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T II E CABL K OUTLOOK,
WITH THE WAIt DEPARTMENT behind the project and au ap
appropriation of one and a half million asked, there is at least a very < x
cellent prospect that Alaska may soon be connected with Seattle by a uew
cable, with resultant benefit to the territory.
No one who has experienced the vagaries of the present cable sys
tem will deny that such an improvement has long been badly needed. Not
only has Alaska communicationtraffic reached a stage of development where
the present cable is taxed to handle it during the greater part of th“ ve .r,
tut there are also many inconveniences resulting from frequent delays
and interruptions which at tiniest, seriously disturb the trend of business
and commerce. The newspapers have been the principal sufferers from
the various disabilities incident to its operation and the bulk of Alaska
newspaper men have doubtless long since damned their eternal souls to
the uttermost depths of perdition by cussing the oft repeated announcement
“cable interrupted.”
I With a new cable in operation, a major portion of these troubles
“will disappear and residents of the Territory can be reasonably sure that
a message sent today will reach its destination- within a reasonable time
after dispatch, instead of lingering for two or three days, perhaps, before
arriving at its destination, as is not infrequently the case nowadays.
No one. either in Alaska or out. who is compelled to frequent use of
the cable but will be devoutly thankful if Congress in its wisdom can esti
^mate the very excellent purpose the cable appropriation will he put to if
granted.
1 K E L A X l> X K A K 1 X V F R K E l> O M
JUDGING FROM THE London reports. Ireland is today closer to
that independence which has been the dream of her patriots for generations
than at any time since the strong hand of Britain was laid upon her 0'»ay
back in the days of the Henry’s.
As a result of an agreement achieved by the London conference be
|ween the British ministers and Sinn Feinn leaders, Irelatid is to be given
fp.i tactical freedom, occuping the position of a free state with a dominion
form of government, which, we gather, is to be similar in character to those
of the various British colonies. Save for maintaining allegiance to the
British crown and empire, this appears to imply a condition of almost com
plete freedom from the former government system. In short it appears
that Ireland is not to be wholly independent in the direct meaning of the
tern), but will be free in the sense that she will administrate **ie affairs of
her own government and people.
Whatever may be the limitations attached, this is at least a vast
step toward the long sought goal of independence for which so many Irish
men have giveji their lives in the past. With bitter war looming as an
alternative, both sides appear to have shown excellent wisdom in accepting
:i compromise of this character and it is to be hoped that the parliaments
of both countries will use similar good judgement in passing upon the
agreement which makes it possible.
H O l» E F O K
tic republic, there ap
the open door policy.
China would long ago
Jl'DGING FROM the tone of recent dispatches regarding the
Armament Conference proceedings, poor old China is apparently going to
escape the international chopping block, to which she appeared inevitably
doomed as a result of foreign encroachments, and may even be so fortunate
as to be released from many of the numerous impositions thrust upon her
by more powerful nations in search of plunder.
With nine of the great powers including her rapacious neighbor.
Japan, agreeing to surrender to some extent their territorial and other
■concessions, nearly all of which are distinctly inimical to the national in
tegritv of the loosely governed and somewh;
pears every prospect that China is to be acc
tion in distinct opposition i
by most of the same nations a few years ago; and
to pursue her national destiny practically free from
But for the insistence of The I'nited States o
promulgated a generation ago by our own Mr. Hay
have succumbed to the partuitive designs of many of the powers, who saw
in the vast population of the flowery land and the mighty inherent re
sources of its soil an unparalleled source of personal gain.
That China exists .today in its present stale of national coherence
is due almost entirely to the firm attitude of the United States, whie:,
insisted that it must be a land of free opportunities and equal rights for
all. Germany, France. England and other powers, however, managed to
gain additional privileges and prestiage for themselves through obtaining I
concessions of various kinds, many of which were won by taking advantage j
rf the cupidity of Chinese politicians and the utter helplessness or the
Chinese people to protect themselves from foreign encroachments. Y’et. !
withal, the “open door” policy was a most effective instrument in prevent- |
Ing the partition of China until the development of the Russo-Japanese j
war. and later on the Great War, gave Japan an opportunity to take I
practically forcible possession of large portions of the Chinese domain, ii j
spite of strenuous objection by the United States. In the case of Shantung, i
c.r-the Japanese seizure of territory formerly leased to Germany can be con- |
bidered nothing less than a deliberate steal, condoned by no extenuating
Editorial Views of Alaska fNewspapers
TOO Mini <TVIMZ\TIO\,
(From Valdez Minor)
Is Alaska becoming decadent with
the influx of chechacoes from Hard
ing's home town? It appears so.
judging from the demand by Juneau
citizens for a government building
to cost nearly a quarter of a million.
A few short moons ago and our
delegate to congress was drying his
socks over an oil-can stove in the
igloos of the interior, with a caribou
tallow candle for illumination. He
was well content to Si wash night
after night on the broad tundras o? 1
the Tanana. Today ids soul pant
eth for marble halls and tiled floors. ,
The Alaskan legislature is compos-1
ed of eight senators and sixteen rep
resentatives. of which the larger,
part come from northern and eastern
Alaska. Many of them have been i
used to taking a chew of snoose and
lotting the chips fall where they I
may. Not that they* lack breeding |
and culture, but they have been i
taught that accuracy in expectoria-1
tion is one of nature's first laws. I
They have slept in caribou skin bags, i
worn tnukluks and parkas and had I
as much use for a white shirt as
one of our late delegates had for I
the truth. *
It is now proposed to house these .
hardy sons of the Northland in a
brownstone igloo with gargoyles and
frescoes, dados and columns, balu-l
strades and mezzanines.
Juneau has a population of about i
2..".on souls—granting that etch per-]
one. It has the .Mendenhall glacier. \
the Taku wind, and the Stroller’s
Weekly. Its resources are federal
positions ami government payrolls.
A f* w residents of the city are of the
vintage of 'US. The b; lance of the
population is made up of playmates
of President Harding and emigres
from Columbus. Ohio. It is this for
eign population which is responsible 1
for the decadence of Alaskan cus- ]
toms. If things keep on the sour- i
dough legislator, by pernicious ex
ample. will be going to the capital
with a valet, and insisting on baths]
in their rooms.
Ala-kans are proud of their dele
gate. and are also proud of the hardy
pioneers who stood the storms of
adversity in the early days, but we
fear that this demand for a quarter
of a million dollar building to house
the straggling remnant of the old
guard will lead us to paths of idle
dalliance and a general decadence
which will bring poverty upon the
Northland.
I>K< IDED NKHII FOIS ALASKA
1*1 IlMtITV.
(Emm Alaska Dally C'upital)
The lack of an up-to-date public
ity bureau for Alaska will be realise- j
ed metre than ever as the mouths go ■
by. Occasion after occasion wMl
undoubtedly arise when there is 1
need for authentic publications des-j
criptive of the great resources of the ,
Territory. And with ti publicity i
man at the head of our local govern- j
meat it is particularly unfortunate)
that there are not adequate means j
at hand so that Governor Scott C. *
Hone might judiciously direct its i
expenditure along lines so much
needed. The last Legislature look a
backward step in failing to provide
funds to continue the Bureau that ;
had bei ii created four years prev- ■
iously. While it might not have 1
been accomplishing the great pur-’
pose expected of it. the Bureau was. J
nevertheless, of considerable value’
to the Territory in setting forth facts ,
and figures of much import and an
swering the hundreds of inquiries
that were monthly propounded from j
all parts of the universe.
It is expected that Alaska will
have an adequate and attractive, dis- j
play of her mineral resources at the j
International .Mining Exposition toj
be hel.l at < Mileage in October. And ,
in that connection Governor Bon
has received a request for deserin- (
tive pamphlets on Alaska. As tin
particular mineral on display ap
peals to certain mining men ami [
prospective operators, they will de- ,
sire to be still further inform* d ot
its locality and of the development
that may have already taken place j
It is but lighting half the battle)
when the mineral display is made. |
It needs to be augmented by pinned 1
s'ircumstances.real or imaginary. And in lesser degree the same may be;
said of Manchuria. Such well displayed intentions on the part of Japan to ,
seize upon as much of China as she can get and to thwart as far as possible ■
the. operations of the "open door" by surreptitious means, were undoubted- ;
ly th^ underlying reasons why a discussion of the Far Eastern situation was
included in the subject matter of the Armament Conference. America is j
thus gain befriending China, as well as protecting her own interests, in .
making her situation a matter of dominant importance in the deliberations j
With the British and France backing her in securing the release of foreign j
concessions, it is possible that Japan may be not only compelled to relin- j
quish her hold on Shantung and Manchuria but also to refrain from further
predatory efforts of the same character. It appears, however, that the
* inference is prepared to determine what the future status of China is to I
]• and there appears in the recent conference developments much ground
,< 'nope that she may ultimately be freed from the grip of foreign nations
ami permitted to achieve her destiny in her own way under the protection
of powers whose might will be a strong incentive to Japan to keep hands
Groping like a blind man, China is commencing to emerge from the
sleep of centuries and may yet fill a splendid place in the world if given an
opportunity and protection until she can see clearly the way to go.
The Holiday season will shortly be with us. and it now behooves
our wide awake merchants to begin to pi. n their window displays and
arrange their advertising material, sj that the busy housewife can mak?
her purchases to better advantage.
farts and figures, ami iinfori mint. i>
the Territory has not avaM.ifile tin
printed data that i nei-.-s ar> in
give full mine to the exhibit
This is but one instance \vh--r-- < t.
lack of printed descriptive matter
illustrates the definite need of a
Publicity Bureau for .Mask Tin
Legislature failed to in.ike ;m ap
propriation so that file work air.!>
started might he continued. For
the present no relief or aid may he
expected from that source Hilt i<
occurs to us that possibly thru the
office of 'h*' Secretary of the Tend
tory. and Surveyor <;• m r 1 or 'hi
tho Alaska Engineering Coni'ni-- >i
of relief might be afforded.
The government has expended life
million dollars in building i • • • •:r<> •
that will he uithom adequate t.m
age when it is complete And it
might seem is the a few tholism I
dollars might now he ver> jtidiei ) is
ly invested to the end that the p
lie he informed of the remarkable
resources and wonderful possihilitie
of this rich northland This is an
age of publicity and when the public
clamors for facts about Alaska they
should he immediately forthcomin
And we have a Governor who would
see that, the proper kind of litera
tiecessary is a reasonable fund as a
means. The wavs could ea.-ih h
THK K1 It LAW
(From Cordova Daily Times!
Just what the legislature had in
law is problematical, hut as the
measure stands on the statute book*
it creates .1 splendid monopoL for
the fur buyer, excludes < he average
citizen from the privilege of pun ha -
ing pelts for personal u.-c and depri
ves every merchant of the privilege
of taking skins in trade or otherwise
unless he shoulders i license :f
Jumbled up in tin-fur-license law
is the semblance of a game k.w that
is as slipshod as it is immature in
conception. If a man shoots a
mountain sheep or for meal, so
good so far. but il>.W’ brings the pelt
or head in he may donate the sum
of $5; if he brings in a moose head
it costs him $10.
Judging by the tone of the law it
was passed with the intent of licens
ing the fur business, but its applica
tion will prove another one of those
laws where violators are made. For
instance no man is allowed to dis
pose of his furs to any but a licensed
buyer—something apparently as vic
ious as it is asinine in conception.
This gives the fur buyers a strangle
hold similar to that maintained by
the Hudson's Ba\ Company before
the free trader entered the field. A
native may not trade his fur-, nor
may a trapper for a slab of bacon
unless he can prove the deal was
with a licensed buyer. If .Mr
Bjohnson's husband desire- to pre
may pay.the sum of $1»0 for the
privilege of buying it from the trap
per and escape the fur man's profit.
Now that the coal is locked up.
the oil sewed up. the timber behind
a barbed wire fence, the fur business
constituted into a monopoly for the
chosen few. why not demonetize gold
and everybody go over to Siberia? 1
| Surely th»* iloisheviks -annot show'
\\ \rr or .m sth i;
Thi* regulation ol‘ the forestry *
corporation which has established a
acquire tit!*- to the m-cupied lain! is
bureau during recent years. This
and those engaged in otlo-r branch--*
of th*- fishing industry in Alaska t >
pended millions of dollars. It will
of the industrial companies and indi
viduals engaged in industries, and it
will a*Id only that which the bene
ficiary has created by industry and
the expenditure of money.
Tie- regulation is one of siiuplo
justice to the people of Alaska and
mils who have clone great tilings to
ward th*- development of this terri
wh.-ther the people - f Alaska had a
not tile slightest doubt. however,
that they meant to deed away with
th** licensed saloons where intoxicat
ing liquor was -old at retail. It is
said that we now have unlicensed
places where intoxicating liquor is
sold at retail in various Alaska
towns. If this is true the condition
people voted; An unlicensed saloon
which was licensed and sold its
-moils in the open, subject to the in
spection of the public and officers of
the law. Juneau Daily Empire.
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