[ CtAI. PAPMt: VAjarCQTJVBiR TRADEB AND LABOR COUNCIL AND £..0. ypiEBATtOW OF LABOR VA3STGOTJVBR, B. C* MTURDliiY. JS0VEMBER2,1912/ ll-OOAtllAB LOCKED-OUT V. I. MINERS CONTROL THE SITUATION O.P.R. APOLOWIT TROW OUT rnBHDHH THREAT TO UNDERPAID OLERIi Gloats Over Defeat of Dstpsirinf Btrlken and Bays Company Would Repeat Dose Speaking of the refusal of Minister of Labor Crothers to grant a board of Inquiry to a bunch of C. P. R, railway employees In Eastern Canada who have been unable up to this time to secure recognition as a union, the Daily Province gleefully refers to the awful lesson taught the ssme clsss of workers on the C. P. R. western division some years ago. Says the Province: "In 1903 tho U. B. R. E. was severely routed In a contention with the C. P. R. Those who struck were dropped from the pension roll and lest their standing." . • Then as a further threat and warning the dear old C. P. R. exponent and apologist adds: "Officials of the company here state THE HOLDUP-jrfjmm, 191243 McBeath says idlern will not find Vancouver such ari easy mark as "they did last winter—News Item. iltTOir UNIONISTS xxr TA CAPITAL Council Places 800 MamM EnxiicipaU Voters' Lint— Run CsuuUdates 3NTON, Alta.. Oct. SO.—At tbe) leslelativo session an amend- the City of Edmonton charter wed, whlcti Intended to give all raying rent since tne first at Is year tbe privilege of voting; municipal conncllmen; but, erything else tbat Is to prove .€» tbe workers, there is always ready to checkmate. So we I to ego right after those responds- tbe delay. The Trades and Council elected a campaign com- with A.. Far-mllo as chairman, purpose of seeing; that every- alified be placed on the list, nsnittee covered all the local and with tbe aid of a number gathered ln some 800 names; lose were submitted to the city '. with the result that be re- accept them. So -we called a meetinK and waited upon the incil- Farmllo was selected to the names with the assessor. resulted in practically- all the being; accepted. We hope, too, another BOO on before the list XT we decide to run any candi- tiere Is every likelihood of their 'rades and Labor Council bas to build a labor temple, and a tee has been named to proceed he preliminary organization »a* McNIven Returns. Nlven, federal representative Department of Labor In 'West- la, has returned to Van- fronts, an official trip as far east lpessT. Mr. McNIven Included tinerary a visit to the railway stlon camps wrest of Edmonton. '. of I— Executive to Meet. *. C Federation of Labor exe- loard will go Into session at 'emple to-morrow morning at and remain on the Job till lnest> Js disposed of, probably ne Bilonday. late of the third annual con- will probably be fixed for Jan. 'Jungle" Being Organized. of 1*. organizers are busy rents the employees of the Chi- tckyards. The last union was ln 1904. Conditions are so tie that nothing but organiz- 111 save the employees from m while working'iull time, not Ion the unmentionable crimes the food laws enacted ■ every the notorious "Jungle." UNION AT LABOR XCMFLB I'OB OOMCTNl WEEK . Sundsy, ov. 8—Picture operators; Bartenders. Monday, Nov. ^Boilermakers; - Elevator Constructors; Electrical Workers, 213; Teamsters; Builders Laborers; Brotherhood of Carpenters. Tuesday, Nov: 6—Sign Paint- era; Clgarmakers; Shinglers; Tailors; Amal. Carpenters; Locomotive Firemen and Engine- men; Bricklayers. Wednesday, Nov.; 3—Cement Workers; Tile Layers; Photo Engravers; Amal. Carpenters; Street Rallwaymen; 'Plumbers; Stationary Engineers. Thursday, Nov. . 7^-Pattern Makers; Ship Carpenters and. Caulkers; Painters:. 8h/et Metal Workers; Railway Carmen; Trades and Labor Council. Friday, Nov; 8.—UpholBterers; Electrical Workera, 621; Civic Employees; Moulders; Letter Carriers. of being poor in this ly wealthy western country; anybody tell us where, in 'the all that's holy, where these ■lis are to got ther cities snd municipalities the outcasts from Vancou- le wretches be welcomed with as ln other places -where there paucity of labor in tbe winter .ve only one guess coming on ter, and we defy anybody to are wrong. Badgered about lar to post, and back asraln it to pillar, these civilizatlon- rlahs will be finally gathered me over-zealous police official to sain a little notoriety, and develop Into that class of Ish- 10 thinks that every man's against him, and whose hattd rcalnst everybody ss a natural nee. will be Just ss well for all to aight away Into a Job; there many to be had lust for the "Vancouver, are there not? ny wonder that the city be- e scene of seething discontent he worst part of tbe year? » who help to bring about this tie state of things 'Will pride ea upon doing tbelr duty to lunlty. uty he damned! srratlfylng to note that the ommlttee has made it clear e Is tio Intention of foisting a water meter system on the >sr the question would quickly en ohm to who -would then pay THE BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS WILL HOLD OLD-TIME SOCIAL, NOV. 7 $200 Death Benefit Pain Promptly By Headquarters to Wife of Late Bro. J. F. Orey. Unton 617, United Brotherhood o( Carpenters, is progressing favorably, and In spite of adverse weather conditions of late practically all members are working. We are still holding our regular weekly meeting.each Monday evening ln room 307 Labor Temple, commencing since October 1st at 7.30 p.m. Thursday evening, November 7th, the union will hold an old time social gathering In the large hall, top floor of the Labor Temple. A. special effort will be made to have the wives, daughters, and sweethearts o( the members attend. One. or more short speeches will be made by prominent speakers on subjects that will be of considerable Interest to the ladles. It Is the intention of tbe committee ,of which Bro. McDonald Is chairman, to see thst plenty of good things are provided In the way of eatables, coffee, music, songs, some dancing, etc. Every effort will be made to make the evening as enjoyable as possible for all the mem- bers and ladies that attend. The union has arranged a competlt- tion for tbe members whereby any that succeed by the end of the year will be given a suit of clothes as a prize. Members would do well to attend the meetings and obtain full Information relative to tbls matter, so they may be In a position to compete, We regret to have to report that the union Is about to lose one of Its most esteemed members In the person ot Brother E. H. Slsterson, who we, understand, has concluded to go Boutb. He being an earnest and aotlve worker ln the union since coming amongst will be very much missed, and will carry away with bim the very best wishes of the boys ln the union, and we hope sometime to see him return While we are not yet In receipt of the official report of our late convention, we understand that decisions have been arrived at whereby some considerable changeB will occur In. the Organization, one of them to be a new general president. The promptness with which our general office has forwarded the two hundred dollars death benefit of our late Brother J. F. Orey Is a source of satisfaction to tbe members, particularly our financial secretary, Brother Burnham. who was Just as prompt and attentive in doing his part. Reports from our district council would Indicate that they are keeping a watchful eye on the situation, and altogether things are slipping along not badly. Members are particularly requested to note tbat any Information that will tend to help or benefit the organisation or that requires attention will be gladly received by financial secretary Burnham. Telephone, Seymour 1380, room 3 Overalls stand all kinds of wear and tear—they are made from the t trongost and most durable materials, sewed so securely with such heavy thread the seams can't rip, nor will the buttons come off. These are the kind of overalls YOU should wear. Thoy wear twice as lone as the cheap Imitation kind, and the less new overall, you must buy, the more money you save. Try a pair of BUCK HHAND and see If this Is not true. Every pair Is ruuuvMd to satisfy you. Union meder KUe la Vancouver. Aek year sealer for them. Wm.). McMaster & Sons, Limited 1176 HOMER ST. VANCOUVER, B. C fcAGETWO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST SATURDAY..,..NOVEMBER 8. UK The Royal Bank of Canada INCORPORATED 1866 Paid-up Capital. $ 11,500,000 Reserve 12,500,000 Total Assets 175,000,000 WE ALLOW IN- TEREST ON DEPOSITS IN OUR SAVINGS ^ DEPARTMENT One Dollar will open the account, and your business will be welcome be it large or small Twelve Branches in Vancouver THE BANK OF VANCOUVER ■Md Otto* - Tutootmr, B.O. 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By the exercise ot all the acts ot diplomatic cunning, backed up whenever necessary hy openhanded brigandage the world has been conquered and. made subject to British rule and rapacity and the emblem of her trade and commerce may be seen In every land and upon every sea. Her "morning drumbeat rolls round the earth.' The world pays tribute to her power and greatness and pays that tribute In an endless stream of wealth poured into the British Isles from the harrassed and tortured victlmB of her conscienceless rule in other lands. And hy what token Is this plunder ot the earth made possible? By what magic can a world he made to pay tribute In huge volume to the British Isles and a large proportion of the population of those Isles he held in subjection to slow starvation ln the very presence of that wealth? When Rome conquered the then known world this was made possible because of the tlrelesB skill and Industry ot her working ■ population. The Roman worklngman was at that time the most highly skilled and productive on earth. Upon his skill and productive power Rome depended tor the equipping and maintaining of her armies and that dependence was not in vain, for her armies were made invincible Snd all-conquering by the skill and Industry of Roman workmen In fashioning military equipment and other necessaries to successful conquest. But ub Rome conquered the world she poured Into her home do- minions the spoils of that conquest, largely in the Bhape of slaves, and the fairly comfortable conditions that had for long surrounded the Roman workmen were gradually broken down and thousands of those workmen eventually perlBhde by "Blow starvation," or were ruthlessly slaughtered by the soldiery when they had the temerity to revolt ayalnst the awful conditions. And how It Is Britain's turn. In point of skill and Industry the British workman needs take a hack seat to no other that ever lived. For the last thousand years he has been In the forefront on the Industrial held. With a rapidity that Ib startllnp he has Improved and perfected the tools ot industry and tremendously Increased hU productive power thereby. So great has been the volume of his production, over and above the actual necessities of his own being, tbat a large surplus has been.available to be shipped to other lands. Goods so shipped-away return in the shape of other goods tor which they have heen exchanged, these In turn to be disposed of In the homo market or to be worked up into other forms tor still further shipment abroad. Thus has British trade and commerce been builded up and by this process Is it still building. By this process Is Britain reaping the fruits of her conquests. The fruits of her conquests eventually react upon her own workmen much as the fruits of Roman conquest did upon the Roman workman In the days ot old. So long as ample markets could be found abroad to absorb the Burplus accruing from British Industry the workmen would he-kept fairly busy and their wages at least sufficient to make conditions tolerable. But when outside markets begin to contract, or at least fall to expand ln tho same ratio that production Increases, trouble begins. So long as exports exceed Imports things move along fairly well. This means that at leaBt a portion ot the wealth exported remains In some foreign country, there to be fastened upon the people of that country, as capital.. ThlB tends to keep home Industry going. But when matters turn the other way and Imports encroach upon exports, the effect Is Boon felt by the workers. If the volume of imports should exceed that of exports the capitalists might find themselves ln possession of an' Increased mass ot wealth, but Industry would tend to slacken off and workers find their wages cut and employment curtailed. It has long since become absolutely Impossible for the capitalists of Britain or any other country to employ all of the working force of the land. It Is becoming each- day more difficult to dispose of what is being produced hy that portion ot the workers now employed. Every advance along the line of Improvement In the mechanism and teehnlaue of Industry-still further aggravates the situation. -More workers" are dispensed with and they are turned over to the tender mercies ot "slow starvation." ThlB is the best that capital can do for the workers. The token hy which Britain and all other capitalist nations attain to their boasted greatness Is the enslavement of labor. The magic by which the world's wealth Ib turned Into capitalist pockets and a multitude "of workers held In Submission to "slow starvation" ln the very presence of plenty, is the Ignorance of the workers as a class. It Is only an Ignorant class that can be held In shackles, either spiritual or material. It Is- only a densely Ignorant class that can he held ln bondage when tbe enslaved outnumber the masters an hundred to one. Not only Is such a class densely Ignorant hut cowardly as well. The conditions pictured In London demand earnest and careful consideration hy eVery worklngman wherever he may be. like conditions exist everywhere, varying In degree only. That which has brought so many British workmen to such dire straits will eventually land the rest Ot us In the same "slough of despond." The same accursed rule of capital prevails here "In Canada as ln the British Isles and by the same token and the-same magic will the Canadian worker be forced to eventually tread the path of starvation, either slow or otherwise. Thousands of Canadian Workmen are not far trom that path even now, No palliative reform or patchwork nostrum can solve this problem, Its solution calls for action most drastic and severe upon the part of the slave class against the master class. The rule of capital must be broken and the lordship of labor over Its own product asserted against all the world. This calls for the earnest and best efforts of every member of the working class and as enlightenment brushes the cobwebs of Ignorance from the workers' mind those efforts will he forthcoming and bear fruit. Millions are already seeing the light and there are more to follow. If we would avoid the "slow starvation" route let us act like men, by doing all in our power to arouse our class to Intelligent action ln its own behalf. Some of us may meet death ln the struggle, but there are many ways of dying that are preferable to "slow starvation," and that Is the culmination of all that capitalism can do for the working class. TIMBER INDU8TRY EMPLOYEES, When C. O. Young, general organiser of the American Federation of Labor, who is at present In Vancouver, made the statement a few weeks ago that there were some 300,000 wage workers engaged In the lumber Industry of the Pacific Northwest his figures were questioned ln some quarters. A more careful review of the Industry gives Org. Young no reason to hack down. In fact, J. C. Brown, president of the International Shingle Weavers' Union, Is of the opinion that the estimate is a conservative one. And he should know. The desire of the A. F. of L. executive council to assist In the work of organising this vast army of Industrial workers is evidenced by the fact that they have already assisted Vancouver Trades and Labor Council financially to keep an organiser ln the British Columbia section of the Pacific Coast territory. Officers of the A. F. of L., too, have signified their willingness to extend the jurisdiction of the International Shingle Weavers' Union to Include all workers engaged In the Umber Indus- try, with local autonomy to meet the requirements of each particular classification of the work, and the Rochester convention this month ot the A. F. of L. will likely grant the application of the Shingle Weavers' International. That there Is urgent necessity for such an organization no member of the organized labor world will deny. Of this Arthur Jensen (Hoqulam Free Press) says: "More lives are sacrificed every year ln the woods and sawmills of this country, more bodies maimed than In any battle of recent years. The average lumber baron gives no more thought of this terrible fact than he would to a broken chain or a damaged saw. Not even as much. For chains and saws cost money. But human life Is the cheapest' article on the market. If this wanton waste of workers' lives Is to be stopped it must bo done by the workers themselves. Safety appliances are sorely needed. The men work too long hours, and becoming tired, are unable to, be as watchful as they should be ln as dangerous an occupation as work in the forests and mills is: Many other shortcomings in the working conditions could be named. It Is no use for the workers to complain to their employers individually. No attention would he paid to them, except that they might lose their Jobs. They must act collectively. .They must organize. Once organised, they can force concessions, by virtue of their numerical strength. They can compel the Installation of proper safeguards. They can force shorter hours. It Ib the ONLY way to better working conditions. Prepare to organize!" Scarcely a week passes but the local dally press contains accounts of tragedies enacted in the woods of this province. Drowned from a raft, fingers cut off, legs broken, killed* by a tree falling ln an unexpected dlrec tlon, insane through Isolation and bound tor the asylum, killed by the breaking of a defective cable; these and dozens of other news Items spell tears, broken hearts of widows, orphans and relatives, the hungry stomachs of little ones, but often the ending of the barren-life of an unidentified slave, and always a tribute to the proflt-mongerlng corporations which control the Umber Industry of this province. On top of this the lumberjacks are not specifically Included within, the scope oMhe Workmen's Compensation '-Act,' a .condition that the B. C. Federation of Labor will make an hottest effort to have remedied at- next session ot the provincial house. In the meantime the wage-workers engaged In the timber Industry can expect very little consideration at either the hands of the employers or their representatives In the legislature, They themselves will have to organise and demand recognition of their claims on the grounds that they have the collective power to command It. An early visit at Vancouver Labor Temple, where the Loggers' Union agent can be found, on the part of wage-workers employed ln or about the woods, will assist In bringing about tbe necessary organization. The movement has been fairly started. It only requires numbers to complete the work begun: READY-MADE FARM8 NEEDED. With the aid of donkey engines and stump-pulling apparatus, land-clearing contractors are now enabled to clear large tracts of land ln the shortest possible Ume, with less human labor employed than ever before. There used to be quite a number of Individual "stump extractors" In and around Vancouver. These have been sunplanted by the modern contractor, with whom Individuals cannot hope to compete. And what Ib true of land- clearing Is equally applicable to almost every other phase ot Industrial and agricultural life. If, Instead of offering cheap powder and low-priced pre-empttone, the government land department were to use modern methods of clearing large tracts of land and make lt easy for land-seekers to purchase enough to get a living out of there might be some chance for the "back to the land" slogan. The poor devil who lands on virgin B, C. land, without anything but ability to work, has a bard row to hoe. The homestead laws of the prairie have little application ln a country like British Columbia. What Is needed, If the Jobless wage- workers are ever to be given a chance to secure land, Is "ready-made farms," that can be paid for on easy terms. Today corporations are doing In a way what the land dennrtment should be doing on a wholesale basis, and not with the Idea of making an immediate profit, but rather with a view to peopling the vast land areas capable of sustaining a population of ten million rather than the present one million. Under the present land laws and facilities for placing settlers upon land in B. C. it is nothing short of criminal to dump people here, especially from the Old Country, on the assumption that they can secure "free" '.'Supply and demand are the factors that determine price. If value Is the same as price, what would become of price when supply and demand were equal, and therefore cancel each other? The upshot Is that value does not depend upon supply and demand, but price sometimes rises above and other times falls below, and ln the long run coincides with value." Roosevelt's vaudeville stunt will be brought to a close on Tuesday evening next; Taft will be snowed under, and Wilson elected U. S. president, all of which Is according to schedule and just as the Steel Trust arranged. The socialist vote, as represented by the vote cast for Debs, will be the largest ln the history of the movement on this continent. Meantime the big tent remains Intact. Over 5,000 employees of tho Canadian Pacific Railway, organized under the name ot Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees, have been refused a board of Investigation, by the federal department of labor, because 'the company bas so far refused to treat with the men as a union." In other words, where the men are not strong enough to demand recognition end secure their demands through organization, the Industrial Disputes Act means Just what lt Is—governmental Interference with men who can enforce their conditions If left alone. The Lemleux Act will soon lis as big a joke as the Allen Labor Act. And that's going some. At Fort William and Port Arthur (the Twin Cities), at Toronto and at Winnipeg, the Central Labor bodies are getUng buBy ln municipal politics, and putting up what looks at this distance like a united front—for the first time. In Vancouver the Trades and Labor Council was loth to launch what might develop into still another labor party, and appointed a commit- tee to find out what the socialist party was prepared to do. Two locals out of the three, with a membership of less than 300 combined, declared themselves as ln favor of entering municipal activities; the third, Local No. 1, turned down the proposal by a vote of 13-11. And there the matter stands. The Council Committee will report Its findings at next meeting, November 7. It will.then be up to the Council to decide what action lt is prepared to take. There Ib a generally expressed desire among labor men for a oloser knit and more solid labor movement In order that we may not only'hold our own ln the ever-changing conditions of Industry, but that we fay build up the weaker organizations and units of labor to the end, that we fay be ln a position to command even better and more secure conditions. The first and greatest obstacle to be overcome Is the apathy and Indifference that exists ln no sfall measure-In our own ranks The second Is the half concealed and often open opposition, generally born of ignorance, of men Inside the organized labor movement who having come Into it more by force of circumstances than through honest conviction and support of its purposes, are poor material to put on the firing line of labor's never-ending struggles. That this paper' may serve to hearten the better spirits ln labor's ranks to renewed activity, and convince those, weak-kneed ones among us that labor's cause Is the hope of the world, that labor's history Is the most wonderful and fascinating of studies,, embracing as It does not only the rise and fall of empires and states, hut of whole so-, clal systems, and embraces a complete understanding of those social orders ot the past with their superstructures of politics, literature and religion; that labor's heroes have heen the flower and blossom of the world's best manhood, and that labor's future, though at present beset by storms and struggles, nevertheless contains the germs that will yet produce an enlightened and free race of people- that this paper may help ln an understanding of these things Is the earnest wish ot those ln charge of this publication.—Calgary Labor Review. B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR- Meets in annual convention In January. Executive oftVers, 1912-18: President, 3: W. Wilkinson; vice-presidents, Clem stubbs. B. D. Grant, J. H. McVety, Ft. P. Pettlplece, J. Roberts, O. Slvsrts, J. J. Taylor; sec-treas.. V. R. Mldgley, Box 104«, Vancouver. TRADES ■ AND LABOR COUNCIL— Meets flrst and third Thursdays. Executive board; J. Kavanagh, presldsnt; John McMillan, vice-president; 3. W. Wilkinson, secretary;. Jas. Campbell, treasurer; A. Beasley, statistician; J. H. MoVety. serst-at-arms; F. A. Hoover, W. J. Pipes, J. W. Wilkinson, trustees. BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL—MEETS every Monday. President, P. Babln; vice-president, Jas. Bltcon; secretary, John McMillan. Labor Temple, ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL —Meets second Monday ln month. President, E, Jarmsn; vice-president, George Mowat; secretory, A. H. -England, PO. Box 66. •• ■ < LABOR TEMPLE COMPANY, LTD.— Directors: Fred A. Hoover, J. H. McVety, James Brown, Edward Lothian, nvi.lf. «MUH UIUWII, HIWMU 1.UMI1K11, James Campbell, J. W. Wilkinson, R. P. Shn McMillan Mi " ' " ,. —nailni director, Vety, Boom 811. Sey. HBO. Pettlplece, John McMillan Murdook Me- Kenilt Managing director, J. H. Mc- AMALOAMATED SOCIETY OF CAR- ? Penters and Joiner*—Room 209. Sey. 2908. BtTslnesi agent 3. A. Key; office hours, 8 to 8 a.m, a'fld 4 to B p.m. Secretary of management committee, Wm. Manson, 929 Raymur. avenue. Branches meet every Tuesday and Wed- neHday in Room 802. BAKERS' AND CONPEC- ttoners' Local No. 46— Meets second and fourth Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Pita- ldeht, J. Klnnalrdi ror- ■■ responding secretary, W. .etoistito) i Rogers, Room 220, Labor Temple; flnanolal secretary, P. Robinson. BARBERS' LOCAL, NO. 120—MEETS second Thursday, 8:80 p. m. President, Geo. W. Isaacs; recording secretary, Charles Brown; secretary-business agent, C. P. Burkhart, Room 208, Labor Temple. Hours; 11 to 1; 6 to 7 p.m. Sey. 1776. BARTENDERS' LEAGUE- NO. 676— -Meets first and third Sundays of each month, 7:80 p. m,,!Room 306. President, Walter Laurie; aeeretary, A. MacDonald: treasurer, Wm. Mqttlsliaw, Tel. Sey. 463 (Yale Hotel). BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS and Jolnera, Local No.v 617—Meet*' Monday of each week, 8 p.m. Executive committee meets every Friday, 8 p.m. President, A. Richmond; recording secretary, A.^Palne; financial secretary, L. H. Burnham, Room 304. Sey. 1380. BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS and Joiners. South Vancouver No. 1208—Meets Ashe's hall, 21st and Fraser Ave., every Friday, 8 p.m. President, W. J. Robertson; vice-president, J. W. Dlckieson; ' recording- secretary, Thos. Lindsay, Box 36, Cedar Cottage; financial secretary, J. A. Dlckieson; treasurer, Robt. Lindsay; conductor, A. Conaher; warden, E. Hall. BRICKLAYERS' AND MASONS', NO, 1 —Meets every Tuesday, 8 p.m., Room — President, James Haslett; corresponding secretary, W. S. Dacna'l, Box 63; financial secretary, F. R. Brown; business agent, W. S. Dagnall, Room 215. Sey. 8799. BROTHERHOOD OP BOILER MAKERS and Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America, Vancouver Lodge No. 194— Meets first and third Mondays, 8 p.m. President, P. Barclay, 353 Cordova Ea«t; secretary, A. Fraser, 1151 Howe Street. CIOARMAKERS' LOCAL, NO. 857— Meets- flrst Tuesday each month, 8 p.m. President, Robert J. Craig; secretary, J. C. Peuser, Kurts Cigar Factory; treasurer, S. W. Johnson. ; COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS'. British Columbia Division, C. P, System, Division No. 1—Meets 10:30 a.m. third Sunday In month, Room 204. Local chairman, J. P, Campbell, Box 432, Vancouver. Local sec.-trea«., A. T. Oberg, Box 432, or 1003 Burrard street. ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL NO. 213.—Meets Room 301, every Monday 8 p. m. President, W. P. Carr; vice-president, Fred Fuller; recording secretary, A. A. McDonald, 5 Lome street east; financial secretary, Harvey Sauder; treasurer, H. H. Free; press secretary, Arthur Rhodes; business agent, H. A. Jones, Room 207, Labor Temple. ELECTRICAL WORKERS', LOCAL NO. 021 (Inside Men)—Meet every Friday Room 205 8 p.m. President S. S. Duff; recording secretary, L. R. Salmon; treasurer and business agent, F. L. Est- lnghausen, Room 202. Sey; 2348. GLASS WORKERS' LOCAL, NO. 40— Meets second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. President, J. Fox; vice- president Wm. Thompson; financial secretary, Wm. Worton; secretary. A. O. Hettler, 42S Dufferin street. Telephone, Fairmont 1238. LONGSHOREMENS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, No. 88 x 52—Meets every Friday evening, 133 Water street. President, G. Thomas; secretary, Thomas Ntxon. 183 Water street; MACHINISTS*, NO. 182—MEETS SEC- ond and fourth Thursdays, 7:16 p.m. President, Robt. Thompson; recording secretary, J. Brookes; financial secretary, J. H. McVety. Sey. 6860. PAINTERS', PAPERHANGERS* AND Decorators', Local 138—Meet every Thursday, 7:80 p.m. President H. Murry; flnanolal secretary, F. J, Harris, 1668 Robson St.; recording secretary, Skene Thompson, Sub P. O. No. 8, Box 3; business agent, W. J. Nagle. SHEET METAL WORKERS'. LOCAL No. 280—Meets every Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Room 302. President, H, Spear: recording secretary, Jas. Jamleson, 921 Drake street; financial secretary, Ed. Dormody. STONECUTTERS', VANCOUVER Branch—Meets aecond and fourth Tuesdays, 8 p.m. President, Fred Rumble; corresponds- secretary, James Ray- burn; fiananclal secretary, Wm. Jardlne. STREET AND ELECTRIC RAILWAY Employees, Pioneer Division No. 101 —Meets Labor Temple, second and fourth Wednesdays at 2:45 p.m. and flrst and third Wednesdays, 8 p.m. President, H. Schofield: recording secretary, Albert V. Lofting, Box 178, City Heights P.O.; financial secretary, Fred A. Hoover, 2409 Clark drive. TAILORS, VANCOUVER BRANCH NO. 178—Meetings held first Friday ln each month, 8 p.m. President, H. Nord- land; secretary, W. W. Hocken, P.O. Box 603; financial secretary, L. Wekley, Box 508. TILE LAYERS* AND HELPERS', LO- cal No. 62—Meets flrst and third Wednesdays each month. 8 p.m. President, R. Neville; secretary, P. O. Hoeuke, Suite 2, 1202 Woodland drive. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 226— Meets last Sunday each month, 2:30 p.m. President, W. S. Armstrong; vice- president, G. W. Palmer; secretary-treasurer, R. H. Neelands, P.O. Box 66. LADYSMITH MINERS' UNION, LOCAL No. 2388, U. M. W. of A.—Meets Wednesday. Union Hall, 7 p.m. President, Sam Guthrie; secretary, Duncan McKenzle, Ladysmlth, B. C. MUSICIANS' MUTUAL PROTECTIVE Union, Local No. 145, A. F. of M.r— Meets second Sunday of each month', 640 Robson street. President, J. Bowyer; Vice-president, F. English; secretary, C. F. Ward; treasurer, D. Evans. ' TRAD NEW WESTMINSTER TRADES A Labor Council—Meets every second and fourth Wednesday at 8 p.m., in Labor Hall. President, R, A. Stoney; financial secretary, J. B. Chockley; general secretary, B. D. Grant, P. O. Box 934. The public is Invited to attend. PLUMBERS' and STEAMFITTERS' LO- cal 496—Meets every second and fourth Friday of month In Labor Hall, 7:80 p.m. President, D. Webster; secretary, A, McLaren, P.O. Box 96S, New Westminster, B. C. JAEGER UNDERWEAR If you want to enjoy all the comforts and advantages of pure wool underwear, you can raske no mistake In buying Jaeger Brand. T. B. Cuthbertspn A COMPANY, LIMITED 345 Haitlngt W. 680 Granville NewSerge Suits for Men, $15 and $17.50 You can take It for what-It Is worth—Our clothing buyers have used ALL their clothing knowledge to select this clothing to the end that It shall be THE BEST SOLD IN VANCOUVER AT THESE .RICES. On the strength of this, if you have any. confidence ln David Spencer, Limited, to select' men who know their business, you will at least come and see -these' suits and men-ure them up with your own eyeb; for YOU are the Anal arbiter. -The 115.00 suit is a medium twill serge; good dark navy, lined with a good durable lining and worthily finished in every particular. The $17.60 to all appearances Is the same, except that a softer and an obviously better quality serge Is employed. DAVID SPENCER Vancouver, B. 0. CAMPBELL'S CLOTHING Is Honest Clothing | It stands for real value in qual- • ity of cloth trimmings and _work- manshlp—and is guaranteed to keep Its shape. Just take a look at your own. Does It fit on the shoulders and around the collar? Has lt held Its proper shape In front? That is\ where Campbells Clothing stands in a cluss by Itself, Lot us shoy you. CHAMBERS The Campbell Clothing Man 23 Hastings Street East Stoves MP Ranges EVERYTHING FOR THE KITCHEN Mount Pleasant headquarters for Carpenters'Tools and all kinds of Builders' and Contractors' Supplies W.R. OWEN 2337 MAIN STREET. PHONE FAIR.. 447. THE KING OF SKATES Tested and improved during many years in tho world's greatest skating ground, Canada STAR Skates, all that a skate can be... .75c to $11.00 Automatic Skates, immensely popular 75c to jjti.00 GREAT CHOICE OF SKATING BOOTS For Young Men, Young Ladies, Boys and Misses J. A. PLETT, LIMITED Phons Seymour 204 Hardware and Tools *j A Splendid stook of the best in the world's market. We make a specialty of supplying every need and requirements of the artisan in our line. McTAGGART & MOSCROP 7 Hastings Street West Phone Seymour 684 THE CHOICEST AND BEST UNION-MADE CIGARS and TOBACCOS LABOR TEMPLE CIGAR STORE Magazines and Labor Temple Post Cards on Sale Are You Satisfied ? E. T. Kingsley PHONE SEYMOUR 824 Lsbor Temple, Entrance oa Homer St. We Print ihe B. C. Federatjoniit *3 If you have any doubt about the quality of youi printing, call or phone ui. We can help you. PATRONIZE) B C. FEDBHATIONIST ADVERTISERS— AND TELL. THBM WHY. Miners' Magazine Official Organ of the Western Federation of Miners Subscription $1 Par Year Miners' Magazine 605 Railroad Bldg., Denver, Colorado Of America r&wr COWmSHT STRAP! H»Hri RCSHTM1D I SOS Don't be a Washboard SLAVE There is no excuse for a housewife toiling over the old fashioned wash- tub and board. fJhe^HOR" Electric Washer has revolutionized home laundry voorh.. This appliance is operated by connection with, an ordinary household socket and does the washing and wringing of your family; wash. Visit our salesrooms at Carrall and Hastings Sts. or 1138 Oranvllle St. and have the washer demonstrated. B.C. ELECTRIC mmm ■ SATURDAY. ,ii. NOVfiMBER 2, 1912 THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDEBATIONIST Come and View New At* rivals in Women's Tailo* ed Atvanco tall stiles an bow oa atsplar la the Mt Department. Mujin featureo us to os fours. Bis suits wo ratter varied la stylos, seats fevorinf ths 88 mad 84>lnob uatttL Tho belted stria la mnoh la ovldenoo as* the cutaway etui anlte strona;, hslnf sepeuattrrood for toll, denser Sinter As skirts retail the sinusht lias oSoot evea whore Bloats an latrodaooa. Ths vriath of skirts has aot onencod materially, hat tho skirts an u I worn from one to two lashes loafer. All tho bow ■ " Sv^'Eft* heavier tattles.' - whip oorls ■oetford cords aad beavy oocdod ekovloss. All dtaronal. All dlsronal woovoo an rood aad many an to ho foml la tho homotpnaa oa well so the holder ruheM ssssert- sls. in oolon bovt ssroln loads hat tohsooo aad oeol brown an 1 seat woU'thoBfht of, tweeds si?w s — ssvesal oolon. a oomMaal notion of $30, $35, $40, $45 TJP TO $65.00 575 Granville Street Vancouver, B. C. BEDDING HERE APLENTY An Immence stock of Blankets, Pillows, Comforters, Beds. Prices right Large shipments of blankets, comforters, pillows, etc,, have been arriving during the patt few days, The culmination of weeks of careful effort, backed by our long experience. It will pay you to investigate. White Cotton Tilled Comforters. Yorkshire Wool aionkete, S lbs. S1.7S, 80.00, 80.60, 83.00 S3.7S KoUntook * tons' Sown QnUts, Yorkshire Wool Blankets, 8 IDs. SS.SS to M8.M 9t.1l ha Fleece Wool Blonkota, s to Torkshln Wool Blankets, 7 lbs.. io lbs., pair. se.oo, Wss .v. : ■_?■■ 0».n Onuantood resteer Knows, pair,...: .......81.48 to 87.80 JAMES STARK Eventually the meeting was called to order, The chairman, who, Judging him by appearance and logic, Is a typical example of our pie-Adamite ancestors, talked for a while about nothing, then summed up by Inviting one of the two "respectables" to state the motive of the meeting. "Respectable" number one said: He and many more were under the Impression-that this holiday had been called by a minority of the miners of this camp, and that we had now been Idle near a month, and no headway had been made by the U.M.W. of A. He was without money and food. He thought the majority of the men were willing to call the strike off." After giving the men some fatherly advice, telling them "the best thing they could do was to get back to work, he concluded his lecture on scabology by making a motion "that a Committee be appointed to interview the management of the Coal Company to see lt the men could go back to work." "Respectable" number two got up and said: "He knew the men had rued taking the action they did. They knew they were ln the hole," and finished by seconding the motion, which was now open for discussion. It may be noted that the chairman, the mover and seconder of the motion were all officials ln the company's employ prior to the strike. The three are pretty good Impersonators ot such prominent people as Baden Powell Brlgham Young, Dr. Crlppen, John Burns, and Harry Orchard. When Joe Naylor took the platform he was Interrupted seeral times by the chair man for evading the Question at Issue but the audience roared, and insisted that Joe should say what he liked without being Interrupted by anyone. The chairman made many attempts to butt tn, but he was cried down by the audience on every occasion. Joe Naylor, who Is the President of the Local Union, gave a clear explanation of the present criBis here. He Bald he was doubtful whether Nanalmo would put up a fight against discrimination or not, but he was "confident that they would put up a fight for a wage or working agreement end recognition of the union. A scale of wages has been drawn up, and Is now before the operators to approve of or not. The miners of Washington have promised that. If the National will give them consent to do so, they will break their contract and come out ln sympathy with the miners of Vancour- ver Island; and if they don't get con sent to strike, they will help us flnan daily If necessary. It Is not the men who are in the hole, but the company. If the two men who are responsible for this meeting are respectable, then I am not, nnd I don't think there are many such respectables in the town, and lt Is my opinion that they who are responsible for this meeting are hirelings of the company." Joe was loudly applauded when he finished. Another took tho plat- form, and made a bad break by asking a question of Organiser Pattlnson the speaker defending the "respect- is." PattinBon at once got on the platform to answer, amid great applause. The antediluvian again objected, on the grounds that only employees should be allowed to speak. Pattlnson would have spoken had lt not been for the reflex of the economic conditions, who were still at the beck and call of the two "respectables," and who were still in the hall, and it was only by calling the watch- dogs of Capitalism into action that he was prevented from so doing. Once more the truth of the axiom, "Might is Right," was made manifest. A town councillor ook the platform, and made the statement that "there was a thug and spy In the hall, and that he (the spy) had advised the chief of police to arrest some of the agitators. The speaker advised the men to be orderly. At this stage a form In the rear of the hall wu seen to sneak away with his head down, like a whipped our. Finally, the motion was put to the house, and the "majority who were opposed to the strike ln the first Place, and who were now eager to call off the strike," put up their hands, all four of them. Out of a hall full of men, packed to the doors, four voted t» go bask to work. Th* rait voted to continue the. strike. Seeing their game was up, the "respectables" and their man Friday, together with tho bluecoatB, left the hall, and Pattlnson amid great'applause took the platform, and gave a spiel on the present commodity struggle, which was well appreciated. The- crowd then dispersed. SPIDER. P.S. The salaries ot the District officials have been cancelled until the strike here Is called off, making the Interests of all Identical. Writs have been Issued and served on flfitteen members of the union to appear before the Supreme Court at Victoria within eight days. The charge against the men Is Inciting employeee ot the. coal company to break their contract and quit work, although no contract existed before the strike. This Is a preliminary move to rail- roadlng the agitators. Apparently the company seems to think the men here can't light without leaders, I can assure them that so tar as Cumberland is concerned leaders are nothing. They (the men) can fight Just as well, If not better, without them, and the leaders know lt Provincial police are being shipped In by the Government to break tbe strike. This Is where the men get left The employers use political power, and that le something the workers have not yet learned. THE METAL TRADES ABE BRAVELY FIGHTQra FOR UNIVERSAL 8-H0UR DAY Effect of Political Activity and Enactment of U. 8. Naval Law Important Factors. It will be of interest to tbe members of organized labor, aad especially to those who have kept In touch with the machinists' strike for the eight-hour day in the Pacific Northwest, which has been on since June ist, 1910, to hoar that through the great agitation for the eight-hour day on the Pacific Coast and in New York City and some other points we are at last bringing about the eight-hour day, and lt will not be long until we have the same established in this industry. The Fore River Shipbuilding Com- pany of Quincy, Mass., will go on an eight-hour basis on November 4th, and their 3,900 employes will receive nine hours' pay for eight hours! work. The Firth Sterling Steel Company ot Washington, IXC, the Tredegar Iron Works of Richmond, Va„ and another large shop in New Orleans, La., have also got ln line of progress and are working eight hours per day at this time. All of these firms have given the eight-hour day since the eight-hour naval appropriation law and the gov* eminent eight-hour law applying to all contractors and sub-contractors went Into effect. This law means that anything made for the government, unless it be bought In open marnet, whether built by private contract or sub-contract, must be built under eight-hour conditions, and every person working on the plans must receive those conditions. The Manufacturers' Association and the Metal Trades' Association did everything In their power to keep this law from passing, and thought they could knock lt out by refusing to bid when contracts were to be let, but soon found their mistake when they found that lt no bids were received the work would be done by the navy yards and they would be playing still further in our hands. The Electric Boat Company of Quincy, Mass., bid on the four submarines authorized by the appropriation of March 4th, 1911, and sublet the contract with the Intention of evading the law, but the attorney-general ruled that they must work the hours just the same. The largest shop In San Francisco, the Union Iron Works, being already on the eight-hour basis, did not lose any time In bidding on- this work and have secured the contract for two ot them, while the Fore River Shipyard haa the other two. The appropriation for this year and for which bidls have not aB yet been requested, Includes one battleship, two colliers, six tor* nedo-boat destroyers, one tender to destroyers, eight submarine torpedo- boats and one submarine tender, The large shops In this district who have been fighting against the eight- hour day, If they wish to do any ot this work or to do any repairs on any of the government boats hereafter, will have to grant the eight-hour day, and after having kept, the small shop owner, who Is a member of the Metal TradeB' Association, from granting the machinists' demand for the same conditions for over two years, it would be quite a pleasure to union men If these same large shops are tho flrst to have to inaugurate the eight-hour system In their shops. The San Francisco shop owners adjusted themselves to conditions very readily and Instead of pnttlnlg ln the last two years In fighting their me- chanlcs, they could seo far enough ahead to know that the eight hours had come/ to stay and every shop ln that city, Oakland and Sacramento are on eight hours and are doing good business and are ready to get ln on all the contracts-to be let. Quite a few shops In different parts of the country, not affected in any way by the naval law that passed, have also grantel the eight-hour day In the last few months, the J. H. Daniel Printing Machinery Company, Robert Zeigler & Son Machine Company, Wm. J. Mc- Googan Machine Shop, and the Ravyer Printing Machine Works, all of St Louis, Mo., and the Christian Felgen- span Company, a corporation of Newark, N.J. The Hoe Printing Press Company of New York and the printing press factories of Newark, N.J., are also coming to the eight hours by taking off 15 minutes every six months and lt will be only a short time until all the printing press manufacturers in the country will be working eight hours. Most of the cities and quite a few states have an eight-hour law, under which their work Is let, and taking all these different Influences, which will cause a shop owner to work the eight-hour day in order to get work, It will not be long before we are dijoylng the universal eight-hour workday throughout the country. HVl POLLArU A WIIK, ' By Bovbeet Kauffssaa. Taut la lt down on Beelsebub's books; "August the seventeenth—Isabel Brooks; Blonde; splendid figure; big, violet eyes;;' ~" ''•,'..■ Dimples;, fair coloring; feet ot small else; Home ln the country; her parents quite poor; Character excellent; morals still pure; Came to the olty today and found woBf, /-:•■' Wages Ave dollars; department store clerk." Wagea Ave dollars! lo last seven ' days; Three for a miserable hall-room she pays; Two nickels dally the atreet car receives; " One dollar forty for eating, that . leaves. One-forty has such a long ways to reach— ' Twenty-one banquets at seven cents each. There! Every penny of wages has been spent— - ■, Squandered for feasting and riding and rent. Spendthrift! She does't remember life's Ills! How In the world will she pay doctor's bills? . What If she's furloughed (there's always a chance)t Isabel ought to save up In advance. Hold! We've not mentioned her clothes; she must wear Dresses, hats, shoes, stockings, ribbons for hair- How did she get them? Suppose that we stop; Perhaps It's as well If we let the thing drop. You good mathematicians may figure lt out; It's a matter of figures or figure, no doubt Carry this picture, It's better, I'm • sure: "Character excellent, morals still pure?" What else Is written we won't try to see; Beelzebub thinks much the same way as we. Why, as I live! There's a tear In Us eye! What in Hell can make Beelzebub cry? Surely the devil is feeling his age; Look what he's writing on Isabel's page: "Virtue's a luxury hard to afford When a girl hasn't money enough for her board." —Woman's World. None but a traitor would take the place of a man with backbone enough to strike. INDUSTRIAL BANNER'S DEBUT AS A WEEKLY PUBLICATION. The first Issue of the Industrial Banner, as a weekly publication, at Toronto, says: "With this Issue of The Industrial Banner another epoch Is marked in the history of labor Journalism. After twenty years of labor and self-' sacrifice on the part of Mr.| Joseph' Marks, of London, we are pleased to announce that the dream of the publisher of the little monthly Is about to be realized. Men holding the most responsible positions in the labor movement of Canada are supporting The Banner both morally and financially, and a perusal of the list of shareholders In this issue will indicate the provincial scope of that support. In addition to the prestige given the paper by this support,. we can also officially announce the endorsatlon ol the Trades and Labor Council of Tor onto and the Provincial Labor Educational Association. This support, however, will not make the paper what It ougnt to be without careful and efficient management and an able and competent editorial and advertising staff. With a complete organization there need be no. alarm about the circulation. The need ot a strong, aggressive labor paper has been felt and expressed by the organized workers In all parts of the Province, and it will be the aim of the Labor Educational Publishing Company. Limited, to meet that urgent need." "There has been much speculation as to the probable policy of The Industrial Banner under the new management but we do not hesitate to assure those Interested in the paper that it will be the organ of no particular partry, but will use its powers to bring about the joint action of the divided Industrial and political forces within Ihe labor movement to make more, effective the efforts put forward to Improve the conditions of the workers. It will advocate a closer alliance of the different labor organizations within clearly defined Industries, in harmony with the policy of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada and the American Federation of Labor, but will not support any policy that forces the organization of the workers upon the inlustrtal field in advance of those evolutionary forces in Industry which must determine the character of labor organizations. We are determined to place clearly before our renders the alms and aspirations of the labor movement on both the industrial and political field by establishing our col. umns as the open forum where problems affecting the working class may be discussed from more than one point of view. We ahnll aim tn eliminate such features as abuse of individuals within the movement and deal as much ns possible with the principles Involved In the development of the labor movement. "With this number of Tho Benner a beginning has been made to weeklv chronicle the doings In the labor organizations of the Province, and we propose to keep In close touch with the big problems that are. being discussed ln the lile dally pnpers in order that the viewpoint of the working-class will not he Ignored. Correspondents In all parts of the Prlvlnce will bring fresh to our columns the hapnenlngB in their respective towns and cities. and with articles of an educational value from tho best writers on labor problems ln all parts of Canada and nn Interesting miscellaneous selection or news, we hone to maintain the confidence and continued support nf those who desire the upbuilding of a healthy ever-active labor movement. In the accomplishing of these results we will make mistakes and profit, by our experience, but will eventually emerge through the Incubator of criticism and suggestion to a forceful nnd Influential champion of the working class." Quite a number of unionists who never grow tired expounding the necessity of Industrial unionism newly throw a lit when lt Is suggested that their own union start in practising a little of lt. Seven men, hired by Calgary cm ployment bureau sharks, to work on railway construction west ot Edmonton, have each been sentenced to one month's Imprisonment for refusing to accept the conditions found upon arrival at the camps. Of course there's ■o slavsry In this country, No, slree! Honig's Changing Ha* sss«ssoiss™sas~Bs«s™B™s«s»B«BJ5osMssSes^s*^^ $100,000. worth of Staple aad Fescy Goods to be ClewedOrt Wwe the fat of the year, when a new Propflotonhip take* onftbis baassan TOOLS 14.50 Carborundum Orlnders MJB •".SO Certrarundum Orlnders MM 110.00 Carborundum Orlnders tIM These ore the latest model in oil running machines. 25 only. Stanley Wood Bottom Jack and Jointer Pianos.' Values to. tl.OOj to clear at " *■ Meat lews In all makes $2.00; tor These i— TS > are dues to 'iter fully warranted sows. • Oontaf levsl regular -..—......eie I regular IMS for ..Mc OaspoBioso* Aptoaa—Seven pockets, heavy brown, dock; regular 11.00 and 11.26. for...... .._. .tie I, 4 and 6.1»oh *»••» Wee, four , for ._.....„....JIo 0-lnch Stillson Wrenohes; regular ii.ee x..-d....~i:J.—u. 8-inch Itluson Wrenches; »1.1» ...^......„i.i~ :,._.. It-inch Stillson Wroncheo; 14-Inch BttUson Wroaeheo; ' ll.'l Quick out Emery oil Stones, lie value for ~j-^.—~,.^-. ■„ |je; >I.M stat foiiu._-._...:™iB. Builders' Hardware Sash looks, euh.„. .. ..Jo Cupboard catches, lie, eaeb—..Je . Caaemons adiustorsrboat made-JOe Casement faatenora...— 41a 4-ln, Japanned door butts, pair. Rat and coat books. I doa. Drawer pulls, dos... Steel butts, per pair........... Strap hinges, pair................ Door bolts, each................... s BELOW COST Is the rule of this Sale theCo- operative plan is suspended till further notice H ONIG STOREQ 56-5840 HASTINGS ST. EASTf] TELEPHONE SEYMOUR 3472 and 34*73 \0 FALL SHOES FOR MEN Shoes for Service 8 hosts for Dress ,'. Shooo for Comfort Shooe for Xtmrr Ko>qolro)ts»o>t We've-picked winners in Men's Fall Shoes. We're at the service of every man who desires the cto>rt«e DO NOT BUY ANY SHOE no Matter what its name, unless it been e plain and readable Impression of this' Strap. All shoes without the Union Stamp ere always Non-Union. Boot A Shoo Workers' Union 246 Summer Street, Boston, Men. J. F. Tobin, Pres. C. L. Balne, Bec.-Treee. Honest Leather WORKED UP BY COMPETENT WORKMEN under proper conditions, in sanitary workshops has one inevitable result GOOD SHOES THE ONLY KIND WE HANDLE THEJ3HOE ,¥W?,^X^^T\ Look for the ai'KUIALIST -yfyf mt_|oT ^jsf ^aT Union Stamp Central "K" Boot Agency 160 Cordova Street W., near Cambie Get Your Money's Worth BESr IN H C CVG1V* - Select your Cigars from Boxes bearing this Label The Beer Without a Peer Phone Fairmont 429 The Vancouver Breweries Limited PAGE F0TJB THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST SATURDAY NOVBSMMKt I, HU Money-Saving Prices GROCERIES FURNITURE House Furnishings See the Province and World eaoh day for full particulars i Catalogue now ready—Out of town customers can get the benefit of our low prices by sending name and address for a copy. A postcard will do. The H. A. Edgett Co., Ltd. Dept F, Cor. Cambie & Pender Sts. Vancouver Union-Made I SHIRTS OVERALLS ^Wewant every workirgman in Vancouver to visit our atorea and Bee for himself the very fine stook of union-made garments carried here and all moderately priced. SHIRTS—in fine pure wool flannels, serges, meltons and military flannelettes; all sizea Price $1.75 to 2.75 SHIRTS—in the finer lines of buckskings coards, fleece- lined. Suttens and waterproof lines, at $1 to $4 WORKINGMEN'S GLOVES—in the very best makes such as the H. B. K, Honson, Clark's and Vancouver makes. Prices 35c to $2.75 Canvas Oloves; our price, 4 pairs for. 25c Headquarters for Workingmen's Apparel Look for the Red Arrow Sign I.N.Hafvey LIMITED 125-127 Hastings Street West Also 614-616 Yates Street Victoria, B.C. FOR EXPERT WATCH and Jewelery REPAIRING CALL AND SEE Geo. G. Bigger 143 Hsstings Street West L BURNS & CO. Dealers in Stoves and Metals Housefurnishings MECHANICS- TOOLS OUR SPECIALTY Stove Callings and Repairs Kept in stock 138 Cordova St. East How About That Photo You Promised Your Friend ? Western Studio 424 Main St Formerly at 440 TAjTootrras, a. 6. loF O USANDS OF THESE BOOKS SELLING Origin of Species, Darwin.... 20c Age of Reason, Paine. 20c Eight Lectures, Ingersoll 20c The People's Bookstore 112 Cordova W. HEATERS Stoves and Nice Warm RUGS for the cool weather at W. TURNER 897 Granville Street Cor. Smytlie Phone Sey. 8745 Imperial Wine Company 54 Cordova Street West Phone Set. 955 Direct Importers of TALISKER WHISKY Goods Delivered Free to all parts of the city INSIST ON HAVING IT Harris Hair Tonic Dandruff Cured or Money Back a. o. iinin sojtlt oo. siraouoB siassi Fkoao Sejmonr 4401 Every unionist In Western Canada ahould send for a sample copy of The Industrial Banner, Toronto's new eight- page labor weekly. Address Labor Temple, Toronto. It's a bear! MULCAHY'S CAFETERIA THE BEST OF EVERYTHING 137 Cordova Street W. Basement Hotel Cordova DIXON BROS. light and Heavy Horses and Shetland Ponies for Sale 646 Hornby St. Phone Sey. 798 ftf\ WITH ^^THE BUNCH TOTHE BRUNSWICK POOL ROOMS BUY THAT NEW HAT Plenty of Union-mado Hats At (he Leader $2 Hat Store, eorner Hastings and Abbott Sts, Here you will find every conceit/able style, color and else of union hats. You have unrestricted choice of thousands of hats, soft or stiff, to sslsot from at one price—12 —here Instead of paying more eleaewhere. Leader Exclusive $2.00 Hat Store S.W, Corner Hastings and Abbott Streets WORKERS' WAGES WILL NOT ■UY RACK HIS PRODUCT. Why are the •very- rich growing richer? ■•-■•■■■■• • ... Why are the very poor growing poorer? Why are little children compelled to work while thousands of able-bodied men are Idle? Why do millions go half nourished when the land is full of plenty? Why does the cost of living steadily mount, while the nation produces a surplus every year averaging two billion dollars? Every man in America who works is entitled to a wage sufficient to raise his family In decent conditions, to educate his children In the common schools, and to lay by something tor old age. Why is It impossible for hundreds of thousands of men to do this? Tou hear these questions constantly, and you hear all kinds of answers. What is your answer?—Everybody's. Typos. Oppose Poll Tax, Vancouver Typo. Union last Sunday went on record us opposed to the retention of the B. C. poll tax under any pretense whatever. The vote was unanimous, Including members who voted for the government that imposes it. Proverbial Facts It's the early bird that catches the worm, No doubt you've often heard; But don't forget it's the early worm That's caught by the early bird. —Judge. Purchase Only Whale Brand "Size, Strength, Endurance" OVERALLS Made in Vancouver Strictly by Union Labor ~ Ask your dealer for them A. WADDINGTON MANUFACTURER 22 Water St. Phone Sey. 1993 Union Tailoring Union Men, Support Your Own Principles «J When you buy your suits (rom in you are doing so. We employ union workmen only. •J In dealing with us you are helping yourself in another way, because you are assured of the BEST FABRICS; the BEST FIT and the MOST UP-TO- DATE STYLES AMERICAN TAILORING COMPANY 62 HASTINGS ST. EAST VANCOUVER. B. C. 400 Vancouver Men Have Invested in Talbot Boiler Stock After a thorough consideration of the uiTalrH of the Talbot Engineering Company, Limited, and n, painstaking Investigation of the Talbot Boiler, 400 hard- headed Vancouver men have Invested ln ill are 4 of thin. Compnny. The men who are officera of thla corporation are practical, hard-headed buii- nePH men—every one, The be-u mechanical, engineering, manufacturing and burliness experience that could ue secured has been Incorporated Into the personnel of our organization. Dividends depend on profit1-*. Profit* depend on demand and the difference between the cost of production and the selling price. Talbot Boll era «ell at the n Saturday morning, and A. J. Carter and Thos. Uphill took the opportunity of interviewing him on the question of gas committees in general, a matter which bas caused .a suspension of work In the mines on Vancouver Island. The matter was thoroughly gone Into, the delegation laying particular stress on the necessity of protecting the men who accept such positions from discrimination. Sir Richard gave his assurance that wherever it can be proven to the department that men had been discriminated against on account of going on gas committees he would take Immediate Bteps to deal with the responsible officials of any such companies in an exemplary manner. He further stated that he would instruct the mines Inspectors'to keep a close lookout and to report such companies who may be guilty of Indulging' In "such practices.—Fernle Ledger. _ Calgary Carpenters Strike. The federal Minister of Labor has been called upon by carpenters en- gaged In building an immigration hall at Calgary to see that union wages— the "prevailing rate"—are paid. ' McBride's "Homestead" Laws. The purchase of 550,000 acres of land In Northern British Columbia has just been completed by Lauchlln Mac lean, of Spokane, and his associates, for a consideration of 12,730,000. The transaction constitutes probably the largest land purchase ever made In the Pacific northwest But Nothing Will Be Done. "We, the Jury empanelled to Inquire into the death of George Hess on Oct 29 at the new Orpheum Theatre on Oranvllle Street, hereby conclude that the deceased came to his death while ln the execution of his duty through an accident ln the breaking of a der- rick used for the purpose of hoisting Bteel girders. .We also add a rider to the. elect tbat more care should be taken In Inspecting machinery where a sacrifice of human life Is liable to occur." The above verdict, as is explained therein, was brought in at the Inquest held following the fatal fall of George Hess at the new Orpheum Theatre ln Granville Street Wednesday. Will It Be Collected 7 Ottawa, Oct 23—That the United Shoe Machinery Company of Canada is a combination and Its leases from the parent company with headquarters In Boston restricting the use ot leased machinery operated ln restraint of trade, Is the finding of the board of investigation, constituted under the Combine Investigation Act. The board recommends that the fine of $1000 a day provided for such violations of the law shall not become effective for six months. To City Subscribers. Some complaints have reached The Federationist that city subscribers do not receive their paper till Monday. Postmaster Macpherson has assured The Fed, that delivery ahould be made on Saturday morning. Subscribers not doing so will oblige by advising The Fed. In writing. tructlon, semi the accompanying coupon or our photographically lliua " prospectus and Talbot Boiler book, IhiBtrated Sent our photographically . ectus and Talbot Bof'~ postpaid, absolutely free. Talbot Engineering Company limited . eto OuraU Street, Corner Oortove, TAsTcourn, a. o. Painters' Local, 138. The last meeting of Local 138 was remarkable for the amount ot criticism that the "democrats" on the Trades and Labor Counoll received for their action In delaying—tor the month—tbe appointing of a paid secretary by the Council. A vote was taken on the question submitted to us by .the Trades and Labor Council: "Are you ln favor of the duties of the secretary being enlarged, and a sal- ary commensurate with the duties to be performed, being referred to the executive?" and after some discussion the affirmative was unanimously adopted. Some of our members were ln favor of a business agent being appointed who would be cut free trom secretarial work, In order that all his time could be devoted to the Interests of the organised workers. The smoker committee reported progress and J. W. Wilkinson, president of the B. C. Federation of Labor, has consented to act as chairman. The event Is fixed for Nov. 14., Ontario Unionists Active. The most encouraging sign In connection with the organized labor move- ment throughout .the entire province of Ontario Is to bo found In the systematic plans being laid to Inaugurate a province-wide campaign of education, agitation, and organisation. The same inspiring news comes from nearly every Industrial centre, and it is now certain that during the coming winter scores of public meetings will be held to advance the interests of organized labor through the discussion of live social and economic questions. The trade union can but gain by the fullest publicity. The agitation Is not con- fined to any section of the province, the same spirit animates east and west alike, the feeling everywhere prevails that tradee unionism must be resolutely pushed from this time on as never before. This awakening is an Inspiring sign, and Is proof positive that the membership at large is ready for a for- ward move. Organized labor is a living force, and the more It can bring Its alms and aspirations to the notice of- a discerning public, the more pronounced must be its growth. It is eminently respectable" today to carry a union card.—Industrial Banner. ' "The ballot is the only tool that the worker has never learned to use to the accomplishment of great things." DONT NEGLECT Your Appearance MANY a man has lost good opportunities for advancement in life simply because he did not dress well. The price of stylish, serviceable clothing today is so little that anyone oan afford it. If you doubt this,. come to our store. We will prove it to your satisfaction. TAILOR-FIT CLOTHES OAK HALL 613 Granville Street We can furnishfwoji y* let YOUR HOME si here year 41 Hastings Street W. Phone Seymour 3887 Berry Bros. Agents for Cleveland Cycles, "Tbe Wrqroi* with the assentation". Full line of accessories Repairs promptly executed eie aTAMXSHM ST. S. . Ureas ssrysseat TSOI A Credit to Union Workmanship a HUMBERT CIGARS SSOOBTD sTlMOWS liON construction will soon start, Buy now before prices jump; four large lots left; only a block from waterfront, right at Second Narrows; IS50 each; quarter cash, balance I, 12, IS months. What will these be worth when building begins? ' Whltaker & Whltaker. The North Vancouver Experts, ISO Howe street, Van. couver. Break Your Cfiains- and go hack to the land We Help Yon to Locate 160 ACRES Homesteads and Pre-Emptions in British Columbia " Western Farming ft Colonization Co. 5 Winch Building LIMITED Vaneouver, B.O. "Best Three Dollar Hat on'Earth" Richardson & Potts MEN'S HATS ONLY 417 Granville Street, Phone 3822 VANCOUVER, B. 0. HATS WITH THE UNION LABEL Padmore's Big Cigar Store 642 GRANVILLE STREET TOBACCOS and CIGARS Co-operation Moves the World and the new buying, handling and selling system of the Co-operative Stores, Ltd. (Store in the Labor Temple) IS MOVING THE GREAT BODY OF VANCOUVER CONSUMERS WITH IT