The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-26
A REAL MENACE TO THE WEST
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.eNA=a-N4 Al4A AA89 AHl monster ready ro swoop down upon and destroy every navigator who ycatured beyond the sight ol land.
 The fact is that there Is nothing mysterious about Alaska and no rca- son why is should be treated dl.- fs-anuy from other territorial sec uous. except as this treatment saour la modified, perhaps to- meet climatic and other special cou- Gr.ons
 For seven years AlasEans have been bsseschiug Congress for rom- elal rggslauoui for seven years Congressional Committees have con- aac.e. hearings. have listened GO t.a nEerL wn.sper.uEs or suspicion upon tr. ono hand and plain state mane ur fact upon Che other, and for seven years conditions have been erow.as steadily worse as the patience and Che powers O. cndur- arce og che pioneers have been eN- lausraE
 speak oE Congress as a courm- une body and hope chat you who nave more recently assumed these responsibilities win have che cour- .ee Go Immediately provide a rome rg 10. Che grave injustice. which ua al. sides. ls admitted
 want Co emphasize what have said before. taat the treatment O. Nask. by the Federal Government ls Che most shameful chapter m American history.
 And what is che remedy Iu my iadgem1a. it is exceedingly simple
 Remove the icy hand of Fedora. raacr.eaou.
 wU anybody say chat Che polio" under which California produced gsy-aya millions in gold In one year. through which Che credit of Che Nauou was saved during Che Civil War. was a mistake?
 Wars was this policyg
 To pas into Private Ownership. a. che earliest moment possible. av- cry acre 0t rbe Public Domain w. dur such restrictions as would pro- Beet. not yEe federal government but Che rights Of other American citizens who might desire par. O. Che Du5u heritage DOC
 Abraham Lincoln outlined che basis of this policy ia these words.
 The public lands are an imDer- mauo1t National possession, held la trust Eor Che maturing States. "
 Mr. Clifford P.nchor told you 50 few days ago that che 'Iu.cre#sa had prevailed Congress from enact Ing legislation for tho relic. Of Alas aa When pressed to give names. hc suggested the name, "GuEEaa- helm.
 hoped tlat some member ol the Committee would ask Mr. P.nchoJ 70 ulme a few members O. Cougre who have been controlled by che Interests Personally. I can feel nothing but resentment for so un- jus. an nsiuuaJlou. sss
 This boncuccnt land policy iouuI ed by Lincoln was reversed in the year I908 by tbe executive w.lh- drawaI order st President Roose- vaIt That's when the trouble be gan The order applied to au coa. Irals a Alaska whether located or not.
 A few months later che fragrant injustice os tnls coufiscat0u Of che urhts Of American citizens. acgutr- cd uuder law. was so manifest tha. Co escape public condemnation, cha. part og the order relating to located lands was reac.uded, But Che iniu7- ti.e to- individual Iocatou was cone uaued by an outrageous abuse O. Che administration oE the public land office.
 A few gentlemen Iu secret confer euce agreed among themselves that
 leasing system as to the public e9a, lands would better conserve the rights og gGc people. ''a
 The approval of the American people has been sought by Che most bsazeu, audaglous mis-sgayemeuts Of -ne facts iwoluCd
 J dislike to use harsh terms, but .s these same esutlemen had form ed similar agreement as to Che selling price of chewing gum in Wl- mmetoa and Baltimore, thoy would be deemed guilty of criminal eon- splracy aud liable to penitent.arE sentence.
 The conspiracy which included Che abrogat,oa of National laws aiiect- ing the. happiness and prosperity o. millions of pople, was probably 0s