Douglas Island news., 1921-06-17
orr QUARRELING,
 URGES PRESIDENT
Wants the Olive Branch to Succeed the War Club Among Alas
 kans. He Says

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 different interests in various soc- uous of thc Territory cause North orners Go misuudoutand Che motives of each other.
 Tho plea and Che explanation by Underwood follows
 "T wish most sincerely chat tho people of Alaska would stop quar- rclinr and ! win appreciate anything you can do along chat iiuo.'
 This oppression Of opinion came from President Harding to O gentle man from Alaska. who had been an unsuccessful candidate for odico and was leaving for Che North after as- surfing Che President that ho would do everything within his power to make Che administration of Gov. Scot c. Bone successful
 A somewhat similar thought was voiced by former President Rooee- volt In 1903. whom ho told a number of Alaskans chat Che citizens Of chat territory were drawn from Che best brain and brawn In tho United states and chat his administration was ready and willing to do my- thing within reason for Alaska Ho said Chat he had been unable Go And out what they wanted. aB no consid- erablo number of them appeared Co agroo on any given proposition.
 t s perfectly natural that Che Alaskans should be strongly opin- donated. They are ndivIduel.sts Only those imbucd with forutudo and determination can overcome Che obstacles chat are there encounter cd. Those living in Che Far North are out of touch with thosc in thc southwestern and southeastern soc- uons Of Che territory Different regions have different resources and different means or exploiting thcm. They have very lituc in common each wth Che other Nome. for iu- stance is Interested n placer gold and reindeer. Cordova iu copper and soutbcosteu Alaska In gold and dsh.
 t is true chat succeeding admin ntrauons for Che past 90 years have been greatly to blame for thc lack of development In Che territory Thoy have made 10 O national eN- pertinent station on which to try out every fad and ism that every crank or thoorlst could think Of. But not an of tbe roproach rests with Washington. Some Of Che Alaskaua themselves are Go blanc. There has been no unon.mity among them and Che people at Washington cannot get a proper conception Of Che size Of Che territory and its many differ. out kinds of resources and interests
 When Che coal situation for in- stance. hos been under discussion witnesses contradictod each other and yet each was telling Che exact truth The fact Is that coal dopoe. ! its extend from Cook inlet Co Cape ! Wainwright in Che Far North, @ dis. tauce Of approximately 20Oo mile. along Che coast limo. There are many different grades of coal In this area ! but it is an classified as Alaskan coal. One individual who has Ws.t- ed one part of this enormous area win come to Washington and ay "wcu. J was up in Che Aalska coal- fields That coal Is no good for steam purposes lts nothing but poor grade Of Ignite"
 Another who has been Go nm on- urcly different part Of tho field win ten Che officials that there is some good anthracite mp there. but it ia absolutely useless os stcaming or cok.ng coal sun another person from different section win como down hero with Che yarn chat Che talk about anthracite is an wrong but thcre is some fine bitumiuous coal which makes good coke and splendid steam.ug fuel Another man win see different part Of an- other field and say there is no min- able coal because Che seams are taultod and badly broken. and may be another who has looked into one other different section win tcil chat Che measures arc lying soldiy in place. just as they wore laid down by nature and that thcy never have been disturbed by earth convulsious.
 What they soy Of tho coal applies Go almost every other resource Dii- ferent people have different ideas about salmon fishing and tho value Of cultural Ash stations. They fail to make it cloar that different cone diuons prevail In different parts Of Alaska. Ono man win brag about tho wonderful warm winters oi Alaska and another vii tell abou. how tho temperature goes down to 70 or SO below zero Both are tell-