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official capacity. complied with his re-

= quest without giving me hearing
opportunity to disprove any Of II
statements made.
That their activity and prelude
against me cannot be taken into CO.
u sideration is shown clearly by the IA,
3 that Governor Strong was remove
: from office because he was not a cit
zen Of the United States. and becaus
: he had been masquerading for year
!. as an American when he was not
citizen. and that Captain Hunt has a
so been disenrolled as an officer @
the United States army because of hi
pernicious political activity.
Immediately af:erward tel exraphe
the Norwegian legation, asking for a
investigation Of the whole situatio
and forwarded all correspondence re
alive 20 the matter. In due time
received reply that the m after wa
being investigated and that the mat
ter OF reinstatement would rest en-
tirely with the Norwegian govern
ment, and that need not worry as
to the outcome.
And before closing as to this phase
of the political situation, wish to
state emphatically that am whole
heartedly and without reserve an Am
erican. stand solidly in support OF
the United States in the prosecution
OF the war and am prepared to 90 to
any extent that may be called upon
to do ny share in bringing victory to
the armies OF the United States and
our allies.
So much for the charges of pro-
Germanism and disloyalty.
To charge anyone with being dis.
loyal rr pro-German is serious mat.
ter and will NOT stoop to the meth.
DDS of my opponent, yet in view of the
ATTACKS made on me by him l will
bring TO the attention of the voters
his attitude on certain matters ana
let the loyal Americans brand him as
they may.
After the sinking Of the Lusitania
Mr.. Russell, the editor, owner and d.
rector of the juneau Dispatch, edi-
toriall;', said that the sinking OF the
Lusifania was justified, that America
had Nd right to find fault Tor Germany
had issued warning and the passen. !,
gers aboard had taken their own chan.
ces. Yet, President Wilson has de.
clared this act Of Germany to be a. !
murderous act. and without justifca.
lion uader international law. And in
MS statement he is backed by i
practically unanimous press Of the
United States, aad by the American
people generally. Yet Mr.. Russell
'aid that he would put in with the
laiser.
Again. On June 23rd, Of the same
ear, the Dispatch editorially com. ,
nente1 upon a speech made by Rep
esentative ALDER: Johnson of Wash. .
ngton in which that congressman said ;.
hat every American who went to fight y
the armies leagued against the ;,
aiser ought to lose his American cit. =
sensh!p. In those comments Mr.. Rus .
ell agreed with Congressman John. :
On and 1t is Of Interest that this same -.
congressman Johnson was virtually :
'ughed off the floor of the House of >,
representatives IN August, 1918, be. ;,
ause II his attitude toward the man !
over bill until even he was forced to :.
ote fer it as wanted by the admins. !.
alton.
There are numerous other Russell
1itorials. covering period Of several =,
ears in which he conducted himself :.
in manner that would have done :.
i'm credit in the eyes Of Mr.. Veirick. "
lie editor OF the "Fatherland" and rec. ;.
snized propaganda Of the Kaiser.
AS Mr. Russell was not nominated
gularly in the primaries it was nee.
sary for him t. circulate a nomin.
ing petition in order that his name -,
light appear on the official ballot. -
Ills ne and his supporters did, secur.
some two hundred signatures to
petition. He has now had printed
ID maintains that these two hundred
opie, many Of them the most rep.
able and representative of our citi-
ms, are supporting his candidacy.
lis liz an absolute and deliberate
sehdod, as some Of those signers -
We told me ami have told Mr.. Rus. -
u that they had no such intention -. -.
len they signe.l that petition. They VI
med 1t simply that his name might -
pear on the ballot, as they believed
1t al yone was entitled to be a can
late for election If he saw fit. 1t
also my veritable belief that some
the people who signed that petition
80, fearing that Mr. Russell, in his Al
wspaDer, might pursue toward them
same course re has toward others
o dared to oppose him.
Tow, putting aside personalities, and
ing up policies. 1t is my aim. il BE-
ctei as senator to represent this