The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-10-30
EDITORIAL
THE KETCHIKAN AUTOCRACN
Ketchikan Chronicle, Friday October 24

Shall Amercanism Bolshevism prevail in Ketchkan?
 Shall the minority in the form of soviet dictate the man. her of doing business and the mode of life?
 Shall chechaco of but few months residence in Alaska who has admitted ahiaton with the w. w. become kaiser of the North dctang the policy of the growing and everstruggng industrial life of the country?
 These questions that confronting the greatest fishing earth And there but answer-Americanism and democracy will prevail The public must be American and in Kechkan the town the honorable fame of which spread the trenches of France during the for going goous and promptly the top its liberty loan campaigns there question that there ewhoug vo- cfeousof the unAmercan type But those few must be put in their places.
 Because that the Alaska Labor Union of Ketchi become un-Amercan because it has fallen into the hands of radicals and IWW H. " Hendrickson who has served it's secretary for months and who primarily sponsbe it's growth few hundred to approximately 5O0 members felt compelled resign his connection with the management of the institution And in his stead elected Bradley R. Sawyer who has admitted utilization with the w. w., who stands indicted by the grand jury in Kechkan of being sacker and who promptly enthones him. self industrial dictator soviet fashion, of the economic life of the town and the district
 The Alaska Labor Union of Ketchkan boasts 15OO bers hereabou Approximately 100 on hand to elect Sawyer secretary How of the 500 members of that union have Sawyer who know where he from what his record is How would recognize him they face to face with him on the street? Very few.
 What the first acts of his official career secretary of the labor union. They worthy of note
 Number One He proceeds have the union authorize him engage expense of the organization George Van attorney defend him in the wherein he cused of being sacker the George Vandevee who general for the Industrial Workers of the World And of 5OO members of the Alaska Labor Union who contributes dollar in monthly dues giving for the gazing Vandeeer defend alleged sacke who has been but few months in Alaska, who is a foreigner Number TwoThe second act to notify the Heckman company employ except those desgnat cd by the union meaning Sawyer himself Sawyer this che chaco alien under indictment would tell Bob Heckman specd citizen of Alaska for B who in signed commun in The Chronicle today emphasizes the desire he has a manifested to play fair with abor whom he shall and whom he shall not employ The and gall of the astounding is that of Ketchkan awakened the situation to tell him where he gets off.
 Now has been matter of knowledge that for days during the absence from Kechkan of the former ary, Hendckson that w. songs have been sung the labor ha that w. w. literature has been posted about the and strongly w. w. speeches have been made. Sawyer not alone He has several worthy followers radicals of the worst kind, getting control of the organization
 Ketchkan is the home of the aboring Everybody in
 working Upon their toll depend all residents for their bread That being the there question that is favor of deal for labor There has been opposition to the unions here In fact they have been outraged and would be long they along eg lines but when they switch off unAmerican, it l is time to call halt And that time has arrived
 Ever since his arrival Ketchikan Mr. Sawyer has been very active about the labor ha posting unfair M publish ing boycots And if the business of the toady him he probably will continue But business insu 1 ton should be afraid of him or his boycotts,
 The time is at hand when the l50O members of the unon practically all Vf whom good loyal American citizens should that the organization given umigaon that is cleaned of it's radicals and agtatos who did days work in their lives but who from town to town and state staying in each place only until they found
 The Alaska Labor Unon founded for noble purpose that of securing use today stands danger of being wrecked the edge of great precpce If it going redeem itself rid itself of the Bolshevik tendencies it will be we but if is it the American people protect themselves de- | mocracy and posterity.
 There is halfway path Everyone must be either Amer | can un-American