Douglas Island news., 1920-03-12
WOULD FRAME NEW
 LAWS FOR ALASKA
William T. Homajay Horns u With Pretty Pamphlet on
 Our Game Laws

.has Slos1a5 to pcnd ll is prut- cd for Che information Of Congrc
 The r.at of Che whole pamphlet which. pporapbieally s nicely printed Is tbat Alaskans should hayo their ramc laws made au over for them The writer claims th1 tbo people or tbc East hold tho Al asaa wild game n acrcd trwt tor future generations
 As Go proving amy thne Che book doe. not mako any atomp. along those uucs but tac printing of u helped slightly to reduce tbc trust fund
 The introduction reads follows
 "Aro One people oc the United States willing chat thc moose. white mountain sheep and caribou oi N- aska shah be slaughtered Co feed railway laborcn and miners on commercial bass everywhere north ol Latitude 6e to 'bea' tho bo.I ruste
 "Arc tbe people or Alaska willing,
 "Arc Che people of uc United States and Alaska willing Chat he big game of Nassa shnu be destroy cd today leaving nothing for thc mon ol tomorrow save a province a. barren Of game as sberae
 If The People a-a not vm1r chen we must at oncc come to a showdown, and fmmo m enact am entirely now and pto.dato game act for Alaska
 "Thc lapse of umc and ,hauecd conditions in Alaska now render it .ho bouadcn duty of Che American people and thc.r Congress to consider and act anev upon the hu.ne of practical game conservation tn nu Tcruory
 "I newspaper rerortr are n. true as they usually are .hor It is fact mat some ol the people Of A'as- ko strongly resent thc Territorial sam Of chat province anl demand mU n.cbpcI AS night follows day. hs insure. resentment of '.a.'. .m influence m nc utilization of hc wild eamc of Alaska Prom Governor Riggs downward lra. 'o.. mr now exists and rerss's parHr. uarIy from Valdez ror.hNari
 "Noa hc natural mnuie. ar ih. eH4oa of Neu York and elsewhere . n Che states would be to thIuk and ny.
 "If majority O. tho people of Alaska rcay desire to cNtomua.o thc.r food suppl, of wild Hmo Iot thom eo ahead and do |. We eaa stand One consequence. f they e.u
 "But hat .s not thc way to carry Che wh.fc maue burden of .ouser- auou Men who are chosen ntnr by natural or arI0an selection. Co lend in promoting thc welfare of Americoa heritage of wild uio au mot a.t hack in qu.ct comfort and ey After mo. Che le'uea"
 "Wo con not as good at.zous as- mmo anv attitudes of indifference toward thc forests fisheries. romo end mneuIe of any portion Of .ao public domain 10 Iea principle ol criminal law .bat he who knowing Iv permits another person to come mic a crime. without protest or el- fort at prevention thereby hceamc paricors crmn.a
 "m wild countries it s thc ae ercs.ve and domuoor.ue minority hat arst dicutcs Che .oto of tno wild game Tho white population O. Alaska now numbers about l60oo and it would be perfectly oasy io. loo determined men ol that maI company to dictate Ihe game d.H roal policy of Che entire province provided an Alaskan game now wer. turned over to Che sole control O. people at present soiournius in tha. Territory
 "Notwithanjur somc Alaskan feeling to nc contrary hcrc u. vast and valuable interests m NasN
 chat Che present people Of 1U Tor rltory do not in any wise own in fee simple or in any manner hold subject to tbcr d.poal The conn mr generation of Americans hWe n Che vast Territory Of Alaska many rights chat we. as Che guardians o their Interests. can neither Ignore nor destroy nor permit to bc de
 troyed Let it be understood now - once and for al ume lhat fhe w.I. ule protectors of Che United sa.c