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SKUNKS AND POLECATS
You don’t have to see a pole
cat to know there is one around.
You don't have to And its tracks.
You can smell it.”
The Seward Gateway takes
exception to a skunk story which
we told recently and applied to
such animals which should be
shot in Juneau. The good people
of Juneau do not take the ap
plication to heart and they know.
;.ust as Mr. Jesson knows, what
skunks we refer to.
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ALASKA EAGLE BOUNTY
AGAIN
The American Eagle found s
friend in Dr. T. Gilbert Pearsor
president of the National As
sociation of Audubon Societies
Dr. Pearson telegraphed Gov
ernor George A. Parks last week
expressing approval of the Gov
ernor's recommendation to the
Legislature urging removal oi
bounties upon eagles’ heads. Dr
Pearson said he was informec
bounties had been paid on ovei
40.000 and that at least 20,00(
others had been killed.
While Dr. Pearson speaks fo1
a non-Alaska society for the pro
tection of the eagle, the fo?
ranchers are united in urginf
continuation of the bounty or
eagles. The legislature will be
making a mistake if it take;
heed of Pearson’s plea for sav
ing the few dollars spent a
bounties on eagle for it is no*
the wish of the people of the
territory that non-resident;
continue making and passim
laws for grizzly bear, eagles anc
whatnot.
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GOVERNMENT BY BUREAU
VS BILL OF RIGHT
The Biological Survey or thf
Alaska Game Commission ha
lobbied thru Congress a bil
which permits search of boat
scow, cabin or any residence bj
any representative of the com
mission without search warrant
if there is even belief that illeg
?.i fur or game may be in posses
sion of the cabin or place o
search. In a recent editorial w<
held that the bureaucrats hav<
overstepped the limits providec
by law and that the law is with
out the constitution. Remember
search may 'be made withou
search warrant on a mere sup
position of any irresponsible
employee of the government un
der this law.
The Fourth Amendment to ttv
Constitution of the Unitec
States declares, and no law en
acted by Congress, bureau o'
any legislature may negate the
Bill of Rights, as follows:
“The right of the people to b
secure in their person, houses
napers and effects, against un
reasonable searches and seizures
SHALL NOT BE VIOLATED, am
no warrants shall issue, bui
upon probab’e cause, supported
by oath or affirmation, anc
particularly describing the place
to be searched, and the person'
or things to be seized.”
In many cases, the Supreme
Court of the Land has affirmec
this doctrine and no bureau car
countermand the findings oi
that court or the mandates ol
the law which was adoptee
through due process by the sev
eral states. If the “illegal search’
in Alaska would be secure then
the federocrabs must present
Mich a bill to Congress for en
actment into law and be form
ally adopted by the required
number of states. Then, if adopt
ed, when any representative en
ters any place of residence with
out search warrant he will do sc
n safety. Otherwise, the backers
of this illegal search law, must
take pottuck when they enter
the cabin, boat or place of resi
dence of some citizen who knows
his constitutional protection. For
even with the present law, to
enter without search warrant
would be on the same basis as
entering to rob or destroy and
a man has the right to protect
}'is property and residence.
The Biological Survey has
bought something. “Caveate
Emptor.”
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SOUND DOCTRINE
“We are a nation, and not a
hodge-podge of foreign nation
alities. We are a people and not
a polyglot boarding house. We
have room in this country for
but one flag, the Stars and
Stripes. We have room for but
one loyalty, loyalty to the Unit
ed States. We have room fci out
one language, the language oi
Washington and Lincoln We
must insist on a unified nation
ality, with one flag, one langu
age, one set of national ideas.”
—Theodore Roosevelt.
Editorial Note:—As an Ameri
*an People while we make de
mands of our hyohenate citizens,
ve ourselves fail to live up to
the standards set by our fore
fathers.
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^OSTOFFICE AND SUBSIDIES
From Congressional Record
Mr. BLACK. Mr. President, in
esponse to the inquiry made by
he Senator from Nebraska a
few moments ago, if the Senator
om Tennessee does not object,
nay I give just a little of the
lifTerence between the normal
price for the mail and the sub
sidies that were given? It will
<ake me about one or twr
minutes.
Mr. McKELLAR. I shall be
very glad to have the Senator
i do so.
Mr. BLACK. The American
Icantic Line’s compensation at
normal rates for carrying- the
mail would have been $2,600
The amount in fact paid was
‘260,000.
The American South-Africar
' me’s comnensation at normal
rates would have been $375. The
amount paid by the Government
/as $165,000.’
The American West African
■ine, at normal rates, would
have received $735. The amount
i fact paid was $195,000.
The Dollor Steamship Line—’
>ersume that is one of the small
cmpanies that need assistance
rom the Government—for If
nyages would have received a1
normal rates, $13,500. The a
mount in fact paid was $728,900
The Eastern Steamship Lines
■<t normal rates, would have re
ceived $1,400. The amount in fact
aid was $147,000.
The Munson Steamship Line—
Thich I assume is another one
f the small companies—at nor
mal rates would have received
*33,200. Under the Government
- ’ontract it gets $920,000.
! The New York & Cuba Mail
! Line, at normal rates, would
■ iave received $35 for carrying
i die mail; but under the contract
t received $224 000.
Mr. NORRIS. How much was
that—$35?
Mr. BLACK. Thirty-five dol
lars is what it would have re
ceived according to the normal
rates that had been previously
oaid for carrying the mail; but
this company, of course, in-order
0 get a slight assistance from
he Government, was awarded
1 contract at $224,000
Mr. NORRIS Can the Senator
fell us how many letters they
carried—how much a letter that
was?
Mr. BLACK. The normal rate
would have beer. $35; so I should
say it was not very many letters.
The Oceanic & Oriental Navi
gation Co. for eight voyages at
normal rates, would have receiv
ed $535. Under this contract it
received $113,000.
The Oceanic & Oriental Navi
gation Co. on another route, at
normal rates, would have roceiv- ,
ed $145. Under this contract it \
received $123,000. ,
The Pac--Argentine—Brazil j
Line’s compensation for six voy- ,
ages, at normal rates, would have •
been $3. Under this contract it
received $102,000. I
The States Steamship Co., at
normal rates, would have re
ceived $145. Under this contract
they received $230,000.
The States Steamship Co., on
£ nother route, would have re
ceived $133 at normal rates. TTn-j
der this contract it received!
$122,000.
So the indications are that
while it is very bad to give as
sistance to the starving unem
oloyed, it is perfectly ail right
to give it to the starving steam
ship companies.
The above is taken from the
Congressional Record. In view
of the large subsidies granted
the large transportation com
panies it would appear to Alas
i kans that paying the Northland
Transportation Company to car
ry Alaska mail would be worth
more to the government than(
fhe mail carried by some of the j
companies as shown in the Re- i
cord.
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THE CRUX OF THE PROBI EM
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j In considering the problem of
; conserving Alaska’s salmon,
right must never be lost of the
• needs of the resident labor ele
ment. To conserve salmon by
starving out resident labor does
! not answer the problem. It only
excites and creates a discontent.
The salmon is not conserved
for over-production continues |
through the intensive trap fish-!
ing system. Labor is eliminated]
without replacement in » any;
other industry.
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THE ZIEGLER BOX TAX i
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Alleging that he is living up to
his campaign pledge to assist
! industry, Representative Ziegler
presented twin bills in the Legis
lature, directing that a tax be
I paid on fibre boxes by the salm
I on packers who use them. On
another column we reprint from
the Pacific Fisherman a part of
an article on that subject. It is
well to note here that the edit
or of that publication says: “The
determining factor is the desire
of wholesale and retail grocery
! trade, which seems definitely
land strongly in favor of .he
| fibre package.”
A second argument against
this measure is stated by the
author of the measure who
. tates that “it is not a revenue
m"'su.re.” Jf such a measure is
! not for revenue then it is for the
' purpose of legislating a business
over which the territory has no
control. It then becomes but an
die political gesture with which
the gullible are fooled during
che heated days of campaigns.
Right Church Wrong Few
There is need of some measure
| for the protection of the logging
and lumber industry but it
should not be at the expense of
the salmon canning industry nor
should the Territory be made to
waste its income on useless and
needless lawsuits as will inevit
! ably be the outcome of such a j
measure as the Ziegler bill.
For the logger and millman’s
assistance, the legislature should
take such steps to present to j
Congress the manner in which
the forests are being regulated
* in Alaska. Regulations have
wiped out the small logging out
fits and bankrupted the mills at
the same time. Regulations
which prevent profitable opera-i
;ion of mills must be removed, j
Real constructive ideas set forth |
before Congress whereby it will
be able to eradicate those evils!
' rhich are the real cause of the I
present plight of the mill com-j
panies in Alaska.
Let us have done with this!
fiag-wavirfg, ballyhooing politi- j
cal bunkum Let us have mea-1
sures that really mean to carry;
out the intent of its authors!
rather than foist upon the terri- j
tory lawsuits and makes nift
laws that fall of their own
r/eight.
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POLITICAL MEASURE
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For several yeats the political
nentors of Juneau have been
rying to eliminate the Indian
rote from Territorial elections,
.iteracy tests were first demand
ed, patterned after the New
fork law which was said to be
he most stringent of any in the
Jnited States. No citizen may
i^ote in the Empire State unless
ie can qualify through an
eighth grade examination.
We sent for a copy of that
law and passed it on to one of
the legislators at Juneau.
Whether he used it or not we do
not know but the territorial ]aw
which passed, sertainly was not
natterned after the New York
law. We not only passed our
copy of that law on but we
irged that the legislature adopt
it verbatim to cover the situa
tion in Alaska But, withall its
qualifications and prohibitions,
it is a fair law and that was not
what the political highbinders
wished so they did not use it
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