The daily Alaskan., 1912-03-22
SPREADING rig TsuTH ABOUT
 ALASKA.

Sl0cc recent AssSc ctaNettseA-e' -- coatziSuted 90 much to the unfortun- ate situAsioa in which Alaska finds itself at present it follows that a spreading of the trutA via assist ma tersally ia resolving the situation, says Governor Clark Then he goes oa to spread the truth.
 The truth Is that neither the hsr- bors tributary to the coal field nor any other harbors in the territory have been mO0opolized or even threa ensd by any person seeking excessive privileges" he says
 The truth Is that no hsrbor has been mouopOEEed only because they tha, attempted moDopolizarioR were caught at it The truth is, one was threatened
 The truth Is that no transportation monopoly has been created" he says.
 Not yet--nor win there be. if our elamo-ing p-Otes; and the efforts Of our delegate at Washington may avail.
 The truth Is that no large sggre- gatioR of mineral claims have been brought under mOuopolistic ownership or control" he says.
 Not yet-and we shall strive Co preserve this condt'on.
 The truth ts that while the de velopment ot Alaska resources calls loudly for large capital. opportunities for pOor men have not been impaired and wl not be impaired. but rather improved by the activities of capital. .'' he says.
 To this we all agree.
 To use that current phlase of demagOgues, he says Alaska re- sources have not been 'gobb3ed up I sppTehend that the members cf a syndicate who should accOmplisA the impossible feat of 'gObbling mp Alas. ka would speedily sufter from a se- were attack of indigestion
 Now the truth is that because of ts physical Peculiarities and topo. graphy Alaska more than any other country on earth Is amenable to be. ing gobbaed or bottled up by men wtth money. There are but three or four routes possible into the vas, in. 'ersor region, and these being con. tolled the whole country mizht be lad under tribute. Every Alaskan knows this and has constituted him. seG an Horatius on guard. Also every Alaskan at all familiar uith 'ae history of this country knows thai Alaska was for many years al most the personal property of one syndicate-tbe Alaska commerela, comP2ay-and which companv suc oesNied for long in keeping out com. peutors, retarding i,s growth and coacealsag from the world all krow. ledge of the wealth Of opportunity VhieA hey alone enjoyed. So faT From it being impossible H would On the contrary. be easy for this history to be repeated
 Even the transportation question does not present greater difficulties than were presented by the Far West sS years ago. The federal roye-nnen, then encouraged railway construct Ion by means of land grants and bonds. lt may be deemed wiser in ehe case Of Alaska for the govern. ment to build one raEroad to the principle coal field and then lease the rod to an operating company .' says Governor Clark
 And why only to the coal aeldss
 Concluding his recital uf regulatbun. of an elementary character that have all these years been witheld from AZ. aska Governor Clark says: The most extreme measures of conservation nave been applied to the timber of Alaska. but the protection Of the ilSheries which are far more valu. aose. has not been adequately pro- viied for
 Are We to understand that Cover nor Clark has in mind the protection of the fish against the operations of me big corporations now holding a monopoly of the industry and who are practically exempt from tho nay. ment Of tazes. or Is it protection of these corporations against the threa,. ened invasion Of their preserves hr competitors. This is a timely and interesting question.
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