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By Nome Mine Workers' Union, No. 240, International Union of Mine,
Mill and Sm elter Workers.
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"To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as
eearly as possible, Is a worthy object of any good government."— j
nbraDam Llncola
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Address all Communications to Dally Nome Industrial Worker,
Box ?10 Nome, Alaaka. Phone. Blaek 1*4.
Entered as second class matter March 1, 1111, at tha poat offlce at
sforae, ■ Alaska, under the Act of March I, 1*7*.
Rome, Alaska, December HI IW17.
LIGHT MOCK LAW
Kl I KC'I l\'i: TOMORIIOW.
I'nli ss superseded hv a proola-;
mation of Governor Strong thej
Eight Hour Haw will pecorne eftee-i
live throughout this Territory to- j
morrow Jan. 1st 1918.
It is known that very powerful |
influences are being brought to hear
on the Governor to bring about|
such an action. An organization!
styling itself the Patriotic Council |
of Defense. at Cordova and pre j
sumably in other Alaska Cities;,
have petitioned him to suspend thej
law. and large employing concerns!
are bringing xu< h pressure as they
can to I ear.
On the contrary Alaska labor or-1
garizatons have vigorousl> protest
ed. The Longshoremen, the Feder
al Labor. Mim rs I'nion and a mass
meeting of unorganized workers to
united against the laws suspension
and news has just reached these
bodies that the workingmen all
nv( r Alaska have taken a like eoitr
For the benefit of those concern
ed the law is published herewith.
Section 1 Ttiat a period of em
ployment for all wage earners, and
salat earners in the territory of
Alaska .hall not exceed eight hours
(St within any one calender day
except in cases when life wr pro
perty is in imminent dtutgi r. em
ployment as herein used shall ,te
< >i:struetcd as the performance of
labor or service, for any individual,
partnership, association or corpora
tion. whether the person perform
ing such labor or service he a mem
ber ot such partnership or associa
tion or stockholder or officer ol
stu h corporation or not.
Sort 1011 l Miy person, persons,
association or corporation who shall
violate or cause to be violated any
cf the prvisions of this act, shall
lie deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon eonvieticn thereof sliall
lie punished by a fine of not less
than one hundred dollars ($100,00 1
nor more than five hundred dollars
i $."00,00 1. or by imprisonment in
the federal jail not less than sixty
days (>>0 l nor more than ix
months (6). tr In both sue!’, fine
and impriso intent. K'.er;. (lav's
violat'on of the provisions of this
to ; shall 'onsiiiute a separate oil -
< nse.
Vection 3.— The Governor of the
territory is hereby given the power
to suspend or modify restrictions
■ontained in this law .vhen such be
requested by the council of national
defense or the secretary of the in
terior. and such modification and
su-pem ion when mad ■ sliall con
tinue for a specified period and not
-inter than the duration of the pre
. c: t war. or during the continua
tion cf any future w: r with a for
eign power.
Section I.— Thic act shall take
• fleet and be in force from and
after January 1. litis.
w \<;i;s \m> st uri.t s.
Wages can never rise so liigh as
to make it impossible for the capi
talist to carry on his business and
to live troni tin- profits of it; un
der such circumstances it would he
more profitable for the capitalist
in give up his business. Conse
quently, the wages of the working- j
man can never rise high enough j
to equal the value of his product.!
They must always be below that,
so as to leave a surplus; it is only!
the prospect of a surplus that j
moves the capitalist to purchase la-j
tior power. It is, therefore, evident
that under the capitalist system the
wages of the workmen can never
rise high enough to put an end to
the exploitation of labor.
The surplus which the capitalist I
class appropriates is larger than is
usually Imagined. It covers not
only the profit of the manufactur
ers. but many other times that are
usually credited to the cost of pro
duction arc! exchange, it covers,
for instanct, rent, interest on loans,
salaries, merchant's profits, taxes,
etc. All these have to be subtract
ed from the surplus, that is, the ex
cess of the value of the product
ovc r the wages of the workingman.
It is evident that this surplus must
be a considerable one if a concern
is to "pay.” It is clear that the j
wages of the workingman cannot 1
rise high enough to be even approx
imately equal to the value of his
profit The capitalist system means
under all circumstances the exploi
tation of the wage workers. It is
impossible to abolish this exploita
tion without abolishing the system
itself. And the exploitation must
be great where wages are high.
SIPRKMK KU RT
.llTHiK OPINION.
During tin* time of the Civil War
certain t llicials took it upon them
selves to deny to .he common citi
zens certain rights guaranteed thnm
by tin* Constitution. Justice Davis
j of tin Supreme Court of the Cnited
Slates denounced these official
meddlers in the following vigorous
] language.
"NO DOCTRINE INVOLVING
j MORE PERNICIOPS CONSE
OINCES WAS EVER INVENTED
BY THE WIT OF MAN THAN OF
•THE CONSTITUTION CAN BE
SUSPENDED DURING ANY OF
THE GREAT EXIGENCES OF
GOVERNMENT!' SUCH A DOC
TRINE LEADS DIRECTLY TO AN
ARCHY OR DESPOTISM.”
THE YOUNG MAN’S CHANCE.#
Capitalism offers mighty little for
the young man. A few, indeed,
may come to places of honor, and
to big salaries, but it is impossible
that these things should come *to
more than a few under this system. „
A majority ot young men, no differ
ence how moral they may li\e. must
ho forced into the ranks of the
workers and will nevtr have more ,
than a bare living so long as this
system continues. They will raise
families and will have no assurance
of their children being preserved
from tlm slum and from want. E
Socialism on the other hand, of
fers everything to tho young m£t.
It offers him the full product of ,
his toil, front the start. This woffld
enable him to gratify the very na
tural and right desire to marry, to
have children with all the comforts
of life. It would guarantee to
those children every opportunity.
A man receiving his full social pro
duct would be able- to develop that
particular tacu'ty which is now
smothered in nine cases out of
A <ALL TO THE YOUNG.
To you my young friends, who _
hate been cautioned against eciting
topics and advised to fold your
hard in selfish ease, I would say: {
Net no-—noma noble cause! To rise J
in the morning only to eat and j
drink and gather gold—that is a |
life not worth living. Enthusiasm ]
is the life of the living. Enthusi- j
asm is the life of the soul Wend
el Philips.
Walker C. Smith, editor of the
Industrial Worker at Seattle has
written the greatest thirty three
words in tho world:
“Hard work has humped the toil
ers into human marks tiiat ack of
civilization the reason why they
who produce the wealth of the
world should not get the product
of their labor.”
Let iih estimate on your .Tol) Wars
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Now Open
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I lot nncl c»l<l Baths.
SUM in Baths.
Fine Large Tuba
Competent Attendance.
MASSAGE IK ORDERED. OPEN NIGHT AND DAY.
Elect cat Lighted and .31 cum Heated Rooms at Reasonable rates b>
Day, Week or Month.
EVERY MOLERN ACCOM*’RATION AND IMPROVEMENT.
W. R. ANDERSON Prop.
COR. FRONT AND B ST. PHONE BLACK 171. *
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DO YOU WANT TO ECONOMIZE?
Buy a Lang Range, or Coles Heater and save
1-3 your coal bill
CARLETON HARDWARE CO.
■10 Front II. Pho?* ****■ 11*
Alaska Lighterage Com’I Co.
DEALERS IN
GOAL AND CRUDE OIL
Agents;
Standard oil Co.
WeIls=Fargo and Co's Express
Pacific S. S. Co.
Charles L. Ross
Milling, Lumber, Contractor
HAVING TAKEN OVER THE FREIGHTING & TRANSFER
BUSINESS OF W. STEIGEL MAIER AND OF LEO KENT,
FREIGHT ORDERS AND TRANSFER CONTRACTS WILL RE
CEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.
3RD AND B STREET. 'PHONE BLACK 162.
Nome Bakery
NOW OPEN FOR BOSINESS
The MOMK of all kinds of First. Class Broad, Cake, Cookies and
Pastry. We will make if our Business to suit our Customers.
\VK OUARANTEE THU BEST ( I I* OK COFFEE IX TOWN.
We reronunend as a Speciality our VIENNA BREAD, for family
use. Fresh from the oCen.a! 5 o’clock every evening.
We serve Hot Cake, Ham and Eggs etc. from 7 A. M. to 1 1*. M.
lame lies from 12 Noon to 7 I*. M. Every Day.
We are in business to satisfy our Customers.
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Dont Wait
UNTIL TOMORROW TO SELECT YOUR
FOOTWEAR FOR THE
CARNIVAL
Consider what you will need and come in and
make your selection TOD A V
(OI’KX EVKXIXGS CXTIL EIGHT O’CLOCK.)
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1 North
| Pole
1 Bakery
| &Coffee
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BREAD
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3 Loa\ es 30c.
Anvil
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and
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BODY WHAT DON’T DO NUTTW
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