Seward daily gateway., 1927-03-03
REGULATION OF FISHERIES

REGULATION OF FISHERIES
 In his report and recommendations to the Legislature the Attorney General presents against the canning and herring satng establishments, based upon knowledge he says he gained in complying with Senate Joint Reso lution No. He says he found many things warrantng correction although there improvement in the mat ter of law nfractons On the basis of these findings shown in the report in fu published in yesterdays Gate way it recommended that the Legislature include in its activities bill designed to regulate contracts signed by labor brought from the State at the time advising the awmakng body that he Constitution of the United States accord everybody the right to make any contract fit except such may be against public policy"
 In seeking way out, the Attorney General recom- mends that the Labor Commissioner should be given thoy to hear and decide disputes compensation for abor and his decrees should be prma face evidence that they correct and ust He should also have author W in exceptional cases to require the Attorney General to prosecute claims for labor at public expense"
 Going further the Attorney General recommends that the Territory should the responsibility by satute for the wording of any contract signed in the States and made between employer and empoye.
 Both recommendations are open to criticism. The first places the Territory in the position of usurpng pow delegated to the courts-that of settling civil hons between itigants, and at the time would place within the power of the Labor Commissioner opportunities for great abuse which would further involve the Terro purely civil natter involving the possibility of great expense with the final result of the statute being declared unconstitutional
 In the absence of knowledge and accepting the Attor ney Generals and current reports facts it would appear that of the canning interests have been guilty of cordng unfair deal to their labor thing that often in other lines of business But it is moral rather than legal question: was considered when the Con- sution written The framers of the Constitution had in mind the exclusion of the State from purely al litigation in which element of crime understood by it's defnton entered in
 The question of egsating for labor has presented many impedments principally among which is the Const tutona provision Experience has taught that whenever the government intrudes in labor dsputeunless it be in matter where public interest eopardzed has found itself mpotent.
 Every engaging to labor for another has the right to say how when and for how much he will engage the employer enjoys equal right If a cannot ne gotiate good bargain for himself, be it employer poye there stante aside from communism that can reach the situation.
 business man never signs paper unless he under stands it, if he does not he seeks advce aborer is as much business merchant for he has goods to sell Those who recognize this fact choose of two al ternatves they either interpret contracts for themselves or organize and enst their welfare to their fellows who know how to drive bargain.
 If there those who, the Attorney General points out, have been sufferers because they did not understand their contracts it would better plan for them to their fellows of what awaits them The matter not for legal action the part of the Terri tory unless desires to become embroed every labor dispute arising and the role of sustaining the of one wing of society against another.
 With respect to sanitation, safeguarding the fish n dstry against employment of diseased persons and cising police powers to check the abuses complained such as dope pedd]ers and other unlawful persons the recommendations of the Attorney General will meet with