THE ALASKA FISHERMAN
Published the 15th of each month at Ketchikan, Alaska
WILLIAM L. PAUL, ATTORNEY FOR THE
ALASKA NATIVE BROTHERHOOD
Entered as second - class matter at the Post Office at
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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OUR PLATFORM:
ALASKA FOR ALASKANS.
FULL TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT.
ABOLISHMENT OF ALL TRAPS.
COMPETENT CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP.
WILLIAM L. PAUL AND PENSIONS
The following amendment was introduced to
the Old Age Pension Act by William L. Paul
during the last legislature. The amendment
reads as follows;
“If the funds provided by the Legislature
should be exhausted, the Territorial Treasurer
shall issue warrants to the beneficiary in place
of drafts, which warrants shall be an obligation
of the Territory of Alaska, payable out of the
funds of the Territory as soon as made available
by an Act of the Legislature.”
Until Mr. Paul made this amendment, the ag
ed pioneers were left out in the cold whenever
the funds were exhausted. Today warrants are
issued which can be cashed at Banks.
INDIANS AND PENSIONS
The natives of Alaska are perfectly satisfied
with the amendment to the Old Age Pension
Act and to the Mother’s Pension Act by Thomas
Jenson of Nome.
William L. Paul introduced the amendment
which struck out the word “white” from the
pensions acts and accepted the further amend
ment by Mr. Jenson, as follows;
“This Act shall not inure to the benefit of
any Indian or Eskimo resident of the Territory
who is provided for by the Department of the
Interior out of the funds of the Treasury of
the United States or to any ward of the Gov
ernment of the United States.”
A number of pensions have been approved by
Judge Thomas M. Reed after it was proven
that the native applicant was not receiving help
from the United States government.
CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATURE
First Division
The candidates for the legislature from the
First Division are listed elsewhere. They are
committed to vote for Home Rule, to protect
resident fishermen and home industries. The
people will make no mistake in voting the
straight Republican ticket in the First Division.
Second Division
This is the Nome Division.
In this Division two men formerly in the
House are running for the Senate, Thomas Jen
sen is running on Republican ticket, while Andy
Nylen is running as an Independent. Jensen is
remembered for his speech before the Commer
cial Club of Juneau, “I will not do anything
that will hurt Capital ” Nylen is remembered
for his speeches and votes in which he said,
“I am classed as a capitalist and an employer of
men on account of my mining operations. But
human rights are more important than the rights
of Capital.”
For the House, Richard Sundquist and John
Elliott are running for reelection. These men
made a fine record in the last House and should
be returned.
Third Division
This Division is the key division in Alaska.
Some how or other, the big cannery interests
always manage to elect their men who serve
their interests.
Tony Dimond, a Democrat, is running for re
election to the Senate. This man should be de
feated. He stands for every thing that is bad
and reactionary in politics. He is a cannery
lawyer by profession, and is a cannery lawyer
even in the Senate. He knows his master’s
voice. He is the most influential enemy the fish
ermen of the Third Division have. Labor is al
ways treated unfairly by this smooth spoken
lawyer.
Arthur Frame is running for the Senate on the
Republican ticket- Mr. Frame is committed to
support the Sutherland policies. He has come
out squarely for Republican policies. He will
be a great improvement over Tony Dimond.
For the House the man that should be de
feated is Joseph Murray. This man, a natural
born leader of men, uses his talents in fighting
the fishermen of his Division and all Alaska.
He opposes laboring men ?p gll things- He