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LOUIS F. PAUL, -.EDITOR
C. O. PARKS, ----- BUSINESS MANAGER
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1931
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Again we come to another
milestone in life—post 1931 and
as we turn the corner we look
backward along the trail we
have passed and then onward
over the trail we must travel.
Five milestones since we began
in our small way to make our
selves felt as a force in this ter
ritory. Five long and at times
weary turns but with our teeth
shut grimly we have forged a
head along the paths of what
we have believed to be right and
honest and just. We have made
mistakes and we have not been
unwilling to rectify those mis
takes; we have been misunder
stood and misjudged and we
have tried to be understood.
But when blind prejudice rules
conduct it is impossible to con
vince anyone that we are just
human like any other person
and that our only rule of life is
to do what is right for the most
concerned.
Fi" o milestones—5ome of them
dill ant and seemingly unjust.
Rules laid down by others with
a demand that we play by those
ruler — rules that were not meant
1)0 work both ways. Every corn
el mnity has a vital interest in the
/ tone of publicity its newspapers
' f,iTre it.. When individuals per
/ vert the best interests of the ter
ritory to further their own ne
farious schemes we stand on
princinle and play the game ac
cording to our lights. If thy
light eye offend thee, pluck it
out and cast it from thee.
And even though it has seem
ed at times that the cards were
stacked against us we have tak
en a keen interest in the game
and have enjoyed every minute
of it and if we have seemed
harsh it was because the exigen
cies of the game seemed to re
quire it. Win or lose, we sit in
the game and grin, taking a kick
here and a cuff there and oc
casionally giving one in return.
And in those five milestones we
have occasioned considerable
pleasure in doing what we have
believed to be right and it is our
expectation to pass another five
milestones following along the
trail which has marked our con
duct in the past.
We will admit that there have
been times when we were sorely
tempted to turn out one or two
editions on asbestos paper. And
what a sheet it would have been
—scandal, and even crime would
turn some of our towns topsy
turvy. Citizens who are consider
ed decent and respectable would
have their houses turned to glass
and what a picture it would pre
sent. 1931—have I lived a life
that I would not be ashamed to
iot mv own mother—my own
wife know I have lived? Have you
lived that kind of a life? Then
Play the game fairly and square
ly for under the rules of your
game that is what you expect of
us—be honest in 1931 and fair.
Principles
We have dealt in matters of
principles. We have tried to a
void petty personalities to reali
ze that the right perspective is
often lost by a cross-eyed vision
of principles. Those principles
for which we stand we have be
lieved the best for the communi
ty. It has meant no personal gain j
to us one way or the other and in j
some instances we have been
criticized for taking definite1
and positive positions. Yet we
have continued unswervingly,
regardless of the hurts, for
what we believe to be right
and best for all concerned. Time
will tell whether we were right
in following such a course.
In the future as in the past, we
hope to continue on the broader
principles which govern the
lives of men. We hope to con
tinue fairly and honestly with
kindliness and without malice, i
i
When principles are involved,
regardless of where and how the
chips fall you will find us lined
up with the side we believe right
and just, And by so doing hope to
continue to merit the confidence
and respect of not only the citi
zens of Petersburg but of every
community which this publica
tion reaches—be it in Alaska or
the states.
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O’MALLEY FAVORS SEIXEItS—
SAYS EMPIRE
A recent issue of the Juneau
Empire had an editorial under
the above caption. As argument
for proof of Henry O’Malley’s
attitude of kindliness toward
the fishermen the Empire says:
“Restrictions will be largely aim
ed at traps, he indicated. And
out of the proposed reduction of
58 in the Panhandle, 51 will come
from companies operating five or
more traps. Thus the indepen
dent trapmen and the “little
fellows” stand a chance of get
ting off lightly. The commission
er was not inclined to make any
changes in regulations affecting
purse seines. Existing regula
tions have made it impossible
for the big boats from Puget
Sound to come north and oper
ate. At present, the commission
er feels, according to the Pacific
Fisherman, that the seine boats
are owned by individuals, most
cf whom reside in the Territory
end are dependent for their liv
iihood on the use of their gear.”
There were some 780 traps
operated in iUaska last year of
which about 580 were operated
in Southeastern Alaska. Reduc
tion of 51 traps in these waters
mean simply that less than ten
'per cent of the traps operated
will be affected. The question
has been asked: Will the big and
jbest traps—the big killers of
j salmon—be eliminated in this
jgroup of 51 traps or just the
j “dummy” traps that mean noth
jing to the industry other than
jto prevent other trapmen from
getting on the rite and thereby
“cork” traps operating on strate
gic points? Reduction of the my
riad of traps by 51 is not much
of a reduction if the traps are
not producers and it might be
iust an idle boast that reduc
tion of this gear to this tune is
the gesture of conservation.
The Alaska Native Brother
hood and its two organs. The
Alaska Fisherman and The Alas
kan. have waved a battle ro^al
with Mr. O’Malley for several
years. Every contention which
they have set forth have been
vindicated by changes in the
j ruling in favor of the seiner or
fhe department has backed up
.and made loss rigorous their
’uling. The future in this fight
prevent discrimination a
gainst the small resident opera
tor is more hopeful than it eve
was. More and more friends are
being secured in Congress and
in ether places so that the pres
sure on the Bureau of Fisheries
■»nd its head is becoming more
and more felt and they are,
backing up more and move a- :
gainst the wall in admission of
their failure to fairly an; lastly
administer the fisheries regula
tions of Alaska.
SNAP SHOTS
A recent issue of the Literary
Digest says: “President Hoover
announces that he is opposed to
any encroachment upon the
statutory provisions for retire
ment of the public debt”—Which
leads us to query just what does
that mean to the veteran soldier'
cf the world war?
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The Board of Indian Comis
sioners which has been making a
study of conditions on various
Indian reservations believe that
the Indian is now sufficiently
advanced to be made subject to I
State laws. Which leads us to
wonder just how far advanced
must a citizen be to qualify as
subjects under State laws.
The protest of resident Alas
kans against the competition of
fibre boxes was given a little
consideration by the Xanners’
Association which met in con
vention last fall. Juneau Wran
gell and Petersburg Commercial
Clubs had entered protest a
gainst the use of fibre containers
for canned salmon products in
lieu of the wood containers man
ufactured in Alaska. As usual
what it means in dollars and
! cents and how it effects the cor
i poration dividends controlled
| rather than the development of
the territory and its resources.
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The Pacific Fisherman for one
I does not appear to be falling in
line with the industry—canners
or fishermen. It is endorsing
without qualifications passage of
the international salmon treaty
which would give entire and ab
solute control of the sockeye
fisheries to a board composed of
commissioners from both coun
tries and the American mem
bership of which Washington
wants two of its citizens apoint
ed. The Canadians favor the
treaty and have threatened
drastic action unless the treaty
is signed— Governor Hartley has
voiced his objection and Senators
Jones and Dill declare that
1 Hartley’s opposition just about
kills the treaty. What is wrong
with the bill—if it were bad the
Canadians would not favor it
and its opponents have not been
very difinite in stating their ob
jections. Perhaps it is a bit too
honest in conservation policy for
the alleged conservationists.
Watch the Bureau of Fisheries
and see how it jumps on this
question.
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SALMON PACK CURTAILMENT
The preparations for next
year's canning season by various
corporations in Seattle is pro
ceeding very slowly. Very little
has been done aside from
‘watchful waiting” and hoping
for a turn in the trend of market
prices for salmon which is now
at its lowest ebb since 1906-07
and 1908. So far pinks and chums
have been selling below cost and
jit is inevitable that curtailment
of production must take place as
the over-production of salmon in
the past and the under-con
sumption by the consumers, does
not warrant operations on any
large scale. Already reports are
current that, various canneries
will not operate this year—some
by force of lack of banking fam
ilies and lack of funds and
others in an effort to curb the
depressing condition of the salm
on markets.
While this condition will be
disastrous to the fishing interests
of the Territory, it will have the
effect of building up the salmon
cycle which has been cut to such
a low level that now in place of
three distinct salmon runs there
is but one.
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WARNING SENT TO PUBLISH
ERS ON ADVERTISING
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In discussing the subject. F.
A. Tilton, Third Assistant Post
master-General, said:
“It has come to the attention
of the department that publicity
articles are being offered to the
publishers for insertion as read
ing matter in copies of their
publications mailed at the se
cond class pound rates of post
age. The requests accompany
ing such publicity articles give
the publisher to understand that
if he does not comply with the
request to insert the publicity
matter in his publication he may
not expect display advertising
On the other hand, if he pub
lishes the publicity matter as
reading matter he may expect to ,
be favored with display adver
tising.
Within Postal Law
“Matter inserted in a publica- «
tion under the conditions men
tioned clearly comes within the
purview of the Act of August 24, j
1912, embodied in the postal ]
laws and regulations and must, <
Je plainly marked with the
printed word ‘advertisement’ in
each copy and is likewise charge
able with the zone rates of post
age prescribed for the advertis
ing portion of publications. The
failure of a publisher to mark
matter coming within the pro
visions of the act mentioned is
made punishable by a fine of
not less than $50 nor more than
$500.
“The requests also imply that
the advertiser expects the pub
lisher to insert the publicity
matter as straight editorial or
reading matter without marking
it with the printed ward ‘adver
tisement’ as required by law. If
the publisher should comply
with such requests under the
conditions referred to and
should insert the matter in his
publications without plainly
marking it with the word ‘ad
vertisement,’ thus withholding
from the postal service the fact
that the matter is advertising
within the meaning of the law.
and thus lead to deprive the
government of its just revenue,
the action might constitute r
conspiracy within the contem
jnlation of the Act of March 4.
11909, embodied in the postal
haws and regulations, which read
as follows:
“ ‘If two or more persons con
spire either to commit any of
fense against the United State?
in any manner or for anv pur
pose, and one or more of such
parties do any act to effect the
object of conspiracy, each of thr
parties to such conspiracy shall
be fined not more than $10,000.
or imprisoned not more than
two years, or both.”
BUREAUCRACY TRIES AGAIN
Seattle Star
Speaking to delegates at a
White House conference on
child welfare. President Hoover
asserts that there are ten milli
on ‘deficient’ children in the
country.
This is at once seized on by
bureaucrats and their allies as
campaign material in the fight
to put over a “national Depart
ment of Education,” with a Se
cretary of Education in the •.
cabinet.
As this newspaper has point
ed out before, the nation has
a perfect example of bureaucrat
ic control of education. It is in
Washington, D. C., where th^
federal government runs the
schools.
The figures show that the il
literacy rate in the capital—
booned by federal schools—is
just twice what it is in any giv
en western state.
The only possible conclusion
is that the bureaucrats are just
twice as inefficient as any west
ern local school board—ir*
heaven knows some of the lat
ter are bad enough.
Control of your children thru
the schools is wanted by bureau
cracy in order that bureaucracy
may make more jobs for its
hangers-on, and that it may in
fect the young with any sort of
ideas it chooses. Under the sys-i
tern, schools would become hot- j
beds of propaganda, even more:
so than at present.
The place to control a school;
is at home. Operation of the'
plant should rest solely with the
parents involved, acting thru
heir own elected representa
tives.
The national bureau plan is
merely another step in the pro
ject to abolish parents altogeth
er and ccmmunice children
without regard to parents’ wish- j
es or rights.
The power issue was predom- j
inant in elections in the states..
Tulius Meier governor elect of
Oregon, in spite of the power of |
the metropolitan press, defeated
otl^er candidates in that state
on that issue. Other states have
sounded the warning and Sen
ator McNary of Oregon has pub
licly stated that he is going to
. give support to the Noris Bould
er Dam bill which was defeated
; by the last session of Congress..
Senator McNary is assistant Re •
publican whip in the Senate and
his support of the power bill
sounds rather disconcerting to
the administration leaders who
S have opposed the Norris bill.
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