The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-12
ALASKA CAN'T HELP HERSELF

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 News-Miner has again taken up the white mans burden after having spent the past few months on the outside While on his visit he won & life partner and accumulated a fund of political knowledge which has made him an ardent advocate of home rule for Alaska. The News Miner has adopted the slogan. Home Rule for Alaska"
 The editor spent some time in Washington and he believes the ad- mtnistratiou is preparing to give Alaska the balance of the dose of conservation which will finish this territory. While visiting the at corney generals department he learn, ed that measures 10 conserve the mineral resources of Alaska were being prepared and that before the end of the present year the mineral lands would be as completely con served as the coal. timber and oil lands are now. Being a true Alas kan and mindful of the fact that al. though Fairbanks is a profitable field for the agricuIturiSt the owls would soon be rooSta,g in his print shop if the mineral output of the camp was checked he promptly reg, istered a protest as follows:
 Why don't you try this new theory of the conservation of undis covered mineral wealth out upon Nevada, Washington, Oregon or Montana, where the poor prospec,oI can walk out of the country it il doesn't suit him." We askej. Its too late" answered the attorney gen eral. They wouldn't stand for it And then he laughed, as much as to say that Alaska couldn't help it self. Did you ever know or hear ot a country that had been developed except upon is own resowccs:" we asked them all, and their answer was that the government would hayl to develop Alaska-;hat when such issues as conservation and govern meDt ownership had obtained the fol lowing which they have in the United States. no political party could at ford to stand in their way. especial ly upon the eve of national elect lon
 We are firmly convinced that the conservation of every resource oi Alaska is due to come this session ot congress, and the conservatiouistS and government ownership crowt win be in full possession of Alaska and everything herein which the gov ernment can coafiscate. We firmly believe that the government will by the end of this year have Alaska bottled up so tightly that it will be necessary for the government to de velop the country with the resources of the government lest all develop me2t be stopped. We believe that Al ssks is up against very many years of absolute government ownership and control. with the one exception Of home rule and a representative body of AlaSkans to recommend tc congress what cannot be done without ruining the country-a body that shall serve as an oyer-check, to some extent, upon the faulty theories of the conservationiSts. We believe that it is the intention of the Pro, greSSive Republicans and the Demo crats to give Alaska home rule al this session, whether We are ready for it or not, on the ground that a people have a right to an expression of opinion upon their own govern ment and their own affairs. We dc not believe that the appearance of Governor Clark in Washington, with his argument against home rule for Alaska, will materially affect the re, suit Because We believe that all these things are coming to us and because We believe that while the disorganized people of Alaska can, not bring to bear upon Washington any effort or force which Washington