The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-17

Ir a thTee-o "lumn editorial. written in unniistak able phraseology and idiom The Empire is accused of misrepresentation.
 The Empire is accused of printing untruth when it said that Delegate Sulzer played with the Democratic Congressional baseball in the game with the Republicans.
 The Empire is charged with misrepresentation because it said that Delegate Sulzer spoke in Con- gress the Rivers and Harbors bill and urged the Nome harbor improvement and otherwise discussed Alaska and the accusation is attempted to be justified by the statement that the Suzer speech consisted of a page and a half in the Congressional Record
 It is charged that Delegate Sulzer had nothing to do with eliminating assessment mining claims because the resolution introduced in the Senate by Shaffroth and managed in the House by Chairman Foster of the mining committee. It fur ther says that Delegate Suzer not in Washing when the measure was in conference and finally agreed upon because he had been granted an indefi nite of absence September 6th and The Empire is accused of misrepresentation in all these things.
 each and every instance cited by the Dispatch prove its charge of misrepresentation The Empire had spoken the truth in spirit and letter, and it is Dispatch that has been imposed and is mis- representing to its readers.
 Delegate Suzer not the original Democrat baseball team, but during the progress of the game is the with most baseball games many chang made, and among those sent into the con test was Delegate Sulzer, who, by the way attracted particular attention by being caught mapping off second base
 Delegate Sulzers speech printed in The Elm pire, and given it was delivered. It was a short but fine presentation of Alaskan needs
 Delegate Sulzer given an indefinite leave of absence from the House account of the death of his brother, John Suzer and the illness of his mother That printed in The Empire at the time But he returned to Washington and in fluentia in digging the sleeping measure for the elimination of assessment work mining claims out securing its passage through the House of Rep resentatives and getting the agreement by the confer ence of the Senate and House When he first went to work on the measure believed that it would have to go until the regular session in Decem- the previous agreement that legisa- except subjects would be considered at the extra session be said for Mir Sulzer however. that he at no time claimed that credit due to him. He did claim credit for originating the matter in the House Senate. He has not sought to deprive Senator Shaffroth Representative Eos ter or Taylor of any credit He simply caught the significance of the measure, and got into communi- cation with the people of Alaska When he discov- the people of Alaska desired the elimination of assessment work mining claims he went to work for the Sahffroth measure, urging its amendment however so that it would unnecessary for the claim owner make any proofs concerning war activi- ties Unlike his predecessor Delegate sulzer will work whether it bears his name not. He seeks results and cares little for the credit.
 Envy sometimes makes those in high places do peculiar things, but the newspaper readers of Alaska know all about the treachery of haftruths and they have the full of the palaver that covered three columns of Dispatch editorial space yesterday morning.