The Alaska daily empire., 1926-06-05
Recess Appointments No t
Necessary for Reed, Shoup
and Richie, Claim.
GREAT LOBBIES FIGHT
THEIR CONFIRMATION
Anti-Saloon League, DR.. Will
son and Others Resist
Statement of Wilson.

Pending any further action by
President Coolidge in the Alaska
nominations matter. Judge r. NJ.
Reed, e. f. Ritchie and u. S. At
torney A. G.. Shoup will continue in
their respective offices. AS no
nominations for their offices are
pending before the Senate, and the
President indicated there would be
none before the December session.
local attorneys agree generally that
it will not even be necessary for
the President to give the present of
ficials recess appointments.
AS it is viewed locally, recess ap-
pointments would only be necessary
in case it was decided to appoint
someone else, or possibly if there
were nominations pending in the
Senate when Congress adJourns.
Outside Influence Strong
The strongest of outside influences
were brought to bear on the Senate
Subjudiciary Committee h n d i II &
Alaskan appointments to prevent the
confirmation of the three officials
concerned. Among those taking an
active interest i'll the fight were the
AntiSaloon League and the Metho-
dist Board of Temperance. Prohibi.
ton and Public Morals, and to some
extent, it was said. the Klan.
DR.. Clarence True Wilson, secre-
tary of the Methodist lobby at Wash
ington, made personal appearance
before the committee and in an ex-
tended statement, branded Alaska
as the worst spot in the world as
far as moral conditions are concern
ed
Cites His Authority
His statement, which was charac-
terized throughout Alaska as false
and without foundation, as is related
to Alaskan vice conditions and Off
cial responsibility therefor, said:
Il will say, Mr. Chairman, that
my name is Clarence True Wilson. |
am secretary of the Board of Tenn
perance, Prohibition and Public Nor
ais of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and we have our offices
right across the capitol grounds here
For "a years | have been a citizen
of Portland, Oregon, vote out there
now, and spend my summers there.
Il have two contacts with Alaska.
One is. that being a citizen of Port
land Oregon, and connected with a
lot of interests in the Northwest,
have had sort of next door neigh
borly interest in Alaska for "a
years. And then being secretary of
this board of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, | get report on vice
from all pastors in Alaska and from
the district superintendent and from
our bishop who travels up there, and
who has charge of the religious and
moral welfare work in Alaska
Worst In History
"Now, in addition, we get reports
in our office from "a other nations
of the world, where we have repre-.
sentatives. SO that | have pretty
close touch with what we call moral
conditions If there are what we
call Wlue open tOHulLlOuS IL registers
in our office. Our missionaries com
plain of conditions, that they cannot
get headway against them. And
do not hesitate to say that there is
not today a place on the round
earth, not even in China or South
America or in any country of Eu
rope, and there never was in the
United States or territories, as wide
open conditions as flourish in oui
conduct of government in Alaska al
this moment.
Knowing that situation, and know
ing that the men who are on the
bench are absolutely responsible fol
1t as judges who make the law con
temptible by their handling of cases
who put the prosecuting attorney ant
the prohibition agent under trial, sc
that they feel they are the ones be
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