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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 pay cheques are li negotiable. The wages paid by Vraotors are not at all commentate with living expenses. Those lo can, travel ln motor stages, the je charged being excessive. Meals |t 50 cents; lodging at hotels and |d houses cost SI or 11.50 a room, sleep In a lousy hunk house costs 26 cents. At Clinton there are men lying around hoping In vain ham enough to get out ot the place. fit month there were 800—all will- to do anything. The best any . can poBSibly earn In a month, r paying for his keep, Ib 128, If ■happens to have steady work. This 'way contracting business is the itest skin game extant with work- pen, who are always on the los end. While some "station" men eome out ahead, yet the major- lot them do not make wages. Some come out In debt after a month's d labor. A gang of eight able- lied Austrlans, after working on an rage of twelve hours a day for months, got only Eight Csnts a Day i. It Is reported that "Pat' lsh's warehouse; at the, head of ton lake, three miles out of LU- st, cleaned up to 136,000 a month m stores supplied to camps along P. O. E. R. Some contractors lplaln, while they charge 11 a day board, that their dining-rooms do pay. A critical examination of Ir books would show that the teed their horses Is credited to dining- m account it Llllooet several places ot bust- is bave closed down, and are mov- : along the line as construction Is npleted. There Ib very little doing mining. It Is generally conceded it the only people who get any ney out of the business are promo- s and contractors, and very little ng Into the hands of the working- n who put their earnings Into clr- atlon. Tbe Chinese are getting te a foothold here. i'Mohn" Competes 'he hotels and restaurants employ m as cooks and domestics. There two restaurants owned and con- lied by Chinks, while three general .'es, two laundries and several gar- is belong to these slant-eyed Indl- luals. Business men are now combining of Chinese competition, sb a matter of faot, lt serves _ right because just as long as Jnese were competitors ln the labor |rket, they encouraged John every possible. But since he no [er undercuts wages, because he not work for whatt the white vies get, and is now ln business himself, the white merchants |iplaln. I say let them bother. Llcensss for Bartenders ne new liquor license bylaw of elstoke, B.C., provides among ir regulations for the issue of ises to bartenders, which are to :ompulsory. The licenses may not Bsued to women. All holders of ises must be 21 years of age and lsh subjects or residents of Cantor three months. The bylaw deals with the Issue ot wholesale I, restaurant and special liquor ises and provides penalties for ices. B. C. F. of L. Convention Monday1 The special convention of the British Columbia Federation of Labor will convene In Vancouver Labor Temple next Monday morning at 9 o'clock. At this time lt is apparent that the gathering will be representative of the labor movement all over the province. Credentials are already ln for delegates as far north SB Prince Rupert, and as far east ss Nelson, It Is not possible to accurately estimate the numerical strength of the convention, but there Is every evidence that lt will not fall. short bf the expectations of the executive officers of the Federation. A notable visitor present will be Vice-President Fred. Banoroft, of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, who is coming straight through from Toronto to Vancouver ln order to be here In time for the convention. A special meeting of the executive officers will be held on Sunday evening next to take up the agenda of the business pf the convention. Officers of the Island miners have been visiting meetings ot the local unions In Vancouver and elsewhere.during the past week and have met with an attentive and cordial reception. The problems confronting the convention are the gravest yet faced by organised labor ln British Columbia. The sole business of the gathering will be to consider and solve this problem, and with Its deliberations centered on that Issue, It Is to be hoped that a practical and practicable solution will be found. JOIN PROVINCIAL Legislation. Necessary Control Hours of Employment to Nanaimo Clerks Had Better Conditions Than in Any City in Canada Dan W. Poupard, general secretary of the Retail Employees' Association of British Columbia, arrived yesterday from Nanalmo. He said that hla organisation was growing ln strength every day. At the Black Diamond city the members of the Merchants' Employees' association met on Wednesday night to consider the advisability of affiliating with this body. Upon a ballot being taken lt was decided that a looal branch ot the provincial organisation should be formed, Seoretary Poupard said that tbe Retail Employees' organlutlon of British Columbia was formed for the purpose of obtaining a weekly halt-holiday and a limitation of hours by means of legislation and that the policy of the organization wae to carry on Its work ln such a way that the beat relationship might be retained between employer and employee. In all their endeavors, he said, they had always taken Into consideration the intimate relationship which must exist between man and employer ln the retail trade and because of this lt for no other reason lt waB most desirable that the present good feeling shall continue. In reference to the effort of the clerks in Victoria and Vancouver Mr. Poupard Bald that they had It clearly demonstrated that legislation controlling the hours ot employment In stores was more than desirable and that employer and employee were agreed on this point The claims of his organisation was that In order for effective appeal to be made to the provincial government tt was necessary for the request to come from the retail employees ln every part of the province, He also pointed out that the advantages of organisation were many and he directed the attention to the Influence exercised by the professional associations towards the efficient and high moral conduct of their members. The doctors, solicitors, dentists, architects and other bodies had by organised effort brought their professions to a high degree of perfection and there was no reason in the world why the retail employees should not raise their occupation to a much higher standard. Mr. Poupard further stated that retail clerks of Nanalmo enjoyed conditions not equalled In any other olty ln Canada. He was very favorably impressed with the local conditions In tbe stores and with the flne type of employees with whom he had come In contact during his all too brief visit. B. C. FEDERATION Executive Board Held Meeting Recently IAt the request of the members of district No. 28, U. M. W. of A., a special meeting of the executive of the B. b. F. of Labor was held recently tn the labor hall, Victoria. Only the members of the executive resident on the coast were in attendance, as there was no time to call the other members and tbe expense of same was not thought warranted, under the conditions. President Watchman wired them to secure their views. President Foster, ot Dlstriot 28, gave the executive the reasons for the miners asking for a special convention, stating that the miners had, by a large ma-^| Jorlty, voted in favor of the idea of a convention, and that they desired that organised labor should be consulted on their behalf. Representative Irvine also gave his Ideas as did International Board Member O. Pettigrew. After considerable discussion the exeouttve deolded that they would call a special convention to convene ln the labor temple, Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, July 13th. Members present: President Watchman, Vice-president B. Simmons; executive members, W. F. Munn, H, Knudson and J. H. McVety, and Secretary-treasurer A. S. Wells. BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT The Following Figures Tall Their Own Story The building permits for June as reported from the Vancouver building Inspector's ofllce are as follows Total number of permits issued for June, 1914, is 128, valued at $572,266. During June last year 196 permits were Issued, valued at $908,881. For the alx months ending June 30, 1914, the permits numbered 848, valued at (2,393,249. Last year for the six months ending June 30, the permits were 1197, valued at $7,118,256. Allan Studholme Re-sleeted Allan Studholme, the labor member for East Hamilton, In the Ontario legislature, was reelected ln the provincial elections held last Tuesday, by a majority ot over a thousand votes. President Watters of Trades Congress Supports Proposition Should Be Returned at Expense of Transportation Companies The Ottawa Citlsen ssys: "The declaration of Mr. W. D. Scott, superintendent of Immigration at Ottawa, that the unemployed Ukranians In Canadian cities who have been here less than three yeara, and are publlo charges, should be deported, should the municipality make the request, has 'engendered widespread discussion. Not only tn the dominion, but In Oreat Britain has the problem been talked of, and Mr. Scott's action Is criticised freely. Various opinion as to the wisdom of this course have been expressed, and the prevailing feeling seems to be.that the government should carry out their proposal. Among organised labor this latter opinion Is generally held. The whole matter will be gone Into at the St. John convention of the dominion Trades and Labor Congress.In September. J. O. Watters, president of the Trades and Labor Congress' of Canada,'ls ot the opinion that the action of the government In deporting these men is absolutely consistent and he states that the dominion authorities only paid bonuses on farm laborers and domestic servants, and that deportation became necessary because dishonest agents and transportation-companies often brought people here masquerading under these guises who were ot nelthor class. They should be returned at the expense of the companies .which carried them to Canada." STREET RAILWAYMEN ATTENTION NEW WESTMINSTER, July 8.—The meeting of the Street Railway Employees' union, to be held ln the Labor Temple next Tuesday, July 14, will probably be one of the most important held by that organization tor some time, for not only will the report of the committee now Interviewing the management of the B. C. E. R. In regard to the enforcement of the award of the board of conciliation ln their dispute with the company be up for consideration, but many other matters of great Interest to the members will have to be acted upon, It behooves all members having their own Interests as well as that of the organization at heart, to be present so the officers can get an Intelligent idea ot the wishes of the membership In carrying on the work of the organization. Every member oft duty on that evening is earnestly requested and should by all means be present. Dist. Inspector Condemn* Hlllcrest Damning evidence bearing on the recent disaster at Hlllcrest Alberta, wherein 200 coal miners were killed by explosion, was given at the inquiry last Wednesday. Mr. Frsncls Asplnall, district Inspector of coal mines, with Jurisdiction over Hlllcrest wu on the witness stand. He said that tbe mine was very gassy and dusty, and that as far back as July, 1912, he had condemned the ventilation system used. His examination of the mine since the disaster had satisfied him that It was in even worse condition than before, apart from tbe effects of the explosion. His evidence practically meant that the reversing of the fan ln No. 2 level, and the working of too many men in the sections was a direot violation of the Coal Mines Regulation aet Asked as to his opinion ot th* Are bosses' testimony that they could not say how, many miners were working ln eaeh section at the time of explosion, he said they were lying. His investigation had satisfied him that there Was gas present, and poor ventilation ln No. 2 level when tbe mine blew up. As to the actual way in which the explosion was eventually caused, he could not be certain. A BUDGET OF NEWS E" I STRIKE SETTLED San Francisco Pressmen at .Work Again The strike bf the printing pressmen and feeders ln San Francisco Job shops, which has been on for more than a year, is settled. The details of the settlement will be made public Shortly, as action on the tentative agreement will, be taken at special meetings of the Franklin Printing Trades association, the Printing Pressmen's union and the Pressfeeders' anion. This week representatives of the San Francisco labor council, the Typographical union and the Franklin Printing Trades association held a conference, at which the terms of settlement ot the strike were agreed upon. It is understood that the terms ot settlement are entirely satisfactory to the employers and the unions involved, RANNIE RESIGNS B. C E. R, Traffic Agent for the Vsncouvsr Lines Leaves for Chilllwack J. B. Rannle, traffic agent for the Vanoouver lines of the B, C. B. R„ after serving the oompany for about 25 years, has resigned that position, and will remove to a ranch, Just south of Chilllwack, where he will reside ln future. Mr. Rannle entered the employ of the B. C. E. R. company In September, 1889, and has since been constantly employed In connection wtth tbe trafflc or transportation departments. His flrst work was in the reconstruction of cars, Intended to be horse-drawn, into cars equipped with electric motors and later he served as motorman and conductor. In those days the only through city line was on Oranvllle street as far south as' Drake street, then to Main and Front streets. On Powell street the line ran from Campbell avenue, connecting with the main line at Main street. Mr. Rannle acted as motorman until 1900, when he waB appointed to the position of trafflc superintendent on Vancouver lines. In 1911, he- was appointed traffic agent in connection with Vancouver lines and held this position until yesterday when his resignation took effect. His late fellow-employees wish him every success In his new field of operations. Naturalisation Act As a result of a misunderstanding that has arisen as to the new naturalization act, the state department at Ottawa Is Issuing a special circular on the Bubject, directing attention to the fact that the new law Ib not ln effect, hut will be only on January 1st next, while with respect to people living here at present and up to the first of the year, the old law will apply for three years yet Heretofore naturalization was granted ln court by judges. Under the new law the Judges will certify as to the evidence of qualification, while the certificate will be Issued by the secretary of state. VIM District No. 6 Withdraw? Istrlct Association No. 6 of the Item Federation of Miners Is vot- a% the question of whether or not ■district shall withdraw from the j Federation of Labor, General Organizer P. W. Dowler, of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ot America, arrived ln the city on Tuesday from Seattle, ln company with General Executive Board Member W. A. Cole, of San Francisco, Cal. "Teddy" Bryanston, an old-time teamster of this city, has left for Los Angeles, Cal,, where he will reside ln future. His many friends wish him success In Mb new field of activities. W. S. Armstrong, a well known old- time printer of this city, and onetime president of No. 226, went to Kamloops Wednesday night. He will go to work on the Sentinel of that city. HE THAT 18 WITHOUT SIN AMONG YOU— LIFE'S DAILY DRAMA has a nasty habit of thrusting its details, every now and again, through the thin crust of social secrecy which veils some of its ugliest aspects. There is a very efficient conspiracy known ai respectability. Its mission is to maintain the rule of sham and makebelieve at all costs. If it seems necessary to stifle social truth in the course of the business, then the end is considered to justify the means. Never mind sbout morals as long as manners are all right The most important thing to remember in life, is to keep up appearances. For heaven's sake do not have and accident and tell the truth; even though the very foundations of human society round about are rotten with humbug and pretence. No "really nice person" would do such a thing. It is so "low." Yet life is very real—really. And in spite of the veneer of artificiality with which modern civilization has covered it, ever and anon its realities insist on being seen and heard. Neither is it necessary to resort to the fictions and figments of the novelist to stimulate imagination of what may be. Heal life is a palpitating record of blood-red facts, demanding the attention and consideration of the intelligence of men and women who are human enough to be real, and wise enough to be honest. One, which is characteristic of thousands like it, came out in a case heard in the courts recently. It was an abortion case involving the death of a married woman. The husband is press reported to have made the following statement: He said he was out of work at the time and he and his wife had a baby 18 months old. His wife was anxious to go out to work to keep them from becoming destitute. It was a choice of possible death or certain destitution—and she died. » * * * No particular emphasis need be laid upon one particular case. Any fully grown man or woman, who is honest enough to be honest with themselves, knows well enough thst such tragedies are being enacted every day within the silence and privacy of society's domestic life. It is questionable if there is one doctor in a hundred who is not requested many times in the course of a year to violate the law and the ethics of his profession in this particular way. The daily lite of the average wife of the average working man, is one everlasting worry lest she should be what is known in the plsin language of such occasions, "caught again," Yet it is not because working-class women are any more desirous than others of eluding the natural course of matrimony. It is the dreadful anxiety of another mouth to fill, another little human responsibility to be clothed and nurtured, while the family income is already too small to provide sufficient of the decencies and comforts of life. Added to that is the daily dread of every working-class woman that night may bring a "lay-off" and find her husband without a job, by which grace alone can little mouths be fed. ¥ ¥ * * Nor is this fear confined to what is known as the working-class, The growing insecurity of employment in all branches of mental and physical labor, is responsible at the bottom for these unnatural methods of escaping the responsibility of children whom parents know they have not the means to properly rear and start out in life, "Socialism will destroy the home." Indeed I Of all the rank iniquities which spring from the muck heap of modern capitalism, this stunting and strangling of child- life is one of the worst. In a sane system of society, where men and women could always be certain of being able to secure the decencies and comforts of life in return for their labor, such monstrosities would not be. Human nature is naturally human enough to be human if it has a fair opportunity to be so. Two thousand years of Christianity I "Feed my little ones." What a mockery it all is I UU1DUUB AMALGAMATE IN Commence With Four Hundred thousand Members WUl be Doubled Annual Income One Million ^-Fighting Fund Half a Million Advices from 'London, England, state that the second of Oreat Britain's giant labor organisations earns Into existence on Wednesday when a conference of representatives of unskilled labor approved a scheme whereby the . general laborers' national council and the national transport workers' federation amalgamated Into a national union. The laborers' counoll represents eight unions, enrolling general laborera. It ia urged that the object Is to lessen the number of Industrial conflicts. One chief consideration, however, Is the formation of central funds. With the commencing membership at four hundred thousand the proposal is* that a levy shall be converted Into a flrst fund ot 1200,000 to meet trade union liabilities. A minimum subscription ot two penee per week Is to furnish an annual Income of nearly a million dollars, and the establishment of a central fighting fund of half a million dollars is contemplated. It is expected that with little effort and within a short time, the 400,000 membership will be doubled. AMALGAMATION Of British Miners and the Freight Handlers A London, Eng., dispatch .says that the amalgamation of the tradea un Ions goeB steadily forward. Follow ing closely upon the working agree ment between the miners, transport workers and the rallwaymen, with a total membership of 1,360,000, which bas now been finally settled, the Oenersl Laborers' union, which has an Immense organization spreading all over the country, haB been admitted to the. amalgamation. Thus practically all the unions, whose members mine eoal or handle the freight of the country are In one organization. This is the reply of the workers to the combination of the employers of the country, but lt Is only part of what the trades unionists aim at. They are working for a general amalgamation ot the lesser skilled or general labor. At present the workmen are faced with an alarming growth In the employment of cheap Chinese and other eastern labor, chiefly at the great ports, where Chinamen and Indians are arriving In Increasing numbers, and they project some drastic action, either political or direct, to put n stop to this competition. JAMES PATRICK Secretary Locomotive Firemen Dies Suddenly st His Residence ■Members of the "brotherhood" are deeply grieved to hear of the sudden death of one of their most esteemed members—James Patrick, 1183 Homer street flnanclal secretary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Thursday evening last "Jim" was apparently ln perfect health, attending a meeting in the Labor Temple. The next morning his friends were shocked to hear of his sudden demise from heart failure. He had been one ot the stalwarts ot his union, and lt will indeed be hard to replace him. The Federatlonist Joins with the many friends pf the late Mr. Patrick ln expressing sympathy with his widow and two children In this their hour of bereavement. The funeral, which waB largely attended, took place on Monday afternoon, under the auspices of his union. Industrial Activity Shorn Signs of Hopeful Conditions State of Trade—June Building Permits Total ' $31,915 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., July I- The outlook for tht next few weeks In regard to Increased Industrial activity, in so far as tho building trades are concerned, shows signs ot more hopeful conditions thin hitherto existed. The outlook does aat, however, warrant an Influx of tk«M who follow that particular calling ae a means ot earning a livelihood to oome here, Most of the big Jot* an nearlng completion, which wfll allow of sufflclent mra, with tht already large waiting list to bt avail- able to fill all positions on any future work contemplated. Tht building permits for tht month ot June show a total ot $81,115, whieh dots not Include tht contract for tht erection of a new school house, tht estimated cost of which is SIMM. Aocordlng to advices received froa Haselton, tenders ara being calltd ior the erection of government buildings, post ofllce and telegraph offices at that point Owing to the bad behavior tf tht weather man, many ol tht salmon fishermen havt bttn experiencing strenuous timet lh being detained from getting baok to tht canneries. Work along tht waterfront from a longshoreman's standpoint is nona too . brisk, and could In no sense bt regarded favorably,. Very Uttle freight is being conveyed by the vessels calling In here In comparison to what to usually carried at this Umt of tht ytar. Then is no demand for general laborers, Those who are here Und tt exceedingly difficult to obtain employment Around tht Unloni The carpenten' union report Increased activity, but all kinds of car penters on the waiting list The structural Iron workert are atlll fairly well employed wtth the erection of the dock. Typos—All members ot the local union are working full tuna, Electrical workers art fairly busy. Stationary engineers report favor ably—though things could be better. Longshoremen—Quiet Issutt Neat Blotter The Prince Rupert Typographical union bave Issued a useful and attractive blotter, which- le being distributed around town. It bears the Imprint of the Premier Press, has a celluloid top and a good pad of blotting paper. The Inscription advises the use of union printing, and gives seven good ressons for doing so. Newt Briefs As a result of a visit from the provincial dairy Inspector, ten animals were found to be suffering from tuberculosis, The animals Infected were ordered destroyed. During June, flsh to' the extent of 22,418 hundredweight bas been handled at this port which at tbe average value of Ave cents a pound, means $112,090. The quantity token Included 874,600 pounds of salmon, 10,000 pounds of ood, and 1,367,200 pounds of halibut Mr, Robertson, who was employed around the drydock, met with a severe accident that necessitated his removal to the city hospital. As far as can be ascertained no bones were broken, though on account of the severe shaking up he Is liable to be Injured Internally. Eighty tons of decayed herring were ordered removed by the city council, sitting as a board of health. The herring In question had been allowed to rot owing to a tangle between white and Japanese Interests which Involved seizure by tbe sheriff, and Anally, as stated above, the whole catch waa condemned snd consigned to the Incinerator. The Northern Telephone company has snnounced that they will commence the construction of a telephone line from Haselton lo Skeena Crossing, connecting up all the principal mines ln and around the two Hasel- tons. Tenders are to be submitted tbe beginning of next week for the erection of the oil storage tanks for the use of the O. T. P. steamship company. Bricklayers There was a good turnout of members at Tuesday night's meeting of the Bricklayers' and Masons' International union, No. 1. During the month of June eighteen members took out their transfer certificates and left tbe city. Only about one-third of the membership reported as working. B. C F. OF L. DELEGATES Instructed By Sec.-Treas. Wells ss ts Transportation Sec.-TreaBurer A. S. Wells, of the B. C. Federation of Labor, writes: "AU delegates to tbe special convention of the B. C. of L.i to be held In Vancouver on the 13th, wben purchasing transportation tickets Bhould only purchase one way first-class tickets, and secure standard certificates, which must be banded to the secretary-treasurer ot the Federation for signature before obtaining return tickets, ln order to obtain a reduction of fare, and In order that this may affect those coming from a long distance all delegates, no matter what dlstanca they have to come, should avail themselves ot this opportunity, and thereby enable those delegates coming from long distances to secure their transportation as cheaply as possible." O. N. Prouse, plumber, Portland, Is visiting relatives ln this olty. "Ous" has not been in B. C. for five years. PAGE TWO THE BRTTISBi COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST. FRIDAY JULY 10, li Union Men! 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Mount Pleasant Undertaking Co. Cor. Eighth Art. snd Main Strsst Phone Fsirmont IIS Cemmedlous Ghaptl Frss to All Patrons Formerly Cantor A Hanna's .ranch A. C. Millar, Proa. P. H. Qroto, Managar BE TRUE TO YOURSELVES •Y tMOKINO THI OLD MLIA.LI Kurtz's "Pioneer" Cigars HILP YOUR PILLOW UNION MIN AND .1.101., YOU OIT THI VIRY BIST VALUI POR YOUR MONIV McNeill, Welch & Wilson, Limited 80 Pender Street, E. Phone Seymour S408 ALL KINDS OF MILLWOOD At Reduced Sates AGENTS JINGLE POT COAL [Special Correspondence] , DENVER, Colo., July 8—That the Colorado strike Is to form the basis for a group of bills to be submitted to congress next fall, the purpose of which Is to prevent or provide a means of settling future strikes, seems to be a certainty according to advices received ln the strike sone from Washington. Probably never before has an industrial struggle been marked by such a wanton slaughter as that at Ludlow on April 20th last, and UkewUe lt Is doubtful whether ln any strike state officers have openly prostituted themselves to the corporations. Thirty committees have Investigated the strike. None of them have accomplished any results as far as a settlement is concerned, because none seem to have had any authority to accomplish tbat end. As long as the federal troops are ln 'the field, peace will reign ln the Colorado strike district, but tf they are removed It Is certain that the strikers and their families will suffer the same abuse and Intimidation at the hands of the state mllltla and the mine guards as they did before. One thing Is certain, that the operators will never cease their war of extermination against the strikers until some federal power Is found to make them agree to a meeting and a settlement. There is more publicly-owned coal land in Colorado than ln Pennsylvania and John D. Rockefeller will continue his greedy, bloody tattle to obtain this land until federal Intervention is possible. The public generally agrees that a battle between capital and labor such as the Colorado strike has proven, is a grave social and economic disease just as dangerous to the national health as tuberculosis. CAXTON OLUB Printers' Apprentices Will Hold Entertainment A committee ot printers' apprentices, comprising C. W. Pettipiece, James Hesson and E. Humphrey, has arranged everything for a successful entertainment and lecture by J Francis Burslll (Felix Penne) entitled "The Printing Press from Cax ton to W(llllam Morris." The affair will be held ln the Labor Temple on Tuesday evening, July 21st, at 8 p. m. The flrst half of the entertainment will be devoted to vocal and instru mental music, then the lecture will be given, Illustrated with many lantern slides, and will conclude with another half hour of varied items: Two hours of thorough enjoyment are promised for the nominal admission (ee of 25 cents. A. .. WILLS Secretary-treasurer of the Britlah Colu mbla Federation of Labor, whloh will convene In a special convention on M onday morning next In Labor Temple, Vanoouver. VOTES FOR WOMEN By MRS. J. A. CLARKE Tveltmos and Others Released Olaf A. Tveltmoe, W. J. McCain, J. E. Ray, R. H. Hqulihan, F. Sherman, and H. S. Jones, all charged with complicity ln blowing up the Times building In Los Angeles, and other structures, were released last Friday. The oases against them were withdrawn hy the United States District Attorney on the grounds that he had no evidence to secure conviction. Philip Snowden, M. P., Coming News reports state that Philip Snowden, labor M, P. ln the British house of commons, is coming to Canada this month. In ihe heart of ihe retail district.. Abspluldv fireproof and modem in every respect. Cuisine' unexcelled European plan, $1 to $3 per day. FREE AUTO BUS MEETS ALL TRAINS. 0»md iad opertled hr The Provincial Hotel* Compiny Limited. HOWARD I SHEEHAN. Pnwlw $400.00 in Cash Given Away TO THE ONE WHO DRAWS THE LUCKY NUMBER 1 Chance for Ercrjr $S Purchase Made fat Eit-tr of Onr Stows BLUES Blues never lose their favor, no matter what other shades or colors are ln vogue. Blues are Just as popular as they have ever been—and as usual, we are showing the correct things ln Blue Suits tor spring and summer. Rich Blus Serges, In 2 and 3 . Button styles. Blus Worsteds, In pin stripes and novelty effects. Blue Flannels, plain and with Stripes. »18 up. HT REFORM WARDROBES 333 HASTINGS ST. aad ROGERS BLDG., GRANVILLE ST. PROVINCIAL FEDERATION The various suffrage leagues of Vancouver are considering the proposition of uniting In a provincial federation with other leagues throughout the province. At the present time the five leagues within the olty limits are united ln a body called the Central Parliamentary committee. There Is no doubt that a provincial federation Is desirable and necessary. If lt can be brought about it will be quite a help ln producing unity of action. Pioneer Political Equality League The next meeting of the Pioneer Political Equality league will take place on Friday afternoon at 3 p. m. July 17, ln room 302, Empire building. The publlo may attend this meeting. Central Parliamentary Committee The Central Parliamentary committee wll! not meet again until the last Tuesday ln August, unless a special meeting is called. Owing to the hot weather there will not be a great deal of activity ln suffrage matters during the next two months, MOUNT PLEA8ANT. The next meeting of the Mount Pleasant Equal Suffrage league will be held Friday, July 10, at 8.15 p. m., in A. O. F. hall, Harris block, corner of Main street and Tenth avenue. Mr. Thomas, a member of the Liberal association of ward v, will be the chief speaker. Mr. Thomas helped with the woman'B campaign ln Washington and Is well Informed on the suffrage question: It Is hoped the public and members will attend and thus show appreciation of the kindness of Mr. Thomas. BROADER ACTION OF WOMEN. During the past month several Incidents occurred tbat clearly proved woman should have the power to vote. These effect the welfare of childhood and therefore future generations. For Instance, the exhibit of BrltlBh Columbia products held recently In this city might have been of great commercial benefit to the province. Patriotic people might demand goods made here; hut there are other points beside commercialism and patriotism to consider:' First, mothers must consider If these products are pure. A lady, walking about ' the booths, noticed an article ot diet on sale that a canvasser had left a sample of at her home. As a mother she was anxious to know what ingredients composed lt, and so enquired. She was simply informed that an inventor never told his secret. If mothers were awake to the fact that today everything Is made tor profit, and for that reason the' manufacturer puts up every artlole as cheaply as possible, never considering the health of the nation, only as he Is compelled to, then would they demand to know what. were these mysterious sample packets composed of; also they would desire the vote so they could enforce better pure food laws. They should know whether those engaged ln the manufacture of B. C. goods have been fairly compensated for their labor. Buy B. C. goods, by all means, If they are pure and made under proper sanitary conditions with a square deal to the producer. A PARADOX, A Montreal dally press despatch announces that 10,000 unemployed able- bodied men are walking the streets of thst city unable to obtain work. At the same time In the local newspapers read that the boosters, who took part In the pageant parade, are seeking relief from the city treasury. Are we all losing our balance In this 20th century or Is lt this unnatural greed for wealth? Now, with regard to this pageant: These men who wanted to have lt—whose motive was to thrust their goods before the public eye— should certainly pay their own expenses. What has the public to do with advertising? People at the present stage of evolution have all they can do to live and get the bare common necessaries. If the city fathers who have been put ln office to look after the public money are not advanced enough to take better care of It, than throw It away on pageants so that certain Individuals may have scope to exhibit their wares, then It Is time the people woke up. There Is no money with which to buy goods when there are thousands of people Idle In every city of the world. The money monopolists have everything there is worth having. How can the workers buy when every thing has been takeit from them? It Is only when they have money that merchants and manufacturers are able to sell them goods. Since average employers always want things cheap themselves, this state of affairs applies to every one else likewise. The psgeant would have been a bigger success If that 10,000 Idle men could have been Imported to give It the finishing touches. Natural law Is not asleep; lt has always stepped In when we get so far, and surely the signs of the times are pointing to a great change. Civilisation is no different than a fever. All the doctors In the kingdom must stand aside while Dame Nature takes possession ot the patient. They may help and do all they think to be right, but natural law does its work. When women get votes they will try and straighten these things out—LP. ITS UP TO THE WOMEN. August Bebel, the great socialist, was the first person to make the statement that "a nation can be no greater than its women." And "Mother" Mary Jones, that champion of human liberty, ln the speech she made ln Vancouver recently, said the same thing. She said: "It's up to the women I" No one can doubt that this Is a period of awakening for women. Tbe feminist .movement Is here, and a most decided factor to be reckoned with. There is no use trying to sidetrack It, for It must be considered sooner or later, and why not now? There are people who say that the woman's movement Is ln reality only a part of the great economic problem which all are facing today; but while economics, with Its widespread bearing on almost every phase of aur social existence, of necessity plays a large part In this question, there is another side which is equally as Important. There Is no use ln denying the fact that sex-oppression is a decided reality, even though lt may take the form of a mistaken kindness, and the false Ideals ot women, which have been cherished so long, are at fault in this. But any influence which prevents the fullest development of the Individual Is undoubtedly j oppression—how ever well meant. These Ideals, until very recently, prevented a woman from receiving anything'but the most rudimentary education, and consequently many women are held back from an active Interest In the affairs ot life outside the four walls of their homes. Thus women themselves are keeping back the advance of the world ln almost every possible way. To be sure we have outgrown the code which produced the early Victorian lady, who, to Judge from the contemporary literature of the period, must have divided her time between "fainting and bursting into tears." There Is a long road to travel yet. The Idea ot looking on women as property Is very deeply rooted, and lt will take more than a change In our economic system to bring about a revolution In this habit of thought. It will be a slow growth, but Ideals must change along these lines in order to have lasting progress. Anti-suffragists hold that women can mould the nation through their children. A very truth! And that Is exactly what they have been doing. Are not the unthinking masses today but a reflection of the mental Inactivity of their mothers? Who can doubt that the Influences which surround us in our most impressionable years largely determine the kind of men and women we Bhall become? And who can consider that It is time wasted to see that the mothers of the generations to come are wakened out of their legarthy and made to lay hold on lite and realise their responsibilities? It must be done eventually, and lt Is not going to be an altogether easy thing to undo the work ot centuries, but If each one of us will do what we can as the opportunity arises to drop a few "truths" Into the minds of those we meet, we may accomplish more than we think. "A llttlle leaven leaveneth the whole lump."—Alleen Tutty. PROVINCIAL UNIONS B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR— Meets In annual convention ln January. Executive officers, 1914-15: President, A. Watchman: vice-presidents, W. F. Dunn, Jas. H. McVety, G. H. Fraser, J. W. Oray, H. Knudson, J. J. Taylor, B. Simmons.' Secretary-treasurer, A. S. Wells, Box 1538, Victoria, B.C. NBW WI.TMIN.TIR, B.C. NBW WESTMINSTER TRADES AND Labor Counoll—Meete every aeoond and fourth Wedneaday at I p. m. in Labor Hall. Preaident, D. B. Cameron: flnanolal aeeretary, H. Olbb: general aeoretary, W. B. Maiden. P. O. Box su. Tha pubUo Is Invited to attend. PLUMBERS' AND STEAMFITTBRS Local 416— Maata every aeoond and fourth Friday of month In Labor Ball, 7.10 p. m. Praaldant, D. Webster; seoretary, A. McLaren. P. O. Box SM, New Westmlnater, B. c. BARTENDERS' LOCAL 714—MEETS IN Lsbor Temple, New Westmlnater, corner Seventh atrat and Royal avenue, every second Sunday of eaoh month, at 1.S0 p. m. Preaident. F. 8. Hunt; aeoretary, F, W. Jameson. Visiting brothers Invited. VANCOUVER UNION TRADES AND LABOR COUNCU .Meets nrat and third Thuradi Exeouttve board: W. B. Walker, pn dent: X H. MoVety. vloa-pnsldent; C Bartley, general aeeretary, 110 La Temple; Mies H. Outterldge, treaaui Mies P.'Brisbane, etatietlolan; aergea at-arma, John Sully; O. Curnook, Knowles, W. B. Trotter, truatooo, LABOR TEMPLE COMPANY, LTI Dlreetora: Fred A, Hoover, J. MoVety, Jamea Brown, Edward Loth Jamea Campbell, J. VV. Wllklnaon, R Pettlplece, John McMillan, Murdock 1 Kensle, F. Blumberg, H. H. Free. .Msn Ing director, J. H. MoVety, Room ! ALLIED PRINTING TRADE. CO! CIL—Meeu Ind Monday ln moi Preaident, Oeo. Mowat; aeoretary, F. Flaming, P.O. Box SS. BAKERS' AND CONFECTIONERS I U-&-, CAL No. 41—Meeta ■ 'it S3um a ond snd fourth Sat A*JP*Nl49 d*re. 730 P-m. Presld, -TtXhrt Hl **"• Leeworthy; con tQQUt ponding aeeretary, R. bJ_DBk T Adame; bualneaa agent •SsBESiLi Black, Room 120, La ^^ Temple. VICTORIA, B. C. VICTORIA TRADES AN5 LABOH Council—Meeta flrat and third Wednesday, Labor Hall, 711 Johnston straet, at I p. m. President, Oeorge Dykeman; lecretary, Thoa. F. Mathlaon, box NI, Vlotoria, B.C. MINERS' UNIONS KIMBERLBT MINERS' UNION, No. IN, Weatern Federation of tamsrs—Moots Sunday evenlnga In Union Hall. Praaldant Alex. Wilson; sserstary-trsasurar M. P. VIllenouTo, Klmberley, B.C. LADT8MITH MINERS' UNION, LOCAL No. till, U. M. W. of A.-Meeta Wednesday, Union Hall, 7 p.m. Preaident, Sam Outhrle; aeoretary, Duncan -McKon- ale, Ladyamlth, B. C. NANAIMO LOCAL UNION U. M. W. ol A.—Meata every Monday at 7.10 p. m. ln the Athletic Club, Chapel street Ar- thur Jordan, Box 410, Nanalmo. R C CUMBERLAND LOCAL UNION, No. 1181, O. It. W. of A.-Meete every Sunday 7 p.m. In U. M. W. of A. hall. Preaident, Jos. Naylor; aeoretary, Jamea Smith, Box |4, Cumberland, B.C. TRAIL MILL AND .MBLTBRMBN'H Union, No. 106, W. F. of M.—Meeta every Monday at 7.10 p.m. President F. W. Perrln; aeeretary. Frank Camp. bell, Box 10, Trail, B. C. SANDON MINERS' UNION, No. II, Weetorn Federation of Minora—Meeta every Saturday in" the Miners' Union hall. Addreaa all communloatlona to the Seoretary,. Drawer "K„" Sandon, B.C. BUSINSSS AOINT DIRfcuTORY Then What About the Miners? Tbe principle of Internationalism ln labor organ'aetlon ln Canada has been criticized freely from time to time, but the criticism falls to the ground before the unanswerable fact that on this continent nothing Is more widely Internationalized than capital. It Is estimated that there is at least a billion dollars of United States capital Invested in this country, and the policies governing the Investment and operation of this wealth are directed from American centres. There are many millions of Canadian capital ln the United States, In fact, If there Is one Held In which nstlonal boundary lines have been obliterated lt Is In the Held of Investment of capital. It Is manifestly absurd, therefore,' to advance seriously the contention that the principle of Internationalism In trades unionism should be restricted or prohibited. As far as the general public is concerned we fancy its economlo well-being Is not likely to be Injured any more by International labor organizations than by American-controlled trusts,—Victoria Times. The Miners' Psalm Tbe mine owner Is my master; I know only want He maketh me to go down In deep mines;, he leadeth me beside the rich ores. 'He thlnketh not of my soul; he leadeth me in paths of danger for his profit's sake, Yea, though I strike for more of the products of my labor, I receive only evil; for thou art with me; thy gunmen and thy mllltla they are after me. Thou preparost a court-martial before me ln the presence of mine enemies; thou brulsest my head with clubs; my blood runneth In the street. Surely poverty and misery shall follow me all the days of my life, If we allow private ownership of mines forever.—R. K. Janes, In Appeal to Reason, Ask for Labor Temple 'Phone Exchange, Seymour 740S (unleaa otharwlae etoted). Rartendera—Room 208: Oeo. W. Curnock. B. C. Federatlonist—Room 117: R P. Pettlplece. ' Bridge and Structural Iron Workera—W. L. Yule, Room 101. Brotherhood of Carpenters—Room 100: Hugh McEwen. Brieklayera—Room 111; Wm. .. Dagnall. Barbers—Room 101; C. F. Burkhart! ..phone Sey. 1771. Hod Carriers, Builders and Common Laborera—Room 220: John Sully. Cooks, Waltera, Waitresses—Room SOI W. B. Walker; TeL Seymour 1414. Eleotrlpal Workera (outside)—Room ■ 207: W. F. .Dunn. Electrical Worksrs (Inside)—Room 107; F. L. Estinghausen. Englneera (Steam)—Room 111; Ed. Prendergaat Labor Temple Co.—Room 111; J. H. McVety. Longshoremen's - Association — Offlce, 145 Alexander street; H, Hannlng; tal.: Seymour 0369. Moving Picture Oparatora—O. R. Hamilton, Room 100, Loo Bldg. TeL Sey. 1046. Mualclana—H. J. Brasfleld, rooma 10-10, Wllllama Building, 411 Qranvllle Street Seymour 2680. Plasterers—Jos Hampton; Tel. Seymour 1814. Street Railway Employees—Fred. A. Hoover: Seymour 608. Tradea and Labor Counoll—Boom 110; Goo. Bartley. Typographical—Rooms 111, 111, 214; R. H. Neelanda. LETTERS TOM iJWEIL. Of* 1s^^tf=Mj) Misrepresentation Editor B. C. Federatlonist: An editorial of the Trinidad Free Press, dated July 1st, referring to a settlement of the miners' strike ln British Columbia, said that while all ot the demands were not granted, yet the mine owners of that region met the representatives of the union on a "give and take basis" with the result that an agreement was reached. Such statements as these are utterly false and misleading as they have a tendency ot Influencing miners from all parts to leave their jobs and come to British Columbia to work under the "supposed agreement" which many will have read about, providing the Trinidad Free Press is widely circulated. In all fairness to the striking miners of this district I request that this contradiction be published ln your paper. That at no time since the inception ot this strike on Vancouver Island have the mine owners met the representatives of the union on a "give and take" basis, and that no agreement has been reached. That we are still on strike and likely to remain for a considerable time, which was demonstrated by the miners of this district two or three weeks ago when a referendum vote was taken and was carried by a majority of approximately 1200 votes to continue. In justice to the striking miners of Vsncouver Island who have fought so long, wbo have sacrificed so much, and who are still determined to suffer for a principle, we ask all miners to disregard Buch alluring statements msde by Trinidad Free Press and other papers as there Is no foundation to such statements. john McAllister, Secretary-treasurer of District No. 28, U. M. W. ot A„ Vancouver Island. ' ' Cumberland, B. C, July 7, 1914., C. P. R. Pension Fund According to a statement juBt Issued outlining the operation ot the pension fund of the C. P. R., there Is nearly (750,000 standing to the credit ot the fund. The pension system was instituted twelve years ago and during that period large sums have been disbursed for the benefit of former employees. There are now 605 pensioners on the list. Last year the C. P. R. contributed 1125,000 to the total amount of (169,329 paid out MINARD'S LINIMENT FOR SALE EVERYWHERE, COTTON'S WEEKLY — Bsst Socialist propaganda paper ln Canada, Price (0 cants per year; In clubs of four, II csnts for 40 weeks. Address, COWANSVILLB, F.Q. BARBERS' LOCAL No. 120 — MB! ■ second and fourth Thuradaya, 6 m. Preaident J. W. Green; recorder, . Herrltt; aecretary-buainesa agent F. Burkhart, Room 208, Labor Tem; Houra: II to 1; 6 to 7 p. m. BARTENDERS' LOCAL No. 87«.—< floe, Room 108 Labor Temple. M« flrat Sunday of each month. Prealdt F. F. Lavlgne; flnanolal seoretary, G W. Curnook, Room 208, Labor Temple. BRICKLAYERS' AND MASONS', NO —Meets every let and 3rd Tuesd 8 p.m., Room 807. President Jar Haslett; corresponding secretary, W. Dagnall, Box 68; flnanolal secretary, R. Brown; business agent W. 8. D nail, Room 216. BOOKBINDERS' LOCAL UNION : lM-Mests third Tuesday In sv month, In room 106, Labor Temnle. Pn dent F. J. Milne; vloe-presldsnt. H Bushman; secretary, George Mov Huelwood hotel, 844 Haatinga steet aecretary-treaaurer, H. Perry, 1180 Te Avenue East BROTHERHOOD OF BOILER MAN and Iron Ship Builders and Help of America, Vaneouvar Lodge No. II Hosts flrst and third Mondays, I p. Preaident, P. Barclay, IIS Cordova n secretary, A. Fraser, 1111 Hows strssi COOKS, WAITER. AND WAITRESS Union—Masts flrst Friday In • month, 1:10 p.m„ Labor Tempts. W. Walker, buafnea repressntatlve. Ofl Room 101, Labor Templo. Houra; 0 a to 10.80: 1 p.m. to M0 and I p.m. to < p.m. Competent help furnished on ss notice. Phone flay. 1414, DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CAKPBNTI meeta aeoond and fourth Thuradaj each month, I p. m. Secretary, J. I con, 171 Hornby street; business sv H. 3. MoBwen, room 208, Looal S17 mi flrat and third Monday of each mor and Looal 2047 meets flrst and tb Tussday of eaoh month. BLBCTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL I 111—Meets Room 801 every Mont I p. m. President Dave Fink; vlee-pn dont, M. Sander; recording secrets Boy Elgar, Labor Temple; flnanolal s retary and business agent W. F. Du Boom 207, Labor Templo. BLBCTRICAL WORKER., LOCAL I Oil (Inside Hen)—Meets flrst i third Mondays of saeh month. Room i I p.m, Presldsnt. H. P. McCoy; reeo Ing seoretary, Goo. Altera; bus's agent F. L. Betlnghsuaon, Room M7. LONGSHOREMEN.' INTERNATION a ».™*t . ~i0Np „„, ||, h_.ii, evening, 140 Alexan "AMOOiffloN," No.*"ll'xlMII _.-ry Friday evening, 140 Alexan street, Presldsnt, 8. J. Kelly; Secreti every H. Hannlng, MACHINISTS, NO. llt-IflDBT. 81 ond and fourth Ffidaya, S p. Preaident, A. R, Towler; recording see tary, J. Brookes; flnanclal seoretary, J. McVety. _ MOVING PICTURE OPERATORB, I cal 233, I.A.T.S.E.—Meets overy a ond Sunday of each month, Labor Te pie, 8 p.m. President H. C. Roddan; 8 rotary-treasurer, L. E. Goodman; cording seoretary. A. O. Hanson; bu ness agent G. R. Hamilton. Olll Room 100, Loo Bldg. Tel. Sey. 3045. MUSICIANS' MUTUAL PROTECTI Union, Local No. 146, A. F. of K Meeta aecond Sunday of each mor rooms 29-30, Williams Building, 418 On villa street President, J. Bowyer; vl Sresident, F. English; secretary, H. Irasfleld: treaaurer, W. Fowler. OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' INTJ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, No, I Meets flrat and third Wednesday, O'Br Hall, I p.m. President, O. Dean; con- ponding aeoretary, F, Sumpter; flnani seoretary, D, Scott; treasurer, I. Tys business agent, Joe Hampton. Ph< Bey. 1614. PAINTERS',. PAPERHANGERS'. Al Decorators', Local 138—Meets evt Thursday, 7.30 p.m. President, H. Gra flnanclal secretary, J. Freckleton, 1 Comox street; recording secretary, Dowding, 622 Howe street. Busin agent, James Train, Room 303, Lai Temple. _ j PATTERN-MAKERS' .LEAGUE J NORTH AMERICA.—Vancouver I vicinity. Branch meets 1st and 3rd F days at Labor Temple, room 20S. Rob C. Sampson, Pres., 747 Dunlevy A\ Jos. G. Lyon, flnanclal secretary, 1 Grant street; J. Campbell, according et retary, 4889 Argyle street. STONECUTTERS', VANCOUVI Branoh—Meets second Tuesday, I Ji. m. Presldsnt J. Marshall; correspol ng seoretary, Wm. Rowan, Box 1047; I anclal secretary, K. McKensle. STEREOTTTERS' AND ELECTROT1 «ra' Union, No. 88. of Vancouver i Victoria—Meeu aecond Wednesday eaoh month, 4 p. m., Labor Temple. Pre dent, Chat. Bayley: recording aeoreta ■A. Birnle, o.o. "News Advertiser." STREET AND ELECTRIC RAILW, Employee!, Pioneer Division No, —Meeta Labor Temple, seoond foui Wedneadaya at 1 p. m.\ and flnt ■ third Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Preilde Adam Taylor; recording lecretary, Alb V. Lofting, 2661 Trinity street; flnanc seoretary, Fred. A. Hoover, 2409 CU Drive. STEAM ENGINEERS, INTERNATIO al Local 897—Meets every Wednes. t p. m., room 204, Labor Temple. Fini clal aeeretary, E, Prendergaat, room 21 TAILORS' INDUSTRIAL UNION (I ternatlonal), Local No. 178—Mtetli held flrst Tuesday In eaeh month, 8 p. President, H. Nordlund; recording see tary, C. MoDonald, Box 608; flnanc secretary, L. Wakley, P. O. Box 608, _______ me. ______ t~. Wl ____ OVa, THEATRICAL STAGE BHPLOTBI Looal No. 118—Meets second Bund of eaoh month at Room 104, Labor Te pie. President. H. Spears; recording a retary, Geo. W. Allln, P.O. Box 711, Vl eouver. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. Ill Meeta laat Sunday eaoh month, p.m. Preaident, R. P. Pettlplece: vli preaident, W. 8. Mstsgsr, eecretai treaaurer, R. H. Neelands, P. O. Bos' SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING Rid LATION. Coal mining rlghta of the Domini In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alber the Tukon Territory, the Northwest T rltorlsa and In a portion of tho Provi of British Columbia, may be leaaed a term ef twenty-one yeara at an ann rental, of 11 an aore. Not mon th 1,800 aorea will be leased te one api cant Applications for leass must bs mads the applicant in person to ths Agsnt Sub-Agent of the district In whloh rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land muat dsscribed by sections, or legal aubdli ions of seotione, and In unsurvsyed ' rltory the tract applied for shall staked by the applicant himself. Eaoh application must bo aeeompat by a fas of 16, whloh will be refund* the rights applied for are not avails but not otherwise. A royalty shall paid on ths merchantable output of mine at the rate of Ave oents per ton Ths person operating the mine s furnish the Agent with sworn rett accounting for ths full quantity of i ohantable ooal mined and pay the ro ty thereon. If the ooal mining rli are not being operated, auch rett should bs furnished at least once a j The leaae will Include ths coal ml rights only, but ths lessee may be mltted to purchase whatever avail surface rights may be considered ne sary for the working of the mine at rate of 110 an aore. For full Information application tM be mads to ths Secretary of the Dei ment of the Interior, Ottawa, or to Agent or Bub-Agent of Dominion Li W. H. CORT Deputy Minister of the Inti N. B.—Unauthorised publication of advertisement will not bs paid for—I ^p^ OFFICIAL PAPA VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST OmOAL PATE* MfTBW 00k iwau noNau-iMN or lam* SIXTH TEAR. No. 170. VANCOUVER, B. C., FRIDAY, JULY 10,1914. EIGHT PAGES (%STS|r)' $1.50 PER YEAR $1,000,000.00 Stock ENTERS INTO Our July Sale At Reduced Prices IT'S THE GREATEST SALE EVER HELD IN THIS CITY, OFFERING MORE BARGAINS AND BIGGER BARGAINS. CROWDS ATTEND DAILY AND REAP THE BENEFITS OF ITS ECONOMIES. WHY NOT YOU? Everything in the . Store is Reduced EXCEPTING LIQUORS AND CONTRACT. LINES. YOU EFFECT A SAVING ON EVERYTHING YOU BUY. BUY NOW AND SAVE 1 SllipBttfeorfsBauCompanj. M \ji. ^J hmmmsm un aVmWtr tjmatwmT, rtmt aanmmaata. ~ _^^^J GEORGIA AND GRANVILLE STREETS 25% OFF ALL TRUSSES THIS MONTH RED STAR DRUG STORE. 53 Cordova Street West Vancouver, B. C. Annual Summer Price Reduction ''Fashion-Craft" Clothes Commences Saturday, July 11 ANY SUIT UP TO AND INCLUDING $30.00 This sale has only one purpose—the closing out of all spring and summer stock to place our store in order for Fall and Winter wearables. The first week of the sale will commence on SATURDAY, JULY llth, and continuing until the following SATURDAY, JULY 18th. Every suit up to and including $30.00 will be placed on sale at $18.00. Thos. Foster & Co., Ltd. S14 GRANVILLE STREET S PATENT OFFICE EDS KM! It Is Hardly Fit for One of the South American Republics Permits Powerful Trust to Drive the Poor Kan to the Wall [By H. W. Charlton, B.A.Sc] There are not many roads at the present day that lead to sudden wealth, obtained honestly and fairly, but some undoubtedly do exist. Among these the discovery ot new and valuable machines and processes deserves to be mentioned. The Inventor does not deprive anybody of anything he possessed before, he simply adds to the world's supply ot useful knowledge snd reaps his just reward. Recognizing this, the most enlightened countries have established well equipped patent offices and enacted liberal patent laws. They recognized that making inventions was the poor man's hope and the country's salvation. It has been stated by the highest authorities that the commercial preeminence of the United States and Germany Is directly traceable to their excellent patent systems. In view of all these facts, a true Canadian naturally wonders If our own system Ib a credit to us; and, on investigating, he discovers to his sorrow that this Is far from the case. He discovers an offlce permeated with Inefficiency, totally lacking ln modern methods and, though probably unintentionally, robbing the public. One that Is taking the poor Inventor's money without giving him an adequate return. No Protection Nor Rights Very many do not realize that the simple granting of a patent by the government does not in Itself afford any protection or give any rights. A patent protects a person only when his device or Invention Is absolutely new. The highest funotlon of a patent offlce Is to point out to the inventor the true Btate of the art, and if the device which he has conceived has been thought of before, to let him know so that he will not further waste his time and money on It. The patent offloe should be the Inventor's guide and a sympathetic adviser to help him ln every way In his noble endeavors. It should not be an offlce administered by cynical civil servants whose only desire is to be disturbed as Uttle aB possible, men who are quite content to allow the poor in ventor to waste his money providing they are not Inconvenienced. Inven tlons are seldom the result of a sud den Inspiration, they are rather the climax reached after a lot of intelligent and painstaking labor. Inventors are seldom men of independent means and every dollar usually counts with them. To rob an Inventor is one of the cruelest things that any government can do. Poor Man Driven to Wall An inefficient patent office undoubtedly robs him. It does not give Mb case the proper treatment, and as soon as his discovery is published It permits the powerful trust to come ln and practically get a similar patent with a few minor changes. Litigation follows and the poor man Is driven to the wall. The Canadian patent offlce, as at present administered, Is simply piling up litigation for the future, and the experience of the past has clearly shown who will bear the burden. Why should Canada, whose technical and educational Institutions are of a high order, have a patent offloe hardly lit for a South American republic? It laoks a proper library, as the officers in charge appeared to be prejudiced against one. Even many of the valuable exchanges that did reach the offlce have been burnt. The pending applications, although supposed to be guarded with great care and kept secret, are left In semi-public rooms. A couple .of years ago seventeen completely vanished, and lt Is supposed that the charwoman burnt them, this having happened once before, and as lt was the custom to keep many ln CENTER & HANNA, Ud. UNDERTAKERS Refined Service 1049 GEORGIA STREET One Block west of Court House. Use of Modern Chapet and Funeral Parlors free to all Patrons HARRON BROS. FUNIRAL DIR.CTORI AND IMIALMERS Vancouver—Offlee and Chaps), 1034 Oranvllla St., Phone Say. 8418. North Vancouver — offloa and chapel, lit Second St. E. Phona Ipsotaltlasl Whole Wheat Bread Choice Family Bread Weddlnt and Birthday Cakes. Ws See Unloa float. BELYEA'S BAKERY ALL KINDS or CAKES. PASTRY AND CONFECTIONERY Rot Drinks and Lunches All Ooods Freah Dally. s sst >sunm it. let fay. 7104. FRED. BANCROFT Vice-president of Trades and Labor Con. gress of Canada, of Toronto, vfho will arrive In Vancouver on Sunday morn- Ins next In time to attend the special convention of the B. C. Federation of Labor. . waste baskets which sat around on the floor. i Neglect of Duty Instead of the examiners being Instructed and cautioned to do their work conscientiously and carefully, they are practically given to understand that the man who can pass the greatest number' of cases with the fewest kicks from outside is the best official. There are a large number of cases that are allowed by the offlce when they have scarcely been looked at. There are very many more Illustrations of tbe sinful conditions existing in the patent offlce, but It Is hardly necessary to refer to them. The Important point Is that It Is the duty of fair-minded and advanced Canadians to use their Influence to bring this institution Into a proper condition. Hon. Mr. Burrell, under whose charge lt has been placed, has marvelously improved the experimental farm system, and Is undoubtedly capable of doing the same for the patent office. He Ib personally not responsible for its present condition, but, in justice to Canada, should submit it to a searching investigation by a free and fearless Investigator. IDLE FOREIGNERS To Deport Those Becoming Public Charges A Montreal dispatch this week states that thousands of the unemployed in that city are in imminent danger of being deported to Europe as a solution of the out-of-work problem, was frankly admitted by the immigration authorities here to-day. The drastic measure which W. D. Scott, immigration superintendent at Ottawa, has adopted, namely, to deport a!! foreigners of less than three years' residence ln Canada who are out of work, and are charges or have been charges on the community, has been specially inaugurated- for the benefit of Montreal and other large cities. The local Immigration authorities state that they will probably round up the hordes of unemployed in the cities and they will be deported holus-bolus. OF New Declaration of Independence—Will t Continue Struggle Good Example of the Lust for Blood of the Gunmen Militia [Special Correspondence] DENVER, Colo,, July 8.—The strikers throughout Colorado on the Fourth ot July celebrated the anniversary of the signing of the declaration with games and speeches, a typical safe and sane Fourth. But lt was a new declaration of independence they celebrated—a declaration tbat they will forever be free from the oppression of the lawless Colorado coal operators; that they will never again be Influenced by preelection pledges to elect corporation tools to offlce who In times of industrial war will use every arm of the state government to crush the worker; that they will continue their struggle here ln Colorado until they obtain those constitutional rights whloh their forefathers embodied ln the declaration of Independence and fought ta secure Just ss the striking coal miners are doing here In Colorado. Here is a good example of the lust for blood of the gunmen mllltla who perpetrated the Ludlow massacre of the innocents. Fully two score officers ot the National guard of Colorado ore planning to resign on account of the Ludlow war. You say at once: "Why shouldn't any decent man resign from a mllltla which would murder and cremate Innocent women and children?" But that Is not the resson they are contemplating withdrawal from the guard: They do not care to belong to any National guard which would arrange a truce and prevent the complete extermination of the strikers, and they say that there were several offlors ln the guard who were not quite blood-thirsty enough to kill more than nineteen men, women and children. . What do the people of the country think the striking coal miners can expect from such a bunch of bloodthirsty lickspittles of capital If they are ever returned to the Btrike zone? RAILROAD WORKERS Recognize the Value of Able Men The Vancouver News-AdvertiseV, discussing the labor organization report, says that union workers know the value of able men as well as great corporations. Among the chief offices in the organizations the premier position ln point of emolument is that of president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, who has an annual salary of (10,000. The president of the Order of Railway Conductors is paid 18,600, and the chief of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen receives |8,000. Salaries of 86,000 and $5,000 are paid by the Railway Telegraphers and Locomotive Firemen. Subordinate officers In these organizations are said to be proportionately well paid. But tbe record ot these brotherhoods shows that their chief officers are men who would probably have worked their way to much better paid positions if they bad been open to promotion by the railway companies. A prolonged strike has hardly been known to some of these organizations whose interests, nevertheless, are well protected. Large payments made for death and sickness benefits are made possible by prudent management. It is true tbat these bodies have certain advantages over most other labor organizations. They are highly trained men and better paid than most organized workers. It would be impossible for a large company to replace Its locomotive engineers with non-union men. They have great power and the statesmen at their head seem to understand exactly how far lt may be prudently and wiBely employed. BARTENDERS Elect Officers for Ensuing Term- Delegates to B. C. Federation At the last meeting of the local Bartenders' union, following officers were elected for ensuing term: President, P. O'Keefe; vice-president, G. A. Kelly; treasurer, C. R. Leer; secretary and business agent, O. W. Curnock; inspector, W. Rattray; guard, J. Curran; trustees, F. Funk, J. A. Smith, W. Eggert;' delegates to joint executive board,' F. Lavlgne, P O'Keefe, H. Hutber; delegates to Trades and Labor council, O. W. Curnock, J. A. Smith, J. Stuart, C. Leer, H. DaviB. Delegates to special convention of B. £. Federation of Labor, C. Leer, H. Davis, O. \V. Curnock. Agent Curnock reports that a union card has been placed in tbe Hotel Metropole. An application for membership was received. Free Labor Bureau Recently a delegation of trades unionists called on Minister of Labor! Crothers at Ottawa, Ont, to urge the establishment throughout the dominion of free labor bureaus, to take the place of private establishments, and remove many abuses which have developed under this system.' The government official Indicated that he was in sympathy with the proposal, and that while he had investigated the English plan, his department would continue Investigations in the hope of supplanting the private concerns and their swindling practices with bureaus controlled by the government. A. K. 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Campbell, president: 3. H. McVety, secretary- treasurer; H. Olbb; G. J. Kelly and R. P. Pettlplece Offlce: Room 217, Labor Temple. Tal. Exchange Sey. 7496. Advertising Manager - M. C. Shrader SUBSCRIPTION 81.50 per year: ln Vancouver city, 82.00; to unions subscribing In a body, 11.00 New Westminster - - - - H. Olbb, Box 934 Prince Rupert - - - W. E. Denning, Box 531 Victoria A. S. Wells, Box 1638 Affiliated with Western Labor Preaa Association "Unity of Labor; the Hope of the World." FRIDAY JULY 10, 1914. THE TAYLOR SYSTEM is the scientific expression of capitalism's disgust that workmen should'still be to a certain extent human. Despite the fact that machinery and modern collective methods of production have organized the workers ,, to a point where waste is almost eliminated, the keen MR. TAYLOR'S SY8TEM AND ITS RE8ULT8 scrutiny of Mr. Taylor could still detect many ways in which applied science could effect yet more economies for the owners of industry. The latent energy of a ton of coal, can be calculated and traced through all its transmutations, to the place where it it expressed at motive power in the machine. It csn be to nicely gauged, that nothing it watted by the generation of energy in excett of what it required to fashion marketable commodities from raw material. Thus, insofar at the part played by the machine in production is concerned, applied mechanic! can solve quettiont of economy. But there still remain many functions and processes -which have to be carried out by human hands. Among thete, are tuch at the movements of men operating machine!, laying brickt, shovelling, and to on. And it it to those actiont that Mr. Taylor applied hit curioutly acute intelligence. Among other observation!, .he watched laborert shovelling ore at the Bethlehem tteel workt. He came to the conclution that a great deal of the human labor power put forth by them wat watted, owing to the fact that their movements were too human, and not sufficiently machine-like. He inquired what their wages were, and learned that they 'got $1.25 per day. To them he caused it to be announced that he could raise their wagei to $1.90 per day. To the directors of the steel trutt he revealed the reatont for hit apparently unsolicited generosity. He noticed that tome of thoie laboren uted thovels which held 22 lbs. of ore. Others uied shovels which held only 16 lbs. He found that 19-lb. shovels would give the belt remit!, especially if different shovels were uied for different kinds of work. To an ordinary perton, the buiineu of shovelling lookt—well, it lookt like shovelling, and nothing elte. But Taylor dissected the art of shovelling into a number of very definite and different motions on the part of the shoveller, from the moment he thrust hit thovel into the heap, up to the point where he releated the content!. To Taylor't obtervant eye, those thovellert were an undrilled, undisciplined, shovelling rabble, engaged part of their time in making themielvet tired without producing work done, equivalent to their depleted energies. So he had them trained and instructed in hit system, which, summed up briefly, meant the maximum of production with the minimum of movement. After three yean' experimenting, 140 men did the work formerly done by 500. The normal daily output per man wat raited from 16 to 59 tont. The tramport expemei were reduced from 0.291 to 0.138 per ton. And the wagei of 140 men were raited from $1.25 to $1.90 per day. * * * * Theie results have been cited and advertised as beneficial both to the workers—i. e. thoie who are left—and their employer!. It it quoted at a triumph in the application of improved technical methodi. Thoie who have been through the mill know better. Taylor is using up the last shred of the muscle and ability of the worker, who toon wean out under the system. He prides, himself on the higher wagei paid to the workert—tome of them. But it it obviout that the profit of the employer ii immeasurably greater. The five hundred shovellers received at the commencement, $625 per day. The 140 at the finish received $266 —a laving to the company of $359, or about 115 per cent. And to with other kinds of workers. Thirty-six girls, trained in expert automatic movement, felted for quickness and ture eyetight, performed the labor previously done by 120 girls. Mr. Carnegie, feeling the prod of the devil't trident through nether garments, may well seek conscience calm and fire insurance in free libraries. But what of the unemployed thrown on to the human scrap- heap of surplus labor? All this labor-saving meani more men out of work, and a itanding menace of starvation to those who still meet the approval and requirements of Mr. Taylor. Comparing the aggregate wages of the proletariat in any given country, with the accumulated and constantly increasing wealth of capitalists ihowi the actual human and social results of the system. The capitalist exploitation of scientific and technical achievements puts the great man of the people under a yoke infinitely more brutal than the dependence of the lavage on Nature. Mr. Taylor ii doubtlen a very bright young man, and richly deserves the open- armed welcome he has received from the'captains of industry. But the final fact to be faced in the logical working out of his system will be a hungry horde of breadlesi, workless workers, imbued with the spirit of the cave man by. the fundamental human urge of lelf-preier- vation, JOSEPH The Bri speaks statesman." in England GONE TO JOIN THE 22,000 CHAMBERLAIN it dead, rilith press, liberal and tory alike, of it as the passing of "a great There used to be two terms used which, applied to anything, signified cheapness and shoddi- neis. One wai "made in Germany, and the other wai "made in Brummagem." Brummagem was the slang name for Birmingham. Chamberlain wai member of parliament for west Birmingham. When Joseph left the screw-making buiineu to enter municipal politics in Birmingham, he was considered wone than a radical. But, like hii biblical namesake, hit coat wat of many colon, and changed with the political wind. He meant to be premier tome day, juit the lame at Lloyd- George doei now. He could tee that Home Rule wat going to imath the liberals in the 80's. So he helped in the process, which resulted in the liberal unionist party, which in turn became a part of the tory party. That thew him into the arms of the Cecil family, of which Lord Salisbury was the head, and also premier of Great Britain. They despited Joe, but they were afraid of hit political cunning and hit tcorpion tongue, io they tolerated him and gave him the office of colonial lecretary. The pott wai only a tecond-clatt cabinet job up to then. But before Joe had finished with it, he wrote itl name and thame in lettert of blood on the paget of world history. He made it the tool of the crowd of cosmopolitan Jews who owned the diamond and gold minet of South Africa, and who manipulated the itock exchange. For their benefit, 22,000 ihilling- a-day fooli left their bones on ihe veldt, so that Joe'i friendi could swamp the Rand with Chinese labor afterwards, which they did. When the war wai over, a commission wai appointed to inquire into the peculation! of the patriot! who managed and supplied the army commitariat. Army officers and contractors had lined their pockets by dummy deals involving fodder that never grew, horses that never stood on legs, and bad bully beef which wai too putrid when delivered to give even to soldiers. The report made quite a temation and looked like being bad politic! for Joe. But he wai equal to the occaiion. The day after the publication of the report, he launched hit famoui tariff reform icheme—and the report fell flat. The trick wat typical of Joe. He wat a hard fighter and a good loier. He believed in himtelf—a pardonable fault in a ttatetman, but a fatal impudence in a mere politician like Joe. He had a tremendout demagogic power, which moved the thallow in all grades of society by the million. He wai in every respect the embodiment of Brummagem and its co-relate, imperialism. INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY as practiced in Europe—or, for that matter, anywhere—it a very deep and subtle game. It it a political and financial gamble in which the livet of the common people are the ttaket. The essential secrecy of itl .,„. .„.,„ methodi, demandt that the ANARCHISM oulward appeara"" of things SOCIALISM ' sna" n0t. "*e*ray **,e unc'er'y' ing deceit. The business of providing those appearance! ii one of the moit important parti of the art of diplomacy. Unless we are much mistaken, a typical instance of this occurred a week or two ago. The heir to the throne of Auitria, and hii wife, were shot to death by a crazy young Servian. His name wat hardly known before he wat deicribed by part of the jingo press as an anarchist, and by another part ai a socialist. 1 hat is the customary practice with regard to tuch incident!. Thoie who have studied European history of the lait 50 years know that when the' preient emperor of Auitria diet—he ii now 84—there is likely to be a bloody scramble for the possession of Austria. When that time comet Ruttia will be a noisy claimant. If the real inside story of the recent murder were known, it would very likely be seen that the diplomati of the "little father" were at the bottom of the trouble. The murdered heir wai considered "a strong man," he was also a Roman Catholic. To have him out of the way would remove him at a pouible factor to be reckoned with when the scramble comei. In 1877 Ruitia went to war with Turkey. By. the treaty of Berlin in the following year, Boinia and Herzegovina were placed under the military control of Auitria. In 1908, without any previoui announcement or warning, Austria formally annexed those two itatei altogether. Since then the inhabitant!—etpecially the Servian part, which ii Protestant—have looked upon Auitria at a brigand and oppressor. So when the heir of the despot goet to Serajevo, the capital of Boinia, it preientt a fine chance for fine diplomacy. A protettant youth it fired by fool patriotitm to kill the man whom he regardt at the enemy both of hit country and hit religion. He it satisfied, to it foreign diplomacy. And the whole thing it publicly explained by blaming it on the anarchiitt or the socialists. * * * * The vacuous-minded public, whose only mental pabi'lum is the yellow press, readily believe the story. It tavet them the trouble of thinking, and they do it the tame at they do everything elte—becaute they are told. Anyone who hat taken the trouble to itudy socialism, or to gain a knowledge of modern anarchistic thought, knowt well enough that the killing of pertoni ii not part of their policies. It ii quite true that various regicides and assassins have proclaimed themielvei anarchists at different timet. Any ' itm" on earth is likely to have a sprinkling of extravagant hot-heads among its followers. But people who are mentally balanced will not condemn the belief because a fanatic has claimed it as hii. If a par- ion it found to be the father of hii housemaid's baby, lane people do not aitume that all parsons are leducert of housemaids. Neither anarchists nor socialists are interested in a modern king, either as a person or as a figure-head. To kill him only means that another like him will be put in his place, while the real oppressors are still there behind all the silly mummeriet of their regal puppet. A king comet to the throne because he has the misfortune to be the ton of hit father. A queen it usually a queen because, for eugenic reasons, the hai been chosen at a likely woman to perpetuate a dynatty. No man, or woman, with intelligence, plus a tenie of humor and freedom, would exchange placei with them. Socialists and anarchists have those senses, and for that reason do not bother their headi about royal persons. * * * * Socialism and anarchism are agreed on one point. That it, that before mankind can be free, the economic lyitem of our time, which is known ai capitalism-—with it! attendant condition of wage ilavery for the maises—must pan away. After that, their wayi diverge toward! different objective!. The socialist says the mental and physical workers should control the state. The anarchist says the state is an abomination and should not be at all. The socialist believei in attaining his end by conquest of the political power of the ttate. The anarchitt abhort politics ai being one of the arch enemiei of mankind. Both of them believe that "the one far-off divine event" is inevitable, by reason of the fact that modern capitalism, like the economic syttemi which have preceded it, contain! within . itself the seeds of its own destruction. Their minion it not to kill persons, but to propagate principles, and to educate people!. They believe that what the working-class cannot secure by their brains, they will never obtain by their bullets. History hat furnithed lufficient and convincing proof of that, for the itreet! of every European capital have, at one time or another, been littered with the workeri' dead and drenched with their blood. The common enemy ii ignorance, without which, neither international diplomacy nor the yellow press would be possible. ONTARIO PROVINCIAL election! lait week were fought out by the old political partiet on the drink question. The liberal slogan wai "Abolish the bar," while the toriet, at their opponents, logically itoo'd for "The right to get SOBRIETVBY drLUnk-" 9n,ar.io' ,likc,eVe.r'' ACT OF province in the domin- PARIAMENT _"' ;!• •u" of .""employed, reople are itarang in Toronto and other cities. But that question occupied no place in the campaign of the old brigade. They want to send people's souls to heaven hereafter by act of parliament, even though their bodies go to hell now by the same route. Even supposing the liberals were really in earneit over thii question of forcing people, by law, to be tober, experience of similar attempts elsewhere should prove to them that it cannot be done. Unleu the people of a community wiih to voluntarily adopt the policy of abitaining from alcohol,' no law or legiilature on the face of the earth can force them to it. The manufacture and consumption of it may disappear from the surface, but down below, it goes on jutt the lame, in every illicit way that human ingenuity and cunning can devise. There are lome thing!, which people who are addicted to them,, will move heaven and earth, to obtain—and alcohol it one. Moreover, it it a peculiar attribute of mankind that, immediately they are told they will no longer be permitted to freely obtain something which has previously been easy to get, they want it all the more. It at once assumes a value and importance in their eye! which it did not have before. Experience proves that, where increased restriction has been put upon the lale of alcohol, consumption of it hai not been reduced but increaied. Typical inttancei of that may be teen in varioui place: in England and Scotland, where the local authorities have adopted the plan of making the saloons close early on Saturday nights. Police reports are to the effect that the law il eluded by purchating liquor in larger quantities before the saloons and ttoret close, and that in consequence, there is more home drinking. There is only one place for the individual who thinks he can stop an Englishman from getting his beer, or a Scotchman his whiiky, if they make up their mind: to have it—and that is the madhouse. Many well-meaning soul: believe that the drink evil ii due solely to the fact that the manufacture and tale of it are carried on for profit. So they advocate municipalization or nationalisation of the industry. That might pottibly result in purer forms of liquor, and less adulteration, but it would not necessarily reduce the amount consumed. Indeed some who now refrain might consider the purity guarantee of the itate, on the bottle, ii encouragement to them to start drinking. In Russia, since 1895, the manufacture and sale of vodka, or Russian brandy, which is the chief intoxicating drink consumed by the masses, has been a government monopoly. Yet io fearfully have it! ravage! affected the national physique, that the further production of it is to be itopped. The mott notable attempt to combat the drink evil by lane and common lente methodi is what is known as the "Gothenburg System," as used in Sweden. It is designed to enable local authorities to control liquor sales and profits. But it has not been a success, as it admitted by E. A. Pratt, himtelf a teetotaller, and the author of an excellent work, "Licensing and Temperance in Sweden, Norway and Denmark." It is well worthy of the careful study of thoie withing to acquire knowledge of thit question, based on actual and practical experience. *•> V or *r> No intelligent man or woman, whether abstainers or not, believes that alcohol it neceuary for the human body. Indeed thoie who have had the moit experience of it, are the mott emphatic in their advice to othen not to ttart uiing it. Still, unleu it it very moderately uted, or totally abitained from, at a matter of intelligence and and common lente, lawi to force thoie habitt are about at much uie at buying a 10 cent broom to keep the tide from coming in. tfj tp *f} tm In our opinion, the main factort retpomible for the immoderate ute of alcohol are ignorance, poverty and overwork. If the Ontario liberals had produced a programme to eliminate those three evils, they would have been getting at the causes, instead of bawling about the effects of drink. But they can be safely relied upon not to do that: All they want it to force total abstinence down the throat of the worker because they think he will thereby be a more efficient producer of profit! for them. The workeri do not itand in need of any special lawi to force them to be sober. They compare more than favorably with any section id the community. If they were only as intelligent as a body, as they are sober, they would remove the chief cauiet of the drink evil, tuch at poverty and all its attendant circumstances. The causes removed, would take the effect with them. THE Y. M. C. A. OFFICIALS are publicly bewailing the fact that the building of their new headquarters is at a standstill, and they are not able to pay contractors for material supplied. So they arc appealing to the public for funds to PUNDS enable the building to be URGENTLY finished because it is tuch a REQUIRED k"0" '° ™" men °' ™* ?''?' We believe the Labor Temple is a boon to the men of the city, or at least that part which is intelligent enough to feel that a rise in wages it more likely to be got by forming a union than by praying to heaven. What would have been Ihe result if the trade union movement had atked the public to pay for the building of the Labor Temple? What would have happened if the money for material had not been forthcoming when the temple wat built? Would tupply men, to save the temple for union men, have waited? Rather would they have teen it go out of existence. The Y. M. C. A. is a useful friend to the employer of cheap labor. The Labor Temple is not. Hence the tender merciet vouchtafed to the former. Solelei: shoes for the rich are jutt coming into fashion. The poor have had them for a long time. The ruling classes throughout the world are being "shown up." Military holliganitm 'n Germany, political and police corruption in the U. S. A. and France, ecclesistical corruption in Spain—the tale is everywhere much the tame. In Great Britain? Well, the average elector there is iuch a foolish penon that it ii scarcely necessary to be corrupt to win his vote! The Hindoo! would like to ttay, but they are going because they have to. Hundreds of white workers would like to go. But they are itaying became they have to. They have not the price to get out with, and no prospects either. If the Hindoos only knew it, they are having a valuable favor forced upon them by being obliged to forego the experience of spending next winter in Vancouver. Poor little Lucile Spocord, of New York, who ii four month: old, ii to coit $500 a week to rear. Her daddy hai appealed to the court! for a grant to enable him to do Ihe job properly, and the court! have upheld him by agreeing that it cannot be done for any less sum. Little wonder there it a "bread line" in New York. To furnish Lucile's $500 per week, thouiandi like her will lack mere bread. "Our Bobt" waxei very wrath in the British house of lords at the mere thought that the army should be used againit "their fellow Britom" in Uliter. We have never heard him raise any objection when the army was used to help defeat "fellow Britom" on itrike. If the Home Rule squabble doei nothing elie, it hai been a very valuable lesson to the workers by showing where these precious patriot! really itand when circumttancet force them to ihow their handt. If the mine ownen on Vancouver iiland have got all the men they need; and if they are really in the position to be absolutely indifferent whether the minen vote to ttay on itrike or not. And if everything it going along at satisfactorily in the mines at the Nanaimo Herald tayt it ii, why doet the Herald devote editorial ipace day after day advertising the fact that there ii any trouble at all? It looki much like a very tick man continually assuring hii anxious relative!: "I'm all right; I'm all right; there'i nothing the matter with me." A few weeki ago the German Emperor and hii puppet! performed itrange deeds of autocracy in Alsace-Lorraine. They allowed swollen-headed soldiers to make themselves ridiculous in many ways. If one want: to be really ridiculout a military uniform it of the greatett pouible atiiitance! However, now the emperor is reaping his reward. At the municipal elections which have juit been held the locial democrat! have been luccessful all over the place. Emperors and soldiers are really our best propogandiiti. Perhaps it would be a blunder, after all, to abolish the army and the monarchy. Three workmen at Berlin have been sentenced, two to 18 monthi, impriionment and one to a year'i impriionment, for painting the words "Red Week" on the baie of the monument of the German Emperor at Charlotten-. burg. The sentences, tayt the Berlin correspondent of I'Humanite, in reporting the affair, have filled the German working-class with astonishment. They are admittedly the effect of political vindictiveness, for to justify them the court ittelf and the clatt press in Germany have magnified a mere freak into a challenge to "law and order"—that is to tay, to dan power and clan pollution. A few yean ago it wai one of the favorite joket of exhausted socialist orators to lay that one of theie fine day! the capitalist would claim the air ai hit private properly. The statement hat come true. A French landlord hat now brought an action in the law courtt, claiming damaget from an aeroplane company for .tending itt airmen flying about over hit head. If he wini hii caie, probably the next Hep will be claiming damaget became tomebody ha: breathed in the neighborhood of hi: property, Then the day will come than men will be made duke: became they own io much air. Then the single air tax league will start work. They lay that a gang of ruffian: ha: been discovered in the south of Russia which will undertake a murder at any sum ranging between one and ten pound: per victim. The employer i: guaranteed again detection. Now that sounds very horrible; and so it undoubtedly is. But the moral blame, and the evil effect! that follow this trade, are really very slight compared with the endless horrors that follow professions that are considered harmless. The capitalist system, industrially and politically, is conducted by hired men who muit rarely know that the blood of the victims ii on their handi. We are very childlike in the way we get our moral valuei out of all proportion. Many a bishop, by being afraid to preach the gospel of his peaceful faith, has been guilty of more blood than all this gang in Sevastopol. Mr. T. P. CVConnor, M. P.. Irish Nationalist and euologiser of millionaire:, confute! that, now the Home Rule bill il practically passed, he does not mind admitting he has had "many moments of misgiving" during the last three yean whether it would get through after all. It will probably be the real people of Ireland—and not the political bouei, who call themielvei Nationalists—who will now have the misgiving!. The democracy of Ireland will now be under the political control of the lort of men who were among the bittereit enemiei of the transport workers of Dublin, for example. The conquest of Ireland's freedom has begun, not ended. She has been handed over by English capitalists to Irish capitalists. That is about all. PHONE SEYMOUR «<lJ!l% ARE YOU INSURED AGAINST FIRE? If not, you should see about it without delay. WE WRITE FIRE INSURANCE. AGREEMENTS, -***•■-* BOUGHT ano^ COLLECTED., 'Short Lo&iy M&d DEPOSITi CREDITED MONTHLY SUBJECT I. , CHEQUE I L)ow,Fr&ser L Co L™ 317-321 CMnbie Street SAFETY DEPOSIT , •WXtS FOR. RENT | DOW FRASER TRUST CO. 3I7-8S1 CamMe Streat; S31S Main Straet, (betwaan 7th and 8th Avaa.) Vancouver, and McKay Station, Burnaby, B. c. Cloee et 1 o'clock Saturday. City Auction and Commission Co. Caah paid for houaea and aultea of furniture or Auction arranfed. Satisfaction guaranteed, prompt eettlementt. ARTHUR K. BETCHLEY Smytha and Qranvllle streata Auetlonaar Cay SS78 Phone Your Printing Order to SEYMOUR 4490 The Allied Printing Trades of the City of Vancouver, respectfully request Merchants, Manufacturers, Lawyers, Fraternal Societies, Olubs, Unloni, Etc., to have the UNION LABEL Put on their Printing, such as Circulars, Briefs, Records, Books, Posters. It ts a guarantee of superior workmanship. This label Is endorsed by all trades and labor unions in Vanccuver and vicinity. VANCOUVER ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL F. R. Fleming, Sscretary, Room 212 Labor Temple WHEN0RDER1NGASUIT Strike On MINERS KEEP AWAY THE stride is still on at the * Queen Mine and Silver Dollar, ut Sheep Creek, B. 0. All working men urged to stay away until the strike is settled Order Ymif Minen' Union FURNITURE By all means come and see our splendid large new stock ot furniture. "Everything but the girl" for your new home. GET OUR PRICES AND TERMS Hastings Furniture Co. Limited ♦1 HASTINOS STREET WEST A, W. 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BRITANNIA Light Woollen Underwear—Juat right for this warm weather LIGHT WEIGHT UNION 8UITS From $1.00 per Suit up, B. V. D. UNDERWEAR With Short Sleeves and Knee Length Drawers, 76c. per garment. CLUBB & STEWART, Ltd. Tal. Sty, rot S0S-S1S HASTINOS STRUT W. The Real Family Beer Mild and Wholesome PINTS, .-6for 50cenU QUARTS, 3 for 50 centi £0 Sam McClay Speaks on the Policy of the Commissioners Committee Appointed to Go Thoroughly Into New Regulations SHEWED AND BOTTLED IN VANCOUVER BY VANCOUVER BREWERIES Limited On Monday afternoon a meeting was held In the board ot trade rooms under the auspices of the navigation committee of tbe "board of trade. C. E. Tlsdall, M. L. A., was chairman. There were present, among others, Harbor Commissioners Cotton, McClay and Fullerton; Capt. Nicholson, of the G. T. P.; Capt. Peters of the C. P. B.| B. T. Rogers, sugar refinery; Major Hulme, of the Royal- Yacht club; Capt. N. Thompson, Capt, Stewart, H. H. Stevens, M. P.; Aid, Ramsay and others. After a lengthy discussion a committee was appointed to go further Into the question of harbor regulations and charges with the harbor commissioners. Several speakers wanted to know what returns of the shipping, lumbering and other Interests In the olty were going to get for the revenue which the commissioners were raising for the harbor board—which the navigation committee estimated at not less than 3150,000 a year. In reply to some of these questions, H. H. Stevens, M. P., Bald: "We have under way at the present time In False creek a contract costing 11,000,000. Mr. Peters has spoken for the C. P. R„ who own a large portion of that property, a work that will Increase the utility of that property beyond estimation and that will help tremendously all the numerous handlers of building supplies, etc. In the first narrows, where formerly a channel of only 400 feet wide had been, there will now be one 1,450 feet wide and 35 feet deep at low water, made at a cost of 11,500,000. Also we have finished a channel 20 feet deep and 250 feet wide, giving to the numerous mosquito fleet in Coal harbor a splendid entrance, and we have removed one of the most dangerous obstacles to navigation—the Parthia shoaL In addition, we are building a government wharf that will be equal If not superior to anything on the Pacific coast, as lt will be 850 feet long and 300 feet wide." Mr. Stevens also expressed himself as totally opposed to compulsory pilotage. Three distinct departments entered Into the port charges, pilotage, wharfage charges and handling and harbor dues. The commissioners had no jurisdiction over the pilotage or the wharfage. Tho chief discrepancy made out by Captain Nicholson against Vancouver was under the heading of wharfage and handling charges, which were 50 cents and 25 cents. "It Is not my business to say to the wharf owners here that they are charging an unfair rate, nor do I suggest lt," observed Mr. Stevens, "but, as far as I am concerned, and after giving some study to the question, I Bhall certainly hold out for a lower charge ln connection with any docks the government may operate here. We intend that the charges shall be reasonable." Harbor Commissioner S. McClay, replying to the various objections to the levying of harbor fees and tolls, submitted a great mass of statistics bearing upon many points taken exception to by the shipipng Interests. "My Idea of a. ship to be charged on coming Into the harbor to discharge cargo—(we have no docks but wharves)—is that of the average 3,000-ton common carrier, drawing 22 feet of water, and not a 6,000-ton steamer as has been suggested by Capt, Nicholson," said the commissioner. At Los Angeles (15 was charged for berthage — four days $78.52—and pilotage 1370. Take the steamer Charlotte, which was 1,1 tons, lt cost the C. P. R. at Seattle, 1664 a year; . at Vancouver, $299. The speaker emphasized two points; (1) That the new dues in Vancouver were lighter than at any other port on the Pacific coast; (2) That the wharfage charges at this port were heavier than at any other on the Pacific. At Los Angeles the charges were 64 per cent, dearer than ln Vancouver; at San Francisco, 151 per cent, dearer than they were here; at Portland, 75 per cent, dearer; at Seattle, (If ship used private wharf) 62 per cent, dearer, and 92 per cent, dearer If vessel docked at the harbor commissioners' wharf; at Montreal, 100 per cent, dearer, and at Quebec, 48 per cent, dearer. Mr. McClay also said that It cost 25 per cent, more for towage of logs from Squamlsh and other up-coast points to New Westminster and the Fraser river than to Vancouver. Logs gave more trouble than ships in the harbor. In fact, the lumber Industry would use the whole harbor. Regarding wharfage rates the commissioner pointed out that the Vancouver charges were 900 per cent, more than at Los Angeles on bricks per thousand, 400 per cent, more on general merchandise. Vancouver was 646 per cent, dearer than Seattle ln wharfage charges on brick and 100 per cent, dearer than Seattle on general merchandise. The commissioner quoted a rule in a local firm's wharfage charges: "When wharfage charges on freight discharged or loaded by vessels other than coastwise steamers, do not aggregate $100 the balance of this amount will be collected from such vessels as a dockage charge." iB. T. Rogers objected to private yachts paying $5 and Commissioner McClay said that the Yacht club had leased Its waterfront from the dominion government for a period of 21 years, at the small rental of $30 per year. The area occupied by the clui) upon which tho rental was calculated, on the proper established basis, would be $4,125 per year. Mr. Rogers contended that yachts were not revenue producers to their owners, like cargo ships, and therefore should be free. Mr. McClay said that the Empress of Asia had a royal ensign, snd he did not care It It bad the Royal soap ensign, it would pay its three cents a ton. Although a yacht of the Royal yacht club fleet was no revenue producer, as stated, lt had just as much right to pay a tax as a commercial scow. At the city of London 32 cents a ton was charged; at Bristol, 27 cents; at Liverpool, 32 cents. At Belfast for every new ship that left the stays the owners paid the harbor commissioners seven cents a ton. That was what the big new White Star liner paid. He did not believe that three cents a ton was going to drive away any, ships from the harbor. He declared that "the Grand Trunk Pacific wharf Is Illegally placed where It Is and lt Is Illegally constructed." Referring to the Saxonla esse at Vlotoria, Mr. McClay also stated that "this vessel was said to have 150 tons for Vancouver, this being the case, she would' lose approximately $135 If she came to Vancouver1—even If no harbor dues were charged at all." By further comparative statements of charges paid hy the Prlnoess Charlotte at Vancouver and Seattle, gave Vsncouver the advantage by $64.15. B. T. Rogers said that Mr. McClay waB trying to justify the actions of the board by Baying private wharfage oharges were exoesslve, and that two wrongs did not make a right. He said that the commissioners still had not stated what they were going to do with all this money that they Intended tb raise— probably $150,000—to which Mr. McClay replied that for the year 1913 they had only raised $957.50. MINERS TAKE NOTICE. Editor B. C. Federatlonist—MoBt of us realize that their is something wrong with the system under which we are living, and those of us, who are sufficiently Interested in the material welfare of the world's workerB, who study the present economic system are fully cognizant of the fact, that the conditions of the worker sre becoming more unbearable day by day. Some small portion of the workerB fully realize their class position, and this portion are striving to edueate tneir less fortunate brothers. We can see a concerted effort on the part of the master class to crush the awakening economic knowledge of the workers, for lt Is a well-known fact In the ranks of the capitalist class that the only thing that stands between the misery and poverty and degradation ot the present day and the universal happiness of mankind la economic Ignorance on the part of the workerB and the policy of the master class Is to keep the workers ln subjection. ance. They do this in multitudinous ways, when they Bee evidences of an awakening Intelligence they try to lead the intelligent movement into harmless channels, falling this, they try the driving stunt, and as the workers are ever gaining more economic knowledge, the Iron heel is more frequently used. We, on Vancouver Island have felt it for a considerable time now. We find In glancing back through the history of the labor movement, that the masters flrst opposed It and fought lt most bitterly, but, when the workers came back smiling after every defeat, with renewed vigor, the masters saw the movement had come to stay, and so changed their tactics, their frowns were turned to smiles, and they hailed the trade union movement as the latest benefactor to mankind, or, ln other words, seeing they could not head it off they attempted to lead It into harmless channels. This leading job was given to Marcus Hanna, a prominent capitalist and he had the Civic Federation formed and tangled the leaders ot the trade union movement In It. He outlined a policy for the Trade Union movement to follow, he said: "the trade union movement must be a labor movement pure and simple; It must shun socialism as destructive of trade union ends, and to this very day that policy is followed by the conservative union. This friendly attitude of the master class is no new thing, for when any movement springs into existence for the betterment of the oppressed class, the ruling class always try to head it off Into harmless channels. We see, in looking back In past history, that the christian religion was essentially a slave doctrine, and Constantlne, the Great, seeing that It tended to cause his power to wane, he embraced it and altered It to suit bis own ends. We see in the present day, capitalist politicians throwing out sops to the workers In an attempt to turn them aside from their ultimate goal. We see tbe philanthropists of the capitalist class with their petty profit-sharing schemes and model, colonies In a vain attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of the workers, but the rebel workers are "from Missouri" and they know only too well, the true function of the master class, and their willing tool, the modern state. We known that tho masters are parasites on the backs of the workers, and they are determined to keep on their backs by hook or crook. We have, on the one hand, this determination of the masters, and on the other hand the determination of tbelr lackeyB, the McBride government and the subsidized press to fall at the feet of the masters and take their share of tho blood money. It Is well-known that the miners of Vancouver Island have returned too working-claBS representatives to the provincial legislature. These two membera, constituting the sole opposition to the lick-spittles of the Canadian CollerleB company, McBride & Co., therefore, It does not require a Sherlock Holmes to flnd the two-fold reasons for the refusal of the coal barons to recognize the United Mine Workers of America, assisted In this attempt by their willing tools, McBride, Bowser, Limited. The masters don't want the U. M; W. of A. It Is too strong, and the McBride combination want to see the men scattered by the favorite methods of the coal operators, so that McBride's threat to drive the socialist over the Rockies can be put Into effect. Tho mines aro now full of a mondescrlpt element, so that bis friends, the coal operators can pick out tho competent men thoy require, fire the Incompetent strikebreakers, nnd clntso the McBride opposition off the island, but It won't work, for tbe men are do- H. M. FITZGERALD Who Is holding a aeries of very successful socialist open-air meetings at the corner of Columbia and Haatinga at, termlned to get a Hciunro deal or fight to the Inst, ditch. During the strike tho operators, through their paid press, have put forward several stock objections. The first objection waa thnt they would not tolerate the Intrusion of a foreign union, that argument has been worn threadbare, McBride himself stated that the demands of the men were just and he would do all ln his power to help them; he said that all the talk about the intrusion of a foreign union was bosh, of course he didn't say this until be thought tbe strike was broken. There was another stock argument sbout a vote not having been taken of the men who were called out on May 1st, 1913, but the vote hss been taken recently snd bas broken that argument flat. We have seen many of our brothers railroaded to jail for daring to rebel against the authority of tbelr masters, but the coal barons can break any law that stands ln their way, as evidenced by the fact of their being enabled to engage strikebreakers trom Missouri to work In tbe mines at South Wellington ln direct contravention of the criminal code. They did thlB and escaped Bcott free. In the near future, a convention of the workers Is to he held to consider ways and means of keeping the mine workers in their flght against combined capital, the workers of this province have got to realize that the~defeat of the miners Is their defeat, they have got to realize that an injury to one is the concern of all. We say, have got to, because natural laws work just the same in society as they do ln organisms, consequently, as organisms must adapt themselves to changing conditions or die, bo must labor adapt Itself to Its ever-changing economic condition, or perish. We must light collectively or die Individually. If the ppwerful U. M. W. of A. cannot force the masters to come to terms, what chance have the less powerful unions in the atrug- gle for existence. We have Been that in the flrat stages of Industry, when the Individual capitalist owned the small factory, a local union was sufficient; later on, with the further branching of capital Into larger industries, the workers branched out Into larger organizations and formed the craft unions with which we are still blessed? to the present day. Capital haBn't stopped branching out; they have formed their joint stock companies, and Anally, the trusts, and we see the same trust owning grocery stores and coal mines, and as we see the maBter class uniting In a solid body to flght the workers, the necessity arises for the workers to flght along the same lines. Capltalllsm has taken on the form of the octopus, whose tentacles reach everywhere, so that It behooves the workers to either sit up and take notice, light for their very lives, or else lie down at their masters feet and let him walk on them, so, fellow workers, what are you going to do about lt; are you going to let their little sops deter you in your inarch for freedom? Are you going to let your brothers in adversity go down to defeat without doing your share to prevent It? Do you realize! what It means to be discriminated1 against? To have to leave vour homeB and everything you hold <*ear In search of pastures new? For that Is what will happen on Vancouver Island If the coal borons accomplish the end they are seeking. If you wan't all this to hap- pen, do nothing, but If you want to prevent It (which lies in your power) ge up on your hind legs and make a noise like men; let your slogan be' hln'JISli !°l th6 w°rl«>™" and to hell with the shirkers. Press Committee, Local 872, V. M. 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BOWELL COMPANY ■aaeeseofe te assist tl 1 FUNERAL DIRECTORS Men who earn their living "by the sweat ot the brow" need something to keep their bodies supplied with moisture. A Uttle beer during the dsy Is a real necessity with, the worklngman. WINEWEISER BEER Is popular with all classes. Ask your dealer, or phone 76L. WESTMINSTER BREWERY, NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. PHONE No. "UTS A. E. SUCKLING * CO, VANCOUVER DISTRIBUTERS THE POPULAR PRICED, EUROPEAN PLAN HOTEL RITZ VICTORIA, B.C. FORT ST., AT DOUGLAS RATES 76c, $1.00, $1.26, $1.60, $2.00 0. J. LOVEJOY, MOR. FREE AUTO BUS 'Work with the President and the President works with yon" *iwl«e>« tntfnttn awutaeS. lAINTING'PROTECTS YOUR HOUSE! It's the repeated changes from heat to cold, from dampness to drought, from rain to snow, that makes wood rot and crumble and eventually turn to dust. To preserve your house INDEFINITELY from the elements, you ought to paint it at regular intervals with Bapco Pure Paint It covers your house with an impenetrable coating of PUREST white lead, linseed oil and zinc, and shuts out the destructive elements for years to come. We sell and recommend BAPCO Pure Paint to our customers, because we have their best interests at heart. BRITISH AMERICA PAINT CO. LIMITED VICTORIA VANCOUVER El ID PATRONIZE LABOR TEMPLE POOL ROOM PAGE SIX THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST. FRIDAY JULY 10, it\ Summer Race Meeting AT MINORU PARK OPENS Saturday, July 11 th Special Trains Will Leave New Granville St. Station at 12,12:30 and every 15 minutes until 2 p.m. Admission, $1.25 INCLUDING GRANDSTAND AND TRANSPORTATION l^^w^^^] ': if,*' rRIDAY JDLY 10, 1914. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST. PAGE SEVEN VANCOUVER City Market MAIN STREET PRESERVING CHERRIES ARE NOW ARRIVING IN LARGE QUANTITIES, ALSO RASPBERRIES, BLACK AND RED CURRANTS, GOOSEBERRIES, TOMATOES, RHUBARB, NEW LAID EGGS, DAIRY BUTTER, NEW AND OLD POTATOES. Auction Sales Every Tuesday and Friday OUR SALESMEN ARE AT YOUR SERVICE DAILY FROM 7 AM. TILL 6 P.M. SATURDAY IS OUR SPECIAL PRODUCERS' DAY JOHN McMILLAN, Manager Named Shod are frequently made ii Non- Union Factories—Do Not Boy Any Shoe no matter wbst Its name, unless lt bean a slain and readable Impression or this stamp. All sboss without th. Union Stamp ar. always Non-Union. ■OOT A SHOE WORKER*' UNION IM Bummer Street, Boston, Haas. J. F. Tobln, Pre. 0. L. Blaine, See.-Troas. Brown Bros. & Co. Ltd. Florists and Nursery Men a Haatlnta at THRU STORIS IN VANCOUVIR Phena My. SSI 401 CiutHI. St TSt Oranvllla St. Rhana Say. MIS Rhana Say. IW VICTORIA STORE. 818 VIEW IT. Hat Ava. and Main at. Rhone Fairmont 788, QHBINROUiaB Vletorla, B.C. Hammond, I.e. Long Dlatsnos Phona IT Ten Acre Farms at $30 Per Acre Payable $8.00 Down and $5.00 Per Month, Without Interest Open meadow land situate ln the fertile Bella Coola 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 writ, for full particulars before all tracts are sold. J. I. Eakin & Co. BOS Seiaan BalMlnr 1* Seettags Otraei aa*« TJJTOOVTBB, ». O. Without obligation, please mall partlculare of your ten-acre farms. Name ... Addreaa EVERY UNION MAN IN (VANCOUVER SHOULD PATRONIZE LABOR TEMPLE CLUB AND POOL ROOM ALLAN STUDHOLME Tbe Labor representative of Bast Hamilton, Ont., who was re-elected by over 1,000 majority.—still the only Labor member of the Ontario legislature. LOOK FOR THE CARD Official List of Union Bsrs In tha City of Vancouver Business Agent Curnock has supplied Tbe Federatlonist with an official list ot the union bars In Vancouver, which Bhould prove of special Interest to the union delegates who will be ln the city from all over the province during the coming week, in attendance at ihe special convention of the B. C. Federation of Labor. The list reads: Alexandra Alhambra Astor Atlantic Austins' Balmoral Barnard Castle Barron Blackburn Bodega Boulder Burrard Canada Carlton Cecil City Clarence Columbia Connaught Cordova Crown Cunningham Dominion Dufferln Edward Empire Empress Europe Fairmont Olobe Grand Grand Union Union Restaurants and Cafes Bergman's Cate, Hastings street west. Bluepolnt Cafe, 538 Main street. Boulder Cafe, 11 Cordova street west. English Kitchen, 30 Hastings street east. Cordova Cafe, 130 Cordova street west. Couver Cafe, 32 Hastings street west. Dominion cafe, Main street west. Good Eats Cafe, 110 Cordova street west Lincoln Cafe, 672 Richards Btreet. Rainier Hotel Cafe, corner Cordova and Carrall streets. T. & H. Cafe, 151 Cordova street weBt., Oyster Bay Cafe, corner Carrall and Cordova streets. Granville Palace Great Northern Horseshoe Imperial Irving Klondyke Leland London Lotus . Main Manitoba Melbourne Metropole New Fountain Palace Patricia Panama Pender Rainier Regent Royal George Sherman < St. Francis St. Regis Stanley Stratford Tourist Waverley WeBt Yale Windsor MARKET FAIRLY ACM Cherries Were a Leadirfg Feature This Week- Sales Easier Prices Are Very Satisfactory—Poultry in Good Supply Vancouver, B.C., July 9, 1914. Tbe leading lines In the market this week are cherries, preserving and sweet, large quantities arriving from, all districts with the Okanagan leading. The market has now recovered from the.lull caused by the holiday, and sales are much easier. Prices for cherries, 11.25 to 12 a crate; boxes 65 cents to (1 each. Tomatoes were scarce this week, and advanced to 82.60 a orate for No. l's and 12 tor No. 2's. We expect out-door tomatoes next weeki Rhubarb ts arriving In surprisingly large quantities and prices have dropped to 60 cents a cratei Poultry are still in good supply, and prices are satisfactory. Eggs are making 32,cents a dosen, with an upward tendency. Potatoes are Belling slowly; new, (1.75 a sack; old, 21.25 to $1.69 a sack. Other prices are: Red currants, 11.50; black currants, (2 to 13; raspberries, 21.70; veal, 17 cents; honey, per dosen bottles, (2.49 hay, old, 112 a ton. W. R. TROTTIR Vancotiver Tyso-untonlat, who will leave shortly for eutern points, In the Interests of the Tradea and Labor Congreaa of Canada annual convention which meeta at St. John. N. B., on Monday, September 21. RETAIL PRICES, Following ate cash prices ltvered staple commodities dealers: Beef, sirloin ateak, beat, lb 9 Beef, medium, shoulder, roast, lb. is Veal, roaatlng piece from forequarter. lb. — 15 Mutton, leg roast, lb • '' Pork, freah, roasting an piece from ham, lb -88 Fork, salt, short cut, Canadian meaa, lb i. — Breakfast bacon, smoked, beat, not sliced Flsh, fresh, good quality, Salmon, lb — Lard, pure leaf, beat, lb. •••• Eggs, strictly fresh, dos. ■••• Eggs, packed, dos. -i0 Milk, delivered, quart Butter, dairy. In tuba, lb. ••■• Butter, creamery, prlnta, lb -^o Cheeee, local, Canadian, old, lb. Cheeae, local, Canadian, new, lb. Bread, white, 1 ft lb. loaf Flour, ordinary family. 86 lb. bag. Rolled oats, standard, 7 Rice, good medlum""'"B'' brand „.......„..„' Beans, oommon, ..dry, hand picked, lb. „ Apples, evaporated, lb..... Prunes, lb. —.. _......, Tea, black, Ceylon,-Pekoe, Souchongs, tb. Tea, green, Japan, good common Coffee, roasted, Rio or Santos —_~„. Potatoes, local, new, 12 lbs ; Vinegar, white wine, xxr qt Starch, laundry, lb.. for de- by looal .35 9 .18 9 .25 HP .26 9 .26 9 .18 9 .28 9 .15 a .15 9 .80 9 .40 9 .28 9 .35 9 .26 9 .20 9 .08 0 .86 9 .26 9 .05 O 9 9 .08 .1216 .1!!4 mgmMma It Makes The Mountain Smile PHONE Seymour 9288 WESTERN CANADA LIQUOR CO. LEE R. BARKLEY, Agent 137 WATER STREET Sugar, cane, granulated, In 18 lb. baga Sugar, cane, yallow, tn 20 lb. bags Coal, Penn. good anthracite, stove slse, delivered, ton Coal, bltuminoua, delivered, lump, ton Coal, bituminous, delivered, nut, ton . Coal, bituminous, delivered, pea. ton ..... Dry cordwood, cord. "Hooks, load .._..„. UU ends, load Slaba, short lengths, load Slaba, four foot lengths, cord 9 .40 9 .60 9 .40 9 .26 9 .25 tt .08 9 .90 9 1.00 918.00 9 7.60 9 8.50 9 6.26 9 6.00 9 3.60 9 3.00 9 2.00 9 2.50 Women's Council and Market A meeting of the subcommittee of tbe Market and Industries committee, appointed to confer with representatives of the Women's Council ln regard to their cooperation with the city market, was held on Monday, July 6th. Present: Aldermen Trimble, Ramsay, Market Clerk McMillan. The meeting was called to discuss market questions with Mrs. McNaughton and Mrs. Unsworth ot the Women's Council, they however, telephoned tbelr Inability to be present. The matter was then discussed and the subcommittee beg to recommend to the Market and Industries committee that having received correspondence from the superintendents ot the city markets of Calgary and Edmonton, outlining how these markets are conducted, and the part taken by women ln the operation of same, and after due consideration we recommend that the Women's Council be invited to establish a stall at a nominal rental, In the city market, for the purpose of selling direct to the consumer; said stall to be under the supervision of the Women's Council, and that the market clerk will cooperate In every way possible to make the undertaking a success. To can beets: Wash young beets, and leave on an Inch of the stems. Boll them till tender, drop them a moment ln cold water untll'yo ucan rub off the skin, pack them tightly in jars, set theBe on a rack, nil the jars to overflowing with boiling water, and add a tenspoonful of Bait to eaoh jar. Put on rubbers and covers loosely, set the jars ln a kettle of water that partly covers tbem, and boll them for three-quarters of an hour. Then tighten the covers and let them cool in the kettle. Carrots may be canned in the same way. Peas as the French cook them: Melt an ounce of butter tn a saucepan, add a quart of peas, shake them over the fire for a minute or two, and pour in as much boiling water as will just cover them. Add a teaspoonful of salt, a saltspoonful of pepper, the heart of a lettuce finely shredded, three young onions, and a leaf or two of parsley. Simmer all gently over a slow fire until the peas are tender. Put them ln a hot dish to keep warm, remove the onions and parsley, thicken the sauce with the yolks ot three eggs (not allowing It to boll after these are added), and pour It hot over the peas. Follow the Lead of the International Investor There la no more enterprising capitalist than the Britlah In- . veator. His country Is the one free market of tbe world, and it has largely educated him out of flnanclal prejudices. He Is always ready to buy aound Oovernment and Municipal Bonds anywhere. And tbe French investor, while ssld to be mora conservative ln his operations, follows the same oourse. ■ . The local Inveator can hardly do better than follow the lead, ' of these successful financiers. B. C. Municipal Securltea are growing in favor. We have the exclusive control of Selected Bonds yielding up to seven per cent Consult the Manager of our Bond Department CANADIAN FiNf\NCIERS TRUST C0NRIVNY HEAD OFFICE 839 HASTINGS ST. W. VANCOUVER. B.C. Patrick Donnelly -General Mtwajer OTTAWA WORKLEB8 Hundreds of Hen Look for Work On Saturday Superintendent of Im migration W. D. Scott at Ottawa wae waited upon by a delegation representing four hundred Ukrainians, now out of employment ln Ottawa. They were told that the department could do nothing ln the matter of obtaining employment, except ln cases where farm hands were needed. As the demand for this class ot workers ln Eastern Ontario Ib at a minimum, there is little chance that any will be placed ln jobs on the land. Regarding transportation to the old country, they were told that If the men who were found to be public charges and had been ln this country less than three years, the steamship and railway companies which brought them here would be called upon to pay the Immigration passages back to whence they came. Also a gathering of several hundred again flocked to the charity ofllce in search of work. No' jobs were available, however. Food haB been distributed each day for the last week. Vancouver Heights Grocery 3640 HASTINOS STREET EAST THE POST OFFICE STORE Bsst of everything at lowest prices. Groceries, Huns, Bacon, Garden Seeds, Rash Fruit and Vegetable!, Tea Rose Tea, Reld k Millar's Sausages ud lit— Cheese, Every morning we receive a shipment of berries from Mo- Donald's Ranch on Keats Island. They are delicious. Telephone your orders. Onr delight If to serve yon. W. R. McMURRAY PHONE HIGHLAND I HAPPY JAPAN Labor Party Suppression Is Foolish Says Capltaliat Press The Japan Times of June 20th, contains the following comment on the action of the Japanese government in suppressing the recently formed Japan Labor party. "The home ofllce Issued an order Wednesday suppressing the Japan Labor party, which claims to have 1,200 members. It is explained that the government does not see muoh harm In the existence of the "party," as Its members are all men of neither education, nor Influence, but has ordered its dissolution ln pursuance of the established policy to prevent the growth of socialistic bodies and ln order to serve a warning on others of, Influence who may be thinking of organising. The explanation is unsatisfactory in the extreme. If harmless, why not leave It alone? If nondescript in its composition, lt could not have set an example to others. It Is reported, however, that the party has declared against the present government as an enemy of workingmen, party organs that go the length of charging Count Okuma and hts ministry with being enemies of the nation. "War on socialism has failed ln Germany, and ln fact ln all other civilized countries, and we fall to see how It could prove successful ln hts country alone. In any case, the worst feature ot the government's policy Is that lt must suppress a comparatively harmless body for fear of the growth of harmful organizations. The suppression ln this sense can not but be unnecessary Interference with the people's liberty, which must have the effect of turning those harmless men Into positively mischievous agitators. That is precisely what has happened in the West. The government could not make a more foolish error than to suppose that it was the fate that befell a body of anarchistic socialists a few years ago that haB since sll' enced that class of agitators. It Is, on the contrary, the Intense odium and antagonism of the public, which was horror-stricken by the Infernal nature of their crime, that has compelled them to keep the peace. The government may alwayB depend upon lt that there Is enough loyalty and patriotism In the country, without Its Interference, while no amount or interference on Its part will completely put an end to the malcontents, who are found in more or less numbers tn all countries and In all ages. It Is a most unwise policy—fear of these few wtll serve as encouragement in others to join their ranks." MINARD'S LINIMENT CURES BURN8, ETC. DISEASES OF MEN We Issue a written guarantee that ZIT will cure or your money back. Differs from all other remedies. Price 18.00, Post Paid. McDUFFEE BROS. THB OBLIGING DRUGGISTS 112 Cordova St W. Vancouver, B. C. PkeaeSay. 221 Day ar Ni|»t FUNERAL DIRECTORS and EMBALMERS 520 Rcaarii St. Vaaceanr, I. C. $15.00 Suits, and Raincoats for $7.50 We are doing more business this year than we did lut by doable. We are not appealing to anybody to help ns out of the hole. We are not ln the hole. We Invite comparison wtth any olothing sold In any store at $16.00. We save you St.50 on a ault or raincoat Reason —Out of the^HIgh Rent District Oet wise; come and see. LANG SALES CO. 626 MAIN STREET J. L.ECKIE CO., LIMITED SHOE MANUFACTURERS =t= We manufacture eveiy kind of work shoe, and specialize a lines 'or miners, railroad constmctica, jogging, etc VANCOUVER - - B.C 538 Cambie Street Phone Sey. 2542 HOPPS&DUKER, GiriUG BURT FOR HOUR OlVlPO mRTICULAR PURPOSE Family Shoe Store 823 Granville Street GREAT SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES NOW ON Men's Shoes, Regular $6.00 for $3.95 Men's Shoes, Regular $5.00, for $3.45 Men's Shoes, Regular $4.50, for $2.95 SEE THE WINDOWS PRANK NEWTON Superior Printing AT MODERATE PRICES Telephone: Sey. 7495 LABOR TEMPLE The FEDERATIONIST can supply all youi Printing needs. No Job too laige or too small. First-class workmanship, good ink and high- grade stock have given our Printers a reputation (or SUPERIOR PRINTING Union Work a Specially. Our Prices are right and we deliver when wanted. PAGE BIGHT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST. FRIDAY JULY 10, 191* WHAT CUSTOMERS SAY OF BUCK Vancouver, B. C, June 2nd, 1014. Messrs. Wm. J. McMaster & Sons, Ltd., Vancouver, B. C. Gentlemen:— I have handled your "Buck Brand" and "Mac's Mogul" Overalls exclusively since opening up in Vancouver, and find them the best suited for my trade of any line that I have ever handled. Your Overalls carry your personal guarantee, but, as yet, I have not had a single garment returned, and, as a result, have worked up a splendid Overall trade. Yours truly, (Signed) JEFFS & CO., Per C. E. JEFFS, Mgr. From Jeffs & Co., 714 Main Street, Vancouver, B. C. (Copy) WM. J. MoMASTES ft SOMS, LTD. W. B. THOMAS, Manager Director. 0 Nicholson's Gin is perfectly pure and palatable IT'S REFRESHING AND INVIGORATING TRY IT FOR YOUR STOMACH'S SAKE. WILL DO YOU GOOD. ALL RELIABLfc; DEALERS 8ELL IT JULY (CLEARANCE OF ALL SUMMER MERCHANDISE OUR THIRD annual July Clearance Sale is in full swing. Sensational bargain features in all summer wearing apparel for women, children and infants. See all of our big show windows for daily snaps. Saunter through our cool, day-light store, the most pleasant shopping centre in Vancouver. p, s.<—We are agents for the famous Standard Patterns, 10 and 16 cents each. CHAS. B. PERKINC ^aa* 1058-64 GRANVILLE ST., VANCOUVER, B.C. mj Keep the Children Healthy by sending them out ln tha trash air thssa Una daya. Thara's nothing hat- tar for keeping them eierclaed than'wheeled goods. Our stock cf WHEELBARROWS, AUTOMOBILES, EXPRESS WAOONS, PERAMBULATORS, IRISH MAILS, ROWINO WAOONS, VELOCIPEDES, SIDEWALK SULKIES, Is easily the finest and moat contprahenalve la ths city and the prlcea are right. Thomson Stationery Co., Ltd. ltt HASTINOS STREET WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. ■EST IN THB WEST ESTABLISHED ISM BASEBALL Vancouver vs. Victoria July 13,14,15,16,17,18 WEEK DAYS, 4:00 p.m. SATURDAY, 3:00 p.m. A WATCHMAN President of the Britlah Columbia Federation of Labor, with headquarters at Vlotoria, who haa summoned a special convention for Monday morning next in Labor Temple, Vancouver. LABOR VS. CAPITAL; ONLY Ii REAL It Is Futile for Individuals to Fight Their Own Battles Time Has Arrived to Forget Party Politics as They Exist Editor B. C. Federatlonist: Times are hard—very hard. Tbere are more unemployed this summer than there has been for some years. On every hand we hear tbe cry: "If It's Uke this ln the summer, what will the winter he like?" Ood only knows! But this Is the time wben organized lahor should get busy. People have leisure to think now—If they have any "think" In them. A few years ago, when there were lots of employment, they thought in their selfishness that there waa no need to organize as there was plenty of work. Anyone who could handle a spade could get a job on tbe roads, and a man who knew the difference between a hammer and a saw could get a job as a carpenter: But now, highly skilled mechanics are walking the streets begging for work and cannot get it. Surely this should be a lesson to tbe men to get together and do something. I often wonder how long the working classes will take things so quietly. It seems to me that they will bear anything. When will they arise In their might and say, "We will have no more of this!" Just Imagine! Not only can a man not get a decent wage for a day'a work, but he can't even get it. He must starve unless he gets help—charity. Who wants charity, anyhow? The man worth his salt soorns lt, and says, "Give me the right and ohance to work. Away with your charity." The man who wants charity Is not worth lt nor the name of man. If the worklngman would but realize tbe futility of trying to fight his own battles Individually; If he would but get together with his fellow-workers and stick together, there might he some good done. But just so long as the organized workers are having petty differences and quarrelling amongst themselves, just so long will the capitalist grind them down— and lt serves them right. Take the case of a local labor body: Lately the carpenters' unions have amalgamated. That was a step ln tho right direction, for lt must be better to have one big organization than two smaller ones. Then eviedently they felt so big that they seceded from, the trades council. I have tried to flnd a reason for this by questioning some ot the members of that organization. Some of them say that It was to get even with one of their members who would thus lose ofllce. [I should think that he must feel highly flattered to think he was so Important. I should be getting a "swelled bead" If I were he.] Others claim that the carpenters never benefitted by their association with the council, but It either of these reasons are correct lt Is contemptible to think of. I do not believe the former, as I think any body of rflon would have more sense than to sever connection with so Important a factor as the Trades and Labor council just to spite one man, and I think It Ib greatly to be regretted that such stories are afloat. It certainly does not reflect much credit on the carpenters. As for the other reason, they certainly would not get any good from the council If that was all they were looking for. It Is up to them as part of the council to work for the good of organized labor as a whole. Then there Is the granite cutters: They refuse to affiliate because the council did something to displease them. How oan organized labor expect to do any good while they are wasting their time and energy over such petty discussions as these. The fact Is, they cannot rise above their own personal environment. We shall never do any real good until we put aside such trivial matters. We as carpenters, bricklayers, or members of any other craft, first and foremost, must remember that we are fellow- workerB, and that every worker's oause Is ours, Pettey differences must be cast out entirely. We must all work tor the common good. What's the use ot a few bricklayers striking for better conditions when all the other building trades are working? What's the use ot one little bunoh of garment workers striking when, in the next street, another bunch are working overtime to fill the orders the others are losing? What we want Is for all contracts and agreements to end on one and the same day. Then if one branch ot the united workers (not one trade or craft) cannot get their just demands, let everyone cease work until they do. What's the use of a few striking? If they do, what happens? What happened on Vancouver island? Your chums and brothers, perhaps, wbo have been gulled ■ or dazzled by a bit of gold braid and fancy dress— [talk about women for vanity! Just show some men a brass button and aee them run]—Into carrying a gun and calling themselveB soldiers, are ordered to shoot down and goad the strikers Into frenzy. Supposing all the workers had ceased work simultaneously, how would the so-called soldiers have gotten to the Island? A universal strike could not last a week. If the workers would realize their power, > they could have things all their own way. We hear some people say: "But look at the Buffering and poverty caused by strikes." We all know that. But look at the poverty and Buffering there is around Vancouver today. I have heen among tt during the past winter. People have starved and gone cold through no fault of their own. Men have lost what little they have managed to gather through years of economy. Children have cried ln vain for bread. Women have died through poverty right ln this prosperous olty of Vancouver— tbe metropolis that gives such kindly welcomes to the Chinese and Japs, while white men and ohlldren starve. I would sooner suffer while striking for better conditions than be forced to suffer because I could not get work at any rate. If lt came to the worst I would die fighting and that's better than being murdered by Inches. I hope the present depression will be a lesson to us all. Oet ready and don't trust too much to good times. Organize and elect men of the working class to represent you. The time haa come to forget party politics as they exist today. There are only two Interests ln these days, namely: labor and capital. Take your stand now, Never mind about political party bias. What has lt done for tbe worker? Never mind sbout religion—does lt feed you? Has lt ever done you any real good? Does It really exist tor the benefit of the working class? No! A thousand times no! You must take your stand on the side you belong and must fight to the bitter end for your rights. R. L. 0. OPINIONS Of Some Subscribers Regarding The Federationist Every mail brings to this ofllce either new subscribers or renewals. Generally tbey are accompanied with comments on The Federatlonist, written In encouraging terms. Among those received are tbe following: W, E. Jenmng, Prince Rupert, sent In a list of subscribers last week. "I know of no labor paper published ln the United States that compares with The B. C. Federatlonist."—John Lund, Portland, Ore, ' "Enclosed please find lUt 'of one thousand names and addresses, and send them The Federatlonist for one year."—Secretary of Street Railway- men's union, „ Prince Rupert subscriber writes: "The editorials In The Federatlonist alone are worth the price of subscription to any man—especially if be has to depend on a job for a livelihood." Dan W. Poulpard, of Victoria, general organizer of the Retail Clerks' association, says: "The Federatlonist is the best labor newspaper I know of, I appreciate the editorials very much." ". . . Regarding the moral Instruction of wage-workers, The Federatlonist In one Issue Is of more value to humanity than all the other Vanoouver papers put together. Sond me the paper for another year," writes Jerry Brown. The status of labor on this coast has been high or low In proportion to the estimate placed upon it by the workers themselves. How can the conditions of labor be improved If workingmen do not read a paper and keep posted on the trend ot labor affairs .... Enclosed you will flnd Hotel St. Regis H. T0LF0RD FITZS1MM0NS. Manager THOMAS J. GRANT, Chief Clerk '■>**»-' -JiW-jA'/'-'. ''•■■ " ' " i'-tfr- . : ■;■> -,' ' ' /".-■■■. '• #'i .' - '■ ..,'.'^■;V^■,'-.■'." ■ __W_____ -#}. j'..■'.%_.■ ^-:-7-vV'-- ■;■ i t t*,:f»M__\ kr-m^tMiam ! i i i r":,,v i :■'■■■ i «%,..... ' ■'■-- o • ■■-■:.~:i ■ ■•'■] i ■■■■ . *■ - ';, , i^i^ S_\ L_jJ GREATER VANCOUVER'S NEWEST HOTEL SEYMOUR AND DUNSMUIR STREETS VANCOUVER, B.C. list of ten new subscribers," writes P. G. W. G. S. P., city, writes: "I read the market reports ln The Federatlonist every week. My wife and myself attended the market one day last week and noted the prices of farm produce there. We then compared them with the store rates, and convinced ourselves that The Federatlonist was right In its contentions. I send names of five more subscribers." "You, no doubt, know how very hard lt Is to teach workingmen and worklngwomen the easy A. B. C. of trade unionism, and I know of no medium whereby union organizers could gain ground faster than by the liberal use of The Federatlonist Labor unions should subscribe ln a body. Enclosed please flnd money order for twenty-five subscriptions."—G. B., Revelstoke. W. A. Cole, of San Francisco, Cal., member of the general executive board United Brotherhood of Carpentera and Joiners of America, Is in the city on business connected with his organization. O. O. Beer, an old-time typographical artist of the Northwest, came ln the other day from Denver, Col. Mr. Beer Is well know to many printers up and down the coast. He will stay during the racing meet. Fred. Hollow, deputy foreman on the Hotel Vancouver building, and member of tbe Bricklayers' union, left the olty last week for Cornwall, Bug- land, where he will remain till next spring. Thos. Masters, member of Nelson Amalgamated Carpenters union, paid a visit to The Federatlonist on Thursday. Tom Is an old-time Vancouver laborlte, having been one of the founders of the looal Trades and Labor council. He leaves tor Leamington, Warwickshire, England, next week on a four months' holiday. Low: "I went to a phrenologist's last week." Sue: "Oh, what did he tell you?" Low: "WML I can't understand. He coughed a little and then gave me back my money." MINARD'S LINIMENT CURES DANDRUFF PATRONIZE "FEDERATIONIST" ADVERTISERS, AND TELL THEU WHT. PANTAGEQ Unequalled Vaudeville "*' Means PANTAOES VAUDEVILLE THREE SHOWS DAILY 2.48, 7.20, 9.15 Season's Prices- Matinee 15c, Evenings 16c, Ue. rbone lajvoar INS DIXON & MURRAY oshsrhi, no. •aee aat Store ntuag. Oea.ral fobMaf OBee aaa Skopi 10*0 DTtasmm inan DarANIektCalla Pboo.B.r.»43 Parion A Chapel MSSCr.mlll.St. MACK BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS and EMBALMERS 4 Vancouver Brltlih Columbia Take that Watch to Appleby, SM Vender West, Cor. Pender and Richards, for nlgh-class watch, clock and jewellery repairs. All cleaning and mainsprings Jobs guaranteed for 12 months. DOLL HOSPITAL Bring your broken Dollies and get them made like new DOLL HOSPITAL MILLAR 4C0E 120 Haitian St. W. UNION HATS AND OVERALLS at J. E. BROWN & CO. 618 COLUMBIA STREET NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Capital IH.OOO.OOO Rest . 111,100,001 Main Offlee: Corner Hastings and Granville Streets, Vsnoouvsr. CITY BRANCHES LOCATION HASTINGS and CAMBIE Cor. Haatinga ana Cambie Streeta. EAST END - -.Cor. Pender and Main Streeta. COMMERCIAL DRIVE Cor. Flrat Avenue and Commercial Drive. FAIRVIEW - Cor. Sixth Avenue and Granville Street MOUNT PLEASANT Cor. Eighth Avenue and Main Street KITSILANO .Cor. Fourth Avanua and Yew Street POWELL STREET .Cor. Victoria Drive and Powell Street. SOUTH HILL Cor. Forty-fourth Avenue and Fraser Road. Also North Vancouver Branch, cor. Lonsdale Avs. 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 SM 45 HASTINOS ST. EAST AN UNPARALLELED RECORD WE HAVE BEEN MAKING SOAP IN VICTORIA FOR IS YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EMPLOYED ANY ASIATICS. NOTHING BUT SKILLED HELP AND PUREST MATERIALS ARE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WHITE SWAN SOAP W. 3. PENDRAY A SONS Limited. VICTORIA VANCOUVER
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).
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