LOUIS F. PAUL,.EDITOR
C. O. PARKS, - BUSINESS MANAGER
Pubished every Friday by the Alaska Native Brotherhood Pub
lishing Company at Petersburg, Alaska.
Entered in the Post Office in Petersburg as Second Class Matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Six months, $2.50 Per Year, $4.00
Advertising Rates on Application.
ALASKAN, GO TROLLING
-x
‘‘It is understood that few of
the canneries will use any seine
boats and most of the fish pro
bably will be obtained by the
canners in their own traps.”
If the canners who will oper
ate this summer will obtain
their products from their own
traps, it is a foregone conclu
sion that resident fishermen will
not be employed in the taking
of salmon this year. The only
thing left for them to do is to
get their skiffs and what nots
and go trolling.
The canners have never had
consideration for the welfare of
the territory. They have always
chosen to rape the resources
for the benefit of dividends.
Rather than protecting resident
labor in the fishing industry
they plan to use only their traps
Using only 300 traps will mean
employment of 600 men for a
couple of months—most of
which labor will be imported
Their earnings will be held un
der contract for payment in Se
attle or point of employment
Resident labor can just go to
the beaches and dig clams and
eat muscles and bullheads—o:
make their fortunes in the trol
ling game.
Salmon Prices
Buyers are offering nineteen
cents present market for king
salmon. Last year about this
time it wras thirty-four cents. B\
mid-summer last year the pric
es dropped to 15 cents. With the
present market conditions it is
w7ell to expect that the buyers
will drop even as low as ten
cents per pound by mid-summer
if not lower. It is plain to see
that resident fishermen miglff
as well prepare for a lean season
this year. And if they have a
lean season, it might be just as
well for the businessmen to gird
up their belts and expect the
same kind of season in theii
business.
YOU BOLSHIVIK
-x
“Why don’t they go to Russia
where they belong, those bolshi
\ iks” was a greeting which wa(
made about us recently. The re
mark amuses us for outside ol
Canada and Mexico we have
never been outside the confir.ec
of United States. We were born
here; we claim the right of be
longing to this country and be
ing citizens of it and remain
ing here just as long as we
wish and while remaining in
this country, we expect to retain
the right of free speech guaran
teed us by the Constitution of
the United States—so long as we
do not use that speech to incite
treason. And it is our innate
right to criticize the government
which is directing our affairs re
gardless of whether that govern
ment is directed in a large or
£■ mall way—in city, territorial or
national government.
The term “bolshivik has lone
been an epithet and used indis
criminately by men who do not
even understand the term or its
origin. And we would just chal
lenge the average user of that
term to write out a clear, con
cise definition of it. We will
print it if submitted.
We do not care to dictate your
habits, your economic creeds,
your theology. We do not expect
your corporate greeds, theologic
liypocricy, bureaucratic slave
driving, bunk, blither and blath
erskiting to control our affairs
or thought or idea of govern
ment.
Whenever we believe that the
lights of our people, or our co
workers are being trampled up
on, we believe it our right and
duty to object most strenuously
to such actions. This paper a
bolshivik? What a joke. But do
not underestimate the Soviet
Government which has a dic
tatorship that is going to cause
no end of worry to the smug
imitations of governments.
-x
THE RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE
Professor Douglas C. Macin
tosh, a distinguished scholar and
professor in Yale Divinity School,
and a Canadian World War vet
eran was refused, last year, nat
uralization as an American citi
zen by a federal judge because
he would not agree against his
conscience, to bear arms for
this country in case of war. He
carried his case to the Circuit
Court of Appeals which reversed
decision of the lower courts The
right of conscience in this mat
ter of taking arms in war is in
volved in the fundamental right
of liberty and it has always been
so recognized. “God alone is
lord of the conscience” is virtual
ly the decision of the courts
Another case, that of a woman
past her three score and ten!
years alloted her, was carried to
the Supreme Court and Justice
Holmes wrote an opinion which;
is considered a classic by stu
dents of civil government.
In the words of Decatur “My
country right or wrong; if it is
wrong we will make right.”
Conscience there rules the con
duct of the individuals as it
must rule the conduct of our
nation.
-x- i
POOR SPORTSMANSHIP
At the Monday night, game ol
basketball between Petersburg
High School and Ketchikan High
School teams, local rooters call
3d one of the visiting members
grandpa” until he lost ocntrol
bf his temper and he threw the
ball into the crowd. If the ref
3i*ee were on to the job he would
iave disqualified the player for
this act of unsportsmanlike con
duct. But, it is well to know that
.here is such a thing as un
portsmanlike rooting and that
i team may be penalized for such
ooting by its supporters. When
die local rooters begin to be
come personally abusive, the lo
;al team should have been pen
ized in the interest of good,
•lean sportsmanship.
The Cause of the Names.
The member of the Kaylii
.earn called “grandpa” was
mailenged last year as being
^ver age and therefore not eli
gible to taxe part in hign school
.. rule tics. The charge was made
uiirough the coiumns of the
Alaskan and carried on to the
principal of the Ketchikan Hign
•School. Mr. Karnes of thao
school secured affidavits from
lelatives of Roy Peratrovich, the
disputed player, certifying that
he was not yet twenty years oi
age. Petersburg Hi went to Ket
cnikan and played against that
team with this man but also
used a man declared unqualified
to play. This year again a pro
test was entered against Pera
• rovich but aside from the affi
davits of his relatives no proof!
is offered that he is not of thej
age he is alleged to be. There
are some who believe that he n
older than the affidavits certify
but they are unwilling to swear
to their allegations. So the mat
ter rests. Roy is under twenty
one years of age until it is shown
otherwise in the face of the
affidavits on file in Ketchikan.
No Excuse
There is no excuse for un
sportsmanlike conduct on the
home floor in a game as on,
Monday night. It does not give
to the town of Petersburg a, re
putation for being clean and
fair playing opponents and it
leaves a bad taste with no com
pensating gain for such conduct.
If Kayhi does a wrong in play
ing an ineligible player, Peters
burg does not make the act.
right by committing another |
wrong. Much better it would
have been to enter official pro-'
test against the playing of the
man and then enter the game
with the idea of playing a fast
clean game as befitting a good;
sport. Later on the matter of eli- J
gibility of the disputed player
could be taken up by a board
and the matter settled fittingly.
-x
AN ADMISSION OF FAILURE
-x
Way back in 1915, Hon Frank
lin K. Lane, Secretary of the In
terior pointed out that since
1363 the United States had ex
pended $85,000,000 in the educa
tion of 'the American Indian.
Beginning with an appropria
tion of $20,000, the annual ap
propriation (in 1915) reaches
nearly $5,000,000.” The follow
ing year it touched $11,000,000
,.nd each succeeding year the
appropriation increased until
this year it tops $24,000,000.
Twrenty-four million dollars
for the education of 300,000 In
dians is a lot of money. A whole
lot more than is spent by the
various state governments on an
equal number of citizens. And in j
spite of these large appropria
tions, the Government still has!
its “Indian Problem” and “In
dian Wards” on its hands. Given
the same amount of money, the
states under their school systems
would long since have absorbed
the Indian and there would be
no more reservation system.
The appropriations will con
tinue to feed that vast army of
parasites in the Indian Bureau;
barnacles that retard the pro
gress of the Indian as no other
bureau under the American sys
tem of government.
-x
WHY THE DEPRESSION
-x
Frank A. Vanderlip, former
president of the National City
Bank of New York City, in a re
cent address said:
“What I really think happen
ed was that capital kept too
much and labor did not have
enough to buy its share of
things.”
The consequence of labor in
\laska not having sufficient to
:uy its share of things the com
ing year will be far reaching and
it will hurt every line of business
endeavor. This is a warning
everal months ahead of the
time when the consequences
will be felt.
-X
A HELPING HAND
The Juneau Chamber of Com
merce has initiated a movement
:o get the canneries to employ
local labor this coming season, j
The movement is under direction |
of Mr. G. IT. Wamsley at the re-!
quest of Governor Parks.
In the past the Juneau Cham-!
her has not given much heed to|
Tie plea of local labor for em
ployment. Along with their poli
tical mentor the Juneau Empire,
Uiey figured the more foreign
abor imported the better the
country.
With only about forty per cent j
of the canneries listed as operat- j
mg it is not probable that a very
j large list of labor will be needed, j
-x- j
BREAD PRICES TOO HIGH !
Wheat and flour prices have : ,
dropped enormously in the past, •
few months, but bread prices'*
have remained level in most:*
cases. j *
The consequence of this is a *
“bread strike” in Chicago and *j
some other cities. j<
Investigations by the Capper 11;
Senatorial Committee recently'
brought out that wholesalers sell
to retalers at 8 cents for a 17- T;
ounce loaf and to the War De- j *
partment at 4 cents a pound.
Wheat has toppled from a high j |
of $1.75 per bushel down to an j
overage of 60 cents while bread J
prices have been reduced only a 1§
trifle and in many cases not atjl
all.
Master bakers have produced |
figures showing that the cost of j
producing a pound of bread is |
around 4.07 cents a pound, of |
which ingredients cost only 2.06 |
cents; the rest goes in overhead. |
Statistics from 51 cities show |
that bread prices are relatively g
higher than wheat prices. One
large baking company in Boston
showed a 31 per cent gain in net
receipts for 1930 over 1929.
-x
JUST A REMINDER
-x
Last summer, just before
leaving Ketchikan for Seattle
and San Francisco to hold a
conference with the salmon
packers, Commissioner of Fish
eries Henry O’Malley stated to
William L. Paul of Ketchikan,
that he (Mr. O’Malley) would
give Alaska fishermen notice in
ample time for them to meet
with him in Ketchikan or some
other Alaska city in order that
tney could present their views:
as to regulation of the industry.;
We remind the public of this
promise at this time in order
that they will permit Mr. O’Mal
ley keep the faith with the re
sident fishermen. And in order,
that they might prepare their
statements in ample time to pre
sent them in an orderly man
ner.
This will mark, if he keeps
his promise, the first time in the
1 history of Alaska’ fisheries dur
| ing O’Malley’s administration,!
that he will give any heed, if
[consideration is not mentioned,
at all. It is to be hoped that a |
common ground may be obtain- |
ed wherein the difference may;
be ironed out and the entire in- j
dustry and Territory benefited, j
A SCHOOL OF SALMON
-x
It is said that an argument
advanced for the salmon trail
ers, in impromptu and unofficial
discussions of Oregon fisheries
at the state legislature, is that
they instruct the five species of
Pacific salmon in precautionary
measures toward the glitter of
the deceptive lure. Thus they
are really public benefactors
and wild life conservationists
while they ply their salty and
dangerous calling a few miles
offshore. How might any one,
even a hard-bitten trailer with
a week’s growth of whiskers, in
struct a salmon?
It sounds absurb, but it is in
Save up for the “rainy day” or
' you may get soaked.
RADIO REPAIRING
See Lind
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
•mamaamm
At your Service
Adams Transfer
Hauling and contracting
Wood for delivery ^
|T. W. Benson M. D
x
^Physician & Surgeon
Office in
• DAIRY BUILDING
PHONE 5 0
JOSEPH O. RUDE
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Over People’s Drug Store
Office Phone 61
Home 66
000000000000O0o:000£830S0}»2»0
I Dr. A. B. Kearsley
Physician & Surgeon
Wrangell
Alaska
r>300‘0:0000;0000r00X0»^0^8»»»3»
*. j*. ....
\ J. N. Lind ^
“Licensed Embalmer"
Petersburg, Alaska.
Home Service Mending
of Laundered Goods
We give full value for your
money.
H. OYAMA, pro.
THE
HOTEL
WITH A
PERSONALITY *
MODERATE RATES
Single room-with bath i2.soand up
Double room-with bath l^soand up
Special weekly and monthly rates
WHERE HOSPITALITY CENTERS
Second and Stewart
BRENNAN’S
Pool and Billiard Tables
Cigars and Tobaccos of all kinds
y
?
Y
y
Y
Y
?
i
i
T .
X !
j Place your order for coal 7V0W.
Chris Tveten, Dealer
Every Month
in the Year!
Seattle Fur Exchange
* 65 MARION STREET VIADUCT A
w SEATTLE, U.S.A. \ W
1920 SALES DATE
1931 SALES DATES
Feb. 17
March 17
April 14
May 19
June 16
July 14
August 18
Sept. 15
Oct. 20
Nov. 17
Dec. 15
Special Sales Held on Request of Shippers.
Advances will be made as usual when re
quested.
Transferred by Telegraph if Desired.
t
\
x
I
t
f ' r>
i ,.v.
I *« »• H *• •* ►« •* •• •« • • ** ** •• •• u u « tt t
:
i
:
:
:
s.
Passenger accom
odations on all the
Admiral Line Ves
sels have been
completly and ma- ^
terlally improved,
You will find them
very attractive and
cemfortable.
Northbound from Seattle
Queen
Farragut
Queen
Rogers
Southbound nom
Queen
Queen
Farragut
Rogers
INFORMATION AM)
Ed. Locken
Petersburg - - -
March 4
March 11
March 13
March 25
Petersburg
March 10
March 27
March 25
April 3
TICKETS:
Agent.
Alaska
Factory Lumber
Soat Lumber
Vfouldings
Shelving
Milwork
Shingles
Veneer
Doors
Sash
Lath
Fir
Cedar
Spruce
Hardwood
COLBY
dickInson
Concrete Products
Patent Shingles
Chimney Blocks
Building Paper
Plaster Board
Balsam Wool
LUMBERS
AND
BUILDING
MATERIAL.
i-4+b AVE. SO.-SEATTLE, WASH.
Beauty Parlor Service
Miss Thelma Martens, Competent
Operator Always on the job
Chet’s Barber Shop
(ttmilllllillii«n»»iiimiiii>nnaHBmHiMm»;»iHiiniimiMti»nn|||,||^lt[[[[|^