The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
SLIPPED Up on THE COLONEL.

Editor, about how we should take care
Of Alaska and Of how It happened
hat he eliminated $4,000 acres of land
valuable water front at Eyak and On
Valdez Arm-from the Chugach Forest
upon the advice of GARFIELD and Pin
chot. never dreaming for a moment
that the Guggenheims had any inten-
ton OF getting their fangs fixed into
II. AS in the case OF the Tennessee
Coal and Iron deal, he assumes entire
responsibility for the Guggenheim
transaction, because "a, the time the
Pliminations at Eyak and Valdez Arm
were made, no suggestion had been
made to me from any source. nor was
there any public knowledge that there
was the slightest danger OF the Gug-
genheim Syndicate. or any other syn
dieate obtaining control of Alaska. as
the Developments during the past
three wears have shown to he the case.
and as has been matter Of public
notoriety for at least two years"
Moreover, when these examinations
We're made. there was not a vestige Of
evidence 10 show that We should he
on our guard to prevent such mo-
nopoly as is now evidently threat
ened" If either Garfield or Pinchot
knew anything about the intentions IF
the Gugsenheims. neither told him
about it but in any event. it was Of
no possible consequence, because ~
that time nothing had developed "a
snow that they tthe Guggenheims)
mad become an exploiting syndicate
tending 10 establish monopoly-aside
from the fact that it had never been
suggested. 5 it has finceNbeen nroved
that they We're expecting to be tho
oeneheiaries of what has since been
declared TO be fraudulent transao-
ton The difference between clint
""'oh In one case and In the other
seefns TO NE to be sufficiently ohviopso
1t VIII be noted that this latter ref.
sFenee is pot shot al Taft, who told
about the $4,000 acres OF Alaskan lana
eliminated by The Colonel when no
was President.
'2od'3 look from The Colonel,
Present statement that the Guree,
helms slipped UP on hin, ;us, 80,
and Frick sl!pped nm an ~,
tennessee Coal and Iron affair and
u heN had only known how soft n.
vas doubtless other of the Yvna,c,,s
ana malefactors of great weal,h ,,,
9ave obtained Yet Other favors ,,a.n
Lin. As it was, he appeared -
iory good terms. for a wbjlo a, Joas.
turing his Administrations win .ora
81 the gang. as the letters Of nv no,u
hartman" and the unpaid accor,,s
various alad- stindry railroads ,.,s
seem to show However thar NAV 80
1t must be understood tba, ,,o ca
roller Bay business and ,ha t,,.a,.
Valdez Arm business do not sto,o
VII tours. and each case W. az
assured must be JUDGED on ,,s oa
merits, The Guggenheims ,,roa
pc securely planted on ,bo -.
reservation. having cot in ~.
oefore The Colonel realized tina, thov
we're in the syndicate business ana
ihey are so well fixed. IL would seen,
nat there is no way OF nrine them
without breaking the good fai,b 81
he Government which permitted than
20 get in when The Colonel onenod
5000 acres OF the public domain ar
50 much thereof as they could pee IN
their syndcating work. II, ts a,,
'erent at Controller Bav ~ o,,,-
ma Ryan ought 10 be watched rAa-
are about $4,000 acres Of tho e,,ra,
lated area at Controller raw o,,.
possible 1880 acres ,hat
.ao. ., eiSe on the
r-oe,a. 80 want out