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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 Lincoln
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Entered as second class matter March 1, 1311, at the post office at
Itome, - Alssaa, under the Act of March I, 1873.
Nome, Alaska, July 1, 11)10.
VODKA. ]
The intention of the Duma to 1
abolish vodka for ever within the I
confines of the Russian empire will |
be hailed with delight by all re- <
formers. Vodka as a strong drink 11
teems to have even Alaska hootch i
backed off the map, and that's going 1
some. But It effects its purpose.
It IS strong dope and strong dope i
has been needed to off-set the mise
ry and the squalor of the average
Russian life. That it destroys thai
Russian life to which it lends tem
porary surcease of its woes cuts no
manner of figure; it is doubtful ii
such a life is worth living.
It is highly improbable that the
benign Russian government will
abolish the conditions which made
vodka drinking possible within the
empre. That is left to the people
themselves to accomplish, or failing
that to discover some sort of a sub
stitute for the Lethean liquor that
afforded them such poor but reac
tionary solace.
The chief benefit that Vodka pos
sessed for the ruling classes in Rus
sia has been that it enabled the
people to forget their miseries, the
tyrannies to which they were sub
ject, the hardships to which they
were bound and the life of squalor
to which they were enslaved. Fitly
enough on that account it was a
government monopoly.
The government has now only one
substitute to offer and that is the
intoxication of religious superstiti
tion and this may not be quite so
effective. It requires more of a
strain and more of an effort to sub
ject oneself to its benumbing aneset
tsia. That its effect is more pro
longed and that its aftermath is
not so deadly is some compensa
tion.
Jn Russia too that is a govern
ment monopoly and likely enough
will long remain so. The Tzar be
gins the indulgence in this spiri
tual narcotic and it reaches out to
his last moujik, holding the moujik
close to him in loyal, passive, do
cile, hopeless and passionless sub
mission.
Clearly that condition is prefer
able to vodka, and, as between the
two, vodka had to go.
AN INCIDENT.
A critic blamed the delay in the
settlement of the railroad strike at
Anchorage upon Chairman Moffi' of
the mediators delegation. This
man was the representative of the
American Federation of Labor ana
when he found that the Alaska
Labor Union did not have proper
affiliations with the A. F. of L. he
discredited its being organized, dis
couraged its efforts in every way,
and only when the railroaders
brought him and the rest of the gov
ernment junketters to their senses
by promptly striking when the pro
tracted delay in a settlement be
came unbearable did the mediation
make its offer.
It would be hard to comment pro
perly upon such a mediator if that
report is true, but it very properly
resulted in the railroaders refusing
to affiliate with the American
Federation at all.
Apparently it is more important
to this official Mofflt that the work
ers accept their unionism in an or
thodox way than that they strive
for their own interests in the
fashion best adjusted to the needs
of the circumstances. This whole
matter is especially interesting. It
reflects without a doubt orthodoxy
In the labor movement as represent
ed by the Mofflts and the Gompers.
It is more important that the work
ers conform to some dogmatic creed
than they have the living faith in
themselves and their cause.
Dogmatism and outward forms
mark the senility of any movement.
Certainly the decay of real religion
began when churchianlty took the
dace of Christianity. When men
tegan fighting over articles 01
aith and warring over the interpre
ation of texts, vitality had left it.
The labor movement is no differ
snt. Just as soon as its member’
>egin to grow dogmatic and tc
tamp with the disgrace of schismr
ics those who do not subscribe tc
he cardinal doctrines of an orga
lization, just so soon doe3 the life
eave it, and it remains but at
;mpty husk affording officials large
salaries, but impotent for good ant
100 palsied to make progress.
NOT SO SLOW.
Most of the antimony supply o:
:he world comes from China
rhese are located in the highly mi
icralized province of Kuangsi.
Before the war private individual
made a profit when antimony wai
i low price in the market, am
amassed great wealth. The privat'
aperators were mostly “foreign d.a
vils”, operating under concession
from the Chinese government ter
minable at will by the Peking au
thorities.
When the war sent the price d
antimony skyrockettlng, the wealth
concessionaires literally rocked witl
delight, and China was to be de
nuded of its wealth for their par
ticular benefit.
But the heathen Chinee is on
so slow, and it is written that fo
ways that are dark and tricks the
are vain he is peculiar. The Chines
government cancelled all conces
sions; declared the mining of ant
mony e government monopolj
sank two hundred thousand dollar
in opening up the mines more e?
tensively, and now sees itself riche
by many millions in consequence
It remains for the “superior races
to let a few individuals rob th
country of its resources for thei
benefit. That is why they are s
damned superior—in their ow
mind.
POLITICAL ACTIVITY,
There is now quiet but marke
political effort being made in man
circles with the comng election i
view.
What the real aims of that a<
tivity may be, are not likely to b
shown. But of one thing we ca
rest assured proper incense will b
burned before the Altar of the Pt
liticians’ Tin God: Labor.
The horny handed son of toil wi
come into his own. He will rejolc
in invitations to have another c
to try the sa-ne again; his good wll
will be propitiated by fragrant Hr
vanas and the most “prominent clt
zen" will not fear demeaning him
sef to embrace him with all the fa
miliarity of comradeship and friend
ship.
Labor will listen to Its praise
sung by every salutatlng candidate
and if in response to per-fervi
flattery, its chest enlarges and 11
head swells there will be no wonde
in that.
Labor will discover its honest]
its Integrity, its being the founds
tion stone of the country's grea
ness and the basis of Its prosperitj
Labor will be told that it is tb
equal of kings despite Its commo
touch, and is the regality of th
crowd without loss of virtue. Ever
politician will be Its friend an
brother, and labor will natural I
enough fall for the soft stuff. I
has been so in the beginning and :
probably for a time yet will be.
ITS UEDEEMWu FEATURE
Scarcely a good word could b
said about a war with Mexico unt
the last few days. Since the
Roosevelt has offered his service
with a division of troops and woul
apply for a Major-Generalship. )
would be too bad In the presence c
such a good Intention, if war is no
staged so that this worthy ambition
could not be fulfilled. It would be
its redeeming feature. After all
the sun stood still for Joshua,
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MEBKNECHT.
Doubtless Karl Liebknecht was
guilty of treason to the German
Emperor. But he acted up to his be
liefs even when they were unpopu
lar. This may not be a test of all
beliefs. Men denied even Him
whom they had reason to believe
in to save their own bodies. But
it is the best test of any man. Most
of us believe or think we believe
but conform when the powers that
surround us demand of us confor
mation. The higher type stands
against the world if need be, like
the other great type of German
“God help me, I could do no other'.
It is to the Liebknechts that we
owe all progress. The men that put
their beliefs before all else. That
endanger their lives to prove their
worth. The rest are but part of
the truckling crowd that shifts its
views with changing favor of the
mighty and the all-powerful. The
Liebknechts are too rare throughout
the world.
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REPAIRING
Ladles and Gentlemens Clothes.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Gretchen P. Meyer, D. B. Keith,
John T. Campion, your heirs, ex
ecutors, asseigns or personal re
presentatives:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that I have expended in la
bor and improvements the sum of
one hundred dollars each year for
the years of 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905.
1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
1912 and 1915 on the following
claims located on Solomon river
I in the Nome Mining and Recording
District, Bel claim, Mamie claim
and Gretchen claim, all four situat
ed on Solomon river, re
corded and more fully described
in Volume 91, pages 353, 354,
and 355 of the location records of
the Nome Recording procinct In the
Second Division, District of Alaska.
The above amount has been ex
pended in order to hold said claims
pended in order to hold said claim
under the provisions of the law con
cerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required
to hold said claims.
And you and each of you are
further notified that if within
ninety days after the last publica
tion of this notice you fall to contrt
bute your proportion of said expen
diture, your interest In said claims
will become the property of the
undersigned, your co-owner under
section 2324 Revised Statutes of
the United States.
(Signed) WM. NIELSON.
Co-Owner.
Date of first publl., March 18, 1916.
Date of last publ., June 17, 1916...
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