EMPHASIZE THE ‘CITIZENS’
A friend handed us the Honolulu
Star-Bulletin of April 24th, l!)24th
issue, in which there is an editorial
as above entitled. It has proven
very interesting; to us from many
standpoints. It is short and so we
reprint it.
“Governor Farrington, in a letter
to the Territorial Board of Health,
draws attention to the fact that the
territory does not class its residents
as “citizens” and “non-citizens.”
The board of health statistics are
based on race names. Thus children
of Japanese blood, in the board of
health records, classified as Japan
ese, though they are American citi
zens; children of Portuguese blood
are classified as Portugese, though
they are American citizens. The
same holds true for Chinese, Kore
ans and other races.
“As a result, the full extent of
Hawaii’s citizen population is ob
scured. A guess is made that it
is around 200,000, this figure being
an e dimate on the basis of the 1020
federal census.
“The method used by the board,
of health is carried into other fields.
It appears in compilation of regis
tered voters, in school surveys, and
in many papers and discussions of
Hawaii’s population.
“Protests against this emphasis
on the race instead of on the citi
zenship have frequently been made.
Not long ago The Star-Bulletin’s
letter column contained such a pro
test. The writer, a young American
of an alien race, objected to being
classified by his blood instead of his
citizenship. He wanted to be an
American, and nothing else.
“Frequently the statement is made
that there are ‘more than 120,000
Japanese in Hawaii’ with no refer
ence to the fact that 50 per cent
of these are American citizens.
“A different method of classifica
tion is needed—one that will put
the emphasis where it belongs—on
the fact that the large majority of
Hawaii’s people are citizens of the
United States.”
NEW FISH REGULATIONS
Mr. Hoover acting under the au
thority of the White Fish Bill han
closed the following places to fishing'.
(a) Thorns and Tolstoi Bays;
(b) Walker Cove in Behm Canal;
(<•) Naha Bay (Loring);
(d) Thoms Place south of Wrang
ell ;
(e) Olive Cove on Etolin Island;
(f) Anita Bay on Etolin Island;
(g) Tenakee Inlet and Freshwa
ter Bay on Chichagof Island;
(h) Wilson Cove on Admiralty
Island;
(i) Whitewater Bay on Admiral
ty Island;
(j) Saginaw Bay on Kuiu Island;
(k) Ankau Creek and Inlet in
Yakutat Bay;
(l) Akwe or Ahquay River in
Yakutat Bay region.
(1) In the waters west of the 139
meridian (the 139 meridian cuts the
Tialio River about 18 miles west of
Dry Bay) the weekly closed period
begins at (> o’clock Saturday morn
ing and lasts until (> o’clock Monday
morning- making 48 hours in all.
(2) All of southeastern Alaska
beginning on the 139 meridian (six
miles east of Italio River) down to
a line just north of Petersburg cut
ting Cape of Strait in Frederick
Sound running west just inside Port
age Bay, continuing to a line just
north of Kake, just south of Pt.
Gardner crossing Baranof Island, cut
ting Silver Bay, and cutting Cape
Edgecombe on Krusof Island; all the
area north and here described must
quit fishing on August 11th to the
31st.
(3) All fishing south of the above
line (57 degrees north) except the
west coast of Prince of Wales Island
must quit on August 20th to Sep
tember 9th.
(1) The west coast of Prince of
Wales Island must quit fishing on
August 25th to September 14th.
(5) No fishing is allowed at Yes
Bay or within one thousand yards
outside the entrance to Yes Bay.
Some grand jury reports about the
conditions in Alaska Fisheries would
not be permitted in the United
States mails. But that is the kind
of stuff the Fish Barons expect to
build up the country with.
The extinction of the eag’le specie
is threatened because they destroy
too many salmon. That is the kind
of propaganda that “scientific ex
perts” hand out as an alibi for the
v anton waste and destruction of hun
dieds of thousands of salmon by the
Fish Trust.
In these days of high finance it
is a greater crime to steal a loaf of
’ nerd because you are hungry than
to steal a million dollars.
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