TRI-WEEKLY
Published Tuesday. Thursday,
and Saturday.
By Nome Mine Workers’ Union, No. 240, International Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers.
Subscription Price
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“To secure to each laborer th» 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. ac the pool office at
Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
MR. WORKiNG MAN
From time to time the Industrial
Worker has referred to court de
cisions which were directed towards
knocking on the head desirable
and very necessary labor legisla
tion.
But it can briefly and safely be
said that the most effective way for
the working class to enforce labor
laws, is through the solidarity of
their own class—in other words—
“ORGANIZE AM) YOU ARE THE
ONES WHO HHAIJi DECLARE
SAID LAWS CONSTITUTIONAL."
Mr. workingman “Organize” and
affiliate with your fellowmer. and it
will be easy to illustrate to Judge
Bunnell of Fairbanks, that his re
cent decision pertaining to the gen
eral eight hour law is not worth
the paper it is written upon.
Now more than over, and here
in Nome just ns much as anywhere
else, the need of labor organization
is pre-eminent. In thes? times the
workers havo only one means of
pressing their full strength, and
that is through organization which
at once asserts the real and una
dultx-rod interests of the workers—
interests perverted to no other, per
son’s use, but that of the working
•class.
Regardless ot wnat may De tue i
result of tho higher courts decision |
on tho eight hour question, labor
organization will bo found to bo tho
sheet anchor to which the workers
can always turn with safety and
firm reliance.
Individuuly, always, the worker’s
net does not count. He always
sacrifices himself for another. Tho
idea of a labor organization is to
make effective tho individual actions
so that the workers and the individ
uals can benefit thereby.
The labor organization is the
means whereby labor’s interests or I
labor’s economic strength mani
fests itself. It is through that
means that the individual worker is
afforded an opportunity of improv
ing labor conditions for himself.
Tako the individual worker who
belongs to no organization. He is
associated on the job with many
like himself. The food is often
bad, the pay sometimes uncertain
and tlve hours of toil are longer
and arduous. He can quit. That
is the only resource available to
him. If he complains and suggests
that things should be better, the
boss tells him if he doesn’t like it
he knows what ho can do—And
tho boss means for him to roll up
and get off the job. The employer
thereupon endeavors to got another
unorganized worker to take the
place of the man who quits, but
nine times out of ten, rather than
be fired the man working will not
’•quit. He cannot help himself be
cause as an unorganized individual
ho is helpless. He can not do
otherwise because he has no organi
zation and those with him have
none. They are able to say
a word, even -t few word3 to call
their souls their own. They make
the best of it—and that best is
often about the worst, man can put
up with.
Some of the non-union camps
that have existed wore little bettor
than workhouses as far as labor was
concerned, and hog pens as far as
living conditions were affected. The
men had to accept what they could
get. They could only jump out and
rustle another seal) job where they
took a scab’s portion which is—
well, unfit to print.
A thorough labor organization
will change that condition because
it mass a all the workers together,
the strength of all at the disposal
of each individual. Working class
solidarity becomes an accomplished
fact and it is an accomplished fact
before all others as well as the
workers. That solidarity is signifi
cant of power, and when the worker
does not like the conditions under
which ho labors he can take the
necessary steps to improve them.
He knows how. And furthermore
tho employer using organized labor
knows very well that it pays to
treat them better than the unorgan
ized. The economic power is in
their hands and improved condi
tions will often come of their own
accord following organization.
Now, above all times it is to the
work rs interests to maintain a
strong organization. For that each
worker is personally responsible. It
can not be made up of one deserting
and another faint hearted. Eternal
effort as well as vigilance is the
prica of 3aftey, safety for the laborj
organization as well as everything
else.
For that reason the workers must I
build up their organization. Slowly
but steadily must the growing
strength of the workers be up
builded, and the solidarity of labor
become not any longer a mythical
conception, but a fact.
It is hard for a labor paper to
comment without some degree of
feeling upon the attempt of Fed ral
Judge Bunnell of Fairbanks to set
aaide the mandate of the people
which was so overwhelmingly ex
■ pressed in favor of the general eight
hour workday, throughout the Ter
ritory—at the Territorial election of)
! 1916.
Such a travesty of justice hasj
often been observed as this parasitic!
i decision of Bunnell's—apparently j
given for the unsophisticated work-)
ing class to take for granted if they
are. boneheads enough to so do.
Many a time and oft people eom
iplain at the growing distrust of the
working classes in the courts—many;
a time and oft people complain;
about tile distrust in the manner in j
which tin1 laws are enforced.
“What in the name of goodness. I
has the Law done to make the
miserable working conditions better
for the laboring class in Alaska?”
Most everywhere it has beon
prostituted to the uses of the cor
porate might that often controls
courts, legislative and federal of
ficers.
“Mr working man be consistent,”
and assist in making laws which are
a benefit to yourself and your fel
lowmen—-the most logical place to
make them is in union halls-—and
the most effective way to enforce
them is through organization.
The concerted efforts which some
have atempted to persuade others
to withdraw their advertisements
from this paper and which can bo
traced to a few—is remarkably in
teresting. The most interesting
part of it is that some imagine that
they are the wealth producers in
this community, and it is responsi
ble tot heir (brains?) all the wealth
of the camp is produced.
Instead of realizing that the pro
fessional jaw-smith is the most para
sitic of all parasites—supplying no
useful function, contributing to no
social service in any way; they have
some of them persuaded themselves
that they are the camp, that it is
their (brains?) that have the en-j
tire business of keeping this camp
going, inst-ad of being as useless
| as a fungus towards the upkeep
| of the camp’s well being.
| It may be true that they wear
better clothes and eat better grub
and more of it than the ordinary
working man; but certain it also is
that were they not here to take
J away from the working man, those
I more clothes and that better grub
I would be enjoyed by the workers,
j None know this better than the
| workers, except the merchants, and
honco wo do not think all of the
merchants will be very enthusiastic
in accepting the dictation of a few
that they discard whatever support
they may have extended to the
Miners Union paper.
Advertising in this as in every
other paper is a business matter.
The Miners patronize those who
ipatronize them, and it is sighly
improbable that all of the stores are
going to rid themselves of tho union
trade for tho sake of retaining the
patronage of a few political para
sites.
One would emagine, too, the ap
parent determination of the individ
ual members of organized labor, to
refrain from patronizing any busi
ness house which is considered un
fair towards the best interests of
rthe working class.
Mr Unionman—regardless as to
what labor union you may belong—
by patronizing those who advertise
in the Nome Industrial Worker,
and thosj whom you consider fair
toward’s organized labor—you’ll
eventually teach a lesson “TO A
FEW WOULD LIKE TO BE LOCAL,
CZARS.” That minding their own
business, atending strictly to their
own operations—such as they are—
endeavoring to exert no such foolish
imaginary influence to force their
control on the situation in Nome
by all manner and means, would
have bston the wisest policy.
Furthermore, as has already been
stated that advertising in this as
well as in any other paper is entirely
a business proposition—neverthe
less, were it possible to perauade
all of the advertisers to withdraw
thoir patronage from this paper—
THE PAPER WILL STILL BE
PUBLISHED AND CONTROLLED
BY THE MINERS UNION.
NOTICE
The citizens cf Nome are hereby
requested to clean up their back
yards and assist the city authorities
in making the city a more fit place
to live in. The people will be giv
en seven days, to gather up all the
rubbish and deposit same in piles
so that it may be readily load id
onto the wagons which will be em
ployed by the city for the purpose.
By order of the City Health Officer
Dr Neuman
Trunks, Suit Cases, Fishing goods.
Rugs, Lenileum, Hardware, Gents
Furnishings will arrive Victoria at
HOLTS.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 253
In the Probate Court for Cape
Non'. Precinct, Territory of Alarka:
Second Division.
In the matter of the Estate of
W. F. Parker, decear.d.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of the
Estate of W. F. Parker, deceased,
to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against, the said
deceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, verified as re
quired by law, within six months
from the date of this notice, to the
undersigned, administrator, at the
office of J. F. Hobbes, at Nome,
Alaska.
Dated, May 14th, 1918.
Frank Warsing
Administrator.
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.
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FOR SALE
TWO 4 h. p. Cushman Marine Engines with reversible
propellers, 7 foot shaft complete.
Price for 1 Engine and 1 propeller $150.00.
Also a small Sternwheeler 30 feet long.
Inquire at the
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Capital $100,000.00
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This space reserved by
C. W. 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 A TRANSFER
BUSINESS OF W. STEIGEL MAIER AND OF LEO KENT,
FREIGHT ORDERS AND TRANSFER CONTRACTS WILL RE
CEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.
3RD AND B STREET. PHONE BLACK 162.
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Nome Bakery!
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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 i
We serve Hot Cake, Ham and Eggs etc. fro«i 7 \. M. to 1 P. M.j
Lunches from 13 Noon te 7 P. M. Eveny Day.
We are in business to satisfy our Customers. |
JUUL & NELSON, Propritors.
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WE CARRY ALSO
COCO COLA,
BAGLEYS
GINGER ALA, ROOT BEER,
APPLE CIDER, PNFERMBNTED.
IQUS AND REFRESHING.
The Nome Bottling Co.
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