Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-26

a bohunk point of vew-but the rumor was a false one, as you will note by our issue of today and being Americans and operating an American paper under Amen can conditions, with the constitutional right of the freedom of the press in this land of the free, and will continue to pub fish and criticize so long as we are within our rights, so you can rest assured that the little paper will appear among you a4 usual.
 "On the day mentioned there appeared at this office a man who claimed to rep resent a body of the element commonly known in various sections of the United States as bohunks and asked for a detlnl ton of the word and that we cease using the term, or, in other words, he came to censor our reading matter to suit the cle- ment known as bohunks After a lengthy talk with the gentleman he left with the impression that he would have to change his views, as ours would stand. He seemed satisfied after we got through telling him it was only an American slang used against that class of people, and If they thought the shoe fit snugly to their little feet they were welcome to it. He bade us good day and departed.
 He had hardly disappeared before a large delegation of that class of 'plg boss citizens made their appearance, led by a gent recently designated in court s5 the 'bohunk king one Mantila. They wanted to do some censorng too, but were ike wise informed that the blue pencil had an operator and their services were not required They all tried to talk at the same time; and for a while we were at a loss to know whether it was a serious mat ter or boiling political faction However, when their wings dropped and the ora tons had ceased, after making all kinds of dire threats, from masticatlng Us alive to an al-around cid fashioned massacre they gathered their stately garments to- gcthcr and walked away, shaking their fists at the poor building as they departed
 "In communication printed in an other paper in the territory, Rerresenta- tive Day, who was here with Delegate Wickersham last November after men toning the many advantages and beauu- ful situation of Anchorage, ends the para graph thus, But and goes on to re mark:
 There is another "city" just outside of the town limits, that Is called the "BG- hunk Village" and it is inhabited largely by people who work for the cOmmlsslon and who, after pay day, go to the post office and buy money order and send their earnings to their homes in Europe or some other country, instead of buylHg lots or paying rent to someone who has and built house upon it. Now, if this class of people are the kind who are going to develop Alaska, we will wait a long time before we will have sufficient amount of tonnage for our government railroad to pay for the paint to paint the signal posts on the road. Why does the commission employ such men"
 The answer is easy, Mir. Day. It is the miserable standard of wages set by that high-salaried bunch of officials known as the engineering commission, a 3712- cent wage offered to white men i'll Alaska. That IS the reason Of course the bohunk clement can thrive on that wage and have enough left to buy a red apple for the big boss
 "In connection herewith we desire to thank the many good citizens, our old friends the sourdoughs and others, who rushed to our rescue when they scented danger, and we would advise that bunch who have contributed so liberally for their people on the other side to go back to their homes or else become good citizens and live under the same flag as we Amerl- cans live under Leave your customs be- hind to fertilize the soil you cannot bring with you"