The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-11
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Ol lOHS uouIS III CollllHlIteS hoet- ings. In spite of the fact that the | contest was held before a Repub- | lican committee of huose in which | a majority were Republicans. he still | held the seat. And I am telling | you" he continued, q will be in | congress until March A. He said | he knew he would win the election contest because each member of the committee had studied the case. 'In the matter of securing legis- 1ation," the speaker said. T have l received every consideration He | said that he had not found it neces- | ssry to be of the same political | fafth as the majority of the house to get legislation for Alaska. He said he had been able to pass five bills more, he said that had been secured by any delegate in two years. Every Democratic member, he said, would support his measures and he could always get enough | Republican support to carry them. |
 Speaking of the presidential cam paign the speaker said there was a change of sentiment in the United States with regard to the election. He said it was still anybodys fight.
 MT. Grgsby then told of the blanks in the Democratic platform with re- gard to Alaska. These included f oil Ia m leasing bill, and the forestry regu- lations; adoption of the essential features of the LaneCurrie bill for a single bureau in Alaska in charge of work now carried on by numer ous departments and bureaus at Washington; placing of fisheries and game under the Alaska legislatures; resident officers only; road construc tion and extension of the federal road act; extension of farm loan act to Alaska.
 MT. Grigsby took exception to statement of Col Freely, head of the forestry service as to why the pulp and paper industry was not devel- oped He said the reason capital had not come to Alaska was be- cause it was unable to get assur- ance of reasonable tenure on water rights and reasonable stumpage rates. The reason in one word, was "conservation The speaker then reviewed the history of conservation.
 He told of a case which came to notice last winter. Three prospectors were refused permits to prospect on certain Aleutian islands because it was a bird preserve. Finally a per init was issued, "provided that they take no guns along"
 The speaker then reviewed the history of the Alaska development board. The bill was first intro duced by the then secretary of the interior, Franklin D. Lane. An amendment was introduced later by Judge Wickersham. Both failed of passage The bill provided for the establishment of a board composed Ol minister the affairs which are at present administered by the various bureaus at Washington. It will in no way detract from the power of the Alaska legislature, The board would be under the department of the interior. Congressman Curry of California chairman of territories, in troduced the bill this year. "It will pass at the next session. said the speaker
 He then put forward arguments to show why the Alaska legisla- ture would be in a better position to handle the fisheries question: He pointed to the fact that since 1906, there had been no legislation with regard to fishing and as a conse- quence the laws were inadequate. He said the time was approaching if laws were not amended, when the .fish will be gone. The legislature, he said, could do no worse than congress had done.
 The speaker said he was not il favor of the abolition of the fish traps or was in favor of any one method in preference to another.
 'The people in congress are dis posed to do what is right said the speaker in telling of his difficulties. "They haven't got it in for you. They are ignorant of Alaska. AS an instance they called me "klondike Bill" because they think l am from the Yukon"
 The speaker predicted that state hood was comparatively near for Alaska. He said he thought the ter ,.;tor,r ,,ould he divided into sever