The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-29
kEYN0TER5 BLAST DEMO
 SOCIALISM
Government Control Fol- lows Government Aid
 Says Mdnders

Attacking uncontrolled govern ment spending, blasting the corrup- ton of the present administration md calling for an ending to the slow poison of the welfare state." Republican keynoters this morning addressed some seventy-five dele gates from all parts of Alaska at > he opening session of the Territory vide caucus.
 We must be realists," Howard D Stabler of Juneau told the dele rates. for we are face to face with entrenched bureaucracy, with scheming, ambitious and ruthless leadership, handy with political re- orisals."
 Stabler. citing the fifth labor of Hercules, the cleaning of the stables of Augeas, as comparable to the task facing the Republicans of Alaska, called for a Territorial cleanup on the day of the next General Election.
 For many years in this Terri tory. an irresponsible spendthrift administration has been digging financial hole of deficits and unpaid debts." Stabler continued. He went on to cite the tax burden imposed by the present administration. asserting that venture capital has practically disappeared in Alaska md that there presently appears to ,e. less privately financed ipdustry, Il the Territory than there was 25 years ago.
 Are Hard Hit
 Particularly hard hit by these taxes, Stabler said, are the fisher men who must now compete with foreign fish and vitamin oils being dumped on our markets and the title fellow with an undeveloped mining claim who must pay his tax or lose his claim and his hopes.
 Government aid is inevitably fol- owed by government control" Key loter John E. Manders of Anchor lge told the caucus. We are now witnessing. under the Democratic administration. the closing out sale If liberty for the slavery of social sm," Manders charged. He quoted from the State Con- ;titutions of former southern slav- ,ry states to prove that Negro slaves. under those constitutions, were guaranteed jobs. housing and care in other words, social security.
 "The program offered by the Democrats is nothing less than re- urn to the former status of the slave states" Manders charged. Other Kcynoters
 Other keynoters at the opening ,ession of the caucus this morning were Senator Charles D. Jones of Nome and Senator Andrew Nerland of Fairbanks. Senator Jones briefed the history of the Republican party and called | for an end to the fiat government cow" Senator Nerland expressed qualification at the size of the gath ering and made plea for strong l platform.
 Unity Is Shown l Party unity, stressed by the key-' noters, was exemplified when AL bert White, General Counsel for the Republican party in Alaska. es. corted John F. Manders. Anchorage attorney, to the rostrom to take his seat as Permanent Chairman of I the caucus, to a lengthy round of applause.
 Manders was elected by acclama- ton, as were Ray Beach of Juneau Q the office of Secretary of the caucus and R. J. McKenna as ser- geant at arms.
 Elton E. Engstrom of Juneau, chairman of the Republican Gen.
 ral Committee, had earlier been elected Temporary Chairman.
 Mayor Waino Hendrickson. Ju- leau Republican. welcomed the del- egates when the caucus opened at the Odd Fellows Hall this morning at 10 o'clock, expressing the hope hat all Republican candidates pre- sent will return to Juneau for a two-months visit next January.
 Mrs. Margaret E. White of Ju- neau. Republican National Commit teewoman for Alaska for the past Is years. urged the delegates to get out and work when they return to their respective precincts. She also read letters addressed to the caucus by Guy Gabrielson. Chairman of the Republican National Committee.