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By Nome Mine Workers' Union, No. 240, International Union ef Mine,
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"To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as
nearly as possible, ts a worthy object of any good government.”—
abraham Lincoln
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ORGANIZE.
Signs are not wanting that a per
iod of renewed activity is begin
ning in Nome as far as organized
labor is concerned. That is well
and all the better if the good pur
pose is not allowed to die, but per
sisted in, for persistency always
in organization brings success.
In no way can the workers hope
to better their conditions and not
only to better their conditions but
also to maintain whatever status of
advantage their conditions may
have attained than by organiza
tion. It is a simple propositibn
that one man cannot effect as much
as two that no two men’s influence
is as much as three and that a body
of men is likely to succeed in their
demands wherein individuals would
(ail.
The necessity of the hour for the
workers as workers is to come
closer together. By whatsoever
difference they may have kept
apart or is keeping them apart
thos e who become disunited ull
suffer equally.
The one losses whatever advant
age he might gain from the asso
ciation of the other and both of
them present a. broken front to
those who employ them, to the ad
vantage of him who would hire as
cheaply as possible.
Indeed that this is so cannot ad
mit of a doubt and the facts are so
simple that it 13 nothing short of
madness; as such a poor policy is
always persisted in to keep any
longer divided. There is no reason
in the world why there should be
be union men and non-union men
in this camp.
They have ail as workers the
same interests, and they have all
as workers to face the same condi
tions of labor. Possibly and prob
ably personal differences have a
good deal to do with the fact that
there are workers who are not
unionmen in thi3 camp. If so
that is a most unfortunate occur
ence .'.nil most unfortunate in that,
such a trifling matter should keep
the workers apart.
As has been said signs are not
wanting *hat there is a renewed
tendency to get together on tha
pert of the workers, a healthy
sign, and a most welcome one at
that. At no time in the history
of the labor movement lias such
necessity existed hero as every
where else, for the workers to get
together solidly, much more to now
than heretofore, on account o*f cer
tain forces using all kinds of subt
erfuges for tho purpose of the abro
gation of the eight hour law which
was so overwhelmingly carried at
the last election by the voters
throughout the entire territory.
It is every man’s duty, it is
every man's privilege and it is
every man’s right, to assist in pro
moting that solidarity now so nec
cessary. If differences of opinion
exist, let them be threshed out on
the llocr of the union hall among
union men for the rd vantage of
th‘< workers, the majority of the
workers, if not all of them.
Great and palpable are the ad
vantages which will accrue from a
strong united organisation of the
workers, while every one knows,
and everyone realizes that without
a strong union, the workers will
subject themselves to all sorts of
disadvantages some of which are
too, unpleasant often enough even
io think about. But thir.k about
thorn we must, realize them we
must, and realizing the disadvant
ages which come from a failure to
help to build up a strong orga
nization. wo should leave no ef
fort undone to do the best we can
toward making the unions strong,
united and determined bodies.
In this upbuilding of the union
every man can share. No man has
a possltivo knowledge of what is,
of the best advantage to the wel
fare of the workers. The best of
us and the worst of us instinctively
realize that nothing can help us in
our struggle for better conditions,
to maintain whatever we have gain
ed, like a strong organization,
however manifold or diverse may
be the views of the members mak
ing up the oganizatjon.
A CURE FOR LAZINESS.
The "charities” of a Rockefeller,
however large they may sound are
but a crumb from the bread-board
by their donor. The gift sought
from an idol is always greater than
the gift offered to him to securo
it. The fortunes kept intact, by a
"philantropist” is always vaster
than the trifles handed out to pla
cate tho toilers from whom the
'whole thing— both fortune and
‘“charity”—is drawn. No different
is it with the ‘"benoflconces” of the
master class through its govern
ment.
This notwithstanding even the
niggardliness of the dole—docs not
prevent its boing begrudged. Side
by side with the feeling that “the
discontented beggars should be sa
tisfied with less’'.
\ la view of these twin desires,'
“Darwinism and Race Progress “by
Professor J. B. Haycraft, is a book
that should be incense in the
nostrils of Capital. Arguing on
page 100, in favor of his notion
! that charity is a damage and not
I a benefit to the race, since it en
jables the “incapables" to continue;
| alive, Haycraft declares "In refer
* ence to thoae who are lazy and
vicious, and will not work al
though capable of it, we have to
remember that the community it
self is to some extent to blame for
the present condition of things.
"Before 1834, the Poor-law in
country districts habitually sup
plied the unemployed with what
was considered a sufficiency, and
those who maintained by inde
pendent industry and capacity
"can only whack out a living less
good thrn the miserable lot of a
charity taker?”
Man’s labor produces sufficient
to keep him and his in plenty.
Can one be fairly blamed for be
coming “lazy and vicious” and re
1 using to toil, when he tecs the
fruits of ills own e'forts flowing
into the pockets of his master.
When he see3 himself fleeced of so
much that the residue is worse
than going to the Poor-House
"Poor is the diet of the pvupcr,
poorer is the diet or the small rate
payer, and poorest of all is the in
dependent laborer”, declared a
witness in the Poor-law Commis
isoircrs report of 1834 ■ quoted
11a; croft himself. So long as such
conditions obtain—and obtain they
mutt, se long as a private owner
ship of the moans cf production
continues — goed men will inevit
ably be turned into “lazy and vi
cious" by operations of the indus
trial robbery they are subjected to.
The cure is not to cut the Poor
rate, but to give each the full
Value of his toil. Then labor will
bo worth while performing and
the word "laziness" will become
obsolete in language.
MOVING PLANTS.
One of the chief distinctions be
tween vegetable and animal life is
that animals have power of choice
and cf ve.untc.y motion, whilt
vegetables and plants grow only
mechanically by natural law. But
the microscope scorns to show that
many vegetable forms can move ns
' easily as can animals.
There is a plant called volvox
1 ijlobator, so minute that millions
' cf tl'.em ciultl be put in a wine
glass, which is seen to whirl like
1 a top across the field of the miero
1 scope. Sonic plants found In ponds
- which are etill mere minute, more
habitually no if ilry had an appur
’ ii* purpose.
Darwin who gave closer ctuiy
than any other :.atur .list to climb
ing plants, stated that thcsp seemed
to exercise the liberty w>f choice.
Their ter.drils in clinqKr.g over
pieces of word with holdfc -will try
one hole after another until they
find or.e that pleases them. He
caw one tendril withdraw itself
after having located itself in a
hole for thirty six hours. Other
pl.-.nts will run a long way over the
ground, refusing to climb the trees
in their path until they came to a
peculiar / species of tree to which
they r.t once cling.—Ex
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Commencing February 1st, lo
al bakers are placed under license
regulations by the Food Adminis
trator and are required to mix five
percent other cereals with wheat
flour in breed and rolls and to
gradually increase substitutes until
February 24th, by which date a
minimum of twenty percent of
such cereals will be used.
The food administration urges
the purchase of this bread, called
“Victory Bread’,’ and wheat substi
tutes in home baked bread.
Following substitutes may be
used:
Cornmeal, cornstarch, corn flour,
hominy, corn grits, barley flour,
rye flour, soya bean flour, oatmeal,
rolled oats, buckwheat flour, potato
flour .sweet potato flour, farina
flours and meals.
Graham and whole wheat are not
substitutes.
This is grim reality.
Remember, “the hand which
I foeds the nation in the end decides
its fate.”
The Government turns to the
women of the Nation with confid
ence that the 100,000,000 extra
bubhels of wheat flour necessary for
the Allies In Europe, for Cuba and
Belgium relief will be saved in the
kitchens of the United States.
Housewives of Nome and the
Division do your bit.
CARL J. LOMEN
Divisional Federal Food Admi
nlstator.
BEEF, MUTTON. 1*0 BK,
rOULTBT, HAMS. BACON,
Ever; line Is first class.
Get oar prices.
Pacific Cold
Storage Co.
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NOTICE OP ADMINISTRATOR’S
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
In the U. S. Commissiner’s Court
for the Territory of Alaska, Second
Judicial Division, Cape Nome
Precinct. In Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of
CHRIS PRECHTEL, deceased.
Whereas under an order of sale
made aud entered in said court on
the 10th day of January, 1918, I
was directed to sail the following
described real estate situate, lying .
and being in the Cape Nome
Recording District, Territory of
Alaska, to-wit:
Placer mining claims known as
the Colorado and Triangle placer
claims situated near the beach wost
of Jess crook, notice is hereby 9
giien that on the 26th day Febru- |
ary, 1918, at 2 o’clock P. M. of
said day at the front door of the t
office of the United States Commis
sioner for said precinct in Nome, j
Alaska, I will sell the above de- J
scribed premises at public auction 1
to the highest and best bidder
therefore for cash.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 18th
day of January, 1918.
WM. STIPEK,
, Administrator.
DANCING SCHOOL.
At the Miners Home Club Hail,
Dancing Class every Tuesday, ;
Wednesday and Friday, evening I
from 8 P. M. to 11 P. M. Admis
sion to class $1.00. Private lessons
$1.00 per hour.
MRS. GKO WALDHELM, Teacher.
MRS. R. M. SEIDLBR
Has Opened First Class
REPAIRING ESTABLISHMENT
FRONT STREET. Next door to The
Emporium
We are here to please old and
new patrons. We do the best
CLEANING, PRESSING,
ALT EKING *' REPAIRING.
First class workmanship.. Gent
lemens and Ladies dotkes.
Let tirtlWTtt on /oar Hob Work
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