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T»E BRITISH INDUBTBIAL t* fi:T: 8TBENGTH OFFICIAL PAPEB: VANCOUVEB TBADES AND LABOB COUNCIL, AND B. 0. FEDEBATION OF LABOB FEDERAT EIGHTH y|;R. No tJNWf: VIOTOHT VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1916 HOW "OUR" FISHING INTERESTS ARE DEVELOPED FOR PROFIT Interesting Sidelights on Political Collusion With Big In* teresta—How Graft Culture Has Been Reduced to a Science—WWn a Tax Is Not a Licence But a Licence Is a Tax—Some Finesse By Old Parties IIJ A REGENT number of The Federationist some reference wasj made to the manner in which the fisheries of this coast had been manipulated in the interest of the favored big concerns, and the all but hopeless outlook for the white fishermen in that particular industry. Upon further inquiry, it appears that there is still a tale to be told bf the interesting method by which the favored interests have been enabled to secure immense holdings of fishing rights and forestall all efforts of outsiders to break into the game, as well as the efforts of the white fishermen to save themselves from extinction. It has been a very pretty game, and exceedingly well played, both by the capitalist interests involved and by their official boosters inside of political circles. , | Jurisdiction. $ ' Up to the year 1913 the province of British Columbia claimed jurisdiction,] over the tidal waters. By a decision of tjie privy council, however, Buch jurisdiction was secured to tho Dominion government. For some yearB prior to that decision, the provincial government had collected $5 per year from each fisherman for a license to fish in these waters. Aa the privy council showed the jurisdiction over tidal waters rested in the federal government, it may clearly be seen that the collection of such license fee was illegal, and should have beon returned to those who had paid it. On the contrary, howover, the provincial government still holds it, and continues to collect the $if per year, now merely calling it a tax instead of a license. Although holding no jurisdiction over these tidal waters, the province levies a toll of $5 per year upon each fisherman who desires to attempt to make a living at that calling. Tbls he has to pay it in addition to the $5.00 license levied upon him by the1 Dominion government. It may be added that the latter govornment alao collected the $5 per year license fee during the years preceding the decision of the privy council referred to. So the fisherman t has been doubly soaked for trying to make a living by fishing in the tidal waters of the British Columbia const. Some Loot. The salmon gill net lecenses issued to fishermen in British Columbia for the year 1915 amounted to $4910. As the provincial government is still collecting the tax of $5 per year, this brought in the tidy little sum of $24,580. This is taken from tho fishermen as a tax, not as a license. Prior to 1913 it was taken as a license, not us a tax. The distinction is quite clear, no doubt. But the fact remains that tho fisherman still has to pay it, regardless of the still furthor fact that tlie power that collects it'has no jurisdiction over tho waters in which he fishes. It was merely an unwarranted robbery of the fisherman prior to 1913, and it is nothing less than that . now. It was a good Conservative government thnt originated it, and it remains to be seen whether its equally good liberal successor will perpetuate it. What Becomes of the Loot. The amount expended by the province *Afm 9 Matters of Interest to the Trade and Gossip of the Craft Long List of Local Typos. Who Have Gone to the War A LARGELY attended meeting Vancouver Typographical union was held on Sunday last in' Labor Tomple. President W. H. Youhill, who has again reported for military duty and is attached to the 321st battalion at Sydney, Vancouvor island, secured leave extending over the week-end and was in his place qb presiding officer. One new member was initiated, Mr, Alex. Price being received aB a two- thirder,' Travelling cards have been received from C. E. Jonas, J. M. Bendor and Ernest Cater, and W. F. Farrow deposited an honorable withdrawal card. After an absence of aboat three and one-half 'years., during which time ho has been interested in n coriplc of weekly newspapers in Saskatchewan, and lutterly following the trade in California, J. M, Bender returned to Vancouver, and is again showing up at the World offlce. Ballots have been distributed amongst the different locals by International Secretary-treasurer J. W. Hays for voting on the amendments to I. T. U. laws adopted by tho 1916 convontion held at Baltimore last August, but which must tho fiBcal year 1914-15 was $23,200.28, It may have boen overlooked by many that among tho numerous offices hold by the Hon. W. J. Bowser in the present government, is that of commissioner of 'fisheries. It is not clear that this department has any other function than that of safeguarding tho interests of the favored combinations of capital that have already gotten a death grip upon the fishery resources of these waters. It has its being evidently for no other purpose, at loaat it has not been known ns yet to perform any other func*- tion, unless it be that of collecting tho ji $5 tax reforred to. In othor words, the 'fishermen have been soaked to the extent of enough money to pay the salaries and office expenses of a band of petty officials whose sole mission in life seems to be to further the interests of the big fishing interests. One of this band sits upon the advisory board of the ennnerfl' combine, that determines the number of cannery and fishing licenses thnt shall be issued, while others police the tidal waters to see that none dnre infringe upon tho vested fishing rights that have been so prodigally distributed among the big operators. Some of the Big Ones. In District No. 1 (Fraser rivor), nil | fishing ib done with gill nots. In tho other two districts the groat bulk of it Is done with purse and drag seines. Licenses are hold by the various fishing ' concerns for 00 purse seines and 100 drag soinos. The labor utilized ih the operation of thoso seines is laVgoly Jnpnnobo, and doeB not require any I lioenee. The output made possible by this mothod of operation is stupendous, and the labor boing of the cheapest grade, tho margin of profit is obviously large. It iB well-known thnt tho fiBhing resources are drawn upon by those big concerns with absolute recklessness, nnd the indifference to waste manifested by them Ib positively criminal. There are single concerns that hold fishing rights covering as much as 500 miles of coast Hne. Every effort is put forth, \iot only to extend theBe holdings, but to Shut everybody else out, if possible. And practically nothing is being done to conserve the flsh Bupply, except that which is being done by the government in tho way of fish hatcheries, etc. Ripe for State Ownership. In no other line of production In Bri tiBh Columbin aro condition so favorable for the inauguration of state ownership and operation, aB in the fish industry. There is next to nothing standing in the way of either provincial or federal enterprise along those linos, unless it be that persistent disposition upon tho pnrt of governments to conserve thc interests of business pirnteB nnd exploiters, instead of those of tho producers of wealth. . That,is a propensity that must, however, bo broken down, at no matter what coBt. • There is a splendid opportunity offered to the newly-elected govornment of this province to take stops to initiate a vigorous movement forward along tho lines that conform to the general world trend, that of taking the control of tho productive forces of humnn society out of the reckless hands of those who aro now ',administering thom for their own profit and aggrandizement, nnd placing them' by referendum beforo becoming effective. Voting is to be held on Wednesday, October 18, On account of his military duties requiring him to be absent from Vancouver most of the time, President Youhill tendered his resignation from office* hold by him in the union, and H. C, Benson, who was president, during the years 1909-10-11, was again electod to that position as successor to retiring President Youhill. Bearing the scars of battle, A. Le Rasle has returned from the front, discharged as physically unfit for furthor military service, and is again at the trade. "Larry" enliBted from Calgary at the outbreak of hostilities, and left with the first Canadian soldiers. He saw active service on the western front in France, where he received shrapnel wounds which placed him hors de combat. The latest members of No. 226 to enlist for military duty are P. H. McEwen of Evans & Hastings, P. Kellas of North Shore Press, North Vancouver, E. H. Gough, formerly of the Sun, all of whom have signed up with the Foresters, and Clarko W. Pettipiece of the Province, who joined the 196th Western Universities battalion. Clurki W, is tho eldest sou of It. P. Pettipieco, and members of 226 will recall that only some four montbs ago, at the May meeting, just previous to relinquishing the office of president, Parm hnd the groat pleasure of administering thc obligation to his boy, Clarke served his apprenticeship in the Province office, whore he was employed at the time of enlisting. Ho was a well-known figure on the motor cycle racotrack, and is to go in tho battalion as a deBpattjh rider. On Wednesday morning his fellow workmon of tho Province chnpel presented' "Pat," aa ho was generally known, with a wrist watch, suitably engraved, nnd a swagger stick, as tokens of thoir esteem, and carrying the very best wishes of his printer friends, Following is a complete list of mem- bors of No. 226 who up to tho present havo enlisted for overseas: M. B. Archibald, F. Bayley, W. Cruickshnnk, L. A. Elliott, F. Farrell, P. Fletewood, IV R. Fleming, W. Fognrty, E. H. Gough, F. Hobbs, J. V. Jones, P. Kellarf, W. Lainf, A. Laing, R. P. Lata, (killed in action); E, Mason, W. Murdoch, J. McCurrach, P, H, McEwen, A. McLean, M. McLean, W. G. McMorris, A. D. Newberry, W. Nicholson, J. T. O'Brion, L. G. Ore, H. Palmer, C. W. Pettipiece, T. H. Potts, H. Robins, J. W. Rosb, F. M. Satre, I. Snelgrove, W, Taylor, C. Uren, A. Walker, W. Youhill. Some Speculation As To the Work of Trades and Labor Congress Local Happenings Along the Battle Line of the Labor Market BOYAL OITT UNIONISTS NEW WESTMINSTER, Sopt. 28.— Nothing startling at last night's meeting of central labor body. All unions reported trado conditions better than for some time. A special effort in being mado to reorganize tho building trados of the Royal City, with good prospects. at the disposal of tho commonwealth, for the Common good. Cnll it what you may, but it is a move forward towards a. moro decent and sane method of conducting . common affairs, A move fraught with illimitable possibilities for human good and welfare. TORONTO, Sept. 24.-^this session of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, which begins on the 25th inst. in thiB city, bids fair to Bjurpass in interest and importance all previous ones. There will be some 300 delegates present from, the Dominion—nbout 100 attending from this city, Hamilton 45, and Montreal about 20. Harry Corcoran, of the West Virginia State Federation of Labor, will be present as fraternal delegate from the American Federation of Labor, with its 2,000,000 members; and J. E. Williams, of the National, Union of Railwaymen, will bring greetings from the British Congress, of almost 4,000,000 members. * Of the questions already in the hands of the officers of the CongresB, there are two that loom large. The flrst-is the proposed increase in the executive council from three to five members. If this proposal carries, it may mean the addition of two vice-presidents, one from tho prairies and the othor from the const. Tho second question is the proposition to have the seeretary-trensurer devote his wholo time to tho affairs of the CongresB, with a salary of $1800 yearly. ThiB change will mnke the position of president of the Congress n purely honorary one. The enlarged duties of tho secretary-trcnBurer will also include that of parliamentary representative at Ottawa. B, O. Wants Assistance. Another big quostion for the delegates to deal with is being brought from British Columbia. The magnificent Labor Temple, at Vancouver, worth $250,000, in which tho convontion of the Congress met last year, is in serious Hanger of being lost to the trnde unionists of the province, due to the war conditions at present existing and the difficulty in financing tho venture. Tho Oongresa will be asked to consider wnys and means to save the situation,'and the proposal will meet with sympathy from all sides, and evory effort will surely be mado to meet the wishes of the trade unionists on the PaciRc coast to vlike' the temple in a safe position. Tht) war has added immeasurably to Labor's prominence in the national and imperial life; money, brains and position are ndt everything. Labor hns brains as well as the classes. In the Old Lund Labor has been called into the councils of the government to get nn expression from the representatives of the workers. Great Britain is approaching more and more toward a governmont of "all the peoplo"; a pure democracy under the crown. It is expected thnt Mr. Williams, while only n fraternal delegate from the trade unionists of Grent Britain, will have a message bearing upon tho enlarged autles of Labor in tho Old Country, and, that his information will bring up many questions to be discussed by the Congress. The local Typo, union tied with the members of the Boot nnd Shoe Workers ' union for honors at the sports held at the exhibition on Labor Day. Tho representative of tho shoe ' men has challenged the printers to play off tho tie. Girls Hare Grievance. A number of young women, who, seeing on advertisement in somo of tho daily papers that C. P. B. wanted thirty women to work, in the freight sheds, <■ made application for tho position re- cently. They allege, and'were told that the company had all the womon they wanted. '' The advertisement continued to apponr," Baid one of tho girls who mado a second application whon she was in a rough manner ordered out of the C. P. R. building. The girls declnre there nro only five or six girls employed and they wanted to know why the company continues to nsk for thirty. The girls hnve asked tho officials of tho trades council to take the matter up and investigate it. Tho Grnnd Trunk have decided not'to engage fomalo help in the freight department. The machinists are very activo, and unions of thnt trade are being formed in overy town and city in tho provinco whero thero are men of that calling employed. Tho Toronto union is gnining rnpidly. The last meeting was tho largest in tho history of the organization, and some fifty applications for membership woro handed in for considorntion. On n recent visit to London tho representative of tho Machinists' union made an agreement with local firms affecting 150 men. A local at Guelph was also formed, and*i8 in a flourishing condition, Milk Driven' Union. Tho Milk Drivers' union aro negotiating with their employers for a now agreement. This union hus been making more progress than any other union in the city. Their relntions with their j employers arc now sntisfnetory. The I Milk Producers' association has just mado their winter schedule of $2 por fi- gallon can for milk delivered to the dairies, whother the present retail price of 23 pints for $1 will remain unchanged remains to be seen. Tho high cost of living in this city is ngitnting Labor officials at present, who nro busy gathering data upon tho subject. It is likely that the matter will bo brought up in the coming session of tho Trados Congress, and that the governmont will bc astced to take action in the mntter. This question of governmental control of the necessaries of life is another matter that Mr, Williams will probably be able to shed somo light LATEST MEMBER OF TYPO. UNION TO ENLIST E —Dominion Photo Co- CLARKE W. PETTIPIEOB Twenty-onc-yew-old son of Mr. snd Mrs, R. P. Pettipiece, who this week left for Gimp Hughes tb join the motor cycle section of the Western University corps and who expects to proceed to England next month. "Pat," ai he was familiarly known among his Mount Pleasant school chums, became a journeyman member of Typographical union No. 220 at the May meeting. -He was obligated by hia father, the retiring prutfident. He served his apprenticeship Id The Dally Provinoe chapel and was seoretary-treasurer of the Vancouver Caxton Club, organised by L. E. Dennlson, an old' time printer now of Toronto, He has ac quired a considerable reputation as a,motor cycle rider. On Wednesday morning, just prior to leaving, "time" was called in The Province chapel Just long enough for the chairman, on behalf of the members, to mako him a presentation of a wrist watch and swagger stick. His younger brother, Ferby, a steatnshovelman, was killed at the Rogers Pass tunnel on May 31st, and bis undo, Earl B. Pettipiece, was killed "In notion" three days later. DITCH LEMON ACT AT ONCE SAYS LABOR 1 Aroused Workers -Condemn Lemieaux Act and Ask 1 for Its Repeal amsoHB OF upon. That the provincial government will resign office whon tho returns from tho soldiers' voteB are received about Oct. 14, and In the meantimo will clean up only routine business, wns tho statement made by Premier Bowser on Wednesday at the close of a long mooting of tho exocutive council. WIU Stand No More Patch- Work, in Whole or in Part TORONTO, Sopt. 28.—By nn ovor- wholmning majority, the Trades and Lubor Congress of Canada convention, just beforo adjournment ttys afternoon, went on record as being opposed to the Canada Industrial Disputes (Lemieux) Act in its entirety. This action followed devotion of several long sessions to discussion of tho administration of the Act which the executive council had had drawn up by J. G. O'Donoghue, at the request of last year's (Vancouvor) convention. The flrst motion before the convention was that the convention go on record us favoring the amendment of the Lemieux Act according to Mr. O'Donoghue's draft.- This was amended by Delegate Rees of Fernie, B. C, seconded by D. Irvine of Nanaimo, B. C, both members of the United Mine Workers of America, that the Congress ask for tho repeal of the act. Tho amended motion was adopted almost unanimously. Tho concensus of opinion during the afternoon debate was that, whilo thc act might havo on somo occasions proved beneficial, it had outlived its usefulness and wns a.detriment to the cause of the wage-earner. Its administration by tho Minister of Labor had not been satisfactory. Many of tho delegates claimed that the aet hnd been framcil for the benefit of the employer nnd not tho employed. Railwayman and miners had chiefly been adversely affected and the leaders of other organizations luul como to tho conclusion that it was time for tho congress to considor whnt steps Bhould bc taken if tho government refused to reponl tho net. Dologate Russell of Winnipeg submitted nn amendment that tho government be notified thnt organized libor would not recognize tho net, but failed to get a seconder, Delegato Magnus Sinclair of the executivo of the International Stroot Railway Employees' Union referred to the consideration at Washington of a similar act nnd urged thnt the CongroBs tell the workors of tho United Stntes that tho Canadian wnge earners wero opposed to it. Delegato Francq of Montreal raised n storm of protest by favoring the principle of the bill. Election of Officers Election of officers will probably not tnke place until Saturday afternoon. Lemieux Aet and addresses of "infernal" delegntcs, together with pnssnge of thirty resolutions, consumed four days of convention. Ipc-Vety Re-endorsed. A motion wns unanimously passed roindorsing appointment of Jas, H, McVety as Labor representative on B. C. Workmens' Compensation Act board, It remained for tho-Toronto convention of tho Congross to reach a decision asked for by Dels. Pettipiece nnd Lo* honey (miner) at tho 1908 Winnipeg convention. The sentiment against the Lomon" Act" and its administrators hus been rapidly growing stronger each year, and it affords Tho Federationist, us tho pioneer of the agitation, a groat deal of pleasure to record thc action of tho Congress convention as above. 160,000 Australian Voters Vigorously Repudiate Conscription Entire Country Swept By a Veritable Storm of Opposition [By W. Francis Ahern] SYDNEY, N; S. W., Sept. 8.-On Sun- day, Aug. 13 last, I attended (in the largest park in Sydney^-Australla), the greatest gathering of men and women ever witnessed in Australia in the whole course of its hiBtory. It was a gathering of people who'had come to voice their opposition to conscription. The sea of hands that shot up, as far as eye could see,, in favor of "no conscription" waB one of the wonders of the world of humanity and worth coming a long, way to see. It staggered the jingo press of Australia in a way that can scarcely be realized. Because of the standing of the persons associated with the gathering, the jingo press forced us to give a fairly lengthy report of the gathering. What a revelation it must have been for .the trust magnates, and the various financial bosseB howling for conscription to read in their morning newspapers these telling words, (taken from one of the Jingo newspaper^): "A full 100,000 men and women howled themselves hoarse. against conscription, while but fifty soldiers and their few friends were in favor of it.'' That quoted message is full of deep significance for it strikes home at the members of the Australian Labor pariy Who would dare betray the movement into conscript Blavery. It strikes at Hughes, the Labor prime minister in a direct manner beeause many thousands of that gathering were his own political supporters. (Mr. Hughes represents WeBt Sydney,in the National parliament.) That huge vote agalnBt conscription has done moro to stop conscription in Australia than a thousand smnll sectional meetings of protest. These 100,000 elec- ti'-i pledged themselves to vote down any candidate who would attempt to betray the movement into conscription. And there is a real sting in the vote, believe me. It is true, an organized attempt waB made to break up the meeting, (and in this, be jt said, the 200 police present did not make any serious attempt to resist the few soldiers responsible), but to no avail. The meeting was held, the vote wbb taken (lot us say it again, 100,000 to 50), and the result telegraphed to the federal prime minister. To say the least, he must have received a voYy salutary shock, 60,000 Reserves. \ Aftor tho great trades union meeting had concluded, tho I, W. W. gathered up a meeting of their own and again took up the argument against con sc. rip tion. The I. W. W. meeting was the biggest that movement has ever conducted in Australia. Four speakers addressed a gathering of 60,000 strong, and as before, the huge audience howled down conscription in no unmistakable manner. It is truo tho soldiers agnin made an attempt to break up the I. W. W. meeting, but without avail. The sturdy bo- hunks of Labor had prepared well for any such attack by standing in a huge circle ten deep with arms locked together in sueh a manner that a break- ago was impossible. The soldiers recoiled beforo the linked nrms, and fell back' with sundry knocks and bruises. But the police, foaring trouble, when tho soldiers met opposition stronger than thoir own, ordered the meeting to close up after tho I, W. W. vote was taken. Fifty Soldiers Make Demonstration. But withal, with fifty people in a crowd of 100,000 creating a disturbance —with one in every 2000 trying to break the peoplo's opinion—tbe huge voto hns nn educntionnl. effect of the greatest importance, and is a tolling answer to the efforts of tbo moneyed cluss to forco slavery on the Australian people. Entire Country Awake. From north to Bouth, from enst to west, in Australia, coimcrlption is denounced. The miners, tho farmers, thc seamen, and the other workers of Australia—both in town and In village; in city and in bush—have joined forces against tho conspiracy which sought to place them beneath thc iron heel. Hughes Beconas Chastened. Since the above memorable meetings In Sydnoy, all kinds of rumors have boon noised around. It is freely asserted that a meeting of the federal parliamentary cabinet was hold at which tho prime minister broached the matter of conscription. If my information is correct, and I have every reason to think it is, no less than six out of tho nine cabinet ministers present wero totally against conscription. Thon again, there havo been no notable spocchos by the conscriptioniats since tho Sydney electors stated thoir opinion in open mooting, while tho jingo press has also entered upon a season of strange silence. Then again the prime minister made a speech to tho citizens of Melbourne the night aftor tho memorable vote was taken in Sydney, and his attitude was completely changed. In making thnt speech ho had two things to remember —first, on tho previous Saturday his own olectyrnto constituents, in company with tho members of his own individual trados union, announced their uncompromising hostility to conscription, and stated they would use evory power they possessed to prevent it coming into force, evon to tho extent of putting Hughes out of action nt tho noxt election. Tlum ngain on the day after there was tho memorublo meetings in Sydnoy whero 100,000 and 60,000 people cried out "no conscription," Those must havo had their effect on the prime minister, for ho onterod upon Ins Melbourne speech a much chastened Individual, Ho told them ho would do his duty, no matter whom it pleased or whom it dis* pleased. Lot us seo what his duty is: (Contlhuod on page 4) (tecgTOT) .* * tiiwPER YEAR CANADIAN TRADES AND LABOR "CONVENTION AT TORONTO, ONT. Oyer Three Hundred Delegates in Attendance From All Parts of the Dominion—Fraternal Delegates frdm England and the United States—Executive Report Touching Phases of liabor Problem WBEN THE giant Labor shall have awakened from bis age-long sleep, to a complete realization of bis importance #nd power in the great scheme of things, no doubt his political and economle activities will be directed from those citadels of empire, those robber roosts of capitalist piracy known as houses of parliament. But in the meantime, pending the arrival of the glorious days that are to be, the accredited representatives ot the hosts of Labor must needs gather .when and where they may, in order to hold council together concerning the many problems that yex their masters in the daily grind of industrial servitude, for the purpose of discovering, if possible, the ways and means of overcoming their difficulties and solving their problems. The Federationist is pleased to record that one of these conclaves is now on, and busily engaged in sizing things up from a working class standpoint, with the object in view of seizing every strategical point of vantage possible that may in any manner aid th'e workers in their struggles against their masters and bring the day of their final emancipation from the yoke of slavery and exploitation. GETON VKLBT Time Very Short in Which to Register for Next City Election Advice Touching on Prun ing, Political Plums and Bathing MEMBERS OF Pioneer division are reminded that they have only to the end of this mbnth to get on the civic voters' list The coming municipal election is a matter that all wage- earners should especially interest themselves in. Tho attitude of some of tho aldermen on various questions affecting the workers has been anything but satisfactory in the past, and the time is near at hand when the working men and women will' be able to show their appreciation or otherwise (mostly otherwise) of the antics of thc city'fathers during the past year. Tho question of civic wagos will no doubt be a live issue in tho coming campaign, and no candidate for office should receive any of the workers' votes unless prepared to como out flat-footed mil Bay just how ho feels about this subject, and the Btand he is prepared to tako in the council chamber. Only by putting it right up to the would-be nldermon can we find out whether they are worthy of our support. The now working agreement has been printed, and is in the hands of the business agent. Any brother desirous of securing a copy can got one from either the business agent of the secretary. Bullpen Gossip Oan you imagine a sano man taking a cold bath every day throughout the yearf And yet that is only a small event in the daily life of Bro. Joe Johnson. Stay with it, Joe; the pleasure is all yours. But thea when a man gets out of the ordinary run of things and becomes a philosopher, he is liable to do anything or anybody. Wo have all {kinds of experts and specialists within the ranks of Pioneer division. For instance, Bro. Frank Janes is an authority on berry picking, Now, there doesn't soem to be much to know about picking berries, but believe us, Frank can give some very valuable pointers that makes this form of past- time vory interesting. ' The time for pruning your fruit treeB is drawing near, and a littlo expert advice on top or root pruning from Bro. Schofleld mny help ont considerably next year. His advice to friends is entirely free, and any brother who seeks Harry's advice will be amply repaid for: tho time lost in interviewing tho prune expert, There is considornblo discussion around town a& to Jns. H. MoVety's chnnco of getting the job ns ono of the administrators oft, tbo Workmen's Compensation Act, now that we have a change of government. As wo seo it, thoro is no need for worry on thiB score. J, 11. McVety has been selected by organized lubor as the logical mini for the position, und no doubt thu convention of the Trndes und Labor Congress of Canada wilt re-endurse this, and for any government to appoint a man contrary to thc wishes of tho trades unionists, would bc poor business. J. E. G. FEED. A. HOOVEE RETURNS Local International Representative of Street Rallwaymen Is Back. Sixth Vice-president Fred. A. Hoover of thc International Association of Street Railway Employees and business agent of Division No, 101, returned to Vnncouver on Wednesday evening in time to attend tho regular meeting of his organization. He reviewed briefly the work accomplished at Moose Jaw, Sask., mid was given a hearty welcome home, after an absence of some weeks, Being somewhat out of touch with local conditions, which seem to change over night, Bro. Hoover would mnke no Btafomont covering the recently-signed now agreement between Division No. 101 und the B. C. E. It., but offhand Boemod to bo rather pleased. Ho Buttered the ill-effects of prairie water most of tho timo ho was nbsont, nnd expressed himself ns glad to got back to tho good old Rocky Mountains, tho best water in the world, and the soft salt- Hen breeze of the briny Pacific. This evening tho city clerk's office at the city hull will again bo open from 7 to 9 p.m. for tho convenience of those who are unable to get around during tho day. This will be about tho last chance to get on the municipal votors' list this yonr. The thirty-second- annual convention of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada opened at Toronto on Monday, with 307 delegates in attendance from all portions of the Dominion and fraternal delegates from England and the United States, The usual addresses of welcome were made by publie officials, and responded to by Congress officials. The report of the executive council is of mote than ordinary interest. Tlie In- trodactory reads: Executive Council Outlook. "In the circle of time the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada comes book this year to hold its annual convention In the city of Toronto. Since 1905 the Congress has met in almost all the great commercial and industrial - centres of Canada; the far east and the extreme west have had the advantages of conventions; from Vancouver, where last year we met, the representatives, of . Labor come back now to the hub, the 'Queen Oity.' Toronto fins been tbe cradle of, the Congress. Forty-three years have passed over us sinco the 'flrst Congress was held in the Trades' Assembly hall of Toronto. Ton years later, in 1883. the Congress again met in this city; then in 1886 and 1892 Toronto had the advantage of the conventions of those years, ft Is now eleven years1 since the great metropolis of Canadian progress has had the convention; that was in 1905. Interesting History. 'It would be an interesting study and a profitable one to trace the progress und development of Toronto since the day when the first Trades and Labor Congress was held within its precincts; even would It be so to follow the evergrowing importance of Toronto during the eleven years that have elapsed since the last meeting here; but these are things so well known to all that it would be superfluous to dwell upon them. The spreading out and growth of this eity havo boen in the direct ratio of the advancement and rise of the Dominion in every sphere. And just aa Canada has been opened out and has assumed more nnd more important roles in tbe field of modern competition, so has Toronto become, as it wore, a barometer indicative of those changes; and in like manner has organized labor assumed a steadily increasing importance in the economy of Canadian life, and todny it is a gigantic power for good all over this Dominion. Commencing New Era. "This year's convontion should be a memornble ono; it is held in Toronto; ,- it marks, so to speak, the commencement, of another era in tho life of the Congress; itB atmosphere is rendered vory peculiar by the clouds of conflict on the'brow of the world; the problems to be studied and solved nre of a character never beforo anticipated; the past has to be taken into consideration, the presont must be gouged carefully, and the futuro, when this wnr is over, must be calculated with in calm earnest. Convention a New Inspiration. "As the rays of light converge towards tbo centre and in turn ladinto out from that same focus, so should it bo with the Congress and all its dolegates, especially in this convention in the cen- trul city of tbo Dominion. From all sec* tlons of Canada thoy como and meet in serious deliberation here; and from this point shall they go back to tho uttermost circumference of tho country carrying ench ono his mission of instruction and guidance for thoso who in tho grent' world of labor look to thoir representatives as their mo.ith-pieces nnd their messengers. Thero must be a unity of purpose in all the proceedings nnd a determined nim in every action taken by tho Congross this year. Misunderstandings aro always misfits and petty bick- oringfl over personal matters aro a menace to tlio success of tho convention. Tho problems submitted for study and solution must bmipprnnchcd with aa Open mind on the part or ench delegate, nnd individual ns well as scctjonul considerations should bo entirely merged in tho common welfare of the most important cause that challenges the attention of the world todny. In n word, it should bo tho earnest desire of each and all that out of | tho deliberations of this convention Bhall go forth strengthening principles which tho different delegates will bring home to their respective parts of tho country and will inculcate into tho minds of tho thoussnds whom thoy represent in Toronto this year." As to the War. Tho closing paragraph of tho exocu- tivo's report, dealing with tho war, says: "Out of tho chaotic confusion of this war will naturally arise many powers, organizations and combinations that, by their vory nftturo and charnctor, will be antagonistic to the intorests of the working clnss; it therefore behoves all representatives of' Labor to keen a steadfast eye upon presont conditions and nil signs of tho conditions that are to come, to koop a firm tinnd upon tho holm nnd not allow tho vessel which has ridden so many billows of opposition in the past to bo swnmped in a sea of new and adverse condition!* in the future. There must bo watchfulness on all sides, redoubled efforts in tho perfecting of organization; closo scrutiny , of nil legislative movoments, and all Continued on Pago 4.) PAGE TWO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29, lj)^ INCORPORATED 1865 THE Molsons Bank CAPITAL and RESERVE 18,800.000 08 Branch.! In Canada A general banking business transacted. Circular letters of credit. Bank money orders. Savings Department IntereBt allowed at highest current rate INCORPORATED 185S THE BANK OF TORONTO An.M 186.000,000 Depo.lt. 48,000,000 Household Banking Accounts in Tho Bank ol Toronto have beon found by many to be a great convenience. The accounts may be opened in the names of husband und wife, and either may deposit or withdraw money. Interest is ,paid on those accounts twice a year. Paid np «pl.l 6*°00*»00 urn. fund Maw*! Corner Hastings and Cambie Sts. M B. C. FEDERATIONIST PubUs:.a*I ovorv .Friday morning by tlio B. C Fodorationist, Limited . Parm. Pettipiece Manager '"oScepRooni 217, Labor Temple Tel. Exchange Seymour 7496 Subscription: $1.50 per year; in Vanoouver City. $2.00; I" unions subscribing in a body, $1.00 KKIMIBSENTATIVES , NVw Westmln ter W. Yatos, Box 1021 Prince Rupert W. B. Denning. Box 581 Victorin. 'Unity of Labor: tbe Hope of tlie World" 1916 break his chains, and tho chains of his cla33. And that evidence is not yet very pleiitif.il among railway or any other c.lass of slaves. So the art cf birdliming still flourishes. but one continual round of tcil und pov- ■ city from the cradle to the grave,-"is due to the fact that either Ihey possess brains of an inferior quality, or none at all. At any rate, they who possess the wealth of tho world, also lay claim to a CAPITALIST COURT, the su- monopoly of the world's intelligence, preme court of Maccachusetts, it and their material possessions and the seems recently rendered a doei- comfort and leisure they enjoy affords ample circumstantial evidence to substantiate their claim. To contrast their lives with thoso of the human work animals of modern Bociety ought to satisfy any one as to the location of any brains thut might exist. 'the right to It that which produces revenue to its owners. . There is no other thing or unihinl, whieh ever way you choose to put it, that can bring any jevenue to anybody. Consequently there ia no other thing worth owning. There can be no other basis for property that will pay. Even a Henry Dubb ought to see that. Free Homesteads PAOOTO GREAT BASTBEN RAILWAY Along our lino, beaver meadows nnd opon popunr lands. Wo locate you. Room for thousands. Call at our office and soe our land cruiser. Pacific Great Eastern Railway Wilton Block FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29, Thu Great Northern pension Bystem, re- nilv (-NiHt.lit.hed, gives omployoeB with twenty yearn' .standing retirement pay ranging fnim $20 to $75 a month. Retirement is K. lie allowed al the age of 65 and is to 1)0 compulsory al 70. This pension plan Is some deterrent of futuro strikes.—Daily press news Item. THE SMEARING of the twigs of treoH with some sticky substance in order to catch such small birds as might chalice to nliglit thereon, hns often been resorted to, with more or less success. This THE FINE practice is termed ART OF birdliming. It is BIRDLIMING. now becoming quite the fashion for gVeat employors to in some mnn nor birdlime the jobs, upon which the wngo slaves alight in order to obtain sustenance, so as to muke them stick thereto, instead of going off on strike every time they become possessed with some imaginary grievance. This stunt of pensioning them off nftor an uninterrupted life sentence of sweat and agony, provided they have been tough onough to have withstood its vicissitudes close up to the time they aro nbout ripe for the scythe of old "Father Time," is an old one and threadbare, withal. Bjt it is still culled upon to do duty evory time some labor-skinning concern is struck with a spnsm of benevolent solicitude for its E(kinnccs. For be it never for gotten that the benevolence of mnsters, when such benevolence is directed towards their slaves, nlwuys implies the furtherance of some sordid nnd selfish material interest of the muster. And we are by no means sure thnt any other expression of benevolence upon their part should not be measured by tho same yardstick. sion to the effect that, work is proporty * much property MUCH ADO the. more obvious ABOUT forms of goods and NOTHING. merchandise, stocks and bonds." This remarkable pronouncement has caused a most absurd and violent flutter of excitement throughout that dovecote of simplicity known as tho Labor world. Laborious efforts nre put forth from proSpect of ever acquiring uny, he can vnii).is quarters to point out to nn sti|| su|, llfl 1nquncio.isly about them as anxious world tho utter absurdity of though ho was a Charley Schwab or a such a decision, and theso efforts are Boron Bhnughnouy. And thero is just launched with just us much earnestness u|(mi( ll8 mmn im\_ nrid BcnB0 to his ut- and zeal as could possibly be tho case if; terunces as thore is to those of the capi- it made an iota of difference to the J^Ust typo referred to. Tho value of working class whether bucU decision ro„i C8tnto anQ it£-ve»toil capital in thc was, or wus not, correct Among the j ijnitad States is said to be about 200 numerous yuppers against tho iniquity | tiillioii dollars. In other words, that of this terrible court decision wo notice! meang that tho control of said real es- ;i certain capitalist senator, ono Robert! lllt0 lul_ capital, brings to. those who M. LuFolletto of Wisconsin. This wor- ni)jt| it a nito 0f reveim0 that conforms thy yaps something us follows: Thus the Lomowhore near to what they consider highest court of one of the thirteen ori-1 to i>0 a reasonable return upon what Copper Hill, Tenn., Sept. 25.—Guy E. Miller of Denver, organizor of the Western Federation of Miners; wns seized by a mob as he returned from a meeting near here today and was taken to tho outskirts of tho town, whipped, ond ordered to leave.—Daily press news item. Much is said about tho value of renlj11 is «<* im°M "> eucsa the ?om**""'1; estate and invested capital. Although j t™ °f -__** ™ob: tho nvornge man may not be posaeased of j n cunt's worth of either, and has no] It wus made up of tho "hotter olomont," tho flrst citizens of that delectable burg. Tho "law and ordor" element. Either it was that or it wns a gang hired for tho ocension by this "bettor element,■-' At any ruto, it was not a mob of workinginon. Thoy may bo uncultured, but they nro as a rule, fur too decent to engage in such rufllaniam und course brutality, Thnt sort of culture is reserved for tlio musters und their vlugur enmp followers. T. B. CUTHBERTSON & Oo. Men's Hatters and Outfitters Three Stores Some of Our Best Customers nre among the trnde unionists of Greater Vancouver. Ia some cases, where a customer MAY NEED EAST TEEMS we are willing to talk it over. Como in and look over the biggest and beBt stock of furniture in British Colombia. Hastings Furniture Co.Ltd. 41 HASTINOS ST., WBST W. R. OWEN Malleable Ranges, Shelf and ' Heavy Hardware; screen doors and windows. 2337 MAIN ST. Phone: Fair. «7 British' Columbia Land Splendid opportunities In Mixed Forming, Dairying, Stock and Poultry. British Columbia Grants Pre-emptions of 160 aores to Actual Settlers— Free TERMS—Residence on the land for at leaBt three yeure; improvements to tho extent of $5 por aero; bringing under cultivation at least five acres. For further information apply to DEPUTY MINISTER OP LANDS, VICTORIA, B. O. SECRETARY, BUREAU OF PROVINCIAL INFORMATION, VICTORIA, B. 0. Happy, indeed, is to be the lot of the slaves of the Great Northern, under this munificent ponsion sehemo. Just think of it. After successfully dodging the grim reaper for a period of only twenty years, the slave is entitled to retire upon a pension of from $20 to $75 por month, provided this period of dodging has brought him up to the ripe old ngo of 05. If, however, he is still shy of thnt ngo, ho retains the glorious privilege of continuing the dodging process until that ago is reached, when ho mny proceed to gnther in his rewnrd for successful dodging. Henceforth he may freely enjoy all of tho comforts and oven luxuries that aro brought within his reach by the munificent sum of from $20 to $75. And this to continue throughout the remainder of his natural life. Just think of the splendid vista thus opened up to this sexagenarian, and at such inaigniflcant cost to himself. If perchance he did not start to work for the company until ho was 45, it may bo ensily aeon that he gains this splendid nhcrltance at the trifling cost of only twenty yoars' continuous servitude. If he started at less than 20 years of age. moat railway Blaves do, why evon at that ho would needs'servo but a matter of 45 yoars or so before entering into his Elysium. A moro nothing, a mere bagatelle, in so far as service is concerned. Why it is almost as simple and easy as getting money from homo, or working in a brewery. * * * Of course the favored ono must not expect that theso favors aro to bo granted him without iocurring obligations upon his part. Ho must express his profound gratitude to his kind employers by comporting himself in a decent and seemly manner, by refraining from indulging in those annoying balky fits thnt are the distinguishing enrmarks of wicked and ungrateful hIiivos, who fail Ui properly approcinto tho benevolent goodness of their employers in so unsci- ilshly providing them with work nnd UiU9 supporting them. They must not strike. Tf they do, they will forfeit their benefices. If they nro to deserve tlieir pntrimony thoy must cultivate loytilty, devotion) meekness nnd humility, the choicest virtues thnt a slave can possibly possess. Of course, everybody knows that it is not one railway alnvo ont of a hundred that over escapes death anywhere near up to the age of 05. The most of them got theirs long beforo that and those that do pass that milestone might juBt about as well be pensioned off nt a million dollars a month for that matter, as at nny Bmatler sum, for all the difference it would mako to tho company. It is easy onough to get rid of tho ono in a thousand of tough old guys thnt promise to roach that ago of 05. Any ono at all familiar with railway service will know how easy it is. If tho slave had any of tho makings of a man in him, he would at all times Te- pudlato theso birdliming schemes of his masters. Thoy are only calculated for tils undoing. They nre only calculated tn bind him moro securely to tho chariot wheels of his master. But it is scarcely to bo expected that slaves will avoid being caught with birdlime. It requires men to do battle with tho machinations of masters, and slaves aro not mon. If Ihey wore, they would not bo slaves Tho flrst evidence that tho slave pea- HOBBCS ovon tho rudimcntB of manhood, Ib manifested by nn intelligent effort to ginal states holds that lubor ia property. 1 * The right to work is the right to live. * * * Labor cannot. be property. The only wny to possess labor is to possess mon. Thnt moans slavery." So much for that republican yapper. , * * * If the so-called Labor world has one pre-eminently distinguishing chnrncter- istic, it is that of always sitting up and yapping in unison with any yapper who attunes his yapping so as to pleasingly titillate the heartstrings of Labor, provided tho aforesaid yapper belongs to the class thnt is mnile up of tho political nnd economic enemies of labor. H one of their own _, class yaps, the workera will tnke no notice, but let somo capitalist pirate, politician, professor, preacher, press-writer or other paid hireling of the ruling class, yap a fow high- sounding phrases of pretended sympathy with the aspirations of labor, and evory simp in the lnbor enmp will fall at his feet in worship nnd lugubriously howl in approbation of his apparent heartbeats of sympathy with thc mosses. Anything that comes from the spokesman of the ruling clnss is tnken by the labor world as the Inw and the gospel, provided it be dished up ill windy phrase suitably tinctured with sob stuff and sweet-scented sympathy for "the toiling masses.0* It does not mntter in the least what any capitalist court mny decide in regnrd to the property status of tho worker, the fnct stores all who core to sec, in tho face, that the working clnss is nil thero is or ever was to property, in the sense that property is something that can and does bring to its owner an income 'or revenuo, becauso of his property. There is nothing on top of this earth thnn can, or does, bring to the owner a revenue outside of his own lnbor, except the labor of others. No man or class can command tho labor of others ao as to appropriate the revenue resulting from the expenditure of their lnbor, unless he or they absolutely owns them, body, soul and breeches. That ought to be plain enough for any ono to understand, even a thick-headed labor leader who is given to parroting the sympathetic mouthings of capitalist tinhorn politicians and thimblo-riggers. Of courso, "lnbor cannot be property unlesB men nre property," and it is true thut, "that means slavery." That is exactly what exists under tho capitalist regime. Tho working clnss is the property of the capitalists. That Ib tho proporty from which thoy draw their billion of profit. Whero is the fathended fool that is simplo enough to fancy they get it from nny other source? Wher- evor ho may be found, let him bo assured that the portals of tho homo for the feeble-minded are yawning for him And yet tho Labor press is loaded with tljo senseless mouthings of the LnFol- lotto's nnd other windbags, over these court decisions und sueh ruling clnss rubbish, instead of carrying some message of real meaning nnd valuo to thc enslaved millions that constituto tho •imk und file of the Labor army. A itfle more exercise of common sonso and less udo nbout nothing, might help a littlo towards raising the Labor movement above tho level of that doll mediocrity thut blindly accepts tho dangerous lip service of capitalist politicians and time-servers as its guide and its hopo. If Labor is to bo worthy of embln/.ening upon its banner, "Labor Omnin Vin- cit," tho workers must firBt conquer their own ignorance of their clnss and its position in present day society, nnd then go forth like men and conquer their freodom from tho stigma of slavery and property. HOW FORTUNATE indeed is he who posBOBBOs'' real estate, or investments of capital" from which he draws down sufficient rovonue to enable him to live without effort. It must surely bo far REAL ESTATE more agreeable to AND INVESTED live by auch moans CAPITAL. than to havo to toil nnd sweat iu somo factory, mine or field as do the count- less millions who evidontly hnve not brains enough to acquire revenue-producing property. Wo aro told thnt tho reason thnt certain ones get along In tho world so much bettor thau others, and attain to wealth and influouco in tho world's nffnirs, is duo to their superior brain power. If such is tho case, then tho miserable lot of thoso who eke out n narrow and miserable existence thnt is thoy term nn investment of 200 billion dollars. In fnct tho not rovenue accruing tn the owners and masters of real estate und capital in the United States amounts to about 10 billions per year nt present. This means that thoir investments (?) bring them in about 8 per cent., which may be taken as tho normal rate of profit. If their holdings, therefore, bring them 8 per cent, upon this alleged 200 billions of real estate und invested capital) then these holdings are really worth that sum. At least that is what would appear to bc tho case at first glance, nnd that is what is generally accepted us true. But u little reasoning will disclose some fucts that have a most important bearing upon the matter, and lead to the conclusion that there is u good doal of truth in thut old saying, "that things nro not always what they seem to be." 1 * * * In thc first place, real estate no exchange value, in itself; By real estate we mean all of those natural resources that are stored up in the earth aad the control of whieh passes from hand to hnnd under the name of real property, us distinguished from chattel property. This real estate, this "renl property,;" may appear to possess ex change valuo, under certnin circumstances, even if it be absolutely barren of nil means of affording sustenance to human beings. For instance, the ground upon whicli the city of Vancouver is built is practically devoid of ony ngri- ultural possibilities. Upon the entire area covered by the city it is more thnn doubtful if enough food, etc., could be raised to satisfy the requirements of a Siwush family, let alone that of a whito man. Not only does it possess within itself no exchange value, but it possesses no use vnluo to human kind, ex- eept as a location upon which is curried on some nctivities in connection with the social life. If somo industrial activity, some production of wealth is to bc carried on ut a given point, then tho real estate at that point appenrs to take on nn exchange value, but it does so merely from the fact that the control of land around such a locality enables thoso who control it to realize some of thc values thut spring into existenco through the operation of the productive forces engaged at that point. The solo productive forco in the matter of bringing forth exchange values, is labor. All. exchnnge value is produced by the expenditure of thc labor power of the workers. Labor is the solo source of all .exchange value thnt finds expression in tho world's market. Such being tho case, thc working class constitutes all there is to the boasted wenlth of the world. It is all thoro is to property. It is thc only real proporty thore is. Tho control of real ostnto means only the control of human work nnimals. Thc ownership of real estate means tho ownership of slaves, no matter how completely it muy bo disguised by the appearance of things. Owners of real es- tnto who drnw revonuo from such ownership, do so merely as pnrt ownors of the working class of the world. The cxtont of tlieir ownership mny as individuals, be much or littlo, but in tho aggregate along with the rest of the labor exploiting bunch, thut ownership is complete and absoluto. * * * Invested capital is another myth that needs oxplodiag, It is purely a myth, because it only oxistB in thc imagination. As a matter of fact that which is termed capital is nothing moro or less than merely the control of labor. That it represents anything else is a mero legal fiction. There iB nothing else to it. He who is in a position to command tho Borviccs of workinginon ond women in the industrial process, is a capitalist. These workors produce ull thero is in tho way of wealth, so colled. All tho tools and matorinls required for tho operation of industry at any givon moment havo been producod by workors previously. Thc capitalist has.providod nothing. He could provido nothing, for ho produces nothing. That being .his only product, what elao could ho provide for, or contribute to tho undertaking? It is not his business to provido anything townrds the conduct of industrial production, It is merely hiB busl- iiobb to own tho product nfter it, is turnod out. He does this mcroly becnuso ho owns the workors who produced it. Thnt is all thore is to his invested capital. The working class is all the property thoro is in the world, that is taking tho term proporty to apply to AS GOOD AS GOLD Is Gold's best recommendation AS GOOD AS ROYAL CROWN Is Soap's best recommendation Accept no substitute for any Royal Crown products SAVE ALL ROYAL CROWN COUPONS AND WRAPPERS -TSaWk* THEY ARE VALUABLE The Royal Crown Soaps Ltd. Vancouver, B.C. (We keep British Columbia clean) Viscountess Bnrrington, whatever sort of a female that may bo, declares in n recent issuo of tho Nineteenth Century and After, that the British working class Ib spending far too freely, and is thereby squandering a considerable pnrt of the nation'b wealth. On the other hand, the middle and upper classes aro fooling the pinch kocnly, and ure compelled to cut down their allowance for dress and amuBemonts, and oven to reduce their consumption of necessnrioB. -Vory sad, indeed, but then all hope is not lost as long as tho supply of caterwauling and useless females remains with ua to rend curtain lectures to prodigal and reckloss wage slaves because of their extravagance. In time these humorous old cats mny succeed ia weaning these profuse spenders from tho evil of their ways. But como to think of it, tho old girl is mistaken about these workors squandering tho nation's wealth. It is their own that they arc blowing in, nnd besides it is nobody's business nt that. REAL ESTATE FIVE-BOOM BTOOALOW IN POINT OBEY CLOSE TO MAOEK STATION. Tliur* oiiK'llly modern In all resjiucts, my* Ini,- (urnacu, flreplaofl, otc. BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE GULF of Guonrta nm! lurrniindlns country. FULL FBIOE 11600. CLEAR DEED. 1260 CASH, BAL* nnco to In* iirrnnited. FIRE INSURANCE Wo would bo glad to quoto you prifos on your flro Insurance. Wo nro ranking n Bpecinlty of this deportment, nnd will gunrnntoo you us cltoup rotes ns cun bo lind, nlso complete satisfaction in all your transactions. Wo want listings of houBOS to rent, both furnished and unfurnished. Any information or assist* anoo cheerfully given. | JOHN A. BARBER 600 BIOHAHDS STBEET VANCOUVER UNIONS Myself was slain. 'Twos thus I gained releuso, I gave my life for freedom—This I know; For He for whom I fought has told, me so. —Austrnlian Worker. TRADEB AND LABOB COUNCIL—MEETS Ilrst und third Thursdays, Executive board; James II. McVoty, president; II. N, Myles, vice-president; Victor It. Midgley. (funeral secretary, 21U Labor Tuiiiulu; Fred iwiowIob. treasurer; W. H. Cotterill, statistician; sergonnt-ut-arnis, John Sully; A, J. Crawford, Jas. Camp boll, J.Bruoks, trustees, ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL— -iiuetw second Monday in the month, idi'iit, J. MoKinnou; Boerotury, R, H. Nflolantlg,' P. U. Box 08, BARTENDERS' LOOAL No. 078,-^Office, Kuiiiii lios Labor Temple. Meets flnt Sunday of ouch month. President, James Campbell; llnunclul secrotary, li. Davis, Box 424; phone, Sey. 4752; recording secretary. Win. Mottlshaw, GlobojHotel, Mala street. JUUHNKyJTKN BABBKH8; IN TERN ATION- al Union of America, Local No. litO— Moots 2nd nnd 4th Tuesdays in the month, Room 205 Lubor Temple. Presidont, L. E Herrltt; secretary, S. 11. Grant, 004 Georgia streot. BRICKLAYERS' AND MASONS', NO. 1— Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuosday, 8 p.m., Room 307. President, F. Dickie; corresponding secretary, W. S. Dagnall, Box 53; flnnncial secretnry, \\\ J. Pipes; business ngent, W. S. Dagnall, Room 315. BREWERY WORKERS, L. U. No. 281, I. U. U. B. W. of A.—Meets flrst and third Monday of eaeh month, Room 802, Lnbor Temple, 8 p.m. President, A. Sykes; Boure- lury, Chas. G. Austin, 721 Eighth Avenue East. BUSINESS AGENT DIRECTORY Aak for Lahor Temple 'Phone Exchnnge Seymour 7495 (unless otherwise stated) The Ohio State Industrial Commission hns issued a pamphlet on the evil of job soiling in Ohio industrial establishments. Tho remarkable discovery has been made that foremen nnd straw bosses havo boen levying tribute upon job seekers, for tlicjprivilege of being put to work. And every alleged Labor pnper has wasted good space in heralding this remarkablo discovery to the world, just ns though it wns something now, Tho foot is that it is a practice thut is ns ancient us the institution of wnge slavery itself. Yes, and it is even more thnn that, for it is a matter of record thnt chnttel slaves wero not altogether strangers to the noble art of currying favor wih their overlords by contributions which though perhaps not expressed by cash payments, were equally effiencious. But then come to think of it, it does not tako much to excite the avorngo labor man, or journal, provided it is paked forth through some official channel of the ruling class. All the soup box orators on earth might bawl themselves black in the face about "job selling tho Ohio ovil," and no onc wajld have even taken notice of it, much less become excited about it. Cooks, Waiters, WaUreeBOB—Room 804; Andy Graham. . ElectricHl Workera (outBldel—E. H. Morrison, Room 207. Sey. 8510. Deep Sea Fishermen's Union—Russell Kearley, 4H7 Gore avenue. Offlce phone, Seymour 4704; residence, Highland 1344L. Longshoremen's Association—Thomas' Nixon, 10 Powell street; phone Sey. 6359. Musicians—n. J. Brasfleld, Room 305. Sailors—W. 8. Burns, 213 Hastings street west. Sey. 8703 „■>-.■'/■« Street Rnilwny Kmployoes—Fred A. Hoover; cor. Mnin nnd Union. Phono Exchange Seymour 5000. A ., '- Typographical—R. H. Neelands, Room 206. TRADES UNION DIRECTORY BROTHERHOOD OF BOILER" MAKERS und Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America, Vancouver Lodgti No. 194—Meets first nnd third Mondays, 8 p.m. President, A. Campbell, 73 Seventeenth avenue west: "'• 'Qtiiry, A. Fraser, llul Howe stroot. DEEP 8EAVlHli"iiRMKX7s"UNibN OPTHB Pacilio—Meets nt 437 Gore avenue every Tuesdny, 7 p.m. Russell Kearley, business ngent. ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL NO. 213 —Meets in Room 205, Labor Temple, every Monday, 8 p.m. President, D. W. MeDougall, 1162 Powell Btreet; recording secretary. It. N. Elgur, Lnbor Temple; flnanolal secretary and business agent, E. H. Morrison, Room 207, Lnbor Temple. INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE MEN'S AS- soclntion, Lucal 38-52—Ofllce and hall, 10 Powell Btroot. Moeta evory Thursday 8 &iu. Geo. Thomas, business agent; Thomaa Ixtm, secretury. MAOHINISTsTno. 182—MEETS" SECOND and fourth Thursdays nt 8 p.r. Presl- dont, J, Mclvor; recording secrelnry, J. Brooks; liimnriu! secretary, J, H. McVety, 211 Labor Temple. Seymour 7495. SIX SOULS / One of the finest poems the wnr hns yet produced is W. N. Ewer's "Five Souls": First Soul. I was a peasant of the Polish plain; I left the plow, because the message run:— Hussin in danger, needed evory man To Bave her from the Teuton; and was slain. I gave my lifo for freedom — this I know; Por those who bnde me fight hnd told mo so. Allied Printing TradeB Counoll—R. H. Neelands, Box 00. Bnrhers—S. H. Grant, 1301 7th avenue weBt. Burteuders—li. Davis, Box 424. Blacksmiths—Malcolm Porter, Viow Hill P. 0. Bookbinders—W. H. Cowderoy, 1885 Thirty fourth avenuo east. BollermakorB—A. Fraser, 1151 Howe street. Brewery Workers—Chas. G. Austin, 732 7lh avonue east. Bricklayers—William 8. Dagnall, Labor Tom- Brotherhood of Carponters District Council —F. L. Barratt, Room 208, Labor Temple. Brotherhood of Locomotlvo Engineers—L. T. Bdlloway, 1157 Harwood street. Soymour 1348R Brotherhood of Locomotlvo Firemen and Enginemen—0. W. Pulham, 1308 Seymour Btreet, Brotherhood of Railway Carmon—M. D. Jordan, 1060 Granville atreet. Brothorhood of Maintenance-of-Way Employees—E. Corado, 236 Clark drlvo. Cignrmakerfl—W. H. McQueen, oare Kurta Cigar Factory, 72 Water Street. Cooks, Waiters, Waitresses—Andy Graham, Room 304, Lahor Temple. Deep Boa Flshermon'i Union—Russoll Kearley, 437 Gore avenne. Electricnl Workers (outside)—E. H. Morrison, Room 207, Labor Templo. Electrical Workere (inBido)—F. L. Eating- hausen. Room 207. Granite Cutters—Edward Hurry, Columbia Hotel. Garment Workers—Mrs. Jardlne, Labor Tem pie. , Horseshoers—Labor Temple. Letter Carriers—Robt. Wight, 177—17th avenuo west. Laborers—George Harrison, Room 220, Ln bor Temple. Longshoremen—Thomas Nixon, 10 Powell St. Machinists—J, Brooks, Room 211, Labor Temple. Milk Drivers—Stanley Tiller, 813 Eighteenth avenue west, Musicmns—H. J. Brasfleld, Room 805, Labor Temple. Moldera— . „ v ,, Moving Picture Operators—H. 0. Roddan, P. 0. Box 845. Ordor of Railroad Conductors—Q. Hatch, 761 Beatty streot, Painters—Geo. Weston, Room 803, Labor Temple. Plumbers — Room 206%, Labor Templo. Phono Seymour SOU. Pressmon—K. Waterman, 1167 Georgia St. MOVING PICTURE MACHINE OPERA- tors' Union, Locnl 348, J. A. T. S. E. h M. P. M. 0.—Meets lirst Sunday of each month, Room 204, Labor Temple. President, J. C. Lachanuo; business ngent, W. E. McCartney; financial nnd corresponding eecretary, II. C. Roddan, P. 0, Box 1145. PATTERN MAKERS' LEAGUE OF NORTH America—Vancouver und vicinity.— Brunch meets second nnd fourth Mondays, Room 205, Labor Temple. President, Ray MeDougall, fi01 Seventh avenue west; financial secretary, J. Campbell, 48<59 Argyle street; recording secretnry. E. Westmoreland. 1512 Yew street, Phone Huyview SB98L. STREET AND "ELECTRIC RAILWAY EM- ployecs, Pioneer Division, No. 101— Meets Labor Templo, seeond and fourth Wednesdays nt 8 p.m. President, W. H. Cot troll* "ice-president, R. E. Rigby; recording secrotary, A. V. Lofting, 2051 Trinity street; fln- nncinl seeretary mid business agent Fred A Hoover, 2400 Clark drive. JOURNEYMEN TAILORS' UNION OF America, Local No. 178—Meetings hold rat Tuesday In each month, 8 p.m. President. Francis Wfllinms; vice-president, Miss H. Gutteridgo; recording socretnry, C. McDonald, Box 503; flnnncial secretnry. H. Nordlund, P. 0. Box 563. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, NO. 226—Meets Inst Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. President. Wm. II, Youhill; vice-president, W. R. Trotter; seeretary-trensurer, R. H. Neelands, P. 0. Box (IB. PROVINCIAL UNIONS Second Soul. I was a Tyrolcse, a mountaineer; I gladly left my mountain home to fight Against the brutal, treacherous Muscovite; And died in Poland* on n Cossack spear, I gave my life for freedom—This I know; For those who bade me figlit had told mo so. Third Soul. 1 worked at Lyons at my weaver's loom, When, suddenly the I'riiBsian despot hurled His felon blow at Frnnce nnd at thc world; Then I went forth to Belgium nnd my doom. T gave my life for freedom — This I know;' I For thoso who bade mo figlit hnd told me so. I Fourth Soul. I owned a vineyard by the wooded Main Until the Fntherlnnd, begirt by foes Lusting her downfall, called mo, and I roso Swift to the call—and died in fair Lorraine. I gave my lifo for freodom — This I know; For those who bado me fight had told mo so. Fifth Soul. I worked in n groat shipyard by tho Clyde, There come a sudden word of wars declared, Of Belgium, peaceful, helplosB, unpro- pared, Asking our aid; I joined tho rnnkfl, and died, T gave my life for freedom —This know; For thoso who'bade mo flght had told mo bo. Recently, says tho Labor Leader, a schoolmaster gnvo copies of tho poem to the children in his class. A girl of fourteen yearB brought hor copy back with this verso ndded: T was a soldier of the Prince of Peace, "Thou shalt not kill" is writ among his laws. So I rofdBcd to fight, ond for this cause B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR—MeeU in annua) convontion In January, Executive officers, 1916-17; President, Ju. H. MoVety; vice-prosidentB — Vancouver, John Brooke, E. Morrison; Victoria, 0. Slverti; New Westminster, W. Yates; Prince Ruport, W. E. Thompson, P. 0. Box 158; Rossland, H. A. Stewart; District 28, U. M. W. of A. (Vancouver iBland), W. Head; District IB. U. M. W. of A. (Crow's Nest Valley), A. J. Carter. Secrotnry-trensu-er, A. S. Wells P 0. Box 1538, Victoria, B. 0. „ ,*> VICTORIA. B. 0. VICTORIA TRADES AND LABOR COUN- » .. OIL—Meeta flrst and third Wednesday, Labor hall, 1424 Oovernment street, at 8 p. m. President, G. Taylor; eecretary, F. Holdridgo^jlox 802, Victoria, B. 0. NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C. Plasterers—John James Cornish, 1909 Eleventh avenuo East. Pattern Makors—J. Campbell, 4869 Argyle Street. Quarry Workers—James Hepburn, care Columbia Hotel, Senmen's Unton—W. S. Burns, P. 0. Box 1365. Btroctnrnf Iron Workers—Room 208, Labor Temple. Stonecutters—James Rayburn, P. 0. Box Stonocntters— Shoot Metal Workers—J. W. Alexander, 2120 Ponder Btreet cast. Street Rnilwny Employees—A. V, LoftlnB, 2661 Trinity street. Stereotypers—W. Bayley, care Province. Teleeraphers—E, B, Peppin, Box 342. Trades nnd Labor Council—Victor R. Mldg- lev. Room 210, Labor Temple. Typographical—H. Neelnnds, Box 60. Tailorr*.—C. McDonald, Box 503. Theatrical Stnito Employees—Geo, W. Allln, Box 711. Tllelayers and Helpers—A. Jamleson, 540 Twenty-third avenue eant. BARTENDERS' INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE of America, local 784, Now Westminster. Meets second Sunday of each month at 1*30 p.m. Seeretary, F. W. Jameson, Box 496. PRINCE RUPERT, B. 0. PRINCE RUPERT TRADES AND LABOR Council—Moots second and fourth Tuesdays of ench month, in Carpenters' hall. President, S. D. Macdonald; secretary, J, Anderson, Ros 273, Prince Rupert, It. C. J. OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR President—Samuel Gompers, Washington, D. C; Clgnrmakors Intornationnl union. First vico-presldent—James Duncan, Quincy, Mass.; Granite Cutters' International union. Second vico-presldent—James O'Connell, of Wnshlngton, D. 0.; International Association of Machinists. Third vice-president—D. A. Hayes, Phllidel phla; Glass Blowers' association. Fourth vico-presldent—Joseph Valentine of Cincinnati; Molders' union of North America. , Fifth vice-president—John R. Alpine, Chicago; United Association of P'umliers. Sixth vice-president—H. B. Perham, Bt. LouIb; Order of Railway Telegraphers. Seventh vice-president—Frank Duffy, Indianapolis; United Brothorhood of Carpenters. Eighth vice-president—William Oreon, Ohio; United Mine Workers. Treasurer—John B. Lennon, Bloomlngton, 111.; Journeymen Tailors of North Amorica. Secretary—Frank Morrison, Washington, D. O.j International Typographical union. ORGANIZED LABOR COMPANIES, C. FEDERATIONIST, LIMITED—Meets at call of president. Labor Templo, Vancouver, B. C. Directors: James Campbell, president;. J. H. McVety, flouretnry-treasurer; A. Watchman nnd A. S. Wells. R, Parm. Pettipiece, managing director. Room 217, LnborJTemplfi. Telephone Seymour 7495. FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE BODY™ TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS OF CANADA—Moots ln convention Soptembor of each yoar. Executive bonrd; Jas. 0. Wntters, presidont; vico-presldent, A. Watchman, Victoria, B, C; Bocrotnry-lroasuror, P. M. Draper, Drawer 515, Ottnwa. Ont. 'kit AND Porter iieffls Of America <-Q>*f tonmonT otmm HiMummiuo no» Union SYNOPSIS OF OOAL MINING REGULATIONS. Coal mining rlghta of the Dominion, ln Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Terirtory, the Northwest Territories and ln a portion of tbe Provinoe of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one yeara at an annual rental of ft an aore, Not more than 2,560 aires will be leased to one applicant. Applications for leaae must be mado by the applicant in person to the Agent or Sab-Agent of the district In whioh the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described .by sections, or legal subdivisions of sections, and ln uncurveyed territory (be tract applied for ahall be staked by the applicant himself. Eaoh application mnet be accompanied hy _ fee of 15, whloh will be refunded if the rights applied for are noi available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of Ave cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with eworn returns accounting for tbe full quantity of merchantable Vote against prohibition! * choc Demand Bona! liberty In choosing what yon will drink Aak for this Label wben purchasing Beer, Ate nr Porter, as a guarantee that It Is Unton Made. This la oor Label coal mined and par the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, sucb returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will include the eoal mining rights only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may bo considered necessary for the working of the mine at the rate or $10 aa acre. For full information application shnnlit h» made to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sob-, Agont of Dominion Lands. W. H. CORY 0 . Deputy Minister of tha Interior. N. B.—Unauthorised publication of thin advertisement will not be paid for—BOflflO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 1916 . S , , ■■— THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST PAGE THREtf> CANADA'S BEST "The Beer Without a Peer" A CANADIAN PRODUCT BREWED PROM CANADIAN BARLEY AND HOPS Drink Cascade Beer With your meals—Cascade is a heauthful, nourishing beverage. Hat, FOR SALE EVERYWHERE QUarts $1.00 per BREWED AND BOTTLED $2.00 per dozen AT THE BREWERY dozen Vancouver Breweries, Ltd. 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Federatlonist will be mailed to any ad* 1ACTTP I^A PTlKtoi' in Omwli for |10. (Good anywhere IU O U Ot V^xliXl-'W-*' ontyldo of Vancouver elty.) Order ten to- day, Remit ivhen aold. f By W. rTtthtti.B Ahorn SYUNEY, N. S. Wl> Sept. fc—jSpuciul tn The Federation iat »— Of late winy* acts done-by the mllllury undor oidoia of the defence mihi.stor in Atie- fraliii/ have caused a growing feeling against the Labor government. First we hnd tho jailing of aciciiilist and I. W. W. speakers, along with tho confiH- eating of their papers und pamphlets. This waa bad in itself, but organized lubor-'-pGriiaps becajse of the fact thut theso two bodies were not wliole-lioart ndly allied to the Labor movement as it is in Australin—suffered these acta in silence or with little demurrance. Now the solf same acts eome on us in jusi the sumo way aB they came on the other two bodies. Recently, aa cases in point, we had tho raiding of the Labor Call office in Melbourne, the raid on the Melbourne Trades hall, the seizure of the Burner Truth, (The official organ of the workers of Broken Hill), and raiding of thc Melbourne Socialist offlce, und many other lesser acts. All these, bear in mind,, hnvo been authorized by the Labor defence minister, for in each caae the military have answered, when naked who was responsible for the rnid—"the minister of defence?" Recently, when tho conscription issue wus at its height, the defence mini st or said that tho Labi unions could prepare the case of the unions against conscription in pamphlet form aad distribute it among tho workers of Australia. At great expense, these booklets were got ready nnd on the day they wero to be delivered for circila- Hnn. a squad of soldiers marched into tho publishing office—"by order of the defonce minister." The mnttor objected to now is that the manifesto iasued by the trndes unions is "likely to prejudice, recruiting." As copies of the manifesto, have already appenrod in the press' of Canada from my pen, readers mny be ablo to judge for thomselves as to whether this is true or not. Candidly, I do not boliove it ia so. Military Strategy, No thought of interference by the military authorities evor entered the minds of tho Lnbor union executive responsible for drawing np the manifesto, and when the boys behind the guns entered into the Labor roomB lnte at night nnd demanded the booklets, und the typo used in printing them, the astonishment that followed enn well be imagined. And since the documents have been seized we hnve been served with a new set of military regulations telling us what we can do und what we ennnot do. It now seems as if onr voice is to be entirely stifled on the conscription question in Australin—which is significant, for when you atop the agitator ngninst the motion talking, you have no opposition, nnd when there is no opposition, tho suggestion becomes the law Brilliant philosophy, to be sure. Under instructions issued a week ago, we huve unlimited, unrestricted freedom for all statements and arguments in favor of conscription, but we nro not permitted to write anything ngninst conscription, except under conditions and limitations that prevent us answering conscription nrgumonta. We are nllowed to sny thnt tutorship which has been created is really, therefore, a uajrpation of the people's rights; and if it is allowed to continue; democracy in this country mny ub well order its tombstone." That ia plain talk and it is1 certninly juBtiiled, for every union throughout Australia haa held indignation meetings and voted motions of censure on the defence minister. He also showed bad taate in stating that the reaaon why he ordered the, raids was becauBO of the disloyalty shown. "This brought the workers down On him, in quick time, for over 90 per cent, of the fighters,in Australia's 300,- 000 anriy are workers, who have not volunteered because of any disloyalty. He now tries to back and fill on the question, saying he 'meant thut some only were disloyal, bat it seems us if he hus got farther into the tungle and it will be a difficult tusk to get him whitewashed out of the whole business. Workers No Longer Fools. I guess ho must feel like kicking himself, after having viewed tlie rising indignation now fast growing throughout Australia. And it all comes at a time when the workera will not be trifled with. Wo are living in limes when wo will not be fooled, when wc cttnnot. afford to be fooled, and oven a Labor governmont would be wibc to reaaon out the fact that even in Australia tho people, tired of being forced like dumb- driven cattle might turn their attention to the parliamentary dictators, und insist that ns they got them into the bloody buainoBa they must get them out of it. Thos it can hardly be imagined thut when the defence minister poraon- ully ordered a military raid upon the trades union headquarters at Melbourne ho realized what unholy ineas he was stepping into, and nobody should have realized Jt bettor than he—aa a Labor man. ' \ He Oould,- But He Didn't. \ Pearce, as head of the defence department, had the one brilliant chance of dispelling the ever topical parrot cry on the part of the capitalists that the workers are disloyal to their country. He could have shown how they were the most patriotic of citizens in Australia, and could have shown up who were the real enemies in the land. He hud the one golden opportunity. But on the other hand, whilo overthrowing the one great opportunity, he has ordered raids at midnight on the headquarters of Labor, with orders to the military "to enter by force, if necessary," as well as raids on the private dwellings of the very organizers who have helped to get him into the position he now holds. What better advertisement could ho have given the capitalists to boom their old parrot cry of "disloyalty" among the workers. | Pooh Bah! The minister of defonce hns set iiim- aelf up for the present as thc modern Pooh-Bah, Lord High Executioner, nnd Dictatorship—all rolled into one. But nobody should be able to realize bettor than he that tho electors of Australia have a chance every three yeara of weeding out the excreacencos of th> Lnbor movement. Pearce, the dofence minister, may be on top riow, but the ballot box wins in the end. Even Labor politicians should remember this. One Big Union. The nrrangements for the formatioa of the projected "one big union" organization in Australia are Waring completion. The New South Wales state unions meet in conforonco in September at Sydney. Till this date tho committee has been busy drafting tho coastitu tion, and a manifesto ia now to be printed nnd distributed, and tho various unions will be given un opportunity of discussing the programme and instructing delegates in reference to the congross proposals. The grouping of the unions, as far as New South Wales ia concerned, has been completed. It comprises aoventeen groupa taking in over 150 unions. Eaeh group is composed of individuals or sections of unions in allied trades or industries. It wns intended that tho group councils would be the controlling body in each, but each separate unit would, aa far as possiblo, retain ita identity^ or clnssiflcn- tion, and pobbcbb autonomy in matters of purely local or individual character. OF A Present Election Methods Afekes Corruption ' Possible Political Chicanery To Be Checked By Electoral Reformation the voluntary system is a fail are, and j The central council, or governing body not to sny it is a success. We enn nlso of the wholo. t sny aay that there nre not enough reinforcements going to the front, but on no nc- count must we prove that thore are sufficient reinforcements. We are told we enn quote England, France, Russin or Japan, as arguments for conscription, but we must not quote them ns arguments ngninst conscription. Anything in favor of conscription will be regarded as favorable to the British Empire, but anything against it will be suppressed os calculated "to create nn opinion adverse to the British Empire, or some pnrt of it." Now, if you can find a wuy out of those regulations, you "beat Mexico/' na tho saying goes. Even Capitalist Press Protests. , The raid by tho minister of defence on the Labor press, brings iu its wake serious thought for even tho jingo press, for it is a direct stab ut the freedom of the press to criticizo the actions of the government This is pointed out in an article in tho Sydney Bulletin, which cannot be said to havo any sympathy with the Labor organs. It says, in part: "Penrco, minister for defence, with power to employ first tho soldiery and thflu to call in u censorship behind which he enn shelter, with his motives unsuspected nnd his actions beyond th reach of criticism, hns become to all intents and purposes a dictator, assuming (he right to act for us and think for u Aud Australia has not miscd him * anybody else to that position. The di UNION • OFFICES This Official List Of Allied. Printing Offices OAN SOTPIT TOU W»H THE ALUED PBIHTWO TBADES TOIOH IABHL BAOliB-?ii bSnS, 161 H..llng. Street. *8.=r Big Hi n 'HUF11GER F. R*. B19 Broidwsy E»t .Fairmont aoa BRAND * PEBBT, fit Pender Street, Wert Seymour 2MB SRnKARn PUBUSHIN8 CO.. 711 Seymour Street Beymour 8580 m 1HKF * STDART. 820 Seymour Street ...Seymour 8 TOWAN * BROOKHOOSb" Ubor Templo Bnlldlnj Seymour 4490 mmiuinilPBIHTIllO 0&„ 4M Dutumuir Street.. fcymour U0« JEWEL.L, M. h., 841 Pender St fS22. mm kershawTj. L »»» How. si "••feS'Sli m^ajMlkt iaafmat^ NEWS-ADVERTISER, 1B7 Ponder St ffvin Sn NORTH SHORE PRESS. North VMtouver '"__]_'irii a^A^M^SI!l^•ft»^•*^:::::"^:::Sffl{. THOMSON BTATIONERT, 825 Silting! W pKonl 6MB TIMMS. A. H., 280 Fourteenth Are. E bsSSK 7M6 WESTERN PRESB, 828 Oordov« W EsKK-mm WESTERN SPEOIALTI CO.. 881 Dunemulr BI loSou? 1214 WHITE * BINDON, 628 Ponder We.1 * * * * ■■■■ ■ • • • • • • • ■ • ;;i82Sr' *"* Writ* "Union Label" on Tout Oopy »bin Ton teeA It to tm Ptlntlr VANCOUVER PICKLE CO. ASE FOE B.C. HOME BRAND PICKLES, KETCHUP, SAUCE Phone High. 21 Factory 801 Powell would be composed of individual character. Tho central council, or governing body of the whole, would be composed of delegates from each group, and would control matters of policy, operation and finance. It would be the final court of appeal for all group councils, unions or individuals. A skeleton constitution has been drawn up, nnd tho orgnnizntion of the congress is nlready arranged. The congress will prove the dawn of a new era for union ism and Lnbor in the Australian com monwealth. Ask for Thorpe's Soft Drinks Phone Seymour 181 Peace Alliance Makes Demand, The Australian Pence Alliance has mado a demand nn the federal parliament of Austrnlin which is assembling oa A.igust !t0 us under: HWo call upon tho Commonwealth parliament to instruct the government to ask the British government in the interests of humanity nnd freedom, on what terms they und the Allies aro propared to begin peaee negotiations, und further this alliance declares its uncompromising opposition to all forms of conscription which involves military domination and serious Giicroachmont upon the vital rights of citizenship ns proved by long experience on the continent of Europe, and by recent events in Great Britain." Just at the presont time the peaee alliance of Australia is working under a serious handicap inasmuch as their work nnd mqvemontB are boycotted by tho doily press of Australin, while the military nre especially alert in seizing every pamphlet they issue. Recently the military mnde an organized rnid on the premises of thc alliance at Melbourne nt night, ns well as on the private residences of officers connected with the movement. All this of course was authorized by the Labor minister for defence. The Peace Alliance is especially anxious to get into touch with kindred bodies in Canada and the United Stntes, nnd to assist in this work the Australian representative of this journal ("VV, Francis Ahern, box 2471 a. P. O., Sydney, New South Wnles, Australia), will be pleased to act as tho medium of bringing kindred workers into touch with the movement in Australin. Denied by the public press the right of free speech, other means hove to be adopted. The movement iB grateful for the sympnthizers of the peace movement who hnvo already communicated with the Australian representative of this journal on the matter, nnd much good is resulting from the interchange of opinions now taking place. "Tho flrst step in the revolution by the working class is to rnise tho proletariat to the position of the ruling class to win thc battle for democracy." Editor B. C. Federationist,—All political parties agree in accepting the principle that "the will of the people must prevail," bat'if any legislative assem- oly be, for uny reason, not truly repre- sentative, legislation and control of government ceases to be in harmony with that principle. With unfair representation in the "house," the unchecked powers of government, becomes dangerous to democracy and self government becomes an illusion. It is therefore plain that the proper constitution of all legislative assemblies is of vital interest td true democracy. The prevailing plan of electing dominion and provincial parliaments, as well as municipal and othor councils is abnormally defective. The provinces and cities are cut into a number of divisions called "constituencies" aad "wards," in each pf which, (with few exceptions in provincial elections, such us Victoria and Vancouver, each of which has several representatives), a majority of voters elect a member. Electoral statistics have proven that the system of single, member constituencies doeu not give juBt and adeqante representation to all parties, for tho following reaBonB. (1) The majorities and ministries on the legislative'bodies are not in proportion to the voting strength of the country. The minority in each constituency is disenfranchised. Largo minorities all ovor the country have no representation, e. g. Conservatives in Alberta nnd previous to the recent bye-elections the Liberals ia B. C, not to mention Lnborites and socialists nil over the Dominion. (2) In many districts political life is dead, because one or other party has no chance of electing representatives. A division of pnrty supporters by running two candidates secures the defeat of the party nnd rendorB the votes ineffective. This lends tho electors to seek a nominating convention to control the selection of candidates. Special interests which seek special legislation can thus secretly control tho selections of candidates. The small group, or machine, whieh effects this, can sell its influence to the special interest. Tho ngent who makes the "deal" is the "boBS." Under this system the elector, who prefers his own party to nny other, but who, as times and circumstances change, seeks modifications in thc party "creed," has only the choice of a man for whom his political affection is, nt best, lukewarm, or probably whoBC policy1 he actively dislikes. Tho elector may hnve voted against .this particular candidate in convention. Thus we see that this class of elector hasyiin representative in parliament. Norhus he any means of saying thnt he endorses any particular programme. If it is possible that this can be done, and it is the object of these articles to prove that this is possible, why should not, this class of elector have all the liberty obtainable, for the expression of his political views? In this ■matter of free frnnehise, there surely should be freedom. The onus of proof must necessarily fall upon those who affirm that the curtailment of the elec tor's freedom is necessary, and it is necessary for such thnt they should show just cause against any electoral system, if such eaa be found, that will give absolute freedom to both voter nnd reprosentntivo alike. Tho net rosult of the present system is to increase, at the electors' expense, the powers of those who concern thomsolves with the organization of parties. The simple fact that a smnll margin of votes can give a disproportionate effect to an election encourages corruption, and again, a small displacement of boundaries of a constituency may altor the political representation. This encourages gerrymandering. A minority of the whole electorate may secure the majority of seats. This happens ulicn one party is concentrated in one pnrt of Ihe country, and its opponent* are sprend, so as to havo small majorities in mnny places, though actually a minority of the whole electorate. Legislation is rendered unstable, too rapid advance is followed by too violent reaction, us illustrated in the recent provincial election. Are such conditions necessary? FRED. KNOWLES. Vancouver, Sept. 27, .1916. (To bo continued.) Municipal Elections Noxt. With the provincial elections over, ()renter Vancouver's next campaign will bo that relating'to municipal selections at the New Year. Civic polling comes on the socond Thursday in January. So far there are no announcements from andidntes for tho mayoralty. Mayor McBeath has not yet made any statement of his intentions, though iu woll- nformod civic cirelcB, it is takea foi granted that he will bo found in the field for a second term. An employee of tho Ottawa enr u> pany has been discharged for signing a petition for more pny. Ho enn now enlist nnd nid in the fight for liberty nnd democracy. A new Socialist Party has been launched in the United States, with headquarters in Detroit. Its manifesto reads well and it promises to be heard from in tho future. CENTER & HANNA, Ltd. UNDERTAKERS Refined Service 1049 GEORGIA STREET One Block weit of Court House. Use of Modem Chapel tnd Funeral Parlor, free to all Patrons Telephone Seymour 2426 HARRON BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ANO EMBALMERS Vancouver—-Offlce and Chapel, 1034 Qranvllle St., Phono Sey. 3481. North Vancouver — Offlce and Chapel, 122—Sixth St. West, Phone 184. 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Office closed Saturday afternoon. My painless mea- Dn Brett Anderson ode most modern " ^ „_,., _ „,«n.. known to dental "term and Bridge Specialist science. 602 HASTINOS STBEET, OOB. SETMOUB Prolong Life of furnace, Grate Bars and Linings by using GAS COKE COAL is transformed to COKE in your range. Before uniform heat is obtained USE GAS COKE and relieve appliances of this preliminary work. Ask for Booklet "How to Burn Genuine Gas Coke" Coke Sales Phone Seymour 5000 PAGE FOUR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST PBIDAY. .......SEPTEMBEB 29, nil New Brussels Rugs —A SPECIAL showing of new designs in fine Brussels Rugs, in colors and patterns that are right up-to-the-minute, and a variety wide enough to suit every taste. Included are some extra fine bedroom effects in two-tone greens, blues, rose and grey, also combination effects of green and rose, fawn and green, grey and blue, grey and mauve, etc. The quality carries the H. B. Co. guarantee, which means value. All the popular sizes at these prices: Size 6.9x 9.0; price . Size 9.0x 9.0; price . Size 9.0x10.6; price Size 9.0x12.0; price ...$16.75 $21.50 ...$25.00 ..$28.50 MahrBudson'sBauCotnpans.® Granville and Georgia Streets VANCOUVEB NON-UNION FIBM Ib Placed on the Unfair List By Nelson Trades and Labor Council F, Pezeril, secretary of Nelson Trades and Labor council, writes The Federationist, under date of Sept. 22: "At a meeting of Nelson Trades and I-abor council, held here last night, it was pntfnimously voted to place the following firm of contractors on the unfair list: Snyder Bros. & Brather, a Vancouver firm, who have the contract for the erection of the B. C. Telephone building at Nelson, , After having been interviewed by members of the council, thoy positively refused to displaceJion-union bricklayers, and also assumed^n.antagonistic attitude towards unions in general. '' Nabob Powder —is a ptire food product, conforming to all the requirements of the , Dominion Act of Parliament referring to Pure Foods. It is as good and pure Baking Powder as was ever put up in a tin. For use in Biscuits, Cakes, etc., it has not a peer in the world — that's a strong statement—it is meant to be strong — and- Nabob Baking Powder will back it up. Try it in your next baking. Your Grocer Has It Established 1901 The Pickling Season * IS NOW ON Pure Vinegar is essential with which, to make good pickles. Onr Vinegar manufactured on led government supervision.. New season's Apple Cider will be ready Sept. 15 at our branch factory, Vernon, B. C. Also new B. C. Sauerkraut, made from Lain Island finest cabbage. B.C. Vinegar Works 1365-7 Powell St. Vaneouvar, B.O. and Vernon, B. O. Telephone at Vancouver, High. 285 BIO MASS MEETING CONDEMNS SCHEMES OF MILITABY (Continued from pago 1) Phone Seymour 4190 CEaSG^§($MxrKJietiAe PBINTEBS, PUBLISHEBS AND BOOKBINDERS Lahor Temple Press Vancouver, B. O. During tbo recent milk wagon driven' Btrike one of tbo unton men ■aid to Tho Federationist: " . . . The women ere the best union mon of the lot." j Here Is a Chance For the Wives andFriendsofTradeUnionists To Help The Federationist and Make a Little Moneyfor Themselves Without Much Effort Bead every lino of this extraordinary announcement; acquaint yourself with its terms; it meant money in your pocket and will immeasurably help The Federationist to grow. No red tape; no delay. Cash on presentation of purchase slips. s The Federationist will pay cash money to those of its read- ers'who are awake to -their own interests and patronize our advertisers in preference to those who don't think enough of the organized workers to bid for their custom. gave Tour Purchase Blips—They are worth money to you whenever yoa buy of advertisers in The Federationist, save the purchase slips you get with each sale—bring them to Boom 217, Labor Temple, and we will immediately PAY $1.00 FOJt EVERY $50 WORTH ' OF PURCHASING SUPS We intend in this way to compensate our readers and make it worth thoir while to patronize our advertisers, nnd in turn to convince our advertisers that it pays to advertise in The Federationist. Save your purchaBo slips with oach sale and whon you hav© 450 worth of slips from nny or all advertisers combined— send tlioin in and we will immediately send you $1 in cash. So not mail your purchase slips to this offlce until they total $60. CO-OPERATION MEANS SUCCESS The B. C. Fedorutioniat \s tho only bona Me Lnbor pnper published in British Columbia—in fnct, wont of Winnipeg. When you are engnged in a Htrugglo for better conditions it throws its full power into tho controversy to help you succeed. It is owned and published by the B. C. Federation of Lnbor, and Vancouver Trndes and Lnbor Couneil, and you are therefore onc of its shareholders. i In view of its groat usefulness to you, is not Tho Federationist deserving of your support to the degree nt least thnt you holp it by the judicious use of your purchasing power! Wo endeavor to organize the purchasing power of the working class of this city for tho purpose of throwing it behind onr advertisers; we ask you to co-operate with us and SPEND YOUB MONEY WITH THOSE WHO SPEND THEIHS WITH US. Make the advertisers' placo of business shopping headquarters for organized workers—and when in need of any commodity enumerated exorcise the adopted slogan of organized labor: "WE PATRONIZE THOSE WHO PATRONIZE US." B.C. FEDERATIONIST BOOM 217, LABOB TEMPLE Phone Sey. 7495 VANCOUVER, B. C. P.S.—We will not honor purchase slips other than those of Federationist advertisers The Labor movement of Australin, of which Hughes iB official Iioad as prime minister, has solidly and uncompromisingly declared, itself against conscription. His own electorate to whom ho is responsible for Mb own sont in pnrlin ment, has conferred and reiterated this antagonism with most decided emphasis. The political Labor leagues of Ajstrn- lia have met in conference nnd turned down conicription witii a thud that echoed Uke a cannon ball on the floor of an empty room. The Australian trades unionists have met in conference and by a 250,000 vote in favor qt no conscription, have stated what their opinion is. And last, but not least, Prime Minister HugheB, a year ago (when matters look- od very black for the Allies), rose in his place in the national parliament and said: "In no circumstance would I agree to send mon out of Australia to flght against their will." HugheB says he will do hia duty. Judging by the nbove, his duty will be to scotch conscription for all time. It is tho only duty he haB to do to tnoso who have made him what he iB. And since he made that declaration in Melbourne, the jingo presB of Australia, fearing that HugheB does not intend to do their bidding, and conscript thc Australian people, has betfome strangely silent. The Strengthening of Demos. The flght against conscription has given industrialism a very healthy lift- up in Australia. It has resulted in the industrialists gaining control of thc political machine—and the Australian political Labor machine is one of the wonders of the world for solidarity—to the bitter discomfiture of the loss radical Labor members. Even now several well-known Labor leaders have been thrown overboard because their opinions were growing fossilized, and didn 't conform with present day standards of democracy, while others are in danger of losing their parliamentary offices. This is a good sign, for it makes for a more honest democracy, as well as having a steadying effect on those who are apt to beget conservative opinions. But in this j)rogress, grand as it is, much yet remains to be done. We must have the real industrial movemont cover tho whole of Australia for our rights and liberties are being menaced in a way that nothing lesB than a complete solidarity will meet the situation. The or- gainzed wealth of Australia is now openly hostile to Labor more than ever, and if the unions do not at once take steps to organize the workerB into a complete unit, and arm that body with power to speak and act in their behalf in any emergency thnt may arise, they will grnvoly imperil all thnt they hold dear. At the present time, whilo the workers of Australia think aB with one mind on the vita} question of conscription, they have no means of expressing themselves as with one voice, or of acting as with one will And nothing else is of any use, ■ They must have some means of impressing upon the govern ment the unanimous nature of their opposition to military and industrial compulsion. WiU Resent Betrayal. To rely upon the knowledge that the government was placed in power by the votes of working men and women would be fatal now. We, nre Ukely to be betrayed if we rely on that fact, and the unions must not leave any excuse to them. It must be made clear to the governmont that any use of the power given it by the people contrary to the principles of Labor will be sternly resented. That-is why the unions must consolidate into one body, for at present they lack an organization capable of making manifest their combined thought and purpose. Latest Capitalist Conspiracy. The enemies of Labor havo consolidated their forces into one body—the massed money wealth always sees to this little item—and are making a supreme effort to enslave the workerB through the agency of what thoy call a "Universal Service League." This league is the embodiment of capitalistic conspiracy to get the workers enmeshed in the web of militarism, with ihe ob- ect of destroying their unity, and rendering thom an easy prrfy for exploitation. Something must be done at onco to combat this sinister objective. And the unions of Austrnlin must remember that nny laxity on their part will bo interpreted in a way that will be harmful to their interests, and before they know what is happening, a deadly blow may be Btruck at their very vitals. If Australian Lnbor organizes to appoint a vigilanco committee, composed of delegates from the whole of the industrial bodies of Australia, with a subcommittee for ench separate stato, empowered to say tilings and to do things In -the name of every Labor man and womnn in Australia, it would hnve tho desired effect on political developments in mnny ways, und thwart nt the present the deep-laid plots of the conscrip-' Hornets. SI. W. W. Gains Strength. . To show that such a movement would find favor with the workers of Australia, it is only necessary to state tho rapid rise of the I. W. W. in Austrnlin. That body a couple or years ago wns very small, but sinco the wnr they have been adding hundreds monthly to thoir ranks, till now their numbers can be counted in thousands. I attended a recent meeting of tho body nt Sydney, at which money -.was boinj; gathered to defray tho court expenses of jailed comrades, and I saw $250 showered on tho stage liko hailstones, which is a healthy sign in tbe I. W. W. movement. Their meeting hulls are todny too small and their nduiencos can be scon filling tho hulls, and stretching out across tho street in front of the moeting place. Thoy nre making themselves felt in Austrnlin, and permeate every avenue of industry, to the discomfiture of the boss nnd liis puid press. They nre solid with Labor ngninst conscription, nnd threaten "direct action" of conscription is forced in Australia. And between thc two bodies in Australia, (hey should be nblo to sottlo onco and for all nny prospect, the government may have of conscripting the workers. Three Special Values in Infants' Outfits AT $0.75 —Consisting of 2 flannel binders, 2 woven bands, 2 vests; 2 Barra coats, 2 long skirts, 2 ^ay gowns, 2 flannelette nightgowns, 1-2 dozen diapers and 1 pair bootees. A* $1160—Infants' out-' fit* consisting of 2 pinning, bands, 2 woven bands, 2 vests, 2 Barra coats, 2 long skirts, 3 day gowns, 1 doz. diapers, 1 pair bootees, 1 wool jacket and 3 nightgowns. AT $20—Infants' outfit, consisting of 3 flannel binders, 3# silk and wool bands, 3 silk and wool vests, 3 flannel Barra coats, 3 long skirts, 3 day gowns, 3 flannelette nightgowns, 1 dozen diapers, 1 fancy kimona, 1 pair wool bootees and 1 novelty blanket. ARNOLD'S KNITWEAR FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN. 575 Granville Thone Sey. 3540 JOINS TJNIVEBSITT CORPS "Pat" Pettipiece Started for Camp Hughes Wednesday Morning. Clarke W. ("Pat") Pettipiece has donned the khaki, and .yesterday said goodbye to his friends, leaving Wednesday morning for ' Camp Hughes, where he will join his battalion, the 196th Western Universities. "Pat" has gone-with a bunch of boys that will make a name for themselves, and his friends all wish him the best of luck. <|&e composing room of the Daily Province will be shortened by one member by "Pat's" leaving, aB he has been on the staff for several years, serving his apprenticeship here, and finishing about throe months ago. Ho was a well-known figure on the motor-cyclo racetrack, and is to go in the battalion as a despatch rider. At a meeting of the Provinco composing room chapel on Wednesday, "Pat" was given a wrist watch, suitably engraved, and a swagger stick aB memoirs from his pnntor friends. Daily Province. Frank Clough, a school chum, also well-known on "the hill," recently transferred from the Bantams, left along with "Pat" in the-.same service. B. O. FEDEBATION OF LABOB Sec.-Treas. A. S. Wells Visiting Local Unions of Provincial Organization. Secrctary-treasuror A. 8. Wells bf tho B. C. Federation of Labor, Victoria, was in the city again this week engaged in Federation work. While here ho visited all the local unions which held meetings and where not affiliated, urged the membership to get in line without delay. Bro. Wells, as the result of his recent viBit to tho Old Land, in the interests of the Amalgamated Carpenters, picked up a great denl of information, which Ib proving of particular value and interest to local trade unionists, and this experience he is now UBing to splendid advantage for the Federation. He returned to Victoria yesterday, but will be back again before the January convention at Revelstoke. DAVID SPENCEB, LTD. I DAVID SPENCEB, LID. You Pay the Lowest Price on Stanfield's Uuderwear at Spencer's Wf Buy in the Quantities That Command the Lowest Price—No Store Can Undersell Us Wishes to Enow Why. 'Editor B. O. Fedorationlst: So, the Dominion executive, S. P, of O., hae polled over 100 votes in dear old Cumberland constituency. Glorious victury. Why I our old Comrade Gribble had more than that number of students In his economic class In that town in the dim and distant past; and the old-timers, rears ago, looked upon that dlstriot as an almost sure thing for any socialist who might decide to run. W. W. Lefeaux contested that riding at the previous election, and came near to carrying it, I believe. Now, whim an educational genius like W. A. Prltchard appears as a candidate, the workors flght shy. It cannot be that socialist economics are any less true than in other days, for labor power is Still a commodity and the means of production are Btlll privately-owned. Neither can it* be accepted that the voters object to the candidate, because he Is what Roy Matthews called him years ago, "a carbon copy," for such an objection would imply a knowledge of Belfor* Baxlan literature, unattainable by the average hard-working slave. You, my dear editor, are well aware that' we socialists have certain articles of faith and one of them Is that an ever-increasing exploitation will, nay, must characterize the rapid development of tho present Industrial system; and the growth of working class consciousness must at least approximate to that development. The thought provoked by modern productive processes first of all manifests It' self through thoso Individuals capable of receiving It, and sooner or later appears in the form of literature, bat, mark you, literature based upon dialectics and, therefore, not final or ultimate Inspired by the thought which in this way is spread abroad, other men, less susceptible but not less sincere, who have attained to the class spirit, form themselves into parties and endeavor to. arouse In their fellows that revolutionary consciousness which they themselves possess; nnd so long as the class spirit is in the ascendant all goes well. The organ)rations grow and become menaces to governments and all conservative Institutions, and soon gain the reapect and con* fldence of earnest and thoughtful people; but unfortunately, in their growing, they attract to ihemseLvcR those anti-racial elements which are not intelligent onough to appreciate the beauties of revolutionary activity and thought, but are conning enough to undermine tho work done by the men who mnde tho existence of the imrlicN possible. These little creatures grow ambitious, not for the movement, but for tlieiiiNplvt-H, nnd dream dreams of strutting proudly through the corridors nf the world's legislatures. They nlso form themselves into groups of romlc opern conspirators, nnd plot against any man who dares to be possessed of sincerity and other huninn sentiment. They repent glibly nnd without understanding, statement*, msde by spenkers from the public platforms; and whilo decrying tbe earnest party propagandists, cherish In their minds the secret <l"*lrn tn become far-famed orators themselves, Annn i.h"v succeed with much difficulty In fighting their wny through tho first five pages of "Vsliid, Prire and Profit," They are, by thii time, full-fled cod Maxtan economists nnd writers, and a'tnr awhile they palnfnllv and with great effort -*producn ono of those hn-'hrs "■hirh hnvo been hashed and rehashed Mums innumerable, and finish It off most, artistlcall* •"lth H*« abbreviated quotation. "Verb flap." They thon develop tho power to memorise a series of nentences from the works of a Bnx, Hyndmnn or Lewis, (poor Marx being hard to understand la left strictly alone), and deliver these, (oh, striking originality) from the tilatform as their own thoughts. Each onc of them U now a modern Demosthenes and, as a ron seem once, Is far more ambitious. He no longer dreams of being an ordinary common everyday politicnl representative, l^ut his intensified and enlarged aspiration brings visions to him of a national empire premiership, In course of time trickery and even treachery become the order of the day. The old fighters, becoming disgusted, are barred from party activities and soon driven from the or- ganlzatlon. Election time comes round, and aftor a lot of scrapping between the littlo memjJBra of the little "bunch," two or three enndldates nre chosen and tho "press" Ir Informed that "wo are going to win and will be easily elected by plumpers.'' All ts now merry as a pawn ticket out of work, and the choson lights live In a new world "until the liiillnts nre counted, nnd then, alas, thoy re- present, a moving presentation bf a now title tn an old song. "Seo the Conquering Heroes On," The past five yoaTs should, according our philnHnphy, hnve been most prolific In the production of socialists, for thev cover n period nf bitter industrial and finnnrlnl pnnlr nnd widespread unemployment. So dantrorrip «•««. tlm enrly pnrt of this time to the innst'-r clnss -that recourse was had tn wnrld wnr, with nil ItH nwftil enst In life and wenlth: n.ti<1 we, of the revolutionary political'echnnl, I" Rnlte nf onr snffnrlng, were bnnnv in the thought that snclallRin was increasing by leaps and bounds. We Judged, and rightly, .that the principles for whioh wo had longed I and strived, were about to receive a much larger measure of recognition. Wo knew, and we still know, that because of the conditions which only now are passing, the socialist sentiment in British Columbia 1b stronger than ever before. Why then Ib there bo great a decline in tho proletarian vote) Socialists, being in tho mnin anti-militarists, their ranks cannot be depleted by tho war. In truth, the war. should increase our voting power for the fighting forces are moro largely drawn from the other political parties. The old argument re "a floating population" will give us no light, for that phrase implies an "incoming" as well as an "outgoing," and anyhow, the decisive factor In elections Ib the vote of tho relatively stable portion of tho population, What then is the answer? You will remember doubtless that Marx, In his treatment of tho factory legislation of England, laid much stress on the action of the people whon the struggle for 'the shortening of the working day was taking place. The professors of political economy, the politicians, colleges, the nobles, the' capitalistic commoners, and all tho other forces that wealth nnd power ean command, hnd all unitedly and solemnly declared thnt If the day of toil wns reduced by one hour tho whole country would be ruined. Well, the people Insisted, and mark you, the samo people wero intensely ignornnt, but they had instincts and tho economists were compelled to admit that Instinct nad proved right, Engels also lays much stress upon popular Instinct and when spoaking of that fear experienced by rulers and ruling classes, he uses the phrase, "puer rohustiiR sed malltl- arufl." I shall ask you to consider with me two of the mon who hnve ployod no small part In the political drama of this province, nut before proceeding to onr self-appointed task, lot na determine to treat the persons concerned is two separate propositions, without bias resulting from like or dislike, favorable or unfavorable political view. We wilt first of all consider John Mclnnis, Eight years ago ie went to Fort George In search of work after being defeated for Grand Porks. In the recent compafgn he ran as a socialist in the former riding, and at tho time of writing there is doubt as to whether he or the conservative candidate Is elected. As a compliment to our old comrade Mr. Bowser opposed to him a well-known and vory capable ballot box manipulator and cabinet minister, nnd now, at the very worst, Mclnnis will bo defeated hy a vory few votes, *nd Mb chance of winning. looks mighty good to me. Tho vote polled by him In not, I venture to assert, a purely socialist one, but Is n combination of that and voters of the other two parties, the latter being cast for him by men who nrob- ably know little and eare less for his philosophy, and whose Instincts tell them that he Is a man to be trusted. Tho samo Is true of P. Williams, only that no, one ever accnBod him of being a profound student of socialist science; and no one ever dreamed of donhtlng hie honesty. I am of the opinion that If two men appenred before a well-informed people with a view to gaining their suffrages, one of them being an Insincere but avowed socialist, the other an honest and sincere man and avowed Liberal, the latter would be eleoted. And I also contend that the decline of tho socialist vote Is due to the recognition by the people of the iintmst- wnrthiness of tho present shining orbs of the S. P. of C. There are in British Columbia thousands of earnest men and women who are ready to no»r their energies Into a movement which will adequately represent onr class. We and they am Mclc nnto death of the etistlne parties. Will The B. C. Federatlonist helm? the nrean of organised labor, sound the call for which wm nre waiting and have waited far too fangf *■ '0T one, hnno so; and fee! snre tbnt It l« tirsulbln to hnlld nn an organisation „-h\tt" «*lll tinry. nnt for a tlm» nnTv, ni« nf the old nnrMns even as wo burled the MWnl fi—tv In 1fl08 when th» TlHTf. election f -nltH fnnml, Tn enn dim Inn 1ft WA PH« i fn« writer, while rnservlng to hlnlself full »-.„,,l„m „t thniii*-*'-* qnri ttntUm It. |<ht•*.'-» ,,-htnh enncern him *•> an Individual. Is r*>«dv ™A inv|mi<, tn [.tv-o vchnt Uttte ftmnivH) <« l.#» htnt t« tb" 'nWfcemnpn nf « ™ft»»n,nf.* t-V-lnt. *nw UB nnlncMt-n ttin a*Mit|-ttm*-«*> fi Htp i.fi11nnth'«. nv-lT^ln "* «.« «t«n-B r.t \\»n H. M. FITZGERALD. Tranqufllo Hanitorlum, I Kamloops, 11, (I.. Sept. 20, 1910. CANADIAN TBADES AND LABOB CONVENTION AT TORONTO (Continued from Page 1.) tiigiib thnt might indicate whnt \s to be expected in that'direction; finally renewed ardor in.evory sphere of activity, deeper study of nil problems affecting the cause of Labor, and a determination that out of this clashing nnd Blattering of familiar conditions Labor will como forth perfected in every way and belter prepared than ever to face the grefft ond heretofore unexperienced difficulties that the future has in reserve for it." Conscription. "It is scarcely nacessnry to refer again this y&ar to the subject of conscription, beyond a renssertion of the unqualified opposition to that method of enlistment, so emphatically recorded last year' in the report of thc deliberations of the Trades and Labor Congress hold in Vancouver, and whilo realizing thnt a portion of tho press and some public bodies are very industrious in their efforts to forco this kind of militarism on the workers of the Dominion, your executivo would recommend that tho delegates to this convention reaffirm the position tokon at the Vancouver convention and register an emphatic no to anything that savors of conscription. '' Munitions. 'When it was known by the executivo council that the conditions resulting from the outbreak of wnr would necessitate the manufacture of munitions in Canada it was urged thot the govornment undertake the same by utilizing its various shops for that purpose. The position of the government in connection therewith and the arguments of the executivo council in support thereof is summed up in excerpts taken from a letter written by Pros!- STANHELD 'S HEAVY BIB- bed Underwear; unshrinkable natural wool; sizos 34 to 44. A garment $L25 STANHELD'S "BED LABEL" heavy cream wool underwear; sizes 34 to 44. Price $1.75 STANHELD'S "BLUE LA- boi"; heavy cream wool, ribbed; sizes 34 to 44. Per Garment $2.00 STANFIELD'S "BLACK LA- bel"; heavy cream wool; sizos 34 to 44. Price, garmont..$2.25 STANFIELD'S FINE ELASTIC ribbed underwear; natural v wool, in three weights at, per garment, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 STANFIELD'S CBEAM SILK and wool Underwear; magniil- cent. Price, per garment $2.26 ' COMBINATIONS in all the above linos at twice the price of ' single garments. NOTE—All Stanfield's garments are guaranteed unshrinkable. David Spencer Limited ^DAVID SPENCEB, LTD. DAVID SPENCEB, LTD. dent Watters to B. S. Ward, Winnipeg, machinists' representative, in reply to information asked for relative to the leasing of the Transcona shops to a private sholl-making company." Permanent Congress Headquarters. "Your executive council cannot allow this year's convention to pass without expressing the pleasure of the trades unionists of Canada at tho step taken by tho American Federation of Labor in establishing thoir permanent headquarters in Washington, D, C. ThiB move on the part of the executive council of the A. F. of L. was taken after many years of development and not until such a progressive move could be justified. The Trades and Labor Congress has occupied a similar position. Economic necessity has determined that the headquarters should bo modest in physical appointments and conducted at a minimum expenditure. During the past sovcto years tho Congross has moro than doubled its affiliated membership, and the finances have been placed on a more substantial basis. A roserve fund of $10,000 has been deposited in the bank for saeh purposes as would further the befit interests tlf the Congress. In the light of these facts your executive council fool that the time has now arrived to seriously consider tho advisability of purchasing a proporty in the city of Ottawa whero the permanent officos of tho Congress can bo established. We feel that now is nn opportune timo to tako the stop forward, both from the standpoint of the possibilities and needs of the Congress and from tho standpoint of economy in tho purchase of a suitablo property. Proporty values have been much higher than they nro at the present time and the indications are that they will, rise just as soon as the war is over and the financial and industrial uncertainty has passed away. We would therefore recommend that tho executive councU be empowered *o pn chase n suitable proporty, not to exceed a prico of *20,000, to be used as tho Congress headquarters, the terms of pur chase to be satisfactory to tho executive council, and having in mind the financial status of the Congress, and its ability to meet its financial obligations. Wc would further recommend that th^e executive council be empowered to call in such advisors as thoy doom necessnry to make the purchase an advisable one, both from tne standpoint of utility and profit to the Congress." Workmen's Compensation Acts. "The good example set by Ontario respecting legislation providing 'for compensntion to workmen for injuries sustained by them in the course of their employment has, since lost we mot, had its influence in Manitoba and British Columbia. The reports of the executives from those provinces will demon Btrate to the delegates the progress made, and it is recommended that renewed efforts be mado in tho remaining provinces to secure the enactment of similar laws." ./ Industrial Disputes Act. "As pointed out in the convention call, your executive had prepared a new Disputes Act. Copies hove been distributed freely and the close scrutiny of the delegates is requested to be directed to tho draft act. while no one expects that our counsel has given us a perfect act, at tho samo time we are satisfied that the draft more clearly approaches our wishes than anything else yet presented. Mr. O'Douoghuo will be presont during tho discussion of the bill to explnin its provisions nnd to answer any questions the dclogates desire to nsk." Bemember the Labor Press. "A most gratifying feature of the year has been the encouragement given to the Labor pcoss by the membors of the various unions. This is ns it should be. A virile press enn do much to disseminate the views and aspirations of organized labor; to inform and advise tlio .public of our attitudo on public quostions, and to meQt tho buncombe that too of ten passes for wisdom ns to Labor nffuirs that appears in somo of the daily press. Tho delegates should, upon thoir return home, advocate tho appointment of strong local committees to aid in every wny tho Labor press of tho country in Ub loyal And encouraging support to tho Labor movement." What of the Near Future? "We cannot too strongly impress upon each and every delegate^fho importance of his mission here, ■ Whatever may be his own special views on any particular Bubjccf, be is the mouthpiece of thousands scattered over tho section whence he cornea, and he will bo the speaking-trumpet of the convention in carrying to them the results of all tho deliberations of the Trades and Labor CongreBs of Canada. The futuro prosperity and happinesB of the working peoplo of Canada constitutes tho one grand nnd paramount nim of the Congress, and in tho attainment of such an object hho co-oporntion of each one, within hiB own Bphero of action, is no- cessory, Beforo another convention Ib held the entiro faco of affairs in thc world may bo changed. Whnt aspect the new conditions will presont wo arc unable to foretell, but the representatives of organized labor should be prepared to moot thom no matter what their form or their complexion. Once the great curtain is dropped upon the last of tho war-tragedy that now holds tho world-fltago, it will bo raised anew to presont a very difforent drama; nnd in that performance, of readjustme: and reorganization, thoro will be b times with big problems that requi big mon. Labor must emerge from tl wrock with a clear conception of tl part it is to play." "Mother" Crothers Again Present. Hon. T. W. Crothers, minister * Lnbor, is attending somo of the sittin] of the Congress, as usual, where he hon much, but remembers Uttle. If you are interested in securing a free 160- acre homestead along the new P. G. E. Railway, in the fertile valleys of Northern British Columbia write for particulars to DRAWER 3, c|o Federationist, Room 217, Labor Temple, Vancouver, B. C. PANTAGES UntauiUad Vindtvitl. M.M. I.1HTAOES VAUDEVILLE THBEE SHOWS DAILY 3:46, 7:80, «:18 Swol'i New Mitlnn, 16c; ET.ntali, lie, 26c. eonvSobaeoo. BAGGAGE Delivered to any pan of tbe city. Furniture and Pianos Moved or Stored at reasonable ratea. Phono* Seymoar 405, 005. Night and Sunday calls, Sey, 3580. Grut Northern Transfer Co. (McNeill, Welch A Wllion, Lid.) 80 Fender St. W., Vancouver, B.O. The weather test •■—is what puts footwear "on its mottle"—and the weather test will soon be here—wc had a taste of it on Monday —wet,' sloppy streets. The man with a pair of LECKIE BOOTS can defy the "weather man" at his worst. Go to your dealer now and ask for a pair of LECKIE BOOTS for "heavy weather" wear. They will be as sturdy and staunch as an oak, yet, mark you, not clumsy looking—not, a bit—on the contrary they ■are a "gentleman's" boot in every sense of the word. "Che Qualify goes before the thCame goes that', s a ON LECKIE
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