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*ot conducive to even a reasonably iuSI development of our economic ^possibilities. It is impossible at the present time for Alaska to assimilate into its economic structure any 1 ►rge mass immigration. Germander's er any other.”Robert E. Sheldon, president of :he Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce: Representative Buckley'sI-.’Oposal involves a problem. If anything is done about it, it should not ■K- aor.e hastily. Organised rather 113n. individual opinion from Alas-tons should be obtained. Chamberscommerce and other rcprcsenta-t'Ve and respozisible bodies could fp've a more representative and sea* .vjned opinion. It should be remem-)-?red Alaska is in no position to isupport newcomers or unemployed -a? any. kind. If the newcomers were fishermen, miners, prospectors or producers with means to care for u7 ieir.se!ves it might be O. K. But to s. -r.d tradesmen and job seekers here lt;v farmers without means would be Po bad. The government, it. strikes v-.e, would have to care for them. They are not the type of hardy Scandinavians who have had so j'-ucb to do with development of .Alaska cn their own initiative. It jj-ems the only way refugees without means could subsist in Alaska would be with government relief grants. The matter should not be dealt with hastily.Herbert D. Kirby, president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce: “The matter should be given thought. Civic leaders and members of the Alasta Planning Council, for instance. should give the proposal se-v'ous attention. it is a grave mat-' ter.'TGeorge Preston, agent of the If or them Commerciay Company—' Forced colonization Ls not likely to succeed in a count 17 like Alaska, Absorption of newcomers can be effected only as conditions warrant.”American mining men have teen} Jews, but Alaska is not prepared to.j care for colonists who have no means. Alaska would do a better turn for herself and those who come by encouraging the proposed Mormon colony for this area. The Morrisons are experienced, practically professional colonizers, ask tio help of others and invariably have mace good. 'Art Barrows, miner, prospector, j and mechanic—I think it would be j very poor business to lift the immigration laws. Certainly it would not be fail- to lift the bars for one ha- j tior.ality. without lifting them for j all.Frank Frates. miner—I don't1 think it would -be so good. No use to make a dumping ground of this country.”Mrs. Emma de la Vergne—recorder in the office of the United States commissioner in Fairbanks and an old-time resident of the North— -Let the German-Jew refugees come to Alaska, if they want to, Alaska is a big country. Give them a chance.-If they cannot make a go of it, they will leave.Emma ^filler, one of the leaders of the Fairbanks younger social set —‘‘Why wish regugees of any sort from Europe on any part of the United States? From the way politicians are talking about heavy federal. state and community expenditures, it appears we. are having about all we can do to take care of the citizens who are refugees from jobs in our own country’, without bringing in unemployed persons ana destitute persons from abroad. There always seems to be folks ir. the United States worrying about helping nations and peoples in Europe, Let us leave them to work out their own problems until we solve our ownN. W. lt;Briek Jacobs, clothier— -I'd say send them along. They arethe best hustlers in the world, and one thing is sure they would not beImolested.” jDr. Noble Dick, physician and stir- j gcon: “Alaska is no place to send i anyone not prepared to start them- | selves in business or without means j to carry on in some pursuit. The j Buckley proposal is rank, |
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Fairbanks Alaska Miner
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Tue, Nov 29, 1938
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