The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-20
CIRCULAR FALSE BOTH IN LETTER
 AND IN SPIRIT
So-CaIIed Committee Does Not Tell the Truth; and Shows Lack of Good
 Citizenship

The so-called resolutions purport. ing to have been passed by the Alas ka Labor Union of Juneau as they were set forth in a circular distrib. uted in Juneau yesterday evening arc NOT THE SAME AS WAS THE NOTICE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE EMPIRE. the publication of which was refused.
 The circular distributed last night alleged that The Empire had refused 10 print "resolutionsy which it said were as follows:
 (Mark the capitalized clause. Ii was not in the notice which was pre- sented to The Empire)
 Anyone engaged in the illegal sale or manufacture of intoxicating Ii. auors, are hereby notified to stop such sale and manufacture and live up to the Bone Dry Law of Alaska.
 we have passed resolutions to stop all violations of the Alaska Bone Dry Law, and have elected a commit tee who are determined to carry out these resolutions. WITH THE AID OF THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. The committee in charge have sufi- cient evidence on the sinners and bootleggers of Juneau, and any further attempt to violate the Dry Law will not be tolerated
 "Tesolutions were also passed for the suppression of all ganhling in Juneau. this pertains to aN games duty of the committee to see tha | this law is to be enforced
 Resolutions were also passed for those immoral profligats in the town, whose only means of support are the earnings of fallen women. should seek a more legal source of support and this organization will see tha, they do it.
 ALASKA LABOR UNION NO f..
 Committee:
 "B. R. SAWYER, Secretary,
 JAMES L. FOGARTY.
 "A H. FRANZEN,
 'L. DILLABAUGH"
 This notice was presented to Tho Empire Thursday by Arvid Franzen, and did not contain the clause with the aid of the Federal Authorities ' MT. Franzen was asked: How d. you propose to enforce the resolu tions."
 By force" he replied.
 Publication of the notice was re fused.
 Yesterday another committee, con sisting of James Fogarty and an other man, called on The Empire, and asked for the publication of the not ice, without the clause above referred to.
 MT. Fogarty was told that The Elm pire would not print as an advertise ment anything wherein the Alaska Labor Union or anyone else threat ened to perform in lawless man ner.
 Mir. Fogarty declared this notice was not a threat of lawlessness
 He was asked how it was propose1 to enforce the proposals of the notice
 By force, if necessary" he replied
 Publication was again refused.
 Remember, the clause, with the aid of the federal authorities, was not in the notice at that time.
 Mir. Fogarty asked The Empire to change the notice so that it would be acceptable to The Empire.
 He was told This is a signed not ice we shall not undertake to change ifs terms. Let the union or your committee change it and we will decide upon it's publication when we see it. If it is proper notice with ont any threat of lawlessness, it Will be printed"
 Mir. Fogarty was told that The Elm hire would not refuse to print any notice in which the Labor Union would agree to cooperate with con stituted authority
 Mir Fogarty then charged that The Empire was printing only one side of his strike.
 He was told that if he would pre- pare statement. setting forth his side of the case, it would printed. i' presented in printable and lawful words. without change or charge Neither MT. Fogarty nor any one else has presented statement to The Empire.
 Circular Is False in Letter and Spirit
 The circular, signed by B. R. Saw yer. James L. Fogarty, A. H. Franzen and L. Dillabaugh. was not only an exhibition of lack of good citizen shin, but it was. in spirit and letter FALSE!