The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-08

Wickersham campaign literature. ostensbly cir culated in bebaf of William Maloney, contains the fol lowing statement the record of Delegate Charles Sdlzer
 1st-He personally carried the fight against officials whose clear cut American ism prompts them to place loyalty to the peo- pie above party expediency.
 2nd-He aided in placing ip, high office the incompetent and unfit *.
 3rd-He gave his consent fos the amendment excepting Alaska from the operation of the fish bill, when needed the benefits given by that bill more than did any other citizens of the United States.
 4th-While externally wailing about Alas ka for Alaskans" and Home Rule,' he intro duced in Congress socalled Fisheries bill, which forever turns our fisheries over to the canneries and provides that the ing therefrom shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States
 5th-He opened the door in his alleged Home Rule Bill to renewal of the egalized liquor traffic, which door the people of Alaska have just shut with a bang. Fg
 eth-He introduced fake Home Rule" bill as a vote getter, when any fool knows that in the present time of stress Congress not consider the measure, and which has but little, if any, greater merit than present organic
 The facts are:
 l. He worked and successfully for Cover nor of Alaska, who would be progressive and tive in the interest of Territorial development, and for the removal of who had boasted that he would show them" that he could tear down much
  one in every way qualified to hold the office and against disqualified in nearly every way.
 2. The men he has aided in having appointed to office have been of high character and they have been making good.
 3. Pure buncome. There has been no fish bill passed by Congress- Delegate Sulzer has introduced a fish bill that would give the people of Alaska con- trol the fisheries
 4. Just plain, unvarnshed fasehood His bill does not give the canneries control of the fisheries It provides for fveyear leases of trap sites with op tions for renewals at fveyear periods unless the shall be amended by Congress the Territorial Legislature" It provides for that shall be paid into the Federal Treasury long the Federal Government shall pay for the execution of the pro- tective features of the law. The Territorial Legsla ture may amend this at any time
 5. Another plain unvarnished falsehood The bill provides for a continuation of prohibition in Alaska unless Congress should amend the law. Mir Sulzer stated to the House Committee Territories that this the intent of the law. and if there any doubt about the matter the is worded it is his desire to have it stated plainly that there be question.
 6. The Committee Territories is greatly in terested in Delegate Suzers effort secure full Territorial form of government for Alaska. Judge w. c. Houston. chairman of the committee on Territor. ies. who is firm believer in sefgovernment for the people of the Territories is taking lively in Delegate Suzers bill and there been least hearing the The bill introduced by Delegate Sulzer gives the Territory of Alaska the of home rule that other Territories have had except that it prohibits the Legislature from passing bill that would permit the sale of liquor It is not expected that the bill will at this session but it will make progress and will be in line for favor able action at the
 The Empire believes that the time has passed when falsehood will longer serve Judge Wickersham in Alaska. It believes the people of Alaska too well informed for such practices win anything