The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-20

work. Apparently the Governor has no political fences to erect CI repair, and hence no axes to grind That's an achievement in itself but ne has also succeeded in openin2 new questions which even the yer satile editors of Alaskan papers have not even considered. That is more of an achievement, for the Alaskan paper is nothing if not versatile and discursively versa tile
 Tn only one particular indeed can Governor Strong be said to have stepped upon the debateable bound ..ary of Alaskan politics, and that is the question as to the status of the of the legislature and the desirabil- ity of affording it enlarged govern ing powers as against statehood which is the pet suggestion of Dele gate Wickorsham.
 Manifestly between the two Strong's is the more practical sug gestion; but that's neither hcre nor there
 Governor Strong is 10 consorva- tioniSt ill tho accepted meaning of the term. Obviously what is known as PinchCtism is to him as bad an evil G3 it is to the Guggenheims, and ne urges opening up of the coal lands, etc, with a view of the early development e tho Territory
 These ere just ds unpopular days for tho conGervat;o., policy of Pin chot 2a cvcr, and tho kua and cry is atill heard to open up everything u the dospoilcrS.
 II is just as well to recollect had the coal lands been thrown open free, ly and ca ;!y as he'd the national re- sources in other western territories and st&tcs, these would now be in tte hands of a few priYat, coTpora- ei3ls which would develop them CT uot just a. they saw fit.
 The limitations placed upon entry of the Alaskan coal lands has worked out to a highly beneficial re- suit, and in but few places can it be seid that Alaska has been the loser by reason of Pinch lot.am. On the controry IS long as tho good re- mains undono by careful retention from illegal entry and control AL oska will profit by it greatly.
 There's a g .aeral demand fo, throwing open cvoreth.oe in Al the southeastern p2Lers especially. There is tendency to undo what hal already been done in the way of conservation, and it will be too bad if the recommendations of officials as to tho opening of such conserved national property, succeeded in throwing the rich resources of the country into the greedy mcws that long to engulf them.
 As usual except IS to the exist ence of the natives, tns report is not in any way corcerncd with the Second Division. Attention is again centered upon railroad construction and upon railroad activities while the much more serely needed wagon road and trail construction all over Alaska finds little expression.
 An interesting feature of the re- port is the manner ill which Alaska is considered completely dcpedent upor the federal government, No thing is considered dis latikl th:r thing is left to local or territorial initiative; Alaska hcs to appeal for more money for schools, more money for this, thGt CT the other thing, while year by year and month by month enormous wealth is taken from the territory without in any way contributing towcrds the material needs of the dountry.
 Possibly that is to be overcome by the urgent need of tho Territory &s declared in the report, fer an en- iargement of the territorial legisla- tive powers, but certainly as long as the industrial resources of the coun- try, and control thereof gro in the hands of the federal government, no improvement in conditions can be expected at the hands of the legis- aature.
 The school law passed by tho last legislature has been found de- fectiye by the courts; when the