The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-29

says. are given no voice whatever regard
ing the expenditure Of the money SO raised.
and IL is paid into the United States treas
usy at Washington for the use OF the gem
eral government. entirely without refer
eilre to the growing needs Of Alaska for
schoca5 and public improvements In an
interview las night Mr. Kaufman said:
1T is TIE absolute srntt. tell when |
say thal | have no. yet met business man
IN Alaska who approves the new law. IL
seems 10 be The opinion of a great many
people who do not live III Alaska that the
people OF the territory live and do bust
ness entirely independent OF taxes hut that
opinion is entirely erroneous. II is true
that the taxes We pay are voluntary but
inSy are taxes nevertheless. Every busi~
ness man IN juneau. well rs Skagway.
fer Instance. pays his proportionate share
~ TIE expense Of grading streets building
siet walks, maintaining watcE.nen and fire
departments. etc. In addition To these VOL
untaTy taxes We pay the same indiret-.
taxes 10 the general government as are
patti by the people of Seattle. for example
but the government is apparently not
satisfied with this. and has resolved that
We must pay still more for the privilege
Of living and doing business In Alaska To
this end an amendment 10 the new crimi-
nal code btu provides for system of di-
rect taxation. wa'ch has already proved
exceedingly obnoxious. Not a single busi-
ness escapes taxation. Dry goods stores
hotels. lodging houses. restaurants, grocer
ies barber SHOPS hill ard halls. saloons
in fact. everything I'm the way OF business
Il taxed and heavily taxed Even the min
ing companies which il ought 10 be the
BUSH esT n the government 10 foster. are
taxed s. Tor each stamp In their stamp
mills
nut this IS no. what we complain OF 80
strongly, THE taxes are hish. and in the
eases eff saloons. ise@er.ss and ho,t}ing
works almost prohihitory. bn' We cosl.a
endure them ware We given "a voice in he
expenditure Of the money raised. But
are not Every daiar Of II 10 sent TO
Washington and all THAI ever returns "a
ne - the salaries 81 our Federal officials
and few trsfng appropriations for gen
erai purposes.
TT IL our ,ialm that tA.s u taxation
without Tepres ngatEon iu lis worst form.
ani something never before attempted Ia
ans territory ~ the United States. Aiss-
ka has ae%t for every dollar 81 the money
! For instance. Alaska needs schools As IL
"a now. wE.ts child san get 30 eGGEarinn
Ia tire territory. Ths govern a,ent SCHOOLS
~" entirely insdeguate ara az white chill
dTst whute pAFsnfs San agora T. are sent
Ia she states - ~ educated II - true
congress makes us small appropriation
each ysaT Tor schools 3sDt the money Is
expended under ,he direction ~ , commits
Sioner OF education I'D seven elxhths Of
Il EpeS 50 educate Indian children and one
eixNth 70 eflttcRte "a sites Nef thst wa
sem s8ir against tA@ eiuca1lea ~ gaa In
I dlenS. far We 80 nos, nuT claim yhas
/ each clsy IN Alaska Should have "A graded
@shcci system ard A high s~hocl system
/ This mutA tAiak we are en3it.c1 10
"Arathcr thing which fho 'asf congress
| fA:led 50 psaSf.ie fer VAS tfse establishment
of United states courts n each ot th@
Cittvs of Alaska ~ present Al the legal
hasireSN - the territory ueu~. he eous ~.
Slska- Mhen say thas taere il coao-
r'grtcatiea httwfen l.1wsaG and S3tka bat,
oslc% soFtnls 45 }g Csa easily ha seen Anx
: Ar}gsess ere 1unrau ard SksENAv Hsgaats
~ eva eases f2f " hISh tAaxe - rsCessft Y
tor Immediate aefian. let "a Seattle Ia ,
New g ! FA4ss- "a