>J��3BWrx''ryT^.)E'r -���'*���> v ��� J .. THE B. C. TRADES UNIONIST and Union Label Bulletin. ISSUED BT THE VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL, IN THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR Vol. HI, No. 12. VANCOUVER, B. C, JANUARY, 1909. $1.00 Per Tear. Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 17, 1908. Tbe regular fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held this evening ln Labor Hall, President Pettipiece in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read snd approved. Credentials: Bricklayers and Masons, W. W. Sayer. ' A letter was resd from Dr. Proctor in reply to a complaint from 8. Thomas re conditions st the City Hospital. The letter was filed and a committee composed of Delegates Sayers and Payne was appointed to visit that institution weekly. Delegate Sayers reported in re the contract on the sanitarium at Tran- quille, stating that there was no fair wage clause therein. Under new business the representatives of this council on the executive of the Anti-Tuberculosis Society were Instructed Jo write Dr. Pagan in regard to the matter. The committee appointed at last meeting to look into the advisability of the council publishing its pwn paper reported ln writing at considerable length, urging the advisability of securing power from the Legislature to publish a paper. On motion of Delegates McVety and Knight the -report was adopted. The Parliamentary Committee Drought forward the following motion: "Resolved that this j council request that the B. C. Executive of the Dominion Trades Congress take steps to bring about a Labor Representative Committee for British Columbia, and that the same executive call a convention of all labor organisations, socialist and farmers' leagues throughout the province." J In amendment Delegates McVety and Perry moved: "That this council circularize other unions in the province aa t6 the advisability of requesting the B. C. Executive of the Domln- MjLWldita Congress to call a convention of the wage-earners' organizations of British Columbia for the purpose of ��� bringing about a Labor Representation Committee." This amendment car- i ^AmA >MS> Reports From Unions. Cooks and Waiters���Maple Leaf f*��%ff*kA% T^ATIbbbH fas . ��� ' urge all union men to ask for the card. Tailors���Trade still bad. There seems to be no demand for the label. Printers���The Henderson Directory is printed in a non-union printing office in Winnipeg. This book is supported entirely by the people of Vancouver and should be printed here. On motion of Delogate Knight, the following resolution carried: 'That at the next election the offices of treasurer and caretaker be separated and applications for the position of caretaker be called for." The following notice of motion given at a previous meeting by the executive was put to a vote and carried: "That Article 5, Sec. 1, be amended by adding the following words, 'And shall have authority to give instructions to the caretaker in the discharge of his duties.'" The question of election deposits left over from a previous meeting was again laid over. The president having called attention to the fact that the Salvation Army were again arranging to send men to British Columbia, a discussion was, precipitated which ended in Delegate Sayer and the secretary being appointed a committee to draft a resolution on the subject. The president and secretary were appointed a committee to draft a letter' to the various unions re the holding of a convention as already passed. The secretary called attention to the fact that at next meeting would take place the nomination of officers for the ensuing term. Receipts, $45; disbursements, $34.53. Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 3, 1908. The regular meeting of the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council was held this evening President Pettipiece in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Credentials were received as follows: Iron Moulders, C. Cropley, O. McGear and Bro. Curtis. An account of $7.60 front the Cascade Woodyard waa ordered paid. * A communication from the city clerk announcing that a referendum on the 8-hour day for civic work would be ferring to election deposits, and this lay on the table for two weeks. Delegate Aicken, from the Parliamentary Committee, reported that he had visited No. 2 branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, and he was encouraged to believe that that body would again he with us in the council. Delegate Aicken also reported from the Juvenile Protective Association. The report was received, and Delegates Aicken and Knight moved that the action of the society be endorsed. Reports From Unions. Building Trades���They hsd taken up the case of the electricians against the city electrician and had found that while every charge had been proved, yet the city council had simply filed the report. Delegate Sayer had already written a letter to the papers and the matter should not be let drop. Bricklayers���Announced that the building being put up by Pat Burns on Hastings Street wss being done by non-union labor. Street Railway Men���Reported that thejp*were not In favor of the -council taking part ln the civic election this year. A delegate from the Brotherhood Of Carpenters stated that they hoped to have the universal working card In operation among the building tradea before very long. Cooks and Walters���If union men would make reference to the union card when they patronise a house, it would assist materially. Bartenders���Delegate Edwards had resigned the position of representative for that organization, but a new one would be appointed Sunday night Notices of motion from the previous meeting were laid over for two weeks. The communication from No. t branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners re a Labor are householders can be systematical- Representation Committee waa rely placed on the/ voters, list, thereby t*n^^^ Parliamentary availing themselves of the .franchise tee-for " with all Its rights and mutual benefits. On motion of Delegates Knight Concurred in. Sayers the account of the On motion of Delegates Pettipiece Works for $6 was ordered paid. and Kernighan, the report waa adopt- Receipts, $30.00; eu witn tne exception of tne part re- silSiBQa- -^^^^^.^^^^.^wm^m'���jim\&��$ -���������'.��� ������,' '���. . ... m Mention the Trade. tintonttL President Pettipiece at this stage called Delegate McVety to the chair. President Pettipiece reported what action had been taken by the committee in reference to the cases of destitution in South Vancouver. Report ac- 3pted and approved. President Pettipiece reported that so far this month none of the unions had it in any communications for the 'Trades Unionist, neither had they sent ln any subscriptions. During the past week Mr. Gothard had given instructions that the Trades Unionist be cut down to eight pages. Editor Pettipiece had withheld his copy until such times as he received the assurance that the paper would be maintained at 16 pages. On motion of Delegates Cowan and Burns the report was received, which produced a protracted debate, a considerable number of delegates taking part. During the debate Mr. Gothard was granted the floor on two occasions to explain his position. Moved by Delegates Knight and Duncanson that this council reconsider the Executive Committee's report of the previous meeting wherein it referred to the Trades Unionist. This was carried on a standing vote of 23 to 5. It was then moved by Delegates Knight and Smith that this council proceed at once to bring about the ownership of its own labor journal and that a committee be appointed to take up the matter at once. Carried unanimously. Committee: Delegates Knight, Williams and McVety. The Parliamentary Committee re- ' ported having received a letter from the superintendent of education, giving them the list of books at present supplied ln the city schools. The report also dealt with hospital matters on the G. T. P. The following resolution was recommended: . "That the Trades and Labor Council assist In the organisation of an association so that all workingmen who m - ' ��$M&M&��iKte$k% I /*- rf.v>%4.ri BB " ' S THt *, C. TRADE* UNIONIST. VANCOUVgR, IRITItH COLUMBIA. BURRARD SANITARIUM /0/0 Georgti & ValnCOaWatT, A C The Burrard Sanitarium is one of the most modern and thoroughly equipped private hospitals in the Dominion. $25 is the price of a yearly contract for a whole family, and $15 for an individual contract and entitles holders to the following home, office and hospital treatment: Treatment. Includes all medicines and surgical dressings, together with the physician's attendance upon medical and surgical cases. Offk�� Treatment. Includes consultation, medicines and surgical dressings for any sickness or ailment issfital Treatment. Includes board, room, nursing, medicines, surgical dressings and medical and surgical attendance for three months for any one illness. Obstetrical Attendance. Obstetrics! cases will receive physician's attendance free at the Sanitarium, but will be required to pay their hospital expenses. Contagious diseases will receive free medical attendance at patient's home, but of course cannot be admitted into the Sanitarium. NO OVERTURES MADE BY EITHER W. F. OF M. OR THE A. F. OF L. Mr. Gompers. while at headquarters of the W. F. M., talked of the labor movement ln a general manner, and while recognizing the fact that the labor movement of this country was Involved in a tremendous struggle to assert Its rights, yet, he expressed the utmost confidence that labor would ultimately plant Its banner on the shattered ramparts of organized greed. The officers of the Western Feder- stlon ot Miners treated Mr. Gompers with every courtesy that is due to the man who presides at the helm of an organization whose membership are fighting the same battle as the Western Federation of Miners. While the officers of the Western Federation of Miners and the great majority of the membership are not In harmony with the policy or the tactics of the American Federation of Labor, yet the officers and the members of both organisations realize but too forcibly, that the labor movement of this continent cannot be too strongly Intrenched to resist the oppression of the combinations that are waging a relentless warfare upon organised labor. If in the future the Western Federation of Miners shall become a part of the American Federation of Labor, such amalgamation can only come Thousands Wear Fit-Reform i 333 NOT YOU? r about through the referendum vote of the membership. The officers of the Western Federation of Miners are merely the servants of the organization, and until the membership shall seek affiliation With the American Federation of Labor, It Is Idle to make the claim that the officials are taking any initiatory steps towards re-affiliation with the A. F. of L. It is not probable that an amalgamation will take place In the near future. for the simple reason that the American Federation of Labor Is based upon the policy of maintaining craft and trade autonomy, while the Western Federation of Miners places Its faith and confidence ln the efficacy of an organization that is built upon the foundation of industrial unionism. When the American Federation of Labor, and the national and international unions affiliated with It, realize the impotency of the labor movement, divided and scattered Into craft and trade regiments, and proclaim themselves ln favor of a policy that will make organized labor a united army, the Western Federation of Miners can then join forces with Samual Gompers to do battle under the one flag against the common enemy. / The Post has made the .statement that "the Western Federation leaders have grown conservative during the past few years." The officers of the Western Federation of Miners have never courted a conflict on the industrial battlefield. The officers have ever used their best efforts to avoid strikes, whenever such could be accomplished with the ciples. as well as the membership, have always held that no labor organisation can afford to surrender passively to Industrial brigands, and that defeat upon the economic field, is preferable to cowardly dishonor. The Western Federation ^of Miners ln the future aa In the past, will show a willingness to adjust amicably, If awValble. any differences 'that may arise between the membership and'employers. The visit of Samuel Gompers st the headquarters of the Western Federation of Miners wss looked upon by the officials of the Federation as a fraternal one having1 no other significance than to show that there is no bitter antagonism between the two organizations. The Western Federation of Miners, during its great conflict in Colorado, and during the great conspiracy trials ln the state of Idaho, remembers with gratitude the financial assistance that came from the membership of the American Federation of Labor, and should the time ever come when storm-clouds should threaten the men of the East, It Is safe to predict that the men of the West will not be found wanting In furnishing their share of the sinews of war to wrest victory from the iron Hand of greed.���Miners' Magazine. / r THE SPROTT-SHAW BUSINESS INSTITUTE .The China of today Is different from tbe China of twenty-five years ago, and the, China of twenty-five years hence may dictate new problems to the powers of the world���problems winch will completely revolutionize Jflje1 machinery of International capitalism and which will make Socialism .and the International labor movement 336 Hastings St., If you wish a first-class course in Bookkeeping. Commercial Law, Penmanship, Gregg Shorthand, Pitman Short hand. Touch Typewriting, Mechanical and Civil Engineering and Telegraphy. Instruction Individual Teachers all Specialists R. J. sprott, B. A., Principal H. A. SCRIVEN, B.A., Vlco President. R. CUNNINGHAM. See, Patronized By the Leatasg Piyaaaas BATHS TURKISH". ELECTRIC ���Hi J Massage: Masseur. Cert. Masseuse and leading ibor. world power.���St. Louis y The average wages per hour in the principal manufacturing and mechan- tcaT)ndustrles of America were 3.7 per cent-Trfgher in 1907 than in 1906, while retail prices of food were 4.2 per cent. tngnrV, according to the July report of the bureau of labor. The regular hours of labor per week were four- tenths of 1 per cent, lower, and the number of employes ln establishments investigated by the bureau showed an increase of 1 per cent. The purchasing power of an hour wage as measured by food was less ln 1907 thsn ln 1906,. the decrease being one-half of 1 per cent PACE AND SCALP MASSAGE Manicuring, Hairdressing Superflous Hair, Moles and Warts successfully removed. Expert Assistant Employed. ��� i ��� ���T Phone 2309 Tlfioo flackett London. Eaf. Cert. 437 PENDER ST. Vancouver, B. C The Bricklayers' and Mason's Union at Fernie held a bumper smoker last week.. "What people most seek cannot he bought with money."���Andrew Carnegie. Vancouver Lumber Co'y Limited. could be accomplished without l^oZ^TvZM****- Pacific Coast Fir, Cedar and Spruce %Z���� Z^iTm^'tsm^ Daily Capacity, 200,000 feet ���� Ijii ���.. . JI1IUS V . aJL. . ��� ��� . ��� - When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Trades Unionist 1 1 s.- . v TH* B. C. TRADES UNIONIgT. VANOOUVBR. BRITISH COLUMBIA. Os yes .wait ta save big ���satyf Do you know that Page is going to move to 47 Hastings St. W. very soon ? He must dispose of his entire stock of Clothing and Furnishings, and has cut prices to the core���you can get an $18.00 Suit for $11.75; a $13.50 Raincoat for 18.- ������; a $i.60 Shirt for 95c, and ao on all through the store. Come and see how be can help you make money���this month. Wm. *Paye Clothier sad Furnisher 166 and 168 Cordova St PUBLI8H A PAPER ABSOLUTELY IT8 OWN redes Counoil to Seek Charter Amendments for the Purpose Above Stated. After full and free discussion, last of several meetings of Vancouver les snd Labor Council, a decisive was taken at last regular meet- A special committee, composed of Delegates McVety. Knight and Williams, made the following report, after thoroughly going Into the present arrangement with S. J. Gothard: Tour committee begs to state that the publication of a new paper might �� secured in four different ways: First, by the present arrangements with 8am J. Gothard being continued. Second, the Council might abrogate the agreement with Mr. Gothard which baa been declared null and void by son to start a new publication with the endorsement of the central body. Third, the Council' might continue the agreement ln connection with the Trades Unionist ln every particular, and also grant permission to others to Issue a paper, nothing ln the agreement stipulating exclusive rights ss to publication, and; Fourth, the Council might secure permission from the Legislature to allow It the legal right to publish a paper ln Its own nsme and then appoint a manager to publish a paper In the sole Interest of themselves, all profit and losses to be received or met by the Council. The committee had thoroughly considered all the methods, and was of the opinion that the adoption of any arrangement whereby the ownership of the organ was vested ln others than the Council, could not result ln anything else but s continuation of the abuse of the good nsme of the Council through unscrupulous advertising canvassers. We recommend thst our solicitors be Instructed to secure the necessary power to allow the Council to assume the ownership of a paper Immediately. As the Legislature does not sit until the middle of January, It wss suggested that nothing be done until the Council was ln a position to act In an entirely legal manner and in a way that would allow It to dictate absolutely the polcy of its own press. The policy of a labor paper should be confined to the education of the workers, rather than a medium, whereby certain products might be boycotted, and with the elimination of the boycott feature.boycott feature, then the danger of libel syits would be largely obviated. Upon motion, the report was adopted with but three dissenting votes. The Council's solicitor will Immediately be instructed to secure the necessary extension of power to its charter and should soon be publishing a paper of its own in every sense that the term Implies. The present subscription list belongs solicitors, and alow someotner per- to the Trades Council and subscribers , V sfsrarrr We are showing the very Latest Novelties in Men's, Boys' and We carry the largest stock in the Province inspection and the PRICES ABB RIGHT. Overalls and JaiBBIllS always kept te ATTENDED TO. Jjsfci life 809 to 816 Hastings SL jii _ . _ L or ft \ �� r>�� j ���\ aA i. /��� i - Telephone702 ��� ��� '" ������ T- ���Mi ��� ��� ft The Workingman's Clothing Store 860 Water St., W. 421 Cordova St., W. Headquarters for a special line of Underwear, Pants and Union Label Overalls, Smocks, Shirts, Gloves-, Boots and Shoes at Lowest Prices. WILSON <ft> RICHMOND Remember the Place / can depend upon getting their money's worth. Under the proposed new venture there wll be no reasonable excuse tor unions and wage-earners not giving their hearty support snd co-operation. HOW THEY DID IT WHEN THERE WA8 NO UNION. A statue of King Edward VI. provided that laborers could work only at a "certain price or rate," under penalty In certain cases "of the pillory or loss of an ear." Another statute provided that If a man refused to work at wages fixed by law he was to be branded with the letter "V" (meaning vagabond) and reduced to slavery for two years. If he attempted to escape, he was branded with an "S" and made a slave for life. If he then had spirit enough to protest, he was hanged. It was not until 1795 that an English workman could legally seek work outside his own parish. Down to 1779, miners in Scotland were obliged to work ln the pit as long as their employers chose to keep them there, and they were legally sold as part of the plant The corporate Interests of Western Canada, as personified ln the C. P. R., recently sought to augment the labor market In British Columbia by the,importation of several hundred Hindoos. The daily press was loud in Its praises of the adaptability of the Hindoo to mill work, etc.; the employers were delighted���with the wages agreed upon. But it has been found that the Hindoo wage-slave is unprofitable��� cannot deliver the goods, in competition with the more buxom Japanese, Chinese and even fellow British subjects. The Hindoo Is not a profit-producer. Hence, there is a sudden change of front. The "poor" Hindoo la climatically unfit; the government must at once become paternal and "assist" the Hindoo to Honduras or���any other place, so that "we" may be spared the necessity of viewing slaves that are neither useful nor ornamental, or supporting them with charity. And besides the Hindoo Is unpatriotic, and haa really evidenced a desire to throw off the yoke ot British capital in India. All of this. from, capitalist apologists, but not a word about the Interests that brought the Hindoos to thla province. Peculiar are the workings of class rule. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. J. D. HarknesB, of Vernon, B. C, la ln the general hospital here aa the result of an accident, the night of his arrival ln this city, some four weeks ago, by which a C. P. R. engine struck him, breaking both legs. Burt R. Campbell, secretary of Vernon Typographical Union, No. 641, writes that Mr. Harkness had been accepted aa a member of that union, but not initiated, through no fault of hla own. The local executive have visited Mr. Harkness and are doing what they can to make his life as pleasant aa possible under such circumstances.' There Is more to unionism than the mere question of hours and wagea. Are you turning In all non-label printing to Labor Hall? One of the best bits of legislation ever enacted by Vancouver Trades and Labor Council, to govern its proceedings, was* the following clause, Introduced by the late John T. Mortimer: "All delegates must be wage-earners, and either actively employed at the trade or calling they are representing as delegates, or acting as paid agents putting in their full time In service of their respective unions." This barred effectively a few government office- holding old-party politicians and proved beneficial to the council. Y9M ���'���}M m ���^1 A publisher ln St. John, N. B., has been fined and sentenced to jail for Importing a gang of "rats" to take the places of members of Typographical Union No. 85, who have been on strike in that city for some months. The charge against the publisher waa made under the Allen Contract Labor Law, and it is anticipated the judgment will have a far-reaching effect. The Allen Labor Act is still being ignored by the corporate employers of the Dominion, aad was openly violated hy the Canadian Pacific. Railway, which recently had a strike of machinists on Ita hands. '"..���$ . R. Bauer Phone 1826. Eagle 5 f.-*' When Patrcnizing Our Adversers Don't Forget to 63 Cordova St. West \ i i limaammmaaamam ' l ... ������ af . ��� ' ��� ' r ��� ��� r THE B. C UNIONIST, VANOOUVBR, BRITISH COLUMBIA* Our Annual Stock-taking SALE comes immediately after the holidays. If you have overlooked buying any presents or wish to purchase Men's Clothing or Furnishings, you may have your choice of all our stock at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES Call and look over our many lines which are being sold at sacrifice prices. H. Sweeney &. oo. 605 Hastings Street West THE LEMIEUX ACT. By J. H. McVety. If the enactment of the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act, better known as the Lemieux Act, was intended to supply a medium through which satisfactory settlements of labor disputes could be arrived at, it has undoubtedly failed in its mission, but if intended to discriminate against and penalize the employees of railways and mines, both coal and metaliferous, then it will be generally agreed that it has been a phenomenal success and has justified the most extravagant hopes of its most ardent supporters. Apologists for the legislation maintain the necessity of protecting the "Interests of the public"; but, If Intended to protect the public why has the scope been limited to railways, mines, etc., thereby still further assisting the larger employers of labor who have ln the past been quite able to look after themselves without any assistance from the government. Great capital has been made of the refusal of the Dominion Trades Congress to demand the repeal of the legislation, but this attitude is easily accounted for, ss ninety per tent, of the delegates composing that body are representatives of trades to which the Act Is not applicable and consequently little or no consideration has been given the subject, with the result that the majority of the workers have s very slight knowledge of the principles involved and the effect on organized labor. To secure an intelligent opinion of the merits or demerits of material or food, we naturally go to men using the material on which the opinion is required, and in the case of the Lemieux Act, when we apply to railroad and mine employees we find them almost unanimous in their disapproval of the measure. In fact, the mineworkers have expressed their intention to disregard it altogether in the future on account of the unfair treatment received under its provisions. Labor power is a commodity, bought and sold in the market, the same as any other article of commerce, and the dealers should be allowed the same rights as enjoyed by dealers in other merchandise. The most important and, in fact, the clauses forming the backbone of the Act are contained in Sections 56 and 57 of Section 8. The first mentioned sections provide that strikes cannot be called in any industry in connection with transportation or mining, without first giving the employer thirty days' notice of the desire to change existing conditions and then applying for and awaiting the decision of a board appointed by the government for the purpose of investigating the dispute. The penalty for violating these provisions is a fine of not less than $10, nor more than $50 for each day each employee remains on strike, and in default of payment of the fine, imprisonment. The unfairness of this law will be manifest to all workers: first, the men are compelled to give 30 days' notice of their desire to change existing agreements, and at the end of that time (in the case of railway disputes) the government consumes the better part of two months conducting the Investigation. In cases where the employer has decided to fight, or where he. desires to prepare for trouble, this delay is of inestimable value, the regular staff being compelled by law to remain at work and the company may at the same time arrange for the Vancouver Engineering Works, Ltd. BOILERMAKERS BLACKSMITHS IRONPOUNDERS MACHINISTS ���. . . . 519-659 Sixth Avenue West, Vancouver, B.C. 'PHONE 250 and 2925 - �����.;/.��� '���'. -. III i, I i i,| ii , ' 1 m :-.v Yorkshire Guarantee and Securities Corporation, Limited OF HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND (Established in Vancouver in 1890) am CAPITAL $2,500,000 ^Jl Estates managed for residents and non-residents Mortgages, Real Estate Bought and Sold Authorized Capital $5,000,000 Subscribed Capital 2,782,300 Accumulated Fund 10,000,000 Claims Paid Exceed 25,000,000 R. KERR, HOULGATE, Manager 440 Seymour St Vancouver, B.C. -General Agents in ritish Columbia for Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ltd. OF YORK, ENGLAND, (Established 1824) * necessary contingent of strike-breakers. I will now attempt to show the relative positions of a man, or men, attempting to sell his or their commodity, their labor power, as compared with a merchant selling his merchandise. Take the case of a committee attempting to collectively bargain for the sale of the labor power of the members of the organization they represent, and we find their position Is worse than that of the man Belling Iron, lumber, cement or bread. To Illustrate, If the baker believes the market to be In a favorable condition for an Increase ln the price of his commodity, bread, he merely raises the price and refuses to sell until the increase is paid. And I cannot recollect one instance where the government objected or compelled him to continue selling at the old price until the question was investigated and a decision rendered. Should the men refuse to sell their labor power at the old price during the time the question Is being investigated, they are considered offenders under the Criminal Code, liable to be fined or imprisoned. While the workers are being compelled to sell at the old price, the baker may have increased the price of food 60 per cent under the same law ot supply and demand, that Is _. supposed to regulate the price of labor power. During this time the labor market, may have changed, either naturally or with the assistance of the employer, and It matters little how fair the request of the men may have been, they have small chance of securing any Improvement If the supply of labor power has ln the meantime be* come greater than the demand. This' legislation, therefore, is not founded on correct principles, as It places barriers in the way of workers who may be seeking improved conditions or an increased wage, and inter* feres with the cardinal principles of the competitive system, making the position of the wage-earner more irk* some and Impossible than heretofore. The Blue Label is on the "Vtry Itest" * "Vancr. Bdle" Cigars Havana hand-made Cigars. Ask for them at all bars and cigar stores. Made by ������'������ ������ ���- 14 Cordova W. mmaaa*m*tmmmaaamm*mmmmmm r -HI n I. .1 { i ��� - Don't Forget to Mention the Trades Unionist ; ��� I i ������a J ���^^....j..^^.,. Wf^W** rw - THE B. C. TRADES UNIONIST. VANCOUVIR, BRITISH COLUMBIA 5 aa��� BEST HOUSEHOLD COAL ON THE PACIFIC COAST Wellington Lump, Comox Furnace, Wellington Egg. Macdonald Marpole Co., Ltd. Sole Agents Head Office, - 427 Seymour Street East End Office - 1001 West'r Avenue Telephones: Head Office, 210 and 900 East End Office, 200 8 i The only other clause worthy of note Is Section 8, dealing with the formation of boards. Investigating hoards are composed of three members, two recommended by the employer and employees, respectively, and the third, the chair, on the recommendation of the two, or, falling a decision, the appointment is made by the government In an effort to secure men for the latter position who will be acceptable, the position is generally filled by men taken from the walks of life that preclude the possibility of their having the knowledge necessary to adjudicate on technical matters naturally arising in trade disputes. These gentlemen are usually aware ot their weakness in this respect, and ln an effort to be fair to both sides they adopt a policy ot mmmmmm^mm.ana-��������������������aMaaaaa ��� ' % AMILY BUTCHERS WHNlHl i Ittafl OnUrs ia starts sf all We*... ��������� . ��� SHIPPING IS OUR SPECIALTY ��� mm ��� Tel. 684 VANCOUVER, B. C. ��� ��� compromise, the result being that the men are compelled to ask for considerably more than they expect to receive, in order to allow for the known habits of the chairman, who is, at the last analysis, the sole judge, the others each "standing pat" for their own side. If the men make demands which would bring their remuneration higher than that paid to the same class of labor In surrounding territory they run the risk of being held up to public ridicule on account of their unfair attitude. Disputes arising between lawyers are settled by a judge, one of their own profession, farmers' disputes by farmers, in almost every, case the contestants insist ing on men familiar with the technicalities of the business being appointed to render the decision. Under this legislation, however, it is * almost Impossible to secure the appointment of men familiar with the matters' under investigation and the represent at! ve of the men has to teach the chairman the points of the dispute before any progress can be made. The burden of proof appears to rest with the men, despite their inability to secure statistics such as are accessible to employers with a large corps ot officials and clerks, the employers' statist Ics being accepted because of the insbillty of the men to dslprove them The illustrations quoted should be suffldent to show any m*omnm Whan Patronizing Our Advartftere Don't ��!.D11S If mm m the unfairness and effect of {his legislation upon men engaged in Industries to which It hss been made applicable and the urgent necessity of having It repealed or st least radically amended. In an effort to show the necessity of the legislation snd to justify the expenditures necessary to Its enforcement the government has Issued a voluminous report showing the disputes investigated, and in nearly every Instance the claim Is made, "strike thereby averted." In two cases that have come under ray personal observation, this statement Is Incorrect, one instance being the Canadian Pacific Railway Carmen of Western lines who, together with the company, agreed to accept the decision before the board was appointed, a strike being impossible under these circumstances. Neither can it be said that the strikes on railways have decreased since the enactment of the "Lemieux Act," for the greatest strike ever seen in Canada occurred through the failure of this legislation to cope with the situation. Recognizing the difficulty of securing the repeal of the act In its entirety I would suggest several changes In the present law: First, extend the scope and make it aplicable to all Industries. Second, make the acceptance of the awards compulsory. Third, provide means whereby board members will be elected for a period of four years, allowing them to De reelected for succeeding terms. Fourth, allow adequate remuneration for witnesses, instead of the allowance of $1 to $1.50 per day now allowed, the organizations being compelled to restrict the number of witnesses on account of the expense they are saddled with. With these changes the Act will be regarded as legislation of real Importance, and If the workers do not elect men worthy of the responsibility with which they will be entrusted, then the reflection will be placed where It rightfully belongs, on the electorate. Th< Clarence Hotel Strictly Union House HECTOR & SPEAR1N Props. Cor. Pender aad Seymour, VANCOUVER, B. O. 8CAB BUTTERICK PATTERNS. For about three years the Butterlck Company has held out ln its fight against the establishment of the eight- hour day in the job and hook printing trade. Great numbers ot working- men of other trades have lent their aid to the Typographical Union ln its efforts for the improvement of conditions, and have systematically refrain* ed and induced their wives to refrain from buying the patterns and magazines published by this anti-union house. In its legal proceedings against the union the company has admitted that the boycott has caused It enormous losses, that Its business haa fallen off to the amount of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Butterlck Company in this fight actually represents all capitalist Interests. The Typographical Union actually represents the interests of the whole working- class. Every person who buys any Butterlck publication before that company accepts the eight-hour rule and the other rules of the union Is helping the capitalists to resist the shortening of the workday in every trade. Every person who helps to discourage the purchasing of Butterlck products helps to shorten the workday in all trades and, by so doing, helps to distribute employment to a larger number of persons and to Increase the chances of raising wages.-���The Call. Suits or Overcoats $15 Made-to-order, made-to-fit. made- to-measure, made-to-satlsfy. Union men should wear Union ' Made Clothes, if they want the best Our Clothes are right Our prices are right. Leave your measure with us. na. ni. TfTufma Tj.I1 j urn *a*^6�� ��aa*a^^ */aaaa#a�� ^^pa#a^*v ��� ~ *Mi_ I J 1 \ . i . ���' . i ��������� , I E. H. Heaps a Co., Ltd. *****W^^���'���'rW^f^T'- ���- '���: "T- ������������..--������ �� THE ���. C TRADES UNIONIST, VANCOUVIR, BRITISH COLUMBIA. i Lumber. Shingles, S&sfi, Doors, Mouldings, Etc, Etc Cedar Cove Mills Powell Street TELEPHONE 441 HARDIE INSPIRATION. The Labor Leader, Just" to hand from England, and with which J. Keir Hardie is Identified, has taken Canadian Socialists to task. Tbe Hardie- inspired criticism says, ln part: "The policy hitherto pursued by the Socialist Party of Canada has been that of Insisting upon being regarded as tbe only political expression of working-class opinion. At Calgary, for example, the Miners' Union, of which Mr. Frank Sherman Is the president wanted to run 'him. but the local Socialists would have none of this, and insisted upon nominating him themselves. Tactics of this kind are disruptive, and In the ennd never fail to defeat themselves. Even from the point of view of building up a straight Socialist movement they sre a mistake. But with Socialism and Trades Unionism united for political ends ss they are in this country, good progress in the way of capturing the political machinery of Canada would speedily he made." All of which goes to prove that hotel-corridor and pink-tea observations cannot he relied upon. Just as oar good friend and worker, Keir Hardie, was misled and misinformed by interested old-party ward-heelers within the ranks of organised labor, at the Halifax congress convention, so is the above excerpt another illustration of the misrepresentation of some sought-after busy-body. That there Is no miners' union at Calgary is merely incidental. That the unions of Calgary held no meeting to take part ln the election Is neither here nor there. But that the most active members of organised labor In Calgary are members of the Socialist Party; that the unions, in convention, hsve declared for the Socialise Party politically, all seems to have been overlooked. The truth of the matter Is Keir Hardie has allowed himself to be stuffed by old-party trade-unionists, instead of consulting members of the Socialist Party of Canada who work at It Take the nomination of "Bill" Davidson ln Kootenay, for Instance. The Socialist Party issued the call for a convention; the unions were asked to send delegates. Tbe nomination oT Davidson was made unanimous, and the unions assisted the Socialist Party to fight the workers* campaign. Tbe trades union organization is not and should not be used as a political weapon. It Is essentially a trader's combination for collective bargaining���within the limits of capitalism and the wage system. The Socialist Party Is the political expression of ALL wage-earners; founded for the purpose of completely changing the present form of property ownership and abolishing the wage system. Two separate and distinct organizations for two separate purposes. However, politically, our interests as workers are Identical (though not so as trades unionists) and the Socialist Party provides a common meeting ground upon which all the workers can gather and work for a common purpose���the abolition of wage-slavery and unemployment; the right of every man, woman and child to live decently, and of each participant in wealth-' investigate and bay roar clothes from the store that handles union-made clothes. We carry labels on all our goods. Sole Agents tor PEABODY'S RAILROAD KING OVER- ALLS AND SARGENT GLOVES Mnsion, Keifool r- ��� _ Laamm^mmmtlB. IMS? ��� ��� Hi ������������ ��������������� j production to the full value of his contribution to society. Thla policy ia delivering the goods ln British Columbia and Alberta. There Is less bickering In these two provinces between trades unionists and Socialists than any place ln the world���If one Is to judge by the international press��� and if It suits those who sre responsible for It surely It ought to be acceptable to even Keir Hardie. R. P. PETTIPIECE. RATHER HARSH, BUT��� IF A. F. of L. 8TAND3 PAT? If, as happens to-day, according to the A. F. of L., In the matter of Injunctions, the power to decide what Is' crime rests with a small, the guilty capitalist minority, and In the hands of these sre the prison keys, an obvious method to wrench the keys from the usurper's clutches, snd expose the fsct that the existing prisons stand on false foundations, is for that majority whom the A. F. of L. claim to represent to go to jail���just as the A. F. of L. decided. Government rests and ever must rest upon the consent of the governed. However far bourgeoisdom has strayed, in fact, from this Its pristine principle, It does not dare to openly deny It. Even burgeoisdom could not have the face to resist so ridiculous a sight as a majority of the people ln jail, and the minority out of jail, and claim they are the body social. It is up to the A. F. of L. With itself-lies the demonstration and the dls- proval of its claims���either to jail, or submission. If the A. F. of L. speaks truthfully, no Joshua's trumpet could cause the walls of Jericho to crumble more effectively than its Denver declaration will cause the prison walls to evaporate.���The People. Organized labor, under Samual Gompers' wise political leadership, may now prepare to wear new holes in its knees begging for crumbs of legislation st Washington. Had Gompers had the sense the gods even gave geese and thrown his votes to the Socialists and given them a staggering Increase, he would now have a club ln hla hand that would save him from again descending to the beggar's whine in the lobby of Congress the coming year. With two or three Socialist congress- . men In office the capitalist crooks just elected would have to face Socialist measures in the interests of the tollers and have to go on record on them. Their present sneers tor organised labor would have been replaced hy looks of affright. Such creatures will only render service to labor when they fear labor. Not otherwise. And they don't fear Sammy now.���Social Democratic Herald. I An eight-hour day for all civic employes is being agitated tor by the Tradea Council. Delegate Geo. Payne Is circulating a petition asking the city council to submit the question te a referendum vote at the coming municipal elections. ATKINS & JOHNSON Proprietors Good Sample Rooms FREE 'BUS Rates $2 and Upwards I HO l EI��� " tl �� . ��� ' ���:* i 'p. Cor. Hastings and Cambie Streets VANCOUVER. _ '" ,"'���'������ When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to MatiM the Trade* unkxiitf. tf&fcttdCid te mi bBbHsbbY^bHsbb^bbbbbbbbbbbbbbi \ \ ��� LI lull II J I J .,, "*it;',{..}-W' ������'%:��� '' :���. - i: ��� " ���v^aH . 7 THE B. C. TRADES UNIONIST. VANCOUVER. BRITISH COLUMBIA. ' .'I'-:;' H. Heaps & Co., Ltd. i' m ��� ii ; m r t L ��� , ��� MmL% 11 ' r 1 Lumber, Shingles, Si.sh, Doors, Mouldings, Etc, Etc Cedar Cove Mills Powell Street TELEPHONE 441 HARDIE INSPIRATION. The Labor Leader, just to hand from England, and with which J. Keir Hardie is Identified, has taken Canadian Socialists to task. The Hardie- Insplred criticism says, in part: "The policy hitherto pursued by the Socialist Party of Canada has been that of insisting upon being regarded as tbe only political expression of working-class opinion. At Calgary, for example, the Miners' Union, of which Mr. Frank Sherman Is the president, wanted to run him, but the local Socialists would have none of this, and Insisted upon nominating him themselves. Tactics of this kind sre disruptive, and ln the ennd never fall to defeat themselves. Even from the point of view of building up a straight Socialist movement they are a mistake. But with Socialism and Trades Unionism united for political ends ss they are in this country, good progress In the way of capturing the political machinery of Canada would speedily be made." All of which goes to prove that hotel-corridor and pink-tea observations cannot be relied upon. Just aa ear good friend and worker, Keir S?M>. Hardie, was misled and misinformed by interested old-party ward-heelers within the ranks of organised labor, at the Halifax congress convention, so is the above excerpt another Must, a- tlon ot the misrepresentation of some sought-after busy-body. That there Is no miners' union st Calgary is merely Incidental. That the unions of Calgary held no meeting to take part ln the election Is neither here nor there. But that the most sctlve members of organised labor In Calgary are members of the Socialist Party; thst the unions, ln convention, have declared for the Socialist Party politically, all seems to have been overlooked. The truth of the matter Is Keir Hardie has allowed himself to be stuffed by old-party trade-unionists, Instead* of consulting members of the Socialist Party of Canada who work at it. Take the nomination of "Bill" Davidson In Kootenay, for Instance. The Socialist Party issued the call for a convention; the unions were asked to send delegates. The nomination of Davidson was made unanimous, and the unions assisted the Socialist Party to fight the workers' campaign. The trades union organization Is not, snd should not be used as a political weapon. It Is essentially a trader's combination for collective bargaining���within the limits of capitalism and the wage system. The Socialist Party Is the political expression of ALL wage-earners; founded for the purpose of completely changing the present form of property ownership and abolishing the' wage system. Two separate and distinct organisations for two separate purposes. However, politically, our Interests ss workers are Identical (though not so ss trsdes unionists) and the Socialist Party provides a common meeting ground upon which all the workers can gather and work for a common purpose���the abolition of wage-slavery and unemployment; the right of every man, woman and child to live decently, and of each participant in wealth' ���t 11��. ���'. ""! investigate and bay y our clothes from the store that handles union-made clothes. We carry labels on all our goods. Sole Agents tor PEABODY'S RAILROAD KING OVERALLS AND SARGENT GLOVES Solmston, Kerfocrt ��� m ��� ��� - w ��� ������" - �� ��� I '...���'. ��� If Ask Your Grocer for Jersey Cream Yeast Cakes and take no other. They are the SSest Made. Ebery Package Guaranteed. ��* production to the full value oFhis contribution to society. This policy Is delivering the goods In British Columbia and Alberta. There Is less bickering In these two provinces between trades unionists and Socialists than any place in the world���if one Is to Judge by the International press��� and if It suits those who are responsible for it, surely it ought to be acceptable to even Keir Hardie. R. P. PETTIPIECE. RATHER HARSH, BUT��� % I ! IF A. F. of L. 8TAND8 PAT? Organised labor, under Samual Gompers' wise political leadership, may now prepare to wear new holes la Ita knees begging for crumbs of legislation at Washington. Had Gompers had the sense the gods even gave geeee and thrown his votes to the Socialists and given them a staggering increase,, he would now have a club in-his band that would save him from again descending to the beggar's whine In the lobby of Congress the coming year, j With two or three Socialist . If, ss happens to-day, according to the A. F. of L., in the matter of injunctions, the power to decide what is' crime rests with a small, the guilty capitalist minority, and in the hands of these are the prison keys, an obvious method to wrench- the keys from the usurper's clutches, and expose the fact that the existing prisons stand on false foundations, is for that majority whom the A. F. of L. claim to represent, to go to Jail���just as the A. F. of L. decided. Government rests and ever must rest upon the consent of the governed. However far bourgeolsdom hss strayed, ln fact, from this Its pristine principle, it does not dare to openly deny it. Even burgeoisdom could not have the face to resist so ridiculous a Bight as a majority of the people In jail, and the minority out of Jail, and claim they are the body social.. It is up to the A. F. of L. With Itself-lies the demonstration and the dls- proval of its claims���either to Jail, or submission. If the A. F. of L. speaks truthfully, no Joshua's trumpet could cause the walls of Jericho to crumble more effectively than Its Denver declaration will canae the prison walls to evaporate.���-Tho People. i men in office the capitalist crooks just elected would have to face Socialist measures in the interests of the tollers and have to go on record on them. Their present sneers for organised labor would have been replaced by looks of affright. Such creatures win only render service to labor when they fear labor. Not otherwise. And they don't fear Sammy now.���Social Democratic Herald. ��� ���a An eight-hour dsy for all civic employes Is being agitated for by the is circulating a petition asking the city ^^! j !��������� ^'^^^^^^���^������^Pf ^^ ^_p*ar*aawa-^^a^aa>- va^artnaMBjaja "awawar ���*#��� ~-*___r coundl to submit tbe e^eatSom te a reiweawttia vote at the pal elections. ATKINS & JOHNSON Proprietors Good Sample Rooms FREE 'BUS Rates $2 and Upwards ��� I ��- -*ej ^ ��� RC ii��� Cor. V-ril M Cambie Streets ��� ���������-�������������� ��� * !' SB ii When Our Advertizer* Pant Forget to Mention the Trade* Unionist ���- i J ' PPlSSfi I Mm __ THE B. C TRADES UNIONIST. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA ' C :. BEST HOU8EHOLO ON THE PACIFIC COAST Wellington Lamp, Comox Furnace. Wellington Egg. Macdonald Marpole Co, Ltd. Sole Agents Head Office, East End Office 427 Seymour Street 1001 West'r Avenue Tolepbonos: Head Office, 210 and 900 East End Office, 200 $ i The only other clause worthy of note is Section 8, dealing with the formation of boards. Investigating boards are composed of three members, two recommended by the employer and employees, respectively, and the third, the chair, on the recommendation of the two, or, failing a decision. the appointment is made by the government In an effort to secure men for the latter position who will be acceptable, the position is generally filled by men taken from the walks of life that preclude the possibility of their having the knowledge necessary to adjudicate on technical matters naturally arising in trade disputes. These gentlemen are usually aware of their weakness in this respect, and in an effort to be fair to both aides they adopt a policy of _ FAMILY BUTCHERS & Retail Dealert la stem tt all SHIPPING IS 6tm SPECIALTY �� -������������>* > * < --���-��� , t ., ' '���, SrfCesdovaSt VANCOUVER. B. C. compromise, the result being that the men are compelled to ask for considerably more than they expect to receive, in order to allow for the known habits of the chairman, who is, at the last analysis, the sole judge, the others each "standing pat" for their own side. If the men make demands which would bring tbeir remuneration higher than that paid to the same class of labor ln surrounding territory they run the risk of being held up to public ridicule on account of their unfair attitude. Disputes arising between lawyers are settled by a judge, one of their own profession, farmers' disputes by farmers, in almost every, case the contestants Insisting on men familiar with the technicalities of the business being appointed to render the decision. Under this legislation, however, it is almost impossible to secure the appointment of men familiar with the matters under investigation and the representative of the men has to teach the chairman the points of the dispute before any progress can be made. The burden of proof appears to rest with the men, despite their inability to se- ble cure statistics such, aa are . to employers with a large corps of officials and clerks, the employers' statistics being accepted because of the Inability of the men to dslprove them. The illustrations quoted should be sufficient to allow any wags-earner the unfairness snd effect of (his legislation upon men engaged ln Industries to which it has been made applicable and the urgent necessity of having It repealed or at least radically amended. In an effort to show the necessity of the legislation and to justify the expenditures necessary to Its enforcement the government has issued a voluminous report showing the disputes investigated, and in nearly every Instance the claim is made, "strike thereby averted." In two cases that have come under my personal observation, thla statement is incorrect, one instance being the Canadian Pacific Railway Carmen of Western lines who, together with the company, agreed to accept the decision before the board was appointed, a strike being Impossible under these circumstances. Neither can it be said that the strikes on railways have decreased since the enactment of the "Lemieux Act��" for the greatest strike ever seen ln Canada occurred through the failure of this legislation to cope with the situation. Recognising the difficulty of securing the repeal of the act in Its entirety I would suggest several changes ln the present law: First, extend the scope and make It aplicable to all Industries. Second, make the acceptance of the awards compulsory. Third, provide means whereby board members will be elected for a period of four years, allowing them to be reelected for succeeding terms. Fourth, allow adequate remuneration for witnesses, Instead of the allowance of $1 to $1.50 per day now allowed, the organizations being compelled to restrict the number of witnesses on account of the expense they are saddled with. With these changes the Act will be regarded as legislation of real Importance, and If the workers do not elect men worthy of the responsibility with 'which, they will be entrusted, then the reflection will be placed where It rightfully belongs, on the electorate. Th.< Clarence Hotel Strictly Union HECTOR * SPEAR1N *TO u m rfOOS. Cor. Pender aad Scymow VANCOUVER, B. C. SCAB BUTTERICK PATTERNS. For shout three years the Batter* Ick Company haa held out ln Ita fight against the establishment of the eight- hour day In the job and book printing trade. Great numbers of working- men of other trades have lent their aid to the Typographical Union in Its efforts for the improvement of conditions, snd have systematically refrained snd Induced their wives to refrain from buying the patterns and magazines published by this anti union house. In Its legal proceedings against the union the company has admitted that the boycott haa caused It enormous losses, that its business haa fallen oft* to the amount of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Butterlck Company In thla fight actually represents all capitalist interests. The Typographical Union actually represents the interests of the whole working- class. Every person who buys any Butterlck publication before that company accepts the eight-hour rule and the other rules of the union Is helping the capitalists to resist the shortening of the workday in every trade. Every person who helps to discourage the purchasing of Butterlck products helps to shorten the workday in all trades and, by so doing, helps to distribute employment to a larger number of persons and to increase the chances of raising wages.���The Call. h ��� ��� ��� i Made-to-order, made-to-fit, made- to-measure, made-to-satlsfy. Union men ahould wear Union Made Clothes. If they want the beat Oar Clothes are right. Our prices are right. Iaeave year measure with us. 1 * '������ ,.v Scotland Olg vaaaOta SSUIUVV :\LVjtec��. ��� > ��� tl ��� Whan Patronizing Our Pont Forget to Mentipn the Trades Unionist. ! ��� ' ;������:��� '*���.. - I THE B. C. TRADES UNIONIST. VANCOUVIR, BRITISH COLUMBIA > i ?VmVmSBHH ��� , ��� -. ��� _ ��� �� ' ���I " Mahon, McFarland & Mahon, Ltd. Liability MONEY TO LOAN Real Estate, Insurance and Financial Agents *-% FIRE, LIFE ACCIDENT AND EMPLOYERS UABIL1TY INSURANCE ESTATES MANAGED OFFICE Comer Pender and Seymour Sts. THE BRITISH LABOR PARTY. MY, L From the Socialist column ln the Winnipeg Voice. That something ot the nature of a crisis Is Impending ln the ranks of the British Labor party is evident hy a perusal of recent Issues of the Socialist press ot differing types, including the Party's own organ, the "Labour Leader." And the subject la of more than passing interest to Canadian Socialists, ln view of the recent visits of Keir Hardie to Eastern Canada, and hla efforts to plant a branch or extension of his party in the Dominion. The Orayson incident tends to make the situation more acute Inasmuch aa Qrayson haa been widely endorsed by the Independent Labor party, Kelr's own* and his followers in the House pet on the defensive in a position im- ���.-�� ��� F. McELROY, Proprietor i Nicely furnlshed rooms and flrst-claas dining room In con- Columbia Oor. Phone MS *���**��� ^s' ��� possible to defend with honor seeing 'that they are all, at least by profession, "labor members." That a party pledged to no definite principles, nor Inspired by any fundamental conception of aoelety must sooner or later find Itself on the rocks of dissolution is a political axiom that will Boon again prove Its truth in the history of the British Labor party. Keir Hardle's cry of "Close up the Ranks" may cause the Shackeltons and Hendersons of the Party to snuggle a bit closer together and repeat their assurances that "they have no desire to embarrass the government," but whatever there is of revolutionary sentiment In the Party and the working class of Britain will endorse the plain and pungent criticism of H. M. Hyndman here reproduced, in part, from "Justice" of October 31. ���S. "Moreover, the House or Commons itself Is even more reactionary In ita influence as a whole than its members themselves are when brigaded in their respective factions. "The forms of the House'* are not merely antiquated but contemptible. They are deliberately maintained to prevent democratic, to say nothing of Socialist, Influence from being brought to hear. The whole thing If a travesty of popular representation. Kowtowing to the 8peaker, bowing down to the Msce, flunkeylng to Right Honorable members of that unconstitutional and overpaid caucus, the Cabinet, accepting the result of any dirty Intrigue carried on by Ministers "behind the Speaker's Chair" as too sacred for criticism, sneering at any independent man from Plimsol and Cowen, and Bigger and Parnell, to Grayson as an office-hunter or place- seeker who bss been unsuccessful In his quest���these are the ways of the capitalist House of Commons; which exists in its present shape solely ln order to sanction by sham democratic vote the sweating and swindling, the adulteration and brutality which are the indispensable adjuncts of the capitalist system and capitalists. The House of Commons of to-day Is, above all, a capitalist Institution. It Is snd must be, as at present constituted, the House of the Profit-mongers and Rent-Lords. It can be nothing else. The so-called representatives of the working-class, whether Lib-Labs, or Laborlsts pure and simple, are nearly all of them there on sufferance; permitted to put M. P. after their names' by arrangement with the capitalist Liberals. Consequently the "tone of the House," of which we hear so much, is Inevitably the tone of the well-to-do class, which has done itself the honor to be born ln order to "organize" the working class and batten upon its unpaid labor. ^ The Labor party as a party accepts all this organized chicane as quite natural and proper, grovels before the fetish of Parliamentary representation, and actually declares, by the mouth of Mr. Shackleton, that "it has no wish to embarrass the government." All the while hundreds of thousands of their own class with their families are perishing with hunger by no fault of their own, and the government which these men have no wish to embarrass is flouting their misery and chuckling at the reduction of wages it will bring about. Parliamentarism as at present carried on is a miserable fraud. Those who bow down to its rules and accept its decisions are, whether they mean to be so or not, traitors to the cause of the workers. The Irish party, when It really "meant business" In the eighties, showed what ought to ��� PHONE 126b\ tmmm. Fancy Groceries and Provisions. & T. WALLACE FURNITURE Carpets, Linoleums, Curtains, Blinds, Stoves, Go-carts. Baby Buggies, .etc. 10 per cent off for cash on Furniture. 700-708 Westminster Avenue, Harris Street. VANCOUVER, B. C. be done and could be done. If all the Labor members were suspended one after the othor, and then, having car* tied on a tremendous organisel agits- . tion throughout Great Britain, were to come back ln a boly to the House of Commons, backed by the people and were to demand their right of entrance, they would be doing something to esrn respect and admiration. It would show that they had some com- monsense and a little of the pluck I Grayson has shown. As it is, they Bonstitute a mere tail to the Liberal party���a tail which assuredly does not wag the dog.���H. M. Hyndman. The Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Workers' union have forward* ed a letter of protest to the secretary, - chairman and executive committee of the Labor party of Great Britain against the following Labor members of parliament: Messrs. Will Crooks, Philip Snowden, T. R. Richards, Chan, Duncan, D. J. Shackelton and Arthur Henderson. Who makes shoddy clothing? Who builds windowless tenements? Who murders by starvation and preventable disease? Who adulterates our food? Who causes sickness and race deterioration? Who sends our brothers to prison and our sisters to the brothel? Who pays us starvation wages? Who wastes money, and time, and energy? Who Is responsible for our misery and poverty? Looming large In two words the answer would come, 'The defenders of capitalism." Armstrong **�� Morrison Contractors for the New False Creek Bridges at Granville Street and Westminster Avenue, now in course of construction for the Corporation of the City of Vancouver. ��l These bridges will be supported on the first piers sunk by the Pneumatic Process in this Province. We Specialise in work of this class and magnitude. HEAD OFT ICE: 151 Alexa * i '��� IT' - Jv< Warehouse and Wharf: 151 Alexander St. 1145 Westminster Ave. 3 ������ When Patronizing Our AdverHzeri Dont Forpet to Mention tl III, H I l' I la.a��� ���4 ��. i. i V ��� ���"������ *j.'bsBSI '. . tow ' ��� . ��� THI B. C. TRADES UNIONIST, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. I Iv w R' �� *%. print * ��0. Stu. VANCOUVER, B. C. Dealers in Hardware Agricultural Machinery Saw Mill Machinery Bain Wagons etc. MERELY MERCHANDISE. Labor-Power Bought snd Sold in the Market ss s Commodity, Just ths Same ss Any Other Article of Trsffic. I wonder, when applying for a job, whether any of my comrades have ever been given food for thought when the boss says, "I will pay you what you are worth." The average wage- plug thinks that sounds all right, but to aome of us who know the way ln which capitalists' profits are made, It makes us smile grimly. We know that labor-power la a commodity bought and sold on the industrial market of the world, just aa eggs, or boots, or coal. Goods are sold on the average at the coat of production, and If that I ��� office: Orpheum Theatre PHONE 967 WILLIAM E. ELY General Preu RepcesenaUtive and Advertuing Agent *-V ORPHEUM GRAND CAMERAPHONE Mercantile Houses Also Handled la so, we know our labor-power will be paid for at the same rate, but when we realize that the wages, that Is, the price of the labor power, Is quite different to the actual worth of It to the capitalist, we are apt to say things. The' working class to-day get back on the average, in the form of wages, enough to buy the necessaries that will keep them fit to produce more wealth for their masters. In the cost of production is included also enough to enable some wage-slaves to marry and rear up a fresh batch to be exploited. Well, if goods are sold on the average at the cost of production, that is, at their real value, where does the profit come in? Here I want to say the law of supply and demand fix market prices, causing a rise and fall ln money values, but sverage for average It works oat to goodB being sold at the coat of production. Now, Into the production of a com-. modity goes: (1) Raw materials; (2) Wear and tear o; plaut. Including, of course, all the attendant expenses of running the same'; (3) Labor-power. No profit can be made out of raw material; full value has-to be paid for It, and ao Into the commodity goes the .cost of raw material. Wear and tear of plant produces no fresh value, only Its own value Is. added to the commodity. By that, I mean to say just that amount Is added to each commodity that will pay for the Introduction of new plant when the old is worn out. Now we come to 'labor-power which the wage-slave is forced to peddle for a living (such as It is). The capitalist buys this peculiar property* and having paid for it at its real value (its costs of production) uses it as long as he possibly can. He finds that after working two hours, say, the labor-power he has bought produces Its own value, but he, by virtue of "his ownership for the time being, keeps It working for another eight, we will say. Now we arrive at the point. To the commodity being produced has been added cost of raw materials, cost of wear and tear of plant, and now Is added the cost of the labor- power embodied therein. If this particular commodity has taken twp hours to produce, and also, aa we have supposed, two hours Is the necessary time to produce the workera wages, this article will now be sold at its real value. Our worker, however, having earned his wages, does not stop, but continues applying his labor-power for another eight hours, for which he receives no pay whatever. In that time ' four other commodities hevoheen produced; these commodities^ like the first one, are aold at their real values, that ia their cost of production; hat the' capitalist na*&>t paid the worth of tha UbOT-powe\*to him. although he Competition among the capitalist clasa demands ever cheaper production which sweeps the small capitalist and petty trader Into the ranks of the wage earner, thus causing greater competition among the sellers of labor power. Now appears the trust which eliminates competition and starts to apparently undersell any rivals, and the point is put forth that the trust cau rule the market and put prices up If it wishes. If this Is so, where does our law of "All commodities are sold .on the average at the cost of production," stand? It stands good, for the market controls the trust and not the trust the market, for If the trust puts its prices high above the cost of production for any length of time, It will force buyers of that, particular commodity to use less, the sales will decrease, and consequently profits will fall. On the other hand they may undersell a competitor for a time, forcing him to sell out or quit business, but immediately this happens, prices will rise to the average cost of production. In this system ot barter which goes on today, money being the medium of - exchange, the worker exchanges his labor power for the necessary commodities to keep him alive. The tendency of modern capital is then to decrease the necessary labor time In the production of commodities, so that more of the working day can be set aside in which to produce profit, and that is unpaid labor. All commodities exchange with each other on the average at the cost of production, and the thing common to them all by which all of them are measured, or by which their value is determined, is labor power. Without labor power being applied, no wealth Is possible. Commodities are of value then just to the amount of the necessary labor power embodied in them. Capitalists may exchange goods and make a profitable bargain thereby, but the trick of besting one another has nothldg to do with the worker who, whatever else happens, gets back on the average but wages to the amount that will maintain and perpetuate his labor power, from the surplus product of which all profits are made. Comrades, our sole aim is then to abolish the wage system, and for a worker not merely to get "what he Is worth" as merchandise, but to get all he produces. Hence we are working always for the Social Revolution. ��. jW 'BARTI.' ^ SOCIAL "BIRTH PANGS." has paid for tha production of It. He ia therefore, enabled to make ptoflts not by selling commodities above their value but at their real value; - - - .less a marked Improvement comes, the second winter will bring the pinch," says an old country writer, "aad^the question of finding ways and means of meeting the ease bide fair to he aa pressing with us as it has been in Germany and England. The diffl- _/ cult* Is old and world-wide; Its inten- 3ftaty la all that marks off the present crisis from those of ths past." Whan Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention ttie Trades A UNION SHOW ! UNION PEOPLE I AT THB POPULAR PRICES > "LE8T WE FORGET." ' m .! Last week's Winnipeg Voice comes out strongly in favor ot aome M.P. making a determined fight against the iniquitous law. taxing Labor and Socialist candidates 9200 for the privilege of placing candidates in the field for Dominion elections. Let's see, don't we remember reading an open letter in the Voice about six years ago, written by G. W. Wrigley, urging Mr. Puttee, then a Labor M.P., to put up a fight on this very issue. And didn't Brother Puttee scornfully reject the suggestion. Though rather late in the day, the Voice's present stand Is correct. But what M.P. will take up what Mr. Puttee rejected? Echo answers who?���Toronto Lance. Use Royal Standard AND Wild Rose Bread and Pastry Flour The Best That Money Can Buy & & ��� Made in it ��� ��� "ii n I I , ^PrAWra" ���a ��� .. ..< ... i > I ��� THI ������ C. THAMS UNIONIST. VAN00UV1H. slfHTIlH OOLUMIIA. Cut Your Coal Bill in 1-2 The Stove m+xzu, v ^ Without a Peer -4 Guar- ��� 'A r\ anteed *] We sre in a position to show you how you may reduce your COAL bill and add to your comfort. If this statement interests you, give us a call and an opportunity to 8HOW YOU. Forbes & Van Home Limited HARDWARE 'Phone 1701 52 Hastings St. W. Union Bank of Canada General Banking- Business Transacted SAVINGS BmANK--In- terest paid on, deposits t far times a year H*�� .v '���'������ -��� '���" .',' . aft- ' Bar *\t omtmrmro ^mm^mma a ^ano, ^���^p* * br.. <���*��� bibbnot,,-* ��j*a ��a established a of this Bank baa haaa it Prince Ri PROFIT AND LAW. ' There is more reverence for profit than there Is for law, and for that reason the Immigration laws are almost a dead letter upon the statute books. During every year many of the leading journals of the country fill their columns with lengthy articles concerning the damnable "white slave traffic," but regardless of denunciation hurled through the columns of the press, the trade in human flesh goes on and the dealers in virtue laugh at the puerile efforts of federal officials to mitigate the evil. The men and combinations that knowingly and with malice aforethought violate law, belong to the "higher up" strata of society, and obedience to law recelvea but little consideration when profits are at stake. The "higher up" element of society has a "pull" that make Judicial and executive departments of government move so slowly in the detection and conviction of crime, that our government officials have become a laughing sotck, and many have become so bold as to intimate that our public officials are beneficiaries of the spoils that come from the flagrant violation of law. The question of immigration has agitated the masses of the people for more than a quarter of a century, and the question today is no nearer a settlement than when the question was first raised in this country.���Miners' Magazine. INTERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 25, 1908. Editor Trades Unionist: -Enclosed herewith And pamphlet containing list of magazines and periodicals of general circulation, published under union and-non-union conditions, for the guidance of friends and supporters of. "fair wages, fair hours and fair conditions," issued by the International Typographical Union. . We will be pleased, to send a copy of this pamphlet to any trade unionist or citizen who Is a supporter of "fair wages, fair hours and fair conditions." The pamphlet contains a Hat of union and non-union publications, and it ia tor the supporter of "fair wages, fair hours and fair conditions" to make hie choice from the classification in such manner as in his judgment will best represent his principles. I will appreciate apace in your publication tor thla communication. Those desiring a copy of the pamphlet ln question will please address meat 635439 Newton Claypool building, Indianapolis, lad. With assurances of gratitude for esies extended, I am. Fraternally yours, JAMES M. LYNCH. L PORRIDGE AND WORK. The Census and Statistics monthly tor October estimates the total yield of wheat this year in Canada at 115,- 651,000 bushels, and Of oats, 267,651.- 000 bushels. This would he approximately 15 bushela of wheat and 38 bushels of oats for each man, woman and child in the Dominion. The bread and porridge possibilities ln thla stupendous crop are ample to supply the needs of the entire population of Canada for at least three years, hut thousands, aye, hundreds of thousands, will experience the utmost difficulty ln warding off starvation, while a veritable multitude will succeed ln doing so only by accepting that thieves' Insult known aa charity. An elegant hunch of commercial and financial swashbucklers and sneak thieves will make a aplendid profit out of the year's crop, though, thanks to the colossal Ignorance of that hunch of bipeds known as the working class. But come to think of It, things sre not produced to minister to human comfort, but to bring profit to the coffers of swashbucklers and sneak thieves. And the bipeds aforementioned nobly perform their allotted function In this delightful scheme. All they want 1b work. Too much bread and porridge might make them so fat they couldn't work and then how miserable they would be. Far better to retain the soul satisfying privilege of working than run the risk of fatty accumulation by eating too frequently and heartily. WARNING TO COAL MINERS. Miners are warned against going to Merritt, B. C, as the Nicola Coal and Coke Co. are posted as unfair to the U. M. W. of A. A ..opy of their rules is printed in another column. The folowing mines are also unfair, and miners are warned to keep away: City Mines Edmonton, Alta. Bush Mines Edmonton, Alta. Rosedale Mines Edmonton, Alta. Strathcona Mines Edmonton, Alta. Dawson Mines Edmonton, Alta. Frank Mines Edmonton, Alta. Alberta Coal Co Morlnvllle, Alta. A dispute is also pending at the Galbraith Coal Mine, Lundbreck, Alta. Manitoba and Saskatchewan Coal Mine, Beinfait, Sask. The American Hallway Association officially approves of the substitution of the telephone for the telegraph for the blocking and dispatching of trains. It ia known by all railway men that the telephone- la much less reliable, hut this fact la completely outweighed in tha minds of tha railway owners hy the fact that tho telephone la cheaper and can he operated by low-paid, unorganized aad comparatively unskilled (Iris, Instead of requiring trained men who must be paid higher wages and Who have a way of organizing for their own protection against tho companies' When Patronizing Our Advertizers tlons.���The Call. Dealers in let Cream and all Dairy Produce ��� a am Trt Mr OsHdess lea *| Brick* lir fit tatat| M CORNER PENDER ANPRURRARD 'PHONE 1306 & ���<al ���J m A local paper sees great possibilities In Mexico as a market for Canadian wheat, with Vancouver aa tha a logical outlet for the traffic, of course. Not a few Canadian workingmen and their families would this winter be pleased to furnish a market tor much of thla wheat If means could be de* vised to turn the traffic down the inlet to their stomachs. THE BEST Teas, Coffees and Spices in the City Are pub up by Wm. BRAID <& Co. VANCOUVER. B. C Mention tha-Iwa* Unionist ' WW. thi * c. TRAritaimfm^Mmmmrn* <^at*A. i ��� w ��� I ft m'. MB: :.���-��� \ ��� % Some Reasons Why Trades Council Secretaries Should Be Its Correspondents Thoa 8. Harold, a member of the Typographical Union, Lethbridge, Alberta, conducts the labor department of the Dally Herald and Is also the Labor Gazette correspondent for southern Alberta. Mr. Harold has vociferously applauded the efforts of organized labor In Canada, against the bonused immigration policy of the federal government. He has also taken the Salvation Army to task for the part it has played ln the brutal traffic in human lives. But Mr. Harold resents very much the statement that the Labor Gazette is. primarily, published in the interests of the government���or the employing class. The present name, "Labor Department," is a misnomer. It should at least read "Department of Labor and COMMERCE." The correspondents and writers of the Gazette are all asked to give information as to the labor market. The term "market" is only applicable to things bought and sold. Grain exchanges and agricultural departments keep the Wall Street manipulators posted as to the visible* supply of that commodity. The meteorological department keeps sailors and those interested informed as to how best to protect their property interests. The public works department takes over and assumes all the socially owned things there is no money in operating, such as canals, bridges, roads, etc. And so on, with schools, postoffice, judiciary, prisons, military, etc. Like all shrewd business men, the employers must keep informed as to the condition of the labor market, so that they can better keep their finger on the pulse of labor and take advantage of the "visible supply." On this score there can be no con sistent objection by the wage-earners of Canada. By their votes they hsve affirmed their desire to be dealt with as commodities. But here is where the rub comes in: The federal government's'policy Is to bonus and "pump ln" cheap labor. In its work it has the assistance of the Salvation Army and the British Columbia government. A pamphlet, Issued by the Dominion government, entitled "Canada," Is being circulated by millions In the old country, UNDER NO GIVEN DATE, showing the cost of living ln Canada. And here Is an extract from the pamphlet mailed to the writer by W. R. Trotter: "The returns were obtained from the retail shorekeepers, as well as independently by. the regular correspondents of the LABOR GAZETTE. in the chief cities of the Dominion, and they show the actual prices averaged during the past year for tbe classes of the articles named most in demand. The information thus furnished may be accepted as thoroughly representative of the present cost of living in Canada." Then follows quotations of the cost of living; all very alluring���to the unemployed, who are too useless to do anything for themselves or their class, in England���but a horrible delusion to wage-earners on the job ln person. The quotations given tor Britisn Columbia, for instance, in the esse of house rent, reads as follows: Houses���Per Month. Tenement houses in cities (4 rooms), from $6.00 to $8.00. Tenement houses in cities (6 rooms), $12.00. Semi-detached hous/es in cities (4 rooms), from $7.00 to $8,00. Semi-detached houses in cities (6 rooms), from $9.00 to $12.00. -1 - I Say Mother! look at them there Terminus Cigars. I aiders buy er minus" *-. tyars Made by A. Schnoter & Sons, at 52 Water St, and keep my money in Vancouver; and they are Union made by Vancouver Union Cigarmakers. ��� ��� .-�����,.... (4 16 Tenement houses In suburbs rooms), from $5.00 to $6.00. Tenement hoaaes in suburbs rooms); from $7.00 to $9.00. Semi-detached hoaaes In suburbs (4 rooms), from $7.00 to $10.00. Semi-detached houses in suburbs (6 rooms), from $9.00 to $12.00. Cost of fall board and lodging for workingmen in the larger towns, per week, from $4.00 to $5.00. A foot note reads: "All dwellings fitted with sanitary conveniences; houses without sanitary conveniences rather lower ln rent.1" Any wage-earner conversant with the facts knows fall well that the above Is simply s barefaced falsehood, calculated to deceive and misrepresent deluded Job-seekers. There Isn't a decent houae ln Vancouver, lit to live in, less than $15 a month, or $18 to $30, with any kind of modern conveniences. The prices quoted on board, clothing and foodstuffs sre equally misleading and untrue���st this time, whatever might have been the case say five years ago. In the face of such evidence, and "statistics" gathered by $100-a-year political favorites, can Mr. Harold conscientiously defend his position? The correspondents of the Labor Gazette, for the most part, are not men In close touch with the labor movement, but rather political favorites. The Trades Congress snd the trades councils of all Canada have been asking, for over two years, that the secretary of central bodies be made Gazette correspondent, the job to automatically fall upon the successor. But this hss not been conceded to labor by the government���as yet. The publication of the Labor Gazette Is good In principle and should be continued. But It must be msde of more reel statistical value. And to have any value at all, the information, so far as labor is concerned, must be furnished by men who know the labor movement, and are non-partisan and unbiased enough to give the facts. The "commerce" end of the Gazette can he safely left ln its present hands; the employers are looking after their interests sll right. W. F. OF M. DEMANDS HEAVY DAMAGES. President Moyer and His Organization Will Make Colorado Capitalist Hirelings Dig Up. Edmund F. Richardson, attorney for Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, haa gone to Washington to begin arguments before the United Ststes Supreme Court In a case in which Moyer seeks to recover $100,000 from James H If^lifWIr few-mut**' * Bulkeley Wells for his imprisonment ������i. ifr2.?Ua��& M&uiagp 'Barristers and Solicitors.. . 337 St W. VANCOUVER. B. C Telephone 1268 >:*m II at Telluiide during the Cripple Creek atrike. . * The suit waa filed, ln the* Federal Court, based upon the suspension of the writ of habeous corpus by Pea- body and other facta held to he contrary to the Federal Constitution. Moyer lost in the Federal Court. When the at ate legislature . convenes, another attempt will be made by the Western Federation of Minora to collect damage from the state for losses claimed to have been sustained in Cripple Creek during the Peabody war. There are now on file ln tho office of the state auditor claims of the Western Federation aggregating $540,000, but they have been kept in cold storage for three years. The claims are for property and personal damages, but It Is understood that only property damages will be asked for. These aggregate $100,000. President Moyer said: "We have practically decided to make a second request to the next legislature, but we will not know definitely tor several days. It la likely we will ssk only tor damages resulting from loss of property." " ������������������.M������M���MM-.���������M "The fate of the world depends on n.toto" ' muskets. A.C. BrydonJack EdwinB. PHONIES: Office, - - Residence, - ���* ��� Residence, - 1621 i Barristers & Solicitors i��ffiB Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Trade* Unionist '���'������ "��� W* . *>?.*&��� \ . ������ W THaTf, C Tf|#|^^!W��?WWr��ANCiPMyi��l. BRITISH COLUMBIA U pagan *m ^fWmlM^fj!**T^t*w^ __-, J .�� ; tSY How? Housekeeping is really a pleasure when you cook with Gss���ft costs no more than coal or wood, because it cooks in one-quarter the time. Use a Gas Stove Office and Show Room next door to Vancouver Opera House, Granville Street It Is Always a Pleasure to Turn on a tap, apply a match and there you are���a hot, clean, smokeless, rapid-cooking fire in s few seconds. Show Our Gas TWO-CENT PHILANTHROPY. Whatever may be said that is bad of modern civilization it must at least be acknowledged that It affords ample scope for a vigorous development of the altruistic spirit in the breasts of those who are afflicted with a heart- hanger for the alleviation of the human distress, snd a soul-yearning for the application of philanthropic salve to the raw spots engendered by the yoke of class rule and economic bondage. What a glorious vista of possibility is opened to the eager gaze of those whose souls thirst for a chance to prove the troth of the adage, "It la more blessed to give than to receive. ��� Brown Bros. & Co.. Ltd. Pot Plants, Palms, Flower Pots. Flower . Seeds, Lawn Grsss Seed, Vegetable aPaaiBBssBBaaaBifl a% ssasBsl aBBBBBB aa a*n 1 av ii. ii in, i ������;��������� Were It not tor the awful volume of poverty and misery ground out by capitalist civilization, the charity-monger would, Indeed, find a restricted field In which to develop the highly commendable bourgeois virtue of "sweet chsrlty." Were it not for the poor what soul, hungering for fame as a charity dispenser, could attain Its desire st the expense of a dollar and six bits worth of stale provisions snd an armful of cast-off rags? What altruistic longing could be satisfied, what heart-hunger for doing good could be appeased? In ihe larger centers of population thousands of the children of the poor not only go to school hungry, hut the parents of many are ao poverty-stricken thst they sre unable to provide the youngsters with a lunch for the noon hour. Every one at all acquainted with conditions ss they exist In modern cities of any size, knows this to he true. Few there are, however, who realise the splendid opportunity thus afforded for the cultivation of philanthropy and the altruistic spirit Those who are wise enough to discover the value of the opportunity and take advantage Of It, can succeed in lending generously to tha Lard without expend Ing aa undue quantity of esrthly elation." Whose health it la designed to protect deponent sayeth not, but presumably It 1b that of the cacklers that constitute Its membership. But however thst msy be the "Association" has somehow discovered that large numbers of school children In the city have little or nothing to eat, either morning, noon or night, owing to the poverty of tuelr parents. Immediately the association becomes not only a healtfi protective organization but one tor the promotion of altruism as well., The chief cackler devises a plan whereby these hungry tots are to be furnished with a noonday meal at a cost of two cents. Let It be understood that the two cents is not to cover the cost of thus feeding the entire bunch, but that magnificent sum Is to be expended upon each Individual child. The menu is to consist of soup, s roll snd butter. No reliable information is at hand relative to the fattening power contained ln a fbowl of New York soup, therefore we are not prepared to pass Judgment upon its merits as compared to the article of similar cognomen obtained ln a Vancouver gastronomical joss-house. If the New York article, however, be equal in quality and quantity to the Vancouver product, there is grave danger that the children will soon become so pot-bellied as to be as badly handicapped ln the pursuit of knowledge as a fat policeman in pursuit of a thief. And then on top of the soup foundation a superstructure of "one roll with butter." That is the limit beyond which philanthropy cannot go without incurring the danger of converting the charity recipient into a gouty dotard and the charity giver into a skinny counterfeit of a "lean and hungry look." The butter should be cut out, as a matter both of economy and safety. A gallon of New Orleans molasses can be obtained for the cost of a pound of rancid butter. It would more satisfactorily lubricate a greater number of rolls, thus effecting an 'Phone 255 IROYAL - (Eiimpatig Distilled Water Ice ���3 Corner Hastings and Burrard Streets ' a nc ouver . B.C. economy without detracting from the pleasure of the banquet. Such molasses as, perchance, stuck to the youthful digits could be licked off later on, thus furnishing a sort of mid- afternoon lunch without extra coat The first thing a charity humbug thinks of is soup. No further evidence is needed to show that charity and soup are synonymous terms. It is no mean achievement to be able to add to the time-honored charity meal, a dessert consisting of a roll and butter, without unduly Increasing the expense. The "Women's Health Protective Association" deserves great credit for solving the problem of how to make hungry children pot-bellied at a minimum cost. The Association should emblazon upon its shield an altruistic looking hen rampant, cackling to the world two- cent philanthropy. NOTICE. Notice to al organized labor, and friends of organized labor: Keep away from McClure Mines at Tasker, N. Dakota, as they have locked out their men for joining the United Mine Workers of America. The men had to be moved away from there as the company got an Injunction against them. JOHN R. GALVIN, Vlce-Pres. Dis. 18, U. M. W. of A. *�� i ��. ,k .-...��.-**."��. -.*��� ��� In the City of New York there If a lmma^of ancient pullets knewn Health Protective TO HOUSEKEEPERS I] If you would like to spend less time in your kitchen and woodshed, and have much more time for outdoor life, recreation and pleasure, look into the question of doing your cooking with a Gas Range. Telephone your address to our office snd we will send a man to measure your premises snd give yon an estimate of cost of iiistalling the gae pipes, , m m \M ���n Wben Patronizing pur AtjyerUzers Do ��� ������ . >>-���-; iBbhH fWmm*Wm**M ��� ��� a'" JR.: ' bbbWS^ Mm'* mi-��� ' MW\ ���Hy. < _W��v' . ��� ��� ... ,\i r ���. . ., . ��� THI B. C. TRADES UNIONIST, VANCOUVIR, BRITISH COLUMBIA- \ ��� , ��� - , , ' - The Trades Unionist Issued by the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council. Published first week ln every month. Subscription Price, $1.00 per annum; 35 cents to unions subscribing in a body. Mailing list, news and correspondence columns ln charge of Vancouver Tradea and Labor Council, to whom all correspondence should 4>e addressed, Labor Hall. Telephone 1380. Advertising patronage the property of 8. J. Gothard. Advertising rates will be supplied upon application. P. O. Drawer 1239. Telephone 2258. Contributions are solicited from correspondenth. elected by their respective unions, to whom they must be held responsible for contents. VANCOUVER, B. C, JANUARY, 1909. The. free text books in British Columbia are all right as far as they go��� bat they don't go far enough. A "fair wage" Is the market price of labor power, determined by the number of men seeking a job. No man Is justified in meekly allowing himself to be starved to death. Tbe death of a rebel Is at least manly, and an honor to his class. Whatever became of the libel suit initiated by Frank 11. Sherman, president District 18. U. al. W. of A^ against Ralph Smith, M. P. for Nanalmo? �� a ' Charity will not solve the problem of the unemployed. Not until production is carried on for use instead of-profit csn the workers have access to that which means life���a job. From a careful reading of a recent magazine article on "How Socialism failed in China" we reach the con* elusion that it failed chiefly becauae It waa never Introduced there. tion of preaent society is impossible, and because the spread of the recognition of this fact and the possibility of hastening social evolution will be recognized by the working class. Tbe solution of the white plague lies ln abol8hing the factory and industrial system thst gives it birth. The blsck plague of capitalism must first go. Cause removed, there will be no effect. Generally tbe "self-made" man who prates the loudest about his early-day hardships, obstacles, etc.. is the first to rush to a lawyer to get a will fixed up bequeathing to his children security against the "incentive" to becoming self-made. Class Instincts are not susceptible to a logic that puts their interests in jeopardy. Press dispatches announce the sailing of 200 more Chinese for Vancouver. Whether they are to be bonused by a six-months' free public school term in this city, or are ��to pay the $500 head tax, is not stated. To the thousands out of employment ln Western Canada this addition to the labor market will further emphasize what they voted for last October. If the Employers' Association acquires Its Information as to the purpose and function of trades unionism from the "Identity of interest' 'twaddle expounded at meetings of tbe Civic Federation by Sam. Gompers snd his like, then it Is not much wonder there are so many traitorous "labor" politicians safely landed In the payroll of the enemy. There are at least 5,000 qualified though unregistered wage-earners disfranchised for the coming municipal campaign. Among these will he found the loudest advocates of an eight-hour day for civic employees, directly or Indirectly employed. Any wage-earner paying $60 per year rent Is entitled to registration���after the preaent election is over. Wise wage-earner! A loftier conception of the labor movement than a program which makes no provision for all wage-earners must be adopted by organised labor. If there are not enough jobs to go round, let's divide np���the hours of labor. If thla cannot he accomplished under the present form of property ownership, let's change the ownership. A strong militant enemy always receives more consideration and respect than a weak, vacillating friend. Thla is also true of political parties and accounts tar the legislation already secured by tha Socialist party in this I******* 'ii^yJiimm:***X.m**m Thla ia remarkable proof ��� ��� ��� The fear of Socialism has already abolished the fear of old age in Germany. It will do tha same In England There la not much chance of Ralph Smith taking a chance on reopening Nanalmo constituency, cabinet or no cabinet The last campaign was too close a shave. Smith's record of votes in Nanalmo Is something like an Inverted pyramid, over 800 first time, over 600 the second time, less than 400 the third time, (?) next time. Secretary Draper of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, states that the response of unions to the call for assistance to defray the expense of keeping a representative���W. R. Trotter���In the old country, Is not as substantial as last year. The necessity for funds to follow up the work, well begun, with beneficial results, should be self-evident to every unionist. Western unions, which are specially affected by the- huge Importation of job seekers, should dig up without delay. Better dig to live now, than later live to dig. All eyes in the labor world are turned toward the anthracite mining region, as It is believed that the next great struggle between labor and capital will occur in Pennsylvania. There is no sign of a probable amicable adjustment of the demands made by the miners, who want increased wages, the 8-hour day, recognition of the union, and also that tbe union dues of members be deducted from the pay envelopes of employes by the companies. The anthracite barons declare that they will not yield a single concession, and ao It looks as though there will be snother general suspension of anthracite mining next spring. It Is not enough that the editor of the District Ledger, Fernie, impress his readers of his own wisdom and tact. He must convince others than himself snd allow them to partake of his wondrous knowledge. The Western Clarion contains more of value to a wage-earner In one Issue than Editor Stanley hss given evidence of in his whole life. But, of course, when it comes to "socialism, and how it Is being abused by Its comrades," Mr. Stanley must be accepted as probably the greatest authority this far west���excepting, probably, his own authority. Root. Blatchford. Verily, a little knowledge la a dangerous thing. r\>: The completed roll of the labor organizations of Germany, which has just been made public, reveals the fact that the German Metal Workera' Association Is the larger labor union ln the world. The total membership of thla body, aa indicated hy the returns, la 385,075, of whom 14,972 are women. Thla represents a membership of some 6,000 mora than tho United Mine FULL COURT ON UNIONS' STATU Union Men Csn Legally Refuse Work With Non-union Man la British Columbia. For a time at least, in British Columbia, union members can limit admission to their organizations to whom! they like, and refuse to work with nonunion men���when they have the power to do so. This was, ln brief, the ruling of the Full Court laat week* Chief Justice Hunter delivering judgment la tha case of Graham vs. Knott.. The latter Is the secretary of the Stonecutters' Union of Victoria. In effect the decision relieves any. trades union of liability to an applicant who refuses to submit to the teat for admission Into the uhlon, and fails to secure employment aa a result of his refusal to comply with the union's conditions. The unions may even force him out of employment by threatening to strike, as it did In this case, and yet commit no actionable wrong. The union's successful appeal waa from the recent decision ot Judge Lampman, who held that the union had committed an actionable wrong**-* when It served notice Upon Graham's employer threatening a strike if ha were not dismissed. But the Full Court holds that a union may go this far. "It cannot be disputed," saya tho chief justice, "that a body of workmen may, for the protection of their lawful trade, and the promotion of their Interests, associate themselves together and prescribe conditions for the admission or rejection of others to their association. If any condition appears to work a hardship by resulting in the rejection of any applicant, there ia no remedy by which the body can be forced to associate themselves with the applicant. Indeed it would be futile to attempt such a thing aa that would be in conflict with the undoubted right of all persons to choose their own associations." With this Justice Morrison and Mr. Justice Clement agree, the former adding: "I see no evidence ln this case ofJMi unlawful or malicious combination* Trade unions can lawfully strike Work within certain defined limits, and they can refuse, like any individual, to deal with others they do not care to have dealings with, always provided that they do not break any contracts with them." The decision goes much farther In the support of the principles of trades unions than any previously given,by the Fall Court, i It is unlikely that Graham, the Eng- Hsh stonecutter, who refused to submit to the Victoria onion's unfamiliar ��� that votee for Socialism sre not "thrown away* Germsn Socialists Workers of America, tho second body teat' W,U carry the caae to a higher . Of rather working class political and Industrial rule, for tho never yet acquired political power, but In existence. Tha Metal Workera' As- court- soclation Is one ot tha closest knit or- word Socialism ahould not properly be have slresdy schleved a mighty and ��~v.��w���� ~ *��~ ��- **.�� w����� ����������. ��.- applied to S future aoelety, wl)] come beneficial measure. The same lesson ganliatlona of its kind. It ia also one Tho Lemieux act changed tha vote at tho logical outgrowth from capital- la being demonstrated ln a provincial of tha groat political forces of Ger- ot many a railway man in Yale-Carlr hjm. It will come becauae a continua- aenie is British Columbia. many. boo.-Greenwood Ledge, When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Trades Union i,: - . ���HMV-.-^aMMtotoiiaatrtNl aaaa i ���HT' THI B. C. TRADES UNIONIST. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA it. TRADES UNION DIRECTORY Officers-Where they meet, when they meet Secretaries are requested to notify Prats Committee of change of Officers and Addresses. Union Cards inserted for $1. per month. CANADIAN TRADES AND LABOR ^CONGRESS. -MeetH IhI and 3rd Thurs- lay In Labor Hall. Pres., It. Parm Pettipiece; Vlce-Pres., J. A. Aicken; Gen. Sac., H. Cowan. Labor Hall; Sec.- Treas.. A. It. Burns, Labor Hall; 8tatl��tlciun. H. Hollars; Sergent-at- arms, 8. Kernlshan; Trustees, W. W Sayer, J. J. Corcoran, P. W. Dowler. TXOTOMU. tsades ajn> labor OOraOZX,���Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month. Officers: Wm. McKay, Pres, Box 507; W. H. Qlbsun. Vlce-Prea., 2����. Douglas 8t; L. 81- verta. Secy., Box 302; A. A. Argyie, a Treas., Box 302; A. Herbey. Bergent at-arma, Chambers 8t. Executive Committee: Pres. McKay, 8ecy. 81- verta, J. Fraser, W. H. Qlbaon. J. The T. snd L. C. of Canada Is the legislative expression of organized labor throughout Canada. It has an affiliated membership of nearly 150,000 unionists. At the Halifax convention in September the much-discussed Lemieux Act came ln for considerable criticism. The disposition of the subject was the adoption of the following resolution: "That the trades lmmedl- atley affected by the Lemieux Act, and which are affiliated with the congress, be requested to submit to the executive council of the congress the necessary amendments to make the bill effective, from the working class standpoint, and that the congress executive ho instructed to obtain these amendments to the set, and that In the event of the government refusing to grant these amendments, s referendum on the advisability of repealing the act be submitted to the tradea affected hy the act, and that the congress pledge Itself to sblde by the result of that vote." A Federal Labor Union of Laborers Is being organised at Calgary. Noel Abobtt has been elected as secretary pro tern, and A. J. Browniug, president. Application for a charter will be made to the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. The congress only forms organisations in localities where none at present exist, hsvlng no International union with which to affiliate. .. av a iiwii i ���Meets every Friday night at 8:30 o'clock Chas. Davis, Secretary and Business Agent, 1&& Hasting-* SL 1-. Hall for rent suitable for aocials, dances and societies. 1 rATIOWAL BEOTHEEHOOD OF aJBOTBICAX WOBXESB, LOCAL imOW MO. aia���Meets ,2nd and .th Tuesdays. Labor Hall. 8 p.m. H. W. Abercrombie. Prea., 143 Qore ave; Qeo. Jenkins. Rec-Sec., Epworth, P.O.. B G: II. H. Free, Fln.-8ec., 2210 West- minster ave. > \%K AIOOU7B1 UMXOM MO. aaa���Meets in Labor Hull Mat Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. Pros.. H VV. Hunt; Vlce-Pres.. K. P. Pettipiece: See.-Treas., H. C. Benson. DOS if. (Hours at hendiiuarters. Labor Hall, 4 to ��� p.m. Monday: 4 to & p.m. Tuesduy. Wednesday, Thursday Sid Friday. Executive committee: J. . Qulnn. J. W. Kills, J. Q. Hunt, W. LIU i'lH . Qulnr Bffry. I AMD IsCETAL 1 LOCAL 007���Meeta 2nd sad 4th Wednesday, Labor Hall, Homer St.: C. H. Lewis, Pres.; Frank Mahoney. Sec. 314 Cordova 8t W. I1UHDBT ATIOWAL MO. 10����� Pres- J. A, loberts. Meets Labor and 4th Thursday at 1:00, p.m. each month. .���,.,.', .,��;���" UB MO 070���Meets Labor Hull, 1st and Ird Sunday at I p.m. . :30 p.m. Prea, G J. Ryan; Fin.* . Geo. W. Curnock, P.a Box 424, Phone IS*, cfW3 Arr^ 490 > mm^.Ojr'^m.Q. ght, room a* -~*y Ingleald. JCwnW.e *L$& ���-Meets every Monday hards st; > J. J. Corcoran. Sec.-Treae., P.a Box ;-4 Little. Pres., 520 Richards Corcoran, Sec.' Geo. Williams, Secy, .'V .if- ��� ��� ������ V lee* SiX Bobaoa 84;vA :*m2o&^& u oft 8Kl m " Sixth Avenue w~", ��� '��� PHONBI90O : t�� Aa; ia. ��.�� M<a>M, I'MVV��I'mm�� J ������ ;ld>. I^Di>^ Vancouver Daily World, wUcj^nmiJVA. Page for Wage-earners" every Satur- day^cxiwlticted by.R. P. Pettipiece. The,Vancouver;World '.contains a certain element of fashionable aoelety ^lengthy.artldtt describing tho moral known aa the "Smart Set," it Is almost ii depravity ^bt thicjhinowo la debauch- considered a matter of brilliancy upon Xing whita^|iria;;whlle lamatas o< iheir the part of a pampered swell in the *opfam mm&Tm Chfniai uojm aaore social whirl, to bo able to boast of ^expert In bringing about tha downfall conquests that puts tho brand of shame %ot maidenhood than tha diamond-deck- upon tha brow of woman. Tho blushed Amerlcsn aristocrat who has had leas Eves In dona of shame In ovary tho benefit of a Chrlstlsn education, city of this 'nation pout tha accusing Tht American libertine In wrecking finger at American villains who gloat tho virginity of girlhood can give the over their hellish accomplI..unents.-- and apedea. Among a Mlaer.'Magaalne. When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to \\ iUWAYSWARMATf !! VANCOUVER^ 1?, lj, puc ; 15. 25. 50c The great atrike of the shop employes on the Canadian Pacific Railway haa been declared off���lost. While the shopmen were fighting desperate-' ly to maintain their organization and decent working conditions, the engiu- ->rs, firemen, conductors, trainmen, etc.. worked with scabs Imported from tbe states snd from Europe, and thus by keeping trains moving aided to break the strike. It Is only one more Illustration of what a vicious, not to Bay downright criminal, scheme craft autonomy actually Is In practice. Here's another example: After four years of hard fighting from the. Mississippi river to the Pacific coast and from the Ohio river to the gulf, the machinists have been compelled to abandbn their strikes on the Santa Fe and the I,. & N. railways. The engines snd cars built and repaired ln the rail* way shops by strike-breakers were hsuled over the roads by members of tbe old brotherhoods without the slightest objections. No wonder that onlookers become disgusted with such " "unionism." Some union cards cover a multitude of sins.���Max S. Hayes. Capital is a purely passive factor In production, Nature and Labor are the active factors. Nature gives her services free; therefore, all exchange values are the rightful property of those ���and those alone���whose labor produces them. The logical conclusion Is that every farthlng'a worth of real exchange value contained ln the so- called accumulated wealth of the capitalist class belongs to labor, Dominion Garbolineum Works Creasoated Timber and Wood Block Paving COAL HARBOR Vancouver, 8. C. ..'������ -. 1 M m ��� t .ionist tt ' THE B. C. TRADES UNIONIST. VANCOUVER. BRITISH COLUMBIA. m ft .'. JV - < P':'i . 1 a ��� * DRINK Rainier Beer > ��� Not the Common Kind, but More Commonly Uued than the Common Kind Pacific Bottling Works DISTRIBUTORS PHONE 783 r . * ��� o "Jack Mortimer missing!" "Mortimer probably drowned!" "Mortimer's body found In Red river!" Such were the shocking messages hastily passed from Up to lip among Socialists snd union men ln Vancouver last week. And though no details are to hand even yet. It Is certain John T. Mortimer Is no more. Thst he Is dead may be true; but his life will long live and be cherished In the memory of labor. It was the severest blow to comrades and friends recorded In tbe Canadian Socialist movement. In earlier days Mortimer was an active trades union exponent at Winnipeg, and filled almost every office within the gift of organized* labor, being once a delegate to tbe Berlin convention of the Trsdes snd Labor Congress of Canada, and also President of Winnipeg Trsdes and Labor Council. Shortly after the organisation of the Trades and Labor Couucil in Winnipeg. Mortimer was sent as s delegate from the Tailors' Union. He was at once recognized as a young man of ability, and Harry Cowan, secretary of Vancouver Trades and Labor Council, had the pleasure of nominating him for office in that body. From that time he commenced to play an important part In the deliberations of tae labor movement. Mortimer organized tho first Independent political action movement In 1 Union Men Patronize Cafe 106 Hastings St Vancouver, B. C Everything; strictly flrst-clsss. Prices moderate. Always open. First-class music in attenclance. All IWoo Hp THE FEDERAL PRINTING OFFICE. At the Instance of a New Westminster unionist, the Mowing self-explanatory correspondence Is reproduced: "Indianapolis, Indiana, Nov. 25, 1!)08. "R. P. Pettipiece, Organizer, Vancou- ��� ver, B. C.'. Dear Mr. Pettipiece: ��� Enclosed herewith ia a copy of communication received from President Powell, of Ottawa Typographical Union, No. 102, which Is self-explanatory. Fraternally, "JAMES M. LYNCH." (Copy) "Ottawa, Nov. 22, 1908. "Mr. James M. Lynch, President ITU. "Dear 81r:��� Your letter of November 19, addressed to E. W. Raper, financial secretary of No. 102, containing copy Of letter written by Mr. R. P. Petti piece, has been handed to me with the request that I answer it. "ln regard to the 'Labor Gazette,' It has not been printed in the Govern* ment Printing Bureau for the last four or Ave years. It is printed at the Ottawa Free Press job office, a concern which Is union throughout, and Is entitled to the allied label. "There are no allied labels In tho Government Printing Bureau, for when it was declared an open office, or rather when No. 102 expelled those who worked there for refusing to pay their just dues and assessments, I waited upon Mr. Mc Mahon, the su**<; perintendent, and requested the labels, ;^ which were given up to me. Fraternal- '$' ly yours. XSlgned) MICHAEL POWELL.* ��������* made forwent friends and hitter political enemies. At thla time, 1903. he became Interested In the Socialist movement and. soon joined the Socialist Party, later becoming one of Ita moat untiring workera and faithful exponents of Its economies. As one of the Socialist Party candidal vs here he polled 1360 votes In a provincial election. For domestic reasons Mortimer returned, to St. Vincent Minn., the home of Mrs. Mortimer and three small children, where he met his tragic death last week while crossing the Ice on the Red river, near his home. He waa on his way to the station to catch a train for Winnipeg to address a meeting for the cause he loved and fought for��� especially during the recent federal campaign at Winnipeg. Mortimer waa of British birth, a Scotchman, about 34 years of ago, and had a future ln the labor movement He had Intended to return to Vancouver In April. A brother of Mrs. Mortimer la now a resident of tho city. ������' Labor suffers a good many painful ' and discouraging reverses, aad this ���' has been one of them; hat It Is tho '��� duty of those left on tho social battle- 4 Held to 'close up tho ranks;" develop I more Mortimers; front to tho enemy, < and with renewed vigor and determlna- ;;��� tion posh on for tho overthrow of tho i reign of Capital, and hasten tho day .vwhen there shall ho neither master Or * stove, bat an international brotherhood �� of industrially free men and women. 3*r. A comrade has fallen! < Bat the* 'f cause he ttood tor goes oa to victory! R.p. p. i Robertson Godson e: COMPANY, LTD. H 1 aj Wholesale Plumbers Supplies, Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves, MOtaiB, eic. ; 38 Hastings St East Capital lam "Destroying the Home." a One marriage out of every twelve In the United States terminates In the divorce court. Divorce is two and one-half times as common in t his country aa it waa forty years ago. Illinois grants more divorces than any other state ln the anion. Those are three of the chief facta set forth In a compendam of statistics on marriage and divorce which haa just been issued hy tho bureau of the census department of commerce and labor. v v^# john T. MORTIMBR.^^^- Winnipeg, as a result of which A. W. Puttee was twice elected to the fed* . ��� oral house. , ��� ��� ��� Blacklisted by employers; feared and hated by old-party politicians, ho waa compelled to. took a. living elsewhere. I* ' ' * . ,��*������ He cant to Vanwmver and* en* deavorod to lay low- for a time, hut at the Bolicltatlon of O. W. Wrlgley, * who was thoa assoclsted with tho writer, Mortimer waa Induced to re* wBSBj^pa Bassists* nsBs"*^^^a�� SBBWvS/aasB>uv mm&^mm \ a��v ' ��� -- .���..������������. Oa\^m^^tslsssa^ * *BB\ BBss.aB*asBa��**a4ak4i "* aooa.aocaino. A power? ��� ���*.. ��- MjJb-.i ���!���.��� i -_a lAJjva,**.������'.X jgyVr'A^ '����� l&&<*&&% ���: ��� ' 11.50 per day and np-**?r-Kt-;, _v. Special Rates by tha week 3* tfv"" American Plan 51* ���5 Outside Bright, Airy Rooms Free #4* 9& ������.'a .*-.* V. ���:.,. fox a iz^to**** riltBtTMl *&3&*$*&f*W Our Advertize Pont Forget to Iftfityn ttv;Ti^w#|af^^^ *.J-iSSB. Ml c��^s Hfiftzs*:* THE B. C. TRADES UNIONIST. VANCOUVER. BRITISH COLUMBIA. II **%,7 You Will Save I t Money by Visiting vOur January Sale ��� W.B. Brum mitt iverv B. C. *m*m*m K BROTHERHOOD OF BOOKBINDERS. Robt. Glockllng, president of the In ternatlonal Brotherhood of Bookbinders, with headquarters at New. York City, N. Y., was ln Vancouver a few days this week. President Glockllng la an old school trades unionist, and haa been mixed up In the labor movement for 30 years or more. While this is his first visit to British Columbia, President Glockllng la' no atranger to unionists, especially to old-timers here, Including George Bart ley and Harry Cowan. f.j At an Impromptu meeting of members of the allied printing crafts the president of the Bookbinders' International Union spoke Interestingly and Instructively of tbe recent A. F. of L. convention. Dealing with the bookbinders' big light for the eight-hour day. Mr. Glockllng expressed satisfaction with the progress throughout the West, and hoped the Bast would soon be In line. The eight-hour struggle was Inaugurated on October let, 1907. Ho referred to the situation at Akron, Ohio, where tbe binders have had 105 men and over 100 women out since . Jane 12th, 1907, a clash ln which the printers and pressmen are also In- :�� volved. A recital of the barbaric ^methods and tactics of the Employers' Association there against organised labor Illustrates, with Its allies, what a hypocritical pretence of truce exists���even when "harmony" supposedly prevails between' capitalists ' and laborers. President Glockllng gave the young- voters preaent a hit of sidelight aa to what packing a union card haa meant in Canada for tbe past quarter of a century, and briefly reviewed aome of the npa and downs. He remembered distinctly the time when the binders orgsnlxed in Toronto In 1870, their trials, several of them being pulled into court, which finally resulted In the demand for and the passing of the Trades Union Act ln Canada. The binders of Vancouver were greatly pleased to have President Glockllng here just at this time; several questions being disposed of which were causing some uneasiness. Most of the local members of the I. B. of B., with their "chief," adjourned to a little repast and enjoyed a couple of hours developing the social side of life. President Glockllng hss left for Victoria From there he goes to 'Frisco, then works back through the United States territory to New York. Relative to a published statement by the G. A. Roedde, Ltd., that President Glockllng had misrepresented the wages paid in Vancouver: Had Mr. Roedde been as "roedde" to first make inquiry as he was to rush into print, he would have known that President Glockllng was reviewing the international conditions���not local. And Mr. Glockling's statement is based on facts, not prejudice. In the last analysis an employer pays no wages. Every wage-earner earns���pays���his own wages and then some. That "some" is the price wage- earners pay for the privilege of earning their own wares. BBSS? The capitalists backed down in the Haywood case because we produced the goods, the credit for which belongs to our organization. They will yield more stubbornly in ti.e future. They will only back down ln the face of our display of strength. .A bluff will not count, it must be the real backbone, and the backbone of the Socialist party is its organisation.���Chicago Socialist. CORRESPONDENCE. Chauffeur.���Motor-drivers are admissible into the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Write Thomas L. Hughes, secretary, room 51, 147 Market street, Indianapolis, Ind. A more suitable name may be adopted st the next annual convention. TICE Con's 'ii, i i ii.,',,, .Hi niiipaai lii|iie<liniiii*ii'ai hit\.m[\4wmismmmmf'ii}��uii : ' ' i <���. *'\mAi f '��������� '��� j ' . 'Vv rg���-.���"��� ��� '!,* mmom.mai . . �����., ,.i : *��������� ���.- ��� i^tatff m/. . ������ u,s��>\',i; , P. O. Box 1503 .A'ClCrpOOBBs.�� a\"��� *wm - t" ��� Pacific Coast Pipe Company, Ltd, Vancouver, a3. C Water Pipe Systems of Water Works Installed for Domestic Supply, Power Development, Irrigation Plans. Estimates Furnished A local lnduatry using local m terlal and employing white labor * exclusively. BRITISH COLUMBIA NOTES. "Bill" Davidson, ex-M.P.. defeated Socialist party candidate in Kootenay last month, is spoken of as the likely representative on the same ticket for Fernie at the next provincial elections. Mr. Davidson is a member of teh district board of the W. F. of M. If he is chosen by the coal-diggers he will surely be elected. The Calgary Bye-Opener has again been shut out of the malls by order of the postofflce authorities. If the Eye- Opener Is fit to be publicly printed It is fit for the public malls. And the Calgary Typographical Union deserves commendation for its action In thla contention, at Its last meeting. That Ottawa censor needs considerable fix*, ing. HORSESHOERS' UNION. The newly-organized local of the Horseshoers' Union is making good progress and promises to become quite a factor in the Terminal City labor movement. It has some experienced members who will see that business Is attended to and the best interests of the union protected. At Its last meeting Organizer Pettipiece obligated all members and Installed the following officers for the ensuing term: President: James McDonald. Vice-President: Albert Lee. �� Secretary-Treasurer: J. Blckell. Recording Secretary: John Alexander. Sergt.-at-Arms: L. D. Craig. Trustee: John Ross. Delegate to Trades and Labor Council: John Alexander. Meetings will be held in Room 1, Labor Hall, every second and fourth Wednesday. The workingmen of Canada are also being made to suffer the effects of "unconstitutional" decisions. The high court of Manitoba has decided that tee "fair wage" scale, as enforced by the cities In Canada, Is Illegal. It was held that when a contract is awarded the contractor may malce hla own terms with his employes, regardless of wage acales. The decision was given In the suit of the city of Winnipeg against a contracting firm which refused to pay the scale the city agreed upon with the union.���Typographical Journal. CIGARMAKERS' UNION NO. 857. ������; The election of officers for the ensuing term, at our last meeting, resulted as follows: President: A. Heuft. Vice-President: R. Craig. Financial Secretary: J. C. Penser. Treasurer: 8. W. Johnson. Sergeant-at-Arms: M. Nugent. Trustees: J. Jones. O. Wood and It. Nugent Executive: W. Jardine, F. Jost, C. C Copeland. > Delegates to Tradea aad Labor Coua- A. af When Patronizing Our Murtfzari Doirt Forget to Mention the Trad* Unionist M ���.���: ��� s 1 ���i 1 09. Ym fmmtf ��� I M' m i- K3 avt i 1 ��� f*Y . ���av* *w: . ��� ��� THI ���. C TRADES UNIONIST. \ , v. . VANCOUVER. 1111X1111 COLUMBIA. fi-artt 'a The Big Cash tracers Headquarters for Groceries Only the best goods kept in stock Lowest Prices Save money by buying your groceries st Edgett's The Hi. Edgett Co., Ltd 153-156 Hastings St Telephone Exchange 187 Economic Determinism.���The Prot- estsnt ministers of Boston have organised a union along trade union lines. They will adopt a scale of wages, and are even discussing the appointment of a business agent. Low wages are responsible for this action. And on the plea that "It was unfair to the mother country to drain her resources," the Bishop of Ottawa of the Anglican church, declares against importing recruits for the ministry from the Old Country. He 'said that the time had arrived when the Anglican church ought to be able.to provide a sufficient number of clergymen from among Canadians and no longer go to the Old Country. It all depends on whose job. 1b at stake. I A PACKAGE OF DEFINITIONS. "Social revolution Is a complete transformation of the wonted forms of associated activity among men."��� Karl Kantsky. "Social revolution Is a more" or less rapid transformation of the judicial and political superstructure of society arising from a change ln Its economic foundations."���Marx. "By labor power or capacity for labor is to be understood the aggregate of those mental and physical capabilities existing in a human being, which he exercises when he produces a use value of any description."���Marx. "A slave is one who is forced to yield to another a part ot the product of his toll."���Vail. "By working people we do not understand merely the hand workers, but every one who does not live on the labor of Another. Besides the city and country laborers must be Included also the small farmers and traders who groan under the burden of capital."���Wm. Llehknecht. "Wealth la anything of limited supply possessing an exchange value." "Poverty Is Inability to satisfy one's wants."���Restelle. Votes for the International officers of the United Mine Workers of America, to hold office during the ensuing year, were cast on Monday last by about 150,000 members of the miners' organization in the United States snd Canada. The results of the election will not be made public until the annual convention, to be held in Indianapolis next month. If the Western vote had the deciding of the result. President Lewis would be re-elected ln a walk. a v Another coal mine ln Pennsylvania became the slaughter house for nearly 300 victims. A reluctance to spend a little of the profits for proper Ventilation Is the real cause "of the awful calamity. ~*\ Ben. Hanford, a New York union printer, twice candidate for vice-president on the Socialist ticket and a bachelor for forty-eight years, Is manned. I | We have Work Room Fitted Up With the "Best Optical Grinding Plant in the West. _____________ ��� j * ��� ���, Eyes Tested F*ee * Padmore's Cigar ^ . �� ar a . 1 I \ Where everything a Smoker Wants Can be Ufa* 1��0 HfpfAm m*AaTaa**Pjammt Had. - - Union Cigars a Specialty "939. I ft L9 JtlWNlG, Id Ml iii iii ammaaAiaamm&maam? BRITISH LABOR PARTY. Members of organised labor ln Canada will be interested in the composition of the British Labor party. It Is made up as follows: 181 Trades Unions 1,049,673 92 Trades Councils 22,267 2 Socialist Societies 473 1,072,413 Admitted since last convention. Miners' Federation of Great Britain 500,000 Total 1,572,413 The two Socialist societies are the Fabian Society and the I. L. P. One Socialist society���the Social Democrats���are still out of the Labor party. Originally they were ln, but withdrew. Last year they debated a resolution to "re-afflUate," which was lost. These are all paying tax to one head, while maintaining identity. The I. L. P. has an annual convention of Its own. Macdonald, Hardie, Grayson, etc., belong to the I. L. P. Hyndman leads the S. D. Blatchford la the nominal head of a body of "irregulars" known aa "Clarion Scouts," whose policy is purely educational. WHAT���AGAIN! 1 The two belligerent men raced other. "You're a^revaricator'- "You're a yellow pop!** "Fight!" shrieked a small boy. The curious crowd began to gather. "Come round the corner, where a 'bobby" wont bother us!" said, the prevaricator. And the two hastened to an empty plot, dogged by a crowd of bloodthirsty men and youths. Arrived, the prevaricator mounted a ��� wooden platform that waa not there yesterday, while the pup dived into a - box and extracted therefrom a bulging bag. Then the "prevaricator'* thoa addressed the crowd: "While the doctor gets out the packages of our magical herbs, to cure cancer, bunions, all eases, etc, I will entertain you with a few sleight-of-hand conjuring Fernie, B. C, organisation are circularizing labor to "keep away." No jobs for them. The circular does not Intimate where the unemployed are to The U. S. postofflce department for the fiscal year ahows a deficit of $16,000,000. The railroad companies that have mail contracts have tht--"de- The Western Federation of Miners la fast regaining Its membership In the Boundary district. The Granby atrike ' of a year ago gave it a temporary set- the aame conditions that unions once hiring them into being wherever there are wage-ei ��� CIGARS, J TOBACCOS and PIPES , ���:. a Peoev When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Trades ��� : ��� 'V ' ?fflt**(fm*P*l*'T<**^*t'' ��� i'rwr^*^3- r '������fl<Wfmj*m*i j , ��� THE B. C. TRADES UNIONIST. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. 1 ��� bj��mBb��bbbjbps. New Wellington AND Banff Anthracite BE A MAN .WHEN A MAN. Words of Advice to a Boy Arrived at Manhood���Appreciate the Chance Your Father Has Given You and Attempt to Repay Him by Being a Manly Mhan. Evans. Coleman & Evans a Telephone 226, Williams Block, Granville Street '* 88, Columbia Avenue Wharf ����� Bernard Shaw has published in The .' New Age a masterly defense of Victor I Grayson's action in preferring to walk \ out of the House of Commons and be suspended aa a Member of Parliament lather than acquiesce supinely in a policy of do notblngism in the matter I of the unemployed. Shaw points out oat forcibly that there are some : questions ln this world that cannot be settled by ordinary constitutional methods. At Its present rste of trans* acting business the English Parliament will get around to the question 'of the unemployed about 2500 A. D. Somebody had to make a dramatic and ; Violent protest, and Grayson was the in who did It Only two Mbor mem* 'bora of Parliament aupported hla action. If the whole Labor group had 'seceded with him, something might -have been done for the unemployed ���NOW. Grayson's action, while It has V>* ������ been censured by many, has the hearty support of Robert Blatchford, the author of "Merrte Bngland," as well'as of Bernard Shaw. "Grayson did not speak for himself alone, nor for the unemployed, solely," says Blatchford. "He voiced the common sense and So you are, twenty-one? And you stand up clear-eyed^ clean- minded, to look all the world squarely in the eye. You are a man! Did you ever think, son, how much it has cost to make a man out of yon? Some one^has figured up the cost in money of rearing a child. He says to bring up a young man to legal age, care for him and educate him, costs 125,000. Which is a lot of money to put into flesh and blood. But that isn't all. You have cost your father many hard knocks and short dinners and worry and gray streaks in his hair. And your mother���oh, hoy, you will never know! You have cost her days and nights of anxiety and wrinkles in her dear face and heartaches and sacrifice. It has been expensive to you. But��� If you are what we think you are, you are worth all you cost���and much, much more. Be sure of this: While father does not say much but "Hello, son," way down deep in his toujh, staunch heart, he thinks you are the finest ever. And >as for the little mother, she simply cannot keep her love and pride for you out of her eyes. You are "a man now. And some time you must step into your father's shoes. He wouldn't like sens. PRESSMEN'S UNION. ^ Th* Oyster &a? m -'-V'-V ' esfemrant ��* Tet 75�� Cor. of Carm.1 & if P. L. CerscalUn, * ���. Proprietor you to call him old. but just the same humanity of millions of British citi-^ ^ ftg young ag ne used tQ be You see, young man, he has been working pretty hard for more than twenty years to'Tielp you up! And already) your mother is beginning to lean on you. Doesn't that sober you, Twenty-one? Your father has done fairly well, but yon can do better. You may not think so, but he does. Ire has given you a better chance than be had. In many ways you can begin where he left off. He expects a good deal from you, and that Is why he haa tried to make a man of you.- ***< t\&$%fr&u Dont flinch, mOJl>&#-$.1$& ��� The world will try yon out, It will pat to the test every liber In you. Bat yon are made of good stuff.., Once. "Conditions In "the Pressmen's Union, have vastly Improved," writes International President George L. Ber* ry. "This improvement is due largely to the Improved trade conditions. The eight-hoar day campaign is practically closed, and is generally established over the continent. "The union went through a serious stage in the last year. Our organisation paid out more than $900,000 to Btrlklng members during that period. Thla aum had to he raised by a special assessment on the working members. of 5 per cent. >** I For yotir, ! Xtnas needs i goto I Chambers $ Furnishers to Men \ 40S Westminster Ave. ec< pay the freight. And your back debts to father and mother. You will pay them, won't you, boy? , How shall you pay them? , By being always and everywhere a man!���Grand Rapids Chronicle. The decision of the British Appeal Court that labor unions have no right to levy dues or assessments upon their members for the support of labor members of Parliament is a thrust by "vested wrongs" at the Labor party in that country. Though far from all that could be desired, it is by experience, facing* development in the direction of the revoutionary ideal and tends to compel unionists to become true representatives of working-class interests oh the political field. The body of John T. Mortimer haa not been found. Tracks from hla home to the hole in the ice were followed and, with a diver from Winnipeg and local volunteers, a diligent but futile search was made. The drowning occurred on Thanksgiving Day, after dark, within a half-mile of his home, and he was not missed" till four days later. The Typographical Union at Vernon, in the Okanagan Valley, la increasing in membership. Revelstoke, Enderby, Summerland, Keiowna, Pentlcton'and other smaller towns are under the jurisdiction of Vernon. Burt R. Campbell, an ex-Vancouverite, la the secretary. J A Typographical Union card from any country on earth ia accepted with* the load la. fairly strapped ^oa, your ^ out any Initiative fee by the I. T. U. Patrick McMullea, International sec young shoulders,yon will carry It.and*on this continent, and entitles the do* reUry of the Preasmen's Uhlon. was in scarcely feel it���If only!there be^thej posltor to all the rights, protection ��� ��� -?5 I :w Ki Washington. D. C, last week, looking after matters pertaining to hla organ* ��� ".."1 willing and cheerful mind. /^ . All hail yon, on the threshold! ltation. / ��� It's high time yon wore ���J1,1 privileges of the membership. Tailors' Union are the latest to ab.'tfline in this respect. 1 ������u* ,�����..��.,��-����������� ��� *1>, .. .a, nM> To the thousands eat of work ta British Columbia the fact that Hon.; R. G. Tatlow, who la now In England.;^, haa started a newspaper campaign tof>>! attract Intending* immigrants to^thla- province, should prove ������.,->*���.*<��������, PS BEST IN B C VG y v\ ^> -i\Jvi.% ���* 1.. i.*<.<i''��"V,N . *h��*? ���������'��� ��� i .4' J "��� ' ��� ��� ��� ��� . ' 18 THI B. C. TRADES UNIONIST. VANCOUVIR, BRITISH COLUMBIA. - 9?V cCrossan, Schultz & Harper SOME EXCLU8IVE UNIONS. BARRISTERS, ETC. Rooms 82 to 86 Imperial Block aao PINDER ST. Phone 2444 J Is your name on the voters' list? 1/ >* rfi ��� u- m Phone 18 CHAMPION & WHITE Dalian la SillsHi Mattrial, tic. Office: 939, 941, 948 Westminster Avenue Vancouver, B. C. East End Wharf, 941-943 West- * minster Ave. .#. West End Wharf, Burrard St and Beach Avenue. And One Must he a Member Before He Can Do Business. To preach, marry people and collect the salary, fees snd perquisites of the pulpit, you must belong to the Ministers' Union, the clergy, and carry a license card. To practice law you must belong to the Lawyers' Union,'the bar, and carry a padl-up license card. To practice medicine you must belong to the Doctors' Union snd carry a diploma card. If you own stocks and bonds, csn you go on the floor of the Exchange snd sell them? Not unless you belong to the Stock Gamblers' Union, the Stock Exchange. Do you see farmers on the floor of the Produce Exchange selling their grain and cotton? Not much. They do not belong to the Produce Gambler's Union. Do drovers sell their cattle and hogs on the floor of the Livestock Exchange? The nearest they get to It is the office of Sklnem, BUkem A Shark, livestock commission merchants, who sre members in good standing of the Livestock Gamblers' Union. The "open shop" Is a beautiful Institution only when applied to plain and simple work. When you are sure you are right then go ahead. The Canadian Rubber Company of Montreal, Limited Everything in Rubber ��� *��J��x��-+"iktt*-r��e'*'*'i' ��� '. ��� Of Fire Hoss snd Fire Department Supplies. In this Department we handle everything for the Fire Department; helmets, boots, coats, and all kinds of equipment for hose snd apparatus. Heavy Mechanical Goods Department. Rubber belting. Hose for every purpose. Packings, Valves, Gasket, etc. Light Mechanical Goods Department Pumps, Valves, Rings. Washers, Moulded Goods, Mats and Matting. Tire Department. Automobiles snd Carriage Tires. Truck Wheel Tires, and Band Saw Bands. Baby Carriage Tires. Druggists' Sundries Department.. ���.���1 Druggists' and Hospital Goods and Specialties Textile Goods Department. Rubber Clothing, Carriage Cloth and Testile Goods. Divers' Suits, for Submarine Work. Footwear Department. I of Ranker Boots and Shot * , j . , ' "Hl�� BONISED JOB SEEKEI V Advices from W. R. Trotter, representative of the Dominion Tradea Congress in the Old Country, just to hsnd, are of vital interest to organised labor, particularly ln Western Canada. "Colonel Lamb," says Org- Trotter, "has told sn Interviewer of the London Times thst the Salvation Army Is PREPARED TO SEND 10.000 EMIGRANTS TO CANADA NEXT YEAR." "This," caustically adds the writer. "Is 'returning to spiritual work' with a vengeance, referring to a promise Col. Lsmb made the Congress delegates st Halifax. "Col. Lamb also says be is 'much impressed' with British Columbia aa a field for emigrants, so most likely they are to be headed your way." It would be interesting to know whether the British Columbia government Is again sanctioning, recognising or assisting In this business. A pamphlet, printed and circulated ln thousands ln the Old Country by the federal government, entitled "Canada," is certainly the limit It is undated, and, to give it a much- needed sir of veracity, It states: "The returns were obtained mainly from the retail storekeepers, ss well aa independently by the regular correspondents of the Labor Gazette in the chief cities of the Dominion, and they show the actual prices averaged during the past year for the classes of tbe articles named most in demand. The information thus furnished may be accepted as thoroughly' representative of the present cost of living in Canada." Then follows quotations. For in stance, under the headings of British Columbia, coal la given aa |3.50 per ton. To British Columbiana paying not less than $6.50 to $7.50 tor aome years past, thla will Indicate how authoritative and "thoroughly representative" the pamphlet la. Rent, aa another illustration of downright misrepresentation, for six-room houses ia quoted at $9 to $12 per month. If there aro any federal officers, Salvation Army dealers ln human flesh, retail storekeepers or I -abor Gazette correspondents who can locate any at the above prices In Vancouver there would be Joy In tho wage-earnera' camp for a time. From $16 to $25 and even $86 would ho much more like a statement of fact. Other commodities quoted are equal* ly false.. <* ��� ���- All of which demonstratea aome of the tactics used by worklngclass-elect- ed labor-skinners in glutting the labor market of Canada. With voluntary emigration there, can be no fault found, except to mon* tion that it will not solve the unemployed problem; but bonused emigration should be stopped���at once, forever. Tbe federal government got a alight indication of how its Immigration policy 1b viewed ln British Columbia last October. v The British Columbia government will get a much stronger intimation from labor If Capt. Tatlow la allowed to run at large and continue hla dicker- ings with tbe Salvation Army and other cheap labor employment bu- t 'f reaus. _. i ' A good deal has been said by unionists anent tbe Trsdes snd Labor Congress of Canada and its declarations for "independent political action." This In view of the exciting events in which the labor members of Parliament have taken part recently In London, and the probable Introduction of. does not mean that the congress Is In , resolutions dealing with the ejection Itself a Political party The Poslta^ ^ fl ^ | of the congress Is neutral, in"����^^,Comillong for proteatlngaga.net its In- a. It. offlcer. moat appeal to ���U^|actfcm>;tne face of ^ vnmnAo^ tabor. The j*****^**^*^?^ tho ninttfannual conference of tho take, tho Initiative -^.^'H����l*ior party.Iwhlch will bo held In the .wage-earners of **m\mm*nmm��mi-ar^*-Hun ��t'|H)rtsmoiith oh Jsniiair master-hip * ^ ��� ^^^ tfth. and will loXUoTmZZ R fV. ���/ as*. Vancouver .��� . When Patronulnfl Our 403 Cordova St ���4VJ^��--4(SBa*��] art a .... -v- .-.v ... ���-���.*... <4��^'$2���� ;��� The social revolution la not a man-,A made scheme, hut the outcome of ages V of economic evolution.' Production la.;" no longer ail Individual act, but a so- ���'. . da! one. 'Tho anomaly that now pre* ' \��enls Itself Is collective production - and capitalist'ownership. Now tho "l-Snal act 16- complete tho revolution V demands tho overthrow of tho capital- j 1st ownership of the mesne of life, and lathis must bo the) work of the collective. ��� ��.*Mm*mm tmmmmWaVA&^ "MM ��*?���,>*. **i ��� vm. \.a ���**\iyuam*mWai&:Mji.:. aaaamaaaamaamaaaaam _____ aTOEl , ''%<��� -���m.4Alk ,*tKt* * ������ **E*Wj . ��� ��� i THI g. C. TRADES UNIONIST. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. ��� �����������.��� . ��� >���.���... II " '���. ��� .������ ������'..������'���;��� By Insisting Upon Purchasing Union Stamp Shoes You help better-Shoemak ing conditions. You get better Shoes for the money. You help your own Labor Position. You abolish Child Labor. Do not be misled By Retailers who say : "This shoe does not bear the stamp, but is made under Union Conditions." This is False.���No shoe is Union made unless it bears the Union Stamp. BOOT MO IMC WORKERS' UNION, 140 !�����������? SI., Bostoa, Mass. Johb P. Tobin, Pres. Chas. L. Baine, Sec.-Treas. THI agitator. His Plact in History���He Is the Msn Who Believes In Progress. There sre aome people who are bitterly opposed to agitators, and who. if they could only have their way, would eternally alienee them by process of aw, and some of these people are good people, too, and cal themselves Christians, though how a real down- light, honest, conscientious Christian can take such s position we utterly fail to understand. The agitator is to society what a stream of pure spring water Is to a pool: atop the flow and the pool stagnates, be cornea covered with scum and throws off ita deadly malaria on the surrounding air. It is the agitator that keeps society from itlng and imparls life to the com- ilty In which he moves. The agitator holda an honored place in history; In fact, the moat honored. Moses Iras an agitator. He dared to stand Out and agitate for better conditions for the children of Israel, and ho had to floe from Egypt for hie life because protested against the bondage of >Mu Elijah was an agitator, protested against the wickedness of Ahab and a corrupt court, and ho had to flee into the wilderness to es- mmmL, Jivi Bt Oa Xna Et. w�� |in every* thiea ws ess was m Uslas Labsi. Year trade iissiisfsslj BssssssssssBsssssssssBW sEMbsHW ijasJisaS BbBbrBIbAbBssI BMBBBBMHSa *m vsly g^^sgsgm B^awmSUSBsP-P al aithat state ssttUaa yes aa ess tichtt sa bVb pissa. cspe the vengeance of the King. Jeremiah in his dsy wss s notorious agitator. He was whst the modern capitalistic apologist would call a calamity howler; and agitator could be placed opposite the name of nearly every old- time prophet. Jesus Christ .was the greatest of all agitators. He came propounding a doctrine that would literally at urn the whole world right aide up, and he was hounded to the death and crucified by the representatives of the Jewish Church because he taught the doctrine of human brotherhood and the application of the Golden Rule. Paul was a mighty agitator, and he had for company the brotherhood of the Apostles. Oarrlaon was sn agitator when he protested against human slavery, and he was rotten-egged* and had many narrow escapes for his life. The reader of history Is aware that wherever tyranny has reigned, wherever right hss risen up to overthrow the wrong the agitator has always first got in his work. It is the agitator that always leads and swings aloft the hammer of the truth. The agitator is the msn who Is not content with things as they are; but desires to Improve them. He is the man who believes In progress and longs for better things and higher Ideala. It Is no wonder that wrong-doers in high places, that.corrupt corporations and unprincipled pol- IticraiJB decry and ' misrepresent the agitator. They know what his work moans, snd if the people were wise denunciations-from such a source should be the best certificate of character. To tho people Who have such a holy and unreasonable dread of the agitator we might remark that there ia one country where there aro no agitators, and which is known as China. China is tho stagnant pool whore all ia calm refoss and where no turbulent life- giving stream disturbs Snd agitates the) hoyst changing surfsce. What THOU 8HALT NOT KILLI" "Wanted.���Able-bodied, unmarried men, men of good character"; for what? Why, to learn the art of killing men; to learn how to shoot straight; to learn how to draw a bead upon their fellow-man and send him headlong Into eternity by a ball^shot straight Into his body by men of "good character." - The above was published by the United States government in a city where churches and bar-rooms flourish side by side. In a city where saloons are licensed in order to get money to run the city government. In a city where we take the revenue that we derive from saloons and hire policemen to club our sons, fathers and husbands for getting drunk when we have said amen to their getting drunk by permitting the saloons to make them drunk for a fee. Now, Isn't this one hell of a mess. How long do you suppose that an able-bodied man og "good character" would remain a man of "good character" after he had shot down a few of his brothers ln cold blood, and reai- 11���Unionist. cmfwyp shrdlu nup Ixed that these brothers whom he had killed bad never, never, never done htm any harm, and perhaps had he known them personally be would have loved them with a brotherly love. Do you suppose that we would have any need for standing armies and idle navies, If the workers of the world, who are compelled to fight tbe battles of the Idle few understood one another and realized that an insult to one was an inault to all? Ah, no, the swords would be beaten Into plowshares, and the manhood of tbe world would rebel at the thought of wars and the millennial dawn would glisten across the horizon of tomorrow, and "peace on earth, good will toward men" would be the living now. "When the workers of the world unite," and wake up to a realization that one set of toilers never had occasion to fall out with another set of toilers, and further realize that the interests of one is the interest of all, then wars and rumors of wars will be a thing of the past, and humanity will be hound together with a golden cord of love, and'never again will our children doubt the word of that great man of Nazareth, who, like a martyr that he was, died for the sake of teaching a lesson that Would burn the imprint Of manhood upon the brow of the unborn nations of the earth. Don't ring that old injunction of "Thou shah not kill" into the ears of your children until you rebel at the ballot box at the governments of the world sanctioning wholesale killing and condemning re- au China Is, Christendom would ho hut for the agitator, who auras to apeak tail killing.-Natlonal Rlp-Saw. \ ^Bngf^sww' ��� ********J*\ that you lhro tea land where tbe agitator Is s possibility. Dont forgot that aaita- ^**m^m99m^mat*a^tg ��� mrm**m w a��w* mjww ��soaaa���� way**** tion Is aft unfailing teulotttsft of Ills. Where there m no agitation there death nothing Trade Bulletin. District II, TJnitod Mine Workera of lit M. Langlry Satisfaction or Money Refunded Tailor Largest Stock of Imported Goods in Vancouver Suits Made to Order $20 Up V 322 Hastings St. W. Vancouver, B. C. mV Another batch of interior lawyers are heading for Vancouver. Must have heard of the voting aptitude of wage- earners here. The Royal Bank Of Canada Capital Reserve Fund Total Assets $ 8,900,000 , 4,300,000 46,400,000 Five Branches in Vancouver. Seventeen Branches in British Columbia. Savings Bank At all Branches up-to-date; No deUys���Prompt atten- tion to tho Smallest ���*��.������.'., . ��� .<\ *b.*5i Of c. f, I ) . I ��� ���-����� w .--���: When PatrtrnWrifl Our Adwtoer* Donf Fot��et to Mention tbe Trades Unionist ��� SftKSlHV ippspps gjjgigygyj^^^^^^ * ��� * _ i �� THE B. C. TRADB8 UNIONIST, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. x ��� . ��� ' international TJypo Tin/on The last annual convention of the International Typographical Union glveo evidence of progress, snd the "no-polltlcs" policy Is forever gone. From a copy of the new 1909 "Book of Laws," Just to hand, the following significant resolutions are selected: "That the International Union strongly urges upon Its subordinate bodies the necessity of providing ln their respective 'orders of business' for the discussion of the various phases of the labor question." That the local unions of the International Union in the various states and municipalities renew their efforts for the establishment of state and municipal printing offices under the Jurisdiction of local unions of the International Union." "That aa far as possible all subordinate organizations' be urged to secure appropriate lots in the local cemeteries, wherein may find repose such members ot the craft as drift into the 'great beyond.'" "The International Union was the first nnlon to demand that equal wagea shall be paid for the same work to both aexea ln any union office. Recognising that industrial evolution haa driven women in ever-Increasing numbers Into the trades and profes- 20���Unionist. cmfwyp nupju slons until they constitute a large percentage of the wage-earners of the country, we believe they should have the aame right to vote as men for the better defense of their industrial position." That subordinate unions, ln entering into agreements, are instructed to secure the eight-hour workday in preference to the forty-eight hour week, or any plan that permits of the time gained being deducted from any one day, to the end that the spirit of the shorter workday movement may he observed." The International Union emphatically endorses the sctlon of subordinate unions whoae scales place all com- ' posing room employee on an equality.** ���'The International Union will use Ita influence and energy in discouraging aiders it good policy for local unions to provide opportunity for their members tp learn the operation of typesetting machines." The International Union, ln convention assembled, hereby gives Its most cordial endorsement to the Woman's International Auxiliary, and urges all delegates snd members of subordinate unions to lend every encouragement to the women in their undertaking. It is tbe sense of the International Typographical Union that officers and members of local unions aid and encourage the organization of woman's auxiliaries." "That, as there are a large number of secret and fraternal organizations that do not use the union label on their printing, members of subordinate unions request organizations of which they are members to have the union label appear on all printed matter." "That the International Union renews Its demand that the label shall appear upon all text books used in the public schools, snd subordinate unions are directed to appoint committees to work with that end in view." ��� "That local unions are* urged to Use their Influence to have public libraries in their jurisdiction use as far as practicable books bearing the label." "That the organization of label leagues composed of delegates from all labor unions, and organized on the lines of central bodies, as illustrated by tbe Union Label League of Denver, for the purpose of advancing the interests f all labels recognised by the American Federation of Labor, be endorsed; and that the International Typographical Union recommend to all label appear upon pglnted matter." The InternatlonaJ l|nlon urges upon all members the advisability and necessity of ���subscribing for the labor press (If any'exists In their Jurlsdic tion) ln a bod/and render further support, such as the, patronizing of Its advertisers to tho exclusion of others, provided alao that unfair firms or merchandise is not advertised in its columns, to the-erM that the valug) of its columns aa an advertising medium may be fully anprecfated b% the friendly business element of .Its cogamunlty." "Local unions are urged to sdopt, ss far as possible, measures tending to emphasize to apprentices within their respective jurisdictions the Benefits snd advantages of unwavering fealty to the International Typographical Union, to supply free of expense to advanced apprentices Tbe Typographical Journal; to organise societies of apprentices and conduct occasional meetings of such asBfietleg, at which ��������' a ���______ ��� DEMAND On All Printed Matter. ����� ��� ���s WILL RELEGATE BURNS. John Burns, who waa looked upon at one time aa the "labor loader*' of England and as a champion of the rights of labor, haa torn off hla mask and demonstrated that his loyalty Is with the class thst live upon too "lav- ery of the Ill-paid toiling millions. Bums haa been flattered snd netted by the class of privilege, until he Is now badly afflicted with what la com* monly known aa "expansion of tho ' local officers should address Hhe mem: _put." The laboring people of England have concluded that It is absolutely ���'���;��� bers on varied subjects of interest* and Information." Secretary ot War Wright announced some time ago that he waa in favor of increasing the, standing army of the United States. vNow, in his annual re* port to Congress,, be Is to make the recommendation official and definite. The nature of the proposed increase fully Justifies our supposition thst the measure Is Intended.; not so much to strengthen thOtilll^'Stftfise.'for possible* war urlt^BMUl^tlons,- necessary to remove the swelling from Burns' head, and tho most effectual remedy la hla relegation to political oblivion.���Miners' Magazine. ' ���'-' . The Pacific coast building trades' unions report little more thsn half their membership steadily employed. . war strengthen to capita!- The traffic earnings of the C. P. R. for the first week of December increased by $9000 aa compared with tho corresponding week a year ago. Tho ; a . - m-ES*_T ./ _T1 increase in the earnings of its em- * laW^^>' Zf'*1* * Pteyes-more partieularj those of the any popular dfrtlttwancSs that may rc- ault from IBs ao%*f*y oMhe workers. |he tyranny atf*fcw> #ssssssing Mu snd tho abuse off Judicial and other sotStuaienta, Bswfrs ta tho interest sfU��oa#itsflata^-^4m Allied Mechanics���is not recorded by the Associated. subordinate unions that they use ���A^Wift,'' T-^? -�� j- best efforts to secure the of such label leagues as aft | outlaw,; where a subordinate union exist "That subordinate UntOBu'tsV structed to appoint. co��nmltteea'> OS) health and sanitation, whoso shall be to Inspect all printing in their jurisdiction, to see that Ing health and factory acta aroj forced, and In tho absence of sdouusto ssnltsry protection to Units) with other bodies In aa effort to Improve \tbo , ���/c����v��>f_��>;vn-t; >*��: ��� ���������� There can be no distinct change made from reactionary and fossilised policies of the A. F. of L. because tho tank snd file remain in a state of lethargy and continue to re-elect delegates possessed of mildewed snd moss- covered ldeaa to represent them. Just ��� new long that sort of thing will coots, ttaae no man knoweth.���Max 8. Hayes. . mm i I a. .��.-. > ?ar I a*r ���: the use of school hooka manufactured aad published by the American Book ,| standard of work looms and surround^ Company, said hooks being tho prod- ^ tags.. That the Executive Council w*y uct of cheap scab UmOr.V$^#'j&4#S m a control body to direct tho efforts That the Inteniational ��� Unkm cotvjS-.off- said committee and Interchange * - :-r><^ir^^.v��^^���^^^-i^ u��� 1^ (ne ^ tho fecal*of tut. I^BismlwisWln.*;.% ��� mj ���s.&fgrXtix m$ ,JTi.That special efforts to made by of* v memhershlpfin fgaternaLjand other or*', ������ sanitations to have all printing Bono j under fsir conditions and**Var tho. tUbel* ��� /#��� .>..�������������������'. y.���-���That tho membership give Its best *. 1 endesvosj toward persistent local label | * BsnavWafWH. 4 UI�� WwR Vf mm^Mm B��B>awlBB ��^_p t;U* predacsd.sxcelleiJt resitf tsMrtier* * ���i'wtur tht xmnnpsrs hay* <0Bontr>tt��t '& rthtlr ���Miiiti *nl iuiilttd that ifctif SswasBBBsn *-S*ew*C*V , mp0(�� PN?.!'.�� -' ' ' ..: - ����� y . * ��� TUB B. d TBADI8 UNIONIST. VANCOUVIR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, ����� "'4 Ward & Co., Ltd. 1 Seneral Jiyents Jbr Royal Insurance Company Limited, of London, Ehg. (Fire and Life) London & Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, of Liverpool, Eng. Northern Assurance Company, Limited, of London and Aberdeen. London and Lancashire Guarantee A Accident Insurance Co., Limited. fl ffire, Life, cNarine, 'Plate Glass, Boiler, 'Personal Accident, Sickness, Teams, Employer's Liability, and all kinds of Insurance Written Money to Loan - Estates Managed - Rents Collected Telephone 279 Office:- Corner Hastings and Homer Sts. UPTON SINCLAIR'S DEFENCE. When a man sets odt to expose the evils which underlie our rotten social .system, he must be prepared for abuse snd misunderstanding. He will be accused of notoriety-hunting, of money- seeking, of muck-raking; ln short, he will meet with opposition from all those people who fatten upon 'he rottenness which he sets out to expose. In s recent number of the New York "Indepesdertt," Mr. Upton Sinclair, Whoso starting exposures of capitalist al* ifai*! Granville and Drake Sts. The Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars Stri^yvWhite Help ^lie^WoTklngiiian> House I.e. evils hsve brought down shoals of condemnation from the vested Interests whom he hss attacked, defends himself and his fellow-analysts from the charges which hsve been leveled against them. 'The muck-rake men, I know," says the author of the "Jungle," "are all men of personally clean lives and generous hearts. . . . They are muck-rake men, not because they love corruption, but simply because they hste It with an Intensity which forbids them to think about anything else while corruption sits enthroned. . . . As a rule the muck-rake man began his career with no theories, ss a simple observer of facts known to every person 'on the inside' of business and politics. But he followed the facta, and the facts always lead him to one conclusion; until finally he discovered to his consternation that he waa enlisted in a revolt against capitalism. He Is the forerunner of a revolution; and, like every revolutionist, ho takes his chances of victory snd defeat If It Is defeat that comes; It. the Iron heel wins out In tho end��� ^ why, then, the muck-rake man will re* Fortunately we who are Socialists recognise that the Iron heel of capital- lam must, ere long, be wrenched from off the neck of the community, and then. If not before, these men who have told unpleasant truths, who have revealed the ghastly realities of our time, fearlessly and conscientiously, will receive the praise which is due to them���Labor Leader. It will certainly be a spectacle for gods and men to see Sam Gompers' "Labor Lobby" besieging the House of Representatives this winter, begging a victorious foe for labor legislation, with Joe Cannon as ringmaster. Oompers' policy of "Reward our friends and punish our enemies" does not seem to have panned out just right���Cannon's majority Increased to more than 10,000 ln the district. Labor has it in its power to seize every seat In Congress and to enact legislation of its own, without begging of Joe Cannon or any other tool of plutocracy. ���Dead wood Lantern. WARNING TO UNEMPLOYED. We beg to advise all laboring men to keep away from Fernie as the present market, both for skilled and unskilled labor, is badly overcrowded, and it is to the best interests of organized labor to keep away from Fernie and district. J. GRAVETT, President. W. S. STANLEY, Recording Secy. F. SHAW, Secretary-Treasurer. L. SNOW, Vice-President Executive Fernie Trades and Labor Council. The number of persons "relieved" by public charity in all the Canadian and American cities during the last year was greater than In any previous year and probably twice as great as in the year just preceding. And yet a lot of politicians, philanthropists, and newspapers have the nerve to tell us that all is well, that we are enjoying a remarkable degree of prosperity, that we ought to frown down all agitation for change. ��� Not So Wholesale as in United States. The report on railway accidents in the United Kingdom during 1907 shows that in the course of that year, 1,117 persons were killed and 8,811 were injured by the movement of trains or railway vehicles. The average for the previous ten years was 1,1 0 persona killed and 6,705 Injured. There were 18 passengers killed lh train accidents, 11 fatalities having occurred at a single disaster. 360 Water St. W. 421 Cordova St. W. Headquarers for a special line of Underwear, Pants snd Union Label Overalla, Smocks, Shirs, Gloves, etc Wiison & {Richmond Remember the Place The "prosperity" wave has reached Canada in earnest. Less than 75 per cent, of organised labor is fully employed; about 25 per osnt. on short time, snd the membership of unions la Canada has easily decreased 25 per cent, in six months, owing, primarily, to so much "prosperity"���for tho who owns the earth. The Washington State Federation of Labor will meet January 7th, 1909. Aberdeen, so far, has the largest number of delegates elected. Wm. .^UVaMt^ *?. The martial ardor of Germany's ferocious war-lord hss been seriously nialn for all tlrii* a scandalmonger and dampened of late. He is no longer ���SB aasassla of character. If, on tat allowed the privilege of Shooting off ' other hand, ho succeeds la his efforts _. his face" without l��rmlaaIos�� of'tho /to make the. people believe wast . chsncellor.- The only way he can 1 ^everybody knows,' then he-will -.be-: henceforth keep his military eeujp- . recognised la the future as-tBt bencf meat np to service conditions Is to ** tester of ale **m.*^?4&��r<& &>**T at Aome and Jaw the eld woman. 7 BttaB___AaBBflBBBBB��_f<tg����gmaBsU rdtrofirany Dick has taken over the business heretofore known as WRAY & DICK. The same high grade of Union Suspenders Union Pants Union Overalls Union Hats and a general line of Union Merchandise will be always on hand. Xmas Presents a specialty. Give us a call and you willbesstis- fied. M$*M&L< Forget to Mention tbe Trade* Unlonlst^l^^^ 9 , 1 i sSPP ������..:'( ��� THI aV C. TRADES UNIONIST, VANCOUVER. BRITISH COLUMBIA. BBBBB ' I I I >.>, David Spencer (VANCOUVER) Limited. Our aim is to carry a stock of all kinds of good Dry Goods, Women's Ready - to - Wear Garments, Millinery, Men's Furnishings and House Furnishings to suit tbe laboring man. We realize that through the medium of fair prices and best goods our business has been established���and that will be our policy to the end. / 9 DAVID SPENCER (VANCOUVER) LIMITED. . The congress' executive committee for the province of Alberta for 1909 Is as follows: F. H. Sherman, vice- president���Box 145, Tabor, Alta.; Geo. Howell���Box 146, Tabor, Alta.; John Harrison���Box 1243, Calgary, Alt*.; Thos. E. James, Norwood, Edmonton, Alta. fl Are you particular about your laundry? If you are telephone 2800 and give us a call i One of the leading German daily papers declares that "Kaiser Bill" is crazy. His dementia has taken the form of Intense religious zeal. He spends hours ln bed, reading pious books, or on his "prle-dlen" (whatever sort of a contraption that Is), saying prayers that are hours long. Things are coming to a pretty pass when not even a "Kaiser" can become well jagged with religious fervor without being considered insane. ������ The big factory of the Elgin Watch Company of Elgin, 111., has closed down far ten days owing to lack of trade. The management announces the probability of another shut-down early In the new year and for an Indefinite period. It seems . that the workers during the lato lamented days of prosperity stocked up so fully with watches of gold and watches of silver that they won't need any more for aome time to come. 'AR STEAM ���������-. \A< h VANCOUVER. B. C The Union has been a moral stimulus, as well as a material aid to the worker; It haa appealed to him to develop his faculties and to think for himself; to cultivate self-reliance and learn to depend upon himself; to sympathise with and aupport his fellow- workera, and make their cause hla own.���Eugene V. Debs. The annual convention of District 15 of the United Mine Workers of America, was held In Denver last week and was attended by about forty delegates. The delegates discussed ln detail the condition that exists throughout the district and completed arrangements for a more thorough organisation of the coal miners. The final results of the elections for members of the national council, ln Switzerland, show the new makeup of thst body to be aa follows: Radicals, 104; Cat holies, 34; Liberals, 16; Socialists, 7; Democrats, 5; and Independent, 1. Although the Socialists lost ln Geneva, they gained five seats In the general result, each of the other parties losing one. Carnegie believes "tbe problem of Capital and Labor would be solved through a profit-sharing plan, which would make all men laborers and all men capitalists." That would he fine, especially during times of prosperity, when all could live from the profit alone and would not need to work at all. The Sept., 1909, convention of the congress is to be held at Quebec, P. Q. It Is conceded by Canadian unlanlete that the 1910 convention will come west. The 1906 convention took place at Victoria. President Lewie of th�� United Mine Workers of America, with headquarters at Indianapolis, declares he wHI expose a few enemies' of the labor movement before his campaign for re* election is finished. So long aa even hut one man, woman or child la misapplied with everything necessary to comfort and well- being, there can be no such thing as "overproduction.'* Here la a pointer for working class housewives: Mrs. Howard Gould haa testified in court that any woman, with economy, can get along on $76,000 a year. And she ought to know! In referring to the late banquet of the "Civic Federation'' where labor leaders and other politicians like Gompers and Taft got their lega under the mahogany together In friendly eon* course, a local dally, to big headlines, says the "Lion sad lamb alt down to meat together." Mils Is niisleadl The Hon snd jackals sat down to mast . The next convention of the Western together. The lambs were st work Federation of IT In the factories and shops producing Denver, Colo., on for the teaamkmmo^^m- of July. 1909. ���fc��r %? bvi9Usf aa t5^I!S^^^^JI_^^*^^^^^*^^^ '������i':^,~ ' Machinists Founders Blacksmiths i Manufacturers of Canning and Mill Machinery Gaaoline Engines, a and 4 Cycle 142 to 198 AleianrW St. Vancouver, B. C. ��� I I ��� I II ��� I !������ Secretary P. M. Draper, Ottawa, wss the congress' fraternal delegate to the recent A. F. of L. convention, held st Denver, Colo. .,' - hpfm ��� We&uy the best t for this store* the reason we buy Camp^ belt's Clothing; bee, r^bestm-^M^^ ��� v.,, B^fflB Suits $18 lo$ffl ! To avoid the product of unsanitary Chinese sweat-shops, wage-earners should demand the Garment Workers' Union Label; made In Vancouver by white union labor. .rcoats m Hi " ""the aeco^M^nd*1 CLOTHIERS M ������Wfi m. FLACK BLOCK When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Trades Unionist '!ril mf ���JFVYiZ'j mf. ma%.9*��� TMI B. a TAADtt UNIONIST, VANCOUVER, BRITISH OOLUMBlA, it c I The Vancouver Trades and Labor Council has decided by unanimous resolution to in the pending munrcip^t^ampaign. Election '^ppe*ls"jfe accqpted as advertising mc i in i hi i ������im i in. ii "7^ ' ��� ������������p���, . ���^ <Yl mmm. Your Vote and Influence Solicited C. S. Douglas FOR MAYOR FOR 1909 Mr. Douglas has been a resident of Vancouver for 20 years, he is the owner of real estate in all parts of the City his business has made him familiar with every section, and he will give us a progressive, safe and clean administration. FOR ALDERMAN Ward I Jlferdert jCockwood -- ���' " Your Vote and influence Solicited Herbert Lockwood, who has been for ten years in the city and was formerly manager of the Monsona Bank, is seeking the suffrages of the voters of Ward I. Added to his experience as manager of the bank, Mr. Lockwood Is able to make a careful and expert survey of the civic finances, and the electorate would not make any mistake by returning Mr. Lockwood ln the ensuing election. ' V Ha hss come from the farm snd cabinet shop; through so educational and successful business lite, snd a long experience in aldennanic and public labors to the present electors of Vancouver, to ask them to place him in the ������*;������'- Mayor's chsir. Y < ��� ��� ��� ��� ������ > -���j r��� 1������ 1. pi . ' - ' ' - ��� .; , I ��� - V ' .', >-<.alSw' ���*! . ___ ssB ' ��� m aanansi FOR MAYOR EX-MEMBER BOARD OF WORKS, POLICE COMMITTER CHAIRMAN BRIDGE AND FIRI COMMITTEES A REGULAR ATTENDANT ��*.��� *���- r ASKING A GENEROUS SUPPORT, I REMAIN.. . / Vow, Since*.* .fZ^p^L, WALTER- \ if X ��� 1 Y%& / >����tas4Mr. ��� ���> ww '***�� ������*�����-. �� For Ma ' -> ^r i. m. $m For the past live years a member of the City Coujs*".' cil and thoroughly acquainted with Vau*/^-- couver Municipal affair* _a - .-."'. " ' HEARTILY IN SYMPATHY WITH A FAIR WAGE PROPOSITION ON ALL 1 , ' n f'y V WORKS OR CONTRACTS YOUR VOTE AND INFLUENCE SOLICITED -; v- Si I . M** When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Foroet to Mention the Trades Unionist ���' - ���pa .. Y THI B. C. TRADIS UNIONIST '���^SW^*' K5v ' ;*��� j^!*5??1bbbbbbbb1 . B -> - ' . INIONIST. VANCOUVIR, BRITISH COLUMBIA. ������ ������ ��� TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL r , Officers, Committees, Delegates���WKo They Are, When They Meet, and Their Addresses. i OFFICERS OF IiABOK TRAIffS AND Street Railway Employees. S. Thompson 346 Barnard No. 1 Branch Amalgamate Carpenters���Alternate Tuesday. ^Meets 1st and 3ns luaisdays Labor Hall at ��� a. m. in R. P. Pettipiece. 2138 Westminster Av. PhoS*>26*7. Barbers. C. E. Hewitt....Grotto, Granville St ess. Lear .Atlantic j Briggs Builders* Laborers���Alternate J. E. Cameron, Metropole Barber Shop j. A Aicken..... .346 Barnard St. Geo. Debalt .. ��� ��� ��� F. A. Hoover. .513 Westminster Ave. Builders' Laborers. �� Lenpesty 232 Lansdowne Ave. H. Sellars 1790 Albert St. Structural Iron Worker*. .. .346 Barnard Br.. J. A. Aicken ^ flgVial m sVJar^p Cowan . .....8SS Homer St. S I A. R. Burns... fcabor Hall A I bra. 17SS Albert St. (Phone Bl9ti.# .\~ . Ekrgcant-At-Arsas. V ��aV KSt^ighan 620 Twelfth Ave. E. l&secwtlve Owisstttee. A*** S oaDcera an* W. W. Sayer, 847 Ho��fjer; f. W. Dewier.. 2428 Scott; J. Get W. Wyjiams 541 Robson St. Executive meets evening, preceding Trgjg* and Labor Council ineet- tng ln Labor Halt* ft t p. m. Organization Committee. j. fk) Aiken. 346 Barnard 4. H. Ley. ,, 569 Hornby R. Craig M16 Georgia ttee. W. Bowler 2848"*Scott V. Say<*. 847 Homer E. C. Kffg^BS 1333 Keefer P. Heays 1836 Triumph St. G. Payne 159 Lansdowne Ave. A. ��enton..�� 557 Grove Ave. xammmm* b �� 9ifi Barnard W. King '. ."��� 695 Cambie . .t^jil H. Lay........ 669 Hornby '*���;/?. Masts second aad fonrth Thursdays la Labor Hall. G. Payne 159 Lansdowne Ave. (Phone A1214.) John Sully 1885 Eighth Ave. W. R. A. Stalker 976 Hastings E. R. Forrest 309 Westminster Ave. Building Trades Alliance. J. G. Smith J. Duncanson 629 Westminster Av. Brewery Workers. T. A. Bell 228, 9th Ave. E. Cigarmakers. A. B!ee Mainland Cigar Factory R, Craig 116 Georgia St. W. Jardine Mainland Cigar Factory Civic Employees. R. Morrison 320 Georgia J. Clarke 1009 Burrard E. W. King 695 Cambie * Cooks and Waiters. H. Harder 150 Hastings .St C. Davis 150 Hastings B. A. J. Arnason 150 Hastings E. J. H. Perkins 150 Hastings E. H. J. Forshee 150 Hastings E. Commercial Telegraphers. H. Phillips P.O. Box 432 J A. Foote P.O. Box 1196 Stone Cutters. J. Bateman Epworth, P. O. W. Mills 648 Granville St. Typographical. R. P. Pettipiece. .2138 Westm'r. Ave. A. R. Burns Labor Hall J. C. Wilton Evans A Hastings H. Cowan 880 Homer St. H. Neelauds 603 Thurlow St. % Tailors. J. H. Ley 569 Hornby F. Perry Electric Picture Operators���Every Tuesday morning. Quarrymen���First Wednesday. Barbers���First and third Wednesday. Bricklayers and Masons���First and Third Wednesdays. Plasterers���First and Third Wednesday. Stereotypers���Second Wednesday. Lathers���Second and Fonrth Wednesday. United Bro. Carpenters���Second and fourtia Wednesday. Electrical Wire Workera���No. 213 meets-2nd. and 4th. Tuesdays. No. 621 meets Snd. and 4th. Wednes days. A. Paterson . ' Leather Workers���First Thursday. W. A. Mclnnis 790 Granville Trades and Labor Council���First and Garment Workers. Mrs. Walker. .W.J. McMaster A Son Nicholson Scotland Woolen Mills Blacksmiths. T. Hanafin 326 Hastings E. B. Watts J. Outhett 250 1-2 Barnard Boilermakers. Frank Heays.... .1836 Triumph St. Angus Fraser 1167 Howe St. third Thursday. Pile Drivers���First and third Thurs-, day- ' *t*4 Garment Workers���Second Thursday. Cigar Workers���Second Thuraday. Laundry Workera ��� Second sad Fourth Thursdays. Tailors���Fourth Thursday. Parliamentary Committee ��� Second and fourth Thursdays. Bridge and Structural Iron Workera i��� First and third Fridays. Pressmen���First Friday. �� Civic Employees���Second snd fourth Theatrical Stage Employees. A. N. Harrington 401 Harris St. W. Shields j. Percy ,\ Fridays. .. a. B. *. Pattern Makers���Third Friday, Electric Picture. Operators. A. Bard X Electrical Wire Workers. Ji? ������ 2*. ;. > JbbXEGATES TO TUAttES COUNCIL S��. W. Sayer. 687 Homer St. ^C�� Clayton ....���������.. 1286 Hornby %4\ B. Gordon., .j/��� E. C. Knight 1333 Keefer St. M. Harger Hotel Delmonico Geo. Jenkins Epworth P O. Iron Moulders. John Base L. Hllalebraud .�����������..������������a....... M. B. Curtis 891 Princess St. Leather Workers. W. G. Ward.. 209 Prior Laundry Workers. Granite Cutters���Third Friday. Iron Moulders���Fourth Friday. Letter Carriers���Second Saturday, UNIONS MEETING AT LABOR Bakers���Second and fourth Satur- HALL AND DATS OF days. MEETING. i * , 8 THAT DO HOT MEET AT Bartenders���First Sunday afternoon and third Sunday evening. Commercial Telegraphers ��� Second Sunday morning. -���tt Theatrical Stage Employees���Second Painters���Plumbers* Hall, SIS LABOR HALL. i Sunday ,. - j^fvr.'OSa. Rothney ;.��.'���_.���911 Richards .j % *���''"�����-' rjampbeii �����., iaran&** ^ .... ��������������'��. _# _- ____. W. rtoberts Cascade Laundry Typogrsphlesl���lAst Sunday. J. Scott. Pioneer, Laundry of S. Kernighan . .SAO Twelfth Ave. E. 2428 Scott St Boilermakers���First and third Mon- Wedne MwPowe11 Pioneer Laundry B^Mfiy Carmau-Flrrt sua <*��**> $ third Monday. Sheet Metal Workers���First snd C. Sfatteson 832 Helmcken St Allied ' St. E. A. Fenton ...' 557 Grove St. Cornwall A. Beasley .........664 Sixth Ave. bis St. Every Tuesday. Plumbers���SIS Cambie St. Machinists. Musicians. . } u Monday, T. Turner ..... ..������.,..,.. ��� ��� .t* ��� <��������.�� ******* Waverley Hotel 1. W. Wllljgans 64lJRujson Quinto Hotel ����� TT; Glasicow Hotel , I. McWhlnnie 616 Dunlevy St *- H- cl***l ��� ; jonnson E. Every Friday. Employees Odd Second and Fourth Wed- cians���Corner Robson sad Gran ville, Second Sunday. Branch Amslgsmsted Car- ud and. penters���Meets alternate Mondays iourin rnesoay. at 652 Granville, ..*.. B^kblnders- K^.Twsdsy^- . No. S Branch Amalgamated Csr- Federal Union No. 2S-Thlrd Tuok pentera-Meet. alternate Mondays 622 Princess St Maintenance of Waymen ��� Third at ****** ** 8eventh avenue aad W.*mm: Tuesday. GrsnTiUsSt When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Trades Unionist ���Si
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Title | The B.C. Trades Unionist |
Publisher | Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver Trades and Labor Council |
Date Issued | 1909-01-01 |
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Notes | Titled 'The Trades Unionist' from January 1908 through April 1908; titled 'The B.C. Trades Unionist' from May 1908 thereafter. |
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