The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-14
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opposed to the liberty of our citi-
zens and to all the things which
have made for the freedom of our
people and the greatness OF our
nation.
We pledge ourselves to the sup
port of our candidates for Terri
torial office, to be named at the
coming primary election.
We condemn the administration
Of the affairs of the Territory of
Alaska by the Democratic Legisla-
lure and sofficials as inefficient,
cxtravagant and unfair.
Territorial Government
We pledge our delegate to Con-
gress to the advocacy of such
measures as will give to the Ter
ritory Of Alaska a full territorial
form of government to the same
extent as was granted to the Ter
ritories of the United States proper,
to the end that our people may be
allowed to govern themselves with
as little interference as possible
from the Federal Government at
Washington.
Fisheries
We believe the proposal to abol-
ish fish traps, as advocated by the
present Delegate to Congress, is not
sincere, but is made for political
purposes only; or that adjustment
of fish traps cannot be had in
Washington over the opposition Of
cannery Hobbies and tie Bureau CT
Fisheries.
or three years aI.i more Dee
gate Dimond, a Democrat, has adj
vocated adjustment of fish traps
before Congress overwhelmingly
composed of New D alers and
Democrats = and Alaska StilPshas
fish traps Whatever the cause may
be we believe all matters pertaining
to the fisheries of Alaska should be
removed from far off Washington
to Alaska, under the direct super
vision of the Alaska Legislature,
which is responsible to the voters
of Alaska.
The Organic Act creating the AL
askan Legislature and defining its
powers provides:
that the authority granted to
the (Alaska) Legislature to alter,
amend, modify. and repeal laws in
force in Alaska SHALL NOT EX-
TEND TO. THE game, FISH, and
fur seal laws and laws referring
to fur bearing animals of the Unit
ed States applicable to Alaska. F.
We advocate amendment of the
Organic Act by striking out the
word FISH and directly author
izing the Alaska Legislature, COM
posed of Alaskans, to regulate,
manage, and control the fisheries
of Alaska.
Mining
We believe that Congress of the
United States and the Territorial
Legislature has failed in its lack
Of support to the mining industry
of the Territory; that ample pro-
vision should be made by both
these bodies for liberal appropria-
tons to aid prospectors and to
support the territorial mining de-
partment. Such aid to be extended
in the form of development loans
to be made by the Territory after
examination and upon the approval
of the Territorial Mining Engineer.
We advocate strict enforcement of
laws and regulations for the pro-
lection of the health and safety of
miners.
Labor
We advocate all lawful measures
which may be passed by the Terri
torial Legislature to provide for the
licensing of Alaska fishermen, resi-
dent of the Territory, as against
alien fishermen brought here to
reap the harvest of the sea to the
detriment of our own citizens, and
to this end we advocate the adop-
ton of a law similar to that in
force in the State OF Washington
permitting fishing licenses to be
issued to residents only.
We believe a labor commissioner
for the Territory of Alaska should
be elected, whose duty it would
be to make contacts between en-
ployers of labor and their en-
p1oyees.
Pensions
We pledge our Legislators to en-
act such social security as will in
sure not only Alaskan dependent
children and mothers against the
distresses of poverty but also all
Of our citizens, regardless of race,