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PROTEST AMERICAN FILM
IN GERMAN Y
Early this month snakes were
• limed loose through a theatio
which was showing the Ameri
can film “All Quiet on the West
ern Front,” showing in Berlin,
Germany. The reptiles were of a
harmless variety but it caused a
near panic. The week previous
to this white rats were turned
loose on the floor of the same
theatre.
As a result of these actions,
the Supreme Film Board had un
der consideration requests of
some veteran organizations to
forbid further showing of the
film in Germany on the ground
that it is an insult to the Ger
man war dead.
As out and out propaganda a
gainst war this is the greatest
picture that has ever been shown j
on any screen. General William]
T. Sherman, Federal General]
ciuiing the Civil War declared j
ihat “War was hell” and the
picturization of war in this great
Tim showed war to be all that
i
u.e great muerican General de
nial ed it to be. The rat-a-tat tat
of the machine gun; the rattle
of the rifle; the bombing by air:
planes; t e destruction of cities]
and even church properties
without compunction; the greed,
selfishness and avarice of war
lords v ho were too proud to fight
but who were always patriotic
in sending forth other men to be'
cannon fodder of enemy guns all
were shown. “You are living or,
you are dead” being the only]
thing that mattered at the front1
and men were only small pawns
in great games; in games which
the men had no part. As indivi
duals men did not have the de
sire to kill those of enemy coun
tries but as parts of national
units they went cut with lust
end desire to kill and kill and
kill.
This film “All Quiet on the
Western Front” should be shown
m the schools every year in
every country until the younger
generation realize the horrors
of war so truly that they will
not want any more wars.
A VICIOUS VOTING LAW
Democracy turns up some
curious by-products. In the re
public of Panama, created by
the United States for reasons
known to everyone, a law has
?ust been passed compelling all
government employees to vote
All government employes, o*'
course, SHOULD vote, but the
effect of the law will be to per
petuate the government in of
fice, world without end. If the
proportion of public employes to
the rest of the population is
1 imilar to that in our own land,
the official group holds the ba
lance of power.
Several countries, notably
Australia, have compulsory vot
ing laws, but they include every
one. They are, we think, bad
laws, tint at least they are better
than the vicious Panama statute,
which has no reason for exis
tence -accept the defeat of the
will of the people.—Seattle Star.
The situation in Alaska is ap
tly described in the above edi
torial taken from the Seattle
Star. Domination of territorial
affairs by tourist employees un
der pay of the Federal Govern
ment who as soon as they are
divorced fpm their jobs return
to the states and leave their
damable work behind.
It is not conceivable to our
mind that the federal bureau
crats, employed in the main in
Juneau will vote to support men
or principles which will destroy
their own livlihood. It is not hu
man nature to destroy any ma
chine, a part of which the voter
is an important little cog. The
selfishness of the little cog or
the little voter does not think
of principles but he does think
in principals and he works to in
sure tiie perpetuation of the
principal. Therefore lie becomes
an easy prey for sucn profes
sional politicians of Juneau vvno
are a disgrace to any community,
to themselves unci to their or
ganizations.
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“BOOTLEGGING SALMON”
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On the 19tli of December at a
hearing before the House Com
mittee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries, the Bureau of Fisher-1
ies asked Congress to eliminate
floating canneries from the
salmon industry of Alaska. Mr.
O’Malley appeared before the
Committee in behalf of the bill
which he stated was needed to
enable the bureau to “efficient
ly protect the salmon runs in
Alaska by making it possible to t
know in advance of the season
how extensive the fishing would
be.” The measure was introduced;
by Representative Welsh, Re- j
publican of California. Under |
this bill the cannery operator
would have to serve notice in
advance of their operating pro
gram. It would also prohibit the
operation of any individual can
nery at more than one location
in any single season. The bill is
aimed at some floating outfits
which is not in the canning as
sociation and which the associa
tion wants out of their districts.
Capt. W. J. Peterson, repre
senting the Ship Oweners As
sociation of the Pacific Coast fa
vored the bill and declared that
the bill was “for protection a
gainst ‘fishermen bootleggers,’
which he declared referred only
to floating plants.” Peter Olsen
President of the Alaska Fisher
nen’s Union of San Francisco
mpported the measure and he
declared that the floating can
oeries “go up there and take asj
nuch as they want, reducing the;
upply of fish and disorganizing
he regulations.” |
Delegate Sutherland opposed
his bill as being a pernicious'
measure aimed to destroy a
lart of the canning industry to
favor another element in the in
tustrv. He renewed his attack on
he Bureau of Fisheries by
harging them with protecting
monopolies of fishing rights
■hrough favoritism -in adminis
ration of regulations. And he
.urther opposed any further ex
ension of the authority of the
Commissioner of Fisheries. He
minted out the fact that the law
aider which the fisheries of
\laska was administered was
llright but the administering of
that law lay in the hands of
Henry O’Malley who used the
!aw in such a manner as to fa
vor the monopolies.
“Bootleg Fishermen”
Comes now a citizen from the
Filth Division of Alaska (Ore
,on, Washington and California)
who declares that lie favors pas- i
sage of a bill to eliminate float- j
ing canneries from Alaska wa
ters because they “bootleg salm
on.” Ye shades of Jack Babler,
the Alaska Consolidated Can-j
aeries (the Bank of California)
the Northwestern Fisheries; anil
all the other combines which I
have bootlegged salmon ever!
:ince they began to operate in1
Alaska waters. Since when have j
these corporations become so*
sanctified and purified of evil
and violations of the laws of the
land that they do not “bootleg
salmon.” They have sent their
fishermen up into salmon
streams; they have sent them
into closed areas; they have of
fered to pay their fines if caught
violating the laws of the land;
they have stolen millions of
salmon by operating their traps
during closed seasons in open
violation of the law and not just
a few fishermen know these
facts to be true but it has been
the observation of more than 75
per cent of them that the great
est bootleggers of salmon in
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Alaska are those which now self
righteously and indignantly
point their Angers of scorn at
two or three small operators who
come with Aoating gear and em
ploy residents to Ash for them
instead of using the trap system
which takes employment from
residents.
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A SAN FRANCISCAN ALASKAN
It appears odd that Peter Olil
son, president of the misnamed
association of Ashermen—Alas
ka Fishermen’s Association, so
called, should appear before the
congressional committee to sup
port a measure designed to ef
fect the Ashing industry of Alas
ka. Mr. Peter Ohlson, since when
have you been appointed a walk
ing delegate for the Ashermen of
Alaska? Where is YOUR resi
dence in Alaska that you present
yourself before Congress to voice
an appeal for legislation which
will have a detrimental effect
upon bona Ade residents? Since
when and where is there an
“Alaskan Fishermen’s Associa
tion recognized in Alaska?
Talking about “bootleg salm
on” is not as bad as talking
about “Bootleg Alaska Fisher
men’s Association.” Your right
name is San Francisco Fisher
men’s Association—the branch
which live'- in California, spends
its Alaska earnings there and
do nothing to develop the Terri
tory. The “bootleg union” which
operates against the welfare of
like laboring class in Alaska and
which seeks to destroy a means
of resident livelihood.
In the words, and with apolo
gies to Representative Welch we
declare that “these unions come
from nowhere and go anywhere
fhey please” and do nothing to
build up the Territory.
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ALASKA TREASURY
BALANCE SHRINKS
The cash reserve in the terri
torial treasury continues to
shrink and is rapidly approach
ing the $500,000 mark, accord- j
ing to the monthly Anancial
statement made public by Gov
ernor George Parks. This is the
smallest October balance in
many years.
The statement, compiled by
Treasurer W. G. Smith, shows
actual cash on hand to be $665,
329.74. Last year on November 1,
the balance was $785,961.18,
showing a decrease of $120,131.
74 during the year.
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