The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-05
PEOPLE WAITING WITH HOPE AND
 CONFIDENCE.

The people of Alaska await in hope and confidence the arrival of Gov. Bone with great interest Not only do they want to meet and become acquainted with the who is to be their Chief Executive Tor the four years, but they anxious to get from him information concerning the Alaskan policies of the new Administration And it should be said right here that the hope that the policies will be such that they will receive the united support of the peo pie of Alaska is general. The disposition to work with the new Governor and aid him in the devel- opment of Alaska permeates all classes of the people and those of all shades of political belief.
 Inklings of the results of conferences attended by those in high place have come to through Wash ington newspaper dispatches. The real policies will be developed doubt after Gov Bone gets to Alaska and meets with the people of the Territory in their homeland-his homeland of the future
 That it will be the policy of the Administration to see that the bureaus shall be controlled by the President those who have charge of Alaskan mat ters for him is indicated in a copywrited dispatch from Washington to the Philadelphia Ledger, Seattle Times and other publications dated June 22. It in part says
 Assurances that the administration stood
 squarely behind reform in the bureaucratic government now slowly throttling Alaska
 and advocated Alaskan policy which will
 open the vast resources of the territory, were
 given Scott c. Bone the newly appointed
 Territorial Governor, before he was willing
 to accept the post.
 Frankly, the theory Is 10 give the Pfesl-
 dent full authority to direct the functions
 exercised by the several government depart
 ments now controlling Alaskan affairs and
 operating to make the development of the
 country virtually impossible by overabund-
 ance of red tape Full cooperation from
 Congress is looked for and the committees
 charged with Alaskan problems in both
 houses expected to lend the fullest sup
 port to the administrations program
 Governor Bone, who is in Washington
 preparatory to his long journey to Juneau,
 already has discussed the needs and future
 of Alaska with Secretary Fall, Senator New
 and Representative Curry. They are at one
 upon a policy, the general outlines of which
 coincides with the views of the President.
 Reforms of government functions to
 give Alaska half chance is the first step.
 The open gate of the country to legitimate
 industrial development without turning
 the Territory to the land timber and
 mine hogs is the next step
 It is agreed that the problems of Alaska
 business problems. The opening of the
 country to obtain its development will de-
 pend upon inducements Alaska can offer Am
 erican business men.
 It is idle. according to the view of Gov
 ernor Bone and others familiar with the
 situation in the Far North, to expect cap
 tai to invade Alaska with nothing more in sight than the returns which might
 be had in the United States.
 There is no question but that brighter
 day is dawning for the Territory said Gov
 Bone Not only the President and
 Congress showing unusual interest in
 Alaskan development, but the press is show
 ing interest also. It is with the firm convic-
 non that Alaska is to have deal,
 square deal, generous deal that I am going
 to Alaska, and if l were not possessed of that conviction I would not be going l
 would not have accepted the high honor
 which was offered me"
 Let us hope when the Administration policies are fully developed they will include for the Territory the widest possible of self-government for the Alaskan people Let hope that it will include full Territorial form of government such the other Territories had in their respective days Most of Alaska's ills in government come from the fact that the people of the Territory powerless to cope with so many of the problems of government. .A-