Douglas Island news., 1920-09-03
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Literary Digest Gathers Endorse mcnts of Territory From Many
 Publications

soon u Ono compilation oI oliloiIN comment ou Noaka os published in ne Literary Digest iu iu i#uc of August 2l. m papers as widely sep- aratod as Knoxville and Now York ar. statements that Alaska holds Che solution of some of Uncle sam.a troubles namely, coaL fuo. ol and paper pulp. and thc editors quoted rIyc unanimous aproyal of Che tcr- r.torys claim lhat it bc freed from Inc burden of federal bureau cone troll
 Tho D.rcCs article m part mys
 Alaska needs less governmental
 uru'auou" from Washington and Uncle sam moods moro coal wood- nuln. mcI oU. and other essential material supplies from Alaska These
 seem ta be thc outstanding lacIs om Dhasred by Che recent visit Of sec- rotary of nc Interior Payne and Secretary or Che Navy Daniels To our northern Territory The secretaries renor.s J. J. Underwood In Che se- ntHe Time. found tha. by oHo- fishing a codur basc midway be-
 ur.r mo Orient and Che United state. or Che Ncuuun Peninsula. ho snpnue Board yceIs plying between Seattle and Che Orient could
 ase thousand tom. or careo-car -.nr capacity on each voyage or .rou.h to onahIe each ship to pay for naf through Increased earning
 nrac.ty within period of Ion This would also mako It unnecessary to ship eoaI from Virginia and Penn
 rwna to thr raaic deet Fur ncmore v lhIe rapor both aoc- r.aru aro very much concerned aver m. threatened shortage of fuo' ul for no Shipping Board operates many oI.bumen and u roecnt .er u has boon the policy to buld nl.hmunr nuI vessels because of h.r Increased fcamne radius
 peaI and fehUur capacity and .h,.e arc mot o...iy changed Co coaI- burners Nastaa ol resources. we are .o.d mc Ius. beginning to bc exploited
 That tasta mood. moro homo rule tor che prompt and efficient doyoi- onmout ol hor ,ast natural resources
 Che contention ol many ol our 1epcr i'm widely separated parts of m. Union "Washue.on ahou.d give hr Nma Territorial Govern mont wider discretion. tor Washing fon .an mo. know NasNs needs. :" arrn.s thc syacu.c posts.andwdi and s..rory Payne sauotod u hc Nov York Times as mf.ns 'Wmt tia..a needs H moro men and wom- on to uue the country and Io.s governmental rcmlauons' More De.iauv hc Columbus Ooh.ol n.snatoh tells m .ha'
 "AIasba s rctune sick and tired of being mtorl~ed vIth In hcr de- yaormcrt by hc people of hH .onnfrr who know nothing about condition. un hcrc There arc many reaI mon i'm Nasta mon who have rore fnore to make their homes mon who have developed themselves aionr with Che development chat Inns taken place In the country men ] who arc capable Of saving what ought to bc done and wha. ought | mot to hc douc
 eTho Namus ask only cha, Che Government create Board Of De- yo.onmut Che members Of which . shall bo Nastaus and ieayc to this Board Che working out of Che destiny of Che Territory ifs Q simple re- ouost and one chat ought io be granted as soon m Congress again is
 In .on
 NaHs to and from A'aaka arc now handled as freight declares Che ! scatlo Times. consistent chom- n.on of Aa.ta. I'm other ways. wo .re told tho people of Che Territory . s.x thousand miles from Washington are poorly represented True points out The Times tboy arc represented i'm Coueross by a Dcloeatc hut he .no burden Of federal bureaucracy. doe. not have vote The ch'e' hIndmuec to good government in |. Alaska and Che development of the . Territory declares ths paper H
 "Alasu needs hc'png hand now." declares Che Knoxville sni'- mel but it would aeem m running through oataloe Of Auba's rc- sources. hat Che Territory may have to rescue Uncle sam from the plight in which hc 0uds himself rrt.cu- .mly with roeard to coal for Che no- Hon oil for naval and merchant . sb.ps and uotcrpovr for manuiac- . ur.nr paper AS we rcad in the