The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-01-22

 of the Alaska fisheries, said to be inspired by Stcertary Redfcld, Is one that will afford Delegate Wick ersham an opportunity of demon- strating that. he is still the mighty champion of the common people of Alaska. ,Wickersham has contended, not without proof of his contention being offered, that tho Burecu of Fishorics was dominated by tho fish cry trust. in lottor to the Prest- dent. and in that communication he. clearly enough showed that most of the time there had been tho closest kind of an alliance. Now that sAould surprise. no one. In fact when you consider what have been tAe governmental activities for the past. score years or mere, ere un- derstands clearly enough that in the main that is. what government is for.
 1t would not be necessary to go beyond the actual alliance between the banks and the government to prove this, and for that matter 1t may be consiG cred quite uhneces- sary to recall that Cortelyou sup piled Wall Street with 5000, ,000 in 1907 to prevent an intensification of the panic.
 .Wiekersham., therefore accused xAas government of no particular crime when he showed the alliance /. between tte Bureau of Fisheries and the fishery trust. It would nave been nine dayc wonder hsfd he. for example, shown that the Ftsaeries Bureau wn-s working hand ia glove wth tho Fishermen's union and that the entire scope of the Rnreau's work, its officials even, were at the disposal of the mem berg of that Union.
 The important part about the bill which. prevents tho fisheries from being taxed By the legislature is xhae it shpwsa plainly enough that shere is no intention of giving the .aegisiaturei any extensive power. It <, toI5e doubted; whether, just now, staf- win Bef very much of loss. only 1t seems bad policy on the part Of Redheld to suggest that there ss sny antagonism between the fish cries end thos legislature, except on paper. < ,tal A.f s
 1t is a we'll known fact that the fisheries by clover tactics, secured what they wanted at the lest ie- gaslatgre, and traded of the amend ed mining. law for, 9 vote against tie fish traps memorial. Artemus Ward when he suggested to his frined to scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, suggested very pro- yerly tho. quid pro quo tactics it was notorious secured the repeal of tue Roden Bill. and the defeat ot xhe fish trap memorial.
 The various departmental bu- reaus in, Washington have however shown that there exists considerable jealousy, of control in government matters, and that this is especially the case in Alaska where the bureaus struggle to, maintsin their authority against one another, has been for some time well known, @.
 Consequently 1t is fair to con r1ude that it is not so much to- help the Fishsries as to obtain congress- 4epal recognition sbf exclusive con, aroi. that is desired by Secretary RedHeid. The rest, is incidentai.
 As far as the right of taxation IS ccncerped, there would be clearly no sound reason why the AIaSka le- gislature should not have that power. It is true of course the 4oaby maintained in, Juneau, has been powerful X. nuisance and 2 great expense. and, one that, it would De desirable to- eliminate. But Con- gress has donated. Alaska an expen- siye-if somewhat useless rattlel to play with, and money to support that plaything. while making believe at home rule must be forthcoming The gentlemen. who legislate must be paid their. mileage and their salariesy, That that money if col lected by the government and spent on roads and trails and in schools and sassay plants would be- more beneficial to .hs country goes with out saying. But all cheerfully tole.