The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-05

so1ls, tie commercial. fndssfrtA and
political development ef 6s region
6edss Of secondary considerations. =
~ UCH was the emphatic remark yes
u tsrdny " ". J. hampton, author
and veteran newspaper writer. who
has just returned 10 Seattle from . trip
- Alaska Mr.. hampton was . guest on
hoard the United States revenue cutter
3fcCasIIoch. which left this port August I
far q round trip Of the noyfheRn poffn
With Gov. Brady and party. He discusssd
tha political and educational questions
which are interesting the people Of Alaska
- = manner that showed close observation.
THESE three msn are without doubt
honest, sircsSa and earnest" continued
0r. Lampton. but they are impractical
and visionary and not businAss men nor
efntesman. Gov. Brady chsrishss . hobby
e developing vast ag11cultural poosabili-
flas. which he tznAotnso AlAoka poeossses.
H does not appear to have m adequate
conception o. the districts real needs AMI
teaply imbUe6 with the notion that tho
terrttory y 81 immenss importance - =
Aeid Tor mission work. I An Preobyte-
tlan mysel1. but my pr13u6iceo in that d.
Secttnu do not blind me - the absurdisies
q oome Of the conditions noted on my
late trip. and Il seems 20 NJ that large
sums Of money are being disbursed for
material or spiritual benefit 10 any one.
sisuasssn ~ sit1ka.
'Ons end Of oitka II Prssbytarisn
Nisstcn, tho othar end ID Q sort Of ranch,
With communities Of Indians axgrsgating
~ - -
uor'e residence you have 10 GROSS this
ranch from the mission Now. n cross
tng this ranch. OF IN whiting the place
from the boat. one n almost sure 10 wit
ness scenes that would be d.sgusting
u the most unciviilxed community. The
Indians appear 20 have absolutely no sense
o. dscency. and thsrs appears 10 be no
EFFORT 10 teach than any confederation for
docsncy On this ranch ! mentioned this
70 Rsv Nr. jackson. who seemed 70 think
mo fully answered when he called atten-
ton TO the c!viiising influence Of the mis-
olou.
Here II where hs demonstrated his lark
Of practical sense I talked with every
official OF other white resident that
could ind about the value OF these mis-
slons. and Ill. with the exception Of the
triumvirats mentioned. agreed that the
mission 70 failure % TAR - the women
are concerned. The men are sometimes
benefited. ~ are also those girls who are
fortunately married to improved Indians:
those who are not. 80 70 the had.
''You zee. they take q girl away from
n.thy Indian homs. with it, via associa-
tons. teach her the comfort Of cleanliness,
good food. good beds and good clothing;
then when she 10 between II and -. she
homs. Naturally sha does not Ike Il. she
WON'T work Che Indiana are worthless az
sarvantsl and she drifts to Juneau or
soma coast town and becomes degraded
Tho fAots Of the matter are that ev-
etythne u In q maddie In Alaska, the
present form OF government y no fern
There II no taxation. except BY voluntary
contribution. and the new code, which IL
q government measure putting tar ON all
ssmaoh q tho government pockets X, net
Z cent wcing for thu benefit Of the people
who pay t. The great comclaint ~ Ju-
nsau. Sitka and elsewhere 10 that there ara
NO schools for the white children. bu, tina,
the goyerument n si,endinx thousands for
the benefit of the Indiana: therefore they
jump on Rev. Jackson. They forget that
And . schpci tar h. provided
'tRut the people Of Alaska have become
M accustomed 10 paying Absolutely no
sssss isa; they sssess .,s schools to be ss-
Themselves. % they sit and foii ihsir
hAnsis ard complain. ,ax Of 1 mills has
lately been levied at juneau 10 provide q
IRE Department fer that town. but there
4 no way 10 enforce sh~ collection 81 taas
<Ax. They have ore private sehcoi. witch
b sucporsed by residents ~ho chip tn 80
each
'-The reascn that sae dissrtst has rs-
main~a 81 long without q territorial form
Of government h pretty clear when che
understands that the people who would ea
eruaien, have much to lose and a,ile 10
gain by the change. For instance, the
Tressweil nina owned principally b, the
msas ss e san ssa, .sisa ; s,, =
without paying esat for the privilege or
the prntrctsan. would have 70 con trs6uss
frcm y,a.eo se tA@o a year Therefore
s.eg'.: -, :.
Besu 10 consider these questions I re-
s ssn,.y sse y ,ss ss ,-as, * ld.ss
Yeter.es. talking ss~sst territorial sgsvssa.
pssnt tor Alssks- He seemed 70 'Assrs ar,,.
haw = mst,e. SAVING ,ha, he IA nw ,hsHk
the form OF eovcsrrnsnt' pus sn~ ehsnsv
n sean9 90 rarne scun. and when IL gsse.
Juneau wsn 10 fAe esrisai saoaxh ssltks
Doesn't think sa.s'
What's the matter with skaxwav.~
'ph. SkaSwsy will MAXI fiShs fcr e.
nas Juneau wsn Ryss II. xoa s~eA skaswsv
stssss as tire gateway Ia IRE ynsoxa. wais
Juaesu = tire center ~ great ygsgfisax re
ssaa. which enspless saa Ynea AZ stss.
wages"
Rev. <heldam jackson
TAcogh Mr.. ra.saFo. wss nes disposed "a
eiscre9i; Rev. Saesscss Jack&os's honesty
IN important matters, be y1lasea ar tact
dsas which be thcaxfit rvvealeS. soYssxg htns,
es tas mans character.
Ard II was n sufsrsse Is me" Re sss4
''scx Thought hsn snstr~sv unses~r,sas
Of she nsrAnare ~ Rev. sasalssrse Jack
ean.. with watch they have aus.s~s BIN a.
there. hsss--weii BE rsay Ae vp n ire esA-
ics af frsseyserfsnism, tAoaxa nes in tear.
naifsna-
we pscAea asaa as al Inalasks. then
we encountered scvrizc se&ss whsea wers
ussacaheet,y caused by that big eassA-
eaakN ana the saasnss al vcwsd tAa: