The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 8, 1938, Page 8

HOPE EXPRESSED BY O'CONNOR IN il T | | | | LABOR DISPUTE | ’ Bl i | SOURCE OF REVENUE i 5 F et R v Chamber Passes Resolu- e GEnEnicy . . % I koD P | MINING tion Endorsing Action of g B AL o Acting Gov. Griffin | || | B3 rur ucenseare mx T | . ‘ | AUTOMOBILES (Continuea trum Page One o | HEER e LIATBR 3 S ] NORMAL Commerce, that action of Act- * | }FEDERAL ing Governor Griffin ar he — j\ | EMERGENCY | ALUPCATIONS v;v ts made in his telegram in G o L PRSI 7 | sressman Buckley be approv- s { L2 4 ed, and that the Juneau Chamber R gy [Source o /,\ ;7V i of Commerce represent to the Presi T T 7 i the United States, to Con- M iy 7] sl Naat ¥ and to the dep: ts of the = | ) tates government concern- 000 «| ed in the administration of the af- L e Territory ; = ;’ 1 the resources of Alask ! at the present time are its mine b and fisheries, and that employment o in the industries of mi and fish- ! ing is seasonal and furnishes em- L2 ployment on an average of less than Fi half of each year. That the fisheries / : are probably already over-developed. , K and that there is no such increas-! BB ) ed development in the mining in- i dustry as to necessitate the impor- | [ tation of laborers from the states g or other countries, and that the | need of the Territory at the present B time in the mining industry is for | capital and not labor 2¢ | 1930 (2) That Amska has received | ) S S ok ARSI EANNING SCOURET: TERRITORY OF ALASKA much harmful publicity in the past two or three years from uninformed persons and from unreliable sources which has brought to the Territory thousands of men seeking employ- ment for whom no employment available, and many of whom have become a public charge, necessitat- ing expenditures for relief far be- yond the Territory's ability. That practically every one of the incorp- orated towns in Alaska, and part- icularly every one on the seacoast is now overrun with destitute men who have come here seeking em- ployment, who do not belong in the Territory and who have not suffi- cient means to return to the states (3) That while Alaska may have potential resources in mining, which are undeveloped, the development of the same will be slow and will re- quire large investments of capital and that the present labor supply probably far excee the greatest demand for labor which could po sibly be created in the next ten ars, even if capital were readily available; %(4) That several articles have been written for magazines with national circulation by writers who have ecither disregarded the facts or who ( THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 1938. (,ruplm al Studies of Territorial Administration, Basic Industrws 'SARFF HUNTING first of of graphs prepared by the staff of the Alaska Planning Coun dealing with the and fiscal affairs of the Teri tery. Others will appear in later issues of The Empire. It is the first study of its kind ever to have been made in Alaska and gives a picture of government and of industries based on min- erals, fish and wild life never before made available. Most of the graphs are plotted accumu- ively, showing the individual values in subsequent st of different shading as explained in the legends.—Ed. Note) (This is the a series administrative TREASURY RECEIPTS This is the first step in the bre: down of Territorial receipts. Since of Commerce, to all other Chambers of Commerce in the Territory, to the President of the United States, to the Governor of Alaska, to the Secretary of Agriculture, to the S are ignorant of conditions in the|T€tary of the Interior, to the Chair- erritory—such articles as that|™Man of the Committee on Territor- ich 4tipeased...aommonding ies of the United States Senate, to| 2 of the Cosmopolitan Maga- for December 1938, entitled, C pportunity—Hot or Cold,” written H. Hillshire. Even though i in that article that any person planning to come to A a | | to seek work or an opportunity tol* make a living should have a round- tuip ticket and a thousand dollars capital, sdll the general effect the whole article is that Alaska pr sents a great opportunity for em- ployment; (5) That the Territory has neces- sarily a limited revenue. That have about reached the limit, that it is in no position to absorb any increased population of any kind, and that there are already thousand men and many s in the Territory who do not | belong here, who have been here a short period of time seeking employ- ment or an opportunity to make a living and who have been induced to come to the Territory through unfavorable and misleading public- jty. That most of these are a charge upon the Territory, with its limited resources; (66) That most of the unemploy- ed who are now a charge upon the Territory and who do not belong of here, but who belong in different states of the union should have transportation provided for them by the federal government back to their homes or the places from which they came; (T That the President of the| Dnited States, Congress and th the ad- heads of the departments of ~ government connected with the ministration of the affairs of the Territory be urged to take some steps immediately to prevent any further influx of men and their families to the Territory, and that they be urged to bring to the at- tention of the country that Alaska; needs capital and not labor, and that any further influx of persons without means will result in suff- Uring to such persons and a burden on the people already in the Terri- | tory which will be beyond their power to bear; * (8) That copies of this Resolution Be sent to the Territorial Chamber | House the Chairman of the Committee on | Territories of the House of Repre- | sentatives, to the Speaker of the| of Representatives of the| Territory of Alaska and to the Presi- | dent of the Senate of Alaska, to Dr. Ernest L. Gruening, Director of Div- ision of Territories and Island Pos- scssions; and to Delegate Anthony | A copy of the Jetter dent reads The President, White House, Washington, D. C. ; Dear Sir On November 26th last Acting Governor E. W, Griffin received a telegram from Congressman Charles A. Buckley of New York asking his| cocperation in evolving a plan for the settlement in Alaska of politi- cal refugees from Europe. On November 28th Acting Gover-/ nor Griffin telegraphed Congres man Buckley as follows: “Even though Alaska is a large Territory, 90 percent of the em- ployment is confined to mining and fishing, both of which are seasonal, | providing employment for only six| months of the year. Pr opment through not absorb the influx of unemployed from the States now here and,fed- eral funds are required to supple- ment the Territory in development work which is slow. There, as much s we would like to help in the dis- tressing situation we cannot see how we could add to our already heavy unemployment problems.” The suggestions of Congressman Buckley has focused the attention of all the people of Alaska upon the already grave and serious problem of caring for thousands of unem- ployed persons and their families who have come to Alaska within the past two years seeking a living, and for whom no work is available. The incorporated towns in Alaska | where these persons are congregat- ed—as there are no other places where they can obtain shelter—are utterly unable to provide for them. to the Presi- | | | the sent devel- | k of capital can- | TREASURY RECEIPTS 1917 - 1937 [it also includes receipts from Fed- | sult from decreased production and | eral emergency funds, it should not| not from lower tax rates. They be confused with graph A.4. com-| would not necessarily mean declin- | prised solely of tax receipts. ing values, because the tax on ht definite sources are shown, |and a ninth, “B Miscellaneous,” is made up of minor revenues, each too | insignificant to show in graphical | arrangements of this nature | At the base are the taxes collect- |ed from the fisheries industries of |all kinds and including fishermen'’s licenses. Any change in this sec- tion of the diagram will necessar- ily 1se a corresponding fluctua- in every other strip on it, even gh there may be no actual nge in the amounts from the | other sources, nerally, there has been a steady in the receipts from the Any declines noted, as will disclosed later in this ,study, re- be destitution have long since b hausted, and already the $25,000.00 has been borrowed upon the personal credit of individual members of the Territorial Welfare Board, and this will not be nearly sufficient. The head of the Welfare Board has deferred drawing any salary for several months in order that the money may be used for re- lief Aldsk:l can take care of its own needy, but most destitute persons of thousands now here are trans- ients and not residents of the Ter: ‘ory. They have come here within the past twelve months seeking work. They belong in the States The matter of their relief, there- fore, should be the task of the feder- een ex- sum of {al government. There is enclosed herewith a res- clution passed today by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. We under- stand similar action will be taken by all other Chambers of Commerce in the Territory, so widespread is theyfeeling of helplessness 1n dealing with relief of the outsiders flocking to the Territory. We respecifully urge immediate consideration of this matter, and most respectfully request that you refer it to the appropriate depart- ment with instructions to make available at once some government vessel in order that residents of the States who are now stranded here | may be taken back to their homes; | and we further respectfully request that you call this matter to the at- tention of Congress as soon as it convenes, with the request that a special appropriation of $50,000.00 be made at once to reimburse the Territory for funds already expend-| ed for relief of outsiders. | We are sending copies of the en-' closed resolution and of this letter to the Chairman of the Committees on Territories of the House and Sen- ate, to the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, and to Delegate | Anthony J. Dimond. 'BIRD SQUADS ROLL | AT ELKS TONIGHT | Feathered League teams roll on the Elks Alleys tonight with three matches scheduled. Ducks roll Ospreys, Frigates the | Spencer canned salmon, the most important factor in fisheries revenues, is based on volume rather than value of pro- duction. Mining receipts snown in the sec- ond strip declined gradually from 1619 to 1933, inclusive, and have shown a gradual increase to the end of the period Receipts from fur licenses and pelt taxes, are shown from 1921 to 1 this schedule ending in th latter year. Receipts from automobile licenses show a consistently steady growth Repeal of National Prohibition and the Alaska Bone Dry Law is reflected in receipts from beer, wines and liquor which begin in 1933 and 'LOCKHEED TRIP MADE | TODAY TO LISIANSKI Kt Alaska Air ru.ummn made one b today, taking three to Hoonzh | Pelican and brought in two Hoonah, Shell Simmons fly- | the Lockheed i Bertha Tiber and A. W. l)u\xglav\‘ went to Hoonah and Mrs. Tom Els- | wick to Pelican | A. W. Douglas and Art Keyes w-\ turned from Hoonah | tr fr fr - lIGHTHOb)E TENDER CEDAR VISITS HERE| The Lighthouse tender Cedar docked in Juneau this afternoon for | supplies on its way out to Cape| to service that station, weather permitting. This morning, at Taku Harbor, a | buoy was replaced that had floated away-—which buoy, incidently, the Lighthouse Service still hunting Captain Leadbetter said he hoped to get away early tomorrow morn- ing. KED LABEL, 8 years old. BLACK LABEL, 12 year- old. Eagles and Condors the Teals. D The funds appropriated by the last Territorial legislature for relief of Today’s News Today.—Emblre. Both 56.8 proof. —— e mt— have steadily Receipts from Federal sources in- | passing Territorial treasury, | time. clude all Federal through the increased since monies both normal and emergency. Normal Federal r the Ala funds for ka ipts embrac University. school money from the Aln%ka Fund | National Forest receipts, ete carried as Miscellanéous. Emer- which | ant beside himself was Lyle FATALITY NOW NEARING JURY Case Expedled fo Be Com- | pleted This Afternoon- | Defendant Telis Story With the taking of testimony com- pleted at 3 o'clock this afternoon and arguments limited to 30 min- utes for each side, the Ernest Sarff careless use of firearms case was expected to go to the jury late this afaernoon. Sarff is being tried as the outgrowth of the fatal shooting of James Altier near Petersburg last Armistice Day | sarff, on the stand in his own de- fense, said he and Altier had gone hunting together. About an hour | and a half previous to the tragedy | they had separated. The defendant said Altier was carrying a pair of deer horns which had been de- tached frem the body of a deer and | that he (Sarff)) saw only the horns when he fired thinking it was a deer He said he didn’t know he shot hi; companion until he got to the scene. | Altier told him, Sarff said, “you've { shot me, Ernie,” and then Sarff said | he plugged the wound with a hand- | kerchief and at Altier's request took the latter’s ax and started for the beach, blazing a trail as he went | so that it would be easy to find the | way back. He said he made it to the | beach in about an hour and there | encountered Olaf Nelson and ob- tained help. Altier died before he that | could be taken into a hospital in Petersburg. Sarff contended the shooting was purely accidental and that he shot lhll\klng it was a deer. He said there had been no other shooting so that e killed Altier. The only witness for the defend- Hebert, ! who appeared as a character wit- are gency receipts include both work |Dess. Sarff is widely known in Pet- and direct relief funds. ersburg where he is employed by | the Trading Union. Under Miscellaneous are also to| 5 § be found business and professional,| The government rested its case nheritance, sales profits and in- |at noon today after calling as wit- iFants fasay. revanta thom mis. |mesies *Olat Nelstn, Dr, Josspi O, cellaneous technical boards, es- |Rude, Chris Christenson and Louis cheated estates and certain fees. |G McDonald, all of Petersburg The jury, selection of which was Tt should be noted that this graph completed late yesterday afternoon, shows receipts for the years in £ yestone which they were collected and not ‘"t\lludtslmf :h:::]mn e when they were earned. Mrs. Inez Hogins, : bt e bl ___ |Edwards, Rex A. Hermann, Mrs e Esther Sommers, Edwin Suiton, e b S LS Mrs. John Turner, Minard Mill The Rev. Edward C. Budde ar- |y Nellie Kirkpatrick, Steve Vuko- rived in Juneau on the Northland |vich Robert D. 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