The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-11

shamH speech at Cordova the other n'eht was devoted to the Sulzer fish cries bill. which. however the candi. d@tc for delegate admitted hc had not read Not only had he not read it. but he showed an utter ignorance of is provisions or else willfally mis represented those provisions.
 The object of the Sulzcr fisheries bill is frs, and last. to remove con, trcl of that important industry. in which the futur" of Alaska is so closely iutorwoNcn, from the federal to the territorial government.
 IL mus, be remembered that the fisheries is cro of the subjects upon which the territorial legislature, by racc of tha Wirln'sraw "hnmc rule" bill. is not allowed to logislatc. This was one of the subjects which. accord irg to the testimony of Mir. Wicker slam before the house elections com mittcc, "it would not do to give that territorial 'c2.slature authority to de
  k@ns were not competent 70 handle their own affairs.
 The United States bureau of hHhcr- ies. which has complete jurisdiction over the fisheries of Alaska, can rot possibly take the interest n tn" ad- mini&tration Oi the laws governing the industry as c0nld Alaska officers TLey are situated thousands of miles away and are not in touch with con ditions. The SulHcI bill seeks to re move control of the industry from this bureau and place 1t where it rightfully belongs-in the Legislature of Alaska. elected by the people of the territory.
 When the provisions of this meas ure are known 10 the people much of the misapprehcnsiOn now existing as to it will be removed But 1t is not expected that it will meet the ap- proval Of Wickersham. for the reason that it gives Alaska people power to conduct their own affairs regarding the fishing industry. Wickcrsham's aim has ever been to keep the terri tory and it's people in Gubjcction to tEc departments and bureaus st Washington.
 The following discussion Of the Sulzer fisheries bill taken from the Juneau Empire. will be of interest Jt this time:
 At the meeting of tAc Alaska Fish and Game Club speaker referred [" tEe Sulzer fisheries bill Gs the Alex ander' bill. and condemned it because. he said, it confirmed the title of those who occupy trap sites to their lOCa- tions When it was explained that the bill did not do so. but simply gave occupants of trap sites the right to lease their locations for five years, with the option of further lease for another five years, with a tax of 1 cent a fish on all fish that may be caught, and that Delegate SulZer was insistent mostly on the provision of y trol over the fisheries, and was ready to make concessions in other mat ters, the speaker retorted. I'm not impugning the motive of MT. Sulzer hands of robbers'
 Those who are familiar with the facts know that MT Sulzer did not fall into the hands of anybody Mir Sulzer wrote his fish bill himself, and 1t was not shown to a single cannery- m?n or fisherman or anyone else in completed. He then sent copy of it to the secretary of agriculture, who. of course, referred it to the fisheries bureau He received letter from claring opposition to the bill. did not waive the contention that the national government should control the fisher. ies. Mir. Sulzer then introduced the bill. early in the winter, and sent copies throughout the territory. He sent many letters also stating frankly that the bill was not offered as the final solution of the fisheries ques. tion or as a perfect bill in all its de, tails. In this letter MT. Sulzer asked for constructive criticism of the measure and helpful suggestions His letter and his invitation for criticisms were published and widely advertised. In response to it the delegate re ceived many letters from various parts of Alaska and elsewhere It is notable. however. that the Wicktes who are now attacking the bill did not write to him, making suggestions helpful or otherwise. They waited