The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-11-26

over night in Cordova, after having
spent a couple of days at Valdez.
The delegate is on his way to the ma
tional capital and will sail on the
steamer Mariposa tomorrow morning.
After reaching Seattle he will pro-
coed almost Immediately to Wash
ing ton, so as to be there at the open
ing of Congress on December 2.
While Judge Wickersham met a num-
Der of constituents at Cordova after
his arrival here on Tuesday, he
stated, previous to his departure on
Wednesday, that on his return he
would endeavor to personally meet
as many more as possible. He pre-
ferred this manner of getting into
touch with the people rather than by
the means of a pubic meeting. The
attitude that delegate Wickersham
will take on important questions now
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up in Congress and his general views
concerning Alaska matters, is some
what explained by the following ex-
preston from him:
THE election is past, and it is
time now for all to work together
without regard to party or partisan
politics for the future success OF
the new legislature and for Alaska.
| was for that great American,
Theodore Roosevelt, but now that it
is over l am for Woodrow Wilson
He is my president now as he is
yours, and l intend to go to him and
try to get help for Alaska.
"The many defects of the Alaska
code should be remedied by the first
territorial legislature. There have
been practically no amendments to
the Alaska code since adopted twelve
to thirteen years ago, and the laws
are greatly in need of changes in
many cases. The lawyers of the ter
ritory have duty to perform, and
it is their duty to assist the legisla-
ture in drafting the needed amend
ments SO that these can be put
through at the first session. 1t is
the duty of every man in Alaska to
lay aside his personal scraps and
help the legislature in the passage of
needed laws
In the opinion of Delegate Wick,
ersham the coal question in the ter
ritory will be settled speedily by
Woodrow Wilson. The railroad and
the coal questions go together and
the Delegate is encouraged at the out
look for a government road. The
visit of the railroad commissioners
was significant and there is chance
that steps toward such road will
be taken by the coming congress. If
not, then they will when the new ad-
ministration takes charge.
For his part the representative of
the territory states that he will work
for a government railroad for better
transportation. He does not care
where the railroad has it's starting
point, but it must extend from the
coast to Tanana and to Fairbanks.
The delegate declares the telegraph
system of the territory to be the
most expensive in the world, and in
stead of transferring its control to
the postoftice department, as favored
by the secretary of war, thought it
should be turned over to the signal
corps to run on a business basis and
not be hampered by the restrictions
and red tape of the war department
and army regulations. He is not in
favor of having the soldiers do police
duty, but thought instead that if the
marshals of the territory were given
authority to perform other duties
He speaks optimistically of the fu
ture of the territory, not only from g
mining standpoint but from an agri
cultural view point as we'll. We
believes that Alaska is Just about
to enter on new era of prosperity
and development such as not be
fore dreamed of, and Woodrow VIII
son, the new president, will help
Wilson is in sympathy with Alasks
and, although not of the party of the
delegate, the delegate thinks that tn.
chief executive will see that Alasks
gets help in many needed things ant
gets it promptly.