The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-19

culture. Secretary FAN has remained
silent for the most part until re-
Gently. when he requested the presi- .
dent to instruct another department
OF government to cease IT'S attack
on him, What action the president
took is not known, although since
that time the forest service has not
sent out any bulletins dealing with
the Alaskan dispute
These attacks became 80 violent /
picturing Secretary Fan as a foe of
conservation and friend OF the
exploiter, that Mr.. Fan felt it noccs-
sary TO defend himself. This he did
In letter to a member Of congress
who gave out portions OF tho letter.
This is the course have fol-
lowed in this matter" said the secre-
tarv, II appeared before the senate
and the house committee on terri
tories and made statements concegn.
ing the proposed legislation.
Provisions of Curry Bill.
II discussed the Curry bill. which
proposed, In short, the establishment
OF "A commission form OF government
In Alaska; second, a bill authorizing
the president TO allocate and CO.
ordinate the duties of the different
bureaus now having jurisdiction over
the properties of the national gov
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vesting in the secretary OF tho in
terror the authority over such
bureaus operating in Alaska. This
would bring the forest service under
the department OF the interior.
This at once brought down upon
my devoted head the wrath OF Gif-
ford Pinchot and his followers, and
| Immediately there was issued a press
sheet containing a series OF attacks
| upon me"
Mr.. Fall was accused by clifford
Pinchot and others with desire to
defeat the work OF the forest service
and turn over the forest preserves TO
private exploitation. Mr. Fall in re-
ply to the criticisms said: II know
that my Ideas do not meet with the
approval of certain narrow-mindcd
and biased bureaucratic government
officials and their followers"
Pointing to the reasons for trans
| fcrrinE the forest service, which has
control of approximately 10000, 900
acres OF forests, to the department
| OF tho interior. Secretary Fan said:
The forests were originally In tho
| interior department, which has
/ charge Of lands, and should be there
/ now for the proper conduct of these
| reservations. The land on which the
/ public domain. The interior depart
| mcnt has control OF all the public do
! main with the exception Of that part
/ under the forest ser 5iCe and there Is
| no reason why that should be with
| held. As a matter of fact there are
| millions of acres in the forest service
| that have not tree. There are
| tracts so large that you can travel
for miles without seeing a tree, and
unless you carry wood a man would
| freeze to death because he could not
| collect enough wood to build a fire"
Want Grazing Fees,
The interested land, Secretary
Fall said, is rented out TO stock rails
ers for grazing purposes. An annual
fee of S2.60O,O00 is collected in this
way. THE forest service" continued
Mr.. Fall. wants the large grazing
fees that II collects annually from
| lands that have no trees upon them.
As long as it gets these good fees
| from cattlemen for grazing permits,
| issued on public lands, there is no
incentive to open the land for settle
| ment or for development of re-
sources. The policy is wrong. 1t is
| holding back development in Alaska
and will prevent that vast domain
from being developed for the benefit
of the people of the United States"
Alaska will stand still unless capt.
tai Is offered more attractive induce
ments TO develop the great natural
possessions OF the frozen territory
said Mr.. Fail. In addition TO his
move to get control OF the forest
service, so as to coordinate its func-
tions with the land duties OF the in
terror department, Mr.. Fall has a
plan TO create n revolving fund TO be
used by the secretary Of the interior
to build saw mills, paper factories
! smelters and railroads in Alaska.
"If l get this fund we propose to
throw open Alaska TO a vast develop
ment scheme which will protect the
Il government and start development
there on a sound and lasting basis"
said Mr.. Fall. THE enterprises
mines, smelters and railroads would
be run by the government until It is
assured that they are strong enough