First Division G.O.P.’s Offer Their Platform
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The Republican Party in Alas
ka has nominated its candidates
at the primary election held in
this Territory on April 27th,
1932. No Territorial platform
having been promulgated by any
party convention or other body
of Republicans authorized to do
so, the party organization feels
that it is proper to state the
principles upon which the party
appeals to the people for sup
port at the general election to
be held in the Territory on
November 8th, 1932. Having con
sulted the various candidates
the following platform is issued
as representing the general
principles upon which the Re
publican Party asks support this
Fall:
.1. We will support and abide by
tne principles enumerated by
the Republican Party in the Na
tional Platform adopted at its
National Convention in Chicago
on June 15, 1932, and in this our
Territorial Platform adopted
this year.
2. We will work with and sup
port President Hoover and his
administration in friendly co
operation in all matters for the
welfare of Alaska and its peo
ple, for a more-perfect form of
Territorial Government, for tne
better development of the Ter
ritory’s Natural Resources to the
end that Alaska and her people
may secure a larger share of its
resources in aid of her people
and resident business interests.
?. We approve and will give
earnest support to that plank
in the Republican National Plat
form adopted by the Republican
National Convention at Chicago
June 15, 1932 which reads as
follows:
“Alaska”
We favor the policy of giving
to the people of Alaska the wid
esl possible territorial govern -
ment and the selection as far as
possible, of bona fide residents
for positions in that Territory,
and the placing of its citizens
on an equality with those in the
several states.”
4. We approve and will give
earnest support to that plank in
the Republican National Plat
form adopted by the Republican
National Convention at Chicago
June 15, 1932, which reads as
follows:
“Indians”
We favor the fullest protec
tion to the property rights of the
American Indians and provision
for their adequate education and
health facilities,” and especially
those resident in Alaska.
5. We will support the con
struction of the International
Pacific-Yukon-Alaska Highway
from Seattle and Vancouver to
Fairbanks, Alaska, and the con
nection of the main line of that
Highway in British Columbia
down one or more branch lines
to the coastal tov/ns in Alaska
with a free zone or highway for
the unobstructed flow of trade
end the free passage of airplanes
and automobiles as nearly with
er approved nor disputed it.
out restrictive regulations as
possible.
6. We approve and will support
a responsible Alaska Primary
Ejection Law.
7. We approve the enactment
Alaska Legislature control over
the Alaska Fisheries, Game and
Fur Bearing Animals, and such
laws as will give resident Alaska
fishermen preference opportuni
ty for employment in the Alas
ka fisheries at living wages, 'and
we will oppose in every way pos
sible the further introduction
into these fisheries of imported
non-resident fishermen and
workers from Washington, Ore
gon and California, and espe
cially those Asiatics, known as
of laws by Congress to give the
the “Oriental Crews.”
9. We approve and will support
the enactment of laws giving
women in Alaska equal property
rights with men, and just pro -
perty rights upon the death of
the husband.
10. We favor the repeal of all
laws which reserve and prevent
public coal lands in Alaska from
location and purchase by her
people.
11. We favor the enactment of a
law permitting those who served
in the United States military or
naval reserve during the war to
secure public lands in Alaska on
the most favorable terms and
with the least expense to them
selves; our country is honored
when it bestows relief on those
who have faithfully served its
Flag and we pledge our Alaskan
veterans every aid necessary.
12. We approve the immediate
construction of public building’s
at Ketchikan and Anchorage, a
bridge across the channel be
tween Douglas and Juneau and
an asylum for insane people to
be erected in Alaska.
13. We favor the enactment of
laws to prevent the importation
of non-resident laborers into
Alaska and the employment of
non-citizens in the construction
cf roads and other public works
cf every kind, and to give pre
ference employment to resident
Alaskans in all such work; and
we strongly favor laws requir
ing the purchase of supplies,
lumber and other materials for
the construction of public roads,
buildings and all other public
construction, in Alaska, of
Alaska manufacture and from