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January SO, 1018.
JOIN THE UNION,
Nearly 13 years ago, in the month
of April 1905, a number of the
wage workers in this camp gather
ed together and formed a lqfior
union, now known as the old Red
Card union. There were many
charter members, some of whom
are still mining, or prospecting in
this vicinity.
Those at that time employed in
the mining camps at the time the
Union wan organized, were glad to
come intet the organization a3 they
roalizod it would enable them to
establish a uniform scale of wages.
Prior to this time many of the ope
eperators were p.vyir.g as low as
$2.50 a day, while a few others
were paying $3 to $4. The food
as well as the unhealthy condition
of buokhouDes at come of the
camps prior to the organization of
the local union was awfully dis
gusting, and its through the ir.dom
able spirit shown by organized la
bor that the many hard fought
struggles have been particularly
won, which has made the existing
conditions in the mining camp
"such as they arc" even tolerable.
It was practically during those
stormy days that the present scale
of wages was adopted, notwith
standing that since then, the neces
sary • commodities to sustain life
half way .iccc.itly has increased al
most 50 per cent. It 'is due alto
gether to the work performed and
the sacrifices made by the union
men at tho time, as well as the ac
tivity of today that the summer
scale of $5.00 and board per day
has been upheld, and it’s the duty,
as well as to the material interest
of all wage workers in this vicinity,
to as soon as possible place their
names upon the membership roll
books of either of the labor unions
within this city, so as to be prepar
ed to resist any unnecessary abro
gation of the popular enforcement
of the general eight hour law.
$5.00 per day including board
has for severa years past been
generally accepted by the mine ope
rators throughout this section of
tho country as the union scale of
wages duing the summer months.
The claim which has often been
heard to the effect that had there
boon r.o miners union the wages
and camp conditions would
nevertheless have improved. The
only individuals who deal in such
absurdities are those spineless
leaches* who always want to take
advantage of the scale the union
has established without going to
ihe expense of paying dues to the
orgamz-ticn for the time they are
employed. Not a season, hardly
even a month (in the summertime)
during the past 12 years but what
some bum operator, or dredge
owner has attempted to beat his
w'ce-sl»vc out of his hard earned
meney. The firm resistance on the
part of the undon, as well as the
editorial columns of the Industrial
Worker, and nothing else, has been
responsible tor the_ failure of many
such efforts. But for the watchful
ness cf tho union and Its readiness
to put up a fight the summer wage
scale would probably have been cut
down any of these years since its
inception. It is new up to the un
organized wage workers to join the
union so as to be prepared to re
sist any contemplated reduc
tion *'f wages in conformity with
the general eight hour law when
the summer miring season com
mences.
There are a number of workers
in this camp today—many of them
work in the camps In this district
during the summer season, who do
no' at present belong to the Union,
others who are here often work in
tho outlying districts were the
union secretary or delegate cannot
reach them, who without any effort
on their part arc getting the bene
fit of the union scale of wages.
They must surely know there is a
union in the camp, and that as men
they really ought to belong to it.
They must also know that it was
the Miners Union which made it
possible for them to get $5.00 per
day and board for their summer
work. The only conceivable reason
why there is not a uniform scale
of wages#the year round is because
the workers in this little burg are
not thoroughly organized. "Let ts
not forget that the price of neces
sities of life are practically the
same the year round" and at times
higher during the winter than sum
mer months, we know of no reason
why 'the roughnecks wages should
not raise, accordingly (except
lack of organization). These wage
workers who don’t belong to the
union are not the least bit reluct
ant in accepting the benefits, with
out donating their proportional
share of the many sacrifices made
in obtaining better working condi
1 tions. If they would stop to
I think it over for a while they
would realize that some cause
other than pure philanthrophy of
the employer is responsible for
such a scale. Most of the employ
ers around hero have been paying
the standard scale without a protest
| they realize it eventually pays them
much better in the long run to got
union men to do the work. But not
J a solitary employer has ever been
hoard of in this neck of the woods
who has voluntarily offered to pay
his employes more wages than de
manded by the organization, main
tained by the mine workers of this
district. A man to be honest with
I himself must acknowledge that the
| wage he gets in this part of the
i country 13 due solely to the labor
organizations maintained at the
expenec cf the union.
The man who gets the union
scale and docs not affiliate himself
with the union is really taking for
nothing something which others
have paid for, and the expense of
the monthly dues is not ‘he only
thing he is taking.
In the past, at critical times,
members of the union have given
their work freely, doing work on
the creeks ;.c well as in the Indus
trial Worker office, often undergo
ing abuse and Hardships i:t order
that the union and newspaper may
be kept running to make good
their demands. If it was not for
the steadfastness of these union
men on these occasions, the wage
scale would lie even less than the!
low figure it is today. Besides the
many non-union men have been
coming up here in the spring with
the expectation of working the few
summer months only. There has
also boon a fairly good sprinkling
of those who belong to labor unions
outside, but many of them have
conceived the false impression ;
that it is n„t necessary for them to >
join the local union. Those re
marks refer to the latter brand
with even greater weight than to '
those who have never belonged to a
union. Nome Mine Workers Unicn
accept tra.isfors or paid up morn
bernhip carls from all other unions
in the world. A person with s paid
up membership card from any la
bor union doesn't have to pay an
initiation foe—nothing but dues for
the mor.ih, such a card is tarred in \
or frem the day the owner com
menced to work under the juria
dict.on of the local union. For a
ur n with a ur.ion cr_rd in his
pocket there :s no excuse whatever ■
for ncglcc’ing to hunt up the sec
retary of the ur.ior. and become an
active noaibcr at once, and hoip
share the expense of maintaining
the organization with those who !
have ;J1 r-l ng been shouldering
that burden. The jurisdiction of
the Nome Miners Unicn is confined )
to ti»e Nome recording district, ,
and the unicn is Lero to sta.y as
long as the camp lives—and we be
lieve there are many prosperous
years ahead yet for this district.
The Dally Nome Industrial Work
er is owned by the entire member
ship wltc rre ir. good standing in
Lrcal 240, I. U. of M. M. and S.
W. The Worker was first published
as a weekly in June 1907, e seml
wcokly in 1908, ’09 and ’10. It ,
has been published daily (except
Sundays and last Xmas day) con
tinuusly since March 1st. 1911. \
Many an animated discussion has
taken place on the floor of the un- (
Ion hall, since the first issue of the l
Worker was published, and editors i
have been removed at different !
times in the past tor various rea
sons.
The membership of the union
has always stood unanimously un
ited in preventing professional poli
ticians or their "Satellites” from
controlling any part of the news
paper.
NOTICE OP FORFEITURE.
To 0. A. Clasell, John Dahl. Wil
liam Ht.nson and John Lind
blom, your heirs, executors, as
signs, successors or personal re
presentatives.
You and each ot you are hereby
notified that the undersigned has ex
pended in labor and Improvements
the sum of one hundred dollars each
year for the years of 1906, 1907,
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911 1912 1913
1914 1915 and 1916 on placer min
ing asociation claim known as The
Lucky three Group situated on
Dahl creek a tributary of the Ko
buk river and recorded and more
fully described in the records of
Noatrk-Kobuk Mining District at
the office at Kiana, Second Division,
Territory of Alaska.
The above amount has been ex
pended uuder the provisions of the
laws concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said claim.
And you and each of you are
further notified that if within ninety
days after the last publication ot
this notice you fail to contribute
your proportion of said expenditure
your interest in said claim will be
come the property of the under
signed your co-owner under section
2324 Revised Statutes of the United
States.
MICHAEL TUOHY.
Co-Owner.
Date of first publ., Jan. 29, 1918.
Dc.le of last publ., April 30, 1918.
Express ana General Delivery.
See Erickson at Mansfield's Cigar
Store.
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