The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-14
DEPUTY LABOR COM. CREATED
 BY MEASURE
Program Is Advanced for Good of Entire Terri-
 tory-Debaie Held
By JAMES HUTCHINSON

By JAMES HUTCHINSON
 The House passed TOT the second time this morning the bill to create deputy labor commissioner to try to develop an employer employee apprenticeship training program in the Territory.
 The vote was 13 to 0 on reconsid- eration of the measure on motion of Rep. Amelia Gundersen, Ketchi- kan Democrat.
 She explained that s,le moved for reconsideration because a House memper-Rep. Glen Franklin, Fair banks Democrat-did not get a chance to speak on the measure at the time it passed Friday.
 In opposing the measure today. Franklin told the House that "at Some point we have to begin to ad- init that proposals have good points but that we can't afford them now
 He sounded an admonition that tills already passed by the House carry appropriations totaling s1.- 232,00 and the education depart ment slipped up on a small item of g 2,000 900 in It's needs. This is at a time when we already are struggling over a $17,000.000 budget" Franklin admonished the House that the bill would provide for set ting up a new program when there !: is question about it's need. .'and once the size of any department is in !cressSd, you never get it down again"
 TRIED ONCE, FAILED He expressed the belief that Alas ka .is not industrialized enough to warrant setting up a territory-spon- sored apprentice training system. He said Juneau tried it once and failed to find sufficient need for it.
 Proponents of the measure said it would be worth more than the in- vestment ill it's educational benefits.
 The bill would provide for the deputy commissioner, with an addi- tionai Federal representative expect ed to help him, to try to coordinate apprentice training by employers It would not provide for the territory to conduct apprentice training itself.
 One of the most eloquent talks in behalf of the proposed program was by Rep. Percy Ipalook. Eskimo leg islator from Wales
 He expressed the belief 1t would open the way to train the people I represent. They have shown they can do skilled work If they are given training opportunity I think this would be good for them and good for the territory
 Rep. Marcus Jensen, Douglas Democrat, fired back that Ipalook was under misapprehension; that the bill wouldn't provide for anr teachers to go into any communi. for training people
 If this bill would set up teachers for vocational training" said Jen- sen, T would te for it.
 PROPOSES PROGRAM
 Rep Frank Angerman. Fairbanks Democrat, also spoke strongly for he bill. emphasizing that it doesn't 'end anyone anywhere to teach any one. It just proposes program Tor coordination of an employer rainee program.
 You have to choose a time to tart every good thing if you ever Ire going to do it." Angerman ar 'ued. Industry is not ready to start 'uch program by itself. The ex- 'ense is not great and the people 'f the territory will get it back fold Angerman said he ,ot his own start from a helpful 'mployer's training program.
 Rep. Andrew Hope. sitka Demo- rat who said he had had experi- nee with apprentice training in 'oat building, said in opposition: I'm afraid it would just set up going around telling thers what to do.7
 He said it probably would be all ight for an institution like the AL ska >railroad. but Le was skeptical bout the overall proposal
 The bill was the only one discussed t tke morning session.
 Voting for the bill were: Almquist, Anderson. Angerman. Beltz. Carl on, Conrig ht. Gundersen, both ohnsons. Ipalook, owen. Pollard nd McCutcheon.
 Votes against it were by Barnes, gan. Franklin. Hope. Jensen. Mis- ovich. Nolan, Rydeen and Taylor.