The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-06

The people the ground, those who understand the conditions, very deeply resentfu of the ef forts of Dr. Hornaday, of the New York Zoologica Park, to defeat the bill introduced by Delegate Sul zer at the instance of the people of Fairbanks, tt make it possible to uptilize all the game lawfully killed in Alaska north of the 62d parallel, and the methods he is using accomplish his purpose.
 Aaskans know that the Sulzer bill, if it should become law. would not reduce the amount of game interest of any meat trust, any other trust They know that the source of the opposition to it is Judge Wickersham, and they know that his opposition is not based interest in Alaskas welfare or the equities of the but opposition inspired of de sire embarrass the representative of the people of Alaska by preventing him, if possible from secur ing favorable action any sort of legislation.
 The following letter concerning the matter wa' written by an Alaskan and printed in tho Seattle Post-Intelligencer recently:
 To the Editor: The caribou and meat have been the salvation of the people in the Northland during the long, severe winters. Now that the cost of fuel and food are almost prohbitive, when it to the small mining operator and prospector, one comfort at least. remained; he could still subsist by aid of his rifle.
 If the protest of Col. Roosevelt is taken ously by the lawmakers, then 5000 or 6,00O or Aaskans must buy beef, pork or mutton, these to be shipped from the States, and become cold storage products, of course. In country where the Winter temperature ranges from B to GO degrees below zero sustaining food is needed taken conseryativelv as it is now being used This is a land where cost $25 case the freight being addition for the outof- town consumer. We have no vegetables which be carried for Winter use, except keep up perpetual fires to keep them from freezing This is not difficult matter where stoves and wood at hand, plentiful but to the snowbound out the trails and creeks living in little cabins, paying from $S to SIG cord for wood, which is scarce at that, it becomes hardship man cannot stay at nome to keep up such a ire either There is no coal to be had, so what about the condition Alaska's population? Alaskans have sent their boys to the front and paid their way by popu- lar subscriptions. fairs dances and bazaars. when the Government refused. We pleaded for all the dollars and cents until have fourteen beds in France and about $1SO00 for the French orphans, and we are right the job all the time, because we love the task
 But surely our Uncle Sam isn't going to listen to Teddy any outsider and leave up here eighty miles from Siberia-only thirty in some paces-wth but three hours daylight during December and January months, and deny the privilege of conserving beef, mutton and pork, while forage hard for wild game provender
 Col Roosevelt can get food not only because he has the price, but he has the market
 With the withdrawal of ships for overseas we are all planning on farming this coming summer. We eating black bread now and right gladly, too
 Winter sets in the latter part of September and hits it up until the ice pack goes out along in May It will not be question of Hoover izing with us so much as it will be one of get ting anything at all of peaches now costs 50 cents. So does a can of almost any thing else. Fruit? But why mention the un. attainable when many Alaska children wonld not know apple sight. Soy beans are 25 cents pound.
 The game laws are reasonable, except that larger period should be given in which to dispose of the game. While men are allowed the privilege of taking wild game for food the Government should not specify a time as to it's disposal. As it stands a huntsman cannot get to his kill till the trails are frozen or settled for Winter travel He must wait for that By the time he can get the game there isn't sufficient time left for its disposal It is