The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-23

| --AS 'SNSAS - VAC EhSt Ju0iNAa
Division of Alaska:
l, William Brit, candidate for sen
ator to the Territorial legislature
from RE First Judicial division of AL
aska ask YOU 20 read this statemen,
throuh 10 its conclusion, in order tina,
you may have tair knowledge of the
issues which are to be placed before
you and the men who seek your sui.
frage on election day. November S,
1918.
/ At the primaries held on Opril 30,
1918, was nominated on the regular
Democratic tickle: as candidate for
senator. incidentally 1 was nomin.
ated by the Republicans also, receiv-
ing a greater number of Republican
votes than any other candidate, but
did not deem ii proper to appear on
the ballot as the candidate Of both
parties and asked that my name be
placed on the ticket only as the Dem
ocra'ic candidate. My opponent, Ed.
C. Russell. did not have the man.
hood to appear as a candidate at the
primaries but preferred to receive the
nomination at ! Convention" held
IN Juneau at later date. It is a fact
which cannot be denied that Mr.. Rus.
sell %as nominated for senator when
there was no one else present at the
convention excep. himself and one
other nan; yet he has the holiness to
hold Himself out as the regular Re.
publican nominee.
Mr.. Russell has charged me with
disloyalty and nro-Germanism upon
two trounds; first, that a sign appears
on M drug store in Juneau. written !
N the German language, which saws
herman Drugstore; and the second, |
that as vice consul of Norway ad-
vised certain Norwegian citizens tina.
.ney we're entitled TO exemption under
ne draft laws OF the United States.
Both CT these statements have a Ger. /
ain amount OF truth in them. vet in
ne way they are used by Mr.. Russell |,
ney are absolute falsehoods.
IN me first place, many years ago.,
N the side of my drugstore 1 had
printed IN the Norwegian language, {
Norwegian Drugstore" also in the s
english language "Rexall store" and s
4 the German language, German 5
drugstore" These signs were printed {
N the side OF my store six years ago :
'nen America had nothing but the 7
lost friendly spirit toward Germany. {
efo7e the Unitei States realized the
had, diabolical schemes of a degener. Z
te monarch. These signs are so old v
Tat had not thought Of them at all. Ic
or DO l think that anyone in Juneau
1oug1t OF them until they were photo L
rap1ed by Mr.. Russell, and l main. q
an with great positiveness that the, Il
0 nor in any manner prove that l c
are or have had the slightest lean f
is coward pro-Germanism. That D
ign German drugstore" was placed s
M store al a time when every o
merican business man was putting 81
'rth IN effort not only to secure the S
erm1n trade but the trade OF every a
.ner nationality and was placed there b
: the purpose Of helping me In my
an little business, for that reason on. ii
AMI lot no other. c'
Nov, the next charge is that I am in
'o-Garman and disloyal because of So
e Information ! gave Norwegians as n;
their rights under the draft laws. W
the vice-consul of Norway | was fo
He'd upon to -all Norwegians what "
ey could do ard what they could 10
u DO under the draft. 1t was my be
ity- Ard these are the facts: m
shortly after the Unite States de. liz
ared that state of war existed be- fs
cen the Imperial German govern. oc
snt and the United States, receiy. M
instructions as vice consul of Nor. co
~ 10 have all Norwegian citizens in no
E FIRST and Third Judicial Divisions To-
sister at my Office. In compliance
sse instructions | gave notice pub
iy in the press. Pursuant to this
tice, some two hundred Norwegians
.is;ered at my Office also re.
we'd number Of letters from cit. a
ms o. Norway asking how they could in,
out their questionnaires, setting arr
IN claims for exemption. In every sis
re | gave them the Official informa. aa