FEDERATIONIST INDUSTRIAL UNITTt STRENGTH- Official Organ Vancouver Tradesjand Labor Council (International) POLITICAL UNITY: VICTORY FOURTEENTH YEAR. No. 32 POUR PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, FfflDA^MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15,1922 $2.50 PER YEAR P Label Committee to Have a Dance Every Month |; Every Organization Will Be Given Special Night The label committee of the Van' couver Tradea and Labor CouncU bas arranged for a series of educational social evenings for the com* Ing fall and winter months. The programme is so arranged as to cover the next eight months. The objective of the programme of the committee, is to educate tht workers to demand the union label wherever possible, as well as the shop card and union button. The committee Is making ar* rangements to hold a whist drive and dance every month, one-third of the profits of these social func- ► tions to go to the Union Label League, the "balance will be devoted to the organizations participating. Last year the label committee spent hundreds of dollars in educating the public to demand the union label, and to patronize barber shops, restaurants, and other busl' nesses, carrying union cards. In addition to the sums spent for this work, some $200 were given to the building fund of the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council, which body Is considering the building or securing of permanent quarters for the organized labor movement of Vancouver. The first whist drive and dance will be held in the Cotillion hall, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and all other social functions of the committee will bo held in the same hall to secure that continuity which Is es- It sential to a successful campaign for the union label and shop card trades. The committee seeks the support of every labor organization in the work for the season, as the mem* berB of the committee recognise that the stronger any branch of the Labor movement ls, the stronger the movement generally, - In order that each union may participate, there will be a special combinations of unions at each af- } fair, and each union will be notified as-to the date when their organization will be given special attention. The following are the dates already arranged for: Sept. 26, Union Label League, 'composed of all trades using the Union Label, shop-card or button. The lady or gent holding the winning number on ticket, will receive a ladles' or gent's suit. Other datea follow: October, Me tal Trades, Structural Iron Work' era, Plumbers and Steam Fitters; Boilermakers, Machinists (two locals.) November—Building trades, carpenters, bricklayers, painters, stonecutters, railway carmen, electricians, steam and operating engineers. December—Milk wagon drivers, bakery salesmen, dairy employees, city firemen, street railway men. January—Printing trades, printers, sterotypers, bookbinders, pressmen. February—Theatrical federation. giuslclans, moving. picture operators, stage employees. March—Tailors, barbers garment workers, boot and shoe workers. April—Hotel and restaurant em ployees, clgarmakers, soft drink dispensers, brewery workers. St. Louis.—"Don't Scab—Go |, Fishing" ia the caption on the cover page of "Hobo" News, which publishes its September Issue as a hot weather special. Kansas Miners Stand Behind the Deposed Leaders [By Tom Tlppett] (Federated Pross Correspondent) Peoria, 111.—A resolution calling upon the International executive board of the United Mine Work- . ers of America which convenes 'it '/ Indlui.apolis Sept. 11, to relnstato i Alexander Howat, his executive , board and all deposed members of ' District No, 14. (Kansas), passod . with but one dissenting vote at the reconvened convention of the II- 1 llnois Mine Workers which assembled here Sept. 7. Howat and the entire executive board of District No. 14 are in Jail serving terms ranging from six months to one year for violation of the court of Industrial relations law of Kansas. Questions not germane to wage scale can not properly come before this convention which was cal- ■ led to hear the report of their scale i committee on the Cleveland agreement. Anticipating tho possible diBcus- ' ston of the Herrin bloodshed, the convention hall was packed with detectives, Their presence caused the convention to go Into executive session while "matters arising out of the strike"1 were taken up. President Frank Farrington read a long report to the convention which relates every phase of the strike nnd'the settlement which Is y_)f! to be acted upon by n referendum of the membership. The report now Is being considered by the committee on officers' reports, after which It will be acted upon by **". convention. TEXT-BOOKS Carpenters Endorse Position Taken by Central Labor Body Local 452 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, held a very successful meeting on Monday evening. There was a good attendance, and twelve applications for member* ship were received. The report ofT"". delegates to the Vancouver 111 and Labor Council caused \ « derable discussion, the mall g estlon being the securing of fn «, xt books for Bchool children, \ % The local endol m the action taken by the Trades 9 nell on this question, and it wi t\ lerally expressed that if the p3 'in charge of the educational ti « es desired to change the school! 5 :s once or twice a year in orde 1* have the children trained as , t£/ wished them trained, they should pay for this education. The fair wage officer came in for considerable discussion, and this matter will be referred by the delegates to the next meeting of the central body for action, Oriental Wages at Rupert A Prince Bupert correspondent reports that: The Canadian' National Railways have again started to employ Orientals on track work, and are shipping them out of Prince Rupert to various points for the very remunerative sum of 22 1-2 cents per hour. White men are being paid SO cents per hour for the same class of work, and they are both work ing along side one another. Many white men are already quitting work, stating that they refuse to work with men who are doing the same work for less wages. Big Business Is Behind the Herrin Hunt for Victims Counsel for Miners Expresses Opinion on Main Probe (By the Federated Press) Marion, III.—Trial of the 38 men Indicted by the grand Jury ln the Herrin case Sept. 7, and trial of Otis Clark, previously indicted, will begin Sept 26 if the cases are given right of way over other cases al-* ready on the court calendar for the term beginning on that day. No indictments of company officials have been returned as yet.' The men named are said lo be unton miners with one exception, They are: Peter Miller, Charles Rogers, Leva Main, Joseph Carne- ghf, Bert Oray, Nava Cannady, Herbert Rushing, Clyde Lee, James Galllgan, Dallas McCree, Otis May nard, Joseph Rhodes, William Stanley, John Kelly, Hubert Walker, James (Dad) Norrls, Roy Pennington, Harvey Perdue, John Rushing, Alvfn Stewart, Joe Murray, Campbell Lively, Wesley McPharon, Frank Adams, Atvln Lolless, Floyd Stokes, George Anderson, Fred Mc* Gough, Fred Travelstead, Philip Fontanetta, Tom Weeks, James Brown, Otis Clark (second indict ment), Lee Howard, Tony ■ and Louis Colbert. They are charged with murder of strikebreakers and company guards of the Southern Illinois Coal Co., June 22. A. C. Lewis, Harrlsburg, of counsel for the miners union declares that the bankers and btg business men of the country are seeking to discredit organized labor by hunting for victims whom they can attack hi tho supposed name of Justice. The Herrin investigation, he declares, is the handiwork of or ganlr-ed wealth. Always look up the Fed. adver* Users'before making purchases. President Seattle Trades Council Wants Action Seattle.—Aggressive action for the next 12 months was the keynote of President J; E. Phillip's address to the Central Labor council 'here on his second Inauguration.' A policy of militant trnde unionism for the Inspiration of workers will be followed, he said. No drones will bc allowed on council committeos. A lotter was dispatched to Presidont Gompers, A, F, of L., setting forth the council's belief ln Independent political action, ns opposed to Gomper's nonpartisan policy. Gompers had reproved the locul council for Indorsing the Farmer-Labor party. Get your workmate to subscribe *->r The Federaltonist. STRIKE CAUSESF6. If. FORMS Organizations Function in Spite of Court's Injunction Shops Are Blocked with Locomotives Waiting for Repairs (By The Federated Press) Chicago.—The strike organization of the railway shop erafts Is functioning more smoothly than ever, the Daugherty "open shop" injunction notwithstanding. This is the one positive fact in the cloud of rumors and denials of rumors regarding a possible settlement of the walkout which was provoked July 1 by the U. S. rail labor board's unprecedented slash of wages and attack on traditional American working conditions. Tha executive council of the striking unions is preparing to submit recommendations to the policy committee of 90 which meets in Chicago, Sept. 11, at the time lhe federal attorney-general will attempt to make his temporary injunction permanent. Countering the announcement at Omaha by Carl Gray, president, Union Pacific, that his road's shop force is within 18 per cent of normal, the railway employees' department, A. F. of L., gives a sample of what is going on in Union Pacific shops. The men's system federation of the XT. P. at Denver reports: "One of the largest machines in the shop is ruined. It is split through the centre. This machine cost the company $42,000. ThlB makes the fourth machine scabs have ruined. It is costing the company $326 per day to feed 268 scabs. These are not machinists. To date, they have turned out three pairs of wheels on the wheel lathes. They don't need any press to press the wheels on as they slip on without any pressure." Michigan Central Federation reports: "Back shop at Jackson, Mich., blocked with locomotives. Scabs doing little work. Company is paying them from 45 to 70 cents per hour and working them from 10 to 12 hours per day." Central of Georgia Federation reports, Sept. 8: "The promises o£ 40 cents per hour to Negro scabs Is not being fulfilled. The majority of them were paid off at the rate of 18 cents per hour with the result that many left the service. San Bernardino, Cal. (Santa Fe), reports: "Since July 1, 763 scabs quit the Santa Fe shops. Ten days ls about as long as any of them stay. At present they have 700 men working in the entire shops, 500 of theso are Mexicans that know nothing about mechanical work. They only have one boilermaker and two blacksmiths." Beardstown, IU. (C. B. & Q.), reports: "About 50 scabs and guards left here today and they are going every day." Y MEMBERS ARE White Men Join While Asiatics See the Game I 10 In Spite of Obstacles Russians Are Being Educated [By Anise] (Federated Press Correspondent) Mobcow—"What Is the present situation ln education?" I aaked of Lunarcharsky, commissar of edu cation. It requires a special permit to see him, as he lives ln the Kremlin. He answered: "It is impossible for a central government to do all the finnaclng of education, though during the past years, when we had no financial system, we tried to handle everything from the centre. Under the new arrangement, 75 per cent, of the eost of schools Is put upon the local authorities, except for the technical and upper schools, which the central govern' ment still pays for, "It Is a difficult crisis. The famine has already seriously broken our educational programme. When the revolution first started, there was an enthusiasm for education which led to the building of 11,000 new schools and a great drive against illiteracy. But the famine drained us. 'The schools of Russia can not handle more than 60 per cent, of the children, even running double shifts, where that is possible. But there is a large donation fund to be given by the central government to start the local authorities off ln their finances. If we succeed In getting the central executive committee to designate a proportion, say 25 per cent, to education, thon it will be better. We shnll have to flght for It, for everything needs money. But we have taught 13 million adults to read and write during the past two and a half years. Under the czar only 20 per cent, of the army could read and write. By the time of the Polish war, we had brought it up to 65 per cent. Now every soldier, except the newcomers, can read and write." Taft, Cal.—-The mayor, city clerk and a Justice of te peace of this town In the Kern oil fielda havo been recalled from office because they are membera of the Ku Klux Klan. Patronize Fed A *t\wUfceri. Company Shows a Great Consideration for Strike-breakers The U. S. Ral! Shopmen's strike has had its effect In local circles. At the latter end of laat week, the men ,beg pardon the strike break" ers, and there is a difference, wer* summoned by officials of the company and informed that in accord* ance with the decision of the U. 8. Rail Labor Board's decision it was necessary for the employees of the railroads to have an organization. With commendable forethought, the officials of the G. N- had made all the necessary arrangements for the "men's union." The men were Informed, after being taken from the roundhouse to the.depot, where an elaborate car. was in waiting for them to hold thetr meeting in, that the strikers had been offered every consideration, and that the men who were now ln the places of the strikers would receive every consideration from the company, but that it was necessary, in order that they could deal with the Railway Labor board, that they should have an organization. The men, like the dutiful strikebreakers they are, lined up and took the obligation drawn up by the company. Chinese See Game Strange as it may seem, Chinese workers who are not supposed to be white men saw through the camouflage. When asked to join tills employers' union, they replied, "we savee very good; we join bosses' union, all eame cut of ten cents." One chinaman who la not scabbing, but ls working as a car cleaner, when asked how he was getting along by a striker, stated, "me no llkee work with scab, all same as. bad smell." The following Federated Press dispatch indicates that the move made to establish an employers' union locally, ls but a part of ft continent-wide scheme to- break the existing organisations of the work- era, and set up company unions fn their place: Boston.—Aug. 9, the Boston ft Maine railroad issued a circular to the strike breakers employed In Its shops urging them to form an organization "to provide an adequate and prompt means of presentation, consideration and adjustment of grievances" on the basis of the U. S. rail labor board's resolution of July 3. Carefully Laid Plan The response of the carriers to this resolution has convinced union men here that the board's proposal was one link in a carefully laid plan to supplant the regular employes' organizations with company unions. Between Aug. 9 and 15 the employos were given an opportunity to vote on the proposition. On the 16th it waa announced that an overwhelming majority of the strike breakers had voted in favor of forming such an organization. It was announced (Continued on page 4) | _ Probe in Herrin Affairs I Shows They Were l\ Strikebreakers Accused Have Never Been Summoned As Witnesses By MAUD McCREERY (Federated Press Staff Corres- *„ pondent) 'Marion, 111.—That one or more members of the American Legion were among the strike breakers and coal company gunmen killed In the Herrin battle and Its aftermath, June 22, has become evident from investigation of the records of Coroner McCown. The legion has bid some following in southern Illinois, where reports from other states that legion members had been used as strike breakers in labbr disputes, have been discounted heretofore. -The discovery that Antonio Mul- covich, one of the dead nonunion men, was a legion member and that Robert Marsh, another Herrin casualty, was probably also a legion member, started inquiry in American Legion circles whether other victims may not have been affiliated also. -{On arriving here I found general interest somewhat subdued ori account of the almost prostrating heat. Not that the townspeople and the country folk are indifferent to the fate of their neighbors who may become victims of the mad thirst for indictments displayed by the Illinois chamber of commerce which Is helping to finance the prosecution to the tune of -$25,000. But the grand Jury 'has,been sitting since Aug. 28 and turned out only one Indictment, that .agalnat Otis Clark, local miners' union preaident. • Men whose guilt has been fixed hV the coroner'B Jury hnve not even been Summoned na witnesses, ho for as known by those outside the f'Vet-circles of the prosecution. Ullarii J, Lester, president at the ne of the outbreak of the Southern Illinois Coal Co., and stigina- ttted by Col. Samuel Hunter, Illln- o-te national guard, as the one to head the list of thlse indicted, has announced that he is "through wixb Herrin." Just the same he ts suing Williamson county for $219,- 765 for riot damages. '"the deaths of the decedents Were due to the act, direct and Indirect, of the officials of the Southern Illinois Coal Co.," was the coroner's jury report, June 25, We recommend that an Investigation be conducted for the purpose of fixing the blame personally on the individuala responsible." Jjntll thiB is done by tho grand juify, Justice will suffer at the hands of the Illinois chamber of commerce, In the opinion of Williamson county residents. Cleveland.—A strike may result from the breakup of the meeting between the Brotherhood of Operative Potters and the Potters' Assn. Potters demanded 20 per cent Increase of wages but offered to - compromise on 8 per cent on the scale of last November. Newa comes that the pottery workers of England, Holland, Germany, Italy aiid Czecho-SIbvakla have reestablished the International organization of thoir trade with headquarter ln Berlin. World News in Bfrfef Paragraphs Washington—Over450,000 frolghtfi cars are now Jn need of heavy repairs, and a total of 1,0.00,000 freight cars now In service are in need of either heavy or light repairs, according to figures secured front government sources .by the International Assn. of Machinists. ' Sun Jose, Cal. — "A bomb!" yelled tho scabs at the S. P. yards here, when they found a queer looking object. They sent for the police. The 'bomb" was half of an old Iron dumb bell, with a "fuse" fastened on with sealing wax. Everett, Wash. — The Central Labor Council here is arranging tor the showing ln local theatres of the Labor News Weeklj', produced by the Federation Film, a unton corporation. The propaganda of the master class against workers Is to be offset by the new periodical film, it is hoped. Seattle.—Hot controversy has broken out here about the wetness of tho last State Federation of Labor convention. Secretary James A. Duncan, Central Labor council, says it was the wettest on record. President William Short, of the Toleration repudiated the statement. Manchester, N. H.—Eight thousand striking textile operatives were in line In one of the most Impressive labor parades over staged here. Stress was laid by the marchers, In their placards and vocally, upon their determination lo retain the eight-hour day. Taeoma, Wash.—The cost of coal ln human life Ih the highest ln the history of mining In thla state since owners began trying to operate with unskilled nonunion minors, following the national coal strike which closed down slate mines April 1. Many mines have been operating nonunion since Manh, 1921. Of the 12 fatal accidents this year only ono happened In a union mine, despite the feet Uuit pH-v to April half lhe miners in the state were union mpn. The death this year is in the proportion of one death to 5Wry 130,000 tons mined. . Detroit. — "Developments in Washington havo disclosed Unit the machinery built by the federal administration to control tho distribution of fuel haw proved a complete fiasco," according to stuff correspondence from Washington to tho Detroit News. BE TIN BY Train Service Brother hoods to Oppose the Injunction Will Take Common Ac* tion Where Life Is Endangered (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) El Paso, Tex.—Joint action to protect themselves against the Daugherty "open ship" injunction granted In Chicago has been taken by members of the train service brotherhoods in thiB city. They have organized a voluntary conference ao conatltuted that it does not conflict with any of the bylaws or regulations of the national organizations of locomotive engineers, firemen, conductors, trainmen and switchmen. This conference, it is believed, will be the signal for formation of similar bodies all over the country. The Wllkerson Injunction obtained by Daugherty may endanger the lives of all union railroad men whose organizations are not on strike, in the opinion of Frank J. Ashe, general chairman of the conference. To enforce the injunction the government will have to flood the railroad yards and terminals with troops, armed guards and deputy marshals. Experience with railroad gunmen has proved to the brotherhoods that no life Is safe In their neighborhood. The conference, in addition to preparations for united action where lives are jeopardized through the Injunction, will act as the channel to present grievances arising through violation by the rail road companies of safety rules laid down by the interstate commerce commission and the various Btate safety commissions. The neglect of law enforcement In the safety appliances department has become notorious. Chairman Ashe Invites co-operation from brotherhood men ln other railroad centres. - His address ls 900 Mesa Avenue, El Paso, Texas. All the ladles' auxiliaries of the striking shop crafts and of other railroad unions and all the worn en's labor unions ln El Paso have wired protests ngainst the Daugh erty "open shop" Injunction to President Harding and to the Texas senators and congressmen. The protests declare the government is exceeding Its powers in engaging In strike breaking activities ln conjunction with the companies. They call attention to the constitutional rights violated by the injunction and thoy call upon similar organizations elsewhere to register their protests also. One dollar and fifty centa Is the cost for a six months subscription to the Federatlonist. GENERAL SHE Seattle.—Two thousand co-operative mill men are expected here at their annual convention. Operation of small mills co-operatively Is proving successful In western Washington. Seattle.—One locnl of the Western Progressive Farmers recently loaded threo trucks with vege- tobjos, eggs nnd other staples for the families of miners who have been locked out since March, 1021. X* purse of nearly $100 wns added. Members of the locul solicited their entire vicinity for tho donations. Minneapolis.—U. S. Vice-president Calvin Coolldge, who boasted ot his prowess as a strike breaker in Massachusetts before he entered the official Harding family of strike breakers, was booed nnd jtered off the speakers' stnnd at Minnesota state fair. Gov. Preus attributed the Incident to the unprecedented heat. Coolldge had persisted in his oratory until cat- calla forced him to shut down. .(By Tho Federated Press) Mexico City.—A nutional industrial; art exhibit has been sent to the {United States from Mexico. It 'represents a careful survey of the republic by a group of Mexican artists. Tho collected objects cover the, [entire field of national arl, whicli is highly developed and practically unknown to foreigners, The exhibit uims to open the way for a better racial aud artistic appreciation of the Mexican race. It will proceed from Los Angeles to Boston, Washington, New York, and lastly to Chicago. A. F. of L. Recognize That Ground Is Prepared for Move By The Federntod Press) Washington.—Discussion of the possibility of a general strike throughout the country Jn protest at the Daugherty injunction and lhe threat of the use of troops na strikebreakers on tbe railroads, has developed thc following facts: A. l'\ of L. officials do not want a general striko oxcopt ns a weapon of last resort in an extreme emergency—unless, In olher words, it seems the only way to save tbe Whole movement from being crushed put. They realtt.0, however, that one- day or two-day stoppage of work hy millions of men throughout the United .Stales might take place, without the delay contemplated by the laws or the unions, if sufficient provocation wore given. Should such a strike take place, in response to a Universal demand and without rpgurd to union laws as to a referendum bullot, then It would mean that the federation had entered upon new tactics, and was moving toward industrial unionism. The Fedoration officials recognize that the coul and rail strikes have prepared the ground for Just such un outburst of indignation, nnd that should wholesale arrests of rail strike leaders take placo the chance of lho occurrence of a genernl strike would be very great. They view with some uneasiness, however, its Influence upon the future scheme of organization of (he labor movement iti this eountry. Thc executive council of tho federation lias under consideration the numerous demands for a general strike. The Harding administration fears that even a one-day general strike would havo cyclonic, political effect—-that the Republicans would ho swept from power in thc house by such u majority as would seal the doom of their administration in 191-4. Every reader of Tlie Fcdcrn- tlfiutst can render vnluahlc asslst- nncc by renewing (heir subscriptions as soon as they arc duo, and nnd hy Inducing another worker to siibscrilH-. H dont not take much effort to do this, Tty It SCIENTISTS GET ISTRIKE AFFECTS Achievements Get Special Rewards in Soviet Russia (By The Federated Press) Moscow,—A Central House of the Scientists has been opened in Moscow to become the centre of mutual contact and of the spreading of scientific knowledge. It Is under the central committee for the better life of scientists, and ls open to all scientists registered with that committee. The committeo also has a house for rest near Mobcow, and sanitariums In the Crimea and the Caucasus for Hs members. It la announced that at the present time the scientists not only get the academic ration, but alao fair wages, with special pay for special work, and particular premiums for high achievement. The education commissariat has paid them all the money due them up to May 1, and they hope to get the balance shortly, though in the preaent state of poverty atl over Russia, wages have a way of running behind. It Is now much easier to receive foreign scientific literature, and even to make trips abroad. In fact, several scientists have been sent on such trips. Seattle.—Big business in the form of the chamber of commerce and tho Building Owners' Assn. recently assailed the city council with a demand for a reduction in city wages. None of the men pleading receives less than $7,f>00 a yeur, the councllmun declared. New Haven, Conn.—The state convention of the Workers' party, held here, nominated a full state ticket, headed by John Plank, Hartford, for governor. WILL SAIL WITH Margaret Coughlan Will Leave Port with Nonunion Crew All Efforts to Get Fan- Conditions Have Failed Te owners or agenti of the S.S. Margaret Coughlun, one of the ships built in local yards, are evidently adopting the snme tactics os the Canadian government inerchnni marine. Despite the efforts of tile International Seamen's Union anl the Federated Seafarers Union of B. C, this ship will set sail with un unfnir crew. It will bo remembered that w.hon (bo P.S. Canadian Exporter and the Canadian Importer wore lout at Bea, Ulat they wem manned by non unii-n crews, owing to very trivial differences between the manage mont of the Canadian Government Merchant Marine ami the org intra I tons of the workers. The pro- so.it dispute with respect to S.S, Margaret Coughlan is due to tbe fact that the union crew was asked to slRn on to take the ship to Montreal nl the rate of $60 per month for sailors and firemen, with the possibility of being left in Montreal unless ihey Blgn new articles at lower wages, and jit the worst period of the year. The Seamen's Union and the Federated Seamen's organization Is asking for free transportation from Montreal back to tbls port, with subsistence at the rate of $:; per day on the trip back, which Is a reasonable demand, but the captain or owners wish to take u crew on with the possibility of their discharge at Montreal, with no transportation back bom*'. The probable amount tbe men would cam ou the trip lu Montreal would be about $u". if the men had to puy their own transportation bnck, It would take more than their wages for lbe trip and consequently, the union men have rofused to sign on. nnd an Inexperirmed crew, without union flfllltation. will mnn lhe ship when she leaves port. Inefficient Help Holds Up Trains on the G. N. R. Trapped Miners Victims of Feud Between Rival Companies Jackson, Cal.—Owners of tbo Argonaut mine now deny that tho fire which has trapped 47 miners has been smouldering for years, as has been claimed. They cannot deny, however, that the reason the work of rescue bus been Impeded until lt is almost homeless is that it bulkhead of solid concroto was almost built between this mine ami the Kennedy mine; and that the ■eason It was built was bad blood between the owners of the two mines, culminating in a lawsuit. Tbo state mining lawa require two exits from every mine. Officially tbis was provided for the Argonaut by the old Muldoon shaft, but as this has practically no workings, the men cannot escape by ft. More Men Are Employed But Delays Now Occur There Is but little reported In the Vancouver daily press relative to the strike of shopmen on the Oreat Northern, yet this strike has affected local shippers considerably, many complaints having been made about the non-delivery or delay of freight. The passenger service Is also disrupted, and many protests are being made by delayed passengers who are destined for points in Washington and from that state to B, C On the llth, at ho Vancouver depot, there was a delay which Is worth relating. No. 366 due to leave Vancouver for Seattle at 3 o'cloek, was delayed one and a half hours, owing to defective work on the side rods of the engine. This engine has been doubling on this particular run for some time, and as a result got into such a condition that she hud to be fixed; tho fixing, however, was defective, hence the delay. Another indication as to the effectiveness of the strike so far as the Vancouver end of the G. N. is concerned, Is Indicated by the fact that prior to the Btrike, there were employed at the O. N. shops two machinists, two helpers, one boiler- maker and one helper. These men worked five days a week and kept things In ship shape and the motivo power running on time and without the help of the locomotlvo foreman. Today there are 11 men working seven dayB a week, and yet while there are more men there aro delays. It has been atated by local machinists that the men working as machinists nt- emptlng to fix and repair locomotives are auto mechanics, and know nothing of locomotives or even the elementary rudiments of the machinists' trade. The work referred to above, on engine 1067, was renewing of knuckle pin and bushing. This work was not done in the roundhouse, but at the Vancouver Engineering company's plant. The dimensions were tnken by the force at the roundhouse, but when completed it looked like tho men who took the dimensions, lt was a misfit; and the engine had to go on her way with the old bushing and get to her destlnalon as best sho could. Representatives of the local men on strike claim that on the entire Cascade division of he Great Northern, there are only three locomotive foremen who remained at work, and one of these, an ex-card mnn, Is stationed at Vancouver. The local strikers have nothing but contempt for the local strikebreakers, as they claim thnt at other points the trtrlkebreukers aro demanding the highest pay; In some eases n dollnr per Is demanded and bourd, whilo the local variety is willing to work for tho rate offered the strikors, and straight timo for overtime. Toronto. — President Zurltsky, United, Cloth Hut & Clip Makers' union, Is organizing thc workers In his trade here. A strike Is on and tho membership of Local 41 is receiving support from labor organizations in kindred industries. ECONOMIC LIFE Official Organ of Soviet Russia Explains State Capitalism [By Anise] (Federated Press Correspondent) Moscow—When tbe Communist government of Russia announced lust year a retreat from Communism to state capitalism, many of us common folks were perplexed by the term. Just exactly what did state capitalism mean? The epigram of a Communist! "It means capitalism controlled by the stnte. instead of the stato controlled by capitalism." wns clever but hardly explanatory, A page of advertisements In the Journal, Economic Life, furnishes a belter nnswer. Economic Life Is one of the threo chief dnily pnpers of RUBSltt. The others nre isvestia, organ of tho government, and I'rav.wla, organ of the Communist Pnrty, which keeps up a running tire of criticism on all persons In official life, sparing no one, but keeping all reminded of strict party standards, Economic Life is the organ of the Council of Lubor nnd Defense, the highest economic power In Russia. Among tho advertisements noted In it ure those of the All- Russian Co-operative Society of London, the only ugent of the Russian delegation In Knglnnd; tho government central paper trust; the rubber trust of JWnseuw; the Moscow department of transport, and the stale aulo factories. Of special interest Is the advertisement of the henlth department of sanitariums In thc Crimen, when' besides the patients sent by the commissariat of health, there is room for several hundred pnying patients. PAGE TWO BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST UuRTBBNTgtfEA-t. no, 3_ BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDEftAlTONlST >._ftWH-V_m, iff =—_ r_UDAr____....._Mpt.mber IS. >»_8 Publlshed every Friday mornins by The B. C. Federationist, Limited Business Olllce: 1129 Howe Street Bdltorlal Offlco: Room 300, 319 Pender Street West Editorial Board: P. R. Bengough, R. H. Neelands, J. M. Clark, George Bartley. Subscription Rates: United States and Foreign, »3.00 per year; Canada, $2.50 per year. Sl.oO for six months: to Unions subscribing in a body, 16c per member per month. Unity of Lnbor: Tlie Hope or tho World i-ptember 16. 1922 Immigration for Canada MEN AND WOMEN, wlio in years gono by "*■ emigrated to Canada, will no donbt be interested to know that an organization known oa thc Canada Colonization Association, is endeavoring to have large numbers of workers brought to this country. They will also have memories of the golden pictures which were painted for them before they left the lands of their birth, of thc prosperity which would wait them, on arrival in tlie new Land of Caanau. But with blasted hopes and dreams which have never bcen fulfilled, the emigrant of days gone by will wonder just wbat this organization is formed for? They will wonder if it is still another attempt to lower their standard of living, which has been on the slide ever since 1910. The head of this organization which is seeking to secure population for Canada, is Sir John Willison. He never was a friend of Labor, and we can hardly expect that he will be converted to the opinions of the working class at this stage of his career, but he has expressed himself as being of the opinion that the next twenty-five years will sec the greatest expansion in Canada that the country has ever seen. But the emigrants of days of yore were -did that Canada was about to expand; that prosperity was waiting for all who cared to pack up and go to the land of promise, the promise may still be there, but it has never been fulfilled, as only too many emigrants can testify. * * » Speaking at Saskatoon, a city which has been built by immigrants, and supported by farmers from all parts of the world, who came to seek their fortunes in this land of promise. Sir John refers to the faot that the United States has shut down on immigration, and holds out hope that we in this country will reap a benefit because of that fact. He also pointed out that Great Britain was desirous of sending her surplus population to this country, but what may we ask, will bc the benefit which the workers of this country will reap if they bring in the surplus population of the Old Land, and the residue of Southern Europe. * * * Possibly a survey of the situation in Canada at this time will aid us in arriving at a conclusion. <-*.<. Canada is essentially a farming or agricultural country. The greater proportion of tlie population is engaged in agricultural pursuits, yet only this week we read in the daily press that the fruit-growers on Vancouver Island are feeding cattle with thcir produce, because of the fact that there is no market. Farmers, who are engaged in the production of wheat are faced with lowe- prices for their product, while the city worker is confronted with wage reductions on every hand. This country is certainly an Eldorado. It is a land flowing with milk and honey, a land whero fortunes are to be made, but not by thc wage worker. « .» ' * Another member of the organization which Sir John is the head, speaking at the same place, stated that "we know our plan will succeed." Yes, and there are many workers who know it will succeed also. Those men are the ones who at one time emigrated from Uie lauds of their birth and sought their fortunes in Canada. These men will recognize that the Colonization Association has only one objective, and that thc exploitation of the Workers. They will recognize in the schemes ef this organization the desire to secure cheap labor. There is no market for Canadian wheat. Fruit is rotting or being fed to cattle because there is no market for it, and Europe, which was at one time looked upon as a possible outlet for the surplus products of the Canadian farmer, is bankrupt, and the city worker is moro or less all the time hungry. If these are facts, and what student of conditions of this country can deny them, then the only result of an intensive immigration policy on the part of thc powers which control this country, will bc greater misery for those who arc already here. There is, however, onc ray of hope, and that is that the immigrants will bring some progressive ideas with them, or if they do not, out of thcir disappointment, form them and aid in building up a Labor movement in this country which will bc a power and resist tho encroachments of capitalism while striving for the freeing of the workers from wage slavery. Education and Reds ■pEADERS of the daily papers in Vanconver, vf were on Wednesday last, somewhat shocked to learn that tho schools of thc Prairie Provinces were in thc hands of the "Reds." As a matter of fact, we were pleased to learn tliis, or at least, we would havo bcen if it were true. But liko all other capitalistic news items, it was largely received in Labor circles •with suspicion. But we were told tbat thc government was alarmed, and that missionaries and ministers had given the information to the authorities. -. * * Only recently wc gave figures and facts aa to thc mentality of men who were selected for the United States expeditionary force. In the figures quoted, it was pointed out that thc great majority of men who hnd bcen educated by thc capitalist class, were below tho norma' intelligence of children of very immatui" years. If this is the case, and wc have in reason to doubt the figures, as they were official, in other words governmental figures, why on earth should anyone got alarmed if the reds were in control of the schools. Surely they could do no worse than tho present controllers of thc educational systems have done! * * » The Reds, who are supposed to control the schools referred to, are supposed to sow sedition. Will some enlightened school teacher tell us what the non-red teachers inculcate in tho minds of the children of this country? Is it the truth, or is it capitalistic propaganda, so that the children of the present generation shall be as docile as their parents. We do, however, know for a fact, that history a3 it is taught in the public schools of this province, is not history as it is, but history as our masters would have it. It is not the history of the human family, but the history of thc rulers of the earth. "While the ruling class may protest at the Ukranian language schools being in control of thc Reds, there arc thousands of workers, who will in the near future resent their children being taught that wliich is not the truth, in order that the present system may survive nnd a new generation of slaves bc produced which will be as servile and as ignorant as the present. If tho Reds teach the truth, what have the rulers to fear; well do they know, for they realize that a working class with an understanding of tho present machinations of tho employing class, and the system which enslaves the workers, will soon clear the path for a new order of society where the truth will be welcomed and not hidden. One thing must not, however, be overlooked, and that is that the United States has started another campaign of "red baiting," and it may be possible that the "news" referred to is but a prelude to similar aetivities in this country. Spread the propaganda first, and then act is the motto of the ruling _!..__ an(J th(, pjty _f jj j- that jj.. wo-J-erg class, swallow the propaganda of their masters and believe it. The Revision of the German Indemnity; M International Indebtedness Are Workers Selfish TN THESE days of action, days when men must either take a stand or perish, it is not good policy to philosophize, but a recent issue of a Labor paper of some standing in the United States, attempted to answer the question which is so often asked in these days. It is: "Are thc workers selfish?" and this compels us to indulge in philosophy. But beforc the question can bc answered, selfishness must be analyzed and understood. * * » Is it selfishness to wish to give expression to that which is best in the human being? Is it selfish to wish to bring out thc latent talents wliich are smothered by a system which precludes the self expression which is the mainspring of all human endeavor, if this is selfishness, then the workers are selfish. But let us take a look at the ruling class. Are thc members of that class selfish? Is the controlling of thc wealth which is produced by a slave class selfishness? Is the control of a wage earning class a selfish act, or is it but an outgrowth of a system whieh compels men to cither eat or be eaten? Like every other moral edict of the present system of human society, selfishness is determined by the ruling class. The workers are selfish when they interfere with thc profits of the employera. They are selfish when they resist wage cuts; they are even more selfish when they seek to get an increase in the monetary remuneration for their labor, even though that increased monetary remuneration only gives them a lower standard of living than thoy had a few years ago, owing to thc chaos in the financial world. Of course, tho workers arc selfish in the eyes of thcir masters, but they consider that their masters are also selfish when they control the means of their subsistence, but it must be realized that selfishness, in other words, the desire to give to the individual the power to express himself in all his aspirations, is after all the highest form of morality. We only wish the workers were selfish enough to take that which belongs to them, if any right but might existed, and that is the product of thcir toil, a new concept of selfishness would then be accepted, and tho selfish man would be th'e onc who wished to cat but refused to work, of which there arc aplenty theso days. A short time ago we referred to the fact that ships built here at a great cost had been disposed of for a song, and at the same time made reference to "capitalistic efficiency." The following is an Associated Press dispatch which appeared in a local paper this week : Washington, Sopt. 12.—The shipping board today got rid of its "whito elephant." The great fleet of wooden vessels conceived during the war as a means of rapidly bridging the Allnntic, was knocked down at a private competitive sale to George D. Perry of San Francisco. The price—$750,000 for 226 vessels, all but ten of the entire wooden fleet—was considered as a bargain as evidenced by the spirited bidding, which rapidly ran the offers from a first bid of $406,000 to $750,()0O, which was accepted by Chairman Lasker and other members of the 'shipping board. The wooden fleet was built at a cost approximating $300,000,000. Of the fleet 217 vessels aro wooden and nine wood and steel. Two hundred and eleven are now at Claremont, Va., 13 at Orange, Texas, and two at Beaumont, Tex. One of the conditions of the sale was that they were not to bc used for transportation purposes as steamships, and that they would be dismantled within a reasonable time. Chairman Lasker said, after thc sale, he thought the successful bidder expected to dispose of thc ships as scrap. # » * The above news item may not mean much to a lot of peoplo ,but it may be possible to show to thoso who imagine that 'ships are produced to carry commodities, that this is not always thc case. Ships are produced for profit, and in this case tho United States gov- -rnment, recognizing that there are too many ships, is willing to scrap a large number so hat the profits of the shipping companies may ■iot be interfered with. Incidentally, it might ie noted that when there are too many work-1 •rs on the market, they too are scranmd. ! [By Karl Radek] _ (Written Early In Auguat) "THE ALLIES will ihortlir again **■ be confronted with the $]_stlon' of the revision of the economic sections of the Versailles Treaty. During the peace negotiations, responsible Frenoh statesmen in the course of their demands, mentioned sums so trenemdous that they actually exceedod the French national treasury deposits. It appeared as though thoy had promised themselves to enrich France out of tlio proceeds of the German reparations payments. When the Allies finally sent Germany an ultimatum In the spring of 1921, the amount of tho demands had reached 132 billions of gold marks. Naturally, this was an impossible amount. It represented tho half of the national assets of Germany, and, even if divided into thirty annual payments could not possibly be procured. Next came the proposal that Germany should pay two billion gold marks annually, as well as 26 per cent, of the value of her total exports. At that time, May 6, 1921, tho dollar equalled 60 marks; thus, the required two billion gold marks equalled about 28 billion paper marks. Germany made the first payments, and German currency began rapidly to fall. In March of the present year, the Allies reduced the money payment for the year 1922 from two billion gold marks to 720 millions. But even this amount, reduced by more than half, was worth 51 billion paper marks, At the same time, the hope that foreign credit would .be extended was shattered, as the American bankers were not willing to grant any loan unless the economio provisions of the Versailles treaty were altered. This led to a. new down ward plunge of the mark; the dollar climbed up to the 349 mark, and, after Rathenau's murder, it rose to 540. (Sinco the writing of this ar tlcle, the dollar has risen to over 800 marks). In June, the 720 million gold marks amounted to 80 billion paper marks, instead of 51 billions as in Maretr- Thus we ob tain the following pretty results: When, In the early part of the year, Germany was subjected to a tribute against which the whole country rebelled, It amounted to 28 billions paper marks. And then when; a year later, the Allies charitably re. duced the sum by more than one. half, the amount of this diminished" tribute rose to 80 billions. Germany paid again on the lath of July. She is not ln a condition to pay more. And, on Augustus, another payment is due. Under Allied Control Germany desired a moratorium for three years. Before consenting to grant this respite, the Allies demanded that Oermany abandon to them the control of her national finances. Germany assented. The Allies will hnvo two financial commissioners in Berlin; one will con trol the income, and the other tha expenses, of Germany. And at the same time as the budget is present ed to the reichstag. It must also be submitted to the Entente flnanclal y commissioners, not, of course, to provide them with entertaining reading, but so that they may or* der alterations. All the flnanclal supplementary bills of the government, all flnanclal laws, must pass the censorship of the Entente's agents. All statistical data must be given to them. They have the right of control over the expense's of the governing authorities, and the right to investigate as to whether thoso expenditures have actually been incurred. The German governmental press explains proudly that tho state of Germany, in spite of all, cannot be compared with that of Turkey, as Turkey was compelled to placo a certain portion of hor national Income at the disposition of foroign capital. Quite Ight! Between the position of Turkey and that of Germany thore Is an Important difference. The highly civilized German people must submit to control over their entire public finances. The Gorman situation ls ton times worse than the Turkish. The German governmont has entered into a compromise whieh signiflos tho renunciation of Germany's flnanclal independence, in the hope that they would not only gain a breathing spell in the form of a respite of money payments, but that their submfssiveness will aid them to secure international loans which will render possible the restoration to health of the German economy. Capitulation, however, has already taken place; but the respite Is not yet granted; for this concession does not depend only upon the good will of England and France. Tlio Interallied Debts France finds herself In such situation that Bhe cannot forego the German cash payments. The French budget hns developed such an enormous deficit, that not even the carrying out of the German payments would cancel it. At the outbreak of the war, France was 28.8 billion francs in debt. Her war expenses amounted to 165 billion francs, of which 23 billions were covered by receipts. Therefore, Frnnce emorged from the war with debts amounting to 170 billions. During the three post-war years, her debt mounted to 860 billion francs. On October 1 of this year, tho French debt to England becomes due, and France should then start to pny her English debt of 684 billion pounds storling. Her debt to America amounts to $2,950, 800,000, and her debts to Japan aro 133,000,000 yen. England demands from France, either that she pay her debt, or that sho consent to revise her demands upon Germany and renounce an Important part of them. The French Imperialistic press bitterly defends the French position: "We made the greatest sacrifices: yet they demand from us the payment of orfr debts and ask that conquered Germany be granted a moratorium Into the bargain. And, although, according to the Versailles treaty, France is to receive 52 per cent, of the Oerman cash payments, they only have one vote of tho four on- the reparations commission. The British imperial- Baku Oil Production Increasing (By Anise, Federnted Press Corre-' spondent) Moscow, July 9.—On his recent visit to Moacow, in connection with the conference ot managers of all the Russian oil-ileMs, Serebrocsky, manager of tho Azerbaijan district, which includea the wells of Baku, gave a report covering- the whole history of the oil industry in Baku aince the revolution. Before the war Baku gave 80 per cent, of tho oil of the whole empire, reaching in 1916 the yield of eight and a half million tons. The consequences of war became evident by 1917, and economic ruin started a period of decline which continued till 1921, when production was only from one-fourth to one fifth of the normal pre-war yield. At this time an organizing commission from the Council of Labor and Defense was put in charge, and hae now nearly doubled last year's amount, bringing the production to about two- flfths of normal. "Reocognizing the extreme diffi culty of our situation, the fuel administration has given us the right to sell our products direct within Russia, with only 3d per cfent. taken off for tho state Income. The organisation for selling oil has been formed by the fuel administration on the right basts, having on its controlling board six representatives from the different oil fields of Riif-sla and a chairman from the Fuel Administration. The State ls the owner of the whole colossal system, including warehouses, tanks, pipelines, and receives Its 30 per cent, on that basis. Tho rest goes back Into the Industry, where supplies are very much needed, wells being closed in some cases for mere want of ropes and leather. "From our ability to trade and obtain necessary materials depends the further expansion of the fields. If we justify the hopes of the Fuel Administration, and raise output to the amount needed for the country, and for income from abroad, then the state will not be Interested in turning this industry over to concessionaires." "LAID OFF" Two Slrart Words. Bridging the Gulf Between COMPORT anil POVERTY Havo you protected yourself nnd yonr family sffalnit inch sn emergency, with s HAVINUS ACCOUNT—the moit valuable Auot a nun un hftre far tho "RAINY DAY." Wo STUONaiiY RECOMMEND yot te itirt inch an account AT OHO*, at ono of our City Branches. HASTINGS and SEYMOOE Oss. I. Banian, Man-jar Cordova and Abbott Main aad 25th Ava. Main snd Broadway WHBBE YOU WILL BE0ZI7B PBOMPT AND OODBTEODS ATTENTION Union Bank of Canada P.S.—If 70a aro lWiof )n|» community not provided with Banking facilities, nd{ir(-si- us by mail, and .iro will' ba gUd tu guldt yoa in roopeet to "Banking hy M«ll." =*= .Aisk for BRlfANNIA BEER "It Can't Be Beat" POR SALE AT GOVERNMENT STORES istlo press answers this moan v*f* col*-blood»dly: "Gentlemen, if yell have font bankrupt, bt hind enough to itate It openly; otherwise you wll] be obliged to pay your defits, whether yon receive liny 6tflfi payment* ttbtn Germany bf fiot" The English plaii Iii quite simple. England informs America that she is quite reedy to pay her debts te America which,,with unpaid interest, amotlnt to $4,500,000,000, and only OetbO to have thein replaced by ft consolidated debt. Ih her policy towards Franco, England wishes to proceed hand ln hand with America, fl! France declare herself willing, hot only to grant ft re- aplto tb Qermany, but also to atrike out a part of the German indebtedness, theh England will waive1 her claims for Frehch payments. And then the Americnn bankerij will grant Germany a loan which will serve partly to cover oertalfl German economic needs, and partly to lighten the French flnnncial situation. Mr. Polncaire, who reproached Briand for his •'softness" and complaisance, had to acknowledge openly the national bankruptcy, in his senate speech on July 29. "By force of arms," said he, we can occupy a portion of German terirtory, and that has £reat educational importance. We could also get a small amount of goods and paper marks through this means. AH this, howevor, would not suffice' to ill] up the breach in our budget, In spite of tho enquiries of Senator Jouvonal, Poincare would not say what course he would advise. Poin- care's plans, however, may be easily deduced from tho official Frenoh press. Above all, he desires that the reparations commission establish that the insolvency of Gormany is her own fault, as the German capitalists have no faith In thetr own finances and have sunk enormous amounts in foreign currency in order to evade payment of taxes. Poincare wishes this decision ^o be reached, because It will permit him to take forcible measures against Germany, at every favorable opportunity, on the grounds of the Versailles treaty. Secondly, it will purchase England's renunciation of the French debt at tho price of a moratorium only, without a postponement of the German payments. The British press states that England will by no means renounce the French debt at this price, as Eng. land is Interested In the economio restoration of Germany, not only as an outlet-markot for British goods, but also as a co-worker In Bussian reconstruction. In this way, the revision of the economic clauses of the Versailles treaty Is maturing. It Is question, able whether it suits the Allies to permit Germany a breathing spell before it breaks down completely. In any case, this question will tn the near future stand in the background of all the problems vexing the Allies, including also the Russiun question. This was one of the causes of the breakdown of the Hague conference. The revision of the Versailles treaty is of very great Importance to Soviet Russia. But of that wt shall speak another time. NEW FALL MODES of rare charm and beauty —reasonably priced. The work of expert designers in our own factory—copied from fashion leaders. Famous Z°VJ£:' eaa Hastings bt.. m._. orantiiit Particularly Good Values Ate These >„.-..,_■ ,., , XMsSmgSggBggbmmjgqpmmml mi ■__■■, t-rrr iin»__i_>__-,,, __Mt_t-*tui NEW FALL SUITS For Women at $35 and $39,50 Fit a mtttter of choice, for there a_e virions models here from which to make satis- • factory selection. Suits oi -illVT T-I-Otlno with lon,. tailored ciMits, lilrtcl- er nnvy. 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Mainland Cigar Store SW OARRALL STHEEI THE PLAOE FOB PIPES UNION MAN! In thftt dark hour when iympa- tby and beet wrvice count m much—call up MOUNT PLEASANT UNDERTAKING CO. Mt KINGSWAY, VANCOUVEB Phone Fairmont 58 Prompt Ambulance Service EMPIRE CAFE AND GRILL "A Good Place to Eat" HASTINGS AND COLUMBIA STS. Help Uw Fed. by iiolping our advertiser.. ii an ..I... ii nam a i ii iii»* The Workers Have Secured a Large Convention for Vancouver WHEN THE BUSINESS ELEMENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL IN BRINGING A LARGE NUMBER OP PEOPLE TO THE CITY THEY BOAST OP THEIR DEEDS. Why cannot the organized workers use their purchasing power and by so doing support their own paper? VANCOUVER MERCHANTS WANT YOUR BUSINESS * Patronize only those who use the columns of the Federationist to advertise their wares. M*»I-»Hn|W|_|_»_i , _Jtep_amb.r 10, UM FOURTEENTH TEAR. Np. Give Your Dentist a Chance— Tin up against a dHftcfllt, expensiv* task when yon leave the work ten late Time and time again I have warned people that needed dental attention is the last thing in the world you want to "put off." It saves no money. It only makes the work more complicated and difficult. What with my methods of preventing pain—my low, eaay prise**—the facilities of my offloo for doing work of the utmost satisfaction.—do you think it's common sense to delay? Of course you don't. u BRITISH COLUMBIA ymMbAWNJSK ^ancouyib, a a i . ii ii e-B__waBMia_ww8af-___Bg__i PACKTHJWJB Your Case- win be given lti special care and diagnosis. Know your teeth. I will tell you what ahould be done. Let mc talk to you about sensible denial work. Dr. Brett Anderson EXPRESSION DENTIST 602 Hastings Btreet West Haul, oc Nova Scotlu Building Phone Seymoar 3331 Lumber Workers* N News and Views Reeently a marked chance has+achlevementa tn science aiid In* Dlt. BRETT ANDERSON, formerly member of tbe Faculty ol the CollVga of Dontlitry, University of Huuthcru California, Lecturer wt Orown aad Rtld Rework, Dt-iiionati»tor in 1'Utework And Opeiatirt Dentistry, Local and Goiwral Anaestbesla. c Vancouver Unions VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR ' Council--Pr-Mldent, B* H* Neelaiidi, H.L.A,: genoral secreUry, Percy R. Ben- gonKb. Oflee: 808, M» Ptnder ».--W. Fbuna Soy. 7195. MeeU ln Ltbor Hall at • p.a. eo tbo flnt and third Tuesdays ) In month ALLIED PRINTING. TRADES COUN- V ell—MeeU second Monday la tba month. President, J. B. White; secre- ,' tary, jt H. Mselends, P. 0. Box ftg, BAKERS SALESMEN, LOCAL 871— Meeta socond Thuraday every month, > 819 Fonder St. W. President, J. Bright- vooll; financial secretary, H. A. Bowron, 2849 Burna St. j__ JOURNEYMEN BARBERS' INTERNA- I tionnl Union of America—Local 120, Vancouver, B.C., meeta aecond and fourth TncKil-tys in each month In Boom 313, 819 Ponder Streot Weat. Pmldent, 0. K. Herrett, 71 Hastings St E. Secretary, A. R. .Tnnl, 830 Gamble St Shop phoae, fiey. 2702. Residence phona, Poap. aiTlK. ' INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OP Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America, Local 191—Meetings flrat and third Mondaya- lu etch month. Provident, P. Willis; iecretary, A. Fraser. Ofllce: Room 803—£119 Pender St. W. Office hoen, 9 to 11 S_aa and 3 to 5 p.in BRICKLAYERS AND MASOHS—If yon need bricklayers or masons for boiler works, eto., or marble getters, shone Bricklayers' Union, Labor Temple. UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CAR- , penters end Joiners, Lota) 452—Fretl- lent, Wtn. Dunn; recording secretary, ©eo. Snell; business agent, Oeo. H. Hardy. Ottce: Room 804, 819 Pendor Ht. W- Mei-ts second and fourth Mondays, 8 pm., Room S, 319 Pender Bt. W. HOTEL AND URSTABRANT Employees Union, Local 29—Ul Seymour Street. MeeU flrst and third Wednesdays at 2.80 p.m. Second and fourth Wednesdays at 8.80 p.m. Executive board meets every Tuesday at 3 p.m. President W. Colmar. UiiuinoBs agent. A. Graham. Phone Soy. 1681. IN TERN ATION Al* LONOSHORBMKN'8 AsaoeUtUn, Leeal 9*0*-Oflei aal fctlL ISS Cordore Bt. W. Meeta Int treasurer, T. Nixon; business tgent, P. Sinclair. LUMBER WORKERS' fiFDUSTRIAL UNION OF CANADA—An Indus- Irial anion of til workors hi l«r King and construction camps. Coast Dlitrlet and General Headaaartors, 91 Cordova Bt. W., Vancouver, B. C. Phona Btjr. T866. J. M. Clarke, general st-crotary treasurer; legal advisers, Messrs. Bird, Macdonald A Co., Vancouver, B. C; auditors. Messrs. Buttar * Ghiena, Vaneoaver, B. 0. MACHINISTS LOCAL 692—President, Ed. Dawflon; secretary, B. Hint; bnsi- bose agent, P. H. Bcngougb- Office: 809, flI9 Ponder St. W. Meett In Room 8, 819 Pender Bt. W., on second and foarth Tuesday in month, MACHINISTS LOCAL 182—President, Loo Georgo; secretary, J. 0, Keefe; bu.i-nrsH agent- P. R* Bengough. Office: 809, 319 Pender St. W. Meeta in Room 818, 319 Pender St. ot, oa flrst and third Thursdays in month. BROTHERHOOD OP PAINTERS, DECO- ratora and PaperBangert of America, Local 188, Vaaeouvor—Meett 2nd aad 4th Thursdaya at 148 Cordova SL W. Phone Say. 8491. Businaas agent, B. A. Barkfr. FEDERATED SEAFARERS ONION OF B. C.—Formerly Firemen and Oilera' Union of British Columbia—Meeting fright, flrst and third Wednesday of eaoh month at 818 Cordova St W. President, B. Thom; vice-president, R. Morgan; tecrotary-trcasorer, W. Donaldson. Address, 108 Main Street, Vancouver, B. C. Victoria Branoh Agent's address, W. Francis, 567 Johnson St., Victoria, B. 0. INTERNATIONAL UNION STEAM AND Operating Engineers, Local 844, meets •very Thursday at 8 p.m.. Room 807 Ltbor Temple. Secretary-Treasurer, N. Qreen, 953 Hornby St. Phon* Sey. 7048R. Recording Secretary, W. Chandler, 1681 Fell Ave., North Vaneoaver. BTREET AND ELECTRIC RAILWAY Employoes, Pioneer Division, No. 101 —Meets K. P. Hall, 8th and KingBway, 1st and Srd Mondaya at 10:18 a.ni. and 7 p.m. President, F. A. 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Formerly this magaslne only contained news and views of the lumber trade, but lately lt baa degenerated into a propaganda sheet full of tha misconceptions which the lumber barons are so anxious to implant m the minds of those who toll ln the, lumber camps on this coast. It ls very evident that this magazine is now being printed, for "bunkhouse. consumption," and. one cannot help but think on the peculiar irony of capitalist government under which the worker spends his lifo In toll, producing wealth part of which his master, uses to further enslave his mind,, and thua keep him contented with his miserable lot. Among-other puerile "bunk" contained in this magazine we flnd an article under the heading, "Educating Loggers," in which Is point' ed out reasons why young men should learn to become loggers, instead of real estate, life insurance, or tea salesmen. < It is also pointed out to men who are going Into the woods for the first timo that they should not quit before they becomo used to the hard work. , The parasite who wrote this particular article'states In part: "Thay (the inexperienced would-be logger) fail to realize that lf they stayed on the job their muscles would soon become accustomed to the strain, and the stiffness disappear." It is a safe bet that the "pea pusher" who wrote the above-words never himself knew what It was to have his muscles (if he has any) stiffened by eight hard hours' work fn the woods. If he had he would probably know that while the stiffness would to a certain extent disappear, yet the work would remain as hard as ever, and that a time would come when he would have to pay for his over-exertion. If there are men who would rather sell life insurance or tea than set chokers or fall timber, it Is to their credit that they have brains enough to realize that white the remuneration may be smaller, yet they are better off than they would be were they grinding out their lives on the business end of a cross cut saw, and feeding their intellectual appetites on such swill as appears in the "Pacific Coast Lumberman," as for Instance when it states that a life in the woods is a more "steadily remunerative" one than the precarious life maintained in the city. "Steadily remunerative," let us see. During the early part of this yea* the average wage in the woods was about $3.50 per day; some jobs were higher, a large number were lower than that flgure; board from $1.35 to {1.50 per day; $1.00 per week for blankets In camps that furnished them; another $1.00 per month for hospital, illegally mulcted by some camps under pain of dismissal if they refused to pay It; about two pair of gloves per month at |4.00 per pair; one pair of over- L alls at $3.00 per pair, shoes, underwear, etc., about $6.00 per month, making a total of at least $13.00 per month for clothes; ten or twelve "bucks" for a one-way starvation faro to camp on the old "Cnssiar"; bunkhouse full of bugs; probably rotten grub, or a foreman or hook-tender, that Job with his renowned patience could not get nlong with; the gall of enduring these hardships for tho munificent sum of $8.50 per day, less deductions, and we And the logger again digging up ten or twelve dollars to tho Union Steamship Co. for fare, nnd he is back in town :u.:iin ready to hire out and repeat the performance. When the winter comes, tho logger is so worn out with hard work that he has to "lay ofl" for a few months in order to recuperate his run down energy. If he kicks against this treatment he is branded as an agitator (glorious name), his name is placed on the "honor roll," better known aa the black list kept ln the illegal employment offlce owned by the "Tyee loggers," which "Honest" John's Liberal governmont allows to operate, and ho is refused the great privilege of working any more under such conditions, but must of necessity seek pastures new. Yes, the "remuneration" should be steady on work of that nature, but it Isn't. That Is life in the twentieth century, with all its great I »<' thev worn communist daily, Xtvunite, 'concerning a new book that le making a sensation in France, "Blast ;Furnac0s," by Michel Corday. In the course ot hia. letter, tike eminent writer says: "Wte think wo are dying fop our country when r.eally we are dying for the manufacturers." The letter in part follows: . , "I beg you to call the attention of your readers of the new book- by Michol Corday, 'Blast Furnaces,1 which they ought all to. read; "They will find in it notions about the causes and conduct of the war which you will share, but which ave too little familiar to Frenchmen as yet; they will see particularly (a thing we aU suspected more or less) thatnhe World war was essentially the work of the men ot money;- that it waa the great industrials of tha different European countries, who first of all wanted lt, made it necessary, started it, prolonged It. They made it theirs, put their money into it, drew immense profits, from lt and played lt with sucb ardor that they ruined Europe, ruined themselves and disrupted the world. "Hear what Corday says with all the force of hia conviction and all the power of hia talent: " 'Those men resemble their blast furnaces, feudal towers raised all along the frontiers which must, day and night, be filled with ore and coal so that the flow of metal may stream out ceaselessly from below. They too have Insatiable appetites which demand to be fed in peace and war with all the riches of the soil and alt the fruits bf labor, and which require that men, yes, even men, by troops and armies, be thrown pell-mell into the yawning furnace, so that Ingots, more and more ingots, may be laid nt their feet. Yes, that is their emblem, their true coat of arms. They are the real blast furnaces!' "Yes, those who died ln the war did not know why they died. It is tho same in all wars. But not in the same degree. Those who fell at Jemmapes were not so far deceived about the cause for whtch they gave their lives. But this time, the Ignorance of the victims Slavery To Date BIG QUESTION IS Genoa and Hague Conferences Split on This Rock Russia Talking Business, WUl Not Give Natural Resources [By Anise] (Federated Presa Correspondent) Moscow-—The big fight botween Russia and tbe rest of the world in conference after conference, at Genoa, nnd then at the Hague, Is over the question of private property belonging to foreigners In Russia and damaged by the revolution. Russia has declared hor willingness to compensate for this property, if she is first givon a loan by the Allies. Tho Allies, however, demand that she shall restore the property to tho former owuers. Thoro are two chief reasons why Russia will not restore the pro* perty. First, she will not give ovei control of her natural resourcus; and, second, she will not give utterly extravagant rights to foreigners for a song, Tho whole thing, according to Editor Radek of the Pravda, ls a stock exchange play. Standard Oil ond Fronch banks have bought millions of dollars worth of Russian securitios at almost nothing from their former Russian owners, long after the properties were nationalized and henco worthless to private owners. They have carried on war after war against Russia" in order to mako theso propcrti^sjlf worth something to them. If Russia agrees to restore thf properties, Standard Oil stock will go up onormously. If, however, shrj only agrees to compensate foreign ers for actual losses which they can"f prove, then tho present owners can not prove any losses, for they CLAVEHY Is always Improving *J Itself as a system. It begins by working Its slaves to premature death. Then It finds out that badly- treated slavea do not (except whon they are so plentiful that they can be replaced vory cheaply) produce so much booty for thetr masters as welMreated ones. Accordingly, much humanitarian progress ls effected. Later, when modern Industrial methods of exploitation are discovered and developed competive- ly it is found that continuous employment under the same mastor cannot be'provided for the slavo. When this point Is reached the master wants to be free to got rid of the slave whon he has no work for him to do, and to pick him up again when trade revives, besides having no responsibility,, .. ,. , _ , , . _, . for him when he Is old and not|^ou^,j!)f,„! knowingly aftor^J worth employing. Immediately " "*""' " :m dying for their country; they were (tytsng for tike manufacturers. "These masters of tbe hour had the three things needed In great modem undertakings: factories, banks, newspapers. Michel Corday shews us how they used these three machines to smash the world. He gave me particularly the explanation ot a phenomenon whioh had excessive Intensity, and of which history affords no otber example: how the hatred of a people, a whole people, spread in France with unprecedented violence and out of all proportion with hatreds aroused In this same country by wars of the revolution and the em pire. I do not refer to the wars of the old regime, which aroused no hatred at all among the French against enemy peoples. This time we were filled with a hatred that was not quenched wltb the com Ing of peace, which made us forget our own Interests and lose all sense of realities, and without our •ven feeling the passion that filled us, unless occasionally to maka us think it was too weak. "Corday Bhows clearly that this hatred was forged by the great newspapers which even today are responsible for a atate of mind that is leading France with all Hu rope to total ruin. 'Tho spirit of vengeance and hatred,' Corday writes, 'Is nourished by the newspapers. And in its ferocious orthodoxy It does not even tolerate luke warmness. Anything short of lt Is weakness or even felony. Not to serve it Ib to betray tt.' "—Truth. Horrors of the "Next Wai* A representative of the Paris Excelsior interviewed Mr. Thomaa A, Edison recently about war inventions. The interviewer suggested that with tha reported perfection of Lewisite—the * most deadly poison gas ever prepared—every man, woman and child in London might be asphyxiated by gas within 12 hours. "That Is not exact," commented Mr. Edison with a quiet smile, "The thing could be done In tha apace of three hours." Charlestown, W. Va.—After considerable delay, owing to the inability of many witnesses to pay their travelling expenses to court, the trial of Walter Allen, charged with treason In connection wtth the West Virginia mine war of August, 1921, has begun. The trial Is expected to consume several weeks. The Communist Party will Meet on Anniversary of Revolution (By the Federated Press) Moscow—The fourth congress of the Communist International will tako place in Moscow Nov. 7, the flfth anniversary of the Russian revolution. If every country that haa a Communist Party should send delegates, the countries represented would be 5R. The preliminary order of business includes a Teport of the executive committee; tactics of the Communist International; programme of the Communist International and thoae of its most important soctions (Italian, Oerman, French, Czochoslovaki.in. Japanese, American, Norwegian and Bulgarian parties); agrarian questions; trade union problems; educational work; the Youth International; Oriental mattors. Orpheum Circuit Celebrates Thb* of n Century Anniversary The Orpheum circuit of theatres whose ramifications and affllia- tions spread over fifteen States and tbe wostorn part of Canada, Is about to celebrate the annlveteary of a third of a century of unparalleled progress and achievement The anniversary date falls on the week commencing Sunday, October 22, and during that seven days, Orpheum theatres, north and south, The Imperial Range at $55.00 h the Best Investment an Economical Housekeeper Can Make —you ean hav* a hot oven with it ia a vety few minutes—it will heat your hot water boiler ia almost no time. It's economical on fuel, and. burns wood, coil or anything. It Is Only Possible fer Us to Sell It at this Price .-because they are made eipramlr for tha Hodwm'« Bay Company, and our quantity Iniylni brlnss them ta ua at _ grut reduction (rom the regular selling prlc*. It li • range value that hu ns equal in Canada. Aa Illustrated—* rue of excellent appearance, good weight* and An* finish. Bag aix cooking holes, polished steel panelled top, aim >_xll; daf-aa grates, pouch feed to firebox; white enamel oven doer with ther- mometer, and _9%xl6*4xl2%-lnch oven. Tha rang, la fully trimmed, hat High warming closet, and stands en a' heavy nickel baas. It's a splendid baker, and In tha regular selling way would cost at least »25.00 mora than we ara asking for It, and it's oaly because of the large number w* bought that w* can aell at this matchless —__ fat\ low price - »55.0U Let us show you. -Lower Main Floor, Hudson's Bay Company east and west, will he resplendent In bunting, gay flags, and beyond question crowded with patrons, vie- Ing with each other in doing honor to the men who brought thts tremendous influence for joy and recreation to the people of this city. Tha Orpheum circuit la more than a name and a passing fancy to thousands and tons of thousand* take a personal prido ln its »chleve- ments, In Its growth, In tilt faet thai Its standard of artistic per** formancea, as well as Its refinements on the stage and In tho wholo atmosphoro ot ita theatres are tho envtad quallies toward which all rivals vainly straggle. -ORPHEUM- COMMENCING MONDAY. SEPT II HABBT WATSON, JR. BABCOCK aad DOLLT VINCENT and O'DONNEU- COUINHE and BIMBEIt ADELAIDE HEBBMA-IN WEAVES BEOS. Night), 25C-S1 Mats.. He--00 Twtca Daily. 2:30 and 8:20 THE "ORIGINAL" HARVEY LOGGING BOOTS HAND MADE BOOTS for LOGGEES, MINERS, ORUISEES .AND PROSPECTORS SEW DOWNS A SPECIALTY Established in Vancouver since 1197 H. HARVEY Phone Sey. 8534—58 CORDOVA ST. W.—Vancouver, B.O. Multnomah Wood and Lumber Yard UMI-IIK, SHINGLES, FURL, FENOE POSTS -HAULING— inert -MAItfNi: imiVR EAST Phone Fraser IM Lfl fervent enthusiasm for liberty pervades the capitalist state; andl aftor an agitation consecrnted by the strains of loftiest poetry and tho most splendid eloquence of rhetoric, tho slave Is set free to hire himself out to anyone that, wants him; to die in the workhouse; and to be told lt ls his own fault When lt ls presently discovered that this triumph of progress has beeu, ln fact, a retrogression, the Progressive reformers are again sot to work to mitigate its worst effects by Factory Acts, Old Age Pensions, Insurance Against Unemployment, Wages Boards, Whitley Councils, and what not, all producing the Impression that "we live In a progressive ago." But this progress Is only allowed whilst tho workers are gaining efficiency as slaves, and their masters consequently gaining ln riches as exploiters.—Bernard Shaw, ln tho English Labor Monthly. the revolution. Russia ls talking business right'.] ilong with pooplo whose property*] was nationalized, and she is willing to give thom a chance to make money again in Russia, and even get back whnt they lost. But nl will not give control over her nai ral resources; that ts one rock en which she stands Arm. And she will not recognize any inherent right to demand back property that has boen destroyed by the revolution and' war. She deals with the future, noV^vlth the past. Cincinnati.—Tho annual conven tlon of the Stcrootyperg and EleC' trotypers union held hore indorsed the 44-hcur week. Closer affllia' Hon, but not amalgamation, with tho printing trades unions, was zA vocaied. A national 'J.-rot<<_e fund of not loss than $75,00.1 or more than $150,000 was advocated, with a lockout benefit of $15 a week and i $8 for apprentices. Patronize Fed. advertisers Holders of Five 5i per cent Canada's Victory Bonds Issued in 1917 and Maturing 1st December, 1922. CONVERSION PROPOSALS THE MINISTER OF FINANCE offers to holden of these bonds who desire to continue their investment in Dominion of Canada securities the privilege of exchanging the maturing bonds for new bonds bearing 5) per cent interest, payable half yearly, of either of the following classes:— (a) Five year bonds, dated 1st November, 1921, to mature 1st November, 1927. (b) Ten year bonds, dated 1st November, 1922, to mature 1st November, 1932. While the maturing bonds will carry interest to 1st December, 1922, the new bonds will commence to earn interest from 1st November, 1922, GIVING A BONUS OF A FULL MONTH'S INTEREST TO THOSE AVAILING THEMSELVES OF THE CONVERSION PRIVILEGE. This offer is made to holders of the maturing bonds and is not open to other investors. The bonds to be issued under this proposal will be substantially of the same character as those which are maturing, except that the exemption from taxation does not apply to tht new issue. Holders of the maturing bonds who with to avail themselves of this conversion privilege should take their bonds AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30th, to a Branch of any Chartered Bank in Canada and receive In exchange an official receipt for the bonds surrendered, containing an undertaking to deliver the corresponding bondi of the new issue. Holders of maturing fully registered bonds, interest payable by cheque from Ottawa, will receive their December 1 interest cheque as usual. Holders of coupon bonds will detach and retain the last unmatured coupon beforc surrendering the bond itself fur conversion purposes. The surrendered bonds will be forwarded by banks to thc Minister of Finance at Ottawa, where they will be exchanged for bonds of the new issue, in fully registered, or coupon registered or coupon bearer form carrying interest payable 1st May and 1st November of each year of the duration ofthe loan, the first interest payment accruing and payable 1st May, 1923. Bonds of the new issue will be sent to the bank* for delivery immediately after the receipt ofthe surrendered bonds. The bonds of the maturing issue which are not converted under this proposal will be paid off in cash on the 1st December, 1922. w. s. FIELDING, . Minister of Finance. Dated at Ottawa, 8th August, 1922. l_ll_ir?t_i__iBUafr-_lBfa__I-_^ PAGE FOUR FOURTEENTH YEAR. No. 82 BRITISH COLUMBIA "FEDERATIONIST yancouvub. _a FRIDAY September IB, 1922 three bully 'buys' The FALL SUIT TAKE YOUR CHOICE New Canadian Tweeds CANADIAN-MADE tweeds direct from mills, tailored into new-style suits for men and young men. New basket weaves, greys, greens and browns. Substantially made, serviceable and smart. The -A *a feet new price __ ..._^ X O Mail Orders- fiend size and color and Indicate style desired. All or. ders mailed free —an _ guaranteed to fit the purchaser. Genuine Irish Serge GENUINE Irish Navy Blue Serge Suits, cut in newest styles as well as in standard one aud two-button models. Guaranteed fast color, Well tailored and finished. Dur- ^0/"V able linings; a splendid buy «_D____i\J Tweeds and Worsteds PURE-WOOL Imported Tweed and Worsted Suits. Newest styles for men and young men. All the new fabrics, colorings and pat- ternings; made up from fabrics imported straight from the mills. Guaranteed — $25 9YoarmomtfS worth or your money back *S-49HastinysE. 4549HastingsL G. N. Forms a u . Company Union (Continued from page 1) by the railroad that arrangements would be made for a convention and that men attending us delegates would not lose working time by doing so. A primary nominating ballot for delegates took place on the 17th followed by an election on the 21st. Each ahop was allowed ■delegates according to the number employed, showing recognition by management that the shop and not the craft Is the natural basis of organization. Local lahor officials are wondering what the name of the new organization will be, In view of the fact that even the Chinese will have none of It. It has been suggested that it be called the United Brotherhood of White Rats and Yellow Whitemen. But this suggestion has been looked upon with disfavor by the local Chinese colony os the residents of that district do not wish in any way to be associated with men, who would Join a company union, and they have suggested that the union be called "The United Drotherhood of White Rats and Str'Kebreakers." IS NOT BEING The secret of good beer lies in purity— That's why Cascade Beer has for 35 years been British Columbia's favorite health beverage. No expense has been spared to ensure purity. It. has cost a million dollars to build a plant to accomplish this. But after testing Cascade Beer, you agree that it has been worth it. Insist Upon Cascade To Secretaries and Union Officials When Wanting Printing of any kind SEE US We have specialized in Union Work for the last fifteen years. We guarantee satisfaction. Prompt service. Reasonable prices. Cowan & Brookhouse PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS, STEREOTYPERS AND BOOKBINDERS Phones: Sey. 7421 and Sey. 4490 1129 HOWE ST., VANCOUVER, B. C. Tie-up of Railroads Results in Danger to Public Rolling Stock Is In Bad Repair and Dangerous to Operate (By The Federated Press) Washington.—Wm. H. Johnston, president, International Assn. o" Maohiniata, in comment upon the report \>y tlio Interstate commerce commission that the federal Inspection taw ia not being obeyed in tho railroad sl-opa, due to the effectiveness of the atrike, pointed out thai the repurt shows half o£ the locomotives' Inspected to be defective, whilo ao.ooo of te 70,000 locomotives owned by the railroad companies huvo not heen inspected at all since tho stiilie began July 1. There Js danger to tho Uvea of nil trnin service men and to the lives of nil pei sons travelling on railways, from* the fact timt the Inspection sorvice has utterly broken down. Yet the government, ready to pour out millions for injunction-], prosecution of strikers nnd for employment or deputy marshals, hus fulled to appropriate moro than $2110,000 for the inspection nf locomotives on 265,000 milea of line. "There are today 300 men on the eligible list who could be employed at once as federal Inspectors <>f locomotlvoa, If congress would adopt a resolution appropriating for their pay and authorizing their appointment," .Johnston said. "E-Vo'ry hour of delay on the part of coiijjreas In giving to the public tbis additional force of inspectors is endangering human life as well as property. The cost Is but trifling." It appears thnt the original report drawn up for approval by tho Interstate commerce commission waB so startling in its disclosures of tbe menace to life and to goods in transit, from defective motive power, that the commission. In a hot argument, voted to tone It down. Tho final report admits, however, that the 50 federal Inspectors, in tho first month of tho strike, visited only 717 of the 4,000 plnces where locomotives are housed or repaired. They personally looked nt 4,085 of tho 70.000 locomotives, and found about half of them tn be In bud shape. "Thc public should remember," said Johnston, "that all work In the railroad shops during this strike has been on what la known as 'running repairs,' or temporary adjustments, and none of lt on general repairs, which sooner or later must bo made on every engine. Their strike breakers cannot make thoso general repairs." OF Would Have Only One Union for Each Industry Workers Recognize Craft Unions Keep Workers Divided (By the Federated Press) Omaha—Except for one dissenting vote the Nebraska State Federation of Labor In convention here, unanimously adopted a resolution demanding that craft Onions be amalgamated into Industrial unions, one for each Industry. The Nebraska resolution follows substantially the one adopted by the Minnesota and Wisconsin state federations at their conventions. It reads: "Whereas, the employers are solidly united in an effort to crush all Labor unions In America, as shown by their present attempt to break up the organizations of the workers in the railroad shop crafts and by their successful destruction of the packing house workers' unions; and: "Whereas, the present orgatalza- tlons of the workers on a craft basis tends to keep the forces of Labor divided so that we cannot exert our full power ln defonse of our rights and "Whereas, the employers are supported by the full power of the government, Including the courts, Injunction judges and troops ln their efforts to impose a slavery standard of living upon the Ameri' can workers; "Therefore, be It resolved, that the Nebraska State Federation of Labor in convention assembled, hereby urge the American Federation of Labor and the various International unions to call. all the unions In each Industry Into con' ference for the purpose of devising ways and means of so amalgamating the unions that there will remain but one union for. each industry." B Tho greatest assistance that the readers of The Federationist can render im at this time, ig by scour- lug a new sunscrlbcr. , By doing bo, you eprcoft the news of lho work- Q Ing class movoment nnd assist us Miners' Champion Says: "Tell the Boys I Am Past the Geese" Washington.—"Just tell my boys that I'm past tho geese.1' This is-the word that Mother Jones, 92, who.suffered a nervous breakdown following an attack of pneumonia, passed to the coal miners of tho nation—her "child ren"—to express .the fact that she is out of danger. Physicians at first thought her Illness might prove fatal, because of her extreme age. All news of the coal strike settlement and of developments ln the rail strike have been kept from Mother Jones by her doctor's orders. The aged unofficial leader of the miners was stricken with pneumonia following her arrival here late in July. Rhe came to Wash ington to recover from a nervous breakdown following work in the Colorado mine fields. "Mother" Jones has figured In the labor movement ttv almost half a century. Once a school teacher in Chicago, she became interested In welfare work for girls and from that broadened her activities" until she was nationally known as a champion of labor. She was called the "angel of the mining enmps" becauae of her frequent ministrations to minors, ..particularly during strikes. SEEKS AUSTRALIAN KEY INDUSTRIES 11 Pastoral Workers and Miners Face Wage Cuts Bitter Fight Is Expected -Workers Will Resist By W. Francis Ahern (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) Sydney, N. s. W.—Key Industries In Australia are experiencing a savage drive for a wage cut. In the pastoral industry wagea hav? been reduced to the level of the 1917 wages and 40,000 pastoral workers have refused to work at the lower rates laid down by the employers. A bitter flght Is expected as the pastoral workers are militants and not likely to tolerate the introduction of non-union labor. They are members af the Australian Workers' Union—the largest union in Australia—which has recently merged into the One Big Union. There has been a complete shutdown ln the steel industry because of a wage cut of 25 per cent. Many other manufacturing Industries have beon forced to close owing to the shortage of raw materials. In the coal mining Industry the operators are demanding a 33 per cent, cut in wages, longer hourB and a breaking down of the present working conditions. The men have refused the operators to take the initiative of declaring a lockout. A nationwide stoppage ls pending. In most of the secondary industries unemployment Is growing wholesale. The opening of trade with Oermany is likely to make the position more critical for the workers. The economic crash that hit the old world in 1920-21, and America in mid-1921 is now in full swing in Australia. According to an official statement Issued by the New Zealand Labor Party, wages in that country are new actually 20 per cent, below 1914 rates, measured in purchasing power. In. the case of skilled workers the present day wage ls 47 per cent aboye the wage of 1914, wheresa the cost of living today is 87 per cent, higher-than In the flrst year of the war. In the case of semi-skilled labor, the wage increase since 1914 is 48 per cent., as against a cost of living increase of 67 per cent. In the. case of unskilled labor the wage Increase is 58 % per cent, as against a cost of living increase of 67 per cent ; In the skilled trades the present day normal wage of 63 cents per hour, after making allowance for the increase .in the cost of living ls only equal to an effective wage of 26 cents in 1901—22 years ago —whereas In 1900 the ruling wage for skilled labor was 30 cents per hour. Trade union officials ln New Zealand are of the opinion that there Bhould be an immediate increase of |1.25 per week in nil wages, and no further reduction in wages until prices fall to an average of only 60 per cent, above 1914 prices, and then only a reduction of 72 cents per week ln the wage rate. A new wage-price index number should then be struck nnd for every rise or fall In the Index number wages mould be automatically adjusted. Thld, it is claimed by the unions, would secure to the workers the 1914 standard of comfort an opon the way for eventually securing a wago sufficient to maintain "a fair living standard." The Attempt to Create Race Riots Have Failed (Uy Thc Federated Press) Chicago.—The Chicago Tribune quietly ate dirt again whon on an Inside page It took back a glaring incitement to race, riot which it had displayed with a flve-cdliimn lino on page one the day. boforo. • Tuesday, Sept. 5, the' following paragraph wns given principal pos-i ttioti on page one of the Tribune} "With guns and.clu.ba more than a hundred Lhicohj.par^poUc^ment yesterday afternoon charged A; mob; of thousands to bring a colored prisoner safely to a cell after he had insulted a whito girl 'and fought desperately with a policeman when arrested." Wednesdny, Sept. 6, the fo lowing paragraph was buried under unrelated headline on page 11 of the Tribune: "Tho near Hot In Lincoln jnrk Monday afternoon, yesterday': re- aulted in flnea of $100 eartfjfor John nnd David Benjamin, brothers and whito, and dismissal of charges of disorderly conduct against Alec Green, colored, principals In the fight which started tho battle." Vou may wish to help Tlie Federatlonist. You van do so by renewing yonr subscription promptly and (■ending in (lie subscription of your friend or neighbor. WHEN Itf TOWN MOT AT The Oliver Rooms _8K COKDOVA EABT Everything Modern Hates Reasonable SEE BRUCE'S NAVY SERGE SUITS , The prices are right and the values good. $25 $27.65 $34.50 $39.50 SHIRTS Hundreds to choose from in a large range of tasteful designs. $1.95 CD. Bruce LIMITED Corner Homer and Hastings Street Long Wearing Footwear at Attractive Prices NO MATTER HOW LOW. A SHOE MAY BE PRICED, IF.THE WEAR IS NOT THERE, IT IS EXPENSIVE. THE LINES ADVERTISED BELOW ARE WELL- MADE FROM OOOD MATERIALS, AND WILL GIVE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF WEAR. All solid leather Men's Shoes for dress. Brown and black calfskin; three lasts to choose from; a really good-looking shoe at an exceptionally low price of $5.95 Children's Shoes for real hard wear; black grain leather uppers, double Boles, solid leather throughout. , Sizes 5 to iy_, at........ . 82-25 Sizes 8 to 10y2, at.. Sizes 11 to 2, at ..$2.65 ..$3.45 Ladies' Brown Calfskin Oxfords, in three lasts, with Cuban and military heels, Goodyear welted solid leather counter box toes and insoles. Lines that sell at $7.50. Special *J»p| fart for Saturday....: «J)«_),UU Boys' oil tan School Boots; all handmade of waterproof leather. Just the boot for your boy. Sizes 11 to 13, at $5.00 Sizes l.to i'A, at $5.50 Sizes 5 to 5'/4, at $6.50 PIERRE PARIS, 51 Hastings West Street Car Men Strike Against Reduction in Wages Worcester, Mass.—The union charter of street car men employed on the Boston & Worcester street railway was revoked by order of President William D. Mahon, Amalgamated AsBn. of Street and Electric Railway Employees, when several hundred conductors, motor- men and trackmen went on strike without sanction. The strike was called In protest against a 4 per cent, wage cut, following a conference in which the road officials refused to maintain the old rate until the matter could be arbitrated. The line connects about-a dozen small towns between Boston and Worcester and seriously affects a large population. Although the loss of thetr charter means the possible forfeiting of strike benefits, old age pensions and other union benefits, the strikers voted to remain out until the road yields: Cincinnati—Reports Issued by the Association of Boot and Shoe Manufacturers of this city to the effect that strikers are going back to work at the wage scale offered by the shops are branded as false, At the Empress "Up In Mabel's Room,',' the famous Broadway comedy success, by Wilson Colllson and' Bertram Harrison; presented by A, H, Woods, and one of the biggest laugh hits that Broadway haB had in seasons. The play in which John Cumberland starred. A continuous avalanche of wholesome, Irresistible fun; constructed from an Ingenious starting point; developed Into sidesplitting situations and told with dialogue that can't be beaten. The play ln which the harmless present that Oarry made to Mabel, before his marriage; the refusal of Mabel to return it when he asks for it; ahd the Jealousy of Garry's wife; are the primae facia start of the story. At the Empress Theatre all next week, with Monday night as Bargain Night, all seats 60c, BEY. 2492 WEEK OF SEPT 18 EMPRESS M; ZZ_ ^j* The rery. very funny __ comedy, |f "Up In Mabel's 5 Room" 9 By Wilson Colllson and O Otto Harbach - ™ lou'll laugh till you cry. nibbing, Minn.—In hin address at. the Labor day celebration here, Thomas Van Lear, former mayor of Minneapolis, declared that the railroad workers should resist all attempts at suppression of free speoch by injunctions, or legislation .that la ln violation of the constitution of the United States. EVERT READER CAN HELP Every reader of Tho Federatlonist can render valuable assistance by renewing their subscriptions as soon aa they are due, and and by Inducing another worker to subscribe. It does not take much effort to do tills. Try It. SOCIETY FOB TECHNICAL AID TO SOVIET BUSSIA Masquerade Dance CLINTON HALL Corner of Clinton and Fender Streets Saturday, Sept. 23rd Oaixtng from 8 to 12 p.m. OENTS, 50 CENTS; LADIES, 26 OENTS Tha surplus from thla dance will bc used to purchase thc latest technical works on r;i,.'.1i.t__.ii)n and shipbuilding for the mechnit- lcal di partment of Soviet Russia. HANDS ACROSS THE SEA FROM 10 Soviet Russia needs machinery— vast quantities of it. The peasants cannot harvest the crops unless they procure harvesters, binders. They cannot prepare the fields for the winter unless they are furnished with tractors, plows, rakes, etc. The factories in Russia will remain idle if the workers do not obtain machines, lathes, engines, pumps, etc. American Workers! American Farmers! YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE WITHOUT TOOLS Help Provide Tools and Machinery for Soviet Russia Stretch your hands across the sea in brotherly help, in working-class solidarity. Do what the capitalist governments refuse to do. Today Help—At Once International Tool Drive for Soviet Russia —Conducted by the— Friends of Soviet Russia 201 WEST 13TH STBEET NEW YOBK OITY Help Build Up the World's First Workers' Bepublic Accept my contribution of $ ;. to help build up Soviet Russia of the Workers and l-casanta. Name .... Address City ___