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NOME, ALASKA THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 3, I91K.
THE SENATE AND SUFFRAGE
The defeat of the Woman Suffrage
amendment in the Senate is just a
straw showing which way the wind
blows.
The wind is reaction without admix
ture and it is not very encouragng to
those who believe that democracy
lips in the way of an extension of
the suffrage and not in the way of a
continued disfranchisement of so large
a section of the population.
Just now the government, the
large employers. Chambers of Com
merce and what not are urging the
greater employment of women in
the industries. Now a considerable
number of the jobs which have been
taken by women are such as have
heretofore been held to be jobs pe
culairly fitted for the fulfilment by
men. Women are performing them
If not with ease and grace, at least
v/ith success, and so far we do not
think the worse of the women on that
account. Why in this the twentieth
century men still believe that while
women may work, woman may suffer,
women may dare and do, yet are
unfitted to take a part in the govern
ment of the nation, one searches in
vain for an explanation. And if women
will make any worse politicians than
men. any more corrupt legislators,
more easily cajoled, more easily in
fluenced, more easily subject to the
wiles of the chicane artist, then they
will indeed have to be regarded as
V)f a plane of intelligence which is
very low indeed^
Of all the members of the House
what one on the whole has measured
up to the fearless, conscientious, in
telligent standard of the lady from
Montana? Here was an argument
for suffrage that very well was not
to be overcome, but in the troglody
tic mind of the reactionists of the Sen
ate that same fearlessness, that same
untainted conscientiousness, that
same purposeful intelligence is an ar
gument against the extension of the
suffrage.
The old line politician dreads wo
man suffrage as a plague. It upsets
his plans. It compels him to a dif
ferent tactic, a tactic involving honest
effort, fair argument, higher ideals
than h» could possibly regard with
favor in this stage of the game. That
the Senate should reject the suffrage
is not a reflection on the merits of
women voting. It is a reflection on
the good sense and the progressive
ness of the Senate.
l'ROMISR AM) I’KKFOUMANCK
Most of the gentlemen who have
political bees buzzing in the’.r nood
les are we are glui to observe reul>’
to devote themselves to the cause
r>t the eight hour clay. It is not so much
that we believe thereby they brand
themselves with a higher standard of
political integrity, but because this
tact alone betokens the popular de
^mand for the eight hour day, we re
gard these protestations with so much
satisfaction.
On this declaration these men will
make themselves satisfactory to the
voters and will he sent to Juneau.
It is to be hoped that they will re
member this. And when the day
comes when they have to make per
formance take the place of promise,
they will emphatically act in such a
way that the eight hour day will be
espoused without evasion, without
fiuibble and without any equivocation;
they will not close their eyes to the
wily insertion of jokers which belie
the purpose of the measure but that
they will, with honest effort, fullfll
that which they have undertaken to!
tutllil.
Now the Industrial Worker Is not
going to intimate that the eight hour
day will be disposed of upon the po
litical field entirely. On the con
trary, the law itself will be Inoperative
gs so many laws are inoperative un
less there is what we may term an
economic consciousness behind that
law, in the form of a solid labor or
ganization to see that it is not inoper
ative. That was the case this sum
mer. The activity of the labor organi
zation nullified the efforts to destroy
the eight hour law and labor union
activity is when all is said and done,
the sheet anchor of the workers in
calm or storm.
WORRIED SOLON’S
When the Man Power Bill was be
fore Congress a senator from New
Mexico introduced an amendment giv
ing the President as Commander in
Chief absolute control of all male citi
zens between the ages of 18 and 60
regardless of their business, profes
sion, occupation or position.
And when further his colleagues,
seeking enlightment as to the scope
of the measure, discovered that it
meant just what the gentleman from
New Mexico intended, that it gave
control of Senators, Supreme Court
Judges, and everyone else into the
hands of the President, the Senators
kicked and kicked emphatically. They
ventured to say that in no country
under the sun was vested such auto
cratic power in one man, and they
deemed that such legislation was en
tirely vicious and not to be seriously
considered. Why, said one solon,
with indignant heat, suppose the
President considered that a Senator
was better on the firing line than in
the Senate Chamber, he could send
him there !! or words to that in
dignant effect.
Senator Fall who sponsored the
amendment, which needless to say did
not succeed, stood by his guns, and
really did not see any reason why
senators, judges or any other person
should be of more import in a de
mocracy than the humblest citizen.
But Senator Fall doubtless has not
been able to realize that the scope
of theory and the necessities of prac
tice diverge widely in actual exper
ience.
FEDI.'UAL TRADE COMMISSION
Ever since the Federal Trade Com
mission made its report revealing
profiteering the reptile press echoing
the Chamber of Commerce of the Uni
ted States sees in that a symptom of
dangerous demagogery. It maybe, in
faith, that the reptile press is right.
Everyone who exposes profiteering
runs imminent risk of being termed
even ’• orse than a 1 Magog a Prc
Oern.an for instance, or a sedition
monger. Hasn’t Senator Sherman of
Illinois '’eclared that the membership
of the • •mmission is made up of the
same rs libeled men as the soap boxers
and I. W. W. The beef trusts main
activities, by the way, are in the
worthy senator's constituency, but of
course that is merely a coincidence.
THE TZAR FERDINAND
One feels like quoting from the
Rani without apology when referring
to the High Excellency anti Majesty
of Bulgaria, now fallen from his
high estate, and if memory serves us
aright the warning of the Great Car
dinal is not amiss and runs some
what as follows:
“This Is the state of man:
Today he puts forth the tender
leaves of hope, tomorrow blossoms
and bears his blushing honors thich
upon him, the third day comes a
frost, a killing frost, and when, good,
easy man, he thinks his greatness is
a-rlpening, nips his root and then
he falls, as I do”
The fall of Ferdinand is the result
of the war: yet with him falls all the
hopes of the Coburger who had seen
himself blossoming into greatness,
but killed by the frost of defeat.
There’s some significance in the
Bulgarian surrender. It came thru
the revolt of the masses, the second
nation to end its term of hostilities
in a revolution of the masses.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
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HON. CHAS. A. SULZER
(DEMOCRAT)
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
ELECTION, NOVEMBER, 5, 191S
: FOR REPRESENTATIVE
JAMES J. BOGAN
(DEMOCRAT)
ERECTION NOVEMBER, 3th 1018.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
ALMER (Slim) RYDEEN
(DEMOCRAT) of Candle.
-7TS "7Jka ELECTION NOV. 5th, 1918.
For Re-election
JOHN A. WILSON
For Road Commissioner
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FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER
SECOND DIVISION
BARNEY QIBNEY
(DEMOCRAT)
ELECTION, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5, 1018
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JAMES P. DALY
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ERECTION NOVEMBER 5th, 1018.
r WASHINGTON STATE
FEDERATION OF LABOR
EXECUTIVE AM) LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
EVERETTE, WASH. Sept, 9th, 1916.
To Trade Unionists of Alaska,
Greeting.
Ordinarily we would not think of making any sugges
tions to you concerning political candidacies in your Territory
but in the present situation w® feel justified in doing so. The
' interests of labor in the entire northwestern group of states
and particularly Washington, is closely allied with the interest
of labor in Alaska. We have watched with growing concern
the efforts of large corporate aggregations to tighten their
hold upon the wealth of your country and have watched the
splendid fight waged in Congress by your Delegate Mr Wiek
ersham.
It is because we believe Mr Wickersliam is fighting In
Congri'ss against the exploitation of labor and. the great nat
ural wealth of Alaska by powerful private interests, that we
are taking the llebrty of urging our fellow unionists in Alaska
to rally to his support in his campaign for re-election.
Knowing that you will accept this communication In the
spirit in which it is written and assuring you the continued co
operation and good will of your fellow trade unionists, wo beg
leave to remain,
Fraternally Yours,
E. P. MARSH
President Washington State Federation of Latror.
CHAS, R. CASE
Chairman Legislative Committee, Seattle Central Labor Council.
J. G BROWN
President International Shingle Weavers' Union of America.
WILLIAM SHORT
Sec.-Treas. Dist. No. 18, United Mine Workers of America.