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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST INDCSTRUL PNITT: STRENGTH. TWELFTH YEAR. No. 50 EIGHT PAGES OFFICIAL PAPEB: VANCOUVER 1*#E3 AND LABOB COUNCIL. VANCOUVER, B. C, FRH)AY MOUSING, DECEMBER 10,1920 POLITICAL PNITT t VICTOBfr $2.60 PER YEAfe REPUBLICANS QUIT F. L P. IN CITY E T Economic Conditions Going to Make Things Hot * for Politicians Big Burden of Debt Has Every Chance of Being Increased Rejoicing among Republicans over their sweeping victory hu al ready given place to a pronounced nervousness as they realize their party's sole and exclusive responsl- - blllty for solving problem, which oan not be solved—in four1 years. Into this base of uncertainty and misgiving, the progressives are planning to drive their audacious chariot filled with Immediate, con- •tructlve demands. Figures art at hand showing that thtt United States ts spending more on lta nayy every year than the combined naval budgets of England, France, Italy and Japan. To pay this terrible burden, the wage- earner, farmer and lower middlo classes are taxed upon nearly every article they produco er consume. The progressive .opposition in congress intends to hang this issue up* where people can see tt, and to keep repeating with aggressive Insistence the question: "Waa It to assume this burden that we fought a war to end wars?" Congressman Kahn's new bill for military conscription contemplates an outlay by leaders of the last •esslon of more than $1,000,000,000 yearly, a sum much greater than Qermany spent for' all government purposes when at the height of her power aa a military menace to the world. Into the uneasy ears ot Harding lieutenants the soothsayers have begun to whisper: "Beware the I'des of Maroh!" By that fateful time It will be aeen that the new con gross waB elected by voters who had ono hate and one only—Wilson! Sum up tho different reaaona they had for their hating, and you will see in how many directions tho next congress may fly asunder. DONT FORGET THE DANCE Don't forget the ilnnc. ln tho Fender Holt on Saturday night. The floor la good, the music will be the beet, and the admission Is easy Gents SOc, ladies 25c. Contribute to Defense Fund The Lumber Workers at Camp 7, Ocean Falls, have contributed the aum* of .107.60 towards th. defense fund. AT I HAL International Situation as Affecting Workers to Be Dealt With Last Sunday evening J. S. Woods- Worth held forth at tha Federated Labor Party meeting ln the Colonial theatre, Qranvllle Street, Comrade R. P. Pettipiece occupied the chair, Comrade Woodsworth spoke at Mme length on the outstanding features of the reoent provincial election. He pointed out that the oampalgn, as far as the Federated Labor Party was concerned, had been a clean campaign, and that none ot the speakers had descended to the mud-sltnglng tactics employ- 1 by organisations putting up candidates for provincial honors. It had been the aim, and waa still the aim, of the F. L. P. to keep before the publlo certain principles. He derided the vote-catching, preelection promises and ln some cases lack of promises of other parties, ; and pointed out the platform of the . Labor Party was not one of vote- catching Items, but that each item on the programmo stated a principle, and that these principles would be adhered to. The platform waa not ono that changed with each ■ucceedlng election, the ultimate objective of the party being the collective ownership and democratic operation of 'the means of wealth production, and that objective had been, during tha recent campaign and would at all times In the future be continually kept before the public. The speaker made lome references, to the . boasted "•olid sixes" of the old-line partlea, and reminded hia audience that the result of the poll had ■hown that the only candidates that remained solidly together were the candidates of the F, L. P., and the Labor vote Waa so close together that no other candidate came' in between them. It showed tbat 7600 persona ln this city knew what they wanted and they voted for lt and tt alone. It was not the men that they had voted for, lt was the principles that those men represented that had received the endorsation of the working olass. Comrade Woodsworth went on to deal with the growing strength of the movement all over the world, mentioning the forming ot Intercollegiate Socialist societies as an Indication ef the spread of SociaUst propaganda Into new fields. Next Sunday evening Comrade Tom Richardson will speak on "The Internationa] Situation." Mrs. Lorimer will occupy the chair. Meeting will commence at 8 p.m. Organ recital trom 7.30 to 8 p.m. by Mr. A. P. Mlchener. SIX MILLION DOLLAR ordeb WAimra V. 8 Will Have at Least Three Candidates in the Campaign At the general meoting of the Federated Labor Party last Wednesday eevnlng, W. J, Scrlbben waa nominated aa aldermanlc candidate for the coming civic elections, with two others to be nominated at next Wednesday's meeting. There will be a sooial held in the F. L. P. hall, 148 Cordova street, on Saturday night at I p. m. Speakers, Mrs. Q. S. Corse and Comrade Neelands, M. L. A., with Comrade Cassidy In the chair. Music and refreshments. Dr. W. 1. Curry will apeak at the Forum meeting Sunday afternoon, and T. Richardson at the Colonial Sunday evening. Women's Auxiliary The regular meeting of the Women'a Auxiliary of the One Hi_ Union, will be held tonight (Friday) at a p.m., in the large hall, 804 Fender street west. It ls expected that arrangements will be made at this meeting for a Christmaa tree entertainment for the children of the members of the organization. BEGIN RELIEF IN Medical Supplies Being Sent Over By "American Friends" (By the Federated Press) Philadelphia, Pa.—The American Friends' Service Oommlttee has announced that it Is beginning relief work la Russia. It has just been notified that Miss Anna J. Haines of Moores town, N. J., an experienced worker who spent several years in Russia In relief work under the government of the Czar and Kerensky, wilt soon arrive ln Reval. She. plans to go to Moscow, where "she will co-operate with Arthur J. Watts, "an English Friend, who has been working in Russia for the last six months. Miss Haines will take $100,003 worth of supplies, mostly medical, Into Russia, and she and her assistants will direct their diatrlbn t;on. The committee says tho Friends will have complete control of all supplies sent to Russia and will allot them to Institutions and the most needy of the civilian population. They will begin by distributing condensed milk, cod liver oil, chocolate, soap, shoes, stockings, and woollen goods, ln addition to medical supplies. Russia Offers Big Order to V. 8. Wblch Can Only Bo Filled . By lifting Ban (By the Federated Press) Milwaukee. — Milwaukee Arms will receive orders for IM00.000 worth of manufactured goods as soon as the United States raises the ban on the importation of Rus. Btan gold. This was the atatement made today by B. L. Bobroff, president, Bobroff Foreign Trading Co., who recently returned from a prolonged business trip In Russia. He asserted that the Soviet government has deposited $2,000,000 In roid ln Reval to apply on $6, 000,000 worth of orders which he brought back with him. -"Additional business worth 10 times that amount Is waiting," he said, "as soon as the ban Is lifted, If such an arrangement were made thete would be enough business to keep Milwaukee factories going all winter." F. L. P. Campaign Contribution^ A list of contributions to the F. L. P. campaign fund from logging camps will be forwarded to the delegates as soon as the financial report can be prepared. DON'T FORGET THE DANCE Don't forget tho dunce In the Pender Hnll on Saturday night. The floor Is good, the music will be tho best, and thc admission ls easy. Gents SOc, ladles 25c. Russian Troops Capture Capital and Republic Is Declared London—Russian Soviet troops captured Brlvan, the Armenian capital, on Thursday, and Armenia has declared Itself a Soviet Republic, tt ls asserted in a wireless dispatch received from Moscow. The troops of the old Armenian government have placed themselves at the disposal of the Soviet administration, the dispatch adeclares. It really has a world significance because tt Indicates that the movement against the English and French setzifres of territory of the former Turkish Empire is gathering Btrength, Armenia, instead of being a dependent state of the British Empire, Is now an active part of the Russian-Turkish alliance. Put a one-cent stamp od this paper and mall It to a friend. Raid Union of Irish Transport Workers and Drive Out Members The official organ of the Irish Transport Worker's* union "Watch word of Labor", has the following to say ln connection with the trouble in Ireland: The Irish Transport Workers' union Is coming ln for the special attention of the Black-and-Tans. The books, documents, cards, etc., of our branches at Ardee and Louth have been seized during raids on the premises, and thc Black-and-Tans have declared that the I. T. and G. W. U. ts a disloyal organization and will be suppressed. The residence of one of our or' ganlzers has been raided. His rooms and clothes were searched, and he himself wns asked for', Luckily for his life, he was not available. The i house of anothor branch secretary has been raided, and the house has been smashed to atoms by English military. All books, letters, stationery, etc., belonging to the union were seized. In other instances the military are ejecting our members from 0ur halls every time they attempt to enter to transact union business. Frbm another centre a member ■—an ex-army man who belongs to no political organization—writes to head office to say that he has got a death notice and is "on the run." He wants us to find out why he has been singled out for murder. Don't forget the smoker tonight (Friday) at 8 p.m. ln the Pender Kail, corner Howe and Pender Streets. Admission 50c. Bek Says Allies Will Insist on Using Poland for Another Attack (By the Federated Press) New York.—Another offensive will be started by the Allies against Soviet Russia on the Polish, front, tt is predicted by Col. B. Roustam Bek, military expert connected with the Russian Soviet Bureau here. Russian - Polish peace will bc of short duration, he declares. Despite the apparent fact that concord will be reached between Soviet Russia and Poland as a result of the parleys at Riga, Bek contends that the Allies will Insist upon using Poland as a stamping ground for another military adventure against Russia. But considerable resistance from the Russian forces may be expected, *the expert asserts. Soviet troops are now concentrated there —a substantial army of 20 divisions, Bek Is optimistic concerning Russia's ability to stem any invasion by foreign aggressors. With the dissolution of Semenoff's army ln Siberia and the establishment of a Soviet government Jn Armenia, he believes Russia has been cleared of any real opposition up to and beyond her frontiers. F. L. P. FORUM The F. L. P. Forum will bo reopened on Sunday afternoon com menclng at 8 o'clock, the speaker being Dr. Curry, who will speak on *Is the Ballot Worth While.' Everybody welcome. H Recount Demanded on Recent Municipal Vote- Big Labor Vote Two men and one woman were elected on the Labor ticket In last week's Winnipeg municipal elections. Farmer, thjs I. L. P. candidate for mayor, was defeated by E. Farnell on the Citizens ticket, by 980 votes, but a recount has been demanded on account of tbe number of ballots rejected by the returning officers. Eleetion of civle officials was wide* proportional representation. For the mayoralty, with only two candidates, the special features of "P.R." did not apply. Reports are published that large numbers of mayoralty ballots were rejected be* cause they were marked with "X" instead of by the number "1," and that fr'om 20 to 40 ballots were spoiled ln most polling subdivisions in Ward I. Small Majority Present figures give Parnell IB,- 806 votes and Farmer 14,360. Farmer headed the poll in Wards II and III, but Parnell's majority in the first ward was sufficient to overcome the Labor man's lead. Farmer, who ran for the mayoralty a year ago, increased his vote by 1846. Parnell polled 878 votes fewer* than secured a year ago by Mayor Gray. The total yote, even allowing for large numbers of spoiled ballots, was small, with close to 90,000 names on the lists. Heaps Is Elected Alderman A. A. Heaps, Labor, in Ward III, is the only aldermanlc candidate actually elected on flrst choice, and he has 1169 votes oyer the quota, Six to Twelve With three elected and three held over from last year's.election, Labor will have six on the council, as onipared to twelve on capitalist party tickets. Four Labor candidates were elected to the school board, as against eleven citizens. Meetings in O.B.U. Hall For the Coming Week 804 PENDER STBEET WEST HONDAY—Piledrivers TUESDAY—Danoe 9 to 2 -WEDNESDAY—Trados and Labor Couneil THURSDAY—Plasterers' Helpers: Dance 9 to 12 FRIDAY—Open Forum SATURDAY—Dance 9 to 1. CJJIi ifl fi nut Socialist Party Is Raising Funds for Late Mem ber of Party C. M. O'Brien is a well-known mie among Socialists, and throughout the Labor movement in Canada. For many years he roamed east aijd west in this country spreading tho doctrine of working class education, not alono in big towns, but wherever he could get an audicnec, however small, in small towns and tn farming communities. His name is particularly well ltijown ln Alberta, in the Legislative Assembly of which Province he was a member for four- years, representing the Rocky Mountain division. In that' assembly he did lasting work, and during those four years he took advantage of his opportunity to act as an organizer for Socialism, lecturing wherever he might be heard. The past few years have changed, his working ground, and he has been ttie guiding spirit In organizing Rochester, N. Y„ as one of the ltvest centres of Socialist education In the United States. Last year, tbout this Ume, he was arrested under the Criminal Anarchy law of the United States, charged with having sold a copy of the Manifesto of the Communist Labor Parly. He has been on ball on that charge .since that time, excepting that he hns b:>en slated for' deportation by the Immigration department of the United States, and has three times been arrested under warrant Issued by that department. The deportation charges have now been dropped, but the charges under tho Criminal Anarchy law still hang over him, and his case is to be heard some time during this mouth. In this connection, a committee of defence has been organized, and funds arc required to meet the necessary logal expenses. O'Brien has a host of friends throughout Canada, who are anxious to learn of his welfare. Funds for his defence muy bc sent to Louis Stark, G80 St. Paul street, Rochester, N. Y. The Socialist Party of Canada, of which tVBrien was for many years a member, has opened a defence fund. Moneys may, bc sent to 13. Macleod, 401 Pender street east, Vancouver, B. C. , American Organization to .Start Another Attack on (By Paul Hanna) (Staff Correspondent for the Fed erated Press) ./Washington.—Delirious with the hdrrors ot het imperialistic peaee, Europe staggers again into the grog-shop, and pleading with Uncle Sam for more money and soldiers cries out, ln the words of will Dyson: "For the love of Gawdt Mister, give ma another1 go at that bottle)" ' Just $20,000(000, enough to transport Wrangcl's soldiers of fortune from the Island of Lemnos to start another war In Armenia, will bp enough this time. And tf con gress hasn't the nerve to give lt out of the public treasury, won't a few millionaires come across with it privately, for the sake of human Ity, and another round by the heavy artillery! ',>'Lord' Robert Cecil Informs the reporters at Geneva that a special cablegram has been sent by the League of Nations assembly to the American Red Cross, asking for f-20,000,000 "to bo used only to Ahance the expedition" o'f troops to Armenia. Lord Robert cuts straight through all the nonsense about the Rfed Cross being a non-combatant "mother of the world," whose business Is solely to bandage the wounded and feed the hungry. He nnd the. League a:;k for $20,000,000 to move an army to the battle front. Vfrash Ing* on citizens subscribed only-, one-half their quota to the Red. Cross appeal which concluded last 'week. How much more eagerly they would have given had they been told quite plainly that It IS now the task of the Red Cross, not mek-ely to nurse a wounded world, but to Inflict fresh tortures Upon It. 'Don't forget the smoker tonight (Friday) at 8 p.m. In the Pender Hftll, corner Howe and Pender Streets. Admission BOc. LABOR DEFEATED BY POLITICAL TRICKERY Bradford "Labor Gets Big Vote, but No Representatives on City Council (By the Federated Press) London—An analysis of the recent voting at thc municipal elections by tbe secretary of the Proportional Representation Society, •hows that the results do not correctly show tho amount of Labor support given. At Bradford, for Instance, Labor heads the ,11st of parties with a poll of 33,810 votes, and has not a single seat, while he Liberals come next with a poll of 80,700 votes, and win 11 seats; ahd the Conservatives, with 29,670 votes, 12 seats. Tampa, Fla.—Twenty thousand Florida lumbermen have been subjected to a 26 per cent, wags jut all the way down the line. The naval stores, employing 7,000 men, have made a similar cut All Arrangements Com- . plete for Smoker Tonight ; Another batch of members were adibltted to the General Workers' unit.of the O. B. U. at the regular meeting on Wednesday night. A communication from tho Liberator vna received offering a reduction In lhe Hiibsctiptipn rate to five or iffoVc members of any organization Wishing to subscribe to that paper, Thi* secretary was instructed to tWce tho subsci'lplions of any mem- beijs wishing to avail themselves of -the offer. T The secretary reported thnt the ballots on the proposed amendments to the O. B. U. constitution Wfere now In and the committee appointed to tabulate the vote was Ihstructed to count the vote and that it was In the general olllce by the 16ih. #he smoker committee reported that the smoking concert would b4 held tonight (Friday) and that all arrangements had been made, and that a good time was assured, as .a better programme had been arranged than at the last smoker, wbfch had "been admitted was one of ^ho bent ever held In the city. ;Tlie Forum committee reported tltu another meeting of thc Forunv ww|ld.bc held on Friday the 17th, and^thnt a good speaker would be seMned for that evening. A motion to do away with the delegate system to the Central Labor Council, and to provide for an anv nil ment to the constitution of the Trades and Labor Couneil to ailow all member's on whom per uapita tax hud been paid to have a* voice and vote In the council meetings cnused considerable discussion. An amendment calling for lhe holding of two open meetings a month at which all workers could attend whether they belong to the O. B. U. or not was mhde and Anally adopted, the motion being defeated. The question of literature for tho roading room Whs again brought up and In thc absence of the librarian, nothing wftadnne; several suggestions were nfcdc and these will be attended to bf the librarian. The meeting adjourned at about 10:20 p.m. SHIPYARD FIGHT ON ' OT LOS ANGELES .Open Shop Campaign Continues with Further Discharge of 16,000 Hen (By the Federated Press) Beattle, Wash.—-Members of the Metal Trades of Beattle have been warned by the Los Angeles Metal Trades Council that the Southern California section Is flooded with men and the shipyards companies have adopted a policy of discharging employees and endeavoring to hire them again at lower wagea Employers have been advertising in newspapers In other states in an effort to break down wage scales. Recently the Los Angeles Shipyards Company discharged 1,600 men for taking their regular Saturday afternoon holiday. They were told they eould go to work at greatly reduced wages. Wages of blacksmiths, for example, were reduoed from $1.41 to 90 cents per hour. EXPECT LILY DEBATES IN N.S. Labor and Farmer Representative to Form Opposition in House The meeting of the executive of the Nova Scotia Labor Party last week has aroused Interest as to the leadership of the opposition party in the Nova Scotia Legislature. Several names have been mentioned, but no definite action hag been taken. Among the names prominently mentioned ts that of H. L. Taggart, of Colchester. Mr. Taggart ls one of the leaders in the Farmer Party, and possibly, if it Is a Farmer that ts to lead the op- postlon, the lot will fall to him. The present outlook shows that the Farmer and Labor members are moving close together, and before another month has passed, Nova Scotia wtll have evolved a solid, unified fighting opposition. The coming sessions of the N. S. Legislature no doubt, tf reports are correct, will witness lively debates. Thc elected representatives of the Farmers and of the Independent Labor Party came together at a meeting following and found themselves ln full agreeement on all points discussed.—The Citizen (Halifax). IS Nanaimo Women See the Necessity for Or- ganizr.tion The women of Nanalmo have formed a Woman's Labor league for political and other purposes, benefitting the working olass; learning by the experience of the reeent election the women here under the guidance of Mrs. Rose Henderson and Mrs, T. A. Barnard have lost no time in organizing. About 40 women attended a meeting In the labor committeo rooms at 10 o'clock Tuosday morning, December 7, and after a stirring talk by Mrs. Henderson unanimously decided Jo organise. A committee was appointed to send to the Old Country and elsewhere to get suitable literature on social and economic -problems; general educational works will be taken up; special attention will be paid to all working class women to see that they are on the voters' list forthwith. Meetings will be held twice a month at present. Mrs. Barnard will be the principal speaker at the next meeting, Tuesday, December 14, at 8 p.m. Officers elected were: President, Mrs. Wlndley; vice-president, Mrs. Murdock; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Newton. Similar meetings are planned for Newcastle riding. IN Westminster O. B. U, The O. B. U. unit in New Westminster has decided to hold regular meetings in the Labor Temple on the. first and third Wednesdays ln each month. All members of the organization in that district are requested to attend the meetings regularly. North Vancouver Meeting An organization of the F. L. P. will be held tn the Aberdeen Block Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Where Is your Union button? REVOLT AGAINST INDIA OOVERNMENT GROWING BBIHons Will Soon Bc Vslng Direct Action for Freedom ln India (By the Federated Press) New Tork.—Quoting a prediction made at the flrst all-labor conference of India about two months ago, Tar'aknath Dos, Indian nationalist, declared that within a year there will be more than &,- 000,000 workers using direct action to supplement the constitutional movement for freedom from Great Britain. As evidence of the seriousness of the present situation In India, Das cited the recent revolt of the Indian troops against fighting In Mesopotamia, and the threat of n general strike, which prevented the Prince of Wnles from visiting the country. Give a little encouragement to our advertisers. SOVIET SUE Sets Two of Her Old Enemies at Loggerheads- Cut Jap Aspirations The Siberian concessions made to a group of Los Angeles capitalists, headed by Washington D. Vanderlip, Involves one of the most sparsely settled districts of thc world, the torritory of Siberia west of the 166th meridian. It is a matter of fisheries, oil wells, minerals and forests, rather than of people. Russia cnn not defend these undeveloped natural, resources from tho Japanese, who claim a sphere of Influence over the whole of Eastern Siberia. Hence, In granting something wblch she really does not hnve to a group of American capitalists she may well he cleverly setting two of her enemies, Japan and the United .States, nt each other's throats. Tho fact that the men behind the scheme ore Cnllfornlans, with strong anti-Japanese feelings, adds to the International dynamite at present In the situation. Washington D. Vanderlip should not be confused with Frank Vanderlip, the New York banker, who has been ln the public eye for a long time. Attempt to Reduce Wages Is Resented by Trade Unionists London, Eng.—The^flrst attempt to reduce wages on account of the slump in trade resulted In a strike of shlpbiuldtng and ship-repairing joiners in the United Kingdom. Even where employers are prepared to postpone or withdraw notices to reduce the wages, the men will still strike. Many have already ceased work, and by the end of the week, lt ls expected that some 20,000 will be affected. About 5000 joiners In all the Clyde shipyards are out. Notices had been given to joiners fn the shipyards that employers would cease, after Dec. 4 to pay the 12b. bonus which was granted last spring, when the demand for joiners ln the building trade had depleted the shipyards. The Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners UnionB be- blleves that all men will be absorbed Into tho building Industry and, ln the event of building employers refusing to engage men on strike, all unions of the building industry are considering the Question of taking drastic action. Progressives Win The Progressive forces won In the election of officers of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union of Vancouver, at Wednesday's election. Those elected were William Crawford, president; J. Pcott, vice- president; J. W. Hook, financial secretary and business agent; Phil Howard, Jack Wear, J. Wilson, J. Oulette and Tom Crombie, executive board; Geo. Parklngton, J. C, Scott and Mrs. G. Shaughnessy, sick committee. FRANCE NOW THt British Allow French io Play Game of Bossing Europe Ambitions of Both French and British Diplomat* Means Trouble (By Scott Nearing) (SUK Writer for the Federated PrtsS) (A chapter (rom f, forthcoming pamphlet on "The Peace of Europe.") The outsandlng feature of the European political aituatlon ia the diplomacy of France. Since the daya of Napoleon the Great, the French ruling clasa haa felt a proprietary Intereat in Europe—an interest that includes the entire continent Tha more ambitious among the Franch statesmen aaw their country sitting once more In the high place at the council table of the European nations, and deciding the destiny of Europe's millions. With Rusaia In the turmoil of revolution .and Germany temporarily out of the running, the time seemed to them ripe for re- assertlon' of the time-honored right of France to dectate the politics of the continent Influenced by Investments This political Interest of the French In the destinies of continental Europe waa very much Influenced by the extent ot her Investments, which were particularly large ln Russia, Aa one man put It—"There is not a person in France who has not something tucked away up along the Volga." He referred, of course, to the investing class, which is unusally large in France. The diplomacy of France dominates Europe for two reasons: First, because it Ib the only logical diplomacy for capitalist empires to pursue; second, because Great Britain, the only other capitalist power In Europe strong enough to have a diplomacy, as a matter of form lets some other nation direct the affairs of continental Europe, and then, aa occasion offer's, either forms an alliance with this nation, If lt la not too powerful; or, If It grows dangerous, forms an alliance againat it. Maintain World Power By this means, the world power of the British ls maintained; while at the same time that their posl- (Continued on page t) Gibsons Landing Contribution That the boys in gaol at Winnipeg have not been forgotten hy the workers at Gibsons Landing Is evidenced by the receipt of 960 towards the defense fund. A rummage H.ilc was held and the nbove sum realized. UP IN ARMS Carpathians Oppose Selling of Lands to Rich Immigrants (By the Federated Press) Vienna—Educated In Communism by threo years' service tn the Bolshevik armj^ ln Soviet Russia, whence they have recently returned to their homes ln Carpatho- Russia (the most eastern part nf Czech o-Slovakta), the pensants thero have risen In arms against the attempt of Count Schornborn, large landed proprietor, to sell his enormous estate ln small lots to so- called "dollar men." The "dollar men" are comparatively rich Immigrants, who have returned from the United States with their pockets full of highly prized United Stales money. The aim of tho peasants Is the collective ownership of land, a system which they experienced ln 1919, during the short-Jived Com: munist rule of Beta Kun. OPEN FORUM PENDER HALL Corner Pender and Howe Streets Friday, December 17th AT 8 P.M. Subject: "What Is the Dictatorship of the Proletariat?" Speaker-J. HARRINGTON S. P. of C. Candidates Reviewed Elections Last Sunday The task of disseminating work* lug class knowledge and to spread amongst the working class a con* sclousnestj of the position they occupy in human society remains the task of the Socialist Party, after and during election times. From lhi8 point of view J. Smith emphasized the fact that December 1 dtd not decide anything of moment to the workers beyond the fact that thu voting showed that capitalism appeared a desirable system to the great majority. To have been the victim of receiving votes that were evidently Intended for Mary Ellen seems to have been .responsible for his polling a larger vote than the other candidates on the party ticket. The speaker concluded with a special appeal for funds to assist ln the defense of C. M, O'Brien, whose zeal for educating his fellow workers In the United States had landed him In the clutches of the law. S. Earp gav« a short sketch of his "Impression of a Candidate" and also took occasion to deal with the questions of tactics and fatal- Ism, which were amongst the criticisms levelled at the policy of the Socialist Party of Canada. The changed viewpoints of articles In the papers recently concerning Soviet Russia were also dealt with In the concluding remarks of the speaker. J. Harrington In his opening remarks drew attention to the position adopted by the Socialist Party In election campaigns, when candidates are put up to Instruct our fellow men in matters social. The only competitors tn the recent election were the professional spellbinders. Outside of these particular drawing cards the closing of the campaign showed that the Socialist Party was drawing double the audiences of the other parties. On such a basis our campaign wns a success, "We do not put ourselves in the position of the others. Wo put ourselves in the position that we believe we understand thc forces that operate in society. "We do not ask them to elect us, and of course they don't. We were the only peoplo who knew what wes going to happen and we are tha only people outside of six who were not disappointed. Oliver and Bowser, ln spite of the Illuminating ,- calumnies hurled at one another, were both selected by the electors of Vancouver as flt and; pru.uei (Continued on page 7) PAGE TWO TWELFTH YEAB. NO. SI THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST Vancouver, b. a FRIDAY....'. December 10, IM* MEN'S Overcoats $15.00 A clean-up of all odd lines of Men's Overcoats that sold as high as $40—You will flnd many extraordinary bargains in this lot ARNOLD & QUIGLEY 546 GRANVILLE STREET V Gifts Fancy China OPEN STOCK DINNER SETS Make ever an Ideal gift—It ls ao eaay to always replace these pieces whloh become broken, or add to the set. 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Itt Me Examine Your Teeth and Give Ton My Estimate X-RAY EQUIPMENT Wk«n the roots If lbs te.tk are diietied ordinary elimination often falls* For inch cues I hsve s fall X-Rsy equipment and bave made a epeeial etnir el X-Ray Denllltry. My examination work ia thorough. Dr. BRETT ANDERSON 602 HASTINOS ST. W. Corner Seymour PHONE SEYMOUR 8331 Offlee Open Tuesday and Friday Evenings DR. BRETT ANDERSON, formerly member of the Faculty of tho College of Dentistry, University ot Southern California, Lecturer on Crown tnd Bridgework, Demonstrator In Platowork and Open* tlV* Dentistry, Looal and Guneral Anaesthesia. 10 Sub: Cards Oood for one year'i aubsorlption to The B. 0. Federatlonist, will be mailed to any iddreaa In Canada for 122.50 (Good anywhere ouulde of Vancouver city.) Order ten-today. Remit when aold. ONE OF THE FINESTTONICS Good for Health Improves the Appetite CHEAP PRODUCTION Everyone knowe that cheap goods can only be procured by using cheap materials and employing cheap labor. CASCADE JBEER is produced from the highest grade materials procurable —Cascade is a UNION produce from Btart to finish. VANCOUVER BREWERIES LIMITED Mr. George and the Constitution HELP SOVIET RUSSIA and SOVIET UKRAINE Our brothers and sisters there heed immediate Medical Aid. Mail your contribution at once. If you are willing to help, write the Secretary for a subscription list M. POPOVICH, Secretary, Medical Relief Committee for Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine, Box 3591, Postal Station B., Winnipeg. Enclosed please find the sum of. ..Dollars towards purchase of Medical Supplies for Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine. Name Address IH.—THE COMMONS AND THB PROCESS OF LEGISLATION (By Harold J. Laski In thi Lon don Nation) IN ANT parliamentary syatem fhe root of progress lies ln the technique of procedure. The representative assembly must be .given the continuous opportunity ot effective discussion. It must focus public opinion about ita de bates. Ths nation must feel that its power of action is at once both constant aiid independent.. These were the sources from which for a period of a century and a half the House of Commons drew its prestige among the legislatures of the world. In the nineteenth century, indeed, the primary effort of the age was legislative In character; with the result that lt is by great statutes that Its epochs are, for the most part, determined. But ln our own day, the centre of significance has shifted to the administrative field. Parliament must now con cejn- itself less with laying down precisely the detailed measures it is the business of the Civil Service to execute, than the general principles of \Wilch the exact application must be left to the departments most nearly concerned. This tendency, of course, dates from period before the war, as the rule making and Judicial powers of suoh bodies aa the Board of Inland Revenue and the Insurance Commissioners make clearly evident. But lt has grown enormously in the last few years. It is, of course, a convenient power; for it confers upon a government department a flexibility of technique in no other fashion to be secured. From Westminster to Whitehall Its conveniences, however, are not less apparent than Its dangers. Executive legislation must, unless the House of Commons be an independent and liberal-minded body, inevitably tend to Star-Cham ber methods in time of crisis. It frill do more. The centre of appeal ceases to Ue with the representative assembly. Attention always concentrates upon the centre of the political drama; and executive leg istation means that men turn away from Westminster to Whitehall. The departments inevitably magnify their offlce; and since criticism of them must mainly come not from the private member, but from those who directly feel the results of their policy, they are bound on the one hand to hamper objectionable influence, and upon the other to evade a public scrutiny. They develop direct access to the Press. They create their own publiicty departments which compete with the House of Commons for public attention. They flnd secreted within the framework of statutes intentions and possibilities of which no man dreamed at their inception. They shift from administration to the making of policy; and that policy is made solely with the view of subsequent electoral advantage. The civil servant, that is to say. exchanges his flne tradition of neutrality for a dependence upon ministerial want which, while lt may Increase his importance, Is destructive of precisely the k Ini of prestige which ln the last naif century the public confidence in him has been derived. Administration ceases to be an objective and impartial process. It ls degraded to a branch of the paper machinery. Govornment by Proclamation The Inevitable result, is that either the House of Commons does not legislate at all, or, if It does, lt legislates in such obscurity as to have no 'real index to the policy to which It lends the seal of lta approval. What it does Is to confer blanket powers. There ls no popular Interest possible for what, in fact, are dummy bills; the attraction is in their substance. The per. son of consequence becomes as a result not tho minister on thc. Treasury Bench, but the Minister in hia offlce. Tho acceptod method of government sinco the armistice has been government by proclamation. Orders - In - Council and legislation by reference aro fatal to the prestige of the Commons. They mean that effective power is outside the .popular assembly. And It is important to remember how wide that power may extend, The new D. O. R. A., protest against the victim! sweated workers may be _ ed because the owner of thelbuel- ness concerned has a friend ln the proper quarter. The Ministry of Transport may decide to take.-over a road, and Its simple flat becomes the final settlement without ■''.further explanation. The natuftft'evolution of suoh methods is seem ln the tragedy of Ireland. W.hM we forget ts that the destruction, of freedom by our own officials abroad is always the prelude to its ltaiperll- ment at home. A system Which seeks to be above the law will always end in lawlessness. The re evolve. It must feel, thftt Is to say, that the link between the government and Its supporter! Is pssen- tlally the bond of common: opinion, That confidence Mr. Lloyd George has wantonly destroyed. Fifty- seven members of the House of Commons are definitely holders of office. They depend, that ts to day, upon the goodwill of the Prime Minister for their position. Some eighteen more are parliamentary secretaries to ministers. They are within the field of availability for place; and place, in the new system, Is always the reward for i blank defiance of thought. One- sentment it provokes will be the tenth of the House of Commons Is parent of reprisals and the military arm will be summoned to its help. Wo who watch the spectacle must ceaselessly remember that a civil power which relies upon'military aid will ultimately destroy all the safeguards of effective freedom. Tho Enfeebloment of the Commons Such Is the new administrative Itrocess, and it is important to inquire Into the methods by which the House of Commons has been brought iflto subjection to It.' Thoy have, a't least, the merit'of simplicity; or, rather, of that type of simplicity which derives from coarseness. The main immediate instrument in the evolution was the new rules of procedure, adoptod in the session of 1919. Before, closure and guillotine and Kangaroo had already made serious inroad upon the worth of debate; and for the last no one would urge more than its lamentable necessity at. a moment of urgency. It has now been made a normal feature of debate, and lt Is accompanied by a re-organization of the committee- system, fatal both to the dignity and utility of the House. The number of standing committees was increased from four to ..stjt; but, whereas, in the previous period, the standing committee only sat when the House was up, its proceedings are, for the sake of dispatch, concurrent with the sittings of the house itself. The result is to make the process of debate a worthless farce. Not only do the committee'! sit too long, with a consequent fatigue that only an iron constitution can withstand, but the Crank admission is cynically made that a member who may know nothing of the subject in debate may rus* .from his committee to record his vote. Debate upon such terms is self-destructive, and the House of Commons is now _. chamber'filled only when some chance yisjg of the Prime Minister, or the excitement of a vote of censufe may compensate for the boredom ^'unreality always involves. 19 tn; Their Loss of Publicity1' Nor Is this all. Tho transparent merit of open debate Is -tiot'-khe public oan know in whaf'pfceoise .fahhlon a bill has reached- (the Statute Book. Under the now. dispensation that knowledge is withheld. All bills except finance mils, go upstairs, unless the <tttfuse otherwise order. :,Committees! rifeet in semi-obscurity. Their proceedings are unreported. Good- argument and bad are alike withheld from us. No one doubts that much painstaking labor is involved ln a hard day's work In committee. But the public will not know of that work. It will see the result only in some change at the report stage of a bill; and the member who really knows the history of, the change will probably be absent from the House when It Is rushed through a handful of other members to whom report is unintelligible because the explanations have been unheard. ■ By such a system the government withdraws no small part of the legislative process from the public view. It makes the House of Commons only partly Intelligible to the great audience outside. But no small fraction of the task of statesmanship is the concentration o{ public attention upon the proceedings -of Parliament, and to that end a consistent intelligibility is fundamental. In Its destruction the gaze of the electorate to more congenial directions is a fatal consequence. ' Thoir Corruption by Pntroitgn Mr. Lloyd George's procedure Is the most technical of his discoveries. More simple methods have been appliod to a similar end. The which the government has broughf confidence of the electorate in th6 House of Commons depends, in any ultimate analysis, In a feeling of security that tho right of prlyate judgment is beyond the mysterious atmosphere of compulsion the Cabinet has lt in Its power to into being, confers upon it powers which, for a time of peace; are more drastic than any ministry has demanded since Henry VIII. emphasized his Byzantlnism In the Statue of Proclamations.- We have only to note some of the results of its miserable precursor to see the meaning employed, A govornment department was given the power to punish mon for having been to the address of a foroign agent or being ln possession of a letter from him. No definitions were offored; nor were tho blanks given Indication of exactitude. Thereby the executive could prevent the flow of any opinion It happened to dislike. Search without warrant became the cherished prerogative of the Homo Office; and it was the natural result or such a policy that the estimates for the secret service should Increase more than tenfold upon the pre-war period. OffenceB In this background are placed within the realm of uncertainty; and uncertain offences are the death-bed of public liberty. And by Departments Nor Is It merely within these confines that such powers are exercised. The controltership of ooal may be used, as Sir Auckland Geddes made clear, as a method of coercing the electorate. To de-' fend the realm the government may prevent the sale of chocolates In a theatre or compulsorlty ai> quire land at a valuation it will De without the owner's power to challenge. The Income tax commissioners may vary at wtll the assessment upon the salary of members. Advantage may be taken of ill-drafted statutes to Introduce a complete change ln the fiscal system of the country. Orders-in- council may control imports and exports, and yo one can penetrate behind the vpil to the sources of business pressure Involved, Government may possess Itself of powers by which lt secures exemption from the operation of the Factory Acts—a flne example for buslnesi men to emulate. A meeting to thus directly connected with the well-being of the administration; and they cannot, in the nature of things, destroy what is the foundation of their careers by Independent judgment. Nor Is that all. Some seventy members of the House have received either baronetcies or knighthoods from Mr. Lloyd 'George. They owe him, therefore, that substantial debt of gratitude which comes from the conference of honors without too scrupulous a regard to merit. Some thirty more have received those dignities reserved for underlings which vary from a membership In the Order of the British Empire to a Privy Councillorshlp of the Crown. We know too well from earlier history the character of a wide patronage system to be blind to its dangers. The eye must not see what the hand may receive; the voice must not speak that the accolade may be rewarded. The power which rises from such methods c&n never win either respect or confidence. It is government by favoritism and connection rather than government by Intelligence and principles. It reduces to extinction the part that Independent judgment may play ln public affairs. For hardly less Important than the title or offlce conferred ls that which dangles Invitingly before the member who has not yet attained lt. Opposition seems to spell obscurity where acquiescence implies elevation. It ls the perversion of every principle upon which government has hitherto been founded. The New Downing Street But the system does not end there. The spectacular value'of the House of Commons being destroyed, it remained for the Prime Minister to take its place, Everyone knows of Mr. Bagehot's classic Jehu, who could not drive his fare to Downing Street because he had never heard of It. Beneath that witty symbol a vital convention of the constitution was concealed. What It meant waa the recognition of Westminster as the place where aU fundamental decisions must be taken. Discussions might be held, Information might be received at Downing Street, but legislation was never, ln an effective, sense, mado there, Mr. Lloyd George has other views. For him the centre of the system Is Downing Street; and Parliament is merely the organ which tho forms of law require for the registration of his will. In the crisis over coal a totally new organization of that Industry may be evolved there. Bargains with this interest and that, deputations from here and there, orders to this foreign power and encouragements for another—nothing seems to matter so long as the fierce light of uninterrupted publicity *radlates always upon the Prime Minister's offlce. The result is the inevitable result that for the man ln the street the British Government means simply the will of the Prime Minister in a sense no different from the fashion »n which the will of France under the Second Empire meant the will of Napoleon III. The Arrival of Personal Power And as the latter had his.plebiscites so Mr. Lloyd George possesses the means of making elections the confirmation of his personal power. What the coupon-system means is not merely the binding of the candidato to Mr. Lloyd George's char- lot, but hts emphatic insistence that personality of the Prime Minister is thcL Indispensable condition of political well-being. The condition of ita success is, of course, the unhappy division between the progressive forqes. The rationale of that division Is unimportant long as. the coupon-candidate Is elected. The fortress then seems unimpaired to'outer view; arid the spiritual discontent which grows in volume outside caii always be discounted by the fact of a victory of WHEN JOHN KISSED MARY ELLEN "When John kissed Mary Ellen, On those lips so chaste and fair, A softer heart to politics, Was given then and there. And though John blushed his hardest, Of shame thtfre was no trace, And he can Btill his grandchild Look bravely in the face. i\ CHORUS: When John kissed Mary Ellen.. The fairest of the fair. Ohl a softer heart to politics Was riVen then and there, But when the VJinSome Ellen Comes with iter bills so bold, * With increases for the widow And pensions', for the old, •, How can our gear old Johnny (For he stick he is not slow) As her poutingS lips are. tempting Return a naughty not —Chorus. And should Johnny e'er refuse her, * What agony he'll feel, . When those rosy lips are stiffened, And she turns her dainty heel! How his "want-of-money" pleading Will banish all his bliss When Mary Ellen tells him She'll go and Bowser kiss. —Chorus. [.Vote by Editor—Our musical readers ar* requested by the writer of the above to compose music suitable to the above verses.] whloh the real sterility remains obscure. And lt ls important to remember that th* system has an Interest in the maintenance of disorder and confusion. It depends less upon the positive plans lt has to offer, than In the uncertainty of alternative policy upon the one hand and the persistent emphasis upon a single personality upon the other. The elector votes for Mr. Lloyd George because he Is so well spoken of in his own advertisements; and he ls driven to that vote by doubt of a change whloh he la constantly assured would be disastrous. This exchango of prlnolple for personality Is vociferously maintained because a situation in which opposing principles were clearly ln debate would be a sentence of political obscurity for Mr. Lloyd George, He survives, in faot, not upon the confidence of the people, but because his own seductive powers and the divisions of hla enemies have dissuaded them from remembrance of a period before thea* distractions, Its KvUa Th* result of the whole Is obvious enough. It was the essential safeguard of our political syatem that though law could reach but a little way into the intimate problems of the common weal, yet th* manner of its making was to throw a constant light upon th* general condition -of the state. That light has been extinguished, and we are left without that check whloh con strains a minister to an upright discretion. Everything that Is good In a state depends upon Its rangements being effected for reasons of public policy. But a public policy that is subordinated to the Impulse of a single man ceaBeS to be public policy at all. It becomes instead a gigantic mechanism for pervertitur institutions to the main tenahc**T>f private power. Any system of government which 1b to secure the well-being of the people must, above all, secure that its institutions are beyond the control of a single man. Mr. Lloyd George's theory Is the direct antithesis of this, maxim. Personal control ls the assence of his ambition. Personal control is the law of his well- being. The policy he maintains, be he never so virtuous, is -thus ln contradiction to the most elementary maxims it has been the purpose of representative government to secure. IN Counsel for the Defense Breaks Down Witness on Stand In Report to Winnipeg Committee Shows Dis- picable Methods Mr. E. J. McMurray, who, acting on behalf of the Winnipeg defense committee, defended John Barilko, a logger who was sentenced by a magistrate to two years in Jail for sedition, and who was taken oft the train on his way to Kignston penltontlary, has mado the following report to the committee: "I beg to report to you on the trial of Barilko at Halleybury, held on the 24th instant. "Pursuant to your instructions, I attended at this assize. Barilko was charged with uttering seditious language to the effect that the King was afraid to light, and sent his soldiers; that he Relieved In' the Bolsheviki and Bussia, and that medals were given to soldiers like candies to the kids. Witness Broke Down "The grand Jury ,havlng found a true bill, there was nothing to do but to hold a Jury trial. As the case opened, a returned soldier by. tho name of Huggart testified that the accuued had made these statements to him, tn tho back of his store, m Halleybury, about the 17th of May. On cross-cxumlnatlon, he completely broke down; he could not swear to the utterances of a single word, but that the words were to that effect. His story, told on the trial, was very much different to that told on tlie preliminary hearing. He was a fine-looking, upstanding type of Canadian returned soldier, and he had to be handled with a eortain degree, of respect, but I succcedod In completely demolishing his story. It was shown to be merely utterances of a discussion on the Russiun situation, and had no reference whatever to affairs in Cnnada. The references to soldiers _wns not to the British soldiers; the reference to kings and queens was to all royalty tn general, and Bolshevism was confined purely to Russia. "It turned out that he did not mako the statement to any one until a-man by the name of Sharpe —who was an employee of Moran & Beattte, who were building a dam for a pulp company—came to him making enquiries. He stated that Beattle told him that he had been watching our man for some time, and was keeping his eye on htm. A Poor Type "The evidence of Sharpe disclos ed the whole plot, which was a detestable one. Sharpe Is the poorest type that appears against Labor, He claimed to belong to the Scot* tlsh Federation of Miners at one time. He was the big bully of this camp; that is, he was a watchman and general 'lookout scout' for Moran & Beattle. He actually thought that he had the powers of a policeman, and spoke of himself as the police for Moran & Beattie. It didn't take long to disabuse his mind of any police powers that he might have thought ho, possessed. He swore that the superintendent of Moran & Beattle had authorized him fco drive out the I. W. W. and the O. B. U. This body ot men were unorganized; and his evidence disclosed that ft was the firm determination of the employers that they would not permit any organization of these men. They came ♦« the conclusion that this little 1909—From Maker to Wearer—1920 Delighted women —who have taken advantage of this great sale will (ell you about its wonders. We celebrate our llth Anniversary —with reductions in prices on Suits, Coats, Dresses and Skirts, whioh are far below thc market cost of these beautiful lines. Come in and see for yourself. From.MaKer to Wearer 623 HASTINGS ST. W. Near Granville -L. fellow, Barilko, who was a cobkee, was endeavoring to organize on behalf of the O. B. U. They apparently had gone Into his personal belongings and searched his grip and found O. B. U. literature. With the Intention of ridding the oamp of his presence, Sharp* used the powers he thought he possessed as a policeman, .arrested this man without a warrant, flung him aboard the boat, and took him away down to Matheson, some distance away, where a backwoods magistrate or justice of the peace, promptly sentenced him to two years In the Kingston penitentiary. Deliberate Misuse of La* "Now, this man Sharpe, under the guise of excess patriotism, tonjly used tho taw, that should be a shield for the protection of the Individual, as a weapon to deprive a man of his liberty, namely, to incarcerate him in the penitentiary. I have never experienced a more deliberate misuse of the law than was made on this occasion by this man Sharpe to railroad a man into penitentiary, because he happened to be organizing labor. It 1s identically the same proposition that we met at Belnfalt, except there, the organizer was simply removed by a strong arm from the locality; ln this case they falsely used the law. . "At the conclusion of the crown's evidence, I moved the court to withdraw the case, pointing out that this was not sedition at all. I showed the court the meaning of lt all, and that eevn If the man had uttered the word-., lt was at the most a mere jllsloyal utterance, Interpreted as the crown wanted lt, and that sedition was a different thing altogether. However, the judge agreed to let the matter go to the jury, and, as you know, th jury disagreed. "It appears that on* hardhead with the Idea that this man was foreigner and a Bolahevlk, slmpl: held out against the other «l*v*i and they could not move him. was a matter of surprise to all 1 court that ther* eould hav* b**i any disagreement, and X mad* *n quiry and was advised that as sooi as the jury went out. that th1 eleven wer* for acquittal, and en. for conviction. "The case Is traversed tp th next assize; Barilko 1* at hi* Ub erty on the earn* ball, and I an again making application to thi minister ln Ontario to enter a noil' prosequi and hav* don* with thl matter." Toronto—Until he answers thi criticism* which returned soldiers, widows and cripples hav* to mak* of his government, Prime Minister Arthur Meighen will not get hearing ln Toronto, J. Harry Flynn general organiser of the Grand Army of United Veterans, told 4000 cheering returned men ln Pantages theatre here. Greateit Stoek of Furniture In Greater Vancouver Replete in every detail stm.* Russell and His Comrades Arc to S«.rve Their Pull Sentences. This means that MORE FTJUDS AEE NEEDED —THEIR WIVES AHD .FAMILIES MUST BE CARED FOR The Local Committee Has Also Incurred Some Expense in Looking After the Local Russians Under Order of Deportation. Send Your Contributions to A. S. Wells, 342 Pender W. —SOBSBRIBE TO— The One Big Union Bulletin Published by the Winnipeg Central, Labor Oounoil Bead the News from the Prairie Metropolis •Subscription price $2,00 per year; $1.00 for six "months Address all communications with respect to subs and advts., to HARltV WHJjCOCKS, Business Manager, Roblln Hotel, Adelaide Street, Winnipeg, Man. Communications to Editor ahould be addressed to J. HOUSTON, same address. Easy Shaving Gillette or Auto Strop Safety Razors make the daily Shave easier. We have a splendid line of both makes in many designs, priced from $5.00 to $7.50 each. TISDALLS LIMITED 'Tlie Complete Sporting Goods Store. 018 HASTINGS ST. W. PRONE SETMOUB 8152 Fresh Out Flowers, Funeral Designs, Wedding Bouquets, Fot Plants Ornamental and Shade Trees, Seeds, Bulbs, Florists' Sundries Brown Bros. & Co. Ltd. FtiOBISTI AND NUBSBBTMEN 8-8TOBES-8 48 Hastir.cs Street Bast 728 Oranvllle Seymour 988-671 Seymour 8513 FRIDAT....:, December 10, 1S20 twelfth yeah, no. so THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST Vancouver, bc. PAGE THREE -•*■ Lumber Camp and Agricultural Workers' Department of the One Big Union THIS PAGE IS PAI» FOB BY THE LUMBER OAMP AND AGRICHL TUBAL WOBKEBS DEPABTMENT OF THB ON«l BIG' UNION. OPINIONS EXPBESSED THEREIN AHE NOT NECESSARILY ENDORSED BY THE FEDERAMONIST. The New Objective The Following Extracts An From Pamphlet No. 1, Entitled "Direot Action," Written by Wm. Oallacher ind 3. R. Campbell, and Published by the National Oounoil, Scottish Workers, Glasgow, Scotland NOT ONLY is the outward aspect of working class discontent more menacing, but it is challenging the existing industrial order in a more fundamental manner. Formerly all labor troubles wore centred upon wages and hours. If the employer met the workers' demands on these points there was little disaffection, and he was generally allowed to manage his industry as he thought best. The idea that the capitalist possession of the tools of industry should be challenged by thc industrial organisations of the workers would have seemed outrageous "to the men who formed the existing national Trade Unions in lhe middle of last century. Thetr ideal was a fair day's wage for a fair day's work, and so' far from challenging the despotic rule of the capitalist in industry their ambition was to make that despotism a little more benovelent, thereby bringing about .'harmony between employers and employed. Yet it is this capitalist ownership of industry that is being challenged today. The intelligent worker today understands that the factory he works in, the marvelous machinery he operates, while it is the private property of the group of capitalists, is nevertheless the embodiment of the labor or workers in other industries. He has no respect for capitalist property, beoause he recognizes that, that property is the fruit of the past robbery of the workers. He has still less respect for it when he discovers that it is a means for robbing him in the present; robbing him not merely of material waalth, but robing him of manhood. Today the worker in industry is merely a living tool. He has no voice in the conduct of the industry his labor sustains. He lias no voice in determining the purposes for which industry is carried on. He is on a level with the inanimate machine he ■works for, or the raw material which he changes into the finished produce. Indeed, has not a well-known reconstruction- ist said: "Labor is our most precious raw material." It is against this industrial degradation that thc workers arc beginning to struggle. They are realizing that thc right to vote for parliament, once in five years, is of little value compared with the right" to vote on the way industry should be carried on. Consequently, the demand is arising that the brain and manual workers in'industry shall, by electing their own controlling bodies and their own officials, democratically manage the industry in whioh they work. This movement for industrial self-government has already gained sufficient power on thc continent of Europe to shake the capitalist system to its foundations. It is rapidly acquiring similar power in Britain. In thc industries where the mass of the workers arc enrolled in one union, as in the mines, the railways, and thc post office, thc demand for self-government in industry is beginning to figure on the programmes of the official unions. In thc other industries, where craft unionism prevails, it finds expression in the demands of the unofficial Workers' Committee movement. The Road to Industrial Freedom The problem of attaining sclf-governmont in industry can only be solved by the development of the workers' power in industry. It oannot be solved by the workers remaining passive and expecting an assembly of political supermen to change the world for them. No great social change has ever been * brought about by people, who desired to sec that change, being content merely to express pious opinions on the matter. A drastic social change, such as the taking of industry from the control of the capitalists and placing it in thc control of the workers, demands that the workers shall exercise initiative, end assume responsibilities, in the evcry-day struggle with the functionaries of thc employing class in the workshop. The workers' power rests upon the circumstances that it is they who keep the wheels of industry turning round, without which an ordered social life is impossible, and it is they who are the most numerous class in the country. It is by organizing the workers' power of numbers, in the place where that power can- be applied most successfully, namely, in industry, that we will be able to break the power of the employers and thcir puppet government, and acquire the power to control the industrial forces of the country in the interests of the working class. To onable the workers to acquire the requisite power a remodelling of the workers industrial organizations is imperative. The bulk of the Trade Unions of the country hove been built up to attain the ideal of a fair day's wage for a fair day's work, and in power and organization ihey are totally unfitted to bring about a ohange of social and industrial structure. Indeed, it may be questioned if they would be able to defend the existing wage standard of the workers against a concerted attack from the employers! Impotence of Graft Unionism In the latt seventy years a great change has taken place in the capitalist organization of industry. Seventy years ago the bulk of the industries of the country were owned by individual employers engaged in cut-throat competition with each other for trade. Under those circumstances it was possible for strongly-organized bodies of skilled workers to win concessions from the employers and so improve their conditions of life. Those circumstances, which gave craft unionism a fighting chance against the employer have practically passed away. Capital has been consolidating itself during thp interval. The individual employer has long since given way to the joint Btock corporation, which is rapidly merging into the trust or cartel, and against these latest products of capitalist organization craft unionism, i.e., the organization of workers according to trade, can make no headway. This fact has been hidden from some workers because of the war-time raise in wages. During the -war the craft unions applied for and received advances in wages to moet the increased cost of living, and many workers have rushed to the conclusion that craft unionism is still able to win considerable concessions from the employers. But the : war-time conditions were exceptional. In the first place there was an artificial scarcity of labor such as is never likely to recur in normal times. This, coupled with the pressing need of the government to maintain industrial peace in war time, made concessions inevitable. With the passing of these circumstances the power of craft unionism to win better conditions for the workers has passed also. Even from the point of view of those who believe that the capitalist system is everlasting, and that the utmost that the worker can expect is slight adjustments in his working conditions, craft unionism is no longer useful. From the point of view of those who desire a change in the system it is a barrier stretched across the path ofthe advancing workers. There are a. few unions other than craft unions, such as the miners and the railwaymen, which are constructed so as to take in all workers engaged in the industry which they cover. They are still able to win considerable concessions from the employers and the government, partly because of tbeir strength and partly because of the strategic position their industry'occupies in the industrial system. But considerable changes will be found to bc necessary in the internal structure of these organizations (1) to make them more responsible to the rank and file; (2) to fit them for the task of securing control of industry. In outlining the form of industrial organization that can best meet existing circumstances in industry, the writers base their organization on the workshop. Readers in the mining industry and on the railways will be able to apply the principles enun ciated to suit the conditions of their own particular industry. The Rise of the Workshop Movement From the earliest day of Capitalism there has been no more menacing movement, from the point of view of the'Cap italist class, than the form of organization known as the Workshop Committee. The Workshop Committees are the natural product of highly developed industry springing into existence not as the result of theoretical disquisitions, but to serve the clamant needs of the workers struggling against unscrupulous combinations of the capitalists who know no god but Profit. Whether it be in the mines, on the railways, or in the engineering shop, the workers must assume full power to decido on action, without having to wait on the slow cumbrous movement of the present Trade Union machinery. To do thit we must have organization. Workshop Organization. No better model of organization could be offered than that provided by the capitalists themselves. This is the lesson all workers must learn, at the employers organize, so must they as workers organize. That there should be one central offlce controlling thousands of workers in one particular plant, in the interests of the employer, and a dozen or twenty offices outside (and probably miles away from the plant) representing the same workers, is surely sufficient in itself to show tho noed for a complete change in the method of organization. It is the employer the workers are organized to fight all the time, and where the workers are employed, there mast they develop their organization. District Committees of Particular Industries. Although the Plant Committee will be powerful in settling grievances, and protecting the interests of the workerB it represents, it will bc obvious to everyone that issues will often arise that affect not only a particular plant, but all plants belonging to the same industry in the district. No plant can live unto itself. If there is an unorganized or backward plant in any district, that plant will be a drag on all the others. Whenever a step forward is taken by the workers in any plant, the others must'immediately be brought into line, or the active plant will sooner or later be forced back from its position of advantage. In order, therefore, to strengthen thc weak and consolidate the .gains of thc strong, District Committees, composed of delegates from plants or groups of plants in a particular industry, will meet from time to time to receive reports of progress or consider questions of district or national importance. Should trouble arise likely to lead to a strike, or if a strike has already taken place over some workshop grievance in a certain part of the district, the committee would instantly gather the particulars, and each representative would place them before his own constituents, thereby preventing any chance of misunderstanding, and if need be rallying all the forces to the support of those who are affected. The District Council of All Industries. A District Council will be formed in each district for the purpose of linking up the workers in all industries and coordinating the work of the different District Committees. The District Council would carry on education work, and arrange a systematic distribution of working class literature. National Committees of Particular Industries. District strikes like sectional strikes are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Time and time again during the war when one district, or a group of districts, were out on the streets, the strikers looked to one part of the country after another for aid, realising only too well that unless all the workers in the industry stopped work, the chances of success were very remote indeed. The education of the workers is the product of bitter experience. What unspeakable suffering and privation has been neces sary, to bring them to their present stage of class-consciousness. One i section out in the streets for months at a time, whilst the other workers, because tbey were in a different union, toiled diligently for the employers and assisted in keeping industry going while their* comrades were being ruthlessly crushed. How easy it has been for a well organized capitalist class to impose their will on the workers when they could get us to fight one district at a time. How easy it would be if they could get us to fight one district at a time. If we arc going to benefit from the lessons of the past we must Lusband our strength so that when a crisis comes we can fight nationally. Only thus will .we he capable of combating the forces brought against us by thc employers. In order to do this effectively all the districts* in a given industry must be linked together in a national committee. Thc national committee will do nationally, what the district committees will do in their particular' district. It will strengthen the weaker districts and assist in getting them into line with the more advanced. It would also unify the industry by educational and agitational propaganda, discuss all questions affecting the industry nationally, and keep the various districts in touch with developments throughout the Industry. If in any district the employers are contemplating any innovation inimical to the interests of the workers, or if the Workers have arrived at the conclusion that the time hat arrived when a forward move on their part should be made, either on hours,, wages, or control, that district through its delegates will place the matter before the national industrial committee for transmission to every other district. . Each district would be invited to discuss the points at issue and report what action, if any, they were prepared to take. By this means the feeling of the whole Industry would be ascertained, and if the result warranted it, a strike could take place with a full knowledge of the forces that would take the field. On questions affecting the whole industry, unless absolutely forced into it, no district should take action before the other districts have had an opportunity of considering the issue through the medium of the national industrial committee. National Council of All Industries So far we have been dealing with the organization of a particular industry, and must now consider the best means of linking up the national committees for the purpose of bringing all industries into line. The late railway strike demonstrated more effectively than the most optimistic opponent of the class war could have hoped for, the absolute necessity of each industry being ready at the shortest possible notice to stand by the workers in any other industry who had been forced to take up the fight against capitalism. What applies to a plant in relation to the 'Other plants in the same industry, applies equally to an industry in relation to the other industries in the same system, A general staff is necessary today—but it must be a general staff responsive to the rank and file. The sketch of organization which we have submitted, while it may be. modified in detail to suit the varying conditions in the different industries, will always place the responsibilities for action with the workers themselves. With responsibility will come strength and- intelligence, and the self-reliance so necessary, for the Wort: that lies ahead. We do not want a general staff com'- $5sed of men who weep because they are forced into action, or who, when a compromise has been affected, tell us that they did- not desire to beat the governmnt. We would say, if the government is out to beat the workers in the interests of the Cjipjtalist class, that the workers have got to beat the government upside down. Let us have no delusions about this, the capitalist class holding economic power will use the government in tho most unscrupulous fashion to retain its advantage over the workers. Let us, realizing this, get a general staff that will go into a struggle in earnest. A staff backed by thc solid strength of Labor, ready to lay down an ultimatum to the capitalist class and stand firm until their cause is won. Such a staff can be formed only by delegates drawn from the national committees representing the various industries of the country. These delegates would form a general council, and would, therefore, bc a body representing every elass of worker in every kind of industry. The national council would co-ordinate the work of the national committees, consider and prepare plans for attack and defense when a crisis arose, and as the workers' power in creased, challenge the right of the capitalists to continue their cxploitaton of labor. Recapitulation . "Departmental committee—Composed of one representative from every fifty workers, or part of fifty. Workshop committee—Composed of representatives from each departmental committee. Plant committee—Composed of representatives of every STATEMENT SHOWING AMOUNTS REMITTED BY DELEGATES FOR THE QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,1920 STRIKES ACTIVE ENGAGEMENTS ON THE' FIRING LINE Lapan Log Co.' Metalliferous Mines. Miners of ...Jackson Bay ..Silverton and Sandon (Slocan District) Edmonton District DISCRIMINATING United Grain Growers — ...Hutton KEEP AWAY Kaslo District—All piece work;-bum timber. Prince George District Gron Amount Del. Remitted. 611 124.00 6«»- 21.00 819 14.00 ISH 08.00 788 65.60 801 11.00 825 60.10 Wl 15.00 808 8.00 778 ■ 117.00 542 41.00 627 16.00 766 163.00 001 47.00 601 161 83 784 .40 718 53.00 633 18.75 A. S 20.00 667 87.00 548 60.75 708 29.00 886 6.50 844 40.25 919 7.00 768 184.75 652 54.00 • 741 64.00 T. 0. . 6.00 785 72.00 751 ™ 89.00 649 54.00 762 47.70 684 86.00 760 —. 84.00 H. 0. 9.00 B. P. 0... 19.00 887 4.00 647 .—. 87.00 576 9.00 78B ..— 106.00 688- 78.00 708 .98 L. D 21.00 709 . 13.00 782 ... 821.00 726 . 84.00 804 81.00 0. E. _.. 17.60 J. E. 10.00 788 ....... 11.00 827 ....... 14.00 J. S. P. . .6.00 666 69.00 714 . . 13.00 780 15 00 784 S18.50 E. 0. -... 89.00 678 14.25 624 47.00 701 _ 89.55 T. 0. 12.00 641 ... 73.84 678 -188.00 600 . 93.00 786 20.00 8. 0. 14.00 723 2.00 657 72.00 628 . 8.25 716 89.00 642 . 24.00 846 88.00 H.H 3.0P 780 18.00 711 ........ 1100 696 158.00 . «r.o ... 66.00 Deduct Oomnliilon. Eipenitl, .60 _ 1.60 'Z 4.50 _ .60 _ l.OO .60 4.60 1.00 3.50 1.60 1.60 .60 .60 1.00 1.00 .60 •.00 1.00 l.OO 1.00 8.50 9.00 t.00 1.00 8.00 .50 8.60 9.00 5.00 4.00 6.50 .60 .50 .10 .60 1.00 1.75 2.70 1.00 1.16 1.00 .10 .07 .70 3.00 1.50 1.11 1.00 .60 .80 .89 1.00 .23 .91 .11 Net Amt. Bemltted. 138.60 21.00 62.50 63.60 16.00 11.00 (9.60 15.00 8.00 116.00 89.50 16.00 169.50 46.00 178.8.1 .40 60.60 17.00 19.00 86.10 68.26 97.00 9.00 40.00 7.06 176.00 50.90 81.00 6.00 72.00 88.75 64.00 46.65 84.00 94.00 9.00 19.00 8.90 85.00 6.98 104.00 78.60 .88 91.00 18.00 119.00 79.60 91.00 17.50 10.00 11.00 19.90 6.00 69.00 12.85 16.00 912.39 65.00 14.25 48.00 86.75 10.00 68.84 181.68 86.50 19.50 19.00 2.00 72.00 8.00 86.50 93.60 88.00 8.00 17.50 8.78 169.69 tl.60 0 roKS Amonnt Deduct Del. Remitted. Commluion. Expeniei 669 94.00 .60 776 93.86 t.00 .11 785 66.00 6.00 _ 806 ....... 45.36 631 29.00 .60 __ E.H. 90.00 666 122.35 4.00 .71 J.H.J. ... 63.00 .60 . 602 131.50 4.00 .. 717 25.00 693 68,00 1.50 . 120.00 l.oo 582 92.71 9.50 .21 925 2.00 664 . 40.00 t.50 .60 789 ...... 175.00 4.00 „ 829 115.00 1.00 .,„ 799 . 20.00 A. t. _. 46.00 9.60 .50 A. t 6.00 ... 748 ....... 29.00 _ D. t. .... 9.00 673 . 119.70 9.60. 3.00 .26 J. R. t. . 21.00 . 89.00 ... i 705 172.45 l.oo .45 649 117.25 1.00 .60 697 14.00 .60 .50 748 92.00 t.00 727 68.68 1.00 .50 568 113.00 t.oo .49 850 91.00 -r* ... ■in 49.00 __' D.P.1I. „ 8.00 Ml .... ... 668 76.40 .... 670 ....... 114.00 9.00 9.80 800 48.00 663 70.00 1.00 1.88 670 809.40 9.00 9.60 ll 1.40 682 72.00 .96 J. M 82.00 ..— 715 29.12 —.' .16 699 28.98 1.00 ' .19 681 805.25 lio 1.09. 1 1.00 708 229.20 6.20 643 40.00 .... 800 176.70 10.00 . .90 696 _.... 109.00 1.5V 1.18 791 ...... 174.00 ... 750 144.25 9.00 .91 685 118.90 1.00 MM 777 14.00 .60 .... M. M. ... 97.25 1.00 —. A. E. M.. 81.72 1.15 665 84.00 9.50 .60 696 ...... 88.00 .... . _. 539 ...... 12.00 .... ... 771 111.00 1.00 ..... 627 79.00 e.oo 1.00 H. Mo ... 9.00 .... 10.00 .... „ 795 '84.00 674 69.00 1.00 .. 603 145.50 6.50 . 9.60 608 ..... 161.00 1.50 1.60 854 49.20 1.60 .20 652 4.00 .60 P.*Mo ... 101.00 9.00 .10 700 60.00 9.00 775 02.00 9.60 1.00 769 .-. 105.00 9.50 WJ.Mc . 21.00 546 89.14 9.60 .64 818 ...... 40.72 .72 802 ...... 88.00 .60 .30 J.M.Mo . 100.00 9.00 949 91.65 Lit .15 HltAmt. Remitted. 98.60 81.69 81.00 45.25 96.60 90.00 117.50 62.60 127.^0 25.00 66.50 119.00 90.00 9.00 46.00 171.00 112.00 90.00 46.00 6.00 98.00 9.00 116.96 19.00 88.00 171.00 115.75 18.00 90.00 62.08 111.68 11.00 49.00 8.00 76.40 108.70 48.00 69.62 ioo.oo 69.25 89.00 98.57 96.76 168.26 911.50 16.00 166.60 104.87 174.00 184.42 111.90 18.50 96.25 10.57 80.00 13.00 12.00 110.00 72.00 9.00 16.00 94,00 68.00 138.40 147.00 41.50 8.60 167.60 68.00 87.60 102.60 11.00 86.00 40.00 37.20 97.00 19.00 Oroii Amount Remitted. Conuululoi. Ixpeuei. Remitted, Del. 807 . 649 . 712. . 679 . 765 . 668 . 694 . J. 0.. 784 O.J.P. _ 742 744 536 J.J.P. _. B, P. 661 O. P 707 699 917.16 608 110.00 698 130.50 683 240.20 MLR. ... 44.00 746 187.90 —Dedaet- Ket Amt. 81.60 , 181.00 169.00 . 99.00 , 19.00 , 110.90 . 191.00 1.00 . 183.00 4.00 . 862.00 71.00 66.00 9.00 96.00 40.00 4.00 25.00 W.R. T.R 680 _._.. 551 658 641 81 766 674 888 ■ 807 692 --. J.S. 687 613 684 816 568 663 _.. 768 772 779 778 796 791 651 „ 746 629 O.T. 698 754 .:„.... 675 -P.V. 672 8.00 41.00 47.00 48.00 11.00 64.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 1.00 76.00 77.00 7.00 81.00 6.50 67.00 182.00 190.00 86.00 98.00 65.00 38.00 15.00 76.00 47.00 69.00 68.00 7.00 5.00 239.00 86.00 9.00 4.00 208.26 888 200.06 502 10.00 810 92.90 630 62.00 704 113.26 708 ....... 28.25 809 67.00 787 61.00 Tottl Remittance M our flute- raent o f R e o e ipti nnd Die- bnrifl- menti 114,400.75 Certified correct, Vancouver. 1 8.60 4.60 T.OO 4.00 6.00 9.00 1.00 1.60 1.00 .60 1.00 6.50 1.60 7.60 9.00 4.00 9.00 .60 .60 .60 .60 1.60 .60 .60 9.00 1.00 9.00 9.50 1.00 1.00 9.50 1.60 .60 6.00 1.00 1.60 1.50 9.00 .99 .60 .86 .26 9.90 .96 .45 .40 .80 .60 1.90 .95 .75 1.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 .90 1.00 .26 11.00 91.10 110.84 166.50 19.00 19.00 119.00 117.00 1.00 190.00 4.00 141. 71.00 63.65 8.76 18.50 19.00 1.60 94.00 910.00 108.50 182.00 980.00 48.75 185.96 . 8.00 46.00 40.60 43.00 70.70 64.00 10.50 92.00 92.00 2.50 74.50 77.00 7.00 99.60 9.00 66.00 181.00 116.06 64.26 96.00 63.00 94.60 16.00 76.00 46.00 99.00 68.00 6.00 6.00 980.50 83.60 8.50 4.00 302.10 199.0! 10.00 82.00 89.50 111.76 20.09 40.00 •18.00 9885.50 964.1-,.'. 811,070.6 BUTTAR <■ CUIEMS, Ohnrtered Accounttnti. lllk October, 1920. workshop in the plant. Would co-ordinate the work of the workshop committees. ' District committee of a particular industry-—Would link np all the plants of a particular industry together throughout the district, and would thereby make action to remedy a grievance at once swift and solid. District council of all industries—Would link the different industries together, and make class acton over a gven area effectve. Would undertake tht' organization of unorganized industries, and would act as the workers' intelligence department Of the area. National committee of particular industries—Would link up the districts and ensure aggressive action on a national scale. National council of all industries—Would link up the different national committees for class action on a natonal scale; would also act as the general staff of Labor. Fnanda! As the workshop committees are essentially a fighting force, the question of finance is of relative unimportance. Of course. it may be said that money is absolutely necessary, and the more fighting indulged in the greater will be the need for money, or as it is often called, the sinews of war. Another thing to be noted about large contributions is that when anybody succeeds in building up a substantial sum of money, that body immediately becomes conservative. "Wheresoever thy treasure is there shall thy heart be also," and when ,a trade union has all its accumulated wealth invested in the capitalist system it is in anything but a favorable postion for attacking capitalism. How. often during the war -have the trade unionists held back in fear and trembling when they ought to have been going fearlessly forward, because, forsooth, the government had threatened to confiscate their funds. 'Give me liberty, or give me death," the old negro slave Ls reported to have said, but the superior white wage slave says: Take away my liberty, but save my superannuation. . Camp Reports ONTARIO Shevlln-Clarke Co., Flanders, Ont This company runs 14 campa at preaent, from 7 to 35 miles from railroad. All camps on this line are insufficiently lighted and ventilated. From 50 to 60 men ln a bunkhouse, and ln some cases two men In a bunk; all have double- deck bunks. No provision made for laundery, wash house or dry- room, fn some of the bunk houses there Is not even room for a table, that a man could write a letter to his friends . If he wants to write, he has to get- up ln his bunk and borrow a lantern and use a box or suitcase for a table. At the bunk house at Flanders, bootlegging and gambling seem to be the basic industries. The bootleggers have a scout watching all trains, and if any one who looks like an officer of the law gets off, the scout gives warning, and everything ls under cover. The writer of this article was ln this bunk house on the night of Nov. 26, when an officer of the Mounted Police got off train No. 2 east- bound. ' Inside of two minutes, everything was covered up, but this officer did not enter the bunk house till daylight on the following day, and then with his full uniform on. How he expected to catch any one then, I do not know, as all the drunks had a chance to sober up by that time. At present the wages for this company are $60 to $70 a month, payable in United States exchange. KAMLOOPS DISTRICT A Walk-out Has taken place at Camp 4, Okanagan Saw Mills Co., at Mablc Lake, B. C, the cause being that the company cut the wages, and they are still stalling on the blanket question. Now that they have got all the most Important work done, such as building camps and building shutes and roads, which they could not very well do with a bunch of inefficient workmen, sueh as they are getting from the prairie. The cooks stayed there by the consent of the crew. The push, who Is not very strong on organization, he stayed; merely packing a oard, and should turn It ln while holding a Job as foreman. KAMLOOPS DISTRICT Oonvention Call To all delegates: This Is to notify you that there ls a convention of the Lumber, Camp A Agricultural Department of the O. B. U., to be held ln the L. W. I. U. hall, on Dec. 21, 1920. Convention opens at 10 o'clock sharp. J. L. PETERSON, Bec.-treas, Kamloops District. SEDGWICK BAY Result of Meeting Held tn Camp, Rs the Support of Mr. Burrough As Socialist Candidate for Print* Rupert Constituency. We, the members of this camp, are unanimously opposed to supporting politics of any shape or form; either oratorically or financially. History records and present facts Indicate that our past and present political champions of freedom only hindered, Injured and fastened the yoke of slavery a little tighter on the workers In the interest- of capitalism whenever opportunity occurred. Public literature has no compunction in disclosing the corruptive Intricacies resorted to by past and present political leaders, therefore lt Is quite obvious that we, the workers, can gain nothing by upholding politics of any shade whatever. We also unanimously resolve to resort to direct action as a means of redress, until the time ls ripe for the workers to take control of. what Is legally and honestly thcir own at present, and operate the in dustries of the country. Tours for direct action. DEL. 2887. CAIUtlDlOpf BAY Woolrldgc's Camp This ts a new camp started up Nov. 6. Three comfortable bunkhouses, 20x20, eight bunks and four large windows in each. No blankets, but the foreman informs thc members that they will bo supplied after tho New Year, if the camps keeps on running. The grub is of the average. Good din ing room, 30x20. The bath house Is not in order yet, but expect it to be next week. Still paying union wuges. Falling and bucking done by contract; 22 men in camp, and 100 per cent union. B. W. CRANBROOK DISTRICT Since last report, I have been os the trail of the slacker with soms success. Things have been kind of slow in the Cranbrook district During the last three weeks, owing to the fact that a lot of tht camps and mills have closed down for a time. And what they were going to do in the winter, was a mystery to the workers, who veto then in the camps; so.Instead of the worker getting their best work In trying to get their camps organized, to a 100 per cent, standard, they were willing to let things slide along any old way, nnd then kick that the union was not doing the right thing by them. I wonder who they think the union is? I have visited the camps of the Crow's Nest Lumber Co., Jordan's camp and Taylor's camp. Held good meetings In most of them. On Nov. 12, I was compelled to return to Cranbrook, aB I was unable to speak at a meeting on ac-.. count'of a gathering ln my throat. This kept me off the road for a week. On the 19th, I again started on my way, visiting the camps at Bull River. These camps are in a bad place to get into at the present time, as the roads are almost Impassable at this season of the year. As I write this, a letter has just been received from Kitchener, wfth the information that the PauJ- Bon Mason Co. at that place had asked the workera to appoint a - committee to interview Mr. Paulson and his foreman ln regard to the trouble at that camp on my visit there. The report of the committee is that the Paulson Mason Co. of Kitchener, B. C, is witling to recognize the organisation, and to bo fair to union members. Things are commencing to look brighter In the Industrial field in this district at the time of writing. But wnges have been badly cut, and the worst of it ls that board has remained at the same old price of $1.60 por day. ORG. E. ROBINSON. ESPERANTO CLASS A class has now been formed in Vancouver for the study of Esperanto—the universal language—in order that all who desire to read scientific working class literature in this language may have an opportunity to do Recently many enquiries have bcen made by members of this organization as to possible facilities being afforded for thii very valuable study, and the class will bc held every Sunday from 12 o'clock noon to 1:30 p.m., at 210 Pender Street East No fees arc asked, and no collection is made. Correspondence with Esperanto students in thc camp ia invited. Address Secretary, Esperanto Society, 210 Pender Street East, Vancouver. WANTED Angus McCormlck, previously with Comox Log Co., headquarters. B. Hell, III 120; P. A. Vlgner, V120; P. Q. Powell, James McLaughlin, H. Challender, K. C. 130; John D. Marr, John Williams, Alf Malund, Mill, and E. Johnsson, J. Strahllnsky and Roy Carnegie to communicate with the Coast headquarters. Any one knowing the whereabouts of Alex. Weis, laat heard' of at Kingsgate, B. C, January, ltlO. Please communicate with his brother, Joe Weis, Box 82, Prince George, B. C. H, W. Mansfield send address to Coast Headquarters. NOTICE Any one knowing the present address of Pete Fcdoryk and L. Neumttn, please communicate with Coaet district headquarters immediately. Important. Will Robert McMillan and Owen White communicate with Prince Rupert olllce? Be sure to notify the post office, as soon as you change your address. /'•fl 1«:.' t-i Flntt Mil. . First Aid Instruction Classes will commence January 4. The Compensation Board wiU arrange classes previous to that date if twenty , or more WlU attend. *AGE FOUR TWELFTH YEAR. NO. 55 THE' BRITISH CQI^JMBIA FEDERATIONIST Vancouver, b. c. FRIDAY...... Decetmw l», till IHE B.C. FEDERATIONS Published every Friday morning by The B. 0. Federationist, Limited A. a WELLS.. .-Manager Offlce: Room 1, Victoria Block, 342 Pender Street West Telephone Beymour 6871 Subseribtion Bates: United States and Foreign, 13.00 per year; Canada, $2.60 per yoar, $1.60 for six months: to Unions subscribing ln a body, 16c per member per month. Unity of Labor: The Hope of the World FRIDAY.. ..December 10, 1920 AS is usual at this time of (he year; appeals for funds to provide Christmas presents for those children whose parents are too poor even to buy the necessities of life for thcir offspring, are being made.! While offering no ad- THAT verse comment on the CHEISTMAS efforts of those en- SPIRIT gaged in this work, we are compelled to offer some criticism on the system which places children in such a position as to warrant their being the objects of charity. One'writer in a local paper appealing for^ support for the children ^ Christmas ' fund has, amongst other things, the following to. say: "Today in Canada there are no classes but two: the people who have the price, and the people who havs not. Today in Vancouver there is no claim by one mkn or woman on any other except the great and compelling claim of humanity. ••"•" "There are homes in this city today where the parents of from two to five children will find it absolutely im- ' possible to do anything in the way of handing on the Christmas spirit to their children unless they are helped. "People who cannot purchase adequate food and sufficient clothes cannot purchase oranges, Christmas puddings and toys or any added joy for their children—and children havs a right to these things*" * * • What a commentary on our boasted civilization. Homes where it is impossible to provide the common necessities of life, and the Socialist, who desires to abolish the present state of affairs where child life is sacrificed to profit, is described as an anarchist, a destroyer, an iconoclast; while the system destroys the lives of those that the Christ that the Christians are supposed to follow, said were of the kingdom of heaven. Looking back to Europe, and seeing the destruction of child life that is taking place as a result of the operation of capitalism, one , can only wonder if the present system is not the kingdom of hell for the toiling millions'who are the victims Of the present system of slavery. In a world which has all the means of wealth production, the child is sacrificed to capitalistic greed. On stich occasions as Christmas'the beneficiaries of the system dole out their miserable charity so that the children may have at least one day on wliich they will receive sufficient food. But what of the three hundred and sixty-four days on which their needs will receive no attention? Three hundred and sixty-four days of Buffering and want. And still we find those that are credited with being followers of the lowly Nazerene supporting such a system. What hypocrisy. » » » ' While Soviet Bussia has been credited with all manner of atrocities, the following extract from a document from Soviet Bussia will give at least some indication of the attempts that are being made to care for the children of that country, not for onc day in the year, but for thc whole of the three hundred and sixty-five. Referring to the commission of public health it says: "Tho commission has . opened everywhere school gardens and summer colonics for the children of the cities. Besides, the state has taken upon itself to feed all sohool children. Onc of the most important works of the public health commission is probably thc educational health propaganda. Millions of pamphlets on hygiene have been distributed. Courses on disinfection, on tuberculosis and other diseases are being held. Conferences and conventions on special subjects are arranged by the government, as, for instance, epidemics, sanitation, school hygiene, medicine, bacteriology, dentistry,- pharmacy, etc." » ♦ « No doubt the above will be illuminating to our charitably disposed citizens whose efforts are directed to the Christmas season. It should at least have a lesson for the working class, That lesson is that under a sane order of society, with war and the system that causes it wiped out of existence, the children of the working class . eould be cared for by their parents on every day in the year, and the kingdom of hell, which is the product of the capitalistic system would give place to a kingdom of freedom and health and happiness. Our Christian friends are requested to ponder on this. The cause of poverty is the present system, which creates two classes in society, one that, has, and the other which has not. The working class mission is to destroy the class nature of human society as it exists today, and replace the present system with one that will, prevent the class ownership of the means of wealth production, that accomplished, charity organizations will no longer be necessary, and the right of the child to life and all that it entails will not be denied. Today the working class has no rights, Bights all belong to thc ruling class by means of the class ownership of the means of wealth production. MB. J. H. THOMAS, of the British Railwaymen's organization, has stated that there is a right and wrong way of removing social evils. Taking the position that there is only one social evil, and that is the en- THE EIGHT slavement of the WAY OR THB working class by the WRONG WAY class ownership of the means of wealth production—while Mr. Thomas may not realize this—we are afraid that we must differ from the British Labor leader. We must differ from him in respect to there being any wrong way. It is perfectly true that no one can say which way human slavery will be abolished, but when it is abolished it will be abolished in the right way and in spite of what individuals may think, in the only way possible. Bebcl- lions are always suppressed. Bevolutions are always successful, or they would not be revolutions. And the abolition of human slavery will be a revolution. It may be by peaceful means or it may not, but thc fact remains that it will be a revolution. • • * Changes in human society are inevitably the result of the economic conditions that prevail. They are the result of spontaneous upheaval against the existing order of things. Not premeditated, or conspired for, but the natural eruption of society, determined by the conditions that prevailed. It is to be regretted that two many workers have alloWed themselves to become imbued with the idea that thc change will be brought about by the workers in different countries in exactly the same manner in which it was brought about in Bussia. Or to be correct, that , the initial revolt against the ruling class will be brought about in any given country on a pre-conceived plan or scheme. For it must be remembered that the capitalist system has not yet been eliminated from Bussia, and that only the ground work has been laid for the co-operative commonwealth in that country.' History shows that when the feudal system was swept aside, by the capitalistic system, that relics of the old system still retained their hold. Old concepts still continued to hinder the development of the new order, and when capitalism receives its final blow tke new order will not be perfected overnight. Capitalism had many years of struggle before the system was fully developed and reached its height, and the new order that will follow the present system will naturally carry within itself some pf the old forms, and many of the old concepts will still be retained by the people. This has been the case in Bussia. The peasant class has not yet assimilated the idea of communistic society. Lenin, when asked if the feasants could be held until the Soviet system was firmly established, replied in effect, "If I could answer that question I could answer all.. The Hungarian attempt at revolution was defeated, and turned into an ineffective rebellion by the opposition of thc peasant class. While the industrial proletariat was ready for the change, the very fact that the peasants would not co-operate with the industrial workers demonstrated that the situation was not ripe for the ohange. Hence its failure. Consequently the only way which can be taken to bring about the end of capitalism will be the right way, and that will be determined by the conditions that prevail, and Mr. Thomas can no more predict what that way will be than we can, and not having assumed the mantle of the prophets we must admit that we cannot, and don't intend to prophesy which way the workers will achieve their emancipation. The only tiling we konw about it is that the present system is on its last legs, and the werkers will be compelled to bring about a change, and that they will do it by'aiiy way .that the conditions demand, and the rest does not matter in spite of all the labor leaders may think they know about it. The very fact that they think they know the right way, proves that they know but very little. the Canadian representatives, and in spite of the fact that we have been accused of having no constructive policy, we will endeavor to demonstrate that the League of Nations, or its doings, has nothing to'do with the workers of this or any" other country. ♦ * * The League of Nations is essentially a capitalistic class organization. Todate it has largely .been engaged in determining the fate of Germany economically, 'aftd incidentally the fate of small nations as such. The question of boundaries, of indemnities, and such things, have been the questions before the league. Notwithstanding that the late war was supposed to bc fought for democracy,' and the right of small nations to self-determination, the removing of an imaginary boundary line from one place to another on the map, or the amount of indemnity that Germany shall pay, and how it shall be paid, does not affect tho interests of the workers one iota. The working class has no territory to conserve. The workers will never receive a nickel of the w*r indemnity if it is ever paid. They will be slaves and exploited by the ruling class under the present system even if the boundary lines were changed every .other day. In fact the workers themselves in thcir search for jobs juggle in boundary lines to some extent, by crossing one, and getting behind another, and no matter whether the boundary line which they are behind is British, American, German or French, they are still being exploited. « * ■-■• * WJiile the interests of the workers of the world, irrespective of their nationality, are identical, the economic interests of the different sections of the ruling class conflict. This very conflict of interests was the cause of the war to end war. The same conflicting interests are becoming so pronounced that even1 the most optimistic person must see that the chances of another war are most rosy at this particular time. The conflict that' can be seen daily in the capitalistic world for the control of the world's oil fields, ii only another evidence of the struggle that is going on between the different sections of the capitalistic class for world power. The League of Nations cannot function beoause of these conflicting interests, and, if it could, it would only be to conserve the interests of the present ruling class, and to perpetuate the exploitation of the wage workers under capitalism. To perpetuate the unemployment of the Workers, and to continue the starvation."ti^at has been imposed on the workers ithat have produced the wealth of the world, is ruling class business. It is not working class'business, and while it may amuse some to witness the antics of Canadian and other statesmen at the Geneva conference, and cause concern to others who tire interested in the perpetuation of the present system, a careful study by the workers of the work—that is if it can be called that—of the League of Nations,' should only further convince them that until the present system of society is abolished, and the workers take control of their own destiny, they will continue to be exploited, wjtile their masters attempt to bolster up the system that gives them their profits from all corners of the world, irrespective of boundary lines, race, nationality, or creeds. National boundaries do not affect the workers. The only boundary that now holds the workers is the boundary of their intelligence and understanding of capitalism. The wider that is, the sooner will the league of capitalism be replaced by a leaguo of workers that will eliminate all boundaries to happiness, and comfort, and human progress. We may be out to destroy, but when the destruction is complete, the workers will be able to build a better .and greater civilization, Wit that cannot be done on the foundations of present-day society.' They are so rotten that they are beyond redemption, aud tho task of* repairing them will be found to be too groat for cither Mr. Bow- cll or the league of capitalistic nations. Intervention Propagandists Again Busy THAT Canadian statesmen do not understand world politips or the motive forces behind the policies of the great European nations, was ably demonstrated by the Hon. N. W. Rowell at Geneva on Wednesday. While it is THE LEAGUE true the press has told AND us that thc Canadian's MR. ROWELL speech caused some little rumpus, and perhaps surprise, the fact remains that tlie old powers have the means and thc power to compel the smaller nations to too tho lino. Tn retracting the statement that the European statesmen, who were representing the ruling class of thcir respective countries, were responsible for the war, Mr. Rowell either exposed his ignorance, or his fear of the consequences of his speech, and if the latter, then he must have realized that the power to do, still remains with the great capitalistic nations, and the small fry do not count in the scheme of things, unless they can be used to camouflage the situation as to the conflicting interests that are at war within the League of Nations, and which will eventually bring the sorry farce to an end, by another war between some of the countries that are members of the supposed League of Nations. # * » When President Wilson attended' the peace conference he also displayed a monumental ignorance of the people that he had to deal with. He was outwitted Snd outgeneraled by the French and British representatives, and was as a babe in their hands-. Mr. Rowell will find before he is through, that he was not one bit better able to gage the situation than was President Wilson, and that the old order of diplomats will so camouflage the situation that he will be at sea as to what did exactly happen, and only in the event of his viows co:inciding with the British representatives, has ho a chance of getting his views put into effect. There is no doubt that many Canadian workers ,-will be most interested in the doinjrs of While so-called statesmen arc arguing the point at Geneva, and thc League of Nations is slowly but surely dying, the workers of Europe are starving in millions. Waiting for thc ruling class to save them by the League of Nations route appears to be a painful process. Perhaps the pains they are suffering will shortly compel the workers of Europe to end the tragedy, and at tho same time the so-called civilization that is responsible for the mis- cry being endured. A returned soldier writes and informs us that he has been offered work at the post offlce for the holiday season at the magnificent "salary" of $2.09 per day. This man states that he has bcen employed at the post offlce previously, and that he holds a civil service certificate. Sothe democracy in this country. It is o^\t)ie cheap variety, however. We wonder if the nine cents is so that the recipient can pay income tax. (By Arthur Thomson) Tho laBt two Issues of the "California Oil World," contained long and exhaustive articles on what the National Association for the Protection of American Rights in Mexico, demands of Mexico, "be fore there can be a return to the harmonious relations that once existed between the United States and Mexico, and before there can be real safety for American investments and property rights south of'the Rio Grande." The first article was headed 'American Oil Men's Rights in Mexico; justice is asked;" and the second was "Mexican law makes Soviet rule industry." It Is quite "likely that Harding's administration will be guided largely by these demands of. the interests and we quite expect to see some senatorial barker like Senator Fall arise tn the senate and demand that Mexico be made to toe the mark set by these Interests. Fall has published a report of his Senate Investigating committee on Mexican affairs and it coincides largely with what tho oil and other Interests demand, Fall wants United States aid, under certain conditions and guarantees from, Mexico, extended to the new Mexican government and also to the Mexican people, but In the event of that aid being rejected and the de facto government refusing to knuckle down to- Wall Street, then he wants Intervention. Unless something unforeseen happens we will probably witness extreme pressure put on the de facto government and determined drives on Mexico In the near future. It looks as if Fall's "investigation" of Mexican affairs last winter and spring was undertaken with the view of using It with the coming congress and administration which he and his associates reckoned would be Republican and easier to handle than the existing outfit. One of the policies of this association with the long name ls to carefully refrain from advocating Intervention. They know that war ls an unpopular subject with the people since the late war to make the world ''safe for democracy," hence the necessity of using extreme caution In working up the war fever. So this association Is not for intervention, any more than are certain members of the United States senate, who have been presenting the Mexican situation to the publlo In a manner favorable to the Intervention cause. Insidious propaganda is quite suitable bait to use on an unsuspecting people, whloh the schemers well know. The association has stated certain general alms to be kept In view ln seeking the establishment of better relations between Mexico and the United States, and the rehabilitation of Mexico. These are as follows: (1) Re-establishment Of order' and peace. (2) Re-establiBhment of transportation. (S) Return of railroad and other properties wrongfully taken from private owners. (4) Change of anti-American attitude. (5) Constructive (and not destructive) legislation wtth regard to foreign ehterprlses. (6) Re-establishment of national finances. (7) Re-establishment of Independent, able and honest courts of jus. tlce. (8) Prompt disposition of all pending suits affecting lives and properties of American citlsens. (10) New and reasonable fed- era] and state tax laws. (11) Abandonment of the entire confiscatory programme, and especially, (12) Elimination of the obnoxious provisions of Article 27. Notice how prominent are property rights. No mention is made of man. rights or of rights of the Mexican people to the resources of their country, unhampered by the foreign exploiter. Americans and others have rights in Mexico the samo as Mexicans, and this the Mexicans well realise, but these Americans should not expect special privileges wh'lch are hot granted to Mexicans, Mexicans in the United States don't get them and they don't expect them. If an Individual or corporation hailing from north of the Rio Grande or from Europe goes into Mexico in search of personal gain (and that is the only reason most of them go for) they should not get their backs up and shriek to their respective governments for help when the natives put up the sign "so far and no farther." But this imperialistic association with the long name can't see this and they believe that the "flag should follow the dollar" or at least the long arm of the' United States should reach down into Mexico and protect them in their exploitation and plundering of the Mexican people and their resources. If the Mexican Government ls to follow all the demands made by the oil and other Interests they may as well invite the representa< Uvea of these Interests to take over the government, while they. step down. Or perhaps they should notify Washington to push tha border down to Guatemala and be done wtth tt. But even then Hearst would not be satisfied wtth that, as hts chief editorial writer has said that the border must be pushed down to the Panama Canal. And when they got there, they would probably want to go on down to Argentina. For there is nc ltmtt to the greed of ths Imperialist. THE ONLT^ UNION MADE GLOVE IN B, C. 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The next show will be entitled "No Fool Like an ;01d Fool." The age-long enmity between the Armenians and the Mussulmans was finished by the solidarity between the workers of those districts when thc Soviet took control, which wo presume the daily press will call another atrocity. Commissioner Gillespie's statement that tho unemployed situation was practically solved in South Vancouver, reminds us of the press stories of the fall of Lenin and Trotsky, and there is about a* much truth in it. We wonder if the kiss that Honost John gave Mary Ellen was'the cause of Millerand tabooing the official kiss in France. ECONOMIC AND HISTORY CLASSES S. P. OF 0., 401 FENDER ST. E. Economic class every Sunday afternoon, commencing at 3 o'clock. History class every Thursday evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. 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We have the best tailors, the best store, the best work-shop, the largest and best stock. Our present prices are 25 to 33 per cent, below our regular figures, because we must dear. You oan save 50 per cent, by buying here, and now. The Crisis in the Miners' Union Wa have the largeet and flneet stock of Blue Serge. In Western Canada and ean make you suits from name during this sale at MO that cannot possibly be duplicated elsewhere under $100. Come and see theml Fg£WU I'ATRONIZE FEDERATIONIST ADVERTISERS SLATER'S Tbe Ham, Buttor sad Bee Kinji havo opened their Mow Branoh In tho Weat End Marhet, 1191 Oranvillo Stroet, eorner Oranvllle and Davlo, neat door to tho Royal Dank. A TOW SPECIALS FOB FBIDAT AND SATUBDAY Froo Delivery Stoma at Hi Haitbn Street Eaet.... 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(By Arthur Thomson) The constitution of 1917 ot Mexico has been under heavy bombardment of late by American Interests holding Mexican properties. One of the articles that the Interests don't '"*• '" Article 113, pertaining to labor and social welfare. A perusal of the main features of this artlole will show that Mexican lnbor laws are far more progressive and humanitarian than those of this enlightened country north of the Rio Grande. No perfection ls claimed for the labor laws of Mexico, but the framers certainly were sincere and put man rights before dollar rights. In these enlightened United States where Is there a state, city or village that gives the woman worker, for instance, the doal that that the oft-times despised Mexicans give her In their labor lawf? . The main provisions of Article 123 aro as follows: "1. Eight hours shall be-the maximum limit of a day's work. "2. The maximum limit of night work sha.il be seven hours. Unhealthy and dangerous occupations are forbidden to all women and to children under sixteen years of age. Night work in factories ls likewise forbidden to women and to children under 16 years of age; nor shall they be employed in commercial establishments after 10 o'clock at night. "3. The maximum limit of day's work for children over 12 and under 10 years of age shall be six hours. Tho work of children un der 12 years of ago ennnot bo made the object of a contract. "4. Every workman shall enjoy at least one day's rest for every six days' work. "4. Women shall not perform any physical worn requiring considerable physical effort during tho three months Immediately preceding parturition; during the month following parturition they shall necessarily enjoy a period of rest and shall receivo their salaries or wages ln full and retain their employment and the rights they may have acquired under their contracts. During the period of lactation they shall enjoy two extraordinary periods of rest of one-half hour each In order to nurse their children. "8. The minimum wage to he received by a workman shall be that considered sufflclent . . . to satlBfy the normal needs of the life ot the workman, his education and hla lawful pleasures. . "7.. The same compensation shall be paid for the same work without regard to sex or nationality. "11. When owing to special circumstances lt becomes necessary to Increase the working hours, there shall be paid as wages tor the over- (By Enoch Williams, written for the Federated Press) (Enooh Williams waa tha leader of the anthracite minera ln District No. 1 of tha United Mine Workers during their "vacation" strike of last September. He presided over the convention whose demand on Washington for a settlement was Interpreted by President Wilson as a "ohallenge to the government." President John L. Lewis haa been offered by the Federated Press whatever space he may require to answer these articles which will appear foy three successive issues,) Vital Issues ln Miners' Election Taylor, Penn.—Somebody within the ranks of the United Mine Workers must speak out, whatever the personal cost, to make the present crisis In our union known to workers everywhere. On December 14 occurs the most Important union election In the generation. No matter what the outcome la, workers must understand the Issues. The whole labor movement la at a crisis. "Ae te the miners, so goea the nation." At the laat A. F. of L. convention the minera stood with tha railwaymen for on* day and won (against the frank, sincere opposition of President Gompers himself), the most Important labor movement decision In 20 yeara, Next morning President Jqhn Tu. Lewis of the U. it. W. threw our weight against the railwayman and progress stPPPOd dead. The Issues are two-fold: Flrat, nationalization ot th* mines and the labor party. Both were adopted aa the policy of th* V. t— W. at th* Cleveland convention. Both are popular with the rank and file. Both hav* been disregarded by the national admlnlitratlon. Second, clean unionism and an end to the Interference ot coal operators in union affairs. I ahall give Instances ot this. The defense of John Lewis and Phillip Murray, the national officers Is that conditions made It impossible to accomplish anything for the adopted policies. Their opponents are Bobert Harlln, preaident ot th* Washington miners, District No. 10, who ls the father of the U. M. W. nationalization policy, and Alexander Hownt, president of the Kansas Miners, District No. 14. Official Organ Sidestep. The rank and 111* have had no opportunity to get Informed' oi these Issues. Since the nationalization policy was adopted ln March, 1919, not one article explaining lt has been permitted to appear ln our official Journal. All miners' letters advocating nationalization have been suppressed ln our only medium of printed discussion. Nationalization with democratic control was adopted overwhelmingly by our union and for a year we have not been able to mention lt ln the United Mine Workers* Journal, Instead President Lewis, in reply to Howat, stated publicly that "partisan articles from anyone on the Internal affairs of the U. tt. W. should not be published. Only ln the operators' Journals Is there any discussion. Recently the operators' Journals have come out openly campaigning against Harlin and Howat. For example, Saward' Journal praises Lewis for keeping Uown the "radical element." Another, the Amorican Coal Miner in lte latest Issue assures the operators that "Lewis ls not a Socialist, Bolshevist, labor party man or government ownership advocate." It explains that recently he "was leading a light for a programme whloh was thrust upon him' 'by the U. M. W. convention but that really Lew- Is la "quiet and conservative and his hammer velvet-she^.". Officials With Bossee The operators' Journals carry big portraits aud long biographies of Lewis and Murray. They have articles headed "Howat and Kansas Wildcat Is called by Lewis." The word has gone down the line to the mine bosses and a subtle campaign is on. Miners known as administration men. get good places in the mines; other men get poor places and can't make wages. On the other side of the fence, within the union, recently entire locals, my own among them, have been kicked out of the miners' union for political reasons; I am still a member of the U. M. W., but the 800 men of Local No. 901 at Taylor, as good union men as ever existed, cannot vote In tho next election. In the soft coal region In Pennsylvania a few weeks ago eight International organizers were thrown Into District No. 5 among the union men, although ther* are 90,000 unorganized miners less than 100 miles away. The bedevilled locals called on their district president Brophy to get these organizers out; he had to report back that Lewis ln reply merely assailed them for kicking. These organizers are still there holding secret meetings and It is still true that the unorganized soft coal minera ln Pennsylvania outnumber the organized by 6000. In the hard coal region, in District No, 1, there are 66,000 miners and only 12,000 are ln the U. M. W. No wonder the miners, are calling for a clean discussion pf vital Issues. But we who demand such discussion and who light at lvely for the grievances of poor fellows ln the mines are palled by our own officers "disturbers," then "radicals," next "Insurgents" now "outlaws." Isauee of Clean Unionism Th* thing that ia tearing th* United Mine Workers apart is th* issue pf clean unionism. That Is what lies at th* bottom ot th* discontent, sometime* angry, sometimes hopeless, ln the rank and 111* and which breaks out ln the widespread talk of "secession." Freeing th* union trom interference by coal operator* ls as great an issu*' tn th* miner** national election thl* December as I* th* neglected nationalization policy. It la horribly depressing to go Into mining towns and hear the talk of "officers who wer* elected by corporation Influence," und of locals which have "quit paying due* to official* wbo tell us the same thing we've Just heard from the operators." There ar* wholo motion* where the leader who geta the ..open approval of th* national officer* bestowed on him thereby loses at once th* confidence of hi* rank and file. Of course It la hard for the miner at the mines to get legal proof of many things he believes. But he begin* by pointing to well known facts whloh mar the history of th* great United Mine Worker*, such as tha record ot ex-offlcers. Phil Penna, once president of the United Mln* Workers, Is now commissioner of the Indiana Coal Operators, and leads the national wage scale fight against the miners. T-. L. Lewis, another ex-presldent, holds a similar Job with the Weat Virginia Coal Operators, Bill Diamond, former International board member in the U. M. \V„ la commissioner for the Michigan operators. W. D. Ryan, ex-secretary- treusurer, and countless lesser officials have gene ever to the operators. And the miners say th* "ones in .the open" are better, than others not ln the open. Unseated on Technicalltle* The miner also points to a differ, ent kind of leaders who, he aay*, have been victimized by our own official*. John Walker, for Instance, the candidate for president four years ago, was lust summer elected U. M. W. delegate to the A. F, ot L. convention, out was arbitrarily disqualified by Lewis, on th* ground that Walker .had been elected president of the Illinois State Federation. The technicality, on which Lewis ruled, flatly reversed the ruling of _ President White, as the record proves. More recently Walker was nominated for president ot the U.- M. W. by hundreds of locals, but to this day has •not been notified, nor have the rank and flle. Believing that the administration would continue to rule him off the oallot. Walker is now supporting the nationalization candidate Robert Harlin, Tn the same fashion, on a tech- president was challenged. Harlln ln circulars published the correspondence between himself and Lewis and hi* nam* had to appear th* ballot. Th* technicality was whether Harlln had been a working miner for five years In this country. Harlln la an old English minor, known to Smillie and Hodges of the British Miners' Federation. Charters Revoked via similar fashion ln my own district, on a technicality, th* otaar- ter ot my *ntlr* local wa* suddenly revoked by Lewis and 100 of us &ed out M the U. M. W.—the hest lbcal for th* size of the mine ih District No. 1, and th* richest The count In th* last district election for preaident, In which I was candidate, ls still-In th* court* for decision. The technicality waa "demanding the local's book* for auditing," an old dodge, OS I pointed out in my letter to Lewis of September 28, the day after our charter wa* takon away. "Tour, action In r* vuking our charter la on* of th* most effective methods that could be applied to assist those responsible for th* condition of thl* district whloh yon know I* disgraceful. You kn«w that our eu* wa* ta court, , , . Th* auditor wa* told that th* book* would b» prg duced at th* trial and thty war* not for Inspection until then. Then cam* your letter revoking our charter. "II you will ge over th* report* of tho travelling auditor* of thlt district you will flnd • v*ry little auditing don* sin?e lull In 1»1» Local 1456 ot Plains, whloh cast a Urge number ot vote* against th* administration, after th* election was visited by auditor* and their bopka demanded. They refused and thslr charter waa revoked; op* of th* best local* in the district ruined." Now tht earns trick has put Payn* Local 001 into the outer darkness and 000 of tl* old uniiAi men cannot vote to clean up either national or district affair*.' A Dirty Oame W* can take car* of ourselves, The other day w* found that th* corporation, th* D. It. A W., the owner ot th* Payn* mln** here, had put up the price of eoal to ua ll.Sf a ton and had mad* lt retroactive to April is laat. Thay wn* going to tako out of our back pay J 1.25 a ton mor* for every ton we bought for six months; they did take lt at apme of their minea. W» made them pay ua in full In a hurry. But when we try to help the other follow what are we up 'against In the laat district election here on* local paid tho amount et .640 ln one month aa qualifying ..tax on 900 member*, and paid tt one month atter the election, ln 'order to boost the administrative ivote. By paying it, 464 votea (the j three monthi average) went to the administration. But the local did hot pay the >640. The local's 'president told me they never paid lt Who put up that $640! The I administration or the coal corporation? We want to know and we are tired of auoh "unionism" ln ■the U. M. W. ' Officers of locals testified In court to having sent In eleetion returni by registered letter, which weie changed between the time they were mailed and the tellers' count There were many such case* ln the last district election; I wtll cite only one. Local 151 cast for Dempsey (the administration president) 38 votes,,'for Williams ISO; returns were changed to read Dempsey 238, Williams none. Boise* Not Afraid of Union And when we try to remedy these things, ta court or out, we are called "traitors" and the like. Meanwhile thousand* of mlnen In the locale here are allowed to suffer, their grievances tu-e -never pressed, and the award* then, -elves are violated- by the operators openly. The operators here are not afraid THINK THIS OVER If solid ltathtr boots cost $7.00 bow much 40 pip* boots oost? Tbo point is tbis: tbat my boots apt cheaper in the end, no matter what tbe flnt oost, bo* oause they are All SOLID LEATHER Fer One Day Qnlj-SATURDAT In order to introduce the quality of my own main *_t*___ duns, I am taking a Hne at chrome upper, slip-sole boots ft»t I will guarantee ud making the price f T.OO. Bet these. Here is your last opportunity to bay boys' shoes at this prioe. This lot comprises boys' black and brown calf, frith welt and Maekay soles. Any d*0 QC| shoe in the store up to flS», uses 1 to 6 U% iot ~ *-9*u%*a>-t shoes at a priee that will pay yoa to outfit tbem all Brown and black, with high top*. Some lines are not eompkte in sizes, but all sues to 2 in the lot, at. >r Christmas. $3.95 nicallty, Harlin's eligibility tot ot the organization wt now const! tuted. That li tha big issue with hard-working miners. (To be concluded) WE TEACH YOU TO DANCE Pender Hall Private or Claas Lessons Afternoon Evenings Corner HOWE and PENDER Sey. 201 time 100 per eent. more than those fixed for regular time. In no case shull tho overtime excood three hours nor continue for more than throe consecutive days; and no women, of whatever age, nor boys undor 16 years of age, may engage in overtime1 work. "12. In evory agricultural, industrial, mining or similar cluss of work omployors are bound to furnish their workmen comfortable and sanitary dwelling places for which they may charge rents not exceeding one-half of one per cent, per month of the assessed value of the properties. They shall likewise establish schools, dispensaries, and other services necessary to the com m unity, 13. Furthermore, there shall be set aside ln these labor centres, whenever their population exceeds 200 Inhabitants, a space of land not less than 5000 square meters for the establishment of public markets, and the construction of buildings designed for municipal ser vices and places of amusement. No saloons nor gambling houses shall bo permitted ln such labor centres, "14. Employers shall be 41at)le for labor accidents and occupational diseases arising from work; therefore employers shall pay the proper indemnity. °. . . "IB, Employers shall be bound to observe ln the Installation of thoir establishments all the provisions of law regarding hygiene and sanitation and to adopt adequate moasures to provent accidents dpe to the use of machinery, tools and working materluls, . . "22, An employer who discharges a workman without proper cause or for having . Joined a Union or syndicate or for having tuken part in a lawful «trlke, shall be bound, at tho option of the workman, either to perform the contract or to Indemnify him by the payment of three months' wuges. . i. " The Economic Status of the Farmer (By Wayfarer) Tlie Theory of Kout—Hent Is that price which a tenant is able to pay for the use of his land, over and above the cost of subsistence of himself and family, and working expenses, etc., and is determined by tho superior productive power of thut hind, huving regard to .situation and other physical conditions, over and above the productive power of the least profitable land In cultivation; namely, that which will only produce suillcient to support the cultivator and oan puy no rent. And relit Ib in* proportion to that superiority. . Tlio Law of Wages—WageB ls the cost of subsistence to the worker, that will enable him to sustain or reproduce his labor- power fr'om day to day, and also reprodiioi» lhat lab..r commodity in his offspring. • As farmers, laborers and other live in the sumo world with no physically deterrent boundaries between them, und opportunities offer for'laborers and others with sufllcient expedience and enterprise to start In farming, therefore tt follows that the luw of economic necessity, of competition, of having to live, will affect farmers ns well ns other workers; and wherever and whenever farming tends to make more than cost of subsist ence and reproduction—that ls, to become profitable—just thon competition will press most and will result In checking this tendency and maintaining the average stan dard. Whether tho toll that tho produ cer and useful worker has to pay to iho proprietary classes in sod ety for tho right to live, is wholly or in part, ln the form of rent for land, intorest on mortgage, charges for .rail way or elevator service, uso. of water, machinery, etc., or merely the surplus-vnluc of his labor-power', In every case ho has to pay for usos, services, access to nocessiflas of life, which, being owned and controlled by a, class, Instead of collectft'cly by socioty ae a whole, enables that class to roup all the proflt of his labor—all Its product beyond what Is neoes- oiirv *» ana hla him ta 1fv« and u-m. 200 pain of men's brown end blaek eait Goodyear welted boots, made on snappy recede lasts, for the young fellow, in all sizes. &J QC Begular values £10.00, on sale at - ....vi,, ~- -~*r' '****** SHOE REPAIRING I have special men for each branch of repairing, and guarantee that the work will wear longer and look better than any you hare had before. Six lots of brown calf Oxfords, with Cuban and Louis heels, turn and Maekay soles. Speeial value */» q£ at ♦10.00, on sale at a prioe of ^O.JWJ Stylish Oxfords that originally sold at $9.00 and $10.00, in brown calf, patent and kid, with Cuban heels; all out at • P.Paris SI Hasting, Wert WHAT'S IN A NAME! (By Anise, Stall Writer for tbe Federated Press) I met a woman yesterday Who had ber eyes opened. She said: "I was foreman On ono of theee Juries Trying a case Of Syndicalism. And I never knew before What a PROSECUTOR wast Why, bejmght to be called Plain PERSECUTOR! There wasn't really A single thing He had ON that prisoner; But that didn't matter a bit For he wasn't even TRYING To flnd out The TRUTH, But only To CONVICT his men. And he would eay ANYTHING To do It! bring to life more workers. In Marxian economies, it is stated that a commodity sells at Its value, or' cost of production. This statement sums up the theory of profit ln capitalist production, and ls an expression of its eentral fact, lt was generally supposed that profit came from buying and selling, but Murx showed that the source of proflt In capitalistic Industry is 1n the surplus-value extracted from the labor-power of tho workers, and not In the process cf exchange, which In Itself creates no wealth. But this value of a commodity is realized In the process of exchange, and, before he ear, put his commodity on tha market, the farmer has to depend on access to eortain utilities and services, as mentioned above, whose owners have power to extract fr'om lt "all :the trafflc will bear," without killing It, and they certainly do so. The difference between a capitalist arid non-capitalist farmer la that (he former produces more cheaply than the latter to the extent of Interest on his capital, otherwise his capital would seek other investment as a rule. The pressure of population In a world where a privileged class Is entrenched by law In the ownership and control of the means and machinery of production, on which the whole of iwjetety depends for existence, af- facts all other's, outside that elass, alike—farmers, workers In offices, industries, professions, trades, eto, —and eompels them, under dire competition, to pay in tribute to this privileged class all the value they contribute In productive end useful service beyond what It necessary to carry them along, sustain their useful labor and perpetuate their kind. Whatever the average standard cf intelligence and ability iu any given society, there will always be a few who, by exceptional talents and opportunities, can, by special services to tho master class, special success In that gambling struggle tWt perpetually goes on under the present system, In acquiring wealth that others have made, rise above the average lot of the world's disinherited, and enter the privileged class of owners, In some form or other, of those means nt nt'.iiliU'l ton Iliut utmlilui (l>.m to share in that luscious fruit of surplus-value. This sometimes seems to obscure the workings of the general law, as also the position of thoso small units ln production, trade, farming, etc., where the owner works with a few hired men, In which position he functions both as a worker* and capitalist. But the general law of tribute, or surplus- value, Is as unerring, effective and compulsory as It would be ln a little world or community, where ■ono man owned everything and had absolute power to collect his tribute from every living soul. This privileged position Is entrenched, uot only by law, but by the moral code hitherto sanctioned by religion. But setenoe reveals a higher moral code, of loyalty of man to his fellow man, without distinction; of the use nf natural resources and social, services for the benefit of all alike; of the promotion of man's welfare, physical,, mental and moral, as the highest aim of social law and effort. So, that was how I learned What a "prosecutor" is. And how he ls there Not to do "Justice" But to "prtfsecute"— And X suppose that THAT Wouldn't be so bad. If only EVERYONH ■ Understood it— And knew he was Just saying The WORST things He could think of— But you should hare aeon Some of the other women On that Jury, They seemed to think They must do WHATEVER he said; They thought he was there Representing the STATE And lf they were LOYAL And PATRIOTIC, They must obey him! I had to argue So HARD With some .of those women To tell them a man Didn't HAVE to be guilty Because a prosecutor got up And SAID that he was, But it was up to US To decide on the guilt! Somehow,or other It doesn't seem to be FAIR For a man To CALL himself "The State," ' And make a let of Jurors Feel LOYAL to him, And then take SIDES S? hard Against another man Who ls supposed to be As good as he Is But whd can't CALL himself Anything except "The PRISONER!" The most Important business of the first session of the new B. C. Legislature will be handling the army of job hunters. Patronise Fed Advertisers. Hank's hired man says: "Thi farmers may ketch them gamblen by holdln' ott tho market, Wl tl would bo a darn site easier tn Uh long run to stop votin' for tho pott* tlshuns that protect tho garablln' business." il DOWNIE Sanitarium Limited Fifteenth Floor Standard Bank—Oor. of Hastings and Richards Phones Seymour 608; Highland 2134-L Ou trostmoat coailstt ef eWre- pnotto, osteopathy, uocbuo-tbore* pr, physical cottars, vtbnttos, auii|i, hist, light sad voter botbi, ste. We elso psie tbe enly thoroughly oqelppod electrical uni- Uflura on the Psclflc Oosit, including, u it doos, X-Bay, Viol* Bey, high frequoaey, disthonele, seal- try, Houseldsl, OelveoU. Fertdy, iuitc snd i|te condoniitlon; sloe tlmost 40 yean ef prictlcsl experience Wo do net ate kslfe or drugi of any kind. The trettnent la gusrutood sbiototoly pslntois. Whst bu beea pronouscod bg ■oeit m IncenWe bu given vsp te oer troeta&tot. We toeeb yee bew te keop woll. 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Pepsin Is a simple laxative herbs with pepsin. It acta mildly, gently and without griping. It ao trains the stomach and bowel muscles that in time medicine of all kinds can bo dispensed with. When people learn of Dr. Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pepsin and see how wonderfully it acts they realize how unnecessary it Is to ust draitle salt waters, pills and powder* for these do but temporary good and are weakening to mott constitution!. Dr. Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pepein, oa the contrary, is to natural tnd safe, (it contains no narcotic or ttroag drugs), that two generations of mothen have given it to their " lea. :e a teaspoonful tht next you feel tny distrest of the imach, liver or bowels, if you constipated, have a head- ie, cold or fever, If you are bilious, dyspeptic, tired. If Dr. Sjaldwell's Laxative Syrup Pep- -^Jfftln thould ever fail to do as ■say rj. claimed you can have your money refunded. More people use It than any other laxative In tht world. k DR.W.B.CALDWEU AaaekutarlmhleUalyau TRY IT FREE There are heads of families wbe eiSl want to prove to their own satisfaction. thai tn_ laxative Sytup Pepsin ll 01 effective In constipation, al mild and gentle in action, at pleasanMastinf ent »a/e,aslclaim. Let iuch write im for afnt sample. It tat bttmtpostpeU. Addreu Dr. W. B. Caldwell, i» Front Street, Bridjelurj, Ont PAGE SIX DM10N MADE The M,T, Loggers' Boot Mail oidoti pariooftlty attended to Guaranteed to Hold Caulks and Are Thoroughly Watertight MacLachlan-Taylor Co. Successors to H. VOS & SON S3 CORDOVA STHEET WEST, VANCOUVER, B. 0. Next Door to Loggers' Halt Phone Seymour 550 Repairs Dono While Yon Walt THE KEYSTONE - (By Silas Huokey) | N the article entitled "Gormany I from the Inside," published in * the issue of November VI, the point which was stamped upon the mind of every interested reader was not so much the condition of the German people nor the economic state of the country, but tnat thinking Germany vaa looking, not i to Moscow but to London for de- IWfirance from the curse of Versailles, Those Canadians who had not left the old eountry by |he end of 1110 will remember the 'exciting week of the railroad strike at the end of September, and may recall the remark of one of the most widely read of French journals, which remark was freely quoted ln the London press, "If England goes, Surope will follow." Every mind, not only ln Britain but In Europe, was alert, a false move on either side would have started the' ball rolling. It was known that the military had their orders, and the orders would have been obeyed, for. the veterans had left and boys of seventeen, who had not yet learned to form opinions, had taken their place. There can be little douet that every country In Europe was looking towards England for a sign. But those who were conversant with the alms and aspirations ef British Labor, and especially with the alms of the average worker, had their minds -at rest. The desire for freedom was there, but freedom If possible without bloodshed. There can be no question but that during the two years that have followed the signing of the armistice, the keystone of the system of civilisation as lt exists today has been In Great Britain. The end of the war found that country leader of the European powers, and the British Empire, as Lloyd George said at the Lord Mayor's banquet, at the height of Its power. Before he made that vainglorious remark, he should have been reminded of Bernard Shaw's cynicism, "The British lion has reached - the summit of the mountain, but the summit of the mountain is often the edge of the abyss." H. a. Wells hae stated that ln Russia "a social and economic system very like our own has crashed." And the world of labor is looking to Great Britain and waiting. Labor there seems to be ln no immediate hurry, its attitude might almost be said to consist of merely paying out the rope by whlcn the capitalist is hanging hlmseif. The press has already become a % thing foreign to every Idea o'f rlght- .*thinking, clean speech, and fair play, that the British public used to pride itself on before the war. Parliament ls atrophied In its actions and dead to the public wishes, desires and interests, it is also entirely subservient to the will of one man, the Prime Minister. It was he, and he alone, that won the political victory at the last general election. Candidates were re turned to Parliament not because of their own opinions, but because they supported Lloyd George. It bus been said that a speech upholding his policy is not so much a defense as an annihilation. He Is probably the one superlatively able man that the capitalist system owns today. His genius, though purely negative ln the progress of democracy, Is head and shoulders above that of either Us colleagues or his political foes. It Is a pity that this man has deserted the radical views he once held and worships In the house of mammon. Not since the days of Cromwell has Britain risen to the position to which she rose under his guiding hand and his victory at the polls must be assigned to the gratitude of a public that considered the victory over Germany as the beginning of the.millenium. But they, the public, have since been disllusioned. And unfortunately, there ls no means by which* they can express their disapproval ln a concrete manner until the next general election. In a spirit of helplessness they have to look on and see the British fleet used to crush or attempt to crush the life out of a free people, the blackest deed ln British history, lf we except the opium war with China. It is the fear of the misuse of the terrible weapon of the blockade that Ib causing Italy to hold her hand when the fruit Is ripe for plucking, that Is forcing Germany to submit to the most savage Injustice. They will have to wait till British Labor declares itself at the polls. There will be no chance of "shrapnel spattering down Whitehall." It is not the way that things are being done In that land. Once before there was a force standing to arms In London to pre vent the people accomplishing their will to freedom, but the effect was reached ln spite of armed forces and so quietly was it done that it was only the flight of the king that Indicated that the desired end had been gained, Those whom the gods wish to de. stroy, they flrst drive mad. The underlying principles of the action towards Ireland, Russia, and Labor are sufficient to Justify the Imputation of madness. . twelfth tear, no. so THE BRITISH COLOMBIA FEDERATIONIST vancouvhr, b. c. DAT December 10, 194 Trade Unions and Democracy Junior League Meetings The Junior Labor League will meet tonight (Friday) at tbe F. L. P. Hall, 148 Cordova Street West, when the new executive and committees for the coming year will meet for the first time. It ls Important that all members of the League should attend tonight's meeting at 7:30 o'clock, The meeting on Friday, December 17, will be in the form of a social to be held at 929 Eleventh Avenue East. Pittsburg—Under the thin cover of putting down a crime wave, squads of detectives under Capt Edeburn, are driving out of this city hordes of unemployed workmen. Vaneoaver Unions fABCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL—Pretident, J. M. Clirke; riecpreiident, R. W. Hatley; iecretary I O. Smith; treuurer, A. S. Wells; wr(re»ot-*t-«rmi, E. Home; trusted, Oftrr, Tumbles, Bievenvright end Midg- kjr, lleeti Srd Wednesday eaeh' month la tba Pander Hall, corner of Pender and Howe street*. Phone Sey. 201. ALLIED PRINTINO TRADES OOUN- eil—Maata seeond Monday In ths month. Prealdeat, 3. 9. McConnell; aaa- rttary, R. H. Neelanda. If. 0. Box 6S. ENGINEERS .EMPLOYED IN THE Lusher Indnatry (eamp and mill) Meat with fellow workers In that industry. Organiie into the Lumber, Camp • Agricultural Workers Dept. of the 0. B. V. Headquartera, 61 Cordova atreet weat, Vancouver. Phone Bey. 7B5C. OENERAL WORKERB' UNIT OF THE O. B. U.—Preildent, R. W. Hatley; leeretary, J. 0. Smith. MeeU lit Wed- etedsy la eseh month in Pender Hall, aer. of Pender asd Howe atreeta. Pbone lay. 201 BOTEL AND RESTAURANT EM- ployees, Local SO—Meete every second Wedneaday ln the month st 2:30 p.m. lad every fonrth Wednesday In tho montb tt 8:80 p.m. President, John Cummings, leers! y and bualneaa agent, A. Oraham. OBee end meeting hall, 441 Beymour Bt. K. Phone Sey. 1001. Oftee hours, ■ to fl p.~ INTEBNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'0 Association, Loesl 38-62—Office and hall, 103 Cordova Bt. W. MeeU first lad third Fridays, 0 p.m. Secretary treasurer, F. Chapman; business agent, B Richards. . INTERNATIONAL JEWELRY WORK ere' Union—MeeU 2nd snd dth Mondaya, Preildent, 3. E. Dawson, 1045 Yew bt., Kitsilano; eecretary, E. T. Kelly, USO Hutings St E.; recording secretary, L. Holdiworth, lit-14th St. W., North Vsncouver. LUMBER, OAMP * AGRICULTURAL WORKERS Dept. of the 0. B. V.— Aa Induetrial union of all workera In logging aad construction campa.' Coast Dlitrlet snd Oenersl Headquartera, 61 Cor- leva Bt. W., Tftneouver, B. C. Phona Bey, M66. E. Winch, general aeeretary tosenrer; legal advisers, Messrs. Bird, Maedonald ft Co., Vancouver, B. Oj audi Un, Hoaira. Batter ft Chiene, Tancou- Nr, B. 0. MARINE FIREMEN ft OILERS UNIT of tha 0. B. U. meet In their nnlon hall St Rooms 8 and 4 Empiro Hotel, 76 Hast- Isgs Eaat, fint end third Wednesday in the month. Preaident T. Owens: vlce- prealdent, D. Carlin: aeeretary. Earl King, ^ona Sey. ttOt, WLLWORKBRS.EMPLOYED IN THE Lumber Industry, organise Into the L-, 0, ft A. W. Dept. of the 0. B. U. Mill workeri, Branches meet as follows: Vanoouver—Lumber Workera' headquarters, 61 Oordova St. W. Every Monday Row Weatminster—Labor Hsll, aer. Royal Ave. end 7th St. 2nd snd 4th Wedneadaya at 8 P-m* Iraser Mills—Old Moving Picture Theatre, Maillardville. Snd end dth Thursday, t pjn. Port Moody—Orange Hall, Snd Friday, ovary month, at 8 pin MIME, MILL AND SMELTER WORK era' Unit of the One Big Union, Metal Hferosa Minera—Vancouver, B. 0., head •eattera, 61 Cordova Btreet Weat. fterhera engaged ta thla lnduitry are 1 to loin Uu ~ " .'_._ aa'twi Wgaatse yomnalf. __-_ .J Join the Union before going on KM lth. Don't wait te be organised, but PATTERN MAKERS' LEAGUE OP North America (Vancouver and vicinity)— Branch meeta aecond and fourth Mondays, 319 Pender St. W. President. Wm. Hunter, 318 Tenth Ave., North Vancouver; financial secretary, E, Goddard, &&0 Richards Street; recording secretary, J. D. Russell, Booth Rd., McKay P. 0., Burnaby, B, 0, ,, 0. B. U. UNIT PILE DRIVERS. WOOD- en Bridgemen, Derrlckmen and Rigger* of Vancouver and vicinity, Me* tn every Mondiy, 6 p.m., in 0. B. U. Hall, 804 Pender St. W. President, T. L. Hewitt; financial eecretary and buslnesi agent, E. Horne. Phone, Seymour 291. PULP, PAPER AND SULPHITE WORK- •rs—You need the Camp Workers of your lnduitry. They need you. Organise together ln the, 0. B. U. Indutsrlal Unit of your oeeupatlon. Deiegitca os every Job, or write the District Headquartera, 81 Cordova Bt. W., Vancouver. Entrance fee, 61.00; monthly dnei, fl.00. SHIPYARD LABORERS, BI0GER8 AND Fasteners, I.L.A., Loesl Union 38A, Berlea 6—Meeta tha Snd and dth Fridays of the month at 810 Pender St. West, 8 p.m. Preaident, William Maylor; financial aecreUry and builnesi agent, M. Phelps; corresponding secretary, W. Lee. Oflee 810 Pender Bt. W TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION No. 38fl— MeeU lait Bunday of eaeh month at 3 p.m. Preaident, A. E, Robb; vice- president, 0. H. Collier; aecretary-treaaurer, R. H. Neelands, Bos 66. BTREET AND ELECTRIO RAILWAY Employeea, Pioneer Division, No. 101 —Meeti A. 0. F. Hill, Mount Pleasant 1st and Srd Mondays at 10.16 a.m. snd i p.m. Preaident, R. Rigby; recording seeretsry. F. E. Orllo, 447—6th Avenue Eaet; Messier, I. udswayt financial aeeretary and builneia agent, W. H. Cottrell, 4808 Dumfries Btreet; offlee corner Prior aad Main flu. Phone Fair. 1604 R. Provincial Unions VICTORIA, B. 0. VICTORIA .-.ND DISTRICT TRADEB and Lsbor Couneil—MeeU firat and third Wedneadaya, Knights of Pythias Hall, North Park Street, at I p.m. President, A. C, Pike; vice-preiident, 0. B. Copeland; iecretary-treasurer, E. S. Woodward, P. 0. Bos 802, Victoria, B.O. PRINOE RUPERT, B. 0. PRINCE RUPERT CENTRAL LABOR COUNOIL, 0. B. U.—Meets avary Tueaday In tbe Mclntyre Hall at 8 p.m. Heatings open to all 0. B. U. memberi. Seeretary-treasurer, N. Booth, Bos 317 Prince Rnpert, B. C. ____________ Veteran* ol the Great Wur NOTICE! Wt will dye your great coat bottle green, brown or black, tak* off shoulder strap,, put on new buttons and make It look Ilk, a, olvy coat, all (or S5.50. .,: Hall Ordera Promptly Attended to. "*j 7 Little Tailors 836 Oarrall Street VANCOUVER, B. 0. DISSATISFACTION with the working of our parliamentary Institutions hag produced In recent years an Increasing orop of criticisms, ranging ttotn doubts to actual challenges, of the basis of our representative system. And we are coming to realize that the problems of democracy and democratic government exist not only in the sphere of politics, but also In the other spheres of association. Problems which closely resemble those of modern political democracy are being forced to the front, particularly in the case of the trade unions, as these come to play an ever-Increasing part In the working of the mechanism of society. As Mr. and Mrs. Webb conclusively showed In their Industrial Democracy, the movement In the trade union world during the latter part of the nineteenth century, was away from the "crude" methods of earlier democraoy towards more complicated systems of representative government. As the trade unions grew In slse and complexity, first, the mass meeting of all tho members became Impossible, and then the submission of detailed issues to a general ballot presented Increasing difficulties, both because lt became more and more Impossible to get the Issues fully under stood, and because the Issues themselves grew more Involved as trade unions extended the scope of their Industrial regulations. This process was carried still further during the early yeart of the twentieth century, and tt seemed at one time almost as If the general ballot was destined to become obsolete as a method of trade union decision on issues of policy. The process, however, waa arrested before the point had been at all nearly reached, and, during the last decade, there has been a griming desire to provide for a greater and more real democracy In the management of trade unton affairs, It has been felt that the large modem union has developed bureaucratic tendencies, and that .officials and executives have been prone to lose touch with the feeling of their members. Accordingly, there has been a real effort to develop' more effective machinery which will make the wtll of the members effective under the conditions of huge and widely scattered membership which are characteristic of modern trade unionism. The exaet form of the machinery providod varies widely from case to case, but the general line of development ls clear. The tendency has been to reserve the method of the general ballot for Important and clearly defined Issues, but -to Insist that, ln dealing with such Issues, lt shall be employed wherever there ls no overwhelming reason to the contrary. At the same timo, more fully representative assemblies or delegate conferences, In the closest touch with and, wherever possible, directly Instructed by, the members have been created, and to theso assemblies has oten entrusted the task of preparing the Issues and getting them Into such a form that a general ballot can be taken upon them where the occasion demands it. The Miners Foderation of Great Britain Is, on the whole, one of the most oomplete democracies in the country.. It practically never decides a vital Issue except by a general ballot vote, and It gets the best out of Its ballots by providing the most effective democratic machinery for simplifying issues. It starts, of course, with, the enormous advantage, not equally Bhared ln by any other Industry, of having aB its basis a natural democratic unit. The pit or the group of pits which make up the nominal mining village concentrate the mining population in convenient units for the exercise of primary democracy, and serve as the basis of representative government. The mining village, in which nearly every one Is concerned with mining, Is a natural centre for discussion, and the pit meeting Is an admirable instrument not only for tho choice of representatives but also for keeping the representative fully Informed of the opinion of his constituents, and for Instructing him, when that Is desirable, as to his course of action. The whole structure of the Miners Federation Is based essentially on the pit, from which delegates come to the meeting of their county or district association, and thence are sent on to the national conference of tho Federation as a whole. Nor is thts merely a good piece of electoral machinery; It la a means ,by which the opinion of, the executive can be transmitted rapidly to the rank and file, and the executive kept constantly sensitive to the movements of opinion among the members. Most otbet unions have to cm- tend with far greater difficulties In the framing of, their respective machinery. Their members mostly live away from their work, and the branch, usually drawn from men scattered among many different works, le far less a real untl of democracy, and far less well attended by the members. The real meaning of the growth of workshop organization among the trade unions In recent years lies ln the attempt, by making the workshop Itself a unit of trade union activity, to counteract the difficulty caused by the widely dispersed habitation of the members and the Ineffectiveness of the branch baBed on Inhabitancy as a unit of domocracy. The ordinary press, which only becomes really conscious of the existence of trade unionism when something like a crisis exists, and knows nothing of the Internal working of the 'movement, constantly accuses the unions of lack of democracy, and treats their decisions when lt does not like them, es "snap votes," triumphs for the extremists or hotheads over the essentially solid and respectable majority of the membera, and so forth. Nor does it matter what machinery the unions adopt; In this matter they cannot do right; lit .they take a general ballot, then the result is undemocratic either because the Issues were not properly expltlned, or because pit-boys voted, or for some other reason that appears for the moment to be most -convenient. If, on the other hand, their delegates decide an issue without a ballot, using their own Judgment aa to the opinions of the "rank and file," then again their action Is grossly undemocratic and a violation of proper principles which reveals the unions as dominated by extremist Minorities. . *.rf Certainly, no one will maintain that trade union democratic methods are perfect, or that tinionH do not differ widely one frobi"another In the excellence of their machinery. The miners, for example, are far more democratically governed than the National tttjon of Rallwaymen, and there is More democracy among the railwaymen than among some bf the sections of the Transport Workers Federation. But any general charge that the trade union machinery is easily, liable to capture by extremist Is very wide of the mark. Where it is not fully democratic, the explanation lies chiefly in the very real difficulties of democracy In any large organization, and the unions, taken as a whole, are far more democratic, ahd far more liberally governed by the will of their members, than any other organizations of comparable size, from the state Itself to the political parties. Nevertheless, the difficulties of democracy are very great, even in the trade union movement, For the unions, also, are confronted by the extraordinarily difficult question of the proper relation between the leader, ln this case the trade union official, and those who choose him to administer their affairs. Here, again, the ordinary press usually presents, In its discussions of trade unionism, a curiously distorted view of the proper functions of leadership, it is always Inclined to regard the trade union leader as a master, whose main business Is that of keeping his followers ln order, and to chide as disobedient servants, those members of the unions who from time to time flout his authority. It ls, of course, obvious enough that, lf a trade union is to achieve constructive results, lt must preserve by consent a high degree of discipline, but lt Is certainly not the case that the trade union leader ls chosen In order that he may decide what his members are to receive, and not In order that he may car'ry out their will. Thc whole conception pf the leader as master ls no less wrong than the opposite delusion that being always "agin the government" Is the hall-mark of virtue. This whole question of the lead- el's relation to those wbo elect him has been raised ln a most acute form during the past week by the action of Mr. J. H. Thomas ln connection with the decision of the rallwaymen's delegate meeting to declare a strike; for there;Is no doubt that the course of : action pursued by Mr. Thomas after,the decision had been taken was not only calculated to ensure the partial character and therefore the defeat of the Btrike If tt had-broken out, but amounted in effect.to an Invitation to the membera not to obey the strike order. That lt was so interpreted resolutions which followed from certain districts clearly showed, it may <hc held that the decision to call a midden strike was neither w!ee,;nor necessary, but that opinion yaally does not affect the question raised by the action of Mr. Thomas as general secretary of the National Unton of Rallwaymen. Since.he differed from the decision constitutionally arrived at by his union, lt was honorably open to him either to hold his peace and obey Instructions as a servant of the ivnion, or else to resign. But to retain his position whilst acting so as to defeat tho decision of his union was a course which could hardly, it seems to us, be defended on any view of the functions of trade union leadership. Happily, such extreme cases do not often occur, or do circumstances likely lead to them often arise. But it is undeniable that tendencies on the part of trade union leaders to substitute their wills tor those of their members do receive considerable encouragement from those very sources which profess to be moat anxious to see the trade unions fully democratic. Indeed, the desire for democracy appears to be founded on the largely mythical belief that, if onlyi the "apathetic majority" of the trade union membership can be mobilized, it will usually-afford support to national leaders, who are In most cases mor'e moderate than the local leaders who appear at conferences. Whatever warrant there may have been In the past for this belief, there Is very lltlei for it today. A decade, and stiil more two decades ago, tt mey. have boon the case that tho average trade union leader, far to the right of the present leaders as he often was, was on the whole to the left of his own members. Today, this Is certainly no longer true. Even the so-called "apathetic majority" ls, on most of the Issues which lead to big disputes, considerably to the left of thc national, even tf It ts still to the right of many of the local leaders. Real democracy tn trade union- Ism Is, therefore, no longer, ns it (By Silas Hookey) THB fords "freedom of the press" occur frequently ln English history, especially during the struggles of the Parliaments against the tyranny of the king's power. The press, it had been found, was a most effective, weapon in the flght for freedom. The press of the early dayTwas purely political, and it must be pointed out a factor that was eminently on the side of the people. It was, even as late as the middle of the eighteenth century, a dangerous pastime to Indulge in journalism, and it took men of courage to face the risks that accrued from the anger of kings and ministers of state. Generally the criticisms were is sued in the form of pamphlets, and history teems with the names of pamphleteers who had the courage of their convictions and paid the penalty. But the freedom of the press was made too popular a matter to allow the authorities to persecute and suppress at will. From its earliest conception, whether in the form of pamphlets or news sheets, it was seen to be intimately connected with the penalties aa to its abuse. It eventually became part of the constitution of all the English speaking peoples. Instead of the news sheets and pamphlets of the days of Frynne, Swift and others, we have today a combination of the two in the average newspaper, and this has grown from the single sheet of the old days to the sixteen or twenty pages of the great dallies, which may contain as many words as a three-volume novel. The underlying reasons for the existence of. the press remains the same. "It is the duty," declares Lord ....Northcliffe, perhaps the greatest journalist of the English- speaking press, "for a newspaper to guide the thoughts and instruct Its readers as well aa to present mere news." If the main Idea remains the same the principles behind have utterly changed. In the early days tt was the freedom of the people that the pamphleteer struggled for. In criticisms, often undistinguished from scurrilous libel, he roused the people flrst to think, then to might have been onco, a conservative force. It is not, of courso, revolutionary, for revolutionary ideas have touched only an Inconsiderable proportion of the British working, class. But real democracy will Inevitably reflect the growing unrest and dissatisfaction, not only with Immediate Industrial conditions, but also to an lncreajjng extent, with the fundamental features of the present economic system. It ts out of date to go on talking as lf the average British worker were still the average worker' of a generation ago, possessed of the same equable temper and ready acquiescence In accustomed conditions, and it Is out of date to assume as a matter of course that, however a ballot vote or a delegate conference may result, the "real slaves" of the mass of trade union members are necessarily against the taking of drastic steps to remedy felt grievances. There is a new generation of trade unionists Who have passed, in many cases, through the ordeal of war, and the new generation ls seeking for a sign. The new methods of trade union democracy, based as they are to an increasing extent on workshop organization, are reflecting fairly accurately this change of attitude. They show the unions to be not in any degree revolutionary of set purpose, but at the same time far less inclined than of old to shrink back from an attempt to realize their objects .because such attempt may Involve a challenge to the power of the state or some approach to unconstitutional action. They still confine their Immediate aspirations within comparatively narrow bounds, but they are prepared to go to greater lengths ln furthering their alms. This ls not the result, as many people seem still to suppose, of a capture of the unions by extremists, but of a real change of temper among the working class, reflected on the whole accurately through the democratic machinery of trade union organization. Indeed, It Is probable that, up to the present, the effect of this machinery has been, if, anything, to under-emphaslze the actual change tn the opinion and attitude of the average trade unton member. The unions are at present busy making their machinery more thoroughly democratic, and the result is likely to be seen, not in a rlghtward but tn a leftward shift. The state of mind has changed, and it wns never less true than tt Is today to attribute mainly to "agitators" or revolutionaries the ferment and unrest In the working class world.—The New Statesman. CAPITAL—"Bebold the secret of my power." —By H. E. Keas, for the Federated Press. speech, and next to action. Today the interests of the dally papers, apart from purely political journals such,, as Labor or Socialist papers, or religious or scientific Issues, is bound up In the making of proflt through advertisement- News presented to the public in the columns must appear in i form which will not hurt the feelings of an advertiser. This Is most true of small papers that serve only a limited number of subscribers. The more widely read and larger newspapers can afford to offend an advertiser occasionally, one dropping out only ■makes room for another. It could be said of the English- speaking press before the war that the chief journals were conducted in a spirit of justice and equity, according to their lights. One has only to recall the early days of 1915 when the Lonf.on Dally Mall and the Times were publicly burned on the Mock Exchange for their courageous criticism of Lord kitchener. That phase was to pass ln the coining of a word—propaganda. Under the cloak of propaganda, journals, even those most noted for thetr careful judgment In the expression of criticism or the choice of news, degenerated to such an extent that at the end of the war lt was considered right and proper to openly publish a falsehood, knowing lt to be a lie, to back up that lie in the editorial and to denounce anyone who did not believe. Governments by means of censors suppressed the whole truth, permitted half truths, twisted truths, untruths, and the men that printed the news knew what was being done. Openly and unashamed they backed thetr statements—it was all to win the war. In a way thts may, to a certain extent, be Justified, "My country, right or wrong," ts as old as history. But the scheme of things-changed. Into the arena of events came revolutionary Russia, not the Russia of the Czar, but the Russia of the free, republican and democratic. There was no need here to use propaganda. She came we now know, asking help In her new birth, beseeching friendship. The truth would have saved money and lives, but Russia had been beaten out of the war and those who had derived most help were the ones that attempted to tear her down. Besides, to He had become a part of Journalism. The war had shown how easy It waB to mislead the public. There was no penalty,—the law of criminal Ubel seemed under restraint. It had become a habit. And what is worse, the thinking public had formed the habit of believing the lies, and without questioning. At once the press loosed on Russia the foulest imaginings of the propagandists. It was really the vested Interests taking alarm when they learned the truth. The word Bolshevist, thanks to the efforts of propaganda, is now synonymous with anarchist, nihilist, assassin. This is a direct result of the control of the mind of the masses, by the control of the knowledge that reaches the mind." The foulness of the newa published about Rasputin, the Czaiina, Kerensky, would have caused an outburst of Indignation from every class five years previously. In America the chief propagandist, George Creel, has openly admitted the manufacture of news. Every strike waB made out to be the work of Bolshavlki, the I.W.W. were held up as an example of German or Russian.misdoings. Men were done to death owing to these Injected fears and prejudices The Bisbee strike aXair Ib an example of the hypnotic state of the mind displayed under this prostitution of the freedom of the press. Tbe Centralla conspiracy Is anothor. In England there developed out of the press debauchery a hidden hand campaign. Newspapers referred to a Hidden Hand with bated breath, They attempted to build up a condition.of mind tn which no man would know who was friend and who was foe. The ex-prime minister, Herbert Asquith, seemed to be the objective, but lt is interesting to note as an example of the degradation to which the BrltlBh Press had sunk, that lt was a woman that was uaed as the cover for tbe attack. Maud Allan, the dancer, was the woman behind whom the forces gathered, and no one who remembers that case can help but feel that the madness that proceeds destruction was approached. If ever the finger of history attempts to point definitely to the commencement of the decadence of a part of freedom, lt will surely be to the last days of the war that It will point, for then it was apparent to the most casual observer. The press utterly debased, the people were dependent on lt for their mental outlook, and the love of liberty seemed lost beyond recall. At the Peace Conference, when the obvious flrst need was to settle with Russia, It was the press, of Its own volition, without attempt at Justification, with blind belief ln its own printed lies, that prevented rapprochement. Bullitt, an American, had attempted to give a true picture, but the press had howled htm down. At the Senate Inquiry he was able to tell his story, hut the press either refused to publish lt, or they published anything, quoted parts of It to their own purpose. The net result Is evil, but out of lt good will come. I( ta no more thartkable that mankind will tolerate this monstrous anomaly, than lt will tolerate any other prostituted right. It may be summed up in the statement that when all the facts are looked at dispassionately, from any standpoint founded on truth, the present freedom of the press Ib merely a license for prostitution, Room Wanted A foreigner, a working man, wishes to secure room and board with English speaking family with object of learning English languag object of learning the English language. Address X Y Z, 61 Cordova Street West, Vnncouver, B. C, OVERCOATS MUST GO DOWN GOES THE PRICE 25 per eent. off all lines of Hen's Overcoats and Suits 33 1-3 per cent, off some lines of Overcoats Half Price—One Line of Overcoats Out to Half Prioe See our good warm Tweed Overcoats and Ulsters re. dueed to $12.50. There are not many of these left. Carhartt Overalls $2.50 Arrow Collars 250 Underwear 25 per oent. .off Stanfield's Red Label Underwear _...$2.50 Clubb & Stewart Ltd. 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Men are being worked 10 hours dally, seven days a week, ln some ot tha camps as a result of the bonus system. -With the 10-hour system firmly established, wages will be forced down, according to plans of the logging operators. Closing down of a lot of shingle and sawmills was done with the object of reducing wages, unton officials assert. Some of the mills are reopening, but with a cut of about 25 per cent. In the wage seal*. Samuel Gompers In reply to query regarding the date when Samuel Oompers was eleoted president of the American Federation of Labor, he attended the convention of the A. P. 0f L, In Cleveland, Ohio, In 1881, as a delegate from the Cigar Makers Looal Union of New Tork. He waa elected permanent president at this oonvention, and assumed office In 1882, and has been in olllce ever since. 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Right on the heels of the Standard Oil's purchase of the oil fields ln Sicily and of Its purchase of the leading newspaper of Paris, oame the demand of the United States itate department that Americans have equal rights in owning and in trade ln Mesopotamia. HELP ALONG! Patronize Federationist Advertisers Here They An, Indexed tot Ton Ur. Union Kan, Out This Oat aud Wvi It to Tou Wifo Auctioneers i love & Co. Bicycles Tlsdalls Limited ,., Billiards Cos Jones (Brunswick Fool Booms), Boots and Shoes Ingledew Bfioe Storo. ...570 Seymour Btreet .618 Hastings Btreet West Hast ings Street East Editor B. C, Federationist: I have read with deep interest in the columns. of the local press of the finding of that wonderful dooument referring to the proposed spreading: -of typhoid germs among the troops on the "Irish front." "The world do move." A few years ago the performance' of a group of trained fleas was looked upon as little short of a miracle, and we thought that man had reached the zenith of, his power over the Insect world, but today beold the trained germ, guaranteed to come to death' gripu with the soldier and pass by the innocent civilian with friendly'smilo. Poetic justice surely on the part of tho noble germ who kills only those who exist but to kill others. All hail to the scientific genius of the mediooi of Sinn Fein. But why, t ask, this apparent laxity on the part of the Britiih Oovernment? Surely they don't Intend that any other power shall steal a march and buy up the secret of this wonderful discovery. Imagine the boundless possibilities of thts experiment. Trouble in Russia? Don't wrangle, please. Just despatch a' tubo of anti-Bolshevik germs guaranteed. Exit Lenin et sa. What! 'Tino giving trouble? Oh, yes, just a few of our antl- monarchials in an envelope. Down* Tlno, down. Thank goodness the Irish question ls settled at last, ai with tho wealth certain to acoruo from the sale of this new product Irvland will rule the woHd financially, and lf she should turn militaristic—oh, heavlngst Still thero are jfeople who doubt the existence of the discerning baccllli, and possibly wtth reason. Speaking personally, but -without malice, I would remark that after having been at the merclea of medical science. for over three years, I confess to a certain amount of scepticism regarding the educational possibilities of any bug in existence. However, realizing that I was in all probability a prejudiced person on the subject of trained baccllli, I have sought other opinions on the subject, with, naturally, various results. The .more disrespectful would reply bunk, propaganda, hot air, etc., while one grizzled veteran after listening for some* considerable time to a violent denunciation of Sinn Fein methods by a group of solid six adherents, paused long enough In the intricacies of some fancy needle-work to remark, as he surveyed the denouncers, "Well, boys, I always did have tho opinion that old Pete Barnum .was a conservative old bird in his estimates." T. (P.) B. Tranqullle Sanatorium, Kamloops, B. a, Nov. 24, 1920. ^^^_1_^__^^^___^^_l^^_. 0 Granville Street Johnston's Big Shoo House ~ 409 Hastings W. Plerro Pirii M Hastingi Btreet West MacLachlan-Taylor Company 63 Cordova Street West Cornelt-Broi. a\ Clarke 66 Hastlngi Street West Millar ft Coo . China and Toys ..41» Hastings Street West Chiropractors and Drugless Healers Dr. Wlltard Coatee 80-82 Burns Bldg., II Hastlngi Street West Downle Sanitarium, Ltd. ................ 15 th Floor Standard Bank Bldg. Dr. Leeflolder 74 Fairfield Building Dr. H. Walton 310-311 Carter Cotton Bldg, 198 Hastings St W. Clothing and Men's Outfitting Arnold ft Quigley™ M6 Granvillo Street damans, Ltd. 153 Hastings Street West Clubb ft Stewart...: 809-31B Hastings Stroet West B. C. Outfitting Co, . 348 Hastings Streot West * B. C. Tailoring Co _ 342 Hastings East Wm. Dick Ltd;^U».». ■.....,. ——33-49 Hastings Streot East Thos. Foster ft Co., Ltd. - &** Granville Street — 845 Hastings Stroot West -.125 Hastings West and Vietoria, B. C. J. W. Foster ft Co., Ltd........ J. N. Harvey Ltd al__im^^^—__l mmmt^m^m,^mmmK„ C. D, Bruce «..«.. „ ~401 Hastings Street West New York Outfitting Co. 143 Hastings Streot West W. B. Brumitt ™ ~»~~..~~ , Cordova Street D. K. Book 117 Hastings Street West Thomas & McBain SB 5 Qranvllle Street Coal ...929 Main St., Seymour 1441 and 465 Dancing Lessons Pendor Hall Corner if Pender and Howe Streets W. E, Ferris Danclng^SchooI ~ ..Cotillion Hall Dentists Dr. Brett Andenon - - 802 HaBtings West Dr. Gordon Campbell ~ ....80S Granville Street Kirk ft Co., Ltd—™ ■ Dr. W, J. Curry- -301 Dominion Building Britannia Beer... . Cascade Beer..™ i Van Bros. Drinks —Westminster Brewery Co. ..Vancouver Breweries Ltd. Cider, and wine. Vancouver Drug Co.. Drugs .Any of their alx itoros ■ Famous Cloak * Suit Co... Dry Goods -623 Hastlngi Street Weit Educational i Lasalle Extension University 701 Standard Bank Bldg.J ' B. C. School of Pharmacy and Science 615 Pender West Florists Brows Bro,. t Oo. Ltd. .48 Hastinga East and 728 QranvillB Streot Funeral Undertakers Harron Bros 2888 Oranvllle Streot Mount Pleasant Undertaking Co .' 239 Klngsway i Nunn and Thomson 131 Homer Btreet Furniture [Hastings Furniture Co.........-..._.................___..__._..41 Hastings Street West Ballard Furniture Store .' 1024 Main Street ■Home Furniture Company 410 Main Street Groceries "Slaters" (three storos)— Hastings, OranviUe and Main Streets Vancouver Co-operative 41 Pender Street West Batters *" Calhoun's, Ltd. — , 01 Hastings Street East Hotels x ■ Central Hotel 42 Cordoya Street Eaat •* Jeweler* t). B. Allan 480 Oranvllle Street Masseurs, Etc. M. F. Eby, B.A., M.B * .99» Broadway Wait Musical Instruments Iwitzer Bro - - — 112 Hastlngi Street West Overalls and Shirts "Big Horn" Brand - (Turner Beeton k Co., Victoria, B. a) Printers and Engravers Cowan * Brookhouse •■ Labor Templo \ OellandDibblo ™ Tower Building Solicitors i Morrli Soskln i , Ul Standard Bank Building • Taxi Service Stanley Steam Tail Co 384 Abbott Street Theatres and Movies, I Bmpr.ll . ..-. Orpheum Pan" ">l EDEMI10NBX Editor B. C. Federationist: Tho other day when discussing the unemployed question in particular, and the social conditions' in general, with a few fellow workers, one of them made a statement similar to that which I see, according to your paper, made by Dr. Henri De Mar of Belgium, namely, "That any small country attempting to set up a proletariat dictatorship would not get very far.*' Having no intention of misrepresenting the meaning of the doctor's language, lt seems to me that the doctor, as well ns my fellow workman, lay too much emphasis on human intelligence. Such language carries with it the lirin^asion that a proletariat dictatorship is a prearranged plan on the part of the proletariat. If Russia is a criterion to go* by, it is evident that it is not so. For the dictatorship of the proletariat ln Russia was not a premeditated thing, in the sense that the doctor's language would convey. It was the Inevitable result of the conditions, and the only alternative. JjTor did that dictator- Khip keep its hold because the Russian proletariat and the peasant clasB desired and willed it ao. They hung to lt and fought for it because it was thoir only hope. True it may bo that Lenin and Trotsky, nnd probably a few others, realized tho need for a proletarian dictatorship, but to the masses, necessity, not Intelligence, was the compelling and controlling power. The industrial backward Russia and her eco_ nomlc breakdown was the Inevitable result of the capitalist systom, and the foundation of the proletariat dictatorship has its basis on the same. At the root of capitalistic society everywhere the same forces and the same forms of public economy prevail. To use the words of Lenin, the forms which are ihe root of public economy are capitalism, small production, and communism. The fundamental* for«s are the bourgeoisie, the petite bourgeoisie above all, the peasant class, and tho proletariat. It is true that the dictatorship of the proletariat in Russia must necessarily present features peculiar to them In comparison with the industrial ad-- vunccment of tho older capitalist countries. But in no capitalist country can machine development reach that stage where small production shall be eliminated. Mori-> ern capitalism, big businoss, becomes a fetter to thls.t'ovulopmeni. In order to save itself from its own inevitable result, over-production, It seeks to limit the development of tho machinery of production, The result of this is that we have an abnormal Industrial development- One or two forms of industrial activity over-developed, such as steel and cotton, while other forms of Industrial activity, agriculture ln particular, away behind. Ultimately ie Industrial system breaks down, producing chaos and disorder. Thus Instead of capitalism creating a scientifically arranged Industrial order of society, with corresponding well organized and socially Intelligent working class, which would mean a new social or. der, Socialism, capitalism produces the very opposite results. When capitalism produces Its inevitable result, the complete breakdown of its industrial and social "structuro. Tho Industrial proletariat Ib forced by economic necessity to take over and control the. centralized industries upon which thetr txistence depends. But there still romains n certain amount of small production and rural agriculture. Thus ln the period of transition, we have as the root of public economy, Labor unified ou the basts of communism giant produotlon against small produotlon and capitalism, which has been prewired and is seeking to be born again on the basis of amall production. It la evident therefore that a proletariat dictatorship, la inevitable ln all capitalist countries and that Socialism can only be introduced by the same. A prole- tarlat dictatorship is a necessary historical expediency to carry human society from capitalism into communism. Tours for the Revolution, ." T. BISSET. 69IT Victoria RoadT . Soldier Settlement ... Editor B. C. Federatlonist: An artlole appearing ln your recent Issue wrltteil' by.Mr. J. B. Arml shaw hae been brought to my no tlce, and while It ie not my Inten- tion to enter into any controversy with Mr. Armlihaw, I feel thfit the reader* of your paper are entitled to a few faets whloh Mr, Armlshaw consistently endeavors to cover up. It li only because of tho misstatement! of the article referred to that I am asking you to publish thie letter. Referring to the amount of land which has been brought under cultivation through the efforts of men settled on the land in the territory under my supervision, I wish to say that the amount as stated in the Vanconver Sunday Sun of November* 7 ls correct., In fact the amount at this date is considerably more. The estimate that might he brought under cultivation within the next Ave years is conservative. It ts quite probable that even a greater acraago than that atated will be brought under cultivation by, soldier settlers, who are taking hold ln such splendid fashion. It Is not wise, however, to calculate on the basis that Mr. Armlshaw sets out in his article, because it Is reasonable to expect that the settler who makes a fairly large acreage of new land for cultivation next year will n6t be able to devote as much time to land clearing operations for the simple reason that the Increased area to he cultivated will take up more of his time. It Is generally conceded that as a farm develops, the settler has less time for actual land" clearing and development work. I only hope that our settlers may be able to bring the amount of land under cultivation within the next Ave years that Mr. Armlshaw states they should. Regarding the number of men that have been qualified in the Vancouver ofllce, my statement covering the total number that hod been qualified here since the opening of this office included the settlers established throughout the mainland of British Columbia. Nearly seven hundred of these were transferred under the Vernpn offlce Immediately lt was opened in March. It was true that nearly two thousand men received qualification certificates and who later decided not to take up land, for the present at any rate, while many have gone to other provinces. When the soldier settlement scheme was first launched, and after the opening of the offldes here, large numbers of mon applied for qualification certificates with a view of taking up land, but many who applied for certificates did not apply for the purchase of land. My statement In regard to the development work boing in its Infancy had regard to the agricultural development, not the actual settlement of men, as it Is a well- known fact that the majority of men intending to take • up land have already been settled. Thore is still a large number who, no no doubt, would liko to become settlers under the act, but who are not eligible from the standpoint of experience or physical fitness. Many of these aro Hut willing to take training and, therefore, cannot be qualified. Then again, there are many who are not ablo financially to assume the obligation; Mr.Armishaw takes exception to my statement of the number of loans passed at this office up to March, but he purposely overlooks tho fact that about seven hundred of those were transferred to the Vernon office In' March. With the full .knowledge of this he endeavors to mako your readers believo that five hundrod and fifty settlers have failed to date. It is, however, assumed that anyone who knows any. thing of what Has* been accomplished by the men on the land knows thattthis statement is incorrect. . The total number or satvage cases in this territory to date ls 62, being about five per cent, of the number settled. It would, no doubt, please Mr. Armlshaw to bo able to think that 40 per cent, of the men had failed, as he has consistently endeavored to belittle the achievements of roturned men, the ranks of which he himself does not belong to. In dealing with the question of cost of land, the statement made In tho Vancouver Sun wns to the effect that the average cost for un- (jlfitirofl lund was approximately $25 'per acre, and that for overy aero of this uncleared land brought under cultivation we could expect an Increase of about $125 dollars In value. Anyone familiar with land values In British Columbia will not disputo this statement. We havo paid prices varying from 'one hundred to three hundred dollars per acre for lands in the Fraser Valley under cultivation, Lands in central British Columbia are, of course, purchased at a very low price. The amount of new land brought undor cultivation is not large when you considor that some ' settlers have cleared and made ready for crops as high as twenty acrea Whilo some are settled on totally cleared areas, thoso who huvo uncleared land are making splendid progress and, as previously stated, the acreage of now land made ready for cultivation to date ls not overstated. For my part I have never endeavored to over-state the achievements of men settled on the land; ln fact any statements that I havo made have been by way of appre< elation of what these soldier settlers have accomplished. I would suggest that if Mr. Armlshaw has any desiro to obtain the facts and id'baa something of the progress that is really being made that bo visit some of tho districts In tho Fmw Valley, or along tbo lino of, thff -Grand Trunk Pacific, and find out for himself. iJtt on the other hand, you would like a record of how Mr. Armlshaw hA* endeavored to assist returnod im'en, I should suggest that you communicate with some of the go|uer settlers ia Sayward dlstriot aad.see what they have to say. 33gaonatly I have never been ablo fc, appreciate Mr. Armlshaw'sj efforts on behalf of returned.men. He has consistently given them little oredit for their ability and r«- tpprcefulness, and the question as to why he la seemingly so Interest ed on their behalf is well worth investigating. In so far as the Soldier Settlement scheme is-concerned it has so far measured up to the expectations of the public, and the pros- pects for its continued success could not be brighter. It has been of great beneflt to thousands of returned men, enabling them to get a] new start ln their chosen vocation. Apart from this, the benefit to the country as a whole can scarcely bo over-estimated. In conclusion, I fool that ln Justice to the men who have for various reasons given up, I should say that all were not failures. The cases shown under the heading of salvage or adjustment does not necessarily mean that a. man has filled to make good on the land chosen by him. Many men have quit becaifae of Ill-health, or their desire to dispose of their holdings for one reason/ or another. In most cases another man takes over the holding. I feel safe ln saying that less thantwo per cent, of the men established in British Columbia to date have proved failures. The reason for 'some of these failures might be attributed to the fact that when the opportunity for going on the land was given they were too hasty In deciding that farming should be their vocation. Quite a number of men went on the land without seriously considering the obligation whloh farming places upon then* If you, as editor of the British Columbia Federatlonist, would personally like to investigate the merits of the scheme, I would be very glad to have a visit from you at any time. Yours truly, F. C. BROWN, District Superintendent 616 Rogers Building, Vancouver, B. C„ Deo. S. GE u*n. Who A*° the RuIV*rs? t > Cumberland, B.C., jiilr,. December 7, 1920. auditor B. C. Federatlonist: I dJmhot resist scribbling a- few lines On" the eleclotn campaign for hav- ingrbeen just a spectator, I have had time to take notice and do a tittle listening and thinking on the side, and to hear the discussions of nly fellow slaves certainly makes onei think that nothing only an etoiity stomach and starving chll- -tern will be the educator. We Savfc had, in Cumberland, the three shining lights of the capitalist Interests, namely, Honest John, Billy Mclnnes, and the Great-I-Am who htfd the gall to appeal to the people of Cumberland to forget everything before 1916, but to keep a strict tab on everything that has taken place since; he no doubt ls aware of the lack of memory that the workers are stricken with, or else he would not expect them to forget the legalized murderers he sent up here with machine guns; not to mention the syrup and beans that was doled out to them in his regime. But outside of this, the workers were not mentioned, the rest of his time wife taken up with figures and finances (the workers are very Interested In finance) and attacks on Honest John and his pgrty, but he told us he didn't want any mutts'ln his party. He wanted business men, and successful business men at that. Honest John also mumbled with millions of figures, and It seemed to mo that I could seo the ohopts of the slaves swelling with the knowledge of tho millions that they wero juggling with, and that thoy would each have to have a trained clerfc to reckon up their next pay envelope. John told us that he and his colleagues had boen handicapped because Bowser had loft them an empty cupboard, and that the banks had refused them loans. Billy Mclnnes was in flne shape and his oratory was superb, he forcefully and emphatically told us that no person or persons had any right to dictate to others what they should drink, or where they should drink it, but mind you he never said you had a right to read or say anything you wanted to; no, no, that would be to the Interest of workers, und the drinking proposition ls to the Interest of the exploiters of labor. He also told us that he really wns the representativo of labor, that he and a member of the labor party who was considering runn Ing iu Comox, had agreed that Mclnnes Bhould run Como:;, and that the member of the labqr party should run- In some other constituency (who said affiliation with tho fl. I1. ofw*p.) Tho people's candidate Is ana unknown quantity politically, but' had just as many promises to make as any of tbe others, but tho rage voter Is yet blind to real nga and Ib looking for the best to vote for, so this man Id just be tho thing, for he been preparing souls for a time, so should be able to feet , the bodiee, Theso lines IJiot written purposely for crltl- Thoy are written for the purpose of trying to make the workers understand that the gov- yJtmtont of this country ls not at oMawa or Victoria, but .that the fuiijnciul and Industrial corporations are in reality the government. Honest John tells us that they were handicapped because the banks would not loan them money. Well, now, who was the premier In thts instance? Honest John or the director of the bank that made Sir Robert resign. We were told that he was sick. Have you heard anything of his sickness lately? Then again, we have Mackenzie King aspiring for the premiership of Canada, who a short time ago waB writing on Industrial relations for the Rockefellers to govern the working conditions of tho miners of Colorado, and should hts asplr- nitnns be fulflled, who can we ox- Says Miners WiU Resist Encroachment of Capitalists (By Jolin 81ms) Berlin Btaff Correspondent for the Federated Press) Berlin—"We read what Stlnnes said at Spa, and know he was not Representing us," a hard-handed miner trefn the Ruhr remarked recently to me at the Socialist con gress In Halle. "We then read that the agent of the capitalists, Lloyd Oeorge, patted Hip, our miner leader, on the shoulder* and said he was .plepaed with what he- said. But we. knew that if Lloyd Oeorge liked lt, we surely wouldn't But It took us two. weeks to get anything like a complete statoment from Hue ss to what really was sold. We are moro satisfied with absentee leaders than we aro witb absentee landlords. "We are already woriting overtime. The owners know that they con now demand no moro of ua If they do, we will striko. The same would be just as true If the Allies were to send an army in, We would probably strike when the move- was made, and we would certainly lay down our picks at the flrtt effort to lengthen our hours or to,force labor," He knew what the Kapp uprising meant, and spent three weeks in jail for attempting to organise resistance to military occupation In the Ruhr. He ls also active ln the work councils where he .knows how to ask tho directors uncomfortable questions. His version of the Ruhr coal problem ls different from that of the French and of tho Gorman government "The cry which Is constantly appearing in the papers is that, only coal can save us, and yet the owners do not take the necessary steps to see that production Is kept at a mixtmum. At the same time we are called op for over time. Already we are doing a 47-hour week. * We mine as much ooal aa there are oars at hand to fill. There Is ho real obstacle to having a larger number of cars. The concer'n of the owner ls to produce just insufficient to keep prices stable and at the aame time to keep the miner at long hours. They know, because we have proved It, that In six hours we can produce a pect him to be controlled by except the Rockefeller interests? A few weeks ago lt looked as If Lloyd Oeorge had offended the financial Interests of Britain, add they were talking of throwing him out of offlce, and were advertising his successor, Lord Birkenhead, through the papers. Or again read the history of the Winnipeg strike, and Bee if you can not perceive the power of flnanclal and Industrial capitalists pressing and forcing the prosecution of Bob Russell and his colleagues, No, fellow workers, the real government lies in the ownership of the natural resources, and the machinery of \vealth production and distribution. It has clearly been shown ln Queensland, Australia, that there was something needed besides the election of a Labor Party, for they accomplished that, and then had to submit to the banking interests which greatly Impeded thoir progress. And Sweden has a Social Democratic majority, and still the Swedish are held In the bonds of wage slavery as tight as the workers of any other country. These facts Bhow up that something else is needed besides electing mon to Victoria or Ottawa, for It ls ridiculous to think that a few men can emancipate millions. That job ls the duty of the workers thoipsolveB, and cannot be accomplished by any one else, We have an organization known as the O. B. U., which was organized for tho purpose of assisting tbe workers in their everyday strugglo against their exploiters and oppressors, and to .prepare themselves for tho taking ovor of tho means of production and distribution, and evory worker should be' a member of this organization, regardless of either sex or craft. And don't let your prejudice of talh individuals keep you out of the organization, for you aro injuring yourself and not those Individuals. So don't delay. Join the O. B. U. at onoe. JOS. NAYLOR. Tont Oflico und Extra Holp Editor B. C. Federatlonist: Ab a proof that thore is no excuse 'for the unemployed becoming Bolshevistic in tendency, I would respectfully submit the enclosed coby of letter received by a roturned soldier of Vancouver, from the post olllco, and which I think speaks for Itself. I Buffered the tortures of hell that yuu might live in ' peuce and comfort; I askod that I might be permitted to do the some, and you offer mo two, dollars and nine cents a day, possibly for the period of ono week." I am confident that ono to two weeks at the princely rate of $2.09 a day should hold quite a number of men In the ranks of law and order this Christmas. The letter .is stencilled, so is evidently ono of a number which are being sent out. WM____~__ Of course it Is not suggested that tlie rate of pay offered ls fixed by the local postmaster. He ls doubt' less acting on instructions from Ottawa. Tours truly, A. M. U. O, The following Is a copy of the lotter received: "Dear Sir,—Will you please say If you aro prepared to accept temporary employment at this office during the Christmas season, "I wish to make lt quito clear that this work will last for a short poriod, possibly a week or ten days only, and the remuneration wilt bo at tho rato of $2.09 por day, ns the regulations do not permit of any bonus for such short duration employment. "An nddrossed envelope Is enclosed horewlth for roply "Tours truly, "(Sgd.) FRANCIS E, MA Have You Realized .The extra wear ud tht momaj yon am uvra by having yonr ihoM repaired by Bit Every job is guaranteed, the material used U the highest grade, and the work done by O. A V. Help. We make any style of shoe to yonr measure. 35 YBAES' EXPERIENCE The New Method Shoe Making and Repairing Co. 337 OABRAM, STEHST (Jnst Off Hastings Street) PHONE *T 954 Skates Attached ind Sharpened fonrth mon ooal than tre do to day. It wa wer. paid tor anrplua prodnotton or know lt want to help our (allow workert, we would aaka the .(Tort. ' "Th.jr ear wa ara well paid. With our Increased pay wo cannot lire anywhere near aa well aa w» did ln peace tlmea We ara forced to choose between food or clothing. We cannot buy both. "But we know what we want, and the engineers ara wtth na. One flne day, lf Socialisation ta postponed, the owners may flnd that .thalr mines hava been taken over by the workers." DO SOMETHQTO SAT COMMUNISTS Hungarian Worken Hake Appeal to Uie Organised Worken of tbe World (By the Federated Preaa) Vienna—In an embittered appeal for aid, sent by the Communist Party of Hungary, the organized workera of ihe world are called upon to ault talking and paaalng resolutions and really do aomethlng calculated to forte the Horthy. reactionary- government to cease Its persecution and murdering of Socialists, Communist, and Labor leaders of all klnda The appeal enumerates tha crimes committed by the Hungarian government during. the paat year, points out that wh'en the reaction will have finished with the progressive part of the Hungarian workers, lt will then turn to theur brothers ln other European countries. T. O'Connor at the . ' Empress Theatre (Continued from page 1) tareating development, of French poUtlcal attain centring around Millerand, Daaohanala and Lerguea, and tha war aeaadal associated with the Briar Baatn, braid*, tke idiotic twaddle ef tha "mighty" disclosed ti Mra. jLnulth*. diary, wan pnwnted la auch a way that tha audience could ludga for them- aelvea the atat* of aoeltty now prevailing |ik onr great democratic nations. An appeal to the audienoe to assist ln" extending the activities of the movement and a repetltloa of the open challenge to anyone to take the platform to dlKuss the S. P. of C. attitude oa electioneering taotloa marked the oloea of the address, T. O'Connor will he the ipeaker on'Sunday next Cincinnati, O.—Official returns of the vote ln Ohio ahow that Deb. received 4 tat oent et the total vote; 87,147 ballots favored him, while Harding received 1,1)1,707. persons to represent their Interests. According to their own words then were only two places to send them so as they cduld do the leaat harm —either ln Jail or to Parliament H. O. Well.' recent article on oondlttona In Russia and his absurd attempt to hide hla Inability to criticize the theories of Earl Marx behind a tirade about the whiskers of Marx, was a lamentable indication of the intellectual level of his bourgeois public who once more endeavor to hide ignorance ln the wealth of whiskers they, have donated to those of Bolshevik persuasions. The peculiar and ln- WINTER CLASSES DAS ANO EVENING A Large, Efficient, and Expert Stall give, instruction In the following branoh.*: Practical Assaying, Prospecting and Surveying. Anyene InterealW ia mining will fnd' theu eUuM ol andonbtfd adVsoUf* la dMldin. tbe reUtlv. tehtu at ttelr proipeeu oa th. grooad. -. THIS » A NUOTICA1 OOOMB tee puttcalus, wilt, sr phon. t. >te Fiiadpti, 1.1. BAM. B. C. School of Pharmacy & Science SIS Pender Street Weat Vancouver, B. O. 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PHOSPHONOLforMEN Restores Vim ,-,i4 Vitality; lor Marr* and Brstn; Increuei "grsj milttr;" ft Tenia —will build yuu ap. ti a box, or two for $5, tt ing etorei, or hy mill on receipt of price Thl ficobtll Drug Ot., Bt Ofttb- Arlms. OnHrio. KIRK'S Guaranteed Coal Means— If our coal is not satisfactory to you, after you havo thoroughly tried it out, we will remove what eoal is left and charge you nothing for what you have used. Tou to bo tho sole judge. Kirk & Co. LIMITED 929 Main Street Phones Seymour 1441 and SSS COWAN A BROOKHOUSE prihibbs, POBusnas, an- asomaas ahd aooniSHM gin dATiBrnrrioN ror Twenty Teara we ban leaned thla Union Stamp far aa* nndar ou VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION CONTRACT \W0RKERS UNION/ UNIOWTOTAMPI OVB STAMP IHSURES: Peaceful Oollactln Bargaining FerMto Beth Strlkee end Lockout, DUpeMa Settled by Arbltratloa ' Steady Employment aad Stilled WotknianBall Prompt DoUrerlco to Dealers aad Public Tue. Uld Succeos to Workers aal Employers Prosperity of Sho* Halting Communities As loyal aalsa men snd woasa, w* eat. ye. ts demand aboss bearing th. tlm Ualea sump oa Sola, Xas*ls sr Idattg. BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS' UNION 2-10 SUMMER STRKKT, BOSTON, MASS. OolUs Lowly, Oeneral Prealdeat. Oberlae L. Balne. Oeaertl gsc-Tm*. n___..:!,..,-,.-—* PAGE EIGfe. twelfth year. no. 50 THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST Vancouver, b. c. FRIDAY tiecember 1*. HI* CLAMAN'S STORE NEWS Boys' Dept.—Second Flora: Canada's Greatest Legitimate Sale Offers MEN'S and YOUNG MEN'S OVERCOATS REDUCED to $15.00 No bigger or more seasonable bargains! Stylish Overcoats, Well cut, thick and warm., Thoroughly, tailored, in medium weight pure wool. Newest attractive fabrics. In "conservative" or Young Men's form-fitting styles. Handsomely distinctive. Overcoats you'd be proud to wear. With big collar, bold lapels and wide skirt. Regular $35.00 Overcoats. Sale Price The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Olothes $15.00 CLAMAN'S tWllbt .Hut Behalfo«r a 153 HASTINGS WEST Cuiflttla's Largest Exclusive Store for Men and Boys LOOTED Walter Smith, I. W, W. organiser in the state of Washington waB . tound "not guilty" by the Jury on a charge of "criminal syndicalism. John J. Qarpland, I. W. W., charged ln South Dakota with "criminal syndicalism" has been released because the atate could not get witnesses. Death Caused by Lack of Water Dr. W.Lee Holder SPECIALIST IN HYDROTHERAPY Hours, 1-5; Mon., Wed., Frt., 6-8. A TEACHER OF NATURAL HEALING Sey. 8533 Bay. 4023R. FAIRFIELD BUILDING GRANVILLE AND PENDER WHO IS A SOCIALIST? (By Ella Wheeler Wilcox) Published by Request. Who Is a Socialist? It ls the man Who strives to formulate or aid a plan, To better earth's conditions. It ts he Who, having ear to hear, and eyes to see la neither deaf nor blind, when might, rough shod Treads down the privilege.) and the rights, which God Means for all men, the privilege to toll, To breathe pure air, to till the fertile soil, The right to live, to love, to woo, to wed, And earn for hungry mouths the mead- of bread. The Socialist Is he who claims no more Than his just share from generous nature's store, But that he asks, and asks too, that no other Shall claim the share of any weaker brother And brand him, beggar in his own domain, Overcoats Good Styles, Good Fabrics; reprl«" prices to $40. SPECIAL $24.95 C. D. BRUCE LIMITK Corner Homer and Hasting Streets To glut a mad, inordinate lust for gain; The Socialist is one, who holds the best Of all God's gifts Is toil—the aeoond, rest, He asks that all men learn the sweats of lavor, And that no Idler fatten on his neighbor. - * That all men be allowed their share of leisure, Nor thousands slave, that one may seek his pleaoure, Who on the golden rule shall dare insist— Behold in him the modern Socialist. WOULD WIDE NEWS New York.—Union officials estimate conservatively that more than 100,000 needle workers are now idle in Greater New York. Of these nearly 60,000 are men's clothing worker's, representing 90 to 95 per cent, of the total number in the industry. Total unemployment here in all lines ls estimated at 800,000. About 200,000 needle workers are laid off throughout the state and the totai unemployment ih the stato runs near 600,000, it is estimated. Lynn, Mass.—The shoe manufacturers here have made a formal demand upon the joint council of United Shoe Makers to accept the abolition of a wage bonus which runs from 12 1-2 to 20 per cent. Fifteen thousand workers are involved. Fort William, Ont. — Seventy women teachers of the Public School staff here resigned following the decision of three members of the board of education to resign when a majority of the board did not grant wage increases demanded. Auckland, N. Z.—Strong protests by the Labor Party members of parliament here have been mado ngainst an act permitting boys to be brought from England under what they consider terms of slavery. The law provides that the boys are to pay their passage by, working for one year without pay and that for breaches of their contract they are liable to heavy penalties and solitary confinement. Contracts by boys who are miners are to be "legalized." I "WE GROW WHIMS OTHERS CROW" GIVE FURS OR APPAREL THIS CHRISTMAS GET THEM HI'.ltK ON Credit FURS White, Cross and Silver Fox Btolai, tad Uaffl to match; tlio ft big line of Wolf, Badger, Beaver, Coney, Siberian Pelta and Hinneiota Wolf Neck Pleoei and Muffi. Priced from ' »1B.80 to 918B.OO MEN'S SUITS In Navy Bln«l, Worsteds, etc. SS* 125.00 FROCKS Ladiea' Semi-Evening and Afternoon Froclca, In Meun- line, Benullne, Taffeta, Georgette, Ducheaa and Trico- lettr; auitable for Christmas &£?!&' .$25.00 MEN'S OVERCOATS To mlt ill .tee, ___ fli) priced from *mv.*v $2.50 SPECIAL TERMS - FOB XMAS DOWN $1 QOWBEKLT CREDIT STORE OPPOSITE PROVINCE Rome.—The International congress of postal, telegraph and tele- We Trust You You can buy your Furniture I from us on easy terms of I Credit Save your ready cash— you'll need it for Chirst- mas purchases presently— for the wife and kiddies and thc like. Come to us for your furniture needs. That's what we're here for. We sell good furniture and on good terms. Call and see us I HOME Furniture Co. 416 MAIN Opposite Oity HaU phonic workert which held Its first meeting at Milan early In November, passed a resolution protesting against the execution of Oscar Leroy, general secretary of the Hungarian Postalagraphic- telephonic organization which was carried out ln spite of formal promises of clemency from the Horthy government. The advice to keep out of politics really means "Let down the bars of your organization for old party politicians." It is alleged by many competent observers that the banking firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. now ha. a virtual dictatorship over all Important American business, and according to the theory of the defenders of monopolies thts constitutes -the mix!mum amount of privato initiative that wo can obtain. Eagle Pass, Texas—The coal miners' strike In the State of Coa- hulla, -Mexico, has been settled. Reports received here are to: the effect that the 11,000 strlkingiieoal miners returned to work on Nov. 25, having accepted the 20 pe. cent, wage advance ordered by the Mexican government. Hank's hired man says: "The Schlpture tells us about an evil generation lookln' fer signs, but we have experts all over that kin see a plot agin the government when a feller kicks on.payin' two bits for a 10-ccnt plate of hash." , Sam Guthrie, M. L. A.,-elect, received a majority of votes In all Additional Loggers' News KAMLOOPS DISTRICT ., Clear Water Cnmp The following worked as scabs at this camp: ft. Wagner, J. Gash, H. Holstromg, A. Losson, P. Los- son, J. Lywak, A. Anderson, P. Delone, Frank Harper, M. -Swlzey, O. Reno, T. Hulne, M. Pataro, Peterson. Discharge of Labor Men by Government Creates More Unrest The railroad brotherhoods of Canada are determined to have a showdown with th'e government in connection with the discharge of the Toronto labor man and the two Manitoba Labor M. P. P.'s for taking part in politics. Meetings are being held all over the country and the suggestion of a general strike, as a laet resort, to having these men reinstated and the obnoxious ruling cancelled, is being seriously considered. SLOOAN STRIKE IS TURNED INTO LOOKOUT Bosses Are Now Preparing for • Further Reduction of Wage. - Aided hy International Lending their full support to the mine owner, of the Slooan district, the International organizer, have succeeded ln turning the strike Into a lockout against the O. B. u. miners. But the International union strikebreakers are now ln bad fix because the work la being cut down, probably with the view of cutting wages still lower In the spring, just as Is being done ln the United Statu. Then the International unions will have to line up with the O. B. U. to keep up the standard of living. Whist Drivo and Dance A whist drive and dance will be held In the Cotillion hall this (Friday) evening, under the auspices of the Women'. Co-operative Guild. Valuable whist drive prizes, splendid music and a first class dance floor. Whist drive at 8 prompt; dance at 9, Soutli Vancouver Meeting An organization meeting and social will be held by the South Vancouver F. L. p.'ere on Saturday evening, commencing at 7 o'clock, at 148 Cordova WeBt, the Newcastle polling divisions, with the exception of Cassldy (company town) and Extension. The Farmer-Labor governmont of Ontario has made amendments to the Compensation Act of that province that has this year added two million dollara to the amount the injured workmen, and the widows and children of those killed, will receive. The Dominion Labor party at Calgary has five candidate* in tho field for municipal honors, as follows: For aldermen—jyd. Fred J. White and George a. Butohelor. For commissioner—Aid. Broateh. For school board—Mrs. William Carson, and R. H. Parkyn. Following Is the official vote for the respective party candidates In the state of Washington In thc November elections: For president —Republican, 223,187; Democrat, 84,298; Farmer-Labor, 77,246; Socialist, 8,913; Prohibitionist, 8,780; Socialist-Labor, 1.821. I RELEASED Fw.acal Prisoners of U. S. Are Still in Various Prisons (By Paul HAnna) {Staff Correspondent for the Federated Pr'eas) Washington—By releasing unconditionally the lost of the conscientious objectors to war, the Wilson administration has completely reversed, its frequent assertion that each of these military prisoners must flrst submit to discipline before he could hope to be refeased. "Those Just discharged," says Secretary Baker, "wero the jnen who refused to do any sort of work while In confinement." Will the administration next reverse Its frequent assertion that there can be no general amnesty for political prisoners, and set free (perhaps as a Christmas aet of grace) the scores of devoted men and women, including Eugene V. Debs and Mollle Stelmer, who atlll endure punishment under the notorious Espionage Act? And will It ask tot dismissal of the cases still pending against other victims of the same law—Socialists In the Victor Berger group, and those membera of the Industrial Workers of the World who, with William D. Haywood, are atlll confronted by long prison sentences? Within the past fortnight President Wilson has set at liberty two ntorlous and confessed agents of Prussian militarism—Von Rintelen and Van Fopp—avowed enemies of the United States whose guilt under the Espionage Act it not disputed. It ls true that Attorhey-Qeneral Palmer declares of Debs that "he Is contumacious, and will not even ask for a pardon." It is true that one man who is strategically placed In the white house ls said to have boasted that "no person convicted under the Espionage Act shall be freed until he has served some time in jail." Yet the resistance of 93 conscientious youths and the slow accumulation of public opinion have torn one breach in the ramparts of persecution. There is some hope that another may occur before long. The Largest Exclusive Men's anil Boys' Shoe Store In tb* Weat MEN'S Dress Boots $7.95 EXCEPTIONAL VALUE Comes in dark brown calf, solid leather soles, Union made. Two styles: A narrow toe, low flange heel, for the dressy young fellow, aiid a medium toe, Blueher cut, heavy sole, for the conservative man. Tou can save at least $3.00 a pair on these shoes. Come in and look them over. Shoe Satisfaction at a Fair Price CORNETT BROS. & CLARKE LIMITED 33 HASTINGS STBEET EAST Hiko to Point Atkinson A number of young people Intend meeting tomorrow afternoon, weather permitting, at the West Vancouver ferry at 2:15 for a hike to Point Atkinson and back. It is expected that they will arrive back In Vancouver by 8:30 p.m. A telegram from the Punjab states that 4500 employee*! of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway have struck without notice. Finance Now the Menace of Europe .(Continued from page 1) tion in the affairs of Europe is assured at a relatively small cost. For some time. Great Britain has felt the necessity for clipping the wings of Germany. It waB for that purpose that she shifted her alliances to two of her hereditary enemies—Russia and France. The war having destroyed Germany's power' and weakened France, the British feel no hesitancy in permitting the French to play at running Europe. And the French are playing. French diplomacy prevented the recognition of Kerensky In the early stages of the Russian revolution. French diplomacy supported Denekln, Tudenditch, Kolchak, Wrangel and the other "white hopes" of the Allies. French diplomacy created the "sanitary cordon" of border, states about the Bolshevist "menace,'' establishing the blockade and led to the Invasion of Russia by the French, British and American soldiers. French diplomacy created and supported an "Independent Poland"—as Independent as a new born babe, lying helpless ih the arms of a nurse. It was the staff of French ofllcers that planned and directed the Polish camapign against Russia during the summer of 1920. It was the same diplomats and military policy that prevented the Poles from making their peace with Russia a twelve month earlier. The Hard Peace French dlplomney wrote the "hard peace" with Germnny, Austria and Hungary, and would have written a harder one, had the Allies been willing. French diplomacy tolerated and fostered the monarchist ambitions in Hungary. French diplomacy forced tho wnr In the" Near East. It ls the dlplomney of a proud, imperial, ambitious people. Behind lt, however, thero is no renl power. It Is an old man's body In a young man's finery. _ But while the diplomacy of Franco hns the support of the British Empire, lt will remain the chief menace to the peace of Europe, and it will'retain that support just so long ns it ls useful tn holding down Britain's chief Euro pean trade rival—Germany; an< In contending against the chle menace to Britain's capitalistic *. istence—^Russia. Fr'ance, as the destroyer of Ger man. economic power and the i tagonist of recognition for the So viet government, Is pulling the ho chestnuts out of the flre and drop ping them into a bag In the hand of John Bull. French diplomacy la the sup por that Is hopping up and down oi the stage of European politics. Thi hnnd that Is pulling the atrlngs li British ambition. DANCING LESSONS PRIVATE OR OLASS W. E. Fenn's School COTILLION HALL Phones: Sey. lot—Soy. S05J-O Social Dances Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. H. Walton PROFESSIONAL MASSEUB BpccUlUt In Electrical Trwtmenti, Violet Ray and High Frequency for Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Paralysis, Hair and Scalp Treatment!, Chronic Ailments. 310-311 CARTER COTTON BUM). Phon* Seymour 2048 IBS Haatings Street West. BLACKPOOL' Camp 6 The following worked as w.-uum at this cump: BUI Larson (foreman), Axeon (cook), George Sua- ley, Roy Grieve, Pete Penoyen, Jack Treincr, Bert Chiles, Reves, J. East (timekeeper.) ROY, B. C. Peterson & Wldgren'a Camp The members of thia camp took up a subscription for the defence fund, amoutlng to $42: Contributions of $5 each as follows: Eric Wldgren, camp owner; C. Charles, Fred Johnson, R. Miller. Contributions of $2.GO each: Harry Lane, T. Laffin. Contributions of |2 each: Jay Hull, Fred Edberg, O. E. Peterson, F. Peterson, P. Mitchell, M. Olsen. Contributions of $1 each: Bill Parks, Bjarne Erickson, J, O'Brien, H;"Boyd, N. Foslid. Bosses' Promises It waa only the words of' the lickspittles of the master clus to try to pull the wool over the «yes of the slaves. They promise this, and they promise that, ln an endeavor to keep the slave quiet. But our time ls coming, when we will tell you that promises do' not get the conditions that we, as human beings, require. We aak.. you to live up to the laws of theiB. C. Health Act; also to furnish tu with the blankets you promised to supply us with; but when the newcomers ask you how about (blankets, you tell them you have.' fine army blankets at $11 pen pair. Yes, 'you know the season of thc year as well as we do; but we have fought before only to learn that it ls best to wait until the time Is ripe for us to say something about how wo shall be treated; also we will tell you that your promises are not worth a snowball in hell. You may have your stool pigeons In the camp, for we are aware that In a body of men you can flnd some slimy creature to carry the news to you, but why not be men and come to our meeting? We Invite, you. We are not ashamed of our conduct. We arc men standing in the open to express our views and as such have nothing to be ashamed of, DEL. 2392. WM. DICK, Limited LARGEST MEN'S STORE IN THE WEST $25,000 Spot Cash for $45,000 Worth of Men's Clothing Just what Wm. Dick paid for this mammoth stock of Men's Clothing—bought from Bengar- dine & Co., one of the largest manufacturers of Men's Clothing in Canada—at less than 60 per cent, on the dollar. HERE'S THE BLUE RIBBON WINNER IN SALES HUNDREDS OF HEN'S SUITS TO CLEAR AT I ONE-HALF THEIR FORMER PRIOES Every style shown in the faultlessly tailored lines of these new suits. Models for Men and Young Men. Some conservative—some less so. The best quality materials their former prices could buy. Men will stand in line to get in on this greatest of all our sales. Suits 1100 Men's and Young Men's Fancy West of England Snecial at SI'S Worsted Suits, plain and faney styles—a magnificent special ni $ o range—handsome patterns and weaves—superfine in Regular $30 quality—show faultless workmanship. The utmost of ,, ... i. ii .i • ii j ., I- clothing satisfaction. These desirable stilts sold rcgu- Cutting ofl half the price all down the line. ]arl/f«„, $75 to m To cleal. at onc*,ricc- $35.00 Suits are $17.50 OA. 1*. $4Q.00 Suits are 820.00 *^ * $50.00 Suits are $25.00 i°° Me?'8 ^nd Y°"ng *Icn's Overcoats-Men's and Young Men s models—show every new style touch— $60.00 Suits are' $30.00 with and without belts—storm collars—something to ^.OOSuitsare $35.00 fZl^^oo^y^A^l'Z ^ rr.T■■; :;.'. mo° $i5.oo, $19.75, $24.75, $29.75,:. No Suit selling for over $49.75. T *«i It* #Oft « No Coat' selling for over $49.75. $34.75, $39.75 200 Paramatta Raincoats at actual HALF PRICE Opening Saturday Morning Our Greatest Sale—Don't Miss It "Your Money's Worth or Your Money Back" Wm. DICK, Limited 45-47-49 HASTINGS STREET EAST *Xfx.i-\.-u-.^ss*—*s
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