The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-17
ASKS INQUIRY INTO.
 ALASKA SCANDAL

WASHINGTON. July L.. After a secret consideration of the charge filed by Delegate Wickersham of Alaska tO the effect that Attorney General WiCkersham deliberately per mitted the statute of limitations to expire against the agents of the Alaska Syndicate who deflauded the government through perjury. the ju- dietary committee has decided to re port faVorably the resolution intro duced by Delegate Wickersham which provides for an investigation of Attorncy-General Wickersham.
 During the secret inquiry. Delegate Wickersham created sensation by producing q copy of atfidavitS which allege criminal acts upon the part of Captain Jarvis and J. E. Cayan- augh, assistant chief of the engineer corps of the United States army. in the Keystone Canyon affair
 Alfred Brooks, of the geological sur vey testified today in the Controller Bay affair as to the coal resources of that section and as to the war de partment's permits for the Construc- tion of trcStles and wharves.
 WASHINGTON. July l.. The Democratic leaders in congress say that the developments in the Key stone Canyon affair, as brought 10 light by Delegate Wickersham will end in the Impeachment If Attorney General Wickersham
 WASHINGTON, July 3:2o D. m When interviewed this after, noon as 10 the charges filed by Dele gate Wickersham. Attorney General Wickersham declared that the eases against the agents Cf the Alaska syn dicate through perjury had not fallen through. a. the statute of limitations had not expired in all of them, and that is is not improbable that the Department of Justice will begin criminal prosecution in number of he cases
 Charging that the department of justice has deliberately failed 10 in- stitute criminal prosecutions in sup port Cf which it had evidence; that it has waited a year and allowed the statute of limitation to run against such prosecution; that the Guggen- helm agents in Alaska have defraud- ed the government by collision and conspiracy. and are to be allowed to go Scot-tree. Delegate Wickersham of Alaska has started Cn the trail of Attorney General Wickersham.
 The Alaska delegate on May 24, 1910. transmitted 10 the Attorney General documents which purported to show that the government was de- frauded out of about $5O, 900 in contracts for coal fer Fort Liscum al Valdez and Fort Davis at Nome These frauds are alleged 10 have benefited the Guggenheim interests by the sum the government lost, and to have been perpetrated by Gusgenheim representatives.
 Wickersham Wants to Know.
 It was in April, 1908. that these contracts were made. The statute If limitation foreclosed prosecution three years later-in April. 1911. Judge Wickersham wants to know why when the facts were in posses sion of the department of justice, all action was delayed till it should become impossible
 To this end he has introduced
  resolution in the house. calling on the attorney general Co furnish the house copies of all the documents submitted to him. reports thereon by his agents. etc, in connection with the matter. On this resolution he proposes to make a speech just as soon as possible; and the promise is that it will be the hottest and most direct arraignment of admin istration relations with the Guggen- helms, that has yet been given pub licity.
 Saving Alaska" is getting to be one of the slogans of the hour
 Just ill the final hour of last sCs- sion, Congi ess provided fer a joint committee 10 go up into the cool atmosphere this sea- .