$0 that It is the basest decep
tion for Mr. O’Malley to show
you on the map what a small
area is closed. A bay like Rocky
Bay (Etoline Island) is effectiv
iy, i. e. 100 per cent closed by a
line 100 yards from the creek. A
bay like Red Fish (Baranof Is
land) is effectively closed by a
line 500 yards. McHenry Inlet
(Etoline Island) is effectively
therein just as truly as those
rights were owned by the In
dians in the States. We were
not consulted. Nor did we re
ceive anything for the surren
der of the property rights which
we enjoyed.
These rights have now been
taken from us under the guise
of “regulations in the interest of
conservation. We have not ob
jected. Indeed we are rather
proud of the fact that we are
now the spiritual descendants of
Thomas Jefferson and George
Washington. That is why we
claim the protection of the Con
stitution, and affirm that our
property rights should not be
taken away from us without due
process of law. The fish that
come to our streams were not
and never were the property of
the people of the United States
as you affirm. They belong to
to us. You a representative
from Oklahoma should be famil
iar with the history of Indian
claims for they are all based on
the same principle, namely, that
while the United States may
buy the right to rule a country
fas Jefferson purchased the
Louisiana territory), the United
States must still buy the pro-1
perty from the actual owners, ■
which of course has been done
with the Indians who live in
Oklahoma and elsewhere whence1
come the entire reservation sys-j
tern. These fish belong to us'
and not to you in the States, j
And by a system of regulations'
founded on specious arguments,
‘in the interest of conservation,”
we find that we have no streams,
no hunting grounds—all is gone
Is it too much for us to ask
that the burden of conservation
which the Bureau of Fisheries
has placed ENTIRELY on us
should be shifted and placed at
least equally on the big non-re
sident corporations whirh came
to Alaska and found the plenty
that came here while we were
in charge of our own fisheries,
before O’Malley’s era during
which depletio nhas taken place.
Don’t forget that the destruc
tion of our natural resourc
white man:—he destroyed the
cs was brought about by the
fur seal, the sea-otter, the mar- 1
ten, the beaver, the mink, the
deer, and now the fisheries of
Alaska. All of this was done
over and in spite of our protests, ;
and because of our protests, we
are called “Bolsheviks,” enemies (
of capital, and the cause or
symbol of our oppression is de- 1
fended by such as you on the ]
ground of your personal regard *
for O’Malley and under a pre- J
tense that you know something
or everything about Alaskan 1
fisheries. 1
I called on you one day, do you
remember, and I asked you why J
you made that amendment that
would have prohibited the seine
as well as the trap from certain
described waters as mentioned
in the White Fish Bill, and you
told me that you really did not
understand, but had been lead
to believe that both forms were
equally destructive according to
the testimony at the hearing of
that bill. You owe it to the 5,
<:00 natives whom I represent;
the hundreds of wives, the hun
dreds of children who are now
suffering because of the injus
tice which the Bureau of Fisher
ies have mislead you into de
fending.
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If you are really a seeker af
ter truth, if you really are not
a fawning worshipper of Bu
reaucrats, if you are really a f<
sincere follower of Thomas Jef- j uj
ferson, who believed that “all
lien are created equal, endowed
?y their creator with certain in
alienable rights, that among
these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness” you will
ponder these things, and make
an independent investigation,
not thru the medium of the
arch-criminal, the Bureau of
Fisheries which is under fire
but independently, and then 1
am sure we will have another
convert, a powerful advocate tc
our cause in Tom D. McKeown.
With respect, I remain,
Yours faithfully,
William L. Paul.
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John Becomes Blind
With Fury As The
Primary Draws Nigl
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Evidently the reports to the
Attorney General, in his canva;
for the nomination as Delegate
to Congress, are not as satisfac
tory as they might be. As a re
sult, John is becoming quite
impatient and somewhat wrathj
against those who presume tc
oppose him. He has just issued
another circular, which he de
signates as “A Speech by John
Rustgard, addressed by him tc
“Natives and Whites Alike. Pub
lished and Circulated by the
Rustgard Campaign Committee.’
In this “speech” the ambitiom
salary seeker tells about hk
great accomplishments as ar
office holder, and attacks his
opponents in the primaries as
well as other leading lights
That would not be so bad if the
frightened John just confined
himself to facts. But that he
cannot do and he even goes sc
far as to quietly seek the favoi
of Dan Sutherland’s supporters
while he shows his dislike and
enmity for him in his published
‘speech.”
John volunteers the mis-in
formation that “he, (Suther
land), has got into such a state
of mind that he does not read a
document unless you smear it
with fish oil.” Then again John
has another dream and tells the
‘Natives and Whites Alike” that
‘Our Delegate to Congress is
charging the Bureau of Fisher
ies with being the cause of Alas
ka’s diminishing population
With all due respects for my
friend Sutherland, it is evident
that he is barking up the wrong
tree.”
'John would like mighty well
:o get the votes of the fishermen
if Alaska, but Managing Editor
Pegues of the Democratic Organ
tias convinced this blundering
politician that his most import
ant strength will be from the
3ureau of Fisheries and the
Dannerymen. He doesn’t tell
lohn that both the latter ele
nents fear John’s changeable
less and lack of confidence in
lim. But John plays up to them
md in his “speech” says that
As Delegate to Congress I hope
o be of use both to the CAN
TERS and all others in Alaska.”
Then again, in his “speech”
ohn prevaricates when he says,
Paul boasts in his paper that
le has 5,000 votes at his com
mand.” Mr. Paul never made
uch a statement. His support
rs are in the First Division and
/hen he ran for the House nom
nation and was successful two
ears ago, he had 2,044 votes,
nd in the following November
lection, he had but 2,347 votes.1
md of course, he did not “con
rol” this number of votes. His
onstituents supported him be
muse of the good service he
ould render as a member of the
louse of Representatives.
Poor John is certainly losing
is head and now all that seems
?cessary to bury him forever is
• have him make a few political
leeches. Pegues should arrange
r that. John can be depended
»on to do the rest.
PLATFORM IS HIS WEAKNESS '
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The opponents of John Rust
gard are aqually as anxious as
that candidate himself to circu
late his patform. They find in
his remarkable document full
verification .of the reasons many
have set forth showing that he
has not the proper qualifications
to serve as a Delegate to Con
gress. He proves to the public
tnat he is a vacillating oppor
tunist of low political creed,
mere putty in the hands of a few
scheming Democratic ~ politi
cians, who are really seeking to
end his political life in the Ter
ritory.
For the past ten years John
Rustgard has been fairly con
istent in his professed political
beliefs, and three times rode tri
imphantly into office. But now
l tnat he has not the support of
he men who tried for a long
ime to think his views repre
; rnted sincere thought and be
lief, he throws overboard prac
tically all his former professions
md tries to get the good graces
of an element that he formerly
maligned. He proves that his
one thought has always been to
do those things which will bring
him an easy “handout.” But
now that he is up against a real
i political fight he is showing his
real colors in many deplorable
weaknesses.
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FIVE CENTS FOR TAIL
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Up in the Bristol Bay area,
if you are geared up right, you
may get tail at five cents per.
This is a growing industry under
the eagle eye of the paternal bu
reau of fisheries. Trout are said
to be a nuisance in that section
so Territorial moneys appropri
ated by the Legislature are ex
pended by the Bureau of Fish- j
eries with the view to extermin- :
ating them. Somewhere in our j
travels, we have heard it said !
that several thousand dollars I
was paid for about 4,000 trout }
tails. A good business for the l
fishermen to bring down to the |
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We give full value for your
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irst Division where there is
lenty of trout.
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THE EXPECTED VOTE
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In the 1928 Republican Pri
lary election, in the First Divi
on, 3,280 votes were cast for
•elegate to Congress. In the
926 Primary but 2,769 votes
rere cast for Delegate. This
pril, it is generally estimated
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iition, equipped with hot
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uuson Brown, Haines.
JoiiN Fanning
SHOE STORE
Dealer jin
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Best grade of Sheas 3cr men,
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Made to order Suits
$25.00 and up
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The Tailor
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Over People’s Drug Store
Office Phone 61
Home 66
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ihat about 3,500 votes should
3e cast, as the interest seems to
oe waning now that the nomin
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ition of Judge Wickersham is
in accepted fact in practically
\ majority vote in every division
in the Territory.
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KLAWOCK
. Caucus was called by the May
a
r, for the purpose of nominate -
r, for the purpose of nominate
ig candidates for Town Council.
R. J. Peratrovitcb shipped outi
n the Prince of Wales 10,000
ounds of halibut and 2,000j
ounds of king salmon.
Sprin garrived in real
nd everybody is happy.
stylo;
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Passenger accom
odations on all the
Admiral Line Ves
sels have been
completly and ma
terially improved.
You will find them
very attractive and
comfortable.
regularly and dependably.
Northbound from Seattle
Roger Mar 27
Rogers Apr. 4
Evans 4pr. ..2
Evans Apr. 17
Rogers Apr. 10
Southbound from Petersburg
°aeen Apr... 3
Queen Apr. 11
Wa tson Apr. 9
Watson Aur 24
INFORMATION AND TICKETS:
Ed. Locken. Agent.
Petersburg - - - Alaska
SAMPLE
Primary Ballot
REPUBLICAN PARTY
2b
FIRST JUDICIAL DIVISION
Mark “X” in the square at he left of the name of the
candidate for whom you desire to vote.
For Delegate to Congress
Vote for One
□
RUSTGAKD, JOHN
X
WICKERSHAM, JAMES
IE
For Treasurer
Vote for One
KNIGHT, FRANK L.
□
SMITH, IV. G.
a
For Auditor
Vote for One
COLE, CASH
REED, ELMER
□
For Commissioner of Education
Vote for One
BREUER, LEO W,
KELLER, W. K.
|X| ULMER, JOE
For Highway Engineer
Vote for One I
X
For Territorial Senator
Vote for One
GARDNER, C. T.
STEEL, WILL A.
For Territorial Representatives
Vote for Four
GILDEA, PATRICK
JOHNSON, 3. E.
n
NOLAND, ROY
PAUL, WILLIAM L.
□
SCOTT, WALTER P.
SOMMER, PETER
[^1 WACKER, EUGENE
[xj WINN, GROVER C.
%
For Divisional Road Commissioners
(Vote for Two / H
i :i
GILMORE, P. F.