The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-05
NO PLAN EVOLVED
BY MOCKRAKERS
Story Of an Empire killed By
Warning Factions all Of Them
Ignorant Of Conditions
Special to Daily Leader.

cpttldl W ltdill ItdueI.
Belinghum, Wash. May 5No
state in the Union ever had equal
territorial troubles which have yls-
tied Alaska: no territory ever yielded
greater profit TO the inyesto no Ter
ritory ever needed development more
and none was eyer greater hindepd
by campaign against the executive,
legislative and military authorities
tower and under which the actual
settler is poweressl than Alaska.
Cove nor Clark has been in Washing
ton lor weeks be has sought t. point
Che way and has received little en-
couragement; these who could ait
tearing the muckrakers; the muck
rakers being afraid To take Il positive
position up1n any one thing. Conse.
quently, Alaska, richest OF all terri
ucres-an emplre-is leit 60 tlght
out rs own battles. Needing rail-
ways, it rs ballywhanged and hally-
hooed until riot seems imminent aud
disaster Is at hand.
What Is the Mattss2
WHAT'S the matter with Aaska
The question was put blunty tO Coy
ern0r Walter CLARK OF Alasn, at
Washington Governor Clark is il
Washington looking after legislation
affecting the big territory In the far
Northwest Since his arrival here
thee have been some removals VI
Federal officials up in that t. rItory
ana on the heels of these rem .as on
charges and the appontmen- OF sue.
cess0rs To the removed have come
counter charges of pQitico-business
Influences incidental to the general
statements that loot and m0nOp0lisIlc
desire are behind every action pro
and con, taken by the Federal gov
cmment
Thee are two Sides TO all stories,
ana as to the needs and omhafrass-
ments OF the Alaskan situation It Is
Fair to give the story Of those who
resent the accusations Of corruption
and who attribute the charges rela-
/ tive to the Guggenheim on some oiner
| influences in connection with every
Official shakc4p to selfish personal
I interests.
Ffosperty Biggest Need.
FOr the last few years, SAID Coy
crn0r Clark, "the committees Of con.
/ sress every winter have heard a great
deal about the needs OF Alaska II Is
true that We need some legislation,
/ ana some Of that which is proposed
Is highly important. What Alaska
needs moro tnan all else, however, is
good dose OF prosperity The meet
ing which was held in Juneau a lew
nights ago TO protest against the re-
moyal OF &c tain Federal otice-hold
ers Is not surprising under our pres
ent conditions, and il is distinctly
sYmpt0matic,
"Our INDUSTRIES have not progress
ell very rapidly in the last three
years, chiefly for two causes the
panic OF 1907. which retarded invest
ment, and inability 20 secufe title tt
coal lands. The first cause ha.
about disappeared. The other stii
exists. IN the meantime our popula
ton probably has rot increased a
all, and a good many persons, espe
cially in the smaller towns, not belnl
prosperous, are AL The more ready t!
quarrel among themselves and TO lie
ten to the bandishments Of poitica
demagogues, big and little.
The undertaking campalgn, whil
/ It has Informed the public mind, here
; lofore ignorant, In regard tn our geoa
raphy and resources, has been mad
the most OF by designing persons wh
would have the people OF Alaska b'
lleye that they are already IN th
grip of oapltalstic monopolies an
l oppresscrs uf the poor
| Il could name several towns
= Alaska Bhee factianal feeling an
! personal animosity are rife whic
: would become Immediately quiet an
peaceful If We could administer
dose Of local prosperity ! belieY
that the early Investment Of MOI
Q capital in the country, the constrn
o ton OF lighthouses and raroads an
d the granting Of titles 10 coal lant
wall relie5e in the near future y
d unfortunate conditions Of which
q have spn6en. The litigation tliat hi
= tied up va inps mining properties 4
] wears also nas had q deterrent eiie
- on prosperity aFd hindercd the reno
: al Of cause for Soreness over cSistll
L conditions"
I Loneliness Splits Towns.
( Conditions IN Alaskan towns ha
y Ing direct baaeiEs on the fecc
renewals ard alleged scandals a
n. declared from mthes sonrces 70
ghat Governor Clark depicts In mo
general terms There are TWO
three towns in Southeastern Alasl
II Is pointed out-towns Of only a 6
hnndred inhabitanis-where the loi
soineness and lack of commercial
sh tivity has caused the people 70
$. come so affected that one-haf dt
al not speak to the other half; aud ca
pc half Il the willing support of any de
a agc.ue thef eerte ~ stir up politi'
rt strife
US Some facts regarding conditions
Juneau, where all the trouble