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NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 21, 1918
EFFICIENCY
Brand new conies the doctrine oi
■efficiency to take its place at the All
Supreme of modern achievements.
The great engineers after experi
menting in workshop and in labora
tory stand exultant at the triumphant
aaccomplishments of their new dis
covery.
The useless is eliminated. The un
fit destroyed. The unnecessary re
moved. Nerves and muscle are fed
that nerves and muscle may render
service to the utmost.
Human life is ordered that it may
be a superbly productive machine.
Sentiment, soul, emotion, feelings are
-subordinated to the mechnistic pur
poses of the modern engineer.
The expert feels the pulse, pre
scribes and produces a human ma
chine that will respond solely to the
•stimulus of the purpose of modern
industry. The human body is as the
i automatic machine, cleverly respond
ing to the controlling impulses of the
master whose purposes are revealed
,n the modern factories.
Everything is subordinated to the
grand purpose of wealth production
and its accumulation. Human hap
piness, human welfare, human re
lations of all kind are weighed in the
balance and tested in their values
as they correspond to these purposes.
Does it pay in the standard along
which things are measured. Is it profi
table is the scale in which all things
are weighed. There is no blood test
but the blood test that demands pro
ductive efficiency. And productive
efficiency alone is the reason for the
existence of anything.
Art is destroyed as a useless thing,
poesy discarded as a vanity, idealism
removed as foolish idolatry. Love
is a madness, charity a weakness,
kindness the art of fools, mercy the
folly of the unwise, pity the obses
sion of unthinking minds.
The modern theology recognizes
■only one God: the got! of Mammon.
The modern ritual only one cere
mony: realized efficiency. And the
self-acclaimed scientists have donn
ed the uniform of the modern God
and acclaimed the unerring truth of
all his works. Selah!
ACTION AND It FACTION
In other days of this Great War.
Germany with the ingenuity that
marks its mental activity in promot
ing the horrible features of the war.
attacked and bombed by soa and air
unfortified cities and unarmed citi
v.ens. The world protest that follow
ed was the voicing of an indignation
that was without doubt one of the
most genuine sentiments provoked
by any acts in the terrific course of
llie.se hostilities. But what could
men do; was not retaliation denied
them except on the field of battle?
Once upon a time there was a peo
ple who worshipped a strange God
who was known as Nemesis. He was
the avenger. Retribution was visited
upon men for every act. Every act
bad its conquence and paid back the
doer in reaction from which there
was no escape.
'The same Idea has occurred to mod
erns. Emerson worked it out in a
very sublime essay on Compensation
and quotes approvingly the Greek
—that the dice of the Gods are always
loaded.”
It was especially in the domain of
the sword that Nemesis followed hard
upon action. And it was said upon
u memorable occasion “put up the
sword in thy sheath, for he that liveth
by the sword, shall perish by the
sword.” So although the German
airmen and the German seamen pur
sued their activities defiant of the
consequences, yet in all truth and
tact were those consequences born
in their own actions.
The bombardment of the cities and
the destruction of lives were deeds
that could not die without provoking
reaction, strong, certain and surely
retributive.
The day of retribution is now at
hand. The God Nemesis that has
been ignored has not been paralyzed.
Today we read that daily the Allies
are bombing the German cities and
the inhabitants are fleeing in terror.
Many are being killed, more are be
ing wounded and horror reigns where
before was felt exultant feelings over
the deeds of Zeppelin and submarine,
so short a while ago. So short a while
ago and men had thot that after all
there was no truth in that idle doc
trine that as you sow so shall ye
reap—But the German cities know
better today.
THE EXODUS
The departing of so many from
Nome as well as from other sections
of Alaska should be taken calmly. It
will do no good to tear a passion to
■tatters over the situation and much
better results will follow if the case
is fairly considered on its merits and
if possible something devised where
by the evil results of the exodus can
be removed.
It is a fair and square question
what then has this section to offer
men to remain in during the winter
time.
Here they face prices of fuel that
are so high as to be prohibitive.
Groceries are no lower than the Out
side and what work is there to of
fer?
What work will be open for those
who are wage workers during the
long winter months?
What deposits of value are open
to exploitation ?
How many owners of claims where
pay is known to be in remunerative
quantities are willing to lease the
ground to men who will work the
sa me?
Men will not stay here to eat up
what they have made and go In debt
and begin next season “working off
a dead horse.” That had to be when
the saloons in other days left men
stranded here and they had not even
the price of a ticket.
The Outside is active. The Out
side can absorb all the spare labor 1
of Alaska, and when the freeze up
comes that labor is here to spare.
There is no denying that.
Men will go where they can better j
themselves. W,hy should they not.
The years bring age and Incapacity
to produce. Why should productive
years be spent wasting time, simply
that business men with investiments
here could continue to have custom
ers?
That’s the situation. It may be
different in other sections, hut while
I Work may be obtained in other sec
tions. the pay is not equal to what
fan be obtained outside, and therefore
the situation is little changed from
here. There is no use imagining that
human beings have some function
to perform in developing this terri
tory at the sacrifice of all their op
portunities. If the opportunities are
not here, the people will get out.
That is always the case.
SURELY
A New York paper says that this
agitation against profiteering is sim
ply another phase of a dangerous
seditious propaganda. Second the
motion. Leave them alone—let them
make their getaway, fellows.
HOW ABOUT IT
When the director increases his
pay, he does not have to strike for it.
There is a reason.
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WASHINGTON STATE
FEDERATION OF LABOR
EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
*• r, -ir EVERETTE, WASH. Sept, 9th, 1916.
To Trade Unionists of Alaska,
Greeting.
Ordinarily we would not think of making any sugges
tions to you concerning political candidacies in your Territory
but in the present situation we feel justified in doing so. Tho
interests of labor in the entire northwestern group of states
and particularly Washington, is closely allied with the interest
of labor in Alaska. We have watched with growing concern
the efforts of large corporate aggregations to tighten their
hold upon the wealth of your country and have watched the
splendid fight waged in Congress by your Delegate Mr Wick
ersham.
It is because we believe Mr Wickersham is fighting in
Congress against the exploitation of labor and the great nat
ural wealth of Alaska by powerful private interests, that we
are taking the liebrty of urging our fellow unionists in Alaska
to rally to his support in his campaign for re-election.
Knowing that you will accept this communication in the
spirit in which it is written and. assuring you the continued co
operation and good will of your fellow trade unionists, we beg
leave to remain,
-rqtv'VWr.T
. 1 i«Br: isM, S.
Fraternally Yours,
E. P. MARSH
President Washington State Federation of Labor.
CHAS, R. CASE
Chairman Legislative Committee, Seattle Central Labor Council.
J. G BROWN
President International Shingle Weavers’ Union of America.
WILLIAM SHORT
Sec.-Treas. Dist. No. 10, United Mine Workers of America.
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
HON. CHAS. A. SULZER
(DEMOCRAT)
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ELECTION, NOVEMBER, 5, 1918
FOR REPRESENTATIVE , ; ^
ALMER (Slim) RYDEEN
(DEMOCRAT) of Candle.
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’OR ROAD COMMISSIONER
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ELECTION, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5, 1018
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AL WINKLER
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ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1018.
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