THE NOME TRI WEEKLY NUGGET
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME NINETEEN. No. 18 NOME, ALASKA, , MONDAY FEBRUARY, 10th. 1919. TELEPHONE MAIN 114
SEATTLE STRIKE IS CALLED OFF
UNCLE SAW DEPORTING UNDESIRABLES
GOVERNMENT DEPORTING I. W. W. AS UNDESIRABLES
Special to the Nugget by the Associated I’ress >
CHICAGO, Feb. 10—That the government does not intend to counten
ance further disturbing activities of llle I. W. \V. was disclosed last night
when a special train passed through the city on its way to the Atlantic sea
board loaded with I. W. \V. members who will be deported from the country
by the Immigration Commission.
The train contained a total of fifty four members of the disturbing or
ganisation and carried a heavy guard of officers to prevent the offenders es
caping •nroutc. on arrival on the east coast the men will he placed aboard
steamers bound for other parts or the world, ns undesirable citizens and wiU
to forbidden to return to America.
Forty three of the number aboard the train were arrested at Seattle.
One was taken ihto custody at Spokane and another at Denver. On arrival
here, five more were added to the total number. According to the local im
migration authorities, the men were arrested at various times during the past
year. * /
BUTTE MINES RUNNING ON PART
SHIFTS; SOLDIERS GUARDING MINES
SpetAal to the Nugget By tl.t Associated I’ress.
BUTTE, Feb. 10—Soldiers have becty placed on guard at all of the
mines in the distric t and most of the mines arc now running with a small
etow working a portion of a rAitt.
Soldiers are aim guarding parts of the city where the I. W. W. are
accustomed to congregate. Th- troops are preventing the 1. \\ . NN . from for
i lbly keeping th& miners from returning to work and a number of the disturb
ers *a.-e been arrested |»y the military authorities and placed in confinement.
*1 no - ohji. , to the decrease of one dollar a day in the going wage
c .,11 v ’*o wish to return to their labors are permitted to do so
•*B:n still undecid- *" p to . -yr>
TpV’fiwi stiii.-A<>us ..efforts *lo bring about a general
7 r strike in the districtA but is receiving scanty encouragement from ths
Workers.
OMSK GOVERNMENT ASKS JAPS FOR HELP AGAINST BOLSHEVIK
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
VLADIVOSTOK, Fob. 10—Omsk reports reaching here today say the Rus
sian government there have their effort t<> secure from the Japanese govern
ment men, money and arms to assist them tn settling the Bolsheviki difficul
ties with which the Omsk government is struggling in an endeavor to maintain
stable government.
According to the reports this step has been taken in view of the reports
that the Allies intend to withdraw their forces from the Siberian section dur
ing the coming spring and also because of a fear that the conference to be
held between the Russians and Allies at Prince’s* Islands will result in the
recognition of the Bolsheviki.
In return for supplying the required assistance, the Omsk authorities
haye agreed to give Japan certain concessions, in the iron and coal districts
of the Prlamur section.
GENERAL STRIKE COMMITTEE CALLS OFF SEATTLE STRIKE
SEATTLE, Feb. 10—The great general strike which has tied up in
dustry in Seattle for the past four days will end at noon tomorrow.
Following = mooting held in Central Labor headquarters this after
noon, the general strike committee of the Central Labor Council announced
tluit the general strike will be, called off tomorrow morning. The committee
has also ordered the workers to return to work at noon.
In calling off the sympathetic strike, the committee also requested all
unions which have already returned to work to again walk out and return
with the rest of the workers tomorrow.
This action is requested to show the solidarity of llie unions.
80LDIERS AND WORKMEN’S COUNCIL APPEARS AT TACOMA
Spocftal to tho Nugget By the Associated Press.
TACOMA, Feb. 10—At a meeting of the so called "Soldiers, sailors and
workmens Council "held here yesterday, the speakers openly advocated that
labor take possession of the industries of the country and control production
fcr the benefit of the workers.
None of the speechmakers urged violence in accomplishing this purpose
but, on the contrary, each warned their auditors that blood shed would be
Inevitable, If other than lawful methods were resorted to.
The meeting was attended by approximately twenty five hundred
persons and was orderly in every way.
So far as known this is the first soldiers and workmens council meet
ing to be called in the United States. Aitho bearing a Bolshevik! name the
meeting savored more of an ordinary Socialistic Meeting. It is believed how
ever, that it is the fore runner of an attempt to create soldiers and work
mens councils In the United 9tates.
SENATE AGAIN REFUSES WOMAN SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
Spools! to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
■v WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—The effort to secure the sanction of the
‘ itonats ts the Woman Suffrage Amendment has again failed. By a wide mar
tho proposed amendment was defeated fn the Senate when called up for
Action today, The failure of the second effort to pass the measure through
t»o swats hat in no way discouraged the woman suffrage supporters and
jut has been made at suffrage headquarters that the fight Will be
coallnaed until It la won. >
NAVAL AIR EXPERTS PLANN
ING ATLANTIC FLIGHT
Associated Press Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8—American
naval air experts are at present
making rapid progress toward the
completion of a plan for an aero
plane flight across the Atlantic dur
ing the coming summer.
The immense development in aer
onautics during the war and the vast
improvement in the flying powers of
jairplanos resulting from the strug
gle. makes such a flight a compara
tively easy matter in the view of the
experts engaged in drawing up the
plans for the project.
ALASKA RAILROAD TO
BE COMPLETED THIS
YEAR IF POSSIBLE
Associated Press Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—Secre
tary of the Interior T«ane has asked
Congress for an appropriation of
thirteen million, eight hundred thou
sand dollars for the purpose, of com
pleting work on the Alaska railroad
within the present year.
In communicating the request to
Congress. l«anc said that it is the
intention of thu Interior. Department
to push the work of construction to
the utmost degree during the coming
season in order that the new line
may be finished this year If possible.
EIGHTY FIVE HUNDRED AMERI-,
CANS SAIL FOR FRANCE
Associated Press Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb 8—The War
Department announced today that
the battle ship Kansas and five ar
my transports sailed from Fiance
yesterday bearing eighty five hund
red officers and men of the returning
expeditionary forces.
The 116th. Engineers, attached tc
the 91st. Division, is included among
the troops embarking.
TACOMA SYMPATHETIC
STRIKERS RE8UME LABORS
Associated Press Service.
TACOMA, Feb. .10—The sympa
thetic strike of tho Tacoma unions
ended today. Following action by
the Central Labor Council last night,
all the union in the city
which joined the sympathetic strike
last week resumed their labo.s at
eight o’clock this morning.
The shipworkers are still out. butj
otherwise the labor situation Ir now I
normal.
TEN TH0U8AND ATTEND
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
AT SALT LAKE
Associated Press Service.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 10—Over ten!
thousand persons attended the mem-1
orial services held here yesterday in'
the Mormon Church in honor of Col-!
onel Roosevelt. The vast assem
blage taxed the great building to its|
limits and was the largest throng
ever assembled beneath its roof at!
one time.
DENVER STATIONARY ENGI
NEERS GO ON STRIKE
Associated Press Service.
DENVER, Feb. 10—The stationary i
engineers employed in every establish
ment In the city walked out today to
enforce a demand for higher pay.
The action of the union has caused
a total suspension of all factory ac
tivities and has also resulted In the
SEATTLE GENERAL STRIKE BREAKING DOWN;
WORKERS RETURNING TO LABORS
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
SEATTLE. Feb. 10 -Following the return ..f many of the Mrikms t.>
their usual labors Saturday, the disintergatio.i of tin- sympathetic goner.. i
strike is continuing today. Hundreds of additional workers returned to then
jjobs this morning and the opinion prevails that if the general strike commi'
tee meeting scheduled to conn- off this afternoon fails to .all th.- strike off.
it will end within the next day or two at the latest b\ ti,. \ • .111111.. r v action
of the workers. . ....
Union men themselves predict that the strike will .-ml within the next
forty eight hours regardless of what action is taken b,. the strike committee.
Having encountered some of the serious conditions created b> the general
strike, the. workers have apparently changed their \ i.-ws and ntan> . re .un
spoken in their denunciation of a continuation.
The street car men and the teamsters hold the key to the strike situa
tion and both have decided to return to work toda\. The barbers, jitney driv
ers. newsboys, longshoremen and cooks and waiters ha\<- v-.id t<. sta\ an but
the theatrical federation has decided to return to work.
Most of the workers appear lo think that the strik* has endured Ion:.;
enough to show the sentiment of the unions regarding tin- ship workers strike
and should be called off.
It is predicted by union officials that the (bueral Strike Uommiftee
will end the walkout either tonight or tomorrow.
PORTLAND AND SEATTLE POLICE RAID I. W. W. OFFICES
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
PORTLAND. Feb. 10—Efforts of the I. W. W. i.» foment a general strike
in Portland resulted today in a police raid on the I. \V. \\\ headquarters and
the resultant seizure of a large quantity of inflainatot > literature.
The raid was made following a parade of the I 'V \\ i-t a.lvo.- •. \
of a general strike in sympathy with the Seattle workers.
The parade was broken up by the police and a man named E. <\ If rant
was arrested for carrying a banner bearing a sirongls editions inscription.
Immediately after breaking up the pro*. • si-m. ih.- p.>1 i< <- dt s. ended on
the 1. W. W. headquarters and seized a large • iu.-■ utit> *«r papers arid othei
literature containing I \V \V. doctrines and urgia- l il...r uprisings.
Seattle Police Raid I W. W. Publication
SEATTLE Fob. 10—The police yesten.l t r.idled tin* offices oi' the In
ternational Weekly, an I. W. W. publication, ami arrested tin editor. Xinei
Fislerman.
It is charged by the police authorith that the International Weoklv
Is responsible for the publication of a Rolshcviki pamphlet entitled •‘Russia
Directed It.”, which contains highly inihmi.it.o\ and treasonable statement-;
Fislerman was placed in the city lank and is being held in lieu of a
thousand dollar bail.
Yesterday afternoon the police also prevented the I. W. W. from lmldim;
a mass meeting called for the purpose of urging the striking workers to con
tinue the general strike.
The L W. W?. have shown especial aetivitx since the eomineie < mi nt of
the shipworkers strike but have heretofore attempted no open d.-mom-t ration
REPORTED SPARTICAN DISORDERS REAPPEARED IN BERLIN
Special fo The Nome Nugget by The Associated l’i< -
ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 10—Reports from Central Germany yes
terday Indicate that grave Spartiean disorders occurred in Rerlin S-iturdav
night.
Soldiers and sailors belonging to the government forces and occupying
the Alexander platz are said to have been attacked by tin* Spartieans and
sustained severe casualties during the resultant fighting for possession.
The soldiers and sailors are said to liav<* sustained a ioss of eight men
killed and an additional forty wounded. No information is forthcoming
regarding the outcome or the losses sustained by the Sparlic; ns.
Numerous evidences point to the German censorship with holding de
tails of the situation, only the meagerest scraps of information being i uni'
ted to escape from Berlin.
DUSSELDORFF PROFESSIONAL STRIKE ENDED
BY SPARTICAN AGREEMENT
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
COLOGNE, Feb. 10—The strike of professional men and officials at
Dusseldorff, Germany has been brought to an end after the Sparticans had
conceded most of the points demanded by the strikers, according to advices
reaching here from the neighboring city today.
In addition to agreeing to meet the demands of the striking elements,
tho Sparticans are also said to have guaranteed the release of the bourgeois*
delegates whom they seized at the time they assumed control of tho situation
some weeks ago.
JUNEAU EDITOR NOMINATED FOR COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS
fipectal to the Nugget by the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—President Wilson has ordered the name ->f
John W. Troy of Juneau, Alaska, sent to the Senate for confirmation as Col
lector of Customs at the port of Juneau, to succeed the late John F. Pugh.
It«A tho NUCKUTT and got tho benefit of THE BE8T NEWS SERVIOf
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