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Nome Mine Workers* Union, No. *40. W’estera Federation of Miners.
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Entered as second class matter March 1, 1911, a) the post office at
Home, • Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1379.
Nome, Alaska, July 8, 1910.
1008—1010.
The minds of great law givers,
said the Greek historian move in
identical grooves, or words to that
effect. It may be so. At any rate
to show that reforms do repeat
themselves the following editorial
from the Industrial Worker of June
19, 1908, Vol. 2, No. 54 (We are
now. on No.. 1999) will bear re
printing in this issue:
“They have reformed Nome.
The plague spot, the contempla
tion of whch was such an eyesore
to the powers that be, exists no lon
ger to “tear the heart with wrathful
indignation”.
Morality is satisfied. Judicial
probity has asserted itself. Nome is
virtuous. The veiling barricade has
been pulled down and empty houses
are exposed. The vicious occupants
tire gone, and we utter our pr?yjr3
In peace. How potent is the law
that one indignant blast of hot air
can expunge the immorality of a
community! How mighty is a grand
jury whose arduous laboring has
relieved them of such a moral
mouse; they have not indicted too
much or too little, but judiciously
as became experienced jurors wise
ih the ways of the prudence of the
courts.
We have dissipated as was said our
vices to the four winds, and they
have fallen—where?
Right in the heart of Nome,
among good respectable residents.
Where heretofore the unfortunate
denizens of the underworld have
been gathered together, now they
are scattered all over the city. Vico
can be seen disporting itself now on
streets taht heretofore wore a sed
ate puritannical air. Bacchanalia
are in progress under the golden
gaze of the midnight sun; the re
vellers rousing from sleep mortals
who have not become the votaries
of the pleasure gods and goddesses.
Deft acolytes with trays bearag
foaming sacrifices, liquid offerings
to Venus, pass and re-pass through
the chechaco filled streets. Envi
ously virtue gazes at the foaming
beakers whence the priestesses of
Venus receive the libations in her
honor.
O, Yes, Nome is reformed all
right; reformed in open view, that
a’l may see and hear and rid them
selves of a ridiculous prudity and
puritannical morality.
Reform? Why ’tis is revolution”.
So ran the editorial of other
days. Yet with little change it
might be adopted to present circum
stances. Is it to be another in
stance of reform over-reaching it
self and rendering present condi
tions worse than that which it was
with the best Intention in the world
meant to improve?
It certainly appears like that, for
few will admit that the present
-condition represents' any marked im
provement upon the former state of
things.
HIGHER PRICES.
Meat is again soaring but gaso
line is likely to drop says a dis
patch. The consolation in that item
is immense. What matters it that
tho poor one goes without beer,
when for one’s touring car the Juice
that supplies motive power is with
in the reach of tho oppressed rich
man. Truly thore is a compensa
tion in the divine scheme of things
under capitalism.
And in this connection it is
worth while pointing out that in
every line in Nome prices have gone
up except for labor. That remains
stationary where it has not de
creased. The men who control com
modities know how to organize
their goods for that purpose. The
men who own labor power will not
•organize to control its sale. With
this condition general, there can be
little hope that labor will equalize
things by having its pay adjusted
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to the higher costs of living. For
disguise it how we may, when prices
rise and wages remain nominally
stationary, they suffer an actual de
crease just the same.
HETTY GREEN.
Hetty Green is said to have been
the richest woman in the world. She
has afforded space writers
ample material and her peculiar
methods have been the jest of many
a paper which had little enough of
pity.
The credit is given her of being
an able financier. Certainly she
knew how to take care of her
money and if the accumulation of
wealth and the hoarding of riches
were virtues, then was Hetty an
immaculate woman.
The fact is that avarice and
wealth accumulation with this wo
man had become the reason for her
existence. She became the slave of
her own money. And she passed
through life with a mind diseased
to that extent. There was no rea
son for poking fun at her any more
than one woud poke fun at any
other mentally deranged person.
But it would never do to admit
that to do what she did betokened
insanity, because the wealth placed
her above either criticism of com
ment and so her ability was ap
plauded.
Hetty might not vote in the po’.i
ticts of the State of New York. But
when it came to a stockholders
meeting where only financial facts
are recognized her voice was a sow
er indeed, and she could then face
the stockholders without any ques
tioning her right.
That this is the difference be
tween the actual world and the
world of politics. One lives in the
received ideas of another age. The
other worships things as they are.
In finance because a woman can in
herit or accumulate wealth she is
traced upon the same footing as a
man. But because in politics the
ideas of government obtain through
an era of female slavery and feudal
submission of an inferior sex,
women must still remain unequal
politically. Not that it makes much
difference. The Hetty Greens will
not kick just as long as they vote
at the directors’ meetings.
THEPERFIDY AF THE
8CRIPPS PAPERS
Seattle Union-Record: Three
months after having known the joint
legisative committee had formulated
a non-partsan measure and just In
time to prevent the successful
launching of a new movement, the
Seattle Star and other Scrippa pa
pers in the state come out with an
attack on the measure proposed by
the unions, the farmers and the
direct legislationlsts and demand
that a new measure be proposed.
This is not a new thing for the
Star, the only new feature Is the
raw way in whch the matter is be
ing handled. There is usually more
finesse shown in double-crossing
the efforts of the workers by th's
“friend of the down-trodden.”
If the Star really wants non
partisanship it would have long ago
made a study of the measure pro
posed by the joint legislatve com
mittee and If not satisfied would
then and there have taken the mat
ter up with the organizations repre
sented and tried to secure a changj.
But that is not the method pursued.
On the contrary, the Star waits until
it is altogether too late to get the
machinery in motion for the sub
mission of any other measure and
then by insinuation and inuendo at
tempts to prevent the securing or
signatures for the only measure
proposed .and the only measure thst
can be secure sufficient effective sup
port to be successful in getting sign
atures.
Some time the people of the
State of Washington are going to
wake up to the fact the one guiding
principle in the office on Seventh
avenue is 15 per cent, anu when
they do—good night, evening Star!
—Ex.
FEDERATED CHURCH.
At the Congregational Church
Sunday the following services will
be held. Rev. John Parsons, pastor
11 A. M. Bible School and
children's service.
Adult Bible class will study,
“Cain and Abel”.
7 P. M. Christian Endeavor.
8 P. M. Worship and Sermon by i
Dr. John Parsons. Subject: |
“The Starry Skies.”
Special music will be given by the
choir.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets at
2:30 p. m. Tuesday. Monthly
business meeting.
The public is more than
to all the services of the church.
OVERSTOCKED.
To the Public: —
We have just finished stock tak
ing, and find that we are heavily
overstocked so are making enorm
ous reductions in Hardware—as
much as 50% in certain lines. Not
withstanding immense advances out
side, especially in Hardware and
Metal Goods, we are still selling ou
the basis of goods purchased the
past two or three years.
We will sell for cash only at these
prices, and for a limited time, until
we bring our stock down to the re
quirements of the Camp.
If you have an order to be filled,
let us figure on it; we can save you
money. We have proved it ou
others, we can prove it to you.
DARLING & DEAN COMPANY.
welcome
WHEN IN TOWN
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AT HOLT’S.
Just received a shipment of Lang’s
stoves,, tents, tarpaulins trunks, suit
cases, tobacco, cigars, fresh snuff
We carry all kinds of notions, tools,
prospecting outfits, BARS, shovels,
picks, steel, sledges, gold pans, axes,
camp furniture, cooking utensils,
and every requirement for the min
er, the prospector or the house
hold.
HOLTS CASH STORE.
Tel. Main 06.
ANOTHER BIG CUT.
A few more House Dresses at
{1-00. Silk Dresses at $2.50, Linen
Suits $4.00. Just a few more up to
date suits at $10.0.
For one more week I will take
your order for underwear and hose
at mill prices. I handle Worlds Star
and Dr. Jaeger’s. I have samples
and can fill your mail order for
Suits, Coats, Dresses for men,
women and Children.
A. F. OESTREICH.
Front St., opp. Peterson’s Shoe Store
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. REAJ*
THE WORKER.
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call at Seward, Valdez, Cordova; Steamer will also visit Colum
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MR. MINER
For Hose, Tents,
and Canvas, See
PHIL MURPHY
MURPHY HAS THE GOODS
WK CAN DO IT.
For fimt clan work and gron pi
delivery phine Mala lAt and Ihi
People’* Steam bnadrjr oUI «||
and get your laundry.
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