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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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LEGALIZED BUCCANEERING
After having despoiled Alaskans of their inherent
lights as pioneers, the United States government Satur
day began what is may be characterized as the second
chapter in a crime that smells to heaven in its nausea.
It is proposed to barter more than ten billion feet of tim
ber to the highest bidder who will expend not less than
ten million dollars in erecting pulp mills and developing
water power.
How many Alaskans are able to bid on such an under
taking? And how many small capitalists in the United
States will be able to enter into competition with the big
newsprint combination with its thirty millions of dollars
invested in and controlling the Canadian pulp industry,
and its control of the pulp industry of the United States?
Ordinarily the prospect of such an industry in the
Territory would be hailed with acclaim. But the elation
is smothered beneath memory of the crime of despoilation
inflicted upon Alaska under a conservation system al
leged to be for the purpose of preventing big interests
from acquiring the resources of the Territory and offer
ing opportunity for the small investor.
The question to be reconciled is: whether the pioneers
should have shared in the emolument from timber claims
when it passed to the larger interests, or whether they
should be told to stand aside while a great and powerful
government wrests from them tfyeir patrimony and
later offers it under terms whereby only the strongest
financial interest may bid.
There are ten and a half billion feet of timber being
offered for sale in two compact areas. This is sufficient
to have given one-fifth of the residents of Alaska the nu
cleus of a competency, or added 5,000 settlers to the Ter
ritory’s population, and in the process repeated the condi
tions now obtaining in Oregon and Washington, or even
duplicated the industrial magnitude of Sweden.
Former Secretary of the Interior Jahn Barton Payne
said that eventually the big interests would get the re
sources of Alaska. No one could object to this hypothe
sis so long as Alaskans were allowed to share in the pri
mary operation of acquisition and barter. Payne’s pre
diction appears to be approaching. It is not drawing too
heavily upon the imagination to envision the Alaska Rail
road being bartered to one big corporation along with the
entire coal fields of the Matanuska Valley. It would be
as logical and carry as much justice in it as the blighting
infamy to be inflicted through the bartering of the tim
ber areas of Alaska to these immense interests.
If the thing is just, then Congress and the people of
the United States owe an apology to Messrs. Fall and
Doheny—their only shortcoming was being found out, or
in lacking the finesse accompanying the present infamy.
We have boasted of our great democracy. If one
may paraphrase: “What- greater debasement can
there be to democracy whose towering and steadfast
heights are founded upon truth and justice than that it
should be chained in a sort of dependence for ruining or
existence upon the (unholy rapacity of men driven mad
by the lust for gold, aided and abetted by subservient
servants of the same influence”).
One may join in the elation naturally felt by the little
fellows in Southeastern Alaska, who may be permitted
to “crook the pregnant hinges of the knee where thrift
may follow fawning,” and thereby lick the crumbs that
fall from the table of this industry, but lingering in the
background will be the nausea of memory of a brave and
patient people despoiled that a mammon-worshiping gov
ernment may exercise the right of might.
Alaska has no antagonism to the entrance of capital.
Rather the Territory is anxious to welcome capital with
open arms and extend to it every safeguard and a fair
deal thru its laws. Had Alaska been permitted to ad
minister its own resources capital of every description,
large and small, would have had an even break. It will
get an even break so far as Alaska is concerned,- but is
not getting it from the federal government. , *
STRINGENT MEASURES DEEMED
NECESSARY TO CHECK SPREAD
OF DESEASE.
Arrivals from Fairbanks on Sat
urday report the schools of the inter
ior city were ordered closed last
week due to the development of two
new cases of scarlet fever. Terri
torial Health Inspector J. A. Suther
land ordered them closed.
According to the Fairbanks News |
Miner six cases had been reported
and to insure suppressioin of the
epidemic Dr. Sutherland deemed
stringent measures necessary.
All children of school age are not
permitted to attend the moving pic
ture theatre, dances, or any public
gatherings. Parents were advised of
the seriousness of the epidemic and
requested to do their utmost in keep
ing children from mingling during
the time the order is in effect.
It is uncertain when the ban will
be lifted. Dr. Sutherland stating
that the order w'ould be rescinded
as soon as further danger of spread
ing of the desease is over.
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RECIPE GIVEN TO MAKE
OVSTEMEGETIBIE STEW
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. (JP)—A re
cipe for oyster and vegetable stew
has recently been tested and approv
ed by the Bureau of Home Economics
of the department of Agriculture,
which suggests that the stew is suit- <
able for luncheon or supper. Follow
ing are the list of ingredients and
directions for making the stew:
The ingredients needed for oyster
and vegetable stew are: 1 quart oys
ters, 1 cup water, one half cup raw
j chopped turnip, 2 cups shredded raw
cabbage, 1 small onion, chopped fine
4 tablespoons butter, and 1 teaspoon
salt.
Boil the turnip in the water for
five minutes. Add the shredded cab
bage and chopped onion. Cook for 10
minutes. Add the oysters, salt and
butter. Cook for a few minutes, until
the oysters curl at the edge. Add the
celery just before serving. A little
thiickening may be used if desired.
BILL INTRODUCED TO AVERT
ATTACK ON CANDIDATES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. (Jp)— An|
amendment to the Federal Corrupt
Practices act of 1925, was proposed
in a bill (House bill No. 15341) intro
duced by Rep. Thompsoi (Rep. of De
fiance, Ohio) making it unlawful to
attack the personal characte of a ;
candidate for office within 18 days pre
ceding an election.
S. A. C. HANDBALL SCHEDULE
Week of Jan. 17th.
Monday 5 p. m. Hopkins and Shell
horn vs. Morton and Galloway.
7 p. m. Paul and Abbott vs. Ro- _
berts and Urbach.
Tuesday 5 p. m. Hopkins and Shell
horn vs. Morton and Galloway.
Wednesday 5 p. m. Jones and Bal
derston vs. Roberts and Urbach.
Thursday 5 p. m. Painter and Blue
vs. Morton and Galloway.
7 p. m. Paul' and Abbott vs. Hop
kins and Shellhorn.
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