Iditarod pioneer., 1913-11-15
SEATTLE AND ALASKAN AFFAIRS

The Fairbanks Miner of recent date contained the following editorial:
 Delegate Nckersham n Seattle today charges astounding state of affairs congress. He the congressional delegation from Washington of towards Aaskasays that was the Washington delegation which defeated the passage of the Alaska aroad bill at this session of congress- that had the members of from the state of Washington stood together the bill would have heen passed a trs session.
 I've are we'll aware of the opusvcness delegate and of his proncne cry wolf but it is hard for to believe that he would h that charge at the congressn?en o Nasgon Ie a ne own ae unless he has the proof back h assertions He has made the charge until waiting until he reached Seattle to do it, and appears from this nornn dispatches that Conc5snan Humphreys of Seattle corroborang the charge made by Delegate "ceIS
 Since gold was first discovered quantity the North the sa of Washington has claimed the North part of its territory and has axed fat upon that claim and ability collect toll Seattle has North and of all states the Jnon Washington has pohted most from Alaska production #ansonans have proessed to e cur trends
 in fact they have demanded that they alone be allowed to speak tor Alaska No when some real and material good about to come to this territory charged that the Washington congressman nave
 turned traitors the North and moving defeat progress
 We do rot know what we can do about Probably the best we will be able to do is to stand for and take the ouOcros for we are helpless in ourselves If that what Alaska IS getting iron the of Washington the territory of Alaska should boycott Wash ngon from finish and spend cent that st~te ha about the on satisfaction could get
 One is at loss understand what good purpose served by the publication of such rced the above Talk of "dou0eross and of "boyco.ng Washington from start to finish arran non sense It qu probable that the people of Alaska matter what
 may be he of the fight for raroad legislation VII co'tnge buy e goods where they be procured most whether be Seattle elsewhere If we are to boycott al oe who do not agree with us as the proper of securing rail load transportation for Alaska would probably De compelled to commence home only recently Delegate NcEeran quoted the dispatches saying that the people oI Alaska themselves blame for the failure o the railroad b to pass at t5 se of congress- possible that A "cHeshan nay have been nisquoted each instance? hardly probable that the Washington congressional delegation opposing the measure m qne but quite probable that they may have differed from if Wc erham in regard to procedure.
 Seattle people have always been gwen credit "h having eye open for he interests. Their interests with relation to the railroad bill are identical with those of the people of Alaska ra road to the interior of Alaska would increased facilities for Seattle shippers and that object which the vdeawae chants of that city have been working for sincerely any of Accusations of treason towards Alaska the pa of the Washington delegation the vereSt rot
 Diggs IS found guilty We relieved We had thought it might be necessary try the for ensavn hCoIroa State.