The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-27
SOCIAL BENEFIT
 FROM SECURITY PLAN OUTLINED
PWA Mon ey Ha 5 Be en Great Boon to Alaska,
 Delegate Tells Audience
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 and outstanding importance, with it's old age, annuity, and other pro- visions. for security in old age and in misfortune beyond the individ- uars control.
 Importance of Legislature
 The Delegate stressed the inn portance of the coming Territorial Legislature in relation to the na- tional social security act, because the Territorial Legislature will have to consider and pass legislation to gain for Alaskan citizens all the benefits of the National Social Security act.
 Some will say, There isn't any argument about this. Why talk so long about it?',' the Delegate said Tt is because the safety of the Social Securities act and every thing with it is in danger. I have in mind the issue of Time of Aug ust 3, 1886, in which is given an outline from Governor Landon's acceptance speech. The thing that struck me was what he says about the Social Securities Act. It is placed in quotes and I rely on it to be correct. Governor Landon said, With respect to the Social Securities-we shall amend the So- cial Securities Act to make it work able That is rather discouraging. We shall amend the Social Secur- ities Act to make it workable It is already workable. I find on care full inquiry that the old age assist ance feature of the act is workable in 31 States and the District of Columbia. find the unemployment compensation features are work ing in ten States and the District of Columbia, comprising most of the payrolls of the country, great industries are working under it. I find aid to the blind, and to de- pendent children is now working in 19 States and the District of Co., lumbia, so when any man, no mat ter how high or how praised he may be by vast number of busi- ness people, says it isn't workable and doesn't say any more I must come to the conclusion he intends to discard and emasculate it and throw it overheard.
 Is Working Now
 Tt isn't only in the nation we are faced with this danger, but here in the Territory because echoing what Governor Landon says, We are going to amend the Social Securities Act to make 1t workable the distinguished jurist, candidate for the position I hold, on the other ticket, said of the Social Securities Act, according to an issue of the Anchorage Daily Times, for August 19, 1896, It is unavoidable.
 T tell you it is working and could be made to work better, and there is no question about it. Why is it unavoidable? Not a single one of them said why. If they say it isn't workable let them say why. They are merely providing smoke screen to give them an opportunity to plunge a knife into the vitals Of the act.7
 PWA Benefits
 Again discussing the far flung benefits that the Territory has re- ceived from PwA, the Delegate told his attentive audience that Alaska received $4,432,0O0. This is "a very large amount he pointed out; is is larger for Alaska than the pro rata would be for the United States. Henalsoi pointed that this money was spent all over Alaska, and while he had asked for much more he felt the Territory was fortunate to get the above amount The Delegate said he had been over a great deal of Alaska during the past five weeks and everywhere evil dence was plainly visible of how use fully this money had been spent and the improvements are lasting ones contributing to the growth and development of the Territory. E
 Delegate Dimond pointed out that the opposition party has tried tc minimize the amount spent on roads He said maybe this was politics maybe it was smart politics, bui that he denied that it was the right kind of politics. M T have a letter in hand from Colonel Hackett, Assistant Admin istrator of the PWA," said Dele. gate Dfmond There is allotted tr Alaska in the last three years UT until July 3l, l936, for streets anc highways $l,852,1S1. Many inquiries have been propounded to me about the amount expended on roads. Vt have had regular appropria tior for roads outside of the nationa forests in the last three years o. $l,500,o0o. We have had the PWi appropriation $l,852, 900. That leave. out of consideration the sum O about $150,o0O which has been ap.