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Show RED-TAPE METHODS ARRAIGNED BY LIE Secretary Sends His Report on Affairs in Alaska to Committee. MUST OPEN COUNTRY Cabinet Member Suggests That a Board Be Created to Control Resources. WASHINGTON, May 31.' ' Red-tape" Red-tape" methods in the administration of government affairs in Alaska were severely se-verely arraigued iu a report seut today by Secretary Lane of the interior department de-partment to Senator Pittman and Representative Rep-resentative Houston, chairman of the congressional committee on territories. The secretary urged the creation, of a development board of three members to have complete control of the natural resources re-sources of Alaska. It would take over the duties now exercised in the territory terri-tory -by the general land office, the for-J est service, the road commission, the bureau of mines, the bureau of educa-j tjon and the secretary of the interior,1 and a part of the work and authority' of the bureau of fisheries. Bills for the creation of boards or commissions to administer the government govern-ment of Alaska already introduced by Senator ChamberlaiD and Delegate Wickersbam are in general accord with the pluu recommended by Secretary Lane. Must Be Opened Up. "Practically ail the lauds and natural resources of 'Alaska," said the report, "are atill the property of the United States. L'utiJ now wu have only pro' tec ted these riches against monopoly and wate. and the most cumbersome depart de-part mentai machinery has suliiccd. tleretot'ore we have done little mure iu Alaska than keep a iew policemen stationed sta-tioned at eloscd doors to prevent the breaking aud entering. Now that we are to open the doors, we need more tnau a police force. Mineral and other resources must be opened to use; the lauds must be opened to sfttlmeut. There must be such administration ot the laws us will give prompt and ready a'sistanrc, unhampered by red tape and unnecessary delays to honest settlers, while protecting fully the rights of the nation against monopoly, lraud aud waste. Roads Are Needed. "We are to encourage the building' of iudurncs and commerce and the making mak-ing of farms and homes in the new ter-ntniv. ter-ntniv. To 'Jo this we mur-r plan and build syMems of rnndb and trails to connect thn railroad:, the seaports, towns and farms. We must plan the local lo-cal inn of towns and provide facilities for sottlemrnl . ''Tbeip must bp new and simple nia-i-hi per v for t lie successful work i ng ot:t of this pmt:ry m nr The new- pnh.-y is not to invite a few meu to exploit tlie ream of Alaska's riches, but to develop all the resources nml possibilities of Tlie territory hnrmnn Hustv fnr the be.-t in-teresfs in-teresfs of both the people who g" to AIhsKh ;md the peyp!,-. of the United St n t es v. h o 0 w u t ii i s great public d o-m o-m ;i i n . " Tli reindeer industrv. nov monopolize.! monopo-lize.! bv th native?-. "Mr. Kane loks upon a.- the begin Tiirg of a grriit in dust ry wh ich may have some h : r t o do with solving the meat su pply p! ob-lent ob-lent of the United Stntep. |