The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-11-30

the development OF the resources OF
the Territory
CONGRESS will convene again
this week, and probably soon there
after a new Judge for Fairbanks will
be named
PRESIDENT WILSON'S letter to
the people of the Tanana valley. ex-
pressing his appreciation for the
gift sent him, is an assurance of
his sincere interest in the future
development of the Territory
COMPLAINT has been made TO
The Citizen that somebody is throw
ing rubbish in the river above the
lower place where ice is being TAX
en- out for storage. The matter
should be officially investigated.
FUTURE students of Mexican his
tory will have a hard time trying to
memorize tie names of the various
men who have had control Of the
affairs of the republic. Changing
dictators there is becoming sort
of periodical routine.
RUSSIA has had to stop a revolu-
ton that was in the making. If
1t were possible for the people in
all of the warning countries to revolt
and thus put stop to this useless
war, it is quite probable that they
would not be long in doing it.
ONE of these days some scientist
will tell us that the war in Europe
is the result of electrical waves
or something of that sort. Anyhow
it does seem that the fighting fever
Is spreading, for even the members
of the Chinese tongs along the Pa
cific coast are shooting each other
1T is reported that Canada is look
ing toward the United States as
place to get recruits to send to war.
Any American who would go over to
Europe to take part in a war in
which he has no business should be
disfranchised and forced to become
he fights.
VOTING precincts in the States
dIt udllS lIIlllIcu W dDout ltll uds
in the matter of getting tie official
returns delivered. In the Fourth
division in Alaska it will probably
take at least two months to get all
the returns in to Fairbanks Lack
Of roads is partially responsible for
this difference.
SINCE navigation stopped so few
Outside newspapers have been re-
ceived in Fairbanks, that it almost
seems as though we had been cut
off from the rest of the world. Thus
the increased mail service from the
coast of which the first shipment
will arrive here next Thursday or
Friday, will be unusually welcome.
! SUPERSTITIOUS people who are
always looking for the hoodoo in
Friday will probably expect all sorts
of evil to happen next year because
the year begins on a Friday. But if
civilized humanity can witness more
misfortune next year than the war
has brought about this year, it GER
tainly will be a record breaker
THE State of California has is,
sued $1S,000000 worth of bonds for
state road fund. This is in ad-
dition to the millions that the ndi-
vidual counties of that state are
spending for good roads. Los Angeles
county alone has just completed the
expenditure of S3,500,000 for paved
highways. But these good roads are
attracting tourists and money so
they are proving good investments.
In the light Of such enterprises, it
would seem that the people Of Alas
! ka would soon awaken to the neces-
sity Of getting better roads for the
Territory. Impress this upon your
friends who will go to the legislature
part of Americans to give all the fin
ancial relief in their power to the
suffering people in the war zone.
These people are not responsible for
the war, but are its innocent victims.
and they are deserving of the sym
pathy of the people of more fortunate
countries. Besides, it is quite certain
that if conditions were reversed,
the Belgians and others who are
being aided would not be slow to
help America. At the time of the
San Francisco earthquake and fire,
the donations for the relief of the
sufferers totaled more than $6,000,OO0
and a material part of it came from
Europe.