***** THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDE INDUBTBIAL CN1TY: 8TRBNQTH. >Smv> OFFICUL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABQR COUNCIL AND {■ C. FEPERATJON OP LABOR. ' POLITICAL UNIT?: WOTOBTl FIFTH YEAR. No. 85. VANCOUVER, B. C, FEIMX, NOVEMBER 22,1912. (SIX PAGES) $L00A*BAB BOWSER DECLARES MARTIAL LAWONVANCOUWRISLAN0 B.C.E.R. COMPANY AND CITY OF VANCOUVER Provincial Rules Going Into Effect Jan. 1st May Afford Some Relief to msengers Pas By JAB. a. McVETT. The popular fallacy that the electric lines ot ths lower mainland of this province sre to be taken over In the near future and operated by the city, of Vancouver and surrounding munci- palitlss, received a severe shaking when Mr. Conway, Acting General Manager of tha B. C. Electric Railway, defined tha position of that company In so tar at the franchises under which it operates are concerned, According to the agreement or franchise under which the company operates its lines within the city proper, north of Sixteenth avenue and east of Hastings townsite, the olty is given the opportunity to purchase the holdings of the company In the year 1918. If the right of purchase Is not exercised at that time, Ave years must pass before the dty again has the opportunity. , In South Vancouver and Point Orey municipalities, districts converted from virgin forest since the original agreement with the olty of Vancouver waa made, the company's franchises do not expire forts years. Before Hastings townsite became a part of the city proper the company obtained a perpetual franchise from the Provincial Government, a right that was not Interfered with when the district became part of the city. Now supposing, ss Mr. Conway points out, that the city decides to purchase the lines covered by the old agreement In 1918. What then? The city would charge one fare on the lines purchased, and the workers, the great, er portion of whom' live outside the area containing the purchasable lines, would be required to change cars and contribute another fare on the tines operated by the B. C. Electric Rail' way. . But sweep the two fare objections aside for the moment, and assums the city bas purchased aa per agreement. Where does It get the electric power to operate, except It uses a steam plant? While the water-generated power now used by the B. C. Electric Is undoubtedly owned hy the same shareholders under the name ot the Van- couver Power Company, the city agree- of the plant or even Under the circumstances, It would, In my opinion, be the rankest kind of folly to take over any part Of the electric system unless It can all be purchased—flrat, because ot the in- creased cost ot operation, and secondly on account of the added inconvenience and double fares for the majority of the patrons. So those who are strong for "public ownership of public utilities" may as well turn their attention to ushering tn the "Co-operative Commciwealth," whloh will be somewhat neater realisation before the B. C Electric Is re. quired 'o relinquish its hold on the lower mainland of this province. Mr. Conway has made out a strong case for the company. Its position is Impregnable, and the "widows and orphans" who hold Its stock and bonds will draw down their dividends and interest for many years to come. With the danger of "confiscation" entirely eliminated, and the possibilities for dividends assured, It seem* a reasonable requirement tbat the Company should begin the Installation necessary to the operation .of a real atreet ear service? Chaunoey M. Depew, replying to s criticism of some electric lines In which he was interested, said: "The dividends of a street railway are In the straps." The B. C. Electric officials hav* Interpreted this statement too literally and In addition to ths strap- B. A. TMWAOX ■eeretary Wtoeels, a. 0., adasrs' Vale*. holders draw a goodly portion of its dividend from the steps, fenders and lh some cases, from the roots of its cars. "Glad to hear you are getting more cars," said Attorney General Bowser te Manager Glover, "but I will be more POwerTtseir mation that although the company's plaoe ot thoM on Btrlke officers are continually talking of the large number of cars on order, the number received is not sufficient to relieve the congestion at the rush hours. After the Lakevlew wreck of two years ago, the Provincial government amended the Tramway Aot and appointed an Inspector and since that time the operation and equipment of the company's lines hss heen steadily Improving, more especially on the Interurban branches. This hss been due almost entirely to the Arm stand taken by Inspector Rae and the support given him by the Attorney General where pressure was required to induce the company to make changes necessary to safeguard the lives of passengers. And be lt said to the credit of the Inspector, the employees of the Hundreds of Special Police Rushed to Aid of Coal Company to Intimidate Strikers Into Submission LADYSs|rTH, V.I., Nor. M.-ILong Distance none Special to Tb* IWsra- tlonlst) "It la no longer the Canadian Colltrie* Co.. the striking miners have to fight at Cumberland, nor Is It the unemployed; they refuse to scab, It Is th* McBrld* government direct Th* miners have the company sewed up and on even terms would win Inside another weak; but ths coal barons, realising this, have called upon the provincial government to take a hand. That Is, to sea that they (the company) are protected In violating the laws of the country and decency. Attorney-General Bowser has declared Martial Law at Cumberland. Hundreds of special polios and scab plug- uglies, from God knows where, sre being sent In to bulldose, intimidate and cow the strikers. The miners' families are being driven from the company hovels; tn fact there la no infamy to which Bowser Is not permitting or Instructing his paid flunkies to go In order to break down and whip the union miners into subjection. WHO SHALL CAST THE FIRST STONE} NELSON TRADES AND LABOB COUNCIL FAVOB INDUSTRIAL UNIONISM By a Vote of 22 to 6, After Thorough Discussion, Vancouver Circular Endorsed. NELSON, B. C, Nov. 18,-Atter the resolution sent to our Trades and Labor Council by Vancouver, had heen referred back to the unions three times, for further consideration, Nelson Trades and Labor Council, with every union fully represented, and an attendance of 32 delegates, thoroughly endorsed the principle of Industrial Unionism, by a vote of 22 to 6. Every opportunity was taken by the pure and simple trade unionists and the industrialists to canvass the situation in the six weeks the matter lay on the table, and the vote can be taken as a true Indication of the feeling of the unions in this city. At a previous meeting the Typo- graphical union delegate spoke at considerable length against the principle, as tending to place different trades ln the same organisation, thereby, carrying the same card,' would be In a post- "Invietus Shoes" /< or men-are leather all through SOME makers of oheap shoes claim that they use oak tanned leather for the soles. If they do it's certainly different from the oak tanned sole used in Inviotus Shoes. Did you evere xamine the sole of oheap shoes? If you did, the color was apparently all right But did you notice the texture of the leather? Did you observe what a coarse, spongy, and porous appearance the leather had? Compare it with the sole leather used in Inviotus Shoes. The soles of Invietus Shoes are made of genuine oak tanned solid leather. There's no better grade made—a fine-grained flexible leather. It's really so fine and tough that you wonder how the soles ever wear out. We have your size in Inviotus Shoes at, per pair $5Mto$7% FOR SALE AT THE Hudson's Bay Stores OOENEB OF OBANVILLE AND CrEOBQIA Delegate Hardy followed, claiming that industrial unionism, on the contrary, would claim Jurisdiction over all the men In the trade affected, and would fine or expel those members of the same union who tilled the places of the strikers. The Amalgamated Carpenters were Instructed by their local to vote against, while the Brotherhood of Car- penters reported a unanimous vote tn favor, Amongst the other unions ln favor can be numbered the Federal Labor Union, the International Machinists, Painters, Electrical Workers, Plasterers, Bricklayers, Molders and Clerks. The Ministerial association and the school trustees asked for permission to address the body and the recognition of the strength of the workers united was almost too much for the body, though we recovered enough to pass a resolution accepting their attentions, but reserved any resolution until we had got from under the spell of the two bodies. UNION MEETINGS AT LABOB TEMPLE FOB COMING WEEK Sunday, Nov, 24—Typographical Union, 2 p. ra. Monday, Nov. 26—Glass Workers, bathers, Waitresses, Electrical Workers No. 213, Teamsters, Brotherhood of Carpenters, Amalgamated Engineers. Tuesday, Nov. 26—Sign Painters, Shinglers, Amalgamated Carpenters, Stone Cutters, Bricklayers. Wednesday, -wpv. 27—Cement Workera, Marble. Cutters, Metal Trades Council,: Amalgamated Carpenters, Street Rallwaymen, 2:30 p. m.i Plumbers, Stationary Engineers. Thursday, Nov, 28—Garment Workers,, Horseshoers, Marble Cutters' Helpers, Painters, Sheet Metal Workers, Machinists. Friday, I Nov. 29—Building Tradea Counojl. ' - Saturday, No* 3fc~Nii.. ■ company and the company Itself, there Is not an elcetrlc system on the continent that follows the steam railway standard practices any closer than the B. C, Electric Railway Company's Interurban lines. But despite the efforts of the Inspector, the Bupply of cars has been sadly deficient. Not only Is It impossible to secure a seat at tbe rush hours, but the average resident of the suburbs is fortunate to secure standing room, many going to their homes on the rear steps and fenders. As a result of the large number of accidents, due largely to the Inability of the conductors to see the steps ot the cars and to act accordingly, and tbe complaints of citizens required to pay fares to ride on the steps In the rain, the Provincial government, by order in council, under the Tramway Act, has passed a new set o fruies to go Into force on January 1,1913, the principal changes being in sections 17 and 18 as follows: iQDtnaarc a»d anuuroM voa rAniaaiBjoaa* ornAraia 081 OTTT inUIIS. 17. Every company shall provide and cause to tie used on all cars modern and efficient apparatus, appliances, and means— (a) To provide every car with automatic projecting fender and auto, matlc wheel-guard; (b) To provide every oar with a window-guard to be made of wire screen; mesh of screen to be not more than 2 inches; height of screen to be not less than 18 inches; (c) To equip every car with sanding device for sanding rail; fd) To provide every car with signboards to be placed In front of car, where It can be seen by night or day. designating route upon which car Is operating; (e) To provide casing on vestibules of car where buffers overlap vestibules; casing to be made which will prevent persons from stand' (f) AIT city street cars must be equipped with double trucks. (In force January 1st, 1913.) ("1 City street cars must be equipped with platform doors or gates, to be so placed that when closed the steps of cars will not be accessible to tho public from the street; these gates or doors to be closed before cars are In motion: (h) The height of step on city street oars from the ground to first step must not exceed 18 Inches; (1) Plans must be submitted to the Tramway Inspector for his approval, giving tho seating capacity and dimensions of floor space of all cars. 18. Every. street oar or train ot street cars run or operated In any city shall he provided with afcyeast gong or bell, to be used warning of the approach train; and it shall be the duty of the Motorman or person controlling the motive power on any car or train, when approaching any street crossing, to ring or ■ ouml such gong or bell within a distance aot exceeding 60 feet from such crossing; and it shall also be the duty of such Motorman or person controlling the motive power of any street car, to sound or ring such gong or bell whenever such person shall nave reason to believe that there is danger of such car or train colliding with or runnlm against any person, vehicle, or any anl ma! or obstruction. (a) street cars must not meet oi. cross-streets; they must slow up so as to allow the car that Is nearest the street to be fully 60 -feet over the street before passing; (b) Before passing car that is receiving or letting off passengers, ppeed of car must be reduced to two miles an hour, and foot-gong must be rung continuously while passing; car to be kept under absolute control, so that Instant stop is possible; (c) Cars must not approaoh nearer than 150 feet of any car going tn the seme direction, end on descending grades they must keep at least 200 feet apart; (d) Passengers are prohibited from riding on fenders or bumpers or upon the steps of car outside the l gates or doors, and lt shall be the duty of every company and every conductor in charge of a car or train of tan to enforce this rule; (e) The carrying capacity of city street cars, in addition to the seating capacity, shall be en the ba«ls of i square feet for each and every standing passenger; (f) Notices ,.hall be posted ln a conspicuous place in each car, stating the carrying capacity of said car with respect to seating and stand' ing room; (g) When cars are filled to their enr- i rylng capacity, a sign must be shown on entrance, reading "Car Full." The provisions of many of the subsections have already been complied with, but the most drastic changes are those contained In Section 17, sub-sections 0 snd H, and Section 18, subsections from D to 0, providing for gates enclosing the steps as already In use ln Seattle, Minneapolis, St. Paul and other large cities—height of car steps not to exceed 16 Inches—limitation of standing passengers to one to every 4 square feet of aisle space, and the posting of a notice In each car showing Its capacity. To say the least, the company is not enthusiastically making provision to carry out the new rules, because a large expenditure of funds is required to make the necessary changes. And Its objections are perfectly natural and reasonable, because It cannot collect any higher fare from a seated passenger then one hanging on the steps. A reduction of strap-hangers spells an Increase in operating expenses and a reduction of dividends. But keeping In mind the fact that the company still has 38 years of uninterrupted control, the patrons of its tines should insist on better accommodation. The company is no doubt relying on a great wall going up when the new rules are enforced and an Immediate demand on the provincial government for their suspension on account of the temporary inconvenience caused those unable to get on the cars. Despite the Inconvenience, any effort to have the rules suspended should be opposed and Anally, when the company finds It has to secure more cars—the cars will then be procured and as a reward for a temporary Increase of Inconvenience, everyone will receive better and safer means of transit to and from their homes. ASSOCIATED BOARDS OF TRADE WANT ALL BESTBICTIONS LIFTED Western Cauda Manufacturers Clamoring for Oheap Labor Be- gardless of Consequences. The associated boards of trade of Western Canada have petitioned the Dominion government requesting the removal of the restrictions at present applying to mechanics and ethers Intending working at other Jobs than farming, says The Voice. At present an order In council requires that every person coming into Canada to work at some trade shall-be ln possession of 225 In summer time and $60 tn winter. The manufacturers desire the restrictions to be removed and assistance given to tradesmen and laborers who may be induced to Immigrate to tbls country. The petition states that lt Is generally recognised that additional labor Is needed for the development of our cities and towns. It Indicates the wisdom of the manufacturers to for ward these requests at the time when our harvest fields have swallowed up an army of men, many of whom have necessarily to be drawn from the ranks of the Industrial workera, thus causing a temporary shortage ot labor In some sections. It la well known that the flrst swallow does not make a summer. Neither does the flrst harvester who drifts back into tbe city as a job-seeker make a winter. But Just as the arrival of our feathered friends indicates the approach of warmer weather and the unburdening of nature's bounty, so the arrival of the Jobless harvest hands indicates the arrival of suffering and starvation for a great number of men, women and children ln our Canadian cities. In another few weeks we shall have the sad spectacle of the S.A. pans on the streets giving the warning appeal: "Help to give the poor a dinner at Xmaa; It may be your turn next." I. Old' Oonntrr Socialist Wke ngurfs la Ivery Movement stasias: for the Mtoatwa and SollfarUr of Labor rones. "If the Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd,, will furnish me employment In eonnsctlon with th* mines In Extension district, I hsrsby agree to work for It two years from the 7th day of November, 1912; otherwise In all respect* upon th* same terme and eondl- tlona and according to th* system and practice heretofore pravalllna at such mines." Molders Smoke. Last evening ln Labor Temple the members of Vancouver Molders' Union staged a smoker that was a smoker, and a "real pleasant time was had." Tailor*' Jurladlctlon. Upon the application of the Journeymen Tailors for extension of Jurisdiction over cleaners, pressors and dyers to the A. F. of L. executive council, the application was granted, and the local unions of these workers directly affiliated to the A. F. of L. were trans- ferred to the Jurisdiction of that organization. Orgsnlrers' Pay Raised. . of L. organisers will be paid 26 lay after Jan. 1,1213, a raise of II Telegraphers' Dance. The British Columbia Division of the Canadian Pacific system, Commercial Telegraphers' Union, held a pleasant informal dance and scial on Tuesday evening last at the Labor Temple. The following committee had charge of the programme: A. E. McNaughton, chairman; H. W. Withers, Miss L. Hall, Miss B. Qoodfellow, E. Johnston, and Ashley Cooper. To "Imperiallze" Labor Movement. At a conference ot the Labor Party, which will be held ln London In January, a proposal will be made that all the labor parties of the British Empire shall hold a convention "to consider a labor policy In Imperial affairs with a view to united action on questions affecting the constituent parts of the Empire, to each other, and to foreign countries and the Labor-Socialist movement as a whole." NANAIMO, V. I., Nov. 18.—Above Is a sample of the agreement the Canadian Collieries wish their employees to sign, ss the price of being allowed to earn their own living, and produce profits for the company. The basis of the trouble on Vancou ver Island, wblch has caused the demand of the company to its employees Is briefly this: .Under the Coal Mines Regulation Act it is compulsory for the men to elect a representative on the gas committee; falling to do this within a certain specified time the Mine Inspector must appoint a man on the committee from among the men employed in the mine. But the act provides no Indemnity nor does the Government guarantee any protection from dismissal of any employee appointed on this committee, If he should have the temerity to report gas in the mine and thus carry out the safeguards Intended un- der the act. There have been cases, both at Extension and at Cumberland where men have reported gas, and although not dismissed Immediately, they have been told when the particular place In which they have been working was finished that there wu no other place for tbem, even though new men were being put on every day. This had happened ln one particular Instance at Extension, and the man removed to Cumberland where he obtained work, but was soon dismissed, no cause being given for his dismissal. The U. M. of A. at once wired Premier McBride for a guarantee against discrimination by tbe company agalnat men acting on gaa committees. Not having received this, the men decided after waiting sometime to take a holiday until they did receive it. An investigation over at Ladysmlth seems to point to the fact that over ther* th* company Is th* law. We dad them using unlicensed •*- glneers In the operation ot their coal- carrying road between Extension sad Ladysmlth, and la. awry war dsdybu the Boiler Inspection Art man thMgn thty hare sworn tbat th* road Is a part and parcel of tbelr head worka in order to escape paying property tea oh It. Only quite recently w* find that as* of these unlicensed (aad presumably Incompetent) men, had a serious accident, resulting ta the death of on* nan and otter damage. - Now with incompetent engtneer* taking them to and from work, aad their lives menaced with the continual dangers ot gaa explosions, Is It any wonder that the ntlaara decided to. take * holiday until protected against these dangers? With regard to the financial aide of the dispute a close Investigation shows tbat on the whole the men employed, ; at trade* are receiving a far smaller wage than that received by men employed at the same trade la other part* of the province, and that miner* and laborers are receiving considerable less than men In other parts of B, C. whose labor Is not nearly ao arduous or dangerous. In fact it appears that every man would be better off working at something else In some other part of the province. The trouble seem* to have all the earmarks of a trouble forced upon th* men by an arrogant aad aggressive manager, who seems to consider that the men in his employ are only slaves to be treated worae than cattle and who are beneath any protection from the law. NANAIMO, V. P., Nov. It.—In view of the new* that a Labor Commission had been appointed by the Provincial government to settle, amongst other matters affecting the welfare ot the Industrial community, the grievances at Cumberland, a delegation consisting of Messrs. John Plaoe, M.P.P., Parker Williams. M.P.P.. Oeo. Pettigrew, 0. Irwin and Joe Taylor of Ladysmlth. visited Victoria last Thursday.' The visitors state that they were received by Dr. Young, provincial secretary, who informed them that the news of the Labor Commission was aa yet premature, and had been anticipated by newspapermen, but the deist- gates state that from what they have heard that such a commission has actually heen appointed.' The Interview only lasted shout ons minute. Seattle After Big Convention. Seattle ta out after the 1913 convention of the American Federation of labor, With bmwaukee, Washington and Richmond, Va„ dose competitors. May Seattle wlnl Was Your Name on the List? The Court of Revision, to revise the provincial list of voters ln Vancouver, closed on Monday last. As a result 1063 names were added to the list and 19 were deleted. As a few of the names on the old list have been removed by being transferred to other electoral districts, the new list, when numbered, is expected to total approximately 24,000, being an Increase of 1000 over the list as revised six months ago. Edmonton Iron Workers Strike Twenty-six strike-breakers who had been brought here by the Canadian Bridge Company from Montreal for work on the C. P. R. high level bridge across the Saskatchewan river at Edmonton, Alta., went down to the work last Monday and then refused to take up their tqols and get busy. At the bridge they were met by representatives of the Structural Iron Workers' Union, and the "side of th strikrs wss explained lo the!}. Org. Blow, who lei week, la on the joj doing things, as hef Miners Win Pint Round The Pearl Lake, Porcupine Lake, Schumacher and Three Nation mines, in the Porcupine mining district of New Ontario, have acceded to the Miners' union wage scale and will start work. It Is likely that the other mines will fight tt out. The settling of these four mines, while claimed by the unton to be a fair Indication or the ultimate result of the strike, Is looked upon otherwise by the mine Managers' Association. Deme & Bollinger still retain some men, and are endeavoring to keep their mills In operation. The Local Ubor Market. Because ot the closing down of a number of public works In and about Vancouver during the past week or two, the labor market In Vancouver Is overcrowded with Job-seekers. The building trades are only fairly active, with more than enough men for the Jobs. Suburban municipal outdoor work Is about at an end for the season, throwing hundreds of men out of employment, This, combined with the wet weather aeason setting ln, makes the prospects rather glum tor the man who bas nothing to sell but his ability to work. The situation will be further accentuated aa winter come* on. "Keep away"—but keep away from where? The first year's report of the operations of the old age pension law In Australia shows that there were 16,- 638 persons who received benefits amounting to 110,736,000. The cost of administering tbe system was about 1209,000, which will be reduced somewhat the second year. Men Wanted whose convictions incut* that he wear union-made, Vencouver-made, well-made OVERALLS AND SHIRTS i few cents more than the cheap kind and you will quickly _ 'and better to upend a f"" * " - -"—* -"* --'•V BUCK BRAND Overfills stand all kinds of wear and tear—they that coBt but a few cents more than the cheap *_ _.. . . . nee why it In cheaper and better to spend a little more at tha atari and get THE BEST. r are made from the strongest and most durable materials, sewed ao ttecurely with ttuch heavy thread the seams can't rip, nor will tht buttona come off. These are the kind of overalls YOU ahould wear. They wear twice as Ions as the cheap Imitation kind, and the less new overallH you must buy, the more money you save, Try a pair of BUCK BltAND and aee if this la not true. Every pair la fuarutaat. ta aat- lafy yeu. AIK TOVft MAX.1B JOB 1 Wm. 1. McMaster & Sons, Limited 1176 HOMER ST. VANCOUVER, B. 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FRIDAY ~ NOVEMBER 22, 1912 HIGH COST OF LIVING Probably the most annoying (act that has obtruded Itself upon the worklngman and the man of small means whatever his walk ln life, during the last decade, Ib the phenomenal and persistent rise In the cost of living. To the average man it has been not only a most uncomfortable fact, hut one extremely perplexing as well. He haB tried to account for lt In every conceivable way. Every possible sugges- lon has been offered to forestall or ward oft tls effects, but lh spite of everything, prices have soared upward ind still continue to do so. That this Increase In the cost of living Is felt most heavily by the working class, the only useful portion of human society, goes without saying. With the average wage, even in tbe best of times, at a figure barely sufficient to cover the cost of the necessaries of life, they (eel at once and keenly anything that tends to Increase that cost. Unless the wage advances to keep step with the increased cost of bread, etc., such increase In prices Is equivalent to a cut ln wages. s This is surely so plain as to need no further elaboration. While the cost of living haa Increased during the period referred to, wages have also risen but In a lesser ratio. The result Ib that though wages have nominally risen they have actually fallen. Tbe average wage today will purchase considerably less of the necessaries of life than would the average wage of, say, fifteen years ago. . It would be well for every producer of Wealth, whether wage earner or farmer, to understand, If possible, Just what has occurred and why. In fact, they can not intelligently cope with this and similar difficulties unless they first acquire an understanding of the basis upon which rests the exchange of all commodities, labor-power along with the rest. •■ A commodity is a thing that Is for _ le, A something for which the owner has no use and which he must sell In order-to obtain that for which he has use. That Is why labor-power Is a commodity. It Is something for which the owner—tbe worker—has no use because he haB no means of production upon which, or through which, he can convert It Into food, clothing, shelter, and the other things he requires. He is compelled to Bell It to those who do own and control the means of production. Commodities exchange in the market according to their relative cost In necessary human labor measured by time. That Is to say, according to the amount of socially necessary labor embodied In their production. Suppose a sack of flour, a pair of shoes, or 25 pounds ot pork could be purchased In the market (or three dollars, and that this was the regular or normal price it any given time. This would imply that the cost of production—measured in necessary labor time—of a sack of flour, a pair of shoes, 25 pounds of iork or three dollars in gold, was equal. That Is why these things exchange as equals. The owner ot either of these can exchange his commodity 'or any of the others oh equal terms. He may exchange a sack of flour for 25 pounds of pork direct or arrive at the 'airie end by selling the flour for three dollars and with this purchasing the oork, and so on to the end of the chapter. The ratio of exchange above referred to would continue so long as nothing occcurred out of the ordinary, If, however, there should appear upon the market a considerable quantity of any given article ln excess of the demand for lt, the tendency would be to leprcas its price, thus altering the previous ratio of exchange. A large luantlty of, say, flour would cause the orlre to fell below three dollars. The same would be true in regard to any of the others. Another thing that would likewise effect the exchange would be the lessening of the cost of production of any one of those commodities, the cost of production of the others remaining unchanged. If the lessening of the cost of production went on In eaoh case alike, no such change would occur. In connection with the exchange of flour, shoes, pork and cash referred to we will now add labor-power by assuming the wage to be three dollars ner day. In this case the value of a Back of flour, a pair of shoes, 25 pounds of pork, three dollars In gold and one day's wages are equal. Now, let us suppoBo that an' Immense advance in the cheapening of gold production takes place, by the dUcovery of new and prolific fields, and better and cheaper methods of ore extraction, while the coat of production of all the other commodities re- mnlns stationary. Immediately the exchange value of e/old, relative to that of the other rommodltles, falls. ThlB alteration of the ratio of exchange expresses Itself—and can only expreSB Itself ln a rise In the price ot the other commodities. This for the reason that the exchange or price of nil the others Is expressed In gold. If 25.8 grains of "old nine-tenths fine constitute a dollar, and tho production of gold should be so perfected ss to lower the cost In tabor tlmo to one-tenth of the present cost, the dollar would still be a dollar, but Its standing ln exchange would be but one-tenth of what lt Is at present. The working man's "corned beef and cabbage" dinner upon state occasions that now costs two bits, would th ' ■ NANAIMO LOCAL UNION U.M.W. of A. —Meets every Sunday In District Office, Vendome Hotel,_ at T:30 p.m. Arthur Jordan, Nanalmo, B. C.' recording secretary, ROSSLAND MINERS' UNION, NO. 38, Western Federation of Miners- Meets every Wednesday evening, In Miners' Union hall. Band and orchestra open for engagement. Theatre for rent. President, Sam Stevena; secretary, Herbert Varcol, Box 421. Rossland, B, C. Ip^S^5 union MADE Beer «3S^ of America r£.v cop)i;..iit 8JSA0I M«nKSKisTmp nea Don't be a Washboard SLAVE There is no excuse for a housewife toiling over the old fashioned wash- tub and board. Vhe "THOR" Electric washer has revolutionized home laundry work. 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 1188 Granville St. and have' the washer demonstrated- , B.C. ELECTRIC mwmmmmmWmm*mM The organised labor movement will do for wage-workers what the affiliated membership give* lt the power to do.- r - No. 686. Watch" your address label. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST FIFTH YEAR No. 85. VANCOUVER, B.Q., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1912. Translantic Steamship AGENCY To and From Europe via. All Lines at Lowest Rates YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED GEO. B, COOMBE JOHN MOE City Ticket Agent O.P.A. 434 Hastings Street West, Vancouver, B. C. THE CHOICEST AND BEST UNION-MADE CIGARS and TOBACCOS LABOR TEMPLE CIGAR STORE Magazines and Labor Temple Post Cards on Sale IT IS COLD NOW! 6j But you should remember the hot months, and how pleasant it is to get away from the city with its work, heat and worry. Q. Most people, however, only think of this when the summer months arrive. Then they sll rush to secure places in the country. Of course, when everybody wants to buy, prices rise «J At this season, when one's mind is on the furnace, the owners of summer resort, take their lots from she market and wait until they can command higher prices. But if you had a chance now to get a lot in an ideal spot for a summer home, at a price away below the ordinary and on easy term,, would you take it? 0. We are forced to tell a few lots in a place dote to the city where there are fine tea breeze,, good bathing and good sport, and where there are no MOSQUITOES. tj Spring water it piped to every lot. Two ttorei, pott office and a daily steamer service add jutt enough civilization for comfort. CjTwo hundred dollars; fifty down and twenty-five quarterly, buys one of these lots now-it will not do so in the Spring. So get one now. WRITE OR CALL R. I. MATTHEWS 2301 TRINITY STREET - VANCOUVER, B. 0. THE WORKERS'FORUM THE GREATEST CHIME OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY To Editor B. c. Federatlonist:— Scarcely a day passes bat that we read ln the dispatches about the unspeakable atrocities committed upon the Inhabitants of Russia by the soldiers ot the Ciar. Men are tortured by the knout and Ice balls, children are murdered and women are enslaved at the behest ot a single man. Crops are destroyed, villages are_ depopulated and whole districts desolated In re- venge for the actions or the thoughts even of a single individual. Hen are sent to Siberia for daring to speak, thrown Into prison for think- Ing; tortured for teaching their chll- drean to read or write. It is the sot dlers who do all this! They are the police and the executioners as well, They butcher, knout, burn and ravish In obedience to the command' of a general or a governor. They know no law but the command of a captain; no religion but their obedleuoe; like a [wol! in a fold they revel In blood and delight ln horror. " , Some may ask from where do they come? Are they human? Whence does the Czar draw his minions? Have they human feelings or are they void of every tender Impulse? They are void of every human feel- Ing because no tender feelings have ever touched them. They live to serve the Csar because they know nothing They are merely lighting machines bred like horses for that purpose and no other. Vladivostok Is situated on the eastern shore of Siberia Just north of the Chinese boundary. The greater part of the Inhabitants are a class of men called Moujlks. They are to all In- tents and purposes serfs, sent there to farm the land for the Csar. There are women there too; great magnificent, broad-chested, fair-skinned anl- mats, sound of lung and strong of limb. Perhaps nowhere else In the world are better creatures physically to be founfl than they. They spend their days working' In tbe fields for their masters and they are healthy and strong. In fact, they could hardly be otherwise. The men are poor, earth-grubbing animals whose spirits have been crushed by tyranny and whose backs are bent with toll, yet they too, are strong and healthy. The men and women do not marry. The men are not considered as humans, and the women are reserved for the masters. Thus, these creatures never know the finer feelings that homes and. children bring. The men are so crushed by their conditions that they lack all power of Initiative and all their energy. Owing to this fact the women dominate them. There are soldiers there, too, the finest in the world. Drawn trom the Dor Cossack where men are half sav- age, strong and brave. They are fear- leas almost to the point of recklessness, true as steel to their leaders and loyal to any power that ta placed over them. They.are too fierce to be over awed completely " so certain concessions are made to them. They choose their own captains, and wear a uniform of their,own selection. They are Intelligent and can ride like centaurs,' , They are picked from the finest regiments th the empire, and are sent to Vladivostok ostensibly to keep tbe peace and garrison the town. None of them are married and they bring no women along with them, but they do not live alone. Each soldier has a house in which he lives and be has one of the female Inhabitants assigned to him, who looks after his house and plays the part of a wife. '''his Is not merely the Irresponsible action of the soldiery, but another Instance of their obedience to the orders of their superiors. Bach soldier has orders to live with the women whom he has chosen until she is with child. Their very officers oblige them to breed these women and male children are wanted. After the one woman Is pregnant the soldier Is allowed to put her away and choose another and re peat the process. If a male child is born it Is dedicated to the service of the Csar and as soon as lt Is eight or ten years old It Is taken to the military training schools and reared there like a soldier. These children are taught that the Czar is their father and they are trained to regard him as such. This Is the reason that the Russian soldiers call their monarch "Father," "Little Father," and the like. They know no other parent, and they give to their commander, aB the representative of him, all the reverence that they would give to a parent. From the time they are placed In these schools they are taught nothing but the army. They never see any side of life but the garrison and the camp. Every thing pertaining to the military is taught then. jut nothing else, bo that In time they become the most perfect fighting animals in the world. They are the slaves or the system just as the horses of the army are. They are bred, reared and trained In exactly the same- manner as are the beasts. The ones ln command mate the best men and the best women, Just as a draft mare Is bred to a good horse and the Increase Is taken In hand In the same way. This Is why the Czar's soldiers aro History Repeat* Itself To Editor B. C. Federatlonist:— "Woe unto ye, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and platter, but within Is extortion and exceBs." Great indignation has of late been expressed 'by representatives of the Church and Moral Reform Association, that the authorities have not found Jail accommodation for those "fallen women" who were recently arrested on Alexander, atreet. They were even accused of being "anarchists" because they failed to enforce the law against these women. Why these unfortunates should be scapegoats while hundreds ot others in the same business In this olty should go free, Is not plain, unless they are needed as warnings and examples, ir so, why not return to public exhibitions of the whipping post, the gibbet, the rack and the fagot? Public hangings In the horse show building would fill the house at 16.00 a seat. Think what this might do for the heathen! "Red lights" are but one of the many eruptions of the social leprosy now afflicting the human race, but for the manufacture of. criminals, for the pro- ductlon of physical and mental suffering, for .the destruction of body and soul, red lights do not compare with the penitentiaries and dungeons en- doreed by many well meaning but blind guides of humanity. After all, why should our reformers complain that the Honorable Bowser & Co. should Ignore the law when then see fit? Is the servant greater than the Master? Is the clay greater than the potter? Are these men not the makers and masters of the law? Can It be possible that some are so dense that they do not understand that the State represents property interests, and not the common good? The capitalists have gone into politics la their own Interests; the workers have not yet done so. When they do the state will represent humanity. But where were these friends of law and order" last winter when that From the Maritime Provinces, Editor B. C, Federatlonist: Just a word from the extreme end of Canada, to say that the Carpenters of Sydney, C. B„ -are getting a little of the west- era spirit ln their labor organisation,' although there are yet some great changes to be made. They are, however, fairly well organized, with a membership of over 300, and coming in every Monday night Mr. Gregory Is business agent, and a hustler. It Is to be hoped that after the coming New Year there will be a decided Increase ln the wagea in general. Carpenters now In Sydney are receiving $3.00 per day of nine hours. On the other hand, living has advanced by leaps and bounds, so that 18.00 per day, as a minimum wage, Is Just about sufficient to live on. There has been no agreement signed yet by the master builders with the U. B. of C„ as to the work of organising has been going on. One of the difficult factors the union has to consider is the Dominion Steel Trust. This huge combine has Its slaves working at a small wage, ln all branches. They have their staff of detectives and bulls watching the wage worker. The moment he Joins a union notice Is given him that his services are no longer required. This combine has upwards of 17,000 men and boys employed, all practically unorganized. One feature noticeable amongst the men Is lack ot comradeship, aa the man with the ordinary wage feels satisfied, and doesn't seem to have, any consideration for the weaker brother; therefore the work of organizing these men Is a hard and difficult task. Trusting that In the no distant future these slaves will awaken to the fact that the'world belongs to their class', I am, yours, N. McLEAN. Sydney, C. B„ Nov. 11. A Few Questions. Editor B. C. Federatlonist: I would like to ask a tew questions, through your paper: 1. What has become of that Com- wretched army of unemployed, and, mlttee of the General Good and Good even respectable citizens were being [ of the City and "goodness knows charged and beaten by the mounted what," that made such a stir about police for meeting on the public:clearing up the city, etc, some time squares? j ago? Where were they- when many of 2. Why did they not accept the these men were thrown into Jail Hie- challenge thrown out to them to internally as was admitted by the Judges | view some of the employers of female who Med them later? | labor regarding wages paid to their These victims of our "prosperity" j employees, hours, etc.? Were they »ere crowded Into i filthy cells and afraid they would tread on the corns lungeonB In a way that violated the of some of the leading members ot the (SIX PAGES) ssss«sssssssssssss^•meemrnw It ti tetter fe «att THING TOU WAHT -atsVm§, IT than ta vote tor TOU DOKT WANT aa* OUT IT.* SSSSSSSSSSBSSSSSSS^SSSSSSSSsis^iajgf^ IIS I , $1.00 A YEAR laws of the land and outraged health and decency. Nearly 2000 years ago another vie- tlm of "-'law and order" was brought to churches and public goody-goodies? 3. How Is It that a woman, whose husband purchases real estate lh his wife's name (generally to protect him that great Teacher whom our Moral .self In case he falls in business), Is Reformers are supposed to represent, I allowed to vote on all municipal affairs This woman was convicted of adul-1 —when perhaps she Is as Ignorant as tery and according to the aw of Moses a baby about these things, and a work- she must be stoned to death. Now the Jaw being entirely of male manufacture, as It Is unto this day, there was no mention made of her accomplice. True, a commandment of Moaes had forbid a man to "covet his neighbor's wife or his ox or his ass or anything that Is his," but like many laws made by our corporation governments to! the S, P. cruelty to human beings? protect" Labor, there Is no penalty 5. And lastly: When are the work- attached. Women were ln thoBe days ■ Ing men of Vancouver going to ubc Ing woman who has studied economics snd thoroughly understands who she is voting for, who haB learned the lesson of life ln the bitter school of experience, Is not allowed a vote at all? 4. How Is it that the S. P. C. A only nay their lady clerk, who is In the office from 9 to 6. six days a week. IB per week? Do they not believe In but beasts of burden and means of perpetuating mankind. They have somewhat advanced since then, many are dolls today; many shine by the reflected light of their husbands; some few shine through their own intellectual brilliancy. Horrible thought it was ln those days of old, as it yet Is, that a man might leave property to another child through the unfaithfulness of his wife, and so a horrible deathSvas the penalty for this offense. Morals and laws grow out of property rights. What Is the life and happiness of the wage slave today? What was the life and happiness of the slaves two thousand years ago? The reporter of the local Muck Rake and the representatives of the Moral Reform Leagues of Jerusalem were on the spot. Here was something worth while. "This friend of publicans and sinners" was already suspected of being an enemy of "law and order." He had on several occasions condemned the chief priests, scribes and Pharisees as hypocrites and "whitened sepulchres." The fact that the' "common people heard him gladly," and that he preferred men and women on a par with the I.W.W. of today as his companions, rather than the solid citizens and pillars ot the Church, waa enough to brand him as an undesirable citizen. Had be not declared that the "Sab. oath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath?" He had even gone nto the "Temple, bad upset the tables of the money-changers and the seats of the traders," and had said: "It is written, 'My house shall be called the House of Prayer,' but ye have made It i den of thieves. Now here was a chance to catch this "agitator," doubtless the prototypes of Orchard, McManlgal and Detective Burns were on the spot and ready to manufacture evidence and "plant dynamite" for a consideration; but even In those days It was known that cub- [ouHriaoe evidence often Veil down." Probably it was the best posted man In the bunch who spoke thus: (8 Chap. John's Gospel): "Now Moses commanded that such .is this woman be stoned, but what sa)est thou? This said they, that they might catci: him; so when they continued asking him he lifted up himself and Bald: "He who Ib without guilt, let him cast the first stone at her," The record says that they left one after another, and "Jesus was left standing alone with the woman," and Jesus said: "Hath no man condemned thee?" She said: "No man, Lord," and Jesus said: "Neither do I condemn thee." Neither do we Socialists condemn the modern victims of heredity and economic pressure, but we have al- their vote for their own class Interests ln thla city and elsewhere?—ISABEL. The "Risks" of Mill Owners, Two giant logs on the log deck of Hastings mill suddenly rolled together last Monday night at 7.55, and crushed out the life of F. Meloche, a French- Canadian. His head was horribly mangled, and he died almost Instantly. Meloche waa working on the night shift. He was hauling the logs aa they came up from the pond to the deck and then on to the carriage. He was the skldway between two of the logs, when some cause, presumably e sudden Jar of the mill, started one of them rolling towards the other, and before Meloche had warning of Its approach he was hopelessly caught ln tbe trap. Dr, McTavlsh, who was called Im mediately, administered stimulants, unsuccessfully. The body was taken to Cent & Henna's undertaking parlors, where an Inquest will be held. Meloche was residing at 549 Jackson Avenue. He came to Vancouver from St. Elbert, Ontario. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS The Federatlonist goes to press on Thursday morning of each week. Copy must be In. by Wednesday evening at latest, earlier if possible. Correspondents please note.' "The C. P. R. Is strong on big titles and small wages."—J. H. McV. so faithful. Thla is why they are bo heartless and cruel. They feel no bond between themselves and their fellows because they have not been placed In contact with them. The Russian peasants are as foreign to them as are the negroes or the Chinese, if not more so. They think no more of massacrelng a village than a hunting horse thinks of running down a fox, T. BWDIN SMITH ready condemned to annihilation the private and corporate ownership of property In the means of life, For It Is the poverty resulting from thla ownership which Alls the red lights and lulls, the Insane asylums and slums, sweat shops and pauper graves with Its victims. Only now are we beginning to read aright the history ot the flrst century, and to appreciate the greatness of the leading character of that age. We realize that this old, old struggle for life and liberty Is rapidly approaching the greatest crisis of human history. Out of the wreck and tears of ten thousand years of slavery, out of the chaos and ruins of modern capt* tallsm, there la even now evolving a new type of men and women. Already the material and Industrial basis of the new order is here, and rapidly the Intellectual and spiritual foundations are developing. Thla Is to be the cooperative Commonwealth, the Brotherhood of Man, of which tho prophet dreamed, and for which they suffered, for which the Carpenter of Nazareth lived, and for which He died; for which thousands of Hla comrades have since fought and died and tor which millions today are fighting. The Red flag, our standard, symbolizes the common blood ties of our j race; It speaks net of war, but of oeace on earth and goodwill toward men. W. J. CURRY. "••Honey at half the price of butter: Does that tempt you? It's fertile alfalfa fields In the rajtfMn valleys of Idaho, ,^_^__^ tin tor I9JM H"'' or phone O, L, I'Ussl Wet. Fairmont 2047, I can deliver a few Lots in Block 5, Dist. Lot 122 for EACH TERMS: $25.00 Cash, and Monthly Payments of $15.00 Interest at 7 Per Cent NOTE THE FOLLOWING FACTS. These Lots Are:— weekly organ, "Nova Hronwla" slrfng Information re the Federation write to J. Senuk, Fin. Secretary. PATnONI/.B D C. FEDBHATIOXIBT ADVERTISERS— AND TBLL THEM WHY A PAGE FOR SOCIALISTS The matter for this page is furnished hy Secretary of the Dominion Executive of the Socialist Party of Canada NOTES AND COMMENT The revolutionary army Is growing. The end is ln sight. Lend a hand. The workers are learning how to use the ballot Intelligently. Educators are the necessity ot the day to put others on the right track. Returns for the Presidential campaign in the States are not all in yet. The Socialist vote has passed the 900- 000 mark. \ The latest published statistics of the English coal Industry show that on an average six miners are killed and 150 Injured every working day, Victor Merger was defeated by a fusion ticket In the Milwaukee conteBt. Returns Indicate that George T.Brewer has been elected to the congress from Kansas on the Socialist ticket. You will probably send a Christmas present to some of your friends. Let us suggest that you send them one of the Socialist books advertised In another column. Most of the returns from the States show enormous gains In the Socialist vote. In Ohio, for Instance, there were 92,000 votes polled as against 33,000 in 1908. In New York there are 80,000 women who support their husbands. It may be the men won't work, but the chances are that they cannot obtain access to the machines on account of the cheaper female labor. Local Vancouver No. 69 will hold Its regular meeting on Sunday, December the flrat, tor the nomination of candidates for the municipal elections. Don't forget the date—Sunday, December 1st, 3 p. m. It the elephant knew his power no man would lead or drive him. If the workers knew their power they could also refuse to be led or driven. They could command wealth and comfort (or all. What a glorious time this western coast wilt have when the Panama canal Is finished. We will get cheaper food, cheaper clohtes, cheaper necessities, and cheaper labor, a glorious time Indeed—for the capitalists. Rates and taxes are paid Out of the surplus-value taken from the working class by their exploiters. The workers receive ln wages enough to cover their cost of subsistence, consequently they have nothing wherewith to pay taxes. Australia ia governed by a "Labor Government" At present boys from 12 to 21 years of age are undergoing imprisonment for refusing to serve under the "Compulsory Military Service Bill," which the Labor Government has passed. The 1916 presidential campaign has already been started In the States There will be many thousands more to help ln this than In the last. Thousands of tons more literature will be distributed during the next four years than the previous four and we In Canada are doing what? ' Our prosperous farmers have been forced to work Sundays during threshing operations and of course their spiritual welfare had to be looked after, so the members of the Lord's Day Alliance had the police put a stop to lt, How would you like to go back to the Und? Hon. R. H. Brand, C.M.G., of London, Eng., states that Canada is able to bbtaln money In Britain at a lower rate than any other country or any portion of the empire. The reason Is that the Canadian slave Is far more cheaper and far more productive than those of other countries. Canada needs workers In its revolutionary army. How many of you are ready to get out and .distribute leaflets? How many of you will send in for a bundle of leaflets at one fifty a thousand? If we Issue a leaflet 15x 10 once a month will you endeavour to get them distributed? Send us a postcard so that we can tell how many of you are ready to put your shoulder to the wheel. '. Five mining and smelting-companies ln British Columbia have paid dividends aggregating $932,000 .for the year to date and every cent of lt was the outcome of hard work on the part of the working class. O you mutts, when will vou wake up to the fact that the Socialist Party is,In the Held for the capture of the-governmant so as to give to tbe workers the full product of their toll? Socialism is a science. It Is neither a scheme nor a theory. It Is the science of society. By the study of this science your are able to determine how the people of past and pres- ent society obtain their living. After having found out how we of the present system obtain our living we are able to determine what form of so- iety Is necesBsry for the benefit of tbe human race. 'The amount of capital Invested by British capitalists ln South America Is $2,775,000,000, Interest and dividends from this amount to $125,000,000 per year. In all probability these investors have'never seen South America. With scientific management and ownership of the meanB of wealth production by the working class, this $125,- 000,000 now going to the capitalists would be trebled and the working class would get the benefit of it. The slaves of the United States have elected a new government, but they wljl still work for their old bosses, for ihe same miserable pitance, for the same low wages and long hours; will still be compelled to live in mis- erable hovels. Women and children will still toll for the benefit of a parasitic class. Prostitution will continue Insanity will Increase. Drunkenness will Increase. Poverty will Increase, and so will profit?; 0"ing to the Increase In-the- need of 'nmale labor ln our prosperous coun- tn, the residents of Montreal and > Toronto have been forced to' collect funds for the building of day nurseries, the object of which Is to care for the children of mothers who are compelled io go out to'V&wJriystera that forces the Sen»ratlojl'.#f Ut» mother trom her young Is to be condemned for that one thing alone and yet some of bur friends (?) say that "socialism will destroy the home." "L'Humanlte" states'on good authority that a new crime, similar to tne murder of Ferrer, Is being contemplated by the Spanish government. Senor Ramon Folch, Radical member of the Municipal Council of Barcelona, has been condemned, to death by a military tribunal. He Is accused of bar- Ing directed a revolutionary group dur. ing the events of the "tragic week" three years ago. "L'Humanlte" adds that ahould the execution take place lt would prove fatal to the Spanish Monarchy. Production Is carried on today purely In the Interest and for the profit of the class which owns the means of wealth production, I.e., mills, mines, factories, railroads, etc. These ma- chines are worked collectively by the working class and the products belong to the class that owns the machines, The working class must have aceas to these machines In order to live, therefore it would be lo the benefit of all If the working class owned that which they must have access to In order to exist. The object of the So* delist party then, Is the collective ownership of the means of wealth production. V The nert Dominion elections will likely be fought on the "Naval Policy." We don't give a hang whether Canada has a navy or not. The country is not ours and our only enemies are the capitalist class. We note that the Malay States have offered a Dreadnought costing $7,000,000 to the defense of the Empire, Premier Borden suggests that we, the proud possessors of a prosperous country, contribute at least $30,000,000 to the defense of our (?) empire. Millions tor murder machines, whilst the working class are living In abject poverty. No, we don't want armie'B or navies, what we want is the full product ot our toll. The elections for the Norwegian Storthing, which took place on October 21, had, as far as at present is known, the following results: Liberals of the Left, 170,943 votes, 33 seats; Conservatives and' "Progressives," 160,909 votes, 15 seats;'Social-Democrats, 120.- 077 votes, 9 Beats, At the time ot writing the results for a few consltuencles are not yet to hand, so that there Is a probability of 4.000 or 5,000 more votes being added. But even without these the vote constitutes an enormous Increase since 1909, when the Socialists polled 91,268. Since 1906 their vote has nearly trebled Itself. The fact Is remarkable that while 59,698 Socialist votes Were polled ln the town, a still greater number, 60,379, were secured In the country districts. Organising Report Comrades: From the time I last reported until'I left Alberta for British Columbia I did not keep count of the number ot meetings, but was busy as usual. I had a few meetings amongst the farmera before the harvest season. Since then the farm slaves have been too busy to attend meetings, so I have been doing propaganda work ln the Rocky Mountain district; also spoke twice ln Edmonton and Calgary and once at Beaver Creek mines. Am In Alberta again and will hand out the dope to the wage slaves of this Province and help put a few more wise before our masters spring another election upon us—C. M. O'BRIEN. Tha Substitute Life The cost of. meet went soaring up To figures past belief, Till Jones upon his table had A substitute for beef, The price of clothes went kiting up, His purse was far from full, And so Jones Wore upon his back A substitute for wool. The cost of land and rent went'up, Wherever he might roam, Till Jones could only live within A substitute for home. At last poor Jones himself,went up And fared exceeding well; "Come In,' St Peter said, "you've had Your substitute for hell!" —New York Sun. Question Box. . Questions of general Interest will be answered In this column. No attempt, however, will be made to split hairs, Write questions separately and sign name, but only initials will be used in answering: • • / G. W., Nakusp, B. C, asks if compensation was better or easier to obtain before the Compensation Act was passed than after. • • • Am not In a position to be able to answer that question, but 1 do know that between the capitalist class and the working class there can be no such thing as compensation—it Is not compensation to hand back a small part of stolen goods to those from whom lt was stolen. , It looks suspicious anyway when we see a capitalist government passing a law to grant "compensation" to the worker—lt must be some other reason than love for the working man that prompted the act It may be because the capitalist knows his game \t safe so long as he can keep his slaves busy chasing reforms or '-'something now." If "compensation" Is easier to obtain now than before the act was passed, It Is because the workerB can no longer be trusted to support the capitalist ticket blindly on election day; If it Is harder now than before, lt Is because the capitalists hope to be able to keep the ballot out of the hands of a majority of the workers, as they have succeeded In doing owing largely to the stupid indifference of said workers. . No serious attention can be paid to working men who strive to "better their condition" between election days, and then on that day go to the polls and vote the same tioket as their capitalist masters. When, however, you Bee the Workers begin-to form a strong political organ- izatlon by Joining the Socialist Party- getting every last worker's name on voters' list, and then on election day proceeding to fill the houses of legislature with men ot their own class, who know the cause of poverty and how to remove lt (none others need apply), then you will know that the day of "compensation" has ended, and the day of retribution has dawned. • • / S. E. G. writes as follows:—Seeing that the sale of a commodity implies a purchase, does this Imply that sales and purchases compensate each other or maintain an equilibrium? If you could see the large number of packages of "labor-power" going about the streets of Vancouver just now looking for a purchaser you would not have asked that question. The fact that they evidently fall to flnd said purchaser rather Implies thai your question must be answered ln the negative. ORGANIZING FUND Local Winnipeg No. 1 ...$1.00 Local St. John No. 6 Per M. Tarik : 2,50 ... 3.15 . 2.05 ... .10 The following appeared In a dispatch sent out from Washington, D. C, and Is another proof of that prosperity that spell-binders have been talking about for the past two months. The dispatch Ib as follows: "Washington, Oct. 28.—'Dear ma. I have lo work too hard and ain't going to do It any more. You said I had to take the clothes home—If I didn't you would scold. God don't want me ln His kingdom come.' "After writing the above note yesterday afternoon, John Link, 10 years old, youngest son of Mrs. Sarah Link, of Capital Heights, shot himself In the forehead with a small rifle, dying In- stsntly. His mother has struggle! for two years In an ellort to support a family of five." The tragic end of a boy 10 years of age Is an awful Indictment against a civilisation that banishes from the human heart the last vestige of hope. John Link, though but 10 years ot age, had become tired of life. The pangs of poverty and hunger were penalties too great for this boy to endure to prolong a miserable existence. What must have been the thoughts of this boy, pauperized tn his childhood, when he penned that pathetic Bentence: "God don't want me ln his kingdom come." This boy had lost faith In man and God. and, peering Into the future, he could see nothing save the dark gloom of adversity, and with despair In his heart he put an end to a itfe that had no sunlight. Such are the tragedies of an Industrial system that snatch the boy and girl from the playgrounds of childhood and make them the victims of wage slavery.—Miners' Magazine. "I've tried all kinds of health foods, but none of them seems -to. fit my case." "What Is It you are troubled with?" "An appetite."—United Mine Workers' Journal. . J. W„ Winnipeg, In reference to the law of the fall In rate of profit, wants to know If It is not possible for profits to fall so low that the capitalist in a starving condition would clamour tor something to do! Such a condition may happen, and tTors hapten to Individual capitalists, but does not effect in the least the capitalists' class as a whole. It is with the capitalist class that we must deal in all such matters, A relation of mine was a capitalist, and lost all hla property, but it* fell Into the hands of other capitalists. As long as labor- power Ib a commodity It can never be possible for the capitalist class to reach the condition you mention. We must not forget that the real wage (that Is the amount of commodities a working man can pudchase with Us wages) Is falling. We may as well get wtse to the fact now as later, that the condition of the working class will continue to get worse-under capitalism. The longer capitalism endures, the more desperate the condition of the workers will become. What happens tor the Individual capitalist or Individual workera is apart from the question of Socialism. When i we read.of some capitalist losing a' million dollars In Wall Street we must remember that the million dollars is not lost, but merely changes hands- some other capitalist gets it. Glad to see you are so Interested in the paper: Come again—Salnach. "DAD, HER'E'S TO YOUI" We happened In a home the other night, and over the parlor door saw the legend worked in letters ot red— '•What is Home without a Mother?" Across the room was another brief," "God Bless our Home." ' Now, what's the matter with "God Bless our Dad?" He gets up early, lights the fire, boils an egg, and wipes the dew off the lawn with his boots while many a mother Is sleeping. He makes the weekly hand-out for the butcher, the grocer, the milkman and the baker, and his little pile Is badly worn before he has been home an hour, If there Is a noise in the night, Dad is kicked ln the back and made to flnd the burglar and kill him. Mother darns the socks, but Dad bought the socks tn tbe first place, and the needles and yarn afterwards. Mother does up the fruit; well, dad bought it all, and Jars and sugar cost like the mischief Dad buys the chickens for Sunday dinner, serves them himself and draws the neck from the ruins after every one else is served. "What Is Home without a Mother?" Yes, that's all right But "What Is Home without a Father?" Ten chances to one Its a boarding house. Father Is under a slab, and the landlady Is the widow. Dad, here's to you. You've got your faults—you may have lots of 'em, but you're all right, and w'll miss you when youre gone.—Sacklopedla, April, 1911. The workers constitute ninety per cent of the population. Ninety per cent of the people never need to ask anybody for. anything—they can always get what they want—when they want It—Leeds. PRICE LIST OF 8UPPLIE8. Due Stamps, each 10c Platforms, English, per 100 26c Platforms, Foreign, per 100 60c Due Cards, per 100 $1.00 Constitutions, each 6c Receipt Books, each 10c Warrant Books, each.. 26c ATENTS In aR countries. Ask for our INVENTOR'S ADVISER, which will be sent free. MARION k MARION, M* Itovmltr SUsr. SICatterins Sl.MoKtu. TfaeB.C. Federationist has a bona fide paid-up circulation of 7200 We are determined to shove it up to the 10,000 mark by February I, 1913. To stimulate the efforts of sub. rustlers, we will give-free-a complete set of the "Library of Original Sources" to the reader who sends The Federationist in the greatest number of subs, between now and February 1, 1913 Library of Original Sources Should bt Read by Every Unionlet Telling of a popular uprising ln mediaeval Knglaml, and how the people got their rights. 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Denouncing the Boy Scout movement as an attempted revival ot militarism, the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades and Labor Council brought forward a resolution at the Council's meeting on Thursday evening recommending the organization to look upon the movement with apprehension and grave forebodings. In placing this resolution before the Council, the committee stated that they considered the success of such a movement not only dangerous to the future peace of the world, but held that it would be a menace and a power ln the hands of the master class to be used against workers as they straggled to Improve their conditions and to bring about the final emancipation of the class from a state of wage slavery. Therefore the committee appealed to the working class to counteract the movement as much aa possible by teaching their children the horrors of war and the helpless and servile conditions imposed upon them on becoming members Of the army or navy. They also appealed to all parents to keep their children away from all organisations and private Institutions which fostered the Boy Scout movement That a member of the Council should have tbe hardihood to defend militarism came as a surprise and a shock, but with the courage of his convictions—Ill-judged though those convictions might be—that was what Delegate Mattison did. Not, said he, until he was satisfied that the laws and customs of all powerful nations were equal to those of his own—Great Britain—would he disapprove of militarism. History taught them that nations wouid take advantage of nations If they dared, and it was only the danger of conflict which, prevented them from attempting to ox- teud their territory. A nation that aspired to rule the world and did not grant tho fullest freedom to Its own citizens would bo hard to tolerate if It ever grew strong enough to force into submission a nation like Great Britain, or the United States,, the citizens of which had for so long enjoyed free institutions, laws and customs. The rights of citizenship they enjoyed at the present day had been won by sreat sacrifice, and oren hy bloodshed through Internal Btrlfe. The only freedom people required was the franchise •o elect those they deemed lit lo govern them! When conditions were not what they should be, people blamed everybody and ovorythlng but themselves. Then the other delegates fell on rolcgate Jiattlson, and, metaphorically, tore him Into minute particles, and when they had finished wlth.hlm there was not sufficient left to hold tt" satisfactory inquest on. taate pulled the thai r&l _ sought to IrJl military were parada down. Comparisons were drawn between Great Britain and the United States and Russia, In which last named country education was not so advanced as In the two former. There was not so much of the result of their toll taken away from the workers ln Russia, as, working chiefly with hand tools, they did not produce so much as did the laboring classes of the other two countries. Militarism, It was stated, simply forced men to work against their wills. Delegate Pettipiece pointed out that the American Federation of Labor had passed a similar resolution at many conventions in the past, and that body could not be regarded as being particularly revolutionary. He had three boys and three girls who went to the public schools, and when they came home they would sit at the piano and pound out "The Maple Leaf Forever," and such tommy-rot that was positively nauseating. The only method In which .workers could express themselves was by passing resolutions. They were slaves of the capitalist class, who would not let them have Industrial freedom. He would rather Bee a boy of his lowered Into his grave that night than that he should join the Boy Scout movement or any similar organization. The recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee was concurred In with only one dissentient-voice. A resolution was unanimously passed that the city council be aBlied to Insert In the False Creek agreement thr' the C. N. R. pay the union wage which city employees were receiving. Another recommendation which brought out some creditable discussion was that the city council be requested to have an emergency hospital placed at the police station, and that a police HOW IS THE APPOINTED TLME ; There never was a time, perhaps, ln the whole history of labor In this country, when there was such an opportunity for organization as there is now, neither was there ever a time when the necessity was greater, says tbe. Machinists' Journal. Many things have entered Into combination to bring about this condition, things and elements that never had to be considered before In the labor struggle. Mighty forces created by great com- blnatlons of capital and of effort have made the more thorough and complete organization of the workers a primal necessity, and which, lt Ignored and left undone, will be more than disastrous to the cause of labor; Combination and co-operative effort, is the only thing that will not only bring us greater measure of relief, Increased liberty and Improvement nf condition, but they are absolutely necessary to enable us to hold what we have already-gained and prevent their sacrifice. Many hands are uplifted against the organization of labor, particularly the handa of those who recognize In It the only formidable champion of the lowly against the encroachments of privileged power and monopoly, The privileged tew and the parasitical many are opposed tb labor's advancement, and because of this they would not only retard and check any forward movement' on the part of labor, but would make it criminal for all who toll and sweat to organize for mutual protection and Improvement. To circumvent the desires of nil such and to prevent them from putting what they desire Into practice, lt Is necessary that labor should organize along trade union lines, and there never was a time like the present to do lt, nor a time, aB 'already stated, when the necessity was greater. In order that the forces of labor should advance and. have a fair promise of success in return for their efforts, it Is first necessary to enlist the great majority of workers Into the grand array ot organized labor. After that comes their education, Int flrat of all must come the enlistment. Every effort must be made to bring as many as possible Into line, for the real strength of any movement, particularly of an economic nature, lies In the number of those who have Identified themselves with lt in Its advancement and growth. No stone, should be left unturned, nothing left undone that would be conductive to success or aid ln the work of organization; no task should be considered too great that has for Its end tbe enrollment of a greater membership in the ranks of labor, for it Ib only by sacrifice and effort In this direction that the plan can be perfected that will protect the worker and make his position secure. ■. The most successful plan of organization, the plan that has given the best results nnd brought the greatest returns, the best one of all, is the one which can be carried on by every Indl- * unionist every day of his MILK SUPPLY OF TBI CITY REACHES BK.HEB STANDARD THAW USUAL But Insufficient Provision li Made for. Penalty and Enforcement of Law Governing Dairiei We are all at one period of our lives more or less addicted to the bottle— the milk bottle, and that being bo it la gratifying to learn that the milk commission and the city health department are doing so much, despite statements to the contrary, to Improve the quality of the milk supplied to the citizens. Just as closely as this question concerns the rich, so -does lt affect the laboring classes, for all start off in the handicap of life with the Inability to fend for themselves. Milk Is the staple food of the poor man's child, as lt Is the principal ar tide of diet of the rich man's off- spring, and ln Its quality there has been a notable Improvement in the last tour years. One of the lending doctors ot the city told the health committee the other day that four years ago he could not conscientiously recommend any milk In the city being given to Infants, but now certain dairies supplied milk which he could conscientiously recommend. If, by the way, these dairies who wish the readers ot The Federatlonist to know which they are, they can easily realise their desires through the medium of the advertising columns, an attention which the business manager will strive adequately to appreciate. An appalling state of things existed at one time here In all conscience, and the poor people had to take the horrible stuff that was doled out to them or go without. ' But now a much better state ot things Is prevalent, but the condition Is not even yet Ideal, The milk commission seeks to have legislation enacted which will put out of business the dairyman who will not do right, and at the same time will proteet the one who is honestly strlv- Ing.to give to the public milk of a high standard of purity. The provincial' authorities are fully alive to the beauties of catering to the capitalist class, but they do not seem to take much Interest in the welfare of the little citizens who cannot help themselves, and who must, perforce, take what they can get. No law Beems to exist by which the vendor of Impure milk can be punished, nor does the provincial legislature seem to be worrying Itself over the matter. - Such work as has been done has heen of an entirely voluntary character, and all honor be to those who have Bought to give the residents'a pure article. But much still remains to be done, and tbe government must be forced by the sheer weight of public opinion, to enact legislation which will punish the evil-doer, the one by whose unwholesome milk much Infantile sickness Is caused. We have not much ubo for governments of the kind that holds sway ln British Columbia, but here Is one time ben they can do some real good, " service to the coming gen- that attends ual working quietly as an' _ It Is the trade unionist Imbued wl the true spirit of unionism, working steadily and quietly for the good he can do, mocked, jeered and misunderstood and ofttimes discriminated against and maligned, but who struggles manfully along tbe path he has selected who shows the biggest gains in the end. There is not a man ln any organization who has not the opportunity of adding to the membership by tbls means, if he but made the effort. It will not be necessary at all times to make any degree of sacrifice to gain a new member and no one need be fearful of consequences should they make the effort. A word or two ln advocacy of unionism whenever the opportunity occurs and a fair statement of what lt Involves and the good that will conje to all who toil when they are thoroughly organized, will do more good and more thorough work for organisation than bluster or brass bands. It is the quiet worker ln the shop who quietly informs his non-unionist fellow workman about the benefits that will come through organization, and who points out that it Is a duty we owe to each other to be mutually helpful that builds up the trade union and has placed it ln the position that It now occupies. It Is the same quiet man, steadily and conscientiously at work, never tiring and never ceasing, who will eventually place the trade union movement on the high plane It Ib destined to occupy and for which it was origin- ally conceived. The time Is ripe, the harvest Is ready. Take your place among the workers and help with all the zeal ln the night schi couver as a part ot the~pul system. Sixty-two Instructors are employed. Opposes Boy Scout Movement. Vancouver Trades and Labor Council, at an adjourned meeting last week, once more reaffirmed Its opposition to the Boy Scout movement and the Inculcation of the spirit of militarism. Trainmen's Bail, The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen will give their sixth annual hall In Dominion Hall on Nov. 28, Thursday evening. Tickets can he had at Ferguson Bros, tobacconist, 39 Hastings St. East. Porcupine Miners' Strike. The Miners' unions of the Porcupine, Ont., district have decided, by referendum vote, to call a general strike of their membership, rather than accept a reduction of 25 cents per day In wages, at a time when the wages should be even higher to meet the decrease in purchasing power. Considerably over 1,000 men are directly affected. Miners to Ask for Bosrd. District 6 of the Western Federation of Miners, with headquarters at Sandon, B. C, will probably ask for a federal board, under the provisions of the Industrial Disputes And Investigation Act, for the purpose of lining up some of the mining companies of the Interior which have not yet acceded surgeon bo ln attendance all the tinier I youV pmvertowa'rd the high idealthat, to the request of the W. F. of M. for Cases were cltod In which men I can only be reached through organlza- taken to tho station had beon flung Hon. Into a cell and treated as drunks, when I In reality thoy had been "slugged.1 It was with a view to avoiding a repetition of this if possible that the recommendation was brought forward, and It received unanimous approval. Ths Coal Miner's Lot, Peter Butala, 45 years old, a miner at Coal Creek, B. C, was killed last week by a fall of rock in No. 2 mine. He was a Hungarian, and leaves a wife and family In tho Old Country. He had been mining In this province for the past three years. Nelson Ready for Commission At Nelson a committee, consisting of 0. H. Hardy, A. W. Harrod and J. Nottman, has been appointed by the Trades and Labor Council to appear before (he proposed Provincial Royal Commission on Labor. Yea, and Much More, Several were killed and Injured In strike in New Zealand. By the way, weren't Canadians told tho Industrial disputes legislation of that colony, upon which the Lemleux Act was based, rendered anything In the way of a strike Impossible?—Nelson News. "Arbltrationlst," Indeedl At Sydney, N. S. W., a new situation has arisen In the Walhl strike. ArbltratlonlBts have taken complete command of the situation. Thoy sed the -strikers' headquarters, burned their red flag, and sang the National Anthem. They have ordered the Btubborn strikers to leave Walhl within eighteen hours. Drath of W. R. Shier. W. RrBtolle Shier, a well known labnr press writer and socialist of Toronto, ried last week of tuberculosis, aged 26. Colorado Goes "Wet." State-wide prohibition In Colorado was defeated on November 5 by majority estimated at from 20,000 to 40,000. c "Eight-hour-day" Day. The greatest Labor demonstration ever seen In Sydney, Aus„ took place on October 7, Eight Hour Day, when 77 unions, with their bands and banners, marched through the streets of the city. Want City Charter Amended. The San Francisco Labor Council Ib advocating Ihe adoption of an amendment to Ihe city charter providing that all franchises hereafter granted shall contain a provision for the 8-hour day and a minimum rate of wages. Hamilton Labor Temple, Twelve members of Hsmllton, Ont., Trndes and I,nbor Council have subscribed for f 1,000 worth of shares, and have become the provisional directors In a $100,000 labor temple company protect. Solicitor Wardrope has been instructed to proceed with incorporation and other preliminaries, and the prospects for a modern labor temple at Hamilton In the near future are good. "Shares will be offered to unions as soon as the organisation of the company Is completed. a raise In wages. Edmonton's Eight-hour Day. A movement to lengthen the work day on municipal work tn Edmonton from eight hours to nine, is being strenuously opposed by the 700 mem. bers of the Brotherhood of Carpenters' union and other unions similarly concerned. The proposal has been staved off for two weeks, with the prospects for its Introduction again In the city council rather remote. Election day Is too near at hand. Ottawa Stage Employees. Ottawa Stage Employees' union has raised Its Initiation fee from $25 to 150. It Is just Buch instances as these that give a semblance of truth to many statements made outside the trade union movement. On the other hand, the initiation fee of the International Typographical Union, one ot the closest organizations on the continent, Is only $5. The latter figure Is enough for any union to charge for admission. Jurisdictional Troubls at Trail. The Mill and 8meltermon's Union at Trail, B. C, chartered by the Western Federation of Miners, the Jurisdiction of which extends to all employees* In and about the mines and smelters, Is having some difficulty In securing the co-operation of the local union of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, members of the latter refusing to join the big parent unton at Trail, The matter has been referred by Secretary Frank Campbell to the headquarters of both organizations In the hope that some step will be taken to Increase the solidarity of organized wage-workers ln the Smelter City. ing Hands $100,000 worth of Staple and Fancy Goods to be Cleared Ott before the first of the year, when a new Proprietor-hip takes,c*er ties husiness TOOLS it.* 17.(1 • 10.01 1.60 Carborundum Grinders < r.SO carborundum Grinders < . )-00 Carborundum Grinders I These are the latest model In oil running machines. 26 only, Stanley Wood Bottom Jack and Jointer Planes. 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Jle Drawer pulls, do* .._...«Ot Steel butts, per pair............. le Strap hinges, pair............—........10a Door bolts, each—.,....-...... let BELOW COST Is the rule of this Sate theCe- operative pian is suspended till further notice H ONIG STORE 56-5840 HASTINGS ST. EAST TELEPHONE 8EYMOUE 8472 and 3478 s FALL SHOES FOR MEN Shoes for Service Shoas tor Oral* Shoes tor Comfort Shoes for Cwery Koojaatsrotaot We've pioked winners in Men's Fall Shoes, We're sit the servjoe, of every man who desires the beat shoes hia money oan buy.' W. J. O R R 204 MAIN STREET Opposite the City Hal Named Shoes Are rreejtientlr Made in Non-Union factories DO NOT BUY ANY SHOE no matter what its name, unlets it bean a plain and readable impression of this Stamp. All shoes without the Union Stamp ar* always Non-Union. Boot A Shoe Workera' Unton 246 Summer Street, Boston, Hut. J. F. Tobin, Pres. C. L. Baine, stc.-Treas. Honest Leather WORKED UP BY COMPETENT WORKMEN under proper conditions, in sanitary workshops has one inevitable result GOOD SHOES THE ONLY KIND WE HANDLE THE SHOE \][.r^^^\^^ Look for the yy \J\Je_t9 Union Stamp Jpot Agency gambit) BEST IN B.C. OGIV^* Patronize Home Industry BY ASKING FOR THIS ON YOUR PRINTING The Printing Fraternity in Vancouver Spend More Than $15000.00 Every Week The Beer Without a Peer Phone Fairmont 429 The Vancouver Breweries Limited PAGE SIX THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST FRIDAY ..........NOVBMBBR II, lilt Money-Saving Prices GROCERIES FURNITURE House Furnishings See the Province and World each day for full particulars Catalogue now ready—Out of town customers oan get the benefit of our low prices by sending name and address for a oopy. A postcard will do. The H. A. Edgett Co., Ltd. Dept. F, Cor. Cambie & Pender Sts. Vancouver We have been endeavouring to place on the market the very wants of working humanity, and at last we have surpassed all previous brands of overalls for reliability In every respect, ln producing for the many particular MEN the famous Whale Brand "Site, Strength, Endurance" OVERALLS They are beyond question a brand of overalls that ^'eneak (er themselves." The expert workmanship under careful, personal supervision, renders a solid and worthy reputation ONLT for the "WHALE BRAND OVERALLS." The pockets are made to suit you and "THEY" are made to suit your "POCKETS." FOB IUI A* TOBB CXOTXHB and by A. WADDINGTON HAjnjTAOTDaaa, IS water St, TsMOnvtr, B. 0. SBCOaTS BABBOWS BBIoaB construction wtll soon start. Buy now before prices jump; four large lots left: only i a blook from waterfront, right at Sec* ond Narrows: $560 each; quarter cash, balance J, II, 18 months. What will these be worth when building begins? Whltaker ft Whltaker, The North Vancouver Experts, 430 Howe street. Van. couver. TRAIL MILL AND SMELTBRMEN'S Union, No. 10S, W. P. of M.—Meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. President, George Caste!!; secretary, Frank Camp* bell, Box 26, Trail, B. C. L BURNS & CO. Hardware and Furniture Dealers Carpenters' Took Our Specially Bargain sale of bankrupt furniture—dressers, beds, heaters, sideboards and cook stoves at prlett that defy competition 135-8 Cordova St. East Near Main Phone Sey. 1579 Imperial Wine Company 54 Cordova Street West Phone Set. 955 Direct Importers of TALISKER WHISKY Goods Delivered Free to all parti of the city Ask Your D¥TT>T/"\ BARBER RUBIO AFTER A SHAVE B. 0. BtBlBBt Itmi 00. tlT BOB10B STBBBT Hut* Seymour 4401 FOR EXPERT WATCH JAEGER 3.LRrtt&* Hi Hastings W. SSO Qranvllls tit Hastings W. A Cr*dit to Union Workmanship 5c 5c CIGARS Berry Bros. Agents for Cleveland Cycles, "Tht ■iojrcls with tht Bepntettoa" Full line of accessories Repairs promptly executed til KAITXKOl g*. 1. Phone iaymimr 760a th OUSANDS OF THESE BOOKS SELLING Origin of Species, Darwin.... 20c Age tf Reason, Paine 20c Eight Lectures, Ingersoll.... 20c The People's Bookstore 1S2 Cordova W. HEATERS Stoves and Nice Warm RUGS for the cool weather at W. TURNER 897 Granville Street Cor. Smythe Phone Sey. 8749 We can furnish|wWtyouiei| YOUR HOME " ty" 41 Hastings Street W. Phone Seymour 3687 MULCAHY'S CAFETERIA THE BEST OF EVERYTHING 137 Cordova Street W. Basement Hotel Cordova DIXON BROS. and Shetland Ponies for Balo 646 Hornby St. Phone Sey. 798 QQ WITH THE BUNCH TO THE BRUNSWICK POOL ROOMS BUY THAT NEW HAT Plenty of Union-made Hats At the Ltadtr *2 Hat Store, corner Hastings and Abbott Sts. Hsra you will find evtry conceivable style, color and size of union hats. You havt unrettrlcttd choice of thousands •' hsts, soft or stiff, to stltct from at one price—»2 —her* Instead of paying more elesewhere. Leader Exclusive $2.00 Hat Store S.W. Corner Hastings and Abbott Streets OIOAE-MAKERS' LOOAL MASQUERADE BALL WAS PHENOMENAL 8U00E8S Eighth Annual Blue Label Publicity Social Participated in by Over Six Hundred. The Clgarmakers' eighth annual Blue Label masquerade ball, held Friday evening In the Dominion hall, vas a grand success. All the proceeding ones were In the same class and Indications point to more successful ones, No other society or union call approach the Clgarmakers in tbls line of entertainment. We hold these an. nual dances solely for the purpose of advancing the use of our Blue Label. Every patron becomes a booster tor the local, and when you consider we have over six hundred present at every ball, you can readily see what a good advertisement lt Is for us. Four hundred and thirty-three dollars were taken ln at the box office, and the committee sold a number of tickets besides, which brought the attendance well over six hundred, Mr. Chas. Parsons for the eighth time acted as master of ceremonies,' Har. pur's union orchestra played all the latest selections to the satisfaction of all. Miss Salem won the gold watch with coupon 656. Hi Shaver, with coupon 165, won the gent's tqmbola prise. Mr. R. C. Boyce, representing Kurtz's Royal Honor, got $10 for Ms Idea. Miss Anita Slavich and R. War- am were the best sustained characters. Mrs. Buttle and Mrs. C. M. Buol- ter were the most elegantly dressed, while Madame Pelletler and J. Hart were the most original. Happy Lam. brlch was the tramp of tramps. Mist Williams got the colored character prize, and Mr. W. Williams the national character prize. The judges' decisions met with approval. The "Home Walts" was pltyed at 8 In the morning, when all left with Intentions of coming back again next year. R. J. C. B. C. F. of L. Convention Number. The Federationlst's B. C. Federation of Labor convention number Is now In the printer's hands and will be Issued as the regular edition on December 28. Better Traitor Than Murderer. ". . . Those who denounce militarism are traitors to their country, tor there Is a motto, 'SI vis pacem para bellum' (It you want peace, prepare for war) that each and all of us should do well to remember!"—Kamloops Standard. Shingle Weaver*, Many of the shingle mills In Washington, Michigan and Wisconsin are closing down for the season. This fact retards the campaign of organisation which has been on among the shingle weavers for some time. Owing to the fact that the Ballard, Wash., shingle mills have resumed operation after a month's closedown, organization work will again be taken up there. "Risks" Capitalists Don't Takt Being struck by the ponderous hammer of the pile-driver at the new C. N. R. bridge on the North Thompson and Instantly killed was the fate of a labor er named J. Swanson. Deceased had walked out on a plank to adjust the iron ring over the piles that previ the tops from driver. tPl mm ^!l&lil%Srag"at . The deceased leaves and child. A, F. of L. and tht Brlcklayars. Obeying the Instructions given by you at our last Convention that the Bricklayers and Masons should again be Invited to affiliate with the A, F. of L., we authorised President Oompers and Mr. James Short, President ot the Building Trades Department of the A. F. ot L., to attend the Convention of the Bricklayers' and Masons' International Union, then ln session at St. Joseph, Missouri, and as duly apn- polnted representatives of the A, F. of L., to urge the affiliation of that organisation with the Federation. Important matters ln connection with our movement having arisen to prevent President Oompers attending the Convention, he addressed a letter to the officers and delegates of that Convention, which President Short submitted. President Short jvas cordially received, read President Oompers' letter, and addressed the Convention. The matter of affiliation was therefore or dered to be submitted to a referendum vote, which thus far has not been taken, but we are advised that the matter will be submitted to a referendum vote of the membership In the very near future—from A. F. of L. executive report. Union Tailoring Union Men, Support Your Own Principles tj When you buy your suits from ui you are doing so. We employ union workmen only. «J In dealing with us you are helping yourself in another way, because you are anuied of the BEST FABRICS! the BEST FIT and the MOST UP-TO- DATE STYLES AMERICAN TAILORING COMPANY 62 HASTINGS ST. EAST VANCOUVER. B. C. Junk Dealers Pote At "Public Benefactors" James H. McVety. The Second Hand Dealera' Protective Association, otherwise the junk men, has asked the city council to recommend its members for stolen goods found In their possession and returned to their rightful owners hy the police. Tbe argument on which they base their request Is that nearly all the stolen goods found by the police are found on their premises through the medium ot the weekly report they furnish the police department If I read the news Item correctly, the assumption Is that tbe Junk men are reporting to the police because ot their earnest desire to lose goods for which they have paid. Such, however, Is hot the case. The weekly report of articles purchased is not optional with the dealers, but mandatory and. Is required according to the provisions of a city bylaw which provides a One for non-observance. Indeed, so difficult Is It to keep track ot the transactions of the Junk men that the police department keep two detectives constantly employed ln this particular work. The admission of the Junk men re- aardlng the amount of stolen goods recovered on their premises is one to be noted, tor If they have nearly all that Is recovered, it Is reasonable to assume tbat there Is considerable more in their possession that owners never claim. Considering the inherent honesty of tbe second-hand dealers It would be Interesting to hare some of tbem explain how It Is that any person can take a single second hand tool, or a wagon load, bearing the names of one or a dosen men, to almost any dealer and dispose of them? The prices tor which the tools are told would at once arouse the suspicion ot anyone overflowing with honesty, because there are only two classes of men who sell tools—the owner, who lt either leaving hit trade or It driven to near the atarvatlon line that he disposes of Ms meant of earning a llvlihood ln response to the Immediate demands ot his stomach, or the thief who makes stealing bit business and the Junk store his clearing house. Provided the tools, or other second hand goods, are offered at a low enough price, 'there are few If any questions asked, and as a result, the tradesmen, especially ln the building crafts, are continually losing their tools and afterwards finding them in Junk stores where they are required to purchase them, although the articles tn most cases bear the Imprint of a steel stamp with the name of the owner. Another remarkable feature of thlt overwhelming desire on the part of the Junk men to render unto every man his own, is the fact that seldom, If ever,, has a thief been captured through the Instrumentality of the Junk dealers and never are they able to Identify thieves captured by the police, although the goods the thief Is charged with stealing are found on the premises of the dealer who la asked to Identify the thief as the man who sold them. Not so long since, a thief confessed that a Junk dealer had ad' him to leave town, and the in " '" a Junk partnership, or order from a magistrate 'or the return of stolen goods, the flnt necessity is to catch the thief and induce him to "split on his pal." Suppose he does, which It seldom, who will believe a thief against a wealthy resident Junk dealer with a clever law- ver conducting his defense? The only other method of recovering stolen property Is by writ of replevin, a writ Issued by a Supreme Court Judge directing the sheriff to seize the goods ln question, provided the applicant tor the writ deposits a bond equal to double the value of the goods In order to provide a civil remedy In case the trial discloses that the goodi have been wrongfully seised. The odds are all ln favor of the Junk men and why the city council or anyone else should he required or requested to reimburse them for stolen goods bought at prices that prove conclusively the nature of the whole transaction, Is a mystery only equalled by the colossal gall of those making the request Instead of making conditions easier, the council should incorporate a provision In the bylaws providing for the cancellation of the trade license of a dealer when stolen goodi are found three times on his premises. - A Bannsr Union. The London, Ont, Clgarmakers' Union Is the largest organization of the craft In Canada. It has almost doubled Its membership during the present year, and now numbers close to 600. London Is, next to Montreal, the greatest cigar center In the Dominion. New factories are starting, and the local concerns are Increasing the number of people employed at frequent Intervals. "MEN, WOMEN AND PEOPLE,' INTERESTING SUBJECT MRS. OILMAN'S ADDRESS Labor Temple Large Hall Audience Enjoy Scholarly Presentation of Woman's Can. "Men, Women and People" was the title of an effective address by Charlotte Perkins Oilman to the Pioneer Political Equality League and Its friends ln Labor Temple Tuesday evening. Mrs. Oilman Is well known as a writer, orator and socialist. The theme of her lecture was the triangle made by man, woman and tbe world, the feelings that have made woman what she is today, and the facts, pleasant and unpleasant, which must be faced to further woman's progress and therefore the world progress of the future. "The world mind It slow to move," said Mrs. Oilman, "and therefore, lt Is always a few, Inventors, scientists, teachers, preachers, who make ior pro gross, for change, who get away from their totem poles of Inherited thought." She brought out the authority of Lester F. Ward, one of the greatest sociological thinkers of the day, that the female aa a sex Is superior to tbe male; It Is the man stream of life, the male; lt Is the main stream of life, the change. That woman, subject during the very short historical period of tbe world, has been the leader In the pro- lohlstorleal period—the beginner of Industry and thus of all civilization, She It wn who Blurted agriculture, domestication of animals, leather work, needle work, pottery, art, architecture, flrst to shelter her young—In a sense that motherhood out ot Its surplus energy, Its creative force, flrst began the foundation of all modern manu facture. The male hunted and fought; he does so yet. Was natural to the woman; man has learned It with difficulty. But men excel In humanness because they have been trained as human beings aa well at males. Women have been always considered as mothers, real or potential—that Is, merely as females. From Abraham to Napoleon, and tnence to Kipling, not to mention Theodore Roosevelt, the greateat woman has been the one who had the greatest number of children. Not worth anything In herself—Important only aa the maker of men; never an entity, always someone's female relative, mother, sitter, wife, sweetheart It has been atd Is a man's world- ruled by men to please men, and It does not please women. It Is neither clean, nor safe, nor beautiful, nor virtuous, nor prosperous enough. Women alone might have done no better. Man has done many and great things for the world ln science, art, Invention; he has also to shoulder the responsibility of unlovely things—war, Intemperance, prostitution—the first sometimes necessary, not always; the laat two never necessary, always evil. Mrs. Oilman's whole desire was to show that woman Is human as well as female; that her female function! ihe shared with the females ot all the animal kingdom as man shares bis male functions with the malttft Minimal kingdom. But t*a*t vtMsal IWMU as I* Mats*, tttKttretlrlt'-tMn- A. F. of L. 1013 BII|.'o-ff.r«. Complete organisation of the plants of the great steel corporations, Including the United States Steel Company; continuation of the struggle to union- lie the metal trades on the Pacific Coast, and to unionise all Los Angeles Industries; to define methods to be pursued In dealing with the Industrial Workert ot the World where the Interests of the two organisations clash, and to decide whether labor shall maintain Its present Independent political attitude or go directly Into politics ai an organisation. Brlcklayera' Interprovlnolal Meet. The annual conference of the Bricklayers' Interprovlnclal Congress, consisting of delegates from all the local unions ot the International body in the three prairie provinces, convened ln Prince Albert on Nov. 4th and continued Its session until Nov. 9th. Winnipeg bricklayers were represented hy E. 8. Jackson and W. H. Lovatt. Walter Owens, also a member of the local union, wai present In his capacity as president of the conference. The business of the convention was largely occupied with questions of Jurisdictional adjustments and organization. Among the many decisions of the conference were the following: A uniform apprentice law for the three provinces; the compulsory recognition of the 8 hour day, and the compulsory affiliation of all local Trades and Labor councils. The election of officers for the year resulted In the election of W. O'Carroll, Battle- ford, at president; J. Kellaway, Brandon, 1st vice-president; R, Heavens, Reglna, Snd vice-president; E. Sillltoe, I Edmonton, tec-treasurer.—Tht Voice. of L. In Figures, lowing It the receipts and ex- pendltures since the formation of the American Federation of Labor: 1881.... J174.00 1164.00 1888 268.20 252.26 1883 690.19 362.82 1884...... 367.48 643.20 1885 584.03 460.58 1886 474.11 63f 1887 1,939.82 2,074.39 1888 4,512.55 3,933.67 1889.... ' 6,838.40 6,578.33 1890 23,849.74 21,070.67 1891 17,702.86 13,190.07 1898 17,834.61 18,324.69 1898.— 80,864.68 81,383.36 1894 15,846.43 17.302.08 1895 18,761,75 15,612.42 1896 16,290.18 15,462.96 1897 18,639.92 19,113.83 1898 18,894.15 19,197.17 1899 36,767.13 30,699.22 1900 71,126.82 68,373.39 1901 116,220.89 118,708.39 1902 144,498.21 119.086.74 1903 247,802.96 196.016.57 1904 ' 220,996.97 203,991.16 1905. 807,417.62 196,170.10 1906.. 817,816.18 218,540.04 1907. 174,330.26 159.960 84 1908.. 207,656.23 196,987.36 1909 233,377.64 203,702.07 1910 193,470.84 177,859.34 1911....... 182,188.68 175,524.08 1912 207,373.60 277,479.23 Total 88,638,042.41 12,518,568,48 Recapitulation Receipts 12,688,048.41 Expenses 8,618,668.48 Balance Sept. 80, 1918....$ 119,473.93 Syd. Duncan, who for the last three years, hat been an employee oi the Nanalmo Herald, and president of Nanalmo Typographical Union, passed through Vancouver on Monday en route to Kamloops, where he has accepted a day lit, on The Sentinel. DONT NEGLECT Your Appearance JMANY a man has lost 1 good opportunities for advancement in life simply beoause 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 pur store. We will prove it to your satisfaction. TAILOR-FIT CLOTHES OAK HALL 613 Granville Street Break Your Chains-- and go back to the land We Help You to Locate 160 ACRES Homesteads and Preemptions in British Columbia Western Farming ft Colonization Co. 5 Winch Building LIMITED Vancouver, 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 m»mA SHIRTS OVERALLS We want every workirgman in Vancouver to visit, our storeB and see for himself the very fine stook of union-made garments parried here and all moderately priced. . SHIRTS—in fine pure wool flannels, serges, meltons and military flannelettes; all sizes Price $1.75 to 2.75 SHIRTS—in the finer UneB of buckskings ooarda, fleece- lined. SuttenB and waterproof lines, at fSt to 9)4) WORKINGMENIS GLOVES-in the very best makes such as the H. B. K., Houson, Clark's and Vancouver makes. Prices 35c to $2.75 Canvas Gloves; our price, 4 pairs for. 25c Headquarters for Workingmen's Apparel Look for the Red Arrow Sign J.N. Hafvey LIMITED 125-127 Hastings Street West Also 614-016 Yates Street Victoria, B.C. 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 t| This store-is owned and managed by .a number of co-operating, class conscious workingmen for the benefit of themselves, wives and families. 1& Each month they get back a percentage of their purchases during that month and each year they draw dividends on the total profits besides. There are numerous other advantages which you should know about. *J At present we handle only groceries, but in time it is our intention to branoh out into all other lines of merchandise—meats, drygoods, boots and shoes, hardware, eto. We also intend to open several branoh stores for the handling of meats, provisions, etc. in the outlying parts of the oity. H Buy your groceries here—our stook is all fresh, new and pure—no other kind kept, beoause our PRINCIPAL CUSTOMERS ARE OWNERS of the store. Q But whether you want groceries or riot, come in and learn about the new oo-operative merchandizing system, which, it is expected, will substantially reduce the cost of living to members and make possible a greater industrial Vancouver, Courteous Service and Prompt Delivery Use the Phone — Ours is Seymour 6480 CO-OPERATIVE STORES 419 Dunsmuir St. LIMITED Vancouver, Can. "Watch Us Grow"