The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04

this and that special agent or bureau rep resentatiYe 10 do any Of the ordinary things that must be done in order to protect his interests and secure his claim.
 Our fisheries What of them?
 No waters of the world ever contained the enormous supply Of food fishes that once inhabited the waters of Alaska. Have We Alaskans had any voice in their agreement or eontro2 Not by any means They have been under the special care and control Of the Bureau Of Fisheries. What are their con dition today? Nearly ehausted; and far as the salmon fisheries are concerned unless something is done at once this great food fish will become exhausted the same they were on the Atlantic Coast. Who in all the world has the greatest interest in conserving the future supply of this, our greatest in- dustry? The cannerymeh, the Bureau of Fisheries, the people of Alasa? If We had Territorial form of government there is no question of who would be looking after this great industry, and looking after il intelli- gently Is there any question to who is the most competent 10 handle it? Certainly the present system of control has proved disastrous and complete failure.
 So fl is with our game and furbearing animals. except the sealing industry of the Prblof Islands. All these things the people of Alaska know more about and can handle better than anyone else four thousand miles away. And firmly believe that if
 
 territorial form of government, and the same powers granted has been given 10 every other American territory that most of the called Alaska problems would be solved, and justly solved, and to the great joy and hap piness of Alaska's sturdy population. We the Pioneers of Alaska still believe in that grand American doctrine of Equal rights for all and special privileges for none,' and that government cannot be brought too close ly to the people themselves. They are the ones that know what is the matter, and they and they alone. should be given all the powers of self-government that is compatible with a Territorial form of government, and in assuming this position we are asking no special privileges from the Federal Govern ment but, on the contrary, are asking only the same rights and powers that have been granted 10 every other political division of the United States, theerfore
 Be it resolved, that the Grand Igloo Pio- neers of Alaska. in their fifteenth annual convention, duly assembled at Nenana Alaska, fully represented from all subordi- nate lgloos except two, express in the wish and desire, and it is the sense of the Pio- neers fo Alaska that every effort should be made through the Grand Igloo officers either through themselves or by a committee ap- pointed by them. to present to the Presi- dential party when it arrives in Alaska copies of these resolutions and to orally or otherwise answer such questions and give such information to the President, direct if possible, to the end that every effort shall be made by them to make known to the President, his Cabinet officers and the com mittee Of Congressmen the position taken and the views held by the Pioneers of Alaska on these questions coupled with the hope and prayer that through these efforts he will recommend to Congress. and through his aid and council secure to Alaskans truly rep reseniat.ye form of government, fer which we shall ever pray