Non Resident Fishermen
The states of Washington, Oregon and
California PROHIBIT our fishermen from fish
ing in their waters unless they shall have first
lived in the state for 12 months. These great
states believe in protecting home industry at
our expense. Let us follow their example and
make it worth while for the foreign fishermen
who raid our waters each year to become real
Alaskans. To this end the regular Republicans
favor a heavy tax on non-resident fishermen,
making the resident requirement at least six
months prior to application for a license.
Let us protect our own.
Workmen’s Compensation
We believe that lawyers should not be
permitted to make a profit on our injured work
ingmen, and that the practice of foreign corpor
ations in fighting the settlement of just claims
of injured workmen should stop.
The best way to do this is to compel all
employers who employ as many as five persons
to carry insurance with the Territory, and let
the Territory taWe care Jof all unfortunate
workmen who get hurt.
If this is done, the employer will be the one
to fight for fair and just settlements. He will
become the champion of the working man instead
of his opponent.
Community Property
Alaska since it ceased to be “Indian Country'”
has become one of the few parts of the United
States where the rights of the wife are not
recognized, where the MAN can sell the roof
from over the head of the wife without hind
rance because there is no “community property”
in Alaska.
The intelligent citizens of Alaska should
become aroused against this injustice and stop
it by electing the regular Republicans.
Fish Traps
The people of Alaska are fast recognizing
that fish traps are the sole cause of the depletion
of our fisheries. Either we must abolish them
or we will lose our fisheries and towns like
Ketchikan, and others will become bankrupt.
Many of the largest cannerymn are now
privately convinced that this is true and have
so informed this writer.
Would Increase White Population
British Columbia only permits fish traps
at the American borders because of American
competition, They pack 1,500,000 cases of salmon
as compared with 5 million for Alaska. And
yet, British Columbia has over 7,200 indepen
dent fishermen as against less than 6,000 for all
of Alaska.
The abolishment of the fish trap would
mean an increase in the fishing population in
Alaska of over 30,000 people-all whites too Mr.
“Johnny Walker” Troy and “Me Too’ Ed.
Morrissey.
The Challenge
We challenge the so-called Independents of
the First Division, Tom Marquam, Wilcox of
Valdez, Joe Murray of McCarthy, and others
running on the anti-Sutherland ticket to answer
our platform plank by plank.
Answer this challenge plank by plank, or ad
mit that your appeal for the votes of the white
citizens of Alaska is mere a sham and a dirty
baited hook.
Answer us.
HAS TOM MARQUAM CHANGED?
Ask Emery Valentine. Not long since,
Emery Valentine made an affidavit, and swore
to it before a notary public, in which he related
what he called “facts” to prove that Tom Mar
quam was and is totally unfit for the office of
Judge of the Fourth Division.
However when Tom Marquam put it up
to the Juneau Members of the bi-partisan party,
Valentine headed the list by contributing $50.
toward the expenses of the man called “vile”
not long before by the same Emery Valentine.
It is possible, of course, that Mr. Valentine
may justify his course by saying that the same
qualities of character and the past history that
would disqualify Tom Marquam for Judge, do
not disqualify him for the honorable office of
Delegate to Congress.
GOOD PACKS IN SIGHT
In some districts like Petersburg, large
packs are in sight. Last week saw that cannery
reach 40,000 cases. The resident fishermen how
ever are not delivering any of this salmon. The
traps are doing well.
The merchants of Petersburg are complain
ing about the hard times ahead if the seiners
do not make any money this summer.
Besides killing off our salmon, the success
of traps means death to our resident merchant.
Wrangell has learned. Petersburg is learning.
Ketchikan will not escape.