The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-26
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pound sterling $3.65. Foreign coun- tries can not afford to send their money over here at such a heavy dis count to purchase our supplies of raw materials, and this condition will ex- ist until change is brought about. It is hoped that the corporation credits bill, passed just as congress took it's recess, will bring about that change If it does, conditions will i'm prove in the States, but at present they are very bad One is much bet ter off in every way in Alaska, unless he has a group of Texas oil wells.
 "If the peace treaty were submitted to vote of the people just as it came from Versailles it would be defeated
 but if it were modified so as not to do away with parts of our constitu- tion and the Monroe doctrine it would carry by large majority. Everyone is crying for peace, but they want it on proper terms.
 Congress is expected to pass the oil leasing bill when it convenes in January" MT. Hazelet said, "and while the measure is not all that could be desired and will not attract large capital, it is better than noth- ing and is a start If it passes we expect to extend our operations in the Katala field. There is nothing new to say about the Boring River coal. Development will continue un
 til it is known whether the building of railroad is justified or not.
 'Just now any Republican could be elected President, and if no grave mis- takes are made between now and next November the next President will be a Republican. I would say candidates line up in the following order of pref erence, judging from what one hears on the trains and in the hotel lobbies Wood, Lowden, Coolidge and Hard ing. Poindexter will get the vote of Washington state as long as he can use it, and I judge some other states Johnson may get California, but just now there does not seem to be much enthusiasm for him in any other state Of course l could only judge from what I heard in travelling and in con- versation with the people I met
 "The Democrats seem to be talking no one but Wilson. McAdoo seemed to drop out of sight with his own party after he jumped into the coal strike. However, six or seven months my change the whole face of things, | and yet think it would be very safe | to lay little wager on the next Presi | dent being a Republican
 "J. R. Hickman of Ketchikan, as you know, has filed for Republican na tional committeeman for Alaska. It is generally understood that Charles Heron and Milo Kelly will each file. | Heckman, I believe, has the indorse- | ment of the entire First division, as well as part of this and other dlv1- sions. No matter who is elected na- tionaI committeeman, it should be the aim of the Republicans of the terri | tory to get together and act in unison. Ten years is a long time to be split up in all sorts of factions. It should be our aim to work for the election of a good Republican legislative ticket ard insist upon the appointment of the best men to fill the territorial of fees when a Republican President is elected. To my mind the legislature is the important issue just now. A few more legislatures like the last two or three will put the territory on the toboggan."
 Tn speaking of his trip MT, Hazelet said that he did not expect to go be- vond Juneau, hence his visit to the States was surprise; but that he enjoyed it just the same. He saw ms son Craig in Detroit, where he IS working on the construction of steel plant for Henry Ford, who proposes to make his own steel and iron. MT. Hazelet says Detroit is booming city with a population of more than one million people.