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nearly as possible. Is a worthy object of aDy Rood government."—
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Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 2, 1878.
Nome, Alaska, June 6, 1010.
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.
They had a law in the state ot
Colorado which is intended to end
strikes. If all laws which effect
their purpose are good in them
selves, surely no one ought to kick
on the Colorado law. Thus the
other day the tailors who have been
been seeking to otrike in Colorado
after submitting their case to the
State Industrial Commission witn
notice of their intention to otrike in
last November have in April been
notified that their demands were
just, and they were authorized it
they thought fit then to strike
When this permission was gracious
ly extended them, the dull season
had supervened; arragements hao
been made for outside firms to take
care of all orders and they could'u
advantage themselves or harm the
employers by striking.
With this example before them,
the several hundred smcltc-rmen
employed at Leadville refused to
obey the law and struck without
referring the matter to the Indus
trial Commission and Governor
Carlson in a weighty proclamation
declared them guilty of a brazen
and insolent defiance of the law He
raid the entire machinery o? the
State government, If they did not
return to work would be h"ought
into action “promptly and effective
ly”
As a part of industrial prepared
ness, this Colorado law is a little
bit ahead.
Hut if a man cannot strike ant
must remain at work and the en
tire machinery of the St<.te govern
ment is to bo brought into action to
make them work for what the em
ployers like to concede, what sort of
a thing is slavery any how?
“EXFOIU'IXG THE LAW.”
A timely article In the Coast
Seamen's Journal takes the socialist
party to task for sneering at the
American Federation of Labor's po
litical policy and embracing the op
portunity to swat the "independent'
political policy of the Federation.
And it i3 further illuminating to ,
note that the Journal points out
that the law was placed upon the
statutebooks "by the right thinking
men of both parties” and at some
time in the future the right think
ing men of the parties wil make it
warm for the officials who fail to
properly enforce tho law.
It is really one of tho astounding
things about the independent poli
tical policy of the American Federa
tion of Labor, to use the Journals
brilliant description, that even those
responsible for it do not understand
it, and how then the lesser intellects
of the rank and file aro to grasp
it remains an unanswered question.
To explain: In the first place we
all know the firm, undaunted and
vociferous opposition of Gompers
and other leaders responsible for
the "independent political policy"
of the American Federation of
Labor to the eight hour law because
of the fact that such enactments
must first be initiated and backed
by labor agitation and the oconomie
power of labor. To enforce his view
on this proposition Gompers went
to the uttermost limits of contemn
ing the strength of the workers po
litically. His reliance was placed
firmly upon the economic strength.
His position had at least the merit
of being correct, for most labor laws
are honored in the breach where
there is not an economic organisa
tion strong enough to see that they
•are amerced end the eight hour
Oav will bo enforced whether the:e
is a law on the statute books or
whether there is not in the latter
event.
We discover now that tho Journal
expounding another view of this
politic-.l policy says of the Seamen's
Act.
"Certainly all thinking workers
who work would love to ceo none
but the representatives of the work
ing class in control cf t le law mak
ing bodies and in charge of the
Government’s administrative offices,
but why wait for remedial laws and
their proper enforcement until that
far distant though happy day has
arrived”.
Here the Journal believes in re
medial legislation, under which
comes the eight hour day as much
ns the Seamen’3 act.
We do not say that the socialists
have any better program to offer.
But wo do say emphatically they
have a. more consist ynt one. They
I haven’t a Gompers taking up a po
Isiticn and having that position de
scribed as an independent political
'policy oven while such remedial le
gislation as the eight hour day is
I emphatically denounced under the
i system, while the Journal boosting
I the aforesaid political policy offers
a sacrcfico of eloquence on the
altar cf remedial legislature.
As we see it, the Seamen’s law
suffers from what the eight hour
law suffers from in various places,
Alaska among others. The law is
reduced to a nullity by "official bar
nacles who will not do their duty '.
Ac we see it, according to the
Gompers argument on the eight
! hour day proposition, the Seamen's
Act is untimely because it assumes
to change by legislative enactment
a condition of things the economic
organization is not strong enough to
literally enforce.
The socialists aie on the wrong
tracks—maybe. They probably ore.
Pure and simple political action i3
as vain as possible where ic no oco
nomic organization nt its hack.
Without it. the failure to enforce
the labor legislation only serves to
prove that the vital necosslty fer an
economic organization, far more
and vitally more than any such
thing as labor politics.
! _
why THOSE TEARS?”
! The Industrial Worker received
Ion the last mail a number of circu
I lars from the Bethlehem Steel Co,
I all in protest against the establish
! ment of a government armor plate
| plant. Not that it is very vital con
cern to the Industrial Worker—the
Bethlehem Steel can go as far as
they like on that.
But the point is that tho co m
pany very logically and conclusively
| proves that the manufacture of
armor plate is carrie i on at at a
dead loss with little or no profit;
that the profits of the company do
not come from armor plate now or
at any time; that tho government
cannot make armor plate cheaper
and that if it does it will be doing
the company rather a service than
not in taking away from the Bethle
hem Steel an unprofitable business.
It is kind and thoughtful and al
truistic on the part of the Bethle
hem Steel to circularize against the
pork bsrrellism of an eleven mil
lion dollar arm-'r plate plant. The
question only arises why do they
so concern themselves? Why dont
they let Uncle Sam do the worry
ing? Why. if tho armor
plate industry is not a
lucrative one and they are
not getting their profits from that
80urce— why if the manufacture
of armor plate is only carried on
as a patriotic duty, do they shed
these tears?
Is it that a keen and far-sighted
patriotism in this instance as in its
advocacy of preparedness inspires
this company
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Tel. Mein 96.
AUSTRIANS STILL MAKE
CAINS IN TYROL FRONT
BERLIN, June 5.—The Austrian ,
Tyrolean advance is still unchecked.
More positions in the Arsino district
have been taken.
VIENNA, June, 5.—Stubborn
fighting nets further gains in Tyrol.
NOTICE OP REMOVAL.
Pr. AV, D'Arcy Chace has re
moved his office to the Albriglii
building over the quarters occu* j
pied by the new Lomen studio
where he will receieve patients at
the usual hours.
WINNIPEG
GOES DRY
WINNIPEG, June 3.—Prohibition
went into effect yesterday without
any very much change in conditions.
Saloon men had already made all
preparations for getting out of bus
iness and the closing took place
without a hitch. Thoy had been
notified by the police that no such
orgies as marked the closing down
of saloon in other states or pro
vinces would be tolerated and in
consequence everything was very
quiet. One saloon which attempt
ed to donate booze was promptly
closed up five hours before the law
went into effect. Manitoba is now
dry.
CORRESPONDENT WRITES OF
LABOR AND PROHIBITION
(Continued from page 4.)
her of volunteer regulars. Recruits
I are few and hard to get, so that at
the present rate it is estimated that
it will take six months or more to
recruits even the twenty thousand
i authorized when the invasion first
began. At that rate it is easy to
figure out how many troops Uncle
Sam would have with the colors at
the termination of the regular ser
vice. Of course, the alternative of
granting better wages might be
taken but then the question ot
where to raise the money turns up.
About everything imaginable is al
j ready taxed, and those who have
! to bear the income tax are certainly
I not 30 “patriotic” that they would
! stand for still more pressure, even
J for the sake of a greater militarism.
| Surveys are being made at this
time in various cities of the coun
try with a view of obtaining an in
' ventory of the resources and indus
! fries capable of utilization in war
time. It is a part of the prepared
I ness program.
Conscription is being urged by a
number of publications, with few
welcome hearers. This these publi
cations, including the Seattle Daily
Times, admit.
FARNK R. SCHLEIS.
Center tables from $2.00 to $5.00
at Crooks next Fire Department.
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
Advertisers will please note that
all changes in standing Advertise*
ment must be received in this office
before 6 p. m. for the following
morning's issue.. No exception will
l>e made to this rule.
GET THE NEWS BIGHT. HE ATI
THE WORKER.
BERLIN, June 5.—Some British
trenches near Ypres were captured.
BERLIN, June 5.—The Allies
lost 47 aeroplanes and the Ger
mans sixteen in May.
ROTTERDAM, June 5.—The
Noordam arrived toaay. The mail
was removed at Falmouth.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5.—Aus
tralia has sent 360,000 men to the
Allies, costing five million dollars
a week to support.
Chairs 50c. to $5.00 at Crooks
next Fire Department.
Try Liver & Kidney Tea for
Spring fever.
LOMEXS DRUG STORE.
MINERAL APPLICATION NO. 0283
U. S. Land Office, Nome, Alaska,
April 18th, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that the
Flume Dredge Company, a corpora
tion organized under the laws of
the State of California, with its
principal place of buciness and post
office address. Mills Building, San
Francisco, California, has through
Jas. M. Streeten, its authorized
agent, whose post office address is
Nome, Alaska, made application for
a United States patent for No. 14
Above Discovory placer mining
claim, situated on MelGing Creek,
;in the Council City Recording Di
strict, Territory of Alaska, and de
signated a3 Mineral Survey No.
1172, which said placer mining claim
is described according to the plat
and field notes now on file in the
U. S. Land Office at Nome, Alaska,
with a magnetic variation of 21
deg. 38 min. E. as follows:
Beginning at Corner No. 1, a
spruce post 4 ft. long, 6 ins. dia
meter, in earth mound, scribed 14
Ab 1 1172 on N. face, whei ce U. S.
L. M. No. 1172 bears S 59 deg.
34 min. W. 380.3 ft. Thence N. 35
deg. 35 min. W. 544.4 ft. to Cor.
No. 2; thence N. 56 deg. 27 min.
E. 1376.6 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thenco
S. 37 deg. 56 min. E. 526.4 ft. to
Cor. No. 4; thence S. 55 deg. 37
min. W. 1397.6 ft. to Cor. No. 1,
place of beginning, containing an
area of 17.025 acres.
This claim is situated on Melsing
Creek about four miles north of
Council City, Council City Re
cording Precinct, Alaska. Lo
cation monur.cnt No. 1172 is
a schist stone 37x20x5 ins.
18 ins. in the ground, with mound
of earth 4 ft. high, 6 ft. base, situa
ted about 30 ft. above the bed H
Melsing Creek, on the south side
thereof, in latitude 64 deg. 55 min.
N., longitude 163 deg. 39 min. W.
The location notice is recorded in
Vol. 10, page 132, of the records
Council City Recording District, Al
aska.
The adjoining claims are as fol
lows: On the northeast No. 15
Above Discovery on Melsing Creek;
on the southwest, No. 13 Above Dis
covery on Melsing Creek; claimants
unknown; on the northwest ana
southeast, claims unknown; all un
surveyed.
G. A. ADAMS.
Register.
Date of first publ., April 20, 1916.
Date of last publ., June 21, 1916.
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