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VOL. 11.
NOICB, AJiABKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1918.
NO. 2480.
POLITICIANS OPPOSING STRONG
ALASKAN POLITICIANS
LOBBYING AT WASH.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1.—
George B. Grigsby, John W. Troy
and Thomas F. Donahue are here
with Delegate Sulzer, strenuously
opposing the re-appointment of
Strong for Governor of Alaska.
They are supporting Judge B. W.
Jennings, but as his chances are
very doubtful, they intend to with
draw their support from Jennings
in favor of Thomas Riggs, Jr.
The firm stand taken by Gover
nor Strong, in favoring the pre
sent system of leasing the coal
lands of Alaska, as advocated by
Secretary Lano, and his opposition
to the saleable price which would
accrue as the result of a corporate
monopolistic control, is a large
factor in the Gubernatorial fight
which is going on here. The Alaska
delegation have withdrawn their
opposition to the re-appointment of
the Territorial Surveyor General
Davidson. Strong has many friends
in Congress, he is well and favor
ably spoken of, despite the dili
gent efforts to the contrary of Sui
zcr. Donahue, Grigsby and Troy.
The prevailing opinion here at pre
sent seems to be that the present
incumbant will be ro-confirmed.
(The withdrawal of the oppo
sition against Davidson eliminates
the prospective chances of R. J.
Sommers* a former Nomeito, for
the position of Survey-General.—
Ed.).
REP’T LONDON FLAYS
EX-MAYOR MITCHEL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1.—
Congressman Meyer London, social
ist leader from New York in a
speech delivered on the floor of the
House today, bitterly and in no un
certain terms denounced the action
of the breaking up of the Socialist
convention held in New York city,
last Fall.
London charged Mr. Mitchel who
at that time was Mayor, with be
ing directly responsible for the
outrage and said it had been car
ried out by his direct orders. He
waxed roth over the treatment the
socialists all over the United Stat03
in general, and in New York in par
ticular ere receiving at the hands
of the paid thugs of plutocracy.
Ho asked how in the name of rea
son could the people of these
United States look to the Bolshe
vtki of Russia, and the Social Do
mccratism in Germany^ and Austria
Hungary to save the blood of their
sons, when they themselves, were
doing their utmost to destroy that
very same party here at home.
London showed very conclusively
how people in those countries will
interpret the action of America, the
pui ported land of the free and the
homo of the brave, how they will
look upon and weigh our claims
to being the greatest democracy in
the world today and just how we
intend to make the v/orld safe for
democracy. It w.ll be recalled that
Mitchel (the man whom Reggie
Vanderbilt might have familiarly
addressed as “Jack”) some time
ago ran for re-election as Mayor of
the city of New York and how he
intimated that those people who
did not support him were traitors,
how he was defeated at the polls
for undertaking to ram his narrow
minded opinions of patriotism
down the throats of Real Ameri
cans. Mr Hillquit the Socialist
candidate also polled more votes
than Mr. Mitchell, and perhaps
that fact is partly responsible for
his love of all things socialistic.
It looks as thought Mr. London
has a fixed opinion of his own a3 to
just what constitutes a Democracy.
He is the only Socialist member in
I the House of Representatives, but
from the present indication of the
future outlook, he will very likely
be strongly re-inforced by other
members of hs own party after the
forthcoming fall elections.
Ex-Mayor John Purroy Mitchel’s
term expired Dec. 31st, 1917, and
his successor Judge Joon JT. Hy
land succeeded him on Jan. 1st,
1918.
LOCOMOTIVE WORKERS
WAGE SCALE ADJUSTED
WASHINGTON, D C., Feb. l.—r
Secretary of Labor Wilson today
announces a settlement at the
plant of American Locomotive
Works between the company and
the men. The Government repre
sentatives ujst arrived in time to
avoid a strike of the 5,000 work
er*.
Tho men and the company have
for some time been trying to come
to a satisfactory agreement, how
ever all efforts had failed owing to
tho companies refusing to concede
their share. The men had conceded
what they considered their share
and had made all preparations to
strike when a hurried telegram
from the Department of Labor ar
rived askirg that they delay action
until a government representative
who was then on the way arrived.
The workers agreed to do this but
-Informed the Department that they
had made all possible concessions.
The main contentions of the men
wore for an increase in wages and
the doing away with all piece work
which under the present tcientiilc
speed up system is fast breaking
•down the health of the employees
and virtuelly making slaves ot
them. The settlement was accomp
lished by the men winning their de
mands and without loosing an
hours time by shutting down of the
plant. The American Locomotive
Works is at this time busy on
government contracts for locomo
tives, shells, primers and other war
munitions and a shut down at this
time would be a serious delay.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 1.—
The meat cutters of Kansas City
a short time ago requested assist
ance from the Department of La
bor in their differences with their
employers and the Railway mail
clerks on the Wabash Railroad
threaended to strike unless some
settlement of their demands was
made i at onco. The Department
though very busy ujst at this time
in many parts of the country as
well as in the rational capital ac
complished a satisfactory adjust
ment of the troubles in both cases.
ADMINISTRATORS
CONVENE OREGON
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. J.—Food
Administrator Merritt of California
today announced a conference of
all Food Administrators of tlie
Paeificc States in Portland, Ore.,
on Monday next. The topic of dis
cussion will be the vital food pro
blems of the Northwest and Alaska.
Special attention will be given the
meat problems as a result of the
suspension by Food Commissioner
Hoover, of meatless Tuesdays and
the substitution of Porkless Tues
days and Saturdays.
PRESIDENT OPPOSSES
SUPER-WAR CABINET
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1.—
President Wilson today held a
I lengthly conference with a number
j of the leading Democratic Senators
at the White House. The chief
topics cf discussion was the agita
tion now taking up much of the
time of the present session of Con
gress, in regards to the immediate
creation of a super-cabinet, a min
ister of munitions and the radical
re-organization of the War Depart
ment. Mr. Wilson quite emphati
cally told the. Senators that such
garbled and misrepresented state
ments as were being made at the
present time had a grea': tendency
to disrupt the preparations ncces
! sary to sucessfully carry on the
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war
, i Ins information the President
said would be greedily grabbed up
by agents of the German govern
i. »t t raid would cause great elation
in Berlin, and after being added
too would be spread broadcast
throughout Germany an 1 Austria
Hungary to make it appear that we
were not as a nation entirely deter
mined to win the War. So many
of the officials of the War Depart
ment and other Governmental De-‘
partments had been so unjustly
criticised that it was exceedingly
hard to retain them in their present
capacity, and equally hard to se
cure men fit and able enough to,
take their place.
The President anxiously declares
that he is unalterably opposed to
any change in the war administra
tion for the present. But the Sen
ators refused to say whether or not
any effort would be made by them
to check the present agitation on
the floor of Congress. Some ex
pressed their private opinion to tho
effect that they deemed the Presi
dents warning would be sufficient
as they were sure that all mem
bers of both houses certainly did
not want to hinder or delay, or un
justly criticise the War Depart
ment.
GET THE NEWS EIGHT. REAM
THE WORKER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 1.—
Not only the big manufacturers,
but the small domestic consumer
of coal is to be investigated.
The censu3 now under way, be
ing designed primarily to relieve
the shortage of coal for household
heating, will include domestic sup
plies.
This was learned at the United
States fuel administration today
where it developed that the dome
stic coal situation, especially with
regard to anthracite, is giving
some concern to officials.
The situation is most critical in
the Northeast, notably in Philadel
phia and New York, which suffer
by reason of the Pensylvania rail
roads embargo on coal movement
Eastward. Supplies for these two
cities have been cut down about
35 per cent by the embargo, and
because neither city has a reserve
supply, the shortage is being keen
ly felt. Efforts will be made to
have the embargo lifted.
Meanwhile, a census will show
just what homes have more coal
than they absolutely need to
last through the winter, and this
coal will be commandeered. It had
been intended to investigate only
the big consumers, but recent de
velopments have shown that r_ tre
mendous aggregate of fuel has
been hoarded by small consumers
who became panicky in the sum
mer and stored more than they
could use. '
New York city which last year
used up 12,000,000 tons or anthra
cite, is this year clamoring for 13,
000,000 tons. The f-iel administra
tion can find no reason for such
an increase, and will determine
wbeth'.r there has been any hoard
ing. utlnr cities have reported in
creased needs which appear to be
out of preporlun.
Dr. H. A. Garfield, tuel adminis
trator. today issued warning to ope
j rators and miners in the Sotith
1 western region »hat he would
stand for no undue delay.
Union men and their employers,
here for a conference with Garfield,
had not, at a late hour, agreed on
a penalty clause satisfactory to
Garfield. He told boui sides thev
would not receive increased prices
or higher wages until they agreed
upon a penalty severe enough to
ensure against violations of agree
ments to operate without interrup
tion during the war.
Anything In the line of Job work
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.—
Frank Berger believed by federal
authorities to be a dangerous radi
cal and suspected of being connect
ed with plot to dynamite Goevrnor
Stephens residence is undor arrest.
It leaked out here today that Ber
gor had been arrested about six
weeks ago on suspicion by the au
thorities in Frisco, and has been
hold incommunicado ever since.
This high-handed means of ar
resting everyono who has the cour
age to raise his voice in behalf of
labor, is being bitterly denounced
by the labor press throughout the
entire state, who see in the arrest
of Berger a repetition of the frame
up of the Billings, Weinberg and
the Mooney cases. The fact that
he had been quietly arrested and
that none of his friends knew of
his arrest, and that no message of
any kind waa received from him,
has been allowed to leak out is
proof that the police wished to com
pell him to tell everything ho may
knew by using the third degree
methods. Every worker arrested
of late who may bo the least bit ra
dical is immediately accused of be
ing a pro-German or of being con
nected with some plot said to be
carried on by German spies.
The authorities realize that at
this time that anyone so accused
has a very small chance for jus
tice. Th eaccusation in itself at this
time is enough to convict.
Any Judge who would rule on
any technical points of law in
favor of ono so accused would
immediately be considered as a pro
German when lie was in reality im
partially rendering common sense
justice.
WAR SUPER-TAX MEASURE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1.—
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Lopcr today issued the following.
"To all collectors of Internal Reve
nue, salaries of all U. S Senators
and Representatives shall be sub
ject ta, tha provisions of the War
I
Super-tax Measure. The Commis
sioner holds that it was not the
intentions of Congress to exempt
their salaries when the measure
was passed and orders collection of
the tax.