The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
GOOD FOR ALASKA

The bes, friend Alaska ha, outside of che district is che Seattle Post-lntelli- genccr. The Daily Alaskan ha, made Cha, remark before. but the big Seattle morning paper |, so good friend 'ha' credi, cannot be too often given it. The Pos,-IntclHgenccr Is che best nom resident friend ot Alaska particularly because it understands conditions hero better. and discusses them more u,elli- gently chan and other publication and better than any public speaker
 Iu discussing che work cha, |, ahead of che senate committee which will visit Alaska chi, summer che Post In,clligcu,cr hit, ,he mail ,quare'y ou Che head It >9y,.
 -Thc visit ot a subcommittee O, Che senate committee ou territories Co. Alaska ,h., summer win doubtless rg- sul, u considerable benefit Co ,hc dis tric,. by opening the eye, %, che mem bers ot chi, influential committee Co it> real needs. It., Co be no mere pcr- tuuctory juuke; which the members ot the committee are Co take. They seriously propose Co spend several months u visiting ylr,ou, parts oi Alaska, aud they win take every ol- portuni,y Co consult with che people ou the needs ot che district.
 "We sincerely hope tha, che result of this visit will be- ,o show Co these senators that the people ot Alaska are not seriously diHereu, from those ot any other part of thr United States. save cha, the myge fact ot the.r pres ence iu Alaska |, proof that they have more energy, enterprise and ,e.i-re- liauce than those who stay a- home and follow in che path, oi their fathers The committee will see. further. that there |, nothing peculiar in che topo- graphy, the climate 0r the resources of Alaska which d.1erentia,e, che di,,r.c, from other parts ot che country: save that all three ot these characteristics are rather more pronounced .u Alaska than elsewhere. Thedi,,Juc., i- great- er; the climate in Alaska more severe. and th- resource, are on much granJer scale ,hau Is che case with any other territory or any ,,a,e in tbc Union.
 "But with an this, ,t win he appU- eut Co intelligent investigators. such as the member, of thc senate committee. cha, no reason exists why Alaska should be either favored or cursed with any peculiar OF special legislation; or why .,s people should uo, have precise k Che same form ot goyerum,u, a> wa, given fifty years ago Co the -rea,er pop u.a,ion of New Mexico. og ro the small handful of che ,heu inhabitants of Washington. There are ar least two Alaskan citie, which today have a larger population than wa, resident .u Washington at che time to wa, erected into a territory with a system of gov- erumeut which fairly answered a'l rec qu,remeu,, up ,o ,hs time when state hood va, granted
 The visiting senators. when they see ,he growth and development, ot che district. when they come face Co face with -he people who make up che pop ulation. when they realize. a, they will. the necessity ot local legislation. adap'- ed 60 local conditions; and when, more- over they realize how mou,rrou, and uu-Amyrican .t Is Co deprive a popua- tion larger than that ot some ot the states ot even rcm0'e,- participation .n their own local government. must hc impressed with che necessity ot erecf- ing the district into territory