.....'' ���.,.- ua __��� �����n. , ^a����iea*i��w��i ������ ��� , ��� r ��� '���}>���'' si wMw'laiPRww ������ . . ama^awawawlawK ' . ^^^y^#^. . iV-. ia^ba^ alas' eaVfc1 '��� ag ���Bo-el <������'..'*������'"��� : m and Union Label Bulletin >���",'���*.. ^Pr^lieaaa^La^aWtWe- *r j?' "ifc'�� 3cSB}tv'P . JE f ISSUED BT Tlim k&W S M 3 w M i Ml t Sua '1. , Vrtil! ���n i - I : ������ ��� ��� -rrrr.7.���~- ,r ,v ��� :,.������, ��� ������������������ ������ ��� r. ��� Volume III, No. 8. ��. (i i{bnj��i#.fi 0 *****flin��# TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL, IN THE INTERESTS OF ORGANISED LABOR. 9, VAN. ���.a���r.^�� i ��� ..aeip "���!������ ..��������- ��� i ���! lain i ua��� ��� an ��� ..a. ; ��� , i P���*f -a-��� ������,.���.-��� *..,.,���.ue--.. ������.�����������*-.,,, ..-.������ a^���. ��� ������i -��� ��������� ��� .i - ��� . 1 '��� 1Y ��� ' aasai n ��� ���..rir'/i-'.ujaf ���---���- ������ ������ ���������;- W^H 4UGU8T, 19��8 '/ 1 -a--- '- i ��� ��� ��� ��� in a. Vancouver, July 2, 1908. . Th�� regular meeting of the Vanenn- ver Trades and Labor ��� Council was hekjbvittiainiravening. Vi^Presiderti PevTPe^^the^ chair ami A. H. _ Burns, acting as secretary. Presiden t McVety snd Secretsry Cowan being absent from the city. - i I The following credentials were received and delegates seated: Bricklayer, and Masons, W. W. Sayer; Street Railway Employees, S. Thompson, J. A. Aicken, F. A. Hoover. J. Briggs and G. Lenfesty; Cigarmakers, ^MaaaaMaaaaaaaMMMaeaM Thousands of Pleased Customer. Testify to the Quality of Our Work ���. ������ ... 'J,'J ii *T I" :>���']' ��� $1.00 Per Year. r^*: =: ==.-. "��� " f-r. ��� iii_!M^-.*��-^.��..' ��� Phone } rs% Y-yJ^-^i". (ft.. -MC^f $fo$rJ �� J i .?vK'.'. No. 4 ��� R. Craig. A. Bice and L. E. United Brotherhood Carpenters. W. Dowler and G. W. Wiliams, 8. Kernighan and Messrs. Sargent and Sherman; Moving Picture and Stere- optican Union, A. Bard. Del. Field reported that after a conference with the manager of the English Bay Theatre the latter agreed to henceforth employ none but union men as his stage employees. Del Aicken anounced that the Juvenile Protective Association had held n nhort meeting last Tuesday evening and that everything was shaping well. He urged the delegates to bring the good work of the association before their unions and have them send delegates to the association. The Statistician, H. Sellers, presented his annual report which clear- .ly showed that the delegates were not taking the interest in the Council that they should. ���...'- The parliamentary committee recommended that statistics showing the number of workmen injured should he L gathered and made public. The committee was authorized to have matter brought before the attention of the next session of the Legislature. Cooks and Waiters reported on two houses that were unfair. Musicians reported the names of j members of other unions who belonged to the Mount Pleasant band. Street Railway Employees announced that the pension scheme recently submitted to them by the B. C. E. Ry. Co. had been unanimously adopted. | a A motion was passed that a circular I letter be sent to all nnions informing j them that all persons carrying a card arc entitled to visit each session of the Trades and Labor Council. Del. Aicken reported that Mr., Mc- "i Mnbon wished to meet "a committee ; from the Council to organize a system of labor bureaus throughout the | provinces to do away with private employment agencies. A motion was . made to ��� have such committee appointed, but after a spirited debate it was all " 1'��i ������ ���, . ft'Ii ���iV"'-v :,':-'" The chair appointed Dels. Sayer, . Thompson and Stalker as an audit' committee. i ��� ". i mi....��. : ,Y > ' [ Vancouver, July 16, 1908. The Vancouver Trades and a^nbor Council held its rcgubr meeting, this evening, Vice-President the chair. Secretary \ again in his place- ' ��������� * ������ jit n ii ihi [i it i ���4&aM* -H ���.���������ii' niiai.il ��� I ceived: Plumbers, Jas. McWhinnie and A. H. Cleary; Cigarmakers. R. Purfiehouse vice L. E. Davis; Electrical Workera, M. Harger and Geo. Jenkins; Builders' Laborers, H. Sellers, R. J. 8talker. J. Sully, R. Forrest and G. Payne; Building Trades Alliance,, J. J. I^iwratr *anduTjf.' (Dun- canson\ Blaekpmiths,^' Usiries! 'Hanna- f��u, Ben Watts * tnd Jas. Outhett; Barbers, Chas. ��. Herritt. The following accounts were ordered pari: A. H. Stuart, 21 cords of wood, $42; Trades Unionist, three months Adv., $3; B. C. E. Ry. Co., light, $5.74. Tbe auditors reported tbe books, of the Council correct and in good condition. taken tbe card out of the Dougal and Pender bouses. ���sf* Cooks and Waiters���Having trouble with the Dougall and Winnipeg* The following officers were elected for the ensuing term: President���R. P. Pettipiece. Vice-President���J. A. Aicken. Secretary���H. Cowan. Statistician���H. Sellars. Trustees���Messrs. Sayer, Dowler and Corcoran. Sergeant-at-Arms���S. Kernighan. A motion, was carried that a meet* ing of the certificate holders of Labor Hall be held. The date will be fixed by the executive committee. Messrs. Payne, Burns and Cowan were appointed to a committee to >��� . . *( . ��� ��� ress. await on city council in regard'to the Labor Day Committee reported prog- deplorable condition of Homer street, ������ Receipts, $128.70; disbursements^ Bartenders reported that , they had $50.74. ������ r < ���"'.'��� Ik i HI ��� The following credentials were re- WhajjMiyaJiJst "JeyMtaej ��� t TOT B. a TRADHS CNlONrar, VANOOCVMR, BRITISH OOLCMBIV. ������ ' V<llllaAlBUAa* TflfaiM* 4Jlfi ^ = was '���a.i ijiiiiiih1 vi'fr,11!1!, 7 . ���������-:��� a ���: , ������ ���' ��� : ��� ���.��� ������.������ i ^M^^1^! ^artaw^^ ^a^af^l ^ FINANCIAL STATEMENT, JUNE 30, 1908. To the President, Officers and Meim- bers, I submit the following Financial statement of your Council and management of the Labor Hall for the past six months, for your% consideration. CmH. Amount in bank and On hand Dec: 81, 1907 $ 164.53 Amount from rents in Hall.. 1,047.50 Amount from per capita 6.8.58 a ��� ! set if*, -n ��� #���������* a �� a ent Account to a off the mortgage of $700. Since that time $80 per month haa been added to thi. fund (together with same bank; interest^, making the total amount at the present time $a2b\08. Certificates Outstanding. Eight certificates smounting to!#16n with interest have been redeemed leav- #ing . total balance of $2,996. A. R. BURNS, Secretary-Treasurer T. A Is. O.' We, the undersigned, have audited .. the accounts, books and vouchers of this Council and have found them correct, and wish to state that great credit j% dujS the Secretary-Treasurer for ex-��, or Hen t condition in which we found the books. ��� I j . e ��� . Scrip P. dwenther $ 2.50 R. 8. Langdale' 15.00 C. fl. Cmpboll 5.00 Hall expenses 838.75 Maintenance of T. A L. Coun- iToml $1,477.95 Leaving balance in Bank $ 362.65 H.II Account. eotipts from Rents $1,047.50 l*.xpenses .. ......'... $ 838.76 Paid for scrip and interest... 22.50 Balance in favor of Hall 186.36 Your eovravjattee ' strongly recom- mends the adoption of the loose-lesf ledger system, m it would greatly simplify the work of the Secretary- Treasurer and auditor, and would be much more satisfactory in every way. R. A. STALKER, .8. THOMPSON, Whemeverythh.yaSmokerW.ntsC.nbe Auditors. gjmwm rjaioaCigamaSi*dalty ]rfr n VICTORIA TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL ELECTS FOR ENSUING TERM Leber Day Calabration. - - """""" Nos. 1 & 2, ! Irrarfp VaniHiMVir nlU6uC, fOllwUUfwl Bpreadlng rapidly and that In addition to a new union, the barbers, repre- ������ ��� Total .. ,.... ,u . *p\ ,.'4 I e��.X/ In the expenses of the hall an item of $00.44 was paid for matting, etc.. for the floor and another of $60.00 was transferred to Sinking Fund to psy off mortgage of $700. Management Account. Receipts from per capita $ 628.58 Expenses 616.71 In view of the cordial and pressing invitation from Trade, and Labor Council of Halifax, it was decided to *<**8 **** ��!* endeavoring but up to send at least one delegate, and two or ��*�� P1*^ Ume> ****' w nothing three if funds permitted, to the Hali- oeBnite, The committee was appointed fax convention of the Trades and La- to organise a picmc but when the bor Congress of Canada council decided on having a picnic it Officers were elected for the ensu- **��� *ot taken into consideration that The Labor Day celebration commit- sented at that meeting for the first tee .pjaotnted by the Trades snd Labor time, there would shortly be two other Council at . recent meeting, have been .-������.��� 1 ��� ��� *��:���'. Balance in favor $ 11.87 Credit Summary. Amount in Bank, January 1, liaRf .. . .$ lo4.5S Rent and per capita ......... 1,676.08 { ~* '; 1 oi a I . . !j> 1 ,o4u.o 1 - ��� . Debtor Summary Hall expenses $ 861.25 Maintenance of T. & L.' Council 616.71 \ lot ai .. ........ .. yljiri.oo Amount in Royal Bank. $362.65 ��� ��� ���.��������� fet *��� ing year aa follows: Pnsident���W. McKay, of the La- borera' Umont\ Vice-presideht^-W. H. Gibson, Street Car Employees' Union. Secretary���C. Sivertz, of the Letter Carrier.' Union. ^ tf% IfeglfW^ Arg|.<gt|of^tgeg^e|it. Sergeant-at-arms���A. Herberger, of the Machinists' Union. Executive committee���The president, tbe secretary, W. H. Gibson, Jf. Fraser and J. Dougal. Wm. McKay was elected chairman 4 of the general labor day committee and A. Argyle secretary. The committee will elect sub-committees next Wednes- * day and make arrangements for the celebration. there was not really a place in the vicinity of Vancouver where . large picnic could be held and be consistent with tbe principles of unionism or that grouwis large enough to accommodate the number of people that are expected to turn out on Labor Day could be ae- unions affiliated. The barber, were represented by their president, W. D. .togers, and the secretary, W. Bralner. y.^ , <B.M^^gVi^MWu<�� eaeHMja *i*JBA+i*~*�� mmivml^tx^ilm^ The report of'the bartenders' commit- \ tee stated that ail the house, of |he city were now. union,, the Jast having ��� been brought la since the mat meeting | through the effort, of the organization committee of the Trades ��md Labor Council. I ��� & ������ ��� Y ���>'>> ih immt , n >tm�� PURE. CLEAN, HEAUTHFAL, INVIGORATING f- . ' ���'..'���.,. The pick of .he choicest gttdaaa ��� of Ceyloe. '&Y ��� jj aV "" ���**��� At the present time Eburne and Central Park are being exploited, and it is more than likely that one of the two places will be chosen, snd it will be announced by posters as soon as possible ao that all can make arrangements accordingly. It ia the intention of the committee ��� to have a good picnic without costing the council very much money, if any, and it will be up to the different unions to each donate . small sum, as the council's treasury is not very flush at the present time, and more especially as $256 has to be paid out for taxes next month. A. B. BURNS. -���;���-������ .. . NEW WESTMIN8TER. ���������������.: ���'������'��� ��� New Union. Being Added to Council Every Meet ing-Barbers the Latest. the Trades and Labor Council of New Westminster held It. regular " . I it.:,- Give the ��� > ��� a trial for overalls, MM --,_._ J ��^__ m ^M -g.a ��� ��� &-aa �� 4�� u aMS-af 1 ltd m *A i ��� ' ��� ���''^^^>*g^^;*^^M^'J''j.'0^ifj��>i��j:'aa J meeting on uly 17th, 4 with the president, X J. Randolph, In the chair. The reports of the commit teen were the chief item, of interest, tion especially that of the committee, which was moat gratify Ing, marking the further progress of trades unionism in that city. The report stated that the organisation waa 1 ��� VJjM^fttV.- . hoe Hotel JsPi'Wi McBLROV, Proprietor fe '���* ��oms and in con- . Our. Hasflasj. and 622 Vancouver, ��� I ��� a ������. J When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Fornet to lt<eie^th*^f����^ tfrtfoJOe!.^ ' I By P. M. - or withhold. Amelioration dition there was none, except ss a re- to retrieve the past, and beyond the ordinary busuiesa venture en* of those mighty revolutions that shadow of a doubt, unless aggressive a. a rule, one day in the shook the fabric of society to the ccn- n.e hods are adopted to complete the tre and threatened the Very existence .solidification of labor interests, ef.uch of civilisation itself. Century followed of the progress thai has been made century and the arbitrament of the sword was the only decision 'accepted or thought of by thr" people. But, from whatever cause, conditions for the purpose of stock and so; once s year, are the up snd a statement pre ited,showing the progress or ret roof the year; lucrative methods 1 will be irrevocably lost. Observe how : the movement has progressed. In fra- fMe^^ aama^rSSi, exceed* dynasty .Z2Z^JtJ**Sl*.*S!?r���!5: and the admixture of the foreign ek plan mapped out fcr the'auc- K month, that will make A ��f��t�� *Z*Z 2lL , profitable as iioaSble. ':���****"* *** m IjNHavlJa^axcellent opi>or- tunity to Labor to sum up the devel precursor of new ideas. From the iw, in social , was the and new of serfdom, I r/n,. ol the pre*** },.r aed XTj^rtZ?^ ���*Z given aueh deep thought aa that which terminate, with the advent of Labor Day, 1906. flovernments have come and gone, wsrs have held sway, fiscal poli- . ties have changed, great movements in religious circles hsve occupied the public mind; but before and above all, the condition of labor haa kept to the fore, and no doubt, so king as the world continues, will occupy the first and most prominent place in the attention of the public, for the simple reason that it is the welfare of the people that is concerned. Like tbe poor, it is always with oa, and though the progress of time has witnessed immense changes for the belter in tbe condition of labor, the problems that stall confront those who aim to ameliorate the conditions under which labor exists, are still sufficiently bewildering to justify the moat serious consideration. Not all of them will be settled satisfactorily in the year that is before us. If, when the world has doubled its age, one-half of them are only matter of history, there will be cause for satisfaction, but the fact that we cannot all the ills of the flesh should us to hesitate to approach consideration of, at least, one or mora of the every day questions that disturb public tranquility. If we succeed in manfully playing the part allotted to ua, we shall have done ss much as any who have gone before. No principle has been so amply proved in .she history of mankind as that "In Union There is Strength." tern.1 organizations the combination ia complete. So, too, in religious, educational and other fields; but what is of more immediate moment to the trade unionist is the combination of employers that has silently but surely taken place during the hist decade. This examination may be for self-protection, hut much requires to be explained .a to the extent of that aelf- rrotectu-n. In tbe meantime, self- protection ia sufficient reason for cementing together the working classes, and should the methods of the employers be pacificatory, then those of labor can be the same, but the way to have peace is to be prepared for war. The limits of this article will not permit of a lengthy dissertation upon the tion of man with man for mutual protection took the place of earner methods, with a consequent gain in the moral, social and physical condition of the people. In England trade guild, appeared, and, though different in many respect, from the trade unions of to-day, they played their part, and educated the public mind up to acquiescence in ami approval of the existence of union, of workmen. They heralded no startling change in the condition of the employed. Though united, their strength waa not sufficient to command the attention of the powers that make and unmake laws, but aa all reforms proceed from nun- orities, mo these minorities in the o-urae of time, by agitation, education and organization, won reforms in the administration of the law, and be it said with applause, in no instance were the reforms.won roca as operated harshly against any class in the corn- munity,, but rather were such ss to work for the welfare of the whole peo- ple. The subsequent progress of trade . unionism ia too well known to require elaboration now, but the one great feature that appears through it all is, that material advancement kept pace with the strength of the union. Just ao toon aa dissension made itself manifest in the ranks of labor, laws failed of their object; public sympathy weakened, the lawmakers turned a deaf ear, ttA'iSSZtia\ga' ���^JWotaV1*. ������ ,ji a ia !������* a united labor party that will achieve anv.hing creditable for the aiaelioca- tion of the conditions under whirnyaaayt working classes live. The leaataaJa shown on every tand. Mk^jmh t !������ individual states progressed w .n^ Way, but they have given away Australian Commonwealth and ... there are not wanting sign, of wonder* ful material advancement. In Canadav the provinces have prospered to some naught to that' which has followed the confederation of those province.. From the confederation of the ancient Greek,, states to the confederation of the Australian provinces is s long cry, but the one lest on taught through the whole history of the world is the same, aid > labor will stand or fall just as it heed. ��� or disregards that lemon. The perelsjif H is a happy one. The municipahaa��e>' constituting the old provinces ue aha local unions in affiliation with their in- yt ���>,?%��� "i. labor assumed its true dignity and presented a united front to* its oppres- The primeval savage found protection in numbers of a greater degree than in person.! valor. Experience point. mtB conditions changed for the better. ^^ffT1^; everywhere. legfc,ttors found time to listen to its The isolated serf, in tne,d��ys before profe8fc; public interest awakened, and the awakening, rose with the day, toiled until nig with, the permission lord and master and ov th(>re is gtreng of yesterday is true of to-day, and will ;��� tei nationals. The provinces united in the Dominion are the local, united in \ congress. The province* legislate upon certain matters relegated to The international, deal with their matters. But, as the Dominion of Canada baa a field peculiarly its own, so "congress doc. and most legislate upon subjects that are tor the common benefit of labor. ���;* ��>tf? The congress is composed of local unions from Halifax to Victoria, united together for the purpose of more easily protecting the legislative interests of the tradea unions in Canada. The law is, after all, the basis of all our right. and, if this law is defective as it unquestionably ia, it becomes our plain 4/j duty to have the defects removed. It is useless for one man to approach the government of any province or the Do- & minion of Canada asking for amend- j ment. to the law. Tne only appeal >,- that has any force with any and all governments is one that is beaked by &*****>'''������ Wef hare ihe vote, and there- J a>rs the power, but, * fog as ,wf> remain separated, we are like so many strangers crying aloud in the political j wilderness. It is union that counts. j I* The necessity of a united voice was amply demonstrated before the Senate of Canada during the discussion of . matter, affecting labor, notably in oon- hection^ithTne Ijongbeed Bill for the exclusion of international officers, the ��� a *^*H^ Bill concerning unlawful subject of union, but I take the oppoi^-^^5_n^>.|nd strikesi, and more i tunity afforded to point to the lesson ly, before the Home of Commons, in inculcated by our experience and the conneetwiTwith the passage of the Inexperience of the world at large, that fcjrial Dispntea Investigation Act, is, the necessity of union, and to make 1907- The statement made that those the application at once apparent, l^^n^K^reaent^ organized labor in continue to be true to-morrow. draw attention, to the necessity strengthening the Trades and Lsbor * toe_ cnajhnmr Congress of Canada. That body ia the w*. the mcident mat quarter of a century official mouthpiece of lanor in the Do- *** the opponent, has witnessed another metamorphosis, minion, for legislative purposes, snd ahve to any sppsr The union of individusls has given war our efforts should be directed toward, to the union of interests. The capital- making it what it should lie, the real to unite with his fellow-cap- voice of organized vast has become tins, aev Cfnada. Tp^ d.y what it lofig aa there wielded by the coin- ated with it, j bination of capital. But the movement is . natural one, and instead of vainly trying to sweep back the oncoming waters, Lsbor has wisely embarked upon them and is moving with the long does it aaaaaaaaaa^aa^BWS) MplUgna _ monarch; it a united people that esteblished Great Republic to tim.aenjfc..** ia challenged. Wheth- well founded or ed the fact are keenly in our way to off- ttack is by making congress Vn^jof every. organised with congress. In a exactly the p ist wf ionist suffer, to obtain, r Way, dispmyi t fail to tide. Unfortunately, it has been a united people that is .bout the last to recognize the trend in the peer of nations to-day; it must he When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Ti^attoi Uiitoiia^iw ><������ ���Bj THE B. U TB TBAOBS UNlONISt, VANCOCTBB, ��� OOM7MBIA. ��� ��� . Congress of Cana (Continued from page 3.) doing anything to assist. Congress, through its representatives, labors Strenuously to prevent Ihe passage of obnoxious lsws, ami to secure the en- uctment of fair legislation, but the unaffiliated body Kits calmly by, enjoys the fruita of those efforts, but fails to lift a finger to assist. The unaffiliated body is simply scabbing it on a large wale, and it cannot point the finger of '���corn at the non-unionist whilst adopting his tactics. Consolidation is the tim of to-day. The time for selfish jeolatrt��n ss a trade unionist is passed. The local most affiliate with its interna'! ionsl for trade rposes, and with congress for leg- ire purposes. Employers have since set us the example, and the return of Labor Day, in 1908, should fail to witness one local union in Canada that ia not uffiihted' with the Trades and Labor Congress of Can- ada. P. M. DRAPER, Secretary-TreeBurer, Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. Ottawa, July 10th, 1908. ��� CONVENTION CALL. the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada will convene in the Legislative "ouncil Chamber, City of Halifax, * Wince'of Nov. Scotia, beginning at :1�� o'clock, Monday morning, September 21st, 1908, and will continue in session from day to day until the business of the Convention haa been completed. Hitt.ryeM.king Convention. The approaching visit to the Maritime Provinces murks another important epoch in the history of the Congress. For years our efforts have been centralised in the Provinces of On- tario and Quebec, snd we have had s more or less perfunctory alliance with the extreme East and West until two years ago, when our twenty-second convention was held in Victoria, B. C, followed by holding our last convention in the city of Winnipeg, the Gateway to the West. Both these conventions proved successful beyond our most sanguine expectations and haa established a closer bond of unity with our Western fellow-workers for the future, the importance of which cannot be overestimated. It is only fair, therefore, that this meeting should take place in the East and that our brothers there should receive encouragement of a large attendance of delegates from all. the other provinces, snd all organizations in the West, entitled to representation, should make a special effort to ekct and send representatives to Halifax, regardless of the financial outlay. Trada. and Labor Congress of Canada. mummo ****** OrfanixaWan.' C'fficc of the Secretary-Treasurer, 16 Florence Street, Ottawa, Ont.. July 15th, 1908. To the Officers and Members of Trades And Labor Councils, National Tradea Unions, Federal Labor Un- . nions and International Local Trades Unions in the Dominion of. Canada >������ Fellow Labor Unionists and Brothers, Greeting: The Twenty-fourth annual session of The Congress Executive, acting in conjunction with tbe Halifax Executive, is making a special effort to organize the Maritime Provinces and good progress is being made by our organizer. The Executives and tne organiser cannot do it all. even with the best will in the world, and we ask the officers and executives of all organizations to whom this call ia addressed to get busy now. Do not defer action until Labor Day rolls around and depend on whether it will rain or ��������� ' '��� i v.. . . , . O'.'i1"'? ��� ��� ��� ��� ���. - $30,000 worth of shoes for men, women and children, all bearing i the union stamp. 'eit.in.'.r1 ��� /\ ��� /��� I Prices Lower Than ���>.! ������ The Lowest ���; -���'( ��� ��� - ��� ������ ��� . .������',���- **>nplefit ��� , ore 5 W (*atrv��e St *"..'"... |i|" or Overcoats ���. i ��� ��� ��� Made-to-order, made-to-fit, made- to-measure, made-to-eatisfy. Union men should wear Union Made Clothes, If they want the heat. Oar Clothes are right. Our prices are right. Leave your measure with us. n ' . ^ The Big Union Tailors shine to finance the trip of your representative. (Set real busy at once.and if your treasury is not . financially strong, run an excursion or put on an entertainment with a view to making some money. This will let the general public know, too, that you are still alive and a working factor in the community. Immigration. ment from Halifax -lo Victoria. A reusing and rec^^reaking convention is to be the remit. The report of the Executive will contain recommendations of great and immediate moment Independent Political Actlan. The growth of independent political thought haa been most marked and fur ther suggestions for a consolidation of Hie one outstanding feature of the supporters of independent political ao�� last year has been the effect of immigration upon trade conditions. Every industrial centre in Canada has been influenced by the large number . yyv. of arrivals, and this, combined with the financial hesitancy, has brought home to every workman the importance of dealing finally and emphatic-, ally with the whole subject. Mr. W. R. Trotter, whom the Congress sent to England to bring home to the English people the real labor conditions existing in Canada will present the report of his work and such recommendations as his study of the question may suggest. If this question has affected your living and working conditions in the past or is likely to do so in the future, would it not be money and time# well spent to send your own accredited representatives to Halifax to devise ways and means to effectively check for the future the machinations of the Employers' and Manufacturers' ��� Unions, the booking agents of the steamship companies, and the Salvation Army, from flooding this country with skilled mechanics who will re- FIVE���Trade Unionist ~ tion will come before the congress in convention. Th. Workers Awakening. The awakening of the workers hss come. Renewed efforts by all hands iu every industrial centre in Canada should be put forth with a view of making the coming convention in the citv of Halifax the largest snd most enthusiastic ever held once our congress waa first organised, a quarter of a century .go. Fraternally yours, ALPHONSE VERVUiLE, M. P., , ���>,.', President. JAMES 8IMPSON, Vice-President, P. M. DRAPER, Secretsry-Tressurer. t i Proved Falsa to Hie Prafnisa. Excerpt from Nansimo Herald, October 5th, 1900: "At the last election I voted for Liberal partis. I want to be with you. I voted for the Liberal party but I do not recognise the good of sny party but the party that does main in idleness * unless ' they act aa good���the party that works in the strike-breakers or work for starvation best interests of the workingman. If wages? The report of our Parliament- the men of Nansimo are willing to ary representative will explain the bear- concur in the resolution adopted by ing of Canadian legislation and regu- this congress, that is the aland I will lations upon the subject. nwintam/'���Prendent Ralph Smith. Later., far Ub.r. �� ���~ ��� *��* The lest session of the Dominion Parliament has furnished its quota of important matters to be considered by organised 'abor, including 8-hour legislation, co-operation, Senate reform, amendments to the election act, to provide for a public holiday on jelling day, old age pensions and many other interesting items that will be submitted in the report of our parliamentary - solicitor. In-no.other ���'fern hsve the provincial ext&atevea had such notable, e chronicle. Great progress has marked the year just past and a spirit of enthusiastic resolve permeates the move- I ��� . tsSSBrrTSs When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Trades Unionist, ' 't'Y . ���', ������'."���' ���^mmm mimn i��a��iawijfita ia iii^awftarw T"/.y jjnimi _ _ ��� a h ��� *, '**?���' _ S5S- ���' | ��� _; ;> 150 per cent will be saved on your wood supply, if you lay in a stool, qf .lab. and edging at %m per load and dry them yourself. We charge In the winter time $3 to 93.30 per load���and we only dry them���you can do it as well a we can. ��� ������'������<. i. b We are prepared to supply the best coal at contract rates. Ring up 2962, 1157 or 675 and we Will deliver promptly. ' Y ��� ' . )���?, ,Ui-. I " &WOu);'^H��aiB|i,'Sl. Weit '/Sl.�� CONVENTION. ��� * H��' m mH" of Joint Meeting of tha International Aataclstlon ef Bridge and Structural Iron Workers and Pit. Driver* and Wooden Brldgemen af Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, Held In Seattle, Wash- Ington, at Labor Temple, June 28, IfQt. ��� Meeting called to order at 2 p. m. by . G. Coffin, acting chairman. Roll call of delegates.���Local No. 29, Virtland, A. Berry; Local No. 72, E. 1. Coffin, A. G. Luloff and H. L. Harris ; Local No. 73, Everett, Bailiff, Jaudett and Walter! Local No. 86, ittle, A. G. Dentler, D. Mclnis and Ludwig; Local No. 99, Seattle, J. learst, "Wm. Swingenberger and A. S��enowinkie; Local No. 97, Vancouver, A. Oonroid, McDonald and Little; Local No. HO, Vancouver, J. Corcoran, ifuorriaon and D. Campbell; Local No. ��14, .foeoma, J. U David, Rr M. Daily End McCaffiany. "�� ^ftoU call showed two delegates absent, Bro. J. L. Harris of Local No. 72, Seattle, Bro. Henewinkle of No. 99, Seattle. . Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Moved and seconded that we form a permanent District Council. Carried by s unanimous vote. Moved snd seconded that we elect standing officers to serve until such time as our constitution ia drawn up and adopted by this Council. Carried nineteen to one. For President���Bro. E. G. Coffin of 72, Seattle, was nominated, and seconded thai Bro. Coffin be elected by acclamation. Carried. Moved and seconded that the secretary cast the ballot for president. Carried. st Vice-PfesjAejjv���Bjxb. Mo- iny, of No. J14; Dentler of No. 86, Corcoran of No. UO were nomi- Moved and seconded that the men receiving the highest vote be rlsred elecaad^fiisi-ettd second vice- -resident. Bjm. ^^tnCaffaajiy, 14; Bro. 1, 16, and Bro. Dentler, J. Ao- jly Bro. Corcoran was declared :ted first vice-president and Bro. McCaffiany second vice-presidentr For 8ecretary-Tre.surer���Bro, B. M. Puis waa nominated snd it was moved and seconded that he be elected by acclamation. Carried by unanimous vote. For Members of Executive Boawlr- Moved and seconded that each organization be represented on the Executive Board. Carried. Moved and seconded that the delegates from their respective locals appoint a man to serve on the Board. Carried. A. G. Berry, No. 29; E. C. Coffin, No. 72; Bailiff, No. 73; A. G. Dentler, No. 86; Hearst, Dan McDonald, No. 97; J. Corcoran, No. 110; McCaffiany, No. 1J4. Bro. Caudett was elected Sergeant- . at-Arms. Moved and seconded that the chair ���appoint organization and by-laws committees. Carried. The folowing members were appointed: Dan Melius, No. 86; Harris, No. 72; Hearst, No. 99. Moved and seconded that we send a delegate to the International convention. The question was called for and roll call showed motion lost, nine to eight, two delegates from Local No. 99 declining to vote. The point was' raised that the delegates from No. 86 were not instructed as to how they should vote snd that they were voting their own personal opinion. Moved and seconded that we rescind our former motion. Carried * by unanimous vote. Moved and seconded that proposition of sending delegate to convention be sent out to . referendum vote, and that the secretary be notified to send in the vote of their union on or before July 12th, 1906, to secretary- treasurer. Moved and seconded that we proceed to elect a delegate, as the Constitution provides that the credentials must be in on or. before July J5th previous to the call of the Convention, also to save calling another convention of 'this Council in case the question carries, to decide on who shall be our representative. Carried by unanimous vote.. For Delegate to Convention--Bros. Paris, Dentler and Corcorsn were nominated. Roll call gave Bro. .Paris 11, Dentler, 5 and Corocoran, 4. Bro. Paris was declared elected. : end asoonded that the dele- allowed $300.00, alette each ; ' linn loci pay ancir *tttrataon accordance 1 with their per capita tax, and that the delegate furnish tbe locate with an itcu.izrd 'account of his expenses on his return from Convention. Carried. Moved snd seconded that we adjourn to the call of the secretary-treasurer. Carried. - 1 Meeting adjourned st 6:30 p. m. Respectfully submitted by B. M. PARIS, Seo'y-Treas. E. G. Coffin, Pres. . Officers Elected. President, E. G. Coffin, Local 72, Seattle, Wash. First VM^President, J. J. Corcoran, Local No. 110, Vancouver, B. C. Second Vice-President, P. McCaffiany, Local No. 72, Seattle, Wash. Sargent-at-Arms, J. G. Gundett, Local No. 78, Everett, Wash. . Executive Board���E. G. Coffins, Seattle, Wash.; J. J. Corcoran, Vancouver, B. C; A. G. Berry, Portland, Ore.; A. G. Dentler, Seattle, Wash.; J, Hearst, Seattle, Wash.; D. McDonald, Vancouver, B. 0.; A. Bailiff, Everett, Wash.; P. McCaffiany, Aacoma, Wash. (Spokane, no delegate present.) Next convention to take place rt Vancouver, B. 0. f7Y&. ��� ��� ' ' ������ . ' ;.. . . ������ '. a ��� 1 ������: ��� . ... > $������ ��� . ��� ���-*. I .��� ��� ���J ������ ��� . ���H��� ������ : \ . .ffMa-tirf ��� ��� "���'�������� f - G0& ��� . Write for Illustrated Catalogue We Sell for Less ���,Y- ��� ' -. COALDIGGERS' OFFICIAL ��� AGAINST SECRET MEETING OF MODERN TRADES UNIONS Bagging Navar Wins Anything. ' '���:: ��� 'n. ..-���-< . Let me recall to the minds of trade- unit mists a picture of the days before trade unionism was. The workers were very miserable. When their condition bee., ue intolerable they selected a comrade to go to the employer to beg for better conditions. The embryo trade-union leader told the employer about the misery of the men, snd the po.crty would drive them to revolt. He threatened ��� the employer that the men might unite; might even strike. But they did not unite; and they did not strike. And the employer grew more arrogant and oppressive. At last, in desperation, the workingmen did unite and did strike, Not until then di I the employers begin to make terms. It is a matter of history what untold value the industrial strike has been to the workers. The employers begin to make terms. A few labor leaders go to them and tell them that the worker. might unite politically and strike at the ballot-box. But the worker, do ��� ������. ���"���James not unite; and they do not strike. /The Douglas, See'y. Michel Miners' Union, employers, the courts, the legislators, , grow more arrogant and oppressive. The trade-unionist who knows history Vancouver's civio authorities are will tell you that begging never won now making ready for the unemployed anything for labor. It failed on the this winter. Six hundred industrial field. It will fail on the political'field; Labor begin, to realize it.���Robert Huhter. 9 ������! ., ' .������..��� ;���-yw 1. M,;,, " * * ��� A8 to whether or 00 there has been.an organized'system of espionage in our union, is difficult to state, and no man is justified in making an infamous statement of the character unless he is prepared to prove it. It is easier to blast a man's character than it is to build it. K proof there had been, and whilst extending no ccn.misscration to those cowardly enough to subvert their manhood for a coiporation in this fashion; what language can describe those who offered and tempted? There is one feature in our union which may promote this kind of thing; and one which ought to be ended, that is the holding in secrecy our -meetings. The Twentieth Century is not the age for secret societies, and it places a bonus on treachery. What the miners dare not discuss in public, ought not to be discussed at all % - j 1 ��� problem this winter. Six hundred more Chinese were imported here last ��� ��� Tea, Coffee, Spices and Extracts m ..... ��� ��� , ... .. i ��� ���'���>/���'- ��� 1 ' . \k ���/ a-'"'- ; ���.'.*' ��� "*'��� . " ��� i ummm il^l ������ ������' retg' ***�� ��� ;-���'���.'��� H iih��s^ ��� m Kelly, Dolglas & Go- Ltd I x ��*-... .��- When Patronizing nur.advMti.ers Don't Forget to Trades Unionist ��. a. innOlfBT, Va\KiWfJVMl, OOMTMBIA. ��� ��� WmW anu ' I Bav, ;fe^- PlJONBmg. ... faacy Orocerie. aad Provlaloaa. -^vf BARTENDERS. ��� - - ____________________________________________________ an active member of th* Rxdosiorj a ^i^'lM? League and . gneeral all round good At the last regular meeting of the man. ,i amiiasamaaafaa. regret his leav- | ^telaWv��"wf�� sU san^to hesr inTus,1 butT that our IVesident and old-time friend wheiWhe VURNITritK ^ff Carpets, Linoleums, Curtains. Blinda, 8toves, Go-carts. Baby Buggies, etc. 10 per cent off for caah Oa Furniture. 700-702 Westaahmster Avenue, Harria Street. VANCOUVER. B. a was .bout to leave us lor field, .fresh and pastures new. We cannot say thst we admire Tom's taste in leaving this beautiful city for such a place as we are led to believe Pasco is, but trust he hss made a move for his betterment he hss made a move for the betterment of himself and family. He takes with mm our best wishes for bis future happiness. 'Qata^sT* number of the bo,- making enquiries about Labor Day; where it ia to be held, etc. I believe . Eburne is mentioned .a ��. likely plaee. Well, we might go further and fare 'worse. Ring a (arming .country, we ought to get a good site for tip picnic, and with a cheap car fare and fine weather we could have a vary enjoyable day. But, aa in all picnic, of that OH THE OPEN SHOP. "Wbnt is .1 this talk that's in the Pipers about the open chop?" ask d IttV Hennessey. "Why, don t ye know." said Mr. Dooley. "Rs-slly, I'm surprised st yer ignerence, Hinnessey. Shure. 'tis star-rted be rich patriot* as Dave .Furry, Fred Job an' President El-yut of Hsr-rvsnl t' burst up th' labor utnrajs, They .re afraid, Hinnissey, that *!����� 1- ml '-- *:���W w. uui, u�� 111 Hll ptCHICH OI mS It waa reported that our president, description, the all needful is required, and secretary had been compelled to f^The musicians en not be expected to take the card from the Pender Hotel, play for nothing; the rancher is mak- and we are pleased to say that eince ing . living out of his land; we need thst time all difficulties hsve been sd- not expect the printer, to print our justed and the Pender is now "good," posters (or the fun of, the thing; so, employing two union men snd display- therefore, money is required. Not ing the card. very much, tither. 8ay if each union We have also been successful in get- jwill give live or ten dollars toward, ting another sore spot off our hands music snd prizes we could raise a very y-a���. ���a. i--~-�� ��B VUUM CBJBU a VW recently in the shape of the Tourist ,' hko .mount for tbe sports. We or. Hotel, Granville Street. Mr. Phil Har- also offer inducemento to the vsrious quail, who bought the business last unions to put teams in the field for tug- wet k, signed the contract, and the of-war. football, etc. A number of Tourist ia now also displaying the comic or obstacle noes could be run, card. We would like to remind you open to .11, and we could make our that the Dbugal house is still unfair, own fun by having a good, eld-time over-run an_j wj|n your assistance we hope to picnic and sports, not to make money of ours, jM> aD|e to get Messrs. Burton snd out of it, ss lias been the custom in . . - -- ���. ���, * ��rffan- Jackson to come to oar way of think- tbe past, to pay off mortgage on Labor as. into citisens alliances an business ing �� the near future. Give us a help- Halt, but simply to celebrate Labor i..;: ha ml. brother TTnmni0*0 *.--�� ����- Day as it ought to be���a day of enjoyment for all at the lowest minimum cost. Meetings for August���11 and 25. G. P. nans sssocisshuns. An' so thev boost th open shop. Whut is th" open atopy? 8hure. 'tis a shop where they keep th' dure open t' accommodate th consthant athream of min comin' in t take jobs cheaper thin th* min whut ,���>���.��� wry ���**�������� aas* aa aa\ air- ing hand, brother Unionists. Aak for the button and card. H you don't see either one, walk out and don't forget to tell the bar-boy about it. In the . _... . position in which we are placed we 1���5?-*S1 ���WrvSP lhan,in Whnt ��* nnable to accomplish very much has th jobs. T5s like this, I^nessey-- witboilf the support rf the brother suppose wan of these fre#��-hom Aiwrr. ��� suppose wan of these free-born Ainery- csu citizen. Dave M. tills us shout is wutkin* in an open shop for th' princely wage, of wan large iron dollar a day of tin hours. Along comes another free-born son-of-a-gun, an' he seat' th' boss: I think I cud hsndle th' job fer ninety cinta.' 'Shure,* ses th' boas, an' th! wsn-dollsr man gets th' mery jinglin' can an' goes out into th* cold, cold wurrkl " support __ , nuWu union men, and we aak that support of you. Not very much, is it? We would especially aak the support of printers, as we are of the opinion that no one outside the Typographical Union worked more energetically for them in their label campaign than us. The following is a list of officers elected at our last meeting WHAT THE PURCHASING POWER OF ORGANIZED LABOR COULD DO : "Tie, th' open shop is . -great institution,' said Hennessy If trade unionists only understood the true meaning of unity and solidarity, their power would be invincible. ��� ��, autcung: , I���** onion .men often spend forty Harry Davia. president; Waverly *��" J month to ***"* ******** otel; Wm. Motfiahaw, . vice presi- ***** **"* W* ��** ****** a month to ..�����.��.��� ri-:~iM. rr-x-i. \a . ��� *~ build up unionism. -- ��� a >... fellow-unionists. and assist your Hotel -t vrm. atotnsnaw, . vice presi- treasurer, Quinte Hotel; Geo. W. Cur- nock, financial secretary, Quinte Hotel; Fred Waters, chaplain. Clarence Hotel; A. Shaw, inspector, Queen's Ho- , tel; J. Brun, guardian, Lighthouse Mt Hotel. Again asking you not to forget to see the button or ask for the card. G. W. CURNOCK. BUILDING LABORERS. Union men as a body spend no less than $1,500,000,000 a year to purchase the necessaries of life. Every dollar of that sum spent for non-union goods is spent to break down unionism. If . strike is on in a shoe factory union men all over the country send their contributions to support the strike. If the strike fails and scabs are employed, union men often buy the products of that scab labor. What with one hand they try to build up, with the other' they try to tear down. If a union man gives a dollar a ____ tmiam __._., month to support bis union he has done ^""J0* P��W^7P��W^i "kL T^ quite.a number who are only casually a great deal. By paying these due. he ?J?S.S_7tJLSx TZ!^jJ2!\&�� employed. exrect. to build up . powerful trade *��* #Jf -J0J*** dowp ***** ���luOIxu tftaaal mYMtiW'��* Jaa^aw���.. V^aC: ism itself���Robert Hunter. haa crossed union movement. At the same lime ..ilium Lyons, b3 often uses his immensely more known to .11 aa "Big Bill" Lyons, was powerful purchasing power to defeat one of oar charter member, and held trw aims of unionism, office on two or three different occasions. Suppose every one of the three mil- Be died at the General hospital on lion trade unionists on this continent ���. _ ^'arf- hear, trouble, considered it a crime to buy non- Like most big men. "Bill" wss good union products. Suppose the mer- natured and "easy' going, snd did his chtnts and employers knew that and share in butMing up our organisation were trying to attract union buyers, ami helping tbe laborers of Vancouver' impose they knew every penny of thi. m ffenerat. Building operations quiet compared to what they were this time last year. Although we have a fair number of men working pretty steadily, there are employ, union labor or go bankrupt. This great lesson is constantly preached by union leaden. It is the lesson of unity and solidarity. It means instead of a few million dollars going to the support of unionism, that over . billion dollars every year would go to the sapport of unionism. Back of every union fighter, hack of every strike, back of every indus- trial battle would be the power of this billion snd . half. The dues paid to your union are nothing compared with this immense a..-.��� power���power now often W~ ��� ��� Jimn^fODmmerford is East, going to Toroi a lot of Toronto. It billion and a half made goods, whst spent only . would you hp ariii ��� taia t ^ " ~.h��Pe* *** E***y ***** I��trorii��ed by wortong- he vnU a^into hsraeas down there men would have a union babel rjgn ftfalaL^'aaa^ 9 Hm mereh.nta thSLlves here i. '-^:J��*J^**m***- Hehw would advertise the union Isbel; the jBf*dek��tec.totJie Tradea employers would advertise thai oa* Pot Plante ��� ��� ***** . ��� ���1 PlowerPota Vegetable Seeds * .era. Grass Seed aad been and labor Council for a serving on the executive ,r"ar TSF ' - ���^"ffla.v*"^ wpaai ��^a w ��jb> SJI Aob > . closed shop. AH the in. dvstries that produce product, would BUS. & Co., LH few n.aHasji St. B. Greenhouse Wf*^^. Phone A 8181 Phone ttt rWoattln. Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Trades I J ay ���*���������! . n 4 F * H A * ��� 1 1 v ��� <m 1 ' "1 xfl j il . ��fl 1 ji f 1 ft II . a* al ft II .J J p.1.1 J��-���������-- I I , ^ fg^yuuj; ��� ...fj ��� ������ ,., ; ��� /���; ��� :*. ��� ' ' ���; ���_ - - - - ���'*��_ 1 9 vis The Royal Bank ��� " ;'. ' ��*t*.1, 1 ' - >* v.. 'i *' . ��� 3,000,00�� - ��� v'"" V ��� ������ gaftaaa . . . ���, 40,400,000 I Five Branches In Vancouver. flsrantaan Branches In Brit ish Columbls. ��� :i' aO Braa^hea up-tc.-d.te; No :. . to the Smallest w Daaaaf M Taaaaaaaa itifa^pi I *} Mm ICa? FBI ss ��� is- - . . M. W, Of A. Organizers Here. |1& !i--H*f;- i;:..?r. ^^ M||'��..iVM-^r., ��� ������* T. James and Alex. Suanar, District In; U. M. W. of A. organizers, were in Vancouver during the latter part of Jury, in the interests of their organisation. Both of them are live agitators and hsve a splendid knowledge of the labor movement. Their, influence in Alberta can only result in progress. In common with nearly all members of organised labor in Alberta they are active supporters of the Socialist Party. ' i ii Ji i us. SPEECHES OH THE KINO'S GARDEN PARTY AFFAIR A Labor demonstration Victoria Park, London, recently, at which Will Thorny If. P., Keir Hardie, If. P., and Will Crooks, If. P., were present. Air. Thome, referring to what he termed the ' 'scurvy treatment" of Keir Hardie in connection with the King*, garden party, said: As far as I am personally concerned, I echo all Ihe sentiments which hsve been caprtnsed in respect of that matter, and I am quite sure that the whole of the working classes in the different parts of the country will back Mr. Hardie in the stand he ha. taken. (Cheera.) I absolutely deny, the right of the King or anybody else to curb oar tongues in any shape or form as to what we ought to say, either in the House of Commons or outside. (Cheers.) I hope the time will arrive, and very speedily, too, when there will be no room for kinga or queens, but when we shall govern ourselves, snd I think we shall govern ourselves in a better manner than we ue being governed st the present tim. What is it all about? The quarrel started in a moat emphatic manner against the King paying a visit to his nephew, not as s private visit, but a. a State visit, and we, the working men of thi. and of other parts of the country, ue called upon to pay the expense. No doubt before the King paid the visit to the Czsr he wss respected by the rank ami file of the working classes of this country, but I am perfectly certain that since his return he has lost a great deal of the respect previously held by the democracy of this country. (Hear, bear.) Since the King returned from Russia we find that another butcher has started, nsmely, the Shah of Persia. He started butchering the people out there, and in consequence of the Anglo-Russian-France Alliance our lips are absolutely sealed, snd we have got no power st all to interfere. Therefore, ss far as I am conceinad ss sn individual, I protest against any of these alliances with these butchers��� either the Czsr of Russia or the Shah of Penis. These allisnces and treaties are hot brought .bout for your benefit, hut for the purpose of upholding the capitalist system in this snd other puts of the country. (Cheers.) I shall do my utmost to back up the attitude taken by Keir Hardie and the labor Party generally in reference to thi. business. (Cheers.).���The Leader. CLOT i ��� ��� Wo am .bowing the very Latest Novelties in Men's. Boys' and ���j �� Children', clothing. W* carry tbe largest stock In the Province for your inspection ���. ,-, kept In stock. ��� > MAILORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. ��� ? ��� '������ ' ��� ' ������' ���" '�����''... .-.Ufa 1 ' v -r- CUIBB& ^CP*_BHbW' -*MH -. la/�� m* v. ���: , trnm^A* ��� to * . PATRONIZING MERCHANTS WHO MAKE "TRADE UNIONIST" POSSIBLE jaju . �� ii ��������� The merchant who.does not advertise at all may or may not be your friend, but it is s foregone conclusion thst be who liberally patronises the columns of all other papers and refuses to advertise in your paper, ia not look- ing for the workingmsn'a patronage, does not wish it, and is not desirous of your friendship. Too will find that those who advertise in these columns are worthy of your every consideration, for the publishers will use every precaution to protect your interests. When you patronize the man who advertises in your paper see that he know, where you saw tne advertisement. You will find thi. it . benefit to you as well as to the paper. Trade. Says Brauer-Zeitnng, of the Breweryworkers' In Union: "Our local unions in Canada, ss well as our internstional organisation, are affiliated with the Canada Trade, and Labor Congress, and ss our own convention is to commence on September 13, the important questions to be dealt with by the Congress will certainly receive careful coi.saier.aion. It would be very desirsble in the in- , terest of the labor movement that all our local unions in Camads count be represented at the session of the Trade, and Labor Congress of Csnads. - "' . ���' ��� . ��� " ��� ' - ��� |8��M'*?.*'* -HI? Havana hand-made Clears. Aak tor them at all cigar stores. Made by ^ mW*W^'**l 14 Cordova W. TRANQUILLE SANITARIUM MAY BE CONSTRUCTED BY DAY LABOR "���a . At an executive board meeting of tbe British Columbia Anti-Tuberculosis Society held at Victoria on Tuesdsy last st 4 p. m., tenders were opened for the construction of the Tranquille sani- ^um, near Kandoops. Contractor ODell, a Vancouver union the contract at a wors may The question of a weak: The provincial . another $30,000, or ��� 000 of which must go towards an insti- tution for advanced case, of consumption. z!T. Executive Board Member Pettipiece, representing the Central body was present st the Victoria meeting To be s Union man implies s man with a job. Who ever heard of a union of the jobless? The man with �� job is the man with a vote. The other unfortunate worker, are too busy acting as their own auctioneers to secure registration, and are therefore disfranchised. The wage-earner with the v��te must be educated; snd the duty devolves upon those who have experienced and studied the problem, confronting the propertyless. If tile Trades Union movement is. lacking in essentials there is no one to blame but the unionists themselves. - A movement, to live, must five for something; stand for something; and at all tunes "advance snd maintain" the interests of those behind it. If old methods of wtrfsre prove ineffective, new methods must be sdoptod. The employing class is corojpossd of shrewd business men. A good deal may be learned from their means of securing what they want. A lesson or two from their experience ahould bring about the de- aired results. The employing, or owning, class has been active in politics; and now holds possesion of the lawmaking powers in every land the nag of capital natters^ few. The workers we many. unionists would adopt the employers* methods politically, along correct snd independent lines, the victory would soon be theirs. This, then, seems to be what is needed to make the tra>* nnion movement mean aomething more to ita adherents���the life that is necessary to any forward movement.' The Literary Digest, weekly, is a non unionist periodical v... '.'VMr* FAMILY BUTCHERS waaiasais si . la Maafa af all Nalia ayavaaaj at aaj gagg.... SHIPPING IS OTJ* SPECIALTY 136 Cordova St. jVANCO ��� ��� to suthority, an humble, self-effscing spirit; a narow intolerant pride in one's own country and supreme contempt for tne people of .11 others, coupled with s supine snd ox- like contentment with things as they are are the cmef virtue, requisite in good^pg^arnera under the 'present ��� ��� ' .'���. ��� t VAN OOUVER, B. C. 1 -^sssr When l^tronizifrg Our Advertizers Don't Forvet to Mention tbe TnMto UfnMw 1 ��� ��� w > 01*? ^ st *' ��� ���_������;��� BBS?*- * avo*' * Up. jt_ IF ��� anew ' I/- P (4 ass = AUGUST 1908 Bl' Some of the present-dsy directors of tbe labor movement will have to change their policies or get off the job, and make way for those who will. ; No markets; no profit. No profit; no jobs. No jobs; no market. This because . few own the earth and the many, politically, permit it. aw ir M It ia no part of capital to accede to the command: "Give us fbis day our daily bread." The revised version reads: Give us this day our quarterly dividends. V ��������� The "strike fund" of the past must become the "campaign fund" of the future*. Education and necessity will 6* be the compelling force. Bev. Dr. Shearer could more profit- . ably expend his time and energy than Tin the defence.of a bunch of whore- n.ongering, 'Yukon tci A which wsge-ea job for the man ��� ^.sBBauan a*^_, can ���-* tana of the mean, by there is no to the posi- unless the boss out of him. ROW of Western Ca -��.g��in, be matifiedgand fo Jjost mum ra>aaafenasx- action rners will co#rectf- 11 others.; by tlaa Vancouver Trades and . ISabOT Council. ��� ������*���' 'I i I n|��l [',"���' '����" '��� >��"'����� Published first week In every month. . ������ : ���. eee���aaaaaa���aa^w���.m^mmm. m hi.. ��� i���anaaan . Subscription Price, 81.00 per annum: 85 cents to unions subscribing in a body. Mailing list, new. and correspondence columns in charge of Press Committee. R. p. Pettipiece, chairman, elected by tha Central Body. ���U. !m. ..������.����� ���.-a. ��.. r"TT ��� Address all correspondence, communications, remittances for subscriptions, and exchanges to R. P. Pettipiece, 2188 Westminster Avenue, Vancouver. B. C. Advertising patronage In charge of J. Gothard. Advertising rates will be supplied upon application. P. O. Drawer 1289. Telephone 8258. The Tradea Unionist is issued promptly the first week of each month. It alms to furnish the latest and moat authoritative Information on all matter, relating to the Labor movement.. Contributions are solicited from correspondents, elected by their respective union., to whom they must be held responsible for contents. - Htte^ttat .of adducing the commodity, labor, in the lowest market, production for use, would make the social value of the product the basis of wages. More than any other one thing or than Ihe letUr-carriere sre still swatting all other things combined, this is the ,-. <i._..;_ t�� __. ��� i t_ aL.1. . r i ..la . .1 ��� !_��� a a .��. a? e�� \the "raise" promised by the federal government. It requires more than "government ownership." It must be ownership of the government by the working class. __ The , attempt of A. 8. Goodeve, Kootenay's Conservative nominee, to have the militia called out to strike terror into miners who were engaged in a lawful and peaceful demonstration against tne mine owners, has not been How many Orientals ..are now eri- tbing which marks the line most distinctly between mere reformers and Socialists���Kx. ���-��� dames H. Hawthornthwaite, Socialist, Ralph Smith. Liberal, and Frank Shcppard, Conservative, will be the candidates in the impending federal election for the Nanaimo elect* .rial district. Labor's champion from the Provincial house will win���if the wage- earners ami small farmers sre true to themselves. Organized labor in Canada has declared for independent political action. Ralph Smith is a Lib- gaged in any of the things collectively eMl and thereby forfeit8 the confidence owned and operated.? In the post- ���T orjpmized labor, office, school system, public works��� any where, in fact, not monopolized by capitalists? Does thi. look like a solution to you, af/. Wage-earner? A. S. Goodeve, Rossland, hss been nominated as the Conservative "also ran" in Kootenay federal riding. "Bill" Davidson, Socialist, will be the next representative from that riding, and will make a good seconder for "Jim" Hswtbornthwsite's motions in the Ottawa legislature. trail, complete, tha rough work sad looks like a winner, it will be time to "deserve the frprJtWgsln'sjf*mLu Such an atituds is cowardly, to say the leaetlfit organized labor (asWis* expressed itself in Canada) believes there is necessity loy. aMute ^Mependent political action, then, in UbWs name, let's not only vote for it. but work it; nod show the old parties that we mean business. It will be up to Org. Landers, and other, who have assumed his position, to explain. And it will some. It is to be. hoped that the ex-detective, under arrest at Victoria for arson, will not be dealt with after the fashion of his despicable snd unspeakable colleague in crime, Harry Orchard. A necktie party would be too good for a being low and mean enough to assist in sn attempt to hang innocent champions of labor's cause There, is no power on earth which can prevent wage reductions when ten men seek one job. So long ss labor- power is a commodity it must he governed by the inexorable laws of the market���supply and demand. The task bi fore, labor is to lift itself out of the category of commodities, and place itself in the kingdom of industrially free men and free women. There are enough wage-earners on the voters' list on this American continent |o do the job. If the unions of Western Canada conduct their meeting, a. they ahould be conducted, there need be no ,fear of Pmkertons. A wage-earner.4'organization that cannot transact its business on the >treet-oorner. if need be, haa yet something to learn of its mission. The**, is nothing to he gained by secrecy in the labor movement. In the last analysis we can only get what we have the power to take; and the sooner we publicly declare our intention and proceed with all possible haste in its accomplishment, the better for all concerned. k The labor movement has nothing to fear from "compulfory investigation.". Trade unions are not secret societies, and all their business is of such a nature that it could be just as well conducted on the street-corner. A movement that will not bear publicity should not be condoned by the only useful and necessary portion of human society���the working class. Many unions and central bodies already have libraries ami reading rooms. Those thst have not should have them. Such a library can be procured for a very little, money and will be used snd enjoyed by a large percentage of the union men, and will be ��� source of strength to the organization. The Looks will be working all the time, when speeches cannot be heard. It might be s good idea for the A. F. of L. President, Samuel Gompers, to make a hasty review of how organised labor in Western Canada gets results without begging or beseeching Itocal editors of the daily press are writing some very solicitous letters to themselves respecting the Oriental question, with the veiled purpose of detracting the eyes' of the workers from the real issue, namely, the cause of cheap labor importations bv an employing class that has intrigued itself into political power and secured possession of British Columbia's natural resources. The organized wage-earners of Vancouver will not allow themselves to be borswoggled this time. That labor-power is . commodity. and that intelligent union officers recognize it as such, ia amply borne out by �� recent statement, made by President Chickling of the Bookbinder.' In- temstionsl Union. .Speaking .gainst removing its headquarters from New York City, he said: " ��� ��� ��� It would also be a bad business proposition to remove from the largest market wc have for our goods (labor-power��� Ed. T. IT.), snd. inasmuch as New York possesses the largest market for our goods, I think it would be unwise policy, from . business standpoint, to make the change st this time." The Mount Pleasant band ia unfair to organized JW^I^Wn^ouver. It provided music for the Twelfth of July celebration. And there were many union men .in the procession. While no labor organization' attempts to meddle' with its members' religious affaire, it is just as well to remember that our first duty is towards an organization that is* fighting for an industrial liberty ,we have not; rather than commemorating . liberty we ai- ready have. ��� A union man's first allegiance should he to his union. The capitalization of the Standard Oil Company has been enormously increased. This because, by virtue of ownership of sufficient capital, it ha. the power to rob its employees of enough unpaid wages.to pay the normal rate of interest oh the amount. Instead of owning the workers, ss of old, it merely owns their jobs. The vehse of the Standard Oil Co.; and all others of its kind, is embodied in the brain, hide, bone snd sinew of its slaves. Capitalist bonda are merely title deeds to human lives. Both old parties, on this American continent, stand for the perpetuation of thst ownership. \ -L- 11 S. L. Lander., well known to many westerners in the labor movement, is editor of the Garment Workers' Week- at the Iwase. Jtnee. Only when wage- iy Bidletin. On two occasions, st Vic- earner, act like men and do for them- fori* and st Wmnipeg, Landers went In order to be prepared for strike, the convention of the . awaweration of Miners has ordered executive board to levy a par capita assessment sufficiently large to raise a 8100,000 strike fund, to he used only during strikes. A constitutional amendment to authorize acceptance of withdrawal card, of the Industrial Worker, of the World waa defeated. 5 ; selves what they want done, does the boss, or any one else, treat with them .. men, and not beggars. uiAts^k a^rKurcutt, s W. C T. V. has been gnilty of A miners' eight-hour day bill has just been enacted in Britain. Bather slow in following the lead let by i British Colmnbia and other provinces. However, if the Independent Lsbdr Party liTThe old land pay. dose st- ��� s what any but to be .fact, with regard to the immorality rife in this portion of cap- itebsm's blighting curse. And, of course, it haa brought down upon herself the righteous indignation of a bunch of hypocrite, who fed called upon to defend a social system that is rotten to the core. en record as in favor of independen*j>o- litical action. Judging by hut issue of the Bulletin he has decided to ^hahd himself over, snd any other un- aX^'aaV*** ,STS& sincere? (Such action indi- that there are still' members of arbor who believe they can what they want by .voting for what they don't want Editor Under. evidently want, to wait till the other fellow does the pioneer work; and aa aoon a. the rapidly-rising third party, standing for labor alone, blazes the The general strike ot> twenty four hours declared by the General Federation of lMS>>or,aaa>d>Wnatr.tlon and ; protest against the atting of workmen by troops st Vigneux want tatd operation this week. Tan report, indicate that 50,000 men of the build ' lag and allied tradea, Including electricians, .topped work. Trouble fa feared to Paris, end aa extra regjmaat of cavalry has been ordered to Vigneux, where a gigantic demonstration la planned. Whan Patreasaig Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Trades ttnwna*' ��� ���':���* '.' "'"'���"������������*"��������� aaa S^m**L* I af' il W ��� asaasaaaaaaW aaaa ft a ^aaS ��� ������asf' aata^a^aaaaaaa ^L_h^aak^^L^J^Lg^^ubgBBg> J ^^A ^ ^^k^^^BBaakaaaa^B^B^aaaM ^Ba^aa��a^a^aaa^a^hi^Ba�� TIER B. O. TRADES ITNlOIVflfr, vANOOtTvBR, nruiusn ��� r." When he began making his speeches in the Old Country the CVjoservstive press frit it wss a blow to protection, while the Free Traders and Radicals took his speeches snd published them broadcast as an argument against protection. He was in Great Britain to tell the truth. irrespective of what either party thought or did. He bad a chance to say it and he said it. Tne farmers of Western Canada were passing strong resolutions at their meetings cofdeuinatory of a high tariff against agricultural implements. He hoped that any man who had friends in the ni-tf,^ ,-j ____. u-.^ ^ _______* ,��____. j.* Old Country would inform them ss to p?tfonn;.,7* *J ^ *. sne the daf the true state of affairs in Caiteda. He wflen chiWren shall hare the chance of Neat, 63 Cordova St. West aMMBeHMNaavBwaaataafMMia.aiaMnaMjIi.vMi " ORGANIZER W. R. TROTTER DELIVERING CONGRESS GOODS IN CENT BELT A large gathering of trade unionists aarembled in Carpenters' Hall. Halifax. N S.. to hear an ad Ire s by W. R. Trotter, general organizer for the Dominion Trades and Labor Congr^s; President Hesly, of tbe Halifax Trader and Labor Council, presided and introduced the speaker. He said Mr. Trotter wss here in the intere ta of the congress snd would remain in ihe Maritime Provinces until after the convention, which is to be held the latter part of September. He felt thst eastern Canada demanded more attention TWELVE-Trade Unionists from the congress thsn had been given in the past, and he was glsd to see that tbe executive council had taken note of this also and had sent us their strongest representative, who is not only A good debater, but also an efficient and hard worker. Man of Earnastnavs and Sincerity. Mr. Trotter then took the door and w:��s enthusiastically received by tbe audience. Mr. Trotter impresses his hearer, aft being a man of earnestness and sincerity. Seeing things from the viewpoint of the workingnian, setting forth his facts in clear and eloquent language, driving home his arguments and clinching them, he held the close attention of his hearers from start to finish. His talk lasted two hours and covered much ground, dealing first with a comprehensive review of the trade, union movement in the British Isles, and the United States, The congress now represents 60,000 workers of Canada, stretching from the Atlantic to tbe Pacific. It hss' been in existence twenty-five years. There wss a time when st ten tion was devoted only to the populous centres, such as Ontario snd Quebec, but the time had long passed for such pro- vinc-iili-m in the trades union movement of the workers of Canada. The time when the congress was dominated by' Ontario unions hss passed, and now we see the extreme east as well as the wist taking an active part in its deliberations. At the last convention at Winnipeg when the two Halifax delegates, John Joy ami James Flannigan, presented the claims of Halifax fcr consideration, it wss felt then that it was due the east thst the convention should be held there in 1908. ami so it came to be that Nova Scotia this year for the first time will be able to give welcome to the congress. The congress has 21 international organizations paying per capita tax to its funds. This, the speaker thought/ was pome indication that the congress had its place in the labor field on the North American continent. Immigration Questions Discussed. Mr. Trotter dealt with the immigration question in a manner that showed light on the methods of the Manufacturers' Association in importing Isbor into Canada. The North Atlantic Trading Co., Preston, Leopold, et si., were discussed and the methods adopted by Leopold in inducing workingmen to come to Canada were condemnel in the closing with -eloquent peroration^ strongest terms. Mr. Trotter had been the present and future of the work- sent to Great Britain by the trades un- dasses of Canada. ' ions of Canada to investigate conditions - there, re immigration. When the Rooms "** On^-mtneatre Manufacturers' Association learned this hey declared the office of their London agency closed.. Upon investigation bit was found that the office was run * t ��� did not wish to claim all the credit for the falling off in emigration, but he believed his journey through the British Isles had produced the effect aimed at by the congress. The Asiatic Questian In British Columbia. Mr. Trotter then took up the Japanese and Asiatic questions in British Columbia. He asked his hearers how would they like to see Hindoos crswling along the streets of Halifax begging for coppers; how they would like to have shiploads of Japanese come in and supplant them in their occupations and drive them from their ns- tive city. He dramatically told of the Anti-Asiatic meeting in Vancouver, and told of his trip through Chinatown. He had the privilege of visiting- the place twice, once with Keir Hardie, the great British Socialist. They went through the place with thiee detectives, snd only those who have visited that quarter can realize the horror of it. Where some years ago only white men were employed in the Fraser River salmon fishery, now none but Asoatics are employed; the Fame in the logging camps, where white men have been ousted and Japanese employed; and the same st the canneries, where Chinamen have taken the places of the white men. This is not the whole story. It would not n ctter so much if these importations bad come in on a fair basis. A white man cannot subsist on a hand ml of rice; s white man muat Have a bouse. not a shack, to live in; a 1/ome to bring his children up in; a school to send them to. When white men come into a community it has meant, and means, streets, buildings, tha home, th. family civilisation. All these things thst go to make importation of (lis foreign element had stopped. In ten years we would have had an Asiatic province in the west. He thought now that the wages in some industries have been brought to such a low level that it will be a hard task to restore them. to an 'equitable and just basis. A New Day for tha Common People. Mr. Trotter dwelt on the legislation p.tt forward by the congress this session. He mentioned tbe hill which had been killed in the senate, re Am- runaining at school until they are da- teen, free text books was also needed. A review of the Labor Party of Great Britain was given. Over 2.000 meetings are heal in England every week in the interests of the workers. What we needed ia Canada was for the men to get together, think snd taDt He advised all the men present to get busy reading and thinking. We here broken sway from the old parties now and forever. It is a new day that ia breaking for the Canadian common people. Let a' man once taste of his independence snd power, and nevermore will he consent to he used by any politician. After the meeting adjourned the men present had an opportunity of meeting Mr. Trotter. He expect, lo leave shortly for Sydney snd other industrial centres.' He will make Halifax his headquarters until after the convention. It is expected that three new unions will shortly be organized. Mr. Trotter, it was announced, will deliver an address later on his trip to the British Isles snd its results. He has returned with s fund of important i c forma tion regarding emigration snd the labor movement in Great Britain. and this coupled with the fact that Mr. Tiotter is a student and thinker ami has the rare faculty of imparting lu> knowledge in clear and eloquent language, should mske his next public appearance in Halifax one that ahould interest all classes of citizens. A union map's wife should always endeavor to uphold union principles. She should always remember that her husband receives better pay and works fewer hours thsn he would if he did not belong to the union. She should. therefore, insist on union-made goods. ���Grtnsboro Labor News. "W��� ��� r under Leopolds successor and is still erican labor men participating in Ca- doing business St the old stand. Mr. Trotter toured England, Scot- Ireland aStfthe interests of the ,nd came in touch n there and ad* dressed many meetings and told them jth about the Canadian nadian 'labor disputes. Other important measures were being watched now by the Dominion executive. Its legal acviser, Mr. O'Donoghue. will soon take .n important case to the; Privy Council. L ���:YY^Y f: i iw��� . "-rtisa 35?" ��� .The tne COej_gevaa wana iuf��uiuu_( .Bar iwime- tion of a third party, were read/ Each clause waa read and clearly explained. Free compulsory education, he felt, ��� was one of the chief planks'in the i aixfadvocating* the formal THE SPROTT-SHAW BliSINtSS INSIITUIE rrs Stt Hastings St., If yon wish a course in Bookkeeping, Commercial - Law, Penmanship, Gregg Shorthand, Pitman Short ****% Touch Ty^awritlas;. Instruction Individual Teachers all Specialists -���������av"-"^""""1"^""^"* "-"���������� .^^p^"����"a"""B����"M"aw**"a^F Hal H. It J. It3 W*m Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Trades Unionist i i ue iaa. r i 10 THE B. C. MlttAjnaan mrjoiTMl\ VAKCOCVKB, BBITIaTH OOHJMBIV. Gordon DrysdaL i-a'i'i *!fc3! LIMITEO ". 1 I '.; NEW WESTMINSTER STREET R4U.WA* IEN AFFILIATE ��� ������>��-* .I. i�� Hi ii fC cany complete stocks in newest and best and at the _, _, aisjauO _ _____ most reasonable prices, follow e our advertisements ana winaow U1*.!. r''^ a dollar can often be saved. _���_ Phone 3541 WITH TRADES CONGRESS New Westminster. Division No. 134, ewpaeeje ue- daw** Jaaar^avVfiaaTS f Labor Congress of Canada, and may* possibly be represented at the Halifax convention in September. The Division will also take ita place in the forward labor movement in other respects. It will be represented in Th. j Trades Unionist hereafter; and ita delegates are 'ajyagtivaj-factor in tbe re- i cri-tly orgaoisel Trades and Labor ��� Council at the Boys! City. W IT'f; THE LETHBRIDGE TRADE! AND LABOR CO) ,-nsion, Sick aad Disability Benefits. Vancouver. B. C���Just a few lines .bout our Iste-M-meeting on Saturday night. All our officers were re-elected unanimously, except our treasurer, who resigned. We have an election of officers every six months. Our popular pi trident, Bro. J. Fletcher, who has just served one. term, was elected unanimously, with cheers. * We bad a referendum vote on a pension and disability scheme proposed by the company. After the vote was counted we passed a resolution making cry Workers). it unanimous. The referendum vote Statistician���S. carried by four-fifths of a majority. The scheme is to take $3.00 per year per member from our bonns, which we have 'been getting for four yeses' now. The company will put with it $3.00 per member. Members to become beneficial must have served 15 years in the company's service snd be GO years old. Also, we put in another The following are the new the above council: President���8yd. Duncan (Typo. Vice-President���Brown Pipes (prick and Masons). .*.-*". -v Secretary���& W./Tuolrwell (Ty^b.K Assistant Secretary���A.-�� fi- Sdrth/TV (Typo.). { ��� . *22&y 7a Sergtat-Arms���C. Pescock^^lfnere). Warden���R. Cullers (Painters). Treaaurer���D. J. McConnick (Brew I City Typos. Da Things. New "WestaaTaVU^ Typngraphical ; Union, No. 632, haa subscribed In a body for Tha XBm* Unlonlat. |nciuu : Ing its members at Kamloops, Asa croft and Chllllwack. R A. Stoney uas been elected aa correspondent, and will be hoard from In future. * The Typos, have also elected . Label committee which will emulate the member, of No. V26 In label-campaigning. .' ��� By An W. TuckwdU. Trustee���J. Ritchie (Carpenters), T. Ranharan (Federal Laborers), R. Cpl- bertson (Bricklayers). Executive Committee���Bro. Baklry (Retail Clerks), J. Ritchie, Brown Pipes, Sam Larson (Carpenters) and B. Culbertson. Legislative Committee���Bro. Qujg.ey (Miners), Jno. Larson (Miners). R. dollar and the comxmny Sl.OO^per mem- Baldry, J. Ritchie and Brown Pines. ber for j��. member disabled or for pen- manent sickness. If it is carried through several of our members will get a pension at once. We also revised our local by-laws. Our officers for this term are: President, J. Fletcher; vice-president, J-, A/ Aicken; recording secretary, W^/W. Burrough; financial secretary, Fy A. Hoover; treasurer, A. Taylor; conductor, H. A. Schofield; warden, P^JL/ Kaigbin; sentinel, H. Leaney. ' <-) Our executive committee is composed of one member from each department. Aa you know, our division takes in every branch of the service "PIONEER mtUt'< '" m> Lethbridge, Alt.., July 13. 1908. Western Wazy Geese Eastern Chapel. The Trades Unionist regrets its inability to "show up" or represent in compliance with the following invitation: "You are most cordially invited by Cuelph Typographical Union, No. 391, to come to Gnelph's Old Heme Week, to be held August 2nd, 3rd, 4th. 5th snd 6th, 1.NH���the greatest gathering ever held in Canada, Don't be a niossback. some a-foot or bosshack. come on Maud (the favorite mule) come in an automobile, or any other horseless wheel���only come���and enjoy yourself with the best hunch of printers on earth." TRADES COUNCIL DELEGATES PRESENT AT JULY rfTH MEETING i . a 'XV ���';. ��� mm ��� particularly to . Clothing and Furnishing Wants ��� ishop dt Chambers 55 3��A>,> ""���'���>.* �� 408 Westanlawter Ave. Bricklayers and Masons���-C. Clayton, G. Rothenay, W. Taylor. Brotherhood Carpenters.��� P. W. Dowler, G. W. Williams, S. Kernighan, Sargeant, Sherman. Bartenders���G. W. Curnock. Bookbinders���G. Mowst. Barbers���<5. Debalt, J. E., Cameron, C. E. Hewitt. Builders' Laborers���H. Sellars, Q. Psyne, J. Sully, B. A. Stalker, R. Forrest. -, ��� Cigsrmskers���R. Craig, R. Purse- house. - . f. vvG '��*.-/��� Civic Employees���E. W. King, R. Morrison, J. Clarke. Cook, and Waiters���J. Arnason. Electrical Workers, 213���M. Harger, O. Jenkins, E. 0. Knight. Moulders���L. Hildebrand. Curtis. Machinists���A. Beasley, A. Fenton. Plumbets-J. McWhinnie, A. H. A Large Attendance. The last meeting of the Trade. Council was a credit to organised labor to the matter of attendance. Several visitors were present. When union wage-earners appreciate the responsibility that devolve, upon them every union will see to it that ita full Quota of delegates are representing their Interests In the local legislative Editor trade. Ui not rather be excused from paying taxes, both direct and indirect? As nothing surer than death and Uses, tha next beat thing for us all to do is to place the tax burden where it can fie moat easily borne. How can thai I* done? Experience and common sense hare taught us that to attempt to tax personal property is fruitless, far it is difficult to find it and after it ia found it is difficult to accurately and justly assess. Most personal property is easy to hai. or carry away just before or when the assessors are around. Fur- ther. s lax on improvements acta aa a fine for making improvement, and lessons the amount made. This is bad for all classes of people. J?inally, . tax on unimproved site value of land regardless of any improvements in or en it possesses none of the above objections. Land cannot be hid or carried away, nor doe. such a tax of operate aa a fine upon production or improvements. Of all species of property, land is tne easiest to appraise. And the- heavier we tax the arte value of land the more better the land ia used snd the less the inducement, to ita owners to hold it out of use or its best use. In substance, only when land is put to good proper use is it beneficial to both labor and capital. By taxing the aite value of land, we are taxing (taking back) a thing we all in common have produced and sre maintaining. T. G. ANDERSON, expression of organised labor. N#w Yotk Jfdf ie-rmiii.aJin^niV '��� i v i i ��� i . y . &&��* -.��� r>..^-.'-!" ,-ja # Our Own Lenses re have Work Room Fitted Up With the <Best ��� Grinding Plant in the. West. ��� deary. ��� ~ ',:- Street Railway Employee. ��� S. T^pson. J. A. Aicken, F, A. Hoover, O. Lenfesty. Tvpographical���B. P. Pettipiece, A. R. Burns, J. E. Wilton, WlSjwsn. # Tsilors->r. H. Ley. F. Berry. Blwlomiitbs-J. Hanafin. J. Outhett. Building Trades Alhance-J. J. Cor- coran. J. Dnncanson. Rulerriiakera���F. Hayes. Breweryworkers���T. A. Bell. - uriY ������������ j Yk ��� -_________,���' y-Z \. ���'.: yes Tested Free MSTRON�� BROS- ��� Jeweler, and Opticians. rf St. W. -s* I WIt* Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Trade. UnionfrfcV A f r w !?'��� +j- _* -Y' .^^.1 ���_.:_!_:_.��� i a.a aaVr**** i v'Y ,'.��� ; ���.���'���-��� -u... '. ^^Yl . iY'J TttE B. O. TRADHS UwiOlflBTT, VAnCOtTVElt, BKITlBH OOLtTafBIA. ���^- '-' v sr 11 ust SPECIALS = aSt/mmer Suits to Hear at Cost ��� Ellis* spring needle underwear; to ra:5���� aale price���*&��_��*�� All Strsw Hats snd Panamas to clseratcoat. Negligee Shirts at clearing Jlf. Sweeney 9 CO, I Am HasUags St. w, t^B-" AND AIM THAT INSPIRES AND v . tTIM Ui TO^flON 4.. T- The outcome of the class struggle will be the social revolution. By po-(;jot titical force the working data will wrest on from the capitalist class tbe reins of (joverninent and will use the powers of the state to legislate in if. own interest.. * Tbe mean, of wealth production, now the collective property of the capitalist class, will be made the collective property of the whole people. By that stroke classes will be abolished ��� Canada the. pay of jurymen has raised1!** $L�� a d.y. In British t .mount is consid- any man in .to HUui jury can a^ony with a time on hours.���Greenwood Ledge. UNION MKN FATROiNIZE THLK Bismol _nV*.���� . fit* j. Typo Label Campaign Results. After the expenditure of $7,844.51 <*' 1 during the fiscal year just cloaed, by?OJ*.J ; Va>4 fotbe International Typographical Union &fagw��- ������������������ ��� ��� ��� ��� i I 106 Hastings Street. , ^ 'ANCOUVER, II. C. . ���executive council, Secretary Bram- and all shall be workers. Wage slavery ( wood W **** exne^nt results have will be overthrown and lshor-power ; heen ^tsined from the advertising of eeaas to be . commodity. Production :*** ***** ��Y**0** '*��. t^huineroea ���Mae ^ commodity will he for use and not for profit. Gov eminent of persons will die out end be replaced by an sdministration of things. The workers, being die own- era of the means of production, will be the owners of the wealth produced, individually to enjoy what they pol- ee.���V. G. lettively produce. Everything atrictly first- Pricea - moderate. " Always oi offices reported as unionised because of First-class music In attendance. . demand for it. It ia not infrequent union help. 1 to find label offices crowded with work ; where th. label is sdvertised, while BANCROFT A McKINNON, .Props. non-union offices work abort time. . ���...'. * Local unions should "boom the sabe..'1 never cease to A wage-earner ahould shun the rail- - alerchants-Netiee. Gentlemen:���The Labor Day eele- (,A Labor Council wish to and notify the BROTHERHOOD CARPENTERS ANU J0INI..8 FOUH A v UNION AT HOSMEB, B ��� Local No. 1866, United C. smer The daily press that the Western Federation of Miners haa severed ita affiliation with the I. W. W. From the same source one may be able to learn of Steve Adams' acquittal, in the course of a year or two. The Associated Pres. should ��� sm i I * ��� m ��� -T��l ^.SOT SnSeaanC^ l^L^SLiS^ ********* conver that no one<&* will be ��u- I '*?~^ thorised to solicit donations of any '' . , , ��� 4K description whoever for the celebrai Organised Labor a last weapon-the fa ��* Uhor r^y Twdey the auspices label; use it. ^a; ��� of the Council. You are, requested to The two great weapons of th* labor- a^fy ug if any one presumes to ask Brotherhood of Carpenters, was insti- surely be labeled the. property of the tutt-d on the 6th inst. by the western organizer, J. A. Kinney. Officers for term ending December dlst were elected and installed. They are aa follows: President, F. C. Wildman; Vice-Presi ruling class. Ita work is coarse, vulgar and nauseating. M|l.- ������em ������> l2 ing people are the label Mid the ballot. Be sure ton do your whole duty [by both.���Labor, Unit. 1 William D. Haywood, former secretary-treasurer of the Weatern Federa- \ tion- of Miners, will be a candidate for | congreaaman-at-large from Colorado on the Socialist ticket. / SaawJ-aaaaai...- "if ?3 r *V��ft f1 '*f" '' A^raanlsatlaa. e United Brotherhotxl of Carpenters snd Joiners has advanced the {wagea in hundreds of localities through- lout the country and placed fully $6,- 500,000 more in pay annually in tbe pockets of its members. It has for any such aid; but if any merchant feels inclined to voluntarily donate something toward, the sports snd games, it will be publicly acknowledged through the press.* 'VS- ln past years spurious canvassei have made a good thing out of the generosity of Vancouver merchants in the name of the Trades snd Labor Council, ao you will please be good enough to remember this warning. A. B. BUBN8, enl. Jos. Savaria; Bee. Sec., Hubert vies; r^in. Sec., Thoa. B. Davies; .*/nt.u.er, J. Wf Wright; Condpctor, le McGregor; TruBtee, E. A. Bird. \The biennial convention of the ^ited Brotherhod of Carpenters and iners of America will convene In Salt ike City, Utah, in September, and me of the most important matters to before that body will be the es- iblishment of n home along the lines 'Union Printers' Home at Col- Sorings. Tbe Brotherhood haa The right of free speech on the streets of Nelson, B. C, ia being put to s test, saya The Newa. Sounds strange in a Western Canada town. Plans are being made by the Structural Building Trades Alliance and the Central Lab.r Union of 8poJtane. Washington, to erect a labor temple in that city, to cost $75,000. There aire 7,000 union men in Spokane. . ��� . M ������������Jm pockets ot its members, it nas reduced the hours from nine a day to gnending their good money seekioi ei^ht in 480 cities, and from ten s dsy "decisions" in their favor from courta to nine in 791 other aties, not to men- uu^ by the executive committee of tion many other localities in which it ^ n^g c]MKt It���, a^ we com. haa established the eight and nine hour nienced electing representatives thoi^ workday. Through the ahortening of oiighly iwated on our dam mtoresta* to hour, upward of 30,000 more workmen n^ o^y ^^ ^ aWv but* aee that have secured employment throughout judges, if need be, obey our mandates the country. and render our "decisions.'' BaSaSaSaSS5lw;*-Mr ��?(���'���b �����'��������� +��.��fc ���*���*,*������.- Chairman Ubor Dav Celebration Com- ,^^r^b^hip of nearlv fiW.()00--or mittee, Labor HaB. -^w,. SJjLt five times that of the Interna- 1 flotnt Typographical Union, and it would require only a small monthly assessment on "each member to maintain .home befitting such a large organisation. Surely the unionists of Canada will soon discover the absolute folly of Musicians' Mutual Protective Local No. 247. Union. "Universal Union Label.'* There never waa a more opport time to start a movement for an "Universal Union Isabel." Not a day passes but some union men desires to purchase . union label ar- ticle and is not certain as to what tho label for that article would look like. There are now eigl bels of different craft If we had. an univer would overcome many < ��� ' ��� f^T- l ��� ' ' ��� : MM. Cumby. Schoo, B..1C Victoria, B. C. All the school books not printed by We had with us a few days aj*6 g16 Britifh, Columbia government Wet Joe Weber oMte *. F.of tT$.T<��, SSffiP* II. During the lew abort hours-he of Toronto. was here our committee of entertain- '81 "Morang & Co.!" Where have ,ment certainly kept him busv and gave . h**** tha* wme..before? . ^ mm a good time. A special meeting W\ The <***** ***y wdl hkdy to a was died and the record .ttend.nce tie mvestigstmg. ^ - ceitainly appreciated hi. speech, which ..^.f . Alberta-:- and Saskatchewan wss redolent with unionism and ita deal *8 *"nply patadi tiemendous spread amongst the wage- earners.:. ( The local is certainly winning out, aided by the affiliated ��� trades, against n) union regimental band. The had engaged them for /! rade during their reunion here, but after an interview they decided to caM it of and have set .bout to hire . band that is identified with the A; F. of M. Hurrah for . stipulation that no band, unconnected with the A. F. of shall be in the parade in Seattle on July 18. The City band will accompany the local Aerie horn here and head them in the procession. ������* ��� B-wawewas wawawawtwn iiiiriniKiifnif ��� .' �����*j$Y^, ��� I I i. ��� i ��� I H ���#- a%& .am. as ... ISt Vancouver, %B. C. Manufacturers of ' Water Pipe Systems of Water Works Installed for Domestic Supply, Power Development, Irrigation Plans. Estimates Furnished I '��� -���.���,��� ���' - It is bv a subconscious knowledge born of the experience of thousands of generations that the small ruling class keep the masses struggling for bare existence, their very salvation depending upon the struggle they make to overcome the various forms of resistance set before them by their rulers.���Tomorrow. A local Industry using local m terlal and employing white labor exclusively. ��� . -*�����*. ��� Lumbar Drop* In Price. ��� Ah A. F. of L. Organizer. * There are good prospects of an A. P. ') Lumber got plentiful, and the price of L. permanent organizer paying this went down���in spite of organization on t territory .visit this fall. Organiser the part of the mill-owners. That old Young is still busy at Porth.ml, but iron, unwritten law makes .11 toe the the Central body is urging President line. A continued shut-down meant no Gompers to send. along some one aa profit*; no profit ia the death of capital, soon as possible, ss there is too much work here to be done by a voluntary organizer. Only when labor owns the machine can it be sure of managing the cogs. To leave the figure of speech���only when men are elected on the ticket of s working class party, and subject to the control of that party, ia there any surety that they will be true to the working class.���Daily Socialist. 4 . - ..ii ii��� ��� -��� ���-��� - ������ Stop telling the child to "rise as farjj above bis father's class as he can." Instead, tell him to strive with all his might to rise with his father's'class. Teach him and help him, not to rise alone by climbing on other men's shoulders, but to give and take a helping hand in the upward march of bis class, so that nil may rise in manly comradeship.-���The Cell. NEW FAttr SUITS! ��� ��� !_-�����-'�����--�� ��aw {/twtik ao iuv ws.au \*\ v��|;��a*i. Hence the rift in the -British Columbia Lumber Association's kite. Oik Thursday, June 25, the miners of Nova Scotia, ten thousand strong, - voted to become members of the United Mine Workera of America. They were -formerly organised - under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Workmen's association. - When you go into a hotel or restaurant, ask the bartender or the waiter for his union button. There are many places in this city that do not have - union bartenders and waiters, and a little work on the part of each would soon bring results for the union. Sells Tailored X. L. Clothes Net . Working "Man," af Course. When a man robs a saving bank, or Coes tew urope on the last stesmer, with the stolen receipts-ov a sanitary koramittee in his pocket, s committee of investigashun are got together tew examine the stsit ov affairs, snd unanimously report "a diekrepansy in bis akounts."���Josh Billings. Journeymen Tailors' Union of America. I am instructed to say in reply to your circular .re ,Trades Unionist. thst this local answers questions 2, 3 and 4 in the affirmative. In reply to circular re sale of hall and building of new. one. this local concurs in proposition on hues laid down in said circular. . Yours Respectfully, y T. WILLIAM8, Secy, I.ocal 178. ��� Our word for it. these are fine Suit, that the Campbell tailors have sent us. ���y> "�����-.: .9-1 ..'* ���v' Cannot Visit Western Canada. Owing to an autumn session of par- liament in the Old Country. J. Keir Hardie, M. P., will be urtable to con- As forecasted in these columns last ia- *"*e* W*. proposed propaganda tour through Canada, but may, however, be present at the Halifax ��� convention of the Trades and Labor Conrress in September use, an agreement was reached %by the Western Federation of Miner., in convention, with the United Mine Work- era of America, by which the organizations, while not really . consolidating their forces, will work band in hand ufon the separate fields of coal and metallurgical mining, and will assist esch other in various * ways. They .re a bit early, but thi..tore is always first to show the things. New Fall Suif|i8.oo, |*>.co. $��, 50, $2500,1*8.00. ��� New American Hats too. ft.oo, I3.50. v ">��� ���������� .,.V"��'-.>S^"- A.E.Le fwxmret! Tne 4Y'Y: I ' 1 : '. 1 ��� 1 w ��� ^ . Victoria Musicians Subscribe in Body. Musicians' Mutual Protective Union, of Victoria, B. C, Local No. 247, has subscribed in a body for The Trades Lnionist, and Secretary Greenwood, The average cost of keeping the !!L2_^T?j?i,t��.wiB afet ���* ��*" ni7(s.>ttrnpr *J.v. i> tin. .���������� .a,��� respondent. If the unions on the Coast ���a.ii.1 ' ' When you go to get . suit nt clothe, look for tbe union label in the inside pocket of the coat snd the hip pocket of the trousers. . ���' , , , ^:, ^ ��� ��� For men there are no better clothes made-they are well put together,' well trimmed and guaranteed to bold their shape. Clothes that are above the ordinary in qnallty and below the ordinary : v- pn . %, wage-earner alive is the average wage in any given locality,; alike in all countries. This because tbe "labor market" is international. Only an international movement, determined tot abolish the "labor market," with all ita diabolical trafficking in human flesh and blood, can hope to cope with the task confronting labor. continue to show their appreciation in such tangible form, there ia a uaeful future ahead of tbe Trades Unionist. Suits $15 to $30 ��� ������* �� . Toledo, 0., July 20 ���Organized labor sprung a sensation to-day when the Central Labor Council, with, more than 200 delegates present, voted to support tha Socialist ticket for state senator and representatives. This means that 8,000 votes will probably be drawn from the old parties.���Press despatch. . . ." . ������..�����_���*���' ,.-.[<.��� f:: ��� hi ��� .'���'��� ��'������ . __U. The workers furnish the votes. They . produce the wealth. They have the f power to lead and to rule. Why, then, v should they follow humbly in the rear, * begging for favors.���Daily Socisliat. ��� ri (a*. ' V WsW PAGE Thc Swi"*�����r *** trust ha. Afa\9 A JaTm.\aTa\m4 I tended its ooerations aa fsr north Clothier aad Furnisher 106 and 188 CORDOVA ST. I tended its operations ss far north as Edmonton, Alberta. "Pat" Burn, may have to take some of his own medicine at no distant date. The .stimulant ia labeled "Survival of the slickest." .. mm^i -x I '���-d&t ��t^j"U.aMti.��'aelji.Mia...-l'i)a��l rfw'aaan��ifi��' .1 > ���,�����.���.��nita...�� >��� We carry labels on all our goods. inve^gstesitdbuyyimrclc^ store thst handles nnion-made clothes. PBABODY'S RAILkOAD KW ALL�� AMD BAAOTkWi I s ���.. .��� ��� ��� ; ?' ���������. 4 "��� When Patronizing Our Advertizers Don't Forget to Mention the Trade* flitfonhrt. mm ms m ::; * - ��� "] YMmgmL, ' 6. C. TRADES ITIWONMT. VANCOmCH. BRITIBH OOMTMBI t. 4 4f If you would like to spend less tine in yWr 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. ��� "-**1 ���������*�����; ,Y Telephone reur .ddreaa to our office and we*Mfandal Uh':": ! ' to measure your premises and give you an estimate of ���' -' installing the gaa pipes, <���" li.l ������ ! .-a-*��aaaa��*aaaa-����a����-j. s h-jut t ��� ��� '.;�� .i>W��'J Vancouver Gas Company, Limited. aannsasaa-aeskaftwaaaswaaaewae^ V Ml-���**<; , The record ���"^eBBaB^^BMiBBaMBaeaaMaBiai When you buy . cigar, see that ?t. ins recora oi tne present governs / comes out of a box bearing the blue mCnt js a serious one and will go down label of the Cigar Makers Union. . . ��� . El. * - ��n history as a constant squabble for Is your name on the voters' list. It the. division of the spoil and noted for, can be registered up to sixty days be- its submission to its owners���the cap- fore election day.�� italist class.���Frank H. Sherman. Ceo. Wood, a well known typo., and Mrs. Wood, have returned from a pleasant honeymoon in California. Dave Boyd, foreman of The Province, has decided on the simple life. It's a i ranch near Agassi/. P. Brittain sue- j ceeds him locally. \ ��� ... i \ Union-labelled clothing, hats, shirts, \ etc., can be procured from Wray & \ Dick, Hastings street, nearly opposite ] the tram office. \ j, ^ag, ^enue ;, >^ -Courtesy District Ledger. TT^.Ja��SS^a5^a��o1 J!H ?*J?! !> \ Cm��\t\iiia**���� ��r,J domenick -m(xnffi$?*eT for Dl8tncl General Organizer, U.M.W. of A. Denver, Colorado International Board Member DUtrict No* 18 ��� Harry Cowan, . Council and Label secretary of AI- i ot t. a l. i vv,i ��� i V.-UUUCM ana uaoei secretary oi j\i- \ James H. McVety is still tangled up Explain to your wife that the reason lied Printing Trades, and Mrs. Cowan, ] i the C. P. R. and metal trades "in- why voir wish her notf to buy any p.t- have returned from their-trip East. \ stigation." The board report has tr'~ ,��..��o-;��^ ���.,ui;-k^ k~ at. ' en made and Somerville and McVetv terns or^magasines VW*W by the M^M in Vancouver should ! e now at their machinist** head- Buttenck Company is that the Butter-' t ^TJJ/* -,"".* **. Yjanoouyer apouw ���head- Bultcriek Company ia that the Butter-' . Jaflt74JDlp?-"! STcr.?T ! * .w ;���.,. -w A^kaalw *u ���-��.* th. ..- 9" affibated with the Trades snd Labor quarters signing up, the result of the ��cks are fighting the eight-hour d.y; Council. Its naefulness and destiny de- ! board'a recommendations.' Just who and that every victory gained for the penda upon its units. gets the lemon will be determined eight-hour day means a benefit to, Mr a t a > m ��� * ^ ��� I ' later. '���Wr^Jii?1' """"" iff i, tAu whole .working .class. From latest advice, a fight to a finish . ��� 32 ��� _ _ is eminent between the 0. P. R. and ! ! |V*a*Mat-* lUMtaL ^M - the mechanics of its entire system We j nttllfHIt PetuDI *AJ^^^dM^aWMmm ii- shall see what wa small ��>o W:fr.>.'' J r,t %'$*��� pets m ���Y- b Union Made Hats and Gloves. !-^ when we can buy with the Label on we do so. Spedal shall see what we shall see. found our Pants with the j Trades snd Labor Council admit, press genuine label on reporters. . Also ��oy member of org.n- ! I &��""���� iaDei on. ized labor who wishes to be present, _ ��* m ��^_..^_ ..C +U��� ._JUm.^ A. m L I ' U: t>^?i^ ooeverythiwa. ^ T ent for. 8outhern ��j�� ���i^'l1 >����� 1 an ���*?aass?w��r*,v 72 Granville St. V. ���1 ��� J* ^pr ��� ��� : The Preaident oft** Trades and Labor Council i .-a < a ��� -a'' ' ' . % Visited us last month and f inspected our Ready-to- ^/ r* : rVT ' ' ��� *K Wear Pants. We are the only merchants in this city who carry these lines of goods, and �� W \ ������m m I .' .Jm-B| ' - r^isa ���.mi I - I aval ntSBS ��� > bor Gazette, published by the Labor Department st Ottaws. wnen �� HI chairman of the or- mittee of the New West- and Labor Osnneil. the Royal City on San- a m _. BBVB��.a��*.*ia.����BVi^ MAA J 1 ,| ii ��� Joe report, good progress ition work, considering of the hvbor market. Our Advertizers Dont Forget to Mention the Trades Un T^Tk. , j I, ' 2t Hastings St. W ������' ' aiU9F>\ ��� Pfe ��� ^>; _______ TW Be ft, UIf IONIBT, VAHOOUVEB, BRTTIBH COUgatlglA. B|BeBaBjWaM''��'*W''*M^M . >aai ��� i Officers, committees, ue u��<j*|'*.'-i-Ha**sr,-.'A'��/.f 4 '3 r ^'rVfiaMa. 7- JppgM""*���- -y- -y -r��a^tap*tff8u< icers, Committee* M^_ j BOR COUNCIL o TTiey Are, When They Meet, and Their Addresses. >FFICEBS OF TRADES AND LABOB COUNCIL. M," I, i i�� ue. i in i iinlnipi... a^aa^atwBi aiapia ^aj.aw^#^aiai Batter .....*..,*.$���,* *"%#��e. Builders' Laborers. > "'������ Stone Cutters. No. 1 Branch Amalgamated Carpen- H. J. Nagle tasw-^iltaiaattn Tuesday. ��...> A. Hamilton ...*...��� Bnlldata* Laborer.���Alternate Tues- Labor Hall at 8 p. m. Qnarrymen���rirat Wednesday. d 3rd Thursdays In H. Ballara . wy.17S0 AJbert St.j Typc��ra*hk��a ��- p*yM 169 L��nsdowne Ave. R p P6ttlplaee. .1188 WastnVr. Ave. Barbers- day. President. (Phone A1214.) a. R. Barns Labor Hall Bricklayer, and Masons���First and John Sully 18*6 Eighth Ayei W. j J. C. Wilton Evan. A Hating. Third Wednesdays. * P. fett.pleceJ ife WeatnUn.tf||��r j,. A# g*,^ SmSBfSa^m. H. oJ MO Ho Wartatwiw-Flrst and Third Wednes- :****��mmnmmmm. If * R ***** 30�� Westminster Ave. H. Neelaud. 808 Thurlou. St. ' j| :*~Aieken..,, ..... 848 Barnard Building Trades Alliance ' TaOosa. lyP^_!Z?!00,l* ���1 General Secretary. J. J. Corconui ..816 Seymour J. H. Ley 681 Hornby mmW- _ _. J. Duncanson F.Perry 880 Homer St. A. R. Burns. ......... .Labor Hal) Brewery Worker.. T, A. Bell A. Pa ��� ������ a a> ��� ��� * a a eja a a 4'% �� a .'���������,. _: ��� Cigarmakers. Mrs- Walker..W.J. McMaster A Son A Blee ������ Greeuwell... .1141 Pacific Ave. ATX, *#l��0 ������>���������� �� a a a a a ��� e e e a . a e a . . . . . '��� ��� Statistician. 1780 Albert St, R. Craig .,... ,118 Georgia 8t . (Phone B1865.) Sergeant-At-Am,8. L. E Blactrsailths. aeeday United Bro. Carpenters���Second and fourth Wednesday. Electrical Wire Workers���No. 813 meets tnd. and 4th. Tuesdays. No. I 811 meets 2nd. and 4th. Wedntt. days, . D.*.....K.rt. Cigar Factor, ^^ H R j^ WortB^^W.���^ ���_1_ V_-l._ IVautjaB anil ImbKa* /Vliea...!! WNm* ��� ^ri.vav mmm^m^^v^^Afva��vaaapv Pror a a ��� ��� a ��� a < a a a a * ��� thett 860 1-8 Barnard Burrsrd 8. W. King 896 Cambi* !, ^����a��a*ets, Cooks and Walters. Frank Heay. 1838 Triumph St. Trade, and Labor Council���First and third Thursday. Pile Drivers���First and third day. Garment Worker. Second Thi Cigar Workers���Second Thursday. 1 n ft; Kernighan.,..820 Twelfth Ave. E. W. Cullen ............. 868 Executive Ctomndttee. J.Clarke".. . 1009 B. Above officer, and W. W. Sayer, 847 Homer; P. W. Dowler, 242B Scott; J. �� UtkrA *^* J. Corcoran. ��1�� Seymour. & ft_B2 !m hIXS B ""' **"' ���� How, St. Uj Md ���. , . v. -yavis lou nasuugs v*. Fourth Thuradavs. Executive meets evening preced- K j. ^hmo,. 160 Ha.ttoa. B. Utners. " \? * |2���"an*^ 160 Hastlnga E. H.Norton . Parillmen^Jaan^ lnjc in Labor Hall, at 8 p. m. Cha.. M. Davis 150 Hastings B. J. Fu&yaon . ... ^ndfourttiThEXyT Organization Committee. Commercial Telegraphera. ifro be appointed August 6. w. 8. Jamleson P. O. Box 488 ��� A. J. Morgan ttjAv ���&'��� . . hvj*�� Parliamentary Committee. ta-To ba appointed August 6th. Bectrtcal Wlm Wotkera, ���econd and fourth Thura- B. 0. Knight 1888 Keefer St Labor Hall. M. Harger Hotel Delmonico Geo. Jenkins ^worth p^. ^P^ale .1..;..../ Iron Moulder.. ^ and Masons. L. Hlldebrand ...... f.,. W. Sayer........687 Homw St. M- *��� <***** ��� -. �������� ,t*t I Clayton... 1286 IJornby Laundry Workers. D. Farlow W. Robert. Cascade Lai .911 Richard. J. Scott. Pioneer Laundry t, &5!��?r ���������������/���������:��������������������������� Brldga and Structural Iron Worker. R. Burnett ���First and third Fridays. . Theatrical Stage Employees. Pressmen���First Friday. A. N. Harrtofton ..... .401 Harria St. Clvte Jtoployoa-v-aaoond and fourth _ _. rriaay.. Wmy4 *"���4 ��� Pattern MakerawThird Friday. <-*��. ��� Granite Cuttara���Third Friday. DELEGATES TO TRAD UklONB afflTONO 4f LABOR 1^f^^^/!^A HAI* WDATE OF ^^TonVa^ ���HXMXJX.U AX MEETING. ,,o f . ' v Bartenders���.First Sunday afternoon and third Sunday evening. ��*\YiJ- Commercial Telegrapher. ��� r Sunday morning. T .v.' ' ' ��� v'Ti:'' ViV"l fliTnitwffiw'if��s' i fii UNIONS THAT DO NOT MEET AT m HALL. Y-m Mis. Powell...... .Pioneer Laundry ^^ gUge Bmpl0yees-Second Machinists. Sunday afternoon. jenwood Br0thS^M^ rC^^SA Machinists. *" p w^w ' m^i^dStl1 i -5* McVety * 1744 N,nJJ ^ W' Typo^lalcal-l4Wt Sunday. F��*W. Dowler .��..-2428 Scott St. l. h. Coen .848 Seymour J!7T*I!v 2? *S-? iFSffl ir. WW Harwnt Tls NeiRm nM-eeM���� 000 �� 1 ���/ o* Boilermakers���First and third Mon- rv^v. osrgent 33 rveiern c. Matteson 882 Helmcken St. .^^ J^Wj 8churman 2820 Cornwall A. Fenton .... .j$$jjjfr-.. 667 ' ..... _, Plumbers' Hall, 313 Cam- Willia a.ua�� iim m ��������� v.. -���;.���'. mmlmWM tyan...... Taylor G. W. Curnnock G. Lasburg yy** 1 Aye. B. ^rd^oTday.0*' Musicians. authouae Hotel- ���*��� J. Malacord ���r ;a... ,.;...& W.G.FIeld .......U34 afelville^t Hotel T- Turner ... fof Printing Pi^ssmen. Bert Shaw ..,.,-... Queen'f Hotel O. Johnson ..,.....,..,.. ��� ������..��������..������.��������� .-> .T-MHaaes aw. G. Mowatt 615 Barber. T. Brunt, Wood's Barl n�� v- * v��^ j^ Brigg. ... .Sayoy^Barhar Shop^; j. x. Aicken^ .....346 Barnard St. ^�����at.' "3 and Waitresses���160 1 JD. Every Friday. Sheet Metal Workers���F1W ':anaV ' ^ third Monday. Street Railway Employees���Odd Fe|* Allied MnUngTra^ea^iindl^Spe. ***** ****** **** *** Third Wed. ond Monday. *eeoays. B|ack.mith. ���Second and fourth Maatelans���<^rper Robeon and Gran, jMetaJtaV, ^ m^mmmmAW^^fmr Amalgamated Gar. alternate Monday. 868 0^ Branch Amalgamated Car- day. - penters��� Meets alternate Monday. ..^ ... .un prinn A. H, Cleary .808 Drake Street Railway Employeea. day. Stonecutter. (Soft) S. Thompson 346 Barnard Bookbinder.��� first Federal Union No. ��� ��� * a a �� ��� ��� ��� ��� a �� ��� ��� ������** 4 ��� a ��� ����� * a �� ���fa dame A6Ve\*3aa ��� ��� , ��� ��� (OfV OAiUartt Oi* i """w ~ ��� ��������� - ..,_.��� JJjL. Camawn, Metropol. Barbershop p. A. Hoor.r. .618 We.tmln.ter At��. Maintenance of Waymen ��� Third ** ****** ** mi**** arenue and Goo. Debalt ,\ .,..�������������� a t G, Leniesty ���,,,....,..,.��.,,..,,,,, Tuesday. GranvlUaSt en Patronizing Our Advertisers Dont' Forget to Mention the Tradee Unlonii aa* aad j \ N TRADES ONION If Office Secretanea are n qorsttd to notify . Committee cf chat ge of officers and addresses. Union It. Farm tlplece; Vice-Pre*.. J. A. Atckon; ^r;A.ai?"fc,a^aS,:afi; itlstlelan, H. Seilara; Bergent-at- ma. H. KemlKhan; Trustees. W. W Sayer. *I* ;* a^rcaeast. *?. W Dewier. UNIONIST, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIi. ��' ''Ml l~ . "i'.'ii ii'm'mii'i' I'ill .i.'Ti ���I'l.iiriiil.Mi'ii.ini.'i ",,' .11 I ' i> i '���' ei i, 1.1 iii I i ��� i" ' i ' hi i,a i ii i Y The locals at present affiliated ��7 of the Br Workera; No ters;~No. 6*1 K No. 907 Of the and Structu the t. the E ood and W H CANADA NGRE88 ORGANIZER GOES EAST jtffcXT 1 M��� sTkt rn and Labor . -Meet. 1st and 3rd Wednea- each month. Officer*: Wm. afc- Box 607; W. H. Gibson, 2864 Douglas St.; L 81- verts, Aahy., Boa J.T; A, A Arayle, Trees.. Box 102; A. Herbey. Saraent verta. J. Fraaer. W. If Gibson, J. Dusall. ������i i !������' i.i i ii i ... i n Tpa^Mea^evTrt'FJS . /aTTt^cTeeT SKZ Kv4y on* BniWing Tmdea Council. Metal Lathers; No. 170 of the Piumb- P L^3K crs, Gas Fitter, Steam Fittera, etc.; oraanlser f ��r Ifo- .No. 138 of'the Bn.therhood of Psintr Congrew of CaMft. will leav��f��{Kt era; No. 110 of the Piled rivers and week for the east In the interest, of Wooden Bridtfciin n, and No. '280 of the Congress. \-L- tion of several others, which will make of us . good, strong Building Trades Council, through whose efforts we hope to materially benefit not only the trades affiliated, but the movement in general. Our meetings are mostly well attended by the various delegates, with a Visit from General Organizer Gary of the Electrical Workers; Lowe, of the Brotherhood of Painters, snd Grey, of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, all of whom gave us words of encouragement, and good advice, and were favorably impressed with attendance, etc., at our meetings, as well ss the progress we have made in organizing * as A��i* Miche��Tr^rAi Coleman, Alta., August-19 Lethbrldge, Alt.., August 21. Calgary, Altaw Angurt 25-24. EdmoiatnnJjyf Ai MedienW%M%t8k^l Moose Jaw, Sask., August 29-30. Regina, September 1-2. Brandon, Man., September 4. 'Peg, Man., September 6-10 Inclu- slve. Fort William and Port Arthur, September 12-13 stary and Business Agent, 165 Hastings St. E. Hall for rent suitable for socials, dances and societies. KJAX . and 4th ssoays. Labor Hall, 8 p.m. H. W. Abercromble. Pros., MS Gore ave; Ooo. Jenkins. Rec.-Sec.. Epworth. P.O., II. fX: H. H. Free. *in.-Sec., 1110 West- mln*ter ave. GEO. W. WILLIAMS, ���w** Today is the day to see whether your Secretary. name is on the voters' list or not. ��� ' I I 'I I'lill'M TAICOUVE1 union aro. aae���Meeu hi Labor Hail last Sunday of each month at 1 p.m. Pres., H W. Hunt; Vlce-Preiv R P. Pettipiece; 8ec.-Trea<j., H. C. Benson, boar ia. - (Hour* at headquarter*. Labor Hall. 4 to 6 p.m. Monday; 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Executive committee: J. O. Quinn. J. W. ELI*. J. O. Hunt, W. Jeftry. . Union Hats, Glcfbes Overalls of All Kinds 20 Cordova Street Vancouver, B. O. ���an 807���Meets 2nd oar14th Wednesday. Labor Hall, Homer 8L; C. H. Lewis, Pres.; Frank Mahoney, Sec, SI4 Cordova St W. ��� '��� ��� ..i ��� narrow, nooan no. los���pre^.. Scott; Sec., w. Roberts, Meets Hall. 2nd and 4th Thu p.m. each month lursday ai Homer Labor Hall St., every alternate Tne day noiaix union v< or t. P��� Meet* In oer St., every alte. .������� at 7:46 p.m. Headquarters. Owl Pool Room. 128 Ha-itinKH St. BL Agent'< hours, 7:30 to *.30 a.m., 12 to 1 and 7:S0 to 8:30 p.m. O. Payne. Sec- Agent; H Seller j, Pre.. ��� i ��� mi ��� in. navoTuaai mnxnrjso manes jSSammO^MZir^^Try Mom" night. Room 3, Inglealde Rooms. 313 ��� ���:���. ,i i $1.60 per day and np Special Rates by the week i ������������ ��� .-���������- ��� . American Plan 65 Outside Bright, Airy Room. Free uss &Umau .Cambie St. E. Kell; Pres.; G. M. Co " Treas.. Boa 313; See UK Hob^ �����B*BBB��BBr 953 Hornby St. -Sec. an1 ilama, Rec- ��� tf, ��� ��� --: ���-.':. aUsSOUB STO. ST*-Meet* Labor Hal:. Every 1st and 3rd Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prtri. C. J. nySn; rin- &**J9S8-- *uJmY****}i>m*& ^?i8*^42,' ���Phone vs. aToovrnx council, nuicoiai^ I nn^ASTatnirT. a���.c: i.. every Monday night, room ��. igleslde Rooms 313 Cambie St Frank Little. Pre*., 130 Richards St.; J. J. Corcoran, aec-TreasM P.O. Box Geo. Williams. Secy. 541 Rob <on 8tj .[ ���00 I . ' !��� . . -*.,������ Structural Building Trade. Allianct. The Structural Building Trades AI* ice of thi. city a short time ago (plied and received a chsrter from Building Trade. Department of the A. F. of L., and are now well on the ,.-���, I ,f V J�� ���-a" *; i. 1 884 Westminster Ave., Vancouver, B. C. !��� ���',���''��� ' ' ftntl I I ��� . :.': I I ���Courtesy District Ledger. FRANK H. SHERMAN, ' 18, U* M. W. of A. Taber, Alts. The hope of the future for the workera lies in the success of the Socialist party. Tha aaat and present belong lo the capitalist class. Tha tpture way with the drafting of by-law., etc. ia ours.���^Tank H. Sherman st Calgary. 'HI �����im' " HI Hi Ill I ll ML Lanatry * m ^5 aT Satisfaction or Money Refunded Ooo** *** Vi i ; . af vVhen Patronizing Our Advertizers Dont Forget to Mention the Trades Unionist a. wa\ n#*j# %, $20 Up Hastings St, W. rANOOUVBB, B. O. PMhtlai ��� ��� 1( a VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. ������. ss��� ���0 ��� dW^ ������ ��� i "ft , , . * ' I I am traveling to the terminus of tha Dominion to get a " Tttiriinus Cigar a strictly Union Cigar and made In Vancouver. T Jim ������*. oter & Sons, Mfrs. 52 Water St, VANCOUVER, B. C. BOOKS RECEIVED. ��� ��� . ��� ��� Rocialism and the Drink Question��� By Philip Snowden, M. P. Published by independent Labor Partv, 23 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, E. C, London. In this volume, Mr. Snowden deals with the Temperance movement. Labor Organizations and Drink, So- ciil Reform and Ttmperance Economics, Prohibition. Local (action and Pub-. 1 lie Control and Municipalization of tbe Drink Traffic. He discusses Social and Industrial conditions in relation to Drink and may be said to give expression to the view of tbe InuVpcndent Labor Party. In conjunction with the dircusfion of the Licensing Bill at the present moment the volume will he found of exceptional interest. At a meeting in St. Paul, Minn., on July 24, a new federation was formed by the Railway Machinists Union, to combat any change in 'he present schedule bet wen the C. P. R. snd the mechanics. J. H. McVety of Vancouver, waa appointed Vice-President. In the matrimonial industry the wo- man who cannot show a union card is treated sevirely by her Msters.���R. T. Lewery. Building trades still very quiet; other organized trades only fairly employed. Among the unorganized competition for jobs is fierce. * - ��� ��� . Corespondents of various local unions should "come out of it," or send for the undertaker. Get in line. Send it in by the 25th of each month. If the wage-earners got. what was coming to them, aa a social result of their industry, there would be go need for an old-age pension. ��*���'���~-�����^��� > i ��� �� ��� Chas. h. Moyer has been re-elected president of the Western Federation of Miners. He received t��S against 88 cast in favor of P. W. Flynn, of *Butte, Mont. - i'*�� Before yon bu/ a hat, mike sure th-.t the union label is in it, sewed under the ��weat-band. '{?���**,'. ' ! Seems strange that the "independent" Daily World will not accept correspondence Sitting forth reasons for o municipally-owned telephone system in Vancouver. "Australia has decided to go into coal uiming-"4or the benefit of all." Whether it will be as a means of raising . wages and reducing hours of labor or of lowering the taxes of the ruling crass, is not depnaid in press despatches. ���"������, ���..,.--, ���������...��������������� ��������� hone afll' J. Commerford, . well known mem* ber of the local Trade. Council for some yean, has returned to his old home in Toronto. The Builders' Laborers' Union here will miss Bro. Commerford. Ill-health prompted th. change. ��� A general election ia booked for the province of Saskatchewan. August. 7 has been set for nomination day. August 14 for election day. There was not s solitary representative of labor /in (he last legislature. Bread first, then education. In France and Germany and Great Brit-" ain matters have been so arranged thut children are no longer sent hungry to bcbool, and the best future of it is that there is no taint of charity in the oi-tration. The children receive proper nourishment as a right and It does not come to them as a beggar a dole. Ihe people of these countries huve marched further than we have in the direction oi true civilization and have reached a full realization of their oh- ligutiona to posterity. The working people saw to this, for in assuming tbe responsibility of government they knew that their principal duty lay in the direction of improving the quality of the citizen, to do which they realized thht it waa necessary to start at the beginning. They take the child, feed him properly, clothe him carefully, cleanse him thoroughly and send him to school with no fear of his future, or the future of the country. They were only .ble to do this after they had taken possession of a few of the seats held by those who made the laws, for before thst when they had asked for bread they were given a stone. When we do fas they have done and send nun from our own rsnks to make the laws, thi disgrace of children fainting in school from lack of food will depart from us and newer and brighter and happier days will dawn for the Utile sons and the little daughters of the men and the women who toil.-- Machinists' Journal. a The poor man who deforms himself by toil, who labors for wife and child through all his anxious,, barren,. wasted-life, who goes to the grave wi h- out ever having one luxury, has been tbe fool of others; he haa been devoured by his fellow men. The poor woman living in the bare and lonely noiu, cheerless and tireless, sewing night and day to keep starvation from her child, is slowly being devoured by h-.r fellow men. When I take into cersideration the agony of civilized life, the failures, the poverty, the anxiety, the tears, the withered hope., the bitter realities, the hunger, crime, the humiliation, the shame���I am' almost forced to nay that cannibalism, .iter all, ia the moat merciful form in which man has ever lived upon his fellow man.���Robert Ingersoll. ��� In trying to liberate others we free ourselves. . - . TV- . , "The price of peace Is preparedness Western Canada can produce lacrosse players as well as live-trades unionists. The Minto Cup's future abiding place Is New Westminster. . ' ;-" -��� for emergency." kmmmmmmmmmmai>aa��aai Predicts Caal Famine. F. H. Sherman, president of District Xo, 18* United Mine Workers of America, speaking of the coal supply in the west, said: ''According to the way mines sre running now and the attitude of the people, I bebeve we will have a worse famine throughout the prairie provinces next winter than we ever had before. There is plenty of coal in the country, but it is not being mined fast enough. People are now only purchasing enough domestic ahml to satisfy their immediate wants, are not providing for the winter months. As a result the demand for domestic coal ia light, and the mines, snd storing it in preparation for rush order., ana runriing half time and bare- by keeping .head of the demand.'' A musicians' union is the latest to be organized at Lethbrklue, Alta. -?��"���;���'������'.'.. < .'��� Upholsterers in Guelph, Ont., are righting a 40 per cent cut. I I I Ml '' I l' I 'I 'I "Our Country Tis of Thee," How Long Will Sweatshops Be? n'': j i 1 The Victoria Trades and Labor Council ia represented*in the Union Directory page of this issue, rjextj After all, low per}! of the leading yel- is rye whiskey.��� reer. ,' ��� i i I. .'in' .pi.-- always room at the top for the man who can posh the other fellow off.���R. T. Lowery. i , a* LIST OF IMON OFFICES. Thn following wallet of the Union printing-offices In the city, ton can get the label put on your printing at any of these places and you should not forgot to aak for It. It will not be put on unless you do aak for If Advocate. 2444 Westminster Ave.; phone B2465. ; -^ Bolham & Hornet. 40 Phone B2379. Clarke & Stuart, corner and Cordova; phone 3. Clelland & Welsh, 629 Pender St.; *^*��km.�� l St.: phone 189. & Ferrow & Jewell. 628 W Ave.; phone 3711. Ham, F. N. ft Co., 550 Granville St.; phone 535. Hughe. & Elklns, 628 Pender l phone 666. Jackson A Morrison. 153 ^Has*-ngs St.; phone 772. Klngsley. B. T.. 165 Hasting. St.; phone 824. KcCall B., North Vancouver. Nicholson, J. C. ft Son, corner Second Ave. and Arbutu. St.; ���661. ��� North Vancouver Express. New. Advertwer (Job). 301 St; phono, Branch Exchange 82 and 40. Oxford Press, Howe St Rooddft O. A., Richard. St.; 863. -njs . Tiu.m.on Stationery Co., Ha. St.; phono. Branch Exchange , Trythall ft Son, 648 Seymour St.; phono 1820. nmm'i0k$ White ft Bindon, 113 Hastings I phone 1632. ���. * Newspapers. News-Advertiser, World, Province, Saturday Sunset, Western Clarion, Trade Unionist, B. 0. Mining change, Mt. Pleasant aW^ i ��� ��� ��� ' .I1" ������ ��� - Try demanding the Union it will make you feel better. ��� ' HSasBU In the workshop our interests .re not wholly identical; politically they aro absolutely identical. ���.. -.., . JNION RESTAURANT mi Short Orders all hours. Open day ' and night. asW*M$ When Patronizing Our Advertizers Dont' Forget to Mention the Ti
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