THE
Alaska
Fisherman
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| VOLUME 7
No. 7 SEPTEMBER—OCTOBER / 20 c PER COPY
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MY PERSONAL PLATFORM
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I am against PRIVILEGE.
Therefore I am against the Fish Trap.
I am not a Socialist or a Communist.
But I am against the evils of our selfish age.
Like in Washington and Oregon, I would allow
only those to fish who had lived in Alaska at least
twelve consecutive months.
It is now “unlawful to fish for, take or kill”
fish on Sunday or other closed period. I would
inquire of the present Attorney General why he
has made no effort to enforce this law so import
ant to seiners.
I SHALL NOT cooperate with Henry O’Malley
or with his Bureau of Fisheries because O’Malley
has been and is the symbol of discrimination, un
fair regulations, and economic slavery.
I wish to congratulate the Forestry Depart
ment because of their new regulations allowing
limited export of logs. I believe that department
should gO' farther and allow free export of hem
lock for one year at a time subject always to
reconsideration of the rule at stated intervals.
I favor giving PULP MILLS every encourage
ment providing they establish their mills IN OR
NEAR the cities of Alaska, but I am opposed to
COMPANY TOWN and CHEAP FOREIGN LABOR.
I favor a WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT
like that of California; Women’s Community Pro
perty Act like that of Washington’s; a compulsory
monthly pay day; a standard herring barrel of
750 herring; a residential federal judge for Ket
chikan, and other progressive measures, but above
all,
I BELIEVE IN HOME RULE WITHOUT LIM
ITATION.
William L. Paul.