!”
Six different herds of reindeer
brought forth many “ahs”. As the
plane neared Cobblestone River
on the shores of Imuruk Basin,
a big black wolf was spotted.
Pilot Whaley circled lower and
lower to observe the wolf and
one after another was picked out
until there were five more, mak
ing a total of six wolves within
a one-half mile radius.
The wolves evidently have not
been hunted from th eair as they
were not afraid of the plane. One
wolf seemed to be carrying
'something. When the plane got
down to within 100 feet the ob
servers could see it was an Arctic
Hare he was carrying. When the
plane came over, the wolf would
grab the hare and run with it
| in its mouth. Then as the plane
circled, he would lay down the
rabbit and pause to observe
carefully the antics of the plane.
As it came over he would grab
his meal-to-be and away he’d
go again.
A large herd of deer were seen
about five miles from the wolves.
They were evidently sticking
close to the deer and not worry
ing about any meat-less days or
ration cards.
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