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LOUIS F. PAUL.MANAGER and EDITOPv
“TAKE MY BOAT”
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A fisherman walked into the
office of an attorney in Ketchi
kan and said: “The cannery has
ordered me to bring my boat in
and prepare to fish this sum
mer. I figure that if I catch 50,
000 salmon at lVo cents per fish
and pay for my own oil and grub
and coal, that 1 will clear $20
this summer, provided that my
family does not eat. I own the
boat; paid $1,000 down on the
engine last year. Tell the damn
ed cannery to take the whole
outfit. I will earn more than $20
bv doing odd jobs this summer
and I have no way of protecting
my investment.”
That is the outcome of the re
gulations that have been ad
vanced by Henry O’Malley, the
federal representative of the fish
and meat trust. He has lined up
the regulations so that the fish
trust has been able to force the
residents of Alaska to labor
through the salmon season for
nothing and worse—they are
unable to even finance their op
erating expenses.
This is building up the Terri
tory with a vengeance. Loss of
boats, loss of homes and wasted
i
credits in the business houses, j
Who is to blame for it? The na- [
tive fishermen who have been I
pointing out the danger of the
giant octopus of a combine
choking the very economic exist
ence out of residents and busi
ness? Or is it the fault of resi
dent business which has listened
1 to the siren song of the Circes
of the fishing industry which
cwns and controls lands, waters
and the very lives of the slaves
who seek their freedom?
- “Praise O’Malley from whomj
all blessings flow.” That is the'
song that blind business should
be singing now—but when win
ter comes along their song will
be different.
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POLITICAL PLATFORMS
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A recent despatch by W. W.
Jermane, political writer for one
ct the Seattle papers is headed:
“Planks Don’t Always Bind
Candidates. Platform declara
tions sometimes set aside by men
to head ticket.”
In the next campaign there
will be one plank which will be
before the Territorial electorate
and that will be “Abolishment of
all fish traps and opposition to
the O’Malley regulations.”
There can be no side stepping
this platform. There is no other j
plank of equal interest before
the people of Alaska. The poli- j
tical question of Alaska is purely'
an economic one and must be
faced by Republican and Demo-|
cratic candidates. Any evasion of
the issue is a sympathetic atti- j
tude towards O’Malley and his
continued discrimination against
the residents of Alaska.
During the ten years that Dan
Sutherland represented the peo
ple of Alaska in Congress he!
fearlessly fought the O’Malley
administration and he lost no
opportunity to present the pro-!
blem and the needs of his con-j
stituency before Congress. He|
did not have the favor of the ad
ministration but he commanded
their respect for they knew that
1 e was right.
The demand for relief from
the discriminations created
through the regulations pro
mulgated by Henry O’Malley is
becoming desperately silent. The
fishermen of Ketchikan have
tied up their boats as they are :
unable even to sell the few fish !
that they are able to steal while /
the henchmen of O’Malley have
their backs turned. Because of
hunger, many belts are being
tightened up; little ones are go
ing without the necessities of
life; old women have been living
off of berries, clams and other
natural foods that they have
been able to glean from the
beaches and hills. When winter
comes the problems will be
desperate and already the fish
ermen realize jwhat they are uo
against. When hunger menaces
then desperation shows its dis
regard for the laws of the land.
Before the summer is over there
will be a call for a show of force
to protect the vested interests.
It is always thus—and then,
after blood has been shed there
will come a change. But at what
a cost!
THEY GOT MAD AT THE DOCK
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The Nabesna Mining Company
is getting lots of ore out now. A
few days ago they started to the
Tacoma Smelter with 1,000 lbs.
of concentrates in 10 sacks
worth $13,000. They had heard
that Valdez is a beautiful sea
port where the boats call in
every week with freight and mail
for Valdez and the Copper River
Valley and freight for Fairbanks.
So they decided to take their
concentrates to Valdez and ship
it by Express to the Smelters.
But when they got to Valdez
they found that the Express
Company got mad at the Dock
and would not do business on it.
So there was no way to ship the
gold from Valdez and the Nabes
na people had to haul it 90 miles
back to Willow Creek and then
into Chitina where they accept
Express for any point in the
world any day in the week.—
Chitina Herald.
Quite A Sermon
The naivette and directness of
the editors of the Chitina Her
ald has been commented upon on
several occasions. Their ideas of
problems are quite original and
meet the problems net by in
directness. In the above editorial
the editors express quite a little
sermon which others might well
stop to consider.
Because it was “mad at the
dock” the Express Company re
fused to accept shipment of $13,
000 worth of concentrates to
Tacoma. Too small to do business
in the ordinary way, the Express
Company preferred to lose that
shipment of ore, attending fees
for shipment and the good will
of the Nabesna people. On the
other hand, the Chitina people
“accept Express for any point in
the world any day in the week.”
It matters not from whom, to
whom or when—it is there to do
business and by doing business
adds to the revenue of the town.
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REPUBLICANS
A prominent leader of the i
Alaska Native Brotherhood went
ti Capt. O’Connors and asked
for a job as stream watchman
for this summer. The “Captain-’
told him that the economy pro- 1
gram of the government meant,
the laying off of employees and
that there was no room for him.
‘Cap.” O’Connors went to an- j
3ther federal official and said: ;
‘There is no room in the Bu
reau of Fisheries for any mem-1
t>er of the Alaska Native Broth- 1
;rhood or their friends.”
Be it remembered that the|
Alaska Native Brotherhood has.
nsistently and persistently voted1
Republican for the past several
Sections. Can the alleged cap
tain O’Connors say as much—’
that he voted Republican in the j
Primaries and Republican in the!
general elections. We challange|
him to even show that he voted |
Republican in the last primaries. |
Be it also remembered—the
leaders of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood—t h e , precinct or
Camp leaders are not tolerating
any kicks in the pants by poli
tical chameleons now holding
office. And in event of a change
in the national administration,
we do not expect that the Demo
! cratic party in Alaska is going to
be as generous as the present
administration by filling posi
tions, offices and jobs with men
of the opposite political faith.
Either way—going or coming—
the Federal Brigade is on a hot
spot.
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DISBAND THE BONUS
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
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Congress appropriated a few
thousand dollars for transporta
tion and 75 cents per day sus
tenance for the Bonus Army in
Washington to return to their
hemes on. Quite a few of the
ragged army has taken advan
tage of this appropriation—have
gone to their homes, filled their
tummies temporarily on 75 cents
a day—and they are recruiting
more men to make a drive on
Washington.
As the days go by with nothing
done in the way of securing the
bonus for the men, hunger me
naces more and mere and the
growls coming from the camps
are becoming more ominous. The
men have taken charge of the
^apitol campus despite the or
ders of the marines and police.
|The spilling of blood hallowed
j on fields of Flanders may be the
torch necessary to light the
bombs of terrorism.
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VALUE OF STEEL
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The man who invested $100 in
Steel common at the peak? of
1929 has about $8.80 of it left.
;And still prosperity is just a
i round the corner. Steel might
| drop lower but it can’t go much
lower else it would have to be
wiped off of the board. The time
to buy is when the other fellow
is selling and as much of steel
is being unloaded at this price it
would appear time to buy.
ELECTIONS
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Next November thirty-four
senators face elections. Their
position on the prohibition ques
tion will count for much; their
attitude on the foreign repara
tions, moratorium, cancellation
v/ill elect or defeat them. The
coming elections will no doubt
see a complete change in the
Senate for 34 senators is just a
bit more than one-third of that
body.
OUT OF THE ORDINARY
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So unusual, even startling,'
that it seems to have called for
SD^cial mention in the news dis
patches, is one specification# in
the contract just awarded for
the construction of an Indian
service hospital at Unalaska. J
This specification requires that I
all timber used shall be Alaska
timber, bought from Alaska
dealers.
Some persons may think, off
hand, that there’s nothing un
usual or startling about that
specification. What it requires
to be done seems so obviously
the thing that should be done
that most folks imagine it is the
thing that would be done with
out specific requirements. But
most folks, perhaps, are unaware
o fhow things are often done by
the federal government, and
more particularly ignorant of
how the federal government so
often does things in Alaska.
It is known, for instance, that
Alaska has oddles of high-grade
coal. Huge veins have been open-1
ed within comparatively easy
distance of the government’s^
Alaska Railroad, and the quality j
of the coal has met every test.
Yet the government has shipped .
goodness knows how many thou-!
sand tons of coal to Alaska, some
of it coming from as far away;
as Virginia—and when that has
been done it was without even
the cloak of pretense of provid
ing work for unemployed miners
and seafaring men.
Alaska has great stands of the
finest timber; also sufficient mills
and enough dealers to cut and
handle all the lumber that Alas
ka needs, and much more be
sides. Yet it would have caused
no great surprise had the gov
ernment ordered Louisiana pine
or Philippine mahogany shipped
in for the Unalaska hospital.
That’s what makes the definite
specification in the hospital
contract a little out of the or-j
dinary.—Seattle Times.
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HIGH FINANCIERS
IN TROUBLE
Carl H. Johnson and C. A. De
Grace, representatives of the
Prudential Savings and Loan
Association of Portland, Oregon,
are in trouble—they are charged
with violating the state “blue
sky” law. Attorneys for defend
ants ask for a change of venue
on the grounds that defendants,
could not have a fair trial in!
their own home country—Multo
nomah; another motion was
made to continue indefinitely
the trial of these men pending
outcome of an appeal they have
before the Oregon Supreme
Court. Their motion for change
of venue states that the press of
Portland had attacked them
which would bar a fair trial.
C. A. DeGrace is not unknown
in Alaska. Johnson might have
been his companion several
years ago when DeGrace came
through with rosy stories of
what a fine investment his com
pany offered—“better than life
insurance and you can take your
money out whenever you want, j
It is always there and it is al- |
ways safe.” He did not tell that j
a certain per cent of each con
tract was set aside for his com
missions and operating costs or |
that the money once invested J
could not be drawn out if de- j
sired and that it was impossible j
to secure any loans on the con- i
tracts in Alaska. He met with J
many suckers in Alaska—they j
have found that out to their;
sorrow. I
The legislature has a problem'
in hand with such companies!
which come to Alaska—take'
money out and make a deliber-1
ate steal of it under the protec- j
tion of the law. Some measure i
of protection must be given the *
citizens of Alaska and it can
come from no source other than
the legislature.
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TWO KINDS OF TRUST
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Recently Dr. Fosdick spoke
over the radio on “Trust.*’ There
are two kinds of Trust, he said.
Jacob said that if God w i«Id
be with him, would give him
bread to eat and raiment to put
cn, so would the Lord be his God.
Job said—“Though Thou slay
me, yet will I trust in Thee.”
Jacob would trust God if he
could get clothes to wear and
food to eat. He bargained for it.
The trust of Job required no
circumstantial evidence. He knew
with whom he was dealing and
nothing could shake him.
One trust was like the light of
a candle that the slightest breeze
will blow out—the other like a
prairie fire that burns more
fiercely under the strongest
breeze. One is superficial—th%
other permanent and deep. One
is swayed through suspicion, ta~
tling and ill-report—the other
is beyond the reach of petty
calumny.
How many times we trust a
man, only to shake the dust of
cur feet upon him at the first
breath of suspicion.
Half the personal scraps of
life, and the foolish retaliations
of business are based upon un
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