TRI-WEEKLY
Published Tuesday. Thursday,
and Saturday.
By Nome Mine Workers’ Union, No. 240, International Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers.
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“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.
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Box 210, Nome, Alaska. Thone, 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, 2!), 1018.
THK STRMiK SiT I'ATioV
' Th" men striking locally for the
eight bout clay have every reason
to he sr.tisfi'C with the progress
they are making. Despite the ef
forts cf disloyal oporaicrs to steal
labor from the war industries out
side and to us that labor for their
selfish purpose up lure in breaking
the strike, they have been quite un
successful in their work. Further;
all those scabs who work for thrs' j
operators will he properly appraised
will be properly recorded, and when j
they seek admission to unions out-|
"Side will have to explain why it isj
that they ceased to be men.
’ Already several employers whose!
sense of fairness has not been ob-'
served by a greed for profits have
wisely conceded the eight hour day.
These men will carry on unhamp
ered work this summer. Their em
ployees, good union men who fought
ill the fight, will ceas - to work
when the season ends satisfied that
as men they may meet their fellow
workers everywhere unashamed.
Not so the seal). When he leave;
at the ciul of the season aiwl 'his
greedy soul seeks employment outside
without local clearance, be will be
compelh d to answer questions
which will havp an awkward flavor
for him. Thi re is no argument
against the eight hour day. There
has ne ver been any. It is recognized
in every single industry in America
except in Alaska. This is the only
section of the. world where the long
work day is sought to be main
tained. Here above all it is vitally
necessary that the eight hour day
should among other needed reforms
be immediately installed.
We make held to say and that
with absolute knowledge whereof
we speak that not in any section
where the American flag flies is
there such outrageous and disgrace
ful condition of labor accomoda
tion ns exists in this section of
Alaska.
The camps are hovels that a fair
minded rancher would scorn to
place a measly hog in to die. Filth,
dampness, make-shift beds, foul
grub, foul air, over-crowding, ram
shackle huts half tents half broken
boards provide the temporary ac
comodation that so many men have
to put up with. There are excep
tions and some operators have ef
fected improvements both from a
comfort and- from a sanitary point
of view. But where else could
such a condition prevail as prevailed
last year when men wore in the
hospital, suffeing from the evil of
ects of the intolerable “mulligan”
some can-opener cook had devised
ijs likely to simplify his work even
if it killed the men who ate it?
The value of labor is being now
properly realized as beyond every
thing else the greatest asset of the
nation. Th’e war has revealed that
an employer who fails to prot< ct
the health and the life of an em
ployee by good wages, short hours
and wholesome food and accomo
dation is a national enemy. The
anti-social acts of those operators
in this section can no longer be
tolerated. The union men themsel
ves are dete rmined on that.
We would like to see those men
who have been so weak as to falter
into one of these twelve hour jobs
take a tumble. They ought to
realize their position. There is
absolutely no reason for their con
duct and why these industrial
eunuchs should- be willing to sur
render their manhood for the sake
of a job is one of the mysteries
of human conduct that always ts
puzzling.
We are going to win this strike
and win it completely. Tho men
are determined upon that and al
though operators despairing of
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"getting enough men have alleged
that they will not work at all this
summer,, they may be reminded i
that next summer they will, work
eight hours or suffer a legal prose
cution.
THE BOLSHEVIKI
The report from Stockholm that
! a revolution has overthrown the
I Bclsheviki government and that
1 Nicholas Nicho’acvKch has been
J elected emperor, is remarkably like
i one 'that was sent out to the same
j effect two months ago and which
1 was untrue. A significant state
ment says that German forces and
imperialists generals occupy Moscow.
I Germany did not like the Bolshe
viki In Russia, nor the Red Guard
in Finland. Four-fifths of the ac
tivities at Brest Litovsk were de
| voted to shearing them of power
and bring about a condition of
i things in Russia would prevent
their predominance. The invasion
of Finland and the support given
the White Guard evidenced ag in
where th German Imperialists stood
The Bolshcviki stood for a larger
measure of democracy. For that
reason they incurred the hostility
of autocracy cv< rywhere. Surely
it is significant .hat the American
capitalists papers should have as
sumed an attitude toward demo
er: tic Russia which was exactly that
of the German junkers.
All the more reason it is that
in the final disposition of things
and the victory of the progressive
nations In this war, these scraps
of paper that German junk--rdom i3
spreading with such lavishness thru
out the east will be regf.rded as
non-existent and no more autocracy
allowed anywhere.
THE KAISERS FURY
The astute ruler of imperial Ger
many has suffered from another
brainstorm. His officers of st-.te
have been talking peace and he
Insists the : they liav ‘ no business
doing anything of the kind. He
recollects that he told them and
others th. t the sw rd would carve
pence.
But evidenily the Kaiser has real
ized the value of a little mortal
camouflage. When ho tears a pas
sion to tatters he does it as a figure
to be observed acting upon the
war hi stag., whose actions are
simulations merely. His officers
have acted without doubt upon his
(direction, and he has genially com
pelled them to play the rather
humble part of the coat. Playing
goat to the Kaiser may net be
pleasant bi.t It. seems that it is
in the price men high in offic*^ must
pay.
RHKl'SING RESPONSIBILITY
Senators had hoped that the pro
hibition fight to which the Agri
cultural Appropriation Bill had. given
rise would be settled out of the
Senate and within the committee
rooms. This would have been con
venient.. A Senator could then re
turn to his constituents of what
ever persuasion and taking them
one or all aside tell how it happened
That is except he wore a committee
man.
The committeemen appear not to
appreciate the responsibilities thrust
upon them and return the bill with
the fatal prohibition amendment
to the floor of th" Senate where
the position of every particular
solon must be mad" plain. It’s
very embarr.ssing.
Von Hertling has now to explain
; the war lords liow it happened in
j the Reichstag artistic camouflage.
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NEWS NOTES
WILL GO TO YUKON
Gus Holmgren for so many years
connected with the city fire depart
ment will go this y$ar into the
'fishing business and on the Yukon.
He is now getting everything ready
for the work and intends to be ready
when ice conditions are satisfactory
L. Seppela will also fish on the
Yukon this summer.
FROZEN SOLID
Charles Akasi who returned yes
terday to Buster from which place
he arrived with several others the
day before says that creek is frozen
solid with six feet of ice over the
creek bed like a glacier and water
flowing over it. It will be an ex
ceptionally late season.
DIME IS QUIET
An arrival from Dime creek on
Thursday says that camp is quiet
and cold and that the season there
is backward as anywhere else in
the north.
ICE STILL SOLID
Dispatch from the wireless sta
tion at Noorvik announces that the
ice is still solid at Kotzebue and the
natives say that it will be a week
before it goes out. This is from
the furthest north wireless station
probably in the world and was es
tablished by the Bureau of Educa
tion to afford a means of communi
cation more quickly with the out
lying sections of the Second Divi
sion district of the Bureau of which
Walter Shields has been the suc
cessful administrator for so many
years.
HAS NOVEL IDEA
J. H. Miles, the manager of the
Alaska Mines Corporation, has a
plan under consideration for utili
zing peat moss for fuel in the power
plant of the company. The idea is
to subject quantities of the moss to
pressure rollers whereby the larger
water contents will be removed from
the moss. The peat will then pass
on down by the flue chambers losing
still more and feed itself into the
furnace. It is believed that this
system will be successfully practiced
and experiments are to be under
taken with a view of testing out
the idea.
STRIKE STILL ON
The strike of the miners for the
eight hour day has resulted during
the week of several smaller open
mining outfits coming thru. Two
dredgemen have also come thru.
More are to follow. Recognition of
the union, the basic eight hour day,
and five dollars a day minimum
wage are the demands that the
union men are putting forward.
Those who belong to craft unions
but who have the stinking idea
that they can scab here and get
away with it outside seem to forget
that Local 240 International Union
of Mine, Mill and Smeltermen is
affiliated with the American Fed
eration of Labor, and they will
have some trouble explaining to
the locals outside in which they
carry card3 how they acted here.
The fact that all scabs will find
their reputations have traveled
ahead of them ought at least to
have a deterrent effect upon such.
INDEPENDENCE DAY PLANS
It i3 planned to make the parade
on the Fourth of July a special fea
I ture. The 14tli Infantry stationed
at Fort Davis and under the
command of Lt Summers will par
ticipate. Special effort will be made
to so time the movements of the
U. S. Coast Guard ship Bear that
she may be in the roadstead at that
time, and in such event, it is ex
pected that members of her crew
will ad (1 an attractive feature to
the parade by their appearance.
Floats etc, are now being arranged
for. While no special effort is
being made to got lodges or organ
izations to participate as such, in
the parade, still it will be greatly
appreciated by the committee and
by the public if such participation
is had. Already some organizations
have notified the committee of
their intention to place a float or
in some other manner bo represent
ed in tile marc'vir g body.
It is intim.ic.d that a number
of owners of mine propc - y in Candle
and northern camps will place a
representative in the pageant. The
aim of the committee is to make
the day one for the people. It is
expected that na’ive population of
Nome or outlying settlements will
form a distinct part of the proces
sion. The sub-c immittee in charge
of sports and ot'.n r events, con
sisting of G. R. Jackson, D. E.
Crowley, A. Shcilds, It. Lomen and
W. C. M’Guiro ore preparing a pro
gram of interesting events that will
be as good, as any year heretofore
Messrs J. J. Cole, J. V. Sheldon
and Steve Haid are out armed with
helmets rapid fire guns and treas
ury chests arranging for financing
the day.
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R. A. Carrol! Agent, Nome
Charles L. Ross
Milling, Lumber, Contractor
HAVING TAKEN OVER THE FREIGHTING £ TRANSFER
BUSINESS OF W. STEIGELMAIER AND OF LEO KENT,
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3RD AND B STREET. PHONE BLACK 162.
Nome Bakery
Victory
BREAD
Conforming to orders of Food Administrator; on sale at aU times,
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We serve Hot Cake, Ham and Eggs etc. frovv 7 \. M. t« 1 P. M.g
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When a fellow feels particularly fine lie usually uses the
expression: Oh! 1 feel like "a two-year-old!”
Y’know a two-ycar-old is chuck full of pep. lie can rear ^
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COCO COLA, GINGER ALA, ROOT BEER,
BAGLEYS APPLE CIDER, UNFERMBNTEB.
IOUS AND REFRESHING.
The Nome Bottling Co.
Buy Shoes
9. A.M.TO 6 P. M.
Help maintain fail working
hours for everybody
P. A. PETERSON SHOE CO.
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North Pole Bakery
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2 Loa\es25c.
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