The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-11
,CNa,inued from yesterd&y)

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 Wsea Riggs had become menace ta sae completion of the Government Rs5lroaf. through his incoI pets-cg- you appointed him Governor of Alas ss. no. withstanding his record at Ne nsaa- He appcinted Craaler Secretary ,e the Governor and the two ot them Ssy n the Executive Offices of Alaska with vour spprOval- As Governor it is R5zxs. n, 10 s.e 5hat Fhe laws enact sss for tAa District ,-e sn:o 1. snd t. -s,auE-e The faithful discharge of tLeir duties ev the officials appointed 10 administer them OF course. it is assumed there is mental reservation xf-b resp@eE 10 the enforcement of -ho<e laws which guard the s2ncsity Of the hallo. box from frauds and feloz- ;ss. when committed by Mir Riggs and his friends
 You should but possibly will noE, feel ha-ailiztsd when yoa contemplate this record ot yoar failure n Government Ownership and Operation ot Public Utilities. vour waste in Government Tuads and your responsibility for crimes against the yer. existence os The Government itself h she mean time. The Alaska Syndicate hss it's guaranteed Government monopoly Of Alaska copper. coal and transpoEta- .i;oz. Poor BalliEgsr was q Piker.
 Herewith yua will find eopy ot ny brief in the Alaska Investigation. Dock st Nos ss75-s L c. c. and the Petition for Rsaearing thsrein- You can no doaht get 2 copy Of Mfr. o. B. Rents report oz Aaska ra1e hearings. made on his entertaining ard personally co f.c- ed journey thither Iast year. $ 2 rep res=utz.ive ot tae Shipping B,srd. from thg- 5odv. do 20; have a cNfy. Also herewith B eopy ot the ptiosAj record ia thz al-<ka Contas. ca.e. which has been referred to hersi1. h conclusion. 'e facts seem 10 jus tity ne in reo s..-;rZ to you:
 ! (1} That yo1r ad~ iniss-ation e thz Government Rarroad has been q fail ure tarooga your izconpetercy and gettr uo'itical rzrtisansaiD.
 Cz) That Eo1 have ~astsd and nis- us@d the funds appropriated f,- con scrcctfon Of he rzilrozd. and ron are ao~ ready CT may be obliged 10 alan don the enterprise in disioin:asl c5u- ditior. 8 that is E useless as 2 thru line raTlroad az contemplated by Con gr=ss in the Railro4d Act- unl+-s tdzt 6ody shzll make further iaree aopro 2rszsiozz and gramt fur-her au,1or7za tioszs
 t3) That you have loTied and fixed nniuz, and unreasonable rates ore: the sho-t completed portions Of th,- read. 90 high a 10 be bgrdeasone on set .sers and miners and such a to pre- rent ss,tlement and deTelopmea. long tae line.
 (4) That you have aided and aasisted .ae Alasza Syndicate transportation corporations and those connected rith them ia uatqstiy boating their excessive freight rztss oa Ala=sa ship pers, and especially oTer ths GoTerr. us1s Ra;lroad, thsEsby driving popu- Lsoa og. os the region along the. road
 (5) That yoa have uuitornly failed and refused 10 assist in securing relief from unjust and unreasonable ratss izopos@d on Alaska shippers by the Alaska Steamship Co. and those asso- cizt@z with it, when ir was your duty zs administrator o{ government o~aer shin and operation Of Alaska trans yor4ztion, and when | was within your power and duty to give such as- ztsiznce.
 (s) That yol have approved their uniust and unreasonable control Of the terminal os The government railroad and compelled the shippers on the rzlroad to pay the same on your rail- road ~sybflls as advanced by the goT- egznent rsflrozd and collected On local waybillszt the rail delivery.
 (7) That you have draEa ths Alaska Engineering Commission and the em- Dloyes Of the road into petty partisan politics b the grea. injury Of the rail read fund and when they have com nlsted csiaaes against the coagressf ozai election laws. yo1 have approved and cozdozad their ofenses and sd vsnesd soaas of shs worst offenders to the highest offices in the territory.
 l5J Ton have so nismznaged ihs ad- rsfzis.rstio1 os the Alaska Coal Leas.. ing law !a the Bsr!zg River coal field ss ,o gvs tas Alaska Syndicate it's ioag dss..ed monopoly Of tia. field, Ti.h unlimited contro: ovsy tts selling 1s fFx<1