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ONE MAN RULE
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Investment by men with small
capital in the canning business
in Alaska, is more than a gam
ble—it is virtually financial
suicide.
The autocratic rule and mis
rule of our fisheries is such that
any investment in gear is a
gamble. Seasons may be opened
or closed at the whim and ca
price of one man whose ways
are illogical ad beyond the un
derstanding of Alaskans.
In 1921 was presented the
House Committee on Marine and
Fisheries, a bill which provided
that the Commissioner of Fish
eries along with a board of Alas
kans composed of one cannery
man, one white fisherman, one
Indian fisherman and one other
to be chosen by these four. This
commission to have charge of
the administration of the fisher
ies. Local objection was made
to having an Indian fisherman
on the board; the canners ob
jected to the white fisherman on
that board and finally the pack
ers preferred administration by
a federal commissioner to one
appointed from representative
Alaskan citizens.
It is know seen and admitted
that this plan put before Con
gress by the Alaska Native Bro
therhood was the best ad most
fair plan yet presented. A rule
by a board with sufficient local j
representation to be a check on
an autocratic bureaucrat and at
fhe same time administer regu
lations in such manner as would
not make a gamble of invest
ment in the industry.
CIVILIZED
The people of these United
States are spoken of as being a
highly civilized and enlightened
people. One often wonders just
how we differ from the “heathen
Chinee,” “the heathen Indian,”
“the heathen African” and “the
heathen everything.”
In this country, of course may
be seen science at its high point
of development; books touching
every conceivable subject; we
have every comfort or luxory
that a home could want and
amusements for every desire;
protection for human life has
many agencies and we know
more, geographically, than did
our forefathers.
Most of these advantages were
had by the Greeks, not all, yet
with admiration we point to the
Greek civilization.. Proof of
their enlightenment was their
tolerance.
Which tolerance does not
mean that we shall stand with
out opinion of any sort or con
\iction, worth upholding. It
means that we shall respect oth
er people’s rights even as we
would have ours respected.
Judged by this standard, this
country is civilized. Intolerance
is that part of heathen barbari
asm that rides rough shod over
er the rights of others and has
no respect for the opinion or
wishes of the weak.
Yes, these United States are
highly civilized, insofar as sci
ence, invention, and so forth,
are concerned. But using in- ;
tolerance as the yardstick of our
civilization, we are not much
more civilized than the “ignor
ant heathen” we condemn.
. . Hate never profits anybody.
What do we live for but to
make the world less difficult for
each other?—George Eliot. j
TOLERANCE IS NEEDED
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In the present state of unrest,
with crime rampant throughout
the land, the need of tolerance,
the co-operation among honest
and well-meaning people is
greater than ever before.
Too much energy is being
wasted in fruitless wrangles ov
er politics, religion and other
controversial matters and too
little is being spent in sincere
efforts to promote higher stand
ards of public and private con
duct.
People will always have differ
ent views on many questions
nd no amount of argument or
abuse will ever lead us all to the
same way of thinking. It is pro
per to have convictions and to
stand by them, but we should
accord the same rights to our
neighbors.
On many vital problems of
our time a majority of people
could agree, if they would only
lay aside unimportant differ
ences and join in advancing
those things that are really'
worth while.
We are favored in prosperity
and opportunity beyond all oth
er nations, yet we are wasting #
great portion of our priceless
heritage through se n s e 1 e s s i
wrangling over trivial matters. I
Above all things else, we need to
cultivate the spirit of true bro
therhood.—Seward Gateway.
WHAT BORAH THINKS OF
FUTURE CONFLICTS
The nation which will be best
prepared to meet the next shock
of war, should that misfortune
come, will be the nation which is
economically strong and finan
cially sound—the nation whose
people are contented and loyal
and physically and morally fit.
If I should express an opinion
as to the most insurmountable
obstacles to world peace and to
the general world security, I
would name, firstly, the huge
public debts covering every na
tion of the globe, with their
eternal exactions from the peo
ple; secondly, the constantly in
creasing tax burdens, which un
dermine and destroy the physic
al and moral well-being of those
upon whom a government must
rely in time of attack; thirdly
—which is stating the last pro
position in another form—the
building up of vast bureaucra
cies, putting upon the people the
expense of unnecessary offices
and wasteful officials, thus de
stroying the initiative and self
reliance essential to good citi
zenship.
PEONS
A recent title for a newspaper
story broadcast by the Associat
ed Press is: “Mexican Peons
Wage Too Small.”
We wonder why all the croco
dile tears for the Mexican or
any other foreign laborer when I
we have, because of our al
legedly higher civilization, much
worse examples of low wage
peons. Gastonia, N. C., is in
the throws of a strike among the
textile workers, whose wages are
a disgrace to any community, j ’
and the methods used to cow i;
the workers and union organiz- '
01 s worse than the feudal sys-j;
tern for it has less consideration j
for human life; or the peons of!;
tiie Pennsylvania coal mines i:
investigated by a United States j!
Senate committee which con- j <
demned in no uncertain terms!.'
the tyranous system under the !
coal barons; or the peons of our j
own fair Alaska—the fishermen
who go fishing for two full
months each year at wages no
better than that paid the Mexi
can peons.
Before Americans talk" about
the dirty underwear of foreign
peon systems, they should wash
their own. Peons! Serfs, wage
slaves, are names easily applic
able to American labor in un
organized sections; and to Alas
ka unorganized fishermen.
TO DEFENSE OF BUREAU
Comes now from California a
story denying in toto the charge
made by Alaska fishermen that
sea lions are destroyers of the
salmon species. The story fol
low:
Sea Lions Wrongfully Accused
Says Report California Coast
Commercial fishing interests
have for a long time denounced
the colonies of sea lions which
exist on the coast of Southern
California claiming that they
are very destructive to fish and
are injuring fisheries interests.
An investigation of this claim
has been made by authority of
the California division of fish
and game and it has been found
that the charges against the
sea lions to be greatly exagger
ated.
Two extensive counts were
made of the sealions on the Cal
ifornia coast, as well as a sur
vey of their habits and food ac
quirements. It was found that
there are about 6.000 sea lions
of two species on the entire
coast oi' California between Ore
gon and Mexico.
While fishermen claim that
sea lions consume about 50
pounds of fish each day, records
of feeding these animals in cap
tivity indicate that they eat
from eight to 16 pounds a day.
It is also found that most of the
fish they consume are not of the
more desireabie species but con
sist chiefly of so-called rough
fish of little commercial value.
They also feed upon other or
| nanisms that are of little or no
value and some of which are in- ;
juricus to fish,* and it appeals
| from investigation ihat Uiq. sc x
j lions may be of more benefit to
[the fisheries interests than oth
erwise.
Reports and records compik 1
lor a period of years inclica
that the colonies of sea lions
are growing smaller in numbe vs
annually.—Exchange.
INVESTIGATIONS VERSUS
OBSERVATIONS
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“‘Investigations” by the fish
bureau and fish and game com
missions rarely if ever agree with
the observations of reliable fish
.: men who study their industry
In its every angle—from catch
ing to selling.
It is a known fact that sea
lions follow trolling boats and
destroy more than “8 to 16
pounds a day” which they are
supposed to feed on. It is a
known fact that the sea lion does
not eat all the fish they kill for
many many salmon escape the
clutches of the sea lion only to
die of wounds. What good |
observations of “tame sea lion” j
that have lost their predatory J
habits by virtue of being hand
fed with “rough fish” no longer
alive?
As between the investigations j
of the fish and game commission
we will accept the ovservations j
of reliable and reputable fish
erman whose evidence is thru a
j period of years on the ocean!
while the “investigations” of the
fish and game commission of
California is over a period of one
summer and that with tame sea
lions or other pets.
A COLOSSAL WASTE
| Ten cents of every dollar that
• is spent for food is consigned to ;
| the. refuse container. It means !
| an annual waste of $60 per fam- I:
Iily* |:
j All seed-sowing is a mysteri- ,
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