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COMMUNICATION
Seward. Dee.. IT— (Kdr.or. Seward Gateway)— The
communication headed 'Mow on the signed “An Alaskan
and to a further extent su '.stantiated by the Editor, is
more than timely. Now that we have subdued the enemy
abroad it is about time to take care of the enemy within
our gates. It has taken twenix years to have an open ar
raingement of the 'Alaska Swede’ made honestlv. openly
and above board with a newspaper fearless enough to gi\
publicity t<« the same, with j urely impartial and truth tin
comments.
“ We who have lived in Alaska for the past t\vent\
years, are well aware of the local Swedes “Americanism/
and I feel that it would he do’ng the yellow man from the
far east an injustice in comparing him with the other ye -
low man. With one. it is skin deep, with the other it is t ;
the heart, or where the heart should he. “To my persona,
knowledge these little yellow non of the La t were anion
the first to offer their savin ;s to Uncles Sam, and won
impatient that they could not offer their lives to thei
adopted country." #
“On the other hand the Swede was openly an 1
boastfully pro-German befou the declaration of war, ami
while he had the hm*se set ' * to close his mouth atte
wards, hed>v no means changed h.U sentiments. \\ hile, a
vou saw there are a great manv good Swedes, I grant yon
are right, end 1 am inclined to take your statements as eo
rect. It reminded me that Gem rnl Sheridan once remark
ed. There are many good Inmans/ but he added that the
were dead ones.
• “It has alwavs been noticeable to me of their disregard
of the English when two or more meet, but are alway*
eager to accept Uncle Sam’s money and jobs, and if w<
glance over the easy jobs in the territory, we notice that
‘Ole gets his’ even in manv instnaces where he has to tak
out his first papers after landing the job.
‘‘I think a few more show downs by the Alaska Press
would make “March On Ole" a realism.
(Signed) Another Alaskan,
The above communication is one commenting upon
i letter to the Editor, and printed last week, referring to
Swedes in Alaska, who came to this country, as well
.s other parts of the United States, found employ -
nent, and took out their fiist papers for the purpose of
ecoming naturalized as Americans, but turned their pap
rs back, when it looked as if their services would he ro
uired in the military forces. In other words certain
wedes , and there might hav * Ivon other nationalities re
resented in such yellow acts, did not have the nerve to go
> war for the land of their adoption. They discarded their
wn nation, by starting to become Americans, then chane
I coat again when they deserted America, when their scr
ees were needed. Editor.
The following communication, under the heading
Mienizatien”, appeared in the Mining and Scientific
•ess, San Francisco, issue of November Oth. The article
is addressed to the Editor of that periodical and is here
th printed, without comment. The article follows:—
Sir. As an American of foreign origin. 1 understand
d appreciate American ideals. I understand the mental
ndage of the majoritv of European aliens in America,
e ‘Americanism’ editorials appearing in your patriotic
gazine hit the nail on the head. No where in the United
ites has the alienization of an American community
de progress as it has here in Alaska. With the opening
the Government Railroad, the Alaska Engineering
emission has shown to this present day a great prefer
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, eivce . 0. aliens that are foreign in language, ideals, and ha
i bits often out-spoken anti-American, with a distinct ha'
| red for American ideals and loyal Americans. Last fall in
: Camp 221, close to Talkeetna, all Americans were fired, to
' he replaced by aliens, Germans and Austrians. 1 his sprint
in the ame camp, the opening of tin* work on this Goven
ment Railroad was marked by hiring every German am.
Swede i.i Talkeetna, and rejecting and not hiring one loy
al Ame ican citizen here in Talkeetna. This discriminat
, ion againsi loyal Americans is and was a common occur
I fence mi a project supposedly budded by and for th.
American people. Hyphenated pro-Germans and alien
Ira ft- slackers are putin charge of loyal Americans.
Swedi s nd other aliens claimed exemption from draft on
accou -t of not having an intention to become American
citizens. Hu y are not willing to fight for this country, Inr
they art willing to take from American boys at the Fronl
their joij* on an American government undertaking. Tin
oioneers ot Alaska, prospectors, miners, tanners, am
m.Tchau s, in the environs of the Government Railroad
!!•<• leav.tg for the outside en masse. Today Anchorage
for a \vh le the greatest town in Alaska, resembles ai.
abandoned wild-cat mining camp. In the Matanuska valle..
hree-fi' hs of the farmers left without taking the troubl
,(• harvr ;t ‘heir crops. The A. E. C. is paying, after a fou
nonths’: e> vice, on request, a premium of $(‘>8 to leave fc
the ‘outside’, and if the A. E. C. is in need of labor hex'
>pring each of these stampede rs will get another first
lass free fare hack to Alaska. To the honor of the Alas
cm it mint he said that very few are taking advantage of
his doubtin' privilege for patriotic reasons. Only public
tv will remedy the scandalous conditions created by th<
Vaska Engineering Commission.
Henry Legin,
Talkeetna, Alaska
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pill thinks she would be happy with bread and cheese and
kisses is because they don’t have to he cooked.
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