After examining the recent
annual fisheries edition” pub
lished in August by the Ket
chikan Chronicle, we think the
edition should be dedicated to
the patrons of that paper, to
wit the cannery men and trap
men.
The “dedication” is positive
ly insulting to fishermen and
a rank deception on the class
of workmen which the Ket
chikan Chronicle continually
fights. Those who know Ed
ward G. Morrissey and his
bosses, for he is a mere tool
in the hands of others, know
that Morrissey has always
fought the fishermen.
The Hypocrisy
“To the fishermen and their
families who constitute the
greater part of the population
of Ketchikan, this, the Fisheries
Edition of the Ketchikan Alas
ka Chronicle, is respectfully
dedicated in the hope that it
may benefit the industry by
making it better understood and
appreciated at home and abroad.”
)The Proof
The proof is in the sneering
remark made by the same per
son on August 21st; “General
ly speaking, it has been a suc
cessful fishing year. The can
neries, with few exceptions,
have larger packs than last
year. Most of the traps, oper
ated by men of experience,
have done well- Some few of
the seiners complain, but they
are mostly those who have kept
to the inner waters. Those on
the west coast of Prince of
Wales Island are reported to
have done fairly well.”
The Facts
The very best and most
skilled fishermen caught 35,000
salmon during the entire sum
mer. The average seine catch
is 18,000. A great many sein
ers caught only 12,000. It
would be easy for us to print
the names of these men, names
that would be recognized as
among the most expert fisher
men in Alaska.
The average earnings of
seiners is $100 after paying
current expenses. The average
family of each seiner is three.
A limited number of seiners
did better than this on the
West Coast of Prince of Wales
Island. There a few seine
crews caught 50,000 salmon,
while the majority caught only
20,000.
This writer remembers the
time when he caught over
35,000 salmon IN ONE HAUL.
The truth in a nutshell is
that Morrissey talks for trap
men, and as their attorney, he
can state with supreme satis
faction that “Most of the traps
have done well.”
That is the way he wants it
MR. CURRY AND THE
LITERACY TEST
For a long; time, certain inspir
ed persons have been asking- for
“literacy tests” and pointed to
many states for precedents. Cali
fornia, the state of Mr. Curry who
now sponsors the bill of Tony
Dimond, democrat and cannery at
torney, was one such. The dif
ference is merely this; that Cali
fornia excludes all the old voters
(exactly as does the present Ter
ritorial act) and Mr. Curry wants
the test in Alaska to apply to
every one.
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