The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-22


 been caused by the officious med ding of it's so-called friends. In the Hast installment some of tbe activ- ities of the alleged friends of the ter ritory were described in discussing the wood pulp farcas. Since that article was written, the United States Ship ping Board has rendered its decis- ion, which proves the falsity of every claim set forth and incidentally the busybodies of the north are rebuked for their action in bringing such a trival and unwarrented matter to be settled at Washington. At the same time the decision bears out what was said by this paper in relation to the wood pulp industry. The officious- ness and disastrous meddling of these same friends was also well illustrat- ed in the fight for the governorship. The Republican national committee. man had recommended an honorable business man and a pioneer resident of the territory for the position, but the delegate, Dan Sutherland, backed Wickersham, who for years has been the most pronounced of the disturb. ing element in the territory. The Wickersham forces made the most un- just attack upon Mir. Hazelett, and through Charles F. Heron, who runs small newspapers at Anchorage and Juneau, and who has always been a supporter of Wickersham, the situation was greatly tangled up by the introduction of new can didate in the person of Col Wm. T. Perkins of Seattle Col. Perkins is is very popular citizen and it is un. fortunate that he should permit Her ron to use him merely as a third can .didate for the purpose of destroying the strength of the candidate who had the proper endorsement for tn" position.
 Those blessed with a sonso of hum. Tor have been enjoying a quite chucklc at the expense of Heron and Wick. because certain of the agitators in Alaska at once proclaimed Col Pork, ns as a "syndicate man." on account of the fact the he. through his early association with John Rosene, in the establishment of the old Northwestern Steamship Company had become stockholder in the Alaska Steamship Company To any broad-minded busi- ness man, this would be taken as an
 indication that Col. Perkins appreci, ated a good business investment. Up in Alaska, however, the agitators were quicl, 10 raise objections and the .laughable situation was produced whereby Wick and Heron were backing the colonel as their comprom- isc candidate and at the same time, many of the Wick and Heron agitat- ors in Alaska. lacking a knowledge of what was going on in Washington, were bitterly attacking the colonel for being an ally of those same sue cessful industries interests of the ter ritory which were the very ones Wick and Heron were so unjustly attack ing. Wick and Heron thus showed what kind of friends of Alaska they are. for their fight was largely respon- sible for causing the president to adopt the middle course by naming popular newspaper man for the posi- | tion
 Then there is J. R. Heckman and the Ketchikan Chronicle crowd, now engaged in stirring up animosities and creating a new line Ol warelare Heckman went to Juneau represent ing the fishing companies, which was | his right and is not cause for any criticism, because Ketchlkan has been the center of the fishing industry, and lowing to a growing feeling of an!mos- tity toward the cannery interests, 1t was necessary to try to overcome this iprejudice. Both Mir Heckman and the Chronicle overlooked the import ant fact that during the past twenty years there have been many causes for complaint on the manner in which