The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-11
JOHN SHERMAN AND ALASKA
BiCKING rI' THE iLtShf TOuTiRCI ~
COIIpINr ~ RS MONOPOLY.
Shall the Waters our rNirci,c Northwest
he Open 10 Legitimate American In,er-
prise THE Answer In washington tity.

Shall the waters On our Extreme N"rthvest
he Open 10 Legitimate American Iu,er-
prise THE Answer In washington tny.
SAN Francisco March .. The SrN of
the 10Th uii. Is in great demand hero. and liz
articles on the Alaska Company are eagerly
| road and approved 10y all who are fortunate
enough to own or borrow copy of tho paper.
The managers Of th. Alaska Commercial Conn
pany do not Join in the popular cornmcnlation;
on the contrary. they are nn;ry and alarmed.
and. as Is usual with them. they vigorously deny
/ the charge Of completely with Treasury OH
| cals. and declare that they have no desire to
monopoiHc the fur trade Of the Territory.
/ Their dcnials ara Of no value whatever. rs they
are contradictcd by plain and notorious facts.
They not only control the trade Of the Territory.
| driving OF all competitors. hut they govern the
Territory and manage the natives entirely in
tho interest and for the profit of the Alaska
! Company.
The sole object Of this grasping company. like
that Of its prcdcccssor-thc Russian American
| Company-is the fur trade of the Territory. 1t
| therefore cNcr,s its power and influence Mt
| Washington to discourage all emigration to or
| development II the mineral or agricultural re-
sources of the Territory. permits no American
citizen To- reside in the country except those it
can control. and guards all the approaches to
| its coasts with vigilance that can DC inspired
10y greed and jealousy only
| On the Seal Islands they are absolute masters.
No vessels butthoir own are allowed to approach
the islands Tho Treasury agents are men who
have been in the service Of the company. who
hold their official positions atthc will and pleas
urc Of the company. and who have been fire.
! qucntly transferred from the Government agcn-
! cies to the companys agencies. and vice versa.
The natives are scrfs and prisono"s They
! are unable 10 leave the islands or communicate
with the outside world without the consent of
! their autocratic masters and governors. the
REPRESENTATIVES, of the eomnany.
| m. ~, ,,,,,,, ,,,,, - o a., ,r,,,,o,,.
Ih'y must u'cepi such wages ~ inc company
secs III 20 allow ana work under s St, r's"a-
,,,,.' -. 49,
tyranny. So long as the Government, Of the
! initial s,e,o. r,f,sos T., in,crf.r,.. AMI un1,r
c,is,r, rn,,,,Dm. ,So Dor'rn,,' ,' a, ,he
| United States. as rms Aln-la f. concerned il
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'"' ~ i''nlf "a "'N i'"S"' ~ "'' ''' ~ -
tary OF the Treasury IL John sherman.
This unscrupulous and ayaricions man is
o,-.f,,,, ii.,s,.. ~ 81, ,,'.. ,',,,.., H.,
absolute Hlf"tor III an tha' concerns me gov
eminent " the vast territory Of AAska-his
only alyis.rnnl coa,liuior in the government
va, ,''',' Va
81 ,hglr lnnt loninlon i ~. rc-id,n, M'In,
lnEton partner ot N" Alaska Company. NO
American ,it1,h l. permitted '" On 'rnA,h upon
bought and maid Tor WITH ia" puhii' money.
AMI their ru" il moro absolute than that OF the
King Of Dahonry. aud isrufor"cd without hes
it.tan or serupl'; When tho ma'hina,i"n- of
trade aud communicating from sun Fran ~
i' Al'Sh" az" Ni,iis''' W., W., UT ~ We
company Nrhcmenily assert that they mlr'
nothing for tka or other r0rtl"n-o of tho T"r-
rtory outs dc oi ih' islands 81 -. raul ana ~.
George. which ar" reserved aui secured 90
! tn"w ~ l'aSH tbs assertion j. ''Ninu-iN UNI
tru', as the following stat sits lrmon-irHt":
Gus tr 90 "a" company -iii - On tl"
Seal Islands. 1t owns nnl operates .no le--
ihan mryihw -'a, .nhs 2n Wr, Aruii"n
Islands and the ma iand 81 Alaska.
Fourteen Of tl.~r st4ron~ are in TIE
uunYHStH i'. Nuutl.h. j. ~. ~ ven IN we
itlri, From ursr ,N"rni di-ir - m" company
obtained tnr i",Mwns v.lnanl" iurs il ~ a
ls'p l' lN.o M u " S'a OK r. ak ,
blu" iox. l3sN ross fox. : la2 rcd fDN 3l.2 = Z;
wlte ioN. 5ru3; beaver - ~; martcu. o.
51t MINK % wv d'hr, . ~ h,u-Iu"Sh. -
II NnN. h3Si rrnin'. F" 10 II j.. iirr"iur".
obviously ias" and absurd 10 cont .nd-as tho
cnmranys hlred aiNocatrs o-thnt the Alaska
company cares nothing Tor n" trade 81 TIE
'rr"IV OUTSIDE ,'l ~ f''-' ~ tl sal -inns
traders. ; me half doz 70 san Fran 'i-'o ilfu-
~. nee r. 'Inatns lg'-'' ~ u.u T, ny l.h'-
business has t'rn c"u-tani, inlcrior,d WIZ
tr , r,i r y, in' b,, "r w.,
tnr of all ,.. .,,i.,.i '' - .''s ,,r
T.. vi ~ ,p III H. ,l, ~
S.y,,r $3.50 ,r ,lti ' ,i L!r,
y 'n, H. 20 sa gar G''-f [.u i r, H. mann.
lus American city nS. Iho~' vessels Hrr ~"i-
dom more than. ~ tons. burden and IN those
Srn ia m anl thn BaHr,r.. e, F1rs 'fr,,r,
m"nti- ihc, are beyond ill., rr1oi' ~ c,,.liI.,
non. II thoy venture to land 1t Nm. II is upon
c,ura..an,,t ~ fhNr Goiprnm.ni , H,1 =,
again ih,y have APPLIED To- thr Treasury for "A
icons. 10 hunt thu, ~ otter IN a." r..a- = at