The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-18

Uf either her adopted or native son5 and daughters can even faintly wis ualize the marvellous future of this beloved and God-favored Empire, whose boundless possibilities fairly stun the mind and stagger the i'm agination
 Soon she will feel the strengthen Ing clasp of twin girdles of steel and great system of transporta, tion artery of trade and commerce shall begin Q unlock her stores of wealth in broader scope and dis tribute with greater facility he! limitless treasure.
 Within her borders a brave pee pie. meagre in quantity, yet high III quality. are working out lofty conception of democracy, and here is destined to burst into bloom the new religion of humanity, based on reason and common sense. Here, in good time, shall be taught that
 
 public schools. bat rot cnn cent or that Devils trickery-war." Mil ions for the diffusion of education and the training of our youth, but not a farthing for that vulgar and miserable deception called the "Di vine right ut Kings And here men shall prove that government of the people, for the people. and by the people" is not an iridesc 'n; lrcam.
 But this work can only be brought o perfect fruition by the unselfish effort of good women and great men working hand in hand; and Alaska must have more material of such calibre. She can still make room for men and women who pos sess sufficient moral courage to dare
 0Dularity in defense of r who place public good above private ga;n, and who, for the good of he state can forget personal spite envy, hatred and revenge. We must learn that spite and revenge can only dwell in small minds: there is no other harbor for loathsome sen timents.
 It is said the oriental King Dal- us. of Persia, in order that ven geance should not slumber in his
 cart, had his prime minister say 10 him each morning, Sire, re member Athens" And what was the result? The Persian army was cut to pieces in the sanguinary bat tie of Marathon, and Darius dream )f world empire crumbled to ashes Hannibal, he Carthaginian, also made a VOW of hate. Under council of his father he placed his hand upon the altar and swore eternal vengeance against Rome, and what happened? The Carthaginian army was swept from the earth by Roman leeions on the plains of Italy and Hannibal became a man without a country, finally meeting death by his own hand.
 History is burdened with accounts of leaders who were near" great, but who, in some moment of fatal weakness, led their country and people to hopeless ruin in pursuit )f the phantoms of hatred and re- yenge.
 Alaska must have leaders who can learn of the past, who are willing to profit by example, whose minds are too well balanced to be disturb ed by petty things, and to such as these, she offers most allurine rev ard. Civilization has always re sponded generously to the inspiring touch of genus, and given to those who have led a people through the valleys of progress to the summit of success, dn honored place on the immortal scroll of history. ana to those who are worthy to lead in this day, what a field is here in which their talents may blaze What opportunity for stupendous eco homie experiment.
 Think of it. Five hundred ninety thousand square miles of rolling hills and lovely valleys, two-thirds of which is virgin soil, smilingly awaiting the footstep of the pioneer and the caressing touch of the hus- bandman. At times we feel indig- nant indeed, and mildly resentful when some wouldbe poet wishing 10 pay a glowing tribute to this Wonder Realm,' can clothe his thoughts only in language sugges tive of ice and snow He gushes torth in ardent praise of the vast ness of our mountains and valleys the beauty and power of our gold, bearing rivers. the dazzling splendo1 of our landscape. To paint some dramatic word picture, he reels off stanza afte. stanza, slave after slave, freighted with breath of fierce and cruel gales that sing through our forests; of merciless and biting ,old that grips some belated travel CT; of drifting snow that enfold him in frigid embrace. All his