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NO RIFT IN PARTIES
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We reported the recent Demo
cratic convention as having
been split wide open on the
question of abolishing the pri
mary laws. A. H. Ziegler and
Eoc. Walker both fighting for its
retention. A prominent editorial
writer took considerable pains
to point out to his readers that
we were publishing mis-truths.
Well enough. We have not and
do not intend to eat our words.
Three candidates are filed for
delegate to congress; three are
fUed for national committeeman
and two sets eahe, prior to this
aate, have filed for delegates to
the Democratic convention.
Johnny Troy after pulling the
lid off the pot and spilling the
beans, cut and ran for the
states until after the primary
election. No, there is no rift in
the democratic line-up. Only a
nice cat and dog fight. Those
repubicalns who wish to take
consolation in that fact, should
not forget that they have some
dirty linen which should not be
hung on anybodies line.
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HOW TO BE ELECTED
TO OFFICE
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The politicians are going to be
hitting their political strides
new in a short while and they
will be in the various precincts
promising the voters every
tning from dry to wet—near
beer (or is it bier) to ye good old
days of the saloon; lower taxes,
better roads, aids to fishermen.
It would be quite a change if
tne politicians came out and
said that they did not give a
tinkers dam what the voters
wanted but that if elected, the
candidate would work as he
blooming well pleased.
The next time the candi
dates come bellowing around
Petersburg, the fishermen will be
interested in only one subject
When do they get enough work
to eat?
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POVERTY AND CRIME
For two months, McGee,
would be robber of the Behrends
Bank, Juneau was behind in his
rent and he had been ordered
to get out. How many sugarles3,
breadless, meatless, eatless days
he enjoyed before he went gun
ning for deposits in the Beh
lends Bank, has not been re
ported. But the fact is when men
become hungry they become
vicious and many prefer death
to starvation.
Alaska, the land of rich re
sources, the land of plenty is
coming to the point where men
rre becoming desperately hung
ry. They are going to eat—and
it does not matter how they get
the wherewith to get the eats.
How much better, if the cannery
system were a bit more human
and allowed every man willing to
work, an opportunity to make
the few hundred dollars to tide
him over the winter in a man
ner which will preclude going
gunning for food.
All any Alaskan demands is a
living, cultural wage. A wage
whereby he can sufficiently feed,
clothe, educate himself arid
have a dime or two left over foi
a bit of pleasure. How long are
t hey to be donied such privilege.
The Egyptians forced the Jews
to make bricks without straw.
Alaskans today are not better
than the slave Jews of the days
of Pharaoh and the worst of it
is that they lack the leadership
to be lead out of the wilderness
of slavery.
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PULP MILLS IN ALASKA
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It is getting along to the time
v/hen the political highbinders
will be promising Alaskans pulp
mills. Listen to this.; From Cana
da alone, 1, 405,456 tons of
newsprint are imported by the
U. S. paper users; 130,787 from
Newfoundland; 55,795 from
Sweden; 4,569 from Finland and
18,093 from Norway. Several
pulp mills have been established
in Washington and Oregon dur -
ing the several years when Alas
kans were promised pulp mills
at Juneau and Ketchikan.
And still the political dema
gogues promise pulp mills to
Alaska. When one repeats a lie
too often, the speaker begins to
believe his lie as the truth -but
ethers don’t fall for the bunk.
Fifty years hence, perhaps ,if
the government gives away a'l
the timber and land rights, t'ne
pulp men will come to Alaska.
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RUMP FISHERMEN’S UNION
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It is reported that Canadian
members of the International
Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union
have broken away from the par
ent union and joined a Cana
dian local. Which only goes to
show that the halibut fisherman
like every other fisherman, has
not the sense to realize that in
solidarity only is their hope of
freedom from absolute slavery.
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A DOLLAR BILL
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In the tills of the Durant Na
tional Bank of Durant, Okla
homa, was found a dollar bill
bearing this typewritten nota
tion: “The last of $100,000 for
tune spent on wine, women and
song.” Lots of women, more
wine and bum songs in exchange
for $100,000 is not much value
And we talk of teaching thrift
to the primitive races of Ameri
ca. Hot dog!
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BEAR PASTURE
(Stroller’s Weekly)
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Ever and anon some philan
thropists big game hunter back
East gets an idea in his head
that Alaska needs a bear pas
ture and much hubub is raised
over the idea until it melts into
innocuous desuetude or dies
a-borning. The latest project to
come before Strollers’ is the re
vamped plan of Stewart Edward
White, who proposed last sum
mer that Chichagoff island be
turned over as a storehouse fov
Eastern hunters, despite the fact
that it is one of the richest in
timber and minerals in the First
division.
That man White has caused
Alaskans so much trouble in the
past with his chimerical ideas
cf game preservation that it is
hardly worth while for any pa
per to take up cudgels in de
fense of our patrimony. Instead
cf picking on Alaska, why net
establish a preserve some place
back East, close to the haunts of
the sportsmen, and let Alaska
alone.
The brown bear needs no
sanctuary so far as we can hear.
He is able to take care of him
self any number of ranchers who
may settle near his habitat. It is
♦he rancher who needs a sanc
tuary.
If Alaska is to be turned into
a big game preserve for the
benefit of a few sportsmen, well
and good. There is no reason to
import farmers and stockraisers
The bear and livestock must be
divorced if Alaska is to ever
Lettle up.
Mr. John M. Holzworth, who
-ecently published an awe-in
spiring account of a trip to
Chichagoff in a recent issue of
Outdoor Life, is the latest wor
rv. A disciple of Mr. White’s and
equally deadly with gun or pen,
what chance have we to pre
serve our domains from becom
ing a bear pasture?
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The Vermont Democratic
State Committee indorsed
Franklin Roosevelt for President
of the United States.
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Washington Newsletter
By Will A. Steel
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About thirty residents of
Grantley Harbor have sent a
petition to the Delegate asketg
the Goverament to emprove the
harbor and build suitable roads
into the interior of Seward
peninsula, so that transportation
[costs might be reduced.
The House committee on Ter
ritories has agreed on favorable
leports concerning two of Dele
gate Wickersham’s bills. One
provides for the issuing of $100,
000 in bonds by the municipality
of Petersburg for the necssary
improvements to the electric
light and power plant, water
system and the retirement 01
$35,000 in outstanding bonds.
The other authorizes the Secre
tary of War to make improve
ments to the government dock
at Juneau.
Hugh W. Terhune, executive
officer of the Alaska Game Com
mission, and representative of
the Biologicaly Surve at Juneau,
is now in Washington consulting
with Department heads con
cerning matters in which his
office is interested.
In answer to some complaints
that certain sections of Alaska
were not accurately reported in
the recent census enumerations
'Director Steward looked into
the particular complaints and
found some of the names re
corded that were supposed to be
missing. Among other things
the Director says in a recent
letter: “The Bureau of the Cen
sus makes every effort to take a
1 complete and accurate census,
and we are satisfied that the
! Supervisor of Alaska did every
thing in his power to have every
individual in that territory
enumerated at the census of
1930. It often happens that per
sons who claim they were not
interviewed by the Enumerator
are included in the census, be
cause the information concein
jing them was obtained from a
person other than themselves.
Radio is again beginning to
■interest Alaskan interests, ac
cording to reports received here
rby the Federal Radio Commis
sion. The Alaska Radio and Ser
vice Co., of Ketchikan, has been
authorized to remain off the air
for remainder of license period,
pending action on application
to install new equipment. The
Hyder Radio and Tel. Co., Hydet,
has been granted a license,
coastal and point to point ser
vice. P. E. Harris & Co. want re
newal of licenses at Hawk In -
let and False Pass. The Radio
marine Corporation of America
want permission to transfer li
censes to the Pacific American
Fisheries at the following loca
tions: King Cove, Zacher Bay.
Ikatan, Warren, Pillar Bay, An
nette Island, Lazy Bay, Port
Moller.
Mr. Henry Johns, of Alvona,
Michigan, a friend of Congress
man Robert H. Clancy, of Mich
igan, expects to leave next week
on a pleasure and business trip
to Alaska. He will call on Gov
ernor Parks at Juneau, as well
as other Federal officials.
The Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce is giving evidence of
Us practical interest in Alaska
by writing and urging members
in Congress from California to
lend assistance to defeat the
bdl submitted by the Depart
ment of Justice to combine the
Second or Nome judicial division
with the Fourth or Fairbanks
division and thus do away with
one set of important officials.
Some of these members have
indicated to the Delegate that
they will assist him in defeating
the bill, on the ground that
there would be practically little
economy as a result of the con -
solidation and it would tend to
disorganize the present satis
factory, arrangement of t h e
courts in Alaska.
The people of Kalskag want a
post office established at that
location, which is near the
Kuskokwim river between Bethel
and Sleetmute, and they also
want George Morgan appointed
postmaster. He has conducted
a trading store for the past
twelve years, but has been re -1
sident of Alaska since 1897.
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Major Elliott, District En-'
gineer for Alaska, made a report
favoring the requested harbor
improvements at Petersburg
through the proper dredging, so
that the passenger steamers and !
! smaller craft could tie up at the i
| docks during all tides. This re
port went to Lieut. Col. Robins, 1
! division engineer at San Fran
1 c isco, who has forwarded it with
his approval to the Chief of
Engineers at Washington. Gn
| Jan. 18th. it will be considered
| by the Board of Engineers and
j if approved will likely be ac
cepted by the War Department
and submitted for inclusion in !
the next Rivers and Harbors j
bill.
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HOONAH
Mrs. Paul Williams was elect
ed president of the A. N. S. with
Mrs. Lonnie Houston, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Marion McKinley,
j secretary; Mrs. St. Clair John
|son, treasurer; Mrs. George Jim
and Mrs. Jim Austin, sgt-at
;orms; Financial sec., Mrs. Wii
jliam Johnson; cor. sec., Mrs.
John T. Fawcett; Council, Mrs
Peter Austin, Mrs. Otto Linduff,
Mrs. Albert Mills.
Mrs. uscar w imams, mis.
; Walter Pratt, Mrs. Don White.
, Mrs. Luke White, Misses Fannie
■ Wilson, Sophia White, Mrs
: Archie White, Mis. Phillip Reese,
r nd Mrs. Mike Wilson are new
1 members in the Sisterhood since
! convention.
The meetings of the Brother
hood show that the Spirit of
Yakutat did not all depart witn
the delegates to the convention
held here. Elections were held on
the fourth of the month, the
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