The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-13
BARTLETT ON SUNDBORG'S
INVESTIGATION OF FELTUS

We quote from Delegate E. l..
Bartletts statement made before
the Senate Committee on Territor-
les and Insular Affairs September
Z:
mr. Feltus mad, as l recall, told
us of having worked for Colonial
Airlines, Pan American World Air.
ways and the Indonesians. We
made some inquiries about him IN
Washington and all responses were
favorable. 1t so happened that Mr..
George Sundborg consultant for the
Alaska Development Board, was in
New York and 1 called him on the
telephone there and asked him If
he would make inquiry in view Of
the fact that Randolph Feltus As
sociates had their offices at 1913
East seth Street New York %, New
York, to determine what the stand
ing of the firm was. Mr.. Sundborg
reported back that he had con-
tacted the Indonesian group and
Mr.. Feltus had been recommended
most highly. Mr.. Sundborg had, of
course, nothing to do with the sell
ection of Mr.. Feltus."
The Little Man Who Wasn't There
AS to Mr.. Sundborg's objection to
the Empires statement that Mr..
Feltus was not among those pres
ent at the statehood hearings" The
Empire based its assumption on
the following statement of Senator
O'Mahoney in the Congressional
Record of September 5:
Now, let me say, Mr.. President,
that l have asked Mr.. French Of
our staff to make a search of the
files of our committee. Mr.. French
was cooperating with the Senator
from New Mexico (Mr. Anderson
and the Senator from Nebraska
tMr Butler) throughout the hear
ings on the question Of statehood
I for Alaska. I wanted to know
whether Mr.. Feltus had ever ap-
peared before the committee, or
had ever addressed any commune
cation, either written or oral, to the
committee. Mr. French has just
handed me a note:
There appears no communication
in the committee files from Mr..
Feltus. He has never, to my knowl-
edge been in the committee room.
did not stop work on Alaska
statehood and never heard his name
mentioned until today"
So, though Mr.. Feltus was pres
ent at the hearings-and we thank
Mr.. Sundborg for the information
no one on the committee, appar-
emily, knew he was there.
Senator O'Mahoney says further:
80, Mr.. Feltus in his lobbying for
statehood for Alaska did not ap-
pear before the committee or speak
to any of the members of the COM
mittee. The Senator from Neb-
raska (Mr. Butler) has stated that
he never heard of him before. So
Mr. Feltus did not try to do any
work either with the advocates or
opponents of Alaskan statehood
who are members of the commit
tee"
Senator Lucas, majority leauer Of
the Senate, said during the Scho-
eppel disclosures September s: 1T
would appear that perhaps Mr.. Eel
tus would at least get acquainted
with the majority leader Of the
Senate with respect to Alaska and
Hawaii. I want to say that the
first time ever heard the mans
name was when heard the state
ment made by the Senator from
Kansas. So Mr.. Feltus apparently
does not have the influence around
the Capitol that some persons at
tribute to him."
Mr.. Sundborg's Income
Regarding Mr.. Sundborg's income,
the Empire should have been more
explicit.
Between April /. 1949 and April
l, 1850, Mr.. Sundborg's income from
the Territory of Alaska was $685.
76. OF this sum $500 was his