NOME INDUSTRIAL HER
WEEKLY
Published Saturday
By N )ine Mine Workers’ Union, No. 240, Internationa] Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers.
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“To secure to each laborer the whole product ot his labor, or as
nearly as possible is a worthy object of any good government "-Abra
lan Lincoln.
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Entered as second class matt er August 6, 1918, at the Post Office
•t Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1875.
How Mr V. ilson has r. paid the con
iidence which the people gave him,
all the world knows. The one-time
Idol of democracy stands today dis
credited and condemned. His the-1
tor cal phrases, torn and faded tinsel
c t a thought which men now douht if
he himself ever really bellcv. d, will
rever asp in fall with hypnotic charm1
upon the ears of eager multltud s,
I hr camouflage of ethical precept and
political philosophizing which has
long bi nd d tiie eyes of all but the
n.ort observing has been stripped
iiv/ay, and the peoples of the world
?L ' bit WA
the last, hut an arrogant autocrat and
a compromising politician. And with
tim loss of the robes which gave him
h o r.y goes also the loss of all lib
eral and ennobling support. There
will still be many to applaud the
tn aty, and to join hands with Mr
Wilson in remorseless effort to push
vengeance to completion, but they
will not he the liberals who long ac
claimed him as their leader not the
t rass*s who once saw in him a second
Providence. Those who stand with
him now—strange transformation
win n one recalls the years of his as
cendancy—are the staunch supporters
of power and privilege, the controll
ers of great wealth anti dictators of
social favor, the voluble champions
of th“ established order against
cv-ry form of revolution, the preach
< rs of hare and prejudice, and the
timid anil dependent whose souls are
not their own. These are the ones
v. ho now do Mr. Wilson honor.
it is well that the line should at
least he clearly drawn, for with the
publication of the German treaty the
leal battle for liberty begins. All
that has gone before—the over
threw of Czardom in Russia, the con
stitutional struggle in Germany, the
•-•riablishnient of a Soviet 'Govern
I ruent in Hungary, the revolt against
tyranny or constraint in all quarters
i the globe—are only preliminaries
"f the great revolution to whose stip
i ort t!ie friends of fre dom must now
■ ally everywhere.' Less and less, as
_IhZI-Slrupde| w-idCTS, wlii the world
have plac- .for citner liberals or con*
ervatives: Versailles l as forced man
n;o two main camps, the radicals and
t.i1 reactionaries. Heaven grant
that the revolution may be peaceful
and that it may destroy only to re
build! Whatever its course, it is the
peoples who have been deluded and
ignored who will play the leading
part, tor with the appalling example
c,f Mr Wilson and the Peace Confer
ence before their e> s, the peoples
will have small use for any leadership
save their own. This is the seen
which the moral collapse at Ver
sailles opens to the world this the
promised land toward which the
P oples of the world will now press
with all their strength. With Ger
many crushed and autocracy en
throned ,wth the sirong hand of pow
er the throat of liberty, the battle
opens which is to make men free—
The Nation.
For pure unadulterated gall in
defying (lie wishes of the people for
a general eight hour bill, as express
ed at the polls by fully S I per cent ot
the voters two years ago, the follow
ing eight hour bill nicknamed in con
temptuous amusement, the Blue
Berry Bill and introduced in the Ter
ritorial Senate by one .James Frawley
not wholly unknown in Nome, has
Anything we ever heard of backed off
tin' map.
The only employment we can think
of that our worthy senator has for
gotten to Include in his exemptions,
is the herding of reindeer and muskj
oxen, an ommission for which we i
must chide Senator Frawley.
The majority of the people whom
we heard expres their opinion on
this bill jjre heartily disgusted with
such so called labor legislature and
they do not hestitate to say, that
Frawley has dug his political grave
in this as well as in the other divi
sions of Alaska, as far as the work
ers are concerned.
That the mining and fishing inter
ests are pleased at the failure of the
eight hour legislation at this session
need not be stated and Frawley in
our opinion could not have pleased
them hotter than if he had held a
brief from those corporations to
look after their interests,
Jt is instances like this utter dis
regard of the popular will, which
disgusts the people with politics.
May this not to ii.gr at extent explain
the enormous growth of radicalism
iliruout the whole country, when we
see how I he workers are fooled by
their own representatives
The American journalists used to
waste an enormous amount of hot
air pitying the poor disfranchized
workers of the Central Powers. Well
we can see what the vote of 8 4 per
cent of the people amounts to right
here at home.
Ue it said to the credit_ of the
workers around Nome that, the ma
jority are working only eight hours
a day, law or no law.
Thru the persistent agitation '
the Miner's Union, carried on for
number of years the workers ha
come to the conclusion that they ai.
mujjh better off jthysicially and men
tally, and just as well financially
working eight hours per day, than
slaving ten or twelve. When every
man makes up his mind to work only
a certain number of hours per day
and this stand is backed up by or
ganized ,abor a law on the statute
books is only a matter of form, and
anc judbe who tries to thwart the
wishes of the people by repealing
such a law, is a huge joke. So get
into the union and help this cause
along, there is everything to gain
and nothing to lose by united action.
SENATE BILL NO. 51
In the Senate, by Mr Frawley
TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
FOURTH SESSION
A. BILL
For an Act entitled: “An Act re
stricting th hours of employment in
one day to eight; to punish violators
of the Act; and to except ceitain
classes of employment from its op
eration.”
Be IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLA
TURE OF THE. TERRITORY OF
ALASKA:
SECTION 1. That it is the de
clared public policy of the people of
tho Territory Of Alaska
to preserve and promote the general
health, physical wellbeing, and hap
piness of laborers by limiting the per
iod of time of work in any one day
*o not more than eight hours; that
,t appear from the recent actual ex
perience of mankind that in g acral
mployment, longer hours of work in
any day than eight do s not increase
the amount of work done, but tends
to impair he health and happiness of
he individual, and render him less
fit as a citizen and elector.
SECTION 2. That it shall he un
lawful for any employer to require or
permit any employee to labor in his
employ more than eight hours i:i any
one day, except when making neces
sary repairs, or in case of emergency
where life or property is in imminent
danger; Povided, however, in all
mch cas us the employee shall bo paid
for ail overtmc at the rate of time and
one-half of the regular wage.
SECTION d. That certain classes
of employment by reason of climatic
conditions and the limited period
during which they can be pursued at
all, or by reason of the occassional
and desultory nature of the employ
ment, are not within the r.iason and
policy of the law as declared in Sec
tion 1 of this Act, and such employ
ment is excepted from the. operation
of Section 2 of this Act, to wit:
1. Agriculture and Dairying.
2. Fruit and berry ra:s,ng, includ
ing the canning, drying ad preserving
of fruits, berries and vegetables.
3. Fishing in all its phrasas, includ
ing the canning, drying, pickling,
salting and preserving the same, as
••veil as reducing to commercial form
all product therefrom.
4. Lehgshoring.
5. Transportation of freight and
passengers.
6. V^itchman. .
7. Domestic service in the home,
provided such employees shall be
given on. day in each week in which
they shall not be required to perform
any service, but such service in ho
tels, r staurants and boarding houses
in incorporated towns or in corporat
ed school districts shall not bo within
the exceptions to this act.
S. Placer mining by means of sur
face and open cut work, and where
the climatic conditions do not permit
the prosecution of the work for more
than five (5) months in the year.
SECTION 4. Any person violat
ing any of the provisions of this act
shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by a fine of not less
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00 >
not more than Five Hundred Dollars
! $300.00), cr by imprisonment in the
common jail not more than six
months, or by both fine and impris
onment. Every day’s violation of the
provisions of this Act, shall constitute
a separate offense.
LOXDOX
Some terrible statistics were given
by J. C. Davison, M. P. a former san
itary inspector, in his speech in the'
House of Commons on the housing
bill. There arc 3,500,000 people in
this country, lie said, who live in less
than half a room each, 7,000,u00 who
have less than a room apiece, and
23000000 who live in tenements of
from on* to five rooms. Over 600,000
mere houses were required merely to
allow for the provision of England of
on ; room per head. These conditions'
tvsiv reflected in the rates of infant
.,.u. — ..hic'r., !' i - : .li’.d" !
i !u> 1 iuut v re :i hiyh a t ■; r
thousand for miners'and tat »«•>
per thousand for unskilled laborers,
vh’le for doctors it was only 4n and
for tli ■ middle classes generally only
77 per thousand. Not 400,00 new
houses were- required, as had been
stated by those responsible for th ■
bill, but a million, if the present in
sanitary housese were to be replac d.
I ’A !HS
Here is the opinion of “Le Popu
late” concerning some recent occur
rences in the “land of the free and the
home of the brave."
Our Comrad , Eugene Victor Debs,
j leader of the American Socialist Par
ty, has been condemned to 10 years
in prison under a barbarous law called
the Espionage Act. which allows arbi
trary commitments of all the enemies
of the Bourgeois.
Having made an appeal from this
iniquity before th Supreme Court at
Washington, Debs has had his verdict
confirmed.
The ferocity of the courts of the
United States to the service of the
Bourgeoisie, who tremble before the
spectre of Bolshevism, is preparing
for a terrible tomorrow. We know
that recently leading Am rican So
cialists—Berger, Engdahl, Cermer,
i-Cruse and Tucker -were condemn d
to twenty years in prison by the Chi
sago court. This verdict coming alter
the multitude of sentences which
have been hurled against the indus
trial workers (I. W. W.t cannot fail
to quicken the current of revolt
among the masses of the people. We
will hear more of this later.
OHKISTIAXIA
A proposition is before the Nor
wegian Storting (parliament) for the
introduction or the 48-hour week in
all the industries of Norway. Th
proposition is accepted by the gov
ernmental party, and the adoption ot
it is assured.
The Norwegian General Federa
tion of Trades Unions has lately been
augmented by the adhesion of the
'ailway M n's Uulon and the union
t the postal service. All these un
ions have until now held aloof from
the socialistic federation and have
been rath. r conservative, but the
turning point came, and now these
unions are counted among the most
radical.
EDMONTON, ALTA.
A six-hour working day is the de
mand of organized labor in Alberta.
The Alberta Federation of Labor has
laid a petition before the government'
in whiclf it asks that the present leg
islature pass a law establishing the *
s'.x-hour working (lav in the prov
inces. If the new working hours w6re
shortened, the labor people tl dared,
they would forego a half-holiday on
Saturday, but would retain Sunday
as a day of rest.
Phony Charity Organizations In
the State of New York were forced
to return $1150,000 so far.
I The report not only speaks very
| harshly about dishonest and mis
managed organizations of this kind,
but severely castigates some mem
bers of the 400 and social climbers
who by coupling their names with
'-;;ch ehariti.r,. were looking foi id!
Among the usages'most' co'iTderm:=
ed in the report, is the paynior
ccfmissions to collectors, the ped
ilint' of buttons and other insignia
I on the street and in public places,
| and the almost forcible procuring of
j money thru the unsolicited sending
| of articles by profit hungry patriot
j ic manufacturers. The payment of
exorbitant salaries to officials and
“Promoters.” The holding of pub
lic entertainments and Bazaars with
enormous expenses and minimum
net cash results.
»According to Mr Kilroe, notorious
subjects who have participated, have
grown rich thru the collection of
War Relief, even prominent people
| who travelled thruout the country
'and by contemptible means even
tried to fan the flame of patriotism
I took good care that they, when the
| spoils wer divided, got their share.
The particulars mentioned in Mi
Klnroe’s report are of so shameful
la nature that no decent American
| citizen can read them without dis
gust.
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! GERMANY READY TO REVOLT
BERLIN, Jue 26—So grave is the
[internal situation in Germany today,
that a sngle shot may plunge the
country into civil war.
It is predicted here that even if the
Bauer government finds a man whb
is willing to sign the Allied Peace
terms, the Allier armies may hav
to come into G.eyma^iy to restore
order and to secure the fulfillment of
the imposed terms. Unless a miracle
happens, the Bauer government wili
fulfill the general prediction that it
s but a Government of a week..
Its position is threatened on alt
sides. Troops are reported to lie
deserting by scores and the Commun
ists and Conservat.vos are fearing
each other and are making prepara
tions for the supprenie struggle.
Opinions on the question of the
Peace Treaty terms are so divergent
and the majority of the people are
In such a high norvious tension that
an open outbreak of revolt is expect
ed at any time.
Some journals are openly advocat
ign the rejection of the treaty as they
say that the German people might
just as well die fighting than to sub
mit to such outrageous terms. Pres
ident Wilson who induced the Gar
man people to repudiate the military
party and made them believe by his
iamous fourteen Peace principles that
they would be fairly dealt with is
held mainly responsible for the ex
cessive terms imposed by the Allies.
He is bitterly censured for throwing
his widely herailed fourteen peace
principles which included, no exces
sive indemnities, selfdetermination
and no anexations overboard and for
assisting Lloyd George and Glemen
ceau in puttng their imperialistic
schemes into effect.
WASHINGTON, June 26—The
Navy Department made the an
nouncement today, that the recently
created Pacific fleet will sail from
Hafpton Roads for the West coast |
before July 15th.
This fleet which will be composed
of war vessels of all classes will be
stationed pennanonty at Mare Island
Cal., and Bremerton Wash.
BERLIN, June 26—It has bs n of
ficially announced that Foreign Min
ister Mueller and Dr Dell, Colonial
Minister, have be n selected by the
German government as envoys to sign
th Peace treaty. They arc expected
to leave for Versailles tomorrow.
BOMBARD HEADQUARTERS
OF RADICALS
VIENNA, June 27—Reports have
been received here that the head
luarters of Bela Run, Hungarian
'oreign Minister at the Hotel Hungary
in Budapest have been heavily bom
barded.
Flying the Hungarian National
colors several heavily armed monitors
operating on the Danube are r ported
to have done an immense amount of
damage as the attack was entirely
unexpected.
ARE SCARED OF REDS
PARIS, June
I
-With every i
preparation completed for signing
the Peace treaty in Versailles at 3
o’clock tomorrow afternoon, the Al
lied Peace Delegates turned their at
tention to the internal situation la
Germany.
The rapid growth of the radical
movement in Germany the prevalence
of strikes and the unsettled condi
tions of Germany in gen- ral are ques
tions which are causing considerable
concern among the representatives
of the Allied nations, as the influence
of the radical element is daily grow
ing stronger and may prove a menace
I tothe established political institu
j lions in the Allied countries.
SENATORS WANT TO KNOW
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WASHINGTON June 27—The un
; remitting agitation of Senator John
son of G'aliornia regarding the policy
of the U. S. in Siberia has at last born
I fruit, the senate today passing John
son’s resolution requesting Presi
dent Wilson to inform the Senate re
garding the military policy of the
United States in Siberia. Senator
Johnson encountered considerable op
position to his resolution but being
backed in this matter by the majority
of the people thruout the country
was ab,'e to muster enough votes to
have his resolution passed.
PRESIDENT SAYS GOODBY
PARIS, June 27—President Wil
son bid good bye to the American
newspaper carrcspcndents at a rope
tiou tendered them by him at the
Hotel de Crillon at 2 o’clock this af
ternoon.
If the German envoys sign the
reace treaty as contemplated. Presi
dent Wilson then plans to leave im
mediately for Brest, sailing for the
United Spates at noon next Sunday.
: EXPRESS THEIR CONFIDENCE
i
| BERLIN, June 27—It has been
[officially announced that the Prus
sian National Ass tnbly has passed a
resolution expressing its confidence
in the present German government.
Leaves Seattle
. JUNE.27
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