The Washington herald., 1922-03-10
Representative Curry De-
clares He Will Have
-. Measure Passed.
SENATOR CAPPER
FIRM OPPONENT
Sees no Need of Change
In Service Over Which
Dispute Arose.

gress pass" his bill providing for
transfer of the Forest Service in
Alaska to the Department of In
terror.
'I can't help what the farm bloc
says" Representative Curry de-
clared. this bill will be placed be-
fore Congress and 1t is going
through. The United States Forest
Service is the most inefficient. auto
cratic. expensive and arbitrary bu-
reau in the government"
The bill is not the original Curry
bill. but a recent measure, II was
stated.
Mr. Curry indicated that he had
the strongest of support for his
measure, which provides for the
transfer to the Interior Department
of only that part of the Forest
Service which is in Alaska
Il don't feel that I am at liberty
to tell you what has been said to
me about this" Mr.. Curry said, but
the bill will pass. There is not as
much opposition from the farm bloc
as you might think. There are a
number of representatives of the
farm bloc who have assured me of
their support"
Support Of Compromise.
Mr.. Curryfs assertion supports a
previous report that efforts would
be made to effect q compromise be-
tween the warning elements of the
Cabinet by allowing the Depart
ment Of Agriculture to retain that
portion of the Forest Service which
Is in the United States and alloting
to the Department Of Interior the
Alaskan forests Attacks growing
out Of the alleged propaganda has
caused Secretary Fall TO appeal TO
the President for protection
~ Seuator- Czpper. leader-'of the
farm bloc In the Senate, declares
that. with his associates, he will
fight the proposal to a finish.
While administration leaders in
Congress have not revealed their
attitude to the proposal, II is known
that strong opposition has devel-
oped to the transfer among Sem
ators and Representatives from
agricultural districts. Opponents
to the proposed transfer of the For
est Service from the Agricultural
Department to the Interior-regard
the attempt as an effort to destroy
a vital work of the Agricultural
Department. Its exponents declare
it is simply an effort to coordinate
and simplify work in the two de-
partments.
senator Capper Opposed.
Commenting on Secretary Falls
plan to effect the transfer, Senator
Capper said yesterday:
you can quote me as far as you
like IN opposition to any bill to
transfer the Forest Service from
the Department of Agriculture.
Personally, 1 can see no reason for
moving IL. I have talked with a
number of my associates and
know their attitude toward the pro-
pOsal, which is the same as my own
] do not think any bill with this
purpose can pass the Senate"
Mr.. Curry laughed at the re-
taliatory bill providing for transfer
OF the entire public domain from
the Interior Department to the De-
partment of Agriculture Repre-
sentative Haugen. chairman Of the
House Agriculture Committee. de-
cIares he has promise of sufficient
support to pass tho measure. Un-
less efforts to move the Forest
Service cease, he said. the bill will
be passed.
They can't do it," Mr.. Curry
H(aid yesterday.
Calls Bureau inefficient.
Criticising administration of the
Forest Service. Mr.. Curry declared
ii is one of the most inefficient bu-
reaus in the government. The leas
ing contract, under which paper
manufacturers obtain pulp wood
I from the government, he said, is so
restrictive that manufacturers will
not go into Alaska. 'T have letters
in my office." said Mr.. Curry, from
numbers of paper concerns stating
that they cannot operate under the
leases granted by the Forest Serv-
ice. As far as reforesting is con-
cerned they have failed utterly.
Hundreds of thousands OF dollars
have been spent in the effort to
grow trees on land that has been
cut over. The trees are raised In
Nurseries and freeze when they are
planted"
This statement contradicts the
assertion made Wednesday by Dan
Sutherland. delegate from Alaska.
who declared he did not believe the
Forest Service in Alaska could be
improved. col. GreeIey's bureau is
giving fine service" he said.
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Letters Oppose Transfer.
The American Forestry Associa-
ticn, whose efforts to prevent re-
nioval of the Forest. Service have
been denounced by Secretary Fall
as propaganda, announced that IL Is
receiving letters from every section
of the country protesting against
the transfer. Among those quoted
as opponents of the transfer are
the following organizations: Cham
Der of Commerce Of Asheville, ". c.:
Prairie Club. Chicago: Penobscot
Forestry Club. Bangor. Me-; CaIifor
mia Forestry Association; American
Association for Advancement of
Science; woman's Civic League, of
, Baltimore; Colorado Stock Growers
Association; Denver Commercial
Associs tion; National Wool Growers
Association; National Association of
Directors of Girl Camps: Connecti-
cut State Chamber of Commerce;
Mountaineers Club. of state of
Washington
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