The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-02

absolute integrity or these possessions as
they HOW stand.
In conclusion. your committee deplores
the neglect which Alaska has suffered in
the past at the hands of our government
and which has resulted in the great dis
enlargement IL not the arrangement OF
its people We believe Ii is now high
time that the citizens of the PACING coast
OF the United States and OF the state OF
Washing ton, in particular. should constr
tute themselves the champions or Alas
ka's cause. and we believe that the citi-
xens OF the city OF Seattle should espe-
cialIy interest themselves in definite ana
determined action. as being more closely
associated with that territory than are
the inhabitants of any other city OF the
United States. We feel assured that II
this permanent committee on Alaska shaA
succeed in arousing the commercial
and political ORGANIZATIONS OF other cities
"a a realization of the Importance OF such
action as Is herein contemplated, ana
shall thereby cause Alaska TO De better
understood and appreciated by the people
of the United States as whole, It's eHOFt.
and labors VIII be sufficiently re"draeu
and its work viii be well done. respect
fully submitted.
]. f. METCALFE,
Chairman.
S l. CRAWFORD,
w Z. BOON.
SAMUEL RAMSEY,
II l.. PROSCH,
Committee on Alaska.
While reading the report the general IL
Illustrated the several geographical posi-
,ions dealt with by pointing out the local.
sttas on The mans. He also supplemented
the renort by recalling a visit TO Sthd III
carly DAYS. on which occasion he was
deenlv Impressed with the immehSitE vi
tha territory and became aware that IL
was a vast storehouse or rlches.
Minor w. Bruce. of Alaska.
A. the conclusion of the generals re
marks the chairman called on Ailhei W.
| Rruce of Alaska. for a speech anu "a.
Bruce said that the report or the comm i.,
| tee was very complete. lie salo 'na1 a.,
! IN the mast three months the tahdoiali
eovarnment had sent party OF survey
/ Orc INTO the country and some OF 'heH'
o-a s.tl IN the bleak interior. lie fheh-
toned the fact that one OF the surNesViS
! returned a short time since ana at o.
| Townsend. in an interview. SAID thei W
| No occasion for alarm; that there "oulu
~ .~n,,hle oyer the boundary. Mr..
! % ,,oirtei out that Canada Is sun en-
/ aaa,,oriup 70 lull the American pubic lhto
| feeling of security in order that TIC va
uable coast Of Alaska can De the mo- H.,
oaslv secured 20 British DOMAIN ne
.neaker reviewed the whoie uouIi>t -,
/ SON
| aiwavs proceeded very CAUTIOUSLY a.
| ar~,Iy in the matter; that aithousn tie
| S,araaion mans have changed the AlaSNa
| boundary according to Canadiah luez's'
| ...,l the rress Of the country was 0A4iS
! Iarlv silent on the matter. re q.
/ that that silence meant no eoua ~ -.
/ ia or Americans. II has been sald e'i-'
| .Iasl,a was not very valuable anyway
| - M then should Canada ne SO aiiA-
| -. =. sa.,ra 10 Why should surveying
/ ,,r,ies be sent out al great eNpeiiSe -
I'D 81 winter He declared ma ~. ,e
! ao,,r,rv which England IS endeaFoiliss ="
.at a. the KEY to the gold mines OF INC
/ yukon and the interior. anu TOT ''"
so, also Is immensely vaiuaoie.
prura said that even The people at
,,-ah,ngtoo city were supremacy lgho
( -, ~ the value or the lesou' : -
I Alaska He said that WEI ~ = /,
! .,,artesn diplomat al the nati"iiaA "a 80
mad said that Alaska haa never ~
I a.o,gb TO pay her original cost me
smealer declared that Alaska has pro-
| s,ceg more than SIS. 90 600 since her pur-
| ~hssa bv the United states. in the nshing
| ma seal industries, not including tue
| output OF her mines. The commerce ana
| trade OF the country has also been fnuch
| ersster than the casual observer could
| r.oszihly conceive Of He said That Alaska
| vas almost wholly deserted by the amer
| toar peonIe and that the attitude of the
| neor5e seemed 10 indicate that they did
m consider Alaska as much part OF
| ,he Union as some other portions OF the
| country which take a pride In the stars
and stripes.
Hon. {. :. johnson. Of Juneau.
Hon c. s. Johnson. OF Juneau. late
/ United states district attorney OF Aiaska'
/ being called upon 20 deliver snort
] s,,eesen lr,on the legislative needs OF Alas
Z
( Iegfelatto, but what she does need she
/ Ids badly. lie spoke Of the meager
/ legislation IN Isl which was all that
/ Alaska had until 1854. when the organic
| act went into effect. giving them gov
| error A district attorney. and few
/ T-rited. states commissioners. and Judge
/ or two Then again TN l@l another law
was given them. which. however. aided
I ,harn little lie said Alaska Was help
( less because she had no political pres
. tfEe What they need Is representative
1 tn congress and he wanted Seattle 10
/ take up theiT night and help them out
I What vas needed - an extension or the
land laws. There are only twenty-one
land titles only tweuty-ons persons IN
( the whole territory who own their own
I rropertv outside Of the mining property
I what was wanted Is the privilege OF the
/ people 70 hay their own homes lie also
/ wanted The present importation laws
EEAEEsf4 rom an fAffst@sfstA NtA&As4 tstFif+ 4
I Il vv0uld he far better II the present pro-
/ hibitory law was rescinded and a license
{ system adopted: that nius-tenths OF the
work % the court - taken Id In prose
cutting men fbr selling liquor or for being
found with whisky IN their possession
/ He concluded his speech ~ saying the
| paople Of Alaska wanted a delegate IN
congress aud he said congress should
/ appropriate SEQ annual salary for a rep
| resentative TO ali Alaska We don't