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'^o-V...^^Si. \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n'io-y.-.i-vry^r-y^.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"^\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.'i*'- '\u00E2\u0080\u0094--7,\"\n\"v.\"*?--;.v \"*.;i>X'\";jy;\nl *;\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nIndustriAl Uoityia Itr\u00C2\u00BB__fth.\n;v.jv.\n.y^^:T^^#i%S:\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6 yy-~XSr,>\*g*\'.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'*', '.-*-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.-7?^iyly7^;y7.v-?\"v.,7!-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2>'Vy Ky^ ..V-\"\" \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\':--?'-\"1\"-7^'--'7--:'?''5-*'r *-'v-\"\n - y*- -j-)- - \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 - -*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '\" -\nL7i\n5 7,\n?'7\n?-, y\na. ;\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2v;\n-r*r\n,->'.*\n_t-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '.,'_'-\nA'\n.^?7\n->v ,.\nr\nS:*\n>\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 .y . , '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u0094*>. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 _. ,, .. *i L . !?. \"S l* \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *\" rt!; -j \"*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 j.\n.\" '-T -. ^_'* *-** J\",** \"- ' '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -' * i r ^ Vl '\ /tl '- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0** I '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0, L -. \" \"\"j \"- CN- -*'1 *\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'-\n.A\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2>.7.f\nV-*\n,*7\nt\" IL\nI...\n1\"> -\nk\n,' - ; The i Ninth Annual District Conven-\n\".- tlon is,now V,thing of;the\"pW\"'tho\n, .- j final session being held on .Wednesday\ny . -morning of this week. ?' It lasted somo\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E J-nine days,_durlng .which' time .many\n\"y' Important\" matter's' wore discussed and\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 setled. y A; number of, sessions. were\n7 held :ia executive., - The ^following* is\n.,' 1- i*- \"\" , * - * , \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \.\n,., a synopsis of proceedings sine* Friday\n. .- . v\"' * \" \"** \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2>\ny plasty;; y;. , -i y .... y _. ry ...,j.;-\n-;;-' yOn; Frldayy the* tVIc'o-PreBident. ad;\nh L .^dressed the Convention on the special'\ny ^ order? of business provided for by^a\"\n- _ motto* In.the proceedings of the' pre-\n.-' ..'\Vl6us* day, dealing with' Injunctions,\n7 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' evictions, distraints, and' the.effects-of\ny tho decision in Nova Scotia under,tho\n. 7f',\u00C2\u00A5in\"dustrlal 'Disputes Investigation \"Act'\n.'. 7:Afte^ a,',short.discussion^ the' subject\n'.?''?was closed. * 7 .,\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 . *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ;-\n*- '.7 Tbe, next question ripywas' a.grle^'\n,*; ? ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ^oco. by .the Canmoro Local, who com-\n;< . .plained that the miner's are'unable to\n''\"vxnake- their wages'up ]to the, sum- of\n\"s- 'iS.OO.'per. day.. \" After .a brief .discus-\"\n..;\u00E2\u0080\u00A2' \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 s'ibn it waa decided that thematter be\nreferred back to the Local Union, and\ny' .* that\" they, be\" instructed to refer lt to\n- .the proper1\" source In accordance with\nthe \"\"agreement. '\u00E2\u0080\u009E ..-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0', '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0- -.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>\n7 * 7 Resolution No? 15 had as its \"object\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \" the refunding of % 15.00Q to the Hosmer\n, ^ Lpcal, who.had. spent this.money for\n*-' relief purposes, -yy1- '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 '.\" 7\";\nDelegate Jones-moved'that the re-\nbeing put to a voto it carried, j y-\" *\n..The seventh day (Monday) was-opened wlth^'a resolution .brought, lu by\ntlw\u00C2\u00AB Coleman I io i;ij, but'which was art\nconcurred \"hi, by the Resolution .Committee, to the effect-that \"All -monies\naccruing.to' any; District Organizer or\nemployee under salary for seryice.8 on\nconciliation boards or commissions be\nturned over' to the .District*. Treasury.\"\nand. op'a vote,, being 'taken the motion\nwas4 lost. \"*.; ,.7*7' - \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"* y i -.. * - \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' v'' ?\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' The1 next'1 order of ^business was a\nmotion by Delegate Jones/duly second-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2d, .to\" substitute-\" the previous' motion\nto* the( offect \"that; \"y\" '\" , '\n.<\"-\"That'.the resblutioa' censuring ^District\", Executive Board, which was introduced'by Michel'Local1 \"Union,' and\ntabled'by'the previous question* being\nput and decided in the.negative.\"sfiould\nbe taken' fro nitho table and passed\non* by the .Convention.\" . \". ',,-.'\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Substitutemotlon\"...\".'...;\";'.Carried.\nThe resolution in question was then\nread to the delegates as\" follows:\nResolution No. 11A ., .'\u00E2\u0080\u009E .\n; \"Resolved ,that we censure our District'Executive Board for bringing in\nfrontvof the.'m'embers-such an agreement aa the last; also for advising\nthem to \"accept,\"it!\"; 7' , . \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nSubmittedrby Michel Local No. 2334.\n-The Resolution Committee' non-concur.- ,'* \u00C2\u00ABy,- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 y -, ',\u00E2\u0080\u00A2',\n. Moved- and seconded*, to adopt the\nreport of,the committee. \" '\u00E2\u0080\u009E.;,,,\nAfter-',a? long- discussion; .in. which\n- y: eolution. be tabled until,the report- of\nt, y S tbo.^, Committee\"-onlOfflcers';* Reports \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 practically, the .whole'.of the'delegatea\n.\" -^yhad-been-'recejvedj'fnasmuc^ took \"part?\" and inthe^courseof .which'\n1,7 .:\";,***ry\C\u00C2\u00BBTter has \"brought to* the.'atten- the, ppsitibn.'of, the^Distrlctt Executive\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' -,..', '.tibri of,the Convention; in.bis report, a Board,in'connecttdnJ.wlth,'ti_e final ne-\n..'y?,.roquest'?'aBkIng for\" ways' and me'ans'tg'igotlatlonB^wlatffi\n|. v 7r7bo'deylsed\",b\"y,thIs Convention to\" deal 'ment? and \"the attitude\" of the members\n;, -,.. ^with\"such;matters. ..%.?:....Carried, atthat.tlmo.-had,been:fully,explained,\nS\" 7 yThe*whoVof,'the morning, _atcerno*on\n'y yy and evening' \"sessions\"1*? werb'Jbccupied\"\ny. yQ-with?a resolution,qf^censure on \"Presi-,'\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\" v *dOnt Powollbytbtf j31adstb_io and^Klpp \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n..yy'locals. TSeso sessions we'rbnt_eld with?;\n\"'?'''closed doors.??After the''Presid6nthad,\n,.\"..,'\" glven,;his;_sldb of,' the!; cbbb, and'-'the.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'-* -' matter- fuIly,-dlscusBed;' It was\" moved\n.* r by Delegate'.',Jones and duly seconded\n\" 'that, the.'PreBlderit'a. explanations be\n,', _, accepted as satisfactory, and, on-this\nit ^was ,regularly'mo,ved; and;.\"sbconded\nthat the previous Question be'put?-Carried.* \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ---,s~;yyyy-.u-~-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -,-. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n-.\"-.Motion to *, adopti tho,- re'portT'of?_the7\ncbmmlttoey. '.*;:?.-: y\. .V. v.-. .Carried.'\nIn _'favor' of \"motion to'non-concur. .'-16\nAgainst' the motion''... 7....... > 8\nReport'1;of District President *\nMoved arid seconded that the report of \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\ntho .District:President be taken ,up\nseriatim, ............ Carried\nR\u00C2\u00AB Appointment of Delegateitb the\n7 ,. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 , Different Conventions ? '' 7\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Your committee recommend that this'\nConvention appoint delegates to ropro-\nsent them at the ..following\" Conven-\ntions: 7:7-* -. ^ ,;7;7 7^.;,\n\" 'International- Convention U.\"M.W. of\nA ....'.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0..\u00E2\u0096\u00A0._\u00E2\u0096\u00A0... 1\". ..v..-;;;..Delegate\nWestern F of M District 6 /.Delegate\nTrades and Labor'Congress of Canada c...-.........'...........\". Delegate\n-B C Federation of Labbr^. .Delegate.\nkYour \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 .committee also .-recommend\nthat.^shbuld* circumstances.In thls.Dis-\ntrict warrant it,, that the .Executiv\u00C2\u00A9\nhave power to/send one bf.'their/'ri'um-\nberto the International Convenubn,'in\naddition to .the. delegate- appointed by\nj.i_\u00C2\u00BB *>i'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 .. '.i -*.yVli,v-_v\u00C2\u00BB*s*v\"\u00C2\u00BB_.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2, i\nthis Convention. !\,'r>K-f?i>'gi)i'y.\"',\u00C2\u00AB,- -c.\nMoved-, and seconded[^\"6\*adopt .the\nrecomraendanons of the committee,- '\n*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Amendment to motion introdueed'by.\nDelegate'Wheatley, and seconded -by\n?Delegate'M. Roberts, that v' 7 -'-\n, \"The Convention arrange to'send a'\ndelegate?to ttie; Farmers'..Convention\nof \"Alberta.\" ... .7, Carried.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' The.Convention took the.opportunity\nof?passing a'resolution, of protest ag-.\nalnst the Alberta. Government for gre-'\nsorting to7th'e. usual despicable means\nof killing bills asked fbr.bythe work-\"\ning-class generally by refusing to bring the bills' out.bf committee, and'that\nall labor,, organizations in Alberta be\nasked to endorse this protest.\nWe, your .committee,' recommend\nthat the President's Report be adopted\nas'a\" whole, and. we,. Iso ^ recommend\nthat the'attention'of the'President be\ncalled to Article 2* Section 2, and Articled, Sectibfl^S, of the.District Constitution. ,. .7 ',-; '. 'V-7.'- ' ..- '\n'-.Moved1-* and .seconded to adopt the\nreport of the committee\",...... Carried.\n\"\"* Vico-t\u00C2\u00BBre\u00C2\u00BBldent'\u00C2\u00AB Report y\n. Moved thafc'tho;.report^of?tho?-Vi(!o-\nPresident betaken up Berlatlin. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Motion seconded, andi\"_ 7:.-.-..'. 7. Carried.\nRt tho Future; Policy?:of the Organization, We, your [Committee, firmly believe ln*-'th\"e'\"pbllcy, of Industrial Organization, ,*a'ncl' endorse the position\ntaken by the\" International Organization'as a; means, tb tbatend.\" We ro-\ncommend': y.. .*- \"' 7 -, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 y\n- ,_..., Affiliation with other organizations that.would open a field for tho\npropagation of -Industrial,as well,as\npolitical,principles.\" 7'\n.2. That'efforts be made to bring\nabout a1, \"working arrangement between the W. F. of M. (District 6) and\nalso with, the railway workers, and\nDistrict' 18. * * '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 * *\n,3., .That we endeavor to bring'about\nfree, exchange 'of ?cards between .all\norganizations. (\".'?'?.'\" -, '. \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n4,' That we* encourage the'discussion\" of clean.'political economy^in\nthe Local Unions\"?*.?:' y * \"\"\" '.\n-' 57, That we encourage the formation\nof a Joint movement among the West-\nera'District's of tho U.' M; W.ibf 'a-, to\ninclude DIstrlcts\io; 27, 22,~18'and 28.\n\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A08. _'_ That\"strikes', should, not. be called? unless 6rdo'ro\"d by-a \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ballot, of' the\nmembers', only_.tbo_i by a two-third majority .of votes cast. \" \" * \ 7.\n* \"All the above, after some discussion,\nwere carried;'5;.Vice-President'Stubbs\nwas, also'congratulated on the -efficient\nmariner-in .which*he had dealt with the\nBellevue Disastery\"-?-\n. Report ,of Secretary-Treasurer\nMoved and seconded that the, report\nof; the* Secretary-Treasurer be \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 taken\nup' seriatim under the respective headings. ..'..'. .*,. .7;:'. Carried.\n, Re means'of \"finding finance for relief of members?that have been-dis-\ncriminated against,\" .Also for the*re:\nlief of- members; who have not had\nan, opportunity V'tb ' commence work\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ' - >\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 r*- - ^,\n' \u00E2\u0080\u00A2', (Continue'd bn Page Six) *-' \"\nSOCIALIST.WAS IN THE\n,.y. * CHAIR DURING COMMITTEE\nA.\nNoSettlement'Mthe\n*'-..*.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *'..,.;,--...-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2,. . *,-.,\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u009E , \*/.:y. . , - -.- 'r \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 - .- __^\u00E2\u0080\u009E_\n<*\n.'.'^,\n. - \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 , \u00E2\u0080\u009E .- r \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 , \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -v y.yi..'.^ / _>\nyFirm On MjinimumiWage\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 LONDON, Feb.'-29;\u00E2\u0080\u0094The'settlement\nof.ttie' tHrea'tened cd'al^strlke.-is-yet far\noff, the government liot having'been\nable to induce all the Tconl-owners to\nagree,to the demand'for.a.minimum,\nwage made by the mlners,.but Premier\nAsqulth declared to-nlght^that If tho\nprinciple bf a minimum wage .was not\nLAWRENCE, Mobb, Feb. '26.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Fifty the men tb protect them no dlBcrlm\"\u00C2\u00BBM_ or Providence respectively, The cards\ntlon was shown and tbe womon-wore, had been prepared and paronts' slgna\npolicemen' under direct command of\nMarshall Suillvan and two compnnles\not mllltla. Interfered today with tho\nattempt' of tbo' Btrlko , committee' to'\nsond fifty chlldron from thiB-.clty to\noutside - towns whero thoy would bo'\ncared for, -Eight women,' flvo men\nand ten chlldron wero arrested and\nrushed to tho pollco station.\nTho Interference'by tho police\" and\ntho mllltla had added to tho gravity of\n,tho situation, It follows the action of\nthe military authorities, Inst week whon\nthoy announced tho strikers would bo\nkopt, wherever possible, from sending\ntholr children from out of town. Tho\nstrlko leaders have openly chargod this\naction was taken at thb behest of tho\nmill owners, who think that If tho\nchildren aro kept horo nnd forced to\nsuffer, their parents will give up tho\nstruggle, Strlko leadors contend that\nIf the children had plonty and wero\nsafely housod the parents would got\nalong somehow, .\n, When tho strlkeVs appeared with\ntholr chlldron tho marshal asked why\ntho children wero to bo sent away. Tho\n. women were all plainly frightened by\ntho display of forco.' Sullivan finally\n' ordered a numbor of men, women and\nehlldren to go homo, Those who refined wore gathered up, hastened Into\ntho wagon and driven to tho pollco station. While this was going on under\n.**x,-... \u00C2\u00BB_-,.\u00E2\u0080\u009E',1 \u00E2\u0080\u009E .,.\u00C2\u00BB,..', . .,*. .....\nV,m\u00C2\u00BBv\u00C2\u00BB_> *-,W-*\u00C2\u00BB ,_- w^jv,, fvetv-W -MM _>_.-'<\ndlws'wero fathnrlnj; \i\ \"nu. Mr-tot. j.lrk-\nots who had taken,positions at the\nedge of the Common and-were asking\ntbo men and women who woro going to\nwork to Join the strlko, Charges of In.\nMM**1\"* *\u00C2\u00BB MM wo\u00C2\u00BB*A t^rrAif *ff*\u00C2\u00BBl\u00C2\u00ABn#'#\"l>*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00AB*\nand thoy woro locked vp..\nNot a child was permitted to leave\nLawrence and Marshall Sullivan ro-\nfused to mako any explanation of his\naction. Tho polio* and soldiers actod\ndirectly under orders \u00C2\u00BBand separated\ntho pareau and tho chlldron and forck.\ned tho latter away from the station.\nWhen parents, resisted, arrests wort\nmado. Tbo mllltla; la addition to\ntholr rifles, woro armed wltb clubs,\nwhtch they asod frosly oa all male\nstrikers- Ta many IbsUoom whoro\nwornon throw thomsalvM la front ot\nbeaten. A number of women had their\nclothing badly torn when they were\ndrlvon back by tho pollco aftor tboy\ntrlod to rejoin their,, children,\n\"Couldn't Repress Disorder.\"\nSullivan,* Is anew chief, having been\nappointed a week ago becauso bis predecessor was forced to resign following tho complaint of the mill owners\nthat he \"couldn't keep down disorder,\"\nSullivan mado no restriction today,\nEvory cno ot the fifty chlldron wl,o\ncamo to the rtatlon was accompanied\nhy '-tlielr .iirents, who woro glnd t.\nhave them sent whore they could bn\ncared for.\nBut tho pollco disregarded this\nnnd.(old tho strike leaders th ' ilie\nchildren would romnln In Lawrence.\nWhen thoy tried to defy his order he\ndlrootod tho police and soldiers to get\nbusy. 7 ,\n- Pollosmsn'Seised Children\nThe children and their mothers and\nfathers had been seated In tho big\nwt'llln.. room/ .Five minutes boforo\nthb train pulled out Sulllvnn blew \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nsignal oh his whistle, Twenty-five\npolicemen near tho door suddenly\nrushed across thb room. Seizing tho\nchildren, thoy hustled them through\ns door onto Essex Street,' Then they\nbarred lho door.\nFrantic mothers nnd fathers hurried\nou through another door and tried to\nfor toeir chuaren, liut tbo mi.uia-\n(-.cu Ai-ii *-*-J...j...'S. iA..,'c policemen. Policeman\nMoore's head was'Split open with a\nstono with which a woman hit blm.\nNot only wan. th* psrents of overy\nchild In charge of their chlldron per\naonally whan tho pollco ordered them\nback to tholr homes, tut every child\nbad planed on Ws card stating tbat bo\nbail boon gives tito MMUt of ooo or\nboth paronts to bo sont to Philadelphia\nturos'.obtained by the strike leaders\nyesterday. ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 , :,\n, Unwarranted Action\n7 WASHINGTON,. Feb. 27.\u00E2\u0080\u0094A con-\ngresBlonal Investigation of tho latest\nLawrcnco'development was made cor.\ntain this afternoon.,\nChairman Wilson, of tho houso committee on labor, wired Prosldont Qoden\nof the Toxtllo Workers, tho officials\nstatement of to-day's action of police.\nOn rocolpt otflt ho will ordor IiIb committee to Invosllgato fully what ho\nterms an \"unwarrpntod nBB.m_p.lon of\nauthority ,'.' by the Lawronce pollco,\nLAWRBNCB1, Mohb, Feb. 27.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Col\nsecured-: by.^agr.eeinent ity.wpuld be\nkecuredijby'-btb'^'Jaean^.. Sr^ ... _\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ,,;'\nPiilly, 800,000 miners have already*\nlaid'down'their tools, and will not\npick them-up, again until nn agreement\nsatisfactory-to the'Miners', Federation\nis* reachedj The-men have.tbe government \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 behind them, and. feel the\nvictory has been won.1 It .was officially - announced late to-night \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 that tho\nconference of tlie cabinet minister\nwith\" tho Miners' Federation will bo\ncontinued ,to:morrow. Lloyd BGeorge\nIs draftln'g'a minimum, wage-bill, but\nlt Is Btated that the government are\nhopeful of being able to\" secure the\nestablishment of the minimum wago\nwithout\" recourse to legislation now\ntbat the \"Welsh operators soo that thoy\nnro poworlesB to resist-longer. Somo\nbf thb rallwnys have sent out n'otlflca-\n-Ions of curtailment of tholr services\nowing to the strlko.\n(8t.ec.nl to tho District Lodger)\nLONDON, March 1,\u00E2\u0080\u0094Protnibr\nAsquith today invited the miners'\nexeoutivo comraittoo to moot tho\ncoal owners, but tho men defined,\nsaying thoy had nothing to discuss,\nThoy bad, thoy.said, placed Brit-\nish schedules of minimum of rates\non the table and thoy would main-\ntain that position until otherwise\ninstruotod by tho minorfl,\nFRfeNCH MINERS\nMAY GO ON STRIKE\nVj lapse of tbo pin, owners' \"starvation WIHvprobably Quit Work When Miners\nplan\" to hold tho chlldron of tho striking, toxtllo operatives In Lnwrence\ncamo, today when successful doffanco\nto Marshall Sulllvnn was' made and\nthree children wero allowed to loavo\nfor Boston,\nin England Walk Out\nPARIS, Feb. 20.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Speclnl Invonllgn-\ntions In best-lnformod quarters rognrd-\nlng the outlook In the European coal\n, Industry go to provo that t'-ero Is ovary\nTho children, accompanied by their _ likelihood of a grave crisis nffocllng\nparonts, boarded an early train fori tho principal countries of Buropo In\nBob ton, Marshall Sullivan ordorod the' a few weeks' tlmo.\nchildren and parents to loavo tho train. | ' The French minors mot a fow days\nThe parents, howovor, declared that i ago to decide on a general strike but\nthoy Intended taking their children the proposal to go out was at onco ro-\nfrom the dlBturbod city, and defied the. Jected on the ground that it would be\npollco officer to do his worst, Marshal .more effective to do so on March 1,\n' VICTORIA,' Feb. , 27.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Mr. Parker\nWilliams ,6qccupled the chair in committee of the,whole House yesterday\nafternoon while the bill to allow women-to'practice law in British Columbia'was, under consideration. It was\nhis first appearance In\" such capacity\nthis session and the members treated\nhim to a vigorous round of applause.\nSOLDIERS URGED NOT .\nTO ACT IN STRIKE\n0LONDON/ Feb. 27.\"\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Frederick\nCrowsiey was arriagned yesterday at\nAldershot, the biggest British army\npost, accused of. inciting the Boldiors\nto traitorous.conduct/ Crowsiey distributed a leaflet appealing to the soldiers,, if ordered out against the strikers, to* disobey, the officers 'commands.\nThe'appeal began 7 ' /\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0''\n\"Men,, comrades and brothers, you\nare In the army; so are we; You are\nIn the army bf destruction;.we in the*\nindustrial army of construction. When\nwb go;on strike and'you are called\nupon by your officers to murder us,\nstop? Boys'.don't do1 It., 'Thou shalt-\nnot kill,* says the Good'Book;' it does\nnot say unless you have a uniform on.\"\nWALKER AGAIN HEADS MINERS\nSmith Defeats Germer by Small Mar-\n' yJ' \"gin; R^EIect McDonald\nT51strIcf*,Np.-.3.-rJames Lord. Farm-\ning'tqn. ,7, ? \ 7 \" . 't , ..-,.\n-District/No.'\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0**, * '* *- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\nPana: - -\ni;**.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Bernard\nMurphy,\n; District ,No., S.^Dan' Clark, Spring-\ntield. .v\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u0094;.'/.V. \u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0096\u00A0* '\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-District>;;No:.-\"s6.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Frank, Hefferley,\"\nColllnsvlllo.?.-/;-;.?.' S; x\n,' .District No. 7-.\u00E2\u0080\u0094John Wachter,' Bolle-\nville7*y, ,,^;y - .* , * \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\". .\n'\"\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2District,'No: .8.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Phillip Davis,\" Du-\nQuoln* (died, at Indianapolis, convention, new election). .\n;\" District No.' 9.\u00E2\u0080\u0094George Doolin, Eldorado.\" .\" . V . \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nAuditors\u00E2\u0080\u0094William Hall, Springfield;\nDan McDonald', Springfield; Evan Owv\nens, Bellevillev alternates, JamoB Pl<^'\nman, Carrier .Mills;' Albert Vincent,\nVirden; and' David Carter, Cherry.\nThe '.sensation of tho election,-was\nthe close-margin by which Adolph Ger-^\nmer of .Belleville, secretary-treasurer\nof BUb-dlatrlet 6, sufferod defeat.' In\ntho nominations Smith socured three\nraore.,thon Germor and secured tho\nhead of tho tlcltot, which Is hold to account for his victory. If Gormor had\nbeen nt tbo boad of tho ticket it Is\nbelieved that, he would havo won out\nby several thousand votes.\nSullivan cajoled nnd threatened, but\nhla efforts failed, and ho finally left\ntho car.\nTho strikers, Including both sexos,\nand the children arrested hero Satur-\nthe dato fixed for tho general strlko of\nminers In England and Germany.\nTho prqspects, therefore,' look vory\ngrave, nnd It is fenred here thnt, un*\nlens the men's-demands are acoedod\nday, wilt to arnUuued in court thia \to, u severe blow will bo dealt tbw\naUornoon,, Tbo children aro charwd .trade In general throughout the world,\nwith being \"deecrled chlldrfn\">nd becauso .they, suffered under\ncertain disabilities others did not..,On\nthe 'European continent ,the workers\nwere preparing to deal, with'the'question of a-minimum' wage, and in England they were so fully organized that\nlf-tho^sed:th\u00C2\u00ABSwH_lOH^I\"thengenerar\nstrike the results would-be disastrous.\nThe government were'trying to reconcile the, two r parties,. and- if * the employers allowed them they might be\nsuccessful;-,if not.-the dispute would\n.have to bo-tsettled. by, legislation; ultimately.' \" As'fara/'the^questlbn'of\nwages was concerned a. house bf legislation was not all-powerful. '- \"Wages\ntook three forms. Thero .was'the aspect of wages as \"real wage's,\" i.e.,\ntho amount of necessary commodities\nthe money the worker received would\nbuy; the \"nominal\" wage, which was\ntheir aspect as represented In1 dollars\nand cents,1 and the \"relative\" wago,\nwhich referred to that portion of labor's product received by the laborer\ncompared to that received by the capitalist class. The bill only affected\nthe \"nominal\" wage. It did not affect\ntho \"real\", wago In any shape or form.\nAn Increased cost of living meant\nthat the nominal wage did not buy so\nmuch as it did before,,owing to tha-\nfact that the prices of commodltifw\nhad risen as a result of.the fall Jn the\nvalue of gold compared with their value, thus causing the enhancement In\nprices, and wages being based on gold.\nthey did not purchase as much ae\nformerly. s\nThe \"relative\" form of wages dc\u00C2\u00AB-'\nerved consideration. In times past,\nthe worker had received a large portion of the wealth he produced bo-'\ncause he did not produce much mora\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2than was sufficient to reproduce his\nlabor-power, but in modern times __e<~\nwas in a very different condition'-Indeed. In every capltalistically developed country today the workers pro-.\"\nduced from \"three to five times, aa\nmuch as they received in wages. . But,\nthe bill now before them did not affect the question of real wages nor interfere withmatters of trade and com-*\nmerce. Even if it.could.be shown\nthat' It did' affect the powers of the\"\nDominion ,Governnient they should go \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\ntn the limit, in passing it, because it\nmeant so much to the workers. Caoi-\ntalism today-had greater power over\nthe. workers. The' latter had-begun to\n.organize against capital, and. was' be--'\ncoming more powerful., If thb coal '\nminers and railroad workers In'Ens- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n.and came out on strike ifwould bring .\n\"about disastrous and anarchical conditions. 7Ho believed the bill\" would bo\na remedy and prevent those conditions;*\nfrom coming InB. C. by, providing \"a\nminimum \"wage for. coal miners. -Many* \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n1-w\u00C2\u00ABt,,v-vuuu(jui.-ma^ii[uay meij^Werij~\nreceiving from s. 5 to ?7 per day, and if\"'\nit were,true there would be no heces-\"\nslty for the bill. ,. But many miners, .\nworking at the face', did? not receive\nmore than $2.50 or $2.25 per. day, and\nhe had known of many cases ln which\nmen-had-rec'elved\"an'average ot $1.71}'\nper day and less for'a month's work!'\nTo .these conditions men would not\nsubmit, and lt. was only a question of\nwhen thoy would tako action in a brief\nand definite form. , By enacting __\nminimum wage thoy (the House) could\nanticipate that by providing what waa\ntermed \"a decent living\" for the,work-'\nera under present conditions. Many\n(Continued on page 8) \"\nProvincial Election\nSlated for March 28th\nSpecial to District Ledger)\nVICTORIA, Fob. 28\u00E2\u0080\u0094Minimum Wage\nnnd Fortnightly Pay ,Day smothoidd\nwithout any debate or division. Houso\nclosed,\nCommission on Labor Conditions\nThe concluding sitting proved of\ncomparatively llttlo Intorest, moBt of\ntho business having boon cleared up\nat' Inst evening's soflBlon, which Instcd\nuntil tho early hours of this morning.\nDuring It Premier McBrido nnnouncod\nthat n royal commission would ho np-'\nlabor conditions throughout British\nColumbia In ordor to ascertain if\nameliorative legislation could bo^pnss-\ned. In tho creation of tho coramlji-\nslon ho stated that tho heads of labor\nln tho province would bo consulted,\nho did not Bay whother lnbor would\nbe, reproBonted.\nNomlniUIotis will, In all probability,\ntnko'plnco on March 21 nnd election*\non March 28. Al ltho old wnr horses\nwill run ngnln and as far ns can bo\nsoon there will bo about ton Soclnllnt\npointed Immodlntoly to lnnulro Into. candidates In tho field.\nTo Develop New Areas\nIn the Crow's Nest\nSPOKANR, Wnsh., Feb 27.\u00E2\u0080\u0094R. O.\nBoldon, of Spoknno, prosldont of tho\nCrown Conl nnd Coke company, which\nhns 5,820 acres of coal lnnd adjoining\ntho Crow's Nost PnBs company's properly In the province of British CoJuni.\nbin, will stnrt for Europe tho mlddlo\nof March to negotlnto n bond Issue of\n$1,000,000 for the corporation. He will\nbo' accompanied by C. L. llowor, man.\naging ongineer, of tho proporty.\n\"I have connt-ci'omt through which\nwo will bo able to float tho bonds.\"\nMr. Ueldcn declared. \"With the money\nwe Intend to buld II miles of railroad\nand put In a plant capable of handling\n_.,aa> tot* ot con. duily. It everything\nil\t\nRfws through n\u00C2\u00AB wo expect wo wll!\nhnvo tho plnnt In good shnpo early\nnoxl fall.\n\"The bonding compnny sent lis on-\nBlnrer over the proporty Bnd appraised It at $0,000,000, Wo hnvo 120.000,000\nIoph of conl in night nnd hnvo spent\n$200,000 In dovoloplng the proporty\nnnd have It crown granted. Wo also\nhnvi. r,,nnn.flnn r*nl\u00C2\u00AB a ton chfnner either Mut nr\nwent,\" i\nHOLD-OPJT FRANK\nh\nFIUNK, Attn,, Fab. 24.\u00E2\u0080\u0094A holdup\noccurred last night' la the vicinity of\n-\"rank. Harry White, of nellovu*-,\nwhllo returning homo from Frank at\n10,20 p,m\u00E2\u0080\u009E was held np while halfway through tho Frank Slide by two\nmon unknown, Mr. Whlto at, tea\ntime had not much monoy about bttn.\nbut thought It best to tsk\u00C2\u00AB| to his heels\nand camo back to Frank. In tho\nmeantime tho two men came to Frank\nand fried to bwak Into the C. P. It.\nfreight shed, but wero disappointed\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2n thl\u00C2\u00BB, ns the night force held thenar, bay and called the N. W. M. potlco\nWho suddenly cam* on tho scene and\ntho two men were raptured and taken\nfo barracks.\nTho meu woro sentenced and taUo\nto Lethb.tdg* today.\n' *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*. f\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '(,\n_______\nL\n__i\t\nI: 'I '.->\u00C2\u00AB:\nPAGE TWO\n,*.. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0*.i ',,* ,, \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.\n-./!,_>'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>\n,.?\u00E2\u0096\u00A0--\nTHE D^TEICT LEDGEB,\np-.*-.\"*.\n[\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Vf-- t % t\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00C2\u00A3\"- \u00C2\u00BB'1 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0. *'\n1\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 YjiT'HEN WindsyAre Nippy here'is the toilet iotioiv'\n,yy < .that typifies7the true, perfection of all toilet\napplications. 77, , ''- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0y.-v '7yyy^ ' *\n; -Sweet, dainty, not greasy, and of extra, special value, in*\"\n' the \"care of the skin/' , 7.V'-'y 7'\" y... yr\nAfter a. walk -or/an auto ride?3ENJZO, ALMOND\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0CROWN cleanses the' pores, restores the circulation,\nremoves all of the ill 'effects ,of the \"wind: y S' \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\n, Never hesitate'or .fetix to* go out for ah enjoyable \"con\nstitutioiial\"; or to take healthful outdoor exercise because BENZO ALMOND CEOWNiwill always take -\ncare of you.eveii if yoii have on extremely delicate or\n': sensitive skin. ... \u00E2\u0080\u00A2....\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 y \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ' - - \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '!'\nLadies appreciate itr 25c a box at \\nBleas!deirs Drug Store\nI\nIF YOU WANT THE BEST\nAnd Nothing: but the Best in fresh\nand Smoked Meats, Fresh and\nSmoked Fish, Dairy Produce, Poultry\nEtc. Etc., go to\nTHE 41 MARKET CO.\nSAM GRAHAM, Manager\nPHONE 41\nKENNEDY & MANGAN\nLumber for\nall purposes\n* here atr any time and, in any ,\nquantity. You cannot - swamp q\nVj us with a large-order, or give\nus so small a? one .that' we will -\nnot attend to it.\n.\nTHERE ARE BOARDS, BEAMS,\nJOISTS, SHINGLES, Etc.\nfor any kind of building you\nmay be at work upon. Have\nus send you what (- you want\nwhen you want lt. ...\nOFFICE and YARD, MCPHER80N. AVE., OPP. a N. DEPOT, FERNIE\nPeople's Popular Picture Playhouse\ni \" -\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '. . \u00C2\u00AB; ' . ,' '\nWhere you can bring the ladies and the children. We keep our\n.' ' \u00E2\u0080\u009E' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0> house lighted during the pictures.\nProgram for\nFriday, Saturday\n- H. Ryder Haggard's Mystery Masterpiece\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0:ur*T.tiryiJ'\nAs a Gorgeous, Mystifying Motion Picture\nShown the \"Tsis\" way in 2 parts\n. 4,000J?eet\n' - .i\nBill Taken for a Ghost\n \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ,\nEastern Cowboy\n. The Little Goat Herd\nSaturday Matinee at 3\nTwo Shows Nightly, 7.45 and 9\nOUR MUSIC IS THE BEST\nSpecial Sale of Flatware\nIlonu-haiiiHuil Tea or Dinner Knives, at 91.21. per half doz.\nisafl Wnllnco Ui'OH. Tea or Miiiiot knives, $2.00 iior hull dos..\nVj Po/., only Dinner Knlvon, host pinto, I1.7G\nVi Do/,, only Toronto Silver Pluto Ton KhIvoh, $2.85. \u00E2\u0080\u009E\n1U-17 UoKeiB' lli-OH, Dlnnor Knives, *2,0l) por Imlf ilou, o\nItoKnrH' Host IMnlnd Trillin fipnoiin nt .lie. oncll,\nWm. Ko\u00C2\u00ABer\u00C2\u00BB nnd Hon Tftlilo Spoons f 1.7T. per hnlf iloz.\n.R17 llrn'or.1 Hrn\u00C2\u00AB Tnliln Hfinnnn *H 7R iw hnlf .In.-\n1817 ItOKorn' Hron, I.cu-.rt Bpooim fiM por half tlo..,\n'_V-._ uii-l -/.-.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-.%. t'tllkti, i.u*>- _i....<,', \u00C2\u00A3J7. {\u00C2\u00AB..' iii... -Jo/..\nWm. Hokoib* anil Hon Dlnnor ForUs, $l.r.O pnr hnlf doz.\nWm. Honors' nnd Bon Al T- iy*- ./ ',,- .'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*... y-.-y\nBear'Sir_-^I__ reply: to, your two,cor-\nrespondenta^'of the'Iast issue'.'of,your\npaper -rey'Iridustrial -Unionism;;'';' I\nam only-a student'of Sccialism, iiot a\nprdfereir, therefor.) ? don't'~ know ,i\"ll\nal>ou., .th'ls.new*; sc'er.ce,' and while-I\nwrite-.\"what I\"'believe 'to- be the\ntruth,* I'm\"-1 still open, to \"conviction\" that\nmy assertions; are -wrong,,' A study\nof Sociallsm\"'among other things Bhows\nus that from the introduction of'private property into'society that'It (society) has been, and still is,-divided\ninto two distinct classes, those.that\nown' and, those that don't own\u00E2\u0080\u0094masters1 and* slaves. Tt \"also Bhows us\nthat these stw ocla'sses are n'gain split\n^ __ up and divided into classes or sections\nUnion7w.il con\lnVeTheTr\"activit_es\"to;amon:? themselves'through religious,\norganize the workers ,of the. United.! W,al and national differences. W\u00C2\u00AB\nKingdom, and to provide a stern fight .a^\u00C2\u00B0-learn *that a11 Past' revolutions\nfor a more humane' industrial and so-|and ch\u00C2\u00ABnees in society, whether i-elig.\ncial life. In furtherance of this end,\nthe conference heartily supports the\nParliamentary Labor Party in \"claiming that at least ,30s. per week is necessary to maintain a family in decency and comfort.\"; _' ^ .',\n; The motion to adopt the \u00E2\u0096\u00A0resolution\ni ious, racial or national have been\nbrouglit \"about*' , through economical\n(bread and butter), clfanges. Now,\nthrough* all/these revolutions' and\nchanges not. once do\" we see the spectacle of. these two classes, opponents\nas such; but behold,we see .one section of those that do not own arraign-,\nwas moved by Mr. Thos. Richardson, ,-\u00E2\u0082\u00ACd side by 'slde.wlth a notion'of tli,oso\nMP vuhr, cqH- * >* \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ... _* _._- .. -.*'.-. , '\nM.P., who said:\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"We welcome the labor unrest because it has gained for the workers\nanother instalment, at least, of the\nwealth,which has been unjustly withheld-from* them, e welcome-it be-\nthat own,.to fight another section of\nthose that -own? . Yea, surely.,\the\nslaves have on'a hundred, battlefields'\ngiven their life's blood.and Buffered\nand endured In their fights for free-,\ndom,;. but', still, slaver? \"exists today1\nREPL,YrTO;\u00C2\u00AB'AN0N\u00C2\u00BB7\" ^4,1.\n' - '*- \"* .-._l_______rr -.\" -v *t'-7 *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0?\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*.*\"\n, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0* '..ryryy^y,.\nTq the Editor,yDiBtrict Ledger:':\"'?:\"7...\n- Dear Sir,\u00E2\u0080\u00941-should esteVm It'a favor\nif you^give me? space*?in.ianswer,, to\nAnon. .The\" primitive savage's' method of life Is-predatoi/. .,Hrithee,.man?get!edu-'\ncated. When fishing for pearlB do not\nswim on'\" top of the sea, they are usually found, on' the-sea1 bed.. '7 Little,,\ntin gods ln India;' and'-.? Ohina. ? Attack in the right quarter'and at the\nright time. It is easy to see you, do\nnot attend the economic class which\"\nmeets every'Sunday afternoon in the\nlibrary of the ^liners'.Hall,1 also, the-\npropaganda' meetlngB held in \"the base\"-\nment; of the-Miners* Hall.every. Sunday night, commencing 7.45 p.m., Do\nnot attack'the victims bf the'system\nbut the-system itself. The little 4in\ngod cannot help but' obey. , He is just\nas much \u00E2\u0080\u009E a wage-slave\", aB yourself\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nmore so in,all probability. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Kill the\nsystem; vote right; \educate right:\n.When man left.protoplasm the incentive to live, became predominant, but\nyou, like a great many.inore of.the\nuneducated,' have'-not'left that\"stage*\nyet. ' You cannot attain the\" goall.bj;\ncasting reflections? ' It is far better'to'\nlubricate\"than to throw sand, for'the\nrevolution is nigh at hand.? - . \" '\". ,\n'. \" .Yours, in. the fight,\n,. . \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'' jS'~ \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 , y . la. POLITIQUE\ncause women, the worst-paid of the'!11! a worse*-f,_ ,-1 .,. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 < \"\n- . , ,, . \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 , .. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 slaves. ,*;T__ere.is one thing we do\nmost imperative lessons of the unrest.-* - '\u00C2\u00A3. . f - u\"\nsee through, and that Is that although\nSlavery'still exists in spite\" of all. its.\nis that leaders must leave no stone unturned to bring all tbe workers Into\n: struggles,for freedom, that each suc-\nABSURD AGE LIMIT\nline'and' to band them together in one i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ,,,' \u00E2\u0080\u009E\".\u00E2\u0080\u009E *\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 7, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 . . ..\n',. s ' mu , , . , , , \u00E2\u0080\u009E -ceedlng change-saw society progress-\nn*nlt*>rl nrmv.\" ThA inHiiRtrial anil noli- . . ; . . ' * \u00C2\u00B0, .Z -'\njing and advancing, towards a plane\njof civilization'^/which will afford-to\nunited .arm*y.- The industrial and poll\ntical forces?pf labor must combine to\nsecure for the toilers the legal- recogni-'\ntion of.the principle of the minimum\n| each and all''its*'members all that is\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E . .... , \u00E2\u0080\u009E , ; possible, for ,'th'em* to provide for them-'\nliving wage\u00E2\u0080\u0094a --wage which shall make ' ,\u00E2\u0080\u009E \" .. \u00E2\u0080\u009EiU ^ y, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 _. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -.\n\" \u00E2\u0080\u0094 \"\u00E2\u0080\u0094^-r+selvesirr\u00E2\u0080\u0094Another--^thing-we\"\"see\"5\"is\"\npossible, the development not only of\ntheir physical, but of their intellectual\nmoral, and spiritual natures.\"\nthat'inside\"any given system 'of bo-\nIciety there develops the seed of.the\nnew society.-which ultimately means?\nThe motion -,was ably seconded by jits overthrow., While this movement\nDr.' Marion Phillips, who possesses-,'in the past has Jbeen largely uncori-\njust*that capacity of'.clear, convincing scious,\" today \ki have'', a conscious\nstatement which Is suited to a confer- j movement making for the overthrow\nonce of this kind. She reminded the I of this our present capitalist system\ndelegates that,behind the men and\nwomen on strike arc wives and moth-\nThis class conscious, movement Is\nmade up of Socialists who by tho,vstudy\ners, and that it is'they who bear the of this'new science .'(Socialism) real-\nbrunt of the fight. \"They are not or-., Ize tbat slavery can only be abolished\ngnnized ln any trade union; their trade .through society as 7a wholo owning\nis not ,paid for. But men would not\ndare'1 to strike if their wives wero\nagainst them.\" This plea for, the\nwoman who lias to face most closely\nthe problom of .the empty cupboard\nand-the hungry children won an instant response.\n' Only once did excitement reign, It.\nfollowed on the, dramatic announce-\nment by^r. Robert Smlllle thnt tho\nminers, controlling 600,000 votes would'\noppose tho resolution which Mr. Arth-\nand operating tho means of life. ' Some\nbf us' differ on the lino of tactics to\nachieve tliis^nd, but attain lt wo will\nat.'any^prlce. , .,\", '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\ni.-Now, Mr. Editor,'it. Is on tho lines\nof tnctics that I.differ'with your two\ncorrespondents on, Industrial Union-\nism. , Tlioy are wrong.'when thoy\nassort-that wo political actlonlsta do\nnot understand Industrial Unionism.\nWedo, and it's because! wodo,' that we\nrecognize the futility of trying to eman-\nur Henderson, M.P., nnd Mr. W. C. | ctpnte the Rlavo class from slavery on\nAnderson had Introduced declaring ' tbe oconomip field. . Thoy accuse us\nmnnhood Buffrago to' bo unncoop.tablo.ot siillttlng up the class struggle, thoy llftBA in ,A .,\u00E2\u0080\u009E. \u00E2\u0080\u009E ... on\nMr. Smlllle explained that the miners I ftro wr0\u00E2\u0080\u009E8l bocnuM wo don>t rocognlz; i 10P<> to do llttlo, until ho reaches 30\nworo whole-heartedly In favor of adult fi.\u00C2\u00AB ._. .-.. ~~,. __..\u00C2\u00BB .- *.,..__ '>\u00C2\u00AB \u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0084\u00A2>t novortholesB, bo, aholved at\nProtest Against, Proposal to Fix Ap-\n7 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2' pointive Age at Forty Years r.'\n* \"'. - \" \"'\n. A correspondent; of the British Medical Journal enters an emphatic protest\nagainst the freauency with which^the\nstupid \"too. old at forty\", craze is now\nbeing put into practical operation^\n\"Publicibodies in making'appointmerits\nare-conspicuous in.this evil tendency\nof-thus limiting the age of applicants,\nand thereby,\" says the writer, \"are not'\nonly' guilty of*, exhibiting very' serious\"\nignorance,'but,of perpetrating gross\ninjustice to .the'public and .other per\"-'\nsons whom-they \"fall to enlist lri;!the\npublic.service.' -The age disqualification which' is taking,place .amongst\nworking men bids fair_ to1'become\" a\nvery serious element' in*the social .prob;\nIemtofthe~future^b\"ut^hen~suc__rc6_P\"\nditions are applied to the professions,\nthe veriest optimist is'disposed'to\nbecome apprehensive. . Surely the age\nof forty is? just about the time'when a\nman begins to^a'chleve some degree'of.\nlevel-lieadedriess and-common,'- Bense\nand to.'prdfit by the many shortcomings of his past experience.; \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ,-He looks\nback and-sees a' woeful lack of-*tact\nher, ,a follsh indiscretion, there, and\neverywhere illustrations and;lns.'ances\nof his want of knowledge bf human\nnature, of men\" and affairs.' '** Is not\nthe-period, from 40 to GO' the sanest,\nwisest and most evenly'balanced, both\nphysically'and mentally, In the wholo\nspan of life?. The :I?ondon County,\ncouncil aro advertising for six medical\nassistants ln the public health department, but none oyer 40 need apply. I\nhave no wish to mnho> youth fi. disqualification, but I think thoro aro\nabundant reasons why at any rate, it\nshould not bo a sine qua non. There\nwas'a tlmo whon youth and inexperience wero considered disqualifications\nbut tho modori. tondocy is diametrically opposito, and, whilst a man muot\nsuffrage, but thoy did not think extension of tho, frnnclilBO should bo refused simply becauso women woro not\nIncluded. As, a genornl rulo tho op-\nposition of the minors Ib fatal to nny\nproposal and nntumlly tho friends of\nwomen's freedom wore nlarmod. Mr.\nSnowdon was on Ills foot at onco.\n\"Thorn hns bonn n considerable amount of suspicion about declarations in\nfavor of ndull, Buffrnpo,\" ho snld. \"If\nthis conforoiico goes bnck on its previous profosBloiiH,' I can Imnglno nothing that will rIvo Jiistor causo for that,\nsuspicion.\" In ringing toneii lio urtwil\ntho commodity strugglo that Is taking\nplnro every day between certain sections of tho slnvo class and tho master\nclasH ns tlio class strugglo, doos not\ngo to provo that wo fall tb understand\ntho claBB struggle, rather tlio contrary. A study' ot. economics (of\nwhich thoy lay claim to) sliows us (In\nfoot It's hardly noeosFtary to bo n student of flconomlcH to bocomo aware of\n40.. Anothor evil Ib that, if lio wishes\ntb enlnrgo his experience or his sul ary\nby a chnngo In his appointrnont this\nmust bo dono by tho ago of 30, or ho\nmust 'Btrlel..' It soomrt to mo this\nmatter Is of osBontlnl Importance, and\nono which tho British' Medical Association, In tho Jntorosts of the profession, Bhould scol. to rectify, nnd I nm\nSOCIALISTS OROANIZe\nFort Oeorgs Work\u00C2\u00ABr_ Get Toatther in\nReadlnm of Next Election\nCampaign\nFOUT OlCOnOE, Feb. JC\u00E2\u0080\u0094In preparation for tho fivpoflffli. Prorln^lnl ojftr-\nUon, Uio Hoclallits of Fort Oeorgo and\ndistrict have organlMd nnd are laying\nplana for an aggressive campaign,\nAt a publlo mooting bold In the Q.\nT I', cafe the ground was gone over\nthoroughly mu] It was decided to hold\na public mooting In tlio near futuro nt\nwhich Mr. John Mclnnos, lormorly n\nmember ot tho l'rovlnclnl legislature,\nwill bo asked to deliver an nddroos on\nSocialism.\n\" Thd following appnlntment* trero\nmade; Organlcer, F. W. Brlttlo; aoc.\nrotary, !_, Maclean; treasurer, ll. Davidson; executive commlttoo, Nell Kennedy, Leo Dowon, J. Hugh, J. MoLood\nand W. Urqubart\nIriiBlH and combines tonda to Iobboii\nand ollmlnato compotltlon nmotig tho\ncnplt.il clnHB, lt lias tho opposllo offoct\nupon tho worlcoro, an InoronBfd compotltlon for nn ovor docronslng numbor ot\ntlio pnrtv to rofuso tho extension of tlio I \u00E2\u0080\u00A2lo1\u00C2\u00BB8 \"Vnllnblo, by nn ovor Increasing\nfranchise to men unless womnn's ,\"'m>' of nnomployod. .Again, tho In.\nrights .to citizenship nro r-onoKiil-XPil. J rt'iotrJnl Unlonlut would Ignoro tho\nlint tho specu'h which cari'led tho dny\nwiih MIbh Mneitrfliur'n. R'llli oxciih-\nnblo emotion alio nttnolcuil tho posl-\ntion which tho minors had (niton,\n\"I llttlo thought 'tho dny would\ncomo wli-cn I Bhould nil end n labor\npnrty conference nnd find that tho\nmen by whom trndo union women hnd\nHtoort woro thinking of deserting thorn.\nWo linvo often been told Unit wo womon adult snt.rngiHts were being misled. Wo hnvo ronllnd on every op-\nonslon that wo trusted, our labor men,\nami yot the minors now sny that they\nwill tako manhood suffrage nnd loavo\ntlio women out. if this resolution\nIh carried, will not tliouo who condemn*\ned us have spokon the truth?\"\nMiss Milllccnl Murby, of tho Fabian\nSociety, continued tho attack, And tho\nvoto wns taken nmldst a scono of tenso\noxcltemont. \Vlion tlio figures were\nannounced\u00E2\u0080\u0094010,000 In support of-tho\nresolution nnd 680,000 against \u00E2\u0080\u0094 tbe\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2nni.huf.la_m ot the victors was unbounded. Men and women sprang to thetr\nfeet and cboered again and again, How\nnear tbo party had como lo eternal\ndisgrace!\nUio fnct) that, as tho formation of StioTm m* \u00C2\u00B0' \"^^ * \"*\nLedger Ads Always Gst Tfrcrs\nHtntfl. nnd yet U'h tho Rlntn thoy nro\nup ngalnfit In lliolr efforts to Hhortcn\ntholr hoiit'H of lnbor, rnlno tholr whkoii,\niipbnM tho rights of froo spooch 'nnd\npublic nssoinhlngo, Thoy ennnot Ig.\nnorc tho Stale It thoy would. What\nwill bo their posltloiiH whon lho com-\nmon enemy tnko lliolr Inst stnnd behind tlio ditches of flovornment own-\nnrslilp? We'll hnvo lei capture thoso\ndltrlif'B In order to defeat lho cnpltnllst\nclass, if biicIi Is the cnsA nnd the\n....._,/..i\u00C2\u00ABl ciMw\u00C2\u00ABibin lutotinue it hiiU\nmv i-n.nir Id vn.l.\n- - . \"-J -\n:^--:i._':i^--.\n;.-:.!\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n--7,':-..---,'.7-^v7-.-7 ,?,.'--'o-\"' -\u00C2\u00BB.**. 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DISTRICT LEDGEB, FERNIE, B., C, Mj___ROH 2, 1912.\nW -.\nPAGETEREE-\nSptieninfii-'waterJ\nI |i'i'WniiHii|iiii.iiii\u00C2\u00ABi(\u00C2\u00BB^J.|l|iii|i'ir\u00C2\u00BBi|iiii,..i!\nreteqvmgiipaiHt11\n||||Miii.iiioi.'||||li|U|i.*^ilk)V|y;M||ji^|f|j\nlllidisinteftttiw^!!1'!\n'IS'JWI-ffllll\nI rara!\naSms111\n,:-.I Wll 6 1,3 \u00C2\u00AB _\u00E2\u0080\u009E_ _ _\n|l!iiii|ii!|;i|iii|ii:i|lii-.|ir|il0^lili>ii!!l\ni)i![i:i;ji..ul\npl|||il'i!i\u00C2\u00BB|i\" iiMiiiii.Mill,|inii||iuiiiMiiiu i|i||i:i.[i....i\nI tnasre mmVimmmt\n.r \"_ llllllllllllllUli\nI\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2J..\nI1!.'\nrt\nCOMPANY.,\nLIMITED ?\nT0RONTOvONT.\n5smt___\u00C2\u00ABr__!___smEKW3-si\nANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS\n\u00C2\u00BB E. C.'R. writes asking us if we.\n'could give him a few points on gov-\n, ernment' ownership, as lie* is ..about to\n, take part \"in a \u00C2\u00B0 debate In' support, of\n?same. 7.'-. _-. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 '*, \".' ? ' ,?- \"\n.'-,\"'Ans.-y-Frorn'our viewpoint government\" ownership is,-but one'\"step for-\n. ward,in the movement'for control of\n' public, utilities .and means of, \"produc-\n\" tion\".' Bo long as.the'capitalists con-\"\n.trol the government powers the method'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2by.,'which , industry ;is run .still\nentails*the subservience of the worker,\n, aiyl hy* no - means,- solves \"the unemployment-question. ' If/anything gov-\n'\":'.ernmenl;, 'ownership tends,-to increase\n,sthe intensity,.of the unemployment\n^ ? problem, - as --tile centralization 'of cbn-\n- trol would result in the\" more economical production-of the circulation of\ncommodities?,-,tliat is the?market/and\n'\" you will readily see that even govern-\n'ment ownership as at present understood,-cannot arbitrarily control supply\n7 and demand'.* Under government own-\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094tership-eoair.would'stiil'benproduced'for\"\n* profit^ which necessarily.\" implies the\"\n. exploitation pf. the wage. worker. -' Sui--\n1 plus value is'extracted nt tho point of'\nproduction,\" and .this surplus\" value \"_\u00E2\u0080\u00A2?\nunpaid,labor, ami the .capitalist system\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 depends for its sur*/iv,il'uiion.tlie vim.\n'tlnuance of the'exploration of those\ni who; have but \u00C2\u00A3..'_.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'labor power'to\ndispose of. It stands to'reason, there-'\n, fore, that the^uestion ofchanglng the\nname of the\", nianagement Is of smallr\n- concern to the \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 working class,* al-\n. though.possibly it might havo tho of-\nfeet of decreasing the rate of exploitation to those actually employed. However, this Is doubtful and perhaps those\nwho aro already government employees\ncan enlighten you on this point/';,,\nMunicipal ownership of public utilities is an object lesson, on -a smaller\n. scalo, as to the bcnofltB to bo derived\nfor the workers.' Tho law of capitalist production Is, not eliminated, and\ntho resort to methods' of suppression In\ncases of strikes for bottor conditions\nls evidenced ln the late,strlko of thb\nBtreot Cleaners of New York City. The\n- adoption of this plan of ownership in\nthe various cities of Groat Britain has\nnot vory materially Benefited the workors ns a class. Profit ls not eliminated, and for all Intents and purposes\ntho system ls simply modified.\nGovernment ownership, as at prosont\n. understood, doos not moan control by\ntho people, as tho representatives In\nthe various legislative asesmbllos, with\nbut very fow exceptions, are but tho\nservants ot thoso who at present control Industry. You, ot course, may\nnol nccopt this slateniont, and nslt\nIs hnrdly posslblo for us to go Into do-\ntails to make It sufficiently clear In\nthis answer, wb would recommoml\na study of somo of tho publications of\nChas, II. Korr and Co,, as much de-\nponds on understanding whnt constitutes the govornmont\n2# Bri^y^mm the L&rigthy\nof iheSWdrkers'-':\nIn Ilnvmla womon work on the rail-\nrond as sod Inn hnnds,\nDuring tho past year the Amorlcnn\nFederation of Labor Ismied ,120 chart'\nera to national, international, central\nlocal trndo and federal lahor unlonB.\nTto Children's Hair\nh Uttte Eitra Cart Now May Save\nAlto Yawn) of Regret\n. -untie. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2_> pur maatu .nit. itia head\nfinmitlrtiH snd ih* hair ha* a t\u00C2\u00BBnt..tiftv\nto mat and vet at-cky on tha scalp.\nBoap and viler doain't mm to remove It. but tht hair must brest.it\nto b\u00C2\u00AB fetalthy. Juat try Nysl't H.r.u~\ntna Hub it into tha roots of tha hair\nwith tha..balls of tlia. Angara. Tha\nohlldr.n Ilka It and -will aik you ta\n'tiM it Hlrautana Ioomti* ur\u00C2\u00BB the an*\n\u00C2\u00AB<_u_u_aia(- tu-t aao it_r\u00C2\u00BBj As the- evidence submitted' at, the\nInvestigation-is more or \ less well-\nknown to our? readers, we oniyye-\nproduce some of'the more interesting'\nports of O'Brien's speech which go ,U\nshgwv.what\"the. workers may expept\nfrom' the so-called representatives of\n\"the^pebp.o\"\u00E2\u0080\u0094Liberal or Conservative.\nOn December 9th an explosion occurred in which 31 men lo3t their lives.\nAt*?that time this House was in?session, and I \"had a Bill-to Amend .the\nCoal Mines Act before\" ~the house,. I\nrose to a question of privilege.- and\nspoke'for about an hour and a'half,',\nduring which time I'descrlbed the conditions at. the . mine, and conditions\nunder which-jthe,-miners, were working. .I remember,'sir,-.that when'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 I\ntook my i seat, -after I, got'.through, I\ndid,not get much'applause from these\nhonorable members, who are so.*fond'\nof talking about .the'people.. Ih fact\nI\u00E2\u0080\u009Egot none: and further,*no member o\u00C2\u00A3\nthe government attempted * to reply.\"\nI also \"remember,-sir, that the .then\njunior member for Calgary;' It. B. Bennett, a\" man with a good\u00C2\u00BBline of talk,\nwho-was also,a C. P. R. lawyer, speaking,'doubtless: on behalf of that .rail-,\nroad company; \u00E2\u0080\u009Ev/ho Is' heavily\u00C2\u00BBinterested in'co'al mining, said, in His elo-'\nquent manner, ttiatwlillsl heand' every\nother-Tnember\"Oi-thiB*assembiyTieepiy\"\nregretted this' disaster, yet It'was one\nof these' unfortunate \"\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 circumstances',-\ncould.not be avoided. , Explosions, he\nBald,' are'unforeseen, and cannot be\nprevented.;., J remember, sir, quite distinctly,' tho round*,, of. applause that'\ngreoted'thls^entleman as he sat down,\nand I-felt sure..that at .that,time the\ngovernment were'very pleased that-a\nman who'had the oratorical abilities\nthat It, B. Bennett liad,' was a membeT\nof this assembly, even though ho sat\non the opposite benches to the Government.' ; ' y\n,.l wish, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 however, Mr.-Speaker, to\nImpress upon the hon members that\nanother explosion, just as disastrous or\nmore so, than tho explosion which occurred on December 9th, 1910,' Is liable\nto happen at any time. I remember,\nsir, in that year, that ray proposed amendments to tho Coal 'Mines Act was\nboforo tho Commltteo of tho whole\nHouse for two or throo days, and I\nalso remember how vigorously tho hon\nmombor for Athabasca (Mr. Cote) pro-\ntcatod ngalnst the bill being passed In\ncommltteo. I did not know at that\ntlmo that.tho hon. mombor waB Inter-\nOBted ln mines; I did not know that the\nhon, member was aspiring to bo somo\nday a Mr. Baer of Pennsylvania, 'who\nIiob such immense mlplng properties,\nand who olalms to hold' them by Dl-\nvino Right (Notoi Cote ls part owner'\nof tho Jaspor Park Colllorlos).\nThe Houso prorogued on Docembor\n28tb, thus slaughtering tho bill, slnco\nIt had not emerged from tho ' commltteo stage, Beforo tho Houso prorogued, howovor, tho first minister\npromlsod thnt n commission should bo\nappointed to make Investigations and\nbring In necessary amendments, That\npromiso was mndo sometime botweon\ntho 30th and 20th day of Docomoer,\n1910, nnd that commission Is not appointed yet. Why has this commission not been appolntod? Ono would\nImagine that If tho Government took\nnny Intorest nt nil In the workers of\nllio conl mlnos thoy would nt leant\ndo something In nn ondonvor to nt\nlen nt mnko tho mining oondltlona of\nAlborta as safe ns thoy nre In other\nparts of this country, nnd othor parts\nof\ho world.\nLot mo road you tho statistics of\ninlrlnf. fatalities from this bluo book\nIs/i'Od by the Dominion (lovornmcnt,\nThoso ctntfstlcn nro spread ovor tho\nterm of 10G*V1810. Futnl nccldcntn\npn 1000 men employed, also a.novm\nend slight accidents.\nAlbetta\u00E2\u0080\u0094Falal, G.20\u00C2\u00AB sevlous, 13,52;\nslightly. 0.07.\nIli.tJitli Columbia\u00E2\u0080\u0094Falal, ..M; serious, 8.W. slightly, *.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0_!>.\nNova ScoHn\u00E2\u0080\u0094Fatal, 2.V7; serious,\nr>.87* Bllghtly, 3.12\nGreat Britain\u00E2\u0080\u0094Fntnl, 1..0.\nV 8. A.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Fatal, 3.8:. -\nPor the year J 010 tht high dentb\nt'i\u00C2\u00BBf.i- of to.-!*? per 1000 town'\u00C2\u00ABrupin-';*\u00C2\u00BB\nIn tho coal mines of Alberta, will pro.\nbably placo this province In tltu unenviable position of having (be bl.r_n.-t\ndeath rate for Canada or (he \"United\nStates. Both, Mr. Speaker, Is the\nitatlitlcs ef tbe Mines \u00E2\u0080\u00A2J.raneh ef the\nDaw-lnlet. GeTwi.i_.en_. Tbe Prem-\ntar'a *rmrn thnt (he Comtnfas.on has\nnot been appointed la tbat tbe mines\nwere on strike from I>ece'mber 10,\n1910 to the latter part of 1911. .'But\nthat, Mr. Speaker, is a very poor excuse. Tho commission', could havo\nbeen appointed and have dbne its work\n.whether the mines .were- striking/or\nnot,*and by this time we should have\nhad thelr^report, and enacting some\namendments to,the statutes to make\ntheir working conditions more safe:\nBefore the present-session'opened\nMr. Clem Stubbs, Vice-President, District 18,* U.' M. W.of A.,' and myself\ncalled upon'the Premier relative to\nthat position. He assured us- tlieu\nthat the commission should be appointed\" immediately, after the close-of \"this\nsession. I had no idea at that time\nthat, .his session 'would last so long,\nor,r certainly-should not have'been-\nas satisfied with that\" promise as-1\nwas.\"' ' Supposing' that the''Premier\nlives up to'his promise\u00E2\u0080\u0094I am not at\nall-certain? that\" he-will, for he, has\nalready, put* it off, we shall-'not have\nthe report before us {ill the session of\n1913. \"In.the face?of these facts, I\nam very. suspicious that the government ,thin__,.but ve'ry. little \"of protecting the lives of 'those\" who have to,\nwork for a- living. , ' '\u00C2\u00AB- ', \" ,\n7 ... The God of Capital ,\n\" L realize,' Mr. Speaker, that such a\nsubject as this is not a' desirable one\nto this house;-the God of Capital is not\nat all sympathetic- -, I,took the trouble\nto get a list' bf the shareholders of the\nBellevue Mines, and. I find that there\nare residents in Canada\u00E2\u0080\u0094how many do\nyou-think?\u00E2\u0080\u0094three? \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' Of those three,\none,'Mr. Whiteside; lives at'Coleman;\none at Blairmore,1 and onevat Montreal.\nAll the rest\" live,in,France. So you\nsee, sir, it is-impossible for us to\" get\nat the owners. ,\"* The rule of Capital\nis. very-kind \"to-it's proteges, it'.fortu-.\nhately protects the owners. The owners do-hot manage their\" own property\nthey, hire slaves tp .do the work, and\nto take th\u00C2\u00A9 responsibility: *. These men\nwh6~noid~t_rese^\"officiaT\nall, but those Ido know are real good\nfellows. - ...\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 In-preparing this case, Mr.'Speaker,\nI had occasion to look into the criminal code, to find but what constituted an offence .also .if an offence had\nbeen committed i to find out who was\nresponsible,\" and' I' find, sir\u00E2\u0080\u0094I will\nquote,.-from memory\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, found that\n\"Homicide\" is the taking,, of human\nlife \"in any form.. Homicide that is\nnot culpable, is not an offence. Homicide is madeculpable when the killing\nis by an unlawful act'or by an omission to perform--., legal duty, or both;\nHomicide is murder or manslaughter\naccording to the circumstances of the\ncase. For instance,.if by an unlawful\nact, or, by an, omission to perform a\nlegal duty, o.r. both,,I, cause death,\"in\ntending to do so then it is murder.\nIf however, by,, an unlawful act, or..by\nan- omission \u00C2\u00BBto perform a legal duty\nor both, I cause-death,.'not intending to-do so, then it is generally manslaughter;' but even then it may \"in\nsome cases.be murder. *. ,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 -.' 7< \u00E2\u0080\u00A2* The Charge 7 -\n'. Now,\" .sir, i? I -'-wish to' quote' to \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 you\nfrom the -files in support of this charge\nbut before * doing-1 so I. would like to\nsay that to my mind, the manner in\nwhich these'files \"have been .brought\ndown is an indication that the government is not ^desirous of protecting the\nlives of the miners.-\nThe Government's Desire to Protect\n\"\"7 The Miners \" ' j,\nThe Enforcing of'the Coal Mines Act'\n-The-only time the Government has\nmade any move - at' all to enforce aiiy\nof the provisions \"of the Coal Mines\nAct has only been after a spirited agitation on the--part'of the miners; and\nsir, do not.think for?one moment that-\nthe miners .raise'these kicks for'-the\nmere fun (,of *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 kicking,' they have, too.\nmuch'on'thelri.hands for that? ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 They\nhave to-, consider-tactics -and with\nthem as ^everyone else, they find that\nthe path-.of. least'resistance is-the\npo\"sitlo\"ns\"\"do\nnot like to be cal^e'd slaves, but nevertheless that is what-.-they are. . We\nsee the general,manager,has an assistant, and that assistant is constantly\nwatching the general.manager trying\nto trip him up to get his job. The\nmanager also has his assistant,' the\n\"superintendent being his ' assistant;\nand they are rated in Balary according\nto their position. That Is one of the\nrules of the system. We'find the\nsame thing exists in tho government,\nAnd here, as there, lt Is not the man\nwho does the most work that gets the\nmost pay, In fact, quite the contrary\nis,-he case, and lt ls \"only natural that'\ntheso men will try. to get tho position\nwhich has tho largest pay attached to\nIt, and t bo wo find competition bet-\n'weon the workers, ond many of them,\nwho valuo official positions will stoop\nto any trick to attain that covete 1 potii-\ntlon. Mr. Speaker, tho vory mr..s-'ip\nof p'certy undor cnr-ltnllsm fo,- .a\ntho v.nrkers Into iho resi.onslblll'y -if\n--.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ini-iff-mont. I ci.n not bring tlie\nowners here, nei.hc^ can I aBk i,.\u00C2\u00AB\nG.vornmtint to do so, bo all I cm\ndo k to fasten tho Mnme upon mem-\nbrs oJ my own cla-.*.. It Is not >. desirable occupation for mo. sir, I can assure you, and yot undor this system,\nInvolved as we nro In the clasB struggle, wo havo no choice. Whilst tho\nmon upon whom I nm going to try to\nfix tho responsibility of this disaster\naro mombors of ray class, and as mombors of my class, wo havo certain\nInterests In common. Yot whon It\ncomes to tho commodity struggle, tho\nstrugglo for a living, if you will, wo\nare onomlos, Wo are forced upon the\nworld's market to compete ono with\nthe other for a living, nnd somo of us\nhave to go down, for there nro tat\nmoro mon thnn Jobs. Tlio law of supply and domnnd works In tho lnbor\nmnrkot ns suroly hh with nny othor\ncommodity, Tho market for packets\nof labor powor bolng so overcrowded,\nthose who aro fortunate enough to\nfind a buyer for tholr labor-power nro\nplncod moro than ovor upon tholr mottle.- In tho caso of officials, they nrn\npnld to extract surplus vnltios, and\nsome of thorn to make thom_olves\nmoro socuro with tholr masters, will\novon sacrlflco the lives of othors If hy\nso doing they enn oven have a chnnco\nqf holding tholr JobB or got a bottor\nnrm. When *\ifh thl*m\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB nn . .mi n^nnt*\nMr. Speaker, whon hnmnn 1Iv\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00BBh are\nbeing played' with m pnwns upon n\nchoHBbonrd, being offered ns n sacrifice to the God of Capital, wo hnvo to\nromombor thnt \"Solf preservation Is n\nlaw of llfo.\" We mnst. to nrotort nur-\nselves, whenever wo find thoso who\nwill sacrlflco us to their Interests,\nbring them to task. In bringing this\neasiesfone -toHravel, ancTso, when The\"\nunion doe's-butt iin it is esentially be-.\ncau~se*they7have,to do for-the proted;.\ntion of their lives. '\n\"No Criminal Liability Brought to the\n,-, Attention,of the Government.\"\nThese documents, which I have'read,\nhave proved beyond doubt that both\nthe Government,officials and the management of tho mine,*were,violating\nthe law, and further that they knew it,\nAnd- what has' this government done\ntcr.fasten the responsibility on the\nguilty party? Nothing. They have\ntaken no intorest in the manner at all\nas shown by the fact'that they havo\nnot got\", a' copy of Hudson's roport.\nAnd further than that, havo never received a report upon this disaster'from\nany of Its officials. Why have thoy\nnot got a report?. No wonder the\nGovornmont In nnsworlng my questions tho othor day said,\"That no criminal liability has boon brought to the\nattention of. tho Govomment,\" But\nwhy have thoy not demanded a report?\nThey had ono on tho other explosion,\nwhoro no,lives wore lost, but I suppose tho ronson Is obvious. In tlio\nono caso dollars. and conts woro at\nstake, but In' tho other it was moroly\na question of human lives. Tho Mines\nAct provides that a commlttoo of tho\nmlnorB shall ho an inspection com-\nmltteoTrit nny tlmo they think tho\nmlno ls unsafe or the provisions of tho\nAct aro bolng violated, . I asked in\nmy amendments thnt thb pnld officials\nof the minors shall bo allowed to form\nthat commlttoo, bocnuBo tho minors\nworo almost nfrnld to undortnko such\nwork, knowing as they did that If thoy\nbrought In a roport which waB against\ntho management tholr sorvlces would\nno longor bo required, Tho officials\nwhich aro paid hy tho miners would\nbo In tv position to bring In a roport\nwhich would ho right, hepausoln a\nnenso thoy would lie moro Independent\nto net, Now, sir, In dealing with tho\nense In trying lo prove that tho gov-\nernmont hnvo boon negligent In protecting tho lives of thoso men, I fully\nronllH. iny position, I ronllzo thnt I\noreupy nbout tho immo position nnd\nIho snmo olmnco of nn Impnrtlnl verdict from the members offthlB Houso\nas I would If I wore suing Ills Satanic\nMnJoHty nnd holding the court In\nHndos. '\nThe Attitude of the House In the A. O,\nW P_,\u00C2\u00AB*\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB.i_f ^fl\u00C2\u00BBvt.\"i\"*\u00C2\u00AB.,..l i.,111, ,1\n_. ,--\u00C2\u00AB...,,, ...^\nCharccM of thn Minora\nI romombor tho eloquence of\nMr, Bennett, tho thon Junior mombor for Cdlgnry, nnd to whom tho\nHouse listened In rnpl attention tn his\nBtflrt. .won tho novprnmotit T m\nHouse?;would \"adjourn \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 the debate, for*\nthree' weeks-to-enable him to ge_7 a\nbook \"from New York he would prove\nthat the Government were a set of\ngrafters: - Bennett did not have his\nproof, but, sir,-I haye the proof of my\naccusations right\" here, I remember\nat that time.how every member was\nlooking sideways \"at every other member, fondly believing himself to be the\nonly white lamb in the flock and feeling miserable with himself and everyone' else cbecause he had not\" had a\nchance to get in on the supposed graft.\nI realize, sir, that I cannot lobby\namong the' members of the house for\ntheir support of.this motion. I cannot be and don't want to bo premier,\nneither' can I promise the 'attorney-\ngeneralship to one, tho .secretaryship\nto another,* and so on'to make an insurgent cabinet.- I. cannot make pro-,\nraises ,to the members of the-government .to, induce theni to insurge. I\nhave' no inducements to offer' them,\nand further. I have no wish to do so,\nfor I am dealing not with paltry \"dollars, but with'human lives. Here is a\ncase- where 31* men have lost their\nlives by the culpable negligence bf\nthe-Govornment Department of Mines\nand the management of the Bellevue-\nMines.\nOver in Cherry Hill,-.ll.,.an explosion took place' when' hundreds of\nmen were undorground^-ond the officials-there, backed, up by-the militia,\ndecided to brick down- the mine shaft,\nto smother the fire and thus prevent\nthe.further damage to the timber, coal\nhay, and, machinery which was in that\nmine.-'- Incidentally, those hundreds\nof men were smothered too. But-that\ndid not matter, since human lives are\ncheap, and -there were plenty of slaves\nto take their place. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 The, friends, relatives arid fellow workmen of those'\nunfortunate men who..:were in'.the\nmine, tried to, break nast the ranks of\nuniformed .assassins who were guard-,\ning the mine shaft, b(u\ were repulsed;\nbut' one man; not to be beaten, thinking .only, of,those, men in the, mine, organized a-?rush.party who drove every\n-thing,before*.them, entered the mine\nand brought several men out alive.\nThis-in-,face,~bf the, fact that .the officials had, declared .that nothing could\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2be .done.-.- \" I remember the wave of\nhorrpr\u00E2\u0080\u009E\"that went.,through Great-Britain\" and \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Canada at; the inhuman* way\"\nin which these* m,e.h \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 were j. ricked dow.n\nJJie_tshaft^_!,thus?_sacrificing_!Ives_^fo-V\nproperty... How-.every paper wa\"s full\nof it; and how loudly,they, metaphorically, speaking,'? patted,. themselves1- on\nthe back that -they, were not' living\nin such a,.'..barbarous, country and\namongst such inhuman conditions, But\nconditions are\" the same in Great Brit-,\nain and iii .Canada as ln tho Slates. ,\nIn'Great Britain we/all remember the\nWhltehaven'l'disastcr, whero 137 men\nwere\" murdered in tlie Interests bf tho\nthe God of Capital.\nOn the ,6th of May, King Edward\ndied, and when,this Houso convened\nagain on the 26th day of May a resolution of confidence to King George and\nthe members of royal family was Introduced. . I tried to uso tho Whitehaven\nincident to get that voto extended to\ntho bereaved relatives of thoso men,\nbut this Houso would havo none of lt.\nWhat better proof could we havo that\ntho lives of working men are not valued when a government will even refuse to pass a vote of sympathy on\nsuch an occasion.\nI have never attempted lo play on\nemotions. To suppress ray omotionn\nis vory unnatural to me. I nm by naturo llko all thoso of Irish blood,-vory\nemotional; as evidenced by tho Irish\nsongs, dancos, and genornl characteristics, I havo tried,-as far as posslblo to crowd out my feelings ln pub;\nHo uttornncos. I dare not tell you ln\ndetail whnt I saw at Fernio at tho\ntlmo of tho Fernio oxploslon. I dnro\nnot try to toll you tho Bights that\nmot my eyes; mon blown and nut to\npieces, mutllatnd beyond all description ; a head hero, n log thoroi a blooding trunk, lying In nil directions; nyo,\nnnd not only men, but poor llttlo hoys\nwho should havo boon Jn hcIiooI, T\ndnro not try to doscrlbo tho shrieks,\ntho groans thnt met my earn on ovory\nBldo, I enn nsBiiro you, sir, that thlH\nIs no . mattor of nmusnmont lo mo.\nAlthough tho first minister nnd tho At-\ntornoy Gonoral nppnnr to think It. vory\nfunny. I want to toll the first minis-\ntor nnd tho Attorney General that\nwhon this story Is scnttor.'d ovor this\nprovlnco, as it will ho, thnt. that grin\nwill avail them nothing when ihoy,\nromo In contact with working men.\nTlio Premier nnd llio Attorney Genornl\nmay Hit bnck,In their rlmlrs nnd smllo\nall thoy wnnt, hut tho workors of iho\nprovince nro fnnt, coming to n point,\nwhen thoy, will bo no longor tho tools\nvi -Hi-.'. .... uwin. .Vina .ur.u.T proof\nmulil he jjo_-(3i-J ..._.. .:,.;_, f,V/iv,-.*j.-.,t.-,',_\nthinks more of n fow dollars thnn of\nllvos undor th\u00C2\u00ABHr cnr\u00C2\u00AB ihnn tho nnoon-\ncornr-d mnnnor In whloh thoy nro Inking this ncen.mt.pn. hut the first mln-\nThe HOME Sfifctf-\nwanfer\nThe ..\nYoung Man's\nAccount\n\-t\n7 Every chartered Bank particularly> clcsires to \ y\n7 make a .regular customer of the. young man who .\u00C2\u00AB y\ncan, save a dollar. From the experiences of the\"'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*. y\n.- past'decade-the 'Management of the Home Bank .' ''\n\" has learned that the careful saver of to-day will be \"\ny .the man worth'while'iii the future1. Therefore y\nevery courtesy and attention .is extended, by the y ;\n-Home Bank to the young man who comes with a\nsingle dollar to .open an aceount, and full com- :'\npound interest Js' allowed at. the highest\nbank rate. -\" - . ..- ' \u00E2\u0080\u009E-:\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n505 < 0\nHpraH \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\noffice 'Toronto BrMc!;:;ii:r\"tio!5\n-i , '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 *\nJ. P. MACDONALD, Manager.\nthroughout Canada -\nFernie Branch^\nW. M. JEFFRIES\nJewelery Re-pairing a Specialty\nEngraving\nHigh class selection of , * \" -,\nWatches, Clocks and Novelties\nPRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES .\nThe Lady Sits and Sews\n-\u00C2\u00AB.<\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-*.\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-v :& ,$*\"'-*- -- '\n'jiWKunfiwwifli; 77* v-?!\".y\n.*y,y.yy.y. -.\n\>VV _ -1 _,_\u00C2\u00AB_,J *tlrfiM^&tfA._*\u00C2\u00AB._.__r\u00C2\u00AB'\u00C2\u00ABij',(l-.*iKtR.-*\u00C2\u00BB'>l\ngoes\nGet a Water Motor Washer\nand Be Happy\nJ. D. QUAIL\nHardware\nFERNIE\nFurniture\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *>\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nCE. LYONS\nIhsurance, Real Estate\nand Loans\nMoney to Loan on first class Business and Residential property\nmember tno. Blr. how ho ovor_t\u00C2\u00ABi>pp.j | tries (0 make hlmw.1.. IIo enn nol\nnnd sldo steppH the rules of thin\nIToiiho In a manner which T would not\nchnrgo nn.l attempting to fasten tho dnro to do. I bollovo thoro wan n\nrogponnlblllty upon nwrnbcni of my ..muter -.mount of loo way glvon on thnt\ncIbm, I do ao from neconlty, for o\u00C2\u00AB|occoii|on, than would usually bo the\nI have staled before on many occur- \u00C2\u00ABnho, hlnwi I ...-.Iova the aponlM-r wno\nlon\u00C2\u00BB, we do not hold.the Individual\inturglna; a bit hlnwlf. I nlno, \u00C2\u00AB!r.\nreuiMulhW f\u00C2\u00ABr conditions that \u00C2\u00BBtl*t, \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 r->n.em.'\u00C2\u00ABr the wny thnt I-Je-nnott, m\nbut rather, tbat the conditions around ' answer to the Premier, aald tbat hm\noa. our environment, tt largely rw- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 efattments were \"fal** as ful*. *-,\nponslble for the makeup, physical,\nmental and moral of tbe Individual. In\ntaltlnir up this c\u00C2\u00ABM. ? wtnt to say that\nI _\u00C2\u00BB BUl_e\u00C2\u00BBpft\u00C2\u00ABr**.\" | re-mem-\nyet nltogothor control his emotion*,\nnnd f know thnt ho looka nilBhty sick\nhiRt now, nt being; mndo tho butt of\nthin Hporlftl reproof. Dut, nlr, 1 wnn\n\u00C2\u00ABi\u00C2\u00ABr\u00C2\u00BBkln.. of Pernio, and 1 know that\nlt la ofttlmcs said tbat tho minors nr*\nn. rude, conrw> lot: thnt tlrfv tin.\nlike *hraMs; that thny linvo no flno\nf*e1ln\u00C2\u00BBr\u00C2\u00BB. I nsk you to (to to the\n.minim, study tho life and the \u00C2\u00ABn.-iron.\nment of the miners. Tho miner may\nbe ccmrati, hut how cooM tbey be\notherwise In such turrotindlnirs? How\nwild they be exported to havo the\nmnn ls to n groat extent tho croaturo\nof his environment. Look nt tlio nm-\nuBomonts thoHo mon got. All tho nm-\nUBomcnt they enn get. outside of tholr\nrude homos Is what thoy onn find In\na Hnloon, nnd thoso who know wlmt\nthoso enmp snloons nro know'tho kind\nof amusement which enn ho got. thoio\nTliey ml[\u00C2\u00BBlit perhnpi. go to tho dnnco\nhull or music hull, hut thero nt,nln tho\nmusic Is course Hut, sir, thoso niliuirs\nnro mon\u00E2\u0080\u0094ronl men, nnd thoy Imvn a\nlovo for tholr family, tholr frlonds.\"\n\"noon tho minor consldor his own\nsafety If ono of his follows Is In dun-\nKer? No, sir. AriiIii, whon thoy\nloavo lliolr homos io ro to tlio mlno,\nHW tho minor, n blR, brawny fellow,\ndrossod lu IiIh con mo 1 runner*, nmi\nfmnnnl shirt, with his food wruppc.]\nIn an liaiKlkorchlof, Ko.* him inlto\nhis wlfo In his (inns, nnd kiss hor, iih\nho prcRHOB hor to his hrcnsl; h<>o IiIiii\nkiss his llttlo oiioh; nnd, sir, that\nkiss Is not. 1111 lillo pnrtin.. (..nil. ll Is\ntho nnturnl oxpreHslon of lovo which 11\nronl mnn hns for his own, bocnuso ho\nknows full woll that ho may iidvor wo\nthorn URnln; hn knows, and llw knowlodgo Is with him r-lwnj'H, that before\n(in. t^iiu ih tii'leu do mny ho a ...reiliiiK\n..;...'.i<,,'_i. tu-.i/x.*. V'i'u'/i .ia*, ..\u00E2\u0080\u009Ei) ,i\npart of ..-hat J havo k\u00C2\u00ABn at J-Vinlo\nand tho ftitma cxUts nnd did c\Wt nl\nHcllovue, nnd yot tlio Attorney Oeiun-ftJ\nnnd tho first mlnlstor would alt ntiil\nl.u.t\. .V_ \u00C2\u00BBi,\5 IVuttikllulli - -VlllHt .Jlrt\\nmy vocnhulnry Is vory limited, but I\nhnvo only trlod to oxpress myself In\nplain, everyday terms, but that does\nnot alter tho fact. And lot me any thia\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094that It will bo my endeavor to show\nthe workers of this province how lh.li*.\nly tho Government treats this matter,\nthev evidently ivirard \t nn 1. {rood\nJoke.\nAl-Tsrsen's Compensation\nOno of the men who was killed at\ntktkvue waa ono Alderson, from Hos\nmer. XL C who eanjo In charge of tbe\noiyiren breathlnjr apiMrnttif.. T find\nINDICTED MEN WILL\nAPPEAR WHEN CALLED\nLobor Leaders Will Voluntarily Present Themselves for Arraignment\non March 12\nINDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 23.\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00AB!\u00C2\u00BB-\ntrlct. Attornoy Charles \V, Miller ro-\neolved loloRrnmH from mnny cIUob today to tho effoct thnt most of (ho\nfifty-four luhor union officials nnd mini\nnosH iiRonlH Indicted In tho dynnmlto\nconaplrney ciihok would como to In-\ndlnniipollH for tlielr nrrnlRnment horo\non March 12 without protoat, Mr.\nMiller snld only a fow of tho defon-\ndautH had Indicated their Inlontlon to\nfl\u00C2\u00ABht removal to Mils district, Henry\nW. l^fileltlner, of Ilonver, n former\nmember nf tho executive hoard of tho\nItilernnllniinl Assoclntlon of IJrld(.o\nand Structural Tron Workers arrived\ntoday and wiih released on bond. In\ntho thirty-two Indlctmenta ho la chnrj--\nod wllh alieltliiR tho McNamaniH and\n,Oi-tlo MoMiiiiIkiiI In vIolnthiR tho\nI federnl law nrohlbliliiK the enrrylnrt of\ndynamite nnd nllro-Rlyrorlne on paa-\naniiKor trnliiH, Ho Is also charged\nWllh nno^HfltH' nf thn trftn wnrVtrn'\nI hendounrtoTH horo nt ono tlmo with n\nI suit 011B0 \"doslKned for, nnd In which\n, nltro Rlyenrlno waa carried from Win.\n; burgh,\" Lofttolttner, who dccllnod to\n; comment on IiIh _n\u00C2\u00ABo conferrod with\nFvnnk M. Itvnn. prenldent of tti\u00C2\u00AB> Tron\nWorkers* Union nnd with counsel concerning plans ef defease.\nTHE ALASKA DOG DERBY\nher, sir, that Denaott Mid tha: If the finer reeling* of tho bonrgooIaeT A\n(Continued on page 41\nNOMF!, Veh. 23.\u00E2\u0080\u0094lho Solomon tirer\n^crby ruec for dom ttama, 65 miles\n, from Nomo to th\u00C2\u00BB Solomon river and\nj return uvut- tht* hiu_w libit, purse ll.iW.\nwas won by Cbarlta J\u00C2\u00AB.tn_on\"a d>\u00C2\u00ABa So\nB boorc 47 minutes tl steonfo tiretk-\nIng all reeorda for tho course. fr\u00C2\u00AB\nteam ownod by Mn. C. E. rHrllndr. of\nOiklAnd, CaJ, and Scotty AHen \u00C2\u00BBbd\n[drivea by Alku, viu \u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00ABc6t_\u00C2\u00ABL Cm. \u00C2\u00BB '\nPAGE TOUR\n^-rw.'ft.w^^-- .'7j/Sk^-^j?]5' .--y-^>i^^*\"^.^f^^^7y\n7.1. TiLTy^^l^^S'y^SSy\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2v-'r 1\" .7\". '.y :-7'y-;-;-i--?g<^*^7;7\":'':\n-, > - * \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"-.'. \"' -\u00E2\u0080\u00A2,-\"\"/ -. 'c\ >\"-'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2J'- -- . ., \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\" ' \"' ' -- - * - ' **!:-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nTHE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, BO.yMAECH 2,1912.\n>.f*_?\" 7 ipt&M:\nb^s:^i&tt~yfr$v-y..\n\u00C2\u00B1e&mM\n'' ,--:i\-\"f .'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *;\n-A* <\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.-*\"''\"\n<. _4/V -4\nTo the Editor, District Ledger: -\nDear Sir and Brother*,\u00E2\u0080\u0094For sometime past I have been reading in the\nvarious papers the opinions of men en*\n, gaged in different trades and callings\nIn life, and likewise\" the opinions of\n- some men who, apparently, do, not\nfieem to be engaged in any.particular\ncalling, except it be to call or discredit\nthe men who are engaged in some calling, and as I have' been reading, it\nhas sometimes been difficult to understand what some of ,Athe writers \"are\ndesirous of pointing out to us, as- they\nthemselves do not appear to be very\nclear in their minds as to what their\nwants really are, but in'the confusion\ncreated by the difference of opinions,\nthere appears to be gradually struggling to the surface this thought: Is it\n.. possible to be a Christian and a Socialist?\nI would suggest that that would depend altogether upon how a man has\nbeen trained or taught in relation to\ntbe teachings of Jesus, and.what his\nIndividual conception of his teachings\nreally are. In taking this liberty of\n* writing to your valuable paper there\n' are. some, things which I would like to\npoint out to all concerned. In the\n. first place that which is called Christianity was never Intended to be what\nmen have foolishly sought to make It,\nnamely\u00E2\u0080\u0094a religion as * we understand\nreligion today. * It Is very evident that\nwhen Jesus came into the world there\nwas quite sufficient, probably a good\n-deal too much, religion already in it,\n.for after all religions are but made\nlip of creeds and dogmas thought out\nby the' few and imposed upon tho many\nand which eventually becomes ai bur;\n. den to all, and of no use to any. But\nwhen Jesus presented himself* before\nmefc' He said \"I am come that ye\nmight have life.\" In order to under-\n* atand that life of which Jesus spoke\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 it. would be wise to do as Jesus taught\nwhen He said: \"Search ye the Scriptures, for in them, ye think ye have\neternal life and these are they which\ntestify to me.\", - . ;.\nNowrin searching the .Scriptures one\ncannot help but see, the tremendous\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0difference between the beautiful simplicity of His teachings and the pomp\nand extravagance of the so-called\nChristian world 'of to-day. Many of\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E ;the things which are considered essential to the well being of vast multl-\n'tudes of our fellows are remarkably\n. conspicuous by their absence. . Here\n1 we find no hint of a gorgeous cathe-\ny^i^I_wIt_nfsTtaperlng~spIres pointing\"\nupwards; here we find no kingly Pope\n' seated upon a throne of power, ruling\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0the nations with a rod of iron; here\nwe find no elaborately gowned or\n: frocked priest; representing pontifical\ndignity; here we find no.gaudily dress-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'. ed and painted Images; no altar,ablaze\n* with gold and jewels, neither can we\n| find any such criminal, Institution as\nj. a confessional box;,no adoration of the\n]' uo-called saints; neither ls it hinted\nj that we should perform pilgrimages to\nJ lands, cities or shrines, nor yet are\nwe authorized or encouraged to accept\n' -either kings, emporers or presidents\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 as the visible head or protectors of the\n' church; nor yet aro wo even command-\ned or encouraged to turn over prlnco-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ly salaries to those who nro supposed\nto bo burdened with tho care, or ovor*\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 sight of tho congregations; neither aro\nwo given authority to devour human\nflesh n'a taught by somo professedly\n, Christian Churches, nnd I certnlnly\nfind no trace of elthor authority or\ncommnnd for mon nnd womon to so-\ndudo themselves from tho world by\nentering Into monasteries nnd nunneries; neither enn wo find any command given by tho mnn of Nnznroth\nwhich wo can construe Into an ordor\nfor men to deny themselves of fulfilling tlielr obligation to tho world by\nreproducing their kind by rofrnlnlng\nfrom marrying and creating homo ties\nof tholr own. In tho Now Tcwtnmonl\nScriptures thoro Is a totnl nhsonco of\nnny commnnd to cither create or oh-\nserve nny form of ritual, nnd nny close\nobserver of tho tonehlngB of Jcuns enn-\nnot help but bo Impressed with tho\nthought that the evident Intention of\ntho Rrent (onnhcr was to nook to cronto\nn communist lo common wonlth of such\nn clmrnctor thnt It would eventually\ndestroy all class'distinctions and abol;\nish,caste from the midst of the whole\nrace of mankind. In His sublime\nteachings He neither exalts nor abases\nany man,, consequently r,. he debases\nnone. > But one thing he does, he\nbrings every man face to face with that\ndignity which ought to be his by\nDivine authority.\nSeeing that God ' had given man\nlimbs'to walk Jesus g recognized that\ntliere was no necessity, no reason, why\nman should crawl, seeing that Hod\nhad supplied jnan. with the power to\nmove ereCt with eyes to see for himself, with brains to think for himself,\nwith hands.lo help himself, Christ\npresents himself to man as the Divine\nembodiment of all human dignity and\nmakes an. appeal to all that Is best\nin man. and at one stroke reveals\nman's glorious heritage by making\nknown the Divine Will in His call of\n\"men to divien sonship, \"for as many as\nreceived Him, to them He gave the\nright to, become the Sons of God, and\nif sons, then heirs and joint heirs witii\nHimself who Is representative of, the\nDivine dignity nnd heir to all the Divine possessions.\" For \"I will be your\nGod and ye shall, be'my sons and daughters,\" salth the Lord. -If then the\nCreator by making known His , will\nthrough the revelation of his (man's)\nsonship. and His (God's) fatherhood,\nshows such a\" spirit of impartiality to\nall the human family, it is at once obvious that at some period the family\nrelations had become strained and\nhave remained, in that state. A case\nof Jacob stealing Esau's - inheritance\nand Esau continuing,to submit, all for\na mess of pottage*(foolish Esau).\nHere, then, we come face to face\nwith the important question: \"Can a\nman be a Socialist and a, Chrlstain?\"\n\"Well, seeing that Jesus has bridged\nthe chasm created by Jacob between\nEsau and the father, it is evidently\ntime that Esau asserted his rights\nand compelled Jacob to make a surrender of that which is neither legally\nnor morally his. That is to say,'according to the law of equality and universal brotherhood, which the teachings of Jesus so clearly define.\nHere at least Is the righteous ground\nwhere Christianity and Socialism join\nIn one common cause. Socialists say\nthat all men ought to be equal, and\nhave an equal right to live, and enjoy\nthe good things of this life,.and His\nteaching is In perfect accord-with the\nteachings 'of the Christ. B_ut__Jacob\nhugs his plunder and, Esau hugs his\nmess of pottage, and th\u00C2\u00A9 weight of the\nplunder turn's Jacob's smile into a\ngroan. He realizes how difficult it is\nfor them that have riches to enter into\ntho Kingdom ot Heaven, and the \"necessity of being careful not to spill his\npottage turns Esau's scowl into a frown\nand his laugh Into a growl. To the\nJacobs It makes heaven uncertain\nand justlflos fth\u00C2\u00A9 scathing rebuke, of\ntho Apostle whon die said \"Go to, ye\nrich men; weep and howl for the miseries which are come upon yoij.\" But\nblessed Is ho that consldereth the poor\nwhom tho rich hath Bent empty\naway, for they sell tho poor for a pair\nof shoes and sometimes for a coal\nmlno. And they once bought a poor\nman off a scab for thirty plocos of\nsilver when thoy wanted a sacrifice,\nbut now when thoy want a sncrilleo\nthey go on the warpath for tho scalp\nof a miner. Howovor, lot not tho\nrich man glory, for whon the porridge\npa nls empty Esau's frown will turn to\nthunder nnd his growl Into nn oarth-\n(.iinko. Then Esaii will enst nway\nhis empty porridge pnn nnd cast his\neyes upon Jacob's, burden, nnd ronll,.o\nthe torriblo possibility of Jncob missing his heavenly heaven by reason of\ntho weight of his earthly riches. Esau\nout of ahcor sympathy (I won't say\nfor which ono) will stretch forth his\nhnnd nnd fulfil Scripture wherein lt Is\nwritten; \"Boar yo ono another's bur-\ndnns.\" Then Jncob may possibly\nRfowl, but ho ought certainly not to\ngronn. Esau might Hinlln, ho may\npossibly oven laugh, hut ho will cor-\nhimself on one- common level, Thny\nmny ponslhly become frlenrtn, btinnuco\ntnlnly ccnBo to growl whon ho finds\n; he that would hnvo frlcndB miiBt. Hhow\nj himself friendly. Thon both Jncob\nand Esau will be \"found at'a funeral,\nnot of 'Isaac! . but-of old' Mr. Past. There\nthey will find the solution of many of\nlife's greatest problems, and the wilderness and the solitary place's shall be\nglad.,_. And the desert shall bloom and\nblossom as the rose, and the Socialism\nof ^earth's' greatest Socialist, who is\ncalled Jesus,- will be hailed with joy\nand'every, man \"shall be God's priest\nand his' home .his temple. Love will\nbe his altar and obedience to the truth\nshall be' his sacrifice. ' , '\n-' And man\" will then understand that a\nChurch is not bricks and morter, nor\nwood and stoneybut the twos and\nthrees gathered together in the name\nof the Christ who stands for justice,\nequality, fraternity and the teaching\nof the Christ will be justified as men\nrecognise that love must be the motive power,of their actions. When\nmen make this possible his own land\nwill be holy land, and every man; shall\nworship under his own vine arid fig\ntree, none daring lawfully to make\nhim afraid.\nUnfortunately, for the social cause,\ngreat multitudes of men seem to have\nthrown aside all religious restraint\nand are seeking to build up a fair\nstructure upon a sandy foundation-arid\nthrow .the blame upon the teaching of\nJesus. Undoubtedly this ls largely\ndue to ignorance of same, and largely\ndtte to the present conditions In the\nchurches. ' It is but sadly top true\nthat In many instances Jacob, with\nhis plunder has Invaded the seats of\nthe Congregations tb the ?detrlme'nt of\nEsau and his.porridge pot. . .ind the\nchurch has offered no resistance with'\nthe,result that Jacob has sought to\ngain Divine favor by sharing his ill^\ngotten plunder with the church and occupying the chief seats, while Esau\nhas been\" relegated to the rear,' and\nthe church to some extent has been\ndazzled by Jacob's gift, forgetting the\nwarning contained in Scripture which\nsays: \"If there comcth among you\" a\nman with a gold ring and rich goodly\nclothes, and ye give him undue respect and(? the chief seat, and say to\"\nthe poor with; poor\" clothes, sit here\nand give him-a hack seat, then'Are ye\nevil Judges, for do not such men oppress you and draw you before the\njudgment-seats,'is it not written, thou\nshall loyeythey neighbor as' thyself?\"\nUnder these .circumstances Esau riiay\nbe justified In adopting a certain* line\nof-action-but should remember the\njfaultidg_ffl__notjie^witb-the-.teachings-of,\nJesus,' but in the blindness of the\nChurch. 'However, this is a matter\nfor the consideration of Esau, because\nEsau's position in the church Is mixed\nup in the bundle of Jacob's plunder.\nThis being so, it ought to open Esau's\neyes, for If the chief seats in the congregations are good for Jacob they\nought to be good for Esau. So Instead of blaming the church and severing his connection Esau ought, out of\nconsideration for himself and the good\nof future generations, rise up In his\nrighteous indignation and assert his\nrights, fort)there Is no doubt thnt within the borders of tho church there is a\nvntft multitude of mon and women of\nall trades, crafts, color and nationality\nwho nro keenly Interested and engaged\nIn'tho great social struggle, and unity\nIs strength nnd tho call of tho Christ\nIs broad enough to encircle and strong\nenough to bind all men In ono,common brotherhood. Then it is ronson-'\nnblo thnt\" tho plundered outside Bhould\nretrace their stops nnd return to tho\nsupport'of tho plundered Inside and cooperate Jn compelling, Jacob to disgorge. Then thoro shall bo ono fold,\nwhich could easily bo controlled by\none shepherd and then, whon tho ,Tn>\ncobs hnvo disgorged they may bo\nblessed with nn paBy conscience, and\nmay bo changed to Israel. But If not,\noutsldo aro dogs, sorcerers and adulters and whosoever lovoth and maketh\na Ho.\nAnd now, having endeavored to nn-\nswor this question which seems to bo\noxorclslng the minds of so mnny, I\nboB to renin In ono who ls n Molhodlst\nby persunnlon\u00E2\u0080\u0094n Socialist from no.\ncosalty, nnd n Christian by conviction.\nYours, otc.\n0. Al. S.\nIlollovuo.\nA Nova Scotia\nMine on Fire\n-.TI.__LAI.TO>., N. 8,, Fob. 21.\u00E2\u0080\u0094A,\nreport reached Iho city hint night Hint \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nlho Allen shafts of tho Acadia Coal!\nCompnny were' on flro nnd thnt It had i\nbeen necesnry to wall In a oonBliior-1\nuutii .>_....(.,, oi mv -..mu |(|g lire, It j\nwnp rcpnrW'd. xl.j_-t_*_l ahum __ ,i'\u00C2\u00AB,cx\nngo. Tho mine Is now practically\nfdlo.\nTho mnnngement was just propar-\n80CIALI8T8 8WAV .,\nGERMAN STATE\nRUDOLBTADT, Germany, Feb. 24.\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nTho chamber of reprosonfatlves of tha\nprincipality of SchwaraMburg-Hudol-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Udt yesterday elected Socialist* aa\nayeaker and deputy speaker. This is\nthe first German state whoae patll*.\nmrat Is pmrtdod ortr by a Socialist\nTho chamber consists of 18 uoubtrt,\nof whom f ire Socialists. I LIbortM\ntod I Co_U4.nra.lv**.\nIn.' to drain off tho old Ford pit, which\nhns been flat-edged slnro tho grout ov-\nI.IohIoii mnny yonrn ngo, Tho Allen\nHlinjt worklnga two underneath tho\nFord, and It wns proposod to dr'vo\nuiring holes into tho Inttor pit so ns\n'\u00C2\u00BB. nm o.t t'io votter into Uiu Allo.i,\nuliofu when It could be pumped ch. j\n1'or thew operations a number of concrete dams for holding tho wator woro.\nV.iilU, nnd It Is stated that theso tro\nu\u00C2\u00ABi in me M.U..011 ot .nn mum w.ik'h Is\nU.Ing wnllod off.ii Tho Acadia Cora- [\nI'uny has Just finished oqulppn$. tlm\nAllen shafts at a cost of upwards of\n12.000,000.\nBY-PRODUCT COKE MAKINQ\nIN THE UNITED STATES\nby both tho direct nnd Indirect process-\noh of nmmonliim-Biilphnto recovery.\nOouplod with this thero hns boon a\ndearth of mnrkoto for nmmonluniHUl-\npltnto nnd othor products recovered In\nthin country. Ilonco tho tnoorotlc nd-\nvantages of by-coklng hnvo boon Inrirn.\nly ncsfttlvod by tho peculiar mnrkot\nconditions heretofore existing. Ro-\ncontly thoso conditions havo changed\nconsiderably, Thoro Is nn nwnkonlng\namong fnrmorn ns to tho advantages of\nefficient fortlllxlng, nnd tho by-product\nmnrknt linn Improved mnterlnllv nil\naround, Recent Improvements In\ncoking prnctlco hnvo also dono much\nto remove the former handicaps connected with tho orBtwhllo oxtromo\nnpoclnllxatlon In tho conla required\nand tho methods of treatment. In the\nyonr 11*11 ilvo now sulphnto plants\nwero berun, vie. at 8ault l_t\u00C2\u00AB. Marie;\nMich.; Unaley. Ala.; Woodward, Ala.';\nTtethlchom, Tenn,, and (lrny, Ind. Tho\nGray plant la the largest In the world.\n0^^^0'^a^^e^My,\ny$fiA$ay Gover0neni\n'-, -(Continued from,page\3)y.,.'\n164 PEASANTS DIE OP\nCOLO IN RUSSIA\nByproduct coklnfr made consider'\nable pra)tr\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00AB> In the United States In\ntho year 1011. The drawback hereto*!\nfore haa been the laborlouancsi and!\nI additional expos** In coklot; pruilee\nLONDON, Feb. 7A.-K Renter dlt-\niH.\u00C2\u00ABrb from St -Vtmburg ttiya that\n184 pe'aianta have been fioion to\ndeath at Omik and Pctropavlovsk.\nAsiatic Ruasliu\non the filie.here a letter from'Premier\nSifton to the \u00E2\u0096\u00A0Lieut.-GoverD.6r?in?,Council in -which he-says that VThei undersigned have the honor to.' report' that\none Alderson,\u00C2\u00B0of' Hosmer, B.\" C.,:\" lost\nhis life.whilst'attempting\"rescue.worli\nat Mine 87. Further .reports that, de-,\npendants of aforesaid -have nov legal\nclaim under the Compensation Act, He\nalso.has-the'honor to report that in\nview bf the circumstances that the de\npendants be mad\u00C2\u00A9 a grant of ?500 from\nthe contingencies fund.\" \"I, mention\nthis'letter. sir, to show that as Alder-\nson's relatives live at Hosmer, outside\not this province, they have no.legal\nredress. '7*7 ., ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0* \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\nThe Government's Contribution (?) To\nthe Bellevue Relief Fund -\nHere \"again we see that men .through\nthe commodity'nature of their struggle\nfor existence do Bonie very queer\nthings. The keen competition for jobs\nmake some members of the working\nclass sacrifice- the lives of others, lo\nsecure a position for themselves. They\nwill do almost anything to curry favor,\nto get a position. These men arc\ntaught by. their bosses to hold themselves aloof from the common* herd;,\nthat as they do not.work In the'same\nmanner as others, they are not of the\nsame class, and these men pften treat\nthose under them\" far ,\"more0hautily\nthan would a, real capitalist. \u00C2\u00B0 Then\nagain, there are men.' who are only too\npleased to jump In and show heroism.\nThis man Alderspn,'for. Instance, allowed his.emotions to gain the mastery\nover * his, will power;' he Ignored the\ndangers of that' fearful enemy of the\nminers\u00E2\u0080\u0094firedamp. This man who so\nwillingly ruBhedlnto the very jaws of\ndeath', aye and;, stayed there,, lost his\nlife, and the, government hands to his\ndependants a paltry $ 500. S\-\nWhen the first minister went-to the*\ncoronation $7,500 had to he voted. It\nwas not absolutely .necessary for the\nPremier to be at the coronation. However, ln the interests of trade, for .that\nis what this Government represents,\nit was worth ?7,f00 and yet for an\noff leal\" who loses his life in. the service of the Government a paltry ?500\nis considered sufficient. ,\nAfter the .explosion at Bellevue a\nrelief fund was started for the benefit\nof the dependants of the men who were\nkilled. The first minister in this caso\ndid not have1 the honor to report to his\nhonor, the,,Lieut-Governor in. Council\nthat ONE CENT BE GRANTED TO\nTHIS,*?UND!\" In\"the estimates recently passed ,$30,000. was.provided for the\nfoundations tpf\u00E2\u0080\u00A2; ,the new Government\nHouse.,. The Premier said, that the\nhouse, when finished, would probably\ncost about $85,000. It Is quite possible\nthat the House may. cost $250,000 if it\nwas-estimated in (the same way as\nthese Parliament Buildings. I do not\nbegrudge tho\"1 Governor a good house,\nI would like to'see. him have as good\na house as I would like to have for\nmyself. I put a motion that the Government provide $10,000 to be sont to\nthe Bellevue Relief Fund. It is not\nnecessary to say what becamo of that\nmotion., Tho Government, would not\novon give a paltry $10,000, which would\nnot have been $200 oach for tho dependants.\nThe Value of Boys In the Mines\nI hay\u00C2\u00A9 pointed out In, many Instances\nwhere' tho act has been violated, but\nlt has also been violated ln anothor\nmannor, thnt. Is byi employing boys In\ntho mines, I soo by thia fllo that a boy\nundor 12 years of ago was killed whilst\nworking In this flame mlno. Was the\nmonngor of that, mlno charged with\nmurder, or at least , with manslaughter? No; ho was moroly charged\nwith employing boys bolow tho ago\nprovided for In the act, and ho wns\nfined\u00E2\u0080\u0094what do you.think? $5,0007\nNo, sir, for killing that boy a flno of\n$20 wne Imposed. Thnt Is tho prlco\nof chlldron ln tho Provlnco^of Albortn\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094$20,001 Why aro boyB employed In\ntbo mino? Bocnuso thoy nro cheap I Bocnuso in mnny ensos thoy enn do tho\nwork which otherwise would require\nn man to do, If n largor profit could\nnot bo mado out of boys than out of\nmen thoy would not ho employed.\nOf ton hoys are om ployed nt $1.00 per\ndny, nnd thoy board with tholr mother,\nnnd hoys of that ngo uauntly ont moro\nthnn n mnn, and corlnlny wonr out\nmoro clothoR. This ,boy wns klllod\nIn iho Bollovuo mlno, although ho\nhoro nn Itnllnn nnmo, wns Cnnndlnn\nborn, I moroly mention this for tho\nbenefit of tho ultrn-pntrlotlo mombora\nof thlH nssombly, Of courso, Mr Speaker, tho $1,00 por dny helps Bomo, particularly If, ns Is tho enso In many Jn-\nBtnncos, tho father ls dond nnd tho\nmothor hns to tnko In washing to sup.\nport herself nnd fnmlly; but ovon If\ntho fnthor In olive, ovory llttlo holpH,\nWhen tho minors woro negotiating\n* * <\u00C2\u00BB_.....-..<_ .W* ...W.* f.lvb..-\nworklnr. nrreemerit It writ! ntntcd -..in.,\non tho nvcrngo tho mon worked 17\nshifts por month, nnd If you take tbla\nmonn avorago for a yonr you will find\nthnt tho vaunted high wagoa of a\nminer \"hnn hi*r>r\ rr>A\u00C2\u00BBf. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 , ,' Gnat _H_____ \u00E2\u0080\u009E\nThe amoral of these drafts ia stated ia tbe\nable t that' is ther are drain. i__ oteriiaf,\ntad*, rouble*, eteYaa the caaa'awy be.\nrecoivethea^-teal~ \"' '\nFERNIE BRANCH\nSteria\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2anp^jr*.\n1' lira* \"kronen.' flofke,'* yen,\nthat the payee abroad vS\nL. A. 8?, DAC K, Manager.\n.. ,.1. ...' : 1 ,\n, --, ^,- \u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ,- ,.*\nCapital Paid Up .$ 2,87.0,000\nRes. and.Undlvld'd Profits ,3,500,000.-\nTotal Assets 44,000,000\"\nMany a fortune can be traced-back,\nto the day sl\"ts0bwnert deposited the'\nfirst dollar In a Saving Account.- ?<* -\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>.\nThe' one.dollar affords7an Incentive to deposit more\u00E2\u0080\u0094and, as7 inter-,\nest ;l8, added- to:principal,- the email .\n~suiaygrows morT'and more' rapidly\n,,until It finally becomes a competence.\n. .One Dollar will start an account\nwith the - Bank of Hamilton. -\nJ.;R. SLOAN , , Afleht, Fernie.\n*\ntf\niiitl\n.. ..ir....'-.! \u00E2\u0096\u00A0.\nHead,.Off Ice:\nHAMILTON'\nCapital Subscribed\nReserve Fund ,\"...\n,HEAD.OFFICE, TORONTO , ,\n,6,000,000 ' Capital Paid Up ..... 6,996,900\n. 5,996,900 Total Assets ........ 72,000,000\nD. R. WILKIE, President HON. ROBT J AFFRAY, Vlce-Pres,\nBRANCHE8 IN BRITI8H COLUMBIA\nArrowhead,- Cranbrook, Fernie, Golden, Kamloops, Michel, Moyle, Nelson,\nRevelstoke,'Vancouver and Victoria.\nSAVINGS DEPARTMENT\nIntereat allowed on deposlta at current rate'from date of deposit.\nFERNIE BRANCH GEO. I. B. BELL, Manager\n:.;. -.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"- \s\u00E2\u0080\u009E,*, i ,,\i\n- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2. y, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 - t- vi i. , i t , | , i |,\nDare You l^ctyyy?\nSECRETS OF HOME LIFE\n, _BB__aaH__antaMa_B^M^_i_Maii^^B_iaaiaMaaiaiiiaai>BMaaawHH^'\nStetuMola nide by patients taking lho New Method Treatment, They how it Cures\nt3f Ne Namat er Taillmonitli tuad vrlthent vrltt\u00C2\u00ABn coutat\nCONSTlTOTIONAr, BLOOD DISEASE.\nratl_nt No, 18474. \"The i-poti or* nil\n. sono from my lorn and armi and I fool\nfond now. I am vory bmIo.u! to you\nand nlmll ntvor forsot tho favor your\nmodlolnea havo dono for me, Tou oan\nu\u00C2\u00BB_ my nam* In rooommondlns It to\nany aulToror, I am solng. to sot mar.\nrlcd soon. Thanking you onco moro,\notc.\"\nSAYS TWO MONT-IU CtmitD ItBf.\nrafl.nt Ko. null. A*\u00C2\u00AB 2i. fllnslo.\nIndulged In Immoral halt* 4 ytari, l...\npoilt In urlno nnd dralni at nlsht,\nvnrlcoia Volm on both ulil-i, ptlna In\nhook, weak loxuolly, Ho wrllcit\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"I\nrdc-lv-d your letter of recent data ami\nIn reply J am plemed to auy that after\ntaking two monthi' treatmont I would\noonelder myeelf aompletoly cured, n\u00C2\u00AB I\nhnvo i\u00C2\u00ABan no eigne of them coming\nbaok (on. year).\nTHIC trOllU) SEEMS DlTI'lCnBNT,\nratlent Ko. 1SDIS. \"I have not had\nA regular -.million I don't know when\nand am feeling fine, Tht world \u00E2\u0096\u00A0eomi\nKltogether different to ma and I thank\nOod tor directing me to you, Tou bave\nbeen an boneit doctor with me.\"\nVAItlCOSlS VEINS CC-IKD.\nCn\u00C2\u00BBe No, .MM. Symptomt when ha\nttartod trentmenti\u00E2\u0080\u0094Ago it, ilngle, ln>\ndulged In Immoral habiti several yean,\nVarleoio Velni on both ildei\u00E2\u0080\u0094plmpUi\non the face, etc After two monthi*\ntreatment ho wrltei ai follow,-\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"Your\nwoluumu letter to hand and am v.ry\nKlad to lay that I think myiolt oured,\nMy Vorlcmo Vein* have complotoly dli\u00C2\u00AB\nappeared for qulto a whila nnd It rifmi\na euro. I work li.rkr nnd fool tr-ia\ntired, I hnvo no deitro for that habit\nwhatever and It I Hay like thli, wliluh\nI have every reaion to betlevo I will.\nThanking you for your kind attention,\"\netc\nOA1KKD 14 rOCNDS W OND MONTH.\nPatient No, IM.*. Thli patient (aged\nGl) had a chronic eiia of Nervoue !>\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nIllty and Bomml Waakntw and wae run\ndown In vigor and vitality, After ana\nmnnth'e treatment hn report! ai foi*\nlowit\u00E2\u0080\u0094-\"I am fooling very well, I hi-ve\ngained 1( pound! In one month, so that\n1 will have to aonnrntulate you,\" Later\nreport:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"I am beginning to feet mora\nllko a man. I fuel my condition la\ngetting better every week.\" Ilia lilt report i\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"Doer Ooclori\u00E2\u0080\u0094ai I feel (hit li\nthe UH mnnth'e tr\u00C2\u00AB*tn..n. that I wilt\nhave to gel, t thought at nn* time I\nwould never be cured but I put con*\nlldence In you from the itsrt and you\nlinve cured me.\"\nOURIS QUARANTBKD OR NO PAY\n\"**CONstlR!AlnON FREE. BOOKS FREE. If tmafcU to call writ* far\n4>_u_*. I*. |M\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00AB li*Alm**U\n1 a OnaitlMt\n\u00C2\u00BBM/fS\"f\"I_r*f? AniM\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00ABwfr\u00C2\u00ABnr\u00C2\u00BBT(i\u00C2\u00AB^i>-m\u00C2\u00ABAt',.n JWratrfl Ir, t>ur Can-\n2\u00C2\u00A3mUitt^ ONT. !\nDrs.KENNEDY&KENNEDY\nL. ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \" '*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 f.i'n. iir-t'.r.n'.'r. '.-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.' 1 nd by tb\u00C2\u00BB Pftnosylvsj'\nnta and lUading railroads callad oa\ntb\u00C2\u00AB otlldati of Umhm. roada todaf to\nreceive ibe answer of U\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB companlaa\nto th\u00C2\u00AB de_\u00C2\u00BBtad\u00C2\u00BB wWeb wn pwltBtad\nto *n Um ntllrMl* \u00C2\u00ABaat of Cl_l\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00ABcr.\nand north of tho Norfolk and .Western\nrailway,/ Portr-nlne raliroads aw In*\nvolvad ind If, the detaands aft granted officials say U will mean an In*\neraaao of $10,(KM>,000 laeraaa* ._.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00AB.\nCrusts.\nses-**\niunmm^r^ir/A P*vy\u00C2\u00A5^^\nL-.,t. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\" >'-',.--\"'.''\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -\" .''-'-'-v.^^.-V'J'.-J'-,-'*''\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0','*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \";'\"-.-'- - '\"\"'.'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' 7-V*,T? .'V. - J >:' '\"\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2>', '\"\"- ' *S-:.-v/i->j\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 7'! \"\n-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'-\u00C2\u00A3..\n_A.'.-3-_\".t-.\n3f * .\n-ig;Ay;.\u00C2\u00BB;iJ<\n'iVAiV^V\nJ*\npy\n.tf.*\ni.v\u00C2\u00A5\n7*y-\n! a*?\n&\nyyTHE DISTRICT; LEDGER;: FERNIEy :\" B,. 0./ MARCH 2, 1912.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-.'*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" -.\nPAGE FIVE\n-\",-\u00C2\u00AB) :\n^ ;-<-.-) ,!-<\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-\n*.'\u00C2\u00AB.\"\n'Stf\n0. >,' '\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*> *.\n< jr-h J\n.\V-\n-tf\nTIWS^\n..o\ni _\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>\n\"i?\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0x$u\n\"'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2*> * ,.\nV7\n\"S\nI'''\ni/\n-.The'\"very' substaiiiaR gains' secured\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2:by.-.the; workers, directly \"cohce'rne'u\n\"are^notj. likely to ibe the* oniy-i results\n\"of .the.lndustrfal.u'nrest aiid the labor'\nupheavals, y-Already we have seen* a.\n.revival of trado unionism.among tbe\nsemi-skilled 'workmen,'- which, as\" ou-\ny*the\u00C2\u00AB previous . occasion,twenty ywars\ny ?ago>.is haying a vivifying -effect ron\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ,\"' the older-unions.of 'skilled workmen..\nArising ,out'of this'we, haye' an In-'\n:.\u00E2\u0080\u009E -creased interest in the whole question\nof Industrial'organization, .which,.If\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ;*, rightly used may-lead ,to,the':most\n- .valuable,and permanent results of the\n\". ?y recent movement.7- ' '\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*..;\",' :\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2?'\"'\" 7'It,was to be'expected that chambers\nof - commerce and ?empl6yers'' assocla-\n* '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0* tioh_t~_an'di their mouthpieces ,.ln- the,\n.... _ .press of the country,-would-seize tlie\nvy opportunity tb call for'thVrepeaf of\n*^'\'the Trade7Disputes:Act, and \"to pgint'\n<'\-.iilurid- pictures ' of'-1 the\", devastation\n' 'y* bound to; overtake the country It the\n,\" .trade unions are not properly curbed.\nIt is the old spirit breaking out ln the\n-y ,1, old familiar phases without even the\n(i \"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2- excuse; of a newy text, yThe railway\n, >, strike has .provided some people'with\n' an \"opportunity of, discussing the .right\n. ,.to ^H*6* while others have exercised\n7yy ;'their; ingenuity devising new. machln-\ny-,ery7'to obviate the necessity7pf the\n_ r, resort to that \"right ;?,\"'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2':' S Vy .yy:\n* -.y Prominent \"politicians,:as/.'la-their\n-.- >\-wont, have\" stepped Into,the\" limelight\n'-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0. y.to, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0Sive.their'yiews'and*t6: demonstrate\n,v7?o_.ce again how* Ignorant'they can be\n'7 of industrial matters.'y.T_ie- govern-\n6 y, ment,--anxious not-to\"miss the oppor-'\n.tunlty^for a.little useful advertisement,\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0,,.\u00C2\u00BB hns erected,'an \"Imposing Industrial\n;.Commission--whlch/i without' defntle\n.'.-..purpose and devold'of-power, will yet,\ny itis...hopedi achleve7some .undefined\n. 77ei_d_ ,..\":*;.'\"\"''''\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'' '\"'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'? ,. ..---',..\u00C2\u00BB.\n-1- *- -*. ^ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0- -.\nt*.7All\.these.\"'discussions and projects\n7. v.haYe gone,forward without-the' aid\n; ; ..Sot, the parties .most - interested, -i'it'ls\n7 ^-K^nte'we'h'ad^a,trade;union congress,\n>'- l-'-^.y^yet; the'schools of.the.-conflict\n., '.'were loud and \"clear, but tt Is too busy\n7niakiiig speeches.at banquets *or mak-\n7lng,an exhibition of.Itself over \"secu-\ny^irredii^ri^^^^^Fmore thampass\n.\" \"7 the'usual' ' Inept 7-resolution'.'.? Since\n^ ,y\u00E2\u0080\u009Ethen we have-ha'd*manlfestoes.\"from\n.- 7- various sources, which - repeat the\n-',.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"** ancient appeals for amalgamation\"and\n\" -TVtalk vaguely \"aboutc,\"\"brgahl\"-!'ation'.'by\n-'. <* Industry,\" but of any ordered effort to\n7, arrive at an understanding7of-yhe\n- ;: 7 Present 'position , of , trade 'unionism,\nor discussion ot the changes-necessary\n\"-.,' \"In structureof organization, wb-have\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ,'\" so far,- little evidence.; Yel, if *' any\n'. ' workls necessary today It ls just this\nwork. Thb recent accession of strength'\nand \"the.awakened Interest.\" in . tho\ntrado union .movement make' It absolu*\nytely necessary we should arrive nt\n*' somo understanding as to how wo are\nto'conserve .this strength and retain\ntho intorest, In our movement.\nThere are ono or two considerations\n.' arising out of thb strlko movement to\n. which, attention should bo given. Tho\n'remarkable successes of; this year\nhave, brought the strike back into gonoral favor-with tho workors,. whllo the\nspontaneous sympathotto strikes havo\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 como upon tho workers with' tho force\nof arevelatlbn^of the new,.pbwe_ythey\nhavo'lylng^at their-hands.-. \.Today the\ntalk ls.all of blgiunIons;,f-gh*tin'g'-great\nbattles.;. \"There'1 must ^be^nt-y.more\nsectional strikes.\" we'are' told \"on every\nhfend. ,i\"amnot,now-referring-to the\npropaganda-; of industrial -* unionism or\nsyndicalism.\ 'Its phases have become\nmore'moutlv-filling, - ,'And\" its \"threats\nmore terrible,'but;Its! meaning,Is no?\nclearer .or Its power any greater than*\nIt ever?.has been.' --It\u00C2\u00BBls'the ordinary\ntrade unionist who'ls seized; with this\nidea? and who: talks. In vague .aiid\nhopeful phrases of amalgamation and\nfederation. .' One may'he glad to see\na better appreciation'of the srlke as\na*weapon* ln the armory, of'the' workers, while apprehensive of'the reaction\nin, Us favor,.becoming , tbo. extreme',-\njust asf'one may'see'the difficulties In\nthe way of .amalgamation, -while welcoming' -thef.splrit-'whlch 'makes - the\nworkers,keen\u00C2\u00BBto draw the bonds of\nunity, closer than ever. I, am firmly\nconvinced that it Is only as,we frankly face the?,limltatIons of - the''strike\nmethod; .and clearly understand the\ndifficulties in the way of amalgamation'\nthat-we Wall, he'able.totake full ad-,\nvantage of this* revival and .\"prevent\nIt from-wasting itself Injuseles's.fighting or from, growing, weary .trying, to\naccomplish Impossibilities. 7 7 ;- .\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n**\"''*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 .-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ..'\" : -- * *7. ; \u00E2\u0080\u00A2-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 -\n.The question.seems a very, simple\none in the light of bur experience during tills year, but it would be disastrous\nto found toomuph on what has happened recently.\"\" The successful strikes\nivere? confined ,to. practically' one type\nof industry and to one class bf workmen. The sailors,'dockers, - carters,\nrailwaymen, and those associated,.witti\nthem, are all engaged.in the transport\nindustryy For lack,of a better name\nlet fee call it one of'the primary Industries'Inasmuch as* it is'fundamental\nto .all our. industry,and to;our. social\nlife.\"*A stoppage, even 'for ;' a 'short\nperlbd^even 'in- one \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -large.>branch\nmakes: itself s felt' all over'the,-country\n\"and in every .department of social life.-\nThe'^ same\", may be., said, of. Jour' coal\nmlnltinR-nYI-l if .nrn___i_iif-1_l_-_--_a_t__-LJl _._..__._\n . .-....,. .^ ^.Ttij-^.uuiu-nuasiii't-Turwui''\"\nuuuiwg-uuupi\nflclently centralized and organized, the\nsame-would be true]of che retalfdlstri-\nbutlon of bur food supplies.'1 In\" these\nIndustries the strikers still a powerful\nweapon,* if used with suddenness/during a time of good trade,' over-*a sufficiently large area, and for an' end\nwhich,Is Buro of the support of public\nopinion. AU these condition's were fulfilled-to a greater or less, degree-this\nyear and the result Iwas eminently satisfactory. Tho question'remains, however, whether we can produce' those,\nconditions , by organization and foresight? Times of good trado are not of\nour making, although wo may he able\nto organize and ,walt for them, difficult\nnB'that Is, but,what means are wo to\nadopt to secure swiftness of action and\na united front over wide areas? *' *\nParadoxical as1 It may, Beom, tho\nvery; lack of organization nBBlsted in\nsecuring thoso things-UiIb yoar, Men\nwho a,week previously wore refusing\nto join a trado union wero found on\nstrlko demanding recognition of their\nunion! Men woro movod In masses\nand acted suddenly \"in ,5 mobs.\" - .They,\ndid not wait to. reason\")but?acted'on\nthe impuls*.. , iC-was We.'day of the\nmob orator and he was all .powerful.\nThe whole thing ^was, unforeseen,'-un-,\norganized, 'and ' practically .-uncontrolled. ' It was not 'a' ^movement so\nmuch as the breaking but of pent-up\nforces.' , The chances'of a similar outbreak will be'lessened'*rather than'in?\nIncteased-by oVganizatidn.y.The trade\nuni'cn in; Britain is-nothing, If \"it-is\nnot democratic.. Its objection to executive 'coiittol. nndi- central author'ty,\nhealthy ln Its origin, 'constantly ,tenisi\ntb become\"a source o' weakness.,0 I'\nrobs the officers' of ctnfidence ; ind\nmakcs'thi'ni Ineffective'\"in'the face of\nilie employers they jreei, whb?ha\v no\nfear of-tho vole of censure from :*.h\u00C2\u00BB.lr\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0_ous.i.uents. As oignn's-ation develops\namongst those workers -'In .the- transport industries and .in', others semi-,\nskilled-industries, they.will insist on\nbeing consulted before action Is taken\nand it will be .more and,more difficult\nfor.'them to.be carried\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 away in,a fine\nfrenzy of enthuslasm-to help their, fel-.\nlows when on strike.' They will want\nto consider ways and'means, to have\nconsultations'with organizations' -intending- to\" strike before\"action is, tak.\nen, and-all these'consultations and\nthe, difficulties of accommodating conflicting interests will make\" swiftness\nof action very difficult.-\n' We 'must 'not' fdrgetytoo,'that while\nthe-ability tb strike suddenly^ is of\ngreat advantage to the workers during \"times- of - good 'trade, * the power\nof the employer to act1 quickly in his\nown interest.,, during'.times\" of- b_.d\ntrade'is'dangerous.?-'to -the worker.\nThe tendency in\" every organization is\nto secure*a standard of working con-\nditions and to make* any alteration-\nof that \"standard,\" a matter, of formal\nnotice affixed peViods..,' This has its\ndisadvantages during periods of boom,\nbut\" its advantage'\"\"during the time of\nbad trade-has'been .'well proved by'all\nclasses'of - workmen.* , ., \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2,\n- . \" -.. - -c \u00E2\u0080\u00A2-,<*< .. - *\n,But if. we leave, these workers in'the\nbe few amongst the workers who will\nadvocate- that;'the1 strike ought.'to.be\nabandoned wholly, but as a weapon for'\nfrequent or ordinary use it is \"too\ndangerous.'*:\u00C2\u00BB-,\u00E2\u0096\u00A0;'; ..'- , ,, .'. y\nThere -will ^come...times when\" the\nworkers will be, compelled to fight for\nprinciples they \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 cannot jeopardize in'\nany other way?'1 'Pall they may, but\nbetter they should fall, and keep the\nfight going, than lose\" their rights'by\nedict of arbitrator \"or otherwise, 'For\nuse in the ultimate resort'in desperate\nconditions the strike must be retained;'\nbut for everyday work other tools have\nbeen forged.' ' Collective bargaining is\ncarried on between tlie workmen's' and\nthe em ployers' organizations, these\nbargains being'embodied in an agree!\nment which It is sought to enforce-\nover the* whole industry/ -:At first\n.these bargains applied mainly to questions'of hours and wages,' but now.\nwe find them extending to include\nwith; the conciliation hoards *,until -the\n;strikeyof.th.s\" year.- -During all this\ntlnie no effort was made to arrive at\na'ny*,,understanding of the'defects of\nthe boards or the \"methods bf their'r-e-\nforni.7 ..The result was that' the\"; r_.il.\nwaymen's witnesses were hopelessly\ndivided before the commission, ' and\nno clear case-was. presented'for' tho\nmen'.' ,- ..'if tbey had had behlijd them\nthe experience of other workers \"with\nconciliation/boardsyand had worked\nout the* application of.the successful\nboards.to' the railways, a good case\nfor real: recognition' of the railway\nunions could have been put up.\n\"..Much' the.'same difficulties He .>\u00C2\u00AB<\nfore us in, dealing with the question\nof '. amalgamation' and' federation.\nResolutions'may mark the-growth.of\nopinion, but opinions that are merely\npious have nov\u00C2\u00AB?\u00C2\u00A3feot as driving forces.\nThere is a danger that we may< spoil\nour opportunity by the assumption\nthat amalgamation is easy and always\ndesirable! .If we. are looking merely\nto the creation of nn organization for\nstrike purposes then ,the larger It is\nthe'better. But, for the reasons! have\ngiven above, it can never be more\nii\nyy\nJudge Gary, Steel Trust Head, Warns\nRich of Coming Storm\u00E2\u0080\u0094Sees ''\nCondition of, the Masses?,''\n-Becoming Unbearable\nmany questions of management ^ and than\"a temporary\"organization during'\nworkshop organization.,' calculated to\nmake the old employer, nurtured in organization ot the workers which is\nprimary\"-industries\"arid consider, the\nstrike as ,'a' weapon, in,.the' hands of\nwhat I shall call \he* secondary . in-,\ndustries, we.are,met with different conditions. In * such .Industries^ as 'the'\nbuilding, engineering,\ shipbuilding,\ntextile, pottery, printing, and so on,\nthe effect of a stoppage of work is not\nso great., . The workers dire-.tly affected suffer just as much as Individual\nemployers may,,.be endangered, but,\ndue to the localization of the Industry,\nSociety does not Buffer, and .the Industry as a whole may be the better\nfor a stoppage.. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 In thb cotton trade\na strike, wo are told, ls sometimes welcomed by tho employers; In the engineering we have tried tho effect of-\na national lockout; whllo tho recent\ncaso of the bollermakers ls an indication thnt tho employers may rather\nfaco_ a general stoppage than n series\nof minor Boctlonnl alrlkos. It'Is never\nsafe to dogmatize on thoso things, but\ntho' man who can, with equanimity, advocate tho strike In tho secondary Industries Ib olt'hor glftod with great\nfaith 'or deep ignorance. Tliere will\nthe doetrimes' 'of commercialism,\nknown as the Manchester school, grow\napoplectic with rage. ' .-,\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 - ,,->.-.-.' - ,, ',\n--vHere,- then,' we have, two well-\nmarked .tendencies in the .trade\nunion movement of today. '.There- is\nthe i-ecrudescens'e of the strike and the\ngrowth\" bf .the method of agreement'\nThe* \"problem is how to reconcile these\nopposing,, tendencies inside the same\norganization, to arrive- at an understanding of. the^ respectivei merits and\ndemerits of7 each.- ,',,.. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 .-\nSo far the trade union ^ movement\nshows little sign of arriving at' any\nconclusion. ,-,That any final decision4\ncan be arrived at.I very much doubt.\nIn the trade ^nlo'n movement finality\nis. to be deprecated?. Its value will persist, only .-as it.responds to every ..\u00E2\u0080\u009E.\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E \u00E2\u0080\u009Efll\nchange In industry, and adapts itself ^VS^iiSSi\nto the .growing.needs of the changing caners\" carmen\nyears. 'Thatis'no reason, however,\"\nwhy we,-should pass through times\nsuch as we.*did. during the boiler\nmakers' .lock-but. \"When we had all\nagreements, being derided and even\ntrade unionism\" itself being despised.\nToday, * we 'are,1, at . another extreme,\nwith the strike being urged as the only\nmethod of' salvation. What I would,\nsuggest,is1-that,-.the trade union''congress would '-pass a ' self-denying ordinance fbr'a time, and eschewing re-;\nsolutions',and-banquets, set' itself \"to\nfind out what different forms of agreement \"\"exist,'?? to ' -discuss the'merits.bf,\n-tu.iuuo -j-uiu__>-uuu~iju1i..\" out,-me-aan=\"\ngeroiis-element\" In others. Even if it'\ndid\" nothing .\"else but make a collection of the various agreements and\npresent them in a form in which'the.\ntrade union movement could make\ncomparison,' ir woiild be fulfilling ' a\nfunction bf -real value \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 to the movement it represents and would remove\nthe reproach one hears on every side\nIf It could be Induced to go further\nand deal with all the problems facing\nthe trndo unions perhaps as tho International Socfallst congress deals\nwith different questions, tho Impending \"sen. once of death-would not bo\ndelivered, but a new era of .usefulness\nopened out to It. - -\nA good Illustration of what I mean\ncoimcb to hnnd in the report of the'\n\"flnllway Commission, Tho agreement\nsigned four years ago, under which\nconciliation boards wore sot up for\nthe railway, wns . universally condemned by trndo unionists! . Tho reasons glvon for opposition, however,,\nworo many nnd conflicting. For four\nyoars tho railway workors went on\n*\n**\n\i -\nI;\nFollow\nThe Union Bank\nThe Bank of Vancouver\nGRAND TRUNK -\nPAC,FSSNGE11 andothorliu-goflnoiioiiil iiiidbusi-\ni 5TAT10N .',.,,.'\nsS^ESsW-aai'iiesB institutions who bought\ncentrally located property in tho\nbig City of\nNew Hazelton\nCentral British Columbia\n. on ihe firand Trunk Pacific Kaiiway\nthe Last Metropolis of Western Canada\nfo^/M\".\niUSINF.55 3T\nFREE Maps, information, etc.\ni\nDistrict Selling Agent \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nM. A. KASTNER\nFERNIE, B.C.\nLot us ..how you Iiow $10 ri month invented in\nh v-ttnimm. iuw.twi int.\u00E2\u0080\u0094-imuyiii ,u- present\npncea~$7o to pm, Will Make Money fop YOU.\nBankers Selling Agents\nIMPERIAL standard Securities, Limited\nBANK of British Columbia\nPacific Building; - Vancouver, B. C\ngood times. If we desire a permanent\nto attend to all tholr Interests and retain its influence ' during the times\nwhen it would be suicidal to strike,\nwe must have an organization capable\nof dealing with their trade interest. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 It,\nIs the fact that' tho' worker . can depend on. his organization to defend\nhim during times of, bad trade, when\nconditions are most' irksome, that-\nkeeps the organization alive and\nmakes It''powerful.'\nf- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' - i * '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 '\nWhile - amalgamating overlapping\norganizations', therefore, we should.be\ncareful not to'make the organization\nso general as to'remove the sense of\nclpse\"and intimate\"\"touch with\" the\nworker at every point of/his working\nlife,\" In the' semi-skilled\" trades the\nproblem is simple,' One organization\ncan\"do for all dockers,' another' for\nall sailors, and firemen, another for\nand so on. \"When we\ncome; to' the railways the problem Is\nnot\"* so simple. ,_The differing grades\nand sometimes .conflicting interests\nmake 'the .question of amalgamation\nmore .complex;' iri the?ship'yards the\ndifficulty\"'is even, greater. Of course\none may take-the-easy way of evad-'\ning.the, problem, and talking largely\nabout,.modern-\"industry having abolished craft distinction, ride roughshod\nover all differences and promise a\nunion which\" will Include the workers\nof .the\" worldh\" There Is just enough-\ntruth .inn the' superficial generalization\nabout the abolition of craft to. make it\npassabIe,\"vh^^h^xperience_-OfytlijPi_\ntrade union* movement-goes clearly'to\nshow that --eveny among the' .semiskilled .workers *the differences must\nnot be Ignored..\"'.y ' . \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \" *\nThen there-is? the difficulty of getting, organization^, many of -which\nhave: a; longhand honorable career,\nto sink their Identity In a common'-or-\nganizatlbn. j There are intricate financial questions to settle and personal\nquestion*\", to*, be settled. Too often\nthese \" personal difficulties ~ are put\ndown to' the objection of permanent\nofficials to amalgamation because of\ntho' loss; It may mean to' them personally. 7 It,'Is art element In the matter but not, tho only one. Tliere Is a\nlot of human naturo in n trade union,\nand It. cannot bo removed by a resolution. Hero ngnln It Is n matter of\nInyostlgatlon and dlBcussIon. There Is\nenough cxperlenco'* behind tho trade\nunion movomont to enable It to be\nguided, iii, tho stops It. Iins to take.\nTho Invaluable' work of Mr nnd Mrs,\nSidney \Vebb Is too llttlo known to\nthe trade unionist, but ovon It would\nbo enriched by the collocted experience of the trndo unions of today.- A\nreal congTCBs dealing with thoBO mat-\ntors would do moro to donr tho,Issues\nas to amalgamation or federation than\nall tho well-monnlng manifestoes or\nenthusiastic doraonstratlons.\nprojects of sorlouB imponanco to\ntho trado unions aro at prosont holiift\ndiscussed. Apnrt from tlio permanent danger of employers'\" associations\nand tholr nlHco In thoir nttompts\nto crlppb tho activities of tlio\nunions, tlio propoHalB for 'Slate\nInsiiriuice, Induslrlnl conciliation, arbitration, etc., oimlit to bo seriously\nconsidered. So fur as tho first Is con*\ncorned we havo lind nothing but tho\nusunl Tosolutlonfl. In regard to con*\ndilation wo havo tlio usual conflicting\nattitudes. Mr, CrookR, supported by a\nnumber of labor iiiombors, Intradural,\na bill which Is donounced by tho\nTrado Union Congrofls nnd by tlio\nflciiornl Kodorntlon of Trndo Unions.\nThon tho Kovonnnont erects a commission on which wo find trndo unionists\nIn tholr Individual capacity, while\nother .rude unionists condemn tho\nwholo proposal. It Is unlikely we\nshall over havo unanimity In the labor movomont, nnd It Is nov doslrnblo\nw\u00C2\u00AB. aliould havo, liut thero aro certain\nquestions of prlnclplo upon which we\nmust ,iavo somo mensuro of ngroo*\ntlitl...\nIt U corlaln wo shall have more effort*. dlr*. .\u00C2\u00AB4 in Ihe Mare to fatal*.\nIlslilng machinery for dcullnf. with\ndisputes. Wlmt allltudo >s the trade\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2U..1U.I ..i_i.<.i.4i.n_ to Htlorit townrfl\nsuch proposals? fo it to stand aside\nand allow othors to mako experiments\nwhich wny Ignore the trndo unions,\nexperiments which may weaken\nt.ielr power and Influcnco and leave\nnof-iln* tn fair., fhofr placo nn th*\nworkers advocato. Then, attain, we\nha\u00E2\u0084\u00A2 to rfln*M<.r tbe attitude the\nmfo unionists (o adopt toward tbe\nRtate. We rannol conduct a propaganda which has for lis ettif Inciyased\nState control ot Industry andetpt-et\na. th* mb* Mat tut u,e tUuced\nt pure food champion, sociologist 'and ec members'of\n3__0U0mist,^_iJT*i_nrt^^rf7_l,\u00C2\u00ABm\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00C2\u00AB-__(i.-ill i ;^ t.\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094<\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094 \u00E2\u0080\u0094 r\"'^\"\"\"cr,;'^t\"i*,'-,'0_i_cers7-Tr'r.\n*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 With Judge Gary of .the Steel Trust\nwarning his'wealthy assoplates that if\nthey do not- reform they will \"be reformed by the mob,\" and President\nTaft asserting'that \"political emotionalists would hurry us into a French\nrevolution,\" the remedy for unrest suggested by Right Rev. D. D. Williams;\nEpiscopal Bishop of Michigan, was\nwidely discussed. Tho bishop told the\nWomen's Henry George. League that\nit was not drunkenness that led, to\npoverty, but\"poverty to drunkenness. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n\ \"Justice and righteousness .cannot\nprevail,\" he said,' \"so long-as wo have\npeoplo enjoying wealth they did not\nearn and tolling not. Put them to\nwork for the benefit of mankind. It\nIs getting to the point where the people realize that, a Bocial conscience\nIs needed aiid a.general awakening'Is\ncoming.\" 1 ' . \u00E2\u0096\u00A0', .\nGary Did Not Intend Remarks for\n' Public\n>. '\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Judge-E.'jyGary, chairman of the\nSteel Corporation recently said that his\nspeech before tre Lehigh Club on. impending mob-rule was\" intended only\nfor the ears of( his fellow capitalists\nwho attended the meeting at the Waldorf. ,\" *\".,*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2>.\n\"My remarks,'.' said Gary, \"were not\nsupposed to be itiade public, I supposed I was talking,only'to members\nof the Lehigh Club,\" most of them capitalists. ' And nothing about the' meeting'was intended'to reach the newspapers. It seems, however, that some\nreporters \v\u00C2\u00ABre. in' the next- room and\nheard every word that wassaid.\"7\nIt\"was ip this speech that Gary said:\n\"Unless capitalists themselves take\na^ leading part in trying.,to improve'\nthe conditions of humanity great'\nchanges will comer arid.'tliey will come\nmighty quickly, and the mob will bring\nthem.\" ', .'.-*-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nGray's \"Argument Sound, Dr. Wiley\n*_ ' * Believes . \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n'I thoroughly agree with' Judge Gary\nof' the Steel Corporation ' that unless\nsomething'ls done to-alleviate present\nplan is not' l>> mob violence to redistribute wealth, but .byeducatlon io\nbring about ;ia state' of, mind which\nshall hereafter forbid the accumnla-\ntion of wealth through illegitimate'\nmeans and provide forever to this \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB- \"\ntlon its fundamental principles of Jib-\nerty, justice and equal opportunity for\n! all.\" . --\" . * '\n9-\n. STRENGTH OF SOCIALISM\nAccording to the last reports, the\nstrength of Socialism throughout the ,\nworld is about as follows, though\nevery recurring election sees it aug-;\nmented. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ' , o -.\nGermany leads with 4,238.910 votes, \"\n110 'members ot the Reichstag, 2.P00\nminor offices and 158 journals. A proporty qualification keeps the Socialists from their proportional representation; with the votes cast, they ought\nto completely dominate Germany.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Fra&ce Is second with 1,120,000 rotes, 76 representatives In congress,\n2,769 minor officers and 70 journals.\nAustria has 1,041,368 votes, 87 representatives in the legislative body,\n526 minor officers, and 56 journals.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2The 1910 electlonSlaced the United\nStates fourth ln Socialist strength In ^\nthe world. It has 604,756 votes, pne\nmember of congress, 20 representatives in four legislatures and about?7fl50'\nminor officers. - It also has oyer .1*00 '\npapers, Including four dailies and .the\nAppeal to Reason with the largest circulation of any political paper in the\nworld. However, because the population of.the United States'exceeds that '\"\nof other lands, the ratio of, the. Socialist strength hero is\" not so great as' In ;' *\nvarious other nations. - - '\n- Belgium has 469,094 votes, 37 members of the legislative body, 741 minor ,\nofficers,and 56 journals. .'\".,-\n^Australia has 447,651 votes,,50 minor officers and 3 journals. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ' .\n.Great Britain ,polls 421,270 votes,\nhas* 41 members of parliament, -845 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nminor officers and 12 journals'. . -\nFinland polls 330,000 votes, has .80 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nmembers of the legislative bodies, 81 \"\nminor officers and 19 journals.*- '\n, Italy has 320,000 votes, \"42 'mem- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nbers of the legislative body, 1,000 minor officers, and'92 journals.\nNew Zealland has 311..844 .votes,,61\nZ\u00E2\u0084\u00A2T S\u00C2\u00B0Urat in the natlon'the \u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB*?*\u00C2\u00AB of the legislative bodies aid\nmob rule will come, was.the emphatic\nassertion of Dr. Harvey W.- Whlley,\n3.journals.\nRussia polls 300,000. votes, has',.60.7\nthe douma; and 850 minor '\nviewpoint, was \"from a different\nangle .than that taken by\",the* steel\nmagnate. *\n\"The sentiment of unrest and abhorrence'which must be allayed,by\neducated persons conies, I think,\" he\nasserted, \"from the overcapitalization\nof great industries; the selling of watered stocks; promotion,of worthless\nland schemes,, extortions of the express/telephone and telegraph systems; drainage of'billions of money\ninto'the cities for life - insurance\u00E2\u0080\u0094a\nconsiderable part of which'never returns to the boneflclarlos\u00E2\u0080\u0094and dozens\nof other schemes for deceiving'am] defrauding tho peoplo. I would add to\nthis list tho soiling of worthless remedies under the gnfso of 'cure-alls'.'\n\"It is tho duty of tho educated woman\nto assist educated mon In tho extermination of nil theso schemes of getting\nmoney for nothing. Wo very Justly\nprnlso n certain dctoctlvo for bringing\nthoso miscreant!! to justice who sncrl-\nflced Innocent Jives to spite nn ,lndf*\nvidunl ngalnst whom thoy had n\ngrudgo. But what detective will bring thoso bllllonnlroB to Justice whoso\nexistence seems to roqulro that thousands of ch'lldron, women,, and men\nshall strugglo with conquering poverty\nnnd froozo and storvo In our slreots,\n\"Tho groat vice ln thlB country Is\ntho liiflnno worship of monoy, , My\ntho trade union. Tako, for liiBtnnco,\nthe domnnd for n minimum wngo,\" If\ntlio Stato Is to guarnnteo tho worker\na minimum wago what Ih the claim\ntho Stnto Ib going to mako on tho\nworker, and how Is that claim to\naffoct his organization.\nSomo of thoso quoBtlotiB may noom\nrather remote, but. thoy aro nil In\nfront of tho trndo union movement\ntodny. Somo nro bolng illsruHRod now,\nand opinions nro Jn courso of foimn.\ntlon. So fnr tlio trndo union mnvo-\nmont Iiiih done llttlo to help In tlie\nwork of forming publlo opinion, nnd\nns n ron-HMiunnro public opinion In not\nfriendly to tho trndo union, in\ncourHO of tlmo this hostile piilillr-\nopinion will bocomo cryBtnlll/od in\nInws ngnlnBt which the worker* will\nhavo to fight Just as In tlio past.\nre\"_rsypnsorstilpl\"s so strong .\nno journal can be listed ' -..,,-\nDenmark, with 77,000 votes, 24 mem-' .\nbers of parliament and 25 journals;\nSwitzerland with 70,000 votes,.2 mem-'\nbers of parliament, 100 minor'officers\nand 15 journals;\" Holland with-65,743\nvotes, 7 members'of parliament, 17,mln\nor officers and 16 papers; Hungary'\"\nwith 80,000 votes, 217* minor officers\nand 13 papers;, Argentina with 30,000\nvotes, 1 member of parliament 25 mln- '\nor officers and B papers; Bulgaria with\n30,000 votes, 8 members of parliament'\nand 2 papers aro nraong the. older or-'\ngnnlzcd countries Socialism Is now\norganized Iii almost all South Amori-'\ncan countries, In Japan nnd China,-\"on '\nvnrious lslandB, In Mexico, Canada and\npractically njl over, the world. Its\ntotnl voting strength is between eight '\nnnd ten millions, making it tlio strong- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nest political pnrty lho enrth has over\nseen. Hosldes there nro practically as *\nmnny non-voting womon Soclnllsts'.as ,\"\nUioro aro voters, and thousands of 8o-\nclnllsts nro disfranchised becauso of\nlmvlng to movo about seeking work.\nIF THERE WERE NO UNION8\nThoso workmen who refuse to nfflll-\nnto with unions do not realize whnt\nwould bo tho conditions of tho mc-\ncjinnlc and laboring clnssoB In gonoral\nIf all workers held tholr vlowq nnd\nrefused to enroll thomBolvoa Into labor organizations, Thoy \"havo hut to\nlook nt plnocB ond In shops whero\nthoro aro no organized workers, whoro\nnH a rulo wngoii aro less, hours longor\nnnd cohdltlonB harder, If thoro woro\nno unloriH tho workers would bo\nground down to tho Jowo.it point In\ntlio'r pay. If thoro were no unions\nmon would bo. forced to labor for .tho\nlowoiU wnguH, own for llio ww,.*b nnu-\npnld lo womon nnd children worlcoiH.\nKnglnnd tho birthplace of modwi\ntrndoH iinlonlum, Is nn Illustration of\nwlint wn hnvo Just mild In lho nbovo-\npiiriiRninli. Iloforo Hie orn of trml.in\nunionism In that hive of moilorn Industry tlio wiiroh of Its tollorH wero down\nlo tlio point of nbjpct slavery, and ITu*\nworkiTH woro nhll^rl to slavo nnd toll\nlong hourn, nnd honlblo conditions for\nIn j n moro pittance, nnd to cko out a mln-\nto lorn hio exlMowo. Willi tho advent of\nII Impossible by taking t-ioiii.li ,,\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u009E_\u00E2\u0080\u009E,\navoid this? Thoro Is n tlioronalily j trades unionism the condiilon\"of\"n\"o\n1,00(1 .case for tho trndo union nt producers of thnt nation's wenlth tie-\novory point If wo Rhnll onlv tirmiu 'rim tn Imprnvo -in., in .\u00C2\u00AB,.*\u00E2\u0080\u009E \u00C2\u00BB._,-. ^ . ,\nI'.tc It. At, prosont It uponkft with nn Iter than that of nnv nih^r VuvftVcnn\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.u./ioruuiivo volco. Tho Trado Union (workers.\n(Vngrcsa, as It In omnnlsml toilny Is - HobIiJos, tho employers combine, and\nnot only futile but dangerous. Tlio'Imvo their associations. Why nhouM\nrlFo or tha Labor Party and tlio or* {not tho worker* have tho snmo privll-\naiinlMtlon of llio ficncral Federation lore? ,, Why \u00C2\u00ABhnnM nnn ei\u00C2\u00BB*\u00C2\u00AB *\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u009E -,ii\ntlio right of combination and anocla-\nHon and tho other cla.u, tho hobI no*\nmorous class, hnvo nono? if tlio cm-\n\u00C2\u00ABrtlv.\u00C2\u00BB.M of th* mi* wm fw. wftftont\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ffect oa tb* pow\u00C2\u00ABr tad utraetow el'\nW 'rradc* lluions hnvo roblwrl It of\nmany of Its old powers, yet It iIom not\nstem to tinder\u00C2\u00ABlnnd thin, but rocs ou\nmuch ss If thoy were not tn otUIpuco.\nIf It Is to continue In this way tho\nsooner Its epitaph Is written and tho\nfi.n..rs! owr th\" n\u00C2\u00AB.t ,rr ft wtll he. If\nhowever. It will \u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00ABt Itself to wirldnn\nont fho problem'. In frout of Uui Uml\u00C2\u00AB\nunion momment It may tioiband i|i\u00C2\u00AB\nnewly gained strenuth, nlv* dlrectlcn\nlo tb# b\u00C2\u00ABtl\u00C2\u00ABr spirit, and ao pwpuro\nth* \u00C2\u00BBoT->m*nt for tho trreater work\nof tfce Mmt.\u00E2\u0080\u0094itntph P, Dvocaa, lo\nth* ftortnllnt Rflrfflw, JfttttCllCller.\nKntlt-j-l.\nPloying class has all tho rights of aiso\nclntlon, and tho employed class htm.\nnone, tho latter class Is perfectly hdp-\nIt\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB and foinj\u00C2\u00BBl..tely at thi* mercy of Uio\nformer class.\nTlm \u00C2\u00ABxUtenr\u00C2\u00AB of trades unions better\ntho conditions of tho toll\u00C2\u00ABrs, oven of\nifce nonnnlon workers, who, so abort-\nilfihtedly, oppose ail unions as a matter of courso. Tbo exlttenco of unions\ncontributes to ralso tbe wsies of tbo\nttoo-ttttloa woiksr In tbo \u00C2\u00ABtm\u00C2\u00AB trmrtM\nIn tbo saKM loealltUs.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0v. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" \ _j,\u00C2\u00AB?-lV-*' S\ns^^W^:s^<;W^^-\n12-\"\nyy.\n.7\nI* r\nt:\nJ .\nI f\n\"Ir\ni\n.**y\"\"-i\nft-A?\nPAGE SIX\nTHE DISTRICT LEDGES, YE&mk; B. d.^MARCH 2,1912.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*': ? V? J^f3ip?^\n-. t\\n;;:\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.' ^W, 'Msitiik \u00C2\u00A3th$w ~* \\nPiiblislied every Saturday morning at its'office.\n^Pellat Avenue; Fernie, B. 0.\" Eabscription .$1,00\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2per year \u00C2\u00ABT advance'. An excellent advertising\nmedium. Largest circnlation ia the District.., Ad-\nrorti^ing rates oa application.' Up-to-date facilities\nfor the execution of all kinds of book, job and\ncolor.work. Mail orders receive special;attention.\nAddress all commnnicationsto The District Ledger.\nH.P, NERWICH, Editor.'\n_r '\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Telephone No. 48. .Post Office Box No. 380\nPARTY POLITICS\n/*pHE Honorable Richard McBride with particu-\n- . ,*' lar emphasis on the \".honorable\") with the\nastuteness characteristic of the professional politi-\n' dan is once more endeavoring to rush through an\nelection campaign with as much speed as possible.\nBeing a politician by profession he will be only too\nready, tb offer for* the consideration of the people\nany plausible scheme by which he may be returned\nto, power. - He presents before the people once\n. more (for a chango!) a RAILROAD. POLICY,\" and\nwo are often inclined to wonder jwhat he will find\nto fall\" back upon when the \"transportation ques-\n- tion has been settled?' However, we are not particularly concerned, with our \"native son, \"his \u00E2\u0080\u00A2excessive importance'does not \"overshadow .what is' after\nall the great question \u00E2\u0080\u0094 the labor question.\nDuring the next-few weeks we will likely hear a\nt gooddealof the platitudes of those who delight\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 to be the lackeys of the party in power. Here will\nbe displayed the movement of material interests,\n, - and yet there will be many who will fail to see\n-through the trend of events. * '* ' \"\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \We who are admittedly for the' triumph of the\n\"'.-workers will be accused of upholding selfishness\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nor what our friends call \"gross matcrialism7' ;\n... Let us see the elevating ideals\" of party polities'.\n- * On the last day of the session in the B. ^legislature the Conservatives, with an extraordinary desire, to give the workers of-this province every con-\n. -.{deration, smothered the Minimum Wage and Fortnightly Pay Bill, without any debate at all. ' \"Yet\n. we find the subsidized press of the Conservative\nParty attempting' to* show; \"that the Hon.' Richard\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 McBride has'in his thoughts the interests of the\n- workers. You cannot serve two\"1 masters. The\n.interests'of the master and the-worker are diamet-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-rically opposed,,and'if our brilliant Premier 'denies'\nthis he but betrays a colossal* ignorance of-the me-\n thod nf pTT>r.|.fti'op '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ' ' : ' ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '/..'.*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ,Jjet us come right home, and bear Jn mind,the\nOverthrow of the Liberal.Government.in the last\n- federal elections. In the',handsv of the government\n- 'is placed the disposal of billets in* various institu-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' tions.' Do you know how many'applications were\n\ sent .in for the position of postmaster .right herein\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Fernie? Something like two dozen. No material-\n' ism this! \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Simply an excessive desire to, serve the\n'country iri. a more or less comfortable, position. '\n'\"'These individuals who are,so.strenuous in deny-\n. ing.the play of economic interests are not all in the\nranks of the Conservative -Party,' . The Liberals\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 have their share, but when-it,.eom.es to the,straight\n' issue between 'labor and capital the Libcral'lias no\n\"qtialms about voting for that branch of the capital-\n' ist party, whom he would have us believe are such\n- deadly enemies to tho progress of the country.\nSo' keen ore the old political parties,tb throw\nthemselves ori the intelligence of the people that\n, they take particular pains to'seo that tho workers\n.don't get ,too, much chance to voice their protest.\n\"What with hurried political campaigns and the par-\ntlcular anxiety shown over tho voters'list we are\n.candidly inclined to doubt the sincerity of those\n' who would pose as wishing to represent tho people.\nThe \"Workmen's Compensation Act, llowover, has\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 mado tho name of Fernie's representative famous,\nand yet ho in likely to bo again presented for the\nendorsatiori of tho electorate of this constituency.\n, tic has told us ho represents the interests of the\ncommunity, and hia recorder labor legislation is\n- extremely creditable, is it not? Think you ho\n- ' bothers about such trifling matlcrs as minimum\nwagos, fortnightly pay days, and such liko? Thoso\nthings arc scarcely for the benefit of tlio community\n7 and it is evident tho merchants, professional mon\n-, nnd others think so too.\n' But wlint of tlio workers? Aro thoy going to\n, bo blinded hy tlio specious promises of the old party\n, politicians?, Wo, hardly think so.\nthey will not see through* the-wily'scheiiies of*, the ni'QT'*-' *A\_7\_ kl M11\u00C2\u00AB l -.UrrT\nSocialists, because .'presumably?'they Have''as; .yet \"iW lX-' > v i' .\n.... ,.l .....iI.m., _i,l, rjuuiLitimn oilCO JlliJIO UI.JIIU 111\nfor crUi.i.m, uiu] ...... bhoulilAuiuviiUmla in no uncertain tone the contention that Social-Hin is the\nconcern of the workors.\nTom Mann in credited with being out to shatter\nttir. T.<\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*.-.**..\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \"Pn*M** ** fWni- T>i...n... ,.\u00E2\u0080\u009En\u00E2\u0080\u009E \u00E2\u0080\u009E...\u00E2\u0080\u009E ,\nlinvo bohindliim hundreds of thousands of work*\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ingmon. But \u00C2\u00ABays our critics, \"Whether tho\n'real' workers will see through tho SocinliHtic\n, artifice, is an open question.\" It is scarcely neccR-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ary to point out that tho \"hundreds of thousands\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ot workingmen\" who nro behind Mann aro not\n.\"reftl\" worlccwl\nIt should ho evident to the, most blinded thnt these\n'.\"real\" workers are the hope of the capitalist class.\n..They enn depend on them to he loyal, hut for how\nlong they know rioi \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 They ifear Yery touch that\nfailed to see the fallacies of the old-political parties. ^^ , v__ ,-.-.\u00E2\u0080\u009E ... \u00E2\u0080\u009E\nThen comes in the wail of .the!\"long stiffering since the resumption ^peratldn's \"af*\npublic,\", and J we are inclined ^tb believe that this ter,the\"st'rife.y?-'- \" ., 7'\"7-7.7\nsupine crowd must be after all thesalaried workers. It: was-pointed out that-inariy'inen\nTheir material interests are imperilled; and they who ha*..stnick out for themselves\nare'sitting on.the fence and know not on* which side SX/V^ v* *T rel^.*tb\u00C2\u00AB\n_. __. \" \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ..i. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 i * jr'v. \" f '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2_.-!- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Dlstrict of-Bupportmg^themrand'-who\nto throw in-their lot. \"The power of capitalism-;, is W\u00E2\u0082\u00ACre <,\u00E2\u0080\u009E_ bf Work today, would?be de-\nevident'and they will .not recognize it., Settlement\" bared from; assistance' according\", to\nby all meaus they warit,-^and they, perhaps, are. also ^owe. -'-International*' Board -.Member^\n\"real workers.'? Who knows * - '',',. 7 G^T> tJ?er*f01?r' moved Ihat'f.'.y'\;'\nt j. ,_ .v - * \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ... ' -j.., x \"All members who have since teen\nIn contrastto the uncompromising position-of the M1. fi,^\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009Ei. \u00E2\u0080\u009E' , .,. , ^ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0; v -. \" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\n.,,_->.. - .\" o ,, ^ ?, , ,, , Ia!\u00C2\u00AB through no fault of their own, and\nrevolutionaries*we quote -Mr. Fenwick, the old and who went all \"through\" the' whole\ntried secretary of the Durham miners: ' . strike\"'; '-.,-\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'',\" -'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0* y, *y 7 y.\n\"Whatever tends to.increase'the cost of produc- \" The amendment \"was.duly seconded\ntion will tend,' in all probability,\"to drive us further ^legate Carter (Kipp) ;V\nv i _. ?_.u * \" _.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2_.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 t_) xv. x l. After some further rl eeussloa, a mo\nback to the area, of competition. If that be so, Hrn,t0 eU&tltute wa6, |ntPOdu^a,i,y\nthen the result must be that our working time will l^lepate.Oliphant, which iproposed t\u00C2\u00AB\nbe curtailed, and, the real question for our men to substitute\" the amendment by Interna-\nconsider'is whether it is better \"to have* a higher t-oaal Board Member Garner, with an\namendment to include\n\"AU'men that the\" District.Execu\nthe Pcard deem ,it necessary should\nhave relief.\" \"\",'\"'\nThe substitute' amendment was duly\nseconded.\nAfter a lengthy discussion, the sub\nstUufe ataendment.'intrbduced by.Ttele\ni?r,e O.'iphant was duly .'_'...v.Carried\nMotion to adopt the, recommendation\nof the committee, as amended. ?Carried\nWith regard to' federating with .the\nB.\"C.-.Federation of Labor and the Al\nberta Federation, no win course of for\nniation, it .was resolved to do'so.\nRegarding loans >ffom \"local,unions'\nthe 'Resolutions' Committee .recbm\nmended that the District acknowledge\nsame as debts and that \"same be paid\nto the.respective locals by the',District\nas. soon as, possible, and' which the\nConvention agreedto.\n*. The Co-Operatives Thanked.\n. The .Convention next passed a vote\nof thanks to the* Fernie and Coleman\nCo-Operative Store and' to Tom Gra\nhan, Michel, for their valuable assis\ntance'-'during. the7strlke\n* Mr..' Palmer,'* tlie, District's, attorney\nfor Alberta,' addressed the Convention,\nafter which the address was' accepted\nas satisfactory\nJoint'Report of Vice-President Stubbs\n- and Secretary Carter\nIt was announced by the Chairman\nof the Committee, that in connection\nwith this joint report there were several matters which would come in und\ner other orders 7 of business, and the\nonly recommendation to be made\"\"by\ntheCommitte Is that:\n\"We feel thankful-to the International Executive Board in promising that\nthey will relieve the debts contracted-,\nby this\" District during the strike!'' in\nissuing relief \"to\" 6uf'members, particularly in view.,of,the fact that we have\nsuch a 'large-.number of bur men dis'-'\nrate per day with less working time per week, or a\nlower rate per day, with a full week's work.\" -\n\u00E2\u0080\u009EYou will thus see that after all the \"real\" workers are after.'more wori. The riiiners' evidently\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2want work, and the capitalists want them to work.\nOnly so far is tliere any identity of interest, and tho\nview as to, what conditions they shall w;ork\"under is\npresented in two different lights. Of course, the\nworkers should see this in the'same, light, as their\nmasters and thus end this .industrial war.,'\nEvery strike, -or threatened stoppage of industry,\nreveals only too plainly the power of labor. Yet\nwe find the workers fearful of the removal of the\npower, which exploits them.' They \"have created\nall wealth and yet fear to demand the'fujr.product\nof their labor. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 They listen to the apologists of the\nsystem, and continue to hope 'for what after, all\nis in tlieir own hands, the full reward of their'*la-,\nbor. .Individually they-cannot accomplish this,-\nbut united on the industrial arid political field they\nare invincible. This after all;is what the British\ncaptalists**icar more than the few'.thousand, dollars\nthey may lose through\" _t strike.' Their privileges\nof exploitation are in danger, and they fear to lose\nthem. The risk they rurils\" the possibility of having to work \"to receive the-full reward of their\nlabors. The shirkers are not- Socialists,, and as a\nmatter of fact, they it is who fear the growing en-\nlighteriment'of the'working'class.:- 'Is this riot so,'\nyou who love work? \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 .,\"7\"\"' - \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 >\n''UNDENOJmNATIQNAL, EDUCATION.''\n\"D ECENTLY the'authorities of Queen's Univer-'\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2V*. sity, Kingston, ^Ont., came to* the corielusion\nthat it would\"be well-for,.them to change the con.'\njstitutibn\" in so,:far as it relates-to its religious affiliations. \"\" Hitherto it* haWbeeri' purely denomina7\ntipiial,\"ancl a bill has no^y:';been passed in\" the House*\n.fit. /TjAtYl,Yir.V,C._^rt*+J_l^\f fnmn vy/L^ /.\"UL-l^^ill .^^.l.^ XV.!.. 4-.\u00E2\u0080\u0094~-\n~'T~7 ^\"*\" \u00C2\u00ABi\u00C2\u00ABJij_,\u00E2\u0080\u0094u._-.v/i,i/c_\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB*\u00E2\u0080\u0094 \yiiiOu.~wni~Jiiaiie~_uiS-lll~\nstitu'tion, undenominational, or,as it is outlined in\nthe till'\"Distinctively Christian.'.\" \"' , \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' -'' --'\n. Now, Christianity is .in itself ' denominational.\nThe term Christianity simply represents one phase\nof'religious thought .throughout the world. We\nof the western hemisphere' are inclined to think\nChristianity is 'the doriiinant religiousthought. In\nthe'Eastern portion of the world,.however, its adherents are by no means as numerous as our missionaries would have^us believe.. The spread., of\nChristiantiy can be traced by the development of\n'trade relations between, the East and the West.\nThe Mahommedans, Brahmans, Buddhists and Cori-\nfusionists are by no means such an--inconsiderable\nnumbers as many are disposed to think. These various religious sects can meet the Christian prosely-\ntizers on as stable a foundation of religious argument as they, if such argunients aro worthy of the\nclaim of being based on stable foundations.\nNow wo do not profess to be authorities on thco-\nlogical questions, but wo cannot.see what particu-\nlar advantage it is to scholars to know thoy, arc\nmembers of a/\"Distinctly Christian\" institution\nWe lail to Me that their outlook on conditions as majority of tho membership.\nTuosday evening's session was taken\nup with tho report of irit, Bo'nrd Mom*\nbor Garner, which aftor much discussion regfirding that part dealing with\nthey exist is going to be quickened by dragging in\nreligious tests.\nEvery man is entitled to his own viows on ro-\nligiou. ,\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00ABlion\u00C2\u00BB, a?_ \u00C2\u00ABthink tho Christta, show ZJSS ,S. C tSSm'\na very narrow spirit when they desire to apply tbo Wednesday was tho ninth and last\ndistinction of Christianity to educational institu- dny of the Convention, ' Tho major\ntions; Education should encourage critical analy- P\u00C2\u00B0rt,on ot the mooting was tialwn up\nsis, and if tho ideals of religious'thought cannot S^w\"01\"'\u00E2\u0084\u00A26?8 \u00C2\u00B0f rf\u00E2\u0084\u00A2fiontnUy6B\nBi\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00C2\u00BB.i D,,..i. n +ao. ;+ ... \u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009En . j ' ,, \"' 1,lt,or convontlons and tho oooton\nstand Buch a teat,-it w evident to. any,, reasonable 0f commissioners to act an a board\nmanjhat thoy are standing in tho way of progross of Investigation In rospoct to tho Dis-\nby attempting to limit the usefulnoHH and the real trlct ledger whon necessity should\npurposo of education. nrla0, v Aa reganls tho lattor.tho com-\nWe bolievo'that unbiased criticism can do no \u00C2\u00AB_T^^^1 JS^ i^\nb.\u00E2\u0084\u00A2 mat is lasting to any cause that is worth J^a^i^E^\nwhile, and in fact criticism is tho searchlight of alternates. In view of tho fiiot that\nmodorn progross. If our .Christian friends, aro so Ul\u00C2\u00B0 Jntornntlonnl Convontlon of tho\nconvinced as to tho powers of thoir faith thoy U' M\" w' of Al nro on,y ,10,i1I\u00C2\u00ABk co\u00C2\u00BB-\n\u00C2\u00BBl,m,Mh\u00E2\u0080\u009Eva no I.o.ital.on whn,Soovor ,\u00E2\u0080\u009E.o\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E.\u00C2\u00BBB. 7SSSX ZZ7Z tfSZ\nmg this spirit of analytical onquiry. This is the next convention to dooldo.\nspirit of the ago and what it will accomplish r\nmains to be seen.\ncrlmlnat^dT-^ainst and.whoTmust be\nprovided for, a'matter which will be, a\nsource of big'\"expense, to the. District\nfor some.time to.'come. ' We sincerely\ntrust that the' Inteftaatlonal\" will -see\ntheir way clear to fulfil that promise.\"\n? On Wednesday, morning the Constitution Committee reported, and discussion- on .amendments' to the Constitu^\ntion was continued throughout the day\nand evening. Amendments woro made\nregarding auditorsydutles of tlie-vice-\npiesident, district elections, and representation at conventions. Also tbe\nduties/of officers in-connection with\ntaking up grievances in the present\nagreement with the .Western Coal Operators*. Association..' Amendments\nwere offered to bring \"tho District Into\nlino with the revised International\nConstitution regarding elections and\nconvention's overy two yeare, but theso\ndid not obtain tho support ,of tho majority \"of tho delogates.\nThe artlclo in-connection with tho\nrecall was amended. , Instead of a\npercentage of tho locals being ln a pos1\ntlon to ask for tho recall ofjin officer\nIt will now bo decided only* upon tho\nKARLUYBkrJECHT\nL\u00C2\u00BB_id\u00C2\u00ABr.aV'fl<_rfr|\u00C2\u00ABirJ 8oclatla\jyt\nWflRtorn Vodorntln-n of Minor!.: \"Pro-\nnldent W. Tl. Powoll; 'niton...to,' So-;..\nTionsuror A. J. Cnrtor,-\nAlberta Podorntlon of-Labor (when\nformeiDi D. HysJop: itltornato,' .T,\nOilplmtit.\nIndnntrlnl unlonhm wan endorsed by\ntl'o Convention,\nTho Convontlon concluded with vetee\nof thnnliB to frntornnl doloirnton, VV.\niroallierlon and W.'8rnltten, to which\ntboy suitably responded, Also to Mayor Hatch (of LothbrldRC), Mr. Can*\nnlnchtim (as roproMmtatlvo of the\nHoard of Trado), tlio Trades and Labor Coun.ll, nnd 0. J. Wckstrem.''tW\nU^lr courtly to the delegitei y -yyjy^yS^y\nAyiBid^da%r^yfor\nVALU7ES\nOur; \u00E2\u0080\u00A2catalog;, this se^spnj^mU^sa^you] ikoiiey 'dn-ievery\narticle sho^vi-quMity con\nfacturers^f. several of t^B goocis catalbgu^\nbuy^'fromifee^ro^uciBrs aitid sell'direct\u00E2\u0080\u009EtoyyouT : yThis ' myek.\n;you all mid|lemen;s ;profits.y Tou buy at the actual; cost Of ^\nproductioi^th^iiiy one \"smaU\n,Jn wearing apparel we are foremost'iri: values!* ,.Ojir garments are;ail made in our '\nown factories,;whereevery accomodation, every working convenience.is given to* bur '\nemployees. - This enablesit-tem to^ produce the best possible results - . ,' y 7 ',;\n? The EATON way''makes Mail Order buying perfectly'/safe. ' We\"., guarantee* every\narticle, sold. If. yoii \"are,;not eritirelysa'tisfied with your.puachase.we-will either, .ex-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00BA change for other goods or return your moneys together, with all \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 railroad charges both.\nways on the returned merchandise., y , . v ys.;. * . y \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00C2\u00AB-* V' V* - '\nIf you have not,received a catalog, send us a letter or a post card and one will be 7\nforwarded by return mail. ' -, y . '.\" .,* - 7 ,,.. !, ,r -, vy ,. 7. * .. * . 7;\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"*\".\n:.-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'-..> \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\n^-,\nA:\n\s\nen s Fine\nSuits\n. -Every Suit sliown in this Catalogue is made in our own large,/\nbright and. airy factory under the managemenV of skilled axti-. *;\nsaris. Every-yard of material is thoroughly, shrunk before being\nused.' The foundation of the suites inade from the very,- bestof\n'materials. The pockets in the coa,ts are.hung'fromthe shoulders -\n_ by stay linens, equalizing the weight of the pockets'contents..\nThese points, give the iinishedsuit a shape-retaining and wearing 7-\nquality seldom found. y y . ,'\" \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 7 0 ','-... .1\n--\",..- i ' '.' '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2,'-. y y ?-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 -. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0', -\n\" ;A11 our, suits are cut on ,yr'ell -itting, smart lines, giving the'\nwearer a-sCylish'.-well dressed appearance. ? . 7 ,'*.,.',-, ,:,, ?'\n.- ,This suit we have illustrated is made in'the single breasted, 3-.'\n- button style. The material is a fine quality of English \"Worsted\n- _n> dark olive brown shade,,with fancy,\"narrow,.blaek stripe.' -,\n-,Tfie coat has a\" neat fitting collar, mediuri length lapels, and fits'\nsnugly | around the shoulders. It is lined throughout with fine\"!\nquality' twilled Italian cloth, interlined right down front with'' \"\n.-linen, canvas, and hair cloth, enabling it to keep its shape,'\"Vest\"\nis sinple breasted, \yell lined-and h'as'four pockets? Tlie Pants '.'\ni are perfect? fitting and have two side, two hip arid watch pockets\" ''! -\nalso belt loops arid side straps.,' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2; ,' *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 y * ^ ,\nV\ ' ' ' , , S 1 - - , C ' . - ' - ' '.\nr> . * :* . ! ' , .'\nWe would like you to examine the ma-\n. terial in this suit. We guarantee it to\ngive good wear and to keep its shape.\nSend for Samples\n-*c\n' - This, suit maybe had iri - sizes 7from 36Stb'.44''..\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 chest measurement,-(under'coat and overyest)\nBe sure to give height and weight.\"\"' -' , ,'- ' \ . y\n13-M-1029.\nPrice $10.45\nWINNIPEG\nU_\u00C2\u00A7>c&;^-\n35325.\nLooking at Property\nis not on easy task,'and that\nis why, wo suggest your allowing ub to find you such\nreal estate 'aB you dofliro.\nJust toll ub what ltind of\nAh Investment\nyou Book, Perchance our list\ndoos not contain a Huitable\nproporty, wo will search until\nwo .find you Hometliing.\nYou'll mako no miatalco,\nhut you will Bavo rnonoy by\ndealing with uo. .. '\nM< A, KASTNER\nSolo Agent for, Pernio\nROMANS MAD UNIONS\nLecturer Telle ef Qullde of 2000 Veere\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB -\n\"Nothing le now In tho world,\" Pro-\nfeiior Aloxnndor In hie leoturo recently on \"Somo phaioi of pleblan life\ntinder tho Enrly I_mplre,\" given undor\nUnlverelty Extension auipteee, once\nasaJn proved tho truth of tho old pUti-\ntndo. H\u00C2\u00AB \u00C2\u00BBhow\u00C2\u00AB4 thnt tho pfototyn*\nef the modorn trad\u00C2\u00ABn uitloni and working mon'a oritanliatlona oslated ne the\nColleftla. or gnllda, that had their lifting among th* Roman proletariat during the period 2? D,0. te 161 A_t>.\nTheae old Latin onloni though made\nfUGtl you next\nthink of buying\nclothing, think\nnot, prily of it's fine\nappearance.\n\u00C2\u00BB Think also.of the quality which will make\nthat fine \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 appearance\n, last longest, ,\n'THE \t\nCampbell's\nClothing\nquality is honost'kind\nthat provos itsolf wifli\noaoh day's, soi'vico.\nTry Campbell's for your\nnow Spring Suit,\nno' n_ton.pt to roRii.nta lioura.wnKOB,\nconditions ot lnbor or to obtain any ad-\nvnntngo by orgnnleod strikes. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Thoy\ndovotoil tho mont of thoir, Influence to\n(urthor tho amonltlos of eoclnl llfo am-\nr\r\r>at thi* Tnowhnrn'nf thrt \" vnrlmw\nrnvftn. TVk1 'milUnry piUrttJ'' Mnwiwfl\ntho aohlltir roerobcrB ngnlnot tho riuku\nof hie haxardoue' colllnB; the unions\nof tho submorgod end alavo olaoB oxi\u00C2\u00ABt-\nfd for th*. t.\u00C2\u00ABrnoi.w of fmimrlni. .'Mr\nmombors at least a decent burial,\nwhloh owing to tho pecallnr tenets ot\nthe Roman religion, wns regarded an\nof supremo Importance. Alio there\nwas'a consciousneoi tbat by union\nthey might \u00C2\u00ABnJoy \u00C2\u00ABom\u00C2\u00AB of the advantages tbat were almost the preroin-\ntive'of tho haniihty PAtrican and thn\nwealthy?\nVancouver School Hoard went over\nto tbo Capital City en masso thli week\nIn an endeavor to seeure amended\nprovincial legiilailon concerning the\n#mploym#nt \u00C2\u00BBf chlMr*n of nrhool oge,-\nCigapStope\nW. A. INGRAM\nWkelesAle and Retail\nTobacconist\n' , - ., A ' ' ' >'\nBarber Shop\nBaths\nShoe Shine\n- Billiards and Pool\nCoffee and Sandwich\n. Counter\nHazelwood Buttermilk\nViotoria Avonuo\nFERNIE, B.C. Phone 31\nARIZONA'S GOVERNOR\n4WS-UI-.. <_uAi_ o.Ai.U\nPHOBN1X, Arl*., Fob. 26.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Governor\nHunt ,tho newly itfttnllod Executive ot\nArlconn, orented a mild stir juit after\nho hnd subsorlbed to tho oath of office\nye.tordaf, by refusing to occupy a reviewing \u00C2\u00ABtnnd built by non-union labor.\nTho Governor and his party retired to\nthe Capitol while another stand was\nbeln built by union men. After it\nbad ben completed, the Governor and\nhis friends took seats and remained -anil! th* paratla waa ovwr, -\ni\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2I a\n:k' _.. PS--'\ny%\\n:^.i,,.;.;.,\nTHB DISTBXCT, LEDGEB, FERNIE.yB. 0., MABCH; 2,-1912.\nI*- .\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 rt\u00C2\u00A5*VVV\u00C2\u00A5V\u00C2\u00A5VV*.V\u00C2\u00A5vVY*\u00C2\u00A5v\u00E2\u0084\u00A2^\n;,.y--.M-y.y' .., .* ;.,7 ,-^y^^7\".y -^\"y7y-v;;- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ..-,.. '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\".-? y.y\u00C2\u00BB-v \u00E2\u0096\u00A0<-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -.-y5\n7- Baa i\u00E2\u0080\u0094 ? , .'y^^y-yy^y^-.,-y-:'\--''- .yri^aW-r - j \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 - - '-^\"-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2- -\u00E2\u0096\u00A0- \". 2'.:-;\n- >:: \u00E2\u0096\u00A0! / gBbj*|J7,77jj\u00C2\u00BB^_-\"mn'jM\" \"'^ ''\"Jiriw-Ji\"\" *'^V*' ''''y-'J_E_P '\" -^'hh^ ^B*\"'\"' ' T___^^\nPAGE SEVEN\n*****WJr*c**&**_***VVm\n\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB!. \u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB1H\u00C2\u00BB\n')\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 7\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2>\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *\n-.-.\n>5*-\"-'c:\u00C2\u00BB-\na, flaps\n*-.*A\u00C2\u00BBA**-,.V^.V_.AA._.-^*.--^-^-.\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6'0) \u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB'\u00C2\u00BB'\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ^'\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB'\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'*_?\" .-,'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" \" . '\"\". .\" . \"' \"i\nj* \j ,\n-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6.'\n*' .Mr.- Steve\"* La-yveon and''family, of\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'Hosmer, spent-/last weekr'end up-here\n;' wUh;Mr^a.nd;Mrs, Joe?Maddiebn... Mr.\n* LawBontWag also'a^-visitbr.bn the Suri;\n-? day,\"-but.he returned'the. same.''day.7?\n- >'Mr. James sDIxoi_' was a'new arrival\nup'her^-'last Saturday, * coming from\n-County-Durham,\"England.y *' 7 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 '- ;\n-':' A^reakaway occurred on No. 6-out-\nside-incline1- last' Saturday morning\n\" which suspended 'operations in' .hat\ndistrict all* the mgrning shift. ,,*It was\nrepaired-for the afternoon shift to\nstart. ,y ,. ' - ' ' ' \" 7\nDoctor Bonnell, of'Fernie, was taking in the Bights of our lltle camp last\nSaturday.\n', A number of \"Three Linkers\" took In\nthe Rebekah box social at; Fernie last\nFriday, and had a real good * time,\neven to hoofing' it up the hill in the\nearly morning. y . . . .', ,\n.Three,youths named -Bert .Lanfear,'\n.Ernest/Ward and'Albert Yearby'went\nout for a walk last Sunday, each carry-,\ning.a' gun.,' The\"'road they took was'\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2along by No..0* Mine, and .everything\nwent all right till they* were return-.\n*, ing,home/when .Ward stopped a little'\nbehind,-to do Bomething,,'and.he'elipp^-\ned down, his hand caught the trigger,\ndischarging the'gun. . fhe5bullet hit\nYearby just, 'under, the collar.'- bone.\nNeedless to say the youths' were stupl-\nped for the time,- but th'ey.hurried; the\n.unfortunate- lad' home,'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 and.,\"medical\nai\u00C2\u00ABJ was \"gbt'as.soon'as possible and.the\nbleeding stopped? r' He was 'removed\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0down'to the hospital on Monday,-but\nthe latest ^account- Is .that no trace \"of\nthe,bullet could be found/otherwise\n,he is as we.ll ob can be \"expected. Ward\nis a relation of Yearby's, \"and has been\nliving? with them**Hfor about three*\nmonths, and he Is simply heartbroken\nat the'sad accident.\"\"*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0,. ,7 ? . .*\nHarry\" Baiter, ' well \"known\" In the\nPass as a bit of \"a pugilist, arrived back\nin camp on Tuesday;'coming from the\ncoast.. Coal Creek Js -'like \"Hbitie,\"\nSweet Home,\" to Harry.\"/ ' . ,, 7\n.*- Wm. Partridge arrived in camp from,\nHosmer on, Wednesday. ./.William is\na \"\"bit of a footballer;'and -a-Iittle- in-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0ducemenffor him 4ovstay/may benefit\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2the football club;.some'this y\u00C2\u00ABar...* 7\n- -A young Slavonian,-while-working as\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0a-pusher In?Nolg^neloniWedneaday^\ntheoldcduntrfon Thursday last, and^among the assistants -in \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 the/etores\n\ .\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 had the misfortune to get his left- leg\nbroken through the.car running,back\non; him before he could \"get out of the\nway.\" - v - o .-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 : ' *-y .\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 President Jy e: Smith/arrived back\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2home bn Wednesday from \"the'Conven'-,\ntion- at Lethbridge, and reports having\n'had a btisy time. , - -\nDr. Workman's two children aro both\nsick with scarlet fever. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 A trained\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0nurse has been brought from Calgary\nto look after thorn. - -There are two\nother en ses up here besides.\nHouseholders cannot be too careful\nIn places like this ,and thoy should see\nthat all dirty water, and refuse is not\nthrown about ovitBide' tho .doors, y'',\nPete Dowoy was one of the. lucky\nfive dollar wlnnorB at tho* Grand Theatre on Tuesday .night. **- This ls two\nmonths in succession. that Pete haB\ncnught the plunks.' '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '. '. ,\nDon't forget, thoro will ben grand\nmaBqucrado ball in tho Club Hall on\n- Monday, Mnrch 18th, ln honor of St.\nPatrick's Day. Prizes, will bo given\nfor thb best dressed lady rind gentle-.\n,rnan for tlio occasion; also a prize for\nthe-best comic. AdmlBPion: ladles\nmnsked free; gentlemen; 11.60/\nThe monthly examination for Coal\nMiners will tnko, place on Monday,\nMarch 4th, in No. 8 office, commencing\nat 3 p.m. Applicants should give at\nleast two days' notico to tho Secretary,.\nJ.M.Stewart.\"' -\nThoro -woh a good muater at tho\nweekly mooting of tho Iloaraor Local\nU. M. W. of A\u00E2\u0080\u009E 2407, on Sunday Inst,\nBomo of tho boys turning up In the\nhope of hearing our dolcgntoB' ro.\nport, ,Wo expected him brick In lime\nfor our noxt weolily mooting nnd liopo\nto boo nil mombora proBont,\nWe henr that a certain storekeeper\nin tho Pass Ib hieing his position, ao a\ngovomment official as a lover lo hla\nbuilnoDB. Our forolgn brothers havo\ncertainly lot tbo cat but of tho bag\ntlits time,\nClinrloy Antony arrived back from\nthem\u00C2\u00ABmb\u00C2\u00ABrs,of the Hosmer Rifl\u00C2\u00AB Club\nare \"hoping\" to,have his assiBtaac* during the. coinings season/- <\"'J y.7-\n*-Oa February'-23rd;,horn to-Mr and\nMrs.' Leroy-,. Taylor,? a \"son. ? '.. >,. v;.\n- Mr. Robert' Strachan/ th\u00C2\u00AB DiBtr'ict\nInspector; of-Mines,-,ia\"?removing .- to\nFernie shortiy.././ ... f7 \"^ ,v.-'r7~S's ,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.\n, There is, another opera house to be\nbuilt in'Hosmer, thia epring., ' They\nhave been-busy looking for th* stakes\nthis lastyweek. ..*'; \" . . y' '\nThe next service/of the English\nChurch will be held in th\u00C2\u00A9 Odd B'el-\nlow's Hall onf Wednesday, March 6.\nMembers of all denominations are cordially Invited. The Rev. W. N. Wai-\nton, rector bf Fernie,\" will conduct the\nservice.\" -'.'\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ,' ,. \" -\nTeddy Par.tridge! arrived in town on.\nFriday last. ' '? - \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n. There is a good opening for a union\nbarber in this town.\n, We .understand on \"good authority\nthat-Hosmer-is to have a newspaper\nonce more to \"herald\" the \"news\", of\nthe \"\"times.\" , Whether it is to be a\ndaily pr weekly edition, we .cannot say.\n,, There is.soon to be a change in-a\ngovernment position In this town and\nthe present official'and pro'tem, who\nis ;a, Hosmer,. man,\"-will have' the\" best\nwishes 'of all in their new - vocations.\"\n7- Wrong! yyou've another giiesB com-\nirig.{yy\u00E2\u0080\u00A2',-, '.>'.\u00C2\u00BB-.\"7 -, \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 .'\";\n' [Some*of the*boys are under the Impression that the Hosmer Industrial\nAssociation 5s connected with _our.\nLocal.-y\"it'.is not. '' .'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n'' There was a hot place in Hosmer\non Saturday last according to \"the title\nof jthe film \"shown\"at the opera house,\nIt was Dante's Inferno\u00E2\u0080\u0094HELL! '.\n-^\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0084\u00A2 and all the clerks of tovrn.'; It\nwas a request to Mr. Bonamico to, close\nhis store at 6 o'clock each'evening\nand-give from 1 o'clock on. Wednesday,\nas, a half-holiday.. For theMpast five\nyears the grocers, dry goods', butchers\nand. banks have been working*'along\nthese lines,'and it has never,Injured\ntheir business in the least' \" On the\nother hand it\u00E2\u0080\u009Ehas been a splendid thing\nfor tffe clerks./- Crow's' Nest Hardware has always closed at \u00E2\u0080\u009E six, *but\"\nnever closed on Wednesday/but that\ndoes not inerfere with tlie others, as\nserve great credit for their labors. *'\nA big up-to-date hotel is in course\nof construction on the new townsite\nhere, and is expected* to be ready for\"\nbusiness about the 1st of May.^ \\n, .Bill Barnes', accomodation for fleas\nwas closed up a*\"few days ago, and a\nsale was held to dispose of/the tin\ndishes,' etc. We .hope/he?made,\"out\ngood during the time he has carried\non this health resort for waifs and\netrays. Good riddance to bad rub-\nDish. A bonfire would bo the proper\nthing now. . . ' '\"\nThings might be booming in some\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6 , - \u00E2\u0099\u00A6\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6 . TABER NOTES ^\nV y --7-; \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 >\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00C2\u00BB \u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6 \u00E2\u0099\u00A6 o.\nyThe. Canada\" West mine .hoisted\nthree box cars of coal on Wednesday.\nThey expect to work?, couple ,'of en-\ntries'on Friday.\" There is yet'considerable coal in the mine tb be cleared\nup?., ; ,/. \u00E2\u0080\u009E *. ;/\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 . y, y \ *\nThe'delegate is. expected\"ba*ck from\nthe convention today.\" \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 One of the\nexecutive is supposed-to come with\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0him to take up the .case ,of the new-\n_gp_mers who-are-gettihg-thp-prof*r*nre\nof work\" at.the Canada .West-'. \"* .\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n, -^ Sammy Dunn' is' moving \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 onto his\nhomestead'-'this .week, . \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 i ' . .\nThe \"Taber Chefs\" met with a good\nreception,onLtheir arrival from Calgary\non Friday. ' They were greeted at the\nstation by about/half the population\"\nof tho town. The brass band' was in'\nattendance. Charlie Ramsey, tralmr\nof. the team, was picked up bodily\nand carried around,the\" station.'; .The\nteam*were then*-taken in.motor cars\nto tho Palm Theatre where - a big\ncrowd, congregated. Councillor Malo\noccupied the.chair as Acting-Mayor in\nthe absence of Mayor, Douglas. Speeches wero mado b> Dr Leech, Bob Anderson, Mr. Ewlng aud others congratulating tho team on their victory, also'\non tho'sportsmanlike way thoy-had\ncarried on the gamo without-practically nny support. As evidence of being\n/willing to help the boya out ln tho\nfuture the chairman wns giving Bomo\neleven hundred dollars to defray the\nexpenses of sending the team ' to\n\"Winnipeg to play for the Allan Cup Tho\nChefs took tho train on Tuosday for\nCnlgary to play the toam from that\ncity, as the profesiBonal club of that\ncity claimed the right to play for tho\ncup as champions of Alborta. The\ngame,is to be played on Wednesday\nnight, It doesn't look as if tho Tabor\nteam were getting a square deal. But\nwin or lose, Tabor Ib Justly proud ot\nIts \"Ohofs.\" ,\nInnpcotor Morgan, of iho Macieod\nJnupoelorato, spent from Monday till\nWoilmmdny, in town, dur'ng which llnii'\n!',\u00C2\u00BB v'olted tho schools nt Frank, Lille\nam, Iilllrront,\nSydney Robb quit working at fl. J.\nWatBon'n Drug Storo,\n, A. V. Lang spent Sunday In Calgary,\nA successful basket social was hold\nhi Uio school hall on Thursday night\n\ lot of nice bnskota woro mndo for\nMm irrnRlon, nnd tho yomr men worn\non dock to look nftor tbo baskotB. $65\nwns cleared as a result.\nA petition waB circulated this week\nI\n. -\n/\nAro beginning to arrive. This week\nwo havo a largo shipment of \"Tookes\"\nwell known Neglige Shirts, in the newest patterns. AU sizes from 81.26 np.\n/ /\nSTELFOX & GOWER\ni ....\n(Suco _.ru_ nny .or.un.iB bunging around.\nOthors are slaying horo living, on\nhopes. Let us hopo they will atrlko\nit rich yet.\nThe Co-oporatlvo Is making alow\nheadway in Klpp, All kinds of ob-\nituretlons nm bufng met with, but tt'a\nto lm hoped tho thing will not fall\nthrvMiffh on*, tbey \"do get Into wovk-\nIng order. There li not a doubt but\nwhat It will go ahead.\nThe children's concert was a stiM-iis\nand the promoters did well to get the\nehlMreo m. well trained to carry ent\ntheir part it* fj^y ..fr?, in^ uky jc.\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6 \u00C2\u00AB MICHEL NOTES \u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6 - ..; %\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0099\u00A6 \u00E2\u0099\u00A6 \u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0099\u00A6-\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\nOn Saturday morning, last the west-,\nbound paserfger.train ran into,an open\nswitch near McGilllvary and the en'-?\ngine was turned ovjsr on its side. Luck?*\niiy'no We*was, hurt, though the engineer and fireman.had-narrow escapes: The-eugineeTrTrGiliris'cerf^riy\"\nhaying,a streak. pf\luck as,he was\nengineer \"on-, the Flyer a month\" or so\nback, which \"struck a crane at Spar-\nwood and kli'ed his fireman. *\n/\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'(irn.'.To Mr. and, Mrs. John Crlp-\npen, -fif fid JMchel, Saturday-last, a\ndaughter.'-7,Mother and. child doing*\nwen. .\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\". y._\n> A.Iso to Mr, and Mrs. John Hovan, on\nsame date;, a daughter. , Both doing\nwoll. ,- ' ,7 y , -' \"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nMr. Bert Black, superintendent, of\nthe M. F/and M. Ry., was a visitor\nhere Friday last.\n1 Don't forget tho Polmatler Sisters'\nChallenge Orchestra, which appears\nhere, In Lockhnrt's Opera House on\nMarch tho 8th, undor tho auspices of\nthe Independent Order of Odd Fellows.'\nMr. Graham, Chief Inspector of'Mines for the Province, also Mr. Itobort\nStraohnn and Mr. Evan Evans, District\nInspectors,, paid a visit to Michel on\nFriday last. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 y -\n'Now that tho. weather Is gottlng\nmlldor qulto a numbor of tho unemployed are . putting ln their time\nfishing.\nj Saturday loot, whilst a C.' P. R. brake\nman was letting down a car to tho\ntipple it got beyond his control on account of tho brake refusing to act, and\nran Into the tipple doing considerable\ndamage.\nJoo Harper, C. P. R. engineer, wa ea\nvisitor to Fernie, Monday,\nOn Friday night tho Great Farce\nComedy entitled \"Tho Private Secretary,\" waa played much to tho satisfaction of all those prosont, Tlio\nplay, which Is full of llfo and humor,\nkept tho audience in a roar of laughter throughout tho ontlro evening.\n. Tho social given In honor of tho departure of Mlko Joyce, was ono that\nwill oyer ho rcmomborod by thoso pro-\nsent at it. Tho chairman, Mr. Bid\nHurt, aftor having mado a fow miltablo\nromnrks, called for refreshments; etc.\nIIo thon called for volunteers for Bongs\nand numoroun woro tho applicants as\ntho boozorlno bognn lo got Itn work\nIn, nnd ns a romilt a lengthy program\nwas gono through. Slim Horry, recitation, The Farmer and tho Hobo; encore, song, Father's Pants Will Soon\nFit Willlo; Mr, Jns. HnmpBhlro, song,\nSIkbIo. Mr. TIioh. Colquhoun, song, My\nWifo's Gono to tho Country; Mr. John\nOwens, song, Do Let Her Go, Professor: Mr. Rllm Jlerrv. son... What's tho\nUro of Working? Mnny others, too\nnumerous to mention. Tho evening's\nentertainment was wound up by the\nchairman, Mr. Sid Hurt, who gave the\nfollowing song, composed by tho undertakers, \"You May Run a Little\nWliilc, lint We'll Nail Vou Jn tho FJn-\nlih.\"\nThe flrat practice night of Bt. John's\nAmbulance wns held in the Opera\nHouio on Sunday evening laiit at 7\no'clock. At the samo time election\nfor officer, took place. The following\nwere elected; Dr. Welden, president;\nXL -!pru-.tau, vice prcaiikat; 8ttu\u00C2\u00ABy.\nsecretary-treasurer;, Commltteo \"- T.\nDrancb, J. Newmin, E. Tone, T. Cub-\nllffe, Tt. flprnston. A large number\nwere present Five lectures will be\nelation. \We are\" surprised to'learn\nthat the superintendent and pit boss\ndecline to take any active part\" in\nthis work. ..\",.,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n'Frank Pollitt and Jack Higginson\nhavJ-jleft camp .and are now on their\nranch at'Creston;'where,they intend\nto stay-for the future.', 7\nMuch dissatisfaction is \"being 'created by the'treatment handed out to\nthe miners and others \"by the\" petty\nofficials of the coal company here. A\nstitch* in time'saves nine, is a true\nand .old saying, and it may perhaps\npay thof ompany, to put a stop\" to such\ntreatment. -;.-> * * \u00C2\u00BB\n. The meeting called for Sunday night\nunder the auspices of Michel Local\nUnion was postponed, until, Sunday\nevening, March 3rd. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Mr Wm. Koell-\ning will \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 give an address on \"Industrial Unionism.\" All nre cordially invited' to attend. v\nMiss Hilda Davis is paying a \"visit\nto her parents'. Her many friends are\ndelighted to see her back here.15\nThe littlo son of Mr and Mrs. Thos.\nPhillips ls dangerously ill with typhoid\nfever,, 'We hope to hear of a change\nfor the' better.\nWe hear of a 6hooting match to come\noff in the near future for f 50 a side between-W. L. Porter and Dick Beard.\nBoth are good shots, and' the match\nshould prove interesting.\nThe delegates attending the Conven-'\ntion at LethbVidge.arrlved back Wednesday night.-' , We are glad to' hear\nthat, all \he resolutions sent in, by\nMichel-Local were not-turned down. .\nWork' is? being rushed on the New\nNo. 8 South fan'plant Keep rushing. '..-''/ '\n' MeBsrsSmallm'anand Hillman have\nbeen trapping for the last week. Just\nw.,ai .their catch is* we can't state/out\nhave every reason to believe that it is\none worth having.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Fred' Pollitt has left' here' for Cumberland, Vancouver Island, where he\nhas secured empol'yment,. Mrs. Pollitt ,l\u00C2\u00ABayes shortly to join her husband, y .\u00E2\u0096\u00A0:..\u00E2\u0080\u00A2''.'\n'. Mr. Otto Melrs, proprietor of the\nGreat, Northern, Hotel, .was a visitor\nto Fernie/,Thursday. ,' ,,(. -\n''- On - Saturday/ Bayliffe , White, bf\nFernie, and \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 *Mr?. Murray, accountant\nof\" the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company, Michel, accompanied by Provincial Constable of'New Michel, made a\nsanitaiy-iuspeciibn'^ofTthe'\"ca_np7'and\"\nas a\" result-the ..houses of parliament\ngot? an extra sprinkling of chloride of\nlime. r t /';/\"- -u|i!jSF??\u00C2\u00BBSJ\nNow, ye disciples bf Sir Isaac Walton, get^busy.y\" Thb Michel and District Anglers', Association will be rea'dy\nMarch lCth*to'renew,'its membership\nalso to inscribe, the names of new\nmembers on Its scroll.\nFred .Talbot arrived in Michel Wednesday1 night, from Coal Creek, whore\nhe has been working for the past few\nmonths'.' ' 'No,place liko Michel, is\nthere, Fred?.. 7 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *\nA dance, held under tbe auspices of\ntho .Italian Orchestra, wns given In\nLookhart'B Opera House, when a largo\ncrowd attended. - Dancing wbb imlulg-\ned ln to tho swoot strains of the music\nuntil tho wee ema', hours of tho morning.\nCOLEMAN N0TE8\nA very interesting hockey gnmo\nwns plnyod'horo on TucBdny night botweon the boys of the International\nCoal and Coke Company and the C.P.R,\nTho latter won by a score of G\u00E2\u0080\u0094i\nTho Colomnn hockey team went to\nBlairmore on\" Wednesday night to\nplay the locnl team. There was some\nlively playing by both teams, the\n(.core Btandlng .\u00E2\u0080\u0094fi ln favor of Blair\nmoro.\nA very quiet but pretty wedding\ntook placo hero on Monday night,\nwlieu Harry Aittoll wiih mnrrlod to\nMIbb Margaret' Hoggan. The ceremony waa performed by tho Rov. Mr.\nHunter, pastor of tho Baptist Church\nof ninlrmoro. MIbb Agnes Hoggan noted as bridesmaid, whllo tho groom\nwbb supported by IiIb brother, Mr,\nOwon Ant'll. Aftor tho ceremony lho\nhnppy couplo nt down to n wedding\nsupper prepared by tho pnrontB of tho\nbrldo. After this ovoryono onjoy-\nthomtclvoD with mimic and dancing\nuntil tho early houra of the morning.\nRvoryono Joins in wishing thorn a\nlong nnd hnppy life.\nTho mlnofl nro working stonily tlil*\nweek, and ovoryono is looking hnppy.\nWo nro Rind to report that Mibr\nPort or is rocovorlng from her norlmiB\nlllnciiff and thero Is hopes for her complete recovery,\nTh* W\u00C2\u00ABi\u00C2\u00AB A\n\"importers'01\nITALIAN PRODUCTS^\nand Dealers in\nDomestic Groceries\nAgents for Steamship Companies. New Michel, B.C.\nHOSMER\nINDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION\nv\nGrocers\nBaCOn Smoked Boneless, weigfft lOlbs. A real\nBreakfast luxury, per lb 20c\nCranberries, per lb 15g\nLemons, per dozen 30c\nEggS, every egg guaranteed to boil dry, a doz. 40c\nGrand Union Hotel\nCOLEMAN, Alta.\nBest of Accommodation\nWe cater to the workingman's trade\nG. A, CLAIR ;-; Proprietor\nSHERIDAN LIVERY\nElko, B. C. \"\nAb I nm continuing my Into liui-\nImnd'H buB.ncFS, I wouM nsk for llio\ncontlnuo*. pntrrnnpo of nil old custom-\nere, nnd ro-.\.ct_ully solicit tho trud'j\nof nil.\nBest of Rigs and Horses\n'' Phone No. 10\nMRS. A. SHERIDAN\nF., hold their Knnnal m-Mtlttr. and tra\nMtn hr Dr. Wc.dro la cobmcUod trivial ta fcODlv\u00C2\u00ABrf\u00C2\u00ABry Ult on (I* lStb\nwith th*. St. John's Am'dutaaw Auo\nAj.rH.\nGood Health\nVIM /\ND VITALITY\nAro tiMured If you will clcnniw your\nutomnch of undlRculPil food nnd foul\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.neon, the cxc\u00C2\u00ABii\u00C2\u00AB bile from thn (Ivor\nand th* wtite natter from thi. Into*\niln\u00C2\u00ABs and howeta hy thn .i*\u00C2\u00AB nf\nFIO PILLfl\nth* great fruit, tldney, Hvt-r, itomacb\nand bowel rttnedy.\nAt all dcdlen, 25 and BO cents, or\nTh\u00C2\u00AB Pl_r 1*111 Co., Rt, The-tnai, Ont,\nvoid la Fertile _.i McUao's Drag aid\nBook. 2.U..O.\nThe Hotel\nDALLAS\nBest\nG. J. EGRSTORM Prop.\nLethbridge, Alta.\nShilohh Gun\nJTOPSCOUCKS'.'.'.LT.i:.. P---f &:: ,**-.->\nIHV^T-'P ?*\"5'\";\nfr,, .;\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nI* -\nI. . \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nL*> '\nH> ... / .\nIJ \" -V\nI. * r** -\n\U ry\nII- >',>\u00E2\u0096\u00A0?*,;-\n*>,-, r\nll -7\nli*'.\n7.V \"V\n''\"; -'w.y:rvVJy.'*g^?\"\"'^;*\"'''',!-'y''\"'r\"\nI l|,IIM.,.TIW l^^l.hU.M(...l.li\u00C2\u00BB.l|..lli .,11 \u00E2\u0080\u009E ||\u00C2\u00ABl.fc,.lll\u00C2\u00BBi\nV;- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0- *.- -^-s---rt--*Jr:---.:v^ -\n^,^.i.\",i\u00C2\u00ABr\u00C2\u00BB,wn\u00C2\u00BBi^.\n- v.'-'-i-'W\ny.X*_-#5y:\nI\"\n||N'* *>'\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2J-V\nPAGE EIGHT\nTHE7DISTRICIT U5DGER,^PESNIE,\nintmwm\n(Continued from page 1)1-\nii\u00C2\u00BBi#fij_-.!\nmembers of: the'House were actuated\nby motives that would induce,,them to\nvote for the measure if the government did not put their foot on'i_. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nThe argument that the legislation\n\" proposed would drive capital ,away\nwould not hold good. \"Capital tQ.an\ny amount* previously undreamt of was\nbeing invested in the\" province, and\none capitalist owner of coalmines had\ntold him that he would rejoice to\nsee a minimum wage of $4.50 a day enacted in the province, as that would\nplace all capitalsts on an equal footing\nand many objectionable features ot\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 competing under prevailing conditions\nwould.be obviated.\nMcBride adjourned the debate. In\n.previous sessions he has adjourned all\nthe labor bills at the second reading\nand turned them down in a bunch\non the last day of lho session. The\n\" member who adjourns the debate has\nthe privilege of resuming it, and, If\nho is not \"ready\" to resume it he can\nccntinue to adjourn it, thus blocking\nanyone else from talking oncthe mua-\ns' ' sure. * .'.-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0:\n' Brewster resumed- the \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 debate on\n\" Bill No. 23,.' and agreement the Province and Foley_\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Welch and Stewart\nand the G. T. P. and its branch lines\ncompany, and tbe .same..firm. The\nbill forms the chief .Itcra in the government's iailway, policy, and concerns\nthe guarantee of securities by the Pro-\n\" \"vinoe. He considered the route (f *om\nFort St.s George to'the coast) a bet.e;-\none than that provided for in the original C. N. R. bill, but the condition's\nof the contract were detrimental to the?\nprovince, and favorable to the promoters. - \"The road was over capltaliezd.\n, The province guaranteed ..85,000 per\nmile and the guarantee extended for\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2iO years; as against 30 years in the\noriginal C. N. R. bill.\" The total capitalization was ?l_.5,555, per mile, but\nk the matter of equipment was not .mentioned,* and thats would run into big\nfigures. The capital stock was $25,-\n. Q00.000,\" borrowing powers $60,000 per\nmile, and the interest on the bonds\nguaranteed by thegoverriment amount-,\n.\"ed 'to $5,122 per mile, per annum,'\n-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2* which had to be met before any divid-\n, end_s_,__svere7paid._____The__.operating_ex_.\n,' penses of the nt Rtudy had not\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0mndo It reassuring. Tho bill hnd not\nhnd much effect as yot hoyond Homo\nactivity In conn!ruction, nnd they hnd\nlind no opportunity to boo how tho\npolicy wiih working, hut notwIthBtnnn*.\nlng thnt thoy wero being mulled Into\nlargo nddltlonnl ohllgntloiiR nt tho pro\nMint tlmo, Thoy now renllowl thnt\nthoy hn.1 not nilsiwdoratood lho original hill, Tho Atlornoy-Goncrnl hnd\nspokon of tho durntlnn of tho bond\nRtmrnnloo na for 30 years but nil (ho\ncnlculntlotiB of (ho Conservative press\nwere bnar-il on lho supposition thnt lt\nInvolve/l n gunrnntoo for <0 yonr*. Tho\nClausen at. to tho regulation of rates\nwero n delusion nnd a snnro.\nThey hnd ndvnnred no ronnon Tor\ndoing ho. MelUillHpB hud pointed to\ntho \"great men\" of tho C. N. R. who\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 hnd como to I). C\u00E2\u0080\u009E Ho might hnvo\n\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00ABK. uiu. wey wero accompanied by n\ntiAl! nl ..'.<-: A(t-i..\u00C2\u00AB(l JitViSilC* \u00C2\u00BBi1*-T*th.*,\nand If they looked at the altuatlon\nfrom that point it would bo bettor\nunderstood. Ho had no fear but that\ntho government would do tholr pnrt.\nVim poller bad bMo treated by the\nwaller elm, an*! the irovernment wns\ntholr Instrument to cary It out , Ho\ndid not lnfen/1 to rrlMeU.. tho ponlMon\nof the Bovenmu'ul It had been ae-\nlActa. from tho ablest business men\nIn order io \u00C2\u00ABrpreas tbo views of tbat\nmaster-class, and why should bo eri-\nttelt* t__*lr woHt frea .b\u00C2\u00AB.r o*ii aUiftd-\nwntl II# would nol if a */., fn vt+w\nof th\u00C2\u00A9 fact that it had been endorsed\nby the people* of the Province. The\ngovernment? was carrying- out those\ninterests \"cin the very best possible\nform, and manner, and* the Socialists\ndid not intend, to oppose the present\nrailway legislation. ,. Sometimes the\nSocialist position was. misunderstood,-\nand people were mslead by the' press,'\neven down to the slightest details, and\nthat made it difficult to explain their\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.ttLitude to the country.\nIt might have been pointed \"out that\nin previous years they had voted ag\nainst railroad bills,-but the cases had^\nbeen different. Socialists were uniformly opposed to the. expansion of\ncapitalism from tho standpoint that\nthe conditions in capitallst'countries\nwere unbearable and expansion acted\nas a safety valve for those conditions.\nTho Socialist party, on the other hand,\ndid not,in \"any country (and it was\ntheir uniform policy) oppose the development and concentration of capital,\nfor that meant that our present form\nof civilization would be more openly\ndevelopel io ihe highest point; aud\ngive way to a succeeding form of pro-\ngress. * That explained the Socialist\nattitude to the legislation .before the\nHouse. It might not be understood\nMany people were too careless to go\ninto those matters. ' As to, progress\nunder capitalism, it was a well known\nscientific truth thai all progress, in\nall institutions, and all modes .of\nthought depended to a' predominating\nextent on the1 various modes of production in different epochs. ^They\nhad had many' different modes-of production in history, and it was an historical fact that institutions had depended' on the methods of wealth production/ 'Those methods had ,made\nnecessary' chatte lslavery, the feudal\ne> stem and operated today in capitalist\nproduction, and the progress made was\nin accordance with the development of\nproduction in every case. Then why\nshould Socialists oppose that,deve.jp-\nmc-in? ' As'to'progress and dev->'._-\nment in ii. C. many talked about prosperity. ,. McPhillips had said that land\nwould have 'no value' if there were no\nrailways, but the fact was that' the\nworking farmer would obtain'no benefit, it woudj all go' to the \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 capitalist\nclass. AU 'ben_e_fitl_o_f___prosre'ss____an_l.\nprosperity and development accrue to\nthem. It-meant nothing to. tbe working class, in the last analysis. \"With\ngreat development went'great demand\nfor labor,' but in-.all'countries there\nwas an \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 increasing surplus of - labor\npower, which had reached even to the\ncity of Vancouver.' The Mayor had\ntried to solve the question with a club,\nbut they would aee'abo'tt that in the\nnear future. It could not be solved\nin that way. If there were no surplus\nlabor moro wages'would bo demanded\nand tho workers would get lt, but now\nthe surplus was much greater than.was\nrequired for capitalist production, nnd\novon for it's safety. Capitalism\nwould' not \"bo overtbfawr by the Socla,-\nist movement, so much ashy tho increase of unemployment. Feudalism\nfell because it had reached a condition whero It could not provide for tho\nmajority of tho pooplo depending on it\nfor existence. In 1901 tho U. S.\nBureau of Lahor had staled that thoro\nworo at any given tlmo practically 50\npor cont of tho working class unemployed. Lot thnt condition go on nnd\nthat problem of unemployment would\nstrnnglo tho capitalist system in splto\nof all thoy \"could do . Tho factory\ngates In tho large cltlos woro besolgod\nby workors Iiegglng for work and\nbread. As Capitalist production dovo-\nloped tho faster thoeo conditions dovo-\nloped, until It would bo beyond control.\nIt wnB nasumod that thoBo railways\nwould glvo work to tho workors nnd\nthat wan true, but the conditions of\ntho lnbor mnrkot prevented thorn\nfrom tnklng ndvantngo or It, The\nmnrkot wna ovorBtockod nnd tho work-\no:s prevented from gaining nny bottor.\nment whnttHoevor, Twenty yonr-j\nngo bucIi wngcB tin aro now being pn'd\ncould not linvo boon, Thoro wnti ne\nBitch qunntlty of mirphiB lnbor thun.\nnmi now mon wore willing to tnl-e\nJnbR nt any prlco. Companion had\nmen nt tholr morcy, nnd jjnvo but a\nmluernhlo pltlnnco, Thoy woro num.\ntern of tho Bltuallon, an fnr na Inlior\nwop concerned. In vlow of thono\nfnctB whnt hono.lt woro thono quo.-\ntions of pro\u00C2\u00BBporlty to tho worker*??\nTh^y took no InteroBt In thorn, Tchv\nbull: tho rondB, the Pullmnn cnni nm!\n:>]'. tho rest of It, nnd when thov \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.il\nfln'Hhf'l had barely enough to rc.ke\n(thein to whoro tboy could got another job. A Thon. wna no denying tho\nJaU, ..ii-ii v.,1) try to huiniiUK Uionv\nached with tho talk of prosperity?\nAll it rooant was that It -flras n men-\n', buio of cMlton.tlon, but nt wlmt a tonr-\nI ful nnd borrowing cost! Nearly hnlf\n. *i .ri.i.ir.ii til .no -wcliking clims were\nannually Wiled nnd injured on thia\n'continent alone, Pooplo did not\ncaro to think of that tearful rent to\nhumanity. Thono things Boomed ne*\nceaiary to dorolopmont under eapl-\ntnttnt. prfldnrflrm. Vo florlalf ,t wanted to go back, Thoy wanted all\n; mnnaTiM of etr\"Jfr_,. (on ^a.\u00C2\u00ABd tbat deve.frfffl.fi-. *nd f\u00C2\u00BBre-\nFirnMii, Pp#aJr#\u00C2\u00BBf^i h\u00C2\u00BBff n)lrtA*ft tiy fn..\nIngenuity of the promoters of the C. N.\nR'.,-but'-after, all it was tho working\nclass' alone\" that made their - civillza-'\ntion' possible. - \"The heads*' of' these\ncorporations , might be, as wise as\nSolomon, but nothing could \"be done\nwithout the'brain, bone and sinew of\nthe workers. ' \u00E2\u0080\u009E , -\u00E2\u0080\u009E\ni Borden had spoken too soon ' two\nyears ago as to government ownership,\nand the capitalists had quickly recalled him to his\" proper position. _ Government, ownership meant nothing to\nthb workers. From their\" standpoint\nthe cost was just as bad as under'\nany other method under capitalism.\nThe progress of capitalism was based\non competition, which was the leve:\ntbat had forced, It on and \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 compeliett\nprogress. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Business men had been\ncompelled to compete nnrl adopt newer\nmethods. But the end and culmination of competition was monopoly. The\nLiberal pnrty had advocated competition in railways in B. C. - They had\nit now, but In a.year or two.tho different companies by agreements and\narrangements will become a monopoly.\nWhen \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'that occurred,-'people 'who did*\nnot understand would say' that the\"\nonly thing left was government ownership. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 That might, intervene before\ncommon ownership came, but thework\ners would still be wage slaves'with no\nInterest' In their work but to \"obtain\ntheir, wages. , '\" ''. .7 ' - 7- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nConsiderable progress had occurred\nunder capitalism, the world* having advanced more in the,last 200 years than\nin 'the previous 50,000 years, but at\na terrible ,'cost,' moi'e particularly to\nthose upon whose efforts air progress\nls based. ,\nSocialism was not based on the ideas\nof any one man, be he Karl Marx or\nany other, but was a,necessary step'\nin .evolution. It had been-*said that\nIt* intended to destroy and tear, down\ninstead of .building up, but there was.\nabsolutely no truth in the accusation.\nOne could see .the folly of destroying\nthe' railroad system. It might come\nby\u00C2\u00ABrevolution,'but it would be in the\nnatural'order of events, as in, the steps\nfrom competition to monopoly, and\ngovernment., ownership, and finally\ncommon ownership of all social necessities.. ';\"Then uevery V3.'''.,er would\n.have-a,dlrect-iutcfi'.'t\u00E2\u0080\u0094ir-his\u00E2\u0080\u0094woi n\u00E2\u0080\u0094 an*.\nhis daUy \"activity would-moan something to hm,.resulting in all his' work.\nbeing good, by inciting him'to his best\nNot a rail would be laid or\ndriven without the worker\n-77*y.-..\n'B^dfM^JRCH 2, 1912.\ngovernmerit^'and a. farm jfv the j.ame\ntime.l*;(i.a.ugji.er.) - If !'at;ianytime\nhe chose?to-withdraw or was-refused\na nomination^ or was' defeated !by' the\nGovernmentf (who would-not^stop at\nany methoeF.to. do' it) he would, imme-\ndiately.be under the ne'cessltjf of. looking? for, a j job.r So,\" undeV.those .circumstances,^ whatever interest he show\ned in .the .welfare of the wageworkers\nwag'based .on? his. own^r.material-^Interests, \".as,,-was' the ._.ct_6n-':oit> every\nmember of - the .House. \"';'I_l^th\u00C2\u00A9 workers kept; sending other interests to, represent theirs ,they deserved all 7that\nthey got.,' Vancouver had ^recently\ngiven them the club,* and-they deserv-'\n\u00C2\u00ABd it for sending.suchJrepresentatives\nto \"Victoria. _. (Laughter?) . He' refused\nto assume responsibility;for^all the\nworkers bt.th'e Province, but'he\" did\nfor'those'of-Newcastle district, for he\nexpected to, find himself among them\nagalh.some time*. t -If the member.for\nNewcastle' was1 fortunate*.enough-to\nget the nomination he had a very fixed\nopinion that the govefnment.would do\nanything'to leave him\" at homo.'\nTho Premier had- said his railway\npolicy hnd resulted in' giving work\nto many, in B. C. Atyhe time the\nproposal'came into existence there\nwere a certain number of workingmen\nin B. C. whom it > would\" '.benefit.\"\nWhen the'government by Its immigration policy had. doubled their numbers\nwhat, became of the .\"beerifit\"? -If\nthe government was going to claim\nconsideration from the workingmen it\nmust show how-it had benefited them.\nThat could not be done by doubling\ntheir numbers by accessions from all\nparts of the world? \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 But for that .the\nworkers on tlie ground, could\ by shortening their hours of labor or increasing their. wagW have -beenfitted, but\nnow they owed nothing to the government. That was the side of the argument that the government lost sight of\nat all points.\"\"'* \\u00E2\u0080\u009E , ,'?' '\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nIf the-section under discussion Vas\npar,t' of the, contract and could not be\nmade to include'a minimum wage how\nabout other sections that the Premier\nwas willing' to,'11 alter. The government's position was impossible..\nThe member for Newcastle resumed\nthe adjourned debate on supply on Saturday, Feb.\"24,' at 10 a.m.\"* He explained .that owing to the government\nhaving kept the opposition \"busy? by\nthe introduction, of 8 to 10 important\nbills,'some of.which were long ones\nthe government had made it impos-\nsible,-by their haste, for the opposition\nto perforin its function. . That haste\nsurely indicated that there was' something wrong in .the business. . The opposition had'endeavored to do its^best\nin tbe way, of criticism, but, they .were\nlimited in numbers' in the performance\nefforts.,\na \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 spike\nbeing conscious that it was for his\nbenefit. ^Applying that to everything\nelse it* could be seen what'progress\nwould take place when every man had\na direct interest ln industry, thus mak-'\ning it to his-material Interest to do\nhis best. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Great progress would then\nbe mado in every direction. Some\nsaid it was a dream, but they did, not\ngive inattention or study. They\" might\nthink that tholr material lntercsts',lay\nln presont conditons,. but it would\narrive ns purely as night follows day.\nThe end wns practically in sight, nnd\nIf not Socialism,'ot least Socialist administration of government will obtain In every great country beforo\nmany years, Civllzntlon undor Social-'\nIsm will not bo at the expense of thb\nsweat and blood of tho workorij.\nThat wna tho position of ho Interna-\ntlonnl Socialist party. Tho Socialist\npuny in thnt House would not opdoso\ntho development nnd concentrntlon of\ncnpital, for' lt would give a mens'iire\nof civilisation, but thoy woro looking\nforward to gronter things, possible\nwithout tho necessity of nny suffering\non the part of the workers, and hoped\nIt would como. (AppInuHo.)\nWhllo ono of tho railway bills wns In\ncommltteo on Friday/ nftornoon the\nmombor for NowcuBtlo suggested to\ntho Premier that tho \"current wngb\"\nclause bo removed nnd a minimum\nwnge substituted thorofor, ns bolng\nmore definite nnd not auhject to ovns-\nIon. Tho Premier replied thnt tho\ncontrnct could not now bo nlterod, but\nIf Pnrker Williams could devise,, n\nmoro donr provision ho would bo\nplonnoil lo conBdor It, nnd thon proceeded to nccuBo the mombor for Now.\ncnntlo of poalng ns tho only ono who\nhad tlio Intoroflts of tho working man\nnt honrt, with nn oyo to getting bnck\nto tho TIoubo nftor the elections. Ab\na matter of fnct tho govornmont wns\nns much n labor government ns a bunl-\nnoB\u00C2\u00AB mnn'H, nnd probably moro sincere.\nPnrker Wllllnms retorted that bo do-\nHired less thnn nny mombor to pose\nns the friend of nil workngmon, or\nthnt Iho reproBontntlon of labor rest-\nod of right on his own shoulders.\nWhon ho ennio Into tho House In IM!..\nafter tho noaalon ho went bnck to\nviotk in tlio conl mines for two years\nuntil the bottom fell out of hla job,\nowing to his activity In connection\nwith tho Eight Hour UIU for conl\nminers, nnd then ho hud to take up\nivMioua other vci.ia._ona. Th\u00C2\u00A9 AHor-\nboy General had referred to blm moro\nthnn oneo aa a \"prosperous farmer\"\nnr.rl would bav\u00C2\u00AB them nsaume thai It\nvn* *, very profltablo occupation, but\na man wbo started maklni- a living\nnnt nt fM httnh on Vancouver Island\nbad a job on bis hands. After coming\nto the House be had to follow wan*\nearning, and If tbe governmont would\nbo good onoukb to leave blm at hlmo\naftei; th* elecilona-flstigbtort\u00E2\u0080\u0094b*.\nwould bare to look for a job In a\n__.tm.ha' time. Ttinl was wb\u00C2\u00BBl a raan\ng\u00C2\u00BBt hy trflng fo Iwp nn \u00C2\u00ABy,j ott tbo\nofltfielr^auty,' ^ \"Notwithstanding 'that\nfact, .well known- to the government\nparty, one of .the three opposition had\nvery,often to'follow another, and the\nattitude of. indiffejrence of the Conser-,\nvative'-party'\"amounted to discourtesy.\nWhen that' pa'r,ly,?with a membership\nof 39 out of, a' house of 42 members\ncould not find.'a man to take up the\ngovernment's position or any of its\nbills,\u00E2\u0080\u009Ethere was something badly lacking. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2v -y '\ny To 'any criticism the ministers replied by pointing out tho, result of the\nelection in the Province nnd Dominion,\nquoting as a kind'of-Monroe'doctrine\nthat justifed aiid explained all their\nactions. But tbe strength of the government in tho, Houso bore no rein-\nton to Its strength.ln tho country. Tho\nDominion electionsvb.adi\"apJbearl__g;on\nthe House. ''\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \\ The. Conservative?party';\nvote in- the las'tVProvipcial erections'\nhad'been about_53,000,^8'a'gainst'if.-I\nfor the opposition;*', dnthatjbasis they?\n(the Conservatives)1 ought'to Save, had'\n22' members- iii'..the \"House,*'* and\" their'\nlarge' majority was'-onry^ncldentalCto\nthe .scheme of political .representation.'5\nThat great silent \u00E2\u0080\u00A2majority*'vas,\"supposed to be a sufficient-answer tp'any-\nthing and everything.'7. it\" reminded\nthe speaker,of Lord Cardigan's Light\nBrigade: Their's npt'*to;.reason?.w_iy.;\ntheir's not tb make reply\"-'their'sbutto,\ndo and die,\" and that*.was exaictly why\nthey were there-^-just'to-walk up.arid'\nvotein support of thegoyernment/and\nnothing else was\" the-functionj'of that\ngreat majority, . Twenty, of'the'Conservative majority .had \"not contributed\none lone idea to legislation In tbe.last\nthree years. That was a crime to the*\nbest interests of the people'who: sent\nthem there. * (The speaker called himf\nto order;- he must not speak disrespectfully of members' of - the House.)\nWhen those 20 members withdrew after tbo session they would leave.no\ntrace1\" behind them,,.but,,their signature in the financial department, \"(The\nSpeaker .again objected.) The mem-'\nber for Newcastle then took up the understanding between , Brewster, \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 and\nhimself .as\"to'\u00E2\u0080\u009Ethe,moving.'of ?rcsolu-.\ntions.? The former had appealed'tothe Premier to suspend the, rules for\nhis benefit, * and had . been refused.\nHe (the speaker) thought the? best\nway was tp give Brewster all the/rope\nhe needed,? on'the principle* that'tie\nwould be hung when' he/had finished,\nand so he had offeredTco second, anything he,needed.-\", If-the Premier had'\nconsented to, suspend the, rules in that\nparticular he; would not have 'been\"\nunder the necessity of doing'so, and\nbecause he did so be brought the Premier down on his head. The. Premier's'\nmanner 'sometimes .'gave .the impression that he'desired to,\"throttle;,all\ndiscussion or investigation, and on the\"\nfirst occasion that'offered had endeavored to place-him (the speaked)' in\nas \"false'a position as possible, as'if\nhe.dStood for Brewster's fake ideas.\"\nIri the.naturo of things'it'was.necessary ttiat what, the Premier said would\nreach farther than what he said, and\n,the report was' passed on that the j\nmember, for Newcastle was endorsing\nBrewster's views, arid?changing, his'\nown. \"; When he (McBride),-'did; that!\nhis .action?.was altogether too''small\"\nfor the important position he*occup_ed.'\nHe (McBride) had endeavored to read\nhim out. of-the Socialist party,{ but\nthat party _was not ln. the, keeping.bf\nany one'man, and there, was Hot a man\nin B. ,C.' able to * read hiin out of.'it?\nWhen' the Attorney-General ..answered\ncriticism .'he -went straight for it,', and*\nwmmm\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2yyj\n.} ->\u00C2\u00BB*4 *.-.\nMrs.\" _?,- Jennings;^ Prcp'rietress':;\nSyyy^''':.-; * yy*\"::'^\n; T?Rates $1.5Cra_id upS;\n'* .' A' , . ' - \u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00BB , * -\"\"- . \u00C2\u00BBtl'*'\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0,,-\":.y,Hot .and.Cold-Water ^,v_!:\n'7y ;';t Electric \"lighted \"?\u00E2\u0096\u00A0,'' y',;'\n:\") /^Steam'^Hisatedyy, \".'-.'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0?;\n].'S 'Phono ih- every' room.7 .\ny'7-i--Sarnple, Rooms on. Main -\n-?.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\" ' 7 ,,y Business Street' - .7-\ni (j. ** \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" *, - \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ^ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0* y \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00BB f l\n1 ' y ** \" -l \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2-*' *\n!U Meal Mckets, $6.00 .\n.Special RatesTby the weekend '\n,\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 the.'month and to Theatrlcalpar- ,\nties.\". Try our*.'.'1 \" 7,. \"\"..\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ' - ***' \u00E2\u0080\u009E '.-, -, v -, -.\u00C2\u00BB,- , j,\n'i> . .' . * *_\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0- --, ; i * ^ -\nSpecial S uriday\nr DinhenSOc\nThe finest. of\" Wines,. Liquors\narid Clgara served by, competent \u00C2\u00BB\nand obliging wine clerks. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00AB_'\u00C2\u00A37\n.fc7JOHN*BARBER, D.O.S.^L^DS\"^ y,\nv.-V- -v7-&-> .\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*DENTIST4;\^yA>\"*^v;-y., ' *-?\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n-. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2-.*'*' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ;7v?: :- 7.:.\" .=\" iC \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 y:\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 7-^;=>;. '^> J- Vj. .\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"\"- *\nv.\u00E2\u0084\u00A2*-.!'*...!:: j '_\" .i\u00C2\u00AB.l_,.*'.V\u00C2\u00ABU'ii\u00C2\u00ABr an' \u00E2\u0080\u00A2--. \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0''\nOffice:? Heiidersen\"Block, Fernie,. B.C?\n''e.f^-.'fhlburs:' 8^36rteV.17'2/tti 5.'V' ;V i;-\"^,\nvV,Residence;721, YictolV'Aventte,*.^' .->\nv\ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0* \v\u00C2\u00BB' - 1- ' -*s, \" t_ , >. fl % 'y* \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00BB/'\"'\u00C2\u00AB I * N\n' ' \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ' K \u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094^\u00E2\u0080\u0094^-^\u00E2\u0080\u0094 ;y..f >\n: . :.\nXL;\nP. ECKSTEIN\n7\" '^Barrlster-at-Law, Sblfcltor,, ,* \ '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'..\n~-*rx .y ' -\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-\" - \" - .-' -' \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 --*\" . . *' \"i -\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nECKSTEIN .BUILDINGS. Fernle'r B^C. V;\n*, ---*' ..-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0., > : -_,.. ,.r, ;\. - - -.' ''-,','-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n-u '^t? .- . -. -\"'.. - ,' - - .:' t- . -\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2' ftl.*j\nF. C.7 Laws'\nAlex. I. Fisher\"\nLAWE & FISHER\n*,' ATTORNEYS -\nFernie) B.7C;:\n'J-.,\ny\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0* L.nH. .PUTNAM >-. *-r'f,\n\".---,. \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 > ji \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 .\nBarrister, Solicitor, Notary Public, etc.\nBLAIRMORE,\n' - - __ o\nALTA..\nthen dodged round, it,as gracefully.as\na lady in a'ballroom/but the Premier\nused' different methods.'' He built up\na position of his own as being .that\noccupied by his opponent, and'then'pro\nceeded tb demolish;It: That.'was the\nprocess .used in endeavoring'to read\nblm'(,the speaker) o'ut.'of the,Socialist\nparty for having * supported Laurier.\nIt was needless to say that there was\nno justification itor that statement by\nthe Premier. 7 ^ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" * n\nThe rimn'who shifted his neighbor's\nlandmarks had many-things called\ndown' on his head ln the \"good old\nBook.\" , As long as anything ,in line\nwith common* action with Brewster\nwas concerned, he'would take It, as\nlong ns ho did not compromise' himself\nwith tho Socialist party by doing so,\nDriven to Despair\nBy There8a\u00E2\u0080\u009EMalkiol.\n. \"Shoot if you willi\" shouted a young\nwoman, unbuttoning hor Bhnbby coat\nnnd facing the threatening mllltla mon.\nThe womnn In quostlon did not belong\nto nny gang of desperadoes, not oven\nto tho nrmy of unfortunate stroot walk-\nore. Sho wnsnn honoBt, hard-working womnn who hnd spent tbo best,\nyonrn of her llfo In tho woolen mills of\nLawronco, Mass,\nAt tho ngo of 12' she obtnlned work\nthoro nt $4 por week.' Sho worked un-\ntu sho wno 20 and succeeded ia receiving $1 moro per week thnn whon sho\nfirst stnrtod. , 'About thnt tlmo, nho\nfoil In lovo with a bright young follow\nwho worked nt hor sldo for tho snmo\nwnge\u00E2\u0080\u0094\".B per welc.',,\nTho two hnd struggled nnd suffered\nnil tholr llfo nnd novor boforo known\nwhnt lovo nnd dovotlon meant. Tho\nnow bliss which enmo to them during\ntho long weary hours at tho loom trims\novep moro than in tlio metropolis. Tho\nwages remained stntlonnfry\u00E2\u0080\u0094$10 for\ntho two evenly divided- ?5 por week\nfor tho husband and ,5' per week for\ntho wlfo.\nTlio woman of, 25 had by'this tlmo\nlost hor health, hor youth, hor vigor.\nTon hours dally nt tbo loom and tho\nbenrlng of four children mt tho'Bnmo\ntlmo, tho bomo drudgory during, the\nlong hours of tbo night, have nil combined to ruin ber body, 'to undormlno\nher health.\nNot A cent, not a farthing, could she\nnllow herself for medicine or medtcnl\nadvice\u00E2\u0080\u0094It nil bad to go for rent nnd\nbrond, I3vory cent wns weighed nnd\nconsidered boforo It was Bpont, Her\nbrain whb conslnntly employed nt tho\nproblem of mnklng ends moot. Sho\ncould not see hor bnblos hungry.\nHut tlio billion dollnr compnny enrod\nnol for nit tliln. Whon It ao cboso It\niBBiicd ,nn edict for a cut In wnges\nformed tholr wholo existence, Tho sun ,jvl.Inl. meant to tho poor struggling mo-\nshone brighter through tho dirty mill thor 45 conts por week for self nnd bus-\nwindows, tho conrao food tn\u00C2\u00ABt\u00C2\u00ABd,sweot.. bnnd,\nor, tho hnrd pillow folt Boflnr^-wbnt j How could she glvo up 4R cents of\nwonder thnt thoy hnd In tlmo Joined tho llttlo sho hnd? It meant moro suf-\ntheir lot\u00E2\u0080\u0094to work, nuffor, oxlst nnd, Jferlng for her babies and for tholr\nIf posslblo, dlo together. jsnko she would rnther dlo, Sho facet\nFrom thb mill thoy wont to tbo mln- tho cruel militiamen unflinchingly. Sho\ninter nnd tho noxt morning back to tbo , has nothing o loso\u00E2\u0080\u0094If sho dies tho\nmill together. Ten, dollars for two ! state will perhaps enro for her child-\nwont much further thnn IB for ono: It! ran. If alio pwi. oti n* the flrfniA mt\u00C2\u00AB\nbeenmo n bit easier to llvo. nut bo- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 as tho compnny wonts her to alio. In\nfore tho your was ovor, whllo tho - doomod to soo them wither ono nftor\nSouns wife wnn nt tbo loom, a baby girl. tho othor. < ,\nFEvRNIE\n\"fy ^ V -*-... ,y y-- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2,'*\n* ,. ' v< * - \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 i\ v , *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 y^ * ,\nIs NpW Opened\nClean, Cosy- and. very\n. - y -Inviting-v;\n-Just the place after the '\n.-. show or from the rink.\nFredl Armstr6ng,:\n.,/. \" -. ', * Proprietor \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 , -,\" 7.- /\nTHE FERNIE\nluMBER CO;\nA. McDougall, Mgr\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \\nManufacturers of arid Deal-\n7eps in allldrids of Rough -\nl k l:, /*- * \">\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 s - . S' ,' r\n.. and Dressed,Lumber,7 I\n1 y *7\ , 1*\n7 - -: y- 7\" ''* -'.'r j '\nSend us^your ordiers\n*_\nKING'S HOTEL\nBar supplied'with-the best Wines',*\"\n, , Liquors and Cigars,\nDINING ROOM , IN .CONNECTION\nW. MILLS,, . - \ Prop\nLarge Airy Rooms.&\nGood Bbard:\nRoss & Mackay !s\nNowhere In tho Pass, can ba\nfound In such a display of\nMeats\nWo havo tha best money\ncan buy of Beaf, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Poultry, Dutter,\nBgga, Fish, \"Imperator Hams\nand Dacon\" Lard. Sausagea,\nWeinera ond Bauer Kraut,\nPHONE OP CALL\nCalgary Cattle Go.\nPhona 66\nwas born to ber, Mother and child\nworu carried to tho ono dingy room\nwhich the two called home. The doc\ntor, iho h>\\< dolicaeloi and a fow other\nIncidentals drained tbelr pockets,\ndrove thorn Into debt.\nA week later, 0 a.m., tbo yonng\nmother llflc.1 hor ahlvorlnx Infant and\ncarried It off to a neighbor, where, in\ncompany -..111. twenty ottw-.s, fo\u00C2\u00BB tbe\naum of io cents It wm carod for by aa\nold wuuuu,\nIn five yoara .tb* flnt baby was\nJoined by throe other brother* an-9\nalaterc. Thoy all wanted food: tbey\nneeded clothing; they bad to U eared\nfor la tone way or otter. TIm.\n. , y\n' i -. i -,\nGall in and\nsee us once\nJOHN PODBIELANCIK, Prop.\nP. Carosella\n'Wholesale Liquor Dealer\nMMKmSM\nDry Goods, Groceries, Boots ond Shoes\n- Gents' Furnishing?\nBAKER AVENUE\nBRANCH AT HOSMER, B.C.\nFERNIE UNION DIRECTORY\nHeard Local General Teamsters No,\n141. Moots ovory Friday night at\n8 p. m. Minors' Union Hnll. W.\nA Worthlngton, ProsldMit: E. J.\nGood, Bocrotnry.\nBartenders* Local No. 014: Meota ind\nnnd ,th Sundays nt 2,00 p.m. Eecre\ntary 3, A. Qouplll, Waldorf Hotel\nOladatone Local No. 2314 U. M. W. A.\nMo**.* flnrt nntl *th Thiimrttiw ...(tin**\nUnion hnll. Thos. Uphill, aoo.\nTypographical'Union No. 555' Meets\nInst Saturday in each month at tbo\nLodgor Office. A. J, lluckloy, Boo-\nrotary,\nw\u00C2\u00ABi'.*t r<_.t*.\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB Cas*. if &. t*. v. C. ii.wn.*\nIn Miners Union Hall every Sunday\nat 7.46 p.m. Ererybody welcoma. D.\nPntoii, Secrotary-TrcAsuror.\nUnited Orotherhood of Carpenters and\nJoiners,\u00E2\u0080\u0094Local 1220. D. J. Brans,\nPresident; F. II. 8.iaw, Secretary.\nASSAYER\nIS. W. WIODOWgON, Assaycr and\nChemlat, Bex O tiot, N.Urtn. It. a\nyh\u00C2\u00BBr\u00C2\u00ABM>-qold. BlJvsr, Lead er CopMr,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2sen. _ aold-siiver. or Bllv.r-Wsd.\n. _ M. r\u00C2\u00BB1t*\u00C2\u00AB tat eti.tr r.i.t\u00C2\u00BB.s; c\u00C2\u00BBil,\nutmtnL rfreetsy Mialraee on appTtea*\n' \"\" CU4U.K. aw_4y (.tut*\nI\nKiuT-'c-l'\nurabla.\nwmzMJh-\n* s it*.\n, mM' Is.\n\"i?l?t?^^\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*,.,-..\nj-\"--. -i\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nTHE DISTRICT -LEDGER, FERNIE, B. 0., MARCHi __ri912.\nm\n' yl'y\nJ-. :*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\nh\nl..:\nRa^td /Ad^\nV;. \u00C2\u00A3i:_P^\n;'^.^T7-.'yFuitire :$wgfci;A'f'^'\:''~^}\n. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nw). y\". \u00E2\u0080\u00A2-.;,- - - - yy\n7y \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 By, Caroline \"A, Lowe J /.- 7\ ^\n(General Corerspondent Women's' Na-\n. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 - , \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' .:tibnal Committee.), ,. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 *,,;\n7\" it is difficult txTfbrm an estimate of\n1 \" the results ;ofy he-special, agitation\n. among.women.that the Socialist party\n; \"has been carrying.on during'the past\"\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E ,'eig__teeh\",m6_ithsy .\"\"-' ,'y. n '\"'\" *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n*\"\. W\u00C2\u00AB have been unable to get complete\n? -information regarding? the - number' of\nwomen members of the party \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 or the\nnumber-of women's committees,' al-\n'.though several times letters have been\nsent to the state and1 local secretaries\nasking them to secure this information\n. and urging each local to \"elect a wo-\nman's committee. '.'*-.\n, A very 'small percentage of the secretaries complied,.with;the request. ' It\nis roughly estimated, however, that the\nwomen*constitute one-tenth of'the entire membership -,.',,\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 About 250 circular.letters were sent\n, out requesting answers to certain ques-\n' tions? .Thirty-five replies have been\nreceived.. A summary of the' work\n- done by the women in these thirty-five\n, locals shows remarkable activity. But\n. noisummary, in dollars;and centB can\nmeakture the' actual results.-of \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 their,\n-Vwork.: It. represents an educational\ngrowth that ls preparing many thousands bf women and young girls to enter Intelligently into the class strug-\ngle and work side by side with their\n; brothers In winning the .emancipation\nof the working class. '\n\"..The summary of,the reports.from\nthese,thirty:flve committees show that\nthe locals have a combined member-\n, -ship of 1,677 wjomen. ^ ' 7 7,*.' ,-:.-\n*. v During the year 1911 these committees held 860 meetings. This? does\nnot acocunt for all of the women's\nmeetings . held, even in ' these thirty-\nfive' places, in the New York' and\nChicago reports only the largest and\nmost important meetings were recorded, y Meetings' held ' by.Hhe women\nmembers, in the^ Individual branches\n' were not reported, for either of these\nCities. .- . '..?',-:'\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0During 1911 and the latter part of\n71910-these committees through their\nown efforts .raised nearly $10,000, or.\nto be-exact, $9,740.09.-. .This is ex-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 elusive of the money-they helped to\nraise,in the regular, work bf the local-\n$5,893.96 were raised for strike, bene-,\nyfits,_I8_66.50___,for-_campaign funds,-\n., $529.94 for the support:bf the Socialist\n- press,' $337.35 for assisting In the fur-.\nMiishing . of .local headquarters,' and\n, \u00E2\u0080\u00A2' $214.93 were spent for, special literature for women. .,\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ; When we realize that $10,000 was\nraised by, the women in only thirty-\n1 .'five out of.the four thousand Socialist\n* locals in the United States we can begin to appreciate that from a financial\n* standpoint, if from no other, it is Important to enlist' the women ln tho active work as members of the party. -\n. In ten of these' cities-\u00E2\u0080\u0094thoso large\n. enough to require tho' assistance of\nthe women\u00E2\u0080\u0094they -\were . at the' polls\nserving .as watchers; and an clerks.'\nThey, also seryed^aB registration clerks\nand in Los Angeles'went from house to\nhouse, Instructing \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 the women hoV to\nvote.-', * \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'''\"-. ' * \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ? '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"-.'' ' '.\"\"' .'*'\n\u00C2\u00B0r During the shirtwaist, strike In New\nYork an dthe garment \"workers'strike\nin Chicago, Socialist women addressed\ntheir meetings, did picket service and\nassisted in every way possible.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 - \u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '- i - - f\n- The women not only fold and stamp\nthe literature, but .they go, out with\nthe men comrades and distribute it\nfrom door to door.. They form themselves ln squads and sell lt at meetings\nor distribute it free, at. the doors bf\nfactories and stores. Over 500,000 leaf\nlets, besides hundreds of. copies of\ntho Progressive Woman have been distributed in this way.\n, When women enter into any movement they take the children with\nthem. -Four of our large .cities reported excellent work being done am-,\nong the children.\" y- ' . \",\nNew. York,has-, \"several, Socialist\nschools. - -Lessons are'prepared by May\nWood-Simons, \"Edith? O.-.Bre!.hut and\nothers. 7 The New York schools Vare\nexperimenting with, these lessons,' and\nif they are a, success they^will be published and put in. general use throughout the ..country for next year.s .work?\nThe demand for material.for Socialist\nschools is constantly on the increase,\nand by ^another year >a *> systematic\ncourse of lessons should be ready for\nuse. .y t, ,-,- y ,7\nRochester, N? Y., has a sphool with\nan 'average attendance.,of 200 .pupils.\nLos Angeles, Cal.,-reports a.splendid\nschool, which they call\" a Socialist ly-\nceum. . - . \u00E2\u0096\u00A0>.' ?, \"'\" ,7-\nBridgeport,\" Conn.,?has ah anti-boy\nscout organization with .a membership\nof, 39 boys. St \"Louis, Mo., has an\norganization of boys which they have\nnamed the Universal Scouts of Freedom. They are organized by wards as\na part of the work, of the- ward\nbranches;\nTbey. also made their Influence felt\nby supporting union labor in the stand\nlt took against the boy scouts on the\noccasion of President Taft's visit to St.\nLouis.'\" \u00E2\u0080\u00A2', y.. . \u00E2\u0080\u009E, '''-'''\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nIt.has taken but a year.and a half\nfor; the women to \" demonstrate, the\n\u00C2\u00A3-ri*ftt._vfllnAinff_ fhcilf>_Ai.o,fin1vA,t_*k#f/ii.**,-\nin the work of-the Socialist; party.\nThe Socialist party realizes as .never\nbefore the absolute necessity of reaching the women with the message of\nSocialism. - The national committee\nand the national, office are sparing no\neffort and no expense in. educating\ntbem to an understanding of their class\nInterests and in bringing them into the\nparty as dues-paying members, having\nthe same duties' and the same responsibilities as the men,\nNot only are they educating the women they are losing no opportunity to\nteach the men members^ of the party\nthe senseless futility and the* criminal\nignorance bf one-half .of tbe7wbr_\u00C2\u00A3_ng\nclass, striving tb'free itself ifbrn ?Blay-?.\nery: while leaving the* .'other- .halfc'-i'\nbondage. ' Women and men, not divided ixipon a basis bf sex, but 5,unlted\nupon, a basis of working .class sblid-\nCTity.are a necessary part of the working \"class, program. 7.7... ;-\"*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *\n\"As an Important step in - abolishing\nthis sex division and in making \"possible complete working class unity,?\" the\nSocialist party is now circulating. a\nmonster petition addressed.tb the senate and house of representatives \"of the\nUnited States? It says: \"We; the under\nsigned citizens bf the United \ States,\nover 21 years of age, hereby; request\nyou to submit to the legislatures of the\nseveral states for ratification\", an, amendment to the national constitution\nwhich, shall enable women to? vote In\nall, elections upon the same terms as\nmen.\" .,','\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \"\u00E2\u0080\u009E'/'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nAbout 100,000 copies of the petition\nhave been sent out to all of the Socialist locals, thousands bf labor organizations) to women's organizations , and\nto every source from which it waa\nbelieved signatures could be secured,\n- On woman's day, Sunday, Feb., 25,\nlt is expected that many large meetings will be held, and at these meetings tens, of thousands should, be\nings ot tens. of thousands. should be\nasked to sign the petitions. y \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nThese are but a few, of the details of\nthe work done by, the'various woman's\ncommittees, it is Impossible to,, give\nthem all in one or even two articles.\nCOAL.CONSUMED AT. . ; '\n8EA BY ALL NATIONS\nUnited .States .Activity In. Gauging\nPossibilities Resulting From'\n' /Canal\nSome instructive information on the\nworld's consumption of bunker coal\nwas contained ln a special pamphlet\non the subject, issued a few days ago\nat Washington*.\".-, The suggestion that\nthe -opening; of ,:the Panama Canal\nmay render feasible the establishment\nof-a station for supplying coal from\nthe mines of the United States to vessels bf the world lends Interest to the\nstatement, which estimates the amount\nof coal consumption-at sea \"as reaching\napproximately 75,000,000 tons per annum, valued at over $250,000,000. ' '-\"\nBut this is also of especial interest\ntb Canada,.and particularly ,tb; British\nColumbia, ln .view, of.the vast wealth'\nof coal deposits In\" the province, which\ncoal, it 'may confidently be anticipated\nVV.I11 %LT. \u00C2\u00A3nMltA*_.\u00C2\u00ABn]Alt\u00C2\u00ABjJ.1..., .a_.\u00C2\u00BB_L\n- A _,_-rwe\u00E2\u0080\u0094 \u00E2\u0082\u00AC_.- *rei;- *:aj^ii.i iku\u00E2\u0080\u0094u_--(-ns&sGn-\nof the increase of trade generally on\nthe Pacific Coast; -.',,,\n. It Is not possible to determine exactly the. quantity used by the merchant marine and the navies of the\n.world, owing * to the' fact that com\nparatively few countries state in separate terms the amount:-supplied to\nvessels for\" their, own consumption? or\nfor bunkering purposes. The statistics bf the United States show about\n9,000,000 long tons furnished to vessels * at ocean -ports to be placed in\nbunkers for their own ubc while the\nBritish reports indicate that some 20,-\ni!T7\n.,\u00E2\u0080\u009E,_ i'ATT\nj. r;i_iit\n000,000 long-^tons^are sold to-ehlps\nin the foreign trade;7 and 2,500,000\ntons to vessels In the;c6as_wlse trade.\n, .This would make lor\" the two gnfat\ncoal ?producing nations of the,world\na-total of more, than 30,000,000 tons\"\nsupplied directly for-\"bunkering\"-purposes; but; in addition, a. very considerable percentage of the coal sent but\nof Great Britain as exports passes to\npbrtB and stations ln\" various parts\nof the world, from which it is finally\ntaken by vessels for fuel use.\nWhile th\u00E2\u0082\u00ACre are no means of ascertaining the share of American coal\nshipments which become vessel supplies, aside' from that actually reported as bunker coal and not, included\nin the export statement, it is quite\nprobable that a considerable proportion'of the coal from the United States\npassing, to the\" West' InSian Islands\nand-theacoast of Mexico is used for\nvessels fueling. Consequently, the estimate of an-' annual consumption of\n75,000,000 tons- seems conservative\nwhen there are added the more than\n2,000,000 tonB supplied by the Japanese mines to ships engaged in the foreign \";rade, the 1,000,000 tons obtained\nfrom Australia, approximately 1,000,000\ntons furnished by India, the Natal coal\noutput, together' with the estimated\nconsumptlon'of about 3,000,000 tons by\nthe navies of the world.\nSr-fct-W-\nP AGE NINE\nMURDER\nKING PROFIT'\nWho puts the.chalk,in baby's milk-\nThen fawns before the wealthy bilk '\nTo dress his poodle dog in silk? \u00E2\u0096\u00A0-,\n- '\u00E2\u0080\u009E' King'Profit!\nWho hears the hungry piglet's cry,\nAnd guards its health with, \"jealous\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *y*y~,y- -y ' ; -\nBut let's the poor man's children die?\n*- -\"7 - \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \"7 '.' ' .King Profit!\n* ..'-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*'-,, .., ' ' ' ^,\"\nWho kneels before' each golden stack\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nThe nchargesat the.humble,shack,_\nTo ride the poor to hell and back?\n'..\u00E2\u0096\u00A0I;/.-.' King Profit!\nWho .prompts those vague Judicial\n'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ' dreams, 'tt .\"*\nThat court hands down when justice\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 seems 7 ,\nIn leagues with many thrifty schemes?\n' ^',- King Profit!\nWho legislates the'debts that bind\nThe future toil1 of mankind\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nTo keep tbem\"may, years behind?\n-'.,', King Profit!\nWho saddled' China with a debt' >'? \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nThat unborn Chinks might' not for-\n\"get,7 .- v \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\nThe \"Golden Calf\" Is with us yet? '\nyy.yy-- . Kingpront!\nWho is it willturn up his toes\nWhen every man and woman knows\nThat debt is-\"dad\" to half our woes?\n\" ' y King Profit!\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094Exchange.\nNINE PERISH IN MINE DI8ASTER\nLEHIGH, Okla., Feb. 26.\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Wtih- the\nexception of nine men, all of the miners at work in mine No. 5 of the Western Coal Mining Company,' when fire\nbroke out In the mine Thursday, are on\nroll call today. Eight bodies bave been\nrecovered.\n!\nAdvertisers use the Ledger\ntl \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ,\nThe .biggest, best and brightest weekly, paper published in\nthe Crow's Nest Pass District.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Has the largest paid-up subscription list.\nCovers a field having a Monthly Pay Roll of over a Million\nDollars and is ovor increasing.\nAs an Advertising medium it has no equal in the field it\ncovers\u00E2\u0080\u0094it reaches the workers; they are the people.\nIf you are out to increase your business; to mako your\nsales smash all records then attach your namo to a District Ledger\n.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ' ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ' *\nAdvertising contract and watch results.\nBetter do it right now and get good position. This will\nhot n w-nwlovfiil growing yonr in tho wost. Qet your goods befor\nthe new corners\u00E2\u0080\u0094The District Ledger will help you.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2y , .i\nAddress all communications to\nThe DISTRICT LEDGER.\nFBRNIB, B. C. '\n\"/Is murder murder? That Is the\nquestion. '/\n- Roosevelt says -it is. ,\"\n. -We say \"that\" it depends .'upon the\nincentive and .the perpetrator.\"\n.' Mine , operators, .'mill, factory . and\nsweatshop .owners, and. rail way cor-\nporations can, to roll' up' profits, murder thousands every year arid go unpunished\u00E2\u0080\u0094it is not^murder.\nIf a workingman,-smarting under oppression and wrong, in attempting to\nrectify., the, wrong, takes life, he is\npunished\u00E2\u0080\u0094because' that ls murder.\nSince the McNamaras were sentenced, thousands\" of\" men,. women and\nchildren,-have been murdered in factories, .mills,? mines and on railroads\nfor profit, and no effort ls made,to'\npunish the guilty ;no investigation is\nordered by the. President or. by Congress, y.\nWhy this difference? ' .\nBecause capitalists control our government ln all its branches. _\nIt used to be wrong to kill a chattel slave, because he represented so\nmany dollars ot capitalist Investment.\nIt, is not wrong to kill a wage slave,\nbecause he does notrepresent anything\nbut himself, hiB family and tho two or\nthree thousand dollars Invested in him\nby his parents. The capitalist has\nnot. invested a cent in'him\u00E2\u0080\u0094and that\nmakes all the difference. , ,\n, We are told that the < oiirts hand out\njustice to all alike; but Justice is represented- as blindfolded\u00E2\u0080\u0094and we\nthink she is If-she cannot see any\ndifference' In the treatment; of the poor\nand .Mcb in the courts and judgments\nmeted out tb them.\nIn short, Uncle Sam,, you are the\nblggest-llar, hypocrite and all-round\nhumbug^on the face of the earth today. ..You pretend to protect the\nworkers In their natural rights to life,\nliberty.and.the pursuit of happiness,\nwh'le'>cu connive with capitalism to\noppress, rob and murder them by\nwholesale.\" *,\"\n, Why _ don't you Investigate ' these\nmine, railroad and\other disasters?\nThe most stupid toller In the land\nknows It \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 is because every government department Is dominated by dollars.; ? \"* - \u00E2\u0096\u00A0v; y '*'\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 *,' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0, .'\n- And this Is'why we are going to enthrone, humanity.\n, Socialism jWlll make man more precious tnan gold. y. ]\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'*'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n7 It Is written and will be accomplished.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Social Advance,'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -\nINDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP\n7 AND SOCIAL PRODUCTION\nIn tbe factory,\" the mill, the workshop, the mine, the .farm', etc., each\nproducer is, so'.to speak, a cog in one\nof the wheels of a complex system.\nThe stopping of one of these wheels\naffects, the mechanism of the particular .branch bf Industry Iii' which It belongs, and in'some cases of all other\nbranches. Economic production has\nbecome a social function. It has-passed completely out of the hands of the\nindividual as an Individual. At the\nsame, time, while the exchange of the\nproduct has also passed out of'the\ncontrol of the Individual producer himself, it has not passed into.that ot the\ncollective body of producers'as ln tho\nnature of things it ought, but rather\nInto the hands of other individuals\nwho nro for the most part In no way\nconcerned with tho process of production ns such, but who possess and control, the land,' machinery, etc, 1. o., the\nconditions of production.---E. Bolfort\nBax.\nHa\nlt may be Interesting at this tlmo to\nquoto a portion of the constitution nnd\nbylaws of District Association No. 6 of\ntho Western Federation of Miners,\nhaving jurisdiction ovor nil tho metnll-\nforouB minors throughout British Columbia: \"Artlclo V., Sec. 8.: Locnl\nunions affiliated wltb District Association No. C, Western Podorntlon of\nMinors, shnll tnko united political action nnd endorse llio principles nnd\npint form of tlio Soclnllnt Party of Canada.\" Thon for tho edification1 or tho\nMcConnells and other montnl dwarfs\nnnd npolofrlBli! of posthumous political\npari too of tho ruling clnss, It might bo\nmentioned thnt tho preamble of the\nWestern Federation of MlnorB* International rfiulH ob follows: \"Wo hold\nthoro In a clans strugglo In society nnd\nIhls Htmgglo Is cnuwri hy economic\nconditions. Wo affirm tho economic\ncondition of tho producer to ho thnt\nho Ih exploited of tho wonlth whlrh ho\nproilucoH, being nllowod to retain barely sufficient for bis elomontnry necessities, We bold thnt tbo class struggle\nwill continue until tho producer l\u00C2\u00AB\nro-ORnlzad nn tho solo mnntor of tho\nproduct. Wo nnsort that tho working\nc]n?, ffc/i Wf\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BBt/>',\u00C2\u00AB y?r,Hr.rnl\rir\ ef Mln.\ners.\" All of wblo hla respectfully submitted.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Vancouver World.\nVi,H - ,-r-v.i. ,\n' .\u00E2\u0096\u00A0: - %\nBa&incr\nMade from grape Cream of Tar\u00C2\u00BB\ntars absolutely free from alum,\n. ** - 1\n.Foir sixty years American housewives have found Dr. Price's Cream\nBaking Powder a guarantee of light,\npure and wholesome food\nThe Pot Calls\nThe Kettle Black\nIt Ib amusing to note the wrangling\nforgotten how Sir Richard's ^annuity\nthat is constantlyn going on-between scheme was born. There was a healthy\nthe Conservative and Liberal newspapers. It Ib the case of the-pot calling the kettle black. What they have\nto quarrel \"about goodness only knows,\nas they are both'upholders of the capitalist system, and are out to exploit\nthe producer. An instance in case\nis' that of the Montreal Star, one \u00E2\u0080\u009E of\nthe most rabid of .Conservative sheets\nwho takes Sir'Richard Cartwright to\ntask for certain statements in which\nhe didrnot speak iri.the most-laudatory of the working; man. The\nStar all of a sudden jumps Into the\nfray and takes the workingman's part.\nHow kind! Montrealers know, full\nwell the value and the sincerity of the\n_S_t_irls_jopi_nions,_whIch_i8_iiot-\u00C2\u00BBoL7.tbe-\nhighest order. The article ln question reads: \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 , _\n' \"Sir Richard Cartwright, once a Liberal but lately a.senator, delivered a\nspeech in the senate yesterday-in defence of his pet \"annuities scheme,\"\nwhich took a-tone\" toward the working\nmen of Canada that we venture to say\nhas seldom been heard in this country\nsince tho days of the Family'Compact,,\nThe high torylsm of that time had,\nmost of us thought, pretty well vanished; and lt ls more curious than important to hear a belated echo o. it\ntoday from what Is nominally known\nas the \"LIboral\" sldo of the senate.\n\"But tho echo was quite distinct. Sir\nRichard, while \"prepared* ln the most\npatronizing manner, 'to do Justice to\nthe virtues displayed by many of the\nworking classes,' felt bound to say that\nho 'still thought a great many of thb\nworking class are unhappily grossly\nImprovident and. 8 great many aro in\ntho habit of expending on tholr personal Indulgence sums which, If properly used would put them far beyond\nwant ln their old ago.'\n\"Quito so, It la, of course, the 'working classes who nro chlofly conspicuous for 'expending sums on personal\nIndulgence.' Tho Inborlng mnn Blmply\nmust hnvo his motor enr to tnko him\nto work In tho morning; and his pampered wife cannot got nlong with less\nthnn throe norvnnts and n lapdog. At\nnoon ho lunchoB at his 'club' nnd\nsmokes a cholco Havana afterwards,\nwhllo waiting for tho echoes of tho I\no'clock whlHtlo to dloaway. Then ho\nmust havo thrco kinds of wino at dlnnor and nccompany hit. wlfo to her box\nnt tbo opera. Ob, lho working man\nIs n 'sad dog' when It comos to Indulging Ills love or tho good thlngu ot life)\nHo can oven afford ot pay IiIh shnre of\ntho $2,500 u year which tho wealthy\nRonalor guts for attending n fow hours\nn wook In > tlie soimto chamber, nnd\nmornllxlng on tho 'unhappily grossly\nImprovident habits of tho working\nolasges.'\n\"At nil ovontH, ovory ono will ndmlt\nthat the senators arc usually quite n\ndlatlnet body from the 'working class-\n<_B'--nt least so far ns their Honatorlnl\nduties nre concerned. If It Is n (IIh-\ngrace, to work for ono'n living, they\u00E2\u0080\u0094\noffk'lnlly\u00E2\u0080\u0094oscnpo^t. Wo say 'officially' bocnuso there nro hard work-\nf ,\f* nt. rt .-ft ( ..I- , ( , . III... . ., t. ll , .., . . 4\nwho enrn their llvlnr fn** enmiph nut-\nagitation in this country in favor of\nold age pensions\u00E2\u0080\u0094something for \"which1\nthe average senator should have a\nkindly fellow-feeling. The people were,\nconvinced that the government should\nmake' It impossible for a crippled and\nworn out veteran in the \"army of labor\" to know want in his declining \u00C2\u00B0\nyears. It became necessary for the\ngovernment to act. Then Sir, Richarda\nstepped lntb the breach with his an-*\nnulties scheme-^a plan for enabling\nthe crippled workingman to,lift'himself by his own boot straps. If the\nworking classes would only be provid-.\nent and eschew personal indulgence,\nand not riot ln luxurious living on their\nteY_rr__^1_F\11ftll_s_n_-*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Trl\u00C2\u00A3^lr__\u00E2\u0080\u00A2_\u00C2\u00AB _!____.___. \u00E2\u0080\u0094 _____.! 1 __-.__.___ *__-_\u00E2\u0096\u00A0_-_-\nn-uuuuio-a TTc\"cn,\"\"t\u00C2\u00BBmi\"\"a\"\"i&i_unj'-L*U\"I'\u00E2\u0082\u00ACtBu-\nthey could buy themselves annuities\nfrom Sir Richard's department, and so\nhave all the advantages ot a life-sen-,\natorship on a fourth ot tbe money.\n\"That was Sir Richard's substitute\ntor pensioning the veterans of labor.\nWe wouia like, to see him trying it on\nthe veterans of war. What would the\nnation say if tho government took the\nposition that It would ao nothing for\nIts veteran soldiers unless they had\nthe '/providence\" to use a part of their\npny during the campaign to purchase\nannuities? But If thoy were so\n'grossly Improvident', as to eat throo\nmeals a day when they could get thorn,\nIf they expended sums qn their 'personal Indulgence'\u00E2\u0080\u0094possibly supplementing tho 'rations' occasionally\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nwhich might havo gone for'nnnultlcs,\nwhy, then thoy\" could Btnrvo ln their\nold ngo. Would any civilized.nation ,\ntnko such an attitude toward Its 'thin\nred line of.'orocB?' Well, thnt ls the\nattitude which Sir Rlchnrd proposes\nto tnko toward tho no Icbb heroic mon\nIn tho greasy overalls, who work hard .\nyear ln nnd year out, who ralBo their\nfnmllloB without tho help of tho state,\nbut who mny bo Btrlcken down nt any\nmoment by nccldent or disease, and\ncompelled to live on tho charity of\nothers,\nW\u00C2\u00AB do not believe for a moment\nthat the conscience of the country haB\nfGRBlllzcd in thin fashion. We do not\nbollovo that it Ib only our politicians\nto whom wo nro willing to grnnt old\np.go pensions In thO'form of cushioned\nr.ents in the senate. We bcllevo thru,\ntl.o big heart of lho Cnnndlnn pnoplo\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2rice they underHtnnd tho sltuntlon\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nwill lnnlHt upon InHtirlng every soldier\nof )al,or ngnlnst wnnt In IiIb old ngi?--\nnnd upon Insuring, IiIh wlfo ns well,\nIt will cost but llttlo, Prnctlcnlly nil\nof our people will tnkn euro of their\nown old ngo T thoy keep tholr henlth.\nIltit exceedingly few of them enn bo\nHiiro Hint they will Ixi hnyonil tho ranch\nof wnnt If sIckneHH or disinter crlpplen '\nthem whllo tliey hnvo Mill many yenrs\nto llvo.\n\"It l.i tlio fenr of the ponnl.)]t'.,.\nthnt tliey mny bo mnuir.il |n tho buttle\nUnit w\u00C2\u00AB want to hnnlnh, The chi-om\nwhich muBt bn nctimlly helped will bo\nvery, very few, Hut the liven from\nwhich tho drend of wnnt will be drlvon\nwill he very, very many. It Ih not\n'KroBs Improvidence' nlir 'poraonnl in-\n<-ulKo^co\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 which will thrust our work-\nitif, \u00E2\u0080\u00A2.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'.ibic.t. Into (hat pouuion\u00E2\u0080\u0094il ta ihu\nswift stroke of accident or the myr-\n$106 Reward. $100,\ntht ruArn ol thli pip*, will tn puu*. ts Imh\nHut itwf. u ii l.Mt em dfMd*d iitnm ihit mmm\ntu teM iMl tft fin Ul Ml IU IUIM, t_fc, thlt V\n..\u00E2\u0080\u00A2una. H-iVi uum cyit v\u00C2\u00BB it* c*\. tuiui.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2un tow knomi t\u00C2\u00BB IM mmIk-J fr_ur_ll\u00C2\u00BB, b-Urrk\nitfMf I NMMJttlUMII limit, M4UIM \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 wuuio-\n.l,.n\u00C2\u00ABl irnlmml I. .tit Ottrrfi .Mr* U Klrm In-\nt_w*n.. into* dirMttr Vfa th* btac-J mi nmtctu\nMifsen ot Uw urium, UMttbr ttnte-rUf tu\nlumiUiiM el th* 4*r*m, ant irttlnf ih* ntiMt\nftmnb bT twltd-l. \u00C2\u00ABid IM MtMltsUMI 1*4 M*UV\nut Mtuii ti \u00E2\u0080\u00A2*\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 lt\u00C2\u00AB \u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB.**-. li,* prujmivn fern\nm miKh MMh tn III rnniln mvrif tt.it td>r \"\"'f\nOa* U--v.ri\u00C2\u00AB- tfc-iurt ... m* urn tut It M* W\ntun. anvil tor lift of tttimMi-1-.\ni.im-1. s. mrvEV * co. t\u00C2\u00AB***\u00C2\u00BB. a\nf_*t frr il PruwtMl. It*.\nt\u00C2\u00BB-- nmi rim\u00C2\u00BBr pom ttrtimtnrmtum.\nside of thnt Cn\u00C2\u00ABtln of Kaso; nnd we\nMM. .\u00C2\u00BB.. \u00C2\u00AB... w,,, m1~m\ZZrSJL*~ZZ.\ntho rest of us do to honr tnlk of thin | \u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0<\u00C2\u00AB.\nquality emanating from a body which >\nihoutrt tut thn 1n\u00C2\u00ABt te rt,Me ihi\ *wr\rit. I\nIng claisos' for 'p-iraonnl indulgence'\nor 'gross Improvidence.' When a working mnn gota hair ns much for a full\nyear's hard toll on which to feed and\nclotbo a family ns n senator gets for\nkeeping awake an hour or two In tbe\nafternoon whon hli upper\u00E2\u0080\u0094very upper\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0bouse la not taking reoeti tho aald\nTRIPOLI TO BE\nANNEXED DV ITALY\nROME, Fob. 2\u00C2\u00AB.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The chamber of\ndeputies last night passed a bill for\nthe annexation of Tripoli by Italy by\na voto or 431 to 38, amid entbualastle\nchc-erlni. from the floor ot tbe chamber\nand tbo public gallery.\n...,^-_, ... ..\u00E2\u0080\u009E_ ,_.\u00E2\u0080\u009E...,. ,,w.. ,...\u00E2\u0080\u009E ,.,.. r \u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u0094,. The member*\nmember of tbe 'working c1bkm>b' con-tw'>0 vot*d agalnat annexation w*t*\nalder* hlmeelf 'dead lucky' and goes\nIn occatlonally for .be 'groas Inprovl-\ndenct' of a street car picnic with the\nkids on a holiday.\nOf cootie, the workingman baa not\nhissed.\nTh* DUtrlct (Pernle) ledger offl-\nrial organ of niatrlct 11. or tbe United\nMine WorVtrt of Amtfric* la a credit\nto th# coel iHjrgwm,\u00E2\u0080\u0094T\u00C2\u00BB. P. JV-._t.pf.!\n______\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 .n^wiksy-vr;\nT^wrrV1'-^'\nVy\nm-=-\nv^-,\n^y-rtrg7**y*wwTu.Jv\u00C2\u00AB^'-\n-Vto* v^?*>;^_,<-\n\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>_* A_. . *___ ^rt * - **-\n\u00C2\u00A3:^y\n:v,.-\:S!?>;\n\u00C2\u00AB83s\u00C2\u00A3ffi7%>y*'V7-. .\nH i\u00C2\u00ABiii,nti\u00C2\u00ABi|n\u00C2\u00ABjj,rlsi|i\u00C2\u00BBiwiwni|_|\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0frj'Bfcgaa^-^,;. ^^H-^s^ii^a-^.ji-^y?y~/--'y-'- y,;:--y-y ^ y^syy.^.-*y--*_y. y,A--,. i\ny >\nPAGE TEN\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.-^\t\nTHi-DisraicT'^ 2,1912.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0j.i.\n|y,\n|i\\nIt -,<*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\nB'v7.\nc * .\u00C2\u00BB n\nw. J.\nBELtEVUE;\n,, Hair Dressing\nPool yy yy\nBilliards;\nT Gigars !\n< Tobacdos -. :\nBowling Alley\nDrop In\nSouthern\nH O X-, E L\nBELLEVUE, Alberta .\nR\nconvenience\nand ' . .,.\nattention\nMeals that taste like *\nmother used to cook- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nBest in the Pass\nWilliam Evans' Proprietor ,\nCOLE\nLiquor Co.\n7^ fgaaassa -\nWholesale Dealers in\nWines\nLiquors\nCigars\nMail Orders receive\nprompt attention .\nPassburg\nHotel\nYou're always welcome here\nClean Rooms, Best of\nFood and every\nattention\nTHOS. DUNCAN Passburg\n.The Provincial Mineralogist, Wm.\nFleet .Robertson, has made his preliminary, review\" and'estimate of mineral\nproduction -for the year. 1911. , > The' report >\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 is issued in .pamphlet form on\nbeautiful- art paper (money is no object) and' contains some interesting\ninformation on the subject? 'The total\nmineral production for 1911 is,estimated at $23,211,816, a decrease of *.,165'>:\n250 to that of-1910. Referring to the\ndecrease; and as reasons for same, the\nreport says:\nConditions that Affected Production in\n1911\nThe comparatively large decrease iu\nvaluo hero shown ls not, however, an\nevidence of retrogression, for the mining industry of the Province most assuredly continues to make* substantial\nprogress, notwithstanding the diminution in production noted here.' The\ncurtailment of output Is clearly attributable, for the most part,-if not entirely,\nto the effects of tlio strike of coal\nmlnc\u00E2\u0080\u009E employee's in the' Crow's Nest.\nDistrict,\" South-east Kootenay. The\nsuspension of work at the mines and\ncoko ovens lasted for practically two-\nthirds of.the year, and prevented production of coal and coke during that\nperiod to an extent that involved a\ndecrease ln value from- East Kootenay\nalone of nearly $3,000,000. If to this\nbe added the decrease in val_ie of production of metals of one copper-produc-\nring company alone\u00E2\u0080\u0094as compared with\n1910, of $1,600,000\u00E2\u0080\u0094;wl_icli was the direct result of cutting off the supply of\ncoke for blast furnaces, tliere will be\nobtained a total decrease of more than\n$4,500,000,\" which was* an immediate\nconsequence of labor difficulties at\nthe Crow's Nestcollieries. There were\nother temporary \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 obstacles to production being maintained at normal rate,\ntioned; in. quantities of products it\nbrought' about this position: there was\na decrease (net) of 605,000 tons of coal\nand'140,000 tons of coke. As the'net\ndecrease'for'-the wholo'Province was\n365,000 to'risf it will be seen that in oth?\ner districts the \"decrease \" from the\nCrow's Nest collieries was in part offset by increases in other, parts \u00E2\u0080\u0094_ in\nthe \"output of Vancouver Island, Nicola\n\"Valley and Similkameen coal mines.\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Of'the average yearly value of the\nmineral production of the Province for\nthe last flvo years, tho production derived from-coal and coke, has been\nabout 35 per cent, 'of tho wholo, whllo\nfor the year 1911 it was nearly 39 por\ncent., and this despite the decreased\noutput of the Crow's Nest mines. It\nis true that the output of the collieries for 1911 is considerably less than\nfor 1910, but tho year? 1910 was the\nrecord year in the' [history of coal\nmining In.the'Province, with a produc-'\ntion valued' at $11,108,335. The output for 1911, with its total value'of\n$8*987,500, in the proportion of $8,522,-\n500, for coal>and 465,00(\"\for coke, is\nsecond only\" tb that/of 1910, and is\ngreater than that of any \"other year.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 No branch of the mining industry of\nBritish' Columbia appears ' to have a\nbetter prospect for expansion-and\" consequent enlargement of production\nthan that>'6_ \"coal mining. ' A gratify\ning feature in this connection is *,that\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2the promise of,, extending', operations\nand increasing output is general; that\nit appears evident- that,all the'coalfields in which there has 'already-been\nproduction may be expected to show\na steady increase in output., That this\nIs 'sovWill be \"manifest if attention be\nturned to\" local conditions in these\nseveral fields. \"\" . ' -\nBriefly reviewing these conditions,\nwhich in much smaller degree also \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 it may be noted that recent progress\naccounted for' a decrease in output on\nminerals last year, but these have either already been overcome or in a fair\nway of being removed shortly. Meanwhile a settlement, has been made of\nmatters that were, in dispute .between\nthe coal mine \"operators and their em-\nployees, and by the end of 1913 output\nof coal and coke was being restored to!\nits average rate ,-. ' v \" '-\nRegarding the'coal and,,coke indus-.\ntry he says:' *.\"\".* ...\nThe net production of coal estimated\nat 2,435,000 long tons', 365,000 tons less\nhas been, general. \"On Vancouver .Island ,the Western Fuel Company made\n'the?largest 'production' in* 1911 it has\never, made; \"not \"only so, but \"a new\nmine is being opened which it is ex-\npected-will commence production next\nautumn,\" and tie rapidly developed to\na-producing-capacity of 1,200 to, 1,500\ntons a day. ? 'At'the'mines of the Canadian ..Collieries.\".Dunsmuir), Limited,\nthere; is '-also evidence of much progress, especially at its Union colliery,\nin the Comox District, where a new\nshaft \"mine is-being bp_e_rie_d?an'd -hydroi\nthan that of -1910. . Coke, also sbpws\na decrease\u00E2\u0080\u0094of about 140,000 tons; the\n'output in 1911-was only about 78,000\ntons as compared with' 218,000 tons in\n1910, The coal was produced in the\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 .voral districts in the following app. n-\nxirhate proportions: \"Vancouver Island,\n1,785,000 tons; Nicola Valley and Similkameen, 225,000 tons, and Southeast\nKootenay, .425,000 tons. Practically\nall tho coko was from the last-mentioned'district.1 The effects of the strike\nof the coal mine and coko oven employees on (tho production of conl and\ncoke In tho Crow's Nest District, South\neast Kootenay, has already been men-\nelectric' power for use' at the* mines is\nbeing developed. ' Production returns\nfor 1911 have not yet been received-\nfrom '.the' last-mentioned company, but\nlt is expected the output of coafin'1911\nwas not less than-900,000 .long-tons.\nThe Pacific,Coast,Mines', Ltd., increased the \"output -from its- Fiddick mine\nat South Wellington, and further developed its Suquash mine in the north-,\nera part of Vancouver islnnd.''. The\nVancouver-Nanalmo Company . also\nmade -headway, for it arranged to1 provide shipping facilities at tidewater\nand to add to its coal-mining s plant.\nIn? both the Nicola Valley and Simil\nkameen, Districts progress\", was? also\nnoticeable, additions having been-made\nto,the coal mining plant, and the?output of^coal.in-1911 was larger.\";\"*,The\nNicola Valley Coal and Coke Company\nincreased' its output from -14i, 000 long\ntons in 1910 \"to- about 190,000 tons in\n1911. and, enlarged its coal handling\nplant\" to a capacity of 1,000 tons a* day.\nThree other coal properties in the Nicola Valley also had development work\ndone on them In preparation for mining coal.on commercial.scale\", though\nas yet their \"production remains comparatively ,small. \" Coal'was \"reached\nby a long cross-cut tunnel on the property of-the Columbia Coal and Coko\nCompany, situated vbetween Granite\nCreek and Collins Gulch, in the Tula-\nmcen Valley and the work of equipping this mine with plant and machinery Is in progress, while railway transportation has already been provided.b\nAt Princeton, the Princeton Coal and\nLand Company- has, \"made \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 arrange^\nments-with a coal'mining * machinery\nfirm to supply a tipple and other equipment, the\" handling capacity to be 500\ntons of coal a day and the plant to be\nready for use early in-1912.\n.-In Bast Kootenay, apart' from'- the\nsuspension/of ^-production while the\nemployees were on strike, there' were\ninteresting developments. The Crow's\nNest'Pass Coal Company opened three\nor four practically new mines at its\nCoal, Creek .colliery, and'it is claimed\nthat from-these; a comparatively large\nquantity of coal,'of excellent quality\ncfln be>mined.' .This company also\ndid some \"affective prospecting- at its\nCarbonado colliery, where new'seams\nwere found, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 and \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 the work done\" on\nsome of.the old'seams led to the* hope\nthat mines can' be* opened there iii\nground where' the rock structure is\nmore favorableUo mining coal.' --At\nthe Hosmer colliery of the- Hosmer\nMines Ltd,, another level' has been\nmade along the outcrop on the coal\nseams, about ~500 feet above* the. level\nof the* main entry to the mine, and facilities.-have been provided* for transportation of the'coal down to the main\nincline and thence to the shipping tipple. 'At, the Corbin Coal -and Coke\nCompany's colliery, an enormous deposit* of \"-coal ,has been opened at' the\nsurface,'and. preparations have been\nmade-to work'this coal open-cast; lit-\nerallv\"li-.e a.-nnrirry. . Thia?mng....in-\"\nusual-'occurre'nee of coal is situated at\nan elevation of/from 800 to 1,200 feet\nabove the main entry to the mine, in\nwhich latter the,body of coal is-also\n,of great.size( having a maximum width\nof about 300 feet.,;-' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n' There wa's,little'change in the situa-\ntonaffectng'tlie'jlarge coal areas of\nthe' upper Elk7riv'er' region of the\nCrow's Nest District, described in the\nAnnual Report of this Department for\n,1909, for railway, transportation has\nnot' yet been provided, and until, it\nshall have been there, wlir-not he any\ncommercial production, of coal in that\npart of ,tho Province.* -\nION\nMEN.LISTEN!\n. y \u00E2\u0080\u00A2> . 'i i * r*\*v _\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -_ \u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 --_ \u00E2\u0080\u009E -.-.\nr in-f\u00E2\u0080\u0094i\u00E2\u0080\u0094 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0.__-... -wm...\ny^'-yv^yyy-v-tty^^yT*- y-y < /. y\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 J-'--, st \"->-..'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0,5 .Vs - ''-.^;--,* Tf:' i.--^.-*- .-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 I\nThe Boy Scout and\nthe Workers\nColeman\nHotel\nW. H. Murr - Prop.\nR.ectr.c Restorer for Men\nPll .-anhoiial 'c*_*r** \u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB.yn-rve In tlm body\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094 ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0! .\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00BB Hi prop*, l-niloti j r_it_r.1\n.immi-lvitality. r..i.iunr_<.\u00C2\u00BB.\u00C2\u00BByaminlln.xui-,1\n*\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.!*-\u00C2\u00BB_ awtoii \u00C2\u00ABt en-t. fliMphe<.ol villi\nI. \t\\tmt In in v i,t,trf\u00C2\u00AB Th\u00C2\u00AB SanWII Slntg\nCo*kt. <^tU_.r.iiei.a_._,\nfat 8il\u00C2\u00AB|ia. Blmdcll't Drug Stort\nTh\u00C2\u00BB tong-c_M.ri_.-i44 drom or tho\nAtt-uralUn labor party, the creation of\nan Australian atatlng nn effort to odu-\ncnto boy\u00C2\u00BB ngnltmt nny nttompt to\nclimiKo tho Hocln) HyH.om, It RPokn.to\nturn thon. Into Htrll.ebronl.cri., nnd pro-\nfllnlilo oorvnntfl of tho employing clnim\nIn general, Tlio mnn who flguroH as\ntho founder of tho Tiny Scouts, Sir\nIlobort Umlon-Powoll, ftnya tho objoct\nIh not to mnko mllltnry bcoiiIs of the\nhoyH.- but lo form thorn Into \"Ponco\nScouts,\" Anyono who euros to rond\nhis books will son that ho hns both\nobjects In vlow.\nIIo Rays there Ih'no Intention of\ntenoning tho hoys mllltnry or blood-\nthlr-tliieuu und proves this by saying\nthoro Is no mllltnry drill In thn trnln\nof scouts. IIo gives ns his renson\ntor Kins otn|_i_(on tlio .act (tint military drill docs not produce Uiu best\nsoldiers, In other words, ho has discovered a bottor moiltod of producing\nHoi-lorn, and thon on poets his readers\nu* bttiievo thnt _io dofkn'. wnnt to produce thorn. Hla books nro full of\nstories calculated to show tho llro of\ntho soldier to bo an Ideal ono for a\nboy, On ovory pago tho Scout Is exhorted to \"Do prepared\" to fight for hla\n'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2f'm.T.ncJ hf\u00C2\u00AB country wh*sn ord-orcd to\ndo to. Tho noy Scout movement la\nnot openly mllUaristfc. It Is worao.\nIt subtly appoaln to the youthful lm*\nagination and paves tbe way for tho\nboy to b*rom\u00C2\u00AB a willing, trustful and\nobedient soldier.\nTbla Is its }\u00C2\u00AB**t Important char-\nattar, nowDwr. Tfio \u00E2\u0080\u00A2Bisai\"*? part pt,\ntho program Is by far tho worat. It\nIs' the inoBt' dangoroiiB to tho future\nwell being; comfort and happiness of\ntho working clnsB. ' Imaglno what'\nwould happen ln tho ovont of any body\nof workors demanding a higher wago\nor- hotter working conditions. If the\nemployers had at tholr disposal an\narmy of offlclont workors trained, to\nobey quickly nnd choorfully tho^or-\ndors of tholr superiors, That Is exactly what Badon-Powoll nnd tho class\nof which ho Is tho volco aro nlmlng\nat. * Ono lmu only to road tho work\nentitled \"Tho Canadian Boy Scout\" to\nverify this statement,.\nIn tho first placo, It In Bought to\nmnko scouts strlvo to socuro \"profi-\nMoney bndgoH.\" In ordor to got Uiabo\nbndges, scouts nro ronulred to qualify\nns blnckflmlthfl, boo .armors, nlrmen,\ntni'in'iiters, elurks, Btenogrnphors,\ncooks, dairyman, oloctrlclnns tologrnph\nors, engineers, fnrmorR, flromon, far-\nrlors, gnrdonoi's, \"hnndymon.\" photo-\ngrnphors,' plumber*, poultry farmors,\nprinters, sr-nmon nnd mllltnry occupations audi aB markBtnon, bttglors, otc.\nTho scout organlzallnn. thnn. nccord-\nlng\u00E2\u0080\u009Eto Its own authorities, Is a training ground for tradesmen and workers\nof all grndoB, (\n8o much for tho technical part of\na scout's education, now for tho mornl\nor social part. Tho itloa that Is\nInsisted upon mnr/\u00C2\u00BB limn nnv n.tinr \u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB\nthnt tho scout must obey ordors. Onl-\nors from whom? From thoso In authority ovor him, of courso, which In\ntbe last analysis would be tho govornmont. In strikes, governments nro\nalways on tho sldo of tho employers.\nFurthor, scouts aro tnught to ncccpt\nnil conditions with n smllo and without any complnlnta, nnd to porform\nsorvlcoa for others choorfully and without thought of any reward. Who are\nthe 'otheri\"? Thow who would bo. In\na position to request tho services of\nacouU. Tho govomment again, arid\ndually, tlio -luipluyfuii vltus. Here la\n% paragraph from linden-Powell's\nbook:\n\"A ship ean bo either & heaven or\na belli It depends entirely on the men\nla ber., If tbey aro surly. Inclined\nto gWUoo and <__..(!! In n^f t[i[\u00C2\u00BB *\u00C2\u00BB?<\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0099\u00A6 Of .\"be w<,.i'M'*ri\nTlrcht (n Iho flr.it plnoA, ' Th<\u00C2\u00BBv would\nthon probnhly find\" vory llttlo riioro\nloft for thorn to do. Thoro Is monoy\nti'iough In Britain to go round If It\nworo properly mado use of by all work-\nlnrn.<\u00C2\u00BBu.\"\nTliiiB, Mr. Workingmen, thoy hope to\nteach your boy to become n wanly\nupright citizen by teaching blm a falsehood lo start with. Tho truth which\nla not donlod by nnyono, oxcopt when\nIt Is hoped to deceive somebody, la\nthis; Kmploymont comos from b\u00C2\u00ABal-\nnoss, business cornea from buying,\nbuyinn means spending, and ft good\ndeal of spending eomea oufof wagea.\nwhich como from empolyment When\nspending ceases, business suffers and\nemployment falls off, Woaltli coniok*\nnot from saving but from spending.\nFoilum* *r\u00C2\u00AB mt.le because caplulUU\nTo the * Editor.- District- Ledger:\"'! ;'\nDear Sir,\u00E2\u0080\u0094Kindly .allow, me? to-draw\nthe attention of ? the \"-'\"miners r in 'the\nPass to the following 'facts.''\"'\" y \" -\nIn our late strugglejfo*^', better conditions of. work* and'\"life' one of .tlie\nmost serious \"problems wlth-?wtilch we\nhave; been confronted, !and\" are'-\"still\nconfronted, is-that of thej\" non-union\nmen in our midst.'y For some of these,\nmen' one cannot help, but have the pro-\nfoundest contempt, whiise. for' others'\nwe Sometimes' wonder\" however they\nhave managed' to loose'grip of themselves so completely* aa .to link.hands\nwith Judas and turn .traitors) knowing\nas they do that in, doing so they havo\nsold themselves to do evil and are at\nthis time throwing themselves open\nto the Gcorn of every honest man in\nevery community. ' Nbw,?wliatto'do\nwith these men is undoubtedly one of\nthe questions. which is troubling the\nminds of a large number of thinking\nmen' at.,this time, and by way of suggestion allow-me to state* what'my\nexperience is of some ?of these, men at\ntho 'presentyime? -yfihd in many\nof the camps we have men who have\nhad no other, option, but to scab,\" seeing that\" they .have? wives and children\ndepending upon them for' support and\nwere \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 in \"many, instances \"induced\"\" tb\ncome into the -various camps, through*\nthe* lying,,reports put into.the\u00E2\u0080\u009Evarious\npapers'that.-,wish, to' make-a'-'friend bf\nthe golden Mammon, oivotherwise .were\ninduced to come into the camps.-by\nglib, -'smooth-tongued' liars \"who wero\nsent-out-as paid \"traitors into'.'the big\ncentres of industry .where there, are\nalways a'large number of unemployed\n,on, the verge of starvation.,' The.said\npaid traitors In numbers of instances\nhave lied unblushin'gly to ?some of the\nunfortunate men with .whom they, have\ncome in contact, with -tlie result' that\nwe have men, in our midst who,bave\nbeen lured'.in amongst 'us, spending\nvery* often their last cent In'their, coming, and who found it'impossible \"'to\nget out again, and so-perforce had \"no\noption but, to commence, work though\nrevolting at the .very, thought. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' Now,\nI would suggest that where conditions\nof this kind exist'ib would .be well'\nIf these were dealt with in-such a manner'that tbey would have every--op-,\nportunity afforded them-of falling into\n.-line; with'.\"the union.\"[ As -I \"have no\ndoubt in* my mind that if \"offered the\nright hand of fellowship' we could find\nthe\" makings of*-\"good,\"' sincere., union\nmen-ramong-theni; - -'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Upon^_tlie'rotlierl\nhand I' have no doubt that\" there are\na few who are practically ..beyond,re-'\ndemption from a \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 uniph standpoint.\nThey\"are very much llke;what hunters\non the'prairie, and jungle come across\noccasionally, they find an, outlaw'.among wolves, elephants (an_l'other tribes\nof'the brute creation who-are'\u00C2\u00A3op contemptible to be admitted into'the pack,\nbecause they are not brave enough to\nshare tlie dangers common to the pack,\nor that they have been too mean to\nshare the results of the hunt with the\npack,' Consequently-they havo .been\nturned adrift to\" make shift, for .themselves. Now, naturalists tells us that\nthese outlaws follow at.a distance and\nlive upon the result of tho labors of tho\npack, and If one of the pack has been\nunfortunate enoughnto be woundod In\ntho .hunt' by the enemy, then ho In\nvery many Instances bocomos the prey\n*Sf,1^-.f<; \"***\u00E2\u0096\u00A0* *~\"ir \"i,\"-'\"- \"\ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0A.\"' ' - \u00E2\u0096\u00A0** > , -\"*\.{_: \"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\" *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\not fth^^ua_iw;^f .eoji-mwts; ,-iJs vtatje\"\nby?'w__at\" the pack, consider .thej teeth?\npf thVcarrion.; y y \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"; '\" 7,7,... \;,y>7\n'\"\"Now; tliere is-no' doubt-that a_nong;\ntlie '< nbn-unioh;*men, in 'our. mid!.t?*.tieVev\nare'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0some Meters?who might\"be? given\nPeter's opportunity.\"upon'.prbfe'sBibn iof\"\ntheir repentance. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0; As for' the' Judases.-\nwell,' if. they:would\"\" o^jrj'^bi'tVtih'at\nfinal spark of manhood whlch'tiie bri-\n.glnalJudaa exhibited, we 'should; have\nbut little trouble from this quarter,\nat least ;rib further than the'inscription'\non their tombstone. _V,,7.,y \"'..\n\"Here, it,lies?\u00E2\u0080\u0094what, was it?\". *\",\n- However,\"seeing the * ?Jewish race\nhas- deteriorated,,'but \"are still-outlaws, we find that'their peculiar family\ncharacteristics still exist,' but *ln even\na worse type, being afraid to die,,ashamed to beg, unable to dig, but con-\nsumateiritliea'rt of bluff.? '-''One\" of\nthese'outlaws has. decided?to continue*\ntb make himself-obnoxious to the inhabitants-of beautiful .Bellevue.\" Thi3'\nindividual,- like a few others of. his\nclass, had every opportunity \"of asserting his manhood if \"only he had had\nany,\" by joining tho union.. But the\ninstinct of the .outlaw was stronger\nthan the Instincts, of \"the man, and so\nhe turned a deaf ear to every appeal\nand fled into his' deri at \"every approach of-his superior (man) arid'refused \",_o fall In .'line, and then when\nthe strike.took place, although he had\nbeen previously fired from hisomploy,-\nment, like all his kind, whined to the\nunion for support and'would have.lived uporUhe charity of others, and then\nwhen ,he failed\" in reaping where he\nhad \"not sown, the putlaw nature came\ntb the'top and he became tbe pioneer\nscab of Bellevue. ., And now, ye immortal gods, he intends'from the spoils\nof the1 chase'rifled Jrom -the\"pack,*.to?\nestablish himself.? In-'^business-in our\nmidst in'the hope that the pack*has'\nforgotten-his outlawry \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 and^'past misdemeanour.\" Shades of inygirandmotii-'\ner! he must evidently think-the \"'.memory of the,pack is of the same.quality as.the memory of his manhood.' 7\n, However, having little use\" for hotel\nlife as-a,rule, yet. I think that,of two\nevils a 'man had better choose the least\nand while I am no advocate for drinking- whiskey, \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 hef had better .*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 drink\nwhiskey or even laudnum than betray\nhis principle as' a man by supporting\nan institution run liy a thing who has\nbetrayed1 all the best interest's of the\nminers in the Pass. .... y'- y*. ,\nHoping \that .every-- man ' who comes\ninto Bellevue \"will remember when, he\nsees, the words '.'McCutcheon Block\"-\nabove'-a certain store thaf'here\" is.an\ninstitution\" opened by.\" a * man whose\nonly idea is self first,, self last, and if\nthere' is any left\u00E2\u0080\u0094self again? ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"',!, -'\n.' . \. \"Yours .'etCr, ~ ,'\" \u00C2\u00AB'. _\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\" -\n: ,7 ' ,\" .' .7.7 *\"- '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0; UNION'MINER\n** ~x *\"''*'v*' *''*\n*V v/i.', -yr.i2yy\n,'-. ,-4 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0-\nSS7;*7r'i ?y:^'..-'7/77.\nHEATEDW1TH'STEAM: ^\ni\"\n$2.50 per day\n.. L. FOISYVj Manager\nm\nHOtTEL\n/The New and\n[ pip-to-date Hotel\n-u'S. **\u00E2\u0096\u00A0: 7 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\"'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" ' * . - .\n...Every person likes to_ be \"corny\nfortable: \ We have the latest t\n-.design;of steam'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 heating 'a'p'pa-\n,. ratus in every room. Our menu\n- is the best? ;,We,guarantee sat- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\nisfactlon.\"\". Two blocks .from\"C.\n' P.'R. Depot? _ Old and new faces,, '\n- welcomed. .' v , 7 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 -\" '-'\n< S -,.\"1, , . ' '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 '*- . ,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'. \u00E2\u0080\u009E-. i .-.-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2,- ' a' ;;-\" -.,'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 7: \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'. * \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'.\nNew Michel, B. C.\nP. Zorratti -\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Prop._\nspend tholr monoy In buying labor-\npower and getting tho best of tho bar-,\ngain. Nobody over got wealthy through\nsaving yet. PoVerty, IncroasoB bo-\ncause workingmen soil their labor-\npowor and got tho worBt of tho bargain\nby Belling It for loos than lt will produce. '\nTo sum up: , Tho Boy Scout movomont will not,produce Men, but will\ndeepen Ignorance and prejudice and\nmako boys Into servile, willing slaves.\nWorking paronts should toaeh, tlielr\nboys to obey no orders that do\" not\nsatisfy tholr roasonlng powers i to do-\nfllro Independence and to love true liberty i to avoid working for nny man;\nthat labor produces all woal.li. to\nrogard tho happlnosB, comfort and'well\nbolng of tlioso who toll nH tho' greatest\nof all objo'bts for which to strive, and\nto roallzo'that poverty Is something\nwhich' can onBlly bo dono nway with\nby tho united action of tho'working\nclass In laying hold of thoso things\nwhich nro socially oporatod to produce\nwonlth.\nBellevue.'\nA FERNIE PRAYER\n-,o\nPWYDRYN i\nOh*Fernie, how I love thee; - ,* *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'*\nTo thee P look with, pride; \"'\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2<\" ' -\nIf a sinner has got money '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '\nThou art always oil his side. .\nThoii lov'st tho whiskey drinker, '\nAnd the shark that gambles well',\nIf a man can't play at poker . $ .. ,\nThou thlnkost his placo is hell,\n......\nThou hast thy share of\u00E2\u0080\u009E churches,\n. With, congregations siim,'\nWhen winding up tholr service\nThis Ib their parting hymn:\n\"Oh, Lord, keep Ross in powor,\nKeep DloaBdell in as mayor, ,\nWo'll do our Very damried'st,;\nBut we pray Theo do Thy share.\nJt i r\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E' I 1 . * *\" * *, 1 \"*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n\"Oh, Lord, help the tin-born,\nWhilst Btruggllngto makb a stake, \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nIf e'er thou soo him failing,\nRovoal to him some fako.\n\"Wo boBeoch Thoo, Holy Spirit,\nTo help ub In our fight, v,\nKeep thorn damn Socialists quiet\nAnd wo'll soo yoti'ro treated right.\n\"Grant us, Lord, for chief ot pollco,\nAny mutt who'B not dlsoroot,\nWo want an lvory-hondod bum\nWho dogs can ohnno nnd kldlots run,\n\"Whon at last you call us upwards\nTo llvo with Thoo on high,\nWo'll glvo Pete a bnck-hanilor,\nSo soo ho lots us by,\"\nAhem I\nHdmonton Trades nnd Lnbor coun-\noil hns gono on record an bolng In\nfavor,of an unvostrlctod frnnehlHO bolng conceded to womon.\nDr. Kelley Cures\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i (\nDiseases of Men\nBy Modern MctHods\ni , (.\n\"606\" for Blood Poison\nQrooerY:\nH6-lmer B.C.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 *\n^Specials i\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 .yy .--'\", '?'.*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.. ''-,'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-*;. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0<\nKoyal Household \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 (J-1 Cfl\nrRobin Hood and \\ flll'-\n;Purity Flour \" .'* VU,yU'.\nOranges. i'eg.'-5Q_c_tt.dQze.i.7 ' ??\" :\"'\n- y- Now 25, 35, and 45c\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 - -\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 jv '.\" '\",'--.\u00E2\u0080\u009E' t-* ' ' > i\nJap' Oranges,' per-box; 60c\n, Bulk Tea, reg.'ijOc , Now 25c,\nEvery,purchaser,of $10 receives,\n.-''\u00E2\u0080\u009E--,, >. i.,. ,'..\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.,.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nA Bath Rug Free\nE/F. RAriS\nInstruments\nJust received, a shipment of.\nEDISON PHONOGRAPH8,and\nVICTOR GRAMAPHONE3.\n1 Hundreds of latest Records,\nViolins, Guitars, Aecorde'ons,'\n8heet, Music, etc^etc.\nMACHINES SOLD ON EA8Y.\nPAYMENT-PLAN., \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nKENNEDY'S\nDRUG AND BOOK STORE,\nNew Michel\n\"THE REXALL STORE,\" .\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A20\n'Jl\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A08\nV\nV\n'\"(I\nHVNOPSIB flic OOAI, MININO\nmaour,ATH)TV\u00C2\u00BB\nCOAL mining rlifliti ut tho Dominion, in Manitoba. Uimkatoliowan und\nAlborta. tho Yukon Territory, tlio North\n.IMJUim, !>,,\" _\u00E2\u0080\u009E,.\u00C2\u00AB,, AUIIU-I. | -\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BBw .,\,. ...\nWOHt Torrltorles and In u portion of\ntlio Provlncu of Urlttali Cojiunbla, may\nlie loaiiod (or a term ot twonty-ono\nyenrH at nn annual rental ofjl an acre..\nNot morn than 2,500 acres wit bo lcnnn.l\nto ono applicant,\nApplication for a leono mu~t l\u00C2\u00BBe mado\nhy tho applicant lu pernon to tlio\nAgent or Huh-AKcnt of the tllNtrlet In\nwhich tho rights appllod for aro Hltual-\noil,\nIn mirvnynd territory tho lnnd miiflt lio\ndaRorlhod by aootlons, or loornl sub-dlvl-'\nHlmiH of Hoatlonii, und In uiiHiirvityed\nterritory tha tract applied for nlmll bo\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Inked out by tlio applicant hlmmilf.\nHpoelal treatment for other _lltea*e\u00C2\u00AB of men. Naroua WnkiNin,\nVnrleo.e Vein*, Ilyilrofri*. lllooil am! NUIn ni\u00C2\u00ABor\u00C2\u00ABl*r\u00C2\u00AB, Ho_\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB llleer*. !\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nnay, lllndiler and llretal ninnntem, \u00C2\u00AB.o4 '' wnil OAUtraettd, Ailment.\nVraaiata -llanrl lnfli.mmii.lont Old Chr\u00C2\u00BBnle OondUlon-..\nMuseum of Anatomy\nTn this .\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nDi\ Kelley's Museum, 210 Howard,\" Spokane\n\u00C2\u00AB-.#-*Kii U,),*a**.i+aaUai\nI/O WWI.'i/..l>t'4l\nby a tea of IS whloh will bo rofundoil If\nil.u tli,I.U a,ii,!U\l .wl'_....- .,,/( ii-WJ..}.)-.\nbut not otherwise. A rnyalty shall ho\npaid on the merchnntabln output of lho\nmlno at the rate of five cents per ton.\nTho porton operating* tho mlno nliall\nfurnlnh tno Aarent with sworn r\u00C2\u00ABtimi\u00E2\u0080\u009E\naccounting for tho full quantity of mer-\nchwtitiihlfi coal mined an tlpuy tlut roy.\nriirlita nr\u00C2\u00AB not belnsr opemittrt,' iiitcli ,\nreturn* should bo furnished at loast\nonce a year.\nThe lonto will Include the oonl mlslntr\nriirhta only, but tho le\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00ABee mny bn por-\nmlttod to purchase whatever avaltablo\nsurface rlft-ht* may be oontldered no-\noesnary for the worl.tnir of tho mine\nat the rate of 110.00 an acre. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nPor full Information application\neVibuld Its made to th* t.-crotftry ut the\nf)\u00C2\u00BBl\u00C2\u00ABrtment of the Interior, Ottawa, or\no any Agent tit Hub-Agent of Damln*\nan I.utnl.,\nW, W, Cory,\nDeputy UlnlsMr of the Interior.\nN.I-\u00E2\u0080\u0094Ifneutherlied pttblleatlpn of this\nadvertisement will not be paid for,\nLet a Ledger M, work for You\n\K THE D-B^CT? LEDGER, FBEKIB,^ E. G, ___AE0__T2, 1912.\nPAGE ELEVSrS.\nThe\nOnly\niili\nBeware of\nImitations\n|Sold on the\nMerits of\nHinard's\nLiniment\n!\nFernie Dairy\nFRESH MTLK\ndelivered to all\nparts of the town\n& Verhaert Brothers.\nProprietors\nItalian\nCIO' CHE DOMANDANO 1 M-NATOM\nGiornata dl 7 ore sal posto dl lavoro\nper ogni lavoro interna.\nCinque ore di lavoro il salato.\nPaga seltlmanale.\nAnmento dl 10 soldi dl paga per ogni\ntonnellata dl carbone caricato.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Venti per cento d'iromento in tutto 11\nlavoro morto.e sul lavoro a giornata.\nGiornata unlca e scala df salarlo unl-\nl per tutte le categorlo dl glornalterl\nlavorantl dentro o fuori della mlniera.\nNeseuna dtstlnzlone per parte delle\nimpagnle carbonlfero nello implego di\nmlnatorl. rlguardo a oplnlone. colore o\nnazlonallta.\nCarbone pesato prima dl essere paj-\nito al crtvello e pagato a prozzo cor-\nnte dela mlniera.\nDivleto alle compagnle dl ten ere nel '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nloro uf flcl plu due paghe settlmanall In\nNessun-limite .airammontare della\ndedualone fatta per mezzo degli\nofficial! della compagnla nel-I'lntei ease\ndell'organlzzazlone del mlnatorl.\nj Livery, Feed!\nI Sale!\ni\n_\ncl... Har.M for 8.le. ^\nPhone 78 |\nSINGER !\nE W I N G\n< MACHINE CO\nWM. BARTON\nI Pellatt Ave. Hortta\nFernie-Forf Steele\nBrewing Co., Ltd.\nBeer\nand\nPorter\nBottled Goods a Specialty\nL. E. McDonafld\nHORSESHOEING\nGENERAL BLACKSMITH ING\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0nd\nCARRIAGE BUILDING\nExpress .-ind Delivery Wag on i a\nSpeciality\n( The Week's News for\nI Our Foreign Brothers ||\n0 i\nLA RISPOSTA DE.Pm_.RONI\nAlle domande del mina'orl 1 padroni riaposero eolle ceguentl risposte:\nH carbone venga pesato prima o dopo\nd'easere passato al crivello, secondo la\npreferenza del padrone. Rlduzlone di j\n10 soldi per tonnellalta e eorrispond-'\nente rldnzione per gll altri lavorl e\npel giornalierL\nGiornata unlca dl novo ore e d! otto\n-e 11 sabato.\nPaga menslle. Daduzione llmltata\nper 1'untone. Dlritto d'Impfegare o\ndl llcenalare gll opera! Benza dover\ndare splegazlonl all'unlone.\nContralto di quattro amil.\nCome si vede tra le domande del\nrainatori e quelle del padroni passa\n. stessa dlfferenza che passa tra II\nParrebbe quaei dl trovarei nella im-\nminenza dl una rivoluzione.\nNiente di tutto do. state slcori. B'\nsteasa mag lea che si rlpete ad ogni\nscudenza dt contrattL Da mm parte\ndall'altra si domanda colla certezza\ni non ottenere.\nNessnna delle due parti ha ora n\ncoraggio dl tngagglare una lotta a\nfocdo. Si finira, come sempre, sulla\nvia del compromesai, dopo aver ac-\nLo le vecchle condizloni con qualche leegera modiflcazlone di nessuna\nimportanza.\nSperlamo che non si ripeta la farsa\ndella soapensione.\nSe sciopero el dovra essere, II prlmo\naprlle od IF 2 agosto non linporta, sia\nsdopero generale Inteso a rovescla\ntutto ui^ slstema e non una cagnara\nmarl affannate a collocare nn cer.\n.sopra una gamba di legno.\n11 \"cinque per cento dfells popolazlone.\nsempre plu ricchi. ll 9B per cArt-vdeJla\npopolazfone sempre plu poverl \u00E2\u0080\u0094 che\nposslamo fare nol?\nPoBBlamo spereare che 11 popolosl\ndeefda a dlventare sempre plu aagglo.\nL'ELEZZfONI PROVINCIAL! AV-\nRANNO LUOGO ALLA FINA\nOi MARZO, 1912\nSe clr sara qualcuno cbe non e seritto\nndla Usta del voti, o vuole mettersl\nnelle IlBta potra reclamare al Slgnor\nDire-tore del glornale locale District)\nLedger In Fernie, B. C Come Hoamcr\ne Michel, potraono domandare al Se-\ngretario detlTJnlone.\nAcclouche potete bene Informarvl\ncho abblamo messo ono candldato Social lata accio che puo bene aalvsguar-\ndare 1 noatri plenl dirletCL Solo questo nostro candldato abblamo scelto\ncome peraona cbe potra bone rflp^re-\nsentare nella Provlncia tutto li prolc-\ntarlato, e aperlamo che la nostra lotta,\nsia un pleno successo \u00C2\u00AB trionf^re a\nquesta strepltosa Vittoria per far cono-\nscere che il Socialismo cammlna sem-.\npra a passl da Glgante. Coiiccbe\nsaramo tutti anrlaati per uacire vit-\ntorlosi a qoesta Impress.\nFrench\nPROPRIETE ET LIBERTE\nC'eat sur la liberie et ia propriete\nqu'eat echBlaudee toute la \"tctforle sociale des capltaltates, auesl oette theorie\neat-elle radlcalement fausse, car sea\nbases sont ab3olument erroiees.\nFour lea determlnistes, et tons les\nhommes de .vraie science le sont, la\nliberie n-eat qu\"une apparence; qu;\ndroit de propriete du sol, Inv.\ntlon luanalne, rien ne le jnstlfte\ndroit natureL\nMais on trouve toujour; t de la propriete. dit-elle, ont ete\nilmulta^ee dans I'hlstoire de I'human-\nte. Nous sommes arrives gradnelle-\nnent, par un travail de plusieurB dlz-\nalnes de aieclen. du regime de I'es-\nclavage a celul de la llberte indlvidu-\ndu regime de Ia communaute\nprimitive a celui de la propriete pri-\nuee; et ce developpement parallele a\nau pour consequences d'accroltre la\nesponsabllite de chaenn, de faire bene-\nfieier davantage lea individua de leurs\nefforts et de leurs talents, de lea faire\nsouftrir ansst de leurs fautes et de leur\nvice, entin, de rendre les socletes plus\nprosperea et de les pousser au progres\nstimulant tootes les energlea qu'el-\nles contiennent. La propriete com-\nporte lliesitage, qui a pour objet la\nonservatlon et 1'augmentatlon dn espial tant dans l'interet social que dans\n'interet individuel: II excite et p.-o-\nonge 1'ncti.ito \u00C2\u00ABt 1'epragne; il ouvre a\n'esprit des horizons illimites et donne\nt l'oeovre humalne nn caractere de\nperpetnlte.\nVolla ta justification a posteriori du\ndroit de propriete; elle est lngenieuse,\njot!, presque poettqne. mala inexacte,\ncar a molns d'etre avengle\u00E2\u0080\u0094volontalre-\nment ou non\u00E2\u0080\u0094il eat impossible de ne\npas reconualtre quo le regime actuel\nest incoherent an point de vue produc-\ntlviste, et, a tous .les pointB de vue,\nUvre a tons les abas.\nEn realtte, cest l'approprlatlon, tn-\ndlvidueile qui doit etre rendne respon-\nsable des inegalites aoeiales. Grace a\nI'heritage, on nail riehe ou pai\nuns peovent faire des etudes, choisir\nleur position sociale, les autres pas.\nBt tel qui serait peut-etre devenu un\ngenie dans les sciences ou dans les\narts, est pratiqnement coudamne a ser-\nvlr toute sa vie de machine hnmaine.\nSa llberte, e'est la liberie de mourlr\nde falm et de mlsere..\nLibre, l'ouvrler?\u00E2\u0080\u0094H est contraint de\npasser pa ron veut son patron. Une\ndes causes de sa servitude est dans\nle progres incessant de I'lndustrie et\nla division et la subdivision de plus en\nplus minotlenae dn travail. Comme\non s'est avise, avec beaucoup de rai-\nson, qu'll y a serieux avantage a ne\ndon.-ier a l'ouvrler qu'une partie aeule-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0nent toiijours la meme du travail que\ntreprend on en est arrive a une\ngrande- facillte et rapidite de produc-\nlion marclie merveitlenx;\nmais on a aussi prodult une ctasse\npropre-\nment parler que des machines. Its\ndependent les uns des autres et eux\nus d'une organisation qu'ils s'impo-\nPonr le molndre objet a fabrlquer\n11 faut -qu'ils soient pIUEleurs\ngrenes exactemerit rigourensei\nautres et qui o'ont plus de\nllberte car 1'individualisme dlspai\n'accompli r regulleurement\ncontlnuellement tous les jours de\nvie la meme beaogne avec les memes\noutits outre qu'elle flnit par Imprlmer\nl'ouvrler une deformation physique\nflnit par rabrotir complement et le\nrendre Inapt a taut autre genre de\ntravail ainsi qu'a tout effort iotei-\nlectueL Et *sl nous conslderons que\ndeja plus libre l'homme qui n'a\nseul metier et dont tout le\ne a besoin pour ce qui eat de ce\nr, mals qui a besoin de tout le\nmonde pour tout ce qui n'eat pas ce\nmetler-1 b celul qui n'a plus de metier\ni, seuiement une fraction de metier\nelre molnB llbre encore.\nune science qui ne peut admettre de\ncontradiction entre le chapltre mortle\nle chapitre economie politique. Or;\nins devons remarquer que le saialre\na-itn ouyrier n'est pas determine par\nle merite on par Veffort reel du travail-\n'Inversement. Ia fortune et\n[f son Intelligence et de sa\nllberte indivlduelle; tl poussea I'an-\nla production, an gas-\nplilage dans ta consommation. a i'ln-\njuatice -dans la repartition des biens\nd'usage; provoque la degerescence des\nme des classe labori-\n'immoraltte dana lea relations d'humalns a humalns.\nVolla le regime qui d'apras lea ec-\ncapltallst^s rend les socie-\nirosperes et les poasse au\nprogres en stimulant toutes les energies qu'ellea contiennent! Si on ne\nle legit Imer qu'en le justtfiant a\nposteriori, mleux vaut. je crois, ne pas\nle tenter.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Lucien Vertongen.\nDn jeune homme 35 ans desire trou-\n;r une vcompagne energique bonne\nicialiste.\nEcrire A- P. Berto, Cardiff, Alta.,\nCanada.\nUkranian\nCLOPIT I JAKYJ WYCHID Z H\u00C2\u00A3HQ\nKndr obemysz sla czujesz narilcinit\nzczo b'da, tiazko zyty; robj-t czolo-\nwik tiazko a mynio toho tfazko wy.\nMzty z hldy. Majze kozdyj narlkaji\nale he kozdyj staraje sia zaradytj-\ntomu lychowy, a babato z tych si\npodajut rady ne dajnt sobi spraw\ntoho do csoho Jlch rady moaut d\nesty. Odnojn z takycb rad je wyz\nPlata za robotu. Ono ne bulo by\njakby platnia bola biliza a ricsy kon-\neeznl do aytla ne dorozlly. My pry-\nhllanemo sia czy se.mozlywe p!d tepe:\niszna (or\u00C2\u00AB. i\nJohn Spargo sSazaw szezo oden auns\npraktyky warta blllze niz dwajciat j\ntonlw teoryl. Wy strajkuwaiy my-:\nnuwBzoho roku to majete dobru prak-\ntyku. Wy baczyly szczo dijalo sla.\nWy wyjszly na strajk- Kompanla\nThe Labor Leader and\nFamily Rehailitation\nduze tym klopotala sia.\nWy *.\nbeads hold membership In labor organizations come within tbe ken\not charitable agenciea. There are several reaaons for this. The organiz-\nworfcer reajlvea a better wage;\ntherefore, he can care for his family\nless fortunate brother,\n7 by something for a\nrainy day.\nThe members of labor unions are,\ni a rule skilled workers. Their cali-\nre as men la generally higher than\nthat of tbe unskilled. A labor union\nrepresents collective ambition. The\nprafeslaonai man forges ahead, or tries\no, at least, single-handed. Tbe me-\nhanlc, as a rule, can progress only\nwltb tbe other mechanics ln tbe same\nkind of work. He can only rise as\nfellow workers^ rise. Tbe very\nbanding together of persona of tbe\nmeans foresight It means\n'orkers realize individually\nmat forego some liberties,\ngive up part of their earnings in order\nliberty and better earnings tn tbe end. Tbe organized work-\nis not tbe \"what's-the-use\" state\nnd. He has certain standards to\ni he desires to live up. He has\nin Ideals for hia family and for\nhis children.\nThere is a wholesome pride In con\nnectlon with membership In a labor organization which leads the organized\nworker away from ordinary relief agen-\nHls union stands ready to help\nhim In distress. His help there comet\nrould from brothers, from next\nof kin. If ft becomes necessary foi\nto ask for more help when the re\nces of his organization have been\nexhausted, he often receives such help\nfrom individual members.\nFrom time to time, however. It does\nbecome necessary for a member of a\ntrade union to apply for relief, or mors\noften for the wife to do so. Perhaps\ntbe man is out of work for a long\nperiod. Maybe be has the \"faili\nand has it too frequently, as a re\nof wbtcb bis earnings go to the saloon.\nProud as the mother may he, remembering the days when her husband'\nearnings were handed to ber every\n.Saturday evening and soHiced for the\nof the family, she may have to!\nknock at the door of \"the relief.\" j\nMany questions are asked, and she I\nanswers them all. The children need j\nbread. The coal Is all gone. Johnny \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nis in need of shoes. Mary has no\ncoat. As for herself\u00E2\u0080\u0094but she forgets\nherself entirely. As the neatly dresa-\nd the labor organ-\nof selfish\nindividuals dominated by \"walking\ndelegates\" who represent the very\nof selfishness and crass material-\nThere are those whOjWill even\nhold the labor arsanlzation respoaisble\nthe \"fainhg\" in one of its mem-\n:. Sucb Individuals believe tbat\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-gmzling and whisky-imbibing ar*\nof tbe regular order of business.\nfact, the labor organ-\nn. in most\nhold upon the\nOn\ncapltnltsto les Indivldus beneficent de\nleurs efforts et de leurs talents. Tout\nd'abord. on no periunt pnH a leur talent\nde ee falre ]our. Qnnnt nux efforts,\nI'ouvrlsr, con it nm no, boiib peine de\nmort. a un trnvnll qui le ileum do p],y-\nslqiioment et im fillet Hell cm out. eera\niHcploitc, quel que poll le Bcnro de son\ntrnvnll, et puye ii Iieih prlx, enr I'offre\nsur passe la dema title et qu'll faut\ntnunerer 1\" capllnl, ot slirtout p-l\nqu'il faut lulter co litre la concurrence\n-ajh tomu szczo kompanla\nchotlla prynia ty waszi sluszui doma-\nhania. Kompanla znala- szczo waszl\nkyszeni ne dwze powni i znala szczo\nkrun was je szcze ' bahato bezrobii-\nnych zczo stanut do roboty kozdoje\nehwyli. Znala szczo na pomlch Jeji\ntane nriad zi swojem wijskom i poll-\nyjeju. Wy sobi strajkuwaiy a iraszl\nmlada zapowniuwala kompanla ske-\nbamy. Frank, Lille, Passburg i Cor-\nbuiy zapowneni skebamy jakycb\nstereblo wijsko 1 policya a wy dywy-\n. ta lysz cbodyly na junijal mitin-\nWy spogiwaly sia szczo pereho-\nwrldnyklw junli z prydstawyteii-\namy kompanii prynesut warn welykl\npnlekszi. Ale szczo mob ly ony zraby-\nty koly kompania mala yhlia podostat-\nkom, bo prawyteistwo Alberty zoeslo\nclo na nhol zi Stejtiw, i mata dosta\nskeblw, bo nawlt bahato junistlw pizz-\nly za skeblw. W wydu seho jich bula\nslRha. I czy mor distaty wyzszn\nplatu todl koly kompanla male uhlia\n: dosta I skeblw jeji ne brafc? Junla\nmohla nych zrobyty 1 tomu ne\nJ ete czoho na nlu narikaty, on a\nzrobyty tobo szczo ne w jeji\nCzasom koly Btrajk pld dobryj\nszas.to moz~ troeha szczupnuty kom-\npanlju, ate jakyj z toho konec? Wraz\npldwyzkoju platni ide pldwyzka na\ntowarach. Nichto ne znaje tak jak\n;zo koly platuia bula mensra\nbulo taasze a skoro platuia\nrse dorozsre. Statystyka\nkazuje szezo clna lowtiriw skorFze\n:rosta]c jak clna platni, Z seho my\noaczymo ssczo wyzszn plntnla ne r<\nwjaze pytenla nnnzojl nii-dy tn!. dow\njak ftowbo Istnuwaiy mle scj syotc\nPoky srodntwa produkc\n?_- j ed Interrogator piles her with ques-\nr It r\nresulte paa\ntres syatemea actuellement propos-\nsoulevent des.objections..que (e regime actuel ne piilsse evoluer vers un\nregime mellleur. Mala sans meme\nfalre cette reponse, nous pretentions,\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0aSrement a rasaertton des economlstes cap!tallatea qne le syateme actuel. Bt nous pouvons la prouver,\ntandla que .lea attaquea dlrlgees contre\nle collectlviBme sont generalement pu-\nLe droit a la llberte Indiylduelle est\n[ormel dans notre.legislation; anclen-\npement, il.no. l'tait pia, niais en'droit,\nnatnrel, et meme dans l'eierclce actuel de ce droit, 11 rencontre une quan-\ntlto de limitations qal le rendent ton;\nrolattf et parfols douteox.\nL'hotnmo n'ett ploa absoloment li.\nbre a partlr du moment ou 11 vlt en\ne dam\nrcble de ln production. L\nBlme actuel fait soiiffrlr les Indl\ndu Ipura fautes et de\nme ai les nppeilntlun\nde \"vices\" n'etalenl pas quelque chose\nd r.bsolument conventlonnel, et\nsi la propriete p.c poitaealt\nrimmoralltc. La ten tat Ion sera forte\ner fncilemect ce qui\ndea moynea que la morale- capltaliste\nreprouve, mais que la regime capltal-\nSste appelle, tela que le vol, la fraude,\nta corruption, In prostitution, etc. La\npropriete est menacee, 11 faudra la defend re, et nous aurons dea'pollelers,\ndea gendarmes et des Jnges qui, aa\npoint de yue economlqae, sont'niolns\nque'des non-avaluers. ce sont des *al-\neura negatives qui consomment et.ne\nprodulaeut pas.\nL'economta politique et la morale\nne sont que des chapltres de la ao-\nciologle, et *l cetle science est encore\ndana l'enfance, ce n'en est pas molns\nshe recalls the daya o! long ago\nwhen she, too, wore white waists ar\noung and pretty and hopefi\nlat was bo long, long ago. Now\nshe begs for the sake of ber children.\nPerhaps tbe husband lost a hand in\nthe factory, and with it. of course.\nwent the job. Perhaps he had twen\no active during a strike and was\nipotted.\" The law does not allow\nblack-listing, as we all itnov.. But the\nr the \"listing\" goes. Per-\nbaps^but what Is the use of eaumer-\n.ting tbe many reasons for which a\ni-orker may find himself on the streets\nhelpless and miserable and wretched?\nTbe fact remains that be or his family has applied for aid. Something\nnust be done to adjust matters. In- j\n-estlgators are sent. A diagnosis is 1\nnade. A remedy la to be applied. The\nLbnormal must be made normal again.\nThe family, the Individuals composing\nsociety, demand it. As a rule many\nagencies are called In to co-operate\npriest is appealed to, perhaps\nneighbors are approached, of course,\nalter due attempts bave been made to\narouse relatives to their duty.\nIn many cases, perhaps In most\n<-ases. particularly in smaller communities, the lahor union is forgotten,\noften it is deliberately shunned. There\nrulmi\nhi] i\niyt .\nkoly wy bmlrte whnt.\nsebe to bzcio nvul mbyte dlu knpltnl-\nIsllvv a imoiino bud ate prncluwaty din\nPolity linpitnllaiy zinlnjul ury\nn dnjl jinn moznlst ekonomlcz-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0ker because\na to him. He is attached\nthan be is to hla church,\nbecause It takes cognizance of his pre-\naent needs. With the \"Do it Now\"\nwhich we parade everywhere, has come\nkind of \"I Live Now,\" The tabor\nunion is here to serve that Now. The\nchurch is concerned with a hazy fu-\nof which the worker knows little\nand about which be cares less. Tbe\nsmattering of knowledge of the laws\npicked up in the Sunday\nnewspaper magazine section, the mt\nicted with his\ndally work, the fast-coming Inventions\nlave made the worker skeptical. His\niplritual nourishment no longer cornea\nrom tbe pulpit It comes rather from\nhis union, if it comes at all. The\npriest or minister has no longer tbe\nrespect and admiration be had. In\nhis place Has risen the iaoor leader,\nbeen in tbe ranks,\nhas eduacted himself to be of help to\niwa, haa been placed by tbe\nranks at tbe head of tbe organization.\nHe doeB not prattle about things that\nfcr off. R eapeaks the language\nof tbe worker. He understands the\nneeds of the worker. He is ready to\nhelp the worker better his condition.\nHis Influence is far-reaching.\nThese things must be recognized iy\nthe socle! worker-who touches i-je\nlives of artisans. A clear understanding of the mission and the Influence oF\nthe labor organization Is necessary to\nall those who wisb to work successfully in rehabilitating families of workers. They must come !o see 1n It\none of the moat valuable agencies\nfamily rehabilitation. Most social workers come from \"good famtl-\ni.\" Their point of view is hound\nbe different from tbat of the work-\nTlielr language differs from his.\nThey cannot see W3 problems through\nhis eyes. They are often preachy.\nTbey cannot see why a man should do\nthus and so when by doing differently\ni may remain socially normal.\nNot bo the labor leader- He understands tbe man who Is to be rehabilitated. He can see things Ihroogh the\neyea ol that man. He understands\nthe rasons for his downfall. He can\nspeak to him In bis own language. He\ncan touch the spot which remains hid-\n;erage social worker. He\nthe\nquaintance, often friendship, of fellow-\nyokemansbip always. He does not\nbave to lay out a special scheme for\ngaining the confidence of tbe man in\nwhose rehabilitation he Ib to assist.\nHe has that confidence. He can do his\nwork in an off-hand manner. He does\nnot preach. He simply advises, coun-\nsrls and Is patient, for patience is the\nbasis of leadership everywhere, and\nmost of all in lahor circles. The social worker who would work efficiently\nand effectively among those who \"fall\nbelow the line\" for a time and who\nhold membership In labor organizations should make use of these peculiar gifts of the labor leader, by cooperating with him. or rather hy gaining his co-opera Hon.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The Survey.\nroad as section bands.\nDuring the past year the American\nFederation of Lahor Issued 326 charters to national, international, central\nlocal trade and federal labor anions.\nr dr.w!\nilitcto knnty swoji sjiyny. W1-.H-\nbrnnlc toj! sjt;' znaczt rozwlazaule za-\nhadkl wnshoji nuzdy.\nNIC SIE IM NIE ,-r.LEZV\nnem to\nnlam\nna ugoda n c cgzystuje pomledz; n\nfc Ame n e o r- majaznndne\nko\nae z zj\nno o\nz:\nB KRO\noho n\nu ko Fpm* a na idomosc Dis\nkow ktory mleli ..-ikrulko awojej\nunkn _ sk \ es n C\n.,\nn c\"\n-Kllku\n\"on*\npo\ni\nname nm K n\n11\nf.\no\nF n\nh\ndo n\nno I z Sk z\ne nt! o.ko na\ni* no o\ni o\n\".}\"\nn po\nJ'Tn'mmn s r, o\u00C2\u00ABc *-,\n0\nO I\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E\nspraue\nPolish\n11 bal lotta ggio e quel che c\nWHO WAS THE JOKE 01.7\nJudge: What Is he here for, offl-\nPollceman: I arrested him for dis-\norderly conduct, yonr honor. He told\nme that under \"Socnllsm siich men as\nme would have to do honest work.\"\nJudge:. That's an outrage; I'll have\nto give him ten daya.\nDr. de Van's Pemale Pills\nAieliiil. Frenchie\u00C2\u00ABal.[or;tieinlalli. These\npIUi are excefidlDfllT inverfiil In rcsnlatlnz the\nBenefsliv- portion ot th* fenulE rttttm. KbIdje\n(Specials i\nrettq)\nHIl-LCREST. S Febbrniu.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Alcuni lavoratori che son stall pcgall Ji\nmeno ai statimenti anno portnto in corte la Western Canadian Coal\nCompany. E iii loro causa anno portato avanti I'egrimtnio cbe csiste\nfra Tunloue e I coroandanti delle mlniere. Iji causa in tcnuta in\nTjlalrmore dove 1'avvocalo che dlfendcva la Compagnla dlsse tutti 1\nlavoranti cbe non fan no parte al! \"union e non mal potrebbero reclamare\nla giornata che e scritta sul 1'grim en to. Queste persone che non fanno\nparte all'unione non vi e nessuno egrimento che la Compagnla deve\npaga re le loro gtornate. Dopo argomenti tenuti ln corte i dlfenzori\nAVVISIAMO ANCORA1\na! vostrl diri'.ti not\nguar date le persone cbe\ntano la risa in facce\ne vl danno la mano\nuna volta ogni tr\ne aoni\npoi\nQuando verra. 11 tempo votate per 11 v\nstro Compagno. 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Tweed suits ranging from $16.75 to $25.00 in this seasons newest effects.;. Jaunty ;'.%yles77\nfor girls -in navy serges arid new tweed effects, all splendidly tailored arid no question about, .the, S\n'.fit; prices from $1^75 to $18.75 _ -' ' \"y \" \\\u00E2\u0080\u009E , . . ?y.,;-\ . '\"\"' '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 * >- * .-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2' \ ' 7*^yyy y\n-*-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ..\V '.- '-'\"'-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'' ^S ' NEW-SKIICTS C?V 7 -. y. ^]'7y^:M;y:yJ.\nThe* greatest variety of skirts we have ever.shbwn, tbey include most of the called for'styles):-\n^ - n - ......,-'*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0/ V V *, - i * .,.- . I- ,\" V\nNEW SPRING GOODS\n77%?y Sfa&< -arriving - daily. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2; Our perfectly.1faiat printed English cambric 33 inches wide is-positiveW..\n7^thebfest'value*procurabley'7,:-7?7:;:y->y^ y-yv>* \u00E2\u0080\u00A2!..\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \"'i'-* ,-s \u00E2\u0096\u00A0/\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\" y* y*'7'. 7,7 ;v?yv, y\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0- -.-.-,*. '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 - \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ^-', - . -\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*-,\u00E2\u0096\u00A0,. . \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0& \u00E2\u0096\u00A0* -. ?. ..y 7 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 y- * -- -. <\u00E2\u0080\u00A2! -..j---.-**,'- . ,\n. - \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0.-.-*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 - ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2-\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2- -* - s-^\" '----. .*-, 7- *,-;,.. \"-\".- .v.\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0,\"' _> *.\".-,y-,: --\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 _,\n. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0*<-\nMens Department\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Note the cut of the lapels on this coat, ,the\nfine shoulders' and the,drape .-s-;' s v ,;,\nr, 1 , * I *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>.'\n\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 * - \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 n Hat Specials [ \" \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\";/\nFor Saturday and Monday we will show soft felt hats in new blocks worth\" 2.50 arid 3.00\n7 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 r \u00E2\u0080\u00A2' ' * ' . '' * , ..-,'.,. ST.f.f.iji.1 Jki\n1 . , SATUEDAY iBP__!0IAL3 7 \\n*.. .-. ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-' f ..: -.. .,.'\"*' .* -*-\'y 1.'1 ~\n8, lbs. Rolled'Oats \"': 7../...:..;........ ?.. .25\n, 20 lbs. Rolled Oats ;;. y 7.:..\".. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2.....'.- - .60\n?White Swan'Washing Powder,'3 lb/pkgs.;.'. 7.20\nWhite .Swan, S6ap,-t 6, bars for \u00E2\u0080\u00A2........'. . 20 ?\n. White Swan'Lye;' 3 for,\"*. V.-....\"....-. ;V.. *. .'7. ..25\".\nLighthouse Cleanser,\"3 for.-...'......... .. <\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 .25,.\n-IBiilkiea, 3 lb for.:. .\u00E2\u0080\u00A2; :'. S.......'... v 1.00\nDurham Corn Starch; 2 pkgs. for .. ..-..*..'. 15\n-1\u00C2\u00BB -',\n.i. \\ny\nvy\n21bs. for\ni a a a *.<\n> a a a a a * a t\n- Lemon-and Orange, Peel,\n-'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Peanuts.''per''lb. \".'.'.'. v.'C..7..'.\n^ ^ - _\u00C2\u00ABi *\u00C2\u00AB ^ ** , , v\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Sherriff's Marmalade, 71b tin\n.Wild R9se Honey, 2% lb. jars.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Greengage Plums,' 2 cans for .\n' Domestic Sardines, .6 for*\t\nSalmon,. Tiptop Brand,; 2' for, .......\n.Chicken Wheat, 100. lbs '..-./\u00E2\u0096\u00A0....-..\n-Kollaid-Electric Lamp,\" 60 watts, each\n* Kollaid Electric Lamps', 25 watts, each .;...;'l .75\n\" Quaker Oo'als, small.'....'?'. ' \". \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 .10\nQuaker.and Robin Hood Oats,_5 lbs .25\n. Carnation. Wheat Flakes ....... ..V ..' .40\nBraid's-Best Coffee,, freshly ground, 2 lbs: for^ . .85\nBraids' Big \".A?'5'.' Coffee', freshly,ground 3 lbs. 1.00\nLowney's -Cocoa', ySlb.' tins \u00E2\u0080\u009E;\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 -^\nLima Beans, 3 lbs..for.v......-......*.S.S...'.:. .25\nToilet Soap;-regular.7,35 and \".40 boxes-.....\".\" :25\n.25^\n,15 i\n.90\n;65\n.85\n.25\n.25\n1.50\n1.00,\n'\n- Special $1.\"50^ Very new\u00E2\u0080\u0094very stylish Grape Juice, quart!bottles :.-.\n\" ' '* - ,- * 7 '\" ' '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ' 7 ,v Oyster Biscuits, 2 lbs foi\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '\npwagWM_W_MgHBH_M_i\n.P;\nHere and There\nL. P. Eckstein has taken the bar of\nAlberta?\n. W. R. Rosa, member for this riding,\nis expected to'be here on the 5th inst,,\nW. Gribblo has accepted tho Socialist nomination of Cumberland, B. C.\nPremier,McBride is not expected to\ntake In Fernie during his electioneering tour. , \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ''\nJohn McKonl.o/ has boon Btrlclcen\nirlth a slight-attack of small-pox, according to a medical report,\nTho monthly tea. given by tho Me;\ntbodlst Ladles' Aid -will be held at\nthe home of Mrs. J. Broloy, on Tuos-\nday, March 5th, from 3 to 0,\nOn Thursday night tho Dancing Ah-\nnombly.gavo a very successful masquerade ball, and all thoso who participated returned to their homos In tho\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2oarly hours well pleased. Music was\n\" furnished by tlie Isle. Thontro Orchestra,\nSOCIALI8T CONVENTION\nA convention- of the Socialist Party\nof Canada will bo.hold In'the basement of the Miners' Hall, Fernie, on\nSunday afternoon at 2 p.m.\nMARRIED\nTom McGIadrey and MiBS, Nellie\nGlover, both of .this city, woro married\non Thursday evening, at the Baptist\nParsonage. Rev. D. M. Thomson officiating.\nTHE ISIS\nTho Uank of Commerce havo opened\na branch tit Athabasca Landing. Today (Friday) witnesses tba passing\naway of the Eastern Townships Bank\nand all Its 300 brunches, which has\nbeen taken over by tbo Canadian Bank\nof Commerce.\nLargo crowds aro still bolng attracted, by the Isis high standard pictures.\nTho main feature this wook has been\n\"Romeo and Juliet,'* and the vast number, of people who havo seen it havo\nono and all voted.it ono of the best\nover seen.'., Tho souvenir Wramrao\ngiven away on the occasion was a work\nof art, and came In handy to thoso\nnot well versed with this Shakespearian tragedy. Anothor atractlon which\npromises to-be equally ns good ls that\n; ontltlod \"Sho,\" Rydor Haggard's mris-\ntorpleco, ' Tho orchestra continues to\nrender oxcoodlngly fine music. Tho\nother films to bo shown to-night (Friday) and to-morrow, matlneo and evening, nro \"Eastern Cowboy,\" comedy,\n\"The Oont Hord,\" \"BUI Thinks IIo Is\na Ghost.' Tho feature film on Sun-\nday will bo VPriostOHS of Carthage.\"\nThose mining the entertainment to,\nbe glvon by tho Polmatlor Sisters In\nthe Victoria Hall will no doubt mils\none of tho boslt musical treats ever\npresented In this city, This wesson\nth*y am making a speciality of high-\nclass novelties and musical acta, Toby\ncarry their own io*nory and thslr costumes and ticenle effects are out of\nthe ordinary. The concert, which Is\nundor tha auspices of the hockey club,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2OUROLAt.8 VISIT FERNIE STORE\nAn epidemic of bnrglsry Menu to\nba on the tapis again. Saturday night\n'\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB *.*\u00E2\u0099\u00A6.**\u00C2\u00BB. if>\u00C2\u00AB. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2_.*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2_ ia .\u00C2\u00BB._.,...\u00E2\u0080\u009E,- *t_ i. \u00C2\u00BB\nware store of the Duthle Co. waa en>\ntered from tbe reap, through a window,\ntbe glass in which was broken by tbe\nrobber, and tbe cash register was relieved or eighteen or twenty dollars.\n8fsddaby*a atoire was honored by a\ncall of tbe same Wad. but tbe cash\ntetteter waa empty and tbe burglar\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0did not -make wages for time and\ntremble expended.\nIa beta eases tbe ttwee were entered tbroogb rear vfadowa after the\nglass bad bee* brakes.\nHere la aa oiftertealty tut 'be At*.\n\u00C2\u00BBtay of tome talent by tbo pettee? ~\nFREIGHT HANDLERS\nTHREATEN STRIKE\nC. P. R. Employees In Winnipeg Yards\nClaim Their Union Officials Aro\nDiscriminated Against\nWINNIPEG, Fob. 27.\u00E2\u0080\u0094No settlement\nhas yet been arrived at botweon tho\nC, P. R. and its freight handlers, the\nlatter claiming that since 30 of their\nnumber were dismissed a week ago, 24\nothors havo been talcon on to fill tholr\nplaces, despite tho statement by tho\ncompany that thoro who were dismissed wero simply disponsed with owing\nto slack bUBlnoss. Tbo men clnlm that\nthose dismissed wore officials of tlio\".\nunion and woro discriminated against\nand demand that thoy bo takon back,\nA strike of 1,200 freight handlers at\nwork in tho yards Is threatened it an\namicable sottloment Ib not reached.\nFERNIE FOOTBALL CLUB\nLABOR UN ION 18TB\nMAY WEAR BADGES\nFERNIE CHURCH PAVOR8 UNION\nAt tho annual congregational mooting of tho Methodist Church, held on\nMonday night, the result of tho balloting of that congregation on the\nproposed church union of the Presbyterian, Methodists and Congregational\nChurches of Canada, was announced aa\nfollows!\nTotal vote cast, 121. For the proposition, US; against, S, Tho votes\nwere classified as to regular mem-\nbora over It years of age, those undor 18 and tbe adhorenta. Ono of the\nofficial board voted In the nogatlve,\nand five of tbe membership. Ko ad-\nwtlvut* .VUM, \u00C2\u00AB__*__.\u00C2\u00AB_ .-J* prOiKHM-\nl..\_i. Oi il>_-*_**_4iHc,r, lli-.'o wu.q 13.\nThere are a few ballots still out but\ntbey will not affect the ratio to an\nappreciable extent.\nThe Presbyterian congregation will\nand It la thought tbat the vote ot tbat\ncbureb will also be la favor of tbe proposed union,\nTbe report ef envelope steward,\nFeter Lundle, at tbe meeting\nshowed tbat tbe Methodist church,\nuotwlthiuadlag tb* dlf-leuttUe ot the\nstrike, waa able te meet all obligations\nand start tn lb* new. year with na eve*\nbalance abeet, wltb the exception of\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 small tbetUf* fa lb* tmlWlsg fnad\nwbteh baa tteea pravtd*a for.\nSo Decides Australian Judge In Brisbane Tramway Strike Case\u00E2\u0080\u0094Injunction Xgalnat Companlea\nMELBOURNE. Feb. 27~Justlco Higglns, presldont of tho fedoral arbitration court, today gavo his award in tho\nchho of tho Brisbane tramway striko.\nHo declared the anti-bad go regulations\nof the Melbourne, Brisbane and Ade-\nlald authorities to be invalid and has\ngranted an Injunction to prevent the\ncompanloa from prohibiting tho wearing of trade union bridges on tho men's\nuniforms during official, working hours.\nUnionists regard thl una a victory of\nworld-wide Importance and as establishing the right of the men to wear\nunion badges throughout tho empire,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2' At\" the mooting * held on February\n25th, which was largely attended, the\nfollowing were elected aa committee\nfor season* 1912: Matt Turnbull, J:\nRegg, T. Spear, J. Chesworth, W. Coop-'\nor, J. Clarke and'C. Percy. Trainers:\nJ. Corrigan and, D. Mitchell.' J, Wilson .is. tho referee for the season and\nC. Claridge Is the representative to tlie\nleague meetings,\" The first league\nmeeting will bo held later thl. month,\nwhen fixtures, otc, will he made up.\nThe club wishes to thank tho following patrons for their pron_l_.d sup-\nport: W. R. .Wilson, Tritos Wood Co,\nP. Burns aud Co., Crow'B'Nest Trndlng\nCo., Mutz, B.. McKay and D, Ross,\nW. A. Ingram, L, A. Mills, J, L, dates,\nWm Eschwig F. Armstrong, Whelan\nBro., L. CaroBola, Rlznuto Bros., P.\nCarosella, I. Mclntyre,'A. W, IJIeasdell,\nN. Suddaby, H.' F. McLean, Wm. Mills,\nP, Hughes,. S. Wallace, J. LnncaBtor,\nM. A. Kastner, J. Wallace, A. Plz.ocolo\nDistrict. Lodger-Staff, L, E, Dackuss,\nG. M. Miller and yr. Jofferloa.\nThe club will compete In tho Crow's\nNoBt Pass League for cup and medals,\nalso for the Mutz cup and medals, Any\nplayer wlBhlng to play for Fornlo this\nseason pleaso wrlto the soorotary\u00E2\u0080\u0094-C.\nClaridge, Esq.\n. tabor f* a \u00E2\u0080\u00A2Mtifconoc\" \u00C2\u00ABtr to.ttM\ntabemft wbo dlahe*\u00C2\u00AB* labor.\nPROTECTION OP LABORERS\nOTTAWA, Feb. 2*8\u00E2\u0080\u0094A needed change\nwaa also made ln the Masters and Servants act, for. tho protection of workmen. ; In,previous years laborers\n_-\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB*. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2ti.-V-vu _..\u00C2\u00AB#u/ tittliii. ft. iiitf i*V4 *+ -*i4M-.-jfc\u00C2\u00ABni\u00C2\u00BB>\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB*\u00C2\u00BBV\u00C2\u00BBi *Vu-t\u00C2\u00AB VW\u00C2\u00ABr heWv..-*.- Via,**\nbar* power to enforce the payrasnt of\nwagea up lo the day of tbe trial, at\ntb* earn* rate aa would have bees paid\nhad tb* man been at work. Tbis will\nput an end to this difficulty, ,\nClassified Ads.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Cent a Word\nWANTED to PURCHASE-yPeerlosB .\nor Cyphers' Incubators in good condl- \\ntion; also 6 Indian Runner Ducks and **\nDrake, and 200 White Orpington Pul- \\nlots. Albert Davies, Fernio, B.C.\" tf-2,4\nFOR SALE\u00E2\u0080\u0094House on Lot 9,. Block\n62, Annex. Apply R. Corner, Box\n274 Nanaimo, B. C, or 482 Fernie.'\nFOR * SALID.\u00E2\u0080\u0094New Raymond Cabinet Sewing Machine; noiseless and\neasy to operate.*, Cost $75, will sell\nvery cheap 6r: exchange for good hand\nmachine and cash balance. Apply,\nJ. I. Row so, Lot .7, Block 01, Chlpmnn\nAvenue.\nFOR SALE\u00E2\u0080\u0094Bight-roomed, modern\nHouso on Macphorson Avonuo; all conveniences, otc.; prlco $1,700 for houso\non 30 by 120 foot lot; or $2,000 for\nhouse on full lot (CO by 120). Terms:\n$600 down, balanco'ns rent. Appt.'.\nCreo and Moffatt.\n- Now- Tork'o wage earner* number\nMW.WA of which tbe workers la fa*\ntOfte* lead all the rest wltb,* total\nat 109,00c. Tbe store clerks are next\nte Um with mm.\nShih/bGiat\nawwu e>.e\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB eewetee. >_a_s **ut*.\nMM* fMKtNftMf IM USSM. NWTI\nHOSPITAL POR ANIMALS-\nJAIL POR THE POOR\nThe following news comes from Boston: \"A hospital for anlmali, costing\n$1,1000,000 and, aurpaaalng anything of\nIta kind In tho world, la to bo placed\namong tho beautiful publlo buildings\nof tbo aristocratic Black Bay District\nof Boston as a permanent memorial of\nGeorge T, Angell. founder of the Society for tho Prevention ot Cruelty to\nAnimals,\" \"\"\nTho following article, taken from a\nMinneapolis newspaper, Is similar, to\nthousands of othori that ean bt read at\nany time In papers published throughout tho United Stalest \"Edward Kelly, erased from hunger and cold, last\nnl*... v.t.\u00C2\u00BBn.r..\u00C2\u00AB.| tn at ant n mtit while\na policeman was watching him, saying\nthat he wanted to get alt months In\nthe Jail so be could eat.\n\"Kelly was takes to tbe citation and\ngiven food and after the meal was at-\n-srVi\u00C2\u00BB.l hv a H\u00C2\u00BBitrtmr\u00C2\u00BB wWCh tha nnllf*\naurgeon explained often resulted from\na long faat \u00E2\u0096\u00A0* \ . .\nUomelcis dogs and eau are provided\nwith million-dollar homes la aristocratic neighborhoods, .*hll\u00C2\u00AB tb* \u00C2\u00ABnfortt\u00C2\u00BB-\nnrjt*men and womeaaad eblldren wbo\nhave bean robbed from tb* \u00C2\u00ABr\u00C2\u00BB41* t*\ntbe grave by tbe pr*ae*t aysUm of \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nctety, when tbey ar* la a destitute condition, are takes to flltby JalU-E*.\nFOR SALE!\u00E2\u0080\u0094House, 7 rooms, bath\nand pantry, connected rango; block\n47,' McAvoy Street, Contrally loratod,\nAll fenced and painted. - $2500, terms,\nCheap for cash. Apply, L. O., Evan,\nBox 123.\nFOR SALHr-Now Is the time to .order Day-old CHICKS and Biggs for\nHatching from selected laying strain\nof Buff Orpington. Albert Davies,\nFernio, B. C. SS-dt.\nIIOUSl. FOR RUNT.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Four-room.*!\nCottage, meat kitchen, clothes closet,\nwater, sink, electric light fixtures, etc.\nApply, Wm. Barton, Slngfvra' Agonl.\nFor bne Week\nMcLean's Drug* & Book Store JJSr.'s\nHOUST. FOR RUNT.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Two-roomed\nplastered Houso; toilet, water, coal\nahed attached. Apply R, Wright,\nWost Fernie.\nDavid Ross, secretary \u00C2\u00ABt-It*. lUtsoU\nrree Katpioyttest Ooi->1_eiot. tt Ikl*\naaanal report says t\u00C2\u00BB*f* are MWS\naoaut ta \u00C2\u00BB'\u00C2\u00AB. \u00C2\u00AB-.\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2>\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00C2\u00AB \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ,\nply, District Ledger.\nWANTED\u00E2\u0080\u0094Heavy Horses; young\nand active; good to poll, Write me\nfor particulars. R. Lamont, Creston,\nB, C. >Mt-\nA CHANCE OF A LIFE TIMB\nr>ws> -v>u kv*. **.*\u00C2\u00AB._, cl.* uii^i u\u00C2\u00BB4ti__\nof Bornaby, B. C Twenty minutes\nwalk from tbe New Westminster\nDock*. Will Mil cheap,. Need the\nmoney badly. Apply, District Ledger,\nKDSON-A lot for sale; bargain,\n$100 eaab 6r easy paymetata; oa* of\ntb* priadpal oealag towns aad a\ngrad teveatmsiit Apply, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0dee*..\"\nrural* Ledter Of.lt*. rerale. B. a\nADTSt^TtSS. Iff TUB UWKJ**\nTli\u00C2\u00AB Pern?*. StMm lutnnilry itnrf\nDye \"Work* report bnsin\u00C2\u00AB_* improving' all tho t.mft, , They arv\nmgking a redaction in pri-cei on\nDyeing and French Dry Cleaning\nfor tht spring trade. Alio \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\ncheap monthly laundry rate for all\nhachetor* will fee given. A trial\nfe all they aslr to wnWiif* yum\nthey are O.K. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n- yw j. -.,\n*f*ti\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0t,,\nSS_\n..*...\u00C2\u00AB.. . ...\nBL-^IlL^\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n- , <^.#-5|ki.\",'_,i^;.-^i'7*|*\"*4i4^''-*.-\n' V ' .... t?\u00C2\u00BB*?*!,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2! \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n. jj*f \u00C2\u00AB__.\u00C2\u00AB_. _^____v-_--.. i^rA_d_\u00C2\u00BB._*,.\u00C2\u00AB_.*r_\u00C2\u00BBJ&__\u00C2\u00A3 S-ih -J-h'-ni-uigJ-Y uitr.it __^___-____"@en . "Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger

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