The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-24
American Tells How
 10 Receive President
M-. Editor:

M-. Editor:
 Tslegrams at best are poor substi- tutes for verbal or written communi- cations. snd convey no definite mean :ug c- conceal the true meaning in tenGed. This is one reason the use of IlAem should be restricted to plain bus i.sess matters. Nearly every dispatch sent ayer the wires acts only as sig nai to be followed by an explanatory Ieti, r. which in many cases puts a oiiieren, construction on the message f.om that implied on the first read ing.
 The late cable from our honorable delegate at Washington D. c. to our honorable mayor is not an exception, neither is the ore extending the inyi- tation 10 President Taft to visit ketchikan which we quote part of.
 People of Ketchikan cordially in vite you to visit us this summer-see vast resources-Mineral, Timber, Fish and character Citizenship. You will appreciate the iustness of giving Alaska same consideration as Phil ippines.
 Signed Mayor of ketehikan.
 Knowing the mayor as we'll as We do and believing him to be thorough American citizen imbued with the same principles that actuate all true Ameria1 citizens. we can imagine some of his feelings when placing his signature to the said invitation. He could only have done so under the pro- test of his feelings, and arguments of expediency supposed to have advanced or suggested by our honorable dele gate, on mature second thought must have appeared obnoxious to him.
 While we American citizens lwhite and civilzedl would welcome the President of the United States, ten dering him a reception that would be an honor, being Americans, we naturally expect reciprocation. We wish to be considered American citi- Izens with all the rights and privile- ges of those of our friend who happen 10 be living within the boundaries of the United States, and with whom we are in constant correspondence. and shose ancestors fought in all the bat ties of the world for the supremacy Of right and justice, and especially for this republic, from Washington to Taft.
 The president is invited in this mndel invitation to not only see the vast resources of (Ketchikan) but also ''the fish and character of citizen ship''-not being punctuated it gives the idea that the character of citizen ship is fisby lanother fault of cabling) it costs to punctuate, all the same as words.
 The concluding sentence putst he cap sheaf in it's ending "The justness of giving Alaska the same consideration as the Philippines. We hope for our good opinion of President Taft that he will conclude that those of his bloo who are imbued with the same princi- ples of patriotism and loyalty should receive the same consideration at the hands of his government as those ac- corded other body Of American citi- zens within the borders of the great United States. ard exert his powers an influence to impress the govern ment likewise.
 What does it signify if our district is not contiguous to the L. s. it is not our fault we are nearer and dearer than any of Cncle Sam's so called in- sular possessions. and if our quandam Statesman, assisted by some monu- ments of British ignorance. had not perpetrated most greyious error in fixing the boundary line, we would have been one and the same with Oregon and Washington. and claim ing the entire Pacific coast from cape Flattery to the Arctic Ocean. It was through no fault of ours that this greatest of Uncle Sans possessions was separated from him by British territory. This great mistake tthe cause of much of our troupie) is re sponsible for most of the mistakes made since with reference to Alaska. l Lack of information and sfuuid io-