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their reach and thinking nothing of the future. Their 

 motto seems to be, " If I do not take all I can get some- 

 body else will get something." 



Congress has passed laws governing the taking of sal- 

 mon in Alaska, but they are ineffective and there is 

 scarcely a pretense of enforcing them. It is true that 

 each year inspectors are brought up on the revenue cutter 

 to see that the law is obeyed, and of course these in- 



SALMON BARRICADE. 



specters see very clearly that it is violated in every direc- 

 tion. Where the violations are so flagrant that they force 

 themselves on the inspectors' notice the canners are told 

 that they are doing wrong, and that the violations of the 

 law must cease. The canners reply to them, " Yes, we 

 know you are quite right ; it is wrong. We do not wish 

 to do as we are doing, but so long as others act in this 

 way we must continue to do so for our own protection. 

 Speak to our rivals about this. We will stop if they will." 



