Warren C. Christianson, attorney at law Dan Doyl, secretary of the Central Labor Council.. William Olsen, area director, Alaska Native Service.. Patrick John Paul, Sr., grand president, Alaska Native Brother- Ralph Hall, president, Chamber of Commerce. Malcolm E. Hardy, professional forester, United States Forest Georger Anderson, Industrial Unity Council, 634 Grant Street_ _ Hon. George Beck, mayor of Ketchikan, Alaska. W. K. Boardman, manager, Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce.. J. E. Danielson, superintendent of schools, Ketchikan_ Arthur W. Greeley, regional forester, Alaska region of the United Hydaburg, Alaska, October 4, 1955: Summary of hearing- ΠΙ Ketchikan, Alaska, October 5, 1955: Robert E. Ellis, territorial senator from the first division, Oscar Erickson, Alaska Fishermen's Union, Ketchikan branch.. Mark Glover, territorial department of mines W. M. McCall, secretary, Fishermen's Allied Workers Union.... Frank M. Williams, fisherman.. Annette Island Reserve, Alaska, October 6, 1955: Summary of hearing.- 277 ALASKA, 1955 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1955 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TERRITORIAL AND INSULAR AFFAIRS Mrs. ProST. The Subcommittee on Territories and Insular Affairs will now come to order. We have 21⁄2 hours at our disposal this morning. I would like in opening the meeting to introduce to you the subcommittee members present. On my left is Congressman Utt, of California, next is Judge Chenoweth, of Colorado, then your own Delegate, Bob Bartlett. To his right is Congressman Sisk, of California. Traveling with us are three very able staff members. Here behind us is Dr. John Taylor, consultant for our subcommittee, and to my left at the end of the table is Sid McFarland, who is our full committee engineering consultant, and our very able reporter is Karl Veley. We also have with us Colonel Libby who is keeping us on schedule. We have now spent three most enjoyable and constructive weeks in the Territory of Alaska. But this committee has had little time to relax, to go sightseeing, or to otherwise participate in the pleasant social functions here. We have spent 67%1⁄2 hours in actual hearings. We have heard from 182 people, and we expect to increase that somewhat today. We are told, however, that we must be finished by 12 noon. Our able chairman, Mr. Leo O'Brien, found it necessary to leave from Juneau to return to his home in Albany, N. Y., last week. We are sorry because Mr. O'Brien is an Alaska enthusiast, and you can depend that he will be selling Alaska legislation to eastern Members of Congress when we all return to the session next January. This group, as you know, is a two-party group. We have 2 Republicans and 2 Democrats at this time with us. However, in committee work we do not indulge in party politics. We have a common desire to search into your problems, and we will assume a nonpartisan approach in attempting to solve them. Yesterday afternoon we viewed the site of the new pulp mill which, I understand, is a very fervent hope of this community. We, along with you, certainly hope that you will be able to induce that industry to locate in your community. I understand too, that hydro projects are something that are vital to this area. I might add that they are most important in my own State of Idaho. We have that great, deep Hells Canyon gorge on the Snake River, which I have been trying to get authorized since my election to Congress 3 years ago, so that we may develop our natural resources in Idaho. far overworked and overburdened and they are carrying a responsibility far in excess of what any human being should be expected to carry. This has resulted in unbelievably long delays before trials. I have seen young men and wome held in our Federal jails (which in some instances, are shocking and barbar places in which to be retained for long periods of time) in the same large bay or building as the case may be without any form of isolation from hardened criminals. It is indeed unfortunate that a juvenile must be placed in jail at all. But if the juvenile must be placed there we ought to bend every effort towards making the period of imprisonment, particularly that before trial, conducive to improving the situation rather than making it worse. Therefore, it would seem well for this committe to look into the Federal jail system in Alaska as well as taking steps to strengthen the Federal judicial system. URGES ENACTMENT S. 728, THE DELINQUENT CHILDREN'S ACT OF 1955 In conclusion I should like to state that I have received the subcommittee print of S. 728, which is a bill to provide for assistance to and cooperation with the States in strengthening and improving State and local programs for the diminution, control, and treatment of juvenile delinquency. I should like to offer my urgent appeal that this legislation, which I have read completely, be enacted into law at the earliest possible date. I join with those who believe that this is such an important national problem, that the Federal Government and the State and Territorial governments must cooperate in meeting the problem. This bill not only emphasizes the importance of strengthening and improving State and Territorial and local programs, but also provides some assistance from the Federal Government through the establishment of grants-in-aid, the forma tion of a Federal advisory council, provides funds for the training of persones employed, or preparing for employment in programs for the control and treatment of juvenile delinquency and provides for grants for special projects to develop and improve techniques and practices in the control and treatment of juvenile delinquency. This form of legislation should be enacted, by all means, and would be of immeasurable assistance to Alaska. (Whereupon, at 9:45 p. m., the subcommittee adjourned to reconvene at the call of the Chair.) INDEX Education: Dafoe, Don M., commissioner of education, Territory of Alaska_-. Elective Governor : American Legion, resolution of.. Page 297 185, 199 19 15 58 Banfield, Norman, legislative counsel, American Legion___. Fish and wildlife: Anderson, Al, executive director, Alaska Resources Development Anderson, C. L., director, Territorial department of fisheries, 236 250, 262 King, Leonard, president, Haines Business Council, Haines_. 125 101 Rhode, Clarence, area supervisor, Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart- 152, 162 Health and public welfare: Hayman, Charles, M. D., deputy commissioner of the Alaska Depart- 345 Morris, Marjorie, director, division of social service, Alaska Depart- Anderson, Al, executive director, Alaska Resources Development Cowling, Robert, boat harbor committee, Juneau Chamber of Dodd, J. C., Alaska Plywood Corp. and Columbia Lumber Co., Juneau__ Albrecht, C. Earl, M. D., Alaska Commissioner of Health, concerning 356 American Legion, resolution of--- 17 Banfield, Norman, legislative counsel, American Legion. 14 53 332 353 Mining and mineral resources: Anderson, Al, executive director, Alaska Resources Development Eastaugh, Fred, president, Alaska Chamber of Commerce--- 221, 230 85 |