Seward daily gateway., 1930-06-28
EDITORIAL
BUREAUCRATIC JEALOUSIES

A few Illuminating facts have come to light in connection with the efforts last winter to utilize beaver as a means of relieving dis tress of large number of men, ] who, in the absence of other winter employment, were forced to turn to the trap line. The situation, as presented at that time, pictured these men returning from the hills penniless and compelled to remain idle several months before work was available. The picture was not overdrawn rather it was minlmiz- ed, for owing to unavailable funds, tie Alaska Railroad was compelled to lay off large number of men this month and await the fiscal wear July l, before maintaining full labor crews.
 This was the situation pointed out to the Alaska Game Commls- sion. Time has given proof.
 Now for the efforts of that un- workable body. to stultify itself III it's adamant stand against public oD;nion and What ever the cause for refusing to heed the petition of commercial bodies and organizations of trappers (which. it may be pointed out par n anthetically, include many men forced to the trap line as an expeo- iency against want it now crops ont that actual chicanery on the mart of members of the Game Com mission was practiced in Washing ion flo thwart those who had Det- ter conception and understanding of Alaskan needs than an organlza tion whose knowledge of legislation is more academic than practical, and which has been experimenting at the expense of the people since it's creation-a sort of school m political economy
 Ii will be recalled that aI the tllile the Anchorage Chamber ot Com merce passed a resolution request inc the Bureau of Biological Survey to open the season on beaver, MT. Charles H. Flory, who is delegated the difficult labor of injecting elas- ticity into red tape bound bureau adiuncts in Alaska, or ln other words. co-ordinator of bureau functions. was present at the meet ine. The records in the case show that MT. Flory, before taking the matter to the Biological Survey held a personal conference with the chairman of the Game Commls- sion Those in a position to know say MT. Flory expressed 1t as ms opinion that the matter warranted serious consideration" This was as far as he could go in the peculiar diplomacy that hedges prerogatlves If these organizations. Being assur- d that his viewpoint was shared and that anything member o1 tne commission, then in WasninKtor did in the premises would meet the acnuiescence of other members MT. Flory proceeded to reiterate ni' nosition in cablegram to tnt effect that ..the matter be glvef serious consideration" lndlcatlns that his close personal contact Wltf the subject matter had molded hi viewpoint to that of popular opin ion In some manner the Worf reached Washington that MT. Flor. had approved the opening of tn season. This evoked cablegran from the chief of the Biologlca Survey asking MT. Flory "who gav' him the authority to approve?"
 Then. according to a letter iron the delegate to Congress, chief Q the Biological Survey, Dr. Pau Reddington and MT. Terhune, member of the Game Commission anneared in the delegates offlc and stated that MT. Flory had dis approved of the matter
 Thus MT. Flory was nominate fof membership in the Alaskal branch of the Ananias Club. Bein E man of impeccable character, en