NOME INDUSTRIAL WORKER
TRI-WEEKLY
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By Nome Mine Workers’ Union, No. 240, International Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers.
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NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY, .JULY, «, U)18.
THE DELEGATE CONTEST
The vistory of Wickersham in the
contest for delegateship, will no
doubt be also regarded as an en
dorsement of the stand taken by
Governor Strong and a condemna
tion of the position taken by Judge
Jonnings. The fact that the issue hung
on quite other votes than those
which occasioned, the rumpus at
Juneau will not alter this partisan
view.
It is hard that the only man who
has to sacrifice his career in this
contest is Governor Strong and
that it should have led if not
directly at least indirectly to his
undoing..
The charges brought against the
former Governor, it is to be sup
posed, have had sufficient basis in
fact in the opinion of the Depart
ment of the Interior, that Secretary
Lane his former friend should, be
willing to shelve him for Governor
Higgs.
One beautiful feature of congres
sional decisions with reference to
an election is that it softens the blow
for the vanquished, as well as it
makes smooth with primrose favors
the path for the victor. Thus it
is very interesting to remark that
this decision enables Sulzor to con
tinue to draw salary and mileage and
expenses while it gives Wickersham
salary and mileage and expenses from
March of last year and allows him
his bill of expenses for the contest.
In view of this generous conduct
upon the part of congress, victor
and vanquished will have many
things to make them magnanimous
to one. another. Hut nothing will be
further from the aetual happening,
and Alaskans may rely upon one ot
the most strenuous campaigns ever
waged in the Territory.
The gonir.l Wick will come be
fore the people as the one and
only, but as the one and only
who by unfair means has been
kept from working for the terri
tory during these inconsequental
moors. He will however appeal to
the dear people that now that he has
been rehabilitated and his rights
restored, they should rally once
more to make his delegateship a
permanency beyond peradventure.
Tho gonir.l Sulzer will doubtless
also do seme campaigning and point
to an unprovocative career as Alas
ka's delegate while the bickering
that characterized the sessions in
former years has been conspicuous
by its absence.
Wickersham has the distinct ad
vantage ef having persuaded a largo
n,umber of people in Alaska that
the sun rises and sots familiarly
close to his person and he has the
still more distinctive advantage of
possessing such followers that each
supporter is an apostle carrying tho
faith which says Allah is great and
Wickersham is Allah's prophet. It
is apparently not desired by the
Committee on Elections that young
Mr Sulzer should just yet have an
opportunity of establishing a
schism in Alaska.
STANDING 1*AT
Not since tlv- Minors Union has
"been established in Nome, has there
been so much solidarity displayed
and such unanimity manifest/d on
any single proposition as the miners
pro now displaying for the eight
hour day. With perfectly sound
arguments to uphold their position,
observing the absolute economic
necessity of the shorter workday,
the miners arc standing pat with
a determination truly laudable.
Alaska is tho only place over
which the American flag flies where
the mineral industry forces a twelve
day upon the work rs. It
is the only place where the whine is
heard from men who sprang from
beggary to prosperity in this camp,
that the ground is too poor to pay
a higher scale. Tlicr, is no mining
industry anywhere where that in
dustry lias so absolutely depended
for opening up and development on
the wage worker as the placer
mining industry in Seward Peninsula,
Thru winters of Arctic severity, thru
summers of mosquito ridden travel
over the tundra, the wage workers
have been prospectors and the pros
pectors have, been wage workers.
They built up the country and made
It possible for some of these who
now set their faces like adamant
against the eight hour day to grow
rich and independent.
No outside gold located the gold
in the frozen recesses of mother
earth any more than any outside
gold deposited it therein. The labor
of the prospector and the outfit
furnished by days of wage working
enabled the wild catter and the
hatchet and pencil miner to grow rich
upon the workers’ pains.
In return what has tile miner re
ceived? )
He has been fed in pens that werej
a disgrace to civilization and fed i
food that would turn the stomach j
of a human ostrich. He was left j
to mush thru the slush and snow
and rain and misery from road
house to roadhouse in search of a
stake. In the winter time when
laboring lie had to use his bunk
house as dry rocm and wash lious
and with fcanny economy the op
erators carried this custon thru
the good old summer time.
The industrial treatment meted
out to the miner has been infamous,
it would r.ot be tolerated in the low
liest joli outside for one minute
even if the workers agreed, if the
health officer were around. The
idea cf a reform in conditions i3
entertained art remote and. it is
almost amusing to hear some of the
operators argue for the longer
work day r.s if the miners wanted
lit.
They might as well tell us that
they love the stinking bunk'uouse
and the rotten mulligans and. the
miserable makeshift, accomodations
that arc provided. They might r.s
well tell us they they want pro
longed the old system of the dead
beat with his Urn? chock and whr.fc
not.
The eight hour day must become
an accomplished fact In the min
ing industry in Alaska. It is an
accomplished fact in that Industry
everywhere outside. It is recog
nized institution in those industries
which the United States govern
ment says are essential to war; the
war labor adjustment board insists
that as a mieans of preserving in
dustrial peace thruout the war,
unions must be recognized and the
basic eight hour day as well. It
| is a patriotic duty upon the part
of the operators to do no less, but
one might as well try to make a
silk purse out of a sew's ear as
to discover something patriotic in
the dollar chilled heart of the ex
ploiters of labor in this peninsula.
They have no thought of Ameri
can citizens preserving a definite
standard of living: all that they
think about is the upbuilding of
th> ir own private profits. That
is their ged and their country.
They make notable professions,
but the devil can quote scripture
for his purpose and men who seek
to lower the standard cf labor iti
this community may deck them
selves with hunting and roll them
selves in half a dozen flags but the
bulge of the profiteer would give
them away for what theyarc.
Keep Posted, Head the WORKER,
DR GLADDEN
The death of Dr Washington
Gladden removes rather a notable
figure from contemporary history.
He wr,s a notable man, as all men
of force of character are notable
men. When bowing the knee to
the properously wealthy was quite
fashionable, Dr Gladden refused
to kow tow. While alt the evan
gelical churches were crowding in
upon the Standard Oil King for
donations, Gladden spurned sucll
wealth with scorning.
Tainted money he said. A nota
ble saying, ignoring the wise Arab
ian warning to look not a gift
horse in the mouth. But tainted,
money, who shall say what money
is not tainted? It comes from the
demi-mondainc today to pay the
merchant for har silks, and he drops
it on the plate as recompense upon
his part for a godly sermon to
morrow. Hamlet’s warning to the
queen "twore to inquire too closely”
seem3 to advocate a prudent hesi
tancy about inquiring of tlie source
too earnestly. This money travels
widely, and what today may be
filthy lucre may tomorrow be
clothing the naked, feeding the
hungry or giving drink to them
athirst.
None the less the nation admired
Dr Gladden as men admire him who
will perform the more daring act
which their more circumspect souls
refrain from venturing.
WILL BE NO (BEAT
OFFENSIVE THIS YEAR
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 6—i
The mooted point as to the possl- ,
ble Allied offensive this year has
been definitely settled. There will
be none. Congressmen after con
ferring with the War Department
declared that there will be no Al
lied offsfisive until the full man
power of America lias been assem
bled on the western front. That
will probably bo early in 1919. In
tho meantime great satisfaction is
felt in tho showing made thus for
by American ♦.’•oops in Europe.
WHO BIOTS RAGE
IN PORTUGAL’S CAPITAL
LISBON, July 6—Wild riots held
possession of the streets of this j
city yesterday for awhile when the j
democratic and revolutionary part-,
ies, both cf which were holding
meetings clashed.
Over one hundred are dead- orj
wounded as a result of this serious
melee and the police and military
who restored order effected the ar
rest of two hundred, men.
For a while it was feared that
the military or police might engage
on either side and thus cause further
trouble.
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MINING CO’S I*'ACE MILUNS
DAMAGE SI’IT
TOMBSTONE, Ariz., July 6—Two
hundred damage suits arising from
the Bisbee deportations of last year
and aggregating four million dollars
have now been filed against the
mining companies and the railroads
whose officials have been indicted
by the federal grand jury for con
spiracy and which cases the De
partment of Justice is to prosecute
with vigor.
SEVERAL FOR GOOD NEWS
Among several of the passengers
on the Belinda which goes first to
Dime creek, are several who also
are going to Good News Bay. The
Belinda will ocntinue its journey for
Good. News when it discharges its
freight at Dime. Several outfits
are on hoard for the new strike at
Good News Bay.
Are You Seeking a Patent? Let
the Worker Advertise it.
NEWS NOTES
MAIIj FOR WATSON
Mr.il for the states via steam r
Watson closes tomorrow evening at
six o’clock. The registered mail;
will however close at twelve o’clock<
noon tomorrow.
WILL RESUME WORK
The Nome Rod Cross anaounos
that it wil' resume work next week
and that the following days have
been set: Junior Day, Tuesday;
Knitting day, W duesny; Sewing
' day Thursday.
REFUSES DISMISSATj
In the District Court this morn
ing Judge Holzh- im ;v refused to
dismiss the case of the United
i States versus Kennelly, the motion
tor which dismissal was made by
District Attorney Mundy.
The eas was ordered to come up
j for trial on Monday next. Mr •
[ Mundy in roy’ying to some stnc
j tures upon the p i", of tile court
J produced a telegram to show that
1 his action had boon taken with
[ the approval of the Department of
Justice.
CITY 1JATH8, HOT AM) COM)!
WATKK, ALWAYS READY.
CROOKS 20 DAY SALK
Prices to suit the pocket book.
I will take anything within reason
for I am going to quit.
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