Douglas Island news., 1921-05-20
CLAIMS WHISKEY
 BRIBED SENATOR'S
Ks,chikan Chronicle Says Mining Company Lobbyist Used Liquor
 to Good Advantage

of wbssey Changed Che Tax Law ot Alaska" chat made many sena- uona charges against throc of Che Territorial .cnator The article is as follows
 -s.x bo.r. %. wh.skoy imbibcd at Che hs, legislature played au im- ro-uut r.rt m Che history ot Alas El ler.sa.ar and Che cfect ol chem win bc uo. only Che headache cu- dmeI th. following morning for they have started an agitation chat ls going to cos, thef larger mining rome.r. thousands of dollars. rac SIX bottles ot vhskey have started such am aauuon chat Che r.l. legislature cannot hop but know rle true situation. as win the.r .. ueuu. so chat they win be ...I to mako moro proper and fair distribution ot Che taxation on He industries
 aLobbrs ur Che bis mining companies 0. Alaska won't to Juneau to attend t.e session. prepared co en- te-a.r r.er n ordcr to prevent a h.ehe- .1 being p'aeeI on mining And ..- Che revenue bu had been tar. .. they openly boas,ed chat .r had saved thc.r corpora uor. r ot thousands of dollars for TT. n.zt two years And they Hl. I.. uII bc only lor two rcars. am. ". reaction .s going Go be SO. -r... .Hat It r going t' cost them hundreds oi thousands of dollars in' ... ..I
 .WhHe working rear.ous.y for ...- corporate interests. they iii In ... orernlay choir hand ao badly .... .hc.r s.z bottles oI ab.tkey w.u nt. chem v.th a rate ot compound interest th1t would e.aiIen Che heart .. .rr sbyIc.k It Is the old story .. t.. mighty corporation grinding .... and over a.arN.-I uuaI ,here
 h- explosion trr- brings ruin down upon ie heaI
 r 1920 Che fisheries ot Alaska u.. .. Che operators approximately ..r millions ol dollar. During che. .-. .nr the Esrr..a.t corporation uH m. ChIctlror mna showed a r.t --.a. of t-.U-t.a n taxes One ..ue-es although losing ouch % . tremendous fortuna. paid about .a-.. times as much taxes The exact. r-a-.. m. uot au available In chat. an m. taxes had hat been collected uh.r tae territorial ar.lsurer.e re- DOT. was prepared
 r.. legislature i'm estimating .'a -...rr.. for Che years 1921 and 1929 despite tte figures t forth above a.et taxes on Che fisheries which win u.. Che Territory sg5TSoo. the. ways and moans committee cu-. M leaving virtually f2o0.1oo . ... uccfcI from aI other sources !
 Hnr tfe nas- fve years. two. u.r companies alone have shown a r ..oft a..ori.re to the.r own
 n. of f61.s-gIsf which uh... over and above S50.O0o nh.. .as exempt. on which they lar. paid [ per cont. or fsaS.-3t.st| And ..r t.. next two years ttev w.u. be assaI I'D pay a. Che same ufe oi| ' per cont vhIc che fisheries al-| though running at a loss win pay upwards of three times as much.
 "ThH situation vas brought to thc' attention of tbe legislature after Che. revenue b.u had passed Che house. SO. t..I Che only place that it could be. corrected would be In che senate or'
 conference.
 -.. a. the .enators were advised a. Y. n. aeis and some ot them prom .o remedy Che condition by. raising .re taz oa mines co iA per. cent nr m. profits iu ozcca Of. f-.". of any neror or corporation. Several senator. He-e openly .n fa-. frr or Che -.I.e and l.f uot hesitate et ar .o gay so.
 "rr.n un jumps the sx bottles of Hhsser "A lobbyist Invites Hrc. or Che seraio-s to h.s room Che Garuc1u hotel and Che quartet tha. night spcrt thc hours uuu Che. earl. morning ir reva'-y The next. day Her remembered thcIr kind to.t changed thc.r minds on the In- creased tnEs. on the wealthy ccrpo .re..l nvss on t1e vceIthy cor r7raroas and voted. against thc pro- posed amendment
 rtas was Che measure killed. Thus td those upright so'ons seu thcr souls for a low drinks of whIs- teg or possibly for some other good and valuable consideration. Who can sasf Thus d.d thcy permit two enormously wealthy corporations Go rur Che Territory without paying a just or rroporuoratc share ot the