The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-29


 tion of all concerned
 that editorial also didn't pass up the opportunity of knifing at the per- son of the Governor, thereby trying to add to it's venom. At the tail end of the editorial there was an indirect treatment of small part of the meat of the program.
 Just word, The Empires tail end consideration said, about the veterans who will be returning and our problem obligation on their be- half.
 "'There's no argument there, all of us want to do all we can for these men, The Empire lamely said of the programs principles that were designed to that end. Then it pick ed up with But
 Tt was one of those Yes, but . 7 propositions like the one that invoked from President Roosevelt a couple of years ago a labelling of 'ccpperheads ana vipers' for click of isolationist sei.s tors. That shoe could be and should be tossed over to The Empire. It fits perfectly.
 Incidentally, in taking The En- pire to task for it's abrogation of it's sacred obligation to the people, I'd like to clarify one point !
 We do not attempt to tell that paper, or any other paper. what it's editorials shall say or what they shall not say.
 We recognize the right of it's editors to think and to say what they think in their editorials. And, at the same time. we too will think and express our thoughts as we have them.
 Commercial Press"
 We won't even, for the moment, dwell too much on the issues of the commercial press's virtual monopoly of the means to carry it's thinking to the public ear in the face of the handicap of the rest of us who haven't printing presses and finan- cling at our disposal to do as effect i've job as the press.
 But we are calling The Empire on it's abrogation of the sacredness of using it's news columns for editor ial space under the gllise of factual accounting. This is the indictment of The Empire we're carrying to the people in this present message. The Empire. and every other section of the commercial press, has a sacred duty to perform in relaying accur- 'ately the facts for the peoples con- sideration, uncolored by commission of any essentials and objective in tone.
 This is a fundamental require ment of the moral franchise under which the commercial press must operate. or else face an indictment before the people.
 Tn conclusion, have little more that the delegates to the CIO con- ference would like conveyed to their fellow -Alaskans. It's about this program proposal to our Legislature, voiced by the Governor.
 We have studied it's principles closely, looking into the issues in yolved And we have concluded that it merits our endorsement and the support of all of the common people of Alaska.
 Tn principle-as it was presented to the Legislature-this program is what Alaskans need and what they recognize they want. Z"
 More on Program
 ''The Governors program opens the door for Alaskans for their and their lands true destinies, aiming at self-government in the Territory. development of our wealth of re- sources to the end that we and those who will soon be coming north as our neighbors may enjoy them as a fulfledged segment of the American way of life. It lays the groundwork for not only industrial, agricultural and other forms of production as a basis for today and tomorrow--fOr the sCAntlirv Of t1oe COrnrnon Man. as Henry Wallace recently put it. but it also would move in on those sociological features that hold Alaska back so materially today, such as better and more medical facilities, improved schools, provis- ions for children, for widowed mothers and for our elder citizens, and for conditions of workers.
 We want these things; we're all for them. Whats more, as working