Douglas Island news., 1919-10-31
SOME TRUTHS
 WELL TOLD
Chronicle Of Keichiun Hits th' Nail on Che Head in on
 Editorial

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 The following editorial which ar ncarcd recently on tho front pas of ne Ko.chlbau Chronicle s 80 aoi written and presents Che facu lr recent occurrences in Chat town m such concise manner we ore rc. printing lt 10 foilows.
 "shau Americmam or BoIahcr'sn prevail In Kolchlkan2
 "shau thc minority In Che form o'
 soviet dictate tho manner of doinf business and tho mode Of lict
 "shar cbochaco of but few louhs residence n Alaska who hu admitted aUuaton with Che LW.W. become kaiser of Che North dictat ue che policy of .hc growing and .,cr-s,rurgHus industrial iic of .hc country
 "Those arc questions Chat orc con routne Che greatest fishing contu m earth And tlerc is hut ou, msuer Amoricanlm and domos- racy win prevail Tho public must lc American or un-Amcrican and n N.chban. Che town Che honorable amc of which spread ovon to thl trenches of France during Che wal  tor going so s'or.ous'y and promptly over thc top i'm Its liberty loan com- nuus thor. s uo question Chat horo are low though yocIforous 1f tlc m-Amcrlcou type. But thosc low mus. hc put Iu thcIr places
 "uogauac of Che fact that Che Al usa Labor Union Of Ketohikan hm b.oomc un-Amenoan because it hos fallen into the hands or radicals and LWW. IT. V umdricksou. who has served as ia secretary for months and who was primarily responsible for Ia growth from a few hundred Co approximately L5OO members. folt compelled to resign. to sever his cou- uecuon witch Che management of Che institution And in his stead was elected one Bradley R. Sawyer who has admitted utilization with Che W.W. who now stands Indicted by Che grand jury n Kctchikan Of be- ne n slaekor and who promptly en. throne. himself as an Industrial dic- ator. soviet-fashIon. of Che economic uic of Che town and Che district
 "The Alaska Labor Union at Kc.chban boasts l500 members or hercabouu Approximately 100 men wcrc ou hand to elect Sawyer secretary How many Of che t500 members of hat union have ever soon Sawyer who know where hc came from. what hia record .s2 How many would recognize him i ther came face to nco vifh him ou Che sreot2 Very fow
 "What are Che frst two acts ot hIs official carccr as secretary of Che labor un'on9 They are worthy of note.
 Number Ono -Hc proceeds to have thc union authorize him Co ou- gage. at One expense of Che orwuin- tion ono George vaudcryocr as ot- torncy to defend him In the ease wherein he s accused of being Q aackcr the mmc George Wander yccr who is general counsel for che Indu,ra Workers of Che World And every one Of you i500 mcmbor of thc Alaska Labor Union who con- tribute. a dollar In monthly dues is giving money for tho engaging Of vmdcrocr Go defend an alleged slnckor. ono who has been but a few months u Alaska. who Is a foreigner
 Number Two Tho second act is to notify hc Hickman Wharf Com nauv thot it can employ mo one oX- ccDt those designated by Che union moaning Sawyer himself Sawyer this cbechaco alien. under ndict- mont would cen Bob Hickman a re- snoctod citizen Of Alaska for 33 yoar who I'm a signed communication In Tho Chronicle today emphasizes thc desire hc has always manifested tC play fair with labor whom ho shall and whom he shou not employ The nerve and eau Of the man is as- founding and it is time Chat people Of Kc.ctMau awakened Go Che s'tu- alton and Co tou him where he gets oa
 "Now .t has been matter of com mon knowledge that for days. dur ing tho absence from Kctch.kan Of thc former secretary Hendr.cksou. .hat IWW. songs have been sung ir Che abor bau. that LWW. htcra