five miles, narraw channels and es
tuaries. Oppose decreasing seine
width to less than 250 meshes and
ask why not curtail traps efficiency
instead.”
O’MALLEY’S PLAN
While his plan is not final, O’Mal
ley reveals his position. “Present
plan of regulations in Southeastern
Alaska is closing all bays and es
tuaries and channels especially
where islands permit placing traps
and intercepting passage ways thru
which fish enter. Contemplate per
mitting seiners to fish within bays
under proper restrictions. Impos
sible for me to hold hearing in Alas
ka.” ,
He add3 in an interview* that
there will be an order closing all
bays, estuaries and channels in
southeastern Alaska to fish traps.
In addition, seines will be cut fifty
fathoms in length.
Where 250 fathoms have been al
lowed, the legal limit will be 200
fathoms. The depth will be cut 50
meshes.
A spring opening date before
which all salmon fishing will be
prohibited will also be set.
O’MALLEY FAVORING RESTRIC
TION TRAPS
Mr. O’Malley in speaking to can
nerymen in Seattle said that he is
more decided than ever that traps
will have to be prohibited in all
ba5's, channels and estuaries and
passages and off points where salm
on pass.
CONSIDERATION .FOR INDIANS
Mr. O’Malley states that the new
orders will not interfere with the
seine outfits of the Alaska Indians,
which means that due consideration
will be given all seiners for there
never have been any special favors
shown Indians.
O’MALLEY IS LEARNING
Henry O’Malley in 1921 opposed
the second White Fish Bill in Con
gress altho along the very same lines
as his proposal to stop trap fishing
In all narrow channels and bays.
This bill was written by Dan Suth
erland and would have passed Con
gress but for the opposition of the
Bureau of Fisheries.
To the extent to which O’Malley
is progressing, we wish to give him
our support. There are many indi
cations that he is learning. We
feel eneouraged. Later we are con
fident that he will abolish the sea
sonal closed period plan so foolish
ly forced through the Alaska Legis
lature by J. R. Heckman and adopt
ed by the Bureau of Fisheries with
oul sufficient thought.
An Indian's Reply To
A Candidate
Kake, Alaska
My Dear Sir:
Your letter received regarding your
Declaration of Candidacy for our
next Delegate to Congress, I am very
glad to learn your Policy, and your
platform, all for the development
of our Territory and for the promo
tion of the general welfare of the
Common working people of our
country, Especially the Native peo
ple.
Since the Declaration of our Citi
zenship as Native Race, by the Pres
ident of the United States, we have
been trying to convince our Ter
ritorial Government to pass decent
Daws by which that all our Native
citizens could enjoy their Equal
Rights and Justice.
And so we are looking for Men
with Humanity in heart and who
will be willing to help us in the
Fight for the Preservation of our
Principle Industry of our Territory
—The Fisheries.
And to make Alaska a decent
place for its Citizens to live by Pass
ing Decent Laws, so that we all can
enjoy the Equal Rights and Justice
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness, which the God of nature
and the God of Nation intended us
to enjoy. <
But some of our white Brothers
always say, that our Fight to abolish
All fish traps is all foolish, Yes, it
is foolish, after we put the right
man we think will do the work in
the office by casting our votes,
then Sell out to the Cannery In
terest this i3 Foolish also.
But just suppose we put the
right men in the office, the man
that will stand by the Constitution
of the United States, there will be
nothing to the fight at all. But we
are sorry to say that those kind of
me are hard to find.
If you are for the interest of the
Common working people of Alaska,
and for the promotion of the gen
erai welfare of our Territory, there
will be no question in casting our
Votes for you at the coming Pri
mary election. BUT WE ARF!
FROM MISSOURI YOU HAVE TO
SHOW US.
It is very True what you stated
in your letter, that if Alaska be
comes a State it will be the greatest
step towards the development of
our Territory. But let us ask a
question, what is a State good for?
without a principle industry by
whinli it can develop its natural
resources?
So we the Native citizens of Kake
are for the Man that will open the
ever of the Law Makers, in order to
see the Real needs of our Territoory
In conclusion I will say that J
hope you will come down our way
before the Primary election and lei
us hear your Platform personally.
Wishing you success in y'uir
Campaign.
Yours Truly
H. S. DeWITT, Vice President,
Kake Camp No. 10.
IMMIGRATION PROPOSALS
(Washington Post, Nov. 15, 1927)
The present laws deprive North
American Indians who reside in
contiguous territory outside the
limits of the United States of the
right of immigration or naturaliza
tion. This has been the basis of
much controversy in dealing with
Canadian Indians especially, and