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 Oliice 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.
CAPT. A. E. LATHROP
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Rumor has it that our genial friend, Captain
Lathrop, til3 Republican National Committee
man has successfully named every major appoint"
ee to important offices in Alaska, examples being
District Judge Harding, United States Attorney
Stabler, of the First Division; Warren Cuddy, U. S.
District Attorney at Valdez; and John Hart, Dis
trict Attorney at Nome.
It is a mighty fine thing, if true, because it
means that our Republican President will look to
our elected National Committeeman to nominate
Alaskans for vacancies in the future. It may be
however, that other National Committeemen will
not know the presidential mind as well as the
Captain.
“Recognition of his leadership gives the right
to advise the administration in matters other
than distribution of political plumbs.”—Anchor
age Times.
Again we hope that his advice will have
some weight. If he does, we would suggest the
Captain advise the Administration at Washing
ton just how Alaska is going to regain the 15,000
white population that has left the country since
1910.
That is a big job.
Will the National Committeeman shirk it?
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THAT FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
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President Charles Bunnell, the Juneau Empire
and the rest of the federal machine would like it
to appear that the majority in the Senate has
cheated Alaska out of $15,000, when they refused
to vote enough money to take over the U. S. Ex
periment Farm at Fairbanks. The “blame” is
placed on Senators Anderson ,Benjamin, Frame,
Sundquist and Steel. As a result, “The Territory
of Alaska will lose each year the coming bienni
um the sum of $15,000.” says their Empire spokes
man.
Senator Arthur Frame tells the rest of the
story thus: “The United States is today main
taining four agricultural experiment stations in
Alaska at an annual expense of around $85,000,
and when the Territory embarks in this work, the
expense of its stations must be defrayed by it. A
STATION AT THE COLLEGE WILL PROBABLY
COST THE TERRITORY ANNUALLY FROM
$25,000 to $50,000.
In order to get the $15,000 concerning which
Mr. Bunnell and the Juneau Empire is wailing,
the Territory must needs pay out at least $25,000
—A DEAD LOSS OF $10,000 annually.
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THE DIVISIONS
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The Third Division paid 60 per cent of the
total revenue of Alaska for 1927-1928; the First
Division, 36.38 per cent; the Fourth Division, 2.51
per cent; and the Second, 1.10 per cent.
TA3 Third Division points with pride. The
First is not jealous. We would be satisfied if the
I *^rs.t Division would be cut off from the rest of
Alaska and made to live on its own income.
Could the Third, or Fourth, or the Second
say as much?
The other Divisions are determined that the
First Division shall not “RUN ALASKA.” Would
they be fair enough to let us run ourselves?
If not, would they support our desire for
proportional representation? Or will they insist
tA\t the unequal and unjust system of our pre
sent legislature be maintained wherein legislation
depends not on population but on the desires of
the College at Fairbanks and the ship subsidies
at Nome.
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WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM DURING
1927-1928
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The Third Division paid $1,215, 605.30 of the
taxes collected during the above period.
The First Division paid $737,466.73
The Fourth, $50,996.80., or 2.51 per cent of
the total.
The Second,, $22,303.37, or 1.10 of the total.
SCHOOLS
The common schools of Alaska cost $1,166,
387.64.
The Alaska Agricultural College and School
of Mines cost $275,538.47—of this amount $128,
579.90 was for maintenance. The pro rata cost
of the bona fide full time students at the Fair
banks College is just under $7;000. The pro rata