The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-13

ClVll WOFkS plOJSCtS III SOhihiAhAoAS4 of both whites and Indians, mining and development trails and other projects under the Emergency Con servation program: many new school buildings are being built with Public Works funds of which more than $2l1 ,000 has been allotted to Alaska; and other activities to promote em- ployment for Alaskans have taken the place of indifference and neglect that characterized the Republican regime which proceeded that of MT. Roosevelt. No section of Alaska has been neglected.
 1 The gold mining industry of Alaska has been rejuvcnated, it's possibili- ties indefinitely extended, prospect ing has been revived and Alaska's industry and trade greatly stimulate ed by the Presidents monetary poli- cies.
 Many thousands of dollars have been appropriated for the purpose of assisting in the development of min ing properties while making it pos sible for claim owners to borrow money from the Federal government for the purpose of developing their properties.
 In the enhancement of the value of silver and in putting into circula- ton much larger amount of silver, the President has put new life into the silver mining industry of the Territory.
 Tn the colonization of Matanuska Valley, the National Administration has taken the first step into popu- lating Alaska with a self-sustaining citizenry and initiated policy that will eventually make it self-sup- ! porting unit Of the Government
 Because of these and many other achievements, and by reason of the far-seeing statesmanship and in- domitable courage of President Roosevelt,
 The Democratic party of the First Judicial Division of Alaska, in con- vention assembled at Wrangell, AL aska, reaffirms it's allegiance to and faith in the historic Democratic par ty of the Nation
 It believes in and urges Home Rule for Alaska, and to that end, 1t not only favors full Territorial form of government, but it believes that all Federal offices in the Territory ought to be filled through the ap- pointment of bona fide. Democratic Alaskans.
 We believe in the fullest exercise of the jurisdiction now vested in the Alaska Legislature, and that all mat ters not of purely Federal concern should be administered by the Ter ritory.
 We favor liberal appropriation for the rivers and harbors of Alaska, and adequate funds for the construction of roads and trails for mineral and other development.
 We urge increased appropriations for extending the work of the Unit ed States Geological Survey. Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Light house Service in Alaska.
 We favor the encouragement of ag- riculture and fur-farming industries and to that end urge the enactment of such laws as are necessary to as- sist them.
 We acknowledge with appreciation the policy of the United States Coast Guard in stationing additional ves- sells in Alaskan waters and urge that they be kept in these waters the year round.
 We favor the utilization by the Government of Alaska and the Fed eral Government, it's bureaus and agencies, of local products and local labor whenever and wherever pos sible.
 We favor liberal appropriations for public schools in Alaska. including those conducted by both the Terri torial and Federal authorities. | We believe the prosperity of the mining industry is essential to the development of the Territory, and we favor the enactment of laws for the encouragement of prospecting, and the continuation of financial as- sistance to the Alaska offices of the United States Bureau of Mines.
 We pledge ourselves to maintain adequate funds for pioneers pen sions and the Pioneers Home; for the relief of Restitution; and for aid to needy children.
 | We urge the amendment to exist ing Federal statutes so that holders of United States Forest Service per- msts for summer homesites may ob- tain patents after they have estab- lished substantial improvements up- on the sites.
 We believe that the net revenues -----------------