The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-16
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1923
A BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT

It IS a truly beautiful thing, that tender maternal spirit, which actuates Seattle and its Chamber of Commerce to give to Alaska that tender care, that loving guidance and precept; that close guardianship over Its morals, such as only a mother can bestow upon theh flesh of her flesh Viewed from dis tance it is sublime, but, alas! when we get closer view the loveliness vanlshes and we behold the naked truth. Back of all this seeming love, and tenderness, and watchfn care is no great overwhelming affection for Alaska and Aaskans, but sublime selfish ness which seeks only what 1t may secure from Alaska and Alaskans.
 Probably no other city in the country has seen more wildcat propositions floated, by its own resident than has Seattle. Some of then have been mighty raw, but the only how that was raised about them was by those who were floeced Suddenly Seattle and its Cham Der of Commerce becomes intensely VlrtUonS Some fellow having an oil claim in AlaSEa wants to sell some stock so that he may de veop his claim. and immediately there IS demand upon the Legislature for 'bluf slSv'' law to protect the innocent citizens ct the "Sprit Citv'' from the ravenous wild cattcr from inc North.
 However. in almost the same breath tho Chamber of Commerce begins an effort fC sccnro for Seattle an oil refinery to refine inc trnmordous volume of oil that is soor to be flowino south from A1aEsa. Who IS going to produce this oil? If the Cold Bay field is so poor that 2 "hne s1v' law IS necessary to protect Seatt]eites a"anst in vestment in that field. how can Seattle OK ,opct any such quantity of oil to come out o it as to necessitate an oil refinery at Seattle If looks to us as if Seattle was attemptln% tf b1ov hot and cold with the same breath. 7 rroceeding which, according to one Aesop, lE not successful.
 Some Alaskans in Seattle claim, and tho conditions give credence to assertions, tha there is a conspiracy to prevent AlaskanF from obtaining money to prospect their claims There is certainly something on foot 'vhe' Seattle newspapers refuse good money fo7 that there is something behind it stronger than desire to protect the innocent investor of Seattle. and it might even be surmisn( that there was another source of revenue t( make up for the revenue refused, and from source perhaps as questionable.
 The editorial statement of the Seattle Tlme that Gall oil bearing locations in Cold Bay are held bv the large comDanes,' IS not s' untrue as at first appears, for. to the best our knowledge there are no oil locations lN Cold Bav There is no doubt, however, thn the Times intended to deceive, and so far a possible influence its readers not to invest Il oil in Alaska The editor of the Times, wir' little inquiry, could have found that sucI inquiry is evident.
 It is a curious fact that these most act'v in the effort to prevent investments in th Cold Bay field are people who have bee1 instrumental in getting the big companies int the fie1d-another instance of blowing ho and cold with the same breath.
 In opposition to the Times, the Chamber o Commerce and others interested in keeping al but the big oil interests out of Alaska, are sucl men as Dr. Alfred Brooks and other geologist of the United States Geological Survey, wh give as their opinion that the Cold Bay ol field is one of great possibilities Their opinion