The Nome nugget., 1932-10-22

Alaska in the same manner and to the same degrees in which that re- sponsibility has been recognized in dealing with the Indians of the United States proper. We are con- fident that the fulfillment of this obligation by the United States will necessarily entail an expendi- ture upon the Indian population of Alaska of approximately three times the amount of the present
 Federal appropriations there for. The proper carrying out of this work by the Federal Government will relieve the Territory from
 considerable burden which 1t ought
 not be obliged to bear"
 AS stated in this paragraph of the Democratic platform, the In
 dians. of Alaska constitute one seventh of all of the Indians in
 the United States, including AL aska, that are considered as wards Of the government, and yet the Indians of Alaska receive only ap- proximately one-twentieth of the
 total amount that is appropriated yearly by Congress for the support biu tuu'olloll oIlu N'tl t oI it' ih
 dian wards. If the Indians in AL laska re treateu as well and as
 eenaroleIv IS the indians in the
 United States, the natives of AL aska would receive approximately three times the amount of the present nppropl la lons that are
 made for the care and education
 and relief of the Alaska natives.
 This is matter that has never
 been properly brought to the at tention of Congress. and if I am
 elected, shall work to see that
 the Alaskan Indians, including the Eskimos, are treated as well by Congress as the Indians of the United States. Judge Wickersham
 has suddenly discovered that some of the natives of Southeastern AL
 aska haven't been treated fairly, for years, he did nothing for them until recently, when he was depen- dent upon them for votes to elect him, and now the thing that he proposes for their relief is to give
 them chance to bring law suit against the United States. Alaska College
 For many years I have consid-
 cred the Alaska College one of the
 greatest things in the Territory. and during my service in the leg
 islature l ahve endeavored to sup
 porr the College with the largesI
 possible appropriations consistent
 with the income of the Territory and the maintenance of other nec- essary projects. My record in that
 respect is entirely clear. Judge Wickersham, speaking at Cleary or Chatanika few weeks ago, said that he thought the appro
 priation made by Congress for the support of the College and amount-
 ing to the sum of s5O,oOO per year should be enough. but that the college had gone to the Legis- lature at each session for addi- tional sums. Judge Wickersham did not tell his hearers that no part of this s5O,OOO could be used
 for administration expenses or for buildings or some other nec- essary purposes. So that, without the Territory's aid, the College. as my friend George Lingo said, would be practically like the automobile without gas; it might be very pretty, but it couldn't get you any,
 where. You may be sure that fl
 I am elected your Delegate. | shal, dc everything in my powe- for t!e maintenance and the grow
 tn of the Alaska College. am proud of it's graduates and real ize that many, many Alaskan child ren will not receive any educa- tion of collegiate nature if the college is permitted to die If the Alaska College in each ten years of its existence can develop just one student of note and talent then it will fully have performed it's function. So Judge Wickersham and l differ again with respect to the College on a question of poli- tical principle. am in favor of 1t, and he is simply lukewarm, and you know what the Bible says about these lukewarm persons
 Supports Highway
 Another subject think is of l vital interest to the people of AL aska, and particularly to the peo- pie of Interior Alaska, and that ! is the International highway. Right here it is not amiss to pay a de- served tribute to the father of | the idea, our friend and neghbor Donald Macdonald. It is the great est conception with respect to AL aska that has been thought of in many, many years I believe that We should not wait for the Cana dians to act before proceeding to build that portion of the highway