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The Alaskan., 1932-08-05

them starve or resort to the Red Cross or petty stealing?
 ! We finally pinned MT. Edwards clown by making him admit that he was communist for he said T believe in cooperation of all for the greatest good of all." Tn other words, We said, "You be lieve in community effort for community benefit, don't you?'
 He answered, "Yes."
 "Then" we said, "you are nothing but a communist" But why quarrel with a word "bolshevist," majority rule; l"communist" the greatest good for the greatest number; "so- cialiSm" the effort of society to protect it's members from ex- pioitation.
 The people of Alaska must be allowed to feed themselves. We conclude our editorial by saying simply that the f1shtrap is not the cheapest way of catch ing fish and those who base their argument on "cheapness" must advocate the use of "weirs in the fshStreams themselves" be- cause this form is the very cheapeSt-one weir manned by two persons to each stream would guarantee the escapement and economy and would replace some four hundred traps costing about $2,00O,OO0 employing about GOO men with one hundred weirs or less and employing 200 men.
 MT. Edwards second reason is more quickly answered the en- tire Bristol Bay pack of abou. ,, ,OOD, 900 cases is from movable
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05

Some time last spring J. J. Connors of Juneau, Democratic National Committeeman an- nounced that if and when the Democratic administration went into power nationally and terri torially, there would be an end to the appointing oe men of op- posite political faith to public office. While many Democrats we should estimate a good 75 per cent-are the recipient If Republican favors, still they have made up their minds that this is poor party politics and they will not tolerate it when they get in control.
 This reminds us that it was Republican votes which elected Walstein G. Smith; and his chief clerk is a Democrat; that his tax collector E. M. Polly, was given his job for betraying his con- stituency and now goes around the country electioneering a. gainst the Republican party by fighting his old constituents who elected him. We find Judge Jus- tin w. Harding another Repub- lcan appointee appointing De- mOcratS as United States Com
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05

has helped drive out the inde- pendent canner by his absurd, unscientif1c prohibitions; by his sale of trapsites according to certain cannery operators who declare "O'Malley receives $5,OOO to permit certain traps to oper- ate" By the determinations which are in fact illegal as they are in direct contravention to the White Fisheries law which declares for the protection of Ithe common right of fisheries
 Alaska's fisheries should en- !ploy more than 3O,0OO fishermen, This should give the territory 150,O0O dependents upon each laborer. There would be plenty of labor to draw upon without employing the rif-raf nd scum, the pocked up, venerial degenerates who are shipped to Alaska from California, Oregon and Washington. The earnings 'of each man would be from $500 Ito $500 even at the present low price of one and one-half cents per pink; one and one-half cents for dogs; ten cents for echoes and fifteen cents for sockeyes.
 If the value of the fisheries is fifty million dollars the labor cost would be about twelve mil lion dollars which if scattered among the business men of the Territory would permit them to operate at a greater profit than under the present system of un- employed and with those en- ployed getting such low remun- eration that it does not pay them to work-eXcept as a duty to the canneries.
 But the average business man is so blind and so prejudiced that he would rather kiss O'Malley's tees than to assert his inde- pendence and demand that the maladmiristration of the fish cries be forthwith stoppe Others who benefit by his fav- ors help put the soft pedal on opposition to the wrongs he per petrates upon the territory and they thereby become traitors of their country and fellow citizens.
 But again, after reading the above facts, you good reader whether you will agree with us or not-must admit Paul was and is right" and there will be no relief until you follow his dictum that The Traps Must Go
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05
Paul Was Right

The fishermen are all agreed
 that William L. Paul, the only person in politics in either party in Alaska against the fish traps
 was right in his statement that the political issue was an econ !omic issue and there could be no |relief until that institution was removed.
 The businessmen of Ketchikan and Wrangell agree with Paul
 A number of business lights in Juneau are also in agreement There can be no denying that he lis right.
 There will be around five mil lion cases of salmon canned this Iyear-the pack from the fore |part of the season will be nil but the pack in the last two weeks lof the season will be abnormal.
 In spite of the fact that the pack will be larger than in 1912 OF |other corresponding years, the resident fishermen and laborers will receive less from the fish cries than when half that pack
 was put up in the past. Less
 number employed and smaller
 earnings.
 The trouble with the issue was
 that Paul is an Indian" and too many ignorant men, blindly pre- judiced by racial animosities do not want to be led into prosperi- ty by an Indian. They would rather taste of bankruptcy and everything else than to have profit through following his di- rection.
 More than 90 per cent of Alas ka's commercial business is bank rupt, That would not be 50 bad if under any other con- dition as in the states. But, Alaska has the resources tim Der bottled up by the Forestry Bureau which will not even per- init shipment of logs to foreign markets unless manufactured into lumber; which will force unsaleable timber upon the op- orator; which will give away billions of board feet of logs to poSsible-but not probable pulp mill projects; by it's little tin gods forcing regulations on op- orators. All of which actions has destroyed the sawmill business in Alaska. In the fisheries O'Mal- icy has driven the independent trapman out; he has driven the independent seinemen out; he
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05

matter to the National Com
 nittee just to get the reaction of that body-"just to get a kick cut of it and to kick several who
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05

have kicked me in the past" as one man declares.
 Anyhow, there is going to be harmony in both parties one of these days.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11
Autos and People

Henry Ford, inventor, practical business
man and social dreamer, talks Interestingly
about his latest industrial adventure: Some
one has to risk something to get things start
ed. The chief thing now is to meet the
public's demand for something new and
better at price the average man can pay.
Il have said that we are taking risk
but by that mean merely temporary
risk. We have faith. and faith. you know.
is catching. If we have confidence others
will have confidence. too. The public will
come half way - it always does. The risk
is good one because it is risk placed with
the people. knows of no better collateral
nor any that is half as good.
Really, here is an industrial viewpoint
which seems to match Lincoln's political
viewpoint. Industry and craftsmanship are
not far apart. Mr. Ford, by the way, is
not the only manufacturer taking big
chance. General Motors seems to be meet
ing the challenge. Others in the automotive
industry are doing likewise. on their own
levels. 1t is going to make spectacular
game. ~ h: ".~s1sr @.ase @F sf
Will the people respond to the values
offered, and buy cars as these producers
hope? If they are WISE they will to the ex-
tent of their ability. Millions today cam
not afford to buy automobiles. and should
not be urged. Many others, perhaps, had
better try walking, or riding on the street
cars, for while. But if all who need new
cars, and can afford them, would step for
ward now and order them. it might preeipi-
tate the general business revival that all of us
have been waiting for. ..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11

! Not the lease interesting thing about the
proposal to free the Philippines in eight
years is the attitude of Japan. One of the
big arguments for retention Of the islands
has always been that if the United States
let them go, Japan would Immediately take
them. Representatives of the government
at Toxic disclaim any such ambition. We
have no desire to acquire the Philippines"
saws 4 spokesman. I'VE are unable to see
any advantage to Japan if America grants
their independence. We are chiefly inter-
csted in the islands as profitable market
near home. but we doubt whether independ
ence would improve that market Probably
the reverse would happen"
The most remarkable assertion made on
behalf of the japanese government is that it
would willingly sign treaty with the
United States guaranteeing the independence
Of the Philippines forever. 1t is not certain.
lat present. that our own government itself
wants to make such guarantee involving
permanent responsibility. We are more
likely to have something like the Platt
amendment, giving us the right to intervene
ia order to preserve the eountrys in
|pendence. but leaving us free to act or not
'as we choose. Yet Japanese pledge of abb
stention would be desirable.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11

course of his scientific deep-sea fishing. and
he expects to go hunting for them this year.
During the work of our expedition last
summer he says I'VE saw huge, Shiny
shapes that came floating up from the depths.
No one has seen them before. and feel sure
that further work at deeper levels will reveal
the presence of unknown monsters
I'VE have already found creatures that
answer all the descriptions of medieval dra-
CONS. These thinge shoot luminous SUBJ
stance out of their mouths. They are COW
cred with spines, and are altogether fear
some" Evidently the Chinese. with their
dragon throne and their general penchant
for dragons as an artistic motif. have known
what they were about, even though we
may not admire their taste.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11
Rubber and Rails

"A harbinger of future transportation may
be seen in the seven passenger automobile,
with pneumatic wheels Hanged like
those of a railroad car which recently ran
from Miami. Florida. to Jacksonville, at
the rate, of 81 miles an hour, with maxi
mdm speed Of 81 miles an hour. This
looks like the solution of something OF other
Many will see in it the salvation of the rail-
roads, as far as passenger traffic is concerned.
1t is evident that rail traffic can be operated
more Smoothly, silei7ffyy ma Fspidly than "
possible with our heavy passenger cars and
locomotives. Passenger service may be re-
duced to smaller. lighter. more flexible units.
The Technology. though. is going to grow
complicated We msyshave all the world
riding On rubber, as the antofnotive and tire
people have been prophesying. But will it be
railroad cars on rubber or buses on rails!
Will every railroad car or carriage have its
own power, or will there still be trains' Will
the motive power be steam. gasoline or oil!
Will heavy highway traffic be diverted to ex-
listing railroad rights of way,-or will there be
light rails run along the sides of the main
highways?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11

Well. we'll. wonders will never cease. A
legislative. body has finally up and cut down
the appropriation for the federal bureau Of
prohibition enforcement. However, it was
only subcommittee. so it may not amount
to anything. But at least we can offer our
congratulations. The appropriation of
S11 100000, had withstood the acid test
of the presidential and cabinet scrutiny. 1t
even went through the House. Of course
the feelings Of the nation in regard to it
weren' ( consulted But senate subeom-
mittee has decided that if other departments
are to get appropriation slashes there is no
earthly reason why the prohibition bureau
should be exempt. Even when our congress
sional leaders were casting about for ways
and means of cutting down the budget so
that it would balance this work of trying to
enforce noble experiment they proceeded
without impairment of funds. We sincerely
hope that Senator Jones. author of the five
and ten law. will not use his powers as
chairman: of both the subcommittee and the
committee on appropriations to kill the slash.
He'is said to be willing to let it go through.
since it is merely in keeping with the econ
omy program. It's high time we econom-
lied in this direction.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11

Flower growers in this state are follow
ing in the footsteps of milk producers. Last
week Dairy and Food Commissions War
ner declared an embargo on milk from out
side the state. effective May 81. Now the
flower growers want the importation of
flowers. plants and bulbs into this state from
other states and foreign lands restricted Or
altogether prohibited. 1t would seem as if
there might be some restriction. so that the
state dealers might profit thereby. but our
laws would never permit prohibition of
such imports, we know. What the dealers
are warring against according to one of
their Spokesman. is the so-called iced flow
err. These are kept on ice during the ship
ment. They are apparently fresh when re-
tailed, but prove far from hardy. generally
whitening within "a hours after exposure.
The other states may not object to this,
but they will howl at flower embargo.
as would we if they imposed similar re-
strictions.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11
The Worlds Debts

Public debtors. like private debtors like
TO shut their eyes. 1t makes life easier. But
III is necessary occasionally to take straight
look at things as they are. The internation-
al debt question will be bobbing up again
soon. Next summer the moratorium on
German reparations and inter-allied war
debts comes to an end. Germany is not
|making any allowance in her budget for
resumption Of payment to the United States.
There is said to be an expectation at Wash
ington of payments from Great Britain and
France. but there is no certainty about that.
Z The world cannot stumble along with its
eyes shut much longer. Governments, like
private corporations and individuals. must
know where they stand financially, and
what they may expect. Something definite.
drastic and heroic has got to be done about
those international debts before the world is
much older That is. if the world is to
limb out of its present slough of despond.
Those debts are probably the biggest bur-
den on the worlds back. Governments may
ignore them, but business feels their weight
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11
To-day's Selected Poem
MY GRANDFATHERs
(Margaret Anderson in the Christian Sc

(Margaret Anderson in the. Christian Science
Is .s5rs4 Monitor)
He had knack for fixing things
And no doubt found my father strangely lax
In mending broken locks and kettle lids
When Grandfather happened in he did these
things for Mother
As though he liked to.
And We would stand about pleasantly curious
Watching his deft maneuvers with the tolls
And swift bold strokes of ingenuity.
Small bits of brownish leather. caused corks,
And ships of picture wire
Took on new importance for us then
Such uses they were put to.
Whenever my doll carriage lost wheel,
Twas set aside. for Grandfather to mend.
l felt. somehow, that he was almost glad,
The time I broke the handle.
Even when was small felt I must live up
to Grandfather.
For there was something In his step.
And IN the Roman curving of his nose.
That frowned imperially on meanness.
He loved to tell US stories OF the war
And the brave men he fought with
or all the guests that he brought home to dine,
He loved his old comrades best.
Then he would play the host with such a
grace:
And 1 would sit much straighter In my chair.
And tilt my chin
And manage somehow with my eyes to say
How proud was that he belonged TO me.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11
MR. CLARK's APPOINTMENT
(New Haven Journal Courier)

New Haven Journal Courier)
The appointment Of Arthur L.
Clark Of Boston as superintendent
of fisheries and game in Connec-
ticut to succeed. the late John w.
Titcomb Is fitting and appropriate.
Mr. Titcomb, for nearly twenty
years built his program around
the latest scientific findings, and
Mr. Clark, with training and prac-
teal experience, is fully qualified
to carry on such an important
program. Mr. Clark graduated from
the Rhod0: Island State college, re-
ceivtlig the Bachelor Of Science de-
gree. IN 922, after graduate re-
scarcely IT Cornell university, he
was granted the degree Of Master
Of Science. All of his education
has been in the direction Of APP
piled science.
Mr. Clark's practical experience
has been extensive along the lines
which he will work in his new po-
sition in Connecticut. The work
of the superintendent OF fisheries
and game does not usually COM
mand much publicity. Under the
leadership of Mr. Titcoznh the at
tention of the public was called
more than once to the natural at
fractions of Connecticut, Mr. Clark
has before him task that would
challenge ANYONE Hfs technical
knowledge and experfencesW will give.
him such an fnsig ht into the work
to be done that citizens may ex-
poet to hear more and more about
the department OF ilshcries and
game. s,sssss,ss ssA u IA
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11
] M TO-DAY SO
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BRITISH PUSHED BACK

On April II, 1918, German adj
vances in the Lys river sector
forced the British to evacuate
Armentieres, but Canadian troops
repealed one assault after another
on Messines ridge, in the same re-
gion.
man assault just before night and
British forces In that area retired
to stronger positions. beyond the
town.. 80 @SS2 ~ 2sffiSf
Many of the British divisions
in tfe battle on the Lys sector
had been sent there to rest fol-
lowing the great March offensive
and were In no condition to engage
In a major battle.
German divisions attacking them
were seriously estimated OF from
10 to Is, or from $4,000 to zoo.-
900 men.
Fresh Australian divisions were
ordered to the danger gone by
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
commanding the British armies,
who reported that he believed his
forces would be ADEQUATE to meet
the situation.
More cheering news for the AL
1ies~ cAme~ fRosn General Allenby,
IN command &c sBritfsh forces in
Palestine, who reported another
victory over Turk troops.
In the United States, President
Wilson issued proclamation
naming William G.. McAdoo direc-
tor of the principal coastwise ship.
ping lines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11
At The National Capitol
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
A Digest of Who's Who and What's What
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
)AILY WASHINGTON LETTEl
By RODNEY BUTCHER

This time, as usual, the con-
gressmen merely had some hear
ings and quit.
That Naval Probe
Who doesn't remember the ia
nous investigation of William. B.
Shearer and the shipbuilding COM
panies, inspired and magnicently
ballyhooed by the White House?
Shearer was accused of breaking
up-or trying to break up-the
1927 Geneva naval conference. as
an employee Of the companies,
which made American cruisers.
The shipbuilders were shown to
have hired Shearer as a propa-
ganist.
Big fellows like Charlie schwab
began to be mentioned. Admirals
were shown to have conspired
with Shearer and to have furnish
ed him an infammatory secret
British document" which proved a
hoax. 1t was charged that an
American combination had tried
to wreck the American policy.
1t Became "Too Hot"
In other words, the investiga-
ton became atoo hot" Chairman
Shortridge, the Chief investigator,
tnree months, resumed them for
suddenly postponed hearings for
an hour or so and then never made
any report. We kept asking him
about that report for months, but
finally grew tired Of 1t.
Shortridge, by the way, had been
il charge Of senate investigation
Of the "dye trust" some years be-
fore-and had never reported on
that, either.
Senator Borah once got reso-
tuition through the senate to in
,estigate alleged scandals in the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11
MONDAY, APRIL IL, 1882
Chooses This State

! Connecticut should be proud of the fact
that it was chosen by former governor Al
fred E. Smith of New York to receive the
information that he will be proud to accept
stiie democratic nomination for president if
rendered to him at Chicago this June. His
outspoken statement embodied in letter
to mayors of eight cities of this state clearly
places him among the list of eligible can
didates. 1t also indicates to our mind for
the first time that Smith wifi not support
the candidacy Of Governor Roosevelt OF
New York, unless it becomes evident inn
mediately that the sentiment of the conven-
ton is for the present chief executive and
not the former one.
Whether this definite action of Smiths
will make any great difference to democrats
in this state who already have taken sides is
doubtful. We rather imagine that Connec-
. tieut will send the divided delegation to Chi
caqo of which Governor Cross spoke so
wisely not more than week ago. But even
II the Connecticut delegation is divided in
its allegiance to the two New York candi-
dates we doubt if it will remain that way
very long. There will be decided swing to
4 elLOeI one Oh Tie tWO VI Al AS"SASSh ASSAiS
we know that the democrats are quickly go
ing to settle the issue by turning towards
what we now call the compromise candidates.
several of whom. though. are actually
stronger candidates than those to whom they
play second fiddle.
There will Be no harm done the chances
Of the party at the national election by exc
Governor Smiths declaration. 1t simply
clarifies a muddled situation. He deserves
much credit for the way he has conducted
!. himself in an embarrassing position. We
. only hope that the party regards it in this
light. 1t must be remembered that despite
! the disastrous downfall of the party in 1928
with Smith at the head he polled more votes
. than any democratic candidate ever did. In
faet. his total slightly in excess Of 10000
600 was mere zoo. 900 votes short of Call
Vim Coolidge's vote and that was considered
history making. We are glad to see Mr.
Smith actively in the race. 1t means that
. the democratic party in June must pick an
exceptionally fine candidate from such an
! bray Of notzties As now are in the field for
! {he nomination. May the best man win and
! IL his name is Smith Connecticut will re-
verse its decision of 1928.