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VOL. 11.
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1018.
NO. 2400.
RUSSIA TO BREAK INTO
MANY REPUBLICS
PETROGRAD, Jan. 20.—That the
■vast continent of Russia lying in
two worlds is to break up into a
dozen or more republics was indi
cated today by the somewhat'
stormy scenes attendant upon the!
convocation of the Russian consti
tuent assembly.
The first test vote tending to
establish and to determine the de
gree of strength of the present
Bolshevik) governing regime was
of no comfort to the government
whose dissolution is regarded as
imminent.
At the point of» perfecting tho
permanent organization of tho As
sembly an active partisan of the
former Kerensky regime and Sec
retary of Agriculture under him
was elected Chairman and presid
ing officer over its deliberations.
The Bolnhcviki and their follow
ing or radicals bolted the Assembly
and marched from the meeting in
a body upon announcement of the
result of the first balloting.
The civil police and the military
establishment of the Bolshcvikl re
mained in control of matters out
side the Assembly chambers how
ever and the rioting and disorders
which had been exepeted to attend
the opening of the Assembly were
not forthcoming.
KERENSKY AWAITS
IN SECURE HIDING
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 20.—Alex
ander F. Kerensky, Jthe first head
of the Russian Revolution which
overthrow Czar Nicholas, and who
in turn was deposed last November
by the accession to power of the
Bolshevik! is declared to be in hid
ing and waiting to again assume
control of Russia when the favor
able moment should arrive.
It will be recalled that the Bol
shoviki were a strong faction
which developed out of the Keren
sky revolutionary group came by i
tho name Bolshevikl or the "men
who want more.”
In short they came out of Keren
sky’s own party and gathered
strength through the impatience
and disaffection resulting from a
disapproval of the compromise po
sion which he took in the effort as
avowed by him to preserve the
fruits of the Revolution by retain
ing the support of the allied na
tions ranged in war fare against
Germany.
It was said that Kerensky had
succeeded in escaping those who de
posed him and to have taken tem
porary refuge in this country, but
to have returned and gathered his
supporters for another trial if
strength. Defeated in an effort to
regain his position by a test at
arms he again escaped the Lenne
Trotsky forces and to have care
fully secreted himself securely
where he patiently waits the time
ho has confidently waits to come
into power again.
SEATTLE LABOR PLANS
GREAT WELCOME
SEATTLE, Jan. 20.—Elaborate
plans arc under way in organized
labor circles to give a great wel
come to the three hundred cr more
motal trades men who are being im
ported from the middle western
states to take position here in the
ship-building industries.
The Federal Government is comb
ing many parts of the country for
tho purpose of recruiting small ar
mies of skilled workers in interior
cities for the purpose of removing
them to localities where the build
ing of ships is being hurried.
In the aggregation arriving to
day there are said to be no un
skilled workers and by far tho most
of them are union craftsmen.
Those who may never have affiliat
ed with the organized labor forces
will now undoubtedly take out
membership in the respective trado
crafts to which they belong.
Committees from each of the lo
cal metal trades organization and
a Committee from the General Cen
tral Labor Council have the arran
gements in hand and an escort and
reception committee will meet the
Northern Pacific train which is
bearing the central western states
workers to this city. With favor
able weather conditions prevailing
l here will be a parade through tho
principal streets.
MINERS GET 25 PER CENT
INCREASED WAGES
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 20.—The
Annual Convention of the United
Mine Workers of America In ses
sion in this city promptly ratified
today tho agreement which had
boon arranged In Washington as a
result o fseveral conferences at the
White House and with the Fuel Ad
ministration Department.
CRANE WILBUR AT THE
DREAM THEATER TONIGHT.
A big Mutual Masterplcture fea
turing Crano Wilbur in “The Pro
test” a strong upto date picture of
modern llfq and conditions as they
exist today is tho attraction at the
Dream tonight. A Vogue Comedy
The full quota of all tho dele
gates expected have not arrived,
having been delayed on account of
the heavy sr.ow storms and blizz
ards prevailing, and the moeting of
this groat miners organization now
numbere nearly two thousand.
Tho delegates representing Dis
tricts of their organization in thirty
with those favorite fun makers
Hube Miller and Madge Kirby in
“Counterfeit Love” and a "Reel
Lifo” with its many interesting
scones and Cartoons conclude the
program. Tomorrow night a great
Thanhousor Production with Bar
bara Gilroy in “The Oval Diamond.’
six staea and territories aro ex
pressing themselves as highly grati
fied with the treatment being ac
corded by the citizens of Indiana
polis by the local organizations of
labor.
Although rocognized as greatly
minimizing the product of these
workers the highest approval is
given to the drastic measures
adopted by the Fuel Administra
tion Department and the highest
praise is generally accorded to the
Wilson Administration.
Fur garments made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
Let ns estimate on four Job Wort
SULZER WANTS
FULL RIGHTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 20.—
Delegate Sulzer from Alaska Ter
ritory yesterday introduce*! In Con
gress which if adopted will give to
(hat vast Northwestern land full
territorial rights.
That in tho hurly-burloy of legis
lation on a vast national scale look
ing to the relief of perfectly good
American citizens who have endur
ed the hardships of the last Amer
ican frontier for a generation and
who are bringing forward incacul
able revenues of wealth from a
country supposed popularly to be
but a frozen waste, was to be ex
i , __.—
pocted by these who have been
watching the Alaskan delegate and
his aggresssive assertive course in
the national law-making body.
The Bill for full Alaska Terri
toryhood bears all the car-marks
of pains taking and modern pro
gressive tought. It will permit the
citizens of Alaska to vote by direct
legislation on all the immedato
matters that concern thorn and will
put in their hands, when put in ope
ration, the complete regulation of
iheir internal affairs. It specifi
cally covers and provides for the
right of Alaskans to enact prohibi
lion legislation indepsndcnt of tho
provisions of congressional enact
ments but this is made subject to
any constitutional amendments
which the national Congress enact
for the country at largo.
Statesmen of wisdom and long
experience at this capital intimate
the opinion that Delegate Sulzer
has most carefully arranged the
first step toward statehood for Al
aska and future developments will
bo watched with increasing inter
est.
Anything in the line of joh work
WISDOM OF FUEL
ORDERS PROVEN
SEATTLE Jan. 20.—The local
rress i3 carrying reports from all
parts of the country which indicate
the wisdom of the Fuel Adminis
trator’s drastic orders suspending
the operation of the industries in
the tho accomplishment at least of
the immediate purpose of relieving
the direct suffering occasioned by
the shortage of coal.
In Baltimore the situation is en
tirely relieved according to United
Press dispatches received from that
city and middle western cities are
reporting a steady -amelioration of
tho conditions existing before the
unusual order was applied.
It appears moreover that the dis
| tross which was anticipated because
of Idleness for several consecutive
days loss of wages to workers In
the industries affected has not ma
terialized, the millions of employes
coming under the operation of the
suspenson seeming to be none the
worse olT because of their enforced
holiday which in many places is be
ing celebrated as a festive occa
sion.
RUSSIAN DEFENSE
ALLIANCE FORMED
PETROGRAD, Jan. 20.—The si
tuation here is ominous with port
ent of now changes and it is ex
pected that vexatious state troubles
will bo their solution through an
overthrow of tho Trotaky-Lenine
rule and the restoration of power
to somo new control, in ail likeli
hood to the former Premier Ker
cnpky.
The most powerful Russian ten
dency in Russia today is finding its
expression in the formation of a
General Dofonso Allif.nco with the
unifying policy of ironing cut fac
tioial differences if not of actually
harmonizing them in a united pre
paration to take up the gage of
war agaJnst her aimest certain
aggression.
Students of the situation contia
ct the opinion that a continuance
Bolshevik! regime Is almost certain
to be interrupted through any fail
ure of thoir peace policies which
were the main strength cf their
spoctacular advance.
A ca' vas of the centimcnt of ! i.:
groat Russia;- masses seems to in
dicate it to be their desire that
regardless of wlu.t particular party
is uppermost there should be ‘.he
greatest possible latitude bo given
the separate provinces that they
decide for themselves what they
wi"h in matter of th .tr particular
government.
Reasonable prices, and first class
workmanship at the Nome Tailoring
’•'i
ISLAND LABOR
TO BE IMPORTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 20.—
The Labor Department announces
today that as a means to relieving
the labor shortage importations of
laborers will be made from the in
sular possessions of the United
States.
One hundred thousand Porto
Kican labioresr are to be brought
in by all boats loading to capacity
all workers who enroll there for in
dustral service in the United
States.
It will be recalled that a short
time ago the United States govern
ment bought the Dani"h West Ind
ies from Denmark, paying that
country $25,000,000. The name
of the Islands comprising the group
located in the semi-tropical waters
were immediately changed to the
Virgin Islands and from the begin
ning of our ownership havo been
officially known to us under that
designation.
From these new citizens there
are to be imported ten thousand
workers.
This course is adopted upon an
understanding agreeable to orga
nized labor that no obstruction
would be permitted preventing or
any wise discouraging these work
ers. There is every prospect that
they will be immediately union
ized.