The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

suggested by the treaty.
 In States where Indians are per mitted to vote, it Is generally pro vided that in order to do so they must be subject to paying taxes and must have severed tribal relations Indians who are supported wholly or in part by the government are not usually looked upon as proper persons to be given full civic rights
 WHEN the Tolovana gets a post office and a stage line Is established to this city, new and strong argu ment can be made for getting the government to build wagon road there.
 TO the observant person, it is noticeable of late that petty fac tions in Fairbanks are beginning to overlook their differences in the mu tual effort 10 promote the city's welfare.
 PRESIDENT WILSON told the New York newspapermen, at meet ing held early in the week, that the United States is not looking for war but would not be found wanting If war becomes necessary. In saying this. the President voiced the senti ments of the great mass of Ameri can people.
 THE one thing that should be guard ed against in this Tolovana matter Is the oyer-advertising of the camp There are many men without means that will go there with the expecta, tion of being able to stake new ground, when in fact it Is all gone This should be made clear in writ ing about the strike to friends Out side
 PEOPLE in Poland seem to be in more need of food at present than are the Belgians. The problem of how the United States is going to replace the food destruction of the war, is growing more serious. If the people responsible for the war were starving. the matter would not appeal seriously to the American public,
 AFTER the legislature had defeat ed the effort to gain statehood for Alaska, the Times, in an editorial of Saturday morning. declared against the scheme. Almost all other news papers in Alaska had taken stands on the matter previous to final ac- tion, but the Times did not want to run the risk of getting on the side
 tic fleet will not pass through the Panama canal on July Fourth, as planned, for the reason that the channel of the canal is not deep enough. There Is reason to believe that the government Is not anxious anyhow. to take away all the big war vessels from the Atlantic coast while the European war is going on.
 THERE is a growing belief that the bridge across the Cinema slough will not go out this year. owing to the way the ice is gradually rotting away, and the lack of danger from big floods. If this proves correct, it may be expected that this city has built it's last bridge, for the should have the new structure completed before another season.
 POSTMASTER DEAL has suggest ed to the postoffice department that the name of the new postoffice that he wants established at the new Tolovana strike be named Brooks" :" in honor of Alfred H. Brooks, of the United States Geological Sur vey, who caused the prospectors to look there for gold. Certainly no other man is as deserving of the compliment.
 CONTESTANTS in the European war seem to be so well matched that they are unable to make per manent victories. For the last sev- eral months there has been little change in the general situation. but all the time there has been almost constant fighting. It seems to be a case of Greek meeting Greek" as the term was applied in ancient times.
 IT is estimated that if the war in lasts year at least $20O.- 900 900 will be spent by the warning in the United States for supplies. But really that is not such a very large amount. That Is only a little more than $4.000,00O for each state and territory, and when 1t is that Alaska will produce about }2O,OO0,O00 this year in min erals. in addition to its fish, the war profits in each state sink into small in comparison.
 THE Times pretends to be Dem ocratic and at the same time it at tacks the very principle of Democra- cy by condemning the idea that the people should elect the Territorial school superintendent. It is true that do not get the revenues from elected officials that they do from the men appointed, who must spend money to retain influential support. especially where a political machine Is being formed. But a should think of something besides profit. and 1t should be con- sistent with its policies. But when a newspaper is Democratic for reve- nue only. 1t cannot hide its real colors.