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OP SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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IMPERIALISM IN ALASKA
Shall political expediency dr shall the fundamental law
based upon a fair construction of the Constitution of the
United States govern the future development of Federal
agencies in the Territory of Alaska?
It is reported certain intelligent and patriotic resi
dents of the Territory, upon a plan seeking economy in
the operation of various activities of three executive de
partments, more or less interlocking, propose radical
departures affecting inherent rights, privileges and im
munities contained in the bill of rights of the Constitution.
A trial of misdemeanors, such as violations of the
Volstead act, game law regulations, not by jury, but by a
sort of summary court; such court to be composed of one
or more law enforcement officers; such officers to act as
constables, police officers, justices of the peace, game
wardens, fish wardens, prohibition agents, detectives, or
investigators of crime, and a sort of combined jury and
judge (including bailiff and clerk of court), and by a court
thus constituted, pass upon the guilt or innocence of a de
fendant brought before the bar of such tribunal.
Is the arrest and subsequent prosecution of a person
of such political expediency in the way of saving the ex
penditure of money of the Federal government, in Alaska,
so pressing as to mitigate and excuse . an otherwise
stealthy encroachment of constitutional rights supposed
ly existing in Alaska since the Supreme court of the Unit
ed States in the Rasmussen case, of many years ago, un
equivocally held so far as Alaska is concerned “the Con
stitution follows the flag”
Undoubtedly the burden upon Congress in respect of
legislation concerning the territories, dependencies and
insular possessions is an extremely onerous one; Con
gress has been actuated by motives of the highest patriot
ism and we feel no legislation will be adopted which will
again reopen the vextious question which resulted from
territorial cessions by the Treaty of Paris at the close of
the Spanish-American war.
In a case of recent years, Mr. Chief Justice Taft stat
ed the case, as we view it from an Alaskan standpoint:
“The jury system needs citizens trained to the responsi
bility of jurors. In common-law countries centuries oi
tradition have prepared a conception of the impartial at
titude jurors must assume. The jury system postulates
a conscious duty of participation in the machinery oi
justice which it is hard for people not brought up in fund
amentally popular government at once to acquire. One
of its greatest benefits is in the security it gives the peo
ple that they, as jurors actual or possible, being a part oi
the judiciary system of the country can prevent its arbi
trary use or abuse.”
We submit a race of people fundamentally grounded
in the basic principles of American liberty, by birth, bj
tradition and by training, loyal to the United States as
proven by act and deed, should not be subject to experi
mental legislation based upon theories of political ex
pediency. The people of Alaska may properly resent anc
condemn such stealthy encroachments upon constitutional
rights inherently theirs by right of birth, by tradition, bj
service and environment.
Men, acknowledged leaders of their respective coun
tries, not long ago, convened in London, there to deter
mine the respective relations of such countries with them
selves and with the British crown. A plan said to b*
largely worked out by General Smuts, of Boer war anc
World fame, was agreed upon by the Premiers and by the
British government. This plan gave to Canada, New
Zealand, Australia and other Dominions over the sea,
complete right of self-government, the right to self-re
spect and a solemn and lasting perpetuation of the princi
ples of right and of liberty which have been the heritage
of the Anglo-Saxon race.
Is there no man in our national public life who wil]
give consideration to these problems and seek to extend
to Alaska and to its citizens this same-heritage of liberty?
Who remembers when the fellow who made only
about $10,000 a year was good for a ‘‘success” story?
FISHERIES VESSEL
SCUNDIU IN PORT
ON WAY WESTWARD
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COM
MISSION SCIENTISTS CON
DUCTING INVESTIGATIONS
The halibut vessel Soandia, chart
ered to the International Fisheries
Commission, arrived in port yester
day from Juneau for water and sup
plies en route to Portlock and the
Albatross halibut banks directly to J
the south of Portlock on one of it’s
annual research work trips in the
halibut fields. The vessel will re
main in that region for a period of
about ten days when it will return
southbound on its way to Juneau
where W. F. Thompson, director, dis
embarked last week.
This trip marks the ninth venture
since the United States and Canada
joined hands and formed the organ
ization, the purpose of which is to
determine means of preserving the
industry’s resources.
F. Heward Bell, scientific investi
gator and assistant to Director
Thompson, is in charge of the pres
ent trip Y/estward. As assistants
he has with him R. V. Butt and H.
Hansen.
It is stated in the present condition
of fishing science there is no fore
knowledge as to what the character
of the results from any given fishery
regulation ..will be. The Commission
is engaged in the determination of
the halibut fishery and charged with
the responsibility of observing the
effects of the closed seasons and of
recommending changes in them.
The Commission must develop
methods of observation which will
give information and enable it to
appreciate the application of regula
i tions. The Commission is faced with
a serious and difficult task and
anticipates constant trial and altera
tion of regulations before the halibut
treaty can be attained. It must be
the basis of biological and statistical
' knowledge of the halibut life-history
and of the fishery, upon which future!
i
recommendations can be based. It i
must skillfully experiment and skill
fully observe.
* The purpose of the work that is
being conducted on the Scandia is
to carry on tagging operations inaug-1
> urated in 1925; to supplement and
complete the biological survey of the
, fishing banks a£ regards rates of
growth and sizes existent; to carry
• on racial studies by means of meas
urements; and to test the efficiency
of fine and course gear, also large
and small hooks.
, The type of tag used is the same
, as in previous years the strap tag.
»
It is used successfully by the United
States Bureau of Fisheries in its cod
^ investigations in the Atlantic. Direc
^ tor Thompson, however, is also ex
, perimenting with two of three other
types. The localities choosen to tag
fish are frequented by the fleet.
The Scandia, is in reality, a field
laboratory. She has a , large deck
i that insures the staff ample working
^ space without interfering in the ef
, ficiency of the fishermen, and she is
. equipped for “long lining” and dory
fishing as well. There are ample
berthing on the staunch craft and re
liable engines. The vessel was se
lected with great care and only after
many others had been inspected.
Her greater working deck space was
a most essential feature.
The voyage up from Juneau was
extremely rough, Mr. Bell states, but
at no time did the vessel encounter
any difficulty.
LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW
8 O’CLOCK
“The Devil’s Circus”
Norma Shearer—Carmel Meyers—Charles Mack
John Miligan
A very interesting European play, rather raw in
places from an American standpoint, but worth go
ing a long way to see
It has the same circus background and settings as
the famous Lon Chaney play, “He Who Gets
Slapped,” in which Miss Shearer starred
With it there’s a Pathe Review, a Fable and a reel of
Jokes
A Fine Ten-Reel Program
;
A Complete line of
GROCERIES
Fresh Vegetable Received
Each Week.
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