The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-25

Cold Bay district, the last TWO named
located in the Garculic River section.
bought that there would be no
question of issues arising, believing
hat Alaska's desire for legislation
we're so well known to make divi-
ion impossible. Sutherland's re-
ection of some of these desires, he
aid, had made the issues.
Can Get Legislation.
'If YOU want full Territorial form
# Government, control of your fish
.ries, your game, if you want the
abolition of long-distance bureau
cratic control and the establishment
of the Development Board, for the
love CT Heaven give me your votes
so that when | go back to Wash
ineton next November | will be
able to show that you people want
the things | am going to ask for
Alaska"
He said that Sutherland's claim
that Congress would not give Alaska
the right to control its fisheries
has no foundation. THE Demo-
cratic half of Congress" he declar-
ed, 'is pledged to give to us and
| am assured that there will be more
then enough extra support to it to
put it over
Defends His Record.
Delegate Grigsby defended his
record in connection with the Jones
Merchant Marine Bill. He read tele-
grams from William S. Greene,
Representative from Massachusetts
and Chairman of the House Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries Commit
tee; w. B. Bankhead, Alabama Rep
resentative; Edwin L. Davis, men,
her from Tennessee, and Champ
Clark, sustaining his contention
that he had actively opposed the
bill. He also called attention to the
fact that a signed brief which he
presented against the measure after
being refused permission to speak
against it appeared in The Empire
on June II, last.
Still Opposes 1t.
Sutherland and Rustgard, he said,
have been called off from their at
lacks on this bill because their at
titude is not consistent with the ma
tional policy of their party No
body can cal line off, he declared.
He said that his opposition is based
on the fact that it contains pro-
visions injurious to Alaska and the
fact that they were embodied in
bill representing a national policy
Of the Republican Party did no.
make them less injurious to the Ter
ritory. For this reason, he deciar-
ed he would continue in his opposi-
ton until the necessary modifica-
tons have been secured.
Delegate Grigsby again briefly
reviewed his record in Congress
which had extended over period of
one year He said tIat he had Sc
cured the passage of five laws for
Alaska and favorable report on
the sixth. He was assured ttat much
other Alaska legislation would be
considered next winter. He pre-
dicted that the Alaska Development
Board Bill would be passed by the
two houses CT Congress
Answers Rustgard's Attack.
The Delegate called attention to
the circular issued by John Rust
gard labelled Delegate Grigsby
Capitulated to the Seattle Steam
ship Trust" in which it was charg-
ed that he had not raised his voice
in opposition to the clause in the
Jones Bill that referred to Alaska
and was designed to prevent the
Canadian steamship lines from car
rying American freight from Can
adam railway terminals to Alaska
ports He said this circular had
been distributed behind him in MS
campaign, so that he would not
have an opportunity to answer 1t.
He showed that the charge was
false. and that Mr.. RustgarG knew
it was false. He attacked Rustgard
on his record. and declared he was
not fit to hold public office. nc
praised the common sense record OF
J. c. Murphy as Attorney-General
and urged people to support MIN
He predicted Mr.. Murphy's election
by a large majority.
Murphy Makes Brief Speech.
Attorney-Gene Murphy. candi-
date for reelection. made short
! talk before Delegate Grigsby
speech He declared that the office
of Attorney-General was neither
SPECTACULAR nor political. He said ii
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