The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-31


 party. and we do hereby ehjoin all Republicans of Alaska and do earn estly urge all other Alaskans to sup port the following tenets and doc- trines:
 Belief in full freedom for every individual with resulting higher earnings and lower taxes for every one. to be brought about through honest and efficient government; equal rights and privileges for all citizens, protection of local enter prise against unfair foreign com- petition: return from socialism; liberalization of homestead regula tions and modification of the pre- sent tax system.
 We recommend the following steps,.
 A critical review of all tax laws enacted by the last Territorial Legislature; the retention or enact- ment of only such tax legislation as may be required to raise revenue sufficient for sound and economical progress and administration of the Territorys business; the restoration of full faith and credit of the Terri tory financially; providing a fair and reasonable relief from the null titude of ill conceived, discrimina- tory, irresponsible. burdensome and unnecessary tax laws hastily en- acted and imposed upon our resi- dent fishermen, our resident boat owners, our resident fish buyers, our resident cold storage operators. our resident businessmen and property owners and our mining and fishing industries, and all enacted with a reckless disregard of the consequent ] effect upon venture capital. the economy of the Territory and its citizens. or the taxpayers ability tt pay. as brought down on Alaskans by the present administration.
 Balance the Territorial Budget by curtailing needless expenditures and making appropriations to fit antici- pated and authorized revenues.
 A cleanup and overhauling of our Territorial offices to the end that they will be placed on basis ot sound, honest and businesslike eff ciency and to correct the laxity mismanagement, abuses and cor ruption of the present administra- tion.
 Encouragement of full employ ment of all employable Alaskans on a year-round basis through the de- velopment of both present and ne" industries which could operate dur ing the slack seasons of our existing basic industries.
 Limit the powers of the Board ol Administration of the Territory ol Alaska by being more specific re garding the use of public monies.
 Prompt restoration and mainten. ance thereafter of American prin- ciples of government; the immediate ending of our nations present dis astrous trend to socialism; forever holding life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness superior to bureau cratic enslavement through wha. ever form of false material security immediately ending bureaucracy dangerous. eyer spending growth oppressive and burdensome taxc and wasteful expenditure of ou money and resources; acquaintin' every citizen with the imperativ' need of supporting this program l we are to retain. our freedom ant our individual liberties.
 Protection of Alaska's fur-trapp ing, fishing, dairying. farming, lum bering and other industries iron the destructive competition of othe countries whose standards of livin are below our American standards
 Maintenance of full-time. intel ligent and effective administrator of our labor laws for the benefit o both labor and industry in orde that industrial peace may con stantly prevail.
 The support of preferential en, ployment for resident Alaskan work CTS in both private industry am governmental service.
 Opposition to the creation of re servations in Alaska for Indians Eskimos. or Aleuts. and favoring tn immediate and final settlement 0 all aboriginal claims in Alaska.
 We advocate attainment Of state hood for Alaska, but we deplore tn obvious inadequacy of the present. introduced enabling act. H.R. 33' in that it fails to specify the re spective rights and privileges an the respective duties and obligation of the Federal Government and tn proposed State of Alaska.
 To these self-evident America | opd pap,,hIicao nartv principlpS "