The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-14
CHAMBERLAIN 10
 WORK FOR GOOD
 OF ALL ALASKA
Senator-Elect from Third Di.. vision to Carry Out Prin-
 ciples of Election Platform

On an election platform to work for more roads and trails. protection 10 the Alaska fisheries, and a better pension law for the aged Alaskans Senator elect E. E. Chamberlin, Of the Thirl Division, will enter the next Territorial Legislature to fish' for the principles which he advocated in his campaign. He has several memorials and bills ready to submit when the Lcgi slature meets, alone the lines above mentioned. and ac cording to his own seatemenlg made in .uGe.u last Frid3y during nis shor. stsy here while the North yves err WIS in port, Cn the way South.
 Sen1tor CAamberlin will go oyer his memorials anl bills carefully on his present trip to Seattle and Ta- coma and confer with other Terri torial Representatives or Senators whom he might meet while in the States. U9on his return to Juneau about a week before the Legislature meets he will take up other matters regarding development laws for Al aska
 "Onn memorial I intend to intro duce in the Territorial Legislature will be that of asking the United States Government to put down tes' wells in the several oil districts nov exciting great attention from Alas kans and also outsiders The vast domain of the Territory of Alaska is controlled by the Government, so why should the Government not try to develop the oil lands the same as the Government has done and is do ing with the coal lands?
 q have many petitions from home Steaders for assistance; from farmers who have suffered losses sustained when their herds of dairy COWS were slaughtered owing to inspection b. United States officials in finding the cows were not up to standard. Tho farmers, the poor people who arr here in Alaska, doing all they can if their small way to develop it, arc the ones who have suffered I De lieve in and will fork for laws to re mburse these farmers for the losse7 they have sustained and for d law that will prevent further losses, tkC same kind of a law as is exercised in many of the states. Anything that can be done to aid the poor man, who is here to stay and develor our Territory, should be accomplish ed
 "A new and better pension law should also be passed one that does not require the sourdough, the pros pector and the pioneer, who has built up Alaska. 10 become a pauper, | to relinquish all he has secured, be | fore he is given a paltry sum to ex- ist upon. The law should be so constructed that the sourdough's | property can revert to heirs, if he has any before reverting to the Territory Of course all pension laws have been abused, and safeguards ! should be placed around the Territor | ial Pension law, but sourdoush | must be shown some respect for the | good he has done in the Territory.
 "T am going into the Territorial Legislature to work for the good of the entire Territory and I consider that I am the servant of the people | and will gladly receive any sugges | tions along any lines that will make Alaska q better place to live in. | Being an old timer here myself, l believe that can work out laws intcllieently which will promote the best interests of all in Alaska
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