The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-18

tuary there would wipe out all of these activities. If 1t were other wise, the sanctuary would not mean anything.
 No. 9.-To reiterate my original assertion, and again citing Sena- tor Walcott in it's support, the brown bear of Alaska is not now in danger of extermination His number has increased generally in the past few years rather than diminished. Present protection is adequate, and when, and if, the time comes that the annual kill exceeds or equals the annual na- tural increase, the people of AL aska, if permitted to do so, will take any steps needed to curtail the kill and protect the bears.
 Regulated From Washington
 Just now, the people of Alaska do not have anything to say about their game regulations. These are promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture and administered by 1 the Alaska Game Commission, ap- pointed by him. That body has been given high .commendation by the Senate Committee on Wild i Life Conservation, through Senator Walcott, who, after. having con- pleted his investigations in 1881, said. Ea
 "The Senate Committee does not have anything to do with the reg ulation of game animals in Alas ka. The Alaska Game Commis- sion is charged by law with that duty, and is performing sanely ana we'll Its policy of permitting as much utilization of all game and fur-bearing animals as is con- Sistent with the preservation and maintenance of a healthy supply of all of them is sound, and suited to the needs of a frontier country such as Alaska is"
 Seems Strange to AIaskans
 I have written at such length because Alaskans feel very deeply on this subject. It seems strange to them that such agitation should be raised, as much transformation spread on so broad a scale, when the most reliably supported facts to be had disprove the contentious of those urging the sanctuary. I appreciate the Times Well-deserved reputation for accuracy and con- servative judgment, and I am sure it's Bears in Alaska" editorial was based upon what it had every req son to believe was raliable infor- nation A few days after 1t ap- peared, the New York Herald-Tri- bune discussed the same subject matter more briefly but reached an identical conclusion. I notice 1t used in almost the exact words, your own phrase:
 "It would not cost cent to make Admiralty Island sanctu- ary, for it is Government prop erty and now brings in no reye- nue"
 Is it not possible that you are being used by someone in the back ground, who is not appearing at all, through wild life conservation organizations and nature lovers whose fears have been aroused by skillful dissemination of untruths and statements of half facts?
 Denied By Federal Agencies
 It is, indeed, surprising that a publication of the Times caliber and standing should accept as fact statements like those issued by the Association of Wild Life Conser- vationists, through MT. HolzWorth, when their correctness is denied | by every responsible Government agency having to do with the ad- ministration of Alaska's wild life resources; and which statements have not been credited by very large number of the most repre- ], hensive of eastern conservation ists.
 For instance, MT. John O. Phil 1 lips, Chairman of the International Wild Life Protection, American Committee, in a letter dated April 1 26, last, commenting on a detailed reply the Daily Alaska Empire made to some of MT. Holzworth' s more rabid statements, said:
 T want to congratulate you
 on the very thorough expose
 of this gentlemans activities. have been interested in a
 modest way for some months in trying to debunk MT. Holz- worth myself, but in spite of
 all efforts he continues to
 stand on the soap box and ad-
 dress every meeting where peo- pie interested in natural his-
 tory and conservation are as- sembled. I know you gen.
 tlemen in Alaska will not think
 we are all cranks in this part 1 of the world. Thank you for 1 doing us real service"
 Composed of Eminent Persons The Executive Committee of the body of which MT. Phillips is chairman is composed of himself for the Boone & Crockett Club, MT. Kermit Roosevelt for the New York Geological Society. MT. George ID Pratt. President of the Ameri-