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PARTY POLITICS
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For the past ten years, studied
effort has been made uy ruling
politicians to divorce the pro
gressive Republicans irom the
party of their choice. The charge
was made that this element was
not Republican. But, this ele
ment went into the Republican
primaries and then in the gener
al election abided by the wish of
the majority. The opposing
forces went into the primaries as
Republicans and then voted the
Democratic ticket in the general
election. Which is neither right
nor honest—even for rotten poli
tics.
Recently a prominent “Repub
lican” of that type declared, “I
am going to vote the Democratic
ticket this next election. I am
not going to be a Republican any
longer.” At last, this man, like
many others, is forced out into
the open where he can’t change
his political coat for his own per
sonal advantage.
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AWAY WITH THE PRIMARIES
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Under the new-old political
scheme, the Democrats are going
to hold a political caucus in the
Fourth Division where the ma
chine will name its candidates
for various offices. Effort will bej
made to eliminate any candi-!
nates not suitable to the plans
of the organization. With a one
way ticket in the field, less than
300 votes are required to nomin
ate candidates in this party elec
tion. With competition elimin
ated, the Democrats will be in a
i osition to aga;n enter the Re
publican primaries and whipsaw
the electorate. Fine business.
The rumblings of dissatisfac
tion at this time point to chang
es that the political highbinder
wot not of.
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A CHALLENGE TO BUSINESS
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There can be no real prosperity
unless labor is gainfully employ
ed, under satisfactory condi
tions.” Gerard Swope, president
of the General Electric Company
made this bolsheviki statement
recently.
‘‘It is recognized now more
than ever that the prodigious
output of modem industry can
not be sold to a selected grouo
of beneficiaries of stock split-ups
and melon cuts. The consuming
market primarily is made up of
white-collar and manual work
ers, and no business plan which
neglects to provide adequately
for them is of any lasting value.
“There seems to be a feeling
that Mr. Swope’s challenge
should awaken other big busi
ness to the fact that the situa
tion calls for creative force, not
for mere passive waiting for
something to turn up.
BOOSTING ALASKA FARMS
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M. D. Snodgrass, federal agri
cultural agent, recently left the
Matanuska Valley country for
the states in an effort to induce
more people to move to Alaska
to till the fertile soil traversed
by the Alaska Railroad. He is
going to advance the territory
homestead idea.
This plan was inaugerated two
years ago aou some settlers diet
•jndertikf. farming in the Mat:
nus^a and leoana Valleys.
That this movement was not a
success is evident from the cri
ticisms made oy the news prints
of the North. And so long as,
t! e Fisheries and Forestry Bu
reaus continue their policy of
iliiving out settlers, their is not
r ouch use of the Agricultural De
partment trvmg to develop tae
country by bet-house methods.
Transportation rates are not in
favor of Alaska-grown farm pro
.ducts so that the Alaska farmer
j must develop a local market. But
how in tarnation can they devel
op a market out of stumps and
j rotten trees and delapidated can
nery wrecks?
Just get a 160-acre homestead
in Southeast Alaska. According
to the Forest agents, there are
no agricultural lands in this sec
I tion. It is all good only for tim
ber and the Bureau alone can
grow timber—Nature and com
mon clay have nothing to do
with it whatsoever, according to
one of the timber gods.
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COOLIDGE FOR HOOVER
In Republican circles, the way
is considered clear for the re
nomination of President Hoover
next year. In a recent article by
Calvin Coolidge in the Saturday
Evening Post, he promised his
support to Prseident Hoover and
made a direct appeal for renom
ination of “the president in of
fice,” along with an appeal for
unquestioning support of his
acts in the present emergency.
Tire article does not directly
name President Hoover but it
referred a number of times to
“the president in office” or some
similar euphemism.
In the article in The Saturday
[Evening Post, copyrighted and
entitled “Party Loyalty and the!
President,” he said: “It has long!
been the practice to give a pres
ident in office a second nomina
tion. It is a practice that has
been benficial to the country.
Any other course is open to
grave objections and in danger
of being attended by serious con
sequences. The great safeguards
of order and precedent, of re
spect for public office, of obedi
ence to duly constituted' author
ity, ought not to be weakened.
In an qpiergency like the present
the responsible elements of our
party should offer a solid front
in their support of the president.
That is the course I propose to
pursue.”
BOARDS AND BUREUJS
From Time Magazine
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The U. S. Paid Russia $7,200,
000 for Alaska in 1807. In the
first 11’ years the Government1
nuice nearly one and one half!
times that amount by k'\.{.ng *
the privilege of killing seals one
the Pribilof Islands m the Eer-j:
ing Sea, which are a part of)
Alaska. By then the herd of,
seals was sadly depleted, so the,
United States made a treaty,1
with Japan, Great Britain and J
Russia which gave the United ■
States exclusive rights to the
the Pribilof herd. Japan and
Great Britain each got 15 per
cent of the skins for leaving the
seals alone on their way to the
islands. Russia, which owned
a herd of its own on the Com
manaer lsianas, got nouning. In
dians were awarded the unique
privilege of hunting the Pribilof
seals on their way north—pro
vided they did not use firearms
or motor boats. Under these
restrictions the seals began to
multiply again, the shrewd U. S.
kept on collecting profits. In 20!
years the U. S. Treasury made
two million dollars from the sale
of sealskins after paying Japan
and Great Britain and letting
the Indians spear their share.
Depression had its effect on
the auction last week. Prices av
eraged about $22 per skin, lower
than last year’s. It takes six or
, seven skins to make a woman’s
coat. With some ten thousand
more skins to sell, Oct. 12, the U.
S. will probably make about
$350,000 this year.
Conductor of last week’s auc
tion was Ward T. Bower, chief of
the Alaska Division of the Bu
reau of Fisheries. Long an ex-j
pert on the seal industry, he
joined the Bureau in 1903, has
since made twelve trips to Alas
ka to see how tilings were going
Proud of Alaska’s seals, he wants
no confusion between this fur
bearing variety (Callorhinus a
lascanus) and the common hair
seal. Alaska has 80 per cent of
the world’s fur seals. Besides
seals, the Pribilof Islands are
well stocked with foxes. From
these the U. S. gets another item
of profit—$27,735 from 777 foxes
in the fiscal year 1931.
.. IF the Bureau of Fisheries nets
$350,000 for its seal herd oper
ations on the Pribilof Islands
this year, Alaska is entitled to a
share in the proceeds. But the
statement has been made from
official circles that when the
books are closed, operations are
really made at a loss. For a long
time it has been the belief of
this publication that figures do
not lie, in the Bureau of Fisher
ies, but liars do figure.
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WHERE SHOULD OUR
SYMPATHY GO
The following comes from the re -
cent Association formation.
1 To the ineligible student who
is kept from participation be
cause of his ineligibility—or to
the eligible student who is kept
: from participation because of an
ineligible student who is given
a place on a team?
2. To the students and schools
penalized by the rules—or to the
students and schools protected
by the rules?
3. To the gambler who has no
responsibility—or to the coaches
and Principals who carry full re
sponsibility?
4. To those who strive to win
at any cost—or to those who
consistently and sincerely con
sider the cost?
5. To the bally-hoo or the hul
labaloo artist—or to the believer
in good school procedure?
6. To the coach who develops
players only—or to the coach
who develops men as well as
players?
7. To the irresponsible ele
ment that razzes the official—or
to the official who executes the
rules and bears the responsibil
ity?
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LET THEM HAVE IT
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The American Federation of
Labor, the American Legion, the
Episcopal Church are outspoken
in their demand that the pro
hibition laws be modified and
that the country at least have
the opportunity to declare itself
3n the question.
Not long ago an Alaskan was (
celling “shine” for a member of |
i booze ring. He was arrested j
ind he immediately demanded j
hat the officer arrest the maker, j
Nothing was done about it.
The stench of such actions is \
vhat has brought the Volstead j
'<t and enforcement officers in- \
Sales
Every month in
the year.
1931 Sales Dates:
Advances will be
made as usual
when requested
Transferred by tel
egraph if desired.
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Oct. 20
November 17
December 15
1932
January 26
February 16
March 15
April 19
May 17
June 21
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to disrepute And it has gotten
so, almost in any branch oi our
« overnment, to criticize it is tan
tamount to treason.
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THE CUT IN SAILORS PAY
When officers are on watch in
tile British Navy, they wear kid
gloves. But not long since, they
put away their gloves and added
to their costumes, hardware
which bulged their hip pockets.
A cut in the pay of navy men
was ordered by the cabinet with
no instructions as to how or
where to cut. Midshipmeh ani
junior officers had hardly a cut
while the sailors received a de
duction of 25 per cent.
As a result of this there was a
mutiny, the first, in 134 years In
| Great Britain. There was no
jvolence, but the men refused to
'obey orders.
Said a leader aboord the bat
.tie cruiser Hood: “We are fight
ling for our wives and children.
jThe cuts cannot hit us aboard
] ship but our wives, after the rent
| is paid, have only a pound left,
How can they stand a cut of sev
jen shillings and sixpence”?
I The ships were ordered to put;
out to sea and then to return to
|their home ports. The matter!
j was glossed over by the British
press and official Britain.
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MONARCHY IS AIM OF RUSS’S
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! It has been stated, from New
York, that plans for a revolt
against the Soviet Government
lor its communistic revolutions'
in capital countries and for re
peating the monarchy on Rus
sia’s throne are being mapped
out behind locked doors by se-;
cret societies in the largest Rus
sian colony in the world.
It is no vsecret that monarchis
t :c groups of New York and Chi
cago seek to turn back pages of
history to make Russia a land of
the czars again.
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. . GEN. BUTLER RETIRES . .
On October 1, General Sinedley
|D. Butler of the U. S. Marine
Corps stepped into civilian cloth
ing and becomes now a spectator
when the marines go by.
It is being predicted in Penn
sylvania political circles that ha
has in mind to wear the sen a, r
ial toga for his state. It is a .• a
bet that the General will have a
bit to say and that when lie doe
say it, it will be heard in all di
rections.
FOREST SERVICE FUNDS
One of the Chambers of Com
merce in Southeast Alaska v/a
under the impression the1 Mv
Secretary of Agriculture had is
sued an order that the 1 u,:i,
1 available for road and trail c in
ruction in the Territory v ouln
be reduced fifty per cent rule
that by reason of this reduciitm
■ n available funds, the construe
tion of work would be greatly re
duced. Forest Service officials
however, say the report of cur
tailment is unfounded and that
[the sums originally allotted are
I to be expended.
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