Alaska Cannot Participate

Got. Swineford of Alaska, has written a letter to the secrelury of the coiistitutioual celebration in whiiii he says: 'Sik - I am in receipi ut yourg of Juno 17, iurlosing proceedings of thfcouveiition of goveruors of tbe thutecu colonial states and rcquesting me to appoint a commission to represent Alaska ut tbe celebration, etc. and in reply I have to say tbat Alaska, being ueuied all the rihts guarranten.l to rhu other statos and turritoiics by the cnnstitution, tbecentennial anntversary of which it is propone i to celébrate, feels thnt she wouhl be entirely out of pae wete she to be reprosented l.y a commis.tioner or otherwise at snel) celebration. Her people are patriotic and law abiding. dut the witliholdini; froui the in bv oongreuol the rigbt of loc il selfgoTerinneutiendersit impostlbl for ihem to proviilt the ways mul means witb whlch to defruy the rost of seuding either a commissioner or any portion ot' its mi itin to represent thera at tbe proposed celebra tiou. "