The daily Alaskan., 1922-11-30

The Alaska Game Protective asso-I
 citation of Ketchikan, in a prepared statement, gives its approval to the
 proposed game law for Alaska. The
 prepared statement is as follows; After carefully considering it's pro-
 visions. the Alaska Game Protective Association of Ketchikan expressed | it's approval of the Alaska game bill now pending in congress.
 1 The Sitka club is reported to have | disapproyed the bill but evidently 1 they were misinforued with regard
 to it or failed to fully study its pro-
 visions for had they gone into the matter carefully they would have
 readily determined that the bill is
 without doubt the most conprehen-
 siye and constructive piece of legis- 1 Iatiou ever introduced in any legis- Native body for the proper protection and propagation Of wild life.
 Perhaps the bill does not give | Alaska absolute control of her game and fur as we might wish but such in neither necessary nor desirable in the present state of development and
 financial condition of the Territory.
 The Territory finds 1t difficult to h- 1 nance the few administrative eX- l penses to which 1t is now obligated
 and there is even some talk of abol- ishing certain important territorial
 offices. Obviously, therefore. the ! Territory cannot finance the protoc- | ton of her game and fur as pro- vidcd in the above mentioned law which would devOlve upon her if she l were to be given control of these im- pOrtaut resources. IL is expected | that the federal government will find Iit necessary to make appropriation of ST5.OOO or $SO.OOO to carry out the provisions of the bill for the first 1 year and a like sum, If not a larger one, annually thereafter It is need ! less Go say that the financial cOndi- ] lion of the Territory absolutely pro- hibtts the appropriation of any such
 sum for this purpose either now or ] in the very near future.
 The bill provides for the consoli- dauou of the protective and admin ! Iistrative work under the biological 1 survey. This organization is the only branch of the United States gov
 ernment experienced in such matters. Its employees are making lifetime studies of their respective lines and ! are authorities on their subjects. The bill provides that the personnel of | the commission which will direct the work will be Alaskans, but iH the case of special assistance being need
 ed the services of any of the biologi- cal survey specialists would be avail
 able. just as they have already been 1 of assistance in building up the fur farming and reindeer raising in the Territory.
 The commission, as provided in the bill. will 0e made up of Alaskans and will be a strictly non-political body.
 It is quite obvious that any con-
 mission wholly subject to appoint ment or dismissal through any office
 which in itself is filled by political appointment will be unable 70 carry on any definite policy. Federal money to defray all expenses and a l resident non-political game commits l sion 70 direct the work more nearly | approaches the ideal.
 The proposed bill is a long step towards local control. It provides | that the commission shall apply the l regulations within seasOnable limits | as they may detemine by climatic and geographic conditions. The ,ll- | mission will pc made up of repre- sentative citizens of the different | districts with due respect to wishes of the residents cf those districts and of course they will only estab- fish seasons. license fees and appoint assistants after giving due ,consid- eration to the wishes of the resi- dents of the regions affected.
 The residents of KetChikan were pioneers in the matter of game con servation in organizing the first Game Protective association in Alas ka. Their demands for corrective Legislation with relation to game and fur bearing animals are prac-