The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-07
PROP ACANDA HIT
BY L0MEN;ST|RS
UP HOUSE SCRAP
Lomen Objects to Desk Be.
ing ''Cluttered Up by
unofficial Rot

Rising to a point of information
regarding lot of propaganda rot
he found "clutterng up his desk
Representative Ralph Lomen this
morning again started "A whirlwind in
the House just before noon today
thai was only quieted by motion
to adjourn The incident came after
the House had completed its calen,
dar for the day.
The Nome member declared Il pro
paeanda mill was operating in tue
House disseminating lot of un-
official rot" designed to influence
members on questions pertaining TO
fisheries legislation and branded it
as inaccurate and worthless as III.
formation.
Fish Propaganda Mill
Taking up two mimeographe,. Gocu-
ments containing several pages car
rying pretended data and statistics
regarding both the salmon packing
and herring industries, Mr Iomen
called attention to the fact that his
desk and those of other memb srs
are cluttered up by these docu'
ments.'
Continuing he asked; by what
authority are they printed in House
office?" on House stationery and by
the Houses clerical force? He de
Jared tie. were full of mistakes,
arrors of some million dollars being
made, misleading. and worthless. He
designated them unofficial rot put
out as Information and wanted 10
know if the Legislature was to be
Il ,,,iII IA
requested that the practice be stopp-
ed
Il don't approve of this and If
| it's going to continue | am going
to find out if there is any law 10
stop it," he declared.
Couldn't Get Report
He picked up the official report of
the Alaska Fish Commission from
his desk. the only copy in the House
which he had borrowed from the
Committee on Fisheries. and called
attention to the fact that i'll response
to a request that copies be mime
ographed and laid on the desks of
members the House had been inform
ed the clerical force was so busy
| it had not time to do the work,
That was perfectly satisfactory,
he added we couldn't get an official
report printed because the House
staff was too busy. but we can get
this sort of rot printed He eX-
pressed desire to know from what
source it came.
Ferguson Is Author
Representative Ferguson replied he
| had prepared the statements char.
| a. n1l ~ Inv Mr.
Lomen. but he was not willing TO
rouch for the accuracy of the figures.
4 don't pretend to say it is all
| correct" he admitted.
Mr.. Murray supported Mr.. LomeE !
| request that the practice be stopped.
Am ! to understand that these
| things are being printed i'll the office
on Legislative stationery, using our
| mimeograph and by the girls EMPLOY
ed by the House," he asked. "If
| this is so, it is highly improper and
| should be stopped.
Wants Report Printed
Mr. Lomen then moved that the
| Clerk be instructed to have the
| official fisheries report mimeograph
F.! ed but changed it to have it printed
! at the request of Chairman Johnston
| of the Printing Committee. At first
he said some of the more difficult
tables might be omitted in the print
| ing. but when Speaker Smith sug
gested it would cost but little more
! to have the entire document pub
| lshed, he agreed to that procedure
| Mr.. Paul. however interposed ar
amendment to the motion to the ef
| font that tho raport he rpfarrad tr
the Fisheries Committee with instruc
tions to delate whatever it might
see fit and have the remainder
J nrinted, which was seconded by Mr.
Ross.
Doesn't Suit lomen
This was not satisfactory to Mr.
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