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Show Radicals in Alaska Threaten Industry i WASHINGTON. Feb. -I.-Gov. Riggs of Alaska, who i.s hero to seok additional addi-tional legislation governing the rerri-toiy, rerri-toiy, announced that he would ask congress to provide for n constabulary In Alaska to curb the activities of radicals radi-cals who threaten to demoralize Industry. Indus-try. "Alaska is becoming headquarters for radical elements." Gov. Riggs declared, de-clared, "and there is no way of suppressing sup-pressing them as thc United. States LI I L ,-..1. .U , marshals, the- only police force now in the territory, cannot take preventive preven-tive action but must wait until au offense of-fense has been committed." A new fisheries law and delegation of additional authority to the territorial territo-rial shipping board will be asked by Gov. Riggs. 1 "The territory has been over fished for the last fivo or six years," he said, "and tho proposed law would, limit tho catc1' and would prohibit river fisning altogether." At present about $50,000,000 worth, of lish are exported annually by Alaska, Alas-ka, he said. The powers desirpd by 'tho shipping board are to procure I needed statistical information from j shipping companies. |