Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-05
YOUNG FELLOWS
IN WEST FOR COX,
DANIELS ASSERTS
The Atlanta journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.
BY TMECDo1E TII.L.ER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Return-
ing to his office after more than
month in Alaska and Pacific coast
states, Secretary Daniels, of the
navy, talked enthusiastically of Dem
ocratic chances, crops in the far
northwest, A1aska's record in the
war and other unrelated topics. If
Horace Greedy boosted the land be-
yond the Rockies with his advice Of
years ago to go west, young man,
go west" Secretary Daniels is the
modern-day booster for Alaska In
his first newspaper conference fol-
lowing his return, Mr.. Daniels adj
vised all young men seeking adven-
fortune to buy a ticket for the ter
ritory of Alaska.
Switching to politics. Secretary
Daniels said his observation was that
most of the young men in the west
are going to vote the Depocratic
ticket this fall.
How about the old menu" breez-
lily asked a newspaper man of Re-
publican leaning. Secretary Dan
iels stared at the sharp inquisitor
for moment, and then explained
that while old men cannot be expect
ed to change the voting habits of a
life time, it is significant the way
| the young fellows are lining UP for
| Cox and Roosevelt.
Everywhere 1 went in the west
young men told me they would vote
| for Cox and Roosevelt" said the Sec
war Records Appreciated
az was much impressed with the
sentiment among the young men. II
was spontaneous Everybody likes
fills the bill because he made great
record during the trying war days
Mr.. Roosevelt's work in the navy
department Is also greatly appre
ciated out in the west where 1 have
| BEEN"
Secretary Daniels submitted thai
while older men are less likely tC
switch tickets in this or any other
| election, he did not expect the Demo
cratic party to suffer out of proper.
in a number of campaigns.
From what / heard from young
men, said the secretary, 81 am con-
WINGED Roosevelt and Cox will make
a strong appeal throughout the west
I found this sentiment among Womer
world war particularly
Il was especially interested in talk.
ing with chauffeurs in Yellowstone
park. Nearly every one is a veteran
Roosevelt enough to pledge theil
votes to the ticket in advance"
They talk politics also in Alaska
Mr.. Daniels said. He found the same
sentiment among young men o;
Alaska, he declared.
you know, Alaska is a close dis
trict," continued the secretary. "Th'
delegate to the house of representa-
tives is elected by a close vote, anC
there is much interest in politics.
In proportion to population Alas
ka sent more men to war than any
other section of the United States
They included many engineers anC
prospectors and others seeking ad
ventures. It's population was thereby
reduced and has not caught UP yet
Secretary Daniels was enthusiastic
over the future of Alaska and was
particularly impressed with thu
crops he saw. That Alaskan crop!
soon will be shipped to the. United
States in great quantities was pre-
dicted by the secretary.
The crop season is Short" added
Mr.. Daniels, land one must riant il
June and harvest in September, blu
the sun shines for eighteen hour:
daily and things grow amazingly,
THE government experiment sta
ton is a wonder and in charge O.
one of the most remarkable fellow!
I ever met"
This was a cool day in Washington
and Mr.. Daniels observed that &c
have found the weather cooler il
Washington since my return than il
Alaska" which is an answer to thu
belief in some quarters that Alaska
is largely a land of Esquimaux. ice
bergs, polar bears, seals and big
yards.