Daily Name Jnkuatrial Worker.
Published Daily except Sunday
By Nome Mine Workers' Union, No. 2i0, International Union of Mine,
Mill and Sin elter Workers.
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Entered as second class matter March 1, 1111, at tia post office at
•tome, - AlasKa, under the Act of March 1, 1871.
"To secure to each
nearly us possible. Is a
atiranam Lincola
laborer the whole product of his labor, or as
worthy object of any good loternmeiit"—
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All changes In standing advertisements must reach this office at six
o clock each evening to insure insertion in the follovriiig issue.
Advertising rates made know-i on application.
Address all Communications to Dally Nome Industrial Worlwc,
Box 210 Nome, Alaska. Phone, Black 114.
Nome, Alaska, October 21, 1!»I T.
Willi UK IMPOUTANT.
The- forthcoming convention of
the American Federation of Labor
whic'ii is to lie he'd next month at
U likrh to i)' one of the
in > t. important ever held.
i injuii'. a ace will lie greatly in
[ - r< a ioIt (.'■ rt tii t lot's
. •, v.in :•to t h • i": >’• 1 :
■ convent - : a;:d which < r |
; u-t we may
- tit . tO 01 i U.iZt’tl
ill not admit of a nout.t.
Mori'Cvi r t! " fm". ' ' Lou p r
iias f. It himsei: (.u u."" riain ground
wiiliin UK- F< del at ton !'• si:!iaSi:vd
•iiv the e.-i iMishtnent of tic M**
< ton a l Allium ■■ of Labor and 1'emoc
raev. to oft-set the People’s ('ouncil
a:id Democracy. Further
more this Alliance has gone out o!
its way to emnraoe such pro] agand
1S;S and inieli. i tuals a- Sparge and
t;il< til amt Mussel ami Stokes and
other who hav • hen formerly
quit ■ openly opposed by Gompers
However that Gompers position as
President of the organization is as
si rong today as in loimer years
„,;r ho a matter of some doubt,
none the less that the system of re
presentation and otlit.' machinery
of dominance will be unite strong
enough to Keep Gompers where lie
is cannot tie doubted.
it is very interesting to observe
that so reactionary an organisation
as tlie liakers usually is regarded
at its international convention,
passed resolutions instructing the
delegates to vote for tlie election
of the general offiters by a refer
■ m'uni.
Tliis question lias been up before
in the organization's conventions,
notably at. Baltimore, and there Mr.
Goniper.s himself spoke partially in
favor of it. At least some of the
officials damned it with sufficient
faintness of praise to make sure ot
its death in the con\ ,'i.tion.
Nov/ tlie rti---n'mu i- hardly
Iik< 1 y to result i.: .1 ’ ■ ■ . ■ it.
A. F. of i.. officialdom. For the re
ferendum where adopted elsewhere
has not resulted in any such
■ hange.
I Ivory one knows i oil tic refer
ctid 111:i \. 1 'hinted .11 1 ll* \\ . 1
.if M. aft r much opposition with
the « xpres* in 1 ''n 1 • c of getting rid
.: i] •irasi i t .I'lii lint lln-y art
1 , re yel ; tin v are - till in control in
. ), avi.ml lie v. ho carried on
a ; v ; 1 'hi;. : e 1 ;> g\ ills t I linn
j.,• i • i on' i t the organization
-tii the fact a Iht t the machinery
if < he.ion cannot b ■ clfective lor
form I'V r< ■ ■ <*f the natural iso
■ I ion of th.e toi ."Is and mtemution
als one from tic other.
Tic presence ol Gump -rs at the
head of the Ameiiean Federation
«.f Dalier is likely to continue for
lie simple t, asc-n that trie heads of
tlie intern-ti'vaal and local unions,
office holders till, want him there.
The workers still follow their
loaders. And they are likeily to do
so for some time.
YVo don’t think that we can over
look the fact that one of tlie results
■of the factory discipline or dis
cipline at work is tlie tendency to
look to some one for orders.
That tendency is carried into the
labor organizations, and men arc
often helpless if ‘here is no one at
hand to direct them in what to do
what to ray, what to write and
what to think.
It has been notorious that em
ployees usually followed the man
per of thinking of the employer
and in labor unions we often see a
rertex of this condition in that tla
officers are regarded in the sami
manner and what they say goes
it goes as much in the election of
officials and delegates as it goes in
the ordinary routine deliberations
of a. local union.
This psychological effect of the
environment of the wage slave is
found manifesting itself in strange
pieces and it certainly is respons
ible for the success of political ma
chine.; whether in the state or in'
the labor organizations.
1: is what has sun »e.d >1 in eh < t -1
ing G- til * i - ..r.d his supi • rt- r- i.
offue again and again
i he !•• i.M! ('em;. ;1 for I 'ran j
..:>d l> lms sen enormous
supp r i;i many i.rc iai. ations,.|
fh! tea will tip \ K. oi I/., ami
lie* 'ii . : a lie li: • m-w Aliianci
lor i,ai• ; . ni I '< morra' v has Peep
formed ;'i. Gompers sanction it
:h»i v.itn hi o n or';1 illation of the
ttica. i- proof tiiat he is beginning
to fear t!...t Here looms up tlie
pecter •>! possible effaecment at
liie fort in otning eiection of otlicers
at the Convention.
Hut we have become acu< stomed
to the se a a roller so long that we
an not likeh to he disappointed
hv the i \peri'lice that Gompers op
position will meet with the
same fate a*> it lias
usually met with at the annual con
vention apart altogether from any
question might be involved by the
Gompi rsenian attitude in alliance
with tin worst labor baiters in the
I'nited States who are eager enough
tiiat union lalior make concessions,
t}^ who will he the last to think of
making concessions to union labor
tiiat would lie highly unpatri
ot if.
WHY?
Goes Further
Delicious Flavor
Vacuum Packed
Guaranteed
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THK COAL SITUATION.
The Nome Chamber of C.-mmerce,
through its President, other officers,
committees, or individual interested
members, as the case may be, wired
to Dr. Garfield, the United States
Fuel Administrator, at Washington,
D. C., requesting that the Govern
men investigate the fuel situation
at Nome. They later recommended
Howard Ames as a proper person
to give the United States Govern
ment full and complete particulars.
Dr. Garfield telegraphed Ames, re
questing information and Ames took
upon himself to recommend very
strongly to Dr. Garfield that the
Fuel Administration take charge
of the coal at Nome, and sell same
-—without having investigated
thoroughly the merits of the situa
t ion.
We received a letter from the
United States Fuel Administration,
asking if we could supply the Coast
Guard station at Nome with soft
and hard coals in specific quanti
ties. The President of the Alaska
Lighterage & Commercial Co.. Mr.
T. A. Davies, replied to this re
quest and took the opportunity at
that time to request by letter of
September 27th. that the United
States Fuel Administration
TAKK CHAHGK OF OIK FULL
VI NOMi, AM) liKT.MI, SAMI!
IHKliCT
oi:
i ix thi; itih i-; hkfoi:i<: Tin;
< Mis!. «tl XAYlt XT s< ■ \ (>! i -
T.iK I.VITI) A r WHICH \vr.
siioi i.i) iti:i\i>. sa.mi; this
V ! \ITK,
t ilio same linn- living our
< Oall’LKTi. COST IN Hi.lAII,.
: npportnl I.;- copies oi ail invoice.
amt contracts: making up t!ie cotn
,. 11*t(* I.ANDKIt < OST at XoTU’. Tills
letter and complete details of our
i o us can lie soon at our cltico liy
air.- olio so interested, ami who will
take the trouble lo investigate
| sar.ie, and w< court the fullest in
j quirv by any one who desires to
km w tin trie facts of the delivered
art id' co;. 1 u> Nome.
To those no* familiar with the
j rulings of the I'nited States Fuel
, ACminis*ra1 .on. we would call your
attention to some of flic salient fea
tures, thereof, as follows—limited
space will not permit us to publish
complete the entire detail of the
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matter.
1st. Our coal is purchased at
Ladysmith. British Columbia, and
up to this time the I’nited States
Government lias not established nor
taken jurisdiction over foreign
mines (which was the only mine
where we were able to purchase coal
| this year, owing to the quantity
| necessary > nor does the law give
the Commission authority to so do.
2nd. Wo would rotor you to the
Seattle Daily Times of October 1st. j
and the Post-Intelligencer of Octo
i her 5th, (copies of which we have)
wherein you will note that the
United States Fuel Administration
allows the retailer to charge a pro
fit equal to the pro
fit charged in 1915, plus thirty per
cent, but not exceeding the profit
on the same grade of coal and under
the same conditions of July 1917.
If wo took advantage of a profTl
equal to 1915. we SHOl'I.I) SUM.
COAL TODAY AT TWENTY-SIX
POLL uTs AM) NINETY CENTS
PEIS ton ok TWO THOUSAND!
POUNDS. II WE TOOK ADVANT
\<;I-: OF THE THIItTY PK.lt CENT
XI 1.7* WED. WE SHOULD SEI.I.
COM. XT TWENTY EIGHT HOL
LA US AND IIITY CENTS PEK
TON, whereas we are selling at
Twenty-five Dollars |»ei' ton of 2000
pounds, in our yard, and having
nothing to do with the delivery.
3rd. We have not. nor do we
contemplate. taking advantage of
this ruling, although perfectly just
ified in so doing.
4th. We. of our own volition,
have requested that the United j
States Fuel Administration take 1
charge of. our fuel retail same or!
designate the price at which we
shall sell same.
f>th. li those interested will in-1
: v- ..Mr ue. they will find Unit we j
[ are- complying fully with the rulings!
u' the United States Fuel A d m in is-j
I iration (although the mine at i
: which we purchase coal does not |
'come under its jurisdiction),
i f.th. One of the reeonimenda
I linns of the Food (and as we under
stand it. the Fuel Administration)
; is that all retaih rs sell for spot
i cash, and we in our endeavor to
j comply with all their reeommenda
j tions, are seriously considering sell
I ing only for spot cash.
7th. The matter now stands that
we aie awaiting an answer to our
own request that they take charge
of the situation here—and we will
gladly govern our fuel as they will
recommend.
Tliis statement is made by us at
this time for the information of
those who are not conversant wuh
conditions as they prevail today, or
the requirements of the United
j States Fuel Administration.
\ I.A SKA EltiHTKKAt.E & < <)M
MEItf'IAI, COMI’ANY.
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ItOWMNt; ALLEY REOPENS.
The Howling Alley next door to
' the Eagle saloon is now open fot
j business. Everybody cordially in
vited to come and enjoy themselves.
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THOUSANDS OF WEARERS after experimenting with***1- .Dc-k’A'Q
^^ OTHER brands have come back to LUKtKA o
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r r WHY THE OTHER FELLOW SWITCHED BACK— V
At ALL FIRST-CL’ASS DEALERS
«*f OVER FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND EMPLOYEES I »«*■
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO.
S. S. VICTORIA
Last Sailing: of the Season
LEAVES NOME OCT. 26TH.
Via Seward and Cordova Without Additional Charge.
SAILING SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
R. A. Carroll, Agent, Nome
LAST SAILING OF SEASON
1917
From Nome
For Seattle Direct
AtlSIFL
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ALASKA L. & C. CO. F. J. O’CONNOR,
AGENTS Commercial Agent.
At Dock. Front St. an<l Steadman Are.
Charles L. Ross
Milling, Lumber, Contractor
HAVIXG TAKEN OVER THE FKEIGHTIXG & TRAXSFER
BUSINESS OF W. STEIGELMAIER AXD OF LEO KEXT,
FREIGHT ORDERS AXD TRANSFER CONTRACTS WILL RE
CEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.
3RD AXD II STREET. PHONE BLACK 162.
S. S. Standard
Sails every SIX DAYS to
DIME AND WAY POINTS
weather permitting
From Snake lUver.
CHAS WECKMAN.
INDEPENDENT
MEAT MARKET
W. H. Webb prop. Phone M.I*
On “Umatilla” we expect a limited supply of I.lliKKTY ItON'OS.
If they arrive, we will sell to those ilesimij;.. If they ‘Oil to ar
rive, we <*11 take subscriptions and have honds deposited in any
Seattle bank to order of purchaser.
OKT ItKIIIM) orII (iOVKKNMKXT.
Alaska Lighterage Coniercial Co.
THE NOME INDUSTRIAL WO
is prepared to handle
all kinds of
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JOB PRINTING
Let us figure on your
work. Call up Black
134 or call at
THE INDUSTRIAL WORKER OFFICE
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