The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-10

fought hard for this construction and were supported by Burns. Moran and Holland This legislation is largely responsible for the strong sentiment developing to separate the First di. vision from the remainder oi the Ter. ritory The Dispatch has supported that movement. Some Southeastern Alaska people think suit should not have been started. but it is believed that large majority of the voters win sustain lhe legislators In their attempt to get 9 decision. Represen- tative Ehoup strongly supporting di vision of the Territory Juneau Em pire says the time has not arrived for the division of Alaska and urges less sectonalism and Q closer union.
 caustad's Opinion.
 senator Gaustad, when seen last evening regarding the natter said that the legislature had no power tc specifically state upon which roads the moneys were to be spent, and he considers the contention of the First Division regarding the 'indefite ness as ridiculous.
 "He says they may be able to have the act of the legislature declared invalid but they win never be able to force the legislators from the oth CT divisions to pass legislation where by the First Division will get the mon ey.
 Senator Gaustad thinks the rulinl of the comptroller of the Treasury win hold
 Suit Waste Of Time
 Representative Dan Driscoll char acterizes the suit of the First diyis ion legislators as cheap politics an, waste of time. He thinks that thl First Division can hope to do nothing except tie the funds so that no worl can be done on any of the roads thi summer. He feels confident that thl courts will uphold the action of thI legislature.
 Ross Up Against lt
 "H H. Ross. the Territorial roa' commissioner. is up against a hari proposition. He has agreed with thu Alaska road commission to do cer tain work in the Fairbangs precinct He started out in good faith, lou now that his funds have been cut off he will find it difficult he says, t find men to work when they do no know whether they are to get thei pay or not"
 "Too Much Seotionalism"
 Under the head. "Too Much Section alism." the Fairbanks Times, editor iany says:
 Those Juneau legislators who ar seeking to prevent the expenditure O forest reserve money outside of th division In which the forests are sic uated are a shortsighted lot of poll tlclans. They insist that tho Terri torial allotment of money derived from the sale of timber should bl spent in the divisions in which it i collected. regardless of the rights O other divisions and the fact that Con gross has empowered the Territoria Legislature to make provision for tho distribution of the money. They can not see into the future far enough t' realize that the day is not far distan when the division which they are a present opposing will have producing coal mines which will contribute largely to the revenues of the Terri tory When that time comes. th' First Division will expect to enjo! the benefits of coal land royalties just as we now hope to secure a DOT ton of the forest reserve money which belongs in the entire Territory
 "The total receipts of the nationa forests are deposited to the credit O the United States treasury. The cos of administration is covered by appro priations by Congress Thirty-fivl per cent of the total receipts of th' national forests of Alaska is return ed Co the Territory to be used fo roads. trails and school purposes twenty-five per cent shall be spen as directed by the Territorial legis iature, and ten per cent shall be ex pended by the federal government for road or trail construction within the national forests producing thl fund.
 Had the federal government inten, ed that the entire thirty-five per cen should be expended in the divisions in which 1t is collected. the regula lions governing the national forests undoubtedly would have so stated But they do not make any such provis