Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-08-03
CLASH CAUSED BY
ALASKA CHARGES
COMMITTEE NOT TO RECOMMEND
PROBING OF DELEGATES
ACCUSATIONS.
WICKERSHAMS MIX FREQUENTLY
VIII Report Resolution Calling on At.
torney-General for Papers.-Envoy
Admits He Offered to Serve
as Counsel to Guegenheim.


Washington, Aug FOLLOWING gen.
eral charges and denials between the
two Wickershams of the government
the attorney general and the delegate
from Alaska-the house committee on
judiciary decided that it had no power
70 do anything but report the evidence
% the house on Delegate Wickersham's
resolution calling on the attorney gen
pral to furnish all the papers and data
bearing on the alleged frauds in con-
pectlon with government coal con-
tracts.
The committee will not recommend
that the house investigate Delegate
understands charges that Attorney
Eeneral Wickersham had shielded and
protected alaska syndicate crimi-
halls"
In hearing enlivened with frequent
ind bitter clashes between the two
understands, it developed that the
delegate from Alaska had offered his
legal services in 1908 to the Guggen-
heim interests in the Northwestern
Commercial company for salary of
$4,000 a year and the maintenance of
office headquarters in Seattle.
Were you ever in the employ of the
Euggenheim interests?" asked Repre-
tentative Sterling, of Illinois.
Never" said Delegate Wickersham.
did they ever seek to employ you?"
Eyes said the delegate. stephen
Burch wrote to me in 1908 and asked
Il I would take a position as counsel
Tor the Northwestern Commercial COM
pany."
What did you say" asked Mr.,
Sterling.
His Offer ignored.
Il said I would take place as their
counsel for an annual salary of $4,000,
they to equip Offices in Seattle said
Mr.. Wickersham. Nothing more was
said about it and they employed other
attorneys. If they had paid me what
asked 1 would have been their attor-
ney and think that would have saved
them a whole lot of trouble
"How?" asked Representative Lit
Ileton, Of New York.
Through my advice to them to keep
lWay from criminal practices"
The Alaskan delegate renewed his
statements that the attorney general
bad shielded and protected breakers of
the law who represented the Guggen-
helm interests in Alaska. Members of
the Judiciary committee frequently
ealled upon him to prove statements
he made and in some cases challenged
The efficiency of his proof.
Attorney General Wickersham de-
clared that the Alaskan delegates
charges called for vigorous denial from
Ehe government officials
"He has seen fit to make charges
against me which it is his duty to
prove to this committee if he could
10 so,' said the attorney general,
land submit to the committee that
he has not proved his statements"
The Alaskan delegate repeatedly
criticized the officials of Alaska, said
The Guggenheims "owned the govern
ment" there and made general charges
pf the officials being Influenced by
hem.
Graft in Prisoners.
He sought to prove that United
States Marshall H. K. Love had ex-
korted money from his deputy mar
Bhals by making them, divide the
graft" contained in the profit from
boarding prisoners The government
Allows SO per day for each prisoner.
Attorney General Wickersham pro-
tuced two official reports to show that
the whole matter had been investi-
gated, and the system of taking profit
put of the prisoners per diem allow
lnce was fully recognized and con-
Idered form of "legalized graft"
1T was a bad practice and l abol-
Ehed it as soon as found out about
IT," said the attorney general, "but it
was not Illegal
Delegate Wickersham criticized the
attorney general because he had not
brought prosecutions on the Cunning
ham coal claims and the latter re-
torted that no proof had been fur
pished him upon which he could pro-
reed. The delegate declared every
body was against him in Alaska; that
the Taft administration had taken
away his official patronage, and that
The Guggenheim interests voted 800
railroad men illegally in Cordova to
pefeat him.
sToRM SWEEPS TEXAS TOWN.