REDFIELD TELLS WHY HE
FAVORS FISHERIES BILL
Secretary of Commerce Win.
C. Redfield in a letter sent in
reply to a telegram of protest but
him in regard to the fisheries bill
by the Fairbanks Commercial
Club on February 6,. .sets
forth very clearly his views in
regard to the bill which will de
prive the territorial legislature of
the right to tax the fishing indus'
r ies of the waters of Aaska.
The letter is a concise state
ment of the feelings of the cab
inet officer and those who are in
favor of the bill, and shows clear'
v that every effort will be made
to have the measure passed. At
the same time, Delegate Wicker
sham and others are strenuously
opposing the bill, which would
deprive the territory of Alaska
of a large part of the revenues
it now receives.
The Letter
The letter from the secretary
of commerce in reply to the tele
gram reads as folows:
‘Washington, Feb. 8.
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“Mr Wallace Cathcart, secretary
Fairbanks Commercial Club,
Fairbanks, Alaska.
Dear Sir: I am in receipt of
nil* telegram of February 6,
stating that the Fairbanks Com
mercial club by resolution pro
tests against the pasage of the
proposed amendment to section
3 of the enabling act of Alaska,
wherein it is attempted to take
the power away from the Alaska
legislature to levy taxes on fish
eries in Alaska.
“Under the law as it stands at
the present time, the legislature
of Alaska, as well as the con
gress of the United States, has
the power of imposing license
and taxes on certain kinds of
business, including fisheries, saF
teries, fish traps, and gill nets.
Taxes and fees have been fixed
by congress and any imposed by
the legislature of Alaska mean an
additional burden on such busi
ness. tl at once becomes appar
ent that if the legislature of AF
MUSHER SAYS CONDITION
OF KUSKOKWIM NATIVES
OEPLORABLE
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Bill Lee and Joe AicDowali
returned trom tlie not bpringsoi
tne ixusKOKwim on rnuay ot last
vveeK, says tne iditarou Pioneer
ot iviarcn 4. Air. L-ee tells an in
teresting story ot the trip, ana
•lays mat it tuuK tne party twenty
days to maKe the journey iron:
l-iat Uty. I heir stay at the
springs was shortened by .the taci
mat one lias to puii more dog
feed than gruu. i ney had tweir
y uogs, and it takes aoout all a
dog can pull over an unbeaten
...1 10 teed himself.
. ir. Lee states that the springs
ire all that they expected. Tht
water is extremely hot and heav
ily mineralized, especially with
sulphur. Accommodations art
poor at present, especially as
there are from ten to fifteen peo
ple there. But a few of the vis
itors are putting up permanent
cabins to while the hours away
between baths, so accommoda
tions soon will be better.
Mr. Lee states that the grill
question connected with such ;
trip is a serious one. To pul
provisions from this side, a dis
tance of nearly 200 miles, he re
gards as folly Ordinarily about
all that could be taken would b«
enough for the trip there and
back, leaving nothing to live or
while there. But another had
feature is the fact that most oi
the trading posts on the Kusko
kwim in the vicinity of thi
springs are short of grub. Sleit
mute, thirty miles above George
town, is the nearest trading post
to the springs
Mr. Lee tells of the deplorablt
condition of the Indians on tht
Kuskokwim. He says their pov
erty has been brought about by
the lack </ game in the country.
There are no schools nor govern
mutt officials to take an interesi
in them. Sleitmute is said to bt
the largest village on the Kosko
kwim, some eighty natives living
there. At present all they have
td subsist on is straight dog sal
mon, and they devour it in mucl;
the s me manner as animals. Last,
summer’s run of salmon was so
poor on the river that they have
no tish to trade for flour, tea o.
other provisions from the posts
The Indians, says Mr. Lee, fol
low a white man just as would i,
hungry dog. When camp is madr
and meals are prepared they si',
around at a distance and watcl
eagerly for scraps thrown to
them, when they ail fight for
them just as dogs do. OK *nc
young join in this scramble, and
the survival of the fittest is tht
only law thev know
Mr. Bishop, the trader at Sleit ■
mute, has been trying to induct:
the government to aid the native*4
iii his vicinity for the past three
years, but to no avail.
Mr. Lee states that one could
hardly give credence to these
stories of misery, and want, right
in the midst of a country where
the Jiite population i.^ prosper
ous and well fed, unless he saw
it himself.
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iska exercises this power the re
mit is double taxation on persons
.ngaged in such kinds of busi
ness, and furthermore, creates a
Jual control between the depart
ment of commerce and the legL
I attire of Alaska over at least a
branch of such kinds of business.
The control of the fisheries of
Alaska is by law placed in the
department of commerce and it is
responsible not only for the pre
servation, but also for the growth
and development thereof. It is
quite clear that if the territory of
Alaska is given a joint right to
control over the whole or any
portion of such fisheries, the plans
of the department of commerce
for their growth and development
may meet with serious interfer
ence, and the result be most
harmful to the industry. For ex
ample, should the legislature of
Alaska impose license fees or
taxes to any extent that might
seriously impair the industry or
make it unprofitable, the depart
ment or commerce, charged with
the responsibility of caring for
the industry, would be practical
ly helpless. The department feels
that not even the possibility of
such, a situation, much less the
situation itself, should be allowed
to exist As long as congress
tees fit to continue the control of
Lhe Alaska fisheries in the de
partment of commerce, that con
trol should be exclusive.
“In view of this, the depart
ment feels very strongly that the
bill should he passed and has so
recommended to the committee
ut the house on merchant marine
and fisheries.
“Yours very truly,
“WILLIAM C- REDl'TELD,
“Secretary."
Fairbanks Times.
ALASKA
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1 lie uncivil war between Sew
ard papers has reached that one
point where one accuses the other
of being a corner on d-d tool*'
Waller Quinn of Valdez and j
vicinity for the past several years,
was recently admitted to the Sit-!
ka Pioneers Home He is a native
of Great Britain but has lived;
nearly all his life in America. He
came to Maska in 1895.
Some ut the good women of
Seward are doing a noble work
these winter nights which may
broaden into a larger field. They
are teaching English to a class
of Russians who arc eager to learn
the language of the country in
which thev live
1 lie sudden violent convulsion8
of Senator Sulzer over the stand
of Delegate Wickersham on the
matter of statehood for Masks]
are taken by an exchange as an!
indication that tile senator has an
ambition of hb own.
1 he Royal Northwest Mounted
Police expedition will leave
Dawson for I : ■
Fort Mcl’hcrson. during the com
ing week in charge of Corporal
V’ ard. The Ward party will go
as bar as Fort McPherson where
they will meet a relay from Her
schcl island l
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