Show m DISCIPLINING 1 TO AlA KA Republican Leaders Said to F Feel el T Territory Is Huge White Elephant Elephants s l' By JOHN MONTGOMERY Un United ted Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON 5 Alaska Alaska Is due for tor severe for severe disciplining by the Coolidge administration within the next few months l For or some time Republican leaders have felt that this territory Is turning turnIng turning turn- turn Ing out to be a huge white elephant elephant elephant ele ele- forever useless and a continual continual continual con con- drain on the national treasury treasury trea trea- sury ASSAILED MEASURES R Republican senate and house t use leaders have assailed every Alaskan a appropriation measure claiming that any expenditure In that section Is a criminal waste of mone money and 1 have recommended that the Alaskan budget be cut In half halt The president is mu ho the same opinion His spokesman has often pointed out that one In every seven men In the t territory Is employed by bythe bythe bythe the government and that such administration ad- ad administration ad ministration is most most unsound Yesterday the president withdrew his nominations of ot two Alaskan menas men menas menas as Judges and one as United States attorney on the recommendation of Senator Cummins Republican Ia la chairman of ot the judicial l committee Cummins told the president that the two factions In Alaska will never be able to be in accord and an appointment appointment ap ap- appointment of or an Alaskan to a high federal of office would precipitate vl violent vio vio- lent attacks on the nominees nominee's character character char char- acter and an unwholesome con con- Such quarrels took place last year over federal appointments and the senate judiciary committee Was forced to listen to gross and unprintable accusations against members of the Alaskan bench MAKE APPOINTMENTS President Coolidge his spokesman said will appoint residents of the states to fill three vacant offices but will take his time In reaching a decision But first he would like to solve the more more important problem lem hem of disposition in this territory It Is likely that likely that he will recommend to the next congress that a drastic r reduction be made in the Alaskan budget and an Investigation begun Into the political situation in the territory d w |