The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-14

than their own Some machinery the laws is just as necessary to revise the administration
 "It hopeless to expect any satisfactory egisa ton from Congress, It is too far away and too familiar with conditions there it is impossible to get the truth about the country from irresponsible or n terested witnesses Moreover every political rad that sweeps the country and with little effect on the nation is tried with crushing effect Alaska Trust busting conservation the leasing system for public lands and government regulation and control of industry have each in turn applied with full force to the infant industries of the Territory The efforts of Congress- made with best intentions in the world often make the laws worse of better and the Territory is ad vancing backward instead of forward is safe to say satisfactory laws for country can never De ade except by reside in the country and are per sonaly familiar it's conditions and needs There IS not doubt that if the lands and resources of the Territory offered for sale and for use on the same terms and conditions which those in the western states offered, booming growth would start 1m medately and continue indefinitely The taxes the gov ernment collect for the increased value and 1n- come of property Territory would probably far exceed the receipts from the rents and royalties under the leasing system
 "In 1916 Congress passed organic act for the Philippines The act contains complete set of laws for the sposition mineral coal and oil lands in the public domain the islands Although Congress had the Alaska leasing before it at the time, it did not apply them to the Philippines but reenacted the laws on these subjects they had been in effect in the Western for many A few, but very few notifications improvements made to them The Philippine legislature also authorized to legis late for the disposition of the agricultural and timber lands The contains the following clause:
 'That all public lands except such may have been sold and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Congress of July l. 1902 shall be placed under control of the of said isl ands to administered and disposed of for the benefit of the inhabitants thereof and the Philippine legislature the power egate with respect to all such matters may deem advisable, but the acts of the Philippine legislature with references to land of the public domain timber, and mining, hereafter enacted have the force of law until approved by the President of the United States
 'The Bureau of Insular Affairs doubt managed legislation in Congress- while the Bureau of Forestry was responsible the Alaska leasing legislation The Insar Bureau apparently preferred to adopt law that had proved successful rather than to eN pertinent with new and untried leasing system
 "To simplify and coordinate the government of Alas ka it would only be necessary to follow the principles of the acts of Congress establishing governments for the Philippines Hawaii and Porto Rico The State of Illinois and the Washington also have each recently re- organized their governments and consolidated their n merous bureaus along the lines very few changes would adapt system of government in effect in the Islands to Alaska. This is especially so as the Rico which passed in 1917, and IS there the expression of Congress as to the proper form of a Territorial government
 Briefly, this act prOVlQeS that there Shall pe ct appointed by the President and confirmed b the Senate the Governor of Alaska is now The Gov ernor subject removal by the President at any time There about six departments the heads Of which would be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the local Senate They would be appointed for term of four years subject removalby the Governor In Alas ka these apartment heads might be follows:
 Commissioner of Public Lands,
 "Commissioner of Public Works
 Commissioner of Fisheries.
 "Commissioner of Education and Health.
 "Attorney- General.
 Secretary Treasurer.
 "ro these departments the duties exercised by the various and commissions both at Washing ton and in Alaska would be transferred.
 "These heads of departments sitting together with the Governor constitute Executive Council cabinet. This organization is similar to that of the National Government itself.
 Philippines act it is provided that the heads of departments the right to be heard and the duty questions either house of the legislature provided that the legislature shall not create any department any bureau board except sub ordinate to one of the established departments.
 provides that the President shall designate department at Washington to which the local shall The Philippine and Porto Rican report the War Department in which the Bureau Affairs created for that purpose doubt the Alaska would be directed to report Interior Department which is most familiar with it's affairs.
 For the islands the President also appoints and remove at will auditor who has authority similar to the auditor for the United States.
 "If government for Alaska could be established along