The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-12

1.-The end OF tnelr TERM OF Office.
A third wire from Walker to
Angerman was read which stated
Mike Haas arrived says for you
not to come everything can be ar
ranged without travel and Mr..
Roden asked, why this sudden
changer"
Over Mr.. McCain's objection Haas
was asked to reply and said that
upon his arrival he found there
was not a great deal of time re-
naming and it looked as though
they might not be able to get
Angerman to Juneau and get him
back before his term expired.
Mr.. Roden said there was hard
| ly enough money in the office and
Haas replied that there was plenty
Mr.. Roden said possibly if the
office had no outstanding bills and
asked if they had any, Haas said
Maybe 1 did and maybe didn't
don't know
| Payroll Increase
Questioned as to why the payroll
of the office had been increased
from $3.50 to $1.400 month in
March, 1912, Haas said that was
when A. P. Walker was working for
the department. Haas said he was
trying to find people to employ be-
cause by June things reached the
peak here.
Mr.. Roden said; THE year be-
fore you got along without addi-
tional help" and Haas replied that
he had started in office after the
peak season and it wasn't neces-
sary to have extra help,
Mr.. Roden then asked, why in
1912, in October. it was necessary
to have extra help and Mr.. Haas
replied that the employees had re-
manned.
What did they do?" Mr.. Roden
asked, and Haas replied they did
any work there was to be done
Asked whether he could specify any
specific inspections made by the
inspectors at this time, Haas said
he could not, but that there were
many headaches in labor at this
time when men were dissatisfied
with the results of their work.
| How Come
! Senator Cochran asked what the
Department of Labor had to do
with such problems. Haas then
said. well, say three men worked
on boat and one was not salts
fled with the way the shares had
been divided. We would say We
would try to get them together"
Senator Cochran asked if wo-
man had gone to the Department
of Labor and said her husband
had beaten her up, would that be
the business Of the Department of
Labor. Haas replied that if he
could help he would try.
Mr.. Roden then said: There
weren't any fishermen quarrelling
in December were there?" Haas
stated: IF you want specific cases
you'll have to see the records"
Where are the records?" Roden
asked, and Haas said there should
be records.
Records Taken
Mr.. Mccain asked Mr.. Haas re-
garding the latters testimony that
he had removed records concerning
the Wage and Hour Division and
asked if they were accessible for
the committee and Haas said they
were available. Mccain. asked il
they we're the only records Haas
had taken from the office and
Haas said they were
There was considerable discus
sion regarding the Wage and Hour
Division and Haas brought out
that while he was Commissioner of
Labor, he acted as Wage and
Hour representative at a dollar a
year, that he was never paid.
Walkers Trip
Referring to A. P. Walkers trip
Ito the southern end of the divis-
ion just prior to the primary cleo
ton, Senator Cochran asked if
Haas was in Juneau at the time
Haas replied that he was and re-
membered the trip.
Senator Cochran asked if Mr.
Walker had gone to investigate la
Dor conditions, which i'll the COM
munities visited were primarily
concerned with fishing. Haas said
that there were lumber mills, a
shrimp cannery and other concerns
also, but admitted that fishing was
the primary interest. -
Asked why Walker had been sent
on the trip, Haas said he was to
ascertain what labor problems ex-
listed and acquaint the people with
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