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[The Labour Statesman]
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f i_$_â¬iâ¬Â«Â«*Â«*Â«*â¬t$<Â«_iâ¬_Â£.Â£!Â£<â¬^ K*Â«_*^_â¬_â¬_S*Â«_â¬*Â«_Â«iÂ«!C *tfCWMMPÂ«-S Christmas Edition w Wyt Reason's jMeSsiage 8 /7.0-I/ ////: /..7.t7 ////*. COMMITTEE OF THE VANCOUVER, SEW WESTMINSTER AND DISTRICT TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL HE most pleasing feature associated with the Christmas season is the exchange, between friends, of kindly greetings of good will and cheer. Throughout the length and breadtli of t'lirist- endom, this happy custom prevails, and, in common with others, it is our sincere desire to take this opportunity of extending to all our friends and associates the season's most cordial greetings â and good wishes. â¢' It is timely on this festive occasion to remember that the same lowly Nazarene, who inspired that greatest of all commands, "Peace on earth, goodwill toward men," was also responsible for the equally inspiring injunction that reads: "Be ye not weary in well-doing." The thought of these words comes uppermost in our. minds in inditing this message. The l-abor movement is a humanitarian movement. It seeks to protect the weak and to help /ythe needy. It is a movement of men and women banded together, not for personal and individual gain, but, rather, for the^ attainment of justice for all mankind. May our message, therefore, inspire you with greater faith, hope and courage, conscious in the righteousness of our mutual endeavors and convinced of the ultimate achievement, and may your efforts during the coming year be filled with the desire for greater accomplishment in the task of uplifting humanity. Jas. Thomson, President. W.j.' Bartlett, Vice-President. Walter Deptford, Warden. R. II. Xeelands, Executive. . GBo. Pettipiece, .. Executive. P. R. Bengough, Secretary-Treasurer. C. 17 Herrett, Statistician. Colin McDonald, Executive. William Page, Executive. H. W. Watts, Managing Editor. PROM THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE - TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS OF CAN AD. ^JTO WISH You a Merry Christmas and a I IL Happy Xew Yearâno more kindly thought ** W w,is ever uttered than this age-old greeting handed down through the generations. It still retains its humane appeal, unchanged by the vagaries of time* and unspoilt by the materialism of the modern skeptic. It remains, as of yore, the sincere expression of good fellowship and goodwill among mankind on this festive occasion. We know of no occasion that lends itself more than this to the practical demonstration of the principles upon which our movement is founded, the commemoration of the birth of the lowly carpenter of Nftzareth, the prophet and preacher of the.brotherhood of man. Living as we do in an age when social inequalities and consequent injustices predominate, it is safe to say that no occasion give- rise to greater rejoicing, while, paradoxically, no day,gives cause for more poignant sorrow _xid regret. It is to the elimination of social injustice that -our movement is dedicated. It is to this task that our members are pledged. Ours is the duty of protecting the fatherless, strengthening the weak and helping the needy. Our- the obligation of making that.grand old message, "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year," Mimcthing more than mere words. ITo'm Moore, P.M. DRArEK, President Secretary-Treasurer. [ T Foster, [awes Simpson, Wf "V Vice-President Vice-President M R. J. Tallon, Vice-President J. â â )__Â»-,_' ,â â--â ...*..â¢â¢>â -â -*.â :â â :.â . .;â â --..;â ;.'._^.::oai:^.-__-_ i iHr-niimiiiiiiij.il â *:-.*.w..-Uii.i*,<.^ â ^â nULifyW' .'â **,**,Â«-. "â im.iii'iT'"" *-. Mum ffr-*,"tr-T" rr- f""'--' i-irii"~T''f"-r âr r nminâ '!â â â â mw._Â»iâ _i >iâ !i im;,-*' 'â¢, mr *:*--_r^-,Â«Â»f*H*u* I >-â '".â . p THF. LABOR. STATESMAN 0! ^^S'SWC^WSHPC^^'C?*^ Labor Has Won Right to Partnership in Industry The best way to assure independence later in lite is to â ;'.:.' i â : i.; i start making provision for it now. He&ill-ir -.avnig' becomes 1 habit âwhich, once formed, affords pleasure and satisfaction. THE DOMINION BANK EStABLlSHED 1871 '' ' '" '' VANCOUVIp fHjANCH, HASTINGS AND CAMBIE SfF-EETS A. A. ATKINSON, Manager C. W. JONES, Asst. Manager ROBSON AND HORNBY STREETS F. M. broddy. Acting Manager â¢ E. W. HAMBER, Vancouver, Director â -â > S 1 ,"4&i. Â«.*'*Â«'Â«'_**e>Â«i_*-?ff^ STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! . The Speedo Can-Opener We have 6400 Pocket Knives is-the best opfcftfflft.on earth. Try one! ()nly $2.50, mailed to any address in to choose from, and the I. X. I., is the British Colombia. , 'best. W. C. STEARMAN THE PEOPLE'S HARDWARE MERCHANT 613 GRANVILLE STREET VANCOUVER, B. C _ft_ft&__fr_fo_&..fo_i-^ VV* LIMITED * /X/ STEEL AND WIRE I-istrilHitors for: ...', International Nickel Co. of Canada, Ltd. Canadian Steel Corporation, Ltd. TELEPHONE FAIR. 6101 190 West Second Avenue Vancouver, B.C. _fc_6i_fc!&_fc_W&^ Telephones: Seymour 7891-7892 Opp. Woodward's Department Store JAMES CHURCHILL, Prop, and Mgr. Centrally LocatedâOne Block from B. C. E. R. Interurban Station- ."-% TWO BLOCKS FROM LABOR HEADQUATERS Steam Heated Hot and Cold Water - Telephone in Every Room ^ Elevator Service Rates: $1.50 Per Day Upâ$2.00 Per Day% ith Private Bath 320 Abbott Street Vancouver, B. C. 3E_4K!SÂ«tgtW^ Dean Laird of Montreal advocates a latger training course for school â teachers. -"School "teachers believe their training now is longer than their pay cheque.. The financial writers call this bear market a readjustment. We know a lot of people who Would like these "pencil gushers" to tell them how'cajise. she . freque-itly_ finds id readjust u nil bank account. * ] i hang- on'the 'floor next day. The reason a neighbor allows her husband to sit in an easy chair and put his feet on the radiator is be- . By SIR HENRY THORNTON, President, Canadian National Railways. "1 think this is the largest grievance committee that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting," said Sir Henry Thornton, at the beginning of a notable address he delivered before the Toronto conventipp of the Amer- â¢Vcshr Fe_er_.-io.ri 'of. .Labor, and then followed this significant statement: "I always welcome grievance committees, because a man with a grievance can usually be made a friend, but he who has no grievance leaves you nothing whatever to work Upon." Sir Henry had been invited to discuss with the "grievance committee" of the Amcricah Itfb.r movement, the plan of Union-Management Cp- operatipn between the management and employees of that great government-owned transportation system, the Canadian National Railways, operating more than 23,000 miles of rail lines, steamship lines, a great chain of hotels, and employing more than 100,000 workers. . President Green introduced Sir Henry as a great executive, who had taken a wonderfully advanced position-,in the relationship of employer and employee. Under his direction, the Canadian National is dealing in an enlightened way with its employees, said President Green, recognizing the right of the workers to organize, to work cellectively to promote their interests, and to share in the responsibilities of operating this great industry. - Sir Henry said he was unwilling to take any chance with his address before the largest "grievance committee" he ever faced, and he read his speech. His address follows in part: â¢. . "In what I hope to say to you this morning I would like you to understand that it is the presentation of an ideaâan idea which I hope both capital and labor will be able to take and turn into something which will be expressive of improved mutual relations and work to the welfare of both sides of the question. I am particularly complimented that I have this opportunity of appearing before so large an so influential and so important a gathering. Labor Never Broke Its Word "In the course of my somewhat checkered career I have dealt with labor in the United States, in England, and in Canada. I am happy to number amongst my friends many of those who have won leadership in the ranks of labor, and I can say with truth that thus far I have never had cither a labor leader or a labor organization break his or her word or let me down." To provide the necessary perspective for the subject under discussion, Sir Henry reviewed the historical background in the relations between what was in ancient days the master and the servant, but in more modern times the employer and employeeâ the history of the uplift and improvement of the masses, the . battle against servitude, and the progressive andvancement of labor jn independence, dignity and wisdom. "Of all the things which have characterized the advance of civilization," he said, "the improvement in the position of the masses has been the most outstanding and the most important. It may have been slow, but it probably moved as rapidly as circumstances would permit. It may have been achieved only by toil and self-sacrifice, but the result has been worth while. "The progress is by no means finished, indeed nothing in this world is ever finished.' There is still another step to be made, and now we stand upon the threshold of a new and better relationship which I describe as 'the partners.' The future contact between capital and labor and between the employer and the come, find its greatest progress and its finest expressions in the era of The Partners. ; Brains and Muscle's "Industrial pursuits are fundamentally the utiliza'tion by efficient method of men and materials. The steel rail, the, bridge, the building, the locomotive, the automobile, and all of those thousand and one things with which we are familiar, represent the application of men and materials; materials in their raw form wrought into some useful device by brain and manual effort, and the inanimate material is of lesser importance than the human contribution which turns those materials to useful â¢jsaipose. .We invÂ«__-fÂ»-%_.._&al.jsÂ«j- and (test .the materials we purchase. I we store, protect, and 'treat then' with something akin to paternal care. I Those whose brains and muscles, ie,- I volve the wheels of industry, con- i verting bricks into buildings, and I steel into structures, merit â¢ equal j care. The ' skilled mechanic, Untrained employee, is commercially worth quite as much as many units of material.Â« When for one.cause or another he leaves the" service of hi. employer, there is lost knowledge, experience, and productivity. These are the things which enlightened employers cherish and protect. t Partnership Between Capital and Labor "It is obvious that capital as plied to production becomes qu useless unless accompanied by laboi Both are equally essential for economical- and efficient production. Ode cinnri- proceed far without tfce other. Dissatisfaction on the part of bne or the other interferes with the smooth running of the whole. In the true sense of, the word, these two great elements must be partners if the interests' of each are to hi served. No industrial or commercial enterprise, no matter how scientific its formulae, or how efficient its administration, can be successful unless there is contentment on thc part of workers, and a desire bora Of pride to give of their best. No gJ*\neral, however great his skill, e^e. won victories with a discontented army. Labor has won its right to partnership, and sagacious capital will welcome such a partnership. With a recognition of the partnership principle, there automatically must disappear that contention ana strife which is just as expensive in thc industrial world as it is in the relations between nations. Warfare has been described as the only game in which both sides lose. Therefore', why play with loaded dice! In the present day, and in the days to co_.ej those industries will prosper mdg. which accept labor as an equal partner, and labor will best prosper when it recognizes the obligations and the dignity of that partnership. Labor Must Erect Enduring - Industrial Structure '.'The constructive functions of great labor organizations are not in dealing with such domestic things as hours of work, rates of pay, and coh-, ditions of employment. The right t<t fair treatment and fair dealings In* such things has long since been won and is recognized. However essential they may be, they represent day by day activities and may be fo+ garded as details. The great con* structive work of labor organizations lies in the conception and develops ment of those larger policies which form a foundation upon which to erect an enduring industrial struct* ure which will best promote, in its bigger sense, the welfare of man. 'I believe it is given to labor to make such a momentous contribution to the advancement of civilization, a contribution which will rank equally with the great discoveries of the ages, "The power of labor is recognized. Disciplined, organized, and well led; It constitutes an irresistible force. But great power carries with it equally great responsibility. To those who are given the ability and opportunity to create, there is also the obligation to build. To neglect- that obligation is both cowardly and stupid. He Who is profligate or unwise with his power is akin to the spendthrift and the fool, and this, applies to labor and capital alike. S_ far as thought and experience ie*d me, I believe that labor and capital will together make their greatest contribution to the welfare of mankind in the active and unceasing promotion of the partnership theory in all forms of industrial activity. Potentialities of Co-operation "The moment is ripe for the prosecution of such an idea. Progrcssi. e" and sagacious leaders of both sidM will, I believe, lend their best efforts to implement such a theory. You have seen what, in a relatively sin .111 way, it has accomplished for the Canadian National Railways; and ye. I consider.that we have but hardly scratched the surface of its possibilities. Carried to its logical '-'inclusion it means to the employee contentment, happiness, continuity of work, and pride in his undertaking. It means tranquility, freedom from anxiety, and improved result* to the employer. To, the world at large it constitutes an example of what can be accomplished by the development of a sound theory of en* operation consistently pursued. Surely such potentialities.-.jtuatify -the' effort.!. - â -â â ..... -Si-*- !â¢'riday, December 13, 92*J THE LABOR STATESMAN 0 5 o The Canadian Bank of Commerce Has 69 branches in British Columbia, of which 20 are in Vancouver, and invites you to open an account at any one of them. _! _Â£. Y^OU doubtless remember the days when the man who systematically put a bit of each wage cheque into his bank account Was looked upon as a miserly sort of fellow. Now you notice that the same sort of man is respected for this habitâenvied by. others who have not acquired a nest eggâand usually highly regarded by his employer for his dependability and trustworthiness. A lot of men do not save because they simply cannot get started, and they think the bank will scorn small or frequent deposits. This is to tell you that The Canadian Bank of Commerce is anxious to have the business of that sort of man and to help him all it can. $1 will open an accountâwhy not commence now? You wjll be welcomed at whichever branch is most convenient to you. __4 Sound Brains Generally In Strong Bodies Professor Ales Hrdlicka, chief anthropologist at the Smithsonian In-, stitution in Washington, has been measuring his fellow scientists when they gather at their annual meetings. He takes their height, weight, chest measurements and other records that will tell what type of men they are, in a physical sense. â He finds that these men, intellectually no doubt the foremost group that could be gathered in the country, have a high average physique. Most of them are tall, and they have staunch muscles and good chest expansions. There are exceptions, but this is the rule. Taking them by and large, these men arc of stronger physique than even the old native stock of the land. â¢Mr. Hyatt of thc staff of Labor, recently made a simitar study of the members of the United States Senate, and reached the same conclu- , sion. Earlier studies, both here arid abroad, have shown that professional J men and skilled artisans average taller and stronger than unskilled ' laborers. i The meaning of these common re- i suits from diverse studies is cl-jir. In the first place, the professional man or the skilled artisan has, probably had a better chance in the world than the unskilled workerâbetter food, better clothes, better housing, more leisure. Put in a nutshellâ they get better wages, and, in the long run, buying power has more to do with the physical condition of a class than any other single element. Then, it must be remembered that a giant brain may exist in a feeble body; but the chances are against it, and still more rarely can the feeble body stand up to the effort needed to train the giant brain. Thus it follows that anything that increases the physical health of a people raises its effective brain power.âLabor. You Will Enjoy Your Christmas Dinner! In the Heart of the City. Telephone Seymour 7275 HOTEL ST. REGIS Dunsmuir and Seymour Streets St. Regis Hotel Co., Ltd. Props and Managers. FREE* BUS MEETS ALL BOATS AND TRAINS. VANCOUVER. B. C. W. S. Wainwright, Manager Phone: Seymour 3175 HOTEL ALCAZAR (Dunsmuir and Homer Streets) 200 Modern Rooms, Single and En Suite, with Bath. Central, and Thoroughly Comfortable and Quiet. The Largest Family Hotel in British Columbia. Special Rates by the Week. Hot and Cold Water and Phone in Every! Room. VANCOUVER, B. C. M fi THE THINGS THAT COUNT It's the falling star at night that counts, Not the meteor's flaming flash, It's the softened breeze that lingers, clings, Not the winds that rage and' lash. It's the wayside bloom among the weeds, Not the buds in hothouse spaceâ It's the friendly mongrel in the street Who looks up in your face With honest love straight from a heart That calls each man his friendi It's the note of a bird swift on its wing c, In the dusk of a long day's endâ It's the ship that sails by in the night â It's the gleam of a friendly smile, It's the music of voicesâthe clasp of a handâ ... . ... - Oh, these are the things worthwhile. âBy Cristel Hastings. COMPLIMENTS OF HOTEL DUNSMUIR 500 DUNSMUIR ST. VANCOUVER, B. C. J A Londoner visiting St. Andrews for the first time determined to try a round of golf. Furnishing himself with the usual implements and a caddie, he went out before break- fast. I * It seemed easy, and his first drive â ; - * ** -*â -v ::.â¢ . -~7.. -. ...- -. _rt_Â»_i_..-. -._._â - teOv-.-i-"-. â * was a terrific swipe. When the turf had ceased to descend he turned, somewhat dazed, to .the. caddie and said: "What did I .hit just how, my I lad?"; . â¢_ "Scotland,'sir." â¢-â â 'â *â Â«â¢â¢-â¢*â â¢â¢ . â¢ Southern Churchmen Urge Textile Inquiry Gainesville, Ga.â"It is humiliating to read that mills are coming to our section because of 'low wages and docile labor'," declares a report prepared by the Social Service Commission of the Georgia Baptist convention. A "scientific study of the textile industry, North and South," is favored. Thc report said of the textile'sit uation: "The coming of these industries to the South brings us face to face with new problems. "Everybody is rejoiced to see these evidences of expanding business in the Southeast. However, to thoughtful people there is no satisfaction in the statement that these mills are coming because the South offers 'low wages and docile labor.' Indeed, this Is humiliating rather than pleasing. "A few years ago we Southerners were bitterly denouncing New England cotton mills for the way they treated their labor. Now that some of these mills are coming South, we find some of our Southern statesmen angrily defending these same prac- ices in the South. "Then they denounced high protective tariff of New England industries; now they are clamoring for that same protection' for Southern mills. .. "Surely dollar, make" us all-36 alike.'' ^BflflW** Phone for appointment now. You'll always be glad you phoned up SEYMOUR 1-4-6-0 Hours: l 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. A ND start the New Year right f if you hBve a iriduth full of teeth in A-l condition. Can aoa- im&gine the fine feeling of Jtree- Jom from all dental worries? Remember, we back up ou/ reputation for high quality workmanship and matrials with Free Examinations. Free Estimates.. Free Advice. Eighteen-year Guarantee. Dr. R. Llewellyn Douglas City Hall, Ground Floor 12 Hastings Street East _Â«*Â«MPÂ«*â¬Â«â¬<Â«*â¬tC*â¬*CÂ«Â«^S^^ McDonald'sâthe Best! /"MVK your friends the best. They cost no more than ordinary good candy. McDonald's Chocolates- a -Wilier in Vancouver and in Western Â«i HL Canadaâare-guaranteed of fiiiesl quality, McDonald's Fine Chocolates H8_ GRANVILLE STREET, AT NEW ORPHEUM 711 ROBSON STREET, AT GRANVILLE STREET 416 RICHARDS STREET, AT HASTINGS ST. W. ^^^^^^S^^^S^^^^^^'C^^^^^S^^^ TOYO 548 Granville Street "Gifts For AU" at wonderful values. Be Sure and Get a Free Prize Coupon! To hIihu our apiireelutibn to our many customers who have, patron- i_< â _ TOYO CO. In the jtast years, wo are going to give awny three , Merehan.l.c (.lifts to the following value: lit Prize, $5000. 2nd Prize, $25.00, and 3rd Prize, $10.00 *Wâ¬fc Lancashire Plum Pudding Oyster Pattie Shells Mince Pies Scotch Short Bread Christmas Cakes Plain or Decorated Marzipan Icing Canadian Window Bakeries LIMITED I Remember! We darn your socks, mend your clothes, and give fhe best sanitary laundry service. . Phone: Fairmont 137 - 130 Fifth Avenue West Vancouver, B. C. ASTORIA HOTEL "In the Heart of the City" COMFORTABLE ROOMSâREASONABLE RATES â¢^8 147 West Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C Now. they are. saying that the Can-' Why doei patience always choose adia,n sardine is not a sardine at.all. l-tt monuraejitJ-.. roost on? â Sti-_.y--t *is not ia~popr fish- tbatJiasJ. â7- ,'*. Â«_ .â¦;..... . .... â escaped from the" hoard ro--n,,'_f. aj ' The older a'mart frrovm the moVe. stock btoker's establishment .,-.. Jhaibaifci- ui-learrf. ' ' * â¢ THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, December 13, j92g ' I I'u.lt.hed every Krldaj, st Labur tleadquurur., Vancouver, ____. , . .Owned by the VanCouvei, New ^Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council. ' â 1 lie LaDOr _>t-ltCS_Tl-l_- make his whole living. At the pres*- , ent time the daily press is engaged ' m a pharisaical charity stunt, and i out. uLthfc .press corporations desire to: advertise themselves, vfe learn something of the misery and ruin that arises from the fact there is no attempt to adjust employment to the' m'eds of the broken man. Although Ihere are many thousands of this class of worker throughout the province there is no agency working to find and maintain them a place in industry, and except for a brief spasm of charity of the kind that "doeth his alms to be seen of men1' no one cares whether they sink or swim. Notwithstanding the unfavorable character of our industries a fitting in place can be made for every man that has any earning capacity, if a sufficient number of our people so decide. But a new phychology is necessary, we must banish the corner grocer's idea that an employer is the Beauty-rose of all creation, and that the earth is his footstool, and in place of this we must insist that I any industry that cannot take care of its full quota of our broken men I is as welcome in our province 'a_âiP brothel in the same block as a school. Our daily press can give good and lasting service if it will tell of the destitution and wrecks among these people during twelve months instead of one month. For, after all, an empty stomach is just as uncomfortable and disheartening on July 1st as on December 25th. âM. H. W. Watts, Man. Editor. -'"â¢â¢ PRESS CO_-M-TT_-E . .V. iii. Pace, Chairman; W. Watt (Build- in.. Trades Council): P. H. Bungo-gii .(Metal Trades). K. H. Neeiands (Print- *â¢*_-â¢_ Trades). W. Deptford (Transportation Trades), 1; Showier (Teaming Trades), T. Hanofln (Beverage Trades). C. Herrett (Label Trades). Subscription Rates: $2 per Year; to Unions. 16c per month per member. Phon* Ssymour 827Â» I'ridav, December 13. 1929 MERRY CHRISTMAS! . . - e. . . Good friends, wherever you may And be- it east or west, Upon the plain, beside the sea, Whatever place the place may be. Some place you love the best, Across the silence let us call To each of you, and wish you nil A MERRY CHRISTMAS! he E. T. K1NGSLEY By PARKER WILLIAMS During the night of December 9th E. T. Kingsley "passed on." Kingsley first came to British Columbia 27 years ago at the invitation of the From the first day he took a leading, part in the :lass tight. As a speaker he was ready for any emergency or any op A LOPSIDED PROVIr.CE Every community contains some material number of men who are not able to stand up to the average of manual or clerical labor. Diseases, such, as flu, give us men with heart or respiratory troubles that forbids them holding common em ployment. In addition to its cripples, war has given and is today giving us y its physical wrecks. Men who over 1"ancouver Island miners. a period of years by sheer will-power endured inconceivable hardships to carry on, the>â borrowed from the vitulity that nature has stored in youth for the later years, when the human frame wastes and not gathers. These are now being called upon to pay, but like a depositor whose account is over-drawn, they have no balance to write cheques against. When the war was over if they claim. â I'd any disability there was some interminable period of waiting for a medical examination. If they declared themselves suffering no disability, they could leave for home by the next boat. Men not bred to soldiering, when the war was over, ehafed under the discipline that was a part of war, and to get into their oV/n clothes and return to their people, thousands of men who could have shown some of the fruits of war service, allowed themselvei ORGAN.ZED LABOR HAS POWER IN ITS HANDS From East to West, from North to South, wherever you may go, what- j ever fot m^of iransportation..you may j choose, you will constantly be in . touch with and beholding the powers of Labor, the mighty monuments lo the brain and brawn of Labor. The skyscrapers in our cities, the modern means of production and transportation, the improved farm machinery, the factory, everything that we daily use, loudly sings the praises of the workers in the office, in the fields, in the "shops and in the factories. Picture to yourself what would happen to our civilization if all labor would cease for one week, nay, for one day. We shudder to think of the consequences, and are thankful indeed that Labor realizes its responsibility to mankind and is constantly on the job. All powerful Labor, like a mighty king, has within its grasp the destinies of mankind. Yet like a blind king, like a modem King Lear, has given away blindly, foolishly, its privileges and his kingdom. Behold liirii, a mighty giant, fettered in chains and unable to move. Injunctions, prohibitions, laws that aim to enslave him and his kind, official arrogance, judicial prejudices. His children still driven to work instead of school and play. He builds palaces and lives in hovel-, he manufactures the tiniest clothes and dresses" in shoddy; he produces the finest foods, but does not get the chance to consume them. He serves society well and is treated like an outcast. He is continuously worried about how iomt' he will be permitted to work and produce, so that he may be able to provide for himself and his family. He sees his children growing up, talented, able, yet they, must give way to others in the struggle for existence because they have not the same opportunities. He sees his folks sick, in need of the best medical aid, the finest food, travel "to some other clime. He knows that the denial of these essentials to them ^5J* Â«"nrÂ»_5Â£ wrwrniMO 6-UU-. MOmTRUL CUMt- ..PI.-.-OB0 OfT-MM in_-WM__.?T(MM__Â» c*i <*s*rY~~ VAN COUVt-t â * vrs O-M-iN ViClOf-fA -us rn-t.NS.AyC.MI3- _,___â _ a ft.*, t .!â¢_. tl ft. KM)P___.lt. Canadian Gold Mines Tho lull-wins yields on Canadian Sold Mining stocks Indicate attraottTs baying o pp o rt mil tlss: Mclntyre ... 6.77'.. Teck Hughes;: 11.65'/. Hollinger 12.74'-; Dome 13.60'. Lake Shore . ...97'. Premier .... 14,12'. R. _'. CLARK & COMPANY (Vau.-uver) LTD. INVESTMENTBANKEBS 823 Hastings Street West Vancouver, B.C BIG CHRISTMAS SALE! Cut-Rate ââ¢Â£____ 37 Hastings W. Mi Itlllil III.IIS It. ml. s' Pa. Dealers rOB CHILDREN Pretty Kelt Slippers, "euinl'-.*" Soles, sizes :i lo 7. SÂ»c; 8 In in, 690, 11 to '....;... 79c Children's Rubbers, all Kisses 89c Children's Slippers nr Oxfords, $1.25, (1.49 Child, .try Bill-tern or Oxfords III $1.26. $1.49, $1.75, $1.95 *ef Hose 49c FOB BOYS rs at 79c Slippers 79c, 95c $1.95 to $2.95 FOB LADIES t Kelt or Leather llOUB- Slippers, slues - 89c .*Â»' Kaney Silk Hose at 4-C, Â»5c, $1.49 Â»V l-'anev Tt.-s and Oxfords S2.95, $3.95, $4.95 I-**' Flrat Quality Itubbprs 49c FOB MSN _ I-lllHiy Sex 49c to 75o s l-'jini House Slippers, 950, $1.25 to $3.95 s First Quality Rubbers 99o Men's Dre.S RhoeH $3.95, $4.95, $5.95 .Men's Hip Ktililier Hoots. ..:?:"":- $4.95 I.Hint..'! men's Whit. Seven-eyelets, reg. 14.60 for $8.95 THE SAMPLE SHOE STORE 37 HASTJN-rS WEST CUT-RATE-SHOE DMLERS t â .. .. â¢'...:.i.-Xl.. "... '. _h!'.._":. '^-I'-iinm:. ii.=niÂ».r-'i_.ii..' f.-'i" â¢*â ".: :].r:j*'::.,r-.:im^im:!T-iTiiPi"miriTn*ranimiB|iii]|jni;n_' *f ponent, and many a hesitating Labor I means death, yet he cannot help it. candidate gathered courage from the j Great, big, powerful,, but chained, moment "the old warhorse" put a j he stands there begging and praying foot in his district. For some years â¢ fÂ»r. crumbs from a table that he built Kingsley edited and published the j and the food that he produced, an "Western Clarion." This went down object of scorn and pity and hatred du-ing thc opening years of the war. I â >>'. the very forces whom his toil en He was then, for some considerable time, engaged on "The B. C. Federationist." Kingslev was, at different! ,----.-â ---, . . .-., , times, nominated both for the Pro-1 â¢*n'* misery and privation are visible vineial and n.ents. On very definite age to hold ables to live. An all powerful but I 1 blind and chained king. And through the clouds of despair | listed as discharged in good health. For the sake of the Canadian officers who invented this scheme for hiding war disabilities at the time that they should have been found, we hope that there really is a Hell. â¢ However,, these men who then borrowed from the future, now under a light strain break, and as broken men they bid for employment. in the way of light work. To these must be added a growing army of industrial cripples. The last year's report of thc Workmen's Compensation Board for B. C. shows seven hundred and seventy workmen as suffering varying degrees of permanent disability during this one year alone, and even this does not include the whole list, for there are many cases of serious and permanent disability in employments not covered by the Compensation : Act, and also among wage earners, elsewhere than in the employment. Work in British Columbia is of the heavy laborious type, and does not naturally offer employment to men who must be favored if they are to hold a job at all. In addition to this, we in British Columbia have acquired a country village storekeeper's viewpoint. We grovel and salaam to anyone who puts a man to work until pur employers have persuaded themselves that even in deleting natural resources and in the most destructive way. they are great public benefactors, and "building up the province," and that the doxology should really have been directed to themselves instead of the Almighty. The results of all this is that the employers of British Columbia have never fully realized that industry in this province must not only find a place for the cripples that it makes, but, also do its share towards adjusting employment to suit the cripples of war and disease. These unfortunate people must eat, and they have the same family burden to maintain as other members of the community. Military pension pays only for the earning power that has been lost, it presumes that the victim will find a buyer for what remaining productive power he possesses. The industrial cripple fares still worse, for he is pnly paid for a part of his loss, .while the yictim_ of ^disease must, .-.*'â the Dominion Parlia- Labor matters he had opinions, and the cour- thein even if standing alone. A rigid Marxian student, he found in this theory the answers to the riddle of economic tendencies, as well as human antics. On the Labor thought of the province E. T. Kings- to be''0*' *las 'e^' a deeper mark than any other man. While up to recent years the name iiiid face was familiar to most of the adult population of the province, still few, if any, really knew the man. ITe was ever ready to listen and sympathize with the troubles of others;, his own troubles were shared with no one. "As a young man he lost both his lower limbs in railroad ing, but he acquired a wonderful mastery over two artificial substitutes. We know that they were a pain and an inconvenience, but even the rays of the dawn of a new and better day. A new hope is gradually taking place and a messenger appears carrying with him thc in- strumept that will cut the chains and open the eyes of the giant Labor and restore to him the rights and privileges which are his and which be had foolis-ily given away." That messenger is the Organized Labor Movement. It is dedicated to unite Labor, to teach Labor of its own greatness, to promote its welfare, to abolish child labor, to make old age more secure and to obtain for ourselves an ever greater part of the product we help to create and to give us more enjoyment and leisure that the machines We build help to create. The Organized Labor Movement will enable us to stand erect in the full consciousness of our worth and our power and to demand for ourselves the recognition and considera Furniture Is the Best Gift To Please All the Family GIVE FURNITURE and you will be giving 365 days' of happiness for many years to come. each year Chesterfield SuiteâAn Ideal Gift! this trouble he held to himself and tion we are entitled to. With that scorned the sympathy that, to some' recognition will come a further ad- of us, seems to lighten a burden. -ranee in human civilization and a During the years that Kingslev Wealthier, happier and more humane lived in our province, his life work ! commonwealth. . . , â wa? to make the world a better place j , -et us therefore, in the Organized to live in. At the end of the jour- Vbor Mf>ven,ent*. confronted with ney, wheTT-alues become real, we ****we ?.eI'Â°US Im>b,,jnls* {oTi:,vt .our know of nothing that he could _*-*#*9 differences and personal gnev- i Alices and in eiiiim es. Let US, in the ances and prejudices, coming New Year, understand our great mission and work jointly and unceasingly for the realization of our ideal and the coming of a better day. gret. "The old warhorse" passed out in the night, and alone, and, from what we know of the man, we believe that he would wish it it; this wayN< ' MONTREAL MAN ELECTED WHAT TUBERCULOSIS IS T VICE-PRESIDENT STREET COSTING NEW YORK CITY | RAILWAY EMPLOYEES At the 21st convention of the Dr. Haven Emerson, professor of public health administration at Columbia University, told the ninth annual Tuberculosis and Health Congress of New York City that by wiping out tuberculosis alone the city could add 10 years to the average length of life of its inhabitants. "The annual economic loss for the city in deaths from tuberculosis is $73,000,000," said Dr. Emerson. "In this1 hidrrect way each person in this city is paying $12 each year because of tuberculosis alone,.wfien the voluntary collective contribution to the fight on this disease is only 8 cents per capita." Amalgamated Association of Street Â»nd Electric Railway Employees of North America, which was held at Seattle, Wash., during the early part of September, Gerard Gagnon, president of Montreal Division No. 790, was elected to the office of 13th vice-president^ Mr. Gagnon, along with two other representatives of the division, Messrs. Albert Roy and Louis Dusault, visited several cities while returning from the convention for the purpose of studying street railway conditions, stop-overs being made at Victoria, Vancouver, Regina and Winnipeg. IN GIVES LABOR'S POSITION CANADA Not many socialists or union men realize that there is a labor party in Canada which has elected members to the Canadian parliament, forced the establishment of old-age pension systems, and the adoption of several other progressive labor measures. The leader of this group is J. S. Woodsworth, M.P. His speeches on such subjects as "Labor and Pol itics." "The Socialization of Industry," "The Bankin. System." "Social Insurance," "Taxation" and "Militarism and War," have been summarized, comoiled and nnb'ished in a book'et of 92 pages. This booklet may be secured from the Nation. 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Buy at Maher's and save 929âGRANVILLE STREETâ929 ">'r DANCE at the _________________________________________ ALEXANDRA BALLROOM BOBBOH AT HOU-TBY TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS PHO.-I mxTUOV* 3783 -*m tr'it'iiijtiiiM.iipiijTiaTOii^?-'^-"''^i**';"***** " ' o.Â»Â«iwK*-*Â«.*v- -_*-*Â»"-^-sw-^liSSl._0*W - -jt*M... v -: - - â -.;*... - â¢ --*- Friday, December 13, 1929 THE LABOR STATESMAN Trades Union Directory LABOR HEADQUARTERS, 529-531 BEATTY STREET .ancou.er Trades and Labor Councilâ President, J Thomson; general secretary I'erey II. Uengough. Office, 200 '..Dor Hf_.ii__r.erH, 631 Beatty SL I'hone Sey. 74-5. Meets In Labor Hall i at 8 p.m. on the 'first and third Tiles- ! 'lays in month. Beverage Dispensers' Union, No. 676â -Meets last .Sunday at H p.m., Koom I Xo. 3 Labor Headquarters. Pres., w, * H. Clancy; Secretary and His*. Aj-'ent,! T. .1. Hanofln. Office: Iteom 1. Eagles' Hall, r,3S Homer Street. I'linni*. S'-y | I'M and Bay. I-..6-H. Hours: - i 12 mi. Mill and Factory Workers' Unlom, Local Mo. 1599 â Affiliate.! with United _froiheriiO-d of Carpenters _*_ .lolners. Mei-ts first and third TliuiSilays In I!.. ii N'o. 3.Labor Headquarters. I'res., '*. Campbell, Secretary-Treaaurec* tl . .I very, 7,-tit Montealih Street .'le....- Mttrpol- 1.4-i* Millwrights' Local 1838âConstruction and Operating,â Meets so.ot.d and ______ Wednesday In Hall 3UÂ». I_a_ur Headquarters. J. H. Campbell. Presl- - dent; lJ H. Edge, Fin. Sec; J, Murray t'r--, Rec. Sec. Box 127. Bridge tt Struotoral Iron Workers, Local 97, Int. Assoa.jâMeets every Frl- *r day. Hall 311, Labor Headquarlers, at 8 p.m. President, James F. Burn., 2-.13 Turner St.; Secretary, P. Lauret. , Hoom 311, Labor Headiiuarters. Phone Fair. 2101 L. ' I -_ , j Building- Trades Council, Vancouverâ i Meets second and fourth Tuesday in Hall 313, T__lior Headquarters. President, E, H. Morrison; Secretary-Treasurer, W, Page, Boom 301, Labor Headquarter*. Phone Sey. 74_-. â , Barbers' Journoyiuan Internatloual Un ion ot Amerloa--Local 120, meets aecond anil fourth Tuesdays In each month. In Hall No. 3, Labor Headquarters. President, Fred Da we; Sec- treag., C. E. Herrett Office, 304 Labor Headquarters. Bookbinders' Local No. 10S, Int. BrotherhoodâMeets second . Tuesday In month at Professional-and Business Woman's Club. Empire Bid*., 603 Hastings W. President, Q. Low, 61â63rd Ave, W.; Secretary. Thos. Carroll, 842 Hamilton St. Motion Pictures Projectionists' Union, Local 348, of I.A.T.S.E. Il MJP.M.O.âI 11:30 p.m.-* first Friday ln month. In Hall No 3. Labor Headquarters. President. J. tif- Foster; Secretary, Geo. Gerrard, Bo*x 345. Business. Phone Sey. 3H23. '. ' *"' Musicians' Mutual Protective Union, Local 1.5, A. _'. of M.âMeets al the <j W'.VA. Auditorium, second Sunday at 10 a.m.' President. E. C. Miller; General Secretary. . W. E. Williams. Organizer, F. Fletcher. Office, Suite 207-319 West Pender. -Phone i.iougias 22D0 . 1 Painters, Decorators aad Paperhangers, Local 138â Meets second and fourth Thursdays at Hall Mo. 2 President. Wm. Hunt; Kec. See.. A. R Varah, I 1142 Clark Drive; Business Agent, E'l Smith. Office: P.O..in 313, Labor Headquarters. Phone Sey. 3609. Bricklayers', Masons' and Tile Betters' Int. Union, No. 1âBoom 309, Labor Headquarters. Meets aecond and fourth Wednesday, In Hall No. 3. President, L. Padgett, 2066 W. 8th. Phone Bayview 1568 Ft; Secretary, W. S. Dagnall. 1244 East 20th. Phone Fair. 845 R; Fin. Sec.. Albeit Wright, 1050 East 25th. TMione Fairmont 6382 X. damp and Mill Workers Federal Labor Union No. 31âVancouver and vicln- , ity. meets every second Wednesday < at 8 pro , at 644 Powell St. B. President, H. Mlyaiawa; Secretary. K. Tsuyukl. Carpenters and Joiners, United Brotherhood of, Local 45aâPresident. Wiu. Page; Financial Secretary, R. W. Hatley; Business Agent, XV. Hargreaves. Office, Room 310, Labor Headquarters. Meets second and fourth Mondays, 8 p.m., ln Hall No. 1. Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf and Doc i Builders, Local No. 2404.â Meets every Friday night at 8. o'clock In 122 Hastings St. W President, Al. Graham; James Thooison, Secretary. P O Box 320 Phone Sey. 7874. Plasterers, Local 89âOperative Plasterers' and Cement Finishers' International Association Meets first ami third Wednesday In month at Hall No. 2. Labor Headquarters. President, F. Walsh; Secretary, A. Hurry, 861â 31th Ave. E. Phone Fair. 3222H. Fin Sec.. E. A. Williams. 830 East 12th. Phone Fair. 5219X. Cement Finishers' Secretarv, J. W. Bailies,'2Mt Turner St. PH/iik* High 1238X Olty Kail Employees' Associationâ Meets first Wednesday of each month at 251V. Hastings East at 8 p.m. President, A. J. Harrison; Treasurer, W. J. Scribbins, 3208 Pender St. E.; Secretary, J. Tarbuck, 3517 West 26th. civic Employ-en' Union, Looal 88â Meets first and third Fridays ln the month at 251 V_ Hastings East at I p.m. President, John McRltchie, 604 West Twelfth; Secretary-Treasurer, George Harrison, 1417 Triumph Bt, Egg Oradors' Union, No. 11âMeets in the Labor , Headquarters, first and third Monday in month. President, G. S. Cooper; Secretary, M. A. Weight- man, 3906 Fraser Avenue. Blsotrlcal Workers. Looal 313, International BrotherhoodâMeets First and Third Monday, at 8 p.m, at Labor Headquarters. President, D. Mc- Dougal: Business Agent, E. H. Morrison. Office, 201 Lnbor Headquarters. Phone Sey. 3510. EngineersâInternational Union of Oper- â¢rating Engineers, Local 844âMeets every Friday at 8 p.m. Hall 316. President, J. .Morris; Ree.-Sec, P. Bradley; Business Agent and Fin. Sec, George Pettipiece. Office. Room 306, Labor Headquarters. '. _--- lire Fighters, No. IB, International Association ofâMeets every month at call of president at 251 Vi Hastings E. President, N. McDonald; 1136 McLean Drive: Financial Secretary. C. A. Wat. son. 111.âUth Ave. E. Floorlayers' Union, No. 1875, V. B. of 0. k J. A.âMeets flrst and third Thursdays In month at Hall No. 1. Labor Headquarters. Prosldent, Oscar 3odorn_.li; Fin.* Sec, T. H. Hamlin; Rec. Sec, John McDonald, 2905 West 12th; Business Agent, W, D. Wilson. 1516â6th Ave W- Hod Carriers and Building Laborers, No. 602, InternationalâMeets first and third Fridays In month at Hall No. 3, Labor Headquarters. President. Glen Harding. 1110 Denman St.; Fin. Sec. and Acting Ruslness Agent. James Binding. 62 West 24th; I'hone: Fair. â S169L. Motel and Jte-taarant Employees and aUriae Cooks * iU-rarda. Looal 88â Williams Bldg.. 411 Granville Street. Meets second Monday each month at i 3 p.m., last Monday at Â» p.m President, Thos. Edwards; Sec.-Treas. and Bus. Agent. J. Cumming. Phone Sey. 116. Males' Auxiliary, Looal 1T1 â United Broths-hood of Carpenters â Meets every flrst and third Wednesday of each month In Hall 101, Labor Headquarters, at I p.m. President, Mrs .-XT. J. Atkinson, 730 llth Ave. W.; V,SecreUry, Elisabeth J. Hope, 1041 7th ..-'Ave. E. Plumbers and Stoarufltters, No. 170, International Association Meels every second and fourth Friday In Hall N'o. 2. President, Art Jane; Secretary and Business Agent, W. Watt. 305-7 I_-bor Headquarters. >._f-<_&._-**-_.i._-n__-._-'-_ft^ Printing Pressmen and Assistants, Looal No. 88âMeets every second Tuesday in the month at 8 p.m. in Hall No. 2, Labor Headquarters. President. A. il. Grey, 867 East 20th; Secretary, Thos. S. Eznrt, 1603 40th Avenue E.. South Vancouver. Hallway Carmen of America, Lodge No. 58âMeets first and third Friday in month at Labor Headquarters. President, II Warde. 116 East llth.; Secretary, J. R. Robertson, 637 West 18 th. Street and Eleotric Hallway Emplovees. Pioneer Division No. 101âMeeta K P. Hall, 8th and Kingsway, flrst and third Mondays at 10:16 a.m. and 7 ti.tn. President, J. E. Smith: Recording Secretary, J. Price; Treasurer, J. Auton; Financial Secretary and Business Agent, H. W. Speed. Office: Corner Prior and Main streets Phone Sey. 5000. Sheet Metal Workers Association, Looal Union No... 880âMeeta second and fourth Thursdays In Hall No. 3 President, Jas. Strachan, 2205 W. llth; Business Agent and Secretary, D. MacPherson. 308 Labor Headquarters. Tailors' Journeymen Union of America, Looal No. 178â-Meetings held second Monday, each month. 8 p.m. Executive meets fourth Monday of every month In Labor Headquarters. President, Colin McDonald; SecreUry W. W. Hocken, 1682 llth Ave. S ; Financial S-fcretary, H. Nordlund. 193" 12th Ave. E. Taxi, Stage and Bos Drivers, Local 151â Meets second and fourth Mondays at 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. President, A. C. Shaw. Office, 308 Labor Headquarters; Phone, Sey. 7496. Teamsters. Chauffeurs, SUblemen Bad Helpers, Local 488â311 Labor Headquarters. Meets every First and Third Monday, Labor Headquarters. Presl- . dent. A. A. McKay. 765 Cambie St.; Secretory-Treasurer . Blrt Showier, Room 108 Labor Headquarters. Theatrical Stage StUployess' Unloa, Local 118 of th. I.A-TJJE. b M.P.M O. Meets second Friday ln Labor Headquarters at 1:30 a.m. President, Rod Martin; SecreUry. Gordon Martin; Bus. Agent, Harry Mitchel; Address, P. O. Box 711. Lathers, Wood, Wire aad Metal, Inter- - national Union, Looal 807âMeeta sec- - ond and fourth Mondays in month at Hall 111. Labor Headquarters. W. â¢ Fontaine, Secretary, 1828 Commercial Dr. Phone High. 2169 R. Machinists' Looal 888âPresident, Thoa . Sills, 1861 Burrard St-; SecreUry, P. R. Bengough. Office. Room 200, Labor Headquarters. MeeU on second and fourth Tuesdays In Hall lit. Milk Wagon Drivers aad Dairy Bmploy- ees, Looal 484âOffice 108, Labor Headquarter-. Meets second and fourth - Fridays In Hall No. 1. President. K ' Metcalfe: SecreUry-Treasurer. Blrt ...__jtto__l__.J___J_Jri_____li.:.J___S!iÂ»-.HiÂ«h,. ,41.7 ,.-*â â . .-1 >-â â¢ Typographical Unloa, No. MBâ President. C. S. Campbell: Vice-President. R. Gouthro; Secretary-Treasurer. R. H. Neeiands, 300-1 Labor Headquarters. Meets last Sunday of each month at 1 p.m.. In Women's Bldg.. Thurlow street Union Label Trades Council meets In Hall N'o. 4", Labor Headquarters. 529 Beatty Street, second and fourth Thursdays In each month at 8 o'clock. President. Colin McDonald, 2834 St. George Street, rhone Fair. 3317-Y. Secretary. Mollio Dolk, 1587 Fifth Avenue East, Phone High. 477-Y. Prince Rupert Trades & Labor Council, MEET8 se-ondf.Thursdax in each "l month. Pr-sldent. 8. D.- McDonald. Box Ml. Secretarv. Prank Derry, Box III, Prlnte Rupert, BC. Christmas is Christmas All the Wide World Over Christmas the world over! Perhaps in some distant Yuletide thc applied seienb- of television will permit Canadian folk revelling in a sparkling, frosty merry-making the privilege of watching their N.w Zealand cousins celebrate. Pulses will quicken, as one glimpses the picnic ever a feature of Christmas Day, in New Zealand, and the Yuletide Camp where "little brown Maori fairies with flowing black locks, clad in national costume, with' mat and string of beads, come out of the woods and dance festive poi and haka to the dt light of the little white folk." Then wi I come the thrilling hour of dusk, when camp fires gleam by the woodland streams to the delight of the Christmas campers. A glance at. Christmas celebration in India will also find campfires lighted. Thc tender pea chick will replace the famous Canadian turkey :it dinner. Gaily attired.Indian natives will bring their gifts arid their greetings to the British officers, and much feasting will feature the merry making in Bombay and Calcutta. New South Wales, Australia, will present the gayest of scenes, with thousands of country peuple throng; ing the stt*ee__fof the city, the cafes, the theatres and the races, ln Melbourne a carnival shopping scene will reward the television fan, with festivity in abundance in swimming and picknicking, for, it chances that in Australia Christmas Day falls in midsummer. "Looking in" at Christmas in the Italian highlands will be rewarded W-ifch- a charming picture, with the time-old custom followed with the peasants' making offerings of fruit and flowers at the shrine of the Redeemer. Christmas airs, with blazing bonfires and fireworks, will arrest the attention as the Canadian views at long distance the celebration in Naples. In Norway a charming scene will be portrayed as the Norwegians provide a Christmas dinner for the Jiirds. The "looker in" watching the festivities carried out in Ukraine will discover the homes the centre of meirymaknig on Christmas Eve. Many courses will mark the feast at the dinner hour and featuring strange dishes. In many homes the extra cover will be laid for the, stranger, who, should he come knocking at the door that Christmas Eve, would be welcome at the table and no questions asked. It i3 an ancient but beautiful legend that tells how the Christ Child wanders through the town on this night of nights, and to the Ukrainian home the stranger may represent the Holy Babe. Irresistible will prove the temptation to take a peak at Christmas festivity in Switzerland, where the gay, sparkling tree will be found in the poorest of homes, and Father Christmas with his generous pack of toys a welcome visitor. T. B. LEE Offers These Pre-Christmas Bargains To readers of The Labor Statesman onlyâtake advantage of them! : ioo - Party Dresses 14 Reg. Values $ to $25 95 Scramble For Markets Again Gets Serious The quest throughout the world for raw materials continues. Coal, iron, rubber, coffee still arouse bitter controversies. But markets for investments and for manufactured articles are becoming a far more important bone of contention. Germany is afraid that, after the recent stock market collapse American manufacturers may begin "dumping" in an effort to find markets and employment for idle capital. Lord Melchett, England's most brilliant industrials!, supports Lord Beaverbrook's scheme for free trade within the Empire and protection against the rest of the worldâmeaning the United States. Europe talks of economic \nunion and Briand proposes his "United States of Europe" because the new Colossus of the West threatens to swamp all the rest of the world with its surplus food and excess factory products. If, as a result of reduced byving at home, we accumulate a â surplus of manufactured articles, they must, in the nature of things,. be exported. We shall see our high-powered salesmen sent out in search of new fields to conquer. They will compete with Germany, whose reparations payments depend on . favorable trade balance and with England's, whose life's secret iÂ«' foreign commerce. -Thev will peek additional markets in China, Australia, _-(Jssia.v * The result must inevitably , be ^ejgjt^ened, .international tension. --J"Â«^*SsÂ»f'V._; â "â â : â¢*" *:'â¢*, . Coats Reg. values up to $55 7... '35 Dresses in satins and failles; a special purchase. Reg. $25â Ijgoo Coats Reg. to $39.50. In broadcloth ; opossum trimmedâ '25 .00 Christmas Lingerie! Bloomers Extra fine quality. Rayon $ | .00 knit A Vests Rayon knit, in all 7 CC shades . /â __-/ Pajama Sets Jersey knit Rayon, in pastel $*^ _Â»5 shades __â Â» ' NOTE: Clip this ad and bring it with you, so that we can identify you as a reader of The Labor Statesman, and entitled to these values. Boxed Handkerchiefs Imported; three in a box, and beautifully packed--. 35c, 50c, 75c, $1 2-& LEE -â¢- 405 WESTÂ«_HASTINGS STREET AT HOMER STREET Â»'Â«***Â«*Â«*Â«M_*Â«Â«â¬MW^^ PÂ«*â¬*â¬*â¬tÂ«**l**Â«***Â«*Â«-Cr^^ | Hail Christmas Morn With a I NEW VICTOR RADIO Postively Supreme in fine radio reception. The choice of leading craftsmen and musicians Sold By Us on Convenient Terms Switzer Bros. LIMITED 310âHASTINGS WESTâ310 If Â«ach new day, as our human life unfolds itself like the pages of an ,'lluminated fairy book, lsinot a car- ivurtseraj .of marvels, a ship af. treasure, nn island of- ei-.h_rn_.hen-, with, 'â¢* oy.ii sun and moon and high par.. t-eular stars, what, in ' heaven's name, is the value of, beirtg alive at all?âJohn Cooper Po'wys. ^Â¥ou,*don%have to be coining out on top. : bald'trt *- > 'S_..*fc*^*_:>' srsssi .- 47 THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, De-ember 13, 1929 BARNET LUMBER CO., LTD. H**h. ISO 3986 HASTINOS STKEET EAST Olen. 384 Night OaU: Ol.n. *___, Carl. -HT1 BARNET BOOSTS BETTER- BUILT BUNGALOWS FOR SPECIALS SOO.OOO FEET PES OAT SEE US RED STAR DRUG STORE "The Mail Order Druggist" We Make a Sp-cUl Effort to GO Coeds Oat by rirst Mail Afte. _U_e.pt * ' of Tour Order C0J-1-HÂ» COBDOVA AVB OAMMAZ.Z. TAXOOVrXX, X. O. Notice re Charter Amendments NOTirB if. hereby given that an ap- t>ii<':tf i-iti will be maile to the I .eg m lull tt AsHcr.ilily of the Province of Rrftlsh Columbin at its .next nt(-,aion nn behalf of the City of Vancouver for an Act to amend the "Vancouver Incorporation Act, 11*21," in the manner following, to provide by such nmendfiiolita for the following power*, tbut Ih to way. . Tn amend the "Vuncouvi-r Ilieor- (mration Aet" by repealing aecUon 3 of ('l)upter 58 of the statutes of Hritish f.olumbla, 192-1. being an amendment to section 8 of the said Aet which pro* .id' .'i that no person shall be entitled to be entered twice on the voters' Urn, nor fo vote more than once for Alderman, Mayor, Park CoinmisHioners. or School TniMtecH In any one ward or district. , 2. To amend the .''il A< I. to provide that the Couneil may by rtHoJotion or by-law appoint an usHftiHinent eonunis- afpn ct board of valuatora to be com- ro^ed of not leHS than three nor mure ban five members, one member of whom may bt: the AsseHHinept Cinnmis* xioner for the time being of the City tu perform alt the duties of the AsseH*- meiit CommiHHloner In reaped to making a valuation of all rateable proper.\nIn the City where the value of such mission to be appointed by the Couneil. 3. To amend subsection (2 of section 46 of said Aet to provide that nil Crown lands which are held under lease or ugrecd to be sold, granted or conveyed. the fee of which is in the Crown, but which are held. or. occupied otherwise ihan by or on behalf of the Crown shall be liable to ax-tesHiueiit nnd taxation while bo held or occupied, and the Interest of any person therein while so held shall be liable to assessment and taxation accordingly.., '. T*> ataend the ha Id Act to provide Hint whore tax. sale lands become the property of the City and are sold by Imp City to ,a purchaser under agreement of- sale, rhat upon default being niado In the payment of any ihr-talment or interest thereon, it shall be lawful for the City to serve notice to the effect Hint if the amount of the instalments and interest In default are pot paid (vithin ninety days from the date of the mailing or serving of mucIi notlcft, tho Purchaser's Interest in such lands shall Â»bÂ«olute!y cease and determine, and the land shall Immediately become revested pi the City. I. To amend sertion 10.'! of said Act by repealing seetibn 7 of Chapter 58 Â«f the statutes of l.ritinli Columbia. 192&, which requires (hat an owner of property In more than one ward shall lÂ»e entered on the voters' list in the ward in which he hns the largest amount of real properly m value, and where an owner in also a tenant, he h-tall vote only as >nn owner. 6. TO amend section lflf. of said Ait1 lo provide for the compounding of in-i U-rftst on-,slnking funds. 7 To amend section IK:! of said Act) U> provide for the improvement or maintenance of any portion of a boulevard and for assessing and charging the cost thereof against the land fronting or abutting theroon where such work is, in the opinion of. the Council, advisable or necessary to beautify or nmintain such portion #*f boulevard In keeping with other puitimis of...auÂ«Ji boulevard In the same block R.ready improved. . 8 To amend mid Aet to provide for Prohibiting, controlling or regulating eneroachments on any strt'et or lane Tor footings or foundations of buildings }md for entering Into, agreements rÂ«v spA-ting the use of any portion of any street, lane or nubile place ft-^any such (-Urpose, and tof making a â charge or rent therefor. 9. Tn amend said Act to provide for prohibiting or licensing, regulating and controlling all persons carrying on the husiness of detective agencies and bailiffs, and providing as a condition of .my such license that a bond of He demnlty satisfactory to the Council shall be furnished and maintained during the currency Â«r such license, â 10. To amend subsection (121) of fe-setiun H-J of wild Act to provide for fhe licensing or taxing of persons ear- f/lng on the business of a dlstlltanr ' * .11. To nipend subsection (134) of flection It.3 of said Act to providÂ« for prohibiting, controlling or regulating. fltd for defining, classifying, dlfferen- li-ting, and dipcriminating In respect bf the various vehicles and classes and Kinds thereof using or which may use â¢ hi* public streets, and for prohibiting any kind or class from using th-P stroet* 8t alt or between specified hours as may he provided in fÂ»ey bylaw. '- IS. To amend subsection (138) of section lft3 of said Act to provide fox regulating, controlling or prohibiting lhe parking of all varieties of vehicles, -including metered and pon-metered laxicabK, bussoi. and all of any vehicle.!. for hire kB provided in uny such bylaw. 13. To amend said Aet to provide for the removal and detention or nn- >*niinding of any vehicle or other ob- -tnicMon unlawfully occupying any portion of any street; and for the recovering from tiÂ»e, owners all expenses or charges In connection.U.er*wLtjuand for Imposing a rent, or "cpargo..fiFljfrLffijr fj<*' tentlon thereof and for poW^r -bf sale ol such vehicle fn default of payment oi such expenses ami charges. It. To amend subsection (11.1) of section Ift.'l of^sald Act' to provldu for prohibiting and regulating signs or other advertising matter on telephone, telegraph or public utility poles or posts or on any oilier erection in any public place, or otherwise. - 15. To amend subsection (170) ot section 1H:t of said Aet to provide for the compulsory vacating by the occu- â latns of any buildings which, in the opinion of the I hi i Id ing Inspector inav be in a dangerous condition, on the serving of .not ice on the owner, agebt. or tenant, and by posting such notice on the building; and authorizing the Building , Inspector to remove the contents of 'such building at the expense of the owner or occupant thereof. IB, To amend subsection (26 o of section lÂ«;i of said Act to provide for prohibiting, defining) restricting, and regulating, junk yards, assembling or dissembling plants or yards in which building and other materials, machinery and vehicles, woodworking or mixing business or industry is stored, maintained, or carried on and limit rug the areas in which such yards or plants may or may not be established, maintained ,or carried on in the City. 17. To amend the s;nd Act to pro* vide for the bestowing of honour or the freedom of the City upon any distin- guis-iedi pefffon for national or local service, a nd conferring on such person all the (pialillcatlons required by the .Vet of persoils to l>e nominated and electori to hold the ofTlce of Mayor, and to place the name of such pi-rHoii ptl tile Voters* list to be elegihle to Vote at an election for Mayor and Alderman IK. To amend the sold Act to provide - by by-law for the prevention, growth, and spreading of codling moths and any and all other insect, pests, and for compelling the destruction of such pests, and providing for the entry upon property for such purposes, hud for levying any cost in connection therewith (Hi the owner at the discretion of the Council, or as a charge upon the land.-*.-â affected and for collection of the same. to, To amend subsection (tWOa.. of section lfi:i of said Act to provide, on a two-thirds vote of thc Council, for the disposal of any real property vested in the City. The chairman of such coin- property on the ccrtillcato of the Assessor, does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars (|10-MIOO.'.(i,. -20. To amend subsection (802) of section 16*1 of nald Act to provide for Increasing the indemnity of Aldermen to a sum not exceeding Two thousand dollars per annum. Â£1. To nmend subsections (22) and (I'l) of section 17-' of said Act to provide that where land is requited for tne opening of a lane or the widenjtiu of a street, the filing in the Land Iteg istry OITIce of a copy of the by-law or resolution for expropriation thereof shall thereupon veal the title in the CWy subject to the provisions of th * Act iu respeVf of compensation therefor. 22. To amend subsection (-0/)* of section 176 of wild Act by striking out tbe word "Concrete" in such stib_.ee- tion. j _-... To amend tiie >*id Act to provide for carrying out any local improvement work on one side of any struct only and for assessing'the cost of any sucli work as a special assessment up-m the real-property abutting on that side of the street only upon which such Work is so constructed. 24. To amend the >nid Act to provide for IndebiniHcaiiofi of any member of the police force where an -ictfon or prosecution is brought against him und coats an. necessarily' incurred to damages recovered, if the Board of Police CoinmfHsionci's approve and r;eromniond much payment or indemnity. '_!.*Â». To amend the said Act to I ro- vlde for the raising by by-law without sunmission to the electors of such sum as may he required to pay the City's share of any work ordered â¢ to he done or constructed under order of a Court, or of the Hoard of Hallway CommtV â¢doners, or any public utility board or commission. 26.. To amend the said Aet by rv- i.ealing section :i_!0 relating .to the repair of streets. 27. To amend the said Aet to provide that Where the Council has authority to direct or require, by by-law or resolution, that any matter or t hlnfi be flom the Council may direct that, in default of Its being done, the matter or thing may be done at the expense of the persons directed or required to do Uim same, und the City may recover the exoense thereof by action in any Court or'in like manner as ovÂ»rdne taxes. 28. To amend section St of said Act to provide that the Council may in Its discretion authorize or effect the .exchange of any tux-sale land for any other parcel of land on such terms af may be deemed expedient. â¢â¢-Â». To amend the said Act to provide that the assessment roll and tax roll of the City may be recorded by such system as shall be apprctved hy the Counetl, and may include card-index or looscleaf ledger system. In -the discretion of the Council. > UATHH at Vancouver. B. C, this 20th iLty <fl Xovemher, A_I>. lf.25. 3, B. WILLIAMS. Sonrltnr for the Applicant, .^ the City of Vancouver Bankers Favor High Wages For Workers Hunkers are inclined toward higii wages, not for moral or ethical reasons, but because they are tied up with installment buying1: Thc tremendous amount of money involved in this scheme is unknown. Estimate, range from $4,000,000,000 to $'.1,000,000,000. Autos, radios, washing machines, -'musical instruments, furniture, house furnishings, clothing, shoes and other commodities arÂ» purchased. The system, since the World War, has become part of our social life. When a radio, for instance, is bought on time, the purchaser signs a contract to pay a certain sum at stated periods. The business man takes this contract to a financial corporation, ' or a bank, who discountsâor "shaves"â-the price. The business man has his money, less the discount, and buys another radio that will be disposed of the same way. As financial corporations borrow money "from banks, installment buying is linked up with the banks, who naturally favor a high purchasing powerâthat payments may continue, thus assuring their loans. Organized labor was the first to present the value of high purchasing power, but this was considered an academic subject. When financiers began to handle notes of workers, high wages became a question of first importance and their economists sang a new song. Labor Offers a Free Radio Course One of the newest features of Organized Labor's campaign to create public goodwill is a complete correspondence course in radio and television, furnished free to all who are interested. The course is issued by Labor's only radio stationâ WCFL, Chicago, which has just recently won its hard fight for full time on 1280 kilocycles. Labor's free radio and television course consists of eight concise lessons, interestingly written in plain non-technical language and profusely illustrated. The course is declared hy critics to be one of the clearest presentations of radio and television ever written. It embodies the very latest thought on these fascinating subjects. While the course is particularly attractive to boys, the average age of the first 10,000 taking advantage of Labor's goodwill offer is well above 25 years. Among, the early students are a nian aged 62 and a woman aged ..7, while one of the brightest students is a lad of 14 years. Most of the students are not affiliated with Labor organizationsâbut they will <ret sonic splendid information on I'nionism as they study radio, a series of tracts on the Union Label being mailed with the lessons. Radio today is one of the most oiofitable as well as one of the most interesting fields open to active and alert minds. The demand for radio service men exceeds the supplv, while'the talking movies, other nubile address , system work, television and similar branches are a'lurihg fie'di for research and experimentation. Experts declare that radio discoveries yet to be made will exceed the wonders already accomplishedâ nnd pile up bigger fortunes. A postal card addressed to Labor's â¢ I'dio stationâWCFL, 623 Sifuth Wabash Avenue. Chicago, will bring to you Labor's Radio and Television Course. It is free for the asking. T.E WHITE LIST When *he supreme court of the United States in 1923 invalidated minimum wage egisiation. it clamped down the l.i' on one of the dÂ»rk- est soots in our industrial lifeâ namely, the wages paid to great num-< bers of women workers. The Consumers' League of New York, in its. investigation of the wholly unorganized candy industry two years ago. cast a little ray of light into that darkness and then took positive action by establishing a white list of candy manufacturers who pay a minimum wage of $14 a week in addition to meeting certain sanitary and hygienic requirements. We are elad to note that the league is making efforts to extend this work to other large centers, Cleveland already haying its own white list WHEN OPPORTUNITY! COMES Your savings account will soon give you a fluid for business investments, or for an emergency, or it will provide a surplus that will help to keep you in comfort ih your old age. The "regular saving" habit is the most profitable one you can form. This Bank Invi-es Your Savings -Account Int_r.it Compounded Half Yei.Ij. THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ESTABLISH*-. ih.._ Capital .: 0,000,000 Reserve $20,000,000 Total Assets over $_'75.000.<-.)O J."A. McLeod, General Manager, Toronto â 1 -7 7:': *&'$-*$_. L 813 11 ^WJT^_: w^SW* '***>â * We Mt|)|>usc you know that t^C w^-***^ ***P*W*m Fred Drew F.L. CLEANERS DYERS Cum mings â 7-. and REPAIRERS & Co., Ltd. Doug. 4862 882 Homer Street 1390 l.iihanls Street to 1460 HOWE STREET â ftm1%7% and have taken th-eir Tele U^wWt phone No.. Douglas 99, It is with them. Delicious and Refft&tiii-g W i/ islttiici all our Uniot r Friends and f'alrotts Jt a Merry Christmas and a f'rosf>crotts Nets.- Year! Empire Hotel Mrs. Low, Prop. Columbia at Hastings St. -_iamj^liiiiii|il>iiili1iill>jl _lllill|lll.'ill>H ll'JI'l jlffl Friday, December 13, 1929 Sinner and Saint Bill Edwards sat in the bar of the Hare and Hounds tossing off his pints of bitter beer and smacking his lips at every gulp. His companions sat around him envying his thirst, his infinite capacity to "carry" what he drank, his genuine enjoyment in drinking beer. Bill was a drunkard for pleasure. There was no "complex" about him. Others might go off drinking because of marital infelicity or because of a peculiar mental condition, but not Bill Edwards. He enjoyed his beer. It was a real sensual pleasure... . . Bill's partyâfor the same group assembled at the Hare and Hounds every night of every dayâhad of. late taken to the consideration of religious questions, and the landlord, himself a good churchman, was often induced to take part in the diseus- i sion.. But Bill was the silencer of doubts and the dictator of principles. Others might have ideas, Bill made judgments. And this night he was as prepared to make judgments as he was to drink beer. "Bill," exclaimed the landlord, "have you never had any liking for religion? Wouldn't you like to go to heaven when you've finished here?" '^Heaven, is i t?" answered Bill. "I've given up all thought of heaven long since." "And you have no respect for your Maker, Bill? Remember, if you don't go to heaven you'll go to hell." "And that's the very place I'm making for, landlord." said Bill nonchalantly. "You see, I'ye known for some time the kind of road I was on." '*"" "But why haven't you tried to get on to another road?" inquired thc landlord. "It's no use," replied Bill. "It's like this. A year or two ago a parson came to visit my wife, who is a member of his mothers' meeting. I was at home. 'Will you not come along to church with your wife?' asked the parson when he saw me. 'No, thank you,' I says. 'And why?' he asks. 'Well,' I says, 'I don't want to copie. I don't like church and I don't like religion and I don't like parsons. Not that I want to offend you,' I says. 'I like you well enough as a man, but I don't like you as a parson.' 'But, my friend," that is unreasonable,' he says. 'I know it is,' I answered, 'but I can't help it. I was meant to be unreasonable.' Now that finished it. He lost his smile, became angry, grew red in the face, and, turning to my wife, said: 'I am very sorry, my good woman least sign of movement a low murmuring of voices could be heard as the watchers waitedâwith hope. But the cage yielded up many dead, and grief was deepened. The, rescuers fought on, and as one or another fell beaten in the task more men stepped forward to carry on the fight. Only Bill .Edwards of the first volunteers had Hot returned to the surface. He fought like one possessed, clearing timber, throwing coal and stone from bruised and broken bodies, entering "growling" places in search of those who had been- suffocated. He was burnt, bruised and bleeding, but he worked on, more than once flinging the water from the flask of an unfortunate workmate upon his .tousled head or lying flat in the "road" that he might find air that did not choke and strangle. . And so long did he remain in the pit that those whose sons and husbands were still entombed in the wrecked mine asked anxiously of Bill Edwards. And finally they demanded that he be brought out Of the pit. More men were sent down. Five minutes, ten minutes, five minutes more. The cage rope trembled ; the winding-engine men steadily brought the cage to bank. A clash at the gates and in another moment the occupants were seen. The Sarah Pit was still yielding up her dead and forcing to the pit-head the men who had gone down in search of their comrades. The air was rent with veiling and sobbing. Yet, in the midst of such sorrow the cry became more anxious: "Where is Bill Edwards?" Five minutes, ten minutes, and many minutes more, but the pitshaft was still silent. The minutes seemed like hours in their passing. Waiting, waiting . . . The rapper! The cage rope quivers again. Hundreds of eyes look upon the shaft gates. The cage clashes. Who comes this time from the bowels of the earth? Bill Edward?? They watch. Yes, it is Bill Edwards, but not the Bill Edwards of thc first batch of volunteers. It is Bill Edwardsâcrushed. The men and women know there is something wrong with him. Their cheers become stifled. Their eyes fill with tears. And in his pain Bill smiles upon them. The ambulance men rush him off. "Badly crushed,' they whisper to the crowd. But the crowd knows. Â» * * Sorrow, like a cloud, hung over the village of Grinstead. The Sarah Pit had taken toll of fifty lives. Men that you are saddled with such a hus- *Â°â¢c" al?d, children were bereaved. band. He will be your Gethsemanc and your cross. I fear he is on the way to Hell.' And with that he walked out of the house. So you see I knew long since where I Was going and as the road was rather pleasant I've kept to it." And BUI Edwards gulped down another pint. . . . The door opened. In rushed some of the villagers. They were excited and breathless. "What's the matter?" roared Bill Edwards. â¢ "The pitâan explosion!" they gasped. "An explosion!" Bill Edwards' face became haggard. He rose from his seat, demanded more information and without a word strode quickly out of the Hare and Hounds. It was not far to the Sarah pit, and as a man obsessed with some important matter he forged ahead, looking neither to the left nor right, totally oblivious of those who whispered at their door or shouted to him their salutations. Soon he was at the pithead. There, men and women a'ike looked at each other with questioning eyes, their faces anxious and careworn. The manager and officials stood discussing what action should be taken. Bill Edwards presented hims*lf before them. "You'll* want somebody to help in this job, I reckon," he said, looking a man not to be denied. "I'm a volunteer. Say the word and I'm in the cage. Come on, let's get down. Something's got to be done.". And with that the management gave the orders and men with masks and appliances descended into the bowels o_ the earthâinto "they knew not what. And they toiled. . . . The crowd at 'the pit-head grew larger. Mothers and sweethearts held their brerfth in expectancy. The cage was gazed on in silence. At the They buried their dead. But before the day of burial was over Grinstead learned that Bill Edwards was also a victim of the explosion. The whole village mourned him and followed him to his resting place. Bill's wife had her own minister to conduct the service. And he cried like a child. His words were broken, faltering, and almost inaudible. But the people of Grinstead heard the last words of the speech: "Bill Edwards was a hero; one of God's saints." And they agreed. Old Friends It's the friends who are behind you, You depend on all the time; Not the friends you'll meet tomorrow, Or the friends of pomp and style. When you're up against the battle, . For they always back you up. It's the 'old friends who are with you For a goal or silver cup. You need not turn to see them, You just know that they are there; They follow where you're going And they're with you everywhere. You can centar your attention On the work you have to do, For you know, should danger threaten. That your friends are back of you. Afraid? Go forward bravely, You don't have to fight alone; There are good friends glad to follow, And they'll make their presence known, , ', Tho' the throng grows thick about â "' ""'y__. - â â â ...:.,.â¢:: ,.. â¢ And y.ur faith is sorely tried, . Friends are coming up behind you, , And they'll battle at your side. National Clothes Shops don't have to cut their price to do business at the end of the season, because National Clothes are already the best value for the money in Canada. Now, more than at any time of the year, we welcome, com- parision. Look over all the "sensational bargains" in townâthen see what National can offer you at $23 in either a suit or overcoat. We won't try to sell youâ the clothes themselves will do that. National sells direct to youâno middleman makes a centâyou save the difference, and it's a big one. TUXEDOS SILK-LINED l_-ti9i9i__ri%_^ Compliments of % BURNS & CO. Foot of Woodland Drive, Vancouver *.._;*;*_-.-___- Â£#***? Â£Ssa______-__=__tas asjs-*-.-.â -'*- ._*â -*_. I THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, Decembei b-V 13, 1929 ^t^l^^gl^lj^r^^r^^ Side mMAmM Yuletide Drinks Union People! Lions Champagne Pale Dry, and 5c Dry Ginger Ale blend well with your liquors. For a Treat, Give the Children . "Orange Kist" ASK FOR VAN BROS. CIDERS Order through your grocer or confect- ioiiery( store for free delivery direct U> vour home. Van Brothers, Limited 1055 Vernon Drive Phone: High. 90 h ^.fe_fc_9__)_&3i^^ SWIFT'S "PREMIUM" HAMS AND BACON Enjoy a nation-wide demand based on our unfailing adherence to the highest known standards of Quality. â Igu Ask your dealer to show you THE IDENTIFIABLE BRAND â¢â¢ â¢ 2 â¢ â¢ â¢ i â¢ â¢ â¢â¢â¢â¢â¢ â¢â¢â¢â¢â¢â¢ â¢â¢ â¢ â¢ â¢ A " â¢ I # Â» Â» â¢ * â¢ â¢â¢â¢â¢ â¢ â¢ â¢ â¢ â¢ - t Made in B.C. IT IS THERE FOR YOUR PROTECTION #5 Swift's Premium Hams need no parboiling. They are recognize-i as the world standard, positively unexcelled for quality. As a delicious addition to your Christmas festivities try a "Premium" Ham. Your dealer has them. y Made under Canadian Government Inspection SWIFT CANADIAN COMPANY, Ltd. f CANADA *^_&-t_-1_-r|---^ AFEWAY STORE W/XSTE Christmas Three Achievements of Labor Â» Organized labor is responsible for thre__great achievements in behalf of labor, every one of which justifies your history and your sacrifices. Thc first is the effort to secure a reasonable wage, a living wage, in return for your efforts and your toil; Second is the effort to secure more reasonable hours. Time was when the laborer's day extended from sunrise to sunset, from the daylight to the dark, when men were little more than dumb, driven slaves. This emancipation is to the creditâI hope I am not cxt'ravagant-.wheh I sayâto the glory of organized labor. * Still another achievement which justified your existence is the improvement in the condition, not only of menâthat in itself would be enough to justify your existenceâbut the still greater achievement in securing better working conditions for women and for the younger laborers. The emancipation of* men in this respect is due to justice; the emancipation of women, not only to justice, but to humanity. Both of these achievements justify your existence.âEx-Senator Gore of Oklahoma. Profits Are Still Soaring V*****7 HE season of universal cheer and good-will is upon us. The day of all ^J daysâChristmasâis near at hand, with the smiling faces of happy kiddies, delicious dinners, and jolly parties lending color to the occasion. The Safeway man extends to you the best wishes of this great food-distributing organization for the merriest of "Merry Christ mases." Our stores are overflowing with a great variety of the finest foods, at savings which will add to your enjoyment of the day. * â SHOP AT SAFEWAY % New York.âThe recent Wall Street crash that wiped out many individual fortunes was not caused by any falling off in the profits of the big corporations. - . Unless business slows down as a result of the smash, 1929 will still go down in history as a banner year for them. -i A report prepared by Ernst & Ernst, accountants, shows the total profits of 271 industrial corporations, 180 railroads and 95 utilities for nine months, and 88 telegraph and telephone companies for the first eight months of 1929 amounted to $3,20 4,52 4,686. This is a gain of 20.45 per cent, over the same period in 1928. Practically all the corporations which constitute American "Big Business' are covered in this report. -Rails Gain 17 Per Cent. The railroads' profits show a gain of 17 per cent., a fraction under the power companies and other utilities. Industrials made the biggest stride â27.04 er cent, in profits over last year. Freight traffic on the railroads has so far surpassed that of any corresponding period of any previous year. The total car loadings for the entire 12 months, if the wheels of industry can be kept going, will probably equal or pass those of 1925, when they were the largest for any year on record. Locomotives on order October 1, 1929, were 354, compared with 113 on the same day last year. The Baldwin company reports that today its orders on hand are the best in two years. There are also many inquiries for new engines. The Standard Steel Car Works, owned by Baldwin, is doing more business than at any time in the previous three years. New life insurance written during the 10 months closing November 1 amounted to $18,618,000,000, a 10 per cent, gain over 1928. Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc., report an amazing profit of $17,271,- 805 for the year ending September 1. This 746 per cent, gain is the largest ever reported by any motion picture company. The "talkies" are still packing the people in the theaters all over the nation, and Warners' profits for the next 12 months may go still higher. New York bankers made a gain of a billion dollars in deposits since October 1. This record was achieved during the "crash" period. This does not mean that the plain people have been making fabulous sums. The explanation is that the wealthy individuals and"corporations which have been loaning their money at high rates to Wall Street speculators have withdrawn from thc market and deposited their cash in the banks at much lower returns. Declare Extra Dividends North American Car Company profits jumped 51 per cent, during the three months ending October 1. De Forest Radio sold 594 per cent, more tubes last month than they did in October, 1928. Pittsburgh Plate' Glass is one of the many concerns declaring extra dividends. Its profits for the year will hit around the $12,000,000 mark. General Electric is not looking for ward to spending its old age in the poor house. Its profits for this year will approach $68,000,000 more than 25 per cent, above any previous year. What the captains of industry and finance fear is" that the spirit of panic which followed the collapse of the stock market will partially paralyze business. Hence their expressed willingness to support the president's plan for restoring confidence. Santa On the Line! "Is that you, Santa Claus?" "Yes, and you are little Marjorie Brown." "What, Santa! do you know my name?" "Yes, and I know your voice, too. Oh, yes, I know you, Marjorie, very well, and I have seen you asleep in your bed." "Aren't you wonderful, Santa Claus, to know so much? May I tell you what I'd like you to bring me on Christmas Eve?. Yes? Well, I'd like you to bring me a big dollie an' a carriage for it, an' a set of doll's furniture an' dishes, an' an " "Stop a moment, Marjorie; I know everything you would like, but have you been a good girl?" "Oh, yes; you can ask Mumsy if I haven't; she is sitting right here." "Never mind now, Marjorie, I know you always tell the truth. So I'll bring you just what you want. I Good-bye, Marjorie." "Oh, thank you, Santa Claus, you I are so good. Good-bye." VITOMEN CEREAL PLANS TO EXTEND INDUSTRIAL PLANT r Indicative of the progress that a comparatively new local industry is making in its objective of supplying a good share of the breakfast food of the nation, the Vitomen Cereals, Limited, which moved into its present plant at 285 East First avenue about a year ago, wfrl shortly build a large addition -to- provide for much needed increased .warehouse accommodation. â This addition is estimated to cost about $35,000 and will be built, in the rear of the company's factory, with railway trackage facilities at the warehouse doors. Plans for the addition were prepared recently by Architect R T. ferry, 427 Standard Bank building, and provide for a structure of reinforced concrete with interior of heavy mill-frame construction. It is! to be three storey* in height, and. will measure 99-by 107 feet in size..! Officials of the firm are considering whether to erect the structure on the day labor plan or call tenders. If people have been buying quotations instead of values on the stock market, what have they been selling? â¢ Â» Â» Doleful sounds _â 40-mile-an-hour December wind and the postman sliding the mail under the door on the first of the month. .-. STANDARD MILK CO. LTD. m Daily Delivery of Â£ Milk and Cream of the Highest Quality We solicit your patronage We Sell Gibson's "Old-Fashioned" Fresh Churned Buttermilk Phone Sey. 6499 and Onr Driver Will Call 7 West Hastings Street 2?L â â ^ajtM^w^iVfTlibiU-ii- Â«--,t.'..niir_ritenaM_iR.. JH'Hft-ffanftM. <!}<fflÂ«!_-W.*-__5-;a^7~i^."*Â»'-^j - .â ,_^':-'-'.â'-i^'.-i^--'-... * --;;*Â». --.iimi.-_*(*-â ."- v^v*1'^?' su_._;"i.â .."-sJflSgn-VisiwnnjjjM* *-W!3Ui(iMtÂ»' I Friday, December 13, 1929 THE LABOR STATESMAN 5^_ft_^^_ft>^^_^_ft&_^&&_^5i^^^5i^S^5-^S For "HER" THE NEW AND BE 1TEI{ V^OttffiOl^ Pernio electric WOSllGr The Gift that Keeps on Giving! Small Down Payment No More to Pay Till After New Year Ws*. A real Cain-dinn machineâdesigned by Canadians, built by Canadian* in the largest exclusive washing machine factory in Canada, financed by Canadian capital. KH Three Outstanding Features: 1 Steel-encased Nickel Plated Copper Tub 2 Insulated to Keep Water Hot 3 The Safest Wringer Made Automatic Pressure Help Canada Prosper, Buy M_.de-in-C_.nada Merchandise 722 Nelson Street at Granville Phone: Sey. 6931 Connor Washer Stores NEW WESTMINSTER: 425 Columbia St. VICTORIA, B.C.: 61S Fort St. Phone 2407 Phone 6011 Housewife Is Backbone of Our Civilization "Who is the greatest, busiest business executive in the world?" D. S. Secretary of Labor James J. Davis asked this question in a speech i broadcast over a national radio hookup Thanksgiving night, and while his audience waited for him to name some person like Henry Ford, Julius Rosen wald or President Hoover, .the i Secretary surprised them by giving the title to "the wife of thc working man." "The housewife," he said, "is the backbone of our civilization. There are thousands and thousands of this type of business manager in our great country. "They are the producers and con- servers of future citizens. They are the producer- and conserve, a of economic goods, carrying on their labors not in the factories and workshops, but in the homes. "They build patiently, unceasingly I for the present and future. They | hold the home and family together i with the mortar of love and devotion, keeping the home fires burning and I the wheels of family life turning. "It is the wife of the workingman j who plays an. important behind-the- ; scene role in fhe whole industrial life of the nation." The Secretary outlined the work | week of the average housewife. On I Monday there was washing, then the ' Tuesday ironing, the Wednesday I mending and sewing, the Thursday j shopping, house cleaning on Friday, 'Saturday a day of all-work, and no | rest jin Sunday. , â "She is extraordinary," he declared. "There is no more wonderful person in the world than this same wife of the working man who,willingly sacrifices her youth and personality for the work of her lifeâthe bringing up of her family in co-operation with her breadwinning husband." I Christmas Gifts for Men! | SKI': OUR WINDOWS FOR VKRY SPECIAL VALUES t% MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, UNDERWEAR, SOX, ETC. _Â£ Wray & McKee, Limited "THB STORK Or HONEST VALUES" 52 Hasting* West Phone: Sey. 5172 USEâ TILITE for cleaning terrazo and tile floors. FINOLA for wood floors. KLEENAL for linoleum. D. B. KLEENUP for porcelain and paint Polish your furniture and floors with D. B. LUSTA WAX. Dustbane Products, Limited Ottawa - Winnipeg Â£ VANCOUVER, B.C Montreal Jg Toronto oÂ» Excelsior Laundry, Limited General Laundry Business. Semi-finisH Family Service 8c per 11)., minimum charge $1.(X) 554-6 Richards Street Vancouver, B. C. X. X. ELLIOTT Phone Seymour 630 S. J. ANDERSON Jf Central Sheet Metal Works g PLUMBING â HEATING 1067- Richards Street -,-="âÂ± r:~~;-.__/ancouver, B. C. Phone: Seymour 620 i * â i Four Union Men Get Sentenced To Jail Marion, X. C.âAlfred Hoffman, organized for the United Textile Workers, and the three mill strikers found guiltyârecently by a jury in Judge V. G. Cowper's court of "rioting" will appeal their conviction to the State Supreme Court. In the meantime, Hoffman and his associates say there will be no letup in the campaign to secure union conditions in the Marion and Clinch- field mills. Hoffman was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. The others, Lawrence Hogan, Wes Fowler and Del Lewis, were sentenced to six months on the county "chain gang." Liberated on $2,000 Bonds All of the men have been liberated on .2,000 bonds. Some difficulty was experienced in securing bonds as the clerk of the court refused to accept bail offered by local men. Hoffman refused to leave the jail until his colleagues had been taken eare of. "I will stay in jail as long as they are confined," the organizer said. "They are as innocent as I am. Hogan was at the so-called riot in the role of a peacemaker. Fowler took no part at all, and Lewis was simply a bystander. "The real offense of these men is that they are fearless trade unionists and opposed to the mill owners' unmitigated autocracy." The "rioting" indictments grew out of a small disturbance on August 30, in connection with the strike at the neighboring Clinchfield mills. Hoffman and 70 others were first in- dieted on charges of "rebellion and insurrection against the State of North Carolina." Wanted to "Get" Hoffman .... This flamboyant charge collapsed when the prosecution failed to produce any evidence that the men had engaged in "revolution." Hoffman and the three men were then tried in "rioting" charges. Defense counsel charged that the trial was- an attempt on the part of the mill owners to "get" Hoffman because of his union activities. A dozen or more witnesses, including a Baptist minister, testified that Hoffman was nowhere near the scene of the alleged riot. Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. We never heard of any mental trouble arising from this quarter. Though they do not cost much yet they accomplish much. "They make other people good nature.. They a1_rr Tprodt-ce^heir trwti image oh men's souls and a beautiful image it is. â Blaise Pascal.^-_.. ;;â ^Telephone had made the trie V f% the Letter was getting ready TTE WAS writing a letter, an urgent mes- sage to a far-away business associate. If it would only reach him today instead of a week from now. Why not use the long-distance telephone? Good idea! He was speedily in touch with his party, and he delivered the message, with his own voice, in the space of a few minutes. No need to finish the letter. The telephone had made the trip while the letter was getting ready. B. C. TELEPHONE CO. &_-&_--_âfrtâft_^ S. We wish all our Union Friends and Patrons a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Dominion Furniture Co. â Three Stores â 1082 Granville 968 Granville 106 Hastings E. _# IS Â» IN JANUARY OUR NEW PREMISES ON BURRARD STREET (Near Robson) providing proper service accommodation for Vancouver's Chrysler and Plymouth owners, will be opened. FORDYCE MOTORS, LTD. Distributors I THE ANCHOR HOTEL (Late City Hotel) Corner Columbia Avenue and Alexander Street Under NÂ«w Managomcnt WORKING MEWS HOTEL AT WORKING MENS PRICES Ito^x&lfc-ie?.--- â¢i.e**sia\w&i&*^ t ....y^JUW.-â -.'.â --..ip.^^f-M ,..-" r:^-.h:.i.f.L,f.T.__l_. â â â ! â i-Naru-iS-r. â _-__ i-i". _â¢Â£-..".. _â _-__, *. _u__ iii'V~ **o> â '-"rW-*-***.. I riil Friday, December 13, 1M2*' THE LABOR STATESMAN aeilii&il*rTl& Compliments of â f - . 7- -V Dominion Bridge Co. â¢ 275 West First Ave. LIMITED â Vancouver, B. C. Phone Fair. 2396 A MERRY XMAS AND A PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR FRIENDS From the EMPIRE CLEANERS FOR GOOD WORK PHONE FAIRMONT 1291 _â _â â _â ^ __â_____ ..TCII.WfcKP'l-umnt33&K?Z&itJ*i - ' ., ~ * *V- *'" â "'""' ~'^ A Disgusted Realtor Mr. Guffy, the California realtor, died and went, surprisingly enough, to heaven. There he was regaling a group of new acquaintances with a vivid tale of a subdivision he had sold for $1,000,000. "Atid if I had held it six months longer I couljk Jtave - cleaned up _Â£ ^ An All-round Mechanic By Stewart Scrimshaw The writer recently encountered the inquiry as to what a,n all-round mechcanic really was, and the question was raised as to the advisability of making all-round workmen when specialists were so widely used. This point cannot be properly answered in a paragraph or two, but let us remember that a good mechanic is the man who can take the drawing which is furnished by the engineer or the designer.and execute the work from the drawing~and create the product. A little thought will suggest that the wider one's field of experience in work, the greater must be the individual's interests. There is a cultural advantage which grows out of the increase in one's powers of appreciation through the" learnings of the why and how of thingsâan appreciation of the forces, materials and funds of knowledge which go into the proper performance of a productive process. Moreover; one must not overlook the wider opportunity of employment which comes from the knowledge of a variety of industrial processes, nor the increased ability as a specialist after a broad foundation of training is.established. The great achievement of personal independence is something which cannot be adequately measured, but which inevitably grows out of an all- round training. The man who gets a thorough training in his craft is one who has the opportunity of satisfying the inherent, creative impulse which is a heritage of the human race. â¢ â We have only to look around u; and see the best executives of industry to find that so many times they are men who started out to loam a trade and who achieved success by laying a broad, substantial foundation for the future. , For a man who starts at the bottom in his trade and learns the various processes there are opportunities, in the future, limited only, by "his personal capacity. The one who knows the why and the how, the one who has an interest in his work, the one who has d_veloped that desirable quality of independence, and the! one who has laid a broad foundation _for success and achievements, is, without doubt, the one who gets the most satisfaction out of his life nnd work. Moreover, it-must not be i lost sight of that the man who has ] increased his capacity to produce i has at the same time increased his ! ability to earn, and must in the long j run receive more material benefit ; from his work. We have suggested only a few of the points which .show the all-round : mechanic's advantage. The advantages to the employer are just as great, and the advantages to society, as a whole, are likewise as manifold. The New Outlook President Hoover's conferences with labor and other factors in production and distribution was intended to shake the people out of a timidity caused by the Wall Street slump. â¢ > It is idle to deny that this was a terrific blow. As usual, it caught the "little fellow"âas well'as many classed comparatively rich. The Hoover parleys will remind the people of their unlimited resources and a domestic market that consumes 90 per cent, of the nation's output. The wealth and resources of the United States is the wonder of the world, Vet they are practically untouched. This is true in every field of activity. These opportunities are known to men of imagination and daring. Organization and the will to do are the requisites. The facilities are at hand. Public works of all description, from roads to school houses and re- forestration; from public utility improvements to river and harbor improvements; from electrification of railroads to bridge building and tunnelling; from internal waterways to abolition of slums and tenement' houses^ from extension of private industrial plants to municipal museums, markets, hospitals and parks âthe call awaits "our people in the" nation and in the smallest community. These needs have not just presented themselves, but it takes times like the present to drive home the need. Citizens must discard old standards and penny-pinching slogans. We are living in a new era and the term "confidence" is but a realization of that fact. Representatives of labor, in the Hoover conference, personally expressed their belief that workers would forego demands for wage increases "for the immediate present." This does not apply to existing wage movements. There was no yielding of our faith in the need of high purchasing power nor was there the slightest intimation that labor would cease to press its demand for higher standards in normal times. But it was agreed that new wage movements can not be successfully launchced when people are alarmed. This is patent to every experienced trade unionist. The purpose of the Hoover parleys can be realized if labor in every community encourages the new outlook. 5 In former times, public improvements were often Considered an out- of-work palliative. Labor should insist that these improvements be considered a national policy on a scale hitherto unknown. They should be a definite, constructive, continuous and necessary part of our Social life. These activities can go hand in hand with a study of cause- for present conditions, Such as inflation of credits for speculative purposes and the uncontrolled loans of millions of dollars out of - the strong boxes of wealthy corporations that were used by stock market manipulators. These gamblers accepted the theory that there is no limit to the air capacity of a toy balloon. Don't Say ButterâSay Quality First For your convenience now pjit up in % lbs. At Your Grocer'* or Butcher's Central Creameries (B. C.) Ltd. Phone: Douglas 5504 325 Railway Street double that sum," he declared with dramatic effect. A bronze, individual rose, snorted, and walked away. "Who "was that man?" demanded Mr. Cutty. ."â¢â â "That." he was informed, "was the Indian who sold Manhattan Island for |24." - â¢ * * Relative* -may hav*i-ifen-yr-Â«It=tiS?- l_tidw.-i---F--iv._y_ poor. -. __s_Â»SP2ft â riilay, December 13. 1929 HE LABOR STATESMAN' ') Brewing is ^Tn Important Industry in British Columbia "CM-W citizens give tiiouglit lo what (he Brewing Industry means *â to British Columbia, as an industry, yet it is an import-fnl factor in the industrial life of lliis province. It is not necessary to emphasize the millions of dollars invested in the brewing industry in this province. The thing that must not be lost sigh! of is that there are hundreds of men employed throughout the year in the making, storing and transporting of the products of the breweries of British Columbia. l-ieveries._are constantly improving and keeping modern Iheir plants. The Pacific Brewers of British Columbia have spent over $500,000 in the last few months for improvements and equipment, â¢ â â Breweries are important customers of the farmers of British Columbia, their purchases of grain and hops running into huge figures each year. There is no British Columbia industry that spends more of its total income right in this province than the brewing industry. The brewing industry brings large sums of money into the province. British Columbia beer is attracting attention abroad for its purity and high-quality. Export markets in Australasia, China and India are .constantly Vancouver Breweries, Ltd. Westminster Breweries, Ltd. British Columbia heel's are winning their way in these countries in direct competition with beers from Great Britain, Germany, and other European countries. They are winning their way on quality, and they are powerful advertisements for this province. Pacts like these are not romantic, but they are important and should he considered by every citizen. They are not commonly mentioned by those whose business il is to attempt (o destroy the brewing industry in their determination that the people of British Columbia shall be prevented from enjoying a pure and healthful beverage in an open and above-board manner. Proof of the high quality of the beer manufactured by the Pacific Brewers is the remark, on recent analysis made by McDonald & McDonald, analytical chemists of Vancouver, stating: "By the analysis, samples prove^to be excellent beer. They are high in extract, nitrogenous matter, phosphoric acid and ash, while the acidity is low and the volatile practically nil, which is proof thai the beer is a wholesome nutritious beverage. (Signed) "McDONALDft McDONALD, "Per A. VV. Satterlield, Chemist." Silver Spring Brewery, Ltd. Victoria Phoenix Brewing Co., Ltd. 4 This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia HARVEY LOGGING BOOTS The Home of the "Original" Hand-made Boots for Loggers, Miners, Cruisers and Prospectors. Quick Service for Repairs Established 1897 58 Cordova Street West The Season's Greetings from the Castle Hotel 750 GRANVILLE ST., VANCOLVEB, B. C PIONEER LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANERS 910 RICHARDS STREET SOFT, FLEECY BLANKETS MOTH-PROOFED . "BY THE FAMOUS LARVEX PROCESS Phone Sey. 5864 6kesxcro*o-_<iooo<XMXÂ«^^ Wishing Our Patronil One and All a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous Xctc Year. Boston Cafe and Grill 534 Pender Street West Company Union Passes Out of the Picture Chicago.âShop craft employes of the Central of Vermont will hereafter be represented by System Federation No. 92 of the Railway Employes' Department, A. F. of L., as a result of negotiations recently concluded hy General Vice-president Irvin Barney of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, representing the department, and H. T. Nowell, mechanical fuperintendent, representing the earner. J. VV. Thompson is chairman and A. D. Rice secretary nf the Federation. Recognition of the Federated Shop Crafts followed the organization of a great majority of the employes into the standard unions. The officers of "The Workmen's Benefit Association," as the company union was called, admitted their defeat, notified all points that they no longer represented a majority of the workers involved, became members of the. craft organizations themselves, and recommended that all employes take similar action. Barney Conducted Negotiations This favorable situation was brought about largely through the efforts of Mr. Barney, who for many months past represented all the shop craft organizations on this road. After the selection of representatives by the emoloyes in convention ait .St. Albans, Vt., Mr. Barney wrote the management advising them of thc wishes of the employes and asking if their selected representatives "will be recognized and dealt with by the company as representing the shop craft employes on the Central Vermont Railway?"- Mr. Nowell, mechanical superintendent, replied: "These men will be recognized as representing the. different crafts anil the federation." This company at. no time during or prior to the negotiationsinterfpr- i ed- in any way with the free selection of representatives hy thc employes. Phone: Seymour 316S Always Open Wishing All Our Friends and Patrons the Compliments of the Season. Empire Cafe "Vancouver's Best" ^ 76 Hastings Street East HAROLD DEGG BOB KRAUSE All-time Vacation Due to Machinery Chicago. -T- Automatic machinery will give one-quarter of the nation's office workers a continuous vacation, rather than the five-day week, according to C. H. Hunter, director of the National Business Show, held in this city. Mr. Hunter says the live-day week is inevitable, and that machiriery and new processes are bringing a revolur tion aniong "white collar" workers. "There are today," he said, 3,000,- 000 clerks in this country drawing $12,000,000 every day. By introducing efficient methods we can easily lispense with one-quarter of that number. Instead of a five-day week they can take a continuous vacation. "One of our latest machines is the varityper. 7jÂ£jji_ 1,160 keys in 40 alphabets, enabling the writer to type in 10 languages. It eliminates the need of shorthand since it writes at a speed of 2.3 words a miihjte. A turn of a knob changes the type to any of the 40 languages. "Each year business machines are speeding up work in offices and fac tbries to such an extent that a whole Saturday, instead of the customary half-holiday should prevail throughout the United Stales." Unionized Industry Shows Marked Gains New York.âMarked gains are recorded in the cloak and suit industry as the result of an agreement to abolish low standards between the international Ludies' Garment Workers' Union and three employers' associations. Raymond V. Ingersoll, impartial chairman Of the industry, reports that the number of firms having contract ural relations increased from 1,417 to 1,592. The books of practically all of these firms have been investigated to check the sending out of work to shops which have not subscribed to labor standards.' The four organizations co-operate with the commission. Between meetings of the full commission the joint committee of manager;*, made up of the managers of the four organizations, meet at fre^ fluent intervals with Chairman Inger- soll. Cleverness is serviceable for _v- erythingâsufficient for nothing.â Amiel. SPREAD OF 5-DAY WEEK Data compiled by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that approximately 270,000 workers in widely- scattered sections of the , country went on the five-day Week basis be; t wen June 1 attii -uctofc-r ft,-__l2-# PETER HEENAN GIVES CREDIT TO UNION LABOR Ottawa.âHon. Peler Heenan, ^the Minister of Labor in the Dominion government, paid a nice tribute to the Trades and Labor Congress .of Canada, nd labor in general, at a banquet of the local Typographical Union recently "1 <lo not know of any other body 'of men in Canada who have contributed so much to placing on the statute hooks of the Dominion humane legislation designed to better the.lot _Â»*Â£_|he toLer," said Mr. Heenah. 7 [*.lÂ»l:^;;(<i*Â»..IIJiHtSÂ»J-i*->-- - .Â»- -Â£* ^llÂ»nÂ»^lÂ»|ll|||tlijBt)|l/llii|l ~"Hjlfcl-/.Tif<^^ tiw^fsvmts*^s^i._ ..mi,. v .^â¢W'j'll-^ THE LABOR STATESMAN iv. December 13, 192.. LJmi^tlLOjlLFriends and Pat reins the Complements of Ih Season and a Prosperous and Happ.y Xew Year from the British Columbia Hardwood Floor Co., Ltd. __Â£. Phone: Bayview 127 A Â£ "The Hotel with a Personality. Telephone: Seymour 7293 > Regent Hotel 1(52 Hastings Street Ivist Situated at the Hub of the City Special Winter Rates G. F. WHELAN, President C. L. WHELAN. Sec.-Treas. f 9 Sf_ See TURNER for Bargains in New and Used Furniture Goods Taken in Exchange 906 Granville St. Phone Douglas 5052 "Better Values for Less" Office Phone: Trinity 5724 All New Furniture Central Hotel Bob and Bill, Proprietors All Rooms Steam-heated Hot nnd Cold Waterâ Baggage Stored Free 42 Cordova Street East Vancouver, B. C. â¢ Compliments of the CASCADE LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANERS, LIMITED High-Class LAUNDERERS AND DRY CLEANERS 801 Beach Avenue, Vancouver, B. C, PEERLESS â¢â¢r"G SUIT PRESSING Laundry, Ltd. Phone Bay. 841 Most Modern Plant in the West. Â» Main Office and Plant: Third Avenue West and Pine Street Hotels Are Now Busy Boosting 5-day Week Enthusiasts for the five-day week include the owners of summer hotels, according to the New York "World." These business men see for their trade increased receipts from weekend excursionists with plenty of money to spend if the five-day week becomes general. Not that the workers will become suddenly rich, but that their bosses, straw bosses, and the better-paid clerical employees will have another day in which to spend their pay, permitting trips lasting from Friday evening until Monday morning. ' Gen. J. Leslie Kincaid, president of the American Hotels Corporation, predicted recently that if two successive days of rest each week became the general rule, tourist hotels could look forward to a $500,000.- 000 annual increase in business. He based these figures, he said, on, increases in two and three-day business already experienced through establishment of the live-day week in many trades and in department stores in the summer months.â"Illinois Miner." Only Black Sheep Organized labor should ignore the two or three churchmen and church organizations in the South that have lined up with mill-owners. Such actions are contrary to every declaration by recognized spokesmen of everv denomination in this country. "Black sheep" are not uncommon, and no organization should be judged by.the actions of an individual. Organized labor in the South is being supported by clergymen and churchmen in that section, as well us in every other section. â¢ The exception but emphasizes the general rule. BE THE BEST OF WHATEVER YQU ARE "If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill Be a scrub in the valleyâ.but be Thc best little scrub at the side of the rill; He a bush if you can't be a tree. 1 CHRISTMAS SLIPPERS g There is,, nothing in Men's, Women's, Boys' or Misses' CHR.STMAS SLIPPERS that our stock will not offer you at money-saving prices. You will be surprised at the styles and novelties 85c, 95c, up to $3.95 YALE SHOE STORE 6 305 HASTINGS WEST VANCOUVER, B. C. 0 _# PHONE: SEY. 6884 Central, Quiet and Home-like Invermay Hotel M. G. Gordon, Proprietor Very Reasonable Ratesâ Day or Week 828 Hastings Street West Vancouver, B. C. (One Block West of Post Office) "If you can't be a bush be a bit bfi1 the grass, j "*" Some highway- to happier make. V If you can't be a muskie then just be | Jjf a bassâ But the liveliest bass in the lake! "We can't all be captains, there's got to be crew, There's something for all of us here; There's big work to do and there's lesser to do, And the task we must do is the near. "If you can"t be a highway then just be a trail, If you can't be the sun be a star; It isn't bv size that vou win or you fail Be the best of whatever you are." BUTTE COURT DECIDES TEACHER IS LABORER Butte. Mont. â District Court Judge William E. Carroll ruled that the term "laborer" should not be narrowed down to only those who .toil with physical effort, but includes those whose mental effort and service are employed for pay for useful ends other than personal recreation. The decision was made in the case of a school teacher who sued for wages under a State law that protects laborers' wages. The decision, _a'id to be the first made in Montana and probably the first ih the nation classifying a teacher as a laborer, will enable the complainant to collect wages, and in addition a 5 per cent., penalty and a. $500 attorney fee. V CONSIDERATE U "My boy," said the wealthy parent, lecturing his son on the importance of economy, "when I was your age, I carried water for a gang of brick layers." "I'm proud of you father," answered his offspring; if it hadn't been for your pluck and perserverance, I might have had to do something of the sort myself." Yes, parents are still subsidizing college students. ? What to Give Her ? HERE ARE SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS UNDER ARM PURSE, OR POUCH BAGS, Best English and Canadian makes; INDIAN MOCCASINS in AU Colors. We have the largest assortment in the city. Priced from..; - $1.95 up to $25.00 See our wonderful assortment of "Manicure Sets and fitted Suit Cases. Burns Leather Goods 557 GRANVILLE STREET PHONE: SEYMOUR 1582 Phones: Seymour 9401-9402 Compliments of the Season Hotel West F. G. Marchese, Manager The Hotel with Over 100 Rooms, Every One Outside, With Hot and Cold Water and Telephone. Very Moderate R_i.es 444 Carrali Street Vancouver, B. C. COME TO THE New Orpheum Cafe for your Christmas or New Year Dinner VV- have arranged for ;i large Dumber ot the -liolc.Rt llirds available, nnd nil Hi* .nod Him..- Hun go with them. Hear the World's Greatest Artists on the World's Greatest Musical Instrument, the Orthophoni. VlCtrola. Dancing. We Also Feature a 50c Lunch Daily From 11:30 to 2:30 (WITH Ml'-Uri Wishing Our (iood Union Friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy A iii' Year Gordon Campbell's, Ltd. V Makers of Fine "Botany" Serges Suitable __â * for jUni forms, etc. 78 EAST SECOND AVE. VANCOUVER, B. C. PHONE "SAY-TEW 1074 AWTO.PEI.IVBBY A iii*:ssrn,i.i:. Proprietor The French Hand Laundry Specialist in Ladies' and Gentlemen's Clothes. Washing of Fine Woolen Goods and Silks Done hy Experts. Also Dry Cleaning. RECOMMENDED BY ALL HOTELS 1520 Fourth Ave. West Vancouver, B. C. A. G. BORIO Stanley Hotel LIMITED So RoomsâHot and Cold Water RATES $3.50 PER WEEK AND. UP. Special Attention to Transients. Phone: Seymour 5112-0 21-25 Cordova St. W. PHONE: FAIRMONT 4623 " Â£ p-_te&Â£Â£i-fi "-â¢!' â -,. T_-_j_tt__ij&--it-1W-ii-aV^ .- j^-^w-.:-^-." H~-m â â¢â¢-..-*,â -.rt...'-". -â _._â _;.-. ...-v*Â«..*.â¢.Â«_ 'M...--WI.. r> 1'iiday, December 13, 1929 THE LABOR STATESMAN General Motors Trucks Â£ * m Heartiest Greetings and Best Wishes for a * Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! General Motors Products (TRUCK AND COACH DIVISION) LIMITED Sales and ShowrWrit: Parts and Maintenance: 967 Seymour Street 910 Pacific Street VANCOUVER, B.C. "IT'S BETTER BECAUSE IT'S CANADIAN" %WOMAl^ BAKERY McCOYffBREAD tye olde fashioned rough food. THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON FROM The Woman's Bakery Ltd. Stores and Agencies in Every Neighborhood J. W. Taylor & Company The Ladies' Store Exclusive but Not Expensive! -i'-^':': 7'. ' Telephone: Sey. 7220 T)..4 Granville .Street Vancouver, B. C. Â£ MIGHTY MONARCH OF THE AIR! Majestic Electric Radio $240.75 - $289.75 Complete with Eight Tubes and Dynamic Speaker. Symphony Radio and Piano House, Ltd. 502-604 Robson Street Phone: Seymour 498fr Office Phon.B: s.y. 3721-3722-2723. -fig-lit Fhon.i: Pair. 4317-6797-1, BRYcÂ¥''Tl^_iii[sjfER LIGHT AND HEAVY HAULING, FURNITURE MOVING lioiiil.cl Carrier " 571 HOWE street it, â *. Rapid Dell very Vancouver, b. p. Rwspnattl- lialon It.liiihl. Service Th. Modern Way "My uncle gave me Einstein's 'Relativity' for a birthday present." "Have"you read it yet?"1 . .'Mo, I'm waiting for'the film'" to be released." â More Useful Book Customer: "Have you a copy of 'Who's Who,' by Jerome K. Jerome?" Coheri: ."No. But ve got 'Who's A Word to The Ladies You who keep the home fires burning, are you interested in the great nation-wide campaign to "Build a Bigger and Better Union Movement?" You should be; you want to see the bread-winner receive a more adequate income, which he deserves and which is so badly needed to meet changed conditions. A "Bigger and Better Union" is the only way to secure this. Do you realize the benefits of organization and.urge your "man" to attend union meetings? Or are you one of the sweet, but thoughtless, souls that say, "What! going to a union meeting tonight? How selfish of youâyou know I wanted t6 go to the movies, for a drive, or over to the Jones' to~play cards! You are away from me all day, and now you want to go to an old union meeting!" (Sniff, sniff). The writer Jias heard this said many times by dear ladies, who wonder why their husbands received such small pay, and never realized they were partly to blame. Remember, it- all depends upon you whether he remains an active union member or not. It's your attitude that counts. If every woman in the homes of union members, brave, loyal souls, often faded years before their time, struggling to make both ends meet, would realize what a bigger and better union wouhl mean to them, they would not only urge, but insist upon the men folks attending union meetings, and ask him. to keep his dues paid up so that he can be in good standing in case, of accident. They would see that h kept right after the "non" workin; next to him till he signed up. What a mighty organization we would build, with the ladies at home backing up members, inspiring them to greater union activities, and what a worth-while reward the women would reap! We hear a lot about the balance of power these days; the hand that rocks the cradle holds that balance of power! Read the Labor Statesman, learn to use your power to protect and promote the interests of your home criele. Start a movement to organize Ladies' Auxiliaries in your city. Don't think conditions cannot be changed for the better. They can, with your help! âWade Shurtleff. __Â£ W â Use BRAID'S A Best Orange Blue Label Pekoe Tea Tea Braid's Best Coffee # 0-v MORE CUPS PER POUND- LESS COST PER CUP Building a Bigger Brotherhood in Canada Canada is doing her share in the campaign to Build a Bigger Brotherhood. Steady gains in membership are being reported by a number of lodges and during the past month two more new locals were formed. Canadian railway workers, particularly clerks and station employees, are suffering from dual unionism and paying the price in wages and conditions for the folly of those who are beguiled by the flag-waving of the C. B. R. E. Dual unionism is a club in the" hands of. the employer which he never fails to wield effectively in a fight. Dual unionism in Canada should be stamped out and patriotismâthe last resort of the scoundrel âis all that stands-in the way of accomplishing that end. The organized labor movement transcends national boundaries. Labor is international. The problems of the workers the world over are the concern of all organized labor. The p-oblems, the aims and the aspirations Of railway workers of Canada and the.United States are identical, and because of the community of interests between the tv*i> nations the welfare of the workers of both nations is inextricably bound together. By making common cause, by uniting their forces in the same international, unions the interests of both will be best served. A goodly portion of the gains in our Canadian membership has been made at the expense of the dual union. If members of the Brother-1 hood at points where contact is made with members of the C. B. 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Road Construction. Dredging, Ditching, Dyking, Railroad Construction. IE A D OFFICE I PLANT: land Sey. 2)70 Granville Island , - - Sey. 2770 Vancouver, B.C. -___---_--fs---ig^--^^ A MKKKYCHKISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YKAK TOALLOUH I'NION FRIENDS! Terminal City Iron Works g Phone Highland 131 3F*...'../ 1949 Albert Street "V*** -.4c:*K rfc A Commentary on the Recent Article Contributed by S.P.E. to "The Labor Statesman" of Nov. 11, 1929. By F. W. MOORE ln talking of church -development, 1 by no means refer to the work of the clergy alone, since laymen can to a large extent do more for or against it than they. I am therefore going to let the dead past bury its dead and say nothing of the church of bygone ages, whose power to sway monarchs and empires no longer exists. The clergy of today are not â¢ so puissant as some people imagine. True, they have "culture," the Bible, fine ecclesiastical auditoriums, tradition and political influence that is the political influence of their con gregations, the meaning of which is open to many interpretations. At this juncture I would like to dwell for a moment on the transcendental importance to radicals of the last two features. Tradition, when properly appreciated, may be turned into a most efficacious weapon. For, as a. means of projecting propaganda into the future, there is nothing like it, representing as it does the metaphorical howitzer of continuity. The very fact that the church has centuries of tradition behind her transmutes any wholesale attack on her principles into a barrier against which mere asservation beats in vain since the great majority of her adherents the world over, like their lay brethren, are governed by suggestion rather than by reason. Therefore, from a wordly point of view, 1 consider a direct attack 'on the church very poor policy. The experiences of our well-meaning brother] who wrote the articles referred to proves that a man who runs counter to. the dictates of certain kinds of political influence is almost certain to ruin his prospects. In plain English, the influence which, as we all know, accrues to the possessor of wealth belongs in a major degree to thc lay favorites of political machines and worldly- wise brotherhoods. Whatever the clergy did in the past, we k'rlow that nfflay, if they don't to a large extent act as they are expected to their careers of usefulness, which probably varies tremendously in individual cases, will be subject to a sudden eclipse. I might add, in passing, that there are clergy who, in the ethical world- war now in progress, have gone over the top and are at the present time directing the "energies of the church militant in the sloughs of "no man's land." Kor proof read "Our Educational Morality," by Harry F. Ward, professor of Christian ethics nt the Union Theological Seminary, New York; chairman of the American Civil Liberties Union, editor of the Social Service Bulletin, nnd a widely-read author. The Downtrodden 1 mention all this, not with the intention of defending the clergy, but by way of showing.tbat whatever evils have crept into the practice of religion ought to be met by reason alone. Otherwise the social evange- ist is handicapped in trying to present to church people the highly-important economic determina! complement that would restore to the puta,- live gospel of Jesus Christ that pristine integrity that has appealed to the downtrodden of the world for ages. As to creeds "that to not exist through merit, but only through constant repetition." I might add that, in my own case, I "believe in God'.the Father, Almighty Maker of Heaven and Earth." Apart from creeds, my faith would be equally strong if I had only the doctrine of evolution supported by the elementary facts of psychic phe.. nomena and a schoolboy's knowledge of astronomy to depend on. And concerning the Absolute One, we might say that the human mint) is quite incapable, in its present state of development, of fathoming the many mysteries that surround it. We can only repeat with Goethe: --MWho dares,to- name .His name, . Or belief in Him' TpTbCr_"rfrt-; The All Enfolder! Gleams across the mind His light Feels the lifted soul His might, Dare to then deny His reign, The All Upholder!" It is not at all necessary to fathom these mysterjes. "We are definitely told that there is a Creator," says S.P.E.. "but in- view of the fact that matter is indestructible ... it is extremely probable that there Was no Creator; if you still insist that there was, then one may ask, in view^ of the Latin maxim, omne vivum ex vivo (all life comes from life), then who, if you please, created the Creator? You cannot answer," etc. It isn't at all necessary to answer. "In the beginning was God," S.P.E. said the same thing about the world. Later I shall show that, in accordance with one of the principles of psychic phenomena, thc author of that remark and of'the expression: "We are the sons of God," was talking scientifically. But just at present I shall prove by the Theory of Evolution that man's earliest ancestor was not only created, but was also endowed with the germ of an immortal soul. Evolution 1 shall take it for granted that most of the readers of the Statesman know that man's body is descended from a long line of animal ancestors, concerning which Bolsche, in "The Evolution of Man," page 98, remarks: "No matter what embryo we may study, lizard, snake, crocodile, turtle, ostrich, stork, chicken, canary, duck-bill, whale, rabbit, horse, monkey or man, it always shows a perceptible fish stage; its neck shows the mark of gills; the limbs have the outline of fins; further development transforms them to actual fins here; into the swift legs, of a horse there; into the wing3 of a bird or thc flying hands of a bat." Analagous records ojcur in the concentric strata of the earth. Thc greater the depth of the ideal stratum, the older must the fossils found in it have been. But the most striking feature of it is that their order in time corresponds to the succession of changes that characterize the embryonic phenomena. Then, again, the fossils have their living types. There is the amoeba or one-celled animal; the infusoria, the jelly-fish with rudimentary eyes and ears, the starfish with organs of sight and a nervous system, ants, spiders and crabs possessing a nervous system knotted into ganglia; the Iancelot, a creature like a fish possessing in its headless body a single eye, its important characteristic being a spine of gristle. It also possesses gills and a gullet, hut no heart. Following these come the vertebrates fish, frogs and reptiles. The ornithorhyncus, inheriting some of thc characteristics of these is thc next to play a part on the world's stage. His body is like that of an otter, his bill like that of 'a dutK. He was hatched from a negg and fed during his immaturity on milk that percolated through the hide of his mother. Evidently he is closely related to his successors, thc mamals, including the primates, and finally man himself. But mark you, although there were numberless roads travelled by â¢â¢ thc forms of life, only one led up to man. Utterly impossible was it for an animal without thc important tool-making hands to rise to the status of homo sapiens. But why does man possess ah "immortal soul if" he descended from an animal? And if he has one why hasn't the animal- one too? The answers to these questions could be given with quite a degree of completeness, but space pcrmitr of only a few curt statements. Man's soul or unconscious mind has developed from the instinct of his remote ancestor (overwhelming proof of these statements can be found in the works referred to below). It accordingly existed millions of years before a brain was developed by the process of evolution. ' Says Hudson in his "Demonstration of a Future Life" (page 251): "But the evolutionists'have failed to-- .*bs. rve-j-mothcr, cognate fact -of, even *fm?r_ frrrsfaOhd Significance ;-naipely. lav, December 13, 92fJ â riday. T HE L A H (.) K S T A Tf_ S M A_N that in the very beginning of psychic evolution the foundation was laid for the development of an immortal soul. This foundation was laid when the first organic being having a dual mental organism was evolved from protoplasm.1 And qn every line of evolution from the lower animals upward this dual mental organism is a salient, nay, the dominant mental and physical characteristic. ... As the ultimate goal of organic evolution is the creation of man so is the .ultimate goal of psychic evolution thecreation of an immortal soul," Of the fact that the soul is immortal there is the strongest kind of presumptive evidence in the deductions we can make from the findings of the London Psychic Research Society, including some of the mast famous, learned and painstaking scientists this world has produced. Man'. Unconscious Mind Here are some of the divine faculties of man's unconscious mind: Intuitive cognition or the immediate perception of essential truth (that is truths depending on natural law) independently of reason, experience or instruction; ifrierrant deduction, or the power of correctly interpreting what has been intuitively apprehended; perfect memory and thc faculty of telepathy (see Law of Psychic Phenomena): "I submit," says the author of the above (Hudson) in his "Evolution of the Soul," "that the inheritance of the potentialities of the divine attributes of mind presupposes the inheritance of the potentialities of the divine continuity." And since these faculties perform no function in this life we must conclude they are meant for use in an other sphere of existence. Here is how it is put in the syllogistic form: "Every faculty of the human mind has a normal function to perform, either in this life or a future life. Some faculties of the human mind perform no function in this life. Therefore some faculties of the human mind are destined to perform these functions in a future life. Why then does the reasoning not apply to the brutes also? The answer is that 'the subjective faculties of brutes are limited to those primary instincts which pertain wholly to the perpetuation of the species and belong therefore exclusively to the physical plane.' "On the other hand, the subjective mind of man is endowed with intellectual faculties which far transcend those of the objective intellect and some of which perform no normal function un the physical plane." Scientific Demonstration of a Future Life, 264. Atheism and Theism Nor is this to be wondered at, since man's s.oul is, according to the Theory of Evolution, descended direct y from the Over-Ruling mind. Says Hudson in the "Divine Pedigree of Man," page 300: "Beginning with man, therefore, and going back through the phylogenetic series (the series denoting the history of the race) to the moneron Atheism and Theism will travel harmoniously together, each subscribing to the prop-, ositions (1) that all faculties of the mind are acquired by inheritance, and (2) that an inherited faculty presupposes an antecedent entity endowed with a mind in which the identical faculty actually or potentially exists." When the moneron is reached, the atheist pauses and protests against going any further in that particular direction. He has discovered what no scientist ever found before, and what none but an atheistic scientist â is capable of discovering, namely, an exception to the laws of nature. The theistic evolutionist, on the other hand, finds in the moneron no exception to any law of nature with which he is acquainted . . . that is to say, he sees the same necessity for the lire-supposition of a mind antecedent to the moneronâa mind endowed with the same attributes and powers, differing only in degree, that he finds inherent in the lowest form of animal life." We can truly say, then, that the words in the opening chapters of the Bible, "We are the sons of God," are quite literally true, and in that sense too must we understand being made in His image. Evolution of the Soul It may be asked in this connection that, if the statements above are really true, why may we not accept the Mosaic account of the Creation as scientifically correct, and here] shall quote Hudson once moiy. In his "Evolution of the Soul," page Ml, he thus comments: "Because the province of intuition in man is that of great general principles and laws of the moral and spiritual universe, and not of the* specific facts and events of physical science, if men would learn to make this broad and obvious distinction they would find no difficulty in recognizing the great and fundamental truths of spiritual philosophy with which the Bible is overflowing." We read in "The Law of Psychic Phenomena," on page 325: "Th-* subjective mind is the soul, and is an organized entity possessing independent powers and functions, while the objective mind is merely the function of the brain." A consideration otf this fact will convince one that in matters pertaining to geological science the prophets, just like ourselves, were guided by the current knowledge of their time, but in addition to that they possessed thc facu ty of intuitive knowledge of essential truth in matters governed by fixed laws. I have now used up far more space than one article is entitled to. I shall therefore epitomize the whole situation by saying with Tennyson: "All things will change, thro' eternity." ' And so it is with our conception of religion. Religion and Economics A savage's opinion of God must necessarily differ from Goethe's, and with just as much reason may we say that the viewpoint of all the intervening grades of culture are liable to differ in degree. Why, therefore, should we be intolerant? Let our friend S.P.E.'s "Hell-fir.'" evangelist preach to the Esquimaux, and they will probaiily rub their hands in glee. But let him preach to bushmen at the equator and hi' presents them with a God after their own hearts. It is all a matter of relativity. Let us be content with the fact that we have excellent proof of plans laid by an architect too great for our comprehension. The planting of the germs of instinct in the joweBt forms of life, taken in connection with their subsequent development to divinely intuitional powers in man, is as much a proof of design as are the works of a watch. But bear this in mind: Economic necessity was the instrument of the Great Designer in impelling an upward movement of the forms of life. And economic necessity is at the present moment forcing a development to the next highest order of society. But if it is not judiciously regulated in the interest of humanity it is liable to become the most gigantic seducer of public morals thc world has ever known. That ia why economics and religion need each other. As Bouck White'puts it in "The Call of the Carpenter": "To introduce the spiritual note into industry so that workers may acquire conscience, zest and imagination, the qualities that make handicraftsmen into artists to inipregnate religion with an industrial note sufficient to give its visions a real dwelling-place lest its drcamings degenerate into mere fermentation of the brain." Those are the present potentialities of church development. Their materialization depends on co-operation between business men, labor unions, women's societies and church Officials interested in the economic development of humanity as part of their Christian ethic.. For it is not hard to see with Montaigne that "we have not to train a soul nor yet a body, hut a man, and we cannot divide him." 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Increased duties are imposed on cigars, textiles, metal manufactures, motor car bodies, motor car gears and motor chassis. .mere was no time to prepare an entirely new budget statement and therefore he had to accept some of the proposals laid down by his predecessor in the Bruce government, Mr. Theodore stated. The former government left a deficit of $10,000,000. .^"~ â¢â¢>â >.*â¢ Have You Tried Our New Potato Loaf? (Wrapped and Sliced if Desired) We make fifteen other varieties and also a High Class Christinas Cake, and Puddings. Call High. 5i) or Fair. 636 and the Salesman will call. Cowan-Dodson Bakeries, Ltd. 275 EIGHTH AVENUE EAST The L. M. 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You have often seen women who, judged by the face value, would be deemed beautiful, yet their good looks are ruined by the depressing stillness of the "tout ensemble." Their faces are masksâthere is no vitality, no personality peeping through. And invariably those around them find then. dull. Perhaps they have forgotten how to laugh, or perhaps they are afraid to move the muscles of their face because some foolish beauty specialist told them that wrinkles and lined faces came that way? Wrinkles and lined faces! Old looks! Never, whilst the sun is in the sky. They come from cares and worries which laughter dispels." Invention and Labor The advances in industry which are being made through the science of invention are remarkable. Scientific research is going on constantly, and through the genius of inventors, better, quicker and more modern ways are being found of performing manufacturing operations. Yet this factor in industry is not altogether a welcome one, for it is the, invariable rule that most of the inventions which are being made in connection with industry are aimed at reducing the amount of manual labor necessary in manufacturing operations. Nearly every new mechanical device of any importance means a curtailment in the number of men required. Most of the devices which are being perfected are labor-saving devices, calculated to cut down manufacturing costs by decreasing the amount of labor necessary to produce the finished articles. It might be unwise to suggest that the wheels in industry should not be accelerated by the use of modern inventions, but it is apparent that man, by his very inventive genius, is making human existence more and more difficult for those who earn their daily bread in the manufacturing industries. It is not possible to suggest any remedy for this condition, since it is only right that manufacturers should be ready to take advantage of the most modern machinery possible, but, at the same time, there are the working men to be considered, and it is not a pleasant thing for them to contemplate the loss of their jobs as mechanical means of production become more and more perfect.â (From "Oshawa Times"). % WHAT TO DO (By Grenville Kleiser) If you're feelin' tired and blue. And you don't know what to do, Do nothin'. If your appetite's not right, And your waistband's gettin' tight, Stop stuffin'. If your plans are all awry, And you feel you want to cry, Go fi3.iin'. If you can't see far ahead, And wish that you were dead, Stop wishin'. If you know you talk too much, And your neighbor's fcelin's touch, Stop talkin'. If your nerves are all askew, There is one good thing to do. Go walkin'. 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Unfortunately, it is true that shop conditions are sometimes such that an apprentice will not be told how to-do a thing unless he asks questions concerning it. ' Here is where to use your initiative. Be self-instructing and self-reliant. If you see a journeyman performing an operation which you know full well that you will some day he required to perform, don.'t_pass it by,-=watch him and ask questions until you, too, can do it. In other words don't wait to be cranked, be a self-starter. Employers are forever looking for such men, inventive, resourceful men, not mere cogs in the machine, but workmen who will contribute mental effort to the progress of industry. ' W-^W^fCWCt^WPSWWC^W We wish a Happy Holiday Season TO ALL MEMBERS ASK YOUR DEALER WHEN you need Tools, Material or Equipment, such as we handle, ask your dealer to order them irom this well- known and progressive house. He can always procure, without delay, dependable merchandise from our fresh and well- assorted stocks. M9Lenn_4n,M9Feely Â«-Prior, Limited Vancouver, Victoria, New Westminster -3_ft_-**?_ft-f---_ft^^ -#Â«'?**â¬cÂ£lâ¬_SiÂ£*Â«_StÂ£^^ fâ - Â£ Cable Address ACKERS"âVancouver Organize In the world's broad field of battle, In thc bivouac of life, Be not like dutnb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! Here is a clarion call sounded many years ago by one of America's foremost, poets, Longfellow. He surely must have visioned in his poetic mind the workers of our land, and especially the poor deluded non- unionists, when he cautioned them: . "Be not like dumb, driven cattle." This applies in a more general way Ho the great armies of textile workers toiling in thc mills, with every condition governing their daily lives subjected to the orders of the owners or their representatives. These workers have no say regarding wages , hours of labor, or conditions. Ail is entrusted to their bosses. The I immortal Longfellow pictured with a true poetic vision the deplorable state of these men and women workers. Leo XIII., in his great letter on labor, had a clear vision of the unhappy condition of these same workers, when he cautioned the employers to treat their employes with every consideration of fairness, and said that men and women working in groups should have an association of their own, with their chosen advocates to represent thorn, and further said the state should see that they are not despoiled of these rights. CODES: Al, Bentley's Cal pack CODES: A.B.C., 5th Edition BRITISH COLUMBIA PACKERS, LIMITED with which is associated THE SMILE OF A FRIEND (By 0. Lawrence Hawthorne, in the Railroad Trainman) Oh, how many hearts are longing For a cordial-word of praise, For a smile of recognition That will cheer their dreary days! Everywhere arc men whose labors Earn for them our friendliness And that frank appreciation We should readily express. Life is brief and time is fleeting; Always there is urgent need For fraternity and kindness Yet we pay so little heed To the problems of our fellows; â¢Men must have encouragement And full credit for their efforts Or they cannot feel content. Let's resolve to greet our neighbors With a friendly word each day; Let's be more than merely civil As we rush along life's way; Each of us should scatter sunshine That will gladden every mile, For the souls of men are, yeaijning For the comfort of a smile. CARPENTERS ENFORCE CITY EIGHT-HOUR LAW New York.âOrganized carpenters won their fight against violations of .the eight-hour law in subway'construction in this city. John H. Delaney, chairman of the Board of Transportation, declared that immediate steps will be-taken to enforce the act. Witnesses testified they were required to work 10 and 12 hours a day, and Mr. Delaney said he would take "drastic, action'' against any (font-actor who violates the law. 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The Milk Wagon Drivers, top, initiated 21 new members, Garbage Wagon Drivers 12, Taxi Cab Drivers 8, and the Stage Drivers 28, all within the last two weeks. When Noah 'sailed the waters blue He had troubles, same as you, For forty days he drove the Ark v Before he found a plaice to park. Compliments of Ross & Howard Iron Works Co. Limited Established 1892 - ENGINEERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, BLACKSMITHS, .">;_ PATTERNMAKERS, BOILERMAKERS Office and Works: ,' T, WOODLAND DRIVE - ... VANCOUVER, B. C. Sr PHONE: HIGH. 106 (-Exchange Connecting All Departments) âr-â .-.-â¢ â â¢.:â¢â¢--â¢--â¢ââ 7:*;* iÂ»Â»Â»Â»3MMfc_^^ â -â 7_fcj*[B3-!-*. .'ââ *.- ^â "V*,;..,. â â .,:,j1u.:^....=.*V-'-.* .-!Â£'** -JeteesJ-UW- -.-â â .*" _â Â»Â»Â»' â¢*.. TH E LA BOR STATE S M A N Friday, December 13. 1929 LOTUS HOTEL - PARLOR Lane Entrance on Abbott Street Between Pender and Hastings Finish the Night Right- Come with the Bunch After the Meeting 500 feet from Headquarters (Manager, W. H. 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Manufacturers of PAPER BAGS FOR ALL PURPOSES London.âThe Tories have apparently made up their minds to fight the Labor government on the question of re-liming diplomatic relations with Soviet Russiaâone of the three smoking hot issues that may bring the MacDonald fotces face to face with a crisis any ti-np within the next few weeks. Settlement- of the eoaKnroblem seemed near a week ago, bat that highly charged affair has now Drawn upâthanks to the Tory mine owne âand leaves the government with tbe problem on its hands. Philip Snowden's budget may furnish the third opportunity for the Conservatives to tip over the government. While Snowden has not made public his plans for financing the Labor party's ambitious schemes to relieve unemployment, there are rumors that he has in mind a tax on land values âa modified form of Henry George's single taxâand an increase in~the estate taxesâwhat the man on thc street calls "death duties." Mine Owner* Aantagoniitic The proposed coal and tax legislation, of course, is what is "biting" the Conservatives. Most of them are large estate owners or "have their [pockets full of coal." If they can beat the government down on the "Red" issue, the Tories re_.-'.-n, they will have disposed.â temporarily, . t leastâof the other two problems. At the Tory convention, held last Friday and 'attended by delegates from the Conservative associations throughout the country, it was definitely decided to "go the limit" to prevent resumption of relations with Russia. An extreme resolution condemning the Soviets because they had not "paid back the billion dollars plundered from the British people" was adopted with a whoop. CalU Russia a Moral Leper Commander Oliver Loeker-Lamp- son stirred up the delegates to a wild pitch by a speech in which he declared "Soviet Russia is a moral outcast and a moral leper." "How dare MacDonald talk about peace when he is bringing war into England and the Empire?" the commander thundered. "Britain has already lost Egypt and nobody seems to mind. She will lose India if MacDonald has a free hand, and noy he has sold the pass of the British citadel to these alien enemies from Moscow!" Only one voice was raised against the resolution. Land Baron. Are Scared In addition to the "red" bugaboo, Baldwin used "British preference," or "trade within the Empire," as an issue around which to rally his followers. The Labor party leaders seem set against the scheme, holding that it is "Protection" camouflaged and that it would increase thc price of food and thus add to the. burdens of the poor. The Conservatives, however, believe it is an issue which will appeal to the imagination of the people. Snowden's reported plan to tap land values is causing insomnia among the landed aristocrats, but the Laborites ^expect considerable "Left Winger." Silenced Differences among the Labor party members of the House have been pretty well ironed out by MacDonald. Sixty members of the so-called "Left" signed a manifesto repudiating attacks on the government by James Maxton, the fiery Scot, who insists that MacDonald is not moving fast enough and that "Jimmie" Thomas' speeches on unemployment remind him of what the Tories said in the last parliament. He has some lowers in the Housedâperhaps a do_ MacDonald, speaking at a "peace, conferenc-e" of thc Labor. M.P.'s, denied thatNiny election pledges,had " been-broken. The pledges were made concerning a program designed to be carried out during ^he normal five- year life of parliamentxnc said, and what the government hasit-one so far should be regarded, only asNjn "installment." Herbert Smith Resigns t Herbert Smith has resigned a. resident of the Miners' Federation. le was opposed to the union's acceptance of the government's compromise plan to make the working day seveti and a half hours instead of the seven which had been promised the coal diggers. A. J. Cook, former "left-winger," was among' th. majority voting for the compromise. Then the mine owners, after the union had agreed to the government's terms, "kicked over the tent" by refusing to go along with the program. They objected to "government interference"âespecially the central marketing agency and the central wage board for the entire industry. No further conferences have been arranged, and there is therefore lit- t'e prospect of the government's two coal bills being introduced during the next two or three weeks. A Modern Plant A British Columbia Factory Completely Self-Sustaining G. M. BARTRAM, President and Manager 1280 Homer Street Phone Sey. 2260 jWJ Liberal support.!' They recall that Lloyd George once won wide popularity with a similar scheme and deprived the House of Lords of its veto power in order to put it across. At Mercy of Liberals Snowden estimates that approximately $300,000,000 could be raised by such a tax no larger than threepence on the pound. There is also the argument that aside from the revenue the tax would stimulate the development of idle land. The Liberals will decide the government's fate,on all these issues. The Labor party has about 290 votes in the House. Three hundred and eight are needed for a bare majority. "It is almost certain that none of the Tories will vote with Labor, so unless at least 18 of the 55 Liberals stand by the government the program cannot be put through and that would mean the fall of the Labor governjjienf .and another** ,_,*__*j.ti.n>--v:* ...-- ,_ The Power Problem of Future Getting Serious New York.â"Our boasted mechanical culture that has done so much to alleviate the condition of mankind is doomed to go as other great cultures of the past have gone," declared General William Barclay Parsons, chairman of the board of trustees of Columbia University, in an address at the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of thc founding of Columbia University as King's College. _ He predicted that if the consumption of coal and oil continues to increase at the present rate these fuels will disappear as a source of power in 100 years, adding that "elimination of wasted power in the utilization of fuel and the complete development of water power will only postponp the breaking of the storm." To avert the crisis, some new source of power must be found, said Mr. Parsons. Then he proceeded to suggest a solution: "The heat in the sun that falls on the waste desert spaces is sufficient to meet industrial demands, but it will have little practical value until some way is found to store and distribute the latent energy. "Can we foresee the day when power, like speech, will be broadcast, and when all wires will be eliminated, and when all the great sources of power in the world will be combined into a single generating agency and from it distributed widely to world consumers?" General Parsons drew a picture of the future central power supply with energy to heat buildings, to cook and light, to operate industrial p'ants, and to run ships, trains and airplanes, transported by no visible means. * "Because our modern civilization depends upon power," he said, "the outstanding consideration for the speculation of the engineers of today and thc future is the creation â¢mil maintenance of power." Keeping Count The kind visitor to the lunatic asylum watehced the angler patiently fishing with a walking stick held over a waterin can. "How many have you caught?" asked the stranger, sympathetically, genc.ajMj:h(__iu't_a_i-_risgarderl--him-sbr_*__y*-* "Ytnj're the fourth," tie said. I tftXKmtssssstSr _. 'aa^e.-aaÂ»SSXaiiaaimaâ â jSti%!^Smiasa^aaiaT..aaaa^aa^a^aaa..~.:. ^ aSaafU,- THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, December 13, 1929 ' â¢}*lmi*w&it*i&i^^ BANK of MONTREAL | ESTABLISHED OVER 110 YEARS With branches in all districts throughout Canada the BANK OF MONTI .KAL furnishes unsurpassed banking facilities. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Deposits of $1.00 and upwards received and Interest allowed at highest current rates. Savings Department accounts given special attention. Deposits may be made, and withdrawn, by mail as easily, readily and safely as in person. â -.,- ::AflANK WHERE SMALL ACCOUNTS ARE WELCOME" ff=S= QUALITY AUTOMOBILES We offer Quality Used Cars of all makes and models, and at prices that surprise. Cars that will give long and satisfactory service. A dealer that you can rely upon. Visit one of our four stores and see for yourself the values we are offering. "BUY NOW AT THE LOWEST WINTER PRICES" CLARK PARSONS BUICK, LTD. McLaughlin-Buick and Marquette Distributors for Vancouver iââ B i 615 Burrard at Dunsmuir St. Kingsway Branch: 8th Ave. and Kingsway Phone: Trinity 1251 ..' Phone: Fairmont 405 Used Car Stores: 1030 Melville, 1345 Granville Street Open Evenings "After we sell we serve" Open Evenings French Workmen Make the Best of Their Poverty Telephone.: Seymour 752 and 753 Strictly Modern . Rate*: Single $1.25 to $2.00 With Bath $2.50 and $3.00 Balmoral Hotel and Parlor H. C*-MI-ROW Manager 159-161 HASTINGS STREET EAST ' ' ' ' V â¢ -5- 4- i NANAIMO-WELLINGTON AND TULAMEEN SOOTLESS COAL HANBURY COAL & WOOD CO., LTD. Fourth Avenue and Granville Street What to Wear for Every Occasion An Englishman with rather bizarre ideas of dress was visiting at the home of an American, and when he appeared one day at the breakfast table, clad in unusually loud apparel, his host candidly said: "Great Grief! I would'nt we$r that, suit to a dog fight.". -To which'tne Briton replied':""But', old top, you didn't tell me vou were going to take me'td>a dog right." "Did you ever hear anything so perfectly wonderful?" exclaimed the daughter of the house, as the phonograph ground out the last notes of the latest thing In jazz. "No," replied her father, '.'I can't say that I have, although I once hÂ«_rd a coHiai-trj between a truck load of empty milk cans and a freight car filled with live ducks:" Bayview 1076-1077 UNION LABEL TRADES Colin MacDonald has been reelected president of the Union Label Trades Council and Mrs. Frank Dolk has been elected secretary-treasurer. Special prizes will be given away at the next meeting of the Trades and Labor Council to the delegate -who can show the most union bread lab. Is, j Crime is .a diseate^tm-t calls for arrest euro.- â â 'â â â *- â', . B> Israel Mufson The only country in Europe where every one seems to be fairly happy and where poverty, while it stalks from every angle, is taken as a matter of course with light-hearted contemplation, is Frame. Perhaps one reason for .it js that every one is busy at work. There are no idle, except the very rich. But there are few of these, nothing to compare to the private accumulations of wealth in the United States. So the atmosphere of good fellowship among a people is apparent immediately upon setting foot on French soil. Effervescence is in the air. However," it must not be understood that the French care not for money nor that the workers are so handsomely compensated for their labors that they can afford to be carefree in their adequate economic tatus. The Frenchman loves his franc and there is continuous warfare between the innocent stranger and the numerous tradesmen, shopkeepers and taxicab drivers he comes in contact with. Though the franc at the present rate of exchange is only worth four cents, the extras that one has continually to guard against can mount up to a tidy sum at the end of a day if one does not watch his step. All Americans are expected to have plenty, of money, so they are not supposed to check back on their bills presented to them at the conclusion of their dinner. If the diner takes that precaution and finds the total to lie five francs more than can be accounted for, the waiter assumes an air of utter contempt and haB a ready answer: "Ah, monsieur," he throws out his hands in a motion of despair at the diner's stupidity, "but your wine is older than that called for in the menu." One does not know whether the wine actually is older than that shown on the bill of fare. But can a mere American argue with a Frenchman about the quality of vin rouge, Bordeaux blanc, or any of the other brands native to France? So he pays. Argument over prices does not make the native sour, however, no matter what effect it may have on the stranger. One moment the former may be tearing his heart out in proof of the fact that one centime less for the commodity he is selling would send him to the poor house. The next instant he. will be all smiles ready for a bit of fun. Workers' Homes Are Dreary And so are the masses. Delving | more thoroughly into their ways of | living, into their meager wages, their congested, unsanitary homes, their limited opportunities for pleasure, one can find no real reason for the spirit of optimism that prevails," on the surface at least. Outside of Russia, living conditions for the work- era in Paris, and that probably is true in every large city of France, is worse than in any other European country I have visited. The tenement houses, facing narrow, crooked streets, are ancient and are devoid of what AmericSns would 'Consider the minimum of sanitary essentials. Even in the_Â£3lintry, the glimpse one gets of the abodes of workers does not lead to the conclusion that there, at any rate, is plenty of room, air and sun'ight. It is no wonder that cafe life, life in the open street as it were, is so popular. The home is stich a dreary place to stay in. Not having any automobiles, and the moving picture industry in as embryonic a stage as ours was about twenty years ago, the leisure hours are spent in the communion of kindred spirits at the cafe tables. This, however, is not altogether an evil. Such life makes for sociability, a more common understanding and for the keeping of the art of conversation and verbal expression in a flourishing state. People do complain that it is the dying of this art in the United States which makes people so uninteresting and boresome here. Wages Unbelievably Low Were it not for the fact that, my information about wages came from unimpeachable sources, from leaders in the French labor movement, I would hesitate to quote them, they are so unbelievably low. Four francs an hour, or sixteen cente^in-AnHir.-: tcÂ»n money,'^ ^"^~gjV-rage~ p_iy of unskilled workers. Six francs, or twenty-four cents hourly is what - ** "i--iÂ«hjb<Â»Â».>Â«*.v.- -jaissame.i skilled mechanics can boast of. Not much to brag about. Yet a few additional facts will bolster up the truth of this statement. Henry Ford has an automobile plant in France. He stated recently that he will inaugurate a new schedule of wages which will call for the payment of about 28 cents an hour. To American readers this would not seem to be a hair-raising announcement. Yet immediately upon its publication the newspapers in Paris went wild with excitement and they called upon heaven, earth and the French government to do something about it. It will demoralize French industry, they shouted. It will make the French worker lazy because he will have too much money to spend. And some even suggested that the whole thing was a part of a dark plot to destroy French industry and make it impossible for it to compete with American products. And all this fuss about paying workers 28. cents an hour! Another illustration will clinch this matter. No labor executive of an international union in America gets less than three to four thousand that I have been able to find as compensation for their services. And very few earn so little. Most others receive much more. An important official of the Confederation General du Travail, the organizaton corresponding to the American Federation of Labor, receives fifteen dollars a week or less than $800 a year. So much for wages. Labor Movement Small and Divided There are two labor organizations in France of importance at the present time, with a third, the Christian union exercising no great influence. The Confederation General du Travail and the Confederation General Travail Unitaire in France. The former is similar to the American Federation of Labor and at the convention this year reported a paid-up membership of 700,000, representing 2,037 syndicates or local unions. The latter represents thc more revolutionary workers and is definitely communistic ih tinge. -While thc C. G. du T. is gaining in membership the C, G. T. U. is waning in influence. More than organized labor of the other continental countries the workers' organization in France after the war suffered almost utter annihilation. Broken by the demoralization of the post-war hysteria and splits due to internal dissension in its own ranks the labor movement was in a sorry state. Harmony was unknown, discipline foundered, and unity was wrecked. As one man expressed it, "The labor and socialist movement became a party of wings, red wings, right wings and left wings. So many wings and no labor or socialist movement." Within recent years, however, the Confederation General du Travail began to bring order out nf this chaos and its membership consequently began to climb. By 1927 it was able to report 593,256 members. Last year it increased to 644,- 337, and this year to 700,000. Fiench labor has yet far to go to reach a strength commensurate with the number of workers engaged in industry and with the problems they have to face. It is about 10 per cent, organized and have thus far gained no foothold in the plants of large scale operation. The hours of work are comparative to those existing in the United States but social insurance is administered by the municipalities and sickness insurance, covering all industrial workers, will be applied next year. The workers, industry and the state will contribute towards a common fund out of which the workers will be corri- pensated^ for periods of idleness caused by sickness. STATE PARDON BOARD TACKLES MOONEY CASE Sacramento, Cal.âGovernor C. C. Young last week referred all the documents in the Mooney case to the advisory pardon board for investigation and recommendation. .. .r.h>._|p*^ mTghtT}- interpreted as an important step toward final action on Mooney'* - application for pardon. ...Â»:.,.i.â.Y*>' ;Â£___Â» THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, December 13, 92*) â¢;â¢ -a Building^st^rn Canadian Industry towe^Wexkern Canadians^ emnqyea / pV57tÂ« Standard of Quality Be loyal to your native industriesâbuy lome Gas, Home Ethyl, Home Eastern Guaranteed Lubrication, Home Greases and Home Diesel Fuel The measure of your individual prosperity is measured by your demands for pro- duets of local industries. nr ^ _/ .> HOME OIL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED PRODUCERS REFINERS DISTRIBUTORS VANCOUVER, B. C. Canadian Business j Egg Pool Sign Closed Has Had Record Year; Union Shop Agreement Nineteen twenty-nine has been a record year in Canada. Manufacturing production reachced the highest point in history in May of this year. Since then there has been a slight declining tendency, but in September production was still on a high level, 5 per cent, above September last year. Preliminary figures for October indicated that the downward trend was quickening. ' Certain factors indicate a further recession from this year's record level. The small wheat crop, barely half the bumper harvest of last year, will reduce the farmers1 buying power, and the stock market crash will have a bad psychological effect and reduce purchasing power of another group. Business is on a sound basis, however, and a severe decline is not indicated. In.the first nine months this year increases in two important industries, newsprint and steel, were particularly marked. Steel production was 18 per cent, above last year, and newsprint 15 per cent. A decline in the autoniobile industry has recently affected steel production and output of steel ingots fell rapidly from August to a point slightly below Sep tember, 1928. In building, 1929 was the highest year since 1920. Contracts awarded in October were 28 per cent, above last year, and the industry has $250,- 000,000 worth of new construction in sight, as compared with $210,000,- 000 last year at this time. Although the seasonal dull period set in in October, activity was still on a high level and unemployment was 10 per cent, above last year. Employment in other ^industries maintained a high level in October. There were increases from September in mining and trade and decreases in transportation and service industries, but in all these branches, as in manufacturing and building, employment was well above 1928.â A. F. of L. Business Report. â¢ closed shop agreement has been signed by the British Columbia Egg and Poultry Co-operative Association (Egg Pool) and the Egg Candlers' Union (Federal Union No. 11), affecting about 60 employees of the Pool. This agreement has been under discussion for some time, with P. R. Bengough acting for the Union and the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, and a committee of the union composed of President George St. John Cooper, Secretary Weight- man and Bros. Walmsley and Smith. The wages, hours and conditions covered in the agreement compare favorably with other unions and the membership are very much satisfied at the result. The agreement is for one year, renewable from year to year. Jemima, at the zoo, saw 'a zebra for the first time. â "Rastus," she said, "what kind uv a animal am dat?" Rastus also gazed in much perplexity and awe. He had never seen one before, either. "Why, Jem, dat ere are a sport model jackass!"â Watchman-Examiner. t:Â«iÂ»__S^tf*.Â»fe'3*.i-.-.'3ii;!V??.*.Sfffje.'a China Still Playing At War With Pawns Chinese politics are revolving at something more than their usual kaleidoscopic pace. President Chiang Kai-shek has been speeding up and down the Yangtze, organizing the resistance of the Nationalist government against its insubordinate generals. In Honan, where the major battles have been fought, he has turned back the stubborn advance of Feng Yu-hiang's armies; in the Han Valley he has avoided the oft-threatened collapse. But no sooner is one victory won than a new civil war threatens. Far to the South, Chang Fa- kwei, ousted tlftee months ago from Hunan, is now advancing on Canton with his Kwanksi allies. If Chang Kai-shek, who has acted with superhuman and quite un-Chinese vigor, emerges victorious from these trials he may have proved himself indeed the long-sought strong man of China. It will remain for him to prove that he is also the organizer qf Chinese democracy. Meanwhile new troubles loom in Manchuria. News reports from that vast region have been so consistently exaggerated and even downright false that one takes with several grains of salt the announcements of large-scale Soviet invasion. The Russians themselves report that they have captured 8,000 Chinese troops. Thus far, however, the Man- For LOGGERS, MINERS, CRUISERS, SURVEYORS, Etc. " First Class S hoe Repairing W.X Heads MAKES or "HEAD'S SHOE" $6.50 :.0 CORDOVA STREET WEST TRY OUR HAND-MADE WORK SHOES MMI!S1!SIMÂ»2IM^ WISHING ALL OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR! FROM THI- AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, LTD. P. O. Box 58 Vancouver, B. C. _^___ssi___f__^SM___g-_______-______a^^ churian game is still played with the pawns; the "invasion" may be taken seriously only when it seriously threatens Harbin. CopâIfYou are doing forty miles an hour." Motorist (whispering) â "Sh-h, make'it seventy; I'm trying to sell the car to this guy."âPluiieh.. }, Help Your Fellojv Worker! Protect your families with Co-operative Lit. Insnrance. aad save your fellow workers from needless calls on their fund.. Please Phon*, Call or Writ* (or Free Information WILLIAM J. TWISS MUTUAL U9X Or CANADA * -02 Pender Street Wert Vancouver. B c. . .Â»wB.;___Â».'**Â«Jâ -._ .1. (-_'_Â«-,_>-_ I Friday, December 13, 1929 THE LABOR STATESMAN Christmas comes but once a year, fortunaetiy, one might say, for a variety of reasons, as one has many things to put up with at this time. One particular form of annoyance is always having someone or the other urging you to buy a raffle ticket off them, the said tickets entitling one to a -han__ in a draw for a variety of useful articles ranging from the usual Christmas turkey to a gold- plated concrete mixer. And the other morning, as we were trying to get rid of one of these pests, in walks Archibald, our tame poet, so wc tried to make him the goat and suggested that be -really should buy one of the tickets, as they were trying to raise funds for a certain church. Archie seemed rather horrified. "A church selling raffle tickets?" he said. "I suppose the next thing they will do will be to install a roulette wheel or faro layout. I would like to suggest that they arrange an occasional sweepstaike on the amount they take in the collection, the same as they do on the day's run on some of the liners." Archie seems to know quite a lot about churches, and told us on one occasion at a large camp meeting in Carolina an ancient darky got up and after having given them a long address passed his hat around. It went all round the circle and, returned to him empty. On which he got up and said: "Bredern and sistern, we will now tank de Lord dat I got ma hat back." âP.A.B. At times I look up yonder, as the gates go rolling by, For I sometimes stop to ponder, on that home beyond the sky; "Is it just a hazy notion, to a future lif_'â ' "wV pass; Is there any real-devotion, or is religion just a farce?" As through our lives we scramble, one thing is clear at least, That to teach us how to gamble seems the function of the priest; So I write, but not for money, and I'll get but scant applause, But because I think it's funny, how the church evades the laws. Now I have but slight compunction, for I think it's a disgrace That certain laws don't function, as for instance, in this case; Now they're selling raffle tickets, and the fact they don't disguise, So it can't be very wicked, and I hope to win a prize. ln the forms of their religion now no longer they insist It's come and join our social, and enjoy a game of whist; Why worry of the future and the saving of a soul, For they're really much too busy raffling off a ton of coal. " Yet we say it is unlawful and otfi- cials do appoint To close up placesT-wful like a wicked fan-tan joint; "We cannot help you, brother, now, or listen to your tale,. Come around some time or other when we've had our rummage sale." And they pray with much devotion, that in future war shall cease, But it seems a funny notion then to drape the Prince of Peace With the warrior's blood-red emblems, I learnt whilst yet at school The very, trenchant maxim that, "Consistency's a jewel." Now I'll doubtless hear a rumor, my remarks are out of place, But a subtle sense of humor seems my only saving grace; So I'll make no iong oration, hut it seems so very odd, Just to note this occupation of these worthy men of God. P. A. Beall, New Westminster. Employers Change as Workers Organize "Trade unionism is forcing employers to change their attitude toward _ textile workers," declared Francis J. Gorman, vice-president of United Textile Workers, in reviewing the tidal wave of organization that is sweeping this industry. "Employers are now preaching the necessity of human relationship and more consideration of the workers âan idle gesture intended to retard the labor movement," said Mr.. Gorman. "A year ago we heard nothing of human relationship and the need for improving the condition of labor in textile mills. It took rebellion, education and organization to make these employers admit that their persecution of workers may some day haunt them. "We are demonstrating that the union is necessary in the textile industry. This is recognized by many employers. Our bitterest opponents are those who will not even play fair with fellow employers. When it comes to regulating the industry they juggle with prices on a product made by cheap labor, working long hours under the speed-up system, and, to gain an advantage, they will operate 70 houri on the night shift, double-crossing their associates in the manufacturers' organization. "With the Southland in line with Northern textile workers, We will drive slavery from the mills and set up freedom and decency for workers who spend the greater part of their lives at the machine producing wealth for the owner, while they be- conie poorer, more destitute and discouraged." The 150 playground teachers of Chicago have formed a local, with a 98 per cent, organization, of the American Federation of Teachers. The decision to unionize came when the playgrounds were about to be closed for lack of money. But the established teacher unions, backed by the Illinois State Federation of Labor, went in a body to Springfield and pushed through the tax law that permitted the playgrounds to remain I in operation. Wishing You a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! M. J. PHILLIPS' Store for Men NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C. ESTABLISHED 1887 INCORPORATED 1907 OUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE MEAN GREATER DEPENDABILITY WELLINGTON, COMOX and ALBERTA (Sootl,*.. , Coal SdW*t_er SAND and WELL WASHED GRAVEL Cement â Lime â Plaster â Brick, etc. GILLEY BROTHERS, LIMITED NEW WESTMINSTER Phone If.) Freedom of Seas Is Held Obsolete Philadelphia.â"Freedom of the seas," so strongly urged by the United States, is a formula that has lost its humane significance, said Henry Fletcher, until recently Ambassador to Italy, in an address in this city. Since this theory was evolved, said Mr. Fletcher, methods of communication and warfare itself have so completely changed as to make the doctrine obsolete. "As the whole nation goes to war," he said, "the old distinctions of absolute and conditional contraband have disappeared. Everything is now contraband, even propoganda. This is what the great war did to the so- called freedom of the seas. "The United States, in its infancy, advocated neutral rights of trade because it was good business with all Europe more or-less continuously at war. Considering the war was waged by mercenary or professional troops, it was humane-.doctrine as well. "But when it got into the Civil War, when it became a question of the life or death of the united nation, we blockaded the Confederate ports, and by our extension of the doctrine of continuous voyages interfered with the trade of the neutral countries as well. "Freedom of the seas is a war term, not a peace term, when neutral powers are for freedom of the seas. When at war, all are against it." __ -_ t & We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a g <S Happy New Year! m The Royal City Laundry Ltd. Phone 183 814 Royal Avenue New Westminster, B. C. iÂ£*Ci^_^_5MPâ¬iS^{4-iÂ£Â«â¬^ Is It Worth While? Is it worth while.that we jostle a brother, Bearing his load on the rough road of life? Is it worth while that we jeer at each otherâ In blackness of heart, that we war to the knife? God pity us all in our pitiful strife. Look at the roses saluting each other; Look at the herds all at peace on the plain, Man, and man only, makes war on his brother Ahd laughs in his heart at his peril and painâ Shamed by the beasts that go down on the plain. Is it worth while that we battle to humble Some poor fellow down into the dust? God pity us all I Time too soon will tumble â ,. _____ All of us together, like leaves.in a gust, Humbled, indeed, down into the /â¢'dust. -âJoaquin Miller. sfsxecggatsj ASK YOUR GROCER FOR ROYAL CITY BRAND Canned Fruits, Vegetables and Jams Quality Goods DeliciousâHealthfulâEconomical BUY B.C. PRODUCTS And Boost Your Own Payroll Wishing all our Union friends and patrons much joy this festive season! The Fraser Cafe "Our Reputation Is Our Best Recommendation" Open Day and Night New Westminster's Most Central CafeâNoted for Its Cleanliness, Courtesy and Comfort 738 Columbia St. (Near B. C. E. R.) Phone 1S53 AXflSHING Â«H our Patrons, Friends and Efficient Employees a real old fashioned Christmas and a Happy New Year. We have a staff of skilled anil reliable workmen wliu hack up our reputation for reliability. "A Ooo-J c.in.era To Do _t._ln_.l- -Willi" Westminster Iron Works Ltd. ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK St MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS 66 Tenth Street, New Westminster, B. C. Phone Up 186 (or that Next Order of Alberta Hard Coal You'll gee the difference. "It's hot and clean" AUGUSTINE COAL CO., LTD. 200 FRONT STREET â¢ NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C. Who said there was nothing new in the world? Listen to this from Great Btitain, where aristocracy has * "pried for centttri-_*r*-B-fl--S*mitli**^^^ f^*^-mirnia-ir^*i^_~Tofn ^iend^rsoiVf^o-- mer taxi driver, na**.appointed by the Royal Household! John Hayes, formerly a sergeant in the metropolitan police, was appointed vice- merly a ship's carpenter on the Clyde, - ..fe_r^"W-*-TÂ«C r THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, December 13, 1929. WT"W Keep Wj Your Floors ^T^-7 /jpcrklinq Neuu The DAPL-ART Way / a rick aeuu f-j.ris\ for Wood, or Linoleum Sender Booklet FREE Write to the British-American Paint Co., Ltd., Victoria, B.C., and we trill send you. without charge, a copy of our booklet, "Dapl Art â Using Kapco Floor Enamel; Â« Xew Way"â giving full directions and some interesting color com-" briiaiions. HoenENAHEt However worn or old your floors may look now you can quickly 'make them as bright and attractive as a new rug, for a very small cost, by using Bapco Floor Enamel by the new DAPL-ART method. This method is extremely simple and effectiveâ First give your linoleum or wood floor one or two coats of Bapco Floor Enamel in any color you may select. Then, with an ordinary coarse sponge, "Daple" a second color right over the first, which will give a lovely two-tone effect that is pleasing to look at, will not show footmarks, and can be easily washed. ivm> llooil* Â©oi mnauie FOR WOOD, LISOLEVM AND CEMST ;.m/H . America l^inT . (o. Ltd,,?' I C ,. J It I A VANCOUVER CAl-AI-V _ EDMONTON I! ' i â I â # A I CHEVROLET SALES COMPANY, LTD. New and Used Gars PARTS SERVICE REPAIRS at 1105 Granville Street Open Evenings Phone: Sey. 2376 Now's the Time to Order Your Christmas Cakes! DAVIDSON BAKERY 5090 VICTORIA BOAS 9UOXXS 9MAMXM 301 CANADIAN WHEAT POOL CONTROL STEADILY CAINS Winnipeg.âAlthough in operation only five years, the Canadian Wheat Pool, organized by the farmers, controls 66 per cent, of the crop grown jn the three:pmme~pr*Qyjnce_---4-ani- toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. It owns and operates 1,435 country elevators out of a total of 5,042 and a large percentage of the big terminal elevators at Fort William, Port Arthur, Vancouver, -Prince Rupert and other point*. , ,., â '- 'â¢;... â -:..K!*te|-Mjj*-:. â *.-.*:.7â*i7_ The pool has taken a leading part in opening markets for Canadian Canadian grain in China, Japan and other countries and is represented in over 60 ports in Eurooc. A reader who asks for the correct pronunciation of "Pall Mall" says he has.heard three opinions expressed: "Pawl Mawl," "Pahl Mahl" and "Pell Mell." Many people pronounce it "Pall Mall." Some engagements end happily, but the majority end in marriage. ft 1b easy,_fqr any^.i-i_4Br|Â«.fo.L a wonianâ-J^Be wants -ilm to. -7 - Labor Movement Has Blazed Trail for Human Betterment The organized labor movement has by its growth in numbers and through education of its membership and the public made possible the shorter work day, increased compensation and other tolerable conditions of employment, and as well given opportunity for development of the higher ideals and the advancement of human betterment. The two words "Human Betterment" encompass the full and complete purpose of the Great movement which has made possible the greatest achievements of the age toward the day when we shall have industrial democracy as we now have religious and political iemocracy. The labor movement has made it possible for the toilers to have something to say as to their conditions of employment and as to their fundamental right to a full and more complete and happier life. This has been made possible by the secur- nig of better opportunities, the building of higher moral and intellectual standards, so necessary to the upbuilding of our great democratic institutions. Democratic governments arc only possible toward their proposed achievements as the citizenship of tho_e nations have an intelligent understanding of the principles that are the foundation of democratic institutions. Labor Improvements We teach that long hours and short pay do not and cannot induce hope and inspiration to noble deeds, and that mental development is thereby retarded and that the moral aspirations have been accentuated "S wages have been increased, the hours of labor shortened and general conditions of labor improved. We look back over our past efforts and sacrifices with pride, and to the future with hope. We dedicate ourselves anew with the determination to still make human betterment possible and lasting. We appraise at their full value the struggles of those who have gone before in this great onward march for human, weal, and hy their example shall we be determined to carry on. We are beset with grave duties and responsibilities in this age of extraordinary and rapid development, when the machine has enhanced production to an almost unbelievable proportion, and as manpower has correspondingly decreased. As I heard said a few days ago: "Man power must keep pace with horse rower" if we sha'l have a happy and prosperous people. That is, . there must be employment, even though the day of toil be shortened and the compensation be increased to the end that all shall be consumers. Let us impress upon our minds that unemployment means restriction of consumption, under consumption means stagnation, stopping of the wheels of industry a ugments unemployment, brineing disaster not alone to the worker who is to the greatest extent the potential consumer, but to those engaged in industry itself. There fore, we hold that consumption must' keep pace with production and that the wages of the workers must increase with production in order that intensive production and prosperity be maintained. Again, employment must be continuous to the end that all shall be consumers; and that is but fundamental if we shall have continuous prosperity. Then will the problem of the workers who have reached middle life and are being replaced with more youthful workers be solved, for then the job will seek the worker, not the worker seek the job. WJiile foany outside of the labor movement are accepting this new and modern theory, it will be organized labor's task to bring it to its full fruition by keeping it before t.he minds of this and coming generations. Necessity brought the labor movement into existence. Hunger for foodf-hunger for raiment; hunger for a decent habitation and for a better and fuller life was the urge that has builded the labor movements of the world. Greater advancement toward the goal of human betterment has inspired the workers to still greater efforts toward other betterments. Now, we desire education, music, recreation and spiritual opportunities. as well as that of our economic Well- being. These advancements have only come through organized effort on the part of labor, and the hope for the. future manifestly will depend upon organization and the development of our understanding of the problems in front of us. * Capital I> Organized Co-operation is impossible without organization. Every other forrii of human endeavor is organized for mutual assistance and advancement Capital is organized in every branch of its activity. Capital is an alert thing without soul or feeling, yet nothing is thought of its accumulation or its methods of organization for profits. Then why should not labor, a'human being that has feeling and sense of human justice, realizing that "the labor of a human being i.-* not a commodity or article of commerce," and that the labor of a human being is life itself, and to protect that life he must organize, be permitted to do so without let or hindrance? But let it be remembered, as expressed by President Green of the American Federation of Labor, recently: "Let no one imagine there are any short cuts to a labor paradise. To build better labor conditions means the evolutionary process of .hard union work. It is that work that has brought us where we are. It is that work that will carry us further along the path to better living." Let us once more dedicate ourselves to the great and noble task of still further extending the magnitude and scope of our great movement, and hope that the coming year will again show great increases in membership and accomplishments. klhlfi&lfilah^ MEN'S BrownTKid favorite; all sizes Christmas Slippers Inexpensive Much Appreciated Gifts t Romeo Slippersâan . old WOMEN'S Boudoir Slippers, in assorted colors; ranging in price from Â»2Â« 95c Jl* CHILDREN'S Soft Soles ....... 95c to $1-25 PIERRE PARIS 51 West Hastings _C_Â«lâ¬_Â«lâ¬tâ¬!â¬Â«â¬_â¬ES!â¬6 7 . jj^ttf^iB'h!''il!-1'1.'.!-1 {^r^~"=:rTr^â^~-tJ- L,;'"-~L>'M^ â â ^â â â â â iiii.^iiiiMiMsÂ»w^-g -...' Vsjf*t*Â»Tsik .TfV,A*. L _K1S __# Vancouver, B.C. PPÂ«^Â«Â»(W __i~--_i V . .** 1 I â nday, Decemlicr 13. 92fJ THE LABOR STATESMAN THE ESTHER BAKERY <irdtr Your CHRISTMAS CAKES Puddings and Mince Pies Early! 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c, $1.00, $2.00 and Upwards. Phone: Highland 1309 3728 HASTINGS ST. EAST Famous Players Canadian Corp. Is Fair To Organized Labor R. C. HIRST ElECTRtCAI. COHTE.CIOR Electrical Flxtur.s Hardwar. Mechanic.' Toola Paints, Oils, Lamp. audio SuppU.s pipe ritting*. Tool* (.Ian 370 40Â»T Hasting. St. X. Union-Made Shoes CORNETT BROS & CLARK 33 XAMX HASTINOS STBEET -'lorshelm, Strld-rs, C. B A C Men's and Youth's. HUDSON'S BAY CO. l-adl-.': Hohansen. Bancroft-Walker C-l.lla-I.elghton. MÂ»n â and Youth's: Tetrault's. MODEL BOOT SHOP up* sÂ«A_nn____a Tetrault's. Youths' Men's, Women's and union Label shoes. WM. TRICK, 146 Cordova ?â *â â¢ â Tetrault's Men's and >o_ths; also Strider and Slater's Union Label shoe*. i Classified Ads. BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS w allls w. Lefeau-t, MS Metropolitan Building. Phone Sey. GG.7. â ATMS Hastings Steam Baths Price 3D- Only 768 Hastings street Bast. DENTISTS Dr. W. A. Rutl.dg.. 108 Heatings West NOTARY PUBLIC P. X. Bengough Labor Headquarters. PBINTEBS Labor Statesman. Labor Headquarters. RUPTURE SPECIALIST O. E. Heard 812 Bobson. UNDERTAKERS Armstrong fc Hotson, 304 Dunl.vy Ave. The Vancouver Labor Couneil of the All-Canadian Congress of Labor has been issuing misleading statements to the thcatregoing public in an effort to obtain sympathy for an organization that cannot function successfully in this country. It is making a squeal because none of its members are being employed on a job now under way at the Capitol Theatre. This theatre is being renovated, and the work is being done by union carpenters, electricians, painters, etc., all affiliated with the Trades and Labor Coapress of Canada. A majority of the men on the job are either Canadian born i.r born in the British Isles, yet this scurrilous document states that "No Canadian Workmen Are Employed." It raves about the Famous Players Canadian Corporation employing only members of "United States Controlled-Unions," and implies that the workers belonging to these unions are foreigners and poor mechanics. The Famous Players Canadian Corporation and all the big contractors in the city know different, however,' so the tirade falls upon deaf ears. Members of these alleged "United fkates Controlled Unions" have erected every one of the big and artistic buildings in this city, and Contractors, architects and owners have generally been greatly pleased y ith the workmanship. All of the fourteen theatres owned or controlled by the Famous Players Canadian Corporation in this district were built by members of these alleged "United States Controlled Unions," and the company is follow ing out its usual policy of employing only bona tide union men, on the work now going on at the Capitol Theatre. Just one instance to show how much the International Union men are "Controlled" by the "United States Unions" "can be illustrated in the case of the Electrical Workers' Union. Just at the present time this union has an "International Organizer" in the city. This man, J. Scott Milne, belongs to a union in the United States, and never belonged to a union in the United ..States, and never belonged to any Electrical Workers' Union in Canada, but this man was born in Vancouver, and his father made his home in Vancouver 4. years ago. He was sent liere by the International Union officials to render any service to the local union that they may need. He may be back again in the U. S. next week, and it may be months before he gets a chance to come back to help the boys in his home town. But the point is that this man is a Canadian and one of the officials of the International office, and he is only one of dozens of Canadian-born and hundreds of British-born officials who are working on U. S. soil. Just at the present time there are about eight members of Vancouver unions who are acting as officials of thc various International offices in United States territory. This "Labor Grievance at the Capitol" is all the hunk antl makes this so-called "All- Canadian Congress of Labor" ridiculous in the eyes of contractors and business nun who know. Short Hours and High Wages Is Nation's Prosperity Base UNION CAFES ^MERCHANTS By R. B. GRACG, Chief Deputy Labor Commissioner, Texas The unemployment problem must be permanently solved if our national prosperity is to lie made permanent. In view of the rapidly increasing concentration in all industries, and the rapid mechanization of manufacturing processes for quantity production, it would seem that the â¢only solution lies in reducing hours of employment for the, individual worker without materially reducing his pay. I quite agree with John J. Raskob that, because all the workers must be employed if prosperity ia to be maintained, the five-day week, and perhaps the four-day week in industry, is inevitable. It is an entirely reasonable assertion to say that, with the vastly efficient mechanical appliances in industry today, workers can easily produce in five days what all the people can consume in seven days. Old theories, old systems that have held for centuries, die hard. But the theory-that long hours and low wages mean prosperity for employers is slowly but surely passing. Seymour 3168 Always Open Empire Cafe and Grill Vancouver.* Beat '' Under Personal Management of HAROLD DEGG BOB KRAUSE 76 Hastings St. E., Vancouver, B. C. Whan ln a Bony, Drop In ct Egg Order. FRED'S â¢ok." ai' Dairy Lunch "It's the Coffee'' 7a Bastings West Alwayi Open Labor and Service Working people regard labor and service as a most valuable and sacred thing. It cannot be classed as a commodity compared with tangible, perishable products manufactured and created by industry. Labor is Hfe because -workers give their lives and their minds when they work with their hands. Because of the deep appreciation of the importance and value of labor and service the trade unions are constantly endeavoring to elevate the standards of life and living. They seek to make life worth while; to creat opportunities for development of the body and mind; to regulate the hours of labor so that all may enjoy leisure and the surcease from exacting toil. The ultimate objective of labor is the realization and enjoyment of a higher and better life. Dad Wishing all onr Union Ft and a Ilapfrx iends a Merry Christmas New Year! LEEK & CO., LTD. 1111 Homer Street Phone: Sey. 661 I.1 I ' â '"'''â¢"â â i--fr-l9^-431_Â». !>ad is growing old and weary And there's silver in bis hair, And his eyes are always solemn, He has seen so much of care; He has seen so much of sorrow,. He has known so much of tears, He has borne the heat nnd burden Of so n>any years! Dad's already in the twilight Of life's fast fleeting day, And perhaps we'll often ponder When his load is laid away, Of the steps we might have saved him When his feet and hands were ' "â * sore, Of the joy we might have given To the heart that beats no more. We'll recall a hundred errands That we might have gladly run, And a hundred kindly actions That we might have gladly done; We'll remember how he labored, While the boys were all at play, When the darkness hides him from us At the closing of the day. <â¢*>. ...j.. JBBH- -_Â« Â«-_Â»Â«*K*K*MggÂ«KÂ«Â«M*-__H-Â«-l pi i How shall we transport a city of 500,000 VISUALIZE the Vancouver of tomorrowâhalf a* million people, streets congested with traffic, making individual transportation impossible and street cars a necessity, hundred:; of street cars carrying home tens of thousands of workers! How can we prepare today for the city of the future? By making it possible Lor your street car company to grow with your city; Only a prosperous street car system can give expanding service. New cars, new tracks, new substations and power houses will require millions of dollars within the next few years. Any transportation company that is not making a fair return on its investment will make these improvement* reluctantly and the service will thus lag behind the requirements. A liberal policy towards your street car company today will pay you dividends in better service tomorrow. British Columbia (^IwmcMmaYCAi VANCOUVEB VICTO-tlA OW. 7-M Kl(K--_-lClCl-K_tMK_(lC_-_CK-(---(lC-tltM-._tlCK_-ltMMÂ»Â» One of the most popular brands among Union men sold by the Liquor Control Boards of Canada . CATTO'S Old Highland Whiskey A GENUINE SCOTTISH IMPORTATION Two Qualities 15-year-old, $4.75 Gold Label, $4.25 Obtainable at All Government Liquor Stores Please Ask for CATTO'S This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government â of British Columbia. RAIL "BOYS" TO HELP Chicago.âThe Executive Council of the Railway Employees' Department, A. F. of L., has voted to back to the limit the campaign for organization of Southern industry inaugur- ated by -President William (Jre en of the"X Â¥.â "-_â¢"__. and plan the assignment of a crew of organizers to assist.* ' â â â â¢*â â 11111111111111 i 119111111 â 11111 â â 11111 1111II11111111111111 â 111111111111111111IJJ For Good Coal! I Phone Highland 279 | NANAIMO-WELLINGTON FOOTHILLS f DRUMHELLER and SOOTLESS EGG, $9.00. I Star Coal Co., Ltd. I = FREE DELIVERY PHONE: HIGH. 279 Â§ niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii MAINLAND CIGAR STORE THE PLACE FOR PIPES 310 CARRALL STREET, VANCOUVER - R. WILKINSON. net D. DUNCAN. â¢Â«-. Reynolds'Cartage Co. Fhonssi Trinity lt_.-ia__ Crating, Peeking. Shipping aa 8tO___*S. Furniture and Piano Moving Loin. Distance Moving -Pool Car Shipments.-. . _._..... L. 7 Ofrica aad ra â oj -*- PERRY &DOLK Men's Tailors 18 Ha.tint. We.t 33 Some m*H-Â»en_~*e.m to- re gar _ children merely aw something to poir castor oil into. "... - SUli.i... m}SSt$t$TsmjasSAm\ggsyss^sSh^^ .^-*_-.--ni_-iiÂ»_.fct '"'SltAWisW'tlitiltlrisssswih^^ XUX9AStrV*tsaA r T THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, December 13, iy2l> "Build B. C." Every Penny Remain^ i iÂ«_m> !'! iVAPORW-J. Mil-It CITIZENS of British Colum- ^ bia pwn Pacific Milk. "Kv-ry penny stays here. When the money you spend is spent at home, its circulation remains near your own door, and some' of it may stop there. Resides, fn Pacific, you choose a real.good milk. Pacific Milk Factories at Abbotsford and Ladner Membership Pee INDEPENDENT LABOR PARTY VANCOUVER BRANCH Chairman -, - A. J. Turner â Seer.tury-Tr.as., K. E. Timmins 536 Drake Street. Meets Second and Fourth Fridays at I. O. O. F. Hall. 22.17 Main St. SI Per Year NOTARY PUBLIC P. R. BENGOUGH Socretary Trades & Labor Counotl Boom 200âS31 Beatty Street I'lioM.*.: Sey. 7495-6271 Wilson & McNeill | Painters and Decorators Everything pertaining to the trade. I 1156 E. 13th. Phone Fair. 8248 } MacDonald Government Is Strengthening Itself The MacDonaltL^overnment goes on strengthening** itself at various points of its progrjfi., notwithstanding that some of" the difficulties which it has to' hieet are. serious. A preferential tariff .agreement just concluded with Argentina is expected to give certain British textiles a decided'advantage over American products in the Argentine market. The League of Nations has been reminded that international conferences are a law unto themselves, and that if the date set for the meeting of the naval conference at London. January 21, happens to interfere with the date Â«f the meeting of the League Council the council may have to make other arrangements. The initial subscriptions to Mr. Snowden's 5 per cent, conversion loan have come in well. The pledge to abstain from propaganda in Great Britain, as a part of the agreement for the resumption of diplomatic relations with Russia, will be interpreted, according to Foreign Secretary Henderson, to cover the Communist International as .well as the Russian government. Conferences on the coal'mine situation have struck a snag, however, although the resignation of Herbert Smith, president of the Miners' Federation, following the acceptance by a majority of the dis* tricks of the government proposals, which Mr. Smith has opposed, has disposed of one important obstacle, and on November 2S the government escaped defeat in a debate on the new dole bill only because of the absence of Liberal and Torv members. EMPLOYERS IGNORE STATE WAGE BOARD Denver.âContractors are ignoring a wage award of $5 a day to building and common laborers that was handed down last June by the State Industrial Commission. The eight- hour day and collective bargaining were also indorsed. ' Happy Christmas! 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung hy the chimney with care, â In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. And* filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his ringer aside of his nose, And giving a nod. up the chimney he rose; He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And" away they all Hew like the down of is thistle. But 1 heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight. "Happy Christmas tp all, and to all a good night!" âClement Clarke Moore. MERCHANTS PROTEST IMPORTED "BREAKERS" Easton, Pa.âThe Kraemer. Hosiery Company of. Nazareth, near here, is having trouble to secure an injunction against several hundred hosiery workers. ' At the hearing in this city, copies of a "yellow dog" contract, distributed by the MacDonald Detective Agency, were placed in evidence. Officials of the company were scheduled to take the stand and place their records at the disposal of the court, but proceedings have been postponed. Seventy merchants signed a petition against the importation of professional strikebreakers and armed thugs. This has' affected public officials of Nazareth, who arc less prone to stop public meetings held bv the striker.-. SUIT OR OVERCOAT! Make Him a Real Christmas Gift! FASHION-CRAFT Thos. Foster & Co., Ltd. 608 Granville Street . Agent for Burberry, Durward' ahd MaximâEngland's famous All-weather Topcoats. jÂ£ . Next to B.jC. E. R. New Granville Street Store m STRAND 11 THEATRE | Iff Extends to You the Compliments ^ & of the Season, and announces *S s il BIGGER AND BETTER ATTRACTIONS In All-talking Pictures, with Fanchon & Marco's Unequalled Stage Innovations For the Coming Year. ^_ft_ft_ft_ft_S^ RAILROAD ASSURES FAIR WAGE Montreal.âFair wages will prevail on the $50,000,000 Canadian National Railroad terminals to be constructed in this city. Sir Henry Thornton, president of the government-owned system, gave i this assurance to the local Building I Trade. Council. COURT CONTROLS 'PICKETS St. Loui8rv Mo.âCircuit Court Judge Ryan enjoined striking cleaners and dyers from posting more than one picket in front of several struck shops. The court follows Supreme Court Judge Taft's rule that equity courts shall control picketing. Cheer $4 .50 IMP. QUARTS $3-OQ REP. QUARTS $2-oo PINTS .- LET CALEDONIA" Antique Liqueur Whisky brighten your festive season and bring cheer to your firesides throughout the New Year. Wishing our Union and Other Friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The B.C. Distillery Co. Limited New Westminster, B. C. This advertisement' is not published or displayed by the" Li.|_i..r Control Hoard or.by the Government of British'Columbia.' igtBMWPMJ.ii"" 1 Ii--.*-* 1 "ni i^lilHllriBrlTif'.'y'"" â¢wSflSSS?**"**^^^ '^â â a.-it_-ra Friday, December 13, 1929 THE LABOR STATESMAN* Western Glass Co., Ltd. Wholesale *in_ R.tnll Patten 158 Cordova W. Phone Say. 8687 Mirrors Resilvered, Am. Olasa In.inlliil. lirnke.n Glass Kepl'tr. ment.. Polished Plate Glass l*'lat !>rawn Sheet OI___. i -iiamt-nLal and Wirt* (Uuhh. UtiIitm |iriiiiu*tly IIIl-:.i. UNION MEN! We do appreciate your patron- ___, and _e-orvÂ« It by serving* food food, properly cooked, at very moderate prlcee. CENTRAL CAFE 008 Pender W. at Seymour Phone: Seymour 9147 President Hoover Has Parley With Union Labor Officials VANCOUVER TURKISH BATHS I'M. um.tl-m. Lumbago. Neurltl_ Bad fori MA8SAOE A SI'EC-H-TY. PACIFIC BUILDING 744 HASTINOS W. BUT. 2070 UNION MEN ... want tools of rollnblo make. aad uuaiity -that's why they bnjr from Sterling Hardware, Phon*: Seymonr 1433 8 CORDOVA W. (near Carrali) Chapman's Recreations, Ltd. Phone Trinity 5632 1105 Seymour St., Vancouver, B.C. X. J*. Chapman SMOKE! KURTZ | CIGARS I "Union made by Union men" j Panetel,JK& Invincible 10 cents Washington. â President Hoover broke new ground when he invited representatives of labor, agriculture, Imsini-s-, transportation and finance to confer with him on the industrial outlook and discuss methods that will stimulate prosperity and offset the recent Wall Street debacle. Labor representatives who visited the White House were: President Green, Secretary Frank" Morrison und Third Vice-Pre.ident*Woll of the A. F. of L.; these presidents of internationals: John L. Lewis, miners; William L. Hutcheson, carpenters, and T. A. Rickert, garment workers; Wm. J. McSorley, president Building Trades Department, A. F. of L.; John P. Frey, secretary-treasurer of Metal Trades Department, A. F. of L.; B. M. Jewell, president Railway Employees' Department, A. F. of L.; and these executives of railroad Brotherhoods: A. Johnston, president locomotive engineers; Timothy Shea, assistant president firemen and-enginemen; A. F. Whitney, president railroad trainmen, and E. P. Curtis, president railway conductors. As a result of Conferences with labor and employers, a statement issued from the White House said the president was authorized to announce that the employers stated on their individual belief "that they wlil not initiate any movement for wage reduction and it was their strong recommendation that this attitude should be pursued by the country as a whole. They considered that, aside from the human . considerations involved, the'consuming power of the country will thereby be maintained. "The president was also authorized by the representatives of labor to state that in their individual views and as their strong recommendation to the country as a whole, that no movement beyond those already in negotiation should be initiated for increase of wages, and that every cooperation should be given by labor to industry and in the handling of its problems. The purpose of these declarations is to give assurance that conflicts should not occur during the present situation which will affect the continuity of work and thus maintain stability of embloyment." . President Green amplified this White House statement. I "The representatives of labor," said the A. F. of L. executive, "emphasized labor's economic policy regarding high wages and the need for continued high purchasing and consuming power of the people. For this special reason they announced their uncompromising opposition to any reduction in wages or any lowering' of the living standards of the masses of the people. At the same time these representatives expressed their individual and collective opinion that it would be unwise to aggravate the situation by demanding increases in wages for the immediate present. The basis of such opinion is clear and well understood. "Labor has learned from experience that movements for special increases in wages can not be successfully launched at a time when the nation has sustained a, severe shock as a result of the destruction of billions of dollars in values resulting in the curtailment of buying power of the millions of victims who lost all their possessions. "Within a few months industrial conditions will become normal, confidence and stability in industry and finance will be restored, and labor, strong and aggressive, will be prepared to demand and secure higher wages and a greater degree of* leisure so that the use of the products of the mill, mine and factory will balance with the facilities of production." President Hoover, later, notified governors of every state that the Federal government "will exert itself to the utmost within its own province, and I should like to feel that I have the co-operation of yourself and the municipal, county and other local officials" in thc expansion of public works, ... Replies from many state executives indicates that public works will be started on an extensive scale. Union Transfers PHONE: FAIR. 913-914 MERRIJT'S TRANSFER Moving, Packing, Storage 1-8 E. and Av... Vancouver, B. C tâ¬'Â£^^'Â£^*^-4gtg*g The Right to Work By Edwin Markham. Out on the Roads they have gathered, a hundred thousand men, To ask for a hoKd on life as sure as the wolf in his den. Their need lies close to the quick life as the earth lies close to the stone It is as meat to the slender rib, as marrow to the bone. They ask but leave to labor for a taste of life's delight, For a little salt to cavor their bread, for houses watertight, They ask but the right to labor and to live by the strength of their hands They who have bodies like knotted oaks and patience like the sea sands. And the right of a man to labor, and his right to labor in joy, Not all your laws can strangle that right nor the gates of hell destroy, For it came with the making of man and was kneaded into his bones, And it will stand on the lust of things on the dust of crumbled thrones. Moving Packing Shipping Storing â peedy, Efficient. Economical â errie-l PHONE: SEYMOUR 8084 CRONE Storage Co., Ltd. 760 BEATTY STREET nn crone, nnan- Convention Notes From Barbers' Union The followft-gL notes, made by C. E. Herrett, who was a delegate from Vancouver to the Barbers'* International Union conventioriKare of general interest to our readets: The Barbers, at their recent convention in Indianapolis, instructed their general executive board to employ an actuary to get correct data on the cost of an old age pension scheme and submit his finding to a referendum vote of the membership. One of the important recommendations of the committee on a union label was that every effort be made By barbers to form a Union Label League in every locality, so as to create a demand for our union shop card and the labels of others. The committee on general advertising recommend the use of radio broadcasting, daily papers, labor papers and national magazines as the best medium for advertising our profession. Report adopted. Thc committee on hours and wages recommended the abolition of the straight percentage system and establishment of a guarantee. This was adopted. Shop and publicity committee reported that a slogan should be adopted and printed forms be made and distributed to locals in large quantities. Adopted. The committee on Sunday closing reported that two states and the district of Columbia still work on Sunday. Six recommendations were made by the committee in order to do away with Sunday work in those states. The Barbers' Union paid out $88,- 000 more in the last five years from their sick and death benefit fund than-waa-received-â¢--- Air Forces Will Make Battleships Obsolete General Smuts put his finger on a â vital spot Iti the reduction of nrnia- i ments business in his speech at Lon- I don on November 14, when he call- i ed attention to the special import- | ance of aerial disarmament. "Aerial warfare," he declared, "constitutes by far the most serious danger to civilization. It means ruthless warfare, not against the armed forces I of the enemy, but against his civil- j ian population, with the consequent destruction of .cities and the popula- j tion behind the' lines. With air forces j rapidly growing in many countries," i he continued, the situation was one ! that should "be dealt with without 1 further delay." General Smuts let I his hearers at the Guildhall uiwjer- | stand quit* clearly that he felt no ! enthusiasm over Sir. Hoover's sug- | gestion about immunity for food i ships in time of war, for the reason i that the success of any effort to humanize war seemed to him very doubtful. There Were plenty of "humanizing expedients" on hand when ' thc World War began, but "as soon | as the first shot was fired" they !"went by the board." The better j plan, as General Smuts sees it, is to develop the method of conference between members and n,on-members of the League of Nations, since "the spirit of confidence is the very soul of the peace movement." Stranger things might happen than that the five naval powers that are expected to confer at London in January should find, after they had agreed to reduce and limit their navies, that the development of air armaments would shortly render all navies comparatively useless. There is no question who wears the trousers in the average household when the bills for clothing a ten-year-old boy arrives. '**^':'.'^'.--Â«_.__.-l-...____:-_.. T-US-O-U*.'. "1 waHl * 1 gift for a wealthy old uncle who is very weak and can hardly walk." ** Clerk: "I would suggest a pair of roller skates.*' "' ."' " Write for Our Nov.* li Sto. k and Bond Report Price Recessions--- The Investors' Opportunity! Unexpected breaks are likely to occur in all stock markets, but the investor who takes advantage of such technical market' conditions stands to reap large profits. This applies to the British Columbia mining market at present. Sound mining issues are selling at extremely" low levels, and the wise . investor who buys now stands to profit. Miller, Court & Co., Ltd. Seymour 6010 ' INVESTMENTS Branches: London. Eng.; Toronto, Winnipeg. Retina, Calgary, NelBon, Victoria and Seattle, Wash. Members: Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Standard (Edmonton), Winnipeg, Seattle and Standard (Spokane) Stock Exchanged. ' j Uptown Vancouver Branch, Medlcal-lTental Hldg. Stock Exchange Bldg. Vancouver, B. C, Canada T^on^T^iti ^ampanti.lll H-COWPOWATSB IB MAY I--XX, .1 VANCOUVER "Little Duke Boot's For Boys English make â All leather through and through â Shoes of style, comfort and service. Sizes 11 to l1/., pair. $5.50 Sizes 2 to 5V., pair...:. $6.50 Sizes 6 to 8, pair $7.00 BUY YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS AT Wm. Cornfield, Limited CXIOX-MAI-K $1.00 and $1.50 tilts. X X union-made; $1.00 scsi'kxders..: a CXIOX-MADIi l*Xr garters ' j*~ uxio'x-madi. $9.50 . shirts ,; ^ union-Made $e.so HATS J Hundreds of Acceptable Gifts, . . All at Moderate Prices. Wm. Cornfield, Limited 21 Hastings Street East (Just East of Carrali) Phone: Seymour 3049 S_ CHRISTMAS GIFTS! LADIES' Boudoir Slippers;'ten colors 96c Camel' Hair $1.50 ' Juliette, With fur trim $2.26' MEN'S Pullman Slippers â $2.95 MEN'S Leather Everett .....$1.96 , Camel Hair and Wool Slippers $1.60 Plaid and Wool SIippers.7....-__, â â 96c CHILDREN'S Slippers, several different styles 76c to $1.28 ' JAMIESON BROS. 995 GRANVILLE ST. (Near Nel.on) PHONE: SEY. 1004 , sow om po* Btmnress "Oaly Union T. k O. In Â».o." Â¥e QWeJ^glish_lisIi & Chips Tou are invited to inspect all our tM_._tl.ul aanlUry equipmentâit will -"~Â«*^Â»-JSMs'*;miMs.-â _âº an* eye-opener . â¢ â¢ 44 : / THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, December 13, 192. [VVZ^^^^^^^^^^^^K^^^^^^^^^ BE SURE IT'S HAZELWOOD ICE CREAM "The Only 100 Per Cent. Union Ice Cream in the Citv" Remember the name and what it stands forâit's the Purest and Best ICE CREAM in the cityâTry a brick for party, dance or social and you'll always demand Hazelwood "For a Merry Christmas" â â *. Phone in your order now Seymour 2090 Hazelwood Creamery Ltd. 351 Xeefer Street E. S. Weller, Manager &Â»_!-^__>.__-'i_t-^ Dependable Clothes for Men and Women Make Ideal Christina:! Giiis Buy Them Here on Onr 20 payment plan Just Pay 20 per cent, down and the balance ln 20 weeks "Well Trust You" Dress Well on Easy Terms at the NEW YORK ? OUTFITTING CO., LIMITED tf 450 West Hastings Street Phone Sey. 1361 *% Â«â¬MPC^Â«MPÂ«Â«Â«Â«W_Â«â¬Â«Â«M^ A Merry Christmas and a Happv New Year to All! Columbia Hotel Proprietors: , J. NADAI.IN C. PE-TWAY 82 Cordova East Vancouver, B. C. You'll Be Satisfied --â Unemployment Insurance A good deal can be said for the desirability of a scheme of unemployment and sickness insurance as advocated, by Mr. Tom Moore, president of the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress, in an address at the Labor Temple recently. It would not only relieve a gopd deal of distress due to both causes, ^jUt it would also lead the efforts to lessen the fluctuations in available employment by keeping the industrial machi-ve working more regularly and by any other possible means. The attention of the government and of the public would be directed in that direction in order to lessen the burden of the cost of the insurance. At present, the adjustment of the burden of old age pensions is keeping the provinces busy. The burden falls on the people in thc form of taxes of one kind or another, municipal or provincial, and an increase of taxes is not particularly welcomed, however good the cause. The cost of a scheme of insurance against sickness and unemployment would fall on the same people whether it was made a charge upon industry, as Mr. Moore suggests, or whether it was borne by industry, the government and the worker. !f it were made a charge upon industry, no one will suppose that it would be borne by those who own the industries any more than the cost of compensation for injuries. Such expenses are simply included in the cost of production or operation and passed on to the consumer. The cost of this insurance, according to Mr. Moore's plan, would be borne by the general public, and costs that are thus passed on are always increased in the passage. Mr. Moore suggests that industry itself is largely responsible for unemployment. But very often it is not. If there is a crop failure in the West, the factories and business houses of the East are at once affected and some unemployment results. Thc only advantage of placing the cost of the insurance on industry would be that it would amount to an indirect tax on the public and indirect taxes are borne with less complaint than direct levies. But when sickness and unemployment insurance is provided in Canada, as it may be in time, contributions by. the government and by those who are to benefit, are likely to form a part of the scheme as they do in Great Britain.â (From the "Winnipeg Free Press"). If you order your CHRISTMAS CAKE from - The Hastings Bakery .. Tnion-made Quality Cakes! 764 East Hastings Street Phone: High. 4537 THE YAMATO - SILKS - 460 GRANVILLE ST. VANCOUVER, B. C. STAND UP FOR LABOR "Stand up, stand up for labor! Forget the ancient thrill, The praise of gun or sabre, The fame of them that kill. And let his wealth be zero Who lives on labor's spoil; The workman is the hero, The great are they that toil. "Stand up stand up, for labor! The strife will fiot be long; The whole world now is neighbor, And one the victor's song; Tomorrow's strength is plighted To labor's flag unfurled, When workers all united Shall so redeem thc world." Â» ^4?Â«<C*â¬^Â«*Â«MWPÂ«*Â«*Â«^^ & Seymour 8201 130 Outside Modern Rooms Hotel Martinique RATES: $1.00 and up with detached bath* $2.50 and up with private bath Street Cars Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 12 pass the doors. 1176 Granville Street Vancouver, B. C. >-^iÂ«tctC(Â«%^tÂ«(Â«(C^%^Â«Â«%ee^eC(C(Â«%%^%^' F. Giovando I'hone Seymour (J121 John Tha California Gets New Labor Laws Enacted A number of new labor laws, passed by the recent session of the California legislature, are now in effect. These include measures making it a misdemeanor for an employer to give a pay cheque which cannot be cashed, and a felony if the cheque is for more than $200. Last year a man was hanged at San Quentin who killed his employer because of a worthless pay cheque. Women employees in barber shops now have the 8-hour day; home work for women which would involve more than eight hours' daily labor is prohibited; employment of children under school age in â agricultural work when the public schools are in session is banned; employment agencies which fMl to return deposits or fees of unsuccessful applicants with- â¢18 r* ii- muit refund double. Stete'-_&a-;_w. -iie_:|ia__4_-*a*i-Â«lB6 gÂ«:- 'i ,' a?e pensions will not fie-pr'id-b fT*e*Jinuary 1, lOies. HOTEL STRATFORD "The Place Called Home" 200 Elegantly Furnished. Rooms 60 Rooms With Private Bath. WISHING ALL OUR FRIENDS A MERRY CHRISTMAS! Gore Avenue at Keefer Street Vancouver, B.C. gÂ£ ^^^C^'-5^S^*â¬^^'Â«^Â«S^Â«Â«<C^'**S^Â«â¬Â«Â«Â«Â«Â»Â«^'' Phones: Sey. 2503 Sey. 7744-0 Furnished Up-to-date ^roadway Hotel Steam Heat, Hot and Cold Water in Each Room Mrs. H. Wright 103 Hastings Street East Vancouver, B. C. A COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. N. Thompson Manager CAMMELL, LAIRD & CO. Sheffield, Png. Mining and High-grade Tool Ste.lt and Files ., Carried in Stock '.Si.^Bei-tr"---. Wi â neon.er :."l;c" '_^iaÂ»_U-i__^.y-.,.._._ .*- -1i.iiifppwftiA**^ j I â ..u^a^^^^-;':''.*;' *â â .'A^'^'v;*;^^-.^^*^.- Mi i <â¢_*.--i.:_-_- '_4'â Â«â .._ _-Â«%. _fi .**:Â»_-i- .-**â¢_. . nSlaasrSVfSJHllS, â â â Friday, December 13, 1929 THE LABOR STATESMAN {Why Tire Yourself With ]J Baking This Christmas.' JJ (j)rtor _0-. &% * | ) \nChristmas Cafes andVuddings-?* Canadian Bakeries Limited ' - '.' '\ntFroln Your Store 71 or I'hone Fair. 44. Jj From Y or Phon !4.Â£tg_5i5_Â£-Â£iÂ£_^^^^ pi3&ii_^>i^^a^i3&i&3Sri^_hÂ» Progress For Peace (Address delivered by the Right iPP^ls...t_Â°..r,:a?.Â°n Honorable James Ramsey MacDonald, Prime Minister of Great Britain, before the delegates attending the Forty-ninth Convention of, the American Federation of Labor. I '-President Green, in introducing the speaker, said (in part): My and appeals to moral sense, you can make no permanent changes in the social construction of nations. _, I have come over as a missionary of peace, and where should I come to receive inspiration for that mission more than to the ranks of labor? Laborâyou supply the army The Best â¢'7..Vint;' Possible to Make Save the Surface '-'â and You Save All 1 MARTIN-SENOUR 100% PURE PAINT MADE IN VANCOUVER friends, we are fortunate, indeed, in y-u supp]y the munitions, you supply- that we are permitted to be present ,ne natjona) credit, vou are used to here this morning on this most unique occasion, and in referring to that phase of our meeting I wish to report to our distinguished visitor that the officers and delegates and friends who are in attendance at this great congress of Labor were made inexpressibly happy when we were ad-1 vised that the' Prime Minister of Great Britain and his charming daughter had so arranged their itenerary while here in Canada as to hiake it possible for them to attend our convention this morning. This is the American Federation of Labor and I am spe .that our distinguished visitor will appreciate its significance, representing a great cross-section of public opinion, when I explain that it occupies the same relationship in the economic and industrial life of the American Continent as does the Trade Union Congress of Great Britain. We have Watched with feelings of deep satisfaction ' and genuine pleasure the very cordial welcome and warmhearted reception accorded this distinguished international figure as he moved from place to place upon the American Continent during the last ten days, preaching the doctrine of (food-will, international understanding, and international peace. . . . Wc have long desired that the nations of the world Wight leave the gory highway of conflict and struggle and warfare and human strife and allow niankind to travel serenely along the path of righteousness. . . . ft affords me inexpressible pleasure to present to you the Right Honorable James Ramsay MacDonald, Premier of Great Britain. Premier MacDonald Mr. President and Friends: It was incurrihg the debts, and you have to pay them in fullness of time. All classes in a war share in its sacrifices. Every mother frdm the highest in the land to the most poverty-stricken has to face the anxieties, the dangers, the pains, and, ultimately, the sacrifices being taken, but in the mass labor bears the burdens, labor bears the pains, labor bears the sacrifices. And if there should be another- war the circumstances of it are such that the pains and sacrifices of labor will be infinitely greater than they have been in past wars. In days gone by the fighting took place in the front lines. The men who were killed were the men who were with the range of the guns, but in the next war, should there be a next war, death will be dealt out not only on the battlefield, destruction will rise from the bottom of the sea. destruction will descend from the heavens themselves, destruction will meet your wives, your children, your home. The civilian population left miles and miles and miles away back from the frontâdestruction will meet those silently and they will be touched by thc mysterious breath of poison and in a mysterious way they will drop down in the middle of your streets and die. A Sacred Place Ah, my labor friends, I never have been and I never shall be one of those who believes that class this and class that alone are there to help us. My appeal has always been a national appeal, whether fighting my party battles at home or trying to lead the whole world on the smoother and better roads of reason and moral righteousnessâalways has been, always will be, but neverthe- DICKSON'S Tea - Coffee - Cocoa Coffee, fresh roasted daily, gives that satisfying aromatic flavor! DICKSON IMPORTING CO., LTD. Â§? aTcSS-^^vKS" Vancouver, B.C. Â£ with the greatest pleasure that about less in these secret corners of my couple of days ago I found that certain engagements that had been made for me for this morning had heart are the well springs that give enthusiasm and power to go on and fight. It is the worker's fireside, it to be modified and that in conse- is the worker's life, it is the work- quenee of that modification, half an er's wife and the worker's child that hour was made available for me to hold a sacred place. When I think greet âthis Federation and old per- of war, when I think of national en- sonal friends sitting in front of me. mity, when I think of strife, those More than that, when I heard that you had given up the business of this afternoon in order to accommodate me, nothing on this earth would have prevented' me from coming, personally and thanking you for that great act of courtesy. I have been introduced to you in the name of the office which I holdâPrime Minister of Great Britain. That is j mons perfectly true, but at the same time ' I want you to feel that whether Prime Minister or not I am still the old workman -as I was born. The workman is distinguished neither by the clothes he wears, nor by thc softness nod the hardness of his hands The work-^iaik is", distinguished by his mentality and his point of view upon life. ii In Great Britain I am a party man. I am not ashamed of it, I glory in it. â¢ If the men and women of Great Britain who share my views elect us ,to the House of Commons in such numbers that we are called upon to form' a Government, that is after my own heart. But here today, my friends, I do not represent a party, I do not represent one point of view, I represent the whole nation. I have 'come upon a mission across the Atlantic, not as a party leader, but as he who, at the moment, is not only thc head of the party in the House of Commons, but is charged to represent to the people on this side of the Atlantic the opinion, the personality, and the unity of the House of Commons. . Compliments of YORK HOTEL CO.rLTD. Howe Street-at Itobson, Vancouver, B. C. â Â»- â â¢ ---.- â¢- Phono: l-evmoiir 627; - =~ are the people that come first and I bear me companionship in my | thoughts. And so I come to you as an old friend, I come to you as one who would have been down there in body as well as with you up here in mind. I come to you as the leader of the Labor Party in the House of Corn- called upon for the moment to fulfil a somewhat broader mission and to give vdice to a somewhat more, widely humanitarian appeal. And as the missionary of peace, as one who has gone to the neighboring country jn order to create mutual understanding instead of misunderstanding, in order to try to close all chapters of historical suspicion, it is a pleasure, it is of the nature of a fulfilment that, visiting Toronto when you were visiting it, I should come and shake hands with you, meet you and receive from you the support of the labor movement in the United States, the labor __Mvt____Jlt in Canada, get their support to broaden the area of peace, to lay new foundations for the rtew world of mutual understanding and to tell you that in the experiences I have had, the good experience. I have had. this is one of the best which I shall take away with me with greatest appreciation. SASKATCHEWAN PUTS EMBARGO ON ALIENS Regina, Sask.âPremier J. T. M. Anderson issued the following rather startling statement last week: "At the meeting of the government held on Wednesday it was decided that our policy would not consent to the admission of any immigrants at the present time." The premier, is a Conservative. The Liberals had ruled the province since .its formation, but were defeated in the last general election by a combination of Conservatives and Independents. The immigration question* waa one of the. i__S._... of _lhe_ campaign. Mr. ATi*_-t__tr"_fH'd"Shir sO'pportew in ed that there should be restriction.' There is also Appeals to Aea.on On our side organized industrial labor is working out a great public philosophy.^ It is working it out, not by revolutionary means, which are b'-und to be temporary, but by evo-' lutionary means, which have a chance of being permanent. Outward changes in events created by revolution may give men and classes and sections new power, but no sooner are they enthroned in office than they have to turn back, and, as responsible rulers, face precisely the problems that-we* are iacing in Great â¢Britain today without any preliminary revolution. The revolution we beiieve IrT is the revolution of the There is-also a considerable un- â %H._-;;fe--F'r'^n_l'''-r-'yod'>Â«a--i--f;'_Mat'-<> employnjen-^-*^oble-H--1-n'~tfr!Â»"*fiT-T-- great mental changes on account of inee^ ' Buy B. C. Products and make work for all. WILD ROSE Delicious , I FLOUR and Royal Standard Flour .Milled in Vancouver for 22 years from the finest Canadian Wheat. A frea t t o Use Vancouver Milling and Grain Co. LnaTEO Tie-id Office and Mills: VANCOUVER, 13. C. Your Credit Is Good A cpuipjetc outfit of apparel on terms convenient to yourself! Quality, value and satisfaction tjuaraiiteed. Kvery transaction strictly confidential. â¢ 7 j â ' *' â : DRESSES . HOSIERY FURS LINGERIE MILLINERY COATS , SPORTSWEAR SHOES Open An Account Today Bon Marche S75 Granville Street All Good Union Men! Will XAX AT A GOOD PLACE! When In a hurry try the Fashion Lunch 71 Hastings Street Eastv^ S^ Hastings Street West 894 Granville Street '.,1S- THE LABOR- STATESMAN Friday, December 13, 19_*i Dentistry Painless pay-Â» St* raore# jST DrRJWdtXs Ground FloorâCity Hall Sey. 1460 12 Hastings East BBOTSFORD WANTEDâanybody who Is not getting sstls-a-tory Loat, to try our Rosedeer (Drumheller) Booties, ut Smokeless Coal. A real hard ooal that bums for a long time, giving off A Strom*, stsady heat. Ws ar. Sroud to bo sols areata for this spendable ooal. NANATOO-WELLINQTON Of course, we also seU this well- known Â«oalâone of British Columbia's most satisfactory coals. Whatever kind of wood yon require we can supplyâdelivered quickly, by courteous driver.. Abbotaford Wood and Coal Co., Ltd. We have jut installed another new 'PhoneâHlgii. 910. Union Bakeries Phono Fair. 3953 Union Shop Mutter's Bakery Main at Sixth Broads. Cakes and Pastries Delicious Bakery Union-made Bread and Pastry. Ask 'Â°*L Jt at your local store or PHONE HIGHLAND 705 . I'd have our salesman deliver it Building Trades Council Whist and Dance Draws Big Crowd The London Bakery Gold Wheat Bread Fairmont 122. 439 7lh Ave. E. ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiu I Hastings Bakery | = HIGH. 4537 | = Choicest Bread, Cakes aad \ â Pastries. Sour Rye Bread ' __ | 764 Hastings Street East | -tlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllf- H. M. NUGENT &C0. Sails, Tents and Awnings. Estimates given on all Canvas work. 54 Water Street Phone: Seymour 4541 Human life is a voyage in which we can choose neither the vessel nor the weather, although much may be done in the management of the sails and the guidance of the helm.âNorman 'Macleod. The three halls of the Moose Headquarters, were crowded to capacity last/Friday everting when the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Building Trades Council put on the annual carnival. The whist players arrived early, and the two halls were filled in quick time, to be finished early to make room for the dancers. The big hall upstairs was filled by 9 o'clock with an eager crowd waiting for Bill Garden's orchestra to get started. When it did the dancers had a real good enjoyable time, and commented favorably upon the class of music given by this orchestra. Mayor Malkin tried to be in. attendance, but he was Very-busy electioneering for thc money bylaws, so could not attend. Alderman Dean was present, as also were Alderman and Mrs. Atherton and Alderman and Mrs. Fraser. The dancing in the lower hall started soon after 9 p.m., with Dick Gardiner's orchestra playing fantastic music for the jazz dancers. â Chris Atkinson and James Smith were in charge of dances. Eight prizes were given for dance numbers, which were presented to the winners by Vice-Pres. W. Moodie. The halls were decorated with air balloons, which contained coupon tickets for admission to local theatres and coupons for gas donated by Home Gas Company. Winners of prize turkeys: E. Small, Dan McPherson, E. Smith." The cooperation of local business firms and leading citizens who donated prizes was the big factor in supporting Chairman Ed. Smith and his committee in malting the event the success it was. Whist DriveâHall No. 1 W. Wilson, Director. Ladies' 1stâScore 124, Mrs. E. Kirkham. Ladies' 2ndâScore 124, Mrs. Livingston.* Ladies' 3rdâScore 12,1, Miss Gal- braith. Ladies' Consolation â Score 82, Mrs. Ashwbod. Gents' 1stâScore 120, T. Campbell. * Gents' 2ndâScore 117, J. Rose. N Gents' 3rdâScore 117, A. Steele. Gents' ConsolationâScore 81, 3. Johnson, Whist DriveâHall No. 2 Walter Brown, Director. Ladies' 1stâScore 127, Mrs. J. Salsbury. Ladies' 2ndâScore 119, Mrs. W. Warner. Ladies' 3rdâScore 117, Mrs. H. Thompson. Ladies' Consolation â Score 82, Mrs. W. Daniel. Gents' 1stâScore 119, H. L. Drummond. Gents' 2ndâScore 119, H. Cook. Gents' 3rdâScore 113. H. A. Slater. Gents' ConsolationâScore 84. J. Lloyd. Moose Hall Drawing and Spot Dance Prizes Grand prize, {100 in goldâWon by Ticket No. 71!., F. Welch, 1050 Pacific street. WJLin goldâTicket No. 1023, S. FoTTTt.7iâ29th avenue east. $5 in gold, Ticket No. 863, B. Gleigh, 57â14th avenue west. Silver sherbert set, JficJ^et No. 1111, Geo. Neil, 1266â7th avenue west, Balloon dances. Prize tickets for Vancouver theatre, Empress, Strand, Orpheum. Tickets for Home Oil. Hall No.' 1, Spot Dance Prizes 1st Spot Waltz- LadyâJean Craigmylc, table iamp, value $3. GentâJ. E. Dillion, nut cracker set, value $2.50. 2nd Spot Fox Trotâ LadyâFancy vase, value $3. GentâUnion cigars, value $2.60. Hall No. 2, Spot Dance Prizes LadyâMrs. Marie, i, table lamp, value $3. GentâG. Fraser, nut cracker set, value .2.50. 2nd Spot Fox Trot- LadyâMrs. Dodson, silk hose, value $2.50. GentâMr. -Dodson, union cigars, value $1.50. Persons Selling 100 Tickets or Over Ed. SmithâSold 132; turkey, value i.... D. McPhersonâSold 110; turkey, value $5. Ed. Small â Sold 108; turkey, value $5. r Donators of Prizes 7:30 Whist DriveâHall No. 1 Ladies' 1stâW. O'Neill Co., set fire irons, $16. Gents' 1stâCornett & Clark, order for pair union shoes, $10. Ladies' 2ndâPilkington Ltd., mirror, 24x30 in., $12.50. Gents' 2ndâCornfield Ltd., order Cornfield's Union hat, $5.50. . Ladies' 3rdâBretell Electric Co., electric toaster, $5. Gents' 3rdâMainland Cigar Co., pipe, $5. Ladies' (booby)âMarshall Wells Co., cut glass dish, $2. Gents' (booby);âReston Elebtric, box 6 light globes. $1.75. 8 p.m. Whist DriveâHall No. 2. Ladies' 1stâFarr, RobinBon & Bird, table lamp, $15. Gents' 1stâ-Bogardis & Wickens, order for framed mirror, $10. Ladies' 2ndâAlexander Murray & Co., congoleum rug, $11, . Gents' 2nd â Vancouver Tobacco Co., pipe, $5. Ladies' 3rd â Famous Players Corp., bridge lamp, $5. Gents' 3rdâLinforth Hat Shop, black and white hat, $4. Ladies' (booby)âMarshall Wells Co., cut glass bon bon dish, $2. Gents' (booby)âReston Electric, box 6 light globes, $1.75. Lucky Spot WaltxâHall No. 1 Ladies 1stâFamous Players, table lamp, $3. Gents' 1stâMarshall Wells Co., nut cracker set, $2.50. Lucky Spot Fox TrotâHall No. 1 Ladies' 1stâOrido Store, vase, $3. Gents' 1stâP. "R. Cigar Factory, box P.R. cigars, $2.50. Lucky Spot WaltzâHall No. 2 Ladies' 1stâFamous Players, table lamp, $3. Gents' 1stâMarshall Wells, nut cracker set, $2.50. Lucky Spot Fox TrotâHall No. 2 Ladies' 1stâWoodward's, silk hose, Gents' 1stâKurtz Cigar Co., box 10 Kurtz cigars, $1.50. Grand Drawing 1st prizeâ$100 in gold; 2nd prize, $10 in gold; 3rd prize, $5 in gold. Special prizeâMcLennan & Mc- Feely, sherbert set, $22.50. Christmas Tree For Milk Salesmen's Kids The Milk Salesmen's Union made big nreparations for their annual Christmas tree for the benefit of the children of the members. The event was so big that the Auditorium had to be used for the occasion, and although we go to' press before the event is held (Thursday evening) we anticipate a big crowd to get one of the thousand dollars' worth of, prizes' that are to be given away. Plumbers' Union Smoker on Saturday The Plumbers' _and Steamfitters' Union will hold a smoking concert in the Labor Headquarters on Saturday evening, December 14th. There will be plenty of all the things that make a good smokerâtalent, community singing, smokes and refreshmentsâas well as the big bull to throw any out who get too boisterous. Tickets are 25c each, and any member of the union who misses this will have to stay away from work for at least a week to make good to the boys. C. P. R. Shops Sick Club Smoker Wednesday The annual meeting and smoker of the C. P. R. Shop Employees' Sick Club will be held in the Foresterg' Hall, 2237 Matn streat, Tiext Wednesday evening, December 18th. This will be the usual big affair that the club puts on and every requisite for the smoker has been taken care of so as to give the boys a good time. The tickets for this are 36c, and if you have not already obtained your ticket now is the time to help in the good work. STRIKE OF 11 UNIONS STOPS T., P. * W. TRAINS Chicago.âThe strike of 11 organizations on the Toledo, Peoria & Western is still in effect, with little change in the general situation. The road is practically at a standstill as far as operation is concerned, running but two trains per day, and those upon no fixed schedule. Some men were employed as strikebreakers with provision that they would not leave the service without 10 days' notice to the company. This plan of involuntary servitude proved ineffective, however, as many quit when called on to perform work. ALD. MaclNl-IS TO SPEAK ON UNEMPLYOYMENT Alderman Maclnnis will' speak at the regular meeting of the Independent Labor Party on Friday evening, December 13th. He has chosen for his subject, "Unemnloy"*Â»nt and the Future of Society." AD mem- bers are urged to be in attendance. GIFT THINGS FOR MEN Dependable Goods â Sattsfaotory Service â Satisfied Customers SHOP EARLY â QET FIRST CHOICE â WE SUGGEST 8-.AVIXG -tftl'S-IâRulibersec Hrand 98c, .1__5, $-.00 to $7.50 TV1.T1,KX STBOPPBR KITâ.8.10 value; very i__e__Jâ'.. $34)8 M1LITAHY BRUBB SETSâliood assortment, per pair .1.78 to $10.00 HI LI.POL.HSâFinest English Leather..... $2.50, $3.00 to $5.00 SHAVING MIRROR SETSâSee our display 9140, (SUM to |7.60 SHAVING Ml'tlSâiJsrge selection _ SOo, TSe to $1.00 FLASHLIGHTS, villi batteries $1.25, .l.T_ and Â»_LOO A USEFUL GIFT FOR ANY MAN INKOORAPH PENS Win. like il pencil Ideal for students' use. $3.00 and (4.00 B. C. Barber Supply and Sundries. Limited non bbymour 4401 $4 XASTINOS â *_-â â * -TUT VANCOUVER, B. C MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION Vancouver Drug Company (1928) Limited CUT-RATE DRUGS We are the Unrest drug dealer* ln Western Canada. Our enormous turnov-r permits ns to buy at Bavin? prices, aad flee onr customers the benefit. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS 1.00 1.00 '.it .r.o 1.26 .50 1.60 .â BO I>r. Reid's liuarunteed Hair Tonic I'ari. Eau de Quinine ... Raid's Hri Ilia ill in.- Hair Fix l>r. Reid's Solidified Hrllliantlne Superior Ray Rum 8. M. A (Baby Food) ... Finest Australian Eucalyptus Oil, 4-o_. and 1.7ft Houbigant'a Compacts 9l.1T aad $1.37 Dr. Reid's l-ezema, Ointment .9. _)7 .56 .14 an l.oo ... â¢ 50 Zinc Bornele or Carbolic Ointment - 14 I>r. Reid's Rejuvenating Cold Cream - rtenzo-Almond Cream r>r. Reid's Blsmulhated Mugnesiu _-Â« Seldlltz l'ovrders (I in bon) Ayerst's A. H. 8. * C. Tablets, 100s - Klssproof Faee Powder Dorln Rouge - Calvert's Tooth Powder .41 .14 .37 .14 .14 .54 .31 .31 NO 'I'HONE. MAIL OR C.O.I>. ORDERS FILLED AT THESE PRICES VANCOUVER'S OWN DRUG STORESâFOURTEEN IN WM CITYâ AT YOUR SERVICE! 17 STORES WE â AVE YOU MONEY 17 STORES There Is No Finer Gift in the World Than a Mason & Risch Grand Piano Grand Pianos built by Mason tt Risch are priced from $850.00 There is no greater value offered than that offered in a Mason & Risch Piano: Because of its built-in quality" and patented long-life features, the Mason & Risch is known as i Canada's most perfect piano. Our factory-to-home policy of distribution enables us to effect very important savings for our customers. THIS IS "GRAND PIANO YEAR" In the Mason & Risch Grand you have a piano of exquisite beauty âfull, rich tone and perfect action. Our guarantee and complete service assure you of absolute satisfaction. When you select a Mason & Risch Piano, your money remains in Canada, and you have a Canadian-made instrument that is famed throughout the world. Easy terms arranged, and your present instrument, accepted as part payment. Mason & Risch, Ltd." 738 Granville Street Phone: Sey. 2453 Buy the Boy a Bike For Christmas! But First, See ALEC WATSON A _,<__â¢ Agent for C. C. M. and B. S. A. Bicycles, Parts and Accessories. SOLD FOR CASH OR TERMS. Henderson and Excelsior Motorcycles, Phone Fair. 769 1803 MAIN ST. (At 2nd Ave.) gtxvmacwx^^ .*-_â¢* \ Dancing Every Eaturday Music In See. Bash aad Ml* "Ortflmsls." Our Ballroom Is available for Private Dane.-*, ele. Phone Pouitjn* .1. L. O. Thomas. Mar 'f...ai~... ^ !^__1vw_Â»e,i*4fiSgsfti*rSg5Â»-s * . i...';,^.^.-...
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