The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-29
IS SUTHERLAND AN AMERICAN?

for reelection as Delegate in Congress- had the effrontery to denounce the American aim of adopting the "Ketchikan plan' of moving the halibut shipments from Prince Rupert, B. C., to an American port.
 Is Mr. Sutherland an American? Can he square his opposition to American control of the American fisheries with what all good citizens call true Americanism?
 Doesn't Mr. Sutherland, who was born in Canada, really belong in the Dominion Paria- ment rather than in the American Congress at Washington?
 The halibut fisheries belong in an American port, and not in Canadian port, -four Dele gate' to the contrary notwithstanding.
 Is Mr. Sutherland a mere lobbyist at Wash ington in behalf of British and American in terests? Every voter wants to know. The de- mand everywhere in the United States, es- pecially in Alaska, is that famous order of General George Washington
 ''Put none but Americans on guard!"
 Every good American should be emphat ically in favor of the pending proposal to re- ouire all fish caught in American waters to be handled from an American port Otherwise, the British will capture permanently and for ever control the North Pacific and last re- maining American fishery; they already have captured and now control the North Atlantic fisheries.
 The North Pacific fisheries supply the na- tion's chief food product in time of war and are worth untold millions in peace time. The world war was fought on an Alaskan fish diet
 Protection of the American fisheries in AL askan waters is the greatest of issues Tn thls campaign It is of vital importance to the na- ton. Mr. Sutherland is reported to be against the American plan of taking over and control ling the American fisheries through an Amerl- can port If he is reported correctly, every audience which he dares to address should arise en masse and tell him to resign, or to move to Canada ana seek his political honors in the Dominion Pariamant.
 The business of promoting the interests of the F,mrirc'' at the expense of the Amo11- cans will not be tolerated longer by the people of Alaska. Their Delegate must be all Amer ican. with no foreign affiliations of any klnd whatsoever
 Mr. Sutherland had the audacity previously 10 onnose Section 28 of the Merchant Marine Law. 192O-America's declaration of com mercial independence The British and the Japanese were opposed to the Jones law as a whole and to Section 28 in particular, which provided ways and means of meeting and over coming unfair competition in the merchant trades The Anglo-J Japanese design was ana is to sweep American commerce from the seas, if possible, or to reduce it to an 1rreduc- ible minimum. Our Government even now IS in a fierce struggle with them.
 "Our Delegate' Sutherland is reported to be actively opposed to Section 2o of the shlp- ping law. Is he working for the Anglo-Jap- anese combine, or is he for the Americans? When he asks for votes in Alaska, he ought to be asked these questions, and he ought to be compelled to answer clearly.
 "Put none but Americans on guard,' sad George Washington. He would say the same today, if he were alive in person as he IS 1n spirit.
 The Times, like all other loyal American newspapers, hopes earnestly to see the en- tente cordiale forever maintained between Great Britain and the United States but be- ing American and nothing else, The Times wants to see every pickle -peddling propaganda ist of foreign interests, working against Amer ican welfare, labeled and catalogued accord ing to his merits. It is an unpardonable crime for any foreigner to gain American cit izenship solely for the purpose of promoting alien interests which are inimical to the peace,