The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-27
JUNEAU MAN DIES IN APARTMENT FIRE
VETERANS BONUS BILL BECOMES LAW
PIatfOrm of Democratic
 Party of Alaska

The complete platform of the Democratic Party of Alaska as adopted at the Territorial Conven-- ton at Seward, on January 18, is as follows:
 The Democratic Party of Alaska, in convention assembled, endorses the wise, humane and courageous policies of its great leaders, Presi- dent Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Vice. President John Nance Garner, who have piloted the nation through the shoals of depression and restored the confidence of our people in democratic government.
 In the three short years since the Roosevelt Administration took office, Alaska has made it's great est progress and has received it's greatest benefits. This Adminis- tration is concerned about the needs and problems of the Territory and has allotted large sums for emergency relief. Thousands of men, women and children have been furnished employment, taken from charity lists, made self-sustaining, and had their self respect and con- fidence restored. Liberal gifts and loans have been made to our cities and villages, and money has been furnished to the Territory for the construction of public buildings permanent streets, sewers, water supply systems, roads and high ways, and other permanent i'm provements, that could not have been achieved with our own limited resources.
 The monetary policies of tht President have been of incalculablt benefit to the mining industry billions of dollars have been added to the resources of the Territory and the life of the industry in definitely extended.
 Because of these beneficial act and because of the far-seeine stat m a nship and indomitablt courage of the Roosevelt Admins tration, the Democratic Party o1 Alaska reaffirms it's faith in popu- lar government and pledges the Administration it's continued ano enthusiastic support.
 We endorse the splendid record of our Delegate to Congress, the Honorable Anthony J. Dimond; we commend the fine administration of our Governor, the Honorable John w. Troy, and we endorse the liberal and progressive policies of the elective officers of the Ter ritory, and promise them our heartiest cooperation.
 I.
 In keeping with the principle of representative self-government;7 we urge home rule for Alaska, and to that end, we not only favor a full Territorial form of Govern ment, but we also believe that all Federal and Territorial offices in Alaska ought to be filled through the appointment of bona fide AL askans, and that all such officers and their employees, except those under the Civil Service regulation should be recognized members of the party in power.
 II.
 We believe in the fullest exer- else of the jurisdiction now vested in the Alaska Legislature, and that all matters not of purely Federal concern should be administered by the Territory.
 We renew our opposition to Fed eral control of the fisheries of AL aska, which Federal control has resulted in short season of high ly intensive fishing and discrimina- tion against Alaskan labor to the detriment of local fishermen, busi- ness men, and the entire population of Alaska.
 We urge that legislation be en- acted by Congress amendatory to the organic act of Alaska to the end that all restrictions be removed which now prevent the Legislature of Alaska from passing laws to regulate and administer the fish cries industry.
 We urge the elimination of the standing and floating fish traps in Alaskan waters to the end that qualified resident fishermen of AL aska may be afforded the opportun- ity of securing just return for their labor expended as partfci- pants in the great industry that has been developed from the nat ural fishing resources of the Ter ritory.
 We also reaffirm our opposition to Federal control of the fur and came resources of Alaska. voice