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Preamble and Platform, Socialist
* Of Alaska, Campaign 1914
Party
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Alaska, tho last of the great American frontiers,the home of the pioneer, the country of the hope
ful prospector, is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
1 he dog team trail of yesterday is about to be supplanted by the steam and electric methods of
transportation.
'ihe dreams of the lonely prospector are giving way to the ugly realities of wage slavery and job
hunting. 1 he nightmare of Capitalism already haunts the workers of Alaska, Capita’ism is fast en
croaching upon the last outposts of American Territory. It is only a matter of time until all the ac
companying evils of , this system will be rampant in the Golden North. Already many of the unem
ployed now surging along the Paciiic Coast and even extending clear back to New York are look
ing forward to Alaska as their last hope and salvation.
And not these at me, but the oppressed and dispossessd of European countries, have their eyes
pn this land with its fabulous wealth.
The Panama Canal makes it possible to embark from a European seaport and come straight a
cross and land on the Pacific and Alaskan shores.
Given the following factors: the necessity of Capitalist extensions land of untold resources, an un
numbered host of laborers competing for jobs, it requires no prophetic vision or second sight to
foresee what will be the inevitable consequences. There is no inherent virtue in the land of the mid
night sun that exempts it from the dire effects of Capitalism; and realizing as we do that the pre
sent system of exploitation is a menace to society, a curse to the working class, we declare our un
compromising hostility to the present system and proclaim our demand fora new and complete reor
gamzation of society, based primarily on the rights of the workers and producers as the jossessing
In view of this demand, we believe that the workers should organize both on the industrial and
Hie political fields. Capitalist development has made trade and craft organizations inadequate and the
Industrial form not only unites the workers more closely together,but contains possibilities in the di
rection of preparing the workers for the control and management of the industries after they be
come the collective property of the working class.
Ownership and the power to produce are t .e essential factors to obtain economic security and jus
tice. The working class already possess the latter. It must set about to obtain ownership. Title
deeds come through the acts and approval of government, They are defended through the various
functions of governmen'. It is therefore necessary for the working class to organize politically in
a party of ns own class for the purpose of capturing the powers of government, through which it
may secure and defend its rights.
We appeal to tho working class of Alaska, and all those who are in sympathy with that class to
unite with us in our effort to establish the workers in political power, in order that they may be able
to protect and serve their own interests.
The realization of this aim will mean the abolition of the class struggle, the doing away with
economic insecurity, and the establishment of a co-operative order of society.
Our ultimate ami is the C Elective Ownership of the means of production and distribution by all
the people. Our methods, industrial and political organizations.
In order that we may conserve our immediate interests while we are still under Capitalism, we
make the following demands and urge all those who are in accord with the aims and objects of the So
cialist Party to support the candidates standing on this platform:
We endorse and reaffirm our alle
giance to the Constitution of the Na
tional Socialist Party of the United
States and the National Platform adopt
ed at Indianapolis, Ind,. in l'J12.
We demand the immediate enactment
of the Initiative and Referendum and
Recall
We demand that on the presort! at ion
of 15 per ci nt of the voters of the pre
ceding election, a referendum be tal en
at once on the subject under considera
tion.
We demand that all laws enacted by
the Alaska Legislature be referred to j
a referendum of the people of the ter- |
ritory.
We demand'he establishment of the
Australian Pa int System in all tue vu
rious elections held in Alaska.
We deman 1 from the Re.ieral Govern
ment a law giving labor a prior lien
on any mining grounds, dumps, maehin
ery and equipment used in operating,
regardless as to who is operating said
ground, whether it he owner or lessee,
The Government shall stand the expens*
of enforcing the above lieu ,a,v, i
We demand that the Government
own develop and operate all coal mines
Socialist Candidates.
For Delegate To
Congress,
John XI. Brooks
For The Legislature,
h or Senator,
II. Bingdahl.
For Representatives,
Ban MoCabo
A. A. Nelsoiy
W. B. Waugh
Charlos .Rogers
in Alaska, and that no leases or con*
tracts shall he made by the Govern
ment with private individuals or corpor
rations,and that all work in and around
the mines shall be done under the direct
supervision of the Government. We
further demand that coal be furnished
to the People of Alaska at the cost of
production and distribution through
Government owned coal yards to be ts*
tablished wherever feasible.
We demand the abolition of the road
tax and the poll tax.
We demand that the Government on
ly shall build and operate the Railroad
and'not lease it out to private indivitl
Jals or firms or corporations.
Wc demand an eight hour day in all
ndustries in Alaska.
We demand a law forbidding any dis
■riminaliun against a man or wemap
lecause of his or her uuion affiliations
>r activities,' or his or her political or
eiigious beliefs
We demand the election of a Mining
nspector for each Judicial District of
Uaska.
Socialist Position
On Woman Suffrage1
Recently a lecturer on woman
swfTritgo. stutod Unit no political
party stands for woman suffrage,
and also Htuted that tho Socialist
party had endorsed woman suf
frage, t,»ut in Milwaukee had with
drawn its indorsement,. What are
=the facts in the case?
At no time and at no place
has the Socialist party receded!
from its original position on wo-l
man Suffrage. Se me of the anti>
Socialists in Milwaukee who were
enthusiastic woman suffragists
were"disappointed that the vote
for woman suffrage was not
■greater than it was. But the light
vote in that case was due to the
fact that the question of woman
suffrage appeared on a separate
ballot, and as the voting time is
limited, all questions appearing
on separate sheets are likely to
get a light vote. Socialists
throughout the en’ire campagn
in Milwaukee end Wisconsin sup
posed the woman suffrage pro
position absolutely. Exchange.
Intercollegiate
Society Growing
The Intercollegiate Socialist
Society has had another prospe
rous year. During the college
year new franchises have been
fin Mt' il in Urn Universities ">
Minnesota, IYxm and Florida, it*
RmU’lilTe, Western Ream-, Ho
ward, John Marshall La.'. <"> r
Ron Agricultural and Hir. m.
The I. S. S. is now well organ
ized in over sixty colleges, inciud
inf? practically all the larger one?'
Many speakers ha e delivered
addresses to the students, ■<’s.
Rose Pastor Stokes alone having
filled twenty engagements. The
enthusiasm is said to becominsp'
greater each year. Exchange.
British Treatment
Of Militants.
Lady Constance Lytton, under
the alias af “Jane Wharton, “has
taken part in the militant suf
frage movement in England. She
is the granddaughter of Edward
Rulwer Lytton. W ith others she
was arrested and thrown into
jail. Since her release si e has
told of the barbaric treatment
and tortures and insults that
“Christian” England has perpe
trated upon women. Lady Lytton
has been made a paralytic for
life by the brutes employed by
the English ruling class to do its
dirty work.
For Billy Sunday
Cime to Jesus, I'm his agent!
Grafting in the name of God!
Fear of hell is iry assistant!
(Scared folks can't see I’m a
fraud!) Exchange.
Morals Efficiency Commission.
When shall we have an inves-’
tigaton of our vice investigators?
The Morals Efficiency Commis
sion of Pittsburgh reports that a
large proportion of the frequent
ers of houses of prostitution are
married men.
It recomends as a memedy
early marriage.
Among prostitutes examined
J
it found 529 church members and
2 free-thinkers.
It recommends as a remedy
more church.
The newspapers are also to
blame, it reports, They stir up
"foolish ideals” and envy of thc
rich. Evidentiy morals efficiency,
like industrial efficiency is going
to promote the Simple Life—
among the poor. Exchange.
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