The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-03
1.-THE BIG ALASKA GRAB BAG"

Clouds are gathering that threaten
 other political storm over control of Alaska's resources.
 prominent resident of Juneau, capital of Alaska, sends The Seattle Star copies of
 two bills introduced in Congress by An thony Dimond, Delegate from Alaska, which will come up for consideration in the ses- sion at Washington beginning in January, next year.
 One of them, H. R. 5205 would transfer ownership and jurisdiction of all fishes and fisheries in Alaskan waters from the United
 States to the Territory of Alaska. It ex-
 cepts fur seals" although fur seals are not
 fishes in structure, in habits, or in scien-
 tific classification.
 The other, H. R. 5209, would transfer
 ownership and jurisdiction of all "fur-bear
 ing animals" in Alaska from the United
 States to the Territory of Alaska But it
 does NOT except fur seals" which are fur
 bearing animals" in fact.
 For purposes of administration the laws
 Of Congress group fishes and fur seals under
 the Commissioner of Fisheries. And so do
 those laws group bears and mountain sheep
 together But a mountain sheep is not a
 bear for that reason. fur seal remains
 fur bearing animal" regardless of any
 administrative grouping.
 Rlg1J there appears to De a JOKer, WHICH
 would in all reasonable interpretation of
 language have the effect of transferring
 stealthily the seal herds of the Pribaloffs
 Islands in Alaska from the United States. to
 the Territory of Alaska without restric-
 tion, the principal single source of sea food
 supply in the world retailing in all
 the States of the United States at $35 100000
 to $55,000,000 per year.
 Both bills empower the Governor of
 Alaska to call special session of the Alaska
 Legislature which would be authorized inn
 medately to dispose of deal with those
 vast and valuable properties in any manner
 It would not take long to land them in the
 lap of the one gigantic Morgan owned
 monopoly that now owns most of Alaska
 Seattle Times)
 No reasoning could be more superficial and onclusion more illogical and unfounded than tn mich characterizes the Stars latest exhibition 1organ-phobia. Its premises false and rguments even more false.
 It presupposes that present vested interest he Alaska fisheries would be arbitrarily di under the proposed transfer of admin rative legislative and regulatory authority t Alaska fisheries provided for by H. R. 5,205 by N )imond Most of that interest is held by Seatt ncn or corporations. All that is sought is emove from Federal hands the power to pass la' cling them how when and where they shall fl ri vest it in the hands of the Territorial Le slature. The fact that most of the smaller and s a ed independent cannerymen and a few of t ar1er companies are not opposed, but rather flaw he change ought to be sufficient proof to a individual, even the publisher of t tar, that no sinister motive mpels Alaska's Del ate to introduce the bill. It is, in fact, st hct has been approved at the polls by a vs na jorty of Alaskan voters and one which has be ndorsed by business men as well labor.
 As to the transfer of fur and game contr The Star alleges H. R. 52O9 would transfer OW .RSHIP and jurisdiction of all fur-bearing anima D Alaska from the United States to the Territc f Alaska" No mention of ownership is made he measure Assuming that Alaska as Territe ears the same relation to the United States Washington did when it was a Territory, ownt hip of the game and fur is already vested in t Territory. Congress, however, pending the til when more adequate Organic Act should passed, retained in itself the right to make la o administer and control these resources.
 Now, what Delegate Dimond proposes is, in { words of the title of the measure in question, extend the legislative power of the Legislature he Territory of Alaska to include game laws a avs relating to fur bearing animals applicable Alaska, and transferring the jurisdiction, sup ision, administration and control of the game a UT bearing animals from the Department of Az allure to the Territory of Alaska, and for otl purposes" There is no mention of ownership hese resources. None is required It admittedly leld by the Territory Any other theory would epugnant to the well-established colonial princir established and practiced since the very beginnil f the Republic.
 nals could have the effect of transferring stealth he seal herds of the Pribiloff (not Pribaloff he Star has it) Islands from the Federal to territorial Government is the most foolish ass