DANIELS GOES TO EUROPE
WASHINGTON, March 15—Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels departed foi
Europe today to iont'er with Prrsiden
Wilson on matters pertaining to his
department and to study -he latent do
velopment iii air craft developmeni
with a view of adopting the latest im
provements for the aerial branch o:
the American Navy.
MILL EM IN A) Y SCABS
NEW YORK, March 17—Union of
ficials of the striking harbor workers
have been informed that the boa
owners are planning to use s
breakers to operatt their crafts which
owing to the strike of the harbot
workers have been lying idle at theii
docks. Serious trouble is feared bj
the officials of the strikers should
the boatowners resort to this step tc
break the strike.
Fully seventy per cent of the long
shoremen are reported by Union of
flcials to have returned to work hav
ing been granted an increase in theii
wages.
STRIKE THREATEN El)
WASHINGTON, March 17—The
department of Labor has sent a med
iator to Chicago to prevent if possible
a strike threatened by the employees
of the local shoe manufacturers.
The workers employed in the latter
establishment have made demands for
an increase of wages which has been
refused by the employers. Conferences
held between the workers and em
ployers have had no results as the
latter have asbolutely refused to
grant the Increase asked for.
Seeing the fruitlessness of their ne
gotiations the workers threatened to
strike to force the hands of the em
ployers.
It Is hoped that the mediator sent
by the Department of Labor may be
able to adjust the wage question and
thus avert the threatened strike.
RIVETERS IDLE
SEATTLE, March 17 Two thous
and ship yard riveters are idle here
having been unable to procure rein
statement in the local yards ov. ing as
they claim, to thei- activities during
the late strike.
The riveters contend that it. is a
case of lockout pure- and simple and
that the excuse offered by the em
ployers that there is at present no
room for them in the local yards is
net warranted by facts, but is used to
hide their real intention of punishing
them for iheir strike activities.
WANT MOONEY' FREED
!V-'lJlOIT, March 17—Following a
speech delivered by Mjix Eastman,
editor of the Liberator at a public
meeting attended by fully five thous
and people, passed a resolution de
manding the immediate release of
Thomas Mooney.
The movement advocated by organ
ized labor throuout the U. S. to organ
ize a general strike for July fourth
was fully endorsed.
Eastman denounced the Espionage
Act and deplored the jailing of Eu
gene Debs. The meeting was carried
on in a very orderly manner.
Numerous police officers were pres
ent but found no occasion to use their
authority.
T
| RAISE KATES
SEATTLE, March 17—The Alaska
j Steamship Company has announced
a further increase in the passenger
j transportation rates in Alaska.
An announcement has been issued
by officials of tile company that a ten
to fitteen per cent increase in the
passenger rates to all Alaska points
will become effective on March 22.
Whether the Pacific Steamship
Company intends to follow the exam
ple set by the Alaska Steamship Co.,
in respect to an increase in rates is
a n.nM'T of some speculation, but it is
taken for granted that they will do so.
JOINS PARADE
j NEW YORK, March 18—Edward
j de Valera, leader of the Irish Sinn
! Coin Party, lately elected to the lirit
isli parliament and who recently es
caped from a British prison where
he had been incarcerated for partici
pating in the Easter Rebellion, took
part in the St Patricks day parade in
] this city.
j De Valera was received with the
j greatest enhusiasm as one of the
L'cremost apostles of Irish freedom. 1
j St Patrick’s day was celebrated
here with an immense parade, nearly
forty thousand people among them
many soldiers and sailors participated
The parade was led by former Su
preme Court Justice John W Goff.
MAY ( ALL EXTRA SESSION j
Washington, March ■ s—vim!
opiiion is freely expressed ’’ere by!
Senators and Represertativ*- of noih
noi' es that owing to the financial
jam which has involved practically i ll
branches of ihe American government!
brot aooi. by the failure to pass thej
approprir.L or bill, President Wilson I
may likely , hange his m .< not toj
call an * .irp session of enures* un-i
til lifter nis leutrn from Eehope.
The repn sentatives v belli parties
base their • r inion upon the announce
ment of 'iie Secretary of the 1 teasury
Glass that he furnish President WU-j
son with a financial statement.
It is stated here that the urgency of
the financial requirements of the
government department is such that
immdiate action will have to be taken
to relieve the situation.
FOOD ARRIVES AT DANZIG
LONDON, March IS-—It is reported
here that fifteen American vessels,
carrying foodstuffs for the relief of
he starving population of Poland have
arrived at Danzig West Prussia and
are proceeding to unlodd their valua
ble and much needed cargo under the
j supervision of an American Food Re
lief Commission.
The work of the Commission has
been much imperiled owing to the rad
ical tendencies of a considerable part
of the population of Danzig.
A rising of the radicals is reported
to be imminent and serious trouble
is expected.
The American Commissioners arej
hurrying the unloading of the vessels |
and forwarding the supplies destined |
for Poland as fast as conditions allow, j
WANTS THEM TO HUSTLE
PARIS. March 18—It is reported
that President Wilson, after consid
ering the transshipment of American
troops that has according to his opin
ion been unduly delayed has directed
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all American Transport officials to
make good on their promise given
some time ago to speed up the em
barkation and transport of American
troops by the beginnig of nest month.
The President expects that by that
time by speeding up the work and us
ing tho facilities provided for, three
hundred thousand American soldiers
ought to be transshipped monthly
leaving only a sufficient force in Eu
rope to provide fc^rontigencies until
such time as the Peace treaty has been
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ALBERS CONVICTED
PORTLAND,.Ore, March IS—J.
Henry Albers millionaire flour miller
of" this city who whs lately convicted
under the Espionage and sedition act.
has boon sentenced by Federal Judge
Wolverton to serve three years in
prison and to pay a fine of $10,000.
Albers has been released on Ten
thousand dollars bonds pending an ap
peal to the 1'. S. Ciruit Court at San
Francisco.
NEW RULING
WASHINGTON, March 18—Many
complaints of improper delivery of
registered mail aiatter having reached
the Postal Department officials. Gen
eral Postmaster Burleson has in
structed all postmasters to deliver
registered mail matter to addressees
only.
Many damage claims have been
brot against the Post Office Depart
ment owing to the lax way registered
mail matter has been handled in the
past, resulting in the present strin
gent ruling.
STRIKERS AM) COPS CRASH
LAWRENCE, Mass, March 18—A
crowd of about thousand Textile
workers while listening to speeches
made by sow.! rf ’heir leaders, wa.e
told by the police to disperse. The
police hand's'.' the strikers without
gloves, using their clubs freely in
censed tae strikers to such an extent
that they fought back which caused
tse police to make good use of their
revolvers and riot guns with the re
sult that forty of the strikers were
shot before the police were able to
disperse the crowd.
Sixteen of the strikers have been
arrested and are held for an examina
tion, charged vJith being guilty of in
citing a riot.
CRTS DEGREE
SEATTLE. March 20—Mrs Frank
Waskey who some time ago applied
for a decree of divorsc from her hus
band. former ie.ska Delegate to Con
gress. received here decree today. I
Frank Waskey offered no defense.
Mr3 Waskey alleged in her divorce
complaint that she had been forced
to support herself and that she has
used money that she has earned by
her own exertion, to pay debts incurr
ed by her husband, Who has since
their seperation been engaged in
mining and trading in different min
ing camps in Alaska.
RECOMMEND GOVERN.MENT
OWNERSHIP
LONDON, March 20—The Commis
sion that has been investigating the
British Coal mining situation has
finished its labor and will present
their findings to the Brtish govern
ment in the near future.
It is reported here that he commis
>ion will recommend the nationaliza
tion of all British Coal mines. The
jom mission is also in favor of an
i eight hour day in and around the
I mines and has recommended a wage
1 increase of fifteen per cent.
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I WILL AFFER AMENDMENT
| PARIS, March 20—The Japanese
! Peace Delegation announced today
| that he Japanese government will sub
j mit an amendment to the constitu
tion of the proposed League of Na
tions.
This amendment proposes equal
| rights and treatment for all citizens
of the countries compromising the
League and living within the borders,
or travelling in countries identified
I with the League.
CAUSES FOR LABOR UNREST
i WASHINGTON, March 20—Re
I ports of officials of the American Fed
| oration of Labor to their organizat on
j the organized workers in the United
I States, feature* three reasons for the
| disturbed conditions among the work
ers.
F rst—The passage of the prohibi
tion Amendment to the American
Constitution without the consent c
the voters. #
Second—The high cost of living
which has entirely outstripped the in
crease in wages.
Third—The tendency of the capi
talistic employer to reduce wages and
; maintain pre-war prices on all neces
sities.
WORKERS STRIKE
CLEVELAND, March 20—Four
thousand workers employed in the
Garment trade went on strike follow
ing a refusal of their demands for a
reduction of their working hours to
4 4 per week.
Eight of the manufactorers have
agreed to the desired reduction and
their employees have returned to
work.
The walkout effects forty garment
manufacturing establishments.
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COMMUNICATED
The letter published below is an
answer and explanation to a notice
published on Feb. 22 in this paper
concerning information given by Mr
Chester of Golovin, by telephone to
Territorial Road Commissioner, John
A. Wilson regarding the destruction
of the shelter cabin at Walla Walla
by fire and Mr Chester’s request that
Dr Neuman allow the mail carriers
to stop at the Mission roadhouse.
WIIAT’S ALL THE ADO ABOUT?
By reason of a press notice in The
Weekly Nome Industrial Worker, Feb.
22nd, relative to late conditions in
the Norton Bay coast section, I beg
to offer the following.
We have not received any official
instructions or advice whatsoever re
garding the trying conditions natural
ly arising during the time of the In
fluenza, until some hours before the
27th ult., when the general quaran
tine was lifted.
Situated as we are, next settlement
east of Golovin, it depended upon us
whether or not the pest should be al
lowed to spread to this section. The
settlement of Unaiu.-Aeet, Shaktoolik,
Dime and Mouth of Koyuk, some
seven-eir ht hundred people, looting
to us asking that we, under no circum
stances, let anyone break thru Eliin.. .
To prevent the spreading of the
disease, we made effective quarantine
There were those who tried and insist
ed on coming into this community, af
ter having received ample warning.
Miners and Merchants Bank
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Nome. Alaska
Capital $100,000.00
Workincrrnen’Q Accounts Solicited
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WOOL SOX
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P. A. PETERSON SHOE CO.
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We had no medical help, as you would
say, and very little medicine in this
section—so ‘the ounce of prevention
was worth the pound of cure'. Never
during our years of work among the
natives, have we seen the genera! I
health conditions better, among our
people, than this past winter.
When we first heard how serious
the pest was, we sent out notices, East,
West and North, kindly asking the
parties who should find it necessary to*
travel, to provide themselves with
food so that they could stop at the
Federal Cabins.
At the time that Goiovin gave the
inlormatioa that “There is no stop
ping place between Golovin and this
Mission,'' Golovin held informaton
from us that a stopping place wras pro- j
vided at a place called “Peterso:
Cabin" three miles beyond Walla'
\\ alia. A native speedily providing
dog-barn and sleeping accomodations, j
Such are the facts.
To the best of our knowledge, no
native has entered the Walla Walla
Federal Cabin during the time of
quarantine. The last men in the cabin
before it was burned, were the mail
carriers.
Early in the winter, when the epi
demic was raging west and east of us,
and it looked as tho some travellin
would still be done, the community
met in the U. S. public school house to
consider ways and means to safeguard
the community and provide for the
travelling public, as regards a road
house. Nearly all the natives present
(only^natives voting) voted to move
the roadhouse out of the village , out
side of a certain limit. To this the na
tive roadhouse-keeper agreed and
thanked all who offered to help him
move gratis. Some days later he had
two of his men take down the dog
barn, (which by the way was draining
into the community fresh-w’ater sup
ply) and nearly all the teams in the
village helped him move to the place
he had chosen—where he already had
put up tents. The following day the
dog barn was being rebuilt.
When Golovin informed the good
people of Nome and the travellers in
general, that the cabins at Walla
V\ alia and Moses’ place “were the only
places of shelter during the quaran
tine,' then Golovin is misinformed. We
provided a tent, in a sheltered place,
and dag barns at Isaac’s Point. At
Bonanza, ea3t of the Bay, we were
gladly given the use of Mr Biehr’s
cabin, with all it contained, to accom
odate travellers during quarantine.
After having made these arrange
ments and with the aid of Mr Pete
Curran, the mail carrier, having fixed
up the cabin somewhat the native
Roadhouse man agreed to move out
and leave the cabins for travellers for
the time necessary. This he did at
once. At the Mouth of Koyuk Mr
Parsons was stationed as Health O ii
cer and a good cabin prov!ded.
In fairness we ask the general pub
lic and in particular, those whom it
concerns to come to Klim for the facts
relative to this community. We dis
claim any- part to information sent ouf
by Golovin, concerning Elim. '
When some parties come here and
"carry on,1’ threatening us jhat they
will see that w-e shall not receive it
pound of food for our subsistence, and
that they will spend from eight to ten
thousand dollars to have Mr Schultz,
the government school teacher, re
moved, and make ado that we are act
ing illegally,etc.,—then we ask ir it
be illegal to clean up and put our com
munity into a sanitary condition? And
if it be not illegal to run a Roadhouse
without a licence, and without regis
try of the travellers? And if it her
not illegal to make ‘booze’? And to>
live in a family way, producing off
springs, with other women besides
the legal wife and to beat the wife?'
As American citizens, shall we not be
allowed to live decently and to make
a somewhat presentable native com
munity?
Is it only at election time that the
natives shall be allowed to use their
citizen privileges? Have they no
right to sanely better their conditions
and to look to the good of themselves
as a race?
L. E. OST,
Supt, f Mission at Elim..
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