THE ALASKA FISHERMAN
Published the 15th of each month at Ketchikan, Alaska
WILLIAM L. PAUL, ATTORNEY FOR THE
Alaska Native Brotherhood
Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 FOR TWELVE ISSUES
OUR PLATFORM:
ALASKA FOR ALASKANS.
FULL TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT.
ABOLISHMENT OF ALL TRAPS.
COMPETENT CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP.
CHEMAWA INDIAN SCHOOL STILL DESIRES
ALASKAN STUDENTS
Throughout its history many Native children of
Alaska have received their education at Chemawa
Indian School. The rapid growth of the school
in recent years together with insufficient funds
for the maintenance of the great number of chil
dren that came to them has made necessary the
formulation of new rules for the admission of
students from Alaska. At first it was decided
that no new' students would be received from
Alaska Last summer that order was modified to
read that no new students would be received later
than 1925. At the present time the ruling per
mits Alaska children to enter upon special per
mission from the Secretary of the Interior.
Industrial schools have been authorized for
Alaska and tw'o will be in process of construction
this summer, one at White Mountain on Seward
Peninsula and one at Eklutna, near Anchorage.
These schools, however, are hardly available for
the Native children of Southeastern Alaska. We
are heartily in favor of the construction of ade
quate vocational boarding schools for our children
in Alaska w here the children can receive instruc
tion in those trades and industries that are es
pecially suitable for life in Alaska. It may be
some time, however, before one is built and ade
quately equipped in this district. Consequently
we are glad that the door has not been shut in the
face of such boys and girls as may wish to begin
vocational education at once.
Parents who desire their children to enter
Chemewa next fall should make applications at
once, in order that the necessary permission may
be secured from the Secretary of the Interior.
The purpose of the work of Americanism is to
bring all our people ‘‘To Understand, To Know,
and To Love America.” This can be accomplished
principally through education. The American
government is one of laws and not of men. We
must, therefore, work for the improvement of
the law to the end that education may become the
privilege of All The People. America is truly a
nation. We must then think, act, and work as a
nation. While recognizing our community and
state obligations, they must not bind us to the
obligations we owe the nation. Our end, there
fore, must be nationalism.
Fate has decreed that English shall be the lan
guage of the American people. It must, there
fore, be required that the English language be the
only medium of instruction in the elementary and
high schools of the nation.
New citizens must learn our language and we
must provide opportunity for such knowledge.
Citizenship to many people, is held to be a free
gift, like the air they breathe and the sunshine
they enjoy. To be an American citizen is greater
than to be a king; it is the greatest blessing and
opportunity of the earth; its rights have within
less than 150 years brought more than 100,000,
000 people under one and the greatest govern
ment of the ages. American citizenship was cre
ated by those who considered themselves respon
sible to a sacred cause. It will be preserved only
by sacrifice and service—the most beautiful at
tributes of responsibility.
Responsibilities are the seeds and Rights the
fruits of citizenship. Without the first the latter
cannot be possible.
To know America we must know it was built
around the home, the school and the church.
They are the foundations of our free institutions
and the source of our national ideals. Without
them America could not be. When they cease
to be America will be no more.—The American
Legion Weekly.
WHY THE ADVERTISER HAS “PULL”
No wonder the advertiser has a good deal to say
about the editorial policy of American newspapers
and magazines. He contributes nearly two-thirds
of their revenues!
The census bureau has compiled figures for
1923.. The publishers took in $1,268,501,566, and
of this the publisher put up $793,898,584. Re
ceipts from subscriptions amounted to $361,178,
329.
The question of the extent to which advertising
patronage sways policy has been heatedly dis
cussed in many forums for many years, but no one
has been clever enough to get the exact facts.
It must be clear, however, that any publication
which depends on its advertising columns for two
thirds of its income is not in a position to ignore
the demands of the advertiser, or, move important
still? those who control the advertiser.
He who pays the fiddler calls the tune.—Labor.