The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-11

 government was perhaps little cum bersome; that there was a little too much circumlocution about it and little too much duplication. Now l have had the priviledge of coming to Alaska with the President, and my state of mind is one of inquiry. l have not closed my mind on any subject pertaining to my department in Alaska, nor to nay proposition or problem that you may present. have. of course, as everyone has, certain indefinite preconceived ideas of the administration of my depart ment in Alaska. but my mind is not closed on any question. I want to consult with those interested in the future of Alaska, those who live here and who know about it's prob lems at first hand and can tell me the practical course to pursue rather than to make mere theoretical sug- gestion The three members of the Cabinet who are with the President on this tour have more to do with the internal questions of the Alaskan government than any others, and that, I assume, was the reason why they were selected to accompany the President I believe we are all of an open mind; we want to hear from you what we may best do to fur ther the interests of Alaska"
 Looks For Complaints
 A desire to hear from people who had complaints to present on the administrative policies of the Depart ment of Agriculture was expressed by Secretary Wallace. In his in- troduction of the Secretary, Gov. Bone had said inasmuch as the Weather Bureau is in' his depart ment he was holding the Secretary responsible for the brand of weather that greeted the Presidential party
 In his short talk, Secretary Wal lace said:
 'I wondered whether I might be so fortunate as to escape this front porch campaign without some ref erence to the weather. For the bene- int of Governor Bone and of any others who may be of his opinion. I may say that the Weather Bureau has two functions. One of them is to claim credit for good weather, and the other is to record faithfully bad weather We have discharged the latter function today and we will hand down to posterty rec ord of this days rain which will be a true record.
 "As the President has said, and as Dr. Work has emphasized, I came not to talk so much as to see, to hear to learn, and to understand. Each of the three Departments rep resented here has certain definite responsibilities to you people. to Alaska and to all the people of the Upiiod States. The Department of Agriculture has supervision of the forests. It has the responsibility of trying tohelp you so far as possible sections suited to it. The Depart ment also has certain responsibili- ties with regard to your game and fur-earing animals. have heard much of red-tape in Alaska I have heard much of bureaucratic control and I want to learn the facts in re- gard to those suggestions. But if there is any complaint or any criti- cism concerning the manner in which the Department of Agriculture is conducting it's activities, I want to hear from the people who can pre- sent the complaint, and we will either give reason for our manner of ad- ministration or we will change it." Hoover AppIauded
 The applause which greeted Sec retary Hoover's appearance was one of the features of the occasion. He declared the trip is being made among other things to establish a personal contact with the people of the Territory The Secretary said:
 q am sorry that the Secretary of Agriculture preceded me for he seems 9.o have turned on even more rain. U detect in your kindly welcome the evidence of former association of mine with you al a time during the war when we sought your CO., operation in a great national effort and secured it. I also find in that note of welcome which you have given to the President and my col leagues an attitude of mind and a feeling on your part that we have come here with the hope of per forming a useful service for you. We have come, indeed. in the hope that we may learn more of the problems of Alaska. the problems of the human element. It is not diff cult to determine matters of science and methods of handling great en- terprises, hut 1t is infinitely diff cult to determine questions affecting human relationships to the Govern ment. and also affecting the devel- opment of our natural resources. It fs fin that light that we wish to get in contact with you and for that purpose that we have come. thank you for your greeting" Gillette Promises Aid
 Hon. Frederick H. Gillett, Speak <.f t.n nf nkn<