The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-22
IGNORANCE OF DAN SUTHERLAND.

The most obvious objection to Mr. Suther- land Delegate to Congress is his ignorance of the science of government, of history of prac tically everything that lies at the foundation of things. He pretends that he stands for self government (just now) and he offers the so- called Controller Bill as measure carrying into effect his conception of home rule. He is interested in the personnel of the public payroll He wants different way of selecting the Super intendent of the Pioneers Home, of selecting those people who keep the records of the statistics of births and deaths, etc. It amounts to nothing to him that it would cost to do the work his way. II might result in getting jobs for few of his friends.
 The absurdity of Mr. sutherand's claim to faver sef-goyernment is very plain to those who have followed his course at Washington He consented to-e even adyocated-turnng the fisheries of the Territory to the undiluted control of nonresident authority. When it was suggested in Congress by those who do under stand something of the science of government and the American scheme of things that the control of the fisheries of Alaska ought to be vested in the people of Alaska, acting through their Legislature. MT. Sutherland said he was afraid to trust Alaska. He wanted the fisheries con- trolled by the Secretary of Commerce. He also actively supported the law turning the game of Alaska to Federal Bureau just as he assisted in doing with the fisheries.
 In all the years he has been in Washington he has never done single thing to increase the powers of the Alaska Legislature or to bring government closer to the people His sole idea of government is the personnel of the public payroll
 He does some boasting about preventing the confirmation of Oregon contractor that was nominated for Judge of the First Division on the ground that local should get the job. To him that is evidence of his attach ment to home rule There was a job at stake It mattered not to him that the man nominated was not practicing lawyer. He was not one of sutherlands henchmen That was enough It is only short time ago, when Mr suther- land felt that he not going to be permitted to have much to say about the appointment of Alaska officials that he proposed that all the Judges be sent in from the Oustide He is consistent in nothing.
 MT. Sutherland declared that he is opposed to full Territorial form of government for Alaska with local county governments that would bring the government to the people He thinks the expense would be too great
 The Delegate discloses his ignorance Wash ington Territory was given a full Territorial government when she had less than GOO popula- tion. The Territory included all of Northern Idaho and Western Montana as well as the area now embraced in the State of Washington. A few years later, when the population of the Territory was less than 1l.0o0, all of Idaho and parts of the present area of Wyoming and other lands were added to the Territory Washington Ter ritory thriyed under real self-government and thirtythree years after the establishment of full Territorial form of government she was admitted to the Union as a State. Her population. less than one year after admission was 357232. and by the time she was as old as Alaskas age as an American Territory she contained more than 900.000 population