“WICK AND DAN PICK PAUL FOR
NEXT DELEGATE”
“Picking Paul as Heir Impresses People”
Juneauites See Purpose to Perpetuate Paul's
Machine in Boss-ship.
Thus begins a base falsehood printed in the
Juneau Empire of November 1st. This news
was sent to all major points in Alaska for the
purpose of misleading the electors.
The article goes on; “Judge James Wicker
sham and Delegate Dan Sutherland in speeches
here Friday night before a good sized audience
picked William L. Paul, the Indian lawyer and
leader of the Indian political organization for
Delegate to Congress as the successor of Dan
Sutherland when the latter decides that he is
through serving in that capacity. Both Judge
Wickersham and Sutherland lauded Paul and
his qualifications for the office of Delegate to
Congress to represent the people of Alaska.”
Following that statement is the usual charge
that Paul and Sutherland bargained and barter
ed for “Indian votes.”
The Truth
The basis for this falsehood was in a state
ment made by Judge Wickersham when he was
pointing out the unfairness of the attacks made
on Paul by the Juneau Empire and Ketchikan
Chronicle. His remarks were in part as follows;
If these papers do not quit abusing Paul, at
tacking him unfairly, and giving him all this
free advertising, they will force him to become
delegate to congress/’
The obvious meaning o£ these words is that
the American people sympathize with the “un
der dog.”
The Juneau Empire in its editorial columns
has qualified as an expert in the meaing of In
dian words when it stated recently that “Siwash”
is a “good Chinook jargon word,” and that the
Indians of Alaska are wrong in regarding it as
a term of opprobrium.
We have been uncertain as to the origin of
the nickname “Clallam Johnny,” but probably
it signifies adoption into some tribe of Puget
Sound Indians. However adoption into a Puget
Sound tribe hardly qualifies one as an expert
in the past history and customs of the Thlinget
people of Alaska.
Of course, the Empire will continue to call
the Alaska Indians “Siwash” and continue to
wonder what the secret of “controlling the In
dian vote” is.
The Juneau Empire assures Mr. Marquam that
he leaves Juneau for his home with the good
will and friendship of the thinking people of
Southeastern Alaska. That doesn’t sound much
like the manner he left Ketchikan, or else his
fellow members of the Independent Party in
Ketchikan cannot be classed among the “think
ing people of Southeastern Alaska.’’ Leading
“Independents” in the First City are reported
to have stated publicly that if Marquam had
been quarantined on the Estabeth in Tongass
Narrows before he made his speech he might
have received a few more votes; also further
remarks about that blank bunch in Juneau who
shoved such a scoundrel down their throats and
then expected Ketchikan to elect him.
JAPAN TO END SEALING
THEITT
It has been reported that
Japan intends to end the treaty
with the United States, Russia
and Great Britian which pro
hibits sealing in the waters of
the North Pacific Ocean. The
present agreement come to an
end on December 15 and it is
provided that if any power
should notify the others in
writing of their intention to
end the agreement, the treaty
will cease to operate one year
from receipt of notice.
The port of Ketchikan has
shown continuous advancement
in the halibut shipments dur
ing the past year. Up to July
1st nearly 5,000,000 lbs. of fares
landed here as compared with
2,750,000 for a like period in
1925. This is partly due to
improved handling and storage
facilities, and partly to the
transportation service between
Ketchikan and Prince Rupert
afforded by the moter ship
Bellingham.
This has enabled Ketchikan
buyers to pay the fresh fish
price instead of buying on the
freezing basis. As the price
is attractive, many vessel own
ers prefer to land at Ketchikan,
rather than proceed to Prince
Rupert or Seattle. Just at
present many boats which spend
the closed season in Seattle are
passing through Ketchikan with
their fares on their last trip.
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