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LABOR is the official Washington
weekly newspaper of the Associated
Railroad Labor Organizations of
America.
It is not conducted for profit and
it accepts no paid advertisements.
Its editorial policies are deter
mined by a committee representing
1,500,000 railroad workers, scatter
ed from the Panama Canal Zone to
Alaska and from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
Many of those railroad workers
who own LABOR live in Alaska,
and it is at their request that this
special edition is being sent into the
Par North in the hope that it may
contribute to the re-election of De
legate "Dan” A. Sutherland.
Labor cares nothing about politi
cal parties; it is greatly concerned
about political principles.
Sutherland’s Devotion to Duty
It is supporting “Dan” Suther
land because he has been tested and
never found wanting.
Under the most trying circum
stances, he has demonstrated that
he posseses courage, ability and un
usual devotion to the public inter
ests.
Alaska is an empire of boundless
possibilities. It is capable of sup
porting a large population, but its
development has been retarded by
greedy monopolies.
The “House of Morgan,” the Gug
geuheims and other gigantic aggre
gations of capital have been strug
gling for a quarter of a century to
rivet their hold on Alaska.
..Use Both Parties
These monopolies are powerful in
Washington. THEY OPERATE
THROUGH BOTH POLITICAL
PARTIES.
They have well-financed ma
chines in Alaska and there, again,
they are working both sides of the
political fence.
Some of their hired men mas
qnarade as “Democrats”; others car
ry the label “Republican,” but, as
a matter of fact, all serve the same
masters.
“Dan” Sutherland has dared to
defy these monopolies, and they
and their henchmen have been
hounding him for years.
Mai'quam Represents “Interests”
In this campaign, the monopo
lies are backing Thomas Marquam
of Fairbanks, who is running as an
“Independent” candidate for dele
gate. The monopolists have been
powerful enough to force Frank
Boyle, Democratic candidate, to
withdraw in order that all the forces
of reaction may be concentrated
against Sutherland.
Marquam’s reputation is well
known to the “old timers” in Alas
ka. He is “independent” in name
only. For many years he has been
the handy-man of the “Big Busi
ness” interests which are endeavor
ing to gobble up the resources of
the Territory.
Marquam has occupied various
public offices, but the record he |
made was so bad that a few years
ago when he was a candidate for
Federal Judge, President Harding
did not dare send his name to the
Senate.
, Feared Publicity of Record.
At that time, leading citizens of
Alaska flooded the Department of
Justice with affidavits describing
Marquam’s conduct. Had his name
gone to the Senate, the contents of
those affidavits would have been
Bpre&d on the pages of the Congres
sional Record. In the face of such
publicity, President Harding did not
dare send his name to the Senate.
In the circumstances, even the
notorious Harry Daugherty, then
Attorney General, could not be in
duced to recommend Marquam.
“Kept” Press Gets Busy.
This kept press is doing what it
can to elect Marquam.
LABOR believes it is only neces-.
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sary to get the facts to the people
to defeat the conspiracy.
Firm in that faith, Labor is send
ing this appeal to the voters of Alas
ka to re-elect “Dan” Sutherland and
tnus to insure the continuation of
the fight for the development of
Alaska In the interests of the peo
ple instead of the monopolies.
“Dan” A. Sutherland is serving
his third term as Delegate from
Alaska. Ordinarily, a delegate does
not amount to much in the House
of Representatives; he may talk but
ho can’t vote, and he finds himself
surrounded by 435 representatives
of sovereign States who can both
talk and vote..
To gain recognition under such
circumstances, a delegate must have
exceptional ability, PLUS PERSON
AL 1TY.
That “Dan” Sutherland has the
necessary equipment is demonstrat
ed by the commanding position he
has won in the House. Single hand
ed. he has fought to secure a square
deal for his constituents; and, des
pite the powerful interests arrayed
against him, he has won some of
the most gruelling contests ever
staged in the national legislature.
More Money for Roads.
Cooperating with Col. Jy G. Steese
the highly efficient chief of road
construction in Alaska, Sutherland
has increased the road and trail ap
propriations for Alaska from $350,
000 to $1,420,000 annually.
He has obtained the passage of
twice as many bills as all his prede
cessors in office combined.
He has watched over the govern
ment owned railroad in Alaska and
V.s successfully resisted the at
tempts of the Guggenheims and oth
er selfish interests to hamstring the
great enterprise.
When the Alaska machine, tak
ing its orders from Wall Street, at
tempted to force through the Sen
ate a number of corrupt judicial ap
pointments, it was Sutherland who
led the fight for decency.
His enemies say he attacked the
good name of the Territory. He did
nothing of the kind; HE DEFEND
ED THE GOOD NAME OF ALASKA,
but he mercilessly lashed the crooks
who brazenly sought high office for
the purpose of exploiting the people
and fattening their own bank rolls.
Of all of Sutherland’s fights, how
ever, the one which required the
most nerve was his opposition to
tht Secretary of Commerce’s plan to
parcel out the Alaska salmon fisher
ies to favored corporate interests^
Sutherland won the fight and
thus preserved to the common fish
ermen those “common law” fishing
rights which had been theirs from
time immemorial.
In order to defeat the so-called
White bill, backed by the Secretary
of Commerce, Sutherland made
powerful appeals to the House.
^mong other things he said:
“The salmon trust has grabbed
the monopoly of Alaskan waters by
installing permanent automatic fish
catching machinery in the estuaries
and inlets where the fish run.
‘ AN EFFORT IS BEING MADE
TO LEGALIZE THAT MONOPOLY.
They want to give the privilege of
Alaskan fishing to a very small
group of favored grantees who will
exploit the riches of the sea to the
limit with no thought of developing
the Territory.
Trust Gets the Profits
“In British Columbia, where the
permanent installations are not al
lowed, five men are employed in ac
tually catching fish to one in Alas
tfi.
This might seem like a gain for
American methods, but it isn’t.
Canadian fish comes across the bor
der, EVEN AFTER PAYING A 25
PER CENT DUTY, and compete
with the Alaska product, thus prov
ing that all the gains of the monop
oly methods go to the monopolies
anu none are left for the people.
“The United States is the only
country of which I know anything
that allows such methods. All
European countries hold that there
must be equal opportunities for all
men to seek the treasures of the sea.
Plea for Fair Play
“The land-granting method was
no; successful in settling this coun
try in the early days, whether tried
by England, Holland or Spain.
“The sea-grant scheme now be
ing tried in Alaska will not succeed
any better. THe ONLY THING
THAT BUILDS UP A NEW COUN
TRY IS FAIR PLAY.”
That last sentence epitomizes
“Dan” Sutherland’s political philoso
phy. He stands for “fair play” for
all the people of Alaska-in every
phase of national development.
His opponent, Thomas Marquam,
on the other hand stands for mono
toly—for the development of the
Territory for the few—in the inter
ests of the favored few.
It should not be hard for the peo
ple of Alaska to make a choice be
tween two such candidates.
ALASKA PENSIONERS
WILL LOSE ALL
So declares Eddie Morrissey, al
leged black-listed I. W. W. orator
and further alleged to have been
kicked out of that organization by
n on who declared that they could
not stomach his methods.
‘ Eddie" or is It the Honorable
Judge, says: *if William L. Paul’s
ticket and Dan Sutherland’s ticket
is elected to the next legislature all
pension laws will be cancelled. All
pensions now being paid, must ne
c< ssarily be stopped, discontinued.
This is simething for the Pioneers
to consider. It is not a fancied pos
sibility but a great probability."
Prior to the amending of the Pen
sion Laws by the last legislature,,
no Indian couuld obtain any aid oi
any kind from Territorial funds. It
made no difference how dire the
need. When William Paul' sought
to amend the law to make it fairly
applicable to all citizens of the Ter
ritory, the machine which now fa
thers the so-called Independent
ticket refused to permit the amend
ment. Whereupon he declared the
law unconstitutional in that it spe
c ideally discriminated against the
Indians of the Territory and pro
hibited them from being beneficiar
ies under the fund. And that un
less it were amended forthwith, it
would be challenged in court. Mr.
Murray, reactionary whip then ask
ed that the bill be returned to com
mittee. The committee which was
under the control of the “machine"
then proceeded to make the law
‘ Indian proof” by providing that
‘no Indian who is a beneficiary of
such aid from the Bureau of Edu
cation shall benefit from this fund."
Insofar as this amendment has been
of the making of the “independent"
crowd, and insofar as no Indian in
Alaska is a beneficiary of any such
fund from the Bureau of Education,
the law is perfectly satisfactory to
the Indians insofar as we know, and
that’s a lot more than Sir Edward
knows.
The Bureau of Education has an
indigent fund which alows the ex
penditure of $25. but no more and
said fund is also applicable to any
white person who under the appli
cation of the law are in the same
boat with the Indians.
No, Sir Edward, the law as is, is
satisfactory and theer will be no
“raid” on the treasury as you men
tion. That was only a pipe dream
that you got along with other drops
from the holy city of Ketchikan.
TROY IN A SOBER MOMENT
**.“The Bureau of Education has
been doing great work among the
Natives of Alaska for many years,
and no one who has lived in this
Territory for the last twenty years
can., fail to note the effect of the
splendid efforts. The Alaska Indians
and Eskimos are becoming useful
to the Territory and to themselves
each year.- They have not only
learned the English languages and
something of the sciences of the
world, but they have been learning
how to work, and to accumulate
property and to are for themselves
under the changed conditions
Another twenty such years under
the administration of Mr. Lopp and !
the corps of assistants, and wonders
wiil be worked. Nt only should the
Bureau of Education be supported
in its efforts, but it should receive !
increased support so that it may '
extend its work. **Let .the good;
work go on, and leave to time and I
the co-operative efforts of all con- !
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concerned the gradual work of assi
mulation.”
The Alaska Native Brotherhood
Is an educative effort of the Bureau
of Education and is carrying on
where the Bureau left off. Per
chance Eleven ounces did not forsee
tlie turn of his own pen upon his
own paper and by an “illiterate”
ac that for we are one of that army
of “1,000 who will march to the
tolls to express our disregard for
thj platform of racial animosity,
intolerance and bigotry.
FOR SENATOR
VOTE FOR
WILLIS W. BATCHELLER
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
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