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FOR PRESIDENT
EUGENE V. DEBS
FOR VICE-PRESIDFNT
BEN. J. HANFORD
GOMPERS GIVES INTERVIEW.
The September mini her of
Pearson's magazine contains an
interview with Mr. Compers. 1 >y
James Creelman, the noted apol
ogist for any “captain of indus
try ” who cares to engage Ids
services:
“ Never in the history of the
world has organized labor pre
sented itself in such a respect
able, orderly and reasonable
character as in the United .States
today. It is beyond all question
the greatest conserver of indus
trial peace and one of the most
potent means of progress: for,
as industry is organized in great
and still greater forms in respect
to ownership and operation, so
there must be more stability of
conditions in order to carry on
the movement successfully.
“The basis of our industries
can be roughly divided into raw
material and labor. We have
hail a national conference at the
White house to conserve* the
natural, material resources of
the continent. 1 tut what of the
other division of our national
wealth ? What of labor ? We
have had since last October up
to the present time (June) about
two millions out of’employment.
The enforced idleness of two mil
lion men for these two hundred
days, counting wages at two dol
lars and a half a day means a
lossof'a billion dollars. And
yet there has been no violence
and little complaint.
“The rise of organized labor
in America and elsewhere—there
are eleven and a half millions or
ganized workers in America and
Europe—is one of the most im
pressive, significant and, I be
lieve, hopeful developments of
the present time. This tremend
ous movement carries ,\vith it no
implication of socialism, for it is
individualistic to its very heart :
nor is it a return to the ancient
guilds of Europe, which were the
successors of the serf and feudal
systems of civilization, so far as
the workingmen were concerned.
“ I say that this rise of .organ
ized labor into its present condi
tion of, importance is a hopeful
sign in a constructive age, be
cause it has brought about a sys
tem of balancing differences be
tween capital and labor in liar,
mony with the best thought of
the age.
‘1 Trie present methods of or
ganized labor, and I refer to the
two million workingmen for
whQ.m I can speak, aim at agree
ments between employers and
employes which are absolutely
voluntary on each side and which
carpy no desigir to destroy any
right, either of the employer or
the employe, which should prop
erly exist in a civilized country.
‘‘One of the most terrifying
things that the workingman had
to contemplate a few years ago
was the substitution of labor sav
ing machinery for men, and we
all know that in England and
elsewhere serious riots were pro
duced by tnis state of terror in
the minds of men who seemed to
see economic destruction right i
before them.
“Today organized labor re
gard.-. labor saving machinery a>
a great blessing, because, under
humane and equitable conditions, !
it has been found that the use of
labor saving machinery inevitub
ly means that the hours of lahor
inu-t necessarily grow shorter j
and shorter and that the work
ingman, as a matter of justice,
must share some of the advun
t;iges, financial and otherwise,
which result from labor saving l
devices.
“ The law of contract and cove
mint, is sacred and the ordinances
of organized society are sacred,
and that in the law of human pro
gress, which year after year,
through corrupting peace or de
structive struggle, works out in
jevitably in the human heart and
j brain and makes itself felt until
i it is finally lodged in the statute
; hooks : and one of the great pur
| poses of organized labor is to see
| to it that while lahor saving, ina
jehinery is inereasinglhe product
j of tin' human raceitshall not be
j ci line the means of obliterat ing or
'debasing the worker, socially or
otherwise.
“The one great weapon in the
hands of the workingman is his
right to cease labor when he
pleases and for whatever pur
pose it suits him. That right di
vides the age of slavery from the
present ago. Take that from the
workingman, or modify it seri
ously and you strike him back to
the earth, lie must then sue
comb and sink' or turn his hand
against the government that has
robbed him of his one great
means of asseVting his potentcy
and protecting himself."
We quote Mr. Gotnpers at
length, as the entire ((notation
deals with the points we wish to
j discuss.
We agree with Mr. Gotnpers
that organized labor js a great
conscrver.of industrial peace, etc.
i In the same sentence, however,
| he says that there must he more
| stability of conditions in order to
carry on the movement suoeess
I fully. He probably refers to the
issuance of injunctions against
labor unions which has come to
play such an important part in
the conduct of labor disputes.
We wonder if Mr. (lompers ex
pects that more stability of con
ditions will be brought about by
the election of 1 cyan. who is
j equally acceptable with Tit ft to
j tin1 corporations of the country.
The policy of the democratic
party, which has been tacitly en
dorsed by Bryan, is the policy of
the smaller corporations, who
have proven to be the most bit
; ter enemies of the workers. The
oppression of the workers
j through the south and the Citi
j zens- alliances Of Colorado and
| other states have plainly shown
! this to bo true. Does Mr. (lorn
pvrs honestly believes that Bryan
and the democratic party will
even make an attempt to modify
tha injunction evil ?
. Mr. Gotnpers malms the cor
rect .statement that the basis of
our industries can he roughly di
vided into raw material and
labor, and lie very properly asks,
what of labor? Without the
willinghands of labor the natural
resources of the country would
be of no benefit to anyone. The
workers convert the raw mater
ial into the finished product, in
times of prosperity getting back
in wages a small part of its value,
and in panic times living on the
verge of starvation. Mr. Gom
pers may well ask, what of labor ?
Does Mr. Gotnpers expect a
democratic government to secure
for the worker that which he is
surely entitled to, the full pro
duct of his toil ? No ! Kven in
his speeches and interviews Mr.
Gompers makes it plain that all
he lias any desire to. accomplish
for the benefit of the workers is
a slight betterment of their pres
ent condition. Anything which
would tend to free the workers
from the bondage of wage slav
ery is utterly obnoxious to this
representative of two million or
ganized workers. Acunowlodg
ing as lie does that ho under
stands the tenetsoT socialism and
the false economy and tin Justness
of the present system, Mr. (Jom-i
pors practically condemns him-;
self. He is endeavoring to make j
the workers hi* represents he
hove that their condition as pris
oners in mu of the enemy’s camps j
would he hotter than it is at!
present in the other.• Itut ho]
will not point out to them the fact
that they are prisoners, never- i
theless. For reasons best known ;
to himself it ■seems to be to his j
interest to have the workers re- ]
main in bondage, and for those;
reasons, whatever they may be,
lie is at present busily engaged
in attempting to divide the vote ,
of the workers between two
presidential candidates who are
equally acceptable to the corpor
ations Mr. (Jumpers professes to I
be opposing.
“The rise of organized labor I
* carries with it no impli-!
cation of socialism, for it is indi
vidualistic to its very heart.” It
is safe to say that the majority
of the -430,000 votes cast for Dobs
in 11104 came from the ranks of
the American Federation of
Labor, in spite of the strenuous
opposition of Mr. (Jompers.
He says that the present moth
oils of organized labor aim at
agreements between employers
and employes. True, these agree-!
mints are necessary at present1
as far as the working hours and
wage scale are concerned ; hut
when a contract is made between
employers, and the organized
workers covering a term of
months or years, the workers
are delivered to the masters
hound hand and foot. An em
ployer can break the contract
with impunity; hut whenever
the “ sacred law of contract and
covenant ” is broken by the work
ers, every court in the land is
eager to handle the case and the
daily newspapers howl about the
criminal action of the workers.
The introduction of labor sav
ing machinery has not yet re
sulted in any material shorten
ing of the hours of labor, and if
the wokingmen of the country
continue to follow the lead of
Mr. (Jompers, and throw their
political support to either of the
wings of the capitalist govern
ment, labor saving machinery
will continue to benefit those who
own the tools of production and
will continue to increase the
hardships of tin* workers who
iiiuM have access to these tools
in order to assure themselves of
a living.
1 Of what benefit to Hie worker
is his right to cease labor when
when he pleases and for what
ever purpose suits him? If he
manages to increase his wages
hyso much by doing so, the in
creased cost of living promptly
[offsets any advantage thus
j gained. The one great weapon
in the hands of the workingman
| is the intelligent use of the bal
I lot, the only practical weapon
i which is left to him. Lot him
1 vote for the only party which is
j wholly and solely of, by and for
j the workers the socialist party,
represented in this campaign by
Kugone V. Debs. Ilis vote will
not bo lost, for every vote cast
for that party is a protest against
the existing order of affairs, and
one vote so cast will accomplish
more for the workers than 10,000
cast for the parties owned and
controlled by corporations.
Our business directory appears
on tiie front page of this issue in
order to again call the attention
of the workingmen of Nome to
the fact that our advertisers are
entitled to their patronage.
Those who do not advertise in
the Industrial Worker intimate
that they do not consider the
trade of the miners worth cater
ing to, so that the money spent
by the workers should be spent
with those who intimate that
they desire the miners and other
workers to trade with them.
Watch the list in the Miners
Union hall. When a new name
appears on the list do your best
to show the firm that you are in
i position to reciprocate.
ft is a pity that the strike of
the longshoremen here was set
tled so soon, for it would have
been interesting to see if they
would have called upon their
Seattle, Tacoma and Portland
brot hers for aid.
1 f you have nothing in sight for
the winter, try your luck outside.
Professional Cards.
J. H. Mustard, A. B., M.D.
(Wire and residence:
Kront Street, over Kelly & Co’s drug store
Hours:
1 to t and 7:30 to 9. Telephone Main 93.
Dr. John W. Wilkins
Office and residence
over Samuels’ Store
OFFICE HOURS 1 to 3 and 7 to 9
Telephone Main 132.
Dr. W. D'Arcy Chace
Office: Nome Rank and Trust Bldg.
Horns: phonr:
1 to !5 i». in. Oflice, Main 3
T to l) p. in. House, Red 3
Dr. O. F. Searl
224 Front St.
Office Hours: 1 to 3, 7 lo 8
Telephone: Main 178
FRANCES L. BROUS
Trained Nurse
Pennsylvania Hospital
l.nmh’s Hotel Phone No. Black 179
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8 NEW STORE
NEW GOODS
NEW PRICES
With the
NEW STEAMERS..
Conrad Freeding
o STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES
§ Front St., Opp. Steadman Ave.
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Jhe
Seattle
Bath House
and
Barber Shop
BOURDON & MOSES, Proprietors.
Next U. S. Moreau tile Co,, Front St.
CHAS. W. REED
Machinery
and Mining Supplies
Centrifugal Pumps. Upright and Hor
izontal Boilers. Gasoline Unglues. Steam
Pumps. Steam Kngines. Hoists. Steam
Hose. Points. All sizes Pipe. Pipe KiL
tings. Pipetitting Tools. Blacksmith
Tools. Lubricating Oils. Belting.
MACHINIST BLACKSMITH
No. 5 Front Steet.
BATHS AND MASSAGE
Chiropody, Electricity, Rubs, etc..
Rheumatism and Lumbago successfully
treated.
Sleeping Room* in Connection
ANNA M. KELLOGG
Second Ave. near B street
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Go to the
MERCHANTS CAFE
For a Good Meal
DAN HALP1N, Prop.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To F. E. Kaiser, John Kaiser, Henry
Derby, Jos. Limbers, Cbas. Limbers
and Chas. White, their successors or
assigns:
You are hereby notified that the un
dersigned has expended in labor and
improvements the sum of three hun
dred and fifty dollars for the years
1905, 1906, 1907 and 1908, on the placer
claim known as Upper Goose Greek
Association claim, located on Goose
Creek, a tributary to Casadepaga Riv
er, Council Mining District, Alaska.
And you, and each of you, are furth
er notified that if you do not, within
ninety days from the date of final pub
lication hereof, cause to be paid to the
undersigned your proportionate shares
of said expenditures as co-owners, your
interest in said claim will become the
property of the undersigned, under
section 2324, Revised Statutes of the
United States.
ANDREW GUNDERSON,
Co-owner.
Date first publication, Sept 4, 1908.
Date final publication Dec 4, IBOg.
Miners and Merchants Bank
Nome, Alaska.
Capital $100,000.00
Workingmen’s Accounts Solicited.
| Nome Bank &. Trust Company
Capital Fully Paid $135,000.00
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Cashier
C A HELL WHITEIIKA D
President
K. E. TRENGOVE, Assa>er
EUGENE E.-AILES
Vice-President
ALASKA BANKING & SAFE DEPOSIT CO.
Paid~up Capital, $125,000.00
Established June 1900.
Consolidated with Bank Cape Nome Sept. 1905.
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Tacoma!
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Grocery |
Fancy and Staple
Groceries
F. Broomer, Proprietor
15 Front Street
Remember we roast our own coffee and carry the finest line
of Teas and Delicatessen specialties in the city.
J. CHILBFRG, Cor. B and First Ave.
GO TO THE
North Pole Bakery
For Fresh Bread and Pastry.
| THE BEST COFFEE IN TOWN.
THE
HUNTER
CAFE
GUS ALMGREN
Proprietor
The Workingman
Can get more for his money her.
than anywhere else.
The Epicure
Can get the choicest and most
palatable dishes the market affords.
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Pacific Cold Storage Co.
Dealers in
Fresl} Killed and Refrigerated Meats. Fancy
Easterr) Cornfed Poultry.
FRESH SAUSAGES, SMOKED MEATS. ETC.
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Phone:Main86
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Received per. SS. Victoria a Complete Stock
of the “ DIAMOND W” Brand of Groceries
Yours to Please,
MOLLER & INCE
SJOJ. AMERICAN BAKERY
jj for Fresh Bread and Pastry
i| THE FINEST COFFEE IN TOWN
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