The Nome nugget., 1927-04-23
cAFFNEY FLAYS POLITICAL BOSSES
 IN SPEECH
Many New Bills Introduce ed, Also New Comptroller
 Bill.
Especial Nugget correspon,ience).

JUNEAU April 22-Thomas Gafney, Repre- , sentative from the Second Division made speech against the Comptroller Measure last Saturday, which lasted hour and half and was the fea= ture of Saturdays session. Old timers in the Legslature like Joe Murray commenting on the address, said "It was the finest speech ever heard at any session of the Alaska Legislature" It was a logical masterly and sustained effort chock-ful of common sense, and times satirical. with pas sages of sympathetic understanding, and btngly critical when referred the interest exhibited by wickersham. and defiant of those who would use political prestige and influence to whip mem hers into line
 Another surprising feature of last Saturdays session was a surprisingly attack the Forest Service by Representative William l.. Paul of the First Division who spoke in favor of the Comptroller Bill. but who condemned the policy of the Forest Service which resulted Friday in the successful bid of the zellerbach Paper Corporation and their interests for five billion feet of timber in Southeastern Alaska, for the purpose of estab- fishing a gigantic pulp and paper manufacturing plant adjacent to Ketchikan requiring ultimate investment there of at least fifteen million dollars Paul bitterly denounced the Forest Services admin stration in Alaska He declared that the Zeller bach corporation have anything they want in Alaska. They can billion feet if they want it, to hold for hfty-hve years. He charged that the eventual outcome of this policy would be to sell oil all the Southeastern Alaska timber in immense tracts to the bs interests. and added. q am not for that kind of development" and nkened such enterprises to the Reserves system.
 On the contrary Gafney speaking against the Comptroller Bill. termed it "rainbow chasing, job creating legisation that contains . scintla of constructive thought. We will have to establish ofaces the plea of mis-cslled Home Rule for AL aska.' He cited wickersham's pamphlet and com pared 1t with Governor George A. Parks bennia, message to the Legislature at the opening of this session which he termed "the Governors significant warning against experiments in new and untried legislation" and declared 'The question resolves itseh into this Are going take the unstaked traii of Wickersham and Delegate Sutherland, which will lead into the shambes of over-taxaticn and drive out industry. we going to take tine well staked and we'll beaten trail of Governor Parks thu, Is surely, # slowly, going to bring Alaska the goal of full Territorial Government, and eventually Statehood. and which will keep the of the tax collector from decaptating the few industries have at present."
 In praise of Governor Parks message. MT. Ganney declared: "He warns against experimental lesisation. meaning. undoubtedly. msasures like the Comptroller Bill and others of like nature. His youthful and highly technical mind deals not in visionary projects but with cold realities He sees Alaska. her people and conditions q they arc from close up. and like the rugged mountains of this country. which God destned that he should preside over, he stands un-awed and unaltered in his sound convictions. not frightened by the political blissards that howl around his head"
 Reprssentative oahneys attitude on tho ds- velopment of the Southeastern Alaska Forest Re-