Lynn Canal, July 15 up to and
including August 31.
Icy Straits-Indian Island Dis
trict, June 25 to August 20.
It was pointed out that the
cannery operators are put to a
needless waste of effort and
money trying to make early
operations pay, in spite of the
fact that there are no salmon at
that time of the year; and furth
er that there is a distinct waste
of good food fish in the lav.e
season by overcrowding of Salm
on streams, which entails losses
of seed fish and waste of usable
products.
Matters of Education
Feeling the need of greater
spiritual education and develop
ment of children the convention
petitioned the Presbyterian
Board of National Missions to
establish a department under a
Director of Religious Educa
tion, said worker to have coin -
plete charge of Bible Classes,
leadership of religious societies,
and be responsible-for personal
work and spiritual welfare a
mong the student group of the
Sheldon Jackson School at Sitka.
There being a distinct and
immediate need of more school
room space in t h e Yakutat
School, constructed a few years
ago from Territorial funds, and
there being also much need for
manual training, Mr. Charles
W. Hawkesworth, Acting Chief of
the Indian Bureau work, Alaska
Division, was petitioned to in
corporate recommendations tc
that effect to the next Congress.
The matter is further brought to
the attention of the Hon. C. J.
Rhoades, Commissioner of In
dian Affairs, and Delegate James
Wickersham, with the prayer
that these improvements be
made.
Medical Aid and Hospitals
Klukwan, 21 miles inland from
Kaines, asks for appointment of
a nurse during the winter
months. It is pointed out that
snow and inclement as well as
cold weather during the winter
months, makes it almost im -
possible to secure medical aid for
residents of Klukwan.
It is pointed cut that the na
tive population of the First Div
ision, owing to their meagre
earnings which keep many of
them on the point of starvation,
are finding it impossible to se
cure proper medical aid as doc
tors and hospitals are refusing
to give medical aid in many
cases unless they are assured of
payment of accounts. The citi
zens of Ketchikan, Kassan, Met
lakatla, Hydaburg. Craig, Kla
wock and Wrangell are joined in
petitioning the Indian Depart
ment and Dr. Frank S. Fellowes,
Medical Director in charge of
that department in Alaska, to
alleviate this condition by ar
ranging by contracts with doc
tors and hospitals to care for
those in need of medical aid.
Oppose Importation of Alien
Labor
The women of Craig, especial
ly, brought before the attention
of the convention, the evils of
importing contract lebor for
cannery employment during the
summer season and their em
ployment in preference to resi
dent labor. They point out the
fact that resident labor is being
discriminated against and that
now under the present system,
the women are unable to secure
employment to add to the very
meagre earnings of their hus
bands, brothers and sons. That
this curtailment of earning pow
er was taking resident families
away from school centers and
thereby disrupting the educa
tional work. That the canners
are using traps in preference to
resident labor and as a gesture
employ residents during the fore
part of the season when salmon
are scarce but as soon as the
run becomes heavy, resident la
bor is laid off without having
earned any money during the
season. They point to the fact
that lesidcnts of Alaska who are
discriminated against are direct
and indirect tax payers and that
curtailment of their earning
power is an direct discrimina
tion against the business inter
ests of the Territory. The prayer
is directed to the Fenater Com
mittee on Indian Affairs, Hon.
Charles J. Rhoades, Commission
er of Indian Affairs, and Dele
gate James Wickersham. urging
that this matter be given a
thorough investigation.
A Matter of Justice
The residents of Yakut at point
out the fact that the present U.
F. Commissioner is in fact not a
resident of Yakutat but lives on
an island fifteen miles from town
which makes it inexpedient at
times to properly administer
justice and to maintain law and
order; and further, it is alleged
that said commissioner ho/ Ril
ed to enforce the prohibition
lows cr to co-cperate with the
city officials in the maintenance
cf law and order, the Hon. Jus
tin W. Harding is petitioned to
remove said U, S. Commissioner;
and the matter is further
brought before the attention of
the lion. William Mitchell, U. S.
Attorney General, and the Hon.
James Wickorsham, Delegate to
Congress, with the prayer that
this receive their consideration.
Pretest Illegal Searches
Attention is called to the pow
er vested in the Alaska Game
Commission and its representa
tives to search without warrant,
any cabin, tent, camp, boat or
scow, for game or fur. It is point
ed out that this is an abridge
ment of the rights guaranteed by
the Constitution and attention
is called to a recent decision of
the Appellate Court, San Fran
cisco Division which ruled a