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Published Daily except Sunday
By Nome Mine Workers* Union, N'o. 240, International Union of Mine,
Mill and Srn elter Workers.
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Entered as second class matter March 1, 1111, at the poat office at
stome, • Alasaa, under the Act of March S. 1871
"To secure to each laborer tile whole product of his labor, or as
nearly ub possible, Is a worthy object of any good government.”—
kbranam Llncoli
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Address all Communications to Dally Nome Industrial Worker,
Box 210 Nome, Alaska. Phoae, Black 184
Rome. Alaaka, November lti, 1017.
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WHO S THE GOVERNMENT.
MR. MILOT?
The columns of this newspaper
ore open to the Lighterage Com
pany to explain, if they can. the de
tails of their claim of $944.00 for
the use of their tug Genivieve for
only thirty six hours by the Citi
zens Reiter Expedition.
These col mans are likewise free
ly open to Mr. Milot to explain his
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remarkable reason, for refusing to j
allow either of the Nome news
paper:- access to a copy of the Light
erage Company's claim. Mr. Milot
is act it.g pr -sumahly for th* citi
zens who had assumed charge of
the lug to send her on her great
mission. Hut Mr. Milot says that
j
the e citizens were not entitled toj
know through tit. ir newspapers just I
thr details ot the Lighterage Com-j
patty's remarkable charges, lie says;
that the people of Nome arc not toj
pay tin- claim, lienee he. reasons, j
it :s now none of their business.
But, act- trdtttg to him. the people
of Alaska are to pay it. Mr. Milot.
plea-e answer, ar'n't the j-.eople
here, people of Alaska? He says
that the claim is a just one and
lie sees nothing wrong with it. Even
so, is it not better for the Lighter
age Company, since in that event
they would have nothing to fear,
that the people have the same right
that you have?
But suppose tlie claim is not a
just one. One man serving the peo
ple in a public capacity. Captain
Ross of the Coast Guards, who is
in position to know, who has tech
nical knowledge and proof on the
matter, and a mat; who enjoys the
- onfidmue of the public, says it is
no*. a just claim. Suppose the
Lighterage C tmpan.v have delibe
rately falsified their claim, L it
any less a theft if perpetrated or.
i lie people of Alaska than if it were
tin- people of Nome who are to get
stung?
If the claim is a just one then the
sooner the people who are asking
the newspapers, know as much
about it, as you do. the better for
the Lighterage Company.
To a man up a tree it would seem
that the various monopolies en
joyed by them should aiford them
all the opportunities for high
grading wi.Hh they normally should
re-mire.
Fortunately we were able to
publish the itemized claim. Now let
th' people have your reasons for
considering it just and right, Mr.
.Milot. The newspapers asked you
very courteously to do this and we
will hell) you tell why you wished
the matter repressed.
"< OXTKNTMK.Vr."
Contentment has always bean
preached by those in power to
those who were suffering under a
system of class government. The
chattel slave owner told his slave
to be contended with,their lot, that
it <ould not be changed. The feud
al baron informed his serfs that
God had ordanied that he should he
their master, and they would fly in
lin- face of divine providence if
they were not contented with their
lot.
The modern capitalist, George
Brier, during the coal strike of
1902. stated, "God in His Infinite
wisdom has given the control of the
property interest,, of this country
into the hands of the Christian
gentlemen who now posses them,
and it is to them the workers must
apply fer any improvement of con
ditions nstead of to the agitators
who foment discontent and discord
among the people."
We see here again the preaching
of contentment to the lave. Slavery
will continue only as the slaves
are content to allow it. Be con
tented. nays the "Lion to the
Lamb". and forthwith too lamb
becomes mutton.
Discontent is the mother of pro
gress, It is discontentment with
the existing conditions '.hat has
can ed every forward step in the
progress of the human race. If
we had remained satisfied with
oxcarts, we would not* have achiev
ed steam locomotion. Had we been
contented with tho “Bony Express"
messenger, the telegraph, tele
phone and wireless telegraphy
would be unknown. Were we con
torted with the scientific knowledge I
of the tenth century, we would still
be living in comfortless huts aVd
stone castles, stepped in ignorance
and brutality, knowing nothing -ail'
the many comforts enjoyed tod»’,
and feeling none of the high ethA.1
impulses that are permeating the
minds of this generation.
Contentment means stagnation.
It is good for the capitalist to
keep his -laves contented. Con
tentment for the slave means per
manent slavery. Let us hope for
the slave’s sake that we can make
them discontented.
"Be conservative,” !s also one of
the capitalist commandments. We
are lauded to the skies if we are
conservative labor leaoers, but
colled bad if we are radical. Con
servative means “slow to change.’’
It the slave is slow to change
the metnods under which be is cn
slatcai, he will stay enslaved a long
time.
We have it dinned inti our ears
from ail the varied mouthpiece, of
the capitalist class, "Be conserva
tive." It is good for the capital
ist to keep brother labor as con
servative as possible.
THE 1GXORANCB OF THE
I TPKH CLASS.
The ignorance of the working
class and the superior intelligence
of the privileged are muperstitions
—are superstitions fastened by in
tellectual mercenaries, by univer
sities and churches, and by all the
centers of privilege. And the as
sumption of superior intelligence
on the part of the privileged is not
warranted by a single hi torical
experience.
The derangements and miseries
of mankind are precisely due to the
ignorant and arrogant rule of "su
perior" classes and persons.
The mental and spiritual capa
city of these clashes is a myth;
their so-called culture but thinly
veneers their essential savagery,
their social rapacity and impudence.
The system that divides society
into ciasse; can bring forth no true
knowledge, no living truth, no in
dustrial competence. :io fundament
al so< ial decency, it can onlc con
tinue the desolation of labor and
increase the blindness and depravity
of flic privileged. So long as some
people own the tools upon which
others depend tor bread, so long
as the rev. possess themselves ot
the fruits of the labor of the many,
so long as tile art and (he institu
tions and the sciences are built
upen exploited workers, just so long
will our so-called progress be
through the perennial exhaustion
of generations and races; just -o
long will successive civilizations be
put voracious parasites upon the
spiiit and body of mankind.
And it is to destroy the domin
ance of the privileged class, to eli
minate classes from society that the
Socialist movement comes; and if
it be true to itself, it will make no
compromise with the superstitions
and institutions of privilege. It
will arfiim an effectual faith in the
self governing capacity of the work
ers—in the wisdom hid in the
heart of the co-operative rpan.
HOWLING ALLEY REOPENS.
The Bowling Alley next door to
tiie Engle saloon is now open for
business. Everybody cordially in.
vited to come and enjoy themselves.
UJST THE NEWS RIGHT. REA.
THE WORKER.
K O R T Y-S EVEN FACTORIES! • |!
LARGEST RUBBER COMPANY IN THE WORLD!
ALL
“CLOVER LEAF BRAND”
RUBBER BOOTS &PACS
ARE NOW MADE BY THE NEW VACUUM '
PATENT
PRESSURE
PROCESS
PATENT
PRESSURE
PROCESS
TMOl l<^ AMD'l OF WEARERS AFTER EXPERIMENTING WITH •"* A.c
inuuoniNuo other brands have come back to fcURh.iv.A o
„ l ^6—-flJ—-:-—fl* •
GIVE THEM A TRIAL NEXT TIME AND YOU'LL SOON LEARN
WHY THE OTHER FELLOW SWITCHED BACK- -
At ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS
OVER FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND EMPLOYEES!
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On and after Monday, Nov=
ember 22nd, and continuing
until further notice. The offices
and yards of this Company
Will open at 8 A. M.
AND
Will close at 5.30 P. M.
Alaska Lighterage Comercial Co.
Phone Main 14
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 R STREET. PHONE BLACK 162.
I Miners and Merchants Bank
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Nome, Alaska
Capital $100,000.00
Workingmen’s Accounts Solicited.
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Army Shoes
EARLY LAST SPRING WE PLACED AX ORDER WITH
ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS FOR ARMY
SHOES .MADE AS PER GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATIONS ON
THE “MUNSON" LAST. COME IN AND LOOK THEM OVER.
YOV MAY SOON 1JE FURNISHED WITH A PAIR HY “UNCLE
SAM” RUT WHY WAIT?
P. A. PETERSON SHOE CO.
MNMBnmfiMaonnKK
I North
| Pole
| Bakery
J &Coffee
E House
wsKsaranoraaonunK
MomuBcvwH' Mwwnnniec
BREAD
10c. per it s f
3 Loa\es 30c.
Anvil
Bakery
and
Coffee
House
THE NOME INDUSTRIAL Me
is prepared to handle
all kinds of
JOB PRINTING
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Let us figure on your
work. Call up Black
134 or call at
THE INDUSTRIAL WORKER OFFICE
SIS HOl'KIXS SAYS:
“DON’T IM) M'TTIV FOR NO
BODY WHAT DON’T DO Nl'TTIN’
FOR YOl".
NOW YOF WISH TO KEEP YOUK
OWN I’APER IN THE FIELD.
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And keep it
Going strong
j THE ONE mo THING THAT
YOU CAN IX), AN1) WHICH YOU
OUGHT TO DO, IS TO PATHO
! MZK THOSE MERCHANTS
: WHO PATRONIZE YOL K PAPER
| BY ADVERTISING IN THK
WORKER.
ALMOST EVERY LINE OF MER
CHANDISE,
ALMOST ALL SUPPLIES.
j ALMOST EVERY PROFESSION.
ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU
WANT
IS REPRESENTED BY SOMI
ADVERTISER IN THIS PAPER.
SEE TO IT THAT HE GETS YOUR
TRADE, AND THE TRADE OF
ALL YOUR FRIENDS.
THE WINTER IS WHEN SOME
ADVERTISERS DROP OUT.
That hurts
Your paper
SOME ADVERTISERS STAY IN
THE PAPER FOR THE WINTER.
Some new
Ones come in
That helps
Your paper
DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY
WHAT (DOES SOMETHING
FOR YOU.