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The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1922-09-22

ton, as it would be impossible to find
cargoes where no trade exists. Every
care will be taken that the bill will
not be railroaded through Congress
without protest from the American
Federation of Labor.
That members of Congress know
the subsidy bill is a vicious measure
and not in the interest of the people
is made evident by interviews given
the newspapers. One of them is
quoted as saying:
1--WE can pass the ship subsidy bill
in December but | am not certain we
could pass it now with safety to the
candidates. l know so congressman
who would vote for the bill after the
election in November who might
meet with defeat if they voted for it
now. To push it now is bad politics. -
This ought to satisfy the people
that the subsidy bill is not in their
interest but in the interest of the few
ship owners, as we'll as to pay a
political debt. d..
Federal Strike Breaking.
When the President of the United
States delivered his message to Con
mining and railroad industries he
passage of S. 1913, introduced by
Senator Kellogg, Of Minnesota, pro-
viding 'for the better protection OF
aliens and the enforcement of their
treaty rights" Not only does the bill
provide that the attorney-general can
go into the Federal courts and secure
injunctions in controversies in which
aliens are involved, but the police
power of the various states would be
given over to the Federal courts
Where convictions are found the SEN
. fences are executed in the same man
ner as sentences for conviction under
the laws of the United States. The
President is authorized to carry out
the findings of the Federal courts by
Section 4, which with proposed
amendment, is as follows:
"The President of the United States
is hereby expressed authorized to use
the marshals of the United States
and their deputies to maintain the
peace when disturbed by the COM
mission of such acts as are created
crimes. in the preceding section; and
should, in his judgment, the circum-
stances demand it, he is empowered
to use the army and navy for the
same purpose
IL IS 11GtIy CIdl ecu llldl WGlS TIC
bill to become a law, it would make
the Federal government strike
breaking agency in which the army
and navy could be used in the in
terest of the privileged few. The fact
that the President will be empowered
to send the army and navy into states
without the consent of the governors
Of the states is most reactionary
blow to state rights.
Apparently there is a strong move
ment to centralize all government in
the United States under one head. All
wage earners and just-minded citizens
should enter protest against this
stealthy step toward dictatorship.
The sponsors of the bill are consld-
cred to have only one object in view
and that is to deport aliens who re-
fuse to work for low wages and I'M
der undesirable conditions and to pro-
tect with the army and navy those
who are willing to act as strikebreak
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1922-09-22
HIGH COURT SCORED
BY u. s. SENATORS

Washington, Sept. 22.-The United
States supreme court was raped
over the knuckles in the senate last
week because of its decision in the
last child labor case. The senators
INDUCED in their usual dignifed langu-
age, but no agitator was more pointed
in his denunciations of this court.
The child labor decision annulled
a law which levied 10 per cent on the
profits Of employers of child labor.
The bill was entitled "a revenue act"
and was patterned after acts which
levy 10 per cent tax on state bank
circulation, which tax oleomargarlne
an additional 10 cents a pound and
other taxing laws which are intended
for regulation rather than for raising
revenue. These laws have been up
held by the supreme court, which has
repeatedly ruled that it has no power
to inquire into the purposes of con-
gress.
In the 10 per cent child labor case
the court reversed itself and assumed
authority to inquire into the intent
of congress.
Senator Walsh Of Montana, who is
often referred to as the best constitu-
tional lawyer in the senate, declared
that this new attitude of the court
Seems to me to be quite out of har-
mony with a long line of decisions
from which there was no variation
whatever"
Senator Cummins said: 81 do not
believe that the supreme court has
either the right legally or morally to
inquire into the motives of the con-
gress which passes law"
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota also
reminded his colleagues that in the
child labor case "the supreme court
virtually overruled the principles of
the oleomargarine case and one or
two other cases.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1922-09-22
SHoPMEN PROPOSE
TAG DAY IN BOSTON

Boston, Sept. 22-Leaders of the
striking shopmen of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad met
here Sunday with J. c. Ready, system
federation chairman land officials of
the Boston Central Labor Union and
requested officials of the latter to
arrange tag day in Boston for the
benefit of the strikers. The matter
was referred to committee
No other business pertaining TO the
railroad strike was transacted. Lead
ers expressed confidence that the
shopmen would be victorious in their
fight against the railroads.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1922-09-22
SUBSIDY FOES VIEWS
KEPT FROM PUBLIC

San Francisco, Sept. pa nation
al referendum on the ship subsidy
question would be an excellent test
of public opinion if the public press
fairly presented both sides, says Paul
Scharrenberg, editor of Seamen's
Journal.
The referendum suggestion was
made by Senator Borah, who opposes
the subsidy and who insists that the
people have not been heard on the
question. In showing the impossible
ity of securing a fair presentation of
the evils of the bill, Editor Schar-
renberg says:
Backed by big business, the ma
tional administration is determined to
ram the subsidy bill through congress
regardless of popular objections The
bulk of the country's daily newspa-
pers are printing only one side of the
argument
'The American people have been
literally fed up with untruths and
half truths anent ship subsidy and the
American merchant marine. Hence
the query: How is it possible to have
an intelligent vote on the pending
ship subsidy bill as long as the ma
jority has heard little except the pro-
subsidy argument?
"In fair debate, the poor, old sub
sidy bill never had chance, because
the cold, hard facts are all against it.
$n national referendum, with fair
ly well-informed electorate, the re-
turns would be equally positive, i. E.,
overwhelmingly against the payment
of an annual tribute to private inter
eStS.
"But who can arrange to have our
alleged news papers print both sides
of the story?" -..=
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1922-09-22
VICIOUS BILLS
CONTINUED from Page Two.)

have submitted minority report to
Senate Resolution 227 in which they
favor government accepting the offer
of Henry Ford. The report states
that while a number of objections
none of them can be remedied or
Muscle Shoals. The government, they
contend, would go into the power
business and enter "the uncharted
and hazardous field of operating nj
trate plants at Muscle Shoals in the
production of heterogeneous and other
commercial fertilizers using electro
chemical processes, the commercial
success of which is yet controversial !"
The report states that "for Con-
gress to adopt such a policy when
Henry Ford's offer makes it unneces-
sary for the government to do So,
would subject Congress to the just
condemnation and reproach of all
sober-minded people"
Later Senator Caraway declared
that there was a combination in the
Agricultural Committee to defeat the
Ford offer, the only real offer before
the committee which would give any
relief to the farmers.
Retirement Law Amendment.
H. R. 1922, amending the retire
ment law for government employees,
has been recommended for passage
by the Senate Committee on Civil
Service. The committee, however,
made most important change in the
bill AS it passed the House it pro-
vided that employees that had served
IS or more years and had reached 90
years of age would be entitled to ap-
ply for and receive a retirement GER
tihcate which would entitle- them to
an annuity in accordance with the
| number of years of service; or, the
| employees might apply for and receive
an immediate annuity at a decreased
value if they are separated from the
service through no fault of their own.
The Senate Committee lowered the
retirement age from 60 to S. years.
The proposed amendments to the
retirement law are to meet the con-
ditions that have arisen because of
the separation without warning from
the service of thousands of employees
in the navy yards. 1t is most COM
mendab1e bill and every effort will
be made to secure its passage as re-
ported by the Senate committee. The
civil Service committee IN making Its
unanimous report said that ''it is only
matter of justice that an employee
advanced in years, who, after many
years of service for the government,
becomes separated from that service
through no fault of his own before
reaching retirement age, shall receive
proportional annuity"
Ship Subsidy.
Notwithstanding the "big stick" has
been threatened if Congress does not
pass the ship subsidy bill the opposi-
ton to it is increasing. The effort to
convince idle shipyard workers and
sailors that they would be given en-
ployment if the bill became law has
not had the desired effect The fact
is that there are 100000 tons of
ships idle in the world, $4,000 in the
United States owned by the shipping
board as we'll as private interests.
The representation that if ships are
| subsidized they will be Immediately
placed in service is SO ridiculous that
! it has not made any converts for the
| bill In fact it has created opposi-
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1922-09-22
CRAFTY COSSACK LAW.

Albany, N. Y, Sept 22.-The State
Federation of Labor calls upon trade
unions and railroad brotherhoods in
villages and towns of this state to
caution their public authorities on
making yearly contracts with state
cossacks for companies of troopers to
supersede local police as authorized
by a new law
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

Amundsen took with him knock ed down house and will erect 1t on the spit at Wainwright. close to the Inlet. Here he will be able to ob- tain supply of native coal for his winters supply. He has supplies from the Maud and what ever else he may need can be procured at tho village. so there is no reason why he cannot pass comfortable winter. With him landed Lieutenant Omdai and photographer Lund. Omdal and Amundson will remain while Lund will return to the states>on the Holmes. if she is able to negotiate the trip
 According to conversations held with Capt. Amundsen he has fully abandoned his aerial trip for this year and will wait until early in
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

May of next year for his hop off. At that time of the year ice conditions are favorable and the days are all sunshine, while at the present time the days are dark. the nights long and the ice impossible.
 Much speculation is rife regard ing his successful accomplishment, of the polar flight. According to i'm formation received his plane will carry only enough gasoline for 2s hours flying When 1t is remember ed that he intends to stop at the pole to make observations; when it is considered that accidents may Oc- cur force landing or landings and thereby consume large quantities of fuel. it seems strange that a plane of larger type and greater gasoline capacity was not selected. Az the
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

The trading schooner Eagle, own ed and operated by Charles Nuess- Ter, Lewis Hansen and Finer Olsen, was wrecked Aug. 18th at II p. m. within fourteen miles from Cape North. on the Siberian coast with a total loss of cargo and vessel.
 The Eagle left Nome June 31st. 1922 bound for the Kolyma river and carried aboard valuable cargo of trading supplies.
 Proceeding along the coast the Eagle travelled within fourteen miles Of Cape North where she encounter ed heavy ice fields of ground and floating ice. A heavy wind sprung up on Aug. 18th and caught the boat in open water which soon closed catching the Eagle like nut be- tween the teeth of cracker and crushed her to pieces. The acci- dent occurred five miles off shore and in few minutes the deck was awash. As soon as the ice caught
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

the vessel the crew hurriedly gather ed together a few personal belong ings and launched their small power dory Fortunately they had aboard enough fuel to carry the boat to East Cape if that had been neces- sary.
 Anchored to the ground ice in the immediate vicinity were the Gnu kotsk, Blue Sea. Alaska and Silver Wave, other trading vessels.
 The survivors from the Eagle walked over the-ice to the Chukotsk. a distance of about 100 yards and tley with their dory were landed on the Beach Aug. 16th. IA miles from Cape North.
 From East Cape the wrecked mar iners proceeded in their dory as far as Cape Vankaren and there found the Duxbury and went aboard on Aug. 18th, at the invitation of R. s. Pollister one of the owners of the boat. coming to Nome and arriving
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

The trading schooner Iskum, own ed and operated by the Northern Trading Company, of Tacoma, ar rived in Nome August 30th from a trading trip to Siberian points.
 Aboard were Captain Potter. Gen- eral Ashton. David Rutherford and David Steel . former Nomeite, and six other members of the crew.
 General Ashton Is the attorney while Mir. Rutherford is President of the company which consists of representative business men of Ia coma. MT. David Steele is the act- ing stewart and came ashore to visit his many friends who were glad to welcome this highly respected for mer resident of Nome. MT. Steele came here in 1900 and remained until 1910 at which time he left for the States.
 Captain Potter assumed the office of captain at this port, the former captain A. M. Wennerlund having resigned and who will return to the states on the Victoria.
 The Iskum has been as far North
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02
TRADING SCHOONER EAGLE WRECKED
 AT NORTH CAPE SIBERIA TOTAL LOSS

Aug 29th in the morning > With all hteir experiences these intrepid trad CTS suffered no hard ships that they will admit and all seem well pleased that they escaped so fortunately.
 Financially the blow is d hard one. but the boys come up smiling. deem ing that the powers that sway the destinies of man know best and that to lament is not only foolish but childish as well.
 When they left the Chukotsk the Captain supplied them with suffic- tent provisions to enable them to live comfortably until they reached safety. As they encountered the Duxbury they were amply provided with the necessities of life. AS soon as the Duxbury sighted the dory they rendered all possible assistance. ex- pressing the true Northern spirit. the spirit that lays aside self and lends assistance to fellows in danger.
 The loss of the vessel and cargo
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02
COAL MINED AT
 WAINWRIGHT SELLING
 AT 75 CTS PER SACK

Boxer has been acquired by the Bureau it is planned to take sup plies North and return with coal cargos for other points along the coast. Nome can well take advan- tage of this field of high grade coal and overcome the present high cost of fuel.
 The Wainwright inlet is barred by a sand bar which prevents boats Of more than or 4 feet draft entering. Down the Inlet where the coal is found within fifty feet from the shore. skin boats load the fuel and paddle to the village.
 According to MT. Ward as the de- mand for the soal increases the pre- sent cost of 75 cents per sack can easily be redhced to 50 cents per sack making the commercial possi- bilities much more feasible.
 Superintendent sE6pp proposes to supply all Bureau Schools on Seward eninsula and adjoining islands with coal mined from this field instead of feeding the maw of the Pacific coal barons, as is at resent done.
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

The Coast Guard Cutter Bear, Lieut.. Commander Cochran, arrived in Nome from Point Barrow Aug. 29th with twelve passengers LOoard all but two having boarded the ves- sel at Barrow, the other two were from Wainwright.
 Thru the courtesy of Harry Bloom field the Nugget is able to give to the people of Nome an interesting account of conditions prevailing in that far northern section of Seward Peninsula.
 MT. Bloomfield has been in the employ of H. Liebes Co. of San Fran cisco and has filled his present posi- ton for the last three years. He and Mrs. Bloomfield and little Miss Jeannette Roper will leave on the Victoria for California where they will make their home.
 On Aug. 21st the Bear made her appearance about six miles off the coast of Point Barrow and was seen from the hill tops by the residents of the village who. were anxiously awaiting her arrival. The ice was solid from shore far out into the
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

Captain Roald Amundsen was un- able to get into Point Barrow and begin his contemplated trans polar flight to Spitzbergen. He transfer red from the exploring ship Maud to the Bureau schooner Holmes, taking aboard his planes. fuel and entire equipment for flight purposes The ice was so thick that to land with the Holmes at Barrow was out of the question and he therefore was forced to go ashore at Vain wright, where he will remain for the winter.
 At Wainwright there is no ice and as he intends to equip his night plane with ski runners. to facilitate polar landings and also to land at Spitzbersen. he vas forced to aban- don his flight for this season.
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02
AIdUNDSEN TO FLY FROM WAINWRIGHT IN 1923
THRILL LING EXPERIENCE OF POINT BARROW
 PEOPLE BROUGHT TO NOME BY CUTTER BEAR

One entire week was taken to crawl from Wainwright to Point Barrow. Ice was encountered at every foot and the Bear was forced to slip in and out of leads that enabled her to proceed to her destination.
 At six miles from shore solid ice was encountered and party of men and Miss Mueller, the nurse bound for the Point Barrow hospital left the Bear to come ashore and notify the people to come aboard at once before the ice closed in again and forced the Bear to leave.
 At the same time that the party was leaving the Bear, the shore par ty. unknown to the other party. had employed four dog teams with three men to each sled and twelve men sent ahead with axes to clear the way, and were on their way to the boat Suddenly the travellers on the ice heard warning cry from the natives on shore indicating that the ice had parted and that the drift was out to sea ssui syi,lsT back 1t was discovered that one half mile in
 (Continued on Page Seven)
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will aggregate $3O,000. only the cargo was insured by the Hudson's Bay Company of Vancouver, who outfitted the boat.
 MT. Nuessler stated that he sight ed the Teddy Bear on Aug. 24th about 10 miles East from Cape Serge and as the Teddy Bear was inside the main ice her position was dangerous indeed.
 While on the Duxbury the Silver Wave was met but the Eagle party was asleep and did not see the peo- pie who came aboard to pay thei compliments to the crew.
 The wrecked men are now il Nome and their future plans arr uncertain. It is possible that MT Nuessler may go outside on the mex sailing of the Victoria.
 And so is finished another chapte in the book of Northern tragedies.
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02
ISKUM ARRIVES FROM
 NORTH CAPE SIBERIA

as North Cape, Siberia, and left there just a few hours before the accident that wrecked the Eagle.
 The boat came to Nome to pro- cure additional supplies and will leave as soon as certain repairs are made on the gas engine. From Nome the Iskum wil pro- ,ceed to Whaling and, 7Anadyr and other Siberian points. prosecuting the business of fur trading. At the end of the season the 1skum will make for the Outside via the Inside passage.
 John Harmon is chief engineer of the boat which has been newly over hauled and placed in fit condition to buffet the northern ice. She is 6S.6 feet long, of IF feet beam, draws 9.2 it. water and has a gross tonnage of 70 with AZ tons net capacity. A semi-diesel type engine of 75 horse power is used in conjunction with a full set of sails.
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02
Aeeordins-tq E:,J. Ward, Bureau TT slls teach1 at Wainwright

According1tq E., J. Ward, Bureau ~T isteachT at Wainwright
 ace- <, Nome on the Bear,
 s a :a.shest grade is found . quanfi,aes. within six miles of < s'''wrtpt| sown the inlet.
 -@. h. present time the coal is mined by native cooperative store. which is under the supervision of the Bureau of Education.
 The natives supply sacks, mine ard deliver coal to the village of Wainwright at 75 cents per sack, 20 sacks to the ton. Three mines are operated and mining has been in progress for the last thirty years. Most of the coal is mined from the surface, as the veins outcrop all along the inlet. As the upper strata are removed the coal becomes of higher grade and with scientific methods employed there is no doubt that this field will become one of the largest producers on Seward Peninsula.
 This year 5000 sacks were mined. 1000 of which were used by the Bureau for its local school 200 tons We're shipped to Point Barrow on the schooner Holmes. As the
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02
ExPL 0RER AlhunDSEN AT WAINWRIGHT
 POLAR FLIGHT ABANDONED FOR THIS YEAF

trip is scheduled to take 24 hou from Alaska to Spitzbergen, the |, hour gasoline factor of safety is f too small and only a man who fes neither death nor the devil wor venture upon so perilous a ventr so poorly prepared for emergenc,
 The Nome Radio station has be able at various times to pick up Maud. but within the past few ds the wireless has not clearly decil cred the ships sendinss. Presu ably the atmospheric conditions such that the limited radius of Maud has been reached. From l reports the exploring vessel was the ice in the neishborhood wransel Island. and is now lih in the Polar drift.
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02
OLGA ON WHALING TRIP

The gas schooner Olga, owned and operated by A. Allan and Geo. Hilfrich. returned Aug. 5sth from a trip to Siberia. The boat went as far as Cape Serge on whaling ex- petition and on other private mat ters. The run from East Cape to Nome was accomplished in 3s hours time. On Aug. 30 the Olga left for St. Michael from which point she will return to Safety and await the arrival of the Victoria. After obtaining certain freight from the Victoria she will make preparations to leave tor the outside.
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

At East Cape the Teddy Bear was encountered and Capt. Allan sup piled Captain Bernard with a quan- tity of gasoline. Bernard at that time had so shaped his course for Wrangle Island that he no doubt will be able to make the trip in safety. Ice conditions along the entire Siberian coast have been us ally adverse. ice foes were encoun- tered and many times the boat was in actual danger-of being crushed:
 Nanse is tAe oatlting base fer aA Alnska cxp}orine espcd3taoss.
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

ocean and those who proposed to board the Bear made immediate pre- parations to go aboard. via dog teams This appearance of the
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

= cts day will bring ,hs weet,, Nugget to your home.
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
 S1.OO PER MONTH.
The Nome nugget., 1922-09-02

Bear heralded the first arrival of B boat for the season sf i922 and was the first time since 1898 that the Bear was the first boat to arrive.