Show LEASE LAW SECRETARY FISHER BELIEVES THIS THI WOULD FURNISH TION OF ALASKA PROBLEM say says only Atler alternate nate to lea is absolute government ownership and operation of coal mine mines and transportation line lines valdez alaska secretary of the interior falter T fisher who has been investigating conditions with re lation to the coal lands situation in alaska declared on tuesday to a committee of valdez citizens that ho he bell believed eved the early enactment by con bress gress of a leasen leasing aw iw would afford the most satis satisfactory solution 0 of the problem he ile said however that he war not definitely committed to the plan mr fisher asserting that the only alternative to the leasing system was absolute government ownership and 0 operation De ration ot of the coal mines and trans por tallon tation lines del declaring laring that thi this aa was a step to which such a large part of tho nation was opposed that be he believed it scarcely practicable the leasing plan he said appeared to offer the probability of speedier speed lei relief to alaskans Ala whose most press ing need was the early delivery ol 01 coal for their domestic and industrial uses |