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The signs of depletion of that
iishery are so evident that dras
tic regulations will be promul
gated. The fishermen of flatfish
| will be hemmed in and eoupod
j up and wifi then get a taste of
| wiiat the others are going thru
I now.
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The exedus from the Terri-;
tory will be further augmented
and then perhaps oilicial Alaska
will realize just what is wrong
with the Territory.
DELEGATE ENDORSES LOCAL
: PROTEST OF COMPENSATION
ACT
From Ilyder Weekly
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Efforts of the Hycler Chamber
! of Commerce to direct atten
tion to the need for drastic al
terations in the present Alaska
workmen’s compensation law is
now attracting the attention of
other Territorial commercial or
ganizations and the various offi
cials and newspapers to whom
copies of the recent vigorous
resolution of protest passed by
the local body were sent some
days ago.
Judging from the comments
appearing in the press and in
letters received from individu
als and organizations it is very
probable that the local prole ;-t
against the distinctly inhibitive
and highly discriminatory pro
vision of the act will be strong
lf supported during the next le
gislative session.
Included among the answers
so far received is the following
from Dan Sutherland, Alaska
delegate to Congress, in which
he sets forth in no uncertain
terms his views regarding the
law
The communication, dated
July 11th, reads as follows:
Your communication of July
2nd transmitting a copy of the
j resolutions passed by the Hycler
Chamber of Commerce on Junej
4th with reference to the Alas
ika Workmen’s Compensation
Act is at hand.
Although action to correct
the most unusual and unsound
features of the compensation
act of the 1929 legislature does
not lie within my province as
Congres s i o n a 1 Representative
| L-ui io smciiy a mailer 101 me
I Alaska legislature to handle.
J leel that I am warranted in say-!
ing to you that for several past
sessions of the legislature pro
posals have been made to adopt
j a workman’s compensation for
jthe Territory, that would be bas
j ed upon the modern ideas oj
I some of the progressive states
'but invariably the proposal has
! been rejected and we still cling
jto the antiquated form of the
; original Alaska Compensation
Act.
During the last political cam
paign in the Territory I called
public attention to the ridicu
! lous feature that was enacted in
jthe session of 1927 whereby a
■ i premium was placed upon the
^employment of alien workmen
j in Alaska industry. Several
candidates for the legislature
1 announced that they would trj
jto have that objectionable fea
! ture of the law repealed but it is
evident that nothing was done
to correct it at the recen session
Thus an alien has every ad
i vantage over a citizen when
seeking employment, particular
[ ly in the mines.
► ■ This feature was placed in the
l law simply because a large num
k ber of young aliens are employ
ed in some of the larger quartz
mines of the Territory. Certain
ly a mine operator is going to
employ an alien in preference to
a citizen when under the lav/ it
costs twice as much to compen
sate for the loss of a citizen’s
life as it dees to compensate for
the loss of an alien’s life.
There is a trite saying of Pres
ident Wilson to the effect that
“legislation is generally con
ceived for the benefit of the few
and not in the interest of
many” and it certainly applies
i
to ome of the actions of the
• Ua.vi- a legislature. Why on earth
a body of men selected to repre
sent the people of the Territory
should incorporate in their com
iiisation act a feature so un-*
justly adverse to citizenship is J
be yond my comprehension.
There were several men in the;
•927 session who vigorously op
posed this feature of the com
pensation lav/ but there were al
so several slick fellows who were
working for their masters—the
large mine operators—and they
were able to secure a majority
of votes for the measure.
I, of course, would have you
understand that I am in favor
of a workman’s compensation
act for Alaska and I raise no
question regarding amounts fix
ed ini the present law for injury
or death but I believe the whole
act a most unscientific hodge-:
podge and should be changed to
conform with the co-operative
methods that have been adopted
by many of the States. I believe
the revenues of the Territory are
ample to allow participation by
the Territory in the payment of
compensation to injured work
men.
It is possible that other busi
ness organizations in Alaska
may take this matter up and
make it an issue for the next
election of legislative members.
Tt seems to me that laboring
men throughout Alaska should
be informed regarding the
strange compensation law they
■ re now working under and they
might make some effort to
have it changed.
At least a citizen of the Unit
ed States resident in Alaska
ought to be informed that his
legislative representatives have
discriminated against him in
ecuring employment, and have
by law made aliens preferred
employees. ]
Sincerely yours,
DAN SUTHERLAND
NEW INDUSTRY LOOMS
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“Fashion forecasts show the
hair seal is becoming popular
both for coats and trimmings
for Milady. Here looms a new
industry for Alaska, but—
Like many things Alaskan,
the hair seal, or sealion at this
time, is protected. Before a man
may take a pelt he must show
that his ancestors voted the
Whig ticket, picked his teeth
with a goose-quill, wore side
whiskers and didn’t stutter.
“We have a tremendous
amount of respect for Henry
O'Malley, and his chief, Presi
dent Hoover, but isn’t it about
time to begin tearing up a few
of the restrictions on Alaska?”
Gateway.
PRISONS FOR CITIZENS
Secretary of the Interior Ray
Lyman Wilbur while touring the
West suggested changes in the
management of the Indian re
servations and policy of his de
partment. • “Reservations,” he
said, “have been little more than
jails for the Indians. As a great
white father, the American gov
ernment has been a little off
color.”
Secretary Wilbur’s position in
the matter is the result of the
investigations of Senators Fraz
ier, Wheeler and LaFollettev who
have been conducting an inves
tigation of the Bureau of Indian
affairs.
THAT UNEARNED DOLLAR
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We are not speaking of the
unearned increment, but of the
dollar that should have been but
was not earned.
A cannery with modern seines
and boats should be able to pack
35,000 cases of salmon with sev
en seine boats, under ordinary
conditions, sans O’Malley, sans
traps.
The average earnings of each
crew should not be under $1200
and might reach $1600 per man.
More home products—from local
business men would be bought,
more spent on improvements
for the house and to make the
labors of the housewife less;
the mills would receive more or
ders, the logging- camps would
work larger crews; mechanics in
the towns would have more
work. In every direction, direct
and indirect, financial condi
tions would be bettered. Pros
perity would bring others, they
would spread out to the agricul
tural sections; the problem of
populating the country would
take care of itself. Mr. Business
man can figure benficial results
to himself.
But when election times come
along, forget all this and vot'
for those political highbinders
who are raping and looting the
territory.
THE SINS OF THE FATHER
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From Seward Gateway
While Alaska’s bureaus are a
common target, and merit criti
cism, being institutions contrary
to the accepted principles of
freedom and liberty as hitherto
enjoyed by pioneer peoples, the
sins of the father should not al
ways be visited upon the child.
No Alaska bureau should impose
further confusing and unwork
able restrictions upon Alaskans;
instead, strike ok a few shackles.
(Ye Ed further adds that it is
lime to lop off the political heads
of a bunch of those buric rats,
who, along v/ith their henchmen
get joy out of beggaring the re
sidents of Alaska).
. . The inherent desire for self
respect and self-determination
is equally strong in .human na
ture as is the desire for exist
nce.—Paul C. Meng.
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