The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-05
Alaska Labor Organization in Control
 of Radicals
(Ketchikan Times)

and breadth of Alaska-everywhere you go you hear the people boost their town, city or camp as lne ease may It is splendid, this boasting, progress sive spirit this point of the hive where men race their interests and their commercial clubs labor un
 ions or similar organizations, seek to create cleaner healthier, beautiful towns and cities Truly II $ wonderful study the unlimited possibilities oi Alaska Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard what greater things still in store; yet we have an ink,
 ling of them, for their present activity is hint ol future realization. It is fine thing for men ana women see, appreciate and advertise the advant- ages of the town in which they live. Of course we can not all build create and reform but we can pc in sympathy in harmony with the men who can and that is small item. It means much to the public spirited citizens to know that they have the best wishes of their fellow townsmen in co-opera- tion of all undertakings to the betterment Of the North.
 Your community is what you make it. You have nothing to lose but everything to win by being ap- preciative, hustng and optimistic We are ruled by public opinion What we will our community to be- 1t must be. You may minister to the very best in terest of Alaska by backing up it's many activities and in this little preamble I have tried my best to lay before you your future work, not only for the but for the chechaco we'll
 Labor buds capital assists. Without either we could not succeed. Alaska today is confronted with labor unrest Not because of want of work, as there is plenty of it-not because of lack of compensa- tion, but because you MT. American you who have been member of union did not take active interest and by your absence let the bars down, til your union is overrun with radicals of the worst type-radicals who will defy the Government of the United States-radicals who want reasonable asserted in their bylaws. You, perhaps, are out of job because you were not present to defend
 
 YOU not active. You neglected the spirit of Americanism that is running through your veins
 nd it became stagnant Today you being told of your neglectful duty to your community and to yourself.
 Ninety-nine times out of hundred the radical agitator is that did not offer his services to Uncle Sam, he evaded the draft by enlisting in hipyard similar occupation where Government work was being done. These men today are boast ng over the fact that they made good wages while your son was at the front Radical agitators do not Seattle 1 remark coming from man in which he said:
 IT That boys mother m is crazy She made her son en heroine than the son, she suffered to ,rng him into the world and proud that she riotism love of country you become radical md then you find yourself teaching anarchy and
 You do not find patriotism among the radicals They are trouble makers for the who toll. They re men that sit in union hall and ferrit out way to cause dissatisfaction between employees and employers.
 In my Introductory of this article spoke in glow ng terms of the wave of enthusiasm Alaska md of the boosting spirit you hear at every hamlet Now, shall continue to be able to hand out this spirit to the thousands of visitors that will overrun Alaska next Spring will be ham, with thought that radicalism controls our abor organizations and that the teaching force" Instead of arbitration is in power?
 Shall we act now shall we wait until the 'nemy has builded Notifications?
 The Ketchikan Labor Union, with it's 150O mem 'ers, the several other unions with hundreds of members hese unions permit the establishment one big union which is not affiliated with any other union It is
 me for thought, brothers, time that the spirit of rue Americanism took hold of you. It is not my method to throw stones at the accused until he is ound guilty Frame-ups are many. A fair trial enerally brings out different aspect on any case md many times the accused proven innocent \ warming however, is timely to all laborng men o beware of the injection of radical I. w. Wsm nto their ranks.
 In conclusion, Gear readers, should cooperate )oost work love, smile and pass the glad hand md cheery words to the fellows who do things Sing he praises of home products and be hot on the rail of new industries. That is the only road Inow which leads to prosperity. Shall we now in few words pass the recipe for greater and better Alaska? Take the quartet of virtues into all our dealings with each other. industry, economy honesty kindness Work through your schools churches la DOT unions, fraternal organizations, etc. toward a arger realization of the Golden Rule. It is well to work and see the wheels go round. It is better to lelp in practical way to make them go round "No man liveth unto himself man dieth unto him self" Our lives are bound up in a bundle We must help bear each others burdens All this sounds it is. just the same the foundation stones in the Temple of Success.