The Nome nugget., 1932-09-03
L0mEN COMPANY uNhnASkS SAWYER


 Sawyer are false. we ask this council of the Reindeer Service lG make pubic statement of their findings.
 Following we quote from some of the more damaging statements made in Mr.. Sawyer's letters, to- gether with brief explanation, We would welcome an opportunity to explain our position in any or all Of the remaining charges should the Reindeer Service grant it.
 On page 1O4 of the hearings: ---
 The original Lomen herd was purchased from a Mission.'
 This Mir Sawyer knew was an untruth but he wished to give tn" impression that our corporation has from it's inception had no moral right to it's mother stock ginal herd was purchased from Alfred Nilima on September 1, 1914 and. of approximately S1oo head of breeding stock which our corporation purchased at prices ranging from eighteen to thirty dollars per head, but 1919 were purchased from missions. whidh said missions had a legal and moral right to sell
 On page 1O5 MT. Sawyer writes
 "On Nunivak Island. Lomen. bI an unfair contract. obtained con- trol of the grazing rights and t rading posts rights"
 "" and Lomen also kidnapped tt~ nf taL tp N0 v
 Nunivak Island was set aside on Executive Order by President Hoo- yer and placed under Jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture on the recommendation of the Com missioner of the General Land Office, Department of the Interior. land Chief of the Bureau of Bio logical Survey, Department of Ag- riculture.
 In the matter of the kidnap- ping of the Eskimo from Nunivak Island. same was the unauthorized act on the part of Mir, John Heg- ness. an employee of our corpor- ation. but which said action was later approved by the rorpor- ation This we support hv aff- i uaNlt ol MT. 1eSltSA HhNN thio year at Nome.
 Again on page 1O4 MT Sawyer states:-
 I believe that I am pretty close to correct when I state that 9oeS of the white and native popula- tion of Seward Peninsula have grievance against the Lomen CO., 1 We leave the question as to the | truth or falsity of that statement to the judgement of the indlvid- ual members of your council. On page 105 Mir. Sawyer writes: |" and the action of the commit- tee (Kendrick Committee, was based on charges which l.omen heard and was unable to combat. | We call your attention to sever al statements read into the record by the Chairman of the Reindeer Committe in Washington. Senator 1 Kendrck. On page IA, of the second hearing, held February 19. 1881. in which the Chairman states to MT. Carl Lomen. | eve are not so much concerned in hearing review of the past las we are to have suggestions as to a way out
 also to the fourth hearing held February 2S. 1881. pages and 3, in which Mr. Leonard D. Bald win of New York advises the Com mittee that MT Lomen is very anxious to vindicate the name, Of the Company and of himself. in answer to which the Chairman stated that his Committee was chiefly interested in the questlon as to future procedure and that. un to the time of the said fourth hearing. he had heard nothing which seriously reflected upon either your company or MT Lomen.''
 During the seventh hearing. March g, 1881. page ', senator Kendrick made the following state ment:-
 q may say here that l have not vet heard the slightest doubt as to the integrity of your company in the past"
 At +he conclusion of the nhar-