The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-18
ENGINEERS RESfNT { WICkERSHAM'S
 ATTACK ON THEM


 Letters received from ld,tarod say that miners and engineers In that section resent Delegate Wickersham's attack on mining professions in con- nectlon with his fight to prevent the revision of the mining laws. Posters have been put up at Flat, Discovery and Iditarod, reading ae follows
 Senator Shoots bill for a com mission to take steps toward O re- vision of the mining law of the United States was passed by the Senate January 12th A similar blll Is having rather Q hard time of it, however, in the Committee of Mines and Mining in the House of Repre- sentatives. Some members of that committee object to spending any money on such a thing as designing aood leelalatlon, while Mr. Wicker sham, the member from Alaska, op- poses the demand for mining law revision on the ground that the only parties that want 1t are the Ana conda Copper Mining Co.,, the Gug- genheims and what he pleased to characterize the Broadway Inter- ests" in general.
 It would follow from Mir. Wick ersham's charge that the mining and Metallurgical Society of Ameri- ca, the American Institute of Mining Engineers. the American Mining Con- gress, the Idaho State Mining Con. citation. numerous state and other mining organizations. the United States Bureau of Mlnes, the oeologl- cal Survey of the United stateo, the mining press of the United States Senator Shoot, Senator Thoomas Senator Walsh. and the Senate com mittee of Mines and Mining, also a majority of the commission appointed ! by President Roosevelt (to mention only a few of those engaged in the mining industry who want revision of the mining laws) are all inspired by the Anaconda Coper Mining com pany, the Guggenheims and the Broadway Interests"
 But why those "nigsero in the wood pile" should be going to SC much trouble to abollsh that mlser able old Apex Law depcnent say' not.
 This stunt of Mir. wickersham'i proves conclusively the old saying "The people like to be humbusged' and that unleso they arc extraordln arlly humbugged they don't get theli moneys worth. This slight of hanI performance must of necessity awart to Mir. wickersham for all time tn, distinction of being master of tho art. "Now you see It; now you don' and away she zoe, dolngs". Mos of us enjoy humbug, pay good money gladly to be humbugged for enter talnment It is usually the public who absorbs most of the joy. Blu this is a reversal. The comedian li taking all the joy at the expenoe O she audience. Pretty coarse jok' for the audience to take 1t goo' naturedly, Eh What2
 It must have taken quite chunl of inspiration to persuade an tho majorlties of the mining societies mentioned. the individuals, the U S. Bureau Of Mines, the Geological Survey, besides us honest miners 1T Alaska. We are generally pretty ob stinate about such matters as in splraticn.
 We'll, well. who would have though that a playful mule would ever hav' turned and kicked his master. Blu lie did, deliberately and hard. It dl' not only kick the master, (that Il you honest miner in Alaska). but h' rubbed lt in good and plenty by In slnuatlng various things which though perfectly legitimate do no sound good. lt always hurts wheI you are told that some other fellov ls leading you by the nose.
 What are you going to- do to hln when he comes for hls feed mex November?
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