Show r r ay t y alby fl By h w s mcf A M JV X J wy J v F T A mr DELEGATE FROM ALASKA OZ A voice crying in congress it Is james lVie kersham territorial dele gate from all areska aska between a voice crying in pon congress greas and one crying in the wilderness there Is IB no difference in tho the eyes of delegate wickersham neither can voto veto all it can do is to cry and the delegate from al alaska aka Is some crier tho the burden ot of lamentations his la Is the manner in which the he federal government ever has t rested ted the tha northern territory thi the cinderella in the sisterhood ot of the american union alaska was purchased by the united states in 1867 not until delegate wickersham had cried all over congress fot for four years yeara did the united states finally in 1912 give alaska a form of local govern government merit the philippines hawaii and puerto rico were adopted in the family when alaska as an american possession was more than 30 years old T they boy k efured local government and other governmental advantages at once alas ka aa waited they secured a fixed and workable vork ablo system of land laws alaska ls still waiting for hers here ast she Is tho the only possession of the united states as distinguished from a state where tho the bulk of the population is native american stock she lie IB the only territory of the united states oa 01 this continent every other linen inch of united states real estate on the contla continent ent Is embraced in the states clience mr Wicker shams position as delegato delegate is a unique he complains that the government through neglect has refused to let alaska aska work out her own salvation av aa other american territories have done and has also declined to work out any scheme of salvation for her though treating tho the newly adopted sisters hawaii puerto rico and the philippines with marked generosity I 1 do something for Ala alaska Is the cry the particular thing he wants done right now Is the construction ot of n government railroad in the territory As he concentrated his earlier efforts on getting a territorial government established so he Is now concentrating on an getting this railroad he Is after it like a bloodhound on a trail for or this delegate la Is a persistent person |