The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-12

would work well in Alaska, and
 these who are really interest
 ed in the proper development of
 that territory for the benefit of
 the people who live in it. and
 the benefit of the people of the
 United States who own it,
 should support the institution
 of such a government"
 The above are the exact words used in his annual message to con gross by President taft to inform the people of Alaska that they have no interest in the country which ex- tends beyond the privilege of living in 1t, and that he rates them with the Filipinos, placing them on about the same plane of intelligence.
 It was a similar stand adopted by George ". that emancipated the original thirteen states, and such a course, if persisted in at Wash ington, would forever preclude the possibility of Alaska being repre- sented with a star on Old Glory, were 1t not for the fact that Alas lians are the pest American citi- zens on earth.
 Such a government would work well in Alaska for the ben eft of the people of the United States who own it" Certainly here is a message to the pioneers of this country which should make their breasts swell with pride. Surely they will be nerved to greater eff fort to develop it's resources for the benefit of the people of the United States who own 1t. This | assurance that what is good enough for poor devil of a nigger, rob- bed of his birthright, is good enough for them, will be just the thing to stimulate the old-timer prospec- tor and the men who came North in the early days of the country with precisely the same ideas as those entertained by the pioneers who extended the domain of the United States to the westward.
 Had President taft said instead that such a government would work well in Alaska for the benefit of the corporations of the United States who wish to steal it." he would have said something that nearly everybody with average intelligence believes. If he does not believe this himself it must be because he has not given the subject sufficient thought, or that he is taking for gospel truth every word that the agents of these corporations tell him.
 The greatest opponent of terri l torial government for Alaska has been Governor Hoggatt, faithfully serving the corporations he was al | lied with. When Hoggatt was so discredited with the people of Alas ka that he had to be removed, taft allowed him to name his sue cessor, and Clark was appointed. Every newspaper in Alaska, with the exception of those subsidized by the corporations, opposed this annOiptment occor+ipo ,b,+ :. meant simply a perpetuation of the Hoggatt regime. The unseemly haste with which the appointment was put through at Washington was indicative of nothing else than that storm of protest from the people of Alaska was expected
 And since his appointment Clark's slightest wish in regard to Alaska has been granted by the president, who, on the other hand, has stead lastly refused to pay heed to the duly elected representative of the people of the country. No candidate for election as delegate has dared do otherwise than embody in his platform plank calling for terri torlal government, and the vast majority of the people have signi- fled in many ways that they are desirous of obtaining it. But the president, depending entirely on what he is told by the very agents of these corporations, says: The suggestion that the appointment of a commission will lead to the con- trol of the government by corporate or selfish and exploiting interests has not the slightest foundation in fact"
 A contemporary has stated there is no hope for Alaska contained in the presidents message We, on the other hand, see one big ray of sunshine. We believe that these un-American principles enunciated by the president will so disgust the Democrats end Progressive Republi- cans of the house that further rec concentrations from the chief exc cutive, as long as the office is held by taft, will be completely ig- nored, and that taft's only chance of interfering with Alaskan legislation