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this icea he visited the packing
houses of Chicago, Omaha, Kan
sas City. etc. He was promised a
♦market for every deer he could
deliver properly butchered and
prepared for market. He discov
ered that four carloads of dressed
deer shipped by the Lomen Cor
poration were condemned in Salt
Lake City as unsuitable for food
because of unscientific butchering.
Another four carloads suffered the
same fate in Colorado.
FUTURE WAS ROSEATE
About this time The Gateway
received an inquiry from Waeehter
Bros, for 1.000 live deer.
All looked roseate for an indus
try along the railroad and some
return for the independent and
native reindeer men from their
herds.
A Mr. Twitchell from the Kus
•xokwim visited the Railroad Belt
in an effort to finance driving 3.000
head of deer to the railroad. He
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failed to put over the deal i
The first intimation that Col- j
onel Ohlson had that his practical |
plan was destined to be shot full;
of holes was when he visited
Washington. Here he was inform
ed by the National Parks Bureau i
that he could not drive reindeer
thru McKinley Park: that they
would come under the heading of
“cattle.”
Ha spent several months in get
ting various bureau heads to
gether. “Look here,” he said in
effect, “if we bureau heads begin
scrapping we’ll make a big fizzle of
everything.”
He received assurances of co-op
eration.
Who blocked this move?
Let’s reconstruct the case, as
the detective story says:
At about this time two New York 1
men acquired control of the Lo- j
men Reindeer Corporation. The
old frontiersman with his native
honesty stepped aside for Wall
Street high finance.
CALLED ON THE CARPET
Shortly afterward, the state of
Washington called the corporation
to the carpet alleging that a stock
issue of. it is said, $400,000 shares
then on the market, was backed by
false statements as to the number j
; of deer- The stock was ordered
| off the market. Eventually there j
j was an adjustment.
' The corporation took the de
fensive and sought to soft-pedal
| publicity of the Seattle episode.
Then the corporation entered
the reindeer range country with a
benevolent plan. It agreed to
range and herd the native reindeer
and those of the independents for
$1.00 per head per year!
The current price for reindeer
is S3.00 per head. If a man owned
1.000 head, at the time of maturi
ty of three years he would owe the
corporation $3,C ^0!
What Eskimo would have S3.000
with which to pay!
Here Ben Mozee stepped in. along
with others facing the big Wall
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Street organization. He refused I
to allow the wards of the govern- ]
ment to be fleeced. For this act
of conscientiousness for his trust
he was never forgiven.
Get Mozeel
POLITICAL POTLATCH
The old crowd at Washington
saw political clouds hovering. It
was grab while time permitted.
Hence the appearance on the
scene of the Howell committee.
When it left Alaska, governmental
institutions which had functioned
well for two decades, looked as if
they had been sent through a
mangier.
Later on Senator Kendrick was1
added to a committee charged with
investigation of the reindeer in
dustry. It cost the public treas
ury many thousands of dollars in
airplane rides and some great pow
wows were held north of sixty
three, but the Eskimo was not in
vited to the potlatch. It was a
Loman Corporation affair judged
by Ben Mozee’s open exposure.
Enough scandal has trickled
down from the reindeer country to
make the Washington "Merry Go!
Round" look like a Sunday school
tract. For years those with their;
ears to the ground have listened
for the ominous thunder preced
ing a storm.
If the present administration
has time to spare after kicking the
master racketeers out of Washing
ton it looks as if it is drawung near
time to seek the cyclone cellar.
When men like Ben Mozee re
fust to accept a bribe to serve
special interests and prostitute a
trust he has guarded for many
years somebody must take notice.
The following correspondence
between Mr. Mozee, Governor Geo.
A. Parks and Secretary of the In
terior Ray Liman Wilbur, offers
some startling revelations as to the
manner in which faithful public
servants have been crucified by the
powers in Washington and their
henchmen in Alaska:
ACT I.—The Conspiracy
Juneau. Alaska, Feb. 7-8. 1933.
Mozee, Nome:
Following from deparment: "The
secretary has today transferred
Mozee to district Supt, Alaska
school service at $3,200 vice Garber
whose services terminate Feby 28tn
and has appointed Brewster gen
eral reindeer supervisor vice Mozee
at $3,800.00. These two changes
should be made March first. Please
notify interested parties.” Ac
knowledge receipt this by wire.
GEO. A. PARKS, Governor.
Nome, Alaska, Feb. 9, 1933.
Gov. Parks, Juneau:
Yours eighth received.
MOZEE.
ACT II. The Answer
Nome Alaska, Feb. 10, 1S33.
Hon. Ray Liman Wilbur,
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PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Seward General Hospital
E. P. Harwood
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Seward, Alaska
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AGENT
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Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.
I do not accept transfer to Kus
kokwim district but am not resign
ing. Your order transferring me
is the result of misrepresentations
by Lomens and collusion within
your department.. MOZEE.
ACT III.—A Feeler
Washington, D. C-, Feb. 11, 1933
Mozee,
Reindeer Service, Nome:
Field representatives’ investiga
tion gives unquestionable grounds
for removing you from your posi
tion as general reindeer supervis
or. You should be familiar with
them as they were discussed with
you during the invesitgation. In
your interest we worked out trans
fer to Alaska school service where
we thought you could render satis
factory service if you confine your
activity to your new duties. While
this transfer involves a reduction
in salary you would still receive.
goood compensation and would be
brought ‘ within retirement act.
You do not occupy civil service
position and you can be dismissed
without charges being preferred
against you. This latter action
will be taken, effective immediate
ly, and supported by evidence of
record here if you do not accept
transfer. Radio answer immedi
ately. RAY LYMAN WILBUR.
ACT IV.—Honor Not for Sale
Nome, Alaska, Feb. 12, 1933.
Hon. Ray Lyman Wilbur,
Secretary of the Interior,
-Washington, D. C.
Your assumption that I am fa
miliar with unquestionable grounds
for removal is incorrect. There are
no technical grounds known to me.
The inspectors discussed with me
no grounds which could justify my
removal. Do not know construc
tion which inspectors placed upon
matters discussed. Investigation
carried on in manner unsympa
thetic toward native interests and
without understanding of handi
caps under which reindeer service
must operate and with apparent
determination to favor corporation
interests. If you credit such an
investigation of the reindeer serv
ice then the way is kept open for
sinister influences to force out any
reindeer service employee who
when in conflict with corporation
dares to uphold native interests.
Under these conditions my accep
ance of another position in the de
partment under this administra
tion would be in acquiescence in
practices which undermine justice
and our government.
MOZEE.
ACT V.—More Temptation, Threat
“Weigh well what loss thy (pocket)
must sustain if with too credent
an ear thou lists thy (conscience).”
Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 15, 1933.
Mozee, Nome:
I am requesting secretary defer
final action until Friday. Believe
it to be in your benefits not to in
vite summary dismissal earnestly
urge you reconsider and accept
transfer which will assure you of
position. Feel that you will jeop
ardize your long service record and
create for yourself a situation
which will preclude possibility of
any consideration you may be en
titled to in the future please give
this serious thought and wire me
immediately your final decision. I
must wire department tomorrow.
GEO. PARKS, Governor.
ACT VI.—Out! Thou Strumpet For
tune!
“Weigh well what loss my honor
must sustain, if with too credent
Ssward Fraternal Orders
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Monday’s of each month
In McMullen's Building, at
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always welcome. Mrs. Bessie
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Meets on every
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at 8 p. m. at I.
O. O. P. HaiL All
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Meets the first and third
Monday’s of each month
in I. O. O. P. Hall at
8 p. m. Visiting mem*
ben are always welcome.
Grace Neville, N. G,
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RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7
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____ Meets every Thursday at 8 p.
m. in Odd Fellow's HaU. Visit
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Meet the fint and third Wed
nesday at 8 p. m. In the
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Post Commander, L. J.
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SEWARD LODGE NO. 219
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Stated communications first enrt
third Tuesdays of each month.
Visiting brothers welcome.
Charles Lechner, W M
E. P. Harwood, Secretary
an ear, I list thy songs, dear Laer
tes.”
Nome, Alaska, Feb. 16, 1933.
Governor Parks,
Juneau:
Yours fifteenth. Issue is not one
concerning the matter of my po
sition but as to whether or not
commercial interests shall con
tinue to dictate who government
reindeer service employees shall
be and what they shall do. My
decision unchanged. MOZEE.
ACT VI.—Off with his head!
Washington, D.C., Feb. 18. 1933.
Mozee,
A Is Reindeer Service,
Nome, Alaska:
The change in reindeer manage
ment was made in the interest of
the natives and based on general
conditions reported by field repre
sentatives. You should not con
fuse issues. Mv plan was not to
remove you from service under t
charges but I offered you transfer |
to Alaska schoo1 service where I1
believe you could function satis-1
factorily if you confined your ac- •
tivities to your new duties. Your
refusal to accept transfer requires
me to separate you effective at
close of business today.
RAY LYMAN WILBljR.
FINAL ACT—“I die, I ro. Horatio;
report my cause aright to the
Unsatisfied.”
Nome, Alaska, Feb. 18, 1933.
Hon. Ray Lyman Wilbur,
Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.
Report of Trowbridge Giliman
which formed basis of your deci
sion to change reindeer manage
ment can not possibly be fair to
conditions for following reasons:
First it was prearranged with Lo
mens and conducted with preju
dice. See my letter last March 7th.
That change was in Trowbridge’s
mind is shown by fact that on ar
rival Brewster Trowbridge stated
that a prominent senator can force
any Secretary of Interior to ap
point any man he wished. Last
April Lomen repeatedly boasted
that Mozee and others would be
removed from service within six
months. When Schmidt transfer
red Trowbridge said “If men don’t
co-operate with Lomens we can re
move them. We have done it.”
Lomen advised me that Governor
Parks was handling reindeer busi
ness which should go through my
office directly with Lomens. Sec
ond, investigators were ignorant of
conditions they investigated and
reported upon. Did not learn ter
minology of industry. As illus
trations claimed range rule forbid
ding roundups was broken when
deer shot on range. Continuously
used inaccurate term maverick
fawns. Investigators did not learn
howr to read or interpret round
up reports or store audits. Con
demned present service for in
completeness of records wrhich due
to lack of local supervision of na
tives and fact that records incom
plete for years before present per
sonnel took office. Third, inves
tigation was inadeouate. Investi
gators visited Buckland handling
less than five hours, cursed Alas
ka, returned Nome without inter
viewing natives in that area where
bitter controversy has existed for
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years. Investigators returned from
Teller white settlement without
knowing of large native settlement
with government teacher nearby.
Thowbridge and Gillman repeated
ly stated they were not investigat
ing Lomens and yet openly vindi
cated them. No investigation of
reindeer situation possible unless
Lomen activities are records in
cluded. Determination to cripple
service shown by the following:
F irst, inspectors continuously
stated that natives did not have
to be guided by regulation ap
proved by Secretary of Interior re
garding sale deer. Second, inves
tigators held Schmidt Mozee from
field during general roundup in
spite of our repeated remonstrance.
Gillman called Rood in on first
day most important roundup his
district and held him number
days before taking matters up with
him. Did not aid in any manner
helping effect separation as per
your order on Teller and Buck
land areas. Gillman took Nome
local supt to Kuskokwim for sev
eral weeks at a, time when greatly
needed here. On arrival here in
spectors took services my clerk
stenographer claiming they were
not permitted use any stenogra
pher not in government service
and so greatly crippled routine
work. Secured order dismissing a
most efficient stenographer without
consulting me- They hounded the
entire personnel and forced out a
competent file clerk. They at
tempted to leave Nome with mass
of papers from the files which
they criticized as being incomplete
without leaving any record of such
act. It is an injustice to credit
the report made under the above
conditions especially when the
welfare of a whole people is in
volved. MOZEE.
Senator Luther C. Hess of the
Fourth Division accompanied by
Mrs- Hess, arrived Saturday from
Fairbanks enroute to the Juneau
legislative session.
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