u3^U&3^Y^>^-6 It in- auguiated the system ot paying small wages lo all classes of employees which wurc not organized. This system wus gradually eliminated by the classes which weie compaiatively stiong in numbers, namely, .eiiglneeis, llremen, tialnmen, telcgiaphcrs, machinists, and Inst but not le.ist. the m"-��� b,ittle"of the trackmen in the summer of 1001 will still be fiesh in the memories of our readers. ' . Resides the above mentioned olo-sses theie still lemnined a Luge number.of , men who were not eligible to membei- bhlp in any of the above mentioned organizations, whose numbeis were so small individually that it made unionism almost impobslble.-and whose posi- - tlon was gradually getting woise, as the others who* Were Organized weie Improved. The Hist break away w.is in.idc by the freight-handlers, wh'o, four years ago, formed a local union to piotcct their Inteiests, and the first stand was made by them on ithe question of increased compensation for c-heckeis, who, up to this time, 'had been paid the same wages as' the truckeis, namely, 20 cents an hour. This was conceded by lhe .company after a sti ike of a few houis' duuition, and the i.itos of pay of cheekeis weie Increased to 23 cents . an hour. The next stand was mude"lu.st summer, when ithey demanded an Jn- - ciease of 10 .per cent., which was also conceded after tho men had been on sti ike for two days. The conditions of neaily all the others had meanwhile been getting worse. ~ The-Clcrks'-Pay. '��� had Hinged from a general rale, in the local freight olllce of $5ft a month down to almost nothing In the general othce's, with night work unlimited, while the laborers at the shops were receiving the magnificent sum of foui teen cents per h'our. There was lots of lndlvulu.il kicking iiilwul this state of affaus, but no concerted action until lhe company supplied the neccssury stimulus, and it hnppened In this way: Some genius among the olIlcinlK eoncel\ed the biil- lliiut Idea thut by giadually ieducing the monthly pay he would be able lo gel cleiks for nothing, uiufut thes,imu lime boost his own stock up. This was put inio effect, and when a man who was di.iwlng the WO a month left nnother man would be put on lu his place nt $15, and When He Left, which undei lhe picv.illlng conditions wns fiei|iiently the rase, nn attempt would'bi- made to leplnce him with auothei s at tiO. It did not matter that while the company was .plugging the bung hole In this wny, the hoops wero all loose and the ban el was leaking nt every btavc by thu handling of the busl- _ ness with Inexperienced and new men antagonizing the public. This might have gone on until the desired end was accomplished had the clerks not figured out that while at the best of times tliey i weie barely getting a living wage as lt was now they would soon be ipaylng a premium for the pilvllege of working, ai\jl Mr. Estes coming along at ithls time, com'blnod; with the great general, advance of-unionist Ideas, found ' the ground ready for thc seed, and the U. U. of it. li. came into existeme at Vancouver on the 21th June, 1002. Aibout this time Conceited Action wus taken leguiding ineieased lumu- neiatlon, with ,the li'.sult thai the company had to materially alter Its policy or face the loss of all Its eleiks, and it choose the Hist couise. The su'bject of amalgamation was .soon bioachcd with thu Height hand lcis, and after lengthy negotiations was lln.illy concluded in December, 1002, by them joining the U. 13. It. K. In a body. Winnipeg had had an Independent branch since September, 1"M8, and befoie Piesldent ICstes leached heie they had decided to join hands with the unions lo the south, and on April 23, 1002, they weie amalgamated. Since that time Divisions Have Been Foimeil at -Calgary, Nelson and Revelstoke in the West, and the woik has also been .stinted iu the East. As this had bean done eiuletly it was some timo liefoie the.company weie awaie thnt'anything was going on, ibut "towards the Utter pai t of the yeai they found out that something Was up, and tho union Mas made, aw are of this iby spotteis. getting lnto,_the\rankSLnnd��dolng -their dirty "woik Hist at Nelson where Allaii'vvas dlsch.uged, and latterly at Vancouvei. Tlie end of the yeai was "signalized by illss Coad, a stenographei In the general superintendent's olllce heie, being given to undei stand that unless she would drop her membetsh'p in the union the company would probably have to dispense with her set vices, but In the meantime She Would Be ltemoved fiom the geneial suipeilntendont's olhce and put to woik el--ewheie till she le- cogni/.ed hei position At this same t me F J Halton, the agent or secietuiy ot the order, had occasion to go to Seattle and on his letuin vvassum- mailly dismissed by Mi Miu pole, although he was ony absent one day and had the permission of his supeiioi, W. H Faulds, to be absent on account of sickness and the Iatge amount of night woik he was doing foi whlcn no pay wus received. This, coupled with lnfoimatlon le- ceived from outside souices gave the union good reason__to suspect that an attempt was going to be made to dc- stloy the U. B of It. 13, and accordingly, the whole union was up in anna at once in defence of the membership in the U. 11. It. 10. This culminated in Forrest being hulled be- loie the bupeilntondent, and without any explanation being asked or given he was charged with fraud .ind informed that lie would 'be put Jn jail at once, then dismissed and changed again lo suspension, taken befoie the geneial superintendent, allowed lo give an explanation, and told tlunl this was believed and that he could go right back to work. Half an hour afterwards he was informed that he was suspended indefinitely. All ithls, coupled with things learned fiom outside .somccs, led the Brotherhood to believe that the first of "March would be the signal for A Slaughter ot the Innocents. Kvents have abundantly pioved that this was conect, as witness thcariival of the Seattle scabs on Satuiday and the two cailoads from Montieal on Sunday. Till* MEN'S SIDI3. The following stulenient was handed lo The Independent Thuisday Jiighl:' UNITED BltOTIIKRHOOD OF RAIL WAY EMPLOTKKS. Vancouver Division, No. 81. Vancouver, Maieh Ith, 11KW. To lhu"rcoplc of 111itish Columbia The striku ot lailway cmplojces on the Canadian Pacific Railway at Vancouvei and RevcIstokoJSj.rapIdly bocomin. i-t bifch" magnitude, aiid thore lnCve been so many conflicting statements printed as thc causes which led up lo the same, lhat lt seems adv isablc to place the matter* before tlio general public in such a mannci as to clcaily show thc position of tho United. Brotherhood of Railway Dmploj ees Tho public Is most interested in questions of public policy or such principles us aro beneficial to Iho great masses,of thc people The first oC these to be decided by the publio In thb controversy ls: Will tho peoplo of British Columbia be most benefited by the maintenance or by the annihilation of wagc-carncrs unions' It Is inci edible thai lhe above question can be answered iu any othor waj except that the public interest will be best sened bj the muiiitcnincc of the uniors Till, question being disposed of, the next to���bc cinsldcrcd is \*fha; arc thc demands of the United Brothcihood of Railway Dinployecs In t'i' piesti.t controversy? To thla the U B of R 11 makes answer Tilt: RJG11T TO isxisruNCi; whloh Is Jieaiest to the lalboilng men ot America, namely.- 'The Right of the Union to Live," and n demand was made foi the icin- stalomont of Halton and a gu.nuntee that thc union would be left alone iu the futuie Halton wont to woik aftei an lifteiview of the committee with the olilciaLs which lesulted in a nominal suspension of one-week, and which was nevcr'enforccd, Hulton going to woik Immediately Mr Mai pole assuied lhe committee that no fuithei disci Inihiii- tlon oi Intimidation would be attempted. * * Nothing moie was done in this line nl Viincouvei toi some lime, but tlu- uigam/ci who was tiavelliiig e.ist wu.-, hounded and dogged eveiy foot of the way, and every foul method that could be devised was utilized to hinder and stop his iivoik The meinbeis weie also healing fiom outside souices of pocul- l.u doings ut places fui lemoved fiom heie, which aie too niimeious to give In detail, but of whioh the following ( *Is a Sample, namely, a paitv In Vnncouvei iccelvlng an I'U'iuiiy ft om Monti cal as to what w.is going on hue, n.s he hid nm .moss men lln-ie who weie engaged to come heie and handle fieight Then the nuthoiilics in Montieal sud- deny awoke lo the fact lhat thej had some valuable men in Vancouvei. In fact they weie Indispensable at heud- quaiteis, and the road would stop If they could not ieir.li thcic at ouce, and on sepaiate ti.ilns, too The comptiol- lci must consult Faulds and Halton Thc freight < laims agent found out Unit Dick was too valuable for the position on Uio Pacific coast, and the biipoiln- tendent of lhe iui sei vice n ubt have Wilson'b valuable assistance In the meantime the heads of The Dllteieiit Dopaiitmenls were summoning their men Ibefoio Iliem and In vailous ways making them understand that tliey must drop theli Nothing incic is asked and nothing less can be accepted .The Brotherhood claims the rlglit lo oigam/c such of tlio railway cmplo-ccs Diinciple ot tilt t; jr. E illt0 the u u of R IJ as desire to affiliate with It, and fui- thor clulms the privilege of its members retaining their membership therein .ifter they have become members thereof without Intelference on the part ol the railway management in any way, shape, manner or form _. In some caseb our membeis have boon offeied promotions. Increases of paj and other concessions in the nature of bribes condlliomd upon tlielr leaving the U B of_ lt 13 In others thej have been given���* iriendly"~advico��� to-sever Uicli connection with us, and in jet otheis thej have been plainlj notified to wlth- dri�� Wi object to all ot the above tonus ot intimidation and consider tho ono as unjust as the othei. Our Canadian or- g.uil/ei has been followed between hero and "Aliinlpcg by detectives ot the C* V lt nnd subjected lo Intolerable au- nujauce Pits'- despatches have been sen I out which wo believe emanated from tho C 1' It, stating th it tho bctllcniont of iho seven niontlis' sti Ike of Ihu United Brotherhood of Itiillwnj llniplosees on Iho Canadian Noitheru Rnllwnv, at Winnipeg, Involved lhe withdrawal of the inciuhcis on that rand from the U U of R 1*, which wus untrue, as tbe Hultloniont did not Involve am such iaudition Oui membeis on the C N R have not wllhdiawn, ami cmplojces of tho CNR are now rapldlj joining lhe II II ol II I! ul Winnipeg, nnd Ihu siimu Coiiitnlllee, headed lij .Machinist A Unhitch, which ninile the oiigliml deniiinils on lhe O N It, Juno Olh, l'KU also completed the final settlement, on January 2Jrd, 11KB An attempt vvas made to dissipate our forces in Vancouver b> sending men to Montreal, and by discharging others, und men wero being hired in distant places with the end lu -viow of destroying our organization Members havo been dlsihaigcd In tho Kootcnajb and at Revelstoke Tho cntho boiK of ficlght handlers In Vancouvei, smno trvciitj men, weie advised to separate fiom Iho U H of R. E as a condition of their present rates of pay being continued An ingenicnls vvcio being inude bv the C P It In the Sound clticb, Winnipeg and Montreal, lo obtain largo numbers ot men as striko, breakers or "scabs," with whom to blush away tho last vestlgu of our Brotherhood Thosa things may In part, or hi whu^, lu denied hy llie C. 1'. lt. olfli-l.iN, but liny are "line, uud been use nf Iliem the nieinlirrs of the IJ. 11. nf II.. B. In Vancouver nnd Revelstolte have ceased sei vice for that lallvvny, anil villi u- main out until the C. P. II. grants thu right ol our organization to exist unmolested, nml tho 'Longshoremen's Union of Vancouver has dce-lileil. common! - lng this morning, Hint It will handle nu ���'���"Cili" fieighl, which hn.s piaelieally tlui up the whole waleifronl ot the Cily of Vancouver. ,v The queslluns at Issue* aie thus' made so .simple that any pel son can quickly gi.isp thum, and tho slnccilty of the C. V. It and IJ. IJ. ot 11. K. as quickly tested by tho public to whom we appeal loi Mippoit in oui jllhl IMUbU We, us the U. li. of lt. 10, aio hit Iking for the light to exist only��� nothing else. As pioot of our slnccilty wo will leturii to work when tho right to exist is guaranteed us ami lo all who have struck with us. s As to the C. P. R., il lb ciulonvoilng to kill us. As pioof ol lis dcteimina- tlon so to do we olfer the lollowlng: We will rc'Siiiue,servh'e upon satisfactory contracts being executed thnt vve nre to iemaln unmolested If the C. P. It. Is nol ciulc.ivoiiiig to kill us, what possible objection can thero be to such un agreement? To ihow lhe good taith ot our oigan- irnllon, vve me willing to muko the special cases of all unjustly suspended, discharged oi otherwise aggileved membeis subject for .suhfecqiicut bettleninnt after llu; muiu question has been ill��� posed ol, namely, tho light at our oi- ganlzallon to exist unmolested by the C. P. It. Upon the execution of a salisfaeluiy w rill en lonti.ict between the Canadian Pacific Railway and lhe U. ii. of R. IS, officially signed bv thn Geneial Sup ei inlcndent of lite Pacific Division of the C. P. R, granting the light of the U. B. ot R E. to organize and exist among employees of tlie Canadian I'a clllc Railway unmolested by the officers of lhat Company, and the oilier coiull- tlons wliich nre usual and customary in the settlement of strikes, namelj-, tho reinstatement of,all stiikcrs, whether of our orgiinl7.nlIon or of others who-have como out wllh us, nnd Ihc^understatuling lhat thej- shall not be icqulreil to uork with scabs, the sti Iking oniploj-ces ot the C P R will Immediately lcsumo service loi that Company, and will after- walils adjust the ctrtes of all aggrieved Individual membeis on their niculs bv Inlcllgenl discussion wllh the officials of lhe Compnij, It being embodied in the contract that Committees be received bv tho C P K for that puipose mil HOARD OF TRADB We hive also lcceived the following communication from lhe Vancouver Boaid of Trade , <' Vancouver, March ith, 1003 S Gil ilium, Ksq, Dlstiict Agcnl Division SI, U IJ of It 11, OBilen Hall, Citv Deni Sh,���Youi letter of Iho 2nd lnsl addressed to the Secret-irj of this Boaid having been icid .it the antiu il meeting held last evening, ,i*Rd the Bond nut having In inj wav discussed tin contents thereof, ami knowing nothing whatever of the meills of the cabo, but being desirous if possible, to offci lis services bv waj of mediation, If such would be acceptable to both parlies concerned, It was lcsolved that a Commit- ti-c bo appointed bv the Pnslilent and lhelr names submiUcd to vourselt and Siipciiiiicnilont Mnrpole, C P R, with this object I am now duci ted bv President Lockjci to submit lo ^u the n.imcb ot tho general Aibitration Committee appointed bj billot foi the ensu ing jcai by Iho annuil meeting, as those fiom the m inner of election, mav be considei ed as thoioughlj iinpaitial, vl/ R II Alexindei, I" Buscombe, XX m Gudticv, Wm Murraj, 11 Bell-living, F F Bums, F C Colton, A B Irsklnc, W II Koi, W If Malkln, Campbell Swoons and C 12 Tisdall (Of the abovo Messrs Bell-living ind Swecnj arc it present absent ft om Ilio Cilv ) Aw tiling the favoi ot joui replj, Youis tiuly, XV skuni; P S���I enclose duplicate of lettei to hiipcilnlcndont Mnrpole Wi aie mon than willing lo iccepl lb' geiieioiislj proposed mediation ot lhe Boaid ot Tiade and will as lugelv as posblblc bo gov ei ned bv the d( el-inns and recommendations of llut honoi ible both oi ol mv othei medium ttiiiuii.li which an honoi ibh pe u e mav be oh (lined ll being undei stood that it inii-l be a pence tint do's not mean ' nt ith und 111 it nn iliclslou ul anj minimi oi bodv enn hi iiupleil 11 llu -ami involves the .iiinlhlliilloii or oui Biolh- eilioud Ucspcctfullj, ci:u iXii'us lo llie I'ciplc-of liilllsh Columbia Tho "Dailv fVews-AdvcilI-ii ' ol till- illuming- pieseuls an ible cilllolliil with ii spi cl to bulb sldis of the existing con- liovoisv between the United lliullu ihooil of llallnii) l'mplojies ami llu fundi.in Pacific Rnllwn* Iu llu mil In lhe idl- toilil is veiy full anil linpiiliul, bill llu eoni lu��lons lo be diawn fiom It aie Unit llie United Uiolheihooil of Rnllwin Ihn- ploiees begun lhe pic-cnl sti Ike us the icsult of the iliinand on the C P R for formul "iccogiilllon" ot the Brotherhood, and as ll ls n gem nil oigaul/atlnn It bhould havo piesentcd such dem tails to the General Malinger in Montieal This prescn(atlon of thu situation Is not correct noi Is It fall to lhe Brothcihood Let lt bo understood elearlv thai the picsiut cunlroveisj did not develop ns tlie iisult ot am demands lot "lOiiiis- slons' or anj kind whnlcvci fi om lhe Cuifidlan Pacific Railwnv The emplovues of the C P It a-lc foi no i Use lu piv, no iliungcs In bonis ol service or alteration ol existing conditions 'J ho> did not evun ask foi what Is termed "iccogiilllon ' ot tho lliothethood Bui lhe m in igemcnl of the Canadian Pacific Railvvuj at Vancouvei "recognized" the- existence of tha Brotherhood by commencing a ciinipnlgn of desliiiutiini ngnhiKl ll which they liave pursued n<- le'iillcssly mu) wllbout leuiuise wllh Undeliberate liiteiillon nf ilestioying the Bio- lliciliuad by nny und eveiy means even I hough It might be neevi-Siiry to sei hiin- dic'db of faithful nud liulustilnus rm- ploj'ees, who .uu honored citizens of l!il- ll-h Columbia, adrlfl ami homeless because of tho -crime" of having joined lhe union of their choice. The U. 11. R. B. hns, to Iho exlent ot attempting lo destroy lt, been -'leeog;- nUcd" hy the Geneial Superlnleiideiit ot llie 1'iiclflc Division. The- niembei.s waited until thu last hour heroic going on striko nl Vancouver, hoping tgr some oilier adjustment ol th" impending illffleiillj-, niul none being pos- -Ible, weio forced to tho last icsort. 11 Is useless to tay that they bhould have .sent n delegation to Montreal, ns lhe lliolherliood would have Inesi de��� liojcd be-fine even leave ol iibfrtni-c could be obtained Uu the dc-lugntlun to loavo Vanenuver, niul be-hles 11 was not a question^ for Montieal, but lor Vuncou- vur. The fight wns slnik'il by thu C. P. It, and was .started here, not In Montreal. No time was ullowcd the luemlicis In which lo go to Monticnl, lo which point their was nolhliig lo go alter, as (hu Hinlhoi- hood was not leaily nor prcpnicd to ask fur wage sehcdules und "iccogmllon." In eases of thc other motherhoods, llie question of "iccogiilllon" has come up mil has been lontcnilid foi when wage schedules woiu piosonlcd at Montieal In the case of the U. B It, lii the C. P. R. did not permit tlie Brothel hood lo complete Its picllmlnnry work of organizing and therofoie It was not in a position tu piesent schedules at Montieal which would have carried "recognition" with them. The C. P. R. dealt blow after blow ig.iin.st our liiothcihuod with Intent lo do lt to death speedily and quickly and there was no otlier course but to pairy the death-dealing slabs directed against us by sti Iking, while yet tliero was no power left to us to strike. , Since tho C. P. ll. management has "lecogniaed" us to the extent of attempting lo annihilate us, neither It nor ourselves can now escape tin; lesultliig consequence of "recognition" in removing the I'ontiovotsy between that Company nnd our Brotherhood. Having "recognized" us to kill us, Mr. Mm pole must now- "recognize" us to let us live, and until that has been done, no settlement lb possible, and the trouble having oiigln.itcd hoio cun only bo settled here so far nb thlb Biotherhood Is concerned. When we are ready to ask tor geneial wage schedules, oui Committees will go to Montieal for that puipose-, but when we me stabbed to the point of death wo cannot wait lo travel across a woild lo plead wllh the supciiois of oui would- be nsbisblus but must Inslaiillv tic-lend oui selves with all lhe powei we enn summon and deal is hcavj blowb as possible (o our assailant In this wav alone em we ui.iint iln (In life ol oui union���and it- IHo we shnll maintain though all tho combined i ipl- l.U of Iho woild hi hulled upon us GLOKGi: I.STI1S, 1'riMilcnt United Brotherhood uf Rallwa-, -oBmpIoices BUILDUPS' LABORDUS OI'' VANCOUVER, FEDDRAIf UNION NO 32 Vancouver, March olh, 1D0J S Gnihnni, Agent U B of R 11 Deni Sh and Biothei,���Youi letlei of the 2Sth ult vva- icid nt oui meeting on luc'Mlaj nlghl We also lcceived jour Committee the same night, and I was in- btiuctcd to forw.ud vou the fol'onlng rc- bolutlon which was enn led unanimou&lj Wlieiens, wo as unionists being In sjm- pathj with the bl otliei s of the IJ B of R 11, now hiving tiouble with the C P R, owing to tint Compinj dcnjing them the light to oigini/o in vvhlchevei waj Jlioy like, and sud Company icsoit- mg to the usual tvi iiinlcil and cownid- ]v ladles for which they fTc so noted In their deillugb with unionists, Be It lcsolved, that we, tho IJiuldeis labours Union ot Vnncouvei extend om deepebl svmpithv and aie lculj lo ���'ivc oui suppoit, eilhct fininclallj oi oihei- wlso ���Wishing jou evciv success, jouis in unltj, (Copy ) II SDbl.DltS Seciel.uv Vancouvei, l'eb olh, 100! I'd lhe Kvcculhc ul the IJ IJ ot R 1) Ihe linkers Union do imi-l heaitilj cn- doisi. vom aetiun mil we do lcsolve th if we will nut handle anj floui, bulla oi "invTillii I'.ulicliFsIiipPuI-iivu "llie-CT 11 until Uio sti ike is settled \ouis fi ueimllv, (Cops ) J \\ M ii I,l.AN, b- e Tin; \n;s* r,NHeMtsi:u. VI Uie ugiilai incellng ol the Ti.idch mil Ifijuii Council 1 isi night a lesolu- tlon .vi.s pas-ed eiuloishu the action liken bj the U 1! ol I; i; The meeting was adilicssed bj the Rev W* ,1 llitullci, liu-hiiss was timpiiiaiily Mi-peiulul il llu iigului incellng of lhe Tiades and I,uInn Council on Thuisday night, win u I'ltMSIDIINT CillO 1JSTIM of lhe Unlied Uiolheihooil of Italhvaj r.niplovu s uddie-ssul tin council bilcf- lj*. lie sild that the Hal tnuse of tin- pusenl htilke on the C I" It. was in attempl by (he coiiipany lo te.u to pieces the oiganl/atlon ot l.iljoi the men ot the U B. of R 13 icpiesentc-d He had had a good deal ot e\peilence with olllclals Af inilronds, and thoughl that he knew the men ho dealt wllh, but he wiib sony lo siv that no did not know the C P R That company knew that the bi othei hood was In a si Ue of completing Its oig inb.itlon and knew what it meant when ll was thoioughly organized The olllclals knew that the union aviis not oigiin- i/ed well enough lo pul iu a schedule ' But," Mi. 13stcs went on, "we had'anticipated putting in oui schedule in June." 'When he aiuved on his thlid visit to this city on Junuary 6th he ' found llieic_wus boine trouble existing between lhe company and lhe union, and thai a*c>omiulltec of llftcen had Intel viewed .Mr. Mnrpole. Tlie tiouble then wns setiled niiile-ahly, and as lie* Ihought penn.iiic-iilly. But the olllclnls heie-, It seems, do things different fion; the way they aie done on the other .slde. Just as boon us he had gone away the- tiouble started again. Mr. Pooie had stalled over lhe road to complete the oigunlzatlon of the U. B. of It. 10. Two detectives were put on his tinll, and one of tliem, McDonald, tiled Lo buy him off_If he would cease his work of oiganlzutioi,1. This did not work and he told Pooie that if he did not quit organizing he \tould- hound' lilm and compel hint'to. Bio. Poorc Is now down sick with .scarlet fever at Winnipeg fiom lhe persecution of these C. P. 11. deleetive.s, -As to tbe absertion that lhe U. li. of It. K. weie not recognized in the .settlement of the Gieat Northern .-tilke at Winnipeg, it was not -true. The .same committee that presented the seven schedules when the * .strike was 'lithi declined weie* the same men who; had them signed up when the stiiku wus ended, some eight months afterwards. In Vancouver the work ol intimidation was commenced by giving "friendly" advice to some of the "employees bjr the ollicials, who also told the ti eight-handlers that they must withdraw lroni the United Brothcihood of Hallway Employees. The committees heie tried to stop this tide of annihilation of the union. The members had not been ubklng for anything, then why should they go to iMontieal for ie-"' dic-bs. "When we get ready we'll send to Montreal for recognition, not befoie," added the speaker. He asked weie a couple of grizzly beais chasing you down the hill would you go to Montieal for recognition? Wouldn't (> you fight hist? All the union asked was to leave it alone and cease dogging the oiganizer fiom pillar to post- by detectives. At the suggestion uf a bi other he had v wired to Butte to have the miners,' union at Nanaimo lo stop elevating coal for C. P. R. locomotives, and he was glad to suy that his ic-quebt.wus complied with. "I tell you all," Mr. Kstes said, "that if this strike is 'not soon brought to a close lhat no less than JO.OOft men will be involved." lt vvas a clear case, so 'fur as the company weied concerned, of , getting hold of a iooI with a tree on the end of it The men in tho Kootenays weie called out and thoy ic- bponded cheeifully. Negotiations weie- hi piogiebs with Mi Mai pole, who~ wanted till noon to-monow (Fnday) to give anolhei answu. Mi Ubtcs said he might point out that he did not oidei thc stiike in the flist place, but when he had ai lived heie he hen lily appioved of the action of the local di- vlbion foi taking the stand that it d,d It was a fight foi lite (Applause), RDV. MR. HINDLDY was leeeived with applause. He said that he was in nevv atmospheie. He thought that a mibtako was otteu made in applying the name of vvoik- ingmnii Although It was tiue that he did not woik with hib hands he worked neveithelebs with hib brains" And he had ulways held, and it gnevcd him because It was not so, that men who walked with thcu_hands bhould have a due sh ue oi the pioducts of then labels. It was his dutj, therefore, tu" lend his biains to help them to gel il lie wab simply appalled at the huge piopoilions ol the questions which organized laboi as well as all sympathizes had to giapple and deal with The speakei thought that thc chuiches -hoiild be of the people and not of the classes Theiefoie It wab the duty of eveiy clergyman to study the great pioblem which Is agitating the best minds to-daj 'lheic was no com f oi tiibunal in his chuich to ciiticl/o his actions legaidmg laboi matteis IC theie weie he would not belong to it As a citi/.en he emphatically pioteskd agaliibl the Rip Van Winkle spirit of . unpiogiessiveness of the C P. R aflei its ten jeais of expentnee m the labor ' movement He wanted also to protest aginisl the C P R in denjing tne lights to oiganlze to its employees. The' people of Canada made the mistake of * luiildln,- lhe" ib id~rioiii~occ'airto"oc('an^ and then making a piesent of it to Lhe company 11 vvn.s allowed to join with; the othei loads in making its lates Was It not .i light loi the men to o*- ���Min/e' lie held lhat lt was and thnt In did not i nine hen as an adventi-rei, but lh il he i ante heie to tluow hh, life into the building up ot this counliy. Ileciuibi the Hcaid of Tiade had questioned lhe company's position the Province had vlilually stated that the 0. P I! would black list the elty, uud would icfuse lo build the hoic-I or Im-, piove whail facllllieb He ptolcstc-d against -sui h Ihieals, nt, ll wns an insult lo the Intelligence of the people. (Applause) , m*U.CJATI3 MOKTIMIJIl llu u lose and spoke foi I-Oliu ilim un np-lo-diile unionism uml culo- 1,1/1 d lhe Unlbd J li othei hood ol Itall-" way l.mplojecs, as theirs was a now deputuie In lindes unionism, and wnsJ pleased that that body vvas allillaled* wllh the Aincilean Labor Union, whlcli^ Inllei oigunlzatlon would spiead ovei t the continent of Ampiiea, because o��J Its piogiesslveness ovei all otheis > THK OUTLOOK. The oullook as we go lo picss Is fa-JI vonblo foi a oettlement being lcached J nl an eaily date The inilwaj .eom-'j| pain having made advances ton aids a settlement Thuisday, and this cannot;',! be loathed too soon, as eveiything! [ leads to the belief that if this Is notM done al once the woild will be facedi I [Continued oa Pago 1 wo] THE INDEPENDENT. SATURDAY. ���.MARCH 7, 1903 THE INDEPENDENT. l-l'l!l,I.SIII'.l> WKI'.KI.Y IN THU I, TKRKSTS OF Till*; .MASSES TIIK INDKl'liNDBNT rill.NTINil I'A.N'l", I1ASBMKNT OP KI.ACIC BLOCK IIASTIKCS STltKI'.T, VAN- COCVKIt, 11. C. SUBSCKI1-TIONS, IN' ADVAXCK. A.\vee-k, fi cenls; iminlh, I.*, cenis: Huve moiitlis,- S3 cenls; six mouths, ."<) veins;' one year, -fl.oo. -' I'JNDORSI-JD' UY TIIK TKADI'IS & LABOR COUNCIL OK VAN- COUVKI1, TRADES * LABOR COUNCIL Ol*' VICTORIA. . VANCOUVER HUILDI.VCI TRADES COUNCIL. iz.'iliuu among ciiiployucs for protective measures eliminated in so fur us pro- tecllon would affect their rights ns free nnd mu enslaved individuals.' Were :be feeling between employers and employees u friendly one, based on similarity or community of interests, a- strike would be an almost Impossible eventuality. ...-��>^<&.*..��<^^.��... ..*��..�� O i" 9 v r ��� ��� ��� ��� oo 000 ��� Our new Suitings for Spring"wearare just to lianil. ThcyVaie impoi led Tweeds and Worsteds of very" neat designs. The lit and workmanship are guaranteed. Union labor employed. Sl-RINt' STYLES IN HATS���Tlie latest shapes from New York and London are* now on display. The .styles "this season are a little out of the ordinary���ninny of the shapes resembling the71'niinina straw. ' n" ������' Cume and try some; of these huts aiid see how handsome thev will make you appear for the .small sum of f'.OO or ?:i,00. ,, y, ���:.,,, TuLKi'HONi-: 702. People' nowadays dread a "scab"' as much-..-is thej* do one of llie lepers on D'ArOy Island.,' ;/ "'V: , 'Tlie.. customs authorities should gel busy nnd collect ?100 .per head on all those Chinamen helping, to uhlo;iil_tlie 'Empress. .'"'��� ~.-. The C. I'. U. nre working the snine old blufl-. ihiit llicy will'stop nil con- le lii id a led iinprnyohieiiis because ''llicy can't have llieir ijwii?. wuy In every- 'tiiiiig.,.';���"'--��� -���?,.-.;: .' :;'..,';.-V. . The inoriieiu .Mr? .Vl.-iriiolc?wilI, (iver. bis own :.sigiintiirc, guiiranlce not lo .1 n'tiirf erc.;,'wl I li ti : liian iieen.use ? In; , boilings '.lo'-'l'lie :U.���������';, 11." of l!i ,E.,..jtisl so soiinwilllhe'.slrike be settled.?. UI'XOG'NIZING .TilK UNION. .'.''���. V:.AHEN: LABOR; LAW.,.: ; ..V; lnrge iiuinber have- expressed keenest .dissatisfaction nt the u'sclessness' .'���iof.l lib :n Heft labor law iii cases'of, eiHC-r- , gc'iicy,,.such as presented .'during the C. P. It. strike.7 One-bruthur at tiie U. li. ? of: It.: ?ltl. ?exipresses , hi nisei 1.1 :,thi'is: ��� A. 'better law could be drnl'leil.in ten inln-- . .'.utes.'by ������ novices. Yet vve. pay .a: lot "of wooden headed, legislators lo sit.iit Ottawa? and,, look wise? aiid,. dr.'iw tlielr inileiige, elc' ?Phe.v lni.ve not even what, ���was said 'of n. famous person .Lo rc-coin- liiend . tlieni? namely,: that ithey never suj-.'i foolish Ihlng and ii ever do a wise "oiie. As they both doniid su>-. foolish tilings and very few- wise ones, if only brings out.more clearly and eniphnlic- ully .thclc'Ssbn of the lasl.c'lc'dioii here, that working '.men',, must.:' vote as tliey-. strikeand send their own class lo Ottawa.'.? "-V '���'����� .VV... ������-. . ' ?.: UiVKRlliN-J>LY RBLATIONS. ? A.n-.Old,employee of IheC. T. It." expresses an 'oiiinipn tliusly: ���An ein- Vployee oii;.enteriiig into 'the service of :".lhe Caiiadiun'��� Paclllc Railway coiiipany ; docs so With n certain sluiw.of inipor- liiiice, inasimicli as he feels that he '.'will at last: have the opporliinily of be- cojnlng n J.' J.'Hill. These jlelusions fai;e~rapidl"y~dlspersQti-by���tliefiTiifgiiili^ cently high and mighty mariner of.'Ills superior oillcers.. who are, invariably, impressing upon him, = through their adopted mannerisms, the fuel of their .-tremendously . important pei'soiialllies and superiority.- over everyone under them. . Persoimily, II. Is.-.: my thiii were the olliit-rs of Ihis conipnny ��� imrL! I'cndlnl and nol so condescending in lhelr relnilous wilh every employee under lhelr uiithorlty, the conduct nf lhe affairs ofthe road would be greatly Improved, und the necessity for orgun- ... As we went to press lusL week the 'announcement 'was made that the clerksVoftheC? P. *R. in this city had' gone oul on strike.''Tbe immediate cause was not one of wages or hours, but one of great principle and thevital concern of all unionists,'���- namely, the right lo... organize. The- C. P. It. in waging,, a war of cxlc'rininalioiiof the United ''Brotherhood of/Railway Em- plo.vees in this city did not reckon .wilh ils busts. It baffles us or uny one of .common.-:sense In tliis Iweullelh'. century, how? any coriiunitioiV, no iniilter iiow strong niul powerful.ii���'��� inay. be. could .have? the temerity to denj- inen Lhe ''right of combination,, the; very thing thoy reserve".themselves n.s.u .right lo do to build up.vast e-omnicrcinl enterprises. For labor to,light for Its rights? ns ,aii oi'gnnlzation is? llie most lioly'.'and'honorable .of.''all ns fierce ,,bat- t'les. As individuals nbw-i;-dnys .wage etirners tire,helpless niul unarmed, .when It conies: to reckoning vvilh organized corpora lions. Uu t collect! veiy they en ii protect .themselves 'and "maintain liieir rights as: fiee born citizens, it is*an old trick of employers to Irtinip up charges7 of niisdomeiiiio'r; lit Lhe work of .thoroughly cninpctciU 'ernpliiyecs,.'..!n order? In dismiss tbcm for sonic othei ostensible purpose Ihim that as .-illcg- cii. particularly Ibis is lhe well-known iiict.hiid resorted: to to?gel rid of olll ^WI^nral-TJilwi'S'tivklirs^ffn-Tvctlv'tniitiT iii tlie- union. ".'Apologists,',',..whether newspiiper or iillieiul,' of tile C. I7'. It. or nny other corporation,' must admit this flii'l. Then, il .kinks to us In this case I Iin I���llie whole lilanie lies with the company. Take Uio .argument of the ,. If The riidepcndehlVpriiited.all.... the resolutions passed by various bodies In behalf nf 'tlit! U. I:!?; or 'If.? IS.'/slrikeri ive wouldn't hayeirooni for much else The? hearts, of 'tlie,..C'.an'a'dliui::.people are right.?,-*',..'"' "."??-?-- ���?- ���;* ������'���.?;:, 170 Cordova St., Vancouver. We reach .whereverji the mails reach., ��� .'*.?;��� 44:���-$^.:-i>-$$-,-c.$^:���-$$i-.--44\ pects '.business mUrallty* to..satisfy the great' soul of a notion in iis demands I'or, :tlie. practi.ee of .'goutiness, .grvatness and nobility in Iho .conduct of its gov- ernnioiit? iThal vvfe .mny deserve the credl t: of having good "sense let us cease to prate a'bout the desirability of business men aiid business methods in {politics. Hvery man is a. business man. and7 the exercise of lhat .dmtj' is ;the meanest part of his life. .; Would If not bo-'ihetler. and iwiser to begin?, talking about right inen aiid right measures in politics; subordln.ite the business feature to Its natural position, that... of a mere incident? Would it not be .well to hnvo our political practices iiponlhe natural foundation? of ethics aiid striyc to ariseifroiii the vice, iind corruption of<. commercialism, for. the slime/of that senpent is to-day,.as it ever, has been, death: to nil;honor.:: ,? MAXINK-: ��� Vlclorlu,.:iSi-.*J.,'-.'Miircli u,'lim';'"y'''������[������[[ We ;wonder whether'.: .Manager* Mc- ;Niclioll isnwtire; Ih'nl. there Is-a strike on. During theV.Tr.-i.ekm'on'.s'.'.'*.strike, when he ���'stopped oil', the/ Li-aiii hero,' n reporter- uccostetl < him and' asked him il'.lherc w-tisf anything new In the"'silrlks situation?"?;--1 le 'expressed''.'surprise?;nnd did not know that.? ihere? was n' slrike bnVnllhougli ihe train oii' which he nr- riveil iw,-is72.-)?lioiirs: hite. -* ? It is, llie snine nlil story. The dn fly press are trying lo foment the Idea;lhat the sole iiucstiuii at-Issue is?whether'.the .11. Al. oil It.; .13. must get recognition here oi- nt Munlretil. The oflicers of the C. P.:It.? heic,opened the; ball by all sorts' of thrc-iiIs; nnd intimidation , to wards llicnieiiiiiers of ,tliis .������brotherhood;?- IfeLjllic'iiT-gun'raiilce to slop this and : It will? iiot tnke:. long to settle thc strike.-- '���'',:?' --''??'-. ?,���? ''.'���.:? opinion. . News-Ad vert iser, for - Instance, .whon i: says lhat "llu-eimipniiy hns no ohjec- tion lo any of its employees���cloiks or otherwise���joining such an union" in- the 11. II or l{, K. Then why did II. IO. Beasley, siipc'i'lntcnilent of lhe tl. P. I!., iippiotieh lt..Rolilnsoii. an employee o' &+&^-&-&4f-&-G"X>*tKt'+<&/Q>4>'���^"������������^��������������������������> fr< '���A I'ii if II :��� Iill '"it Alii: The b?ig> i>' o III" KilllnriifThk Iniiki-kndknt: . Kir.���"There is no senllincni' In , liu'sl ness. I'lveryone for liiinself? :ind the devil .take lhe hindmost. Ctospel of tlie human hog." ��� Chicago American. Theie Is a cbnllnuiirdemand -tu"place iiH'iiess men with business .methods In olllce. 'This cry. wv hem-.at nil limes for mniiy'.veiirs. and in that cry llu-'ri> enters all lhe element's of fraud niid deception lhat have cursed lhe politics of tin- country for many '"years. The whole Infamy uf .our position lies lii-the fa.e; thai the cry Is now .fully answered, nml vve have Just what, we have 'been demanding.' lhat Is, lhe business .spirit ind business inelhods dominating our iv'iulo political life. -.Umtiiesllonahly lhe llrst purpose In 'business I.s gain, niul should one' be, surprised because men when In olllce exercise I hose 'lunll.lles which we -hnve':sol up.us a standard'of ntness for public ofllee oi' position? The whole error lies In tlienticmpled amalgamation of two eiilirely? incpinpa.lible provinces, (llow ihnpproclutive nf con- Pt'otis must be'-(he. mind (liaL.iiccepLs lhe Idea, of union of '/business and clhles, The-one pi'op/ex- ; "AN AL1KN iMANACllClt'S. UNION."- To the Jiditor of TiinlKiiKrusiiKNT:.?:' Sir,���'An iirllc-l(.'.'iiippi!:ircd? In: the;Colonist ?of .Fridtiy/. Feb/J'iOth:./.headed a -i/oiiicidence'.. Tlie'j.stiiiie'.iduir'luis; agi- lulc-'d: "liiy niiiiil/for sbiiie:,.year.s;Vbaek, and when Lhe/writer of that article se- oiires more"eii.lightenni'c.iitV'tin;ihe.subject of, s. Iri kes-"1 n '..Br I (ish ?i,'oiu in bin;? lie will iio, diHibLVMhift':;t.lic^?irespdiislbiiit.v, froni.Irades-.'unions/onlo /tiio .shoulders i.pf those : responsible, /.i/cla Iin 'the re- sponsi.bllity. for Vail tlie? niiniiig- troubles .we have had in British Columbia for the: insl?:live years:'shouldVbe' laid?;at the door of alien 'inanagcrs.'' Take-?lhe strike'..iit Uossland; nlien'Uarjiard Alc- Doiuild a.nd iillen'/lildiiioiid QCIrby?were altogether'to'.blame, l.tdcl:Lhey aiiitigon- Ized. the- men to/,such:?ii:/degi-ee V;thul there-vvas/ho alLeriiatlve/biiL.lo'.asst'rl ibhelr riinniiood, althbughVl.believx' Lhi�� sLi-ike vvas. ill-tiiiied .and ' ill-advised?.al thiil pariiiailur /tiitie,- for/;I think.-the nien dropped?inl6?a ���tr'up set for; them. 'I'he iilako' lhe, Iirst?/ slrike :al Fertile: the trouble"tihere-'canie on' ithe/heel of .the-appointment of /iilieri? ToiikiiiV'as iiianager/.c'V'erj'lthing.'.' going .'.,���'smoothly? until his.'*'u'rrlyai.'":?!Tlieti-.?ldkc; the/ jires- enl, trouble-closer iiome at Naiiiiiino: il ha.s'bec'ii the buaslVif the province?thaL tlie New .\*aiicouve'.-?,Coal;cdinpiiiij';!iiid ils; men. under /Manager ;.Itobiiis';cou'd dwell togellier in? harmonjC-'.but wthai do vve 'Hnd the nioment iis hiterests are changed, so thiit/ an','.���:. .alien /Vipaiiuger ?takes com maud; trouble ulinost immediately ensues.'. /NowV/Mir. /Kditor, my bpinion is thai these "'bumptious alien : nitiiiager.s.iiia'te up,-* llieir ;-inlnds-that w'iheii?;.they? are-coming ;irit6?Canada to boss, ?|Lliey: iire'-goiiig to have charge ovei- men' 'of ;a?..servile race '/thiit have iio,independeii;ce,:aiid.-.ivill 'subnilL to all klti'dsVbf indignities, intt. are, greatly surprised and Irritated .when they don't find;tilings as they ���espect, and In con- seri'iiehc'c bring .about;trouble that effects the* business of oiirWhole province. ,;,Your.suspicion ,that, some power, is behind these strikes I believe lo be *CrelrfiDuWeflfTCrd"*^i.^ Hon you will find lhe root of the,evil originates from an alien"Vmanagers' union. The 'resolution .passed. linaniV inotisly by "Hint very coiisefvatlv'e body, the ������Kootenay Presbytery,?- in nvhlcli/ll says: * "As far lis' broaches of 'bad faith on (lie part of the niiinagersand their fii.lliii-cs' lonieel lhe inen nntl tlieir re- presc-ntnllves-ln a 'brotherly spirit..'or lo iidc-fni.'itelj- recognize either* Ithelr feelings or their rights," covers die ground and Is iln: key to flic sHiiatinii. Yours respectfully, " ������.���.��� mt|.|-Qjj_'-- . Vldorla, lii C," Feb. '23,'JDO'l.' "- " V309 to'"315 Hastings St. WV of hurrying about buying Lifo Insurance'so.', many nioii think and say. ?Al least two strong: reasons aro: Go oil?'health is uncoitaln"': ��� Increased cost Vis : certain. What's the uso of/waiting might bottor bo saldi. - '"'?' ��� ."���:" "���:���. UNION MUTUAL POLICIES V,? V, '.'AAA '��� [': V/'sV'//-' may bo depended upon to protect throughout tlio varying oxpcriniiccs ol htiiiinn life, tofaltlifiillyVguard tlio interests 7of tho Insured,Valid; to bo' promptly cashed whon tliey bocomopnyablo.'* Values antl privileges abound':' niul nro 'conveniently available* Ilctaiicd facts' gladly furnished. ???... After threo years tho Union Mutual Tollclos do not hocouiONVoiii by Jailiirc to pay premiums,; tho Main Non-Forfeiture '.; Law without action /'of Vtliii ? rolicy-holdor, continuing tho- Insurance for a Spocifleil length of tinip.' ' I nsu tart ceGo I^RTLA^D,?7 M MN$f-r iXX "'"��� ^Bv'lNCoiu'oitATKii'Vlsk;: I'y.y'y'X' if.: V Call /or -writo; for /particiilars and ; plans?7:; V :-???��� ?? * >:??i /HEAlfVOi��� 0 V V / iji.i E. EVANS, Provincial Manager.;; X'XX'i ?COLINOAMKItON,. Special AgontV" V V -"���'���jX-l :y[ '������?;/"���::���,:���* XXAA'i:$'[ ������������������� ��� 9.9 9 ����������������������������������<�� .�������<>�����>���'�����*���������� ti- CORNKR HASTINGS AND OAM Ull;: /? ? STR11ETS, VANCOUVIOH?: XyAJ '?: Now, tiiodcrn aiid strictly? first-class; good samplo rooms; freo'-' 'bus. ? ; \Vcek days���Uroakfast.7 .to 10 ,'a. m.,," lunch 1.2 m. to 2 p. m., dinner, 6 to 8 p.iii. .Stindivys--Ilreiikfa.st '���[ 7:80;? to?.sl0:30' I a. in., lunch 12::)0 to 2 p. in.,'dinner, 5:1101 to 7:30 p. m. : Rates ?2.'niiiUupvvnrdK poi- day./HAYWOOD?/ ';&y ritlWCOTT: Proprietors.;/;;"//.;.../?;/" ;?--:?'V' iliVA-'-i' ���TbeV 310-y 12 . A B11OTT STRP.KT; VA N CO U- ;Xyiy..X'ilXyiZtl.i-ifXGXyXiiA'Xiy ��� Restaui-ant;.aiid?,Bivr. A Ureukfdst?:f>:Lto'. 10,/morchants' lunch 11 :to 2, *25c: iliii- ner 5/to .,8,'25c.; lunchcs piit' up;? eastern -and; Olynipinn oysters;? short ?:or- (idrs? ;;.a;:?:spcciiilty V'/iit ??/rkill?*;V IVoii^rn;; ?moal tickets $'1; ?bost .25c.?.iiie-al,?ln ,_. tho? city./?*; I). 'HURTON;-; rrnprieidrX:i-X ii II ? Meeting. ;v'?-v F.; O. R���VANCOU V1SH A ER IE, No; �� ,: meets ./Wednesday:/evenings;;,-visit!h'j': brethren welcome.- .Bert "Parsons, w - P.: J??O.V?Ure,,,\V."S?;':Arcade.';;./,/?VVV" THERE'ISV ; V'of v:Eire:/*V6rV"Iri]6r^;V |V? 'y Health wKen yoii iisi*V 7VtKe?'-V;?;;:vK^^???7Vv:;'V;?V'-/S VVANCOU- '���AX-x'X 'AilXJiRXJH'y' 310 SI'lYHOUR: STRI?iS'l'. 'V;/-V ���;?:'!;V;;?;' /JVEliAV 'XiyiXixXX. ��� Having iho only tip-to-daCo"grill irboin. .in/'llritisli Coliiiiiblii,.,wlilch ih'itself iii a guarniitoo of a^flrs'tclass/hotei: ahiK ros- taui-anl.-Iluslncss; lion's- tUNCU. from 12. m. to:2:30 p.: in.;?6nly?25;contsV?'"-; A I.AIlOlt .MOVIOMIIIN'I'.; .? A inoveiiieivl has been iniiugiiruloi! In tle'i'inaiiy for Ihe restrldion of lilglil woik In sonic InborlotiH Inilustrles. The ilciiiaiid Is ninile thai night work should be''unlawful, hi, lhe cnso'.iif employees under IS years or age, nnd for niliill males eight hmirri .shall be the miixliiuiiu legal period or night labor, It Is urged thai ovorlnxlng lhe physical abilities ol- a .workman diminishes his* productive?.power. Too .; much of thi.slleinnn-.siiueeKliig Is being done not onlj'.In Germnny but elsewhere. Kvery mniiiliiis his llnilt, nshus a mule or a slcam engine. In bvni'woilced labor vve have one of Uie/seei-els of 'a iidtlpn's physical decay,-.and of that mental iind inornl rot. kiiovvn: as iinnrchy.'-, '..���;;: '���'-./" '-.- CORNER/ CORi36VA AND "CAIIRAbt ; /.STRRIilTS,? VANCOUVFlillyiXy '.'./Makes, a./spcciitlty of powar's .-"special llijiiour,/also?Usjier's-black ? label iiiiUoiir whiskey./ Largo .'stock? of? -Imported Van il doinostlcicigo.rs?iV?I?iiiC3t?V?biMiiinrVVani)' pool?.tablcs?/VV,?R.:V.B,;? MilLLH!AN,;it" CO., Proprietors./? ;':;VV?V':' ?���?; V~V; V" '0/5l';HcV-V{^'iceVvVis;Vho^ ;;|sucKV;(hatV'aliiipx( y ewXg: ;Veiybp^?cah/aTfpi;d?;it.v;VV: ��0ticcX /tisecii'Vva [ways?;??;/;? fXifl /used; ��� -.- - .'���'.'��'���'���''= z/ficeVof'-. mtiiom :Xa4 Gor-VGarrall/and HastirigsV AXjXXX&rzttsXXXXXi: a33030a.t5{JCC3CaO(33(Ji30ff-ted/lor/shlp pveiVtlic?^!:^!/^^!!^!-!!?,^^^.-?.:!?? will lbok/jilo their.grievances;-'/;;VVvV? iv^ELic^ajsv^iNE/7*/ m'adb kxcLusivki.y fhom?ii.-;i:.:fiiuit;'"? FU1-SII CUT Kl.OWKIISi.'UNiON"MAnK ", XAX'l:: yPy.WiWC'dC'^ KS..V. /;? Vi: j.-":"- --Wlioii if ill n k I iik, a'" .l'rl |i.! uroiiii ?;iFEB.'V��;;- /Aridever^^four weeks tljisreaf ter. VfVVV'VV ?; For/itull?parUcuIars?a��?toUlme.VrateBV7" -e'tc?i!vapply?:t6 V V;'::??--z';-:-;Vi>-;-; Aiyxyy'Xx &-J. CGYLBiA AX'i 'AS.: ^CLAimRXXi; 1 ���'AA.:^.V.>Afy:iy:,y ���OxIkBtiAgentiXXiX Vancouver, B. C.'ft128 HastlngsiSir- ; Ai V;V^,?Vancouver,,tB.G.V --llXHlyi ; fr fiy��-*i-��cj J_i.J^-ghA>MW.ga'aijJ-i��ti^'W^ ,ma��-i��'+-r*~^.i&.n.,laf*~*tit*BMi*a*. sjs-ffivffiaMi^^i^'^ri^aarxffliaiaw r*:i*A'A^:c��S��5^iLiAl&-23i-b! SATURDAY .- ..MARCH 7, 1003 THE INDEPENDENT, Our Victoria Budget. ;i By Our Own Correspondent. -x- Tlio se-mi-iiionthly meeting of the Vli-lorin Trades and Labor Council Wi-i.ht-Kilny night was long-drawn, nd- j'iu leiu not being ibnchcd till J1.1G. The hum linpoi'lnnt action taken was the- almost iinnnimoii.s endorsement of llu- use of Hsh traps, after tl heated discussion of nu hour luul n half, In vvhieh men w ho illshvd on tin- Fru.sor and men iv ho hml 1! bed on ,1'ugct Sound took p.nl. The vlcc'-picsldcnl, Win. McKay, occupied the chair, President Boldon being conllned to his home through illness. -The icpoits of the standing committees contained nothing of general interest. ' The special committee on llsh trails lepoilcd ic'i'ominendlng that the council offer no objection to the use of traps, puise-seines and gill nets of a greater length than at present In use for the taking of flsh In Billlsh Colum- ') bla wateis, piovlding that restrictions be placed on the granting of licenses lhat will safeguard the Interests of white labor. The council Instructed the committee to draft suitable resolutions to be forwarded to Ottawa^ containing the wishes of organized labor as voiced through lhe central labor body of Victoria. A icpoit fiom a special committee contained the lnfoimillion that the nucleus of a building trades council bad been foi mod wlilch would be composed of delegates at the Trades Council from the building tiades. The object of the V foi mors In n gone-ration of activity falle dlo accomplish. The duly has been taken off rou!. Will the strike of tin- coal miners ut I-'e-rnie convince the people of this piovlnce- of 'the necessity nf tin- government inking over and op- uiating the coal mines of the country for the benellt of tin- whole people. Until such mensuies ure taken It Is useless to hope thnt any system of arbitration, whether voluntary or compulsory, will provenl or settle strikes. YOTETIS' LIS'1\S. The average man 'has n revoioiitlnl iespec-1 for the ipoor while he Is similarly affected. When prosperity favors him his sympathy vanishes nnd In Ils place there comes up an honeot con- scivullvu scorn for a man who is "fool enough to remain poor In a country of ej risen, M. 1>��� wrote Infoimlng the coun- j\ ell tlmt they would support the reft) cn.it-tmeiil of the anti-Asiatic legislate lion disallowance by the Dominion Govi'ininenl. It was brought to the notice of the council thnt in Seattle men weie being adveitised for'to come to Hritlsh Columbia, wheie, 11 was repiesentod, work wns In abundance. The secretary was instructed to inform the Central Labor body of lhe Sound city that Lhere was more Hum biilllclcnl labor In British Columbia to supply the .present de niaiid. ' ' Complaints were made regarding the wnrkiiyjs of lhe Holler Inspection Act, il being contended,that applicants for t-citlliaitch had paid their money six and four months ago, and had received ��� no notification to appear for examlna- {'$, tlon, and in the meantime persons not qualified, according to the provisions ',/ of the act weie running engines nnd boileis. The legislative committee will Interview, the government and repoit at next mecLlng of the council. The Finance committee piesenled a piinted statement of the affairs of the council for 100.', showing the number W nf unions, icccipts and expenditure.-,. A The statement showed the finances of the council to be in splendid condition. Several notices ot motion Lo amend lhe constitution of the council, which litis been intact since Ils formation in 18!C, weie voted down. land icfused lo give access to the soil for the support of those who desned lo work, the 'government had thc lands appraised at their fair value, Issued bonds and compelled the owners to sell al ihe nppinlscd value. The same piin- elpleipermlts a railioad to compel property owners to give them the right of way, when it is for the public good, or a city to condemn property Mh'ch ls a menace to the public. The coal lands can be condemned, .bonds be itsued by the government and the lauds pin chased at the upprn.lsed value. Theie is coal land-In British Columbia not yet under private ovvneislilp. Lei the national mines be nt once opened, set' the miners to work, pay tlhem good wages, and sell the conl ut fair 'prices, thus helping botli the mineis, ,the people at large, and averting- any interniptioii to coal mining. This is the only method of settling strikes in the conl mines, for If the opcratois succeed lihe miners will bide lhelr time and try again, and if the coal operators are compelled to yield they will soon begin the same game otwppression and renew 'the difficulty. \ i.l TJIIi LABOR M'AllKBT. l'V>i- full particulars as to the londl tlon of.the labor market call at Jones', cigar store, lOii Douglas street. Trans- K ���portiition companies have agents in this clly' inducing men' to go north, when at present the market I.s overstocked wilili Idle men. All particulars .'.-is lo lhe conditions In any city In the province may be obtained here. OPERATE THE COAL MINES. 11 must ibe peculiarly gratifying lo lhe distinguished protectionist statesmen and politicians who have smiled so sweetly and so tenderly on the labor "aiarriiorioiToly^tlihr thi**~Jfiiiifwnrkei s' Union of Amei icu have accomplished what *the propaganda of several I rn- 999mft90909ft9ft9%909li909 9 9 ��Vill UNION MINFR�� 9 f ALL UNION MINERS m1 e jl|, -��� ��� \f ��� V ��� tl 0 u ��� i e ��� f B \ 9 9 a SHOULD WEAR THE o Special "Miners" Ovcr- �� o alls, Jumpers and �� 0 Smocks. f iimile of fullwelght denim, double ��� stlti'hed and riveted, high wnlst- q ed,' loomy Made by seated, lion wear. -T1I1J- (I.IM1TED.) ��� The oldest Union Overall Fnc--J tory In the West. q MAW'S BLOCK, WINNIPIG, MAN. �� IK If* W �� $\X " ' . ���Mi 'I' LET LA'BOR UNIONS CO-OPERATE. Labor unions nie pre-eminently adapted to foi in Industrial corporations for lhe very good reason thai they possess the essentials necessary to sustain and carry to success th; objects of such a system. As at present constituted they are, if anything, competitive, hence unable to achieve any permanent success in their efforts for industrial emancipation. Three methods are piesenled wheieby industrial fieedom may be obtained, namely, evolutionary right (strikes and boycotts), Independent political action and industrial co-opeia- tion. The strike, the weapon used b.v labor lo demand Its lights, is by* no means a speclric. 11 Is true that many I'oncessioiis l.ave- been made under ipressuie ot the strike, lhe most noteworthy being ieduction in the houis of labor. This hitherto" nppuieiitly for inldiiblc weapon has been trained on Ils oilglnalors by capital for the punpose of destroying organization nnd how successful It has been Is a matter of ioi-oid. The lec-ent decision lu tho Taff-Viilo case has for ever destioyed any hopo of its ellli-k-noy as a. means to an end in England or any British possession. - Under legal decls.on a successful strike must necessarily contain the elements of Illegality, hence the funds of the union are liable to attachment. An unsuccessful strike, while nol considei ed Illegal, Is useless ai-d destructive. Political action I.s prohibited by the union, hence the only couise left to lhe tiades unionist lo pursue is industrial co-opoiatiou. While tho writer Is of opinion that Hie only complete le- incdial agent for piesent unnatural c't'onolliio-cOndltiolisHs Iiidc-pellilonL-political action, yet the belief in tbo of- illcnoy of the co-operative ipniiiitlve I.s strongly engiaftcd and the reasons for the same may be brlelly slated. Te serine complete unanimity of opinion for Independent political action au alluring prospect rtf a mosl e-xtin- oidinary character w'ould hnve lo be piesenled, and in view of pnlllicul tricking as practiced at present, nothing shoie of Hi bona lido passport to hen ven would ,1111 lhe bill. Thus will be seen the nlmost uiisurinmintable dlf- lleulty In educating Hie Individual. It is tt uc hiiiue men may be reached tlniiugli lhelr biuiiiH. others thiough their henrls or stomachs,, out It Is a manifest fm-t thai all inen ean lu leaehed through their pockets. Ry establishing a system whereby any Individual liudc.s unionist may become n int'iiibcr of a great Industrial rorporii- tlon, theioby Icirvliig his most vulnerable polnl exposed lo the altaek ol competitive coiii'crns, jou will place hlni In a-position wherein he will have nt'live use for his leasonlng poweis, and It may (hen dawn on hiin Ihal If lie requires assistants- lo furl her his objects, he will, like his ediicilor the gieat trust magnate, rap nt tho hulls nf legislation, or If necessary cic-ali- 'legislation to suit lils ie(|ulremi'iils-by i'o- mains, things that uie- a little bit out nl' style oi .season���thai It la well enough to buy II one wants ilieiu. But If I gol u gin ment veiy cheap and felt that the cheapness was ptoeiiit'd for i.n al the cost of a lueakfitsL from tlle woman who mnde It, or a luul ol e-o.il tliun her suffering children, I never would be able lo Hnd In that garment a I'limriirlfiblc lit. "Theie Is a pioletllve label Willi li, ill many classes 'of goods, assures the buyer Unit the goods were made by comfortably fed and housed workmen. God bless tlie woman who seeks to know and to let others know .something nbout the condition of the "inen nnd women who make tne things that go to make up their comfoit nnd hap* plness." ,The above shows lhe progiess being made among thinking people in behalf of products made under fab conditions. II is one of many similar en- e-ouiaging expressions of good will ln support of the union label movement, wbleh means nuieh to llu- wage-earners of lhe country in jll crafts. Union Directory. TUB VANCOUVER TRADES AND Labor Council meets first nnd tlilnl Thursday ln each month, nt 7.30 p.m. President, W. J. Lamrick; vice-president, Geo. Dobbin; secretnry, F. 3. ttussell; fin- uncial secretary, J. L. Lllley: treasurer, .\. N. Harrington; seigeant-nl-ainis, J. C. Kerr; statistician, J, H. Perkins; trustees, Messrs. Pound, Cross and Thompson; executive committee, Messrs. George and Civilian!. PERTINENT QUESTIONS. An exchange lias pinpiuiiulcd tlle following iiuestlons lo be asked by Mr. Roosevelt's proposed superintendent of trusts: 1. Wliere did you gel it, and what is the difference between a dividend and a "divvy"? -���� 2. What legisl.ttuies do you own? 3. State all sums paid during tho last year for false witnesses-.' I., Are your conlubulioiis to both political parties diclaleil by love for -.iiinklnd or by business considerations? 5. "Wlint should ll piulil n man if he gain tho whole world and lose his own soul?" " 6. How much of lhe total consumption do you contiol, and why can't you tell? 7. Uo yon believe in socialism or an- ���jnliy? ' 0 Granville Street; recording-secretary, Miss .1. Browne, 827 Richards Street: treasuier, Miss E. llontley, 1121 Soy- inour Street. JOURNEYMEN BAKERS' AND CON- FECTTONERS' International Union of America. Local No. 46, Vancouver. B. C, meets first and third Thursday In each month. President, T. A. Baxter; vice-president, S. Walker; trensurer, j. Greon; secretaiy, M. MacLean, 21C0 Westminster Avenue. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Machinists.���Beaver Lodge, No 182.���Meets second and fourth Mon' day in each month in Union hall. President, Geo. P. Downey; pas! president, J. R. Edwards; vico.ptu,- ident, II. J. Littler; recording secre��� tary, J. H. McVety; financial ��� secretary, J. Anderson. JOURNEYMEN TAILORS' UNION OF America No. ]7S. ��� Meets lst and 3rd Monda.vs in loom No. ], Union Hall. Piesidcnt. C. L. Whalen; vice-president, J. T. Mortimer; recording secretary, F, ' Williams, ISH 7th avenue, west; sccretu- ry-tronsurer, J. Savage; sergeant-at-arms, II. Bnusenu; delegates to Trades & Labor Council, F. Williams and J. T. Mortimer. BUILDERS' LABORERS' FEDERAL UNION, No. 32, Vnncouvcr.���Meets every 2nd and llh Thursday evening nt s o'clock, In room No, 1 Union Hnll. Prcsl- -_ deni, .T^Sillly; vice-president. W. Lyons; .secietary, II. Sellers; treasurer, J. Cosgrove; warden, fl. Chapmnn; conductor, R. Harrison; delegates to Tiades & Labor Council, ,T. Sully, G. Payne. J. Cos- grovo and lt. Harrison; delegates to Building Trades Council, J. Sully and J. Cosgrove. VANCOUVER TYPOGRAPHICAL UN- ION, No. 220, meets the -llh Monday In each month at Union Hall. President. W. J. 'MnoICuy; vice-president. G. F,. Pierrot; secretary, XV. II. lliinl, P. O. box Si; tmiHiiror, John Walkliis; scr- Koniit-at-ninis, Jns. Websier; nxecutlrii committee, H. XV. King. Robt. Todd, lliilph Wilson, A. XV. Flinbow: delegnlcs lo Trades K l/nhor Council, Robt. Todd, Geo. Bnrtloy, Uany Cowan. STREET RAILWAY MEN'S'UNION- Meets second and fourth Wednesday of ench month In Sutherland Ilall. corner Westminster Avenue nnd Hasting! Street al S p, in. Piesldent, Jas. McGuigan: vice-president, A. Ci. Elliott; 'ccrclnry. JI. A. Beach; treasurer, W. IT. Vanderwarker ; conductor, H. Howes; Warden, G. Martin; sentinel, D. Smllh; delegates to Trades and Labor Council, B. Marshall, F. C. O'Brien. Geo. Lenfesty, A. J. Wilson nnd Jas. McGuigan. JOURNEYMEN BARBERS' INTERNATIONAL Union, No. 120���President, IS. Hnrpur; vice-president. J. Oilman; corresponding-financial secretary, J. A. Stewart, Ai3 Hastings St. E.'; ro- ' eorder, W. L. Ayleswortli; treasurer, G. Bovver; guide, W. Irishman; guardian. O. E. Jacques; delegates to T. & L. Council,- E. Harpur and J. A. Dlbden. Meets first and third Wednesdays* of ' each month in Union Hall. THE INDEPENDENT. SATURDAY MIAROH 7, 1903 ^���;K*;K**i-.*:*l{*;r>:-l*> !*.���,! ���*. ���,i*<��*:>��-l*��>*!>**- K*;l ���Ht*,t>,r>HC*> ^ I Tbe Gurney foundrij Co., of Toronto,% | Maker* of Oxford Moves and Ranges Are Unfair fo Organized Labor. We expect the wurlciiiyiiiHi oi Uie weM to liclp Uh win tliia light. Tell your friends. POSTAL EMPLOYEES DIKE, IRON .MOLPKKS' UN'ION, NO. 28. METAL I-OUSIIKIIS' UNION, NO. "21. STOVK .MOUNTKIIS" UNION, NO. 11. H(***;r:*k*l*;K*;K4-l.4*K**<*;K* 1 ������:^l*>,+>'-k4-l-;*M*>:l*>H*.*:+.*i!->* MR. BUKTZKX 0i\ PROFIT SHARIF. TullieKdllni oflni Imiiikmhst tali,���ln youi issue oi Feb -.'Mb vo-ji Victoila coiiespondent uuie-iies '.he J'i.-.agement of lhe B C lllceliu- lta'1- ,.iy Cornpanj in its lelatlons io ilie eomiMiij 's employees This lie Is. ol ionise, welcome lo do, it lie adlietes lo lhe tiuth. Bui Lhe statements he makes .ire so absolutely false that I am somewhat suipiibcd Ihnl he should veiituie to put tlieni In black and white, evei- in an anonymous leltei Youi lonei- pondeut vvntes "Asa in UU" nl fael Ihe 11 C lCleetiic I'llluny lorn] nnv pav.s thu least ��,iges to unskilled liboi in Viotoii.i, except the Vlclo ia (.luni- Ic.il eompuny, the B C Potloij coiiipany and .1 lew miiioi (oneetns ' Now I have guiic to sonic tiouble to .imci- taln lhe wages pill to unskilled liboi in Victoila, and I Iind lh.it wilh the e\- eeptlon of the corpoiatlon ot Lhentv and possibly one machine shop no laige employer of unskilled laboi pus Inghci wages than we do, and nnnj nol as high If s mil coiie-pondoni lclcis io oui tiackiueii, We paj iliem JO ceiu*- an houi the Just jen they woik Loi us II cents an hour fo- lhe second and thlid yeai, and 22 cents .m -loin Lheie- aftc!', This Is considei ably moie thm paid lo the tiae-kmen ot anj' olhe-i i.ul- vvay coinp.inv No doubt j iui coiiespondent will -..iv But the citv pajs 23 cents an houi lot thai kin 1 ol wink With all dun lespect to ei'v count ils the wages thev pav out '���[ lhe civic lieasuij* do not eonstitule stand,nd wages, and il, foi instance, an aldei- lUfin pajs 25 lenls an houi foi labia done foi the ulj, and 17 1-2 coins an houi loi l.t'bui done foi liniisell in his piivale- bus.ness, it Is not dilliiult to guess whnh of tbe two Kit's or ,i.a^es he believes to be fan and inopei The city can make any iniie.ise In wages b.v simplj increasing Ihe ta\alion, but a pilvate conecin whicli his in- such lo.val load lo wealth lo follow must tut Us elolh accoidiiio' lo ils means As leg.uds Iho wages paid oui mu- toi men and conduclois, they nie as follows Flist jcai 20 cenLs an houi setond >ind Hind vcuis, n eenl-- an houi, fouith and liflli ye.i's, 2'. cenls .in houi; aflei live veils, '23 cenls .in houi. In addition to whicli we-iiav one-lull the cost of theli uiiitoims mil give all iegul.ii emplojees eleiLiie light at a nominal rale in then houses, and lice transpoi t.ilion on oui cais, nol onlj when going lo and coming fiom woik, but at all bonis Now, it will take join coi respondent some timo Lo Hnd anj slieel lfiihvay cornpanj in Canada paying Ils iji men similai wages But lie will .say "The tost of living* is so much Inghci heie Hi,in in ICastein Canada." Is it so much litghei lh.ui in Winnipeg, foi instance' And if llu eosl of living Is so much highei hen I suppose he will admit thai the io-L ol updating slieel lailWajs is also iniirh highei heie than In lhe Kisl ami w.ll he then be eonsislenl and pit mil us to ehaige six oi seven tents lo nde in the .street eais' Oi would lit even i.i vor doing away wllh the Ih'ee cenls woiking men's ticket, oi the loui-cciil oidii)aiy liekeL. and have u*> iliug live cents Miaighf If he I'epiesenl', the 'Laboieis of Victona ' .is he signs himself, I Imagine he would have a stiong: kick coining In lhe event of oui company .ibolislung cheap tnkels which vvejiave the nghl lo do, bill which we don't, because we considei ���thut besides the emplojees nnd the shinelioldeis, the public also is entitled lo eonsleleiatioii. This complaint lhat we onlv piv wages once a month is based on a mts- iindeistanding. While v\( liaveoui piy ���ri*ty on the 10th~of i-aelimioiitiranv^em- ployee has tho iighL to be paid twice a month, It he piefei-, buL vc-tj few of oui men avail themselves nf ilie 'pnvilege. As regaids long houis oui li.ickme.ii have asked tnr nine houis Inslend of leu, because lhe citv InLioiliiei il tlie shot Lei woiking dav, and Lliev tan have JI whenevei they iv,.nt ll at llu houilv pay abovementlnned, whiih, ns hifoie staled, is highei than lint paid bv oilier piovincial i.illvv ijs foi Minllui �� oi k The iiieiloimeii and eondiKlnis have themselves chosen the tcii-hoin dav 0������������������������������$$��$���� I Tbe Salt 1 of Life is Imsincs. We want iiuue of (V) it. We'll cut il if au out anil out ;���) bargain will fetch il. How is This A two-quart Hot Water Bot lie <��� Fountain Syringe f 75c' . Tiie Mdtonoll, Alkins, ' ^ | ,? Walaon Co., Ud. Liability I '���_ ��� IP-TO-OATC BRUGMSli-. <��� V$<3����������������_this_h is_pieprscd_l�� divide tlie caiiilUK.s of the load '.ith llie men Now, Mi I'dltoi, one thln< moie I would llki to aiid, and that is this II (huso einphnees lecelving a shaie of the pi mils would mil lake lhe money, but uisUad all hands pul then amounts 'bus obtained together and pun hive stock In the company, it would not be veiy inniiv \c..ir.s befoie Unv (llu euiplovees) would ihave their sav In electing the- boaid of dliectoih of tin coiiipiiny Tliat would do i meat di-il of good In unifying the- Interests of rinployci and employed, and we woulil be fiee of thai dlsastious win fi i known as lhe slilke Again I do nm Ihlnk It ,s lali lo iitlack a eom- p.itiv cu anvbnilv e-Ne who ules le woik lu peace wllh Iheli men of couise, I known oui soilillstlc filends on op- pii'nl to Ibis wav of doing tilings. . .Me-l,ei>d (supeilnlendent of llieii.iHw.ij postal bt-ivlee), J. 11. Maislmllsay, T. II. Cioss, LC 11. CiobS, XV. H. Wilton, S. 10 Cornwall. M 15. Bolton, C. S Hol- lou, T. C. Kllbank, A. B. Thomp��on, It. N. Ite-.id, A. J. McKlnnon, XV. S. Ash- woilh, T. A. Ciulckshank, XV. N. Siiulics, Ij. i, Cieagh. J. It Physick, I: O. Atkinson, J Met'onashv, J B. Allan, B O. C.iee-n A M. Bums, C. Ch.ul- ton, S It Jtobb, Cieo, Baitley, AV. F. Findlay. K Sands, J. E AV. Sungstei Follow Ing Is the MENU. Queen Olives. Celeiy. Cistern Oysteis���l!aw en Plate COUD MEATS. Sliloin ol Beef. llam Tongue. FOWL, Tut key ,ind Cianbeiiy Sauce SALAD ifObsie-i Potato , r>E.si:itr 'Xm is Pudding, Hi and) ^niee Pent Wine- and Sheiiv Jellv, English Tillies, Chailotteiuse. FitUlTS. Apples Oiangcs Ciapes. Nut.s lt.iis.ins. CcniLeetioneiy Te.u Coffee. Cheese Fancy Cakes Altei satisfying Lhe nnei man .ne meiiy gatheiing pi icceded to cauv out a good piogi anime "of music, son^s, speeches and iccltatlons Toast Mastei Cl.uk opened by piopobiiw the toasl ol lhe king and queen, which was disposed of in lhe usual foimal way. The following gave well le.ideied vocal selections, Prof. Hanpur accompanist: S C Cornwall, XV II. Wilson and A B Thompson, A. J. McK-nnon, )"'��� II. Cioss, E O Atkinson, M M. Bolton J. B Allan, J Maishalksay and S U Robb gave lecltations In theli usual enteitiilning style The toasl of "tlie Dominion" was le- sponded to by J O MeBc-od lie said that theie was plenty of loom in this gieat countiy of oms foi young mon to get along well "When I oileil by the newspapeis It was a notoi Ions fact that the- sPivlce was wictchedly ipald Those in It In the west should get bettor compensation than thev did He hoped lhat wlien lhe Hon Sh William .Mulock gut thiough with his pol'iy nf ilghl econ- oniv tluil he- would nun to and help the men to get some men e ot iho money tbey hud euine-d foi the countiy Befoie the advent of the union it used to be "every one for himself and the devil .take tho hliidinosl." Now ll was different Thoy had at theli oatk some 45 unions iu lliis elty, and they would get their assistance the same as the telephone girls did When It became known to the- dneclois of the telephone company that suppoit was coming lo. the sliiki-is fioin this nuirce, tliey at oni e teimlnated llie Mi ike Thai's one of the benellls dotived from* being lu the union, as it dcmonstiated the fue-t that "an lujuiy lo one was t'he tonot-ni of all." Mo union the speaker knew of wanted to get into a light, but all wanted then-lights, which they Intended to pioeme. Tlie postal employees li.U alicady got some loiieesslons since the union was blurted, and ho hoped they would be successful in getting moie and that Mi. Muloik would do something In this dlieetion. (Ap plause ) The toast ol the ladles was ubly le .sponde-d lo by J. B. Allen. After disposing of lhe- piess, .ie-vei.il otheis ics ponded to uiipiomptu tniiMi, and lhe end ot the hnppy function was brought to a close by singing Auld Ifiine Syne. The- committee In ih.ugo ol au.inge- ments were AV. 11. Wilson, S. C Cornwall and M. K Bolton, to whom much cicdit Is attached for the canying out of such a splendid r.imiveiNUj dlnnci. WANTED TO EXCHANGE ��� Gentleman's open-fate silver English lever watch, jeweled, good condition for second-hand sewing machine in good running order. K 11, this olllce. Wall Papers FOR. j-tWALL , <%j\ PAPERS GOTO It Is a little oarly yet to talk about Wall Paper, but I want the people to know that I am now opening up the finest stock ot AVall Paper that ever came into this province. Of course ive have not received our full line, but have enough to please most anj one, and we aie going to continue to sell these beautiful 1901 coloi lng and patterns at the reduced late until the bu-sj season opens. Anyone wanting Wall Paper oi woik of Lhat kind it will pav them to buy now, even if jou hold it ovei foi a month oi so Cms is Union Shop, always ims been and ��� wavs will be. Boom moulding to malth all papeis Agents foi the piovincc for white enamel loiters for signs. Kalsomining, painting, etc., and all woik guaranteed TO OUT OF TOWN CUSTOMERS ic is always a pleasutc lo send samples Drop ,i postal cnid Mating piice, coloi, which loom or looms, si/e, yvhetlfei 9 or 18 inch boidci, lenuucd. We will do the rest ��28 Pendr &Jreef. mm made Wc, llie un:+>;l*>H*>;K* ���^���^^^������(������^������((������t^*i->;tf^K*)kf . THE WHEELER & WiLSON li High-Speed Sewing Machine j\ XVe have Just Installed one of these vvondeiful machines In our 9 stoic, IItied with a small electilc motot. We Invite anyone interested tn come and inspect the nrichine, and the extrnoidlnary speed it can attain���as high ai 1,00(1 stlte-lies a minute. Uvcryone Is welcome. Wm. HAlPi1,l26 Hastings St. S01-E AUKNT :K*-!-*;|{*;K*;K*^){*l**^;K*'K#-l^ Loggers' Supplies SPECIAL ALL - STBDI. Willi-' HOPE SNATOII BLOCK. ALLAN WIIYTD & CO 'S SI'KCIAL AVIRE CORD LOGGING WIItK'| PLQUGII and CRUCIBLD STKDL WIRE ROPI3 In all sizes and Brndcs j All kinds of loggers' tools and supplies, Camp Utensils, Etc. $ j MkLenraan, Mcfecly & Coj Phone 44. 122 Cordova Street., Vancouvcr.JJ.C. Phone'106J ^VW<> DlilNK TJUC JJKST Cei|lon Put up in 1 lb. and I lb. lead packets. For Sale by all first-class (Jrocei'b. Tea ^AAi/MW**VV*iAAi*i !^*^ ���H;*:4***t-:4>l*:**K<^K*:+^H-,*:!;4H*^r:*Ht4:*)->H( i 9 I i ;t; ��� 4asi as Easy fo Hetp chairs, tables and woodwork a bout the house looking bright and new if you ustfthe right kind of Varnish cStain. Stains and Varnishes with one application. ��� Anyone can apply it. , Vancouver Hardware Co., ��� 339 Hastings Street. f:*;K*;:-:*i->;-K*:*K^-;*;K^^^ "Slur" Cciiimels, <> Sliir " Bathtub Enamel, "G" V.irnish Stains, ����� G " Stovepipe Enamel, "G" Aluminum Enamel, ��G" Turniture Polish, Ash for Alabastine the best Woll Coaling. it Si ���*��� > . 9-'i '* I ti ���'I <*A emeii Oui new spuiifj elothliiff Is now lOmiiiB tu, and we le.illy want yuu to see ��hat'Dame Fashion his done foi the "sleiner sex." in hei fashioning ot Men's and Boys' Clothing. v Nothing smaitei has evor left the cutlet's board." JOHNSTON, KERfOOT ��* CO. 104 and 106 Cordova Street. , Trunli^Slorc 127 Hastings St., Opp. Win. Ralph's. ~ ��������t3��S������*����5 ��� ���0 ZD������������������^�������������������������������� ��� ������ " The Beer Without a Peer." ^ Bicwod r'ght heioln Vancouver by men of years and yeais expedience and in a mcweiy whoso plant is the most perfect known to the art of brewing, is lt any wonder that it has taken' a place m1 'he hearts of the peoplo which no other beer ban supplant? $1.00 Dozen Pints $2.00 �� Quarts Drewed by ^___ ..-���-���. =���, Vancouver Breweries, Ltd. \ ~ Vancouver, B. C. ; ( �� and for sale at all llrst-class Saloons, Liquor Stores and Hotels. i? j Cigar Factory . VEN WESTMINSTER. In Justice to Yourself ���We would advise yuu lo gel hi youi oider for having youi l.AC'IO CURTAINS IfAUN- Dl-fltl-.l) an ipilckly us possible." You know how eveiylimlv gelH busy all at once Intei on nud the- ilniiKi-i ol delay. Now Ih your oppoitunity Wu will bind your curtninn home peifectly siiuaie, itnrehed Just light and beautifully clean and sweet smelling. PIONEER $team Lacindry 010-014 nichards Street. Tel 816 Branch oQk'o In Arcade ' Tel. 117fi. Advertise in The Independent ���������������������������������e*****^ i I fkgitmk'j: Young When oyes are found to havo �� any defect, however, slight, tnor�� i I 'J Ib but ono thing tn do. Provide '' J| glasses early. Havo them examined '�� by our doctor of i optics, Mr. Al- ' i Ian, and get a pair to fit you I i,t[ properly. All work guaranteed. < \ DAVIDSON BROS., '\\ tThe Jewelers and* Ofitlclanj, ,, l46.Cordov< St. ,. i�� 000001*9009 &000000 ���S-, ;V^1