DISCRIMINATION 1
The attention of Alaskans is in
rited to the following excerpt from
the United States Bureau of Fish
eries report for 1924:
“Fishing operations within the
Annette Island Reserve were again
conducted by the Annette Island
Packing Company, under its leass
from the Department of the Interior.
Data regarding the operations have
been furnished by the Bureau of
Education of that department, which
administers the affairs of the re
serve for the benefit of the Metla
katla Indians residing there.
“In 1924 the total number of
fish taken by traps within the re
serve was 827,949 of all species,
on which royalties amounting to
59,086.12 were paid. The per
ease tax on canned salmon under
the Territorial law, which has been
held payable to the Metlakatla In
dians, amounted to $2,415.49; trap
fees on six traps, at $200 each,
amounted to $1,200; and rental of
cannery building was $3,000.”
Do the Metlakatla Indians have
more business acumen than the
general run of electors; did the
Smiley Company which operated
this can-aery declare that they were
paying too much when they paid
'‘royalties of over nine thousand
dcllers over the tax required by
law? The fish caught on the An
nette Island is the same run of
fish that is packed by the various
Ketchikan canneries which do not
pay any royalty to the Territory
for the fish which come from their
traps.
Such a per salmon tax would
permit of a much more extensive
territorial aid for the college and
school system throughout the ter
ritory. If you believe this system
to be a fair one write your repre
sentatives in the Legislature.—The
Alaskan.
The report of the Territorial can
vassing board for 1925 shows that
actually 93 Indian voters at the
last election were so illiterate they
lad to make a “X" for their signa
.uro. The Gateway had been led
o believe that some 1500 to 2000
/otes had been cast by these down
:rodden sons of Ishmail. But 93!
rhere was no occasion for alarm
after all.—Seward Gateway.
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