The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-17

get the Bureau of Forestry provide contract for the purchase of timber for pulp wood that would be accept able to those with the money to invest the industry That object had been attained when the depression on Then the demand for decreased and the develop ment of the pulp and paper business Canada had reached such proportions that the supply exceeded the demand and the price of paper reduced to such point that the business had become unproftable Since then all efort to interest capital in pulp and paper in Alaska have been futle This situation suggested the idea, which has bee advanced in various parts of the country that tariff be placed on imported paper high enough to restore the along that line have been difficult due to the circumstance that users of in the United States have been ing American employment However there is again a movement under way favor of protective tariff for poyment The Ketchkan Chamber of Commerce recently inaugurated campaign to bring pressure in favor of Alaska would long way in increasing the population Iof the Territory The pulp and paper business every it has been established has resulted in general deve opment and increased population of the sections where established. Pulp and paper manufacturers employ large numbers of people in the mills and in logging memorial urging the President and Congress to impose fT sao Of s0h aNp a9d WORK An Act passed by Congress approved April 16 1884 authorized the cooperation of the Federal Government and States and Territories in the education medical attention and relief of distress and social welfare of Indians The , terms of the law provide:
 That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby author zed his discretion to enter into contract contracts with State Territory having legal authority to do for the education medical attention agricultural assist ance and social welfare including relief of distress of Indians in such State Territory and to expend under such contract contracts appropriated by Con- for the education medical attention agricultural and social welfare including relief of distress of Indians in such State
 Sec g. That the Secretary of the Interior in mak ing any contract herein authorized with any State Territory may permit such State Territory utilize for the purposes of this Act existing school buildings, hos ptals and other facilities and all equipment therein appertaning thereto including livestock and other per terms and conditions as may be agreed their and , maintenance.
 
 authorized to perform and all acts and to make such rules and regulations, including minimum standards of service be and proper for the purpose of carrying the provision of this Act into effect Provided That such minimum standards of service not less than said contract contracts herein provided are executed"
 T committee from the Interior Department including representatives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been at work plans to this law into effect heartily it will be possible to get satisfactory arrangement for schools and welfare work in Alaska until there is con o Bureau of taves scheduled to visit Alaska Several dates have bee set 0r he % n ear to ase up @ cooperation under this law The last report that they Mr. Ryan and MT Gordon would be here about Decem lsentatves before attempting to work out plan of operation. M l The failure of the attempts to have conference makes it difficult to comment upon school and welfare work would like to submit plan to the Legislature. doubt will be- It might be feasible for the Legislature to authorize the Governor and Commissioner of Educa tion to represent the Territory in making arrangements with the Secretary of the Interior for the cooperation indicated in the Federal statute. Perhaps will know more before the adjournment of the Legislature; < I For the reason that favor the consolidation of welfare work to include both white people and Indian people, believe that the various Territorial welfare organizations ought to be handled by the organiza ltion. We have Old Age Allowances Mothers Pensions, Indgen Fund the Board of Chdrens Guardians and Fed era Relief and they should be carried out in such as to provide cooperation all along the line.
 Acting under authority of the last Legislature, the
  Child Welfare and the matters relating thereto This mittee consists of J. F. Mullen, Dr. H. C. DeVghne H. G. Watson, Mrs Frank A. Metcalf and Frank Booth You will have report from it. Its report deserves serious I sideraton by the Legislature. agree with it almost wholly. think the Legislature should consider but keep the in mind of consolidating all welfare work under one head as much as possible should take into con sideraon that Congress has authorized the transfer of Indian and welfare work to the Territory, with Federal cooperation in the The to arrange for a cooperative agreement with the Federal Government should be kept constantly in mind when considering phase of this subject.