The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-29

could probably not be secured for such short tenure Territorial School Lands
 listed 1OOSSl7 of public school lands and Uni versty of Alaska school lands 11S4593 There is deficiency in these items of 2915 Under the Act Congress- if the Territory to obtain lands in lieu of this deficiency it will be necessary for the Legislature to create
 land board and specifically authorize to select the the su Jet lands lnasmuch the amount of school lands and de fcencies will increase as the program o rectangular surveys carried by the S. General Land Office it seems wise that provision be made for the Territory to protect its interest
 believe it unnecessary to create s.lare board for this purpose and suggest that exofco board composed of heads of Territorial departments now in existence be authorized and empowered to handle this matter Counties
 Over quarter million of dollars-$260 0O0-were ex- pended bounty payments in the last bennum wolves coyotes hair seals eagles The usefulness of these various bounes of damage done by the predators which bounes paid the effectiveness of the bounty method of as against some other method where extermination appears desrabe-these varyngy troversia issues. With large sum involved It would only that those who desire to expend these pubic should the burden of proof that these expen dres essential and the best method of dealing with the situation.
 eagles which the Territory has been paying bounty of $1oO have been protected by Federal statute It is now against the law to kill eagle anywhere in the United States except Alaska While Alaska exempted out of con- sderation for existing Territorial legislation would seem reasonable for to the direction of practice now established everywhere else and at least to cease paying a bounty this national bird.
 Twenty five thousand dollars appropriated for the last bennum Dolly Warden trout bountes There seems to be little question that quantities of rainbow trout tails and young salmon tails have been included in the trophies pres ented collection Further Dolly Warden trout ad mtedy predators stickeback which in turn de- sructive of The Fish and Widfe Service has to it's view that such expenditures are unwar raned unless and until careful research establishes their value However this is question for the Legislature to decide Meanwhile request has been made for funds to continue eagle and trout bountes.
 The matter treated fully in the current biennial report of the Territorial Board Budget signed by the Treasurer Auditor and Governor and commend this fuller treatment to attention good deal of the bounty leg sation in the past has been in part motvated by the Of bouncs It is think desirable not to confuse this issue with relief. Federal and Territorial appropriations are Permanent C0nciIiatOr for Alaska
 Every disputes between employer and employee which apparently could not be settled by discussion and ment have stopped the wheels of industry created unempoy ment interrupted the orderly flow of throughout communities When strikes have been called and after they have continued for time has been customary for both parties to the conflict to call upon the Concia send an arbitrator from the States Believing that Alaska entitled to ful-time official with these duties, both because of general objective to cease being considered and treated as appendage of unit down below, and because such official constantly on the job here would tend to speed settlement of industrial disputes requested and secured the fume services of such concator who beginning last spring stationed here and will so continue Every effort should be made to arrive at peaceful settle of industrial disputes because of the damage and cost to the entire community of the interruptions caused by strikes.
 Workmens Compensation Act
 In effort to improve industrial relations certain inherent that experience to have revealed in the Territorial Workmens Compensation Act ought to be 
 l. The existing law provides only in operations where five employees engaged It IS manlfesty hard worker who lose an eye to receive no compensation if there happen to be only four feowworkers fewer Complete coverage would elementary justice accept principle of compensation for injuries which assume all do.
 g. Coverage should also be extended to include Terri toral employees Federal employees protected by Federal law. Let's do much for our own.
 B. The present law requires that all disputed compen sation may settled only by compromise by suit in Settlement procedure should be simpfed in where relatively small involved By authorizing some existing Territorial official agency to assist in the collection of small claims where employers fail ably delay settlement rectfy occasional injustice the time avoid setting costly and cumbersome administrative machinery.
 A. Employers should be made accountable to some Ter rora board agency which reports should be made at regular intervals regarding the collection and of the called medical and disqualification fund.- to which employees contributed At present there is such accounting. l. 5. The clause in the existing Workmens Compensation law which provides that when fatality to person without dependents the payment of certain sum be made the Territory Ito be credited to the current appropriation for allowance to aged residents has been