The British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1914-07-10
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note: THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST L _^_^ Anntnwi mnmn. i* > tmnirtrTiin mn sntsn ivn f a D/Ml nnnvnn i»n n j-a anmfMa ■ Mb«i>t nn • • ••«•.•* * 4_-k_t_!aJJ«-'**" I^^^B^^B ._ -—il-^BH^^BI Industrial unity: strength. OFFICUL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL AND B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR. POLITICAL UNITY: VICTOBYI BIXTH YEAJ fSo. 170. VANCOUVER^C., PMDAT, JULY 10,1914. EIGHT PAGES /In Vancouver \ 1, Cltjr,M.M ) $1.50 PER YEAR IEV/MMP ni P.G.E. looking for Work — No Prospects—Days Without Food Ifnly Eight Cents a Day— "John" Chinaman Competes in Business [Special,to The Federatlonist] LILL00ET, B. C, July 8.—There are Ipndreds of men hike Ing from camp camp along the line of construe- Ion ot the Pacific Oreat Eastern rail- lay,' looking for work. They tramp p>m the Squamlsh to Llllooet, thence to Clinton, Quesnell and Fort leorge. They keep coming and go- tg on prospects, wtth no definite ob- ot in view. There are Poles, Aus- lans, Slavonians, Italians, Anurias, Canadians, principally navvies, though many mechanics are In- uded ln the great army ot unem- oyed. They sleep out at night ln sagebrush, or ln the bush. I !low of many Instances when the un- rtunates have gone three and four [ys without food, excepting maybe few berries they picked along,the ill. The road-houses refuse to give em "handouts," because, Bay the oprletors, It would put them out ol slness If they would "give up" every ne they were asked to, A farmer Id me that an average of 50 a day bsed by his ranch—both ways. I ]ve seen men on the point ot ex- nistlon, and would work for any Jng to get something to eat. Nearly construction Is done as Btation irk. Twenty-five Csnts an Hour JThe contractors sub-let the work to |igs on the understanding tbat they a stated price a yard tor moving (th or rock, and that no man shall paid more than 26 cents an hour bio matter how good a workman Yf be. When the men do get their cheques, they must go afoot 24 Res to the pay master to get thom Khed, because the pa…
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: 10.14288/1.0345074
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