The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-23
THE KETCHIKAN AUTOCRACY
(Ketchikan Chronicle)

Shall Americansm Bolsheysm prevail Ketchi- kan?
 Shall the minority the form of a soviet dictate the manner of doing business and the mode of life?
 Shall chechaco of but few months residence in Alaska who has admitted utilization with the l. W. w become kaiser of the North dictatng the policy of the growing and eversuuggling industrial life of the try?
 These questions that confronting the great est fishing earth. And there is but answer-Americanism and democracy will prevail The public must be American or unAmercan and in ketch- kan, the the honorable fame which spread the trenches of France during the going so gloIouSlg ana promptly over lhe top Ih the Liberty loan campaigns, there is question that there few tho yociferOus-of the un-Amercan type. But those few must be put in their places.
 Because of the fact that the Alaska Labor Union of Ketchkan has become un-Amercan, because it has fallen into the bands o1 the radicals and W. W" H. V Henrikson who has served its secretary for months and who primarily responsible for growth few hundred to approMmaely l5OO members, felt com peled to resign, to his connection with the agement of the institution And in his stead elected one Bradley R. Sawyer, who has admitted utilization with the l. W. w., who stands indicted by the grand jury Ketchikan of being sacker and who promptly enhrones himself as an industrial dictator soyleashion of the economic life of the town and the district
 The Alaska Labor Union of Ketchikan boasts 1,5OO members whereabouts. Approximately 100 on hand elect Sawyer secretary. How many of the 150O members of that union have ever seen Sawyer, who know where from, records How many on the street? Very few.
 What are the first two acts his official secretary the labor union? They worthy of
 Number One-He proceeds to have the union au- horize him to engage at the expense of organiza- ton George Vandeveer attorney defend him in wherein he is accused of being stacker; the same George Vandeveer who is general counsel for the Indus trial Workers the World And every of you 1,5O0 members Alaska Labor Union who contributes
 dollar in monthly dues is giving money for the engag- ing Vandeveer defend alleged stacker, who been but few months in Alaska, who is foreigner. Number Two-The second act is to notify the Heck Wharf Company that it employ ex- cept those designated by the union meaning by Sawyer himself Sawyer this chechaco aen under indictment, would tell Bob Heckman, respected citizen of Alaska for 33 years who in signed communication in the Chronicle today emphasizes the desire he has always cd Ia aIOr EbO he and whom he shall employ. The nerve and gall of the man astounding and it time that people of Ketchi-
 Now, it has been a matter of common knowledge that CT secretary, Henrikson, that w. W. have been sung in the hail. that w. w. literature had been posted about the room and strong l. w. w. speeches have been Sawyer is not alone He has several worthy followers radicals of the worst kind getting
 Ketchikan is the home the laboring Every body in it is working man Upon their toll depends their bread That being the case there is question that everyone IS n favor or square aea for There has been opposition to the unions here they have been encouraged and would be as long they pursued along legitimate lines but when they switch off courses unAmercan it Is time to call halt. And that time has now arrived
 Ever since his arrival in Ketchikan, MT Sawyer has been very active in the labor hall, posting up unfair list publishing boycotts And if the business men of the town toady him he probably will continue But no institution should be afraid of him
 The time Is now at hand the 1,5OO members of the union, practically all of whom are good loyal American should to It that the is given fumigation that it is cleaned of it's radicals and agtators who did days work in their lives but roam from town to town and state to state staying each place only until they are found out. Il The Alaska Labor Union, founded for noble pur- pose justice, today stands in danger of being wrecked, the edge of great precipce. going redeem itself rid itself of the bolshevik tendencies 1t be well, but if it is not, it is to the American people to protect themselves democracy and postery.
 II There is no halfway path Everyone be either American un-American.
 Choose!