The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-04-03
CHARGES
ARE DENOUNCED;
AUTHOR SOUGHT
Memorial Decries u n ju t
Criticism Of Alaskans by
Former Atty. General.

memorial declaring that Alaska
Is not the lawless, frontier country
depicted by former Attorney General
Stone in a statement given the press
of the country early last February
was introduced in both houses of
the Legislature today. 1t requests
that the name of the person who
gave Mr.. Stone the misinformation
which produced the statement be
made public so that he may be
branded from one end OF Alaska to
the other as the liar that he is"
Senator Dimond introduced it in
the Senate and Representative Muir
ray in the House. When Chief Clerk
finished reading the memorial a rip
pie of applause, led by Jensen, broke
out on the floor of the House Most
of the members joined in the hand
clapping, only few refraining
from it,
Cites Reported Statement.
The memorial saiq:
Your memorialists. the begisla-
ture of the Territory Of Alaska, do
most respectfully and earnestly rep
resent.
Whereas, on or about February
s, 1925. there appeard in many of
the newspapers of the Territory of
Alaska an article concerning eondi-
tions in Alaska with regard to crime
and to the enforcement of the law,
or the lack thereof, which article,
emitting headlines, as printed in the
Seward Daily Gateway, of Seward,
Alaska, Of issue e4-bruary s. 1923,
and printed in substantially the
same form in many others news
papers of Alaska, is as follows, to-
wit
(By Associated Press)
:" 'WASHINGTON, ID. C., Feb.
5.--Attorney General Stone has
started to study the situation
in Alaska with view of de-
termining plan to improve
law enforcement Mr.. Stone said
he had inquired far enough to
convince himself that Alaska
is a very bad spot. with no re-
spect for law enforcement" lie
said he was aware that frontier
conditions reflected the general
situation, but believes much
improvement could be accom-
plished.
THE Attorney General indi-
fba nanartmanf pipbt
send an agent to Alaska to OBJ
tain first-hand information. The
reports received indicate 'an
abundant supply of liquor is
finding its way into the Terri
tory, while salmon piracy Is in
creasing. He said that smaller
fishing concerns were suffering
tremendous losses by fish pi-
rates.
THE Attorney General con-
ferred with Delegate Dan Suth-
erland. but refused to divulge
the character of the informa-
ton given And
Based on False Information.
Whereas. the then Attorney Gen
eral of the United States, the Hon
orable Harlan Fiske Stone. so far al
known to your memorialists has
never been in the Territory of AL
aska, and can only have made Tho
statement attributed to him upon
false information given TO him by
persons claiming to have first hand
knowledge of conditions in the Ter
ritory of Alaska; and
Whereas. the people of Alaska
are generally of the same type anc
character as the people who reside
in the several States of the United
States, are devoted to the principles
of the Constitution of the unitet
States, and in time of stress. during
the World War. furnished in pro
portion to population, in men ant
money, at least as much to defend
and preserve the nation as any
State in the Union: and the people
of Alaska have respect for the laws
Of the land and seek to have nj
laws properly and adequately en-
forced, anu Inc laws ol AidShd, III
cluding all laws having relation tt
Intoxicating liquor and to the fish
ing industry. are at least as wei
enforced in Alaska as are the lawi
of the several States III such States
and
Informer Malicious Liar.
Whereas, in truth and in fact
there is no justification for th
statement that Alaska is a yer.
bad spot. with no respect for Law
enforcement no justification for tn
statement that AN abundant sup
lply' of liquor was finding its wa.
into the Territory, and no jnstitica
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