The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-20
REPORT ON NEW
 BILL APPROVED
 BY ASSOCIATION
Saws Resources Should Be De- nationalized--Passage
 of Bill Be Unwlse.

Without a record vote, the Juneau Commercial Association today adopt ed report on the New bill, advocat ing "denationalization of the re sources of Alaska and placing Of said resources in the hands of the people of Alaska" and declaring it's convlc- tion that. under conditions now exist ing. the transfer of the Alaska For est District and the Alaska Road Commission to the department would be an unwise step. The final sec tion of the report says that the eX- perience of the U. s. Shipping Board in the operation of government owned steamship lines does not warrant the establishment of such line in Al aska.
 Not Unanimous
 The first portion of the report reIa- tive to the Forest Service ana the Alaska Road Commission, was cor curred in by all three members oi the committee. R. E. Robertson, w. D. pullen and Henry Roden. MT. Roden' however. did not concur in the sec ton referring to the steamship serV- ice and declared himself to be in la vor of a government operated steam ship line.
 Defeats Motion to Table
 After the report in full had been road by Secretary Whittier, John .Reck moved that it be laid on the table indefinitely. In support of ms motion, he said that he did not De- lieye that the association should either oppose or approve the New hill No one knows, he added, what if will do and it would not be for the best interests of the town to oppose the measure. MT. Faulkner spoke briefly against tabling the report ana asserted that MT. Reck's statement, that no one knew what the bill would do. was in itself sufficient argument to prove the wisdom of opposing the measure as it stands.
 When the report had been adopted, the secretary was also instructed to send copies of it to Secretary Fall Governor Scott C. Bone, Senator New, Delegate Sutherland. the Alaska Blu reau of the Seattle Chamber of Com merce and all Alaskan commercial or ganizations
 Report of Committee
 The committee report as adopted follows in full:
 Comes now your committee here tofore appointed to make a report on the, proposed Congressional bill com. monly known as the New bill and respectfully reports.
 That your committee firmly be- lieves in the denationalization Of the resources of Alaska and in the plac- ing of said resources in the hands of the people of Alaska for administra- tion through it's own properly select Cd executive and legislative officials, and, pending that action, in the CO ordination of the various Federal de- partments and bureaus. now func- tipning in the internal affairs of the Territory, with a responsible head thereto. consisting preferably of a board, sitting in Alaska, with bona fide Alaskans constituting the per sonnel of such board, and with 6 right of appeal direct to the secre tary of the respective Federal dc partment in which the specific orig inal subject-matter may lie;
 Transfer Not Advisable
 But your committee does not con slider that, without such coordination and local Alaskan head, it would Ds " ice and the Water Power Commis sion from the departments of whicf they are now part to some other department which has no particular machinery for the operation of tho functions of these particular bureaus and particularly for the reason, tha the Alaska district of each of thos' bureaus now forms an integral par of its respective bureau operating a whole throughout the Unite' States, and is in position to bene fit by the experience, investigation and assistance of the whole of sai bureau, whereas a transfer to an other department would deprive of those benefits. and the same coul then only be obtained indirectly, fror which the Territory. in our judgmen would suffer pending the time tn department to which such bureau assigned has built up an organizs tion and machinery and gained a experience equal to that now at tn command of the Alaska district ( these respective bureaus and at pro ent constituted.
 A. R. C. Work Satisfactory
 Your committee further believe 1t would be inadvisable to transfe the Alaska Road Commission to al other department or to interfere wit it as it is at present organized. 1t the reason that said commission at present so constituted as to O tain the services of highly skille and experienced road builders. vi are in a position to profit not only their own experience, but also by u