The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-03
ALASKA AND YUKON LAWS
 COMPARED TO OUR DIsCREDIT


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 that our deputy marshas have to telegraph the of funds chase murderer fact hunt down any criminal IS enough to every lover law order our redtape system follows: Such egregous of affairs progressive civilized land in this day would seem to stranger scarcely creidtabe, yet is known fact that such is the throughout Alaska.
 'lt prepOsterous that government should have mar shas deputy marshas and that should necessary for them to hurry off messages at the seat of government for permission to gather who may take into his head to take the law into his hands even to the extent of cOdboOded murder Comparisons may be called bv odious but archaic sayings crmbe in right here 1t will do no harm to make comparison with coalition found in Alaska and in her neigborng territory Yukon Comparisons when they show country having much better system condition highly advisable They should begc wholesome rivalry and the best results
 In this Yukon Territory any officer of the law moi only has the authority after or any violaor of the law but constantly supplied with ample means or the credit to chase any outlaw indefinitely Not only that but once murderer apprehended in this territory he given trial with out the vexatons of long and technical objections Twccve Of Yukon thirteen murdees have been hanged Alaska had many times as many murderer and scarcely enough of them have been hanged make showing score sheet And 1t is positive that of the fouest most dastarv ourages ever known have taken place in Alaska
 PeOple of this territory interested in Alaska men and otherwise The better laws and facilities execu hon provided here the people will be attracted that country And more people going there from the States will help bring this country into prominence and all will prosper together But Alaska is to become land envabe in the of all 1t will have to receive such support backing from the government will make possible apprend and bring justice without moments delay every vioaor the statutes.
 It is well known fact that in Alaska neither the mar sha nor other authorities have ed or destitute person. The hands of the authorities are tied In some instances point has been stretched those requiring help have been vagged otherwise placed under criminal charges in order after authority had been especially delegated they could be thrown into jail for refuge purposes
 movement is on foot in Alaska to provide that territory with system of mounted police similar to the Royal Northwest Mounted Police of this territory Whether that territory Uncle Sam wants such remains to be secn but certain that the efficiency of the mounted police of Yukon and the Canadian tbot the system obtaining in Alaska The objection is made there that it is a cost All good service is a cost
 "Ihe American government is probably rich as the Canadian and if it wants the service get it by paying for It. Otherwise such Outrages the murder of Louis Shco born will unfahOmed If those murderer come down this side of the line they will be by the mounted police desirabes, and Uuce Same may then extradte them 1t IS to the American government to help provide of chasing its numerous murder erS such last and this infested the overland trails between Fairbanks and coast points, and the Kuskokwm the hOyukuk and other localities and to do 1t before the offenders have every chance of getting thousand miles head start The open for hunting in Alaska should be brought o close. It will pay.'