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~*—*mmmmmmm ■nupis*; o—aaosatmoaaotmamaam. v—mm COUVER TRADES AND LAHOR COUNCIL AND B. 0. FEDERATION OP LABOR. VANCOtryBai B 0. FRIDAY, MAY 2,191&. WHY NOT STRIKE, RATHER THAN STARVE. ASKS COMMISSIONER i Qaettloa. Labor, continued the chairman, was a commodity governed by the law of supply and demand, and why should the city 'pay more If that was a living wager If It was not a living wage, why did not strike rather than starve? I they ■ The above clipping I* from a report of the board now lnvesUiatlng th* charges brought by the Clvi? Employees' Union against some of th* City officials, tnd Is t portion of th* remark* of the chtlrman of that board with reference to * request that the pay of tb* man working for the water works be Increased to St cents per hour. If It was not a living waist I wonder what the honorable chairman of the board considers a living wa** . In so far as he Is concerned? Of course, we must understand that those person* who are compelled to . get out and dig trenches ln order to " provide themselves with the means of existence ar* not of the same superior kind of clay as his lordship the chairman of the board, snd there- tor* what he might consider a state of destitution as applied to himself Is considered decent living.conditions for that portion of humanity which make* all thing* possible. We cannot blame th* members of tha so-called upper el*** for thl* Una or reasoning. A* a matter ot fact they O* Justified la so doing, for the members of the working class continually debase themselves before their muter* and pltce In their hands, the poller to say ** to whether the worker shall exist or slowly starve to desth, aa the great majority are doing at th* present time. A living wagei What a mocking term to apply to the miserable pittance which th* average worker receives as th* price tor his labor power. Should the worker be a "good" mu, and to be a "good" man It Is essenUal that he be "strong in the back and weak In the head," he may get more steady employment than his competitors In the slave market and may consequently, by ' virtue of restricting himself to the bare necessities, get about three months or so ahead of th* game. He ba* until now been satisfied with complying with the first law of nature, self preservation; economle conditions having forced him to Ignore th* law of race preservation, or reproduction, which 1* Indubltally connected very closely with that of salt, preservation. Now that he hu got, u h* thinks, a little ahead of ths game, h* taglni to seeroh for 'a mate, or wife, rather, the question ot being mated being somewhat Immaterial In these day* of "prosperity." He hu already become aware that a wife 1* cheaper than a housekeeper, for oat-can get a wife for bar board, on payment of a licensing tee,, but a housekeeper sometimes colts as much as tit per in addition to her board. He thereore begins to look over his female acquaintances with a view to bestowing upon one of them the inestimable benefit of being allowed to worry her bead dtt trying to make one dollar purchase two dollars' worth of commodities. His choice invariably falls noon some girl who hu not bun In the country long enough to lmblbs the extravagant Ideu In regard to dress, etc., held by her American sisters. He Is now finished off In fine condition tor th* employing cla*a to handle him, should he get "fresh." After a time the price of commodities rise and he find* that what wu existence for one Is becoming starvation Tor two. Th* little "bit" that he wu ahead hu vanished, he finds that lt Is no longer possible to make both ends meet so suggests that their wagea Should be raised, and, as in the case of the CMc Employees sre met with the reply: "It you sre not getting a living Wage, go on strike." Oo on strike! The Civic Employees would do very well to go on strike, and the market overflowing with slave* willing to sell themselves to any kind of an owner,-Irrespective!' of race, creed, or color, It.would afford a fin* opportunity for the city officials to put out of business the Civic Employees' Union. Not tbat the condition of those employed by the civic authorities will be materially benefited to any extent even If that Union continues to grow, for, after til, lt only deals with effects and not with cauus. . While the capitalist system continues, hop* ot escape from Its grinding process I* vary dim In so far u ,the member* of th* working clsss are concerned. Thsy may Stint themselves snd their families, may struggle unetulngly to' improve their conditio*,may even be "good" man ind u iuch be employed fairly steady, but when their time I* ni, after all their struggles, their saving, their production ot an abundance of surplus values, after all these things, their plus Is the scrap head for they no longer possess that Which th* c*plt*ll*t Moloch demands of its victims—th* vital energy ot youth, the ability to- produce still more surplus values. Thar* to' but oue solution tnd that Is preached by th* socfsllst propagandists throughout the world, that th* worker* of Ihe world be educated to tn understanding of their position' In society, be brought to a consciousness that they *nd they alone have produced til the wealth of thl* world, ud, realising that fact, they will stand up Uk* men ud take possession of.lt ; - J, KAVANAGH, EMPLOYERS' SLIMY DUPE McMANIQAL TO BI REWARDED FOR HIS BRAZEN TREACHERY Another chapter In the Ms- Namara dynamiting story hu bssn unfolded. Ortls K. Me- Manlgsl, the slimy detective who aided and abetted tht ow- ful crime- of which th* Me- Nantar* brothers eonfsued ' they www ■ party to, who has been « prisoner lint* April, 1111, Is to bs released. This on the authority of the Associated Pim. MoMulgal It to bt- given his liberty without restriction." The rest of the frame-up wilt - be revested u time goes on, Including th* railroading to prison of some forty other union offlelsls upon similar trumped- up charges—chsrgss that were conceived In tht minds of rival, "structural Iron contractors snd foolishly csrrled out by dupes and detectives for the purpose of bringing discredit upon th* organised labor movement of .thlt continent ,.. ». x-atajtam . aueatlvt Member TuMtvsr Trade, aa* labor OouoO, wbo talus oHr feteial iMtliy boar* lUlnu to task this OFFICIAL STRIKE CALL ISSUED BY DISTEIOT 18 ON VANCOUVER ISLAND "Inortaud Price* for Ubor and Improved Condition* of Employment" th* Dun-tad. ISLAND MINERS DECIDE TO MAKE IT UNANIMOUS NANAIMO, -. C,'May L-R. P. Pettlplece, Editor B. C. Federatlonist,' Room 210, Labor Temple, Vucouver, B. ft: All mine* Idle today. Meeting ln Princess theatre. Prospects better than ever. ROBERT FOSTER. The following* self-explanatory official circulars, Issued by offlcen ot the United Mine Worker*' Union yesterday, will probably bring the unsettled conditions In the coal Industry ot Vancouver Island ot the past few months to a show down: United Mint Workera ef America, Dlatrlot tt UNION MEE-nNOS AT LABOR TEMPLE FOR 00MNO WEEK Sunday, May 4—Teamsters, 2:SO; Bartenders, 8 p.m. ' Monday, May - 6—Elevator Constructors; Boilermakers; Electrical Workers No. 121; StreetraUwaymu'* Executive; Electrical Worker* No. 213; Builders' Laborer*; Brotherhood of Carpehters. Tuesday, May t—Union Label League; Organisation Committee;- " Sign Painters; Clgarmakers; Shinglers; Tailors; Amal, Carpenters; Railway Firemen and Englnemen; Bricklayers. Wednesday, May 7—Home and Domestic Employees; Steam Engineers; TH* Lsyers; Photo Engravers; Amal. Carpenters; Street Rallwaymen: Plumbers. Thursday, May 8—Bookbinders Committee;, Horsuhoers; Marble Cutters' Helpers; Painters; Sheet Metal Workers; Machinists; Trades and Labor Council (special meeting re Exhibition Association). Friday. May t—Structural Iron Workers; Parliamentary Committee; Floor Layer*. Saturday, May 10—Bakers, Seattle, Wash., Apri 80,191$, Mr. Robert Foster, President Distrdt 28, U. M. W. of A. Nanaimo B. C. Dear Str ud Brother:— A number of month* ago Mr. John P. White, President of the United Mine Workers of America, invited the -mine owner* operating on Vucouver Island to attend a conference to formulate ;a Joint agreement covering working conditions In the mines on Vancouver Mud. This Invitation received no response from the mine owners. Instead,. the Cuadlu Collieries Company forced the men of Cumberlud and Ladysmlth Into a strike which hu now luted more thu seven months. During this strike the men of Nanalmo and South Wellington have not been called upon to suiter uy personal Inconvenience or financial loss. However, the other companies operating on the Islud are cooperating with the Cuadlu Collieries Company In a hopeless effort to defeat the.men of Cumberland ud Ladysmlth," • Therefore) using th* authority given me by President White, ud ln order thtt we mty combat solidarity with solidarity, I hereby Instruct you to call a strike of all tha men empoyed In ud around all the mine* at Nanalmo, South Wellington ud Jingle Pot the strike to begin May 1st ud to continue until a Joint working agreement between the United Mine Workers Of District 28 tgd the mine owners on Vucouver Island hu been secured; said agreement to carry Increased prices tor labor ud improved conditions of. employment - Tou will pleue see thst t force of men sufficient to protect mining property is permitted to work so long as the companies do not attempt to ship coal. All other men should be urged to Join tbe strike. Tou should also exert every effort to prevent unlawful or abusive tactics by the men during this contest and you will also make a diligent effort to secure the names ot all men who refuse to respond to the call to strike so they may be published throughout Canada, Oreat Britain and the United States. The me nlnvolved, union and nonunion, will receive the flnanclal support of the International Union as long ss the strike lasts. This decision has been reached only after months of matre consideration. The time Is now here tor the men of NUalmo and South Wellington to prove their worth. If they show the same fighting spirit as their brothers of Cumberland ud Ladysmlth, May 1st will see the dawning of brighter VANOOUVER TYPOS. WILL . SEND A DELEGATE TO NASHVILLE CONVENTION Complete Payment of $600 on Lsbor Ttmplt Oo. Shan* ud Arrang* f or Mor*. Vancouver Typographical - Union hu decided to send * delegate to the Nashville convention of the International Typographical Union In August next The nominees for the office are Messrs. Trotter, Robb, Dennlson and Wilton. The membership will unanimously, support the bid of Calgary for the distinction of entertaining the 1814 convention. At the ume meeting tha Typo*, ordered a balance of 8600 due on Labor Tempi* Company share* to be paid, bringing the total of paid-up holding* to 2,500. In addition the executive committee was authorised to negotiate with Managing-Director McVety for another bunch of thsres. The Typos already are the largest Individual union shareholders In the Labor Temple Company ud With the acquisition about to be made will set a high water mark for other unions to reach. The Labor Temple Company Is making a net proflt ot com e|800 a month, which Is being applied on the reduction of a aecond'mortgage. Day Labor at New Westminster. Mayor Gray ot New Westminster is making good his pre-election promises ln the matter of substituting day labor tor contract work on civic undertakings. . A plant of sufficient capacity to handle work on a large scale Is to be purchased, and preference will be given to resident employees. LABOR COUNCIL I ■■■.-. WILL MAKE WAR y//}•: ON EXHIBITION Unless Sub Ineutator at tht Pair Ground* Is Abolished tnd ■,"*•/ lltai.lmploytd. What It tt bt tht sttltudt of tht Vtn*oii**r Exhibition Association toward* organlied liter? Thit I* a '.tMtMtt* that will have to b* dtftnRtly decided upon during the twang week. At lut nlthfs matting of Via- eouvtr TrtdJ* md Later Council t committee Was ntmtd to Inttr- vltw the ixMbltlon directors, tad t tpttlal wiping- of tht central liter tody -trill te h*ld next Thursday tvuMng to ractlvt tht ■' report. v" ?*' If tht prtttM attitude towardt orgtnlxtd iter . It maintained there promt*** to to •"• •» *H* keenest fights tv*r pulled off tn thlt elty tetwun two public bodlu. . On* thing Is etrttln: Thtrt will te no money bylaws git by for tht tstMitlon, and * nil pluunt tlm* will be mid* potsl- blt for exhibition week. ' In thtrt, lit mtmbtra of orgin. Ind liter Mvt diflrittly deoldtd thit.unt*** th* tub* go from tht exhibition ar*unce thtrt It to to doings. liTTf-r. $LOOAYJ6A£ . "I I'-AaL.' LOTS OF WORK SAY CORPORATIONS LOTS OF MEN IMPORTED TO DO IT doings. Tht dli long it tht Tht ntxt' Exhibition h»v* stalled ts unoll will stand for., Uevt-lt up to tht elitlon. JOHN MITCHELL, MEW YORK LABOR COMMISSIONER ■ John MltcheB, former persldent of the United -Midi. Worker* ot America ud t vloe-prttldent of th* Atntrlcu Federation of Utter, hu been designated by Governor Suiter to be labor commissioner fa Ntw Tork state. Tht nomination .wt* sent to th* senate, by whloh It a*ist to confirmed. If confirmed Mr,, Mitchell will have charge of. the jnorgulsed later department under. Wwt pissed this year on th* recommendation of the state factory commluion. Tht term of offlce is four yur* ud tht stliry 18,000. days for the mine workers on Vucouver Islud. Youn Fraternally, FRANK FARRINGTON, Representing International Union, U. M. W.of A. United Mint Worktn of Amtrlci " Dlstriot 28. April 30, 1818. Having been of te ophlnion for some time that In order to obtain any Improvement In wagu and conditions for the mine worken of thlt Islud, that It would be necessary for them to act In unity, to bring all the pressure to bear on the operators thtt they could simultaneously, believing thtt the proposition submitted by our District Convention, through our Scale Committee, to the representatives of the different Computes should be considered by a conference of Scale Committees representing both the Operators and the Mlnen, and since the Companies have Ignored all our efforts to bring about a conference and adopt or amend ud adopt, the propositions submitted and thereby secure an amicable and peaceful settlement of all our differences. I therefore avail myself, of the privilege granted by the International representative, Bro. Farrington, ud the recommendation of the convention hereinbefore mentioned, ud declare a itrlke of all the coal mines on the Island, and uk all miners to cease work until the Companies concede them u advance In wages proportionate to the advanced cost of living, fair working conditions of employment, said agreement to be entered Into by and between the United Mine Workera of America and the Coal Companies of this Dlstriot. ROBERT FOSTER, President District No. 28, U.M.W. of A. ANOTHER EMPLOYMENT BUREAU MASQUERADING UNDER RELIGIOUS CLOAK The Salvation Army emigration department la to have competition In Vucouver. , Rev. H. F. Page, lit Pender Street West "Immigration chaplain for the Angllcu Church," Is freely advertising the fact that he Is ready to supply "farm" buds upon short "notice and Is "In do** touch With persons coming to the city who are uxlous to secure employment." Urge Weekly Half-Holldty, The Victoria -Trades ' ud Labor Council hu requested the City Council to put a -by-taw providing for a weekly bal'-holiday tar employees of retail premises ud suggesting that such holiday be fixed for Saturday afternoons. As negotiations are now under way between the retail employees ud their employers the Council will take no step at the present time. Every daily ud weekly press In Western Cauda thaw day* I* teeming with glowing reports of tht good th' ln store for everybody, especially amount of "work" for the woiten. Governmental press bureau*, publicity associations, progress dubs, tourist associations, totutifal dty tnd othtr mutual admiration societies ar* busily working overtime tprtadlng graphic reports of th* wonderful opportunltlts of the golden wut Almoat *very walk witnesses a record In tht Inuue* of building permit* In this or thu tjlty, but moat of thorn. Ilk* Vucouver, *re by th* msmbers ot th* building trades who are still "wilting ter tht bank* U loottn up." On* of th**o reports, probtbly more tutteaUc than m*ay othtn, hu thl* to aay: "Th* Canadian Pull* Railway Will expend $4«,000,000 In Western Canada thl* yur. Thlt vut sum lt more thu twice tht tmount of 818.000,000 spent htrt by th* oompuy lut yur, ud It 1* th* record tmount over devoted to construction work by uy ont road on nU~ ANNIVERSARY Of VANOOUVER LABOR TEMPLE YESTERDAY "There was one mu whose life was perfect," said the Sunday school teacher. "Which one of you can tell me who he wuJ" Little Mary Jane's hud went up, and the teacher nodded to her. "He wu mamma's flnt husband, she uld. The WoU-Kaowa ] JoU«n .. .... . Omtetl Lakes Body. STRIKEBREAKERS WANTED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND. Man without principle, honor or dtoancyl By selling your msnly principles ehsap and betraying your fallow mtn for a couple of pieces of silver you can get ■ Job scsbblng it Cumberland, Vtncouvtr Island, If you un All this bill of psr- tlcultrs, you tre t good ttrlke- brstksr, tnd you. can urn tht contempt of thi mtn who will employ you, tnd you otn git tht deserved httrtd of tht entire working diss. Enterprise of Pionoer Unionist* • Hat Provtd Ph*nomen*l Snc- ' o**« in Every Way. (By JAS. H. McVETY,) One year, ago yesterday the Vancouver Labor Temple Compiny formally took over the Labor Temple from the' contractors, and by a coincidence lt wu the day on which the workers throughout the world celebrate the activities of labor. ' ' And the unionists of Vancouver have no reuon to regret their venture, It hu been a success in every sense—centralising the various forces of labor-giving the orguiiatlons a status In this community of a much higher order than they formerly enjoyed—provided better accommodation tor lus money than could be obtained elsewhere, ud lut, but not least, the enterplse hu been a very successful financial one, Some 115,000 hu been paid on capital account during the year, In addition to meeting the ordinary operating expenses, whioh are, owing to the building being practically run. two shifts, somewhat heaver thu ln an ordinary office building. A considerable number of shares have been sold during the yur, tbe Board of Directors continuing to sell them at the par rate- of $1.00 In preference to paying Interest on borrowed money. So far the Typographical Union Is the heaviest shareholder.1 with the Bricklayers a close second, i Among the lndtvidal shareholders, the Electrical Worken carry the banner, while the three largest single holdings are thole of a machinist, printer and miner. The Board is still desirous of selling another 6,000 shares, and would appreciate the Interest and support of memben of unions who have as tittle u |10, u well u larger amounts from either Individuals or unions. Bo muy have passed the remark, What Is the use ot putting in only 110; if I had $100 It would be worth while?" forgetting that If only a hundred memben Invested 110, a thousand dollars more would be paid from the Indebtedness on the building. As we enter on the second year the prospects look better than ever for the continued success of the building, ud with the completion of the Georgia street viaduct It will bo brought Into a more accessible position that will tend to Increase the Importance of the district from a flnanclal standpoint. Already tbe Board hu offers for the rental of two additional flodn ud within the coming year thli step will have .to be seriously considered, If tha property Is to be administered to the best advantage. With a fair proportion of the memben of unloni getting In ud each doing their little bit, the present floating Indebtedness would soon be disposed of, ud then the botrd would be In t position to tt once consider the Important step of putting on the other two storeys on the best Labor Temple on the American continent, PREPARATIONS BEING. MADE .FOR PACIFIC COAST LABOR CELEBRATION* IN ROYAL CITY Ntw Wtttmlnttar .-„ lit* havt' ntmtd a committee to trringt for tht ,.' proposed monster Later Dty celebration ntxt September. On May 4th tht oommlttee Willi mut ind prepare elreu- * lira* to hi unt tt cout unloni liking thi membership to "Come-to the Roytl City -on Liter Dty." Orgtntxtr Knudsen, tht etntril liter body business igtnt, li doing effective work among thl unltni tnd tte In- vestment hu provtd t get* .ont from tvtry standpoint UNION LABEL LEAGUE RECEIVES GOOD BOOST PROMT. AND L COUNCIL Next MMttng Take* Plaoa Tutt- day Ev-ming, May 6th— Ptuuic** Needed. During tht past wuk th* central labor body organisation oommlttee hu drafted and unt out the following circular to local unions: LATEST FROM ISLAND. NANAIMO, B.'C, Mty 1— Everything tied tight yettordiy ud today in all mines; enthusiastic meeting; all looks good. PETTIGREW. Killed st Ashcroft Frank Hooker, a freight conductor on the C. P. R., was Instantly killed Ashcroft recently, He was caught between two cars, while engaged ln switching and was horribly mugled. Mr. Hooker had Just been transferred to the Kamloops division from Vancouver and leaves a wife and eight small children to mourn his loss. There must be 10,000 or 12,000 wage-workers in Vancouver and vicinity who wear overalls and shirts. We feel; confident that if they only knew the , QUALITY and get-up of our OVERALL and SHIBTS every one of them would buy the BUCK BRAND—made in Vancouver—Union made-^well made—made to stand all kinds *of wear and tear—made in a well ventilated factory, under union conditions, with all that that implies. The margin of profit on BUCK BRAND is not so large for retailers as on cheaper sweatshop brands^ hence buyers are sometimes urged to take something "just as good." But wage-workers who desire a DEPENDABLE OVERALL always insist upon having the BUCK BRAND, Ask your dealer for them. UcMASTER AND SONS, LIMITED. Vancouver, B. C. WM. J. 1176 Homer Street "For some time past there has been a feeling growing among local unionists, and particularly among tha trades depending upon label agitation, for the organisation of a Union Label League. This hu now been accomplished, and a persistent campaign of label agitation is going to be carried on among the membenhlp generally, and particularly among those unionists who are very enthusiastic about their own, and lukewarm about the labels of other trades. For the present, ud until the League secures enough Individual memben to carry on the work separate from the unions u u independent organisation, every union is Invited to send delegates, ud to support .the movement to the extent of tl per month, at the stmt Umt advising the Individual memben to attend the meetings and to become members. .The next meeting wtll be held on Tuesday, May 6th, ud tht regular meetings will to on tht tint ud third Tuesdays 11 p. m. Bud along some delegates tnd see what cm be done to Instill t tetter regard for the usefulness ot the label." If tbe unionists of Vucouver meu half of what they sometimes say u to the. need for demudlng union- made products there should be t bumper meeting next Tuesday evening. __ REID ELECTRICAL WORKERS WITHDRAW FROM COUNCIL TO SAVE SPLIT AT SEATTLE. At the meeting of tbe Central Labor Council last Wednesday evening, the Reld Electrical Workers' Locals 77 and 217 presented the resolutions below and withdrew their delegates from the Seattle council ln an endeavor to prevent a split In the local movement. By this manly action the way has been opened for a return of the charter so hastily taken at the meeting the week previous and the excuse for the attempt at the formation of a new central council removed. The Electrical Workere leave our midst as members of the central body carrying with them the good will and best wishes of the entire labor movement of the city, and the sincere hope that their Internal differences may be settled on a basis of equity and right in the very near future.—Union Record. Bricklayers Join B. T. Council. By affiliating wltb the Building Trades Council the Los Angeles Bricklayers have made an advanced step that Ib likely to lead to a similar action by every Bricklayers' Union ln the state. The vote for closer solidarity carried overwhelmingly at the lut session. In Su Francisco ud Oakland Bricklayers are represented by delegates ln the Building Trades Councils. Many of the active workers ln the organisation believe the time Is near when the International union will become part of the A. F. of L. Such sentiment Is strong ln the West the conttawt la *ay om yur. lis*, natural rttoureu dtpaitamt at tk* i *out huge IrrigtUoo ud Is. dustritl icteau ot hud which WOT sully ntat th* amount ts Mt.OM.Ow. Tb* satin work* Include: Tunnel through Roftnf put, which. It U t*tt- mated, wOf coat six or dint ■JlUpa dollars. Oontlnuatio* of work of doable tracking. Conttaoatloa at work oa terminals ud yards tt Trutcooa, Winnipeg, Otta. Mary. (**««■ tlua «d Vuooav*. sMMtag of **suy ing* bridge*. ***b u that ov*r th* Itod Rtv*r it Wlnnlptt, Un South Sukat- chtwu at IMtsI** Hat, tb* B*W *T Calgary aad th* Pitt la British OoMas- Ma. Additlca* to depots ud tout* at Winnipeg tad Vuoouvtr, woitt* whtoh togithir will MM ov*r M,Mt.000." . Bat Jut to *how that right *kmg •ids of thl* provision for new work nothing ha* been Wt tmdont to *e-. sure t wholesome supply ' slaves. It I* i read uotbtr "Wt uUdpate" *" Very math teavwr putengtr traffic over our wttttn Ham this season thu ever before." " O. _ MePhtraon, traffic muiger of tht Cuadlu fa- due Railway, who wa* at tht Strath- oou lut-tvulng. * "BetUtra tre coming Into tha cota- try rapidly from Europe, particularly from Great Britain, and a splsodld elm of settlers, too. Thu* people an In the mtln, people of meu*, and a great muy of them an malting thttr homu in the various valleys of Brltlih .Columbia," h* tddtd. "Th* movement wut I* ■ gnat dttl heavier now thu lt wu thlt turn a year ago, and we utldpate a vary heavy summer tourist buslneu, which will te hudled by our *atra train ur- vlce. We will be better able to tak* care of thla traffic during th* comtag summer in thi* district through tht addition of the *te*m*ra Bonningtoo and Nasookln." And as a sort of Indication of what some of the poor devils tre up against when they do reach Canada the fol- ■ lowing excerpt from the Lsthhridg* Herald will serve to llluttrata: ".... Dogged by 111 luck tad unable to obtain i start along tho road io time ud fortune in search ot which he left a good home In the Old Country a . few year* ago, Walter H. Price, u Englishman, aged about thirty yun, deliberately threw himself In front ot a locomotive In the C.P.R. yardi tor* yutaidty tftereoon ud met lutut death." ' ■- FORMIDABLE ORGANIZATION VANCOUVER RETAIL CLERKS COMPLETED LAST TUESDAY Retatt emptoyeu to the number of five or ilx hundred met In the Liter Temple lut Tuesday evening tnd decided to form-a branch of tha Retail Employeu' Orgulutlon Of B. C. The purposes of the organisation tre: (1) To rilu fundi to ctrry on a campaign to secure a permanent wukly half holiday; (2) for tha limitation of tht houn of Itbor, u d(3) for the general Improvement of condition* among the employeu ot retail stores. Any I penon employed In t retail start from the mutter down to the cuh boy, Is eligible for membreshlp. An initiation fee of 50 cents tor men, ud exemption for women, ll to be.obliged. The membenhlp feet ire to be 25 cents per month for each member, with power pltced in the bands of the executive committee to make a levy In cue of an emergency. It li the purpose of the organisation to have branches established throughout the province. The method by which they propose to work for the ends sought tl to bring pruiurt to bear on the legislature ot the province to secure legislation. Toll they hope to do throgh affiliation with tha villous Tradei ud Ubor orgulutlon*, who will tn turn by resolutions aad other mum, bring to th* attention of the legisletlre the fact ttat th* demand* are urgently needed. The ptrent society wu organised In Vletorl* In March of this-yur. Dsnlel W. Poupard ll organising secretary of the aisoctatton, and Peny 9. Plkt general secretary of the Victoria organisation. It wu under their direction thtt the Vucouver bruoh wu formed thlt week. Memben were enrolled, ud u Interim commltte* appointed. VANCOUVER ISLAND COAL MINERS! STRIKE STILL ON CUMBERLAND, V. I, May l.-The strike situation here remain* unchanged ln any way. The men are In the best of cheer and remain In a dotermlnd position, fsady to carry on the light. The company lt tndlng difficulty In getting men to book for tht mlnet, tnd even when they do book them they hnd tt convenient to te lost before tbey reach the itrlke tret. I have known of very muy utu where they never Intended going to the mlnet, only anxloua to htvt thtlr fare paid from the mainland to the Island: then they went their own way, The weather condition! are so good now thlt the logging camps, etc., tre opening up and absorbing the unemployed to a large degree that have been in the large cities for a long time, although through a shortage lh money the Industries are not opening up as quickly u otberwiu.—Oeo. Pettigrew. Sound Horn Sonss. It doesn't seem to me to mtkt a particle of difference what the purchasing power of a dollar Is to tht one who hu no chuce to earn a dollar. It Is tbe growing number of unemployed tbat It the question thtt Is pressing for solution, ud until thlt • problem li solved lt mitten not wbat en be purchased for a dollar. The employed worker has an Interest In the purchasing power of a dollar, but that Is only a temporary Interest because any day or hour the employed may be numbered among tho unemployed.—A. W. Surnson ln Bpoktne Labor World. The Halibut Fishermen's Union of . the Pacific has signed up the lut of the big companies and now have the best conditions out ot any port In the Jurisdiction. fa—mmam <*- FRIDAY ...MAY 3, 1913 THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST r \ TAILORED WAISTS ,- AT MODEST COST The *t**tod«ltv **■***•» «tarictly^ finiaihed. The pricf* asked fndioate exceptional value. See theae modal*) today. They will appeal to yott. If A.T t>1.26 — *Watet of white cambric, mtde with tucks and wide pleat at shoulder. Theae come wltb soft collar, and- cuffs, in sizes 34 io 44. ATtJI.SO— PrelecUy plain tailored waist of muslin, in dainty hairline stripe; come ln sizes 34 to 44. At the tame price we offer t pine waist whloh 1 * made along the tailored lines; also models In ' cotton repp In mauve and white, black Ud white, blue and white, ud grey and white; til situ, it •1.80. ATS1.7S—Dainty dimity shirtwaists in perfectly plain style, with pocket, in all Sins, from 34 to 44. 575 GrotntlU Straet Vcmcotittr, B.C. J- Campbeirs Clothing ITor Spring, embraces absolutely every good feature possible—good material*, good workmanship, good fit, good atyle and good patterns. To Look Is to Buy COME AND HAVE A LOOK l^saaaflU CHAMBERS H**- St. But STARK&2S S LIMITED mww Abbott t»* ___ Charming of New Spring Suits for Women Th« moat bewitching ntylea that ever a spring haa seen are here c„ display. Borne of thtfln In our window today. The unusual beauty of theae new *prins suits Is In a great measure due to the superior quality of materials, perfect, workmanship and colors, -which make them the most attractive suits we have ever nhown. Practicability Is the great feature of these garments, They are designed ln the newest and most up-to-date styles; smartly tailored, daintily finished and most becoming to all women, A Few Distinctive Models Are Briefly Outlined Here Smart navy tailored stilts, of fine French eergre With semi-fitted coats, notched collars and revers. The coats are cut with either the new straight or cut-away fronts, with breast pocket and lined with grey satin. Skirts are ln two- panel styles, showing new sldeef- fects. Price Handsome suit of and f light grey Dressy tan suit, made of the new plplln material. The coat shows cut-away front and fancy shaped back, collaf and cults, smartly trimmed with cream and brown Eponge, two-button fastening, lined with tan messallne. The skirt is made with high waist line and new wide front Price f-*"- Bedford cord. The coat is cut on straight lines -with two-button fas-" tenlng and rounded front, coat collar and black satin revers, three- button fastening. lined with grey satin. Neatly cut skirt, showing pleats -von aide sores. Price r.V«-:i ......—.. ttt.00 Fancy black and white Bedford cord suit. The-coat haa a slightly cut-away front, fancy shaped collar and blac ksatln revers, three- button fastening, tailored sleeves with fancy cuffs, lined with grey satin. . Four-pieced skirts with panel front and back. Price VMsOO Stoves mp Ranges EVERYTHING FOR THE KITCHEN Mount -Pleasant headquarters for Carpenters' Tools and all kinds of Builders' and Contractors' Supplies WEN & MORRISON PHONE PAIR. *♦•*•. ~ »337 MAIN BTREET. Padmore's Big Cigar Store 642 GRANVILLE STREET .'.. TOBACCOS and CIGARS Buy Your TOBACCOS MAGAZINES at the* Labor Temple Cigar Store and Newsstand "The Smiling Scotchmen on the Job" *""v Honest and Artistic Dentistry The most scientific *nd up-to-date-msthods DR W. J. CURRY ^ DENTIST 301 DOMINION TRUST BLDG. Open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. RING UP SEYMOUR 2364 FOR APPOINTMENT 101-4 BANK OF OTTAWA BUILDING 602 Hasting* Street West E>R. BRETT ANDERSON-^Den/B/ *_ Operate* by the latest, most scientific and painless methods Specialist in Crown, Bridge, Plate and Gold Inlay Work Hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. British Columbia Land Splendid opportunities in Mixed Farming, Dairying Stock and Poultry British Columbia Grants Pre-emptions of 160 Acres to Actual Settlers at $1 PER ACRE - ; TERMS: Residence on the land (ot at least two yean; improvement* to the extent ol $2.30 per acre; payment of $40 at the end ol - two yean, and die balance of $160 (Le. $120) in 3 annual instalments of $40, with interest at 6% For Further Information Apply to Deputy Minister of Lands, Victoria, B. G. Secretary, Bureau of Provincial Information, Victoria N.R. TRAIN OOHDITOTORS 0ET MAJORITY AWARD0 FROM WOTRAL BOARD If Company Aecept* rinding New "*; Frovi-don* Will Oo Into I Rffect from July 1, - The award of the Board of Conciliation, established, under the Industrial Dispute* Investigation Act, to Inquire Into differences between the Canadian Northern Railway company and It* conductors, hss been received by the federal Department of tabor. The board was composed of Wlllism Cross of Winnipeg, appointed on the recommendation of the C. N. R.; J. Harvey Hall, Toronto, appointed on the recommendation of the employees, and. Judge Haggart, Winnipeg (chair man). The demands of the conductor* were for several changes In the existing schedule of rule* and rates, Including an Increase in pay and a reduction of the working hours from nine, to eight per day. The number ot- men directly concerned Is four hundred and fifty, The board In Its report, which 1* signed by It* chairman and Hr. Hall, recommend* the adoption on July 1, 1913, of a new schedule, which provides for the payment of passenger conductor* at the* average of »t*lf> per month, conductor* on mixed and way freight train* at (4.80 per hundred miles, and conductor* on through freight and work.trains 14.26, th* new rates Involving certain Increases on those now prevailing. The proposed new schedule alio provide* thst eight hours'.work per day shall be considered sufficient "except In extreme cases." Mr. Hall, while signing the report, submitted • supplementary report, In which it 1* claimed that tha new schedule* should be made effective from January 6 last, and also that the mileage rate* ln some cases are Inadequate. A minority report Is presented by Hr. Cross, VICTORIA ORGANIZATION > WILL ASSIST VANCOUVER RETAIL CLERKS TO UNITE A local organisation of the retail clerks, recently formed at Victoria, hu met with such signal success that the secretary, Dan W. Poupard, was sent to Vincouver this week for the purpose of organising » second local. As yet the organisation* Is a purely local one, end lt has contented Itself with a popular agitation for a weekly halt holiday, better working condition* and Increased wages. The question of affiliation with the Retail Clerks' International union will be discussed later. Some years ago In Vancouver the Clerks hsd a live union and contributed some good delegates to the central labor body, one of them, Mr. Lambert, having served as president tor a couple of terms. . Building Trsdts Counoll. A meeting of some twenty delegate* representing nine building trades unions met ln Labor Temple on April 28 for the purpose of forming a Building Trades Council. The meet; ing decided that membership ln the council wtll be confined strictly to unions having Internationals affiliated with tbe Building Trades Department, and the secretary wa* Instructed to write til International Building Trade Unions requesting that their Vancouver locals be Instructed to affiliate with the local council. The election of officers was laid over until Friday, May 9, and all building trade union* eligible to affiliate are requested to send delegates to that meeting. A. MacDonald of the U. B. of Carpenters, was chairman of the meeting, and E. Staples, Painters' Union, secretary. Mr. P. Dowler, U. B. of Carpenters, and First Vice-PrMl- dent J. B. Bowen, State Building Tiades Council of California, addressed the delegates during the evening. Seamen's Convention, Comrade T. A. Hanson, Secretary- Treasurer of the International Seamen's Union of America, announces that arrangements bave been completed through Comrade P. B. GUI, of Seattle, for holding the International convention, which opens at Seattle on May 12. The convention will meet In the Labor Temple. Headquarter* for the delegite* have been secured at the Hotel Georgian, Fourth Avenue, between Union and Pike Streets. Delegates may secure all further Information by communicating with Comrade Gill, U Seneca Street, Seattle.—Coast Seamen's Journal. Women's Labsl League. The Women's Label League, of Beilingham, Wash., I* doing effective work ln promoting a demand for union-made products. A dance was given under Its auspices last Thursday evening, the funds raised being devoted to completing a payment on a piano which the ladles purchased some time ago. The organisation receives the hearty co-operation ot the central labor body. Might be a good idea for Vancouver unionist* to give the women a chance to assist them In thla phase of the labor movement. Retail Employees' Association ot British Columbia. / > About five hundred people Interested ln the formation of an association, assembled In the auditorium of the Labor Temple on Tuesday evening. Despite the speechmaking that was ln evidence, over one hundred applications were received, the Initiation fee being fifty cents, ladles being exempted. The object of the organisation Is to secure a weekly half holiday for the retail employees. Bartenders' Convention. The Hotel and Restaurant Employees' International Alliance and Bartenders' • International League of America has issued Its official call for the seventeenth annual convention to be convened June 9th at Denver, Colo. Wants to Know, Carpenters' and Bricklayers' Unions have Just' affiliated with the Chicago Building Trades Council, bringing the membership of .that organisation up to 100,000. We wonder If the A. F. of L, will withdraw the charter because the Bricklayers are not a regularly affiliated body?—Seattle Union Record; Editor B. C. Federationist:—I hav* read with great Interest the article* that have appeared In recent issues of your paper referring to the tactic* of th* Industrial Workers of the World. R. W.-Northey In hi* letter that appeared ln your Issue of the 11th Instant, look* upon the I. W. W. movement In a most peculiar way. While the Ireported disruption of the socialists In Washington is to be sincerely deplored, tnd while "rough house" tactics should be discouraged *■ long as peaceful means can be used to advantage, the application ot force by the musea, In their fight for better conditions, will In some cases be indispensable. A study of the principle of economic determination will throw more light upon the subject of the Moral Law, .that Mr. Northey seem* to' be so scared of Infringing, than ever the Theosophlsts will, and If experience 1* any criterion, then the fact that capitalism and religion still exist after having adopted bloodthirsty method* since their Inception, prove* th»t. although the ancient Greeks "were all aware" of lt—the "immutable law" does not exist As a member of tbe Alternation*] Longshoremen's Union, I certainly do regret that under some circumstances th*; I.W. W. have opposed what we have regarded as our Inter eat*, but at the same time I felt that Mr. Farrlngton's article; in your issue of the 18th Instant, treats the subject a trifle harshly. Let us consider, for a moment, two reasons for that section of th* workers shunning the American Federation of Labor and forming themselves (Into a separate union, .and adopting method* so different from those of the older organisation. In the first place the policy of same of the Locals of Internationals afflliated with the A. F. of L„ ha* been one of high Initiation fee, whloh precluded tbe possibility of the man tbat most needed the, union Joining .It—Borne Locals went so far a* to "close their books," thereby throwing themselves open to the charge-of trying to cor rail work. By all fair-minded men the policy of the "closed" union must ba regarded as a species of tyranny; and 1 think It Is quite probable that those unions who prevented their fellow workers from Joining thqm, either by raising the Initiation fee or closing the books, are responslbe for many a member of the Industrial Workers, Another policy adopted' throughout the system of the American Federation, and which la looked upon with disfavor by many workers, Is that ot making agreements with the employers. This policy Is practically the "outward and visible signs" tbat we live up to our motto "A fair day's work, for a fair day's pay," (whatever that means.) The policy ot making agreements with the employers, and sticking to them, has certlanly been successful In bettering the conditions'of the workers to a considerable extent, and tt has given the A., F. of L. the stability that could not have existed otherwise, but advocates of this policy must remember that, under certain circumstances lt haa disadvantages that are not acceptable to a large number of otherwise orthodox trade unionists. The chief difficulty with the agreement system seems to be lit the dates the agreements expire. Just the same as the trouble experienced by many municipalities when wishing to acquire atreet car franchises. : Agreements with the employers generally expire at different date* wltb different unions and should one section of the workers try to force better conditions, workers, in other trades are unable to help theni by tying up the whole Industry, because In doing so they would be breaking the agreements with their employer. ' Even in the case of a strike to enforce the carrying out of an agreement, the practical sympathy ot other unions cannot be relied upon, and lt seems possible that the I. W. W.'s may have obtained some recruits from amongst those who have been the disgusted spectators of one union scabbing upon another. Evolution, Mr. Editor, I* responsible, not only for capitalism, the Socialist party and the American Federation of Labor, but also for the Industrial Workers ot the World, and when lt is remembered thtt that organisation caters, in many oases, for the type of man that, but for It, would not be In a union at all, lt must be conceded that the I. W. W. are. a benefit to the mass of tollers who, though adopting different method*, are all striving to obtain industrial freedom. It seems hopeless, at present, to find a solution of this problem that confronts organlted labor, considering the tenacity with which both factions cling to their basic principles, but the longer tbe problem remains unsolved, the longer the people will be In slavery, and, Incidentally, the masters "tickled to death." AMBROSE TREE. Victoria, B. C, April 29,1913. IATENTS In sit countries. Ask for our INVKN'- TOU'd ADVISa'll.wiilch * 111 be sent fret. MARION * MARION, M4 University 8t„ Montrtsl, No Business Agent at Present. Vancouver Trades tnd Labor Council has by referendum vote turned down the proposal to pltce t paid permanent business agent ln tbe local field. All available funds for the present are being used for the purchase of shares In the Labor Temple Company. After another few months this will be unnecessary and tbe question of naming a bualness agent will probably be reintroduced. ' Wilkinson at Bankhead. Secretary 3. W. Wilkinson of Vancouver Trades and Labor Council left on Monday laat to be the May Day speaker at Bankhetd, Alta., having been Invited tbere by the Miners' union. Ontario Workmen's Compensation Act. The amended Workmen's Compensation Act In the province of Ontario has been given a twelve months hoist by ihe Whitney government, despite the protests of organized labor. \ Org. Magnus Sinclair at Edmonton. Magnus Sinclair of the International Association of Street Railway Employees, with headquarters at Toronto, Is In Edmonton this week In connection with union business. Barbers Ask Union Help. The Barbers' Unton reports having trouble with some of th* shops in the city. They request union men to remember that no shop Is a fair shop unless It has the union shop card. Tllelayers, Local 62. Trade Is very dull and the outlook for the future from a trade standpoint does not give any hope of improvement. We hive not yet decided to Join the Building Trade* Council. OALOARY TYPOS. HTOHLY ELATED OVER PROSPECT 19ULT.U.00HVEHTI0H Reotivinf Enoounfinf It-done- menu sad Splendid Kuan- dal Auifteno*. Writes a Calgary Typo, enthusiast: Every .day th* possibilities' of Calgary Typographical union securing ihe grail international convention of the organisation become, brighter. The Providence. Rhode'Mud, union, a formidable candidate for th* convention, haa withdrawn In Ciliary'* favor. Secretary Andy Davison received a letter to tbl* effect thl* week. ' The Rhode Island union has been In ttt* field for torn* time, and bad the endorsement of many of the union* of New England and the eastern cities. Its wlthdnwtl would indicate that tbe printer* of the northeast era state* concede the next matting of .tha International to Canada. . From all ov*r Canada come* word ot the endorsement of Calgary's ambitions by local, unions. There seems to. he magic In the slogan, "Calgary, Sunny Alberta," which I* limply In* slstible. • And .with all of Canada hooding for us," *ay* Secretary Davison, "Calgary's chances should be very good," From many othtr put* of the. United State*, th* Motion thit remain* to be captured by Ctlgariant bent on thl* conqusst of peace, com* messages of encouragement. Tbe ftet thtt the 1916 convention it to be held on the extreme, weit tout, and that ths. south ha* been taken care of in recent yean should; help tb* Calgary aspirants ot the northwest. Muy union* ot the weat cout, through which the tide of printerdom ebbs ud flow* constantly north ud South*, are *tld to be very kindly disposed. . Calgary. Typographical Unton It receiving much encouragement from local business men who appreciate the publicity opportunity, ud the union committee soliciting funds to finance the delegation of Calgari»na who will go to Nashville to present the cause of. Calgary, l>: meeting with.substantial encouragement, WOULD NEED 7J0 CIGAR MAKERS IN VANCOUVER IF BLUE LABEL WAS DEMANDED Cigar Makers' Union reports that last week there, were only a few mem. ben of their union working tt the trade ln Vancouver. Thlt ln tto face of the fact that enough clgart tre smoked ln Vucouver etch day to give employment to 760 men. The Federatlonist lt convinced thit union men tile, not giving this union the support It deserves, tnd trust that the next report of the Cigar Makers' delegate will be much more favorable The clgan mtde-here by union men are Just as good ud Just as chetp as those made In Eastern sweatshops —tnd a whole lot more sanitary. Remember to ask for the Blue label when you buy thtt next cigar. Orpheum Thettra. The dtstlngulshd orltlcs.of almoat every Important city In the United States tnd Cuada have been enthusiastic In their praise of the work, of Mr. Hal Stephens, whose portrayals of character* from famou* play* auch a* "Rip Van Winkle," "Fautt," "The Merchant of Venice" and others. He Is coming to the Orpheum next week as the headline attraction tnd will be seen ln hie own act called "Ftmous Characters In Famous Scenes." His scenic embellishments hive been cared for with the same detail as have hit portrayals of the chtrtcters he assumes. Hr, Stephens appeared' at the old Orpheum about a year ago and his ut It well remembered by local thettre-goers who will doubtless be gltd to see him again. Timber Workers' Big Union. The work of organising the timber workers goes merrily on. Bro. Geo. Heatherton, who has been working In Washington for some time, haa been ordered to Eureka, Cal., where there Is t great demand for organising, says the Union Record, The lumber work- era In Humboldt county were organised some years ago, and for a time were very successful, but the I. W. W. horned In and by their tactics disrupted what wu the nucleus fpr a great organisation. Since that time It has been Impossible to get the worken. In thit vicinity to listen to the appeal for organisation until now they see ln the International Union of Shingle Weaven, Sawmill Workers and Woodsmen, the opportunity of organising along lines that ire likely to prove Successful ud they want to take advantage of It. Probably Last Convention. The labor Educational Association of Ontario will convene at Ottawa on May 24, It being the eleventh annual convention. last year delegates assembled at Peterboro to the number of 100. The Industrial Banner anticipates rblgger convention next month. The organization la a purely voluntary one, levyjng no per capita tax. One of the subjects up for discussion this year will be the attitude of the association towards the proposed formation of a Provincial Federation of labor, which ir realized, will probably replace the association. Twin Cities Labor Temple. Good progress Is being made towards the erection of a labor temple In the twin cities of Port Arthur and Fort William, Ont. Fred. Urry, the mainspring of the movement, haa presented a report to the respective central labor bodies from the provisional directors of the Inter- Cities Labor Temple Association, Ltd., the site ha* been secured on very acceptable terms and arrangements are now In progress for the building of a 150,000 structure. 8tre*t Rtllwtymen. A mass meeting of members of the Street Rallwaymen's Union will be held ln the Avenue Theatre, Main Street, on Saturday evening, May 3rd, no other hall ln the city large enough fur the .purpose being available. The North Vancouver ferry has been char- tared to bring our memben from the "North Shore," and other arrangement! fo our interurban members to be present at the meeting have also been mtde. Ltbor Editor Resigns, (Vor"e T. McNamara, who has been eilttnr of the Seattle Union Record, 'he property of the central labor body, for Ihe past four and a half yean, lion resigned. Tho directors have not lot named his successor. Bookbinders. The International Bookbinders' Union has decided to levy a special assessment for organisation purposes throughout Its Jurisdiction.. , DID YOU SAY PRICES* Is Cutting Still Deeper Into the Cost Price at His Big Hardware Store 56-60 Hastings St East HARDWARE OLAISWARI OHDfAWARR oooKnro utehuls mXEDPAWW HARDWARE COTPRIORI ooHipnm TO-MORROW HERE ARE A FEW OF HIS PRICES ^jf^^H^TttmefSS *s tan teartat WsfgSM ter tU* I* -eaalatmammm...... ...*»*• *m -——* mmstt am-jam ..*t»t tat Otttm mtetetm .seek lie n.rt as*t *et worn _.**W OsntlsstUks ...» tet its ana Bassul *•» XtMtM. T*e' 60s Valuable at nets Miy atter Mam, ft toot .Te *M* ■sU-bseitag lawn "•re* maftt... '*.'. „A.LL GO O D S GUARAN TEE D H 0NIG STORED LIMITED 56 60 HASTINGS STREET EAST Phone Seymour 3472-3473 Hard ware and Tools <[ A »pl*ndid stock ot the begtin the world'* market We make a specialty of. supplying every need and re- 25* quirement ot the artisan in our line, McTAGGART & MOSCROP 7 Hastings Street Wut ■ Phone Seymour <U . Get Your Money's Worth ' HUflU--v\?rAH\SH Blueses. IN B C rioM^ Patronize Home Industry BY ASKING _r_ m FOR THIS GB^a ON YOUR PRINTING The Printing Fraternity in Vancouver Spend More Than $15000.00 Every Week Heidelberg Beer The Doctor wys: "Many a worn-out body ha* b**n restored to health and itrength by th* con*i*t*nt daily um of pure, nourishing beer like HEIDELBERG." It'* the but food-drink known. Call np your dealer and have him aend you a doien Pint* to try—only $1. British Columbia Breweries, Limited ■■% _j PAGE POUR FRIDAY.. .....MAT I, 1*13 Money-Saving Prices GROCERIES FURNITURE House Furnishings See the Provinoe and World eaoh day for full particular* ' Catalogue now ready—Out of town outtomen* oan get the benefit of our low price* by sending name and * address for a copy. A postcard will do. The'H.A- Edgett Co., Ltd. Dept. F, Cor. Cambie & Pender Sts. Vancouver JAEGER UNDERWEAR If yon want to enjoy all thi comforts and advantages of pur* wool underwear, you can make no mistake in buying Jaeger Brand, T. B. Cuthbertson * COMPANY, LIMITED (46 Hastings W. 6*0 Oranvllle (11 Halting* W. How About That Photo You Promised Yonr Friend ? Western Studio 424 Main St Formerly at 440 . - vavooum, a. o. MULCAHY'S CAFETERIA THE BEST OF EVERYTHING 137 Cordova Street W. Basement Hotel Cordova HEATERS Stores and Nice Warm RUGS for the cool weather at W TURNER 897 Grtnville Street Cor. Smyth* Phone Sey. 8745 VJr-U THE BUNCH TO *THT5 - BRUNSWICK POOL ROOMS HASTINGS Furniture Co. LIMITED Successors to Wide-Awake Furniture Company, Limited 41 Hastings Street W. Phone Seymour 3887 Is your nam* on th* new voters' lUtT Mr. Union Man Here i* the plaoe to buy a onion - made HAT We oarry the largest assortment of union- made bats in SOFT STIFF TWEED VELOURS -IN CANADA Leader Exclusive $2.00 Hat Store S.W. Corner Hasting* and Abbott Street* Largest Canadian Retailer* of 12.00 Hat* FOB EXPERT . WATCH and Jewelery REPAIRING CALL AND SEE Geo. G. Bigger 143 Hasting* Street West A Credit to Union Workmanship s HUMBERl- CIGARS DIXON BROS. tight and Heavy Horses and Shetland Ponies for Sale 646 Hornby St. Phone Sey. 798 Berry Bros. Agents for Cleveland Cycles, "Tbe "Morele Willi tts BepntatlOB" Full line ot accessories * Repairs promptly executed *is xARnra* *x. i. rteae Xymonr 710* , PATRONIZB B C. FEDERATIONIST ADVERTISERS—AND TELL THEM WHY SULTAN TURKISH BATHS Most up-to-dats Baths In tht elty. Hot Room, Steam Room, Mlt- sage ind Swimming Ttnk. All Inoluded for One Price, 11.00. BASEMENT .HOLDEN BUM}. Hastings tnd Carrall Sts. Pete Btneroft, Prop. . Good and Reliable WINES and LIQUORS Always to be had at th* Imperial Wine Company 54 Cobdota Street West Phone Set. 956 ■own avos *oo* torn aantma. tt.OOforll. Apply *eate, Ufbaouw, ItaaUy rat*. Miners' Magazine Official Orgtn of the Western Federation of Miners Subscription $1 Per Year Miners' Magazine 605 Railroad - Bldg., Denver, Colorado Union Tailoring Union Men, Support Your Own Principles *J When you buy your suits (rom us you ire doing so. We employ union workmen only. *] In dealing with us you tre helping yourself in mother way, because you are assured of the BEST FABRICS; ihe BEST FIT tnd the MOST UP-TO- DATE STYUfeS AMERICAN TAILORING COMPANY 62 HASTINGS ST. EAST VANCOUVER. B. C Wood, Wire tnd Metal Lathers. Tbe Lathers' Union have been, and are continuing, to bold open meeting! with a view to placing before the non-union men of this city and district wbat tbe union can do, and has done, towards bettering the condition ot erery man working at the trade. At the meeting ot lathers held In Labor Temple on Wednesday evening, April 30, to whloh a number ot nonunion men attended, three applications tor .membership in the unton were received. and a few more In tight. Heartened by this response, feeble as lt looks, the members of the Lathers' have constituted themselves t committee ot one to canvass the city, with a view to informing the nonunion lathers for whit tbe purpose the meeting Is being called. Thlt it a real* open meeting,' at the unionists tre: giving control of the meeting to those of the outsiders who put In in appearance. The only "sinner" attending thlt meeting will be Mr. J. B. Bowen, flrst vice-president of tbe State Building Trades Council of California, who lt t member of the Lathers' International Union—tnd not by tht wty either. Strset Rillwiy Employtn. O. B. B. Member Msgnu* Sinclair (Toronto) during the month of Much, trginlsed loctlt it Windsor, Ont, Dlv. No. SU, and Peterborough, Ont, Dlv. No. 612.' In the organising ot Dlv. No. 622 be had the assistance of Business Agent Joe Gibbons of Dlv. No. 118, Toronto, Ont. A most promising local wu thoroughly organlted. Aside from thlt work he wis die- patched to Philadelphia to advise with Dlv. No. 477 and wai also required to give his attention to Dlv. No. 664, Trenton, N. J. From the east he wu recalled to Unlontown, Pa, where had been Instituted Dlv. No. 019 by A. F. of L. Organiser Jeff D. Kerfoot. However, before he wit -able to retch Unlontown, the compiny had been able to effect a mutual arrangement with the employes by which the progress of organisation was temporarily d* layed*. Being of no Immediate service. In Unlontown, Botrd Member Sinclair returned to render further assistance to the Windsor and Peterborough locals, tnd it the close of Msrch he wtl ln Peterborough.—Motorman and Conductor. The international convention thli year takes place at Bait Lake, ln September. - CIGARMAKERS' UNION Local 857 of Vancouver has just been notified that lu efforts to have tbe per capita tax paid on the Canadian membership, paid Into the Dominion Tradea Congress instead of the A. F. of U, has been successful. Our delegate, J, C. Peuser, brought this matter up at our last convention and lt hat btUl pitted by referendum vote. Trade bat; been slack during tbe past few montbs. This It a rattling good cigar town, but tbe trouble lt the Eastern «Igars are pushed, ln preference to tiie local goods. There le a reason: (The non-union Eutern cigars bring more profit to the retailers, consequently be displays them more and forces their sale whenever possible. To overcome this practice and stimulate tbe sale of local union made cigars, our union hu printed over 10,000 cards with a cut of out blue label and the names of the lead-. Ing cigars made ln the city. To make this card more Interesting a schedule of the baseball games is printed on the reverse-side. To be sure these card* are advantageously distributed. Our president, Mr. Geo. Qerrtrd, and delegate D. A. McMillan, are going the rounds of the looal unions with them. Patronising the local cigars meant more'empty tables ln Montreal and a larger membership In Loctl' 8S7. Give lit thit ptrtontge. . B. J. C. • Painters, Loesl 138. Our list meeting wm fairly well attended, and moat of the members reported at work. Two members Initiated, and a few applications in hand. Business agent reported trade good It present but not much work ln light. Mr. F, J, Harris, who hu been flnanclal secretary for the past live years, haa resigned, tnd moved to the State of Washington, where he will tike up t more remunerative business of his own. Mr. J. Freckleton wu elected to All the vacancy. Sheet Metll Workera, Loctl 280. Trade Is fair and most of the members working. Although our meeting! are well-attended, they do not show that amount of enthusiasm that Is expected from any first class organization, but efforts are now being put forth by the more earnest member* whloh it is expected will bring results. 'Messrs. Dougtn, Heath and Sterling are our delegates to tbe Building Trades Council. Rumors are afloat tbat the Sheet Metal Workera on the Pacific coast contemplate forming a federation, and cutting loose from- all other affiliations, but the rumors are —like a lot-more things—greatly exaggerated. Cement Workers,. Loctl 140. Trade is dull at present, and t number of memben Idle. With the object of giving the unton greater publicity arrangement shave been made with the Shinglers to have the use of their 'phone, and ill orders for cement workera to be left at Labor Temple Cigar Store. The telephone number Is Seymour 3126. V Muslclils' Toronto Convention. The eighteenth annual convention of the American Federation of Musicians will convene.-ln the Labor Temple at'Toronto on May 12. Officers' reports will show a tremendous lncreue In membership for the put year; Ironworkers, Loctl 07. Trad* 1* very good and all members working. By tbe time thla appears ln print we will know whether all the "bosses" ln town are going to concede our demand ot 15 for an eight-hour, day without a strike, this new rate taking effect on May 1st. Most of our memben working In town tre now receiving thlt rate of wtget, tnd we see no reuon why lt ihould not be extended to Include every member, they til do tbe tame work, so therefore let the wtget ptld be tt the same ratio. New Bakers' Unions. Moose Jtw, Suk., bikers hive organised t union, affiliated with the International, with a charter membership of 22. It will be known is Loctl No. 307. Winnipeg bikers have alto fepfflllated with the International, after being "out" for some months. Shlngler*,' Locsl No. 1. Trade Is good and all members working. This state of affairs bu luted t "whole week," tnd we, don't care how long lt lut*. Our phone number Is Seymour 3120, tnd can be found tn the telephone book whenever tbe telephone company mtkea up ltt mind to have t new one published, the one thtt we have being the January Issue. They ought to. Have your shingling done by men who are specialists In the shingling business. "That's our motter." P, Btbln, bull- nets agent and solicitor. Plumb*!** end Sttamflttera, Local 170. Trade is quiet and numerous members Idle. This being the case, ws have the nucleus ot a baseball nine, also a "checker" team, so If any of the other unions think, that they know anything about these "sports," Just drop a line to room 218, and a meet/ Ing can be arranged, the result ot whieh wtll convince them that they know nothing, about them at all, Wlrelus Operator* Strike A strike of wireless operators, which may tl* up every passenger steamsbip and paralyse water transportation oh tbe Pacific Cout waa calltd laat Wed' nesday by S, J. Konenkamp, general president of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America. Joseph P. Sorensen Is ln Buttle representing the American Federation of Labor ln the matter. Striking operators will have the support of every maritime union. The dispute Is a question ot wages. There are 325 member* of the union on the Pacific Coast. ONTARIO PROVINCIAL FEDERATION OF LABOR 'he result of the referendum on the question of the formation of a provincial federation of labor ln Ontario bis been announced. The questions whloh were put to the unions of the provinoe were: . "Are you In favor of the formation of a Provincial Federation ot Labor? If formed will your organisation affiliate with and help to sustain the federation, financially and otherwise?" Secretary J. H. Ballantyne, of the Labor Educational Association of Ontario, under whose ausplceB the referendum was taken, reports as follows: Total number of Trades Councils , In favor 10 Total number of Trades Councils igalnst 1 Tottl number ot Local Unions In favor". 41 Total number of' Local Unions against 27 Total return! 79 Approximate number of Local Unions not voting, 600. There miy be some explanation of the Indifference shown by the large majority of unlona ln this matter, but the Herald writer la free to confess that the task Is beyond his powers. The result certainly doesn't argue much for the referendum system of obtaining an expression ot the desires of trades unionists in Ontario on what Is considered a rather important subject. It Is quite certain that no federation will be established In this provinoe on .the strength of the vote recorded.—Hamilton Herald. Farming What? The following extract from th* Industrial Banner's report of the lut meeting of Toronto Dlstriot Tradei and Labor counoll reveal* a new phase of the comprehensive knowledge possessed by tome well-known Toronto labor men Along t line In which they hitherto were not suspected of being posted: "Quite tn animated discussion followed the presentation of the report of the educational committee upon the question of firming In Its many Phases. Delegates Bob Stevenson, Jimmy Simpson, Joe Gibbons, Red- path, Tom Stevenson, and others, astonished their fellow delegite* by the Intimate knowledge they displayed of the noble science of agriculture, and lt wu probably the unanimous feeling of the meeting thtt the Guelph Agricultural college did not hive a great deal on thr Toronto District Labor council." — Phil Obermeyer (Htmllton Herald.) A Creditable Speelal Eltotlon. The Fort Wlllltm-Port Arthur Wage Etraer cornel to hind thlt week t 34-page apectil Libor Temple edition. It lt replete with Illustrations, out*, wrlteupi ind ltbor news, tnd givet evidence of hiving been liberally patronised by the business: men of the Twin Cities. For such a limited field Editor Urry la to be congratulated upo*n the big edition. The number waa compiled under tbe auspices of tbe Federated Ltbor Press of Canada, ot which Oeo. R. Fuller I* manager. Want Mining Department. The Ctnadlan Institute of Mining Engineers, recently In session ln Ottawa, Ontario, passed a resolution strongly urging the government to establish a department of mines, ln view ot the remarkable development of the mining Industry In the Dominion, tt Is pointed out thtt the time Is here when t septrate department should be created for It* benefit. EDMONTON UNIONISTS WANT GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FOR REAL PRINTED VOTERS' LIST Edmonton Trades and Ltbor Counoll his placed Itself upon record a* opposed to the present system of voters' registration In the province of Alberta. A printed voters' list, compiled annually, seem*, to be more acceptable to unlonlits, Inasmuch as It Is thought lt would leave leu room for the employment of numberleu enumerators and less opening! for padding on election days. . The government will be'uked to submit the question to referendum vote, ln accordance with provisions mtde for direct legislation at laat session. .Other central labor bodies In Alberta will he asked to co-operate with Edmonton in the request for a change from the present method* of compiling voters' lists. HH GOT IT AT LAST An Epitaph suggested by Forward, Glugow, Scotland: HERB LIB The Mortal Remains ot JOHN SMITH, who worked hard tnd died poor, supported through til the Trills and Vicissitudes of Life - BT THB REFLECTION • thtt HE WAS THE PROUD INHERITOR ot ft share IN THB GLORIOUS EMPIRE UPON WHICH THB SUN NEVER SETS. At hit Death h* WU Placed In the Grave, and . HIS SHARE of the Glorious Empire wis reverently Shoveled In on Top of Him, so OWN IN THE END H. P. Nerwlch hts resigned tt editor of the Dlstriot Ledger, Fernle, to accept a position u managing editor of the Morning Journal, Key West, Florida. His successor hu not yet been named by the executive of District 18, U.-M. W. of A. Unloni Support Libor Papsr ' The Dally Citlsen, of London, owned and controlled by the Labor party, which hts been published for six month* put as a splendid Labor dally, had to raise the distress flag recently. The response of the big labor organisations was prompt and emphatic. The National Union of Rallwaymen Immediately decided to invest 85,000 ln Dally Citlsen atock, other organizations tre working to get t per ctpltt grant annually for three yem. The big advertisers have been giving tbe piper the go-by, to the big organizations ire using tdvertlslng space. Bricklayers Get Rtlst The Brlcklayen' tnd Muont* Union of Textt put Into effect their 811 day raise ln wages on the tint of April. This tdvance makes the wage seal' of the "bricks" 97 per dty. The bricklayers In this State are thoroughly organised u a result of steady and persistent work. The State organisation has gathered practically all the nonunion bricklayers Into the fold. ONE TRADE, ONE ORGANIZATION Thomu B. Burke, general aeeretary of file United Assoolitlon of Journeymen Plumber*, otc, of the United States and Cauda, writes that everything Is going along smoothly In the labor movement except that trade is dull.- The United Association It very pleased with the success ot the efforts to bring all workers of tiese trades under one flag. Whai the American Federation ot Labor decided that the United Association was the only one In the building trade ot the plpe-tlttlng Industry, the I. A. Steam Flttera showed flght. They are now com-.n? over and In a few months lt ia expected thtt ill will become memben of the United Association. This Is a step In th* right direction. Rtllroid Firemen Win Eutern railroad firemen are granted an lnoreue ot pay eatimated at from 10 to 12 per cent by the twtrd of the Brdman Act arbitration board ln their case, -handed down tonight Other claims of the firemen were allowed, but the demand for two firemen on large locomotives Is denied, except In cuet of necessity. Another demand for which the lire- men fought, the standardising of wtget bued on the weight of locomotives on driven, wu granted, although the award provides that all wages that are higher or conditions tbat were bettei than flxed tn the awird shall not' be Interfered with. Every fool makes a hundred other*. Ask Your BARBER ^or LETOURNEAOX Quality th* Best »• Q. ■*■!■!• ■gTjttT.oo. "I heard you have great trouble In meeting your creditors.' "Trouble In meeting 'em? Oreat Scott! My trouble la In dodging 'em." - • ■' , **. tkat naas nwuwft Don't want to work, or nothing; Don't want to read or walk; Don't want to drink, don't want to think, Don't even want to talk. Don't want to go to dinner, Dnn't want to go to bed; Can't neem to roat—thia weather's Just Naturiy gone to my head! Tou can hardly call lt laiy—' , Tou can't rightly name lt sick; But good land's sake! how my bones do ache ■•'.""-., ' Whenever I work a lick I, It'* Ju*t too blame muoh bother To do anythln' but He On tha flat o' yer back and look thro' a crack In the trees at the warm, blue aky! I know I'd orter make a garden, ' I know I'd orter rake The trash that lay* In the yard, an' Be hatpin' my wife to make Soft Boap, but I jest can't do It— I ain't in the right condition: But If some one 'ud dig some bait, an' rig My tackle, I'd go a-flshin'! EAST END CYCLERY 108 Hasting* Street Bast Agent* for INDIAN Motorcycles MASSEY-HARRIS BICYCLES ' Cyole* for Hire Expert Repairing . W. H. Morrison, Prop. Phone Seymour 2794 STRIKE ON Miners Keep Away saajsa*siHS«sstsiaB5isasasns^s THE strike ia still on at the Queen Mine and Silver Dollar, at Sheep Creek, B.C. All working men urged to stay away until this strlka it settled. Obdeb Tin* Minus' Union Spring Wear $15:1 In tweeds and guaranteed indigo dye, and guaranteed to retain their shape. Ifede with "u>gfe breasted saeque at, with three button front and the Bartlett patent pocket, which prevent the coat sagging at the side, and have the popularized seams and double stitched edges. Trousers are medium peg-top style, and have side buckle for adjusting the waist measure. They represent the greatest suit value ever offered. Special for $15.00 Hudson's Bay Stores CORNER OF GRANVILLE AND GEORGIA "Beit Three Dollar Hat on Earth" Richardson & Potts MEN'S HATS ONLY 417 Granville Street, Phone 8822 . HATS WITH THE VANCOUVER, B 0. UNION LABEL TOOLS-Best Assortment in City Clnsnat Prion. Satisfaction Guaranteed If a Tool i* not MtSafaptory to you in every way, we want you to bring it back. "We will replace it, or return money without qu«*tioa. J. A. FLETT, LIMITED Phone* Sey. 2327-2328 ill Hastinl* Street Weit YOUR SPRING suit Should be Tailor-made and mtde by Union Tailors. Fine stock to select (ram FRED PERRY Ubor ?*«*>- Tailor Coraer Homn ud Duuauir Slmb Overalls and Gloves W« oarry a good (took of Carhrrtt Overall*, blui blaok and striped -- -. - .t$1.5 K*ntuoky Jeaif 1.00 Buok Brant} Overall* 1, Carhartt Gauntlet*, $1.80 2.1 H B. K. Gauntlet*, 76o to -.- ISO CLUBB & STEWART *0*-l» lastbws St, W . ■Utt. eey, we SHOES FOR MEN Shoe* for Sarvica Shoae for Drat* Shoae for Comfort Ghoae for Every »acmlra*n*t We've picked winners in Men'* Fall Shoe*. We're at the servioe of every nan who desire* the beat shoes hi* money oan buy. 204 MAIN STREET Opposite the City HaB W.J. ORR Named Shooa Aro frequently Made in Non-Union Factorial DO NOT BUY ANY SHOE no matter whit its name, unless it bears i pltln ind rttdtble impression of thli Strap. All shoes without the Union Strap ttt always Non-Union. Boot A Shoe Worker*' Union 246 Summer Street Boston, Hu*. J. F. Tobln, Pres. G. 1. Bains, sec.-Treai. THE MUSICIANS UNION wish to announce that Mr. franklin and members ol his orchestra are not members of the Musicians Union. When engaging music for your next dance or soda!, make sure that your Orchestra is composed of UNION musicians. For'hill Information Phone Mualclans' Union S*y.7llt. 640 lobton Street •
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