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t OWNED of Statesman AND CONTROLLED M^^W BY THE VANCOUVER TRADES MP LABOR COUNCIL Y\nOfficial Organ of The Canadian Labojf Party «<$||j^p I No. 120âEIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, AUGUST 6t Manufacturers' Association Trying To Crush Unions Employing Molders Decline to Meet With WorkersâTrades Council to Endeavor to Get Parties TogetherâSuggested That Metal Trades, Council Is Needed. ..-. D / lECLARING THAT THE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATldDN was blocking every move to bring about a settlement of the Molders' strike, Del. C. Cropley informed the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades Council at its meeting on Tuesday evening, that the struggle was not a question of wages now but a question of recognition of organized labor. Four of the biggest .-firms, involving about 80 men, refuse to meet representatives of the union to discuss a settlement although ten other smaller firms ha'vfi. i concededJ.h.e^wages-asked by~thc union; The Manufacturers* Asso* 3 ciation is getting in its dirty work, said Del. Cropley, and by helping the molders at the present time, he informed the delegates, you are " helping to fortify your own position and will not only help to bring k about a successful ending of the strike but a glorious one. He thanked organized labor for the help already given and in out- I lining the situation said that in 1914 | the organization was 100 per cent, strong, and the members were paid ' $6.90 a day. The war depleted thc , organization, and the employers, l'*Tttng'.,ja&'"2^^ "â¢~?*greement," pared down the wages I by degrees to $5,40 a day. When f tjie molders started to rebuild their "--organization the pay was increased "to $5.70, but still further strengthen- ' fog their organization they decided to I go after an increase of pay to $6.50 a day. Several firms agreed to the â¢" scale but the remainder have consistently declined. Formerly the bosses agreed to meetings with the » union delegates, but now they posi- a tively decline. Molders Not Weakening They think that thc molders are weakening, he said, but the support given by organized labor encourages the molders to keep up the fight." If they defeat us, he said, it would only be a matter of time before the Manufacturers' Association attacked some other organization with possibly the same results. These new tactics of the employers must be successfully opposed and he again thanked organ- ! ized labor for its help and hoped, it , would continue in the same spirit. Del. Smith informed the council that the Street Railwaymen were , taking up the question of assessing its membership 25c and suggested that the rest of organized labor do the same thing. He had no doubt that the Manufacturers' Association ' had a great deal to do with preventing a proper settlement of the strike. Need Metal Trade Council ' Del. Flynn (Engineers) said that . he was surprized at the molders asking for financial help after six months ' of a strike. What is needed, he said, , was the formation of a Metal Trades Council so as to get the proper support of the other trades. The strike, '' he said, was not affecting the big ' shops, because the products were be- â ing made by machinery. Unless thc , molders help to form a Metal Trades /.Council, they will go the way of the I. L. A., he said. ' Del. Hoover said that we must 'â bring pressure to bear on the employers by our economic strength. S The Manufacturers Association is to Challenges Issued for Labor Day Sports There is every indication that the Labor Day Clebration at Hastings Fark^S^MPJl^^-;S^tsiaabst-^6thr^ wTilbe the biggest event ever pulled off in Greater Vancouver. Chairman Deptford reports that a big programme of sports is being arranged and challenges will be issued by various unions- against other unions ir. a series of events. The Tug-of- War Cup, held at the present time by the Plumbers Union, is the objective of several unions. There will be relay, races in which members of various unions will race agairsl others, and there will be other events that will bring out the competitors. Mr. Carter, proprietoF of Happy- land, has donated the dance hall, the seven piece union orchestra and the floor manager. The dance will be held from 9 till 12, and regular prices will be charged. . Get a Sports Team The full use of the grounds have been given over to the Trades Council, and every effort will be made to show everybody a jjood time. Unions are being urged to get up a sports committee to select competitors for their organization, as it is the desire of the Celebration Committee to have every local union, no matter how small, participate in the events. Charge for admission will be 50c, which entitles the holder to refreshments. Every member of organized labor is urged to keep Monday, September 6th, open for this big event. the employer what the Trades Council is to labor. We should see what scab labor is being used to defeat the molders, and endeavor to withdraw it. Other labor organizations are no doubt involved and I understand, he said, that, members of our union (Street Railway Employees) were using the scab products. Organized labor should refuse to handle the products. A communication from the Street Railwaymen's Union snggesting that efforts be made by the Trades Council to bring the parties to the dispute together and to make a further-call upon the unions to give financial and moral support was endorsed. FIVE CENTS PER COPY Labor Party Choose Three Can Considerable discussio: a.t the nominating convjfntiS Greater Vancouver Central CBuncil of the C. L. P. as to what Vancouver constituency should be contested. The Joint Executive recommended contesting South Vancouver, New Westminster and. Vancouver Centre. The delegates agreed on South Vancouver and New" Westminster, but several were of the opinion that Burrard should be contested instead of Vancouver Centre, because it had a greater percentage of workers. When it came to a vote Burrard was chosen by a good majority. .Hurry-for-'Soarh -Vancouver In the selection of candidates, Alfred Hurry, who was the standard bearer in South Vancouver in the last Federal election, was elected to again contest the seat. Pritchard for New Westminster W. A. Pritchard, who was selected at a very big meeting in New Westminster, by the I. L. P. branches there and in Burnaby, was endorsed by the convention and will be the stano'ajre'l^arer^h^ ... % , ,.. Curry for Burrard Dr. W. J. Curry, who contested North Vancouver_in the last election, was chosen by the meeting to contest Burrard, J. Sidaway declining the nomination. W. H. Cottrell was the unanimous choice for campaign manager and the campaign committee will be composed of thc executives of the B. C. Section and the G. V. C. C. of the C. L. P., the three candidates, and Robert Skinner, Ernie Burns and J. Woods, each representing one of the three districts. W. Bennett, representing thc Communist Party, stated that his organization favored running a candidate in Vancouver Centre as it was considered the best district for meetings, and informed the delegates that in all probability the Communists would run a candidate in that constituency irrespective of the desires of the C. L. P., as it was understood that each organization affiliated with the C. L. P. had complete autonomy. Woodsworth at Meeting J. S. Woodsworth addressed the meeting and showed how the little group of Progressives, Labor and Independents held the balance of power and were therefore able to force certain types of legislation. No agreement had been made with the Liberal Party, he said. Both Liberals and Conservatives had begged of him to vote for certain measures, but he had played his own game. You cannot isolate yourself, he said, but you don't have to accept their ideas. When you are there, however, you have to play the game and take advantage of the various situations to get measures passed that are of some benefit to Labor. He said that he doesn't want either the Liberals or Conservatives to go back with an overwhelming majority, because Labor cannot then get into the position that it wants to. When the question of voting to keep the Conservatives in power at the last House came up, he said, Heaps looked at Meighen and Gideon Robertson and said that he xongshoremen Slaughtered By Speeding-up Methods *l Competition is Craftily Instituted to Sweat the Last Ounce of Energy Out of Workers. â Need of Organization is Being Admitted by Waterfront Workers. m ORE LONGSHOREMEN HAVE BEEN KILLED on the Vancouver waterfront in the past three years than during all the rest of Vancouver's existence as a port, says "one of the boys" who has been longshoring for a great many years. Even since the article was written two longshoremen have been killed by the speed and greed which is part of our industrial system. The smash ing _oXJhe.._,, old InternaLiQtiai-.L()Hg.shoremefl'? Associa*fi*oh" ended the precau- tionery measures instituted and enforced by the union, and let loose the damnable competition, speeding and servitude now so prevalent aiming the human machines, whose ceaseless toil has helped to build up the Port of Vancouver. In drawing attention to the situation on-. the waterfront, he says: That material conditions, and not ethical ideas, determine the. actions of men is well demonstrated.on the waterfront at the present time. Not so vepy long ago the working conditions now prevailing on , the ,watej^j:,cjikJKi[mW erated for a moment, and yet the same men wlio would not have tolerated such conditions arc today submitting without a murmur. Now, the majority of these men have not changed their ideas, although the conditions now prevailing are obnoxious to them, and if no audible protest is being made at present it is Localise through lack of an organ- nation they feel themselves unable to make that protest effective, Three Years of Accidents Up to the time of the recent strike the only action taken by the employers in the welfare and safety of their employees was to reduce their compensation if they got injured. However, the men knew each other, they had worked together for years and had confidence in the capabilities of each other. Moreover, they had an organization that insisted that at least ordinary precautionary measures be taken for the safety of its members. Since the strike, two safety engineers have been appointed by the Shipping Federation of B. C. and during that time, a period of less.than three years, I feel safe in asserting there have been more men killed on the Vancouver waterfront than during all the rest of Vancouver's existence as a port. This does riot mean to imply that the. appointment of these safety men has been the cause of the increased death rate but that it has increased in spite of their appointment. There have been three men killed on the waterfront during, the past month, and the writer is of the opinion that the i Shipping Federation could very well dispense with its safety men and hire an undertaker instead. The safety men are hired and paid by the Shipping Federation, and without making any comments on this fact, we will let the reader draw his own conclusions as to their worth to the men. I. b. A. Benefit to Men. For years previous to the strike the longshoremen, through their organization, refused to work more than eight hours a day; They cons'Continued on Page 5) Wage Committee Find Bad Conditions Del. Watt, reporting for the Minimum Wage Committee, at the regular, meetine;. of tljc,Xr%dj&~£wii!6iL-a& Tuesday, informed the delegates that after interviews with several women, who had worked in the canneries, the committee had found that the conditions regarding payment were very bad. One woman had worked 32 hours, including two Sundays and received $6.28. Another woman had worked part of three days and drew $1.52. The women did not know how much they were going *to be paid until they received thelf cheek. When sufficient data was obtained, he said, efforts would be made to have the case reopened with the Minimum Wage Board. Ten Cents Per Hour Del. Smith (Street^ Railwaymen) said that he knew of two women who had worked 11 hours each and one had received $1 and the other $1.25. Del. McDonald (Tailors) said that delegates knowing of such cases should endeavor to get the women to see the committee, which meets every Monday in the Holden Building, or to get written statements. Del. Stevenson (Painters) said that the situation was a disgrace to the city. He understood that a bunch of children were also working in the canneries. Business Agent Harry Woods reports that the Ambassador Cafe is now under new management, and had signed up with the Union for a full crew. CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS â¢ The Campaign Headquarters of the Canadian Labor Party is situated in Room 801 Holden Building. Telephone Seymour 6182. could not put that gang back. This was because of their1 attitude during the general strike when so many Labor men were jailed and an effort madi' to deport them, He urged that every effort be made to elect Labor members from B.. C. Ottawa can be used, he said, as a great broadcasting machine for working class education. Previously it had been used by the old parties, but we can use it now. au. âiaaae53E=SJSg'»g'a*B Two THE LABOR STATESMAN August 6th, lg2-j TradesCongressIssuesElectionManifesto $* p<"eferred Tradins ***** Candidates in the coming Federal .sion of unemployment insurance, etc., election from all parties -will be placed on record in connection with a number of Labor measures if the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada has its way. The Congress is not a political organization. It is the legislative mouthpiece of the industrially organized labor movement of the Dominion and as such its efforts are largely directed in securing legislation that will be in the interests of the wage-earners of Canada. For that reason it is important that the Congress should know where prospective members of parliament stand with regard to labor legislation. To Quiz Candidates The Congress is stressing four measures at this time and is urging all of its affiliated organizations to have the views of the candidates in their constituencies recorded in** connection with Old Age Pensions, Abolition of the Senate, Repeal of the 1919 amendments to the In migration Act, and the legalization of i. peaceful picketing. The Election manifesto of the Congress as issued this week deals with the fo'ur questions mentioned. The i^gjall .text of the manifesto followst.. Election Manifesto of the Trades and Labor Congresa of Canada "Ottawa, Ont., July 24, 1926. "To the affiliated membership, greeting: "The forthcoming general election which has been fixed for Tuesday, September 14, gives to the workers of Canada not only an opportunity to register their protest against the lack of consideration given by prev- ially mentioned in this manifesto, all of which were published in the April issue of our official monthly publication, the "Canadian Congress Journal," and wherever opportunity, occurs these should be pressed upon the attention of the political candidates. "Without entering into the merits or demerits of the various political issues being raised by the aspirants for political office, your Executive directs particular attention to a few of the many outstanding matters which vitally affect the interests of all wage earners and, in particular, on which the opinions of those seeking election to Parliament should be obtained, namely: Old Age Pensions "A measure of protection to aged workers was introduced during the last Parliamentary session which provided for the Federal Government to assume one-half of the cost of pensions granted by Provincial Governments to workers having reached the' age of 70 years and being resident in this country for 20 years or over. This proposed legislation whilst far from -satisfactory, either as to the. age at which it should be granted or the amount to be provided, did at least recognize the principle of state responsibility to protect its aged workers. Though this legislation passed the House of Commons practically unanimously, it was turned down by the Senate. Criminal Code and Immigration Act Amendments "These amendments which would lous'"*ParliarriBlTts-to"labUfsrle^-ras+have^fcaken from- lthese--Acts:3f»-t>»-: tive proposals, but" also, through the exercise of their franchise, to elect men and women to Parliament sympathetic to labor who will work energetically to secure the enactment of progressive social and labor legislation. "In issuing this manifesto, the Executive Council of the. Trades and Labor Congress of Canada had been guided by the decisions of the 1923- 1924 and 1926 conventions at each of which the following resolution concerning political action was adopted: " 'Be it resolved, that labor political autonomy be left in the hands of the established labor political parties, and inasmuch as the Platform of Principles of this Congress contains the epitome of the best thought of organized labor during the whole period of its existence and struggles, that this Congress continue to act as the legislative mouthpiece for organized labor in - Canada independent of any political organization engaged in the effort to send representatives of the people to Parliament, the Provincial Legislatures or other elective bodies of this country.' Labor Representatives "The Congress has, however, continued to recognize the necessity of labor political organizations as a means of securing the amelioration of industrial conditions and to' promote the passage of laws concerning the welfare of workers in the mines, the factories, the forests, in fact in all walks of life and it has been made manifestly plain that effective legislation in this regard and energetic enforcement of such laws can best be obtained by the presence^in Parliament and in other elective bodies of representatives elected from the ranks of labor for the direct interest of labor. "The legislative programme of the Trades and Labor Congress is a lengthy, one containing sueh important matters to organized labor as the right to register trade union labels, the regulation of immigration, provi- etc, in addition to the matters espec-' its members are indifferent and unre- nicious clauses inserted by Parliament in 1919 and which-discriminate against British-born . Canadian citizens as regards deportation without trial, and seriously restrict the right of freedom of speech and press, were again passed during the last session of Parliament by the House of Commons but rejected by the Senate. This makes the fourth time that this action has been taken by that non-elective body. Peaceful Picketing "The importance of amendments to thc Criminal Code of Canada, which would make clear and beyond dispute the right of workers during a strike to conduct a peaceful picket for the purpose of obtaining or transmitting information, etc., and which originally existed in the Statutes of Canada, have been brought prominently before the workers of Canada qn numerous occasions during the past few years by the issuing of injunctions preventing* such picketing and rendering of verdicts mulcting trade unions in damages for conducting such activities and by court decisions declaring peaceful picketing illegal. The Trades and Labor Congress, supported by the entire labor movement of the Dominion, have exerted every effort to have action taken by both Liberal and Conservative Governments to amend the law but without any response up to the present time. The Senate â "Not only i*n the matters previously mentioned but on numerous other occasions, such as labor amendments to the Industrial Disputes Act; reimbursement of certain Home Bank depositors; registration of union labels; development of C.N.R., etc., etc., the Senate has shown itself as definitely opposed to permitting the enactment of any social and labor legislation of benefit to the masses. Whatever success is achieved in the House of Com-* mons is futile so long as this barrier exists: The Senate i? a non-elective body and appointments thereto are usually made as a re*Ward for political services to supporters of each of thc old .political parties and most of sponsjve to public opinion "It became necessary for the electors of Great Britain to curtail the powers of the- House of Lords so that measures that have passed three successive sessions of the House of Commons would become law, irrespective of .the non-elective chamber. This is the minimum reform that must be secured if progress "is to be made'pos- sible in Canada. Single Elected Chamber "Organized labor has recorded itself year after, year as opposed to the continued maintenance of the second Chamber, believing that the country would be effectively and more economically governed by a single elected Chamber directly responsible to the people in the same manner as obtains in the majority of the Provinces. However,. in order to meet public opinion, which does not yet appear to be ready for total abolition of the Senate, organized labor has modified its declarations during the past few years to a demand for the abolition of the Senate as avnon-elective body. Quiz Candidates .. "Your. Executive^ therefore, urge its membership to. concentrate upon these four important questions and to obtain from every candidate a definite declaration on the following questions: "1. The abolition of the Senate as a non-elective body and the curtailing of its power to veto legislation passed by the House of Commons. "2. The enactment of legislation te?^-5ti"ic^,_w.o^^ righja axf, the workers to organize, and peacefully picket, during strikes or lockouts, thus bring Canadian law into harmony with the laws of Great Britain in this matter. "3. The repeal of amendments to the Immigration Act and Criminal Code inserted during the 1919 session of Parliament. "4. The enactment of legislation* by the Dominion Government to provide for the payment of Old Age Pensions. "For the guidance of your Executive, in its future legislative activities, it is advisable to report to the office of the Congress thc attitude of the elected representatives in your constituency on the above important matters. "Issued by the Executive Council of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. "TOM MOORE, President. "P. M. DRAPER, Sec.-Treas. "JAMES SIMPSON, Vice-Pres. "J. T. FOSTER, Vice-Pres. "BERT MERSON, Vice-Pres." Edmonton Organizes Iron Workers Union A local union of the Bridge and. Structural Iron Workers has been organized in Edmonton and an application for a charter sent to International headquarters. Temporary officers of the new local are W. T. Sheridan, President; Percy Clevelcy, Vice-President, and Charles Flodden, Secretary-Treasurer. The officers will also act as delegates to the Trades and Labor Council, the union having decided to affiliate with thc Central body. Other organization activities in the city are proceeding apace under the direction of Organizer Carl Berg and it is expedted that the ranks of trades unionism in Edmonton will be still further augmented as the campaign proceeds. SUBSCRIBE TO CAMPAIGN FUND THE following business men patronize the advertising columns of your paper. In return you are urged to patronize them. Cut out the list once a month and keep it where you can check it up. Watch, for deletions and additions to the list. BAKERS Esther Bakery, 3728 Hastings East. Dr. Kiddle-ton's. At aU Grocery Stores. BISCUIT MANUFACTURERS Dr. Middleton's 863 Hastings East. BOOTS & SHOES Arthur Frith ft Oo, 3313 Main P. Paris, 51 Hastings St. W. Klblor's, 163 Hastings E. CHIROPRACTORS â T A. Bryant 307-8 Lee Bids'. CONFECTIONERY Davenport Confectionery, 1743 Commercial Brave. CIGARS ft TOBACCO Mainland Cigar Store 310 CarraU DANCING Cotillion Hall. Granville ft Davie DENTISTS Sr. XV. 3. Curry, 301 Dominion Bldg. Br. W. A. Bntledge, 108 Hastings W. DEPARTMENT STOBEB Hudson's Bay Co, GranvUIe ft Georgia DBY OOODB A. Prlth ft. Co., 3313 Main DBUGGISTS Bed Star Drug Store. CarraU ft Cordova Tancouver Drug Storos 13 stores ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES ft CONT. City Electric. 8th ft Main. Hirst's Electric. 4099 Hastings E. f ELECTBIC THERAPY Hnalthwyri clinic, 901 Dominion Bank K. Walton, 311 Province Bldg. FLOOIi COVEBING Monnt Pleasant Ploor Covorinir Etore, 348 Broadway Bast. FLOUR Dr. Middleton's Ironlied Whole Wheat. GLASS AND GLAZING Western Glass Oo. 168 Cordova St. W. GENTS' FURNISHINGS A. Filth ft Son, 2313 Main W. B. Bmnunltt 18-30 Cordova W. GBOCEBS H. A. W", 3733 Hastings St. E. Oeddes Grocery 4367 Main HARDWARE Manitoba Hardware 1714 Commercial HEMSTITCHING Broadway Hemstltchors, 348 Broadway East. Phono Pair. Sill. NOTARIES P. B. Beuffourrh, 803 Holden Bids;. PRINTERS Labor Statesman BESTAUBANTS 803 Holden Empire Cafe Manhattan Oaf* Cecil Cats, Carnation Cafa Waffle King Inn Fred'B Dairy Lunch Cafe Waldorf 76 Hastings St. E. 1047 Granvillo St." 1336 Granvillo 1211 Granville 1113 Granville 72 Hasting* W. 616 Pender W. BUPTTJBE SPECIALIST C. E. Heard, 959 Robson SHOE REPAIRS V Service Shoo Shop 2440 Main St. East. E. Sopp, 3867 Main St. Toronto Shoe Ropairor 2228 Granville TAILORS 18 Hastings St. W. 427 Seymon* Perry ft Dolk J. H. Sweder â¢â . THEATRES - >â '.*'; - Pantages Hastings at CarraU Strand Georgia ft Seymour Colonial Theatre, Dnnsmnlr ft Granville UNDERTAKERS T. J. Kearney, 803 Broadway W. S. Bowoll ft Son, 66 6th N. West. Armstrong ft Hotson, 304 Dunlavy At*. - WATCH REPAIRSâEXPERT j E. L. HftuiKiorgTOa. 672 Klngsway JOT COol Breezes BUT CAN yoo^always plug in convenieittly? Or do you have to unscrew light bulbs (sacrificing light) and waste unnecessary time making a connection for your fan or other electrical appliances? Provide your home with adequate convenience outlets. We have a complete stock of electric fans variously priced from $7.50 up. See them at anv B.C.'Electric store. British Coiumbm ^ImmicMmmCjo. > â - I ,;? f VANCOUVER 38-20 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION IN NEW SOUTH WALES A bill to amend thc law relating to workmen's compensation in New South Wales, Australia, was recently introduced into the Legislative Assembly. The new sections make varying provisions as to the liability of employers of workers who aire injured, together with revised compensations for dependents. The bill also provides for the appointment of The Workers' Compensation Com- lission of New South Wales." What the Stride Cost The British Railway Gazette, spokesman for management, says the losses incurred by railroad* as aâresult of the general strike and the- mining lockout amounted^ to $32,000,000. MONTREAL STRIKERS TO RESUME WORK MONTREAL.âTwo thousand mon who quit work here last week, when the Amalgamated- Clothing Workers of America called out on strike some 6,000 of its members, returned to work here Monday. Five companies employing these men signed agreements satisfactory to workers. Negotiations between other manufacturers affected by the strike and union officials are in progress. Celtic Temper Casey (annoyed at surveillance): .Say, is watchin' me all yez have to do? Foreman (curtly): It is. Casey (throwing down pick): Be- gorra, then, it's idle ye'll be tomorrow. - . ' " LI34«W!tE33ISpS3*Hr-Si August 6th, 1926 THE LABOR STATESMAN Three Trades Union Directory Vancouver Trades and Labor councilâ President, William Dunn; general see- - retary, Percy R, Bengough. Office, 803 Holden Bldg., 18 Hastings East.) Phone Sey. 7495. Meets In Labor Hall at 8 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays in month. Automobile Lodge 703, f. A. of M. â Meets every second and fourth Tuesday. In Room 310 Holden Bldg. Pres. W. R. Walker; Sec, M. F. Beavls, 1222 Alberni, Beverage Dispensers Union No. 676â meets second 'Sunday at 2 p.m. and tho last Sunday in month at 8:00 Dm'., at 441 Seymour St. President, w. H. Clancy; Secretary and Business Agent, T. J. Hanofin. Office: Room 6, Flack Block; Phones, Sey. 4783 and Ray. 1656-R, Hours, 9 to II a.m. Boilermakers and Helpers, Looal 194 â Meets first and third Mondays In the month at Holden Building. President, b, C. Campbell; Secretary, A. Fraser, 6079 Robs St. Phone, Fraser 601Y. Bridge & Structural Iron Workers, Looal 97, Int. Asso.~-Mcets every Monday, Room 804 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. . President, James F. Burns; Secretary, W. J. Cook, Box 302, City., Phone Fair. 4772Y. I! ' til. Building- Trades Council, Vancouverâ Meets second and fourth TueBday In Holden Building. President, Robt hlevenson; Secretory-treat.., W. Watt. Bakers' Looal 488, Journeymen, of AmericaâMeets first and third Saturdays at 7 p.m. President, H. Hall; sec, T. RIgby, 37 Broadway West, Phone Fair. 6882R. * Bakery Salesmen, Looal 871 â Meet* second Thursday every month. Holden wf." 1!»Ha8'J,n(*s *"â¢ President, A. Wylle, 4338 Elgin Street; financial secretary. H. A. Bowron, 744 15th Ave. E., Phone Fair. 3631X. Barbers,' Journeyman International Union of Americaâ Local 120, meets sec- ond and fourth Tuesdays In each month In Room 310 Labor Hall 16 Hastings East. Pres., Fred. Dawe; See.-trcas., c E. Herrett, Office 814 Holden Bldg, , i / Bookbinders Looa.1 Ho. 108, Int. Brotucr- hoofiâMeets second Tuesday In month 804 Holden Bldg. President, F. Milne 530 Drake St.; secretary, Thos. Carroll, 842 Hamilton St, Brewery Workers Union Ho. 300âmeets first and third Wednesday In month, In room 313, Holden Building, at 8 p. m. President, Angus McLennan; Secretary, C. Graham, Z211T 16th Ave. W. PAflBe-Caifa.ja(;3R-,-â--âââ-.-âp.-.rrr.- â rtok'aysrs'. Masons' and Tile Betters' Int. Union Ho. 1âMeets second and fourth Wednesday In tho Holden Bid*. â President, G. H., Halllday; Secretary, W. s. Dagnall. 1244 loth >ve Bt Phone Fair. 845 R. W. J. Pl-.es. Fin. Secretary. Carpenters and Joiner*, Amalgamated Society of,âVancouver 1st Branch meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each , month. President; G. Richardson; Secretary, John T. Bruce; Business Agent. J. McKlnley. Headquarters, room 35, 16J Hastings St. W. Plasterers, Local IISâInternational Association of Operative, meets first Wednesday in month at Holden Bldg. President. Chas. Keall. 1925 McKay j«s^H^.-43sa^!t3rTvr-^*«**rnvllllam-!::3"2T46 . 6th Ave W. Phone Bay. 5139R. Carpenters and Joiners. United Brotherhood of, Local 4S2âPresident, A. McDonald; recording secretary, W. Page; business agent. Wm. Dunn. Office, Room 808 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings East. Meets second and fourth Mondays, 8 p.m. City Hall Employees' Association meets first Wednesday of each month at 25 Hi Hastings E., at 8 p.m. President, D. Hargreaves; business agent and treasurer. W. J. Scrlbblne. 8208 Pen- H der St. E.; Secretary, J. Tarbuck, 2792 a Pender East. Civic Employees' Union, Looal 38 < Meets flrst and third Fridays In the i month at 261 % Hastings Eâ at 8 p.m. President, J. MacRltchle, 516 8th Ave. ! E.; secretary-treasurer. George Harrison. 1182 Parker St. Dominion Express Employees, Loc_. "*«. IB, Brotherhood ofâMeets first Friday and first Tuesday alternating each month in Room 810 Holden Building. â¢ President, G. M. Payton, 4186 Sophia St.; Sec.-Treas, H. C. Haines, 1919 4 Klngsway. tional BrotherhoodâMeets every Monday at 8 p.m In Room No. 6, »19 Pender Street West. President, D. W. McDougal, 910 Hastings Street Bast f^&SL**^ *"â¢ H. Morrison. Office 819 Pender 8treet West «"â¢«. BngineersâInternational Union Steam and Operating Looal 844âMeeta every Thnrsday at! p.m. Room 806 Holden BldBV. President. E. McCallum; rec. sec. D. Hodges; fln- sec. and buslnesR â¢fS*. R*»y, FInley. Office, Room 806 Holden Building. Engineers, Steam aad Operating, Int. Local 888âMeets every Wednesday at 8 p.m. In room 806 Holden Bldg. President, W. Hjlbert; vlce-pres., A. Russell; business agent and financial sec, W. J. Irwin; rec. »ecâ W. L. Alnger. Office, 808 Holden Bldg. Fire Fighters, Ho. 18, International Association ofâMeets every month at call of president, at 251H Hastings. E. President. J. Anderson, No,, z Fire Hall; financial secretary, C. A. Watson, No. 3 .Fire Hall, * rioorlayers' Union, No. 1876, U.B. of C, A J. of. A., meets 1st and ,1r.l Thursdays In 310 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. President. B. C. Woodward: Fln. Sec, A. Reid; Rec. Sec, W. D. Wilson, 1351 Howe St. Hotel and Bestanrant Employees Union, Looal 28â441 Seymour Street. Meets Second Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and last Wednesday at 9 p.m. President, G. Coleman;, business agent, Harry Wood, Phone Seymour 126. Lathers, Wood, Wire and Metal, International Union, Looal 307 â Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays in month, at room, 209 Holden Bldg. President, H. P. Fulljames, 2106 Vanness; Secretary, Bert Jenkins, 60 46th Ave. E. Machinist Looal 893â President Thos. Sills, 1362 Burrard St. Secretary, P. R. Bengough. Office, 807 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings East. Meets on second and fourth Tuesdays In month. Mill and rectory Workers' Union, Looal Ho. 1699 â Affiliated with United Brotherhood of 'Carpenters & Joiners. Meets flrst and third Thursdays In Room 313 Holden Bldg. President, Allan Graham; Fln. Sec, H. Brewer; Rec. Sec, B. Holden, 1710 fith Ave. Wâ Vancouver, Phone Bay. 3123-R. Milk Wagon Drivers and Dairy Employees, Looal 464âMeets second and fourth Friday In Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St. E. Business agent, Blrt Showier, 1115 Robson St Molders Union Local 381âInternational of North AmericaâMeets first and third Fridays in month In room 313 Holden Bldg., at 8 p. m. President, John Maley, 1336 2nd Ave. E. Corresponding representative. J. Flnkerton. 2159 Victoria Drive. ^ Motion Pictures Projectionist's Union, Looal 348 of I.A.T.S.E. Is M.P.M.O.â Meets at 991 Nelson St. on flrst Sunday In each month at 7:80 p.m. President. J. R. Foster, 1161 Granville St.; Secretary, Geo. Gerrard. Box 846. Business Phone: Sey. 8923. , Musicians Mutual Protective Union Local 145, A. T. of M.âMeets at the G. W. V, A. Auditorium, second Sunday at 10 a.m. President Ernest C Miller, 991 Nelson Street; secretarv, Edward Jamieson, 991 Nelson Street; financial secretary, W. E. Williams, 991 Nelson Street; organizer, F. Fletcher, 111 Nelson Street. Painters, Decorator* and Faperhangers Local 138-rrMeets second and fourth Thursdays at 319 Pender St. W. Business agent, Robt. Stevenson. Office, room 204 319 Pender St, W. Phone Soy. 3609. Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf aad Dock Builders Looal Ho. 3404âMeets every Friday night at 8 p.m. In 112 HasUngs St. W. James Thomson, secretary, P. O. Box 320. Plasterer's Laborers' Ho. 803 International. Meets third Friday in month at Holden Building. President Vf Phillips, 1574, 2nd Ave. W.; Rec. Sec./" F. Talt, 289 47th Ave. E,, phone Fraser 596L. Plumbers and Steamnttera, Ho. 170, International Asso. ofâMeets every 2nd and 4th Friday In the Holden Bldg. President, Bert St Inch com be, 1899 Ogden Ave.; secretary and busl- ness agent, W. Watt, 805 Holden Bldg. Printing Pressmen and Assistants, Looal Ho. 69âMeets every second Tuesday i In the month at 8 p.m. In Room 218 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St. B. Preal- dent, Harry F. Longley. 30i 8th St, North Van.; secretary, Wm. Qufgley, 2083 2nd Ave. Wâ Box 804. Bailway Carmen of America, Lodge Ho. 6BâMeets first and third Friday In month at Cotillon Hall, Granville and Davie Streets. President, A. S. Rose, 6873 Pr. Edward St; secretary, J. D. Vullamy, 2216 16th Ave. W. Street and Blecttio Bailway â¢Employees, Pioneer Division Ha. 101âMeets It". P. Hall, Eighth and Klngsway, lst and 3rd Mondays at 10:16 a.m. and 7 p.m. President, J. B. Smith: recording secretary, F. E. Griffin; treasurer, H, XV. Speed; financial secretary and business agent Angus Maclnnes, 3544 Pr. Edward St. Office: corner Prior and Main streets. Phone Fairmont 2150L. Sheet Metal Workers, Amalgamated, Looal Union no. 380âMeets second and fourth Thursday in month In Holden Bldg.. 16 Hastings St E. President, N. C. Smith, 1346 18th Ave. E.; business agent and secretary, D. Mac- Pherson, 807 Holden Bldg. Shingle Weaver*, Local 17813âMeet* second Tuesday In month, In Room No. 3, Labor Temple, New Westminster, and 4th Sunday, 11 a. ..... In Room 213 Holden Bldg., Vancouver. President, J. N. Chute, Phone High. 1982Y; sec, W. H. Matthew, Joyce Rd. P. O. Phone Coll. 413R1. Tailors', Journeymen Union of America, Local Ho. 178âMeetings held - first Thursday In each month, 8 p.m. Executive meets third Thursday of every month In Labor HalL President A. R. Gatenby; secretary, C, McDonald, P.O. Box 603. Executive meets third Thursday of every month. Teamster*, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helper*, Looal 486âMeets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 310 Holden Bldg. President, A. A. McKay, 773 Beatty St.; .secretary-treasurer, A. P. Black, 880 Homer St The Vancouver Theatrical declarationâ Meets at 991 Nelson Street at 11 am. on the Tuesday preceding the first Sunday of the month. President, J. R. Foster; Secretary, Leslie Clark;" Business Agent, George Gerrard. 991 Nelson St. Typographical Union, Ho. 336âPresident C. S. Campbell; vice-president R. Gouthro: Secretary-treasurer, R. H. Neelands, P.O. Box 66. Meets last Sunday of each month at 8 p.m., In Holden Building. 16 Hastings St B. The Tories throughout the Dominion are making considerable political capital out of the customs scandal. To them, it is great stuff for public consumption. They are making great gestures as to what they will do to the smugglers if they are ever caught. "This smuggling of liquor across the border must be stopped," we are told by tht;se-,would-be apostles of political virtue. But as it happens, the smuggling has not been stopped*, as is proven by the recent deaths from alcoholic poisoning in Ontario and cities adjacent thereto across the international border. The facts are that just as international boundaries are necessary for the creation of wars, so does high tariff walls tend to make smuggling a profitable business. The Tory policy of preventing smuggling by high tariffs is on a par with a bootlegger advocating prohibition. But the main thing is to have some issue with which to fool the people. Both parties are less concerned about catching smugglers than they are in catching the electors on the various political hooks they care to throw. They prate considerably about each other's honesty and the dishonesty of the other party, and they are usually right in "wJWit they say about each other. Honesty may be a good policy, but most of the old party politicians can make a fairly profitable livelihood, without it. ^rMAXsr-.L^^DH^^ykfm}^hBsi^neettiy- extended ail invitation to Curtiss D. Wilbur, U. ,S. Secretary for the Navy, to visit Vancouver in the near fu- ^The city council will no doubt vv. nice sum of money for the purpose of entertaining him while in the city. As a tourist holding the position he does, he will be feted in great stylo-, and will be told in so many words to "call again." Just about the time of his visit many of the unemployed will be leaving the coast on the so-called "harvesting'excursions," at which occupation they have hopes of accumulating enough to keep them off the bread line next winter. Last year, the city council scraped up enough of the taxpayer's coin to send a man to the prairies to post up notices advising the harvesters to 'the effect that if they have not the necessary stake, it would be well for them to keep away from Vancouver. And it js likely the same policy will be, carried out this,year. It will be interesting to notice if there will be much difference between the money spent on telling the harvesters to keep away from Vancouver and that expended on entertaining the U. S. Secretary for the Navy. Judging from past recollections, there will be quite a difference in the amount spent and also in the nature of the entertainment provided for the U. S. official as against the provisions made .for the .unemployed this coming winter. The naval secretary engaged in operating machines for destruction will be feted in the Hotel Vancouver, while of those who garner in the grain so necessary for the sustenance of human life will no doubt be entertained as vagrants in Oakalla jail next winter. In other words, the .council, while spending considerable money on the various celebrities arriving in the city, will object to providing "coffee and doughnuts" for the destitute unemployed. To catch suckers, merely offer unreasonable returns and let Nature take its course. . . 'â > The Solicitor General of Georgia charges that fraud and bucket shop speculation were, factors in closing of 117 banks in Georgia and Florida Employers Indicted at Accident Conference By LAURENCE TODD WASHINGTONâFrank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor,, disturbed the happy harmony of thc Industrial Accident Conference, summoned by Secretary of Labor Davis, at the end of the first day's session. He charged the employers with responsibility for most of the industrial accidents, which needlessly kill 19,5M._workers and needlessly injure1 2,125,000 of them every year. He declared that experience had shown that the humanity and goodwill of neither the employers as a whole nor the state governments could be trusted, and that the workers would never be protected except through strong trade union organizations. The figures he quoted were based n the labor department's own statement that 23,000 killed and 2,500,000 injured are the national toll each year, and that 85 per cent of these losses are preventable, "The employer," said Morrison, 'suffers no physical injury himself because of industrial accidents to his employees. His earning capacity is not decreased. His family does not suffer. His dividends "are-" not"curtailed. In states which have workmen's compensation laws, a modest insurance premium, paid out of the wealth produced by the very workers who are injured, settles his responsibility for the maimed workers. He charges, his insurance premium to overhead expenses as part of the cost of production, bills it to the dealer who sells his commodities, and the de^JoJ^tsJ^JSS^J1 consumer m retail prices, Ghastly Fatality Record Fails to Disturb Employers Yet, Morrison went on to show, the ghastly record of fatalities, injuries, loss of wages and health among the workers has made scarcely a dent on the conscience of employers. In wages alone, he declared, at least $750,000,000 is lost by the workers, aside from the $250,000,000 covered by compensation insurance. If the country knew that, in a military struggle in which the United States was engaged, the officers in command were needlessly sacrificing soldiers killed and 7,080 wounded every day, there would be nationwide protest and wholesale punishment of the responsible military authorities. "But an equally unnecessary slaughter," he said, "of human beings engaged in industry does not bring a nationwide protest, and the responsible industrial and political authorities keep up their deadly warfare against thc workers." Strong Trade Unions Only Will Protect In support of this indictment of employers and state authorities, Morrison cited the failure of coal mine operators to protect the lives of their miners against explosions b"y using rock-dust in the shafts and workings. States can make this compulsory, but most of them have refused to do so. , "In the light of the terrible toll in both fatal and non-fatal accidents which the workers now suffer after so'ma'ny years of accident prevention Iawsr" he added, "accident,prevention policies conceived and applied by employers, and accident prevention movements of many kinds, it is apparent that the workers will probably never be adequately protected until they protect themselves by strong trade unions." Vancouver Heights THE ESTHER BAKERY Have You Tried Our' Fruit Loaf, 15 Cents? For Health, Strength and Beauty â Eat Our Brown Bread Also Our White, Raisin and Nut Bijead 3728 Hastings E. Phone: High. 1309 8, A. HILL GROCERIES, FRUITS, CURED MEATS, FLOUR AND FEED 3722 Heatings E. Phone High. 1640 R. C. HIRST Electrical Contractor and Dealer House Wiring, Fixtures, Lamps, Batteries Glen 370 4099 Hastings St. E. Knee-Breeches Worn by Communists at Court LONDON. â The Soviet Union charge d'affaires and the jBrst.-secrep.. tary of the Legation attended the second Court of the season at Buckingham Palace, wearing regulation Court dressesâsatin knee-breeches, silk stockings, and a jewelled sword. The secretary, before his departure for the palace with his chief, said: "My superior and myself are attending in the ordinary way as a part of our diplomatic duties." "oraf Hired Girl: "Shall I dust off the brickybrac in thc drawin' room, ma'am?" Mistress: "Not today, Nora. I don't think we can afford it." Trades & Labor Council "Don't Patronize" List ROYAL DAIRY CRYSTAL DAIRY NATIONAL LUNCH TROCADERO CAFE . EMPRESS THEATRE CENTRAL CAFE * NICE GIRL! He: If I stole a kiss would you scream for your parents? . She: No; not unless you wanted to kiss the whole family. WARNING TO HOUSEWIVES This is to inform readers of the Labor Statesman that efforts to organize the Bakery Salesmen or COWAN'S BAKERY has not met with any success. The management has been approached by the local union and Trade Council organizers but at this date the employees ARE UNORGANIZED notwithstanding the alleged statement of the management to the contrary. ( BAKERY SALESMEN'S UNION, LOCAL 371 =T== 35 ::-ip.i"W.-. .wesasassBS JWB.iMtt.'SSS saasâaa. i- â i^us&B&BBB* Four THE LABOR STATESMAN August 6th, 1926 The Labor Statesman Published every Friday, at lit Holden Bids-.. Vancouver. B. C. Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council. PRESS COMMITTEE: Chairman, W. Watt. Plumbers; XV. H. Cottrell, Street Railwaymen j H, "Woods, Hotel and Restaurant Employees; 3. McCurragn, .Typographical. H. W. Watta, Man. Editor. Subscription Hates.-âCanada $2.00 per - year, |1.00 for six months. United States and foreign, 11.00 per rear To unions subscribing In a body, 16c per member per month. Phone Seymour 6379 Vancouver, B. C. August 6, 1926 ANNEXATION In one form oi- another there is a continued recurrence of the idea of Canada joining the United States, and while, as a conscious movement in Canada, the thought is hardly worth discussing, there is a grave possibility that the thing which we have no thought or intention of consciously doing may yet occur as the irresistible logic of events. One of the strongest single factors tending to maintain national boundaries is a difference of language, and resulting from this a different literature, a different social outlook and estimate of values. Where the barrier pf language, prevents social intercourse every age-old prejudice continues and mutual ignorance tends to !Jj*s!tteJ5LilJg latinmil..wall. ' 11 A common language and literature removes the first great barrier between Canada and^the United States. National intercourse, instead of being confined to state and a limited amount of trade affairs is a matter of individual daily contact between mens of thousands of persons on each ^ude of the line. There is a general similarity of institutionsâso much so that the individual may pass from living under the one to' the other without noting any change. The scheme of government, while differing in detail, are both founded on adult suffrage, and many institutions, such as trades unions, employers' federations, fraternal societies, etc., ignore the national boundary entirely. These factors all tend towards producing a North American English speaking unit. But it is more in the nature of creating a favorable atmosphere rather than as active factors. Much has been written of the influence of the enormous quantity of American weekly and monthly trash that-litters our bookstalls., But regardless of any and all external influences through its own internal policy alone, can Canada lose its national identity. , The citizen of the meanest country in thc world has himself confidently persuaded that someway, somehow, his particular territory prbduces the best breed of human â stock. Pride of race and pride of country all down through history has been the great factor holding races and nations together. In Canada there has been, and today is, a conspiracy of men and of man-made circumstances to forbid thc upbuild ing of anything of the nature of pride of country and to break down evertr the spirit of national self-respect.'1 The whole trend of Canadian life . belittles things Canadian. The whole trend of our; southern neighbors' activity is to exaggerate the quality of things American. At the present moment, from 20 to 25 per" cent of the silver in circulation in Canada is American. Eight, to 10 per cent of the1 small paper and practically the whole gold is American and passes at par in Canad.a. With the. exception of a very few hotels catering to the travelling, trade, the American discounts Canadian money 10 per cent, as he does Mexican and Chinese currency. And the nearer we come to the border the more scornfully the American throws our alleged inferior currency back across the counter to us. ational self-respect would end this state of affairs very quickly. Our, business men, our municipalities and even our Provincial governments adjust our affairs to attract the American johnny that comes in with a tank full of gas and goes out with a "tank" full of booze. And this "attracting the tourist traffic" is presumed to be beneficial to the country. "Our Lady of the Snows" degenerates into a "panhandler" holding an itching palm for the largess that falls from, the hand of the prosperous gentleman from the south â and hopes that he will "honor us with a visit" next year again. This may be very good for Italy, Switzerland and Greece, but it is not the way to build up a self-reliant Canadian citizenship. Canada is a country of vast natural resources; national sanity would suggest, that these things should be developed and brought into use as the needs of increasing population dictated, but this is not the. Canadian method. Banks, railroads, financiers, industrialists, politicians and business men all conspire to toot up and throw on the market every vestige of natural wealth that the country possesses in the shortest time that modern ingenuity can do so. And he who can devise a quicker, method to cut down, dig up or tap natural wealth and get it into the market "today" is presumed to be a -pâ¢***r-ff***-*,**--^ra vagabond, a spendthrift, wasting the estate of his fathers and his children is a fair parallel to the attitude of the Canadian to his country's natural wealth. The Canadian's wild desire to put his all on the auction block attracts the American, who is as willing to buy as the Canadian is to sell. In this way, Canada is rapidly becoming an industrial outpost of the United States. This is particularly true of the mining and the timber industries. Thc American, having bought, proceeds to develop his purchase and that without any regard, for the interests of Canada or Canadians. His whole executive staff is imported from his own country, and the latter bring in their poor relations and place them in every position that has any future possibility. To the Canadian is left the opportunity to bid against the European immigrant for the menial and more laborious positions. So completely are Canadian affairs adjusted to nieet the whim of the American that in defiance of our own Statutes the civil governments of large' communities and the civil rights of tens of thousands of Canadians are handed over absolutely" and unquestioned to the control of alien Americans who arc answerable for their administration to financial interest in the great American centres. But even this is not the whole storyâCanada imports labor which it cannot employ and as the Canadian has no heart to fight with the alien for a foothold in his own land, he abandons it and even thc newcomer who displaces him has neither love nor respact for a land that will not protect its own people. Construction and logging camps are anti-Canadian. In~every mining camp in Canada there are men who have never set foot on the United States who call themselves "American." They have left their own land and Canadian citizenship is not worth claiming. Our business classes for a dollar today will sell Canada to be delivered to the devil tomorrow. Ou- financial interests are interlocked with .the American's and know no country. The farmer still keeps alive something of the old spirit of. Canadianism-^but it is growing pale and weak, for the boy who did not fit the farm and also "Mary's husband" are doing well in the States. So with two on this side of the line and two on the other patriotism becomes divided and 'confused.; This subject is deserving of more extended notice, but the conclusion that every line of enquiry leads to is that jf Canadian national identity is to be maintained Canadians must learn to respect â¢ themselves â' and place the American in Canada under the same restrictions as the American places the Canadian; Canada must hold its own people, and Canadian citizenship must be made a thing to covet rather than sneer at. -.-â - â:m. Rollicking Time at Plumbers Annual Picnic Local 170 Plumbers and Stearhfit- ters pulled off their annual picnic at Bowen- Island, last Saturday with about 500 in the party and the boys claim. it was one of the finest ever pulled off by the local. The kids had a whale of a time and old Bert Stinchcombe kept them busy consuming ice cream, candies, pop, etc., and their mothers have been ifusy ever since trying to get them back to normal by the Castor Oil route. Fatman'a Battery Wins The yearly tug-of-war contest between the Plumbers and the Steam- fitters was held and the Fitters are still' wondering what really happened. (Ask Harry Paull.) The baseball game between the Local Nand the Wholesalers was one grand game and, of course; the/Wholesalers won, i^ ,i#s-~pret'rr-"ri^^ Johnson Fatman.battery and old Al. Given isn't dead by a long way, He can sure guzzle pop and won the contest easily, but if old Jess Anderson hadn't had his false teeth at the fixer's he would have made a better showing. Walter Murray was the dark horse and came in second. â Jack Dillibaugh deserves credit for the way he handled the sports and we were glad to hear that he was not molested after umpireing the ball game. Can Peel Spuds . Mrs. Dave Sutherland and Mrs. Smylie are still as fast as ever; and say, Dave, the wife can sure peel spuds. Oh, yes, it was a grand day, but the time was far too short. âW. W. What. Do You Know About Minimum Wage? Union men and others are invited to present or forward information regarding non-payment of the minimum wage to the committee appointed by the Trades Council. Meetings are held every Monday evening in the Holden Building. All information will be confidential, but the committee is desirous of obtaining enough data to endeavor to have the subject r,e-opened by the Minimum Wage Board. ' Informants can attend in person or write down their information. Names and addresses must be given in order to show that it is bona- fide, but they will not be made public. Help! Help! Help! Contributions to the Campaign Fund of the Canadian Labor Party are earnestly requested. This is your fight and every dollar that ^an be obtained will be needed to put forward our message to the toilers. Mail or bringyour contribution to Canadian Labor Party, 809 Holden Building, Vancouver. Previously acknowledged . ..... ?i3.00 Trades.Council ,..'.......... 50.00 Carpenters' Union, 452 ........ 100.00 U..I. U.v ...: : 5.00 IN THE - TONSORIAL. CHAIR - ay SPUD Mount Pleasant Bring Us Your Electrical and Radio Repairs THAT IS OUR BUSINESS Our Service Prompt and Courteous. Our Charges Reasonable. Our Men Practical. CITY ELECTRIC CO. FA1B. 4863* â¢ MAIN AT Bth . Mt. Pleasant Badio Slum. A. HILKER & SON Anything in Dry Goods and Fancy Work. Goods Must Be Satisfactory or Money Refunded. MÂ» Main Street, Halfway Between Broadway and 8th Avenue. Good afternoon Mr. Woodsworth. Glad to see you in Vancouver again. Beard trim? Very good, sir. I am tickled to death that you dropped in, for I am just dying to have a chat with someone who has a true perspective of the Labor movement in Canada. It is so hard to find a man who has personality, honesty of purpose, and energy to carry out that purpose, in .the Labor movement, who is not an egotist. Vancouver seems to present so many difficulties that the earnest Labor advocate gets disheartened until someone like you comes along to dispel the gloom. What seems to be the trouble? Well, it's not for me to fake on the cloak of Soloman, but there is a few things I would like your opinion on, and also a few things I would like to put you wise to. Now your constituency is in Winnipeg, yet here you are in Vancouver lending a helping hand when the guns of your opponent are booming against you down t there. Maybe I am a bit impatient but here in B. C. we have quite a few men representing Labor on different public -bodies. Labor councillors in Burnaby, South Vancouver and Vancouver City, school trustees in South Vancouver, members in the Provincial House and ex-members of the Provincial House, and never a word <}o we get from them. Their time is aJKi,U]*-^a*MlMaa^^ Stock Reducing Sale AT Arthur Frith & Co/s COME ONEâCOME ALL Men's Oxfords, tan or black $3.95 Qreb "Work Boots,"tan or black - .ar».'/5 Men's merino Underwear, shirts and drawers ..â 8So Combinations .â¢> S1.6S Men's President style Braces 39o Men's grey wool work Socks 23c Boys' merino combination Underwear .......,:.--8X.3S Men's knit Ties 25o Men's military ffrey work Shirts -.., 9So Arthur Frith & Co. Men's and Boys' Furnishings, Telephone Fairmont 14 2312 MAIN STREET Between 7th and Bth Avenues -TOTAL .:........:....fl68.00 of people who are already in the Labor movement. That's it exactly, carrying coals to Newcastle. Again we have a Labor Paper here ready at all times to print anything of interest to the movement, and not a line appears from the representatives of Labor in or around Vancouver. It's enough to make the Gods weep. How on earth we are expected to build up a real live movement without new recruits, I don't know. Look at the Labor papers in Australia, chock full of information and articles from Labor councillors and members of the Legislative Assemblies there. Take Scotland, for instance. Town councillors, parish councillors, M.P.'s, J.P.'s, M.A.'s, and B.A.'s, all contribute to make Scotland's Labor paper, "Forward," a medium of instructive propaganda, recognized and quoted the world over. Now what I want to ask you is this? Why have we not got that spirit in Vancouver, or in Canada, for that matter? The same problems, confront us here, and must sooner or later be settled. The same enemy is here to be exposed, and the necessity for intensive organization is everywhere apparent, yet with one or two notable exceptions, our representatives are silenti NOW is t|e time to tackle questions effecting the public mind. Education, finance, municipal ownership, civic administration, foreign policy, marketing of our produce and a thousand other matters could be explained and discussed through the columns of the Labor Press. Look how the Labor press in Great Britain gives publicity to emigration problems, and when it was brought out by a commission that produce for which thc farmerin British Columbia received lc, per pound was sold ih Great Britain for 16c per pound, the Labor M.P.'s immediately raised the question in the brought out the fact "that the shipping ring was gouging the Canadian people without scruple or'conscience. I bet if the dozen Labor men who occupy positions on local public bodies were to give three hours a week to propoganda about the various fields of their endeavors the Labor movement could double its membership and treble its vote inside of a year. I am glad that you agree with me because the sooner we get started the better. Guess some of the men I have in mind will drop in here sooner or later and then I can give them an earful, backed up by your opinion, that they must cither speak out or get out. Well that's finished and thanks very much for the time you spent in Vancouver. I hope it shows results and that you will go back to Ottawa with a following that will command attention from the Government. Good bye, sir. Next, please. Correct The quiet-looking boy at the foot of the class had not had a question; so the teacher propounded him this one: "In what condition was the patriarch Job at the end of his life?" "Dead," was the calm response. OF v*A>tc< COUVEK sTOTICB Civic Holiday, Vancouver Exhibition, 1926 The Mayor and Council of the <^lty or Vancouver, by virtue of the authority vested in then., hereby proclaim and â declare Wednesday, the nth day or Au- sri.Ht. 1988, h public clvlo holiday, durlnsr vvl.lch time the City Hall and other public offices shall he closed for business. It Ik desired that all l.uhlneHHt-r. In the city be closed on the above date In or- der that the public civic holiday shall he observed by the citizens who mav desire to attend the annual l-Ixblhitlon of the Vancouver IOxliilrition Association. wm. iiooamsN, City Clerk. Auscust 4th, 1026. Get into the Labor Campaign If Yon Are a WorkerâWork to Elect a Labor Candidate. Send in Your Name to W. H. COTTKI"i,I., campaign Manatrer, Canadian - Labor Party, 801 Holden BnUding-, is Hastings Bast. B.C. SECTION, CANADIAN LABOR PARTY BmtivtATy. J. SIBA-iWr, 80S ~Hoia*m BnlWlnsr, VAtfconver, B. o.. â~:r .â ---,-,-"' â -"â '--: ;:â -.- " August 6th, 1926 THE LABOR STATESMAN UNION STEAMSHIPS ENJOY AN ALL-DAY CRUISE ON BEAUTIFUL HOWE SOUND, The Magical Bay Sea Trip II LEAVING UNION DOCK EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING AT 9 |- O'CLOCKâSUNDAYS AT 9:30 A.M. To Squamish, Via Britannia and Way Points ROUND TRIP $2.00âMEALS ON BOARD > Phone Sey. «flj_fnr f..nh«r information regarding a~serlea of delightful summer cruises and schedule of sailings to all Northern ^British Columbia ports. kABOLD BBOWN, General Manager. Five naa:aBH Tryâ I VAN BROTHERS, K CIDERS SWEET APPLE, LOGANBERRY, CHERRY, GRAPE, ORANGE AND LEMON Ideal for Social*, Picnic Parties and the Home. aa Prompt Deliveriea. TELEPHONE HIGHLAND 90 VAN BROS., LTD. ^%Sg$k i itiiiuiiiiiBa *j"i!*«iir»^^ I Thirsty? DRINK WHISTLE Eight-hour Day Inquiry to Be Made in Alberta The Alberta Government has appointed A. A. Carpenter, Chairman of the Public Utilities Board ahd the Minimum Wage Board, Norman Hindslcy, of Calgary, and Elmer E. Roper, of Edmonton, as a Commission, to enquire into the likely effect of the operation of an eight hour day in industry in this province. The Commission has been appointed because of a provision in the new Factories Act,which makes "it incumbent upon the Government to have a review rmde by such a Commission before the next session of the Alberta Legislature. The new Factories Act inaugurated a nine hour day. The first draft of the Act provided for the possible introduction of an eight hour day on January lst, 1927, by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor in corrn- cil. This was changed to provide for the appointment of a Comfnissioii to investigate and report at the next session of the Legislature. CROSS & CO., Mfra. FAIRMONT 1173 j Your PICNIC or SOCIAL is Not Complete Without If. PHONE HIGHLAND 32 v** J 4 (I â ,â -' ASK FOR Rathbun's Loganberry Juice 5c A BOTTLE âBottled on the farm. â.Made from the Pure Loganberry Juice. âHealthful, and thirst quenching. . SPEND YOUR HOLIDAY AT rt* % Horseshoe Bay PACIFIC BBEAT EASTERN RAILWAY * (Via Horth Vancmrrer City Ferries) « TRAINS BUN AS F0LC0WS ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS h l.ea.e North Vancouver for all ftaUotu 8:10 a.oi. and then thirty minutes past each Lour until 8:110 an- Return Iron WhyteelltT 8:25 a.m. and 25 " minutes past earn hour until 9:25 p.m. <* Purchase Tickets at Ferry Wharf and at 533 Grarmlle Street BetT.ni Faros From Vancouver Adnlts Children CITY OP VANCOUVER NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Scaled tenders will be received by tho undersigned up to Tuesday, 10th August, at 2 p.m., for paving the following streets: Asphalt and Stone. Block or Concrete Pavomont Pender St., Main St. to Carrall St. Concrete Pavement â Second Avenue, Main St.* to Columbia Street. Asphaltlc Wearing1 Surface Casslar St., Eton St, to Hastings St. Specifications, .form of tender and other particulars rnav be obtained at the City Engineer's Office, City Hall, on payment of Ten Dollars ($10.00), which will be refunded on return of the specifications, etc., in good condition. A deposit, by market) cheque, payable to the City Treasurer, of an amount equal to Five Par Cent (5%) of the total amount of the bid submitted must accompany each tender. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. * . ' wili.iam McQueen, City Clerk. City Hall, Vancouver, B. C. August 2, 1926. Taxicab Drivers oji Strike in Portland PORTLAND, Ore. â Portland's taxicab driver's strike is getting more serious. There are practically no 'cabs on the streets representing the three larger companies. Two hundred striking drivers met at the Labor Temple and formed a union. The men are striking for higher wages and a six-day, week. Their present scale is ?75 per month guarantee, providing they work every day1. lose thai gSaraajtee and must work on a small commission basis, according to their claims. No violence has been shown, but police are watching to prevent any outbreaks. So far they-have merely ordered all relief drivers out of the cabs, and their demands have been met. 70c 40c For Information Telephone North 300 Sermonr 9331 - â Q FIVE PER CENT LEVY * TO AID BRITISH MINERS " The London Trades Council are pressing trades union executives .to concentrate on eliminating tjhe no- strike clauses from all agreementsâ referring to the clauses aimed at preventing any more General Strikes, that were secured under pressure by the employer when work was renewed. The conference went pn record in favor'of a five per cent levy in aid of the miners and a complete embargo on coal. Action was taken towards securing greater unity of fill Labor activities in the London area; a committee being appointed to that end. â CITY OP VANCOUVER NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Cement Concrete Sidewaks and Cement Concrete Garbs ' -j Sealed tenders will be received by the. undersigned up to Tuesday*- 10th August, at 3 p.m., for the construction of approximately eight (8) miles of cement concrete sidewalks and approximately one-half (1$) .mile nf cement concrete curbs.. ' ..Specifications, form of tender, and other particulars may be obtained at the City Engineer's Office, City Hall, on payment of Ten Hollars ($10.00), which will be refunded on return of specifications, etc., In good condition. A deposit, by marked cheque, payable to the City Treasurer, of an amount equal to five per cent (5%) of the total amount of thc bid submitted must accompany each tender. * Tbe lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. WILLIAM McQUEEN. City Clerk. Vancouver, B. C. 1926. City Hall August 2, A temporary injunction has been issued against International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union prohibiting it from interfering with New York City cloak designers. Calgary Trades Council Continues Organizing The organization campaign of the Calgary Trades and Labor Council is still proceeding with excellent results. Members arc being added to the unions and a number of new organizations arc away to a good start. James .Somerville, of the Machinists International Union, has been in the city and has given his assistance to thc organization of an Auto Mechanics local union which has a charter memership of fifty-five. ' J. Noble, of the Electrical Workers, has spent two weeks jn Calgary. He addressed the regular meeting of the Trades and Labor Council on Friday last and told of the successful organization campaign in Toronto where the general memership of the unions had been increased by over two thousand. Mr. Noble has been successful in organizing the Wiremen in Calgary and meetings are being held to'line up the balance of the telephone workmen. , Fred J. White is taking charge of the organization campaign and he will be assisted by Mr. Noble and other International officers. The campaign will . be continued with more vigor than ever, so Secretary Young of the Trades Council claims, and good results are looked for. PLAIN TYPING WANTEP Envelopes addressed. Charges, reasonable'. Enquire Statesman Office, 818 Holden. Building, Phone Bey. 6979. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE , OF TRADES COUNCIL The following delegates have been appointed to the Legislative Committee by Chairman Neelands, and endorsed by the Trades Council:. W. Bartlett, W. Deptford, P. R. Ben- gough, C. McDonald, A. Mclnnis, J. Thomson. .IL Wood, A. McDonald, S. Carroll; Longshoremen Slaughtered (Continued from Page 1) tended that ten hours of the exhausting work of .longshoring was enough for any man, and if it were necessary to finish a ship the employer could put On night gangs'. If there was a shortage of men, the organization left the decision of working more than ten hours up to the men composing the gang, and the fact that there was usually a protest when such occasions arose shows plainly that if given half a chance to make a living the majority of men do not care to work long hours for the sake of the extra money. There was no Government legislation to enforce this condition, and yet for ten years-it worked, and the business of thc pari .of Vancouver went on just the same. The employers also made their profits, as we never noticed any of them going broke. It seems rather an absurdity that now with Government legislation calling for an eight hour day longshore employers should be exempt from its provisions, and allowed to work the men any number of hours they see fit to impose. True, long hours are not the general rule, but the fact remains that the employer can, and very often does, work gangs fifteen and twenty hours at a stretch. There is no doubt that this is one contributory factor in the accident and death rate. But probably the greatest factor in the excessive death rate is the speed up system now in vogues an insidious systematic pitting of one gang against another, where the foreman will go to one hatch boss and tell him how many more thousand feet of lumber per hour or how many more cases of I^topOiav-p.iUfc-,-'v8rf<>t^r--hrrh.'h iltfSS"*" putting in than he is. He will- intimate to him how many things are on the front nowadays, and if he doesn't make as good a showing as the other fellow the chances of his gang being called for will be pretty slim. Thus the maximum is always the minimum. Men are taking chances, which, if not directly demanded by the employer, are taken with the knowledge that a refusal to take such chances will lower their efficiency as compared with some other gang, and thus mean their elimination from the waterfront. Of course, it is only possible for such conditions to exist because of lack of organization. Three' Factions on Waterfront At present there are three factions on the waterfront. The principal group is composed of those misguided workers whom the employers used to break the strike and who have decided to stayâand make long- shoring their means of livelihood. This group has been strongly augmented by men who have drifted down to the waterfront since the strike, and by a good many former I. L. A. men, who either through fear of elimination from the waterfront or by incfirect; coercioh joined this group. It is strictly the foster child of the Shipping Federation and is under its control, and forms, through its officialdom, the best bulwark of the employers against any change. The next group is composed of men, the majority of whom prior to the strike handled lumber exclusively. At the termination of the strike, these men, believing they could grasp something from the ashes of defeat, offered overtures to the Shipping Federation for the handling. The employers, quick to take advantage of this cleavage in the ranks of its former employees, and incidentally to get experienced workers to handle, his principal 'commodity, lumber, gave them certain concessions at that time and retained their services. The third group is composed of former I. L. A- members exclusively! most of who'p are given just enough SYNOPSIS OF LANDACTMMMrM PRE-EMPTIONS Vacant, unreserved, surveyed Crown lands may be pre-empted by British subjects over 18 years of ago, and by aliens on declaring Intention to become. British subjects, conditional upon residence, occupation, and improvement for agricultural purposes. Full Information concerning regulations regarding pre-emptions la given In Bulletin No. 1. Land Series, "How to Pre-empt Land," copies of which can be obtained free of charge. by addressing the Department of Lands, Victoria, B.C.. or to any Government Agent. Records will be granted covering only land suitable for agricultural purposes, and which is not timber- land, I.e., carrying over 8,000 board feet per acre west of the Coast Rang* and 5,000 feet per acre east of that Range. Applications! for pre-emptions are) to be addressed to the Land Commissioner of the Land Recording Division, in which the land applied for Is situated, and are made on printed forms, copies of which can be obtained from the Land Commissioner. Pre-emptions must be occupied for five years and improvements mads to value of 110 per acre, including clearing and cultivating at least five, acres, before a Crown Grant can bej received. For more detailed lnforrna.iion sao the Bulletin "How to TPre-empt Land." PURCHASE Applications are received for purchase of vacant and unreserved Crown lands, not being timber-land, for agricultural purposes; r.ttnimum price for first-class (arable) land la |5 per acre, and secoiid-clasar (grassing) land $2.50 per acre. griper ln,- fomatttWWif^^ of Crown lands Is given In Bulletin No. 10, Land Series, "Purchase stnd Lease of Crown Lands." Mill, factory, or industrial 3lteo on timber land, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or leaned,- the conditions including payment of stumpage. HOMESITE LEASES Unsurveyed areas, not exceeding 20 acres, may be leased an homesitea, conditional upon a dwelling being; erected in the first year, title being obtainable after residence and improvement conditions are fulfilled and land has been surveyed. LEASE8 For grazing and industrial purposes areas not exceeding 640 acres may be leased by one person â or a. company. GRAZING TJnder the Grazing Act tha Province is divided into grazing districts and the range administered under a Grazing Commissioner. Annual grazing permits are issued based onâ numbers ranged, priority being given to established owners. Stock-owners may form associations for range management. Free, or partly free, permits are available .for settlers, campers and travellers, up to ten head. â ' work to keep them from starving to death, and retain the optimism of* Mr. Micawber of hoping for something to turn up tomorrow. Lowest Wages on Coasst ,.â Thc employer does not want these groups to unite; in fact, he will do all in his power to keep them apart. It is, therefore, up to these various' factions to take stock of their position, to compare the conditions now prevailing with the conditions prior to the strike and to remember that owing to this factionalism the wages being paid longshoremen in Vancouver arc lower than in any port south as far as San Pedro. Longshoremen, wake up and organize into one body. Forget your antagonisms; forget what Tom, Dick' or Harry did.in 1902 or in 1922, but remember only that at the present time,, as the writer has often heard it expressed, you cannot open your face on the waterfront, smrl that these conditions are only the natural result of your own lack of unity. âONE OF THE BOYS. GET ON THE VOTERS' LI5T SUBSCRIBE TO CAMPAIGN FUND -<-*â â -*»ssc.,,,_,... â fl>vW,ts£lifcXMitt.w ;i 1 Six THE LABOR STATESMAN August 6th, 1926 UNION MAN ! You'll Come Back If You Once Eat Here We are one of the few all-white Cafes In Vancouver. CECIL CAFE 1326 OBANVIXliE STBEET BERTHA J. CASSWIII CONTINUOUS POLICY-NOON-'TILL MIDNIGHT VAUDEVILLE AND FEATURE PICTURES BRIGHTEST - 2- THEATRES JSTRAND THEATRE Vancouver's. Premier Home Presents PIBST BUM PICTURES and the. STRAND OPERATIC COMPANY REX THEATRE Vancouver's Popular Honee Presents . THE, BEST IH MOVIES and the COUNTRY STORE Colonial Theatre OltiHVlMIl AHD SUHBKsTXB Premier Film Attractions Special Features Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Moderate Prices CONTINUOUS, 11 A.M. TO 11 P.M. if New Season Opens at Orpheum Theatre "With the Inauguration nf a new jol- iiiM-iiJHPlM^ the three-day and placed In the five-day vaudeville. ela.sH, the management of the Orpheum Theatre is offprint*- on Tuesday next, AiiKUHt 10, a bill which is in keeping with the innovation, which also, marks the opening of the thirty-seventh year of Orpheum vaudeville. Seven star acts, with a double head- liner attraction and orchestral and ptc- tur-**, offering, will be presented to the patrons at eafch of ten performances during the week, five matinee aijd five evening performances being given. The programme, headed by (leorge Broadburst and his company- in "The Peasure Seekers," a hodge pudge or mirth, melody and dances, and Harry Burns, the famous Italian comedian, who, with Carlena Diamond and Tony Do Luea, present "I think you touch," JS composed of a galaxy of star turns. & Walter Walters and company present ''The Baby's Cry," a ventrilocjull act flvhich is the last word In its class, Staged in the most attractive manner, While the Richard Vintour Hevue, -wherein life In the Latin tpiarter of Paris, with its artistic setting, wherein songs, dances, art studies and comedy are combined in pleasing form is calculated to Interest and amuse. < Brooks and Ross, two boys with excellent voices and musical ability, share the stage with a piano which responds to the attentions of the first-named artist, nnd the Australian Waltes, with their whirlwind stockwhip and boomerang act, round out the bill. The Orpheum Concert Orchestra is too well-known to need special mention here, while the pictures offered In the programme are of the usual high standard. TEXTILE DEPRESSION A EXPLAINED A Cleveland man writing to the Baltimore Sun says that, barring her footgear, the costume of the girl of today can be sent through "the mails for four cents, and darned if Some of the gals don't almost look as if they were on their way back from the post office. The National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen, and Clerks has contritated £3,000 to the General Council Central Strike Fund, and £500 direct to the Miners' Relief Fund. Lawyer Criticizes Courts of Justice Chester I. Long, president of the American Bar Association, addressing that- gathering at Denver the other day, said that the American people had lost faith in their courts. They are discussing the recall of judges and judicial ,decisions, said Mr. Long; they are establishing conf- »a&ate&emmte<^*»* 4h^irtmute&!>tM*m(*itklaTOdw-fSW* l»)nll,i!iMl>j(iifci.*M|j| iBriiJpigjUllllill IUI|llliJ|lill .fetare'tsh.^lsat^ OiiasH.na mi.an... gress, not the Supreme Court, the source of final authority; and they are disgusted beyond measure with the failure of the courts to check organized crime. Thanks to his profession and position, Mr. Long is able tp tell the trtith without being called a "bolshe- vist." If his more caustic remarks could be painted on the walls of every courtroom and carved, on the desk of every judge, they might help reduce the expanded craniums of our judiciary to something like normal size. , Also, it is not possible that if our courts spent less time in nullifying laws at. the request of corporation attorneys, they might be able to make' a better record in handling ordinary judicial matters? The suggestion is legal heresy, no doubt, contrary to the Fourteenth Amendment and ,the Gospel according to John Marshall; but it might be worth thinking about, after all. â Labor. UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM DECREASES IN NORWAY Despite the serious labor conflicts and difficulties of May and June, 1926, before settlement on June 11, affected about 35,000 workers of Norway, there has been a steady decrease in the number of unemployed. The Daily Herald says: Huge sec tions of men were asked to work for 6s 8%d-"a day, and the Duke of Northumberland, giving evidence before the Royal Commission, admitted that he received in a year £73,000 in royalties from the coal industry. t I HAVE YOU EATEN AT THE 1 CAFE WALDORF Vancouver's newest cafeâit's under the management, of your old friend George Assimes. He'll see that you get the service that satisfiesâ at sensible prices. 516 Pender Street West Half Slock Wen Yrost Richards. St. Should History Repeat Itself? BY F. W. MOORE When one looks through a theodolite at his neighbor he sees an inverted image. And when the capitalistic philosopher views the records of humanity with a metaphorical instrument of a similar nature his mental vision is affectedi in the same manner: he sees a series of topsyturvy records and deduces from these that history must everlastingly repeat itself. Byron gave appropriate expression to the sentiment in the following lines: "Here is the moral of al) human tales, 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First freedom and then glory; when that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption, barbarism at last. So history with all its volume vast, hath but one page." And on that page, according to Dr. Will Burand's estimate, recorded in one of the Vancouver dailies for July 3rd, the well-known story with slight variations is again being printed so that in a hundred years hence man will be so like what he is today that he will still be fretting over his politics, his religion, and the state of public morals. He probably will be fretting more than ever in the aggregate. ... Human nature uncontrollable by science or; philosophy or brute force, is to blame for the continued certitude of fretfulness, says Dr. Durand, as he looks through his mettphorical theodolite and examines 000,000,000, had been divided into eight hundred parts, education would have received one, and past wars ahd present armaments, seven hundred and forty-tjwo.âSocial Service Bulletin, April, 1921. It is not hard to see that Dr. Durand in diagnosing the condition of society, has, Byron-like, touched on her complicated maladies without making any attempt to offer a prescription. " .- Here is one, given by Anatole France: "It is for you to change primary education from the ground up in order to make workers members of a functional-society. THE ACQUISITIVE ORDER UNDER WHICH WE LIVE MUST PASS AWAY. Whether we wish it or not the hour has come when we must be citizens of the world or see civilization periBhJ.' In other words it' is about time that the one disgracefully old page of history should, be relegated to the shelves of a museum. Humanity is waiting in joyful anticipation for something better. Let us hope she will be true to herself and steadily march towards the goal of Her ambition. mal conditions would represent happiness and prosperity and not fret- fulness. As a matter of fact there is no reason to suppose that human nature is uncontrollable by any of these forces. Human nature has always at the instigation of rapacity been controlled in a most dictatorial manner by brute force. What are the standing armies of the world but incarnations of force invoked by the necessity for the protection of property? The only human nature today that is .uncontrollable by science is capi- talisticaliy influenced: all its ideals are subject to the vulgar considera- tions of wealth. Dr. Durant, in talking*of America, admits this; not only that, but he finds in the fact the foundation for the prophecy pf an epochal flowering of art, literature and philosophy. , "Wealth,", he remarks, "is the progenitor of art. This continent is rolling in wealth. Artists of every variety instinctively seek the best markets both for recognition and profit" And right there we have the secret of the conditions that made Byron's poem possible: for artists, authors and. other prompters on the stage of life, sadly be it said, in finding their reward through patronage incidental to riches, naturally give artistic expression to those principles best calculated to keep wealth in the hands of the classes to whom thejr owe their prosperity. ***""^ Dr. Durant, evidently, doesn't attach any responsibility for the moulding of public character to these artists, as may be deduced from the reason he gives for making the first part of the following statement: "There is no danger of folks as a whole becoming over-educated since a high birth-rate will increase their number faster than education can lift the unenlightened." .^ One feels' more inclined to think that the parsimonious appropriations made for education in the, annual budgets of the governments of the world have far more to do with the unenlightened than a high birthrate. In th» Doctor's own country, the VttKerfSettev,'if the national r^venoe" for 1920, amounting to almost $6,- The New Cabinet One thing can always be said about Conservative cabinetsâand that is, that they are Conservatives".""^^Tlj^rie. of the crew selected by Mr. Meighen. Every one of them, with the exception of Hugh Guthrie, has been a Conservativeâeven unto the third or fourth generation. Five of them are millionaires. If the cabinet is sustained at the general elections, ho one need worry about the instability of government any more; from that standpoint, it is fairly certain that it will fulfil all requirements. Hon. Hugh Guthrie is about the only survivor of Union Government, as far as the Liberal side of that coalition is concerned. For many years he was a prominent Liberal. He accepted" offiee. under the Union Government, and when that body became violently unpopular wtih the Liberalsâand incidentally, with the majority of electorsâMr. Guthrie was the one good Liberal wise enough to see .that his chances of ever again attaining prominence as a Liberal, were slim. Hence, he became a Conservative; and it is rather funny to hear him pointing out the iniquities of the grand oid party which was quite good enough for him until it wouldn't keep him any longer. There are some rear- surprises; not in regard to the men included in the list, but in those omitted. Hon. Robert Rogers is not there: Mr. Meighen probably thought that even the hardened electorate of Canada could not stomach so rich a fare. Dr. Edwards, one of the most able Conservatives in the House, did not make the team. The fact that he is the head of the Orange order, and that Mr. Meighen's one chance of success depends on his ability to secure -a few Quebec seats, accounts for that. Dr. Edwards would be as popular in Quebec as Mussolini would be in Moscow. C. H. Cahan, perhaps.the best speaker on the Conservative side of the House, and a man whose personal ability fits him well for cabinet rank, is not included. He is an opponent of the Hudson Bay railroad, and is generally regarded as representing that wing of the Conservative party opposed to the leadership of Mr. Meighen. One of the strangest omissions is that, of Sir Henry Drayton, the man who is usttiilly/reg^rtfed^-^ of succession to the* Conservative Seymour 3168 Always Open Empire Cafe and Grill Vancouver's Best Under Personal Management of HAROLD DEGG BOB KRAUSE Late 51th Batt. Late 72nd Batt 76 Hastins-i Si. E. Vancouver, B.C. A ,Nn> Plate te Eat in Vancou.tr. B. C. THE Manhattan Cafe Fast and Clean Service Well-cooked Food Phone Seymour 5584 1047âGRANVILLE STREETâ1047 Across the Street From the Belmont Hotel CARNATION CAFE QUALITY and SERVICE * 1211 GRANVILLE STREET Near Southwest Corner of Dnvie VANCOUVER. B. C. Egg Orders Arc Our Specialty . "IT'S THE COFFEE" Fred's Dairy Lunch Thejr All Come Back to 72 HASTINGS STREET WEST leadership. He has been assigned a position without portfolio. The reason for1 placing him in the ranks of the inferior is not apparent. From the Conservative standpoint, he would make a good Minister of Finance or a Minister- of Railways, his long experience as head of the, Railway Commission eminently fitting him for that situation. Also he was apparently on good terms with the premier, and reasonably popular with his party. There, is probably a cat left to emerge Henry. The selection of Hon. W. A. Black, seventy-nine year old millionaire shipping magnate of Halifax, as Minister of Railways, is almost inexplicable. Of Jones, Minister of Labor, not much is knownâexcept that he may have the kind of name to appeal to the working classes. Taken altogether, it is a pretty good stand- pat Conservative Government. The inclusion of Hon. Patenaude as Minister of Justice marks the healing of an old breach between the Quebec and Ontario wings of the party. Its chances at the polls would stagger the least conscientious fortune-teller. â Western Producer. Occupational Diseases Blight Upon Workers Miss Charlotte Todes, of the Workers' Health Bureau, with which some 500,000 workers are affiliated through their local unions, told the Industrial Accident Conference "at Washington, that occupational diseases were a blight upon the highspeed production that characterizes American industries. She cited statistics gathered in Ohio, on 3,226 cases of occupational disease in the five-year period 1920-25, dealing with the 15 diseases for which work- ' men's compensation is allowed. There were 443 cases of lead poisoning, while 2,597 cases were found in the rubber industry. She charged that while accidents in plants of the U. S. Steel Corporation have been relatively reduced in the past 20 years, occupational disease losses are not reported upon. I TftY Our Merchants LunchâIt's a Hum- ' » dinger for 40c. W^FLE KING INN "Service With a Smile" FRANK SABELL, Prop. el Mgr. 1113 GRANVILLE STREET â¢ âPhons,tSsJTiii»ii4t.36.V7T#---.z-: s August 6th, 1926 THE LABOR STATESMAN Seven IrqMizeD Whole Wheat FLOUR EVERY HOME NEEDS IT. MAKE SURE YOU GET ITâ AND NOTHING ELSE. It le Rich in Nouriehmeniâ DELICIOUS Ring Up Sey. 2354 for Appointment DR. W. J. CURRY DENTIST Suite 301 Dominion Building Vancouver, B. Cr W. E. FENN'S School of Dancing PRIVATE AND CLASS LESSONS Social Oancea, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. SEYMOUR 101. COTILMON HflXL NOTARY fUBLIC -P^-R. BENGOUGH Secreury Trades and Labor Council .Boom 103, 16 Hastlnsje Street Bast Phones: Sey. 7495-627» Res.: 855 Marina Dr. W. Phone Marpolt 400L DR. J. A. BRYANT CHTROPBACTOB """' "~X Bays-SBlectro Therapy Phwie Fairmont 5228 Office: 2074 Lae Bldg., Broadway and Mils »<rV Bird. Bird & Lefeaux BARRISTER, SOLICITORS, ETC. .^m*^^JftMPxui^iu»MvllMalla~^" 837 Hastings Wâ Tancouver, B.C. Telephones: Seymour 668S and 6667 | ;4> T. J. Kearney & Co. Funeral Directors and Embalmers New Chapel and Parlors Private Ambulance Service 802 Broadway W. Phone Fair. 3 S. BOWELL & SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS M 6th St., New Westminster Phone 993 t* » A * a. » I I I CURE, OS, KEPT/NTt TOT/ MONEY H WALTON Specialist In Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Paralysis, Nervous Debility, Sleeplessness. Sprains, Chronic Aliments. Twenty Years' Experience. 311 Province Bldg. Phone Sey. 2048 Medical and Surgical Masseur. Electric and Physical Therapy. Nurse Attendant. "Maybe your son hasn't found himself yet," we consoled. "Isn't he gifted in any way?" ' "Gifted? I should say he is. He ain't got a darned thing that wasn't given to him." Main St. South of 18th Phone Pair. 797 Bight Prices GEDDES GROCERY QVALTTT GROCERIES ABB PROVISIONS 4367 MAIN STBEET SOUTH VANCOUVER, B O. P Accessories Phone Pair. S994 Angus Cycle Store Under New Management- Bicycles for Cash pr Terms Joycyclts and Roller Stales. General Repairs. flaoy Buggies Retired. 3917 MAIN ST. BBAB 33rd ATE. New Minister of Labor Is Involved in Scandal No doubt our readers would like to know who Mr. Jones, the new Minister of Labor, is, and as we do not know him ourselves, we herewith reproduce an editorial from the Halifax Chronicle of July 19, 1926, which no doubt will make even the Conservatives rather peeved at the past record of this new minister.â What about the Customs scandal? » * * A "Patriotic Potato" Minister â¢ Among the other "great victories" for "Maritime Rights" now being acclaimed on behalf of Mr. Meighen, the appointment of Mr. George B. Jones, of King's County, New Brunswick, as the representative of that Province in the Cabinet, is-credited as ranking only second to Mr. Black's elevation to the Cabinet. What particular qualifications Mr. Jones has for administering the Department of Labor have not been disclosed. But Mr. Jones is well known in New Brunswick through his connection with what is popularly styled the Patriotic Potato" Scandal arising out of a gift of potatoes made by the Government of that Province during the war. This 'malodorous transaction was investigated by a Commission, and in a resolution passed by the New Brunswick Legislature after the Commissioner had reported the evidence and findings, it was affirmed that "the said evidence and findings reflect gravely upon certain members of this Legislature, namely, James A. Murray and George B. Jones, of the County of Kings; J. B. M. Baxts2TV-.of the County of St. John; and B. F. Smith, of the County of Carleton." The resolution passed by the New Brunswick Legislature at that time Tear Gas Demonstrated at Police Convention By CARL HAESSLER Federated Press. CHICAGO.âAll the latest chemical devices for . dispersing strike meetings, making labor and other halls uninhabitable and putting police departments â and state troopers at the service of the employers were enthusiastically demonstrated at the exhibitions of the 33rd annual convention, ' International Association of Chiefs of Police, held in Chicago, July 19th to 22nd. Naturally the tear gas in its many forms is used also against bandits, lynchers (rjpme- times) and the like, but each exhibitor specifically mentioned its anti- Tabor uses, either in his talk or in his literature. Thus the Lake Erie Chemical Co.,, of Cleveland, includes "industrial plants" as proper users. It urges its Dispers-X irritating gas and smoke against "strike mobs containing women and children." It recommends its Blind-X-Riot gun as an "ideal weapon for defending industrial plants," etc. It offers its Exile-X chemical to nfake "sure that the same den will not be used for meetings or living quarters for a long time, probably one month." This company uses an ex-army officer to train state constabularies and police forces in the use of the gases. The effect of the gases, it says, are to blind and cause to sneeze whomever it feacWsilputting them in "such intense pain that they lose all interest in external affairs," but without permanent injury. The exhibitor of another gas concern, the Federal Laboratories Inc., of Pittsburgh,: mentioned with pride XhAioae of tear bombs against tbe tex- 3^M^^M^^»f^^re^eJoqnent. "Why, you can knock out mission with reference to the mem bers named above- and, inter alia, as follows, regarding George B. Jones: "Second: With regard to the part played by George B. JonesAa member for the County of Kings, in this transaction, and his admission on oath that he received $61,500 from W. B. Tennant, while he was a member of the Legislature, and that he carried $33,900 of this amount to the City of Fredericton and delivered the same to Mr. Daggett, the then Secretary for Agriculture, and that he distributed the balance of the said $61,- 500 as he was directed for political purposes. "That certain statements made by the said George B. Jones under oath on the Stevens' (not the H. H. Stevens of Vancouver) inquiry were in direct contradiction to those made by him on this inquiry and the sworn evidence given by him in the Stevens' inquiry, that he had no knowledge of what became of the $40,000 in cash which Tennant took out of the Bank as part of the proceeds of a cheque for $100,000 was false and untrue. "And. a further statement of the Commissioner 'that both George B. Jones and the ex-Attorney General, Baxter, assisted Tennant in accomplishing this (preventing the Auditor of the Court from making a discovery of the displacement of the $61,- 500 from Tennant's funds) and if Tennant's evidence is to be believed, both knew the purpose he had in view when he obtained from them such assistance." The New Brunswick House on motion, of Hon. W. E. Foster, Premier, seconded by Hon. J. P. Byrne, Attorney-General, thereupon passed the following condemnatory resolution: "Therefore resolved, that in view of thc evidence and fundings of the said commissioner, it is the opinion of this House that the conduct of the sajd member*;, being highly repren- hensihle and calculated to lower thc character of the public life of the Province, as well as being derogatory a whole family, from father to baby wi'h tne of our gas grenades," he said, "then walk in and grab the man and let the rest recover at leisure. They won't**be permanently injured but it hurts a lot while it lasts." . . In proof he let me sniff at a tear gas cartridge. It had a severe burning smell like ammonia, intensely irritating to the nose and biting the upper lip like acid, but the quantity was so small that in a minute or two the effect had disappeared. They come in every imaginable form and arc comparatively cheap. When you see a cop handling a fountain pen shut your eyes quick. The Blind-X-Gas fountain pen is the same size, shape and weight and looks like an ordinary . red-lacquered fountain pen. It is fitted with a clip for carrying in the vest pocket. The pen discharges by releasing a trigger .with the thumb and instantly renders its victim helpless at a distance of 12 to 15 feet or less. UNKIND A drummer, being very fond of corn on the cob, ate ear after ear. Finally thc pretty waitress, after she'd brought him his fourteenth or fifteenth car, paid tartly: â¢ "Don't you think you would save half a dollar or so a day if you boarded at a livery stable?" to the dignity of the Legislature, merits and receives the censure of this House." The. George B. Jones mentioned therein is the Hon. George B. Jones whose appointment of Minister of Labor by Mr. Meighen is being hailed as an- "act of Teal statesmanship" and still another "great triumph for Maritime people," It is rather a disconcerting and distressing anti-climax that the Patriotic Potatoes Graft. should be associated so consr/icuous- ly.with "thc long battle for Maritime Right." Verily this is a wonderful "victory."âHalifax Chronicle, July 19th, 1926. RED STAR DRUG STORE "The Mail Order Druggists" We Make a Special Effort to Get Ooode Out by First Mail After Receipt of Tour Order. CORNER CORDOVA ABB CABKALL VANCOUVER, B. O. MAINLAND CIGAR STORE THE PLACE FOR PIPES 310 CARRALL STREET, VANCOUVER -JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilllllilllUIIIJIIIIIIHIIIIIIIfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllJ: | Prevent Forest j I Fires. j I YOU CAN HELP I BRITISH COLUMBIA FOREST SERVICE --niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir? World's Championship STAMPEDE at the Greater Vancouver EXHIBITION August 4 to 14 Other feature attractionsâH.M. Coldstream Guards Band; Premier Live Stock Shows; Musical Spectacle; Caledonian Games; Agricultural and Horticultural Exhibits; Fireworks, etc. $90 000 In Prizes arid Attractions «<â Write for Prize List, Vancouver Exhibition Ass'n, ; 440 Pender St. W. Vancouver, B. C. J* Eight THE LABOR STATESMAN August 6th, 1.926 COME TO Kibler's First Anniversary Shoe«Sale BIG REDUCTIONS IN ALL LINES You save real money on all our regular lines. - Specials at lower prices than usual. , Now's the time'to buy! KIBLER'S SERVICE SHOE STORE 163 Hastings Street East Opp. Carnegie library 6 Doors West of Main GLaASS -** GJj-yZING Plate OlaaB, Window Glass, Mirrors Resllvered, Automobile Glass Replaced WESTERN GLASS CO. LIMITED 168 Cordova w. Phone Bey. 8687 4 I i R. WILKINSON, Pres. D. DUNCAN, Sec. Reynolds' Cartage Co- LIMITED Phones Seymour 3377-3378 Cratintr, Packing, Shipping- ana Storage Furniture and Piano Moving Long Distance Moving Pool Car Shipments Office and Warehouse: 733 â CAMBIE STBEET â 733 PERRY & DOLK Men's Tailors 18 Hastings West Room 33 We Make Tour Suits Any Way You Want and to Your J. H. SWEDER & CO. CUSTOM TAILORS 427 UNION ST. A Union Shop DEPTFORD COMPLIMENTED Del. Deptford was complimented by the delegates to the Trades Council for the work he is putting in on the Labor Day Celebration. It will be largely through his efforts that thc event will be" the success that is already practically assured, said Secretary Bengough. Mrs.p Helen Badgley Moller will reside in Vancouver as usual, continue her teaching, and still be known professionally as Helen Badgley. TO VAN. HEIGHTS READERS Have you tried the new 15 cent fruit loaf made by the Esther Bakery at 3728 Hastings East? GET ON THE VOTERS' LIST UNIQUE DRAMATIC SCHOOL Adults -seeking a maximum achievement for i nlnlmuiB Investnent of both timet, and â onevt have welcomed with enthusiasm the Helen Bid**.-*** Bummer School. This talented and succesr-rul teacher is, during August, j-.v- li.f- three Intensive courses to beginning and advanced students, in ACTING, PUBLIC SPEAKING and ELOCUTION, fn morning open-air etassea. at the Women's Building, . 7B2 Thurlow Street The fall term for eUs* and Dmiilf lesson*; orwns sfdi. 7th. Studio Bait*, IB, 603 How* Street For Particulars Phona Sey. 1980 or Sey. 65095 Serf Conditions in B. C Lumber Camp A communication received from a lumber worker by the Trades Council dealing with conditions in Tom Alton's camp and mill at Harrogate, B. C, was drawn to the attention of the Department of Labor in Victoria and a member of the Minimum Wage Board has gone to the place. The writer informed the Council that Tom Alton only payed 30 to 35 cents an hour, and the men were compelled to spend it in trade at the company's store or get off the Job. The writer referred to has worked for Tom Alton for three years and never had a pay day. Every cent has been taken out in trade or else you are let out, he said. Men with families are 'not. permitted, t^live, .at home; they have to eat the company's board. BRITISH UNION OFFICIAL TO LECTURE IN CITY The Trades and Labor Council is arranging for a lecture to be given by^ ]j^ 1*^ CardAi w_^^ of the National Union of Railwaymen from Doncaster, England. It will be given in the Holden Building on Thursday, August 19th, at 8 p.m. The subject will be dealing with "The British General Strike and Its Effect." *Mr. Card is secretary of the Doncaster Joint Committee of the Transport and General Workers Union and the National UrioB of Railwaymen. * f ' â '"' POINT GREY DOESN'T THINK SCAFFOLDING IS DANGEROUS A communication sent to the Corporation of Point Grey, by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council, asking for a scaffolding inspector to protect workers on construction work, has been answered to the effect "that in view of the great majority of the buildings in Point Grey at the present time being only residences it was not advisable to take any action in the matter." The Trades Council will take up the matter further with Point Grey. It is these small buildings where a great number of accidents occur owing to the insecurity of the scaffolding. PRESS COMMITTEE OF TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL The chairman of the Press Committee of the( Trades Council, W. Watt, has appointed the following to -moke up the committee and has been endorsed by the Trades Council: H. Woods, W.*H. Cottrell, J. Thomson, J. McCurragh. USE CROWN PAINTS FROM FACTORY TO YOU We specialize in House Painting Materials. Also Brushes, Kalsomines, Varnishes, etc. Try our W. M. Brand Paint at $3.25 a gallon. White and Green, 25c higher. AT THE YELLOW BUILDING CROWN PAINT CO. 24 Cordova Street East Phone Seymour 940 Union Delegates to T. C. Report Activities Under the heading of reports from Unions, Del. Hanofin reported that all but four of the local beer parlors had signed up with the union on a new scale covering a wage increase. He expected these fouid would be lined up shortly. â Del. C. McDonald (Tailors) said that his union would probably favor the Quarterly Button and i drew attention to the fact that the uniforms for the employees of the North Vancouver Ferry had been obtained from back East. The Trades Council will take up the matter with North Vancouver. Del. McDonald (Carpenters) reported his organization donated $10*0 to the striking molders; Twenty- seven new members were initiated at the last meeting of the union. Del. Thomson (Pile Drivers) reported his organization had a strike on its hands for a wage of $8 a day. He was satisfied that the Manufacturer's Association was involved in the struggle also, and were holding the big stick over the bosses. The strike is holding up a lot of government work that is pressing. Several contractors are paying the scale. Del. Hcrrett (Barbers) reported another new ' shop displaying . the union card. He said that the union had difficulty in placing the union card in outside shops because there was no demand for the card. He Suggested that organized labor ask for the union shop card. Del. Gibson (Mental Hospital Employees) said that he had had assurances from two cafe owners in New Westminster that they would like to have their men in the union. ers 4TUIJ11111UIJJ11UUJIUIUUUIJ Day at Picnic Local Union 138, Painters and Paperha.ngers, held another very successful picnic at "Belcarra" Saturday, July 31st. About 400 painters with, their wives and families took advantage of the ideal weather and abundant refreshments provided for them. " . ?'â "' After lunch keen competition was displayed in the different sports for thc splendjd prizes, and if Bill Dunn had seen the nail driving competition by the ladies, he would sure have handed out some application forms for.his union. After supper there was dancing for those who cared, and on the return journey community song sheets were distributed, and singing was enjoyed until the boat reached Vancouver, then the entire company joined in singing Auld Lang Syne and brought to a close a most enjoyable day. UNIONS FAVORING USE OF QUARTERLY BUTTON Communications from the following unions have been received up to date favoring the issuance of a quarterly union button by thc Trades Beverage Dispensers, Teamsters, Council: Electrical Workers, 218, Structural Iron Workers, Engineers, 844, Lathers. tut â¢"â »Â» - â¢ â r-«o.ââ CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST I lth thc Federal Election Campaign Committee of the Canadian Labor Party will meet in the campaign headquarters, 801 Holden Building, on Wednesday, August 11th, at 8 p.m. The committee is composed of the Joint Executive of the B. C. Section and the Greater. Vancouver Central Council of the C. 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