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what one might expect. Human
ity as well as good modern prac
tice demand that the insane be
taken care of by the Government
and not he farmed out to a con
tractor whose natural tendency
is to make as much money as he
can out of the business. I am re
liably informed that the profits
of Morningside institution on the
Alaska insane amount to at least
$50,000 per year out of a total
yearly expense considerably less
than $200,000. I do not know of
another instance where the in
sane of any state or territory are
taken care of under contract. All
the modern progressive states, at
least, have state institutions for
this purpose. Accordingly, I am
seeking passage of a bill calling
for the construction by the gov
ernment of a hospital for the in
sane of Alaska. We all agree that
those who are thus sick and strick
en should be given humane care
and treatment and such attention
as will, if possible, lead to a cure.
Considerable work has been
Railroad Pensions Advocated
done on another measure provid
ing for the retirement of em
ployees of the Alaska Raiload.
This bill, if passed, will give to
the employees of the Alaska Rail
road the same retirement bene
fits which are now extended to
the employees on the railroad in
the Panama Canal Zone. All of
the information at hand indicat
es that werk on the Alaska Rail
road is .lost as hazardous and just
as arduous as the work on the
Panama Railroad, and in fact
more so. This bill is in line with
modern humane thought looking
toward the care of the aged and
infirm and is based on sound
principles of self- help and in
surance under government super
vision.
O'd-Age Pen ion for Indians
The i providing ior a Fed
eral okl-ag ■ pension for Indians
who have ro; jrted the age of six
ty-five ye'-.rs has ah ?-.ciy passed
the Sen'1!' nd has been lavor
ably reported from tly House
Commit on Affairs of
which the Delegate flout Alaska
is a membra This b l! is in har
mony vvi h the Social Secu.ity
Act parsed by C gress at the
last session and vvu’.cn, as tvu.-n
iii nt d, c vers Alask w; 11
the several states. Some doubt
has been expressed as to wheth
er Indians are included in the
Social Security Act, though I be
lieve they are included just the
same as other cit zens. However,
under the Indian Old-age Pension
Bill, the federal government will
I ay the entire pension p to $30
per month instead of only paying
half as provided in the Social
Security Act.
Funds for the University
I have also introduced and am
urging pa sage of a bill granting
the University of Alaska addition
a] funds to carry on its valuable
agricultural experiment work and
its equally useful extension work
and another bill to extend to Al
aska further vocational educa
tion, treating Alaska the same as
the states in these respects.
It is impossible to treat in de
tail or even to mention a number
of other bills which I have in
troduced and the passage of which
I am seeking for aid of the peo
ple of the Territory because there
are several measures of outstand
ing importance to be discussed
now.
Abolition of Fish Traps
As time passes I am more and
more strongly convinced that all
fish traps in Alaska should be
abolished. F sh traps are a priv
ilege and a species of monopoly.
It is certainly an unfair privi
lege for one person to be permit
ted to have traps when no oppor
tunity is given to other equally
deserving persons to have them.
After all, the fish in the ocean are
a natural resource that ought not
to be preemn' >d in this manner
by any i e individual "• corpora
tion ■ group of individuals or
corporations. Traps are a mono
pol> because they permcnently
occupy .1 certain part of the wat
ers o' Alaska to the exclusion of
citizen who wash to fish in those
waters. T' is within the power of
the D partment under p sent
conditions, to make or break any
packing company by simply op
ening or closing the surrounding
waters to trap fishing, and the
same is true with respect to ev
ery individual fisherman. This is
a power which ought not to be
possessed by any administrative
officer no matter how honorable
or how upright he may be.
Two bills have been introduced
culling for the abolition of all sal
mon traps in Alaska, one by Re
presentative Sirovich of New
York, who is much interested in
matters affecting , the Territory,
and the other by me. The only
material difference between these
two bills is that the one which I
introduced will limit seine fishing
to residents of Alaska only.
The Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries of the House
has fixed the time for hearing on
these bills for January 15th, 1936
before the Committee, at Wash
ington. The fishermen, and par
ticularly the seiners of Alaska,
should send to Washington for
this hearing representative of
their own choosing who will be
able to tell the Committee just
what the situation is and how the
abolition of traps will be bene
ficial. You may be sure that the
packers who have traps will be
here, and well represented not
only by members of their own or
ganization but by skillful coun
sel. The people of Alaska who
are interested in this matter
should send some of their best
men ,vho ru’c widely acquainted
with fi Ring conditions in various
parts of the Territory to testify
at thr hearing.
Legislature Should Control
I am still of the opinion that
ne proper solution cf this ques
tion i to t .n full control of the
fisherie over to ‘he people of Al
iska, '. idled by the Ter
ritorial Legislature, and I still
have pending in Congress a bill
to accomplish this. However,
many people in Alaska and some
of our friends in Congress think
that we have a better chance to
pa is the bill to abolish fish traps
than we have to pass the bill
which would give the people of
.Alaska control of the fisheries,
and for that reason we are mak
ing a special effort to secure the
pa ssage of the bill to do away
with fish traps.
Another bill introduced by me
which ought to be passed is the
one designed to ultimately pro
hibit the conversion of herring in
to oil, meal or fertilizer and thus
preserve the salmon trolling in
dusty in Alaska as well as the
industry of packing herring for
food.
itemaecr supervision
The situation in northwestern
Alaska with respect to the Eski
mos and their ownership and use
of Reindeer is a very unhappy
one. The troubles are of long
standing and call for prompt re
lief. The Department of the In
terior worked out a comprehen
sive plan to remedy the present
bad conditions but it now ap
pears that the Department’s pro
gram cannot be carried out for
lack of funds. In order to correct
existing evils without delay I
have presented to the Depart
ment and am urging:
First, that under the leasing
law the natives be given all the
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most favorably located range,
with plenty of room for expan
inn of their herds.
Second, that the white owners
'f reindeer be required to remove
their herds separate from those
od to the natives and to keep
.hei herds separate from those
-if the natives for the reason that
the blending of the herds is
bound to result in grave loss to
the Eskimos, if not their econo
mic ruin.
Third, that government con
trol and supervision of range and
.11 other matters concerning the
reindeer be turned back to the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Fourth, that the principle of
close herding of reindeer be ag
ain established and maintained,
for otherwise many of the rein
deer will be lost by mixing with
the caribou.
Fifth, that the natives on Nuni
vak Island be given an ample
supply of reindeer for their own
use.
Sixth, that reindeer in sufficient
quantity be furnished to the na
tives of the Aleutian Islands and
those residing in other parts of
northern and western Alaska.
Seventh, that a cooperative
marketing agency, with govern
ment aid and under government
supervision.be established for the
sale of the surplus reindeer of
the natives.
Eighth, last but not least, that
a man of experience and proven
ability and possessed of sympa
thetic understanding for the needs
of the native citizens of Alaska
be placed in charge of the rein
deer authority in the Territory.
If these measures are adopted
and put into operation, I fore
see prosperity, peace and har
mony for the native citizens of
Alaska who will be benefited
thereby.
Many other matters I would
like to discuss with you but lack
of time forbids. Since I am not
able to return home, now, I shall
appreciate your writing me on
any subject which is of interest
to you or concerns the welfare of
Alaska—and remember that I
welcome criticism.
ANTHONY J. DIMOND,
Delegate From Alaska.
U. S. Chamber
Calls For Cut
Fed. Spending
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 29, —
Members of the United Stat
es Chamber of Commerce
called for a cut in govern
ment expenditures and a
balanced budget without
more taxes.
Member organizations
were polled on seventeen
questions based on the com
mittee report on federal
finance.
The general sentiment as
expressed by the polls was
that expenditures of feder
al, state and local govern
ments demand so much of
the national income, as to
discourage business, threat
en security, wages and sav
ings and retard employ
ment.
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