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"To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as
•early as possible, Is a worthy object of any good government."'—
Abraham Llncoli
Address all Communications to Dally Nome Industrial Worker,
Box 210 Nome, Alaska. Phone, Black Hi.
Nome, Alaska, Au^u^t !(>,
i.mu sr:ti \i riti ivxHKDVKss.
The nation is at war. And it
will he conceded that the best way
to carry on tiiat war is not by con
tinued strife between labor and ca
pital.
When, in the pre-war days the
question ol preparedness was before
the people, the view was emphasized
emphatically that the great neces
sity was for industrial prepared
ness.
Now there are two distinct things
understood by industrial prepared
ness. and it is typical of conditions
that one was put forward Icy the
employe!.- and the other ley the la
iKiriles.
The employers view o! industrial
prepared in . s meant factories well
; ipp • : witl efficient mat hint ry
ami employ' i s on lit pay roll, com
petent, efficient, dm Pc ami obedient.
The Ripley.. .. re to he content
with that .-tandurd of living as pro
vided for the a by employers and to
avoid all industrial agitation for bet
ter conditions. Hence when the pa
pers devi !, d s; m e to tills point oi
view and the one which achieved
the main publicity was this one.
they ti: •! the mechanical equip
ment the e.iici-ncy mot hods and the
•education and proper control of the
vc c.risers.
Obviously it there was t c i f any
tie aioi racy in su.li industrial uinn
.agrtv.f nt and in the industrial
»•,t heme therein propounded it was j
r.o ice wholly a monopoly for the]
benefit of tile employers
The view as to industrial prepar
edness put forward by labor was
something entirely differetn, in that
it radically declared that the
attainment of the point of view
put forward by employers
was impose,ible. It was contended
that a sine qua lion for avoiding
Industrial discontent was to provide
labor with such conditions in the
way oi living and working that they
could he regarded by the workers
as satisfactory.
And it was further contended that
in deciding what was satisfactory
for labor. labor -houlrt primarily
have the say. It mm-h • psy
chological question as anything else.
Only the man who is to he satisfied
can say that which will satisfy him.
The view taken in this matter
by a good many employers is that
you cannot satisfy labor, and it is
no use trying. Therefore what em
ployers must do is to manage their
plants in such a way that they \vill
be as highly profitable as possible
And the acme of industrial efficiency
Is profitable efficiency, and for that
reason nothing must be allowed to
irji.erefere with it. Certainly not
any claims by workers for wages
wtaivh will take a slice
c>J the profits. Certainly no
claims which the employer has not
already manifested a willingness to
grant.
And thereunon resulted a dead
lock between employers on the one
side and workers on the other, lead
ing just as nr.turally to the perpetu
ation of the class struggle which
as we see, is continuing during this
war and jeopardizing the entire
ideal of industrial preparedness.
It enlarges our conception of
social liberty to consider what then
in this condition of things, both
lilies propose.
And just as the conceptions for
the attainment of industrial pre
paredness have differed so the me
thods that must now be employed
»«• bring that about difier’. accord
set we hear the employer announce
kuc views or as the laborites unfold
theirs.
The employer takes the view that
liis position as an employer gives
him the right to make profits. That
is the why ol business, in war time
no elss than 'during peace. Conse
quently he regards bis position as
.ojie absolutely unequivocal.
He proceeds therefore to consider
the best way to atatin industrial pre
paredness and he submits that his
business must be protected first ot
all and primarily against economic
disturbances especially on the part
of labor demands.
He lays it Hown that his plant and
the industry which he owns is ac
tive in Ihc production of war's ne
cessities. lie holds that the product
of his industry is as much a war
time nee :ty as the man power
that lines up in the trenches and
carries the flag to victory. He i.
part, in tint way. of the national
armament. He wears a flag in his
huttonho' he has patriotic texts
on his e" desk: he has one wav
ing over !'.i: plant and his patriot
ism is t i evotii that would shrink
up and lie by exposure 10 the pub
lic. Tie managed to gel liim
rel' on the Defense Councils in
wonderful and controlling numbers,
and hi - v'u w dominates practically
every a.vnue of public ity. Accord
ingly 1; is able to have it under
stood that any person who inter
feres w the natural operations of
his bit<in s is lacking in patriotism
Sn -h a one is against this war for
the fut; inter.tals of democracy and
as sit .1 must he bandied with vigor
and promptness. It is suggested
that strikes be made iilaga.l during
the v . r: that every wage scale pre
vailing during the days when war
begun should is- the legal:.r stand
ard. That the workers who agitate
should be conscripted and if they
fail to return to work that the;
• hould he jailed or sent to the firing
line. Sometimes the impatience ol
the press, which lie controls, gets
the best of the editors and they sug
gest, directly or indirectly, lynch
law for the workers who are recal
citrant and who in any way aid or
abet the agitation of strikes or pro
-.10te in any way demands for bettm
working conditions.
In this way it is believed that
peace will reign in industry. In this
wav the output would he increased,
efiii iency completely established and
profits he greater than ever.
Whether the system will work ot
not is for the present no matter.
The worker on the other hand
concedes no such right to employers
as that of making profits out of the
war. The worker recalls the very
arguments advanced in favor of the
unit as a democratic system of mi
litary service and observes that
everyone of them can be employed
by him in the matter of both finance
and industry.
The State has a right to demand
the unrestricted service of the cl
tizen on the battlefield or in the
industry. That was the eleclaratior
that was emphatically laid down b;
all the papers which employers con
trolled.
The workers accepts that declara
lion and uses it in the eonscriptioi
of profits. And he declares furthei
that if the state has a right to th<
cervices of the person of the citizen
so also has the state the right to th<
property of the citizen and asks i
not, why not?
The worker insists that the sim
qua non of a continuance of indus
try is that out of it, it must supplf
every human being with the neces
cities of life. If it does not do so
if it affords a tremendous portioi
lor the one, and an Insufficient l'o
the many, then that system of in
dustry is not performing its soda
function at all, but is in fact highl;
anti-social in its operations. If not
why not? asks the worker.
Furthermore tc justify the contin
uanca and the maintenance of tin
war it is obvious that it must havi
benefits which will accrue to all it
tho same degree. But if the war is t(
mean that some must sacrifice thei;
person or their iabor, for the saki
of already, immensely wealthy pro
fiteers it is to negative the rea
purpose of the hostilities that have
broken out, namely, to make the
[ world safe for democracy.
The workers agree with employ*
| ers that to promote tlic war, the
i nihampered production must be
maintained in industry. But they
differed with employers in the cause
of industrial disputes which cause
the productivity to be decreased, in
sisting that the employers, in their
greed for profits and not the work
ers whose discontent has been ex
cited by inadequate wages, are to'
blame. And they submit that for
real industrial preparedness profits
and the wartime industrial activities
must not be mentioned in the same j
breath: that for real industrial pre !
paredness, the workers must be fed.
clother and sheltered in a reason-j
ably decent manner. That their j
productive efficiency must not be
impaired by the toxic effects of fa- j
tigue, no imaginary thing but the re
sult of well conducted tests and In- j
vestigations. The workers hold that I
the patriotism which the boss is ma-J
1 infesting today is not patriotism at j
all, in all too many instances, but
the feeling of the hog that crawls1
into the feed trough itelf and |
j wallows in it while all the rest!
starve1. It is the selfishness of the,
profiteer, not the free sentiment ot \
the citizen who is prepared to sacri
fice everything that democracy may
be triumphant. That it is the veri
est hypocrisy ano not that magnifi
cent spirit of a Danton who would
have his name tarnished his repula
; tion as a patriot destroyed, but that
hi3 country would be free.
Moreover, the workers point out
that they are in the overwhelming
majority. That they must live and
must live in a semblance of decency,
i They point out that the officers who
lead the rest of the army look after,
their soldiers interest intensely. That,
tlieir organization ability, to save'
the lives of those under thorn, to 1
husband their ability, their energy I
their health all co vitally needed on j
the field of battle, is insisted upon
as the very first quality in an officer
who will command men. The nation
is demanded by those leaders to ;
furnish forth the most wholesome
food the most comfortable quarters
and to take pains that the men will
be sound in wind and limb and soul
when they undertake the task of
upholding the nation's honor on the
battlefield. And then too, the na
tion can d^ nc less. The officer
who is incompetent to care for his
men is quickly displaced, and a
ragged, hungry army, ill armed and
poorly equipped is a very useless
thing, all theories and heroics to the
contrary notwithstanding. Such is
military preparedness.
So in industry. The very essence
of efficiency and productivity is in ■
short working days, ample leisure, .
good food, the most elaborate safety
precautions so that the worker may
give his attention entirely to his
work, oomfortable living quarters
and surroundings calculated to in- '
spire rath:r than to discourage, to
refresh rather than to fatigue, and
to bring to bear upon the problems
of his work a sound mind always in
a sound body.
If that condition is provided what
becomes of profits? See what it
costs to provide the armies with
those apparently simple necessities,
how then can the much more im
mense army army of industry be
provided with those apparently
simple necessities and profits be
maintained? Those are questions
which are the “come-back” *of the
employers. The workers reply that
profits under these conditions, can
not bo maintained, but for that very
reason that is why under real nidus
rial preparedness profits and pro-1
fiteers as such, however patriotic
they profess to be, must go.
GERMAN ACTIVITIES ARE
RESbLT OF WAR COUNCIL
LONDON. Aug. 13.—While <he
j Germans are reported attacking in
Verdun anil making ready for at
1 tacks in other sectors. a.nd as the
' Petrograil advices indicate a renew -
| til of the offensive in the ltiga sector
; may he anticipated, these are proh
' ably the result of the War Counc i
| held recently in Uerlin.
i It is held however that none of
M. PASCOFF.
LADIES & GENTS TAILOR.
Tour Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER from
select fabrics and trimmings.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Cor. Lane's Way and Front Street.
these will he serious. Military ex-!
perts generally beliete that “Ger
many lias shot her bolt" and r.o of
fensive will again reach the inten
sity either of the Rumanian or tiie
Verdun campaigns.
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Two 4 H. P. Boilers.
One 12 H. P. Boiler.
One 16 H. P. Boiler.
Two 0 H. P. Boiler.
DARLING & DEAN CO.
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Why worry
About wash day
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BOSTON
STEAM LAUNDRY
■1 M Front St. I’hone Main as
BOARDOFTRADE
Restaurant
and
LUNCH ROOM
George Modini,
Proprietor
Commencing Today,
AUGUST 11,
The Price of Bread will
be 10c. a loaf straight.
Other Goods raise in
price in proportion.
Signed:
North Pole Bakery
Anvil Bakery
Nome Bakery
Arctic Bakery
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. VICTORIA
LEAVE SEATTLE: LEAVE NOME:
Via Seward, Valdez and Cordova
Without Additional Charge.
AUG. 1. AUG. 13.
SEPTEMBER 2 SEPTEMBER 14.
SAILING SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
R. A. Carroll, Agent, Nome
From Nome
August31th.
SEPTEMBER 28.
OCTOBER 25.
From Seattle
August 18th.
SEPTEMBER 15.
OCTOBER 13.
RIGHT RESERVED TO CHANGE THIS SCHEDULE.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
ALASKA L. & C. CO. F. J. O’CONNOR,
AGENTS Commercial Agent.
At Dock. Front St. and Steadman Ave.
Charles L. Ross
Milling-, Lumber, Contractor
HAVING TAKEN OVER THE FREIGHTING & TRANSFER
BUSINESS OF \V. STEIGEL MAIER AND OF LEO KENT,
FREIGHT ORDERS AND TRANSFER CONTRACTS WILL RE
CEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.
3RD AND R STREET. PHONE BLACK 162.
S. S. Standard
Sails every SIX DAYS to
DIME AM) WAY POINTS
weather permitting
From Snake River.
CHAS WECKMAN.
INDEPENDENT
MEAT MARKET
VV. H. Webb prop. Phone M.1S
CHANGE IN COAL PRICES.
On Aug. 10!Ii. Wellington Coal will be $211.00 j»er ton in yard.
On and alter September 25th, Wellington Coal will he $25.00 pr
ton in yard. Briquets will continue at $18.00 per ton in yard.
We aie experiencing great dittieulty 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
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