The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-03-31
WORKERS ARE URGED FOR FEDERAL JOBS
Chamber of Com merce Transacts Im-
 portant Business

Employment of local labor and use of local supplies on Federal projects, defeat of propose d legislation that places small yes sels under the regulations of the United States Steamboat Inspec- ton Service and that forbids foreign craft from booking pas sengers between any American ports, and continuance of adequate appropriations for the activities or the United States Public Survey in Alaska, were advocated by reso- lutions adopted at the meeting in this city yesterday of tine Board of Directors of the Territorial Chamber of Commerce.
 Indorsed By National Body
 The action in connection with employment of local labor and use of local supplies on Federal pro- jects, resulted from the indorse- ment of a resolution adopted by the Western Division of the Unit ed States Chamber of Commerce at its recent meeting at Spokane, Wash. The resolution declares that officials of the United States gov ernrnent should include in all spec ifieations definite provisions re- quiring the hiring of local labor and the use of local materials in the communities in which the con- struction work is being undertak- en, price, quality and service be- ing equal,
 The Territorial Chamber aiSe indorsed a resolution adoEted by the Western Division of the Unit ed States Chamber requesting that "the United States government go on record in support of the pr'in- ciple that all supplies for the use of Federal departments and agen- cies be bought as far as possible on the basis of price delivered f. O. b. point of destination, price, quality and service being equal. ,
 Notice Sent to Washington
 Notice of the action of the Ter ritorial Chamber in these matters was sent the United States Cham Der of Commerce, Washington, D. c. and to Delegate in Congress James WickerSharn.
 The attitude of the Territorial Chamber in favor of keeping small boats free of Federal Steamboat Service regulations, and of per mitting foreign vessels operating through foreign waters to book passengers between American ports was defined in a resolution that approved action of similar nature taken by the various member Chambers of the Territorial or- ganization.
 From Delegate Wickershan was read a telegram in which he stated that he had placed before the proper Congressional commit tees the requests of Alaska against proposed legislation relative tc small and foreign boats.
 Oppose Cut In Survey Work Advocacy for adequate funds for the United States Public Ser vey was caused by information that Congress proposed to cut the usual allow wannce for Public Survey Work in Alaska. The Board of Directors of the Terri torial Chamber authorized Execu- tive Secretary M. s. Whittier tc send a telegram to Delegate Wick. ersham protesting against the cu' and urging him to exert his ef' forts to prevent it.
 From c. c. Arthur, Director o. the Bureau of Regulations of tht United States Shipping Board { letter was read explaining tht weight or measure measurement tariff of steamships operating il ] Alaskan waters. This letter wa in response to an investigation that is being made by the Terri tcrial chamber at the instance O. the Seward Chamber.
 Various Other Matters Other letters brought to the at. tenfion of the Board of Director,