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THOSE INDIAN
RESERVATIONS
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In an editorial The Empire
criticises President Hoover for
liis withdrawal of land in the
Tanana-Yukon district and the
establishment of an Indian re
servation there BECAUSE “They
• the Indians) must learn to live
and work as the white men live
and work if they would avoid be
ing crushed in the process of
changing conditions.”
However, not long since the
Empire carried an editorial of
praise for a certain welfare
worker in Alaska because he
said they were trying to make
“Good Indians of the Indians
and not imitation white men.”
What is the difference?
The Alaska Fisherman has
been opposed to Indian Reserva
tions not because we are worry
ing about the “pioneers and de
velopers of the Territory” but
because of the effect they have
on the Indians, killing initiative
and creating a favored class.
We confess we do not know
what the phrase “good Indian^
ana not imitation white men”
means. It is quite a fashionable
phrase, in use by well-meaning
sentimentalists. It is certainly a
iact that if any person, be he
white man, Indian Japanese, Ne
gro or anybody else is going to
survive in this day and age, he
must meet the economic condi
tions that surround him. He
conform to the laws of the
country and localities he lives in,
he must acquire at least a rudi
mentary education, he must
learn a trade or profession or ac
quire a business that will feed
and clothe him, and last but not
least, lie must protect himself by
tile use of his civil rights. Just
why the Empire or any sent!- j
mentalist over the Indians
should think these things the
exclusive prerogatives of the
“white man” is beyond us.
The white man has no copy
right on these rights and when
an Indian exercises them he does
not become an “imitation” any
thing.
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WAY TO MAKE MONEY
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Occasionally an item creeps
into the press which gives one
some idea of the ease with
which the members of our fin
ancial hierarchy—the Rocke
fellers, the Morgans, the Vander
bilts, and others of that class—
pile up their millions.
The latest has to do with the
Rockefeller clan.
In 1917—thirteen years ago,
when we were preparing to enter
the World War—John D. Rocke
feller, Sr., established a trust
fund for his daughter, Mrs. Alta
Rockefeller Prentice, turning
over securities with a then mar-j
ket value of $3,640, 377.
The Equitable Trust Company,
which has been acting as trustee
for the Foundation, recently re-,
oorted that the securities are
now worth $18,262, 937 and that
;n the meantime Mrs. Prentice
has withdrawn $6,693,320. <
In thirteen years $3,640,311 !
has become $24,956,257—an in- 1
crease of about 50 per cent a -
^ear. The rest of the Rockefeller j
fortune has probably grown in J
proportion. .<
The “insiders” in the financial 1
game don’t speculate. They play 1
“sure things.” ]
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PROGRESS
(1929) “The modern woman is c
a free and independent thinker, i
By the sheer force of her will £
(or her won’t) she rules the t
world of men. With her little I
powdered -nose held high she r
holds to her course and disdains c
the edicts of Mr. Dame Fashion.. 1
She has learned to wear sensible i
garments and having once r
known the satisfaction of free- c
dom of movement she will not e
be coerced by the edicts of
Paris.”
(1930) Meekly, yea very meek
ly, we ask "where are the knees
of yester year?”
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POLITICAL PROGNOS
TICATION
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“The political atmosphere in
Alaska indicates a strong trend
to the Democratic party. With
all the Territorial Democratic
candidates and delegates to Con
gress except myself, living in
Southeast Alaska. I look to see
Them and our Democratic legis
lature candidates carry the first
division by a large majority.”—
Thomas Gaffney in The Ketchi
kan Chronicle. “In the course of
human events, it becomes ne
cessary for Tom to indulge in the
delusions of hope.
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THE COMMERCIAL VALUE
OF COURTESY
There has been a marked in
crease in courtesy in business in
recent decades. Formerly it was
hardly safe to ask a question or
make a request of a public offi
cial or railroad employee for
fear of being answered by a
gruff refusal or snap of the jaw.
Now these officials are the soul
of courtesy in looking cut for the
wishes, the needs and comforts
of their public. A great merchant
recently called his clerks to
gether and told them “The cus
tomer is always right.” This;
marks a great advance over the
day when the customer was al
ways wrong. Now you feel per
fectly safe and free to take the
goods or leave them and if the
goods *are not found in that
store the clerk or proprietor will
freely tell you where they may be |
found, and there is never a
question of getting out of the
store without offending or be
ing offended by the clerk or pro
prietor who once had subtle
ways of making it plain that
anyone coming in was expected
to buy what was offered. So it is
all along the line of business,
and it pays. Is this commercial- i
izing courtesy? Well, yes, of
course, and why not? After all,
godliness is profitable. The
transaction of business can be
conducted civilly and it is much
pleasanter so. Tolerance and
patience in most cases are vir
tues worth cultivating.
BIG PRIMARY EXPENDITURES
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Prospects of a lively battle be
fore several senatorial aspirants
are seated in the next congress
were strengthened recently by
further reports reaching the Nye
committee of huge expenditures
in the senatorial primaries.
Holding a hearing on Pennsyl
vania expenditures, Senator Nye :
disclosed that a Pittsburg brick i
manufactorer who sold brick to <
state departments had chipped ]
in $96,750 as an individual con
tribution to the Davis-Brown 1
ticket in that state. \
The donor, Walter A. Bonitz 1
denied that this money, which ‘
;ave the senatorial nomination i
o James A. Davis, President j
hoover’s political secretary of i
abor, was in exchange for pro
nises of state or county brick
:ontracts. He refused, however,
;o disclose the reason for his
luge donation. “I’ve got my own1',
eason for being in politics,” he i
old Senator Nye. s
The Nye committee also has I
evealed reports of huge expen- f
litures by James Elwood Jones, r
nti-union coal operator, in c
;aining the Republican nomina- s
ion in West Virginia. Other re- r
•orts have come in from Alaba- i:
tie, Tennessee, Nebraska, andjii
ther states. None of the latter !o
ias yet been verified, but the'e
ecent industry of the Nye com-! r
nittee gives assurance that all t
harges will be thoroughly prob-. b
d. je
POLITICAL OBSERVATION
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A casual perusal of the elec
tion returns, both national and
territorial indicate the trend of
thought of the voters of the
country. In the States, the ma
jority held by the Republicans
both in the Senate and the
House of Representatives, has
been cut to a point where that
party is pretty much worried. In
the Senate the lead has been cut
so much that there is in fact a
Democratic majority with the
Progressive Republicans holding
the majority for liberal legisla
tion. Their vote thrown either
way will secure the passage or
failure of any legislation.
This swing from the normal
Republican majority to the Dem
ocratic side is the reaction a
gainst the majority party by the
rank and file of the country. The
dissatisfaction with the unem
ployment situation, with the
seeming indifference of the ma
jority party to listen to the in
sistent demands for greater con
sideration for the rank and file
than has been expressed by the
majority for the past three gen
erations. The prohibition ques
tion also had a large part in the
swing of votes to the Democrats.
In Alaska the general dissat
isfaction with the fisheries ad
ministration is clearly expressed.
The general belief being that
with a Democratic administra
tion in the saddle more favorable
legislation will be enacted for
the Territory. The dissatisfac
tion with teh national direction
of Alaska’s affairs made a reac
tion unfavorable to the Repub
lican legislative candidates and
also turned a great many nor
mally Republican votes against
Judge Wickersham. Certainly
Mr. Grigsby did not get the vote
accorded him on his past record
or his character.. The vote re
corded is a slap at the admin
istration and a demand that
Alaska be given greater privilege
in the direction of its affairs
than has been given heretofore
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AIR-MINDED
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The voters, of the. First, are
air-minded having just given
the ozone to fifteen political
candidates on Tuesday last. It
will not be amiss now in getting
back of the proposal to have air j
mail delivery of postal matter..
In this matter there are no party j
lines. Every citizen should get!
solidly back of the idea.
ONE ON THE HOUSE
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“Those Indians of Klukwan
wiring “Forty-six straight Re
publican votes no democrats in
this precinct.” shows that they
vote as instructed by their lead
ers dictate,” said a local voter.
“How about those Wacker City
votes, all Democratic,” popped
teck another citizen.” Yes, how
about it?
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The G. O. P. APPEAL
The G.O.P. national leaders
sent out the Macedonian cry to
;he voters just before Tuesday’s
'■lections and urged the voters to
•eturn the Republican candi
iates in order that they “could
continue to work out the pros
aerity program.”
Which reminds us of the tijne
he late President Wilson urged
he voters to return Democrats
o office in order that they might
'make the world safe for de
nocracy.” And the reply was
ust as emphatic as the present
nstance.
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WHY THE VOTE TOGETHER
The Indians are damned for
tanding solidly together and ,
oting for their candidates. Did
t ever occur to you that .they ,
tand together because they all \
lave to cinch up on their belts j
or the same reason? And is it ]
iot true that the I. W. W.’s, So- j
ialists and Labor parties have
ecured a solidarity for the same ■
eason. And that their stand
ig together was due to econom
; pressure rather than because
f party lines. When the gov- i
rning officials of Alaska and its j
ssources make it possible for i
tie laborer to loosen up their .j
elts the solidarity will be brok- tj
n—not before that time. ,
GET TOGETHER
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At this writing with the clec
1 of Delegate in doubt, but with
the edge swinging toward Judge
iWickersham it is well for the
voters to consider the future.
In the past fourteen years the
Territory has been divided in all
matters of vital interest to the
Territory. The efforts of the Del
egate have been negated by a
minority seemingly stronger by
virtue of . the press back of it.
Though returned to Congress
^erm after term since 1914,
Judge Wickersham and Dan
Sutherland have had to fight a
defensive battle for the Terri
tory. They were prevented from
securing legislation of positive
worth by the machine which
kept its well-paid lobbyists in
Washington. The opposition in
pushing its proposals before
Congress was unable to do so on
ly because of the savage fights of
the delegate in office.
Because of the defensive ef
forts and the positive stands
taken against the national ad
ministration, Alaska’s delegate
lias been declared out of har
mony by the reactionary ele
ment which tried continuously
to slip legislation over that
would be to their own financial
benefiit and to the hurt of
Alaska.
Now regardless of which can
didate is elected, there fs but
one interest to consider—and
that is the interest of ALL of
Alaska. It is to be hoped that if
George Grigsby is elected, he
will bear in mind that he is re
presenting all of Alaska and
that so long as he represents all
of Alaska he will have its full
support in all matters relative
co the welfare of the Territory,
And if Judge Wickersham is elec
ted it goes without saying that
he will remain true to his plat
form pledges. Then any effort of
the electorate or press of Alaska
to negate their effort in order |
ro secure political advantage
will be but an effort to negate j
the will and wish of the people. ,
With a solid Alaska behind
the Delegate much can be ac
complished. With a divided
Alaska, most certainly the Del
i egate’s efforts to secure benefi- >
|cial legislation will be cut in half, j
If the legislation is of benefit to:
the Territory then the voters will j
.have chance to speak out in
plain terms in the next election.
But in the interim, much harm
can be done which might well
be avoided.
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HELP ALASKA GET
AIR MAIL SERVICE
Seattle P. I.
Isn’t it about time for Seattle,
to turn seriously and unitedly to •
the business of securing .estab
lishment of an air mail route to
Alaska? .
An existing commercial line
has taken the two prelimiary
steps necessary to quailify it to
! submit bids—when and if bids
are asked for.
J Don B. Bennet, business man
| ager of the Alaska-Washington
Airways Corporation, said the
other day: i
} “Now all that remains is to
make the postal department un
derstand, through letters from
local citizens and business hous
es, that the Northwest really
needs and wants the service.”
Seattle and the Pacific North
west Do need and Do want the
service. And the people and busi
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