ADVANTAGES JN BECOMING A’.
ST AT E Coivt, fron pp. 1
TThat advantages are there in beconing a
Stato?
From a defenso point of view it would bo
greatly to the advantage of military ini
stallations in Alaska to become a State,
Wc would then have tmo voted in the Senate
and sonoono who could speak for the needs
of the Army on equal basis with tho other
Senators. This would eliminate tho necess
ity of tho Commanding General of Alaska
having to nako a special trip to Uashing
ton for that purpose.
Another advantage of becoming a State,Mr.
Adwood pointed out, was that we r/ould be
put under the Federal Highway Act, and
would receive benefits under a dozen Acts
or more of which Agricultural assistance
is one.
In explaining why our D^Iogate has no
power under the present arrangement to
gain much recognition for Alaska, Mr, At
wood explained hot? each Senator and Repre
sentative is primarily interested in the
particular secion of the country which he
reproso'nts. He is responsible to his con
stituents for obtaining all the benefits
he can for his particular part of the U.S,
TJhilo the Alaska delegate is just as in£
terosted in Alaska as any Senator is in
his om state, what can he do ffhen all the
power ho has is that of asking. If some
Senator or Senators are broad enough to
let their vision travel bfeyond that- of, the
borders of their orm State, our delegate
nay be ablo to be heard. . .
This year the Military forces in Alaska
arc gottlng a lofrfed’~sun of.•noncy-'fof Have]
opnent of their installations here. This
money representatives the accumulation of
funds they should have had for the past
throe years. This area will'bcndfit from
the expenditure of about $67,000,000 of
that appropriation.
In'reviewing the opposition to Statehood,
Mr. Atwood said that nost opposition stern
fron absentto corporations who operate in
Alaska. Their opposition influences those
who nork for thon to a great extent and
spreads out to others who nay he connected
with then in business dealings#
In outlining tho prodoCure for the accom
plishment of Statohood, Mr# Atwood said ■’*
that Congress would have to first pass the
3'abling Act which would sot forth tho
conditions under which the Tnrritory coulc
becor.io a State. This would provide for a
Constitutional Con. vent ion which would be
elected and would draw up the now state
constitution; If Congress approved this
constitution, tho Territory could then bo
adnitted as a State to tho Union. Then the
election of state officials would follow.
"T^ero are still plenty of chances.for
Statohood to be defeated during those sev
eral stops,” Mr, Atwood stated.Con. pp, 4
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