Show AID FOR KLONDIKE RS national government petitioned for As ortance seattle sept 14 the seattle chamber of commerce today applied to the president of 0 the united states for governmental aid for the people who have lave gone into klondike and will undoubtedly many of them have to face starvation luring during the winter the appeal to the president was us ns follows to the president or of the me united states the alarming reports of shortage of provisions and impending starvation of american citizens on the yukon river are fully authenticated the chamber of commerce of seattle respectfully urges the general government to talce take immediate steps to investigate the condition with a view to devising measures for early relief the lad lac it of any local government in alaska imposes the duty on the federal government si signed ned 13 0 graves president |