these decisions, it seems repugnant to all right thinking citizens to see fresh food fish used for any purpose
other than human consumption and for bait which is used for catching food fish.
Our petition does not go even as strong as the Supreme Courts decisions in California on parallel subjects,
but gives the opportunity to reduction plants to catch their supply of herring outside the three mile limit.
OUR CONCLUSION
In conclusion we wish to make plain that our petition and wishes are not with the idea of putting the
ieduction plants out of business, but to show them where they may get their supply of herring, without
catching them inside of landlocked waters, and thereby making it almost impossible, even at the present time,
for halibut and King Salmon Fishermen to get suitable bait at all times, to be used for catching food fish,
and also for packers who wish to pack herring for human consumption only.
We cannot send a special representative to Washington to place this matter before you, as will probably
be done by the reduction plant owners, but we believe that the broadminded men who govern the handling
of all food supplies in this country, are for conservation, and we feel sure that they will appreciate what
it means to the people, making their homes in Alaska, if operations for reduction or fertilizer purposes are
allowed to go on in inclosed waters, and thereby entirely ruin the inclosed waters for food fish, and bait
fishing, which bait is used for catching food fish.
Respectfully submitted,
AUASKAN PEOPLE WHO WANT AND BELIEVE IN CONSERVATION.
THE GOVERNOR SHOWS HIS
HAND
Since writing the editorial “Where
does Governor Parks stand,” we
have heard from Washington.
GOVERNOR PARKS IS AGAINST
ROME RULE FOR ALASKA.
A letter from Delegate Sutherland
reads in part as follows,
“There was a hearing on the bill
(authorizing the territorial legisla
ture to pay salaries to federal offi
cials and legalizing the past payment
held illegal by the court) yesterday
before the House Committee on Ter
ritories, and Mr. Smith of the Alas
ka Railroad, and his secretary, Mr.
Barndollar, were present to advo
cate the passage of the measure.
Mr. Smith did not have anything to
say on the subject and in fact ex
pressed himself as having no par
ticular interest in the bill, but Mr.
Barndollar presented a plea for the
enactment of this legislation, say
ing that he did so at the REQUEST
OF GOVERNOR PARKS, and that
he was acting in the capacity of at
torney for the Governor.”
Sutherland gives this piece of
work its proper description: "This
T consider, Is the most arrogant
that, the Bureaus in Alaska have yet
made. It means, in effect, that
when the courts declare the prac
tiee of these bureaucrats to be ille
gal, they immediately appeal to
Congress for a repeal of that portion
of the Organic Act of the Territory
that restricts them in their effort.3
to control t he Territorial Govern
ment. I hope that this move on the
part of the Alaska Bureaus, to
gether with some of their action.-?
may bring this question to a head
and that there may be some demon
stration on the part of Alaskans
that will call the attention of the
entire country to what the people of
Alaska are up against.”
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) DAN SUTHERLAND.
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