sLABORS
UNION LABOR AND CITIZENSHIP
b*»S«»:fng are extracts from an ad
by Judge Truitt, in the Open
TFtv.vm at Labor Temple Thursday
mmamm&L
i'aa hade with me to Chicago and
fci that historical address by
i. Bryan in 1806, when he de
•jatarc.* that “You should no longer
ipnm* down upon the brow of labor
Hr rrwm of thorns or crucify man
Mnmt «sr x cross of gold;” go with
mmr there to the halls of con
yetw* wriiiy and note the change in
•■smi&nBs and attitude of the pub
ife- organizations, and especial
8* twrmt organized labor.
Later organizations have increased
sat ntmter and their demands for liv
jwt wx-jes, decent respect and treat
straft ia*e encircled the globe. Their
afcnuauMfc have been heard and in
‘JUuNusno* of instancs granted. Why
Mt masted in every instance, where
jua. ‘ Y<ju lacked in organization
wmd nLaenship. You know what you
tea* gained at the hands of congress,
3R president's cabinet and in the
«ty o? commissions; you know that
ialwy’- cMumands more respect today
iters- ever before in the history of
and likewise you know the
aKT&e for that respect. And yet
“Thru? i&ckest much and have not
jonrw -Tut« your own as yet.” Let us
.*e<” “What (ackest thon yet?” One
art ary philosophies of life is: To so
lere iwt f. can meet every man face
s* face and not find it necessary to
15* *»-uay daily task like a slave to his
•ifcngeea, but as a freeman to do a
■freemans bidding in a free land, be
mmts. "M: flag of the free for which
i itusj m far as within me lies as an
iacujodisxi citizen responsible. How
■mjfi *.,» do that? Well, there’s the
’ int.ifeww the majority of us who
Tteipp ?«TSidered the subject of gov
are agreed that the nearer
**** ~-tr> reach a democratic form the
ww nearly will it meet our ideals;
arat we are as a nation more
democratic than any other. Still the
.ia-4 fcaiuomic democracy in govern
ment has not been reached. Why is
«t so oeur and yet so far?
"fihks- of many reasons is: A democ
is a government by the people
ively, by elected representa
tive*. a stands for equal rights for
aft special privileges to none;
iterate t.iri duty and your duty as citi
tos this great commonwealth. If
w'«a labor in the United States
Mdi make citizenship here a per
jaw'-t to full fledged memebership in
ffre organization and then do its duty
•rdfautrt fear or favor at the polls on
ttcctww. day, the desired ends in gov
«m*s: v -wild be reached much quicker
«wl less strife.
The trouble is your permit your
mwugy to be made known principal
ly tn year own class, By speakers from
aeauiMj stands on public street cor
•sns, vt oaths and broken English. I
ten?- all manner of respect for a man
•«r **TKK.\n born and reared in foreign
Jiamd, that may come here to better
*«r ec hit condition; but I have a con
tberopt tfeat is akin to disgust for any
itftat: wan ^rift from their own king
jbtafcsst iami of oppression to this land
£f*e would-be free and enjoy the
Spirit of ’76 in Evidence to Limited
Extent in the United States Today
Janes Wilkinson, who delivered the
8.atom- iDiy address here, declared
ttaai; the “spirit of ’76” prevails to a
extent today not only
this republic in general,
iBUticoJarly in Anchorage and vi
-jraarty. There is evidence here of a
spccai vi apposition to that which in
,*ppssHf the founders of the nation—a
idpirit «fiich is dividing the great ar
my *f employes on the government
tndrnd'. The speaker advised that,
arisesewec differences arise between the
^Jbnafairt Engineering Commission and
Afe - workers here, the latter should
utomm. zsl greater willingness to “meet
SHr-'aMMiission half way.”
iffere always has been a conflict
privileges and remunerations to be
had for honest toil—to this land
where freedom of speech is enjoyed
—who will grab a red flag and wave
the same from some street corner and
yell as I have heard them yell: “Down
with the government”, while at the
same time they are working as scabs
for greater wages than ever received
in their own country. The man that
comes to the United States to better
his condition, that is not only willing
but does become a citizen is of the
class to be commended and will ever
find a ready welcome here.
(At this point several foreigners
left the hall.)
If the ideal government is ever
reached it will be through the ballot
box, at the hands of the workers of
the land. The grandest flag that ever
floated is the Stars and Stripes, which
stands for the government we desire.
For whatever it falls short, we are
responsible. Then why in the name
of justice, liberty and the blood of
our forefathers can’t we and don’t we
interest ourselves more in trying to
correct in a legitimate way the evils
the existence of which we admit—in
the only way they can be corrected!
Citizenship and a closer union is
step number one in securing the de
sired ends; hence honest, intelligent
activity at the polls on election day
may be considered step number two.
The crowning effort will have been
made when the representation in law
making bodies shall have been placed
in the hands of the common people
for whose benefit they are and were
created. You know we are in the
majority, then why should we howl
about abuses we alone are responsible
for permitting.
Citizenship and majority rule will
solve the most difficult question now
confronting the common people of
the United States, provided only that
the citizens will do their duty at the
polls when opportunity presents itself
—and not otherwise. Our govern
ment is what we make it.
It behooves you to Americanize, at
the earliest possibe date, the inhabi
tants of America. I mean that: Citi
zenize all who are not citizns; teach
them the duties of a true American
citizen . We as United States citizens
do not fully appreciate our opportun
ities, and therefore treat our privil
eges too lightly. Arouse yourselves
and take notice to what shore you are
drifting. Your examples are not
only being copied by those who have
no interest in this fair land, but you
areactually copying from them—for
all of which the day may come when
you or your posterity must meet in
blood and fire your unworthy and un
patriotic examples, or forever occupy
a peasant’s place in the land of his
birth.
One of the judge’s several critics—
a fanatical alien — declared that
tlie ballot no longer afforded a remedy
for the evils of which workers com
plain; that even if they cast a ma
jority vote for any desired reform, the
capitalist class could seize and des
troy the ballots and thus defeat the
will of the majority. He declared the
only remedy left was “force.”
between workers and profit seekers,
between the producing class and the
non-producing class, he said; increas
ed aggressiveness on the part of the
latter being greatly responsible for
the unrest prevailing all over the
world.
“This is no time or place to stir up
discontine.t while the country is at
war,” he said, referring to activities
of a disturbing element here. “While
we are engaged with a foreign foe,
the Stars and Stripe^ It is not the
color of the flag but the spirit which
every man on the job here should
stand behind the only banner which
i is the symbol of justice and liberty—
(Continued on page 6)
DOCUMENTS AND LITERATURE ARE SEIZED IN CHI
CAGO, SEATTLE, AND OTHER CITIES AND MAT
TER OF INCRIMINATING NATURE BELIEVED TO
HAVE BEEN OBTAINED BY AUTHORITIES.
CHICAGO, 111., Sept. G.—In pursuit of the newly deter
mined policy of the United States government to suppress
sedition in every part of the Union, federal agents today raid
ed the national headquarters of the Industrial Workers of the
World and of the socialist party. William 1). Haywood, na
tional secretary of the industrial workers, was arrested and
is held in jail pending an examination of correspondence found
in his office.
All papers and literature in the headquarters of both the
industrial workers and the socialists were seized. Thirty
men employes of the industrial workers’ headquarters were
searched and several women in the offices were closely ques
tioned. None, except Haywood, was arrested.
SEATTLE OFFICIALS ARE ACTIVE
SEATTLE, Sept. 6.—City police and federal officials to
day raided the headquarters here of the Industrial Workers of
the World, and drove 150 loungers into the streets. All pa
pers in the offices were seized and the organization’s printing
plant confiscated.
DOCUMENTS WILL HELP GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, Sept. (>. — The federal government,
through nation-wide raids on the headquarters of Industrial
Workers of the World, the socialist party and similar organi-j
zations, today obtained many documents which will be useful j
in suppressing seditious activities.
Chief Justice Covington, of the District of Columbia
supreme court, who conducted the national investigation into
the industrial workers’ organization will soon submit his form
al report to President Wilson.
The nation-wide raids and seizure of papers and docu
ments'conducted today under the direction of Attorney-Gener
al Gregory are the result of evidence gained relative to the ac
tivities of socialists and industrial workers by the federal
irrand jury in the northern district of Illinois.
AIDED 1.1 ITS
GRAM) JURY WILL INVESTI
GATE FINANCING OF
ANTI-WAR WORK
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Where
the Industrial Workers of the World
got their money to conduct their anti
war propaganda and activities will
be investigated by the United States
grand jury now in session in Chicago,
where the industrial workers main
tained their national headquarters.
There is considerable evidence
pointing to a German fund, from
which withdrawals were lavisily
used to finance anti-war conspiracies.
Heretofore the connection between
German funds and persons hostile to
the government could not be estab
lished.
Reports and disclosures to federal
officials in Washington city, as a re
sult of the recent seizure in different
parts of the country by federal agents
of industrial worker documents and
literature, indicate a nation-wide con
spiracy to hamper the government in
every conceivable way, short of di
rent interference with army and navy
operations.
Exposure is made of plans to de
feat the selective conscription law, to
burn crops, to agitate labor disturb
ances and to curtail production in
war industries.
The prime motive behind all these
plans was to cripple the government’s
war plans.
VEIN OF CLEAR COAL
FOUND IN DOHERTY MINE
James E. O’Reilly returned to the
city last night from the Doherty’
company’s coal mine at Moose creek
where he has been for the past four
days on business connected with the
company. «
He states that a new 39-inch vein
of perfectly clear coal has been open
ed up on the lower level and that the
mine is running to capacity in order to
fill the contracts the company recent
ly obtained from the government.
Mr. O’Reilly said he intends to pro
cure a Diamond drill for futher pros
pecting of the property.
In putting Goethals and Denman
both out President Wilson must be
credited with a sensational double
play unassisted.—(Anaconda Stand
ard)
AGREEMENT IS AMICABLY EF
FECTED IN REGARD TO PAY
AND CONDITIONS OF LABOR
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. — An
agreement has been reached concern
ing wages and working conditions
for men to man the merchant fleets
of the country. The agreement was
the result of negotiations which
have been in progress between the
department of labor, department of
commerce, the shipping board, six
teen men representing employers,
employes, and the three government
agencies. This committee was named
by all interests concerned at a con
ference in Washington city.
It is believed that the agreement
renders easy the task of obtaining
sufficient qualified men to operate
the large number of merchant ves
sels now building.
Term of W age Scale
The wage scale, which will re
main in force until a year after the
war ends, is as follows:
Sailors and firemen, $60 per month;
coal passers, $50 per month; oilers
and water tenders, $65; boatswains,
$70; carpenters, $75. Overtime pay
for cargo work is ngured at 50 cents
an hour, and for ship work 40 cents
an hour. A 50 per cent bonus is to
be paid crews entering the war zone.
Employers will pay each seaman
$100 compensation for loss of person
al effects when a ship is sunk. The
scale of wages and bonus for stew
ards and cooks is unchanged at pres
ent.
In order to increase the number of
men available for wrork, each ship
will carry a certain number of boys
in proportion to number of seamen
carried. The number of able-bodied
seamen will be reduced; the deficiency
will be made up by employing more
ordinary seamen. Representatives of
the seamen’s organizations will be
given access to docks and decks.
Termination of Agreement
The committee agrees that bonus
and other conditions arising from the
war shall terminate with the war,
but the wage scale named above shall
remain in force for a year after the
war terminates. Employers and sea
men will unite in an appeal to men
who have left the sea to return, and
to young men to go to sea as a pro
fession.
The provost marshal general’s of
fice will be requested to exempt sea
men from military service wherever
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MUSIC BY WURLITZER MILITARY BAND
Skating every afternoon and evening from 2:30 tto 5:30 and 7:30
to 10:30. Special attention will be given to beginners in the after
noons. With our new $235.00 floor machine we can keep the floor in
first class condition for dancing and will furnish the hall well lighted.
Catering to clubs and societies.
Catering to Clubs and Societies
LINDIG’S
RESTAURANT
A PLACE TO EAT
No Stools, No Counter
No Music
JUST FOOD
Opposite P. O., Next to Robarts
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The interior of the vV'lute House is
being brightened with the application
of a coat of paint and varnish on the
walls and stairs.
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MATANUSKA REINDEER
RANCHING COMPANY
INVITE YOU TO CALL ON THEM AND INVESTIGATE THEIR
PROPOSITION FOR INVESTM ENT.
P. O. Sundberg, President Oscar Anderson, Treasurer.
Carl Bolte, Vice-President S. R. MacClinton, Sect.
Cor. 4th and C. Streets. Phone 83-K
DR. H. O. SCHALEBEN, GEN. MAN.
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it can be done, on the ground that the
scarcity of sailors makes them more
valuable in that capacity than as
soldiers.
PROVOST MARSHAL DECIDES
ORIENTALS CANNOT BE TAK
EN AS CONSCRIPTS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—No Jap
anese will be taken into the service of
the United States army or navy. In
structions to this effect were issued
today by Provost Marshal General E.
H. Crowder. One Japanese had been
certified for service in the army, un
der the provisions of the selective
conscripton act, and it was the draft
ing of him that was made the basis of
a formal objection on the part of Jap
an through Aimaro Sato, Japanese
ambassador to the United States.
The Japanese drafted under the
conscription law was certified by the
federal board at Trenton, N. J. He
will now be discharged from service
under the ruling of General Crowder.
The decision relative to Japanese
does not necessarily extend to any
other class of alien residents in the
United States. Japanese are not ac
corded the privilege of citizenship,
while this privilege is extended alien
residents from European countries, so
the conscription law might be applied
differently toward them.
ORGANIZED LABOR
PLEDGES LOYALTY
PRESIDENT WILSON GIVES AP
PROVAL TO GATHERING
AT MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 6.—
Representatives of organized labor
met here under the auspices of the
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy to pledge hearty support
to the government during the prog
ress of the war.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, who
is in attendance at the meeting, re
ceived a message from President
Wilson giving cordial approval to the
gathering.
The alliance which was organized
for the purpose of off-setting the ac
tivities of pacificist and pro-German
propagandists and of bringing the
forces of labor to the support of the
government, opened a three-days’
loyalty conference here today. Frank
P. Walsh was chosen temporary
chairman. He and other speakers de
nounced the activities of the Peo
ple’s Council of America. The Peo
ple’s council tried to convene in Min
neapolis, and when its delegates
were forbidden to assemble here they
went to Chicago.
Lawyers contend that this territor
ial law is invalid, in that it is not
work performed which is calculated to
develop the ground. It is believed
that it has been so decided by the
courts.
ANTON JOHANSEN
Seldovia, Kacheinak Bay.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
Everything for the Settler,
Fisherman, Prospector, Hunter
and Trapper.
RIGHT PRICES.
MORE I. W. W.'S JAILED
SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 6—
Thirty-seven more men have been
sentenced to six months’ imprison
ment each for belonging to the In
dustrial Workers of the World, wtfich
organization has been ordered sup
pressed by the government. Of the
thirty-seven convicted men, three
lived here and thirtv-four at Broken
Hill.
TRUST NEEDS SYMPATHY
Sympathize with the poor steel
trust.
Only $65 a ton for steel, the gov
ernment will pay.
And the steel actually costs all of
$•’>0. If you have tears to spare,
shed them in the steel trust’s lap.
And for your own business guid
ance, remember this: For steel that
costs $30 or less the trust asks $95, i
and will get $65.
The colored gentleman who applied
to Grover Cleveland for the position
of head librarian of congress admit
ted that he could not read, and said:
“What I really want is a janitorship.
I aim high to shoot low.”
What the steel trust really wants
is about $55 a ton. And you that
have to pay the taxes will have the
pleasure of paying the bills.—Wash
ington Times.
The Part Fitted
“What was the most realistic act
ing you ever say in the movies?”
“A beautiful star had to play the
pare of a girl who couldn’t cook.
And she played it to perfection, I
must say.”—Ex.
Jim Sherrard arrived in Fairbanks
from the Tolovana country last week,
his first vsit in two years. He stated
that he has located considerable prop
erty there and has been busy doing as
sessment work in the wrong place, but
believes that he will eventually strike
the right one.
Acting on this advice, other claim
owners on Bear creek have restaked
Mcllhenny’s ground, contending that
while they do not desire to deprive him
of his interests, they do want to see ac
tual development work done, similar
to that which they are compelled to
perform themselves.
Representative C. K. Snow, of Ruby,
recently underwent an operation at
St. Mary’s hospital, Rochester, Minne
sota, for appendicitis and an ulcer of
the stomach. He went through with
flying colors.
Julius Glass and partner, hunters
and trappers, who are in the Indian
river district, recently killed four fine
caribou, the first of the season, and
brought them into the camp at the »v
head of the river. They report see
ing an unusual amount of game, in
cluding several brown and black bear.