PRINCIPLES OF
CORREC [ADVERTISING
I>oes tue Test of Truth Apply
to Political Advertisements
An “ad” is appearing in the Ju
neau Empire cosung Jfxi.DU per day
m wnicn u<ne citizens ox Alaska are
askeu to vote lor J. H. uavies of
Ketcliikan for Senator; H. K. Shep
aiU, ox juneau, fiovvard Asniey, of
feKagway, a. n«. Uurr, of Wrangell,
lor xvepxesentatives.
In tne ioliowing article I shall
take up their "ad" and analyze it
to s>ee 11 "tnere is any trucn in it.”
T.-ey say, “a plan is on loot to
extenu to me lnuians of Alaska all
tne privileges of wiutes, including
tne ngnt to sit on juries, to vote
irrespective ox mental qualifications,
and to send their children to tne
white schools to ming.e, regardless
of physical condition witli white
children.”
As a matter of law, which Bert
i’'auiKiier, corporation lawyer who is
directing tne campaign oi the *‘no
bie wee in one" certainly knows,
tne lnuians ox Alaska already have
* aii u.e privileges ox wnites." 'inis
ligiit was determined by an Act oi
uungiess passed r eo. 5, xboV. For
tne Oenexit ox tiiose wno are not
lawyers, i would lexer you to tne
case ox INag.e vs. united btates,
iui red. l4x, Hi C. C. A. 021.
Tne question was again raised last
Fail in tne case ox tne united States
versus (Jnarne Jones, an Indian,
whose right to vote was challenged,
who consequently “swore in his vote”
by taking an oatn tnat he was a
citizen oi the United States, and
who as a result of an indictment
brought against him by the federal
grand jury, was charged with the
crime of Perjury.
In this case the point was raised
by the Prosecuting Attorney that
Charlie Jones had not obtained a
“certificate of citizenship” provided
for Indians by Territorial law; in
deed, that Jones had once applied
for said certificate and his applica
tion had been denied, therefore, the
United States Attorney argued,
Jones knew he was not a citizen.
Jndge Thomas M. Reed in his in
structions to the jury said, “I in
struct you that the fact that a cer
tificate under the Territorial law,
Was refused the defendant is not
even prima facie evidence that he
was not a citizen under the act of
Congress of Feb. 8, 1887. The
Congress of the United States, on
that date, snecified what Indians
should be citizens of the United
States and no state, territory or au
thoiity has any power or authority
to modify or add to that statute.”
*M.nciUi.mg the right to sit on
juries.'’
>vs citizens of the United States,
iiiuiuns nave tins ngnt, (c. Ob Laws
ximo out ail lawyers iv.novv tnac jury
men must quuiny 101* service, and
LiiUt no vvnue man, woman, or Indian
can sit oil a jury lx mat person is
uiitjuaiixied to so sit. bee section
l. Li. A. judge lleed nas
e-veusea some anti has made otner
Inmans serve under tnis principle.
“10 send their children to tne
while senoois to ming.e, regardless
of physical condition, with white
cniluren.”
’ihis is a deliberate lie and stated
to coiiiuse tne issue. When a bill
was introduced in the l(J2i legisla
ture designed to ex c lude Indians
irom tne Lubiic Schools, I got the
.Legislature to amend the bill to
give the School Board the power to
“exclude ad children who do not
come up to the rules and standards
ox Lne School Board in respect to
salination and health.” Tnis is as
far as the law should go toward
keeping a child out of the Public
School. I should call attention to
the words used by Bert Faulkner,
corporation lawyer, in his “ad” for
the “three in one candidates,” to
wit, “White schools.” The law itself
says, “Public schools” and in con
formity therewith all male Indians
between the ages of 21 and 50 are
compelled to pay the Territorial
School Tax even where there is no
territorial school or where they are
still unlawfully excluded.
“An organization has been per
fected to carry this plan into ef
fect ; and the organization has been
adequately financed.”
The Alaska Native Brotherhood is
the organization meant. They have
allowed me Three Hundred Dollars
to conduct the publicity end of this
campaign, and the treasurer will re
quire of me a detailed statement of
expenses which must be approved by
the Directors. This money is given
in small dabs by Indians. I will
challenge the “three in one candi
dates” to reveal their “campaign”
fund, and its source.
“We are against the law that
WILL BE proposed at the next Leg
islature, to compel school boards to
admit all Indian children who apply
for admission to the Territorial
schebls,” say the “Three in one can
didates.”
The answer is that there will be
no law introduced in the next leg
islature as above stated. Further
more, if such a bill is introduced by
H. R. Shepard or his colleagues I
will pledge my vote if elected
against such a bill. The group of
men with whom I am running are
opposed to any change in the present
school laws, except we favor a
strong compulsory attendance law.
“Remember, those who are ex
ploiting the Indians are well or
ganized and financed.”
The only organization that the
“Three in Oil” candidates” could
mean is the Alaska Native Brother
hood. The treasurer of this organi
zaton is Ralph Young of Sitka. All
money contributed for any purpose
whatever goes to him. Would-Be
Senator J. H. Davies, of Ketchikan,
and Messrs. Shepard-Ashley-Gurr are
hereby freely invited to examine Mr.
Young’s books and ascertain the ex
tent of the so-called exploitation of
the Indians. All money spent has
to be accounted for by vouchers.
“Unless those who are opposed to
having Indians in the Legislature
and white schools and on juries, al
so organize, the Indians are cer
tain to have the balance of power.”
I am free to state that the Bert
Faulkner-Robertson firm of corpora
tion lawyers, are not so much
against an Indian in the legislature
as they are against an Indian therein
who cannot be controlled by them. If
I would kiss the feet of that bunch of
corporation attorneys and their
hench men, carpet-baggers, and ex
ploiters of laboring men of Alaska,
they would gladly advertise my mer
its in the Juneau Empire at the rate
of ,$11.50 per day or more. Money
is no object to that crowd which
can get “donations” from cannery
men in sums averaging from $100
to $500 per. See the infamous Tripp
letter in the March issue of the Al
aska Fisherman.
“Unless (thoise who are opposed)
also organize, the Indians are cer
tain to have the baiance of power.”
We have that already and they
know it, and we mean to use it
to put these paid lobbists out of
business. Any division among the
white people based on race will be
playing into the hands of the politi
cal heir to the infamous Shackle
ford, a man who manipulated poli
tics and got rich doing it. The
division should be based on matters
of principle. Conservatives should
get together, and so should Liber
als. At the present time the divis
ion is thus 1st—the exploiters of
Alaska with and thru their paid
attorneys; 2nd—Republicans; 3rd—
Democrats; 4th—Independents. All
forces are widely scattered except
the exploiters. This is the smallest
class but because they have been
the only organized class, they have
controlled absolutely. Opposed to
them have been a large body of
decent citizens but unorganized. Re
cently the Indians began to realize
that they were among the workers,
and that if the workers would get
together, they would hold the power.
Therefore Indians began to take an
active interest in politics. They
now freely invite the white workers