The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-19
Local Attorney Calls a Meeting To Roast the City Council, Petit
 and Harding.
OPPOSE POLICE POLICY
Attorney for VioIators of Law Outraged" by Convictions
 of Clients.

The mass meeting called to take place at the Coliseum Theatre to night will denounce the City Coun cil, it's police policy and Chiefof Police w. s. Harding and City Mag istrate E. w. Petit, if the plans of the promoters of the affair do not mscarry The meeting was insti gated by A. C. Young, a local attor ney with a penchant for agitation against officers of the law, and per Emery Valentine was consulted be fore the meeting was called and will have the charges in his pocked to produce at the proper time. It is understood that the meeting was called for the purpose of affording those who desire so an opportunity to attack the City Council, and the administration of the police depart ment This statement is made in spite of the circumstance that the printed matter advertising the meet ing intimates that it has been called by those who demand to know from Mayor Valentine if the charges against Harding are true" Manager Gross of the Coliseum Theatre has said that MT Young hired his theatre for the evening, and it is known that the latter is incensed against the pc lice because of it's activity in con nection with the prosecution of charges of violating laws against peo- pie for whom he has appeared in the criminal courts as attorney.
 WoIland Will Preside
 F. Wolland says he consented to preside at the meeting when asked to do so by J. H. Cobb. who has been Mayor Valentines attorney and co-political worker.
 MT. Wolland says he does not know what course the meeting will take, but expressed himself as dis pleased with the attitude of the City Council at it's last meeting.
 Council Has Nothing to do With
 Meeting
 Members of the City Council in- formed the Empire that: There is absolutely no connection between the demand of the Council on Emery Val entine to produce the charges. that he has said have been made to him against Chief-of-Police w. s. Harding and the yValentine-A. c. Young meeting that has been called to take place in the Coliseum theatre this evening. The Council has demanded that Mayor Valentine produce the charges to the Council where both those making them and those charged may have an opportunity to present their sworn evidence at a hearing where facts may be arrived at. The meeting at the Coliseum, contray tC the intimation in the printed matter was arranged by A. c. Young. an at torney, who is fighting the city ad ministration because some of his clients have been convicted and pun ished for violating laws and ordi municipal cleanliness and decency.'
 Cheney Will Not Speak
 "I knew nothing of the use of my name in connection with the mass meeting that will be held tonight un til my attention was called to the advertising this morning." said z. R Cheney. the well-known Juneau law yer. and former Democratic Nationa Committeeman. MT Young told mt a few days ago that he was goint to call such a meeting" continued Mir, Cheney, but neither he nor any one else asked me to speak. I shal not be among the speakers tonight. MT. Cheney said that he had alst been told by Mayor Valentine tha there was going to be mass meet ing. though the Mayor said that h. had had no part in arranging it. MT. Cheney says that any charge against any police or other officer should first be presented to the Cit Council where they may be proved o disproved.