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LOUIS F. PAUL.MANAGER and EDITOR
Fogging Up the Issues
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During the past several cam
paigns William L. Paul, the,
Alaska Native Brotherhood, the'
race question have been issues
brought forth to befog the cam
paign issues. In the present
campaign The Alaskan is the
target of one of the candidates.
The Alaskan is not a self-seek
ing, political dicator nor is it
seeking any political favor from
any politician. The editor has no
use for political preferment, has
sought none and desires none
now or in the future. Nor is he
an issue in this campaign. To
waste any effort tc create pre
judice against the editor or the
publica ion is just the taking of
so rmmh time from the campaign
that should better be spent in
talking issues that relate vital
ly to the welfare of the public
The abolishment of the fish trap
system; the employment of re
sident labor in Alaska canneries;
the retention of the primary 1
laws; the enactment of women's
community law; the abolition
of the domination of the 57
varieties of bureaucratic insti
tutions which infest the land
like the lice of Egypt. These are
the issues upon which the can
didates should declare them
selves—principles for which they
should seek to secure a solution
for the betterment of the Terri
tory.
Forget the Alaskan—“it has
no influence” and “is nothing
but a scandal sheet.” Stick to
the issues of the campaign. Why
bother with attacking a poor
little “scandal sheet with no
influence” when the electorate
s interested in problems which
vitally effect their immediate
and future economic existence.
Stick to facts . Clear away the
smoke with which the campaign
is being befogged.
Never With the People
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it nas been our observation
that on every political issue the
great organ of the cannery in
terests in Juneau, never has
been on the right side of the
issue. Whether it be relative to
the fisheries, territorial auton
omy or legislation of benefit to
the Territory, that organ has
taken issue against the mass of
the population.
The most recent demonstra
tion of this fact is the attitude
relative to the primary election
law. A plank was incorporated
in the Divisional convention of
the Democratic party in Peters
burg advocating the repeal of
the law. A. H. Ziegler and R. N.
Walker opposed most vigorously
adoption of this plank but they
were defeated and the plank was
incorporated.
Now in a recent issue of that
corporate controlled newsprint
v:e find that it “has always
favored law-controlled primaries
that would prevent the boss
ridden backroom or closet cau
cus from controlling conven
tions. It has always favored le
gislation that would provide for
primaries in which every voter -
rr.an or woman—would have an
opportunity to cast a baHot.”
In a later editorial—placed
without heading at the bottom
of the page, is a statement that
the convention did not adopt a
plank advocating repeal of that
law. All due respect to the writer
of that editorial, we assert that
it is an absolute mis-statement
or tact, it was tne pian or trie
party to repeal the primary lav/.
The plank was discussed and it
was adopted—placing the party
cn record as opposing the pri -
mary law.
The trouble now is that the
Empire sees the handwriting on
the wall. Its candidates are in
honor bound to work for repeal
cf the law else the Democratic
platform is without sincerity—
else it is but a promise without
intention of being kept. The
work of the Women’s Primary
Club is functioning and through
out the northland echoes of
their opposition is being made
evident. Those who support re
peal of the law are slated for
the discard. Hence the Empire
candidates are on the defensive
and to protect them the only
alibi that it can make is to
deliberately make false state
ments. That it does is not sur
prising to those who know and
understand the manner in which
this protector of the purity and
sanctity of the ballot in Alaska
has functioned in the past and
is now working at the present
time.
It was a political mistake to
advocate repeal of the primary
law. Such effort is opposed ta
the doctrine of home rule ir
Alaska and is foreign to the
policy of this paper. Too late
the Empire has discovered its
mistake—that it has been listen
ing to the voices of misguided
discredited political leaders.
That Alleged Conspiracy
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Speaking of his nomination
for the judgeship of the Second
Division, Attorney General John
Rustgard is reported as follows:
‘ If the present uncomfortable
situation was created by design,
it is a masterpiece; and I doff
my hat to whoever, if anybody,
is designedly responsible.”
The situation as regards Mr.
Rustgard is that he feels that
his nomination during the past
two weeks was a conspiracy on
the part of certain interests,
with President Hoover and the
United States Senate, to nomi
nate him and then crucify him
on the political cross of the
party primaries. If defeated in
the primaries, Mr. Rustgard feels
that his chances for confirma
tion are mighty slim—hence the
“present uncomfortable posi
tion.”
As a matter of fact it is re
ported that Mr. Rustgard was a
receptive, if not active candidate
for the judgeship at Anchorage.
That some of his friends had
written Delegate Wickersham
about his candidacy and that
the Delegate had stated that he
would not work in opposition to
the nomination if the Depart
ment of Justice was inclined to
have it made. It has never been
said that Mr. Rustgard had ever
approached or written Delegate
Wickersham relative to this ap
pointment. But it is definitely
stated that a prominent can
neryman has been active in his
effort to secure this nomination
—and that he (the cannery
rnan) had undertaken to secure
the support of Senator Jones of
Washington to that end. Senator
Jones did undertake to present
the matter to Assistant Attorney
General Sisson and as a result
Mr. Rustgard was nominated as
Judge of the Second Division. i
This information has been a
vailable in the office of the
Alaskan since the latter part of (
January. .
The matter of appointment of (
Judge Clegg and Judge Hill, also j
has been pending. For a while <
the administration was not in- j
dined to nominate Judge Clegg ;
but the antagonism of the De- ]
partment of Justice was grad-1
ually removed until it acquiesced j
in naming* him as judge of the ,1
Fourth and moving Judge gni to i
the Third. Resignation of Judge
Lomen, whose appointment also
was up, came after it was
evident that sufficient opposi
tion had been raised to prevent
confirmation of his nomination.
The office therefore was open in
Nome and Mr. Rustgard having
the endorsement of Senator
Jones and the Department of
Justice, was named as judge at
Nome.
j This is the clever piece of
j political maneuvering which has
caused the Attorney General to
doff his hat. It is doubtful that
Senator Jones appreciates the
attitude of mind which speaks
not in appreciation of the in
fluence and efforts of the
: senior senator from the State of
Washington.
Representative of Alaska Packers
Co. or the other chain stores
Donohue and Dimond—Sena
tor Anthony Dimond, the “Mad
Anthony” of the Third Division
is the paid attorney of the
Alaska Packers’ Association.
Henry O’Malley is the bureau
cratic representatives of the
fishery monopolistic combine of
Bristol Bay and other Terri
torial waters. The troubles of
\laska have been plenty heavy
enough with one representative
in Washington representing the
fishery interests—O’Malley is
more than all Alaska wants. Yet,
not content with having the
federal hireling of the fishery
combine in Washington, those
nterests now want Anthony
Dimond to go there where fur
ther special laws may be enacted
for the benefit of the industry
to the hurt of the people of
Alaska.
Listen to this from the hear
ings on the Welch Bill, fathered
by the Alaska Packers’:
Mr. O’Malley. I do not think
it is giving a monopoly; I
thought a monopoly is when you
give it to just one company; but
where you have dozens of com
panies —
Mr. Sirovich. I mean 5 per
cent of the total catch given to
these floating canneries as a
gainst 95 per cent to the per
manent canneries is a mighty
good protection. We do not give
those protections to any mem
bers of Congress in their dis
tricts, to the local grocery store,
with the Atlantic & Pacific Tea
that come there. I think on the
basis of the figures we have
here, I do not see where the
floating cannery is doing any
harm.
* * * * I think they are get
ting all the protection they
should want; at the same time,
you are putting other laborers
to that would not other
wise be put to work, on the
floating cannery. If there were
a million cases, I would say,
“Well, that is 25 per cent,” or if
there were 2,000,000 cases; but
as I figure it out
Mr. Lamneck. It is about 1.3G
per cent.
Mr. Sirovich. It is not 2 per
per cent and, if It is fair, I think
this statement itself destroys
the validity of this bill; because
any enterprise or any industry
that can be protected to the ex
j tent of 98 per cent has all the
protection it needs.”
We Agree with the Congressman
It is the opinion of this pub
lication and its many readers
that the fishery monopoly has
sufficient protection in the laws
now and that to send the legal
attorney of the Alaska Packers’
Association to Washington is to
do the Territory incalculable
harm. Regardless of the kindly
personality, the suave manner
and clever maneuvering of Mr.
Dimond he is not divorced from
his corporate connections. And
to send him to Washington is
not only foolish but an economic
suicide for the people of the
country.
Grigsby—Dimond—Ziegler?
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The bombardment of the poli
ticians in the primary campaign
'3 reverberating around the
Territory. Mr. Grigsby has a
dopted the platform of William
L Paul in toto. Mr. Ziegler ha.3
advanced a liberal platform and
points to a progressive record as
a legislature. Dimond points to
a “fine record” in the legislature
and as a prominent attorney in
the Third Division.
There is little more to be ex
pected of the candidates for:
they have presented their ap- 1
peals for votes. It is the duty of
the electorate to turn out and
vote at the primaries on April
26th.
It is the duty of every citizen,
e;God, bad or indifferent to make
an expression of his desires for:
the government of the territory
and the securing of laws favor
able for the development of the
country. Neglect on the part of
even a few may have portentious
influence upon the country. It is
the observation that American
born citizens are more indiffer
ent to the demands of a repre
sentative government. They have
had the fundamentals of Ameri
can democracy within their
reach for so long that they have
grown indifferent to their pri
\ileges. The newly adopted citi
zens, coming away from the rule
of kings and emperors take a
more lively interest in the gov
ernment affairs. The newer citi
zens therefore are upholding
American tradition when A
mericans—born of generations,
forget those fundamental prin
ciples of liberty and democracy.
I' is high time that every citi
zen accepted the duties and
obligations as well as the liber
ties and privileges offered by the
American system of government.
April 26th is the day on which
to exercise these duties and to
take part in the management of
our own country. To fail to do
that duty is to act the part of a
poor citizen. There is no room in
the country for such.
Coats of Various Hues
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That day has passed, for the
r.ime being, when a political
candidate can come before the
oublic for endorsement and be
all things to all men. It is point
ad out that John Frame was
sleeted Republican national
committeeman—having divested
bimself of his democratic coat.
His election was stolen from him
ay the machination of demo
crats and republicans. Today he
s a candidate on the democratic
ticket for the office as national
committeeman.
In the past the Juneau Empire ’
aas advocated the crossing of
democrats into Republican pri -
naries to nominate the candi
dates most easily defeated in the
jeneral election .They have out -
ipokenly advocated such actions
n their editorial columns. Thev
idmitted and condemned the
jractice at their recent conven
tion.
Senator Anthony Dimond is a
democrat—but can he prove
hat he has remained true to his
party at all times in the past
several years—1926 in particu
lar?
It strikes us that he played
the game as the Juneau gang
sters required but he has always
been suave enough, clever
enough not to permit any of
their gumminess to stick to any
part of him. But the fact re-!
mains, he played their game —
and the Empire has never been
right on issues in which the en
tire electorate was interested.
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Despite world depression, the
annual fur auctions, at Paris,
produced a record turnover.
There were 250,000 furs sold in
the single day’s auction, mostly
silver fox, weasel, rabbit, ermine,
oppossum, squirrel and skunk.
Prices were below 1931 average.
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Post-Mortem Joy.—
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so they can see their names in
the paper,” according to Pro
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