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CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION
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. .“There is no Christian civiliza
tion,” said an old, illiterate Ini
dian. “Christianity, there is a
little; civilization, as far as
research and knowledge is con
cerned, there is plenty. But
chirstian civilization, there is
none. Look at the wars waged
in the name of God; God is with
us, said the German; our
preachers prayed to their God
for victory ‘over the Terrible
Hun.’ They used poison gases;
committed untenable crimes
against man and waged war on
defenceless women and child
ren. All in the name of Christi
anity.”
And as we review recent ev
ents, we wonder not a little if
the old Indian were not right.
Before the Kellog peace treaties
to abolish war are dry from the
ink with which they are written
we see England, Japan and the
United States vying with each
other in a naval program which
will carry with it a supremacy
of the seas. Science bending its
every effort to discover new and
more terrible instruments oi
war. All while our governments
—the people—go to the church
es and pray for peace.
RAISE ’EM ON THE STREETS
A young girl recently turned
upon her mother with vitriolic
tongue and laid the responsibili
ty of her wasted life, a life gone
wrong, to her mother. “I am
what you made me,” said the
girl. She was.
Science Makes Discovery
A professor of psychology re
cently put an English Sparrow
in a cage with some canaries.
After two weeks he found that
it had learned to sing as did the
canaries. His “discovery” made
a considerable of a stir.
This theory is not a new one
and has been proven in Alaska
and elsewhere. A young Alas
kan Indian was sent to China
and raised among Chinese. In
language and racial character
istics he returned to Alaska a
Chinese.
During the World War a big
Sioux Indian, in full Indian re
galia, stepped into a bookstore
in Philadelphia. The clerk ask
ed what he wanted. Picking up
a book the Indian asked, “How
much?” The clerk turning to
the proprietor, said in German:
“This Indian asks the price of
this book. What shall I charge
him ” The reply was, in Ger
man, “Charge him double the
price marked.” Turning to the
Indian the clerk stated the price
plus and was astonished when
he heard in German from the
Indian: “Keep your book and
try to get double price from
some one else.”
We are creatures of environ
ment, our friends, our books, all
that goes to educate us in our
modern civilization or barbarous
ous state.
GOOD-BYE MINK
“There is hardly a section of i
this Division that does not have |
at least two trap lines out forj
mink. There are so many trap- ;
pers out I could not find a place
to set my traps,” so said an old
timer last week.
As a fur producer Alaska does
not rate very high—not so high
as many believe. Intensive
trappin without provision for re
stocking of the species will mean
the complete destruction of that
industry. Fore sight is much
better than hind sight.
USELESS CATCH
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j Was listed in a recent fur sale
by West Coast Fur Company in
Seattle, six mink with a bid of
$1. and no takers. This at a
time when prime mink on the
grounds bring a bid of $20. for
an average lot. (each fur).
An economic loss is suffered
all around. One dollar for a lot
of six pelts is not worth even the
labor of skinning the animals;
seed stock is destroyed to the
tre territor. The industry will
•eventually be destroyed. To even
buy such unprime pelts is to in
vite violation of the laws.
GETTING CIVILIZED
A young Indian recently re
turned home from trapping. Not
finding his wife home, he asked
his little boy where the mother
was. Reluctantly the informa
tion was forthcoming. Going to
the house of a white (?) man,
the Indian asked where his wife
was. The reply was, “I have not
seen your wife today.” The hus
band stepped into the bedroom
and there found the wife. He
dragged her out, threw her into
the corner and then beat up the
trifler of his wife’s affections.
His wife attempted to make a
get-away while the husband’s
attentions were centered on the
man and for her pains got a se
vere beating up. Knocking the
white man senseless, the Indian
picked up an ax and had it up
lifted with a downward swing
to complete the job when some
friends going by stepped in and
grabbed the ax in time. No com
plaints filed.
An Indian woman deserted
her Indian husband and left
with a white (?) man of whom
she had become enamored. They
left for the trapping grounds.
Finding a deserted fox ranch,
the man threatened the woman
and her daughter that unless
they helped rob the place with
him he would kill both of them.
A considerable number of val
uables and belongings were tak
en. They left for Sitka. To
make ends meet, the woman of
fered to sell a white woman
some baskets, etc. While dick
ering over the prices to be paid,
the buyer saw some monogram
ed silver ware. She “hooked”
one and presented the evidence
to the commissioner who is
sued a warrant for the arrest of
the man and his woman.
The husband today is desert
ed; the woman in jail with a
longer jail sentence staring her
in the face. The man in the
case‘no doubt will serve time,
then leave for the States. The
woman remains to carry the
shame.
It is the woman who always
pays.
CANADA TAKES FISH TOO
According to a recent gov
ernment bulletin published by
the Canadian government, fish
to the value of $54,000,000 were
taken from Canadian waters
during 1928. About 85,000 per- I
sons were employed.
COMPARED WITH ALASKA
Alaska fisheries far surpass the
fisheries of Canada in point of
value. Her halibut fisheries
alone equals the total catch of
the Canadian fisheries. Yet,!
the Canadians employ more!
than three times as many per- !
sons as do the Alaska fisheries.
Probably one reason why Cana
dian population grows while the
population of Alaska recedes—
with its fisheries.
DEER INCREASING
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Pennsylvania is a much small
er state in point of size than
Alaska is a territory. The game
protection of that state is under
the management of the State;
management of game in Alas
ka is under the management of
the federal biological survey.
A few years ago Pennsylvani
ans could well say that deer in
their section was about extinct.
Today it is estimated that there
are over a million deer in the
game country of the Keystone
State.
In Alaska investigations point
to a steadily decreasing deer
supply.
Last fall the Pennsylvania
game commission gave permis
sion to hunters to kill doe and in
some sections of that state,
farmers are asking that a
bounty be placed on the deer as
they were jumping fences and
destroying crops.
A TERRIFIC INDICTMENT
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A large fur buying company
in Seattle recently sent out a
booklet entitled “Preparing Furs
for the Market.” It should be
of interest to every citizen of
Alaska, be he fur buyer, trap
per or just a resident. We there
fore quote parts of it:
First of all, if the maximum
of advantage is to be obtained,
it is of the utmost importance
to know the proper time for tak
ing animals, in order that the
pelts may be in what is known
as “prime” condition.
If it could be possible to have
every pelt taken in prime condi
tion the value of the fur catch
would each season be increased
by millions of dollars. Unfor
tunately this condition has nev
er been attained owing to the
lack of knowledge- in some es
sentials. MORE THAN ONE
HALF of the pelts of some spe
cies prove “blue” on examina
tion, in other words, unprime,
and grading not higher than
No. 2 in quality. There seems
no reason to doubt that if pro
per care were given by individ
uals to their trapping enterpris
es, the pelts taken might be
nearly 100 per cent prime..”
There is not a trapper but
knows that no fur is prime in
the early fall. Yet, did the fed
eral bureau wish to, it could1
have checked up on a consider
able number of trappers out as
early as October. Granted their
operations are curtailed by a
lack of funds. We maintain that
did they keep their swivel chaiis
less warm and move about the
country more as they are sup
posed to do, their work would be
100 per cent more efficient.
WE ARE RIGHT ON OTHER
MATTERS
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We print the following; editori
al from the Seward Gateway as
it is a vindication of our own
fight against the rule.: of bu
reacracy. On matters of prin
ciple—regardless of principal
involved—we are righrt. Time;
will further vindicate the policy
of resident Indians and others
as against non-residents, bu
reaucrats and political scum
which, parasite like,, live off the
resources of the territory.
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POLICY VINDICATED
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The ALASKAN, published, at
Petersburg, and The GATE
WAY, seem to be the only papers
in the Territory to broadcast
their opinions on Alaska bu
reaucracy. Therefore, it is good •
to read today’s dispatch from ■
Washington wherein a Senate <
Subcommittee let it be known *
Alaska and Hawaii enjoy lesser •
freedom in self-control than *
Porto Rica and the Philippines. ]
The ALASKAN, in its issue of
ranuary 25, again voices its pro- j
;est against the legalized buc- j
ianeering methods in the pro- \
Dosed pulp projects, which com- ’
mnies, say representatives of*
the forestry department, will ex
pend no less than ten million
dollars in erecting pulp mills
and developing water power.
The GATEWAY’S contention
has always been that the pio
neers of this Territory should
have shared in the emoluments
from timber claims when it
passed to larger interests. That
they should not stand aside
while great and powerful inter
ests and .the government wrest
from them their patrimony.
Alaska has no antagonism to
the entrance of capital. Rather
the Territory is anxious to wel
come capital with open arms
and extend to it every safe
guard and a fair deal through
its laws. Had Alaska been per
mitted to administer its own re
sources capital of every descrip
tion. large and small, would have
had an even break. JEt will get
an even break so far as Alaska
is concerned, but is not getting
it from the federal government.
| Give the resources back to the
people and we will have suffi
cient population and something
taxable from which to draw re
' venue to sustain Alaska’s offices.
; —GATEWAY.
UNADULTERATED DEVILTRY
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A small boy picked up some
t wet snow, inserted a rock and
, fired it at several girls return
mg from school and hitting one IA
3f them back of the head. Such j J
acts are purely malicious and j F
entirely unexcusable. Time ior g
parents to check up before any p
thing serious happens.
CHILDREN WHO PLAY DO NOT o
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COMMIT CRIME
The Federal Children’s Bu
reau calls attention to the fact c
that, while Philadelphia as a
whole has a large percentage :
of delinquency among negro
boys, almost no cases come from
the Wissahickon district of the
city.
This gratifying situation is
believed due, in large part to the
influence of an adequately fi
nanced .and splendidly equipped
negro boys’ club with a member
ship of 1,200.
MADE NO DIFFERENCE
The reaction of Ketchikan
trollers, generally speaking, to
new winter closing rules put in
to effect by Commissioner O’Mai
ley, is one of indifference. They
point out that no troller ever
makes more than bare expens
es during the winter months j
and he is lucky if he does that.
—Alaskan Exchange.
We call attention of the pa
pers to the Westward to the
protest of the Alaska Trollers’
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ssociation published in the
anuary issue of the ALASKA
ISHERMAN and if they will
et tiie next issue of the same
aper they will receive further
aionnation on the subject.
A recent issue of the Wran
e.ll Sentinel also carries ob
DCtions to the ruling.
The fishermen do object to
teing made the butt of conserva
ion for the benefit of the mi
gratory fishermen who come
Liid go with the cannery geese.
C. H. Sundmacher
Attorney at Law
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Best Quality Goods
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