The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1928-04-12

way responsible Tor Il. on the 9th
ct hand he declared that it Vas lie
who had organized the Alaska
Troller5s Association. and that be
had done 50 because he was inter
asted IN 5heir problems and realized
that they could make no progress
unIass organized.
He declared that conditions IN
southeastern Alaska are very differ
emit nov from what they were when
he was a boy. Ne one thought any
thing then Of a haul Of three or four
thousand humpies. Vow there are
fishermen Who do not catch thou
sand salmon an summer long He
asserted that practically all the val
liable trap sites are owned BY The
sanneries aud that the time IS rap
IDLY approaching when there VII
be no independent trap owners. He
asserted that at present 80 per cent
Of the traps are owned by outside
interests.
In discussing the herring situa-
ton he said that not a single her
ring crew Is manned by Alaska men,
and that the herring industry alone
Is supporting 2O00 persons who re-
side ON Puget Sound.
I'm referring to BARLEY Towards
speech N NrangeI Nr. Paul said.
Senator BARLEY Howard told you
that he opposed the Controller Bill
because It would build UP a political
machine Mr.. Paul then exclaimed
OF course it would be a political
machine!s He declared that in or
der for any political measure 10
function there must be a political
machine. aud that a political ma
chine operating in Alaska was far
better than a political machine op-
Grating from Washington. lie
thought il was time that Alaska
was getting rid Of stepfather Hoo
yer, He further declared that he
believed that the people of Alaska
are eyen entitled 10 the right 10
misgoYern themselves although he
hoped that such would never be the
case. But in the event we had self
government and then misgoYerned
ourselves we would have only our
selves to blame for it.
Much of the time taken by Mr..
Paul was consumed in reviewing
the work Of the last legislature. He
made reference to many bills which
he had supported, some of which
had passed. others which had not
He maintained that his best efforts
had been put forth in behalf OF con
structiye legislation. He declared
that it had been his policy to sup
port any measure that hel eonsid-
cred worthy regardless of who orig
mated It. He said he had support
ed one bill that had been drafted
by the Ketchikan Commercial Club
because he recognized its merits and
was willing 10 admit that some
thing good could sometimes come
from even a Commercial Club. He
then added that he had reference
to the Commercial Club at Ketehi-
kan. and not at Wrangell.
Mr. Paul's concluding remarks
were devoted to the Indian situa-
ton, which he declared was mat
ter about which there had been
much misunderstanding. He de-
clared that the Indian is a produc-
er; that the Indian is to Alaska
what the farmer is to the Central
States OF the Union. He asserted
with emphasis that the Indians are
citizens and want no special priyi-
leges. He said he had never worked
for the Indians as a man of Indian
descent, and that he did not care for
them as Indians, but that he did
care a whole lot for them as human
beings. There had been instances,
he said, where his heart had sung
with gratitude because he had been
able to be of help to them.
The meeting closed with the
singing of America.