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12 COMMUNICATIONS
In the mail Thursday morning
were two communications to the
Empire that have to do with the
Bristol Bay Salmon strike.
One communication is from the
Alaska'Salmon Industry. We present
it and follow it with the second
communication from a fisherman.
The strike is settled, but there
I are many of our readers, we be
I lieve, who will be interested in the
! following letters:
j MEMORANDUM FROM ALASKA
SALMON INDUSTRY, INC.
RE BRISTOL BAY
“Because there are bound to be
j repercussions from sincere people as
j well as political opportunists, we
; of the salmon industry want to
state our case as clearly as possible.
"One thousand native Alaska
j cannery workers are losing a sea
son's work and wages in the Bris
tol Bay canneries. Those who had
left their villages for the canneries
j have been returned to their homes.
! The native workers were replaced
by other workers so that the valu
able red salmon pack could be
j processed.
Some people will argue that these
natives got along before cannery
operations opened on Bristol Bay.
i They will point out that the na
; tives subsisted prior to 1942 with
out salmon cannery wages. This is
true. But during the past nine
j years these people have been able
to raise their living standards be
cause of the cash brought in by
| the members of their families who
I worked in the canneries.
“Without this money somewhat
j in excess of $600,000 for a short
| fishing season, these natives will
: be forced to do without many
things that have become necessities
| to them in recent years. Further
more, a large part of this $600,000
I would have been spent in village
j trading posts. These traders, like
wise will feel the economic pinch.
And the $600,000 will leave Alaska
in the pockets of non-resident
! workers.
“We recognize that the Territory
Sneeds more—not less—payrolls. It
is a severe blow when Alaska's
; largest industry is forced to re
plncr 1,000 residents with outsiders
who have absolutely no stake In the
Territory.
What makes this entire situation
maddening is to see these honest,
hard working natives leave the
canneries with so little understand
ing of what happened to them.
Yes, they want to work. No, they
don't want to go home with no
wages. But Jim Downey told them
not to work.
Jim Downey doesn’t want them to
work—so quietly with no sign of
any antagonism, they left for their
homes.
“Who is this Jim Downey whose
nod could have kept the Jobs of
'1,000 native Alaskans? Jim Downey
I is business agent of two unions.
He is the agent for the resident
cannery workers union and he’s
also the business agent for the Ber
ing Sea Fishermen's Union.
"It was his Jekyll-Hyde mani
pulation that caused the conflict.
The industry and the cannery
workers had no conflict. There was
absolutely no dispute.
“Gravely concerned when it ap
peared that Alaska's valuable red
r.almoii pack would not be pro
cessed. the industry desperately
Hied to get Downey to give his
cannery workers the nod. The in
dustry offered the workers a 15%
increase in pay, improved living
conditions and a fund equal to ten
cents per case on all red salmon
packed in Bristol Bay this season.
This fund, which would approxi
mate $50,000 would be expended
under the direction of four men
who have worked with the natives
for years. The men proposed by
the industry to handle this fund
for the benefit of native workers
and their families were Father
Endal, Father Convert, the Rev
erend Franklin Smith and Sarge
Connick.
“Jim Downey, business agent for
two unions, turned down both these
offers. On the fourth day of the
16-day season, the industry sent
the natives home and started bring
ing in other workers.
“Why wouldn't Jim Downey give
his cannery workers the nod? We
i.i the industry feel that Jim Dow
ney sacrificed the jobs of 1,000
cannery workers for the sole pos
sible benefit of his smaller group
of fishermen.
"Downey’s union is engaged in a
jurisdictional dispute with the Alas
ka Fishermen’s Union. The A.F.U.
is sponsored and supported by
Harry Bridges’ International Long
shoremen’s and Warehousemen's
| Union. Members of the A. F. U.
[are fishing in Bristol Bay. Dow
[ ney’s fishermen are sponsored by
I the Seafarer's International Union
headed by Harry Lundberg. Both
unions have their headquarters in
San Francisco and the active
direction of the jurisdictional
squabble was conducted by union
officials flown to Bristol Bay.
“At the start of the season,
Downey’s cannery workers were af
filiated with the Congress of In
dustrial Organization. But as late
as June 29 Downey notified the in
dustry that his cannery workers
had switched their affiliation from
the C.I.O. to A.F.L. affiliated with
S.I.U.
Legality of this zero hour switch
is seriously questioned by Roy
Atkinson, Seattle, C. I. O. regional
director. But whether C.I.O., A.F.L.
or independent, the native cannery
workers were told by Downey not
to work until his fishermen win
their jurisdictional dispute.
"Jim Downey’s fishermen and the
industry were at odds over two de
j mands that actually required action
by governmental agencies. They
are:
1. UNION JURISDICTION — the
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National Labor Relations Board was
[created to handle such matters. It
lias ordered an election among the
fishermen. Both unions opposed
this election.
2. FISH PRICES — In Bristol
Bay fishermen use company boats
and equipment. They work on the
ships and In the canneries as well
as fish. Therefore. Bristol Bay
fish prices are considered by both
Federal and Territorial agencies to
be wages and under the control of
!the Wage Stabilization Board.
| "A 25'c Increase In fish prices
over 1950—subject to the approval
of the Wage Stabilization Board
—has been offered to both unions.
Although the 25', increase Is In
excess of the 10', increase per
mitted by national formula, the
Industry has petitioned the federal
agency for approval.
"The A.F.U. accepted this offer
and went to work. But Downey re
jected it and attempted to use the
native cannery workers as a lever.
“Naturally this dispute has been
costly to the industry. The Nusha
=;ak canneries, that have been em
ploying native workers exclusively,
are idle.
"Such aqp the gambles of an in
dustry. Perhaps another season will
make up tire losses of individual
canneries. But the 1,000 natives
have little hope of recovering a
season's wages sacrificed In a
struggle for power by competing
labor leaders. j
“BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA
“DATED THIS 1st DAY OF
JULY, 1951."
“Editor
Juneau Empire
“Dear Sir:
“This letter is just a partial ex
planation of what is happening to
the people of Alaska, caused by
the controlled monoplies of th£
outside interests.
“The AS.I. (Alaska Salmon In
dustry) did not see fit to negotiate
with the two recognized and
bonafide unions, the Bering Sea
Fishermen’s Union and the local
Cannery Workers which is recog
nized by the N.L.R.B.
“The A.SI has sent outside for
approximately 120 cannery workers.
Twenty have arrived already. The
controlled A.F.U. members from
the outside went through the pic
ket lines.
“Some of our local fishermen
have also gone through. But there
are still twenty of us resident fish
ermen who are stranded in the
Libby’s Koggiung cannery.
"We have sent a wire to the
Governor to see if he can send us
transportation to our respective
homes hoping he can help us. His
reply should be here this afternoon
if he intends to answer at all.
“The local cannery workers No.
46 were sent home because of
striking in order to get a contract
with the A.S.I.
"The B.S.F.U. are still on strike.
The A.S.I. who controls the largest
Independent Union who operates
in the Territory has complete dis
regard for the Alaska membership.
The agent for their controlled
union's secretary treasurer stated.
Because the B.S.F.U. is on strike
and wants to improve conditions
and prices it is against organized
labor.
“Hell I could keep on writing let
ter after letter, if I had the in
telligence to do so. Hoping you
can help us.
(Signed) A.G. OLAFSON.
Name in file.
11 ARRIVE FROM
WESTWARD; 16 OUT
ON PNA THURSDAY
Fourteen arrived from the west
ward on Pacific Northern Airlines
Thursday and 16 flew out.
From Anchorage: Dean Duffey, F.
Patterson, Bessie Patterson, J. M.
Johnson, Ed Quigley. A. Alegro, M.
Holdman, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Cur
tis, J. Planker, J. Price.
From Cordova: Joe White, Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Gray.
To Anchorage: Mrs. W. L. Paul,
Sr., Gov. Gruening, J. G. Williams,
. G. Apostol, Thelma Camp, Robert
Beierly, J. Michaelson. Serg Evans,
S. Kalifornsky, Shell Simmons, R.
Kuhns, Mrs. J. E. Norene and Joan,
D. Trenton, Mrs. Ellen Olzer.
To Yakutat: Delbert Brown.
HERE ON FURLOUGH
Staff Sergeant Barney Neal, of
the Air Force at Ladd Field, arrived
in Juneau Thursday from Fair
banks on a 15-day furlough. Sgt.
Neal has been stationed in the Fair
banks area the past 18 months with
a radar unit.
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SUSPENSE DRAMA
NOW ON SCREEN
AT 20TH CENTURY
Three new romantic teams are
Introduced to film fans In Twcn
tlth Century-Fox’s “The Secret of
Convict Lake,” the unusual outdoor
suspense drama now showing at the
20th Century Theatre.
Heading the list is the pairing
of Glenn Ford and Gene Tierney.
Although each has appeared in
more than thirly films opposite top
Hollywood personalities, "The Sec
ret of Convict Lake" marks their
first time together.
Zachary Scott and Ann Dvorak,
alsa paired for the first time, enact
the situation of an escaped con
vict who makes love to a frustrated
woman in order to learn the sec
ret of a hidden fortune.
Barbara Bates, recently voted
the “most promising young actress
of 1950" by the Foreign Press As
sociation in "All About Eve,” teams
with Richard Hylton, a discovery
of "Halls of Montezuma."
RETURNS G10ME
AFTER BUSINESS
TRIP TO NOME
After being at Nome and Teller
on business of his office, Leonard
Berlin, division engineer for the
Bureau of Land Management, re
turned to Juneau Tuesday.
He reports that John Short, who
has just finished running surveys
at Aniak on the Kuskokwim river,
is now at Kotzebue on similar sur
vey work there.
At Aniak a townsite was laid
out and, Berlin said, McGrath is
now on the list as a townsite.
Other survey parties for the
Bureau of Land Management are
working in the vicinity of Cook In
let. Kodiak and Fairbanks.
On his trip to the interior Ber
lin drove up the Alaska highway to
Fairbanks, then flewr to Nome and
Returned to Juneau via Anchorage.
FOURTH CLEANUP
Inadvertently, the announcement
of the second most original float
in the Fourth of July parade was
omitted from yesterday's July
Fourth account in the Empire. This
honor went to the Alaska Native
Brotherhood and Sisterhood.
The float represented a large war
canoe bearing potlatch-bound na
tives colorfully dressed in tribal
costumes, singing and with a Ra
ven doing the Raven dance.
Girls Photographed
Two much photographed girls
were Lorna Lattery representing a
circus bareback rider on Banner, a
Shetland pony owned by Curtis H.
Sherwood, and Carol Peterson of
the Juneau Dairies who rode a
mule named Elmer. Lorna was
raised on a Canadian ranch but
both girls have been trained here
by Sherwood.
Just Overlooked
Overlooked was the Auk Bay
float representing community serv
ice. Post Commander George Can
tillon and Vice Commander Floyd
Ogden held the post colors. Three
Legionaires, Ervin Hagerup, J. I.
Noble and Clarence Mosher manned
the shovels.
Pony Rides
Pony rides on the Sherwood shet
lands at the Fun Zone wer£ spon
sored by the Mtnfield Home which
received half of the proceeds.
That Photo Booth
Lions, not Rotarians, operated
the photograph booth at the
Fourth of July fun zone, had a
lot of fun—and a lot of work, they
say.
Rotary's contribution to the
Fourth of July celebration was
participation in the Queen Contest
and in the Fourth of July parade.
Card of Thanks
Due to fright and excitement on
the night of the third, I was not
able to thank anyone who helped
make me Queen. Therefore, at this
time I would like especially to
thank my sponsors: The Moose
Club, the Women of the Moose,
The Filipino Community and Aux
iliary, the Central Labor Council
for the hours of work and effort
put in by them, to make me Queen.
I would like to express my ap
preciation to Pan American for
the round-trip to Seattle that I
have coming to me and also to
B. M. Behrends, the Nugget Shop,
the Baranof Gift Shop, Stevens,
Browns Ready-to-wear and the
Juneau Florist for the lovely gifts
given to me by them.
Also for their cooperation and
help, I would like to thank the
4th of July Committee for such a
wonderful time during the holidays,
Johnny Goettel for his time and
the use of his very nice car the
whole day of the 4th, and to Bob
Cowling for taking us on his boat
during theboat races.
Of course I have not forgotten
everyone that so loyally bought
tickets to support me. You have all
made this the happiest and nicest
4th of July I have ever had.
Sincerely,
Joyce Hope
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Dave Green, Seattle fur whole
saler and retailer, is in Juneau with
his new fur lines and presently
showing them at the Baranof hotel
sample rooms.
No stranger, Green is a familiar
figure in the Territory, having
travelled Alaska annually for the
past 2H years. At one time. Green
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Ketchikan.
His new selection consists of
mink, otter, ermine and other furs
mid he plans to remain in Juneau
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JUNEAU-DOUGLAS
• PICNIC ON JULY 15
The big Juneau-Douglas picnic,
an annual event, will be held at
Seattle in Woodland Park on July
15, according to an announcement
received by the Empire from George
Benson, former wellknown Juneau
ite, who always makes a report on
the affair.
In previous years several hundred
former Juneau-Douglas residents,
as well as present Alaskans, get to
gether and there is a general swap
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