The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-14
BY MAX STERN


among the Goldfish crews. Inv~tiE
the xysscn and Gov. Scott c. Bone 81
BY MAJ
There are some institutions which
everybody agrees srs unscientino
ana retrowresxiv~. but which -
tan cling 60. because its always
been done"
FUN drcss suits. for Instance we're
assigned many years ago for men
who rode assridc horses and carried
sworas. They are hangov~rs from
ghe old horse days. and belong only
- museums and tn colonial mas
Qusr~des. Moro than % per cent of
eli adult males icaths them and
themselves whsn stuffed into them
Drs~s suits violate every modern
onds of hyEsene comfort and beauty.
yet they stu survive AZ the insignia
of the correctly doikd-up isss man.
Il n the same with hattleehipA but
hrs. afer.dinnsr scasts and many
ether things
And. Altho n = = far CRY from
eu1i-drs~s suita to the same cate
npry belongs tho Chinese labor con-
tract sysrern IN the salmon cannsr>
- Of Alaska
FURNISHES ANNUAL
LABOR SCANDAL
Ussful perhaps. IN the pioneer
lAys. when Chinese coolies ara AL
che work IN the salmon cAnnerfes.
this sysssm b today not only I'M
ocunomical and unpci1ntffin but
bnns up every autumn 10 furnish
ne annual labor scandal on TIE Pa
chic coast
havS yvt b IND . singh reason
Vhy the cannsry owrers should
cunsign 70 orientAls the hiring Of
Osefy labor. other than the drssw
Ouft sxrusa. that IT'S always tssn
Anna~
why DO you turn thu hiring and
enr1ng for your wurkmsn ovsr 10
ohsentsa Chinasnsn. whose only tn
oRose can b TO exploit thAmr
a6nend C. H Bentley. head Of Shs
Caller nh Packing Corporation.
which I'VE yvars axo absorbed the
Alaaln PAckers' association tina big.
1ess salmon combination IN the
World
Dsnslay b . snsusht1sai ana kfnd1y.
appearing rps Of capitalist He y
enc Of the -nsw school, and sincn
ching cvsr ne salmon fishcrssa has
been ootng . lot 20 improve the
hous1ng fAcs1ftiss IN ths compAny's
many cannerfss.
wen he snsleA sfxs always
osen done that way. ana IT'S always
wurhed satisfactorily
BENTLEY WAS
SINCERELY SURPRISED
He wAs sincsssiy surprised and
GAocksd 10 hear Of some Of my sx-
psriencss. and auits readily agreed
that perhaps II IL not working out
% satisfArsnrfiy for the thousands
" canary hands who come un-
1er II.
The uguA1 excuse for the system
- that II sAvss tho cannery super
1nfendmts = lot Of trouhis. The
ALASKA psckerS association has
gwen orders 10 hire no white men
and the company figures. . China
man knows best how 10 scout the
Oeher kind.
But several canncry owners
talked 10 I'm Southeast Alaska DE-
clared that the Chinese contract sys.
tenn is vicious and would soon havs
o. be abandoned. They said that II
r not working out satisfactorily even
1Dr them
HERE ~ PLAN
SUGGESTED
None Of them could ses why some
ching like this could not be substi-
ex1ted:
1.--Afl workers IN the cannsriss TO
~ hired direct by the company. a.
Ghe fishermen are. These workers
could be the same general type a.
Those hired by the Chinaman. or thsy
could be preferably white Americans
- the supply became available.
z.-The Chinese contractor and his
enderstudy. the outfittar and pro
Oursr eliminated. their raks-offs
would b availabis for better wages.
and tho msn could b paid moro than
o17o a season. In this way the jobs
would gradually become attractive To
. better type Of workers.
3.--Aboard ship and 1T TIN can
peries the men could all be fed from
one mess. There could be several sit.
tings. This would insure thrse good
meals a day and eliminate tn.