Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-04
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E<* O0ll b0nu huDDcT DUO matters of public interest, but believed they should formulate their conclusions in re- spectful manner to congress, not crlnglngy but vet not as rebellious child. Meet the congressman respectfully" he said, land tell them what we want and they will treat us honorably" It would be well to think earnestly before taking action on the proposition.
 Senator Roden Chilled
 He was sorry certain senator, without consulting the people, had taken it upon Himself to state that we did not want 8 government railroad. We do want a gov ernment railroad, he said, and we want a government postoffice, government -dredged tivers,, government owned telegraph, etc. land some of us patriots want government jobs" we want the pork barrel shut at the other end and open at our end said he, and his remarks were greeted with laughter
 He believed that Senator Roden had mis represented the people, and would approve the resolution denouncing him if he were here to answer, but not otherwise. (Ap- plause.}
 ,"The Tall Tamarack" Advises Deliberation
 A. E. Maltby, in his opening remarks, said that Alaskans were too prone to accept the first thing thrust at them in the way of remedial measures. He would advise against haste in approving the bill for develop ment board. It may be beneficial and may not Ii men were appointed on the board who were unacquainted with Alaska and it's needs, as to what resources support the country, and came here and set up an of flee, the first thing necessary would be for them to spend considerable time in making 8 trip over the territory to learn something about it. The men appointed on the com mission should be thoroughly acquainted with the country and not be compelled pointment We want honest men on the commission, not men controlled by corpora tions, not men who will take the positions in order to be able to loot the territory he said. If the commission is instituted the legislature goes by the board. Which do you want? he asked We should not be in hurry to place the resources in the hands of three men, but should consider the men who handle the pick and shovel Dwelling on the danger to the territory of putting men on such 8 commission who are not acquainted with Alaska, he cited recent editorial in The Pioneer on the ignorance displayed by Boston daily newspaper on the subject. Taking up the subject of the Alaska railroad, he said government owner ship of railroads may be called socialism, or anything you like but I'm for it. We want government ownership of all public utilities, he declared. Speaking in deroga- ton of the territorial mining law, he said he would venture the assertion that not one man in the hall could go out and stake a claim according to law. The best thing would be to abolish the Roden law. Under the old federal law, known as the Wicker sham law, any man could stake without mistake. His only objection was to the association and power of attorney clauses He advocated the repeal of these clauses and that men be prohibited from stalking more than one claim on any one creek.
 Mir. Maltby severely condemned the ac. tion of the seven senators in informing Sec retary Lane that the people of Alaska were opposed to the administration railroad bill and favored the passage of the resolution asking them to meet and adjourn. He con sidered the action of these men as a slap in the face of the people and an insult to their intelligence. He also said he believed the territorial mining law was passed fol the benefit of the Guggenheim interests in Alaska He advised his hearers in stalking claims to follow the provisions of the old law
 Mir. Maltby indorsed the views of Secre tary Lane on the leasing of coal lands ir Alaska, which he said was the most i'm portant question before us at the present sime. He lauded President Wilson, anc compared him to Lincoln He always hac been 6 Republican, but his foot was slip ping rapidly" He reminded his hearers however, that the first real recognition o Alaska had been by Republican Presiden, Taft
 Resolutions Defeated After a further brief discussion of the mining law by Mr. Moody, motion wa made to adopt the resolution indorsing the plan of Secretary Lane for development board. and i. was defeated, only smst