The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-26

on trap fishing, urging more ex- 1tensive employment by canners of Alaska labor and more extensive patronage of local merchants, was endorsed, today by the Chamber at the request of the Ketchikan Chamber which recently took sim l liar action.
 The local organization also adopt ed a motion urging restoration by Congress of the old tWo-cent first class postage rate and directed the Secretary to so inform Dele gate Wickersham by wire. Sever al bills are pending in Congress to that, end, but they are not ap- proved, by Postmaster General Brown, according to advices from the National Council of Business Mail Users which is leading in i the move for restoring the old rate.
 HeTr1ng OutfCOk OiOOIHy
 The outlook, for the 1883 herring season is not very promising, the Chamber was informed by w. w, Wilde, Secretary of the Pacific Herring Association. who also re- mitted the organizations annual dues to the Chamber. He ac- knowledged the local request for employment of local labor, saying it would be given every consider ation by any of the plants oper- ating during the coming. season.
 The Astoria & Puget Sound Packing Company, which operates a large plant at Excursion Inlet, commenting on the same request, said it has been. the policy of the company for several years to em- ploy local labor. Tn 1882, it's can nery payroll showed Sl4,00145 paid to Alaskans, more than $10,000 of which went to Indians. In the past four years, it has paid SPA 290 to local labor.
 Would Sec Old Ironsides
 At the suggestion of the all- Alaska Chamber of Commerce, the local body today authorized Secre- tary Walmsley to write to the Navy Department inviting the Con stitution, better known as "Old IronSides'' to visit this port next Summer. The famous vessel will start tour of Pacific Coast ports next month and it is hoped the cruise will be extended to the principal ports of Alaska.
 | One hundred members have signed the Chamber membership rolls for the current year during J the by-mail campaign, Secretary 1 Walnlsley reported. Dues aggre- gating $l,932 in cash and pledges have been obtained
 The mail drive will be continued until the end of the month. Early next month, the Finance and Membership Committee will stage it's mop-up campaign.
 Boosts Wheeler Bill
 MT, Hesse, in discussing the sil- yer issue, said,
 While I have come here to ask for your help I can assure you that IT have no selfish motive.
 There is bill now pending before Congress which in my opin- ion is the most important that has been introduced since this de- pression started. In fact the only one that offers any hope. and am, here to respectfully request that you endorse it. I refer to the Wheeler Bill for the remoni- tization of silver.
 Nearly 3l years ago, William Jennings Bryan made his famous speech in which he said You shall not cruelty mankind upon this cross of gold but mankind is now being crucified upon that cross of gold notwithstanding Mr. Bryan's immortal forecast to the contrary. The day. of reckoning is. not coming gentlemen, it is there.
 There is nothing. mysterious about the free coinage of silver, 1 While tho IJnitnd StataS ic ,,o,,, on. the gold standard, the govern ment, does not, as many people suppose, buy gold. This is what happens, You take 23.22 grains of pure gold and go, to a United l States mint with 1t. the .rouern-