The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-02-17
GAMBLING.

appreciated charges the Industrial Worker in quite a lengthy article on the evils of such conduct, in garbIiug the news Of the report of the trip of the delegates of the A F Of L. from the Baltimore conven- tfon 10 Washington D. C., which was reported in this paper as a "junkett- ing" trip and takes particular ez- ception to the published report that 1l.e Gelegates after listerire to an ....a fling houdly'' from the Presl- dent enjoyed a "sumptious repast which was charged up to travelling expenses.
 The paper criticiziug us says that no such report in those terms ever was sent. and because every paper in Alaska received fl quite differ ently to the manner published in the Worker it was a clear case ot mis- representation.
 Apparently the Pioneer lives un- der the notion that all is business at these congresses and has never heard of the high jinks that distin- gufshed the gathering in a variety oI cities reports of which make the re- port published in the Worker like two cents.
 In the New York People of De- cember 2. 10 which the Pioneer is referred. We discover a report by Boris Eeiustein concerning the transactions of this convention and ind that There being no alter noon session during the first week the delegates. their wives, etc, had more than tho usual opportunity for having a good time attending all kinds Of banquets, entertainments theater parties. etc. Even prize fights were not omitted from the program"
 The Pioneer says that this paper is an avowed partizan of that me tbod of organizing labor into politt- cal bodies as represented by the Industrial Workers Of the World. This is very interesting news in- deed, It is funny that We have never vet heard of such a method of organizing labor into political bodies as the Pioneer editor sug- gests. although the Western Fedora tion of Miners was at one time the Mining Department of the I. W, w. But the description is grotesque enough to be set down rather 10 the misunderstanding rather than any intentional misrepresentation Of this papers position.
 The Industrial Worker is published bv a local Of the Western Fedora tion of Miners which recently has become the International Union oi Miners. Millmen and Shelter Work CTS. IL is organized along industrial lines. and that as opposed to craft lines to which the majority of unions in the American Federation of Labor still adhere The Inter national Union of Miners. Millmen and Shelter Workers although it's structure is radically different to the majority of organizations in the A, F. of L. is nevertheless affiliated with it.
 For good or for evil the organi- zation has no present time connec- tion with the I. w. NJ. nor has this paper.
 The editor of the Pioneer is ar accomplished printer as well as writer. and we have no doubt or account of his very sympathetic view is member of the typographica union. He would understand tho position of industrial unionism, a' advocated by this paper. if his orga nization was to absorb the pressmer the stereotypers, the engravers ant all the great crafts which go tt make up a compact plant in the mo dern printing industry,
 Tn this way efficiency as well al solidarity of the workers is brough about. Shop control would be mor' easily secured And just as neces sary. very large number Of saia ried labor officials would be ell minated and control of the organza lion centered in an elective execu tive staff which could adminlstel the needs of the industry and se' that when one was in trouble the