show that in 1924 (the birth of
the White Fish Bill) the catch by
gear was as follows: seines, 38
per cent; traps, 57 per cent;
then in 1928 after four years of
plenary power by Henry O’Mal
ley, the god of Alaska fisheries,
ihe catch was as follows: seines,
25 per cent; traps, 71 per cent.
The Hook-off Change
You remarked that the rule
against the hook-off was omit
ted this year; but why? When
Mr. O’Malley was here on July
3rd last he told our secretary
that “if you (meaning the mass
meeting of the local fishermen
who were meeting within three
I ill -t biiimiThim i' II ~
hours) want me to change the
book-off rule, it is no use be
cause I don’t intend to change
it.” What happened then to
to make him omit it? If it was
right then, it is right now. He
changed it because of my ap
peals for help to the Vice Presi
dent of the United States who
quickly saw the injustice of the
rule, and who promptly laid the
matter before the Hon. Robert
P. Lamont, Secretary of Com
merce, in whose name Henry
O’Malley runs our fisheries.
Other Matters
There are other matters con
cerning which Mr. O’Malley is
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totally wrong. I am now talking
to you as an expert for there
is no man in or out of Alaska
who knows more about the
‘ trouble with Alaska fisheries”
than I do. In all my talks with
(annerymen, none have dis
agreed with me after a full dis
cussion. The opposition comes
from those who do not know
either me or my plans or the
facts.
In 1923, before the Alaska
legislature when the “Seasonal
Closed Scheme for Conserving
Salmon” was first made, I warn
ed the legislature that the plan
was wrong and would result in
the destruction of all our early
varieties of salmon, and that^if -"
you breed late fish, you will get
late fish.” Later on, the great
authority of fisheries,Dr. Charles
Gilbert made the same observa
tion in an interview for the Pa
cific Fisherman. Today there is
no divergence of opinion among
the fishermen and cannerymen.
Where in former time, NO
humpies were in our bays in
October, last year thousands of
bright humpback salmon were
:'n the bays on the West Oast of
Prince of Wales Island. Where in
former times, we caught salmon
for commercial use in large
quantities in June (sometimes
100,000 in one haul) today every
group of fishermen recognizes
the fact that the season in the
southern district of southeastern
Alaska should be closed to com
mercial fishing till August 1st.
What does Henry O’Malley say?
He really won’t find out till too
late. That has been the ire
cord.
Do not think for one moment
that I speak only at the behest
of Indians and other fishermen.
Numbers of cannerymen, includ
ing some rather large corpora
tions, continually encourage me
When I have solicited their open
upport, they decline because of