The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-07

only failed to develop this second Norway, but has depopulated it con- tinuously for the past twenty years. During the past ten years, the de- crease in population has been enor. | mous
 I have never known of long range administration or government that was successful, or administration of good government, and I have never known of any man or set of men who would willingly surrender pow CT they possess.
 l care littl ewhether the members of this board be called assistant secretaries, as has been suggested by some; members of the development board, or what their titles may be- I agree with Shakespeare that there is very little in name.
 The bill I introduced is a tenta- tive measure pure and simple. I ! 'S St~tlSu III lHS IIcdl TlSS. l IS- gret you did not have an opportunity to be present at the hearings and I hope you will find time to read them carefully when they are print ed. I think if you do so, many ques- tions in your mind will be answered.
 will send you copy of the hear ings when they are printed It has taken more than a year to get the information together that is con- tained in these hearings. They are the complete story of Alaska not only through American occupation but also during Russian occupation They show in detail the known re- sources of the territory, the possibili- ties, and most important, the ne- glect that is a national shame.
 What we need in Alaska is that there be stationed there a board of officials who will have power to act just as the bureaus in Washington now act on matters of administra- tion of national property and inter- ests in Alaska. They must live in Alaska mad not in Washington, think in terms of Alaska, and know Alas ka, it's people and it's needs by per- sonal observation, continuous asso- citation, and close contact and not by theorizing from afar They must and will be fully responsible to the federal government in Washington and the final draft of the bill, as l stated at the hearings, will give the secretary of the interior full his decisions. Also, the president will possess power of review over power to review, and the president will be given power to remove a member of the board at his pleas ure.
 There is no general denial of the necessity for such legislation. There is some quibbling over the best method of practical application of the broad principle. This can and will be adjusted, to meet all objec- tions that are tenable.
 1assure you that there is no in- tention to give the developmnt board any greater power than is now pos sessed by the Washington bureaus, and no greater power will be given. l see no reason to be alarmed that the board might waste the national resources of the territory. Of course. they would not. If they attempted to do so, they would be promptly removed and held up to public shame, just as would bureau chief or department head so attempting. And there is every reason to assume the president would select the mem- bers of the board as carefully as he selects bureau chiefs and department heads.
 All of us, I know, realize the ne- cessity of action. Some of the sug- gestlons contained in your letter are very helpful and will be used. In some instances, however, you have misinterpreted the text of the bill.
 l hope that I may have the privi- lege of your advice and your full and cordial cooperation in an effort to perfect the most workable bill possible.
 With kindest regards, I am,
 Sincerely yours, CHAPvEC n rTYppv