The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-16
SECRETARY WALLACE SAYS ALASKA ENTITLED TO SAME
 HELP EXTENDED TO STATES

the work of the biological survey and to the management of the agricultural experiment stations The work the department does for Alaska is most ly controlled by it's representatives in Alaska, while from Washington we furnish technical advice and special assistance for limit periods, thus making available to Alaska the full knowledge of department which has been said to be the greatest scientific department of agriculture in the world. The point wish to make plain is that the widest possible latitude has been given to our Alaskan repre- sentatives in. the conduct of their work.
 The establishment of an Alaskan development board and the transfer to 1t of duties now performed by gov ernment department would not, in it. self provide for the maintenance of work necessary to be done there There would need to be built up a technical staff of exports to replace those now available in the depart ments which have to do with flask. an affairs. Forestry, fur farming, the conservation and perpetuation of game, and the conduct of agricultural experiment station work, each contains a great variety of highly technical problems which must be solved through scientific investigations and experiments conducted by trained technical experts, To deprive the people of Alaska of the benefit of the equipment and advice which they now obtain from the government depart ments would be most unfair to them ard would greatly retard the develop ment of their industries.
 So far as the Lacy act and the mi gratory bird treaty act are concern ed, these are national in scope and were enacted for the very reason that it was found that the states could not effectively perform the service w',ich is maintained under these acts Of congress. To cut out one territory land place the enforcement of these acts in charge of a. board separated from the administra tion of the acts in the rest of the country simply destroys national coherence in the ad- mlnistration of a treaty, impairs the effectiveness of enforcement and in creases the cost.
 The land fur-bearing animals of the territory forms one of it's valuab natural resources which is being dan gerously depleted in many districts and needs the careful guardianship which can be offorded only by their retention under the experienced SUD- ervision of the exports of the biolog- ical survey. The development of the fur-bearing industry will reach large proportions if the territory is prop ly directed. The transfers of duties relating to fur-bearing animals will not in itself secure the proper devel- opment of this important industry. The continued and successful growth Of the fur-bearing industry is depend ent on technical investigations which are now being conducted by the bio- logical survey in the United States as we'll as in Alaska.
 The conservation of the game re. sources of Alaska is of the greatest importance. Game continues to be one of the primary food resources with out which the prospecting and devol- opment of the more remote areas of tEe territory would be difficult and sometimes impracticable. In many areas game has greatly decreased and is still decreasing. The services Of the most expert scientific knowl- edge concerning game and it's con- servation such as is available in the biological survey is vital in insuring the perpetuation of this invaluable resource.
 For the reasons stated it seems to me that the enactment of this meas ure would be highly prejudicial to national interest and to Alaskan in- terests as well. It would remove wholesome checks against the exploi- tation of our vast national resources and deprive Alaska of the technical help of the federal agencies which combine long experience and the best scientific knowledge in study and de- veloping specific natural resources.
 The people of Alaska are entitled to the same sort of help from the fed eral government that has been so