The sun., 1888-12-21
THE WRONGS OF THE ALEUTS.
yD81HER ErIDBNcE OF TIE SHOCK
yya STATE or THINGS IN ALASKA.

,,pTHER EVIDENCE OF THE sHoCE-
mo STATE or THINGS IN ALASKA.
AGENT Anderson ConnrIn The sun's Report
or Iru,oraiity and Oppression-Tho Ex-
t,rction OF the Aieuts Threatenod by the
treatment OF the Alaska Company.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 12-Mr. Isaac An
dsrson OF this city lived in Alaska for many
Years. and during part Of his stay there was
neputy United States Marshal at oonalaska
The correspondent OF THE Bun saw MIR. An
derson to-day and interviewed him on the SUBJ
ieot OF Gov Swineford's charges against the
Alaska Commercial Company. Mr.. Anderson
had read THE Suns account OF the manner In
which tho Commercial Company governs the
Islands. He said:
"Ali the statements made BY the men inter-
vi.ved ara faots. There is no exagReration In
the account OF the manner In which the natives
are treated The degradation OF the Alaska
native is duo to the agentsoi the Alaska Com
mercial Company. Drunkenness Ia the great
ourse of the country. Like nearly all savages,
the Alaskan has an uncomfortable appetite for
alcohol. The importation OF LIQUOR into the
country is prohibited By law. but the law is
ionored By the agents OF tho company. The
pr,nctpni drink is auass. made By fermentinR
euear. Large quantities OF sugar arc sent to
Alaska by the company for no other purpose
than the manufacture III ouass. 1t N dealt out
70 tho natives at the company's store. and
they make the drink themselves. Sometimes
the agent makes Quass. and gives It to the mo-
tiyes on holidays. have seen them giving 1t
ont by the gallon over tho counter. Liquor Is
also imported under tho nnms Of extract
This is put up In bottles and purports to be ex-
tract Of lemon. &c, but 1t is nothing but vile
deooction OF alcohol, q few drinks OF which will
make person crazy Tho Commercial Com
pany itself sends csrgoes OF this stun to the
stations In Alaska. When was employed BY
tho company I handled largo quantities OF ex-
tract, and know what am talking about. Tho
Government officials are unable to prevent the
importation Of ialcohol In this form. although
thoy arc very vigilsnt in seizing the same stun
when imported by competitors OF the Com
mercial Company.
n" The result Of this drunkenness 10 the rapid
decrease In numbers Of the natives. The COM
pany will tell you that pneumonia 10 the prin-
cipal cause Of mortality among the natives, but
the cause OF pneumonia is the use OF alcohol.
Tho native hunter gets quantity OF extract
from the agent. becomes intoxicated, and lies
down out Of doors In any kind Of q way. COW
cred only with his few rags. Cold and exposure
soon develop pneumonia
Tho company pretends that 1t has done
great deal to improve tho condition Of the
natives. It points to houses built for tho
hunters, calls attention to its system Of eduoa-
ton. and asks what moro could be done to
oivilize the native. These houses never would
have been built had Il not been for the compe-
tition of the Western Fur and Trading Com
pany Both OF the companies built houses for
the hunters in order to command their ser
vices, and one built about as many as the other.
These houses look well, but they are not as
warm or as comfortable as the native hut. The
companys school system is an absolute sham.
Tho free school has been maintained for years.
but the natives really have learned nothing.
They have learned the alphabet as q parrot
would. The company does not want the ma
tives to acquire any education or become in
telligent While the native is ignorant and
completely under the control Of the priests, he
can be managed by the agent The
agent has no objection to his learn
ing Russian and adhering to the Greek
Church. but he does not want the Aleut to know
too much English. A Government teacher was
charge Of the native schools at Oonalaska
He was NOT wanted and was very shrewdly
SSs IL sus hS ass s a. As sE. sSou
tHs sompsn9 But he a lad to I've I've in snail hut
sas 4 g qa
was getting Sus small salary and nd the the agent
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ssna anSSoa ssf Gs & ths
useless. and he is kept there only to prevent
ts P Hs Ss nas Rs Isos aen Il dySe 'S out
q spBis{ B{kosfS Station died o. 81 alleged pnsas
AN the statements about immoralityy Of the
employees and the debauchery OF native wo-
asRa Is mere house oi NeW
man himself. the company's head man In Alas
ka liyes openly with the wife Of 9 native hun
His word is law to the native, and no Govern
ment officer can successfully oppose him.
Is S st e
but the agents Of the company supply the hun:
s inn sea and ses ottes Whe VT 9spuy
Marshal Newman was giving rifles to the ma
ss us 10
IN regard to flreaEms: ! showed my letter OF
instructions to Newman. and he fewtnto a
70 the order, Of the Upited States Marshal. but
possible for me to do my duty / was alone,
and all the employees OF the company were OPP
S"Xlthouah 1 had lived there six years. and was
on good terms with the natives and the com:
panys employees. as soon as | was appointed
ll0puV WdTSudl " W my
tho whole population. turned against me. I
was absolutely boycotted. could buy no pro-
When the natives had. any, Gathe5Inas they
hcations could not be carried on without plenty
70 mss sSs
would ask them 4 they had invited me; 4 they
have no sugar, :, He told them that wac . bad bad
me the company would not be friendly to
them or fso1rse when It was e question ct
got so at last that even the natives whom had
befriended did not dare to speak to me- In
fact the priests had convinced them that was
9 very bad man, and have no doubt that Il
son they would all say that he Is a scoundrel;
A native hunter is absolutely a slave to the
Commercial Company. The company owns
his 81 beat his RYn hls Hsts even the yery elS,hss
Rnd with liauor. With the assistance Of priests.
X controls, all his actions. and even his
tyranny e ths agent ne hs finds Il Impossible 70
gun outright tothe native. but lends him tho rifle
ha frfvan IN him Whila ba killfnU NJ voup0