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Takotna, Alaska, January 30, 1932.
PUATFORM ADOPTED BY
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Following is the plattform adopted
bylthe Democratic Territorial conven
tion, recently held at Fairbanks:
I. We affirm the ancient and tra
ditional principle of the Democratic
pnpty that the Government should, so
far as practicable, be decentralized
and that to each State, Territory and
community should be entrusted the
greatest- possible amount of govern
mental power.
II. We condemn the .existing reg
ulation of ttho -snLmxm ■ and herring
fisheries of Alaska whereby- the en
tire administration of this most im
portant resource is directed from the
capital of the. nation and ifs concen
trated, for all practical purposes, in
the hands of a single individual, with
poyer to regylafe, legislate, and pro
hibit; and we earnestly- urge that ali
jurisdiction over these5 fisheries of
Alaska be transferred from the Fed
eral government to the Legislature of
the Territory of Alaska, thus giving
the- people of Alaska, through their
legislature, the power to control and
direct the fishing industry.
We recognize that the conservation
of,barring is vital to the halibut and
salmon fishing industries, and we are
opposed to the wanton destruction of
the herring supply. Until the entire
control of the Alaska fishing indus
try is transferred into the hands of
the Alaska Territorial Legislature we
urge the United States Bureau of
Fisheries to adopt such regulations
as:will permit at all times herring
fishing for food and bait purposes..
We favor conservation of the hali
but fisheries, approve the system of
a limited close season coincident with
the spawning period, and further ad- j
vocate the closure of the so-called
‘nursery grounds" to all fishing.
We believe that the people of the'
Yukon river are entitled to earn a
fair living near their homes and that
they should not be firced to abandon
therir homes to seek occupation and
employment elsewhere. To this end,
and unti tee entire control and juris
diction of the'fisheries of Alaska are
transferred temihe Alaska Territorial
Legislature we recommend an amend-’5
ment to the White Act respecting the
fisheries of Alaska so as to permit
commercial fishing ny actual residents
of the Yukon and Kuakokwim valleys,
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in limited quantities and under suit
able regulations, for king salmon
along the Yukon river.
III. We emphatically condemn the
administration of the fur and game
laws of the Territory of Alaska by
] the Alaska Game Commission, and
; we recommend that the Commission
i be abolished. In this case also we be
lieve that the entire control of the
fur and game and fur of Alaska
| should be transferred to the Alaska
j Territorial Legislature, and that thus
*he people of Alaska, acting through
; their Legislature, may make proper
and suitabe laws and regulations for
the protection of the fur and game
i animals, and for the hunting and tak-,
ing thereof.
IV. We believe in the enlargement
! of the powers of the ^legislature of
Alaska and we urge that; all Federal
offices in Alaska be filled through the
appointment of bona, fide residents of
the Territory.
V’. We urge the continuation of
Federal appropriations for.' r.oad and
trail building in Alaska and the en
largement thereof, so that the Terri
j tory may be speediy covered by a
: compete and co-ordinated system of
roads and trails.
VI. We favcr th6 '•utilization- by
, the Government of Alaska and by .all
Federal bureaus and agencies m
Alaska of local products whenever
possible.
VII. We urge tnat 50 percentunv
! of the gross revenue accruing, to tht
United States fro mthe seal fisheries
of Alaska should be covered into the
Territorial treasury, by suitable leg
.sation bf Congress to that end..
VIn. We strongly protest against
the proposed sale of th<* Washington
Alaska Military Gable and Telephone
System, or any part .of it, by the Fed
eral , Gov ernment.
We recommend and support the lib
eralization of the laws with respect
to the ownership, operation and de
velopment of the coal and oil lands in
Alaska, in such manner that the title
thereto may ultimately vest in the lo
cator or claimant, with such restrict
ive regulations only as will effective
ly prevent monopoly.
X. We deplore and condemn the
action of the presetn administration
in curtailing the operation of the
Alaska Railroad and increasing its
freight and passenger rates, and we
insist that the present increased
tariff is exorbitant and prohibitive.
It is our firm belief that so long as
the present high passenger and
freight rates and the erroneous clas
sifications are maintained no proper
measure of development or prosperity
is possible in that region of Alaska
which is served by the Alaska Rail
road.
XI. It is our firm conviction that
tre proposed Alaska-Pacific-Yukon
Highway is one of the greatest meas
ures for the development of Alaska
that has been suggested for many
years, and we earnestly urge the
speedy construction of that highway,
thus linking the road system of Alas
ka with that of Canada and the
United States. We submit that the
benefits to be derived from such a
highway are incalculable.
XII. Believing that transportation
is a dominant factor in the develop
ment of Alaska, and that commercial
aviation can contribute immeasurably
to the transportation facilities of the
Territory, we recommend that the
Federal Government and the Terri-^
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tory give every possible assistance to
aerial transportation by adopting a
policy whereby each' section of Alaska
wdl receive aid according to its needs
and that aviation receive its propor
tion of Territorial support in keeping
with its importanc.e.as a.factor, in de
veloping the resources .of the Terri
tory.
With respect to air mail.delivery: in
the Territory, we recommend the es
tablishment of an air mail route (from
he States to Alaska, .and.the. revision
of the present star routes whereby
the larger centers and communities
will be served by airplanes and the
intermediate points by suitable means
of transportation.
Due to the strategic position of
Alaska with fcespectr to air traffic be
tween the United States, Siberia and
Ihe Far East, we- urge that perma
nent aviation bases be established in
the Territory by the War and Navy
Departments, at each of which bases
schools be established for training the
air personnel of the Army and Navy
in Arctic flying, and that each of
these bases adequate research facili
ties be made available for develop
ment of equipment necessary for
flying in the North.
XIII. Wee. urge tHe Federal Gov
ernment to carry out its responsibil
ity for the care, education and med
ical relief, of the Indians of Alaska in.
the same manner and to the same de
groe in which- thut responsibility has
been recognized in dealing with the
Indians in the United States proper..
We are confident that the fulfillment
of this obligation by the United
States will necessarily entail an ex
penditure upon the Indian, population
of Alaska of at least three rimes the
amount of the present Federal appro
priation therefor. The proper carry
ing out of this work by the Federal
Government wilL relieve the Territory
f a considerable burden which, it
ought not be ohliged to bear.
XIV. Believing that an intelligent
body of citizens is necessary for the
maintenance of a free nation, «e urge
liberal appropriations for the public
schools of Alaska and for the Alaska
College, and that all of the public ed
ucational institutions of Alaska be
brought to the highest possible point
of efficiency. We further recommend
that the shcool system of Alaska and
the administration thereof be entirely
removed from politils.
XV. W'e vigorously oppose and
protest against the proposed ronosl
dation of the Serond and Fourth ju
sia! divisions of Alaska, believing
hat sush consoidation, if made, will
ffest no substantial saving in money
and will necessarily result in a seri
ous curtailment of judicial and exech
tive service. j
XVI. We strongly approve as hh
mane and progressive the various
acts of the Alaska Territorial Legis
lature looking toward the support of
dependent children and mptheps and
old age relief. We favor the further
extension and liberai^ation of these
laws. We endorse the principle of
old age pensions. We recommend
that the utmost effort be made to
enact into law a proper measure of
insurance against want in old age,
and that such relief from such want
be furnished wherever it may exist.
The final census bulletin dealing
with Alaska has just been published
by the Department of Commerce. It
gives statistics on Alaska farms on
the basis of the census taken in Oc
tober, 1929. At that time there were
500 farms in the entire Territory,
containing 525,942 acres. Of this
amount, 8,825 acres were improved,
104,245 were wooded over, and 412,
872 were unimproved. Farm lands
and buildings were valued at $2,857,
185. The First division leads in num
ber of farms, with 202, the Third di-i
vision is next with 187, the Fourth
division has 11, and the Second divi
sion ony 1. In value of farms and
farm buildings the Third division
leads with $1,191,104; the First divi
sion is second with $1,47,919, and the
Fourth division is next with $528,162.
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