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VOMB, ALASKA
JANUARY 5, 1018.
NO. 2456.
ASKS KAISER’S AID
TO KILL SOCIALISM
PETROGRAD, Jan. 4.—It be
came known here today that the
shadow of Socialism had fallen
across tho timid czar’s path long
before the resolution which un
seated him and which raised to
power the proletariat as represent
ed by the workingmen and soldier’s
joint council.
Secret docum:.nti found in the
czar’s otficir.1 chambers have been
breught to light by the Bolsheviki.
Thero are considerable number of
these of astonishing import and
when finally given the world are
expected to wake up tho sleeping
natiors to thr.t which goes on in
hugger-mugger between the differ
ent nations.
It is regarded as significant that
one such document Indicated that
the Ex-Czar Nicholas had appealed
to Kaiser Wilhelm to come to his
aid in curbing the steadily increas
ing growth of socialism and point
ing out that the danger to one em
pire was identical with the danger
to the other.
Sinco this dbcumnet has been
mr.de public there has been much
speculation over the matter of
whether or not the Kaiser’s plan
did not coincide with that of the
Czar and that the war is the an
swer of the Kaiser to the problem
of what he himself should do to
prevent the further growth of so
cialism.
MANUFACTURER PANS
WAR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4.—
Testifying before the Senate Inves
tigating Committee Frank Turnbull
the President of the Roger Peet
Company, charged that the short
ages In army clothing was due to
the fault of the Wiar Department
in failing to properly mobilize the
garment mailing Industry.
The manufacture of soldiers
blouses and army goods generally
had not boon distributed with suf
ficient ovenness to the contracting
manufacturers, nor were manufac
lurers Informed sufficiently far in
advance to enable them to provide
the necessary raw materials for
making army goods nor to enable
them to procure the added equip
ment required.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 3.—The Rus
sian and German envoys resumed
their conferences In a final effort
to arrive at peace stipulations
that the Bolshevik! could consider
(.8 an honorable peace.
The resumption of negotiations1
is taken to mean that Germany at
last perceiving the point of view
of the Russian envoys will prepare
such another ar.d it is now confid
ently expected thr.t acceptable
terms will be arrived at. Efforts
rre being made by the Russian
emissaries to have tho next confer
ence take place at Stockholm in
Sweden.
Special New England Boiled Din
ner Wednesday and Sunday at Mo
dint's B. O. T. Cafe.
GOVERNMENT AND
LABOR CO-OPERATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 4.—
The administration is maneuvring
for the co-operation of organized
labor in a new proposal to create a
federal pubic service reserve.
There is believed to be every
prospect that labor will offer no ob
stacle in the way of the govern
ment’s efforts.
The Secretary of the Department
of Labor Mr. W. B. Wilson has an
nounced that if this project is car
ried out it will do away entirely
with any need for the conscription
of labor.
The members of the Executive
Committee of the American Fede
ration of Labor have been sounded
out on the propsal and undutedly
will endorse the plan which Is ela
borated as a mobilization of all
workers into a reserve force to be
drawn upon when .needed to fill the
ranks oft he industries that are en
gaged in the war work.
A drive s about to be made in
the Pacific Northwest to get men
for the ship building, in order to
carry out the plan of the shipping
board to run continuously twenty
four hours in shifts of eight hours
each. ■,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4.—
Pood Administrator Hoover is again
in hot water and is charged with
usurping powers not commissioned
to him, in his handling of the wheat
problem.
WE CAN DO IT.
Peoples Laundry wash everything
except the Baby.
_W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
GOVERNMENT MAY
ESTABLISH WAGE SCALE
%
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4.—
Senator King of Utah ha3 drafted a
resolution to be introduced by him
in the Senato, and which will in
struct the Senate Commerce Com
mittee to ascertain whether the
Congress has the authority to estab
lish a uniform wage scale for all
workmen on government pro
jects.
Senator King said that
dractic measures are neces
sary if the coiftitry is to be
saved from an industrial collapse
and he represented himself as be
lieving that if the government fixes
the wages on its own work it will
have a tendency to stabilize the
whoie labor market.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4.—
Hear Admiral Fletcher has been
relieved of his comand in charge
of the convey system which escorts
and protects American shipping in
I trans-Atlantic commerce, and the
j United States Army transport ser
vice.
The Veteran Admiral has been
| ordered home as a result of the
sinking of the American ship An
| tilles and Secretary Daniels of the
Navy has ordered an investigation.
BERLIN, Jan. .4—The war office
(announces that twenty three Brit
ish and French aeroplanes have
WILSON URGES AMPLE
PAY TO ROADS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.—
President Wilson appearing before
Congress ths morning and deliver
ing bis address concerning tbe re
cent taking over of the railroads
by the Federal Government for the
purpose of bringing about a great
er syctemized operation of the car
rying business, urgently recommend
compensation to the lines.
The President stated that the
compensation contemplated should
coyer an average basis of profit re
sulting from previous railway ope
ration upon the revenue derived
from three fourths of the average
number of cars in service ending
June 30th of last year.
The President further declared
this step necessary to safeguard
the interests of tho small investor
and at the same time to guard
against any speculation in railway
stocks or any other financial opera
tion of the roads under the opera
tions that might interfere.
President Wilson asked for no
guarantee for the operation of the
roads under the Government’s ope
ration of them but stated that
phase of the matter would bo taken
care of by the Secretary of tho
Treasury at a later date he ex
plained.
The President's address dealth
mainly with reasons for the govern
ment’s taking over the roads and.
tho necessity for financing existing
securities and did mention the ad
ministrations attitude of permanent
Government control.
FRISCO METAL
WORKERS WIN STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.—The
strike of flfteen thousand metal
workers which has been in pro
gress for three weeks has been set
tled.
[ The strikors have returned to
work on a basis of compliance with
all of their demands as to condi
tions, hours of work which are
fixed at Ught, and a ten per cent in
crease in wages. The settlement
terminates a walkout in two hund
red and fifty shops and the resump
tion for work is the occasion of re
joicing in both laber and commer
cic.1 circles.
It is bo'iovod that the under
standing rar.ched mians the end of
Industrial troubles which have kept
this city in a furore for a year.
WASHINGTON. D. C.„ Jan. 4.—
The Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo has transmitted
to Congress an additional estimate
of eighty two million dollars for
the acquisition of shipbuilding
plants by the chipping board.
The previous estimates for a like
purpose Were one hundred and sixty
five million dollars.
i
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4.—
Mr. McAdoo, Secreatry of the Trea
sury today accounted for the short
age in coal by explaining that there
was a great lack of skilled railroad
labor which in turn is accounted
for by the fact that under private
operation the railway companiea
had imposed conditions and wage
standards which were unattractive
to labor.
■
he* os estimate on ton Job Work
HALF BILLION
DOLLARS FOR RY’S
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4.—
Expressions of disatisfactiou are be
ing mado most vigorously by tho
radical group of Congressmen.
The majority of Congressmen
however have accepted the Presi
dent’s action as being all in a day’s
work of his strenuous job of deal
ing with the railroad and financial
problems confronting the country
because of the huge needs of the
country for war.
Immediately after the conclusion
of the President’s speech Repre
sei.tatlvo Sima introduced a bill
whose purpose was to carry out
the Presidents recommendations.
It is expected that the measure
will be carried quickly and it car
ries an appropriation of five hund
red million dollars to moet any de
ficit that may occur n the operation
of any of the railroads.
Senator Smith of South Carolina
has introduced a similar bill in the
Senate and the two are expected
to be compounded in Committee.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4 —
Secrotary McAdoo of the Treasury
Department and now virtual Dicta
tor over the railroad systems of the
country met in conference today
with the heads of the various rail
road brotherhoods at which it was.
agreed to create a Railway Wage
Board to have jurisdiction of the
wages of railway employes while
under government control. The
Board will adjust disputes and is
to bo appointed within thirty days.
been downed on the western front
in the last four days.
Try a baby chicken in cassaroll
at Modiui’s B. O. T. Cafe, it's fine.
Fur garments made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
For the i>est 50c. Dinner tn Nome
go to the Board of Trade .Lunch
Counter.
ARB you SEEKING A PATENT?
If so^t wilt pay you to investigate
rates of the Industrial Worker on
publication of application therefor
Bring your forfeiture notices to tb«
Industrial Works?
MILLS INCREASE
WAGES MASS.
!
LAWRENCE, Mass., Jan. 4.—An
increase of 10 per cent in wages
was granted the employees of four
big cotton ana woolen mills here
today.
About 10,000 employees in Law
rence alone benefit by the increase
which makes a total increase of t>0
per cent in one year. The mills
granting the increase are the Us
woco Company, Duck Pemberton
find Brightwood Mills.
PITTSFIELD, Mass., Jan. 4.—
Woolen manufacturers of Becks hire
voted to Increase the wages of the
employees 10 per cent, beginning
Monday.
This means about 2100 bauds will
be benefited.
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