The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-13
JUNEAU LEADER H0TLY ASSAILED
 BY SUTHERLAND
Faulkner Attacked by Wick ite Candidate Says He Is
 Not a Republican.

ANOe A~Sk|oAANi' Formally opning his campaign fo election as Delegate to Congress Dan A. Sutherland, candidate on tn Republican ticket, last night spok for about an hour and a half to ; fair sized crowd of Juneau peopl at the Coliseum theatre, touching cn various issues in the campaign Occupying the stage with MT Suth erland were Republican candidates of this Division for Terrisorial of fees and National Committeeman J. c. Mcbride.
 Attacks Faulkner.
 The speaker made savage attacl on H. L. Faulkner, for years one o1 the most prominent members of the local Republican organization whom he declared was in no sense a Re publican MT. Faulkner, he stated has been writing leteers to various Republicans throughout the Terri tory urging them to support Dele gate George G. Grigsby and Attor- ney General J. c. Murphy, Demo catic nominee for reelection Mir Faulkner he said, has asserted that the Democratic candidate is better man than he (Sutherland) and at tacking John Rustgard, Republican candidate for Attorney General That kind of man." he declared referring to MT. Faulkner, will De tolerated by no Republican organi- zation."
 Says Was Naturalized.
 Mir. Sutherland began his address by referring to his citizenship He was born in Cape Breton, he said and came to the United States wheE he was of school age, with his par ents. His home was in Essex, Mass, where he said he was naturalized He read from a certificate of nat uralization dated in 1898, a certified copy, he explained, the original being dated Oct. 3, 1890. Any fur ther biographical data. he said would be obtained by referring tC the back pages of the Juneau Elm pire
 He reviewed briefly his legisla- tive record, asserting that time hat proven him to be right on all mat ters in which he had taken a stand He admitted that he had voted against the wclf bounty bill in tht first Legislature but that the fol lowing session of the Legislature had justified his position.
 Believes in Bonus.
 He declared that he believed il the establishment of a Gold Bonus to stimulate the gold mining indus try. A bill for this purpose. ht said, was introduced in the last ses sion of Congress to which so mucf opposition had developed that it. passage might not be accomplished As representatives from WesterI States were supporting it, however he believed that the Delegate iron Alaska should also do so. The ricl placer deposits of Alaska, he declar ed, have been worked out and thu rich lodes largely worked, leaving mostly low grade ore.
 Pulp Industry Looming.
 The pulp industry, he prophesied would soon be one of importance tC he Territory. Concessions should | oe made, he said. by the Govern | ment SO that capital might be in | J,,ood to ipuact fraolV
 He declared he was also intereste, in the development of oil lands o the Territory. For 15 years, he said he has been looking to see some de velCpment in these fields but so ia las been disappointed. He is of tn opinion, he asserted, that the Gov ernment, should take a hand in thi matter, referring to the expenditur of $1,000,00 by the Navy Depart ment in the development of a coa field for naval purposes in Chicka loon, he declared that it would hay been better had that money bee spent in the oil fields
 Election of Officials.
 He declared that he stood for tn l alection of various government off ;ials including the Territorial Min Inspector, Treasurer, and Commis sioner of Education He likewis advocated the election of Alaska governor. He asserted that he be ieved that there would be no dit fculty in securing legislation fror Congress authorizing the latter. Tn appointment of these officials, h declared, is a relic of absolutism i Government. He also urged tn classification of United States Con missioners and the payment of ike salaries to them with increased jul sdiction in matters of civil action.
 Attacks Shipping Board. T Mir. Sutherland, reiterated hi assertion that the Territorial ShiI ping Board is responsible for tn failure of Juneau to secure a col storage plant. attempting to prov his statement by uuoting from