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■^9"*************^****I***S*** w aaaaaaaaaaaaaaajs-a COLUMBIA FEDERATI OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL AND p. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR. VANCOUVER, B .0. FRIDAY, MAY 23,1913. IftNOLDF. OEOSQE TO BE " FEDERAL INSPECTOR Of EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES Will Arrive ia Vancouver Next Wssk to Assume Duties of New Crested Office. Upon Arnold F. George, the newly appointed Inspector of employment stents, who will arrive In Vancouver within a fortnight to assume the duties of his office, will devolve the responsibility for the enforcement of the recept order-in-council governing employment sgencles, referred to edttorally ln this Issue ot The Federatlonist. Under dste of May 7, J. H, MoVety, acting secretary of Vanoouver Trades and Labor Council, addressed a letter to H. H. Stevens, M.P. for this riding, as follows: "In this morning's paper'I notice that an Order-ln-Council has been psssed, dealing with employment agencies, or at least such employment sgencles as deal with Immigrants. As I read this article, whloh I en- plose, this would appear to be a very estimable piece of legislation and one that would go a long way towards stopping the swindle so long perpetrated on all classes or working men who sre out of employment During the lsst 13 months I have listened to the complslnts ot possibly 500 men, many of whom have been ssnt ss far as Prince Rupert, finding upon their arrival that there was no employment, and never had .been, In some eases the expenses of "going to the point where employment was said to be available, and returning, men bave expended as much as (150 In fare and expenses, making no allowance whatever for wages lost while In transit. Vou have no doubt seen the form Of contract ' used by employment sgents, which Is for pure devlllshness, hard to beat. The only recourse of men swindled in this manner Is a civil remedy, a suit for the return of the tee paid, and for damages, snd you will readily understand that very few casual laborers floating around the country as they must do in search of employment, can spare the time and the money necessary to secure lawyers and provide witnesses when the case Anally comae'to trial, and in the majority of cases, as a result, the employment agent escapee completely. We have gone very fully Into some of these esses with our solicitors snd with the city prosecutor here, to ascertain If a prosecution for falsa pretences could not be made to lie, but our sdvToe on every occasion hss been unfavorable. .' , ' We have attempted to have the provincial government psss legislation that would overcome the evils referred to, and the representatives of organised labor In testifying before the lsbor commission urge that private employment agencies be completely abolished, and that that work be handled directly by the provincial government. . It seems to me that the scope ot this order-ln-councti Is defined largely by the construction the courts will place upon the word . "Immigrants," snd If that construction Is sufficiently broad, practically every employment agency ln Canada can be brought under the provisions of the order. Will be obliged if you will secure tor bu) a copy of the order-ln-councll and also of the- Immigration, act, and whatever Information you can secure ss to the scope that Mr. Crothers Intends the order to cover. I have, no hesitancy In saying that It tha act can be construed to cover employment agents generally, that some of those ln this city are due for a cleansing ln the very near future, and we will be only too pleased to assist In the good work." "How many Orientals are there In British Columbia?" Is a Question being asked In many'quarters along the Pa- clOo coast Just n»w, ln view of, the agitation against land ownership by Japanese tn California, coupled with the fact that several hundred Chinese are at this moment scabbing on the strlk. log coal miners at Cumberlsnd on Vancouver Island and practically every big industry ln B. C. Is Increasing Its working forces with Orientals while thousands, of "British subjects" are vainly searching for Jobs, with train loads more being added to the list every week from tne old country. Soma, time |ast yesr It was estimated from the official census' that there were 36,000 Orientals tn tbls province made up of 10,000 Chinese, 10,000 Jap-' snese, 3000 Hindus and sundry others. A dally press dispatch from Ottawa the other day said': , "Notwithstanding- Premier McBride's repeated declarations for a white British Columbia, the revenues of the Pacific province are profiting more than ever by the Immigration of Chinese, the numbers coming In during the past. Jscsl year being greater than ln any preceding year In the history of the oonntry. "Altogether 7745 Chinese, entered, moeHy through Vsaeouver, snd nearly all to remain In British Columbia, Of these 167 were admitted as students, merchants, eto. The. remainder paid noil-tax at 3500 per capita aggregating 33,- 348,443, half of which Ib paid into the British Columbia treasury. - ''The total Chinese population of Canada Is now about 30,001), more than two-thirds of whom sre In British Columbls." The Federatlonist has endeavored to collect a little data on the subject this week. From reliable sources It Is estimated that the number of Chinese in B. C. hss lncressed to,at least 85,000; the number ot Japanese remains about the sams, Inssmuoh ss only 400 per yesr are supposed to be allowed to land on these shores, ss the result ot an "understanding" arrived at during Mackensle King's regime ae minister of labor at Ottawa. The Hindu population has lncressed to at least 6000, while 'every other variety of the species Is well represented and their number Is helng rapidly augmented by, unscrupulous railway contractors. The Federatlonist appreciates the fact that the exclusion of the. Orlentsls nr any other peonies wtll fall to solve the International labor problem. If the work Is not actually done In Canada it will be performed In China or Japan, oa the asms sort of machinery of modem wealth production and the product Imported bv good, patriot!" flag-waving steamship lines, without even provision for precedence by mis- slons'rlee snd bibles.;.;.' But st s time when there Is so much bally rot being palmed off as patriotism and Imperialism lt gives one men- tsl bellyache to see thousands of Jobless "citlsens" roaming, about while 'our resources" are being "developed" by Asiatics ln the employ of the patriots. Damned be such hypocrisy. It would be comedy were It not so infernally tragic alsHM ky Tuoouvre Tsaass a— labor ooiuuu lut aMMir h nmaMt. ansa tat Msmkn of ths Sxwratlve - OomattttM, vtee J. tmu|h. GENERAL FEDERAL ELECTION PREDICTED WITHIN FEW WEEKS That there may be a, federal general election within the next two months seems to be the pre- veiling opinion in Ottawa political circles. . The Navy BUI, after months of ragchewlng, got past the commons, all right, but the Liberals are on top In the dear'old senate, and it is probable that it may perform at least one useful service ln Its life by Insisting thst the question be referred to what It tantamount to a referendum vote, a position Insisted up. on by Alphonse Verville, M.P., trom the beginning. Now a veiled threat Is made by the Conservatives that. If the Liberal senate forces an election on the.bill, the old, old skeleton of "Abolition of the Senate" will be dug out of the family closet and—but that's another story. VANCOUVER UNIONISTS SHOULD TAKE HAND IN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION , -At a recent election held In St. Louis, Charles Lambert, president 1)f the Building Trades Council, .wss elected a member of the ' school board', for' a term of six yesrs. He was the only union man elected upon this board, and wll be . of much benefit to organized labor. In Vancouver Trustee Alyks i* signed thie week, snd sn election to fill the vaehney will tske plaoe soon. \ ' Whst's the master with loesl. unionists, through ihe osntral lsbor body, taking a hand In It? School bosrd afislrs during the psst yesr wsrrartt such action. . Otherwise there eheuld be no further murmuring snout petty graft snd scab-built school houses. AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL ORDER-IN-COUNCIL GOVERN-. INS JOB-SELLING SHARKS The Federation's! received yes. terday a copy of an amendment to - the recent ordeMn-councIl Issued 'by the federal government from the Immigration department, covering certain shortcomings In tne original effort to give some measure of protection?to Immigrants, from unscrupulous and thieving - employment bureau sharks. It reads: . k£; . Section 14 Is hereby repealed ■ rfnd the following section Is hers- by substituted In lieu thereof: "If any person, firm or company, sngsged In the business of sn Intelligence office, or employment or Isbour' sgsnoy, and having businsss dealings with Immigrants, falls to comply with sny of ths requirements of the foregoing regu- Istions, h* shsli be liable on summary conviction to a. penalty not exceeding $100.00 and in default of psyment, to a term of Imprison- msnt not sxcssdlng thres months." - INTERNATIONAL SEAMEN'S CONVENTION AT SEATTLE ADJOURNED WEDNESDAY Mr. Stevens acknowledged the . letter at once and stated that lie would take up the question with the Immigration department, This morning Mr. MoVety received the following letter from Mr. W. W. Scott, superintendent of Immigration, under Ottawa date ot May 17: i "Mr. H. H. Stevens, M.P. for Van- couver city, bae discussed with the Hon. T. W. Crothers, minister of labor and acting minister of the Interior, your letter of the 7th Inst., regarding the licencing of labor agencies In Canada. "In order that you may be fully familiar with the orders-ln-councll, I enclose herewith six copies ot P.C. 1038 snd P.C, 1064, also copy of the Immigration act "With reference* to your remarks as to the construction which the courts will likely piece upon the word 'immigrant,' I think I am safe In saying that no court would attempt to otherwise define lt than lt Is defined In ths Interpretation clauses of the Immigration act under which the orders-ln- councll were passed. In this connection I would refer you to section 3, sub-sections 'D' and 'O' of the' immlgra- • ton act. Briefly stated, the definition of 'Immigrant' la sny person who comes to Canada with the Intention ot acquiring Canadian, domicile, who does not belong to the non-Immigrant classes, and who has resided less than three yesrs In Canada, "I am satisfied that a strict enforcement of he regulations contained In P.O. 1038 and 1064 will have a very beneficial effect.Jn greatly curtailing, lt not entirely eradicating, the unfair treatment which newly arrived Immigrants, more especially Illiterate foreigners, have received at the hands of unscrupulous employment agents. In your official'oapaolty I have no doubt whatever that a large percentage of the cases of unfair treatment MU come before you, and I would be pleased at any time to cause a full Investigation to be made Into any complaints whloh you may wish to bring either to my attention or to the attention of Mr, Arnold F. George, Inspector of employment sgents for the province of British Columbls, who.wlll enter upon, hie duties there In the course ot the next fortnight, Mr. STREET RAILWAY STRIKE AT PORT ARTHUR-FORT WILLIAM Hern Is the story. In a seven-column head of The Wage-Earner, published In the Twin Cities: ". "Professional strike breakers In the employi of detective agency In full cherge of the Port Arthur and Fort William municipally owned atreet railway, by order of the Joint board of street railway commissioners, backed by the mayors sad most of the aldermen of the twin cities." Lives Expressed in Dollsrs* Mrs. Vincent secured $6000 damages this week against'the B. C. B. R. Co. In the Supreme Court for the death of her husband, who was employed aB a switchman by the company. He was caught between "two cars and succumbed to the Injuries he received. The defense was that of contributory negligence, but ln this the court did not agree, dismissing the appeal. Mr. J. W. DeB. Farris appeared for the respondent, while Mr. 17. O. Phillips acted on behalf of the company ln all three cases. Judgment was reserved ln the case of a man named Williams, who had been awarded damages by a Jury tn hla action brought on the grounds that owing to switching operations by the compsny he hsd bsen brushed off the steps of an Interurban car and Injured. The award of 33000 made by the Jury In the action of Gentile ve. B. C. R. arising out of Injuries sustained by IB a 19-year-old boy who was struck by an Interurban car whengetting off a Grandvew car, was sustained. The seventh annuel'convention ot the International Seamen's Union which has been In session ln Seattle more than a week adjourned Wednesday, after selecting Boston for the 19*4 convention. The convention decided to make a vigorous campaign for membership during the coming year In anticipation of a large Increase ln American shipping with the opening of the Panama Canal. In the election of officers Andrew Furuseth of San Francisco was Reelected president. The executive board was instructed to send Mr. Furuseth to the convention of the International Transport Workers' Federation ln London. Other offlcen elected were: Vice- presidents, P. Flynn, V. A. Olander, Thomas Conway, H. P. Griffin, P.'B; Gill,. I. N. Hyler, H. N. Lornsten and B. Steldle; secretary-treasurer, T. A. Hanson; Walter ' McArthur, editor "Coast Seamen's Journal;" delegates to American Federation of Labor, President Furuseth, John Carney, Earl Norkauger and P. B. GUI. Vancouver Typo Union, No. 226 . The regular monthly meeting of Typographical Union,. No. 326, will he held on Sunday afternoon, May 26, at 2 o'clock. In Labor Temple, comer Homer and Biinsmulr streets. All members requested to be present. COAL BARONS MOVING HEAVEN AND EARTH TO STAMPEDE STRIKERS lte to roftlsms. Lscroest Tomorrow! Tomorrow, May 24, those In Vanoouver who have the price wlU adjourn sn mssse to the opening lacrosse game of the Season at New Westminster. Baseball will have to lake "a seat In the rear for one day at least. SASKATCHEWAN AND MANITOBA UNIONISTS WANT CLOSER UNION - Pending the time when It will' be possible for the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba unlonlsts'to each form a Provincial Federation of 'Labor, Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council commends the Idea of the central labor bodies of those two provinces forming a tentative inter-provincial organisation ot central labor bodies, In order that a counter move to the formation of the recent Builders' Exchange may be made. Juet why the present provincial executive committees ot the J Trades snd Labor Congress of Canada are not utilised for the some purpose, without the edited expense of multiplicity of organisation, Is not clear. . , - h. a. rant, Who nils Wt* assigned as aususss agent of Vancouver altotrloal Work- Onion (Outside) and Is S by w. r. Dtfnn. Only s Joblsss "Immigrant'! George Deputaut, an Austrian' laborer, walking from Okanagan Landing to Kelowna, lost his way last Monday. After walking* mile and a half past Okanagan Center he collapsed and remained on the road untU today, when he wae found by a lumber-Jack, and the police motored down for him. He had had no water and only a few soda crackers. He wss brought to the Vernon hospital.—Dally press Item. MEDICINE HAT LABOR TEMPLE . AND A. F, OF L. CONVENTION Medicine Hat, Alta. Trades add labor council is planning the erection of a labor temple. Preparations are also being msde tor the reception snd entertainment of delegates to the second annual convention of the Alberta Federation of Labor, to be held In the gas city, commencing the second Friday in July. Unions Growing in Royal City The population of New Westmln- ter haa grown tram 13,000 ln 1910 to 17,178 In May, 1913. The unionists of the Royal City are keeping pace and organisation work Is being vigorously pushed forward by the central labor body, • "Prosperity" Assured During the latter part of 1912, the cost of living ln the United States was higher thsn at any other time during the last 33 years. The bureau of labor statistics has Just issued a repoit on retail prices from 1890 to 1913. UNION MEETINGS •, AT LABOR TEMPLE FOR COMING WEEK Sundsy, May 25—Typographical Union, 2:30; Stage Employes, 8 p.m. Monday, May 26—Amal. Engineers; Glass Worken; Lathers; Street Rallwaymen's Executive; Electrical Workers No. 213; Teamsters; Bro. of Carpenters, Tuesday, May 3—Cement Workers; Sign Painters; Bar bers; Shinglers; Amal, Carpenters; Bricklayers. Wednesday, May 28—Home & Domestic Employees'; Bookbinders; Marble Cutters; Metal Trades Council; Amal. Carpenters; Street Rallwaymen, 2:30 P.m.; Plumbers. Thursday, May 29—Retail Employees; Painters; Sheet Metal Workers. Friday, May Trades Council; Committee. 30-Buildlng Bookbinders' Ssturday, May 81—Nil, LONGSHOREMEN OFFICIALS IN VANCOUVER THIS WEEK ON NEW WAGE SCHEDULE T. V. O'Connor, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, with headquarters at Buffalo, N. Y.; accompanied by Pacific Coast, District President Kesn and Sec Treaa. Madsen, has been an official union visitor ln Vancouver during the week. The officers were here In connection with the signing up of a new agreement covering wages and working hours on the waterfront, the first ot IJs kind since 1903. . As soon ss the agreement Is formally O.K.'d by the Victoria membership, lt already having been accepted in Vancouver, the echedule will be printed In The Federationist most probably next week, aa It le practically certain of adoption all along the Pacific coast. Who says trade unionism Is on the decline In this territory? Employers' Viewpoint. The employers' viewpoint Is possibly expressed In the following excerpt from the dslly press: ''The prospect of another longshoremen's strike, which has worried the shipping Interests of British Columbia ports for some months, hss diminished with the result of the conference between representatives of the B. C. Marine Association and the International Longshoremen's Association. The meeting resulted tn the Vancouver men snd the employers coming to a satisfactory agreement. Monday, representatives of both sides went to Victoria, to confer with the Victoria branches of both associations, and tf the Victoria people fall in line then the shipping trade of the port will proceed without a hitch this summer, ss hard snd fast agreements as to wsges will be entered Into." NANAIMO, ■. c; May IS. .Special to the FsderaUen- leL)—Strike situation Ultv ohsnged, companies making no attempt to work the nines at Nanalmo, South Wellington or Jlnglepot Fske miners' union started by the soak* at Ladysmlth, known is Dominion, of Canada Miners' Union. Inform-' ed that oftfe'sls of eempeny are acting se officers of this body; also thst they will hold a picnic at Dunoens, B. C, on ths 24th Inst, with oompsny paying all expsn- see... Men' ef Nsnslmo, Jingle- sot and. South Wellington completely organlssd snd determined te win this light. ROBERT FOSTER.. Int. Organiser Farrington,,of the U. M. W. of A., passed through Vancouver on Monday, accompanied by Robert Footer, president of Dlstriot 18, from Nanalmo to the Terminal City, en route to Fernle, where he win officiate aa one ot the oommlttee to Investigate «the mlxup ln the affaire of District 18 on behalf ot the International executive board. - Mr. Farrington says the strike situation on Vsncouver Island la all that could be desired from the union's viewpoint and that a settlement carrying with It recognition of the U. M. W. of A. Is certain. The sum ot 316,000 haa been appropriated by the International toward the atrUts fund, per week, and this will be'ample to give the coal diggers s much-needed holiday, Premier McBride, now that tye miners are on top, is anxious to. assist In a settlement, eiter seven months of. Ignoring. the strikers' claims of violation of the coal mines regulation act All efforts on the part of the coal operators to horhswoggle the miners by the formation ot a "Canadian" union have failed, and at a big mass meeting held' on the "green's last Sunday, the strikers reaffirmed their determination to "stay out- all: summer" If necessary to enforce their mandate demands. Other thsn the Orientals working, contrary to law, at Cumberland, coupled with a few old countrymen recently Imported, the mining Industry on the Island Is tied up tight The big union Is amply prepared for any kind qj a straggle nesesssry to win out and st last the sfi-kmgdraaa of the miners for the establishment of union conditions is soon to become sn, accomplished fact. •'■ President Foster, returned to Nsnslmo Tuesday. Some .1,000,000 persons sre enrolled In the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union of America and the American Society of Equity. According to statistics this shows thst shout 29 per cent, of those following agricultural pursuits in the United States are members of Industrial and economic organisations. Hssvy on Marx Bone-head—I heard 75 per cent of the German srmy are good msrksmen, Socialist—Sure, the lsst election In Germany showed that the majority of the German army must be Marx men, Bowser's Immigration Hslls Augmentation of the provincial lockup facilities on the BrltlBh Columbia mainland was further advanced by the award yesterday of contracts for new lock-ups, with residence provisions for the local constable at each, for North Bend, Spence's Bridge and Savona.— Dally press newe Item. George's sddreSs Is not yet definitely decided upon, but you will have no difficulty In reaching him after his arrival by enquiry of Mr. Malcolm R. J. Reld, Dominion Immigration agent, Vancouver," We very much appreciate the efforts beini*> made by Vancouver unionists to create a healthy demand for union-labelled products, but they do not go far enough. If Vancouver is tulfill its destiny as a great industrial centre is must have an increased payroll. This is an imperative necessity. One of the ways this can be accomplished is by demanding not only unibnjabel goods, but Vancouver-made goods. We are not only justified in making this request of wage-workers, who wear overalls and shirts, as a part of the present movement for "local industries," but our goods are the best in the world's market-for the money. See that you ask for and insist upon having BUCK BRAND Overalls and Shirts. They fulfill every requirement. BUCK BRAND WM. J. McMASTER 1176 Homer Street AND SONS, LIMITED. Vancouver, B. €. NANAIMO, V. I.,' May 21.—The situation on the Island remains much the same ss last week, the men of the various camps remaining soUd and determined to tight to a finish. The coal corporations and their friends have had many rumors going, such ss thst the Washington operators bad paid the officers of the union a large sum of money to call this strike, thus allowing them to capture the markets hitherto supplied by Vancouver Island. They also prate shout the amount of cosl coming from Washington to British Columbls erery day, and tbat ths financial support promised by the In- ternaUonal was only so. much talk and nothing to It. Notwithstanding sll these sttempts, made to make trouble snd cause dls- sentlon tn the ranks, lt Is having no offset. We have been having some good meetings of lste, the last one bslng addressed by Bro, Farrington, on Sunday last, a photo ot which will be sent lster. The Dominion government have had an officer of the Labor Department, J. D. McNIven, here for a few days, ' vestlgstlng conditions. It Is said he has been'busy working among the so- called point committee trying to Induce them to make application for a settlement under the Federal Industrial Disputes Act. This "Act" Is so good thst st Brit- tannla mines the W.P.of M. have been on strike for several months, after having got a favorable decision under It. The premier of British Columbia, Sir Richard McBride, it Is learned, hss sent word, since tbe Nanalmo strike has been In operation (although In an Indirect way) that he would be willing to have the Cumberland and Ladysmlth dispute settled by arbitration, This sfter having been appealed to repeatedly by the mlnere during the past eight months. We are having considerable trouble watching new arrivals from England snd Scotland, these men having had the situation misrepresented to them, In that they were coming to new coal fields, the cosl companies advancing their fares, to or. repaid when they start work. We have bail several cases tried, before the halt-yearly assises, of men alleged tn hsve broken tbe law In Cumberland and Ladysmlth In the early days of the dispute and slthough found guilty, sccordlng to tho evidence given, have suspended sentencee from on* to three years, provided they do not break tbe law." GEO. PETTIGREW. OTTOO EMPLOYEES AND - BtnLDnra and common labobnesjonr roson Oiw Lew Ohsrtsr; Lass Dm; In- onissd MembsriUp, SoHdsrtt-f Md EflWwey. A Persloa'secretary ot ths Interna- .ttonal Hod Carriers, Buldlag sad Cms- n Laborers' Union, 88 State strsst, Albany, N. T„ hss advised Vsnoouver local union No. 15 that the exeodttve offloers have refused to reinstate the - old local here, No. 3J0. In sn official .letter to Secretary Trainer, received this week from International Secretary Version, the later says: . "Yeu will therefore elslm Jurisdiction on sll thst work laths eev- oral callings covered by year Jurisdiction." ,, ■ This .ruling will clear np several misconceptions among local unionists ln the building trades. ' It also moans that the old Civic Employees' Union, chartered in the first place as ss A.*. of L. federal union, ceases to exist Business Agents John Sully and E. Trainer are busy lining np new memben and with the above ruling hope for big things during the next tew months. The membership of the loesl has already reached over the 600 mark, with prospects for doubling that number.-good. Funeral Privets; No Flowers The dismantling of H. M. C. 8. Rainbow la proceeding apace at Esqulmsit snd within ths next two weeks the "warship" will be handed over to a watch crew whUe the regular complement of time-eiulred offlcen and blue- Jackets will soon be on their way hone to England. - Will Employ 1,000 Men The Portland Cement Construction Compsny Ltd., announces that It will at once establish sn Immense plsnt st Elk creek, near Chilllwack, and that not less thsn 1,000 men will be employed before, the summer Is over. The ssme company Is operating a big plant already at Bsmberton Works, Todd Inlet, nesr Sidney, Vsncouver bland. - Typo Seriously Injured. Mr. H. G. Barber, a member of Vancouver Typographical Unton, was seriously Injured In a wreck on the C.PJt. near Calgary yesterday afternoon. Of twenty-nine passengen more or less sufferers through the accident the Injuries to Mr. Barber were the moot serious snd he now lies in the hospital at Calgary ln a critical condition through a fractrue of the skull. . Halibut Fisherman's Union, ___!M &H"nf ..ot the 6111c Coast, wu a visitor In VanemT? ver during the week. He reports eplen- did progress In organisation work. - If ever there was one object lesson is the benefits tobe derived from organisation the Fishermen's union affords lt. Froih practically an unorganised underpaid bunch of nobodies the fishermen have now organisation, agreements with employers carrying Increased pay and better working conditions, a few good, energetic offlcen, and hereafter they will play their part In the world-wide movement of organised ' wage-workers. Longshoremen's Convention I After four'days' debate over tbe agreement, proposed by T. W. O'Connor, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, Involving cargo handlers of Puget Sound and British Columbia and employee ot the Pacific Coast district, the convention of Longshoremen adjourned st Ban Pedro without accepting the agreements, says the Lot Angeles Citlsen. Instead a committee was appointed to confer further with the representatives of the Puget Sound Shipping Association and the Maritime Asoscls- Uon of British Columbia, representing the railroads and steamship companies snd the stevedores snd contractors, with power to close a contract tor approximately one year. The original agreement made last week by President O'Connor at Seattle subject to ratlflcstlon by the convention, provided for s period of eighteen months snd the convention agreed to accept lt for one yesr only. The best thing around a woman is a man. NANAIMO, V. I., May 22.—The' enclosed photo Is of a big meeting held Sunday afternoon, May 18, when Bro. Frank Farrington (International representative, U. M. W. of A.), addressed the miners and their wives and children. He put up a splendid talk, telling of the struggles of the U. M. W. of A. ln various parts of the American continent, showing how lives had been 'sacrificed In many of these struggles, Including the struggle In West Virginia which was Just over. He told the Nanalmo miners thst the International organisation would finance the present strike and had ordered 315,000 a week to be sent here for that purpose. The 400,000 miners who were members of the C. M. W. of A. hsd their eyes on this struggle on Vsncouver Island, recognising that our success waa theirs, and vice versa. It remained for the miners of Vsncouver Island to put up the flght snd stand together. All the financial and moral support In the world would be of no avail If they were not prepared to fight to the last ditch. The applause this speech received, makee us Justified ln saying the men here are prepared and are fighting together for recognition of the union and a general working agreement. They all realize that this light must be won. If lt wss lost, hundreds of good union men would hsve to leave Vancouver Island, which would mean the breaking up of homes snd ties which they hold deer and, Mr. Editor, you can take it from me that before anything like this happens; they are going to put up the fight of their lives. The cry of Canadian miners' organisations has had lta funny side." The scabs working at the Extension mines are supposed to have organised a Dominion of Canada Miners' Union Local No. 15. I am afraid they made a mistake In the number- It should have been No. S3. The agitation here remains the same. No move as far as can be learned has been made by the mine owners to come to a settlement Our slogan Is, WE ARE OUT TO WIN. Thst mesne recognition of the union and no 15 per cent. Increase which Is being talked about to get the men back to work and then skin them. A. JORDAN. PAGE TWO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST FRIDAY MAY 28, 1818 The Royal Bank of Canada woonroKATas lses S n,soo,ooo is,eco,ooo Fsll-up Capital Bssavs Total Assets wa ALLOW —■ nsiiioi di- rosrea w ova SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Ose Dollar will opsa ths acooMt, sad year tastnm wiU bs wsl- ooni be It large ot Published weekly by The 8. C. Feder- atlonlet, Ltd., owned Jointly by Vancouver Trades and Labor Council And the B. C. Federation of Labor, with which Is afflliated 16,000 organised wage- workers. ■ Issued every Friday morning. President Jas. Campbell Vice-President J. W, Wilkinson J. HcMlllav J. H. McVety Managing-Editor K. Parm. Pettlplece Vice-President Treasures* •OBmi ■six k* aar -**1" Subscription: 11.00 par year: in Vancouver City, $1.25: to unions sub- sorlblng in a body^78 oentp. "Unity of Lsbor; ths hsps of Its world." m WATCH THB LABEL ON TODR PAPER. If this number Is on It your subscription expires next issue. FBIDAY MAY 28, 1913 Muacaaa aasao—s is VAaoouvaa Capital fit Reserve $11,000.000 We Say to You That there is nothing so important to you and your family, nothing that so closely affects your future welfwe slid happiness as thrift and saving, They are the parents pf nearly every blessing. We know it, and by very little thodght you must realize, it. WE OFFER TO YOU for the safe keeping of your savings, the security of a Bank that has been a monument of financial, strength sinoe the year 1855 We receive deposits of $1 and upwards, and pay 3% interest per annum. ,446 Hastings St. West Cot. Hastings and Carrall Streets VsUTOOXTVEB, - - B.O. WHEN ORDERING A SUIT See that this Label is Sewed X, ' iriilhe Pockets'.. It stands (or si that Union Labor Stands for. . "«• PRINTING with the LABEL on it . SEE US Cowan & Brookhouse Labor Temple trfte Sey. 44SO H AT S Velours, Straws and Felts ALL COLORS CAPS and-GLOVES ■ *u.. • —■ AT PERIARDS 136 Hastings St, B. THE MEW ORPHEUM Granville Street VAUDEVILLE Whsre Everybody Does 500 Gsllery Bests at ISc ON ' Union Made Paper The Only Shop in British Columbia using paper stock bearing the watermark (label) of thelnternation- al Paper-mak- - ers Union Mall Orders Promptly Filled E. T. KINGSLEY Phone Seymour 824 LABOR TEMPLE VANCOUVER, B. O. SUICIDE OR FIGHT? 'An epidemic ot suicides," says the dally presB, commenting upon the alarming number of persons who have chosen the short route out ot an Industrial hell during the past few weeks throughout Western Canada. But after all, It la not more strange or certain than an epidemic ot fever where no sewerage system obtains.or the first principles ot sanitation are not adhered to, as In railway construction camps. As a matter of tact there are thousands of unfortunate men and women seeking jobs, penniless and In many cases in a strange land and being without money are, needless to say, without friends. After being turned out by the landlord or boarding house mistress, and having made a day-after-day diligent search tor a chance to sell themselves to a boss on the instalment plan, the outlook becomes gloomy. An attack of the "Blues," sometimes referred to by juries' ss "temporary Insanity," follows, and the victims mentally ssk themselves: "Whst's-the use?" • To the men lt oftlmes resolves Itself Into a choice of sudden death or a slow process of starvation with all that that Implies. ■ To the woman lt may mean a choice between becoming a plaything for young rich-bloods In a house provided by society for the selling of their bodies, or death. Who can know the mental agony suffered by the suicide previous to ths time when they resolve to end It all? How many Of us would be too cowardly to face such a-situation'/ ■ In a world dominated by human hyenas and grasping corporations, seeking only to enslave men, women and children, Is lt .sny wonder there are suicides? On the contrary, Is lt not a seventh wonder there are not more of them? If It were not for the bulldog tenacity of tne race perpetuation Instinct within our kind, especially among the working class, fewer persons would .stay with the bitter struggle for existence, r Capitalism breeds all sorts.of methods of securing a living, as every police court and social Institution on earth amply testifies. Almost every married wage-worWr ln every Industrial centre nowadays la compelled to resort to all manner of means to make ends meet, from taking In the proverbial "roomer" to washing dirty linen. And what the single men and women do to earn a living Is well known to every tenant of a modern boarding- house or apartmet. A society thst Is fairly rotten to the core; a soolal: system that breaks up the home and destroys tls best Intentions and strongest desires to live like humsn beings csn beget nothing but the everyday stories of the daily press, The fount from which It all springs Is the lsbor market, and so long as men and women consent to make a commodity out of their very life force—ability to work, labor-power—the sad story will be a continued one. Tbe organised labor movement Is the one buttress sgslnst the grinding forces of capitalism, and. upon Its growth and education depends a good deal of what the future has ln store for mankind. None can ssve the working class except the working class. If ever there wss a time for unionists to take a fresh grip and .eter- mlnedly fulfil their age-long mission thst time Is now. Be a live one. Refuse to suicide! Fight! 8. No holder of a license under these regulations shall, ln addition to the $1.00 fee above mentioned, charge to any Immigrant for transportation to the point where employment Is to commence, any sum more than the actual cost of such transportation. 9. No holder of a license under these regulations shall engage for any employer of labor, any Immigrant, unless said holder of license has in his possession a written and dated order from the employer of labor seetlng forth specifically the number of men or women wl)'6m it la the employer's desire to engage, and which written order shall also Btate tull particulars as to the nature of the work to be performed, the rate of wages paid, the rate of board, all deductions from wages, and other terms of engagement By a later amendment this week a ruling haB bean made providing for further penalties, to Include corporations, agents, and ln fact all employ, ere. Upon application to the local officers ot the federal Immigration department The Federatlonist has been furnished with an Interpretation of the term "Immigrant" It means, Mr. Reed Bays, any person who has not been ln Canada for a period of three years. Whether those who have been here for more than that time can he dealt with by employment agencies aB heretofore Is not stated. That the order will, however, provide a means of securing much-desired Information is certain, Inasmuch as certain blank books for the use. of employment sharks are furnished and will have to be kept in strict accordance with the law. ' The wisdom of abolishing all muni clpal licenses of employment bureaus, leaving the enforcement of the new regulations ln the hands of the federal government, Is a step thst might well be Considered. We shall see wbat we shall see. EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES For the protection of "Immigrants," who desl with employment offices, the following federal regulations have been made by order-ln-councll by the Immigration Department: . . 1. Every person, firm or company engaged In the business of an Intelligence offlce, or employment or labor agency, and having bualneaa dealings with Immigrants,'ahall flrat obtain license for this purpose from the Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, whioh license shall be Issued without fee upon the Superintendent being satisfied that the applicant Is duly complying with tho requirements of the Immigration. Act and orders In council or regulations passed thereunder; the license, unless otherwise cancelled, shall remain In force for the calendar year during which It waa Issued, and shall be posted In a conspicuous place on the holder's premises, 2. Such license shall not be transferable, and shall be revocable on written order of the Superintendent of Immigration, where the latter has been satisfied that the holder Is not complying with the requirements or the Immigration Act, or of any orders lh council or regulations passed thereunder., 4. No person. Arm or company engaged In an Intelligence offlce, or em- Sloyment or labor agency business shall y advertisement, letter, poster, verbal communication or otherwise make false representations to any Immigrant seeking employment as to opportunities, or conditions of employmeni, with any employer ln Canada. ' 6. Every holder of a license under these regulations shall in books provided for that purpose keep the following records of his business, viz., the full name and address tn Canada, and home address, If any elsewhere of every Immigrant with whom the holder has dealings; the port and date of the Immigrant's arrival In Canada; the name of the steamship or railway by which tho Immigrant has come to Canada: the name and address of the Immigrant's next of kin; together with the name and address of the employer for whom the Immigrant l.s engaged; the nature of the work to bo performed; the rate of wagea to be paid, the rate of board, all deductions from wages, and other terms of engagement. 6. Such books of record shall be open at all times to Inspection by any officer authorized for this purpose by the Superintendent of Immigration. 7. The employment fee chargeablo by Intelligence offices, employment or labor agencies for their services in securing employment for an immigrant shall not In any case exceed the sum of $1.00, and such fee shall bo refunded In case tho Immigrant Is unable Immediately upon arrival at the place where the work was represented to be, to secure the promised employment at the wages and upon the terms represented at time of payment of fee. How would you like to be the bust, neas agent? We are all poets when we read a poem well.—Carlyle. Stay away from Britannia Mines, Howe Sound, Q, C. The strike Is still on. We can sing away our cares easier than we can reason them away.— Beecher. Virtue alone Is sufficient to make a man great, glorious and happy.— Franklin. Stay away, from Britannia Mines, Howe Sound, B. C. The strike is still on. . ' Patronise tbe other, fellow's label and give him a square deal. Then you can ask; for one'for yourself. "No commodity ever brings its full value at a forced Bale, labor is always sold at a forced sale." The Label League Is boosting for the Label House Card and Shop Card. If you belong to a craft that uses this symbol of unionism come and Join us and help boost. "To merely think beautiful thoughts Is not enough. The hand must be ready to bring about the Ideal. Did beautiful thought ever rid a bow-wow ot his fleas?" Reglna policeman ban heen thrown Into Jail for robbing stores while on duty. This is not surprising. In fact lt Is.one of the qualifications for a thorough candidate for such lobs. If you want to stimulate Interest In Jhe label used by your craft you can never get results by holding back and waiting to see how your fellow- man sizes up matters. Come tn and Join the Label League and help us In a campaign of publicity, A railway contractor's Idea of "settling" a strike is to Use sll the sowers of state and an overstocked labor market to compel the strikers to return to their slavery under the same old working conditions. Once this Is done the strike le "settled." Buret "When the Immigrants get off the boats they are usually referred to ss a '.'healthy, Intelligent looking lot of new citlsens," but soon as they show their Intelligence by taking an Interest ln the lsbor movement, tbey become Ignorant, discontented and undesirable citlsens."—Colin McKay. Archibald Blue, chief officer ot the federal census and statistic office at Ottawa reports: '*.... .The condition of live stock remains generally satisfactory being for all Canada, over 90 per oent. ot a standard representing a healthy and thrifty condition." Whether this Includes the two-legged variety or not Is not stated. "The Irish were slways agitators!" exclaimed a man on the streets the other day. Ood bless tbe Irish, then, Msy thslr progeny Incresse! The world needs more agitators—Toronto Lance. Were tt not for agitators we would still be tilling land with a ahsrp stick and the limousine would not be replacing the rickshaw, I once knew a man .that bore the nsme of "Union Bill." Everything that he wore hsd the label- and he was proud of tt. Ons day he went swimming and a tramp stole Bill's pants and left a pair of overalls ln their place. When Bill saw what happened he examined the overalls but could not flnd the label. He wslted until dark and went home In t barrel—A Macdonald, Vancouver Bartenders' Union. It Is so sasy to employ union labor that no condemnation can be too severe for the man with a card In his pocket who employe non-unionists, yet this is precisely what you do every time you purchase sn article which does not bear the union label. This Is Bound reasoning, there can be no doubt of that. ' Demand the union label.—Frisco Clarion. "To ask unions to Incorporate Is to ask us to disarm ourselves entirely and stand nsked to the whips of cor- poration lawyers. Then we would have to hire lawyers Instead of walking delegates, and no union tn existence could raise money enough to pay them. Why does not the Stock Exchange Incorporate? Because they do not dare to. We dare, but we don't need to, for the labor movement Is a sure winner at It Is." The federal elections In Australia are scheduled for May 31. Both the Liberal and Labor parties have their full quota of candidates In. the Held, and the contest ts being waged with daggers drawn, Under the provisions of the commonwealth election act, passed by the dominant labor party, all press articles dealing with political matters must be signed by the writer, a condition that seems to have peeved the paid hacks of the employers' press, who much prefer the obscurity they would be so deserving of under any other circumstances.. Jimmy Simpson's smile Is one of the best assets possessed by the organized labor movement In Canada. It even spreads to the news columns of the Industrial Banner, published at Toronto. Here are a few excerpts from last issue: ''The world needs your, smiles," l'fjet busy with gladness." "Spread the happiness." "Plaster the sunshine on thick; let everybody have a taste of lt." "Slip the car conductor a smile." "Be. the merry boy." "Be cheerful, It won't hurt your liver." "Get the bile out of your system." "Try it, it's*- good dope." To know Jimmy Is to see him smiling. How could one forget It'? • A Vancouver Jury recently awarded Bert Hltchln a Bum of 112,000 as "compensation" for Injuries received ln an elevator accident at the British Columbia Sugar Refinery works. Hltchln had his spine broken end Is a hopeless cripple. Ae might be expected from the record of the refinery towards Its employees, the verdict has been appealed against and lt there Is any way the poor devil can be beat out his Just due, it can safely be left to B. T. Rogers, whose every dollar drips with the'sweat and blood of human slaves.' How such a monster can sleep nights Is beyond the comprehension of any one with a drop of tho milk of human kindness coursing his veins. His castle would prove a nightmare to a hyena. In every corner of the United States, strikes are being waged by the discontented, half-starved workers. No sooner is one strike temporarily settled than two or three more break out ln some section of the country. One noticeable end reassuring fact, which well Illustrates the awakening Intelligence ot the wage slaves, is that the men and women are not merely demanding >a few cents more on their pay checks— they are demanding changed conditions and shorter hours and they are all Insisting on recognition of their unions. This last Is especially marked recently in strikes all over the country. It is noticeable that strike^ settlements are usually for short periods only. Settlements seem to be resorted to by the workers merely for a breathing spell, then they break out again with renewed vigor.—New Era. "The ancient and Increasing dream, as old as the mind of man, as-new as the unborn future! of a co-operating and communistic world, providing equal freedom and choice for all Its members—the realization of this dream Is as certain as the continuance of man. The mankind that is great enough to dream the dream Is also great enough to fulfil lt; to translate It into daily and universal fact. And near Is the hour of possible fulfilment. Man Is cramped and stifled by his present intolerable conditions. He Ib breaking down the bars of his manifold prisons. He Is demanding breathing room in the universe. The soul is spreading the wings ot an Immeasurable expansion. And It Is possible, when we waken from our political delirium, from our Industrial Insanity, from our fanatical unfalth In freedom —when the stain of history la washed Sway and the cleansed and upstanding soul discovers Itself—lt Is- possible that we shall then be as much greater' thsn what we now are.as what we now are is greater than the ancestral ape of scientific dogma. *s V thlB becomes apparent. Other .better ways are suggested. Why not support the mothers' attempt to support, the child, and so keep.the family together? The Idea appeals, and the movement to put it Into practice In a- systematic was grows apace. If Mothers' day has had any mental effect on those who have given it thought, it must have Impressed the Idea of the Buper-value of motherhood. The common sentiment of the case is less important than the common sense. If motherhood be of sucn value, and no one would have denied lt yesterday, there ts every reason why ft should be guarded and Its mother-child bond remain unbroken. The mother must be helped to play the part which no one can do better. In fact', the mothers' pensions scheme Is simply the beginning of a greater movement to give all possible assistance to all mothers. It Is time it began—Ottawa CltlzSn. "Prosperity snd Its Concomitant" On one page of the Capitalist Tress one sees reports of the vnpsrnlloj prosperity of Canada; on another one m find 'he following: "Young .Englishman, apparently ln financial straits, ends life with revolver shot—Epidemic of sulfite. As the deceased was evidently without money, the theory of the police Is that hi1 li:ul becuroo' despondent and took this mesne of ending his earthly troubles. According to the police and coroner, hardly a week passes but they are called upon to take charge of the remains of some unfortunate who haB tired of life and has taken the easiest means of ending It. The lost case was only last Monday, when Albert Small- wood took his life in a Japanese rooming house." Comment Is needless! Things That Handy Men Are Wanting 25 lbs. WHITE LEAD $2,50—A first class white lead and an opportunity not to be missed. READY MIXED WHITE PAINT—Quart 8»o FLOOR PAINT—Ready mixed, in two shades of yellow; and two of grey, Qiiart.: 69c QOt/D ENAMEL, for your picture frames. A bottle.-15o- 8HINGLE STAIN, any color, PAINTS, In special shades, Carley's Viewpoint Says the Ladysmlth Chronicle:"With the slump In real estate, the citizens ot Vancouver are returning their attention to the establishment of Industries: Vancouver haB now discovered that the people cannot live on real estate alone; ln order to have permanent prosperity there must be a'payroll. The city has now a, large population, but there are'not'enough Industries to maintain a city of one-tenth its present number of residents. There are many towns of 12,000 to 15,000 In Ontario that produce more than the city at the gateway of the Pacific coast. If the business Organizations of .Vancouver succeed In Inducing a large expenditure In industrial enterprises, the. present drop in real estate may prove a blessing ln disguise." - Parcels Post For Canada Implementing his recent declaration In the house of commons in favor of the establishment of a parcels post system in Canada, Hon. L. P. Pelletler, postmuster-general, has Introduced a bill into parliament, providing the necessary additional -machinery for the Introduction of this system. TERSE TACOMA TRUTrt TICKLERS Funny how sll the agitators are ignorant, Isn't lt? ThereMs only one democracy worth while—Industrial Democracy. One Republic—the Republic of Labor,' A civilization that cannot hush the walls of hungry children isn't worth a fiddler's dream. Stay aWay from Britannia Mines, Howe Sound, B. C. The strike Is still on. How the Game Is Worked There Is nothing so fascinating as [•the stampede ot a herd of cattle or buffalo, nothing so awe-inspiring as the sight of a big mogul engine pulling'lnto a railway station, and nothing so gripping as the noise of the multitude, But it.Is not In the stampede, not ln the majestic appearance of a steam engine, not In.the cry of the mob, that progress to a higher civilization Is made. The voice of Sir Wilfrid Laurler crying for the endorsatlon of the Canadian people of his navy policy may echo and re-echo In the big arena, and listening thousands may go frantic ln their praise of his eloquence and portly bearing, but such demonstrations are but the symptoms of that Insanity which racts to the detriment of the human race and turns back the wheels of progress ln the ruts of reaction. The working class of Canada cannot afford to be Mindly led by the eloquence of a Laurler or the reasoning of a Borden on the navy question. The logic of events speaks more eloquently and convincingly than the speeches of the Laurlers or tbe Bordens On that Important Issuei Blind partisanship has Imposed burdens on the shoulders of the working clsss In England.and' Germany, and blind partisanship will do the some In Canada If the workers are not alive to their own Interests. When.lt Is realized that $30 out of every "(50 raised for revenue purposes tor the United Kingdom goes to the maintenance of the army and navy, and when it Is realized that, fifty per cent, of all the wealth produced by the workers In Germany Is devoted to support their military programme, there should be a lesson for the Canadian workers to learn and profit by. To realize the Importance of this fact would be enough to convince those who work for wages that their interest do not lie ln the endorsatlon of the Laurler or Borden policies, but In the approval ot the decisions reached by the great organized working class of the world against war and all that can be associated with lt lu the manufacture of Implements of-destruction. War has been placed on a purely commercial basis, and the making and selling of armaments Is carried on today Just the same as the making and Belling of other commodities; The makers are exploiting all markets independent of national boundary lines; with the hope of making a profit. When the working class vote tor a Canadian navy, or the appropriation of (35,000,000 toward an Imperial navy, they are merely Joining hands with the big capitalists who have their money Invested in the navy and firearms Industries to perpetuate the sys tem that makes life a burden and tho destruction of reel and .genuine patriotism a certainty.—Industrial Banner. UNION" DIRECTORY Cards Inserted for $1.00 a Month B. 6. FEDERATION* OF LABOft- Meeta In annual convention In January. Executive o.„cers, 191S-14: President, Christian Siverts; vloe-presidents, J. Ka.vanagli, J. Ferris, A. Watchman, O. A. Burnes, J. W. Gray, Jas. Cuthbertson, J'.J. Taylor; sec.-treae,r V. R. Mldgley. Box 1044, Vancouver. gal......... ,1.00 a LINSEED OK, raw or bulled, tak ....11,00 TURPENTINE, gal $1.45 FLOOR LAC, quart....'. .80c Pint.: .46o Half pint 28c FLOOR ENAMEL, half tal $t,7B Quart ,: 80c WALLPAPER CLEANER, "Smoky City," psr tln....28c Two tins 46c dsrk, red, hesvy, brown snd whiter- Billon .'. 82.76 Hslf gallon .$1,60 Qusrt 80c Pint .'...:..J0c Hslf pint .....SOo All cthsr shades, gsllon..$2.40 Hslf gsllon .$1,25 Qusrt 85c Pint 36c 26e Hslf pint GOLD BRONZE, for picture frames, 26c tins 16c PUTTY—Mb. tins lOfl WHITE LEAD in 1-lb. tins 10n MURASCO and ALABASTINE, in 5-11 i. packages, BUffi- cient to do one ordinary size room. Price ....46o DAVID SPENCER LIMITED BOOKBINDERS' LOCAL UNIOK NO. 106—Meeta third Tuesday In every month, ln Room 205 Labor Temple. President. F. J. Milne; vlce-prealdent, R. Ferry; secretary, George Mowat, 615 Dunlevy/avenue. BROTHERHOOD OF BOILER MAKERS and Iron Ship Builders and Helysrs of America, Vancouver Lodge No. 1P4— Meets flrst and third Mondays, 8_p.m. President, F. Barclay, 158. Cordova East; aeeretary, A. Fraaer, 1161 Howe Street NEW WESTMINSTER TRAPES 4 Labor Council—Meeta every second and fourth Wednesday at 8 p.m., In Labor Hall. President R. A. Stoney; flnanclal secretary, J. B, Chockley; fen-' oral .secretary, B. D. Grant, P. O. Box 884. The publlo Is Invited to attend. CIGARMAKKRS* LOCAL, NO. *K7— Meeta flrst Tuesday each month, 8 p.m. President, Geo. Gerrard; secretary, Robert J. Craig, Kurtu Cigar Factor); treasurer, S. W, Johj-son. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHER B*. British Columbia Division, C. P. System, Division No. 1—Meets 10:80 a.m. third Sunday ln month, Room 104. Looal chairman, J. F. Campbell, Box 482. Vancouver. Local sec-treas,, A, T. Oberg, Box 482. or 1003 Burrard street ELECTRICAL WORKERS*, LOCAL NO. 621 (Inside Men)—Meet every Friday Room 206 8 p.m. President S. 8. Duff; recording secretary, L. R, Salmon; treasurer and business agent, F. L. Est- InarhauMen, Room 202. Sey. 1848. UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CAR- {tenters, Looal Union No. 1888— s every Monday, 8 p.m., Labor Temple, corner Royal avenue- and Seventh street. President M. C. Schmendt; aeeretary, a. Walker, Labor Temple, New Westminster, B. O. LONGSHOREMENS* INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, No. SB x 52—Meetti every Friday evening, 188 Water street President G. J. Kelly; secretary, Thos.1 Nixon. 138 Water street MACHINISTS^ NO. 182—MEETS SEC- ond and fourth Thursdays, 7:16 p.m. President, Chaa. Mattinson; recording secretary, J. Brookes; flnanclal secretary, J. H. McVety. Sey. 8860. _ __ MUSICIANS' MUTUAL PROTECTIVE Union, Local No. 145, A. F. of M.— Meeta second Sunday of each month, 640 Robson street President, J. Bowyer; vice-president F. English; secretary, C. P. Howett; treasurer, W. Fowler. OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION. No. 88— Meets flrst and third Wednesday, O'Brien Hall, 8 p.m. President, G. Dean; corresponding secretary, F. Sumpter; financial secretary, D, Scott; treasurer, I, Tyson; business agent & R- Still. Phone Sey. 1514. t PAINTERS', PAPERHANGERS' AND Decorators', Local 188—Meet every Thursday, 7:80- p.m. President H. Murry; flnanolal secretary, F. J. Harris, 1668 Rob-ion St.; recording secretary, Skene Thompson, Sub P. O. No. 8, Box 8; business agent, W. J. Nagle. : STONECUTTERS', VAN COUV E R Branch—Meets second Tuesday, 8:00 n.m. President, J, Marshall: correspond' ing secretary;* Wm. Rowan, Box 1047; financial secretary, K. McKensle. 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; Jas. Campbell, treasurer; W. Foxcroft, statistician; J. Sully, ser- "geant-at-arms; F. A. Hoover, V. R. Midgley, W. R. Trotter, trustees. LABOR TEMPLE COMPANY, LTD.— Directors: Fred A. Hoover. J. H. McVetVj_ Jamea Brown, Edward Lothian, James Campbell, J. W. Wilkinson, R P. Pettlplece, John McMillan Murdock McKenzle, F; Blumberg, H. H. Free. Manag* Mothers' Pensions As an afterthought to Mothers' day, attention may be called to the movement to pension mothers in poor circumstances, and so avoid the necessity of taWng her ohlldren away from her. Aa ts well known, there are many such cases today. The father dies or nbnnrions his family, and the mother le left with children to support. Often she finds herself unable to do so. Charity Is called In, and has. thus far been usually able to do nothing bo' ter than to separate mother and child, caring for the latter while the former cares for herself. The evil effect of ing director, Sey. 6380. ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL—Meeta 2nd Monday in month. President, Geo. Mowat; secretary, F. R. Fleming, P.O. Box 66. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF CAR- penters and Joiners—Room 209. Sey. 2908, Business agent. J. A. Key; office hours, 8 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. Secretary of management committee, H. MoEwen, Room 808, Labor Templo. Branches meet every Tuesday and Wednesday ln Room 802. BAKERS' AND CONFEC- tloners' Local No. 46—- Meets second and fourth Saturdays, 7:80 p.m. President J. Klnnalrd; nor- responding secretary. VV, Rogers, Room 220, Labor anclal secretary, P.' Robin- BARBERS' LOCAL-, NO. 120—MEETS second Thursday, 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 l; 5 to 7 p.m. Sey. 1776. ._ BARTENDERS' LOCAL NO, 676.—OF- flce Room 208 Lahor Temple. Meets flrat Sunday of each month. Preaident, Wm. Laurie; flnanclal secretary, A. MacDonald, Room 208 Labor Temple. Phone Seymour 1764. 8TEROTOPPHS' AND ELECTROTYF- ers' Union, No. 88, of Vancouver and Victoria—Meets second Wednesday of each month, 4 p.m., Labor Temple, President, Chas. Bayley; recording scc- retary, Chris Homewood, 249 13th Ave. East. STRKET AND ELECTRIC RAILWAY Employees, Pioneer Division No. 10! —Meets Labor Temple, second am* fourth Wednesdays at 2 p.m., and flrst and third Wednesdays, 8 p.m. President, II. Scbofleld; recording secretary, Albert V. Lofting, 2686 Trinity Street; flnanclal secretary, -Fred A. Hoover, 2409 Clark drive. / ' ■. O. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS meeta every second and fourth Thursday of eaoh month in Labor Temple, corner of Royal Ave. and Seventh St, at 8 p.m. President J. L. Hogg, Hankey Blk., Super- ton; Secretary, A. McDonald, 881 Royal Ave,, New Westminster. PLUMBERS' and STEAMFITTERS' Local 496—Meet* every seoond and fourth Friday of month In Labor HaU, 7:80 p.m. President, D. Webster; secretary, A. McLaren, P.O. Box 956, New Westminster, B. C. BARTENDERS' LOCAL 784—MEETS IN Labor Temple, New Westminster, corner Seventh street and Royal avenue, every second Sunday of each month, at 1:80 p.m. President P- Paulsen; secretary, S. W. Jameson. Visiting brothers Invited. raves bumbt, b.c. PRINCE RlfFfDRT TYPOGRAPHICAL Union No. 418—Meeta last Sunday ln month at Carpenters' Hall. President, Glenn Searle; secretary-treasurer, W. D. Black. P.O. Box 848. KIMBERLEY MINERS' UNION. NO. 100 Western Federation- of Miners— Meeta Sunday evenings, in Union Hall. President E. A. Hlnes; secretary-tress- urer, M P| Vllleneuve, fomberley, B.C. LADYSMITH MINERS' UNION, LOCAL No. 2888, U, M. W. of A.—Meets Wednesday, Union Hall, 7 p.m, President Sam Outhrle; secretary, Duncan McKensle, Ladysm'.th, B. C. NANAIMO LOCAL UNION U.M.W. of A. —Meets every Sunday In Dlstriot Offlce, Vendome Hotel, at 7:80 p.m. Arthur Jordan, - recording aeeretary, Nanalmo, B. C. ROSSLAND MINERS' UNIONr-NQ. 86, 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 Varcol, Box 421. Rossland, P. C. TRAIL"'MILS AND SMELTERMBN'S Union, No. 101, W. F. of M.—Meeta .every Monday at 7:80 p.m. President, ueorge Gas tell: secretary, Frank Campbell. Box 26, Trail, B.C. STEAM ENGINEERS, INTERNATION- al Local 897—Meets every Wednesday, 8 p.m., Room 201, Labor Temple, Financial secretary, E. Prendergaat, Room 216. ■ TAILORS, JOURNEYMAN TAILORS' UNION OF AMERICA, Local No. 178 —Meetings held flrst Tuesday tn each month, 8. u.m. President J- T. Ellsworth; recording and corresponding secretary, W. W. Hocken. P. O. Box 60S; financial secretary, L. Kskely, P. O. Box TILE LAYERS' AND HELPERS'. Local No. 62—Meets flrst and third Wednesdays each month, 8 p.m. . President, J. Kavanagh; seci-etary, E. A, E, Morrison. 1759 Eleventh Ave. East TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 226— Meets last Sunday each month, 2 p.m. President, A. E, Robb; vice-president. A. H. England; secretary-treasurer, R. H. Neelnnds, P.O. Box 66. VICTOmiA, B. 0. VICTORIA TRADES AND LABOR Council—Meets first and third Wednesday, Labor Hall, 731 Johnson street, at 8 p.m. President A. Watchman, aeeretary, L, H, Norris, Labor Hall, Victoria, B.C. ' COOKS', WAITERS' AND WAITRESSES' Union.—Meets flrst Friday in each month, 8:80 p.m'., Labor Temple. W.'E. Walker, business representative, Offlce: Room 203, Labor Temple. Hours: 9 a.m. to 10:30; 1 p.m. to 2:30 and 6 p.m. to 6:88 p.m. Competent help furnished on short notice. Phone Sey. 3414. . UNITED BROTHERHOOD OFCARPEN- tera and Joiners, Locai_ No. 61?.— Hams, 305 TV. Desl el, Sey. 1380, Temple: financial secretary, G. W. Wll- 16 Labor Temple; treasurer, Li ' 806 Labor Temple. Phone, BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS and.Joiners, South Vancouver Nn. 1208—Meeta Ashe's 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, Tfios. Lindsay, Box 86, Cedar Cottage; financial secretary, J, A. Dlckieson; treasurer, Robt Lindsay; conductor. A. Conahor; Warden, E. Hall.' BRIDGE AND STRUCTURAL IRON WORKERS' International Union, Local 97—Meets second and fourth Friday, Labor Temple, 8 p.m. President, /. A. Seeley; secretary, A. W. Oakley, 738 Bemlln Drive, phone Sey. 689,; BRICKLAYERS' AND MASONS', NO. 1 —Meets every Tuesday, 8 p.m., Room 807. President, James Haslett; corres- Sending secretary, W. S. Dagnall, Box 3; financial secre* " business agent, W, nh. Sey: 8799. secretary, F. "ftVBrown"; S. Dagnall, Room ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL NO, b SIS.—Meets Room 301, every Monday 8 pm President, Fred. Fuller; vlce- oresident, Geo. B. Moulton; recording secretary, A. F. Gibson, Labor Temple; flnanclal secretary, Robt. Robinson; treasurer, Harold T. Johnson; bualnens agent H, A. Jones, Room 207, Labor Temple. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF CAR penters and Joiners, Viotorii Branch. Meets every Thursday, 8* p.m., Labor Hall, Johnson St., Victoria. Business Agent, R. Simmons, Offlce hours, 8 to 9 a.m.. 1:30 lo 2:80, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Secretary, A. E. Wrench; office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2 to 5:80 p.ml; phone 2668. P. O. Box 770, Victoria, B. C. Socialist Party Directory LOCAL SANDON, B.C., NO, 36, S. P. OF C. Meets every Tuesday at J:S0 .;.m. in the Sandon Miners' Union Hall, Communications to be addressed Drawer K, Sandon, B. C. VANCOUVER LETTISH LOCAL NO. 68, S, P, of C—Holds Its business meetings every flrst Sunday in the month, and educational meetings every third Sunday in the month in Room 211, Labor Temple. LOCAL NELSON, S. P. Of C, MEETS every Friday at 8 p.m., ln Miners' Hall, Nelson,' B. C. I. A. Austin, Secretary^ LOCAL VANCOUVER OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY — Meets for business and propaganda every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ln Dominion Hall, Pender St. Public meetings lh Dominion Theatre, Granville St., Sunday evenings, Secretary, o. L. Charlton, City Market, Main street Easy times often account for hard habits. i"r r___m\3; Ifnlon mAde Deer »A 'Ale AND Porter l^Sh OfAmemca ^ci<r _________Z_____t Short Lessons in , HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY Are You Using Carbon Lamps for Lighting? ' Do you know that Tungsten lamps give three times the amount of light obtained from a oarbon lamp ?ith the same consumption of current? *■> Would it not bo advisable for you to secure this improved form of lighting? ' After you have considered the above queries Visit our • salesrooms and ask the lamp counter clerk to demonstrate the difference between the Tungsten lamp aiid the ordinary carbon lamp, For the oonvenienoe of our customers we oarry a full lino of Tungston lamps of an v. approved type in stock Carrsll snd Hastings Street B.C.ELECTRIC VANCOUVER, B. C. 1188 Granville St. nesr Davie . !■■ ' ,. - ' ' ' : FRIDAY.;.,. MAY 28, 1913 New Middy Bloom IN THE JUNIOR BTOBS We show am exoellent range of these popular models for girls of 8 to 16 years of age. Von will do particularly Well to see them if you require anything in that line. For style and quality represented, the'prices are decidedly moderate. Vote these: Middy blouses in white, with navy, scarlet and . saxe blue collar and cuffs, and laced with i cord td match, at....$2.00 Middy blouses with detachable collar and ' cuffs; come in white, in plain 'or Norfolk style, at.... ;..=..- ,...$2.00 Norfolk middy blouses, with patent leather belt; come in white, with collar and cuffs of navyt saxe, blue or scarlet; at --. :........ .;:■..„ : .—..Sa.50 ftotdim Irpftafe, tomtfeb 575 Gramtlle Street Vancouver, B. C. Campbell's Clothing Is Made to Wear-and It Wears' Our Special BROWN, BLUE and GREY IS A REAL MONEY SAVER ______ CHAMBERS pKr Clothing Mi JAMES STARK usTmafl it. w«m & SONS LIMITED ■etwees Abbott sua OsrrsU. Charming Assembly of New Spring Suits for Women The most bewitching styles that ever a spring has seen are here on display. Some of them in our window today. The unusual beauty of these new spring suits is in a great measure due to the superior quality of materials, perfect workmanship, and colors, which make them the moat „..„.... .._ .**.__._ practicability la the great feature attractive suits we have ever shown. 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 suits, of fine French serge 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 In two- panel styles, showing new side effects. Price 903.00 and 930.00 Handsome suit of light grey Bedford cord. The coat Is cut on straight lines with two-button fastening and rounded front, coat collar and black satin revers, three- button fastening, lined with grey satin. Neatly cut skirt, showing pleats on side gores. Price ™ 939.00 Dressy tan suit, made of the new plplin material. The coat shows cut-away front-and fancy shaped back, collar, and cuffis, smartly trimmed with cream and brown Eponge, two-button fastening, lined with tan messaline. The skirt is made with high waist line and new wide, front. .Price 940.00 Fancy black and white Bedford cord suit. The coat has 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 930.00 Stoves MP Ranges EVERYTHING FOR THE KITCHEN Mount Pleasant headquarters tor Carpenters' Tools and all kinds of Builders' and Contractors' Supplies . OWEN & MORRISON PHONE FAIR. 447. 2337 MAIN STREET. Padmore's Big Cigar Store 642 GRANVILLE STREET TOBACCOS and CIGARS IS. rirrore TOBACCOS Your ^IgarS MAGAZINES at the Labor Temple Cigar Store and Newstand "The Smiling Scotchman on the Job" Honest snd Artistic Dentistry The most scientific and up-to-date-methods DR. W. J. CURRY DENTIST 301 DOMINION TRUST BLDG. Open from 9 s.m. to 6 p.m. RING UP SEYMOUR 2364 FOR APPOINTMENT 10M BANK OF OTTAWA BUILDING 602 Hsitings Street West DR. BRETT ANDERSON-De/i/M 1} Operates by ths latest, most scientific snd psinless methods' Specialist in Crown, Bridge, Plate snd Gold Inlay. Work Hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. British Columbia Land Splendid opportunities in Mixed Firming, Dairying Stock and Poultry British Columbia Grants Pre-emptions of ' 160-Acres to Actual Settlers at $* PER ACRE TERMS: Residence on the Isnd for at ieait two yesrs; improvements to the extent of $2.50 per acre; payment of $40 at the end of two years, and the balance of $160 (i.e. $120) in 3 annual instalments of $40, with interest at 6% ; For Further Information Apply to Deputy Minister of Lands, Victoria, B. C. ,- Bureau of Provincial Information, Victoria PRES. WAT' Several montl the Krupp eipc the Pesce deleg the publicity scheme of cone: of nations' dlsp terview was giv ing dallies ln reading, and rea therein will be of the situation most suggestive tbe'door leadlh The reference I for war" Is pjr the light of son Asked by thq. the navy quest Mr. J. C. Watt Trades Congress be had little syi of either side a In reply to th Empire, and ev did. not think th world; could bes lag thoroughly said: 'Consider, a r example, Franc the Illustration Britain or any takes the posit! being able to me can pes/se be i measuring the s and as each see Ing stronger thi one increases iti other mUBt surp without end. C on the plea of war, wher,p the increasing of a The next qi would you adve< ber of the house "I would urg $35,000,000 in d< certainly; but ii by the expend!ti money, secure ablest and best organized labor pean nations as Canada and the men, by mear through, the ai would wage a tlon, particularly classes, Betting' war and the ca It would be the history and gron the absolutely cc state to the oo-o state, to show t tlon of the Ind mutual, support i the individuals < Empire; and th progress of the still further exte of cooperation t preservation am tion and uplift < You believe, t of every civilize ly. the working < Interests, and a fact will prevent "Exactly. A l pie of two or m< will be as unllk Canada, for IiibIi civilized peoples Inhuman, and de est good of eacl tlons at war, a When the work nation understa nothing by war, lore, self-lntere that makes for type of human them the utter f< tlclpatlng in, or butchery of any place, even if it name of war, C has a glorious < the mother count by spending $30,( of peace, such i Britain's enemiei as a result. 1 measure of assk tion of the matlu Empire, let the the disposal of tl Congress of Cana to be spent in t •ships, and I thin that within five formation will ha Instead of an ar would be devotlni tlvatlng the arts all the benefits' f< Thus would our afforded the best tlon. If Canada pressed desire foi pare the way for the world's peaci ment lead the.w Intimated, and the during monument Canada will be er ln the hearts of lions." Mr. Watters gli sion of being ver and, after leaving tone of his conv the mind, stlmulat convincing one th staggering In Its able and would suits he predicts, scheme, more or I, tdopted by some clety. l With Jobs fo According to He "Greater" Vancom the city proper, Pc Vancouver, has a. p Burnaby with a p brings this total m The Oi A new and comedy triumph c Boarding House" scheduled for the on the new Orphei seven players ln th been selected for talent. The offerli roar of laughter fi tain. A tatle euphonlou "The Arm of the' ring action corrobc It fairly bristles characters of life i fate. Love, ambl venge—all furnish for the audience to Lohse and Sterll truly remarkable mance on tlje high Among the other i popular on the new and Elsie Mynn, t» favorites. Albert Leonard Is tive dancer who ha into fame. Nothing is quite i rube except two g Crelghton -Bros, ar rubes with a wealtl lal dances and fol- PAGE FOUR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST FRIDAY... ...HAT 23, UU Money-Saving Prices GROCERIES FURNITURE House Furnishings See the Provinoe and World eaoh day for full particulars G***tt-s\loj£ue now ready—Out of town oustomera . can get tbe benefit of our low prices by sending nrfme and address for » oopy. A postcard will da The H. A. Edgett Co., Ltd. Dept. F, Cor. Cambie & Pender Sts. Vancouver r STRIKE ON Miners Keep Away THE strike is still on at ths Quean Mine and Silver Dollar, at Sheep Creek, B. C AU working men urged to stay away-until.thie strike is settled. Obdeb Ymib Minbks' Union SWEATERS I For All Occasions | For yachting, motor boating, tramping, camping, hunting, golfing, sailing, fishing, touring, plck- nlcklng, loafing or working.. T. B. Cuthbertson . & COMPANY, LIMITED 345 Hastings W. SSO Granville 619 Hastings W. . MULCAHY'S CAFETERIA THE BEST OF EVERYTHING 137 Cordova Street W. Basement Hotel Cordova . FOR RELIABLE "BARGAINS" See W. TURNER'S IMMXN8E STOCK Stoves, Ranees, Crockery. Furniture and Household Ooods. - Fudniture. Moving, Packing and Storage. " - 895 GRANVILLE STREET Phona Sey: 3748 HASTINGS Furniture Co. LIMITED to Wide-Awake Furniture Company, Limited 41 Hastings Street*W. Phone Seymour 3887 EAST END CYCLERY 108 Hastings Street East Agent for - INmiAN : Mo to cycles MASSEY-HARRIS BICYCLES Cycles for Hire . Bxpert Repairing W. H. Morrison Phone Seymour 27*4 ' Jf FOR EXPERT WATCH and Jewelery REPAIRING CALL AND BBS Geo. Gi Bigger 143 Hastings Street West SULTAN TURKISH BATHS Most up-to-dats Baths In ths olty. Hot Roomf StSsm Room, Mss- ss0s snd Swimming Tank. All Ineludod for Ona Prlos, 11.00. BASEMENT HOLDEN BLDO. Hastings snd Csrrsll Sts. . Pots Bsneroft, Prop. QQWITH THE BUNCH TO THE BRUNSWICK POOLROOMS Mr. Union Man Here'is the place to . buy a union-made We oarry the largest assortment of union- made hats in SOFT STIFF . . TWEED VELOURS -INCAKADA Leader Exclusive $2.00 Hat Store S.W. Corner Hastings and Abbott Streets Largest Canadian Retailers of 12.00 Hata • ;.. Bow About That Photo Tou Promised Yonr Friend ? Western 424 Main St Formerly at 440 TASOOVTSS, S. 6. Miners' Magazine Official Organ of ths Western Federation of Miners " Subsoiiptlon $1 Per Yssr isrs' 1 Bldg., Miners' Magssina 605 Railroad ., Denver, i , Colorado lATENTS i-;T'i;!iW*fIT'lTmi] In alt countries. Arte for our INVPV- TOR'd At>V'315R,whicll will tre stnt fre*. sows* soos aoos roa ssttdo. SIM tot Ifc Apply Joaos, UsktbooM, JUST OPENED NEW STORE FOR MEN JEFFS & CO. 714 MAIN STREET High-Class Men's Clothing, Furnishings and Hats at Reasonable Prices SEE OUR SPECIAL PANAMA HATS AT$5 WE CARRY . UNION-MADE GOODS WHEREVER POSSIBLE AMONG THE LOCAL UNIONS Street Rsllwsy Employees Magnus Sinclair has been a union visitor in Vancouver during tbe past week. Motorman and Conductor, official papers of tbe A. A. of L. and E. R. B. of A., says: "Q. B. B. Member Magnus Sinclair, after establishing Dlv. No. 622, Peterborough, Ont., was called to Buffalo, N. T.', by the International president, to assist ln organizing the'Buffalo and Lake Brie Interurban men ln and about Buffalo. Associated with Vice-President Thorpe, he was successful ln organising Dlv, No. 624, with headquarters at Buffalo, embracing interurban men running out. of that city. ' "From Buffalo he was dispatched to Port Arthur, Ont., where preparation -for a new wage scale Is in progress. "After lending assistance to the Port Arthur local, he proceeded to Edmonton, Alta., where a contention had arisen within the local, which he was able to adjust. "He was there dispatched to Begins, Sssk., from where he reports a new wage agreement as follows:—For the first sis months service men, 27 1-2 cents per hour, second six months, 30 cents per hour, second year, 35 cents per hour, snd to those of two or more yesrs of service, 37 1-2 cents per hour. Many other conditions were obtained in the schedule, such as free uniforms, a 9-hour service day with pay at the rate of nine and one-halt hours per dsy, time and one-half for over-time and holiday work, time and one-quarter for Sundays and five cents per hour extra for Instructing new men. ''From Reglna Board Member Sinclair visited Saskatoon, Sask., where he reports a new agreement providing a wage scale of 28 cents per hour for first three months service men, 80 cents per hour for second three months service men, 32 1-2 cents per hour tor second six months service men, 35 cents per hour for second year and 37 1-2 per hodr for those of two or more years of service with sn additional five cents per hour for Instruct ing new men." . Concerning Mr. Sinclair's visit to Lethbrldge The Herald says: The street car employees of Lethbrldge have decided* to organise; ln fact the temporary organisation of the union has been effected. Mangus Sinclair, ths official representative of the Amalgamated Association of Stree and Electric Railway Employees of America, has been ln the city for some time working to this end. Two meetings have been held during the past few days. .Although according to Organizer Magnus Sinclair, the wages paid ln Lethbrldge tra lower than those paid In any city in Canada other conditions are not too bad and there Is not much danger.of a,street railway strike occurring on the Lethbrldge system. No dissatisfaction whatever was ex- Dressed at either of the two meetings at local conditions. The men, however, '•It thst they owed lt ss a duty to themselves to organise when the opportunity presented Itself In order to participate in the desth. disability or Blck- ness benefits provided by the organisation. A temnorary president and secretary were elected tn sit until the charter and books of .the organization are received, when permanent officers will be'eledod. - Organiser Sinclair wss ssked bow loesl conditions compared wltb conditions in other cities In western Canada. The wages here range from 25 cents ner hour tn 32 cents, according tn the l«n«tlt*of time th» men renmln in the city's employ. In Rerlna. according to Mr. Sinclair, the minimum Is 28 <wnts ner hour and the maximum ts 37 1-2 cents. Tn Reglna. however, the men are paid for 9 1-2 hours, which Is equivalent to a maximum of 40 cents per hour. In Saskatoon the wages are snnrralmstely tbe snme.ss.in Recto*. In "Mno«e Jaw the street railway Is owned by a private comnsnv and the wave* renee from 28 to 35 cents. , Fdmonton psvs the ssme wages prnctlcallv as Reglna and Saskatoon. Thu. nnlv svst.em non-unionised In Rnshatc'V'Sii end Alherts. Is Cslmiry. The wares nald there, however, are also Usher than in Lethbrldw. The minimum Is 26 cents and the.maximum Is 86 cents' Tn Csltsry. however, pnv msn who will nermlt himself tn he ■worn In as a soeclnl nnllce constable receives two cents ner hour more thsn he otherwise would, SnesMng of the proposal of the loesl employees tn ormnlse. Mayor Hardle vesterday stated thet he had not com. nsred the w»<ws nald In. T^HthrMse tn those paid elso^ho'e an* d'i* not cere to express anv opinion until hs knew more about the matter. ' Half Holldsy for Letter Carriers. ' Winnipeg Letter Carriers are circulating a petition for signature by the business Urns of the city in favor of the Saturday afternoon holiday during the summer months, says The Voice. The petition Is being largely signed' snd will be forwsrded to Ottawa. Durlhg these months very lev business houses sre open on Saturday afternoons and the carriers contend that no inconvenience would be experienced by the Saturday afternoon mall being delivered on Monday morning, as otherwise It lies untouched ln the office of the firm. .This claim appears to be substantiated by. tha numerous signatures that are Ming scoured. At the regular meeting ot the Association held on Tuesday evening, lt was resolved to request the Dominion government to make a speclsl appro nrlatlon for tha purpose of increasing ths psy of the letter carriers, particularly In the West. It Is claimed thst the need for this Increase Is proved by a tabulated statement regarding the Increased cost of living whloh is furnished ln the lsst Issue of the Labor Oasette. Copies of the resolution were telegraphed to several csblnet ministers ssklng thst the Increase be made Immediately. An Ottawa dispatch yesterday foreshadowed an Improvement In the condition of Canadian letter carriers in respect to their salaries Ib under consideration by the government and this ts the measure hinted at by the postmaster general. The postmaster-gen- eral would not go into .any details pending a final decision of the matter In council, but It Is known that an Increase to this class of public service Is being considered. "If a bad man entice you and say: 'Come, let ns take what we have produced, let us do away with robbery, let us build a civilisation such aa our fathers never knew,' turn away trom him, refrain thy foot from his pathway snd walk not In his council, for Ideas will permeate your foaslled head and you will bring about your freedom, which would not please your masters." Clgarmakers' Union No. 357 Aside from the direct benefits such aa shorter hours of labor, higher pay, etc., a working map secures from belonging to a trade union, are the beneficiary benefits psld to members ln times of stress. The non-unionists as a whole are not aware of the many benefits paid by labor organisations. They have an erroneous Idea that after paying the weekly or monthly dues,, that that is tbe last of it. To show that such Is not the esse, in our organisation the following benefits were paid during 1912: Loans granted to travelling members 8 33,118.10 Sick benefits ($5 per week ..„ ,. 204,776.61 Death benefits (according to age of card 281,910.21 Out of work beheflte (83 per week 42,911.05 Strike benefits 85 per week 12,646.87 Total benefits for 1912..8 655,356.84 Total benefits' paid in 83 yeara 810,784.199.55 Taking everything Into consideration, the benefits of belonging to a trade which cannot be surpassed by any society, lodges or Insurance company, If the advantages of being members ot labor organisations were eiven more publicity, I'm sure more would loin them.—R. J. C. Building Trades Council. - After several months of idleness tbe Building Trades Council la again doing business with the following unions affiliated: United Brotherhood of Carpenters' District Council, representing four locals; Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators; i Structural Iron Workers; Lathers; Marble Workera; Hod Carriers and Building Laborers; Teamatera' International Union. A strong committee has been visiting the unaffiliated unions during the past two weeks, and the early affiliation of those unions eligible to membership Is expected. The Building Trades department Is using Its Influence in building up the council, and with the assistance and co-operation of all the building tradeB organisations, lt Is on a fair way to become once again a strong factor in the labor movement of Vancouver. Organise, educate, agitate, Is our motto, and If the earnest work of the afflliated organizations amounts to anything we ought to have one of the strongest and best councils on the coast. Olve lt a boost, fellow worker. If your union is not affiliated, get busy In your union and wake'em up. You need Us; we .need you. B; STAPLES, Secretary. ' "Rights" of Desd Msn It has been paid that no man should Inherit more than 8100,000, a sentiment which has been expressed ln one form or another' since the dawn ot time. Under'the Mosaic law all property reverted back to the state every 50 years. Under this system,ho member of the Jewish nation could hold land longer than time, regardless of wills or the wishes of deceased. Blackstone, in his "Commentaries on the Laws of England," drew a sharp line between tbe rights of property and the rights of Inheritance by showing that while a man haa the right to hold property, when he dies, society Is sovereign. "When a man ceases to be," declares Blackstone, "he ceases to have any dominion, and If he has a right to dispose of property one minute after hla death he would have that right tor a million '•ears, which would be highly absurd. Lord Coleridge, chief Justice; of England, said: "The right of Inheritance Is purely an artificial right. Laws of property,, like all other laws, are to be changed when the public good requires it." . Men have talked: about the rights of the Individual" and the "sacredness ot property." so long.that they have become- blinded to the collective Idea that binds us togdther, In spite ot our-' selves. We Imagine that when a man dies he can will his property as he sees fit, just because he haa the right to dispose of It, without hindrance, when alive. -r The opposite Is true. Any authority on law will tell you that the principles of. Jurisprudence do not even recognise the wishes ot a dead person. It has no claims, even though Its views are resraetej and concurred tn. The right to inherit property and the right to will property are not Inherent. These "rights'* sre only privileged, conferred on citlsens by the state (society).—Toledo Union Leader. The Union Spy ' There is no more despicable creature, not even among the beasts and reptiles, than the spy who worms himself Into the confidence' of a trade union membership during the period of stress and trouble Just preceding or during a strike. It is the business of this human Jackal to make trouble for the detective agency 'which employs htm must earn Its retainer, and Its tool must report plots and counterplots, and If none exist he must manufacture them, and also, the evidence to sustain the allegations.' Unfortunately, ths organised wage- workers, more especially those having their employment in the rougher Industries, are peculiarly liable to deception, If the ''operator" is smoothtongued and plausible, .and the "detective agency Bees to it that their vulture haa these attributes. Referring to "optimism," the Public says that a great deal of optimistic drivel masquerades as wisdom. Your real optimist Is the man who, no matter how hard the knocks, always comes back happy. Honor be to that kind of optimist. But there Is a species of optimist who succumbs not to logic and knows not reason. You may demonstrate a proposition to a rational mind and find acceptance, but the false optimist sheds demonstrations as ducks shed water, He "comes back" next day with as crooked an Intellect as ever. Have Vou met him? He Is sn arch enemy of progress and as undesirable a citlsen as any doleful posslmst. , A Legal Mstter. A woman walked Into the office of the courtroom one busy day and, addressing the Judge, said: "Are you the Reprobate Judge?" "I am the Probate Judge, madam." "That's what I mesn," she continued. "You see, I have come to you because I am in trouble, My husband was studying to be a minister at a logical seminary and he died detested and left me three little Infidels, and I haVe come to you to be appointed their executioner." Structural Iron Workers Our membership will no doubt be gratified to hear of the tremendous increase in our membership in the past two months. There has been Initiated in the various locals 705 men In that period, sad I am Sure that these additional units to our already large membership will result in a greater increase of membership this year than ever before in our history, The~11me is ripe for a great season of organising, and with, the enormous Incresse ln the volume of work for this year, our locals should have no trouble tn organising all the competent men working at our trade, and this would have the effect of crippling the unfair employer, as he csn not, without the aid of competent men, compete wltb the fair employer who employs exclusively members of our organisation, and thereby always has a supply of competent mechanics at his command. " With the able assistance of -the American Federation of Labor and the Building Trades Department, who are Inaugurating extensive organizing campaigns in the strongholds'of the Manufacturers' association and their allies, the steel trust and the Erectors' association/to whose efforts we should add our own, and by our locals affiliating with all legitimate state and local central bodies the organizing movement will be of great benefit to the working class throughout the entire country, ss only by the combination ot organised labor can we obtain our Just rights from organized capital, who are organised not for the benefit of humanity, but to obtain a still greater share of the products ot the labor of the working class tor their own per sonal use.—Brldgeman'B Magazine. '. Union Label League. The Label League held Its regular meeting Tuesday evening, May 20th. The principal Item ot business before the league was the report of the committee on constitution and bylaws. With but few modifications the report was unanimously adopted. There was several live issues under discussion, conspicuous among them being an increase of membership and a committee on publicity. Strange to- say, a number of locals that use the label were not represented hy tbelr delegates, In fact for several meetings past these delegates have.been conspicuous by1their absence. Several crafts that do not use a label were very well represented by Intelligent delegates. Now this Is the reverse order of things, and a committee was appointed to wait on the different crafts that use the label and point out to them their negligence ln overlooking such an important organization as the Label League, S. D. Party convention delegates speak at Dominion theatre, Sunday evening, May 25th. Finnish band and vocal soloist. The. provincial convention la to be held May 24th in Finnish hall, corner Clinton and Pender streets. Suspicion. Suspicion is the brother to Jealousy. Its haunts are tn the undeveloped brain of those who sre limited ln ability and who are self-conscious regarding their inefflolency ln whatever they be working at. They are continuously ln fear ot being discovered and. look, upon every move as an attempt to get them. They generally take themselves so seriously that the thought never comes to them that everybody tn this world Is generally too busy ln taking care of their own affairs without meddling ln somebody elBe'B business. There are men who are of the spin- Ion that somebody Is always trying to hand them a package, thereby betraying themselves that lt ts coming to them. It is their conscience that Is raising the devil with them and they live ln fear. One peculiar trait among these pep- pld is their abusive tongues making up with, epithets, slurs, Insinuations that which they lack In ability, accusing everybody and anybody of ulterior motives snd dishonesty* This game Is worked quite successfully by some for long periods, hut eventuslly, like all those masquerading under fslse pretenses, they are shown up In the lime light and exposed to the world at their true value. —The Tailor. "Organised labor Is wielding an Influence upon every public question never attained before. The world'B thinkers sre" now beginning to appreciate the fact that the demands of labor mesn more than appears on the surface. They see thst'the demand for Work ts not alone one for the preservation ot life In the Individual, hut Is a human, Innate right; that the movement to reduce the hours of lahor Is not sought to shirk the duty to toll/but the humane means by.whlch the workless workers may flnd the road to employment; aad that the millions of hours ot Increased leisure to the overtasked workers signify millions of golden opportunities for lightening the burdens of the masses, to make the homes more cheerful, the hearts of the people lighter, their hopes and aspirations nobler and broader." ' / Gilbert K. Chesterton says that all of us have said ln some moment of just sngsr, that the poor were "worse housed" than cattle, or "worse fed" thsn sheep. But we ought to remember that freedom Is not satisfied If they are fed or housed better then sheep. And If the men are satisflsd with that—why, the men have carried their resemblance to sheep a great deal too far. There Is a great deal of difference. btwen housing a man and giving him a house. You.house s rabbit ta a hutch; but you do not give him a house. You would be seriously annoyed if you found the rabbit engaged In flnanclal negotiations for the sale of his house. And the fact under all our haty and feverish half democracy of today Is that, at bottom, we do not trust men sny more thsn we trust- fabblts. Good and Reliable WINES and LIQUORS Alwaya to ha had at the Imperial Wine Company 54 Cordova Strbet Whst Phone Sey. 955 Men's Suits Spring Wear In tweeds and serges, guaranteed hdifco idye, and guaranteed to retain their shape. Jfode with single breasted sacque •oat, with three button front arid 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, arid have side buckle for adjusting the waist measure. They represent the greatest suit value ever offered. Special for $15.00 Hudson's Bay Stores oornzb or a&AHvnj-j. and moboia "Best Three Dollar Hat on Earth" Richardson & Potts MEN'S HATS ONLY 417 Granville Street, Phone 3832 VANCOUVBB, B. 0. HATS WITH THB UNION LABEL TOOLS-Best Assortment in City Closest Prices. Satisfaction Guaranteed If a Tool is not satisfactory to you in every way, we want you to bring it baok. We will replaoe iVor return money without question. J. A. FLETT, LIMITED Phones Sey. 2327-2328 UI Hastings Street Wert A Credit to Union Workmanship Sc 5c CIGARS PATRONIZE B O. KBDBHATIOXIBT ADVERTISERS—AND TBI.l, THUH WHV Ask Your BARBER For LETOORNEAUX Quality tha Bail a. a iiimi romr oo, ., WT , DIXON BROS. Light and Heavy Morses and Shetland* Ponies for Sale 646 Hornby St. Phone Sey. 798 Berry Bros. Aftnts tor Cleveland Cycles, "Ths -sterols umt tts Bssatsttss" Full tins of accessories nspalrs promptly executed «t Maa—aaa.a*. a. yop SUMMER Mil Should be Tailor-made snd made by Union Tailors. Fine stock to select (rom FRED PERRY _aho' Te"te Ta»or Corner, Homer sad Duorawr Simto Overalls and Gloves We carry a good stook of Carhartt Overalls, blue. blaok and striped $1.50 Kentuoky Jean 1.00 , Buok Brand Overalls 1.00 Carhartt Gauntlets, $1.50 - ZOO H R K. Gauntlets, 75o to - .2.50 CLUBB& STEWART _________*• *_a~.na SHOES FOR MEN Shoes for Servica 'Shoes for Dress Shoae for Comfort Shoae for Everr Requtremet We've picked winners in Men's Fall Shoes. We're at the service of every man who desires the best shoes his money can buy. WT OP P 204 MAIN STREET * / ?_____^___i OPPO"'8 *e City HaB Named Shoes Are Frequently Hade tn Non-Union factories OO NOT BUY ANY SHOE no matter what lta name, unless it bssrs a plain and resdable impression of this Stamp. All shoes without the Union Stsmp sre slwsys Non-Union. B*ot III .Shoe WorKers' Union. 246 Summer Street Boston, Mass. 3. F, Tobin, Pres. , C. L. Baths, Sec.-Treas.
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