The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-05-26

deemed necessary to protect Cali.
fornians against Japanese invasion
WASHINGTON. May 21.-John F.
Wilkie. former chief of the secret
service of the United States. has
been appointed assistant TO Henry
Blair. chairman of the board of d..
rectors of the Chicago railroad
company
To prevent further agitation of
the anti-alien land ownership gues
ton, President Wilson sent for Rep
resentative Sisson, OF California. to.
day and requested that he refrain
from making his threatened lingo
speech in support of the action of
the California leg stature. Sisson
was at the White House for nearly
an hour. during which time he was
he presidents views
That Governor Strong will be civ.
en- the greatest latitude N the admin
istraton of the affairs of Alaska is
indicated by Secretary Lane, who de.
clared today that the new executive
of the Northern territory would no.
be handicapped in any way by the
administration.
Secretary Lane said that President
Wilson and the heads of the several
departments have the greatest con
fidence in the ability of Governor
Strong and inasmuch as he has The
united support of the people of
every political faith. he IS of the
opinion that the administration OF
the new governor will prove most
satisfactory, both to the people of
the territory and to the federal
government.
In the matter of apo 'ntments. as
in other things. the governor will
be free to act as he deems best
without dictation from Washington.
WASHINGTON. May %. In a
statement made before the senate
committee on territories today. Dele.
gate W ckersham, of Alaska. de
clared that Senators Chamberlain
and Smoot had been guilty. during
| the last session of congress. of lend
| ing support to a bill which if
| passed. would have given the Alaska
| syndicate absolute control of all ter
minal rights at Cordova. thus en-.
abl'nG the Guggenheims to block
the development of the Boring coal
| fields and putting hem in possess on
of the only feasible outlet from the
| interior country
The declaration of the delegate
has aroused considerable unfavorable
comment among those who desire
10 see the interests OF the territory
advanced. Il is feared that the
charges may result DELAYING
action on the bill which is now
pending.
| Senators Smoot and Chamberlain.
when they learned of the delegates
| statement before the committee. EN-
/ phatically denied the truth OF the
| charges made against them. They
declare that the bill in question
would not have benefited the Gugg-
enheims more than any one else in
| Alaska.
According 10 statement issued
today by members OF the senate
committee on territories, the Wick
ersham Chamberla II Alaska railroad
bill. which has been under considera-
ton before the committee for seH-
eral weeks. will be reported favorl.
bly,. The committeeman announce
that the bill will be sent back to
the senate early next week in prac-
tically the same form as it was
when introduced. The committee,
| however. will not recommed that
any stated number of miles OF rail-
road be built that de,ail being left
for congress to decide
The committee on education and
| labor in the senate reported today
that action on the Kern resolution
| had been deferred until Monday,
because of other urgent matters re-
curing attention. The Kern resolu-
ton provides for an official inquiry
into the coal strike in the West
Virginia coal fields.
WASHINGTON. May %. Senator
Key Pittman. of Nevada, introduced
bill in the upper house ut congress
today which provides for the partial
opening of the coal lands OF Alaska
Pittman's plan, which he claims is
the only satisfactory solution OF the
coal problem, is to survey the coal
regions in strips of dimensions to be
| feXd by the interior department,
When this is done, the land is to be
thrown open to location, with the eX
eeption of alternating strips, which
are to be retained by the gov rn-
ment.
Filing on claims of l60 acres
| II ust be made in person.
Representative Sisson, al Califor-
mia, who threatened early in the
| week TO address the lowe" house OF
congress in defense of the action Of
the California legislature on the
Japanese question. and who was re
quested by President Wilson to re-
frain from uttering remarks which
might increase the resentment of
the Japs. gave partial vent to his
feelings today in lengthy speech
before the house members.
Sisson carefully avoided any refer
ence to the Japs. but it was APP
parent to his colleagues that his re-
marks We're inspired by recent events
in his home state Instead of de
Tending the Californians. the We St
erner attacked the treaty-making