The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-05
FIRST MESSAGE OF GOV THOS.
 RIGGS, JR., TO LEGISLATURE
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ss n @ Assembled the result cannot be appalling native children who would otherwise ve are being caredfo Q authorization
 Shortly after calls for relief commenced Alaska The appropriation provided for the Health and Sanitation Act fell far short of needs was faced by the or disease to rampant hroughou the Territory or or assuming authority and establish quarantine immediately telegraphed all the members and berseec of Legislature their in mourning deh practically all assured of their approval It was sug several members of the Senate and House that an extra session De caea W G a th fact that at least thirty days, written notice be the old Legislature whom would % to convene were widely many being absent from the could have Besides had waited the prescribed thirty days before necessity for preventive action would nave passed and all of would have been infected
 the allotment made by Red Cross be expended under conditions i'm posed by the society am certain that our expenses w not pc light speedily possible of the total estimates shall request the Territory to assume
 HEALTH SANITATION
 The influenza epidemic all times the spread Of disease and that adequate appropriation should made advise that the law establishing commissioners of health be abolish that office entirely provide adequate assistant called to handle an epidemic This epidemic physician time of calls his professional services unable to will allow should desire established the office the States Public Health Service thus combining authority To such officer should be delegated full public health with to define all eneea diseases and to establish general and special To safeguard the public from arbitrary before becoming effective all regulations issued should approved by the Governor or by
 
 In the enforcement of the seece Service Law 1t was found alarming number of men are suffering from @ a % e b e Generations guard against authorizing the Commissioner of Health to controlling regulations laws making possible the o on until full recovery effected Drug stores and addresses of all for venereal diseases should then have the order examinations andt proper action
 IGNORANCE REGARDING THE TERRITORY
 have always greatly impressed people of the states regarding Alaska To them Alaska the northwest of the country peoped deperadoes living hus dugou country Of Eskimo and Alaska should of the attributes of civilized life surprise and when Alaskan speaks of agriculture manifested Even the of the United States attempt to describe the M hh th mnst vearv snend large sums of money the enriched by millions of dollars result of ground from hope just recognition of the potential of Alaska have constructive measures enacted until the gentlemen of Congress have been educated by direct observation of resources and of our people
 a held Annapolis last December invited the of the various states to hold their next annual convention Alaska This invitation has been accepted cond tona condition being that onehaf of the shall be s t make tbe n to Alaska and reurn The Secretary of Navy willing provide naval from Seattle and return available the time of the proposed the would advertise the Territory is possible other and should result benefit not only to various by calling attention to possibilities unhought of The Territory of Hawaii has appropriated visiting delegations Congressman keen and aroused the welfare of sister
 
 number members families and that be authorized to Congress before majority territorial affairs also suggest that part benefit of visiting conference be held in Alaska and that the Sec Franklin his family be included
 established capital of the Territory historical interest hands of in the have distinctly federal available utilization would of necessity have to be augmented
 BUREAU PUBLICITY
 established by the Legislature of 1917 bureau Of direction of the Governor number Of decrp distributed. the time of quescent owing to the the then chief Realizing wepaced adver proceeded the Bureau in operation expenditure advertising in Alaskan enabled reawaken interest in Alaska
 Through approximately 200 receiving several hundred letters month those wishing employment We issue monthly reaches 5000 individuals prepared to advertise section of commercial body Alaska cooperation but to date have received
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