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Show CAREFUL TO KEEP OUT BE Tl FIGHT Wickersliam and Nagel Refuse to Mix in Alaska's Political Po-litical Battle. . JUNEAU. Alaska. July 29. United States Attorney General Wickersliam and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel arc carefully avoiding any action that would put them in the light, of taking tak-ing part in tho bitter political light that is being waged by he so-called Guggenheim and ani-Gnggenlieim factions fac-tions in Alaska. At Ketchikan today, a citizens' committee, headed by the mayor, sought an audience with the cabinet officers, who declined to seo them. Tho committee had prepared to complain to the visitors of Alaska's alleged wrongs. Mayor Valentine of Juneau today received re-ceived a dispatch from Messrs. Wicker-sham Wicker-sham and. Nagel saying that on account of their limited stay in Alaska they must decline tho honor of a reception which Juneau was arranging. The coast towns4 quite gcnernlly had appointed committees to lay grievances beforo the cabinet members and there is great disappointment dis-appointment over the inability of the committees to receive a hearing. At the trnmo time private individuals are wel-como wel-como on the Albatross which is conveying convey-ing the visitors along tho const. |