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Saturday Sept. 19
Collins & Driscoll
While there is not a man on the
i-partisan ticket that a work
's' man or wo hi an should sup
i ' t. there are two especially,
• ose political ambitions should
• ~nowed under so deeply on c
:ion day that they will r.ever
ain see the light. These two
'e E.B. Collins of Coldstream
'■'id Dan Driscoll of Fairbanks.
. ith were members of the last’
rislature, and on the score of j
'.competence alone, which by
e way, characterized the whole
•embiy, they should be knifed
id. the polls by every intelligent
' 'ter, and particularly has the
vking class much reason to re
member them with little affec
C m or friendliness on election
iy. If there are degrees of back
snber ideas in regard to the
r! hts of labor among capitalistic
; Tiiticians and office seekers,
. heirs are of the superlative.
- - nth fought the eight hour bill
that was up in that legislature
tooth and nail, and probably con
tributed more to its defeat than
any other two men, though tc
make a hypocritical pretence ol
being fair they wired here tc
sound “public” sentiment, bui
in every case to employers, wort
ing men, with them,having noth
ing to say in the matter. Because
of the protests of a few laundrj
owners along the coast, they ever
refused to limit the hours of la
bor for women laundry workers
Both ofjthese men in their at
titude towards labor, are projec
lions from the 18th century intc
the 20th. In this respect thee
i.re two centuries behind the
times. An employee in their opin
. n,has no rights that an employ
cr is bound to respect. Employers
should be free to impose sue!
. ouis of work and other cond;
ions as they see lit, and workers
.ust submit without protest oi
< ther recourse except, perhaps
to Quit, the job. That idea has be
come too crude for even this be
i ighted age.
Working men and women! get
out your tomahawks end wield
them unceasingly against Collins
and Driscoll. All men of their ilk
are your secret enemies, but these
were forced into the open and we
know what they are. lien seek
ing office with their antiquated
ideas, men who would refuse to
protect the workers of Alaska
from the long hours of arduous
toil that they are subjected to
here, even helpless women in di
sease breeding laundries, are dead
to every sense of justice and dc
c. r.ey, and should be buried in
li i *al oblivion beyond hope of
resurrection.
The Other
Non-Partisans
The associates of Coll'ns and
Dii coll on the non-partisan tic
ket, Gaustad for Senate!* and
Maltby and Snow for representa
tives, we do not know so much a
boufc, but from what is known bf
them we are able to “peg” them
pretty accurately, and the chanc
es are that if given an opportun
ity will prove themselves to be
about of the same kidney as their
notorious confreres. Anyway men
who would be associated on a tic
ket with Collins and Driscoll can
not amount to much, and are con
sequently a scaly lot for woakinp
people to place confidence in
and vote for, expecting to get
any favors at their hands.
I Gaustad is an operator down
| on Cleary, and is reputed to have
| advocated the reduction of wages
last Spring. He is a very ordinary
specimen as to ability and always
anxious to get in the lime light.
Maltby is a small bore lawyei
and ex-commissioner of Iditarod
and a zealous stickler for “law
aid order.” Snow is an ex-depu
marshal of Ruby. “Xuff sed. ”
NMice, of Forfeiture .
J'o Elija Ciehkovich liis heirs, exeeu
;-->rs, acimiistrators and assigns.
You are hereby notified that you ar 1
indebted to me, the undersigned, fc
your share of the assessment wer
, performed upon the Miners’ assoei*
ion on Steel creek, a tributary t<
kittle Chena, in Fairbanks recordinj
, listrict, Territory of Alaska,
In order to hold your interest n
;aid claim under the provisions o!
-ection 2324 of the revised statutes o'.
he United States said expenditure h<
mr for your share of the annual as
iessment work and if within ninety
lays aftei the last publication of this
intice you fail to pay to the undersign
-d as co-owner your said proportion ol
the expenditure aforesaid and the
rost of this advertisement your interest
in said claim will become the property
>f the undersigned as co owner under
said suction 2324 R. S,
Lars Westenvilc.
) First publication Juiy II. 1914.
Last publication Oct. 10, 1914.
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- First Class Baths 50c.
Furnished Single Rooms, 50c.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
tfront Street' F*ijb«uk«, Alaik*.
Working men atid women, take
no chances with a bunch like
that and vote the Socialist ticket.
Wiekersham.
How is Wiekersham going to
explain his flop to the Guggen
heims?
Instead of fighting them as he
ha; always represented, he has
undoubtedly been doing their
bidding during his present term,
rhat bill of his, which not only re
ieves railroads in .Alaska of the
future mileage tax but remits all
rack taxes which have accumula
ted against them, has recently
e;ome a law, and under it by
far the greatest beneficiaries in
Alaska are the Guggenheims.
Will he give us a pi'ctty little
story of simple justice, etc., or
will he tell the truth and say that
the real motive was to purchase
the withdrawal of the Guggen
heim opposition to him and a
hope of ultimately landing that
$15,000 a year job.
The Gesi Of Living.
Who are the People?
The present democratic admin
istration is, of course, for “The
people” but who are the people?”
This week the Secretary of Ag
riculture advised the farmers to
hold on to their produce—tha
prices would go upon account of
the war.
And bo no doubt they will. But
should the govear.mcr.t aid these
who have goods to sell or those -
who have goods to buy?
The vast army < f wage earn
ers are already suffering because
the cost of living is already very,
very high. Evidently prices of
food are not so high as the Secre*
tary of Agriculture would like t^
see them, however, hence his ad
vice.—Juneau Sunday I’ost.
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P reambie and P lattorm, Socialist Party
zt£ Of Alaska, Campaign 1914.
Alaska, the last of the great American frontier's,the home of the pioneer, the country of the hope
b;l prospector, is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
1 he dog team trail of yesterday is about to be supplanted by the steam and electric methods of |
transportation.
The 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 evils of this system will be rampant in the Golden North: Already many of the unem
ployed now surging along the Pacific Coa st and even extending clear back to New York are look
ing forward to Alaska as their la3t hope and salvatidn.
And not these ah mb, but the Oppressed and dispo’ssessd of European cdiintries, have their eyes
on this land with its fabulous wealth.
The Panama Canal makes it possible to embark from a European seaport and come straight a
evoss and land on the Pacific and Alaskan shores.
Given the following factors: the necessity of Capitalist extension,a land of untold resources, an un
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 virtue in the land of the raid
night sun that exempts it from the dire effects of Capitalism: and realizing 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 of society, based primarily on the rights of the workers and producers as the possessing
class.
In view of this demand, we believe that the workers should organize both on the industrial and
he political fields. Capitalist development has made trade and craft organizations 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 economic security and jus
dee. The working class already possess the latter. It must set about to obtain ownership. Title
leeds come through the acts and approval of government, They are defended through the various
; unctions of government It is therefore necessary for the working class to organize politically in
i party of its own class for the purpose of capturing the powers of government, through which it
nay secure and defend its rights.
We appeal to the working class of Alaska, and all those who are in sympathy with that class to
mite with us in our effort to establish the workers in political power, in order that they may be able
to protect and serve their own interests. ,
The realization of this aim will mean the abolition of the class struggle, the doing away with
;conomic insecurity, and the establishment of a co-operative order df society.
Our ultimate aim is the Collective Ownership of the means of production and distribution by all (
he people. Our methods, industrial and political organizations.'
In order 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 on fh?s plaffdrm:
We endorse and reaffirm our alle
r'anee to the Constitution of the Na
ional Socialist Party of the United
States and the National Platform adopt
-d at Indianapolis, Ind,. in 1912.
We demand the immediate enactment
of the Initiative and Referendum and
Recall.
We demand that on the presentation
of 15 per cent of the^voters of the, pre
ceding election,^* referendum be taken
at once on the subject under considera
tion.
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
Australian Ballot System in all the va*
rious elections held in Alaska.
We demand from the Federal Govern
ment a law giving labor a prior lien
on any mining grounds, dumps, machin ,
ery and equipment used in operating,
regardless as to who is operating said
ground, whether it be owner or lessee,
The Government shall stand the expenss
of enforcing the above lien law.
•*♦1"
We demand that the Government
own, develop and operate all coal mines
Socialist Candidates.
For jDelegate To
Congress.
John M. Brooks.
Tor the Legislature
For Senator
r. H. Ringdahl,
For Kepresent’ves.
Dan McCabe,
A. A. Nelson,
W. E. Waugh,
Charles Rogers.
(in Alaska, and that no leases or con
tracts shall be made by the Govern
ment with private individuals or corpo
rations,and that all work in and around
the mines shall be done under the direct
supervision of the Government. We
further demand that coal be furnished
to the People of Alaska at the cost of
production and distribution through'
Government owned coal yards to be is
tablished wherever feasible.
We demand the abolition of the road
tax and the poll tax.
We demand that the Government on
ly shall build and operate the Railros^
and not lease it out to private individ
uals or firms or corporations. I
We demand an eight hour day in all
industries in Alaska.
We demand a law forbidding any dis
crimination against a man or woman
because of his or her uuion affiliations
pr activities, or his or her political or
religious beliefs.
We demand the election of a Mining
Inspector for each Judicial f>istrict of
Alaska.
DATE 0? ELECTION, TUESDAY, N0V3'tf333 3ui., 1914.