subserviently perform under the
whips of powerful special inter
ests. Too many judges have dis
closed that their halo was of
malodorous smoke.
rihe trend of popular apprais
al of the judiciary is most dan
gerous. The U. S. Supreme
Court should be held in the
highest respect, honor and con
fidence by all, since it has the
final say as to what our gov
ernment shall be. Yet the
usurpations and maladminis
trations of all the inferior courts
reflect upon that supreme body
and seriously impair the honor
and confidence in which it
should be held.
But the progressing decadence
of honor and confidence in the
judiciary, the progression that
must ultimately result in pos
itive hatred of courts and laws,
can be stopped by the judiciary,
and should be. Observe what
the human animal, en masse,
has always done to pedestals
found to be rotten and halos
found to be frauds. It should
not be necessary for Congress
and the state legislatures to
curb the judiciary. Put a sharp
bit in a horses mouth and you
certainly impair the worth and
character of the horse. The very
fact that there is any necessity,
any widespread demand to curb
the judiciary should be suffi
cient notice to the judiciary to
curb itself, or otherwise dem
onstrate its entitlement to pub
lic respect and confidence.
HERRING SHORTAGE
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Herring curing in Alaska to
August 1 was almost a complete
failure, with production running
only about 10 to 12 per cent of
that for the corresponding peri
od in 1928. With all of the old
er districts practically void of
curing fish, some attention turn
ed to the Aleutian area early in
July and by the middle of the
month operations- there were be
gun.
One estimate of Southeast
A’aska cured herring produc
tion to the end of July was 2,000
half barrels, and the quality was
admittedly indifferent.
The situation in Southeast
Alaska is so severe as to give
rise to serious misgivings. While
there is still ample time for pro
duction of a substantial pack, if
the herring strike in with in
creased volume and greatly im
proved quality, distinct uneasi
ness is manifest over the outlook
foe the season . A number of
reasons are advanced to account
for the scarcity and poorness of
the fish and it appears certain
that the inclement weather has
had the effect of substantially
reducing the catches. Fisher
men have reported the fish
abundant off-shore, although it
is clear whether such fish are of
desireable quality.
A survey of reports from the
principal packers of herring in
Southeast Alaska fails to show a
single instance in which the
production runs more than a
small fraction of that for the
corresponding period of last
j:ear. Some large plants had
not packed a single barrel to
August 1. One operator, whose
3 928 pack ranked among the
largest in the district, on July
25 had only 38 barrels where a
year before his pack ran well
ov-urepor tedst n wtwd, shrdm
ever 2,000 barrels. Most of the
cases are not so marked, but
there are a few instances where
the pack to the end of July was
more than 10 per cent of that
to the same date in 1928.
(Editor’s note: The above is
from the Pacific Fisherman, re
garded as the official organ of
the herring packers).
HERBERT CARL MORRISON
. . We regret to note the death of
Herbert Carl Morrison by drown
ing on October 4th last. He was
L'3 years old, and leaves a wife
and a son, besides his parents
and their family. His wife is the
daughter of Captain Lee of
Wrangell.
Herbert graduated from the
Hydaburg grammar school and
spent three years at the Seattle
Broadway High School. He re
presented the finest type of
young manhood and whose place
cannot be filled.
The Brotherhood and Sister
hood Camps all extend the hand
of sympathy to the father, Paul
Morrison, as the representative
of the immediate family of Her
bert.
WILLIAM L. PAUL
Grand President
Alaska Native Brotherhood.
A NEW INDIAN POLICY
ANNOUNCED
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of marketing. Its start begins
with the construction in 1915
of the Canadian railroad, over
which our product is now ship
ped. Any change from the sys
tem under which the industry
has grown will bring ruin to it.
We beg your careful consider
ation of these questions, gentle
men. They affect us most seri
ously. We wish to continue in
business and remain in this
great industry, and we say with
all confidence that investigation
of the facts will demonstrate
at the source of the activities in
behalf of this measure will be
found self-interest that has no
proper regard for the good of this
industry or ignorance that fails
fo view it in its broader and
more generous sense.
Respectfully submitted,
Fishing Vessel Owner's
Association,