The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-24

| power of attorney. The fishing laws
are sadly in need os overhauling, and
should be attended to without delay
or the industry will be destroyed. An
appropriation of $4,000 or 100000
should be made for the immediate con
struction of six or seven lighthouses
in aid of navigation and for the pro-
J lection of human life and property.
Within the past two years two marine
disasters occurred with great loss of
human lives at places where there
should have been lighthouses Is not
this criminal neglect?
why don't Congress and the de-
partments cut through this red tape
and delay and attend to the public
business? The president has recently
requested Congress to enact a law for
the preservation of game in Alaska
Such a law is necessary, but we are
! in far greater need OF a few light
houses for the preservation of human
life
"The Valdez wagon road, now half
completed from the ocean to the Yu.
kon river, the abandonment of which
has been recommended by an imprac-
itcable army officer should be com
pleted at once by the government.
The government offices should be re-
moved from Sitka 20 Juneau at once,
the former place being out of the line
of trade and commerce Alaska should
have home rule, and the federal ap.
pointments should be made from citi.
zens of the district, who are known TO
the people and who are familiar with
the conditions existing there. The
bar association and the people gener.
ally recently asked that an attorney
of many years residence In Alaska
be appointed to a vacant judgeship.
| lie Is honest. fearless and able, yet
J their request has been UNDECIDED. and
an unknown quantity Is To be sent
into their midst Among the great
pioneers of Alaska are men ht to
NAhAAN WI AAN NUN VI NfiaAfn VI w
command armies, but they have none
to speak for them here. The corpora.
tions doing business in Alaska send
lobbyists To Washington, and they
sometimes get protection, but the real
producers Of Alaska the miners, have
no champion, and are mute witnesses
OF injustice. neglect, and wrong /
maintain that this is not the way to
run a government II the people Of
Alaska could vote, they would not be
treated in this way"
or the sealing question, Mr. Ivy
said:
Great Britain has ceased 10 make
any pretense of enforcing her part Of
the agreement entered into at the
Paris tribunal in relation to the Kill.
ing of seals, and the result of the ef.
forts Of our diplomats and representa-.
tiyes has been a complete surrender
10 the Canadians who are killing our
seals within the siXty-mile limit
around the seal islands aud within
our marine jurisdiction around the
Aleutlan islands. We should send our
revenue cutters 10 Bering sea and put
a stop 10 the piratical and criminal
acts on the part Of the Canadians
In a few years, II properly pro
tected. the seal herd Will increase "a
lis former size and will yield tens OF
thousands Of dollars annually 10 the
government why should we allow
Canadians 10 destroy our property
with impunity?"
Turning 10 the dispute over the
boundary line. Mr. Ivy continued:
THE United States made most
stupendous blunder when II submit
ted the boundary question 10 arbitra
ton The treaty Of 1925 between
England and Russia so clearly defines
the line that IL is not debatable The
Canadians today are occupying mil
lions Of acres Of American territory
al Forty Mile. the Porcupine and
lother stations In that vicinity. Their
surveyors and engineers have been
actively al work for years. and ! am
/ satisfied that IL will soon be proven
10 the satisfaction Of our people that
their zeal for their government has
led them % destroy boundary monu-
ments erected Boy the Russian govern
ment more than half a century ago.
Three years ago when gold was
discovered by American miners upon
American soil in the POrcupine dis
trict. the Canadians aggressiyely
moved forward twentyOne miles. TAX
ing IN most Of the mines. subjecting
the Canadian miner % Canadian
laws executed by armed officers an.
der the British flag while on AmeH-
can soil. Under these conditions Sec
retary Hay consented % a mOdus
viWndl with the British government.
agreeing 10 postpone the settlement
Of the question leaving the Canadians
in possession Of the territory. II this
was done by our government through
ignorance it vas inexcusable; II IN
IL