The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 24, 1933, Page 4

R e T T LTIV o B, 4 YV T THE-DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, NOV. 24, 1933 Daily Alaska Empire ROBERT W. BENDER Sublished _every evemng except Sunday by the.Since that time he informed the salmon packers PRINTING k(‘n:\un\x\' at Second and Main Juneau, Alaska. Entered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class |1y, yndjan organization in passing this resolution | matter. SUBSGRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrier In Juneau and Douglas for $1. per month. ail, postage paid, at the following rates: ,'in_advance, $12.00; six months, In advance, month, in advance, $1.25. ribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery of their papers. Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. B: One y $6.00; on. Sub MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Assoclated Press 1s exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise c d in this paper and also the local news publis ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. A. N. B. AND CITIZENSHIP. convention, the Alaska Native Brotherhood expressed its desire that the “Alaska Pan-handle” be transferred to Canadian covereignty, if Congress does not pass laws regulat- ing the use of fishéries, which the Indians consider fair. It predicated this action upon the expressed ground that want is widespread among the Indians of Southeast Alaska, to such an extent that misery is prevaleat and thousands are sorely afflicted. Exsting conditions, in view of the depression that has affected the fish industries and those en- gaged therein for the past four seasons, are not greatly different in Alaska from those that are to be found in every other industry throughout the United States, and particularly in the primary in- dustries, engaged in the production of foodstuffs, whetber from soil or sea. The situation that confronts the fishermen of Alaska, both white and Indian, is only part of a national situation, involving not nierely a few thou- sand but millions of persons, not only those who At its recent annual are engaged for wages in the production of food- stuffs, but who own the land, the facilities, and furnish the capital which makes it possible for labor to feceive the wage it does. Conceding the argument that this wage is not adequate to furnish a livelihood to those so en- gaged, it is proportionately more, as a general rule, than the returns that the owners of land, pro- duction facilities and capital have received from operations for three or four years in which have been inclifred losses that have shaken the industrial and financial structures of the nation to their very foundations. Therefore it is not cause for condemnation to show that workers in any segment of industry, even though employed, are not prosperous under prevail- ing conditions. Few, if any, industries are pros- perous and more than ten million workers are without jobs. . The test should be, is employment to be had normally? Do those engaged receive a wage com- mensurate with the service rendered and adequate to provide a livelihood? And in connection Wit the latter, it should not be overlooked that a large part of the fishing population, those engaged in the taking of fish by purse seine or gill net, work at the most some forty or forty-five days through- out the entire year. It should be apparent that no industry can afford to pay labor not engaged for a longer period than that, a wage sufficiently high to enable it to live the year round. We agree local fishermen have not had a fair break under past regulations but that is not the fault of the law. All of these factors have to be taken into con- sideration in any study of labor conditions in the . . . ‘vlvnmnl in the fisheries and expressed his intention ~ . GENERAL MANAGER Promulgate such regulations as to m 25 ability to put them i |told the Chamber of Commerce, the Alaska Native| | Brotherhood has one main plank in its program| |and that is abolition of the fish trap. Presumably, | administration as in their very nature, violate the American custom he would the human avowed frankly recognize in his power, he would ake it possible for every worker employed to earn a decent wage. that, insofar as it was and owners of fish traps that he would reduce the number of traps operated last year, by one hundred little faith in his good intentions or| nto effect. | B . P showed but Of course, as Past President Frank G. Johnson| set up the Canadian stem of fishery ideal, it had mind the fact| that the fish trap is largely prohibited in Canadian| waters. | There are features to the Canadian system which, | when it 53 in of free fishery. The Province of British Columbia, whose salmon fishery is almost identical in kind, if not in extent, with that of Southeast Alaska,| uses a system (of licenses to conirol the take as| well as the production of salmon. Its waters and | coastline are divided -into a number of districts.| Licenses are required for canneries and for mh-; ermen. A maximum number of licenses of both| kind is fixed in each district. After that number has been issued, no additional ones can be had| either by persons desiring to fish or by those seeking | to establish canneries. In other words, those whol come first are served and the late comers are denied a chance to make use of a natural resource which, in Alaska, is entirely common to all or denied to al Another feature of the licensing system that violates our own conception of free use of fisheries, is the limitation plaeed upon the holders of permits. Fish- ermen holding permits can fish only in the district they cover and can sell only to canneries located in that distriet. Holders of a cannery license may| establish and operate a plant only in the district | to which it applies, and can purchase fish taken only in the district in which it is located. We think that the fishery resolution of the Alaska Native Brotherhood was passed without a full knowledge of the Canadian system and without a comprehensive and fair understanding of "all ‘the elements in the local situation. . p . . We would regret to believe that it represented the sentiment of the Indian population of Southeast | Alaska. The toga of American citizenship is some- thing not lightly bestowed and should not be cast aside as a garment which, outworn .or outmoded, is discarded for a new st It not only bestows certain privileges and grants certain rights to its wearers, but it requires of them also certain duties and imposes definite obligations, so that to be a competent citizen one not only enjoys the benefits pertaining thereto but performs willingly and faith- fully the duties and lives up to the obligations imposed. And despite the fact that some fifteen million American wage earners were without jobs | for many months, and most of them with depend- ents aggregating millions, knew want greater than has been experienced by any Alaskan, it has yet to be recorded that any of them petitioned Congress to wipe out the Declaration of Independence, cast astde the Constitution of the United States: :and | beseech King George to take us back into the fold of Great Britain. It has remained for the Alaska Native Brotherhood to suggest that British citizen- ship without fish traps is preferable to American with fish traps. The Indians of Southeast Alaska, who claim citizenship by virtue of an Act of Congress of a decade ago, show little apprecaition of the great dis- tinction conferred upon them by that Act—if it does apply to them—in expressing a-willingness to throw it away unless Congress meets their every demand and passes what they consider fair legislation on the fisheries. And we do not believe that the average Indian resident of Southeast Alaska or that a majority of them favor any such action. The Settle balloon reached a height of 61,273 feet into the stratosphere. But what we want to know is—what about that cosmic ray light explana- tion. before Thanksgiving. And there are only 24 days in which to do Christmas shopping. Oh well, hum, hum. We. would like to get this out of the way| GERMAN POLICY. SEEN AS THREAT TOUNION JACK By OSCAR LEIDING LONDON, Nov. 24—Demands for Britannia to rule the waves as of yore are being voiced here in| many quarters as a result of Ger- many’s withdrawal from the dis- armament Conference. Admirals, past and present, and | without an eye con the nation’s| budget—have joined in the cry for building up the British fleet. | Beatty's Warning Blunt | Two prominent voices have been | rSised for the cause, Admiral Sir Ernle Chatfield, the first sea lord, and Lord Beatty, politicians—Tiie latter, however, not | F war-time hero, | ! who see in Britain's present posi- tion the mneed for action. | “The nat must take stock of its’ defense position,” says Sir Er-| ule Chatfield, “and consider wheth- er on its present naval expendi-| ture it is maintaining a naval strength in accordance with its foreign policy.” Admtral Beatty goes —further.} Describing the navy as “the hand- maiden of our foreign policy,” he said to the Navy League. | “Without a strong navy we are of no uce to anybedy and we cannct play our part as a great power.” Lord Beatty supports the move-) ment for smaller—but more—bat- tleships. “The United States wants larg- er ships,” he saids. The .British Empife wants many ships. Why? Because we have far greater re- sponsibilities on the sea than any other scountry.” Decries Lendon Treaty He called the British acczptance at the 1950 London naval con- ference of 50 cruisers, on a parity with tHe United States, a “grave and deplorable blunder.” oIt is not the parity with the United States that i cavil at,” he said. “If she wants as many as we do, why not? But the accep- tance of to do the work requir- ed of 70 was a grave and deplor- able blunder He termed it “a matter of in- terest and grave concern” that the personnel of the United States Navy represents a 60 per cent in- 74 per cent increase, while Bri- tain has reduced her personnel by 35 per cent. “When this was announced to parliament recently there were cries of ‘Shame!” from conservative benches. Sir Efule Chatfield, while stress- ing the necessity for a national stock-taking, - neverthless finds many things in the British navy of which he is proud. War Records Battered The fuel consumption per horse- power hour, at full power, has been reduced for all types of ships by approximately one-third of that of war designs, he says. In the case of battleships and cruisers, the machinery weights have been cut 20 to 30 per cent. The destroyer *“Acheron,” fitted with supercharged heavy oil en- gines, achieved the feat of halving the fuel consumption of its war- time sisters, the lowest of any steamdriven warship. ——————— Fourteer. members of Virginia's varsity football squad are sons, nephews or brothers of men who attended that university in other days. | £ crease over 1914, that of Japan @, BRIDGE CONTEST OF ELKS LODGE OCCURS TONIGHT {Mammoth Tournament to Start Promptly at 8 0'Clock—50 Tables The long-awaited Elks' bridge party will start at the Elks' Club y at 8 o'clock this even- ; tables are expected to be ay, which means that 200 s of Juneau will add their the 50,000 playing in other s of the United States tonight. ovelty of the idea of a Na- 1| Bridge tournament to be jucted simultaneously all over m has taken the country by according to a telegram re- d here by J. A. Barragar, Sr. e Armstrong, Tournament of the Elks' National Tournament, whose office is in Chicago. | ever before has so much in- terest been taken in & bridge tour- nament anywhere. committee in.charge of ar- ments for the local branch the contest today stressed the tance of every contestant ; in his or her place promptly at 8 oclock. This is in order to avoid as much as possible of the confusion which must surely re- sult unless the 200 players do ev- erything in their power to co-op- erate with the efforts of the com- mittee. sto cei D | Motorcyclist Hit and Killed; Driver of Car Exonerated BELLINGHAM, Wash., Nov. 24— Arthur Lamoreaux, aged 27, Sumas garage owner, was instantly killed Wednesday night when a motorey- > he was riding, collided with a delivery truck driven by Roy Van Leeuwne, of Lynden. At Lynden, the coroner report- the accident was unavoida B J. MEHERIN RETURNS ed J. FROM BUSINESS TRIP | TO PANHANDLE CITIES 4%J. J. Meherin, merchandise bro- ker, and representative of Hills Brothers' Colfee, returned to s home in Juneau yssterday after- noon from a business trip to Wrangell, Ketchikan and Peters- burg, on the Lockheed seaplane of the Alaska Air Express on which made the round trip, leaVing un:au Tuesday afternoon. The NEW No paper label to cut! No lid to pry loose! Costs you less! for the old-time favorite. Easy to open! Easy to close! s e O ! g 20 YEARS AGO 3 From The Empire l —— e d NOVERMBER 24, 1913. There was great excitement around the St. George House for several minutes during the prev- ious * evening when burglars, or | PROFESSIONAL _l Helene W. L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics, 307 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 | i night prowlers of some sort effect- ed an entrance to the place by going over the roof of the south- east wing of the building which was one-story high and easily ap- proachzd from the sidehill. The prowler entered several rooms but upon being discovered made a hasty retreat without taking any-! | thing. l \ | DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Hours 9 am. to 9 pm. Dr. C. P. Jenne DENTIST n “Agriculture s the greatest re- o B;‘fiffl:gv’““" 1 source of Alaska,” was the state- Telephone 176 ment made by Prof. C. C. George- elep 1 — — son, superintendent of the U. 8. Agricultural stations in Alaska, who was in Juneau at the Cain Hotel, “All we need is people to settle up the country and take advantage of great opportunities,” he declared. | | Alaska was given a boost by Ed- gar Allen Forbes, staff editor of|— Leslie’s - Tllustrated - Weekly, . who. was a visitor to the Territory with the Seattle Chamber of Commerce | | party earlier in the season. Hc| said, '“I wish to’set it down here in enduring printers’ ink, that the Alaska Coast is one of the great-|| Phone 276 0 est scenic regions in the world |g——ou" —— ————B Co. when in need In calling it such, I fling.all mod-|———— 3 — =" of MOVING esty aside and remind you that 1 have seen most of the romantic| | and pieturesque parts of the globe and know a good looking piece of landscape when I see it.” After a tempestuous voyage from | | — e —— i Dr. J. W. Bayne DENTIST Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. Of:ice hours, 9 am. to 5 pm. Evenings by appointment, Phore 321 \ Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 am. to 6 p.m. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 4¢3, Res. Richard Williams DENTIST OF#ICE AND RESIDENCE Gestineau Building, Phone 481 Dr. Dutch Harbor to Juneau, the Kot- zebue Trading Company's steamer Corwin, Capt. Richard Healey, ar- rived in Juneau from Nome by way of ‘Cordova at 2 o'clock in the morning, several days overdue. Capt. Howard Bullene, pilot on the Alameda had been bitten by the gold fever and obtained an in- terest in a Chisana placer claim. Since he couldn't give up his sea- faring life he had sent his younz- brother, Tommy Bull:ne into| | MASONS OF ALL DEGREES L Robert Simpson Opt. D. Greduate Angeles Col- lege of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Pitted, Lenses Ground — 8 DE. B, E. SOUTHWELL Room 17, Valentine Bldg. Office Pmone 484; Residence Phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 ' L N raternalo Societies | E A %|| Gastineau Channel | g2 B. P. 0. ELKS meets every Wednesday 2% 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome, L. W. Turoff, Exalt- ed Ruler. M. H. Sides, Secretary. —e ] KNIGHTS OF COLUMBEUS | | Seghers Council No. 17€0. Meetings second and last Monday at 7:30 p. m. “Transient brothers urg- ed to attend. Council Chambers, Filth Streci. JOHN F. MULLEN, G. K. H. J. TURNER, Secretary B—_ ! Our trucks go sny place anz | Idma. A tank for Diesel Cil | | and & tank for crude oil save ' | burner trouble. PHONE 149, NIGHT 48 | RELIABLE TRANSYER | 4 oo ra Y e e st Wise to Call 48 | Juneau Transfer or STORAGE Fuel Oil Coal Transfer { } § AT S S RIS oo S L CEL Konnerup’s MORE for LESS J JUNEAU-YOUNG Funeral Parlors | | Licensed Funeral Directors on the Channel, and visitors, are|gy AL f cordially invited to a dinner at|— = T and Embalmers the SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE |} o A. And Night Phone 1851 Day Phone 12 Juneau, Monday evening, November Rose . rews b T R 27, 6:30 p.m. Informal. Sixty cents. Graduate Nurse AR T ) Regular Blue Lodge meeting 7:30 p.m. Educational addr by the Master. Musical entertainment. HAROLD D. STABLER, adv. Chairman, Committee. | tin 1 { Electric Cabivet Baths—Mas- sage, Colonic Irrigations Office hours 11 am. to 5 p.m. ‘Evenings by Aprointment Second and Main Phone 259 Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—CHILDREN'S READY-TO-WEAR BSeward Street Near Third ALLAMAE SCOTT Expert Beauty Specialist PERMANENT WAVING Phone 218 for Appointment Entrance Ploneer Barber Shop l \ JUNEAU SAMPLE - SHOP The Little Store with the BIG VALUES SABIN’S | Everything in Furnishings | for Men THE JunEAu LAunpry ' Franklin Street betweem | Front ap? Second Streets 2 | PHONE 359 ® o e T JUNEAU FROCK i SHOPPE “Exclusive but not Expensive” Coats, Dresses, Lingerie Hoslery and Hate HOTEL ZYNDA Large Sample Rooms ELEVATOR SERVICE 8. ZYNDA, Prop. The complete facilities and seasoned serv- ‘ice of Alaska’s oldest and largest bank will prove their worth to you. FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) . Nativity Parish Hall $197.5 { BEANO BOOTH—NOVELTY BOOTH—BARG fisheries industries ¢ resent. 3 Bell, of the United Slznlu.\'»Bureau of Fisheries, and A B Ietie e Jqtest, the ‘estatillinpi 8 M“”"‘fi””" = his assistants, who just now are preparing regula- A branch of The Wehe Owners' Loan Gerhrgiis m C' L' FENTON ¢ 1 tions under which the ’fisheries . industries winl|OUF Tepresentative is nothing, if not a fighter. i f.';?;:tnl' g s i | GMARBAGE HAUMLED I operate during 1934. They are the first to be made f o l o hin ! by him under “the mew deal” he has promised| VWith basketball, Parish Bazaar, Elks' Card Party, Brownie’s Berber Shop | E. 0. DAVIS ’ Alaskans, In the hearings conducted by him in a|POWlng and attractive movie programs, this is going ¥ D ommpa y lpo.\no-mén’-: ! mmpn‘wphuonnm ol ' large number. of communities, centers of the fishing e 2 sy g Tincal e - : e b I population, last summer, Mr. Bell gave Alaskans, : : and mardicutarly. flakermia R Attorney-General Cummings, in ruli th by 5 SRR | 0 particularly Gsnermen, their st GBPOCAEIRY |rypc o Gonumbia a to romain ry undl Congres N Har dce ||| ommma movems | the change they might desire for next season. He :gl;efio:;:;g\gssl:i_l‘e?gh:z:;on\xzt.bavu torgocjen i) \ A ry R e , - “d' o I i e S M) } MAYTAG PEODUCTS | & o« o . 7 e W. P. JOHN Not Becawse We are | N Mining and Fishing 0y JORRPY A Big TURKEY peed N AR Al Wl A DINNER for .. S1 e B A5 | 1 LS N dominates the business life of the Juneau | Juneau Coffee Shop McCAUL ! } 1 SATURDAY NIGHT—from 5 to 7 RICE & AHLERS CO : district, employing more capital and more f Opposite MacKinnon Apts. 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