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Larger than all Other
Paper* in Nome
This Paper is controlled, owned and operated by Local 240 of the Western /Federation of Miners
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Nome, Alaska, Friday, APRIL 10, 1908.
No. 40
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WHAT WITH FIRE AND THE FICT THAT THE EDITOR
WAS IN JAIL THERi ARE DIFFICULTIES ENOUGH
TO MEMBERS OF THE WESTERN FEDERATION OF MINERS
NO FRIENDS OF THE NOME INDUSTRIAL WORKER
The enemies of Jabot- regard no decent limit in their criisade against the miners paper and the miners union*' -Scheme- after scheme has been concocted to_force the present management of this paper to resign: in this
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theyhave failed. Neither have they been able to deceive the miners by their diabolical propaganda of lies did slander. As often as the union has gone on record for progress and a clean cut union paper, so
often have those who are bentjupon getting control ol this papar asserted tney would not stop until they succ eded in accomplishing their purposes. It is needless for us to enter into a discussion of the motives of this
frameup. Every working man that has kept informed at ail knows how the corporations poured barrels of mon v to disrupt the Western Federation of Miners in the states, the whole category of cri
ime was ex
hausted by the capitalists and their slueths in order to convict innocent men who were of-fieals of the
of exploiters of labor and the labor fakir. They have said they would control this paper or dash it. Oi
irganizatiou. Seward peninsula is no exception to the rule: a bone fide labor paper is a thorn inthe side
Wednesday evening at (5:00 o’clock the editor of this paper was servedjwith a warrant, issued by Commissioner
Fuller. The warrent was sworn to by Geo. Maynard, the printe % ^.vhom the Industrial Work* has given employment since last July. The complaint alledged that said Maynard has beenjlibled by an article published
in the Industrial Worker of last Friday. The editor, Paul Turner, was placed in jail where fe remained uitil loyal friends hunted up Judge Fuller, who was quietly enjoying his dinner in one of the cafes. Judge
Fuller finaly went to his office where a cash bond of $500. 00 was raised thru the efforts of friendJand the editorjwas released to appear Thursday, yesterday, at 2:00 p.m. to answer to the charge brought against him
The defendant with his counsel was present and insisted upon an immediate, trial, but fi* could not| be had as the district attorney stated that he was not ready tor the trial and would have to put the case
off. The court finally set Thursday Apral 10, 10:00 a.m. as date lor trial. A jury tiial demanded by the defendant. Thus the tragedy and farce in the war between capital and labor goes on here in Nome as every
where, Who ever has the courage to lift his voice or pen in defense of the exploited workei is to be hounded, maligned and abused. If that does not suffice to crush his usefulness to the workers, he then must
be hurried behind the wall of some capitalist dungeon.
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GRIGSBY
CONFIRMEQ
George Grigsby, who has been acting
district attorney, received word last
evening to the effect that his appoint
ment to the position permanent ly had
been confirmed.
Special to the Nome Industrial Worker.
Portland, April,8.—Next Monday the
Grain Handlers Union will receive a
proposition from the Wheat Exchange
in regard to the wages to be paid the
coining season,as the present contract
soon expires.
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DON JOHNSON
VS
TYPOGRAPHICAL
ONION
■Special to the Nome Industrial Worker.
Seattle, April 9. — Suit for $30,000 <vaa
just fjled iu the superior oourt; Don.
Johuson vs the Typographical Union of
Seattle on the grounds that the union
forced him to quit his work at various
places.
REPIMLICANS
SUCG6SFUL IN
T/COMA
Special to thWome Industrial Worker.
Tacoma, JH1 9,—Republicans were
successful I the city election. The
whole tlckefi*18- Judge Liuck chosen
mayor by d excessive majority. The
democrats/ilcd to land a single of
ficer.
Special Nome Industrial Worker.
Seattlefpril. 8.—The Industrial
Worker^ the World will hold their
international labor day celebration
here the first of May. Invitations have
bedn sent to the Socialist party; Titus
faction; Workingman’s socialist party j
Finnish local;Socialist labor party;Fin
nish federation; Yiddish federation.
All responded except the Titus faction
The details of the arrangemens are
in the hands of the committee. ,
Special to the Nome Industrial Worker.
New Yrk, April,8— SeligSilverstein
who threw the bomb in union square
rr *J Survive ills iniuries. If he does he
will be charged with the murder of Ig
nacia Hildebrant.
Silverstein intended the bomb for the
police,it exploded before he could
tbrojw it,hurting several policeman and
killing his companion.
Special to the Nome Industrial Worker.
Juueu, April 9. —When the Douglas
city election closed on last Wednesday
night, every indication was favorable
to the Federation of Labor ticket.
Spokane, April 9.—National organizer
J. H. Welch is doing good work here.
Thru hie efforts the membership of the
mixed local has raised over the two
hundred mark.
Special to the Nome Industrial Worker.
Indianapolis, April.8.- nearly a million
coal miners laid down their picks and
shovels and walked out until the wage
controversey should be settled at this
place. The miners have been author
ized to sign the present wage scale as a
minimum, that a settlement may be
eached in this district.
Special to the Nome Industrial Worker,
Sani'rancisco, April.8— Abe Attell
fought a fifteen round draw with Nel
son, who fought hard to land a knoek
out.but Attell was too clever for him
thereby winning the fight in the fif
teenth round.
Special to the Nome Industrial Worker.
Terre Hau te, Apr: 1,8. —A jointeon
ference has been held in which the op
erators and miners have agreed to the
present wage scale peading a settle
ment of the difficulties. The miners of
western Kentucky also keep thd pres
ent scale.
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Owing to the extra work caused by the fire which came so
near destroying the pijnt the Industrial Worker is unable to fur
nisi its readers with the usual amount of news