The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-03
DOUGLAS FOLKS DEFY STORM FOR R EP J BLICANS
Candidates Outline Their Policies and Reply
 to Criticisms

paign in the First Division of Alas ka to a close Saturday evening with a meeting in Douglas. De- spite clustering wind and pelting rain, the candidates were greeted by a representative and appreciativc gathering in the Coliseum Theatre of the neighboring town. AS at the rally in Juneau Thursday night, Judge James Wickersham, candi- date for Congress. delivered the principal address. Others who spoke were Cash Ccle, candidate for au ditpr; 0. T. Gardner, candidate for Territorial Senator, and w. P. Scott, candidate for Territorial Represen- tative.
 My Democratic opponent, George B. Grigsby. is quoted by The Alas ka Empire as saying I lied when asserted opposed the flask a clause of the Jones Marine bill. shall not retort in kind The record speaks for itself"
 Cites Jones Cablegram
 To a group that gathered about him in the hall immediately after the meeting, Judge Wickersham added:
 Senator Wesley L. Jones, of Washington, author of the Marine l,;lJ ood ;tc AIoclra o1o,,ca ot,oht to know my attitude toward it. At the rally in Juneau, read his cable gram to me in answer to my re- quest that he state my position. He said, You did everything you could against it. I offer the word of Senator Jones, who has no object and who could not be induced to make a mistatement, against the word of MT. Grigsby, who, even his friends will admit, is likely to be influenced by personal political considerations.
 In his address, Judge Wicker sham replied to the criticism that he had urged Indians at Haines to sue the Government to recover possession of tribal lands, and fish cry rights.
 NO suit for the recovery of land rights, fishery rights or hunting rights is contemplated" declared Judge Wickersham. "The proposal is to have the Government give Indians, as it gave h. dians in the States, some compen- sation for the natural property rights taken by Whites.
 Determined by Court
 Formerly in the States, Indians obtained such compensation through treaties with the Governmen. Fin ally, when treaty settlements had been made with most of the tribes, Congress passed law to the effect that Indian compensation claims should be determined by the Court of Claims. For Alaska Indians to get into the Court of Claims may require an act of Congress. h. dians at Hairles solicited MT. Paul and me to act for them. They have agreed to assess themselves S10 each to defray cost of litigation-filing papers, obtaining evidence, trans porting witnesses and the like if and when their claim is allowed to be filed in the Court of Claims" :"
 The rest of Judge Wickersham's address at Douglas related to mat ters he discussed at the Republi- can meeting in Juneau Thursday night.
 Refers to Trips
 MT. Cole praised the legislative record of William L. Paul, candi- date for Territorial Representative. Then the speaker replied to criti- cisms of himself.
 T have been criticised for trips over the Territory" MT. Cole said. They were necessitated by my of ficial duties. I am a member and the secretary of the Territorial Road Board, expenditures of which range between $320,000 and s500.O00, every two years. cannot honestly vote to spend the peoples money