The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-04-18

In an Anchorage paper which is much concerned, with perfect since rity we have no doubt, for the wei fare of the workers, we notice that the Engineering Commission is be- ing berated because or the employ ment of so-called Bohunks. The term is used with an evident a. tempt to slur the mon who arc em- ployed by reason of their nationality, and the feeling is without doubt reflection of sentiment prevails among the workers themselves who dislike the appearance of foreigners among them, especially that cl"ss ot forc:gn-rs who are so termed BOhunks.
 That is travelling the wrong road entirely. Apart altogether from the insulting slur intended in the use Of the nfme, it has to be pointed out that the workers who attempt to make little of thcir fellow workers of any nationality whatsoovc" by reason of thet nationality are 9imply guilty of acting in a su.cidal man. ner, and not for their own benefit at all, but for the benefit of the em- ploying classes.
 Anything thct tends to keep the workers apart, it is imEajeriai whether t be rccc or color or creed prejudice -thoae things react against the workers themselves ard sooner or later they realize thoi@ mist7te.
 1t may be quite true that E.ny oi thcse mon arc beneath th1 Am ''ca1 Intellectually -mcraliy and mentally. It may be quite true tnat thoy have baan accustomed to accept a betta- tandard of living ia the tnita1 States than have thc.c men, but foE all thpt there is no reason why m.a who harc little piamy education and gre amczcd at th IT own .uta'- lsauaIty should so fir forget the est,cuay slight margin d.at de eHst between thcm and othcr, anr lat their tongues rcltte in insu.t.n- and coatemptaous opiJbo- es ai.i. as unjust
 Even among the American WorI- ITS there are wide distinctions, dis functions ir intelligence 9s vide and deep as that which wedge between the Americans and the so-colled bohuuks and yet, it is quite obvious, that to further the interests of all there must be an organization of all, so that the strength of ono ad@od to that of the other, economically speaking, may result in masscd strength greater than is possessed bF either.
 It is certainly true, end expert cnce in American industry has shown it conclusively that the only sensible course to pursue Is to vel come the "bohunk" and make him d unionman. He makes good unionman, and it is Q fact that when the time of trouble comes he will not be found wanting. Search the scab lists which are issued by orga- nizations and you will find just IS many Americana or others as you will the men who are sneoringly re- ferred to as Bohunks.
 It was these camc bohunks who put up the memorable fight in the Anthracite Coal Strike until they wore euchered out of the spells of victory; it WIS these same men fought so well in Colorado and though they went down in defeat established better living conditions and higher standards than American miners had been able to obtain in Colorado.
 The declaration that these men reduce the standard of living in AL aska, work for less than the cstab- lished rate of pry and do not help to build up the country as do the rest may be ell true. Doubtless is, without any sort of question, true. But obviously then, it is the duty OF Alaskan laborerc net to waste their time in fighting those who arrive to work, but to endccvor by organizn- tion to got thoSc who como, to fight for the standard which has before their arrival prevailed.
 There is hardly a camp in the world where the workers are not pitted against tho perpetual struggle of employers to get cheaper wage