WASHINGTON NEWS-LETTER
vaaled that amendmehts to be offer
ed next week by Delegate Bartlett
may not fare so well as did the a
nendraont to the Interior Bill.'This
bocamo apparent when the chairman
of the Agriculture subcommittee,
Congressman' Whitten of Mississippi,
replied in the affirmative to this
question put by Congressman Aber
nethy of the sane state: "Was it
not the purpose of that provision
in the basic law to encourage ex
ports from the mainland to go to
the territories to render a service
which could not be rendered by the
people who lived in the territor
ies?"
"I should sound a warning right
now," Delegate Rartlott stated this
week, "that it will not be‘ easy to
strike this section from the bill.
The hearings would indicate a
strong determination on the part of
the subcommittee to move ahead."
The report and the hearings on
the Agriculture appropriation bill
mentioned the differential, ‘but no
discussion was found in either doc
uments for the Interior Department.
,fIt is obvious," the Delegate de
clared, "that, as in the
drive to stop payment of the differ
ential to residents of a territory
working within that territory stems
from tho Puerto Rico situation,"
The Agriculture subcommittee report
stated: "One provision limits the
paying of a 25 percent differential
in territories of tho United States
to resident citizens of the contin
ental United States. Under exist
ing law, a native of Puerto Rico,
for instance, who is occupying a
regular classified position, re
ceives 25 percent more than an em
ployee performing the sane, duties
in the Unitod States. Evidence pre
sented to the committee indicates
that low-grade clerks in many cases
are receiving salaries in excess of
local business officials and pro
fessional men,"
A new danger has arisen to threat
en the cost-of-living allowances
paid to persons recruited within
the territories. It is rumored
that those sponsoring the inclusion
of tho language in the appropria*
tion bills, whether successful or
not, intend to present separate
legislation to Congress to accomp
lish their purpose.
STATEHOOD
Tho Alaska statohood bill approv
ed by the Senate Interior and In
sular Affairs Committoc early in
April was reported this week to the
GOVERNOR DELIVERS CITATION con'td.
for upon you degree likewise with
out precedent, Doctor of Political
Science, honoris causa*
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Valley Settler Office. •
Mrs. Beth Quick is now employed
in the egg-candling department, re
placing Mrs. Carol Stephan who is
planning a vacation outside this
summer•'
Senate with amendments and in the
form reported in detail in the Ap
ril 5 news-letter.
The general features of the bill
provide:
1. Authorization for the people r
of Alaska to elect delegates to the
constitutional convention 'on tho
basis of the 195° census for draft
ing of a state constitution; sub
mission of the constitution to tho
pcoplo for ratification; approval
of the proposed constitution by the
Congress, and election of state
officials, one representative and
two senators in tho United States
Congress.
2. Grant of approximately 23 mill
ion acres of land to the state, 20
million of which would be selected
by the state five years after its
admission, 200,000 granted from the
national forests, 200,000 for comm
unity and recreational purposes and
2,550,000 for internal improvements
including 500j°00 acres to the U
niversity of Alaska.
3» Transfer of control of the A
laska fishery and wildlife, except
those which are subject to interna
tional agreement, with half the
proceeds from the sale of tho fur
seals to go to the new state.
i|.. Protection to any lands or
I other property (including fishing
rights) the right or title to which
may be held by any Indians, Eskimos
cr Aleuts.
The report and tho bill as re
ported will soon be available for
distribution, and anyone who de
sires copies should write to Dele
gate Bartlett, 1029 House Office
Building, Washington, D.C•
The memorial poppy which the A
mcrican Legion Auxiliary asks you
to wear on Poppy Day was made by
hospitalized veterans to honor the
dead of two World Wars, and now Ko
rea. More than that, it’s the vet
erans' attempt to take care of
their own. So accept that poppy,
wear it proudly, help thorn to help
themselves.