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'To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as
aastly as possible, Is a worthy object of any good government”—
Abraham Lincoln
Address all Communications to Dally Nome Industrial Worker,
Box 210 Nome, Alaska. Phone, Black 114.
thi: i.i:\\ years.
When under examination at Wash
ington. I). concerning the high
prices of coal, a number of repre
sentative coal barons were giving
their testimony, and when they
found themselves compelled to ad
mit that they were piling on all the
traffic would bear and then some,
one of the leading spokesman stated
that they were "making up for the
lean years”.
To comment on this would be gild
ing refined gold. Surely the highly
useful social function which coal
barons fill is self evident.
a cadaverous subject.
That one should discover pro
perty rights in many things is not
unnatural. Natural too. it is. that
these should be subjected to ques
tions of litigation. Take the case ot
Mrs. Rosalie Stahl. The lady is a
widow, and when going through the
process of widowhood, she had the
Necker Corporation furnish her with
the ashes of her cremated husband.
That firm got mixed up and wrongly
labelled all that remained of the
man Stahl Thereupon a suit fol
lowed. The judge decided that Mrs.
Stalh had received the ashes of her
husband all right, but was entitled
to two thousand five hundred dol
lars damages for the anguish and
mortification she hail suffered
through the corporation's clerical
error. Is there any mortal thing
that canno' he compounded in dol
lars and cents?
NOTHINt; whom;.
Several people have been arrested
for circulating a pamphlet called
"The Price We Pay". It is not ex
actly favorable to war. One paper
was suppressed by Post Office cen
sors and goodness knows how many
have been jailed. One mail was
tried for circulating it before Judge
Rose of the United States District
Court in Baltimore. The judge could
see nothing wrong in it. And stated
ibis all important principle, officials
of lesser standing me.lit wi • ’ re
member "Every man has a rig lit. il
he chooses, to criticize adverseh
any system of society or any law.
so long as lie obeys that law while
it remains a law".
There is something refreshing in
such a decision in these days when
so many officials appear to think
that patriotism consists in choking
oft the other fellow that makes an
argument or asks the wherefore.
TIIK NKtiltO.
The negro has been an unap
preciated appurtenance of the south
ern industrial and social scheme for
many long years. Suddenly he ac
quires a remarkable value.
The northern industries have iteen
watching the surplus labor getting
smaller by degrees and beautfully
less. That is a serious proposition.
Capitalism demands as its sine tjua j
non that there must always be more j
men than jobs. That's a fact and \
beyond economical denial. Let’s ex-j
plain it. The man who sells his la-!
bor power does so in competition j
with many others who like him have
nothing else to dispose of whereby
they iive. If a man wants to em
ploy men and there are just as
many men as he needs, they can ask
anything that they feel like asking, j
If it is not granted they may not |
work. H?nce there must be more!
men than jobs in order to keepj
labor in its place. The less;
men out of work there are, the
higher wages will be, for
labor power like any other commo
dity follows the law or supply and
demand as far as the price paid (its
wages) will be.
Well, it has been getting short in
ih“ North, this surplus, and in order
to prevent it getting dangerously
low. the employers have been im
porting the negro from the south.
A lot of white unionmen, who
have ideals of unionism in the way
of making nice job trusts for them
selves. quite regardless of the fact
that others have to live by labor
as well as themselves, have been re
fusing to accept negroes in their
unions. and the employers found
this all to their advantage. Hence
the imported negro has been useful
in keeping the wages, generally
speaking, down.
But the south suddenly realizes
that profits when made by black,
white, red, yellow labor are no diff
erent. That it is ail equally good,
the money made by black man,
white man, red man, yellow man,
brown man or any sort of a man.
As the .toman emperor said it
doesn't smell.
So whin they siw that their sur
plus labor in the *outh was being
| dragged north to keep in goo-’
standing the profits of the northern
industrial chiefs they began to kick
and they passed ordinances prevent
ing any such movement and are
now trying to stop any further
exodus of llie negro workers, from
whose labor, when all is said and
done, they know their profits come.
oiten and often employers will
try to make you believe that they
feel that they themselves have been
the builders ol' their own wealth.
They talk about being self made
men. But there never was and
| never w ill be any such thing. That
is merely tlie fallacy that individu
alism lias foisted upon the popular
belief to maintain itself. They
laugh if you tell them, that wealth
came from the labor employed in
Connection with land, machinery and
i raw material. They affect to know
! oetter. But when tile rival interests
( in gin to roll tlie country, where they
| live, of tlie labor power that does
make the wealth of all, they openly
take steps to prevent it, showing
that deep down in their hearts rignt
well they know whence their money
comes.
It is incidents of this kind that
reveal, for labor, how labor is being
lulled into foolish delusions by em
| plovers, delusions that never de
ceive employers themselves for five
i unholy minutes.
While conservative forces in
Germany are pursuing the .var with
indefatigable determination, bracing
every section against the shock of
attack, they know right well there
is a still greater force slowly and in
evitably developing which may shat
ter all their best laid plans.
That force is Hunger. Hunger is
the revolution maker. It is the true
revolutionist. There is more social
dynamite in an empty bolly than in
a thousand full stomachs uttering
noisy blisterings.
This gaunt specter that follows
in the shadow of the War God un
seen but ailseeii.g, has now been
gathering its force throughout the
Central Powers. It has been com
ing from its success in Russia. It
has beheld with delight its over
turning of an imperial throne that
was solidified with rentiment, up
held by arms and concreted and
cemented with the binding force of
autocratic power and centuries of
superstition.
It is a terrific power.
It sours the milk of patriotism
and poisons the springs of loyalty.
| It rusts the glint of imperial steel,
and fetters the limbs would fain
march in triumph. It gathers ill
crowds and with universal whisper
inspires rebellion and paralyzes the
arm of authority which would dissi
pate its activities. It blasts the
souls that shout an interdict, and
smashes the organization of the
War God to reform them in its own
mightier battalions.
It is the- real treaty breaker. It
is the true destryer of images. It
is ilii Samson tliat pulls tie oil
of the temple and leaves not a stt
upon stone, it is the single terror
that puts to flight the horrors of
war and alike buries deep the me
mories of pleasant peate. The plans
of kings it thwarts and kings them
selves it sets at naught. The ex
orcism of high priest has aa little
terrors for Its activities as the fui
minations of the highest courts or
the proclamation of kings.
Nor is it all evil. The shackles
of tyranny, and of cankering con
vention it bursts with fearless ease.
It tiros with enthusiasm the nerve
less souls that the mvightiest bastiies
may be taken and the strongest
thrones destroyed. It heartens with
the vigor of revolution and the tonic
of resistance the hearts that have
been losing their pulse beneath the
numbing fears of despair. It levels
the privilege of class and leads its
forces against the mighty ones who
have been merciless in their power.
It unmasks shams; it exposes false
hood in its nakedness, and holds up
to derision -the guarded privacies of
hypocrisy. It bears the unauenching
torch of liberty to the deepest dun
geons and leads the way out t.o the
free air. Conventions, customs,
privileges, authorities, institutions,
obediences, and all those things
that held back men afraid, it shriv
els into nothing before its over
mastering glare. For what can
justify itself in society and still ad
mit its parentage of Hunger. It
stands before the parents that have
disowned their offspring and brand
ed it with illegitimacy the revenge
ful child that will exact retribution.
Ambition may not quiet its murmcr
ings; religion may not still its agita
tion; patriotism may not deny its
power. Hank is torn of its tinsel,
privilege of its parchments, wealth
of gold. ..In its Judgment Seat SO' ial
forces and factors are tried naked.
There the heralds may boast no
pedigree, may wave no escutcheons.
No pompous man can boast of his
ancestors; no institutions can claim
immunity irom destruction by rea
son of a former fitness. The trapp
ings of history must be removed
before the judged are driven into
that fearful room where Justice is
no longer blind but penetratingly
visionful.
Hunger is the only social force
that knowelh the heart; delves in its
secrets and casts them recovered
open to the world. It points its
skeleton finger at the diseased spots
of the kings and scours out the un
wieldy puruleiicv ot predatory
wealth. It points an accusing finger
too. at the red trail of the War God
in whose shadow it has lingered to
know the truth.
Hunger is the soberer. Those who
have been away from themselves a
while in a delirium of ambition,
avarice, imperialist dreams, Hunger
ruthlessly restores to the realities
of life and bids them awake and be
wary and walk as men of sense cir
cumspectly for the world is a world
of dangers and many pitfalls!
This is the ironic note that I
makes a satire ol the boasts of gen-1
orals and the promises of kings—I
the sardonic knave that notes that
rli un:y gum in the eyes blind from |
staring upon the vacant things o! ,
ambition.
Hunger calls the highest to an
accounting—comes stealthily at first
and begs; it is spurned a while; re
turns and requests; and it is again
spurned; returns once more, de
mands and if refused, destroys. It
has neither mercy nor pity for it
knows too well that itself is the
child of social injustice and ruthless
power.
Men defy it in their pride to be
later appalled at their own hideous
folly! It seems a thing of pity,
that has no pity and no ruth. Men
have hidden it away in strange ]
places and dark where it was hoped
that it might bo forgotten, but they
found it only increased the persist
ency of its ubiquitous force.
It has written its own story in
human history in letters of blood
and tears. It was mocked and the
mockers lived to see the day that it
cleaved the tongues that mocked
it.
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Men mock it today in many warr
ing nations, subtly and with ingenu
ity while they try to remove it. Its
threatening apparition is marked by
tiie leaders of the nations and they
would ward against it. They are
doing their best, but between the
ambitions of a class in control and
the furtherance of their war plans
and Hunger, they have some diffi
culties.
Its existence started the reform
talk in Germany; it has directed the
energies of their food dictator to
higher and more energetic, effort.
Rut as it stands today, it is a ques
tion whether or not wisdom will per
mit a continuance of a sacrifice to
War and Privilege that enrages
Hunger to a mightier and more
awe-compelling size.
Hunger ' is now War’s greatest
enemy, and the Powerful and Pride
ful know it.
PURCHASING DIRECT FROM
FARMS.
Our fresh goods will in future l>e
bought from farmers direct, which
will enable us to sell even cheaper
than at the present time.. Our pur
chasing agent has been directed to
send two car loads on next IkkiI.
NOME GROCERY CO.
A. F. OESTRHICH. Mgs.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
Two 4 H. P. Boilers.
One 12 H. P. Boiler.
One 10 11. P. Boiler.
Two 0 H. P. Boiler.
DARLING & DEAN CO.
Let ns estimate on /our Job Work
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Sails every SIX DATS to
DIME AND WAY POINTS
weather permitting
From Snake River.
CHAS WECKMAN.
Why worry
About wash day
THAT’S OUR BUSINESS.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
BOSTON
STEAM LAUNDRY
444 Front St. Phone Main 53
INDEPENDENT
MEAT MARKET
W. H. Webb prop. Phone M.ltf
BOARD OF TRADE
Restaurant
LUNCH* ROOM
George Modini,
Proprietor
ALASKA STEAMSHIP SO.
S. S. VICTORIA
LEAVE SEATTLE: LEAVE NOME:
Via Seward, Valdez and Cordova
AUG. 1. AUG. 13.
SEPTEMBER 2 SEPTEMBER 14.
SAILING SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
R. A. Carroll, Agent, Nome
From Nome
August31th.
From Seattle
August 18th.
SEPTEMBER 28.
OCTOBER 25.
SEPTEMBER 15.
OCTOBER 13.
RIGHT RESERVED TO CHANGE THIS SCHEDULE.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP GO.
ALASKA L. & C. CO.
AGENTS
At Dock.
r. J. O'CONNOR,
Commercial Agent.
Front St. and Steadman Ave.
Charles L. Ross
Milling, Lumber, Contractor
HAVING TAKEN OVER THE FREIGHTING & TRANSFER
BUSINESS OF W. STEIGELMAIER AND OF LEO KENT,
FREIGHT ORDERS AND TRANSFER CONTRACTS WILL RE
CEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.
3RD AND B STREET. PHONE BLACK 162.
| The Rose Candy! Store And
| Arctic Bakery
Agency for Augustine & Kyer Chocolates and Bonbons.
The Quality of our Home-Made Candies and Nome Dairy Ice
Cream speaks for itself. Bread, Pastry and good Punches.
SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS FRESH WHIPPED CREAM
PUFFS.
CHANCE IN COVE PRICES.
4>11 Aug. loth, Wellington Coal will he $2:1.00 per ton in yard.
On and after September 25th, Wellington Coni «vill he $25.00 pr
ton in yard. Briquets will continue at $18.00 per ton in yard.
We ate experiencing great difficulty in securing anthracite
coal for winter use and cannot guarantee having any quantity
on hand.
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
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