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tty Nome Mine Workers' Union, No. 210, International Union of Mine,
Mill and Sin elter Workers.
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Entered as,second class matter March 1, 1*11, at the poat offlce at
tome, * Alassa, under the Act of March I, 1(71.
"To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as
aearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government.’’—
Ahraham Llncoia
All changes In Btandlng advert'-aementa must reach this offlce at sli
o’clock each evening to Insure Insertion it? the following issue.
Advertising rates made know* on application.
Address all Communtcatlona to Dally Nome Industrial Worker,
Box 210 Nome. Alaska. 1’hone, Black 1!«
Nome, Alaska, October 10, 1017.
SEPIA.
There’s a paint railed sepia. It
is murh used in very elective
shi ts hing that high browed art cri
tics much admire.
It is obtained from a kind ot
nsli Which secretes this fluid
..ml emits it in the water sc- that
,i is safe from any danger in the
ilnuds of darkiicss that it has Itself
ojo. ted.
There is a tribe of money makers
v. .amble that devil fish and they
make u.- et their own paititular
hied of sepia just now. of a very
patriotic type, to make their get
away with rich loot from the na
tion on an omit of war.
Such a trihe are those who have
furnished defective munitions to the
government. Such a tribe are
those who have been selling sup
plies to enemy nations knowing
well that they will he used against
America. Such are those who grind
down labor during the national
emergency so that tlteir profits
may be long in the land. Such art
those who as now reported have
he.cn doing their best to plan an
evasion of the payment of the t»<
upon their excess profits.
Th‘- partii ular brand of sepia
Dial they use to conceal their no
larious opera'ions is colored red.
whit -. and blue. They make use
of a blatant patriotism to mike
mom y, to gouge the nation out ot
excess profits and to grind labor
into an excess of subserviency so
that their profiteering may fie
wholly and perpetually undis
turbed.
I liev are in*1 prunc-evc ? v m; «
the workers find that tin1 means
living costs sencr beyond the;r wages
say do not strike it is unpatriotic.
They are the profiteers who say
when they are discovered In their
looting of the national treasury, do
not muck rake it is unpatriotic.
They are the profiteers who when
hum ammunition is furnished the
soldiers who have to do the fight
ing, say do not talk about it, it
will give aid and comfort to the
enemy and that would be above al'
unpatriotic.
The public press is the means to
a great extent of their sepia-ejec
tions and it is the public press
which must bear a -share in the
responsibility for the activities of
the devil fish among the money
grubbers.
Turn to Arizona. There the devil
fish with copper tentacles had thou
sand s of workers who demanded
bettor conditions ejected from the
•.-■tate. Thereupon the country
set up a nationwide flood of sepia
endorsing the action of the devil
fish: beclouding the fact with an
impenetrable veil of patriotic dis
cursiveness and poisoning the pub
lic mind with a tissue of falsehood.
The agitation against strikes is
conducted under the same cloud of
perversion so that the public will
come to realize that profits are
justified beyond any controllable
limits. while labor must remain
content witli what it gets at the
risk of being treasonable, traitorous
and seditious.
We have to say tint this condi
tion is rapidly becoming a national
scandal and if any means were
sought which could give aid and
comfort to the enmy it is the means
adapted by these patriotic pro
liteering agencies to get away with
their loot.
Cjuite a good many people, heart
and soul in acrord with the wai
for democracy, are observing profit
cors looting the national treasure
for excess profits; emasculating la
bor organizations and cultivating
the notion that the workers shoulc'
be content to pay for what the get
whatsoever price may be demanded
insisting that labor be ground te
the lowest limits and that to s’rikt
is treasonable, while these make
the war the means of increasing
their means beyond the dreams oi
avarice.
If there is an;.thing calculated to
make the nation despise the war.
see in it nothing but tiie selfish
means for interests wholly seirish
to gorge themselves at the public
expense, it is observing the cold
fad that one class is expected to
pay with privation and sacrifice for
the war. to :;ght its battles, while
tiie other class sits back, waves
tiags. makes patriotic speeei lies
( heats government out of taxes, de
frauds the nation with defectivc
supplies and generally loots the
country in the name of patiiotisn
And when the people, observ
ing this condition to general, begin
to murmur, .ve discover tbe press
with great accord begins to throw
out its cloud., of sepia, concealing
the fact: under a darkening vapor
of entirely false patriotism and
pointing the accusing finger of sedi
tion against all and sundry who
dare to dwell upon the real thieves
who sneak into the national treas
ure house when its defenders arc
afar and fatten and hatt-m upon
the national emergency.
There is nothing that Is more
certain than tnat if this war con
tinues lor any length of time there
will tie some lime a national house
cleaning. The entire brood of pro
titeers will have to be removed bag
and baggage and no pleading that
they are volunteering tlicir services
free of . barge 'o th*> nation in this
crisis will be taken as an ex use for
ilie efforts to enrich themselves in
that crisis.
The public will stand so ninth
and no more. And if these vultures
are to continue their ghastly work,
a greater menace to tiie successful
prosecution of tiie war than a city
full of pro-Germans. tlier-1 will
come a time when either they are
to be utterly destroyed or the na
tion will sicken with tiie war
whatever be its end and aim. and
take steps to put the national house
in order before wandering elsewhere
to i lean up the house of others.
No pretense of patriotism will
much longer be proof against public
indignation nor even the diatribes of
a profit-bound printed page prevent
any in the extirpation of these dom
estir enemies, before outside ene
mies ran be successfully handled.
Tiie real danger to the nation if
not in striking workmen wofuily
under paid nor in I. W. W. agi*a
tions against such a condition. The
real menace is in the pseudo-patri
ots who exploit intensively under
the pretense of patriotism and
drive workers in to too arms of the
I. W. W. whether they will or not
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
AND TOWN TOPICS
Tom Roscopf and Frank Dagish
are arrivals from Council.
• • *
Bob Benson of Benson creek is
an arrival in Nome.
Kennel Club Cabaret, Saturday
next.
• • • •
The Arctic left Keewalik lari
night for Nome.
The Juneau was expected to fin
ish loading some time this morning
if good luck favored them and no
storm sprung up.
“Send me away with a smile
little girl". Cagle Hall. Red Cross,
Monday, Oct. 22nd.
William Eddy will look cft"r the
William Code interests in the
Dream Theater during the winter
Last night the Pioneer Women
gave a splendid sucessfu! dance
and as hostesses proved themelves
equal to the best.
1 ■ a i
We are using .Moonlight water in
the Klite” Bath House.
Except the Wiid Gocse dredge all
mining operations have r.-.ised in ■
1 the Council s—tion
....
James Noble should rail at the
i Pacific Steamship Co’s offic e where
lie will hear of something to liisi
advantage.
Cur garments made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
• • • »
| All the crew of the Pioneer Mul
ling Co. from Little creek and the1
i ditc h camps have now arrived in I
; Nome, work for the season having i
i finally been suspended.
Yesterday being Alaska Day,
there was no court in session and
the banks and government build
ings enjoyed a complete holiday.
Pioneer Igloo Hotel. Booms $2.00
$:».00 per week and up. 50 cents
I per night. Housekeeping Apart
! incuts.
. . .
I In the contempt casa of the
United States in relation to S u d
quist versus Lee and another, it
was decided that there had 1-een
no violation of the restraining older
of the Court.
The "Butterfly dance ahcl song"
| will he well worth seeing. Cagle
Hall, Friday, Oct. 10. Adm. 8100
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g»w^i<MticiaBiMaaM»qinBK«!Wiia^ t
William Kiernan, who is more
than an Alaskan pioneer, being in
fact an Alaskan veteran, is aa ar
rival from Solomon where he has
co isider.-blo mining ground.
At the meeting of the Pioneers
of Alaska it was decided to keep
the Igloo Hotel open all winter, the
general consensus of the member -
ship being in favor of this policy.
Take your Lunch and Dinner at
the Hoard of Trade Lunch Counter,
only 30c.
On Saturday the damage suit
□ gainst the Alaska Steamrbip Co.
upon the part of the executors of
the late Fenlon and Zell w'll be
heard.
When going aboard the Bear
Thursday evening. Cap Bailey al
most took a short cut to the final
destination of the race. He fell i
into the w ater and was rescued j
after a period of immersion exceed- j
ed the baptismal limits and it war j
not prayers he said when they j
pulled him out.
“I'm a Brownie", by Harold 1)11) j
will be the real thing. Kugle Hall,'
Oct. It). Vdm. $1.00.
Albert Lokke who returned the j
other day front the Hot Springs says
that the gardening last summer in
that neck of the woods was quite
successful. They have now shipped
three schooner loads of vegetables
to Nome and still have a quantity
on hand for home use. They also
grew some potatoes which this
year were veiy fine, being quite
dry and full flavored murphies.
You’ll see it first iu the Worker.
Army Shoes
EARLY I,AST SPUING WE PLACED AN ORDER WITH
.ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT CONTRATORS FOR ARMY
SHOES MADE AS PER GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATIONS ON
THE ‘*Ml'NSON" EAST. COME IN AND I.OOK THEM OVER.
VOl MAY SOON HE FURNISHED WITH A PAIR BY “UNCLE
SAM" HUT WHY WAIT?
| P. A. PETERSON SHOE CO. j
s'^S^a
LARGEST RUBBER COMPANY IN THE WORLD!
ALL
V“CLOVER LEAF BRAND1
RUBBER BOOTS g PAC5
"*! ARE NOW MADE BY THE NEW VACUUM^ *
Jk~ *;+>(' -H&*m**&~
PATENT PATENT
PRESSURE nfllkll PRESSURE
PROCESS ‘ PROCESS
4j-I--»
THOUSANDS of wearers after experimenting with a,_
I nUU3«INUD OTHER BRANDS HAVE COME BACK TO EUREKA S
1*
• TWO' V.'V"*»PC*I
-----
GIVE THEM A TRIAL NEXT TIME AND YOU'LL^SOON LEARN
y WHY THE OTHER FELLOW SWITCHED BACK— f
At ALL FIRST-MSS DEALERS
OVER FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND EMPLOYEES!
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. VICTORIA
Last Sailing of the Season
LEAVES NOME OCT. 26TH.
Via Sew;%”d 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
S. S. UMATILLA
OCTOBER 26TIL
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
ALASKA L. & C. CO.
AGENTS
At Dock.
F. J. O’CONNOR,
Commercial Agent.
Front St. and Steadman Are.
Charles L. Ross
Milling, Lumber, Contractor
HAVING TAKEN OVER THE FREIGHTING & TRANSFER
BUSINESS OF W. 8TEIGELMAIEIJ AND OF LEO KENT,
FREIGHT ORDERS AND TRANSFER CONTRACTS WILL RE
CEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.
3RD AND B STREET. PHONE BLACK 162.
S. S. Standard
Sails every SIX DAYS to
DIME AND WAY POINTS
weather permitting
From Snake River.
CHAS WECKMAN.
INDEPENDENT
MEAT MAMET
W. B. Webb prop. Fbone M.lft
FOR SALE
ONE 8 HI*. Corliss Engine.
ONE (I HI*. Kairbanks-Morse Engine.
Alaska Lighterage Comercial Co.
THE NOME INDUSTRIAL WORKER
is prepared to handle
all kinds of
JOB PRINTING
Let us figure on your
work. Call up Black
134 or call at
THE INDUSTRIAL WORKER OFFICE