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By Nome Mine Workers’ Union, No. 240, International Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers.
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“To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as
nearly as possible is a worthy object of any good government.”—Abra
ham Lincoln.
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Address all communications to Tn -Weekly Nome Industrial Worker.
Box 210, Nome, Alaska. rhone, Black 134.
Entered as second class matter March 1, 1911, at ths post office at
Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
MR. WORKING MAN |
ORGANIZE AND IT WILL BE IMMATERIAL WHETHER
OR NOT, THEY' EVER APPEAL BUNNELL’S DECISION PERTAIN
ING TO THE GENERAL EIGHT HOUR LAW.
Beyond anything that has occur
red in recent years the enforcement
of the general eight hour law i3
most correctly to be considered the
most important one to the working
class the population within the
Territory has faced since Alaska
was purchased from Russia.
r< r many years there has been a
struggle going on in a hap-hazard
fashion. between employer and em
ployees. Only when conditions be
come so sensational and unbearable
have the laboring class finally sat
up and took notice of the fact that
it is absolutely necessary for them
to thoroughly organize to maintain
that which rightfully belongs to
them.
For many years a social progress
has been proceeding gradually,
growing more and more intense, ana
now anil then exciting attention if
only for a little while. But there
lias been and there is a r.luctahce
on the part of some of the employ
ers to give this tremendous industrial
evolution any such attention as is
properly to he given it. It is the
paramount question of the time,
sweeping beyond the vision of
corporate scope with interrogation
mark demanding answer.
Now this eight hour question,
apparently merely an Incident, serves
first of all to rivet attention upon
the fact that the real national life
is not located in the political but
in economic circles, and is not
bounded by geographical but by in
dustrial lines. And this real life
blood coursing through the national
veins is pulsating with vitality de
manding more and more careful
treatment rt the hands of those
who are call'd upon to c.'r at the
national d stiny.
Now futhcrmcrc, in regards to
this eight, hour work-day question,
the entire relation of the ownership
of the right to enforce tin • mandate
of tha people (which was over
whelmingly demonstrated at tho last
'I'i rritorla 1 election) and the people |
to -ownership, tho relation of em
ployer to employee ir brought to tho
front. And it most certainly and
moat positively emphasizes what
many have realized long before, that
society and these relations that we
sp'ak of, as they are at pres lit,
cannot much longer continue un
touched, that if they do continue un
touched nothing hut social, indus
trial and civil disaster will he the
result.
The present local situation fairly
and squarely demonstrates the fact
that corporation ownership of the
minor, effects adversely the happiness
and prosperity of the community
Therefore, its only by clear thinking
and right acting and the enforce
ment of the eight hour law. can
things be accomplished as being
beniflcial to tlm community.
We may lose sight for a minute
in this crisis ol wnat is an apparent
struggle between “profiteerlng-grab
it-all-corporations” and the laboring
classes. But we cannot, overlook the
fact without loss of vision that
this struggle is thq key t(£ the
situation. Furthermore it cannot
be denied that the wage workers In
tics ecmmunlty by an overwhelming
majority are determined to abide by
the general eight hour law which
has been DECLARED CONSTITU
TIONAL BY ORGANIZED LABOR
and upon the ultimate success of the
wage earners depends the future
welfare of this community.
Wfc. hear a great deal about the
i greed of the employees, of the
| necessity of reasonable profits, for
the concern of the business element
1 whose interests are jeopardized in
' this struggle between employers
and employee, low grade pay-dirt,
I high cost of feeding the wage-slaves.
These are the principal arguments
which we’Ve heard from corporation
representatives and their homogen
eous satellites. They are cited as
reasons why there should be no
strike; why an eight hour stand
ard of $5.00 and board is unjust,
and why a lengthy interuption in
mining activities would be (accord
ing to the guys who never con
template handling a number two)
quite an imposition to the commun
ity.
It is not the least surprising, al
though it's rather amusing to ob
serve the unsophisticated gall of a
few attempting to set aside that
which eighty-four pr-r cent of the]
voting population decided upon at I
the last Territorial election.
Bunnell’s decision ought to be
self evident to the working-class
that the only way to enforce such a
law is to thoroughly organize, and
convince Bunnell and the likes of
him that his decision is not worth
the pap r it is written upon.
It challenges the standing of cor
poration satellites to attempt to
legislate for the small minority as
agaiinst the rights of the workers
who pe rform the functions of pro
ducing for a hunch of worthless
parasites.
Of course, as usual, the pre-his
toric chestnut is in circulation to j
the effect that the so-called agitators'
are being blamed for existing con-}
ditions. They are even condemed I
(by bone-heads) for jeopardizing the
public welfare by having the au
dacity to insinuate that the easiest,
and simplest way for the workers]
to better their conditions is merely!
to organize and stand pat, regard-;
less of threats of being placed upon j
I the black-list. “Remember that]
that instrument works both ways!
| from the center."
"Organized labor in this com- j
j munity would like to hear the
couple of merchants who think they
are secretly working under cover,
come out iin the open and state
the 'r reason why they favor a ten
hour work-day for wage-workers.”
We’ll venture to say that they
| have not he remotest intention of
I handling a muck stick themselves,
! if they would only go out and try
it for a few shifts. But—we’re al
ready convinced that the same guys
would consider a four hour work
day sufficiently long enough.
NOTICK TO CREDITORS
In- the Probate Court for Cape
Nome Precinct, Territory of Alaska:
Second Division.
In the matter of the Estate of
Garibaldi, Fillipo, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of the
Estate of Garibaldi Fillipo, deceased,
to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against, tho said
deceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, verified as re
quired by law, within Eix months
from the date of this notice, to the
undersigned, administrator, at the
office of J. F. Hobbes, at Nome,
Alaska.
Dated, May 14th, 1913.
Joseph Firenze,
Administrator.
United States Food
Administration
REMEMBER THE DAYS
SUNDAY—One meal Wheatless;
one meal Meatless.
MONDAY—All meals Wheatless;
one meal Meatless.
TUESDAY—All meals Meatless;
one meal Wheatless.
WEDNESDAY—All meals Wheat
less; one. meal Meatless.
THURSDAY—One meal Wheat
less; one meal Meatless.
FRIDAY—One meal Wheatless;
one meal Meatless.
SATURDAY—All meals Porklecs;
one meal Wheatless; one meal
Meatless.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 253
In the Probate Court for Cape
Nann Precinct, Territory of Alarka:
Second Division.
In the matter of the Estate of
W. F. Parker, aocear.d.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of the
Estate of W. F. Parker, deceased,
to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against, the said
deceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, verified as re
quired by law, within six m.mths
from the date of this notice, to the
undersigned, administrator, at the
office of J. F. Hobbes, at Nome,
Alaska.
Dated, May 14th, 1918.
Frank Warsing
Administrator.
NOTICE.
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the Industrial Worker.
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-Formerly Delbar’s store—
The place where you can
reasonably buy anything
from a needle to an
anchor
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Milling, Lumber, Contractor
HAVING TAKEN OVER THE FREIGHTING & TRANSFER
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