Published i uesday. Thursday,
and Saturday.
By Nome Mine Workers’ Union, No. 2-10, International Union ot Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers.
Subscription Price
One Year . $20.00
fcdx Months . 10.00
One Month . 2.00
“To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as
nearly as possible is a worthy object of any good government.”—Abra
ham Lincoln.
All changes in advertisements must reach this office before 9 A. M.
on day of publication to insure insersion in same issue.
Advertising rates made known on application.
Address all communications to Tn -Weekly Nome Industrial Worker.
Box 210, Nome, Alaska. Phone, Black 134.
Entered as second class matter March 1, 1911, at the post office at
Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1918.
CONFRONTING THE FACT
Men getting together in unions to
protect themselves. According as
the unions are strong and comprise
all employed in the^industry which
5s organized so will the protection
afforded the individual workers be
the more effective.
It is with that intention that
unions are organized' in Nome, and
It is felt that now above all times
is organization needed. ‘‘Especially
regarding the enforcement of the
general eight hour law, and recog
nition of the different unions.”.
While the various workers have
been responding to this work of
organization with a will, there stands
a small batch of laborers who re
fuse to have anything to do with
the organizations, who are persis
tently fighting to better the working
conditions of all the laboring class j
in this community.
Those whom we refer too are at
present employed by the Pioneer,
and Wild Goose Mining Companies.
They are non-union men and will
not have anything to say to the
1 unions. In thoface of the fact that
they would thus provide the en
tering wedge for the employers in
their futile attempt to break up
the worker’s organization in Nome,
it is surely up to the workers to
protect themselves from all such.
Ih this instance there is positively
jio excuse, no reason, no justificaton
lor men refusing to get organized.
There is no prohibitory entrance
foe; it is not evident that they
will run any immediate risk of
losing their jobs if they joined the
union, arid even If they did the
union which they would join would
endeavor to protect them to the
utmost of their capacity, They
simply do not want the union to
have anything to do with them and
they will not hav, anything to do
with tho union. They pr, lei- to re
main outside its separate entities,
and would be a standing menace in
this community to the very exis
tance of organized labor.
in tl*i face of this condition it
"behooves unionmen to act in their
own interests, and see to it that
they assist unionmen in their deal
ings, and furthermore will patronize
those alone who patronize thoir
friends.
If Nome is to be a union camp,
.and if Nome is to maintain a ccr
Sain standard of living for the
■workers—all too low as it is at
present—it is up to those workers
who are fighting labor's battles to
take all the legal steps possible to
protect themselves against such aw
aggregation of spineless specimens
of humanity which presist in acting
directly agafnst the interests of the
workers as a body.
It is up to organized labor, as
■organized labor can best determine,
to see to it that if the workers who
are in the unions succeed in main
taining union conditions in this camp,
.those who scab will not get the
"benefit of those conditions to dis
rupt unirnism.
It is a fact that cannot be gain
.•sadd that organized labor and or
ganized labor alone has succeeded in
maintaining working conditions in
Nome, both on the creeks and in
town at its present standard.
Without unions in this camp the
workers in this camp would lie com
pelled to take whatever they can
get. When the union is weak, no
man is quick< r to take advantage
■of this condtion than the man who
•employes labor, and down goss
the wages and up goes the working
hours when opportunity offers.
It Is up to the worker in this
matter to act. as a unit. All must
cooperate together in the tace of
th: antagonism thus offered to all
organized labor. There can be no
shirking cf what Is a cljar duty
upon the part of individual members
of the union, and there will not be.
Somo may be so circumstanced that
tho assistance which they can lend
in this matter may be small, but
at any rate the time will com:, when
they can help, and that opportunity
wall not be lost.
All organized labor is determined
that come what will in this matter
tho vitality of the unions being at
stako they will face the matter
unflinchingly as men ought to face
these matters. The various organ
izations have now the matter under
consideration, and the situation
will be doalt with as comprehen
sively as th'e situation requires. It
is impossible for unions threatened
at their very existance as such a
policy adopted by the Pioneer, and
Wild Goose Mining Companies are
doing, to Ignore this matter, and
allowing It to go by default.
It is only a question of time when
the general eight hour law will be
effectively enforced by the working
class throughout the Territory.
Organized labor is now thanks
to the organization work which has
been carried on for the past two
months, in a stronger1 position than
in many a long day in this camp.
It is in a position where its influ
ence as mass action can be felt,
and It is up to tho workers to go
down the 1 line from the drop of
the hat. They have to protcet
themselves or' go down : and out for
good.
The principal local question before
the workers is now whether this is
going to be a union camp or not.
We might as well face the facts as
they are.
'Mr Workingman, if you desire to
see it strictly a union camp—in
fact as well as by name—then get
in and do ‘‘Your Bit" towards
thoroughly organizing tho workers)
in this community.
‘‘It can easily, and will eventually!
be done.”
Mass action in the labor movement
is all powerful, but it must be
the mass action of intelligent units,
knowing where they are going! and
knowing that they are determined
to get there.
Two heads are better than one,
throe are better than two, and so on,
but they must be intelligent heads,
and not blind followers of blind
1 aders in any event.
For this reason all members of a
labor union share directly in the wel
fare of the union. There is no such
thing as a leader or there should
not be.
Intelligent action by intelligent’
membership agreeing upon an in-1
telligent end, is all powerful; un
determined, non-deli berate, unin
telligent action by a body, however
numerous will load nowhere. It
is good to remember this, and re
membering it, to act occordingly
by taking an intelligent interest in
the. affairs of the organizations of
labor.
‘‘It is tho duty of every member of
organized labor to attend their
union meetings as often as it is
convenient for them to do so, and
devise, discuss, and deliberate in
telligently upon what steps are best
to be persuod to effectively enforce
laws pertaining to the best inter
ests of the working class.*”
NOTICK
GET THE NEWS RIGHT RE ATI
THE WORKER.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To J. N. Fiack, Nome Kouga^ok
, Consolidated Mines Company and
Jacob Zeman, your heirs, execu
tors, administrators and assigns:
You" and each of you, are hereby
notified that the undersigned has
expended in labor and improvements
the sum of one hundred dollars
during each of the years of 1914,
1915, 1916 and 1917, upon the fol
lowing described placer mining
claim, situate, lying and being in
the Kougarok Recording District,
Territory of Alaska, to-wit: The .up
per one half (%) of Creek Claim
Number Three on Dahl Creek in the
Kougarok Mining District.
You are further notified tliat> if
within ninety (90) days after the
publication of this notice you fail
or neglect to contribute your pro
portion of such expenditure, your
interest in said mining claim if any,
will become the property of the un
dersigned, your co-owner, under
section 2324 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States.
Al. Carey
, Co-owner.
Date of first publication, May 25,
1918.
Date of Last publication July 25,
1918.
CAKE NOTICE
We clean, repair, and press suits,
at the
NOME TAILORING COMPANY
Next door to Seg. & Hagen store.
Date of last publ., July 4, 1918.
United States Post Office,
Nome, Alaska
June 11th, 1918.
Bids will be received at this office
up to June 23rd, 1918, for the per
formance of the service described
below:
FROM NOME BY HOT SPRINGS
(N.O.) MARY’S IGLOO (N.O.)
SHELTON (N.O.) AND DAHL (N
O.) TO TAYLOR, 125 miles and
back, four times a month from July 1
to October, 31, and twice a month
from November 1 to June 3d, by a
schedule satisfactory to the Depart
ment of not to exceed four days
running time each way, carrying
any c'-.ss of mail the Department
may elect, total v'eight not to ex
ceed 4On pound.', u single trip each
way. Hot Springs (n. o) ai)d
Mary-’s Igloo (c. o ) to be oiuifted
from July 1 to November 30. Bids
to state the rate per annum.
SERVICE TO BEGIN JULY 1,
1918.
J. J. WALSH,
Postmaster.
(Nugget please copy.)
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The citizens cl Nome are hereby) I
j -equeeted to clean up. ilic-ir back:
I yards and assist the city authorities
in making the city a more fit place
to live in. The people will be giv
I en seven days to gather up all the
j rubbish and deposit same in piles
'so that it may be readily loaded
onto the wagons which will bo em
ployed by the city- for the purpose.
By order of liic City Health Officer
Dr Neuman
When in search of a good warm
room go to Modini’s Building (form
erly Schneider). Rooms by the day
week or month.
GEO. MODINI, Prop.
SPECIAL SALE FOR ONE MORE
WEEK
We are selling goods this week,
just to cover costs, some below cost.
Middy Ties, Aprons, Hose, Un- >
derwear, Ladies cotton Vests and
Pants, Unions.
Sale closes Sat. June 15th. We
have new and clean goods.
A. F. OE8TRIECH
Bring yonr forfeiture notices to
the Industrial Worker.
United States Food
Administration
REMEMBER THE DAYS
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SUNDAY—One meal Wheatless; S
one meal Meatless.
MONDAY—All meals Wheatless; t
one meal Meatless. i
TUESDAY—All meals Meatless; j
one meal Wheatlcss.
WEDNESDAY—AIT meals Wheat- E
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THURSDAY—Ono meal Wheat- *
less; one meal Meatless.
FRIDAY—One meal Wheatless; E
one meal Meatless. -
SATURDAY—All meals Porklccs;
lone meal Wheatless; one meal
) Meatless.
Kahki Pants extra large sizes
$1.30 pair a tMOLTS.
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HOMELIKE AND COMFORTABLE QUARTERS FOR TRANS
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BY DAY, WEEK OR MONTH.
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Nome, Alaska
Capital $100,000.00
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Milo’s Cafe
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
NEXT DOOR TO PACIFIC COLD
STORAGE COMPANY
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This space reserved by
Cm Wm Lewis
-Formerly Delbar’s store—
The place where you can
reasonably buy anything
from a needle to an
anchor
Charles L. Ross
Milling, Lumber, Contractor
HAVING TAKEN OVER THE FREIGHTING & TRANSFER
BUSINESS OF W. STEIGELMAIEK AND OF LEO KENT,
FREIGHT ORDERS AND TRANSFER CONTRACTS WILL RE
CEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.
3RD AND B STREET. PHONE BLACK 162.
Nome Bakeryl
Victory
\ BREAD
Conforming to orders of Food Administrator; on sale at all time
WE RECOMMEND OUR SPECIAL HEALTH BREAD FOI
FAMILY USE
W e guarantee the best cup of coffee in town
We serve Hot Cake, Ham and Eggs etc. frovv 7 l. M. to 1 P. M.|
Lunches from 12 Noon te 7 P. M. Eveay Day.
We are in business to satisfy our Customers.
JUUL & NELSON, Propritor
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chest and say: Gee Whiz—but I feel tike atwo -year-old. $
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BAGLEYS APPLE CIDER, UNFERMHNTED. DELIC- *
WE CARRY ALSO
GINGER ALA, ROOT BEER,
APPLE CIDER, UNFERMHNTED,
• IOUS AND REFRESHING.
The Nome Bottling Co.
Buy Shoes
9. A. M. TO 6 P. M
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Help maintain fail working
hours for everybody
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