THE SEWARD GATEWAY
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SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEB. 26,1921~~
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THE SEWARD WEEKLY GATEWAY [i
We greet the public this week as an eight-page, ax
column weekly paper.We have made an effort, agairist
the handicap of machinery break-downs, etc., to give the
Seward people a first-class paper in every respet and be
lieve we have succeeded.
Our intention is to improve the Gateway as we go
along so that each succeeding edition will be better than
the last. Thus far, the idea of a weekly paper and a
daily bulletin service has met with the hearty approval of
our subscribers and the business men of Seward and we
are confident that they will have no cause to regret the
change from a daily edition. , . ,
As stated in last Saturday s paper, we nave retamcu
the Associated Press service which we will continue to
publish daily in our bulletin until such time as conditions
in general warrant a retum to the daily field. In today's
paper will be found a resume of the press report of the
past week together with the late telegraphic news for
today on the first page. An up-to-the-minute review of
territorial happenings with the social and local news of
Seward make up a paper which, we consider is unsur
passed in the territory.
In next week’s edition, which goes to press at twelve
noon on Saturday, March 5, the condensed report of the
week’s cable will be confined to one page only, the first
page being reserved for late cable received up until the
time of going to press. The balance of the paper will be
used exclusively for local and Alaskan matters. _
We suggest that all advertising copy be in this office
by Thursday evening, thus giving us time to display it to
good advantage. All paid-in-advance subscriptions will
be extended to correspond to the weekly rate unless
otherwise notified. Subscribers to the Gateway who fail
to receive a copy of the paper will confer a favor upon
this office by notifying us immediately.
Any local or social news of interest will be appreciat
ed: Just step to the telephone and call us up.
CRITICISM OF SCHOOLS _
Lester D Henderson, commissioner of education, in a
letter addressed to superintendents, principals and teach
ers in Alaska, makes the following pertinent statement:
“The schools of Alaska may well be criticized from
the standpoint of their failure to give to pupils an oppor
tunity to obtain real information- about Alaska. The aver
age pupil is generally uninformed about general condi
tions in sections of the territory other than his own.
Teachers also know little about Alaska as a. whole- its
resources, government, geography, population and op
portunities. It is an axiom that a stream can nse no
higher than its source. A part of the school program for
the year should be to remedy the latterconditio n and to
proceed to make the things Alaskan familiar to the gen
eration now enrolled in the public schools. # *
“One of the handicaps under which Alaska is now
laboring is the fact that altogether within her borders
too many have no real regard for her, belief in her re
sources, or confidence, in their ultimate development To
the school children of the territory, however, Alaska is
home. They are destined to be real boosters and should
be encouraged in this natural tendency' to view things
Alaskan with a large measure of pride. One method of
inspiring this affection for and belief in this empire of
the north is to make its geography, Yesources and grand
eur familiar to all children Enrolled in the schools.
FEEDING ALASKA SHADOW SOUP
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Feeding the public on wind pudding and shadow soup
about Alaska will be the fashionable political amusement
for the next three months. The departments of the In
terior, Agriculture, Commerce and what not red tape bu
reaus will flood the press of the country with showings
from official reports on the fabulous wealth of Alaska
and aU the wonderful services of the army of bureaucrats
and office holders will render to Alaska for the coming
year.
The needs of the Northern Territory will be dished
up in print and all kinds of development propositions by
long-distance political service will be aired, but the fact
remains without a great change in governmental activi
ties, there is no possible development for Alaska. Alaska
needs people and needs private capital, and millions Of
men and women are ready to go in and develop Alaska if
the bureaucracy will only take off its paralyzing grip.
To illustrate, today if a private citizen or organiza
tion of private capital wants to establish an industry,
ope a coal mine or invest in any kind of Alaskan natural
resources, it is necessary to employ experts, mid make a
number of trips to the national capital, lisp thousand
milesfrom Alaska, satisfy all .the different bureaucrats
that you are not trying to rob the government, and after
several years get the necessary permits to start some
thing.
^hat is needed for the real development and opening
of Alaska is to brush away all these governmental pro
tectorates and turn the average American with all his
spirit of enterprise and initiative loose on Alaska, just as
other western territories were opened up and settled and
developed, and then Alaska will be populated and devel
opment will follow. For be it remembered men and wo
men must be taken into Alaska far more than will ever
be taken out for years to come before it can be made,
a rich and prosperous commonwealth.
A commission form of government should displace
the bureaucrat octopus <n Washington, D. C., with its
hundreds of red tape tentacles reaching across the conti
nent and bloking and thwarting every step that is sought
to be taken by anyone for Alaska - development The
ommission should reside in Alaska, composed of not more
than three men who have-full power to examine any pro
position for settlement, investment or development and
full power to act instead of the years of delays and ex
pense of traveling to Washington, D. C., with everything
for approval before a nail can be driven in the undertak
ing in Alaska.
The commission should be composed of independent
outside men who know Alaska but dp not share the local
conflicts of interests and local jealousies of one section of
the Territory against another Struggles for local ad
vantages or whether the mining or fisheries interests
shallpay the bulk of the taxes, or whether the steamship
companies or the fur companies shall be cinched the
worst shall be carried on under any government but
strong independent men with no local or special interest
to serve must be placed on such a home rule commission
and their decisions must be final, subject only to be re
ferred to the proper department in Washington, D C.
In the face of declining population, declining min
eral and coal output, destruction of the salmon fishing
ad other large natural resoures that are falling down un
der the creeping paralysis of too much long-distance of
ficialism. Alaska presents a dark outlook for the future
and there must be a radical change in the fundamental
management of,the territory.—Salem, Ore, Manufactur
er and Industrial News.
Now that the tourists season is drawing near and
Seward will be visited by hundreds of strangers let us
i all get together and boost for the best town in Alaska,
i Have a good word to say about our town and say it. Let
Eastern people carry away a good impression and inci
dentally do a httle valuable advertising for Alaska in een
eral and litte old Seward in particuar.
The Kentucky lynching mob that was dispersed by r
sudden fall of the temperature displayed the usual
amount of mob courage.
With society taking up professional pugilism it may
be more difficult to check the new movement, small as it
appears at present, for professional football.—Ex. .
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS
Mr. Lopp’s statement that any controversy over the
question of assimilation of the Indians of the north would
be at least premature at this time is strictly within the
tacts. There is no chance in Alaska for racial differen
ces, and he question of assimilation will work itself out
in 4ue time without engendering racial animosities. The
white race and the Indians have gone along well in Alas
ka, and they will continue to do so.—Juneau Empire.
Senator Sutherland was right in saying that con
gress is not going to give Alaska any more power of
home rule at this time. He also was correct in urging
4 j 1 i.gen ^hind the Curry bill that it may be passed
and that all the northland may benefit thereby. Forget
JJ® ,h0]2V#? “*"<5rk.f°r something feasible and prac
tical—Ketchikan Chronicle. • •
DON’T FORGET THE STARVING BABES '
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Chairman Whittlesey of the local European Relief
Committee has advised the Gateway that the campaign
for funds to feed the starving children of Europe is about
todose. In order that those who have neglected to con
tribute may do so we print belo^ a subscription blank,
W^!fo ®^®d out and mailed. Have you done your
P®: “ npt, now is the last chance you will have to lend ■
contribution^ *° devas*a*ed Europe by seeding in your
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EUROPEAN RELIEF COUNCIL , ,
Herbert Hoover, Chairman
Send all subscriptions to Mr. Wm. H. Whittlesey,
Chairman of the local committee. '
Please find enclosed my contribution as part of
America’s gift to the starving children of Europe.
Name 1 I ~ \
Adress—
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Tear this off and mail todhy to local diainnan of
European Relief-Council.
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First National
Bank Of Seward.
Successor to
THE HARRIMAN NATIONAL
BANK, OF ALASKA
at Seward
Member 1
Federal Reserve System
CORDOVA MAN IN FIGHT TO
STAY; EXPECTS TO WIN
“I am in the gubernatorial race to
stay and will win ifil can do so by
fair means. I have no desire to in
dulge in any other means nor would
I desire the governorship if I bad to
use unfair methods to get the ap
pointment,” declared George C. Hax
elet of Cordova, who passed through
Juneau recently on bis way to the
States. Mr. Hazelet was joined here
by National Committeeman McBride,
who will journey as far as Seattle
with him.
While he was in the city, Mr. Haz
elet was greeted by many of Juneau's
leading bustness men without regard
for politics as well as by many lead
ing members of the Republican or
ganization in this secton. He was
promised hearty suport in his efforts
to secure the apointment of Governor
of Alaska, and in turn assured every
one that he was in the fight to win*
Mr. Hazelet also called on Governor
Riggs while he was in town.
To a representative of the Empire
Mr. Hazelet said that there was little
to be said at this time. He had no
comment to make regarding Wicker
sham's attack on both the Territorial
organization and himself, saying that
it needed no answer and certainly call
ed for no explanation. He expects to
remain in Seattle for some time and
later Will proceed to Washington In
the interests of his candidacy for the
governorship. k
To his friends he expressed himself
as being confident that the endorse
ment given his candidacy by the en
tire Republican organisation ini the
rerritory would be given proper re
cognition by the National leaders. He
was pleased, he said, with the support
lie* had received from every part of
the Territory.—Juneau Emipre.
PELLY RIVER MINER HAS
BEEN MISSING FJOR MONTHS
T. J. McKinnon, old time resident of
the Pelly River district has been miss
ing for months and it is feared at
Dawson that something serious has
happened.
The last sqen of McKinnon by the
people of Selkirk and Pelly was last
October, according to the Dawson
News. His friends in that locality
have become quite anxious for him.
They decided to refer the matter to
the Police. Major Tucker of Dawson,
is making further inquiries by wire,
and says it is likely that he will have
a police patrol go to the McKinnon
cabin as soon as possible.
McKinnon’s cabin is located some
vftiere in the vicinity of the extinct
volcano, which is the area between Pel
ly and Humes.
Warming relief k
rheumatic echos.
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comfort hid brought a sr^...
of pleasure to his faro.
Good for aches resuk:n_
from weather expopu!
tw sprains, strains, lameb'.
wjf overworked muscles.
7Q4 traits without rubbin*.
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