LETTER FROM WASHINGTON D. C.
PERTAINING TO LAOOR, ETC.
• COAST SEAMEN'S JOURNAL,
SAN FRANCISCO, February, 13,
•.1918, (By Mail)—Testimony given
to the Railroad Wage Board, this
week, by representatives of the
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees, an independant union of
some 23,000 members, who are ask
ing eight hours and a living wage
of $2.25 a day minimum for sec
tion hands, showed that thousands
of sections hands on the roads in the
South are getting $1.35 to $i.5fl a
day. And they work ten hours.
Section foremen get as little as
$50 a month, although they must be
skilled mechanics, and must hold
themselves ready to go out on the
track at any moment, day or night,
particularly when storms are the
worst, and stay out until traffic Is
running safely. Section hands must
hold themselves within call, day
and night, in the same way.
These men are beginning to or
ganize, and they have asked the
Government for more pay and short,
er hours. They have been assured
of both. It was shown that on some
of the lines the section hands and
bridge repair gangs are only about
half their normal strength, just
now when they are needed most.
The men have left the road for
better paid jobs in war industries or
on farms. The Government will
have to coax them back to
the railroad with a big increase in
pay.
When the section gangs, the
bridge men, the telegraphers, freight
clerks ana other railroad employees
have been given the increased wages
that they have needed for years past.
The Railroad Wage Board decided
to give an increase to the well-or
ganized group—the federated shop
crafts, the switchmen and the train
crews.
The demands of the shop craft3
were heard Feb 11. Their internation
al officers are still here, listen
ing to the testimony of the other
unions that demanded more pay.
Their recent action at Kansas City,
where they agreed upon a joint de
mand for a standard wage of $6 a
day and eight hours, to be applied
to Westery traffic territory, will
be duplicated at Pitts
burgh this coming week, when the
Northeastern district meeting will
be held. Tie Original plan had, been
for a standard $5 wage, but at
Kansas City it wr.s decided that the
co3t of living had gone up so rapidly
—increased 50 per cent since 1914—
that $6 was the least that a skill
ed workman could be expected to
NOTICE OP EXECUTOR’S SALE
OP REAL ESTATE
In the U. S. Commissioners Court
for the Territory of Alaska, Second
Judicial Division, Cape Nome Pre
cinct.
IN PROBATE
In the matter vf the estate of
John Schlapfer, deceased.
WHEREAS, under an ^rd.r of jale
made and entered in said court o*
the 25th day of April, 1918, I was
directed to sell the following de
scribed real estate situate, lying and
being in the Capo Nome Recording
District, Territory of Alaska, to-wit:
The TOBEL placer mining claim,
situate an Honey Creek, a tributary
of Penny River;
% of the GOLDEN STAR Assoc
iation placer claim on Barron Creek,
a tributary of Penny River;
y2 of the Manchu -ia plncof min
ing claim on Penny River;
14 of the Pheonlx placer claim on
Quartz Creek, a tributary if Penny
Rivet.
An undivided three-cig! ths inter
est it. the Holyday Association plac
er claim situate oi. the Left Limit
of Penny River, and Right Ltaitof
of Rabbit Crock;
An undivided one-half interest in
the Hor3e Heaven Association plei'
claim, situate on Quartz Creek, a
tributary of Penny River;
An undivided 13!16ths interest in
ehe Clonbroke Association placer
claim, situate on Honey Creek, a
trbutary of Penny River;
An undivided one-lia’f interest in
the Victoria Association placer claim
situate on Penny River;
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that on the 12th day of June, 1918,
at 2 o’clock r. m. of said day at
tli! front door of the office of the
United States Commissioner of said
precinct in Nome, Alaoka, I will soli
the above described premises at
public auction to tho highest and
best bidder therefor for cash.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 29th
day of April, 191S.
HENRY GITMM
| Executor.
live and support his family on.
Revolutionary strikes in Austria1
have been followed by still more
important revolutionary strikes ir.
Germany. Bolshevikiim is gathering
force in both empires. Today’s
dispatches show that the same class
warfare is reaching over through
Finland into Sweden and Norway
and Denmark. Aurthur Hender
son, conservative British Labor
Leader, says that unless the Brit
ish Government adopt?, a mare reas
onable attitude in its dealings with
ths ship-building crafts, it will
“bring this country to the verge of
industrial revolution.”
In view of these signs of unrest iu
Europe, the insistence of the anti
labor crowd known as the National
Industrial Conference Board, in re
fusing to deal with union in the
big war contract shops, is causing
mono and more anker and protest
among union workers in the Eastern
States. Like the Bourbons, those
employers never learn anything.
Even the White House is disgusted.
Secretary of Labor Wilson has
just decided to make one more at
tempt to bring order out of chaos
in tlio relations between workers
and employers during the war . He
has taken the advice of John Lind’s
committee, known as the Advisory
Council of Labor, and has agreed
to create a new conference, or coun
cil, to be made up of five employers,
five spokesmen of the employee and
two spokesmen for the public, to be
chosen by the other ten. These
twelve men are to hold "an early
conference with the view of reach
ing agreements on principles and
policies which should govorn their
relatione.” Samuel Gomp. rs has
been asked to name the labor mem
bers, ar.d Magnus Alexander, of the
employers’ combine, to name the five
employers.
Officers of ronue of the interna
tionals dealing with war work are
skeptical of any good coming out
of this plan. They do not believe
that the twelve men will be able
to sptsak the sentiments of the
Workers, the employers and the gen
eral public. They doubt that rep
resentatives of all factions will be
chosen, and in any case that the
majority vote of so small a con
ference will have much weight with
/anyone.
This seems to suggest the possi
bility that a large conference would
be better. For some reason or
other, no one has yot suggested a
national conference cf all labor
elements, and of all employing ele
ments, to thrash out their differen
ces and to try to reach an agree
ment or understanding as to where
the industries of this country are
going. The Walsh Industrial Rela
tions Commission traveled around
the country and took testimony on
this line, but it is now almost forgot
ten, so completely have conditions
befcn changed by the war. The
Presidents Commission headed by
Secretary of Labor Wilson, has re
turned from the west with a series
of valuable reports on definite local
strikes or wage disputes, but it
has been merely a traveling grand
jury, dealing with a few charges
only. The idea of a National con
fieornoe, representing everybody with
an industrial grievance, has never
been officially put forth. The trouble
seems to be that the employers
stick to the junker notion of “no
compromise,” while the labor move
ment is lees willing to be led and
disciplined, except for a fight, than
ever before. ,
Secretary Wilson's commission
which toured the West is to render
its final report to the President in
about a week. This report will"
deal with the Arizona copper mine
strikes and the Bisbee deportations,
the shipyard strikes on the Pacific
Coast, the Mooney case, the St
Paul general strike which resulted
from an order by the State Public
Safety Commission that union but
tons should not be worn by street
railway employes, and the threat
ened strike of the employes in the
meat packing plants in Chicago
and other cities.
The report on Bisbee and the
Mooney case have already been made,
public, in a preliminary way. Pres
ident Wilson suggested, three
months ago, in the Bisbee case, that
the mine owners and managers who
committed the crime of deporting
ever 2,000 people from Bisbee be
prosecuted. Nothing has happened,
in the Mooney case, recommendation
v/as made that the President call
upo^ the California State offic a's
to see that Mooney is given a new
| trial, free from suspicion of a
“frame-up”, so that the unrest in
this country and in Russia which
has been due to agitation against
bis unfair conviction shall be quiet
ed. The California authorities will
probably not act with any noticablc
haste.
Even if the Mooney case be right
ed, and his sympathizers in Russia
and in other parts of the world be
satisfied that he is not to be hanged
or kept in prison, the State Depart
ment will probably be obliged, soon,
to show astonishment that the trial
of the 166 officers and organizers
of the I. W. W., under indictment
! in Chicago for "conspiracy”, has
attracted far more attention in Rus
sia than here.
Several of the I. W. W. who wero
indicted, last fall, and who were
never caught, were Russian citi
zens and are now in Russia
and are active in the Bolsheviki
movement. Others who were in
dicted and who were American citi
zens, aro also in Russia, or in neu
tral countries. If the Mooney case
and the Berkman-Goldman cases
havo caused some excitement over
there, tho I. W. W. prosecution will
probably get its own share of ad
vartfieicg in the Bolshevik! press.
In the face of the world’s rapid
swing toward labor-controlled de
mocracies, tie House of Represen
tatives has just voted to compel the
9,000 clerks in the Department of
Agriculture to work an additional
hour a day. The clerks work 7
hours now in all Govornment offices
in Washington. If this scheme is
not blocked, Congress will compel
them to work eight hours,
It is a scheme directed by Rep
resentative Borland of Kansas City,
a reactionary who pretends that
hje is trying to save money for the
public. Organized labor has had
to fight him on almost every meas
ure brought before the House in
years. The Federation of Federal
Employes is fighting him now, but
tho country politicans have taken
a chance, this time, in voting with
him and against the cl .rks, und'r
cover of the claim of “war emer
gency.”
In tho meantime, Congress is
trying to evade tho demands of the
clerks in all departments for a big
increase in pay, to meet the big in
crease in cost of food, fuel, clothing
and rent.— (Laurence Todd.)
FEDERATED UNION CHURCH
Rev. Chas. Howard Shank, Minister
Residence: Pilgrim Parsonage.
iuJiDAT SERVICES.
11 A. M. Bible School an4
children e service. R. B. Juliar.
superintendent.
SERMON TOPIC
The Social Teachings of Jesus.
Bxeellent music by Chorus Choir,
’ibis church extends a cordial in
vitation and a large welcome to all,
to these services, rich and poor alike
regardless of crc-.d or nationality.
MRS WEAVER BOWLS 219
IN ELEVEN INNINGS
Upon being investigated by our
sporting editor, the unusual racket
in the Nome Bowling Alleys this
morning revealed the fact that the
management Is providing a delight
ful and healthful free entertain
ment for Kids on Saturdays.
At the conclusion of their hilar
ious fun he gives the boys and
girls a lesson in marksmanship and
the safe handling of firearms, allow
ing each one a shot at the gallery
target.
In yesterdays bowling Mrs Weav
er tied her husband at 200 in the
regulation ten innings and bowling
an extra inning mado 219, but her
200 gave her the ladies high score
for the day.
Eric Sather bowled a score of
267. Tom a native pin setter made
$36 in native play.
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wuTitis ui' i<vivrniinjnK
^ To M. D. McCumoer, your heirs, *
<• executors,, assigns or personal
i representative#:
[ You are hereby notified that .
[ I have expended in Inner and lm
l provements, the sum of one
J hundred dollars earn year for the
[ years of 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911,
1 1912, 1913 and *914 on the I’rotec
l tion Association Placer mining claim
| situated on Coffee creek in cne-Koug
| arok Recording Precinct, Alaska,
i note of location or which is re
I corded in Vol. 53, pago 197 or
[ said precinct Records.
1 The above amount has been ex
L
t pended in order to lold said claims
J under the provisions of the law con
[ cerning annual labor upon mining
J claims, being the amount required
l to hold said claim.
[ I And you are further notified that
f if within ninety days after the last
i publication of this notice you have
l tailed to contribute your portion
‘ of said expenditure, your interest.
1 in said claim will become the pro
l perty of the undersigned , your
^co-owner, under section 2324 Re
‘! vised Statutes of the United States.
ADOLPH J. MUELLER.
J F Co-owner.
• Date of fir*?t publ., March 22, 1918.
• | Da‘e of last publ., Jur e 21, 1918.
i Date of last publ., July 4, 1918.
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