The British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1915-03-05
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note: THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH. SEVENTH YEAR. No. 10. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVEB TBADES AND LABOR COUNCIL AND B. C FEDEBATION OF LABOB VANCOUVER, B. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 5,1915. ►POLITICAL UNITY : VICTOBYI [ Parliamentary Candidates Must Be Members Six Months Conditions So Bad That Chinese Will Be Sent Back A very fair attendance of delegates was present at S o'clock last night, when Vanvouver Trades and Labor council was culled to order by President J. H. McVety. A few new delegates were seated. Executive Oommlttee Report Attorney-General Bowser wrote acknowledging the council's views against property qualifications for municipal office, as submitted to him by letter. A quantity of routine business formed the balance of the committee's report. Parliamentary Beport A letter received from Merritt, B. C, expressed the opinion that a labor candidate could be elected at next provincial election.. Tho council secretary was instructed to communicate with Merritt in regard to this matter. The committee recommended that no one should be eligible for nomination on the parliamentary ticket of the council unlesB he has been a member of organized labor for at least six months before his nomination. There was considerable debate on thiB recommendation in which delegates Pettipiece, Sully, Harrison, McVety took part. Delegate Sully moved that the matter be referred' back to the unions. This amendment was lost and recommendation carried. Unions in future will be invited to send three members each to the parliamentary committee. ■ President's Beport The president reported having received the following telegram from Mr. jH. H. Stevens, M. P., at Ottawa: "Owing to conditions a large number of Chinese, over six thousand, are out of work, and now being kept by other Chinese who threaten to turn them over to public bodies to sustain, thus adding to a large number of whites now out of work. By extending term of stay in China from one year, to a period of six months after the…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Vancouver Trades and Labour Council (1912) ; The B.C. Federationist, Ltd. (1912-1915) ; The B.C. Federationist, Limited (1915-1922) ; The B.C. Federationist (1922-1923) ; The British Columbia Federationist (1923-1925).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0344997
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The B.C. Federationist, Ltd.
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text