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LOUIS F. PAUL,.MANAGER and EDITOR
NOT OUR FAULT
Last week, Representative
Frank Foster passing through
Petersburg announced that the
Ketchikan Republicans had a
greed that a convention in Pe
tersburg on the 27th was an as
sured thing and asked us to
make such an announcement.
As a more or less good Republi
cans, we gave the matter front
page. Imagine our mortification
to pick up papers from Juneau
advising that the convention
was to be held in Ketchikan.
Well, 'twas not our fault, we
Lave no apologies to offer for
passing such misinformation on
tc our readers.
It seems, the convention was
swung to Ketchikan for the con
venience of the court crowd.
That’s another story.
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ALIGNMENTS
Effort has been made to patch
np internal ructions in the
Pc publican party—it had to be
if any candidates of the party
would be elected at the next
general election. Instead of
closing up the breach, it seems
as if it were opened wider and
to add to the differences, the
Democrats seem able to run
their own campaign and the
Republican campaign at the
same time.
For too many years, demo
crats have been masquarading
as Republicans and with their
well-organized clique and click
ers, run candidates in the Re
publican primaries who are
subservient to the orders of the
demo-federal gang. Whether
the Republicans good and true
will be able to check the shack
les of by-partizanship, is a story
that remains to be seen. In the
meantime, any republican, who
thinks that the Democrats are
not going into the Republican
primaries, is a sap.
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NOT BEING STAMPEDED
The politicians are moving
about looking for political sup
port this early and the filing is
not complete until the Fourth
cf February. In the past, the
Alaska Native Brotherhood has
assisted in making up the Re
publican ticket, endorsed them
supported them and financed
the major portion of the elec
tion. For all of which William
L. Paul was damned from Cape
Fox to Hellespont. We wonder
just what made it wrong for him
to endorse and support candi
dates and right for others'to dc
the same thing—only playing
both ends to the middle?
This year, the action of the
Brotherhood is not centered up
on the advice of any one per
son—but is in the hands of
three who shall look “into the
fitness, honesty, integrity, and
capability of the several candi
dates in the territorial elec
tions.” The writer at this time
lakes the position, as one mem
ber of that committee, that any
endorsement at this time is pre
mature and not within the keep
ing of the spirit of the resolu
tion adopted by the Brother
hood at its Yakutat convention.
There is still plenty of time for
the candidates to qualify and to
set forth their records for close
scrutiny.
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WHAT WILL IT BE NEXT YEAR
The past year, which started
out so poorly has not been al
together so bad—but there was
considerable work during the
r.’unmer in various sections due
to the activity of building and
road construction. Next year,
much of that will be out of the
question for the territorial fin
ances will not permit much
drainage—being almost a half
million below normal deposits.
The several cannery corpora
tions have announced that they
will not operate but one or two
units each—most of which will
be supplied from traps of their
own. Not much labor will be
imported and not much hired.
The question is What will the
local labor do? It has been sug
gested that Alaska labor can try
sitting on their hands to keep
them warm.
When labor is poor, business
is poor. It seems that business,
in Alaska has much to gain by
supporting the effort of Alaska
labor to earn a decent livlihood.
More and more, it will be ap
parent that unemployed labor is
a drain upon industry and that
business cannot survive by
staging out that labor.
FOR CONSERVATION
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j The Alaska Pacific Salmon
Corporation and Pacific Ameri
can Corporation’s trap location^
which they will not use this
summer will be ordered closed
by Commissioner Henry O’Mal
ley. This has been hailed as a
“conservation measure.” With
almost the same stroke of the
pen, Mr. O’Malley has ordered
all traps closed last summer by
agreement, must be operated
this summer or the locations
forfeited and ordered closed. Wo
suppose that this is another
conservation measure.
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SALMON PRICES
Pink salmon was selling at 85
cents per dozen; reds, $2.15 per
dozen. Mr. Harris, of Hawk In
let recently stated that there
would be another drop in the
price of salmon. It will be re
membered that in the early days
—prior to 1912, pink salmon
cost from one-half to one cent
each and the finished product
sold at 67 cents per dozen and
not so many cannery companies
were on the financial rocks.
Traps cannot deliver salmon to
any corporation that cheap—in
spite of its efficiency. The only
solution is for the operators to
get back to the seine method of
getting their fish.
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STEALS POLITICAL THUNDER
Last week we announced the
Wickersham bill in Congress
vhich would give the territory
control over its fisheries. This is
'n fact a protest against the
present management of the
fisheries now vested in the Bu
reau of Fisheries under Mr. O’
Malley. Speaking of his bill,
Delegate Wickersham said: “My
fill simply gives the Alaska as
sembly power to legislate over
Alaska fish, game animals and
birds, and fur-bearing animals.
Congress is in control of the
.natter now and Congress does
n’t half do it.”
The Democratic convention in
Petersburg this fall inserted in
their platform their idea of
“local control of the fisheries.”
The Delegate has gone a step
farther and should have the
support of every Alaskan, Re
publican or Democrat for thr
passage of this bill. We have
been asked whether he would
arouse opposition in the Terri
tory because of the bill—perhaps
not—but there will be plenty of
opposition from the Fifth Divi
sion.
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BUREAUCRACY UNDER
ATTACK BY HOOVER
Co-ordination of government
activities and reduction of the
number of bureaus and com
missions in Washington was ad
vocated by President Hoover
as one of the most effective
methods of governmental eco
nomy. Be Indicated at his press
conference a desire for con
gressional action on this matter.
The president’s program of re
organization was a direct attack
on any tendency toward further
development of bureaucracy in
the federal administration.
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WILL THE FOURTH TURN
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Delegate Wickersham, along
with Capt. Lathrop, republican
national committeeman, has en- !
dorsed John Rustgard, Territor
ial Attorney General for the of
fice of district judge for Fair
banks in place of Judge Cecil
Clegg, unconfirmed. It is report
ed now that Judge Clegg will run
for the office of delegate in op
position to Delegate Wickersham
and it is reported that not a few
Republicans are peeved at the
Delegate for endorsing Rustgard
over Judge Clegg.
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QUEER ANGLES
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The Troy-Pegues Democrats
of Juneau have allied themselves
with Senator Dimond as against
IS. H. Ziegler of Ketchikan. Mr
George Grigsby, former also
ran for Delegate, has flung hi;
dicer into the political arena ana
the men of Troy hope thereby
to defeat the aspirations of Mr.
Ziegler.
Announced purpose to have
the convention endorse candi -
dates was made recently in Pe
! I ersburg. Mr. Ziegler declared
that he did not care for the en
dosement which was in violation
of the law and was certainly an
annulment of the primary elec
tion. To avoid any ruction, Se
nator Dimond now asks that
there be no endorsements oi
himself or any other candidate
at the convention, that he pre
ferred running without any en
dorsement.
What has come over the De
mocrats? Are they ashamed to
have the endorsement of the
Troy machine that they refuse
the endosement or are they
just trying to avoid further di
vorce of Juneau and Ketchikan
democrats?
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AFTERMATH OF
MAL-LEG1SLATION
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Whatever might be the merits
in the conflict be/ween Auditor
Cash Cole, the Governor and
Treasurer Smith respecting the
payment of warrants drawn
upon the Treasury, which Trea
surer Smith refuses to sign, the
fact stands out glaringly that
powers given to the Territory
under the Board of Control were
returned to the Governor by the
last Legislature.
A perusal of the schedule of
appropriations, both for fixed
charges and new undertakings,
snows that of a total of $2,574,
241.50, the Governor was given
either direction or approval of
2,131,318.57, or 82.8 per cent,
saving the Board of Control
only $442,922.93 subject to Le
gislative and Board direction
'ndependent of the Governors
°ontrol.
lime ana again laws nave
been enacted giving the Legis
lature its proper powers under
' he Organic Act only to have
t hem returned to Federal hands.
In the absence of evidence to
the contrary, it would appear
that as yet we have not been
able to choose a Legislature
capable of performing the duties
imposed upon it, and these
bodies halve shirked their re
sponsibilities by shoving every
thing over onto the executive, cr
Federal government. Either that
or, as has been repeatedly point
ed out, men who have accepted
honors at the hands of the peo
ple have sold them out for per
sonal gain.
Herein lies a problem as it re
lates to questions of government,
Territorially or Nationally. Is it
a matter of a general moral
breakdown in which the public
has scrapped its honor by choos
ing men minus that quality, or
is the fault reposed in those
who, thus chosen, have proved
unworthy of their trust?
In either case, it would ap
pear about time to take inven
tory and fix the blame where it
belongs, then set the house in
order.
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In his farewell address, Wash
ington warned against what is
happening today throughout
the nation. Lethargy on the pari
of the people has allowed their
rights and powers to slip into
the hands of unworthy men,
who have employed them for
their individual aggrandisement
In the forthcoming election1
the people have an opportunity
to begin, if not actually accom
plish, a return of their rights.
No man should be sent to Ju
neau who cannot submit proofs
that he is capable of his labors,
and whose loyality is to the peo
ple first and last. —Seward
Gateway.
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ITS A QUEER WORLD
Mrs. Frank Fisher of Minne
apolis took her sentence for
bootlegging staunchly, started
the march to jail without a
whimper—until she heard that
her husband had made the.
complaint against her.
Back to the courtroom rushed
Mrs. Fisher: “Your Honor,” said
she “he brings the liquor for me
to sell.”
So the police arrested Fisher.
In court each received a 30
aay sentence. As they started for
jail, Mrs. Fisher turned to her
spouse: “Well,” she smiled
pleasantly, “you got just as
much as I did.”
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The report of the director ci
the mint contains a reminder
that Seattle has an important
place in the history of gold
movement. Since the local assay
office was established July 15,
1898, the gold deposits in the
institution have amounted to
$333,625,145. Of that amount
$201,555,403 came from Alaska;
$94,034,865 from Yukon Terri
tory, and $24,869,672 from Brit
ish Columbia. That showing en
titles Seattle to a place on the
gold map, even though little of
! the precious metal is produced
in this state.—Arthur Brisbane.
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FAIRBANKS FEDERAL
BUILDING
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Bids will be opened on Feb.
18th next for construction of the
Federal Building at Fairbanks,
as the specifications are now a
vailable to bidders in the States
and are in the mails going to the
postmaster at Fairbanks, to be
available to Alaska bidders. It is
expected that it will be the lat
ter part of March before the
contract is awarded, bond sub
mitted and approved, and pre
liminary activities commenced,
from which time the contractor
will have 480 days to complete
the work. Of the available ap
propriation it is expected that
the building will cost $404,775,
and the balance of the $450,000
will be used for lock boxes, fur
nishings, etc.
HOMESTEAD RULING
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In the matter of the home
stead or headquarters of Steph
anius Sandberg, the Register of
the district land office at An
chorage has decided that Mr.
Sandberg cannot apply for a free
survey for a homestead as he
does not show any cultivation
as required under the home
stead laws, and that in an ap
plication for a homesite the
applicant is required to pay for
the survey in accordance with
the regulations governing trade
and manufacturing sites. At
torney LeFevre, of Juneau, has
taken an appeal from this de
cision to the General Land Of
fice at Washington, for the rea
sons that the Register erred in
holding that to obtain a -free
survey for a homestead or head
quarters applicant must show
cultivation, and because he err
ed in holding that an applicant
for a homesite is required to pay
for the survey.
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STATIC
The Juneau Radio Club offi
cers have written the Delegate
complaining of the present in
terference in getting a good re
ception over their radios because
of the inadequacy of the Signal
Corps transmission line, and
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