The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-13

erd 10 Seattle tho people OF Alaska
ere everlastingiy opposed 90 Its op-
s<etion In their midst.
I interviewed many prominent
Aiaskans. and from Gov. Scott G.
Done down they expressed disap-
prova and Indignation over the
workings Of this system In the can
neries. Their concern was not only
over It's effect on the workers them
selves. but upon the trail OF crime.
disease and insanity that II has LEFT
n It's wake IN Alaska
MEAN NOTHING
BIT TROUBLE
&. o. easier Of Valdez. for nine
ysArs chisf U. s. deputy marshal for
the Bristol Bay region. speaks with
knowledEe and authority.
Seventy per ccnt OF all the in
snns that Alaska Is supporting come
out Of the salmon canneries." he
cold ms. sand practically all Of that
20 par cent comes from the Chinese
gangs.
The gangs have meant nothing
but trouble for Alaska It's been q
case OF ono belly strike after an
other. Two years ago we took 10
affidavsts at one OF these strike hear
ingz Low wages. poor food. dope
peddiing, booze. dlsease--these wero
: few OF the effects OF the Chinese
gang system. Teh physical exanIna
ton In the canncry ships Is toNe.
-vons year ago we took out ~ In
ans from this district alone. Alaska
o~ts an average Of a doxen insane
lrft up here a year. They are mostly
Naxfcans and other Latins. who 20
crnxy from marahuana weed. or
booxe. venereal disease or overwork.
u In costing the territory $4,000 a
year 70 care for these insane alone.
what n costs in It's effect on the na-
ssves no ono knows We want Alas
IA made safe for white canncry
hands, not q dumping ground for all
ne cheap labor from tho states--
GOVERNOR URGES
SUPERVISION
SAID Governor Bone: II DO not APP
rove Of the Chinese contract system
At al. We cannot afford 70 have our
fish prepared BY men living under
unwholeeorne conditions The can
perfen must have ciossr supervision.
u have talked tho matter over
with Secretary Hoover. and ! look
FOR better regulation under his jurfs.
Afcttor. For their own sskes. the
cannery owners should improve the
situation"
Attorney General John Rustsard;
III some OF the cannery men would
show more interest In humanity
there would be lot less trouble.
Prior TO 1919 many cannerics had no
lavatories. Nov that II improved.
but there's much stiil 20 b. done 10
bring conditions up to what they
should be.
our federal bureau Of fisheries
have inspectors. but their time Is
taksn IN seeing the fish laws en-
forced. and the canneries do not get
thu proper inspection d. TO labor and
sanitary conditions.
PROMISE TO
CLEAN Up
The Mexican and Central Amsri
cans OF the Chinese gangs form a
big part Of our criminal and insane
problems. The Japanese In the gangs
are careless about our game. and
many japanese have lived the whole
season on venison and have even
used II for fish bait"
Surveyor General Carl Thisle.
two been all over the situation. and
cay say that n the canneries don't
clean house themseives, we're going
20 DO II for EN-
I'm an Alaskan and can say
that we're tired OF the sort OF labor
the canneries are shipping up here
The conditions IN Bristol bay are
such as demand some immediate
steps looking to Improvement II
they don't start improving. then we
will start some legislation"
w. 8. Craig. former commissioner
for Dillingham;. Bristol bay: tive
heard cases in the Bristol bay settle.
ment for two years. The big major
fly OF cases that came before me
were those OF the Chinese gangs. It's
. shame the way they are treated
and II Is up 20 the companies to look
into the situation. These gangs sell
booze TO our natives and take their
last dollar. 1t would be better for
our natives II the cannerfes had
never come"
PAvORs CLOSING
THEM UP
III. II. Ellsworth, fish commissioner
for the Third district: IF I had my
way ia close up all the canneries
for four years until we could work
out some protective legislation.
go to our orphansges and you'll
see the effect OF the kind Of labor
the cannerfes are bringing up here
The workers they are sending ur
here are deteuorating our popula
ton. and adding TO our crime and
insanity problems"
Delegate Dan Sutherland. Sew
ard: I'VE want white men sent ur
here to help US colonize Alaska
There ought to be village ever
few miles OF our 1000 miles Of
coast, like In Norway. AZ II r.. th'
fisheries are being exploited for al
the traffic will bear by handful
~ capitalists. They want their cap
ital back the first year. They treai
the fisheries like n placer mine"
SAYS IT'S CASE
M nnTING AIAGlxA
n. 70. seiby. editor OF the Seward
"C;afeway': The Oriental contrac
system should be abolished. Tn,
insane, criminal and diseased arr
lsft on our hands. They are tn,