The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-08
ATTITUDE OF DELEGATE SULZER
 ON FISH AND ROAD QUESTIONS
His Bill Would Secure for Territory Control of Fisheries -Vexatious Squabbles Over
 Roads Will Be Eliminated.

To Alaska and Alaskans no subject is ot more Importance than the nt.i. lgont regulation ot the great fishing industry of the territory. Although in his home rule bill Delegate Sulzcr provided that the territory should have the right to legislate for ana regulate its hshcvlfs, he also intro Gucpd a bill in congress proNldlhH tha tthc territory should have com plctc control Of the fisheries. This action was taken in order to be dou"iE sure that the territory would be given inc authority to regulate its greatest industry And the delegate conSld' cred 1t certain that if he should lall in getting one measure through he would succeed in securing favorable consideration of the other In fact he feels certain that both bills Will be enacted into law but wants the double assurance that the desired re. suits will be obtained.
 The committee having this matter in charge has taken testimony in the premises and Mr. Snlzcr hopes that favorable action will be taken on it soon
 In the fisheries bill. as in other mat tcrs, attempts have been made - lead people of Alaska to believe thai the delegate was attempting to put this measure through in the interests oi the fish trust
 Such charges are manifestly false and. in fact, prcposterous. as the bilI provides specifically that the legisla- turc of the territory of Alaska shall have the right to amend or abrogate the act
 There can be no question that the fishing law that now exists is not equitable. that the fisheries are not protected and that the industry will be wiped out unless stringent steps are taken to prevent such catas- trophe For more than fifty years un, der national control proper measures have not been taken to protect the fisheries. so that the delegate wants the power placed in the hands of Alaskans who are familiar with con ditions surrounding the industry And if fisheries law is passed by the legislature and found faulty it will be an easy matter to change 1t at the next session. while it would be an eX- trcmely difficult matter to secure con grcssional action. should any law that might be passed be found not to tn" best interests of all the people.
 Delegate Sulzer's fisheries bill pro vidcs for adequate protection ana policing of the salmon streams, "gu- lation of traps and taxing thereof and many other provisions urgently needed at this time. but the bill was prepared and introduced in order to bring the subject before congress and the people of Alaska, and MT. Sul2er stands ready to make any changes that the Alaska people agree should he made, and has invited criticism from all sources with a view of oR, taining law that will bring results and protect the fisheries.
 The Alexander fisheries bill, which was opposed so generally throughout Alaska. has not been passed by con gress. principally because of the ob- lection of Mir Sulzcr And it was not by fighting" that the measure was held up. II was because of fo-cctul arguments put forth by the delegate to Congressman Alexander, the author of the bill, who is very friendly to Alaska. and who. in framing that bill. c0nscientiously believed he was giv, ing Alaskans what they wanted.
 And in his opposition to this meas, urc Mir Sul7er not cnly secured the desired results, but also cementcd fo, Alaska the friendship of Judge Alex, andcr
 During his first year in congress Delegate Sul2er secured for Alaska an appropriation of $5O0.0O0 for road building, which funds were to be used during q period of two years. This year SlOO.o0 was appropriated The secretary of war would not ask for