The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-08
CR|CSBY IS STRONG FOR
 HOME RULE
Democratic Delegate Nom. inee Visits Juneau and
 Discusses Platform

nominee for Delegate to Congress passed through Juneau Saturday on the Admiral Watson, to carry his campaign for election in November into the Third and Fourth Divisions His campaign, he said, would cen ter on the question of self-govern- ment for the Territory through a full Territorial form of Govern ment such as all the other Ameri- can Territories had before they be- came States. He stands for ulti- mate Statehood for Alaska. He feels confident of his election.
 MT. Grigsby expects to devote about a month to the Third and Fourth Divisions and to return to the First Division early in October to wind up his campaign here. He will hold his first meeting at Sel- dovia while the Admiral Watson is there. From there he will go to Kodiak where he will speak also while the Watson is lying in that port. He will then return to Sew ard and leave for Fairbanks and his Fourth Division campaign. He will speak at Anchorage, Seward Valdez, Cordova and other points in the railroad district and the Third Division on his way south.
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 MT. Grigsby said he had received exceptionally encouraging reports and direct promises of support from every section of the Territory. He expects, he declared, to carry all four of the Alaska Divisions. He is confident that he will have an immense majority at Ketchikan and in the southern regions of Southeast Alaska.
 Platform in Detail
 Discussing his platform while in Juneau, MT. Grigsby said:
 q am for Home Rule by the people of Alaska, as opposed to the present government of Alaska by Federal Bureaus.
 "The Democratic party demands the right of local self government on all subjects that concern us as residents of Territory to whom the United States has guaranteed the privileges of American citizens. No Federal Bureau should have any power of legislation whatever
 T believe that all jurisdiction over the fisheries of Alaska should be transferred from the Federal Government to the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska. The pres ent attempted regulation is ineffi- cient, unintelligent and results in gross injustice and favoritism.
 "Alaskans have no voice in the regulation of their principal indus try.
 q am absolutely against the Wickersham-Paul Trap-site leasing bill.
 
 We do not want control of the fisheries subject to trap-site leases. "The canning season should last as long as the fish run, with inter- vals of closed periods and other regulations to insure sufficient es- exponent.
 This would result in the mini mum amount of imported labor and the maximum amount of local la Dor. The fishing industry can be so conducted as to greatly increase the permanent population of Alas ka.
 The prosperity of Alaska is greatly dependent on the halibut industry.
 If elected I shall make stren- uous effort to secure tariff on foreign frozen balibut of five cents a pound, or more.
 T am in favor of the extension Of the Federal Highway Act to Alaska.
 For Alaska College
 "The Fairbanks College and School of Mines is a credit to the Territory and its present manage ment to be commended. shall support it in every possible way.