The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-01
CHAMBER TAKES STAND AGAINST
 CHANCIN(, LAW
Opposes Change in Work men Compensation Act
 as Now Tn Existence

By unanimous vote the Cham Der of Commerce today adopted resolution opposing the repeal of the Alaska Workmen's Compensa- tion Act, or the enactment of Territorial Industrial Insurance Act. It based it's action on the ground that State monopolissic industrial insurance would put too heavy a burden on industry and business for it to be a benefit to either labor or capital.
 The resolution was presented by Chairman R. E. Robertson of the Legislative Committee. It takes a contrary position to that taken by the Hyder Chamber of Commerce in resolution passed June 4 and which the local Chamber was asked to endorse.
 Text of Kesolut;c
 The text of the resoluti pg ed by the local Chamber follows n full:
 Whereas, the Territor, of Ali aska has had in effect since 1915 workmen's compensation law the provisions of which have b en prov en by experience to De aIisfacl0ry to the majority of emp, legs and employees wnlle perm tn schee ules of conp per sutton sigl than those prov ided by either milar laws or ind, 5ttial msigancr ;ts O. most of the states, as. Tor tnce the maximum cnmpensat ay- able to an employee or hl ,a fly under the Alas a Viorkmer l- pensation law is $e,0a0 l to the maximum cenpanss the mining industi5 alit
 Washington State lnausslis ~ ,ance act of $4,000, mo
 Whereas, the Tt 'ritory ie ably, has so sparse pop i1 and so few industrie.. that mendous burden wouid be placad upon the people of the Territory by the enactment of a Territorial insurance act with its necessary attendant operation expenses that would have to be paid by the peo- pie and the industries of the Ter ritory either by direct payment into an insurance fund or indirect ly by taxes subsequently, diverted to that purpose; and
 Whereas, it is to the interest of the people of the Territory that the beneficient provisions of the present Workmens Compensation Act be continued in effect.
 Approves Present Law
 Nov, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Juneau Chamber of Com merce that it approves the present Alaska Workmen's Compensation Act and opposes not only the re- peal thereof but also the enact ment of any Territorial industrial insurance act, and that it urges the various Chambers of Commerce and other commercial organiza- tions, as well as the people of the Territory, to likewise oppose both the repeal thereof and the enact- ment of any Territorial industrial insurance act.
 Be It Further Resolved that copies of this resolution be trans mitted to the Hon. D. A. Suther- land, Delegate from Alaska, and to the Hon. Hiram Bingham, Chair man of the Committee on Terri tories of the U. s. Senate, and to the Hon. Charles F. Curry, Chair man of the Committee on Terri tories of the U. s. House of Rep resentatives, and to the various Chambers of Commerce and com mercial organizations, and that the Secretary write a letter to the Hyder, Alaska, Chamber of Com merce notifying that Chamber that this Chamber is unable to concur ] in it's resolution for the repeal of the Alaska Workmen's Compensa- ton Act and for the adoption of an industrial insurance act"