Douglas Island news., 1920-06-04
CORDOVA PAPER
 DON'T LIKE IDEA
Comments on Plan of Thomas B Dmyton of Seward to Make
 Alaska Independent

Luu. or Seward. Iu which he give
 hIs solution oi the problems of Alas
 ka The Times. in commenting oi
 Che article. does lt in Che followm.
 apt manner
 The Times Is in receipt Of am ar 'uclc written by one Thomas B Day
 ion Of Seward. with am oxplanator, letter that Che same was being son to many of Che largest newspapers o
 Che United States and would be re
 leased for publication outside Con
 Sunday May 30. 1920. The Time.
 has read Che article and docs no.
 care to even implIcdly endorse th, sentiments contained therein. and
 therefore we do not publish it In
 m We have heard of MT uray,or before. Articles from his pen hay. appeared m Henry Ford's paper. th, Dearborn Independents and such other articles may be dismissed by stating Chat thc statements contain cd u them obou. Alaska condition. are uo more accurate tbu Che few
 Chat win be quoted from his latest or1sIon suGico it to say Chat this man Daytou seems to have sct him- self up as a solfappo.nted mentor Tor th.s Territory HIs voice seems well trained. He selects large and m0u.hnuug words He has thc N,- orel of convincing editors Chat what ho ays should bo published. H.s voice Is resonant and carries lar but listen welL dear reader with an those excellent qualities. he .s like fine automobile without gasoline to run it because what bc omits 's usually nIiue Politically and eco uom.ouIIy he s % Wauurlord Al- ways cnumcod by grand Ideas for mc promotion or Che welfare Of Alas ba. his Iatost idea is chat Alaska
 houId bo autonomous. which means uar Alaska should separate itself from Che rcs. of .bo United States become In fact a separate country with only nominal uo. io bind il to Che federal government TO play somewhat Che same relation to Che United States tha, Canada and Aua
 raIa play to Groat Britain
 Mr. umyton says u one part Of bIa article. "lt may wclbc doubted If bcrc could be found competent
 student of Alaskan affairs who docs mo. lorcsee lhat tho future holds In store for Alaska either virtual mdc- Ipudcnce or rigorous subIeoton m- dor rro-cousular dcspot supported by ,hc sword alone" Now wha, do you know about hag We free Americans are Go bc made slaves despite Che Iah Iltb and 10th Amendments Co Che United States Constitution. and despite Che sacn- Ucos ol the Cvl War unless we be- como independent and coase Go be American citizens but become a sop- arata people holding but a nominal allegiance to our Uncle sam Hc would have us divorce our Uncle. TO cut him oG In his old age. after hc had been kind to ms. and helped rear us O Tempora. O Moros. O Hou
 nuytous passion for b,pobolc cannot be throtucd The sound Of his phrase means more to him than accuracy and devotion to bare acts TO quote aeaIu "Aud. also. Che dis agreeable but unavoidable couclu- .Im forces itself upon Che mind that suco Che United States government during a period Of boastei ethical y.rIv meyccllod in history has forced upon Che people of Alasko a policy of bureaucratic oppression
 such os would have sbamcd Per- siam muan To enforce Your good old Uncle sam worse chan a Persian sa.un Help, The only thing for Alaska to do is to appeal to thc learuc Of nations We arc m Che oppressed small nation class along with Ireland. India and others Shall we follow thc.r example and lorc.bly throw oG from our dropping necba Che shacklos of this terrible worse
 hm-PcrsIau satrap2
 paytou bithciy tells us that sixty per cent Of Che people of Alas ka have abandoned homes here be- cause Of Che governments failure in administrative control This splau bunk. to speak frankly Alaska's population dwiudlod with Che work
 ing out of Che rich placer camps This was Che main cause The work ing Of the bureaus at Washington admittedly has been dishoartenIng at times. but it Is only fair to say chat they had but a relatively small part
 n causing people to leave Alaska. In recent years men have left Alaska because wages were higher in Che States and th's could not be helped.