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the un named spirit
There is an unnamed and un- -
nameable quality in every hu
man heart which neither disas
ter nor ridicule can discourage
and which, in truth, thrives most,
amazingly under oppression ar.J
i ouse.
.Jt is not patriotic zeal, it is not
pride of race—it partakes oi
both but is higher in the emo
t.onal scale than either. It k
a principle in the motivation o:
human conduct so well establish
ed that it cannot be ignored. II
is characteristic of all peoples oi
every race and clime even to
some extent in the lowiest savage
but becoming more pronounced
in those peoples who have be
come conscious of numbers anc
the need of co-ordination in gov
ernment. It has been the funda
mental cause of every revolutior
in history, yet it is not greed oi
power nor jealosy of the efforts o
others. It may be described a:
that universal desire on the par:
of the governed to be a membe
of the sovereign: to have the
right to acquiesce in the propos
als of those whom he may dele
gate to legislate for him or dis
sent from their mandates in
matters which concern him ir
his enjoyment of those other
rights which statesmen have pro
nounced inalienable—the right
to life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness: the right to expresr
his preference or choice among
those who would exercise au
thorny over mm, even 10 tne
point of withdrawing or trans
ferring his fealty whenever in
his judgment his own individual
interest (which includes the wel
fare of the state) would be serv
ed by so doing. No man who is
worthy of the name would de
liberately choose to be or become
An abject slave even if such a
bondage meant freedom from
economic worry. No man would
willingly relinquish his right to
think for himself.
Yet we have in our own coun
try in this year of 1930 a despot
whose authority is absolute; a
man whose word is law and who
can make regulations as fast a
he can think; whose rulings af
fect the lives of freeborn Ameri
can citizens, and against whose
mandates we have neither appeal
nor redress. Neither were we al
lowed to exercise any choice or
to express any preference as to
what manner of man should ex
ercise such an absolute dictator
ship over us.
. History is replete with instanc
es of such despots having los’
their heads, lost their thrones
or at least lost the respect and
fidelity of their subjects. In
fact, in all recorded history, on
ly two such usurpers have sur
vived. Mussolini of Italy and
King O’Malley of Alaska, and
they, ton. should ponder well the
fate of their kind.
We submit that such a dictat
orship as Henry O’Malley’s, is
un-American and unworthy of a
freeborn race of thinking men.
If it be true that the world’s
tyrants have been unwittingly
the world’s greatest benefactors,
then even that Russia which fin
ally rebelled against her Czar,
should honor King O’Malley—he
has made and is making more
Bolsheviks in Alaska than any
other man can be given the
credit (or blame) for.
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ALASKA CONSERVES FOR THE
STATES
“Perhaps even .more striking,
was the discovery, based on the
tagging of 1925, that the Chi
nooks propagated in the Colum
bia provide the bulk of the troll
catch along the north coast as
far as the north end of Vancouv
er Island, and contribute largely
to that of the Queen Charlotte
Islands and even of Cape Om- i
maney.—Pacific Fisherman f<»r j
June 1930.
Not many residents of Alaska
give any thought to the conser-i
vation plan in operation under
Henry O’Malley’s administration.
Not many even understand that
Alaskans are penalized for being
Alaskans and all benefits of the
fisheries resources given freely to
other people in other states.
Trolling operations must cease
Tor 35 days beginning^ August 25
,n all Alaska waters except two
mall areas in the Cape Omma
ley district.
Why are not trolling operation
n Oregon and Washington dis
continued during the same peri
,'d?
According to tagging opera
ions conducted by the Canadi
'-ns, the bulk of the salmon tag
ged and recaught Alaska pays a
ieavy toll to Oregon without any
ommensurate benefit. Alaskans
ire ordered to quit fishing in Oi
ler that the fish they catch, may
ie caught in Oregon or in Cana
’ian waters, enroute to Oregon.
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\GREES WITH THE ALASKAN
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Miller Freeman, editor of The
Pacific Fisherman puts himself
)n record as agreeing with the
YLASKAN and ALASKA FISH
ERMAN regarding the fishery
»olicy in Oregon, Washington,
Canada and Alaska.
The destruction of any one of
hese areas cannot but hurt the
'thers. Tagging operations dis
ncuy snow a relation oi eacn
rea to the other. With the de
letion of the Fraser River sal
.ion, note the falling off of the
>ack in Washington; note the
lepletion of the fisheries of the
Territory. There is no contro
verting this fact. For proof of
which scan the condition of each
trea and the relative speed with
'rhich other areas show rapid
ecline.
The Salmon Packing Center
A few years back the press of
Bellingham had at its flagstaff
Bellingham Packs More Salmon
han any city in the world.” To
’ay Ketchikan press carries that
nme banner.
Stop for a minute and look at,
he amazing figures presented
y Mr. Freeman:
’,673,099 cases of sockeye in 1913
In Washington:
'72,178 cases of sockeye in the
Fraser River area, in 1913.
. Total: 2,643.377 cases.
The pack m 1929
Washington 111.898
T C., 60,39.?
Total 172,281 case1
A falling off of approximated
wo and one half million case'
in 23 years. With Canada mak
ing every effort since 1908 to re
habilitate its fisheries thru in
ternatonal treaty and on fou
occasions thwarted by the gree
of the American packers.
Now the Canadians threat.?
1o let the tail go with the hi •
unless the United States ratifiie
the present treaty. And fear r
Canada’s action has forced th
American packers to like th
new treaty and the depletion c
tne Washington fisheries ha
made patent the need for action
The Alaska Control
We challenge Mr. Freeman?
statement that “The salmon in
dustry of Alaska would havr
gone the way of the Fraser Rive
sockeyes but for the vigorous
control exercised by the federa1
government.”
Consider these facts: Before
enactment of tl)e White Fish
law, in the “war years” of 1914
1918, inclusive, Alaska packers
packed an average of 5.215.33?
cases. The period of 1924-1928.
the industry packed an average
of 5,209,177 cases or within six
thousand cases of the years
when intensive production was
urged by the federal government.**
When discussing the Alaska
ituation in 1924, H. R. 2714, Mr.
) Malley said: “Certain districts
re so seriously menaced that it
/ould be wise-to close them for ,
i term of years. * * * All of those
vlio have entex*ed the contro
versy concerning a wise and effi
,ient method of administering
he salmon fisheries of Alaska,
*re a unit in contending that
depletion has already occurred
ind that utter destruction of the
depletion continued. The dif
•rence in the total packs for the
industry will follow if remedia1
measures are not promptly tak
en.’ And yet, the disregard for
spawn seed and its depletion
continues. Conditions have no*
been changer nor bettered save
for the trap operators Resident
fishermen who carry the ful
burden of conservation, as now
!s shown from O’Malley’s own
figures, are made peons with r
resultant disastrous effect upon
resident business.
The Alaska fisheries is not out o
danger from depletion bv an*
means. Rehabilitating of the in
dustry can only follow by cur
lailment of the pack. When tin
Bureau of Fisheries institutes r
fair, equitable system as is foi
owed by the Canadians, t.her
•vill there be hone of the salvo |
'ion of the seed fish and tlv
•lacking industry. Curtailmer
ment can come only in two
—by the packers themselves lim*
ting their packs and by regida
lory measures by the federa
~ovemmeht. Neither one will br
rnt into effect until the industi"
is forced to do so.
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SALMON PACK IS IIELO AS
BOON TO NORTHWEST
dustry of Alaska would haw
gone the way of the Fraser Rive
cockeyes but for the vigoro”
control exercised by the feder1
eovernment.
All authorities are confident
hat the Fraser River run can be
successfully restored within a
reasonable period of time if the
governments are so empowered
by ratification of this treaty
It is predicted that the pro
posed action will be the finest
example of practical conserva
tion ever carried thru on this
continent.
Document Approved
This treaty is a well-balanced
document, the work of many
years’ study by those identified
with the question. It contains
checks and balances, including
the requirement that any regu
latory action can be taken only
by affirmative vote of two out oi
three members from each nation
(f a controlling comnrision. It
i is fair to Canada, in that it
specifies there be an equal divi
sion of the catch. The treaty
provides that the two govern
ments wiil join equally in pro
viding the necessary funds to
ward rebuilding the industry.
It has been proven utterly im
possible to secure comolete
agreement among all the differ
ent interests favoring any form
of treaty, but there is a more I
learly unanimous sentiment
han ever before in favor of this
treaty.
. .Seattle is the headquarters o:
the salmon fishing industry for
the entire Pacific Coast. The
prosperity of its people is de
pendent, to a far greater degree
chan is generally realized, on the
■ermanent welfare of this indus
try. The 1930 census of popula
<ion of communities bordering
an Puget Sound has fallen short
of expectations. Unless the
means of livelihood of our people
me assured, the 1940 census will
be even more disappointing.
Fisheries are among the basic
resources providing such a
means of livelihood, and their |
productiveness can be enormous
ly increased by restoring the
sockeye salmon.
It has been well said that the
restoration of the sockeye sal
mon fishery of the Fraser River
'ystem is the greatest reclama
tion project in which the United
States and Canada can jointly
engage.
NEED OF DEMONSTRATION i.
FARM IN FIRST DIVISION
Continued from Page 1
solve the problems of the fur!
formers, we fail to see. Where!
the reindeer forages on the tun- |
clra the furbearers are carnivor
ous, feeding largely on scrap
fish, which is not particularly
plentiful around Fairbanks. The
fur farmer wants to know how
to prevent matting of pelts in a
damp climate. Experiments at
Fairbanks will hardly suffice as
climatic conditions in the interi- {
or country is very different from'
he coastal climate. The fur,
farmer has trouble with intes
mel parasites which in all prob
ability are indigenous to the soil i
'■'■■eding and climatic condition^
none of which would be the sanr
at Fairbanks. Indeed, if we were
to suggest that the reindeer an'
caribou experiments should b<
conducted in the First Division
!t would be considered ridiculous
but it would be just as reason'
able as to try to settle Southeast
Alaska problems aL Fairbanks.
Second: “Its establishment rr
ne College would make possible
a saving in overhead.”
If the institution is so located
'hat it does hot meet the need
hen every cent spent on it ir
wasted, time and effort is wasr
ed, and the opportunity to do •
"enuinely constructive and help
"ul work is lost, and there is n
saving whatever. Nor is that all
While the experts are standine
''far off saving the overhead, thp
ur farmers of Southeast Alas
ka are losing enough livestock
EACH YEAR to finance such an
T'hitution for ten years, and
hat is no idle statement. Shall
ve lose cur economic existence
n order that we might save a
arthing? Save the industry
hrst and it will return in ample
oeasure the cost of the pffort.
Third. “The work done at
Fairbanks will be of benefit to
ill fur farmers throughout the ❖
rerrltory, however remote their
ocations may be.” *!*
Their locations are not remote ;!*
BUT FAIRBANKS IS. In point J
3f time, a Petersburg - rancher *<
;ould refer his problems to the ^
experimental station of New *£
York as quickly as he could get ^
returns from Fairbanks. And a,c „
for making a pilgrimage to the
demonstration farm at Fairbank;
—it just would not be done. Th
cost of such a trip is prohibitive
and the time making connec
lions out of the question. Unles
it be that a farmer wishes t
make the trip as a sight-seein
j aunt.
And why should there not be a =
lemonstration farm in South
east Alaska which the farmers ;
■ould visit often as they wished I
nd see their problems worked '
>ut under conditions exactly
similar to their own? Even So
net Russia has established de
nonstraticn farms in a grea<
mmbcr of places throughout
that country. In this way the so
lution of their problems is brot
v,ome to the farmers and they
’an readily compare results.
Then here is our suggestion!
most respectfully submitted:
Let there be one demonstra-!
ion farm at some central point
hi Southeast Alaska, another at
my suitable location in South
west Alaska and a reindeer farm
t Fairbanks. \
Why Not? t
ANOtHCR FtSH AUTHORITY j
Continued from last week.
Regulations Drastic
“Some of the regulations issued :
!y Commissioner O’Malley were1
".robably very drastic, but time.
’ms proved beyond controversy)
that drastic procedure was ne-1
jcessary. He concluded that it*
(was obvious that the only wav to
| .ave the salmon from destruction
j was to stop killing them during
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