The Cordova daily times., 1922-04-24

and scandal, with no effort for progress to- ward the finer and higher things of life.
 What is true of the individual is true of the mass, when the positives allow themselves to be dominated by the negatives. A man ln- nately good may allow himself to submit to wrong, through negative selfishness or cow ardice. Thus he becomes negative and pow eress. Good never comes out of wrong, any more than figs can be grown upon thlstles. One unsound apple may spoil the whole box.
 Aaskas fundamental need is the conscious cooperation of all the creative forces ln the individual, the group and community life. We must unite the powers of the finite and the h. finite, and the mental forces, remember, are part of the universal or cosmic mnd-dom1n- ating the universe and everything III 1t, eternally all-powerful and present everywhere.
 All mind is one mind, truly says the scien tist, identical with the universal consciousness. Every person possessing brains, and using them, is to that extent divine, utilizing part of the almighty mind manifesting itself through the individual
 Every condition is an effect Of thought, or lack of thought. The conditions under which we live as individuals, as a group, as peo- ple, are absolutely under our own control. By thinking right, upon the principle ot truth and harmony, every individual can create favorable circumstances and desirable condl- lions. and the same results are certain when groups of individuals unite harmoniously for community welfare. Such groups in action are invincible; they have the Almighty behind them and cannot lose.
 Never forget that we ourselves create and control the conditions under which we live.
 If the people of Alaska were sufficiently in telligent thinking right and cooperating as one group they could not be ruled by outside powers; they would control their own affairs, direct their own destiny, develop their own wealth. utilize their own resources, and speed ilv become a power in the material and SO cial world.
 TTnfavorable and undesirable conditions are the direct effects of cause-wrong thinking, or no thought at all. Nature teaches us that all growth is from within. "Every plant, ev- cry animal, every human is living testimony to this great law,' says a noted scientist, ''and the error of the ages is in looking for strength or power from without. A practical under standing of this law will replace abundance for poverty, wisdom for ignorance, harmony TOT dlSCOfQ ,dIu lIeeuOH loI Iy yldhhy.
 Take now for granted that the Alaskans have lofty ideals; that they hope to create a great commonwealth of opportunity for mil lions of people. To visualize these ideals, and develop community thought, to- bring about unity of action for the realization of the ideals, they must have constant system of commun- ication reaching every part of the country, to coordinate the centers of consciousness and energy.
 The newspapers of Alaska, with adequate community backing, can establish this sys- tenn >of intelligence with the radio telegraph and telephone. Given adequate backing the press can bring all the people of Alaska with in conversation distance of each other, and by this means make the welfare of one place the concern of every other To this end the editors of Alaska, if themselves conscious, should get together this summer and form an association for mutual benefit through unity of action. They are the media of community expression the purveyors of thought and public opinion, and they must establish harm mony to make their visions real.