The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-14

doing your bit" was not enough for real Americans, and did not fit so well as the Western expression of "do your dam'dest." America will go far" he said, If every one will | do his bit but she will conquer damndest.' The chairman briefly referred to the discussion of why foreign ships" were not allowed to compete with American vessels in Alaskan ports, and said it was in line with the principle of Alaska for Alaskans and America for Ameri- cans, a doctrine in which he thor. oughly believed, even though the Guggenheims might own some of the steamers running. to Alaska.
 Other citizens on the platform with the speaker were w. w. Casey, George B. Grigsby, N. l.. Burton, P. R. Bradley, James McCloskey, James J. Connors, H. J. Turner, John w. Troy and T. E. Williams The Present War
 Delegate Sulzer was greeted with a rousing reception as he rose to speak. He said he considered it a great honor to represent the people of Alaska in Congress, and a special privilege to meet there the leading men of the nation and of foreign countries, and that at the national ca pital one realized most forcibly the fact that America was facing great crisis, and the people must be of one mind in supporting the Presi- dent and the Government.
 r ih91 Alaska Gives Liberally The speaker said Alaska had gv- en literally of it's cash and it's man. hood
 You, by your splendid patriotism" he said, have aroused and awakened the nation to a new. realization of what Alaska is and what the people are In the East and in Washing ton the fact is brought home with terrific force that we are facing the greatest struggle of our exis- tence and must win this war, so that may triumph the cause of dem ocracy, justice and humanity"
 About Conservation
 Mr. Sulzer said he believed in conservation that conserved, and not conservation by reservation which benefited no one He said he believed the present policy all wrong and wanted development, with out monopoly, such as had made great other Western States.
 He said for 20 years plans had been under way to develop Alaska coal, and neither the government nor the people had gotten Alaska coal yet. The people of Alaska should have all the coal they need ed. For years the government had shipped coal from the East around the Horn to supply naval stations on the Pacific coast later had shiped it through the Panama Canal, and now that no ocean tonnage is avail able for that purpose, it is being shipped via rail at $15 per ton. He said it takes two months to get. freight cars across the continent and back. and all of the cars arc needed for other purposes. The speaker said if it was true conser- vation to use the cars for coal on long haul that consumed third of the coal they were hauling, in- stead of mining coal on the ground, and closest to the markets where the coal was used, then he did not believe in that kind of conservation.
 Oil Lands Also
 He said Congress passed leas- ing law for coal, and so far only two small operators had taken ad- vantage of the lease He said the oil lands in Alaska were reserved and not conserved" in the same manner. and that gasoline and oil were absolute necessities for the fishing business of Alaska, and should be supplied from Alaska by having laws which would permit the oil fields to be developed
 The Fishing Industry
 The speaker in touching on the conservation of salmon said he did not claim to be a fishing expert, but that he had common powers of observation which he had been exer- cising. and had come to the coDclus- ion that twenty years of trial with fish hatcheries having not proved success. it was time to try some thing new.
 The Delegate thought that if 300 real Alaskan residents with exper- fence were hired at good wages and placed at the mouths of the main salmon streams for the protection of those streams, the question of conserving salmon would be solved He said cabins should he built and the men provided with means fnr destroying natural enemies of sal