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LETTER TO EDITOR
A complaint has been filed
seeking a declaratory judgment
as to whether the provision in the
% Constitution of Alaska designat
ing Juneau as the capital may be
changed by means of an initiative
proceeding. I have joined with
other taxpayers through the State
a&A party plaintiff in this action. I
it is well-known that at the
previous election in August, I960,
I opposed the proposal for the
relocation of the capital since.. I
felt that it was highly. inadvisable
for our state to expend ihe mil
lions of dollars required for such
a purpose when our funds were
so badly needed for other pur
poses. I still feel the same way
pertaining to the present initia
tive hut it is hot for that reason
that I have joined in this suit.
At the last election the propo
sition was defeated by a vote of
25*972 to 18,865. fkfa'hy people be
lived at that time that the inia
tive was an. unconstitutional
method of attempting to change
the location of the capital, but it
was felt desirable to have the
•pepple of Alaska express them
selves on the location of the capi
tal. I personally felt this way.
C‘I dp not believe, however, that
the State should again be bur-1
dened with an election on this
same issue with die expense, bit
terness and divisiveness which
such a proposal engenders until
the legality of such an election
is resloved by the courts. The
Constitution in Article XV, Sec
tion 20 specifies “the capital of
the State of Alaska shall be at
Juneau,” and the Constitution
further specifies the methods by
Which it may be amended. An
initiative is authorized for en
acting laws, not to amend the
.Constitution. I therefore feel that
the courts should decide whether
an initiative is an appropriate
• method for amending the Consti
tution before the people are bur
dened with another election on
tikis subject.
Our constitutional rights are
the sole protection of our minor
ities and should be jealously
guarded.
I might add that Sen. Lester
JBronson has joined with me as
• plaintiff in this suit and con
curs in the above statement
Sincerely, ' ‘ /
Sen. Pearse Walsh >j
Atty. Gen. Kennedy Tells
Students Not to Get Angry
BANDUNG, Indonesia MB —
Robert F. Kennedy bluntly told
Indonesians Saturday they would
be crazy to think the United
States would toss Aside its neu
tral attitude and oppose th«
Dutch , in Indonesia's claim tc
West N^w Guinea.
“If yo» don’t like our attitude
there is no point in your getting
upset or angry about it,” he told
Bandung University students on
a delayed visit to this west Java
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The U.S. Atty. General made
his remarks in reply to repeated
questions from the students on
why the United States would not
support the Indonesian claim to
the territory.
The United States, he said* is
friendly to both Indonesia and
the Dutch. Asking the students to
take a mature approach, Kennedy
declared, “if you upset us we are
not going to tell. our people to
get out. of Indonesia. We will not
say to hell with you. And do not
say it to us,”
The students reacted to Ken
nedy’s remarks with surprising
calm and later good-humoredly
surrounded him as he walked to
his car.
"TOM COLLINS” 1 ! I
SAVANNAH, Ga. UB — A for
mer police chief of nearby Pem
broke was convicted in U.S. Dis
trict Court and sentenced to pri
son for selling moonshine whisky.
His name is Tom Collins.
Collins was convicted Friday on
three counts of conspiracy and
selling illicit liquor. He was sen
tenced to five years on each count,
the sentences to run concurrent
ly.
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Rills as “Election
vear Slush Fund”
! JUNEA'U Ub — Furious Re
publicans Saturday termed com
panion bills setting aside $700,000
for the state depressed area pro
gram as an “election year slush
fund.”
The two bills were introduced
in the Senate Friday by 12 of
the 13 Democrats in the upper
chamber. Only Sen. James Nolan
would not join in sponsoring the
bills.
The first bill would make a
supplemental appropriation of
$200,000 for the depressed area
program for the current fiscal
year.
The second bill would make an
appropriation of $500,000 for the
program, administered by the
governor’s office, in fiscal 1963.
The Republican statement, run
ning a page and a half, was is
sued after a 45-minute joint
caucus of GOP members of the
House and the Senate.
“$78,000,000 didn’t do it!” the
Republican statement started.
“Democrats now need an extra
$700,00 from Alaska taxpayers
for an election year slush fund.”
The GOP statement said the
depressed area fund would be
“dispensed at the pleasure of the
governor with special built-in
plprtinn vpar fcnhiroc in ihie ln_
stance.”
The Republicans went on to
say:
“Pork barrel allegations recent
ly leveled by Department of the
Interior officials against the State
that have created such a furor
in the present stat administra
tion are only peanuts compared
to this attempted election year
handout and abuse of all the tax
papers’ money.
“If these special election year
hand out appropriations are en
acted by the Democratic major
ity party, every Alaska man,
woman and child, independent
voter and 78,000 taxpayers will
be assessed a total of $700,000 by
the Democratic party for its elec
tion year war chest in a desperate
effort to salvage its self-made
house of cards, which is collap
sing almost as fast as the pocket
books of the Alaska taxpayers.
“The 1902!-63 Democratic Ad
ministration budget is already
fid,831,000 short of projected
revenues, even with the five addi
tional consumer tax increases the
Democratic majority steamrolled
through the dying days of the leg
islature in last year’s off election
year maneuver.”
Itouse Majorjty Leader Peter
.Dfeveau said the supplemental ap
propriation and the fiscal 19*3 ap
propriation for the depressed area
program was a dire need in view
of the bleak fishing season fore
cast for Bristol Bay.
Rep. Frank Chapados, chairman
of the House Finance Commitite,
said “actually, the figures mean
nothing, they will probably be
worked over op the basis of need
and funds available.”
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James Michener, Plans
To Run for Congress
DOYLBSTOWN, Pa. iff) —
James Michener, the Pulitzer
Prize winning author, is going to
run for Congress on the Demo
cratic ticket, it was announced
Saturday.
John Mulligan, chairman of the
Bucks County Democratic Com
mittee, said Michener would seek
Pennsylvania’s Buck-Lehigh coun
ties seat held for three terms by
Republican Willard Curtin.
Michener, 55, who lives near
this suburban Philadelphia com
munity, has been active politically
but never before has sought elec
tive office. He was Bucks County
chairman of Citizens for Ken
nedy and Johnson, has taught
political science in universities
and is supporting former mayor
Richard Dilworth of Philadelphia
for the Democratic nomination for
governor.
Would Amend Wages Act
JUNEAU — A bill which
would amend the wages and hours
act revision bill signed into law
by Gov. Wm. Egan Tuesday was
introduced in the House Saturday
by Rep. Walter Kubley.
The change would exempt em
ployes of hotels and motels from
the provisions of the wages and
hours act.
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Amend Comp Act
JUNEAU UP) — A bill amend
ing the Alaska workmen’s com
pensation act passed the House
Saturday. 32-7, and was sent along
to the Senate.
The bill limits the period for
medical care to two years from
the date of an employe’s injury,
except in special cases approved
by the Alaska Industrial Board.
It also limits the period in which
claims for compensation can be
filed to four years from the date
of injury, except in cases of
latent injury, which again would
be subject to review by the
board.
The measure also provides for
required medical examinations at
reasonable period of time by
order of the board or at the re
quest of the employer.
The measure was described by
Committee Chairman !Frank
Cashel as a compromise between
management and labor in an ef
fort to keep Alaska insurance
rates in line with those of other
states.
Rep. Bruce Kendall told the
House that in his opinion the
bill was a bad bill.
“This House is being told that
this bill is a good bill only be
cause it is a compromise between
management, labor and the in
surance companies,” Kendall said.
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that reason. It is a political bill.
“'ll gives no benefits to the in
jured worker or his dependents,
it denies him adequate medical
care, and in every sense of social
legislation it is a long step back
wards.”
•Rep. R. W. Stratton Ja. said in
a statement that he considered the
measure “a good example of what
can happen when labor, manage
[ wient and government concient
iously work together in solving
differences in the best interests
of the public.
"I am in hopes that the wise
and reasonable mariner in which
all paHies worked to improve the
workmen’s compensation act will
establish a precedent which, will
act as a guide in solving differ
ences between labor and manage
ment in the future,” Stratton said.
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