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WHY A. N. 13. CONVENTIONS?
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A prominent business man of
Juneau raised the query “Why
should the Indians meet in con
vention as in the Alaska Native
Brotherhood? Is it just a big
potlatch?”
The reply was, “For the same
reason that the American Le
gion, Mason, Moose or any other
fraternal order holds its conven
tion.”
The Brotherhood today is the
only organization in Alaska that
is facing squarely the problems
chat face these people and every
ether citizen of the Territory.
The entire economic situation
centers around the fisheries and
tills organization of serious
minded Indians are tackling the
problem from every possible
angle, destructive as relates to
the protection of vested inter
ests and constructive as affects
real conservation of the indus
try, fisheries and not least the
prevention of continued decrease
oi population.
An Education
It would be an education to
any man not of the Indian race
"o attend these conventions for
he would see the minds of these
people in action—the scintilat
ing wit and rapier like thrusts
and returns. In the handling of
every subject native ability was
very evident and that they had
given serious thought to every
problem could not be questioned.
The feature most apparent
was the lack of selfishness in
' heir attitude to general prin
ciples, following the law that the
individual must suffer when the
most good can be attained for
the majority.
It is to be hoped that each in
corporated town on the main
line of travel will have oppor
tunity of having these conven
tions more often. Educational
ly and economically it will mean
much to every community par
ticipating in these conventions.
KETCHIKAN HAS RIGHT IDE/1
The Commercial Club of Ket
chikan is to be congratulated in
its effort to secure and for se
curing the next convention of
the Alaska Native Brotherhood
to be held in late November of
1930.
The invasion of that town by
more than a hundred accredited
delegates and several hundred
visitors for a whole week will
mean considerable expenditure
of money in the town during
that time.
Educationally it will mean
much to all concerned for the
assemblies will give many people
who do not understand these
people, opportunity to do so thru
problems presented.
A PLIANT TOOL
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On another column we publish
a bit of the news by way of the
political grapevine. That Mr.
Frank Boyle, former candidate
for delegate to Congress on the
hyphenated Demo-Federal Re
publican ticket should make two
signed declarations for the le
gislature is no surprise to those
who have watched the intrigues
of the Federal Tories to remain
in control of Territorial patron
age through which they hold
weakkneed, spineless, pliant
tools.
Boyle filed in one primary
election and his sole purpose was
to eliminate the Nome candidate
for the same office. This was
published in The Alaskan and
the only paper to so publish it.
It was pointed out at that time
Uiat Boyle filed only to eliminate
Anderson of Nome and that he
(.Boyle) would withdraw in favor
of Tom Marquam of Fairbanks.
And when the November elec
tions rolled around that very
plan was followed.
Now Boyle leaves two signed
filings— one for the Senate and
tire other for the House—to be
used as his “friends” deem best.
A LINE OF CLEAVAGE
The Territorial battlefield nexc
April will be clearly marked and
the lines will be drawn between
federal toryism and territorial,
government by resident citizens.
Already that line is being sharp
ly drawn. 'The rumblings indicate
a battle to retain federal control
over territorial affairs through
Territorial funds. Let the chips j
fall where they may. This little \
publication proposes to tell not
a few interesting stories of how
Jawnny Walker and his crowd
held control over the Territory
and who footed the bills. An
early prediction is that it WILL
be good.
NOW BOARD OF CONTROL
The recent convention wisely
removed from its President’s
power, final direction of the po
htical policy of the organization
and lodged it with an executive
committee who shall look into
the character, fitness and quali
fication of every candidate and
make its report to the organiza
tion.
This step is in protection of
its platform principles and in
.me with its policy to work for
the protection and interest of
the Indians of fhe Territory and
for the best development of the
Territory.
Instead of being in the con
.rol of one man between conven
rventions it is under direction of
| men who have been tested and
i tried and found not wanting,
j The charge can no longer be
| made that William Paul dictates
the policy cf the organization.
A LITTLE PRODDING
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A citizen of Petersburg was ask
ed this week: “Does Petersburg
want an airport for aerial
transportation? Then why don’t
they take steps to try to secure
financial aid provided by law?
Juneau, Wrangell and Ketchi
kan have taken such a step and
their airports will be ready for
operation by spring.”
A word to the wise is suffi
cient. One need not go into any
argument as to the necessity of
such an airport. The benefit is
sell-evident. What say, men?
WICK AND THE INDIAN VOTE
From The Anchorage Times
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| The annual convention of the
| Alaska Native Brotherhood
j which will be held this week at
j Haines, may have an important
'bearing on the Republican pri
! mary election. It has been said
ithat the Brotherhood has been
i withdrawn from publics but the
,members of the organization
j have not ceased to vote as a unit
land very likely the Indian pro
gram for the forthcoming pri
mary will be formulated while
■ the Brotherhood delegates are
gathered at Sitka for their an
nual pow wow. If there is not
open indorsement of either
Wickersham or Rustgard or of
seme other Republican whose
candidacy has not been an
nounced publicly, there is sure
to be unofficial discussion of the
political situation and when the
delegates leave the convention
city they will know if they do
not know already, for whom they
are to mark their ballots in April,
and November.
Judge Wickersham seemingly
is the choice of the Brotherhood
for delegate, now that it is ue
finitely known that Mr. Suther
land will not be a candidate for
re-election. The November 3th
issue of The Alaskan, official
publication of the Indian organi
zation, contains a very strong
editorial indorsement of the
Wickersham record as district
judge and delegate, and while it;
is not announced that he will
receive the support of the Li - •
dians in his attempt to “come
back,” the rather significant
statement is made, in the con
cluding paragraph, that “The
Alaskan at this time offers the
judge congratulations, as his
election is a foregone conclu
sion.”
The Alaskan has not heard of
any other Republican candida
cies for the delegateship and no
official Democratic announce
ments apparently have been
made at Petersburg, although it
is reported there that bourbon
party leaders “are flirting with
Senator Tony Dimond and At
torney A. H. Ziegler.” It is con
sidered doubtful if the latter
will offer himself as a candidate
The Valdez Miner, Democrat
ic, does not agree with The Alas
kan on the Republican situation.
“If we were inclined to wager a
little coin of the realm on the
[outcome of the primary elec
tion,” Editor Wilcox says, “we
; would place our money on Rust
|gard to win the nomination, al
though we believe that if John
must have a political job, the of
fice of attorney general, which
he now holds, is nearer his cal
ibre than that of delegate.
“We do not know,” the editor
of the Miner continues, “whether
or not Senator Dimond has had
scores of letters from all over
the territory urging him to step
(into the breech and save the
j country, as Mr. Rustgard anti
I Mr. Wickersham have, but we do
jbelieve he is about the best can
didate we could select.”
THEY SELECT
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Editor Wilcox betrays the
hand of the Democratic Party
v-hen he says, “we do believe
he (Rustgard) is about the best
! candidate WE could select.”
! Politics in Alaska is a peculi
ar proposition with alleged Re
publicans fighting party candi
I dates by and with the advice of
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Democratic party leaders. The |
practice oi' that party of control- j
ling Republican elections is a j
thing of the past. The forth-,
coming elections will divide the *
electorate in such manner that j
Democrats and Federal officials i
Uill be compelled into a fusion!
which will he met by a fusion of
Republicans and. Progressive Re
publicans. The fight will be one
that will mark retrogression or
progression in territorial man
agement of affairs.
Colleagues of Senator Warren
of Wyoming have spoken of him
as “the greatest sheperd since
Abraham,” because of his vast
sheep interests, ft appears that
Governor Parks of Alaska, within j
a fortnight, will become a great- ;
or sheperd. He will have super- j
■vision of 1,000,000 reindeer which,
will be turned over to him by j
the federal Bureau of Education, j
: Evidently he will be Santa Claus j
I light-hand man.—Seattle Times j
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LEFT THEIR MARK
The German Women’s Union
recently announced 15,000 Brit-j
j ish Tommies on the Rhine are
I fathers of children with German
i mothers in the occupied area of
l Germany,
i
The organization plans a test
i case in London courts in an at
' tempt to force British soldiers
| who have fathered children in
j Germany to support their ofT
i spring, possibly through a clause
Jin the reparations plans.
WHERE ARE THEY?
j An inquiry has been received
! concerning one Charles Cullen.
(He is about 50 years old; about
jr feet tall, rather slender, of a
;very sandy complexion, and wore
| a red mustache. A prospector,
j Information is also desired of
| one George Frederick Seymour,
I a mining engineer who cam to
j Alaska in the late nineties. He is
j about 60 years old now. Send
i any information to the Govern
Jor’s Office, Juneau. ,
| .... Governor’s Office,
Nov. 20th, I32d
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