The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-06-22

phrey came into the room with SEN
ator Jones. conferred a moment. and
departed, casting scornful glances to-
wards LaFollette, and refusing to
pause to hear what the Wisconsin
mem Der was saying.
Another Double Cross.
Apropos. when the railroad bill was
before the house committee on inter-
state commerce, Chairman Mann sent
an official note to Attorney General
Wickersham, asking him to send
some one to explain the meaning of
certain portions of the measure, which
had admittedly been drafted by
Wickersham and handed to Congress-
man Townsend for introduction. In
response to Mr.. Mann's request ap-
peared before the committee the gen.
eral counsel for the Seaboard Aid Line
railway; he informed the committee
that he was there at the instance of
Mr. Wickersham, and proceeded to
his explanation.
The official stenographically report
ed hearings of the committee contain
ed in the record of this incident. 1t
was commented upon at the time: and
that, together fifth many other like
incidents were excellent justification
for the belief that the railroad law
yers had altogether too much to 10
with the drafting of the original bill
which Mr.. Wickersham laid before
congress, and urged its adoption with
no amendments. Because the pro-
gressive members in both houses in
sisted upon amendments, they were
listed in the ''in bad' class. In short
they We're guilty Of party disloyalty."
Alaska Deal Looks Bad.
Washington has been shaken again
by disclosures appertaining to Alas
ka. District Attorney Boyce and
Marshal Sutherland Of the federal
court of Juneau have been dismissed
upon secret charges: John Rustgard
was nominated by the president for
the attorneyship and Herbert L.
Faulkner for marshal. The men
We're dismissed on the recommended
tin of Louis Shackelford, Alaskan
national committeeman. endorsed by
Governor Walter f. Clark. Boyce
ana sutherland came to Washington
having procured the holding IN Of
the confirmation of the new men at
the instance Of Senator Borah of Ida
no, member of the senate committee
| on judiciary
Evidence was laid before the sub
| committee that had charge of the
| matter that the Guggenheim- Nor
gan syndicate in Alaska had dictated
the removal of Boyce and Sutherland
| and the appointment of Rustgard an
| Faulkner; that the Guggenheims had
attempted to prevent Boyce and Suth-
erland from prosecuting Ed Hasey, a
Guggenheim employe. for killing two
men and wounding three others in
| october. 1907. when the Guggenheim
| OFFICIALS sent Hasey and others armed
with rifles to forcibly Dust q rival rail-
| road gang from Keystone canyon lust
north of Veldez
Hasey got eighteen months in Jail
for his two murders and three
woundings, and the Guggenheims
paid Hasey SIS a day for going to iail
and saying nothing" as Sutherland
testified Hssey told him.
Guggcnheims i'm Washington.
This and late disclosures in connec-
ton with the Ballnger- Pinchot con-
troversy have brought to light facts
bearing directly upon the politics of
NV StolC VI w dSIlllSlOn. A close
connection between Guggenheim in
terests and certain powerful politi-
clans in that state has been uncover
ed. Viewed from Washington CITY,
these disclosures are of intense con-
Germ to the people of the western
state. for it has been increasingly ap-
parent that the people there have
been represented-rather misrepre-
sented-by men who, instead of ow-
ing allegiance to the voters, owned
their places to the influence of the
Guggenheim-M Morgan syndicate which
has sought to loot Alaska"
1t would seem to be the part of wis
dom by voting folks in that state to
| consider rather carefully in the i'm
mediate future lest again they COM
mission men in various official capaci-
ties who are nothing less than SER
wants of the powerful trust which
has all but gobbled Alaska and all
most completed control of all rs-
sources there.