Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-12-12 | Page 11 | Congress is Flayed by Governor of Alaska

CONGRESS IS FLAYED By GOVERNOR OF ALASKA Lade Lack ack of Intelligent Help Blocks Progress I. I W. W W. W Active There WA WASHINGTON Dec 12 Declaring that for lack of ot intelligent government assistance tho the truly great resources of ot Alaska must perforce lie in idleness Governor Thomas RIggs Jr In his annual report voiced a plea for tho the adoption b by tho the government of a more liberal Alaskan policy The report said lawlessness particularly that fomented by pro Ger mans I I. I W V. V. V W W. and Bolshevik elements was waa becoming a menace APPROPRIATIONS LOW Appropriations are aro placed at such a low figure as to preclude effectiveness rich mining regions are made unavailable for tor lack lick of transportation facilities fisheries fisheries fisheries fish fish- eries are threatened with exhaustion for tor lack of ot protection natives in time epidemics are allowed to die of ot disease and starvation and as a result of ot sign Verboten the tho governor said The people of Alaska ho he added hold holdout holdout holdout out their hands to Washington not as supplicants for tor bounty but In petition to be allowed to develop as were tho the Vestern Western Western West Vest ern territories now the tho great Western Vestern states RADICAL MENACE Referring to the menace of ot increasing radicalism In Alaska tho the report said Indications point to a continued Immigration Immigration immigration gration as tho the result of ot army demobilization I tion and the closing of ot wartime Industries Indus Indus- tries Alaska is receiving the extremes of ot tho the social scales On the one ono hand the fine young men of or the typo who developed the great Western states are becoming evident In Increasing numbers and on tho the other hand the I I. I W W. W W. alien enem enemy I and Bolshevik knowing the unprotected condition of ot the territory are arriving In force and making their presence known The great numbers of ot foreigners In Alaska who can hardly speak the tho English language language language lan lan- guage fall easy victims to the Insidious propaganda of ot the seditious agitator It It does not seem right that the tho recent honest honest honest hon hon- est majority should not re receive receive re- re full tUll protection at al INFLUENZA KILLED 1500 The governors governor s report deplored the actio actio ac- ac tio not congress In failing falling to appropriate money for tor the belief bellet of ot tho native population population lation during the recent severe outbreak of influenza in the Far North There were more than 1500 deaths chiefly among the natives Governor Riggs reported and conditions conditions conditions con con- in the interior of ot the country were beyond description The entire adult population population pop pOpe of many villages was wiped out the tho report stated and hundreds of ot children children children chil chil- dren starved or succumbed to cold Despite this serious situation said sald Governor Riggs a bill Introduced In the senate appropriating for Alaskan relief passed that body but failed in the house although at the same time congress congress congress con con- gress was considering appropriations of ot for the relief of ot the destitute In Europe and 1000 for fighting influenza Influenza in influenza In- In in the United States MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS Great credit credit was given the American navy and the Red fled Cross for voluntary as assistance assistance assistance as- as during the epidemic The re report report report re- re port Incorporated the following r recommendations recommendations com com- Reimbursement of ot the territory for money spent for the tho relief relict of ot natives Consolidation of ot all governmental g a au authority authority au- au u- u possible In the department of ot the Interior Removal of ot restrictions on export of or birch from public lands Establishment of ot a uniformed cons tabular tab tab- ular Assignment of naval or coast guard ships to continuous duty In Alaskan waters wa wa- Transfer of ot Jurisdiction over fisheries to th the tho territory A nce to farmers by loan of ot money I and cattle I. I Restoration of ot national forests to the public domin Appropriation for ML Mt McKinley National National National Na Na- park Increased telegraph service I Increased appropriation for work among natives I Increased appropriations for the protection protection protection pro pro- of game and the suppression of ot tho the liquor traffic Increased appropriation for the establishment establishment of ot aids to navigation Increased appropriations for coas coast surveys surveys sur sUr- veys Renewal of mall mail contract system for tor forthe forthe the delivery of mall mail