apr 12, 1914 - Proclamation by Governor John F.A. Strong
about World War I and Alaskans
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The Proclamation speaks of the ongoing war with Germany and Austria, but references that people from or with German and Austrian ancestry were living in Alaska, and calls on Alaskans to "exercise sound judgement and forbearance, and no word or deed on the part of American citizens should operate to incite racial feeling or create prejudice against those who have come to the Territory..."
To see a digitized copy of this document from the Alaska State Archives follow this link: http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/cdmg41/id/977/rec/3
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