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
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OUR PLATFORM:
ABOLISHMENT OF ALL TRAPS.
ALASKA FOR ALASKANS.
FULL TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT.
ONE NATION, ONE LANGUAGE, ONE FLAG.
“Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule,
Which have no understanding;
Whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle,
Else it will not come near unto thee.” Ps: 32d
The following men, Republicans, are entitled
to your confidence and your vote.
Dan Sutherland, for Delegate.
Cash Cole, for Governor.
John W. Frame, National Committeeman.
F. J. Plunt, for Senator.
W. D. Grant, for Representative.
Perry Hern, for Representative.
Chas. B. Ferguson, for Representative.
William L. Paul, for Representative.
An Inquiry Into Our Opposition to
Governor Bone
Editor Fisherman:
I read your paper and note your criticism of
Governor Bone. Generally speaking I like your
position on public matters, but I think you are
too hard on the Governor, and that your criti
cism is too severe, sometimes unreasonable, and
unfair. I know the governor to be a fine gen
tleman, patriotic, of great public experience, and
a man whom I believe is earnestly trying to help
Alaska without leaning to the side of what you
call “the exploiters” or to their critics.
You had better back up unless you can give
good reasons for • your opposition, or you will
lose the respect of many citizens who have ad
mired your courage and effort to express the
views of the common people.
A FRIEND.
The Answer
You will remember that the desires of the
people were almost unanimous for the appoint
ment of James Wickersham as governor, jbut
we were informed that since Alaskans could not
agree on a man, President Harding had to ap
point an outsider.
Therefore, all Alaskans turned out in honor
and in support of Mr. Bone as he journeyed to
the capital of Alaska. With others, I deter
mined to support him, “give him a chance,” as
vve said.
Under the law, no man is allowed to hold a
federal and territorial office at the same time.
Accordingly Gov. Bone declared a vacancy in
the office of territorial health commissioner as
Dr. Sloan was also holding a federal appoint
ment.
Charles R. Garfield, however, was in the same
fix, being both deputy Collector and Secretary
cf the Territorial Fish Commission. This point
was urged on Governor Bone, but he declined
to act, first on the ground that Garfield was not
drawing a salary from the Territory. When
it was shown by Garfield’s own report to the
governor that he was getting $50 a month, Mr.
Bone said that this case was quite different
from the Sloan case. Later developments in
dicated that Sloan had only one big mine back
cf him w'hile Garfield had all the big canneries
working directly and thru the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce.
The next point of difference with Mr. Bone
was regarding the Territorial Fish Commission.
The members of this commission were either
eannerymen or their appointees. I urged on
Mr. Bone the fact that the fishermen were en
titled to representation. This Board was $ can
nery board, doing everything to promote cannery
interests. Mr. Bone, however, would not con
cede that the ten thousand fishermen had a
right to a single member on this Commission.
When the next vacancy occurred, Mr. Bone
appointed Calvin Hazlett, a splendid young man,
who had, however, no qualifications for that im
portant office other than that he was the son
of George Hazlett. This appointment led me
to write Mr. Hazlett, in part as follows: “You
do not bring to the Fish Commission any valu
able contribution either in knowledge or experi
ence in Fisheries; you do not represent the fish
ing class among the residents of Alaska, ar.d
since the first and second points are true, we