The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-09
SEWARD REPUBLICAN CONVENTION ADOPTS
 PLATFORM

The following is the platform adopted by the Republicans of the territory in convention at Seward. April 19, 1916; after the delegates and reaffirmed their adherence to the principles of tho Republican party:
 1st. We believe that the Tern tory of Alaska is entitled to more extended powers, and pledge eur support to Statehood for the wlole or part of the Territory
 2nd. That ore of the most vital needs of Alaska is the construction of the railroads, trails and bridges throughout the Territory to permit the development of regions of rich resources now inaccessible, except at enormous expense, and in order to promote the construction of these great arteries of commerce, We fa- vor finacial aid by the Federal Gov ernment of all legitimate railroad enterprises organized to build trunk lines in Alaska whenever such com panies shall with their own capital make substantial progress with their projects, and We urge that all rail roads so aided be governed and con- trolled in the fixing of freight and passenger tariff. We urge the speedy completion of the. government al railway now being constructed and favor liberal and promnt ap propriations therefor
 Srd. We believe that ti.t rapid growth of the counsrF and the ex- pansion of it's industries, has heen largely due to the Protective Tariff inaagurated and maintained by the Re.ublican Party: tEa. the present depression in the states is primarily due to it's partial abrogation by the Democratic administration. We de- mand its full restoration, and that our industries shall receive such measure of protection as shall en- able them to successfully compete with the nations of the world.
 4th. As a part of the protective system, we urge the immediate up- building by proper legislation of merchant marine, which shall con sist of vessels built by Americans. owned by Americans, manned by Americans, carrying American car goes, under protection of the Ameri-' can flag, to every foreign port; in- dependent production cannot exist with dependent transportation.
 5th. That Congress is urged to make appropriations for the ex- tension of the Alaska cable and wireless systems to all parts of the Territory.
 9th. We favor liberal land laws for the Territory which shall en- courage the settlement of the agri- cultural sareas and the development of the mineral rsources, whereby the settlers and locators may be assured of securing title from the government without unnecessary de- lay or departmental interference.
 7th. We demand Federal investi- gation of the monopoly known as the Fresh Fish Trust" of the Unit ed States and Canada, which is driving away from Alaska ports the American fishing fleets, and destroy ing for the fishermen of Alaska a market for their product which is honestly taken from the waters of the United States.
 8th. We believe that a most thor ough and complete preparation for war is the nations greatest guar antce Of peace. We therefore favor a complete system of coast defense and an adequate army and navy for any purpose, upbuilt, however, along such lines as will not engender spirit of militarism.
 9th. We most emphatically dis approve of the vacillatinx manner in which the Democratic administra- tion has handled affairs with Mexi- co during the past three years; but