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wm mmmm mmm W. 'pmWrS mmmmmm 61li6uUfl6« ...;, A* THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIO WOPWRIAL JPNITY: -STRsWOTrt «saa«>, ." : OFWCtAt PAP^^^^ -'.,...."'.,'.. *^b, ' ' ^» ^KU Fourth Year, No. 81. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TIUDBS,AOTh LAJBOlt COUNCn. AW) B. C. FBDMUTION i VANOOWEB, B, G, J8i$p.DAY, 0(TW)BfiB26,1912. RAMIFICATIONS OF THE VANCOUVER ISLAWCOAl TMjM Mackenzie & Mann Control Entire Coast : Coal Industry. The Canadian Collerttt .Company tnd other mining companies and dealers In eoal In thlt vicinity insist so ftr is possible upon treating with their men Individually. They do not want to deal' with any combination or union ot workmen. But so far as we have heard, no official ot any ot these companies hu ever explained why lt It to wicked tor ltbor to combine tnd at the same time perfectly right for capital to combine. Why does lt make such t difference whose toot the shoe Mont It lsbor expected to tblde by I higher code of ethics thin its employers? No doubt It does so, but the coal combine hss no right to Insist thtt It must do so. The Winers'Union II Indeed Quite harmless while the coal .trust Is more or less detrimental to every,consumer of coal. ■»' It Is difficult to realise how tightly the consumers of British Columbia ire held In thtt Iron grip of the trusts, tnd particularly of (he coal trust. Many years ago a prominent capitalist who wss also a director ot the Canadian Pacllc Railway, acquired about one- third of Vancouver Island. This third consists of the-whole eastern coast of the Island, extending from a point opposite Bute Inlet away down to tht southern extremity. It It In thlt great And valuable stretch of land that practically all tht merchantable eoal on tht blind, or anywhere In ltt vicinity, > ft to bt found. Thus wss born the present greedy coal trust. The next step wit thtt the Canadian Ptelfle Railway director,-having vainly tried to dispose ot the land elsewhere—presumably to the Canadian Pacific Railway—finally sold It to McKensle ind Minn. They, tnd In- tsrestt associated with them, orgsn- Ised the Canadian Collertei Company, tht Western Fuel Company, tnd other coil mining companies which are now working the mines. However, the Important fact It thtt tli thste companies trt nure dummies, while McKensle tnd Minn tre tht real controllers at tha property. They are In fact ths coil trust; tad Incidentally they also control huge lumber Interests, fishing interests tnd other Industrial enter- print; ta this province. Moreover, McKensle and Mann ind their coal mining companies have taken othen Into their monopoly—these others being tht Mg selling agents In Vaaseuver tnd elsewhere. Macdonald and Mar pole trt the sole agents on the main- land for the Canadian Colleriet coal; tad It a mm had a million dollars he could aot buy a ton of ootl for delivery la thtt dty except, through these ^WSTaS.!!"*0*- for the Western Pitt Company; tnd tht Vincouver Coil Company, ot which Aldermen McNeill Is it the hesd, Ib stent for the Vancouver tnd Ninslmo Coal Company, AH the Mg dealers sre stockholders ln tht mining companies tnd that MssT-*ehold tht combine together. TkuoMoarst the fact thtt the whole should, outfit Is backed by tuch t powerful some. freight charges mike lt Impossible for Interior coil to reslly compete with Vancouver Island coal, hence the ttet that the mines on the. Island are ill under one ownership meant thtt there it literally, no competition ln thlt province between coil producers. That means that they get their own prices tor It, tnd that there la nothing to pre- vent them from doing so. Thus it Is that the public must pay between 11.00 and 11.00 per ton more than lt Should for coil. . ' '.. One of the effects of the total sb- senoe of competition is that the big dealers ire not obliged to pay much attention to the nutter of economy In tht' handling of the coil In other cities for example scows ire unloaded by machinery, tnd tbe cost of handling Is reduced from SO cents to 11.00 per ton below the cost which our dealers psy, snd the consumer gets the benefit of It Another way In which the local monopoly wastes money Is by screening the coal at the mines Instead of hauling run-of-tht-mlne coal here and then screening It. If the litter were lataraatunal Iseoutlvs ■ of Ike Valtet mas Wst_. lea, with haattiaisan at I done there would be less wsste, since tbe larger sixes would not break up in transportation to the extent that they now do. For all this waste the consumer of course pays the bill. Then, too, the lack of competition enables the big dealers to charge about whtt they like to consumers living outside the center of the town. The usual way of doing Is to chart* these consumers tor the haul—and charge them at the lite of 17.00 per dty. Hereby more extra profits sre obtained for tbe trust, for Instead ot charging only for tha extra haul these consumers are charged for the entire haul from the wharves. In other wordt city buyeri get' a short haul thrown ln without charge, and the outside buyer of course, be entitled to the They should pay only the ex- Arm si McKensle md Minn, which cess cost ot the long haul Instead, ot also controls ihe Canadian Northern ltt total cost. Rail war, Is of no mean Importance. It The coal trust also profits from unit the kind of a combination which Is earned commissions on coal told to re- hard to best either through - labor tallers who are not In the trust. If a' unions, public opposition or legists- retailer In North Vancouver or any tlon, other outside point wants a scow of Thlt entire monopoly arrangement eoal he cannot buy tt direct trom the work! beautifully tn the.Interests of mines no matter tf he has millions In: all the Insiders, and against the Inter- gold to buy It with, but on the contrary •sts of the entire outside public. The he must order through the Vancouver, coal mines tn the interior ot British telling agent. All these agents do Is Columbia ire to far away that the to transmit the order to the offices of "Invietw Shoes" for men-are leather all through SOME makers of cheap shoes claim that they use oak-tanned leather for the soles. If they do it's certainly different from the oak tanned sole used in Inviotus Shoes. Did you evere xamine the sole of oheap shoes? If you did, the color was apparently all right. But did you notice the texture of the leather? Did you observe what a ooarse, spongy, and porous appearanoe the leather had? Compare it with the sole leather used in Inviotus Shoes. The soles of Inviotus Shoes are made of genuine oak tanned solid leather. There's no better grade made—a fine-grained flexible leather. It's really so fine and tough that you wonder how the soles ever wear out We have your size in Inviotus Shoes at, per pair ■ $mu>$7£ FOR SALE AT THE Hudson's Bay Stores oo&nkr or oiuutmus and Georgia Beelzebub Casting Out Devils! tne mining company—In return for which they get t commission Of 25 cents a ton on the entire order, no 'matter if It Is thoussnds of tons. It Is estimated that North -Vancouver ■lone thus nays to the selling agents about two thousand dollar! per annum of unearned commissions. •'- The big selling agents In ths trust are of course entitled to these commissions under their selling contracts; and It may be admitted tliat it is oulte an ordinary thing for a big producing company to make such a contract with Its selling agent. In thla cue, however, there It no retson it ill why such contracts should be given, since tbe selling agents are of no real value to the mining companies. Anyone can sell coal, and If these tgenti did not do tt, some one elss would, because the demtnd Is ever present. The' selling contracts In thtt Instance, therefore, are nothing In the world but Instruments of monopoly. Moreover, the mining companies themselves-get'exorbitant prices for thslr coal. They sell It st the mines at 14.60 per ton, whersaa It cost only fV.75 to 11.00 per ton to. produce It, Here is a profit of 12.00 to 164 per tea, for the mining companies, although In the old country, the States ud. elsewhere coal mining companies mike only about 26c per ton on "soft coal similar to that produced here, tnd 11.00 per ton on genuine anthracite. If the mining companies were content with a reasonable profit, that would take probably about 11.00 per ton off from the retail price of eoal. Besides lt Is said by experienced deal- UNION AT LABOR UMPLB FOR COMCTO WEEK Sunday, Oct 2lr-Typographi- al Union, 2,30. Monday, Oct. 28—Glass Workers; Lathers; Waitresses; Electrical Workers, 218; Teamsters; Bro. ot Carpenters; Amsl. Engineers. All st 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28—Sign Painters; Shinglers; atrial. Carpenters; Bricklayers., All at 8 P.m.. • , -i: Wednesday, Ooti 80—Cement Workers; Amal.- Carpenters; Plumbers; Staty. Engineers. Thursday, Oct 81—Painters and Decorators; Sheet Metal Workers. ... Friday, Nov. l-,upholsterers; Electrical Workers]. 681; Civic Employees; Molders; Letter Carriers. ■' . . ers that the selling agents make a net profit of fully 81.00 per ton above all expenses, In spite of the needlessly costly mode of handling. This Is sn excessive commission, for It Is figured that Greater Vancouver consumes over a million tons per annum, This evidently meana a million dollars profit to bo divided among these dealers- enough to make a few millionaires every year. ' Hence If these bis dealer* were to do do business economically and content themselves with reasonable profits, and If the coal were screened here instead of at the mines, probably about another dollar per ton would come off from the retail price. It thus appears that the consumer pays about two dollars per ton more than he ought All this monopoly Is well protected by Its.own political strength. The people have no show sgalnst lt Repeated efforts have been msde to have the government investigate the matter, but such Is the secret Influence of the trust In the legislature tbat these efforts have always come to naught. Dr. McGulre, a member from tbls city, has made many efforts to obtain a real investigation but-all in vain. He has found lt easy enough to get a resolution to Investigate through the legislature, since the members dare not vote against It, but that Is sll that comes of lt. During the past session, however, he obtained a definite promise from Premier McBride—which Is recorded In the votes and proceedings—to push the Investigation unless the Dominion Government did so in tht meantime. As the Dominion Government hit not. done so, Mr. McBride Is bound, so far as his word can bind him. That he is ln favor of the coal trust, however, Is so plain that one should not be too really be done. If the people could be ready to believe that anything will awakened the coal trust could doubt- less be brought to time, but with all the big dally newspapers afraid to expose the trust, it is hard to get the truth before the public. U1W. OF A. TO FINANCE ISLAND MINERS Geo. Pettigrew, International boards) member of the United Mine Workers of America, with headquarters at Nanalmo, passed through Vancouver on Wednesday en route home trom Indianapolis, where he has succeeded ln securing the financial backing of the International for the locked-out coal miners at Cumberland and Ladysmlth on Vancouver Island. That the coal company means to fight is now evidenced by their at- tempt to secure non-union engineers and miners In Vancouver, a Mr, Frank Sawford being here for that purpose. Yesterday Mr. Sawford assured prospective engineers that tt mattered not whether they had provincial papers or not; that could easily be arranged with the government Inspector. Fir the first time since the strike or lockout commenced some weeks ago, It may be said that the contest for supremacy has begun. The union miners will now be compelled to play their cards, and the company can be trusted to do Its utmost to best the coal diggers to t trestle If possible. Tbe crucial point In the history of the coal miners' organisation on Van couver Island has arrived. UnlesB they make good thla time the work of yetrs will be set tt naught The miners realise thli tnd will fight to the last ditch; for without organisation their lot would be even more deplorable than before they started ln to organise. CUMBERLAND, V. I., Oct. 22—The situation here, where the Canadian Collieries Company have engaged tn a struggle to reduce their employes to s condition of abject submission, while not successful hss had the peculiar result of reducing the officials of the company, who were primarily responsible for the beginning of the trouble, by their extremely harsh snd unftlr treatment ot the employes ot the company there,1 to the level ot common strikebreaker! and scabs. O. W. Clinton, cashier for the company snd wouldbe Csar of Cumberland, Is now engaged ln performing the duties of welghboss and ctr-pusher on No. 7 tipple. Robert Henderson, superintendent it No. 4 mine, Is running a hoisting engine. Thomts Bpruthon, superintendent No. 7 mine, Is now doing the work of roperider. J. H. McMlllsn, superintendent No. 6 tnd 6 mines, Idcklng latches In No. 7 mine. John Gillespie, pit boss at No, 6 mine, driving a mule and shot-lighting at No. 7 mine. David Walker, pit boss No. 6 mine shot-lighter ln No..7 mine. Frank Jeynes, pit boss No. 7 mine, now shot-lighter. Charlie Parham, pit boss No. 4 mine, handy man. D. R. McDonald, superintendent of railroad, now engineer tnd tetchlng a Chinaman to fire. Hugh Sloan It the only fire boss who has returned to work. About 140 Chinese ud •'apt havt re- NANAIMO MINERS WERE NOT ASKED TO OO ON STRIKE. The report recently circulated that the Nanalmo miners had voted to refust to go out on strike If necesssry to win ths dsmsnds ef the locked out union cesl miners at Cumberland and Ladysmlth, Is Incorrect, writes ■ union official to Ths Federationist. As s matter of fict the miners st Nanalmo have never been asked to take any such action. It will net bt necesssry; but should the occasion arise for such drsstlc sctlon, It will hs found thst ths Nsnslmo minors will deliver ths goods. turned to work, but tbey sre unsble to produce 6 per cent, of the cosl produced at those mines when working under normal conditions. To understand how desperate the situation Is, for tbe company, one need only consider bow low the mighty have fallen. The working men here fully appreciate the humor ot the situation—they and the gentlemen ot leisure who formerly lorded lt over them have changed places; tbe workers are having the leisure now, and are making good use of It, hunting, fishing, and generally enjoying their vacation. LADYSMITH, V. I, Oct. 23—A great deal has been written and said about the Cumberland and Ladysmlth lockout, and a great deal remains. B. C. "ASSOCIATION" OF ENGINEERS SUPPLIE8 STRIKE-BREAKERS ON VANCOUVER ISLAND. J. J. Taylor, Ladysmlth, executive hoard member of District 28, United Mine Workers of America, was a visitor In Vancouver this week. While here be and I. B. B. M. Pettigrew interviewed Fred Dunlop, local agent of the B. C. Association ot Stationary Engineers, with headquarters tn the Flack block, regarding the recent visit of Mr. Dunlop to Cumberland, where he arranged to supply, If possible, the coal company with scab engineers to break the miners' strike. Mr. Dunlop brazenly pleaded guilty, and assured the miners' officers that he would continue to do so. This provincial organisation should, however, not be confused tn any way with the local branch of the International Union of Steam Engineers, No. 897, which maintains headquarters it Ltbor Temple. •The outstanding feature Is the futility ot expecting the public to be correctly Informed by the dally press as to tbe causes leading up to the strike here. Some of the most absurd statements have been made, not the least offender being The Islander, a paper run ln the Interests of the Conservative party and tbe coal mine operators. Despite the fact that only four voted to go back to work, The Islander said "80 per cent of the men wanted to go back to work." The Chinese were also libelled by The Islander, not to mention the lying statement that the International would not finance the strikers. However, The Islander will be taken care of later on. The four dissenters spoken of were ribbed up to go and seek police protection to return to work, and of course Premier McBride was .ever read to accommodate the coal company. Thirty provincial police were at once despatched to Cumberland, though there Is no disorder nor anything for them to dq. They are, bow- ever, threatening the Chinese strikers, and have scared some of them out of their wits. Pickets have been Intimidated and threatened with jail sentences for no reason other than standing upon the public streets. The only effect the presence of these police can possibly have Is to possibly Incite tbe peaceful strikers to do things they would not otherwise do. The police have succeeded In bull-dozing about a hundred Chinese to go back to work, along with 16 or 20 so-called white men, among them being: Mr. Clinton, cashier, who never did any useful work before ln hlflife, now weighing coal. Mr. Lockhart, general manager, likewise engaged. J. Gillespie, pit boss, now shot-lighting. Dave Walker, pit boss, Bhotlighting. J. McMillan, L. Spencer, R. Henderson, managers; H. Sloan, — Cook, H, Sims, L. Yearbys, all scabbing; B. Jones, from Ladysmlth. D. McKlnnell, man- ager of Extension Mines about two years ago, lost his papers for discriminating against a fire boss who reported gas, which was Just as true as the report which caused the present lockout. Jones Is an old-time scab from the last strike. Cook, who was fired to let one of Lockhart's relations In, had no more sense than to allow the company to again use him. The situation Is well ln hand, and with the receipt of International Btrlke pay, and a determination to preserve our union and see that the provisions of the B. C. Coal Mines Regulation Act are observed and enforced, a satisfactory settlement must be msde with the locked-out miners, whose only crime is that of belonging to a union. Civic Free Labor Bureau. There' seems to be a disposition among some ot the local aldermen to reestablish the civic free labor bureau put out of business by Mayor Flndlay lest spring. WAGE WORKERS HOT" CONSIDERED BV OTTY OOUNOa SESSIONS. Overlooki ttanugt Plea of Electrical Workert and "At- ranjrag" for "Mien." Seemingly lost ln the shuffle ln the aldermanlc discussion on Monday night over the ornamental lighting of Mttn, Granville, Harris ud Hsstings streets, was the letter from tht International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, asking thst tht olty Insist on local men, members ot their organisation, being employed on the contract work. : But then whoever heard of tht wishes end necessities of t bunch of wage slaves being weighed In the balance* against a turn of tbout STMT Like their Impudence, even taking for tny consideration, was It not! ' But another surprise wu forthcoming thtt very same evening. Out'of consideration for the hundred arras* of Cauda, with hoetqaaiten •« or so men whom thty. permit to exist the Electrlcil Construction Company asked that at their tender for the ornamental lighting was only 1760 more than that of a Beattle firm, out of a total bid of approximately, tbey be given preference. The firm pointed out that their employees were permanent resident!lot Vintouver, many had families, ud some were taxpayers, and lt was Important that they should secure contracts tn the winter tn order to keep tbelr hands fully occupied the year round. Curiously enough, the question of the odd 8760 extra profit was not mentioned as likely to find its way into the pockets of those who do most to make it How did that matter come to be overlooked? Under our present glorious system the worker must have work so tbat he and his may eat, and when the capital- 1st company is so anxious to secure contracts to flnd Its workmen employment the millennial Is surely approaching. But all the same the 8760 extra profit the Vancouver Arm would get over the Seattle company looks pretty good to them, don't you know, and they will be sure to see to It that their dearly beloved slaves will share In those extra dollars—not! On the other hand the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers took a proper stand. They prefer to see local union men given employment Instead of the alien labor such as had been imported for other contracts. The Innuendo Is obvious, and the city council would be doing the proper thing to fall in with the request. Just t Bagatelle. So the 8760, a mere bagatelle, of course, resulted ln the matter being re- rerred back to the Are and police committee, and while the members are anxiously debating what they shall do In the interests of the capitalists they need not throw the union electrical workers' communication Into the die- card, for even an ordinary wage earner has some claims for consideration, If one can get the other fellows to see It. Winter And Its Woes. Private conclaves and secret alder- manic sessions with regard to what Is ORGANOID XABOE IS TOAlTEEABlsT OttOUD MIX TA£RBTIirnOaT. ftdonSjti Croatead that HU rifkt Trtrercnlo* Shodd Oetnt from Tnagnrv. It hit beta suggested that the Iniquitous poll tax of |l | levied la British Colombia suet the •cod, he retained, for tbe fame ot raising t find with which Sifctt tuberculosis. It utildtitet tht original purpose et i ths poll tax was for ttlucaiiosal work lo the public school system; sad tt alto provided a ux which could he levied upon Orientals. Recently t provlnciil royal oeausla- slon recommended thtt the tax he abolished, tnd there Is some prospect of the recommendation being tdotted by tht government tt the next session in January; though ' the' sstrt tact thtt McBride his promised that It will bo dona does not intmifly mean that It will be. Judged la the light of other equally emptaae aroav ises he hu made to Ltbor. Organised labor hu leaf sad loudly protested against the lmposltioa ef the poll tax. It It t relic of the dark east,. There never wu tay real txette for It There certainly ft no JntUSeattoa for it now. That the government should - lo Bomething towards eradtottlnff ttktr- culosls no one will deny; tnuatch aa consumption It largely the ortghwl remits of poor fowl, housing, vtsWai tlon ud clothing, u economic setae thst primarily affects the worirlig elui. Bat t government that cu bout of t few millions surplus it Itatrtaaary will turely not he guilty of stktag thtt tht pernicious poll tax be retained to provide t fund for the par-: pose. The Truqullle Sultarlum It now partially financed by the government It should be owned tnd operated exclusively by the government Aad any other preventative methods foul j necessary to fight the dread disease should- bt paid for ont of the public treasury. , Meantime the appointment of the long-promised roytl commission, to Inquire into working condition!; the ea> forcement of the Factories Aot, tbe Coil Mines Regulation Aot, the Public Health Act; a proper lunteUoa of fresh meats; the introduction of a courts on the subject u t part of the public school tyttem, ud the mtUag of tt possible for trade anloaa ta esM, would do wondtrt towards the desired end. to be done dttrlag the witter to deal , having labored hard all setsstsf hi keep body and soul together, find Bathing but starvttloh or chtrlty facing them during the hard season. Alderman McBeath, sometimes satirical, alwayt Intoxicated by hit owa verboclty, but rarely friendly to tbe man who must plod along day hy day, from hand to mouth, lt apparently the leader tn the negotiations to give the poor devils a warm time should thty seek a winter home In Vancouver.' Evidently sworn to absolute secrecy, none of the aldermen will divulge the results of their solemn conclaves, bat - It is evidently going to bt something dire snd dreadful, "something lingering, with boiling oil ln it" u Gilbert . used tossy. Friend McBeath (save the mark!) says the men will not find Vancouver such an easy mark u they did lut winter, but he most graciously refrains from telling us anything about the "easy mark" which these hungry brutes were for tbe capitalists who have exploited them all Me summer, and who will, when winter seta rigidly in, chuck them tilde with leu t thin they will ley tway their i suits. A pleasant prospect, Isn't UT Among the numbers who will make for the city will be many earnest, honest men whose only crime is poverty, and it is quite on the cards they will be ruthlessly turned back. What are they to dot Thus criminals sre muuftcturtd wholesale, for u empty belly cannot be expected to maintain long t clear conscience. The Park Commissioners tre anxious to keep u many man employed u they can during the winter, hut hampered as they are by bylaws, red-tape, nnd lack of fundi—ye gods, lick of funds when men mty be starving!— they cannot do much. "It's a happy world, my masttrt!" In.n't \va«t" yrmr money buying cheap overall*! It doesn't pay. never did and never will. Cheap overalls sre made from flimsy, weak materials, and riuti-kly wear out. They are sewed so poorly with auch lleht threud thai the seams rip and the overalls soon fall apart The buttons come off, the pocket* tear, and besides, they never fit properly. Do yuu wonder, then, why you must continually buy new overalls? That's the reason you spend more money than you should when wearing cheap overalls. But wear the .that cost hut a few cents more than tho cheap kind and you will quickly *ce why lt Is cheeper and better to spend a little more at the start and get THE BEST. BUCK BRAND Overalls stand all kinds of wear and tear—tbey are made from the strongest and most durable materials, sewed ao securely with Hitch heavy thread the seams can't rip. nor will the buttons come off. These are the kind of overalls YOU should wear. They wear twice as long as the cheap Imitation kind, and the less new overalls yob must buy, the more money you save. Try a pair of BUCK WtA.Nh nnd see If this is not true. Every pair Is gllrsatest to satisfy you. Union madst Kate la Vaaetmver. Ask you dealer for tkess. Wm. J. McMaster & Sons, Limited 1176 HOMEB ST. VANCOUVER, B. C ' ?1 PAGE TWO. 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Between the employment bureau sharks ot Vancouver, the vile conditions of the logging camps, payment for service they never receive, and bad whiskey on the skldway, while ln town, it is not much wonder that the timber Industry contributes so large a proportion of the Inmates of the provincial asylum. After a siege ot logging camp life, with all Hi Isolation and animal existence, the lumber Jack makes for town. He proceeds to a skldway hotel, changes his hobnail boots for a Sunday pair, deposits his blankets in the hotel loft, indulges ln a square, meets others seeking the same touch of social life, and they adjourn to a joy-water foundry. Meantime his last check'has been deposited with the hotelman. In the course ot a day or two he comes to. He has a sore head; is flat broke; now has no friends, and must seek a Job. He hies tor the employment bureau; pays |1, 11.60 or $2 for a prospective Job; gets a few dollars from the hotel- man; rolls his blankets, and hits the trail tor a logging camp. Upon arrival he finds the same old dinner gong, the same old bunk house, the same old mattresses; is routed out in the morning at 6 o'clock; gulps his breakfast; boards the logging locomotive and arrives in camp at 7 o'clock; plugs away till noon hour; returns to cook-house; spends fifteen minutes in eating; back to work again at 1 o'clock; slaves away till 8 o'clock, and returns to supper and tbe bunk-house; spends tjie early night drying -hie clothes and sox; then turns ln to Bleep In the same atmosphere, with a lighted candle to read week-old papers beside him; swaps a few smutty-stories and doses off to sleep—to be awakened to the same old grind the following morning. He probably receives $65 a month. Out of this there is deducted $1 per month for hospital service he does not receive; 50 cents per month, rent for mattresses he or his kind have been sleeping on for years; furnishes his own blankets; contributes to missionaries, or a fund'to help some poor victim who has met with accident while ln the woods; and gets a pay day only when he quits or gets fired. r And yet there are good people who fall to understand why the lumber Jack is such a peculiar being! '.'No Men Wanted" reads tbe sign ln nearly every timber company's office In Vancouver. The logger must go to the employment office shark to get a Job. It there ever was a class ot workmen who heeded organisation that class is the men engaged ln tbe timber Industry of this province. Vancouver Trades and Labor Council has made a start, and at present George Heatherton Is making progress with the Loggers' Union, which lt is hoped will be merged Into the Shinglers' Internatonal Union at an early date, as soon as the Jurisdiction has been extended by the A. F. ot L. Meantime the.lumber Jacks must make up their minds to help themselves, by Joining the Loggers' Union. Get' busy—do something—lay an egg. In tbe West Binder's back yard lt Is the garage; in the Bast Enders', it's the garbage. "The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it."—Emerson. "War is hell, but often Justifiable," so saith the Venerable Archdeacon Pentreatti ln a sermon. The man who can smile ln the midst of his own grtel and pain has almost earned the title of "a man." The lives ot too many children on this continent are spent In earning instead of learning. If wage-workers ever expect to secure the, full product of their toll there will have to be leas fright and more fight. Petty criminals escape from Jail fhrough a hole In the wall. Great criminals escape through a hole In the law. —Ray, Div. 35. The difsnity of the court got an awful iar the other day at Winnipeg. "Judge McMlcken threatened the lawyers with a brandished chair amid wild scenes ot disorder," reads a dispatch. frpkron THEATRE - The Home ot High-Clan VAUDEVILLE Where Everybody Goes The police force of Lethbrldge went on strike the other day because a Toronto onTter was placed over their heads. It Is reported that all the positions have been tilled by outof-work peons of the law. If there is anything more despicable than a scab, it Ib an official of organized labor who jumps into print and above his signature and title Insults tbe intelligence ot the members of organized labor by asking them to support a notorious labor-hating political candidate. The recall should be applied In such cases—Shingle Weavers' Journal. The professional "witnesses" retained by tbe United States government and detective agencies, most of them confessed criminals, are no credit to a nation that is forever boaatlng of its freedom. A sense ot decency would at least dictate the removal from the public eye ot such as the Orchards and McManlgals. Trained spies and dyna miters of the lowest type, employed by deteotlve agencies who must throw a Heart into the employers to make bull- ness good for them, may be all right— for those who relish Out mode of gaining a living. But, truth to tell, it's rather coarse work. Thanks to she government-owned and operated hatcheries up the Fraser river, the expense of which Is borne by the public treasury, there will be a record run of salmon in 1916. All the benefits of the big spawn, however, will accrue to the big corporations who own the canneries and control the traps. The relatively few workmen engaged In the Industry will get what they have always got—a bare living. The owners of tr industry will export the best of the product to England and store the balance to meet the requirements of the law of supply and demand. We are a great people! "During the course ot the next day, Just keep tab on the things you do and don't do, the things you say and don't say, for no other reason thsn that you are trying to do as you think THEY WOULD DO OR SAY. And what is this 'they' before which we are all cowards and to which we sacrifice our real selves, our Impulses, our ambitions and our lives? Is It not true that It is only that part of all of us that does not understand nor sympathise with, nor have faith In, nor credit decent motives ln each of us? Nine times out of ten when we become cowards before what THEY SAY lt le only the better self ln each of ns Individually surrendering to the worse self ot all of us collectively." "Organized labor Is wielding an Influence upon every public question never attained before. The world's thinkers are now beginning to appreciate the fact that the demands of labor mean more than appears on the surface. They see that'the demand (or work is not alone one for the preservation of life In the Individual but lt is a human, innate right; that the movement to reduce the hours of labor le not sought to shirk the duty to toil, but the humane means by which the worklesB workers may find the road to employment; and that the millions of hours Of Increased leisure to the overtasked workers signify millions ot golden opportun.tles for lightening the burdens of the masses, to make the homes more cheerful, the hearts of people lighter, their hopes and aspirations nobler and broader." ALMOST EVERY UNION HAS A calamity howler. One or two "stool pigeons." A dozen or more foremen out for the Interests of their bosses. A fellow with a disease called Cush- ing's Manual. A few rounders who would vote to strike the best Job in the country. Ah executive board which Is always trying to find out how Its-news "leaks." An "economist" who charges for every minute he gives the local committee. A handful of never-will-be mechanics who stand on the corner and wonder why they don't get started. And a whole lot of good fellows who stay away from union meetings and let the union go to h—1.—Ex. Montreal Congress Committee A Montreal correspondent writes that the Trades and Labor Council has already appointed a committee to make preparations for the accommodation and entertainment ot the 1913 convention ot the Trades and Labor Congress ot Canada, which they figure will be another record-breaker ln many respects. McConnsll Should Know. . There Is an ancient proverb which tells us that "there is a sucker born every minute," which popular figure ot speech Is true although uncouth. In direct proportion to the birth rate of the genus sucker there is an increase ln the number of confidence men. who prey on the ingenuous and remove with prehensile touch the fruits of their labors.—Morning Sun. The New "Industrial Banner." The Industrial Banner has "arrived." It Ib an eight-page, seven- column labor newspaper, tn all that that Implies. The flrst issue, as a weekly publication, boasts ot a circulation of 25,000. The letterpress is all right, but typographically there Is room for Improvement. It carries a healthy bunch of ads., and lt will need to, if the present standard is Improved upon. Calgary's New Liber Piper. The Western Labor News, published wekly at Calgary, Alta., has made a few changes and for the better. L. T. English Is now the. managing editor, with H. E. Whitehead as manager. A company is being formed for the pur pose of dividing the ownership between Calgary Trades and Labor Council and the Alberta Federation of Labor. The flrst issue under new management, Just to hand, gives every evidence ot becoming another strong link ln the chain of Labor papers throughout Canada. Rust-velt'e Assailant The remarkable quiet and apathy of the U. S. presidential campaign was broken by the cowardly attack made upon Col. Roosevelt in Milwaukee. Investigation shows that the assailant was a Democrat, a Roman Catholic and a New York saloon-keeper. He was a reader of the New York World and New York Herald exclusively and was an anti-third term crank. Yet all these facts did not prevent certain capitalist papers in Minnesota and other states from coming out with flaming headlines, "Milwaukee Socialist Shoots Roosevelt!" Verily, the capitalist press are storing up a reputation for untruth which will be very much to their disadvantage one of these days.—E. H. Thomas. "Settlements Tint Don't Settle, The Lemleux Act: On June 27th the Britannia Miners' Union applied.for a board. The board was appointed on July 22nd. Meetings of board took place on Aug. 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 19th and 20th. Report of board was sent out from Ottawa on Sept. 16th. Britannia Miners' Union notified Department of Labor that findings of board had been accepted by the unftm Sept. 26th. Secretary of union unable to obtain reply to registered letters to Britannia Mining and Smelting Co., asking whether company also had accepted findings of board. Union wired Department of Labor to ascertain whether the company had notified the Department of its acceptance or non- acceptance of recommendstjona of board, Oct. 13th. Received reply from Labor Department, stating that com. pany had Informed department that question of acceptance was under consideration and definite word was expected from the company shortly, Oct. 14th. This Is now Oct. 25. and nothing more of the oase has been heard to date. Don't all speak at once. WAJTO A. r. or L. TO *utw ooiminTUTioir BJSPtOiNQ ONIONS. Compelling All Locals Affiliated to Associate Themselves With Central Labor Bodies. The Central Federated Union of Greater New York has taken the initiative In a movement calculated to give the American Federation reasonable grounds for amending its constitution so that all locals of International unions will be compelled to be affiliated with their respective central labor bodies. The advisability of suoh a course Is bo patent and the good that would accrue to organized labor as a whole is of such Importance that Th'e Federatlonist reproduces the New York letter on tbe sub-' Ject in full. It reads: "The Central Federated Union of Greater New York and Vlolntty, l>egi leave to present the following very Important matter, in Its opinion, Jo your central body with a request 'for a thorough dissection, and if consls- ent with your views, asks your endorsement of the proposition, snd such Instruction given your representative tb the 32d annual convention of the American Federation of Labor at Rochester, N. Y, Nov. 11,1912. "The constitution of the American Federation of Labor, Art XI, Sec 2, directs: That Local Unions of an International or National Union situated ln a locality where a central body chartered by tbe American Federation of Labor exists, shall be Instructed by such International or National Union to affiliate with snch chartered central body. "The fact remains that lt Is left optional to such local union to affiliate or not. "The International or National unions do not seem to have the power to Induce such local unions to affiliate, hence we flnd In this environment a large number of such local unions who remain disassociated with our central body, and we have reason to believe that the state of affairs are a condition In other parts ot the country. We have tried to present this matter to prior conventions of the American Federation of Labor by filing resolutions changing the words, 'shall Instruct,' to the word, 'must,' in said Art. XI, Sec. 2, but as a central body we stood alone, and the result of our effort was nil. "We have been told by officers of the American Federation ot Labor that central bodies are recruiting stations simply, minus all other powers. If that conclusion Ib correct, it would be an argument in favor of forcing local unions of International or National unions i nto central bodies, otherwise where are the recruits to come from, since central bodies have no right or power to organize? In Greater New oYrk, for instance, we are confronted by and must contend against a dual central body known as the 'Labor Council of Greater New York.' 'Among the unions affiliated with that body, are numerous local unions of international or national unions chartered by the American Federation of Labor, and while this is a knwon fact to the American Federation of Labor and such International or National Unlona, still no effort apparently has been or Is being made by tbe American Federation of Labor or the International, or National unions to force such local unions to vacate that antagonistic central body, and Join the chartered and legitimate central body. Owing to the various jurisdictional contentions, we flnd ourselves forced to expel unlonsh who have for years performed active service and aided in the solidifying of our movement, but no move Is made by those ln authority to lead other unions to our central body, thus filling up the gap. "We contend that something should result from the coming convention of the American Federation of Labor favorable to the upbund and uplift of central bodies, who If thus supported and consequently made powerful, are bound to become factors ln their locality and enabled to do herculean work not alone for the component parts -within tnem, but for the whole labor movement in general. "Your body would confer a favor by Informing us at an early date of your opinion and suggestions In the premises ' BARTENDERS' LEAGUE NO. «J«— Meets first and third Sundays of each month, 7:80 p. m., Room SOS. President, Walter Laurie: secretary, A. MacDonald: treasurer, Wm. Mottlshaw, Tel. Sey. 463 (Yale Hotel). BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS and Jolnera, Local No. 617—Meeta Monday of each week, 8 p.m. Executive committee meets every Friday, 8 p.m. Preaident, A..Richmond; recording aeeretary. A. Paine: financial secretary, L. H. Burnham, Room 304. Bey. 1380. BRICKLAYERS' AND MASONS', NO. 1 ... ~T?',8te ever>' Tuesday, 8 p.m., Room 307. President, James Haslett; corresponding secretary. W. S. Dagnall, Box 53: financial secretary, F. R. Brown: business agent, W. g. Dagnall, Room 216. Sey. 8799. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA REACHE8 THE HIGH-WATER MARK IN 1912, Tbe United Mine Workers of Amer lea continue to grow, and ln September, 1912, reached the largest paid-up membership ever recorded In the history ot the organisation. The high- water mark of the coal diggers is 338, 980 members ln good standing on September 30, 1912. Thli vast membership gives added proof of the efficacy of conducting a labor organisation along modern business lines. The miners' organization probably has more agreements with employers In force, and more members Involved under these agreements, than any other organisation ln the American Federation of Labor. The facility with which these agreements are carried out, and tbe methods adopted to carry into effect their provisions, aa well as to protect every Interest of the miners, has secured for tbe United Mine Workers stability, power and In fluence which Ib of Inestimable, value In dealing with the coal operators of this country. Unorganised coal fields are being constantly invaded, and year by year the non-union coal miners in large numbers are taking their post tlon with the organised miners ot America.—A. F. of L. News-letter, RAMIFICATIONS OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT MACHINE AMONG FARMERS A correspondent at Marron Lake, B. C, writes The Federatlonist: "What we need Is the promised royal commission to Inquire Into working conditions on government work In this district. The ramifications of .the Bowser machine are many and varied. Under Its rule the men working on public works, under superintendents and foremen of the right political stripe are treated like convicts, with no redress bnt to quit. We farmers are somewhat dependent upon government work for ready cash, but any who refuse to bow down and curry favor with the machine bosses are not wanted. The pay day, too, Is fixed to suit the convenience of Road Superintendent Turner. It is about time the facta were made known. The proposed royal commission, if it Is ever named, might assist us to make our grievances known," CtHgary Electrical Workere. Cslgary Electrical Workers (Inside) have their strike well ln hand; only oat ehop lift on tht outside. U«IIND)XECT0IY j dads inserted for ¥1.00 a Month B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR— Meets in annual convention in January. Executive oficers, 1912-18: Presl- iSnt< L !?• Wilkinson: vice-nresldenta, Clem Stubbs. B. D. Grant. J. H. McVety R. P. Pettipiece, J. Roberts, C. Slverti, £• J'.T.a.yl9,ri sec-treas., V. a Mldgley. Box 1044, Vancouver. TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL— Meets Brat .and third Thursdays. Executive bttard; J. Kavanagh, president: John McMillan, vice-president; J. W. Wilkinson, secretary: Jea. Campbell, treasurer; A. Beasley. statistician; J, H. JfoVety, sergt-at-arme: F. A. Hoover, W. J. Pipes, J, w. Wllk nBon, trustees NEW WESTMINSTER TRADES * Labor Council—Meets every aecond and fourth Wedneaday at 8 p,m., ln Labor Hall. President, R A. Stoney; financial secretary, J. B. Chockley; general secretary,'B. D. Grant, P. O. Box 984. The public la Invited to attend. BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL—MEETS every Monday. President, P. Sabln; vice-president, Jaa. Bltcon; secretary, John McMillan, Labor Temple, ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL —Meeta aecond Monday In month. Preaident, E. Jarman; vice-president, iM0IBo«i ,•0™,'ln,• *•a B»tlani LABOR TEMPLE COMPANY, LTD.— .. Dlreojew: Fred A, Hoover, J. H. McVetj- James Brown. Edwsrd Lothian. Jamea Campbell, J. w. Wilkinson, R. P. Pettlplece, John McMillan Murdock McKensle. Managing director, J. H, Mc- Vety, Room 211. Bey. 1160. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF CAR. penters and Joiners—Room -109. Bey. 2991. Business agent J. A. Key; office hours, 8 to • a.m. and 4 to t p.m. secretary of management committee, Wm. Manson, 928, Raymur avenue. Branches meet every1 Tuesday and Wad- nesday In Room 802. BAKERS' AND CONFEC- tlonera' Looal No. 48— Meeta aecond and fourth Saturdays, 7:80 p.m. Pres- , Ident, J, Klnnalrd: nor- 7. responding Secretary, W. • Rogers, Room 220, Labor JSSS?m' R,°t;am' »o°m 220, Labor Temple; financial secretary, P. Robin BARBERS' LOCAL. NO. 120—MBBTS second Thuraday, 8:80 p. m. President, Geo. W. Isaacs; recording secretary, Charles Brown; secretary-business agent. C, F. Burkhart, Room 208, Labor Temple. Hours: 11 to 1; E to 7 p.m. BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS and Joiners. South Vancouver No. 1208—Meets Ashe's hall, 21st and Fraser Aye., every Friday, 8 p.m. Preaident, w. J. Robertson; vice-president, J. W. plckleson; recording secretary, Thos. Lindsay, Box 36, Cedar Cottage; flnanolal secretary, J. A. Dlckieson; treasurer. Robt. Lindsay: conductor, A. Centner" warden, E. Hail. BROTHERHOOD OF BOILER MAKERS and Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America, Vancouver Lodge No. IM— Meets first and third Mondaya, 8 n.m. President, F, Barclay, 863 Cordova Eaat: secretary, A, Fraser, 1161 Howe Street. CIOARMAKEnS' LOCAL, NO 867^ Meets first Tuesday each month, 8 p.m. President, Robert J. Craig; secretary, J. C. Peuser, Kirts Cigar Factory: treasurer, B. W. Johnson. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHER S', British. Columbia Division, C. P. System, Division No. 1—Meets 10:80 a.m. third Sunday In month, Room 204. Local chairman, J. F. Campbell, Box 482. Vancouver. Local sec-treas., A. T. Oberg, Box 432, or 1003 Burrard street. ELECTRICAL WORKERS; LOCAL NO. 213.—Meets Room 801, every Monday 8 p. m. President, W. P. Can", vice-president, Fred Fuller: recording secretary, A. A. McDonald, 6 Lome street east; financial secretary. Harvey Sauder; treasurer, H. H. Free; press secretary, Arthur Rhodes; business agent, H. A. ■Tones, Room 207, Labor Temple, ELECTRICAL-WORKERS', LOCAL NO. 621 (Inside Men)—Meet every Frt- day Room 206 8 p.m. President S. S. Duff; recording secretary, L. R. Salmon; treasurer and business agent, F. L. Est- Inghausen, Room 202. Sey, 2848, GLASS WORKERS' LOCAL, NO. 40— Meets aecond and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Preaident, J. Fox; vice- president, Wm. Thompson; flnanolal aeeretary, Wm. Wortoni secretary, A. O. Hettler, 426 Dufferln atreet Telephone, Fairmont 1288. LONGSHOREMEN^ INTBRNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, No. 88 X (2—Meets every Friday evening, 188 Water street President, G. Thomas; secretary, Thomas Nixon. 183 Water street MACHINISTS', NO, 182—MEETS SEC- ond and fourth Thursdays, 7:15 p.m. President, Robt Thompson; recording secretary, J. Brookes; financial secretary, J. H, McVety, Bey. 6360, PAINTERS', PAPERHANGERS' AND Decorators', Local 188—Meet every Thursday, 7:80 p.m. President H. Murry: flnanolal secretary, F. J. Harris, 1668 Robson St: recording aeeretary, Skene Thompson, Sub P. O. No. 8, Box 8; business agent, W. J. Nagle. SHEET METAL WORKERS', LOCAL No. 260—Meeta every Thursday, 7:8e P.m., Room 802. President H. Spear: recording aeeretary, Jaa. Jamleson, lit Drake atreet; flnanolal secretary, Ed. Dormody. STONECUTTERS', VANCOUVER - Branch—Meeta second and fourth Tuesdays, 8 p.m. President, Fred Rumble; correspondln- secretary, James Ray- burn: financial secretary, Wm, Jardlne, STREET AND ELECTRIC RAILWAY Employees, Pioneer Division No. 101 —Meeta Labor Temple, sscond and fourth Wednesdays at 2:45 p.nw and flrat and third Wednesdays, 8 p,m. President, H. Sohoflald: recording aeeretary, Albert V. Lofting. Box 178, City Heights P.O.; financial secretary, Fred A. Hoover, 240f| Clark drive. TAILORS. VANCOUVER BRANCH NO. 178—Meetings held flrst Friday In eaoh month, I p.m. President H. Nord- land; secretary, W. W. Hooken, P.O. Boa 508; flnanolal secretary, L. Wakley, Box 508. TILE LAYERS' AND HELPERS', LO- cal No. 62—Meets flrst and third Wednesdaya eaoh month, 8 p.m. Preaident, R. Neville; secretary, P. O. Hoeuke, Suite 2, 1202 woodland drive. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 211- Meets last Sunday eaoh month, 2:St p.m. President, W. S. Armstrong; vice-. president, G. W. Palmer; aecretary-treae- urer. R. H. Neelande, P.O. Box 66, LADYSMITH MINERS' UNION, LOCAL No. 2888, U. M, W, of A,—Meets Wednesday, union Hall,* 7 p.m. President, Sam Guthrie; aeeretary, Duncan McKensle, Ladysmlth, B. C. A Credit to Union Workmanship 5c CIGARS JAEGER UNDERWEAR If you want to enjoy all the comforts snd advantages of pure wool underwear, you ctn make no mistake in buying Jaeger Brand. T. B. Cuthbertson ft COMPANY, LIMITED aw Hastings W. MO Ortnvlllt »1» Htttlngt W. New Serge Suits for Men, $15 and $17,50 You can take lt for what it Is worth—Our clothing buyers have used ALL their clothing knowledge to select this clothing to the end that It shall be THE BEST SOLD IN VANCOUVER AT THESE ,RICES. On the strength of this, if you -have any confidence In David Spencer, Limited, to select men who know their business, you will at -least come and see these suits and measure them up with your own eyes; for YOU are .the final arbiter. The 115,00 suit Is a medium twill serge; good dark navy, lined with a good, durable lining and worthily finished In every particular. The 117.60 to all appearances Is the name, except that a softer and an obviously better quality serge is employed, . DAVID SPENCER Vaaoouvor, B. 0. CAMPBELL'S CLOTHING 'S A<A AA A i A A A AA>A A AAA AAA' A . Is Honest Clothing | It stands for real value ln quality of cloth trimmings and workmanship—and Is guaranteed to keep .Its shape. ' Just take a look at your own. 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Sub Cards for $7.50 .Order today—sell at J1.00 eaoli and pay for when sold British Columbia Land Splendid opportunities in Mixed Farming, Dairying *i Stock and Poultry British Columbia Grants Pre-emptions of 160 Acres to Actual Settlers at $J PER ACRE TERMS: Residence on the land lor at least two yetn; improvements to the extent ot $2.50 per acre; payment of $40 at ihe end of two years, ana the balance of $160 (i.e. $120) in 3 annual instalments ol $40, with interest at 6% For Further Information Apply io Deputy Minister of Lands, Victoria, B. C. Secretary, Bureau of Provincial Information, Victoria Electric Light THAT IS ELECTRIC LIGHT Can now be Supplied in Certain Portions of the Use Stave Lake Power i1 '■"'■ " ■'—-■■ '■—■■■ i i i and Reduce Expenses WESTERN CANADA POWER CO. LIMITED Office: 602-610 Carter-Cotton Bldg. Vancouver, B.C. Phone Seymour 4770 P.O. Box 1416 aBMVpQwHm&Xj^% Patronizing Home Industries" Tbe Progress Club ot tbls city beld a large anl enthusiastic matting Monday nlgbt, in their new quarters, 487 Hastings Street. West The general topic of discussion was on the, lines of "How Can Wt But Promote Increased Consumption of Home Products?" Ur. L. E. Dennison, chairman of the "Prlnt-lt-in-Vancouver" | Committee of Typo. Union, addressed tht meeting si follows: Gentlemen—Recognising tht fact thtt anything tending to the upbuilding of thli community would meet with your approbation and cooperation, I, representing tht "Print-lt-in- Vincouver" Committee of Vincouver Typographical Union No. 12$, a body composed of over three hundred highly-skilled artisans, vanture to appear before you, knowing that, for our mutual benefit, yon will accord me a courteoui hearing and consideration. At the July meeting of the Vincouver Typographical Union No. 126, tbe following resolution wss unanimously psssed: That the President appoint a committee of three to devise means whereby job printing that la now going out ot this city shall be kept at home; to see those citlsens of Vincouver who trt sending tuch work away, and convince them that lt lt to their own best Intereati to keep the work In thli city; tee the employers ot Allied Tradei labor here, and work In conjunction with tbem to the end that more work be done here, and, consequently, more wages spent among merchants In the City of Vancouver." "" Upon the appointment of thlt committee It got to work Immediately collecting data regarding the amount ot capital invested in the printing industry In Vancouver and wages ptld. Tbe capital invested is many hundreds ot thousands of dollars. Later I will give a table showing the total wages paid journeymen In the five tradeB engaged ln the printing Industry in this city—printers, pressmen, bookbinders, stereotypers and electro- typers and photo-engravers. This table covers a period of one year— Sunity—si well ss thtt of a state—• measured by tht well-being and In- ' dustry of Its citlsens. It does not conduct to either thtt well-being or prosperity if our citlsens ire denied tbe full measure of Industry to which they are entitled. In tht dtUy press of recent dttt ippeired srtloles rsgirdtng joint meetings ot the Victoria tnd Vincouver Boards of Trade to organise pub. lie opinion on the question of ship-' building on the Ptctflo Cottt, tnd to request government action. The ume trgumtntt tpply in both cues. Only we do not tsk govrtnment action. We only ak thtt those cltltont Ml firms In need of printed nutter exercise thtt buslheiB toumen snd sound common sense thtt bit trine- formed'thli city from t smtll beginning Into tht Ptclflo mttropolls ot Canada, to tha tnd thtt that work be done here, In thlt city. The time line of reasoning applies to ill other commodities thtt trd manufactured hen. In this wty, tnd In thlt wiy only, can a prosperous and Influential community be built up here on tbe snores of the Pacific. Fully realising that tha establishment ot any manufacturing business trom the 48th parallel on the south, tbe Arctic Circle on the north, tnd from the Rock Mountains westward, would be of benefit to thlt city, as It is tbe logical receiving ud distributing centre, ill the dttly newspapers in Vancouver are using print piper trom the Powell River Pulp ft Piper Company. They are fully tlive to the want of more manufacturing plants in British Columbia, and the support of those slready in operation. And last, but not least, the great majority of those engaged In the printing trade In this olty either own tbelr own homes or own or are paying tor a piece of real estate, aa psrbaps some of you know from business dealings with them in the real estate line. They feel that they have a vital Interest In the welfare of our fair city, and anything tending to lta prosperity reflects advantageously upon them, as they will continue' to shire ln that prosperity. Again, In conclusion, I repeat our slogan, "Build up our home city by patronizing home Industries." By June I 21,100 July 20.040 August 21,780 September .... 22,080 October 26,180 November .... 24,030 December .... 30,350 January 24,290 February ...v 26,790 March 36,280 April 28,020 May 27,980 t 6,848 6,816 6,966 6,860 7,240 7,162 7,064 6.992 7,352 7,496 7,816 79,68 I 726 726 748 748 748 770 670 892 836 814 814 814 I 1,238 1,288, 1,288 1,238 1,238 1,238 1,238 1,238* i,j«r 1,238 1,238 -.1,238 I 1,292 1,404 1,404 1,276 1,276 1,172 1,172 1,422 1,276. 1,660 1,660 1,868 I 31,204 39,224 32,126 32,198 36,632 84,872 40,694 34,884 36,492 47,488 39,348 39,868 Totals (315,870 182,366 (9,406 • 14,850 (16,882 (443,380 from June, 1911, to May, 1912, inclusive: —This makes a grand total of 1443, 380 paid during the fiscal year before mentioned. This does hot Include clerks, bookpeepers, solicitors, and office staff generally, whose salaries would swell the total much more. Now, It will be seen from the above figures—and they were taken trom the hooks of tbe various unions named, and, I believe, are authentic— tbat the printing Industry Is ot considerable magnitude. Indeed, it ranks sixth among the industries of Canada, while only seventh ln the United States. It Is only overshadowed—according to the census of Canada—by food products, textiles, Iron and steel, lumber and its manufactures, snd leather and its manufactures, In the order named; while the printing Industry Is at the head of all Industries In Importance of the world of progress. Now—and this li the crux of the whole Matter—tt Is estimated that fully one-third of the printed matter destined for use in Vancouver is manufactured In other cities. Some, I believe, is even Imported from other countries. Here, ln tbls city, whose constant cry Is for more manufactures, Is the spectacle of a manufacturing In- dustry, with hundreds of thousands of dollars Invested, employing highly- skilled workmen, paying approximately a half-million dollars a year ln wages, only supported to the extent of 68 2-3 per cent We have the same types, presses, paper, and as competent workmen as printing concerns ln other cities; and if the citlsens ot this city wish for more manufactures to locate here It only seems to be the dictate of common sense that they support the ones they now have more loyally. The slogan of this Committee of Vancouver Typographical Union Is, Build up our home city by patronising home Industries," and we think lt a good one. A merchant may say, when approached on the matter, "Oh, I buy my printed matter ln the cheapest market," Is an outside city the cheapest market? We thing not. The merchant depends for a market for his goods on the purchasing power of this community, That purchasing power Is money or credit. Here Is one In- dustry In this city with a purchasing power—from the workmen engaged alone—of approximately $1,600 a day for every working day in the year. Is not that purchasing power worth conserving? Is lt not Worth while utilizing that other 83 1-3 per cent and making it $2,260 a day? I believe It is. When an Individual or firm sends an order for printing to an outside city they not only Injure those citlsens who have hundreds of thousands of dollars Invested ln printing plants here, hut they injure themselves to the extent that the money to pay for that order is withdrawn trom the local channels of trade. Is lt practical economy to export our money to an outside oentre in payments for goods that can be as 'well manufactured here? I say no. I believe that every community should be self-supporting to the extent that It patronize home Industry ln preference to outside Industry. Again, Is It business justice to those who have Invested their thousands In this city, and who are closely allied with the business life of this city, thtt they see work that tbey have every facility for accomplishing, passing their doors and going outside to firms thtt tre not Identified In tny wty with tbls city, who pay no taxes here, and who have no stake In our prosperity? 'No; It Is not the business justice thst should obtain among those who have the upbuilding and prosperity of our city it heart. Tht matsrlal prosperity of a com- and this only, can Vancouver come fully into her own. Gentlemen, I thank you. ONTARIO GRANGERS WANT NAVAL POLICY REFERRED TO PEOPLE Monster Petition to Premier Borden to Submit Naval Defence Policy to a Plebiscite. J. J. Morrison, secretary ot the Dominion Orange, Arthur, Ont, has circularized central labor and other bodies In Canada, asking for their co-operation In securing a mammoth petition, to be forwarded to Premier Borden, relative to the Dominion government assisting in the development of a naval defense for the British empire. The resolution reads: "That whereas the Dominion government has under consideration the matter of assisting the mother country In naval defence, and whereas we believe that the question should be submitted to the people for consideration before final govenmental action Is decided upon.; be lt resolved that the secretary request the representatives ot the churches, of the Trades and Labor Council, and ot other social reform associations to co-operate with thli organization |n the circulation for signatures of monster petitions, requesting the Dominion govern ment to consult the people on this question." "Argument need not be submitted regarding this action. The simple right of the citizen to endorse or reject a proposal of tuch magnitude before It Is fettered upon ut is plain to every person who loves our democratic form of government and would preserve It. To this end we solicit your cooperation by undertaking the circulation of petitions setting forth this simple principle, that has taken ages to attain by education and struggle, and whloh Is now up to us to defend." NEWSY PARAGRAPHS COVERING LABOR WORLD OP EASTERN CANADA Cent-Bolt Unionists Report Indus. trial and Political Progreii AU Along the Line. The members of the Toronto Railway Employes' Union held a very successful annual meeting ln the-Labor Temple recently and one of: the features of the', gathering was the financial statement presented by Alderman Robblns, tht financial aeeretary. His report showed thtt luring the year the membership hid increased to 1,706 and during the last quarter 287 new members bad been initiated. The receipts for the last quarter were $6,834.93 and the expenditure $6,166.00, leaving a balance for the quarter of $668.68. The death, sick, and doctor benefits during tbe yesr amounted to $6,976.48. Tbe islets of thi. Union, now amount to the magnificent sum of $11,466.26, including, cash In bank, $9,666.25; stock In Labor Temple Company, Limited, $1,- 700.00; stock in Industrial Banner, $200; olfice furniture, $100.00. In addition to the presentation of the financial statement there wai a Splendid programme of vocal and musical selections by well-known artists, snd an address by James Simpson, Secretary- Treasurer of The Labor Temple Company, Limited. The chair wai occupied by Harry C. Johnston, the President. • * • ■ ,, '■ A Department of Civics hat been established ln connection with the Toronto Technical School and a programme of study mapped out that will be of great benefit to those who attend. The teacher of this class will be Mr. James Ballantyne, a graduate of Bus- kln College, England, and secretary ot the Tsades and Labor Council. A man with such excellent qualifications cannot fail to make such a department a success and The Banner looks for satisfactory results. • « * The Toronto Typographical Union Is a patient and long-suffering organization. Committees representing the unlpn have been negotiating a new scale of wages and conditions with the newspaper publishers for the patt four months, but the end Is not yet. Negotiations were cut off by a disagreement between the publishers and tbe scale committee and the matter was referred to a local board of arbitration. This body in due season delivered an award that was anything but satisfactory to the local Typos and an appeal is being made to tbe National Board of Arbitration. The Prints are quite confident that they have a strong case and that the National Board will have the final say ln the scale negotiations. When the Printers draw their Increase from July 1st there will be a swelling of bank accounts. • • / We are reminded by the salmon- chasers tn Vancouver, B. C, that the British Columbia Federationist will be a sixteen-page paper on or about New Tear's Day, aB a special edition to feature the approaching convention of the British Columbia Federation of Labor. There Is no limit to the enterprise of the "scarlet runners" ont on the coatt add if the publishers ot The Industrial Banner are not alive to their opportunities tbe staff ot "The Pile Driver" will have a dally .over on the "Cent Belters" before they are alive to the big plans of tbe Federation boosters. • • / Tbe Toronto Dally Star Issued a very timely rebuke to the Rev. Crawford Brown for bis advocacy of military training in the Public and High Schools of Toronto. When the alleged ambassadors of the Prince of Peace relieve themselves of such sentiments at this Rev. gentleman, Is lt any wonder that workingmen turn away from the Church to other organisations to find the fulfillment of the teachings of Htm they profess to follow. • • / In addressing a large gathering of men tn the Howard Park Methodist Church, Toronto, recently Mr. G. A. Warburton, General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A., referred to the capable men In the.ranks ot organized labor and paid a splendid tribute to tbe work of Mr. Fred Bancroft, vice-president of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada for his valuable contribution to the work of the Commission appointed by the V, M. C. A. some time ago to formulate a Technical Education policy for that organization. He stated that Mr. Bancroft was the most valuable man on the Commission. The Workers Forum Pres. Wattsrs In Cobalt Prior to the opening of the federal house at Ottawa J. C. Watters, president of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, Is spending a few weeks smong the miners In the Cobalt camp of Northern Ontario. New Westminster Night Schools New Westminster school board, having received the required number of applications necessary to secure provincial government assistance, will Inaugurate night classes on Nov. 1st The Bakers' Union. The Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Unton has, during tbe fiscal year from September 1,1911, to September 1, 1912, paid the following benefits to its members: Strike benefits, $22,133; sick benefits, $29, 169; death benefits, $4,026; tor organization, agitation, and educational purposes, $38,484; making a grand total expenditure of $93,811. During this period 22 new local unions were organized and 4,610 new members accepted, with 648,101,600 unton bread labels Issued. One hundred and fifty- five local unions submitted tbelr working agreements during the period mentioned, and while In some localities strikes had to bt retorted to, In others agreements wen signed by employers, without tny controversy. Dty work hts been established ln a number of smaller cities, while In some of the larger cities the eight- hour day la now.ln vogue. As a general summary the (Bakers' Interna? tlonal Union has msde splendid progreii during the past year, and testifies to the faithfulness, loyalty, and ability of the International officers of thtt orgtnlsttlon. Union Libel Goods. Editor B, C. Federatlonllst: I am In receipt of a letter from an out of town resident asking where she can obtain "Union Made" goods In women's apparel, shoes, etc. Turning to The Federationist for the Information desired by my correspondent I flnd the only advertisers making specific mention of the "Union Label" are Clgarmakers and Overallers. Are we to Infer that all your advertisers carry union gonds, or that for the most part none of them do, and it doesn't matter anyway? If the union label means anything, and here Is a woman who evidently believes It does, would it not be advisable to Indicate In some way where your readers may obtain union made goods of diverse sorts?— Bertha Merrill Burns. (The Federatlonist Is arranging for the early publication of a column directory, naming specific union-made articles for Bale by tbe advertiser.)— Ed. B. C. Fed. > Suffragettes st Labor Temple. Tomorrow (Sunday) evening the Labor Temple will be invaded by the suffragettes. Under the auspices ot the Social Democratic Party two young and ardent members of the Women's Social and Poltlcal Union of Oreat Britain will plead the cause ot Woman's Suffrage. New Letter Carrlert Local. The Letter Carters' Association are looking forward to the establishment of a new local tt Nanalmo, B, C, round about the New Year. The Black Diamond City now comes with- In the federal requirements entitling tt to a postal delivery within the city limits. Home's Changing Hands -»100.000 worth of Staple tnd Fancy Goods to boCbwd OmMm the first of the year, when t new Proprietoisbjp ttkts over ikbtxtssw TOOLS <4.t0 CarWnndum Orlnders U 7.60 Carborundum Orlnders MiH 110.00 Carborundum Orlnders 9tJ0m These are the latest model In oil running machines. 26 only, Stanley Wood Bottom Jack and Jointer Planes. Values to 18.00; to dear at 9XM Meat, laws In all makes; values to 18.00; for tl.lt These are fully warranted saws. —-Tjr tjat Oestig *mi resular 25 for . ..... .....Ole " ' ~ •) regular 11.25 for ..- — Jle CatpeatBrf Agues Deven pockets, heavy brown duck; regular 11.00 and 11.26, for ...tie S, 4 and 6-Inch Stags Hies, four for ...Z:. /. Jle 4-inch stillson Wrenohes; regular Isavyl •1.25 ti.oo.... . ...„™ s-lnch Stillson Wrenches; 11.16 10-Inch Stillson Wrenches; $l.»r...'.".....; -......;.._.._... lt-fnch-Stlltson Wrenches; $1.76 Quick .out Bmery Oil value for $1.00 sise for... Builders'Hardware tush locks, each .... te Cupboard catches, 16c each ..te Casemens adjusters, beet made. Casement fasteners........................ 4-ln. Japanned door butts, pair- Hat and coat hooks, I dot.... Drawer pulls, dos. Steel butts, per pair...... Strap hinges, stir. *, „ Door bolts, each............ .... BELOW COST Is the rule of this Sale theCo- operative plan is suspended till further notice ON.G STORE 56-58-60 HASTINGS ST. EAST | TELEPHONE 8EYMOUR 3472 and 3473 s FALL SHOES FOR MEN Shoot for Sorwico Shots for Drest Shooa for Comfort Shooa for Ivery JtocftHroft We've picked winners in Men's Fall Shoes. We're at the servioe of every man who desires the best shoes his money can buy, WT ORR 204 MAIN STREET ________ ^ OKKtitetneCityHa STWf) WORKERS UNION/ UNIOI uowkt ftcfory AMP Ntntdihtii Aro rraquontlr Mtde tn Non-Union raotorlo* DO NOT BUY ANY SHOE no nutter whtt itl namt, unless it boot a plain tnd readable impression of thlt Stamp. All shoes without the Union Stamp tn tlwiyt Non-Union. Boot A Shoo WorRora' Union 248 Summer Street, Boston, Hist. J. F. Tobin, Pres. C. L. Btine, Sec.-Treis. Honest Leather WORKED UP BY COMPETENT WORKMEN under proper conditions, in sanitary work- - shops has one inevitable result GOOD SHOES _. THE ONLY KIND WE HANDLE THE_8HOE ^OIT^^^^^X Look for the specialist yy ^taj^**mw eWsaw SfiiSBstamp Central "K" Boot Agency 160 Cordova Street W., near Cambie Get Your Money's Worth _ 8EST..IN B-'Xi-Wl-i'cVGJ*'* : Select your Cigars from Boxes bearing this Label The Beer Without a R Phone Fairmont 429 The Vancouver Breweries Limited PAGEFOUB TfiE BftlTISH COLtlMBtA P^t;EBATIOitis!i, SATUfifiAY.. i i. .OtrfOBaaV tt, ltli Money-Saying Prices GROCERIES FURNITURE House Furnishings See the Provinoe and World eaoh day for full particulars Catalogue now rtjady—Out of town customers oan get the benefit of our low prices by sending name and address for a copy. A postcard will do. The H. A. Edgett Co., Ltd. Dept. F, Cor. Cambie & Pender Sts. Vancouver Purchase Only Whale Brand "Site, Strength, Endurance" OVERALLS Made in Vancouver Strictly by Union Labor Ask your dealer for them A. WADDINGTON IrtANUFACTUBER 22 Water St. Phone Sey. 1993 We can furnish YOUR HOME Won't you let ui have your older 41 Hastings Street W. Phone Seymour 3687 FOR EXPERT WATC H and Jewelery REPAIRING CALL AND SEE Geo. G. Bigger 143 Hastings Street West How About That Photo You Promised Your Friend ? Western Studio 424 Main St. Formerly at 440 Tuooimn, a. 6. loF OUSANDS OF THESE BOOKS SELLING Origin of Species, Darwin.... 20c Age of Reason, Psine 20c Eight Lectures, Ingersoll 20c The People's Bookstore 1S2 Cordovs W. MULCAHY'S CAFETERIA THE BEST Or EVERYTHING 137 Cordova Street W. Basement Hotel Cordova DIXON BROS. Light and Heavy Horses and Shetland Ponies for Sola 646 Hornby St. Phone Sey. 798 GO WITH BUNCH TOTHE BRUNSWICK POOL ROOMS 400 Vancouver Men Have Invested in" Talbot Boiler Stock After a thorough consideration of the affairs of the Talbot Engineering Company, Limited, and a painstaking investigation of the Talbot Boiler, 400 hard- headed Vancouver men have invested in shares of this Company. The men who are officers of this corporation are practical, hard-headed business men—every one. The best mechanical, engineering, manufacturing and business experience that could be secured has been Incorporated into the personnel of our organization. >• Dividends depend on profits. Profits depend on demand and the difference between the cost of production and the selling price. Talbot Bolters sell at the came price of other boilers, but can be built for very, very much less. Our 44-page "Boiler Book" FREE; Explains ALL About TALBOT Boilers Are you the man to Ignore such an Investment opportunity? Line up your future with the Talbot Boiler. Talbot Boilers are a success—a wonderful success. Join the four hundred who are Insuring their future by investing in this substantial, permanent and, at the same time, very profitable enterprise. If you cannot call at 220 Carrall Street and see the actual demonstration of this marvel in economy of not only fuel bv space, weight, wages and cost of construction, send the accompanying coupon for our photographically Illustrated prospectus and Talbot Boiler book. Sent postpaid, absolutely free, Talbot Engineering Company LIMITED SSO Cnmll Strsst, Dorset Cordovs, TAxcoum, a. o. TEE BOODDTO TRADES oeraroa mtjuwo TOGETHER OltOI MORE. flSeeW Effort to Bt Made to Be. euro- Collective Agreement With Builders' Exchange, ■ . Good iirogress Ib being msde with the reorganisation ot Vancouver Build- log Trades Council. At a meeting on Monday night last the following were named as a committee to draft a set of by-laws for the new organization. W. J. Pipes, bricklayers; J. J. Cornish, plasterersi A. W. Oakley, iron workers; Oeo. W. Williams, carpenters; J. A. Pelham, tile layers. They will report to a meeting to be held on Nov. 4. It has been decided to content themselves with a local organisation for the time being, with a view to avoiding questions of Jurisdiction and ejection of certain unions. At next meeting a committee will be elected to Interview the Builders' Exchange, for the purpose of disclosing the local building trades situation, and, If possible make preliminary arrangements for entering Into a collective agreement with the building contractors covering all the building trades unions in one agreement. It is felt that this, policy would en- sure Industrial peace for tbe coming year; all hands would know where they were at, and In fact it should prove more satisfactory all round. Meantime the various building trades unions are working like tro- Jans to build up their respective organizations. And if recent meetings at Labor Temple spell anything, lt means that the building tradesmen have again struck their stride, and the outlook for the next year are Al. The Vancouver Building Trades Council will, in future, be known as the "Federated Building Trades of Vancouver and District," and will have jurisdiction over all men engaged ln the building 1 ndustry on the lower mainland of British Columbia, without .regard to affiliation with the Building Trades Department. Rhymes of Revolt BY WILFRID GRIBBLE Neat little volume of virile verse 25c Specie! price for quantities For Sale st Lsbor Temple Cigsr Store L BURNS & CO. Dealers in Stoves and Metals Housefurnishings MECHANICS' TOOLS OUR SPECIALTY Stove Castings and Repairs Kepi in stock 138 Cordova St. East Imperial Wine Company \ 54 Cobdova Street West Phone 8ey. 955 Direct Importora of TALISKER WHISKY Goods Delivered Free to all parts of the city INSIST ON HAVING IT Harris Hair Tonic Dandruff Cured or Money Back a. o. aaaasras tvmr oo. 017 BOBfO* STB1ST none germonr 4401 BUY THAT NEW HAT Plenty of Union-made Hots At the Lesder |2 Hat Store, corner Hastings and Abbott Sts. Here you will find every conceivable styls, color snd slss of union hats. You hsve unrestricted choice of thousands of hsts, soft or stiff, to select from st ons price—$2 —hers Instead of paying mors elesewhere. Leader Exclusive $2.00 Hat Store 8.W. Corner Hastings and Abbott Streets KEEK CONTEST FOR THE ELECTION OF DISTRICT OFFICERS, U.M.W. OF A. Nominees for Every Office on the Executive Board, Including Pres. and Bec.-Treas. One of the best evidences of life snd light in the miners of the Crows Nest coal fields Is the present cam- palgn for the election of officers for the ensuing term. Practically every office is being contested. Following are the official nominations for District 18, TJ.M.U. of A.: FOR PRESIDENT: C. STUBBS Belllevue H. EL LMER... ..Michel FOR VICE-PRESIDENT l J. O, JONES Hnicrest OEO. WILDE ..Michel SECRETARY-TREASURER. A. J. CARTER Fernle T. W. BROWN Michel FOR INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEMBER: D. REES Fernle T. O. HARRIES Michel CHAS. PEACOCK Lethbrldge F. WHBATLBY .Bankhead FOR AUDITORS: D. PATON., .Fernle T. FRANCE Fernle J. UNSWORTH: Coleman JOHN mAKIN luichel J. L. PORTER Michel FOR SUB-DISTRICT BOARD .- District No. 1. J. W. GRAY...... Fernle J. HOLBROOK Fernle J. NEWMAN .". Michel District No. 2. D. H. HYSLOP. Coleman JAS. BURKE Bellevue District No. 8. ' (No Nomination.) District No. 4. N. D. THACHUK Canmore Unionists Buy "Wildcat" Shares. It the Labor Temple Company would accept rubber plantation, oil, or mining stock for what the owners say It is worth and give Labor Temple shares ln exchange, the capitalisation of the company would have to be Increased 100 per cent to meet the de mand. The number of otherwise sane men who confess to having spent anywhere from f26 to 8500 tor stock in "wildcat" schemes is surprising. And now they won't buy Labor Temple shares because t hey think they. would be "stung" again. "How is lt your shares are not all subscribed for?" asked a representative of one of the large mercantile agencies who called to enquire regarding the status of the company. When told the assets and liabilities he said: "A moat unusual condition to find the amount of assete In excess of liabilities double the subscribed capital, and the shares that are apparently worth nearly 82 still -selling at 81." He asked If the shares had ever been offered to the public, and was told that the directors desired to confine the sale to unions and unionists. "A wonderful investment any of this property between Pender and Robson streets," he continued, "and one that showed the sagacity of those who bourfbt early and have held on." Five days after you get this paper the price will be raised to 81.60 per share. Any unionist who has a desire to get in can still do bo by calling at the office or sending for an application. The heaviest shareholders are the Typos., Bricklayers and Electrical Workers. The Individuals with the largest holdings are a printer, a minor and a machinist, each with COO shares. Sheet Motel Workere, Ne. 280. All members busy arranging for the "tinkers'" smoker, to be held in Labor Temple on Thursday evening, Oct. 31. President Wilkinson of the B. C. Federation of Labor will be present to deliver a short address. '.The vdcal part of the smoker Is rsted Al at Railway street. All the tun of the falrl If we don't be there with rings on our fingers and bells on our toes, we'll wear the brass helmets: Weill If you don't know what kind of a turnout we're going to have, ask me; wake me up In the middle of the night and ask mel What? Well, I'll kiss the mayor's gold chslnl CM. O'Brien's Itinerary. Chas. M. O'Brien, socialist member of the Alberta legislature,, is addressing a series of public meetings throughout British Columbia. His Itinerary reads: Vancouver, Empress theatre, Sunday, Oct 27; Victoria, Monday, Odt. 28; Ladysmlth, Tuesday, Oct. 28; Nanalmo, Wednesday, Oct 80; Cumberland, Friday; Nor. 1; Now Westminster, Sunday, Not. 8. NEW WBSIflNSTER TRADES AND LABOR , COUNCIL IN SESSION Meetta* Marked With Activity ta Municipal Affairs and Pro- psrtvttsn for Election. New Westminster, Oet 23.—Regular meeting held In Labor .Temple, President Stoney la the chair. Minutes of the previous meeting read and adopted. Communications read and disposed of: New Westminster Progressive Association, enclosing report of a special committee on the congested state of the registry office and the excess of work to be handled by a limited stair, and ■skins that we endorse a resolution passed by that body urging the provincial government to take steps to remedy this state of. affairs by: 1. The enlargement of the building. The increase of the staff. The better payment of the staff. The adoption of an* improved sys- irrea to new business. 2. 3. tem. Referi__ „ From Attorney-General Bowser, stat* Ing that the stipend for jurors is fixed by statute and nothing can be done until the legislature meets, at which time he states he Is bringing in a new Juror's Act, when the pay of Jurors will be considered. Filed. Del. Christie reported for organization committee that they purpose holding .a public organisation meeting in Labor Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Report adopted and committee Instructed to get out dodgers to advertise the meeting. Del. Knutsen reported for entertainment committee that they recommend we open. the season by a dance at an early date and that they wished. Del. Hogg and Del. McLaren added to the committee. Report adopted and committee continued. Campaign committee reported that they wished some stops could be taken to have the hours of registration of voters extended bo that workers can register. Also that a man bo placed ln the field to get workers on the voters' list Moved and seconded that report be received and matters therein contained be taken up under new business. Carried. ssBpinle ot Unions. Typos—All working. Wish to notify all workers that Rev. J. S. Henderson will on Sunday, Oct 27, at the request of the Typographical Union, preach a sermon on "The Great White Plague." Sunday, Oct. 27, has been set apart by the International Typographical Union as Tuberculosis Sunday, and all workers are Invited to attend the service in the Presbysterlan church next Sunday evening. Referred to new business. Bartenders—Absent. Plumbers—Trade growing slack. Clgarmakers—Al] working. Last Monday the new scale went Into effect giving clgarmakers an Increase of fl a thousand. . Street Railway Employees—All working and altho notices have been printed on the backs of transfers asking passengers to crowd up to the front but this Ib no indication of a raise In wa-es for the employees. A. S. Carpenters—Not all working. Barbers—All working. Walkers, Mc- Kees and Kings unfair. Teamsters—All working. U. B. Carpenters—Nearly all working. Seven new members. Painters—All working. Musicians—Absent. Secretary announced that Lathers have applied for affiliation. STow xhtBlnees. Moved and seconded that resolution of N. W. Progressive Association be endorsed and that they ask when the new registry office Is built lt be built by union labor. Pres. Stoney suggested that a man be employed to secure names for voters' list Del. Dodd moved and secsjuled, by Del. Shaw, that this council get 2000 dodgers printed re getting On the voters' list, and a committee be .appointed to distribute same. Del. Walker suggested that we advertise on. the Royal Theatre picture screen. Moved as substitute that we get 2000 dodgers printed end appoint a committee to distribute', the same and em- Sower a committee tb arrange with the oval Theatre people to advertise the fact that registration closes. Nov. 1. Carried. Moved that the Secretary be instructed to ask the.olty clerk to keep his office open from 7 to 9, on "Saturday, 26th, and Wednesday and Thursday, the 30th and Amendment—That" the committee arrange with city clerk regarding keeping office open and advertise the same in the city papers. Del Stoney made a strong appeal for the Trades and Labor Council to remunerate.the city clerk for keeping his office open overtime. Amendment carried. Moved and seconded that the committee be empowered to offer a remuneration to the city clerk'for keeping his office open on the three specified evenings. . . The question of fighting tuberculosis brought. out considerable discussion. Del Dodd suggested that a parade of union workers be organised to attend the service arranged for hv the Typographical union on Sunday, Ont. 27. Moved and seconded. that the Invitation of Typo unton be accepted and that a committee be appointed to arrange for a parade from the hall to the church. Carried Del. Hogg Introduced the following resolution which wa> unanimously endorsed: BesorastOB. Whereas, The Mines Regulation Act provides that the miners have the right to appoint a committee to examine the mines in regard to the safety of tho workings: and Whereas, In exercising that privilege the committee appointed by the minors on Vancouver Island discovered the presence of gas ln the workings, the government inspector of mines' also reported finding tho same conditions' and Whereas. Members of that committee were discriminated against by the mine owners; and - . . Whereas, The Miners' Union appealed to the premier of the Provinoe asking that he hold an investigation into all the circumstances, which request he refused, and . , . Whereas, It Is one of the fundamental principles of organised labor that an InJury~to one is the concern of all, therefore be It . -. Resolved, by the New Westminster Trades and Labor Council: That we, the central body of organized labor in this city, enter a most (emphatic protest against the government ln allowing such discrimination to continue, and 'urge upon them the necessity of making a strict investigation Into all the facts, and that a copy of this resolution be sent to Sir Richard McBride, premier of British Columbia, and to Thos. Gtfford, M.P.P., member for this constituency. Del. Dodd introduced question of the Government proposing to bring in 1,000 men and would like to see this body enter a protest against any colored race being brought Into the country when our city councils are busying themselveB planning to deal with the malntalnence of unemployed during the winter. Del. Dodd moved that entertainment committee be Instructed to look Into the matter of holding benefit concert to assist a certain case of destitution which he cited, with power to act. Carried. Del, Hogg moved that this body endorse Alderman Grey aa Mayor of New Westminster for 1913, Amendment—That this matter be laid over tor one month. The delegates were practically unanimous In their opinion that Alderman Grey has always stood, by the working men, but that It Is premature to take action at the present time. Motion carried. Del. Wardrope brought up the question of transportation .on the B.C.E.R. Every morning and evening the cars are so crowded that many people oan not set on the cars at all. One delegate stated that every night during the post week he had been forced to ride On the fender. The Secretary was Instructed to write the transportation manager of the B. C. E. R, calling his attention to the fact that cars are disgracefully overcrowded during Working hours,' Committee on church parade—Dels. Olbb, Dodd, Hogg. Committee on voters' list—Dels Christie, Knutsen, Walker. Qustlons by members re our city ambulance: Is it true that when ambulance was called they wanted to know who was going to pay for 1ST Del, Dodd stated that the machine Is under coitrol of Police end Health Department and the ambulance charge Is {2,10. Del. Dodd agreed to bring up the question of opening the library on Sunday nights, at next council meeting. Moved knd seconded that a committee be appointed to visit all affiliated locals to set them all to affiliate, with the B. C. Federation and to Bend full quota of delegates to Victoria next January. Carried, . Committee—Dels. Dodd, McLaren, and Walker. Bill for supplies for trsasursr for 84.10 wss order pud. CARPENTERS JOINT MASS UBETlNO TALES OVER TRADE AiTADM, Change* in Local Situation Makst Organisation and Oonoorted Action Neosjssary. The Carpenters' Joint committee'held a mass meeting In Labor Temple on Oct 18. President Downle 'of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, acted as chairman, and J. Bltcon of the Amalgamated Society, secretary ot the Joint committee, was secretary ot the meeting. J. W. Wilkinson, president of the B. C. Federation ef Labor, wu the speaker of the evening. He said that the attendance at the meeting confirmed an opinion he had held for some time, that there are only a small section ot carpenters sufficiently Interested In the business ot their organisations ln turn out to meetings. The only time they had crowded meetings wss when a demand for an Increase In wages was about to be made. Their scale of wages waa now 84.85 for an eight-hour day, the same as they were receiving four years ago, and the cost of living had Increased thirty per cent, therefore wages were Just that amount lower. It had often been said that competition was the life ot trade. Competition was all right trom the bosses' point of view as long as it existed among the workers, but the bosses were always seeking to eliminate competition among themselves, and that was the reason for the organisation of a few large building construction com- panies locally within the last year or two. With the organisation of the modern building construction company came the introduction of labor- saving machinery, and very few car penters use the same number of tools today they did ten yean ago, and the extensive use of machine-made material was obliterating the all-round skilled carpenter for the lightning door-hanger, the lock artist, floor banger and the base whacker. Their forefathers had destroyed the machine but they had passed away and the machine still - lived stronger than ever. He urged upon the members present the necessity of organization, as there never was a time ln their history when organization was more required, and the only people that could better the working condition of the carpenters were the carpenters themselves. INVERNESS MINERS SECURE CONCESSIONS FROM FEDERAL BOARD Check-off System Abolished—Reduced Rents and Manager Will Meet Committee. "The outcome of the federal Investigation board was satisfactory in the extreme," says a member of the U. M. W. of A., at Inverness, N, S„ where a decision was recently given out by a board, upon which J. C, Watters represented the miners. "We expected little else than publicity of our demands, but an agreement was reached by which we scoured three tangible concessions. The P. W. A., a national' imitation of a union, can no longer collect dues by stopping lt off the pay-roll at the company's office, without the written individual consent of the employee; rent of company 'homes' have been reduced slightly, and, most significant ot all, recognition is given to sn employee haying a grievance, with the right to choose any man working tn the same section of the mine to accompany him to Interview the manager. Heretofore only the P. W. A. committee was recognised. "In other words, the result of the decision of the board has placed the U. M. W. or A. upon an equal footing with the P. W. A., and there Is nothing to prevent the former organisation from appointing a man ln each section of the mine who will be the 'Individual' to accompany any one with a grievance to the manager. 8o whatever may be said of the 'Sour Grape' Act, lt has been Instrumental in giving us a foothold here," Factory Workers Still Going Strong Wednesday evening, No. 4 Branch of the Amalgamated Carpenters, held their regular meeting. This Branch Is composed of woodworking machinists and bench hands. There was a good attendance, and several new members were admitted. J. W. Wilkinson was present, and spoke on the subject of the evening, which was the need tor more organisation work until such' time as the men-engaged ln the factories can Improve their conditions. This organisation has doubled Its membership during the last two months, and the work started will be followed up throughout the winter months. Organiser Wells is still busy helping the work along. i- Hawthornthwalte to Return ' Jim Hawthornthwalte will return from the Old Country during the coming week, where he bas been for some months ln connection with the promotion of a coal mining company, which will operate on Vancouver Island. Off to Warl If the Greek-Turk war continues Vancouver restaurants and shine stands will be wholly deserted. DONT NEGLECT Your Appearance 1V4ANY a man has lost good opportunities for advancement in life simply because he did not dress well. The price of stylish; serviceable clothing today is so little that anyone can afford it. II you doubt this, pome to our store. We will prove it to. your satisfaction. TAILOR-FIT aotHES OAK HALL 813 Granville Street Break Your Chains- and go back 160 ACRES Homesteads and Pre-Emftioas in British Columbia to the land .We Help Tou to Locate Western Farming & Colonization Go. 5 Winoh Building LIMITED V»ncr«ver, B.O. "Best three DoHar Hat on Earth" Richardson & Potts MEN'S HATS ONLY 417 Granville Street, Phono 3822 VANCOUVER, B. 0. HATS WITH THE UNION LABEL Padmore's Big Cigar Store 642 GRANVILLE STREET TOBACCOS and CIGARS Vancouver Island ACREAGE To Readers of the Federationist I have received a large numbe- of enquiries from readers of The Federatlonist for improved British Columbia Farm Lauds. I hsve just purchssed a farm on the Stampe River, al out two miles from the city limits of Alberni, which 1 am subdividing into blocks of about ten acres each. The soil is very rich bottom land and each block will have about live acres cleared, and the other Ave acres will be very light clearing, most of it having been slashed a number of years ego. Price will average $280 per acre. This will all be rapidly sold in Alberni. Two railroads sre projected through the property, and Alberni City is growing rapidly. If any readers of The Federationist wish to reserve a blook, I will hold same for them upon receipt of a deposit of*100. v • Papers will be ready for execution in about 60 days. Terms one-third cash and the balance can be spread over three years if required. Interest T/„ If unable to visit the property yourself, I will select a block for you. This is a good thing either for actual settlement or speculation, and I will guarantee your money. W.W. LEFEAUX LABOR TEMPLE BUILDING VANCOUVER, B. 0. Painters, Local No. 13J. Now Is the winter of our discontent. It Is always winter with the Painters' union In this town; and it It were not so we could hardly live up to tbe reputation of the Painters In other parte of the American continent. Nothing succeeds like success. We have not succeeded In abolishing the wage system, but we're on the way. On Thursday evening, Nov. 14, there will be some smoker In the Labor Temple under the auspices of the Painters' union. Tickets are now on sale and can be had from any live member ot the union. Arrangements are being msde with a number of local "celebrities," who have promised to add to the hilarity of the occasion. The building manager has promised us the "freedom of the Temple," and also of the patrol wagon. So pay your monev and .take your.choice.. The "smoker" committee were undecided as to Issuing an Invitation to the "Premier," but as the poll tax Is not to be removed until tomorrow, and knowing that tomorrow never comes, well, there's no use saying any more. Host of our members- are working snd the membership Is on the increase. We are not boasting much about our organization work, but we are sure making the skates hunt their holes. Don't forget, the "Dook ot Canooght" will be one of the "features" of our smoker. He's a marvel. "Kerrldges" at two g.m. (That will be about all of that)—Ed. Engineers, No. .3)7. We take this opportunity of advising the subscribers to The Federationist that the international Union of Steam and Electric Engineers Is the only legitimate unton for engineers In the province of British Columbia, other statements ln alleged news- tapers of tbls city .to the contrary notwithstanding. We were not represented at the meeting of the Industrial Peace Association, held recently tn Victoria'. Our membership is Increasing at every meeting, and our headquarters —beyond making sure ot receiving their per capita tax—have not done very much towards helping ln organisation -work that has been actively carried on for the past few months. - At our last meeting we" appointed representatives to attend the reorganisation meetings of the Building Trades Council, Which we hope will have the effect of encouraging other onions ln ths building trades to do the „ Marble Cutters' Helpers. Being one of the unions that very little has been heard of, we take this- opportunity ot assuring unionists ln this city that although we have been quiet, nevertheless we are'doing effective organisation work, and there are very few non-unionists of our trade ln the city. We Intend being represented on the Building Tradei Council, as we understand that representation on thai body will not bo confined to district council! of International unions who have two or more locals ln the same city. OUr meetings are well attended, and possibly ln the near future we will affiliate with the Trades snd Labor Council, although we would like to see something of their organisation committee before dolag so, Tailoring Union Men, Support Your Own Principles <J When you buy your suits (rom us you sre doing so. We union workmen only. 4} In dealing with us you are helping yourself m another way, because you sre assured of the BEST FABRICS: the BEST FIT and the MOST UP-TO- DATE STYLES AMERICAN TAILORING COMPANY 62 HASTINGS ST. EAST VANCOUVER, B, C. % Berry Bros. Agents for Cleveland Cycles, "«he aierele with the Sssosatlea" Full line of accessories - Repairs promptly executed SIS MAITtSTtH wt. a.' " ■aooao srutaows aaxsoi construction will soon start Buy now before prices Jump; four large lots left: only a block from waterfront, right si Bee*, ond Narrows: 1650 each; quarter cash, balance I, li, 11 months. What will these he worth when building begins? Whltaker * Whltaker, The North Vancouver Experts, 410 Howe street, Tan. . couver. HEATERS Stoves and Kibe Warm RUGS for the cool weather at ii W. TU1WER 897 Granville Strtet Cor. Smyth* Phone Sey. S745 .. . :.,... .V.'": :■ ■ '■'■''"-. ' Zi-iZs, .__ :'.i.-i,:':'*>'^:r-::' ..:■■. ■.-..-.
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