The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-19
ROOSEVELT LEADERSHIP
 ENDORSED
Divisional Democratic Con- venfion Adopts Ag-
 qressive Platform

Endorsing the wise, courageous and humane leadership" of PreSi- dent Roosevelt and acclaiming the matchless services to Alaska of Del egate Anthony J. Dimond and for mer Governor John w. Troy, a platform of a dozen blanks was adopted at the Divisional Demo- cratic convention at Ketchikan.
 The platform is as follows:
 We, the delegates of the Demo- cratic Party of the First Judicial Division of Alaska, in convention assembled, at Ketchikan, Alaska, on this fifteenth day of Decem- Der, 1899, endorse the wise, coura- geous and humane leadership of our great president, Franklin De- lano Roosevelt, who, since 1883, has piloted the nation through it's most tribulous domestic situations and since 1888 has inspired an inter national policy that is the admira- tion of the world.
 We reaffirm our confidence in the Roosevelt administration and pledge to it the undivided support of the Democratic Party of the First Division of Alaska.
 Delegate Praised
 We again acclaim the matchless representation that our Delegate to Congress, the Honorable Anthony J. Dimond, is giving to the Terri tory, pledging our continuous and undivided support and in so many words hereby endorse his legisla- tive program for Alaska.
 The Democratic Party of the First Division of Alaska considers it privilege and an honor to take this opportunity to express its deep and abiding appreciation to the Honorable John w. Troy who, as Governor of Alaska from 1883 to 1899, rendered unsurpassed serv- ices for the good of all Alaska To him, the whole Territory, regard less of parties and alliances, owes an undying debt of gratitude. The party will always be proud of his l tenure of office.
 We endorse the Territorial ad- ministration, it's liberal and pro- gressive policies and pledge our support to these officers, elective and appointive, who are responsible I for this administration.
 Since Alaska has made it's great est progress under national Demo- cratic administration, we confident ly urge the people of Alaska to continue their active support to the Territorial Democratic regime.
 Use of Resources
 Historically the Democratic party has been the party of liberalization. When successive Republican ad- ministrations had locked up Terri l torial natural resources in unbreak- able Federal laws, following Demo- cratic administrations modified these statutes and enacted legis- lation which has permitted the exploration and development of such natural resources as coal, oil and other minerals, timber and our matchless fisheries resources. Un- der national Democratic regimes millions of dollars were appropriat- ed from the Federal treasury for the construction of roads, high ways and trails, for the Alaska Railroad, for the maintenance of CCC camps, for loans and grants under the Public Works Adminis- tration, for increased aids to navi- gation and the Lighthouse Service and more recently for the main- tenance and extension of a mod ernized air navigation aids pro- gram which includes the construc- tion of airports, radio range sta- tions, aids to air navigation and the most modern of weather broad casting and communications sta- tions. In this latter enterprise it has relieved the Territory of the expenditure of many thousands of dollars annually.
 National Defense
 The Roosevelt administration has brought to the forefront the ut most importance of Alaska in the interest of national defense. AL ready the Congress has appropriat- ed more than $22,Oo0,O00 for the construction of army and navy air bases and facilities. and this is