The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-07

can ever be undone unless a broad policy os development is undertaken which reeoenezes the right oftin- vesAsd capital and the welfare of the individual" p Uu
 "The desire to perpetuate bureau cratic power seems to be inherent"
 "A good citizenry can only be de- veioped through .ethe placing of, re- accessibility on the individual. ....... The public mind is normally sane and holds it's elected, ,Iaw-making body more quickly responsible to the in- terest of good local government than it can, the Congress of the United States." es ,s., -s '.o
 "Before many years the. division of Alaska into two Territories must De considered" tsai.. [, nNe who, live here realize the potential greatness of Alaska, but It is not, always possible to create this lnapression in the minds of le9is- isters and executives" tl
 "Aiaska should be represented in the Senate as we'll as in the House."
 ~ see no relief {frorn transporta. tlen hurdens) ', excepting through subsidy-hated, as the word may be- in one or. another" M
 ..is".AIaska has. a great future. It contains every element necessary to success and all that is needed, is ts ,ailow and encourage prosress."a
 :, Recommendation Acted On
 so In his introduction to the report Gov. Riggs states; tsg G.
 "In my report of, the fiscal year ending June 30., 1919, made cer- tain recommendations for new legis- lation affecting the welfare of Alaska. It! was most gratifying to note that of the 25 principal recommendations made, eight have been favorably act ed upon in full or in part. Of the remaining 17, trust that at least the most important will receive Con gressional attention during the com ing session.
 ,.There have been honest attempts to open up Alaska by the Govern ment, principally in the construction of the Government railway from Sew ard on Resurrection Bay to Fair hanks on the Panama River, but in the meantime, little attention has been paid to the proper development of the great natural resources. The fisheries with their annual output or approximately $50,O00,000 have been neglected to everlasting until the industry faces exhaustion; the na- tional forest regulations, while be- coming yearly more enlightened, still contain provisions which capitalists view askance when asked to make heavy investments in pulp and paper factories; the coal and oil-leasing laws are not entirely satisfactory, although a step in the right diree- tion, after the long bottling up of these possibilities. The Government has honestly enreayored to give re- lief but its endeavors to protect the interests of the Government and of posteritly has pursued an unco-or- dinated policy hardly fitted to sparsely settled pioneer country. or what avail is it to the Government to construct railroad through the heart of the country if all industry is not made attractive and the farmer is not encouraged by the application of laws and practices obtained in the States?
 Need Colonial Policy
 to1r TIQ from British Columbia which seeks to encourage the pioneer investment Of capital. In Canada the founder of a great new industry gets knighted; in Alaska. very often, indicted. Is it any wonder that capital then, sup posedly headed for Alaska, has been switched to British Columbia to that provinces gain and Alaska's loss!
 "We have at present no colonial policy such as has been solved by our British neighbor. The pessimis- ucally inclined cannot understand why population Is not rapidly increas- ing and take this as an evidence of industrial decay. Nothing is far ther from the truth. Industry, when established. is progressing but the many Federal prohibitions, probably enacted for the benefit of an ideal conservation, do not make for con servation except as they are pro- hibited. Sentimentalists have done and are doing more damage to Al aska than can ever be undone un less broad policy of development is undertaken which recognizes the rights of invested capital and the welfare of the individual. Laws should govern instead of reyocabie regulations, but where there must be regulations, such regulations