The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-30
The Ketchikan AutOcracy


 Shall Americanism Bolshevism prevail in ket- the 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, dictating the policy of the growing and ever-struggng industrial life of the country? . a4sy1o9 .i'r 5lqrt 4 ,ri. 4er't
 These are questions that are confronting the greatest fishing center earth. And there is but vail. The public must be American or un American and in Ketchikan, the town the honorable fame of which spread to the trenches of France during the for going gloriously and promptly over the top in the liberty loan campaigns, there is no question that there few-though vociferous--of the American type. But those few must be put
 Because of the fact that the Alaska Labor Union of Ketchikan has become un-American, because it has fallen into the hands of the radicals and I. w. w., H. w. Henrikson who has served as its secre- ta1y for months and who primarily responsible for it's growth from few hundred to approximately ,500 members felt compelled to resign to sever his connection with the management of the institution And in his stead elected Bradley R. Sawyer, who has admitted affiliaton with the l. w. w., whc stands indicted by the grand jury at Ketchikan Of being stacker and who promptly enthrones himself as industrial dictator sovietfashon, of the mic life of the town and the district
 The Alaska Labor Union of Ketchikan boasts 1,500 members whereabouts. Approximately 100 were on hand to elect Sawyer Secretary How many of the 1,500 members of that union have seen Sawyer, who know where he came from. what his record is? How many would recognize him if they
 What are the first two acts of his official career as secretary of the labor union? They worthy Of note.
 Number one.-He proceeds to have the union thorize him to engage at the expense of the organ zaton George vandeveer at attorney to defend him in the case wherein he is accused of being a stacker; the same George Vandeveer who is general counsel for the Industrial Workers of the World And every one of you 1500 members of the Alaska Labor Union who contributes dollar in monthly dues is giving money for the engaging of Vandeveer to defend an alleged stacker one who has been but few months in Alaska who is foreigner.
 Number Two-The second act is to notify the Hickman Wharf Company that it can employ no one
 
 Sawyer himself. Sawyer this chechaco alien under indictment, would tell Bob Heckman respected citizen of Alaska for 33 years who in a signed mt nicaton in the Chronicle today emphasizes the desire he has always manifested to play fair with ploy The nerve and gall of the man is astounding and it is time that people of Ketchikan awakened to the situation to tell him where he gets off.
 Now, 1t has been matter of knowledge that for days, during the absence from Ketchikan songs have been sung in the labor hall that l. W. w. literature has been posted about the room ana no M np has saMy cals of the worst kind getting control of the oganl
 Ketchikan is the home of the laboring man. n:sS Ev- erybody in it is working Chan Upon their ton bends all residents for their bread. That being the there is question that everyone is in favor Of a square deal for labor There has been no op- position to the unions heres fact they have been encouraged and would be long they are pursued along legitimate lines, but when they switch off on courses un-American it is time to call halt. And that time has now arrived.
 Ever since his arrival in Ketchkan Mir Sawyer has been very active in the labor hall posting up fair lists, publishing boycotts And if the business men of the town toady to him he probably will con tipue. But no business institution should be afraid of him or his boycotts.
 The time is now at hand when the 1,5OO merl- bers of the union, practically all of whom are good, loyal American citizens should it that the organization is given fumigation that is cleaned of its radicals and agtaors never did days work in their lives. but who from town to town and state to state staying in each place only until they found out.
 The Alaska Labor Union, founded for a noble purpose, that Of securing justice, today stands in danger or being wrecked is on the edge of great precipce If it is going to redeem itself rid itself of the Boishevfk tendencies 1t will be we'll but if 1t Is not 1t IS up to the American people protect themselves, democracy and posterity.
 There is no halfway path Everyone must be either American or un-American
 Choose!
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