THE KUSKO TIMES
.A. X. Grant, Publisher, Sole
Owner and Editor.
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Kusko Times* McGrath, Alaska.
MCGRATH, ALASKA, MAR. 26, 1921
The anti-strike bill recently passed
by tho Senate is designed to protect
the public in its right to continuous
transportation service and make the
public interest paramount in the set
tlement of disputes between railroads
and the'r employees and to protect that
interest against either side. Such is
the assertion of Senator Miles Poin
dexter, author of the bill.
“Transportation of the necessities of
life,” Senator Poindexter said, “has
become essential to the very existence
of'the American people. It is so vital
that a threat to tie up the transporta
tion system is a threat tO'Starve a great
many of the< people of the country.
“Certainly the time has eome whea
inb'Government cannot permit a threat
of'this character to be carried into exe
cution. The bill would also serve to
protect the property of individuals
which happened to be in the course of
transportation. The strongest laws we
have are those protecting life and
property, and vet when life and the
security of property become dependent
upon uninterrupted transportation they
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“It is the duty of Government to pro
tect the lives of the people and to mah©
property as secure as possible, and it is
the duty of Congress to maintain a free
and uninterrupted movement of the
essential commodities of life between
the several states.”
Senator Poindexter pointed out that
there is nothing in the bill which re
stricts the rights of railroad employees
to organise, to engage in collective or
ganizing, or as individuals to quit their
employment whenever they desire,
provided their action is not directed
against the interest of the public.
’a this connection he condemned
strongly the action of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation in refusing, to fur
nish steel to contractors employing
union men.
“That,”said Senator Poindexter, “is
exactly the kind of strike which we
would prevent in the transportation
system, whether it cam© from the ein -
plovees or the employers.”
The railroad law passed at the last
session provides for wage adjustment
boards and committees on working
conditions, to deal with and settle just
ly all controversies between the rail
roads and their employees relating to
these subjects. It is contended, there
fore, that there can be no injustice in
requiring either employees or employ
ers to keep the roads in complete op
eration while these disputes are being
considered and acted upon.
Judge'Bunndl says the Alaska Rail
road, when completed, v/ill be a l ig
factor in the development of the in
terior of the Territory.
“Completion of the railroad will
cause the biggest boom in the Yukon
Valley since the gold strike and the
Klondike rush. The time saved will
lengthen the operating season 36 days
and the lower freight rates will enable
all year transportation, which in turn
will enable merchants to keep their
stocks up and offer lower prices, and
these lower prices will allow tho work
ing of the low -grade diggings which at
the present high rate of commodities
cannot be operated. The tourist travel
will be a great help to the Territerv
when the all railroad route fo Fair -
banks is completed, for a revelation of
the possibilities of the interior derived
from a personal inspection cannot help
becoming an aid to settlement.”
A new Cunard Atlantic liner made
its first trip to New York recently,
from Liverpool. It is described as a
one-class steamer. There is no first
and second class, no steerage, but all
passengers have cabins and alf have
the run of the entire boat. Albania is
the name of this unusual craft.
The Pennsylvania railway system re
cently cut expenses 20 per cent. Em
ployees were given the choice of work
ing only five days a week or letting
one-fifth of their number gOj-and chose
the former. .
||The famous old placer townsite of
Bonanza, better known as Grand Forks,
located at the iuuotion of Bonanza and
Eldorado creeks* 18 miles from Daw
son. will soon be buried beneath thou
sands of tons of gravel. The new hy
draulic work on Gold Hill will bury
the last vestige of the old town deep
from mortal vision. At one time Bo
nanza boasted of 2,000 inhabitants and
was the center of activity of about 1,000
more. Today only a handful of people
remain.
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