man Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council Official Organ of The Canadian Labor Party ''~K'""~ Vol. 2. No. 1—EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B.C.,' April 24th/1925 FIVE CENTS PER COPY Organizing Campaign Continues During May New Unions Elect Officers and Proceed to "Carry On"—Unaffiliated t Unions Are Invited to Join Council—rMore Inter national Officers Here. AT THE"regular meeting of tlie Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council, held Tuesday evening, Del. Bartlett made the following report for the organizing committee: • Since the last meeting of the committee, officers have been installed in the Shingle Weavers' local, the Plasterers' Laborers, the Bakers and «the Automobile Mechanics. The Meat Cutters are holding their election of officers on Wednesday next. The Teamsters have another meeting "on Thursday and are applying for a charter. Campaign on Metal Trades By the 'end of the, week we expect to make a general movement on the metal trades, including machinists, mechanics and blacksmiths employed along the water front and the contract, shops in the city. In an effort to improve the situation as far as the carpenters are concerned,thev'f^ee'rr'fjf "Local; No; *5& , Organizing meetings have been attended every evening; good work has been accomplished and prospects loci bright for the continued building up Of our movement. Many existing organizations have made substantial gains in membership and we trust that the delegates will report on these. The new local of Automobile 'Mechanics is making rapid strides in adding to its members.- -Union-Shop 'cards have been placed in the •Battery House, 751 Burrard St., Southard Motors, 1233 Georgia St., W., ■Fraser Valley Dairy Garage" and Fraser Motors, 6184 Fraser Street. ' Our,members owning automobiles are requested to patronize the garages displaying the card. Bakers and Beverage Workers Bakers are building up, and labels have been applied for and Union " Label Bread will be available in a 'few days. We wish to call, your at- , tention to the cards that f/dve been placed in the beer parlors. Eleven , establishments have signed up; the Beverage Workers reorganized, and • arrangements are being made for officers and meeting halls, as they 'expect to have a local at least one hundred and fifty strong. Practically all unaffiliated locals. , have been visited, including those in New Westminster, requesting their affiliation with the council. We exact that good results will be derived , ^m our activities in this direction ^ and more affiliations added to the council. We also recommend that , the campaign be extended over the month of May, as we have a great deal of ground work in for more locals and many members to add to 1 our ranks. Another open meeting of the Garment Workers is being held and we hope to be able to ..re-establish this local union. We held two good meetings of Boilermakers and farther work in connection with this organ- - ization is being left until such time as we call secure the assistance of 'Organiser McCutcheon, who. is expected, in the city by the. end of the moifth. . have 'heen" aoleTto seBirenHapensa- tion-from President Hutchison that extends to the members of the Amalgamated Carpenters the same generous terms that were made,in his original proposition and which was withdrawn. By the re-opening of these negotiations the prospects appear exceedingly bright for the crea* tion of one large influential body of carpenters in this city. Employers Want Shop Cards We have been encouraged in the carrying on of the work by the desire of mjfny employers to secure shop cards and union labels from the new organizations, arid at present we are seriously considering the proposition of granting shop cards of the retail clerks to some of the merchants' who desire them. So far, we have been unable to make any real progress in getting an organization started among the retail clerks, but we are hopeful that iii the immediate future something tangible will be done along these lines. "During the, week we have had an addition to the number of international officers by the presence in the city of general organizer Last of the Barbers, and general organizer J. Clise of the Sheet Metal Workers, who. are now engaged in attempting to improve the situations as far as their own trades areconcerned. Arrangeriients are.now in hand for a large mass meeting of non-union carpenters which will be held in Dominion Hall on April. 29th, when we expect to have a large attendance, as the spirit prevailing among the carpenters at the present time is exceedingly good, and we,,are hoping for good results. • * Open Season lor the Poof Strange how some people imagine the. working man is ready prey for the wealthy—in other words, that it is always open season for the man or girl who wants a' job. Here's an instance:1 At the Provincial Employment Bureau one day this week, a wealthy west-end woman, said she had employment for a man who would do some painting and plastering, with carpenter Work; she alsti wanted A woman to cook and nurse two young children. She preferred foreigners, and the secret of this became apparent when she explained she would only pay $2.50 a day to the man, and $6 a week and 2 meals a, day, to t;he woman. How, in Tophet does this woman expect a working man or woman to live on such skimpy wages, and work at skilled labor, too! WISDOM FOR LABOR I painfully, .reflect that in almost 'every political controversy of the last fifty years, the leisured classes, the educated classes, the titled classes, have been in the wrong. The. common people^-the toilers—the. men of uncommon sense-—these .have been responsible for nearly all of the social reforms which the world accepts today. —W. E. Gladstone. C.L.P. Conventions to be Held Next Week The British Columbia section of the C. L. P. will hold its first Annual Convention in the Holden Building, Saturday and Sunday, May 2nd and 3rd. The Greater Vancouver Central Council will hold V nominating convention in the Holden Building next Thursday evening to nominate candidates for ' Vancouver and District to contest the next Federal election. The last social and dance of the season will be held in the I.O.O.F. Hall, 30th and Main,'under the auspices oi- the South Vancouver Group of the C.L.P. This is expected to be a banner affair. Ladies are asked to bring .sandwiches. Collection at the door. Is This a Bodyguard for Woodward ? Charlie Woodward must at least be given credit for believing in preparedness. This last week he has put his trick drivers into. imitation Boy Scout costumes and -hats to match. Despite the protests of these men, they were all assessed nine dollars each to pay for the clothes which look as though they were made in Canton Alley. They kicked at paying $2.80 for the hats, so the firm let that go. We are informed that the shipper, a gentleman by the name of Weidrick, is to be Officer Commanding, and we have not yet got ithe date when they are to be servea out with side arms and medals. No doubt this will happen when the old man gets a letter from the Douks. If anybody ever needed the protection of organized labor, these folks who work in the department stores sure are needy brothers and sisters. Of. course, Mr. Woodward is in favor of organization among his employees, providing it is only for tea party purposes, but he states emphatically that his employees must not have anything to do with the Trades and Labor Council. Well, organized labor has tackled and beaten better exploiters thanzMK-Woodward Srcd-,wh"eiijwe'-get' ready in this city ;Mr. Woodward may be forced"to sign' on the dotted line 'for better conditions for his employees, from the seventy-five .cent a day girl to the pecksniiTian shop walker and department manager.' V - '* Civil Servants Ask for Industrial Arbitration Want to Come Under Industrial Disputes Act—City Council Hear* That Health Department Is Short of Funds and Men —Local Unions Increase Membership. AT THE regular meeting of the Trades and Labor Council held Tuesday evening, a resolution made by the Amalgamated Civil Servants of "Canada asking the Federal government to place all civil servants' under the provisions of the Industrial Act," was endorsed. '4. The local organiation will be advised that they will strengthen their position by affiliation with the Trades Council. Local 310, Brotherhood of Electrical Workers made application for affiliation with the council. It was accepted and delegates seated. Del. Watt, reporting for the Sanitary Committee, stated that Dr. Underbill admitted that the .statements jmade by the committee regarding the very unsanitary condi- tions'in the city were true, but they could not be remedied because the department was shorthanded ahd the city was short of funds. •rt^||^'^!p!*f(teir"out-that the city was donat- UdWL- ing fun(js to various societies and at the same time neglected the health of the city. The City Council placed Aid. Gibbons and Rogers on a committee to look into the subject, said Del. Watt, but a great deal of the unsanitary conditions are to be -found on property owned or administered by'these men, hence a cleanup cannot be expected. Del. Seribbins said that the Medical Health officers'did not deny any statements made by the. committee, but found excuses. The committee was instructed to continue its activities. Local Unions Increase Membership Under the heading of reports from unions, Bro. Stevenson reported that very neariy all painters'were working and that a big organization meeting held last week resulted in twenty- five new members and many more prospects. • Del. Morrison of the Electrical Workers complained that some electrical work was being done-for the Daily Province by unfair firms. Del. Sidaway reported -that the Street Railwaymen had donated $100 to the Nova,Scotia miners and that the question of assessing the members was being considered. • Iron Workers reported that steel bridge work was being done by maintenance of way men on the C.N.R. and thit they were working from 10 to 14 hours, The Trades Council executive will take up the- subject. Del. Hariofin reported that the Soft Drink Dispensers had taken in 65 new members and that most of the beer parlors had signed up their entire staff. Cards will soon be displayed. Dell. Smith reported that the Carpenters had recently increased its membership by over 100. Smoker at Coquitlam Del. Gibson of the Mental Hospital Employees reported that, the union was holding a big smoker on May 4th - '■■ at Coquitlam. He alsp stated that E al... Wat^^,:,^r,,i,^ hospital were .apF%h**^*'-''n'^™bB»>iJMs»« ship in the union. Del. Deptford reported that the gardeners at the Brown Bros. Grand- view greenhouses were working twelve hours a day. Organizer Last, of the Barbers' Union, gave a short talk to the delegates and congratulated them on the f,='i progress of the campaign. i ■ ■ - JUNIOR LABOR LEAGUE The regular educational meeting held last Friday was well attended and the discussion interesting. The membership pf the league is getting so large that it will soon be necessary to rent a hall for the meetings. This Friday, the regular business meeting will be held at the home of Mr. Ferguson, 339 58th Ave., E. Eight new members will be initiated. The league meetings are open to everyone. . Penpushers or pick and shovel artists, if you are between the • ages of 15 pears and 30 years, come along Friday night and get into a real live organization. The secretary is Mr. W. Rees, 6262 Chester St., Phone Fraser 551-L, South Vancouver Nominee The South Vancouver Group of the C. L. P. has nominated Alfred Hurry as its choice to contest the constituency in the next Federal election. His name will be placed before the nominating convention of the Greater Vancouver Central Council at its meeting next Thursday night. Should .tbe .Child. BeJold? •■.-assJfesssrsfe Girls,' look out for the new style- fur boots!. At least, that's what a. society item said in a Vancouver daily the other day: "The bride wore a fur coat with boots and hat to match." A pathetic case, wherein a young girl recently became ^heunwedded mother of a blind, diseased child, has aroused the question, "Should the child be 'told' on matters' of delicate facts?"^ This question is now under debate at women's clubs in Vancouver, and iriany parents, seem to think it is the ditty-of the mother to impart wholesome facts to the growing girl, while the father's duty is to tell the boy certain facts before he gets into adolescence. The instance of the little child-mother with a blind babe is the old story of a girl- in her early teens who has be-» cbwe^fh^vTclih^of «^Seirae5"'WeriS-":; tine from whom she might have been saved by'frsfik'adVlce"In tlftie. On® woman debater-here the other night said: "It is not the children of the! modestly poor who figure in immorality but the daughters of well-t6-do homes; or else children of the abjectly, sordid poor. The. average child ' of a well-paid working man is moral and sensible. Immorality is found in the other extremes of society. Ignorance is pot innocence at this age." mm THE LABOR STATESMAN Mt. Pleasant Buy Your Lamps. Radio . AMB EMOTOICAL SUPJPHIBS from the Practical Btoro City Electric Co. FAIR. 4865 MAIN AT 8th •ftspaln Bay and Hisrlit Bell Plumbing & Heating > Company 105 Broadway East REPAIRS' OUR SPECIALTY Fair. 2593 Res. Phone Bay. 1098X A. HILKER&SON Anything in Dry Goods and Fancy Work. Goods Must Be Satisfactory or Money Refunded. 2425 Main Street, Halfway Between Broadway and 8th Avenue. Phones: Fair. 58 Res.: Bay. 47full height, blowing his chest as politicians do. He said "My name is Macdonald and I .will never ask for relief." And that represents the spirit of the people. These people are not craving relief aijd they resent others sticking their nose into their houses; but they resent more haughtily the condition that makes that necessary. To convince the House that I am not making this up out of my head, I may say that I copied from the list of sub-station No. 2 in New. Aberdeen, one of the worst districts where some 228 families are being fed, the names of on6 family numbering seven, as well as others. Some of these names I copied are, McNeill, McMillan; McDonald, McKinnon, Mclntyre and_ Mu.nroe. This is the order in which I .found,them. I had a pleasant chat with two women at the relief1 station, "Tyranny, like hell, is hot easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us;, that the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph."-—Thomas Paine. . without any shoes, and with a very bad blister on her heel as_ a rosult of having to wear old rubbers. How anyone could keep rubbers on in Glace Bay without strapping them on is more than I can tell. There were no number fives to fit her at the station and she was asked to come back the next day. Her name too was McDonald—I will not give her .Christian name to distinguish her from the other McDonalds. And mark you, Mr. Speaker, our own neighbors in the province of Ontario aire called by these very same names; to hearthem one would imagine one was in Priceville or Glengarry. Another woman name McGillivray had three children who "could not attend school, having no shoes; it was so wet in Glace Bay, as it is everywhere at this time of the year but particularly there, that they were bound to stay at home. I took her name and address for I intend to have some relief sent to this family and the one I mentioned a moment ago. This woman whispered in my ear an admonition not to forget herself and her husband because they were sim-. ply out of clothes. They had provided for the children rather than for themselves and they had positively reached the limit beyond which it was impossible for them to go. One could not help being struck by the fact that children of four years and under showed the miserable condition they were in. The children over that age ai'ej healthy but'under that many'of th'ein:,'ih the-hospitals, in the junior rooms of the schools and on the streets as well, show plainly the malnutrition from which they have been suffering. Public Opinion Supports Miners The public opinion of Glace Bay, in fact the public opinion of the whole of. Nova Scotia for the first time is supporting the miners. I am sure those who are familiar with Nova Scotia. wjlj admit that .public is. very much "stronger on the side of the miners than it has ever been. It is becoming apparent to all who live in the colliery districts that their living is being sucked away by this process of strangulation of the miners. And so you find the whole middle class—I suppose you would call them professional people; I do not know whether in Canada, we have lower, middle and higher classes, or not. I am not quite clear as to that—but at least dortors, merchants, ministers and their wives, have thrown themselves without reserve into this 'relief work.- I saw in to-day's papers, and have no doubt other members noticed the paragraph, that Mrs. Mac- pherson, the Salvation Army woman who has worked there from the first, says that the schools are,likely to be closed because the salaries of the teachers cannot be paid. I now recall that when we vir.ited one of the schools there the. principal told me that they had hot'got their salary for last month Although she said it in a joking way, it shows how dependent everybody is on ihe miners. . " - ' • Turn Down Russian Gift I want ,to .make it clear for the sake of the real workers, I mean the miners themselves, that it was on 'V . \ tJNION MADE SHOES BUY YOUR BOOTS AND SHOES FROM VANCOUVER'S UNION FACTORY Strength, quality, economy. The ideal . footwear for Loggers, Mechanics, Others. Strongest and best in town! CHRISTIE & STUMP, LTD. op-towS'Sotory, 51 WEST CORDOVA STREET Factory and Tannery, 278 West First Streot .0- table in our eyes. Weare indeed a smug, self-righteous, people. Spirits Not Broken You can imagine how chained these people feel. Surely we can get something out of a hideous situation when we find that they cannot even get representation in parliament because their constituency is pocketed in a larger one which they cannot influence—or at least by reason of the methods employed in elections they cannot influence it. I am sure this House, I am sure members of the governments, and I am sure members who sit for those constituencies have ho idea how deep the resentment is, how intense it is, and how quiet it is. These people are not broken; don't ever think that. They feel that they have not got justice anywhere. Whether they are right or wrong I am not saying, but that is their feeling, and after all it is this kind of feeling that makes such a situation as exists there now a very dangerous one. Visit,Paid to a "Red" Where the great majority of the people live there are no electric lights; there are no-sewers, only open gutters flowing on each side of the road; there are a few houses where there is a way of getting water in, but for the most part there are aboslutely no sanitary conveniences at all. Just now in the,springtime it is a bog hole, and when night comes, whether in the springtime or not, unless there is good moonlight the place is plunged in absolute darkness. After we had seen all this, after I had seen these women whbm I have'described, and after I had visited the hospital and met the relief workers and eaten my lunch in the relief headquarters, I said "Is there anybody really red in this locality, red, red, red, the redder the better?" And they said there was one man. y.ou know his name it has been bandied about from time to time—J. B. Maclachlan. Then I said, "Take me to J. B. Maclachlan; I should like to see him." We went to. the Labour Herald office. You know it prints wild things—and we Main St. South of 18th \ J.C.C0LVIN Plumbing Heating Qasfitting Estimates Cheerfully Given. 4178 Main Street Phones: Fair. 3071 Res, Fair. 237SR 30 Years' Experience ROBINSON'S Cycle and Repair Stor 3917 Main at 23rd^-Fafr. 599 Specialist in Bicycle frame re Keys cut, Saw sharpened, •" Buggy Tires repaired. Agef "Red Bird" Bicycles. , LAWN MOWERS SHARPS _, !rms KIRKHAM GROCERTERIAS Nos. 15 M*S< " Our goods are always fresh. Our prices the lowest. Give us a trial and be convinced. 3320 Main St. Phone Fair. 3300 3840 Main St. Phone Fair. 5008 ?:m fty:.'.':-Vi".^v-;'*tl'™iJV*l Dry Goods and Men's Furnishings "Where You Buy and Save" 25th and Main Phone Fair. 801' Open Saturday Until 9:30 p.m. . pftarartce. And that is the tragedy pf womanhood there. She told, me that her husband had.had no'.steady work for a year and a half and although they were trying to do as well as they possibly, could they could not help running into debt. There were seven children in the family, of ages ranging from ten months, to sixteen years, a few of jrhem being at school. That woman came to the station in aw old sweater and skirt, one of whom although 'not a'n old The advice of these noble profes. w»^nJj^S>8i&d!Sfc iriieYcstcd themselves in their condition, thai: they turned down the gift of $5,000 sent to them by Russia. I said outside the House of-Commons, ahd I want tb say here, that I think it is a very dubious cdlhpliment to Canadian; intelligence that the miners of Nova Scotia and those who are working with them thought it necessary to turn down such a substantial gift in order that those people and their wants might remain respec- too would print just as wild things if we suffered what they have suffered. I said—and I repeat it now, for you cannot arrest me—I said.. "What is the worst thing Maclachlan ever said?" One man replied, "The worst thing I ever heard him say was 'To hell with them.' " I said I wu"' add to it, "and make it snappy." Yo know that old joke about "seditior Really it would' be just as well we never again charged a man v sedition in Canada. Do you k - , who .Maclachlan reminded me Well, you would be surprised- Morrison; and I doubt if I cs either of them a higher compl than to compare them one wi (Continued on.page i-it wi —» Isiside? WHEN do you look at ? you buy a home, what Only rooms, cupboards, windows ? .■•"*'' Look for electric convenience outlets, too ? Younahome will not be modern '■:] without themij..— -\-.--... ■—• zZ—- i^ T^-^tfceWftrr^^ out to cut expenses But it will cost you many'times the original cost to rewire your house. " <- Conveniences make homes livable. If you expect to use your standard lamps and your electric appliances,, insist on convenience outlets in every room. British Columbia ^fcTRicItarayCo. HEAD OFFICE VANCOUVER.,, B.C. 81 Y | April 24th, 1925 THE LABOR STATESMAN Trades Union Directory Vancouver Trades and Labor council— President, R, H. Neelands, M.L.A.; general secretary, Percy R. Bengough. Office, 803 Holden Bide., U Hastings East. Phone Sey. 7496. Meets in Lahor Hell at 8 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays in month. ■uiWinii? Trades Conncil, Vancouver— Meets second and fourth Tuesday In Holden Building. President, J. Flynn. Secretary-treasurer, W. Watt,' . Bakery Solaomom, ICocol 371. — Meets second Thursday every month. Holden Bldg.. 1« Hastings B. President, A. Wylli^*4338 Elgin Street; financial secretary. *" " "' Ave. E. H. A. Bowron, 929 11th Barbel's', Journeyman Sntornntional Union of America—Local 120, Vancouver, B. C„ tneetB second and fourth Tuesdays In each month in Room 310 Labor Hall,_16 Hastings East. Presi- - dent, Fred Da we; An. secretary, A. H. Jennl, 728 Hustings Street West; rec. sec,, Bert Peprey. Bookbinders Looal No. 105, Int. Brotherhood—Meet9 second Tuesday in month 804 Holden Bldg. President, F. Milne, 536 Drake St.; secretary, A. H. Hos- . fins. 118 52nd Ave. W. Millt Wagon Drivers and Dairy Employees, Local 464—Meets second and fourth Friday In Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St. E. Business agent, Birt Showier, 1116 Robson St. Holders Union Local Sat.—International of North America—meets first and third Fridays in month in room 313 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. President, 8am Wilson, 1728 Yew St, Corresponding representative, J. Plnkerton, 2159 Victoria^ Drive. Motion Pictures Projectionist's Union, Local 348 Of I A.T.S.E. k M.P.M.C.— Meets at 991 Nelson St on first Sunday In each month at 7:30 p.m. President, J. R. Foster, 1161 Granville St.; Secretary, Geo. Gerrard, Box 315. Business Phono; Sey. 3923. Musicians Mutual Protective Union Local 146, A. F. of -H.—Meets at the G. W. V. A. Auditorium, second Sunday at 10 a.m. President, Ernest C Miller. 991 Nelson Street; secretary. Edward Jamieson, 991 Nelson Street: financial secretary, W. E. Williams. 991 Nelson Street; organizer, F. Fletcher, 991 'Nelson Street. \ Boot and Shoe Workers Union, No. DOG— Meets- in the Holden-Buildtng on the first Wednesday of each month. President, J. Turner, 1919 64th Ave. E.; fln- scc, J. Griffiths, 3622 McGill St. ""Mckla; era'. Masons' and Tile Batters' ,nt. Union No. 1—Meets second and vyurth Wednesday in the Holden Bldg. V esldent, G. E. Hnlllday; Secretary, V. S. I'agnail 1244 20th Ave. EL —rione Fair. 846 R. loniers and Joinsrs, Amalgamated oolety of,—Vancouver 1st Branch neets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each nonth. President, W, Taylor; Sec. F. Pressor; business agent, j. McKinley. Headquarters, room 36, 163 Hastings St. W. Carpenters and Joiners, United Brotherhood of, Looal 463—President, J. C. Thom; recording secretary, W. Page; business agent, Wm. Punn. Office, Room 808 Labor H ,, 16 Hastings East. Meets seconr nd fourth Mondays,, 8 p.m. City Rail Employees' Association meets first Wednesday of each month.at 445 Richards St. at 8 p. fn. President, W. H. Lewthwatte,; Business agent, and ' treasurer, W. J. Seribbins, 3208 Pender St., E.; Secretary, H. A.* Black, 2870 Yale St. Civic Employees' Union, Looal 38 — Meets flrst and third Fridays in the month at 446 Richards St., at 8 p.m. President, R. K. Brown, 2627 Charles St.; secretary-treasurer, George Har- * rison, 1182 Parker St. Elootricnl Workers, Looal 313, International Brotherhood—Meets every Monday at 8 p.m. ln Room No. 6, 319 Pender Street West. President, D. W. McDougal, 910 Hastings Street Bast; business agent, E. H. Morrison, Office, 319 Pender Street West Engineers—International -Union Bteam and Operating; Local 844—Meets every Thursday at 1 p.m., Room 806 Holden Bldg. President, R. Finley: business agent and financial secretary, F. S. Hunt: recording secretary, Herbert McSavaney. Painters, Decorators and Paperhangsrs Looal 138—Meets' second and fourth Thursdays at 319 Pender St. W. Business agent. Robt. S. Stevenson. Office, room 204 319 Pender St., W. Phone Soy. 3609. Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders Local No. 3404—Meets every Friday night si 8 p.m. in 112 Hastings St. W. .Iniues Thomson, secretary, P. O. Box 820. Plasterers, Local 89—International Association of Operative, meets first Wednesday In month at Holden Bldg. President, W. Strickland. 289-46th Ave. E. Secretary, M. Galway, 1161- 59th Ave. E. Phone Fras. 604-R2. Plumbers and- Steamfitters, No. 170, International Asso. of—Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday in the Holden Bldg. President, Bert Stinchcombe, 1899 Ogden Ave.; secretary and business agent, W. Watt, 805 Holden Bldg. Printing Pressmen and Assistants, Local No. 60—Meets every second Tuesday in the month at 8 p.m. in Room 213 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St E. President Harry F. Longley, 838 8th Ave. B.; secretary, Frank H. Humphrey, P. O. Box 894. 449 8th St. E., North Vancouver, Phone N.V. 1172X. Hallway Carmen of America, Lodge No. 68—Meets first' and third Friday In month at Cotillon Hall, Granville and Davie Streets. President, A. S. Ross, 6873 Pr. Edward St.; secretary, J. D. Vullamy, 2215 15th Ave. W. Street and Blsetrlo Hallway Employees, Pioneer Division No. 101—Meets K. P. Hall, Eighth and Klngsway, 1st and 3rd Mondays at 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.ni. President F. A. Hoover, 2409 Clarke Drive; rec. secretary, F. E. Griffin. 447 6th Ave. East; treasurer, H. W. Speed; financial secretary and business agent Angus Maclnnes, 3544 Pr. Edward St Office: corner Prior and Main streets. Phone Fairmont 2150L. Engineers, Steam i and Operating, Int. Looal 883—Meets first and third Wednesday at 8 p.m. in room 806 Holden Bldg. President. Charles Price; rec. socretary, J. T. Venn; financial secretary, Frank L. Hunt. Office, 806 " Holden Bldg. . 're Plffhtors, No. 18, International ; Association Ot—Meets every month at -call of president. President, Neil 'iMacdonald, No. 3 Fire Hall; financial : secretary, C. A. Watson, No. 3 Fire Hall. ,'loorlayers' Union, No. 1875; U.B. of ; C. & J. of A., meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays In 310 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. President, John Soderman; Fin. Sec. A. Reid; Red Sec. W. Johnston, 1666 16th Ave. W. Hotel and Bootnurant Employees Union, Looal 38—441 Seymour Street.. Meets first and third Wednesday at 3 p.m. Socond and fourth Wednesdays at 9 p.m. President, G. Coleman; business agent A. Graham. Phone Seymour 1681. Sheet Metal Workers, .Amalgamated, Looal Union No. 880—Meets second and fourth Thursday In month in Holden Bldg.. 16 Hastings St. E. President, N. C. Smith, 4425 Inman Ave.; fin. sec, E. J. Wardrop, 425 15th Ave. E.; cor. sec, A. P. Ashton, 4503 Spruce Street, Burnqby. Tailors', Journeymen Union of America, Looal No. 178—Meetings held first Thursday in each month, 8 p.m. Execu- . tlve meets third Thursday, of every month ln Labor Hall. President A. R. Gatenby; secretary, ,'C. McDonald, P.O. Box 503. Executive meets third Thursday of every month. Typographical Union, No. 336—President, R. P. J?ettlplece;%vice president, C. S. Campbell; secretary-treasurer, R. H. Neelands, P.O. Box 66. Meets last Sunday of each month at 2 p.m., ln Holden Bulldl|ig, 18 IlastlugB St B. Tho Vancouver Theatrical Federation— Meets at 991 Nelson Street at 11 a.m. on the Tuesday preceding the first- Sunday of the month. President, Harry Pearson; secretary, Edward A. Jamieson;'business agent Fred Fletcher, 991 Nelson St Iron Workers, Looal 87, Int. Asso. of Bridge to Structural — Meets every Monday, Room 804 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. President, W. Flnlay, 1666 22nd Ave. E.; Secretary, James Dunn, Box 1196 City; Phone High. 4834L. Lathers, Wood, Wire and Metal, International Union, Local 307 — Meets 1st and 3rd Fridays in month, at room 299 Holden Bldg. President V. R. Midgeley, 3751 Keefer St. B.; Secretary, 3. G. Flnlayson, 2636 12th Ave. W„ Phone Bay. 4942R. 8111s, 1362 Burrard St Secrouwy.XP; R. Bengough. Office, 807 Labor Hall. 18 Hastings East. Meets on second .and fourth Tuesdays In month. Mental Hospital Attendants' Federal Union No..35—Meets at Essondale 1st and third Thursdays In month, President, J.. A. Gibson, 312 4th St., Mew Westminster; rec. sec.. T. P. O. Mcii- sles, Provincial Mental Hospital, Essondale. ,____ ..- ' SMI and Factory Workers' Union, Local No. 1599 — Affiliated with United " Brotherhood of Carpenters Se Joiners. Meets flrst and third Thursdays in Room 313 Holden Bldg. President, . Allah Graham; Fin. Sec, H. Brewer; Rec. Sec, B. Holden, 1710 6th Aye. W„ VancouvBivJPhone Bay. 3123-R. INDUSTRIAL MONSTER OF CAPE BRETON (Continued from page 2) other. Why, he has a beautiful home life. He is endeavouring to break the bonds, he is endeavouring to save a little money to (buy a plot of ground and a home,/.he is endeavouring to get some culture.' He has a beautiful family,' a rosy- cheeked wife with a rolling Scotch tongue. And he is a man who has always - stood for good "citizenship. When I think of some of the things said by those who call themselves "good" citizens,: I wonder really KftoWnlst Local 188—President E. B. McLean. 463 6th Ave. W. Secretary, S. A. Bqardman, 383 0 Parker St Meets second and fourth Friday at 8 p.m. In Room SIS' Labor Hall, 16 Has- these men say wild things. Natur ■•■■"■- - and I am sure he will be horrified to read it. He told me that years ago, the very first time he ever came to Ottawa to negotiate betweenthe miners and the company — just about the beginning, I suppose, of this Besco concern, I cannot say whether it was before this or not— but at least, it was some years ago, when the company's representatives and the miners' representatives entered the Chateau Laurier—he had forgotten its name apd I had to tell him—-when they sat down in the rotunda and looked at the luxury around them, he said,- "I wanted to say something nasty, the nastiest thing I could think of, ahd I turned to. the company's men and remarked, 'If you could bring the miners of the colliery district of Cape Breton, into this place; you would riot settle this wage dispute as you intend to settle it, and as you will.'" I appreciated that statement of his. Do you know, I am often struck by the fact that people who live at places, like the Chateau Laurier pass the bill down, and the people who pay for it are never there? You see, my sympathy is very deep for these people, because they are primary producers, and their problems are just our problems only possibly in a more aggravated form: ' " President of the Miners Union It' would seem to me that the best safeguard of citizenship would be to strive to make the miners help themselves; not to try to break" their union, but rather to encourage them sanely- to get themselves on such a basis that their standard of. living will be' equal to the standard of living .of other Canadians, I thought Mr; .McLeod; president of fhe'United Mine Workers, for District'No. 26, an exceedingly sane man.. He is a moderate;' in fact, they accuse him of being too moderate. At least he is anxious for ..the'best things for the men. He knows that if there is any outbreak on the part of the men, it will be the men, not the company, who will suffer; he knows that there will be men thrown into prison, as was done before, and that they will come out with, broken, embittered, lives, the very worst influences in the community. So he is striving to teach the people and to get them to see that if they could once get out of the clutches of the company's stores and into a co-operative store of their own; if thejr could only get houses which they partly owned and could continue to pay for and try'to beautify; if they would strive to work' together through their unions for the good of all—that that is the way out, not in raiding stores, breaking windows, and that sort of thing. His influence is all for the good. This government, the company, or anybody else concerned in the affair, ought to' be glad to encourage the continuance of a union under the leadership of Mr. McLeod. Resentful of Conditions I would not like the company to think that if they break the union which exists now they will have broken everything. What I think will happen—and many people have voiced this opinion to me-^-if the union is broken, as has been done among the steel workers in Sydney, is this: a much more radical organization will take the place of the union, an organization that possibly even we would not want to see. I '.cojild not help but be struck by the tragedy of womanhood in that ally they do. They say awful things. But no one could blame them. Anyone who went to the same place and lived through the same conditions would, I am sure, say .the very same 'awful things. And I want to make this clear, because I think members' of. parliament are human — that means I have great faith in them—I believe they are.- Mr. Maclachlan told men this story, which he did not .intend I should repeat in parliament, colliery district is a tragedy. Their youth is brief J there, are many children; .there .is poverty, • age coming quickly; dependency,- nnd death. I do riot.know how they have kept the little spark of life that their faces still show; there were sonie young men and some young women who were hotly resentful of the conditions and not afraid to voice their feelings in the matter. But for the most part, especially if tbey had many children, their attitude was subdued, pathetic—I can think of-no other words that so Well describe it. What Is Government's Policy?' " I would like to ask this government, have they an immigration policy? Or is it true that it is people like Besco and the railways and organizations of that kind that have an immigration policy? We find that Besco has been bringing in immigrants, even during the worst times; they have agents stationed all over the world who are bringing in immigrants,. dumping them down where there is ■ no work for.' them and doing absolutely nothing for them after they get them here. Do you wonder that labor resents that sort of thing? Do you wonder that all the_resentment that these years have built up is directed against that conjpany? No, you cannot wonder that they are resentful. Much money is spent to bring immigrants to Canada. These Scotch-Canadians —with the exception of some Scotch- Canadians—are the very best citizens we have; yet the women who give us these good citizens, are not cared for; they are left-to shift for themselves. What about them? This is the attitude that seems to have been taken by all governments, provincial and federal up to date. It did not seem to be difficult for the company to get protection on coal, but the government gives no assurance that that- protection is to go down to the worker. It looks to me as though the very great distress of the miners of Cape Breton today has been used by the company for their own protection. While the papers of the east heralded the announcement in the budget as a great thing,"'! didi""hot find {he miners thinking that—and I was in the town the day the budget came out; they felt entirely hopeless regarding anything that protection could do for them. They knew where that protection would, go, from past experience. Think Industry Is Heartless When you think of it all—and I have almost finished with this tale of woe—when you think of it all, do you ""wonder that these" miners have come to the conclusion that industry is heartless, that the courts are unjust, that all politicians are rascals? Do you wonder? Some hon. MEMBERS: Oh, oh; Miss MACPHAIL: That is what they think. «Arr hon. MEMBER: 1 hope they did not think that of you. Government Refuses Aid Miss MACPHAIL: I am not a politician. One cannot but bo surprised at the attitude of the Nova Scotia government, One of continued indifference, apparently, to a very g\-ave situation, a situation which at ah/ moment may break out into something really terrible; because we are only depending for relief on the generosity of Canadian citizens. It is hard to explain the attitude of the Nova Scotia government unless it be that they are afraid of this industrial monster; that they are more anxious to court its smile than they are to save to happiness and good citizenship many thousands of our fellow Canadians. One can almost imagine them asking themselves: What to them is environment for miners that will produce strong men, happy women,, and healthy children; what to them the final destiny of oiir co'urilry'TsS161ftg"aS"pbWer .rem;a'tes-;intarf^ ernnient here can say there is s technical difficulty arid that that prevents theni from doing anything. They cannot send relief; they can- riot inquire into this thing, because the .Nova Scotia government, which lies closer to the miners, has done nothing'. But I have seen this government find its way round technicalities before today. If the heart of the government was really anxious to do something to relieve the 'great distress among the people in the William Braidwood, D.C., Ph. C. IsabellaJ Braidw^^DX jP^G , Licensed by Slate Bond, Waih. Chiropractors, tiervo Specialints Evening' Appointments, Highland 1643-L Sey. 1635 716-7 Standard Bk. Bid*. Kerr, alia , From 8 p.m. By Appointment . T.ady Attendant X-Bay Sorvice Sey. 1966 W. F. E. 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"It's Your Spine and Nerves" island of Cape Breton, they would find a way round the technical snag. • Dollars Before Human' Lite Really to my mind the whole cause of it alljs this: We4iave put tho commercial! value of making dot-' Iars and cents above the making, of human life and creating comfortable conditions of living. I cannot think it is due to anything else. Our .citizens will go on I am sure doing what they can to supply the heeds of Cape Breton. Down there they are looking with great gratitude, almost with amazed grdatitude at the wonderful things the city of Ottawa has been doing for them. Other places are following suit, and I am sure that the desired relief will come P'OTITing in. But it is a peculiar situation that the governments concerned—the local government and the^-'- federal government—cannot come to the "assistance of; these people; that they can do nothing for' Jhe miners^ i but leave it to private people to tax ! themselves to provide the necessaryV a'SSistahCe.1 " - ■k~r7t-:~-~-:V~T- ■=-**- ~-AM iT-fc-Aay.erwtbJ^::^ leave the problem to the government. For it is a problem, and its solution, possibly, will demand something more than direct relief. It may.J>e .1 that tliere will have to be a genuine shaking up before long. I do not know whether that time .is now or | not, but I do know that when Can- ? adian public opinion is aroused, ahd it is.being aroused in this case, it is not going to stand any more fooling ' on the subject. I really feel sure of that. _____ T THE LABOR STATESMAN April 24th, 1925 The Labor Statesman •published evei Bldg. ery Friday, »t lit Holden , Vancouver, B. a Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades , and Labor Council. Press Committee:. J. SIdawftsi. St Railwaymen; W. J. ScribblnrWc Em plpyees; W. Dunn, Carpenters- V R Midffley, Lathers; P. T Benmorh' Machinists; 3. Thompson, PUeDrWera and Wooden Brideemen. "rivers H. W. Watts, Man. Editor. Subscription Rates:—Canada 12.00 ner tSS: v\-06tor..als months United States and foreign, «a.oo per yea" *2,U£,on5 Bu»»<=rfbing in a body, l«o per member per month. Phone Seymour 1989. Van couver,. B.C., April. 24, 1925 "THE HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT HIM." A recent ■editorial in a local daily proceeds to show, in detail, how the new immigrant to Canada assists everyone who. is in the country^Al- ready. Here is the way the proposition is proved: _ "The first purchase a settler makes is lumber for his shack or house. This is ordered from the retail lumber yard, which places the order to replenish stock with the sawmill, which, in turn, hires men to go into the bush to, cut trees for logs—now the mill wants machinery, renewals, chains, cantdogs, peavies, pulleys, belting, "all of-which are manufactured in Eastern factories. The mill also wants hay and oats for horses, subsistence of all kinds for the crew, canned goods galore, clothing, underwear, shoes, stockings, overalls, caps, etc.—the railway must repair and maintain locomotives. / . -- ' "He (the settler must have wagons and harness, nails' and hardware, building paper, glass and paint— who can say that immigration is not the cure of unemployment? Increase in immigration will arrest the emigration of Canadians." '.;' This gibberish is very suggestive of the senseless rhyme "Old MacDonald had a farm." In the first place, a sleight of hand trick is turned by using the words "immigrant" arid "settler" as if they were synonymous terms. An "immigrant" is a new comer to the country regardless of what work he takes up; a "settler" is one who goes on the land and may have been born in the country. While no exact figures are available, it is safe to. say that not one immigrant out of twenty becomes a settler. Following the one who does, his shack is more likely to be made from logs or sod than from sawh lumber. A thousand feet of lumber and twelve fifty worth of tar paper will buid a settler's ''house" slightly wider and not quite the length of a railway box car. The logging camp worker geta 86 cents for falling and bucking a. thousand foot log. *No astronomical instrument maker could devise an apparatus sufficiently delicate to measure the. wear and tear of chains, peavies, etc., had by handling a thousand feet of timber, and a modern donkey engine and logging trains are good to handle some few billion feet. Somewhere between the bush-and the sawmill the log makes a decided growth, so that the,'. thousand foot "board measure" log will cut into twelve or fifteen hundred feet of boards. The superintendent ,of the. mill is ran. American,, his brother-in- law. 8s filer, the balance of the crew l^re .a, polyglot herdof. Chinks j Japan ^w!*an^1!rffi'ddbav^ supplies is mostly imported from Asia. The only horses; used in"the' production of lumber is -the horse rased by the "Hindu" to cart the slabs away, and ons sack of oats will serve a Hindu horse from now until that New Zealander makes his survey of the ruins of London. A The same issue that features the foregoing kindergaten drivel in its editorial columns quotes an.eastern despatch to the effect that a cargo of human cattle had just been dumped at Winnipeg, the largest single national group being ninety-three Jugo-Slavs, and, in accordance with the usual stock form lie, all of them to take up farm labor. During the. early summer these newcomers will divide themselves between, 'railway construction. and section work and farm labor, with a few breaking wages'to a Jugo-Slav and Balkan level in the cities. . , When railway Work closegjri the early fall, before the freeze-up, the railway group "will crowd into the Alberta coal mines and into the East Kootenay and Grand Trunk logging 'districts of British Columbia; Of the farm group, when the threshing, is completed, a portion will cling to the ranch at from ten to fifteen dollars per month, and the balance, being too late to push into the mining and logging work, will by New Year'sJ>e found in the "bread lines" in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and! Vancouver, or, as more frequently happens, being strangers in a strange land, thejr will accept employment at a rate that the established workman will not, or cannot meet, arid thereby force the latter into the "bread line." The victim toughs it as best he may for a time, then pulls up his tent pegs and,- with a curse on his .tongue for the land of his adoption or of his birth that has denied him right to support himself and family, another Canadian goes south. We trust that we have accepted the challenge to say that immigration is not the cure for unemployment, but is rather the cause of it, and to this we will add that immigration, by causing a continuous change of .population, prevents the be called a Canadian spirit or sentiment, and cheapens Canadian citizenship to an extent that tens of thousands of immigrants themselves do not .consider it worth applying for. —M. commerce. Since then we have dropped back to slack periods and find in nearly all trades a chronic stagnation of-industry.' New fac-. • tones, coalfields, steel and , textile mills organized toward the end of the war have now complicated the problem to such an extent that-all countries are confronted with the.task of finding a solution of the difficulty. Tariffs, conferences, doles, and various other nostrums fail to even touch the fringe of the trouble, and the chaotic and hopeless condition of the workers is a thing not to be lightly set aside. In this country its worst form is shown in Nova Scotia where Besco rules the liv& of thousands and their families. The financial interests are not''concerned as to how the workers exist. Their time and . -■' '»■"--- — p** energies turn to devising means to further extend the exploitation. The problem of overproduction is really one of underconsumption: It would be most amusing to speak of overproduction when so many go short of life's very necessities were it not for the tragic consequences. However, under our present social order the fact that shoe factories close down for lack of orders while thousands go barefoot oi" nearly so is one of the paradoxes of our insane social structured* Were it the product of a disordered mind its inconsistencies might be excused, but defended as it.,is. by our oppressors and their hirelings it would seem an easy task to combat their arguments. The trouble is that they evade the issue, or so becloud it. with a lot of rubbish that has nothing to do with the question. Workers, whether organized or not, must adopt a vigorous policy and challenge the right of their economic and social masters, a policy that will compel them to. meel u's' ift'the open and debate the principles of economic and social evolution. With_ science on' our side we should be able to permeate the minds of our fellow-workers, with the potentialities of their strength that some degre of class action is made possible. The problem of overproduction can only be solved in so far as the workers have control of the productive forces of industry. Unless "the-workers show some interest in delving' s'nio fundamentals it will be useless to foam about the distress poverty and misery which is their lot. This problem is world wide, and its effects so inescapable that we in this country must fall-into line and do our share in trying to combat the idea that the many must suffer at the behest of the few. —S. OVERPRODUCTION IN INDUSTRY The constant recurring periods of industrial depression manifest during, the last century gave to well known writers an opportunity to put forth their pet ideas in explanation of this phenomenon. The fact that spurts of good business lasting some seven to ten years and followed by stagnation for a shorter period was credited to all sorts of things from human depravity to spots on the sun. The real reason was overproduction, usually ending in a crisis that would wipe out of. existence many manufacturing concerns and bring to the unemployed great hardships and privations. After a while conditions became normal again and the cycle would repeat itself. Such was the process, never being quite the same but all conditioned by the same cause. . , Now the crisis conditions have become a permanent factor in industry, and we have constant- overproduction, or, to be more correct, overproduction of the meansof production. The combinations of capital in shipbuilding, coal and ore mining, steel mills, textiles, electrical and railroad, oil and many other undertakings have so trustified production that estimates are calculated months or years ahead as to the future demand for their output Production is kept within rtlie. limits of 'this prospective demand; hence' we have concerns tirrnjng optxbpi^pfldiiiim*^»their» possible oilfput; and a more serious factor is the short time or total unemployment for a Jjuxe.„BJinjber of the workers. During the war this condition was temporarily in abeyance and industry showed us what could'be done even with a depleted working force. As a consequence "The judge glared at him with his of this estimates were not so acc,nr-] stern eye^^^'to'car news report, ate and total capacity failed to satis-1 Well, well, what a funny place_for a fy the'demands for. many articles of fellow to have an eye! \/"■" CAPE BRETON RBLIEF FUND ' The following donations have been received for the Cape Breton Relief Fluid as reported to The Labor Statesman: St. Railwaymen's Union ............$100 Carpenters Union, 452 _. $50. Fire Fighters Union ..:—.. $50 Printing Pressmen's Union :__£ $25 Trades Council :.. $25 A delegation of the Trades Council interviewed the Finance Committee of the City Council to ask for a Tag Dag to raise money for this relief fund. The committee will ask the city council to rescind its former motion. The Hotel & Restaurants Employees' Union has permitted The Labor Statesman to accept the White Lunch advertisement. This place is not a union house, hot efforts are to be made to make it one. Children Need Aid of Chiropractors By HARRY E- VEDDER, D.C., Ph.C. Professor and Author, of 'Chiropractic Physiology Because the work of'the chiropractor is confined to the spine, many people have the idea that it is of value only in cases of nervous disorders, and is not indicated in diseases which are j apparently not of nervous origin. I say apparently not of nervous origin, because the layman does not realize that practically every disease of the human body is the result of an inability of the nerve trunks to properly carry vtal force from the brain to the tissues which are diseased. Because it is seldom that children are subjected to so-called nervous diseases, it doesn't enter the mind of the parent to employ the chiropractor- in cases where children are ill. As. a matter of fact, children respond more readily than adults to chiropractic' adjustments, and that response is not limited to those diseases wherein there is spinal curvature, or some other chronic condition which is generally associated with abnormalities in the spine. Chiropractic is just as effective in cases of indigestion, fever, colic, croup, and the various acute diseases to which children are subject. The various types of fever — the paralysis -which, sometimes, are car^ ried as "a burden from childhood throughout life. The various kinds of deformities—all of these are produced as the result of nerve impingement. Your chiropractor can give, you a reasonable, logical answer if you ask him what the cause of the yiseas^.is,; aad-pjf ».you^*isited =one hundred chiropractors in as 'many different places, you .would find the answer always' the same; that their system is based not upon vague theories, and the relief which they give is not a temporary proposition. Whateve£ they do, they have a good reason for. Their entire science deals with elimination of the cause' of disease, and not with a theoretical treatment of the expression of that disease which may or may not be Correct. If your child is suffering from any abnormality, and if you will visit your local chiropractor, he can tell you why that abnormality exists. He can give a reasonable, logical, explanation that will appeal to your reason. Think it oyer. Isn't it true that you call the medical .doctor because you and your forefathers have been educated through many generations to the belief that that is the only thing to do? Why not begin to think? , Why not put the health of your children in the hands of the person who knows what he is doing, and why he is doing it, rather than in the hands of one who tries first one thing and/then another until he happens to find something which will offer temporary relief but which does not remove the cause? Ghieer up, we've still got something that we can. save on—daylight saving law is passed in Ottawa. Next/week^s Labor. Statesman will be the'First Annual and .May' Day edition. It will contain a great many more pages and many interesting articles. * CO-OPERATIVE PROTECTION A small monthly payment enables our organization to provide Insur. ance, Doctor and Hospital Benefits for. it members. .'.---■ ....Wfa need you.",,"Xou need Write for particulars PROTECPON..,cgjjjU|»or Statesman UNION G. W. G. MADE Carpenters' Overalls Phone Seymour 3594 Campbell & Griffin Clothing, Hats, Caps and Men's Furnishings 144 CORDOVA STREET WEST ■■\i ronizeLJ WhoTe Wheat FLOUR EVERY HOME NEEDS IT. MAKE SURE YOU GET IT— AND NOTHING ELSE. It Is Rich in Nourishment— DELICIOUS "*fc»- UNDERWOOD Rebuilt .....:$3S to 75 1 Portable $«5 j| Terms: $10 Cash, Balance Easy Jm United Typewriter Co.^ Ring Up Sey. 23S4 for Appointment DR. W.J. CURRY DENTIST Suite 301 Dominion Building Vancouver, B.C. 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POPULAR PRICES TABLES FOR LADIES REST ROOMS FOR LADIES NEVER CLOSED Local Union Notes BULLETIN FROM THE DAIRY EMPLOYEES Our organizing committee is very busy this week, and up to the time of going to press have succeeded in signing up fifteen new members and are still on the job. ~ The ice cream war is still going, strong and we hear Bill is holding his own in great shape on the North Shore. Will all the members try and impress" on all stores that they call upon how much we would appreciate their taking their ice cream from a union driver. 4 . We are how working on some .store cards. These will be for the use of Stortis' 1S^000S0r0t^M^. that is delivered by union firms. Some of the brothers who have good routes want to attend the meetings a little better, otherwise they may wake up some morning and find themselves minus a good deal.—;Birt Showier. RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES ACTIVE ON ASIATIC EXCLUSION The results obtained from the recent organization drive are indeed very gratifying. Tho results of the mass meeting called for culinary workers a couple pf weeks ago were disappointing, however, and would indicate that there is a most deplorable lack of enthusiasm among this particular class of workers. This regrettable fact may be attributed to two primary causes, viz., the sex problem and the Asiatic problem, the latter of which is proving to be a very bad obstacle and one which sooner or later will demand a showdown; because it must be obvious to even the most casual student of economics that the time is fast approaching in B. C. when some drastic action will have to be taken if the white race expects to preserve their racial, ideals: and standard of living,. The newly formed Asiatic Exclusion Association held another good meeting last Friday evening at which the constitution was adopted and officers elected. This is a live-wire organization which is worthy the support of alXpersons who are interested in thjLBIfigBnt (and future) welfare of the white race in B. C. The Association will hold their next meeting at 8 p.m; on Friday, the 24f^af 570;G^vTIIe-TStr--i«rper?t soris are hereby cordially inv*l$sd;to attend. ' , ■ '■ Mr. Tom Crombie, an ex-member, and a very active worker for Local 28, has opened a first-class Union- Cafe at 616 Dunsmuir Street. "It's not the individual, hor the army as a whole, but the everlasting team-work of every blooming soul." Local 128. H. FORD. SEE ROWLAND BR1TTAIN, Fair- field Bldg., for Patents, .Trademarks. $1 - FOR NOTHING - $1 AND ITS YOUR LAST CHANCE Friday and Saturday only, we will give a $1.00 Paint . Brush Free with a 5 gallon or larger order of Roof Paint or Shingle Stain. Oil Shingle Stain in Red, Green, Brown and Black. *<||»| 'J'J Regular $2.25 per ..gallon, for '.... '■■ J' ' Red Roof Paint, Regular $3.5G per gallon, for : , - - $1.95 W. C. STEARMAN &«^13$ PHONE SEYMolffisI^^*^ Wine Enjoyed at Belvedere Court Another big successful dance was held in the Belvedere Court last Saturday under the auspices of the Vancouver Centre Group of the C.L.P. The programme was put on just before refreshment time. . Len Har- ton did two, step dances, which met with great applause. _L. R. Miller was at the piano. Bert Stinchcombe told some funny stories which were well received. Refreshments were then served, the Middleton Food Products donated some of their famous Blue Ribbon Bread, with which sandwiches were made. A case of Vin Supreme Loganberry Wine was donated , by the Berry Growers Co-operative Union of B. C. and once tasted wns'in^freat demand. (It is sold in the liquor stores at 60 cents a bottle, and is the cheapest real drink on the market. Miss Nettie. Enman, George Ellis and Percy Winkle supplied the music for the dance, which everybody enjoyed. 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St. - Sey. 9513-1391 161 Basting* St, W. - Ssy. 1370 1047 Oeorgia St. W. • Sey. 7413 "SAY IT WITH FLOWERS" •• CONTINUOUS POLICY- NOON-'TILL MIDNIGHT VAUDEVILLE AND FEATURE PICTURES FARMER SUPPORTS LABOR In the House of Commons, 3. S. Woodsworth, Labor M.P. for Winnipeg Centrey—recently introduced a motion calling upon the Federal Government to accept' the full responsibility fpr the maintenance of immigrants brought, to this country when unemployment is rife. During the debate Mr. Irvine said: Now, Mr. Speaker, in view of the fact that the government has no policy for unemployment, in view also of the fact that some of its own supporters have characterized this resolution as being- ridiculous, and in view further of the fact that the Minister of Immigration positively refuses to hove anythi'ng to do with the resolution and states his intention 'o, oppose it, I beg to move, seconded by the hon. member for Bow River (Mr; Garland) the following amendment to the resolution: That all the words after the word "House" be struck out and that the following be inserted: the government, having no satisfactory policy either, for alleviating the suffering of the victims of unemployment, or for providing a remedy for the evil, shall resign. In the debate, Mr. Garland (Progressive) Bow River, Alta, made the following remarks: We find mayors from cities east, cities west, cities central, bringing down the same story to this government, that so far as their own citizens were concerned they were prepared to consider looking after them, but so far. as unemployment as the result of immigration policy was concerned, they demanded that this government recognize this responsi- - bility—and that is all.that this resolution of the hon. member for Centre Winnipeg (Mr. Woodsworth) asks. Victoria Road Phone Fraser 236 Prompt Delivery Tecumseh Meat Market One Quality Only—The Best 5675 Victoria Rd. a Savage, Prop. KODAKS a''^''^tfE\1ii FINISHING ■ FILMS AND SUPPLIES ^ Heyworth Drag Store Phone Fraaer «M ' THi^TY-FIFTH AND VICTORIA Vaone irAmai 866 8731 wjasosrto Sfi- S. Eckersley HARDWARE AND PLUMBING Btovss Siugtao Mate Voola A little time ago I picked up a report of the Publicity Commissioner of Alberta in which I found the following: The sale has I been announced of the 13,320 acre farm of George Lane at Namaka, Alberta, to a colonization company for an unnamed sum. The value of the farm is stated to be about $650,000. The sale is also announced of the Rosedale ranch in the Bittern lake district near Cam- rose, to colonization interests who, it is stated, plan to divide the ranch into small farms for settlpm.ej^pjjjk 'poses.': -■ W'„'"'■' "' '"**-' '.,- What does that tell us? It tells us that the old policy of exploitation 'of the settlers who want to go on the land is to contiriue. These colonization companies are not doing these things for their health, they are going to hold up the settler who comes in and wants to take up land, and this government is doing nothing to stop it—nothing at all. Not so long ago in Montreal a glass company applied for some men, What happened? I quote the following Canadian Press dispatch describing this incident: A near riot occurred this morning when several hundred men tried to get into the plant of the Dominion Glass Company when it was announced help was wanted. The plant had been closed down for several weeks. Early in the morning a crowd gathered in front fit the plant. When the gate was finally opened the wait- ters found to their chagrin that former employees were, given preference, while others were kept back by the watchmen on duty. Those in the rear of the crowd, becoming impatient as they saw men passing through the desired goal, commenced pushing and the men closed in more closely about the en trance to the property. The high fence around the property threatened to give way beneath the pressure. It was at this critical moment that, after several warnings, fire hose- kept in the plant was brought out and played upon the unfortunate and hungry rnbb.' It is this kind of incident, Mr. Speaker, that appeals to my sense of justice and "my sense of the need of the making of some attempt to rem edy this condition. The Acting Minister of Finance (Mr, Robb) rises in his place today and tries to dispose of thisi wh61e^conditigfL.Qf-Jinenipl'»y' TBen*as"sfmply a matter of Conservative propaganda and non-existent, but a few hours later ,the Minister of Labour (Mr. Murdock) rises behind him and brands this .very problem 'as the most important one that faces Canada today. Now, what is one'to do with a government like 'that? What can be donewith them? I received the other day from one of the locals of the United Farmers of Alberta in my constituency ares- olution which I desire to place on record,. It indicates the attitude of the organized farmer towards this problem. It reads: ■■ '. At a meeting of the Huxley U.F.A. a resolution was passed which I was instructed to forward to you with a hope that you may do your utmost in the matter. Whereas there is a great amount of suffering in our province due to unemployment and whereas, among thle, Sufferers there are many returned veterans. Be it resolved that: We, the Huxley branch of the U.F.A., ask. our secretary to send this resolution to our federal member, asking him to use every effort in his power to help alleviate this suffering, especially among our returned soldiers. - There- again you. have another angle of the situation. The returned men from overseas who went over there to fight ..for their King and country, with that high idealism which inspired most of the young men at the outbreak of the war, now come back to find that the country they fought for has not a job supplying a decent standard of living to offer them, and further we find that more than a hundred thousand returned Canadian Expeditionary Force men are now in the States. I noticed that one hon. gentleman said there was never unemployment in an agricultural district. Why, of course not. Why should there be? Just as soon as there is not a job on the farm, or the farm is dried out, the farmer has to go somewhere; he goes into the mines or to the United States or somewhere else. He cannot stay there and starve to death. He is not foolish enough to do that; A good deal of the work on the farm is work without pay. I think it is wiser for the govern ment to divert the stream they have started flowing towards the shore ,it is much wiSt^r to divert it for a time *tyWfTO*fr6a"fc' bui our Wn^jaaster *wf that is what is happening. These new immigrants cannot go over- the line on account of the quota laws. They have got in here and the labour market is overstocked. There are many Canadians irt this country who are anxious to get .work at a decent standard of living, but they have to'go somewhere else, and they go to the United States. The distant pasture looks green.. In the Saturday edition of the Ottawa Citi-. zen, page five, we find an interesting comparison, if the hon. gentlemen would care to look at it. The first colmun is devoted to the story of the huge supply of food that was secured from the children of Ottawa to take care of the unemployed situation in Nova Scotia. It is headed: Huge, supply of food brought on first pound day. __ . - Children expected to bring offerings directly to headquarters today. Twenty cases shipped. Only three columns over We find another article: Large party of immigrants on way to Canada. In the one case the children gathering food voluntarily to help the unemployed conditions in this country, and in another column of the paper a'part on the immigration policy of this administration— Mr. McMASTER: Does not the hon. gentleman not realize that when people come into this country they create a demand for goods, as well as being able- to produce goods in .the country? , Mr. GARLAND (Bow River): The imagination of my hon. friend for Borne. (Mr. McMa-sterjHs ^eligtrtfSSL The men who come to this country only create S demand ^or'go<»ds ■when they have the funds with which to buy them, the purchasing power. Most of the people are brought in on an assisted passage scheme.. That will be Keen from this item in -the Giiizen: . . Thirty families leave Liverp'ool under overseas settlement plan to work farms in Dpminion. , • > And their passage is paid in advance. Now what is the use? How can these people implement the industrial activities of Canada. They ORPHEUM CAFE Highest quality of food properly prepared and nMify and courteously served in generous portions by experiencefl, Union employees. ;, You will find our prices much lower than the average first- class cafe. p ALWAYS OPEN 762 Granville Street Vancouver, B. C. Opposite Orpheum Theatre . Two Good Places To Eat -Home and Here TRAY SERVICE ALWAYS OPEN CUISINE THE BEST 612 PENDER ST. WEST Opposite tho Bog-en Building- Quarter block East of Granville St. fiOOQ EATS CAFE have not the means to keep themselves. They require to have advances made to them; The government is as usual so far as policy is concerned vacant, empty. It is just not there,-that is all. I have much pleasure in supporting the " amendment of the„ hflpj.,.meiabsjMifsw' fialgary (Mr: Irvine). I approve of the whole, tone pf the resolution, and it is quite evident from the speeches that we have from the government side thajt-they have no constructive policy. They simply say, "We will promise we will put on a farm every man who wants to go there." What utter rubbish that is to those of us who know conditions out in the west. You cannot do that. You could put men out there to work for nothing, but is that going to elevate the standard of men or improve -conditions of the country? No. It is going to place in that district a lot of pauper labour which would be useless, and it would create, conditions that are very undesirable. I have much pleasure in voting for the amendment to the motion. Seymour 3168 Always Open Empire Cafe and Grill Vancouver's Best Under Personal Management of HAROLD DEOCi BOG KRAUSB ^^ifi-Mth-Bstt :■ 16 Hastings St E. Late 72nd Batt. Vancouver, B.C.' Morris Lunch BOB MOORE, Prop. Quality Eats Reasonable Prices . ■ For Working Men and Women 630 DUNSMUIR STREET' (Half Block East of Granville) The Working Man's Home HOTEL MAIN ' CIEAN-WAEM-CENTB4I Mais to Gcorg-ia Sts., Vancouver. The Tuneful Song Shop at Orpheum In a conspicuous position among the few super-headliners in Orpheum Circuit vaudeville is Karyl Norman, the gorgeously gowned "Creole Fashion Plate," who' is coming to the Orpheum this week in his latest artistic conception of the finest Mendings of stagecraft, melody, color and dress, "The Tuneful Song Shop," an act which eclipses even the exotic offerings he has given the past two seasons. Keno Clark and Bobby Simonds assist him. Charles Withers, is wett-known on the Orpheum Circuit where he played several seasons in the melodramatic travesty, "oFr Pity's Sake". This season he has a greater laugh provoker than ever in "Withers Op'ry", It opens with an overture by the Silvertown Band, conducted by Silas Sliveiis,^^ Whien^-Aaradfer^ftiiroughoSt is' assumed by Mr. Withers. Then therft~is-a-- tlmUmg f screen* Warna" "Hilda, the Blacksmith's Daughter"; a magic act, a scene from "Romeo and Juliet" and many other travesties on the variety show of thirty years ago, ' . Dick Keens:.and Virginia Barrett have found themselves a fertile field for delightful satire. They are presenting a skit called "Wanted a Husband," which pokes good tiatureil fun at the advertising columns of a matrimonial journal. The Sober Recital presented by Percy Bronson and Edith Evans has nothing to do with the Volstead Act, but this Sober Recital of theirs is nevertheless said to be an intoxicant. Like "Wanted A Husband," it was built for laughing purposes only. The Braminos in clown make-up, clown with a variety of musical instruments, but according to the press agent they can really play, being clever musicians. As a comedian Neil McKay, the youn fun- comedian, Neil McKay, the young funster new from the music halls of Scotland and England is "the real McKay", and it does not take him. long to establish his right to this sobriquet once he begins to strut his stuff. The Clinton Sisters are a clever team of stepping girls who offer a novelty diversion. "Down on the Farm" is the title of a clever Aesop's Fable, Topics of the Day and the Orpheum Concert Orchestra completes a splendid bill of vaudeville. A married ..man, xasJAwas* ^mA'UtfiM tii^someWing off his chest" for the;: ^nefit-trf-Ms'''pafKnt"wife. He died and she caused a four-toil monument to be erected over hin grave. . •' • "Now, dern ye," she muttered, J.to'S; -see you get that off "your, chest." ■ : . MAINLAND CIGAR STORE THE PLACE FOR PIPES 310 CARRALL STREET, VANCOUVER ■.'-•..^^•^^Ji^i*^^mm^m«''tmiiimm»W April 24th, 1925 THE LABOR STATESMAN GUT-RATE DRUGS We are tne original cut-rate druggists' of the west. Oar policy never changes, make a purchase and note the QUALITY, SERVICE and SAVING. '' ; FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS W.7B MellliiB rood , 90.66 .35 Carter's tattle Liver Pills.. .14 . .35 Chloride of Um> .17 JO Waterglass ...... .id 1.00 Burdock to Sarsaparllla .... .S3 1.00 Bald's'Blood. Pnrlfler ....... .53 .35 Sulphur k Molasses .20 .50 Xrysol Antiseptic, 8 OS .37 .43 .60 Dr. Chase's Ointment .50 Dr. Beid's Bronchitis Mixture _ .38. 1,00 Gillette Blados -. .66 1.00 Nujul !....*• .63 .50 Aromatic Casoara, 4 oz....... .27 '.60 Banquet Brand Chocolates, per 1 lb. carton .34 VANCOUVER DRUG COMPANY, LIMITED 13 STOIII . H. E. 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OWBsT. 1011, KlDDfifeO. HARDWARE Paints, Varnishes, Glass, Etc, **"17' '■ Mitm* Slfch. 1613 """ "~ 3733 Hastings St. B., Vancouver MsSgMs W. DICKINSON MEAT MARKET 3724' Hastings Street East My Motto: ONE QUALITY ONLY—THE BEST Protection Does Not Benefit Canada It is hardly surprising that many people are writing, to the labor papers of Canada questioning the wisdom of protection as applied iii this country. The chief business of the Canadian manufacturers for some time has been putting the small .fellow out of business. In 1922, according to the Dominion Labor Gazette for October last, 463,864 persons were employed in manufacturing; this figure- being vouched for by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Back in 1011, Canadian manufacturing employed' 491,342, according tb the census. . Now since 1922, employment in manufacturing has not increased to any extent. - But take the years 1911 and 19221 Volume output in the latter year was about 50 per cent greater than in 1911; output,' measured by value, was more than 109 per cent greater. But all employees, salaried and wage-earners, were 27,000 less in .1921 than in 1911. Machines, of course, accounted for a large part in the increased production. ;.' But if -protection inergasjs,.ma-. cSSsfe" aniS reduces; the "inrmber of employees; it is of Rubious benefit to the workers. r* The argument for protection is :Stet^$:1-prSyWes ■moire * employment for workers. That argiimertt evidently impresses American workers,, And probably with reason, for, American manufacturing employed 2,- 000,000 more persons in 1923 than in 1914—a big contrast with Canada, ' . , M. BROWN. CURRENCY AND CREDIT BY J: S. WOODSWORTH IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.- SEE ROWLAND BRITTAIN, Fair- ., (Fair Puisnes, Trademarks. (Continued from last issue.) . May I in a few words review the existing privileges of Canadian banks? In the first place they control and use the peoples' savings, taking them at three per cent and giving them out at eight or ten. Secondly, they have what I might call the franchise of issuing currency, which enables them to double their capital. Thirdly, they have virtually a control of credit—they can give or withhold and thus they can make or unmake any business in their country. . Revelations of what went on in connection with the Home Bank have been a severe shock to the public at large, yet I think careful studjr will show that a great many1 of the practices prevalent in connection with the Home Bank, and . which ' 'so shocked the public, are common-with many of our banks. We are constantly meeting such instances as this —I quote from a dispatch from New York dated July 28 last: * Steps to end what local newspapers describe as the "binder twine trust" were taken to-day by Attorney General Stone at Washington, when action was begun to dissolve the Sisal Sales Corporation as a trust, in violation of the anti-trust laws: Among the defendants named in the suit besides the corporation was the Royal Bank of Canada. '■-*. This is not an isolated example by any means. These banks are engaged in business not only in Canada but "in the United States and other parts of the world, and thej^are able to manipulate the savings of the people to their own ends. Further than that, the banks have great power, as we have pointed out on ^i^^^B^^^is^(tli^^^^CiB 4»cfci'ng'"(rirectpTates, as a result' pf- which the directors of a bank are interested in a great many of the industrial and commercial enterprises of the whole country. But" their really great power comes, not through the inter-locking directorates, not through the issuance of currency, but essentially through their control of credit which gives the banks the power to inflate, or deflate. Through their power they derive profits in both ways. The operation may be compared to the working of a pawn-broking establishment. You bring your goods to the pawnbroker, and he may charge a very exorbitant interest on the loan. If you fail to pay his charges he retains the goods which have been pledged. Thus he has either the exorbitant charge o,r he has the goods. The same thing is true with regard to banks, as a good many of our western "farmers are beginning to find out. There is one other power which the banks have in Canada, and that is that they very largely do the government financing. It is- not my purpose to go into this matter at this stage,-but we all recognize that these great flotations are very largely made through the bankS) the government fearing for some reason or another -to undertake to finance direct. I should like to quote a paragraph or so from a,.little pamphlet which came into my hands not. long ago. It is written by Mr. H. C. Cutting who states the situation with regard to credit very concisely. -He says: . Now then, stage..o.ur troubles jure cMseS^^h^^^iWtf^rtfeTaKW of the dollar, it stands to reason that if our system of credit issue could be changed so that the volume of available credit would be controlled by-the demands of'fcranffiBsrftiF stead of--by a board or the personal interests of the bankers, there would then be no fluctuation in the value of the ■ .■th.is...m,pr4%;^^tujB.tjo^^tii^r than ah .JS^iSi^pTO&a-riaiaes^^^-who.'are not responsible to the people to do so? We have now government supervision and inspection. We have the advocacy of government guarantee of deposits. Here I quote a few sentences from the Vancouver Sun: This bank consolidation should be followed by a government announcement that in future the security of all bank deposits will be government guaranteed, just as note .circulation is to-day guaranteed. 'When a Canadian bank goes Out of business, its note circulation starts to carry 6 per cent interest until it is fully paid. When that same bank goes out of business, the depositor starts to figure—not whether he will get 6 per cent on his deposits, but whether he will get 6 per cent of his deposits. Prom all over this country demands are coming that the government should go much further, that it has in the past. jWHy not take the next step and effectively control our currency and credit? Money itself is of the nature of a public utility. In the old days our roads were more or less. controlled- by private individuals. Some of us remember in childhood days passing along a road and having to stop every little while at a toll gate to pay for use of that road. Those who constructed the roads took toll, and I presume they charged all that the traffic would bear. Now our roads are managed by the people, and they are given to the people at the cost of' service. Why not the same advance in the case of money? Here in Parliament, we taay^^ legjalation, but so long ■aTtKeHrls:Wo^^S^~i^h^oT'ou^i^e these halls our legislation will be largely nullified. Mr. Lloyd George, with whoseopirion I am afraid I Jo inW*H^efnTy""^wr ffiaa^e W very significant statement several months ago at the time of'the issuance of the Dawesreport. He said: -.'■-■:■ Agreement would never have been reached without the brusque and brutal intervention of international bankers. They swept statesmen, politicians, jurists and journalists all on One side, and issued their orders with the imperiousness Of absolute monarchs who knew that there was PLEASE Come arid Take These Boots and Shoes Away Their prices, are so low that it's almost like a gift. You see, it's this way—we are trying to. make room for Our Big Bankrupt Stock of Shoes and General Dry Goods nu$8w*-.«?an't unpack them until i' hjfve Httmewhore to plum-them on ThJH huukrupt Htook wfl bought at 8Oq pn the dollar, and we will Hell it that way. This*™■ meant* less than ordinal y Opfltt- ■ Sample Shoe Store (J. E. Whc'lan, "Trust Muster") 37 HASTINGS STREET W. & IF YOU HAVE Old Jewelry or Watches TRADE THEM IN FOR NEW with us. We also do first-class watch repairs.. Model Jewelry Company \ 1120 GRANVILLE STREET no appeal from their ruthless decrees." This settlement is the joint ukase of king dollar and king sterling. ; Thus we"face the lfarger question., as. to whether or noT parliaHetit is to be sovereign, as to whether or not the people are to be sovereign, .or whether we have not had our liber- tics filched from us without most of us having been aware of what has taken place. Many advocate the breaking of monopoly. My thought is not that we should attempt to break this monopoly that we have today, this money monopoly, but rather that in some way the people themselves should assume the direction or control of the monopoly, and use it not in the interests of a few but administer it in the interests of the whole of the people of Canada. — SEATTLE TRADES COUNCIL UNSEATS COMMUNISTS SEATTLE, Wash.—By an overwhelming vote some weeks ago, the Seattle Central Labor Council decided to expel all delegate with Communist affiliations. The vote was 101 to expel and 33 against. The unseated delegates had wasted the time to convert the delegates of the council to the Communist doctrine. Trade union- business was disregarded and representatives of the affiliated unions found it impossible to present the business of their organization because of the programme engineered by the Communists. The accused delegates represented five different trades. Grandview 1955 Commercial Dr.. at Fourth Ave. „_,. Specialties: Hay and-Grata) Flour . and Feed Poultry Supplies Phone Hish. 875 Prompt Delivery Manitoba Hardware Shelf Hardware, Granite aad Tia° ware, McClary's Ranges, Bapce Paints and Electrical Goods. 1174-76 Commercial Dr. High. OT® .»y FREE If you are interested in tne Portland Canal District be sure and see the largest , aeroplane view in the world of this district. It measures '..'■.::-'.': feet and is done in colors. All principal mines are shown. Portland Canal Display Room 70 Hastings Street West Open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. THE LABOR STATESMAN April 24th, 1925 Money Talks BUT ALL IT EVER SAYS TO SOME - PEOPLE IS GOOD-BYE If yonr savings are earning less than 7 per cent, you can do better. We own ahd otter J6.000 French Government 7 per cent Bonds, payable in American dollars at 95%, to yield 7% per cent Also 49 other Government Issues, at prices to show incomes of from 7.10 to 8.76 per cent—all safe—all payable in either Sterling or American dollars—all Immediately marketable In case of need. We offer them on partial payment plan — the coupons are yours. For small change, on which you can afford to take a chance, with the expectationi of making a JMg,.nroSt-r-r buy OTifT Mstsfctf stocks. wVfeatured Silver Crest last summer at 4'cents —now selling for close to five times that figure. Today we recommend B. C. MONTANA— now producing about 51.100 per week. This stock should work up to veryj much higher figures. Get Tour Masts on Oar Hailing- list — It Pays WOLVERTON & CO. 704 DOMINION BANK BLDG. (Established 19 Tears) Look 10 Years Younger ! Gray hair keeps you from good Jobs. Our preparation Is guaranteed to darken. SEND S1.00 FOSTAX. NOTE Address: Gilvan, c-o labor Statesman 818 Holdon Bldg. Vancouver, S.O. "The delegates may then take the road to South-Vancouver," says minutes of recent meeting. This hardly seems necessary, as South Vancouver's road was never'taken away and does not need replacing. {tractive Offer to Amal. Carpenters The Headquarters of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters have made an attractive offer to the mem-, bers of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters in Vancouver to transfer their membership to the Brotherhood and thus solidify the efforts of the organized Carpenters intheClty. Any of the members of the Amalgamated can get the same number of years standing in the Brotherhood that they have in the Amalgamated by merely paying, the monthly per capita tax of 50c as from April 1st, 1924. Those who take advantage of this offer .will immediately get the advantage of the following benefits: Beneficial members' funeral donation; (under 60 years of age at the time, of admission to membership): One year's membership S 50.00 Two year's membership 100.00 Three year's membership •' 150.00 Four year's membership 200.00 Five year's membership 300.00 Wife funeral donation (beneficial members): " ' One year's membership $25.00 Two year's membership 50.00 Three year's membership 75.00 Disability donation (beneficial members):" One year's membership $50.00 Two year's membership" . 100.00 Three year's membership 200.00 Four year's membership 300.00 Five year's membership 400.00 Semi-beneficial members (between 50 and 60 years of age at time of admission to membership): Two year's membership ZZ, $25.00 Three years membership 5,0.00 Five years membership . 75.00 Ten year's membership. --■■■'<'-"1'---T2ROT' In addition to tMs^'BclT'loTTias a sick benefit fund for beneficial members. When a member has been in the local for one year he is entitled to a sick benefit of $100 per day for ninety days in any one year. The question of the superannuated members of-the Amalgamated has been one of the stumbling blocks, but under this arrangement these members will be fully covered by the Brotherhood's "Old Men's Home and Pension Scheme", and these benefits will be considerably greater than the present super-annuation now. being paid by the Amalgamated Carpenters, WORKING MEN ! It will pay you to trade here! Our prices are as low as any, and our qualities are of the best. Phone Seymour 504 Central Drug Store C. D. Gillanders IS Cordoy.i St. W. Vancouver, B.C. Yes, Willy, you can find a fitting career by learning to „ be a union tailor. Has the Union Label a Value By JOHN W. BRUCE. This is a much repeated question and to the casual observer may not appeal as of any significance, but to those who are observant, plenty of opportunity has presented itself to prove the fact that it has a real value. In the developement of the' Labor movement the organization of the workers has almost been exclusively confined to skilled and semiskilled workers who have been able, by organization, to better their own material conditions, and in addition have been an influence in the general betterment of social and economic conditions.": This fact has not-been lost on the: world, for the great army of workers engaged in administrative enterprises and commerce, who have not been able to successfully Organize, and who are oftimes called the "black- coated" or "White-collared" brigade, are conscious of the power and the growth of the Labbr movement, and appreciate to the full the value of the marks of distinction placed upon products establishing the fact that these goods have been produced under fair and reasonable conditions, or that the shop cards indicate that those employed 'in. those shops'are paid a wage considerably in excess of those in others, and that they receive better conditions of employment than those generally prevailing. One must not allow the opinion to prevail that only those in organizations are* concerned about the social and economic conditions of the mass. True, the Labor movement is the living prptest against the intolerable conditions of society, and has been, able to increaserthe^vii[ft:,lfttai,.ft£Kb.u- man happiness by its efforts. But the active and sympathetic support of those who believe we are right has been, a considerable aid in the work by their recognition of the * label and shop cards. The average wage worker, in buying the necessities of life, is an important factor, and generally insists that goods should bear the stamp of approval. But in the general every day life the great support , of, the "Black-coated" _ factors is what counts. The barber is conscious of this fact, for their patrons know full well the shops bearing these cards are the most sanitary and up-to-date, and pay their help a living rate of wages. In the" display .of the shop card of the Retail Clerks it becomes immediately apparent to the purchasing public that this merchant believes in a degree of justice to his employees, and does not sweat or underpay them, and therefore in that store they can expect to get a square deal and receive a -greater measure of consideration than in a store whose whole object is to get.all they can out of their employees and the MiinHiiuniiNiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim Esper anza les (NON-PERSONAL LIABILITY) CAPITAL - - $250,000.00 A. H. CARTER 17 years Fertilizer Business England and Canajla^- r'""^z":- PLANT ** ' Queens Cove, West Coast, . Vancouver Island . ($150,000.00 10% Preference Shares) $100,000.00 Common Shares) ALBERT OSTMAN 12 years Colhstructifift '-.^.i^^^CoftferactbT''^^* A.J.ENGVICK 30 years' experience.in B.C, ; > Fishing BusineBs.. , H. I. STAFFORD ^'"Fishing Business, British Columbia. " 1 Phone: Seymour 4897 = \ ' ' " ,•; . ► _ .r<-\ eO^TPi-ETE INWJKMATSON .NOW READY FOR HAJMNO ' -.'''.. 3 5. PJtit a speculation, but a obuna Invesimeht giving the .largest* possible returns with safety of principal. 5 J CALL, WRITE OR PHONE, SEYMOUR 4897 * | 2 '• ' Head OfKca: Sm«8e 402 N«tr5laweaS Building 2 I' S09 RICHARDS STREET ,'...,. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA | nMiiiHiDiigiioigioiBiooitii^ Imperial" Silk Hose One of This Company's Standardized Lines All Sizes All Shades Two Styles —A hose of superfine quality, made expressly for the Hudson's Bay Company of pure thread silk, reiiv forced at the heel and toe; fashioned for appearance and comfort with ribbed and hemmed lisle top; shades *"To"rhatch all fashionable garments for street and dress wear, including black, white, -grey, suede", taupe, navy, silver, gold, seal brown, •leather, camel and pongee. THE BEST HOSE SOLD IN. CANADA AT THIS PRICE $1.85 nfaowT£>au dnrnpann VANCOUVER I public. In the restaurants the observing public are always seeking for clean, sanitary, up-to-date places to eat;" and the long established reputation oi houses carrying the Union Card of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees hear testimony to the . fsgjt. tKt the display of this card signifies the use of white help, clean kitchens, and higher rates of pay than that • prevailing in non-union houses, a condition that the public appreciates. -In the use of the printers label many reputable firms always demand this imprint on all. stationery showing their approval of the splendid conditions the printer has conferred on those engaged in that industry, and so on all along the line we find men and women conscious of their power, while not organized, who realize its value as a means of assisting in producing those conditions of life that we feel assured the great mass of struggling humanity desire. So that to those who assist, we pay our tribute and to those who display we give our active support, knowing full well that in doing our share we can make the burdens of life easier and the world a better place to live in, so when purchasing commodities, always demand the Union Label or seek the shop card of those trades who carry same, and assist in mak-T ing effective some of the work of the Labor movement- Local dietitian is , advertising a B remedy for "that'feeling of full-. ne,s8i", «a?WafofrsymptmtWhtt'Whie?'"* times accompanies pay day. ' 100 Booms — Modern Conveniences WEST HOTEL OFF. B. O. ELECTRIC DEPOT Carrall St., Off Hastings St. Corno Simpson Frank Marchess FREE j FREE! The Hermetic Temple 817 Granville Street Vancouver, B.C. ..„.'' Syj^LABUS OF THE '- Summer School Studies in Esoteric Philosophy' TO BE CONDUCTED B? ^ DR. JOHN CRAVEN AFTERNOON SESSION AT 2:45 EVENING SESSION AT 7:30 May 6—Tho Synthesis of Truth. May 13—The Purpose of Creation. 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