■77 7-"" ■ 7 ■ - ' "'y ^#^y ;7 ".-':.-V...*'V'r, <y\ T<*\: * - >?^?$&&f*K*\ t&z-'r ~';g^y " --. '"'.'.iv-" ,•' ' , s" 7- ""'' -"'•''-' 7.'- - ■"*- - 7-., '^fc^.Si-5f-;->*l fcvary W;^. y. . ^ - - . .-- -- . , . •.. t yyAM f - -*">», '' i."M <? -r. '- '."-V/.^^^S-T?ii.V" '-"S- ,-"-'- ' '->?-.*!. pjyy-jyuiti&(IJ^ :~ *- '' ly |yfrhe Official Organ?of District No; lS.&Ww/ofrA. \ Ti --;-0.l' , , 'Tl 7 ", . .^ "" ■■-.-,.' ' " ■ " ' . '. ' , ' *\'. 7 Political Unity-is -Victory, * >n ,- - -■ ■,,' " „ n „-•.-.- "• V, 'i '■ '"• '7;,I if ■£<... ^y^^T^^-y^y 3iv, V~- * ", THE •. DISTRICT 7l LEDGER,7 FEENIE, B. C^SEPTEMBER 16,19117 $1,C0'A YEAR "'i.-'i yy *'.y 7y7 , —"- i- r<v*. : ' - -.Vi 'J- HAV WARM MEET , „v i ■ I'' '7 The Conservative Candidate Speaks to Large > y; Fern i? Crowd ^ y *-.*■. ♦7: ♦v'lAlie, WAARSCHUWING ,»! _„-i. .-1-;.--, *>.\ steenkool ^..mijners,, ,< ♦ worden verzocht weg te bill-"'.-' ^ -,yen, van -Alberta. en Eastern ^ «#l^ British' Columbia,' .daar ' de.-. _' ♦yWcrkstaklng '■ mog 'tilet Is - op ^+ ♦' geheverf "','•:-/--,?*.. 7" ■-';*,'♦ ♦ y*' wrr'.v. .Jy^; ,^.'7: -v';."^ B.C. BOY IS y .*- "7X^tie";.decorations'-"that; .graced.-the ---". \- 'platform of .the Grand Theatre'on-Tues J,!w.'^!-day" night were most ^tastefully'arrang- ,;':',-vy«d,v the' blondlng^of"' colors such as [yyyywould7i pledse' the .most •"critical!' eye, l\~"- "\]?i',the ■' profusion1, of, flowers", of-,various |r'*.y^ y'^klnds" and hues; conclusively proved- 7? '.y'.'.thaV. the '"science^ of.the floriculturist W "•«-,v.;'\ finds -fertile; soil!"for,"development,in - ,/7 thls'^locallty.y'^, Wh"dever7;,had icharge Ir!'". \^yo"f the.&9"arrangements' is certainly 'en- "' v^Itltled "ibygreat' praise 'for; tbe artistic j ,sy "effects-produced.- ■ >- •• ' -'". *- ,'.' jv -,?^r,--J t>'l: '- [:'>'t~'^xiS before; the meeting -began'stand I .,^:-yying'iro6m.fjifBs\at ja-rpremlum;yand'if I":V*"! "!• there^ have-been'any -gatherings'more I-y ^rc'-numerously^.attendedYthan Jthei-one I '••;:V^7|'which' "greeted"' McBi^de'^Gobdeve^and |\. y'vyRoss it must" have ^een'because' on the YT- ly previous occaslonsjthere^was.a prepbh- ,y "7,'derance of-.-thinypeople in "attendance i ',-- /'-Looking^around tihe'vhairbne7 could j,.; ■.-> y note that/practically.every point east ,i.".9 as far as Michel and west to Cranbrook "-.'-,- had' its "ropres'entative" contingent: , i '<■■ .- -- i -v' * ; --.'■■' , - ". -. yy.Mayor .Bleasdell occupied the, chair 7,y ,". and'discharged-.'-the^ duties'of his of- 7 -' >, -'f Ico, 'which were .by. no; means light,' ; "-«y in"his usual'.(happy^_style.-"", ^In ;hls ■"" y" remarks he'left n6Troom'for'doubt, "as .. 4,*to'Where he- stood bnfthe question" of Cs^-y Reciprocity^and^that„was^ flat-footed y', 'tJrjCwltb." bothjfeet) .opposed Uo' it, henoe ■-;',. ..Lthere"" is.no hesitation; as'-to -,the -voie i,j ,v"-*-he will cast; on -.the 21st: September. ,, -. .K'SwWhile he-wason his'feet addressing y u'"-y:the "gathering.j^lliainlAiintontaBked. I "■ "''• '"j;' DTrom ^the-! body * of" ;the ■> hall, wh'ether, ! *,-,--1- u. questions 'would" ber allowed /and ^answ-7 y^yyy^'orM,' to', wnlch^ Mr.-,-Bleasdell:' replied. . '!'"y'that fullppportunity ■would'Waccord- i-;\ • y'ed.W-:Whereupori ^^T^B^nneUJ-rose "*<7y;t"o his. feet and i«ald.'<that Inasmuch'<as( -,; ;.tbe -promise ,atJ*previous*;meetlngs^of ', J; i ,thoy Conservatives, had • been "vgl^en, ..,; '7-and -^then /the ^exigencies, ofi the"; case 7- - "(viewed,' of. course,- from * a-Conserva' ,7 .^tive standpoint)-had necessitated such \, -y precipitancy.'.that "it was" not ".carried ' - ,out; ho'had.beenjlelegated'to present '" .;' a .number's.of' 'questions,, suggested by ;,, -different citizens and that this' method " ywbuld^facllitnto matters, prevent con- "fusion and leave no loophole for ovas-', t, ^lorir as '.there were < questions for Mr. ■ ' Qoodovb; Mr. Robs,, and; ono.for the yPremlory^ .Upon,the.-chairman stating that ho would bo, pleased to receive „ them, and 'the three gentlemen, on the ''".platform'would thon handle them'"to ^'.tho'best; of 'tholr ability, tho onvolbpo 7containing tho) questions was!banded .„ to/Mr.' Bleasdell' and by ,him passed ' over to the parties for .whom they wore 7. Intended for perusal. • *•- ,,,.;, "'■ <rV After Jho, Premier hnd;boen present- ' od w'Ith\th'o key to tho city, and inform' 'ed.that the,,-policemen's guns wero '; ^ Bplked,,a,llttlo' girl,'camo from the 7 -wings with n huge bouquotwhich com'; ' ,- plotelyhld, hor fncb, and. presontod -. h it to tho Proraior.\yTh'o llttlo.maldon ' 'twas, wo aro Informed, tho daughter of , „Mr, H.;W. Horohmbr * Tho Prbmlor 'thanked tho child,* for(tho gift In "a ,', fow words suitable • to, tho occasion, • this concluded, tlie Chairman present- •yod'W. n.'nosB as' tho first spoakor ,. of tho ovonlng. ,. Mr, Rons, nftor oxprooslng his pica- " sure afforded of again visiting his homo town, Jmmodlatoly grnspod hold ', of tbo,thread of his discourse, and wo . aoknowlodgo, delivered, undoubtedly ,, tho boat spoocb of tho-ovenlng, vlowod a from etthor a political or oratorical standpoint Ho quoted as nn authority an official of tbo Orow's Nost Coal Co,, who was In, ntlondancoat ono of tbo mootlngs of tho Board of Directors at(Toronto as stating that boforo Reciprocity pact had becomo tho groat topic of discussion, Mr, IBKas * Rogers had said th'4t It would not'ma- 1 terlnlly affeot tbo b"slnoss, oxoept In 7! so.far,that it might porhaps "affect in x slight degroo the volume of business, j!r In speaking of tho sending of, ,thb »i*>cjt»i, twiiu) to Cotti orovs; no ,said \ '* iluil lie blllmuot liio tailed dlm.iv " tlbnnry powers In sunk matters^ but i upon receiving notification of the fact ho bad'immediately wired Mr, Thbmns Uphill in reply aw*, tjint tho police woro compensation to tho dependents of men killed whllo at work snd his action in , the matter, ho said that whenituis first • enmo up for consideration be was in . the employ of tho Cosl company, and tbat the best answer ho could make re- Seattle/as "a* result ot, the* temporary amendment of-the'regulations. - -. Following. Mr.;Ross, came^ Mr.*1 Goodeve, ; who .went * over * practically "the same, ground as. he had covered at the previous' meeting-regarding'the iVer- vllle '^BiU-and^the''Japanese treaty, making use of Hansard at considerable lengtn" in 'support of;his contentions, arid as- rebuttal ;t6! "the- argument' of Mr...A:; J.-Fisher^'which were^so fully repdrted^'inyThe'■.District' Ledger,, ln- "eidentally criticizing""."the" language of tbe"-headlines •^'yyii-."' '-,»-' y -. "»■ 7 v- ■■ •-•■' s ,-,- 1 '^:.'..<. - -,'■-,. ■* • ■ ^ : ,rVMr-.Goodeve, as an-evidence ofHhe inconsistency tof !the 'leading Liberals In-'thelr advocacy of: Reciprocity, read a .reBblutldh': that was" forwarded, on "behalfjotthe^lumliermeh of-the Kbol'e1 nays^tp Sir "Wilfrid Laurier requesting tjiat3- restrictive -measures''should-.;be placed.upon rough lumber from;the ;U.i Sybecausey the'1 millmeri south,, of the .line* were fscriously^injurlng'tfie marketj of * the-B.* C.X lumbermen>by; their "dumping" •-policy/^']This*"was signed ,hy Lester'Patrick "and- W. B. Parris.y of,Nelson,- and.-M/A.' Mac- donald^'This^same' ^gentleman,; rMr, M.',A7 Macdonald Is now, the friend^nd ally of .Dr.-, King-In^the present campaign;" who 'is" the "standard, hearer ot the ".Liberal party and lespbuslng Re- clproclty'"i«; '7'.\:v *■, vV y.- ,y -» -; Replying _to - one vot "the 7. questions touching.uppn the'" Taylor controversy," Mr.s Goodeve stated""Jtbat this 7ge'ntle; man .-was 'flnancially7intefeste'd iri*„the coal - property"• at7;Hi]licrest*durIng the time-that fthere;was "a; dispute; there; and5 realizing the' Impoftance7pf Jdoing allVthat'was.possible to-promote peace between-en'ployersTandTintuersrihetfad not.said tha^;m"iws^shbuld,be^sent back-toVwprk^at^the," pointvof. the bayonet'.iJi-'a^Tliese''words, -,said!,Mr. Goodeve* had been piade. use of by the flomboyant*liButenantf:6f*.-Slir"?WllfHd .Laurier.'who in a.desplcable and-das- '• tafdly manner^put .them 'lniEpythe mouth-of Mr." Taylor/.';-. C'^if.Is11: ' , ,0 • • , . ,• •• ■ - s, vv ',-,* " , ;Replying, toM'the.question\that- the laupporters ,;of the Reciprocity';1 Pact claim'that, IU will decrease ;the tax p\i' staples, Mr," Goodeve 'stated., that if they did-' have-a cheap "breakfast what-was'the use'If you did, not'.have' tho money with which-to.buy the1 commodities; and1 this we find ls the case in other countries/nlso In tho Bafitorn provinces.' 7- ' '".!' '7*,'"'' 7 •'■i't].fi<' The"qupstlbn rogardlngjlabor power as a commodity Mr. Goodeve considered he ."had •explained by < tho reply, mado to., the, previous query. " ;-',,i \ ;After Mr.'-Goddovo"concluded "a lengthy,speebhi bristling with citations Krzuz Case Appeal STRIKE AREA .^CALGARY.'Sept." 14.—Oh' Sfonday morning at ten'o'clock, the 27th. Annual" Convention t- of the Dominion Trades and Labor Council commenced its* deliberations intthe.City o"f..Cal- gary, '.with- 189", lab,or, representatives In*'attendance.-iAtTthe opening -seV slpnykddresses'of welcome were delivered hy the Premier of the Province, the.Mayor-of,the.City of Calgary/and the.jthree'.candidatesJ for "the'Dominion !'Parliament: - Bennett. (ConBerva-^ tiVe);yMasters' (Socjalist); - arid-Van War"t»(Llberal)y ■- ,'* -,, - ,- ,- ■ ,7X:, ,v A.:- delegation^ consisting of most of thelrepresentativesvInterviewed .'-'Pre;' niler. Sifton in a body for the purpose of"fdiscussing,-the".questionybf special polite,' and-;pr"ot*3Sting, 'most eniphati- cally" against-their employment. Spec- ial^attentlon was called to some of the incidents that .have, transpired' along the^ Crow's Nest7y°The" Premier, after listenirigrto'the statements made, promised that he would at once bring the matter- to the,"attention'of the" Attorney-General's" Debarment, with a view to taking such steps as would effect an elimination of some of- the causes of dissatisfaction. - , ; - y', - , Regarding the .'present-situation of District" 181 the^following clause was embodied in the,, officers' - report and will be, a subject for dlscus'sln;to-morrow (Friday). ,\ -.-•yv >: •'. •• ' '■ - ,, , The Lemieux Act _ < *^Carefurenquiry"shouitt*"be madelnto the cause .of the. Western miners, who have not'been at'work, for-some time and .whose- cases,, have just'recently been Investigated by. a'.Board of Conciliation 'over .which' the Rev. C.\ V7; Gordn"presided'. It is inconceivable that'so many .'men should complain -without a cause and,the Congress cannot spend its timo better than in hearing all that can be said- upon the subject. Recent logal decision -in the West point to changes ln the Act, and those should bo carefully considered. Ten'o'clock to-morrow (Friday) morn- ing'i'has'' been, appointed to give the district the privilege^ of bringing tho Krzuz Compensation case before the CongrosB"for its consideration/ , Vice- Prosldorit Stubbp, Soc.-Troas. Carter, Board".Member McNab aocompanled by .delegates McVoty nnd Wilkinson, of'.Vancouver, Bancroft and "Bruce, 'fromlTorpnto'; attended Bankhead this evening and" addressed a large and 'enthusiastic meeting of the rainoworkers of that local'.of tbo U. M. W. of A.-'1 • Tbe speakers were loudly applauded as thoy took- tholr rdspcctlvo plnceB. 'CALGARY, Sopt. IB—(Special to"the Ledgor.)--Tho election rosultod in J. 0. Wattors; of Victoria, as president; Bancroft, of Toronto, vice-, nnd P, M, Draper ro-olectod as Bocrotary. flltua; tlon'of DlBtrIct'18'l8uudor dlsousslbn how and hopo to bo ablo to send' a little moro" Information tonight. ' * Itcht, I. thought there; would'/be a scabbe, MlgyrliyfA, mean, ;low,^BC*urvy fellow;. Shakespeare. ^'Rudyard Kipling, ^1899/ "-'?: ?7 ,_■ -y^" {., \ . Slang.'and Its Analogies, .Vol.'^ VI.: Henley; page lOT-^cab—A / lousy, scabby/' nasty," scurvy,. skulking lubberly noodle:"" /-.>/!. 7 ,7",', "Kipling, 190()!,^Stalky &.C0., page 71—"You're--Three- Beastly Scab's." "He'B a regular.'%'ab."-' - - "' / Henley,, page 1^7—A .workman who refuse's" tb join,, bricontinues< at" work during'*"a,etrikV;-,;a blackleg;.generally applied' to'^all non-union men.', .Twelfth!: Niglit/shakespeare' — "Out, Scab'!!''''"' '',-'.,, 7,'^ :^ - "■ "-,-■•", 1890," Leeds' -Mercury,,, 1 July—Many of them, acted as"*plckets with the ob ject of "preventing any strangers commonly known'as\''scabs" or "blacklegs"/from entering the works. ' -* Westminster" Gazette,. Sept.. 30, 1905 VrScabs./A. surplus of labor which can be relied. upon to; scab on ^thelr^neigh: bors-* ,when '/these rebel -against the capitalists. \''i%? • ' " '";''-;," •'.'Chicago:Tlme'SfJJune 11, '-18867~it -was decided tp^'stop the purchase of what-is* termed', scab heer today/" - s*Columbus, Ohldf Dispatch, Sept. 27, 1893yTh'eir - rules prohibit them to work along with scab workmen.—Ex. CHINESE GO OlSlRIKE ,-*' -' ■'' ".'"' ,"'s", ,T - * ■ 1 ' > ' l t "■ , > ' J ■ Vv- • •'--', Conditions Prelty Rotten When the Slant-Eyes 7 Refuse to Work ■'... Regina Men to be Sent to Prevent any Posy sible Trouble y ' To proyont rioting in tho coal districts during tho coming months tho *7orth-W«8t Mounted Police nt Ito- glna aro gradually drafting troops to points outo'do 'Lethbrldgo, Calgary, and other areas, At present It Is not feared that any, serious disturbances nro likely to take plnco but tho authorities aro anxious to do all ln tholr potvor to prevent any, unnecessary scenes at a time when tho offoots of tho strike will bo moat ncuto. '. Not only> to points -In Alberta -nro tho soldiers being reinforced but a itotaohmont of mon havo also boon sent to the coast, where thoy aro under orders to romsln for tho winter. In'tbo event ot tlto strike bolng ov- ortod boforo that time tho mon will be sent tiack to lUiglnn,—Medicine- Hat Dally News, A DEFINITION OF THE WORD • \ «'eOAD" A PBRNIB PIRM BRANCHES OUT 0'. Ai an instance of tho jrowlnir Im- gardllig tho vlow the electorate, badlport*noe,of Oaynos Lake tbo firm of taken of Ws actions wss tho fact that Tfefonr'y Hrothers h«v« d«flld<»d to e«- tahllsb a brancb.bf tlo^r buslnosi at that place, with Mr. James Ilsddad as manager. It Is tho Intention to carry a full lino of furnishings similar to that which tbsy havo to Fernie, and will no doubt find an excellent opening for, tbelr wans In, tb* Kootonis District, , they had returned hlro to tho houso at Victoria. " '. t .. Ut then went Into considerable long- tb. crttltlng tbo actions of W. D, fleott, of tbe ImmlgratfOn TJeptrtment, /or allowing aliens tO enter who bad boen contracted to como over to do rail rosd work 1>y employment sgenetes In In defending n machinist picket who hnd boon arrested without warrant nnd ngolnst whom tho obnrgo of "provoking an aBBnuIt" was finally placed because he called a scab a scab whon bo bumpod him- on tho street's, Thomas B, MaoMahon, attornoy for tbo Moch- Inlsts' Union, compiled tho following definitions and presented thorn for tho dofonso,\ Tbo picket was ncaultfod without other testimony- Wobstors' International Dictionary, page-,1281—J.'A nickname for a workman who ongagos for lower wngoa than nro fixed by the trados union* nlno for ono who tnko» tho place, ot a work- man on a Blrlko. A mean, dirty, paltry follow." Standard Dictionary Twontloth, Century, Kdltlon, poA« 1500—"A workman who, dooB not belong to or will not Join or act with a labor union.' Selected N. Y. Cases. Vol. I, pago 262, 1811—Tfio offending member was tbon.tormod a scab and whorevor ho was employed no others of tho socio* y woro allowed to work, "Mr. 1 Abbott askod Passflold li! he had not told htm ho board Hall call Harris n scab," Oxford Bnglliti Dictionary, Advance Snoots, July 1, 1010. Woofer, n«g«i> 1278—A dirty, paltry follow; a shabby fellow, Tbo loath- Ernest scab In Qroccc- Obalccapcarc Standard. Dictionary, pago 1590— Scab—A workman who refuses to Join an organised movement on behalf of his trade, .', " Tho Oxford ISnglltta Dictionary, Jnly t; Wo, page* 1fM nnd lW~AppUo«f to moral or spiritual disease.* Much Ado Aoout Nothing, - Borrow; "My dbo THE^TAYLOFL (LEEDS) INCIDENT .■ Mr.AS Goodeve came to the defence of his- colleague, ?Mr George Taylor,' Conservative'member for Leeds, Ont. This-; is" praiseworthy. Mr. A S Goodeve said:j,"I-am'sending you by this mail "acopy of'Hansard containing'the whole debate" on ,th'e subject,", and yet we^Jlrid thaUiri" July there was-still further discussion-when the correspondence was7brdught In by Mr King, and as these proceedings were reported in Hansard it-.is'ohly, reasonable to suppose that*'all \tfie -M.P.'s were aware of- this* factyhence our interpretation of' ''whole'^an'd''*Mr. Goodeve's* do not coincide, t ^TWsJ.may be "politics," but'by*nd''means*"politio._ s \ i- .„ •* That1 Mr.^Tayior did not actually use the • words'^ascflbed ' to, him is .true," .butaLwhatTJse^did-say—was:-^—-.. ■,>.■■' • ''••"\"-i -././if "-settlement* is not reached" thV mine owners should be - allowed - to slmport inen .whom . the ' Government,shouid protect with sol- 7 diers,./ /.. "v^ -y • y •- - .' 7 \ '!Yours faithfully, Y - ~\::-\ /"! ' .GEORGE TAYLOR." ■ We. make no' comment leaving the Inference to be' drawn by our readers, as to"the* purport of Mr. Taylor's observations/as [per the above'extract, ' 'In order that we may not be misunderstood/will state were It not for the^ correspondence containing matter which,we consider would bo bad taste at this Juncture to reproduce verbatim, not ,-a'partial," but the whole of tho day's proceedings from Hansard would have been printed.- • In 1909, Mr. George Taylor was'very much Interested financially ln the Hlll- creBt Minos, and It was at a tlmo whon there was a dispute there that ho visited tho mines, later engaging* In the correspondence at prcsont.undor consideration., y'7 ; '",iv '-,''" '" Wo may say <jf Mr."Taylor,"that his correspondence shows conclusively lie was"'very much alive to" his class' Interests, and whon tho, mon;had refused to-go to work, tho wholo trend of his suggestions shows that, If ho is consistent ln his own contltuenoy that thoro will bo no protestations mndo'by blm during his campaign that ho Is a friend of tho workingman. Ho, wan a former whip of the Conservative party, consequently cannot bo charged with nny loss of ability ln that lino by tho tranflfcr of his sphere of Influence from tho political to tho Industrial arena, ' BANKHEAD,'Alta., Sep 16—(Special to Ledger)—Briquette, started Tuesday, 12th '^Brlquetters.qult and surveyors,- Dougall and Longmore-work- ing in strikers places. : Chinese refused to' work on' slack dump following day,, but .were forced out during the day.- 1" Special ..policemen guard them. '' Resembles the negro , compounds of African mines; a startling example of slavery,and bondage" In free Canada," and an instance of whit will become of Canadian workors with- out unionism. Men firm here; everything quiet.—Wheatley, Secy. Local 28. ♦ ♦ WARNING ♦ ^ ' All coal miners are urged stay away from Alberta-and British Columbia, as the strike • / \ Is still on. ELECTION DAY, IS THE REAL , AMERICAN LABOR DAY By" Frank * J Hayes, Vice-President ' United Mine Workers of America. . A CHALLENGE TO PUBLIO DEBATE Fornlo, 11. C„ Sopt, 15, 1011 The District Ledgor, Cltj>— Dear Sirs,—I nm enclosing you horo- with copy of nn opon lettergram which I am sending tonight to tho Honorable W, II, Hobs, nnd trust that tho pooplo hero may bo favored with n Joint do- bato oarly next week. > \ Yours truly, « . ALEX. I. pisnnn. Fornlc, D, C, Sopt. 16.1911 Honorable W. R Ross, Minister of Lands, Victoria, D C.-i- -,1This^is Labors holiday—aday when the character, and progress of labor is reflected in parades -and addresses. Too often this day is commercialized and- devoted rto the ^advertisement 'of capitalists-politicians and the "business Interests.'' *'• It should be a day for the display of, the class"spirit of tbe men of, labor,' and the education - of the workers' In the'rudiments of social economy; \ The'.real Labor Day is Election Day. i and "asl the ."workers^ march, so should theyjvotey-as-a^unit-for-the'eniancipa- tioh'-of'.their class. "m This,-1 am glad to sayrjs."rapidly becoming the accepted* view, of the men In the ranks of organized labor',,and as the rank and file awake, so you-will find-an awakening in the ^servant of labor, the so-called leaderY ;hThe Labor Leader generally is a reflepc of the intelligence manifest ed^by.the men In the ranks" .In other word's, It the Labor would bo free and pait'ake'of the'blessings of our modern civilisation, the men in the ranks must strike .the blow.-- It is tlmo for Labor to quit lookir-p for n leader to-load it oi'i" of the dhrknt'ft3 Into the promised land. The. prophet Moses has, boon dead, lo, tticBo "many years,, and tho futuro Moses must bo found in tho organization of 'tho whole body" of Labor into a compact'army, that daros to think, that dares' to act, and knows how to' fight, each-mart a poor among his follows, for the alms and aspirations of a now sbclnl' ordor, based upon equity and truth and tho principle,of universal co-oporatlon. " The day of individualism, like tlio! day of tho tho simple hand tool, has passod away never to return. No hand call stay tho tide of evolution and ovolutlon points straight to tho Socialistic commonwealth, Teddy, tho "trust'buster,' tho groat Individualist, admitted tho other day, before a con-) gresslonal commlttoo, that ho could not copo with tho United States "Steal" trust, nnd rather than boo his beloved constituents suffer, bo agreed to the destruction of tho principle of competition as Jt. applied to tho TonnesBoo Coal nnd Iron Company, This admission Is significant nnd points to the early dissolution of (our boasted compotltlvo system of society. It this be truo nnd wo'lt tako Roosovblt's word for It, If wo can't control tho trusts, what is tho matter with tho pooplo"owning tho trusts" Tho Socialist party ban a practical program In doallng with this question whllo tho capitalist parlleti, the Siamese twins, are visionary and ridiculous In their ndvocaoy of trust busting, If cooperation ns exemplified, by tho trusts Is a good thing for tho few,' It ought to bo a good thing for tho groat army of the disinherited— tho* workers—out of whono sweat and blood theso Institutions woro created. For murder they are ln most cases, the cold-blooded, wanton, doing-to- death of men and boys by the deliberate neglect of reasonable precautions through the insatiate greed for profit of the "capitalist class. At the mines under the Coal Mines Act there were'-1,242 separate fatal accidents, causing 1^775 deaths. ( Compared with 1909 there was an increase of 60 in the numberof accidents, and of 322 in the number" of persons, killed. Tho death date of the underground workers at these'mlnes was 1.91 per 1,000 persons employed as against 1.61 in 1909, and the death rate of^the surface workers was .76 per 1.000 employed as against. 67 in the previous year." - For young persons employed' underground the. death rate was 1.77 per 1,000 as compared with 1.49 in/.the previous year, •.and', for those on the surface 1.03, as against 0.62. . , , . Thus,' in every direction' there was a distinct and serious increase In the number of deaths. - And, as the Inspector says: "The ratio of deaths per 1,000,persons ls. the proper criterion of comparison to adopt," and we have to go back to^the year-1890 to find a higher, death rate from all causes underground—viz., 2*.09 per 1,000.' -That year/ like', the year under review, was marked by serious'colliery explosions, the comparative death-rates from explosions ,,being: .- 1890,*...57. «.1910,P .59 per „ l,000."y Thus, the death rate from 'explosions-;was higher In 1910 than" in .the .previous worst year on record twenty* years earlier. And we know that some of the worst explosions of last year might have been prevented by reasonable precautions. UNIONISM OUTLAWED Labor. Movement Doesn't Depend/on Grime for ^ Its: Success OAKLAND/ Cal, Sept 9.—Justification "of organized labor's criticism of , the courts for their anti-labor application of the^ Sherman law, denuncia- \ tion of the„.methods of the detectives' In the MeNamara case and a warning- • to big business that it", was making [a " fatal, mistke- in-opposing , labor or- , ganizations, were features of an;ad- -.' dress made at the Rice institute hereby Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. ' '*' "- "Big business isorganlzed complete-" ' ly and efficiently,' declared iGompersi !'and it is manifestly illogical for'big . ' business to deny -our' right similarly to organize, • Big business purpose ls * to crush the labor. movement and it, may be expected to do^anything it can to outlaw- labor. .■ ^.. ,,, f "The fact is that unionism is out- - iawed right today under the' recent - interpretations by the courts of the Sherman- anti-trust law. . And in the same breath the "Standard, Oil Company and the tobacco trust .have been ' told, to rob the people in some other' way and have,been given six months . to find th& way. Referring to the Initiative, referen-'. c dum and .recall,'Gompers declared ho, , was glad for the progress - that was fi. being made toward securing these pro--' visions for the people. He said labor had stood 25 years-for the "recall.and,"" M> -- 9 hau'usea^t^in us own sessions.'. „ ,-. "How long,"-he asked,-"if we_had,.y- the recall .would »' such /judges.. as.""" Wright and - Handford retain, their 1t775—coiiierTTaiIel=mufderea—In • a" single year. ''". .'; y ' -The tale, of fatalities, in 4the „Boer was in" three years on the British side amounted to, 20,00." Peace hath, her] places?' It is a well known fact that ylctorles no iess^renowned^tban-war.jI any lawyecvrilV-accepUany^side- of* and'she has her slaughter.'also.' 'The any.case if the fee is large enough. v>?,i collier going to his daily toil runs a risk a" third as great as that of a soldier going into,battle; and still .there are people who howl with Indignation at the demand-of the collier for" a living wage!" Thoy think ho should" be satisfied with the, wages of sin—death. —N.Y. Call. '^ '. . . NATIONALIZE RAILROADS Government Considering Possibilities to Meet Future Trouble Daar Sir,—I understand that you aro expected to bo In Fornlo nut vo,rmBdTtnlS;""Mi" througi.™ tlm 1 week and Intend lo take nnr In the . \ J political campaign now pending. In order.that tho locnl doctors may - hnvo tho opportunity ot voting ottor .a tree and full dlscusilon rather limit after a "still hunt," I would suggost that we should arrange for LONDON, Soptombor 8.—"Notlonnll- cation of tho railroads' Is to bo tho remedy of tho British government against the recurrence of the recent great strike. Tho cabinet today 1ms a scliomo prepared by exports. This will bo submitted to tho noxt oosslon of parliament, Tho present tlmo offers an opportunity ?or whloh administrations havo boon socking for many yearn, The nharoholdorn nro also favorable to tho national control of railroads now, Thoy say thnt to bo 'bought out" at this tlmo would moan rich fortunes, because tho roads havo , boon making much money, This would moan that tho government would bo forced to pny fabulous prlcoH, Tbo British taxpayers could, afford almost any burden bccauHO strikes like tho last ono aro ruinous lo the country and forco prices to tho sky, Another big railroad strike lasting a week would paralyzo the country aB much as a hostile Invnolon, Our Judges come'from'the ranks* of. our lawyers. , How do'they becomo sanctified when they ascend the • bench? What change's them7' * Wo -' - hear talk of the independcnco'of Judges but Judge's are not Independent. Tlie ' Jurists of the federal benches are .dependent upon tho corporations fo'r their appointments, nnd there is not' pne of. them, but has served corporate wealth after .corporate wealth has given hlnrhls Job.",,,, '/ • . . -' .' Referring lo tho'^MoWomara,, qaso;> ^,-,..4^ ■ 'I Gompors Bald; ', . ,. 7"'""'"7V"fv^tni.yj#l'J '"TIjIb business of mnn stealing by " Detccllvo William' J. Burns and other * ■ - detectives has got to stop. Never havo wo hoard of a Rockefeller, Van- . dcrbllt, Astor or Morgan being kid- nnppod whon charged with crimo, If Hums was so' sure of his ovldcnco against theso mon, why, did ho ntoal' them away as ho dld?r, Tho trust was , unable to buy John -MeNamara. so It is trying to hang him. "Tho labor .moyomont doos not do- pond upon crime for Its success. Crime ls not only abomlnnblo In Itself, but • tho labor -cauoo doos not noed It. Murder Is Indefensible and crime Is unpardonable. Wo nro going to assume that the McNamaras aro Innocent becnuBo wo know why thoy aro chargod with Mils urlmo. "I worn tho omployoM' anBaciatlonn that aro fighting labor that thoy nro making tho grontOHt mistake of their oxlstonce. It will bo far, far hotter for ihem to meet tho unions rationally and' troot with thorn, Unionism ' thoy can never extormlnnto." BRITISH UNION8 IN CONVENTION NEWCASTLE, Kng.. Sapt. 4.—Thoro li nn tinimunlly widespread Intercit In tho annual meeting of tho Trades Union Congress, which opened horo today. Five hundred and fifty-four delegates wero proHcnt, representing 1,007,000 members, which Is considerably In oxcouH ot anything heretofore known In the deliberations of labor, „ President Mulllri claimed that tho rv-ujj ir'Uj niiiO, Mid <iMil<iil,Ul<Jii, nnd up with tho banner of industrial freedom, When Labor shall have at- tnlnert this end, thon, for tho flrnt time in the history of a greod cursed Ktna-drnwn noonv of nrhttrnMen hm! No one believes thnt tho present I «bo»t reached Its limit. Tie denounc ed tho railroads* policy ot non-recoRnl- n Joint debate to tako plow In Fernio 1 cnoh Ul)0r ^.-.Chicago Socialist boforo Thursday next on tho Issues now before tho people .especially ns thoy affoct the Interests of'your constituents In tho Fornlo riding, each of us to bo allowed,©dual tlmo In the debate, tin* order of speakers to bo determined by lota and tbo first speaker to havo a fow tnlnutes' right of reply, I am taking tbo liberty of sendlnr a ropy of this lettergram t6 the local papers so thnt a meeting may bo anticipated by tbe public, and an fmnMdMto rapty would greatly ollUe Yoars truly, ALEX. 1, P1D11EH Herald. MINE ACCIDENTS OUTRIGHT MURDER British Employers Also Show No Con- csrn for Humsn Life ^ According lo the report of th* Hrlt- |*h chief Inspector of mines for 1010, that year w*n,i a record ono for fatalities to miners, These are called dtia'hs from accidents, *W« bavo no hesitation In giving tbsra the ugllor name of murder, says London Justice. truce between tho railroads and tholr workers Is moro than temporary. Government ownership of tho road a would operate so satisfactorily that Rtrlkes would lie nt nn end nreordlntr to general opinion. Military authorities havo for years boon urging that tbo government acquire tho railroads from tho point of view of national defense nnd military transportation In lime of war. Lord llnldano, Secretary of War, is unremitting In his advocacy, and his Influence with tho cabinet Is great. , Present Intentions are to give shareholders a cboleo-ejther to os bought out for cash or to take government stock, If tho former method Is chosen it will mean that • large losn «lll U*v» to be Moated, but th* second alternative would cost tho nation rs» Mtlvely nothing. tion of tho unions, and sharply criticised tho Government for employing soldiers for strlko duty, Ono of tho larfcor proposals to be ronnlderod Is the fusion of the various organizations Into one grand national federation,, to ho called Iho Lnbor Conr Cress, with tho object of better furthering tho solidarity of lnbor.—ICx. MUGICOM SUNDAY. On Sunday afternoon (weather permitting) tho "Pernio City Band will (appear on Victoria Avenue at 4.30 and furnish sweet sounds for th# betvoflt of the cltlcens. We understand that it is their Intention to bave the medals that they were the successful fontest- ants for at l^thMdge recertlljr, on exhibition. *r&\ -*^*»&<?\z%^\F&^£,&*-~& -' V,-y y>\y<-Hi?^rr<; -xyr- KWWrfi'tT^," ^if-f yAT^yv PAGE The Liberal meeting on Wednesday night, when Dr.'King,- M7A: Macdonaid ^and others addressed the electorate of Fernie, was;of,such proportions that even the Grand Theatre, could not contain '.'tin? crowd, consequently an auxiliary meeting was held ' in the Fernie Opera House. -' y As we give so/much space this'week to tho* speeches'.themselves we deem it 'superfluous jto'"ma"k*e any cdrameiit* thereon. l J _/ 'Dr.'King's Speech .*, Mr. Chairman,' ladies and gentlemen; I am sure it gives me great pleasure to have this opportunity of addressing should have; free^1 trade. '-_ In fact, J.he agreement entered- into -between Great Britain and the-United States on that occasion-;'was,exactly the.same agreement -as-./the one\we are-asked- to- ratify now. . We know also that under, that-agreement', between 'the,-years 1S54-and-1865, the" people of,Canada? received great, benefits from tlie trade which ,'tHey carried * on -to 'the "south. We will also find, if we consult history,1 that the American people _ questioned whether it "would be good "for them, and there was some opposition with' regard to .the treaty." -In 1855 the strong argument of. the people oppos- such a large audience in the City of'ed to the treaty"on,the American side Fernie.' 7 Ab1 we came through the was that under the treaty the Canadian door it appeared to us that- it would be necessary, owing to tbe 'great number'of people who aro compelled to stand during the discourse, to hold, an overflow meeting, and I believe Mr. people had had the'balance of trade in their favor. If that v^aspso between the years 1854 and 18C5, when our coun try was not" united, as-it Is''today, I claim, and I think I, claim justly that Macdonaid has proceeded to the other j now that'we are united under the Dom- " opera house where he will speak" for *, an hour. After I am through with my discourse I propose to go over there myself and address,, the people there, and Mr .Macdonaid will then be able to give you his views on this great , question of reciprocity which has been ,.placed before you for ratification by the government of the Dominion. We ■want to, discuss this, matter, freely",*-arid we want everybody""to;"be comfortable. There". Isv only ons: question- before the Canadian people today. , Our, Conr' servative friends /at' Ottawa,' some weeks ago,'contended that'-tho government should submit the" question of J given it much attention. - and Mr. McBride .have" reciprocity to the people, and in ourj form "of government, "iwhile the, majority rules, it is possible.for the minority to obstruct and to carry.that ob- structionto such-an exent as'to seri- , ously interfere with the < operations of the house and the business of the coun- . try. Sir Wilfrid Laurier considered he was "obeying the mandate of the ■ people in attempting to effect legisla- .. tion that would result in an agreement 'such as -wo bave before us today, and - it is well known that our Conservative friends in the Dominion of Canada have always contended that reciprocity J 'was one of the' planks in their own • platform". •" We know that Sir. 'John --A.'Macdonaid; in 1870", when'he'introduced the national policy, > placed in the customs tariff a standing/offer to the United States that "any time'they were'prepared-to give to Canada free ".trade in natural products, that not the <nJ,A.i1 ~_A« -i-lAH.n.l.* » ~1. i.1 lit* £ -^'^cviuxj—\jl~~ uauaua,—nui— iuc-nuuat?~UL" Commons0 would pass an act of that kind, but the .- Governor-General in . Council would be the authority; so I think you will -quite agree with me that when Sir Wilfrid Laurier had secured an agreement that the people of Canada had desired - for some 45 or 50 years, he had good grounds for ■his contention that the parliament of the country should support, that bill But our Conservative friends said: "No, we will obstruct It; we won't " allow this measure to go through," ■< and while wo in Western Canada expected before tho next election came ulong that wo would have, on nccount of our increase ,111 population, an In- j creased- representation, still, owing to the obstruction raised by our Conservative friends, Sir Wilfrid sal*: "Well, you say you, want lo appeal to tho , people on this quostlon of reciprocity, so wo will put it before them." As fnr os we aro concerned, we nro anxious Hint tho Issue should bo decided by tho pooplo, becauso wo feel that tho masses throughout Cannila nro ln favor of tho proposed arrangement. Ilnvlng token up tho glovo thrown down by our opponents, ono would naturally oxpect that tho Conservatives would bo only too willing and-anxious to fight this campaign on tho actual Ihsuo; hut aflor hoorlng tho speakers who were, hero last night (tho Hon. Premier Mcllrldo, whom wo all res- 1*001, though wo don't agree with his politics, and Mr,.C,oodov<\ who woh our laHf reprcBonlnllvo I ntbo Dominion Nmi«o [v( Ottawa) after heating thOHO speakers last night, I Hay, I am mire you will all agree with me thnt the campaign cnrrl<.fl on by tho op- nonnms of reciprocity In not actually being fought nH n campaign against reciprocity, nnd thoy nro persistently In ttoduclng other Irrelevant questions Into tho real and Important Issue which the people* aro nskod to decide, As far nn the pooplo of Canada aro concorned, , nnd the pooplo of Hie Koolenay ills Irict, I claim that thoy hnvo ono Issue nnd only ono tssuo boforo them, nnd that Is whether they consider reel pro city will lie good for them or not. I Mieve. thnt In the wile Irisue boforo the people- today. Ot course, during previous rnhipalgns there have been n great many other Ibsuoh, but after tho aland taken by our frlonds, a fow months ago, that this this tariff quo* tion Htiould be pjnecii before tho people u/ il,x, ujuinU) tot tht'tr tsxpruAKioii ot opinion, I claim that reciprocity Is not a party qwnttmi, nnd shenld net be made n matter of party politics at oil. When Premier MrDrJde comes Into inion federation, now that we have developed our country and our natural resources-to such an extent that we are today producing very much' more than we were at that period, a similar condition,of affairs will exist and the balance of trade will be with Canada, and the' Canadian people-will'derive yery'Jgret advantages on account of that' trade.' '■. - , . , •' , "51 don't think it is necessary for me to consider with you.what the agreement means, but as I have travelled through the country I have found that there are some" people who haven't Mr. Borden stated, that tion.. 7". (Mr7 King reads quotations.) • In- -1893- there-'wasVa, convention of the ;'L3titer"ais':h*eld7rn "'Ottawa, and I believe;'-a' iresolutldn" was passed7 hi which Sif^Wilfrid 'Laijrier pledged^ him self-'to/ secure/an- arrangem'entrwith The. United'States''such as the one you have before/you'today,"and...that' .was the-,Is"sue on' which they "went, before the''people "-iri" 1896 '- When ,they ;were, returned" to/powery that was not .an* iBsu<tln..th'e Western portions-of/Can-' ada.'but it wasptk<s issue at that'time in Eastern Canada—Ontario, Quebec"; Nova' Scotia, New Brunswick. 7-SIr Wilfrid Laurier was returned to power on that issue, and I/claim-, that any party that has gone before tho.people and represented- to* thejh "that they could secure , an ■' agreement- of this kind have invariably been sustained and returned to power,' and it will .happen- again on» September- 21st/ (App. lause.) . When the Government' were refused, this'r.gifoment in 1897, SU* \\'ilf rid/took a 'liferent stand. .s ITe made. a. statement in. Olcawa- that a3 I.'i' ns he and his party were concerned they .were* not going to'Washington again bag in hand, and that they .would undertake to develop the * trade : -,of Canada along .other lines, and-on jacj count of that we had 4he( Brltislrpro*- fererice. - The British- preference'.was introduced 'in 1897 by' Sir Wilfrid LaU- government. At that,time' the "' --j-cr-.-sfir*- this district~I--have met/s'pme.oWhem' —who "say.V'I/dQn't'seerwhy^w'e should give 'to*. the-* American; people7'^6me-' Lthing' which't-theyi refused'jto-. us -.years. agpVy ifln/.otJK^ ciif'pf£tlieir"rioses/.tp!spite .their own facis.^^ iniow.^that QgYtain condiUons&h'aVe_aris; .en; bni tHe^thg"\oth"er cSde'l-^TnevAm-. erlc'arifpeople-' have pfqceeded'aiqng 'on" ■a' high; tariff,7-,they ha've-**fiadf a^large immigTation;";and they have"'built-up,a great country,-but'we alsqvknow7that that building up* has b*eeii:at-7the ex: ,pense of the masses, and today we. find that the political party,who have their ear t'o jheground.all the,tinie have|re- alized., that .if-they w.ere'-going^to 'remain - in' power^or secure power-,"7Jt meant.a.reduction in tariff, because tlio; massesihad/nbt'/had'" fair.1 ""treatment. 7 And so aye' find the Republican party during" the last year Prepre- senting to thVp<?ople that if^tKey were returned to power they would,,under- 'take'/to lower the duties" andytariff. .They had-control of Congress, "arid^Mr, Taf't, the .president. apparently.'-saV/ tho" wisdom -, of-"' listening to< the t de- Mf^TKing, said'""he\woul"d4 Be JTglaaitb the agreement is'no good for Canada, audi therefore,"there are certain Conservatives' amongst the people who are quite satisfied to accept the views of their leaders bn the question. ' Now, as I have, stated before, I claim it is not a party question, and I have had ample evidence of this in the' last three weeks. During that period I have travelled through the western portion of tbis-district, and I have had on my platform, speaking in' the interests'! of reciprocity, many very prominent "Cbn- seryatlves.^ and although Mr. McBride has had the hardihood to say that', lie has undertaken to deliver seven'seats in British Columbia to Mr. Borden on the 21st of September, and last'.night stated that he had the Conservatives and Socialists with him, and'only wanted to talk to the Liberals,' still/1 have come to Fernie with thedetermination nf^takin0-—tb.e=t}lstfbrm=irrest5sct!ve'=i0f- party, arid party politics.-''' '(Applause, and cries of-Hear, hear!) ,y"- I wish/to say that/the. people of Canada and the people' of Kootehay particularly, will receive distinct, advantages under-the new tariff agreement. I believe I can do that by fair argument, and in'that case I will ask you gentlemen to lay aBldo your paTty principles and vote on this, occasion for yourselves. .'' The agreement itself deals with free trade not only in the products of tho farms and the seas," but it also deals with the products of our forests. Under tbis agreement w« acquire certain advantages as far os tho lumber industry Ib concorned, nnd we will deal with thoso advantages' a little later. Tho agreement nlso deals' with the product of the coal mines of this country, " Outside of thoso things that I have mentioned thoro Ib Just ono othor very Important matter which I don't think Premier Mcllrldo mentioned ."In his discourse to you last night. If ho had discussed tho matter fairly I think ho might have told you that under this ngroomont tho Canodlnn people will receive this ono very Important advantage. Ab tho condition,of affalrn Is today tho United States' Government maintains a genernl tariff ngnlnal Canada of about 4B por cont. , Up to thin time tho Cnadlnn pcoplo.havo maintain cd n tariff against,tho United States of about 21 por cenL,>';.Al loost, Uioho aro the figures, that Mr. Goodovo quotes, and I am quite flatlnflod to accept them. Now, under this proposed reciprocity treaty there Ik a general levelling up of tho tariff botweon tho two countrlofl, the American pooplo have reduced their tariff ho that tho pooplo of Canada' will have tho advantage of Helling (o thorn on tho Bumo terms Hint they ore selling. I don't think any man In this audlonco will say thnt thnt In not a distinct advantage to tho people of this country, no matter wlmlhor ho IioIuiikh to Hie Con- Rcrvntlvo, Liberal or any other party. That is. I think, the whole agreement.* It deals with (he natural pro- iJuetH and gives free trade in bupIi pindiirts. For years the Conservative party havo contended that thoy were tho' only party thai could secure nn arrangement of that, kind. After the troaly wns abrqgalod In 38GB. nnd from mat, time oown to the preneni time. i.l,<e Vu»in.it Ain«? 6'vjo;uuu>.uiC tmi Ciinadlsn «Utc-«men going to Washing- ion time and lime again. For whatf To secure Just this agreement, Sir John A. Macdonaid wont himself; Sir IIU* UlfelttU, Hill) Jvflfcllijil* 10 Tnil'KB AiVI.AlrtM i'tJJ'itl 'Mfclil SiUfiMsiS, JUKI 111 rieri Conservative'.'party opposed the, preferential agreement with Great Britain, Although they'say today it is' going to be interfered "with"," and' seera. to be very anxious about it, this loyal'party —this -lip-loyal party British preferential.^ the..people> of'.Canada give preferenre lo Great Britain'"they .should get some .thing in"}return."'"- 'But .Sir, Wllf-Ai 'Laurier, wise statesman that he is conceded to be, not-only in Canada but throughout the.whole British Empire, took the bold'stand1 that so far as Canada* was concerned she was anxious to build" up,a larger trade with Great Britain; .arid, if ".'the granting:to them of a preference in our markets -would "secure aUarger" trade* for our products which we'had^.'to sell, that he and his Government were willing to give it to them!""" They gave the preference to Great Britain/and our Conservative friends'-said' they" were'going to ruin th« whole", of ythe ' manufacturers throughout Canada. What has happened?** -Has th*o Canadian manufctu- mands of the,masses on.th~e other.side. They "have-built; 7up there7a great population, a consuming population',- and that b"eing,:the"rcase it/was/necessary for' them-to secure from'other" sources supplies of *Tyh'at they.; might require to consume'."^. So today 'we have", in Canada: an -./advantage -that we have never previously^possessed.' Hitherto Canadian statesmen li'ave been appear- opposed the|'iuS on. public-platforms'" throughout the They said: "If pominlo'n^s'fatirig -that'-'if' they were, graritedi-the" power, they would be .able to/, go- toy Washington ,and secure an agreement of Jttiis nature; but on this occasion we-have the advantage of-thb American ".people", having passed the agreement 'on -"their side. , We know it'is;aj8u"r'e|tblfrig,*,karid if we think-it is a good"thing all we have to do* is^'to accept it.';,,y There will be no' further travelling/^/bur commissioners"-'to Washington. *7;to ;/make arrangements* like"this' because it has* been"already- arranged, imd'-the American ypeopl^ have accepted1 it." Arid I claim'tha't'as far as the; people;of Canada a're/cpn- cer'ned7theyvxar'e'*-'in - a'.very different* position- inJ",v6ting^on>. this question; to-1 day.TyTheTConservative 'party1 at-Ot- taw'a realize ^tbis^ and they know that If 'trie Liberal party once' more get In-6 MW^7Mte^h'avlnclsecurediAiL.ajrree7 same time obtain, them.W^llbw.eXcost, lie Wiild proceed ."to, showjthem";tfiat It was .by ho means-an'rl'mBOSs}ble~pro: positipn. .Today' weykWnoril^ycuitl- \fating E>' p"er^ ceiit-7bf!;ouV;"a^apig.Vfand lnythe*North:West^ana->tt^ not-* only of * the j.Norlth^estt hut'yof other /portions yof£^Canada,^fandywi*th; 'the- larger markets'bdnsequerityupbn the, reciprocity ygreement^therec'would1 be a proportionately increased^prpduct tiori. ...The faririers-wbuld-theri^become wholesalers, -'whe'reasN/they^ are/-now reUilers;y theyy would7'their be^ able to;sell;"tb/the' consumer at' I wholesale prices,,'Vnd. he "would.malw^his^pfotlt pn ?- liis ■» ,wholesale^'pro'duQtlon' %;/The Canadian farriiers. had produce to "sell, under 'reciprocity-the amount\rof 'that 'produce .would '^be/eriormously,increo!s' ed,"-\ With rthatt Increased "prouuetion they would j require additional-markets arid ono. important- featurd 'lri/tUo':re- ciprocity-pact was thaV the/additional markets wuld be ifurulshed.-!, * ':'*> v '. ThO. Conservative * opponents^ of !the pact-"wo*uld .'have;the' people'believe that the, arfarigemenywpuld -interfere .Avith !the''trade of^ the'Bjitish,-empire. That".wa8«nbt. so. •j.^it1 the*1 British/Empire'/ would! rbuy^fyom t'gariadaVat' Canada's price ',Canada7Avould'8ell;to;her/;If the. btlieiv people"wouid7purchase our products,.a"t;~.a7be"tter'^prrce,ythen ;we would, naturally',trade -wltfi them:: We live _ been"I'maWng-ytrade* agreements along; similar/line for-years'^Yith' Ger-* many arid'^other-'countriesJri^ordert,to increase; our "trader / Today /we 'are malhtainirigisbriie'' 20;/to; 25 "trade, cbm- missioners intbe .differerit"couritri€s';bf the!"world," in' order-HThat we mlglit'in- duce;theJp"epples";bf-"thei*world to purchase,what i\Ve"had,to„sell.''--' Canada also^subsldized ' steamship lines *; tb carry hef'productsto" the'foreign markets for^the, purpose ofo increasing her trade wjth"'the.foreign mercnants;, arid wh'y'should-'we^ not ..obtain 'this -fur- ther^cuslomer..of;.the United States,- with their" 91-million people? '.Sf.they y; -!,./,s;£^-i.- ■rr--- • Vf^o ' k'nbwv;triat;i there77 werer memb^rsf of tSat-ihdustry In" the1 aud'ieiice; thatey,^-' Ing.fbecause -as^jfar? asjlhg"? Canadian, lumber^ indus^^^cp^^^Vthis arrangement^WllfcV^^ gaVe-'tiiem^wrtlfc'flariadvanTa^ 1894:Hon.- Geo"rge'1B-;T'9Ste'r,■• thevlast Ministervof-;PIna4ipe-the,..Conservajlve pafty*4 had^iniCanada^epnsIde it^-was" /nebesVary.ytol^af fordV theyeml- grants'. coming 'intoythe-'Nqrtfi-^ets'^t that', time;'.an opportunity .to" purenase flieif .lumber/at' the/Vheapest "possible rate," and bri/that' accourit;"he/ma"de/-it possible'-tof'the* Ajmerican' lumbermen grants ^cbmtng'Jnto^e^prttfW^tiat the .rough' 'product: bf^lumb'erXf rceTof duty-ftVThat "cori'dftion'haB existed.up to 'the, presont; Ume,'^ and. It; «stists» to-. daj'.^fThe l'uriitier'lridifstry;thrDUghout Canada \vas the.only^lnduBtry, that had riot been; protected^ which meant/that they/, had* been "operating' in an uripro; tected- market Vand bad'-to;'buy iri/a protected; market,'* and Jn! consequence the" lumbermen .-of British^. Columbia ba'd's- feltCtbe.;effect - of.- the American competition^., very.' keenly.' r; It A was cialriiedjthat,;trier^American- people,": on apebunt/of "the'depression orithe/other Blde(<Had^, been .dumping'^ their",rough product tutblthe' Canadian-North-West at 'prices, lower, <than"- the actual cost biI'rproductlbriytp .the,*^umbermen^of- Canada^v That ;,wast probably-, so;* lri fact;' the■ luriVbeVriien \6t British Colu'm- bia^ had..represented^ that "phase of the situatiori^not;onlyytp'.the government oLSiV.Wilfrid'Laurier,*but'.alsb, to R'. L/Bordeni.the-leader/orthe'Opposltlon' aftd.\;^they 7had"i elected^Jlr.-^Goqdeve a"ndystopd'by,Klm'almbBj^b*:-a^me^ theilasJt;DbmIriion-lJilOcUoVb^ derstandirig that.h'elwould proceed':to Ottawa^and se*cureJfor,theni""a'!prb'tectn ,ed,niarket!for that iridustry!{7The pro-" posed' '.arrangement withy they United States would'be.alf gain' to^the'luinber industry/of^this province,' andino-lbss.' .They\wbuid;have ah^operj/market, on the' American ,Blde. for'rough*;lumber. -ari^Vrie^tbatJsappeaf^ _ . , e«r"in ^"Westt kobteriay^tpVay ;^Ke/^f^ j can7see'.the';adva"ntages^qf/.,tri^ .1 ment'"apd5t"ne", advantage 4 be:,deriyed-;ft'om -them'.' by/-free'-'tradey^f^y-I; '\ in their::pfoducts of^'ziric! and ^iead'.'y'S- >v£~; *1 ,Everi^Mr^Gbbdb.Y^ was iri/faVor"'pf tliat'fy;i•.' |^ though ^re/was strb'ngiy/oppbsed to'they^./'^*; Wea,'bf/reclprocity;irinptlm /^cbt^lriuing.vthe^speaker'sald^hV^ i%ed ;they Llberalpparty .-had*,'tbV-vOT'V7^^'r j dorsatibn-'ot^the/whole; of; thoVpebple "y \y$ h i'n'regard^to'tbe issue'that waBTplaced ■■'•''' *"*:-' befoi'o,.them.7yHe meritlbiie1l''th*at'lV. . ^ .Liberal'aniillorialreB ? of /^orontpyhad?; ^ - slgried/aj' manifesto ^strongIyl;prptost>\:«i*; v\-i ingragaInst'uthe7pactyThese,, iirmlb; % -\ ^\i\ liorialres would like to-retain" Uie'blgh^^-v^'J tariff;} so Uhat' .they? would ? be. able, to, /y^l^lj say p "L;dpnH; thlnlc'^we^ timberlimit {this -- year; Twe wpn'tibuy/;\y;:,J.?l this" cbalmlrie/ouUhere"Just' yet, we7y;7-'y-lif wlll.f wait■■ -Nobody;else?can ,-buy.^we.; y/iS:7;", have-all'the"- money." CA* member^bf -yyy§ theHpavis-Pork. Packing",iri"dU6try».was -^yfi.t bne^of.,t,hemllilbnaires;,who"had*8igried|.7;'l^^ that manifesto,' and'.that' company' had'"'\.;• ^ paid**- ln^diyldends'frpmV *60 lt6' 100. per 77;'^' ot the millionaires whp'hadislgned-.the'7y/.;|^jl riianlfestb. '"',MrA"siftbri^had. leftT^tho','.»i;i'^ <M Liberal-party, -'sbmeT. two, yba'rsp'ago;?ne ^'^ ^ wo"uld.prbb!$lyslike''tq cbn're^ thing/for, himselfyjus"tYilb^w.fana;|tfi^^^^^ -"Conservatives ..we're'7welcdmo/.td"phfm,','-'tl^^^ though ,;inrJustice.-to.*Mr.vSIftori v he>.;V-<l')\ ^buld^say/ that'' he. was., the ,oniy.-man""'■«-7--J of-, tho'Cbriservatlvo party, who-had-iiW 1896." a * great many of "the' factories were closing down, but today wo find that; they are all prosperous. We find that' to be the case with practically every, manufacturing Industry throughout* Canada, and we find that the British preference had this effect, that it not only/ enabled the British manufacturer to' ship his goods iulo our .-markets under a preference, but it also had the effect of bringing into Canada a very large and desirable British;-Immigration from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, and that immigration-has flowed into this country since'1897 in1 a proportion tliat never occurred - boforo, Tho policy bt Sir Wilfrid"and'his government"in regard 'to British preference has been absolutely endorsed, and Is being en- dorsed^'todny, by , tho Conservative parly. Injact, they say wo arb going to spoil It." But that ls not so. Do we ln Canada export to Great Britain cabbages,' turnips, produce v of , tho soil? Do you oxport fish lo tho?'No; they buy It from the world, Sho Is tho manufacturing centre of the'world, ami sho doesn't export "tho'natural products of the soil, and this agreement cannot In any way affect tho British preference, But to set at rcHt tho Imaginary fonrfl-bf our. Conservative frlonds who aro worrying uhout this which thoy opposed soirio years ago, you have tho statement of Sir Wilfrid and Mr. Plcldlngthat as far iih tho Llhorals aro concorned thoy aro prepared" to stand by the llrltlflh preference, and ihcy„wlll Incrcacs It, ninklng II not 33 1-3 por cent, but GO per cent If nereBRBry. (Applause,) Ah I explained n moment ngo, Sir Wilfrid Laurier took tlio firm ntand thnt thoy would not again approach the people of tho United States In regard to Oils treaty, and any renewal ot negotiations In that respect would hnvo to como from the other side, A >enr ago Iho American people canto to Ottawa nnd requeued that trndo ment.'bt^ this; sort, it would never, be possible/fqrUbem. to get them'qut'be: cause*'of the/benefits that will b'e'.de-, rived"from'..it'!,by,.the people of the' Dominion". .7:7^'yj. / •;'_'■- '(Kd.~W,e"deeply .regret that owing to KCircumstances/vwhlch bear out "the * saying of *-Robert; Burns: "Tlio best ,, intents .of "mlcb,and men oft gang ". agley,',',,that' we'; we're unfortunately '.unable"to complete.the verbatim-re- •port furnished't'ous of tho excellent .address of Dr King, consequent upon the extraordinary amount -of additional work1 entailed. In tho sotting .- up of this report, and our desire to avoid delaying publication later than Saturday. ' At,; tho;' last moment ■ It has therefore ^beon necessary for ub to'" rush' through an ub- '_ brovlatod ' report^.of /; tho remain- dbriof tho -sp'occli'-' arid while this .method of -overcoming .tlio dlfflcul- „ ty, eliminates, tposb.rounded poriods %; and/.'plpriairig- charactoriBtlcs with -jwhrch.ib^DoijlVr's'.addreBB was fro- "', qubntlftlritefspersed, the details glv- 7. on.wlll/wfr hope/.Onablo our renders "to tipproclnlo !thb arguments of tho Liberal Candidate and tho merits,of hla remarks at'the true worth.) Dr. King then took up tho question of roolproolly asJt'would nffent tho agricultural Industry and the largo mass of farmers thrughout tho prairie piovlncoB, It was a "well-known fact that .tho groat masses throughout tho country hnd rnqnested.tbe Government to supply them with an agreement *ot that, nuttiiu, ami largo, dopuiutlon of farmers from tho pralrlo. provinces, and from Ontario, Quebec, and tho Maritime provinces .had proncntod tholr demands to the Liberal Government at Ottawa,'for this Identical arrangement. It was oIko beyond din- putw that the prosperity of,tho farmers under thin pact would bo IncrenKcd and, although tho quostlon had boon asked hy (ho mombors of tho Opposl- .wish to buy,: our nafural -products, why 'should jwe»refuse" tb sell' to''them?-; It wpuld'nptbe^business' to;do so,'arid"a gbbd7business/arrangement - between individuals, was -an excellent' arrange; ment^befiweennations. "The"merchant' .Is)trying-all'the timeito secure^but- side' customers/ and a similar condition of, affairs/existed Jin; the trade; between nations.' ""We iri Canada have* large na: iunilwesources ^nnd—!t«*ls—tff—thsiln-i terest>bf. the-people,of Canada to'deve- ibp/'those/rbsbur'ces.-'^Tlie^onrerva- tiyes; aclybcated^ the? cbriservatlbri'" yof suchyresburces,' 'arid, stated^ that 7>. we ohpuid^nqt^ sell • tlio JJargeT- deposIlB, of coal/until, the' popuiiitln 'had'yeached the dimensions'of 60 br.TO.milllonSeb- ple. Coal"was' placed. In- the mountains' for the,benefit7bf, humanity,,.and; the arguments"of such people ,who preached it's conservation'were'absurd.y-In British Columbia wo have ono of the largest;deposits of cool.In,the world It was-said by eminent;geologists .that the kndwn^conl deposits "of; Canada woro', sufficient .to'last, for a-period of- two '.thousand' "years','" and" that ..coal was put there 'riot only, fbr'.the people of British Columbia, Jb.ut^ for' tlib' people of the world If ;they -wished tb purchase It"..',"' The'*American"-, people could not-take j'awhy'thq deposits of tho Canadian i coal-fields'nnd transfer them tbrthb^Stnte'.; of'^Washington; though- the "Conservative opponents" ot reciprocity arid"tho 'exponents of, tho conservation Idea,would have the.'pep- pie of Canada, "bcllevo that„was what they wero aiming to do. Tlio same romarkn wove also truo ln rognrd to other natural,roBourcos, In connection' with the .fjshlng Industry, Mr. King wondered If Premier Mcllrldo,-'or 'Mr7,Goodovo," had oxplnlned to them on tho provlous evening that- the agreement with tho -United' States would do away with" tho Japanese fishermen operating on the Pacific coast. Ho did not think thoy hud . mentioned thnt; nor had they- iriontlonod tho fact, that under the pro-' potted tariff arrangement the flHhlng Industry on tho Pacific coast,'which had hitherto boon li non-paying ono from tho white fisherman's point of view, w.ould afford'1 profitable occupation for thoiiHnnds of European fish- ormou of (ho United States on equal IciniH, Tho same thing nppliod to tho Atlantic coast, and tho fishing Indus- nnil'mariy other products of th'e;fprest,' Including "posts,-- teiegraphypoies.'T/etc." .Tto American,people had"also';reduced their tariffi"'on-.the'.higher"grades cf lumber,"from $2.75' to,'$1.60.-„^;As*i'ho had^prevfousl^state'd.'the^advaritflgcs ;bf7thls agreement hnd,been untyersallji* conceded by the, lunibofmeri^oC/jliis. pioyince. , Its 'advaritagesySvere eV!-" dent, and he could easily exi'dain'tlie \\i titude- of - one or!, two) lndlyMuals 7Vn- tion how tho farmors could poa«ibly, try of the Rait. political quostlon of this pact, I nay ho Is not doing what Is In the Interests of tho people of this province, As far ns tbe agreement itself Is concerned, wo people who bave been born In f*»nid.i, or h/iva ?lve»f fn Canada for some years, know that reclpro- fity f« net n n«w fvfort. We Know that ' In the early days, between UU and IMS Great Britain sent their represents live* to Washington and there renewal the treaty with tbe Wathlnxtoti <*<ivr<imi»*Bil. ' whf-wfcy the !r.AI<rlt!t}Sl pmrlnt-ti whlrh new, rrnffw wnf(«*f- erslion, go lb rnak*- up <»ir Dominion, ot one mind la regard lo (his que* 1801 Sir John A. Macdonaid appealed In the people on Canadian reciprocity, end told them that If they wlibed to secure free trade In natural products with tbe United 8tates they would 1mv*» to look tn fh« CnnrfervaHvf party, as tbe Liberals would not be rttde fo #«wrriv» thnt nffreemefif, 1 need only quote to you a paragraph from tho address of B\r Charles In 1S9I, and quote from speeches by 8lr John A MaedonatA, Sir John Thomp- urn, a&d the tf«s, Gto. fS. F»ler, to whftw tint nil parlfM lit th« fsst / NOT QUITE TRUE-5EE HANSAWO^ PAOE 108W. terested .iri;'this*,"industry7whj"were apparently suppprting'the Conservative party" in this,- contest'^y .They .-knew, .that'the policy 'of Sli^Wilfrid' Laurier and the Liberals /was' bound tp'.be'sus* t'nlried, and ;tbey know7 thaf 'reciprocity '.would', positively "carry ,rarid7securb lri that knowledge they; did" riot"think It,-necessary "to come'"but into,"'open* conflict with-Preriile'rJIcBrfde'/y "'./ .; At( this* polnt.Mr. rang read'out the schedule applying/to the products "Tot tho lumbering Industry, Bhowing'ithb reductions in the t present'tariff under tho reciprocity''pactq1 and tho'-ridyarit- ages which the lumbermen \pf British Columbia would derive .frbrii" It- Inlhat respect, and' from tho fact that,.thoy would be ^manufacturing In a'protected market/arid purchasing in a market that-.was froo, whloh moapt^practlcal; ly a;cbmploto rovorB0l/of tho coridl; tlbns as they had bitborto obtalnbd.', ' This;Is beyond qverythlng^ti.^mln- Ing, province', ■ sald'Mr.-.KIngV and/you nre naturally anxious to know, how, this agreement will nf foot you, It affects' Iho - mining' Industry - right ■ through,' inasmuch ns^we have had a loveillng up of - tho tariffs • botweon the" two countries , Continuing, Mtv King- ex- plained that up/ to, the prpsent tlmo, tho American people liad maintained, a Ini'Iff on coal, mlrio products of 45 cents a tori, whereas* Canada had maintained a trlff'of 53 cents a ton, " Un- dor this agreement the Cnnndlan tariff had bce,n roducotl 8 bontB' a ton, and wo had:secured tlio'froe American markets for- our coke. Tho result of this" was that tho "conl"opbrators in tho eastern portion of Canada would have access to tho American markets for slack coal, of which thoy had a groat deal In N'ova Scotia,' The free markot for coke would certainly bo of Interest to tlur pooplo of Vernier and the Crow's Nest Pass,' At tho pro sont tlmo wo hove three outlets for our coko In tho smeltora nt Trail, Grand Porks, and Greenwood, but undor this ngrcomont wo would not only bo nblo to produce coke for tho smelters, but In addition we' would havo tho markets of.Orcst Fall, Quito, Anaconda and othor. .western - smelting' centres on the other side of tho,lino, -That ws's, nn advantage thnt not only applied to tho coal and coko Industry of th<li Crow's est Posh, but also to Hint Industry, on tbe Pacific Coast." Our mnrlirl iimjllu- olUrr :Jflo of ilit* Uiit-,' and lie addll'lonal markets fr Iho products ot ibis mine, will result Iri the closing-down "of'the Canadian sm#l: ters"at*Trail and otlier points,' Mr, »»* » ,. ,.'<. * , ■ .1 ~it . t ^# 1 ' rt , - f , , *«4^aj^ v^.k**L*f -.iU'^l*''*. ii^U f *»**>% S*t-tWWV*W had used that argument when addicting the people of Fernio the provloui; evenlnr,;and also *\ Coal Crook In tbo afternoon. - That was a mis-state- tnsitt of. tie actual'facta. "Give us a larter market," said Mr. King, "and with tbo l*r«e «oal^d«posU* w« bav« In British Columhla and Alberta we will fee able to pfodaos'inors eoiil and mere coke, and that' wilt necessarily moan t»fm*& pnapetHr. for lis tarfe tulalag population sad ttM peopt* ef ¥mAm and other mtnlat dlitrku." One or tbo ars-umenils used by the pooplo" Inutestcdl ln !«ad and line mln- said,toThave. put/up a 'genuine - argu-'-; ment'agalnst'tt "' y /,'.*" .,"C" 7,* -*' 7'" *' -*"Mr.'Qqodeve has sald'tha"t:the'-Am- yy<l erica'ri .market' is; ai mythr, and. lnjhe, .v .* ;u; next'breath h*e>Bay87thatl.all,.bur tradelt~y-Vf;[' iis,gbirig''sbu.th.^>;;Ho.Is."absolutely;con--yy?^ trSdIcfory*all^albrig,thyilne*vyHo]ad-^ mits. that we;;are going to have cheaper,y/^-;^ living,'-but^'- says^ we:, shall. also -Tbave- -■>■ j. - cheaper;, wages. j.;-~ Can~. any, man-say;..-.^-. V "1 that-:wag"e.s"»are'.controlled by tarift?"Iffyj spytheri. Mr.-Goodeve* and .Mr." McBride ,(c."'f^f; have''discbvered;someihing*now%lri^re-.Vy.j77t.; grtd- to;economics, kand in' that,/case - I/have-not "doubt/we "shall have' bur ** labor organizations golhg.toiOttawa tb"'; - ..j ask forijOii adjustment of'the tariff-In 7/7 71( order,that their:wa'ges'may be lncreas7^":^ ■- •/ ed.'^But I^dbri't-'think we"shall'everv"'-.-<7,l1i 'see'Hhat.y'7We .know-" tbat'-tho tariff yjf< Is tbe Bamebetweeri-Qiiebec"arid"Brlt-', Uh Columbia, hrid^we 'know also; tl.at wages are entirely different.>-.-.Wagfos.", arb ^governed/entirely-.' by' the law? of' - supply and"dpmarid;ai\d-yet^wb.liayo'v theso.canvassorB.of tho,Conservative ., , pnrty/fblngiaround through''tho-'dls-,,' --.;.;-/ trlct'\ arid >,telling"7thqf people-'that 7 If.'. ;'yj" reciprocity bocomeB law thoy wjH, siif-y/y for !n /reduction,jn",^thblr( wages".-*-."EIv.."% roiwat-that .wages nro.-controlled on-y.,'7. tlrely by tho. law--ot" supply; arid'-'dey, /.,: mand; "thoy'are hotcntrqlledby tariff In-tho silghtOBt'degreb, arid I will leave. ■; lOo^ybur' Iritelllgbnco to,-''dooldo\ that-:* tmostlon for/yourselybs." .- . • - ■ y -; y ^"British /Columbia,'-continued *>'Jir.,-' Klrg,.whs an Itripoillng provliKO.,L«'!t l\ .jj, year-wo Imported sbirio 1,*V million do!-.!.t7".!Wi' 'larr-w*orlh',offnatitnl uro^lnots. Into *y <.y| this provlnopy/On thoso prbiiii^ts duly,',; hid been; paid Into tiib colters oC'tlio.." bbminfpn.; No maltbrfrom whorb'thoy- productsl.wbrb'jiiurchaHod, the 7d'ity77 hnd always-to bo paid by an Importing '•'' provlneoV' such*-as British*' Columbia,' v and If,'nsrhn*("Iniportlng proylricbrwo, "" could got rid of this duty of 25 v pory- cent,on quo half of what wo conflumod," -.- It must of .nenosBlty renult In n'Substantial reduction' In' the "cost of llv- y* lng, and nn arrangement that would" offeot that roust surely bo worthy ot, ( support <]','*•' '■, • 'i ' '""., , "In regard*Id;thin ogrbemont, ,wo'• find,/our Corisorvatlvo friends, using ' arguments of this kind! 'neolproclty will bo so Inimical to the country that wo will bo drawn'to tho Americans y and annexation will be only a quostlon of time,' Thon thoy •sny: 'Tho country will bo ruined by tho flood , of American produce.' In ono word , thoy say wo nro going to bo vory, prosperous, we are going tq tell a . great de*! to the Americans, and* in tho noxt statement thoy say w(o aro " going to tio mined} and being ruined " wo will becomo a'jmrt of tho .United States. Thon thoy say; "Tho ngroo-. '■ ment will,bo no good to Iho farmer 7. *(;■» t -,.«,«, i,,^^ ) f ^ -^.^ . r ..,. ^ , ,,*.,,, Y Monr'lri'ihht'lniry'ttn^^'htil lh'e' rijfrff tnont will' result In much' gbod.'" *' (Mr. King read extracts In support ;"' of tbo last statement.) *■ • »• J" In connection 'with tho scii'ro bry • »» tttn r*>»^~.-»>>*..>' -*■-!,. ""li .'l H , ,^ ,..,*,. \ .*„., t- |,m,*.,.^ t,,.u^, I.MV trade or Canada would l>o diverted souih, Mr, King ststed.tbsl once the 7 Hudson nay lUUway was bulltp-and,- there was not tbo slightest doubt that - U Would* bo—all th* wheat from tbo American KrortMVest would go north. - and not South, and tbo American p*o- .; pis would b* tmaMs to avoid It owlnr ' to Canada's adranttt-e lri e*ogrsp1iltiiii position. If tt would be possible for os to «e*nlc*Jj a larger Uado north and . south, It was absolutely certain that w* would have a larger trade Ba*t and . "(Contlnueti ob pate 3) I < ". J * . . if * , .„' -I *j »l * Jf *•%. -"tr-O ■ > ■> ^ - 1 --.- -v ^1 ?h:3&r,, ^--^y- .<«, £?-v ~- -.ss®: it; •>"•'.-" £" :'i"/7: ^?y- y~'.; ■&w\«k ■"^^V, i-&^it^Wesfe kTo'day*' we^have ""crbssing^Ttiire I arid. securVfav6rable;;trade", rela; ?i$y Wtibns;^ith-Une^ ^i^S^^*^^^^HB^'-^^v^^^^^-^W^°^r^' ^^ST^'mor^jWe ^v^NM^and^SoutJi ^|s$^h4'mpre?wf.wili .ha^eSEast-'an'd'^West.. 'rjv.i ^"IiThe-"dQnsemUVes^say:V"^o^Uiiite,!J ^^i'*ayVS\^e^iP?i.fe4*?^fttc^; would, have i'jemqyed7Jhe.jdutyfon-. raw, materials T$;^Sya^ '&]'■$■ ^«°bugh.*'y.,What can''poBsibiylbb^mE^e (>V;ly,', oft<arguments qf'-Uiat/klnd/asked/Mr t"! tfy ii* Klrig.";,\They- kribw" that'Uhe; American j;!|7/7.y'-people'1 have control, of' their/bwn/cus- il ^ ;$£'*■>, toma* tarlff^and: that^they 'can'reduce 7^7 or eritlrely'wJpo out-'that tariff If they P7<K7:ieei:Incllned"'to/do;sb',^and thenitliey ri';»\j ^say-ihe^Unlted State8''wouid>)ia^ie- J'»7 77/,'">"'diibed,the 1duty,*bn'Ir'aw"material*any- /A':" ;y-Mr.; King concluded" his addresswlth I £Z yy-^'few woll-obbsen remarks lnwhich7he "lyy/Bol^ Ij1}vf*7; September.' / His"" remarkV^hroughbut 'v7*Jtr''^y^ero^iwlyed;*fflth'tftie-clpw8tiatt6n- <V "v;7 tlori",'' arid ,'tW frequent- appiauBev,orid *w77""'" expressions .of .'approval'from his. audi* *""*" Is,.'; torB.cledrly tpVoved that!- his/ address 2a,^ *"'»'ii> ".■'■'. _•»* _"_*#«*•_'»•._.* ^Aj-.y. s."1 If Hty* * MrfBSJsher explained .to'W^audienqe ]iy «, l t.7that{it had .not"been, his '"intention ;to i"^v.r£addre'BS/1hem|,that everiing,"and:;untii '"" "'"^:*fe?J>t 2°"M^^!?8olhe had riot aritfc ".'^VJiinnf'.wl Ithnf?h&~-wntili*l ■'hA ir>nll<v1»11TH111 '^'Mp$&nne£^ ^i^iiii^^^ing^^^ij^ ,Ms qwa^amel^sqfw^ haye* got \hfm1 fight .there;for,once..'X^jt-t^y v\&>* *- «^^,«I^amVs^d"lrig"'you';by_tto\:niaU'a' ,^c"opy.*/of!yHansard: .containing ""* the ,ywhole;debate/on?the /subject'.'y-!;": r- He: d Wrijt. fy Wen,jipy'sald ;'tKatr he 'was fsot'^statini" ytfat^js? trj&^v'Ho here ..to^nlghC in. iny,,* usual K manner, ■So f 'S,/7ft"ini'.Fernlb.cat-'aT:later„ dafe,8! and -make j f^/^ari'v/repiy'.that might be';deem«^i1rieces- Is""-^p^sary to'the'remarks^iriadeyfrbmUbat ' -.7 y/*i;'plB.'tfo*rm .'by .Mr7Gbbde"ve 'the. previous '7s!./^-eyenlng... He.hadyhe..'stated;'aljready ftl-'parted-wlth a good!deal of "ammunl-. 7y /tlon/^ ,and.^cpriUnulrigyinya*"Mlght:hu- , vi'7/\'mprousveiri^which quickly ."placed him frv%/ in^sympathy'wltli^hts auditors?'he-ask- lyy7^7ed thein,.t6 accept'^that a#TiIs excuse "7 'Jt 'heydld;.nbCspealr*.to\them7ln5. his k'7usual ','fluent;and«'convInclrig' manner" ^-^-(Laughter ^and". ch'eere'.XrTthough ^he s believed-he bad still a'sufficient supp- ;; ly-^of ariimunitibn -jto7 go raround, ^even y'wltlrhfs good frierids-Mr.' Gray and Mr F "*•'-"/-Bennett- brir.the/platform. /'-'yy ;;-. /7,'-\y^Cpntiriulrig In'"this*stralri,%r.'.El8her t7' y, attacked the statements "made byyMr I §f ^ 7 Goodeve7 on;. Monday:,, evening. „T; His ■■':•' ^.arguments.'were' convincing,^andywire i^rTo^nflly7ftlMa^latedyivycIiSot¥ L 7tioris ~>ttorn Hansard and othe'r^ record's """In; "a.manner .which left■ no doubt"iri /'--tife'mlnds of'the^pebple^presenit that //•Mr-Fisher's charges'of mls-state'me'nts 7 arid" misquotations son.i.the.partjbf the ' Conservative' candidate --were. not .entirely without', foundation, Iri, fact' ':■ '/*y * r Owing' tb'„the,' excessive . demands Jupon our columns1 duo'.to our lengthy , report of the other speakers, wo regret 7tt"l8 out of-the'.quostlon" to. deal with y}'y, thb'.whole/of^Mr.FlBher's'retearks In ^'M^-!the-way, which;they'.'undoubtedly do- CyVi '/'servo;"'but .there js orio;Important mat- ^v';/,yster. which wo-consider It; Imperative /•^v"*'/ tb^brlrig before the nbtlco|bf our read- '^yyfyi'eti In .Its'entirety, "and'boiow we glvo *-"..*'*.-'. ti,g -'y^ntiin' report /ot that-portion /ofUhb legal ,genllbriian.'B'.address'.- Wo i'.roferl to. tho. "Taylor.. (Loads)/ Incl- ^ dent,".Jull accounts':of which have ^boo^ published from tlmo to tlmo In ' this organ: /'-,, -• ,- /', V ' '// ' •', ,'': Jjr;.FIsh'ef:'Mr Goodovo wrote albt- teryto- tho District Ledger In wliieh '. ho' Btotod "I am sending you by tho , mail a copy of Hansard containing the , wholo debate on tho .subjoct."', I am reading from tho District Lodger, and , although I, am not in tho habit of believing everything that appears In tbo ■ Lodger~(Mr. Bonnott-ls right behind ( mo.and'ag bo la a bigger man than mo "! I hope .he'won't tako an unfair ad- vantago)—yet I think I am Justified In v taking It for granted that that (holding 1 up copy of tho DlBtrlot Ledgor) Is the wholo of tbo Hansard reoelvod, you,-, by'"this" -mall a.' copyVbf! Hansard "coritainlngTthe, wlj'olei debate^, on; the "Bubject''; 7 TheVf debaterbne'the. subject was'coritaihed. on/page)710535, - which page/he/dld Wt|jerid;'tb""tliS'.Ledger PageflOSSScoritaiii'ed'the^letter "which was^wrltten/bylji'e^ljbrifrere of Mr Goodbye' MrjGebrgo;" Taylbri CbnBerya-, tlvq" inemberslor!'L«eds, and'I propose to read aout. to -you the letter/which.'Mr Goodeve^^dld,- not ,'licndr.although" he stated" fn'hls letter, that.beIwas encIps^ irig-J.it,,all//-'^hb/Ietteryappears; oh page 10536 /of" Hansard,** and'- Is- signed "Yours' faithfully/George Taylor,"*arid one* of the paragraphs of that letter Is: 7;yi7"K->*H?^'"MrvKl*ng' should', appear V bri'"7the, ground;«( briwyarid* if_set: "Xtlemerit ,:is7npt'''reached Lthe .mine ; ."'bwnerB;8hbuld;|« allowed W import y^riien^whomithefgqyeniment. should' '^protect',with.soldiers^"'- '•'-, -.■..'"""'.*'"--'•■ j''r -,-'--/;""YbursViairilfullyy -''-."-' '*.,,'; -i^i?:7':ii"*7yy'QEORGB TAYLOR.',* (Loud applause/ /.More applause-and cries .*. f'; ;appro"vaI for;' Mri 7 Fisher) ?i ■ I don't'."suppose, 'ladle's and"gentlemeri; thatjyou are at airsurprlBed'"that7Mr Goodeve did riot scud;, page; 1053(Hof Hansard 7'(Laughter% and', cries 7 of Hear, hear!) -w He also," bmltted fb 'serid this /portion /of"' Hansard; '/page 10538, where .this sameLcohfrere of/Mr." Goo'di eve's Estates: ''7,7* -1-1' ■'//,;"" 'v.' *:' 7 "yi'certairily.'tWnk ybu'will have to - amend ,the Labor'Act- oi-y introduce .legislation to prevbnt.strikes/making - It illegal .-for .men tbTmake strikes >5>t ; ■ -r — ti,v ..,. (. >,\i, ",7i"7, "i y7T.am,~ ;„>;:' -:«v .i'Yburs'falthfully;,' ■■ - - ■ • 1-^- A. yy^l GEpRGB, TAYLOR." Ladles and gentlemen,:/ when ,. you y *" -**-. I 1 -1/ -if' hiiTO';that/ kind/ ot ihlsrepresentatlon given; out/ by" Mr^qbodeyeTbri- ttils and other, platform?;, when' It is1 sb?pb'vlous, Bo^barefaoed./I^askjyoii 'tb^fefUBe'' to accept-hls word,agalnst'-mirie?y (Loud applause," arid-Heaf, hear!)•,_*$.(A.voice fromTbehindiy"You'lsetr")/;'.-.V • ;;.y ';*Mr..Fl8hertheri TOnrpn-to",deal with' the 'Eight ..Hour ^lliy^Hansard.'' was again :roquisitioned'tb good*bffect, and the .'speaker's • remarks and. convincing qubtationB'/frbm/.tlie',: records' of the House of Parllairieni at Ottawa were re celved with an.unanimous roar bf.apT.' plause which mustliave'echbed at the far ond-ofthe avenue - ; . • ,,,.,.; ' ,„ . ••; M. A. Macdonaid. -' .7" - 7 Mr„ Chairman, ladles and gentlemen, Pam.Bure that after listening to two interesting and,instructive speeches co night I shairplaco myself within.your judgment if I > malio my remarks as briefas possible, .consistent with a full oxplanatlon;of tho principal features of tho Issue of" the day, to which I am about to refer. You bavo had many sides Isbuos .dIscuBsod horo4n Fernie by -Mr/,Goodovo Inst, night," and ' on tho previous occaflBlon and theso side Issues .which Mr. Goodovo attempts to introduce into. bin.campaign have, 1 believe, been dealt with by Mr. Fisher, and probably also by Doctor King. I vorituro to say, Indies and gontlomon, that you will agrowlth mo that when Mr, Goqdeve-ls so anxious to Introduce so many sldo'-'Issues into this contest, and to dovoto. tho larger, portion of bis time to such sldo Issues rather than tb tho. important quostlon of Reciprocity and1 tho benefits or disadvantages to' bo derived from tho paot, ho has cbmo lo tho conclusion'that tho fooling In Fornlo, Is precisely, tho samo as it Is throughout the whole ot tho Kooto- nay/. district; namely, -"^a^SV'Orypne that gives; thls^q'uestlmSi^I^n™est corisideratiori,/nb matter^wh'ether^ he'.is Liberjil/ ConWrvatiYeSyp'r^bplalis't," must; have decided'! inrfiis^.bwhymirid that such*a pact'isctb ;the;iiterest>vQf every individual lri't"h"ls.:proWnce£and to the.interest ofevefyfclasb^offindusj Jr'y operating* iri{this pro^rioe;>8t]'th'e present time. ' I believe'-that ;is one reason ; why Mr; Gobdev<eydwells., btf these "other matters /ib' i/persistently', ^"nd- Mr.;, Fisher,, I-..thirik,^;h8s'^pointed put" W, you , thatt'everi-";.ln>cpriMCtipri with .these side Issues,.;h"e;nas-iibt laid the', facts before, the people.Jn,^a. manner that Is fair arid jusC^Mr^Flsher makes,i his ctiarges "without: mincing his;words. iri;.ariy, way. ;'"f Ho,.charges Mr. Gopdeve'wlthtain'perlng'with"'the records and dlBtorting;,thVfac"tsJih an' endeavor-to mislead the. pebplbynnd Lsay tb'.ybu that the .statements'made bytMr.;FIsher are'absolutely and literally,correct".- ;As you,'are aware, if Mr.;Goodeve had desired' to stand-on a "public platform and- discuss these various.features in joint;debate he/has had^every- oppbrturilty, granted "to. him for "so .doing." 7'No one of; us makes iany/pretence at being a great, public speaker,', arid we would have .to yield the palm In/.debate, I think.-.tb7Mr.' Goodeve^Cries of No! No! j—but we' can easily get'at-the facts and I charge Mr. Goodeve now with not belii'g; anxious' to!db.so,.arid with beingafraldfto. irieet"us * in s Joint, debate to '?discuss these"' ■matters'.y.; , "',.7 ' "■/■■ -.'/^yl,;' , t J{qw^ Mr./Fishe'r has referred-to "all .'thesVJmatters, -7perhaps;, except v,bnb: You?lmbWj'thatv.Mr7 Goodeve clairiis' that the!-Government "-of this country should' be. censured in connection with Orientalfl'lmmigratlon.' into • this Prb- yijaeeyyHe, stated,'I believe; that the Governinerit of.the\Domin!on:of Canada t have j handed' over7 to. the Japanese "Government the' control of * the- Japanese/imrnlgratlon- Info- this" -province. That Is notf-his actual statement, but that.ls'Tthe Bubstarice of It7 Now, Mr. Fisher has pointed'out that Mr". Good- eve's BtateriseriVthat" the Government renewed5 the/ Japanese treaty ln the same." form.'as'the original Is not correct; ^becaiise/we''-can' point out ln the records/that MivrBorden and several of• Mr,; Goodeve's "confreres have admitted .that/It' Is noya fact. But the gist' of Jthe matter/is the,arrangement* madeyjbetween..Mr.' LemieuK representing this' country, six yeira ago and the.Government'.of Japan,"governing- JaVan'ese^niiuIsrritibn4 into " th's Vpi'iilry. \fAnd-wnat-was that arra ig?- "m'e"fit?"*^'"nioy7h"aveTa ^convention,- with with any party .whatever, makes, the statements ...that! iri?5 their opinibh-the trade of Canada'^wlil be increa'sOd.'by thei'sum of 250';miilion dollars^a.year if; recipr,ocity7goes; through. 'zJl in> a general .way everybody knows"that-the true' Vest of;"any**country's prosperity is/the amountnqf/'Its foreign."'trade, ^hy, ,vthat.is7siich.'"a. truism; that,; ybii find It In the geography books of-the public'.' schopis..V,,,x Tou find.. In' -fiiose books vthat" the foreign trade/of \thljs country7.1s, so riiuch, and the.'fbreigri trade of that" country such' arid, such a figure; and so'on" all along Ithe line, "showing "the "; respective > standings" of the,different nations of the world."-'So jlopkiiig-at.it from a general.-point ef view;-If you; coin©'-"to' the' conclusion that; this ''agreement will 'expand the foreign, trade of.;Canada to'an- enormous extent," there * must of riecessity be a-reflex, action",in-increased prosperity^ for this .country. That; is ,orie feature in favor,'of: the proposed new tariff arrangement.,'-'" -"' 7V- < -: ~-' -^ 'The otherls thlsV- -Do the" people of British Columbia want "to' .reduce .taxation on the things which they, con aurne. '-Do they want to reduce taxation,- br-rembyelax'ation if this agreement goes .through, which,' in round numbers, will'.amount to 250 million dollars. .'-Well,'It. seems.to me that It 'should nbt"bo;neces6ary to argue with a' man'in favor", of removing .taxes taxes froriiMiiirisblf,' and ,lt is evident ,tpme, ladies and,geutlemen; that Mr'.- Gbodeve and his confreres are averse to a;fair discussion of the agreement or "of Itst economic aspects. ,<,They prefer tb deal with scare"cries.-7Mr. Goodeve "says NO^ Don't vote to reduce ;br^abolish.taxatiofon the things.whlch tbe. great "masses in this' country- cpn- sume;y:.don;t ypt« to reduce the cost bf-Tlving...- .Mr. Goodeve-knows that .the. coat of .living, ls so high at'the present time,thnt.some people find-it a "difficult .matter to obtain even the things: necessary for life, so much; so that'f when they, are asked "Is life worth living?'!'tliey say "Well, hardly,' at-the'-preserit:price.'',. Dont vote to reduce'the'cost;of living, says-;Mr. Goodeve.'yTAnd fyhy? „,Why,,because if.you do you'w)!l,.bust'up,the British Bnipire.y.-He/liilBht also ,say: And worse still you will defeat me if you do so. /Arid.;that,,to,the whole crux of the riiatter.T-'NoV,v ladies and gentle- men, Iet'jme'ask,'.In passing, should anyone-be afraid of imperilling the Brit" ish Ernplre'-by. abolishing or reducing the-taxatioriVon'the things which-the great masses .consume? As you are weil aware,/at the centre of the .Empire; England,"-,tliey themselves * have no taxation on llfes necessities, and it is absurd,to. say that we shall be im- perilling:the empire by. in a measure are-openingT their ^markets to-" us. -.?- ^,K , , . , r _^ r,,- -,. ^ Moreover, I can show Mr. Goodeve" in t^b'-Winnipeg Free Presa a! facsimile "of mottoeis "on the wall in- the 'Msesey Hall, bn the occasion "of a large rixeet- ing'of promirient members of:vthe,,Con-: servativeilParty, and one of thethirigs. thatTthey. had placarded at that.ineeti* ing'w|s ."For Reasonable.Reciprocity. /7After"i^eadirig on the question'it niust bVcomoeded; by everybody, but that is one oithe'thirigs that-Mr. Goodeve apparently, believes that the people'"of Canada-'are not. posted on;' he ap" parentlybelieves" that they are not acquainted/Wlth.the records, and that he' can-.safeiyyma.ke a statement such as" I 'referred ;io' a nioment .ago. But I want to take you one step further. "Oh," they.wiirsTyi^'that-is,very true twenty-years ago," but conditions are .changed at -the'"present" time." and by some "strange" process • of reasorilng, .unknown to themselves, 'they, argue that what was good for Cariada.ln 1891 cannot.be good for Canada in 1911;/.I say that -what was good-for Canada then, is good for'Canada now.,' The fact of the matter is that the Coniserva- tive party favored., this arrangement right up to January of this year, and not until this agreement was announced in the^house by Mr.v Fielding "arid Mr. Paterson, - .on theii- return from Washington; did the opposition take up their - antagonistic, stand against it. "What is my proof of that? .You know, ladies and gentlemen, that at the begin- ing of a session"there.is always'an address from the throne* In the last address from the. throne the* Government made reference to th'e*"fact that they Intended,'en the invitation of the American* Government,, to enter Into negotiatioris-jWith khem.,with"' a view to 'obtaining"better trade, relations. Several,- Conservatives took" part * lri that* debate when'the matter was "dismissed In the, house, Mr. Goodeve am- that he professes to hold today, he certainly did not expound them.. He kept hjb light;under a bushel, and his view-; to; himself.--- -Every Conservative ^yho sppke^on^that address endorsed this proposal/,'/, I am not going to take up your .time by reading a lot of extracts uriJeEs/i aiu "called^upon to do so, but r'say that Mr. Northrop, for instance, the"*Lord'.>Lieutenant of Mr. Borden, -took part In. that' debate/arid he said: "If ybu' cak secure reciprocity In,natural; products with the United States 'we,'-theiConj8ervative party, will "hold .up^both.hands'for'it." 'Today they are doing that,- but - they pretend, to hold them up in , horror ■ at the very Idea; (Laughter.). Moreover, the party organs of "the. Conservative party blessed the arrangement, so to speak; but ai.sobri,as?Mr.-Fielding'laid the ar- itti A pure,Cream of Tartar Powder AhJe from Crapes No Alum' No LiincPliQsplifilq Japan/by which-they, agree to, allow not more than ,400^emmlgrants from that/country to come into Canada annually. - These emmlgrants are of a special cla'sB; they are made up'of students, scientists,' and > members of other professions' who do not come in'contact with labor conditions. The limitation, is 400,,and Mr. Goodeve says that Is handing over the control'to Japan.' But tho,Dominion Government, nas you know, have.their official's. Btatloned at every.port of entry; and'If that limit coming Into this country Ib exceeded, our Immigration ■ authorities havo power to turn them back That Icing bo, tho control of tho Japiri eao Immigration is In our own hands.' TLcy cannot exceed the 400, and-If thoy do so, thon It' Is our own",fault. Asia "matter, of fact, tho figures show that .Iir. tholaBt year or two fewer Japaneso havo como Into this province than have gono out. Thoy have riot/Wceedod tho limitation, and before leaving" the quostlon I would iirik you to look into thoso" maforo/for yourself, , Coll nt Mr, FIshor'B offlco and go Into the records of tho Bight Hour'Law, Lpok up tho records of Hansard, and see If wo nro not, laying tho actual facts before you. In saying that Mr; Goodovo Is misrepresenting tho facts to ou we make a serious statement, but'noverthologs it Is a statement I make moBt emphatically to-night. And it is a surprising thing,' Mr.,Goodovo' Is so'benign looking Uiat would almost take blm for rf clergy, man.', (Laughter,) • Ho reminds me of a oertaln clergyman who was conducted through an Insane asylum. As ho was bolng taken through, the,warder warned blm against getting Into any altercations with tho pntlents, and If any ot thorn said anything to him, no matter bow ridiculous It might bo, ho should sgroo with thorn. Ono old lady Intercepted tho clorgyman and sold: "Po yoti know that I am Queon Victoria?" "Oh yos," said tho clergy, man. "Do you know that tho report that iho died Is untruo, nnd that I am really the Queen?" "Yes, I know; I am quite awaro of thnt," replied the worthy clorgyman, , Then tho old lady looked at him a llttlo qultzlcolly arid ssld: ."Well, you look like a preacher, you talk like n preacher, nnd you net like a preacher, but you Ho like tho TV»vH'M tfhhlttVKf'A^ •jMlMifn'r *vA tvl*" of Hear. H«*rl> * > ;"- ' "' Now, ladles and gentlemen, wo have a very vital and Important Issue to decide at (his tlmo, the' Issue as to whether orjiot the people of Fernio are In fawnr nf * ruclnrnrnl frnrtn agnoomeni with tbo United States, and tbo people, It seems to mo, with this Croat question to decide, aro going to tbo polls'not to register party views but rather to express their honest convictions on a question, which to I' my mind has two very Important features. Ono feature ofthts agreement Is this; 't'bet by removing the customs, tariff, which amounts to about IS par iwst on all «ttr natural product* many of wWih even now go »ero«» tho line, It Will undoubtedly Increase tl»,forsfi» trad* ot Canada. I notice Unit tl* 'Uoalml Una* Bulletin," a followingeher example. ,-, - ' '•' , Let .roe offer this one argument In connection; wth • ths pact. , All the statesmen", in" this .country for the past 60 years'-have-,bcon ln favor of secur: ing this identical arrangement, which I say we are about to secure today.. I know, that Mr. King p'bintedothat out at'"Cranbrook tho other night, though I dbri't^know" if lie polrited it out here or not.-, I liavo contended on other platforms that It lias been the policy yot both' the-liberals and conservatives ever since tho yenr 187D tb secure reciprocity .In' natural products with tho people- of tho United States, I have with.mo the motion of Sir John A. Mac- dpriald, in which ho Introduced the national ' policy, tho concluding clauses of which' are to this effect:' - That there was an expression of hope that it would Induce the United .States, to lbwer't,hoIr tariff, and eventually lead to. reciprocity. We know also thnt at that tlmo (In 1879) Sir John A Mac- do'nnld .Inserted In tho customs codo a. standing offer lo tho people'ot tho .United' States. - He made tho offer that, at any lime tho American Government wero prepared to admit froo into United Statos tho natural products ot Canada, wo would be prepared to moot That; won thorn In the samo way, maintained right down to tho''tlmo whon tho Conservative party went out of powor In 1890. I can glvo you quotation after quotation from Sir Charles Tuppor nnd Sir John A. Macdonaid, In whloh thoy advocuted that efforts should bo made to socuro this Identical arrangement that wo aro Introducing today, But If Mr. Goodovo said tho samo In Fornlo that ho said In Cranbrook ho Bald; "No, that Is not right; Macdonaid spoke In Ignorance whon ho snld thnt Sir John A, Macdonaid was In favor of reciprocity,' Woll, wo find thnt nil the" parties In this country hnvo boon agreed on th» policy, thon It goes a long way in the direction of showing that It mtmt bo a desirable policy for Canada, You can qulto understand that somo of our statesmen mny bo wrong—thnt a number of them mny be wrong, but If they all unite In declaring In favor of reciprocity, then, In my, Judgment It room a long way toward proving that such an nrrangemmit would bO In tbo best Intorosts of Canada, Well, now, Mr. (loodovo snld at Cran- 1 ,n.1, II n» »» <,, ,.,• I.,.h'll'-I <i( "'• A, VnortrmMd wm In fnvor of roHprp city with tho United States; "I repeat that tn ISO), whon ho dlnsolved tho hoiiso, Sir John A. Macdonaid gave as his reason that ho desired the sane- Mrtn nf tton r\/wnlr» tn nr>«« «;» .-<"* procal arrangements with tho United States, and he «cnt Mr, Foster and other reprosontatlvcs to Washington to endeavor to tecuro this arrangement. I say that Blr John pat himself on record In 1891 ,in his addrow (a copy ot which uppeswd recently tho "Montreal Gstette") and. h* said In test addreu: "W«!*re perftetly witling to trade with you on equal terms. \V« aro dMlrous of having a fair reelprpclty treaty, but we will not agree to bpsa our markets to yon whllo yonrt re- main t\amo to st.11 Tangem^t^"n"^ho'tAble7pr"~tlo-fiouse, theyroronto News, the leading party organ of the Conservatives, came out with a "strong editorial' denouncing the arrangement. And how did the right about .turn.,, tako place? ,. It was the Interests. , And tho whole of tho Conservative'party, led by Mr., Borden,'repudiated ,; the 'principles of thoso that wenthj'befbrV them b'^ changing their entire policy. , Wos'lt at the Instance of any" organization representing the great masses of tho people of the"country? 1 I/say' It,was 1 not. You know that In thb; City of Toronto somo 18 Liberal millionaires signed a manifesto ngainbt tho now, tariff proposal. You know that In'Montrenl the Interests there, tho .plutecratB of wealth and powof, got'up ln arms and thb Conservative , party, led hy -Mr. Borden, commenced to danco to their music,' Nobody con point to any organization representing, tho gront masses of tho pooplo of Canada who urged Mr, Borden and.,tho Conservative party to take tho stand tliey did on this quostlon. ' Why, ladles and gontlomon, It Is a well-known fact that the farmora ",n! an enormou<« delegation to Ott.owt to-request this vory agreement, and at the proflont tlnis your labor organisations'aro endorsing tho reciprocity pact* Tho Trad0 and Labor Congroflu of Cannda Is In session In Calgary, nt the present tlme.nnd I noticed from tho paper that they havo endorsed tlie policy of. tho Liberal govommont with regard to tho now tariff regulotlonh. Tho Dominion Trades and Labor Con- gross is an organization with a groat mombershlp and,, a tremendous powor, nnd In tholr convention thoy havo ox- pressed their approval. I rim not going to say absolutely that tho nowis- papor report must of necessity bo correct, but tho probability Is that It Is, I say, Indies and gontlomon, that tho opposition to this pact has como from tho monled tnterosls of this country, It has como from the plutocrats of wonlth nnd powor, who woro novor yot In favor of nny nrrongomont by which tho trado of tho country would ho given protection, or anything dono In tho principles of protection, or any reduction made In tho costs of tho no- cofisltles of lifo to tho great consumers In this country, After making this general rofowmco to tho proposed reciprocity trwity I wmit in w>f/»r frt •nm« of Hwi ImnAftf*' of It. I want to make this «tnt/»mont \ first, thnt ono result of this reciprocal] arrangomont which Isof groat Import-1)' Hiico to ovory Individual In this I'ro-i vlnco ls thnt It will result In a great j r*duotlon In the rost nf Hvlmr. rtnrMcn.1 Inrly to tho pooplo of British Columbia. It Ib a somowhat dry subject to go Into, but It seems to mo that It; Is of vital Interest to us, becauso If the cost of living. Is reduced, then It will be to tho Interest of every Indlvl- dJ.it to vote In favor of It. Nobody j will deny that tho uest of living In] Hi* piovlnco hit* reached oxeutwlve proportions at this period. It bas mounted upwards to *u<h an extent that It Is barely pontble pveri for people who aro m roootpt of fair wsgo* to subsist and have a decent margin /'7-V-A deposit' of-One Dollar opens afsq-vings '':;'account in the-HomeBank arid Full Compound "Jnferest js paid at the highest bank-rate. •'.There is no formality"in'opening anVaccount— \ 'Call in and leave your name and address and ■' *■'• ■,." ... '-'■'-, - * , - I ;take your. pass-book. Jf you are away from x town"'and- need. money you may make a7with-. »'- drawal from your account, with the Home Bank, through the, mail.; 90S ,.,S'.; JOHN ADAIR, Managen Fernie Capital Paid Up $2,750,000 Reserve & Undivided Profits 3,250,000 Total Assets ....'..., "40,000,000, The Bank of Hamilton > has made ," saving simple—by ellmlnatin' gall un- - necessary Bank formality., An accburit may be opened with the ,.. deposit of one dollar—even so small ,"" an amount'will act as an incentive to , steady savirig and -' will quickly grow -to a sum,worth-while. " , Head Office: J. Ft. LAWRIE Agent ^ HAMILTON . J n ; ), * ' -«1 l k" 20 acre tracts of Creston land—is well watered & excellent soil. n 11 I Joe Grafton Fernie B. C nanatcltl upmtuitguc»mciI«| Aal H" <• IMtoiiuim loiter. TMr Aeroplane Races Every Day MAMMOTH NIGHT SPECTACLB "Pioneer Days in the Palouae" 1120,000 Will He Spent on ThU ExhN bltion REDUCED RAILWAY RATES Greatly lncret»ed Prize* Many New uittet, Open tu AW Write fl*r Prmlum IM ami IMv Program 217 Hutton BlocH, SPOKANE, WASH. (CootlfiMd on pago <) ** *' '»*'■ y^f1^ wn"!*. g-g.^.g'r mm wmittiM mmmmmm fc-- x>.. " . .." .,,' r '"' ' ,'ji ,' ' ' i ^Published every. Saturday"morning at it's office, - PeUat Avenuei Fernie, B.107'Subscription $1.00 per year in.advance. An "excellent advertising . •medium;'?: Largest circulation in tlie District; Ad- 7fe*rtisihg rates o& application. Up-to-date facilities .for. the, execution of .all kinds of book, Job and color work.'' Mail orders receive special attention. 'Address all,communications to The District Ledger,; " ' t --,." \ . J. W: BENNETT, Editoi\ r Telephone No. 48.' : \'„„ Postoffice'Box No. 380 i£'- Ik- f«T. I,, fa ■ i?r,, - '-.••-.' '" 7HfS9£^ 5*%^" , / •> " I , /"ilabel-. 4t>'', *" •'-,»> HALF A TRUTH WORSE THAN A WHOLE LIE "T HE deadlock in the British1 Columbia and . Alberta coal fields continues. ' It will be remembered that the miners completed their agreement and refused to renew it under the old schedule unless an aggregate advance of 12Vo , per cent'was granted. The operators replied with y" -".an offer of 7 per cent., but this the miners refused - -to consider. A governmental board of enquiry, under the.Lemieux Act, after hearing both sides suggested an offer of 10 per cent, to the men, but ; again tho miners proved obdurate, and are still demanding'-the* I21/0 per cent,, (aggregate) raise. From latest advices we, learn that the offer of ten, per cent still holds -goody. Owing to the .^widely scattered area of the c"oalfields,e'ach mine '• appears to" have its own particular grievance, and ... what suits one mine, might not be'acceptable to - tlie other. Altogether, the situation-is becoming unbearable, but there are those who seem to think that-a solution will be-found after* the general /elections on,the 21st .of 7thin month,"Phoenix Pioneer. \ ,",'<"*** \ , ; • - - *•" The above extract. contains inaccuracies that ; might be excusable if" appearing in a'publication far'away-from the seat" of the trouble, but in this instance no such/apology can be advanced as an excuse for misrepresentation, and although we dislike to attribute it to malevolence; there is only pne other explanation thinkable, and;that is—ignorance of the facts of'the' crassest kind.", This we can . scarce "consider likely because .the statements made show in themselves that,-atnleast, a' general out- - line is in possession of the writer. ' '- ' ' .."The operators replied with" an-offer,of 7 per '■' cent."' This is a mis-stateni'ent' as the"offer was 5!55 pe/*ceht.^ The*, most' glaring mis-statements (the' intensity being accentuated because of the par- * tial'truth it contains), is the assertion that 10 per - dent Avas offered to the men as aresult of the'.Con- -ciliation Board's.findings.. This'10-per-cent was wagc^scale of '$3.00 and less, i.e., this was the recommendation of" Chairman* Gordon, but the--'operators1, representative Colin Macieod amended the above'by excluding the $3.00 men from participating in the 10 per cent increase. From $3.00 to $3.50,-Gordon suggested 8 per cent; Macieod. exclusive and over $3.50, 5 per cent increase. These i ratc3 were applicable only to tlie day wage, men; imd afc an.offset to the above,reductions were suggested for the men working pillars. » This explanation puts a very different light on .the subject than ono not acquainted with the'details would infer from the garbled statements ,of ' tho Phoenix Pioneer to whom wo intend to send n marked copy of the foregoing, leaving it to the editor's .sense of fairness-to decide the course* to pursue. .y A NAVAL RECRUITING: SERGEANT..* " : THIS week we "were-* given-a. copy, of "fa:- paper- - . -backed book on "The Canadian-Kaval Ques- • tion'.' * containing addresses^del\vered "!**by -'' Give "Phillips-Wolley, F.R-.C.S.,-yice^PresidentNavy LeaJ gue. "We "were informed that a number of copies had been distributed' among'the school children. *- ,Quite right! Catch' them,while^, ydurig,Vever, bearing in mind"that "As the twig is hjeriftKe tree.is inclined," This is a free ;country^.we"'tfre told,'hence if.an individual sees fit to give "away, funny papers, religious tracts or, even--boots .'arid shoes, well; why shouldn't he?' No ground for.argument as the proposition is self-evident).but*we;"on the other hand,' ^reserve pur right-to,criticize'.the; contents of the, book itself which, by the way,-is printed in Victoria by,Richard -Wolferiden, I.S.O., V.D., Printer'to, itie King's Most- Excellent Majesty. "■ .-7 - . As a~ literary masterpiece it" cannot advance any particular-claim,-but'tb one not wholly devoid"pf a sense of humor, we would strongly,recommend it as an excellent tonic, because of the sublimely.ridi- .culous (so, enriched by its very naivete) mental contortions .that must be performed, by "one so superlatively egotistical as the* writer must be, judging by some of his observations. - ^ , y -' On page 7 Ave read: , - '^ . '' •-"I believe' that God created the world, I believe that Christ came to teach the world, and I believe that the'British Empire exists to LA^£;BiAG"K To haye^'a : lame-back-or" painful stitches means* disordered Rldheys,and the"sooner ybuihave*thp -Kidneys'and Bladder ,in'y^p^ tion the'sbjgner you wiiferijby-llfe't"As far as, wo .know^there^is^oniy/one'Ve: medy that is'guaranteed W'>"cu"ro',,ypu'il and that7is<FiqiPILLs>;iIf 'they.don't make bii afatrbng^'healthy; person/in two' weeks*, -ydntxjrmo&ey" will c ba* tre* funded.- ^t'all.'dealersJr25c.vperv*box,' or The Fig'Piir,Co., St.' Th'omas^pntl *"""* ^*. -* '''■ ^-cSi/^'ijs ■- ^\2r-'- ».y^~ ' FRbiiT'-CENTIGRADE 77 ,'i 77-7 L •_■ ■ - - - '=."; ';%"■.-' "> ■ ' *'' * s;'- ' *> -. -"77. .TO FAHRENHEIT "*<. ;,&J. -•-The common ^'thermoriiewr - system we" use to £eir how* hot -It is' is "the Fahrenheit; 7the ;scientifIc''?niethod is the centigrade,-which is mua decimal basis. ,;, Occasionally - medical or en; glneerlng" directions are given lri centigrade, and-It is then" well .to- know how to turn this.into the,system by which our own! thermometers are made. .*-",- ,, , ' .,.-'. The easiest iriethod' is to riiultlply the, centigrade temperature' by 2,. deduct-1-10.of the product and add-32. Thus 30 degrees centigrade,multiplied -'. -j .-.-.^ -t-"s Shbim^^tl ,v--"-.'-!ffVr.j,-,rfi' Rl *g' .'!'A , ;'■_ -ftft.^ .■*?£. r\<~ \*'<r warranted^ -5>-,t>.*-lS- Carosella's-Store " ff !**• ^--r; aV 7Vf V\V ^\\k^B0W^6^&^^o^^^\E^ • "AustraliaV'™"™Eg»t-,--'''^-:.7,''Iaifi» ' ^-r.-" ' PenU<■-■■ -f^- 'Sw?'.-; '. '>y-"-'- .1 '.. i - Austru-Hunfftry'-. Fsros Uaafe v ' Braril - '{></;i\sltatmam\ ' PtaBpptaaUttfe; Sweden; , ., Fahrenheit temperature. iThls Is a method simple';and good "to knowf in an emergency.Switchmen's Journal. ■ '" '-,'-- .. -"%<■• " ' »--' - t-.' . Electric Restorer for Men Phosphonorreatorts cv'-fy nerve in thebody to its' proper, tension; restores vim and vitality., Premature decay and all sexual weakness averted at once. - Fhosphonol will make you'a new man." Price 18 a' box. or tv:-. foi ;*>. Mailed to any address The Scoboll VrufT Co., St. CBtliarlnes.Ont.' '»y. For ■ Sale at ■ fiieasdeU's Drug Store THE SPEECH THAT WAS (NOT) DELIVERED C. P. Jt. DROPPED SIX POINTS TO-DAY WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. 0.—0. P. R. dropped , six points today in Now York and Montreal, and ' is'now quoted nt 2187s. A fow months uro it wiisa'247. Borlhtholders arc Boiling heavily." PlcnRo nolo that Borlin in tho ahovo caHO is not in Ontario but in Germany. Iloch dor Knisor und '•Der Tap?!" Bo yo patriotic and don't difimombor tho Empire" is what "Patriot" Sir William Van Homo lellH hiR audience. At tjiia point loud and -frenzied applause inlorruplH tho spenltor. SlioutR of ITip! Tlip! TToornyl Flags nrp waved and the audioiu'o overwhelmed with onthnsiiism hrealts onl in song, flomc sinRinK "For ITc'r a Jolly Good Pol. low," and others "God Snvo tho Kinp*." Before tho noise dioH down a tolcRram i« lianded to tho orator which upon oponini? he readR: "Puerto Prineipo, Cuba.—A Rli|?hl cnrUufiinko has demornllzed Iraffie; prineipal danniRe com- plolo (lestruction of bridge near Arroyo Seen. Expoefc operntionN to bo resunied within two .diiyH." CrushiiiK the note and piiNhlni; it in his eapaeious ponltet, turnln(.j lo his audionco ho miys: "And now, my friends, remember that the den- tiny of this great and glorious country of ours is in your hands lo make or dcfitroy; let us, therefore, put aside those sordid thoughts of dollars and cents, put nsido your partizansbip for this time at least und l.im; u Duki tiu*t ul tin; oilu.ilioii; i\ol b> hulWiw; mi \.)t<i utth\M\lt> of that woU-kiiown ^ma- dian Jomes J. Hill, but by inereasing tlio revenues of Hint truly Canadian institution the O. P. R., nnd by so doing earn tho undying gratitude nf ,;- 45- Steam-Heated Roomn s»..—. ^ ' , , -v;-7-' by;two-equals'60; minus 1-10 of 60,-or spread Christ's doctrines and to illustrate 'them," 6- -^uals' G*:-il«?. 3^ equals 86;'the oven though imperfedtly, by its practice and here I lay-the foundation of my.plea on'behalf of-the y Navy League,'whose work it is" to secure the , maintenance,, of that supremacy at- sea .upon ^ which the continued power of,the British Empire 'Depends.". , -1 ■ .N > ,y""' , '.', ^Chawming! Delightful!' Refreshing!-'A most captivating credo for the days of Clive or the-Buc- caneervMorgan, but "somewhat, out of day in,this up-to-date'"epoch of'Commercialism. "'Translated into more simple, language, it should read: -. "I believe that God created the world for the exclusive benefit' of the British.v,who shall hold dmri- anion over^ the rest of the nations"By virtue of their prowess as expert slaughterers. "•.' '-. ' . Then after so .'confessing, the balance of those who are unfortunate enough to have entered upon life's' stage on a spot not owned by the British? then they should pray1 to be brought,under its sway. Here arc the" words: '.- Y_ v 7_ _•=■-.„. ' -. . "If there be no' great'fallacy in this.creed,"tlie the supremacy and continued activity of- the British Empire .is not only a condition that we should work for, but one for -which'-the whole world 'should pray." ,;•!■ y The .opening remarks'of the "above sentence evidences theYpossibility of'.a gleam of .light having beamed'oacross the benighted brain—"If there be ■nn- "y?°t .f?Jl?.?y.- in this5 cre°d'M - This however- m\ist;have been exceedingly^.transitory, otherwise it is .impossible to explain the last clause—"but one for, which the whole world, .should pray"! Had this been limited, to the British Empire, with its various races of people and different creeds,' one might not-.be surprised too, greatly, but that the whole world should pray is honestly uproariously funny. Imagine for a moment the Kaiser of Germany, the President of France, the King of Italy,,tho President of the United States, the Mikado of Japan and the King of Siam linked arm- in-arm and praying that.thoy should he included in the, British Empire. This is a joke that should bo handed down to posterity!;' ,' . - WHAT IS THE REAL REMEDY? npIIE situation shows no appreciable approach to- * wards a settlement, with the result that many are asking themselves what is going to happen this winter? ' Thai tho operators cannot advance tho excuse that tho coal consumers will refuse to pay tho higher price resulting, from any increased cost of production places the blame -upon their shoulders' and theirs alone for all tho suffering and distress,that may onsuo becauso of tho obdurate stand they Have adopted- ,\ .'-".' , Thoso whoso vision is impaired by tho eloBor proximity of the dollar to their eyes causing thorn to bo afflictod with blindness to every other aspect, will attribute tho blame to the coal miners and expect that thoy will mibmit. Wo view it differently. That tho cofit of living has advanced nt a greater rale than the wages nobody can ilonyj that if wo expect to prevent the standard of living being low nred every resistnneo is necessary, becauso thoso to whom "profit" is their All in All do not intend to mnko any concessions that will seriously affect thoir vosted rights, unless compelled to do ho, Thoy are perfectly "right" in sn doing. ."Right"'and "wrong" aro relative terms, dependent for their interpretation upon tho Powor that is behind them. . A '.glorious victory" that fails in en lied "treason," but "trofiRon" thnt succeeds is called a "glor- ions victory." The unrest that permeates society everywhere today is indeed nignifiennt, neither countries nor eri-eds make the slightest difference, it is ondciir'cul (peculiar to) tho oxisting regimo nnd cannot bo cured by nny of tho pnnnoonH offered by. the npolo- fji.-u.'. mi tut: MHiiii'WiuU'i. ot. Mullen tlm itmy Ulv, t:K'i!,i;/' llu) iUiit)\.{t,lvid<.h Uihhi tlio iiaiuea.oi! iui- ciprocity or Anti.Rcciprocily, High Tariff, Low Tariff or Remedial Reform. It is futile to attempt to oxpect a permanent euro for a leakage caused i.. . j .. ..i. i • i,,. ii . i» i , i , • like manner may wo compare Old Ago Pensions, Compensation Acts, Sonp Kitchons, nnd other palliatives, becauso al though they mny stay tho "leak- ngo" for n brief space of time and bo of benefit to a relntivoly small pewontngo of sufferers, tho relief is but transitory. Gild tho pill,ns we mny tho Wiping bin nuHHivti brow, tin* Hpimki-r lulu* Ihh outer covr.rhig \* quickly Kkughed, dihcUmiug lh» Furniture Store VICTORIA, AVENUE' N. Highest PricesyPaiil • ^CeySn l.-r. 7,.WAq6dm*ChSmYaiti. .> :, 7-"-'-RumU >'* yV-; -, United Stato 7- ,yv-\,y . ' , ' China -'- '"'V' CmrtBntebi \;;M»ko - %-";*" ..SUmy-V,;> ..& lift* btim,.**}* %.> '*f;~i \The amount of tliese drafts is stated in the »«ney"of thejwuntry.where they are p»yv-;r.y, jc- *able";Uiat is'they'are,dnawnf,in steriin^francs, barks,J're, KronenJ florins;'yen," -y^y ""Uels, roubles, etc., as the .case'may be. .This-easures-that' the- paye«'^abroad vrill _■';.>" ;-yv ueceivethe actual amount'Intended. -' - •';"y,';, '*"';,', ,s',,,'" ?-* .---7 "> .."'AlSSyiy'71-j. - FERNIE: BRANCH y,>-tJ:v- ''-^ T ~:'^'- ~.r L.1. A. ;S7DACK,: Managed V' '*'-'? •t.; For Secondhand' Furniture,: 8toves, \V'.'...\ y <7y> ^/"y." Toots,' etc, - also Ladies' and Gentlemen's Cast-off Clothes.7 ,„' . >w,.v^' Two-chair Barber,Outfit for Sale. '.-.- . »'■'. 7 -'yy "'/7.:1' '".■'•"°\" - "V G. RADLAND, Prop. ' Hot and Cold Baths • "' Vfy{. yiyl^he King Edwaird >'----. .' • .f '. . "' v v.. Fernie's Leading. Commercial. Hotel * ., r« -. The'FlnestlHotel in East Kootenay'- J. L. GATES, Prop. '-".y'y .-.:.•, head office;: Toronto '„ {*, 'j^.yyy Capital Authorised ... .$10,000,000.00. .Capital Subscribed ....- $5,575,0067 Capital Paid Up .;.'...$5,575,000? ; Reserve Fund ..".....'..$5,575,OOoX ; D. R.WILKIE; President, ..HON. ROBT JAFFRAY.-yicaipret. v '"], ^BRANCHES IN BRITl'SH COLOMBIA:■'>'?'*'»**■-'-■ Arrowhead,"Cranbrook, Fernie,' Golden, Kamloops, Michel, Moyle, Nelson, "" ,;,;. '* ' vRevelstoke, Vancouver and ^Victoria. ' ' ? ' 7 . • ■' ,'; - '*! '• -y' " savings department,' [ . ,y'-,r, y ,v y,'', ■' Ir.terest allowed on deposits at current rate front date of deposit/' FERNIE BRANCH ' -' GEO. I. B. BELL, Manager ' KENNEDY & MANGAN MANY FEET *, -■- - OR LUMBER •' ;.,,.='. aro wasted when it Is not of. first class quality. 'Knots and knot holds, soft spots,, etc., are 1 of no' ubo, yotn all, havo to, bo paid for Just'tho samo. EVERY FOOT OF ' OUR LUMBER can bo used. Wo select It so- carefully that all "culls" nro removed, leaving; only; first class sorvlcoablo stuff for your ubo. Prnotico real economy by buying your lumbor hero.' OFTIOI and YARD, MoPHEBOON AVK„ OPP. O.N. DKPOT,>IRNIB l,-..-1 ... ♦.. TT.11 If- • . < »«*^i land, tho slock jobber* of the Pari* Bourse- tho Hoyal ITohho of Sweden, nnd tho many other 'pa- trJotw' wlio view with nlnrm tho impending doom thnt thrcntens-to overwhelm Cnnndn should you not follow tho trmly disinterested ndvfee T nm givin<r you," sont, the nudieneo liesido ilself with patriotie.jubi; Intion nt (ho Mt infliction felt that so long m sutli men guide the *.hip of $tato tho "British born'' nro scrtiro from the mnebinalions of tho "haled forcigiicv."! unpnlntnble part bencnth. Pants i nro stubborn things nnd must-bo confronted; Iho fcoonor they aro inve8tigntc.1l the quicker they wilt bo \mderHtood, nnd whrn 1h<-y «rv, «vtry effort given to aolre the {vital proMaiu of daily life. ' G. N. R. i Close connection at Rexford with mainline Trains for Eastern points, Great Northern Trains and those of connection latest steel creations of car, builder's art No change at St. Paul 'Lake route from Diiluth or Chicago via exclusively passenger steamships Free side Trip to Niagara <■ on Eastern Tickets J. S, THOMPSON, Agent, Fernie Phone No.-161 P. O. Box>305 bpticiiil Saturday rate fernie to 'aiko, too, good rrturmnir Monday ,f '• « m « . «nk 1 "•,ov*/nIn.«.nt. chArtcr. Iilcsl location, Mount Royal^vm$m^#*.^>& College dinln* Jiftll aoulpped and" i'urniihJd "the very best. New bulldlnjr. CALCARV, ^ AUOtTA Claties Open Sept. 1911 srt write i'rinelp»l. » . rnur"£ »t Study M«trl«ul«llon. noysl Mllitnry Qo\\tgl Por C'Hlcrifliir nnd Hsrtletitsrt writ* KWllir. ftA. w. for boy*. ST0VES1STOMES! -' Airtights, Coal Burners, Coal '■;.*-'-;;./or Wood Burner's,'.anii;.-'y ' -•"•'' y;y"; ^WtfbcJ Burners » \ t. ;' Ranges and Cook ^y'i -: Ji' M. AGNEW & CO., ELKO rj /j am; '- ' < """, ^1 ' '.V\ 'I ■O, , }| l' 7 'M *M ,..,-"7<l jL i^ l . ^, '"' . J " 'i WANT THE BEST 'I A , ■'''.<'.\„^ AHd Nothing but,tke'Beit-"ln:Freah 7f;£yL and Smoked Meats, <£ Freshy ''an^i-^yy^ lfd».^V\j^fl Smoked F!sh, Dairy Produce. Pou It ry i.^^7> " f - 7 |l .Etc.'_Etc.,*gp.toy-:-'y ' - : -yi7y,yf?yy Jy:y -■A ,7'-rr ^.j^:\ ',--' .7.<v'vi y.yi,. THE 41r MARKET CO. --?,■* >* '- yr . •' - pHoNE 4?' SAM GRAHAM, Manager vy?y: :-*yyy -y,y-y, '.-. y ^ J/, \y-^~>*■:•* jiw '- .-,*'.-■•,.y.*'.-;-..r 'Cy:' ■: o ^Snivl-baiisy^; "'"■ .&: Money; to^ Loan on first7classrBusiv ' ' .'■". 7,>- -,, -'' ■" '••""' 7' ,_-; '. ^ ' '^.j. .-'-'"''. " • ness and ^esi'dent^proj^erfy f ,v.;.\ .14 yElectrlc Lighted, . , yy 7.7 7,., _", Steam Heated . . CENTRALLY LOCATED \. . \- The WalMf Hotel FERNIE7B.C. ( .First Class Accommodation for Travellers 7 . MR8. 8. JENNINGS, PROPRIETRESS Hot'and Cold Water , :L, A. Mills, Manager Food Choppers 1 \ - n that don't chew many 90c to $3.50 J. D. Quail "THE "Universal" Pood Chopper chops ell kinds of food, whether meat or vegetables— raw or cooked -aa coarse or fine as wanted— rapidly i rvr-w nn(^ Does away entirely with the drudgery o'the chopping knife and bowl, Buy the genuine "Universal." GET ONE /' ^d&Jftm^ImM lN,,Ml?Vgo?d business WZVm'wJi] stationeryio advertieii./?.- ^ tj*j ^MUifjietn *Mm&Zm cs> it's not eo muon ins taste of tho man producing the , matter, as tho consldcra- J: tion of what will appeal to tho people he desires to roach. Still, yoMyonr- solf will find a keen, personal satisfaction in using / good paper and printing. *" May we »lw>w. you iamplc« > * / .*.> THE PISTRIOT LEDGER POR GOOD WORK '.*! aV ,,--.,; ,.-,-' .*-- •'.5v-*-.s-S1"'tx"V - , v v?,, . ,-\-"',r- .i1^' THE. DISTRICT.--LEDGER,'..PERNIErB.C..SEPTEMBER 16,1911. *-■ ■ , •_ :,.*'*.. 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'' y' O'Brien; omittedVfrom1.last, week:- *,7,7 ^■'V:,7;Fr6m°"Mlne: Officials;arid- friends— -!;;-'jyThermos Coffeo,Pot;^cbmpleto~e©i';of ^6ytable',cutlery^y- j?\*%a~\. 7>y -.'■" ~-ly; 7'7^Mrs" ChaslO'Brien—Flower andsfrult r fe?) stand A &$\ + .■)$:. /:C< V y\ ;. ■ v . P'-aX r-i-v,; MlssT- lEdltHV; L'arigdon—Silver.. cake yi'i^f-^y^y:,,*-•.--•■-.•::.;, ; , 7vF 7"">. • District Board Member" J M. Smith i"',7 7,anil Mr.Thomas'Francelieft' here' last i*=*'-7 "** Saturday .to'jattenid the'Trades and La- ,bor" Congress' at'.Calgary - 7 -.*?.-. ' . <j Mrs. T.j France and-Mrs. T.. Oakley - were ylsltlng friends in'iMlctiel -last 7 week-end,,,'.-" y ,"-' >v __ -y".",...-^ 1 '. Robt Fairclough has been7 taking In -■"the; sights Jotj- Baynes:Lake. last;", week c'and {returned, with' a few nlce^ducks : .las't"* Saturday."''■'."■*;*'_ 77, '<- 7:;"-5:->7.y ; ,- * Mr,and' Mrs.. Alex, Almond;-(father yand mother' of Mrs. Jos' "Wbrthlngton)' .,; are taking In tho'rslgfitB of- Coai,Creek V this week. ■' ■■ ■•■.,,• '". ''"- -4.,- .■'.''"" .-7,; v. v- :'. ,'A little boy named ErnestfJfedig had '';»the' misfortune to' fall off a'.' packing '■^case/on'-.Tuosday; aiid- .fracture 'his' ,rfjlghtarm;.' ';* •- yy*/'- ""'"' V^'t-v; ;'J^,,LHtle7 Mabei" Mitchell. also' had, her ; ;.;ieg severely crushed'with, a large rock' yi'which'slipped away, from'an old. tree I7,i-y"8tump when she-was playing againstlt I ;,7.y last 'Sunday. * v". *y :_ .';:7 y"/y-"7*.y1.; ;y;; .-tTtils camp'has'^been^ In.the ^throes •lr'\J.'of the election during the past"1 weeki '•? ' ".AL-.m j " ,__ «»*.'..5ln' «--3 "Escort' this.v fellow ; --;7.y! tnever^mlnd'i Teil-Satari'-to give^Mm a- seat.alonOff: On a^red' hot; griddle, near. theVthrbne. But;stay; even;."the'Devil- ca"nJtVstand ._ 77 -'7the"."smeH;y ;y '7-;yyfr;* y 'Of- a; co^icirigyscab' oa "a griddle in-^ "•.-'.„vr,-(as befqre). yiry-.v. '7.,. It.-would 'cause*-a' revolt of'a1 strike,! y.7.-!:-" loibw- ■" V-;--^y yyvy. If I sent you down with the imps below, Sol go, back' toljrour masters "on earth /yyy'and^iy;^"* :7y'^7^'y. 7 That" they, don't even 5jrant,'a.'scabvln ^ ;y • :'in-^Yesf7 ,' *'' v7 / , ^ i ■ - 7 ,r-' 7Pn-.Tue8°?y morning Mr. A^S. Good- 'ciyoyo, Conservative.candidate,"addressed ."77ia;large audience In'the.CluhiHall 'Mr ; v-X! J..."Shanks in- the chair.'' The cha^ //x;1-" 'man-briefly, reviewed the policy"of the 'Conservatives, and also gave a guarantee" that questions j .and/ discussion VWpuld/be allowed after" the. meeting. r The .'.speaker,, (Mr.'. Goodeye). 'gavb ""a report* of his ."stewardship, during'the, f) "ytlnib, he'had beenin the house. _"'Qubt- \v.-lng largely from'Hansard.-" After the ■'" audience; had*listened' attentively "to - .him; for sometime he said he ..would l< answer.,questions, but In. the,manner y"'adopted^ by, the. Conservatives during - this campaign^he'shut his questioners ;; :iip and,evade*d questions.. On 'VVednes- i.''.'!ay afternoon we were visited^ by Dr." '7''King. andMessrs. Fisher and EckBteln" i- 'and.In spite'of.the,Inclemency,of the 7weather, the .room.; was ■ packed. to «"-the door,. Harry' Mlard/of Coal Creek', 0 "being'In the chair. ''Before introducing speakers,; the, chairman. told .the :,: audience ttfoy'^re? feVlIberlj^tb Vbk' . any question; or the^would .allow any '* , of the opposition to occupy tho -plat- i„ -form., Eckstein' led off the meeting, dealing wltn 'the'Compensation',' Act,' ,. .and Emlgratlbn^and'Allen Labor Laws., ,,:, Dr.".KIngthen addressed tho. meeting. • 'Before resuming his seat tho candidate 7 an'Bwerod a number of,questions. -'Mr; , Fisher .then captivated his audience by "... hla forceful arguments, also answering \ questions., ' After this Comrado Gray . , (Socialist)' took the platform and mado a good splol on behalf of the workors. ,r^~. Tho meeting lasted for two and. a half V hours ond groat attention.was given ■ " to all tlio speakers. 1 THE MAN .WITHOUT A "CARD." •'■-1 oiight^to gc^a' good reward ,.' " For nbvor owning a union: "cnrd.". ■ r* J'vo never grumbled, I never struck,- ,. I've never mixed with union truck}' But I must, be going my ,way to win, r > So open, Saint Peter, and lot mo in, - - . Saint Peter sat and stroked his staff, Despite hlfl office, ho hod to laugh. - Then, said ho, with a fiery gleam In his ■ oyo— 7, -'"" *'WHo la tondlng this gato, you or I? "■' l'vo heard of yoi* nnd your glft.of tho (tab, You nro what oh enrthls known as a •scnb!,M Thereupon ho aroso, In his statute tal], And prwiHod n button upon tho wall, * ♦ ♦ ♦:♦ ♦ ♦•♦ ♦;♦ '♦ ♦ ;«►. ♦*y y-""-* : ":y*7-y -... ■.■:♦: ♦... --.-HOSMER,; NOTES.. ♦,* ♦'", -. * By "Krltlk." ..-.'«" ♦ ' *- y^y-';-',- ' (.,,.- ' ■' .♦ ♦.♦'♦ '"•»:♦ ^C* ♦ ♦^ ♦ ♦ ♦, " Dr-^Kay'" drove (oJFernie Saturday -' 'Miss Agnes7Gburlay left on-Monday Jtr'7;Vancouver, afterwards she.will" go to Seattle,-.where"ishe',wlli-attend the academy'*of music there. . ;'.■■ '".' ■ -• :'..., ', - .... ,-■■> ■-■.- -; '< : •;>. Work j on, the- new ■ C.' P.. R. station is' being" rushed along,"- the basement being now complete, and It Is expected 'that'-jit-wlll J>e' fit '-for'occupation? by November. ■;-* •<■ ■""'•.' :ry ', -;='-.-. " , > MrB* Collins,'-of "the Alberta Hotel^ Pincher Station, is ylsitliig her parents her 'this 'week V'' ■' ■' ■ ■ ''s* ■ - ' •" ";;')Mr'aha-M,rs Frank Labelle entertaln-. ~ed a number of friends on" Sunday at the baptism' of their ilttle, son. <• Rev Father Jeune performed the "ceremony, .and a sumptious dinner.was partaken of and a pleasant afternoon spent ' - :- . Rev Father' McNeil,' of Mission.CItyr has been appointed as; "parish, priest of Hosmer and; Is expected to - arrive anyvday. ''-*.y; y>/'='-y', •Mr and' Mrs;-Stbckett "and Mr and Mrs Wilson, Mr and Mrs. Kelly, Messrs Tom Stockett," Marx. and" Drummond spent Sunday ln,Elko.7y J -,' ' ,-_ ., Dr andi-Mrs., Asselstlne-drove over from (Fernie' and! paid . a .visit; to . the hospital'on Sunday., *,', "7y '-Born—To, Mr' and'.-Mrs.^Slinn, ,'on. Sunday,: Sept; 10th,' a Boni y y"' ', -VjDr'and Mrs\Anders6ni"-of; Fernie, visited- Mr arid Mrs Kendal 'on ^Sunday and,Mondayrf>"' •' •-"''*,'" .'"v'7 ■ -"' ^-Mr. Wright - sold >• his .house and lot ^♦^ ♦ ♦ ♦* ♦♦'^"'♦"^♦.'♦•♦; .♦:*.*- -., CORBIN*NOTES'^y^f* .♦,; "*' . By-Warbler-'yy^^y-:'^ .♦•" V- ;--' ,7y Vs-^O:^-'* ♦ ;<►♦"♦,♦ ♦,♦♦"♦-♦•♦ "♦♦ /•The departure of-George {'ir'Martin for, parts unknownis cause for) general regret. 7May good 'luck "attend hlni wherever he goes'.'-;.'' There was a-large crowd, including ladies, at7the; depot to' wish"him""gbod-bye,;,but for, future occasion would suggest .that the.ladiea supply.themselve)svbefore hand- with • a plentiful 'supply;'of weep' wlpersV.y *" - Ijt. is: indeed-: remarkable-' that'.some' would-be gambler's fall- to- payl, their debts,'as It "prevents some'men from drinking on ' Saturday',,,'nights.. 7. ";- '.'The game season now" being open", some of-bur. local- NImfods noted for their, bravery started out for several days sport, but we cannot regard them this time tb have shown 'themselves In a? very : good light, as 'they., had /to use candles, ln .order to reach - their, slumber robes before day light. Try again, boys, but take'more tallows next time.-,.' ,,y y ■-,y 7y y,, ' .If you don'tTwlsh to be' a ''wali-flow;. er"' bring,along-your' partner to.f.the weekly dance. -•*>','. ;., ,'y. ,".'y--'^,«->'" We have been asked Why. were* the, strikers ^ln Great "Britain ,' victorious"? Perhaps, one,, reason for-their success was-;the"Immigration'of7the backslid^ ero "arid soreheads to C—— , "* (Continued, fron? page 1) -' "Has Nol" any one seen Kelly?" No! '•Bo!" Who says Wje-mean that'we have.riot,some of the handiest inen in),Canada up .here?^ Bricklayers and,,„lampirien' "are rushing carpentry to a finish'.before the snow flies. ,yRock picker's on the athletic grounds are' not' much* In evidence" lately. 7What's;the,matter?,. When'will the grounds, be] ready for,- the ^coming sports?7'7;-. Echo .answers, When? .Probably, some of the,boys will be surprised .'to learn that Jim Sharp, of Michel, has, arrived'here and is flre- bosslng. y.-';". I- ',«.'. '/ ' •. Take a tumble an<j get'next|-Sam. Prefach riot what-you practise, but practise what you preach. • '. ' E; J. Roberts >. was on a tour of Inspection this week and seemed to be ffeU." pleased- with :.thlrigs, generally, ''," Berinie Lewis ls another of those that we anr'sorry to see leave our midst. The. ladies will" miss - him. but .cheer from Hansard, ,7 and .metaphorically 'smiting Mr; A. J. Fishei\hip an^ thigh, and from head to* foot, he gave place to the Hon> Richard;-who was. billed "to discuss" 'Reciprocity'-; in its' national aspect, He touched .'upon the scandals of the.Laurler reglirie with which" most of the reading public are! familiar,, referred'to, the straits'1 of desperation to \vhlch the Premier of- Canada was reduced, that one of'his arguments;.when visiting his -„Qld haunts, was that he still retained; his old family pew,' this was mentioned as an Instance of the recognition that'Sir .Wilfrid had lost that confident sense of victory iri the present struggle^that has characterized bis, previous" attitude prior to an election. He- then regaled the audience, with some-flag waving rhetoric, but In making some reference to British-', f airplay there-was considerable" division of opinionv,very audibly,yexpressed "by several .members of the audience charging .the Conservatives with'*-failure- to - practise, what' they preach.) ,,;s. -7 y y. .'y "- , ',-The.'winding up of the speech was an'.appeal to the electorate "with a plentiful sprinkling of soft soap to "the Socialists to,Vote for Mr.^Goodeve on the 21st7a"nd by so doing' show their dissatisfaction ,wItho the" policy of Reciprocity.;-which was the "seed from which annexation" would sprout. " Below are'the'questions that "were handed up,to; the chairman: W. R. RossyWho) was responsible for sending te'special police to Coal Creek? -The"-"Attorney General's Department having1 disclaimed responsibility Is "It "customary to allow subordinates .power'to'increase their forces without, first "consulting their superiors?" Docs not^the fact that when the' Provincial Chief Constable "came and,found,\that4 there, was' no justifiable cause, for., the-presence »of r- the specials'prbve^by-their removal, that someone hadrblundered? The question is.-WHO WAS THAT SOMEONE? tax'bri"7the staples'of life. 7 What had Mr.-'Goodeve.to say in reply to this£7 See*'reply. 7'- .**7 '' '.■iThe" Premier—Has .the Premier any knowledge- regarding the -drafting' of troops frbrii Regiriatb.Lethbridge, Cal- ' -gary and^,'other' points along the Crow's Nest Pass?'-"Is. he aware that statements - have .been, made' ln the press-that a detachment of the R.,N. W." M.r P men ,have been* senf to the coast to femain'-for" the winter but in the event of hot'being" called into-requisition that they'will return to Re- glna?—Not- even considered. " *- ■'" -. WHY NOT TAKE THE ' , " ' ",""> BEST OF SOCIALISM? j Imperfect Kidney Action Cauiei Rheumatiim • Rbeumatiim with it* kindred ailments —'Lumbago, Wry Neck, Neuralgia, etc., usually remits -.from lodgments of urle acid In the joints and muscles. % Now the chief function of the kidneys Is to properly filter this poison from tlie blood,„ . Only when tliey fall to do this Is Rheumatiim probable. Kidney weakness starts In various ways. A sudden chill, after perspiring freely, sometimes settles in the kidneys —or an unusual strain may cause it. „ Poisons which should be filtered out of the system are pumped back into the blood, causing Uric Acid, tbe real cause of Rheumatism, Lumbago, Wry Neck, Neuralgia, etc, ... In the early stages Nyal's Stone Root Compound wul stop it. Will start your Vidneys worldnv woo* erty to that tbe Uric Add u reabsorbed W)3 cllmbak-d. - Away goes your Rheumatiim with tt, Perhaps these early warning twinges bare passed unbtedra, tad yottr Rheumatism has become deep seated. Muscles ell snarled up In knots as it northybf^he~creektia^t^WTOlr^.The" -new'owner js Mr, Ernie" Cox.- ;""":',' ,. >On.' Monday' evening Dr .Klngy; :of Cranbrook, Liberal candidate, arid Mr Eckstein' arid Mr - Fisher,, of, Fernie, gave Jt^ljJi* viows rori"jE*:ec^rp(:ity' Mr Marlatt acted' as "chairman* and the hall was filled to its utmost-capacity with' almost enthusiastic audience-1^ ail. Liberals! About thirty, ladles ".assisted. on ,thl8 occasion, and judging from the, comments on tho arguments of Dr King'and his colleagues, he has many warm supporters ln Hosmer (y '• On TiieBday two. of the|bbllers wero steamed up to take the, new hoUt up to B Level where it Is being ln- satlled and tho old hoist taken down! On TtsoBday at" four" o'clock Premier McBrldo,' Mr. Goodeve (Conservative acndldnte), andMr, Ross, of Fornlo, spoko to. a very largo audience In tho opora houBOon thb merits of tho Conservative party, arid_ tho bad effects which reciprocity would havo on' Canada, Thoro woro about,40 JadloB present, and while wo,nil pioatly.ndmlrbd tho able speakers, wo were not convinced. Mr, Dunbar acted as chair-' man on this occasion, - If tho Conservative party lis as cruel and hoartlosn as somo of Us alleged supporters, who drovo to" Fornlo on TuoHdny ovonlng'woro, thoy ought not to havo tho,support of tho pooplo,"Tho party who drovo' to Fornio, wbb Mr. Robert Gourlay, Mr. Morgan, and nn individual conspicuous for his rum jiobo, This party'oyortook ri lady driving with a Bmnll boy. As tlio lady-was unable to turn owing.tq.tlio narrownoBS of, that part, of tho road (botweon Camp No, 3 and town), thoy collided, with tlio result (hat a whool was broko on tlio buggy and tho horso put clean ovor a log into, tlio dltoli. Tho party then cnimly drovo on, leaving tlio lady nnd tho child 10 got along as best thoy could, Thb ditch at tho top of tho mountain nbovo 11 Level is completed, and wator was turned in on Tuesday. TIiIb ditch Joins two crooks, thus giving a groator supply of wator to tho town. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT AND RESCUE WORK Then joull need Nysl's Rbiuaatlc Cure, '•• , \ - Ask year own druggist about these remedies. ' , Bis opinion ii worth while. Por 8nto in Formo nnd Otiarantood by N. B. 8UDDABV Roaders may noto tho following no part of tho amended Mines Bills (1) Where provision bos been mado In pursuance of regulations under this Act, or uniivr any order which has «Hect at If made under this Act, for tbe formation of training,of a rttvao brigade, any Occident c»,usod to a workman era- ployod In or about 'a mlno who Is wnh t)» consent ol bis employer being trained as a member of tbe rescuo brigade, arising out of and tn tbo counifl of his training, shall, for tho purposes or the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1006, bo deemed to arise out of and in the <Murw of lilt ^mploymwf. In' tho mlno. (2) Any workmen on,- g'aecil In auj- rescue work or ambulance work at a mine shall, for the purpose of tho Workmen's Compe»«*- tion Art, 16M, bo deemed* whllo so en- gaged to bo employed hy the owner of \h« min*.-—Sdwane *nd Art of Mi»- toff- . up^oI3:-manr"there;iire-lotH~of~iiBh7iff the sea. *''" •'■ " .,•.',".',,, Jlm.Sverla has'opened up a" pool room and(l ls doing excellent -business among the boys. ,'•_•' - The hay crop here is a. bumper one, John Krl^anski, the noted ElkValley rancher, has returned from vlBlting his stock; '', 7' ' ,; .;" • Billie and. Mattle went out .hunting bnV day,; and, like th© cat they ..came back. •' > They, might have'killed an elk, "but the impolite animal took to Its heels* at a apeed that defied pursuit. ' • " "* ■ ' Our faithful watchdog is still bn dutj* :and constantly.-, practising with his voice. ' . - Mrs. H. Allen's business la progressing splendidly, What's the, matter with the Pioneer? The discoloration that encircled tho optic' of a certain well-known resident has disappeared, bo wo may naturally expect that lie wilt bo soon taking an- bthor trip out.' ' ,, Would call tho nttention of all out-, ejders to thb fact that tho Government Is still 10 miles from hero. PaBto this In your* lint, and don't bo misled. -What a snap somo pooplo do havol How would you like tho position of nhotltghtoY, or ntraw boss on tho now; road on tho big showing? Drnco up', Jack, or Jack up Draco, olthor way it' doos not matter 1 B, Stewart, of Fornio, (s acting pit hoflB, Wo wish blm bucccbs! John Twigg, secretary of tho Local mado a fow days trip out of camp'but came back again to tho disappointment of several. No reports having hail a good tlmo with tho outsldo boys who aro standing firmly by tholr organization. .Talk about pel-l'ln*. why, lav/Us a miiBHyt Wo hiivo a man boo My Jimmy who :io', only has a rcoipl breaker bb a tongue twlrlor, but talks so convincingly thnt lo actually 10' llovos what ho Rpoutn to bo true' Yoii may hnvo D'ck Dond-Byo, but our Dick Ib not dead by n long shot, and wo nro glad to loam that ho is Improving rapidly. W. Sproulo has gono out of town of town for a fow days ond will probably got, treated for his complaint whllo away. I'Blrds of foathor flock, togothor" Is an old saying, but,true lust the name ns thoy enn lie soon hero ntithtlv *nth- ored In groups horo nnd thoro. Fernie Dairy FRESH MILK delivered to" all parts of the town Sanders & Verhaest Brothers. " " Proprietors t 1 i>. CARD OF THANKS , Wo, to whom' has boon delegated tho collating of subscriptions on behalf of Mrs James 8mlth, who Is left a widow with a lalrgo family, owing to her .husband's untimely death by drowning, take this opportunity of thanking each and every ono that lias contributed so generously for tho benefit of the strick on on*?, HERT PAnBONfl ANDREW LBE3. BORN To Mr and Mrs. R.'fl. Phllflpa, a t*«jridfjg boy. Mother and child pro- ^=HeeTspeecir"rorTrepiy. Mr. Rbss-r-Wlll Mr. W. R Ross, who In'his evidence'given at Victoria in the recent suit brought because of InfractlorisTof the law regarding the lntroductIon:6f allenjabor into- Canada stated that the .present Provincial Go; vernment always looked to the Interest of tbe workingman explain how he reconciles such' declarations with his action -. in * depriving the . men" whose dependents are" outside this province from participation in the' Compensation Award '• In case the breadwinner Is killed while at work? ' Owing to tho policy adopted with regard to immigration of-painting In rosy colors the opportunities for wago-wbrkers' ln Canada many mon have loft their homes In,the old land and thon when disaster overcoriios therii tholr wives and loved ones are thus fobbed of thb meagre compensation of $1500 by tho .reading Into tho statutes certain words.- How "do those acta'and platform; lahguago "liorinonlzb?" — See how Robs dealt with it ln his. remarks, Mr. Goodovo—Will Mr. Goodovo, If ro-olected, favor legislation making It a misdemeanor subject to- a pcnnlty for non-compllonco- If 'strikebreaker!? aro engaged without first bolng Informed "of tho fact that thoro Ib a strike on in'tho locality to whloh thoy havo boon hired to go to?—Not dealt with at all, Mr. Qoodovo—Has Mr, Goodovo any farther' Information regarding tho Taylor (Leeds) incident? Ho (Mr. Goodovo) utnloB that It wns W. L. Mackenzie King who mndo tho slnlo; ment that "tho minors should bo driven to work at' tho point of tho bayonot, whore-as Llborol supporters avor that this statement was contained In n letter that Mr. Geo, Taylor (Leeds).sent to tho Minister of Lnbor, Doob Mr. Goodovo know what tho contents of tho lottor alluded to constat of?—Soo spoooh for reply. Mr. Goodovo—Do you bollovo Hint labor power In a commodity subjnet to tho samo laws that govorn other commodities7 ' If you do how enn Reciprocity or Antl-ltoclproelty bo of any,value to the working-class? If you' do not so rosard ,labor,, powor, what la It If not a commodity?— Dodged it, Mr. Goodeve—In tho event of the Conservntlvo Pnrfv obtaining tho rfllns of government would Mr. Goodovo bo In favor of taking the samo stand that ho stated at tho Inst "mooting held In Fornlo was taken by the. Minister of Labor when the report of* the Conciliation Bosri was brought In? That Is It say allow tho men and the employers to fight It out between cnem. If not, then what rourso would he doom tho bent to be pursued?--Don't know,, Mr. Goodeve—Does Mr Goodeve hold v/lth Ma colloaftuo, Mr. Geo. Taylor (Leeds), that iv permanent commission uluiuld be apiiulutud wliuuu u*iud should Im binding1 on both parties, snd It would ht> Illegal to bare any strike, or lock-out?—Wouldn't eonftnlt blmneir Ttie tuMKirUfjr r»f tbe Reciprocity Some few years ago qulto a* stir was created ln London (Eng.) by tho proposed procession through the streets of that city of Roman Catholics carrying the' Blessed Sacrament or. Host. And as a result'- of much, newspaper correspondence and,discussions in the House of Commons,1,many things were said both offensive-and defensive of Roman Catholicism. One, West of England'baronet (arid millionaire), was particularly vitriolic/in his attack upon Catholics and even went so far as to say that such worship was idolatrous and'consequently all who Indulged In- same were, according to Scripture, In "danger of hell fife." , Naturally, such ;a .remark was not allowed to pass unchallenged, and one very, pertinent question put the noble baronet was "Surely, because you, sir, have the misfortune to. be, rich, you would.indeed consider Catholics uncharitable if they suggested that- your chances of " a hereafter were , as remote as those.of a camel passing thro* the eye ofia.needle'r: - This, the" barorist considered most Iu7 .solent." . But it' Is. invariably so with people who attempt by means of Biblical phrases "to condemn the actions of others:,- ' ■ ?•'' . , ' » '■ Now* my friends," there cannot be a-heaven.for the rich man-and a heaven for the poor, even-though the former,, build many churches and says many prayers.,, y, .-,, , ■ Death respects neither person "nor property—but,-is. the greatest leveller of- "all;, things,5 this. you grant me. ' "How then , can any church be < a respectei" of persons—how can^she stop ^oTeonsider~^hetherthen'ich"~manJ*by [virtue bf his charity is more fitted for heaven;thart"the poor man? How, in the:,name bf> holy charity, can she recognize .the. rich ■ man, whom she knows to be' robbing the poor Worker? Because" It'.' lsVthe ,* law—because the governriierityallows„It? -Yes!' v Unfortunately ' such' Is often the answer. / Now, < Catholics must, and do, con-, demn Socialists when they attempt to teach anything ln tbe shape of animal- Ism, Individualism, or any other "Ism" that trespasses upon what we consider to be.a, truly .Christian conception of morality. • No Catholic can grant Socialists such a right. - But my-friend, you have an'apple, and, that' apple may bo bruised In parts, or tbo skin, may not bo palatable, and If you nro hungry and want tho fruit you.will not throw.lt away, no, you will romovo those parts that aro bad, and eat those parts that aro good nnd wholesome, -And, for my part, tho same with Socialism. Thoro havo boon many, tenchors of Socialism, some having right Ideas and somo having wrong, but their prlnclplo has not boon bad. The bn'slc foundation of their Ideas havo not boon wrong, but llko thb apple they may have como Into contact with Ideas that aro not wliolo- somo In our opinion, and that will not mako for the bottermont of mankind, Thon why, cannot wo tako thoso ports of .Soclullsm that are good, and rojoct thoso parts Hint wo connldor injurious? Since the beginning of tlmo thorn hnvo been schisms nnd Iioi'obIob in every religion, in every accepted doctrine; nnd is Socialism to bo exempt from such? MoHt rortnlnly not, nnd no ronsonnblo Soclnllst bollovos that Socialism as preached to day Is tho beginning nnd end of that doctrine, Then, friend, why not tako nnd hold those pnrlH of HoclallHn'ftlmt nppcnl to your Immunity, Hiobo pnrts which your church and your own conception of human Justice Impo! you to nc- eopt? No SoclnllBt enn compel you to nerept whnt you do not wnnt, uolth. or can ho deny you what you do \ynnt of his doctrlno, Tho Catholic church Ih n law abiding Institution so long nn her spiritual rights nnd her doctrlno of wlint constitutes morality Is not nt- tiickwl, but woro tlio proflont government elm need to-morrow and n Social- Ut government, by moans of taxation compel tho capitalist to repny to suffering humanity n portion > of thia winch tt is continually robbing God's poor by means of tho llci-ntic granted It by our present syatem bf Society, surely God's church would bo the NiU to welcome «uch a grout ntul wj1j]<i t'ttori tor ihe tijilitilng oi wmri- kind? And bocnuso l bolleve this I am—A CATHOLIC. i' P. If. N. KING'S HOTEL Bar supplied with the best Wines, Liquors and Cigars , , DINING ROOM IN CONNECTION W. MIllS,: ■ - ,-: ; Prop Colemain W. H:Murr Prop. W. A. INGRAM, T. W. 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The American bituminous miner Has more significant is* that less than one- operating" for'cerconsistefl of more than ractlcally disanneared.7, He'has EOne. tenth* Of tha""fnr<Rism hnrn mine wni*k- 20.000""irien:" T it .ti*^-- 'tlm-o' »;.. ri„o( practically disappeared,';. jHe'has gone, . At - the ■" time the .first ^ .« „ ,-—,-r — «.---, tenth of the.foreign born mine work- —,..v ——v....«.*.m^ mm, uio.tusi and along with him have largely, van- ^rs were English", Irish, Scotch, Ger- mines^were!opened.the 'country/was ished the English, Irish/Scotch, Ger- man or .Welsh, 'or-of.other t-acea^ef practically;*^ older , immigration.-- • 'The' great ma- local labor suppiyupon'whicb to'draw' bam anri oacfAtm Oil , tlw*. /ittiA,. T.an.1 »--+l.^» " A mjt.*1..<.n» ■ mans, and Welsh—hts working compan- They are representatives of many parents. They are representatives of j" many alien races and almost all of i-them w$re born in ,the countries' of southern' and eastern Europe. ■ ~ ' , This disappearance of the American miner has not been without dramatic interest. As a matter of fact,. It has been a-gradual displacement extending over forty years of severe racial conflict and competition. The first scene was laid in western Pennsylvania-l in 1870.. , The curtain is at present des- , cehding on the denouement in tbe bltu- minuous areas of Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Colorado. The whole * drama typifies the effect of recent immigration upon America's leading industries and their employes. ' This story which has recently been developed by the investigations of the U. S. Immigration Commission is of Interest *' both to the coal operators and to the student of labor conditions. . ; 7 Pennsylvania. — In the year 1870 'Americans or older immigrants,' consisting of English, Irish, Scotch and Welsh who, had previously settled in . western Pennsylvania were exclusively employed in the' Pennsylvania^ bituminous' mines. ' The" remarkable- increase in mining operations during the next forty years rendered necessary a remarkable increase in the operating * forces of*the mines; the total number ■' of bituminous workers in 1907 being 13,000, in round numbers ,as contrast- 7 ed with Ie.000 in 1870, an increase for the period of more than 1,000 per cent. It was because of the Impossibility' of -1 recruiting this large labor .supply from 'native stock, and. from' immigrants from Great Britain, and northern,Europe, "that the members of races of '.southern and eastern Europe were glv ' en 'employment. , During the decade J1870. to , 1880," the; demand^ for' labor growing out" of*the opening of new mines was principally met by\the'em- - pldymeht of "Americans' or English, Irish, Scotch, Welsh,, German arid „ Swedish immigrants. . By the year 1885, however," the available supply of native labor had been largely utilized. n.n*_On.U i. irnni, rr r. s mn, . m.n *.' ^.UMlUU^u-flUlUlg.UU aln and-northern Europe still continued to arrive In search of employment, tljeir numbers were almost entirely in that'others wero procured. A few and the south, there were few min years later, as the depletion of tho Ing employes who were not native :e of labor supply began to bo strongly felt, considerable nunv bors of Poles and Magyars, together a remarkable growth of tho bltumln with a few Croa,Hons and Italians, wero added to tho operating forces. By the year 1890 the movement of the southern and eastern Europeans to tho Industry had gained bucH headway that immigrants of this class constituted nbout one-fourth of the total number of employes. On the other hand, first and second generation minors of English, Irish, Scotch, Welsh, Gorman and other northern European races composed moro than one-half, ond tho nntlvo Am- orlcanB nbout one-fifth of the total nunc bcr of mlno workers. During tho noxt " twenty years tho representatives of rncos from Groat Britain and northern Europe, as woll as tho Americans cons- od entering tho mines, and persons of tho samo rnclnl groups who hod previously been employed migrated io tlio mlddlo west or southwout, or engaged In other lines'of work, because of labor dlBputos and dissnllsfiu'tlnn with conditions ln PoniiBylvanla, At tbo samo tlmo Slovaks, Polos, Magyars north nnd south Italians, Croat inns, Bulgarians, Armenians and SorviaiiH, nnd other Immigrants from tho south nnd oast of Europo nnd from Asia, entered western Pennsylvania, in larcr« ond constantly increasing numbers, co tnko tlio positions mndo vacant by the dopnrturo of tlio early omployoB, nnd to fill tho places In tho mines which tlio expansion of tho Industry croatoil. Of tho total numbor nf employes In " Iho bituminous mlnon of Poiiftnlyvanln in 1909, only nbout one-sixth wore native-born Amorlcnns, nnd onotcnth tho second generation of older Immigrants or nntlvo born of foreign fathor. On the other hand, moro thnn.throofourtha woro of foreign birth. WImt la oven abandoned the industry, but "'those' from Great Britain and northern-Europe had done likewise. The great proportion of both,classes had'been attracted "to the coal fields -of the middle west or had sought employment Ir. occupations other "than mining. ' „The South.—The development of bituminous mining In the southern state's did not enter upon its present scale until after "the" year 1890, In that y<>nr West'Virginla and Alabama, .ne two leading coal-producln?~states cf the south produced only 11,000,000 short tons of ..coal'and employed scarcely more than 16,000- mine workers." < By the way of contrast, iri 1907 the same two states hnd an-Laggregate output of 62;000,00*0 short tons of con1, and.'a combined operating force, oi moro than 80,000 men. • Native writes and negroes, - together with -Englisu,' German, Irish, Scotch and,Welsh, were used to develop tbe coal resources ,"of West Virginia and Alabama up to 1890, when immigration from northern Europe and Great Britain came to a stop, and an influx of southern and. eastern Europeans began. - v , Slovak's," Pole£ French, Croatians, -Russians, Magyars'! and north and "south'Italians, entered the mines in constantly-growing numbers. • During the same period there was a counter movement, especially, In West .Virginia, .similar to that in progress in Pennsylvania.' As the' recent immigrant mine..workers" increased In numbers, the natives and older immigrants left^the industry or'migrated to the coal^ fields of the middle 'west and southwest . In Alabama and West Virginia at the present time seventenths of the- mine workers are native.born, this high percentage In comparison with other localities, being principally, due to the presence of the native'negroes in large numbers', especially'in the Alabama mines, a.'con- slderable ' proportion of" those'*Jin .the latter state being convicts. '-yW the case of the Virginia coal fields; which were not extensively developed until after"1900, native whites and negroes ■were-at^flrst^empIoye"dr"butraTter~this source of supply, was .exhausted, recourse was had to recent Immigrants. The majority of Virginia mine employ adequate to satisfy the growing need es at present consist otdrepresenlatives " "' "of southern -and eastern, European of the industry. This class of Immigrant labor, by 1890 practically ceased races. i.'On.the other hand, in Ken coming. In 1881, ,at a time when it tucky and Tennessee, the mines have was impossible to secure other labor, a few Slovaks were given employment whites and negroes by some of the Pennsylvania coalop- , ...... ^umoova, lI1D IIJ1UCB llllvo fold- In the first place, the American been exclusively ' operated .by native mIn€rs originally, employed, together '-hltes and negroes. ' 7 -wJtn tuo early Immigrant employes >-j bwiuv ui »™ jujiiunjivaum uuai.uir . The Middle West, — In the middle ^rom Scotland, Ireland, England, Wal- erators.snnd were found so satisfactory west prior to 1890,'ns In Pennsylvania es nnd, Germany, have entirely abond- *v.«f ^tw,, „,,»..„ »«-»-< a f— „„.. *i 1,. x,— .:..... . " . ^ oned'the industry, or, in the second , n.o u^iuLiuu ui ijiu m6 u.iijfiujco whu w«re not native P'ace» those that remain have grndu- former source of labor supply began Americans, or membors of races from ally retroat€d ^estward before the in- ,.,. ,'.,._-,., Groat Britain or'Germany. Thero was CI'€aslnff pressure of competition of-the races from southern and, eastern Europe, and are nt .present making .'a final stand in tho coal-producing area's of Kansas, .Oklahoma, Now Mexico and Colorado. "The only localities iri which tlio American coal miner still When troubled with fall rashes,cczema.or any skin disease apply Zam-Buk! SatptUlnihow quUMy (t «aic» Ih* (martin* nnd illnfin*I Alio curei cuti, burnt, aerat and »ll«i, 2am>BukiiMadefr<>«purfth«r. bal •M«^c«i, Noanlnalfakt-no satsaral poItoBi. riaailbaaltrl ous , coal industry during tho period of 1870 to 1890 in' Ohio, Indiana nnd Illinois, but tho necessary labor to operate tho mines "was supplied by natives and,by British and northern .European Immigrants, and only a fow southern and eastern Europeans, principally Lithuanians1 and north Italians, entered the conl fields." After ,LS!)0, tho dovelopmeht of tho conlproducing area wns rapid and extensive. As n consequence, Lithuanians, north and south Italians, Poles, Frbnch-Belglntis, nnd other races of rocont Immigration enmo to' tho coal flojds ln search of work. Tho Amorlcnns, together with tho older ImmtgrnntB from Great Brit- nni nnd northern Europo, howovor, ns hns.nlrondy boon soon, loft tho West Virginian nnd Pennsylvania fields nf- tor 1800, nnd It wns thoso minors who mainly supplied tho demand for nihil- tlonnl lnbor lii Ohio," Indlnnn nnd Illinois up. to ,1900. During the paat ton years tho sltuntlon has radically chang- od. Tho southern nnd' eastern Vav roponns hnvo socurod employment <n tho mines of tbo middle west In largo numbers, whllo tho rnrcs of older Immigration nnd Iho Amorlcnns havo coftsod to enter tho mines and hnvo migrated to tho souih-wost, or bnvo loft tho industry entirely. As n mat- tor of fact, nn onrly ns 1805, tho Am- orienn minors stronsly felt tbo pro* Biiro of tho competition of tho rncof from tlio south nnd enst of Europe, nnd bognn to movo wontwnrd to Olila- homn nnd Knnnns In sonreh of bettor working conditions, or to lenvo tho initios to ongngo In other pursuit*. Tholr sons, togother with tho first nnd second genornllon of tho Etiglluh Gorman, Scotch and Irish, havo follow- od tholr oxnmplo. At tho present urno only nbout two-fifths of tho mln< iUh *sun>iu)V6 ui\th\) mdliiio wt-Hi are of native birth, and only tlirco-teiuhs na- tlw born Americans of native* fatbeu, Tho omploycN of foreign birth are com. posed of thirty-four rows, tho leading un*-* vn,in« inn Hoti tun inns jinn Mornv- lnns|i Cronllnns, north nnd south Itnl- Inns, Lithuanians, Magyars, Polos, rttiHRinns and Slovaks. Tlio Southwest nnd Wost—Tho do- vclopmont of tho coal fields of th* so»fh-wf»«if mm* af a Jntnr ffnf/s than tho expanilon in tho mlddlo west and P*nn*yjvftnto, The method employ cd to tiocuro operating force* wero also imIq.UA as cotispsred with other sections. Minos wero at first opwinl on a commercial basis in Kansas ami Oklahoma ataat IlfO. TV«T<3MnM>at was rapM snd InfWlT th* snnn/irofff. put was 10,000,000 abort (Ms, and tb* from Pennsylvania, West yifglnia.ahd the 'middle west ^to the mines of ^the southwest... Among these 'pioneers, Americans, ^English, Irish and. Scotch predominated, although" there" were "a few lopresentatives-of the German, Polish, Roumanian, French and Croat- iffn races. As the recent immigrants continued to^increase in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the, middle' west: a considerable, proportion of the na-. tive and older Immigrants,.as already pointed out, moved-to the southwest. The*-rapid increase* of the "Americans and ,;tho'-Britlsh and northern European immigrant mine workers«contlnu- ed - in' Oklahoma up ot 1890, and- in Kanras to 1895, the migration to. the Oklahoma, coal localities '-.ceasing at an earlier'.date than to th'isa.in Kansas, for' the. reason * that' the. greater proportion of Americans" and older Immigrants'."moved to Kansas 'fields in 1890. After, 1895 the races^ from the south and of Europe began entering the mines of both states'in large numbers,- tbe greater proportion of 1'the new-- arrivals coming" from abroad On "the other'=hand,- the Americans-, English.^Irish,- Scotch,"and Welsh,riot only sought wort .in the mines of, the southwest hr diminished numbers, but those who,were already employed began- gradually'to migrate to" the' newly' developed • coal . properties of tTexas, New Mexico and. Colorado. Others " entered -"the lead and zinc mines "of/Missouri";, arid a, few/sought work in, various localities in* the west. .'»At a result, the"'number of mining employes in' the southwest belonging to races'of easterri-and, southern Europe has rapidly increased during the past twenty years, this:supply of, labor being used to ta'ke,the places of the ria^ ties and older immigrants from Great Britain and northern Europe who left Oklahoma and Kansas. At the present time,'-three-fifths of the' mine work ers7 in Kansas!, and/Oklahoma are of "foreig'nHbirth; arid, of the total number of foreigh^bdrh coal -miners, seven-tenths are'bf southern and eastern Eu- mndJ LTi»aJlin.^Ann #A,...,-L -..'-~ 1 _- erlcans. "'"** y — ' Tlie-general effect of the extraor- dinary^development of our bituminous coal" resources during the past forty years,- therefore, from tho standpoint of the operating forces, has been two areas of Tennessee, Kentucky, and facilities for taking baths, thoso foclll ties should bo provided at tlio mlno pny bnlf tho cost ot tho ucoommodn tion nnd facilities Mr Lawronc« lng tnkon thnt tho provision bo op orntlvo if two-thirds of Iho mon aro I favor, twenty-ono voted In favor ar. seventeen ngninst—lloynolds TAFT AND "THE PARTI NO OF THE WAY." ,.--^-. In a way which, to riiy, mind,*.was .conclusive, but-ImIght,go a'.little,farther and^lritfout'.tb you that'iri th« East? era .7provinces;.,they'• are''exporters 0-;of theM^tbirig^^hlie.h^^iri'i^ vlnce of B.'.C.^ fax frpm^eing exporters 3?e-w;im^rtOTsy,"We_,"ai^Tbn*irduV °ferent7bas^senurely7'ln7tire East^tfiey Want marketsfbr"their?products';'Jwhlle he^o,",'bri thefother.'liand, 'we-.areT:de^ pendent" upon ^outsidereburces W' our supplies./- Now^Pjfemier .McBrIde;rwas also l'h%re"yaBtf,nightii',ahd"' when! speak- *«-* ' * A1*" f*-. *** j.^ J' ->** \j£ *- - s" *■* t> "" •j.'v*'*' :Sj6hn barber,-d.d.s., libs*.," "7;5>7 ;dentist7 .w ^""CRossTk?'^'-"-^ ,*:*• \y. S-,Uno> (Continued from page-3) ,-„/'.., where they Import^hese- things,; Is jLl-L' thatvnot perfectly'.'clear? 'I say>if rr.* »x™« «••«. ' ;, , .•''-." J'ou want ,to;:ffndv the "saving to eacli1 for some of-the.smaller.„IuxurIes.- 1 , j, ,, . *•<■ - . ., .; .. K - ,'->,. ■ °. - individualvyou must divide that-aum venture to say .that tho ladles present, wnlch" amounts^nfround numbers to everyone 'of, them, .will agree with" me somethlng-,llke4%-million; dollars; not 'when'Ll^make that "claim.- Thejadles by "eight1*million!.people," but;by,the are„ the chancellors of the "exchequers 400 thousand/that, form the population and'they; have to see that'-jUJe-'ydqUar °f British .Columbia,, and the'few thou- goes the longest "way,"'and.""they,know sand more/in the'Pa'rlrle. provinces, that/under the present condition bf„af- fs that not^a fact? *"' 'Do that7and*you fairs'It-does not'go as,far aVlt{bught will see the'eriWmous'reductlon' which to do.' ..I understand from'the'reports wlirbe^br'o'ugh't-abbut. i'/ " -: ,'* » of-Mr. Goodeve's1 speeches on .other ,Nowr-I .don't lmow.;that anyone wili experience "^t/the" people are giving their .serious attention .to this feature of.(rtie *ag^m"ent;/they are' looldng ^P'"..11. *°r, ".themselves,. and if they agree with us that a great saving "will be made in this respect,-,then they.are' not-'gouig to;vbte;against their own ii- terests. I simply'* for "the. privilegeV of maryri^th'eir/ballot after the name of "A. S. Goodeyer^If we'have, a chance to.: vote'for ourselves, instead" of-for Mr. Goo'deve7theri'we will certainly -vote.for ourselves I would ask you to look at-the Nelson News of today! I don't suppose many of you have read it yet, .because] it has not yet had time to, get into yow. hands. I notice that the Nelson-News, now considers, that the cost of livto'g'is a question of importance,', arid 7that.it is gonlg to" determine, tbe, "-yotesy' .They liave recognized the fact," arid they have started out to'showjhat tbis reduction, is "not going'tb"amount to' so very much after all. '". JVVith"_your,'indulgence I .would -like-to^efer3ro*it;iofTn5om^t7^.TBe^ give-'aylist/q^certain articles which will come-in'freesiunder this agree: menC and they." pick 'out about .-15 of them.1- They-say; they got their list from: the Cranbrook; Herald, and it Is quite true that the Cranbrook Herald published"' 'them,'.but;-they published ltv under" .the heady of; "Some relief "which, the/consumer /would have and not. as an"exhaustive, list. But the Nelson/News takesfsome' 15,'or 10 natural-.- products,",flnds'ybut tho duties on'. them, the. amount of - importation on thoso products'"into.Canada, and that the saving in- duty, on some of these importations Into Canada would amount to some 379. thousand odd dollars ,' Then "thoy. say, considering that the population of Canada is estimated at eight million, the'saving ls a mere bagatelle, nd'wlll not divide up to moro a ^considerable; sum7;7 Rut,;' you will say.vspme'- of^ these; come".,froiri - the prairie provinces, some, from Ontario, and the" Maritime" provinces. I 'Well, It U true that some of these, natural pro ducts.comefrom-a'way East,"but/ you know; It is "not business'to buy/products' at7a"*dlstance, pri account'of .the fact that the transportation-, cbrges are heavy;""and"yb'ii,knbw also.that,,oven Im.tho, "caso of \ 8uppljes';cqmlrig - from the"pralrles,and very' little comes jtrom there,. because\they grow wheat,, but even iri thV'onso bf/supplIes'*coming lri from the prairies,"you enn wel'.'do. pond on it.that the producer always'r& su'aies^tho prlcoMri ac'cortlanco' with tho duty, on goods Vfrbni compoiltlvo mnikets. ,.l" might''llluotrato ih'utTin a'\arlety of ways'-compot'tton Is'shut out from tho othorsldoof the line, and (hut ii), tho reason, that iha "products como to us at, no" lower cost from this side'of the lino./ ♦ .- ... _,., .... -■•• . SA'oll, now,'to go a'little further into importance" rind which ..mi*, a.V.«" ' ,, CO",cod*<1' W^liero..w,n ^ ft this question; will.wages bo reduced: importance, ana which, under future small- reduction,-but, they leave out u ,. could bo sonslbly nwu'p',1 • that development, mny bo expected to be of their llst-l'don't sny nurnoMlv- ■ .."t Mn«">«y Wipioi that inundated bv thn Rmith™ nr,^ *n.»^™ „„ - 7 .-./ • - Purl,0M,y— wnos would bo .lowered bv this nr- rii-«._U^°?i!.r!! IH^'if^ T '.™^nt.««^Y«»otab1oA Tho riiMWttent, It would be-he.iosr.a.r "io importntion of vegetables Inst year ajm|t thnt tho vnliio of labor Is fito4 wns 380 thousand odd dollars, tho snv- by tariff Iri eorn* Inconbtl 'ibl./ wn> tag on which, through reciprocity, I M tho tariff. goea up and d?wn so is find would amount to somo.114 thou- ti,P labor-market rippnront'y .nffontcd, snnd two hundred nnd seventy sovon ar \<ihM u,a't iB what Um .argnmencr dollars,, That is somothlng thnt tho 0f t. eso people would ton! lb provo predominates are the coal-produclng thnn 4 cents abend per annum That is very true, as.far.as It goes, but I Texas, which from, tho standpoint,of just want you"to take th© principle the Industry ns a'whole are of small " ' •...-.. European:—W.'Jot. Lauck, in thb Mlri lng World. .',' ./-,.- BATH8 FOR MINER8' .. camXl ,f V"r ?" T,n v I"" m .". B — "'" ot ""• PWHi-wma wna ,o prove. S«?« u? «;« Standing Commlttoo Nolson Nows might hnvo added to Its if thnt worb so,' then whon tho Inrgo of tho Houso of common. Mr. xw^ 1st. But wo can mako a moro ox- trade, nnd labor organizations writbd vlBlnMay-,- " :-;•- "~° '""• hRUB."w ■nalysls than that.. Minvo nn Increase of wngori all thnt It would visions with regard to wnshlng nnd Kono to'tho trouble of taking nil tho bo neoesaary for them to do would'bo ry n. accommodntlon It provided natural products In the agreement. I SZfSLSffS mtnwa^ni njj re 1^; rt ff ii?s nr: iSJiri1" .r^1 &.but «»■ •• ^^ «■«- ^ reproecntod to tho owner of tho mine " wnyono thlnlcs I nm not correct wo !,m,t..'!'oy (,0Blrort nccommodntlon nnd will deal with thero moro particularly, 1 bnvo tnkon, I snld,.all tho natural products covered by this ngroomont, products,- yWhat'dq^ybu^thlrik.'abbut lt?y,p3)oes It notjbeariheayllyenbrigh on the people already?, (Crlesof jHear, hear!);'!/->,/y7;-;i^c'"Xfy \\ 'y/ c „.I '7haye- not > gqne^very/deeply"...Into the, detalls^of' thls'y subject*' It-is- get- *ting^'late,/and?do*ubtlW8*.'eome "of you arecrather .uncomfortable*; 'but-diy,v-as the""subject is, that portion:'of-.the ar- gument'.prese'nts-an aspect that Is .go-, ing' to- appeal4to the 'people;-:'and no one In this countiy need -apologize for fighting4n his own* interests?- It is.the duty "of ^every nian io;1 look- after 7 his1 own interests/arid to .do" that Jhe must come to the "conclusion, that'it is In" his own'individual interests that; he should support this arrangement with' the peo-' pie^ of "the United/States.*-/VAfters all the nationals, only a" collection'of ".in- ,, '.%-.< '''"«-.';.' ..." ^,-V"-, ^-i,' / B(Continued • on" page f 7) y .-c , .; The fact "of-the masterysVthat: they', will .be .able to selI,ltJto;ua.at'"a greater reduction, be- cause'our.merchants are^only-concerned lri. obtaining the cost of-these products ,;tp themselves; *' including, ■;" the cbstyof" transportation arid' the- duty, a~ndyhen7thelr'"prpflt, 5,,'10. or, 15,"per "c*erit.;'/whateyer It 7may,be,; and'., you must, realize} that'In estimating their profits they* add,Hhelre profit, on to the cost of .their.,whole investment, including tfje'duty.7' irthat^,duty-is removed their''profit js %ased,'ori'a'lpwer su'm.and.tHe.BavIng Is" therefore more than the-actual^amount^of-the' duty. I' makeUhlB • statement, and, I-askCyou to-consider,vIn "your", own7Interests between-now; and the day of 'ttieelec- tlonrthat: in-my opinion there Ms' an average-saving] to the consumer, by means of ^reciprocity of about 25 cents on-every 1 dollars' ,worth' of food; that you'.purchase,,and If,7you;will;figure up the saving in a'family ,fo'r one-week you:will find that It'ambunts;;t'bJiuite ,'BVr*rl6t"era',ana-,3ollcltoreA;'«;,i-5'^-7Sj?«^ ^Fernle'Br 0^4^ ,-»'',:-.":- V"~i--,-^*'^',v<ii",-":^r3,HS-'"&>' Cox 8treet" ?. -^^^ nnd that tlio mon Blmll undortnko to on this basis; tho things thnt are on tho Uiblo, tho things which nro con - - ""mod hy tho pooplo, nothing olso. Hnrdy moved to provide thnt tho pro- Thoro nro others, but,we will conflno vision should bo oporntlvo only If it to a quostlon of tho cost of living, throo-foiirtlis of tho mon wore in f«vor And what do I find? I find thnt, Mr Mftstorman suggested two-thirds Inking tho basis of Inst year's Imports nnd to this Mr Hnrdy ngiwrt Homo of theso natural products (that Is up discussion followod On n division bo- to March 31st, 1010, which Is tho ond 7 of tho fiscal yonr) tlw Pinoiint of cus n toms duty which tho poopleof Csnndn pay amounts to 11,013,735, , Thnt ir IiV.ii it, mi uxttaU from President Tflft's messago to Congreas with tho rtMlprMliy Agwymrnt, January 20th, 1P10J "Ought wo not then (o arrange a t'oromercWil figw/nrnt with Canada, If wo enn, by which wo shall have direct access to hor great supply of natural products without nn obstructing or prohibitory tariff? ... Tho Dominion has prospered. It has an iirttvo. aggro^iive and intelligent people They aro coming to the parting of tho ways,, . . . flhuuld w*» not now, therefore, before their policy hat be«OM« too crystain«*q and fixed for change, meet !h*m In n spirit of real conceaaion, facilitate commerce bet' ***» the two tvanttle*, and tbu« gmt If IfitrMitifi itut nntnrnl rfittourwa aVilIt able to oer people r fcr tho yonr ending March 3lst7l0lO, and tho Importa hnvo been higher since then, nnd will nmount <o moro thin yror. But lot us tako thoso figures as n bnslfl, nnd b/v» >«>h<it M\«« \.n*** f7 flnawer to thnt. "Oh," thi^ will snv", I nie, you are saving ono million odd tbo mibjeela, nnd Inform myself ns drllnrs, but dlvido-.thnt among olghf million people nnd it only comes to a comparatively sm\\ Bmonnt." nul Is that fnir? ShrmM tbst flmim fc*««iA«/wi think nil the societies agree that us- unity, lnbor 1« govern od by tho lnw of supply nnd demnnd. The lnw of supply nnd demand, nnd tho organisation of labor to maintain a standard of wngos re tho two controlling forces nnd tnrlff has nothing whatever to do with tho matter. If yon will consider Germany, a high protective country, you will find .that the wages are low. Tn the United Statos, another proteotlvo country, tho wages aro higher. If tariffs have anything to do'with regulating wages, how would, you explain the fact that in Quebec tho wages Ye, about 50 por cent lower than thoy are in the West, with tho same tariff right "long tho lino? I know 1 nm sponklng to men who hnvo perhaps-given moro attention to those ii t'. ii : * i » ■ - r » ,, ' ' rtf>flvtfr«fl to rond whMrvcr T ronlfl on 'i -„r~™'''? t{'^\jl Wholesale;Liquor Dealer ,; Dry Goods, Groceries," Boots and Shoes '■ , y Gents':Furnishings' y-'n /.BAKER^AVENljrE BRANCH: AtVhOSMER; -1 ac 7 Large Airy Rooms & ".■'/ Good Board . RosV&Mackay!» ^THE/FERME tr *> »kj.-, . -i**-lh "fr ' "*% 2 "r" -.j >■ IOTEfiyCi^ 4j ■..f y.- 7>vy~:,'"'7iv A., McD6H^/-Hgp : • sT.. 7m .-;«?■;'" .'; '?")»' -'- - , . ft - Mmfiwturere itiad,Deal-* > ers in al! kinds of Bough -. ,--v."\ -',' >*'■'-, ,: »i',v.-i"-', , -a ' y and Dr*e^:tumber~/ ^'Av - --C -E.^ \^y.[ Send/us youp^opdeps' ■■"■ v':yy:y/y-"' '-■ '*** -j. •j.*\ji :'•"-;-■•<,•''-( !"")*» V* SV' jVi.^1 - '^, n %.*. >'&y y34':': ;.«"*'.*' ££* -'7sc i'x; Bar Unexcelled "■,. ,•■■"' -..»'■','"'- * /^ Everything / :U^-to-Ldate-.: *'.' Call Jn, and see us once J0HM PODBiBLANOIK, Prop. i'iV.' ■U '•?- ~<T •Ti Hotel t *■ Stanley S't. - Nelson But Family and Working man's Hotel In City; nleely furnished rooms wlthBath. , Bads, 60c. each, meals, 9Bc. ii, ( A Union House Prop.i J. 8. BARRATT fully aa possible, and I have found thr>t tho value *f labor Is regulnfod solely by tho two fmroa 1 have mon* divided by ofght millions r Let me point limit this fact: In connection wlih those nnturnl products, you know that, generally speaking, down in the Maritime provinces, and i\i Quebec and On. tarlo, nnd perhaps it a)|ao, applies (o ManUoU, nw>y producB everything ihey consume thomselvls, and on the otter Imnu hnvo a surplus for which they are seeking markets. Thew if no saving to them, because they pro- dnco themselves, Therefore ,th« fact of tho matter Is that this saving must not b« distributed ow the eight tanttoa ot tU wimiatton ot Canada bnt amongst that portion of the Dominion , Now, Mr Hose ha I aomtthlng to tsy en this question oC tho cost of llvng Ills argument was this: Howt can we sf.y that tho farmer In lh«» enst will pet a larger prlco for h!« product* and at the same tlm* that we in nrlMan Columbia will bo ablo to purchase cheaper?" Mr Fisher answered tfcnr ^*™ir On de VarTa Female Pills - «e!i rtnhtoriAtvw hib llatlf peimmM la r*r*tt 'A ntlabl* Fttnth rtnhtoriomr (»lU, fh«» ffMriU»«w»tl<»elOif l«»iWitii««. K* IM '»1 art *»M tt For fate at RltatdalU^ Drug Store. Nownare In tbe Pass can be found in such a display of • , ,, - _.,, IUI<A4a-4*cft » w • ■" ■** " We have the best money1 ean buy ef B«»f, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Poultry, Butter, Egos, Fish, "Impsrater Hams and Bacon1* juard, ftiuisgts, Wslnsr* and Sauar Kraut. PHONE OP CALL Calgary Cattle Co. Phoim M HOTEL FERNIE The Hotel of Pernio Fuiiilo's Loading: Commercial' and ToiirlMt House S. P, WALLACE, Prop, FERNIE UNION DIRECTORY lltard Local Qansral Teamsters No. 141.' Moots every Friday night at 8 p. m. Minors' Union Hall. W. A Worthlngton, President; B, J. Good, Secretary. Bartsndars' Local No, RHi Meets Snd and 4th Sundays at 3.30 p.m. 8ecre» tary.J. A. aeuplll, Waldorf Hotel, . Olsdstenn \*t.*\ w*. ?S11'U. M. W. A. Meets Jnd and 4th Thursday Minora Union hall, i), Hoos, S«\ Typographical Union No. B55' Moots Vn».e ft»**,„T," r • t« Udger Office. ,A. J, Buckley, Secretary. ' „ Leeal Fsrnle No, 17 «. p, of c. Meet! In Minora Union Halt every Sunday at T.45 p.m. Everybody welcome, D. Paton, Becretary-TroMurer. i B, i , '' M Amalgamated 8o«l»ty Carpantert and Jelnert;—Meet is Mlnera Kail every alternate Tbwniday at t o'clock. A. Ward, secrtttry. P. 0. Ml Unftai BrdlRftttwxmac««»eM4«#e«m J»i««^-L«ai me. a J. Enat. Prritdtnl; V. II. Bhaw, RecnUr/. - ■ ^y^x&*$y^:;y~w^rI'-'-',:-,tffi'J\ y-iyy'yy 7y7'■• ""v.v" ■■■vy* yy-yyyy"'. ' „:-',>y>^ y.\ •>.. .'.yy- ■-.; -- y":V'-"A// ' Tra^ ^'''Vy>l''''''"'.;"':'' v :;" ' - '• •"■" "y'-'-'PAQE SEyEy/' .jf'Jf r*A-$r" /S&- (,\ftj-!',Vl- "^s^?^> *i><£ •<*.' "»,_-*£ •>-';»,?;if-;-.,y?n' ' vtVSr-**--; ?La\'grevW, * ouVphitoc*" i^s~gTeyes4de ^.^Viondresjisont terminfiesy Apres'tpule §t ;V?^une'ioiun'fe de riegopiatldns entre'les ,**-.*" 5?j'Ten"f6s"firitat^ ^,iyl"'7pu .etre.faite,--vendredLa minult,.,sur '^ly^^iaJs'ltuationrd-esVdiscusslon^ *1'j> 1fli» '^IjisiJe^Wia vim c^o4*"V*liniiffmire -Ina rtamlrvnn. y'.y-v.touB>reott\satvSsfaction. fe^'vy-En"vertu""de l"arrarigement;intervenu ,^-3-,^-yendrejir 80lr,-„les;gabarlers recoivent v^r^uno'..augmentation '"de"}*salaire • de" 25 :P.\7'7:'p c"avec;laTjou'rn^eYde dlVheures,vau cy:* y -lieu • de, douze.:-- ,> „:- :ov~,,; - -y y; _...-■. ^•yy^-.'notre'camarade'- ^V-Tlllet/du Parti w'^.'iSocIal.'Democratic,'a*&6 Tame^a,"aus- "y,i'.- '"Bitot lance-urie proclamation fellcitarit -:"V'■'*{ iea'.greVlstes de*le'ur,:victblre',*en deci- remplol. de .'ja'/qb'auissette 7"a>cl6us£en: Principe; f^Mais) le^momenKyenuV'lor!^, jue" sa'ftlignltst'est'jen.'"';causeret;Que yop^&ibn^publlque^est' "avee; ejle/Velle 'se*'ser t, "de ^toils'.' les*- moyens^qul; cont a-- sa portee^-et1 elle triomphe,", s'ans-ef-. farouche'y" par-avan'ce- Ies:bourgediB7et sans; donieV.-'des '.'pr^textes"-.-pourJ-les faire .massacrer-' avant; d'etre bien- par- ti^Babra-RibasiL'U.^defT.ty^ '"'*:': V? y "-^t:.-.V;'r '7"'" y7'' ij'."''y"y^1y"''l' 7->V« INDUSTRIAL^>? UNIIONISM-"';^-; -" .* ~" V "' ., *' * " - v".'- ^ {. *.^„'.^V:f y^ ' < V >The; Most' Effectlve"'rProtectlon* for v ,'£.' - ^v.Lnborlng'People-iVj'. ■ .- ■*'. Iv «j' i* yS^H?V;yictorleJ^ue via,, classefouvriefe ^'-"'^y'anglarse .'ylonf.'de" rerapo rter.';f'j Gar-ce ,C- 7,"'i..'pr"ol^tarlatrcomme'vclasse. ..l*,,i'.- *< 'J '"" ' " y Cen'est pas nous qui le'disons: c'est -""•■--——'''■*"-~----J-i->v-i eiiemeJme-~i ailleursya*; soucl'de- la %-. I4 tf.'i <' ■v?er,Y£trXe.> ^|soixs-noxisjy-elle^merni"©;- qui P5"_^>^;Da}lytf,Gra"phlc employ alt,, m'a/dr dernier "-r'Hf^ 7;pour^ jugerllafgreye: V-vyT y *' f"^? y7 P.-c fv":*a{'! L?',publicy-disait'.le'"-journal^uhlori; ' "^''^si^lste^ommen'ce^a^bon'.drolt'a, s'lrrifer, •j.'/de layfacon"vdonVjes'"-' armateurs.'" ";7 L,fei7.y,f.,sont" aussi 'lesJ-affalres""d"e' lal nation^ '- w" ?'„. \*yAu .;,lieu^ d'examiner'T.dquitablement 'i^iy J-,:-;^es",-'grlefs7de's<. ouVrielrs^etTdeles -recqn- y»u '"''■*-"naitre^slll ost'prouv<5 qu'jls^sont.bion "77-yfond6s:'les autoHWB'responsables'sem^ '{.!> »'"iv Mblebt "avoir .adopts ^uneVpolItlque' abso- l^-yl^ue^cynique.y:;...,-^-5 *;*.?•-'■,-,-'. ,7'■:;,7, '^^"^'j^ls^nt^en'Ceffet^dlt/aui ouyriers;^ ?yy*y'.NouB 'neVpen¥b"nsrpas"quVvpuB "s'dyez Z^. ^ViuffIsammentffbieh ^or^ganls^s'ypour- ar- ^lir§^rachei^les^OudUions^ue"fTOuSTuemant |^;^rtydjez";."et'fp*aiy*consdquent'Vn |"'!i>y dojinerWs3en." '>? * '~y'J?> lyiK yt:""' '•V;'.^.-"'£?.;pe's - ouvriersj;. onj reponduy'eiiydti- -'?by,,^lpl6ya"ntTime''Vuls:sarice"d'^ -,'--"'(\lnattendue- et ;peu-a', peu-les employ- ?/-?i" ;,"^53Urs^(ont>du':^fid«rt,et5njeme ^ recbr^ '". t&' '"^•naltroi :q'uo ■ ie'^.plalnteBydes". 6uvrl"ers iV'l ;<y\-* n'^taloiit'-pnsydera'isbiinaW^ >^'"';^. 1.'*-.•$•«' • Qotlo''7"puiBs'ancoy d'organiaatiqn" I *,>:?!-%!Idpht parjo leVl)allV!;,'Graphlc,v:ot,, que ;?ppy>i "nmiS; appellerons". tout 'slmplo'mqnt' es- -; C,;« f *. plrt de. Bolidarltd fa '616; en" offet * ad- ;^yyyinlrable.;, .■'y-.^yj'-y .*:\y -,.-,,,; . ^{^yyljcs dqckors,,par suite de'rarbltrngo %,'":*''•'"'?° ,^lr 'Albert'Ko'ileti-nyalent ou'.'giiln ^..."'ii, 7^e'■oaifse.'''-'/. Us T"av««^nt7'obtenu*satis- y-'y i y faction- sur tqiJB,, lbs .points «t."nbtami- ,?M'..v^V1inent*;un!.Bnlnlro de, 8'->poneo (80 .cen* Cb r>" \timoB):'do'l'houro "<ot'd'o i:BhllIin'g;'i(lfr. W^r>\«25) pour1 phaquo heuro'su'ppldmentalroT 7l;'t'-'y,.MalB;'pdr,e8prltdo solldarlW) losdoclt (i'y.y ,7ors s'otnlent,rpfUB(5s a ddsarmer;,, to .;j,comii<5 ■ do, grovo do. VUnlbn.des -Iran- -, ''sports ovalt' donndl4'ordro .quo- nul ou-" yvrlcr no fiqnvnltroprondro' lo travail ,',.;nvftnt;qtiq toules los-'autros catdgorlos ^uOUvrloros'n'ousBbnt bgalombnt obtonu >,'BatIsfnctIon, "-' '■ ' - • '-., ,»'- - '" '"" L«o '-mot" d'ordro" fiit" sulvl"cbm'me BGiilo lino classo ouvrloro; consclonto ;ot~pnrco 0"o; conscldnto—dlsolpllndo , dockers (n old blonllt buIvIo par collo .:>de8 miirln's,' dos chnffeurs, doscnmlbn- r,;nour»; doH qlmrbonnters ot on'fln 'rpar . .cello dbs gnbnflbrs, 7 ~ ;,,..' •" ,". .AhI "nuoj bol oxoraplo .pour tojito las classo ouvrloro intornatlonnlo'quo cbtto vlctoiro dos oiivriors do Londrosl Ln clnsse' ouvrloro anglnlso no. so payo pas do formulas.. .Elle alo sons prnllqtio .morvolllciisomont ddvblbppd et'si olio snlt'cotlser et nglr hnbltuol- lement" nvoc cnlmo, olio salt' nussl avoir rocours n tons les moyons-do lutte, den plua pacli'liucs nux plus violent i, pour dofendro aos Intdrcta et an "dlgnltd., ,,,, . Soulement, olio, no crlo pas sur tous los'tplts qu'll fnut fSriger lo sabotage on dbgmo, la chasso mix ronards et .,By TlLM^wis" i\ , -/'- . "Our-country,bwb's;ite'*industrial def velopment to'ttie>klli ,'and labor of- the wage "earne'rs..and^the'mental ability of. those-Twbo "direct and manage the develqpment^of our various Industries.' Thelemplbyment^bf''labor'hai long since, recognized the'^'nbcessity of con- centr«ftibny* .Th'ls" is", why "combinations ^^continually ^bebig^'formed tio •in-'' 'crea"^-*the''bfficiency.'0f united.-effort. It; Wibeing..demonstrated* inHhe-jnar- veiqus^.cdncentratjori'- 'that'" -has ' taken place In'all lines"of Industrial progress. f-?Improved^'transportation'■,- facilities are"_annihilatlng.- distance"'and rapidly j^rlngjng.. the*',various';sections qfijthe .country "and ] of the" world'into '"clbser' relation^' 7*.1!he, modern. method;7 of 'communication 'has-; improved'' ibe"' sys- lem pf\llrecting every form of business Labor 'laying 'machinery"'Is j dajly^dis-' placing ..the'iskilled '.mechanic ,-to ,rsuc'h an,-'extent 'that few laboring^ men'" can claim" the distinction,; of .having*, and iflaintainbig artrade^;ry.>""'''*-'>?7.>'"" -;*• Machinery and^ power'are .revolution-" lziug the mining industry, oTthe7cotin-, try.. V Invention/and .improvement'• are transformlngtbe.lkbptfof-th'e railroad employee-^from:a ^condition-of-" hard ^work'to one,of-^ skill "and "education.- It-(is'-bnly-ca' questipnVp'f'-time-lintil the ,work7In..therglas's;indp'stry' (with the exception7of-mixirig'the'material) will fb'q d.Qne':by' common"' labor. ' The "maklng*-of shoes--has1lqng, sincejpass- ed',from-:the.-cqntroi-of'the't individual lines. Tobaccpf7indust^;"7including thefcigar, stogie^and tbbae'eb^orkers^ bhould be in' one*"uniom§f^AU7:epploy- "ees -In printing estabUsbnientstiEihoul'd gbe , controlled,rby\6ne'f; .organization. The',men employed bkstreet^cajf.'and int|r.urban lines shbuld:'b§rinqne,lab6r- ^inibn.', The. r'aiirba^'emplioy^s^A- eluding the engineeryilreMeni.'fcbnduc- "tbr, brakemah, telegrapbers^ackmcn; aid in!fact every'employee^iflkthe^rail- ,way7;u'nions7undef;/pne^3urisdlctipn^ f iWith^; labor organf^df"aIraVindp?X?ial iine's "and-"the executiye1b^.cl*sjpf-'su|h organizations - to * consUtufceVanj;Executive l Board or: board of ^control;'Ithere is-nothing-withiiiVeason4 butj.wh'at" la"^ boring ,-men -and.i'wqme^:'cbuld.^s'ecurjg without'resbftinglto.strike'or: suffering the- liardshipsVthat 'are*7now, endure'J. So; long^ as ^. the iwage ^earners * peronlt their';leaders;-to-keeptbenj^dmdea_;'on. trade ;lines,*Jiis't. so lbng^will' the,pqxv;er of the Jaborrmovemerit7be; ineffective in fully, protecting; the. rights antf^the -welfare'■ of, th'el laboring^ people ip'f; the cbuntry..,''" 1 -7-'"- * r -'-*'': '>'y' -"','.-'>: - '. v- ,-,,\^-^:7, .*„?.■.'. -;-x;-' ■" .^There.'are prominent, leaders In'the labpr;. movement„"who -believe,' or' at least' they express the;'opinion' that, it is.impossible.to organize wage-'earners qn-'industrlariines. -'Iristead^of making the" attempt someybf, those ".same leadprs.u'se their influence to "prevent the'!-growthflof the industftal-idea'/of organizatlb'n.yr An": inyestigatibn; will show^that tthose .labor, leaders--.who oppose' industrial labor unions/ana^slill adhere 'to* the ideaiof the trade union," areleither Jnsiricere In.their-desire to organize a,p"ra"ctical 'defense-of labor's rightsvor'they are-!permitt.ing their sel;! fish-ideas of trade .and: skilled supre^1 macy" oyer - the", common labor" to- keep thVlaborlng'people, divided. . '"7 y- C, Combination 7of "capital "andVthe cbijsoildatioh." of' corporations .must be" {met by-'"a "• more compact fOi'iri!,bf organizatiom'of thewageeafner;; .The Labor Movement mu3t be recon stvir.t- ed.brt sUch'lines as will eliminate, every possible" 'element" of 'division in " the Beware'pf Himitations- Sold on, the Merits of Minard's , ! Liniment' .ranks'of.the workers. ' Labor unions orgariized„and strengthened on industrial lines,offer the best system for the reason ;that the unskilled laborer In any Industry receives the. same protection, in his rights as the most highly skilled "mechanic*. : "An ^injury tb ioiio' is" the concern".of aft,"/' is tho basic principle' upon*'which. Industrial Unionism is-fbuiSded. ." r ' - " ' '^ ' ".v- - v ' - '-7 .- ' ,Mt is not,to be;expected.that laboring,men,and women can be arbitrarily made tb'surrender'their ideas or convictions, on this; important" question. ;it<,,is:a. question of "evolution brought about"' by' education.- Every believer and., advocate of.the solidaritycof the fqrcespf labor will eventually-be'cora"- pelled^to recognize .that laboring men mustbe7more compactly organized *to defendthemselves, not from employers but-from the intensified selfishness of mankind as>epresented in, the average industrials-corporation. ' "•' ,"7-, , KyKin:^ on Reciprocity •7r-''\". .".""'■ ;"■-,;"- (C6ntinued"rfr6m<"pa'ge G) di'vidualsyiari'd'.Avhat' is good for the individual-is "good-for* the nation as a •,_ ;^.i' -f"°<,-._, -j ,-,'.-,. whole \ --; d- i. t. s ..' v •■ skilled:, mechanic'to' the" machine, and •" ™*™. ls'''?,tm..another cry raised, the;fabtbry\^'The's^merpriricipie'ap. l^?, and-gentlemen- -The cry Is pliw;ti.^an^iiws^r:^ .In raised that^this.arrangement;_.with.the fact:.', the - skiiled.,-mecbanic., tbday?be-" comes' tbe"",icbmm'bn. labbrer?.of itc^imor"' rOWy.y^A--- ?:-£",: 1-V--TJ* . 4.A;i'.-., . ' , ,*>^,-;V^^r...,''T4!^>P.'^ ^O «*^> 4..«v^^J-. , , - jlTo meet;tbe-newsconditlon confront- _>ni.i.ljn4-- II",'. ' '). -' X t United St*ates7will; interfere, with our imperial' "relations,, 'that; is,' that^we are nbt'doing'atair^thing.s'o to speak; "1ng7t.no -wjtgeT^ners' anji^wealur- pro^ ducers7of7jthe^country.*7bid'sld^ forma.';of^labV'unlons'muBt'.giye way t'o'new;m"ethod8""of 'organization', among tlie P,tollerB'''bf, the^couritr^'-Ji'-'Uiider the' modernf methods' of t Industrial"' de-' !ve)opment,7the'-rIghts. of ..the;.worker's can best be protected by, the industrial ' fot-rn ;pf ^ "organization, or' ,to. .organize thoriwage jCnrners by lndustry'lnstead of by the'trade; ' /-.-.,• 77V''y'7<y , To. secure .for, tho wage.«arhor a,-full and "compl'eto [share of ,the.jesultBof our;labof, and'to prevent-the laboring nic.'i nnd'!w'>ir>*n' ot the country from Ujng made' slnvas to the induatflaVmn' chlno, and rtho,'selflshno8s'"ot\man,*,'a" npw'. system must'be cstnbllshod,* upon .which■ to. build, andiextend, tho Labor Movement.;'-' Trado Unions,'as "such'? rauBt'.glvb'iway to thb Industrial form of, labor .'organizations.' •> ,-**-"-y :■' - The ■ principle upon'.wblch; an "industrial .'organization, 1h,founded, means' thnt ovory- Individual .wagejoarnor.em- j)loyod" In' nn, Industry/'rogaidloas' of .♦ho, Bklll or, trndo of that individual, should be n member of the Bamo'labor union. '-Tho United Mlno Workers of America Is nn Industrial organization for; tho reason'that it in'cludos within its ranks ovory man working In and around the coal mines,1 whother tho em'plqyoe Is a miner, a skilled mechnn- |o. or n' laborer. v '. To'form Industrial unions," it-would ,bo necessnry to organize the employees In tho clay Industry, Including potTerles, brick and tile works' of ovory description, under tho Jurisdiction of 0110 labor union,, Tlio employees ut the Rlnss industry, Including fllntpbot- tic,,window and ornamental, should bo In one union. Tho ahoo industry should bo under tho jurisdiction of ono union., The textllo Industry should be nuder the Jurlsdlctlonof another union Tlio employees In tlio foundries,, wholhor brass or Iron, should havo but ono union. Tho Iron, stool nnd tin Industry should be organized along tho samo' t;AiIcj 0 that while ""wo are callocl.upon uidcr.Ithese'cirouisio.ances to ' make many'sacrifices, .th'" will in any de- grf-o''affect-theyojaUv oC* tlie Dritisk s.il.jectsj.;, yWaayjiai. his "cry* ^ last rii'r^yWhehf'l^'iittered ihnt sbn'i- rich 1 ,the.-par*.y-call-'J,hud not ;ten gone puL.T^Iaexp/wjing two such.op- ppsiteWiews.i,within .the short;;period o£ six-months;-Mr!i-McBride was'guiity of a mbst'"astonisbing contradiction.. . .Does.:it\nt .ap'pear to you-to'be-a case i" ofvMr.^f Jekyll and - Mr." Hyde?" the fruit industry," because .that ,is another of the things^ that Mr; Goodeve dealt witb.last oiight^ I ajn'sure,1 and I want to point out that in" other parti: culars'alsb-'JIr. 'Goodeve, cannot'adhere to,the facts. "I don't know.whether jab,stated here or.not, but"he..cer-, tainl'y^dld * in Cranbrook " and' other places, "that, the imports of .fruit from they other, side of the line was.'four .^lillion. and some- thousand,'dollars, and^e-held it up to the fruit growers that"'_ they;-would be utterly swamped by"that." ..But'we-will proceed to aii- al3Tse, bis! figures. -/Without going'into details„i.'findrthat, two millions out of that*-four^were oranges; Two millions "of "thetfour millions quoted by Mr..Goodeve'were oranges, and out of the four ""millions-- said to .'consist of tropical -fruit.'.there .was "only, about threes million "doTlars'y worth' which came in .contact" with-the "products, of this country, 'y^anr.not going .'to'"deal fully with the fruit' industry,",because we are not so interested-in It in Fernie, but I want to point out that Mr; Good-, eve, cannot ■ be relied upon - to' quote figures. - .1 say the.fruit, industry is going to bo benefited, and thos^mll duty which they are losing" will be of benefit,to the consumer without doing v the slightest harm to the - industry. - If ;you; look at the Nelson News of yesterday you will see that it is reported that a ranch "down in Cres- ton has been sold at, the rate of $750 dollars an acre," which apparently proves that they are not' afraid to go on with the fruit industry in this province when they are prepared to buy land at that- figure. t. - . " ■" ",- ". ) •I don't Intend to detain you at "any great .length. I \ have tried to the best of my ability;''in the;short t'me' at my disposal in which to 'discuss thi? matteivto/lay before, you "some'of the reasons why,,lnomy*-,judgment, at any rate, every patriotic Canadian who <is interested .in' his- own prosperity and that .of his' country, should line up on the 21st and-mark his ballot for Dr. King 'and-Reciprocity. ..(Greit Applause.)?'This is a battle o fthe mass- es.;"a battle pf the "great pro-iucers in. and "around 'the mines",' and, have not been either an idler or* a drinker, y"et;today in this glorious land of pros7 perity, I bave,not 5'cents'in iny pocket.'. To night you;have heard what the speaker .has said, and .although he is-'called* a'Liberal. I want to say to you that.if he progresses as rapidly in 'the next few years as* he has recently," Mr. Fisher will be found in"tbe Socialist ranks. (Loud laughter,' in which'. none' enjoyed more than did A.-i.>.Vyy y . f4 '; My friends, vcontinued Gray,-I,,-am not a'.piiblic speaker, but what,I tell you tonight is the truth, that you can-, not'-deny, but" the-.working "class is awakening; they are growing daily more intelligent'anfrthe old party "politicians are also "getting wise to - the fact and know that "to* meet these conditions they must drop their old ways of soft soap and get down to a discussion of affairs, when they,will'find what the workers" want to know and will not be satisfied" with assertions only.,' , v -' '- The speaker, who is a coal miner at Coal Creek, and ono of the officers of the Local Union, greatly impressed his audience by the earnestness of his Ian- g'ouge, his, sparkling witticisms,' and when he concluded was most roundly applauded for his presentation.of his opinions. ' * v ■. , ; J. W.*Bennett .J. W. Bennett, the next speaker, said that he felt at this stage of the pro-' ceedin'gs that as"the hour was so advanced he* almost.felt, like making a speech, which for brevity would equal that of. a member for-Lincoln (Bng),': who astounded the' members of the House of Commons, after twenty; eight years, by rising for tbe first time' in his career,'and. catching'the speaker's eye, said: "If you don't close that window I. shall-have a stiff, neckl" However, he continued, having''been accorded.the opportunity.of"speaking from! a Liberal - platform,- he felt that it, wast incumbent upon him to xiomplyl with the usual amenities.. "Among,all races aiuTln all countries there are characteristics peculiar to each;' and homeward, with a feeling that regard-- less of any party, affiliation ,it had been an" enjoyable and well spent evening. * '-' *" , ' ' ' __* Dialogue Between a Goal Barah and Son and, consumers',throughout the, novn-* that immense'eomposite body ordinarl- try,;ahd of'the toilers from one end of-.the-Dominion to'the other. In this battle the opponents of Reciprocity come before, us", so to speak, wrap- ly designated as Anglo-Saxon if there is. one ..feature'that, stands out prominent it is'theytrue-sporting instinct, yet-withal ■ they, who so vociferously •pedvabout with-the British flag'and it- Cry oufabout' "Fairplay/' arid yell so is ouryduty;; to; plainly intimate." to. inslst«iUy about-"Loyalty,'.' have ad- themrby, our votes that we refuse tojopted taotICs that;clearly-prove their allow-the. flag~°f the.-empire to'which|lllB,nMrIly*0, purp0M*and by thelr re. ,we'are.all.devoted to be%proatltaradjluclano4 to discuss-the different sub- in the, dust-to serve the purposes, of any,political, party.- (Applause, and List of Locals District 18 NO. NAME < SBC. and P.O. ADDRESS 20 Iiankhead ,. V. Whoatloy, Dankhead, Alta, 481 Tleaver Croak 1\ Onughton, llonver Crook, via pinchor 491 nellovue,....,,..,, .T, Dnrko, Hollovuo, Frank, Altn. '' £103 lllalrmoro....,,... D. J. Cbaso, nialrmore, Alta, <! • , : Am t»..«^-,»^' /. ;; ,, ' j-; p.«i :.-\\... r'-^ ■'-.';."'Vr. 9.MT' Carbwndaln..-.,'.... X. 'It. Hvnlnp, OflrbonrtMp, rotomnn, Mtn7 2JR7 Cardiff ;.... .T. Poole", Cardtfr, Alta. ,1378 Cnnmoro......,,,, N.D.Thachuk, Canmore. Altn. "" C6SS Coleman........... W,Graham,Coleman. Alta. S877 Corbin .''...< J. Twlgg, Corbln, II, C. t1?a f^itrtnnV Vtn»»n VJm Jfrunrti^ TWnwi««i1 n»i* Affi 217S Diamond City..... Cliarles Orban, Diamond City, Lcthbrldgo. 231 i Fertile Tbot, Uphill, Fornlo, D. U. 13(3 Frank. G, Nlcpl, Frank, Alta. 2497..Hosmer ....,,,.... W. Baiilerttono. Hosmer, II. a, tofit lilllcreat....,.,.., J.0. Jones,Hlllcrest,Alta, (74 f^thbridge L. Moore, P. 0. Box IIS, Uthbridjo llfc» lvrtbtiridge ColileriMi Frank Haringltam, sec, via., Kipp, Alta. Ilt9 Ulte W.Ti.Rrsnt, Ulle,Frank. Alta tttt Maple l*«t M. OUday, Maple l^eat, Delleroe, Alta. Hit Michel ,,,,-ir. TJarrelL Mlthal, I», C. U MewtreJi Mine,,.. Itwace WeedieW, Taber, Alt*. mi Fassbur* Wm. Cooke, Pasabumr, Alia. im Itoyal View „ Thos. 1L FisUr, lloyal Collieries, Lethbrldge, Alia lot Taber.. William Rwtell. Taber, Alia. Vrt*» taber.,...,,.,..., A^ l*aUer«e», ri'alm, AH*.-• . ' * ).. , , Tfeere" Is, absolutely no conflict bet- ween'this' trade'- agreement- with ■ the' United States,'confined'as it is* lo natural , .products, and our trade relations with".!; the'1'motherland' You 'kho^v:l"a9;a^fa'ct':\'nat,,Great Britain ls .only-concerned in-sending into' tho Canadian markets- here manufactured products This agreement deals only with" natural ■ products,"- the tilings ' ,wlilch the' people--consume,r and -1 repeat that the Britishers aro only concerned with getting a market for their manufactured products You know "that, tho* Dominion Government gave' a preference .to the mother .country7of 33 JL;3 per cent on British manufacture edgoods coming Into this country, and is'it'nbt'etrango that thoso gentlemen •who oppose tho pact should have the .liardlhoodto say that wo nro not doing nfair thing to Groat Britain when Mr. Borden himself declared that ho would not Increase" tho British preforenqbT. You' hear quite a lot about loyalty ttmt'lt.simply rovonls the fact that It in this election, nnd It seems tb me ls moroly Up loyalty . Thoy opposed every move of tho government which whs In the' direction of considering the requests of tho motherland, and now thoy protend to sny that this reciprocity arrangement will lnlerfero with pu'r arrangement with Great'Brlt> riliL I say It will not What, aro tho nrgunjonls agnlnBt this pact? You know this, Indies nnd gentlemen, that from every platform In this provlnco thnt If wo ontor Into this agreement, It may bo bf-ncficlnl, but 't l« E0l«S to ijiirst up tho ompir'o/nnd In tlio snmo wny It Is going to lend us Into' nnnoxa- tion with tho United States I want to rend something to you, something which I think you will consider of somo Intorest You know, Premier MoDrido wns horo, nnd thoso bt you who hoard him will agree with mo that ho didn't do very mucli with the exception of "waving tbo flag," Ho doclarod thnt this ngreemont will ultimately lead to annexation with tho United Blntes if It goes through. You would expcot that nny man who lakes on thnt quo*, tion would ut least bo consistent, but I want to point put that ho 1ms a very short memory, becauso ho expressed hlmsplf on the very samo subject only six months ago, and he denied tho assertion at Cranbrook. . On. February 13th last Mr. McDrldo spoke in Hie house at Victoria,on this question. Vuu uiii neiu<)iuiwr tfut.tuti) iiUruiiui'. c£ a ro*olullon there condemning reciprocity. Well, we will Jntt rend what^lio said on 'that occasion, aoj compare It with hla'statotnonta made ^iui« >ua uw, TrtKia wiitiii no cw.iht- ed that the ratification of this pact would undoubtedly lead to Imperial dls solution and - the fusion of Canada with the tTnlted States. T will quote from the "Dally Colon- Ut," it a Conservative: paper. "Pome «'»•<• bad tone to th« length of riv- i:;.T that U wuukt utvif. w Inmnh lu lUu p"Hft\x Imperial relitfows that would widen gradoaliy unlit U r*athe1 teil- <ms pTopwHItms, T wonM nf.rer e» a* far.* aal4 the Pmnler." tlh} &o*» be eo »•> f»r today, onlv a'i i A&Ui* UUtl " V* «*Wk "I rttHi^i And what Is.responsible for, that-won- derful-transformation in that comparatively-shbrt,7*perlod? After making such; statements on the 13th of Febru- cries„.of7.Hear, Hear!) ' I do not th'irik'iit tequires "any prophet to for"=- toll-.at-this: time that in this issue, in this 1 con test,"1 Sir".. Wilfrid Laurier J will boy triumphantly 7 sustained. .(Hear/ qry'last;?'I§Mt*'not somewhat inconsis- tent,'^tp7-adyT-the least, that he should now-go'through the country.,preaching, the-doctrine, that if we believe that ithis".reciprocity arrangement is In our.'own'Interests, and place it on tho statute;.books ^at Ottawa,-wo will imperil: pur imperial relations, forgetting, that Just six months ago, in his calmer "moments, that he stated; "I •h - would,never go so far" as to say so. .; Mr.; Borden expressed Blmilar "views about seven years ago, but today wo find '"• him (on tho public {'platform^ contradicting his'previous'views'-and tho views, of his leaders in the past :', Now,- ladies nnd gonlloineiv with your ,kind'indulgence,, I will refor to Bomeof the advantages"of thls.'jiact— some,of,tho advantages that will nc- ,cruo'' fronj this ngreqraent if It goes through."! I mnko tho assertion that ovory, Industry in BrillBh Columbia Ib going to,, bo benefited. It Is a bold statement to make, but I believe It will Bthnd commont. I ilon't, know whotlier,Doctor, King'rcforrod to-iho lumber Industry, I suppose ho did, nnd thnt'Mr, Goodovo was trying to make nipr^y "over a cortaln resolution passed nt' NelBOfl by tho Llborol party, ' ■ I suppose lie referred to that; but lot mo say, this In passing ,tbnt every lumberman is agreed thnt, so far as tho lumber Industry Ib concerned, tlio proposed ngreomont would, result in nil gnln nnd no loss. Under HiIb arrangement wo will got froo nccess Into* the United States, for many productB of our forests, whorons thoro ■ Is no clmngo mndo In tho tariff on such products coming Into our country from tho other side, bcrntiKo rough lumbor has been freo in our markets for tlio pant fifteen yonrH. Now they protend lo ttolieve that tho American market Is of no value to iih, ' What Is the nun of such a'Httttc<mo»t when wo have only to turn to tbo trade return of Inst year to find that Inst year we exported to tho Utilfod fiintM about 2% mllllo'i dollars In forest products,'and the av- erago over tho last flvo years has been about the samo, Thoro aro mlllmcn along tbe Crow nt tbe present tlmo thnt are'shipping lumber to thnTTnlted Stntos, Under this agreement the ttraph nnd tn1*pho?i« pota*, and «« on bear!)'"'-'ShalFweln Kootenay~asslst liJrii-'iriythat victpry?.< My prediction ls -thai; we~ will.'.- . It seems to me that the' demi; god .of partisanship could indeed exult-'and "add another thorn to it-i;"eiown'if,It co'ald-persu^^o' tho people. < f'Kootenay to votefora.meiis'ne ih;if will hold'::hiu to, the enormous ta«a'ion-;of the -'IUerests,"- or Induce tl'.oni' tclisten to the crlos raised ag. alnatythls! pact, by'our opponents' in thcir.itra'ntlc',eff6ri*.i by means fair,or foul, by arguments honest or dishonest, to obtain votes for Mr. Goodeve and themselveB.7 ■ In this wild scramblo for vbteB'.they have not scrupled to attempt' to.ralso antipathy against our American' neighbors, ln order thnt wo should not ontor Into closer trade relations with',tliom; but let ub .remember that wb|lri Canada can perform tho beBt service for ourselves and tho people .of the'world by standing between Great Britain nnd tho United States,' with the "arm ot commercial amity outstretched to-both, for the mutual-nd» vantage of both, so that Canada as a host ago between the two would form thp centre, pillar, as It wore, ,ln a grand arch of peace and amity and prosperity. - ' *Mr. J. W. Gray Tho Chairman then called upon .T. W Gruy, who, slopping to (bo front oi the platform Hinted that ho was much obliged to tho LlbcralM for tho court- csy extended, a courtesy, which the other Bldoihnd not given, and as it was plain to bo noon by. tholr. tactics that thoy did not want discussion ho had on Iho night previous called out from the body of tho hull, and for doing which Home of his frlonds Hnld ho ought to be iiHlmmod, to which ho had replied Unit as theso men (Conservatives) claim to bo tho friends of the woi'hliiaimin but by lliolr nttemplH to evndo dlscupulon, then he hnd nothing to npnloglza to anybody for tlio artlon ho took to Hhnw IiIh disapproval or tholr tnctlCH. At CmiI Crock at- tiMiipiH to avoid discussion at tbo close of th« mooting woro only punlnlly successful, "Socialists," Mr. Gray snld, "regard tho two old parties much In tho snmo light, tbo only different being thnt tho Conservatives aro on our shoulders while tho Liberals are ne- roHN our hips, nnd wo nro our to throw them both off. Mr. Goodovo told tbo audience that Rlr Wilfrid Uu- jects would naturally lead one to assume that they.did";not feel-that security of position which" they so loudly .proclaim. *. " y.- - ,..' , '.So far as the two parties are concerned, said->Be'nnetti""I-hold no brief for_.eJtlier,^and_ani—as^firmlj'i-antU-as flat-footedly opposed to the one as -to the other; still, I cannot refrain from making comparison between" the respective attitudes of the representatives of Liberal and Conservative during tho present campaign. - '.,.-- - "Look v where you may to day the wido world over, there is-labor unrest, belt In Free Trade England, Republican France,' whoro tho women are showing their disapproval of the high prices thoy "must pay for the necessaries of life and engaging, ln demonstrations of a more or less exciting .character, .In,the much protected United States, there is hubbub nnd strlfe.hence It is obvious thoro must be soma root cause, consequently reciprocity would no: folvo the problem, therefore,-Is of no ronl value tc tho working clasi, yet, ns n factor in tho processes of evolution, as a 'question ot political economy, the fewer restrictions thoro arc tho moro rapidly will trade relations develop. Alluding to tho statements mado hy Mr. Macdonaid, ho sold thnt tariffs por so do not affect wages, thnt iho wages paid woro baseil iipo'i (ho competitive condition of tho labor market. The workers havo only tholr labor power to illsposo of, and t'.il.i commodity like barloy, hogs,- cheese, etc,, Ih Hiibject to tho Ramo economic laws tlint <lok>i')iiluo„ tho prices ol| theso nnd liko commodities. Lnbor* saving or lnbor displacing machinery hns so tvomt^rtoiiHly Incrcnsod the productive rnjmclty por capita that today, according to the. HintIhIleu furnished by 1.7, ft niitliorlllfM, the wnnron por capita nro ?3I7, whllo the vnluo of tho product of tho Individual Is ostl- Minted nt f2r>00 lu round flRiiren, hence It Is slmplo mnlhcmiiticnl propoHltlon that, 35' cannot buy buck MO. II.- tlion.'referred lo tho slntoincntK of both Mr. Goodovo and Mr, Flslior, tho ono denying Iho other's accuracy, HIuh-| tinting his points about n darky on \ liinl, anil his ophtiotiH after his lnw-1 yor and the prosecuting nttornoy has dlRcus'Pd hl« cose lie then Hit Id that his great khuuI- fnllior fought with Hlr Arthur Wol- ,7Son: Say, Dad, why are all those-1 „ men. so "black?y - '.,.'- »- °- -- Father: Theyhave been working In ,' the .mines, my son.,.-'' ". ' Soii: Do they work very hard?..'' ■■.Father:- Some of them do iiecause-,,' they'aro.afraid ifsthey"did not they "' might lose their jobs. - - ■.' ' Son: Dont' they all work hard then. , =Father: Some of them are very.useful mon and in addition to their ordinary work bring information to,the office of what the men say about the company and in return for the,ir loyal- ' ty are given good places where they can make good wages without too much '", exertion. ', , Son: But say, Dad, isn't that a kind of mean because-you have always told me that when I' get. into a scrape at . school to take, my medicine like a man and not.squeal on.the other fellow? ^ Father: That's all- right at 'school, but. if Is quite different In business, because.If we did not have these'in-; formers we might" have considerable trouble made'by those who are, .inclined to be too free with their tongues. -' '•- -". '.' ■ -" ' P-C/R' But say, Dad, how 'did you aad the rest of the .gentlemen get hold of all this coal land?-1 , '• ■ Father: We saw fo it that men who aro smooth of tongue and know how .to ' jolly the worktngmen Into giving ,them ' their votes were sent lo the law-making houses, and then we made appllca- ■;- tlori for the right to form a company, for the, purpose of developing,, certain coal measures; this done we hired-a clever surveyor to mako surveys and ' put down.his stakes .so that there would not.be "any mistakes about his "having Included^ sufficient of the land. Son: But say, Dad', what>would hap ■pen if the workingmen decide to elect only men that were' sworn'to represent' the interests "of themselves?, Father: Now,'my dear boy, that is the-very reason it is so important that we, should .have those men that you call In schoolboy language "sneaks.", If a worhingman should make the suggestion you have just made then we either „see to it that he is fired or if we know that ho is looking for an easier job we sometimes "disarm him by„ • giving him one, it just' depends which ■ plan we consider best to adopt. -^"Son:—:\"e^burDaT57^onft'Tb"ffTnmk that some day ,the workingmen will,do.7 this that I have said, and.what would: " j happen them? - , - ' ...'*"'-' ' Father:" My boy, tho working class' is so busy'getting enough to eat and drink and even though they may have., those thoughts enter their, heads at times', they fear to express them because of losing their jobs and having <., lo face starvation. Son:' But, sny, father, don't you say that'll Is through legislative bodies that you obtain these good things nnd that'ta put the right men there you havo to depend upon the workers them selves? , Fnthor: Quito correct, my son. ■ Son: -Whnf would you'do If thoy DID mnko'up tholr 'minds'<'to .vote for tholr o\Vn benefits? * ' ""'iJ'f Father: That's an Idle, dronm, nnd even It realized wo always hnvo tho judges, policemen and soldiers op our sldo. , V Ron: " Yes, but supposing that thoso workingmen made up lliolr minds not to work unions tho conditions woro Improved what thon? Fnthor: Wo tako good enro' thnt thoy do not get too much money nbcad nnd then when tholr wives-and children nro hungry thoy are unnblo to. listen lo tho crlos of tholr loved onos. nnd If thoy dont' go back to work nnd try to steal, we soo to it that our police mon put Ihem In goal,, Son: But say, Dad. T don't soo that thoy would bo much worse off IT thoy did go to gnol thoy hnvo to bo fed thorn nnd T don't think that the work would bo any linrdor or nny moro dangerous than It Is lo work In a cnnl mlno. Father: Oh, but, son, remember that tho most of theno men hnvo boon brought up nnd tnupht thnt It Is wicked lo stenl, nnd tlio pwncliors Impress this upon thorn, nnd again tholr jinn onts have told thorn fur bolter dead than dlMgrnrod nnd co ninny of thoso pi'ftplo will ;uvi',')t nnd toll, doprlvo tlinuM'lvoH of plfiiKiiroa nnd ovon tholr chllitron at «><1ik ntlon by putting them to work boforo (hoy wlimilrt nit hor than bo ni'ioxtoil for utonllnir, Hon: tiny, I*nd, don't you love mo -". 3.; lesley at Fucntcs d'Onnru. ltadajo/, and oilier battles of tho Peninsular; uml ll.o tn»t of my hrothor* nnd sis- but, ho added, "He's dond!" His grandfather was nuo nf tlio ngltntnrK In tho Chnrllnt movement, but "Ho*h dond, too!" And continuing, ho nntd, In each epoch thoro nro problems to ).UMilU*t4lK4| *Jit*^ V* *• lt/>IW^ «**h«V th* n,u*ntlrm ef "TTnlnntntn," nnd vol lH-'onrr- tbr TVonrt nnd V.ultor Prol.bni tors? "Fnthor: Certainly, my boy; why do you nsk such a foolish qucMUm? Son: Now, I suppoiio tlmt, ttiono minors lore their children Junt as you ut, )UUIb, litU ii i (<i'HI«l't liui( v^iliHI no Hue )l\lk- iu\) lu-yM ;.4A Hhhl and lot mo toll you what will ho the! (Mr. Oondevel did not hosltnto to I Wo are nil In various Btmres of mental! for tlinso doporiilont uj-oti you I should result. Mr, Kellokor, at Nelson, who is in the post business,- said that last year he shipped posts to the United Rtntn* tn tho rimonnt fvt 1IWHWWI ftnWnri sneer at Mr, Fisher In his absence,!development, rcmiltnnt from our sur- He then went Into the merits nf tho | rounding*, but ono of the liest plnns Compensation Act that had bean nc-Jto bo followo,| is that free and open retitoil tiv tbo mlrtlnp rnroorntlfimt <tti,t' ,lt*,.»D,.lnn ' In conclusion he urged his hearers The duty on those posts was 25 per j claim* paid without any, difficulty for tent, and be paid to the customs to {several years, and then W, 11. Tlnxs the extent of 25 thousand dollars, Under reciprocity those posts will go in freo, and if it is a good market for his posts under a high protective tariff how much better will It be with the tariff removed? It means that tf he iloo* the aame amount ot basinets ho will have 25 thousand dollar* more under (his pact—an additional tl.Wi dollars for himself or to distribute among bis mon, and my opinion la that Tat will probably difide no, i*l »» Juai te&r for fc-iMiMMt to had by his action completely destroyed oven this small compensation-—this Is the man who comes before us and claims to Iw the wprklngman's friend, nlitiftwtn bo Is more readily wogmr,- od as Hal lot llox Hill! '. ho literature that U sent broidoait throughout the old country had Indue eii thwiMnds <a* it had the tj^akfr) to come out to Canada, for which pur* po»<> he had disposed of what1, little not to llstou only, but to road all sides: study the questions and to do this for themselves, and while they might make mistakes, no progress was over effected without them. Thanking tho chair, on behalf of the flociallats, for the privilege, and the audience for tbo kind attention, bo took h's ao«t. Chairman ihitblo then d«lar<«l the moetlng rle««dr and after three rousing choors had been given for Dr. hnvo thought you woro a proMy poflr fnthor, snd I nm thinking that <wm» dny this snmo notion will ontor tho 1 «4,« « il ' * *-. fc.»v«* i A- t-H» tV.U lf*k< V. ".M.. ffvl+'lKm*^*,** ««i*tj have takon ndvnntnge of tholr !gnor» wire. Fnlhor: M>" *on' >'otl '""* ,0° much nbout thtngs that you don't understand properly and took at it In the wrong lleht. Remember we have the brains otbtTWlso wo should not bo In control of affair* and that the workera will bsT« ftufflolwit, Intflllgonce to act; for their own benefit (hla side of the year ?£»(>d Is a dwarn. iKxlt father to attend a leettire upon Tbe Promotion of IVace Among Na- tloni," and ■ the aon for a spin in his belonging* be poatested to raise the! King, the crowded bttildlng was soon i|>rU«. "!•'or 'ii y««r» i bav* «»ork*<Vj*t»p*l«e, anrt all wemtod ibotr way fast »r»o«ltng irmtor yacht.) ?4Ji**frTB'yTf*"''aj!" ^j."?™?**"*** •***'** i-m* if. B-wMH^W-t*^ "-«*' f-**~**"' -«l ^kvJp** ■ ~ -«_- ^«ft -*»- ». »jtm*..^itii. i&nfe sr* .* *f-. y ,y - c.yyy.y "^yy; r ^*\"7'- r^ ^yr>j * --^ •* *-*j.% PAGE EIGHT * , . J tl , '■" , ,, , n, B »v» 1 ' w* {Jfowslesi • "7^*, y Trading Compaiiy, Ltd * 1 ^ "' The Store of Good Values ;^77 5 s % - 'v . ' ,.-.-" - ' ">'~ Wirhandle only the highest quality of food pro-. **> ' - ° ,. ducts procurable," and our prices, consistent with 'fcl . ■* •^ quality, are lower than all competitors. • Allowyus„ n "*" to supply your table wants; the special offerings* TCI - for Saturday and Monday will more*than ever save * you money, N s L^„^"L • j , \ • We have received our last car of Preserv " ing Fruits this season, prices now, being* . «^ ' at the lowest point. y ■ y ' ' , *'''' . Split Peas, 5 lbs. for .........\.': .'., ,25c. * ' ■ 8 lb: Sacks Rolled Oats ...... .* 7... 30c. v. "* & Shredded Wheat, 2 pkts for .:..........1. '25c. . , * 0 - Toasted Corn Flakes,' 3 pkts. for ". .- 25c'. s y , » 1 -• -, Puffed "Wheat, 3 pkts. for \ 25c. Canada First Cream, 20 oz. tins 12 tins for ■ $1.00 1 *.: , 2 pz. Flavoring Essences ?.." s - 15c. ' " , 4 oz7Flavoring Essences 7 25c. i' • -Assorted Toilet Soap, per doz. .." .-7. ' 45c. "* 7 5 lb.-This Table Syrup '. 25c.:, . 1 - Ridgway's ,01d Countrj^Tea, per lb. ....... 45c. ,- § a " i ,' Toilet Paper,*5 pkts for ..."....' '..':.. 25c. s - 1 ir Assorted Ciike""Iceings, per pkt.' - 10c. i .... 1 L PALL OPENING^ 1 '^7 - # ' Millinery and Ladies' Ready-to-Wear. De - i ";" ,'c" l_ partments. ■ We. invite your inspection. ! -, if OUR DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT ,.' 7;j ^ IS1 AT YOUR SERVICE -<* '] *i ,. •>. -The W .R." McDougall; Shoe Stock pur- ' 7 7.' , - '_i ' „ chased at sixty cents on.the dollar, and sell-/ yy '■ ! i > t y ingin many instances^belowTactory cost. ',jj'r-'' 1 . v" ** ' "V '"* ' * ' <. *• '» ~~1 " I ^ *» . . -*w *■ -*.. "* * ".-..' " . 1 I V .'.-"' ?.■.->.{-". -.';." " - - > '-' I ;-A«A«A9A«>ATC»AOAi .j& mmmmm0mm0mmmmm^0m^0mm Here and There Thanksgiving I)ay. has been set for Monday, October the 30th...,-, * "' ",- 7 y Leslie Mills'and Sammy Walters are spending a.week up the south,fork pf the Elk on a hunting trip. "/'-',-"._ ^ Mr.- and Mrs. Burnslde of Warner, Alta.," came in on Thursday's flyer-oh a visit, to the latters parents," Mr and Mrs. Whiinster. "„ " • , . ■ - - -,' Any machinist who is either a trombone or clarinet player can learn something tb. his. advantage .by calling at The (Ledger Office / »' - ' „ Our townsman* W M. Dicken is the proud possessor of a-sample of horse flesh with action that ?would entitle It to the blue ribbon at an exhibition of high-steppers. - \ - ",* " The funeral\of'the late Jas."Smith was held last Sunday from the Baptist church,' ^ Rev. Thomson officiating. Several members' of, the Miners' Union to whidr,deceased belonged, were in attendance bavingebarge of the funeral arrangements.-1 After the funeral service at the church which,.was very rargeiy"att«naeartne~boay*"was convoyed to the'Fernie cemetery for burial.. Fit-Reform went to the Coronation and brought home a shipload of novelties. Fit-Reform saw the King, nnd flic Dukes nnd Earls nnd ■Daroncrs. Fit-Reform saw them "in their coronation robes—and also in their suits of Tweeds nnd Worsteds. Fit-Reform saw the'styles as worn hy the "first gentlemen" of Europe—and brought back exclusive ideas end patterns that have been incorporated into the new Fall Suits and Ovf>rrnntq. Stop in and sec the new fall Styles as per- IVm'wiu \i) JL'Iv-lMlUf m. The Crow's Nest Trading Co, My frlond,, Socialism 'is n troo grow- lng In tho noil of our present day 8o- doty; and Ju«t *■ tho filth manures tbo troo nnd prop«ffi»f<»» Un growth, no dooa tbo evil o,f our present ioclnl »y«- l(»m prop»ff«tfl th« eroiyth of the' 00- clullstlc tree, Thlg troo will boar fruit, snd under careful treatment will bear good fruit. Bui your are often not content with tbe fruit that jrour tree bean, »nd In emir** of Hm« ymi gr«ft fh* find ot other t,nd better fruit treoa. Now, «o muat wo look on Soclnllam. Wo want tlio boat fruit, wo want to boon on grafting Into our tree All that la good nil that {< beat for the betterment of mankind. Do not bo downcast oven wheu jour oupoucnt luupcua lu defeat j'ou in argument, for yur creed la to take tho beat of everything; you bavo d«ir; nelthor la It necessary to quea- tion what profit or dividend may obtain — your creed Is for Urn benefit htimnnfty*, not fndlvMuttla. You can- take all that la good In hla "lam" and ' Bert ,WhImster is out thlB ^week with bis artillery looking for.big'game. j" ~ There Ib on display this week In the Co.-Op. store'grocery window .a fine assortment of'fruit andlyegetables" of the' Creston .variety. ,y •■oV ;' , Jack.-Lester/the "Cyclone Kid"," well known; around\lTeraie, and, Coal- Creek, got*the 'decision."' over-Bill- Lang, the Australian' heavyweight;*- last week in a twenty round go. y -' ••»■? '' l- result that the-standard, of living of the great masses barely" reaches the point. of "subsistence • with-, its corresponding "enervating effect'upon ;'the poverty stricken/"•-,V,i,; & ■ ' . a .-r COMMUNICATED' i "-.<.} ■■■ J.',R.(Boyle.yM.L. A,' for "Sturgeon, Alta.,"late deputy-speaker of Alberta, and . bne'of Hhe, leaders of the fight against',the A7G. ,W.' deal.stayed , off here withchis .wife and family' enroute frbmythe: coast to their''homo-Sin' Edmdht6n7yy,'% "■' \ , '•-77' Rev I.; iy7. ^Williamson, general secy. "of the B;C; Sunday School Association, wass in town 7 pn7 Thursday evening in connection;with- his work and addressed a' fair", sized gathering inthe.Bap-" tlstL'churchh'«"His.;report of. the,-great world's^S/'S.'-; convention -held in San frranciscoJaBt-June was indeed inter-' esting ;as, weliyas instructive?' Many points /jfj"value" in connection with" tbe work were-touched upon and the marvellous growth1'of-this phase of church work must/be ^most gratifying-oand at the"sam'e'time stimulatlngto those*en- gagedt 7Rev7Williamson went wes't^on Friday^ruorningrto^coinijIeteTarraiige^ ments'for,tlie'blg convention whlcti'ls to^ be; held inyWestminster during' the mbnth'of^October.," * si. -We have this, week received the Midsummer Number of The, Macieod Advertiser/.' The cover in red contains a;sketch;-which on first glance we ralstobk"forji- spider, but a closer inspection revealed,^ "Macelod" . with railroads-built and;projected representative of the legs*of the indefatigable Insect.,, There • are ".the usual Illustration's of streets;-homos and important buildings,'oxcollent write-ups of business firm's, farm'-'scenes, etc';, but the moat alluring one at this season of the year ls an 'automobile ,usorl as a frame upon'which to "hang numerous samples of tho quack-quack' that furnish such oxcollent sport for tbo ohot gun expert within, a short distance of the, town', ..The''publication is rold for 2Cc. and nnyono Interested in (lint WcHcm' of tlio country will find l,.U tho best two bits wortluof lnformaiioh they ever expended. * ' - „"' ,'"Coleinan, Alta,'- Sept.li',--i911. To the 7Editor; District' Ledger—-'. - ;■', . * Dear.Sir,—Kindly' insert ln our.valuable' paper-the'se'few lines,in reply to^ the letter which appeared in the'last weeks^ iBBue,"signed,by "Timber Wolf.' Hes.writes, of^.the" Coleman-men that went to Castor, for Vh'at reason, I don't know.J -As be goes.on tb'say.'ls it fair to leave the field of \battle to our foreign '.brothers, to cope- with. I may BtateMhatTthe. District, Officials" advised any one that could get out1 to "do-sof/also, did7international Board Member^ W.l Diamond. - , Now! as far as " the, men "are, concerned that-, went to .Castor, I Hope these letter's that are published "'will'convince the readers of themthat these .men were not of thie. principle "''Timber Wolf." would< liketb class them,'as-some of them sought-in- formation 'from our District' Officials before going; also/ were advised by thenr to"; go: He also ^states' that the cry, isc heard all'along -the1 line^that the^ English 'speaking'are "foingy'to, work; and-yet'if "we" foreigners"were doing bo "we" wouidtlikelybe branded "a7s "scabs."- v He.also^entlpnBLPrifc. ciples,freely, ,but,"he\has^the audacity vto'■ shield .himself behind'.the; foreign brothers,7 also:"«byy signing',himself "Timber. Wolf which" In. 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Both partloB aro woll known ln Fernio nnd will continue- to mako their homo in the city, Mr. ,nnd Mrs, J. darbutt acted as Bupportora'' thomas .McAllister anderson , (Decanted) r Any ono poaaoBBlng knowlodgo ot the nntocodonta of Thomas McAUIator An- odrson, who was killed at Lnurlo, near novolatolco, Aug. 20tli,, 1011, by fall of rock, nnd believed to havo worked In Pernio for oyer a year, Ir hereby requostod tp notify TI10S, UPHILL, P. O, 301, Fornlo B, 0 , Othor jmpoi'B plonao copy, , leave all that in bad. Somo will toll you that tbla la not poaalblo, thnt you must tako tho blltera If you woutd cat the awects. Mo! you can have all that ia good, all that U of I'cul lautliiK vuluiH-piovlUwl you work and work conatantlyl Do not lake the bad fruit; do not be content With what the soil of Society at preaent offers you, but endeavor, by irrafllng your own good fruit, to obtain tbo awectcat and U*t that It la poulble to get, HOME AGAIN Mr. J. W. (Julnnoy* of tho staff ot tho TiiloH Wood Company,,who with Ills wlfo and daughter loft for n throb months' vacation, returned homo, last yet. olvinllv i>;lnd(1to }vt\ bnok In VemlW, Mr. Qulnnoy doaorlboa ' conditions which ho wltnoBgod no simply dop^ ablo hoyond conception and must be seen to bo credited In a country claim- \dk to bi> tn n rno«t ndvnnnprt Rtniro nf civilization In tbo world, Tho railroad strike was In full force and vigor during tho tlmo ho was thoro, nnd so thoroughly was traffic on the railroads disturbed that for two days thoro wero no truing botween' England and Scot* lund, in Manchester, where thoro wore thousand* on the verge of starvation, vehicles containing food stuffs wore commandeered and Immediately grabbed up and eaten by the hungry ones. Speaking of staples of life, ho says there Is not much difference between tbe prkea mat obtain here and those charged In the old country, with tho ., y -, , ,• Castor, Altai,'SjBtb Aug.', 1911 To-Mr. A J" Carter,y7 "J-J1; "- v ' Dear''Sir and Brother,~-By the beading" pf this letter" you* will boo'that-1 am,, at\ Castor,' arid; j'o moro miners from Coleman, all working at the same mine.. ., Now," SIr,'-by '• the lottors we are receiving, froni Coleman It Bcoma that we „ aro'.reported, around that camp that;.'wo'are'scabbing, so the boys,lmve",rpj[uested:meuto write1 you for Information in tli'at direction, "as wo do not Intend" to' do anything I that Is'going to, be detrimental to. our organization," ,I„may state It Is'a domestic coal, ohlefly sold to tho farmers and a small portion elilppod tn\ Calgary, It'ls'a' now,mlno ln Ub development'stage, at presents also three other men- mining, besides tho Colo- man boys"., TLimitefr" fti :| yj- ' Vj'x '■{ - '' V> -' ■ 7ji '7?' y|: "4 r'-i, i 7y.§ %. . =.>y,>.^| 777ltyi F7 ''3^)1 >7kM -.Mil '^:7 'iVi rl ^yyy-^yyy^j "■** <. ' J ^ i JJ"\ "* ' '* , ^m9 "*■-.'-",£/--■" .;<'.- v- .<■! -'-- k . SAYS MEN .suF^eR-fyy"'. ' *• •, ,. 7 ' SEVERELY 0_N^C.,k> R. Correspondent'Declares Conditions Imposed,on Workers on Railway Con- "' atructlon .are- a Disgrace—Declares Contractors are Careless of Human LIfe.v' •_ , •,, . I ^ '„. i,i. Tlio following letter ls written*'by the secretary, of the"-' Industrial Workers of 'tho World and contains allegations which] If. based upon'correct Information^,discloses' a state of affairs'which calls,for-'.lmmodldto, ap- tion uponvtho part of,the authorities: ' Editor World,~The" conditions -. .Imposed on the'1 workers onitho construe* tion of the Canadian Northern.-,railway is even worse than* f .first'" wrote of.",, pbflplto tbo, big talk of'the various cohtractors about there ' Doing "plenty of. work" and '"thousands"' of men noode'd,'^ there are too many .son hero already. • Many of the'boys have Now,'If we are' doing|b"0on BleepingM tbo forests, Bbeltor- anything wrong I hopo you will lot me i0EP nn Wmnor. Slnco It' began to know aB early as possible, as we aro all ready-to'quit work If you-should think It ne'oesBnry., Hoping to hoar from you soon, ' Yours fraternally, '' " J. J.' JOIINSTON1D Mr. J, J Johnstone, Castor, Alta, Dear, Sir,and Brother—I bog to acknowledge yours of tlio 30th ult„ and In reply doslro to say that I will placo this matter before tho Executive Board at a meeting whloh,will bo held vory shortly, nnd will thon' let you know what action,,thoy may take. With boat wishes nnd kind personal regards, ' Yours fraternally, ' A. J, GAIlTHn Calgary, Sopt, 13th, 1011 Mr, J. J. Johnstone, Castor, Altn— Dear Sir and Brothor,—I bog to ad- viso you that your communication dated 30th, tilt., was plnced boforo tho District Executive Board on MrtrlSth nt a mooting hold in Calgary, nnd I waB Instructed to notify you of tho action wr-.lc!\ 7T.2 taken. I &y, C3clc3lhc vou copv of ronnluMrm mv'thfl'matter whloh Is self explanatory, nnd which should also dispel any Ideas in your mind ns to whothor you aro noabblng hy working at Castor.' ' - Ynnrn frnt^mnlly, A . J. CARTER, District U„V, M. W. of A.-Copy of resolution passed at a Dlstrlot Executive Board meeting hold on 13th September, 1011',-— . Moved and seconded "That the Secretary be Instructed to write to Uro'J. J, Johnstono allnd Inform him that under tho circumstances iho Executive Board do not think that the men who are working ■' at Castor aro doing anything agalnat tho Intereata of tho members of this District regarding the present situation." Carried. rnln these men are' suffering miny iordshlpfc'7 Tho.controctorB seom fo cnio little what happonB to tho moi'. who Bra lured here under promlso'of work whibh has,not materialized, On' the work near Lytton tho men wero offered $2.rjp a day In town and tlien paid, 12,25 on tho Job. Can any one expoct men to acoopt such a deal? The board Is (0.00 a week, Usually salmon "throe times a day or bacon when" salmon Ib not handy, ', The boys are ornmped togothor In foul bunk houses where no nttontlon Is given tho law whloh provides for enough nlr epaco to ensure clennllnosB, not to mention' health, ' Somo- contractors hnvo taken nd- vnntngo of the mon being broke nnd mablo to go to law, to' colloct tho promised wages and paid them any old >hlng. 1 met a man at Yale wno <|ult work nt Camp No. 1' becauso of a sprained arm. Ho needed medical at tontlon. But though tho usunl $1 was collected for hospital foe, he hnd to shift for himself; This man worked ono-and, one-halt days ending August. He ".'fla evercr-.nrrjM ftr-.fl wndefy?M, thnt only slrty-flve' rvmt« wns' dun him according "to tho contractor's books,, Ila found that,ho could not collect oven this sixty-five cents, but hnd to tako It out In tobacco,' Ho loft tbo crimp with n nprntnril firm rmrt penniless. This Is a samplo of tho treatment tho,workers get. IBvon a horse or dog h treated bettor among a savage pooplo, - Already fourtoen men hnvo been drowned in tho fast flowing'rivers through 'tho contractors' disregard or human life In stringing cables across. ■ A cheap harpoon gun would shoot tho cable across, but,human life seems to bo dirt (heap.. At Lytton, where the I. W. W has established a headquarters for tho construction branch of tho union, ono oi tbe contractors tied up the only hall In (own with an option bo we could held1- 'get.no meeting,,place- We have, „ }'f< meetings' in"4the 'open*air"'or',- in ,u ^,'' la* friendly.lodget houBe;-,Already^>we'"''\-\ have 6Ver,7 900^'men)iDrgan!zed ■• andj.H-.~.7;,'t.' niore'ebmin'g lri as'faBt as they .can. bes "\./ reached, "Themeriare contending for /,';'■ something'like a living chance on the"', frf job <.'Wliat"fewNiiew* arrivals 'comei In, 7,)>7 are pulled off aafaBt as they came' -.,l'1,' ,-:'; - To cap,the^Umax'some contractors'" fji have,appeale,,wortroops to"force-the ";.*\\ men'to work figalnst their will under..7 the low conditions The- answer, of;/ tho'government,'',I'hear,ywda7/'that If '■ tho :contraotoVB, pay/ the recognized,'; government rate'of $3 per day,,,theyr7 wlll:'get all - the' necessary < protection"; „ But thb, contractors only wish/to'pay ;, $2.25?arid- less If,possible.'• i ABi,,l,t'„- stands''''this' section Is'( oyerfloodod ' will! men who. cannot gqt work and,1 are rapidly'leaving - 'There' >Ib'< llttlo'1 sign of1 work" opening up and any > yl man stands" a'charico7to 'starve"wait-'' '•'„ Ing Hoping'you wlirgive-this tho'7<-, wldoBt'posolblo publicity and thereby y,.' help tho workors'' spread ,, tho facts;', -^ as'you "have'dono in/ tlio past^yoriirrf'i.' roBpe'ctfully,' y ,, •'.' -- '7'-/,; 7'.-' ../y, ': jsbisoay •,'.. \„ r< . w .! ',..,'.. Organizer .," iytton, B O, Sopt 4, 1011 ' ■ ", ',:, ■• —Vancouver World.'"" >. ■ -V Livery, Feed and Sale Stables , First olaaa Hones for Sale. Buys Horses on Oommlslon George Barton Phone 78 I n Hera it is, Waiting for (J PFPnttSlWTATIVI!! rcrAcd at esse for work In your locality Will puar- nntoo $2,00 to $8,00 por day; Oppor-' tunlty to advance rapidly, Will pay liberally for aparo Into,, Work no dlf* floult, Hxporiondo not required; In- tornntlnnnt T»IWa x>rr««l Tfrpntp, f>it. MILL WOOD FOR SALE In stovo longtliM, $2,50 por team load at Kan nody and, Mangnns; or cal! 'phono 23, Vtf TlHNT--Two rooms suitable for mnri and wife. Apply, Joo, Lcinard Alien,/, .< ' y 3-ld .'* TO BDNTr-Two roomed- plastered House \AppIy, Robt. Wright, Wosi Fernie. >, ..8—Jtp •A' FOR BAL13-CIIEAP-A Daby Car riage In first cIssb condltlonj comploto with mnners, Apply Mm. V, A. IUohoa; corner of Dnlton, Jaffray 8—tf •I r.
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : J.W. Bennett |
Date Issued | 1911-09-16 |
Description | The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919. |
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Language | English |
Notes | Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | District_Ledger_1911_09_16 |
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Date Available | 2016-07-26 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0308807 |
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