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m—m •■^^W^i-WIPP s~ MM .INDUSTRIAL UNITY: 8TRBNQTH. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABO* COUNCIL AND B. C: I FIFTH YEAR. NO. 98. . No.70S.I. Watch your address label. VANCOUVER, B. CC, ^t^AY, FEBRUA c0a> miners' strike before /labor commission at nanaimo // ■ft 7 j*"* Labor Commission held a sit- tb «h the Provincial Courthouse, V M mo, last' Monday evening when ' ,nce was given regarding the '-,. glng of strikebreakers 'trom Edmonton to the Cumberland mine!. Robert Foster, president ot the coal miners, also appeared before the Commission. Charles Smith Informed the commission he had been brought trom Edmonton under a misrepresentation of affairs at Cumberland. On the representations of Mr. Ferris, who tin witness believed was a representative of the coal company, witness visited an employment ugency at Edmonton, paid his dollsr and was engaged to come to Cumberland and start work He asked Fenls It there was a itrlke on at Cumberland and Ferrii told him no, but there was a general walkout aa the men were taking a holiday, and aa tar as witness knew there was no strike for an Increase of wages. Witness was engaged to work in the mines although he was a cook 'by trade, and on the way aoross from Vancouver he met Mr, Pattlnson, tthd told him there was a strike on at Cum- terland for higher wages. There were 80 men in the pirty whloh left Edmonton for Cumberland and witness was supposed to provide them with food en route, but .all they got to eat waa bread and cheese, with a little coffee at Field and Mission. The party began to think everything wn not on the square when at Mission agents talked of holding the party there until an opportune time presented Itself for rushing trem through to Vancouver. Upon arrival at Vancouver 0. P. R. . pnllcn took charge cf both ends ot the car and the party tumbled to the fact that aomethlny was wrong. Only frurteen were lett ln the party upon arrival at Nanalmo and although he bad^ tried to Ret employment here ho was as yet unable to do so, Mr John T. James, who wis also n member ot the party brought down from Edmonton, substantiated the statements msde'by the previous witness. James Stating he was engaged es a mechanic, but upon arlrval at Cumberland he waa offered work ae a ,',' helper, st 12.30 a day, which he refined. He wished to register a complaint to the commission that the employment agency at Edmonton and Mr. Ferris had mislead him and the company at. Cumberland would not assume any responsibility tor Ferris' agreement with witness. Mr. Robert Foster, president of ths United Mine Workers for Vancouver- Island, Informed the commission that ' miners of Vancouver Island were victims of discrimination. In the "Jingle Pot" mine of the Vancouver Nanalmo Goal Company1 two miners bad com- . BlllnedJtoJilm they worked 10. shifts and 'oBirrecelvM ""SU when they were* told tf they did'not make wages they would be made up to $3.30 a day and other two men who worked m shifts and only received $18-wjere also told they would msde up. The only explanation withness could give why the men were not made up was that It rested with the superintendent to say what men were worth. " being no clause In the agreement stating tbe company should make men up to a certain wage. He had been told by men they were working for less than $2.60 a day, but It seemed to him the men ln Nanalmo were afraid to speak for their rights for fear of losing their employment. The majority of the miners on Vancouver Island were members of the United Mine Worker" although only a small percentage of the miners ln Nanalmo were members of the union. Five months ago the unton drew up a schedule for an advance In wages and submitted the tame to the operators of the Island, same, but the union received no reply from any of the operators. The schedule as drafted by the union called for a general advance ot 20 per cent, which It was thought' the men were entitled to owing to the Increased price of living raise ln rents, etc. Timber- men ln Nanalmo got 13.30 a' day and tlmbermen's helpers $2.86, which was a very small wage tor a married man, Rent! In Nanalmo had advanced from 26 to 60 per. cent, during the last two years, and the rent of Company houses bad also advanced during that time, ihe price of coal had been advanced by tbe operators so he law nd reason why wages should not be advanced at least 20 per cent. Chairman Parson reroi»'-«'* he could -not see where the men could bave any objections in view of their having signed an agreement which did not expire until September next. Mr. Foster' Informed the Coi»—'- slon the local union ot Nanalmo had asked him to state to the Commission they were not satisfied with the scale of wages called for ln the agreement which they did not.consider a legal one. He bad sent men wbo had a grievance to the Committee, but the Committee had refused to act ln the matter. He could also prove- that miners on the Island were discriminated against.' A man named Kenda Had got burned In the Cumberland mines and the company refused to pay htm compensation. He left Cumberland and after working a short time at South Wellington got a Job at the new Reserve mine ot the Western Fuel Company. After working there eleven shifts he was told there wan no more work for him, but .they could not tell htm why. but Kenda Insisted It. was because he had had trouble with other companies on the island. Witness brought up the Kenda case to show the Commission men were victimised on the Island and also to prove his charge, it was a fact that when a driver asked tor a Job in the local mines he was told he would have to go to the office and sign an agreement whereas previously the driver boss would not hesitate but would tell him to start work tn the morning. Witness also charged that the Coal Mines Regulation ACt was violated In the local mines, Inspector Newton having found men ftring,_shotfi It. Protection mine who had no~certtftcates, also that firemen had more ground to cover than they could properly • attend to. Witness also had had called, to his attention violations of the eight hour law which hp tried to get Inspector Mor- ean to take up, but he had refused to do so. i UNION CIGAR MAKERS AT WORK; IN VANCOUVIR. The above Is an Illustration ot the interior of the Kiirti Cigar Factory. During last year more than one mlllon union cigars were turned out of thli factory, among them being iuch fa- Behns miliar brands ii "Pioneer," etc. Thefovert! Kurte wai the flnt whin cigar factory to be i ln B, C. and wai flrst established ln the V Victoria In 1871. In 1112, Mr. C. L. maker 400 MEN STRIKE AT BRITAN ^.....i...,;.. .,f- f »■•*■«■>■ ■»■ • I '.' rtfr - ) .4.1 ■*■■•' _ UNION SECRETARY FIRED-lf asking for a conference to consider the masters. SWEET ARE THE USES I OP ADVERTISEMENT. You-wonder why"m McBride government Is so well supported by the press. The answer can be seen In the item of $88,000 voted by tbe provincial government tor "advertising." $88,000 If Judicially spent among the newspapers can do a lot In making them see the beneficence of the present government. To the average news paper government advertising Is like found money, and the average newspaper management will do some pretty low crawling to annex tound money. The wage workers of the province have not control of the funds. Their poor pay barely keeps them lu tbo necessaries of life. Hende the newspapers Ignore them, snub them. For the management of these sheets know the workers will part with their money to buy .the sheets anyway. So the newspapers boom the government and the workers furnish their nickels to the papers and their votes to their WHEN IN DOUBT BUY Not only are they Canadian mannfac- ture, but they we union made, and no union man ihould wear any other Und. The faot that they are union made provei that they art well made, and the name "Peabody" ia your quality guarantee. Price: $1.25 PEABODYS' HIGHEST GRADE OVERALLS AMERICAN OOODS MAHUBCniMP fitt W—tUUVt COMPARE THEM—Note the lit, yardage, number of pookeU, finiih, eto. There'• no other overall that can hold a candle with them for good values. \ LOOK AT THE JACKETS—They are equally good. Note the gauntlet cuffs, and the uniform band collar, and then you'll be satisfied there's only one good jacket, and that's the one made by Peabody. For Sale at the Hudson's Bay Stores CORNER OF GRANVILLE AND GEORGIA All the miners, carpenten and loggers are out on strike from the Britannia mines. For some time prevlouus to last summer there wai friction between tbe officials ot the Britannia mines and the miners. The trouble arose because the mine officials objected to the miners being organlied, and because tbey refused to allow the secretary of the miners to visit the men during, the mens' time. Finally matters reached a climax and a boara of arbitration was appointed by the Minister of Labor under the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act. The board reported In favor ot the men, but the company refused to accept the finding of the board, and from then on the miners' secretary was not allowed to visit them because the company would not allow him to go on their property. Things looked very black for the miners, hut anyone who knows anything of the history of the Western Federation Ot Miners will realise tbat matters muat be very bad Indeed if they give up a light. 'After the let- back of last summer, the miners kept their organization together in secret, and finally, at 4 o'clock on Christmas morning last, they held a meeting and elected officers, among them being Kerr McNeil, who wai Chosen ai lec- retary. The company learned of their action and trouble again began to brew. Finally, matten again came to a head, and last Tuesday night, Mr. Wllte, the superintendent, told McNeil that his services were ;no longer required. The men held i special meeting at night Those who were lup- posed to go on at 7 p. m. asked permission to lay oft until 8 p. m. ln order that they might attend the meelng, but tbey were told that If they did not go on shift they would he fired, The 7 o'clock shift went to the meeting. A committee was appointed to vlilt Mr. Wilie and ask why McNeil waa .find. Wllle replied tbat be could fire vrjiom he Uked, and refused to reinstate McNeil. The committee reported back, and on a vote being taken the miners .decided unanimously to strike. Thl result is thit about 400 men quit work, including the carpenters, and the loggers' who cut .'the timber for props.-etc, ltt the-mifies* '*" ,; i Strikers Mut In Libor Temple. A preliminary meeting ot the striking miners from Britannia wai held lut Thursday afternoon in the Labor Temple, Vancouver, About 160 men tendai. Inght** Mr.-o Worku, Nana* dress *« the cl to tht said, i and t! work's ers wi— and a Am akno .men i tt to lnforn lea of Anu ers wh. Vance" The|j at Ra ven f* there, x: latesth be on^ TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL \ Labor Temple Feb. 20th, 1913. The regular meeting of the Council was called to order this evening at 8 p.m. with President Benson ln the chair. ' The minutes of the previous meeting were approved aB read. Credentials were received and delegates seated as follows: Cigar Makers, A. Glandt; Commercial Telegraphers, A, Tennant; Waitresses, P. Brisbane; Bricklayers, D. Trent; Bakers, W. Mackle; Street Railway- men, W. W. Burrough and W. H. Cottrell; Longshoremen, A. Reed and Si Nixon; Moving Picture Operators, E. Hornby; Lathers, W. McPherson; Steam Engineers, H. Songby. Executive Committee Beport Rm. 210 Labor Temple, Feb. 17th, 1913. The Executive Committee met thla evening with the following members present: Benson,*, Sully, Foxcroft, Mldgley, Trotter, Campbell, Wilkinson,. Hoover. Communications—From L, U. 617, U. B. of Carpenters asking for a statement showing why they should continue to pay per capita tax to the Trades and Labor Council. Recommended: That committee of two be appointed to visit the U. B. of Carpenters to explain why they should remain In the Trades and Labor Council Concurred in. Commltee: Wilkinson and McVety. From Alderman McBeath, re himself and .other aldermen addressing the Council on tbe False Creek question. Recommended: That we concur in request, and that Secretary extend Invitation to Mayor Baxter to be present at next meeting of Council. Concurred In. From Herman Wheeler re high price of living and salaries of municipal officers. Recommended: Filed Concurred ln. The following bills recommended for payment: E. T. Kingsley, for envelopes, $4.25; James Campbell,'for February, $10.00; J. W. Wilkinson, for February, $10.00; J. W. Wilkinson, for stamps, $1.00. The question of the ability of the Council to finance a permanent secretary or business agent was taken up. The matter was discussed at some length, and tbe following motion was made and carried: That we recommend to the Council tbat a business agent be put In the Held at a salary of $30.00 per week. Motion. Mldgley, Cleveland: That we concur In the recommendation of the Executive Committee. Whilst Delegate Blumberg was speaking the ruling of the chair was appealed by Delegate Kernighan With Vice-President Manson ln the ohalr. the previous ruling of the chair wai sustained. Whilst Delegate Mldgley was speaking, Delegate Blumberg made sn observation which the chair called upon him to withdraw, or leave the room. Delegate Blumberg left the room. Amendment. McVety, McDonald: That the matter be referred back to the committee to bring In a statement showing what Increase of per capita tax would be necessary to en- (Continued on page four) UNION MEETINOS AT LABOR TEMPLE FOR COMING WEEK Sunday, Feb. 23—Typographical Union,'2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24—Glass Workers; bathers; EtectricaliWorkers, No. 213; Halibut Fisher men; Bro. of Carpenters; Amal. Engineers. Tuesday, Feb. 26—Sign Painters; Shinglers; Amal. Carpenters; Bricklayers. Wednesday, Feb. 26—Steam Engineers; Marble Cutters; Metal Trades Council; Amal. Carpenters; Street Railway- men; Plumbers; Cement Workers. Thursday, Feb. 27—Garment Workers; Horse Shoers; Marble Cutters' Helper!; Palntera; Sheet Metal Workers; Machinists. Friday, Feb, 28—Structural Iron Workers; Parliamentary Committee; Floor Layers. Saturday, Feb. 29—Nil. SPECIAL MEETING TRADEB AND LABOR COUNCIL A Special Misting of thl Tridu md Libor Council will be held next Thurs- diy night, February 27th, it I p.m. Business of thl first Importance will be brought forwird ind ill delegates should mike every effort to be preient in thi Interests of thi orginlzitiom thiy repreient. Wt Onc|. grind! The g amon^j good l_ Brm._. mortgi^ geta I resour-j They nals, i*5 these sites (a of onei| all gr— want ts emptejf wl Sir _ Pe llif 1$ LATHERS, ATTENTION. An open meeting of tbe Lathers' Union will be held on Monday next, Feb. 24, In Room 206, Labor Temple, at 8 p. m. to consider the question ot wages and conditions for the present year, All members are urged to put in an appearance end non-union men are cordially Invited to attend, VICTOR R. MIDGLEY, President. THOS. ANDERSON, Secretary. HALIBUT FISHERMEN, The Halibut Fishermen report that the B, C. Packers' Association, one of the firms with whom they have had trouble at New Westminster, have agreed to recognize the union, and to (ay one cent and a quarter per pound for all fish caught. The men hare accepted those terms and will man tho boats ot the company. It Is expected that a settlement will be reached In Vancouver during the next few days. BATHE SCHOOL CHILDREN. Berlin,—It cost Berlin $28 for each child in tbe public schools for 1912, exclusive of The maintenance of buildings and the salaries of Instructors, Among the Items listed were 900,000 baths for children st a cost of 2*4 cents each. Mor* Uvm $34,000 was spent In feeding poor/ children who came to school wltbust their breakfast or lunch. . afternr terms.f that J the wl breath prospe lumblaT they i sized i tlced t» when value ( In at B. Is t well; house what t~ Welch= the Pij to 'hai^ critic!* lumblaV feet, ti_ Ing ln_ The = bill to1-" The = ment; — tortunu British? again W later o to the., of whF yeari' proven icre, I the set steady thla, In ment m ally, % chance exchan. to spe for th«> two mt modes! and If hoped r travagl not tar Theu. orlte t the g Bpecuh them, i means sites a kensle, who h the lei the wll had n(_ when I*- THE BBITTSH* COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST FRIDAY. .FBBRUAltT at, 1911 THE B. C. FEDERATIONIST Published weekly by Tbe B. C. Feder- ' "-.. Ltd.. owned Jointly by Van- Trades and Labor Council and atlonist, couver ' -—t the B. C. Federation of Labor, with which is afflliated 16 000 organized wage- workers. Issued every Friday morning. President. Jas. Campbell -Vice-President J. W. Wilkinson ■Vlce-prealdent ..J. McMillan Treasurer t 3. H. McVety ManaBlnK-Edltor. K. Parm. Pettlplece moons aio, Lsbor Ttmpli Subscription: $1.00 pet* year; In .Vancouver- Olty. $1.26; to unions subscribing in a body, 76 cents. "Party oX ^astoor; the xtepe ef «b» world." t__t WATCH the: label on your Ztrzr —Jk~~R. If tbls number Is on it your- subscription expires next Issue. BTUDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1918 -ROES, LIKEUOHT JkXCO BRITISH HUMBUG. 1 Tbe account of the disaster which lias befallen the Scott antarctic expedition Is now even aa a tale that is told. • The story came with crushing simplicity of detail, and no one with any Imagination will question the grit and bravery; shown by the intrepid little band : which has perished in that Icebound desolation. But the antics of tbe British public over the incident raise comparisons In the mlhd of thinking; people. For some reason tbe British have gathered to them selves a reputation for being phlegmatic and very restrained in moments of disaster and calamity, but tbe lack of balance ln Judgment which bas been shown over the Scott aSalr Is characteristic of them at such times. Tbe self-sacrifice or Scott and his companions is without flaw, but does it. excel ln quality the heroism of a navvy -wbo drops his shovel and diVes Into a gas-ridden sewer to drag out as. fellow-workman who has been over- powered by the fumes? And again, ia it greater heroism than that which is shown every time there Is a coal mine explosion and men clamor for tbe cbance ' of being allowed to go down into the mine .to bring out their dead and injured comrades? These men do not- ask to be allowed to Join in tbe work of rescue because they are Ignorant of the risk they sre running. Tbey ask with a full, practical knowledge of the dangers, and often pay for tbelr heroism with their Uvea; and If it be true that "greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down bis life for his friend," then the miners are entitled to as much honor an society can show to their memory and tbelr dependents. Society cannot live a day of its lite without tbe miner, but when a hundred or two miners are. killed we do not find the BrltlBh public holding national memorial services and discussing tbe design of statues to perpetuate their memory. THe British are alwayn funny, if viewed from thfe correct angle, but never funnier than at such times as these. Tbey do not mind weeping for their dead—-providing their dead are persons of enough eminence to ensure that the whole world will be there to witness the national grief. To -weep over the thousand obscure -heroes of their mines, mills, factories and workshops would only be waste of time for nobody would be watching—and tbls applies nt only to the British but to every one of the "great" nations. To read the ordinary newspapers one1 -would think tbat human bravery and pluck were the especial attributes of one particular class ln the community. And lt -was a tell-tale touch of Scott's, where, in his diary, he speaks of Capt. O&tes going out to die "like an English gentleman." It must be a very strong sense of "class". which makes a man write thus under conditions so appallingly- natural that all men are Just men and no more. ~ Afer a long residence ln England the very term "English gentleman" is one which gives rise to confusion. - O. B. Shaw offers a definition tb rough the mouth of John Tanner in his play, "Man and Superman.". Tanner' Is held up by a person wbo informs him- that be Is a brigand who makes his living by robbing the rich: Tanner at once says that he feels they have much in common as he himself is an English gentleman; and that he makes his living by robbing the poor. And he -wasn't much of a liar either. The truth Is that the "gentlemen" of England are the class that rule England. in the interest of their class alone. They control the Press of that country and the avenues of publicity, and they were only too glsd to use the bravery of Scott and his fellows to bolster up their decaying prestige. Nothing is too banal for them to do -when out on such a mission. However, that is not the worst feature of the case, for the working people are too dense to see lt. and they help the "gentlemen" of England to perpetuate the fallacy that they and their kind are tbe essential factor in human society. They are so stupid tbat they think everybody is as good as they ace—and if they happen to/bc "gentlemoh," the workers treat them as being their "betters," by hanoing over to £hem the might to rule the workers and to take from them the fruits of their labor in return for just 'enough to keep them "in that position to which it haa pleased God to call tbem." The "classes" are really funny if you csn only get an inside view ot them; - but the "masses" are a tragedy enough to make angels weep—if they happen to be without a sense of humor. It is high time the Workers stopped erecting monuments to their masters, and erected a few to themselves. They must be brought to understand thai the only thing which determines the value of any man or class of men to human society Is, the work- which those men do towards producing the happiness and well-being of mankind. Tne secrets of the arctic are very valuable for scientific reasons, and on the discoveries of such men as Scott, depends the safety of navigation and a- thousand and one things which only a fool would attempt to minimize because of his ignorance,, and for that reason tbe men who give their Uvea to find out such things to make human life fuller and safer and happier are among the great men of the race. But those -who produce by their labors the dally necessaries of human society, and whose blood has stained the worlds commerce for agea are no less heroes—even thoough they do not die ln the limelight, and without a world to mourn their loss. Thousands of deeds of surpassing A BEHFLY DBWWPTIVE LIST OF 0BXAT BOOKS AMD MEN, FOB THE USX OF STUDENTS. MaaOkei, atast (born 1834), German biologist and philosopher. He was one of the first and one ot the most enthusiastic followers of Darwin, and soon after the appearance of "Origin of Species" he published (ln 1866) a moat remarkable work, "General Morphology," followed by the "Natural History of Creation," ln which he made the first attempt to flnd out the different stages of evolution from the simplest organ- Isms up to man. In his later years "he wrote two works, widely circulated now, "Monism as a. Link between Religion and Science," and "The Riddle ef the Universe," In which he cast aside the religious dualism which- opposes the heavens to the earth, the soul to the body, and so on but Instead of coming to a purely dynamic conception or the universe,' as might have, been expected from his previous works, he, came to the metaphysical (Hegelian) conception of the "Spirit" being an emanation of "Matter." Kegel, Oeosr WUhelm (1770-1831), • German philosopher, whose Ideas exercised ln Germany a very deep Influence on the thought of the nfnteenth century during the period of reaotlon after the defeat of the Great French Revolution. His philosophical system divldM Itself Into three cycles of thought. The first Is "Logic—the science of. the "Idea in Itself" (Idee an slch). In the second part, ths Philosophy of Nature, the Idea Is treated in Its "being," as something that has taken the form of Its contra, diction—I.e.. of Nature and Its beings and phenomena. And In lta.third part, the .Philosophy of the Mind, the process Is described by which the Idea, which In Loslo was the "Idea In llMlt" and in Nature, the 'Idea out of Itself' (Idee ausser slew, now appears as "The Mind"—as the "Idea-ln "fffor ItsjJ" (Idee an und fur slob). These_ three forms of the Idea are^taowji as the thesis, the antithesis, and the synthesis. The evil which this phlosophy has done in driving scientific research out of the sound ways it had opened by the end of the eighteenth century, and giving a new authority both to fh«i BiblicalInterpretation of Nature and to the reign of sweeping generalisations based upon the use of metaphysical "words" having a vague and floating sense-can b<best prepared by the end of the eighteenth EeSlury were delayed In appearing for half a century: and also when we see thj influence oi »li phllo^fcy In goU' tlcal rnatters—the Hegelians maintain In* that "all that exists is reasonable,' ana thus SeMlng the worst forms of political and religious reaction. Hslmholts, gsrmaan-SudwU (1821. HM), a great German physiologist.ud physicist. Has done very much tor de- ^sloping and spreading the mechanical cSSptSfieMlon of all phy«lolo«ical 'J- tivlty. and. the Idea of the unity of phy- *l__%?e"_m_tt (1818-1870), Russian political writer. After having been Interned in an eastern province, left Russia aad went to Italy and. France, ShEe he was friendly with all advanced Socialists and RiuUmIb. After «• de- fet of the Revolution of 1818, aided Proudhon In starting the newspaper, Le Peuple. Expelled from France, went to England, where he founded the first "Free Russian Press," and at the end of tbe "fifties" began to publish a Russian paper, Kolokol (The Bell), In collaboration with his great friend Ogareff and Turgueneff, and later on with Baku- nin. This paper, ln which Hersen (In an admirable style) energetically fought for the abolition of serfdom and laid bare all the horrors of the absolute power, won a great reputation and had i great influence in Ruaeta at the time of the liberation of the serfs. In 1868 when the Polish uprising began, Hersen and - Bakunin warmly took up its defense. With' tbe return of reaction the same year, the Kolokol's Influence came to an end. On account of his wide knowledge of history and his phlloao- ghlcal training, Heraen was one of the est political writers of his time in Europe; and his "Letters from France and Italy" and "From the Other Bank" ("De l'autre rive"), written after the defeat of the movements of 1S48, are real works of art, apart from their political meaning: the same, applies to his autobiography, "Past and Thoughts." Kobbes, Thomas (if&8-167»), one of the ntpst original of English political writers and philosophers. His chief works were: "Leviathan." "De Clve," "De Corpore Politico." Right, he maintained, Is force: there Is nothing that would be right or wrong In Itself. He considered tne savages aa creatures continually struggling with each other, and saw ln the fear that men had of each other, and In .the. necessity of getting out of tbe misery of their primitive conditions, the chief cause of the origin of the State. Consequently, he was a fierce champion of . the absolute power of kings, who had, according to his assertions, established peace among the wild stems,' and thus allowed them to reach better conditions. On the other hand, ha was the flrst to. formulate an absolutely irreligious, materialistic conception of the Universe. MoltMoh, rwoi (1721-1789). French philosopher, one of the Encyclopaedists, who worked to establish a comprehensible system of knowledge of nature basis. He did it ln his principal work, "Syateme de la Nature." In his other works, "La Morale TJnlverselle" and "La Politique Naturelle," he demonstrated that religion Is not only useless, but Is noxious for nubile morality and the happiness of the people, sii sshssoS) TttaeSt • of the chief representatives of called Scotch philosophical school, which baaed Its system of ethics on the principle of mutual sympathy. He endeavored to prove that although we divide the motives by which our will Is affected Into egoistic and altruistic motives, nevertheless we approve only the litter and the aettons Inspired by them. This la the consequence of a "moral sense" with whloh Nature has endowed us. He developed these Ideas ln his works: "Enquiry into the Origins of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue," "Essay on Nature,'" and .Conduct of Passions and Affections." aasley, -nomas (1826-1866), English biologist, especially known for the gallant defence he made of Darwin's theory was wildly assailed on all sides. Chief works: "Man's Place in Nature" (18«8) and "Comparative Anatomy." It consists of the following:—(1) By observation and experiment we try to gain a knowledge of the phenomena which we pro- nose to study. (2) We discuss the accumulated facts, and'see If they do not lead (Latin, lnducere) to some generalisation, or to some hypothesis which would link together the mass of facts (e.g., the hypothesis which Laplace made to explain the facts offered by the structure of our solar system: or Darwin's hypothesis of descent, by evolution from a common stock, of all the plants and animal species which exist or have existed In paat geological periods on the earth). (8) Then we deduce conclusions, from this hypothesis (we make deductions), leadtn* us to foresee new facts; and these conclusions , must prove to be correct, If the Induction—the generalisation—was fcorrect. (4) We compare our deductions with the facts already accumulated. If necessary, new observations and experiments are made, In order to ascertain whether our hypothesis Is In ccordance with reality, and the hypothesis Is either re- lected or modified, until we. flnd one which agrees with the present state of our knowledge. A hypothesis becomes a theory only after such a verification has been made; and lt may be considered as a natural law only after it has stood the above test, and the cause, the reason of the hypothesis, has been discovered. Thus we describe Newton's induction of universal gravitation as a proved theory, because It has been confirmed by an enormous- mass of facts, many of which seemed to be contradictory at first sight. And' although we often speak also of the law of gravitation, this way of speaking Is not quite correct, as the cause of this universal fact.of gravitation Is not yet discovered: It 1a only foreseen. IaapHice, Mm (1749-1827), one of the greatest astronomers and mathematicians of all ages. His chief works are: "Exposition of a System of the Universe," In which' he explained the probable, purely physical origin of our solar system out of a mass of Incandescent gaseous matter; and "Treatise of Celestial Mechanics." He solved all problems of Astronomy purely by,a physical analysis. (Continued next week.) (1194-1747), one ■ the heroism are performed by working men and women every year In the dull round of industrial life, and their bodies are carried broken and bleeding from the commercial arena, to be buried, unhonored, unsung, with no monument to mark the grave, and no tablet to record tbelr deeds; indeed, in many casss "no mm knowath tbi place unto this day." MINERS BLUDGEONED TS NEW ZEALAND Miners ln tbe Mew Zealand town ot Walhl are on strike, and the following account from tbe "Maoriland Worker" serves to show that even in that country, which has been called an Ideal place for the workers to live, conditions are much tbe same as elsewhere. On Wednesday and Thursday, November 6 and 7, a conference of the Mlneowners' Association took place at Walhl, which was attended by all the company's prominent officials; Commissioner of Police Cullen Is alio reported to have been present. That a change ot tactics had been decided on at the conference was apparent on Friday afternoon, when the Bcat>s,frora both mines, ln compiny With all the mine officials, marched down the main street of Walhl past the Miners' Hall, Instead of proceeding home by tbelr usual route across the fields. "The same procedure wai gone through on Saturday, and ln the afternoon the scabs, strengthened by the Walklno contingent, started to walk In procession up and down Seddon street, "At the head of the motley crew marched a huge Maori known as the 'Snakeoharmer,' and becoming elated, owing to such pride of place this poor, misguided savage started to shout defiance at the groups of striken who were scattered here and there along the street. "As a result, one of the boys accommodated the redoubtable 'Snake- charmer' and made him measure bis length on the pavement a couple of times, and but for police Intervention our dusky friend would have Indulged In an afternoon nap. ' "In all, about n dozen Incidents of this kind took placee, and In all cases save one the police saved a scab trom a hiding. That was all for the first day. Peace reigned all day Sunday, the strikers holding their usual peaceful meeting In their hall. What happened on Monday Is told by Herb. Kennedy, acting president of the Miners' Union, who, having seen for himself In the lurid realities of lawless' class war, does not mince his words In telling about It. Scabs' Brutality. "On Monday morning," he says; "the toughs were again driven to the post office, and once more marched past the strikers' pickets under police protection. They had only gone a few paces beyond, when a shift-boss called out, Turn round here, boys.' They marched back, In a body numbering over 100, td where about 40 strikers were standing. Suddenly a big, half- breed Maori spat in the face ot a miner named Elslegood, who knocked him down on the spot, whereupon six or seven men sprang on him, and tried to drag him away from his mates. Elslegood knocked down three in succession, but' was felled at last from behind by a policeman's club. "Fights were going on all around. An ex-prlze fighter set on a striker named Cornlck, put a revolver to Ms ear, and kicked him repeatedly. A constable followed another man down an alley, and cut a gash in bis lips— which it took three stitches to close— with a vicious fish-blow. The strikers finally dispersed, and fought their way ln small groups to their houses, the toughs meanwhile smashing windows In the hall under repeated police encouragement," How Young Evans wss Murdered, "The next day the scabs were given a day off by tbe company to wind up tbelr devilish work. And see how well they did lt. "The Mfners' Hall was rushed early In the day. Only one or two men were there to defend It. One of them, a young miner named Evans, who wrote for several workers' papers, and was known throughout the district as a quiet, level-headed chap, was smashed over the head by a bldody constable's baton, and died almost at once. Tbe thugs said he fired a revolver, but men on the spot swear that the only shot fired came from the scabs themselveB. "The hall was then looted, and the miners' store waa treated the same way. Little groups of scabs scoured the town and host up every striker they saw, giving them 48 hours to get out of town, Their flag was burned, and the motto, 'Workers of the World Unite,' was dragged through the streets and pitched Into the bonfire. Wild scenes lasted till late In the night." Walhl men are now scattered all over the district, and the strike appears for the moment to be broken up. Tbe Massey government, with whose aid and under whose protection the Walhl outrages have been consistently planned, Is a "Liberal" government. So is New Zealand the "land of social peace." So Is the devil a monk. TRADES 00NQBEBS REPORT. President Watters, of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, reports that the Minister of Labor, owing to the various complaints from the congress and central bodies In the West regarding the deplorable conditions In the construction camps, has decided to appoint a resident Inspector In the West to report on tbe conditions to the department, and hopes thereby to be able to compel the contractors to keep the camps fit places of habitation for the workmen. Regarding the many complaints received re the alien labor law, the Minister Informs President Watters that, following the established practice of the department It Is not a matter for departmental Interference, but a question for the civil law. On central bodies and unions, therefore, falls the onus of entering action and proving |ts case against this statute. Reply has also been received relative to the proposition presented to the Dominion government to establishing a pension for mothers. The Minister of Justice, In conjunction with the Minister of Labor, has taken the matter up and Is prosecuting inquiries In various ways with the hope of having some useful legislation framed If possible for this worthy object. Relative to the request of the executive of tbe Trades Congress for an Investigation into the operation of the Iron and Steel corporation, the matter rests on the point of jurisdiction. Pre: mier Borden maintains It is a provincial matter. The question has been brought before the provincial authorities In Nova Scotia by the Nova Scotia executive, which Ib also lh doubt President Watters has submitted the proposition to Premier Borden for a ruling on the question of jurisdiction, which is awaited now with interest PUBLIC 8PEAKIN0. The law of cause and effect applied to good public speaking sbows that expression is the result ot Impression. The. mind must take in before it can give out.. It can nSt express—I. e., Bqueese out—anything with which it has not been Impressed. The application of this law forms the basis or fundamental rules for good—I. e., true—public speaking. , It demands a thorough understanding of the material to be presented which Is only gained by a complete knowledge of the subject and an analysis of the thought and the feeling. The speaker must know all the elements, factors, conditions and circumstances determining the speolfic aspect of the truth he presents aB well as tbo general truth. This searching study results ln personal conviction—1. e., satisfied by proof—the first essential. Personal conviction grows Into aim which Ib the desire to extend the knowledge ac- qulrefl—the second essential. Aim expands Into purpose and that purpose In public speaking Is to Inform, to convince, to move, the listener—the third essential. The last essential results expressively ln directneBS—the right attitude toward the listener coming from purpose. The second essential results expressively In dignity, poise, mental balance—the right attitude toward self coming from absolute conviction, strengthened by tbe realisation of the truth to be presented to the degree of positlveness that you can do tbe thine you set out to do because you want to do it. Concentration, the process of focus- Ing all the brain force at command to dwell on each idea until It develops Into a thought, the thinking all around that thought, and holding lt until It dominating influence. 'Expression Is the natural and necessary outcome of Impression born of sufficient concentration. The agents ot the mind—1. e„ voice and body—made free by training, will serve adequate expression but the controlling center is to learn TO THINK. Many other things help make good public speaking. The study of detail, moods, proportion, contrast, climax, styles of delivery, forms of discourse, bodily training and vocal technique and the employment of stress, pitch, volume and pause are all useful. But these things put on from the outside If there Ib nothing on tbe Inside, accomplish nothing. In the final analysis It Is not thinking how you do, or even realizing why you do. but the primarily strong desire TO DO because you know what lt is that will make you reach tbe heights In public speaking. Heights which mean not only development, knowledge, control, mastery, but self-effacement In the power of the message itself Will discover for you In yourself un-dreamed of as yet capabilities and potentialities. It might he well to remember that knockers are alwayB busy. Suit Special at $ 15 We hold and can maintain by proof of service as well as style, - that men who buy suits at Spencer's will get a fuller measure of value and satisfaction than any smaller or less' experienced store can give. Today has arrived a new lot of suits with special features that we have marked to sell at 915.00. Tou will be surprised at the smart styles and smart worthy looking fabrics. Lota of the popular red browns In tweeds, other tweeds as well In grey and green mixtures and worsteds, too, for those who want them. ■■wannmito ■■bticbabm am mbw ot—ooA-m These are coats that no man need be afraid to don. They look well, the materials are good, they are well made, and not skimped In any way.- f The materials are tweoda in smooth and-rough effects, ' Two of the best patterns are grey and brown diagonals; others are small designs in brown and various subdued two-color effects In dark tone. Every coat is lined with a strong twill lining; two- way collars, David Spencer VANCOUVER, B. 0. THE KING OF SKATES Tested and improved during many years in the world's greatest skating ground, Canada Stab Skates, all that a skate can be.... 75o to 86.00 Automatic Skates, immensely popular 75c to $6.00 GREAT CHOICE OF SKATING BOOTS For Young Men, Young Ladies, Boys and Hisses J. A. FLETT, LIMITED IMBUW Stoves MP Ranges EVERYTHING FOR THE KITCHEKf Mount Pleasant headquarters for Carpenters' Tools and all kinds of Builders' and Contractors' Supplies W.R.OWEN 2337 MAIN STREET. PHONE FAIR. 447. UN ION DIRECTORY Cards inserted for $1.00 a Month B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR— Meets ln annual convention in January. Executive ouicers, 1913-14: President, Christian Slverty; vice-presidents, J. Kavanagh, J. Ferris, A. Watchman, O. A. Burnes, J. W. Gray, Jas. Cuthbertson, J J. Taylor; sec-treas., V, R. Mldgley, Box 1044, Vancouver. TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL— Meets flrst and third Thursdays. Executive board: H. C. Benson, president; W, Manson, vice-president; J, W, Wilkinson, general secretary, Room 210 Labor Temple; Jan. Campbell, treasurer; W. Foxcroft, statistician; J, Sully, ser- geant-at-arms; F, A. Hoover, V. R, Mldgley, W. R. Trotter, trustees. Do you attend your ur.lon meeting, or do you Btay away and then kick because something passes that does not meet with your approval? LABOR TEMPLE COMPANY, LTD.— Directors: Fred A. Hoover, J. H, McVety, James Brown; Edward Lothian, James Campbell, J. W. Wilkinson, R. P. Pettlplece, John McMillan Murdock Mc- Kenilo. Managing director, J. H. Mc- 211. S - "" Vety, Room ! Sey. 6360. ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL —Meets second Monday In month. President, E. Jarman; vice-president, George Mowat; secretary, A, H. England. P. O. Box 61, AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF CAR- penten and Joiners—Room ?09. ley. 2908, Business agent J. A, Key; fflce hours, $ to 9 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. Secretary of management committee, H. MoEwen, Room 209, Labor Temple. Branches meet every Tuesday and Wed- nesday in Room tot. BAKERS' AND CONFEC- tloners' Local No. 46— Meets second and fourth Saturdays, 7:30 p.m, Pres* ldent, 'J. Klnnalrd; <nor- __& responding secretary, W. \x-)\ Rogers, Room 220, Labor Temple; flnanolal secretary, P. Robin- Hardware and Tools fl, A splendid stock of the best in the world's market We make a speoialty of supplying every need and requirements of the artisan in our line. McTAGGART & MOSCROP 7 Hastings Street West Phone Seymour 684 OLASS WORKERS' LOCAL, NO. 40— Meets second and fourth Tuesdays or each month. President, J. Fox; vlce- prealdent. Wm. Thompson: flnanolal secretary, Wm. Worton; secretary, A. o. Hettler, 426 Dulterln street. Telephone, Fairmont 1238, LONOSHOREMKNS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, No. 88 I 62—Meets every Friday evenlnsr, 133 Water street. President, O. 3. Kelly; secretary, Thos. Nixon, 133 Water strsst MACHINISTS', NO. 182—MEETS SEC- ond and fourth Thursdays, 7:16 p.m. President, Chas. Mattlnson; recording secretary; J. Brookes; financial secretary, J. H. MoVety. Sey. (860. MUSICIANS' MUTUAL PROTECTIVE Union, Local No. 141, A. F. of M.— Meeta second Sunday of eaoh month; 640 Robaon street President, J. Bowyer; vice-president F. English: aeeretary, C. F. ward; treasurer, D. Bvans. OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' INTBRNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, No. 8»— Meets flrst and third Wednesday, O'Brien Hall, 8 p.m. President, O. Dean; corresponding secretary, F. Sumpter; financial secretary, D. Scott; treasurer, I. Tyson; business agent, El R. Still. Phone Sey. 1614. PAINTERS', PAPERHANGERS' AND Decorators', Local 138—Meet every Thursday, 7:80 p.m. Preaident H. Murry: financial aeeretary, F. 3. Harris, 1668 Robson St; recording secretary, Skene Thompson, Sub P. O. No. 8, Box 8; business agent, w. J. Nagls. STONECUTTERS', VANCOUVER Branch—Meets second Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. President J. Marshall; corresponding secretary. Wm. Rowan, Box 1047; fl nanclal aeeretary, K. McKensle. BARBERS' LOCAL, NO. 120—MEETS aecond Thureday, 8:80 p, m. Presl dent, C, Hald; recording secretary, Geo. W. Isaacs; secretary - business agent C. F. Burkhart, Room 208, Labor Temple. Hours: 11 to 1; 6 to 7 p.m. Sey. 1776. BARTENDERS' LEAGUE NO. M«— Meets flrst and third Sundays of each month, 2.30 p.m., Room 306. President, Walter Laurie; secretary, Wm. Mottlshaw, Yale Hotel; treasurer, Chas. Lear. ' UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPEN. ters and Joiners, Local No. ,617.— Meets Monday of each week, 8 p. m. Executive committee meeta every Friday, 8 p.m. President, A. Richmond; recording secretary, Arthur Paine, 806 Labor Tem- Sle; flnanolal aeeretary, O. W. Williams, 06 Labor Temple; treasurer, L. W. Da. slel, 806 Labor Temple. Phone Bey. 1880. BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS and Joiners. South Vancouver No, 1208—Meets Ashe'B 'hall. Twenty-first and Fraser Ave., flrst and third Thursday of each month, 8 p.m. President, W, J. Robertson; vice-president, J. W. Dlckieson; recording secretary, Thos. Lindsay, Box 36, Cedar Cottage; flnanolal secretary, J, A. Dlckieson; treasurer, Robt. Llndaay; conductor, A. Conahor; warden, R Hall. BRIDGE AND STRUCTURAL IRON WORKERS' International Union, Local 87—Meets second and fourth Friday, Labor Temple, 8 p.m. President J. A. Seeley; aeeretary, A, W. Oakley, 788 Semlln Drive, phone Sey. 688. BRICKLAYERS' AND MASONS', NO. 1 —Meets every Tuesday, 8 p.m., Room 807. President, James Haslett; corros- rondlng sserstary, w. 8. Dagnall, Box 3; financial secretary, F. R. Brown; business agent W. 8. Dagnall, Room 116. Sey. S79». BROTHERHOOD OF BOILER MAKERS and Iron Ship Butldera and Helpers of America, Vancouver Lodge No, lfi4— Meets first and third Mondays, 8_p.m. President F. Barclay, 868 Cordova East; secretary; A. Fraser, 1161 Hows Btreet CIGARMAKBRS' LOCAL, NO. 867— Meets flrat Tuesday each month, 8 6m. Preaident, Geo. Gerrard; secretary, obert 3. Craig, Kurts Cigar Factory; treasurer, 8.W. Johnson. ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL NO. 813.—Meets Room 801, every Monday 8 p.m. President, Fred. Fuller; vlce- prealdant, Geo, B. Moulton; recording secretary, A. F. Gibson, Labor Temple; financial secretary, Robt Robinson; treasurer, Harold T. Johnson; business agent H. A. Jones,, Room 207, Labor Temple.' < COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS', BrltlBh Columbia Division, 0, P, System, Division No. 1—Meets 10:80 a.m. third Sunday In month, Room 204. Looal chairman, J, F. Campbell, Box 482, Vancouver. Local aec.-treaa., A. T. Oberg, Box 482, or 1008 Burrard atreet ELECTRICAL, WORKERS', LOCAL NO. 821 (Inside Men)—Meet every Friday Room 206 8 p.m. President S. 8. Dull; recording secretary, L. R. Salmon; treasurer and Business agent F. L. Est- Inghaussn, Room 101; Sey. 1848, STREET AND ELECTRIC RAILWAY Employees, Pioneer Division No. 101 —Meets Labor Temple, second and fourth Wednesdays at 2 p.m., and flrat and third Wednesdaya, 8 p.m. Preaident, H, Schofleld: recording secretary, Albert V. Lofting, Box 178, City Heights P.O.; financial secretary, Fred A. Hoover, 2409 Clark drive. ' STEAM ENGINEERS, INTERNATION- al Local 997—Meeta every Wednesday, 8 p.m.. Room 201, Labor Temple, President F. Blumberg;. financial secretary, Wm. Byatt Room21«. TAILORS, JOURNEYMAN .TAILORS' UNION OF AMERICA, Local No. 178 —Meetings held flrat Tuesday In each month. 8, u.m. Preaident J. T. Ells, worth; recording and corresponding sec. retary, W, W. Hooken. P. O. Box 603; financial secretary, L. Kakely, P, O. Box COS. TILE LAYERS' AND HELPERS', Local No. 62—Meets flrat and third Wednesdays eaoh month, 8 p.m. President J. Kavanagh; secretary, E. A. E. Morrison, 1769 Eleventh Ave. East AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF CAR- pentera and Joiners, Victoria Branoh. Meets every Thursday, lain, Labor Hall, Johnson St., Victoria. Business Agent H. J. Sheen. Office hours. 8 to 9 a.m., 1:80 to 2:30, 4:30 to 6:30 >.m. Secretary, A. E. wrench; office ours, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 8 to 6:80 p.m.: phone 2668. P. O. Box 770, Victoria, B. C. . ■. a NEW WESTMINSTER TRADES ft Labor Council—Meeta every aecond and fourth Wednesday at 8 p.m., In Labor Hall. Presldsnt, S. A. Stoney; flnanolal secretary, J, B. Chockley; general secretary, B. D. Grant P. O. Box 934. Tha public Is Invited to attend. PLUMBERS' and STEAMFITTERS' Local 496—Meets every aecond and fourth Friday of month in Labor Ball, 7:80 p.m. President ». Webster; secretary, A. McLaren, P.O. Box 966, New Weatpilnster, B. C. UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CAR- ., penters, Local Union No. 1119— Meeta every Monday, 8 p.m., Labor Temple, corner Royal avenue and Seventh atreet Preaident M. C. Schmendt; secretary, A. Walker, Labor Temple, New Westminster, B. C. KIMBERLEY MINERS' UNION. NO. 100 i" Western Federation of Miners— .Meeta Sunday evening*; in Union Hall. Preaident E. A. Hlnea; eecretary-treas- urer, M P Vllleneuve, .Klmberley, B.C. LADYSMITH MINERS' UNION, LOCAL _ No. 2388, U. M. W. of A.—Meeta Wednesday, Union Hall, 7 p.m. President Sam Outhrle: aeeretary, Duncan McKensle, Ladysmlth, B. & NANAIMO LOCAL UNION U.M.W. of A. —Meets every Sunday In District Office, Vendome Hotel, at 7:80 p.m. Arthur Jordan, recording secretary, Nanalmo, B. O, . ■ ROSSLAND MINERS' UNION, NO. 88, Western Federation of Miners- Meets every Wednesday evening, In Miners' Union hall. Band and orchestra open for engagement Theatre for rent President Sam Stevens: secretary, Herbert Vsrcol, Box 421. Rossland, B. C. TRAIL MILL AND SMELTERMBN'S Union, No. 101, w. F. of M.—Meats every Monday at 7:80 p.m. President George Castell: secretary, Frank Campbell, Box 81, Trail, B. C. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 226— Meets last Sunday each month, 2:20 p.m. President, W, 8. Armstrong; vice- president G. W. Palmer; secretary-treasurer. R. H. Neelanda, P.O. Box 66. TlOTOmiA, ». o. VICTORIA TRADES AND LABOR Council—Meets every flrat and third Wednesday, Labor Hall, 781 Johnson street, at 8 p.m. President, H. J. Sheen; secretary, Christian Siverts, Box 808, Victoria, B. 0. MADE Deer AND Porter ^^> of America <Ja*r C0W9UBT 81 WM HASHMt.8TSM» ISO' ~ Short Lessons in HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY Are You Using Carbon Lamps for Lighting? Do you know that Tungsten lamps give three time* the amount of light obtained from a oarbon lamp with the same consumption of ourrent? Should it not bo advisable for you to secure this improved form of lighting? - ' After you have considered the above queries visit pur salesrooms and ask tbe lamp oounter clerk to demon- ■ aerate the difference between the Tungsten lamp and the ordinary oarbon lamp. ' For the convenience of our customers we oarry a full line of TungBtentlampg of an ' approved type in stock Carrall and Hastings Street B.C.ELECTRIC VANCOUVER, B. C. USB Granville St. near Davie FRIDAY.... .FDBRUART M, Ull THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST m*,*-m*-i-,l.Vakm PAGE Boxed Si 1 k Hosiery AT MODERATE PRICES. At their respective prices we believe that the following lines art aa good at tht market affords. AT 78c A PAIR—Women's block silk boot hose, With high spliced heel, double sole and toe. These have seamless feet. AT f 1.00 A PAIR—Women's sjlk hose with lisle top, with . double heel, sole and toe. Come in black and white. AT $1.60 AND $2.00—Onyx silk hose in high grade qualities, in the following shades—pink, sky, champagne, light and dark grey, purplpe, wisteria, old rose king's blue gold, tan, white or black. These have reinforced heels, double sole, toe and lisle thread top. dnrttatt Srjj0i.aU, -fiimtirt. 575 Gramllle Street Vancouoer, EL C. During January We will hold our regular tale. This will be out seventh January sale, snd as' befoie we will by: and clear out all Fall and Winter Goods Our prices will enable you to save enough on an outfit to start a bank account. Hoping to see you sometime during the month, and wishing you a Happy New Year _c>mpb.ii*. i CHAMBERS ■ M-Ha,ti"g8 Clothing Man I Bt, Eaat M ■ BS'STARKUSS Betwaaa Abbott aad email. MtM—mat «x. wasT February House-Furnishing Sale Now In Progress 200 Brussels Squares at From 10 to 331-3 p.c. Off Regular The value of our Brussels HquareH la admitted, for service, deign ami coloring, at regular prices, but when we hitch them to thette little February Bale prices they should move ln ft hurry. If / Sou can uae a Brussels Square on't miss seeing these: SIxe 4.6x 6x6, sale price.... $5.75 glee 6.9X 9.0, sale prlce....|ll.BO Slse 9.0x 9.0, sale price....1X5.85 SIxe 9.0x10.8, sale price..._l7.50 Bite 9.0x12.0, sale price... SIxe 11.3x12.0, sale price... SIxe 11.3x13.6, sale price... —Fourth floor .$17.50 ...183.50 125 Axminster fl Qfl Hearth Rugs 91-39 Woven of best quality yarns, with deep pile and Arm back, nice patterns. Will do nicely ln any room. Hlie 27xG4 Inches. Regular $2.50 value. February sale price 91.3S —Fourth floor English Wilton Carpets Regular 2.00 +4 JQ sewn and laid yd. #1.48 This offering Includes ten very artistic end useful patterns for living and dining room, In liberal quantities. Some have borders to match.. Regular 92.00. February sale price, per yard 11.49 —Fourth floor -r- Ten "Fed" Sub. Cards for $7.50 ORDER TODAY PAY WHEN SOLD Two-pieoe oVerallauits,apeoially suitable (or boys taking a course of manual training. Sizes 26 to n • sal4-c.ii • a- a on 34. Made of stout black denim, Price Per Suit, any Size $180 cut full and strongly put together. •WE ARE MEN'S AND BOYS' OUTFITTERS Overalls 309-315 Hastings Street West CLUBB & STEWART Honest and Artistic Dentistry The most scientific and up-to-date-methods DR. W. J. CURRY DENTIST 301 DOMINION TRUST BLDG. Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. RING UP SEYMOUR 2864 FOR APPOINTMENT 101-4 BANK OF OTTAWA BUILDING 602 Hastings Street West DR. BRETT ANDERSON-Denfo/ tj Operates by ihe latest, most scientific and painless methods Specialist in Crown, Bridge, Plate and Gold Inlay Work Hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. AMONG THE SOCIALISTS -nrgQciAiairas SOCIALIST PARTY OP CANADA B, C. ExmuIIv. Commltte. Vancouver, FsB. II, 1(11. Committee met at MM Fender St E. Present: Matthews, Rahim, Karnle, Cassldy, and Secretary. Rahim ln the chair. Minutes of previous meeting adopted t read. Correspondence—Quarterly report ending Dec. 31, 1112, (rom Local Nakuan, B. C, No. 74; li members ln food standing, regular business and propaganda meetings. Filed. From J. J. Robinson, Ladysmlth, B.C., expressing approval and promising support to the new paper. Filed. From Wm. B. umbrae, Ericsson, B. c, re application, for charter, Sserstary retorted forms, forwarded, Endorsed and From Paul Andersen, Sec. Looal Van. couver No. 88 (Lettish), stating lt to ba Impossible to let' a meeting Ior, Com, 3. H. Knight In Barnet, but would endeavor to arrange one In Fort Moody. Filed. From O. M. O'Brien, giving date of Com. 3. R. Knight's arrival on the coast aa Mar. IS, next, when a meeting will be held at Whonnook. Filed. Local Vancouver No. 41 (Finnish) stamps 16.00 Local Victoria No. 9, supplies 11 •5.78 #1.00 Expenses—P. O. Stamp* - Adjournment to MtarchJ. „,__ •' J. H. BWRROUOH, Sac. Dominion Executive Committee Convened as above. Present, Matthews, RaMm Karnle, Caasldy, and Secretary, Rahim In the chair, a . . Minutes of previous meeting adopted Correspondence.—From .John Holtn, N. Cabriole, B. C, with ti for Subsidy fund. Filed. . , From Wm. Devoy, Organiser, Local Lethbrldge, No. IS, Alta., Inquiring as to duties of organiser. Secretary reported letter answered. Filed. From Philip Faughnan. acting Secretary for Ontario and Quebec, with llnan- Dial report and encloelng f8 for stamps and payment on acot. Filed. ■>,, , From same, ai Secretary of Local Montreal, No. 1, with quarterly;.report for period ending Deo. SI, lsw,;and news of tbe movement. The news of the early production of a new paper received with satisfaction. 84 members In good standing. Filed. , ■ From Walter F. itarris, Bed Deer, Alta., enclosing copies of resolution; orltlcislng Alta. Exec. Committee, passed at a convention ln Red Deer Provincial Riding Jan. 18th last. Secretary reported having replied to the effect that It was a matter to be settled by the Alberta comrades themselves. Endorsed and Med. _ .. _ . From W. 8. PItser, Ooldburg. Sask., with order for literature. Secretary reported having turned it over to Local Vancouver No. 1 to Ml. Endorsed and From Fred Rivers, Cos! Hurst, Alta., with 118 cente for Western Clarlon^Turn- ed to Subsidy fund. Endorsed and Sled. From Local Victoria B. C, No. !. enclosing 810 gof Subsidy fund and 76c for supplies received, with promise or more aid If paper strikes the right note. ^From H. O. Hills. Victoria, B. C, with 16 for Subsidy fund. Filed. From Harry Otto. Hoselsle, Man., with 81 for Subsidy fund, and asking for Information on various matters. Secretary reported answer forwarded, dor-ed and Med. -.,.,.. n.,. From Snyder E. Ctaae, Reddltt, Ont. with promise of aid to Subsidy fund, and expresstngapproval of action of tho rat. ecutlve. Tinqulres as to Winnipeg Local. Reported answered. Filed. From. Horace Colllnrwond, North Bat- tlsford. Sask., enclosing 81 for sub. to new paper. 81 for !6c bundle for 4 weeks, 81 for Subeldv fund, and 81 for dene 'or 1»1».. Guarantee" 81 eddltlonsl In Msroh and April for Subsldv fund. If 'rlsht goods." Secretary reported ran, money turned over to Com. Matthew". "IMnroM and fltfid. ■ , . From t,ncel ralearv. AHa.. No. *. Wit? «ipv nf resolution, nsssed on Feb. It« in«t. dlsannrnvlns of artlnn nf the p f rt.i In retard tn the nrodiictlon of a nam organ, on account of seme helps ownei hv a Private Indlvlrtusl. Re;n>t«rv re- "orted hl« ar«wer. action snajrssd. an" •Wroturv lush-note* to wrlfe T.nr»l nsl- »»rv No. 4 and exnlsln In detail the t>«- »«m of the problem the D. B. C. bad to ""pYnnt L. T. Fngllah. editor of flhert; w»der»tlonl«t. In replv to reonest -«' lecretarv to imMlsb circular letter r» "«w nBPer. etetlng that he would Jo «» if aame met with the atmrnval of the »>lta Exec, committee. Filed, naaadal Beput "p'Ffenan *Ont ft Que.) « ».»» TT, cnlllnrwoed. dues J-™ Subsidy Fund ■• »-°" »88.0(l ^rT„Tg.,0Lej,hhr.djSiiWe(ho.H..4 BAM QOMPMUI. Samuel Compere was bora in Spit alflelds, London, England, ou January 37, 1850. HI. parents ware originally native, of Holland. .At the age Ot 10 years and 3 months'ne began work In a cigar factory, having selected the trade of cigar making as a. means ot earning his livelihood. This was not the first' time, though, he had gone to work, for he had worked several months ln a shoe factory before thl.; but thl. Is when he began his life work as a cigar maker. In 18(8, accompanied by hii parents, he came to America, and settled In New York city. He had been In America a little more than a year when the Cigar Maker.' International union wai formed, and there being no age requirement, or limitations, he became a member. Although the organisation now numben more than forty thousand, and eaoh member counts his membership ln numerical order, Mr. Comber.' membership due card Is No. 1, a fact ot whith he ts very proud. Samuel attended school from his sixth to hi. tenth year, then wa. apprenticed to a shoemaker; but, disliking the work, he learned the trade of his father, and while working a. a cigar maker he ; attended evening evening school for tour yean. Thl. appean to have been the extent of hi. Instruction In any school. He came to th. United State, when IS yean old, settled In New Tork city, and in time beoame a natunlised citlsen of the United States. His present home 1. in Washington, but he maintains his cltlsensblp In New York olty. ' In a sketch of his lite approved by himself, he say. of his father that he "was a clgarmaker, an Industrious workman, a, kind father and a man of remarkable memory." He| declares Ot his mother that she "was a woman ot exoellent antecedents, her parents being highly educated," and through her Influence on his Intellectual and moral life he was led to study and to seek to benefit his fellow men. "THZSE MY LITTLE ONES.' Underwear, shirtwaists and bed and table-linen are extensively hand-embroidered by home workers Id tenements. By home-working tenement children hut. are picked and sorted, hrlstles put in hairbrushes, artificial flowen made, paper cigarette tubes rolled—and licked. when the paste happens to dry too soon! A physician ln the New York Infirmary for Women and Children testifies to finding contagious diseases In seventy nine tenements where home work was carried'on. In two hundred and four Inspected homes one-quarter of the worken were between five and ten yeara of age; nearly halt were unde: fourteen. Of the children, one-fourth work after school five houn or more a day. Three-quarters of these home Working families earn less than ten cents an hour altogether. The only time some of the home-working chil dren have for any play Is at night; their only place to piay is the street —a poor combination! Translantic Steamship AGENCY To and From Europe via. All Lines at Lowest Rates YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED GEO. B. COOMBE City Tioket Agent 434 Hastings Street West, Vancouver, B. C. JOHN HOE O.P.A. British Columbia Land Splendid opportunities in Mixed Fanning, Dairying Stock and Poultry British Columbia Grants Pre-emptions of 160 Acres to Actual Settlers at $! PER ACRE TERMS: Residence on the land (or al leut two yean; improvements to the extent oi $2.50 per acre; payment of $40 at the end of two years, nd die balance of $160 (i.e. $120) in 3 annual instalments of $40, with interest at 6% For Further Information Apply lo Deputy Minister of Lands, Victoria, B. C. Secretary, Bureau of Provincial Information, Victoria (For the ornfluctlon of en ol»clrt .«• tan to carry the endorsatlon ol! the B, P. of C. »S0 each ws«k for IS w»>" re- milrefl. To appear on or about Maron Previously acknowledaed 120.15 British OolnasMa Local Gibson's Landing No. 94 „ S5.T6 Local Victoria No. 2 10.00 H. O. Hills, Victoria J.00 John Holm, North Cabriole.... 2.00 Fted Rivers, Coal Hurst 10.28 Manitoba Harry Otto, Hoselsle 11.00 20.fi Horace Colllngwood, N. tie ford . ..11.00 ..I42.2S Total to date, Feb. lt In addition to the monthly assessment of 2Bc aMlimed.hy Local Vancouver No. 1, the surplus funds from propaganda meetings on March 2 and 16 are to be turned over to the Subsidy fund. Comrade E. T. Klnaaley will speak on both oca-nMoPA. JAIL FOE TYPO. 8E0BETARY, They send union men to jail for less crime, than dynamiting ln Russia. The secretary of the Typographical Society ot the Baltic provinces was recently condemned to a month's Imprisonment for the terrible crime of sending out a circular containing I list of questions concerning the conditions of labor, auch as amount of wages, number of hours worked per week, whether day or night work, and the rate paid for Sunday work. Such are tbe danger, and difficulties ol labor officials In the csar'. domain. * THE PEACE MAKERS "Will there be, indeed, more wars?" Yes, undoubtedly, "What shall be done about ltt'' There are two things to be doen, by the mother, right away: Think about wan and talk about war with other mothers and the boys—also with the girls. "When I was shipwrecked ln South America," said Captain Bowsprit, "I came across a tribe of wild women who had no tongues.' "Mercy!" cried one of the listeners of the fair sex. "How could they talk?" "They oouldn'tl" snapped the old salt "That's what made 'em wild." BAM 1 ANDERS "SNOoznra" AGAIN, Sam Landers Is the Editor of "The Labor News," ot Hamilton, Ontario, and beyond tbe fact that he is Sammy Landers he Is not a bad sort. But the somewhat soporific quality of some of his literary output has earned for his well-meaning sheet the name "Labor Snooze." We are not necessarily ln accord with that description, but the Issue ot February 17th, IMS, will not help mattem. We are therein told that John Nelson Is the managing editor of the Victoria Times. As a matter of fact, John Nelson I. manager of the "News-Advertiser," ot Vancouver, and has been for some years now. We only mention the correction out of the wealth ot our charity, and with all the deference and modesty for which the "Snoose" has always given ut credit. Mother, Is your five-year-old son strong, healthy and handsome? Tea? Well, that Is' fine. But think of him at the age of' twenty In slaughtering clothes, being transformed Into a swaggering, armed bully. Mother, if he should be tricked Into the army and butchered and his torn corpse should be brought home to you, you would then know what other mothers feel when their boys, whom your son butchers, are brought home to them. Then, perhaps, war would seem quite different—far less "great" and "glorious'1 to you. You see, mother, In a war some mothers' boys must be butchered. Perhaps a false patriotism has been taught to you, JuBt as a false patriotism Is taught your sons, Both the mother and her sons are contused. To get the working class boy ready for war the capitalist must first confuse and trick the mother. ' And to this end the capitalists are willing to pay the price that Is, willing to pay for the social chloroform, for the false teachings—necessary to beget a slave's blind enthusiasm for the master that betrays him—called patriotism. The school, even, Ib Invaded. The oapture of the schools by the militarists is one of the most omnius signs of the times. The militarist has long looked with wistful eye at the happy hunting grounds. Parliaments have already been strongly urged to make military drill compulsory In all public schools. The scholar Ib rapidly transformed Into the transcript. The shameless audacity ot using a socializing Institution, the school, to cultivate mental malice In the help- lesB children! But the child Ib an easy victim. Even some cheap jingo Jingle called patriotic poetry renders the working class the easy, fooled tool of despots. The victimizing ot the helpless child Is rendered especially easy when the mother, blindfold with flatten, gulllbly lends assistance ln strangling the child's sociability. A SCOOL TEACHER OAN MAKE A FOOL AND A MURDERER OF A BOY IN ElOHT OR TEN YEARS WITH POETRY. REMEMBER, THAT POETS AND TEACHERS WHO FURNISH THE WARSONO CHLOROFORM FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN USUALLY "SIDE-STEP • WHEN THE STORM BREAKS—NO RIFLE BUSINESS FOR THEM—THEY LET OTHERS "MEET THB STORM" WHICH THEIR POETRY AND TEACHINGS HELPED STIR UP. THB WAR-SONG POET AND THE WAR-SONG SCHOOL'TEACHER, IF YOU PLEASE, ARE TO "CULTIVATED" TO BE PATRIOTICALLY BUTCHERED. Under no circumstances should a working class father and mother keep silent while a public school teacher thrills the children's blood and blasts the glorious sentiments ot human brotherhood with recitals of war-tales and fulsome praise of men whose "glory" Ib red with the blood of tens ot thousands of working class men. Such stortoH and such praise scar and brutalize the social natures of the children as distinctly as a hot branding Iron would disfigure their tender faces. POROPMNE STRIKE MEWS South Porcupine, Feb. 1, IMS. Tb the working elan ot Canada, aid all lovers of likerty:— On January lit, IMS, Ivan Trochyu. Hryhori Proplr, MUo Jakssic and Adolph Lundberg were sentenced to six mopth. Imprisonment at hard labor in/the central prison, Toronto, by Magistrate Thomu Torrence, on a charge of unlawful aMembly. The facta In th. cue are u follow*: On the arrival of tnin No. 47 from Toronto on December- 10th, IMS. tbe Ontario police boarded the can and prevented the traveling publlo from entering, their pretext tor doing thl. wu that thfte were .trlk. breaker, aboard, and tbe strikers may Interfere with them. ' The people who understood the orders of the police remained .oft the can. A majority of the people on the station did not understand English, thereto!* did not understand the order, ot tbe police and were entering tbe train In tbe usual manner; the polio* tbnw them oil th* oan, elnbhtd them unmercifully and placed th* tour mentioned under arrest. | On December Slat the*, men war* triad; they did not hav* legal counsel until .th* previous evening; thr** of tbem elected to be triad by Judl* and lory, tbl. wu dented tbem; they asked* to he tried hy another nut' trate. as Torrence wu reported to have .aid that tb* next ttrllttr owning before him on a charge ot unlawful assembly would get th* limit, thl. was also denied; they uked tbat the cue. be transferred to tb* magistrate ot Whitney township where the cue* originated, thl. request wu refuaed. The Illegal and unautborlMd action of the polio* In encroaching on the right, of the traveling publlo wu the sole cause of V— disturbance tor which tour of our fellow-worker, ar* In prison. The high-handed method* ot tb* Ontario police, th* unjust decision ot the magistrate, the* (all* accusations made at the trial and tb* heavy punishment inflicted,-reveal a condition whloh stamps Northern Ontario tbe Siberia of Canada. The undersigned are seeking th* co-operation of all who lov* freed to protest to the Minister of Jastlos, and urge him to conduct the fulleet investigation into theae condition*. We therefore uk you to writ* to your local member of the Dominion Parliament asking him to bring thl. matter before the House, so that immediate action may he taken.' It thl. state of affairs la allowed to pan unnoticed the working class of Canada will be subjected to th* irtn heel ot police oppression when they leek to Improve their condition. Workers of Canada, ut at once, so these victims may ba free. Porcupine Miners' Union, No. 146, W. P. of U. JAMES DOGUL, Seoretary. TBI CRISIS. European and American capitalism 1. now confronted with the crista ot Its life. The mechanism of Industry has become so powerful tbat It can no longer be utilised under capitalist control ln such a manner u to assure social peace, order and well being. UnlesB some drastic action be taken In the near future by the clan which now especially suffer, because of the inability of capitalism to longer administer Industry ln the interest ot social health and peace, capitalist civilization will perish ln Its own rottenness, the stench from which I. even now io nauseating as to make that arising from ancient Roman civilization ln lte decay scarce worth mentioning in companion. If the working-class arises to the situation and takes the action that should be taken, this rotten capitalist regime may be brought to an end and all the social forces worth while turned to the comfort and well being of all, and the consequent uprise of the race to a laner and more decent civilization. Capitalist dominion over the meant of production and the consequent enslavement of labor, must be broken at all hazards. It cannt be broken too soon for the common good of tbe world's. workers. It cannot happen too soon for the good f the race. These are times fr reflection and study upon the part of working people. These are times In wblch conclusions should be drawn and action taken accordingly. -.These are times when slaves should become men, The time lies Immediately before us when the enslaved working-class mutt take the centra of the stage and play Its part In the historical process. Decadent capitalism, already self-condemned as a nuisance, must be brushed aside and the earth's resource, and the machinery of production made tree of access to all, In order to provide for his necessities without pay Ing tribute to rulers, and their cutthroats and assassins, as he hu been forced to do for some thousands of years. Better think It over, Mr. Wage- Slave. These are glorious days await ing your class in the near future. Will you get ln line and do your part? ALLIED PRINTING TRADES ELECT OFFICERS. The regular monthly meeting of the Vancouver Allied Printing Trades Council took place Monday evening, Feb. 10th, ln the Labor Temple, The following officers were elected for the year IMS: President, Mr. Oeorge Mowat (bookbinders); vice-president, Mr. Thomu Hlnes (presBmen); secretary-treasurer, Mr. F. R. Fleming (printers); executive committee. Messrs. M. E. LePage (photoengrav- ers), L. E. Dennlson (printer), Al Maeurhan (presman), William Bushman (bookbinders), and William Bay- ley (stereotypers); auditing committee, Messrs. R. H. Neelands (printers) and M. E. LePage (photo-engravers). A committee of three wu appointed to draft suitable resolution* to the memory of the late Mr. Robert Clocking, president of the Bookbinders' International Union, whose death took place last week. A copy of these will be forwarded to the family of the deceased, and, also, copies will be lent to the five International unloni ot the printing trades whose members compose the counoll, with a view of publication. -stm STORES,111 already noted u the Real Bargain Mr. Burke, who Is conducting the aale of Stationery and Fancy Ooods, expects to clear out these Unea by this date. Our Hardware Department b * - _ _ Hardware Store of Vancouver. Why can we do It? Because we sell for While Mr. Burke la oloeln. out the other Department, we ar* putting on sale a'blg line of Hardware at "Below Cost"'Fries*, each u:— , Our Chain Steel Range, which la so well known aad mad* by one *f Ihe oldest Canadian manufacturers and built with large Hue. fur sett oosl. 11-inCb, with high closet and over thermometer, rag. IM.M; mv.-MIH 11-Inch, with high c.oeet and oven thermometer, reg. 141.01: uw..__|lt.H 11-Inch, with polished top high clqMt and oven 160.00; new ......... Cerpehters' Aprons, with .even pockets, leas or .trap, la brown or white duck, rea. f1.71: no# ,...,...:..... ,. t ,„ 7le 2 In 1 Shoe Polish, 2 t1ns....,...1lo Smoky City-Wall Paper Cleaner, per tin .'. —™ tie Verlbrlte Furniture Veneer, rag. tie, now „— lie Verlbrlte Furniture Veneer, large ' else, reg. sic, now...,. ......Jle Aluminum Cup*, each..- Aluminum Salt aad Peeper ^Shaker., 1 for.—J!z!L, -SII.M —lte Jt> Aluminum Toothpick Bitten, each — ;„_, .Tit* Aluminum Strainers, each—_ll* Aluminum Tea Bail*; eeoh__lle Solid COIter Te* Kettles t aad I, reg. values new aB: ens price. ' ONIGSTORE0 MM HASTINGS SUEEf EMf A Phone Seymour 34724473 ^J Unkind Remark. Tommy—Pop; what Is a free thinker? - Pop—A frea thinker, my son, Is any man who Isn't married,—Philadelphia Record. Casey's wife wu at the hospital, where she had undergone a very serious operation a few days before. Mrs. Kelly called to enquire u to Mrs. Casey's condition. "Is she restln' quietly?" Mrs. Kelley uked. "No, but I am," said Cany, FALL SHOES FOR MEN fhoMforaarwte* . • , _totm* tor Cmsafeft 8h—a for PifM 9Kat>ttorHrmt-mttttyilrtjtmit We've picked winner, in Men's Fall Shoe*. We're at the aervio* of every man who destns the best shoes his money oaa bay. ▼.:J..6R.lt-**jg<gisigF Ib W.n-U.l*. faeUeU. NMMtds lh*nAr*ri Mad* f DO NOT BUT ANY IttOft no matter what it* nam*, unlM* it b*an a plain and readable impruilon of this Stamp All thou without th* Union Stamp ar* always Non-Union. Boot oa Km* WorKcrs- Vmiom 246 Summer Street, Bottom, Mat*. J. F. Tobin, Pr*i. C L. Bain*, s*«.-Tr*M Select your Cigars from Boxes bearing this Label; THE CHOICEST AND BEST UNION-MADE CIGARS and TOBACCOS LABOR TEMPLE CIGAR STORE Magazines and Labor Temple Post Cards on Sale Get Your Money's Worth tVCrUSH tut-.>*,"*-• ■ CM-.!*10 Patronize Home Industry BY ASKING FOR THIS ON YOUR PRINTING Tbe Printing Fraternity in Vancouver Spend More Than $15000.00 Every Week 0«hm cttn. aow ca aa After a hard day i work, try a bottle of ennan Lagir will refresh and mv back your lost energy Pieli otQueiti at yeui deelei,« boa Brewing & Malting Company, Lisiited Thtigoed old Ceimu Lsjsr will refresh and invigorate you-give back your lost energy Pieli otQuoiti at yew deelei,« boa PAGE FOUR THE BRITISH COLtJMBIA FEDERATIONIST Mohfey-Saving Prices GROCERIES FURNITURE House Furnishings See the Province and World eaoh day for full particulars Catalogue now ready—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 k A. Edgett Co., Ltd. Dept. F, Cor. Cambie & Pender Sts. .Vancouver JAEGER UNDERWEAR If you want to enjoy all the comfort* and advantage, of pure wool underwear, .you can make Ao mistake in buying Jaeger Brand., T. 6. Cuthbertson A COMPANY, LIMITED MS Hastings W. MO Qrsnvllle 61( Halting* W. *OF „OUSANDS OF THESE BOOKS SELLING Origin of Species, Derwin.... 20c- Agoef Reason, Paine... 20c Eight Lecturei, Ingersoll..... 20c The People's Bookstore IM Cordova W. NULCAHY'S CAFETERIA THE BEST OF EVERYTHING 137 Cordova Street W. Baaement Hotel Cordova HEATERS Stove* and Nice Warm RUGS tor the cool weather at W* TURNgR HIGranvilleStreetCor. Smyth* PheneSey.S74J < QQ WITH THE BUNCH TO THE ■ BRUNSWICK POOL ROOMS We can furnis/i|Wo.t,«k YOUR HOME" -V*" 41 Hastings Street W Phone Seymour 3887 Mr. Union Man Here is the plaoe to buy a union-made HAT We carry the largest assortment of union- made hats in SOFT STIFF TWEED VELOURS ''-IN CANADA Leader Exclusive $2.00 Hat Store S.W. Corner Hastings and Abbott Streets Largest Canadian Retailers of $2.00 Hate woanM mo-*-*** »*S*J> » SOCIALIST STANDARD Offlclal orran of The SboUUit »arty of Ortrt Britain Head Office: 193 Graf a Inn Road,' London, England. ■nbMriptlon Bataai 12 mpntha„..40o 8* montha..-20c Single copies 6c The "Western Clarion" desrlb- ed the "Socialist Standard" as the best paper In the world. a FRIDAY FEBRUARY itL, 1918 : -. : ■ : _J ■■■' a--'/*. E. BURNS Auctioneer and Commission Dealer Open tb conduct sales anywhere in city. Goods received and sold on commission. Weekly auction sales of tools, furniture and household effect, held every Saturday afternoon and evening at our Salesroom!. 135 CORDOVA STREET EAST Near Main 8t. PHONE SET. 1579. FOR EXPERT WATCH and Jewelery REPAIRING CALL AND SEE Geo. G. Bigger 143 Hastings Street West A Credit to Union Workmanship ( se HIIMRPD sc CIGARS Socialist Party Directory DOMINION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, Socialist Party of Canada, meets every Sunday, t p.m., Finn Hall, till Fencer St But 3. H. Buitou.Ii., secretary, BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL Executive Committee, Socialist Party of Canada, meete .every Sunday, 3 p.m., Plnn Hall, 2215 Pender St East 3. H. Burroughs, aeeretary. LOCAL BANDON, B.C., NO. It, 8. P. OF C. Meeta every Tuesday at 7:80 a.m. In (he Sandon Miners' Union Hall. Communications to be addressed Drawer K, Sandon, B. C. LOCAL MOOSEJAW, SASK.,. No. 1, 8. P, of C.—Propaganda meetings every Sunday. 7:30 p, m. In the Tradea Hall. Economle class- every Sunday, t p.m. Secretary. J. Harrison, 102 Hocnelaga St. PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT (Continued trom Page 1.) Altogether lt was a damning showing up of the land policy ot the government so praised by Ross and the minister sat under it with an uneasy scowl on his faoe, once being goaded to interrupt: Among the bills introduced a first time thhv week was an act to Introduce an eight-hour day for all work, ws by J. Place. (Monday Afternoon Session, Feb. IT.'i■ Th-s chief event was Parker's sjwcli on the railway policy of the government. He said that the railroads were two 'marvellous Canadians, Mackensle getting such a hold on the prov*" :e, particularly the C. N. R„ that in ten years' time we would find a commission being appointed to find out the valuation of this road, which these two marvellous Canadian, Mackenzie and Mann, had loaded on to the nrov- luce. Something had I occurred behind locked doors a few years back, and It seemed that the 0. N. H. had found the government so easy, and had hypnotized them so thoroughly that the government- would do anything for them; these two marvels couldn't even build a ferry slip themselves, but had to get government aid. The Premier had led them Into a wilderness of prosperity, when describing the workshop! and terminals to be built, but it was on a par with the guff he handed out to the electors at the last election. It was humiliating to find clause after clause ln tbe bill aimed to assist these Canadalan Northern people, and there was no excuse for this being a public charity oh their behalf. A large number of suffragettes were present at this session, but created no trouble and the services of the two policemen Imported Into the gallery were not needed. Later, when the Canadian Northern bill was in committee, Parker Williams objected, that there was no provision for the proper payment of the men. In the railroad* camps men were obliged to take ten per cent of their checkB In order to have them cashed. The Premier promised to look Into lt, and endeavor to have this righted. A. Stewart, Organiser. LOCAL GIBSON'S LANDING, NO. 49, 8. P. of a—Meet first and third Sunday of the month In Socialist Halt Secretary, J. N. Hlntsa, Gibson's Hel.hta, B. C. . LOCAL NELSON, 8. P. of C, MEETS every Friday at 8 p.m., In Miner.' Hall, Nelson, B. C. I. A. Austin, Secretary. LOCAL VANCOUVER. OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY — Meets for- business and propaganda every Thursday at t p.m. In Labor Temple. Public meetings In Dominion Theatre, Granville street, Sunday evenings. Secretary, O. L. Charlton, City Market Main street Union Tailoring Union Men, Support Your Ojvn Principles «J When you buy your suits from us you are doing so. We ' employ union workmen only. 4 In dealing with- us you are helping yourself in another way, because you are assured of the BEST FABRICS: the BEST FIT md the MOST UP-TO- DATE STYLES AM TAI RIGAN ORINC MPANY 62 HASTINGS ST. EAST VANCOUVER. B. C. MACHINISTS' STRIKE ON O. T. P. SETTLED i (By R, S. Ward) The machinists and boilermakers on the O. T. P. came but oh strike on October 10,1911, tn an endeavor to force this company to grant them the same conditions of employment as our mem' ben. enjoyed on other roads operating ln the same territory, namely, the C. P. R. and C. N. H. The O. X- P. is a new road with about 2,000 miles of railway ln operation in Western Can ada. It is controlled by the O. T. R., which company has always bitterly fought every effort on the part of our members to secure.an agreement similar to what we have with other roadB ln the same territory. To secure con ditiona of employment on these two roads Is the great fight before the mat chlnlsts of this country today, as we realize that If reasonable progress Is to he made we must endeavor to bring about a uniformity of conditions in given territories. The strike on tbe O. T. P. was a part of this flght and to what extent it will help us to secure the desired results, only time will show. But hav Ing In mind the fact that this company has never before made what might bo termed an agreement with Its machin lsts, we are of the opinion that the terms upon which the strike was settled will prove a great victory for the men. The O, T. P. receives a large amount of financial assistance from the Dominion Government and during the strike organlied labor throughout Canada vigorously protested against any further grants being made to them by the Government until the company bad come to an agreement with the men. This protest did us a lot of good -- «■" following will show. . In the fourteenth month of the strike a convention was held In the city of Winnipeg, composed of representatives from all points on the line where we had men on strike, and representatives from the boilermakers and ma. chlnlsts of the C. P. R. and C. N. R. At this convention lt was decided to continue the strike to the bitter end and arrangement, were made to carry lt on. While still tn session a wire' was received from the Minister of Labor asking that a committee proceed to Ottawa, as there were questions under discussion between the Govern, ment and the company that made a setlement of the strike probable. Accordingly, Bro. J. P. Merrlgan. First Vice-President of the Boilermakers; Bros. J. A. Moran, of Edmonton; Wm Renton, of Rivers; ChaB. B. Shaw, of Graham, and myself proceeded to Ottawa. Upon our arrival we had sev oral Interviews with the Minister of Labor and the Minister of Public Works, both of whom assured us of the government's support. In Ottawa we also bad an Interview with Mr. Walnwright, vlce-nresldent of the G. T. R„ In the Minister of Labor's office. This, however, wai only an Informal talk, as Mr. Walnwright had no power to settle anything, but It had a good effect in paving the way ior a settle ment. Arrangements were then made to meet Mr. Chamberlain, President of the O. T, R. snd G, T. P., In Montreal, December 12. This the committee did and after being ln conference all afternoon and. falling to arrive at an agreement, we adjourned to meet again In the'morning. In the morning better progress was made and after a discussion of two hours an agreement was arrived at. The full text of this agreement Is embodied In the two letters written by Mr. B. 3. Cham- horlaln, President of the G. T. R„ to Mr. M. Donaldson, vice-president and general manager of the O. T. P., of which the following ts a cony: • ' _ Montreal, December I, 1912. Mr. M. Donaldson, _ Vice President and General Manager. Dear Sir: Now that we have arranged to open shops at Transcona, and to relieve the Irritation on the minister of labor relative to the old Machinists' strike, I desire you to take back promptly and cheerfully any of the old men who are willing to return, who are not guilty or any violence, and you need not look too closely Into that question. I would like to have this done cheerfully and pleasantly and see that there Is no humiliation urged upon the men. I presume you will flnd lt necessary to remove quite a number of men from Rivers, retaining a much smaller force than you have had at that point. I would recommend moving the new men to Transcona and giving the old employees who have homes at Rivers an opportunity to work there, eo far as consistent with the requirements of the company. E. J. CHAMBERLAIN, President December 13, 1012. Mr. M. Donaldson, Vice President and General Manager. Dear Sir: Referring to my letter to you of December «, reopening Transcona shops and return of machinists and boilermakers. Representatives of the old employees nave been here today, and I have agreed, with them as follows: Reinstatement of strike™ shall only apply to those who make application for reinstatement within thirty days. In the event of employees having a grievance,' they may In the usual way present their cose to the foreman, but should an adjustment not be reached, the aggrieved party or a committee of employees representing him may present bis cose to higher officials. , Present rates of pay and rules will prevail. It Is understood that present rates for first-class meachantcs and boilermakers are 15 cents per hour Rivers and East, and 47 tt cents West of Rivers. i I have also agreed that next spring, say May or June, If a majority of the men employed by the company In these crafts nre not satisfied with' their conditions of employment, you will meet a committee for the purpose of arranging the terms of an agreement, and falling to arrive at such sn agreement you will submit the question at Issue to a board of concllatlon appointed under the Industrial Disputes Act. and that the company will agree to accept the decision of the board, provided the men will also agree to accept .such decision. I again wish to urge upon you now that the men have decided to return to our employ, that you urge upon the mechanical department that all foremen be Instructed that the returning employees must be treated In such manner as not to bring to their mind past disagreements with the company. Tours truly, E. 3. CHAMBERLAIN. President. The flnt letter contains thi> basis upon which the company first endeavored to get the men to declare the strike off. This was not satisfactory to the men and was refused by them. The second letter is the result of further conference, a copy of which sign ed by the president: of the G. T. R., was sent to the Minister of Labor, and also given to the committee. Strange, but true, we are In this case Indebted to the Government for the active1, assistance they gave the committee In carrying on the negotiations, and it is not likely that so satisfactory a settlement could have heen made at this time If It were not for the pressure brought, to bear on the company by the Government. The negotiations' wen carried on In the most cordial'manner, and tbere will not be any trouble If, a reasonable effort Is made by other officials to carry, out the terms of the settlement in the spirit that It was made. Up to the present we have no com- makes It possible to win a strike: plaint to make as to the manner In'Money versus organisation with stay- which the company is carrying out the ' Ing powers. TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL (Continued from Page 1.) able the Council to have a business agent placed ln the field, and that the matter be referred to a referendum of the unions. Amendment carried. At tbls time the following members of the City Council entered the room, and were given the floor of the Council for the purpose of speaking about the proposed agreement between the City and the Canadian Northern Railway Company: Messrs, McMaater, McBeath, Hepburn, Klrkpatrlck and Cameron. Mr. Cottrell was also present representing the Board of Trad.. ThlB order of business occupied considerable time, President Benson thanked the Councillors for their attendance. Motion: That when we adjourn we adjourn to meet again next Thursday February. 27th. Carried. Motion: That time ot adjournment be extended fifteen minutes. Carried. Audit Committee Report We, your auditors, beg to report that we have examined the books of the Trades and Labor Council and flnd the same to be correct and' well. kept. We further certify that all our requirements ' as auditors have been complied with and in bur opinion the balance sheet ts drawn up so as to set forth the true financial position of the Council aB disclosed by the books at December 31st, 1912. We recommend that'an Increase of five dollars per month be made to the salary of the financial secretary. (Sgd.) F. BLUMBERG, w.;j. PIPES, Audlton, Motion: That we concur in the report. Amendment: That report be laid on the. table until next meeting. Amendment carried. Parliamentary Commltte. Report Clause 3.—Recommended that the Secretary of.the Council Issue an Invitation through the press to workers ln unorganised Industries Inviting them to send Information as to any grievance they may have, the same to be treated confidentially. Motion: That we concur. Carried. Meeting adjourned at 11.16 p.m. HERE LIETH THE BODY Since the days of the Tower of Babel every great work of human hand, has demanded a toll of human life. Always a no Inconsiderable percentage of the tolelrs has died by accident or succumb to physical strain. The story never varies. It Is told by the palaces and defence! of Babylon, the Pyramid! of Egypt, the Parthenon of Athens and the Coliseum of Rome. It is told today by every skyscraper of every commercial center of every country In Christendom. The worker In stone and Iron gives blood as well as labor that monuments of civilisation may rise while he drops and dies and is forgotten And now, at last, something has happened to convince the multitude that the workers are a part ot the monuments of civilisation. Prom on. of the concrete pillars of the recently erected, power dam across the Mississippi river at Keokuk, Iowa, protrude, a human hand. Beyond that, hand lies the body of a laborer who disappeared several weeks ago. His body cannot be moved without destroying an Important portion of the dam, and there fore It must He Imbedded' In the cement for many decades or centuries, which will pass before the dam yields to the action of the elements. - Never had labor a finer monument. Never was there an object lesslon more likely to impress on the world the truth that every great work of even civilization is built with the flesh and blood of the tollers. settlement. Quite a number of the men are back to work, and we are assured that all that have applied will be back within a week. Some delay was caused In taking the men back by some hitch which occurred that delayed the opening of the Transcona' shops, This has been overcome and the shops will be In full swing January 20, after which no doubt quite a number of machinists will be required In addition to the srlkers. In conclusion, I might add that the men who remained on strike for over fourteen months deserve great credit for their splendid flght in the interest of ihe trade. The liberal manner In which our worklne brothers contributed tn the strike Ib well worth mention, about $30,000 having been subscribed. It Ib this combination that STATE OWNED UTILITIES IN AUSTRALIA. By H. L. Haddon. Mr. H. L. Haddon was, until recently, a member of the Vancouver Trades ad Labor Council, and will be remembered by many as a member of the Machinists' Union In Vancouver. His article, which follows, gives much interesting Information, gathered at nrat hand. A great diversity of opinion exists as to the comparative merits or demerits ot government anl private owned public utilities. In Canada we have had little opportunity of comparing the two at close range owing to the fact that the government owned service Is almost an unknown quantity, and the insolated examples, luch as the Intercolonial Railway, owing* to the overwhelming influences of surrounding private enterprise, do not offer fair subjects tor comparison. As is well known, most of the great public utilities which ln Canada are controlled by private corporations are ln Australia run hy the government. These Include the railways, tramways, telep- puoncs and telegraphs, and other less important services. I purpose In this article to state a few facts, the result of observations and Inquiries I have made regarding the utilities referred to, which may, perhaps, assist readern of the "Fed" In deciding which control —governmental or private—la calculated to give them the better service. It might be well to point out, at the start, that Australia has a population of but four and a.half millions, and, In consequence, things are not attempted on so grand a scale as on the North American continent. Nor, Indeed, Is there that demand for up-to-dateness which Is Inseparable from such a vaBt and wealthy population as that of America. -The aim of the Australian government Is to provide services adequate and sufficient for the needs of the country, and to improve and increase these services as the growth of population demands It. If we keep these facts In mind, we shall make our comparisons between government and private owned utalltles one of general principles rather than of cases. Telephone and Tilegraphi. The telephones and telegraphs are, In Australia, controlled by the federal government, and'constitute a branch of the postal department. Both phone and telegraph services have been extended wonderfully during the last few years, and even the remote interior districts are now well served. The telephone ln particular Is revolutionizing conditions, for settlers in the sparsely populated districts. The high rates charged for telephones—115 a year and one cent toll—are accounted for by the fact that lines are being extended to many thinly settled districts where they prove a boon to the people, but not a source of revenue. The phone has become as Indispensable In the country town as In the capital—on the farm as In the office. Pay stations are ln pretty general use In the cities, similar to those with which we are familiar, except that pennies are used Instead of nickels. The equipment ln use Is not so up-to-date as that seen in many American and Canadian cities, but it has been standarisod by the federal authorities, with the result that ln every town and every state the same instruments and the same system of operation are in vogue. This unification of the service strikes me as the best feature of the telephone system. Phones operated under the one head connect all towns throughout the states, and trunk lines give splendid long distance service between the capitals. The feature of competition is eliminated by this method, and with it the bugbear of dual systems; but tbere are Also noticeable certain shortcomings in the perfection, of the service which are often remedied by competing companies, This, to a certain extent, may »leo be said of the telegraph service, though the public appear to be eminently satisfied with this section, both as regards the actual service and charges. The latter appear by comparison to be very moderate, and are as follows:—City and suburban, 12c tor sixteen words; within the state, 18c for sixteen words;interstate, 25c 'or sixteen words, with two cents extra for every additional word in each case, Tramways. The tramways are as a general thing owned by the state governments and not by the municipalities. Owing to the peculiar concentration of the population Into the cities, only a few of the latter have street railway systems, and of these only two or three can be classed as really up-to-date in equipment. The services In general, however, are satisfactory from a public point of view. They pay fairly well, though the public convenience appear to be a prior consideration to profits, The tramway system of Sydney is the most comprehensive and complete In the commonwealth, and, Indeed, compares more than favorably with anything I have seen abroad. The cars are rather smaller than the ordinary American cars, and are mostly of the open type, The service is fast and frequent, and, except during exceptionally heavy traffic, there Is Invariably plenty ot seetlng accommodation. Trailers and extra cars are put on as fast as traffic (jemands, and "hang-on' straps are not used. The transfer system Is not in vogue here. Fares are paid according to distance travelled, and routes are divided Into penny sections, a two cent section averaging two to three miles. This system of charges Is cheaper for short distances, but the long distance passenger would be favored by the five cent transfer method, The Railways, But lt Is of tbe railways that I wish to speak In particular, for I believe these constitute the most important public utility ln Australia or any other country. "The first thing that strike! me when I compare the Australian railways with those of the United States er Canada Is that the former are a very small concern. The scale of 'operations, the slse of the trains—Indeed, everything connected with them—give one the Impression that they are too Insignificant for comparison, k few figures will Illustrate this. The locomotives used are from 80 to 120 tons, with working pressures of 130 to 180 pounds. Tho weights of passenger trains range from 260 to 300 tons, and of the cars, from 25 to 45 tons. Freight or "goods" trains vary from 600 to 900 tons, the capacity of Individual "trucks" being 10 to 36 tons. Nor do the trains compare with those of America In the matter of appointment. There Is none of that luxury of travel which American dollars can buy on American roads. There are no parlor cars, no rear-end observation can, no private apartment Pullmans. Diners are used in rare cases only. The trains here are not "one piece," that' Is, there Is no continuous thoroughfare throughout the length of the train. On the contrary, they are made up of can with Individual compartments, opening either dlreot on to the platform or Into aisles running along one Side of the "carriages." The sleepers, "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 Padmore's Big Cigar Store 642 GRANVILLE STREET TOBACCOS and CIGARS YOUR W I NTE R SUIT Should be Tailor-made and made by Union Tailors. Fine slock to select from FRED PERRY Labof TemP-e Tailor Corner Homer sad Dunimuir Streets by reason of their slse, are not nearly so roomy or luxurious as the American cars. Tickets are collected and re- poratlon these matten carry no weight. > The main consideration it dividends, and the success of any prl- freshments taken—except on certain vate enterprise Is calculated by finan- special trains—at stations where stops are made for the purpose; and instead or our pompous conductor and brakesmen tbere Is a "guard," who rides in a compartment of his own at the rear end of the train. Added to all these shortcomings Is the inconvenience caused by the necessity of changing clol returns only—not by the good It may do to the community. And so we flnd ourselves considering tbe queitlon whether It ii better for a people to construct and own Its own railway! (ind other utilities, and operate them In their own best Interests, or to hand over the development of their trains at the state boundaries, owing i sources to territorially rewarded cor to the fact that each-state has a differ-! poratlons tor their own enrichment, ent gauge of road. The railways are! thereby Irrevocably surrendering those owned by the states governments, who: things which belong to tho mass of the unfortunately did not foresee their people, Australia has long since de- error at the time of construction. The federal government Is taking stops towards the establishment of a uniform gauge, but until that Is accomplished the condition will remain most unsatisfactory. Run for Public, not for Proflt But here the disparity ends. When one has taken time to look deeper, It becomes apparent that these railways are run, not to make dividends, not to cater to millionaires, but to meet the everyday needs of a small, democratic populace;, and public opinion.Bays that this purpose Is being accomplished. While the aggregate mileage Is considerable, the Individual distances usually t ravelled is not great, and' the lighter and less cumbersome trains are more suited to conditions. The service, if not luxurious, Is frequent and fast, especially ln metropolitan districts. At the central station, Sydney, during the recent Christmas holidays, I personally witnessed arrivals Mid departures of trains (suburban and distance) at the rate of one every half minute, and this average wss kept up for twenty-four hours. This, ot course, was during abnormal traific, but I am Informed lt was not by any means unprecedented. Regular traffic at this Btatlon averages one arrival or departure every two minutes. On tho main lines connecting the capitals sev era! tralnB run dally, at average speeds of from 28 miles per hour on all stop trains to (50 miles on the limited expresses, the latter figure being the average for a.distance of 600 miles. Traffic on branch lines Is ot coursi Icsb frequent and slower. Fares on these railways are moderate. There are but two classes of passengers—first and second—and the rates- are four cents and two cents'per mile respectively, with extra charge of 12.50 per night for sleeping. Extensive reductions are made for holiday travel, and for workmen and students. "Freight rates are moderate, but no definite figures can be given here, as they vary according to commodity, distance and locality. Coal and minerals are alone carried at a flat rate of one cent per mile per ton. The farmer and settler are liber- illv treated by the railways, rates being reduced ln the back country until they barely cover working expenses. During dry seasons, stock are moved to more favorable districts, and seed wheat carried either free of charge or at nominal rates, Except on Isolated branch lines with single dally trains, the railways are operated on the electric tablet system, which makes It Impossible for two trains to be In one section at the same time. As a result of this and many other safety precautions, the Australian railways have a most enviable record for freedom from accidents, and tho number of fatalities Is Infinites- slmal compared to the American and Canadian roads, even considering the difference in mileage and traffic. The reason for this it, perhaps, that the railways are run as a public convenience rather than as a money-making proposition. Be that as lt may, there are indications a plenty that human lives here count for more than financial returns. There Ib no denying that state ownership of railways, as of other utilities, Ib rarely marked by that keen business-like administration so characteristic of well managed private concerns. Officials are more or less hindered by governmental red-tape, and there Is apparent a certain conservatism and lack of enterprise which Is not seen where the competitive system obtains. The shortcomings In service and equipment to which I have re ferred Indicate this; so does the tact that the railways, as a whole, little more than pay for themselves, Many or the branch lines, as a matter of fact, and some of tbem Indeed are bnllt without any expectation of their proving remunerative. The (act that the requirements of a district call for the construction of a railway Is considered sufficient reason for Its building; and popular demand is sufficient for the extension and Improvement of the system generally. With the private cor oided in favor ot state ownership, and If we are to Judge by the manner In which the principle is being extended, she Is confident tbat she has decided well and wlBely. The eight-hour man with a sixteen- hour wife needs to unionise his home. DIXON BROS. Light and Heavy Hoists and Shetland Ponies for Bale 646 Hornby St. Phone Sey. 798 Berry Bros. Agents for Cleveland Cycles, "nit Bloyole wltb the kspataUei" Pull line of accessories \ Repairs promptly executed ni -tMiarat* am. a. - Thon. at—mu WW 1 Ask Your BARBER For LETOURNEAUX Quality tha Bait B. O. SABBSB* mitT OO. ■17 BOBSO* ITBIBT How About That Photo You Eromieed Your Friend ? Western Studio 424 Main St. Formerly at 440 TAiroopTBB, a. i. Miners' Magazine Official Organ of the Western Federation of Minen Sufaacrlptlon $1 Per Yoir Minen* Magazine 60! Railroad Bldg., Denver, Colorado Good and Billable WINES andUQUORS. ' AlwayB to be had at the Imperial Wine Company 84 Cordova STtaEBT Wrar Phone Buy, 965 LABOUR COMMISSION. Sittings of tbe Provincial Labour Commission will be held as follows:— Nanaimo—Monday, February 17th, at 8 p.m., Court-house. Cumberland—Wednesday, February 19th, at 8 p.m. Alberni—Monday, February 24th, at 8 p.m. Ladysmlth—Tuesday, February 25th, at 3.30 p.m. Steveston—Monday, March 3rd, at 2.30 p.m. Chilllwack—Tuesday, March 4th, at 2.30 p.m. New Westminster— Thursday, March 6th, at 11 a.m., City Hall. Vancouver—Friday, March 7th, at 10 a.m., Court-house, The Commission is empowered to Inquire Into all matters affecting the conditions of labour ln British Columbia, All persons Interested are Invited to attend and give evidence. I H. O. PABSON, Chairman. R.McNamara, Secretary. SULTAN TURKISH BATHS FOR MEN ONLY Most up-to-date Baths In the city. Hot Room, Steam Room,' Massage and Swimming Tank. All Inoluded for One Prloe, IIjOO BASEMENT HOLDEN BLDG., Hastings and Carrall Sts. I*-!".! Bancroft, Prop, BOOMI TO US TO LBT—Two bright, ehsesfal rooms) front and a single; furnace-heated; meals If desired. Apply 439 Helmcken street. 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