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SHIFTING STRIKK ISSl'ES
When the railway shopmen voted to strike they gave reasons all of
which have been since abandoned. They were to resist the cut In their
vages ordered by the Railway Labor Board. But now they say ihey will
accept it, In view of the promise of a rehearing of their case should n'tered
conditions warrant It. They also struck against the contracting out of re
pair work by the railways. But this practice has been almost completely
given up. partly by voluntary "action of the companies, partly oy direction n*
the Railroad Labor Board.
The net result. ti.erefore, Is that the shopmen are remain:!!,' out on an
Issue which did not exist wiien they originally struck. This Is the Issue of
their seniority rights. Apparently, they would go back to wori if these
rights were unequ.vocally restored to them. The difficulty is plainly oC
their own creating. If they had stuck to their jobs it would never haye
arisen. And. if what they now assert is true, namely, that the roa ^s have
not been able to get men to take their places, the question cannot be praci
tically very acute. If there are no new employes to speak of ahead of them
they could go bai k with no substantial loss of privileges.
This statement of the case shows, to be sure, how foolish and needless
the strike was in the beginning, but it also leaves the impression of a pretty
sm^ll differeuce between the railways and the shopmen. The latter still
speak of "bringing the companies to their knees." and some railway execu
tives talk of "lighting to a finish." but neither side could really maintain
that the facts, and the sole issue growing out of them, are important enough
to justify a struggle to the last extremity. Both sides have in their hands
good bargaining material—some would say bluffing material—but the in
ference from this is not that they should stand apart indefinitely in hostility
but sl ould meet soon to make the destined bargain.
If the President appears to be letting the dispute drift. It must be bp
cause he believes that it will soon drift into a settlement. That is a'so ob
viously the expectation of the business world. It sees the other rail-vay
unions displaying a spirit of conciliation and caution, and it counts upo.i the
shopmen also coming to a more reasonable position. Yet It cannot be de
nied that all this optimism may prove to have been tit only Tor dwellers in a
fool's paradise. The actual situation is tense and laugercus. But the
country remains calm in the conviction that the Washington Administration
is ready to give public opinion a strong lead, if the occasion necomei criti
cal and demands it. as also to do whatever may be necessary to make sure
that the Republic takes no harm.—New York Times.
LOW KB FREIGHT RATES
An official of one of the Alaska Shipping companies 9lsted recently
that luwer freight rates are In prospect for Alaska. That certainly is good
news for the people of this Territory. In the same Interview he states that
lower rates are now in operation in the fishing business. The companies
give the fisheries lower rates than the regular customers who live here the
year round. They give the fisheries which are a seasonable business, and
which take from Alaska all thy can get. and leave as little in Alaska as
they possibly can. lower rates on their supplies hauled in from the states
and their canned product hauled out. it is supposed that tney ajso give
rates to the crews of these canneries which come in when the season opens
and go out when it closes. Yet the Merchant or Miner who lives here
the year round, who is striving to maintain a business and helping to build
up the territory, the miner, the farmer, the prospector and other small
dealers and workers are charged all the traffic will stand. Yet some people
wonder what connection transportation has with territoriay develop
ment.
Our delegate Dan Sutherland ever since he has been a member of
Congress has been making a strenuous fight for reduced rates. That some
tuing has been accomplished is seen in the fact that the original rate of
i9.per ton for pulp was reduced to $5.00, but the mill closed down, now
it has been reduced to J3.00 and the mill is to reopen. With increasing
business both north and south, teh companies can operate profitabl} at a
lower rate than when they have cargo but one way. Lower rates mean
more miner, more prospectors, more business in every line and
more people in the territory to do business. Make the reduction genera]
and fair to all.
GERMAN SWAMP—The further slump in the gold price of the Ger
man mark furnishes further evidence of what Is the matter witn Germany.
Her troubles are not so much due to any reparation burden she is car
rying. or is likely to be asked to carry, as to flat money. The seeds of her
disease are to be traced not to Versailles and its treaty chamber, but to Ber
lin and its printing establishments.
One of the largest German business concerns recently resor'ed that it
had been compelled to readjust wages IS tims in one year. Imagine what i
this means when a management figures on the cost of goods for future de
livery! Its like trying to row a boat down a Niagara! The wonder is not
that German Industry is disorganized, but that it has not come to a dead
stop.
The German government lacks the courage to stablize German currency,
and the German people apparently lack the intelligence to insist that it do |
bo. Russia has been wrecked by the application of communistic princi
ples: Germany Is similarly wrecking herself by fiatism. A primitive coun
try can stumble along with barter, but an industrial country cannot—must
have money of known value.
Germany can cure herself. But so far she has shown no disposition to
apply the remedy. Instead of draining her paper money swamp sue pumps
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more water Into it. What Germany needs above all things la a hugh bon
fire and a new currency whose value In relation to gold Is fixed.—New York |
Tribune.
INDUSTRY AXD FINANCE—President Gompers of the American Fed-J
oration of Labor sends to The New York TlmeB a communication on the
strikes. The keynote of his article is that finance and industry are fun
damentally opposed, and that labor, meaning manual labor, should control
production which seems to be drawn properly from his letter. The logical
ultimate of such a proposition is seen in the system of political economy un
der which Russia has been working lately, although It is the general be-'
lief that .Mr. Gompers does not approve of Bolshevism.
Mr. Gompers inveighs against profits, ignoring the fact that profits are
the wages of the employer, just as wages are the profits of the employee.
Each expects Justifiably to get from his effort more than he puts in, and
on that more he meets his living expenses. i
. If manual labor were the only producer, Mr. Gompers would be with
out his salary, for his work—and he is a diligent worker—is in tajklng
and writing and supervising and not in the occupations that produce the
horny hand.
The demand that labor control production has an illustration in the
coal mines today, where labor controls production, and mamine is threat
ened. Capital, which is only another name for property, cannot be called
into service without the expection of wages. Capital should have its profits
and labor its wages. Tbey should work together with harmony based on
mutual respect. But for either to declare that the other Is unnecessary,
alien and hostile is to invite the present condition of Russia. Our coun
try ha., got along pretty well by the co-operation of the wagepayer and the
wageearner. It would not only be foolish, it would be practically impos
sible, to boycott or ostracise the one or the other.—Troy Times.
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JUNEAU'S LIGHT RAISE
The Alaska Electric Light & Power company, which supplies light and
power to the city of Juneau, decided that the rates for lighting in the city
should be raised, and the company, whose stockholders are people living
in San Francisco, informed the people of Juneau that they would have to
pay more for electric light and power. The city has employed Attorney J.
A. Hellenthal, one of the leading attorneys of the Capital to look after the
| city's Interests when the case comes to court. It appears to be the gen
erally accepted opinion of the lawyers of Juneau that the Electric company
cannot raise thfe rates for light without some reasonable grounds for doing
I so. Other towns iu Alaska will watch the proceedings and be interested in
the outcome of the case at Juneau.
PROBING
Southeastern Alaska County Fall'—
Juneau, September its ami 2t>
In working out the details for the
| entertainments (or the County Fair.
' the fair Committee is following, us
closely as local conditions and Inau
Ices will permit, the system followed
j by managements of county fairs and
I agriculture expositions in the States.
| The entertainment features present
ed at those fairs are of a light 'iud
frivolous character and have made
those expositions the most appealing
and popular forms of attractions, to
the pleasure seeking public, bent on
a holiday. Those carnival features
are clean and wholesome, but are of
the fast moving, quick action affairs
that may be called "snappy." This
is the style of features that we are
j planning for the amusement of the
I visitors to the first big agriculture
[exposition that has been staged iu
this district.
We have been quite successful in
selling seasou tickets to the Fair,
and in renting booths to Juneau
merchants and representatives of dis
tributing firms, and are now in a fi
nancial position that we can con
tract for entertaiuers and carnival
attractions. No expense is to be spar
ed in securing the best talent avail
able that will appeal to the pleasure
seeking public of Southeastern Alas
ka. who will attend the Fair, and
who are always looking for the unus
ual in amusement features.
The Fair will open at one o'clock
Thursday afternoon, September 28,
with a speech by Governor Scoot C.
Hone, Dr. C. C. Georgeson, in charge
of the Agricultural Experimental
[ stations in Alaska, has agreed to
speak also, providing his present trip
to the Interior doesn't prevent him
being present. We are making in
quiry in an effort to secure the ser
vices of a man, who is familiar with
the business side of farming, to
speak on marketing farm products,
and ways of creating an alliance of
farmers, so that they can establish
a co-operative storage warehouse,
and a means of distributing their
goods us the market demands them.
The remainder of the afternoon
will be given up to vaudeville car
nival entertainments and dancing. In
the evening a big display of fire
works will be set off from the roof of
A. B. Hall. Fireworks is one of the
big night attractions at all fairs and
expositions and should be an attrac
tion, as w-ell as a novelty in Alaska.
At this time of the year night Illumi
nation will show up very good. The
evening will be devoted to a carni
val entertainment and dancing. We
are bending our efforts to get up a
program that will etford one big fea
ture to follow another all evening.
The second day will be carnival
amusemeuts, a complete change of
vaudeville stunts and dancing. The
Fuir will run from one o'clock in the
afternoon till one o'clock the next
morning, with something doing every
minute.
We are working out a plan, that I
of successful, will help to give the |
public a better conception of the de
velopment of our agriculture in this I
district. This plan is to show lantern
slide pictures of ranch and garden,
scenes in the different communities.
Requests have been mailed to ranch
ers and members of the committee on |
exhibits, asking them to send
views of farm scenes and also of the
roads of their sections. If we can se
cure a suitable quantity of views of
this kind, we shall have scenes
transferred on glass slides and Hash
them on a screen ia the hall during
each evening performance.
A picture display of this kind will 1
help to demonstrate the stage to |
which our farming industry has pro
gressed, the nature of our present I
roads, and the need for more and
better roads. N'o one community or
district will be favored in this form
of publicity. Each section that shows
an interest by furnishing suitable
views will be given a reasonable
number of slides.
The idea of holding the Fair in the
City Dock buildings has been given
up. This location promised to fur
nish us with quite a large space, but
that was about all. It was Impossi
ble to arrange for a dance. The heat
ing and lighting of the buildings
were also features that made this
location unsuitable for holding a
meeting of this kind.
The A. B. Hall has been rented for
those two days. The Territorial offi
cials connected with the Fish Hatch •
ery have agreed to let as much of the
available space of their quarters to
the Fair Committee as they can pos
sibly spare. This available space may
not be sufficient for our needs, but
it is the only building that is at all
suitable for holding a show of this
kind. It furnishes comfortable gal
leries for spectators, heat In case of I
unfavorable weather, and an excel-1
lent dance floor.
SCHOOL NOTICE
The Fall term of school will ora
mence Tuesday, September 5th, 1922.
No child will be admitted to the pub
tic school who shall not have attain
ed the age of Six (6) years on or be
fore January 1st, 1923. All begin
ning children must report at fie be
ginning of the term. If the "je.Tor
sou" should be late arriving, the op
ening of school will be deferred ac
cordingly.
BOARD OF KDl'CATION
J. R Hillery,
29-3t. Clerk.
Tlie New Table.
Ten mills, one cent,
Ten cents, one dime.
Ten dimes, one dollar,
Ten dollars, one QUART."
—Chilkat Post. !
JEAUMONT SAYS HANDY
LS FREE FROM BLAME
No blame attach-as in any way to
deputy Marshal Handy* of Ketchikan
tor the killing there recently of Jess
fan Cleave, acording to U. S. Mar
ihiil George D. Beaumont, who re
;urued here Saturday after making
in Investigation of the shooting. Van
Cleave was killed by the Deputy on
Kugust 19 several hours after he had
made his escape from the Ketchikan
[•'ederal jail.
Handy, while walking down the
street with his father, met Van
Cleave on the street and was or
dered by him to throw up his hands.
The officer, instead of doing so,
went for his gun and Van Cleave at
the same time backed away and is
said to have attempted to draw his
pistol and was shot before he could
do so. A coroner's jury after holding
an inquest and investigating the af
fair, exonerated Handy.—Juneau
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given, that th<
undersigned, has been appointed ad
ininistrator, of the estate of Join
Fairfield and Louise Fa.rfield, de
ceased, by the probate court for tlu
territory of Alaska, sitting in pro
br.te at Haines, Alaska, nnd all per
sons having claims against said es
tates, are required to flle samo, wit!
my attorney, W. B. Stout, at his of
hce, in Haines, Alaska, with the pro
per vouchers, within six months fron
the date of the first publication ol
this notice.
J. B. Peterson,
Administrator.
First Publication, Aug. S, 1922.
Final Publication, Sept. 5, 1922.
DEPARTMENT OF THE lXTEKIOl
U. S. Lanil Office at
Juueau, Alaska, July 27, 1922
NOTICE is hereby given that Leoi
F. Ballard, of Haines Alaska, who
on July 20, 1922, made HE, No
0.1500, for Lots 1 and 2, N%NW%
Section 27, Township 30 S, Range 5S
E, Copper River Meridian, has filec
notice of intention m make fina
three-year Proof, to establish cla;it
to the laud above described, before
R. M. Odell, at Haines, Alaska, or
the 10th day of September, 1922.
Claimant names as witnesses:
N. G. Hanson, of Haines, Alaska
R. J. Shepard, of Haines, Alaska
T. D. Page, of Haines, Alaska, A1
bert Meyer, of Haiiies, Alaska.
Frank A. Boyle,
Register
First Publication, Aug. 8, 1922.
Final Publicat;on, Sept. 5, 1922
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE1UOI1
I'. S. LiuiJ Office at
Junaeu, Alatka, Aug. 17, 1922
NOTICE is hereby given that R-jb
ert J. Shepard. of Haines. Alaska
who, on July 27, 1922, made Home
steam application, No. 03t>61, foi
Lots 3, 4, & 5, NV&SE^i, Sectioi:
19, Township 30 S, Range 51 E, Cop
per River Meridian, has filed uotice
of intention to make final three-yeai
Proof, to establish claim to the lane
above described, before R. M. Odell
Notary Public, at Haines, Alitika, on
the 7th day of October, 1922.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Leon F. Ballard, of Haines, Alas
ka, N. G. Hanson, of Haines, Ala&ka
Erick Osland, of Haines, Alaska
Charles Auway, of Haiues, Alaska.
FRANK A. BOYLE
Register,
First Publication Aug. 29, 1922.
Final Publication Sept. 26, 1922.
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