The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-09
DEPLORAbLE CONDITIONER AMONG COpPE|; FER RIVER NATIVES
 RELIEF NEEDED IMMEDIATELY

at the mouth of the Abercrombie 332 natives and their 259 dogs, which are work animals, being harnessed into teams to haul logs for fuel and building purposes, at the present time have one-twenteth the amount of fish that they need to tide them over the winter months and until the fishing season opens again next year. Their catch this year was less than 10000 pounds, and they need over 100000 pounds, for minimum of subsistence ration. I have fished with the natives at various points along the Copper river, at their fish wheels and with their hand made spruce-root dip nets, but with the most discoWraging and disheartening results. We couldn't catch enough fish to meet the present daily needs of the natives and their dogs. and more than half of the fish that we did catch was so badly bruised and so full of sores that it was unfit for consumption
 Realizing the serious predicament of the Inidans in the early summer, and knowing the inadequate funds that the bureau of education has for work of this nature. I set about to get employment for as many of the Indians as possible, on the railroad and on the road commission and to compete with the white man to fur nsh fuel for the citizens of Chit ina. There were 2S men employed on the road commission in August and 23 in September, after which time the road commission work ter minated. About 13 men are working on the railroad and this work will cease early in the month.
 Although the natives have done eX ceptionally well in saving as much of their earnings as possible the short time they were employed will not suffice to keep them for the winter. I estimate these natives, and their families who have worked this sum- mer will become in want about the first of January. And there are over 100 natives, who havee had no source of income at all this year, and every one of them will have to be fed and clothed at once.
 The Red Cross has sent and is sending millions to the needy ill splendid work I have been in France during the war. and I hadn't stopped on French soil five minutes, before the little half-starved chill dred of Le Harve came crying to us soldier boys for a piece of hard tack. I have been in French homes where there was not a morsel of food to be seen nor had; the old women left at home out in the fields all day digging up some dandelion leaves for their food I tell you that the people of France, Belgium. Hungary, Poland, Armenia, Syria etc will need the American dollars and assistance for many years to come, and we cant send enough over there When an organization appeals to you for help, there is need for such help and no one can give too liberally.
 The Copper river native needs food and clothes the contributions of money is to be used for purchas ing food, the bare necessities, such as flour, sugar, bacon, lard, tea rice, beans and coffee. Cast off clothing is wanted, and no clothes can be too old or worn out but what the natives will consider a God sent them. The churches and the people of Cordova have sent many supplies to these natives and they are still sending some, and l wish to thank each and every one of the assistance of many more of you to cooperate in this Christian work.
 Our delegate MT Grigsby is in town on his campaign tour. Get after him and make him pledge him self to take this matter up to con- gress next December and lay it be- fore the House. MT. Grigsby is our servant and let him give us this serivce Every public official is likewise a servant of the people and let's get that idea into our heads and inform them of the conditions that. threaten the lives of these helpless natives who are morally the wards of this government.
 Our congress stands ready at all times to render the finest service