The northern territory, is as
everyone knows, a vast treasure
house, filled with metals, timber,
coal, oil—a thousand products.
Its lands are capable of support
ing millions of people in com
fort.
But no man without large cap
ital—and permission from Mr.
Morgan—can go to Alaska and
work with any hope whatever of
success. There is no chance for
the average man—and never
will be, as long as the door is
locked and Morgan holds the
key.
Every westerner would benefit
by the flood of new wealth that
would follow an intelligent, lib
eral policy of Alaska develop
ment by the people and for the
people.—Seattle P-I.
Republicans Will
Revamp Party
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E. A. Rasmuson has indicated
that he plans for a territorial
wide revamping of the Republi
can party following his recent
conference with H. L. Faulkner,
W. G. Smith, Cash Cole and Al
bert White of Juneau.
He plans to put the Republi
can party on a working basis
with the appointment of Divi
sional Committeemen, each
committeeman to appoint his
precinct chairman who will di
rect the efforts of the party in
the precinct. The Divisional le
signations are now under con
sideration. Mr. Albert White,
alternative to the Republican
Convention, has been offered
the Divisional post for the First
Division and has the matter un -
der consideration. It is very pro
bable that he will accept the
post as the republicans general
ly recognize his efforts during
the past campaign, and they are
urging his acceptance.
Mr. Rasmuson is undertaking
quite a large order when he will
attempt to bring the waning
factions of Republicanism to
gether. This is his first objective
and it is no small undertaking.
However, he is confident that he
will be successful in this. “By
next fall, he declared, “we ought
to have an organization per
fected and functioning that will
be of real service to the party
in the Territory.”
The only real Republican or
ganization in the First Division
is the Alaska Native Brother
hood. Regardless of personalties,
they followed the dictates of
the primary elections while
ether Republicans voted Repub
lican in the primaries and De
mocratic in the general elec
tions. Whether Mr. Rasmuson
will bring the two factions of
Republicans together remains
to be seen. It is a job that will
take tact and understanding
and not a little sympathy while
taking into consideration the
economic problems confronting
the territory.
-V
DEMOCRATS URGE THAT
ALASKA BE DEVELOPED
FREELY
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A resolution favorable to the
development of Alaska “free
from dictation or baneful inter
ference by any large combina
tions of wealth” was urged on
the national Democratic con
vention delegation by resolution
of the King County Democratic
Club.
James M. Wilson presented a
resolution calling for a federal
grand jury investigation of the
activities of radio Station KJR.
It was put over until next Sat
urday for discussion and action.
Representative Ole Olsen of
Pasco suggested that the Demo -
cratic Party give Washington’s
new voters the “widest possible
choice of candidates” in the pri
mary election, nominating at
tractive candidates for all offices
Statistics show that 98 per
cent of the crime is committed
by 2 per cent of the population,
Superior Judge Calvin S. Hall, as
principle speaker, told the
gathering. What to do with our
criminal classes, he said, merits
consideration by everyone.
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OLD AGE PENSION
PLANS SUMMARIZED
-X
A review of the old age pension
laws of 17 States and the pen
sion and insurance plans of 39
foreign countries has just been
published by the Bureau of Lab -
or Statistics.
Pointing out that no Federal
action has as yet been taken in
the United States other than the
introduction of bills in recent
sessions of Congress, the bullet
in states that all systems es
tablished under State laws are
straight pensions plans, the en
tire cost being borne by the pub
lic through taxation.
Study of the experience a -
board, it is pointed out, shows
that while a few countries have
similar pension schemes, and
some have both pension and in
surance plans in the great maj
ority the system is Conducted on
an insurance basis with the
workers, employers and state all
contributing in fixed propor
tions.
-x
Possibility that British Colum
bia will take counter tariff mea -
sures if the United States im
poses duties which are consider
ed prohibitive on Canadian
copper, lumber and coal, and
which are now before the United
States, was seen when Attorney
General R. H. Pooley, acting
premier, admitted that such a
program is being contemplated.
If the United States tariff in
creases go into effect the British
Columbia government will ask
the Dominion government to im
pose an export duty on asbestos
and nickle and an import duty
of $5 per ton on United States