With Which Is Incorporated THE) B.' C. FEDERATIONIST Seventeenth Year. Vie. 40 VANCOUVER, B. C. FRIDAY MORNING, OCT/ cT.925 / Eight Pages 5c A COPY British Labor Men f% Kept Press World'sWorkers pn Roadto Power Enters a New Phage, Says Swales <By .Scott Nearing, -Federated Membership in the Trade Union ; Pijresjs) Congress is about thirty thousantj. SCARBOROUGH, Eng. — "It greater than lt Was lh 1924. The , seem to me, that we are entering number of delegates at the 1925 upon a new, phase J»f development congress is * 724, representing an in t]he upward, straggle, pi our affiliated membership of 4,842,982. class," said.A.B. Qwflj^, president>The.numb*ir of unions, on the oth- of the British Trade Union Con- er hand, shows a steady decrease, gress, in opening the annual meet- ns the process of consolidation is tag. "All around are signs of. an ..•till.,in full jawing. There* are 15 awakening consciousness in the per oent fewer, separate unions in peoples of all, wastries that the the United , Kingdom ,than there . enMent system, of .society Is eon- were in. 1920. demned. . . . ,* The hapkward cen- i ,...,i„ ssssssagas-ss: tree of industrial and political slavery are rising in revolt against the capitalist order of society; and so we see India, China, and other Eastern countries ln the throes of upheaval and demanding the right at aeir.determination. . . ..These • Who belieye that a new order of . IN A «*o»Me »»»* eloquent address society is Inevitable, cannot do on the conditions and prob. other than rejoice that at last there leirw facing British Labor Mr A. IZHZ.IS?£"J-t\-7-f °-^alkflen.fieerelwy pf the Brit- rtovement rising in revolt and de- j^b^,, oierks Union, roundly ,*ffiiw4.-»* **• ott theahackles ^^ the yan0OUTOr T* ot wage slavery. Just aa^m-.peo- t<a it,mmoW attacks.won^rit- Pie have Passed out of slavedom ^ ^—;** _. pubil7"m,£tillg .into serfdom, and ou^of serfdqm^,,,, ^ tlMS J lces of ^ into wagedom, so will they finally ■ q^^ ^^ ^ny % the ^ pass;;put, .of. wagedom Into free- „, .^^ on Sunday ^ ,a8ti dom-" British mine owners, Mr. Walkden 3?he*e: sentences sum up the pointed out,, had .ma^e a definite main conclusions of a speech filled agreement,, with,the .miners and the Baldwin government that wages ■»'.«i HHiiliHHm't i»n»innii».n..|,n,( * ' LABOR'S FIGHTING* FIVE Vancouver Centre— W. W. LEFEAUX Vancouver Eurrard— J. SIDAWAY Vancouver South— A. HURRY * Vancouver North— DR. W. J. CURRY New Westminster— ROSE HENDERSON Vancouver Old France Looted by Chauvinists Wall Street's Money Lenders Encounter a Snag (By Laurence Todd, Federated Press) WASHINGTON—France cannot pay a dollar of her debt to the American treasury; she cannot even balance her budget at home without repudiating 60 per cent, of the interest on her $300,000,000,- 000 francs of Internal debt, for a period of years at least. This is the substance of a 450- page report on the French debt problem, prepared by the Institute rs Informed of Country Labor Conditions wtth references to the failure of capitalism and to the necessity for the working class to take hold of the economic and technical Institutions and .create a new social order. "The workers must sweep away such a system and replace it by. a structure based upon co- £pe.rat*toiv,?*.nd m. which every man and woman will be assured the full s fruits of their labor.' ' President Swales gave a careful review of the present economic situation in lhe.British Isles, and would not 'be reduced inside of nine months, and now when the mining corporations were attempt ing to break their agreement and Dr. Curry Nominated For North Vancouver A well attended, and enthusiastic meeting was held in the Foresters' Hall at North Vancouver last evening, for the purpose of selecting pointed out how* the Jpw standards ft canaldate t0 run on the Ubor in..Jn«ia .and CMna were outtng tlcket jor that constituency. under British living -and working conditions. Two Labor Candidates Nominated in Alberta CALGARY, Alta.—With two audience. candidates -nominated on the Labor ticket in this province, and -the* probability-of this number be- After J. Dennis had outlined thc object of the meeting, nominations for a. candidate were called for, and Dr. W. J. Curry, well known in Labor circles for the last 20 years, and endorsed by the C. L. P., was unanimously selected by the J. Dennis, 1271—4th Ave. W., North Vancouver, was appointed _,_ j. _ _, _ j. , , campaign manager, and Mr. H. .**.?, *f.lx ■ ^er«1.campal»n: Anderson, IB Lonsdale Ave*, as I** *V__» Altai-****** aaa MuiAAAAIniw *vi_*_»t._ ** ln this district is proceeding merrily* George Latham, president of the secretary Treasurer. A liberal amount was there and .,__.,_, _, _, - _, then subscribed to the campaign Alberta Section ot the Canadian * _, _, , _. Lahor Party," is the candidate in ^.«na-^arly,en^h campaign B«m»«6n,-.*ha-..is. reiving full■ \**?^ L^**^™ T slash the miner's wages In certain localities,. he found the, Vancouver capitalist press endeavoring to throw the onus on the miners. The miners, Mr. Walkden continued, had had their wages slashed to the bone in 1921, and,when the mine owners attempted to make a further cut the remainder of the British workers had put their foot down and refused to permit the miners to be ground down to a still lower level. The Trades Congress had taken an active part in effecting the settlement, and if at the end of nine months, when the present agreement expired, lt was found necessary a special session of the Congress would be convened to deal with the question. Local papers, the speaker pointed out, referred to British workers refusing to work, and preferring to live on the dole. The term "dole" was a wrong expression. It reality lt was a state Insurance against unemployment, towards which the workers had to contribute from their w.iges, and not a gratuity from the government. It was not a matter of refusing to work, but of sheer inability to find employment. The Vancouver dally press would be well advised to secure further information before attention to disseminate news. Fascisti groups were being drilled for the alleged purpose of assisting the police. This was not necessary, the speaker said. British workers had given no occasion for private Individuals to arm themselves, but If this was allowed to go unchecked, If a gang of ir- responslbles were going to be per- support from members of the Unit- sal^.tp p&y the J200 penalty, charg- _,«_.._. _, __. »iv- _ _ _ _ ! ed fiy our Democratic Government •dJPW»»r«:0t Alberta,^ eddent in f - jgfc %&f$_ As the Constituency Includes the workers* of Catearv in the lMt-PoWeU Rlver' ' Brltannla Mlnes> 1„,^_^?.!!-^L"; ,-■ Stillwater, and other Industrial his constituency. William irvIn«,-who--represented Highlights on This Week's News parliament Is ln-.ttHrtllWl*ng. a* candidate again centres, a substantial class-cons- oioua* vote should he rolled off for . Utia,aandWaie. . All.in*.jwrosathy XW»t!-«?*»XO!* t8_4flx.,-l>avl-n(|j-pt,with th»cauw.j..M cordially invited Into -'-OtfcftftftMfta WtOa^'J^ 4^m^^mkl*^S their ; Top must preserve In it, mM&* ,*&,*rlthwt delay to the Treasur- be^wyou_«»n foi^he jfe-esent, but ^ Mr. person. ■ *<afc**s*S*W'^M the : m«y be. The oii-9.-^SW&tial.point..5pre.JDlettfeis''wlll "be'held, and Is to know thorouthly that It is jhe greater amount of literature iKfliWJ.vJ»pw^ tq gre_ put of it--5Ww.il j'be distrlbjuted. and the edu- cah decide aft*r-*»rd*: at ^i^.^enalV^rnf thei*jnp&l|ri> Js Mwi*MR«»k*n, ...jHg |tri«t4«ftJWrt*n*». . CANADIAN Pago -U._1.or Sp,eakprs Play Kept Press 1 Winnipeg Labor Porelnj .shead 1 * J^Sgea Topple, Bread Soars 1 BRITISH Class War BnVjrs New ,Phase T XTnity .Struggle .Continues 7 ■Lahor Congress 'ttsensses Unemploy- mont ...;.......; '. :; **•■ 7 AMERICAN I**bor Spies -.Sullslt Trade ■!' jSttil ,Act to Crash Strikes »• Sblldarity In- fltrlke Area S FOREIGN Chauvinists Loot Trance...; 1 Hlndn BtrlMra. Vict-rlom 8 Nd Httn'e Vfcwk Pdr Huaaiaii Children 6 mitted to drill, arm, and form- a second Carson's army the government would be responsible for any consequences that might ensue. Mr. Walkden advised Canadian workers to build up their organizations and get Labor representatives ..elected to parliament to champion the cause of the work*- ers. He hoped to see the Canadian trade unions and the Canadian Labor Party develop, and become a force In the country, as was the case in GrcatBritain. Ben Smith, general organizer of the Transport Workers ■ In Britoin, was the second speaker. He pointed out that In travelling through (Continued on page 6) Winnipeg Labor Will Contest many Seats WINNIPEG — Labor preparations for the federal election are proceeding rapidly here. In the City of Winnipeg, four candidates have been nominated on the Labor ticket, and ln various of the outlying constituencies preparations are being made to nominate Labor, Farmer-Labor, and Progressive candidates. Those already nominated In Winnipeg are: J. S. Woodsworth, North Centre; A. A. Heaps, North; A. Henry, South Centre; and John Kelly, South. It will be noted that two of those nominated on the Labor ticket in this town are men who were arrested and tried for seditious conspiracy at the time of the general strike In 1919. These are J. S. Woodsworth and A. A. Heaps. At the nominating convention for Winnipeg North three other names besides Mr. Heaps were placed in nomination. These were Aid. Jones; R. Durward, and Marcus Hyman. The first two named declined nomination, and Mr. Heaps was selected by a large majority, after which Hyman moved that the nomination of A. A. Heaps he made unanimous, and this was done. of Economics under direction of Prof. Harold G. Moulton, and already submitted to the members of the American debt commission. If Moulton's figures are right, the French are now paying more than 22 per cent, of their national income of all kinds, as taxes, more than are the American taxpayers, and fully as much as the British. France's internal debt is now paying 5 per cent, interest to the holders. Moulton recommends . that a "forced reduction" to 2 per cent, be made, and that a special surtax on large corporations and individual incomes be provided, to equalize the burden of confiscation among the well-to-do.' Cancellation or repudiation of three- fifths of the interest bearing value of government securities would fall most heavily on banks and farmers. Only by So'me such drastic measure, he holds, can the French budget be balanced in the future, and the currency stabilized on a basis of three paper francs for one gold franc—a value for the franc of C.4S cents. . One of the surprises in the study is the finding that military expenditures are a very small part of the French national budget. Even lf 20 per cent, were to be cut from this item, the budget deficit for next year would be reduced hy only one-eight. The war in Morocco will Increase the deficit, of course, but peace would not save the franc. Members of the American dSbt commission, studying this report ar.e interested in Its tend fin cy to make a farce of the coming of Finance Minister Caillaux to America this fall. They realize that Caillaux Is coming to borrow ?...0,- " 000,000 from Wall Streot, If he oan, rather than to pay or obligate France to pay $4,000,000,000 to the treasury. Wages Toppfcv Wheat Drops; Bread Soars T,he .life, of'.(Society is being strangled by the forces which once promoted ;it. The really vital and powerful tendencies of our tinges are toward a higher and Wider form of.social and economic organization— toward Socialism, ■— Thomas Klrkup, MONTREAL—When the labor market ls overstocked and hundreds of men walk tho streets searching for work, it is a sure sign that wages are about to bo cut. When Canadian wheat elevators are bursting with grain it is indication that the price of wheat ls about to fall, but. no criterion that the price of bread will follow suit. This fact was brought home tn the delegates attending the Montreal Trades and Labor Couneil recently, when a letter from a local union of the Steam and Operative Engineers was read, pointing out that "this years wheat crop was larger than usual, that the price quoted was helow what it has been, and that employers were reducing wages, but that the price of the staff of life—bread—had increased. The matter was referred' to the Executive Committee. Through want of enterprise and faith men are where they are. buying and selling, and spending their lives like serfs.—Thoreau. 1 P»f • Two THE CANADIAN LABOR ADVOCATE Friday, Ootober 2, 1925 Homesteads in Russia Offered U.S. Farmers Westminster Campaign Labor Party Dance In Going Ahead Steadily Grandview Sat. Night The candidature of Mrs. Rose Henderson in Westminster Riding ls being pushed vigorously throughput the constituency and arrangements for an intensive campaign are almost completed. Mrs. Henderson was nominated at a representative convention held in the Labor Temple, New Westminster, on Saturday, September 19th, and the committee work was entrusted to the following conveners. Organization, D. McCormack; finance, Frank Browne; publicity, M. Sorley, and transportation R. Higgins. Councillor Gibbs of North Burnaby, 3856 Halifax St., phone Glenbum 24ST, has been appointed campaign manager and headquarters have been opened at 38 Begbie St., New Westminster. As there ls much work, all Labor sympathisers ln the constituency who are willing to assist in any way are asked to communicate with the campaign manager or any of the above mentioned convenors. The first public meeting was held in the Labor Temple on Saturday, September 26th, when Messrs Smith and Walkden of the British Labor Party gave inspiring addresses. The next meeting was held on Thursday, October 1st, In St. George's Hall, when Mrs. Rose Henderson, Dr. Curry, ahd R. P. Pettipiece were the speakers. Lefeaux suporters and their friends will put on a Dance in the Chamber of Commerce Hall, Grandview, on Saturday evening, October 3rd, 9 to 12 p.m. It will be under the auspices of Vancouver Centre Campaign Committee, Canadian Labor Party, and a collection will be taken to defray expenses and supplement campaign funds. Secretary Wood, Highland 4147) in charge. C.L.P. Dance, South Vancouver, Oct. 3rd The South Vancouver Labor Party will hold a social and dance ln the I. O. O. F. HaU on the night of Saturday, October 3rd. Admission will be free, but a collection will be taken up to defray expenses. All workers who can possibly be present should make an effort to attend. They are assured of saving a good time, and will at the same time be helping along with the election of the Labor candidates. NEW TORK — (FP) — Homestead tracts in the fertile Volga region and ln the Caucasus, are offered to American farmers- by the Society for Technical Aid to Soviet Russia which is acting for the Russian government. The offer, advertised several months ago, ls now going into effect, and the Technical Aid Society is undertaking a campaign to acquaint American agriculturalists with the projeot. Land will be rent free, subject to tax only and leases are renewable ln 12 years lf the homesteader proves competent. None but expert farmers are desired for the purpose of the government in giving up this land ls to get trained western farmers whose crops and methods will serve ln the national program of building up the agricultural industry. Tracts per farmer will range from 16 to 50 desslatins, or up to more than 130 acres, and eaeh Immigrant will be expected to furnish an average of $30 capital in equipment per des- siattn of land. Further information may be secured at the society's office, 799 Broadway, New Tork City. OUR ECONOMIC SURVEY Labor M.P. To Protest Saklatvala Exclusion NEW TORK—(FP)—Objection to the action of the United States Government in barring Mr. Saklatvala from attending the Inter-parliamentary Union's sessions here will be voiced by his fellow delegates from Britain ln a mass meeting to be staged in New Tork City by the American Civil Liberties Union. Rennie Smith, M. P., a British delegate to the conference has already accepted the Union's invitation to speak on the subject at this meeting, and telegraphic communications have been sent to F. W. PethlcH-Lawrence, another British delegate. Both Mr. Smith and Mr. Pethjck-Lawrence are labor members of parliament. The first causes of crime often He ln bad social conditions, lack ;>f education and cramped conditions of life.—A. Fenner Brockway. In pain is the time born.—Cham- isso, HPHE mushroom growth In the fortunes of Standard Oil multl-mil- llonaires, without effort on their part, is shown in a study of the financial development of this combine, prepared by Carl H. Pforz- helmer & Co., specialists in Standard Oil securities. Between January 2, 1912, and January 2, 1926, the aggregate capitalization of the 34 separate Standard Oil units grew from $296,432,457 to $2,084,442,820, ajp increase of over 600 per cent, with practically no additional investment by the stockholders. This growth, according to the New Tork Times, is "one of the marvels of industrial expansion in the United States during the past few decades." The Times notes that it "represents largely the distribution of stock dividends against accumulated earplugs." Increase in Capitalization These stock dividends, according to Pforzheimer, were possible as a capitalization of profits from Standard Oil Capital Stocks 1912 Of New Jersey $98,338,383 Of New Tork 15,000,000 Of California 25,000,000 Of Indiana 1,000,000 Of Ohio 3,500,000 Vacuum OIK 2,600,000 Atlantic Refining > 5,000,000 Prairie Oil 18,000,000 Ohio OU 15,000,000 Continental Oil 300,000 Union Tank 12,000,000 South Penn Oil 2,600,000 Anglo-American 5,000,000 the enormous Increase in the consumption of crude oil products. Production in the United States, rose from 222,000,000 barrels in 1912 to 720,000,000 in 1924, while the value of production rose from $396,361,000 to $1,793,700,000, an increase of 360 per cent. The ifl- crease in capitalization was nearly twice as great proportionately as the increase In production. The records of the 13 largest Standard companies follow: . Aggregate Stock Labor Spies Solicit Stool Pigeon Trade MILWAUKEE—(FP)—In spite of the Wisconsin statute strictly supervising the operation of private detective agencies, which are required to be licensed,'these labor-spy concerns continue to do a flourishing business ln Milwaukee. The Howard W. Russell, Inc., agency advertises that it provides "confidential service". Milwaukee employers are solicited to let lt plant stool pigeons ln their shops In letters of which the following sample ls the latest to go out: September 15th, 1925. Dear — As an executive you are required to make decisions. These decisions are good or bad, as your judgment is good or bad. And always your judgment ls the product of your information. Which brines us right down to a fundamental fact: Tour judgment is no better than .your Information. It's the unknown that upsets your calculations, your decisions, your Judgment. And It's our busl- nes to make known the unknown forces at work In your business to supply you with Information. At regular Intervals during the next year, a short letter will be sent to you personally. It will come In a plain envelope and Is Intended for you alone. Problems of the greatest business lntlmacv will, he discussed—problems In whose solution we have assisted executives ln many industries during 16 years of specialized actlvltv. We wish to be regarded as a confidential Industrial service—an Intelligent arm of business—we hope, of your business. Mav we have yonr attention? HOWARD W. RTTflRTHLL. INC. Bv Walker C. Russell, Secy. WCR: OH, The Wisconsin State Federation of Labor was Instrumental In putting the detective license law on the books. BARRISTERS Bird, Bird & Lefeaux, 401- Metropolitan Bldg. BATHS Vancouver Turkish Baths, Paoifto Bldg., 744 HaWings St W. BICYCLES HASKINS * ELLIOTT, (00 Pender Street W. Th* but makea of bloyeloo on totj Umn. BOOTS AND SHOES Arthur Frith & Co., 2313 Main St. BOOTS (LOGGING) H. Harvey, 68 Cordova St. W. —— -^- C\FE Empire Cate, 76 Hasting! St. B. W^ CHIROPODIST HT SUFFER WITH SORB FEETI Hannah Lund, »24 Birki Bldf., gIth inatant relief; evening! by appointment. Sey. 1218. chiropractor Dr. d. a. McMillan, palmer Graduate. Open -daily and even- Inge. Daweon Blk,,. eor. Hutinga and Main. Phone Sey. 6054. N__N__mo-WEI_I__H<_TO_. COAL LESXJB OOAL OO'T Ltd. Phone Bey. 7137 DENTIST Dr. W. J. Curry, 801 Dominion Bldg. . DFUGS * Red Star Drug Store, Cor. Cor- dova and Carrall. • FLORISTS Brown Broa. & Co. Ltd., 48 Has- tlngs St. E. GLASS OLAZING, SILVERING, BEVELLING WESTERN OLASS CO. LTD., 16* Cordova St. W., few doora west of Woodward'a. Sey. 8687. Wholeialo aad retail vHndow glau. HOSPITAL BETTER BE SAFE THAN SORRY— Grandvlew Hoipltal—Medical, mrg- leal, maternity. 1090 Vietoria Drive. I High. 1.7. LADIES WEAR Famous Cloak & Suit Co., ■ 619 Hastings West. Hudsona Bay Coy., Granville St. ~~ ~~ MEN'S FURNISHINGS Tear Bombs TTsen To w. b. Brummitt. 18-20 Cordova Aid Strike Breakers Arthur Frith & co., 2313 Main st., 1925 Dividends $707,474,676 400 Pet. 227,535,300 600 235,228,447 181 223,756,258 3150 21,000,000 200 61,919,950 300 70,000,000 900 60,000,000 350 60,000,000 433 30,208,690 1100 30,116,000 60 20,000,000 200 15,000,000 100 Writ* Today Don't Sotoy $1000.00 REWARD To any one who will prove that anything atated in thla ad la mis- rep reeented or untrue. Ladies' TOUR OPPORTUNITY To purchase direct from the manufacturer a fine quality suit made of pnre wool valued at $50.00. Strictly hand-tailored to your measure, serge or wor- ated. Latest modela. Single or 4i__. _T\f\ donble-breasted for ONLY e_p*_,\f\I Send No Money—Write for our Speeial Offer. Perfect Pit and Satisfaction guaranteed Gentlemen's $10 .00 VALUE PURE SILK HOSE FOR ONLY Six Pair light or hoavy taU fashioned pan SILK HOSB valued at ?10 for only $1.00 •••ran teed an* linoit Perfect ■auality $1 .00 Twelvo Pair Men's light or heavy puro SILK HOSE valued at $10 for only: - .':.., fi-oo ;■.-..•;■■ SEND NQ MONEY Write us at once for full, bargain offer to Also Cash Dividends These figures cover Instances where the owners* wealth was doubled overnight. In the case of Standard OU of Indiana, the wealth of stockholders was increased over SO-fold (3150 per cent, ln stock dividends) without effort on their part. Such an increase measures nothing more than' power to exploit workers and consumers through a stranglehold on essential natural resources. In addition to the stock dividends shown in the table, Prairie Oil has declared dividends ln Prairie Pipe Line stock equivalent to an additional 460 per cemV Similarly, Ohio Oil has declared dividends ln Illinois Pipe Line stock equivalent to 133 per cent. Nine of the companies have also given their stockholders special subscription rights valued as high as 600 per cent. These stock dividends are ln addition to $1,417,260,197 distributed in cash dividends. A large, part of this was also reinvested, still further Increasing the own-. ers* Income.. NEW TORK— (F P) — After bringing a truck load of tear bombs and reserves from a dozen stations to scatter a mass of workers who had gathered in front of a struck clothing factory here, the police next day raided the. offices of the Cutters' Union on the pretext that weapons would be.found in the possession of some niembers. None of the alleged weapons were found. The raid followed a spontaneous demonstration of the striking tailors In front of a tailoring shop against which the Amalgamated Clothing Workers has been conducting a twelve week strike. Police reserves were on hand to drive the strikers off the streets, because the strike breakers in the building were afraid to go home. Patronize Our Advertisers MEN'S SUITS C. D. Bruce Ltd., Homer and Haatings Streets. W. B. Brummitt, 18-20 Cordova Street, ■ MUSIO T7IOLINS ADJUSTED, VOICED, BE- V paired, by expert. Will Edmundi, 965 Robson St. Sey. 2094. OPTICIAN Pitman Optical House, 616 Hastings West. PAINTS ETC. Gregory & Reid, 117 Hastlnga Street East. RANGES AND STOVES Canada Pride Range Co., 346 Hast - * Ings Street East. TOBACCOS Mainland Cigar Store, 310 Carrall Street. . TRUSSES C. E. Heard, 959 Robson Street. Emergencies TVTHEN a crisis com6s and someone at a distance must be reached quickly, the long-distance telephone will prove its worth. B. 0. 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MO- ■'.\-,t^l'.t.--.s>u£rrit WITB--TLOWMMI" ■■i>.:-tffr>-~'-*:*r>itii Jn^^Qctober %_ 1925 **HE CAlfADlAir LABOR ADVOCATE Pige Three Draft Act To Crush Scab Labor Debauches Strikes in Next War Independence Jubilee Solidarity in The Hindu Steel Workers Hard Coal District Win Union Recognition ...WASHINGTON.—A proposal"to "militarize industry," which will give the president power to Induct men Into the army in time of war and then grant them "industrial and agricultural" furloughs, is being drawn up by a group of militarists to be presented to the next session of Congress, in order to crush strikes during war time. The "industrial- and agricultural" furloughs could be revoked at any time that the president may see f* fit. No conscription of wealth is planned. '." ,'..>*_ This conscription act would apply- to all- -workera between the -ages of IS and 45. The only exceptions to the draft act would be the clergy, necessary mariners and a number; of classes of federal, state and municipal employees. Conscientious objectors to war would not be compelled to parti- I'cipate in combatant service. The president would have the power to decide in what non-combatant f service to place them. Aliens who had declared intention of becoming citizens could ' escape the conscription by withdrawing their declaration. This would bar them from ever becoming citizens. [Bankers Kick Because Profits Are Too Low NEW YORK—(FP)—The One IBIg Union of American bankers is holding Its national convention aere. The bankers have elected jthelr president and vice-president, land are now turning their attention to better working conditions. They claim that the strict regula ions under which they are allowed (to handle other people's money prevents them from making a fair profit. The very foundation of the national hanking system are threatened, according to the president of the First National Bank of Davenport, Iowa, who points out I'hat one tenth of the capital of the Ration's banks have been diverted rom national to state banks be- pause of the freer manipulation of first mortgage real estate bonds f.llowed state banks. The bankers do not like the larger freedom allowed their competitors the building and loan associations, which are free of taxation ad do not have to pay a surplus. > (By Federated Press) PHILADELPHIA— Preparations for the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is going on in Philadelphia in scab fashion with a 10-hour day and non-union pay for the workers doing the necessary construction. A big delegation of Philadelphia labor men put the issue before, Mayor fendrick. ' .. "Unless conditions change for the better the proposed Sesqui Centennial wil prove to be a curse instead of a blessing," 'John A. Philips, vice-president of the International Typographical Union, and a member of the delegation told the mayor pointedly. "Men employed there work a 10-hour day, six or seven days a week. Union scale of pay is not recognized and some men work 12 and 14 hours daily at straight time pay. Carpenters on the subway receive 66 and 60 cents an hour as against the union rate of $1.12. Cement workers, iron work- workers, machinists and blacksmiths also are paid at rates far below the standard set by the labor unions. Many of the laborers of these projects are brought to Philadelphia by alluring advertisements that are scattered over the country and not all of the thousands lured here can be given work on the contracts." ■ Mayor Kendrick said he was hearing these facts about municipal labor conditions for the first time. INDIA Speaking at the International Conference at Geneva, Chamanial, an Indian delegate, said that one- third of India was under the system of forced labor. The workers were destitute and on the verge of starvation, whilst both men and women worked in the coal mines for an insignificant wage. "India is a land of slaves," he said. He demanded that the Conference take some action to better the pitiable plight of the Indian natives. The Conference did nothing. BELGIUM A report of the Central Association of the Belgian building, furnishing and other industries points out that there were 117 strikes during 1924, of which 67 were terminated with complete success,' 12 were a partial success, 22 suffered a check, nine ceased after the displacement of certain men, and seven were either inconclusive or still in progress at the end of the year. There were about 100 threatened strikes, which did not materialize. BULGARIA According to the latest news from Bulgaria, the agents of the Government committed in January of this year alone, 150 murders of officials of the Trade Unions, co-operatives and of the radical movement of the Macedonian workers and peasants. In the course of the last one and a half years 16 mombers of Parliament have been murdered, of whom four were .murdered in the last five months. Land of Liberty Mints Children Into Profit (By L. F. Budenz, Federated Press) PHILADELPHIA—The checkoff is aparently the stumbling block in the way of peace in the hard coal regions. According to a union official, "The operators are holding the country up on a point which means no extra costs to them and which will not add a cent to the cost of coal, directly or indirectly." With the soft coal situation before them both operators and men understand the importance of full union recognition through the checkoff. The quiet battle going on in the/hills of Pennsylvania is over that essential point. The operators will not listen tp it because they see in it a final permanent establishment of the union. The men want it as a guarantee that they will* retain all that the union has won for them. Memory of the past has branded the word union into the hearts of the men as a symbol of betterment. For although anthracite is today 100% organized and no strikebreaker or deputy can enter to interrupt the peaceful strike, conditions were once very different. In Hazleton I was forcefully reminded of the days before the union. My hosts, representatives of District 7 of the mlneworkers, took me to the Lattimer battle site, where men were shot down in cold blood by deputy sheriffs in 1897.. Tne aid school house still standk>* toward which they" iied as th«y .-i. were riddled with bullets shot li*\k, to their backs. Lattimer is today a' ■* memory, but it ls one that reminds the miners of what was "before the union." (By Federated Preaa) NEW TORK—Organized labor of India, recently defeated - in the Northwestern Railway strike' and now fighting on the textile factory front in Bombay, has won recognition in the steel industry without a strike, according to papers arriving in New York from Indian ports. The new (Teal affects the 25,000 workers employed by the Tata company, a group of Indian capitalists who have a virtual monopoly of the iron and steel industry in the peninsula and wbo never before have recognized a labor union. The Labor Association of Jam- shedpur, the union getting recognition is affiliated with the All India Trade Union Congress. The city of Jamshedpur ia the steel producing center, 200 miles out of Calcutta. The workers there were. said to have been primed for a strike when the company conceded three main points—the reinstatement of Sethi, an organizer discharged for his union activities; recognition of the union and the promise of a system of union dues collections equivalent to the American checkoff, if the union desired lt. Mahatma Ghandi took a hand ln effecting the settlement of the dis ■ pute. In a speech to the workers Iter the peace agreement he ex- them io purchase only home „JL______ itt liquor. ■«■# ■** . ■> w\\'mi^9^^m*wm A fighting labor press can't bo [milt by wishing.. Send ln yeur ub today. Stay at the HOTEL STRATFORD The Plaoe Called Home Oorner GORE AVE. and KEEFER STREET Phone Sey. 8121 P. GIOVANDO, JOHN THA j*. 800 Elegantly Furnished Rooms. 10 Rooms with Private Bath Moderate Price.*; FIRST-CLASS SERVICE AUSTRIA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Eighteen per cent, of the girls —— between the ages of 14 and 15, NEW TORK.—Sweatshop work leaving schools ln Vienna in order of little children is still a fact ln to earn a living, are suffering from the New Tork tenements. Kath- tuberculosis, according to a report erine H. Amend, visiting purse "of of the Vocational Guidance Bureau the Henry Street settlement, in of that city. Over 55 per cent, of the monthly bulletin of the na- the girls of that age, leaving school tional ohild labor committee, tells to work for their living, are physi- of visiting a tubercular Italian cally or mentally underdeveloped girl whose father had been ln- and cannot work. jured while working as a_ subway employee: RUFMA "Twice I went to the old rat's The number of sohools for the nest where they live, quite late in climlnatlon of illiteracy on the ter- the evening. Two tljw rooms and ritory of Ru,slan Soviet Kepubl.e a closet bedroom; a pale, waterylSoc|ailst Republic has been in- gas light in sweaty room; piles7creased iB times in the last two and piles of cheap pants, half fin- yearB- in 19:2 23 the schools for ished; Mrs. Salinave doggedly sew- illiterates took charge of 100,000 ing, half asleep; Mr. Salinave pupiia. In j024-25 there -./ere 30,- pulling bastings and dripping per- ooo schools for illiterates with a spiration. Josie sticking a needle total of 1,500,000 pupils. in and out and trying to keep her lids opep in a gray-green face. Paula snuffling rebelliously and fastening on buttons, Johnny sitting on a stool at his mother's feet with a half-sour bottle of milk, the baby wailing and nuzzling for food." Only five of the mother's fif- «)APAN Under the new Japanese suffrage law, 16,000,000 persons become enfranchised, with enormous consequences to the reactionary feudal nobility which up until now has retained all the political power. The Painters To Demand Health Legislation NEW YORK—(FP)—By Unanimous vote of the Montreal convention the International Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Pap- erhangs becomes the first union to work for national health standards for its membership, according to the Director of the Workers' Health Bureau, who attended the Painters' convention. The Painters' International became affiliated with the Workers' Health Bureau at its last convention. The national health policy of the Brotherhood calls for the control of poisonous fumes and dust, maximum ventilation where painting is done, and rest periods where paint- Is done in poorly ventilated rooms. It forbids the use of spraying machines in painting and dry rubbing, provides for sanitary wash rooms, and demands fresh overalls furnished by the employer; also that paints be labelled with a statement of their contents, and sold only in original containers. teen children had survived. Miss f'81* to vote has now been given Amend comments: "The fccome t0 aU men above 2B years °f ae°- earned by all working together was an existence minimujn, so the parents could not be blamed for making the children help. HAZLETON, Pa.—(F P)—The hard coal miners will hold out until they win something substantial. Their spirit Is just as optimistic and determined as it was just before the strike. The word "union" has a religious significance. "It is the thing that makes us know wo are men," said a dramatic Slav, in the heart of Ebervale. Some apreciation can be felt for the fighting spirit of the women, who so long have had to face not only the eternal battle against coal dust, which floats into their houses and litters up every room, but also the problem of raising 6 to 14 children in 2, 3 and 4 cramped rooms under primitive conditions. Each wage increase is followed by the destruction of another block or two of those old "cattlepens." The Increase is the 'signal for the miners to look out for better residences. Down go the old, up rise new houses, ln response to the demand. A 10 per cent, increase out of this suspension will mean that at the time of the next difficulty the correspondent will see fewer of these shacks in the towns around Hazleton. POLAND Seven hundred working men, jfro women and children haye been ar- law could prevent work behind rested ln the town of Byalestock, The right arm of Labor ls a strong press. 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Prove lt hy supporting it with your subscription and those of your neighbors and friends. Solid Leather Shoes You will find ln oui- store a complete line for WOMEN, MISSES, CHILDREN, as well as MEN. Bock-Bottom Prices AU tho Time—NOTE THESE PBIOES: Children's Slippers, clearing at 81.46 and 81.86 Ladies' Sample Shoes, regular to $7 for 82.86 Boys' School Shoea 82.46 and 82.96 Men's Work Boots (the famous "Skookum") 63.95 and 84.95 Men's Dress Shoes, up to 810 values for 84.85 KIBLER'S SHOETERIA (THE BEST FOB LESS) 163 HASTINOS STREET EAST Se" Lib^rr"1'6 Page Spur THE CANADIAN LABOR ADVOCATE Friday, October**IMf* OPEN FORUM* &d&rudT^ QUESTION BOX Address All Letters apd Remittances to the Bdltor ®J?e (femaitlan ffiairor 1129 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. Phone Sey. 2133- $2 A YEAR 'fi'arihibfe" a* *a/**mmm**- OM :; Capitalism's :: Weekly Pageant AN ATTACK was made on Rose Henderson, Labor candidate for New Westminster, by J. Butter- field, in a recent issue of the "Dally Provinoe", in which tbat vacant minded knight of the pen made a brave attempt to Win poUtlcal plaudits hy trying his 'prentice hand at sarcasm. Whatever Mrs. Henderson's administrative abilities may be she wt least shows more initiative, and a much vaster knowledge of social affairs than do certain gentlemen who perambulate the streeta of Vancouver with a swagger cane, making a public display of their insufferable conciet and abominable egoism. * * * TJACK CORNERS of tbe daily press are tbe best places to find really Important news. Gen- earally front pages are devoted to murder, scandal, and other sensational tid-bits. Many stories appeared on the front pages of local papers telling how the Chinese strikers were being handled, that the strike was breaking down, and the other soothing syrups usually applied in such cases to commercial minded people. Recently out of the way coi Province, Hy whipped the owners. .Of course "the Province didn't express it in that fashion, but that is what it amounts to. British bosses have agreed to recognize the Chinese workers unions, improve general conditions, and have undertaken to discharge no more workers without just cause. * * * BANKRUPTCY, the press alleges, face British mill owners as a result of the Shanghai strike. The four months fight is stated to be an' "insurmountable burden," and British capitalists will be forced to sell out aud take their capital elsewhere. Thnt talc is getting somewhat hoary. .To the writer's knowledge It was used eighteen years ago. The only - "insurmountable" thing so far in Shanghai is the inability of John Bull to beat the Chinamen. * * * •TiHE ROBERT DOLLAR Lbr. Co. ■*• is on trial on seven different counts in connection with forest fires. Tho company was found "technically guilty" of a breach of the law, by using fourteen men to move a train load of logs out of the flre zone, and that charge was dismissed. Hnd the cliargc bcen agninst a conscripted logger for rescuing hts clothes from a bunkhouse threatened by flre the case would probably have been different. .He would have been guilty of refusing to obey orders and liable to a heavy fine. But then Bob Dollar ls different*. He owns a lumber camp not to mention n steamship line. » » * A/IOSCOW REDS have peculiar •^ ways of doing things. Thnt fact is well known. Their latest escapade was a plan to assassinate King George but before doing so they cabled their names and full details of the plot to the Vancouver Sun who exposed their diabolical intentions. In six inch headlines. Tlie story was good—the paper containing H Hold like hot-cakes. Unfortunately Scotland Yard says the tale is a "flat canard," but nevertheless, Mr. Cromie is to be congratulated on his extraordinary bnsiness acumen. TJARRY STEVENS'- RECORD should be sufficient to entitle him to draw a sessional indemnity for a further four years, in the opinion of Billy Bowser, of Nanaimo strike fame. Billy's record netted him the boot at last provincial election, so the less he talks of personal history the better Stevens' chances will be. The record Bowser referred to certainly show statesmanlike qualities. Stevens, according, to Bowser, dredged the First Narrows, Coal Harbor and False Creek; drained forty-two acres of tideflats; built several wharves and elevators, and erected an immigration shed, all in a few years, by merely talking in Ottawa. Harry apparently is right there with the lung power. Bowser failed to mention one other important item which puts Stevens almost in the position of a second Gladstone. His first job on reaching Ottawa was to have legislation passed prohibiting beachcombing, for which he. has been truly blessed by Coastal mariners during the past few years. Of course no one but a statesman or a lumberman could have conceived such a bold* act or understood its importance to Canadian workers. * * • • * PLIGHT RATES appear to be the major if not the sole 1 issue at stake in this election. True, it is somewhat threadbare, having done yeomen service on behalf of Oliver and the estimable Mary Ellen eighteen months-ago; but it is standing up well under the strain, and there is little to indicate that- several more elections will not be fought on the question of C.P.R. profits. Certain it is that some "railway issue" will be at stake in future elections. That's what,_y&^g6t.JH>m having the workers secondary,to^aiMrsyS instead of the re-" '■fee. gj^<^t-^rS!t^r*nave' little to do with the pressing BgSblems of the working class, but it serves to keep their founds off iheir own troubles. Food, clothing and shelter j the abolition of the use of troops in industrial disputes; repeal cf deportation laws; old-age pensions; non-contributory health and unemployment insurance, and other matters of like importance, are among the immediate needs of the workers, but .these are not mentioned except by Labor candidates, because the others represent the financial interests, to whom railways mean more than human flesh and blood. * # • •'.'*• ■PANADA'S REAL GOVERNMENT, the C.F.R., overlooks no ^ bets capable of bringing in a profit. The workers of Britain have lately been told a few facts regarding actual conditions in Canada, with the result that they have failed to enter Canada fast enough to suit the wishes of the railroads, so E. W. Beatty, president of the C.P.R., sent an invitation to a number of British journalists, asking them to "make a peronal trip through the Dominion in order to counteract anti-Canadian propaganda." They came, looked, and saw everything it suited the C.P.R. to show them. They have now departed for home with the avowed intention of becoming boosters for increased immigration to this country. The editor of the London Times, before departing from Montreal, asserted that he intended to "make known to young men the splendid opportunities that awaited them in Canada." Now that the C.P.R. and C.N.R. have received from the Liberal government "a free hand to select and transport all colonists," we can be assured that the unemployed lines will be considerably lengthened. But that is part of "our railway policy." * * * • • npHE VISITING JOURNALISTS, according to their pub- Wished statements regarding this land "so full of opportunities," seem to be unaware that the cities of Vancouver and Winnipeg are warning harvesters to keep away, because should they get hungry this winter in either place they need expect no aid. • The city of Vancouver is plastering notices "in all available public places throughout the prairie provinces" informing the unemployable farm hand that no doles will be given out here, but that after a thorough investigation "extreme cases of indigents" may get "$2 for married men and $1 in the form of meal and bed tickets per day for single men." The Canadian wheat crop could not be harvested without these men, but after they have performed that task they aie as unwelcome as a Mohammedan would be in the Vatican. This is one fact the very Christian president of the C.P.R. does not advertise. Seeing Canada as it really exists is a* vastly different thing from viewing it from the rotunda of a C.P.R. hotel. Party Politics I AM in the effete Bast, suffering * from a "cussedness" of party politics, in which two managers representing different interests of a powerful exploiting machine are advancing their respective ideas and policies, and presenting solutions for the cure of dreadful- diseases. These two managers are storming up and down the' country speechmaking, denying statements, making new- ones, misconstructing the other manager's policy and statements, and-at times' almost telling the truth about one another. In fact their methods of calling each other liars without saying so is a study in the art of the use of the English language. All of this Is done to the exclusion of "news." The newspapers fairly screem with-the doings, and saying of the two "Hon. Gentlemen," and we are once again in Eatanswill, the Uttle town that provided our friend Pickwick witb a short course in political experience, and the science of electioneering, in the contest between the "Blues" and the "Buffs;" "You have come down here to -ssisc an election, eh?" Mr. Pickwick replied in the affirmative. Spirited contest, my dear sir," said the little man. "I'm delighted to hear it," said Mr. Pickwick, rubbing his hands," "I like to see sturdy patriotism, on whatever side it" is' called forth—and so It's a spirited contest?" "Oh, yes,;' said, the little man, "very mucti"so, indeed1? We" have opened-all the public houses in the place, and-left our adversary nothing but the beer shops— Masterly stroke of policy- that, my dear sir, eh?" The i|ttle man smiled complacetnly and took a large pinch of snuff. "And what are the possibilities* as-to the result of the contest?" inquired Mr. Pickwick. "Why, doubtful, my dear sir, rather doubtful as yet,'' replied'the little man. "Pizkin's people liav* ■?<>* three and thirty voters in the lockup coach ■ house, at the White Harte." "In the coach-house," said Mr. Pickwick, considerably astonished by this second stroke of policy. "They keep 'em* locked up there till they want 'em," resumed the little man. "The effect of that is, you see, to prevent out- getting at them; and even if we could it would be of no use for they keep them very drunk on purpose. Smart fellow, Fizkin's agent—very smart fellow, indeed." Mr. Pickwick stared but said nothing. '*' "We are pretty confident," said Mr, Perker, sinking, his voice almost to a whisper. "We had a little' tea party here last night- five and forty women, my dear sir —and gave every one of 'em a green parasol when she went away." "A parasol!'' said Mr. -Pickwick. "Pact, my dear sir, fact. Five and forty green parasols at seven and sixpence a piece. All women like finery—extraordinary the effect of those parasols. Secured all their husbands and half their brothers—beats stockings and flannel, and all that sort of thing hollow. My idea, my dear sir, entirely. Hail, rain, or sunshine, you can't walk halfa-dozen yards up the street without encountering half a dozen green parasols." Thus we find ourselves ln the same old rut. The dead past running amuck in the living present. "Cures" for sick railways, senates, tariffs, etc., under the present order of society ,are about as valuable as green parasols to a C.P.R. section hand While engaged in "timpi»i^''tle&1 " The delightful pttstlme of keeping owning ' claSs problems before the workers to the eijelUs-oh of'the worker's problems is proceeding apace. We workers are addressed ln such a manner that we are unconsciously drawn into the vortex of capitalist class problems. We attempt to solve the problems that confront tlie "nation','1 and our < ideology becomes tiie ideology of one or the other wing of the owning class.1' This brings us to an understand*- u ing of Mr. Pickwick's philosophy: "Its always best on these occasions tb do what this nibb 4<3es." ' "Blit suppose there ar*_ tWb" moba?" suggested 'IS.- Snbdgrass. "Snbut with the largest," replied Mr. Pibkwtcki- But in spite of this capitalist i class propaganda'and cul-de***saC issues even ' the "phlg" with'1 the boss's ideology has a peculiar knawing at this-pit- of his stomach ' which brings tibine'to-him therfact.' that somethlhg is - Wrong so_rie- where—and'there - is: Its bails * lies not in catch-penny slogans, but in the ownership of thb niBans of life. ' C..' aV'K*' UNION DIRECTORY ALLIED PRINTINO TRADES COUNCIL ' —Meeti ucond Mondty in tht monU. Preeldent, J. R.*Whiw*iaeoretary,' Br'H. * ■N.tUndij. P. O, ;Bj»:»j».; FEDERATED LABOR PARTS—Roam lUXtif Ptttitr-Y. Writ, fiuilun, mtJttlistt lit and 8itf' Widneiday WWj Inge. R, H. Neeltndi, Ohthutar B.-___-f Morriion, 8eo.-Treaa.; Anns Maelanli,-L 8*4*'Prin«e'EdwnW BttrtK'VW-teuttt.'! B.O., Ctrrofpondint SeeretMy. ■" 1 Any dUtriot in Britiih Colombia *•••. ■lrlnf information re' n'curln't IpetMr-J or the formation of lot*. braMhMj fcfeM-1 ly eommuniuti with ProTlaoitl Been-1 tsry J:' Lyl» Telfbrd, Sit Birki Bldf*. J VlneonYf_.> BiO. Ttt. plan* -iM*.*' 1»M, or BM-yiwr ttaft- ;■_■__ BAKERY SALESMEN, LOOAL STI*—, Meeti ucond Monday erery month ln HoVita BoUdlnf. P*JMden»!' J.' BHfW-i well)1 ttMDoisl itoretery,* &• * '" " ron, TjOMg Aye, BMt, OIVIP EHifLOYEES' UNION, LOQA 28—Mttti'iflrstf nnd tMW * F_id»y_ <In.| the month »t- 145 Haitian W-.;-at* W p.m. President, R. K. Brown, 2527| Cttlrler'-St.; nfcrettry-t-'eartitltf; < Harrison,' 1182 Pt-kor St.* ENGINEERS — THE INTERNAtlONA^i UNION OF STEAM AND OPERATING —Local 882—Meeti efery W«d»4idty tt 8 pjn., Re om 808, HoWen Batting*' Preildent, Ohtrlei Price; baiUe«t tfeati tnd flntneltl 'iecretary, V.L, Boat; _».-| cordWt"Kertttry,J. T, Venn. " MUSICIANS' MUTUAL PftOTEG UNION, Loctl 118, A.- F. of ■».—J Meeti in G.W.V.A. Hill, Seymonr antf" Pender Streetl, second - Smutty tt 10. t.m. Preildent, E. 0. Miller, IM »ol*\ ion itreet; leenttry, E. A. Jtmleion,-! Otl Nelion itreet; HntncIW secretary,! W. E. Wlllitmi, 991 Nelion etreet; trf yaniaer, P. Fletcher,-Ml Nelion itreet fl THE FED ERATED SEAFARERS UNION OF CANADA—Hetdqntrtorij tt Roomi 6, 8 tnd T, Flick Bulldlnf,? 188 Hutlngi Street W., Vtneonver, B.0,1 Tel. Bey. UHi'ISMMl, Boi. Vlce-Preildant, DtMtV Oiliest* Tretinrer, win. Hi DontldiOn. Tn Brtnch, Room 11, Oreen Bloek, Brill Street, Victoria, BO. ?h*a*J UOt. TTPOORAPHIOAL UNION, No. IM—1 Preildent,' R. P. Pettlplice; vlle-prei-I Ment, 0. F. Campbell; eeeretary-i-reeij orer, R. H. Neeltndi, P.O. Box 6(fl Meeti lut Sunday of eteh month tt 0 p.m. In Holden Bulldlnf, 18 Haatinga BI PRINOE RUPERT TrPOORAPHlOAli UNION. No. 418—Preildent, B. ~ Mtedontld; leerettry-trttewer, J. Campbell, P.O. Box 888. Meeti lai| Thlir.dty of uch month. THB CANADIAN* Katoir Mforitr! With Which Ii Incorporated TUB BRITIIH COLUMBIA - FBDBBAfl TIONIST PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAT ■ By thi Ltbor FaMlihlag Oo. Buiiniu tnd Bditorltl Offlee, 1119 Howe St. The Ctnaditn Ltbor Advocate Is t non-1 factional weekly newipaper, giving newil of the tBrm_r-iabor movement In actionj Subicrlptlon Haiti: Hnltact tStatei iad| foreign, 12.60 per year; Ctaidt, t'J_ par year, $1 for ilx monthi; to naloai] •ubjcrlblnj la't body, IU 9*t* ■em-f bar per month. Member Tha Indented Pran and Thai lrlttih Uhar Ttttti ' P ■ 'ML' P«...ll|pil]HI4lll,pjJI^ layv Ootobte 2, 192§ TH CANADIAN LABOR ADVOCATE Page Fire ___*M7.M^_^fe. _________ _*mi..^kJ oman Peaee ItB.-;" STUART J A MI HI SO N entertained the members of .Mf Park1 Wbnien'a'.' Institute |ieir last monthly meeting wilh (lisoourse on' "Woman and Wtr '■•' •- lie emphasized the necessity J.wouien to gain a true know- oi otner nations but Warned not to rely upon tbe capitai- jpiess for tneir imprmaiion as t chain of papers nom naiuax ■Vancouver, owned1* by** a great ■fiicaie, were not aiways accu- Ti in tfteli- liiioimauon but puo- led oniy that wniun -suited' their ners.; tne gave a lucid account of reft trGUoies in" Uiiiia, and ex- lined tiie- cause and ioiu of tue lakening ot the Aamuc ana Ai- tun races, of tneir resentment of pioitation by the great powers of'the danger of future w^rs kich lay in that resentment, lihe drew a graphic word picture Jithe horror ot war, and pointed ; that it was the duty of women |work for world peace by learn- the truth ot tne cause of wars spreading it. bhe showecj that the propaganda tpioyed to incite the mass ot the pple to a biobd lust hatred of ^ir so-called enemies was a sys- datic network of lies, by quot- recent utterances of Lloyd gorge, Premier Nitti of Italy and piers, to the ef feot that the tales 1 crucifixions and mutilation of- lilo cftlWf en by the Uermans had * ten prgyed to be quite false. TOne iW4__der», however, and' hmteViU tKe' feminine mind. ie woman ffya turns pale at the |jht of bl«b# and shrieks when ) sees a 'vJMjgp.' khocked down an autf6__16b__e will listen unlived aMi*-1'' e«»n with righteous Be to tti-ei.r«o6i-__ting of the or- knized massacre of millions of Iiman belnfa tM.% proudly drive rr< own flesh- and" blood to the a*, and thank God she is of |eh noble mettle,,although war bring: her* only sorrow and .** Only th'e rUlingS 'class who bvbr go to'wargWKbyithecarn- ge.' [Vet with the records of the last lar now fully known and pub- jlhed--*-2B,iQ0.),00Qr dftdf,' 20,000,- po wounded; O.OOQ.OOO war orph- 6,000,000 war widows; 10,- uuu.uuu refugees without a home, thousands of little girls between ten and twelve ■ years of age afflicted -hopelessly -with* veneral disease; and as Premier JNitti'said, tern Diy lowered - tstanuaras of' civilisation' - and culture—yet we suil talk war, '■ W*e talk -of poison gases and oi how wnoie* cities anu na- tionswiu-be wipea out,* of how* tne last war was only a small matter of-* death, , uestruotion, and - suiier- ing couipareu witu tnat winon tne next war win * bring, we taut continually* ot war and*so we suieiy pave the way tor tne-next Holocaust. 'it-Ought is the i forerunner of action. i_et, men, ibe ..great majority 'luna -and* talk puace, earnestly, persistently, internationally, and when our rulers want war, as they ■ assuredly ■ will, let tnem have it, but let them have it all to themselves, and When we read of their slaughter and* suffering we will not Weep, neither will-we mourn.* SHOES - iii>|iif*l"l"l'H"|i'»-. Home. Work Abolished in Russian scnools MOSCOW—Assignnients of home work in arithmetic, spelling, history and geography are forbidden for the pupils in* the first nine years of the public schools by order of the commissariat of education in the Soviet republic. Brief essays and reports may be assigned providing they require not more than six hours of work a week and even those are forbidden on evenings preceding, holidays. This change is a radical, step forward in the system of education. Among the advantage to be derived from it are: It tends to develop character in each individual child; it tends to eliminate memorizing and cramming, its efect upon the child's mind will be to keep it fresh and alert for school life. It is greeted with enthusiasm by the parents as wel as the children. i \R, rather, feet. Is the human 1 foot altering, and do people really have pointed feet? remaps it is altering somewhat*,, eertaimy it is suguuy auiereni ti-om mat of our iree-ciimomg ancestors, who amn't (peed anoes. -but wneiner or not peopie reany have pointed toes . . . well, tnat is anouier question.* bome may have, out tney aiun't start out wuh tnem, anyway. However, muii is always ready to impiove on nature—siutui t>Ume io nun sometimes; out iu this instance ms "improvement' snows poor' juugmem. JSowauays boots auu snocs are not muut. lu lit tne leet; leet are maue io lit the boots a*nu snotss. as a map ol the loot compared with your walking shoe win show. Consequently, humanity raises whoie ' crops of unnecessary tooi and. internal troubles, and at tne same time incidentally corrodes its general disposition. Dor, oi course; it is impossible to be an- geilc in a state of tight shoes . . . and corns. Hign heeis are another invention ■ of the Hivll One. Surely we were never intended to walk on our toes, or nature would have provided us with high heels, and maybe provided us also against the evils which must follow such a hideous fashion. Particular care should be taken of children's feet, or deformity can easily be produced, liven lf their feet do grow at an enormous and unreasonable rate, from an adult standpoint, they are not half such expensive items as those of the grownups who try to be fashionable. The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing.— Voltaire. Pasa thia copy to your ahop- mate and get him to subscribe. ^rr.— *-■ ■*. • a _r v fOMEN have, long since, decided that their place is not al- Eigether the" home, and there exalts ■ ai variety of organizations— ome hopelessly useless, others the faverse—to absorb their spare en- Jrgy. Quite a nlmber of women jre taking an active Interest ta loUtica; an' a; bread and butter libject; how much they hope for jepends on their particular brand 'politics. ' And wh'H* these hopes material- or faU to materialize; life has I) be lived somehow. Just how— T»at la the main question for the Iverage working or middle class I'oman with a family. And more End more she is realizing the need j>r knowledge —■ knowledge for |erselfi and knowledge for her hlldrep. After'all, ignorance is much'' thb'enemy of'the people Is the exploiter to whom the health goes ultimately. It was Ignorance that lured the working glasses into the last war, and it tflll be ignorance that will make f-hem fight the battles of the im- ertallsts and capitalists in the e-tt. It is ignorance that permits Fthem to be double-crossed and Ijeceived by those who pretend to Irbpresent them; it is Ignorance Itbat permits them to be poisoned, Ibluffed and sidetracked by press, |pulplt ajnd school. That is where the working class mother comes ln. She does not believe in war; she has an intuitive suspicion of shams and superstitions,' and a more or less sane outlook on Ufe^ when she is left alone. She has, therefore; something to give to the rising generation . . . something besides making puddings and darning socks. These things, important as they are, are not the most important, and it ls better to ease off superfluous domestic and social duties for the sake of the child's mind. If she takes the child seriously, as most people don't; if she realizes the importance of the younger generation, she will find abundant sources of information. The trutl cannot be altogether suppressed. Somewhat inconsistently, I give the following recipe: Steam Fruit Pudding 4 cups brown or Oraham flour. 2 cups of bread crumbs. 1-2 cup chopped suet. 2 1-4 cups brown sugar. 3 cups raisins. 3 cups currants, 1 1-2 cups chopped Peel. 3 tablespoonsful molasses. 3 eggs. 1 pint milk. Steam 3 1-2 hours ln buttered basins covered with paper and wet cloth. Labor Delegates Fight JNignt YVorK «'or Women NEWARK, N. J.—(FP)—The ban on all nlgnt work ior women and, the right to peaceiut picketing under all circumstances are measures which will be lougnt lor at the coming session of tne .New Jersey Federation of I_abpr. Prison made goods were condemned, the federation demanding the prohibition of all prison contract labor and George H, carter, head of the government printing office at Wasmngton, recently denounced at the convention of tne international Typograpnivui Union, was pronounced as "incompetent and un-American: He has estao- lisned a spy and stool pigeon system; impaired the ettiviency and morale of the printing department and should be removed as speedily as possible." The attack on night work foi- women was initiated by the Waiters, Cooks and Waitresses Union at Atlantic City, who introduced the resolution that passed to amend the no-night-work-for-women law fixing a fine of $25 upon the employer for every violation and providing that women shall be employed at nothing but housework in their own homes after 9 p.m. The violation of the present law against women's night work has been an open scandal, the lack of proper penalties and enforcement provisions assisting the employers in setting it aside. Passaic woolen mills have been leading violators. The government of a free country, properly speaking, is not in the persons, but in the laws.—Tom Paine. Let us be fellows, working in the harmony of association for the common good.—William Morris. Don't Fail To Read- WW m ANONYMOUS The Most Remarkable Novel ' of the 20th Century _——. Reality! Adventure! Limited Offer Now Only $1.00 Regular Price »2.00 UNANIMOUSLY ACCLAIMED AS A MASTERPIECE. 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Main and Third Floors—H.B.O. -Page Six THE CANADIAN LABOB ADVOCATE Friday, October 2, With the Marine Workers (Conducted by W. H. Donaldson, Secretary federated beatarer* of Canada.) BRITISH LABOB MEN FLAY KEPT PRESS SEAMEN'S ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 1) various countries he was struck with the similarity of the workers in all nations, and could see no reason why the working peopie of, SAWMILLS BREAKING 8-HOUR DAY; "SAFETY FIRST" AT BARNET LBR. 4 In the last issue of this paper, ful, but on going to the shipping the world should not control the T AWS are made to be broken—if capital ls no respecter of naj the secretary of the Federated Sea- office with the Captain to sign the worla\ 'uat as he oould see n° rea" J-' the breaker happens to be a alitles, so the same methodi farers Union received a report that articles, he was told by the ship- son for the eilstenoe of * liberal lumberman or saw mill owner. The that employed across the btfl Captain McConnechy of the S. S. ping master that some other man workinS man and a conservative „„„& heralded eight hour day, are used to speed up Canaf "Canadian Aiiller" (C. G. M. M. by the name of Lacey had been worklnS man. He had heard peo- which purported to be such a boon workers, and the same' treatri Ltd.), signed U. H. Donnelly at an picked out for the job, therefore ple in certam places proclaim to the men working in the nulls meted out to them. Meantime Australian port as an ordinary sea- Kennedy had to stand down. Proudly that 20,000,000 bushels of llag beo^e a mere plaything to be must, at all costs help to main] man and laier put him in the The crew met Lacey on board sraln nad ben shlPped thr°ueh the twisted and turned whenever it the glorious traditions of the ■' stokehole at ordinary seaman's the ship and asked him if he had port in whioh .th?y lived* and upon suits the saw mill interests to do ish Empire, and save the cou]] from foreign influences. Trafficking in Flour Better Than Farmil MONTREAL — (P P) — wf there are complaints about wages. The correspondent giving a union card, but Lacey could not -investigation had found that the B0# this report inferred that the differ- produce one. He was then in- sraln was sold by WaU street- •New Where organized labor has es- ence in the wages of an ordinary structed to go and see the Secre- York- tablished definite working rules, seaman and a stoker might have tary of the Seafarers' Union and He regretted to find the Labor anij hours of labor, public holidays gone to Captain McConnecny. Up- get credentials to satisfy the crew movement of Canada divided up mean not only days in which no nn investigation by the secretary that he was o. k. When Lacey lnto so many factions, and separ- work js performed, but also that of the Federated Seafarers' Union, stepped into our office and asked ated *y so many isms. As a trans- additional time shall not be work- it was found that the facts in this for credentials to present to the *P°rt worker he was sorry to find ed on other days to compensate for price of bread, the Ogilvie IfHlj case did not warrant such infer- crew, he was refused, owing to the the longshoremen practically with- the t_me lost. This, however, is Co., Ltd., a large Canadian ei ence. In justice to Captain Mc- fact that while working as a sea- out an organization, and what lit- not the case ln at ieast qulte a eern last year pald 2B per cent f Connechy, who, like any other sea- man aboard the "Canadian Scot- tie did exist divided into isolated number 0f saw mins, in certain vldends. The stook was split . farer, is responsible to the ship's tish" he had refused to join the groups. He pleaded for the unity mma Saturday afternoons, and on a three-to-one basis. In owners for his conduct, we wish to Union. The crew therefore stated of the working class against the overtime at night was worked to milling year just closed the cq express our regret that this state- that Kennedy was the man that forces of capitalist reaction, and compensate for the time lost on pany paid dividends of 6 per cJ ment occurred. should have got the job, as he was financial domination, and stated May 24th and July 1st, so In real- and a bonus of 3 per cent., equ] fair to organized labor and had a that so far as he was concerned, lty the Baw mlu empi0yees did not alent to 24 per cent, on the The man Donnelly, who joined pald UP card in the Federated Sea- he would never go hungry while a re0eiVe a holiday at all. This is stock. And this old stock, incl^ the "Canadian Miller" at Auckland, t&TerB' Union of Canada. shop was open. what happens when working rules ed a stock dividend of 100 per ce h-d never been to sea before and The orew insisted that the skip- He- told of the fearful squalor are left to the tender mercies of given stockholders in 1908. was rated as a seaman, and put to per slgn on Kennedy under the and poverty in which the workers political quacks looking for elec- holders of the original stock rea work in the engine room of the conditions that would be offered to in the constituency he represent- tion slogans, and vote catching received 48 per cent, this year a_ "Miller," according to the recori any other union member in New ed in parliament, existed. Of the schemes. B0 per cent, the year before, at the shipping office. This man Zealand, that is, Kennedy be sign- overcrowding and the hunger and in certain saw mills in the inter- The recent consummation of Donnelly has been re-engaged on on to be returned to the port of misery they endured, and in clos- ior the owners and managers are asbestos merger places under the same ship as an ordinary sea- signing on (Vancouver) with wages ing called upon the workers to openly boasting that they break control of a group of Amerlcl man, which means that Donnelly and aecond class transportation, eome together and solidify their the eight hour law with Impunity: and Canadian capitalists 80 has consented to work for one half The skiPPer conceded the demands forces for the purposes of control- in the saw mill at Merrit, B. C. cent. of the world production of the wages he had while coming "after due consideration," as the ling their own destinies. whenever the crew works overtime that commodity. from Auckland, N. Z. Our advice orew were determined not to sail Mrs. Rose Henderson, federal no whistle is blown, this evidently . to Mr. Donnelly, who according to unless the new man got everything candidate for the New Westmin- in order not to attract undue atten- the records is no youngster, is that he was entitled to. Once more a ster ridjng( was the last speaker, tlon. One wonders whether in there is no room for him to work non-union man has been shown and confirmed what Mr. Smith had oases of this nature, permission for small wages, and that he had tne gate- pointed out regarding the condt- has been secured to work overtime, better stay in the country where Tbia to the same snlp tnat was tions of the workers in the old or is it just being done to suit the he joined the ship. There are too here in 1921> wnen the ship wa& land. She pleaded for women to whims of the owners, many of his kind in Canada al- loaded to' excess on the deck and get int0 the movement and assist "When it fits in with necessary ready. the seamen did not have enough* ln the struggle. repair work in the mills, in some room to get in and out of their Another meeting will be Held In plants, twelve hours per day is •vr*,,* quarters- When the men P'otest- the same theatre next Sunday ev- worked for four day a week, after vane- ^d to the Captain he refused to enlng at 8 p>ln, which the mill is closed down for two days. The lumbermen who se- rTHE crew of the S. S, mata of the Canadian Austra- have the matter adjusted, and the lasian Royal Mall Line (freight men appealed to the Secretary of service) which was in Vancouver, the Federated Seafarers' Union to for a few days loading and unload- take the matter up with the pro- ing freight for New Zealand, had per authorities, occasion to replace a coal passer The port warden was approach Owing to the economic condition oured seats ,n the Legislature at of the labor market at present, last 'provincial election are certain there are quite a few men on •* looking after the interests of the Coastal ships in British Columbia Council of Timber Industries. But —--•«" -*> -*■*-* - — *"-»— xne port waruen was approacn- not'organized The Fed then that is what they were elected in place of one of the crew who ed by the Secretary, but refused to at are not or6amzeu* lhe Fea- , « Who Is BILL HUNGERFORD I i Ask Any Lsbor Msn. STANFORD ROOMS 80S SETMOUB STBEET Housekeeping snd Transient Central—Terms Moderate Under New Management "Bill" Hungerford and M. Cambridge, Props. had taken sick, and had to be left do anything unless the crew of the behind. A member of the Feder- g. g. "Waitemata" signed a state ated Seafarers' Union of Canada, ment calling for the port warden. erated Seafarers' Union of Canada *or- is striving to maintain better con- The saw milla* llke the *°%&ng ditions for all seafarers. There- camPs> are speeded up to the maxi- ,X" —"""'V -'""V --..—, meoi caiung ior tne pun waraen. advisable for Ml ..earner. «***"• of human endurance. Those (James Kennedy) had made en- This the crew complied with, and _°T* lt is aavlsable for all seamen - quiries for the job and was success- the contain m compelled tn have *> J°»" *»« union at the first op- w.h° are unable to hit the ball "hit the trail". Their speed is de- Empire Cafe QUALITY ' COURTESY REASONABLE 76. Hastings East HAROLD DEOO and BOB KRAUSB Late S4th Batt and 72nd Batt. the excess cargo moved from the PortunUy and resist the losing of conditions that will be made worse terminea Dy tne speea at wnicn entrance to the men's quarters. The crew were very grateful for trough the men being unorganiz the assistance of the Federated Seafarers' Union. The S. S. "Canadian Rover," was The S S "E D. Kingsley" was ln port last week end ano- some of in port the other day and one of the orew left the «»h»P owing to the conditions aboard, where the sea- the "machinery can be driven. Many get hurt In the rush, but woe betide those who get hurt too often. The employers in the Industry are assessed the total cost of each accident by the Workmen's Compensation Board, and naturally they desire to keep the amount the A. Bs. quit the ship, and intro ._ .,..,_ „.,__.„ ,„ _„,. „_ duced another seaman for the job, ™en «« asked to do things out of ft. ,ow &s 1M6/ As a resuU we who it is believed had no union «» ordinary. Fifteen minutes ls flnd sU(jh. not,oeB &g the foUow card, or was a former union mem- »"" one of the officers allows for & ,n certaln saw mlUs. ber, but had fallen in arrears. the Beaman wh0 washes up the Therefore, it was decided to have d,shes and cleans the men's quar- hlm backed out of the ship, which ters after each meal. No mess boy was easy, considering the attitude ls a»owed for the seamen or fire- of the crew towards anyone who men aboard any of the vessels of fails to recognize the principle of the C- G- M- M- Ltd- organized labor. MAINLAND CIGAR STORE "The Place for Pipes" Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention 810 OARRALL STREET VANOOUVER, R.O. What a difference to the conditions aboard the Australian and New Zealand vessels which come into this port. Is it any wonder that the seamen of Canada have to suffer i such miserable conditions when they refuse to become organized like the seamen of Australia and New Zealand. BARNET LUMBER COMPANY WD. ' Bernet, B. O. NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES From this date any employ-.. ee who has three accidents ln one year, which puts him under the doctor's care will be considered a careless workman and discharged accordingly, unless he can furnish positive proof that the accident was unavoidable. All accidens must he reported to the offlce at onoe. Please help us keep down accidents. Barnet Lumber Company Ltd. . There ls no lost time or waste BROCPS SUIT SALE Big reductions, splendid values. Regular prices $22.50 to $42.50, now— $15 to $37.65 C. D. BRUCE Limited Oor. Homer and Hastings St. s VANCOUVER, B.O. Red Star Drag Store "The Mail Order Druggists" We Make a Special Effort to Oet Goods Out by First Mail After Receipt of Yonr Order Corner Oordova and Oarrall Vanoouver, B.O. Election time is drawing night and we will have the promises of all the would be politicians to ben- motion at this plant. Everyone is efit the workers. If there is one speeded up to the limit that hu- section of workers who need bet- man muscle and sinew can stand ter conditions, it is the seamen of up t0 but sh0uid some unfortun- Canada, where there is no limit at6p overworked, machine driven to the amount of hours that are employee, keyed to the fever pitch worked without extra pay, especially on the vessels of the Canadian Government Merchant Mar- with a fear of losing his job, happen to slip more than three times In one year, down the road he goes, lne Ltd., who seem to be able to ^ one better fitted to stand the get by with almost anything. gtraln wln be taken on in his place. This corporation hails from the Ceremopy was devised at first country of mass production, Taylor to set a gloss on faint deeds.— Efficiency Systems,, and Fordized Shakespeare. Industry—the United States. But The Original HARVEY Logging Boot HAND-MADE BOOTS for ;'*k» LOGGERS, MINERS, CRUISERS and PROSPECTORS .Quick Snviet for Btpiirs AU Work Ooanntood Speclal Attention to Hall Ordon H. Harvey IiUblliktd In YMMuvor la MIT U OORDOVA rTTREBT W. day, October 2, 1925 THE CANADIAN LABOR ADVOCATE Page Seven K;^wkers Fight Non-Union Employers HBLIN.—($7?)—Employees of Metropole restaurant In Dub- m^^TTTJ^- BRITISH WORKERS ENDORSE house. All other hotels and urants have agreements with Irish Transport' & General ters* union. Strikers declare • patronage ls poor and that will win. STRUGGLE FOR LABOR UNITY (By Scott Nearing, Associated Press Correspondent.) SCARBORO, Eng. — "We con- apd the other "left" members of sider it onr duty to stand by the the General Council who have _„_..„ __. been handling the situation dur- sides this contest 800 grocery working classes of Russia!" IVed tJw yw> s are on strike and a number Bramley, secretary of the General arters employed by two large Council, and a member of the Conditions are very bad, British Trade Union Delegation to For several weeks past the capitalist press has been conducting , . . „ ,, „ , .a vigorous campaign against these many thousands unemployed Russia was speaking. He eanefl J Qeneral ^^ , wages for common labor over the platform rail, jo-d-tacrt anfl inat theJr unlt objeotlves. nd .8 to $10 a week. Food the newspapermen, andI dieted Bramley had finished es are about the same as in his words slowly so hat they ,m ive sp6ech the resolu- United States. might get the foil effect of what wfmt thr a shout he was saying. Ever since the VANCOUVER HAEBOTJE COMMISSIONERS British delegation made its Rns- Scarcely a voice was raised against it, and no one rose to oppose it. NOTICE TO 'RINKLER AUTOMATIC COMPANIES sian report, the capitalist papers ^ __rltiah Tra(Je Unlon Move, have been making bitter attaeks - officially committed upon it. This was the first (toe ■ another twelve months of ef. that the General CouncU has had HO. S EIXVATOB SPEINK1BB SYSTEM USD TENDERS marked "No. 3 Elevator Sprinkler System," cov- t. fort to unify the forces of the wsorld. trade union an opportunity to answer. "We must consider Russia^ problems ln relation to "the past ^ history of Russia," Bramley went HOW Best To Organize on. "It is not possible to judge . ftrpat TssilP TnriftV them in the light of our expert- 1S Wea^lSSUe lOOay ence." "There are certain things that (By Scott Nearing, Federated he continued. "The Press.) A complete installation of An- •tio Sprinklen with a two-source ' , Including Underwriters' Fire and Soction Tank. we can say,1 lkler.Awlth,ta^t\otceAUt.«pp8lt Russian Revolution is the first SCARBOROUGH, Eng.-Amal- addressed to the undersigned, will revolution in all history that has gamation, the One Big Union, and received at the Ofiioe of the Tan- o1t_.j ot „_j hppiitpi. thn over- for Harbour Commissioners 525 aimed at and "soured Uie over orgaillzed shop committees, were Wr Street, until 12 o'clock nnon. throw of exploitation, the worlds a^^^ by thfj Trade Unlon Vednesday the 7th day of October, flm experlment * working class ^^ on & ^^ wWch j»n«, specifications, form of tender control of public affairs. There dlrected the Qeneval Conncil "to W contract may be obtained at the thev have DUt into practice the .. .• ■ _. _ . Ie of the Acting Chief Engineer, tney, f, !1 1 IT h.m continue the work of amalgama- ■ Seymour Street. resolutions that we have been Uob of eyUsting xmlona, with One . deposit of Twenty-five dollars passing in these congresses, for nto tt-.™ _- fi,_ „iHmat« <_nnl» ■¥.00) will be required, which will „ mo_, B« wnIon as tne Ultimate goal, L-efunded upon return of the plans, many years. an(j suggested that "the number rile?_!,T.'_ e.hLn •__ .„„nm„,, ,«a w* "There Is one great lesson that 0f lin_ons should be reduced to a no tenders, shall he accompanied try .. ^ . *.*, , _, t. _ ..-u. accepted cheque equal to ten per the Russian Revolution has taugnt minimum" and that the "congress , (10%) of the amount of the ua, it is possible to make changes should not encourage the forma- tzr. The accepted cheque of the . , . ._ _ . .„_,_ ,„ ., . . , fcssful tenderer will be released on In governments; to put people ln tjon 0f any new nn_on." K^rS^Lhlm *#!!? SSS prison; t0 out off the he--8 eVe" Mi amendment, favoring the PtC(r4),T7he,0»mouTtenoT',{hee °f ^b; * remove whole ruling exudation 0f unions which H^ •«, ™ ... v , . _ a-™aBtles- t0 launcn devastating were effeotlve unlts of organiza- K*1JonTAclC,an"e W b6 teSert wars upon the world and slaugh- tl(m but aeprecatlng the idea of V» lowest or any tender will not ter the workers by the millions, the 0ne B,g Unlon> brought out ■*"""' b<> ."C'^;D HATtvn. a"d yet to maintain your position a sharp d-,bate. Be„ Ti,iett, Secretary, of respectability in society. We speak,ng against the amendment, Member 29th.* 1026. have had some experience with Mguei that "all the workers In . , „ „,.,..„_, these matters ln our own ooun- all the .trades must get together [ind In Tiur Subscription Today, try. But lf you disturb the land- and oppoge an the bosges„ wh„e ed InterestsE, if you interfere with g Eigb-,rg ot the Tailors' and business profits, if you take any Garment Workers' declared that step that threatens the destruc- „_ve faee ft strug-.,e wlth the tion of the established system of maBte_. c,agg „ The ame|tldment exploitation, you will be ostracized wa_ defeated by a vote of 2,073,- iargains in Shoes ' E N'S, Women') and ^ Children's Dress, Work, |t School. Just compare our prices. |Tou can always do better at Tie Imperial {Shoe Store 11087 OBANVILLE ST. pp. Standard Furniture Co. and attacked by the whole capitalistic world. Tou will be compelled to face what Russia faces now." 000 to 1,667.000. Workers Mnst Consolidate Summing up the argument in Unemployment Problems Discussed by Congress (Carl Brannlp, Federated Press) SCARBOROUGH, Eng. —With more than 1,600,000 unemployed workers ,ln England today, and the number growing week by week, the Trade Union Congress confined itself to measures dealing with reform of the present unemployment relief machinery rather than militant action to check and overcome this menace. Harry Pollitt, delegate from the boilermakers, and secretary of the National Minority Movement, asked the Congress to adopt a programme embodying the following features. 1. To cement bonds between unemployed and employed workers so that they would fight better together ln strikes. 2. That Labor Party i,n Parliament should pursue a policy of obstruction until definite action was taken to stop the closing down of Industry; to extend government credit to concerns desiring to trade with Russia and break the credit blockade of the batiks as evidenced by their resent refusal to finance large buying orders of machinery from Russia. 3. A nation-wide campaign to organize the unemployed. lie pointed out that unemploy- ment was being artificially fostered as a part of the employers' offensive igalnst the miners and the working class generally next May. J. M. Keynes, Liberal economist, was -.iu-. ted as an authority In this connection. Ullen Wilkinson, Labor M.P., anil Haldsworth of the Distributive Workers, ureed that the National Unemployed Workers' Committee Movement be given full affiliation to the Trades Union Congress. Thev pointed to tbe fine support given by the men and women out of work to other workers out on strike. In case after case they had refused to scab, even though they were hungry themselves. The unemployed should be tied closer to the Trade Union Movement and given a chance to present their ease at the Congress of Trade Unions. GLASSES 5 COMPLETE Ho Brags Used in Examination THIS advertisement means high- grade glasses, with a thorough and -advanced eye examination by a graduate specialist. Tou will find that we give the most value for the least money, and we stand back of all work turned out, ■ .;• " : If your eyes ache, see lis. Bird Eye Service 205 SERVICE BLDO. 680 Robson Street Phone Sey. 8955 The resolution upon which favor of the original motion, C. Bramley was speaking recorded Dukes of the National Union of appreciation by Congress "of the General Workers pointed out that General Council's efforts to pro- the bosses are no lonsrer organized mote international unity, and maustrially. but. financially. In- urged the incoming General Coun- dustrial organization is therefore cil to do everything in their power CO lonerer sufficient for the wnrk- toward securing world-wide unity «"■ Tbey, too, must consolidate of the Trade Union Movement their forces, through an all Inclusive Interna*- When Jt came to a vote, the tlonal Federation of Trade Un- railway men and the miners, both ions." The passage of this reso- industr-al unions, voted aenlnrt lution placed the Congress square- the resolution, which was lost by ly behind Purcell, Bramley, Hicks a vote of 2.1 SR 000 to 1.7R7i.no From the debate and the votintf it was clear that the Congress was definitely committed to the prln-Mnle of Industrial unions. Thl<< principle Is accepted by all save a few craft unions. On the other hand, the industrial unions, snch as the miners, are not yet rendv to accept the idea of the One Big Union. Centralization In the big issue of centralization of power ln the hands of the General Council, A. J. Cook of the Miners and J. H. Thomas of the Railwaymen 1«4 opposing forces. Cook said: "The time has long gone past when any one union or any one Industry can settle its disputes apart trom the whole labor movement." To which Thomas retorted: "Power ls essential, but common-sense Is sometimes necessary." The reaolutloin was referred to the Council with Instructions to examine the problem, consult affiliated unions, and report to a special congress of the executives concerned. Cook, after the vote, "(ItMWhB ifegWMd Oft 'drfC-Bton W Our present-day system of life is killing and debasing thousands of pood men and women; It Is settin t the mark of poverty, with Its consequences of weakness of body and dullness of mind on thousands of the little citizens of the future. It brands them directly they are born ln the bare homes of tbe Ill-nourished women whose husbands are on short time or out of work—C. H. Le Bosquet. ■'end in Your Piitwmtlnn TnflRv a triumph for the more progressive element in the Congress. A resolution favoring shop committees and warning against capitalist schemes of co-operation was carried. NIGHT Open October 6 Sixty Courses ENROL FRIDAY, Oct. 2nd —or— MONDAY, Oct. 5th between 5 and 6 p.m. or 7 and 9:30 p.m., at the School Board Office, Dunsmuir and Hamilton Streeta. RECIPROCATE We support your paper. Where do yon buy your Painting Supplies? PAINT THIS FALL —WITH— ANTIMO WHITE Prepare for the winter rains with a coat of good paint IP BUILDING OR REMODELLING USE FIR OR LAMATCO 3-PLY PANELS and get that cosy effect. See our finished samples and use our free estimate service on paints and panels. Gregory & Reid Paint Co. Sey. 4636 117 Hastings E. WE DELIVER •iTTT-tf tll'-lllll'l MEN'S NEW STETSON HATS Are Now Opened Up, $8.50 VELOUE, in the New Shades $6.50 BILTMOBE HATS, Silk Lined $5.50 STANFIELD'S UNDERWEAR, at $3.00 Suit, and Combinations. HANSON SOX ...: SOc, 65c, 75c ALL WOOL SWEATERS, up from $2.00, W. B. BRUMMITT 18-20 CORDOVA STREET WEST Pag* Eight THE CANADIAN LABOR ADVOCATE !.?rid»yjfottafeey^ WHEN we secured the ■" : service of an expert to conduct our sale he told us 'Our regular prices were In ■af*enfei_al lower than most • firm's sale prices. Men'a solid leather welted oxfords, tan or black. Sale prioe 13.60 Men's 1st quality Knee Gum Boots, 6 to 10 $1.25 Hen's Rain Ooats. Sale prloo $8.76 See us for guaranteed Oil Clothing at lowest prices. Men's Heavy Bib Underwear, winter weight Per garment $1.46 & $2.26 Men's Cotton Socks, tan or black 190 Men's Arrow Dress Shirts $1.89 and $1.96 Women's Foot Hold Rubbers 760 Arthur Frith & Co. Mon's and Boyi' Furnishing!, Hats, Boots and Shoei 2313 MAIN STREET Between 7th Snd 8th Avennei Phono'Fair. 11 Use Gasmen To*Br« Milk Prims'* SUPPORT BUSINESS CONCERNS PRlEMfiLT TO ORGANIZED LABOR ^ THHE advertisers in The Labor Advocate desferve the supp&rt of organised labor and its friends. They materially assist in making it possible for this paper to be of service tg the workers. The individuals and fifinS using Mir publication are showing interest in our cause, and workers should give them ihe preference in making purchases. As organized workers, you can readily see the value of reciprocity in preference to all others. This goes to show that our advertisers should get the benefit of the purchasing power of organized labor. TRY US FOR SCHOOL SHOESTmd RUBBERS W. TEWNION, 4405 Main St. Pi&GLY WIGGLY Helps Those Who Help Themselves piGGLY WIGGLY prices are. consistently low. Every article purchased from Piggly Wiggly is absolutely guaranteed to give entire satisfaction or your money will be refunded without question. Just a Few of Our Prices Good Till Oct. llth 10 lbs. B.C. Extra Fine Sugar 65c Little Chip Orange Marmalade, No. I...... 24c Premier Salad Dressing, large 50c Royal Crown Soap, carton 19c Carnation Milk, tall 10c 977 GRANVILLE 4118 MAIN STREET 2715 GRANVILLE- 2151 41st AVENUE W. Parisian Millinery Store 4121 MAIN STREET (Next to Parker's) OUR SPECIALTY HAND-MADE DRESSES AND MILLINERY Phone Fair. 524 MADAME de. DELLEY EZZY'S CHOCOLATE SHOP Is Now Located at the Corner 25th Avenue and Main Street You will always find our HOME-MADE CANDIES and CHOCOLATES a real treat. We appreciate your patronage and Here's a Special for You for All This Week—HAND-ROLLED CHOCOLATES 29c Lb. ■TV VER 500 LADIES AND CHILDREN'S DRESSES'—Values from 91.50 to $3.00—To clear with a RUSH at from 39c to $1.49 MEN'S RAIN OOATS - »4.96 MEN'S BIBBED OVERALLS—Value! from $1.50 to 1.2.1a at 96c to $1._6 Msny Other Bargains—Every Price Cut C. J. CLARRIDGE Next to J. Laws' Hardware Store No. 449S, Corner Main Street and 29th. Avenue G. J. CLARKE 4148 MAIN STBEET Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repairing Prices Moderate Bird, Bird & Lefeaux BARRISTERS, FOLIOITOR8, BIO. 401-408 Metropolitan Building . 137 Hastlngi St. W„ Vaneouvar, B.O. Telephone!: Seymonr 6866 and 6687 FOB UP-TO-DATE Dressmaking, Tailoring; Remodelling, Cutting and FMng-^-Childreii's Wear—See MRS. McDONALB, 4308 Main Street PEARSON'S Cash Meat and Produce Market *^——********'******!■ ' " ■- t __^____fc- ,., .,.,*-, ,..^^miUidijim 4273 Main Street THE WORKING MAN'S FRIEND Sate Underwear AND WINTER OOODS OPEN SATURDAYS DNTIL OM P.M. Men's Puro Wool Heavy Rib Shirts and Drawers, Regular $2.25, for $1.88 Men's Overalls. Regular $2.25, for *..»1.96 Purple Heather Knitting Wool. Regular 20o per ounce, for 16c Flannelette Blankets, largest and heaviest on the market (delivered to any part of city) 12.86 PARKER'S 4117 MAIN 1ST. at 25th Ave. Dry Goods Men^Wear Phone Fnirinon.. 801 4497 MAIN ST., Cor. 29th Ave. Phone Fair. 2639 HARDWARE The Home of Better Goods at a Lower Price CASCADE—A Hlgh-Grade Roofing— 'Solid Copper W»«h Boilers—Large { *!y Htl *-*<&«9 OoroSFSicfie'" :Katod"So'380 2 -Ply •"•*-*6 • Tea Kettles #2*25 3 Ply ■ WiSO /oome and «• ,our;display of Alum- Nails and Cement included. , inum Ware St—etwm************************************************mm^*mmn**n**-—***~*—— Mrs. TM. Rannie 4531 MAIN STREET DRESS MAKING, TAILORING AND REMODELING, FANCY WORK, LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR PRICES MODERATE Hemstitching, Stamping, * Patterns. Sa$fcf aetion Guaranteed. QUALITY SHOE STORE . . . • ' '-—— TOTE WANT. to..supply the Footwear for you "and your--family. ;You will fiM ihat we give fair and -square* treatment at ill times. Bay from *m shd save moiwy. 26th AVEN9E aadJSAiN STREET, next Royal Theatre Mention the LABOR ADVOCATE When making your pwehases our readen can be sure of good treatment ftom any of these merchants. CHIQAGQ^(FPj^A.tnUle,J making its rounds in Chiefs > rying a guard armed with a. j oft shotgun on -tho driver's i ■i to mention an flet-sotlve burfa •quad and an auto lull,of sheriffs for additional prottj does not mean* that revolutla broken out here. It mean| the Employers' Association oago ls staging a grand stanj to launch its oampalgn to the Milk Wagon Drivers' unlij The excuse for this millta play wad the explosion of a causing slight damage to tho union Illinois Creamery Co." corripaiijr was established red under the protection of the! ployers* association to leaf anti-union,,move whtehfit ,coj plated. -The,bombing bear earmarks of a plant by som| tectlve weney. It seems >: accidental 'that this wAs. total a time when till-the officials Milk Waeon X.Hvers' unton i Seattle attending their conve which meets only--ence-in 6,: The emplovert-t*1..association- •antl-unUm*,,publicity makes a| ciftl point* of ithe union* milk-." drivers refusal to-detlveir to.' customers who* -attempt toj ■their trade away frbin- dMtef erating in close co-onerationl the union. Such normalunlolf tics neaesary to preserve »nlo ditions and recognition arjl tremely otolectlonal to -the shop Interests. Hostetter, of the employer^ soclatlon, asserts that' lertal- will be taken to break.the hij the union. Referring pointer} the $2.B9(O60 put up to hrea^ teamsters union In 1»04 he| "The employers* assoplatlon-lnj to drive this uftlon out and spend whatever ls necessary, lt." Bagaatte Sttfke Nets Dollar, a, Week" (Federated Press.) - NEW YORK.—New York., gage men, who move the t^ and* *uite»ses-of passeng* rallrotid stations. have.jWWK] increases -of one- -dollar, a. with the signing of a thred agreement -that ... *termlji*lie»l strike called i -IMA * moljkth. walkout started ^rt»en*-the^ panies out wages a dollar a and the meji are thus >two ■ a week better off than' If ] had submitted. WEAJU- They are: made first quality leatH ers on comf ortablj good fitting last For work or di At all leading Shoe St j. LECKIE CI United
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