V;
What They Want
They want to tax the non-resident fishermen
who come up to Alaska by the thousands. Let
these be taxed so heavily that they will either
stay away and give our resident fishermen a
chance or else take pot luck with the rest of
the Alaskans and live in Alaska.
They want to increase the appropriations for
the primary school system of Alaska, creating
an industrial school for all who would go to
it, building an orphanage for unfortunates,
building an insane asylum in Alaska.
They want to pass a decent Workmen’s Com
pensation Act which will guarantee compensa
tion to every person who is injured while work
ing at some employment.
They favor a Board of Control composed of
three persons to be elected by the people of
Alaska to run strictly territorial affairs.
“Come and let us reason together.”
HERBERT HOOVER ON AMERICAN
, PROSPERITY
During the recent campaign, Herbert Hoover
was very anxious to secure the re-election of
certain Republican Senators and made speeches
in their behalf. He based his appeal on the
“prosperity” that has attended the United States
during the term of office of the Republican
Party.
“In less than six years under republican na
tional administration of its political affairs, the
United States has attained a level of national
prosperity never before experienced by any
people,” he said.
Hoover’s Part
By reason of the unlimited authority which
Congress has given the Secretary of Commerce
in the matter of Alaska fisheries he is solely
responsible for the prosperity of Alaska for the
reason that Alaska depends entirely on its
fisheries.
While the United State# may be in the midst
of an era of prosperity, Alaskans are not shar
ing in this era. While the millions of cases of
salmon are being taken away from Alaska, the
resident Alaskan is today poorer than ever
before.
Population
For the past ten years, the white population
has been decreasing, and the Indian population
impoverished. Will the people of the United
States hold Mr. Hoover blameless?
The Trouble
The trouble with Mr. Hoover is that he gets
his advice from one source entirely, the can
neries of Alaska. He does not admit that any
one else is worthy of serious attention.
Mr. Hoover seems to have nothing but con
tempt for the people of Alaska. He has set his
great influence against the Delegate elected by
the free citizens of Alaska to speak for them
in Congress. In the last two campaigns, the
issue has been Hoover or Sutherland, and altho
the Hoover policies have been strongly sup
ported by the vast machinery of federal em
ployees in Alaska, Mr. Sutherland has been sus
tained by great majorities.
And still Mr. Hoover does not learn.
How It Is Done
The trick is accomplished by allowing the
cannery exploiters to seize the points of official
power. These canneries forced the appointment
of HENRY O’MALLEY, who is their pliant
tool, as United States Fish Commissioner. Un
der him, the whole Bureau shapes its policies
to sustain the foreign exploiter, the foreign fish
ermen, and foreign merchants.
Congress Wonders
The result is inevitable. The population of
Alaska continues to dwindle. To get our minds
off of our poverty, the Commercial Clubs and
the subsidized press are talking about Pulp
Mills. And Congress wonders what is the mat
ter with Alaska.
The Answer
The matter with Alaska is HOOVER, who
puts into law the recommendations of HENRY
O’MALLEY, who is the efficient mouthpiece
of the cannery EXPLOITERS of our fisheries.
The Remedy
Give the Alaska Legislature the right to re
gulate her own fisheries. They can do no
WORSE than Mr. Hoover and his Bureau of
Fisheries. They have every reason for doing
better, the most powerful reason being SELF
INTEREST.
It Pays to Advertise in The