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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST INDUSTRIAL UNITY: jfJTH. SIXTH YEAf *N A J- 166. OFFICUL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL AND B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR. VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1914. EIGHT PAGES tt PPUTJCAL UNITY; VICTtSBTI ("cl&W") $1.50 PER Y1AR <v J. B. Osborne to Reach Vancouver Early Next Week Next Friday Evening, June 19th, Probable Date, Labor Temple This Agency for Five Years Has Preyed on This Province 1 GET THEIR FEET IN ! John Kenneth Turner in the Appeal to Reason Exposes the Gang i J. B. Osborne, "the blind orator," and well known to Vancouver wage- workers, will arrive bere early next week, having addressed a series of mass meetings between here and Winnipeg. Mr. Osborne has consented to address at least one meeting under the auspices ot Vancouver Trades and Labor council, and the parliamentary committee will so recommend to the central labor body at next meeting. The date fixed for the Labor Temple meeting is next Friday, June 19th, and if agreed to by the oouncll erery unionist in Vancouver Bhould be present, Mr. Osborne's subject will be "The Philosophy of Trades Unionism." Of his recent meeting In Calgary, under the auspices of the Trades and Labor counoll, the News-Telegram says: A clear and conolse account of the development of tradeB unionism, its limitations and advantages, together with a brief outline Ot what steps the workerB should take to free themselves from their bondage to the capitalist clasB, wsb the feature of an able address delivered by J. B. Osborne, the blind orator of Oakland, Cal., at the Labor Temple Sunday afternoon. Mr. Osborne started by saying that the changes In the form of the trades union movement were, caused by changes in the modes of, production. Modern trades unionism developed out of the class conditions where one class owned the machinery of production and the other class only worked for wages. ' The old guild system differed from modern tradeB unionism. Members and apprentices could and did own tools and thereby controlled and ,owned the product. Because the movement was a menace to the nobility lt was outlawed. The guild system was the precursor ot the manufacturers' association. The modern wage earning clasB owns no tools. In the United States during tbe last 100 years slave labor, Indentured and contract labor, had been transformed Into wage labor, Growth of Unionism Trade unionist organisations originated naturally out of modern capitalist production, and without the present system the trade union movement of today could not have existed. "The pioneers of trades unionism," he declared, "dimly discerned this distinction between employer and employee, resulting ln a class distinction. This led them to organise by trades. As capitalism widened its Bcope of operation, bo trades unionism became national and international. Changes in trades unionism have always followed changes In the capitalist method of production. Concentration of capitalist production will Inevitably lead to concentrated activity among wage earners." There were serious limitations to the trade union movement. This was ■common to all movements. Every form of organization, whether the state, the socialist movement, or trade unions had limitations. The tradeB union movement grew out ot what was conceived to be immediate necessity. The workers had only one commodity—labor power—to sell, and they believed that collectively a better bargain could be struck than by individual action. a Economic Factors Unions had done good work for wage earners. Organized labor had wrought benefits through Its power of concerted effort. But while this had been recognized it waB nevertheless true that the two prime factors In reducing hours and Increasing wages were (1) Increased productivity of the capitalist system. We produced so much wealth that the old hours and wages would glut the market more chronically than now. (2) The standard of productive efficiency. Old conditions could not maintain necessary vitality of workers required by keyed up spirit of modern industry. Nevertheless the trades union movement had compelled recognition of the workers' demands earlier than otherwise would have been the case. The price ot labor power could not be controlled even by 100 per cent, organization. ,lt was controlled by the law which governed all commodities. In order to attempt to regulate prices commercial men organized and sometimes destroyed commodities, but in the long run these proved artificial Interferences. The law of commodities was that the cost of production determines their price. Conditions Worse "Taking all things Into considers- Hon," continued the Bpeaker, "the experience of the trades union movement does not Justify the Idea that prloeB of labor can be controlled by workers along that line. Today the ,workerB receive a smaller relative 'portion of product than ever before. This is the inevitable result of the present system. Insecurity, of employment is now greater than ever. Living is more precarious to-day. This is proved by all statistics. One thing standing in the way of the workerB securing a Just portion ot product Is Ignorance. The workers have the power If only they underttand their true relation to society— the experience of organized labor at Vancouver Island, Calumet, West Virginia and Colorado teaching that the [overning power Ib ln the hands ot he master class—the plant being iwned by the boss he repudiated the nterforence of organized workerB. "The law 1b the pleasure of the nine, mill and shop owner. - These >: VICTORIA, B.C., June 10.—An interesting series of articles Ib running in the Appeal to Reason, by John Kenneth Turner, exposing that gang of, criminal Inventors known as the Plnkerton National Detective agency. W|hlle these exposures are going on, It might be well to study their tactics in this country. This is, of course, a difficult task, as their ways are dark and mysteriouB. It is evident never theless, that this characteristic ln them is realized by the authorities, that Ib, if the records as published by the government are any criterion. The public accounts of the province, so often the prey of Parker Williams, when in the house, contains very interesting information along this line. From these accounts one will discover that this agency haB tor theBe last fire years been taking lotions from the fountain head ot public funds of the province, aB the following will indicate: Publlo accounts (1909)— Page 79—To Plnkerton National Detective agency, for special operator, $66. Page 82—To Plnkerton National Detective agency, for fares, meals, etc., 1202.80. Public accounts (1910)— Page 116—To Plnkerton National Detective Agency, for special constables, •3,746.60. Page 119—To Plnkerton National Detective agency, for fares, meals, etc.. 11,914.53. Publlo accounts (1911)— Page 92—To Pinkerton National Detective agency, for services of operators, •1,969.85. Page 96—To Pinkerton National Detective agency, for meals, fares, etc, 11782.95. v Publlo accounts (1912)— Page 97—To Pinkerton National Detective agency, for services of operators, •2,451. Page 101—To Plnkerton National De- ' teotive agency, for fares, meals, etc., •1,253.66. Page 106—To Plnkerton National Detective agency, for services of opcra- ators, fll.8E. Publlo accounts (1913)— Page 114—To Plnkerton National Detective agency, for services of operators, »1,145. Page 121—To Plnkerton\Natlonal Do- teatlve agency, for fares, meals, etc., ••58.66. Making a total of $14,152.69 paid to this agency In Ave years. . In addition to these amounts paid to this concern, there is another Item ln the accounts of 1913, page 114, For special constables, re I. W. W. strike, $7,639.40. How muoh of this went to theBe crime inventors is not stated. It goes to show that even the Pink- ertons refuse to recognize any International boundary lines. At all events they prosper ln this prosperous country, while the workers starve. The authorities prevented Joseph Ettor from entering the province some time back, also a Chinese organizer for the U. M. W. of A., and were trying to stop "Mother Jones" from coming over, but when It comes to admitting "scum" such as the Plnkertons usually are, they not only open the doors of the country to them, but also the doors of the provincial treasury. Next time a strike breaks out In this province, the conservative press will clamor for the exclusion of these agitators ot violence. The money spent by the attorney- general's department in this way will be money well spent, so far as the department Ib concerned. The crime that already exists in the province will spread like a forest fire with the Plnkertons on the provincial government payroll. 'As the Plnkertons increase, the crime increases. As the crime Increases the army of ever- benevolent lawyers Increase and the "law society" gets the benefit The law society having secured recognition from the attorney-general's department, can rest assured that they will have steady employment out of the clients created by the Plnkerton Detective agency.—J. L. M. NEW EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION OF UABOR At the time the carpenters' union In Vancouver withdrew from the Trades and Labor council, they also withdrew from the, B. C. Federation of Labor. Two members of the executive bf the Federation— H. McEwen and O. Hardy—belonged to the Vancouver carpenters, and are thus relieved of their offices on the Federation executive. these vacancies have now been filled by the balance of the executive electing successors for the retired members as is the custom under the circumstances, ,Jns. H. McVety has been elected a vice-president of the Federation In place o' H. McEwen, and O. H. Fraser, of Nelson, In place of O. Hardy. The new members were notified by President Watchman of their election and assumed office this week. » OF Two Hundred Miners Are Now Arrested and Jailed Chief Murderer J. Ohase Ready to Sill But Not To Reason Standard Oil Recently Concluded a Contract with the Oovernment Chinese Are Profiting by Examples Set by the Foreigners i DENVER, Colo., May 6.—(Special) —The State of Colorado has finally decided to reward the hired assassins of the operators for their "splendid" work as militiamen in murdering and cremating nineteen men, women and children at Ludlow, Col., April 20th. Tho state auditing board met yesterday and showed that Its nfembers wero traitors to the Btate when tbey approved the imported murderers' bills for "services" to the state. Two members had moral principle enough to vote against the plan. Eighty numbers ot the United "Mine Workers and sympathizers were arrested and Jailed In Fremont county this week, some for the notorious crime of being friends of the miners, and others because they were guilty of the equally grave offense of defending their homes against the murderous attacks of Colorado's national guard. Two hundred miners have been arrested as a result of the two weeks' war—no other arrests have been made. t John Chase!, adjutant general of Colorado's uniformed murderers, is continuing his revival meetings for tbe citizens' alliance. The operators seem to like his services. Now that he can no longer serve tbem by using the mllltla as scab herders and gun men they have employed him as an evangelist John R. Lawson, International board member of the United Mine Workers, addressed a letter to Chase telling htm he believed it the duty of both sides to fully Inform the public of real facts in the coal strike so that they could decide for themselves who was at fault. Lawson suggested that Chase meet him at the Auditorium to give theBe facts, and of course Chase deolined. ''The Ludlow Massacre," by Walter H. Fink, publicity agent of the mln ers, and which is tbe flrst authentic and detail story of the slaughter as well as the strike for the past thirty years, came off the press this week. Miss Hattle McCurdy, who Is a missionary at Honan, China, sees how modern commercialism educates the Chinaman even faster than the Christian religion. She is a daughter of Professor F. J. MeCurdy, ot Toronto university, aiid is working as a mis' ionary under the American Presbyterian hoard. She says!' "China is being exploited by business firms of the west The Standard Oil company has recently concluded a contract with the government Our eggs are rising in price beoause the albumen from the eggs is being sent to France for manufacturing purposes. Id theBe things the foreigner gets the best of it every time, and the Chinese who have capital are profiting by their example, I do not mean that we can teach them dishonesty. They are away ahead of us there. But we are giving them new methods of practising tt. An English firm is getting game—mostly wild ducks—by methods that mean extermination if allowed to go on—methods that would not be tolerated at the present day in any western country. Politically, the nations, having done their best to hinder China from really governing herself, will soon be ln a position to say, 'I told you bo.' The worst of It is the summary execution of so many who dare to raise a protesting voice* in any word of criticism of Peking. It Is a time of very great difficulty for the student body of China, and those who have heen Influenced by Christianity and by western education. The path between foolhardlness in expressing their convictions and true courage, Is a very narrow one, and the temptation to work in ways that are not above board enormous. In Honan the missionary body, especially the Y. M. C. A., are under temptation too, for it is hard to see their Chinese friends- killed for speaking their minds and do nothing to save them. How far may we mix ln lt without Imperiling our cause out here?" MILITIA ONLY EMPLOYED Drill Hall Job To Be Ressrved For Mllltla Carpenters - The dominion government Ib building a new drill hall on 15th street, North Vancouver. The contract price tor the Job 1b $60,000. The contract ors are Messrs. Campbell & Wllkle. The latter, Interviewed last Wednesday morning by Business Agent H. J, McEwen, of the carpenters' union, Bald that union carpenters were not required on the Job at present. The work Ib to be done by the carpenters of the looal mllltla engineers, most of whom are stated not to be working. The union rate ot wages, $4.25, would, however, be paid. That Ib obligatory on the contractors because It Ib the rate specified ln the official schedule of wages issued by the government for the Job and signed by the contracting firm. In closing the In' tervlew, Mr. Wllkle said that If more men were needed when all the mllltla carpenters were employed he would nave ho objection to union men, Bartenders' Picnic The picnic of the local bartenders and their friends at a point on the north arm of Burrard Inlet Sunday promises to be a very enjoyable affair. The start will be made from the ferry wharf nt 10 a.m. Those having the affair ln charge have arranged a varied programme of events, and have done a lot of hard work toward making the picnic a success. CONQRESS OFFICERS WILL COVER FIELD FROM EAST TO WE8T Fred. Bancroft, vice-president of the Trades and Lahor Congress of Canada, will likely come to British Columbia on an organizing tour for the congress about tbe end of July; President J. C. Watters will go Into the eastern portion ot the dominion on similar work at the end of this month. This will be the first ..visit of Vice- president Bancroft to the Pacific coast He is at present busy in the east In connection with the new workmen's compensation aot of Ontario which he has worked so hard to place on the statute books. " WORKSTOSUPPORT I' Pitiful Recital Before Commission on Industrial Relations I'lTHER" All LABOR TEMPLE Venerable Lady Receives An Ovation From the Audience In a Graphic Address She Told the Story of the Miners In .New .York .City—She Earns Sixty Cents a Day COOES ANDWAITERS Hold Their Annual Election . of Officers Last Friday, June 5, was election day for Vancouver Cooks and Waiters' union, No. 28, the polls being open in the secretary's office at Lahor Temple from 9 a.m. till 9 p.m. The vote ln a number of Instances vas very close, the president ln particular only getting ln by one vote. The result follows: For preaident—I. W. Browne 31, Arthur SymondB 14, H. T. Forshee 30. For vice-president—Dave Bell 26, Jno. Cummlngs 33, B. H. Howard 15. For business agent—W. E. Walker 51, 1. W. Browne 28. For recording secretary—Thos. O. Crombie 52, Bert Jamleson 22. For treasurer—Chas. Davis (acclamation). For inspector—Chas. J. Hassell (acclamation). For inside guard—Jack Forbes 37, Jno, Cummlngs 27. For executive board—Herb Forshee 46, Jno. Hansell 42, Chas. Davis 45, Dave Bell 43, Mark Foster 30, Jjio. Cummlngs 47,1. W. Browne 42, James Graham 32. For delegates to tradeB and labor council—W. E. Walker 64, Thos. O. Crombie 58, Jno, Cummlngs 55, E. H. Howard 52, Ernest (Allen 51, I. W. Browns 48. For local Joint executive board- Jno. Cummlngs 51, Dave Bell 4,4, C. Davis 44, Jno. Hansell 24, Chas.' J. Hassell 36. A New York dispatch says that Mrs, Mary Minora, a finisher on trousers, who will he fifteen years old on Sep-' tember 4, appeared last Saturday with her six-months' old baby before the United States commission oo Industrial relations ln the city hall and told ot conditions in. her home. She said she lived With her father, mother, brother and husband at 240 Mulberry Btreet Her husband and her father have been out of work for nine months and the family has heen dependent on her and her mother. About sixty cents a day is earned by the witness and seventy or eighty cents by her mother by working as finishers from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The witness Bald she had been doing this work since she was ten yean old but that she had not heen able to earn so much since her baby was horn. Tha Coming Congress The annual convention ot the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada which convenes In St. John, N.B., this year, Ib now only some three months away. The trades unionists of the maritime provinces expect It to be one of the largest and most successful yet held. The local committee in charge has worked hard to get things ln shape. Since the meeting of the congress in Halifax when lt last met in the extreme east, the International trades union movement has made Immense headway in the maritime provinces, and every effort is being put forth to ensure a bumper delegation from that section upon this occasion, Indeed, it may be said that the advance, of unionism down by the sea ' has been phenomenal during the past j two or three years, and if the pace set 1 is maintained, It will not be long before the east Is as well organized as the west. For this good work no small measure of praise Is due the trades and labor congress itself, and it la expected that the meeting In September will give an added impulse to the movement'in the eastern provinces. There is a strong and growing sentiment in the east that the 1915 convention should be held in Vancouver, B. C. , Ottawa laborltes propose to have oamuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, give the Labor Day oration In the capital. The "Risks" of Wealth-producers In a blasting accident at tho Oold Drop mine, Phoenix, last week, Edoff Johnson was killed outright and Jas. i,ogan received Injuries from which he may not recover. rttfW^Mas Native Labor Is Being Rapidly Displaced by - Undesirable Class Politicians of Both Parties Turn Deaf Ear to People's Protests men have law, police and military at their command to enforce the protection rights of private property. The boss Ib able to silence the voice of labor by control of the powers of physical might. The peculiar thing Is that the workers give the capitalists this power. "There are two ways for workerB getting power. First, by getting a bigger armed force than capitalism. This Is a mad dream. Political power must be conquered by working class power. The trades union movement will finally discover the need of political organization for ihe purpose of making political conquest and establishing collective ownership and democratic control ot Industry." PAGEANTS, POLITICS AND POVERTY THE PAGEANT WHICH is being held in the city to-day it supposed to represent, in allegorical fashion, the history and industry of the Pacific coait of Canada. It il a modern adaptation of the old mediaeval pageant and tournament to the requirement! of bankrupt grocers and real estate agenti. It is like applying a galvanic battery to the feet of a corpse to make it smile long enough to penuade the undertaker that he has come too early. While this circus is posing through the (tracts, the real pageant, the pageant of the poverty and unemployment of the workers, will be hiding itl misery and destitution from th: eyes of the vacuous mob, behind itl domestic doori. The history of Europe is bad enough, but time hai tempered it with that* picturesque romance which begets more charitable judgment. But the history and super-commercialization of British Columbia is the last word in the way of thingi that are vulgar and venal. The lumber interests of the province are making a very pretentious display of that industry in the procession. If it were an honest and truthful exhibition of the working-class conditions of the industry, it would ihow that throughout all the proceisei of manufacture, from the time the fallen tree enters the mill until it panes out as finished lumber, it is handled almost solely by Asiatic labor. It would alto ihow the lumbermen's association on its knees to thfkity fathers imploring them not to pass a resolimon forbidding the uie, for civic purpoiei, of lumber manufactured by Asiatic labor. It would also depict the federal and provincial governments giving the Eiquimalt and Nanaimo railway, along with $750,000 cash, and 1,900,000 acres of land to Robt. Dummuir. And the gift of coal areas on Vancouver island to the same individual-and his associates in order that they dividual and his associates in order that they might introduce the Chinese labor which, since then, hai caused the accumulation of economic iniquity which il ultimately responsible for the biggest industrial trouble in Canada at the present time. It would also show the Japanese in full control of the salmon fishing industry, coup|ed with the civilizing effect of Chinese servant! upon the domestic life of the richer citizens. If it were a pageant truly descriptive of the history, industry, and civic life of the province it would show all these things and many more. But that is not the object. It is a circus, organized for the purpose of amusing the people, who are either too blind to see below the surface, or too idle to think out for themielvei the truth which lies beneath all this disgusting sham. The big auditorium of the Labor Temple was packed to overflowing on Wednesday night to hear the venerable lady known throughout the continent as Mother Jones, who is 82 years of age. When she was Introduced to a most appreciative audience by Preeldent Walker of the Trades and Labor Council she was given an ovation. To say that she Is an orator is only a mild way of applying that term. Her address sparkled both with humor and pathoeB. "The authorities of Colorado gave me a trial by jury beoause I demanded it" she said. "The boys, too, were brought from the bastile to stand trial. There were lawyers from Charlestown but not one of them were required, because a drum-head jury had been selected; but the strikers made lt pretty hot for them. The trial was a lesson ot human brutality. Uy boys were taken to prison, and the women and children cried and. screamed to see them. She telephoned to Senator Kearns at Washington, "I send you a message of the groans and tears of the women and children. Will you relieve them?" Under the lounge in her prison cell were a couple of beer bottles. She put the message In one of them. A messenger carried the bottles down the river tor a distance' of three miles, and so the message was telegraphed. The authorities are at sea yet as to how the telegram got to Washington In spite of the gunmen and detectives. Judge Qough practically haB been dead forty years so tar as having any knowledge of human affairs are concerned. Ab soon as agitators appear they are branded as dangerous to the welfare ot the community. There was peace In Palestine till Jesus arrived. There was peace in Egypt till Moses became a disturber. Just because "Old Mother Jones" became a disturber in the mining camps the great military organization became active. When she went Into Virginia, the governor of that state, who was a progressive and belonged to the Bull Moose party, used his power to crush the miners who had been robbed and plundered for twenty years. Ten yeara previous men were brought from Greece and Italy, and were placed in a state of peonage and became virtual slaves of the mine owners. Even the merchants and others became moral cowards under the iron hands of their masters. She received fifty or one hundred letters from her boys—the miners—when a convention was called and the most horrible tales were told of the sorrows and hardships suffered by the miners, who organized and gave the owners ten days to sign a new scale. The miners got tents and put all thei. belongings into them. Then they procured 28 wagons and all left the state. The men and women walked, the children being carried. "Good God, Mother, we're so glad to get away," they oaid. Everything they had on earth they took along with them. The gunmen, with their machine guns were prepared to slaughter them on the spot. A man In overalls told Mother Jones that the authorities were going to murder the men at Trinidad. She went out there and got trenches dug to put the women and children in. The sheriff notified the governor that they did not want any gun-men. But they came and at Forbes a man, with his arms folded, was shot down ln cold blood, likewise a little boy. The government was too busy In caucus to take notice ot such doings. 'These gun-men tried to break through the lines. "Yes, Btrlkes are dangerous, but they are good things to settle, these disturbances," said the speaker. She went to El Paso and spent an hour or two with General Villa In order to break up the Btrike. A meeting was held and no Mexicans went to Trinidad. Sho was there three hours before being discovered and wbb kept in prison nine weeks. "Won't you go to Denver?" she was asked by an officer of the law. She said No. Habeas corpus proceedings were Instituted and Bhe became free. Again she was arrested and kept In a cellar for 25 days where Bewer rats abounded In plenty. She dlBorlbed In vivid terms tho awful happenings nt Ludlow. The nation was aroused, but lt muBt pay the bill. Those people who illed there did not dlo In vnln. The fight will go on and on until the people will be free. That to In the civilized state of Colorado. There Is no state on tho continent more corrupt politically. The speaker paid a left-handed compliment to tho attorney-general for trying to keop her from entering (he province, amidst loud upplnuae. The greatest peril that menacea Canada today Is not the possibility of Invasion by an armed foe, but tha unrestricted and directly encouraged Immigration of Illiterate hordes of oheap workers from European countries, where the standards of morals and living fall far below the past Ideals ot Canadian citizenship. This Is the menace at our doors, the Menace, Indeed that threatens to lower our standards of living and our Ideals ot morality and conceptions of right and wrong. It Is undeniable that crimes of violence are rapidly on the increase. From one end of the dominion to the other comes the same story ot thousands of unemployed In what should be a busy season of tbe year. Native Canadian labor Is being rapidly displaced hy the inrush of an undesirable class of uneducated and cheap workers who are lowering the standard of livelihood, and making lt an even more serious question as to how the native or English-speaking workers are to earn a livelihood In -the face of the slave labor that menaces them. The politicians at Ottawa of both the old . political partial have turned a deaf ear to the protests and importunities of the people. At a time when existing conditions ahould be causing them the most' serious eon- cern, tbey resolutely close their eyes and refuse to see the danger that confronts the nation and would fain remain Ignorant of the fact Aat a situation is being created that may eventually mean bloodshed and revolution tn a country so splendidly endowed hy the riches of nature. Unrestricted immigration is the great menace that looms so threateningly over the dominion today, and which is rapidly creating on this side of the Atlantic a state of society akin to that prevailing In many of the ill-governed countries of Europe. It Is clearly impossible for things to go on as they are developing at present. It Is nothing short of a national crime for politicians of any party to allow such a state of affairs to exist The Immigration question must be faced, and tt Is up to the working classes themselves to assert their rlghta and demand In no uncertain terms that tha present Insane and criminal policy shall be discontinued. Wherever slave labor and free labor comes into competition, free labor Ib invariably driven to the wall, and that Ib the state of affairs prevailing in Canada today, where the native workers are rapidly being replaced hy a class with lower standards of living, the serf laborers of the European continent. With thousands unemployed yet In evidence tn the moat desirable season ot the year, fresh thousands are being encouraged to come In to make a tense situation still worse.—Toronto Industrial Banner. MASS MEETING Of Carpenters Next Thursday Evening J. Bltcon, secretary of the district council of carpenters, Vancouver district, has sent out the following notice: A mass meeting of carpenters will be held in Room 401, Labor Temple, on Thursday, June 18, at 8 p. m. Business: (1) To consider raising the Initiation fee from $6 to flO In this district. (2) Election of business agent and delegates to the district counoll. (3) To consider the advisability ot affiliating with labor representation league. (4) To consider the question of making a grant ot |2 from the initiation fee of all applicants taken In, to the district council. (5) To consider the advisability of afllllatlng with the International Union of Woodworkers, with headqnurters In Berlin, Germany. (0) To consider other Important business that may come before the meeting. OTTAWO MACHINISTS President Watters on Board Secures Agreement for Men President J. C. WottorB of tho Trades and Labor congress ot Canada, recently repreaented tho machinists employed at the atreet car works tn Ottawa on a board of Inquiry which has secured them a satisfactory agreement. By the terms of the agreement, drafted by the board and signed by both the men nnd the company, increases will bo given to a large number of men. Night shift rates aro Increased ten per cent, ovor day shift, double time for Sundays, time and a half for statutory holidays, time and a half for overtime from five to twelve and double time after midnight. A Body of Carpenter Found What Is believed by friends to be the body of ThomaB Grey, the B. C | . E. R. carpenter who fell from tho Kit- s"°1' col"n"ttce will take up with tho silano bridge into False Creek some! management any matters In dlsputo weeks ago, was found last Saturday ,rom "m0 to tlm0, T,1<> new n8reo- underneath a boom of logs at the foot of Laurel street. Evidently the body bad been brought into the creek at the time the logs were towed In. An Inquest will be held at Armstrong & Hotson's parlors,at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Carpenters' Important Meeting Local 617 of the carpenters will meet In room 307, Labor Templo, Monday evening next. This Is a meeting of special Importance, Officers havo to bo elected and other serious business transacted. All members are requested to make alfort to be present when the meeting opens at 7.30 p.m. ment to a considerable Improvement over previous conditions and President Watters has been thanked for his work on the board. Nanalmo Council Did Not See Joke Nanalmo city council, at Its meeting Inst Tuesday evening, received a letter from Now Westminster trades and lnbor council. The letter condemned tho council for importing mllltla and extra poll* for May 1st. The city clerk was Instructed to write back and say that Nanaimo could manage Its own business without nny help from New Westminster labor men. Mayor Planta did not think any notice at all Bhould be taken of the letter. PAGE TWO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST. FRIDAY JUNE 12, 1914. ROYAL CITY REVIEW EDITED BV H. OIBB, BOX »34, NEW WESTMINSTER Westminster Trust, Limited Cpital, »x,ooo,ooo.oo. iubsortbsd, fBOi,ooo.oo Btswv* ruut, «MO,00O.M We have MONEY TO LOAN on improved property. Estates managed tor out-of-town and city clients. Payments collected and forwarded or invested. We act as agents only tor the purchase and sale of real estate. Deposits accepted and Interest at 4% allowed on dally balance. SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT Head Offlce: Columbia and Begbie Street, New Westminster, J. J. tonte, Kansflnr Diwctor < Men who earn their living "by the sweat of the brow" need something to keep their bodies supplied with moisture. A little beer during the day is a real necessity with the worklngman. WINEWEISER BEER is popular with all classes. Ask your dealer, or phone 75L. WESTMINSTER BREWERY, NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C. PHONE No. L-7B A. E. SUCKLING & CO; VANCOUVER DISTRIBUTERS . TRAD* UNION DIRECTORY Allied Prlntini Tradu Council—F. R Fleming, P. o. Box 16. Baken—J. Black, Boom MO, Ulbor Temple. Barbtrs-C, F. Burkhart Room 101, Labor Temple. Bartandera—Geo. W. Curnoch, Room 101, Labor Temple. Blacksmiths — Malcolm Porter, View Hill P. 0. Bookbinders—Geo. Mowat SU Dunlevy avenue. Boilermakers—A. Fraser, Hit Howe St Brewery Workers—L. B. Day. Brieklayera—William a Dagnall, Room SIB, Labor Temple. Brotherhood of Carpenten Dlstriot Counoll—Jas. Bltcon, Room 20», Labor Temple, Hod Carriers, Builders and Common Laborers—John Sully, Room 210, Labor Temple. . Ctgarmakers—Robt J. Craig, ears Kurts Cljar Factory, 72 Water Street Cooks, Walton, Waitresses — W. E. Walker, Boom 201, Labor Temple. Electrical Worken (outside)—W. F, Dunn, Room 207, Labor Temple. Electrical Worken (Inside)—Room 207: F. L. Estinghausen. Engineers—E. Prendergaat, Room 210, Labor Temple. Granite Cutters—Edward Hurry, Columbia Hotel. Garment Worker*—Mln McRae, Labor Temple. Glassworkers—Charles Roberts. Labor Temple. Groundmen's Union (I. B. E. W.)—R. McBaln, oare of B. C. B. R. Horeeshoen_— A. C. MacArthur, City Loco. Engineers—A. E. Solloway, 1011 Pacific. Tel. Sey. 8071L. Longshoremen—Geo. Thomas, 140 Alexander Street. Machinists—J. H. MoVety. Room 211, Labor Temple. Miners, W. F. of M.—R. P. Pettlpleoe, Room 217, Labor Temple, Musicians—H. J. Brasnohl, Rooms 20-30, Williams Bldg., 41S Oranvllle straet Marbleworkers—Frank Hall, Janes Road, Molders—D. Brown, ttt Broadway West Moving Ptcture Operators—A. 0. Han- ' sen, Room 100, Loo Building. Photo Engraven—A Knft, Dominion Engraving Co., Empire Block. Palntere-^J. Train, Room 803, Labor Tomple. Plumbers—Room 211 Labor Temple. Pressmen—P. D. Edward, Labor Temple. Plasterers—John Jamea Cornish, 1101 Eleventh Ave. East. Pattern Makers—Tom Smith, 141 Broadway west. Quarry Workers—James Hepburn, can Columbia Hotel. Railway Conductors—O. W. Hatch, 711 Beatty street. Railroad Trainmen—A Box 241. Railway Carmen—A. Robb, 420 Nelson Street. E. McCorvillo, Seamen's Union—Cor. Main and Hasting Structural Iron Worken—w. L. v„i, Room 201, Labor Temple. Heights, B.C. Letterearrlei " . rlen-Robt. Wight District It. Lathers—Victor R. Mldgley, Box 1044, Loco. Firemen and Engineers—James Patrick, Ull Homer stnet. btoneoutten—James Rayburn, P. O. Box 1047. Sheet Metal WorkerB—H. C. Dougan, No. 1, Fifteenth Ave. West. Straet Railway Employees—A. V, Lofting, 2111 Trinity Street Stereotypers—W. Bayley, oan Province, City. Telegraphers—E. B. Peppln, Box 412. Trades and Labor Council—Geo. Bartley, Room 210 Labor Temple. Typographical—H. Neelanda, Box 81, Tailors—C. McDonald, Box COS. Theatrical Stage Employees—Gordon Martin, 117 Prior street THelayem and Helpers— UpholBterers—A. Duthle. 1012 Homer Bt. FRASER FISHERMEN IN Stick to Original Position and Refuse To Be Misled Resents Government Sticking to Orientals and Want Preference COTTON'S WEEKLY — Beat Socialist propaganda paper In Canada. Price SO cents per year; In clubs of four, SB cents for 40 weeks. Address, COWANSVILLH, F.Q. ANNOUNCEMENT Oustavus Myera, historian and socialist, has added another Immensely valuable volume to bis works ln The History of Canadian Wealth JUST COMPLETED There never has been a single work ot any kind ln Canada giv- Ing the real economic history of Canada; not even a bourgeois history. Therefore lt will he Invaluable to socialists and students. Mr. Myers writes: "The history of the Canadian land grabs Is one of the most gigantic ever seen. I spent nearly two years going over official documents ln the archives, that tell an appalling story of the way capitalism has run Canada. 'The book will detail how the great land, mines and other domains were gobbled up by the financial powers. Some portions will be devoted especially to the Roman Catholic Church ln Canada. What This Great Work Contains 347 PAGES Blue Cloth Binding Stamped in Gold The Quest of Trade and New Sources of Wealth. The Ecclesiastical and Feudal Lords The Hudson's Bay Company Wars on the Pur Traders and Companies The Landed and Mercantile Oligarchy The Landed Proprietors Revolt Against Feudalism Sovereignty of ths Hudson's Bay Company Passing of the Hudson's Bay Company's Sovereignty Inception of the Railroad Power B. c. "^ Flrat Period of Railway Promoters Contest for the Pacific Railway Era of Railway Magnates Progress cf the Railway Lords Extsnslon of Railway Possessions Appropriation of Coal, Timber and Other Lands Distribution of Railway Subsidies Federatlonist, Room 217, tabor Temple Vancouver, B. C. Enolosed find 11.60 for which please innu Myers' History of Canadian Wealth Address NBWI WESTMINSTER, June 9.— That there has beep a startling change In the attitude of the Fraser river fishermen was evidenced at the meeting held on Saturday afternoon last. Heretofore the fishermen have been bickering and quarrelling about up and down river privileges, the lower drift men contending that the upper drift men had the better chance to make a stake, while the up river men asserted that they had but two or three days a week to flsh and then there were no more fleh until the sheltered Sunday came. After all this squabbling lt was rather refreshing to see the solidarity of the fishermen at the meeting on Saturday afternoon last. President W. E. Maiden reported that he hud a conference with Col. J, D. Taylor, M.P,, and Chief Fisheries Inspector F. H. Cunningham, regard ing the resolutions the fishermen had adopted at their meeting on May 16, which provided tor the prohibition ot Asiatics above the Fraser river bridge at New Westminster; limiting of licenses on the Fraser to a number to be agreed upon by the Interested canneries and the fishermen's association, and the Issuance of licenses to white and Indian fishermen for month prior to their Issuance to any other persons whatsoever. Col. Taylor and Mr. F. H. Cunningham did not look with favor upon the last two resolutions of the fishermen, although the same had been adopted In their entirety by several municipalities and also the city of New Westminster, and they contended that as long aB the Americans were allowed to fleh so indiscriminately for salmon in Puget. sound, it would be unwise to limit the licenses on the Fraser river. As the third clause, relative to the issuance of licenses to whites and Indians for a month prior to their Issuance to any other persons, is practically contingent upon the second clause, this also was negatived hy the M.P., and the fisheries Inspector. After listening to the report of their president the fishermen solidly stuck to their original resolutions and refused to abate their demands one iota. It had been supposed that a suggestion by Col. Taylor and Mr. Cunningham that the fishing above the Fraser river bridge be restricted to bona fide residents for the entire year, thuB giving the up-river residents the whip hand In the matter there, would be agreeable to them, but would be opposed by the downriver men. It shows a solid spirit of fight when the up-river men refused to accept the concession so willingly granted by the downriver men, as they want to hear their brunt of the fight, and as George Browse, of Port Haney, said, it was a privilege granted by the government, and the white men should have some Bay as to whom that privilege should he granted. The executive was instructed to take the matter up with the member and the fisheries Inspector. Street Rallwaymen's Union NBW WESTMINSTER, June 10 — Considerable satisfaction was expressed by the members of the Street Railway Employees' union ln the award handed down by the hoard of conciliation ln the dispute between the men and. the B. C. E, R. company. While the employees have gained nothing new, the fact that they had retained what had been theirs' from the time the agreement waB made was considered a little more than had generally heen expected, especially in view ot the actions of previous boards. The fact that even the company's representative had acquiesced to the stand taken by the men on some of the matters In dispute led tbe members to beliere that their troubles were now at an end as far as the Interpretation of the agreement goes. Another fact which gave considerable satisfaction was the able manner tn which The Federatlonist had taken up the cause of the union, and due oredlt was given to the paper as being the only Journal In British Columbia which had mentioned even the fact that any controversy existed betvaon the men and the company. W The meeting was well attended, the turnout of members being much larger than usual. The report ot Business Agent Yates showed a satisfactory condition of affairs except for the general slackness of work which continues In all departments, IA communication from Vincent & Mclnnes, carriage painters, complaining that two members of the union were doing outside painting work while working in the shops was referred to the executive committee for investigation. Bros. Wm. Patterson, Wm. Moodle and John Geddes were elected as delegates to the Trades and Labor council In place of Delegates Kenyon and Cameron. Brothers McKlbben and R. Smyth were reported on the sick list, but lt was Bald their condition had Improved to Buch an extent that they would be able to return to work In n few days. <Jomplalnt waa made thnt the post ofllce authorities, Instead of delivering the official journal of the order, The Motorman and Conductor, to the addresses on the paper, sent them In bundles to the depot, where most of them were loBt. The matter was referred to the executive committee and steps will be taken to remedy the abuse If possible. Lloyd Oeorge Confesses Social Reform Is only "trial to Stem Tide People Educated To-day as Their Masters were Fifty Years Ago In discussing the budget in the imperial house of commons recently, Right Honorable Lloyd George confessed that the social reform of the liberal party Is only an attempt to stem the tide which is sweeping the democracy towards socialism. Replying to criticisms from the torles, Mr. George said he was not responsible for the change in national finance. "It Ib really a change ln the condition of the oountry," he explained. "The national finance is up again a new world." And then he used these words: "Gentlemen opposite forget that the education acts of the last forty years have effected an enormous change ln the attitude of the people towards governments. Unhealthy houses and starving children were thought ln the old days to be. dispensations of providence. The people think so no longer. They are as educated today as their masters were fifty years ago. They know, so far from its being a divine decree, lt Ib, on the contrary .the mismanagement of men. They mean to demand change and 'they are coming to this house, which they command, realizing for the first time their power. Gentlemen opposite think that rumors of Insurrection are only to heard in Ulster. They are mistaken. There Ib a revolt surging up around them tn thlB country amongst millions of men against their conditions, and unless the rich, the opulent people of this country, are prepared ln time to make sacrifices to lift their less favored fellow citizens out of their wretchedness the day will come, and it will come soon, hwen they will look back with amazement and with regret to the day when they protested against the is. 4d. extra insurance against re volution proposed by the govern ment." "Mother" Jones Pleads for the Unification of the Workers Describes Recent Happen ings in Labor World of the U. S. FATAL RUNNING BOARDS Toronto Street Rallwaymen Protest Against Death Traps There was a large turnout of the Toronto street railway employees at the meeting on June 1st, says The Banner. The question of the deadly running board and side steps of the open cars, was up, and caused some pretty plain talk to be indulged in, and lt was decided that an application be made to the Ontario railway board for an order t» compel the Tor onto street railway company to do away, with these death traps, and the result of the said application to be reported back to the members at the earliest possible'moment. The street railway company claims to be very anxious that the men shoull join the "Safety First League," while they themselves maintain one of the most dangerous and out of date devices known; there Ib no worse menace that the street car operators and the .travelling public have to face than theBe Bide steps on the open cars. Safety first Bhould work both ways, and the street railway corporaton should Itself set a good example, During the present season, since the open cars have been ln operation, a number of bad accidents have already occurred, and many narrow es- capes from death or serious Injury. On May 24th, A. Duckworth was killed by a fall from the side steps. The fatality occurred on a piece of good track. Thel danger is greatly Increased by running over the many bad parts of the track which abound on different sections of the system. E. .Wtenzel, of the Lansdowne barn, fell from the side steps of his car on May 25th, and was taken to the general hospital, and has not yet returned to work. S. Thomas, of Roncesvalles barn, fell on May 27th, and was badly bruised, and it will be some considerable time before he will be able to operate his car again. J. H. Jones, of King street barn, tell on May 29th, sustaining a strained wrist, while his face and hands were badly cut and 'skinned. It will be noted that all these casualties occured within the space of six days; one death and three men seriously injured. Some idea ot the harvest that may be reaped before the warm weather Is over may be im aglned. VICTORIA, B. C, June 10.—On Tuesday, June the 9th, Mother Jones addressed a record meeting in Victoria. The meeting was held In the temporary premises of the First Baptist church, the chair being occupied by A. Watchman, president of the B. C. Federation of Labor. The first speaker was G. Pettigrew, international board member of the U, M. W. ot A., who ln a short address gave the salient features* of the miners' strike on Vancouver Island. Then, amidst a storm of applause, Mother Jones arose to address the crowded audience. And well was it worth the efforts put, forth to hear this veteran of a hundred fights, with a knowledge of her subject, which could not be surpassed, she gave the history of the recent happenings ot the labor world ln the United States, and with lt the outstanding brutal actions of the military in the different strikes which have taken place during the last year or two, and with that human touch which is the keynote of her success with the workers, she pleaded for the unification of labor's forces. With all the recent events at Ludlow firmly Impressed on her mind, she gave a graphic picture of tbe horrors which took place there under the protection of the authorities, and one could almost see the scene, so vividly did she portray them, of indescribable atrocities. Her main appeal was to the women, who were well represented at this meeting, telling them lt was better to think of those who were suffering around them, on the Industrial field, than to waste their time ln working tor the heathen of foreign countries. Again and again did she appeal to the women to use their in- nuence on the men, and especially on the children, so that when their time came to take their place in the world, to struggle for the means of subsistence, that they would play their part like men, and well might she ask for the support of the women, tor with women Uke Mother Jones, and men with the same untiring energy, the labor movement would go forward to the goal we have in sight, the freeing of humanity with greater momentum, and with a final appeal to all to enter the fight against capitalism, Mother jones closed one of, if not the finest, appeals to the labor movement ln Victoria. One cannot but think that the sight of this grand old lady at her great age; spending her energy ln the fight for labor will do much to shame the young, people In the movement, who by their apathetic attitude have been a hindrance to the efforts put forth by organized labor in this city. CARPENTERS General Secretary Duffy Reports Activity General Secretary Duffy, of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, announces the following trade movements: Carpenters in St. Catherines, Can., received an increase ln wages of 3 cents per hour, effective July 1, 1914. Jackson, Mich., an increase of 2 1-2 cents per hour, making the minimum wage ln that city.40 cents per hour. Unlontown, Pa., an increase from 40 to 45 cents per hour. Strikes are under way in Cincinnati, Ohio, (700 men involved), Troy, N.Y.; and New Caatle, Pa., all ln a fair way to settlement. Local unions were organized ln the following cities during the month ot April: Denver, Colo,; (Carriage, Auto and Wagon Makers), Maiden, Mo.; Gridley, Cal.; Reeves, 111.; Winnipeg, Can.; Allentown, Pa.; (mtllmen); Jerome, Ariz.; Wauchula, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; (Hungarian), and Dodge City, Knns. MINARD'S LINIMENT CURES COLDS, ETC. Trade Disputes In April The number of trade disputes reported to have been In existence Canada during April was ten, two more than in the preceding month, and twenty-three less than during April of last year. Thirteen firms end 1,297 employees were Involved in these disputes, four firms and 160 employees being Involved in the new disputes of the month. During Morch 1,448 employees were Involved in trade disputes, nnd during April, 1913, the number Involved was 8,43o! Look Out for Union Robber Tho United Mine Workers of America request all labor unionists to keep their eyes open for Henry Neville, ex-financial secretary and treasurer of local union, No. 934, U. M. W. of A.,- disappeared on April 13, 1914] with funds of above local union in his possession to the amount of (11492.03. Inoluded ln this amount was the sum of $555.50 being the assessments levied for the benefit of the Btrlking copper miners of upper Michigan. We appreciate your custom and try to retain It. We expect every sale we make to lay the foundation for future business. Our idea of the way to do this Is to give the best and biggest value to be had, whether you pay |15 or $25 for your Buit or overcoat. That we succeeded in giving out patrons unusual value is evident. Just compare our suits with those Bold elsewhere. Nothing like them anywhere at the same prices. In Borne stores you'll have to pay 13 or even $6 or more for the same quality. Tho 8hop of Fashion-Craft. Thoa. Foster A Co., Ltd., 614 Granville 8t. PRES, J. SMITH RETIRE8 New Senior Officer to be Elected In District 18 President John Smith, of District 18, United Mine Workers ot America, has resigned. Nominations for his successor are now being made and the election will take place June 20th. President Smith had been ln ofllce just one year, having assumed his duties June 1st, 1913. His resignation came as a great surprise to some of the camps ot the district, which covers the entire length of the Crow's Nest Pass. President Smith had many times stated that lt requested to resign at any time he would do bo, as he considered the process of recalling an officer far too tedious and clumsy. Consequently, when Bellevue local union called for his resignation for what they alleged was "general inefficiency," he resigned. Smith's Immediate predecessors in ofllce were Clem Stubs and Wm. Powell. No news Is yet to hand as to who is likely to be nominated. C. P, R, Shops Close Last week the C. P. R. shops ln Winnipeg were Bhut down from Wednesday evening to the following Tuesday morning. Upon starting up lt was announced that until further orders single men would be worked in relays, two weeks on and two weeks oft. Married men will be put on a forty- hour per week schedule. A number of men were laid off entirely until things pick up again. Immigrants During April Immigration to Canada during April showed a decrease of 52 per cent, as compared with April,, 1913. 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North Vancouver, was well ailed last Sunday evening with an attentive audience to hear the address of Parker Williams, M. L. A. for Newcastle, V.I. In commencing he said that he was going to deal with provincial polities. There were only two men ln the provincial government — Attorney-general Bowser and Premier Sir Richard McBride —who did things, their followers being passive incidentals When It came to legislators and legislation, some waxed fat off the latter. He (the speaker) had been In the legislature for eleven years, but did not get very fat over it. There were enough people getting a living by their wits, and he did not want to go Into competition with them. (Laughter.) One purpose he had ln view was to try to show what the conservative party ln British Columbia really was. Its dictator was courageous—a sort of miniature edition ot Napoleon Bonaparte—and as a servant of the people he had one department to direct, which became a keyboard to manipulate all the other departments. "I am a representative for one district, and when I meet my constituents I must do so ln the open," said Mr. Williams. "But when the attorney-general wants a meeting of his constituents he calls a ward meeting and talks to the faithful ln private. The next morning the proceedings, though somewhat colored, appear in the con' servative press." By this and other means the conservative party has smashed.the Individuality of it's members. And now there Is No One Left to defend either Bowser and McBride, They realize this and are now trying to push forward and make a speaker out of a pigmy politician by the name of Foster. "Ood help him if I meet him on the platform," said the speaker. "I will pay him four bits a minute if he wtll meet me on the public platform and discuss provincial issues." (Applause.) At present he is going around holding pink tea meetings. There are only two members now -In the opposition ln the house, and he (Williams) was the only one left out of twenty who were there eleven years ago. The Ave, ten and fifteen cent conservative politicians will tell you anything to boost their leaders—Bowser and McBride. They will say that all progress made, from the Panama to the northern parts of Canada and between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, was due to Sir Richard McBride. The noble knight then must be asleep to let the bottom drop out of things as has been done. If McBride assumes the responsibility for all the commercial development that has taken place—but the speaker did not think that he was quite so simple—he wss something different to being an honest man (Applause.) In handling the affairs of the province they must handle them ln trust for the people. Just look at the way ln which public moneys were being handled as trust funds! In the administration Of the affairs of the people—if the theory of trust holds good—It should be done In the best interests of the majority of the people of the province. The Working Claas The workingmen, small farmers and other producers belong to the vast majority, namely, the working class. The cost of government during the ten years of conservative rule has been enormous. Ten years ago the population was 198,000; now it Is 450,000. Ten years ago the cost of administration was $3,500,000 a year; now it Is over $18,000,000 annually— so the cost of government has increased- over 500 per cent. The cost per head should be less as population Increases. Within a radius of Ave miles of Vancouver one-half of the population of British Columbia is located, and over three-fourths of the population of the whole province was living ln organized municipalities. Yet It cost Ave times as much to run the government today as lt did ten years ago. With double the population it required $40 to $45 per head for every man, woman and child—Indian, Chinese, Hindoo and Jap. In some districts the settlers had to slash roads for the children to go to school —notwithstanding that some of the most extravagant roads in the world had been built by the province. The government had built a winding road on a mountain side ln order that automobiles could get to the top, so that tourists might see if the snow there In August was as cold as lt was In January. Money could be found for this extravagence, but the government could not afford to build trails for school children so that they could go to school without wet feet. Bridle Trails Vancouver island Is hardly scratched, but hundreds of bridle trails to the Ice and snow ln the mountains In Stratheona park have been made. For another rond near *\ Hope six miles long, the government paid $79,000. Of course it did not cost that sum. Some good conservative must have packed away a large am, ount of that money. The government claims that it calls for tenders for public works and that the contract Is always awarded to the lowest tender. But then a conservative can undercut the most economical contractor. For Instance, a contract was awarded to build a bridge at Revelstoke for $45,000. In the end It cost $96,000. It costs British Columbia more than It does Ontario, with Its population of over 2,000,000. for the administration of provincial affairs. There was a job at Victoria to in- tpMiUtl.il Whol. WhMt Bread Cholct Family Ureal Wadding ud Blrlhdsr Cakes. w. Vs. Vain Tint. BELYEA'S BAKERY ALL KINDS OP CAKES. PASTRY AND CONFECTIONERY Hot Drink, and Lunches All Ooods Frwh Dally. tes. aer. no4. crease the ground space of the legislative buildings. A contract fo; the excavation for same was. called for by tender. Geo. A. Fraser, a former member of the house, and a druggist, was the . successful tenderer. The other fellows who put In tenders had full equipped plants. Fraser had no equipment, but he got the job. On the face of lt all lt looked queer. After he had started on the job lt was discovered that the black soil, which had to be removed anyway was necessary for the government grounds. He was ordered to put it In a pile, and so he got Ave limes more per yard than what the subcontract- ors on railway construction for removing rock received. Questionable Deals This deal was In keeping with that of Mr. Matson, the owner of the News- Advertiser and two other provincial newspapers. This gentleman stated he worked ten months on negotiations with the Songhees reservation Indians to acquire their property tor the government—but it would have been better had he said ten minutes Instead—and had received $75,000 for tits labors. Another case the speaker had in mind was that of Messrs. Alexander and Reld when they buncoed the Indians out of the Kltsilano reserve. These worthies received $40,000 each for two weeks' work. Are they so far superior in their makeup to you workingmen that they can really earn that big amount of money in two weeks when you cannot possibly make a similar amount in your lifetime. Last year Matson's three news-, papers cleaned up $37,000 for printing. The conservatives have also tied the country press to the tall of the party kite. An evening paper had been kept running for only five months and received $8,000. Here were cases where good conservatives had been rewarded for their services. All this Is so much for the record of the public accounts, which have so far received no audit. But in time there may be an auditor general's report. When Mr. Brewster was ln the house he (Brewster) moved a resolution to the effect that the committee on public accounts be given certain powers, which was seconded by Mr. Williams. The leader of the house from day to day had this resolution put off until the last day at 3 o'clock when the motion was passed. Nothing Was Done At precisely 4 o'clock the house was prorogued. And when the. house rose the committee was dissolved snd nothing was done. Thus the laws are manipulated to suit the exigencies of a political machine. Mr. Williams then dealt with at length the eases of the striking miners of Vancouver Island and explained where the attorney-general bad used bis position to obtain jurymen to suit hts ends. The speaker had been asked If he were In favor of home rule for Ireland, and his reply was thst he would like to see home rule ln British Co lumbla. No one could find the earmarks of statesmanship on any leg's lstion ever promulgated by the con servative party at Victoria, let alone the results of every-day business methods. The executive council had become the fighting ground of the big capitalist in all his multifarious schemes and at the same time the creeping ground of those concerned in small matters. Three Pieces of Legislation There were three pieces of legislation that stood out to the credit of the premier and his colleagues, name ly, the Umber act, the university act and the railway act. These pieces of legislation should be taken as origin' ating with Premier McBride. Let us see If the ear-marks of statesmanship are on any of these pieces of legislation: Ten years ago, one square mile of timber was held by tlmbermen on an annual lease. Later, lt changed that lt could he held for 16 years. The timber Interests got busy and had the act changed so that they could hold a lease for 21 years. And, lastly, the timber m'en came down again and' had the law changed giving the ma perpetual lease. Last session an act was passed setting forth timber dues, payable within 50 years. Not very long ago Premier McBride boasted af having a surplus of nine million dollars. Having surpluses always are taken br a proof of sound business. In two years the government got rid of this vast amount, and now it has gone to the pawnbroker and raised $7,500,000, though It was empowered to raise the sum of $10,000,000 to keep the conservatives in good humor. Posterity must pay this loan because lt bad no vote against the scheme. When the time comes, nnd It will come before the next 50 years have pussed, there will be a change In these arrangements. (Applause.) The 'spoakor tailed to see anything but a weak government, always slinking ln the presence of the timber and other big Interests. A University Regarding the building of and establishing n provincial university In British Columbia, Mr. Williams sold that 99 per cent, of the children dropped out before they had finished the public school. There was only one-third of one per cent, of school children who went so far In the curriculum as to knock at tho door of the university. The university was the crowning cap or apex of the system of education, and very few boys of workingmen could possibly be provided for In order to got there. There are to be as much provincial values spent on this university as thero will be spent on 99 2-3 of all tho school children of the province. There, nro numbers of towns ln British Columbia that nre paying eight per cent, for money to run the schools. And that expenses ln connection therewith nre being chlsled off to the lowest figure, because economy must bo practised to the lowest limit. This oan only bo done at the cost of Inefficiency. University Btudents as n rule range In ages from 20 to 26 yeilrs, and tho boys of working people cannot be packed nlong by their parents to complete tbelr studies with an ornamental education. (lApplause.) The speaker then tool: up the question of Banator- lums for the elimination of tho "white plague." He said that thero were over 400 victims who died of consumption or tuberculosis every year In British Columbia. The doctors said that the disease was due to lack of proper and sufficient food and the Need of Sanitation Dr. Proctor, of the Tranqullle sanatorium had asked tbe government for assistance, because the Institution wns cramped tor money. Tbe place was Ailed with patients, and room was sorely needed for 40 more. The government could' not eome to its rescue, but It could afford to spend $560,000 on a university for 200. students. After a great deal of pressure Premier McBride consented to advance the paltry sum of $10,000. In contrast, Mr. Williams cited tbe case of Col. Thompson, the gentleman who plans the bridle trails In Stratheona park and who receives $15,000. a year for his work. The amount equivalent to eight months of this man's salary tne government hesitated to provide for the sanatorium established to fight the dread disease of tuberculosis. "First of all, let us wipe out the great white plague," said "the speaker," even If we can only have a frame shack for the unfortunates before we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a university." (Applause.) He was not opposed to the higher education, but he believed the greater number should receive the first consideration of the government. The railway proposals of the government are a monument to Sir Richard. The C. N. R. scheme was started by guaranteeing bonds on $35,000 a mile to build a railroad to Yellow Head Pass, In a printed public speech of Premier McBride in 1910 he stated that fact was definite. ■ In 1912 the premier said that more money was required to build tunnelB and other unforeseen work. So $10,000,000 was voted to the C. N. R. Again in 1914 $10,000 a pile extra was asked for, which was granted. Mors Grants At the time the opposition wanted to know something about the details, and was assured that if the grant was passed a better road would be built. It was contended by the speaker at the time that the company were acting rather queer, and lt looked as If there was something radically wrong about the whole business. It trans plred at Ottawa that the McKenzle and Mann syndicate had some 28 subsidiary companies. It also came out that hundreds and thousands of workingmen had not received their wages. The company estimated that the cost of the road bed would be $1.40 per cubic yard, and let the contract to one of Its subsidiaries for $1.20, and this work was again sub' let all the way down to 40 cents a yard for rock, and those who did the actual work got only 20 cents the yard. That was the policy of the Canadian Northern railway company. At the time this concern was given a further grant it was bankrupt. Regarding the Canadian Collieries ex Lieutenant governor Dunsmuir owned the coal fields on Vancouver Islsnd. They were purchased for eleven millions of dollars, wblch wss the purchase price of* probably two mines, covering one thousand acres ln area. This proposition in turn was capitalised for fifteen millions. It was quite evident that no returns could come from them. The Investors became restless. An explosion in the mines or a strike must occur in order to straighten out accounts. The speaker thanked goodness that the explosion did not take place. Then a Strike And so it was resolved by McKenzle and Mann that a strike must take place. So Sir Richard McBride, the minister ot mines, refused absolutely to call for an investigation. Mr. Williams then took up the whole history of the strike on Vancouver Island and explained to the satisfaction of the audience that dlsplcable scheme, ln which the honorable the premier was a derelict in his duty for not settling the same. He put the blame on the gas committee. At the same time Dunsmuir sold the mines for six millions. The purchasers manipulated affairs and disposed of the Interests for a larger amount. Bowser now appears with his bragadoclo and says that the government is secured lu Its obligations to build the railroad, and it necessary, will take them'over and operate the same. First of all Napoleon must acquire ownership of the terminals as well as the bridges, sixteen in number, on tbe line or construction to Fort George. And ln the face of bis proposition the valiant Bowser says, and with eighteen fag ends of terminals already owned by McKenzle and Mann to contend wltb, that thu government Is guaranteed with its legislation guaranteeing $45,000 a mile. "When you sturt to ropudlule national or provincial debts, ladles and gentlemen, you will get no more public money from tbe old country," said tbe speaker. Tho present aggregation In power at Victoria were misleading in their false promises from start to finish, In the future It. will not.be a healthy proposition to be a conservative. From labor's standpoint the party's work, conducted by Bowser nnd McBride, has been anything but satisfactory. No Progress There has been no material progress made during the past ten years, all tho legislative work has been meaningless. Mr. Williams then discussed und explained the report of the labor commissioners and proved that that document condemned lu no modest terms the government ln being barefaced derelicts In its duties. Lust winter thero appeared at Victoria a deputation from Vancouver, that represented to tlie government {thnt there were ten thousand men un-1 employed in tho terminal city. After many days tho government replied; thnt plenty of men would be omplowed i on Iho Pacific Oreat Eastern railroad. Nothing became of this overture. The provincial government promised to pay the Salvation army and the C. N. | II. $2.80 to $,'1.50 for working men dumped ln the city. And It.also j passed an appropriation of $.",0,000 to i encourage Immigration. Mr. Wll-1 Hams then dlscussod tho ethics nf i socialism to the great interest of bis hearers. Parker Willllams' discourse! was that of an honest and enrnosl man which uppenled to his audience, and no great orator could excel him i self better. 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MOTHER JONES has been, and gone, despite the attempt made by the department of provincial police to prevent her coming into Canada, There can be very little doubt who was responsible. It would be wasted „..„„ lime to go any further than JONES Attorney-general Bowser in enters looking for the place whence r an ana me 'n*truct>on came. It was CANADA rJWj clum,y pjKe 0f purf. ness. If he had wanted the old lady stopped at the boundary he could have made request direct to the officials without allowing his police to be seen at all. But when the request was made by them it left no doubt as to whence it originated. Why should he want to keep Mother Jones out? Was he scared of this old lady of 82? She does not seem to have done any damage, but she certainly gave great delight to the minera and their women folk, who were thus enabled to hear her. The main thing to be remembered about her coming is that if there had been no organized labor movement here she would have been kept out. It was directly due to the quick action and the prestige of the trades and labor council of Vancouver that the federal immigration authorities at Ottawa decided to over-ride Bowser in his miserable effort to bully the old lady. Eternal vigilance is the price which the labor movement has to pay for the political stupidity1 of the workera in sending men like Bowser to enforce the law. 18 ELECTION IN DISTRICT 18 DISTRICT EIGHTEEN of the United Mine Workers of America is situated in the Crow's Nest Pass, which is partly in British Columbia and partly in southern Alberta. The resignation of President J. Smith, as announced in our news columns, will require the election of his successor. It is stated that the reason for his retirement is due to a request to that effect from the Bellevue local union, and in pursuance of the statement made some time ago by President Smith that, if requested by any local to resign, he would do so without putting the district to the expense and deloy of recall proceedings. We have known President Smith for some years, and hold him in high esteem both for his personal qualities and his staunch trade unionism. B«t we think he has made a mistake in depriving the district of a president with twelve months' experience just because of the action of one local. District 18 can ill afford to change officers at the present time. , The agreement which now exists, between the miners and the operators is about to expire, and the experience and efforts of tried officers will be needed in its renewal. However, as the step has been taken and a new president mutt be chosen, it is to be hoped that the judgment of the membership will be decided by their answer to the question: "Who is the best man among us to barter with the Operators for the purchase of our labor power?" That was not die case at the time President Smith was elected. Political feeling ran high and overshadowed the situation. Clem Stubs was President Smith's predecessor, and John O. Jones was vice-president. That was a little over a year ago. The Alberta provincial elections were on and J. O. Jones ran on a "liberal-labor" ticket, endorsed by Premier Sifton, for the city of Lethbridge. Clem Stubs, by this action of his subordinate officer, was drawn into the election campaign. The membership of the district had endorsed tbe principles of socialism as their political policy and called for the resignation of their president and vice-president At the subsequent election neither were returned. The situation which the political feeling of the day produced, confused the issue. We have no use for, or faith in, "liberal-labor" politics, and we hope that no officer of the organized labor movement in this country will ever be elected to a house of legislature on such a ticket. It would denote a benighted level of intelligence on the part of the workers who elected him. The United Mine Workers of America is not a political organization. It is an industrial organization of. workers, banded together as sellers of their common commodity, labor power, for the purpose of selling that labor power at a price sanctioned by collective decision and consent, higher than they could hope to obtain by individual bargaining. In choosing the officers of that organization, the most important question to be considered is not "What are the politics of this or that man?" but "Who is the best man to bargain with the mine-owners for the purchase of our labor power?" The activities of a labor union should deal solely with that part of the affairs of the working class which is known to economic students as "the commodity struggle." It is separate and distinct from that part which is known as "the political struggle." Those who do not recognize the difference have not studied their Marx well enough to be clear on the point and have no right to call themselves socialists inasmuch as they do not understand these rudiments of socialism. The proper place for politics is in a political party devoted to the business of furthering the interests of the workers along the lines of the political struggle. It may be said that if all the membera of a labor union hold the same political views, that union is justified in turning itself into a political party, But that does not alter the fact that fundamentally the organization is a commodity-selling organiza tion. While so many workers do not see these things clearly there is bound to be a certain amount of confusion arise from the introduction of politics into labor unionism, just as there would be from the introduction of religion. The fact that all the members of district 18 have the same interest as coal miners should be the binding principle which keeps them loyal to the organization irrespective of politics or anything else. And as long as their officers are true to the interests of their members as sellers of that particular class of labor power which is known as coal mining, those officers are worthy of the confidence of the membera of the union. We are not concerned about the choice which district 18 may make in its officers except to say "Pick out die man or men who can make the best bargain for your labor power with the operators, and until he proves that his politics are bringing you a bad bargain give him your support." AFTER THE "HIGH cost of living" has been exhausted as a subject for the attentions of commissions and probes, it is stated on reliable authority that the domestic policy of the early Peruvians will be very thoroughly inquired into. COST Of Close scrutiny will also lie LIVING made into the risibility of the COMMISSION ancient Troglodytes with a view to discovering how far they might have been of practical use for modern parliamentary purposes. However, the commission.appointed to sit on the public outcry against "the high cost of living" has been with us this week. The price of meat has been very sympathetically considered: while the relative men's of calves' liver anu beef stew as comestibles suitable and nourishing for the common people have been subjected to most vigorous investigation. Carrots, as a consolatory vegetable, would also meet with the approval of the commission. The commission contained only one economist. But it will not discover, to the people of Canada, the real cause of the evil which it has been sent out to investigate. In the first place it is supposed to be inquiring into something which it is not supposed to be inquiring into. It is not the high "cost" of living which is the trouble. It is die high "price," which is something very different. In these days of highly improved machinery and collective methods of production, it does not "cost" any more to produce the necessaries of the world's daily life. But the "price" which is charged for those things is more. We believe the cause to lie in the fact that the natural resources of the earth, from which these things are produced, and the machinery with which they are manufactured and distributed, are the property of private individuals or corporations, who use their ownership to make the mass of the people pay through the nose for things which they must have, unless they are prepared to die of starvation. We believe the cure for the malady lies in using the.political power of the common people to legislate the ownership of those monopolies out of the hands of the monopolists into the hands of the whole of the citizens. Until that is done, commissions may sit and enquire as often and as much as they like, but the high price of living will still remain to be solved when they have finished. It will be solved by the workers using their political power to feed themselves instead of their masters, as they do now. SIR PERCY SCOTT is an admiral who knows his business. At the age of 61 he knows most of the things which can be learned from a life-long contact with naval affairs. He says in the English "Times" of last Friday, "I can see no use WILL for battleships and very little SCIENCE chance for fast cruisers. The KILL WAR navy will be entirely changed. Naval officers will no longer live on the sea, but either above or under it." Thus does he sum up the influence which the science and inventions of the past ten years have had upon naval warfare. The admiralty authorities hasten to describe the statement as "premature and mischievous." That is what might be expected. Recent revelations in the British house of commons disclosed the fact that officials and ex-officials of the admiralty, their relatives and social connections, both in parliament and out, have a large financial interest in the armament firms which build ships for the navy. It would be directly against their material interests to have orders for battleships cease, and the vast amount of capital represented by battleship-producing machinery, thrown on the junk heap. Of course, it was "mischievous and premature" for such a startling assertion to be made by one so highly placed, without warning being first given quietly, so that these patriots could have time to unload on the nation by advocating the nationalization of their ship-yards. However, that is only a little by-the-way comment on the habits of these people. The main point is, that science is fast reducing war to ridicule and sending its engines of destruction to the discard, As long as the destroying medium could only move on land and water, international boundary lines, guarded by fortifications of fabulous cost, amounted to something. With the coming of the r.eroplane and its adaptation to warfare those lines of fortification become eventually useless. Sea-coast defences and heavily armored battleships, costing $10,000,- 000 each, suffer the same fate from the introduction and perfection of submarine boats, capable of blowing large battleships and the strongest booms that could be stretched across a harbor mouth into splinters without being seen in the process. With these new developments, the human equation in warfare becomes less. The number of men needed is not so many. The struggle is between highly efficient machines manipulated by a few experts. Brawn, in battle, gives way to brain. Now comes along a still greater invention which promises lo finally annihilate the folly of war despite the stupidity of men. Guilio Uhvi, an Italian engineer, by means of electric waves projected after the fashion of wireless telegraphy, has exploded mines buried ,in the water ten miles away. Powder was put in a gutta-percha bag covered with fibre and placed in a porcelain box. This box was placed in another box made of asbestos and the whole sealed in a wrought iron shell and sunk in the river Arno. The machine of Ulivi, behind the town of Fiesole ten miles away, searched the river bed and within thirty minutes exploded all four of these mines. An apparatus built on the same principle and capable of producing similar results at'eighty miles range, is being constructed by the same inventor. When that is accomplished, what will be the use of either battleship, sub-' marine, aeroplane or fortress for war purposes? Thus does war make war on itself. Every move towards perfection of method in war seems to be bringing the day/nearer when it will negate itself. In this suicidal process it is being assisted by the growing internationalisa- lion of the world's financial interests, which always lie at the back of a great war. As long as capitalists only invested in the country of their domicile, they had not so much compunction about making war. Today, not one of the great commercial countries of the world can go to war with another without destroying its capital investments in the country upon which it makes assault Britain, France and the United States could not reduce Mexico to subjection by war without destroying their own property. As Norman Angell points out in "The Great Illusion," the international character of modern capitalism throws die burden of loss on both aggressor and defender, and by reason of that, is probably hastening the death of war much quicker than the peace efforts of the world's minority of intelligent men and women. There are some working class political economists who say that in any case it need not concern the workers, because they only sell their labor power as a commodity, whose value in exchange terms is expressed by wages. And that therefore they do not pay the taxes which go to pay for the munitions of war. That may be true, but it is the workers who have to pay in lives and misery. And no movement which condemns war as an obstacle to the final consolidation of the international economic interests of the working class Can afford to treat the question of war in that fashion, and still expect to be taken seriously. The part to be played by the working class in the evolution of humanity towards world peace is to point out continually that the economic interests of that class are universally identical and cannot be fully realized until the folly and stupidity of war have been swept forever from the catalogue of human shame. THE NANAIMO HERALD, speaking last Saturday of the uses of militia, said, "The state's position is one of absolute neutrality." The most charitable construction we can put upon such an assertion is to say that it is due to a confusion of STATE thought on such an important CANNOT BE economic matter. The state, NEUTRAL with all its executive and administrative functions is not in the hands of the working class. It is in the hands of another class which lives on the profit which it derives from the working class. The interests of him who makes and him who takes cannot be identical . Both cannot eat the.same piece of cake. The military power of the state, being under the direction of the employing class, it is no more'than human that they should use it to protect their economic interests. But they cannot do that service for themselves and the workers both at the same time. The power of the state can never be neutral in a community where the material intrests of one section of thnt community are diametrically opposed to those of the other. The Herald may say that the workers evidently wish it so, pr they would not vote for it. That's another story. But it isn't true of Nanaimo anyway. If it were perhaps the Herald would be more reasonable at times. He who is not with us, is against us. Ostrich feathers in South Africa are too plentiful and there is danger of them becoming too cheap. The modesty of the ostrich farmera has furnished them with a brilliant solution. They want the government to buy up $1,500,- 000 worth of feathers and burn them. They go one better than the poultry dealers of Vancouver, who sent carloads of dressed poultry to the city incinerator in the winter of 1907-8 rather than sell it cheaper or give it away to the hundreds who were destitute at that time owing to the industrial "panic." These little matters of supply and demand have many aspects, both pleasant and curious. The nature of ostriches makes them grow feathers. There is no demand for feathers, but the birds need feeding. It would not pay to let them go hungry and perhaps die. The nature of workmen makes them get hungry. But if there is no demand for them, the modem economic system does not feed them. Ostriches Cost money. Workmen can be got any time by whistling for them. A CONFERENCE TO consider the advisability of settling international disputes by arbitration was held at Lake Mohonk recently. Resolutions were received from the United States chamber of commerce, SENSE 'ne Merchants' and Manu- .,..„„„ factum's' association, and UU 1911111*0 ., t . PEACE a conizations of capi- BENTIHBUT ta'',U' "PPOMIIg WSr. This, SENTIMENT not beCMM ^ are htam_ ing any more humane or altruistic, nor because they object to thousands of working-class fools spilling their blood to defend the property of their masters. But because they are coming to the opinion that war is detrimental to their property interests. The resolutions state that big business men realize that the financial burden of war falls upon them. They called on the United States to propose a world-wide reduction of armaments for the purpose of reducing the taxes they have to pay to provide those things. The keener ones among them are beginning to tee that the international armament ring has been fooling them all with highly profitable results to itself. Well might a contemporary say: "Sentiment can do much in all great reforms, but when to this is added the practical views of the shrewd business men of a nation, or group of nations, the result cannot be long in doubt." This is economic determinism purging the world of one of its chief abominations. Not because of the higher moral tone of the movement, but from sheer selfishness of the individuals at the back of it As we watch the ways of men, the conviction is borne in upon us that the romance of crude realism is infinitely more fascinating in the long run than the fictions and fancies of dreamers and idealists. The arrests for unlawful assembly in Winnipeg last week, arose from the same cause as those in Vancouver two winters ago. Workless workers had gathered to discuss their plight. * Then followed the usual police officiousness, either inspired or otherwise, and what might have ended in nothing more than a few strenuous speeches, becomes a matter for legal reprisal. It is the old story of the police ready to violate a principle for which the fight was waged years ago, rather than allow the hapless victims of a modern industrialism to gather for the discussion of their mutual misery. There is an element among students of political economy who express the belief that the more the working-class is ground down and the worse its economic condition is, the more militant and rebellious it becomes. If there is truth in that idea why is not the labor movement doubly active at this time when conditions are so bad? The movement locally had more movement in it in 1911 when times were better than for some years. When aerial transportation has become commercially practicable the shareholders of the C. P. R. will be found leading the vanguard of the advocates of railway nationalization. An interesting aftermath of the Ford system of profit-sharing comes in recent news reports. Six thousand men are being laid off in gangs of 200 and 300 daily. The reason given by the officials of the company is that their new profit- sharing plan has so expedited ihe production of automobiles in the factory that a much less working force can cope with the present demand for cars. They will, however, seek to place as many of their discharged employees as possible on farms, where they will be free from temptation likely to subvert their immaculate morals and where they can rejuvenate themselves physically ready for the time when Mr. Ford whistles them back to the pleasant occupation of speeding the life out of each other for his benefit. What fools these mortals be. The federal authorities at Ottawa are becoming genuinely alarmed at the labor situation throughout the whole dominion . Their policy of encouraging unrestricted immigration is beginning to bear fruit At no time, during the last ten years, have the prospects for employment been worse. For the first time the government has published specific advertisements and notices warning mechanics in Britain against the risk of coming to Canada. Demands for the opening'of public and relief works to ease the unemployed situation are reaching Ottawa from practically every central labor body in the dominion. This, in the middle of June, is a grim promise of what may be expected next winter. Scene—Any street corner just now. John: Hello, Sam. Sam: Hello, John. John: Great weather, eh? Sam: Yep. Silence. Vocabulary exhausted for a few moments. John: Are you workin'? Sam: No. Are you? John: No. Where's the business agent? Let's go and give him hell. What do we pay him for anyhow? Exit both to look for the poor slave of the slaves. Sir Richard McBride says, "What we need as a people is courage and faith." More tf either, in the people of British Columbia, would mean less in him. Yea, but this sweet youth hath a gentle wit, and sweet withal. We suppose he meant, courage enough to have faith in his government Its asking too much of men with a grain of intelligence or a rudiment of the sense of humor. Mother Jones is not enamored of "votes for women" after her experiences of Colorado, where women have voted for twenty-one years. Her opinion brings the question back to the fact that women with votes,' but minus the economic viewpoint of a class-conscious working- class, are just as much a danger to die workers as the workers who are in the tame mental condition. ' Bloomington, III., has been signally honored during the past week. The convention of the reformed Presbyterian church of the United States has been held there. This is a very go- ahead body. It passed a resolution stating that "Labor has a right to organize." Before adjournment the convention passed a resolution of sympathy for the relatives of the late Queen Anne. It is now about three months since a Chinese domestic servant killed his mistress and burned her body in the house furnace. From the howl which went up at the time, one might have thought that by now there would not be a slit-eyed celestial left in town. But it has all blown over. Balzac might well say that "men, collectively, have little or no memory." The Nanaimo Herald is of the opinion that mine-owners build up the United Mine Workers of America by permitting the union dues to be checked off the pay of the miners. Will they tell ut how the U. M. W. of A. gets that condition except by power of the union which they have built up and through which they have been enabled to enforce the check-off? The expression on Mrs. George V.'s face, when the suffragette "mentioned the matter" to her at a recent court function, would have made a fortune for a moving picture firm if they could only have had an operator and his apparatus on the job. rn • -' u ■ Cheer up. By the time things improve h little here, the Panama exposition will be finished, releasing a few thousand building tradesmen, part of whom are sure to drift this way. If the discovery of oil in various parts of the world continues at the present rate, the foremost advocates of the government ownership of coal mines will be ehe present mine-owners. Henderson's newly-compiled directory estimates the Oriental population of Vancouver at 10,000. That does not include the 600 Chinese who came in last week. PHONE SEYMOUR MM (A TRUST COMPANY) FEW WAGE-EARNERS OR SALARIED PERSONS acquire a competence through willing thrift and self-denial, and it seems plain that fortune must take some of ua by the neck and hold us to force her gifts upon us; OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND COMPEL .YOURSELF TO SAVE. SAFETY VXCS DOW, FRASER k CO., Ud. SL51 SS-** Sf"*' *" M,,n •treet, (between 7th and Sth Avts.) Vaneouvar, and McKay nation, Burnaby, B.C. Clow at 1 o'clock Saturday. Woudn't it be a treat to hear Mother Jones giving McBride and Bowser "a piece of her mind"? THE BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA -established In MM. Incorporated by RoyaPCharter In uto. Paid-up Capital . U.m.ettM Reserve Fund - ■ SMI.sso 00 Hood Offlce In Canada: ST. JAMES BT.,' MONTREAL ' H. B. MACKENZIE . Cea.nl Mu.,« •AVINQI DEPARTMENT AT ALL BRANCHES Special attention riven.to Savings Accounts on whloh Interest Is allowed from date of deposit. Open a Savings Account and add to It avary pay day. Drafts and Money Orders sold VANCOUVER BRANCH W, Godfrey, Manager. NORTH VANCOUVER BRANCH J. R. Chapman, Manager. KERRI8DALB BRANCH P. Nell, Manager. TheAlliedPrintingTrades I of the City of Vancouver, respectfully request Merchants, Manufacturers, Lawyers, Fraternal Societies, Clubs, Unions, (to., to have the UNION LABEL Put on their Printing, suoh oa Circulars, Briefs, Records, Books, Posters. It la a guarantee of superior workmanship. This label Is ^endorsed by all tradea and labor unlona In Vancouver and violnlty. VANCOUVER ALLIED PRINT- INO TRADES COUNCIL F. R. Fleming, aeoretary, Room tit Labor Tempi* WHENORDERDiGASUIT Strike On MINERS KEEP AWAY I" HE itrike is still on it the * Queen Mine md Silver Dollir, at Sheep Creek, B. C. All working men urged to stay away until the strike is settled Order YmirMiiers'Uniei FURNITURE By til means come and see our splendid large new stock of furniture. "Everything but the girl" for your new home. GET OUR PRICES AND TERMS Hastings Furniture Co. Limited 41 HAITINM BTREET WEST A.W.Woodard Mgr. CANADA NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. Phon* Seymour 3537 __$i ri'Bulldlni 470 OcwrjjU ____ P A T E N T SS Trsd* Marks, Designs, Copyrights, ' FBTHBRITONHAUOH A CO, Th* Old Established Flrm.of PATENT ATTORNEY* IM* Rogers Bldg., Oranvllle Itreet Olty. Phons leymour I7M. gpsag Union MADE Beer > r Of America ^r cormuw ___ _j_________ i»- tte AND Porte i. FRIDAY JUNE 12, 1914. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST. FA WORD TO THE UNION MAN 'nlon Label ahould stand (or quality ot material, nt ud make-up it torment, as wall a* th* sanitary condltlona of a factory, w*l*a paid, ate. A copy of thit gavutse goes with every garment manufactured by nt. WM. J. McMASTER & SONS, LTD. Manufacturers of MAO'S HOOAL AND BUCK BEAM) SHIBTS, PANTS AND OVXBALLS, ALSO THB MASTER 8HIBT 1176 Homer St., Vtnoouver, B. 0. Telephone Seymour 831 This lament la guaranteed oa to workmanship, quality of material, fullness of also, buttons securely fastened, buttonholes wall male. Anyone wearing one of our torments and Bndlnt It defective will do ua a favor by either returnlnt It to his dealer or moiling lt to ua to be ezobanfed tor another. All our garments boar the label of th* UNITED OARMENT WORKERB OF AMERICA. Tou are Invited to visit our faotory. WM. J. MoMASTBB A SONS, LTD. Per Jas. A. McMaster, Monotint Director. \i Family Shoe Store 823 Granville Street GREAT SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES NOW ON Hem's Shoes, Regular $6.00 for $3.96 Men's Shoes, Regular $6.00, for $3.45 Men's Shoes, Regular $4.60, for $2.96 8KB THB WINDOWS FRANK NBWTON Keep the Children Healthy by aendlnt them out ln tha fresh air these Ins days. There's nothing batter for keeping them exercised than wheeled goods. Our stock of WHEELBARROWS, AUTOMOBILES, EXPRESS -WAGONS, PERAMBULATORS, IRISH MAILS, ROWING WAGONS, VELOCIPEDES, SIDEWALK SULKIES, Is easily the flneat and most comprehensive In the olty and the prlcea ore right. Thomson Stationery Co., Ltd. td HASTINOS STREET WAIT VANCOUVSR, B.C. BBIT IN THB WB8T IITABLIIHED IM EDWARD LIPSETT FISHING SUPPLIES MANUFACTURER OP TENTS-"**"" i. 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Mount Pleasant Undertaking Co. Cor. Eighth Ave. and Main Street Phone Fairmont 189 Commodloue Chapel Free to All Patrona Formerly Center A Hanna'a Branch A. C. Millar, Prea. P. H. Qrott,, Manager GO W|TH ™ BUNCH to the BRUNSWICK POOL ROOMS VICTORIA CENTRAL IY DISCUSSES LIVE ISSUES High Cost of Worken' Political Stupidity Emphasised By Delegates Overstocked Labor Market Causes Savage Competition For Jobs VICTORIA, Jute 9.—Tho regular meeting of the labor oouncll was held on Wednesday, June Srd, President Dykeman in the chair and a (air attendance of delegates. After the minutes werefedopted as read the se- retary raised the question of representation and as some locals had more and some less than the proper number of delegates, the. secretary was Instructed to notify all locals not properly represented. The special committee appointed to Inquire Into the matter re the dismissal of a member of the tailors, owing to his refusal to sign a petition against tbe Retail clerks' half holiday movement, reported' that the tailors bad a man working ln the place of the man dismissed and recommended that the matter be dropped. Report adopted and the oommlttee discharged. Report of special committee to interview hospital board oi) fair wage on new hospital. Reported that the chairman of hospital board had informed them that the wish of the council would he complied with. Report of ponunlttee adopted and committee asked to continue their efforts, Report* of Union* All building trades reported conditions as very bad; typos reported tbat strike was still on at Sweeny & Mc- Connell's; brewery workerB reported trade slack, as did the bartenders, one delegate remarking that tbe men engaged in the building trades were not drinking enough beer, and so their trade was falling off. Bro. L. C. Beck, International or ganizer tor the Hotel and Restaurant Employees, was at this stage asked to address the council, and said, In part, that he expected to be ln the city for three weeks ln tbe Interests of bis organisation. He pointed out that conditions all over tbe country were deplorable and that the employers of labor were taking advantage of prevailing conditions to reduce wages and that instead of the workers getting apathetic they should take more Interest than ever ln their organizations, laying great stress on tbe value of the unton label. Bro. Beck concluded by saying that his organization were hot on the trail of the typos In the flght for a 7-hour day. Delegate Watchman reported that Mother Jones would arrive ln the city on Friday and moved that the council take steps to tender her a reception. Delegate Siverts sold that the best way to meet the object ln view was to Instruct the executive to use their best judgment ln carrying out tbe wishes of the council in this matter. Delegate Watchman brought to the attention of the council the efforts of Vancouver Trades and Labor council to secure the 1915 convention of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada for Vancouver, and said that as the last convention held on the cosst hsd been held In Victoria he thought we should assist Vancouver ln their efforts, and moved that a committee be appointed for this purpose. Motion carried. Committee appointed: Dels. Watchman, Slverti and Perrot, Cost of Workers' Stupidity Delegate Watchman asked what attitude tbe council were going to take with regard to the unemployed in the olty, stating that tbere were many In want, and It were better to do something before the people were driven by desperation to take the matter in their own hands. Delegate Neet said the present conditions were brought sbout by the business men of the city, Instancing cases of men being brought into the city to work when there were men already here who were without work. Delegate Welts-said thst he had not Intended to speak on this question, but as Delegate Neet had tried to place the responsibility for present conditions he would give his views ss to who were responsible and said: Did this question only affect Victoria then It might be possible that Delegate Neet's conclusions would be correct, but when we recognise that these conditions are not only prevalent ln Canada, but all over the American continent, ln faot, all over the world, then we must look to other causes, pointing out the real cause of unemployment as being the class ownership of the means of life, and that this ownership was sanctioned by the workerB and therefore the responsibility rested on the workers, and as long as men were conservatives and were members of such organisations as the Beaver club, and acted as lick spittles for their masters, and voted for the present conditions they should not kick, pointing out that tbe council had been for years ln tbe hands of the Beaver club. He scored the delegates who were members of this organization, which raised a storm of protest from Delegates Neet and Day and points of order were numerous. After order had been restored, Del. Wells, continuing, Bald he had not been personal, but any delegate who thought the cap fitted could wear it and after pointing out the folly of expecting anything better under capitalism, said that the present conditions were only a reflex of working class intelligence.. Del. Perrot Bald In spite of the pro- PAOBfXVI teats of the delegates to political questions being raised ln the council tbe question was a political one and would have to be dealt with as sucb. Del. Day said he was willing to do all in bis power to assist the workers In this time of distress and no matter whether the government were liberal or tory, and although he was a conservative, he was willing to see the government to see what could be done. DeL Siverts said the question was not one that could be settled tonight and in another place at another time he would be glad to try and convince Del. Neet of the practicability of socialism and said that any so-called success of the trade union movement was not a success unless lt was a step in the direction of socialism, and that there were always two phases of the labor movement, one the Industrial and the other political, but the two should be kept separate, but at the present time the thing to da was to break the studied silence and apathy on' the part of the authorities. Del. Watchman: When I brought this question up tonight I knew that It would be discussed from all points of view, and that the socialists would point out the remedy, and that the conservatives would object, n I have not heard a liberal, but that is possibly, because there sre no liberals left ln this provinoe, but of one thing I am sure, the workers in this olty are suffering ln silence. The smallest child would not suffer hunger In silence, and while I know that no com mittee. can do much to relieve the present distress, yet we should put up a howl, and while the committee who will be appointed to Bee the authorities will be told that If we are only optimistic and be quiet all will be well, and if we will only suffer in silence good times will come again. These things will not fill the empty stomachs of those who are In want. After further discussion a motion to appoint a committee to see what could be done was adopted and the following committee appointed: Dels. Day, Mathieson and Slvertz. Berry Bros. A|eali lot CLEVELAND CYCLES Th* Bloycl* with th* Reputation Pull lln* ot *cc**sorl*« Repair* promptly *i*eut*4 63S HASTINGS ST. EAST Phone Highland 895 QUALIFICATIONS To Hold Offlce ^n Miners- Union [By Martin J. Flyzek] Before any person elected to sn official position in a coal miners' unton can qualify for' offlce he must prove that he Is a practical coal digger and on the whole have tbe equipment of a large "Insecta." He must be a good Btudent of human nature, must write, read and speak very fluently at least one hundred different languages (the four African dialects included); must be a splendid debater, an orator of pronounced eloquence must be well versed In' parliamentary laws and usages, and above all, he must be ad dieted with visions of ideal perfec tlon and must be blessed with the skill of a "Lucio."' He must possess the courage of a lion, the ounnlngness of a grey fox, and the patience of "Job" with the hide of a rhinoceros well petrified, especially on the back. To be successful he must preach the doctrine of brotherly love, and practice the dogma of hot air. Pour-hour Work-day Me must advocate a four-hour workday for the rank and file, hut must work fifteen hours dally himself with three hours added to it on Sundays. He must meet deputations during the day and all hours of the night lt need be and at the same time hold himself In readlnesB at the district office to hospitably entertain and act as an escort to the humble visitors to our olty. He should be wise enough to keep sober for a more Intelligent dls- cusBlon of the social problems with those who visit the district office only when drunk or with those that are In the habit of sprinkling coal dust with a mixture of high grade oxellne. -Knowledge of ring craft, wrestling, Ju-jltsu, etc, Is absolutely necessary ln the business, because the use of these faculties becomes very useful to enforce a point ot order when words totally fall. A punch of a Jack Johnson Bhould be slipped Into his sleeve wben going to a miners' meeting—It's a convincing argument. Be a Simple Simon He must lead the life of a "Simple Simon," never'spend more thsn twenty per cent, of his wages on himself snd family; to be popular he must cheerfully agree to place the remaining eighty per cent, of his salary at the disposal of the class-conscious sufferers ln order to hold their good will snd confidence, and for the proper guidance of the "down and outs'" he must place a sign on the door of his offlce bearing the inscription of the following words: "Money loaned on a pleasant smile. We make lt easy," etc. He must address mass meetings, banquets, curbstone and barroom gatherings, and must be willing to attend at least three months prior to the district election a secret caucus of the "inner circle," which Is composed of the sinless few, to conspire against his opponent for offlce. He must know how to ihoot the coal on the solid, mine It on the clear, and prevent windy shots where miners use dry powder. So What's th* Use He must preach everything from the Jingoism of craft -unionism to the Ideal philosophy of anarchy juat as the occasion may demand. When he agrees with the philosophy of everybody, thousands will shout his praises; but It he doesn't he is branded as a fraud, a sycophant and rewarded with hoots and hisses. He must always wear a smile on his lips, even though hla heart may be secretly Bheddlng tears. He must be a man of iron nerve, for he is tbe target of envy, jealousy, vile abuse and humiliation, no matter how diligently and faithfully he may perform his duties. If he Ib liberal and generous with ' his money he Ib branded an E. Z. mark; If not, he Is a grouch and a grafter. "It's enough to give a man a touch of "paranoia' and drive him Insane from the effects of self-pity." So what's the use? All of us, good or bad, are doomed to finally land on the sorap-plle along with the best of the "has-beens." FRED. BANCROFT Vlce-prealdent of Tradea and Libor Congreu or Canada with headquartera at -Toronto. Haa been strongly recommended bv organised labor of Ontario aa the best Qualified representative or Labor on the new Workmen's Compensation act board. UNION MEN Make Sacrifices to Get Their Bights It has often been said by eur critics, "Why should union men object to work with non-union ment It a man does not choose to Join a unton, surely he is only exercising' the liberty ot the subject, and his union comrades have no right to object to him," But they have every right that reason and justice can give for their objection, Bays the Duluth Labor World. The union man Is making great sacrifices ln order to obtain what he considers his rights. The non-union man is reaping all the advantages without any of tbe trouble. The union man binds himself with his fellows against the aggressive greed of the employers of labor, and is giving both time and money to the cause he has at heart. His union has to be maintained and kept working by the subscriptions of the members, and each of the members gives his time to the meetings, sometimes to a great extent by serving on committees, eto. He is struggling hard, no matter what lt costs, to secure to himself and not only to himself but to his fellow-men, Just remuneration for their toll, and tf goaded by Injustices and oppressed with wrong, he, ln agreement with this combination of his fellow-workmen, refuses to work at the terms offered by his employer, he suffers and starves, that all may reap the benefit INDIAN MOTORCYCLE STRIKE Metal Polishers of Springfield, Man., Achieve Splendid Result* There haa been no more Interesting strike thsn that of the metal polishers In the Hendee Manufacturing company, Springfield, Mass., makers of the Indian motorcycle. The strikers quit work on January 5,1914, because their wages were cut fl.10 the day, and the strike is still on with no deserters. More than 3000 men were employed by this concern when the strike of the metal polishers, buffers, platers, brass and silver workers wss begun. Today only 600 men are employed. The striking union does not rejoice that 2500 have lost their Jobs. Indeed, the strikers lament this unhappy fact But the flght these men are making is a flght for the many; not for the few. The flght Is for a living wage—what would any skilled workman think were his Arm to tell him that his wages was to be trimmed $1.10 the dsy? Do you not think they need assistance? Remember the Indian motorcycle and the men deprived of earning a livelihood. NEW LABOR HALL Opening at Fort William, Ont., Great Succ.s* On May 25th the official opening took place of the first labor hall erected by the English-speaking workers at Fort William, Ont, after which a concert and dance was held. The chairman during his remarks thanked those who had contributed their services which meant so much for the entertainment of all present. On the Sunday evening a religious service was held In the new edifice, when President Fred. B. Moore, of the trades council and Rev. B. M. Shaver made brief addresses, after which prayers were offered and hymns sang tn honor of the occasion. Tbere was a large number present The painters and decorators of Houston, Texas, after a strenuous and determined battle, have won their strike. The employers have conceded a minimum wage of 14.25 for an eight hour day. In 1910 the rate will be Increased to 14.50. It may be said that the various crafts In the Lone Star Btate are splendidly organized, and conditions as to hours of labor and rate of wages are excellent. International Brotherhood of Book binders will hold its convention at Denver, Colo., commencing on Monday. Soldier* and Prostitution The boy who longs for tbe uniform of the soldier, the brass buttons and sword dangling at his side; the white-plumed cockade, the epaulettes and all the parading up and down with protruding chest In the well- fitting costume of the soldier, ts only a counterpart of the girl who longs for pretty colored ribbons, fluffy lace, bangle, bends and bracelets, who Bells her body for these. She st least Injures none other thsn herself, but not so the boy. Ho might be content parading In his new possessions and satisfying thst adolescent developing character In himself, but the master class knows Nature well. They place in his hands the gun together with the "flag," and, Inspired by the spirit of a pseudo patriotism, he marches on to new lands for adventures.' The adolescent girl dreams of romance— nnd love—and falls Into the pit of prostitution. The adolescent boy dreams of adventures and achievements—and falls Into the bloody trench of war. Both are victims of a cruel system of ignorance and greed —Woman Rebel. The San Francisco board of super visors has made provisions in the budget for the ensuing fiscal year for the employment of a sanitary Inspector of restaurants, cafes and hotels, advocated by the culinary unions. MINARD'S LINIMENT CURE3 DIPHTHERIA City Auction and Commission Co. Caah paid for houses and suites of furniture or Auction arranged. Satisfaction guaranteed, prompt settlements. ARTHUR t. BETCHLEY (myth, and Qranvllle streete Auctioneer *<y B7I READY FOR YOUR NEEDS IN BATHING COSTUMES, CAPS and SANDALS Our Showing of Bathing Garments and Accessories j is now replete and includes various attractive novelties as well as the regulation styles. The bestv quality of materials is used in these garments, and all are correctly designed, attractively trimmed and well made throughout. «?!-» WW Suits for Women st Sl.00, M.M and SUM. 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nc'-" secretary F __Sn 2\tMBB *^ent' w- S- Dog-' B%\™K„!iVr"fen!e"5S? ^^r-'^^m& BROTHBRHooi) OF BOILER MAKimi "°Wory. A. Fraser, lm B^rJ UnL^SRS,*?^«TRBS8BS J°''Mfc' 1 Pm. to 8.80 and 6 am to tH ac.^s-j-'M mSTRICl' COUNCIL OF CARPBNTBRJ ..chms,„?Tp. s* tSrv con 871 Hirnby Vtreet; bJshSSs JiJSit 2™d Local imt^SUS 2' f,oh nu,n"'i r^____ol S__ *"•" ™ «■**« V?*^ JOKERS, LOCAL NO. s n m~bLmH *¥"%' m «v«ry Monday S«tm'„Pr«l<!«n". Dave Fink; Jlce-presi; Roy'BlSi. *Tlj;&r'Veti0,'*']ln'' ■•'""£, r«il™ K5 i**?* Temple; flnanolal eecretary and business agent. W. F Tinni, _™J_J*_^?m_fX W' F' Dunn' BL«iTR?i<;'iii.wfis*fB5?' voc^ *& thiJ itJSXS* .""nl-Heett first and third Monday; of tteh month. Room 8«, f„J-m- President, H. P. McCoy; reeord- •"»„.""•'•■Tl „0«o. Albert; 'tutlntit agent, F. L. Estinghausen, Room 187. Taanpff-r-fSJ8' INTERNATIONAL* ASSOCIATION, - No. 28 X 62—Meeta ____T ' a J' Ke"yi s*"!^',"•r,• MACHINISTS, NO. 182-MEET8 SBC- Pr..Ml.'"l'1 '■""■'h/Fridayi, 8 p. ra. President. A^ n. Towler; recording secre- McVety Brmk*" "nanclol secretary, J. H. °™RATIVB PLASTERERS' INTER: •.-W?1'*!' ASSOCIATION, No. !£- »•?<• "rst and third Wtdnetdajr, O'Brien SSi'.JLp'm- peaMent, O. Dean; corret- ™raJ.".g~*"Xe,JnrLp' Snmpter; flnanclal secreUry, D. Soott; treaeurer, I. Tyion: lej 1614 "■*""' J°* HamP'°n. Phone PAINTERS', PAPERHANGERS' AND Decorators', Local 188—Meets every Thursday, 7.80 p. m. President, Skene \ Thomson; flnanclal secretary, J. Freckelton, 811 Seymour street: recording sec- , retary, George Powell, 1680 Fourth Ave., west. Business agent, James Train, room I 303, Labor Temple. I rAtr^Sr^,*Rg5S'~^"LRAGUE"*^? J , NORTH AMERICA.-Vancouver and vicinity. .Branch meets 1st and 3rd Fridays at Labor Temple, room 206. Robert C. Sampson, Pres.. 747 Dunlevy Ave.: Jos. G. Lyon, flnanclal secretary, 1721 Grant atreet; J. Campbell, aecordliig sec- rctary, 4889 Argyle atreet. STONECUTTERS', VANCOUVER , Branch—Meets second Tuesday, 8.00 Fi. m. President, J. Marshall; corrosnond- ng secretary, Wm. Rowan, Box 104fr lln- \ anclal^secretary^ K. McKenzle. STEREOTYPERB' AND ELECTROTYPE ... flf fnjon, No. 88, of Vancouver and Victoria—Meets second Wednesday of each month, 4 p. m„ Labor Temple. President, Chat. Bayley.; recording secretary. A. Birnle, co. "News Advertiser." STREET AND ELECTRIC RAILWAY ' Employees, Pioneer Division No. 101 —Meets Labor Temple, second fourth Wednesdays at 2 p. m„ and flrat and ' third Wednesdays, 8 p. m. President, Adam Taylor: recording secretary, Albert V. Lofting, 2838 Trinity street, phone, Highland 1672: flnanclal secretary, Fred. A. Hoover, 2409 Clark Drive. STEAM ENGINEERS, INTERNATION- al Local 397—Meets every Wednesday 8 p. m., room 204, Labor Temple. Financial secretary, E. Prendergaat, room 218. TAILORS' INDUSTRIAL UNION (IN- ternatlonal), Local No, 178—Meetings held flrst Tuesday In eaoh month, 8 p. ra. President, H. Nordlund; recording ttort- tary, C. MoDonald, Box 603; flnanclal secretary, L, Wakley, P. O. Box 603. THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES, Local No. 118—Meets ttcond Sunday of each month at Room 294, Labor Temple. President, H. Spears; recording secretary, Geo. W. Allln, P.O. Box 711, Van- couver. . TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 188— ' Meett list Sundty etch month, 8 I p.m. President, R. P. Pettlplece; vlct- presldent, W. S. Metsger, teorttary- treasurer, R. H. Neelands, P. O. Box 86. SVNOPSI8 OF COAL MINING REGULATIONS Cool mining rights of the Dominion, J In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberto,! the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Ttr-I rltorles and ln a portion nf the Province! of British Columbia, may be leased for] a term of twenty-one years at an annual! rental of 81 an acre. Not more than] 2,660 acres will be leased' to one appll-J cant. I Applications for lease must be made by] the applicant In person to the Agent orl Sub-Agent of the district in whieh the! rights applied for are situated. I In surveyed territory the land must btl described by sections, or legal subdlvls-f Ions of sections, and In unsurveyed ter-l ritory the tract applied for shall " staked by the applicant himself. Each application muat be accompanied! by a fee of 86, which will be refunded Ifl the rights applied for are not avallableT but not otherwise. A royalty shall bel paid on the merchantable output of the] mine at the rate of five cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns] accounting for the full quantity of merl ohantable coal mined and pay the royalJ ty thereon. If the coal mining rlghtT are not being operated, such return* should be furnished at least once a year! The lease will Include the coal minlntf rights only, but the lessee may be perl mltted to purchase whatever avallabl! surface rlghta may be considered necesl sary for the working of the mine at thl rate of 810 an acre. 1 For full information application shoull be made to the Secretary of the Depart ment of tbe Interior, Ottawa, or to an Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Landi W. H. CORY, . Deputy Minister of the Interloi N. B.—Unauthorized publication of tha advertisement will not be paid for—3069f ( FRIDAY JUNE 12, 1914. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST. PAGE SEVEN Brown Bros. & Co. Ltd. Florists and Nursery Men THREE STORES IN VANCOUVER 41 Hastings St. Phont Sty. SU TM Ortnvlllt St. 401 GrtwiUt SL Phont Sty. HIS Phtnt Sty. IraT V1CT0BIA STORB, 818 VIEW ST. Slit Avt. tnd Main St. Phont Fairmont 786. GREENHOUSES Victoria, B.C. Hammond, ■. C. Long Distinct Phone IT Ten Acre Farms at $30 Per Acre Payable $5,00 Down and $6.00 Psr Month, Without Interest Open meadow land situate In the fertile Bella Ooola District, on river and lake and olose to two new railroads. Wagon road, telegraph and telephone lines to property. Rich soil, splendid climate. Especially adapted for mixed farming, chicken or hog ranching. Call or write for full particulars before all tracts are sold. J. I. Eakin & Co. SOS Bolden Building TAjscotmta, a. o, Without obligation, pleaae mall partloulart of your ten-acre farms. BY GEORGE BARTLEV *fi*l POULTRY NOTES Growing chicks need an all-round diet. Have a time for feeding. The hens will soon set their olook by yours. Handle eggs with care; one egg spoiled Is several cents gone. No way to freshen eggs after they get stale. Sell them when fresh. Buttermilk tastes as good to your hens as tt does to ypu ln June. Too many warm eggs in a crate or basket tend to spoil. Spread them out. If you can help it, never disturb a hen when she Is laying. That la her busy day. Chicks require ahout the same food that full-grown hens do, only less of lt. A piece of growing corn near the hen houses Is an excellent thing for the birds to run through. They will get a lot of feed from it. plH MEADOWS OIL WELLS LID 1 DERRICK & PROPERTY Oil inj\ritish(blumbiai IT! 1. Vancouver business men on way to Pitt Meadows. 2. New derrick under construction. 3. Head Driller Finch and Assistant Southwlck. 4. Steel casing and supplies. PATTER80N WELL STARTED, Company are all men well known and About two years ago, after a thor- whose Integrity can not be questioned, ough examination of Pitt Meadows ThlB new company's holdings iiland vicinity by oil experts, men who elude 1,920 acres, Including the lands had examined Into the possibilities of originally owned by the original corn- oil In different fields throughout the pany, upon which the wells are locat- *he Present Oil Wells Are Near wor''1' We" No' * waB Btarted Bt a oa, and oil lands adjoining the flrst Where the 0, P. S. More Than Twenty-three Years Ago Struck Big Force of Gas. /Limited, Locally Known as the Patterson Wells, Had Oil in First Well. Big Flow of Oil. point near the centre of the oil area, holdings which are considered to be which comprises an area of about in the very centre of the oil area of 4 1-2 miles wide and 28 miles long. Pitt Meadows oil fields and no money Well No. 1 was sunk to a depth of is being spared by the new company 1,220 feet or thereabouts, this well to bring In a flowing well at the earl- being put down through unknown iest possible moment. The wells are strata, encountered a heavy Sow of equipped with every modern mechant- ^___ water. The bailers, however, coming cal appliance and tools for drilling up from the lower borings just before operations. In speaking of the pos- he Pitt Meadows Oil Wells the well was abandoned on account of slblllttos of oil in this district with the water, all carried some oil and this head driller, Mr. Finch, while not in fact, taken into consideration to- any way connected with the company, gether with the fact that there were ho-did not hesitate In saying that the 1,200 feet of water In the well Is re- last 700 leet of drilling in Well No. 2 markable, as it is a fact that wells ln were aB good as any he had ever seen the older and pronounced oil wells ln and he was practically certain that a nn t>^ii»i W/>«r In different parts of the world, ln many oil ln large quantities would be se- ixpenencea uu tinners now in ln8tanceB wouM not 8how anJr 0u c,lre,i Mr southwlck, whose tech- Charge Who Have Every with such a tremendous water pres- nical knowledge and experience of oil «.uh ;„ n«ulii»<ii<v a 8ure- conditions In the great fields of Call- J! Sinn in rroouraug m We)1 No j ha(J encountered the oil fornin is perhaps of as much weight sands and proved to the satisfaction ns that of the head driller, said ln of everyone that otl could be had in speaking of the possibilities of oil at ~ the Pitt Meadows district, and Well Pitt Meadows thot it was his unbiased Recently the worth was electrified No. 2 was Immediately started. opinion that owing to the gas pressure iv the renort of oil found near Cal- No. 2 Weil Is a model of conBtruc- in the present will, it is almost posi- mrv For months prior to this, dif- tion. It Ib drilled perfectly straight tive that oil in paying quantities 'Brant newsnsnerB in Calgary had for a depth of 1,170 feet and Is cased would be encountered shortly, and imn telling of the excellent prospects all the way to the bottom with heavy again the water coming to the surface f striking oil in paying quantities steel casing, the bottom case being 8 In the present well, it is almost posi- nd altogether a great amount of puh- Inches in diameter. On reaching thlB an excellent indication of the well con- city had been given to the fields depth in the early morning of Thurs- tainlng oil. ong before any evidence of the exist- day, May 21, the engine house caught EXPERT OPINIONS ince of oil appeared. Fortunately Are nnd there being only a lew work- The services of no less thsn eight or Alberta's reputation, oil ln at men present nnd n heavy wind blow- experts have been secured hy the east one well has been encountered Ing, the ontlro engine house, belt room original owners oi the wells to ex- n quantities which appear to be But- and derrick were burned to the |imfne into tlie merits of these, with- Icient to justify unlimited prospect- ground before the Are could be ex- out nn exception have expressed their ng In thnt district for other wollB. tlnguished. Work wss Immediately opinion In writing to the effect that 'ontrnry to this barn-storm method stnrtod upon the building of a new there is at Pitt Meadows a large body ,f developing and exploiting oil, bUBl- derrick nnd engine house. 0f commercial oil which can be had >ess men of BrltlBh Columbia have This work Is under the personal with a limited amount of prospecting, leen nuletlv drilling'In the vicinity of supervision ot an expert In tills par- Again the fact that these wells are Vancouver In fact within 24 miles of ticular line nnd we may add that tlie located near tide water, where a pipe he centre'of town, conBtently drilling building of oil derricks Is a profes- iine can eaBily be built from the wells, or oil with every assurance of buc- slon In itself. Mr. M, Southwlck of delivering oil direct to tho oil tankers B This oil drilling and prospecting the Kern County Oil Wells of Call- will make this product more profitable las been carried on by men prominent fornla, has this work under his per- than oil found in more remote parts n the affairs of Western Canada. They aonal charge. Mr. Southwlck, whose 0f the country where heavy freight laced their own money into the pro- picture appears standing beBide Head rates must be mot with, osition after a thorough examination Driller Finch, is a man of both tech- IMPORTANCE TO VANCOUVER v experts and after seeing for them- nical and practical experience gained The importance of finding oil at elves the excellent Btirface lndlca- by many years of study and practical put Meadows to the people of Van- ions proving in their own mind that work in the great oil fleldB of Call- couver can not be overestimated. The 11 existed at Pitt Meadows ln large fornia and eastern slates. bringing of paying oil and the proof or uantities The public has not been The drilling operations of Well No. a large oil area within a radluB of ppralsed of the efforts of these opera- ? are under the personal supervision twenty miles of Vancouver will make Ions nor has any appeal been made of Mr. Marshall H. Finch, of Penn- it one of the principal seaports of the ) the public for financial aid, nor one sylvnnia nnd Ohio Oil Fields. Mr. world. It will give to Vancouver a hare of atock offered in order to raise Finch has been actively engaged In prestige over any other seaport on the imda to carry on the work whioh has drilling oil wells for more than 24 Pacific Coast and will add greatly to een going on for nearly two years, yeara and his experience is proving jt8 population by Increasing manufac- nd which has cost upwards of 166,000. Invaluable to tbe Pitt Meadows Oil tures which are sadly needed here at So quietly has this work been going Wells Limited. The operation being the preHent time. The flrat Bubscrlp- n that very few people ln Vancouver under the direct charge of such a tion of shares ever offered to the pub- eally knew of the existing conditions, competent man, it is expected that i|c was made Wednesday morning, 'he fact of the matter is that more the oil drilling will be resumed The shares were eagerly subscribed lan twenty-three years ago the C. within a few days nnd will be contln- for at 60 cents per share and about Railroad, ln prospecting for coal nod until the oil sands have been all of the first allotment has been tak- t a point near where the present oil encountered. All of this work has en up by local people. On Interview- ells nre being bored, struck a heavy been accomplished by private indi- |ng one of the principal stockholders is flow with a diamond drill. At vldunlB and ns before explained, no it was learned that this Is not to be a iat time the gas was of no value and stock has been offered for sale in or- stock-Belling proposition, aB only a I had no commercial value. For der to aid the work in a financial way. sufficient amount of stock will .be Bold lis reason the incident wae soon for- NEW COMPANY ORGANIZED to carry on the work of producing a itten. While seepages and other In- Through the efforts of Mr. Geo. H. well nnd as soon as the present nllot- cations of gas have been discovered Salmon, Manager of the Dominion ment has been disposed of, no more id prospecting done In a desultory Stock & Bond Corpbratlon, Limited, stock will be disposed of at any price. »y for several years at Pitt Mea- a new company haB been formed to At present time subBcriptlonB can be iws, not until the work done on the take over holdings of tho original had at the'office of the Dominion Stock 311b known locally as the Patterson company with a capitalization of one & Bond Corporation Limited, in the ells wae there any systematic or million shares, par value ot $1.00 Winch Building, or from any of their telllgent prospecting accomplished, each. The directorate of this new sub-agents. During hot weather use care In keeping vessels sweet, and ln placing same in the shade. Always give it before lt becomes popping sour. Use fresh Insect powder, tobacco dust, cedar tea or a combination of these to rout lice and mites about the setters and their premises. It Is an experiment well worth trying and on farms where there is a good orchard, there can be no more ideal place to grow the youngsters. It Ib true that we can not make late summer hatched stock grow to bo large a size as spring birds, but they will be just as good layera. The closer you keep up in market; ing your eggs the less loss there will be. It doesn't take long for eggs to spoil when the mercury Ib hot. Hens will get a good deal ot their food ln the fields if they have a chance, but try them with a bit more every morning and night. A bit too much is better than hunger. Eggs accidentally broken may lead hens to get the habit of eating them. If ever you see a broken egg anywhere around, take care of lt immediately. This Is a hurrying time for hens. Two or three will sometimes be on the nest at one time. For that reason, better gather the eggs often, and thus keep any from being broken. Some dogs need a bit of educating on the matter of chasing'hens. See that they get It. A mischievous dog will just about spoil a flock of birds if lt gets the notion of chasing them. Eggs from slek and diseased fowls should never be used for hatching purposes. Strong chicks are parented by strong, healthy fowls only—and lt is no use trying to fool yourself otherwise, i There isi no sense ln supplying ventilation on a windy night, as few poultry houses are not so built that there will not be plenty without lt; still, with a tight house, such as laying hens should have, ventilation Is of most Importance. Contentment is the best egg tonic. When fowls "feel at home" and are properly oared for, they will produce eggB in plenty; hut move them about from house to house or ship them to some distant point, and It will be noticed the egg crop quickly drops. Each year summer hatching is carried on more extensively. Experiments have proved that there Is a proflt ln June, July, August and September hatches, but the chicks must be attended to. It Is just as important to protect the youngsters from the heat as from the cold. At the present price of grain, lt costs eighteen cents a dozen to grow eggs. There surely Is not much proflt in them at twenty cents a dozen; It would hardly pay for the labor. Therefore, turning twenty-cent eggs Into poultry will bring sufficient returns to make the proflt equal that obtained when eggs sold at double the amount. It Is more profitable to continue this summer hatching than lt Is to sell the eggs for only a fraction more than it costs to produce them. It has been fully demonstrated that the price of winter eggs can be obtained by the summer product when turned into chickens. The secret of some of the largest poultry farms in the country is to sell table eggs when the prices are the highest, and turn them into poultry when the prices take a decided drop. i L Manager McMillan Visits Vancouver Island- Chinese Labor * Poultry in Good Supply- Tomatoes and Local Berries Arriving A. B. LOWE Labor Gazette Comments on His Work About fifteen years ago the famous strike of the maintenance-of-way employees occurred on the C. P. R. At that time it was believed tbat the "navvies," as an organization were impotent. Marie Joussaye wrote a poem, the title of which was "Ninety Cents a Day." It made a "hit," to use a phrase of common parlance. This waB sung from ocean to ocean. The men "stood out" for their rights, and In the end the pick and shovel men won. The roadbed kept getting worse and worse. The engineers grew restless at the conditions of affairs. A joint meeting of the "brotherhoods" was held, and on a certain night tt was decided by the representatives that a general tie-up would take place. And low and behold this famous decision had its effect for the very next day the great transcontinental railway company came to terms which were satisfactory to the C. P.- R. and Its employees. There were diplomats at work on this occasion, and It remained with tlie late President Wilson of St. Louis, nnd the revered Brother Lowe, n staunch Canadian, who were Instrumental In bringing negotiations to a close. It Is to the credit of the Labor Gazette to print the following tribute of worth: "A. B. Lowe, for many years Intimately associated with tlie International Brotherhood of Unintennnce-of-Way employees, and during the past six years president of that order, has during the past month, owing, as it is understood, to Increasing years, resigned the presidency and has been succeeded in that ofllce by T. H. Gerry, of Walnut Grove, North Carolina, formerly one of the vice presidents of the brotherhood. Mr. Gerrey's election to the presidency Is understood to have been unanimous. Mr. Lowe, who Is now verging on 70 years of age, is a Canadian by nationality and lived until a few years ago at Kingston, Ont. He is widely known throughout Canada and has been a leading figure In the adjustment of many difficulties between his order and the different railways of the dominion, as well as in the case of similar difficulties south of the boundary line. Mr. Lowe's Influence has been always ln favor of conciliation, and his efforts have resulted, as a rule, both ln securing for the employees better terms as to wages and working conditions and In an Improvement of the relations between the employees and the railway companies. Mr. Lowe, In writing the department as to these matters, states that his efforts will continue to be used ln the direction of conciliation and the adjustment of disputes In Canada under the terms of the Industrial Disputes Investigation act, of which he has been from the flrst a strong and consistent advocate." Strawberries are now arriving ln good quantities. Chilllwack haB bo far the best and most saleable barrier. Ingram & Klines shipped their first lot on Wednesday. They arrived ln perfect condition. The boxes were well filled, nicely graded, and sold readily at 12.25 per crate. Other grades made as low as 11.25 a crate; these were mostly out of condition owing to the wet weather. Tomatoes are now arriving ln very large quantities, and lt is a tribute to the quality and condition of the tomatoes that the price Is being well maintained. Cobble Hill Is the largest sender. Prioes this week: No. 1,13.75; No. 2, $3.60; No. 3, 12.60. Poultry Is In good supply, prices are satisfactory. Eggs are rather short with same values as last week. Butter from the Okanagan Ib selling at 30c. per lb. Potatoes are almost off the market now, and for the few that are on offer 230 per ton Is the selling price. The past week Is one which has meant a great deal to the farmer. On my visit to Vanoouver Island lt was disheartening to see the large quantities of fruit which were wilting tn the dry, hot sun. The rain of the past week will alter the whole aspect of affairs and will mean thousands of dollars to the farmers of the islands. Another outstanding feature on Vancouver Island ts the number of Chinamen who are employed by our white growers. These men are paid $1.75 a day. Is lt nut possible to have white men do our growing? The feeling of the majority of Vanoouver people is to patronise the white men, hut It seems to me that they may as well deal direct with the Chinaman as deal through a white man employing Chinamen. This Is a matter that our growers should consider well. What is to be the ultimate end of the Chinamen? Will they alwayB remain employees? I fear not. In the near future they will be the employers. Is lt necessary to go through the same experience as California before anything Is done? Why not Btart now? We have hun dreds of young men in our province today who would make Ideal gardeners, but are denied the opportunity. It is to be greatly hoped that some of our farmers will take this up at association meetings and not allow the matter to rest until the man who employs Asiatics will be treated as a traitor to his kind. RETAIL PRICES. Following are cash prices for delivered staple commodities hy local dealers: Beef, sirloin steak, beat, lb 9 Beef, medium, shoulder, roast, lb 15 Veal, roasting piece from forequarter, lb IS bfutton, leg roast, lb 17 Pork, freah, roasting piece from ham, lb Pork, salt, short cut, Canadian mens, lb BreakfaBt bacon, smoked, beat, not sliced Flsh, fresh, good quality, Salmon, lb Lard, pure leaf, best, lb.. Egge. strictly fresh, dos. Eggs, packed, dos. Milk, delivered, quart Butter, dairy, In tubs, lb. Butter, creamery, prints, Ib Cheose, local, Canadian, old, lb Cheese, local, Canadian, new, Ib Bread, white, IH lb. loaf Flour, ordinary family, 26 lb. bag Boiled oats, standard, 7 lbs Rice, good medium "B" brand Beans, common, dry, hand picked, lb Apples, evaporated, lb Prunes, Ib .... Tea, black, Ceylon, Pekoe, Souchongs, ib Ten, green, Japan, good common Coffee, roasted, Rio or Santos Potatoes, local, sack. Vinegar, white wine, xxx qt Starch, laundry, lb Sugar, enne, granulated, in 18 lb. bags Sugar, cane, yellow, in 17 lb. bags Coal, Penn. good anthracite, stove size, delivered, ton Coal,. bituminous, delivered, lump, ton Coal, bituminous, delivered, nut, ton Coal, bituminous, delivered, pea, ton Dry cordwood, cord...—.. Blocks, load „..rf»™. Mill ends, load Slabs, short lengths, load Slabs, four foot lengths, cord _ .16 9 .18 .20 .26 .22 9 .26 .... 9 .18 ... 9 .26 .... 9 .16 ... 9 .16 ... 9 .30 ... 9 .26 .... 9 .28 .... 9 .36 .... 9 .30 .00 9 .86 9 .36 .08 .06 .121,4 .1214 .40 9 9 .60 .40 1.E0 .26 9 1.00 9 1.00 ©18.00 9 7.60 9 8.60 « 6.26 « 6.00 9 3.60 a 3.00 9 2.00 9 2.50 MINARD'S LINIMENT CURE8 DISTEMPER mi Btmva GLOVES BEB THAT TBE LABEL LABEL I ii o> BACK PA1B f^LEmWi UNION CARPENTERS' LABEL CHOICE 10-ACRE BLOCKS AGASSIZ VALLEY CLOSE TO TOWN AND RAILWAY LONG'TERMS AND NO INTEREST LATIMER, NEY& McTAVISH, Ltd. 419 PENDER ST., VANCOUVER, B.C. This Handsome Rocker OUR REGULAR $6.50 VALUE A BARGAIN FOR READERS OF THE FEDERATIONIST AT It's the kind of rocker tbat speaks for solid comfort— and Is built to give years ot service and satisfaction. As Illustrated—comes ln natural shade, with maple frame, finest of reed seat and back, fancy turned legs and front rail, and long, shaped rockers. It's a rocker suitable for the living room and parlor, and during the summer months makes a suitable piece of furniture for the verandah, lawn, porch and garden. Would sell In the regular selling way tor 16.50, but specially priced for readers of The Federatlonist this week t (and who bring with them this ad,).at. $3.75 Hudson's Bay Company Cor. Granville and Georgia Streets COWAN & BROOKHOUSE PRINTERS and PUBLISHERS PHONE SEYMOUR 44M 421 Diawsir St. Vucesw, B. C. BREWED AND BOTTLED IN VANCOUVER BY VANCOUVER BREWERIES, Limited PAGE EIGHT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST. FRIDAY .JUNE 12, 1914. BUY A HOME There is no excuse for continuing to pay rent when -you can buy a new, well-built fouiyoomed Bungalow with the same money you are now paying as rent. . If you rent you have nothing at the end. of the year except the privilege of continuing to pay rent—if you buy you have a substantial equity in your home at the end of the first year. " Our terms are $50, to $150 cash, and the balance payable at the rate of $20.00 to $35.00 per month These payments include interest. There is no mortgage to assume. When you buy from the Northern Securities, Limited you buy from "the Owners;" and our reputation is a guarantee that you will receive fair, honorable and lenient treatment in case of unforeseen circumstances arising. Furthermore, these homes are not thrown together by contract but built by ourselves by day labor. Elimination of contractors' profits enable us to offer the above terms. Bemember these houses are located inside the City Limits. The lots are all cleared, and the streets graded, with sidewalks, electric light and city water. ' j Let us show you these homes, then you can take your choice of either continuing to pay rent or of being your own landlord. Northern Securities. Limited 529 Pender Street, West EVERY UNION HOTEL WILL DISPLAY THIS SIGN IN THE BAR. LOOK FOR IT. . THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Capitol. -111,000,0011 Seat. ..111,(00,000 Main Offloe: Corn.r Haatinga and Qranvllle Streets, Vanoouver. CITY BRANCHES HASTINOS and CAMBIE..... EAST BND . LOCATION ,...Cor. Hastings aaa Cambie Streeta. .Car. Pender and Main Streets. COMMERCIAL DRIVE ........Cor. First Avenue and Commercial Drive. FAIRVIEW ...~... -Cor, Sixth Avenue and Oranvllle Street MOUNT PLEASANT .............Cor. Eighth Avenue anl Main Street KITSILANO ...Cor. Fourth Avenue and Tew Street. POWELL STREET .. .Cor. Victoria Drive and Powell Strut SOUTH HILL Cor. Forty-fourth Avenue and Fraaer Road. Also North Vanoouver Branoh, ear. Lonsdale Ave. and Esplanade. JOHNSTON & SALSBURY The Hardwaremen SUCCESSORS TO McTAGGART & MOSCROP We carry a complete line of MECHANICS' GOODS, including SANDS' LEVELS. FRISCO MASONS' TAPE, STANLEY'S PLANES, LEVELS, etc. STAR- RETT'S FINE TOOLS, SIMONDS' SAWS. CORBIN LOCKS, SETS. PHONE SEYMOUR IS4 45 HASTINGS ST. EAST jJSJ&i! DEWARS SCOTCH Whisky PAINE UBOR TEMPLE POOL A BUDGET OF IM PRINCE Presentation to A. E. Robb —The Outlook of Trade The Death of Joseph Lewis, a Well-known Longshoreman 8PIES IN THE UNION [Philadelphia North American] Never before ln the history of organized labor have Its enemies been so powerful and so well organized and so Insistent as now. Big corporations and wealthy firms and individuals are leagued In the crusade against the workers, and nothing will satisfy their greed for power and money but the disruption of labor organizations and the reduction of the workers to a state of peonage. To this end they have sought to control, through secret and corrupt lobbies, the national congress and state legislatures. They have sought to control the churches, the press and the universities, colleges and schools of the country; have employed detective agencies to furnish armed guards to coerce workers on strike or those who show signs of rebelling against low wages or oppressive labor conditions, and to furnish spies to join local unions and get into central bodies of states and cities and international unions to furnish Information to employers' associations and other subsidiaries of the National Associations of manufacturers. Of course, this Information ts of little value, as tie proceedings of must of theBe bodies are conducted publicly, desk room Is furnished reporters, and printed copies of the proceedings are published dally and distributed to members and reporters. Where these spies get In their effective work Is In fomenting discord and dissension, and dividing the workers Into quarreling factions by the Injection ot personal animosities and extraneous matters. The spies and agents are ln every large union and many small ones are ln the conventions of the American Federation of Labor and the state federations, and ln central bodies of cities, and all true, loyal union men should be on the lookout for them. Wben a member or delegate Is perpetually starting quarrels and constantly assaulting the characters and motives of officials, committeemen and members, watch him. If he Is not a hireling of a detective agency tn the employ of the National Association of Manufacturers, then he is gratuitously doing the dirty work those people are glad to pay for. DOLL HOSPITAL Bring your broken Dolllea and get them made like new DOLL HOSPITAL MILLAR ft COE 120 Hutiifi St. W. When Doubt Vanishes No longer is there any question of the supremacy of the Edison. If you'll step in and hear Mr. Edison's latest achievement, his NEW TONE DISC PHONOGRAPH You'll realize that you are face to face with the first talking machine you have ever heard that reproduces all music absolutely lifelike and natural. We'll gladly arrange terms with you on any Edison we have ln stock. Hear an Edison today. THE KENT PIANO CO. Ltd. 558 GRANVILLE STREET PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., June 9 — A. B. Robb, who has been a prominent figure in labor circles through his activities In ihe local Trades and Labor council, will "cart the dust of Rupert from oft his feet" ln exchange for the dust of the rolling prairie, and take up his future abode in Calgary. Mr. Robb was the guest of honor at a meeting of the Typographical union and was the recipient of a handsome set of military brushes as a token of the esteem ln which he was held by his brother craftsmen. During his sojourn in 'Prince Rupert he made many friends amongst the organized workers of the city, who, while sorry to see him leave, unite in wishing him the best of luck and bon voyage to his new destination. Mr. Robb left by the G. T. P. boat on Monday morning. The Trade Outlook As a commlentory on industrial conditions exlstant ln Prince Rupert without intention of seizing upon any particular local administration or party responsible and tack upon its skirts the responsibility for the present depression, which not only ln the final analysis would be erroneous and nonsensical to say the least, by adding to their official dignity the powers of a Morgan or Rockefeller or any of the powers exercised by the kings of finance, who control not only the des tlnles of Prince Rupert, but the source from which all other towns and municipalities look to for a hand-out That source Is the money market, which these noble knights of ^Mammon control, through the pernicious system which gives them the legitimate right to keep on doing it. At the present time lt cannot be said that the working class of Rupert are troubled with the hum and roar of Industry. It would be music to the ears of a good many who have them pretty close to the ground, to catch even the faintest murmur of a hum, as it might be the means of providing the cue to where there was some actual work In progress, and make a few enquiries ot the foreman or manager ln charge If there was any chance of the hand of fate intervening with the depletion of his already scant staff ln order to gain some advance information. It ia one of the most malicious brands of falsehood to give out statements of a kind likely to be misleading as to the actual conditions existing ln any city, and more especially ln times of depression, when the hungry and less fortunate of society are ready to grasp at any straw to save themselves from being swept under, and what little possessions they may happen to own are pawned or sold to the waiting Shylock. What pittance escapes his clutches Is handed out to the transportation companies for the conveyance o'f himself, or, If married, his family to the much heralded promised land only to flnd on his arrival that he was the dupe of a band of shysters, who engineer this misinformation through the formation of organizations which boast of their civic pride, created to satisfy their personal gain. Prince Rupert today is no bettentthan Vancouver. There are enough men here to satisfy all the demands for labor, either on work under 'construction or contemplated, for Borne time to come. Joseph Lewis Dead Joseph Lewis, a well known member of the local union of longshoremen, who passed away at the general hospital, Prince Rupert, in the early dawn of Sunday morning, was Interred at the Fairview cemetery on Thursday last. The late brother was well known and popular among the longshoremen of the Pacific coast, having worked along the waterfront of Seattle, Portland and other ports prior to his coming to Rupert a little over three years ago. The funeral arrangements were conducted by Hay ner Brothers, undertakers, under the supervision of the committee appointed by the members of his union. Almost the entire membership of the local branch and other friends of the deceased turned out to pay their last earthly tribute to their departed comrade. The funeral was one of the most impressive seen In the city. Rev. Mr. Rlx of the Anglican church, conducted the funeral rites of his church. Mr. Lewis, who originally came from Kentucky, was about 37 years of age. f The New Call Is for Jus • tice—Demand for a Man's Chance Man's Inhumanity to Man Has Made Thousands Mourn MOTHER JONES AT LADYSMITH Mayor Hllller Calls Out Mllltla To Receive Her When Mother Jones arrived in Ladysmith last Saturday she was received by the militia, who had been called out by Mayor Hllller to defend the C. P. R. depot from the onslaughts of this old lady of 82. Besides that there were 900 people to welcome her, Including a large number of women and children. The city council refused the use of the market square. So everybody went to 'Shell beach ln launches, which were busy transporting everybody free of charge from 12.30 to 3. At that time the meeting commenced and went off with the abounding enthusiasm which marks "Mother's" meetings everywhere she Labor Candidate for St. Catherines Alderman James A, Wiley, of St. Catherines, has been nominated to run as labor candidate for that city at the forthcoming provincial elections in Ontario. He has been an energetic worker ln the local trades and labor council for many years, having filled all the Important offices ln the gift of that body. He has represented the tailors' Ipdustrlal union continuously for nineteen years. Owing tq the flght put up by the Winnipeg Trades and Lahor Council, the proposal of the Board of Control to reduce the rate of wages of the city laborers has not taken effect. "The cries that come to us from Colorado, Los Angeles, and from other scenes of strife—cries for vengeance and for blood—are not the death knell of this republic, but are the birth pangs ot a new democracy," said Jas. A. Macdonald, LL.D., managing editor of the Toronto Olobe, speaking on the subject: "Love and the Social Order," ln the Chicago Sunday Evening club. "It Is the call for social justice, for a man's chance for every man that Indicates the hope of a new day, and in no country is lt felt more fully than ln Great Britain," he said. "It is not merely a cry for wages but deep down In a demand for a man's chance and for brotherhood. "Lloyd George Bald to the people of Great Britain: "The stains on our national flag are as great If It floats' over ill-fed children In Blums And over ill-paid men and women as though lt dropped on the field of battle. I say of the Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack that their stains are as deep and damning if we repeat all the oppression and the Injustice of Great Britain in our respective countries ot the United States and Canada. Man's Inhumanity to man has made thousands mourn. I know the cry of the unprivileged multitudes. I know also that wealth has its problems and there are among the rich those who have a high desire to do justice. For both classes there is no permanent and adequate solution of the problem that does not change the motives and viewpoint of men. This is the church's greatest chance—to reconstruct the brotherhood. It would revive again the old evangel and the old enthusiasm. The modern church has as much as Peter, James and John had, They had only an Idea, hut that idea changed the Roman Empire. It Is for the church to recognize that 'One Is your master and ye are brethren'; that 'By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples If ye love one another.' Cain tried to solve the problem of destroying competition hy killing his brother and then by denying his obligations by sneering, 'Am I my brother's keeper! Rome tried to solve the problem! by the strong lording lt over the weak. The cynics called brotherhood a beautiful dream that could never be fulfilled. But Jesus set out to establish a brotherhood ln which no man should eat his bread by the sweat of another man'B brow, where there should be no social parasites, high or low, but one in which a man should he ministered to In proportion to his possession of power. The real izatlon of this brotherhood is the fulfilment of gospel, and lt lies within the reach of the church." Accidents In April Industrial accidents occurring to 3S7 workpeople In Canada during the month of April, 1914, are recorded by the department of labor. Of these, seventy-two were fatal and 285 resulted in serious injuries. In March there were fifty-five fatal and 347 nonfatal accidents recorded, a total of 402, and In April, 1913, there were ninety-one fatal and 351 nonfatal accidents recorded, a total1 of 442. The number of fatal accidents recorded in AprH was seventeen more than were recorded in March and nineteen-less than were recorded in April, 1913. The number of nonfatal accidents recorded In April was sbrtytwo less than In March, and sixty-six less- than In April, 1913. Alberta Federation Makes Report The quarterly report.of the Alberta Federation of Labor shows that during the period just passed, they have added to their strength through the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, No. 212, of Calgary. Others also taken ln included the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (outside), No. 348, Calgary; Printing Pressmen and Feeders, No, 179 Medicine Hat; Journeymen Stonecutters Association of Edmonton, and Moving Picture and Projecting Machine Operators, No. 302, Calgary. Plumbers Go On Strike The union plumbers of Winnipeg went on strike on Tuesday. They damanded an Increase from the present scale of 55 cents an hour to 60 cents an hour. The majority of tho contractors refused to accede to the demand and the plumbers, with whom are included the steamfltters, walked out. Tailora' Headquarters Moved The International offlce of the tailors' union, which for many years has been at Bloomington, III., has been transferred to Chicago recently. MINARD'S LINIMENT CURE8 GARGET IN COWS mi that watch to Appltby, SOS Pander West, Cor. Pender and Richards', for nlgh-class watch, clock and jewellery repairs. All cleaning and mainsprings jobs guaranteed for 12 months. PANTAGEQ Unequalled Vaudevllls *** Means PANTAGES VAUDEVILLE THREE SHOWS DAILY 2.46, 7.20, 9.15 Season's Prices- Matinee 15c, Evenings 15c, 26c. MAKE YOUR WILL Have You Made Your Will? If not, you should do so now while you have an opportunity to consider fairly what disposition you will make ' of your estate. By naming this Company your Executor you will be assured of having the provisions of your Will carried out in accbrdanoe with your Instructions. If your Will la already made, lt Is' a simple matter to appoint us your Executor. A codicil making this change will Insure the careful administration of your Estate Consult our Legal Department Canadian Financiers Trust Company HEAD OFFICE 839 HASTINGS ST. W. VANCOUVER, B.C. Patrick Donnelly-General M&rv&<et? 100-Piece Dinner Sets for $19.50 50-PIECE SET, $8.75 The regular price of these 100-piece sets is $2*6.00. Get one now and save $0.50. Samples mailed to out-of-town customers on request. R. G. Buchanan £ Co. Phone Seymour 2021 1126 ROBSON STREET VANCOUVER'S SELECT CHINA STORE 25% OFF ALL TRUSSES THIS MONTH BED STAB DRUG STOBE. 53 Cordova Street Weat Vancouver, B. 0. Vancouver Heights Grocery 3640 HASTINOS STREET EAST THE POST OFFICE 8TORE Best oif everything at lowest prices. Groceries, Hams, Bacon, Garden Seeds, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, Tea Hose Tea, Reld & Millar's Sausages and Head Cheese. Every morning we receive a shipment of berries from McDonald's Ranch on Keats Island. They are delicious. Telephone your orders. Our delight is to serve you. W. R. McMURRAY PHONE HIGHLAND 686L THIS COUPON Worth 10 CENTS Bring this Coupon to our Store on Saturday, and it will entitle you to 10c. on your $1 purchase ''*'','',|-'W'*'*'*',,'*'*****»******'»******»W*"-***^«*-**«'*B-WM ■■■■■■■■ tt^ CHAS. B. PERKINS 1058-60 GRANVILLE STREET $400.00 in Cash Given Away TO THE ONE WHO DRAW8 THE LUCKY NUMBER 1 Chance for Every $5.00. Pirchm Made is Either of Our Stem What do you say to $20 for an English Worsted or Scotch or Irish Tweed Suit—in beautiful Browns, Grays or Heather Mixtures? Wo have these Suits as low as $15. 1 Fit Reform Wardrobes 333 HASTINGS ST. AND ROGERS BUILDING, GRANVILLE 8T. Named Shoei sre frequently made in Non- Union Factories-Do Not Buy Any Shoe no matter what Its name, unless lt bean a plain and readable Impression or this stamp. All shoes without tba Union Stamp ara always Non-Union. BOOT A SHOE WORKERS' UNION IM Bummer Street, Boston, Mus. J. F. Tobln, Pres. C. L. Blaise, Seo.-Treaa. BE TBUE TO YOURSELVES BY SMOKING THI OLD RELIABLE Kurtz's "Pioneer" Cigars YOU HELP YOUR PILLOW UNION MEN AND BESIDE*, YOU GET THE VERY BEIT VALUE POR YOUR MONEY EVERY UNION MAN IN {VANCOUVER SHOULD PATRONIZE LABOR TEMPLE CLUB AND POOL ROOM Select your Cigars from Boxes bearing this Label COLUMBIA THEATRE UP-TO-DATE VAUDEVILLE AND PHOTO-PLAYS Continuous Performance from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Coihpjete Change of Programme Mondays and Thursdays. WEEK OF JUNE 15 MON., TUES„ WED. ST. GEORGE A DAYNE Refllnod drawing room act. vocal and Instrumental art PALEAN Novelty Ventriloquist DU MOUTINO Double Voiced Singer WILLIAMS A WILLIAMS High-class Entertainers THUR8,, FRI, SAT. GEORGE A MARIE BROWN Tho Farhlon Plate Duo, Comedy CHARLES HASTY Tho Hoosier Boy THE DUNSTANS > Comedy Singing and Talking Act THE DANCING VERNONS . 4-REELS LATEST PICTURES-4 10 Cents-ANY SEAT-10 Cents AMATEUR NIOHT-WEDNESDAY.
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