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THE' BRITISH COLU .INDUSTRIAL UNITY: 8TBENOTH. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADE8 AND ] FIFTH YEAR. No. 110. VANCOUVER, UNSETTLED INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS ON THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES "PONTON, ALTA.—May 10,-ln the'fern Issues of the past tew days, sty'fft emanating from Saskatoon to tt*.effect that a deadlock had arisen fsyireen the Builders' Exchanges and /// local Union of the B. M. and P. I. V„ over the formation of a working / moment for the present season; also '. .hat the difficulty had aaaumed a provincial aspect, with every probability tbat the trouble will result In a provincial strike In Saskatchewan, , The articles appearing In the "Saskatoon Dally Star," "The Saskatoon Evening News" and the "Saskatoon Phoenix," .In their Issues ot the 8th aid Dth Inst, are, ln the main, substantially correct. Briefly, the position. Is as follows: In February last the "Canadian National Association of Builders' Exchanges" held their annual convention In the City of Calgary. At that convention -the association was dl' vlded Into Eastern and Western sections for the purpose ot more efficient organisation. The Western section, comprising the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and - British ' Columbia, adopted a resolution to the effect that no local Builders' Exchange should enter Into an agreement with any labor Union, except In cases of emergency, and In ho caae until the Provincial Executive of their organisation had concurred In the proposed agreement. The several locals of the . B. M. and P. I. U. of Saskatchewan, located at Reglna, Moosejaw, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, North Battleford and Swift Current, all presented a draft agreement to the respective Builders' Exchanges for consideration. In every caae the agreement was turned down with a curt notification that the local Builders' Exchange was powerless to aot,. by reason of "the reiolutlon referred to above; also stating that tt was purely a matter tor the provincial committee of their association. This resulted ln a provincial Arbitration Committee of the Bricklayers! and MasonB1 locals of Saskatchewan being formed. This committee met at Saskatoon on the 8th Inst, with the result that a uniform agreement was decided on by the committee. This agreement has been presented to the Provincial .Committee of the Builders' Exchange. Whether or not there will be a Provincial strike of the members,of the B. M. and P. I. U. of Saskatchewan depends entirely upon the disposition which the Builders' Provincial Committee makes of the proposed agreement, It they turn It down, there will lie a general cessation of work by our members throughout the province. The.Builders' Exchange, If they force' our hand, will learn that, although we as an organisation *ave no serious trouble, since the North-west was or- gsnlssd, we have not been lulled to sleep by a false Impression of security. Whilst work haB been going on, during the past years, we have been perfecting aa far aa possible our or ganlzatlon, until today we ahve gathered together the various threads, and the control of our local unions through the western provinces haa been centralised to the extent that we know the opportune moment to deliver our ultimatum. The situation 'throughout Alberta is on a par with that of Saskatchewan. War clouds are hanging low on the horlson; our demands as locals have been turned down, Just as In Saskatchewan. All the local unions of AI- Urta bave agreed upon a provincial form of agreement, which Is almost Identical to that framed for Saskatchewan. Briefly enumerated, these are the ehtet features of the proposed agreemnt for Saskatchwan aa follows: . Working Hours—Eight hours . per day, with four hours on Saturdays, during July and August. 1 Wages—75c per hour, time and one- half time for overtime, double-time -.' for holidays. All wages to be paid weekly oh Saturdays In currency. Foreman's wages—Minimum, 85c per hour. . . The proposed agreement for Alberta differs only from that of Saskatchewan, on any essential point, ln that In Alberta the unlona are asking fbr a straight half-day on Saturday the whole year.. The reason for this difference Is, that whilst In Saskatchewan the unions have been working a straight pine hour day, ln Alberta four Of the Ave locals of our organisation have already obtained the eight-hour day and the straight halt-day on Saturdays. The situation confronting the building crafts Is the most serious that has yet arisen during the history of Trades Unionism In the North-west. The members of our organisation are fully cognisant of the tremendous efforts, whloh has met with unqualified success, which the employers have made to perfect their organisation. We also recognise the futility ot locals lighting on their own little dunghill. Our efforts can only meet with success by closer unification of the various locals. This Is but a step towards the unification of the building trades aa a whole. It Is also necessary that we have the hearty co-operation of' our '• fellow-craftsmen ln British Columbia and Manitoba, and our brothers ln» thoae provinces easiness Agsnt edauraton States sat laser OouuU, who is Mag spUaSM ot- gaalsattea aad Uftsuttvs work (in Sorthsra Albetta ——It— will be well advised to keep away from Alberta and Saskatchewan until the existing troubles havs been awept away. Trusting tbat you will be able .to Insert this letter in as early an Issue of The B. C. federatlonist as possible, ss we believe that organised labor generally should be made acquainted with present conditions ln Alberta and Saakatcbewan, and apologising for the length ot this letter, we are, sir, youra fraternally, F. BLAKE, Sec, Alta. Provincial Committee B. M. and P. I. U. > EDWARD S1LLITOO, Sec-Treas. I. P. C. ot M. 8. A. of B. M. and P. I. A. ELECTION OF OFFICERS OCCUPIED ATTENTION OF CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL. Last bight's meeting of Vancouver Trades and Labor Council was mostly devoted to routine. The question having been raised as to the validity of Secretary Wilkinson's and Statistician Foxcroft's legibility for offlce, Inasmuch as their old credentials had been replaced by another organisation, President* Benson declared the offices vacant Under election of officers Sergeant-atArms Kavanagh resigned to accept nomination for the position of secretary. Del. Wilkinson was reelected on a vote ot 57 to 24. Del. Foxcroft was re-elected by acclamation, Dels. Pipes and McBeth and Kavanagh were then nominated for the position of sergeant-at- arms, Del. Pipes being elected on the second ballot by a vote of 45 to 37. A number ot committees repotted their activities, which were received and disposed of. SEATTLE COUNCIL « j AGAIN RECOGNIZED Washington, D.C., May 8, 1913. E. B. Ault, Secy. Central Labor Counoll, Sesttls, Washington: Telegram from committee of Sast- tie Central Labor Council wss received st headquarters May 3, containing the Information that Sic- tloh 1, Article It, of constitution of Amerlean Federation of Lsbor hsd been compiled with by tho Central body, and requesting thst the charter of Sesttls Central Labor Counoll has been restored today and Organiser Taylor advlssd by wlrs to that effect and charter mailed to him with Instructions to deliver It to the officers of ths Central Lsbor Council at the next regulsr meeting hsld by ths Coun* ell after It Is received by him. FRANK MORRISON, Secretary. Fort Wllllsm-Port Arthur Strikes The Streetrallway Employees of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur have decided to aak for more wages, and a new working schedule; that la to say they did ask for them, but got no hearing. Consequently they went on strike and the car service Is completely tied up pending a settlement of the argument. To add seat to the situation one or two other unlona of the same cities have taken a holiday until certain questions relating to their wages are considered by the employers. Pacific Northwest Eleetrlcsl Workers There promises to be sll kinds of trouble for the Electrical Workers of the Pacific Northwest during the coming month. Among the different corporations Involved Is the B. C.Tele- phone Co., operating throughout B. C, no definite satisfactory settlement having aa yet been arrived at. The "rough necks" promise that the trouble will not all be confined to the employees. They are out to maintain union conditions and nothing short of that will do. No well-informed unionist will dispute the statement. O'Brien Defeated Final official figures and results now to hand from Alberta make lt all too plain that C. M. O'Brien, socialist member for Rooky Mountain riding ln the first Alberta legislature, has been defeated by 81 votes, Campbell, the Conservative candidate, being elected. The next legislature will consist of 30 Liberals and 17 Conservatives, with three seats yet undecided. i Fort Qeorge Still on ths Msp. A recent decision of the federal railway commission rules that the name Fort Oeorge" ahall remain on the map: The federal labor union, char tered by the A, F. of U, organised last ysar, has also decided to stay on the map. Sheep Crask Strike Still On Metallferous miners are advised to keep away from the Queen and Silver Dollar mines at Sheep Creek, B. Cr, as Secretary Mclsaacs of Ymlr Miners' Union Is authority for the statement that the strike ts still on. Toronto Molders Strike Seven hundred and fifty members ot the Molders' Union In Toronto went out oh strike lsst week. They demand an Increase of 60 cents a day. They are now getting 13.10 for nine hours. VANCOUVER LABOB TIMPLE 00. DECIDES TO BELL 5000 SHARES Last Opportunity Offered Union- lite Only to Secure Shares Worth $2 at fl Eaoh The directors of Vancouver tabor Temple Co., Ltd., have, decided to place on s~ale 5000 more shares, of the remaining 10,000; at the old rate of 11 each. Thla because the ready money Is needed to meet payments of $1000 a month bslng made regularly on the reduction of a 130,000 second mortgage, now reduced to (19,000. The net profits of the company amount to about I80C a month, leaving $300 to be made up from the sale of shares. The company Is capitalised at $100,- 000 and owns property worth at least $250,000, with an Indebtedness ot $107,- 000, first 10-year mortgage, drawing 5H per cent., and the second mortgage mentioned above, drawing 7 per. cent. At the recent shareholders' meeting it waa deemed advisable not to start paying dividends until the seoond mortgage wu liquidated. Every share now Issued Is. conservatively worth $2, with prospects for a further Increase to at least $8 certain. Not more than 5000 shares mon will bs sold at $1. Vancouver unionists sre Invited to get In touch with Sec.-Treas. McVety, Room 311, Labor Temple, who will do any .further touching necessary. Do It today, Peppery Purloined Paragraphs. Elbert Hubbard declares that It a man has more then his quota of nitrogen he haa energy plus. Nitrogen Ib not the main Ingredient that enters Into Elbert's composition. There cannot be such a thing as a fair wage. Wages are paid out of the earnings of labor and something must be held back elee the employer could not live. "A fair wage," therefore, means,only "reasonable" robbery, lt such a thing la possible. No man lives off the "Income" ot his property, beoause property doee not bring an Income apart from labor, which to the thing exploited. Collier's Weekly, April Hth devotes a column of Its editorial to reprinting various views anent the commission form of government for the States. Which confirms the Socialist position that the admHntstratlbn of government Is coming to be more and more .an Industrial proposition. That Is, that the government must be administered by and for Industry. Will Bs Some Meeting By a ballot vote the Durham miners have selected John Redmond, M.P, J. Keir Hardle, M.P., Philip Snowden, M.P., and Will Crooks, MP., to address them at their annual gala demonstrations In July next. Cleveland's Labor Temple Construction work will soon begin at Cleveland upon what is to be a $60,000 labor temple. HUNDREDS OF BEING ADOE1 NEW OLD C< . Hundreds of the old eountf Vsnoouvsrdallj airs going to m know,' net evei themselves.. A* mate of the m* and women In* be st Met SD ployed srmy In ery Industrial being beelegect so miieli.ee the the "nuisance arable." What victims can bos themsslvasf mi calling at the; tailing strange rise of the ed whloh they wor stssdy employ Csnada. The to become more after train lead arrlvae. *j UNIONISTS HE MAD BEV At a dlreetoi" Progress Club y I nounsed that I I half In two i whloh Meyer I for the purpoel plen for a publ rasu. The set- mtttsd by Ms, Vromsn an* 'IT weed, the comic draff 1t "J VICTORIA CITY " EMPLOYMENT ■ ~a VICTORIA, v. a meeting of the 4 held shortly for -j stdsrlng the who the council's attlt™ ployment of unlo"» the public works bl tlon was Initiated \ Labor Council. And Still . According to t_ secretary of the In vlnclal Information tlon to Canada fro, the United States. March 31, WIS, w, The new arrlv* among the provlne Maritime Province ward Island, No J Brunswick) Quebec .:... Ontario i Manitoba ,*f Saskatchewan .» Alberta P British Columbia .| Total for Canada. The total for O on record and sb 48,185 over 1911-1*3 excepting Saskatcy es—British ColumC Demand Free C Contending that" press newspapers " MacDonald and J, members of parllafi ed tbelr readtnesu responsibility of v_ gette," the absoli which the governor They declare they by the consequents opposed to mll*f Ing for free speetu government later it pras suppression _ tlons. a VICTIMS OF AMs SHOULD REFUia AWAY COMPE_ Often the flrsr pens ln esse of request to "s made tn the moaner to the wife o In case of lnT generally complll gestlon, thinking, some small court of a week's pay of medical atu. cost - After the wor flnd that they I Into signing a< with no recourse Let every worl make lt a rule paper until he Don't get excll some olalms ace believe you will rights. Don't bi "No." That llttli In an emphatic thousands of do some one work t or the sympathy The FederatloL legal advice on _ either union or i ganlsed workersl their 'non-union I rights and the im papers unlsss t ths contents. I a 1 ell |e ..I ttll : mi =1 There must be 10,000 or 12,000 wa| who wear overalls and shirts. - We feel QUALITY and get-up of our OVERa would buy th ver—Union n kinds of weai factory, unde implies. The is not so larg shop brands; take somethia* who desire a insist upon hi dealer for thei BUCK BRAND Sin! E3 TWO THE BBITIflg, G&LgMBIA FEDERATIONIST / FRIDAY... ..MAT 16, IMS c Royal Bank of Canada spltal SAVINGS DEPARTMENT HE BANK OF TORONTO _al ox Reserve $1 1.000.000 re Say to You i there is nothing so im- aa—vti to yon and yonr ly, nothing that, mo closely t» your future -welfare happiness as thrift and a_z. They are the parents arly every blessing. We r it, and by very little ght you must realize it. IE OFFER TO YOU he safe keeping of your lgs, the security of a c that has been a monu- s of financial strength > the year 18513 ei receive deposits of 91 upwards, and pay 3% est. per annum. Hastings St West and Carrall Streets - - S.O. N ORDERING A SUIT this Label - Sewed i the Pockets t stands for all that Union soa* Stands for. PRINTING t tl*e LABEL on it SEP TJS Brookhouse EATS irs, Straws and Felts ALL COLORS »S and GLOVES ——— AX SRIARDS 1S5 Hastings St. E. . THE NEW ORPHEUM Granville Street VAUDEVILLE *TI»o^» Kvervbody Goes OO Gallery Seats at 15c ION PRINTING ON ion Made Paper Ta_as Only Shop in British Col- tbia using pa- ■ stock, bear- teg tbe water- mark (label) of thelnternation- Paper -mak- Union Orders Promptly Filled f. KINGSLEY Phono Seymour 824 LABOR TEMPLE tT__a*OOTJ\-KXL, B. O. THE B.C. Published weekly by The B; C. Fed. atlonUt._l.td., owned jointly by.. Vi couver Trades and Labor Counoll snd tke B. C. Federation of Labor, with which ia afflliated 16.000 ortanlsed nn- workers. ." ■ r Issued every Friday moraine. President.. ..Jaa. Campbell Vice-President -J. \V. Wilkinson Vice-President ..J. McMUlar Treasurer. J. J**, Manaclns-Edltor. B. ...... J, it McVety Farm. Pettlplece oaosi . 110, labor Csssple Subscription: 11.00 per year; In Vancouver City, 11.26; to unlona sub- sorlblng In a body; T6 cent*. "Palsy of labor; tne Heps ot tbe world." PAPER. If this number la on It your .subscription, expiree nest Issue. FRIDAY.. ..MAY 16, 1913 "COERCION" "We do not want to be on strike; we have been coerced Into such a position." This is the cry now being sent *! up by those persons engaged about tbe mlnen at Nanalmo, who are component parte of that 15 per cent, of the mine workera who voted to go back to work. Now this is a very peculiar statement. This Is supposed to be a country where the liberty ot tbe subject Is assured and yet here are men, citizens of the province, saying tbat they have been coerced Into striking. By whom? By the majority ot the miners around Nanalmo .apparently. Can it be that the miners have taken possession of the mines snd refuse to allow them to work? That the town is in a condition of lawlessness and the government unable to preserve law and order, even With the aid ot the polled? Oh no; lt le none of these things. There la no disorder, no lawlessness. It ia simply that they' are the /ion- essentials In the mining Industry. The miners, the essential factors ln tbe production of coal, refuse to work, aiid because of that the others are unable to do so. Who and what are these me;i who so eagerly desire to go back to work? Are they men wbo have to fsce the dangers existing down In the mines? Some of tbem, yes! There has been, unfortunately, Judases ln human society since the inception of slavery. They are a product of a slave system, seeing not beyond the day they creep and crawl to the feet of their masters ln the hope that the bone which Is thrown to them may have upon It a little more meat than that cast to their fellows, not understanding that their very action thakes the achieving of even a bone much more difficult. The others are company officials, clerks, Welshmen, and men who do not work down the mine, and who do not realize the principle upon which the miners are basing their light. And the straw boss! It would not do to forget the straw boss! . The position of straw Boss—ln other words, man of straw—Is one that has a peculiar historic significance. During'the pre-Christian era, and among some pagan tribes even todsy, the custom was prevalent, ln parts of the world, of sacrificing to a god ln the spring of the year in order that he might Utilise his supposed powers by ensuring that the ground occupied by the tribe would bear good crops, The god was usually the chief of the tribal district, he being supposed to be the most powerful. After a time the practice of substitution came Into vogue. As spring approached a man would be obtained to act as chief tor a period of from seven to ten days, when he was sacrificed ln place of the real chief who would then resume his position until the following year. All through history we flnd records of the practice of burning and destroying straw Images. of men disliked by the .people and today we hsive the prototype of the substitute god and the straw, man In the shape of the straw boas. The position is that of a buffet between the workers and the managers or superintendent. It is designed to prevent the manager from being disturbed by personal contact with tbe workers at any time ba Is issuing or; ders Whieh are likely to be received unfavorably, and also to act as a spur to their energies by having someone watching them who has lt In bis power to prejudice tbe employer agsinst them. Not that we mean that all straw bosses act in' such a manner. We do not mean to convey the idea, but the position of the straw boss is exactly as outlined, maybe worse. These mentioned form the majority of those desiring to go back to work. The company will be willing to recognize a ''Canadian unton" of miners. Why, sure! Why wouldn't they? A union that was Just "Canadian" and not international, would not nave a treasury big enough to Btand the expenses of a picnic, not to epeak of a strike. It is not because tho U. M. W. of A, Is an international organization that It is disliked by the coal operators, nor Is it because it Is a "foreign" organization. In fact, they are somewhat partial to "foreigners." Note the Chinese In Cumberland. Oh, no; lt Is none of these things. It Is because of the immense flnanclal resources of the TT. M. W. of A. they are opposed to that organisation. We are afraid we cannot sympathise with those who. are being "coerced." Instead we must' say tb the miners of Nanalmo: "Keep on with the 'coercion.' " When in doubt—g6 home. Of two evils many choose both as samples. To know oneself Is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbours Is genius. There are 30,000 women organized tn the Woman's Socialist League In Germany. At the recent election In France tbe socialists have elected 297 mayors and over 3,000 councillors. The liberties' of the whole people being preserved by the trade unions. Organize, educate and federate. Vancouver unionists are still "praying" for the city council to appoint a scaffolding Inspector. Oreat bodies move slowly. The painters' union of Sweden has decided to establish unemployment Insurance, as have also the mill workers. The Swttrthmeh's Union of N«ttb Africa will bold Its annual coiven- tlon at HbUstbn, Tens, on May lMh. Tbere are two unpardonable sins ln the world—success and failure. Those who succeed can't forgive a fellow for being a failure, and those who fall can't forgive him for being a success. Local unions have been organised recently st Ottawa, Ont;, namely, metal polishers, carriage and wagon workers, teamsters, chauffeurs, stablemen and helpers. It Is very noticeable that the official Journals of the different International labor unions are noted for their spsrssness of news snd comment regarding Canadian labor matters. What Is the origin of the first May dsy?. This Is a question often asked. The International Congress of Parts tn 1889—the hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the French Revolution—fixed the day. It Is reported that organised labor is ln good condition at Moncton, N. B. The Trades and Lsbor Council there wss Instrumental ln securing an eight- hour day for the men engaged at the pumping station. The next trade union congress takes place from October 6 to 9 tbls year tn Vienna, Austria. The Leather Workers' Union has now only 2,500 members, as against 4,200 ln 1909—a result of ths Separatist secession. South African statistics seem to Indicate that for every wage-worker employed there are nine persons living upon the proceeds of his wealth-producing capacity. Truly the wage slave Is the easiest thing on earth. And what's more he seems to like lt, especially on election days. Not in clanging lights and desperate marches only le heroism to be looked for; but on every railway bridge aid fireproof building that le going up today. On freight trains, on the decks of vessels. In csttle yards or lumber rafts, among the firemen end the policeman, the demand for courage Is Incessant, and the supply never falls.— William James. The union label Is the best organiser ln ths trade-union movement. By simply demanding Its presence on the articles purchased the humblest trade unionist becomes sn eloquent speaker for the cause. The possibilities are so great and the effort required so simple that no man with a card In bis pocket can offer a valid excuse for failure.- 'Frisco Labor Clarion. On May 1st a new collective sgree- ment came Into force for the wood Industry of Zurich, Switzerland, whereby s minimum wage of 79 centimes sn hour snd half holiday on Saturday are procured. The annus! general meeting' of lithographers recently held at Asrau decided on the establishment of benefit funds. The bad position of the organisation ln Geneva, where the syndicated agitation seriously streets trade union activities, was much regretted. If .thi provincial government does not make Immediate arrangements for the placing of settlers unon the* land, something after the fashion adopted by the C. P. R. In the province of Alberta, the Oriental problem will soon be solved on the Pacific coast, Thst Is, at tbe rate old country Immigrants are arriving, the competition of the lahor market for the few Jobs available wtll reduce the wages to a point where the Orientals will refuse' to stay nn the Job. Let us Join In singing the second staijia of "Britons Never Shall Be Slaves." For. the purpose of producing a sufficiently awe-Inspiring effect upon the minds ot wage-winkers who are Inclined to demand some say as to the conditions under whdh they will sell their lsbor power, Vancouver military displays of fores sre verv common Just now. As an evidence of the efficiency of discipline the spectacle has some vslue, but ss sn Indication of whst will happen to strikers when the occs- slon demands It In the Opinion of the employing clsss, It bodes no good tor MON. Whenever the ialll owners of Vancouver dislike tbe provisions of a bylaw, such as curtailing the danger of .fires from obsolete burners, tbey engage a business agent (lawyer) to contest Its validity In the courts, snd In tbe lsst Instance were successful. In other words, If the law gets ln the way tbey simply remove It. not break lt. This, however, need not be taken as a precedent for unionists seeking the enforcement of civic bylaws covering underground bakeries, etc. Thst's different. Much the best to have one's own lawmakers and .Interpreters on the ground. But that would be wisdom. And thst's slso different. In the new bndset of the Labor Minister In New Zealand the' erection of workers' dwellings has been allowed for. Last yesr 9110,000 was spent for thla purpose. In the present year the building of such houses has been pur sued In seventeen different places, It Is ususl to obtsln land snd build dwellings in all places where at least 'six workers' families make application. . . In ths New South Wales textile Industries ths maximum working time has been fixed at 48 hours weekly snd ths lowest ws«e st 45 shillings for men and 11 shillings for women. Since 1902 everv snnusl convention of the American Federation nf Tabor hss gone on record emphatically ac favoring woman suffrage. President Oompers aays thst such action alone would create a favorable sentiment, and favorable sentiment Is s prerequisite to effective sctlon. Reforms can not be forced; education can not be superimposed unon the unwilling; progress can not be more rapid than the. people sre prepared to advsnee, A constructive, rational coarse ot action wtll accomplish desired ends more ni-lekly snd surly. . Wltli sll such efforts organise!1 labor wilt continue to cooperate cordially. >t s time when,the 3000 coal miners nf Nanalmo and district are on strike In a life, snd death struggle for the right to maintain s union.- the "Lsbor Advocate," alleged libor;' paper, edited by one 3, B, Dsvles, and financed liberally by Conservatives, comes to hand with s scare-line front pegs heading, "Comic Opera 'Brmtnle'; a Brilliant Success." Not a word about the biggest strike ever pulled off In B. C. Further boosts for the Western Fuel Co., s strong pies for a "Canadian" (company) union, snd sn editorial dealing with thd ancient discovery of tfn, will be ln order for next Issue, y "tie ©Shermen's union started three yeiss s«o st St. John, Newfoundland, hs* bow a membership of 16,000. Why should you worry" and get wrinkled, like a wage slave? Own the machines snd let them do the work.— Taeoma Truth. There sre two classes of active men today: Those spending money to get wives snd* those spending money to get rid of them. It is Is easy to boast and brag, or abuse snd slander. Like advice lt Is very cheap nnd easily handed out,- but lt doesn't prove anything or establish a solitary fact. I For some reason or other-Victoria Liberals have already nominated four candidates to contest the next provincial election ..In tbls province. Just what the Import of such a moye at this time may be Is probably best known In the Capital City, where the wheels go round.. Carpenters at. .St.' Catherines, Ont,, are working under agreement, and none but union men are employed there, at 40 cents ah hour. On June 15th, the new scale of the plumbers, which provides 4214 cents an hour, will take effect. About 2,500,000 workers belong to the different labor organisations ln the United States and Canada. There being 11,852,273 persons engaged In the trades snd transportation industries, this shows, that about 18 per cent of this number are organized. Precisely speaking, what was the great strike in Belgium about? The trouble was this: At the last return 993,070 men had one vote eaoh, 395,- 880 had two votes each, and 308,683 had three votes each, In a word, 704,- 549 men had 1,804,964' votes, While 993,070 meh had Just th%t many votes. The three lending railway trade unions of England have,voted to unite In the General Railway Workers Un- Inn. It will bave a membership of about 200,000. One of the rules ot the new organisation Is that all elections (of officials, committees; delegates, etc.) shall be conducted on the principle of proportions! representation. In the six months prior to the blacksmiths'.-strlke, which has been on tor 18 months, 166. locomotives were turned out of the shop In Memphis, and ln the last six months during the strike, the. strike breakers only succeeded In turning out 29 engines, or 187 less than, .the union men did In tbe same length of time. Members of the Industrial Workers of the World will not be admitted to citizenship tn any court of Washington, Oregon, Idaho snd Montana, as a result of an understanding reached bv Chief- Naturalization Examiner John Speed Smith and his assistants, who will challenge such applications for citizenship In Seattle. A congress on the protection of children will be held st Amsterdam. Holland, ln October next. The chief sub-, tects on the agenda will he ; Compulsory schooling, continuation schools cbtld labor, feeding and cloth Ing of children. The Butchers' Employees' Union has decided to affiliate With the National Center. The clerical authorities h»ve acquiesced in the-for matlon of a course of instruction for Catholic trade union officials. "The rich sue willing to do every- thing for the poor except give them their r|ghts. They say the worker Is not thrifty enough, snd does not save. It Is bscauss the greatest pert of what hs produces gees to some one slse, who does the saving," Thus sayeth Helen Keller, wbo was born deaf, dumb snd blind.. After 25 years of earnest, hard work she Is now' sble to talk and recently spoke In'public st Mount Clair, N. J. . John Mitchell and Frank Morrison hsvs had their sentences arising out of the famous Buck Rsinge case reduced from Imprisonment to a $500 One, which, of course, hss not yet been paid.. The old veteran himself, Samuel Gompers, hss been spared the humiliation of going to Jail for one year, and he Is advised thst. one month will appease the ehds "of Justice. He.too, is still at large, and thus the merry' farce In Uncle Sam's circus goes'merrily along. Roll, roll, roll! At Crefeld and district, Germany, some 15,000 textile workers have been locked out on account of the wages troubles of ths dyers; 6,000 of thbse are unorgalsed... . At.Btolp, Pom- ersnls, the transport workers are on strike. At the request of the employers, hussars were sent ss blacklegs, and. to the complaint of. tbe strike committee the military authorities replied that the "regulations" .permitted tbe use of the hussars," as other help'wss bot available. At Moscow, Russia, the painters, sfter waiting many years, have received permission for the establishment of their organization.., , En- desvors by ths metal, workers la a similar direction nave ss yet made no success. . . The successful wages movement of the St. Petersburg gold snd Jewelry workers -hss caused the mssters to combine in a protective union which has Just proclaimed a lockout. Ths mssters, however, sre not united and the workers are achieving further successes. The B. C. Federatlonist goes H. H. Stevens, M.P., one better.' It Insists that not only shall the navy ships be built In Canada and on the Pacific Coast, but that they shall be constructed of B. C. fir, milted by thst patriotic genetleman, Mr. Armour, of Chicago, who controls most of the timber area In the province; the coal supplied by B. 0. mines, owned by that other patriot, Jim Hill, md the labor done by Premier McBrlde'e "white B. C," the Orientals now scabbing at Cumberland On the striking coal mlnen, contrary to the provisions' of the Coal Mines Regulations Act, which Attorney-Gen* erat Bowser Is sworn to enforce, but does not 0, Canada! Nurses ln Vancouver General Hob- pltal are compelled to work twelve hours on both night snd dsy shifts. The wages are a discredit to the profession. The reasons given by the directors is lack ot money, Hence tbe nurses should bear the burden, while s government which boasts of several millions of dollars surplus* Is too poor to plsce such a public sdjunct to modern Industry within the reach of every man, woman and child ln need of medical attention, without being bored to death for their last penny, If there Ib one Institution on earth tbat le worthy of socialisation that one Is a general hospital. The Bricklayers and Masons: International Union promises to be the ftixt to affiliate with the American Federation tf Labor. A referendum vote is to he submitted by the executive at sn early date and as the administration favors the affiliation lt should carry by a handsome majority. Such a step will do much to consolidate tbe forces of labor on the American continent. The railway brotherhoods should soon take a tumble and get Into line next. Let the movement tor federation be made unanimous. The dues-paying affiliated membership of the American Federation of Labor should reach the three million mark within two years. With Such'an organized force and continued agitation and education the membership need look for no assistance outside the ranks of organized labor Itself. And what Is true of the A. JY.of U ln the United States legislatively Is equally true of Its counterpart, the Trades and Labor Congress, in Canada. The Advance Advocate, the official organ of the international Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Ladles' Auxiliary, Is certainly unique and ln a class by Itself. It Is a family monthly Journal, Inasmuch as Its many pointed pages of letters are written by men, women snd boys and girls—the laat feature being the only one of Its kind sdopted by a labor publication. It Is brimful of personals from all over the continent, and the communlcstlons are generally couohed ln language that bespeaks s loyalty to the unton that Is most refreshing ln the extreme, Here Is s letter for example from little Miss Gertrude Peterson, of Frederlcton, N. B„ that Bbbuld Inspire many a youngster of. tender years to become a labor correspondent,. . It was clipped at random trom among scores of others: "My fsther works on a section on the Atlantic Division. I am twelve years old and am ln the eighth grade. I go to the Grammar School of Sun- bury County, N. B. I have two sisters and pne brother older than myself and one younger brother. My sisters are school teachere and my brother works ln Vancouver, B. C. My father Is' a Brotherhood man -and loves to read The Advocate." Under the guise of lire wardens, road superintendents. Inspectors, foremen, policemen, tax collectors; commissioners, agents, clerks, etc., Attorney- General Bowser's political machine ln BrltlBh Columbia haB been undergoing repairs of late. It has been found that other forces are at work, therefore the time has arrived to make a number of additions, replace a number of old parts, rebuild and 611 up generaly. This may or may not foreshadow the bringing down of another "railway policy," but then one can never tell. As soon as the voters' lists are fixed up to suit the occasion the question of giving B. C." a redistribution measure may be considered, though Just how to fix matters by gerrymandering Ib conceded to be:a perplexing problem. So much of the attention of the attorney-general Is required In furnishing Bpeclal police and strike-breakers for coal barons and railway contractors that the job of looking after the "ma- cl'lno" has been largely entrusted to a small army of paid officers of the vsriouB Conservative clubs.. As for Premier McBride, he Is kept busy listening, to deputations snd reading reports of "commissions." The latter ts becoming very tiresome—to more than the premier. •s there are good, rasoni why yon should come hM*a-*w» have thevbost doori; the best variety, of doors; we do not chargeMrtra for thi larger *dm, while charging a very small price for the «mailsgt2 ft, 6 In. door whioh few people roqnlre, Bnt on the average bur pricel are lower than yon can obtain elsewhere. OUR BEST—Osk grained, varnished, panel bottom, with fancy oval top. The finest door made; ln any slse. Our price, each '. 4*1.75 NOTE—All screen doors sre made In four slses— 2 ft. 6 ln. by 6 ft. 6 In. 2 ft. 8 In. by 0 ft. 8 ln. 3 ft by 7 ft Customers are requested to bring exsct measurements required to avoid making exchanges, as the Wire cloth ln a door Is easily damaged. ALL HARDWOOD OAK GRAINED DOORS—Any slss made. Our prloe, etch ......96o OAK GRAINED AND BRACKETED CORNERS—A little better quality. Any slse. Our price, eaoh ....♦1.50 OAK GRAINED AND VARNISHED—Any size. Our pries, each ...I .«1.M OAK. GRAINED AND VARNISHED, with psnel bottom; any slse. Our price, •esch .52.25 LOOTED UNION DIRECTORY Csrds inserted forll.AO t Month B. C. FEDERATION- OF LABOR— Meets In annual convention In January. Executive <>...eeri, 1913-14: President, Christian Siverts; vice-presidents, J. Kavanagh, J. Ferris, A. watchman„0 A. Burnes, 3. W. Gray, Jas. Cuthbertson, J J. Taylor; sec-treas., V. R. Mldgley. Box 1044, Vancouver. TRAPES AND LABOR COUNCIL— Meets first and third Thursdays, Executive board: H. C. Benson, presl. dent; W. Manson, vice-president; J. -w. Wilkinson, general secretary. Room 210 Labor Temple; Jas. Campbell; treasurer; W. Foxcroft,, statistician; J. Sully, ser- Kcunt-at-armn; F. A. Hoover,, V. R. Mldgley, W. R. Trotter, trustees. LABOR. TEMPLE COMPANY, LTD.— Dlreotore: Fred A. Hoover, J. H. McVety, James Brown, Edward Lothian, James Campbell, J. W. Wilkinson, R. P. Pettlplece, John McMillan Murdock McKensle, F. Blumberg, H. H. Free. Managing director, J. R; McVety, Room 211 Sey. 6860. , ■„! ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL—Meets 2nd Monday In month. President, Geo. Mowat; secretary, F. R. Fleming, P.O. Box 86. ■ AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF CAR- pentera and Jolnera—Room 20). Sey. 2»08. . Businsss agent J. A. Key; offlce hours, I to. • a.m. and 4 to t p.m. Secretary of management committee, H. McEwen, Room 209, Labor Temple. Branches meet every Tuesday and Wednesday ln Room I OS. -• .BAKERS' AND CONFBO- . (loners' Local No. 46— Meets second and fourth Saturdays, 7:10 p.m. Preildent J. Klnnalrd; nor- ., responding secretary, W. j Rogers, Room 220, Labor nsnolal sserstary, T. Robin- BARBERS' LOCAL, NO. 180—Mr*cBTH second Thursday, 1:10 p. m. Presl- dent C. Held; recording aeerstary, Geo, W. Isaacs; secretary - businsss agent C. F. Burkhart, Room 208, Labor Temple. Hours: 11 to l; I to 7 p,in. Sey, 1774. , BARTENDERS' LOCAL. NO. 676.—OF- See Room 206 Labor Temple. Meets flrst Sunday of each month. President Wm. Laurie; flnanolal secretary, A. MacDonald, Room 208 Labor Temple. Phone Seymour 1764. COOKS', WAITERS' AND WAITRESSES' Union.—Meets flrst Friday In each month, 8:80 p.m., Labor Temple, W..E. Walker; business' representative. Ofllce: Room 203, Labor Temple. Hours: 9 am. iunvvi a.iuuiB, illfun. ff ».,„ . p.m. to 2:30 and 6 p.m. to 6:|| p.m. Competent help furnished on short notice. Phone Sey. 8414. UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPEN. - ten and Joiners, Local No. 617.— Meats Monday of-each week, 6 p. m. Ere- cutlve committee meets every Friday, S p.m. President A. Richmond; recording secretary, Jno. Geo. Porter, 80S Labor Temple: flnanclal secretary, G. W. Williams. 806 Labor Temple; treasurer, L. W. Deslel, 805 Labor Temple. Phone, Sey. 1880. BROTHERHOOD OF. CARPENTERS and Joiners. South Vancouver No. 1208—Meets Ashe's hall. Twenty-first and Fraaer Ave., flrst and third Thursday of each month, 8 p.m. President W. J. Robertson; vlce-prealdent, 3. W, Dlckieson; recording secretary, Thos, Lindsay,. Box 86, Cedar Cottage: flnanclal secretary, J. A. Dlckieson; treasurer, Robt Lindsay: conductor, A. Conaher; warden, B. Hall. BRIDGE AND STRUCTURAL IRON WORKERS'. International Union, Looal 97—Meets second and fourth Frl- day. Labor Temple. 8 p.m. President J. A. Seeley;'secretary, A. W. Oakley, 738 gemlln Drive, pho;,o Bey. Ill, BRICKLAYERS' AND MASONS', NO. 1 ... —Meets every Tuesday, I p.m„ Room 307. President James Haslett; corras- Kndlng aecreury, W. a Dagnall, Box ; financial secretary, F, ft. businsss agent 116, Bey, 8788, ... financial secretary, F, ft. Brown; business agent W. 8, Dagrall, Room ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL NO. 218.—Meets Room 801, every Monday 8 p.m. President, Fred. Fuller; vice- president, Geo. B. Moulton: recording secretary, A. F. Gtbson, Labor Temple; flnanclal secretary, Robt. Robinson; treasurer, Harold T, Johnson; business agent, H: A. Jones, Room 207, Labor Temple. BOOKBINDERS' LOCAL : UNION NO. 106—Meets third Tuesday In every month, In Room 201 Labor Temple. President, F. J. Milne; vice-president H. Perry; secretary, George Mowat 111 Dunlevy avenue. BROTHERHOOD OF BOILER MAKER! und Iron. Ship Builders and Helper* ef America, Vancouver Lodge No. lfi— Meet* flrat-and third Mondays. 8_p.ra Preeldent F. Barclay, 868 Cordova But; »f retary. A. Fraser. till Howe Street. CIGARMAKERS' LOCAL, NO, SH- Meets flrat Tuesday each month, 8 p.m. Preaident, Geo. Garrard; secretory, Robert J. Craig, Kurts Cifear Factor}! treasurer. S. W. Jobi'«.on COMMERCIAL TJS LEtJR APHER8', British Columbia Division, C. P. Sya- tem. Division No. 1—Meeta 10:30 a.ra. third Sunday In month,-Room 20.4. Looal chairman, J. F. Campbell, Box 482. Vancouver. Local sec.-treas., A. T. Oberg. Box 432. or 1008 Burrard street ELECTRICAL WORKERS', LOCAL NO 621 (Inside Men)—Meet every Friday Room 206 8 p.m. President B. -. 8. Duff; recording secretary, L. R. Salmon; treasurer and business agent F. " ** * Inghatieen. Room 202. Bey. 2848: LONGSHOREMEN8' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, No: 38 x 62—Meets every Friday evening, 188 Water street President G. J. Kelly; secretary, Thos, Nixon, 133 Water atreet MACHINISTS', NO. 183—MEETS SEC- ond and fourth Thursdays, 7:16 p.m President, Chas. Mattlnaon: recording secretary, J. Brookes; financial secretary, J. H. McVety. Sey. I860. MUSICIANS' MUTUAL PROTECTIVE Union, Local No. 146, A. F. of Mi- Meets second Sunday of each month, 140 Robson street President J. Bowyer; vlce-prealdent, F. English: secretary, O. P. Howett; treasurer, W. Fowler. OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, No. 8»— Meets flrst and third Wednesday. O'Brien Hall, 8 p.m. President, O. .Dean: corresponding, secretary, ;F. Sumpter; flnanclal secretary, D. Scott: treasurer, I. Ty- «on; bualneaa agent E. R. still. Phone Hey. 1814. PAINTERS', PAPERHANGERS' AND Decorators', Local 188—Meet every Thursday, 7:80 p.m. President H. Murry: flnanclal secretary, F. J. Harris, 1668 Rnbton St.: recording secretary, Skene Thompson, Sub P. O. No. S, Box 3; business agent W. J. Nagle. STONECUTTERS', VANCOUVER Branch—Meets second Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. President J. Marshall; corresponding secretary, Wm. Rowan, Box 1047: financial secretary, K. MoKensle STKR vrvPFRS" AND ELECTROTY1V ers' Union, No, 88; of Vancouver and Victoria—Meets aecond Wednesday of each month, 4 p.m., Labor. Temple. President. Chaa. Bayley; recording secretary, Chris Homewood, 249 18th Ave. East. STRKBT AND ELECTRIC RAILWAY -Employees, Pioneer Division No. 101 —Meets Labor Temple, aecond am* fourth Wednesdays at 2 p.m„ and first and third Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Presldsnt. H. Schofleld: recording- secretary, Albert V. Lofting. 2686 Trinity Street; financial secretary, Fred A. Hoover. 2408 Clark drive. , . a. o. NEW WESTMINSTER TRADEB * Lsbor Council—Meets every second and fourth Wednesday at 8 p.m., it, Labor Halt President K A. stoney; flnanclal secretary, J. B. Chockley; gen- KV 1SSr,UrJ,.i B.- P- a0""* p' O. Box 984. The public Is Invited to attend. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OP CAR- PENTERS AND JOINERS meets every second and fourth Thursday of each month In Labor Temple, corner of Royal Ave. and Seventh St., at 8 n.m. Preaident J. L. Hogg, Hankey Bik., sapperton; Secretary, A. McDonald, 881 Royal Ave., New Westminster. PLUMBERS' and STBAMPITTERS' LO- . cal 486—Meets every second and fourth Friday of month In Labor Hall, 7:30 p.m. President. D. Webster; secretary. A. McLaren, >.o. Box 911, New Westminster, B. c. UNITED BROTHERHOOD OP CAR- _ penters, Local Union No. tils- Meets every Monday, I p.m., Labor Temple, corner Royal avenue and Seventh street. President, M. C. Schmendt; secretary, A. Walker, Labor Temple; New Westminster, B. C. BARTENDERS' LOCAL 784—MEETS IN Labor Temple. New Westminster, corner Seventh street and Royal avenue, * every second Sunday of each month: at 1:30 p.m. President, P. Paulsen; aeeretary. 8. w. Jameson. Visiting brothers • Invited. nntn BvraB*, ».o. PRINCE RUPERT TYPOGRAPHICAL Union No, 413—Meeta laet Sunday In month at Carpenters' Hall. President Glenn Searle; secretary-treasurer. W. D Black. P.O. Bos US. smrag1 uaioas. KIMBBRLEY MINERS' UNION. NO. 106 \. , -Western Federation of Mlnen - Meeta Sunday evenings, In .Union Hsll. President, E. A: Hlms: seorenry-treas- uwr, M P| Vllleneuve, Klmberley, B.Q. 1181, U Jj. W. of A—Meets y, Union Hall, 7 p.m. Presl- n Outhrle:; secretary, Duncan LADYSMITH MINERS' UNION, LOCAL _ No,- 8888, Wednesday, dent Sam Outhrle: secretary, Duncan McKensle, Ladysip'.th, B. O, NANAIMO LOCAL UNION TJ.M.W.of A. L.L. —Meets every. Sunday In Dlstriot Ojjee, Vendmne Hote*."st f:N, am. Arthur Jordan, recording secretary, Nanalmo, B, C. ROSSLAND MINERS' UNION, NO. II. Western Federation of Miners— Meets , every Wednesday evenings: la Miners' Union hall. Band and orchestra open for engagement. Theatre for rent President Sam Stevens; secretary, Her- bert Yercol. Box 481. Rossland, B. C. TRAIL" MILL AND SMBLTERMBN'S .Union, No. 101, w. F. of M—Meets every Monday at 7:10 p.m. President George Castell: secretary, Frank Campbell, Tie* II, *rtll, B. of STEAM ENGINEERS, INTERNATiqN- al Local 397—Meets every Wednesday, 8 p.m., Room 201, Labor Temple. Financial secretary,' E. Prendergaat, Room 216. TAILORS. JOURNEYMAN TAILORS'. UNION OP AMERICA, Local So. 178 —Meetings held flrst Tuesday ln each month. 8. u.m. Preaident J. T. Ellsworth; recording snd corresponding secretary, W. w. Hoc-ken. P, 0. Box 6113: flnanclal secretary, L. Kakely P. O. Box Ml TILE LAYERS' AND HELPERS', LOSS! No. 68—Meets flrst and third Wednesdaya each month, 8 p.m. President 3. Kavanagh: secetary, E. A. E. Morrison, 1769 Eleventh Ave. East TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 226— Meets last Sunday each month, 2 p.m. President A. E. Robb; vice-president. A. H. England; secretary-treasurer, R. H. Neelands, P.O. Box 66. Tie-MRU, B. 0. VICTORIA TRADES AND LABJ9R ' Council—Meets flrat and third Wednesday, Labor Hell, 731 Johnson street at 8 p.m. President, A. Watchman, secretary, L. H. Norrls, Labor Hall, Victoria, B.C. AMALOAMATED SOCIETY OF CAR- penters and Jolnera,. Victoria Branch. Meets every Thursday, 8 n.m., Labor Hall. Johnson St.. Vlctorls. Business Agent B. Simmons. Office hours, 8 to 8 a.m., 1:30 to 2:30. 4180 to 5:80 p.m. Secretary, A. E, Wreaoh; ofRos hours, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2 to 5:86 fi.m.; phone 2668. P. O. Box 770, Vie- orla, B. C. Socialist Party Directory LOCAL SANDON; RC, NO. 86, 8. P. OF . C. -Meets eyery- Tuesday st 7:80 Km. In the Sandon Miners' Union Hall, ■mmunlcatlona to be addressed Drawer K, sandon, B. C. : VANCOUVER LETTISH LOCAL NO. 68, 8. P. of C—Holds Its business meetings every first Sunday In the month, and educational meotlni third Sunday In the month 211, Labor Temple. lgs every in Room LOCAL NELSON. 8. P. ot C MEETS every Friday at 8 p.m., in Miners' Hall,- Nelson, B. C. I. A. Austin, Saoretary. . LOCAL VANCOUVEROF- SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY — Meets for business and propaganda -ovary Tuesday at I p.m. In Dominion Halt Pender St. Public meetings In-Dominion Theatre, Oranvllle St., Sunday evenings. Secretary, O. L. Charlton, City Market Main street Easy times often account for hard habits. Short Lessons in Are You Using Carbon Lamps for Lighting? Dp you know that Tungsten lamps give three times the amount 'of Hight obtained from a oarbon lamp rich the same consumption of oiurent? Would it not bo advisable for you to secure this improved form of lighting?. 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Specialist is Cicwq, Bridge, Piste snd Geld Inlay Work Hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. British Columbia Land Splendid opportunities in Mixed Farming, Dairying Stock snd Poultry British Columbia Grants Pre-emptions of 160 Acres to Actual Settlers at $1 PER ACRE TERMS: Residence on the land (or st least two yean; improvements to the extent of $2.50 per sere; payment of $40 at the end of two yeers, and the balance of $160 (i.e. $120) in 3 annual instalment! of $40, with interest at 6% For Further Information Apply to Dqjuty Hinistw of Lands, Victoria, B. C. Secrttary, Oman of Provincial Information, Victoria WAGE WORKERS' to (tt tnd stildy It carefully. To ths suffrsasttes I-would say in closing: More power to you. "i HUGH J, McEWEN. PAOl! "Soliloquise of Algernon." It seems to me that they are making an awful hash of lt back In ths "Old Country" trying to stop this "Votes tor Women" business. Nothing -but a silly wsste of Urns trying to stop 'em! i I've never been able to stop aiiy of 'em from having their own way In so far as I- am concerned. If the women' (bless 'em!) went to vote:* Well, let 'em vote! Williams (that's my man) says: "It Is all part of the evolution ot society," some saying that! Williams would be a regular "blue-stocking" if It wasn't for his sex. . ■ • • • Read sn swfiil funny thing the other day, most amusing! These lsbor union people down ln.California have been spesktng tn favor of the Intl-allen land bill. They want to keep the land tor "their people," It Is rosily excruclst- ingly funny because ths union people not only do not own sny land but they do not even own a Job, and "their people'' call out the militia to shoot thsm every now snd again. Their Secretary of State Bryan went down to try to persuade 'em not to pass the bill, but It was no go. Runny old chap, Bryan! been trying to persuade the people of the U. S. to elect htm President. Spent about twenty years on the job but couldn't make 'em see lt that way. Used to be known ss the "silver tongued orator," should Imagine he would now acquire the "silence thst Is golden," or else be might lose this Job. Governor of California Is a Progressive. Williams says: "Ths Progressives Is the party that uses the most, scientific methods 111 applying chloroform to the working class." Roosevelt, or T, R„ Is a progressive; he Is also a "Bull-moose." Bull Moose ts the name applied to one of those animals who "rush tn where angels tear to tread.'' It Is no relstlon to the "Bull In a china shop" that Is sn old country "Bull." He wss a "Rough Rider" durlng-the Spanish war. Williams says: "He would have a helluva- time trying to be anything else." Distinguished himself by shooting a mule In some battle in Cuba and was elected president before the excitement died sway. Since.being elected president he has been a permanent advertising medium for the dentistry profession, was the originator Of "the smile thst won't coins off." He ts however, bet- terlinown as the "Father of a million sons," owing to his contention that every couple should have more children than they could keep. The only other fellow resembling him was he who wrote "tbe son ot a million fathers," and he only In his contradictions. More anon. ALOY. Should Women Have the Vote? Editor B. C. Federatlonist: , "Woman's place" Is where the children of the nation are. Since economic conditions have forced the children ot the nation into Industry tbe women ot the nation should .demand and be given every means direct and Indirect within the power of the nation to regulate Industry, so. that the children be returned to the homes of the nation, where they belong." The above lines sre from the pen of Mrs. Ida Husted Harper In "Judge'' of May 3rd, under the .heading of ''The Modern Women." In answer to the query contained the title of this article the writer Bays assuredly yes. How often of late has the phrase been used tn thie snd other countries, more especially In Oreat Britain, that woman's place Is ln the home, but as the authors of thst statement never take Into consideration the fact that millions of women have no homes, snd such ss a great many ot those more favored bave, 'twould be a sacrilege to call by the sacred name and all lt Implies, of home. In the United States six million women, or forty-five per cent of the woman population of that country, are forced through economic conditions to obtain the necessaries of life by working in stores, laundries, factories, offices, etc., otherwise tbe four walls wblch constitute the home of the average working woman would be nonexistent. Time and again I have beard men scornfully and sneerlngly allude to the evil results which would accrue through women having the right of the franchise but tf they (the women) used that right any less intelligently than the majority of the other sex have done, since they were granted that privilege 48 years ago, then heaven help us. In tbls country the percentage of the capitalist class Is, I believe, about seven, whilst the working class compose the other ninety-three, yet, notwithstanding this, the latter have unremittingly for the last forty-eight years, voted the smaller percentage Into power. It women are, for economic reasons, compelled to compete with the male sex on the Industrial field, and they are successfully doing so, why should they not have the right to give expression to their opinions on the political field? Under the conditions existent today ln our much boasted civilization It seems mockery to say woman's place Is In the home. , Marriages amongst the working class are decreasing and divorces In- oresslng through the pressure brought to bear upon that class by the most cursed of all systems, the present wage system. Another noticeable feature is the decline In the birth rath, the effect of which Is causing many well-known scientists and numerous representatives of the capitalist clsss to raise their hands in horror snd wonder if Blsve production will soon be s thing of the past. Always ready to take particular notice of effects, they never seem to worry about the cause. Day by day Insecurity of employment Is compelling men and women to think, but how long it will he until their thoughts strike the right chsnnel and make them act accordingly the Lord only knows. Yes, by sll means given the women the vote. Educated women knowing the causes of many of the worst evils surrounding the health of tbe homes and the people, know that they are remediable, and yet unremedied. Grant them the right to vote, and allow them their rights to be represented on all governmental bodies snd the writer feels assured thst not only will tbey vote but slso set as Intelligently ae a great many of the frock- coated gently who adorn the provincial- and Dominion houses of parliament. I note the publication of a new paper by the suffragettes ln this dty entitled "The Pioneer Woman," and would strongly urge upon all women of Letter Carrier* Editor, B. C, Federationist: I am instructed by the above association to request you In the future not to publish any artlole or comments on the condition of Letter Carriers, or business transacted at our meetings, unless authorised by, or over the name of, our appointed representative, who is Mr. W. A Squires. At last meeting ot the shove ssso- elatlon I was Instructed to Inform you- that ws repudiate any connection with the article published recently In your paper, re "Patty Officialism In the Post Offlce." I will thank you to publish this letter In the next Issue of your paper. On behalf of Branoh Not lt, F. A. L. C„ MAURICE BUCK, Secretary. . Vlotoria Maters Editor B, C. Federatlonist: Enclosed you will find photograph of some Strike-breaking painters employed by the Melrose Co. of this city on work at the C.P.R. hotel. I may state tbat this photo waa obtained by* a local photographer for sale among the men shown In sama, and we have been fortunate enough to obtain a copy. I am Instructed by L. U. No, 5 to forward the photo to The Federatlonist Ib Order that you may Insert ssme In that paper at as early a date as possible, to-ensble members ot organised labor ln all parte of the province to recognise thsse scabs In the' event of meeting them. Will you please return the photo to me when you art through with It as we have hot got another copy? T. H. NORRIS, B.A.L.U. No. 5. CALOARY TYPOS HOTFOOT AFTER 1814 I.T.U. CONVENTION WITH EXCELLENT PROSPECTS It Calgary secures the International Typographical convention tor 1914 It Is estimsted thst 5,000 visitors from all parts of America will be there tor ten days, snd that tbe expenditure of "foreign" money ty tbe visitors will be about f600,000. The convention ts one of the Isrgest gatherings* ever proposed for a Western Csnsdlsn city. The reception committee will recommend a preliminary grant of (1,200 to the Calgary Typographical Union, and the expense of the mayor and some other representative of the city to the 1913 convention ln Nashville, Tenn., tb f i press the clslms of Calgary. The local union has already taken subscriptions amounting to several thousand dollars for.the purpose of sending an Influential delegation to the convention lh August. It is the Intention to maintain headquarters st Nashville and to leave no stone unturned to secure the big meet for Calgary. It la anticipated that every Canadian city will support the claim-of Calgary, and as the last Canadian convention was held In Toronto seven years ago, there is every likelihood of It coming across the border this yesr. The next meet will be the biggest ever held In the Weat snd will bring to Calgary visitors trom every other large center in America. EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION WILL BE ASKED TO EMPLOY UNION BUILDING TRADESMEN Vancouver unionists have asked the Exhibition Association to unionise Its building trades work now In progress, st present being done by "foreign" contractors and scab labor. Unless the change Is made tbe Central Labor Body will be asked to place the whole works on the unfair list and there will te more than fireworks st the coming exhibition. * Not only are there no union men employed, but most of the workmen were Imported from Seattle and are evidently preferable to resident tax- paying unionists. . They are cheap, It Is true, but one would nsturally Imagine that a body of men spending ratepayers' money would seek some other considerations than that of cheapness. Through the efforts of a Central Labor Body committee the works board has promised to enforce the provisions of the contract, which had been grossly violated up till last week, calling for an eight-hour day and the "prevailing rate of wage." Thie Is considered sll right by local unionists, as far as lt goes, but—well, there the matter stands at present, WINNIPEG PAINTERS PAVE WAY FOR TRAIL-BLAZERS Business Agent R. A. Rigg, of Winnipeg, Trades and Labor Council, writes: "The painters are away back to work today, aftsr a month's strike. Settlement Is' on a compromise basis. They ssked for a 6c Increase, but have accepted 2Uc this year, making their wages 42<4c an hour. Next year the rate Is to be 46c, with another 2<4c added the following year. It they can only hold themselves together, they have escured Important advantages. In addition to the recognition of the union they have Increased their membership during tbe strike is an astonishing msnner. From a membenhlp of 239, when the etrlke wss declared, they have risen to 650." It Is the present revolution that le denounced. Past revolutions sre sll glorious. Ths Orpheum At lsst tbe long looked for event of the season hss arrived snd Willie Ritchie, the champion light-weight boxer of the world, will make hie Initial appearance before a Vancouver audience ln his own act, entitled "Fun In a Gymnasium," ln which he Is assisted by hts manager, Billy Nolsn, at the Orpheum theatre all next week. During his engagement here he will box several local boys at every performance and will meet from one to three at both the matinees and the two.night shows. His presence here Should swaken s lively Interest smong fans, tor Ritchie Is the flrst msn to tarns the Michigan wild-cat since "Everybody's Doing It." One of tbe features ot the offering will be tbe moving pictures of the Wolgast-Rlt- chle battle, when Ritchie wrested the title from tbe doughty Ad. Ritchie hss proven s greet attraction for the ladles, who seem to take a keen Interest In the manly art of self-defence. The performance Ib clean and wholesome, nothing objectionable to the most sensitive has been sllowed and there Is every reseon to believe that next week will be the banner one In tbe history of Vancouver theatricals ss It will be the only chance for fans to see Willie before he fights on July 4th. What Is the Japanese question! You redd a great deal In the newspaper about the Japanese problem In California ind of the efforts of Secretary Bryan (ltd President Wilson to persuade the California legislature to not pus the bill to' prevent tbe Japanese acquiring land ln that state, ssys the Appeal to Reason. The problem reduced to simple language Is this: Years »go the landlords of California, some of whom- own firms of 100,000 acres, nsedsd cheap help and they imported Chinese coolies, Later they discovered that the Japanese were better worken, and the Chinamen were replaced by Jsps. So long as ths Jsp wis content to remain a mere "hand!' no serious objection Was raised to hli presence In California except by a few discontented American laboring men. The JSp wss quick to catch on to American methods and ln time he became a landlord snd embarked In various business enterprises. His competition hss become so flerce that tbe small business nisi sees his finish snd tt Is frost the business elsss thst most of the noise Is: coining at the present time. 'California may succeed In preventing the Japanese merchant anli landlord from doing businsss on ths Facile coast, but here Is something the California legislature cannot do: tt cannot prevent the large manufactut- en of this country removing their plants to Japan and China, to bs oper- ated by cheap labor. This Is being done on s huge Male. The stssl trust snd tbe General Electric company ant OthW bit enterprises now have great factories In Japan, China and India, alinost ready for operation. With ths very suns Japanese and Chinese labor that ti now being excluded from California, these American captains of Industry will produce the goods formerly made In America. Thli to the blk problem of which the Callfornla-Japd- nese controversy Is but an Incident. The newspapers are saying very Httto todsy about American factories In tin Orient Tiny tilt wake up to tt after Wilson has reduced the tariff snd thli country Is being flooded -With goods produced by labor that can live on 10 cents s dsy. Just keep your eye opeh for this newe. Sale of Summer Goods m ;»ii§* ALL GOODS GUARANTEED LAWN MOWERS SCREEN BOORS GRASS SHEARS GARDEN HOSE Look Over These Prices Oak Grained Screen Doers all slxss /Ms- SSo Window Screens.. 20c _%_ ,_tt____i IsMisia M. —•*—■ "tviswpw •jejrsvn*.>■•••■••• awQ Ho Window Screens Ho tut Ward * Payne Grass Shears —.. Sit' Pair lie Beet Miy Rubber Hon So foot S1AW High Wheel JWi. Bearing Una* Metusse |*Mf j tl JS Lawn Sprli*lers__._ lis i W'maW nQsMBVIqp*BP anofaMa —c ,■ ■ ^^W , UM Eleetrte Irene, « yr. guarantee S1.S0 Pish Reds . IONIG STORE LIMITED 56-60IMSTWIS SHEET EAST Phone Seymour 3472-3473 {TIMBER WORKERS'UNION GROWING IN BUNCHES ALL OVER PACIFIC NORTHWEST Soon after the opening ot an organisation-campaign among ths lumber- Jacks snd timber workere of the Pacific Northwest by an International union aflliated with the American Federation of Labor, reports of real worth begin to reach the labor press, George Heatherton, an old time unionist'of ths Boundary district, Utterly associated with Vancouver, Is now doing effective work In California territory, under the direction of President Brown. He hopes to be back In B. C. before long to resume the work he left off here when he accepted a commission from the Timber Workers' International Union, under more favorable circumstances thsn lsst yesr. For the time the officers of the big timber workers' union have b working' they have secured remarkable results, despite all sorts of obstacles, not tbe least of which Is the disrupting Influence of the remnants of ah organisation known as the I. W. W., the mission of whieh seems to be to collect dues, call strikes snd then Issue "calls" to A. F. of L. unionists to pay "benefits"—not to the striken, but to the "organisers." Thst Belgium Strike While the Belgium itrlke wss called a "general strike,"* w»e tsr from.be- Inge one In the sense that American workers understand the term. In thie country '"general strikes" jure sssoclst- ed With sadden and unexpected upheavals that paralyse Industry without notice, and Whieh oause Intense suffering to the participants, observes the Toledo Union Lender. The contrary was true ln Belgium, For months theee workers prepsred for the event, with no attempt of secrecy. The smsllest detail waa not overlooked, Men were urged to husband their resources. Special stress was placed on the necessity of abstaining from alcoholic drinks and gambling. For a long period collections were made every week all through the nation, which was divided nto districts for this purpose. To show how successful these collections were, 'avlnes bank officials report thst few deposits hsvs bsen withdrawn by the strikers. Children were, provided for and thousands of them were shipped across the frontier snd placed In the hands of friends snd sympathisers. It was comparatively easy to work out all these details because of the marvelous discipline of Belgium workers and because of tbe compactness of their Unions, due to the smell site of that country. When the strike order wss Anally given, lnetead ot a noisy, turbulent uprising of Idle men, we see a well captained army of labor going quietly to their homes with a confidence In their officers that has been seldom ^Another point In the Be'lglum strike must not be overlooked. The strike was for the ballot In Amerlcs our "direct action" friends, while pointing to Belgium's success with the genera! strike, will not only fall to show the preparedness and detail before the strike, but they will also fall to state that this strike was for universal surf- rage—a thing the "direct actlonlsts profess to despise. t Intsrnstlonsl Union Conventions May 12—Seattle, Wash., International Beamen'e Union of America. May 19—Houston, Texas. Switchmen's Unton of North America. May J9-30—New York, N. Y., Steel Plate Trsneferrers' Association of June i—Kansas City, Mo., Interna- tlonal Assoclstlon of Marble Workers. JUne K—Denver Colo., Hotel )nii Restaurant Employes' Internatona Alliance and Bartenders' International League of America. June 9-14-Buffalo, N. Y„ Inter- national Stereotypers snd Electro- typers' Union of America, June 10-11—Terre Haute, Ind, United Powder and High Explosive Workers of America. _ June 16—Montreal, Can., Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. June Is—Rogersvllle, Tenn., International Printing Pressmen and As-. slstsnts' Union of North America. June 19—New York, N. Y., White Rats Actors' Union of America. Tbe wages of sin (for girls) Is only about 16 a wsek. The owners of the girls, under the beautiful system of profit, spproprlste the rest of their receipts. • THE MUSICIANS UNION SBaSBlSSSSSSaB^H^mBMSaaHHMB^SB^SSSSSSSSS^MMHMB^nSSnMSaMBSnsBSJHi^SBBlS^MilllllllllHnBISMaMSaMsSMs* wish to announce that Mr. Frank-' lta and members of his orchestra are not members of the Musicians Union. When engaging music for your next dance or social, make sure that your Orchestra is cam. posed of UNION musicians. Hardware and Tools t] A splendid stook of the beat in the world's market We make a speoialty ot supplying every need and i*s- quirement ot the artisan in our line, McTAGGART & MOSCROP 7 Hsstings Street West Phons Seymour Ms Get Your Money's Worth ^VUHKHtU FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS Urn mon & Label The use of the label on your printing; (no extra cost to you) will help us do our duty in fighting tuberculosis Heidelberg Beer THB IDEAL BBEB FOE THB HOME Not only an excellent brow for healthy people, but unequalled for invalids snd those recovering from illnsgi. Mild snd easily digested. Order through yonr dealer. pntra $i doz. QUABTS 13002, British Columbia Breweries, Limited PAGE POUR Money-Saving Prices GROCERIES FURNITURE House Furnishings See the Provinoe and World eaoh day for full particulars Catalogue now ready—Out of town customers can get the benefit of our low prices by sending name and address for a oopy. A postcard will do. The H. A. Edgett Co., Ltd. Dept. F, Cor. Cambie & Pender Sts. Vancouver STRIKE ON Miners Keep Away THE strike is still on at the a I Queen Mine and' Silver Polls*, at Sheep Creek, B, C, • All working men urged to Stay away until this strike is settled. Order Ymib Minebs' Union JAEGER UNDERWEAR It you went to enjoy sll ths corn- torts snd advantages of pure wool underwear, you can make no mistake in buying Jaeger Brand. T. B. Cuthbertson A COMPANY, LIMITED 348 Hsstings W. •» Orsnvlll. 919 Hsstings W. SULTAN TURKISH BATHS Most up-to-date Bsths In ths Olty, Hot Room, Stssm Room, Massage snd Swimming Tsnk. All Included tor One Price, $1,00. BASEMENT HOLDEN BLDG. Hsstings snd Csrrsll Sts. Pste Bancroft, Prop. MIILCAHY'S CAFETERIA THE BEST OF EVERYTHING 137 Cordova Street VV. i Hotel Cordova HEATERS Stoves and Nice Wann RUGS - for. the oool weather at W. TURNER 897 Grgnville Street Cor. Smythe Phone Sey. 8745 QQ WITH THE BUNCH TO THE BRUNSWICK POOL ROOMS HASTINGS Furniture Co. .' UNITED Successors to Wide-Awake Furniture Company, Limited 41 Hastings Street W. Phone Seymour 3687 Mr. Union Man ' Heito is the plaoe to buy a union-made HAT We curry the largest assortment of union- made bats in SOFT STIFF TWEED VELOURS -IN CANADA Leader Exclusive $2.00 Hat Store S.W. Comer Hastings and Abbott Streets Largest Canadian Retailers of $2.00 Hate CO-OPERATION IS NECESSARY ■ ===== Give Your Paper, the B. C Federationist, a Lift Financially by Subscribing Now The B. C. Federatlonist belongs to you, Mr. Union Man of British Columbia. No outside Interest has one cent Invested In It. Being owned snd controlled by union men, Its success depends solely upon the Interest and fidelity shown It by the workers of the province. The managing editor Is working for you at so much per week. He oan make your business a success just to such a degree as you choose to help him. Uke every other workman, he must have equipment before he can get results worth while. If .you choose to withhold your help, neither the present editor-manager or any other man can make the paper the success It should be, can place It and keep lt where lt csn be of the greatest service to you and the labor movement In British Columbia. To make a success of a newspaper, either a labor paper or any other, the paper must have subscriptions and advertisements, The people who benefit by the work of the paper must read lt and pay for' It, and the men who sell to the consumers who read the paper will gladly use Its advertising columns because the advertising pays. With active support on these two lines, The B, C. Federatlonist can easily hold the position as the strongest paper of Its class on the Pacific Coast. Are you doing your share? Are you doing It freely or grudgingly? Have you sent copies to friends who should be interested In Its work? Have you had sample copies sent from the office to nonunion workerB of your acquaintance ln an effort to Interest thorn In unionism and better conditions of labor? Axe you knocking because the paper Is not what It ought to be? Are you letting "George Do it," while loyal union men are carrying. the burden alone? • Do you knock because the paper does some of the things you dislike, when you are not paying a cent toward its maintenance nor lending a hand toward Its growth? eMagsaa ' saga^~— Get on the Firing Line and do Your Share You Will Feel Better, and the Labor Movement in B. C. will be Strengthened FOB EXPERT WATCH and Jewelery REPAIRING CALL AND SEE Geo. G. Bigger 143 Hastings Street West THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST AMONG THE LOCAL UNIONS FRIDAY ;...„...„ MAT 10, 1818 Amalgamated Society of Carpenters Editor B. C. Federatlonist: Tour communication requesting the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters to advise The B. C. Federatlonist It we have surrendered our charter and are ready for the crematory, to hand. Re the flrst Item: The good old charter of the Amalgamated Carpenters, which has stood the test of time in Great Britain since 1860, and which today adorns the walls of meeting places of that body all over the world wherever the English language WORKERS' FORUM Social Reform Editor B. C. Federatlonist: The Presbyterians have been holding their synod during the last week, and tbere has been talking, ln fact there was quite a lot of talk. What seemed to worry them most was the wickedness of the world—our province in part'eu- „„..„ „..„.„,■. ™~ ~-o o—=- lar' sn<1 Vancouver moBt particularly. is spoken, still hangs in the Ubor According to these good and wise Temple, and indications point to its i People It does not seem to be bo much remaining there for some considerable time. As to being ready for the crematory, well, this organisation Is afire with enthusiasm, such as it bas not been for many a long day. To-night In No. 5 Branch we Initiated nine new members, two of whom were old members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, and our bustling organizer informs me that he has live or six more new members to put Into No. 2 Branch tomorrow night; so lt looks as If the "Manglemated" had neither intentions of surrendering their charter nor preparing for the crematory. Our General Council, wblch meets In Manchester, Eng., every three three years, meets In June, when the Interests of th Canadian membership will be specially looked after by A. 8. Wells, who, during the past few years, has rendered yeoman service to the society ss an organiser, the member ship showing their appreciation of hla ability by. electing him to represent them on the G. C., It Is confidently expected that the result ot their deliberations- will be the granting of a system ot local autonomy to the Colonial districts, by which they will be better able to adapt themselves to the different conditions In these districts. I note in last week's "Fed." an error by the press correspondent of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, which I feel it my duty, as late secretary of the Carpenters' Joint Committee^ to rectify. He states that the Initiation fee, which at present Is S6.00, will be raised to 110.00 on July 1st. The decision come to at the laat mass meeting of both organisations was to Increase the Initiation fee to $1000 on June 1st. Now, ln conclusion, should this meet, the eye of any carpenter not belonging to the'union ot bis craft, I would strongly advise him, If he wlshee to better his working conditions, to get ln. The Amalgamated Socletvof Carpenters, since Its Inception 63 years ago, has expended on benefits almost twenty million dollars, and has never fsilsd to meet Its liabilities. Benefits to be obtained from our organisation are: Sick, Unem- nloyed .Strike, Accident, Contingent. Superannuation and Funeral. As lt would take uo too much of your valuable space, Mr. Editor, to Itemise all 'hose various benefits, amounts disbursed, etc., I'll leave them over until sume future occasion. Suffice lt to =av, that behind us Is a record of which we have just reason to be proud, and that at all times we have stood by and Intend to remain by our motto: "Orpsnlud to protect, not combined to Injure," HUGH J. McEWEN Bartenders'Lesgue. The Bartenders' International card Is displayed in. the following hotel bars: Alexandra,. Alhambra, Atlantic, Balmoral, Barron, Barnard Castle, Bodega, Boulder, urrard, Carlton, Cecil, City, Cordova, Clarence, Cunningham, Columbia, Clarendon, Crown, Dominion, Dufferln, Eagle, Edward, Empire, Europe, Fairmont, Globe, Grand, Grand Union, Grand View, Granville Palace, G> T. P., Horseshoe, Imperial, Irving, Kings, Klondyke, Leland, Lotus, London, Main, Manitoba, Melbourne, New Fountain, Palace, Panama, Pender, Rainier, Royal, Royal George, Sherman, Stanley, Stratford, Tourist, Waverley, Yale; Palace, (N. Vancouver.) > C. N. Glover, first vice-president ot the International Brotherhood of dlacksmitbB and Helpers, ln the official journal of that body, says regarding his recent visit to this city: "While I was: watting to hear from Bro. May I went to Vancouver, B. C. I wired Bro. Hlllyard when I. would arrive ln Vancouver aad he met me at the hotel and talked over the situation. I met representations of other crafts, and from the Information I received will say that Vancouver can be thoroughly organised, but it would require some little time for that to be accomplished. There Is a .big field to work ln and there Is no doubt In my mind that Vancouver could be one at the beet organised cities of the Dominion ot Canada., I was sorry that) . could not meet all the members ot No. 151, but I hope on my next visit to their city that I will be able to have tbe pleasure of meeting them all." The blacksmiths of Quebec City now receive 23 and 25 cents sn hour. A year ago the rate was 18 and 19 cents. Chinese laborers in this province are paid from 25 to 35 cents. So there Is no Immediate danger of the "yellow peril" way back east. Good and Reliable WINES and LIQUORS Always to be had at the Imperial Wine Company 54 Cordova Street West PhoSe-Set. 955 Miners' Magazine Official Organ of the Western Federation Of Miners Subscription $1 Ptr Year Miners' Magazine 605 Railroad Bldg., Denver, Colorado. How About That Photo You Promised Your Friend ? Western Studio 424 Main St. Formerly at 440 YAseomru, a. o. the people's fault as the fault of the attorney-general In not enforcing the law. It Is really amusing io hear these good people hold forth. They find Scripture to suit all classes of sin, but very rarely do we hear, them condemning the Pharisee for saying: "Lord, I thank Thee I am not as other men." If they would but get it Into their heads that these sinners are human beings, and should be treated as such; If they would but go Into the CAUSE of half the so-called sin ln this world, even In this city, and try and remove It, they might do a little good. Of course the old question came up, that of the segregated district. (I often wonder what "social reformers" of this kind would flnd to discuss If it were abolished.) It was discussed and decided that it was not a necessary evil. It never seemed to enter Into their heads tbat It Is sometimes, and very often too, a necessary refuge from starvation. Do they really think all those women are there from choice, I wonder? Have they any conception of the struggle women have in any city, and right here In this "Prosperous City of Vancouver, now being boosted all over the old countries, to get women to come out here, with a promise of good wages and lots of work. They get them here, and what happens? Even a woman must live. I know we of the working class ought to be satisfied If we can get WORK. It's what we were born for, I suppose, and If we can manage to get a job that will get us enough food to keep life In us; so that we can make the maximum amount of proflt for our boss, we ought to be satisfied. What do working girls want with new clothes and pretty hats? Mere vanity. And laundry bills, forsooth! They ought to do their own washing In the bathroom. It will dry during the night. And amusements? Why, I think it's shocking for a working girl to waste her time ln gadding around. It makes her so- tired. She Is not able to do justice by her employer the next day, and I am sure It's not healthy to go Into those theatres, where so many congregate. How much healthier is a workshop, especially when It's ln a basement? See how nice lt is In a departmental store. If she gets a station near the door, Bee how lovely the breeze is every time the door opens. It makes one think of walking along the beach. Of course working girls never catch cold. They haven't time, and If they do, and for lack of proper care one dies—well, It's very sad, but she had better die, poor thing, than Uve and perhaps go to the bad as so many of these working girls do if It had been one of the delivery horses a doctor would have been called lh, and lt would have had every care. Horses cost money, you know—but girls! . Why, there were thirty after that position at 8:30 .the morning after It .was advertised, 'and the advertisement distinctly said "Apply at 10 a.m." • But then girls are so unreasonable. When the great cry was made about a year ago about clearing away the.red light district, and that famous body of Vancouver reformers Interviewed Mayor Flndlay on the question, according to the report ln the "World," Mr. Flndlay asked "what they proposed doing about the girls if they were cleared out, and Dr. PIdgeon, 1 believe, made this Christ-like reply: "I would give them the choice of three things,i.e.,_to leave the olty; prison; or the house of detention. How's that for moral or social reform? Isn't lt great? Supposing they chose to leave the city. They are free to do so, and live the same life somewhere else. Evldntly It's hot the actual sin that's wrong. It's merely a sin to do these things ln Vancouver. "Am I my brother's keeper?" Evidently ont, but perhaps these "unfortunates" have no souls to save. Then suppose they choose prison. Even Christian people admit that prison tends to harden criminals, but In this case It's perfectly ridiculous. Put them there for three or six months, ai the case may be. They wHl have to be kept by the state, and when they come out, after their "rest cure," what then? Even tf they wanted to live a different lite who would employ them? What chance have they? The third choice was ths house ot detention. I suppose that Is a modified prison, and this kind of reform from Christian people —Bah! It makes me feel sick. Such I wishy-washy stuff, when all the time THEV MUST KNOW THE REAL CAUSE of these things. Why don't these "reformers" get after all the employers of female labor and' see that they are compelled to pay their employees living wages and give them decent working conditions. Let them keep at lt until people recognise that men and women are worth more than horses. Let the churches realise that the people have bodies as well as souls to be saved and that to the ordinary person a body Is much more In evidence than a soul. We know we have a body when we are hungry. We know we have a body when lt aches from top of head to Boles of feet from sheer weariness, when tbe head Is splitting with pain.. I can assure them from experience that the average woman of today is too busy during work hours and too weary when tbey are over to think much about her soul. Give them shorter hours, . better wages. Remove tbe over-present worry of "What shall I do If I am sick? What shall I do If I lose my job?" and then she may have Ume to think about her soul. Let the church people see to the enforcement ot laws that tend to protect tho workers, If there are any. |-1aet them give working girls the fair and square chance to be straight. They are fond of preaching, "The love of money Ib the root of all evil." Perhaps lt Is, among the exploiting class, but among the working class, who produce the world's wealth, lt should be, 'The need of money Is the root of all evil." R. ELOIE. Allied Printing Trades Council The regular monthly meeting of the Allied Printing Trades of Vancouver was held ln tbe Labor Temple on Monday last. President Mowatt occupied the chair and delegates representing every branch of the printing Industry of Vancouver were present A number of Important questions came up for discussion among one of which was a letter received from the Trades and Labor Council stating that a Union Label League was being formed for the purpose of boosting the labels of every organisation ln the city. The delegates were unanimously ln favor ot this campaign and it was decided that every one present attend the next meeting Of the League. Among the printed matter received was a booklet published by the Progress Club! It contained no Union Label and was printed back ln Toronto as well. The slogan of the Club Is "You Owe It To Vancouver" but lt looks as If the "boosters" of the Progress Club owe an apology to the prlnten of Vancouver. The fact ot not only'spending their money out of this .city but out ot the province as well and for all we know printed ln some eastern "sweat-shop," doesn't speak very highly for the members of the Progress Club. It Is proposed to hold a monster picnic this summer of sll the printing trades. Arrangements are now under way to get the boys together and "some time" may be expected this summer. In all It was, a very enthusiastic meeting snd speaks well for the different unions having such "live" delegates representing them on the council this year. The Clgarmakers. There Ib .still something radically wrong With the cigar business In this city. The Clgarmakers reported to the Trades and Labor Council last evening that there were but 65 journeymen at work and that one shop had again temporarily closed down. And this ln a city that prides Itself upon its strong union sentiment! It Is enough sometimes to make a union man lose patience. It Is a matter of chagrin to have to admit It, but it is evident tbat there are men who pride themselves upon their union alllllatlons who would be Indignant at the suggestion that they work under wages, who are lndlectly employing non-union labor. What else Is the purchaser of non-union goods of any description but an employer of nonunion labor? . If we violated our own trade rules we should expect to be called a scab. If we employed scab carpenters, or scab plumbers- or scab electricians to build a house for us we should justly, call down upon ourselves tbe censure of union workmen. How can we square our action by any process of reasoning when we buy nonunion made cigars, knowing meanwhile that union clgarmaker! with union ards as good SB our own are walking the streets without work? Let's tske a tumble to ourselves. The Tailors' Union Tbe tailors' campaign for an eight- hour work day Is proving most successful, and Organiser Biggs Ib very much on the Job. Following ts a list of employers who have already conceded union conditions: H F. Storny, Room 9, 510 Granville street. I. C. Morgan, 817 Granville. WHllston & Kennedy, 722 Robson. Matatal & Macdonald, 719 Robson. J. S. Creasey, 640 Robson. F. Perry, Labor Temple. R LawBon, 500 Georgia. McPherson Bros., 321 Columbia ave. Wllllston & Kennedy, 722 Robson. Keir & Furneaux, 420 Seymour.. Dan. Stewart, cor. Homer and Pender alley. A. Stewart, 500 Block, Georgia. - A. Johnston, 913 Georgia. S. MacPherson, 432 Main. J. Cook, Soo Building, Abbot street. J. Mlnore, Broadway east. J. Daoust, Granville street south. Maclean, 500 Block, Richard. R. Flack, Colllngwood East. Marsh, Main street. H. Sloan, over Dominion Theatre, Granville street. B. C. Tailoring Co., Hastings street east. Sloan 6 McGettrick, 136 Hastings west. SOWS! DUOS BOOS TO* SnTTDCO R00 (or 19. Apply Jonss, Ughtkenss, mlsy Park. Home-Mskers' Union - A new trade union has appeared ln London recently, the Home-Makers' Trade Union. The alms of the union, which are given in Its constitution, are as follows; To assist wage earners In their endeavor to obtain better wages and conditions. To Insist as a right upon proper proportion of men's wages to be paid to tbe wife for the support ot the home, To Improve In every way the status and condition of woman. To combine In all ways tor the advantage of the members. Economically the union will watch will endeavor to obtain better wages for both men and women and wtll help those women whose husbands are on strike. The Rov. A B Smith, the "radical nreacher" of Nelson, will speak ln the nnmlnlon theatre Sunday evening, May 18, under the auspices of the •*nr>ii>l Democratic Party. Subject: '■Problems In Democracy." EAST END CYCLERY 108 Hastings Street East Agent for INDIAN Motocycles MASSEY-HARRIS BICYCLES Cyoles for Hire Expert Repairing W. H. Morrison Phone Seymour 2794 Men's Suits Spring WearJ |fc | gM In tweeds and serges, guaranteed indigo dye, and guaranteed to retain their shape. Made with single breasted sacque soat, with three button front and the Bartlett patent pocket, which prevent the coat sagging at the side, and have the popularized seams and double stitched edges, Trousers are medium peg-top style, and have side buckle for i adjusting the waist measure. They repire^ent the greatest silit value ever offered. Special for $15.00 Hudson's Bay Stores OOENBR OP OEANVILLE AND CUEOBGIA "Best Three Dollar Hat on Earth" Richardson & Potts MEN'S HATS ONLY 417 Granville Street, Phone 3822 VANCOUVER, B. 0. HATS WITH THE UNION LABEL TOOLS-Best Assortment in City Closest Prices. Satisfaction Guaranteed Tf a Tool is not satisfactory to you in every way, we want you to bring it back. We will replace it, or return money without -question. }a A. FLETT, LIMITED Phones Sey. 2327-2828 UI Hastings Street West A Credit to Union Workmsnshlp * HUMBERT CIGARS PATHON1KI 11 C. PIDIRATIOMST ADVIRTISIRS—AND TILL THIM WHV Ask Your BARBER For LETOURNEAUX Quality tha Bast a. o. suiiu nrni oo. sir aoasosr stbiit DIXON BROS. Light and Heavy Horses. and Shetland Poniea for Sale 646 Hornby St. ' Phone Sey. 798 Berry Bros. Agents for Clsvsland Croles, "me sterols witt us astata-ta" [Hill tins of sooessorlss Repairs promptly •lecuttd tie -us-ibw aa. a. *n»oss B*sfsi»ar tms your SUMMER suit Should be Tailor-made and made by Union Tailors, fine stock lo select from FRED PERRY^"7^1^. Comer Homtt uid Duunuu Street! Overalls and Gloves We oarry a good stock of Carhartt Overalls, blue. black and striped $1.50 Kentuoky Jean 1.0D Buok Brand Overalls ..»...., 1.00 ' Carhartt Gauntlets, $1.50 2.00 H. B. K. Gauntlets, 78o to 4.50 CLUBB & STEWART aoe-is KssMiiis st w ■ - rsfe ssy. 10a SHOES FOR MEN Shoes for Service S hoes for Dress . Shoes for Comfort Shoes for Cvery Rs>o.m.ra*net We've pioked winners in Men's Fall Shoes. We're at the service; of every man who desires the best shoes his money oan buy. WT O R R m MA1U STREET; * J* V/ ^ *> Opposite die Ply H.U ; Named Shoes Aro frequently Made In Non-Union factories OO NOT BUY ANY SHOE no mstter whst its name, unless it bears a plain arid readable impression of this Stsmp. All shoes without the Union Stsmp sre slways Non-Union. Boot 0_ Shoe WorKers* Union 246 Summer Street, Boston, Mail. J. F. Tobln, Pros. C. h. Baine, ssc.-Tress. M
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