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STEAMER PROSPECTOR IS
ENROUTE TO FAIRBANKS
The small steamer Prospector,
under the command of Captiin
George Finger, palled into port last
night from the Tolovanu country,
* enroute to Fairbanks.
The craft is owned by Captain
John Lemoine and had been in
winter quarters on the Tolovuna
river for the past two years. She
is now on her way to Fairbanks,
where she will be thoroughly over
hauled, and probably will be used
in the freighting business on the
~ Tiver this summer.
The passengers for Nenana ar
riving on the Prospector were Bob
Smith and an Indian. She will sail
for Fairbanks tomorrow morninj
with Captain Lemoine and sue]
passengers and freight as may bi
offering.
Genuine Buhach at F owlee &
Morri*.
Once more the men of the Alaskj
Gastineau Mining company havi
:ome to the front. An average o:
more than $200 each has been sub
scribed by 349 of the 500 em
rdoyes of the company at Thani
md Perseverance to the purehasi
jf Victory Liberty bonds. Th<
:otal subscribed by the Gastineat
nen is $72,000.
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Our Goods are Right. Our Prices are
Right
Watch and Jewelry Repairing, Engraving
Wm. TAYLOR
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I PENNINGTON BLAMES
SENATE FOR FIASCO
“On Board Ship Admiral Evan?,
May 8, 191'
“I beg _to enclose herewith
| copy of the Dunn-Pennington eight
; hou bill, that was introduced an
' defeated, after a very strenuou
, contest, during the session of ou
, legislature which has just closed
, I would be glad to have our friend
in the Fourth division know tha
both Mr. Dunn and myself ex
, pended a great deal of time am
labor in an effort to frame <
statute covering this matter, tha
would be fair and impartial to al
parties concerned, and that migh
also be expected to present a rigit
degree of strength before any cour
of law.
“W e had examples of eight houi
legislation from three other state:
which had stood the test of supreme
court decisions, and after gleanin.s
from such legislation the very bes
we could fmd therein, and incor
porating the same in the Dunn
Pennington Act, there seemed goor
reason to believe that a measure
of such character would meet the
approval of both houses of oui
territorial legislature. As yot
know, our bill did pass the houso
by a vote of fourteen to two. bu'
went down to defeat in the senate
and that it failed there, woud seen
to indicate one of two things; eithe;
the honorable gentlemen who up
hold the dignity of that ‘Augusi
body’ are men of very limited anc
narrow vision—utterly blind to th;
trend of development in moderr
civic life—or else they have become
so arrogant and contemptuous oi
the rights of others, as to feel safe
in deliberately robbing their con
stituents of the fruits of a fairlj
earned victory.
“That such an attitude of mine
should prevail in any representative
body of men in our progressive
nation where majority rule is re
garded as the very dearest heritage
we possess, is to me, inexplicable
“To students of history, who try
to outline and forecast the future
by reviewing great leading events
of the past, the ultimate triumph
of eight-hour legislation covering
every class of industry, and the
sanctioning of the same by the con
stitution of these United States, is
simply a matter of "manifest des
tiny.”
“Even now. without further
amendments to that immortal docu
ment (our constitution) the wise
provisions set forth therein, should
be broadly construed by officers of
our courts, that no class or party
of men could, by any possibility,
cite it, or appeal to it, in a selfish
effort to sustain a bad or unjust
cause.
“We have been told by foreign
statesmen and by distinguished men
in America, who have lived under
its benign influence, that the ’con
stitution of the United States’ is,
beyond doubt, the very greatest
public document that ever emanated
from the mind of ‘man’—Mr. Glad
stone, after a careful analysis, de
clared it to be unequalled, in all
the world, by any other organic
act, or any instrument of like char
acter; in admiration, he designated
it as the ‘peerles Magna Charta'
of the liberties of the plain people
of the United States, and made the
additional strong statement that it
would live forever. Xow every
true native born citizen of our
country takes great pride in giving
unqualified indorsement to state
ments and opinions of such char
acter; we do regard our consti
tution as the bulwark of the liber
ties of the plain people of these
United States; we do take infinite
joy in believing this splendid fact;
but if this is a great truth, if that
peerless state document really de
serves the deathless reputation it
now bears, then is it unreasonable
to demand that its stamp of ap
proval be placed upon the wishes
of a majority of these same plain
people?
“I think it will be conceded that
the average American citizen is
imbued with a spirit of fair play;
he has a wholesome regard for his
right of franchise, and when those
who oppose his opinions or demands
are willing to submit their con
jtentions to the initiative and refer
. j endum, or to the decision of the
i! ballot, he is inclined to accept the
- j issue without hesitation, firm in
1 the conviction that a victory at the
• 1 polls is too sacred a thing to be
•.trifled with, or to be filched from
. him by any manner of duplicity;
; but after he accepts the issue and
: gains a victory, and the fruits of
■ that victory are, with insolent
i effrontery, deliberately taken from
, him. is it any wonder that a spirit
: of hate and rebellion should awaken
: in his heart?
“These refictions and comments
are brought to your attention b ■
cause a great majority of the voters
of Alaska, without doubt, feel that
their wishes along the lines of eight
hour legislation have been treated
with very scant courtesy; however,
■ in other parts of the United States
and in Europe, the situation is look
ing deeeidedly more hopeful. There
has been held at Paris, France, at! ,
international labor conference, un-,
der the leadership of Mr. Samuel •
Gompers, head of the American
Federation of Labor, where a num
ber of most imporant things were ,
accomplished.
"This influential labor body—
keeping in close touch with the
' distinguished men who are at this
time engaged in fabricating a great
peace settlement or league—have
formulated a report, and a pro
gram. which the international peace
conference promptly approved. The I
specific recommendations of that;
program include the eight-hour day,1
equal pay for women, where the i
same amount of work can be done, i
a strict prohibition of child labor,
and a wise provision for the pro
tection of human dignity.
“The fact that this very moderate
and wisely prepared labor program
was approved—at a recent date—
by the eminent statesmen who arc
readjusting the economic conditions j
cf the world, and the additional
fact that a labor commissioner is
taking quite a prominent part in :
that readjustment, is indeed, beauti- j
fully optimistic of the future.
“I am constrained to feel that!
the ‘spirit of progress' is on the j
wing, and the plain people of the i
world can afford to possess them-;
.selves with patience and permit time:
to evolve a complete realization j
of all their hopes.
“Very sincerely yours,
“GEO. W. PENNINGTON. '
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HOUSE BILL NO. 1
A Bill
For an act entitled; “An act to j
establish an eight hour day and
limiting the hours of all employees,
employed in any mill, sawmill, fac- :
torv, or any laundry, manufacturing |
or mechanical establishment, fish •
cannery, plant and other establish-:
ment for the curing and drying of
fish and their by-products, and for ]
the extraction of fish and whale j
oils, declaring that it is the public:
policy of the territory of Alaska .
that no person shall be hired or
permitted to work for wages, for j
longer hours or days of service than j
is consistent with his or her health j
and physical well being, and the j
ability to promote the general wel
fare by his or her increasing use .
fulness as a healthy and intelligent
citizen. It is hereby declared tha* ;■
the working of any person for
more than eight hours in any on
dav, in any mill, sawmill, factory, j
or any laundry, manufacturing or,
mechanical establishment, fish can
nery, plant and other establishment
for the curing and drying of fish
and their by-products, and for the
extraction of fish and whale oils,
is injurious to the physical health
and well being of such person and
dangerous to life and limb, and
tends to prevent him or her from
acquiring that degree of intelligence 1
that is necessary to make him or
her a useful and desirable citizen
of this territory, declaring the
'violation thereof a misdemeanor and
providing penalties for the violation
thereof, repealing all acts or part?
of acts inconsistent or in conflict
herewith, and prescribing the time
when this act shall become ef
fective.”
Be it enacted by the legislature j*
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of the territory of Alaska:
Section 1.—That it is the public
policy of the territory of Alaska
that no person shall be hired nor
permitted to work for wares for
longer hours, or days of service
than is consistent with his or her
health and physical well being and
the ability to promote the general
welfare by his or her increasing
usefulness as a healthy and intelli
gent citizen. It is hereby declared
that the working of any person
for more than eight hours ir. one
day in any mill, sawmill, factory,
or any laundry, manufacturing or
mechanical establishment, fish ca t
nery, plant and other establishment
for the curing and drying of fish
and their by-products, and for the
extraction of fish and whale oils,
is injurious to the physical health
and well being of such person and
dangerous to life and limb, and
tends to prevent him or her from
acquiring that degree of intelli
gence that is necessary to make
him or her a useful and desirable
citizen.
Section 2.—No person shall be
employed in any mill, sawmill, fac
tory. or any laundry, manufactur
ing or mechanical establishment,
fish cannery, plant and other es
tablishment for the curing and dry
ing of fish and their by-products,
and for the extraction of fish and
whale oils, in this territory more
than eight hours in any calendar
day. except watchmen and employ
ees when engaged in making nec
essary repairs, or in cause of emerg
ency, where life or property is in
imminent danger; Provided, how
ever, that employees may work
overtime conditioned that payment
be made for such overtime at the
rate of time and one-half the regu
lar wage.
Section 3.—Any person, persons,
oodv corporate. superintendent,
»gent or employer, who shall violate
>r cause to be violated, any of the
provisions of this act, shall be
ieemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
ind upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine of not less
than one hundred dollars ($100),
nor more than five hundred ($500),
or by imprisonmen in the federal
jail for a period of not less than
sixty (60) days, nor more than
six (61 months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. Every vio
lation of the provisions of this act
shall constitute a seperate offense.
Section 4.—If it shall be ad
judicated that any portion, section,
or part of any section of this act,
is unconstitutional and invalid for
any reason, an adjudication of in
validity of such portion, proviso, or
part of any section of this act shall
not affect the validity of the act
as a whole, or any part thereof.
Section 5.—All acts or parts of
acts inconsistent or in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 6.—This act shall take
effect and be in force from and
after January 1, 1920.
Captain Tom Branbury of Juneau
is with General W. P. Richardson
in Russia. He was one of those
who volunteered when General Rich
ardson asked for men to accompany
him. and the two men are well
acquainted, having known each
other in Juneau.
The Wise Fool.
‘'It is the unexpected that always
happens," observed the Sage.
“Well,” commented the Fool, “if
this is true, why don’t we learn to
expect it?”—Cincinnati Enquirer.
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