STEPHEN B. DAVIS
OF DEPT. OF COMMERCE,
AT LAST FISH HEARING
Mr. Davis; In the first place, the
Department of Commerce is not
here as an advocate of this bill
(White Bill). The department has
never been in that position.
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“There has been during the past
year a considerable amount of pres
sure brought upon the Secretary of
Commerce to urge the establishment
of an additional reservation in Alas
kan waters; that is to say, to have
that reservation established by Ex
ecutive order. That pressure, if I
may call it such, has come from
people in Alaska, one notable example
being the Governor of Alaska.”
(Note: This shows Governor
Scott C. Bone’s contempt for the
People of Alaska who had expressed
their opposition to any and all fish
reserves, past and present, through
their legislature. See the Grant Me
morial.)
“If further ones (reserves) are to
be established, they are to be es
tablished under authority delegated
by the Congress of the United States
specifically and not as the result of
the construction of any general law.
“Following the taking of that po
sition, the department was asked to
draw this bill, purely for the purpose
to authorize the President to con
stitute these further reservations.
That is the history of this particular
bill, and, generally speaking, it is
all that the Department of Com
merce knows about it.
“I think everyone recognized then,
that there would be difficulty after
difficulty in the administration of
those reserves, because, frankly,
there is no law which provides any
penalty whatsoever for a violation
of the regulations which may be laid
down for the government of those
reserves.
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Mr. Davis of Tennessee. Now,
was there, in fact any legislative au
thority for the issuance of these (re
servation) orders?
Mr. Davis. If you mean by that
specific legislative authority covering
Alaskan waters, or any other waters
specifically, I would say, No.
Mr. Davis of Tennessee. Was
there any basis in law for the is
suance of these orders ? If so, what
was the law?
Mr. Davis. Frankly, I do not
know that I am prepared to make a
legal argument on behalf of these
reservations. I think I could state
it in a very general way. Of course,
you understand it is a matter I had
absolutely nothing to do with; was
not here at the time, consequently T
am unable to say what were the
legal opinions of those who may have
advised the reservations.
Mr. Davis of Tennessee. I under
stood you to say you were the solici
tor of the department?
Mr. Davis: Yes, sir; I have been
for a year.
(Note—And thus it goes on, the
Department of Commerce will not
propose a law, they say the law of
190fi is inadequate, they support all
bills proposed by the big packers, and
fight all bills that come from the
People of Alaska, and solicitors with
out any legal knowledge of the points
of law involved pass off-hand on
tremendous legal problems that af
fect thousands of people, and al
ways their off-hand opinion hands
over the rights of the little man in
favor of the special interests.)
SHEP AND THE
STANDPATTERS
When the ‘standpatters’ have ac
cepted Old Shep, as their candidate
we know what their entire ticket
represents for we know what Shep
has represented heretofore.
During’ the days of Hoggatt he
was Hoggatt’s man.
During the days of Shackleford he
was Shackleford’s man.
He was always at service to
people of that type.
In the legislature he faithfully
served the Steamship Companies and
the big Canning interests.
He managed to get himself ap
pointed on the transportation com
mittee and signed a report repre
manding the Attorney General for
the manner in which he investigated
the freight rates.
If his stand on the subject of
transportation is excusable on the
ground that his son-in-law is man
ager of the Guggenheim properties
in Alaska he is obviously out of
place in the legislature or in any
other position where he is called
upon to represent the public.
He was in favor of the fish re
serve and voted against the resolu
tion authorizing the Attorney Gen
eral to protect the people of the
Territory against illegal acts and
aggressions by Federal Bureaus.
In short, he did everything the
Governor’s office wanted him to do.
We know what Shep will do if re
elected. Is it not reasonable to sup
pose his running mates on the stand
pat list are expected by their back
ers to do likewise ?
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