The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-21

resident license but only on the order of Judge Simon HelIenthal. Judge Hellenthal ruled that the Commission in issuing licenses was supposed to act merely in a minis terial capacity, not judicial ca pacity. But the game commission still will not issue licenses to serv- ice men with one years residence.
 Asks Questions
 The Alaska Game Commission with the assistance of their legal aid. George Folta, bases their fancy ideas upon the fact that the Alas ka game law says a resident is "one who has resided in the Ter ritory for at least year with the intention of making it his perma- nent home.
 T would welcome through the columns of your paper suitable reply from the game commission.
 T. If they are so sure they are right, why have they so studiously avoided any test in a court of law?
 "2. Why did they not exclude service men in 1925 when the Ale aska Game Law was first enacted or any of the intervening years?
 B. Has the Alaska Game Com mission any concern for the mor- ale of the armed forces of the United States and if so how have they evidenced it?
 A. Why do they not refuse resi- of naval contractors imported from Seattle and residing wholly on naval reservations? These people certainly do not intend to make Alaska their permanent home
 "'5. Why does Homer Jewell take this time, of all times, to go on his vacation?
 ''6. What is being done about ap- pealing Judge Simon Hellenthal's ruling?
 '7. Why did Wildlife Agent Jack O'Connor disappear when Judge Simon Hellenthal issued bench warrant for his arrest?
 B. Why has not the Alaska Game Commission through the De- partment of the Interior requested an opinion from the Attorney Gen. eral instead of accepting the opin- ion of one lawyer of the Depart ment of Interiors staff? The opin- ion on which they base their rul- ing does not even have the stamp of approval from the head of the Department of Interiors legal staff,
 "9. Why does not the Alaska Game Commission act upon the many applications that have al- ready been submitted? Do they feel that members of the armed forces have lost their citizenship as well and are not entitled to even the usual rights accorded other ordinary citizens?
 We, in the service, feel very strongly about this discriminatory ruling. The net result of it all is that the Alaska Game Commission has lost all of what little prestige i it did enjoy in this locality.
 Is "Disgusted"
 This sort of thing has got to i stop. am speaking as a private citizen and long time resident of | Alaska. I know that it is not the | will of the people that the game | commission should be allowed to sit as judge, jury and prosecutor !! of every service man applying for license.
 T am calling upon the editor uf | The Daily Alaska Empire to in- ! form the people of Alaska of this vile discriminatory treatment that ! the commission is directing against | the service men. know no woras strong enough to express my dis gust and contempt of the actions ! of these Friends of Wildlife' who 1 certainly are not friends of the l people or upholders of good old | fashioned Americanism. Their ac- tions right from the start smack |, entirely too much of this thing | called Hitlerism:"