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Saturday Sept. 12
Cl OH -
Wiekersham
Coming Home.
The great territory of Alaska
being in no immediate danger of
(M ing to the bow-wows and
J ■ gress about ready to adjourn
a > way, James Wiekersham,
1). legate to Congress and candi
d iie for re-election,is on his way
to give an account of his steward
ship at Washington, and to look
after his political fortunes. He
will have much to report this
time concerning the great
things he has done for Alaska du
ring the last two years.
On previous occasions he has
had little to say as to what lie
had accomplished—not having
done much worth mentioning—
but when it came to telling what
he had kept the other fellow
from doing, knowing that we
w juld have to take his word for
it, he would become voluble and
eloquent. The “other fellow’’
was usually the great Guggen
heim octopus, which according to
Jim, was manoevering to slip Us
slimy tentacles around Alaska
and crush us all to death.
Ha ving beaten off this terrible
irons ter single handed and alone.
V ith all the powers of perdition
arrayed against him, this time he
u id hare a more pleasant story
to tell. It will be one of achieve
m 1 it, and its particular jewel
will be the railroad that he has
Secured for us. He will tell us of
his untiring efforts on behalf of
that railroad, but he will not tell
us that he was opposed to a gov
ernment owned and operated
railroad until it became a case of
climbing onto the band Wagon or
fcbing under it. He will tell us o
“my bill” which he introduced
into the House, but he will not
tell us that “my bill” was the
Chamberlain bill previously intro
duced into the Senate, and that
he selected that bill in preference
to the Poindexter bill which had
&1 o been introduced in the Sen
ate, because the former provider
ior leasing the road—possibly t(
the Guggenhtims or our own ui
savory White Pass—whilejtbe lat
ter did not. He will tell us as he
does in his platfQnu, that he has
i remained entirely \inchanged
all this time, and of how the Wil
son administration has swung a
round to him, hut he will not tell
us that the Democrats went into
power practically pledged to
build that railroad, and that he
could not possibly have stopped
it if he had tried.
He will also give the working
class the usual amount of bull as
to what he has ( o ie and in ^cing j
io do for them, but it is certain .
that he will not go deeply into,
this phase of his record, especial-!
ly while on the bench and his ear j
lier terms in congress; and he
will not tell us that in his past
and present attitude U Wards la
bor he is the monumental fakir
of Alaska and that any working
man who votes lor him is a fool.
Coal Leasing
Bill.
Delegate Wickersham has got
his coal leasing bill through the
House of Representatives, and be
ing opposed to government own
efShip of any Bort, is no doubt
well pleased with his work. If
this bill becomes « la\Y it means
that the government will aban
don ail thought of owning up &
developing the coal deposits of A
laska, and it also means, filming
them over to corporations,
which by the payment of the
price of a postage stamp per ton
to the government as royalty,
may do what they will toward©
monopolization, and squeezing
the last cent from consumers and
the last drop of sweat out of the
men who dig th^ coal.
There is in North Dakota a gov
eminent owned and operated coal
Notice, df Forfeiture;
I’o Elija CichlcoviCh hist hei’S. exfecu
’•irs, admiistrators and Assigns.
You are hereby notified that you are
indebted to me, the undersigned, foi
/our share of the assessment work
•ei-formed upon the Miners’ associa
. ion on Steel creek, a tributary to
Little Chena, id Fairbanks recording
iistiict, Territory of Alaska.
In order to hold your interest in
•aid claim under the provisions of
• notion 2324 of the revised statutes of
he United States said expenditure be
ag for your share of the annual as
sessment work and if within ninety
lay* aftei the last publication of this
otice you fail to pay to the undersign
•i as co owner your said proportion of
he expenditure aforesaid and the
st of this advertisement your interest
! raid claim will become the property
f the undersigned as Co owndf under
aid section 2324 K. S,
Lars Westenrik.
First publication Juiy 11. 19i4.
Last publication Oct. 10, 1914.
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Coffee J-louse.
l^Q^try and ©onfectionery;
First Class Baths 50c.
Furnished Single Rooms, 50c.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Front 8tr*el i Kii L>*uk«, Alaska.
{nine where labor is paid higher
wages and enjoys better work
conditions. than,, at »ny otheri
mine in thd United States, and!
where at the same time cqal is
sold at a lower price; and in all
probability if there had been a
Jack Brooks in Congress, or some
other Socialist to cultivate and
promote the already existing sen
timent in favor of government!
operation of coal mines in this
country, instead of a capitalistic
Wickersham, the government
would have adopted such a policy. !
uid we could have looked for the'
same conditions in the coal fields J
of Alaska us prevail at the Not th ;
Dakota mine; ind the possibility i
of Alaska ever beiner dominated i
i' ■-■Ji-1). jin*..... , uu.. r. Ji.iin"i»nj.i.iu. i ..j)
by, and Alaskan3 becoming the !
victim! of the greed and tyranny
(hatseerns inherent in coal cor
porations, would have, been for.
ever precluded.
It now looks as if Tom McGow.
an, the bud-peddling N. C. law
yer and with Marshal Erwin
half owner in the Fairbanks
Democratic machine, will be the
Democratic nominee for senator
from this Division. The Socialists
are quite willing that he shall he>
for with Gaustad the non-parti
san and Callahan the Independ-j
ent, we wiil take great pleasure |
in putting him into the ranks of
ti-e also-rans.- fl. Ringdahl, the
Socialist candidate, although not
a lawyer or politician, nor a wage
cutter, towers Head and should
ers in intellect and otherwise, a
bove any one of his opponents
and if we read the signs aright,
he will bring home the turkey.
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=£> Of Alaska, Campaign 1914. -£>
Alaska, the last of the great American frontier’s,the' horneVf the-pioneer, the country of the hope*
ful prospector, is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
1 he dog team trai. of yesterday is about to be supplanted by the steam and electrie methods of
transportation.
'Ihe dreams of the lonely prospector are giving way to the ugly realities of wage slavery and job
hunting. The nightmare of Capitalism already haunts the workers of Alaska. Capitalism is fast en*
croaching upon the last outposts of American Territory. It is only a matter of time until all the ac*
companying •/ils of this system will be rampant in the Goldin North. Already many of the unem*
ployed now surging along the Pacific Coast and even extending clear back to New YPi'k are look*
ing forward to Alaska as their last hope and salvation.
And not these al-ne, but the oppressed and dispdssessd of European countries, hare their eyeS
on ihis land with its fabulous wealth.
The Panama Canal makes it possible to embark from a European ecaport and come Straight a*
cross and land on the Pacific and Alaskan shores.
Given the following factors: the necessity of Capitalist extension,aland of urttold resOdfCeS, nti ufP
numbered host of laborers competing for jobs, it requires no prophetic Vision or second sight to
foresee what will be the inevitable consequences. There is no inherent vlftiie in the land of the mid
night sun that exempts it from the dire effects of Capitalism; and realising as we do that the pre;
sent system of exploitation is a menace to society, a curse to the working Class, we declare our un
compromising hostility to the present system and proclaim our demand fora new and complete reor
ganization ot society, based primarily on the rights of the workers afid producers as the possessing
class.
In vie\v of this demand, we believe that the workers should organize bdth fin the industrial and
he political fields. Capitalist development has made trade and craft organizatidfis inadequate and the
Industrial form not only unites the workers more closely together,but Contains possibilities in the di
rection of preparing the workers for the control and management of the industries after they be
come the collective property of the working class.
Ownership and the power to produce are t e essential factors to obtain ecdrtdmiC security and jus
tice. The working class already possess the latter. It must set about to obtain ownership. Title
deeds come through the acts and approval of government, They are defended through the various
functions of government. It is therefore necessary for the w’orking class td organize politically in
a patT.V of its own class for the purpose of capturing the powers of government; through which it
may Secure and defend its rights.
Wl? appeal to the working class of Alaska, and all those who are ih sympathy with that class td
unite with us in our effort to establish the workers in political power, in order tHat they niay be able
to protect and serve their own interests.
The realization of this aim will mean the abolition of the clas9 struggle, the doing away with
economic insecurity, and the establishment of a co-operative order of society.
Our ultimate aim is the Collective Ownership of the means of productidri and distribution by all
the people. Our methods, industrial and political organizations.
In ordc that we may conserve our immediate interests while we are still under Capitalism, we
make the following demands and urge all those who are in accord with the aims and objects of the So
cialist Party to support the Candidates standing 6n this platform:
Wp endorse and reaffirm our al'e
fiance to the Constitution of the Na
tional Socialist Party of the Tlnitet
States and the National Platform adop
ed at Indianapolis, Ind., in 11)12.
We demand the immediate enaetmen
>f the Initiative and Rei'et'ermuin ant
Recall.
We demand that on the presentatior
of 15 per cent of the voters of the pre
ceding election, a referendum be t«ker
at pnce on the subject under considers'
:ion.
We demand that all laws enacted by
the Alaska Legislature be referred to
a referendum of the people of the ter
ritory.
We demand the establishment of the
Aus ralian Ballot System in all the
|-iou3 election! held in Alaska.
We demand from the Federsl Goverh
inent a law giving labor a prior lieri
an any mining ground?, dumps, macHift
sry and equipment used in operating,
regardless as to who is operating said
ground, whether it be owner or lessee,
the Government shall stand the expense
of enforcing the above lien law.
We demand that tfie Government |
own, develop and operate all coal mined 1
Socialist Candidates.
i For Delegate T'b ‘
Congress: ,
John M. Brooks.
. —- ■ , •**
For the Legislature
For Sehator
H. Ringdahlj
Fbr Represent*ves: '
ban McCabej
A. A. Nelsoni
W. E. Waugh,
Charles Rogers.
i
n Alaska, ahd that no leased br con°
racts shall be made b£ Govern
nent wifh private individuals oh corpo
at ions, and that all work in and arouitd
he mines shall be done under the direct
mpervision df the Government. We
urther demand that coal be furnished
o the People of Alaska at the cost of
>roduction and distribution through
Jovernment owned coal yards to be is
Hblished wHBrever feasible;
Wg demahd the aboiilio'n of the roaid
ax and the poll ta<.
We demand that the Government ort
y shall build and operate the Railroad
ind riot lease it out to private individ
lals or firms or corporations.
Ws demand an eight Hbur day in all
ndustries in Alaska.
We demand a law forbidding any dis
irimihation against S man or womart
lecause of his or her ftftrfon affiliation!
>r activities,• or his or her folitlcdl of
■feligiodS beliefs.
Wfe demand the election of a Mining
nspector for each Judicial District of
Vlaska.
DATE OF ELiSJflON, T JE3DAY, NO/Etf Bfiit 3td., 1914.