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SULZER WANTS FISHERIES
CONTROLLED BY TERRITORY
Alaska Legislature Prevented by Wickersham En
abling Act from Exercising Its
Rightful Functions
(By Charles A. Derry)
\ «onsidernble portion <*t Wicker
sham'. -pc. i h at ('ordova tlie otIn**
li -111 w:i devoted to the Sul/.er ti ;h ,
pill, wii'di, hovv(»ver. tie < andi
date t*>r d- le-.itr admitted he had not |
read Not onlv had lie not n ad it. ;
1 • *:t In showed an utter ignorance of
i - pro vis jo m ns else willfully mi; i
represented those provisions.
’flu object of tin- Sul/."!’ fisheries
bid >: . hr- • and last, to remove eon
tie! of that important industry, in t
\. hu h f In- i ut ure of Alaska is «.
eloselv i111e;• vv ov ell, from tin* federal
to the territorial government.
It mu-' be remembered that the
t hor'r i . h u ; he objects upon
which the teiri-orial legislature. h>
: .•(•• of .tin* 'Vi* ’ ha’!' ”b'mc rub ■" ;
hill, is not allowed to legislate. '1‘his
was one ot the subjects ulii h. accord
ir.g to the testimony of Mr Wicker
si.am ludore the house elections com
initfee. “it would trt do to give that
territorial VAshiture authority to de
stroy itself.” In other words. Alas
k: ns were not competent :•> handle
their own affairs
The i’nitid States bureau of tidier
ies. which has complete jurisdiction
over the fisheries of Alaska, can mu
pi ssibly take the interest n the ad
ministration 01 the laws governing
tl;e industry as could \laska officers.
They are situated thousands of miles
away and are not in touch with con
ditions. Tile Sul/ei hill seeks to re
move control of the industry from
this bureau and place it where it
rightfully belongs—in the legislature
of Alaska, elected by the people of
the territory.
When the provisions of this meas
ure are known to the people much of
the misapprehension now existing as
to it will be removed. Hut it is not.
expected that it will meet the ap
proval of Wiekersham. for the reason
that it gives Alaska people power to
conduct their own affairs regarding
the fishing industry. Wickersham's
aim has ever been to keep the terri
tory and its people in subjection to
the depart n.edits and bureaus at
\\: slit igton.
The following disru sion ( f the
Sulzer fisheries bill, taken from tlm
Juneau Umpire. will be of interest t
this time:
"At the meeting of the Alaska I'lsh
and (lame Club a speaker ref"r ed to
the Sulzer fisheries bill i.s the 'Alex
ander bill, and condemned it because,
lie said, it eolilirmed the title of those
who occupy trap sites to their loea
(ions When it was explained that
the bill did not do so. lint simply gave
occupants of trap sites the right to
lease their locations for five years,
with the option of a further lease for
another five years, with a tax of 1
cent a fish on all fish that may he
caught, and that Delegate Sulzer was
insistent mostly on the provision of
the hill which gives the territory con
trol over the fisheries, and was ready
to make concessions in other mat
ters, the speaker retorted. 'I'm not
impugning the motive of Mr. Sulzer
at all. but I think he fell into the
hands of robbers.'
"Those who are familiar with the
facts know that Mr Sulzer did not
'tall into the hands' of anybody. Mr.
Sulzer wrote his fish hill himself, and
it was not shown to a single cannery
rnan or fisherman or anyone else In
terested fit 'h- fisheries until It was
completed lie then sent a copy of
it to the secretary of agriculture, who.
of course referred it to the fisheries
bureau He received a letter from
the department that, while not de
claring opposition to the hill, did not
waive the contention that the national
government should control the fisher
ies Mr Sulzer then introduced the
hill, early in the winter, and s< nt
copies throughout the territory He
sent many letters also stating frankly
that the bill was not offered as the
final solution of the fisheries ques
tion or as a perfect hill in all its de
tails In this letter Mr Sulzer asked
for constructive criticism of the
measure and helpful suggestions His
letter and his invitation for criticisms
were published and widely advertised.
In response to it the delegate re
reived many letters from various
parts of Alaska and elsewhere It is
notable, however, that the Wiekltes
who are now attacking the bill did
not write to him, making suggestions,
helpful or otherwise. They waited
for the coming of a political cam
paign, and then attacked Mr Sulzer
and his bill.
“Mr. Sulzer. as we believe are nil
thoughtful, informed and disinter
men in tin* territory, is thor
- convimed that the enlx way
to «|ve the nrobl-m ot prevention
the destruetiou of the fisheries of
Ala-la ami the perpetuation of the
industry, is to hrinu the question Imre
: »r aet ion hy the people who are fa
mil'ir with the ind mtiA and who are
vitally interested in its solution alnnr
rirht lines
Most of the cannery interests in
Ai.i; l a. inelndiar the representatives
of ill" larv : pe-I inr companies. ha\ *
reach* d tli*- point wher* they will sn;
i, t a I: a ,i* rule fish ! iH Tie x\ ho
■ • fei ile r w *h •* 11 phr -cs o- t): ■
. .«i r i< -a h a id underst «■ mi t hat in
• ! >■;:: 'a’ ion t hv mall eon
.ad t-m it through «: n kly it is
f • *- I -■ *t* to pet <■()-*>pe■■ all alnnr
• he line if t hat is possible ”
HOLLAND TO
ADD 523,440
ACRES OF SOIL
WASHINGTON'. Oct. 11 Fnder
taking a project which will cost about
$89.24-1.non and will add 522.44n acres
of tillable soil to the area of Holland,
and which will require thirty-three
years for completion, the Dutch gov
ernment has begun preliminary work
of draining the Zuider Zee. \ com
mission has been named to take the
necessary steps for the commence
ment of construction work, under au
thorization of an act passed by both
houses of the Dutch legislature, which
received the royal signature June 14,
19IK. according to a report from t’otn
mereial Attache Paul 1. Edwards at
The Hague.
The work of turning tin* bottom of
the Zuider Zee into fields and gar
dens is divided into two distinct
l ha -es. First, tin- building of a gi**at'
eighteen mile dike from the island <’fi
Wieringcn to a point near th* town1
of Priam, on the coast of th** prov
ince of Friesland: and second, the
construction of lour dikes within the
sen and th** draining and reclaiming
the land in hac k of these harriers.
The average depth of water which
tin* great dike will encounter is about
12.2 feet below mean average sea
level. The height of the dike itself
als)ve sea level will run from 18.9
feet to 17.6 feet.
The body of the main dike will con
sist of sand on a body of brush and
stone, with a surface covering of clay,
and the outside lateral surlaco will
be faced with a basalt riprap. A
double-track railroad will run along
the dike on the inside This clay for
the surface will be dredged from the
bottom of the Zuider Zee and also will
be transported from the island of
Wieringcn as waste material of a
ei-.nal that will he under construction
there The total volume of th** dike
is estimated to he about 29.22S.OOU
cubic yards. The estimated cost of
the dike proper is about $1 1,256,000.
Although th** completion of the on
lire project will require thirty-three
>«*!’>. 52,600 acres, comprising the
fust section of reclaimed land, will
he available for cultivation within
fifteen years. Experts assure the
Hollanders that the soil will be fer
tile. as, alter the great ditches cut
off the sea. tile Zuider Zee will • adu
e.Uy turn fresh, owing to the continual
emptying into it of fresh-water
streams.
Several important tish'ug villages,
such as Vollendam and Markon, will
he no longer touched by water, so
the government has promised th »t
sued a 1 laws shall be passe! providing
for adequate indemnifie -»th n of the
fishermen and providing funds for th**
removal and reestablishment of their
industry on the North sea.
The government expects to receive
about $12 per acre per year as rental
for the reclaimed soil.
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Ruin In Its Wake
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ADD STRENGTH WITH FOURTH LIDERTY RONDS
American Soldiers
Studying German
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES J
IN FRANCE, Oi l 11 .Many Ameri-|
can soldiers in France have taken up
the sluily of (he German language. J
Some say they are eager to talk to
t he Gel man prison ts, anil others ex
plain that they desire to he prepared
•a speak German when they reach Ber- :
lin. Nearly every’ American company j
has one or more individuals who can
speak German, more or less, and the
hoys study German during spare mo
ments. After two or three months
in France many American soldiers are I
aide to speak some French.
ALLIES MAY
CROP HUNS
ALL WINTER
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN FRANCE. Sept 2b. (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press).---Mar
shal Foch is the only man who knows
just what move he is planning for to
morrow or next w-ek or next month,
hut there is growing in the fighting
armies a feeling that the German is
not going to lie permitted to rest this
winter.
Fight in good weather :.nil dig in
for the had lias become almost an
accepted principle in this war Men
trained in the theory of war prior to
19M and in its practice since have
agreed every year to the uselessness
of attempting to drive the enemy from
its trenches once the rain and sleet
and snow set in. hut there are indica
tions that the initiative taken by the
allies In July will be retained regard
less of bad weather
If Marshal Foch calls upon his ar
my groups to continue jumping at the
Germans they will and they will do
it as they did in the early part of
the war for. in addition to the rein- |
foreement that America has provided,
there is a spirit revived. The French j
are fighting with a confidence restored
and the British are going in with
greater enthusiasm than had been ap- I
parent for many months They are
not merely “carrying on." They are
slashing away Ilk" on" does when h"
knows there is another on" right by
his side hitting just as liar1.
The Germans are not exhaust > >
They are not so badly fed Their cloth
ing is not bad and they probably h ive
plenty of ammunition notwithstanding j
th" enormous stores they have aban
doned But there is something wror.-;
and men who have commanded troops !
in the recent Franco American British ;
offensives are Inclined to believe It
Is the realization by the people of
Germany of the hopelessness of keep
ing up the tight against a foe who
obviously is growing stronger instead
of weaker.
German newspapers, ofliria! and
semi-official documents and private
letters that occasionally come to the
hands of the allied troops no longer
contain sneers regarding the Ameri
can assistance. It is recognized that
the American army cannot be disposed
of so easily.
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Sec. 21. Election lanes That in any precinct where the election
has been legally called and no official ballots have been received the
voters are permitted to write or print their ballots, but the judges of
election shall, in this event, certify to the facts which prevented the
use of the official ballots, which certificate must accompany and lie
made a part of the election returns.
SAMPLE BALLOT
THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION
MARK "X" LN THE SQUARE AT THE LEFT OF THE NAME
OF THE CANDIDATE FOR WHOM YOU DESIRE TO VOTE IF
NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR WHOM YOU DESIRE TO VOTE
DO NOT APPEAR ON THE BALIX)T, INSERT WITH PENCIL IN’
BLANK SPACES.
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For Delegate to Congress (Vote for one.)
0 JAMES WICKERSHAM
For Territorial Senator (Vote for one.)
0 J. W. WARD
For Territorial Representative (Vote for four.I
0 HENRY SLATER
0 JOSEPH H. MURRAY
0 JOSEPH L. REED
0 J. LINDLEY GREEN
For Hoad Commissioner (Vote for one.)
0 JAMES L. GALEN
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ELECTION NOVEMBER 5th, 1918
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