The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-26
SUTHERLAND OPPOSES SELF-GOV- ERNMENT AND SAYS so.

Word comes from the Interior that Delegate Sutherland frankly admits that he is opposed to a full Territorial form of government for Alaska. He bases his contention that he fayors home rule his support of ne so-called Controller Bill which simply provides for change in the personnel of of those who do ministerial work for the Territory-just change of names a part of the Territorial payroll He opposes the practical way to increase the govern mental authority of the people who live in Alaska.
 However we have known all the time that MT Sutherland does not favor self-government He sponsored the White Bill under which full control of the fisheries of the Territory placed in the hands of the Secretary of Com merce and the people deprived of particle of say in the premises. Mir Sutherland has boasted of this performance The original Adminstra ton plan to place control of Alaska fisheries in the President and measure for that purpose presented to Congress MT Sutherland has bragged about his prowess when he had that changed that the Secretary of Commerce would be the Alaska fisheries Mussolini
 Not only that but when Congressman Me Keown of Oklahoma wanted to turn the whole Alaska fisheries question over to the Territorial Legislature MT Sutherland, after trying to dodge the suggestion but failing to do account of the persistence of the Okahoman, said that ne was afraid that the hSherleS interests would control the Alaska Legislature.
 So the authority that is being exercised by MT. OMalley in Alaska is possible because MT. Sutherland afraid to trust the people of Alaska with the control of their own most important industry
 MT. Sutherland again showed his opposition to home rule in Alaska when he gave approval and made it possible to pass a placing the Biological Survey in complete control of AL askas game and wild life. Here again he was afraid to trust the people of the Territory. There is thanks due to the Delegate that MT. Redington has been endeavoring to cooperate with what he regards as the best thought of the people of the North in the administration of the law. The law does not require any such CO., operation.
 MT Sutherland is opposed to the creation of counties in Alaska-the only way by which it would be possible to bring government close to the people. Local governments, such as counties, provide the only way to prevent bureaucratic government. Without local governments there must be government by either Federal or Terri toral officials bureaus. commissions, etc, gov ernment in such way that local people have nothing to say about public works or the ad- ministration of law in their sections.
 With the Legislature as the sole governing body there cannot be complete self-government in strictly local matters for the that there is not section of the Territory that is not in a minority in the Legislature if indeed it is represented there at all. In some of the States they have township government as well as municipal and county governments, and in all the States and Territories Alaska alone excepted, they have county governments to handle local matters. In Alaska we have bureaucratic gov ernment and will continue to have it until we get full Territorial government And Mir Suther- land Is opposed to that. He favors bureaucracy and chance to fight for political control for himself of the personnel of the bureaus.