A. L. OLTS
To The Voters of Alaska
I, the undersigned candidate for
Representative in the Legislature of
the Territory of Alaska, herein de
clare my policies.
I came to Alaska over 30 years
ago and established a residence in
the Circle City district, also the
Forty Mile, Tanana and Cement Belt
country. I was in Dawson in 1897,
a building contractor and miner in
those days, building many of the
first buildings in Davraon City, in
cluding the Grand Forks Hotel at
Eldorado and Bonanza.
In 1898 I helped locate and stake,
Star City on the Yukon River near
Eagle, after which I mined on
Franklin Gulch and Chicken Creek
at the head of Forty Mile.
I have been a resident of Ketchi
kan for 4 years.
I am a thorough believer in Alas
ka for Alaskans. I believe in Home
Rule and the passage of the Con
troller Bill which will give Ala3kans
the right to elect their own officials
from the residents of the Territory.
I believe in the control of our fish
eries, our forests, our game and all
our resources by the people of Alas
ka, in fact Home Rule for Alaska,
which means Statehood.
I believe the next Territorial le
gislature should pass a bill
for the protection of our res
ident fishermen, trollers,
seiners and gill-netters from
the non-resident fishermen by
the imposition of a high
license fee; all non-resident
fishermen to pay the tax un
till they have established a
residence in the Territory b>
living therein one year con
tinuously.
I also believe in a bill pro
tecting the heiring and hal
ibut fisheries of Alaska by
placing a high tax on fish
meal and oil.
The injustice that has been dealt
the local trap owners by the Bu
reau of Fisheries has proven be
yond a doubt the need of home rule.
I believe in the passage of a Com
munity Property law.
I also stand for a resolution seek
ing permission from the Federal
Government for the exportation of
logs from Alaska to any part of
the world.
I believe in Home Rule for the
people and by the people of Alaska;
and in any bill that will be to the
advantage of the common citizen
of Alaska. If nominated and elect
ed this will be my policy.
A. L. OLTS.
►SECRETARY WORK ADMITS
SALARY OP GOVERNOR’S SEC
RETARY SHOULD BE PAID
BY UNITED STATES
We reprint Secretary Work’s let
ter and call attention to the sen
tence which says that the secre
tary’s “entire salary should be paid
by the Federal Government.”
The Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, January 13, 1928
Hon. Louis C. Crampton,
Committee an Appropriations,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Crampton:
In H. R. 9136, entitled “A ^bill
making appropriations for the De
partment of the Interior for the lte
t*a.l year ending June JO, 1929, and
for other purposes,” which was re
ported out of the House Committee
on Appropriations January 11th,
1928, on page 105 there is the fol
lowing language:
“For incidental and contingent
expenses, clerk hire, not to exceed
$2800; janitor service for the gov
ernor’s office and the executive man
sion not to exceed $1,760; travel
ing expenses of the governor while
absent from the capitol on official
business, and of the secretary of the
territory while traveling on official
business under direction of the gov
ernor; rent of executive offices, re
pair and preservation of governor’s
house and furniture; for care of
grounds and purchase of necessary
equipment; stationary, lights, wate;,
and fuel; in all, $14,000, to be ex
pended under the direction of the
governor.”
The representative of the depart
ment at the time of the hearing oil
the bill suggested (see p. 1146 of
the hearings on the bill) that:
“In the appropriation for the pre
sent fiscal year for incidental and
contingent expenses in the office of
the governor, clerk hire is fired at
not to exceed $2,800. The govern
or is very desirous of increasing
this amount to $3,520 in order to
give him more money for that pur
pose. It does not increase the
amount of the estimate. The gov
ernor in discussing the subject In
a letter dated December 10, 1927,
stated among other things, that—
“ ‘In Alaska the secretary to the
governor occupies a very respons
ible position. He is chcarged with
the general supervision of the office,
and in the absence of the governor
is responsible for the conduct of
the work. The salary paid is not
commensurate with salaries for
similar positions in the Territory,
and if the salary had not been
augmented by an appropriation of
$720 from the Territorial fund it
would be Impossible to obtain the
services of a competent ifian, espe